1 . ① Animal behavior is an interesting and attractive study. Scientists research the ways animals use to look for food. They study how animals protect themselves from their predators, and which animals kill other animals for food. All of this helps us understand how useful animals can be.

② Each country or culture raises some animals for food. In the United States, people mainly eat meat from cows, chickens and pigs. In some other countries, people might raise sheep or buffalo for meat. These differences come in part from weather and other environmental conditions (状况). People around the world eat all kinds of fish and shellfish from oceans and rivers. In some countries, people don’t always choose some animal groups, such as dogs, for food while in other countries such animals may become people’s favorite food.

③ In West Africa, animals provide humans with more than food. They have been helping people do daily work for thousands of years. Horses, oxen, and other work animals pull heavy things. Elephants, camels and other animals carry people and things from place to place. Carrier pigeons (信鸽) have been used to send messages.

④ People also receive health benefits (利益) from animals. For example, dogs and cats can help calm people down. This is helpful for people fighting illnesses. Animals can also reduce stress, helping people to draw their attention to learning new information, such as reading. When people are walking their dogs or horses, it encourages exercise.

⑤ Animals and humans share space on Earth, so keeping a healthy relationship with animals around us is in our best interest.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Where animals live and how they look for food.

B．The relationship between animals and humans.

C．The different things animals can do in different countries.

D．What humans should do when communicating with animals.

2. What does the underlined word “predators” in Paragraph I probably mean?

A．Neighbours.

B．Friends.

C．Children.

D．Enemies.

3. Which activities that animals can do for people are mentioned in Paragraph 3?
a. Pull heavy things.     b. Carry people.     c. Send messages.     d. Look for food.

A．abc

B．abd

C．bed

D．acd

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

A．People around the world eat all kinds of fish.

B．Horses are helpful for people fighting illnesses.

C．Elephants encourage humans to do more exercise.

D．Americans mainly eat meat from buffalo and sheep.

5. Which of the following is the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2 . 父母是世界上最爱我们的人。作为中学生，我们可以做一些力所能及的事情来关爱我们的父母。请你以“How to Care for Our Parents”为题，根据以下提示和要求，联系生活实际，用英语写一篇短文，介绍关爱父母的方式。

提示: 1. 和父母一起锻炼身体，帮助父母做家务；
2. 告诉父母吃健康的食物，保持充足的睡眠；
3. 分享我们的校园生活，和父母交流，更理解父母。
要求: 1. 要点齐全，可适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实姓名与校名；
3. 不少于 70词。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

How to Care for Our Parents

As we all know, our parents love us more than anyone else in the world. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容选择恰当的句子补全对话，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A: Hi, Lisa! You look sad. What’s wrong?
B: My best friend had a party.
A: Oh, pretty good, isn’t it?     1    
B: I’m sad because he didn’t invite me.
A:     2    
B: Yes, he did. Everyone got the invitation cards but I didn’t. I don’t know what I should do.
A:     3    
B: No, we always get on well.
A: I guess you should call him up.     4    
B: But I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.
A:     5     You can show your feelings in the email.
B: That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for your advice.
A: It’s my pleasure.

A．Did you argue with him?

B．Why are you so unhappy?

C．Did he invite other people?

D．You could send him an email.

E．You can ask his friend to tell him that.

F．I want to know his telephone number.

G．Maybe he just forgot to send the invitation card to you.

4 . 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文章中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A smile shows that a person is happy. For example, a person may smile when he or she is happy with a grade on a test. Or a person might smile if a friend told a funny joke.     1     But smiles are more than just a way for people to show that they are happy. There are other good reasons to smile often.

First, it is easier to smile than to show unhappiness.     2     On the other hand, it takes 43 muscles (肌肉) to show unhappiness. So give the muscles in your face a rest and smile!

    3     People may try to look nice on the outside by exercising or wearing nice clothes. However, there is a famous saying: a smile is the best thing a person can wear. That is because it is easy to be around someone who is smiling and happy. Almost no one wants to be around someone who is unhappy all the time.

Third, smiles are helpful.     4     If one person smiles, people around him or her want to smile, too. Similarly, when a person laughs, people tend to laugh with them. If a person is sad, the best thing to do is to share a smile or laugh. It is the easiest and cheapest way to cheer someone up.

Finally, smiling and laughing are very good for the body.     5     You’ll find that it will be hard to stay mad or sad for very long.

A．Second, smiles are nice.

B．Then a smile is a polite act.

C．People smile for many different reasons.

D．In fact, it only takes 17 muscles to smile.

E．Even if you are mad or sad, try smiling.

F．Not everyone can use smiles to show unhappiness.

G．Both smiling and laughing can quickly spread from one person to another.

5 . There is a new study on teenagers who are between 13 and 19 years old. The study shows that today’s teenagers are growing up more slowly than those before.

Scientists from San Diego State University have worked on a study on the behaviors (行为) of 8 million teenagers in seven different countries over the past 40 years. The results tell us that compared to the teenagers in the past, today’s teenagers are less responsible (负责任的). And they take more time to do the same things than their parents did. They are also less likely to have a part-time job. What’s more, when they get older, they begin to know that they should help their parents do housework, while their grandparents and parents helped do housework at a very early age. “This is a ‘slow life way’,” said Professor Jean Twenge.

“The development of today’s teenagers has slowed down.18-year-olds are more like 15-year-olds in the past,” added Professor Twenge. “Teenagers today are taking far fewer risks than those in the past did.” Scientists have also found that more teenagers spend longer time living with their parents instead of renting their own apartments.

One of the reasons for these behaviors is that today’s teenagers would like to spend much time online. They keep on connecting with social media, watching videos or playing games on the Internet instead of living in the real world. Another one is that parents do much for their children and protect them too much. In fact, parents had better let their children do everything by themselves. They should try their best to make their children become independent (独立的) as soon as possible.

1. Which of the following is Not the result of the study?

A．Today’s teenagers are less responsible.

B．Today’s teenagers are crazy about the movie stars.

C．Today’s teenagers take more time to do the same things.

D．Today’s teenagers are less likely to have a part-time job.

2. Why do today’s teenagers grow up slowly?
a. Because their parents do too many things for them.
b. Because it’s difficult for them to do well at school.
c. Because they don’t like living in the real world.
d. Because they spend too much time online.

A．ab

B．bc

C．bd

D．ad

3. What does the underlined word “renting” mean in Chinese?

A．租用

B．修理

C．打扫

D．改变

4. Which is the best structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph l)

A．①/②/③④

B．①②/③④

C．①/②③/④

D．①②/③/④

6 . One day Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. They would have a surprise party for him.

Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa gave him two years ago. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.

His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift! They were business cards with his new position: “FULL-TIME GRANDPA!” Jack said “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1. What did Jack’s parents want to do for his grandpa?

A．Buy a gift.	B．Hold a surprise party.
C．Cook some delicious food.	D．Find a full-time job.

2. What does the underlined word “one” refer to?

A．Job.

B．Party.

C．Position.

D．Position card.

3. Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A．Because he would lose his position.	B．Because he was sad.
C．Because he was touched by Jack’s gift.	D．Because no one cared about him.

4. What can we get from the last paragraph of the passage?

A．Jack’s grandpa has much money.	B．Jack’s grandpa must work for him.
C．Grandpa thinks Jack’s hugs are priceless.	D．Jack should pay for his grandpa every month.

7 . Chen Quan is 10 years old. She is in Grade Four at a primary school. She is a kid traffic police officer. She works with traffic police at the crossing near her school.

The street is very busy in front of her school every morning. There are many cars, bikes and people on the street. She and her classmates take turns to work as a policeman every day. They wear a uniform and work from 7: 00 to 7: 30.

“We tell people to wait for the traffic lights. We tell the cars to stop or turn left or turn right. We keep students safe,” Chen says.

There are 45 kid traffic police in the school. Traffic police teach students traffic signs and gestures (手势). “Every week, policemen come to our school. They teach us how to cross the street. We play games and sing songs in class. The lessons are interesting and helpful. We know how to be safe on the road,” Chen says.

1. Who does Chen work with at the crossing near her school?

A．Traffic police.

B．Her teachers.

C．Her friends.

D．Her family.

2. What do the kid traffic officers do when they work as a traffic policeman?
①They wear uniforms.                                          ②They work in their school.
③They tell people to wait for traffic lights.             ④They tell the cars to turn left or turn right.

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②④

3. Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the traffic police's lessons?

A．Traffic signs and gestures.	B．How to cross the road.
C．Play games and sing songs.	D．How to drive a car.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．The Kid Traffic Officers.	B．Traffic Police’s Lessons.
C．A Heavy Traffic.	D．Being Safe on the Road.

8 . Welcome to Sanxingdui Museum

It is in Chengdu. It is a modern thematic site (专题性遗址) museum in China. There are two halls with a display area of nearly 12,000 square meters in it. Welcome!

Opening Hours: The first hall: 8:30-18:00. The second hall: 8:30-18:30. All the year except for the afternoon on Chinese New Year’s Eve.

Ways to Buy Tickets: Alipay, WeChat and cash (现金). Tickets Selling Time: 8:30-17:00. Ticket Price: Adult: ¥ 72.             Student: ¥ 36. People aged 60 or above: Free. Children under 1.2 meters: Free.

Tourist Services: 1. The Visitor Center offers free drinking water, self-serve coffee and milk tea machines (pay by WeChat) and chairs for visitors. 2. Provide some Chinese-English guide services.

1. When can you visit Sanxingdui Museum?

A．At 8 a.m. on the International Day.	B．At 9 a.m. on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C．At 2 p.m. on Chinese New Year's Eve.	D．At 7 p.m. on the Dragon Boat Festival.

2. How can you buy tickets?

A．Only through Alipay.	B．Only through WeChat.
C．Only by cash.	D．Through Alipay, WeChat and cash.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．There is a display area in Sanxingdui Museum.

B．You can buy tickets from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

C．You must pay for drinking water in Sanxingdui Museum.

D．When Englishmen visit Sanxingdui Museum, the guides can’t help them.

9 . 阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中所给的词中选最恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词只限用一次。

Luckily, window, have, terrible, but, kitchen, me, thanked, quickly, invited

It was about 11:00 at night. After finishing my homework, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s     1    . I thought he was cooking. So I went to bed. Before I fell asleep, there was a     2     smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I jumped out of the bed at once and went out     3     a look. I saw the fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted “Fire! Fire!”,     4     no one heard my shouts.

I ran     5     into my house to call 119. Then I got out and poured water through one of his kitchen     6    , but it was no use.     7    , the firemen arrived in time and put out the fire. When my neighbor came back, he     8     me for calling the fire department.

A week later, my neighbor     9     me to his home for dinner. At his new kitchen, he took a photo of     10    . Later on, he gave me the photo as a present. It made me very proud.

10 . 先阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D在四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Did you hear of “comfort zone” (舒适区)? It is like a place where you feel comfortable with yourself and do things without feeling _______.

For example, you feel very comfortable and relaxed to speak in front of ten people, however it _______ you feel uncomfortable and stressed when you have to give the speech to more than ten people. Then ten people would be the comfort zone for your public (公共的) speech.

When Lisa started in eighth grade with new classmates, she thought she was not going to have a wonderful school life. She only had three friends. And she was _______ afraid to speak in front of class. She had a lot of negative (消极的) ideas when she noticed people _______ her. She was thinking about if people liked her or if they thought she looked cool today.

This all changed when she went out of her comfort zone and started to _______ more with her classmates. _______ she found surprised herself. Her classmates actually liked her and enjoyed playing with her. Now she has become more outgoing and she is _______ than she ever was before. She says she wishes she has done it earlier.

Going out of the comfort zone and trying some new things could be difficult for some people at first, like Lisa. That’s because they are afraid to fail and dislike getting uncomfortable. If they always stay _______ their comfort zone, they will stop making progress (进步). So let’s be brave enough to take _______ in life and challenge ourselves. ________ we push ourselves to change, we can’t be who we want to be. Remember progress begins at the end of our comfort zone. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

1.

A．excited

B．strange

C．stressed

D．crazy

2.

A．makes

B．rises

C．decided

D．wastes

3.

A．just

B．hardly

C．never

D．always

4.

A．looking after

B．looking at

C．looking for

D．looking around

5.

A．argue

B．communicate

C．explain

D．compare

6.

A．Where

B．Which

C．Who

D．What

7.

A．quieter

B．stronger

C．happier

D．sadder

8.

A．in

B．out of

C．on

D．away

9.

A．care

B．exercise

C．breaks

D．risks

10.

A．Because

B．Unless

C．If

D．When