1 . My name is Jimmy. One Thursday afternoon, when I was in senior one, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to become friends with.
During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong.
“Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down.
“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy,” I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.
That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive (原谅) me. But I thought I should.
The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology (道歉) has meant to me, Jimmy.” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends.”
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.
When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was.
Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
1. What do we about know Christian from the passage?A.He was tall and fat. | B.He was short and thin. |
C.He was short and active. | D.He was lovely and fat. |
A.He didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with. |
B.Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class. |
C.Christian made friends with others. |
D.Christian had the saddest dog eyes. |
A.Happy. | B.Interested. | C.Sorry. | D.Bored. |
A.To tell us it is important to make an apology when we hurt others. |
B.To show Jimmy’s apology was unimportant to Christian. |
C.To introduce Christian wasn’t lovely in fact. |
D.To tell us it is unimportant to say sorry to others. |
2 . You are a freshman in college. You want to have fun, but you want people to take you seriously. You need to earn good grades, especially if you are on scholarship. You need to make sure you are preparing for the world after college, too. It sounds I like a lot of responsibility and work.
Meet new people
Volunteer
Volunteering is sometimes required as part of your curriculum in college, and you’ll meet plenty of new people in this way.
Find a passion
Part of becoming a successful college student is accepting that things won’t always work out the way you want them to. You’ll make some mistakes, even some big ones. Don’t see these as evidence that you are “a failure”. View them as opportunities for growth.
A.Accept that failure is okay. |
B.Attend clubs and socials, especially the ones for freshmen. |
C.Have you always wanted to act? |
D.You may not have any idea what you want to do for a career, and as a freshman, that’s okay. |
E.Fortunately, with a little planning and know-how, you can make your college career a success. |
F.Sure, a poetry class may not seem like it will help you with your major, but it encourage s creativity and expression. |
G.Also, volunteering looks great on a resume. |
3 . Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name, of a huge (庞大的) clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double-decker (双层的) bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong,” it goes every quarter of an hour.
The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hali. This man did much building work in London many years ago.
1. Big Ben is ______.A.a double-decker bus | B.a huge clock |
C.the name of Ben | D.another name of London |
A.ten minutes | B.fifteen minutes |
C.thirty minutes | D.forty minutes |
A.at the top of the clock tower | B.in the Houses of Parliament |
C.on the four faces of the clock | D.under the clock tower |
4 . In recent years, China has greatly developed its high-speed railway. Many cities even some rural areas have high-speed railway stations. Thus, it is more convenient for people to travel.
With the development of the high-speed railway, tourists have increased in many places of Yunnan. For example, every year, a large number of people flood into Dali and Lijiang taking the high-speed train. The reason is that the high-speed train is not only faster than buses but also cheaper than planes. It only takes two hours to travel from Kunming to Dali by high-speed train, but it takes four hours by bus. In addition, people in Yunnan can travel by high-speed train from Kunming to Beijing, Shanghai, Guiyang and many other big cities in China. People contribute the changes to the development of our country. It is believed that Yunnan will become better and better with the development of China.
1. Why is it more convenient for people to travel according to the text?A.Because of the development of the art. |
B.Because of the development of the business. |
C.Because of the development of the agriculture. |
D.Because of the development of the high-speed railway. |
A.One hour. | B.Two hours. | C.Three hours | D.Four hours. |
A.Mohe. | B.Shanghai. | C.Beijing | D.Guiyang |
A.Only cities have high-speed railway. |
B.High-speed railway is faster and cheaper than buses. |
C.People in Yunnan want to live in other big cities. |
D.Yunnan will be a better place to live in the future. |
5 . Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Yuan Longping grows super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow the super hybrid rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice is from this hybrid strain.
Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to produce more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a problem in many parts of China. Yuan Longping looked for a way to increase rice output without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about 56 million tons of rice, but now nearly 200 million tons per year. Nearly 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world, which is due to the super hybrid rice grown by Yuan Longping.
1. What is Yuan Longping?A.He is an artist. | B.He is a scientist. |
C.He is a doctor. | D.He is a teacher. |
A.fifty million years. | B.fifty thousand years. |
C.fifty hundred years. | D.fifty years. |
A.He was born. |
B.He grew the super hybrid r ice as the first agricultural pioneer. |
C.He graduated from the college. |
D.He produced 56 million tons of rice. |
6 . The kitchen and bedroom are the most unsafe places. Common accidents in these rooms include falls, fires, poisoning, cuts, hot water burns and electric shocks. How to make sure your kitchen and bedroom are safe. The following are some tips.
THE KITCHEN
*Turn off all appliances after use.
*Make sure the floor is not slippery.
*Keep matches out of the reach of children,
*Turn pan handles away from the front of the stove.
*Always cut away from your body when you use a knife.
*Follow instructions for all electrical appliances carefully.
*Always use a ladder to reach high cupboards; never stand on a chair.
*Store all cleaning materials and poisonous materials in a locked cupboard.
THE BEDROOM
*Never smoke in bed.
*Keep a lamp near the bed.
*Turn off electric blankets when not in use.
*Have a telephone near the bed, especially if ill.
1. What accidents may NOT happen in the kitchen and bedroom?A.Falls. | B.Fires. | C.Burns. | D.Drown. |
A.Use a ladder. | B.Jump up. |
C.Stan d on others’ shoulders. | D.Stan d on a chair. |
A.Smoke in the bed. | B.Tum on electric blankets when not in use. |
C.Keep a lamp near the bed. | D.Don’t have a telephone near the bed. |
A.The safety tips in the park. | B.The safety tips in the bathroom, |
C.The safety tips in the classroom. | D.The safety tips in the kitchen and bedroom. |
7 . My problem started after I went to a boarding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.
I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.
Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.
Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe, you’re a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”
1. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?A.She didn’t like her new school. |
B.She didn’t get along well with her classmates. |
C.She missed her family very much. |
D.She didn’t like her new teacher. |
A.Her teachers didn’t like her. |
B.She was a poor student. |
C.She likes hanging out with boys. |
D.Some girls didn’t choose her. |
A.热诚的 | B.好斗的 | C.疏远的 | D.无礼的 |
A.The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams. |
B.The writer didn’t think that her friendships with boys would cause problems. |
C.The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union. |
D.The head teacher thought she was an excellent student. |
8 . Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi’an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码). “We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate (产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier” said Gao. “When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work everywhere using my computer or telephone.”
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans(扫描)his students’ QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.
Guo’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun,” said Tingting, a student of Guo’s.
“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share,” Guo said. “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don’t want my students to fall behind the times.”
However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their homework, which doesn’t take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the Students’ work at any time. And it’s also an easy way to share homework with other students.
1. According to the passage, students can keep their homework on________.A.WeChat | B.QQ | C.e-mail | D.blog |
A.strange | B.boring | C.interesting | D.unnecessary |
A.talk with teachers face to face |
B.spend too much time on computers |
C.not like the new way of handing in homework |
D.find the QR codes too difficult to use |
A.Teachers needn’t check homework any more. |
B.Students needn’t hand in homework any more. |
C.Using QR codes makes checking homework easier. |
D.Some parents are worried about their children. |
9 . There was a terrible earthquake in my country. Many people were killed and many houses fell down. After the earthquake, the newspapers reported many stories about families who were in trouble. One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touched me. It gave the clothing sizes of each family member. I thought this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old daughter Meghan, “We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We’ll share what we have with them.”
I filled a box with some food and old clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and put them in the box. Then she walked away. A few minutes later, she came back with Ava, her favorite doll. She put it on top of the other toys “Oh, dear,” I said. “You don’t have to give Ava. You love Ava so much.” Meghan said, “Ava makes me happy, Mom. Maybe she’ll make another little girl happy, too.”
I was surprised. Meghan taught me a lesson. It’s easy to give something that we don’t want anymore, but hard to give what we love.
1. The mother thought it was ________ to teach her children to help others.A.necessary | B.lucky | C.impossible | D.hard |
A.Share. | B.Buy. | C.Give. | D.Join. |
A.A Lucky Family |
B.The Spirit of Giving |
C.Helping Others is Helping Ourselves |
D.A Sad Day |
Clean-Up Day |
March 22, 2020, on the fourth Sunday of March |
9:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. |
Meet in Sunshine Park |
Come with your family and neighbors. First let’s pick up the rubbish in Sunshine Park next to our neighborhood. Remember to wear comfortable clothes and take your gloves. We will give you rubbish bags. Free lunch for volunteers is in the restaurant near the park. At 1:30 p.m., come back to our neighborhood to continue. |
2:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. |
Meet in our neighborhood |
We will prepare cleaning tools for you. After that, we’ll have afternoon tea from 3:30 to 4:30. Cheese cakes and hot coffee are waiting for you. Let’s enjoy our Clean-Up Day! |
A.take rubbish bags | B.take their gloves |
C.invite their friends | D.wear school uniforms |
A.Volunteers should be teenagers. |
B.The clean-up day is on March 23, 2020. |
C.The activity starts in a neighborhood. |
D.Volunteers have to work for five hours. |
A.diary | B.letter | C.notice | D.magazine |