1 . 根据短文内容和所给中文或首字母提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。

China has a history of using incense (熏香). Chinese people love incense and know how to make it. Different kinds of Chinese herbal medicines (草药)     1     (选择) by ancient Chinese to make incense, because incense could clean the air and keep people’s mind clear.

As early as the pre-Qin     2     (时期), people all liked burning incense to wish for a better life. Later, it was found that incense could be used to drive away little     3     (动物). As time went on, people in ancient times made good use of incense in     4     (其他的) ways. It was a     5     (真正地) important tool to tell the time. For example, people would light a stick of incense to calculate the time of an exam. When it burned out, the exam was     6    . What’s more, incense in the s     7     of balls would be put in a special bag. When people h    8     it, the smell of clothes covering the bag also smelt     9     (极好的).

Incense can also be used to improve people’s health. When you feel stressed or nervous, the pleasant smell can keep you     10     (放松的). And lots of Chinese believe that they could rest well with the help of these beautiful things that smell good.

Incense brings out the wisdom of the mind and silently harmonizes (协调) the mind and body.

2 . 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

behind        popular        rise        interest        develop

1. Since 5, 000 years ago, Chinese people ________ their own culture.
2. People around the world are ________ in learning Chinese culture now.
3. The widely use of “Loong” let us see the ________ of Chinese culture.
4. Exercise like Baduanjin and Tai Chi become much ________ among young people.
5. As a result, it is quite important for us to know the value ________ Chinese culture.

3 .

I saw her at the play and because of her invitation, I sat beside her. “Do you remember the first time I saw you? You asked me to have lunch,” she asked.

Did I remember?

It was twenty years ago. I was living in a tiny flat and making little money.

After reading my book, she wrote to ask if I’d have a chat with her and give her a lunch at Foyot’s. Foyot’s was such an expensive restaurant that I never went there before, but I had £80 and a lunch shouldn’t cost over £15. So I agreed.

Still, I was shocked to see the prices. They were much higher than I expected, but her words comforted me, “I never eat more than one thing for lunch.”

“Don’t say that!” I answered generously (慷慨地).

“I never eat more than one thing, except a little salmon (三文鱼) ” Well, a beautiful salmon just came in Foyot’s. I ordered it for my guest. And the waiter asked if she’d have something else.

“No, I never eat more than one thing, unless you had caviar (鱼子酱),” My heart sank (下沉), but I told the waiter to bring it. For myself, I chose the cheapest dish.

She talked happily while I was wondering whether I had enough money to pay the bill. If no, it’d be awful to borrow from my guest, and I’d say my money was stolen. It’d be worse if she had no enough money either. Then I had to leave my watch here.

She finished eating. “Coffee?” I asked. “No more than one thing, except ice cream and coffee.” I didn’t care now, ordering one for her and another for myself. Then a terrible thing happened. The waiter came with huge peaches, and my guest took one.

At last, the bill came. I knew she thought me mean (吝啬的) when I left only £3 for the waiter as the tip, and there was nothing in my pocket.

“Follow my example,” she said as we left. “Never eat more than one thing for lunch.”

“I’ll do better,” I replied. “I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight.”

“Humorous!” she cried, jumping into a taxi.

I had my revenge (报仇). Today she weighed 294 pounds.

1. Why did the writer have lunch with the woman twenty years ago?

A．The woman asked for a lunch.	B．They wanted to talk about the play.
C．They hadn’t met for a long time.	D．He wanted to try Foyot’s food with her.

2. How did the writer feel when ordering food?

A．He felt the food in Foyot’s was awful.

B．He felt terrible that his money was stolen.

C．He was not sure whether the woman liked the food.

D．He worried about the bill but didn’t want to lose face.

3. Why did the woman repeat saying “I never eat more than one thing.”?

A．Because she planned to lose weight.

B．Because she’d like to show her simple life.

C．Because she knew how to keep a healthy diet.

D．Because she wanted to eat more expensive food.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The writer enjoyed the lunch a lot with the woman.

B．The woman repeated having meals like this for 20 years.

C．The writer learned from the woman to eat less for meals.

D．The woman felt sorry as the lunch cost all the writer’s money.

4 .

WENZHOU SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM Here are our lectures (讲座) and courses for this weekend. These tickets for the following activities (except for the movie ) are free but should be booked three days before. You can book the movie tickets after 8 a.m. every day. The movie The Water Planet is on till May 25th. Click here to book tickets!

Milk Magic Show Have you ever imagined that milk is not only a drink, but also a mysterious world full of magic and science? This Saturday, “Milk Magic Show” explores more possibilities of milk with nutritionists (营养师). Time: May 25th, 13:00—14:30 Place: Science Communication Hall on the third floor NOTE: For children over 5 years old. (Sign in 15 minutes before the activity begins.)

Doodle Robot In order to exercise children’s hands-on skills, logical thinking ability, this activity allows children to deal with real materials and tools and explore the charm of science, technology, art and maths. Time: 10:00—11:00 a.m.; 14:00—15:00 p.m. on May 25th—May 26th Place: The Bright Eye and White Teeth Exhibition Hall on the first floor NOTE: For 7—12 years old children only.

The Brief History of Time Do you love science and reading? We invited a special guest—Mr. A Can, the reading promoter (推广大使) of Wenzhou, to lead everyone to explore the mystery of time. Don’t miss it! Time: 13:30—14:30, May 25th Place: Lecture Hall on the second floor NOTE: For children above the third grade.

1. Which activity can Tom, a boy of eight, join in on May 26th?

A．Movie Time.	B．Doodle Robot.
C．Milk Magic Show.	D．The Brief History of Time.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Students under 7 can take part in the lecture.

B．The Doodle Robot course is on the third floor.

C．Children under 5 is allowed to take part in any activities.

D．Mr. A Can is going to give a lecture about the book The Brief History of Time.

3. Where can we probably find this passage?

A．In a letter.

B．In a magazine.

C．On a website.

D．On a poster.

5 . 根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

wide, one, serve, such as, through

China is well-known for tea both in the past and now. Tea has been welcomed by the whole world as a great cultural treasure of mankind.

It’s said that Shen Nong was the     1     to discover tea as a drink. Tea is planted in many areas, and Hangzhou is     2     known for its tea. People enjoy different kinds of tea,     3     green tea, black tea and oolong tea. Tea customs have influenced the world    4     the ancient Silk Road.

Our daily life is filled with tea. Tea     5     in teahouses, restaurants and other places.

6 . 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中选出一个最佳选项。

It was a sunny day in July, and I was going to fly at Panker Mountain as a new paraglider (滑翔伞) pilot. Flying in the middle of a summer day can be _________ because of the strong winds and heat. That day, however, I decided to fly at 2:00 p.m. to _________ myself.

At first, the flying went _________ I opened my wing (伞翼) without difficulty and ran west off the side of the mountain. I felt my wing lift me up and the _________ feeling of free flight. It was great! However, when I passed the top of the _________. I was suddenly blown by a strong wind. The right side of the wing fell down and closed under itself. I tried my best to keep the balance with the _________ left side of the wing. After a few awful seconds, the right side was refilled with _________ and popped (蹦出) back into place.

It wasn’t over. I felt myself being _________ from side to side by the wind. I fought with my wing, trying to keep it centered in the sky _________ my head, I passed through a crazy-strong heat that threw _________ straight up into the sky.

Luckily, I drove out of the _________ and immediately began falling towards the ground. I wanted to land as soon as I could, _________ a forest of pine trees covered the ground below me. I went over the trees and _________ next to a small river. I had _________ been so happy to be back on the ground. My hands shook, and it took several minutes for my mind and body to _________.

Pilots have a saying: “It’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than to be in the air wishing you were on the ground.” They are right.

1.

A．relaxing

B．natural

C．dangerous

D．boring

2.

A．enjoy

B．change

C．treat

D．challenge

3.

A．terribly

B．smoothly

C．quietly

D．early

4.

A．magical

B．empty

C．funny

D．lonely

5.

A．house

B．building

C．mountain

D．tree

6.

A．open

B．broken

C．special

D．soft

7.

A．water

B．air

C．fire

D．electricity

8.

A．passed

B．touched

C．shaken

D．dropped

9.

A．above

B．beside

C．opposite

D．behind

10.

A．us

B．him

C．you

D．me

11.

A．heat

B．fog

C．wind

D．shower

12.

A．until

B．because

C．or

D．but

13.

A．flew

B．landed

C．hurried

D．swam

14.

A．still

B．also

C．never

D．even

15.

A．cheer up

B．carry on

C．wake up

D．calm down

7 . As your alarm clock rings, you slowly open one eye. It seems like it was only a few hours ago that you finished your homework. You close your eyes for just five more minutes, but then your mom knocks on the door. “Time to get up, or you’ll miss the bus!” she says.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. According to a survey, nearly 60 percent of middle school students in the U. S. aren’t getting the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep a night.

How does it happen? In fact, starting the school day too early can take away much-needed sleep from teenagers. Studies show that well-rested teenagers are more likely to get good grades and less likely to suffer from depression (抑郁). Besides, teenagers fall asleep later at night by nature. As a result, some students may only get as few as five hours of sleep.

Many people have realised the importance of enough sleep. Schools in several states have changed to later start times in recent years. In New Jersey, a group of students have formed an organization called Later School Start Times. It wants local middle schools to start 30 minutes later.

▲ Many schools say later start times would create a number of problems. There’s a worry that some kids will walk back home in the dark if the school starts later. It will also leave teens with fewer hours for after-school activities and homework. That’s what Erin Isherwood, a parent from California, is worried about. “My son has an exercise class that he really loves at a gym right after school,” she says. “Now he can’t go.”

Considering the advantages and disadvantages of later school start times, it seems a hard choice to make. The early bird catches the worm (虫子). But what if the bird is too sleepy and tired to catch one?

1. Why does the writer describe the situation in Paragraph 1?

A．To show a teenager’s busy school life.

B．To show a common problem for teenagers.

C．To tell how hard it is to get up in the morning.

D．To tell why teenagers get on badly with parents.

2. Why can’t most American students get enough sleep?
①The school starts too early.                      ②They suffer from depression.
③They fall asleep later by nature.             ④They stay up late to get good grades.

A．①②

B．①③

C．②③

D．②④

3. Which can be the best to fill in the “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5?

A．And all the efforts have made a difference.

B．And lots of parents shared the same opinion.

C．But not everyone thinks school should start late.

D．But few people take action to change the situation.

4. Which of the following might the writer agree on?

A．Early school days can help kids develop hobbies.

B．Early school days can cause more harm than good.

C．Later school start times can cause safety problems.

D．Later school start times can bring few advantages.

8 . For thousands of years, humans have used names to communicate with one another. We also give names to our pets. Until now there has been few animals naming one another, but a new study suggests that elephants use certain noises to call other elephants.

A few animals, including dolphins (海豚), use sounds that are similar to names. Each dolphin invents a special sound, and other members communicate with it by copying this special call. The new study, led by Michael Pardo, shows that wild African elephants use names in a way that is not just copying sounds and is much closer to the way humans use names.

For the study, the researchers recorded 625 sounds made by wild African elephants in Kenya that they called “rumbles”. This is the most common kind of call produced by elephants, and it can travel as far as 3.7 miles. It takes place at a very low frequency (频率), which means humans can’t hear it.

The scientists studied the sounds and found that some rumbles were directed at certain elephants to get their attention. They found that all the elephants in the group used the same call to get a certain elephant’s attention. Also, unlike the way dolphins communicate, the rumbles were not just imitations (模仿) of the elephants they were trying to communicate with.

The researchers then played back some of the recorded rumbles to the elephants. They found that elephants responded more to their own name than to other calls. Caitlin, an elephant expert, said the study shows that elephants can still keep in touch with one another even across a large area. She told Live Science, “It allows them to spread out much further and still communicate with each other.”

1. Why is the example of dolphins used in Paragraph 2?

A．To explain why dolphins are so smart.

B．To prove dolphins can invent a special sound.

C．To compare with the way elephants use names.

D．To show how dolphins communicate with others.

2. What can we learn about “rumbles”?

A．Elephants usually make “rumbles”.

B．Humans can hear “rumbles” easily.

C．There are 625 kinds of “rumbles” in total.

D．Dolphins make “rumbles” to communicate.

3. What does the underlined word “It” refer to in Paragraph 5?

A．The fact that elephants copy the sounds of other ones.

B．The fact that elephants can communicate far and wide.

C．The fact that elephants answer their names more often.

D．The fact that elephants use the same call to get attention.

4. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this text?

A．To explain how “rumbles” work properly.

B．To describe the sounds of different animals.

C．To introduce how elephants name each other.

D．To call on more people to protect elephants.

9 . On the last Sunday of every month, my mother would sit my sister and me down and force us to write letters to our family in India. Although my mom was an orphan (孤儿), she came from a large Indian family with lots of caring and friendly relatives. At the time, we were the only ones who had left India to go abroad.

It was the 1970s, and my mother raised two little girls on her own, living a hard life in a new country. We lived in a small apartment and couldn’t afford the phone calls. Letter-writing was the cheapest and the only way for us to keep in touch.

The last thing I wanted to do was to sit down for an hour after dinner and write letters to people I hardly knew. But over time, my sister and I came to enjoy it. My mother would tell us stories about each family member, and it was interesting to get to know some people who looked and sounded just like us.

When my mother died, my sister and I took her ashes (骨灰) back to India. We spent a month visiting relatives. Each family would take out photo albums full of photographs of us as well as the letters they’d received over the years. They’d saved them all and wanted to show us that they’d never forgotten us

As we managed to five abroad, my mother made sure that we always knew who we were, where we came from and where we were going. She kept us connected to a family that was thousands of miles away through a lifetime of letter-writing. It’s a gift that we are always proud of. I’ll be thankful for it forever.

1. What can we learn about the writer's mother from the text?

A．She left India to study abroad.	B．She raised her children alone.
C．She was born into a happy family.	D．She once lost touch with her relatives.

2. How might the writer first get to know about her relatives?

A．By listening to Mom’s stories.	B．By looking at family photos.
C．By talking to them on the phone.	D．By visiting them on a holiday.

3. Which shows the writer’s change of feelings towards writing letters?

A．Bored→excited→regretful.	B．Interested→happy→sorry.
C．Bored→interested→thankful.	D．Interested→bored→proud.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．My Relatives in India	B．The Power of Letter-writing
C．My Hard-working Mother	D．The Hard Life of Living Abroad

10 . Need money to support your project?! Want to offer help? This is the right website for you both!

This Week’s Projects

Super kitchen!

A year ago, we made homemade food from our own kitchens for school restaurants of our city. Our food is not only low-cost, but also healthy for the students. We have been so successful that we need a larger kitchen now. Support us and you will receive VIP cards for our top ten dishes!

★Help us put on our play!

The play we wrote last year is a new look at the family life. It has won first prize in a national play writing competition. Now we want to take it to the International Youth Theatre Festival, but we don’t have enough money for our trip to the festival. Support our project, and you will receive free tickets to the opening night!

★Give a positive message!

I am an art student who has designed various posters with positive messages. Now I need to print and sell them to art shops around the country. Invest in me and you will receive a free warm poster—and you will help make my dream come true.

★A tree house for everyone to share!

We have got a plan to build an imaginative tree house in our local park. It will be a place for children to have adventures or for families to have a picnic. When completed, the tree house will show our talents and enable us to realize our dreams. Support us and you will receive a 20% discount on your first tree house order!

1. Who is the project “super kitchen” for?

A．Excellent actors.	B．School students.
C．Poor housewives.	D．Shop assistants.

2. Sam got a theatre ticket for free. Which project did he offer money to?

A．Super kitchen!	B．Give a positive message!
C．Help us put on our play!	D．A tree house for everyone to share!

3. According to the text, what can we know about the website?

A．It is mainly for teenagers.	B．It shows how to do projects.
C．It’s a notice about helping others.	D．It helps raise money for projects.