1. What is the aim of the campaign?
| A．To remind people of Earth Day. |
| B．To encourage people to reduce garbage. |
| C．To warn people of the bad effects of pollution. |
| A．Planting trees. | B．Designing posters. | C．Collecting garbage. |
| A．Paint paper. | B．Stop driving cars. | C．Decorate classrooms. |
| A．Absurd. | B．Hollow. | C．Practical. |
2 . With the increasing development of technology, we now have the ability to get much information from foreign media sources (媒体资源). Because we can learn much about events happening in other countries from the media, such as magazines and newspapers, many people may think that reading magazines and newspapers is the best way to learn about a foreign country. However, I believe that only reading magazines and newspapers as a way of learning about a foreign country has several limitations.
We cannot deny that magazines and newspapers actually present some valuable information about foreign countries. However, the information that they present is often one-sided, so that readers can only learn about one opinion on an event happening in a foreign country. Also, the words and pictures in magazines and newspapers may not be true. If a government wants to hide some facts, it may force the media to tell lies to its readers, and thus the information that readers receive may not be true.
I think that the best way to learn about a foreign country is to travel or live there for a while. By traveling or living in a country, you can see things that do not appear in magazines and newspapers, and learn about the local political situation, state of the economy, and the culture. You can get more information about a country by talking directly with local people about the overall situation, and can truly understand the local culture by living with them for a while. But if you are at home reading a newspaper or magazine, you simply get information provided by others passively (被动地) instead of collecting information directly.
So, I believe that the best way to learn about a foreign country is not by reading magazines and newspapers but by placing yourself in that foreign country.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?| A．How people get information in no time. |
| B．Where people can get information they need. |
| C．Why it’s important to learn about a foreign country. |
| D．What the best way to learn about a foreign country is. |
| A．Disagree. | B．Promise. | C．Realize. | D．Accept. |
| A．True but not enough. | B．Correct but not fresh. |
| C．Limited and not always true. | D．Not enough and not valuable. |
| A．You’ll have a quicker mind by learning more. |
| B．You’ll have a chance to read local newspapers. |
| C．You’ll meet people who are different from you. |
| D．You’ll learn truths that the media don’t provide. |
3 . Sunday sadness is real, for tomorrow is the start of working days.
An excellent choice is exercise. Breaking a sweat has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression, boost mood and improve sleep, all good ways to fight Sunday stress. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, just five minutes of aerobic exercise can reduce anxiety.
●Take a nature pillActually, any form of exercise or movement can increase your fitness level while decreasing your stress.
Some folks turn to drinking alcohol, even crazily, to cope with the Sunday night blues. That’s a poor choice: Alcohol rattles your normal sleep patterns, trapping you in lighter stages of sleep and dramatically reducing the quality of your rest at night.
“It continues to pull you out of rapid eye movement and the deeper stages of sleep, causing you to wake up not feeling restored,” said Rebecca Robbins, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health, in a previous CNN interview.
●Wind downThis is going to sound impossible, but try to avoid your cell phone and work email on Sunday. Being constantly connected keeps us excited even on our days off, discouraging relaxation.
Does the idea make you even more nervous?
Unconsciously worrying about all the things you have to do Monday brings you restless sleep, even insomnia(失眠), so write down a list of all the things you have to do Monday – or even the entire week. You can go so far as prioritizing them if you like. Not only will putting the tasks on paper jump-start your Monday morning, you’ll feel like you’ve purged your worries.
| A．Then try to check in as early in the evening on Sunday as you can. |
| B．Avoid overdrinking |
| C．Here’s how to battle the pre-workweek blues. |
| D．Here are some following ways to help you relax at weekends. |
| E．Why not increase that effect by enjoying nature? |
| F．Then relax and keep texting till your bedtime. |
| G．In fact, writing in a journal has been scientifically shown to improve overall health. |
1. adj.热切的；渴望的
2. n.益处vt.使受益vi.得益于
3. vt.鼓舞；激励；启发思考
4. n.机会；时机
5. n.&vt.尊敬；尊重
6. break away
7. significant
8. from then on
9. to be frank
10. absolutely
5 . When I was nine years old, my dad worked in a heating and air conditioning company. It allowed him to work mainly in the spring and fall. With summers free, my parents took me and my two brothers to the lake every day. I supposed my parents must realize that if they didn’t find us any things to do, we would finally start fighting, as we were too bored.
On the way to the lake, my mother drove the car and my father recited (朗诵) poems so my brothers and I wouldn’t get bored. I still didn’t know how my dad had learnt so many poems by heart. But I had a great discovery that every time my father recited them, those verses (诗句) could keep us three quiet for the next twenty--minute drive. Such moments could never be achieved by what else my parents usually did such as singing, telling stories, and so on.
One of the poems that completely attracted me was a bit silly. It begins—Ladles and jellyspoons/I come before you/To stand behind you/And tell you something I know nothing about. There were still many similar ones. I found I was deeply caught. I recited these lines in my head over and over, week after week until they burned new electrical pathways in my brain. I even couldn’t help copying those poems neatly in my favorite notebooks.
It’s a love story that continues to this day, thirty years and 10 books of my own later. So the value of the story is this: Read to your kids. Sing to your kids. Recite poems for your kids. Be silly with your kids! It may make all the difference. It works for me. Thanks, Dad.
1. According to the author, why were his brothers and he taken to the lake daily in summer?| A．To reduce their study pressure. | B．To escape the heat of summers. |
| C．To teach them some new life skills. | D．To draw their attention to other things. |
| A．Poems were easy to learn by heart. |
| B．His parents were good at creating poems. |
| C．His father tried hard to get along well with them. |
| D．Poems could make the three brothers calm down. |
| A．He began to write poems himself. | B．He gradually fell in love with poems. |
| C．He made changes to some silly poems. | D．He grew to be a kid with excellent grades. |
| A．Children should be grateful to their parents. |
| B．Parents should avoid being too strict with kids. |
| C．Good family atmosphere is very important for kids. |
| D．Children should be encouraged to follow their dreams. |
1. What will Marie be?
| A．A technician. | B．A manager. | C．A secretary. |
| A．Product sales. | B．Communications. | C．Educational technology. |
| A．To honour volunteers. |
| B．To entertain Marie herself. |
| C．To welcome new colleagues. |
| A．Announcing a new employee. |
| B．Giving staff urgent tasks. |
| C．Conducting an interview. |
1. What does the woman advise the man to do?
| A．Go to bed early. | B．See the doctor. | C．Make greater progress. |
| A．Health care. | B．Listening practice. | C．Chinese learning. |
| A．Learn a Chinese song. | B．Download a folk song. | C．Borrow a new dictionary. |
| A．She failed it. | B．She just passed it. | C．She did very well in it. |
9 . April 23 marks World Book and Copyright Day. Here are four widely praised books which received agreeably high scores on Douban in China.
The Death of a PrincessThe Death of a Princess is a work of legal history. The author describes in detail the classic case of Princess Lanling of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), who was beaten by her husband and suffered the loss of her baby, leading to her death, exploring important and profound legal and married moral issues such as domestic violence and the low status (地位) of women.
Delivering Packages in BeijingAuthor Hu Anyan has worked as a delivery man, a night shift stock picker, a convenience store clerk and a security guard. He transforms the bits and pieces of everyday life and the joys and sorrows of work into a sincere narrative. He finally realizes that a life filled with anger is not worth living.
The Annoyance of the GodsAuthor Ma Boyong, who has written The Longest Day in Chang’an, uses the classic Journey to the West as a backdrop to describe a series of workplace issues, such as how to write a work report during a project and how to respond to emergencies.
Bright NightWritten by Choi Eun-young, the book is a female version of Yu Hua’s To Live. It tells the story of the friendship and struggle of four generations of women. The women in the book are no longer characters to be pitied against one another, nor do they play supporting roles in the lives of men.
1. Which of the following explores the low status of women in society?| A．Bright Night. | B．Delivering Packages in Beijing. |
| C．The Annoyance of the Gods. | D．The Death of a Princess. |
| A．describes his delivery job |
| B．shares his own stories |
| C．narrates his transformation |
| D．explores people’s life in Beijing |
| A．Children. | B．Men. | C．Women. | D．Seniors. |
10 . The event took place on Sunday, the 25th of June. On that particular day, a south wind had been gusting (劲吹) on and off all morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern, so we carried on our daily work, not doubting what was about to happen.
The storm gave us very little warning. Black clouds appeared over the distant horizon (地平线) so suddenly that we were taken by surprise. Even then, we were not really worried, as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then, just as the clouds had moved inland, the wind suddenly blew around in a full circle and we were facing a major storm.
Very soon, we were busily preparing for the worst. The whole family had experienced such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. There was very little we could do about the crops. But we needed to protect the animals in case the river flooded again. My older brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above the river. If the river flooded, they should be safe there.
In the meantime, my father was mending a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of fine service. If the tin flew off, it could damage the house. My younger brother began hurriedly carrying firewood under the shelter. My job was to help Mum board up the windows. If the storm developed into a cyclone (旋风)，the boards would protect the glass.
The storm lasted for four hours, pouring more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. As expected, the river broke its banks and came slowly up towards the house and the stock.
Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed on. “All’s well that ends well ,” said my mother.
1. When the black clouds appeared suddenly in the distance, _______.| A．the family were surprised | B．they were extremely worried |
| C．they were preparing for the worst | D．they faced the storm bravely |
| A．little damage would be done to the crops |
| B．they had everything ready for the crops |
| C．they felt unable to protect the crops |
| D．the crops should be safe enough there |
| A．Money owned by the family. | B．Goods for sale. |
| C．Supplies for family use. | D．Farm animals. |
| A．they had no damage at all | B．everything was as fine as before |
| C．everything was under control | D．the family had a good result |
