1 . My name is Ryan and last summer my family and I went to an island for our summer vacation. There were so many fun and interesting things to do on the island, but my favorite was fishing. Every day, my mom, my dad, my younger brother Derek and I went to the beach. We took our little fishing boat with us. Mom didn’t like fishing, so she stayed on the beach and read a book.

One morning, while we were fishing, we heard a loud noise. “What was that?” I asked. “Oh, don’t worry, Ryan. It might be a turtle (海龟) swimming under the boat,” said Dad, Derek and I looked around the boat, but we couldn’t see anything. Then we heard a different noise, which sounded like an animal. “Look, Dad, there it is!” shouted Derek. It was a sea turtle and it couldn’t swim well. “Let’s go closer and see what’s wrong with it,” Dad said.

When we got closer, we saw that there was a piece of plastic (塑料) around the turtle’s legs. “Let’s help it,” I said. So Dad jumped into the water, swam to the turtle and brought it back to the boat. “There you go, little turtle; now you can swim to your family,” Dad said as he cut the plastic off. Then Derek and I put it back in the water. “I know! We should make a sign about not throwing rubbish into the sea, and put it in the sand on the beach,” I said. “I’ll help, too,” said Derek. “Great idea, boys. If we don’t all do something to stop sea pollution, these sea animals will die.”

1. What did Ryan like doing best?

A．Boating.

B．Fishing.

C．Swimming.

D．Reading.

2. Who cut the plastic off the turtle?

A．Ryan.

B．Derek.

C．Father.

D．Mother.

3. Why did Ryan want to put up a sign?

A．To welcome people.	B．To feed sea animals.
C．To use the rubbish again.	D．To stop sea pollution.

3 . Do you know how rice first came to China? There is an old Chinese story. It is about a little girl _________ went out to fish. There was a famine (饥荒) and everybody was very _________.The little girl felt her net growing heavy and was very happy. _________, it was the King of Frogs that she caught. When the frog knew the girl wanted _________ to eat, the frog promised _________ her. The frog let her hold out her fishing net to the _________ and he would sing a magic song. The little girl _________ his instructions. She was greatly surprised to see the sunshine falling _________ the net. And it was changed into golden grains (谷粒) of rice. The first rice was thought to arrive _________ this way.

We do not know __________ this story is true or not, but it tells us that rice has the __________ value as gold to the Chinese. Rice is always the main food for the Chinese. For __________, much land has been devoted (奉献) to rice-planting and many Chinese people are __________.They work very hard for each grain.

Waste can bring lots of problems. Although China is __________ in some resources (资源), we are short of others. In some other parts of the world, people even don’t have enough food to eat. It’s important to __________ food and say no to waste. Waste can be stopped if we do our best.

1.

A．who

B．whose

C．whom

2.

A．tired

B．hungry

C．thirsty

3.

A．However

B．But

C．While

4.

A．nothing

B．something

C．anything

5.

A．helped

B．helping

C．to help

6.

A．sunshine

B．moonlight

C．sky

7.

A．supported

B．followed

C．broke

8.

A．through

B．across

C．over

9.

A．by

B．on

C．in

10.

A．if

B．whether

C．that

11.

A．same

B．different

C．similar

12.

A．days

B．months

C．centuries

13.

A．farmers

B．workers

C．doctors

14.

A．poor

B．rich

C．weak

15.

A．save

B．grow

C．produce

5 . The natural world is colorful with humans, plants and animals showing different colors.

Human skin can be many different colors and it changes with the sun, our feelings or our health for example. This is because of pigments (色素), which reflect light and make what the eye sees as colors. So, when we feel excited or angry, our heart can send more blood to the face and the pigments in the skin become red. This is why we have the expression that someone “sees red” when they are angry.

Plants also have pigments. Color is important for them to live on. The bright colors of flowers catch the attention of insects (昆虫), which then carry their pollen (花粉) from one flower to another. Bees can see colors we cannot, and they follow these to the inside of the flower. Without bees visiting flowers in this way, many plants would die out.

Animals also use color for their own need. They protect themselves with different colors so as not to be seen by predators. The snowshoe hare for example, a type of wild rabbit, changes color with seasons for this reason. During summer it is a brown color, and in winter it is white so that it can hide in the snow. However, some animals use color as a warning to make predators stay away. Bright colors such as yellow and red are often used in this way. Nature, however, is very clever, and predators also use colors to attract (吸引) the animals they feed on.

So, we can see that there may be many different reasons and uses for colors in the natural world. Some uses of color in nature remain unknown, but one thing is for sure, color not only makes our planet beautiful but it is also necessary for our planet to live on.

1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that ________ is/are the cause that makes human skin change color.

A．feelings

B．pigments

C．blood

D．sunshine

2. According to Paragraph 3, plants can use ________ to attract insects.

A．leaves

B．fruits

C．pollen

D．color

3. The underlined word “predators” in Paragraph 4 refers to animals which ________.

A．hide in secret places	B．kill other animals for food
C．change color with the sun	D．protect themselves from danger

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To describe animals’ ways of life.

B．To encourage us to study color in nature.

C．To introduce the uses of colors for life on earth.

D．To explain the importance of protecting our planet.

7 .

It’s been 100 years since the actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin produced the film The Kid, which many people consider to be his greatest one.

Like all films at the time, The Kid was made in black and white and was silent (made without any sound, not even the characters talking). The story is about the relationship between “the Tramp”, played by Chaplin, and his adopted (领养的) child, played by Jackie Coogan. The pair develop a partnership where the six-year-old boy breaks windows and runs away, so that Chaplin’s character can offer his services as a window fixer.

Although the film is a comedy, it also has some tragedy, reflecting Chaplin’s own life. He started testing actors for the role of the Kid just a few days after his baby son had died. Chaplin was known for being hard to please, and it is said that if he could, he would have played every role in every one of his films. When Chaplin visited a theatre, a dancer brought his son, Jackie Coogan, on stage, and Chaplin knew he had his co-star (联袂主演者). Chaplin later wrote, “All children in some form have talents; the trick is to bring it out in them. With Jackie it was easy.”

Like the Kid in the film, Chaplin and his brother Sydney grew up very poor. They lived in London and were raised by their mother. When Chaplin was 10 years old, his mum became too ill to look after her sons, so they had to take care of themselves. He later wrote that the film sets in The Kid were based (基于) on the places where he and Sydney had lived with their mother as children. “Perhaps that’s why the film had some truth,” he said.

1. The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.

A．why The Kid was made	B．when The Kid was on
C．how The Kid got successful	D．what The Kid is about

2. We can infer from Paragraph 3 that Jackie Coogan ________.

A．always visited the theatre alone	B．was possibly talented in acting
C．knew much about Chaplin before	D．played every role in Chaplin’s films

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Chaplin?

A．He had a poor childhood experience.	B．He was brought up by his father.
C．He looked after his mother very well.	D．He produced films with his brother.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A film about a dancer	B．A family in London
C．A place for film-making	D．A life on film

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which school does Hardy go to now?

A．The No. 5 Middle School.

B．The No. 6 Middle School.

C．The No. 7 Middle School.

2. How does Hardy go to school?

A．By bus.

B．On foot.

C．By bike.

3. Where does Hardy have lunch on school days?

A．At home.

B．In the restaurant.

C．In the school dining hall.

10 . What’s the boy looking for?

A．

B．

C．