A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:
| JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money |
The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:
| JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats |
One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:
| JOHN BROWN |
“ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much moneyHow many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Two.___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats” B. “Hatter” C. “for Ready Money” Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no B. the same C. his own This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody
Mr. Magicman is a magician． He is famous in his town and he goes to all the children's parties． He does lots of magic tricks． He makes all kinds of animals from balloons． He plays card tricks and， like Harry Peter， he can make things disappear． He tells wonderful stories． Sometimes， he sings and dances for the children． All the children love Mr. Magicman． When children see him in town， they wave（招手） and they shout "Hello" at him． He waves back and sometimes， if he has his hat on， he raises it to greet them．
Today is Saturday，June 26th， 2020． It is sunny．It is Peter's birthday．Peter is ten．At 2 o'clock，all the children， including me， of course， were at Peter's house． We played party games and ate some delicious cakes．We waited for Mr. Magicman．Then Peter's dad came in，saying，"I am terribly sorry．Mr. Magicman has got a very bad headache and he cannot come．"
Hearing this， all the children were upset． Then， we discussed together and made a plan．We made a banner（横幅） and went to Mr. Magician's house with it． Peter also took a cake with him．After we knocked on his door，Mr. Magicman slowly opened his door．Seeing us standing outside the door， he smiled． Then we held up our banner． The banner read， "Get well soon， Mr. Magicman．We all love you．" Then we gave him a cake． Mr. Magicman opened his mouth and he made the cake disappear soon! He is really an excellent magician!
（1）What can we learn about Mr. Magicman？
| A． |
He is popular with children． |
| B． |
He looks like Harry Potter． |
| C． |
He loves animals very much． |
| D． |
He lives by magic tricks． |
（2）Why did Mr. Magicman fail to come to Peter's party？
| A． |
He was too busy． |
| B． |
He didn't like the party． |
| C． |
He wasn't ready for it |
| D． |
He got ill seriously． |
（3）What does the underlined word "it" refers to in the last paragraph？
| A． |
The hat． |
| B． |
The balloon． |
| C． |
The banner． |
| D． |
The cake． |
（4）Where can we most probably read the text？
| A． |
In a magic textbook about magic． |
| B． |
In a personal diary． |
| C． |
In a magazine for birthday parties． |
| D． |
In a report on animals． |
My name is John. I'm twelve. I'm a student in No.1Middle School. I'm in Class Six, Grade Seven. My favorite subject is science because my science teacher, Mr. Smith, is great fun. My favorite day is Thursday because I have science on that day.
I have a twin brother. His name is Bob. He is my classmate. He likes drawing. His favorite day is Monday because he has art on that day.
My father is Frank Green. He is a teacher. He teaches English. His favorite day is Sunday because he can go to the swimming club. He thinks swimming can make him healthy.
My mother is Jessica Green. She is a saleswoman（售货员）at Mrs. Brown's Clothes Store. Her favorite day is Saturday because on that day she doesn't go to work. And she can play tennis with her friends. She thinks playing tennis is relaxing for her.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）How old is Bob？
| A． |
12． |
| B． |
13． |
| C． |
14． |
| D． |
15． |
（2）What's John's last name？
| A． |
Brown. |
| B． |
Black. |
| C． |
White. |
| D． |
Green. |
（3）Bob has art on ．
| A． |
Monday |
| B． |
Tuesday |
| C． |
Thursday |
| D． |
Friday |
（4）The underlined word "teaches" mean in Chinese.
| A． |
学习 |
| B． |
品味 |
| C． |
讲授 |
| D． |
安排 |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Frank's favorite day is Saturday. |
| B． |
Bob is in No.1 Middle School. |
| C． |
John's favorite subject is art. |
| D． |
Jessica can play ping-pong with her friends on Sunday. |
A cicada is a large insect． It is about three centimeters long． Like many other insects， it has six legs．On the forehead are two big eyes，between which is a long beak．It uses its beak to drink juice from trees．The adult cicada has two sets of wings which can shake together to produce a high， continuous sound when the weather is hot．
In its whole life， it mainly goes through two stages． In the beginning， when a cicada is under the ground， it is called a baby cicada． It drinks juice from tree roots and it is covered in a hard shell．At this time， it has no wings ﹣ just legs． After coming out of the ground， it breaks out of its old shell．Under the old shell is a new shell and four wings．The cicada finds a place in the sun to dry its new shell and wings．Gradually， the baby cicada grows into an adult． After a cicada becomes an adult， it sings loudly in hot summer． That's why it is called a born singer in nature．
At present， over two thousand kinds of cicadas are distributed （分布） around the world． All of them spend most of their life underground． You can find about four hundred and fifty kinds in Africa． Besides， there are about one hundred and twenty kinds in China． There are also about seven special kinds in the US that stay under the ground for many years．
（1） （2） （3） （4） （5）
Terrible weather events are harming the planet， and experts warn of even greater results to come． The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting （融化） caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years． So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals．
According to the data from the WMO， temperatures on the Antarctica （南极洲） just hit 18．3℃， which is higher than the record of 17．59℃ in March， 2015． Moreover， temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years． Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip， this is the Antarctica we are talking about． It is home to the most inhospitableenvironment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place． In fact， the average temperature of the continent's central area is ﹣57℃．
Besides， many places are experiencing the extreme weather this summer． Australia is undergoing its worst drought （干旱） since the 1930s， leaving bushfires burning so long and causing many deaths． Meanwhile in Europe， crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years． Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years， while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China．
"Climate change is bad for us human beings， which causes direct health problems． I'm afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30，000 to 50，000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there，" Professor Schwartz said． "It will also cause more air pollution， diseases and lack of clean water and so on．"
（1）What doesn't bring down the number of polar bears according to this passage？
| A． |
Hunting． |
| B． |
Climate change． |
| C． |
The sea ice loss． |
| D． |
The Arctic ice melting． |
（2）What can you get out of this passage？
| A． |
The Antarctica is pleasant for a hiking trip． |
| B． |
Extreme weather led to wildfires burning in Europe． |
| C． |
Climate change will cause air pollution and diseases． |
| D． |
The temperatures on the Antarctica hit the highest in March， 2015． |
（3）What does the underlined word "inhospitable" in Paragraph 2 probably mean？
| A． |
comfortable to live |
| B． |
friendly to live |
| C． |
unhealthy to live |
| D． |
unfit to live |
（4）Which place didn't experience drought this year？
| A． |
Europe． |
| B． |
Australia． |
| C． |
America． |
| D． |
China． |
（5）What is the main idea for this passage？
| A． |
The whole planet is drier and drier． |
| B． |
The Antarctica is warmer and warmer． |
| C． |
Climate change is getting worse and worse． |
| D． |
The number of polar bears is smaller and smaller． |
Up to now， Wood has published more than 60 diaries， and he still updates the diaries frequently on social media websites． In his first diary， he mentioned， "news is going around about a bad cold virus in Wuhan， but I feel worlds away from me and few people wear masks in public．"
He recorded in his diaries that thousands of medical workers from different provinces and cities went to Hubei to help with the anti﹣epidemic （抗疫）． Restaurants and shops were closed down， while supermarkets checked people's body temperatures． And community workers across the country took strict action， asking people to stay at home and helping the old buy daily necessities．
"People in some countries said these measures could cause panic among the public． However， my experience in China shows these efforts are useful and effective， which finally removed people's fear，" Wood said．
Wood's diaries soon attracted the world's attention． Over 10，000 people left him messages on Facebook， and he was interviewed by Canadian CTV which later showed his diaries on its website．
"I also received greetings from my family and friends in Canada． They said they were inspired by the efforts the Chinese have made"， he said． "People from some countries thought the Chinese overreacted， and that the Chinese government had overdone in epidemic prevention and control． However，since more countries and regions have been infected（感染） by the virus， more and more people came to realize how proper and important China's control and prevention measures are．"
Wood is working with the New World Press， which plans to make his diaries a book named The Invisible War． In this book， he hopes to share China's anti﹣epidemic experience with more people across the world so they can build confidence to fight against the virus．
（1）What can we infer from the first paragraph？
| A． |
People thought the virus spread fast． |
| B． |
People failed to realize the danger of the virus． |
| C． |
People wore masks in restaurants and supermarkets． |
| D． |
People paid enough attention to Wood's news report． |
（2）What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？
| A． |
Business people's work against the virus． |
| B． |
Different people's efforts against the virus． |
| C． |
Community workers' key role against the virus． |
| D． |
Medical workers' great support against the virus． |
（3）Which one did Wood agree about China's anti﹣epidemic measures？
| A． |
The measures removed people's fear． |
| B． |
The Chinese cared too much about the virus． |
| C． |
The measures would make people worry a lot． |
| D． |
The government took too strict measures to control the virus． |
（4）What caused some foreigners to change their thought？
| A． |
People's infection in more countries and regions． |
| B． |
The worldwide news report on China's measures． |
| C． |
Wood's experience in China shared in his diaries． |
| D． |
Chinese people's working together against the virus． |
（5）What is The Invisible War mainly going to talk about？
| A． |
What Wood has experienced at home during the virus． |
| B． |
What people in the world have done to fight the virus． |
| C． |
What China has done to control and prevent the virus． |
| D． |
What Wood's friends have done to help him fight the virus． |
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