1 . 任务型阅读：阅读下面的语篇内容，根据所读内容，完成下列各小题。

What colors do you like, red, green or blue? Do you know that colors are widely used in our language?

For example, if a man has “a green thumb (大拇指)”, then he must be very good at gardening. When we say a person is “feeling blue”, that means he is unhappy and sad. We need to cheer him up. And did you ever tell a “white lie”? When you want to tell your friend a piece of bad news but don’t want to hurt his feelings, then you can tell him a white lie.

Colors are not only used in our language. They also affect our daily lives a lot. For example, some people are color-blind (色盲). The color-blind cannot see the difference between one color and another. For example, red, green and yellow look like gray to them. Some of them may see red as green, and others may see blue as yellow. It is quite inconvenient (不方便的) because they can’t see the correct colors of the traffic lights. So they can’t drive a car. They also have problems using computers.

Parents may not find their child is color-blind when the child is leaning colors. They can use eye tests to check their kids’ eyes.

1. What does a green thumb mean?
It means that the person is good at _________________.
2. How is he if your friend is feeling blue?
He is _________________.
3. Why do people tell a white lie to a friend?
They don’t want to _________________.
4. To a color-blind man, what color does the red color look like?
The red color looks like _________________ to a color-blind man.
5. What does the underlined word “They” refer to (指代)?
“They” refers to _________________.

2 . Ni Nan is a ninth-grade student in Sunshine Middle School. The following picture is his biology homework this week.

1. Ni Nan is in ____________ (what grade).
2. A butterfly lays its eggs _________________ (where).
3. A butterfly can fly after ___________________.
4. The English word “_______________” means “周期”in the text.
5. There are some mistakes in the sentences in the text. I can correct one of them like this.
________________________________________________

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

There are 24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the Grain Rain (谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 19 this year.

This solar term is called the Grain Rain because it’s known for “rain”. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.

But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you’ll feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops. Farmers often say, “Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.

There are also many interesting customs (习俗) during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon. In the southern part of China, people pick the tea leaves during the time. People call them Grain Rain tea. It’s known for its freshness and sweet smell.

1. What does the underlined “It” refer to (指的是)?
It refers to ____________________________________.
2. What does Grain Rain mean?
It means ____________________________________.
3. How long does the Grain Rain last?
It lasts ____________________________________.
4. When do farmers begin to grow crops?
They begin to grow crops when __________________.
5. Why is Grain Rain tea known?
Because of its ______________________________.

4 . 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Can you know the meaning of “zero”? Can you do addition and subtraction (加法和减法)? Most people can. But do you know bees can do these things too? A study shows that bees have even greater math abilities. After some training, they can know the difference between even numbers (ending in 0. 2. 4. 6 and 8) and odd number (ending in 1. 3. 5. 7 and 9).

Some Australian scientists put up different cards with an odd or even number of triangles. They used the numbers 1 to 10. Then they trained the first group of bees to choose odd numbers and the second group to choose even numbers. If a bee flew to the right card, it would get sugar water; if not, it would get bitter water.

In a short time all the bees knew what odd numbers or even numbers were. They could fly to the right numbers most of the time. After that, the scientists added new cards with the numbers 11 and 12. The bees never saw the numbers in their training before, but they could choose rightly most of the time. Surprisingly, the bees even learned odd numbers more quickly than humans.

How did the bees learn the numbers so fast? Those Australian scientists believe that finding the answer will help them build better and faster computers. But all of them haven’t had a clear idea yet.

*The word “bitter” is an adjective (adj. ) and means having a strong, unpleasant taste, not sweet.

1. How did the writer start the passage?
The writer started the passage by ________.
2. Which English words in the passage mean “奇数”?
They’re ________.
3. How many groups of bees did the Australian scientists train?
They trained ________ group(s) of bees.
4. What would a bee get if it didn’t fly to the right card?
It would get ________.
5. Who does the underlined part “all of them” refer to?
It refers to ________.

6 . 阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。

Do you know what birds use to build their nests? You may say that birds usually build their nests with sticks, leaves or grass. But do you know that birds are also building their nests with rubbish these years? The rubbish includes cigarette butts (烟头) and plastic bags.

A group of European scientists looked into about 35,000 studies on bird nests.

They found that birds have used man-made things in nests almost everywhere on Earth except Antarctica.

Some rubbish seems to be helpful. This is why birds “like” putting it in their nests. For example, cigarette butts have special smell, so they can keep insects away and protect the baby birds. Plastic bags are useful in keeping the animals warm, and other hard things, such as paper cards, can make nests stronger.

However, in the end, human rubbish may only bring more harm to birds. The toxic (有毒的) chemicals in cigarettes hurt the baby birds. They may get sick or have shorter lives, according to a study. What’s worse, if the cigarette still burns when the bird brings it back to its home, it may set fire to the nest. Pieces of fishing net may also trap birds, and it’s impossible for them to get out by themselves. If the baby birds eat other kinds of rubbish by accident, they will also get hurt. Our bird friends in the air are feeling the bad impacts of humans polluting the environment.

1. The writer leads into the topic by __________.
2. Birds “like” putting some rubbish in their nests because they think __________.
3. The third paragraph mainly talks about __________.
4. The underlined word “it” refers to “__________”.
5. The English word “__________” means “影响” in the passage.

7 . From grasses to trees, plants come in all colors, shapes and sizes. There are about 350,000 types of plants in the world. Let’s enter the world of plants and learn more about them.

Like all living things, plants need food to live. They make food for themselves by photosynthesis (光合作用). This happens in the leaves. To make food, plants need sunlight, CO₂ and H₂O. They use the energy from the sun to turn all of those things into O₂ and sugars.

Fighting

Plants fight against each other to live. Only two percent of the sunlight gets to the forest floor. That’s why some plants spread their leaves to fight for sunlight.

Helping each other

Plants also help each other and even communicate. In deserts, the roots of Euphrates popular (胡杨的根) are connected. If a tree finds water, it will share it with others through the roots.

◆Defending

Each kind of plant has its own ways to protect itself. Some flowers give off a bad smell. Some even have teeth.

Mimosa pudica (含羞草) When you touch it, it folds up its leaves. Scientists believe this helps the plant fight enemies. The sudden movement of its leaves can scare enemies away.

1. What do plants need to make food?
Plants need ________ to make food.
2. Why do some plants spread their leaves to fight for sunlight?
Because only ________.
3. How will the Euphrates poplar share water with others?
It will share water with others ________.
4. Which word means “防御” in the text?
It’s “________”.
5. Which plant fights enemies by folding its leaves?
________ fights enemies by folding its leaves.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

In many countries, people are encouraged to buy electric cars. It is said that driving an electric car is good for the environment. But is that true? The University of Minnesota recently studied emissions (排放物) from different cars. The scientists found that sometimes, electric cars are more harmful than petrol (汽油) cars.

Surprising? Well, please pay attention to the word “sometimes”. Electric cars are supposed to be clean. The problem lies in the power that is used to charge them. If the power comes from wind or solar energy, electric cars will cause little pollution. However, if the power is produced from coal, they will be very harmful. According to the study, emissions from these cars kill about 3,000 people a year. However, pollution caused by petrol cars only leads to 880 deaths a year.

In fact, sales people are not lying when they say electric cars are clean. However, they are right only when the power used to charge their cars is also clean.

So how clean electric cars are depends on what its electricity comes from. In France, more than half of the power comes from nuclear (核) stations. Electric cars there should be as clean as they are marketed to be. In many developing countries, however, electricity mainly comes from coal. India, for example, depends on coal for 61 percent of its power. Only two percent of electricity comes from nuclear energy. In countries like India electric cars are not clean at all.

1. Why are people in many countries encouraged to buy electric cars? Because they think electric cars ______________________________________ the environment .
2. How are electric cars whose power come from wind or solar energy?
If the power of electric cars comes from wind or solar energy, it will cause ______________________________________.
3. How many people may be killed a year by the emissions from the cars whose power is produced by coal?
Emissions from the cars whose power is produced by coal can kill about ______________________________________ people a year.
4. According to the passage, in which country the electric cars are cleaner than many developing countries?
Electric cars from ______________________________________ are cleaner.
5. Where may power of electric cars come from? (至少写出文中提到的两种能源)
______________________________________.

9 . Do you live in a city? Have you ever noticed how noisy and crowded cities can be? What if you could live next to a lake or a river instead?

As it turns out, living near water, such as oceans, can certainly help us feel happier. According to a study, those who live less than one kilometer from the coast have less chance of being mentally ill than those who live 50 km or more away. And it also shows that people who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to experience better general and mental health as well.

So how does the “blue space” make us feel better? For one thing, water environments tend to have less pollution and more sunlight, both of which can lead to better physical and mental health. People who get more sun tend to get more happiness than those who do not.

For another, the air above the sea is better. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is because sea air is full of negative ions which are good for our mental health.

Finally, it is said that people who live near water tend to be more physically active. Water sports like swimming and boating can help us stay in shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.

1. How does the writer start the passage?
The writer starts it by raising some ______________.
2. Why does the writer give the study results in Paragraph 2?
To show that living near water can help people feel _____________.
3. What can we know from Paragraph 3?
______________ can lead to better health.
4. What are the advantages of doing water sports?
It can help people stay in shape and ______________.
5. What do the last three paragraphs mainly talk about?
They mainly talk about ______________.

10 . 阅读下面语篇材料，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Secret Messages Here’s how to write a message that can only be read by a person who knows the trick to making your words appear.	1.Squeeze (挤) lemon juice into water and mix.	You must know: Lemon juice is clear,but it has chemicals (化学物质) that have carbon (碳) inside. The chemicals break down easily when they are heated, and the carbon makes them turn a dark color.
	2.Dip stick into juice and water mixture and writes some words on the paper.
You will need ●Half a lemon ●Cup or small glass with some water in it ●Cotton stick ●White paper ●Electric lamp	3.Let the paper dry well
	4.Hold the paper close to a light bulb to heat it. Can you see the writing now?

1. What is the writer’s purpose to write the passage?
The writer writes it to show ________ secret messages.
2. If we want to write a secret message, how many steps are required?
________ steps are required.
3. In order to see the writing, what can we do?
We can see the writing by ________ the paper.
4. What happens when the chemicals in lemon juice are heated?
The chemicals ________ when they are heated.
5. Where might the passage come from?
It might come from a(an) ________ magazine.