1 . For many kids in Africa, the colorful PlayPump (踏水车) is the first playground thing they have ever seen. When the children give it a push and jump in for their first ride, smiles of wonder appears on their faces.

The fun of going round and round in a circle is just part of the wonder. The wonderful invention doesn’t only change the kids’ play time, but also makes a big difference to the people’s lives.

As the merry-go-round starts, it pumps (用泵输送) clean water up from deep underground and keeps it in a huge tank (桶). People are welcomed to come and help themselves to get the water for free. They are very happy these days.

In the countryside of Africa, very few people could drink clean water. They don’t have machines that can get water in their homes. Instead, they often walk a long way to carry water back.

Patricia Molope, a fifteen-year-old girl, explains that before her village in South Africa got a PlayPump, people would pay a taxi driver to take them to a well far from their homes. “Sometimes the taxi drivers were so busy that we would have to stop taking showers in order to save water. It was so far to walk there, but at present we have our own clean water in the village, and the life is better, too.”

The hard job of carrying water usually is done by women and girls. Carrying water for miles and hours each day is such a heavy job that it sometimes prevents girls from being able to go to school.

Thanks to the PlayPump, getting water is quicker and easier-and even boys join in. The pumps have become a new activity. Kids and adults seem to love playing with them while collecting water.

A boy named Khumalo, twelve years old, says, ”I have seen many kinds of water pumps, but have never seen one that can keep water. When I grow up, I want to be an inventor so I can also invent clever things like the PlayPump that will help my country.“

So far, more than 800 PlayPumps are being operated in schools and neighborhoods in four African countries, providing water for almost two million people.

1. What do people need to do to get water from a PlayPump?

A．Walk for a long way.

B．Give it a push.

C．Make it in a circle.

D．Use a big tank.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to the ________.

A．Pump

B．Merry-go-round

C．PlayPump

D．Underground

3. Why getting water used to be hard for Patricia Molope?

A．Because she didn’t know how to use a PlayPump.

B．Because she had no money to pay a taxi driver.

C．Because the only place to get water was far away from home.

D．Because there was not enough water in the well.

4. What is the main idea of the story?

A．The PlayPump can bring people together.

B．The PlayPump helps turn work into play.

C．Every country in the world is thirsty.

D．The PlayPump is a great invention in the world.

2 .

Babysitter Wanted We need a babysitter to look after our boys aged 5 and 7 after school from 4 pm to 6 pm on weekdays. Pay: $40 per week. Call Lisa at 678-34521.

Times Coffee Shop We’re looking for waiters and waitresses for breakfast time and lunchtime to work in our shop on Sundays. Call Bella at 612-39875 (8 am-4 pm).

Holiday Job Do you want to make some extra money this summer? Can you speak another language? We need French, Spanish or German speakers to work for us in the City Museum Shop from Tuesday to Friday. Send your CV (简历) to citymuseumshopjob@163.com.

Deliver Newspapers We need young people to deliver newspapers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school. Newspapers must be delivered before 8 am and you must have your own bike. Interested? Send your CV to postoffice@cranbrook.com.

Dear Jenny, Thanks for remembering my birthday. I almost forgot it. When your gift arrived, I was really happy. I love the cookbook. It seems very interesting. I will learn to cook today’s dinner from it. Thanks again. Yours, Lisa

Dear Cindy, The trousers you gave me are great! I can’t believe you made them by yourself. They look like the ones from a fashion store. With a gift like this, I don’t mind being one year older. If you have free time, please show me how to make them. Yours, Julia

Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for turning my birthday party into a concert. I always like listening to music. And this time when I shared the beautiful music with you, I felt so happy! I’ll never forget this special day. I’m very lucky to have friends and neighbors like you! Yours, Peter

1. How much can you get if you look after Lisa’s children for half a month?

A．About $40.

B．About $60.

C．About $80.

D．About $100.

2. What do you have to do if you want to work in the City Museum Shop?

A．To have your own bike.	B．To be interested in history.
C．To be at work before 8 am.	D．To be able to speak another language.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If you want to work in Times Coffee Shop, you can call 678-34521.

B．Lisa needs a babysitter who can look after her boys on Sundays.

C．If you are interested in delivering newspapers, you must have your own bike.

D．You can get no money by working in the City Museum Shop.

3 . 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.     1    

Meet new people

    2     These are great places to meet people who have not yet found their “set”. You’ll feel at ease and meet a bunch of people in the same boat as you are.

Volunteer

Volunteering is sometimes required as part of your curriculum in college, and you’ll meet plenty of new people in this way.    3     It can teach you valuable skills you can use for your job hunt after you graduate.

Find a passion

    4     Do you secretly want to learn flamenco dancing? Take a class. Maybe you have always thought it would be cool to be a writer. Join a literary magazine or school newspaper College is a wonderful place to try new stuff, even if you are not great at it.

    5    

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.

4 . 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

2. The clock strikes every ______of an hour.

A．ten minutes	B．fifteen minutes
C．thirty minutes	D．forty minutes

3. You can read the time of Big Ben ______.

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

5 . 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.

2. How many hours will it take from Kunming to Dali by high-speed train?

A．One hour.

B．Two hours.

C．Three hours

D．Four hours.

3. You can travel from Kunming to many cities by high-speed train. Which of the city is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Mohe.

B．Shanghai.

C．Beijing

D．Guiyang

4. What can we learn from the passage?

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.

6 .

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!

1. Volunteers should ________ when they go to the park to do the cleaning.

A．take rubbish bags	B．take their gloves
C．invite their friends	D．wear school uniforms

2. Which of the following statements is true?

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.

3. The text is probably from a ________．

A．diary

B．letter

C．notice

D．magazine

7 . More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled to unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.

Bungee jumping and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite thrilling sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.

Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.

Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.

1. People like to join in dangerous sports because ________.

A．they have a lot of free time

B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt

C．they need excitement

D．they don’t need to look for food

2. What does the underlined word in Para 2 mean?

A．safe

B．dangerous

C．beautiful

D．ancient

3. The following statements are right EXCEPT________?

A．everyone’s life is dangerous now.

B．many people live and work in safe places.

C．many people buy food in shops.

D．people can go to see the doctors when they become ill.

8 . Once there was a club that only smart people could join. Many people wanted to join it so that they would be able to spend more time with other smart people.

One night, the club’s members were having a dinner party in a restaurant. They talked and enjoyed their food. One of them thought that his salad tasted a little boring, so he asked for a salt shaker and added some salt. However, it turned out to be sugar. The group found that the salt on the table was in the sugar shaker (调料瓶) while the sugar was in the salt shaker.

The club members told the waiter about the problem. But there were no other bottles. How could the waiter solve this problem? After a long discussion, the group suggested some ways to make it right.

But the waiter simply looked at the shakers and said, “It’s easy.” He took the labels off both shakers and exchanged them. The room quickly became silent.

Sometimes we make problems more difficult to solve than they should be. It’s good to take a step back and see if there is a simpler way first.

1. Many people hoped to join the club because ________.

A．they thought they were not smart enough

B．they could get free meals

C．they could spend more time with smart people.

D．they could spend more time eating

2. What did the group find?

A．Their salad tasted a little boring.

B．They had nothing to eat but the salad.

C．There was no salt or sugar shaker on the table.

D．Sugar and salt were put in the wrong shakers.

3. How did the waiter solve the problem?

A．He did not know what to do.

B．He took the labels off both shakers and exchanged them.

C．He simply looked at the shakers and said it was easy.

D．He stayed with the smart people and waited for help.

4. Which word can best describe the waiter?

A．Clever.

B．Brave.

C．Interesting.

D．Boring.

9 .
1. The material above is a (an) ________ .

A．notice

B．report

C．time table

D．advertisement

2. According to the material above , we can find the followings EXCEPT ________.

A．the prices of the meals

B．the address of the restaurant

C．the business time of the restaurant

D．the telephone number of the restaurant

3. If one wants to book his or her large groups, he or she should ________.

A．check online first	B．make a phone call first
C．cook some dishes first	D．pay some money first