Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.
If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.How does the writer feel about exams?
| A．Excited. | B．Bored. | C．Worried. | D．Surprised. |
Why are the students afraid of exams?
| A．Because they are afraid of failing. |
| B．Because they want to get full marks. |
| C．Because exams are usually hard. |
| D．Because their teachers will be angry at their bad grades. |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. |
| B．Start planning and working for each exam early. |
| C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it. |
| D．You should sleep well before the exam. |
According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _____.
| A．take a short rest |
| B．tell someone about your worries |
| C．walk or get exercise |
| D．keep busy working and forget your worries |
Why is the sea salt? Long before we discovered scientific ways of thinking about it, we explained it in a story. Even though the answer isn’t scientific, it holds some other truth in it — especially about the human heart.
Long ago, a poor old couple lived on the coast. One day, an old storyteller came to their village. The old couple gave him a meal. In return, he gave them a coffee mill (磨粉机) and said, “Say, ‘Mill, please grind (磨粉)’,” and it’ll make whatever you want, to stop it, say ‘Mill, please cease (停止) grinding’.”
Soon the old couple had a much better life. They’d been happy people, and they didn’t need much more. But the young couple next door were never satisfied. When they saw the old couple wearing good clothes and buying good food, they burnt with envy (羡慕). So one day, the young husband went to the old couple’s house secretly and heard, “Mill, please grind hot chocolate!” He was surprised to see it coming out.
Then the young couple stole the mill from the old couple. With it, they rode a horse and set off down the coast, where no one would know them. Along the way, the husband showed proudly and asked, “What do you want it to make?” “Oh. I don’t know. Why not salt?” the wife said. “Mill, please grind salt!” he said. “It works!” the wife shouted. But then they noticed the salt went everywhere. “Make it stop,” the wife said. But the husband didn’t know how. “Mill, please stop grinding! Please, no more!” His words didn’t work. The mill kept grinding. Finally, the young husband threw the mill into the sea as far as he could.
And there it’s been, for hundreds of years, endlessly grinding salt. That’s why the sea is salt.
(1). The passage is probably a(n) ________.
| A． | folk story |
B． | instruction |
C． | science fiction |
D． | science report |
(2). Put the things happened to the mill in correct order.
a. It began to produce salt. b. The young husband threw it.
c. The young couple stole it. d. The old couple got it.
| A． | b-d-a-c |
B． | b-a-d-c |
C． | d-a-c-b |
D． | d-c-a-b |
(3). What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
| A． | The coffee. |
B． | The horse. |
C． | The mill. |
D． | The chocolate. |
(4). How did the young husband’s feelings change?
| A． | sorry — sad — excited |
B． | thirsty — excited — afraid |
| C． | happy — nervous — proud |
D． | surprised — thankful — happy |
(5). What does the word “truth” in Paragraph 1 imply (暗指)?
| A． | Being patient. |
B． | Working properly. |
C． | Being satisfied. |
D． | Listening carefully. |
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Admission: Adults: ＄7 Children (up to 16): ＄5 Children (3 & under): Free Family (2 adults & 2 children): ＄20 FREE CAR AND COACH PARK. TOILET FOR THE DISABLED AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESS (通道) IN ALL AREAS. |
(1). When can the visitors buy the gifts?
| A． | At 9:30 a.m. |
B． | At 11:00 a.m. |
C． | At 6:00 p.m. |
D． | At 10:00 p.m. |
(2). How much is a ticket for a 15-year-old boy?
| A． | ＄5. |
B． | ＄7. |
C． | ＄12. |
D． | ＄20. |
(3). What do we know about the museum?
| A． | It doesn’t provide a free parking lot. |
B． | The animals there can’t be adopted. |
| C． | It offers the disabled special service. |
D． | Children under 3 are not welcome there. |
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Message Dear Wang, Great to hear you are coming to the USA! I do hope you can stop by and visit us in the Big Apple — a popular name for New York City. There are so many things to see and do here. It would take a lifetime to list them all: Chinatown, Wall Street, Central Park, to name only a few. But knowing you as I do, I’d suggest walking through Midtown Manhattan. It is very popular in the USA and just can’t be missed! People often say that no visit to New York City is complete without a trip to Broadway! Broadway with its cafés, street performers（表演者）and colorful signs really represents New York’s loud spirit! As Broadway is the heart of the American theater industry, it’s at night when it truly comes alive. Broadway is well-known for its big theaters. They show Shakespeare, modern plays, dance shows or musicals — take your pick! With your love of singing and interest in drama（戏剧）, I’d recommend（推荐）a musical. It’s a great and moving experience that I’m sure you would love — a bit like Peking opera! Many musicals are based on classic stories like Les Miserables or Peter Pan, and they might even inspire（激发）you to read the books, too! My big news is that I am going to China on vacation this winter. I am looking for places of interest in China. Can you recommend some to me? See you soon! Leslie |
(1). What is New York City also called?
__________________________________________
(2). Is Broadway famous for its big theaters?
__________________________________________
(3). What are many musicals based on?
__________________________________________
(4). When is Leslie going to China on vacation?
__________________________________________
(5). Which place of interest in China will you recommend to Leslie?
__________________________________________
The human population on Earth grows larger each year. As a result, ___(1)___. Because of climate change（气候变化）, growing more food is becoming even more difficult.
When farmers tried to grow more food in the past, they would use farming methods that weren’t always healthy for the environment. To solve this problem, ___(2)__. They spent several years talking to farmers. They wanted to see what problems farmers were having and how these problems could be solved. __(3)___. These special robots move around on farms and collect information about crops（庄稼）. They can take pictures of plants, track（追踪）each plant’s growth and measure（测量）its size.
In the past, though farmers did have information about the weather and the earth, they couldn’t track each plant. __(4)__.
By collecting information about plants, the robots can help farmers make predictions（预测）about how their plants will grow. __(5)__. For example, if the robots find out which plants get sick, farmers can quickly throw them away before they are about to influence nearby plants. With the help of these robots, farmers can take better care of the plants in need.
| A． | But now, with these robots, they can |
| B． | This led to the creation of special robots |
| C． | some scientists carried out a research project |
| D． | more and more food needs to be grown in order to feed everyone |
| E． | By studying each plant, the robots can also help farmers grow plants well |
Otters（水獭）are cute water animals. These days, keeping otters as pets is getting popular. In Japan, some “otter cafés（咖啡馆）” are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take funny videos. These photos and videos posted online have interested more people to buy otters as pets.
However, these enjoyable photos and videos hide the damage（损害）that the online trade is doing to otters. In fact, wild otters are facing many threats—they have long been hunted（猎杀）for their coats; in some places, fishermen have been killing otters in order to stop them from eating fish; and now, the online pet trade has become another big problem for otters.
In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70% of the otters sold online are under one year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they are kept as pets by humans, they do not live full and natural lives.
Otters are very social. They live in family groups of up to 15 in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners’ bathtubs（浴缸）or pools are nowhere near as large as the bodies of water in the wild.
On the other hand, otters simply don’t make good pets. They have a very special fishy smell. If they are kept indoors, they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are unhappy, they will make loud noises and even attack（攻击）people. If a person is hurt by an otter, he or she needs to go to hospital at once.
So, we should stop the otter pet trade and never share photos and videos about them online.
(1). What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?
| A． | The ways of buying otters online. |
| B． | The advantages of playing with otters. |
| C． | The popularity of keeping otters as pets. |
(2). What does the underlined word “threats” mean in Paragraph 2?
| A． | 机遇 |
B． | 威胁 |
C． | 选择 |
(3). What do we know about otters in the wild?
| A． | They live in family groups of up to 15. |
| B． | They don’t need enough space to swim. |
| C． | Baby otters never stay with their mothers. |
(4). Why don’t otters make good pets?
a. They may attack people.
b. They may make loud noises.
c. They have a special fishy smell.
d. They need to go to hospital often.
| A． | a, b, c |
B． | a, b, d |
C． | b, c, d |
(5). What is the writer’s main purpose of writing the text?
| A． | To tell people the otters’ living habits. |
| B． | To teach people how to keep a pet otter. |
| C． | To call on people to stop the otter pet trade. |
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