1 . Do you like banana cake? Do you know how to make it? The following can help you.

What to need ◆   3 bananas ◆   2 eggs ◆   2 spoons of baking powder(发酵粉) ◆   1/4 spoon of baking soda(小苏打) ◆   2 cups of flour(面粉) ◆   1/2 spoon of salt ◆   2/3 cup of sugar ◆   1/3 cup of vegetable oil(油)

What to do ◇   Make the oven to 180℃. ◇   Mix up the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. ◇   Add the vegetable oil. Add the sugar a little at a time, and beat (搅拌) it. ◇   Pour the eggs into the bowl and beat well. ◇   Add the bananas a little at a time and beat some more. ◇   Pour the mixture into the oven. Bake it for twenty minutes. ◇   Get the cake out of the oven, and cut it into pieces to eat!

1. We don’t need ________ to make the banana cake.

A．flour

B．sugar

C．eggs

D．yogurt

2. We need ________ of salt to make the banana cake.

A．1/3 cup

B．1/2 spoon

C．1/4 spoon

D．2/3 cup

3. We have to bake the mixture in the oven for ________ minutes.

A．30

B．12

C．20

D．18

4. Which is the right order to make the banana cake?
①Add the eggs and the bananas.        ②Add the vegetable oil into the bowl.
③Put the mixture into the oven.       ④Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl.

A．④②①③

B．④②③①

C．②①④③

D．③②①④

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．We need a large bowl to make the banana cake.

B．To make the banana cake, we need eight ingredients.

C．There are seven steps(步骤) to make the banana cake.

D．After adding vegetable oil and sugar, we beat them and the eggs.

2 . Do you often go on a trip? Did you live in a hotel made of ice and snow? Well, there is one in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区). The hotel opened on January 1st, 2018.

The hotel is the first of its kind in China. It is said that workers used about 1,500 tons of ice and snow to build the hotel. Almost all things in the hotel, like beds and tables, are made of ice and snow. The ice hotel is about 1,000 square meters (平方米), and it has 10 rooms. Each of them is 10 to 15 square meters. It also has a recreation (娱乐) hall, a reading room, a bar (酒吧) and a dining hall.

You may think it will be very cold to stay in the hotel. Well, the temperature in each room is about 5 degrees below zero. But the beds are covered with warm bedclothes. You can also use sleeping bags when you go to bed, so you won’t feel ▲ .

What if the weather becomes warmer and warmer? Will the hotel melt? The answer is yes, of course. The hotel is expected to melt away in three months as it gets warm in spring. Would you like to visit the hotel and live in it?

1. Which of the following is TRUE about the hotel?

A．The hotel opened one year ago.	B．China has many ice hotels like this one.
C．The hotel is built in Shandong.	D．The beds in the hotel are made of ice.

2. There is NOT ______ in the hotel.

A．a dining hall

B．a recreation hall

C．a swimming pool

D．a reading room

3. Which word can be put in ▲ ?

A．hot

B．cold

C．warm

D．cool

4. The underlined word “melt” means “______” in Chinese.

A．融化

B．扩建

C．升值

D．蒸发

5. In which part of the newspaper can we find this passage?

A．PEOPLE

B．SCIENCE

C．TRAVEL

D．SPORT

3 .

Laura	I had a headache on Saturday. Mom took my temperature and it was 38.6℃! Then Dad took me to the hospital. The doctor said I had a fever. Then he gave me some medicine and told me to have a good rest.
Last Sunday I went to the beach with my friends and family. We went there not to play but to do something good for the environment. We picked up the rubbish on the beach. Some visitors also joined us.		David
Anna	My family cleaned up our house on Saturday morning. Mom did some washing, Dad took out the rubbish, and I swept the floor. We clean the house every Saturday, so it isn’t very dirty.
My family was having a picnic on the hill when the rainstorm came on Sunday. We didn’t take an umbrella, so we had to run to our car. We all got wet. But the rain stopped as soon as we arrived home. Next time we must watch the weather report before going for a picnic!		Harry

1. What’s wrong with Laura?

A．She had a sore throat.	B．She had a toothache.
C．She had a fever.	D．She cut her finger.

2. How often does Anna’s family clean the house?

A．Once a week.	B．Twice a week.
C．Once a month.	D．Twice a month.

3. Next time Harry goes for a picnic, he will______.

A．prepare more food	B．take an umbrella
C．ride his new bike	D．watch the weather report

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Laura’s mother sent her to the hospital.

B．Anna tidied the house with her sister.

C．David went to the beach to pick up rubbish.

D．Harry got wet because he fell into the river.

5. The passage is mainly about ______.

A．these children’s hobbies	B．four kids’ activities on weekends
C．a doctor’s advice on health	D．some parents’ ideas about the weekend

4 . Bonnie is a little girl and she loves writing poems（诗）. Here is one of her poems about her life.
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I loved that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn（毛线）, a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew（露水）.
When I was three I was very small.
But now I’m five and much too tall.
Now I have a new jacket and it’s green.
I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had baby cats out in the shed（棚）.
My favorite sweater is now their bed.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the underlined sentence “ My favorite sweater grew too small”. Mean in the poem?

A．Bonnie’s sweater became smaller than it once was.

B．Bonnie’s grandma made a small sweater.

C．Bonnie liked small sweaters very much.

D．Bonnie became too big for the sweater.

2. Bonnie liked the sweater best probably because ______.

A．her grandma made it	B．it was in her favorite color
C．she got it at a young age	D．a picture of a cat was on it

3. Why did Bonnie give the sweater away?

A．She wanted grandma to make her a new sweater

B．She liked the jacket better.

C．She wore it for years and there were holes in it.

D．She thought it was too small.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the green jacket?

A．It has a different color from the sweater	B．Bonnie got it when she was three.
C．The baby cats will use it as a bed	D．Bonnie will give it to Queen.

5. What can be the best title of the   poem?

A．My Grandma and I	B．My Favorite Sweater
C．My Pet and I	D．My New Jacket

5 .

Lily	I am an English teacher. I have four classes every day. These days I have a sore throat. And it hurts badly every time I talk to others. The doctor advises me to have a good rest and not to talk too much. And I should also drink a lot of water.
Steve	I am a cook and I work in a big restaurant. I have to cook lots of dishes every day. These days both of my arms hurt. I could hardly lift anything. The doctor advises me to take some medicine and stay at home relaxing myself for some time.
Alex	I am an engineer and I work in a company. These days I often stay up working in front of my computer. So I have a sore back. The doctor advises me to take a break and do some exercise. Most importantly, I shouldn’t work too long next time.
Sara	I am a policewoman I love this job. But I often can’t eat regularly（有规律的）because of work. So I have a stomachache. The doctor advises me to take some medicine and take some snacks to the office. So I can eat them when I don’t have time for my meal.

根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What’s the matter with Lily?

A．She has a sore back.

B．She has a stomachache.

C．She has a sore throat.

D．She has a toothache.

2. Why do both of Steve’s arms hurt?

A．He talks too much.

B．He cooks too many dishes.

C．He often works in front of his computer.

D．He doesn’t eat regularly.

3. What does Alex do?

A．A cook

B．A teacher

C．A policeman

D．An engineer

4. What’s the doctor’s advice for Sara?

A．To take some snacks to the office.	B．To do some exercise.
C．To have a good rest.	D．To drink much water.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Lily has three classes each day.	B．Steve should stay at home and relax himself.
C．Alex works with children.	D．Sara has a sore throat.

6 . What are carers? They care for their friends or family members who are ill or disabled for free. There are about seven hundred thousand young carers in the UK. They are younger than 18, but they have to take the hard job.
Young carers’ stories
Jodie’s story
Jodie is a 14-year-old young carer. She looks after her brother Rocky. Rocky is 8 and he has serious illnesses. He can’t see and he has many other health problems.
Kiki’s story
The day starts early for 12-year-old Kiki. She gets up early, takes a shower, and then she has to help her two –year-old sister Victoria get up and take a shower. Victoria has difficulty in learning.
Grant’s story
Sometimes life is too difficult for 13-year-old Grant. When he’s sitting in school trying to study, he can’t stop worrying about his old grandpa at home.
If you want to learn more about the young carers and help them, call us at 663-7876.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Young carers ______.

A．are older than 20	B．don’t go to school
C．may care for their friends	D．don’t have a job.

2. Jodie looks after ______.

A．her brother	B．her sister
C．her father	D．her grandpa

3. Victoria can’t ______, so her sister helps care for her.

A．hear	B．walk long
C．see	D．learn easily

4. Which is TRUE about Grant?

A．He has many health problems.	B．He can’t take a shower by himself.
C．He doesn’t go to school	D．He keeps worrying about his grandpa.

5. You can ____ if you want to help the young carers.

A．send an email	B．make a phone call
C．write a letter	D．pay a visit.

7 . Almost everyone in the world uses oil (石油) in some way. Without oil, the world will stop, so men look for it everywhere. Oilmen drill for oil in deserts, in mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but their search for oil always goes on. Oil is very important because none of our machines can run without it. Big ships carry oil everywhere.Perhaps the oil in your father’s car comes from somewhere far away. Perhaps it comes from Iraq (伊拉克) or Venezuela (委内瑞拉).Cars need oil, and so do many other things. How many things can you name?
1.           oil in some way in the world.

A．Many people use

B．Hardly anyone uses

C．All people use

D．Few people use

2. What does the underlined word “drill” mean in Chinese?

A．操练

B．训练

C．钻探

D．研究

3. Oilmen sometimes find oil          .

A．in deserts

B．in mountains

C．under the sea

D．All of the above.

4. The sentence “Big ships carry oil everywhere.” tells us          .

A．oil comes from everywhere

B．oil comes from big ships

C．oil is needed everywhere

D．big ships need oil everywhere

5. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?

A．There is oil in deserts，mountains and under the sea.

B．Not all of our machines need oil.

C．Although oilmen don’t find oil quite often, they always go on searching for it.

D．Maybe the oil in your father’s car comes from Iraq.

8 . A writer can write many songs. Sometimes a writer’s favorite song isn’t his most successful one. “Walkin’ in the Sun” is a good example. It’s not my most successful song but it is very meaningful to me.
My father was blind since he was about 6 years old. He was an insurance broker (保险经纪人). He did most of his work at home in Brooklyn, New York. Most of his sales were done on the phone. And he was really good at it. Sometimes, though, he had to go to the offices in Manhattan.
One day, when I was about 13, I went to the offices in Manhattan with him. We were on the way to the subway station and I remember it was the end of the day. It was a little cold. My dad asked if the sun was out on the other side of the street. I said, “Yes.” He said, “Let’s walk on that side of the street.”
Many years later, when I was probably 30, I was writing songs for myself. I had an office at A&M Records and they wanted me to record (录制) some of my songs. I thought about that day and “Walkin’ in the Sun”. It’s very simple. It says that when things are very negative, you need to know when they get better. At the end of the song, it says: Even a blind man can tell when he’s walkin’ in the sun.
I was the first person to record it but I’m very moved (感动的) because it’s also been sung by many famous singers. I think people like it because they can tell it comes from a place of sincerity (真诚).
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. “Walkin’ in the Sun” is the writer’s _______.

A．first song

B．favorite song

C．most successful song

D．most surprising song

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the writer’s father?

A．He couldn’t see or hear.

B．He showed great interest in music.

C．He wanted the writer to be a singer.

D．He worked at home most of the time.

3. The underlined words “that day” refer to the day when the writer _______.

A．recorded his first song

B．called an insurance broker

C．took the subway to visit his father

D．went to Manhattan with his father

4. The underlined word “negative” is closest in meaning to _______.

A．common

B．special

C．bad

D．good

5. The writer writes this passage mainly to _______.

A．show his love for his father

B．show his success as a song writer

C．explain the birth of “Walkin’ in the Sun”

D．ask more famous singers to sing his song

9 . Long long ago, King Swan (天鹅国王) had a beautiful daughter. On her 15th birthday, she wished that when she was old enough, she could choose her own husband. King Swan agreed with her.

When the princess was old enough, King Swan called all the birds to his home. Birds came from everywhere, even from far away. King Swan told his lovely daughter to choose one she liked. She looked over the many birds. Finally, she chose a green long-necked peacock (孔雀). She told her father, ＂This bird, the peacock, will be my husband.＂

Hearing that the peacock was the lucky one, all the other birds crowded around to congratulate (祝贺) him. The excited peacock said nothing but held his head high. Later he began to shout and show his beauty in a strange dance. The other birds started to laugh.

King Swan was angry. Standing in the middle of the birds, he said, ＂Sir Peacock, your voice is sweet, and you’re really very pretty. But you are not modest at all. I will not allow my daughter to marry you!＂

The princess also learned she was wrong. Then King Swan married his daughter to a modest bird. The peacock flew away, having lost a beautiful wife.

1. All the birds went to King Swan’s home to _______.

A．ask him for help	B．celebrate his birthday
C．enjoy the princess’s dance	D．compete for the princess’s husband

2. What can we know about the peacock?

A．His neck was long.	B．His eyes were beautiful.
C．He and King Swan were friends.	D．He always played with the princess.

3. The peacock was so excited that he _______.

A．jumped and shouted	B．shouted and danced
C．jumped and sang	D．sang and danced

4. What does the underlined word ＂modest＂ in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?

A．诚实的

B．仁义的

C．谦虚的

D．勇敢的

5. At the end of the story, the peacock must feel _______.

A．lucky

B．sorry

C．worried

D．relaxed

10 . What do you think the life in the future will be like？Here are some answers from some students.
Mary：There will be many machines (机器) and robots in factories.People only need to control (控制) them on their computers or phones without leaving home.
Jack：The weather in the future will be very hot.And many places will be under the sea.Many people won't live on the earth any more.They will have to go to other planets.
Linda：I think the life in the future will be nice.There will be a lot of flowers and trees.And cities will look like parks.
Henry：People will not need to eat food.They will live on special pills (药丸)．And they will hardly ever get ill.Everybody will be able to live to be over 100 years old.
1. They are talking about ________ in the future.

A．the life	B．the robots
C．the factories	D．the weather

2. Mary thinks that in the future ________.

A．everyone will have a big house

B．most people have to work outside

C．there will be no hospitals or doctors

D．machines will make people's life easier

3. Jack thinks that many people will have to live ________.

A．in the space	B．on other planets
C．under the sea	D．in forests

4. Henry thinks that people will hardly get ill because ________.

A．the earth is greener

B．there is no pollution on the earth

C．they have special pills

D．there are no animals on the earth

5. Who is kind of worried about the future life?

A．Mary.

B．Jack.

C．Linda.

D．Henry.