1 . J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement.
She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9yearold daughter Bailey.
He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together.
Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.”
After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures.
1. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text?| A．She guided him how to write a good story. |
| B．She encouraged him when he was in trouble. |
| C．Her books helped him through times of confusion. |
| D．Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter. |
| A．He has found it interesting to read the series. | B．He was too old to understand the series better. |
| C．He has chosen a better way of reading the series. | D．He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future. |
| A．Useless. | B．Normal. | C．Valuable. | D．Boring. |
| A．J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health. |
| B．J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father. |
| C．J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth. |
| D．Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series. |
1.表示安慰和理解。
2.提出至少两点以上的建议
注意：词数80左右
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3 . New apps provide more sources of information and bring convenience. Here are some of the newest free apps. If you are interested, download them to your smartphone!
 It allows students to search for iEDU advising center information, where you can discover new educational information, aid, opportunities and advice. |  It allows you to look through lesser-known artists’ music. You can save songs or artists you like and find bands with similar sounds. |
 BrainPOP mixes learning and technology in a fun and simple way. It is free and teaches you something new in English every day. |  It is a time saver, an app helping you manage your time, add a task and even assign tasks to other people who need a quick reminder! |
| A．Workers. | B．Doctors. | C．Students. | D．Drivers. |
| A．iEDU. | B．Indie Shuffle. | C．BrainPOP. | D．Todoist. |
| A．interesting | B．boring | C．difficult | D．cheap |
Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action
5 . I don’t usually watch TV at night. Last Thursday night, I finished my homework early and
The program was about food waste (食品浪费). It asked cooks (厨师) to make meals from food that people threw away (扔掉). The cooks went to
From the program, I learned how much food people throw away every week. It is
People don’t want carrots when they are very big or very small,
The program showed people that food waste is a big problem. We must
| A．waited | B．helped | C．decided |
| A．activity | B．program | C．competition |
| A．libraries | B．museums | C．supermarkets |
| A．still | B．only | C．ever |
| A．meat | B．fruit | C．cake |
| A．terrible | B．difficult | C．expensive |
| A．buy | B．pay | C．use |
| A．price | B．color | C．size |
| A．but | B．so | C．if |
| A．save | B．share | C．fight |
6 . I’m Jason. Here’s what I did from June to August.
 | In June, I went to Grandia, a beach in Valencia. I met a girl called Lara there. She told funny stories to make me laugh (笑). We had a wonderful time. |
 | In July, I went to Villalonga with my sisters. We put up our tents next to the River Serpis in the middle of the mountains. The views(风景) were very beautiful. |
 | In August, my parents and I went to London. I went there to learn English before. But it was my parents’ first time in London. We visited many interesting places. We had afternoon tea. I also visited my teachers when I was there. |
| A．was great fun | B．met Jason in July | C．lived in Valencia |
| A．He went camping. | B．He went to Grandia | C．He visited his sisters. |
| A．To take a vacation. | B．To learn English. | C．To see his teachers. |
Holidays with friends can be great fun and a good way of getting to know each other better.
Choose a place to visit. Going abroad will cost more but be a more exciting experience. Don’t go abroad if this is the first time you organize(组织)the holidays.
Collect your friends. Work out how many people you will be able to plan the trip for.
Meet up. Everyone will have their own idea of what the trip to be like, you should have a meeting.
Book transport(交通). When you decide on your hotel, you will know the dates of your stay and will be able to book transport, such as trains, buses and airplanes. Booking transport earlier can help you save some money.
8 . I’m Aimswell and I live in Tobago in the West Indies. Like lots of people here, my father fishes to feed my family and he started to teach me to fish when I was five. I love it and have joined in many fishing competitions. People here fish for themselves and some of them also sell fish to big hotels. However, because people fish too much, there are fewer fish in the sea now.
To solve the problem, my teacher, Mr.Peters, started a program. The program is teaching all the students in my school about fishing. We are raising (饲养) a kind of fish called tilapia at school. They are easy to look after(照顾) because all they need to eat is water plants(植物). They will grow big enough to eat in about four months. We have two different kinds of tilapia and they will taste different.
Mr.Peters wants us to show our parents how we have raised fish at school and tell them they can do the same at home. Then one day every one in Tobago can eat the fish they raise and there will be more fish in the sea.
I love working on the program because it is fun and it teaches us a way to help protect the environment(环境).
1. At the age of five, Aimswell .| A．learned to fish | B．started to feed his family | C．went to a fishing competition |
| A．调研 | B．讨论 | C．解决 |
| A．They live in the sea. |
| B．They only eat water plants |
| C．They will grow big enough in four weeks. |
| A．To enjoy their school life more. |
| B．To help their parents make more money. |
| C．To teach their parents to raise fish at home. |
| A．A talented boy. | B．A fish-protecting program. | C．Schools in the West Indies. |
9 . It was Saturday morning. Kate got up early and had breakfast quickly. She was so happy because she was going to the zoo with her family. There was a new kind of animal in the zoo. It was sloth (树懒)and it was from South America. Kate never saw a sloth before.She could not wait to see it.
When Kate and her family got to the zoo, there were lots of people around the sloth. The sloth was staying in a tree. It looked so lovely! Kate watched the animal for about ten minutes, and then she asked, “Are you sure it is alive(话的), Dad?I don’t see it move.” “Of course it is alive,” her father said. “But a sloth can only move slowly.”
Kate’s family went to see some other animals. Then they went back to see the sloth after lunch. Kate looked at the sloth carefully. “ You are really lazy, Mr.Sloth,” Kate said. “I think you should do more exercise.It is good for your health.”
1. Kate’s family went to the zoo on .| A．Saturday morning | B．Saturday afternoon | C．Sunday morning |
| A．she never went to the zoo before |
| B．the sloth was her favorite animal |
| C．there was a new kind of animal in the zoo |
| A．lovely | B．smart | C．lazy |
| A．run fast | B．exercise more | C．sleep early |
| A．Kate’s dad often exercises. |
| B．Kate is from South America. |
| C．The sloth moves very slowly. |
Some students are talking about their vacations last month. Everyone had
Mary went to Guizhou
As for Alice’s vacation, she decided
Tim went to his uncle’s farm in the countryside with his family. They
