1 . Do you have problems in communicating with your parents? How to talk with them?
Tell your parents about your opinions, feelings as clearly as possible.
●Make your parents believe youYour parents will believe you if you’re always honest.
When you have different opinions, it’s a good way to stand the sides of one another.
| A．Be clear |
| B．Here is some good advice for you. |
| C．Try to use a right and friendly way to talk. |
| D．If all of you can think for each other, you’ll be in a good relationship. |
| E．However, it’ll be difficult for them to believe you if you often tell lies. |
2 . The Yellowstone National Park has been opened since 1872. It’s the oldest national park in the world. Thousands of people come to the park all year round especially in summer. It’s an amazing park with wonderful scenery (风景) and sixty kinds of animals. It’s safe for endangered animals to live in the park. Forest keepers of the park are very important. They can look after the animals, plants and help the tourists. They also provide tourists with useful information, such as how to camp or take risks in the mountains. The park is famous for its geysers (间歇泉). There are more than 300 in the park. One of them sends hot water on time into the air regularly, about every 90 minutes. This park is a great place to enjoy the beauty of nature.
(—from The Great Adventure at Yellowstone)
1. The Yellowstone National Park has been opened for about ________ years.| A．100 | B．150 | C．200 | D．250 |
| A．Spring. | B．Summer. | C．Autumn. | D．Winter. |
| A．规律地 | B．偶尔地 | C．突然地 | D．猛烈地 |
| A．Asia | B．Africa | C．Europe | D．North America |
| A．It is only famous for one geyser. |
| B．It is the biggest park in the world. |
| C．The keepers are very important in the park. |
| D．It has amazing scenery and six kinds of endangered animals. |
3 . Music plays an important role in our daily life. Do you know why?
First of all, music helps us whether we are happy or not. There are many different kinds of music, such as slow and fast, serious and relaxing. We can choose the proper music to fit our feelings. Second, scientists say that music develop people’s brain. It helps kids with language learning. Music improves the ears. If kids listen to music often, they can learn languages easily. Students are also better at math if they have learned to play music. Third, playing music with others also helps people work together. They will have a spirit of teamwork. With the help of music, people will have much fun together.
1. How many advantages (优点) of music are there in the passage?| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．You will have more ears. | B．Listening skills will be improved. |
| C．Music can make ears bigger. | D．Your ears will be more beautiful. |
| A．History. | B．P. E. | C．Math. | D．Art. |
| A．choice | B．thinking | C．language | D．teamwork |
| A．The Importance of Music | B．Music and Languages |
| C．Different Kinds of Music | D．Four Types of Music |
4 . Technology has a great power to our life. Here are some of them that will probably change our life.
| flying cars | When there’s no enough space on the road, it’s possible to drive cars in the sky. Scientists have already invented many interesting flying cars because of this reason. |
| wearable screens | In the future, you don’t need to look at traditional screens or carry a phone in your pocket (口袋) or in a bag all the time. You can put wearable screens on your clothes or touch your body. |
| smart mirrors | When you look at the mirror, the smart mirrors will tell you about your health problems. And it also knows how you’re feeling now. |
1. Drivers may be more interested in ________.
| A．flying cars | B．wearable screens | C．smart mirrors | D．phones |
| A．in your pocket | B．on your phone | C．on your clothes | D．in your bag |
| A．grades | B．jobs | C．future | D．health |
| A．Technology has a great power to our life. |
| B．You can ask any questions from smart mirrors. |
| C．It’s possible for us to drive flying cars in the sea. |
| D．Only three kinds of technologies will change our future life. |
| A．A medical magazine. | B．A science magazine. | C．A sports magazine. | D．A cooking magazine. |
| Book Issue Register（借书登记簿） You can keep a book for 30 days. You need to pay $1 a day for the late return. | ||||||
No. | Book | Writer | Date of Issue | Borrower's Name | Date of Return | Days Delayed (延迟) |
1 | The Earth | Lisa Smith | 2024/1/22 | Bill Williams | 2024/2/7 | 0 |
2 | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | 2024/2/1 | Rae Ella-Jane | 2024/2/29 | 0 |
3 | Physics for Kids | Laura Baker | 2024/2/7 | Jack Murphy | 2024/3/11 | 3 |
4 | Loser | Jerry Spinelli | 2024/3/6 | Susan Abbot | 2024/3/15 | 0 |
5 | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | 2024/3/6 | Max Bateman | 2024/3/29 | 0 |
1. Which book did Bill Williams borrow?
| A．Loser. | B．The Earth. | C．Number the Stars. | D．Physics for Kids. |
| A．On February 1. | B．On February 6. |
| C．On February 15. | D．On February 29. |
| A．$2 | B．$3 | C．$4 | D．$5 |
| A．They came from the same class. | B．They paid for the late return. |
| C．They borrowed books by the same writer. | D．They borrowed books on the same day. |
| A．Lisa Smith wrote Loser. | B．Two people borrowed Number the Stars. |
| C．Rae Ella-Jane borrowed two books. | D．Susan Abbot kept the book for about a month. |
6 . Wushan is a small county (县) in the northeast of Chongqing. People also call it “the Eastern Gate of Chongqing”.
There are a lot of mountains in Wushan such as Mount Wushan, Mount Daba and Mount Qiyao. And the Yangtze River runs through the county.
You can visit Wushan anytime, but the best time to go to the place is between November and December. During the time, the leaves (叶子) of the trees on the mountains turn red. In Wushan there are almost 200 kinds of red leaves, with an area of about 800 square kilometers. Imagine that you take a boat trip on the clear water and admire the red leaves in the mountains along the river. How wonderful the trip is!
If you are in the central part of Chongqing, you can choose one of the following ways you like to get to Wushan. A bus trip takes about four hours. If you take the high-speed train, you only need to spend about two hours getting there. Of course, you can choose to go there by plane. It takes about fifty minutes and helps you save more time. However, you can only take the plane every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Do you like traveling? If you are interested in Wushan, go and enjoy its beauty one day.
1. How does the writer start the text?| A．By telling jokes. | B．By offering facts. |
| C．By giving examples. | D．By comparing differences. |
| A．Wushan is in the southeast of Chongqing. |
| B．The trees in Wushan are green all year round. |
| C．Mount Qiyao is one of the mountains in Wushan. |
| D．Winter is not a good time for people to visit Wushan. |
| A．描述 | B．清理 | C．绘画 | D．欣赏 |
| A．The best time to visit Wushan. | B．The ways to get to Wushan. |
| C．The reasons why people like Wushan. | D．The things people can do in Wushan. |
| A．In a school notice. | B．In a history book. |
| C．In an education newspaper. | D．In a travel magazine. |
7 . A big group of sheep were eating grass (草) outside. A wolf (狼) came and caught a lamb (羊羔). There was a bag on the lamb’s back. The lamb tried hard to get away but it could not.
As the wolf was going to eat the lamb, the lamb got an idea. It asked, “Mr. Wolf, will you be kind and give me my last wish?”
The wolf asked, “What is your last wish?”
The lamb said, “I like music. I wish to hear you play the flute (笛子). It’s in the bag on my back.”
The wolf thought it was easy and played the flute. When the wolf stopped, the lamb said, “Oh! What beautiful music! Will you play louder, please? You play far better than my owner.”
The wolf was happy to hear that and started to play louder.
At the same time, the owner and the dogs were looking for the missing lamb. When they heard the sound, they came running and caught the wolf. The lamb happily ran back to its group.
1. What is a lamb?| A．A little dog. | B．A young boy. |
| C．A young sheep. | D．Another kind of wolf. |
| A．To become friends with the wolf. | B．To learn how to play the flute. |
| C．To make use of the wolf’s playing. | D．To listen to the flute music one last time. |
| A．The lamb started to dance to the music. | B．The owner and the dogs came and caught it. |
| C．The lamb ran away as fast as possible. | D．The other sheep all came back to join them. |
| A．lonely | B．clever | C．funny | D．bad |
| A．Music is very beautiful | B．The owner and his sheep |
| C．A big group of sheep and a wolf | D．Cleverness wins over danger |
8 . Nick put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey (驴) and went to the market to sell them. At midday it was very hot, so he stopped in the shade (阴凉处) of a big tree. There were several other men there, and all of them had baskets of grapes. After lunch they went to sleep. After some time, Nick began to take grapes out of the other men’s baskets and put them in his.
Suddenly, one of the men woke up and saw him. “What are you doing?” he said angrily.
“Oh,” said Nick, “don’t worry about me. I am half crazy, and I do a lot of strange things.”
“Oh, really?” said the other man. “Then why don’t you take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else’s baskets?”
“You did not understand me.” said Nick. “I said that I was half crazy, not quite crazy.”
1. Nick went to the market ________.| A．to sell his donkey | B．to buy something | C．to sell his grapes | D．to find a job |
| A．under a big tree | B．near a market | C．around a market | D．in a big tree |
| A．didn’t see him | B．saw him and got angry |
| C．woke his fellows (同伴) up | D．came to him |
| A．he was clever | B．he was quite mad | C．he was foolish | D．he was half crazy |
| A．a selfish (自私的) man | B．a foolish man |
| C．a friendly man | D．a clever man |
| Alessia— Italy | I was born on a big farm. There are a lot of cows and sheep here. They are my friends. Feeding them is one of my favorite hobbies. Now I’m old enough to help my father work on the farm with my tools. I’ve had them for three months. They are helpful. |
| Orly— the USA | I have a great interest in dinosaurs (恐龙). I have started collecting everything about dinosaurs since four years ago. I have collected over 30 different toy dinosaurs. They’re amazing. |
| Botlhe— Botswana | The toy monkey is my only toy. I have kept it for half a year. A volunteer who came to our village gave it to me. The toy monkey has become my best friend. He knows all of my secrets. |
| Pavel— Ukraine | I think every boy should have a toy gun. My father gave me the first toy gun when I was four. I have got ten guns from him. Being a policeman like him is always my dream. We often play together on the weekend. It’s really fun. |
| A．Feeding cows and sheep. | B．Riding horses. |
| C．Playing with her tools. | D．Helping her father. |
| A．For about three years. | B．For about nine years. |
| C．For about six years. | D．For about four years. |
| A．A volunteer. | B．Her pet. | C．Her teacher. | D．A toy monkey. |
| A．He often goes to the toy shop. | B．He often plays with his father. |
| C．He often visits the police station. | D．He often collects toy guns. |
| A．Sports. | B．Travel. | C．Collections. | D．Health. |
10 . Here is a charity sale (义卖) for the poor kids in the mountain area. We’ll give away the money we raise in the charity sale. Come and see our things.
Nick | I have a mobile phone. I have had it for two years. It still works very well now. I have downloaded some pop songs in it. I listen to the songs when I feel sad. I hope it can be with you when you are unhappy. It costs 180 dollars. Now you can take it with 60 dollars. |
Karen | I’d like to sell some of my novels (小说). I started to buy novels when I was twelve years old. My favorite novel is Treasure Island. I believe anyone like me will learn a lot from this novel. Each novel only costs 20 dollars. You can get the second at half price. |
Mandy | I have some soft toys to sell. The toy bear is my fourteen-year-old birthday gift. My sister gave it to me one year ago. But it still looks very new. Its original (最初的) price is 50 dollars. You only need to pay 15 dollars for it now. Other toys are very new but cheap, too. |
| A．reads fictions | B．listens to music | C．plays with toys | D．sells his novels |
| A．下载 | B．演唱 | C．创作 | D．发行 |
| A．ten | B．twenty | C．thirty | D．forty |
| A．Nick | B．Karen | C．Mandy’s sister | D．A stranger |
| A．The three kids sell different things. |
| B．The toy bear is sold at half price. |
| C．Karen has learned a lot from Treasure Island. |
| D．Mandy got the toy bear on her 14th birthday. |
