2 . During the day we work and play, and at night we sleep. Our body rests when we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. Our body grows most when we are asleep. Children who are tired usually need sleep. We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our body needs plenty of air when we are asleep. If we do not get enough fresh air, we will feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our head, our lungs need to get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night, we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air.

1. Our body grows most while we are ________.

A．eating

B．playing

C．sleeping

D．exercising

2. Too little sleep makes us ________.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．happy

D．grow

3. —What may cause us to feel tired in the morning?
—________ during the sleep.

A．Too much air	B．Not enough fresh air
C．Too much cold air	D．Too much sleep

4. How many hours of sleep should 9-year-old children have every night?

A．8 hours.

B．9 hours.

C．10 hours.

D．11 hours.

5. What do the lungs need most?

A．Fresh air.

B．Covering.

C．Warm air.

D．Exercise.

3 . 阅读下面短文，将A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help politely. For example, you may ask “Where are the restrooms?” or     1     These are similar requests for directions.     2     That is because it is a very direct question. It is not enough to just ask a question correctly. We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for help.

Good speakers change the way they speak in different situations.     3     It is all right to ask your classmates direct questions because you know them well. However, if you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?”, this might sound impolite. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr.West. Do you know when the school trip is?”, this will sound much more polite.

    4     They include expressions such as “Could you please…” or “May I ask…?”

    5     For example, we might first say to a stranger, “Excuse me, I wonder if you can help” before asking for help.

It is important to learn how to use the right language in different situations. This will help you communicate better with other people.

A．Both are correct, but the first one sounds less polite.

B．Sometimes we even need to spend time leading into a request.

C．Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

D．The expressions they use might depend on whom they are speaking to or how well they know each other.

E．Usually polite questions are longer.

4 . 根据短文内容，判断句子的正（T）误（F）。

Wang Xiaojun is 12 years old. He lives in the countryside in Hubei Province (省). Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says, “I won’t have dinner, because after the dinner, today is over and my parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go.”

It’s the first time for Wang Xiaojun to spend his birthday with his parents in recent three years. In the past three years, his parents have stayed in Shenzhen and worked hard to make money. They haven’t seen their son for three years. Tomorrow they have to leave for Shenzhen.

Wang is not the only stay-at-home child (留守儿童). In the countryside of China, there are over 20 million children staying at home without their parents. Stay-at-home children face a lot of problems. Many of them stay with their grandparents. They get less care from their parents. They often feel lonely. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them with their study.

The Chinese government now cares about stay-at-home children very much and is trying to solve (解决) the problems.

1. It’s Wang Xiaojun’s first birthday.
2. Wang Xiaojun won’t have the birthday dinner because he is not hungry at all.
3. There are many stay-at-home children in the countryside of China.
4. Some stay-at-home children often feel lonely and they can’t get much care from their parents.
5. The Chinese government is doing something to solve the problems of the stay-at-home children.

5 . 根据短文内容，在每个空格处填写一个适当的词，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑. （每空一词）

because   brings   cities   easy   even   goal   important   make   repeat   their

Chile (智利) is a long and beautiful country with the ocean to the west and mountains to the east. Some of the villages are a very long way from     1     and some of the schools are very small.

It is difficult for small schools to teach science     2     they don’t have enough teachers or equipment (设备). This is where the Science Bus Project can help. The bus     3     special science teachers, new ideas and equipment to schools in different parts of the country. Sometimes the children go inside the bus for     4     science lessons or clubs. Sometimes the teachers     5     bring the equipment inside the classroom. The children do experiments (实验). The materials used in the experiments are     6     to find, for example recycled plastic bottles, so that the class teacher can     7     the experiments with the class when the bus has gone.

The     8     of the Science Bus Project is to bring science to children all over Chile. Since 2012, the bus has visited lots of schools in Chile, and hundreds of teachers have learned how to     9     their science classes fun and exciting.

Science is     10     for all of us, as it helps us understand our world and we can learn about it inside or outside of the classroom.

8 . A carnival is a festival celebrated in many different ways in many countries.

New Orleans: One of the most famous carnivals in the world is in New Orleans, USA. It is called Mardi Gras. The celebrations last around two weeks, with a parade(游行) every day. Groups of people, called “krewes”, dress up in special clothes and ride on beautiful boats. They throw small gifts at the people watching. It is said that over a million people join in the celebrations every year.

Rio de Janeiro: The carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the biggest in the world. The Rio Carnival is famous for its samba(桑巴) music and the amazing clothes and boats. People need to buy tickets to see the parades which are a kind of competition and the samba groups compete on their clothes, dancing, boats and music. Some samba schools spend millions of dollars on their preparations, but it is said that the carnival makes over $40 million from ticket sales and advertising.

Binche: The carnival in Binche, Belgium may have the longest history. Up to 1,000 men and boys, called “Gilles”, dress up in masks(面具), special clothes and wooden shoes. They also wear very tall hats, up to 90 cm tall. The Gilles dance through the streets and throw oranges at the crowd. The person getting an orange has good luck.

1. How long does the parade last during Mardi Gras?

A．About seven days.	B．About ten days.
C．About fourteen days.	D．About a month.

2. What do the carnivals in New Orleans and Binche have in common?

A．People have to wear hats to take part in them.

B．People throw things at the people watching.

C．People have enjoyed the carnivals for the same amount of time.

D．People celebrate the carnivals in the same month.

3. People in the parades during the Rio Carnival don’t compete on ________.

A．clothes

B．music

C．food

D．boats

4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People who take part in the carnival in Belgium are called “krewes”.

B．If you go for the carnival in Brazil, you have to pay money.

C．The carnival in New Orleans brings in a lot of money.

D．The carnival in Rio de Janeiro uses fruit as part of the celebrations.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Three great cities in the world.

B．How to take part in the carnival.

C．What to do during the carnival.

D．Carnivals in different countries.

10 . Now, artificial intelligence (人工智能) is becoming more and more popular in our life, and it has greatly influenced the way we live, work and play. Can you ________ that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?

Recently, a scientist has ________ a special robot that can be a table tennis teacher. That means people can learn how to play table tennis not only from humans but from a robot.

Named Forpheus, the table tennis robot is quite ________. It can study the movements of human players and the speeds of the ball. In this way, it can judge (判断) the players’ ________.

Then it uses the information to change the ways to play. ________ the players are just beginners, Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way. But if the players are better ones, the robot will play in a(n) ________ and more difficult way. While playing, it encourages players to try their best ________ words like “Good job!”, “Come on!” and so on. At the same time, it gives some good ________ to players on improving their skills. So, it is both a good partner and clever teacher.

Science and technology is ________ quickly these days. Technology products can be seen ________. “In the next 20 years, it will be possible that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even invents another one!” Takurya, the inventor of the robot, said.

1.

A．think

B．imagine

C．find

D．guess

2.

A．invented

B．drawn

C．saved

D．bought

3.

A．funny

B．silly

C．smart

D．big

4.

A．levels

B．ages

C．directions

D．scores

5.

A．When

B．Because

C．Though

D．If

6.

A．slower

B．faster

C．cleverer

D．easier

7.

A．on

B．in

C．with

D．at

8.

A．abilities

B．advantages

C．attention

D．advice

9.

A．developing

B．appearing

C．choosing

D．dying

10.

A．nowhere

B．everywhere

C．something

D．anything