1 . Traffic lights are red, yellow and green. They are very important signals (信号). Traffic lights are usually placed at busy street corners to help control traffic. Sometimes, they are on streets near schools and shops, too. Most young children are taught what each of the colored lights means, so everybody can stay safe.
The first traffic signals were used for trains. The signals were put alongside railway tracks (轨道). The color red was used to mean “stop” because it warned people of danger. A red light was also the easiest color to see from a distance. Train drivers could see the red “stop” light ahead and had enough time to slow down and stop their trains. A green light was used to mean “take care” and a white light meant “go”.
However, there were many dangerous accidents on the train tracks. Some train drivers thought a star shining in the night sky was a white light that meant “go”. So the signals were swapped. The “go” light was changed to green and the “take care” light was changed to white.
During these times, people travelled by train or in carts pulled by horses. Years later, when cars were built, people began to drive them because they could travel much faster than horses. However, the road rules for drivers were not very clear and many people were hurt crossing the roads. Yellow warning signs had to be placed beside the roads to remind drivers to take care and allow people to cross safely.
Today, towns and cities all over the world have traffic lights. Red and green lights match the signals used on the railways. Yellow lights are easy to see, so they are used to warn drivers that they should slow down and prepare to stop.
1. Why was the color red used to mean “stop”?| A．It reminded people of traffic rules. |
| B．It helped trains run smoothly. |
| C．It gave people a warning of danger. |
| D．It was the first color people thought of. |
| A．Designed. | B．Exchanged. | C．Suggested. | D．Compared. |
a. A white light b. A green light. c. A yellow light.
| A．a一c一b | B．b一c一a | C．a一b一c | D．b一a一c |
| A．The advantages of traffic lights. | B．The history of traffic lights. |
| C．The importance of traffic lights. | D．The meanings of traffic lights. |
2 . How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park? Well that's what's happening in my community. There's a park that some people want to turn into a golf course (高尔夫球场). Let me tell you why I think it's a bad idea.
First, a park is meant to be for the whole community. Not everyone likes golf, so not everyone will get to use the park. This isn't fair. A community park should have open spaces for everyone to use.
Second, to make way for the golf course, lots of playground equipment (设施) will have to be moved or knocked down, which is a waste of time and money. It's also a waste of perfectly good equipment. The swings, for example, will probably just end up as litter.
Third, what about giving young people something to do? Not all kids are crazy about golf. At the moment, the park has a skating place and a playground. These attract lots of kids from the community. If you turn the park into a golf course, these kids won't have anywhere to go and they won't have anything to do.
This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game rather than get some exercise. It also means that they might be out on the street causing trouble. Wouldn't it be better to give them something to do at the park?
Finally, golf is expensive. Building a golf course and maintaining (维护)it costs a lot of money. Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course? What about those people who can't afford to join a golf club? That means that the golf course will only be available to people with lots of money.
Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea. I suggest we have a community meeting before plans go any further.
1. Some people want to change the park into __________.| A．a golf club | B．a golf course | C．a park | D．a skating place |
| A．go to get some exercise | B．fall in love with golf |
| C．play video games at home | D．go to the street and make friends |
(P=Paragraph)
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4. What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To help carry out further plans. |
| B．To make the park more beautiful. |
| C．To encourage children to go skating. |
| D．To stop the golf course from being built. |
"Well, I'll eat the cake," Alice said. "If I get taller, I can reach the key on the table. And if get smaller, I can go under the door into the garden. "Then she finished the cake very soon.
"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute," she said. She tried to look down at her feet, and could only just see them.
Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room. She was now about three meters tall quickly, she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door. But she was too tall to go through the door. She began to cry. The tears （泪水） ran down her face, and soon there was large pool of salt water all around her on the floor. Suddenly she heard a voice, and she stopped crying to listen.
"Oh, the Duchess （公爵夫人）, the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late, and she's waiting for me. Oh dear, oh dear!"
It was the White Rabbit again. He was hurrying down the long room, with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand.
Alice was afraid, but she needed help. So she said in a low voice, "Oh, please, sir."
Her voice frightened （使惊恐） the Rabbit. He dropped the gloves and the fan, and ran away quickly.
Alice picked up the gloves and the fan. The room was very hot, so she cooled down with the fan. She said, "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night?"
She began to feel very unhappy again, but then she looked down at her hand. She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves. "How did I get it on my hand?" she thought." Oh, I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it?" She saw the fan in her other hand. "It must be the fan!" she thought, and quickly she dropped it.
She was now very, very small, and the key was still lying on the table.
"Things are worse than ever," thought poor Alice. She turned away from the door, and fell into salt water, right up to her neck. At first, she thought it was the sea, but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears.
"Oh, why did I cry so much?" said Alice. She swam around and looked for a way out, but the pool was very big. Just then she saw an animal in the water near her. It looked like a large animal to Alice, but it was only a mouse.
"Shall I speak to it?" thought Alice. "Everything is very strange here, so perhaps a mouse can speak."
Then she began, "Oh, mouse, do you know the way out of this pool? I am very tired of swimming."
But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing.
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice. "Perhaps it's a French mouse." So she began again, and said in French, "Where is my cat?" （This was first sentence in her French book.）
The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly. "Of course, you don't like cats, do you?"
"No. I don't like cats," the mouse replied.
（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland）
1. What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice?| A．The cake and the fan. |
| B．The cake and the key. |
| C．The gloves and the fan. |
| D．The gloves and the key. |
| A．Bored. |
| B．Excited. |
| C．Unhappy. |
| D．Curious. |
a. Alice fell into the salt water.
b. Alice ate up the whole cake.
c. Alice met a mouse and spoke to it.
d. Alice took the key and hurried to the door.
| A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c | B．c﹣b﹣d﹣a | C．c﹣d﹣a﹣b | D．b﹣d﹣a﹣c |
| A．The key was taken away by a French cat. |
| B．The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller. |
| C．The mouse couldn't speak French or English. |
| D．The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess. |
| A．The White Rabbit's house |
| B．The ceiling of the room |
| C．A cute mouse and a lazy cat |
| D．Alice's strange experience |
4 . ①Chemistry is everywhere in our daily life. Sometimes it's easy to see. At other times, it can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals (化学物质) in it.
②Chemistry helps to make products for use. Something as simple as toothpaste has at least three chemicals that keep your teeth clean. Other things in your daily life are created by chemistry, such as hair products and soap. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes.
③Chemistry also helps us understand the world around us. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白剂) can't be mixed with vinegar (醋), because the mixture can produce harmful gas.
④Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is the reason why cooked food often tastes different from uncooked food. Too much or too little of any chemical material makes a difference to the result of baking (烘焙). For example, the cake can be too soft or too hard.
⑤Chemistry isn't something that just lives in a laboratory; it's something that you meet hundreds of times in life. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the life.
1. What can the chemistry in soap help us?| A．To clean the teeth. | B．To make the teeth strong. |
| C．To clean the oil off clothes. | D．To make the clothes new. |
| A．we can mix bleach with vinegar | B．the mixture can produce useful gas |
| C．we can't mix bleach with vinegar | D．chemistry can't help us make products |
| A．cooked food is much better than uncooked food |
| B．chemistry plays a big role in food preparation |
| C．there are no chemical changes while we are cooking |
| D．the cake can't be too soft or too hard with chemistry |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Chemistry and food. | B．Chemistry around the world. |
| C．Chemistry and products. | D．Chemistry in everyday life. |
5 . Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.
Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That’s when they’re ready to eat!
Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas grew them over 1,000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew. Tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.
Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won’t grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast. They can grow in pots or in the ground. As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick. Next is the blooming stage. Flowers appear. The flowers turn into fruit. Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large. One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.
You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup? It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don’t have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world. Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them, too. Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.
1. From the passage, we know that tomatoes ________.| A．come in different colors |
| B．grew in Europe first |
| C．can grow in all weathers |
| D．have a special smell |
| A．some people in Inca |
| B．some people in Italy |
| C．some people in France |
| D．some people in Spain |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
| A．Value of Tomatoes | B．All about Tomatoes |
| C．Incas and Tomatoes | D．Growing Great Tomatoes |
6 . Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east? Could the children in poor rural (农村) areas develop as well as those in rich cities? Maybe the answers were “No” in the past. But now, China is trying to change the situation.
In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger, China’s Nutrition (营养) Improvement Program started in 2011. According to the program, a lot more money was spent improving students’ meals. More than 36 million students from 134,000 primary and junior high schools in poor rural areas have benefited from the program. They are provided with healthy food like eggs and milk from Monday to Friday at school. And the result of a survey shows that the students in those areas are much taller and stronger than before.
It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before. Recently, The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education (2017-2020) has come out. According to the guideline, above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020. What’s more, the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education.
Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education. A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key (重点的) colleges and universities. The number will be increased by 10% in 2017.
With the guideline and the programs, we can expect a fairer and more balanced (均衡的) education in the future.
1. The number of 134,000 in Paragraph 2 is the number of _______ in poor rural areas.| A．the key schools | B．the poor students |
| C．the key colleges and universities | D．the primary and junior high schools |
| A．逃离 | B．获益 | C．受害 | D．赚钱 |
(=Para.(自然段) 1 =Para. 2 =Para. 3 =Para. 4 =Para. 5)
| A．;; | B．;; | C．;; | D．;; |
| A．Liu Xi, a student from Chongqing, can go to any high school if she wants to |
| B．Li Mei, a student from a western rural school, can get a bag of milk every day |
| C．Hu Jia, a 12-year-old rural student, will more easily receive high school education |
| D．Han Lei, a student from Beijing, will have few chances to go to key universities |
7 . How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time.
About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow(影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3, 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
1. According to the passage, we can’t use ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.| A．water clock | B．sun clock | C．digital clock | D．mechanical clock |
| A．现代的 | B．特殊的 | C．富有的 | D．普通的 |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
(①=paragraph 1 ②= pargaph 2,…)
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．The importance of time. | B．The development of timekeeping. |
| C．The inventions of clocks. | D．The history of a digital clock. |
8 . In England, everyone knows James Oliver. He has his TV show. In the show, he tells people how to cook (烹饪) healthy food. Everyone likes his show because his food is easy to make.
James wants people to eat healthily. In some schools in England, the food at lunch time isn’t healthy. One day, James goes to the school to make a TV show about healthy eating habits. He cooks the food with lots of fruit and vegetables. At first students don’t want to eat them because they don’t like fruit or vegetables. But after they taste the food, they love it. After that, food in the school is healthy.
Health is very important to us Many people don’t think we need to care about（关心）our bodies (身体) when we are young. It’s not right. Here are some suggestions (建议) for you to keep healthy.
·Drink lots of water every day. It can help you stay away from illness（疾病）.
·Playing sports can keep you healthy and make you strong.
·Don’t eat junk（垃圾）food like hamburgers.
·Having enough（充足的）sleep is healthy. Go to bed early（早）and sleep 8 hours every night.
1. People likes James’s TV show because his food ________.
| A．is always great | B．is easy to make | C．is colorful | D．is cheap |
| A．tell students how to cook | B．sell fruit and vegetables |
| C．make a show about healthy eating habits | D．make（挣）much money |
| A．远离 | B．感染 | C．调查 | D．治疗 |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．We should（应该）care about our bodies. |
| B．Young people don’t need enough sleep. |
| C．Eating hamburgers can make you strong. |
| D．We should learn to cook. |
Look at the center circles(中心圆) of picture A and picture B. Which of the center circles looks larger? Take a first look and you probably think that the center circle in picture A is smaller than that in picture B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may ask yourself. Don't worry. Here is how it goes: When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it visual illusion(视觉错误).
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the things around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park(《侏罗纪公园》)and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(《亲爱的，我把孩子变小了》) just make use of illusions.
1. The center circle in picture A looks smaller than that in picture B. That's because ________.| A．something is wrong with our eyes |
| B．the two circles are not the same size |
| C．the two pictures change quickly from one to the other |
| D．our brains interpret the information in a wrong way |
a. We look at things with our eyes. b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen. d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.
| A．adbc | B．cabd | C．bcad | D．cabd |
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 | C．Paragraph 3 | D．Paragraph 4 |
| A．Because he loves movies. |
| B．Because readers love movies. |
| C．Because he wants to make the text funny. |
| D．Because he wants to give readers some examples. |
| A．an ICT book | B．a science book |
| C．a movie magazine | D．a story book |
People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his "Merry Men".
Robin and his "Merry Men" always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. "
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin’s greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king’s deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his "Merry Men", but never succeeded.
1. What was Robin Hood like according to the passage?| A．Clever and full of fun. | B．Smart and serious. |
| C．Cruel to the poor people. | D．Good at telling stories. |
| A．enemy | B．criminal | C．king | D．fighter |
| A．Playing beautiful music for the rich. |
| B．Robbing the rich and helping the poor. |
| C．Stealing the king’s deer in Sherwood Forest. |
| D．Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham. |
① Robin became the leader of a group of outlaws.
② Robin asked the rich people to Sherwood Forest.
③ Robin killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
④ Robin gave poor people the gold he took away from the rich.
| A．①④②③ | B．②③①④ | C．③①④② | D．③①②④ |
| A．Robin Hood was a real man who once lived in England. |
| B．People can only read stories of Robin Hood from books. |
| C．The stories of Robin Hood are still very popular nowadays. |
| D．Robin Hood didn’t get help from strangers who he once helped. |
