1 . To save cheetahs (猎豹) from the very real threat of extinction, the 10-year-old boy Mori from Seattle has worked hard all year. So far he has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices,     1     follow and protect the animals. He earns money by selling lemonade，flowers and T­shirts，and by     2     (organize) skating parties and a garage sale. What moved the public     3    (be) that Mori donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for    4     past three summers.

As the group’s     5    (young) of all the volunteers, he prepares food，cleans enclosures(围场), and creates improvement     6    (item) for the cheetahs that live there, all of whom     7    (injure) or raised by human beings in the past. The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not     8    (shoot) the animals and instead, to allow the ones accused     9     killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices.“I've learned that everyone can make a     10    (different), even if you’re just a kid!” Mori told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. “You just have to start somewhere.”

2 . The summer holidays are coming up. It's time to fill the bookshelves with quality literature for the kids. Here are some great books.

Josephine Wants to Dance by Jackie French
Price: $14.99 (for ages 4+)

Josephine is a kangaroo who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance; they jump. But Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet group comes to town and the lead ballerina (芭蕾舞演员) is injured, Josephine is called upon to help save the day. Can she do it, and, more importantly, does it matter that she's a kangaroo?

House of Secrets by Chris Columbus
Price: $19.99 (for ages 9+)

The Walker kids —Caroline, Brendan and Nell—may have saved the world, but they can' t save their home and must leave Kristoff House. Things can't get any worse, but then it turns out that the Wind Witch is still alive and planning an attack. To defeat her, the Walkers must return to the book world.The Walkers always help each other, but they must do it alone in their most important mission yet. And this time, if they fail, there's no chance of coming back.

Edge of Extinction Book 1 by Laura Martin
Price: $16.00 (for ages 9+)

If you like The Land of the Dinosaurs, you will love this book. Two hundred years ago, the first dinosaur was successfully cloned (克隆). Soon after, humans realized they'd made a big mistake. Thirteen-year-old Sky Mundy's father suddenly disappeared five years ago. Along with her best friend，Shawn，she steps out into the world above --a world of dinosaurs --to look for him. Then she learns that everything she's been taught has been a lie.

1. Which book will you choose if your child is five years old?

A．House of Secrets.	B．The Land of the Dinosaurs.
C．Josephine Wants to Dance.	D．Edge of Extinction Book 1.

2. What can we learn about the Walker kids from the text?

A．They have to carry out the task alone.	B．They hate each other.
C．They are afraid of the Wind Witch.	D．They live in a secret house.

3. What is the world like in the last book?

A．Animals live happily together.	B．It is full of dinosaurs.
C．Many dinosaurs attack the earth.	D．Many adults are killed by the dinosaurs.

4. The text is especially helpful for those who        .

A．are interested in raising animals

B．want to make friends during the holidays

C．want to explore an unknown world during the holidays.

D．plan to educate their children during the holidays

3 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My mother loves planting vegetables or she couldn’t do it without some land. Last month she bought the tiny piece of land for a peasant, who used to plant fruits and vegetables. Now he has divided his land into piece for sale, providing water for each piece of land. So it is very convenient grow vegetables. He also directs people how to farm.

My mother has already planted several vegetables. Various seeds came out, health and fast. I also love my mother’s garden. I often work with Mom, planting, watered and weeding, which bring much pleasure to us. We are sure to have safe vegetables to eat them this year.

4 . Recently I was shopping in the local Walmart. There I _________ a former coworker. We started _________ about old times when we worked together at the store. Looking at her I could _________ that she was not in the best of health so I asked, “When are you going to _________?” She told me with tears in her eyes that she had _________ retired but had to come back to _________ because she couldn’t make ends meet with her retirement _________. I told her how sorry I was and left the store.

A week later, I was _________ to have a little extra cash and I was looking for someone to _________ it with. It wasn’t a ton of money __________ it was more than what I had and I wanted to show my __________ by giving a bit of it to someone else. I was __________ at Walmart again and I noticed the same __________ I had talked to a week earlier.

As soon as I __________ her I thought she could be one of the people I share my blessing with. I walked up to her. I __________ her by name and asked her, “If 1 __________ you something, will you keep it and not try to give it back?” She __________ at me, puzzled and said yes. At the same __________ I reached in my pocket and pulled out a $100 bill and put it in her hand. When she saw what it was she looked __________ and asked “Why me?” I saw her tears rolling down her face.

I walked away because I __________ myself about to cry.

1.

A．ran into

B．turned to

C．cared about

D．suffered from

2.

A．complaining

B．talking

C．quarrelling

D．thinking

3.

A．debate

B．doubt

C．sense

D．consider

4.

A．retire

B．change

C．leave

D．improve

5.

A．exactly

B．honestly

C．hardly

D．actually

6.

A．wait

B．work

C．escape

D．survive

7.

A．time

B．offer

C．cost

D．income

8.

A．fancy

B．certain

C．confident

D．fortunate

9.

A．share

B．keep

C．count

D．waste

10.

A．for

B．and

C．so

D．but

11.

A．savings

B．possession

C．blessing

D．congratulations

12.

A．wandering

B．resting

C．shopping

D．applying

13.

A．stranger

B．lady

C．saleswoman

D．customer

14.

A．saw

B．judged

C．ignored

D．encouraged

15.

A．praised

B．called

C．introduced

D．reminded

16.

A．give

B．return

C．show

D．borrow

17.

A．glared

B．looked

C．shouted

D．laughed

18.

A．hour

B．day

C．store

D．moment

19.

A．terrified

B．entertained

C．shocked

D．annoyed

20.

A．calmed

B．limited

C．felt

D．admitted

5 . Even now, almost a year after their astonishing act of group heroism, the dozens of people who risked their lives to save two boys from drowning in Panama City Beach, are still remembered.

The story began on July 8, 2017. Members of the Ursrey family, eight in total, were enjoying an evening together at the beach. As the sun sank lower on the horizon（地平线）, the two boys—Noah, 11, and Stephen, 8—took their skateboards and walked into the waves without the grown-ups noticing. When the boys were about 70 yards from shore, they realized that the ocean pulled them out to sea. After trying and failing to paddle（涉水）back, they started waving and screaming for help. But the lifeguards had clocked out for the evening.

The boys had been struggling for several minutes when Brittany and Tabatha Monroe, a married couple from Georgia, wandered by. They didn’t see the boys at first, but they heard them.

They jumped into the water and easily reached the brothers, who were still in fairly shallow water. The woman reassured the frightened boys and seized their skateboards, telling them they would be safe and then discovered that they, too, were now in a world of trouble. They couldn’t get back to shore and could barely and only occasionally hit the sandy bottom with their feet. After a few minutes, it was clear to the woman that they were all trapped in a terrible whirlpool.

Then scores of tourists were walking to them, hand in hand, forming a line. Soon the first person held the woman’s hand. In turn, her husband and the two boys joined her. The long line moved slowly until they were back to the safety of the beach.

The rescuers call it the Human Chain. But it was the deeply “human” aspect of the rescuers’ cooperation（合作）that made it so astonishing and successful.

1. What happened to the two boys?

A．They got into deep sea by chance.	B．They couldn’t be seen in the sea.
C．They went out without supper.	D．They met with danger in the sea.

2. What does the underlined word “reassured” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Saved.

B．Comforted.

C．Congratulated.

D．Accompanied.

3. Which of the following best describes the water the young couple stayed in?

A．It appeared calm on the surface.	B．It was very deep.
C．It was mixed with sand.	D．It moved fast.

4. What made the four persons in the sea escape the risky situation?

A．Team spirit.

B．Confidence.

C．Good luck.

D．Bravery.

6 . Favorite Books for Kids

◆Me and Marvin Gardens by A. S. King Image Source: Scholastic This middle-grade novel is perfect for introducing kids to recycling, but with a fun science fiction story. Obe lives on his family’s farmhouse that was built a hundred years ago-and now it’s being taken over by developers. While adventuring on the land, he discovers a creature, Marvin Gardens, which only eats plastic. Kids will love this charming story. Available from Amazon, $11.89
◆Wrinkle in Time: A Guide to the Universe by Kari Sutherland Image Source: Disney Publishing World Wide Kids may get excited to see A Wrinkle in Time. While the original novel may be too hard of a read for them right now, they can dive into the fantastical world the film takes place in with this awesome guide to the characters and locations. Available from Amazon on March 6, $11.04
◆Rivers of Sunlight by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm Image Source: Scholastic Get kids going green with a little help from this educational picture book! Filled with excellent artwork and helpful explanations, these pages are filled with important lessons about the Earth. Kids will learn about how the sun keeps the ocean currents（流）moving and how the sun can power all living things—it’s pretty amazing. Available from Amazon, $7.67
◆How to Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk Image Source: Penguin Random House Pearl’s sandcastle keeps getting ruined by puppies (who could be mad at that?). So she teams up with her Robot friend Pascal to solve the problem with code(编码). Combining the fun of building a sandcastle with the discovery of coding, a future engineer will love paging through this story. Available from Amazon on May15, $16.99

1. What can kids benefit from Me and Marvin Gardens?

A．Learning the skill of building farmhouses.

B．Developing awareness of environmental protection.

C．Enjoying natural beauty of the countryside.

D．Forming the interest in exploring the secret of nature.

2. What do you know about How to Code a Sandcastle?

A．It describes a means of problem solving.	B．It shows the work of a future engineer.
C．It is the cheapest of the four books.	D．It is a bit hard to read.

3. Which of the following deals with the movement of water on the earth?

A．A Wrinkle in Time.	B．River of Sunlight.
C．Me and Marvin Gardens.	D．How to Code a Sandcastle.

7 . Rescue officials in Poland are working quickly to clear one of the country’s highways. The roadway is covered with a sticky brown material. It is blocking cars from both directions.

What is causing the mess? Milk chocolate. The problems began early Wednesday, after a huge truck carrying many tons of liquid chocolate overturned. Chocolate spilled out. It spread across six driveways of Poland’s A2 highway.

The liquid chocolate solidified（凝固）as it cooled, causing even more difficulties. The accident happened near the western Polish town of Slupca. Bogdan Kowalski is with the fire fighters of Slupca. He told the Associated Press that “the cooling chocolate is worse than snow”.

Videos published on social media showed rescuers and cleaners were trying to move the sticky brown mess with a bulldozer（推土机）.

The private Polish broadcaster TVN24 reported that the driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with a broken arm. The accident happened in the morning when there was little traffic. Nobody else was harmed.

The sticky situation became a hot topic on social media. Some people offered to help the clean-up workers by eating the chocolate themselves.

Marlene Kukawa is a media officer for Slupea police. She told the New York Times that rescue workers needed to remove the truck from the highway first. “The cleanup”, she said at the time, “will take a few hours or more.” She added that accidents are rare in this part of the A2 highway. And, she told the New York Times, she is sure the area has never experienced something quite like a huge chocolate spill.

1. What caused the traffic trouble?

A．A broken-down car.	B．Cars stuck on the highway.
C．Serious traffic accidents.	D．The liquid chocolate.

2. What made the situation even worse?

A．The difficulty to get rid of the chocolate.	B．Fear caused by videos on social media.
C．The chocolate becoming hard.	D．Snow falling on the highway.

3. Why did some people offer to eat the chocolate?

A．To avoid wasting the chocolate.	B．To reduce loss for the driver.
C．To play a joke.	D．To solve the problem.

4. What did Marlene Kukawa think of the incident?

A．It happened very rarely.	B．It was the most serious accident.
C．It was unexpected by other drivers.	D．It was lucky that no one was killed.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the speed limit on American highways?

A．25 miles per hour.

B．35 miles per hour.

C．55 miles per hour.

2. What does a driver see on the ticket?

A．The amount of money.

B．The reason to be stopped.

C．The name of the police.

3. What’s the result if you receive too many tickets?

A．You lose the right to drive.

B．You are put into prison.

C．You are forbidden to drive for a while.

4. What’s the advantage of driving on rush hours?

A．Drivers drive their cars more carefully.

B．Drivers are much safer driving there.

C．Drivers get fewer tickets for speeding.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How many classes has the woman attended?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

2. What did the woman think of her classes?

A．Reasonable.

B．Big.

C．Small.

3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Classmates.

B．Student and teacher.

C．Schoolmates.

4. How does the man go to class?

A．In a hurry.

B．At ease.

C．Often late.

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

One of my happier days was hearing that I was admitted into a medical school. It has been a dream of me for as long as I can remember. My father played big role in my desire to become a physician. See him live a life of services to others inspired me from a young age. Watching him to put on his white coat with the stethoscope（听诊器）around his neck was liked looking at a superhero. Hearing him share stories of how medical care saved patients’ lives was enjoyable. As for me, medicine were the perfect mixture of wonder and science, that deeply attracted me.