1 . Billy is six years old. He visits his uncle and aunt every summer. They ________ on a farm. They have many kinds of animals like cows, ________, sheep and a big horse on the farm. Billy loves all the animals and looks after them well.

This summer, he is going to ________ how to milk a cow. His ________ cannot believe (相信) it. “We get our milk from the ________, ” they say. “But our friend is going to get it from a cow. ”

Billy laughs. “Milk ________ come from the store,” he says. “Milk comes from a cow.” His friends do not believe him. ________ their teacher says, “Yes, milk comes from cows. Cows eat grass (草). They change the grass into milk. Then the farmer sells the milk. And we ________ it in the stores.”

The teacher ________ them one more thing,   “Do you know that a cow has four stomachs (胃)?” The kids feel it is very interesting. They want ________ to a farm in the future.

1.

A．study

B．play

C．live

D．sleep

2.

A．chickens

B．tigers

C．pandas

D．lions

3.

A．learn

B．like

C．read

D．hear

4.

A．brothers

B．friends

C．teachers

D．cousins

5.

A．cow

B．store

C．farm

D．farmer

6.

A．isn’t

B．aren’t

C．don’t

D．doesn’t

7.

A．Or

B．And

C．But

D．So

8.

A．take

B．keep

C．sell

D．buy

9.

A．says

B．talks

C．tells

D．speaks

10.

A．to go

B．go

C．goes

D．going

2 . 听材料，回答下列各小题。
1. When does Alice plan to go camping?

A．This Wednesday.

B．This Thursday.

C．This Friday.

2. Where will the children camp?

A．By the lake.

B．On the beach.

C．In the mountains.

3 . ① The way we spend our time can be put into three “bottles”. These are the Necessary Tasks Bottle (必要任务瓶), the Voluntary Tasks Bottle (志愿任务瓶) and the Happiness Bottle.

②Every day, we spend time filling the Necessary Tasks Bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, and paying bills.

③We then fill another bottle with Voluntary Tasks. These are things we do for others, we may not enjoy, but we do them anyway. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and washing clothes for family.

④However, we often forget to fill the third bottle—the Happiness Bottle. This is the bottle we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your Happiness Bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks, time flies by, and before we know, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

⑤This is why each day we have to try to fill our Happiness Bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I arrive. This week, I had fun joining in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We showed our musical talent and practiced music for charity (慈善). It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my Happiness Bottle was filled to top.

⑥The challenge (挑战) for each of us is to not let the day go by without filling our Happiness Bottle. That takes some planning. Many of us probably need to pencil happiness activities into our schedule (日程表): If we don’t do that, we will have to fill our schedule with those Necessary and Voluntary Tasks.

⑦Think about how your time is being spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks using up all your time? At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our Happiness Bottle is filled.

1. Which activity is a Necessary Task according to the passage?

A．Having fun with your good friend.	B．Preparing a big dinner for your family.
C．Going to work although it is raining heavily.	D．Sending your son to a piano lesson on Sunday.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People often fill the Happiness Bottle at bedtime.

B．People are happy to fill the Voluntary Tasks Bottle each day.

C．It is OK if we don’t fill the Necessary Tasks or Voluntary Tasks Bottle.

D．It is necessary for people to plan happiness activities on the daily plan.

3. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing the passage?

A．To describe what the Happiness Bottle is like.

B．To introduce ways to fill the Happiness Bottle.

C．To share the experience of filling the Happiness Bottle.

D．To tell people to spend time filling the Happiness Bottle.

4. The structure of the passage is ________.

A．

B．

C．

D．

4 . Class 9 beat Class 13 in the basketball game. (否定句)
Class 9 ________ Class 13 in the basketball game.

5 .

Have you ever seen lions dancing in the streets? The lions dance to the beat of a drum. Of course, they are not real lions. They are dancers in lion costumes (服饰). Lion dancing first started in China centuries ago. It is meant to bring good luck in the coming year.

Usually, a lion is made up of two dancers. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail.

“I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang, aged 16. He is a member of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is important to Anthony. “This tradition really lifts me up,” he says.

In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. But it is different today. LionDanceMe is a lion dancing group in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls on its team. They dance together. “Anyone can take up lion dancing. You have to believe that you can do it,” says Ananda Tang-Lee, a 17-year-old girl.

Lion dancing will continue to evolve (演变). But a team’s sense of community will never change.

“We call it a family,” Ananda says. “It’s really great, because we always have each other’s backs.”

1. Why do People perform lion dancing?

A．To sell lion-dancing costumes.	B．To wish for a lucky new year.
C．To protect the lions in the wild.	D．To show skills of playing the drum.

2. Which role does Anthony play in lion dancing?

A．The lion’s head.

B．The lion’s tail.

C．The drummer.

D．The dresser.

3. What can we infer from Ananda’s words “We call it a family” ?

A．they bring happiness to the family	B．they call lion dancing a family game
C．they live together in a big family	D．they support(支持) each other like a family

4. In which section of a magazine would you probably read the text?

A．Jobs.

B．Education.

C．Culture.

D．Science.

6 . “I could tell it was him by the way he walked.” If you’ve ever said that, you understand biometrics. Biometric technology (生物识别技术) is an important topic in our work and private lives. It includes (包含) the use of finger prints or knowing a person’s voice. It is the science about what a person looks like and how a person does things. Like tree leaves, no two human beings are exactly the same. They’ve got different eyes and different hair. And everyone has a different way of walking or moving.

This technology can tell you from others. At the moment if you travel through an airport, you need your ID card or passport. If you go to your bank to get some money, you need a card and a special number. But what should you do if you lose your passport (护照) or forget your number? Biometric technology can solve this problem. The technology is becoming more and more popular with old people because they no longer need to remember their passwords (密码).

This technology is all around us in our life. We use them to unlock (解开) a smart phone, get into our homes, start our cars without a key or even pay for our shopping.

Nothing is perfect.

1. Is biometric technology an important topic in private (私人的) lives?
_____________________________________
2. What does biometric technology include?
_____________________________________
3. According to the passage, where can we use the biometric technology? (List at least three places.)
_____________________________________
4. Please finish the ending. (at least 20 words)
_____________________________________

7 . There was a little girl living in a small, poor house on a hill. As she grew up, she began to play in her small ________. She was able to see over the garden and across the valley (山谷) a wonderful house high on the hill—and that house had ________ windows.

Although she loved her family, she ________ how wonderful and exciting it must be to live in that golden house all day.

Then she reached the age when she could play outside her garden. She asked her mother ________ she could go for a bike ride outside the gate. Her mother thought for a while and ________ allowed her to go. The girl rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house.

As she leaned (倚靠) her bike ________ the gatepost (门柱) ,she focused (注视) on the path that led to the house and then on the house itself...and was so disappointed (失望). All the windows were old and very ________.

She was so sad that she didn’t go any further. Heartbroken, she rode her bike back. As she ________, she saw a sight (景象) that amazed her. There across the valley on the other side was a little house. Its windows glistened (闪光) golden, as the ________ shone on her little home.

She ________ that she had been living in her golden house all long. Everything she dreamed of was right there in front of her eyes and in her daily life.

1.

A．hill

B．garden

C．house

D．room

2.

A．broken

B．wooden

C．golden

D．modern

3.

A．wanted

B．dreamed

C．hoped

D．wished

4.

A．that

B．where

C．what

D．if

5.

A．firstly

B．lately

C．fully

D．finally

6.

A．against

B．away

C．off

D．next

7.

A．new

B．nice

C．dirty

D．clean

8.

A．looked in

B．looked out

C．looked at

D．looked down

9.

A．stars

B．planets

C．sun

D．moon

10.

A．explained

B．answered

C．continued

D．realized

8 . Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair of small sticks of equal length. The two chopsticks can work well together. ①

It is believed that the first chopsticks appeared over 5,000 years ago in ancient China.They were used for cooking and serving, but not as eating tools. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that chopsticks came into normal use for both serving and eating. The earliest evidence (证据) of a pair of chopsticks made out of bronze (黄铜) was found at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, dating back to roughly 1200 B. C. Nowadays, bamboo and wood chopsticks are the most popular ones in Chinese homes.

② Chinese chopsticks are usually about 22~24 centimeters long. They are round on the eating end, which represents (代表) heaven. The other end is usually square, representing earth. This is because the greatest concern between heaven and earth is to keep enough supplies of food. There is an old custom in China. It is believed that chopsticks should be part of a girl’s dowry (嫁妆) since the pronunciation (发音) of kuaizi is similar to that of the words for “soon” and “son” in Chinese. It is still a popular good wish in China for newly married couples to have babies “soon”.

According to modern science, the long-term use of chopsticks makes one’s fingers flexible (灵活的). That is good for people’s health. ③ So, among the different kinds of tableware (餐具) today, chopsticks have special power. The culture of using kuaizi has spread to many other Asian countries. In Japan, people celebrate the Chopsticks Day on August 4 every year.

④ As an old saying goes, “A chopstick can be broken easily. Ten pairs of chopsticks, held together, are hard to break.” For thousands of years, Chinese people have favoured chopsticks not only because they are easy to use but also because they represent the great spirit of the Chinese people.

1. What can we know from the second paragraph?

A．Chopsticks were used for eating over 5,000 years ago.

B．People first used chopsticks for cooking and serving.

C．People made chopsticks out of bamboo and wood first.

D．Only rich people could use chopsticks in ancient China.

2. We should put the sentence “Chopsticks are a symbol of Chinese food culture.” in ________.

A．①

B．②

C．③

D．④

3. Which of the following is NOT true about chopsticks?

A．Chopsticks represent the unity spirit of the Chinese people.

B．Chopsticks are very important to Japanese people, too.

C．People can make chopsticks out of different materials.

D．Japanese people only use chopsticks on August 4.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A symbol of Chinese culture—chopsticks	B．The ways to use chopsticks
C．The first use of chopsticks	D．The Chinese spirit and chopsticks

9 . 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
1. What time did Cathy start to work every morning?

A．At 8:20.

B．At 8:30.

C．At 8:40.

2. How long did it take Cathy to get home by bus?

A．Half an hour.

B．One hour.

C．One and a half hours.

3. What did Cathy often do on the bus?

A．She listened to music.

B．She read emails.

C．She made plans.

4. What did Cathy think of her volunteer job?

A．It was fun.

B．It was difficult.

C．It was surprising.

10 . 19-year-old Peng Huidi is a student of Central South University. For her, taking part in the Chengdu FISU World University Games was a life-changing experience.

In fact, Peng’s journey to the games began in her early childhood. When she was two, she got hearing problems as a result of a high fever. She became quiet and was afraid of speaking to others.To help Peng, her father took her, then six, to the nearest swimming pool. It was there that Peng found her interest and her talent was discovered by a coach. Later, she spent much time training.

Peng wanted to do her best in both swimming and schoolwork, which stressed her out. She once thought about quitting, but she told herself, “If I stop swimming, my future will be completely different from what I’ve dreamed of.” So she kept practicing swimming hard.

The Chengdu FISU World University Games has been a turning point for Peng. After making it through several qualifying rounds (资格赛), she was called up to the Chinese swim team for the games. “I remember the first day she joined the team. None of us knew she couldn’t hear clearly. We were amazed at not only her performance, but also her sporting spirit,” the coach said. “She has overcome so many difficulties to compete at this level. We should all learn from her.”

1. What can we know about Peng Huidi from Paragraph 2?

A．Peng started swimming at the age of two.	B．Peng’s father helped Peng find her interest.
C．Peng’s father used to be a swimming coach.	D．Peng got hearing problems when she was six.

2. What does the underlined word “quitting” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Giving up.

B．Trying out.

C．Lying down.

D．Falling over.

3. What’s the right order of the following events about Peng Huidi?
① Peng got hearing problems.
② Peng kept practicing swimming hard.
③ Peng became interested in swimming.
④ Peng took part in the Chengdu FISU World University Games.

A．①③②④

B．①③④②

C．③①④②

D．③④①②

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．A university student takes swimming courses.

B．A university student competes at Olympic Games.

C．A girl with hearing problems becomes more outgoing.

D．A girl with hearing problems changes her life by swimming.