| A．cold-blooded | B．warm-hearted | C．absent-minded | D．good-tempered |
An Outdoor Activity | |
| Aims | get close to nature, take exercise |
| Time | 7:30 get together at the school gate, 8:00 start, 11:00 end |
| Place | Guang Ming Farm, 2 kilometers away |
| Activities | plant vegetables, water flowers, … |
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：学生会 Students’ Union
Dear Mr. Smith,
Are you free this Sunday?
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| A．To place; force |
| B．Placing; strength |
| C．Placed; power |
| D．Having placed;energy |
| A．recognize | B．assume | C．subscribe | D．organize |
5 . Charles Rose, an eight-year-old boy, lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river nearby. On its bank stood the small house of a poor fisherman. He and his wife worked very hard and they were too poor to send their son, Joe, to school.
Charles called at the fisherman’s one day to look for his dog. He found Joe sitting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures. “No, I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words. If I could only learn to read and write, I should be the happiest boy in the world.” Charles said, “I can teach you that though I’m a little boy.”
So, on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe.
Some time after, Mr. Rose was told that Charles often went to the house of the fisherman. Fearing that Charles went out in their boat, Mr. Rose went to the river in search of him. Not seeing Charles, he grew uneasy and went to the fisherman’s. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. Charles was sitting at the table and Joe was reading to him.
The next day, Mr. Rose took Charles to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens and ink. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his heart beating with joy.
1. Charles was given one hour after the morning lessons to ________.| A．enjoy himself |
| B．read books |
| C．go fishing |
| D．feed his dog |
| A．To educate Mr. Rose. |
| B．To approach him. |
| C．To win praise. |
| D．to make him happy. |
| A．lonely |
| B．embarrassed |
| C．worried |
| D．guilty |
| A．Brave. |
| B．Kind. |
| C．Polite. |
| D．Honest. |
| A．The Poor Boy |
| B．The Young Teacher |
| C．A Pleasant Day |
| D．A Well-kept Secret |
| A．worthy of | B．native to | C．a far cry from | D．in favour of |
In the 1950s, when I was young, I lived in Houston, Texas. As I grew up, the city grew up. To me, the most exciting changes were that one big building after another went up.
I think that’s what made me want to be an architect, and I wanted to take part in building one. In high school, I took a class called drafting(绘图). There I learned how to use many different tools to draw plans for building things. I was the only girl in the class, and others laughed at me. But I knew what I wanted to do, so I didn’t mind the jokes.
When I was 16, I found my first summer job with an engineering company. I worked in the drafting room with 60 men on one of the biggest engineering projects of our century—the Trans-Alaska Pipeline(管道). That pipeline now carries oil south across Alaska, from oil wells near the Arctic Ocean down to the Pacific. That summer I learned a lot about how a huge structure is designed and what it’s like to work in a team. One of my bosses from that summer said he knew that was the secret of my success.
The engineers liked my work so much that they asked me to come back. I worked there for the next five summers. During those years, I studied architecture at the University of Texas. I discovered that the best way to learn about architecture is to look at the world around me. To remember what I saw, I always carried a notebook with me so I could make quick drawings.
After I graduated from college, I made my dream come true.
1. What made the author want to be an architect? (no more than 5 words)2. What did the author learn in her drafting class? (no more than 10 words)
3. Why did the author describe the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in detail in Para.3? (no more than 10 words)
4. What is the best way to learn about architecture according to the author? (no more than 15 words)
5. How does the author’s success inspire you? (no more than 20 words)
| A．withdraw from | B．go through | C．respond to | D．prepare for |
| A．for example | B．for granted | C．into account | D．seriously |
10 . Natural disasters can cause environmental changes. How will cities use technology to maintain (维持) power during natural disasters in the future? Some smart middle school students are already thinking about this question.
Teams of students from around the world explained their ideas on this topic at the Future City competition, which recently took place in Washington, DC. Students from Justice Page Middle School in Minneapolis, US, were on one of the teams.
Instead of using popular technologies like flying cars and AI, the students from Justice Page Middle School took a more simple approach to the topic. They spent weeks developing their ideas and building a model to show them. They chose the city of Maui in Hawaii as the setting for their project. They chose this city because several different kinds of natural disasters had happened there in the past.
In their project, they covered roofs in the city with solar panels (太阳能电池板), which can produce and store power. When a power failure happens, the stored power can be sent to different neighborhoods.
The students brought their model to life with 3D printing technology. They printed the parts they needed. To make the model more real, they made a base out of wood and grass. The model has lights and even a small train that travels back and forth.
The team did not win the competition, but the experience was valuable. One competitor of the team, Ryan Rowell, 13, said he thought it was cool to think about things that he hadn’t considered before. He also saw how other teams advertise their models and interesting ideas. He said he wanted to keep learning about engineering.
1. Which word can be used to describe the competition?| A．National. | B．Unfair. | C．Meaningless. | D．Technological. |
| A．model | B．way | C．service | D．task |
| A．explain how a power failure happens | B．show how the students’ project works |
| C．list the ideas that the students used | D．explain why the students’ model succeeds |
| A．They won the competition in the end. |
| B．They made great efforts for their project. |
| C．They chose Minneapolis as the setting for their project. |
| D．They wanted to use popular technologies in the competition. |
| A．He learned a lot in the competition. | B．He was a teacher in Justice Page Middle School. |
| C．He thought advertising his team’s idea was hard. | D．He was disappointed at losing the competition. |
