1 . The local government will         more colleges for more students to receive higher education.

A．set off

B．send out

C．set out

D．set up

2 . We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.

The corner started last year. At first, there were only _________ students because many were _________ to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just _________ to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would _________ me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very _________. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From _________ on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _________ more. I learn _________ my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner _________.

It’s a good __________ to speak English. Please join us.

1.

A．a lot of

B．a few

C．a little

D．a bit of

2.

A．excited

B．interested

C．angry

D．afraid

3.

A．Talked

B．spoke

C．listened

D．came

4.

A．help

B．laugh at

C．stop

D．fit into

5.

A．happy

B．interesting

C．sad

D．afraid

6.

A．then

B．now

C．today

D．that

7.

A．saying

B．of talk

C．to speak

D．telling

8.

A．to

B．at

C．for

D．from

9.

A．late

B．often

C．early

D．too

10.

A．room

B．place

C．home

D．school

3 . Winners of the Broadcom MASTERS

Girls took the top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS, a science competition for middle school students.

Alaina Gassler

Alaina won the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize for the project of reducing blind spots in cars. She was inspired to solve this issue by her mother who didn’t like driving her vehicle because its large A-pillar (A柱) design made her feel in danger. “I started to think about how blind spots were a huge problem in all cars,” said Alaina. So she worked on and solved it.

Sidor Clare

Sidor won the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation, an honor made by Samueli’s generous donation of his 2012 Marconi Society Prize Award. She developed bricks that could one day be made on Mars, so that humans wouldn’t be required to carry building materials with them in order to build there.

Alexis MacAvoy

Alexis won the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, which recognized the student whose work and performance showed the most promise in health-related fields and demonstrated an understanding of the many social factors that affect health. She designed a water filter (过滤器) by using carbon to remove heavy metals from water.

Rachel Bergey

Rachel won the $10,000 Lemelson Award for Invention, awarded by The Lemelson Foundation to a young inventor creating promising solutions to real-world problems. She developed a trap made of tinfoil (锡纸) and netting for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species causing damage to trees.

1. What is the purpose of Alaina Gassler’s invention?

A．To beautify vehicles.	B．To improve the safety of driving.
C．To decorate the sidewalk for the blind.	D．To reduce the carbon released from cars.

2. Whose invention is related to human health?

A．Alaina Gassler’s.	B．Sidor Clare’s.
C．Rachel Bergey’s.	D．Alexis MacAvoy’s.

3. What is the Broadcom MASTERS about?

A．Art.

B．Sport.

C．Technology.

D．Education.

4 . Tian Wangui and his wife Lu Min are villagers in Qiantian Village, Liaoning Province. They began planting trees over forty years ago. With their hard work, the two barren (贫瘠的) mountains are covered by trees now.

After leaving the army in the 1980s, Tian got back home and began planting fruit trees on the hills. In 1982, the couple got the contract rights (承包经营权) of two mountains. At first, they planted some young fruit trees on part of the land. In order to water them, they had to carry water up to the top of the mountains many times a day by themselves.

Now, the two mountains are covered by more than 50,000 trees of over 20 kinds. More than 2,000 birds live in the trees in the mountains.

“We cared for the mountains and trees as we cared for our children,” said Lu. “Even as we grow old, our children will protect the woods, watch over the birds and keep our dream alive.”

1. What did Tian Wangui do before he began planting trees?

A．He served in the army.

B．He watched over the birds.

C．He cared for the children.

D．He carried water up to the mountains.

2. Which word can best describe the couple?

A．Determined.

B．Friendly.

C．Curious.

D．Brave.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．A couple got the contract rights by planting trees.

B．A couple taught their children to plant trees for over forty years.

C．A couple kept planting trees on the mountains for over forty years.

D．A couple helped the villagers plant trees on the mountains for over forty years.

5 . The largest organ of your body is the ________.

A．brain

B．mouth

C．stomach

D．skin

6 . Which of the following classes did Han Jing have on her first day?

A．The physics class.

B．The English class.

C．The chemistry class.

D．The history class.

7 . French wasn’t his          language, but he used to live in France, so he could speak a little.

A．home

B．classic

C．foreign

D．native

8 . —An athlete should play only for his own country.
—        

A．So do I	B．That doesn’t make any sense.
C．Good idea	D．Me too.

9 . When I was in primary school, I fell in love with reading. The books _______ me to a wonderful world. The more I read, the more I wanted to know. However, my parents _______ afford so many books. I had to solve the problem myself.

There was a book shop near my home. One day I walked into _______ shop and picked up a book. I didn’t know whether _______ there without buying any books. _______ I wasn’t noticed, I just read a few pages and then put it back. Luckily, no one noticed me. After that, I went there to read every day. Several days later, while I was reading, the owner came up and asked, “You like reading?” I looked down and replied _______, “Yes.” “Don’t worry,” he said with a smile. “You may read books here _______ you help me clean the shop.” I felt quite surprised, “Really? It’s so kind of you!” I was very happy that I _______ to read there. From then on, I spent a little time cleaning the shop. After that, I quietly read there. That way, I read lots of books. I became one of _______ writers in our school. I even won some prizes in writing.

Now studying in high school, I can borrow books __________ library. My hobby of reading is kept. It will make a big difference to my life.

1.

A．brought

B．are bringing

C．bring

D．have brought

2.

A．couldn’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．shouldn’t

3.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

4.

A．can 1 read

B．I can read

C．could I read

D．I could read

5.

A．Make sure

B．To make sure

C．Believe in

D．To believe in

6.

A．nervous

B．nervously

C．angry

D．angrily

7.

A．if

B．although

C．before

D．unless

8.

A．will allow

B．will be allowed

C．allowed

D．was allowed

9.

A．good

B．the best

C．poor

D．the poorest

10.

A．to

B．for

C．with

D．from

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Climate change is having an unexpected effect    1    the diets of grizzly bears,    2    could cause problems in the future. 

Grizzly bears on Kodiak Island    3     (usual) eat salmon ( 鲑) at the beginning of the summer. When the elderberries ripen ( 变成熟) at the end of the summer, they eat berries instead.

Now, however, increasing temperatures mean the elderberries are ripening earlier. The bears have a(n)     4    (choose)— berries or salmon. They leave the streams full of salmon and stay in the hills eating elderberries instead.

“It's as if breakfast and lunch    5     (serve) at the same time and there is nothing     6     (eat) until dinner,” said Oregon State University biologist William Deacy. “You have to choose between breakfast and lunch because you can only eat so much at a time.”

Berries are    7    (high) in sugar than salmon. They contain less protein and are easier for the body to break down, and the bears are gaining weight as    8    result.

The change in the bears' diet is also affecting the Kodiak Island ecosystem (生态系统). Normally the bears kill 75 percent of the salmon at the beginning of the summer. Now there are more    9    (survive) salmon.The forests are suffering from the lack of nutrients normally    10     (provide) by the dead salmon.