1 . In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football; There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor.

Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.

It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

1. Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A．Sports.	B．Watching TV.
C．Sleeping.	D．Singing and dancing.

2. People want to take part in sports in order to ____.

A．make more money	B．make friends
C．find a good job	D．keep healthy and enjoy life

3. Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A．Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B．Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C．Because they don’t enjoy life.

D．Because they don’t need recreation.

4. Outdoor sports include ________.

A．watching TV	B．singing and dancing
C．listening to the radio	D．skating and mountain climbing

2 . I've noticed that conversations with my children have started to turn into something that I don't like. It could be my   _______ . I don't always think before I open my_______

For example, my kids would call me to tell me about something that's been _______ them. Then, as soon as they finish, I go into _______ mode.“You should...”，“You need to consider.”， “If I were you, I'd ...”

＂Mom!"The _______ is full of frustration and annoyance. The meaning is obvious－_______!

I am the queen of _______ advice. When I get one of my adult kids on the phone, I become an expert on everything, which I'm _______ not. I only want to prevent them from making mistakes. But what they _______is a listening ear and an open heart.

Giving advice to children can be full of- ________· Though we may see ourselves ________ the wisdom of our years, they see something else. They see a ________parent who hasn't accepted the fact that they are ________ with their own thoughts and feelings.

They are not   ________ any tips. They may not even want a(n) ________solution to a difficult problem. What they are ________   for is a safe place to talk with a person who loves and ________ them no matter what.

Because of this, I've given myself the ________ of being a better________ It's not an easy task for parents like me who think they are just being ________ .But I am determined.

1.

A．opinion

B．belief

C．fault

D．recognition

2.

A．door

B．mind

C．eyes

D．mouth

3.

A．bothering

B．astonishing

C．benefiting

D．encouraging

4.

A．boss

B．teacher

C．dad

D．mom

5.

A．expression

B．idiom

C．tone

D．phrase

6.

A．Continue

B．Stop

C．Look

D．Listen

7.

A．reasonable

B．useful

C．unwanted

D．convincing

8.

A．obviously

B．strongly

C．temporarily

D．particularly

9.

A．provide

B．want

C．bring

D．order

10.

A．hope

B．dangers

C．enthusiasm

D．problems

11.

A．questioning

B．collecting

C．sharing

D．judging

12.

A．energetic

B．beautiful

C．popular

D．controlling

13.

A．adults

B．kids

C．teenagers

D．managers

14.

A．looking into

B．looking for

C．looking through

D．looking at

15.

A．official

B．fair

C．,systematic

D．immediate

16.

A．hoping

B．waiting

C．applying

D．arranging

17.

A．leads

B．supports

C．demands

D．avoids

18.

A．impression

B．message

C．goal

D．title

19.

A．speaker

B．listener

C．adviser

D．partner

20.

A．helpful

B．annoying

C．flexible

D．pushing

3 . I have invented robots which improve the work of cars. My love of making things began _______ I was a kid. I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison.

One day in fourth grade, our _______ gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the products. I thought and thought. _______ I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company. Soon after, the company _______ me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoyed reading and re-reading about his _______! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most. The inventions were clearly printed on my brain.

My dad noticed my interest in inventing and _______ me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into_______and then into new things. Once, I surprised my dad _______ a model plane I made. Later, we found a _______ model plane in a store. I learned that ________ inventors often invent similar things. It is not unusual for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas ________. Failure is a common part of the inventing.

As my father and I worked together, I began to ________ that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always ________ a better way to do a simple job. His guiding hands, together with my ________ in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison. He is my ________.

1.

A．before

B．when

C．after

D．until

2.

A．parent

B．engineer

C．inventor

D．teacher

3.

A．Finally

B．Obviously

C．Actually

D．Quickly

4.

A．designed

B．borrowed

C．sent

D．recommended

5.

A．lights

B．projects

C．suggestions

D．inventions

6.

A．contacted

B．challenged

C．chose

D．encouraged

7.

A．comments

B．plans

C．details

D．solutions

8.

A．about

B．with

C．into

D．from

9.

A．advanced

B．similar

C．suitable

D．formal

10.

A．outgoing

B．unique

C．different

D．responsible

11.

A．work

B．fail

C．come

D．quit

12.

A．find

B．request

C．realize

D．guess

13.

A．looking forward to

B．looking for

C．applying for

D．looking at

14.

A．interest

B．strategy

C．habit

D．confidence

15.

A．partner

B．expert

C．hero

D．editor

4 . Love to write? Want to see your work published and win some cash along the way? Then read on. The national Spark a Story writing contest is calling in all young story tellers!

Who can participate?

The contest is open to students in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12, or those who are being home-schooled in the United States.

Deadline and requirements

You’re able to send your short story up to October 7th. It will be judged on creativity, originality and overall quality of writing. Your story must be original works and should be no longer than 5000 words. There is no minimum length requirements.

How can I send my short story?

There are three easy ways to send your short story:

*Online at http: // learn. hmhco.com/hmhsparkamind

*Send your short story as a PDF or Microsoft word document to Sparka@hmhco.com

*Send your short story via U.S. Mail to:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

222 Berkeley Street

Boston, MA 02116

What will I win?

The best stories will be published next year Winners will receive a free copy of the book and cash price of $100.

1. The passage is written for ________ to read.

A．students

B．teachers

C．parents

D．foreigners

2. Which of the following children can take part in the contest?

A．Maria, grade 7, from New York.	B．Justin, grade 9, from London.
C．Catherine, grade 11, from Washington D.C.	D．Bastian, homeschooled from Paris.

3. Which of the following ways is NOT a correct way to send your story?

A．Sending it online.	B．Sending it by email.
C．Sending it by US mail.	D．Sending it by fax.

5 . Last year, the bushfires in Australia burned more than 12.35 million acres of land. At least 25 people were killed and 2000 homes destroyed. According to the BBC, that was the most casualties(伤亡) from wildfires in the country since 2009. The University of Sydney estimates that 480 million animals have died in South Wales alone.

Zeke Hausfather, an energy systems analyst and climate researcher at Berkeley Earth, said warmer temperatures and extreme weather made Australia more susceptible to fires and increased the length of the fire season. "The drier conditions combined with record high temperatures in 2019 created main conditions for the disastrous fires. Australia's fires were worsened by the combination of those two. 2019 was the perfect storm for being the warmest year on record for Australia and the driest year on record for Australia," Hausfather added on Friday.

Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research, said warmer ocean temperatures are also contributed to more variable weather around the world. Trenberth believes that global warming contributed to energy imbalances and hot spots in the oceans, which can create a wave in the atmosphere that locks weather patterns in places, causing longer rain events in Indonesia, for example, and at the same time contributing to drought in Australia. He said that once an area experiences drought conditions for two months or more, it increases the risk of fires catching and spreading. Those changing weather patterns due to global warming make drought events longer.

Climate experts stress that climate change is not the only factor in the severity(严重) of wildfires. How land is managed can also impact the amount of fuel available for fires. Practices like controlled bums and other factors can impact the risk to people and property, such as warning systems and the type of development in a given area. Changing those policies has great potential to limit future damage from wildfires along with changes to how fire management resources are dispatched(派遣).

1. What are the numbers about in paragraph 1?

A．The causes of Australian fires.	B．The results of Australian fires.
C．The damaged areas of Australian fires.	D．The property destruction of Australian fires.

2. Which of the following best explains ''susceptible to" in the second paragraph?

A．Very quickly to adapt to.

B．Very seriously to focus on.

C．Very likely to be influenced by.

D．Very easily to be protected against.

3. What can we infer from Trenberth’s research?

A．Longer dry weather contributes to global warming.

B．Global wanning is also a main cause of the bushfires.

C．Warmer ocean temperatures leads to the fires directly.

D．The imbalanced energy leads to the temperature rising.

4. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?

A．To stress the effects of Australia fires.

B．To show the methods for land management.

C．To predict the seriousness of Australia fires.

D．To provide some advice about reducing fire damage.

6 . When Jim Grant spotted black smoke coming out of a building on his way to work, he_________his car to call 911. Then he_________a U-turn, circling back to take another look.

Pulling up to the building, Grant saw flames（火焰）shooting out of a second-floor window. Not seeing or hearing any fire engines_________, Grant rushed to a side_________and ran up the stairs.

On the second floor, he_________every apartment door. "Get out!" Grant shouted, No one_________and he assumed that people had already_________. Reaching the end of the hallway, though, Grant_________a half-open door. He kicked it wide open, finding a_________woman in a wheelchair with a little boy and a tiny baby. "Let's__________!" he screamed. The woman looked at him in confusion and said something about changing her clothes. Grant didn't wait, clutching（抓牢）the baby to his chest and__________the boy alongside, Grant ran down the hallway. When he was__________outside, the only__________in sight was a policeman. Grant told him about the__________and they rushed into the smoky building.

Thanks to them, a family was saved from the fire. Grant and the policeman were honored for their__________.

1.

A．drove

B．stopped

C．reached

D．abandoned

2.

A．saw

B．made

C．missed

D．crossed

3.

A．burning

B．leaving

C．approaching

D．waiting

4.

A．entrance

B．road

C．building

D．window

5.

A．locked

B．kicked

C．counted

D．repaired

6.

A．agreed

B．cared

C．responded

D．understood

7.

A．arrived

B．returned

C．hidden

D．escaped

8.

A．skipped

B．closed

C．noticed

D．remembered

9.

A．frightened

B．curious

C．patient

D．grateful

10.

A．turn back

B．go up

C．get out

D．lie down

11.

A．following

B．dragging

C．examining

D．passing

12.

A．safely

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．previously

13.

A．witness

B．guide

C．service

D．help

14.

A．woman

B．door

C．car

D．baby

15.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．courage

7 . Les Brown is one of the world’s greatest speakers. He is also a thought leader on self-improvement and _____.

However, Les found it difficult to learn knowledge when he was a ____. During his school days, he was thought as “______to learn well” by the teachers and placed _____from 6th grade to 5th grade. To make things worse, he had a twin brother who was rather bright and _____, so Les was _____by his classmates.

One day a teacher asked him to _____a problem on the blackboard, but Les _____and said that he couldn’t. “Of course you can,” the teacher replied _____. “Young man, come here and solve this problem for me.”

“But I can’t,” ____ Les. “I’m a silly boy”. The rest of the class burst (爆发) into _____. At that point, the teacher stepped out from behind his desk and looked Les straight in the eye. “Don’t ever say that again,” he told him firmly. “Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your _____.”

Les never _____those words, and spent the rest of his life facing _____，setting and following his goals. Time and time again, thanks to the teacher’s powerful words, Les has been famous all over the world. Do remember: you have _____within you.

1.

A．problem-solving

B．goal-setting

C．money-making

D．job-hunting

2.

A．student

B．teacher

C．speaker

D．leader

3.

A．curious

B．afraid

C．unable

D．eager

4.

A．away

B．forward

C．back

D．off

5.

A．awkward

B．stupid

C．naughty

D．talented

6.

A．laughed at

B．cared about

C．knocked down

D．looked into

7.

A．solve

B．discuss

C．face

D．choose

8.

A．answered

B．refused

C．replied

D．accepted

9.

A．surprisingly

B．anxiously

C．angrily

D．encouragingly

10.

A．insisted

B．suggested

C．lied

D．disagreed

11.

A．anger

B．laughter

C．cheers

D．tears

12.

A．risk

B．spirit

C．regret

D．reality

13.

A．kept

B．remembered

C．forgot

D．minded

14.

A．truth

B．challenges

C．opportunities

D．questions

15.

A．happiness

B．loneliness

C．darkness

D．greatness

8 . Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.
Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.
The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful, it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.
Ten healthy volunteers were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine is stopping coughs.
The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin needed to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they need only slightly higher levels of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.
The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a nerve activity (神经活动), which causes coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.
1. According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.

A．cannot be as effective as codeine

B．can be harmful to people’s health

C．cannot be separated from chocolate

D．can be a more effective cure for coughs

2. We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _______.

A．were patients with bad coughs

B．were divided into three groups

C．received standard treatments

D．suffered little side effects

3. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Codeine: A New Medicine

B．Chocolate May Cure Coughs

C．Cough Treatment: A Hard Case

D．Theobromine Can Cause Coughs

9 . Craig Blackburn, a father and car fan, built a Batmobile for his son’s hope for using the vehicle to brighten the lives of sick children. And now he hopes to use it for more than just his sons hope after seeing the childrens reaction to the Batmobile.

Based on the number of failures he had seen in car groups, he estimated that only about one in 50 attempted constructions was actually finished and he realized what an incredible opportunity he had.

Mr. Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2018 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing. It started with importing an outer shell overseas, before picking brains of a friend who had a background as a worker in a car factory to gain knowledge of how to build the car. With the help of his friend, Mr. Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.

Mr.Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower(喷火器)onto the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the more recent Batman Tumbler from the series film Dark Knight. Though Mr. Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction, in September 2019, the car made its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, before being used by Blackburn’s son for his hope.

“It was great. It was so good to see the kids’ and adults’ excitement at seeing the Batmobile.” Mr. Blackburn said. As a result, the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible, so he can visit sick children and take them out with his son.

1. What is Craig Blackburn’s initial purpose of making the Batmobile?

A．To realize his son’s dream.

B．To donate it to sick children.

C．To pay his respects to the film Dark Knight.

D．To show off at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.

2. How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first?

A．Hopeful.

B．Confused.

C．Impossible.

D．Unsure.

3. How did Blackburn’s friend help him?

A．By making an outer shell for him.

B．By offering him financial support.

C．By sharing the knowledge of building cars.

D．By telling him the background of the car factory.

4. What is the car lovers’ expectation of the Batmobile?

A．It will be driven soon on the roads.

B．It can be displayed around the world.

C．It can change the lives of sick children.

D．It will appear in the next film about Batman.

10 . I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _____ Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!

Wrestling (摔跤) is _____ seen as a sport for men, but I _____ to see if I could do it.

Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _____.From morning to night, I would sit watching the _____ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _____.

For three years, I _____ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My _____ memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _____ because he’d lost to a girl.

My last ______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.

I was so ______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see ____but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had ______ by four points. The cameras and ______ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so ______. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, ______ began to run through my knee. Because I hurt my knee, my ______ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I won’t lose heart and still ______ to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have   ___ that you can do anything you want if you stay positive and put your ______ into it.

1.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．dangerous

D．famous

2.

A．usually

B．ever

C．hardly

D．never

3.

A．agreed

B．pretended

C．decided

D．happened

4.

A．roll

B．run

C．fight

D．wrestle

5.

A．boys

B．girls

C．teammates

D．friends

6.

A．way

B．life

C．work

D．study

7.

A．beat

B．hit

C．knocked

D．injured

8.

A．longest

B．shortest

C．deepest

D．worst

9.

A．shouting

B．smiling

C．laughing

D．crying

10.

A．chance

B．match

C．try

D．sport

11.

A．upset

B．great

C．pleased

D．excited

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

13.

A．won

B．lost

C．led

D．gained

14.

A．hands

B．players

C．lights

D．photos

15.

A．shy

B．hopeful

C．happy

D．nervous

16.

A．air

B．blood

C．steam

D．pain

17.

A．dream

B．plan

C．goal

D．story

18.

A．remember

B．cycle

C．want

D．walk

19.

A．said

B．heard

C．learned

D．noticed

20.

A．time

B．heart

C．foot

D．wealth