Learning Chinese calligraphy was listed as one of the must-do things when I
As a person who paints, draws, and loves all
After
2 . I woke up to the sound of the alarm clock at six in the morning. I walked down the stairs,
The next morning, I went and sat beside him on the bench. I asked him, “Why are you seated here every day?” He answered, “Because this is the most beautiful place that I know.”
| A．bad-tempered | B．warm-hearted | C．half-awake | D．fast-moving |
| A．occurred | B．disappeared | C．came | D．spread |
| A．heard | B．described | C．reacted | D．resounded |
| A．strange | B．delighted | C．necessary | D．unique |
| A．mind | B．appearance | C．fitness | D．assignment |
| A．sitting | B．standing | C．approaching | D．sleeping |
| A．take out | B．look out | C．turn out | D．figure out |
| A．judgment | B．curiosity | C．observation | D．power |
| A．passed | B．remained | C．spared | D．reached |
| A．Worried | B．Satisfied | C．Interested | D．Confused |
| A．speed up | B．get away | C．look around | D．come along |
| A．terribly | B．nervously | C．sweetly | D．patiently |
| A．many | B．few | C．rare | D．any |
| A．respect | B．desire | C．attract | D．admire |
| A．luckily | B．completely | C．closely | D．mainly |
3 . Food safety is a problem in all places around the world. Therefore, the WHO released five simple rules for preparing food in a safe way.
People should use different equipment and tools for touching and preparing raw (生的) foods.
Key 3: Cook completely.People should cook eggs and meat especially carefully. These foods may carry more microorganisms (微生物) than other foods. Food like soup must be boiled for at least a minute to make it be cooked completely.
When people are finished with eating, they should keep the left food in a refrigerator below 5°C and shouldn't store it for too long. At room temperature, about 20°C, the amount of micro-organisms can increase very quickly. But temperatures above 60° C or below 5° C control the growth of microorganisms.
People should use safe water and choose fresh foods. Damaged or old food may develop harmful chemicals as it gets older.
| A．Separate raw and cooked. |
| B．Raw food should not touch prepared food. |
| C．This key tells about the importance of washing. |
| D．They call these rules the "Five Keys to Safer Food". |
| E．These five are golden rules for us to obey while cooking. |
| F．It is also important that people re-heat cooked food completely. |
| G．They cannot grow as quickly in a very hot or very cold environment. |
4 . A large flood caused by heavy rains and melting mountain snow recently hit America’s Yellowstone National Park. It caused widespread damage and resulted in many changes.
It changed the path of a river popular for fishing and also devastated hundreds of homes, bridges and roadways in nearby communities. It drove more than 10, 000 visitors out of the park. Luckily, no one was reported hurt. However, the park could remain closed for up to one week. The water also washed away camp structures, flooded small towns and cut power to parts of southern Montana and northern Wyoming.
The Yellowstone River was running at a historically high level of 4. 9 meters as it flowed past Billings, Montana’s largest city. The city got its water from the river and was forced to close its treatment plant (工厂) because it couldn’t operate effectively with water levels that high. Billings officials said the city only had a 24-hour supply of water. They were asking people to save water until the river could drop and the plant could restart operations.
Yellowstone officials said, “The northern half of the park is likely to remain closed over the summer. This will greatly affect local economies that depend on summer tourists. But we have faith in the park repairs and economic recovery.”
1. What does the underlined word “devastated” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．Ruined. | B．Promoted. | C．Challenged. | D．Demanded. |
| A．The flood lasted quite long. | B．The flood left bad effects. |
| C．The flood was caused for some reasons. | D．The flood killed 10, 000 visitors. |
| A．It needed new equipment to supply water. | B．It cut down the city’s water supply for 24 hours. |
| C．It was forced to operate in 24 hours. | D．It stopped working. |
| A．Positive. | B．Doubtful. | C．Uncertain. | D．Curious. |
We had a garden in our backyard and I always watered the flowers together with my little sister, Laynie. She had her own watering cans and small shovels so she could ”work“ with me. One day, I showed her how to grow flowers: Dig a hole. Put in a few seeds. Cover them up with dirt. Water them every two or three days.
“See, Laynie,” I explained to her, “Beautiful flowers will grow from these tiny seeds in a few months.”
The next day, after everything was watered, she ran to the fence and started watering another spot. I walked over and saw some fresh dirt near the fence.
“Did you plant something here?” I asked.
“Yes,” she said. “I’m growing a pencil. My pencil got too short, so I planted it.”
“But. . . ”
I wanted to laugh and tell her the truth, but I changed my mind and said, “Uh. . . I had never tried that before.”
Late in the evening when Laynie was asleep, I dug up the short pencil and “planted” a brand-new one. Laynie was really excited when she dug it up the next morning.
“My pencil grew!” she shouted.
A few days later, Laynie was watering on the same spot. One day later, new crayons stuck their pointy little heads out, thanks to me.
“My crayons grew, too!” Laynie yelled, jumping up and down.
Next, Laynie grew an adult bear doll from a tiny one, a soup spoon from a teaspoon, and a hand mirror from a piece of glass. When she claimed that she had grown these things, I just kept my mouth shut! Actually, it was fun trying to think of what should grow from Laynie’s magic “seeds”. And it was cool to see her get excited.
One morning, I saw her carrying our little gold fish to the fence. I knew immediately what she was going to do and rushed to its rescue.
“How long does it take to grow a big goldfish?” she asked me seriously.
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I couldn’t answer her question immediately.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________“No!” my baby sister screamed and burst into tears.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________China is widely known
At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates
Written Chinese has also become an important means by which China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the classic works
As China plays a greater role in global affairs,
7 . When I was 10 years old, my friend Sydney suffered from a brain cancer. Sydney fought against it, but the cancer did not
After her death, I felt sad and discouraged. I decided to turn these
Over the
I’ve been shocked by the
The effort we have made has
Pink Polka Dots has inspired me to be an activist. My experience has taught me that with passion and dedication, it is possible to make a
| A．respond | B．contribute | C．adapt | D．appeal |
| A．positive | B．attractive | C．alternative | D．negative |
| A．sought | B．left | C．founded | D．heard |
| A．patient | B．doctor | C．hospital | D．cure |
| A．weeks | B．days | C．years | D．months |
| A．raised | B．cost | C．took | D．rose |
| A．took on | B．turned out | C．brought in | D．came across |
| A．private | B．little | C．secret | D．public |
| A．scholarship | B．award | C．food | D．gift |
| A．study | B．concern | C．family | D．community |
| A．rarely | B．probably | C．hardly | D．truly |
| A．artistic | B．scientific | C．classic | D．athletic |
| A．know | B．ignore | C．remove | D．protect |
| A．finding | B．creation | C．invitation | D．conclusion |
| A．record | B．promise | C．living | D．difference |
8 . At present, the American young people always disagree with as well as admire the old.
The American young people often do many kinds of foolish things: smoking, drinking, skipping classes. These do help them to catch the adults’ attention, but they also have to bear the consequences of their actions: no money, no holidays, no fun.
On the other hand you admire what your parents have achieved: a well-paid job, a nice car, a comfortable house and above all the safety of their future.
| A．You want to have the same as well. |
| B．The young should always respect the old. |
| C．So, it is better to think twice before doing something foolish. |
| D．They always consider the rules they have to obey are too strict. |
| E．Parents always concentrate on what their children have achieved. |
| F．The younger generation can always find something to argue about. |
| G．Teenagers always get angry about what their parents tell them to do. |
9 . Wangdu Bookstore was founded 13 years ago. The owner Ms. Shi said, “Bookselling is a low-profit business. More and more people buy books from online bookstores because they are offering bigger discounts.” Wangdu Bookstore started to lose money two or three years ago when online bookstores grew rapidly. To open up the market and develop readers’ buying habits, online bookstores use low prices as an important sales method.
“We offer a 10% discount to customers and 15% to club members. At these discount levels, our book sales are still going down,” Ms. Shi said. She believes low costs and no rent are big reasons why online bookstores are growing so quickly.
A survey shows that online bookstores have already taken more than 10% of all book sales in China. In large cities, online shopping has become the main book-buying method. With online bookstores gradually growing in the book market, the difficulties for real bookstores are becoming increasingly clear. Recently, JiFengShuYuan has had to face the possibility of closure (倒闭) because of the bad effects of online competition and high rent. “We all have the same problem as JiFengShuYuan’s. Real bookstores are going to disappear sooner or later,” said Ms. Shi sadly.
But at this hard time, Eslite Bookstore overseas is doing very well. Few Eslite bookstores sell only books. Instead, most of the store space is given to tapes and CDs, clothes, and other high-profit items. This is how Eslite pays for the rent.
1. Why did Wangdu Bookstore start to lose money ?| A．Bookselling was a low-profit business. | B．It had to pay more for the costs and rent. |
| C．Online bookstores were developing fast. | D．It gave a much lower discount to customers. |
| A．To show that the bookselling isn’t a good business. |
| B．To give a quite different example of a real bookstore. |
| C．To tell the readers that real bookstores may disappear. |
| D．To advise real bookstore owners to give up their businesses. |
| A．JiFengShuYuan is not doing business at present. |
| B．Online bookstores can offer customers discounts lower than 15%. |
| C．People in both large and small cities prefer buying books online. |
| D．Real bookstore owners are not smart enough to run their businesses. |
| A．The success of Eslite Bookstore. | B．The advantages of online bookstores. |
| C．The problems faced by Wangdu Bookstore. | D．The difficulties faced by real bookstores. |
10 . Nearly everyone would agree that it is very hard to let go of anger after you have been hurt by someone. However, research shows that forgiveness is good for your health. It can give you more energy, help you sleep better. According to Dr Frederic Luskin, author of the book Forgive for Good, people who are able to forgive are less angry and more hopeful. “It can reduce the wear and tear on our bodies,” says Dr Luskin, “and allow people to feel more energetic.”
You are probably asking yourself, “How is it possible to forgive?” It is not easy, but here are some suggestions to try. When you have been hurt, first try to calm yourself down: breathe deeply and force yourself to think of something pleasant, such as someone you love or a beautiful sunset. Thinking about the hurt is of no use; it only gives power to the person who hurt you. Train yourself to see beauty, love and kindness in the world around you. Never wait for an apology, because you may be waiting forever. Very often the one who hurt you will never think of apologizing, either because they meant to hurt you or because they don’t understand your point of view. It can be very helpful to you to write yourself a letter, imagining what the other person’s perspective might be. Try to stand in his shoes to see the situation; you may realize that the hurt was a result of ignorance or fear — or maybe even love. Finally, remember that forgiving someone does not mean that you have accepted their action. It only means that you have chosen to let go of the hurt.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Forgiveness is possible for all people. | B．We should not wait for an apology. |
| C．When someone has hurt you, try to forgive. | D．Forgiveness can be extremely difficult. |
| A．Forgiveness can make people feel more energetic. |
| B．People who forgive show less anger and more hope. |
| C．Forgiveness means you accept the hurting actions. |
| D．Being lost in hate may bring you deeper hurt and pain. |
| A．Damage. | B．Energy. | C．Waste. | D．Sensitivity. |
| A．Take deep breaths and think of something pleasant. |
| B．Learn to look for love, beauty and kindness around you. |
| C．Try to see things from the other person’s perspective. |
| D．All of the above. |
