1 . The sharing economy is a trend that has been growing in recent years. This economy is based on sharing resources, such as cars, homes, and even clothing, rather than owning them outright. Some popular examples of the sharing economy include Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft.

The sharing economy has several potential benefits. For one, it can help reduce waste and increase sustainability(可持续性), as resources are being used more efficiently. Additionally, it can help provide more affordable options for consumers, as well as create new sources of income for people who may not have had access to traditional job opportunities.

However, there are also potential drawbacks to the sharing economy. Many of the workers in the sharing economy are considered independent contractors, which means they are not entitled to the same benefits and protections as traditional employees. Additionally, there have been concerns about safety and insurance coverage for both the workers and consumers using these services.

1. What is the sharing economy?

A．An economy based on owning resources outright.

B．An economy based on sharing resources.

C．An economy based on consuming more resources.

D．An economy based on throwing away resources.

2. What are some potential benefits of the sharing economy?

A．It can create more waste and reduce sustainability.

B．It can create more expensive options for consumers.

C．It can provide affordable options for consumers and create new sources of income.

D．It can reduce job opportunities.

3. What are some popular examples of the sharing economy?

A．Private car ownership, traditional hotels, and taxis.

B．Public transportation, traditional hotels, and taxis.

C．Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft.

D．Uber, private car ownership, and public transportation.

4. What is one potential benefit of the sharing economy for people who may not have had access to traditional job opportunities?

A．It can create more traditional job opportunities.

B．It can eliminate traditional job opportunities.

C．It can provide new sources of income.

D．It can reduce job opportunities.

2 . A Computer Helps！

I just got a new laptop. It is very helpful. When Ms. Liu asked us to write a report about Easter, I decided to do all of my research on the Internet. I entered some key words into a search engine to find information on this topic.    1    

What is Easter?

Easter is an important festival in Western culture.    2    .

When is Easter?

Easter does not fall on the same day each year. The date depends on the moon.    3    .

How do people celebrate Easter?

People celebrate Easter with their family and friends.    4    . In this way, it is like the Chinese Spring Festival. On Easter Day, many children have egg hunts and eat chocolate rabbits.    5    . Children believe that the Easter Bunny comes and hides chocolate eggs for them to find.

A．But it is always in March or April.

B．They eat delicious food together.

C．It is one of the biggest holidays in many countries.

D．Do you often search for information on the Internet?

E．Rabbits and eggs are symbols of new life.

F．Here is what I found.

G．What do you know about Internet?

3 . Happy Children’s Palace

MONDAY                                          19:00 — 20:30 English Learning                                   Prof. G. While Would you like to improve your spoken English? This is for middle school students. (2 weeks)

TUESDAY                                          17:30 — 19:00 Photography                                        Mr. Green Learn to take good pictures. Bring your own camera with you. (4weeks)

WEDNESDAY                                     18:00 — 19:00 Office 2000                                          Prof. Wang Lan Learn how to use the new software (软件). (10 weeks)

FRIDAY                                             19:00 — 20:30 Painting                                               Miss Yang Jing Would you like to learn to paint? It is for beginners only. (16 weeks)

SATURDAY                                          15:00 — 16:30 Cambridge Young Leaners’ English            Prof. J. Brown This is for the children at primary school (小学). (20 weeks)

SUNDAY                                             10:00 — 11:00 Swimming club                                     Coach (教练): Liu Xin Want to keep fit? Want to swim as fast as a fish? Come to the club. (8 weeks)

1. If you want to improve your spoken English, ________ can teach you.

A．Prof. G. White

B．Yang Jing

C．Mr. Green

D．Wang Lan

2. If you want to learn how to use the new software, you should go there on ________.

A．Wednesday

B．Tuesday

C．Friday

D．Saturday

3. If you are interested in painting and want to be an artist, Miss Yang Jing can teach you painting ________.

A．from 19 :00 to 20 :30 on Monday

B．from 17 :30 to 19 :00 on Tuesday

C．from 7:00 to 8:30 on Friday evening

D．from 18 :00 to 19:00 on Wednesday

4. If you don’t have enough time, and you want to learn a skill in two months, you’d better learn ________.

A．how to use the new software	B．how to swim
C．how to take pictures	D．how to paint

4 . Once there was a farmer with a wife and two sons. He became quite________through hardworking. He wanted his children to have a(n)________life, so he and his wife did all the work and________made them do anything.

After some time, his wife died and________he didn’t want his children to________, so he did the field labor and all the housework. But as time went on, he became old and________, and started to worry about his________when he died.

So he thought about this for a long time and he________his sons and said, “Look, my inheritance (遗产) to you is a lot of gold. I’ve________all my gold in the fields, so it’s up to you to plough (耕作) them and________the gold.”

And he called his neighbors and said, “I’m going to________and my children don’t know how to________themselves. So please cook for them until they can take care of themselves.”

So the neighbors provided them with________for some time.

Certainly the brothers didn’t want to be robbed of the________so they did the digging themselves. They________one field after another and after they had dug all the fields, they found no gold.

So the brothers sat down and one________the other, “Do you think our father________us?”

But the other brother said, “No, I think our father was saying that the________is a golden profession. And if we dig up all the________we can become rich.”

So like all the other________, they sowed wheat in the fields they had dug and became very rich in the end.

1.

A．rich

B．strong

C．clever

D．busy

2.

A．hard

B．easy

C．different

D．ordinary

3.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．sometimes

4.

A．also

B．thus

C．ever

D．still

5.

A．work

B．move

C．study

D．play

6.

A．healthy

B．sick

C．foolish

D．wise

7.

A．brothers

B．friends

C．children

D．relatives

8.

A．showed

B．taught

C．visited

D．called

9.

A．lost

B．hidden

C．planted

D．put

10.

A．harvest

B．find

C．buy

D．use

11.

A．leave

B．travel

C．die

D．disappear

12.

A．look at

B．look out

C．look after

D．look for

13.

A．relief

B．money

C．water

D．food

14.

A．gold

B．silver

C．oil

D．coal

15.

A．dug

B．piled

C．operated

D．searched

16.

A．advised

B．asked

C．followed

D．doubted

17.

A．loved

B．cared

C．understood

D．cheated

18.

A．gardening

B．fishing

C．building

D．farming

19.

A．roots

B．stones

C．fields

D．pipes

20.

A．farmers

B．workers

C．fishers

D．builders