We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one can , because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects , too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .
A、they always sleep very well
B、they have very good memorie
C、they read a lot of booksEverybody learns his mother language .
A、at the age of six
B、when he is a small child
C、after he goes to schoolBefore a child can speak, he must .
A、read and write
B、make sentences
C、hear and remember the soundsIn school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because .
A、they have no good memories
B、they have no recorders
C、they are busy with other subjectsYour memory will become better and better .
A、if you have plenty of good food
B、if you do more and more exercises
C、if you do morning exercises every day
Antarctica （南极洲） is at the southern end of the Earth． It is the coldest， driest and windiest place on our planet． What would it be like to live and work there？
On Oct 15， 50 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker （破冰船） made in China． It took two years to build Xuelong 2． It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers．
Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times． Because of its unusual environment， researchers from around the world have been going there to do study （研究） for many years． Some studies can only be done in Antarctica． For example， there is little air pollution there． This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather， atmosphere （大气） and stars．
The study of Antarctica's geology （地质） is also important． Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago， and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time． There are also many wild animals， such as penguins （企鹅），seals （海豹） and birds． Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them．
Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China． He was part of China's 15th research trip to Antarctica． He said， "Life in Antarctica is not easy．It is tiring and sometimes dangerous， but it is still quite fun．" He also said，"I studied how penguins walk， what they eat， and why they move from one place to another． I was excited to see the cute animals playing around． I hope my studies can help protect them．"
（1）What can we know from the first three paragraphs？
A． Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth．
B． There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica．
C． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China．
D． Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica 45 times．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the fifth paragraph？
A． Life in Antarctica．
B． Rocks in Antarctica．
C． Fun in Antarctica．
D． Danger in Antarctica．
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． The weather in Antarctica hasn't changed over time．
B． Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica．
C． Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica．
D． The study in Antarctica can't help protect penguins and seals．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A cooking guide．
C． A film review．
D． A science magazine．
The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft （手工艺品）． Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China． In spring， large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there．
A philosopher （哲学家） called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite． His invention had the bird's name of "Yuan"， a kind of bird of the hawk （鹰） family with a long tail． He made the kite out of wood． Later， his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bam boo．
With the development of papermaking， paper was introduced into the kite﹣ making． The kite got the name "Zhi Yuan"， as "Zhi" in Chinese means paper． And during the Five Dynasties period， people tied the bamboo whistle （哨子） to the kite． When the kite was flying， the airflow （气流）
could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing． So the kite carried the name "Fengzheng"．
From then on， making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang， Shandong Province． Every year in spring， when the weather became warm， almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days． It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites． At the same time， they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air． The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world﹣ famous Weifang International Kite Festival， which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year．
Flying a kite in spring does people much good． For example， it is a good way to reduce the backache （背痛）． Besides， when people fly a kite， it can help them forget their stressful （压力重的） situations and reconnect （再连接） them to nature．
（1）From the second paragraph， we can know that "Yuan" is ．
A． a bird's name
B． a kind of shape
C． a symbol of stress
D． an inventor's name
（2）How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year？
A．5 days．
B．6 days．
C．7 days．
D． 8 days．
（3）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
A． A lot of ways of making kites．
B． Some advantages of flying kites．
C． The dynasties of making kites．
D． The good places of flying kites．
Here is the 6﹣day weather report in Suqian， Jiangsu Province．
Day |
Description |
Temperature |
Humidity（湿度） |
Monday June 29 |
|
27°C / 19°C |
91% |
Tuesday June 30 |
|
28°C / 21°C |
85% |
Wednesday July 1 |
|
27°C / 23°C |
79% |
Thursday July 2 |
|
25°C / 20°C |
89% |
Friday July 3 |
|
30°C / 24°C |
87% |
Saturday July 4 |
|
31°C/ 22°C |
92% |
Partly Sunny
A． M． Showers
Partly Cloudy
Mostly Sunny
Mostly Cloudy
P． M． Showers（1）What's the weather like on Wednesday， July 1？
A． Mostly Sunny．
B． Partly Cloudy．
C． A． M． Showers．
D． P． M． Showers．
（2）The highest temperature appears on ．
A． Tuesday
B． Monday
C． Saturday
D． Thursday
（3）The humidity on Friday， July 3 is ．
A．92%
B．85%
C．79%
D．87%
Last month， the artist Christo opened his new art sculpture． It is made up of 7，506 colorful barrels （桶） floating on a lake in Hyde Park in London． Christo calls it The London Mastaba． It is his first major outdoor art sculpture in Great Britain． The artwork is in the shape of a mastaba． It looks somewhat like a pyramid with a fat top． The London Mastaba is about 65 feet high， 98 feet wide and 130 feet long， and it weighs about 1.3 million pounds． The metal barrels can be seen from hundreds of feet away．
（2）
Everyone who looks at it will see something different． Many will think the barrels are barrels of oil in the heart of one of London's oldest parks． They might wonder if Christo was making an announcement against pollution． Others will see a prism or giant pixels or simply a shape． However， everyone must decide for themselves， the 83﹣year﹣old artist said． Christo said he had nothing special in mind when he created The London Mastaba． "There are no messages，" Christo said． "There is something in it to discover yourself． I cannot direct you．"
"A Stairway To The Sky"
"It's created a giant invitation， like a stairway to the sky，" Christo said． The artist was standing on the banks of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park where his artwork floats． Swans are swimming nearby． Some barrels are red with a white candy stripe on the sides． Others are colored blue， purple and red． Their colors will look different as the light changes， Christo said． Their reflection （倒影） in the lake will be like an abstract painting． Abstraction is an artistic style that does not always show something recognizable or realistic．
"Not Really Sure How I Feel About It"
Many people walking in the park were surprised to see the artwork． "It's very modern， but this place is nature and historical． I don't like it here，" said Yasmin KocOzcengel， who is a tourist from Turkey． Another person who took a look at the artwork was Anna Andronova． She called The London Mastaba very brave． If it weren't as brave， it wouldn't be as amazing， she said． Sheila Seffenson is an American living in London． "I'm just not really sure how I feel about it，" Steffenson said． "Maybe it's a message about pollution． Who knows？"
（1）What can we learn about the artwork？
A． It is a floating pyramid．
B． It is made up of empty oil barrels．
C． It is an abstract painting．
D． It is considered as different things．
（2）Which of the following would be most suitable for ____？
A． An Announcement Against Pollution．
B． An Announcement Against Pollution？
C． A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park．
D． A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park？
（3）Which of the following words can best describe The London Mastaba？
A． Romantic．
B． Magical．
C． Realistic．
D． Mysterious．
（4）What can most possibly be the artist's real purpose？
A． To add some more colours to the old park．
B． To bring his art career to a new height．
C． To encourage people to discover and think．
D． To remind people to care about nature．
"Look at Amy's picture!" Mom said， too loud． She does that when she's excite， because she can't hear herself． Some kids turned to stare at us and I wanted to hide．
I led my family into my classroom and looked around． Other kids and parents were there， but I didn't see Evelyn．
Ms． Jennings walked over to us． I introduced her to my family and explained that my parents are deaf．
"Oh，" she said． "Well， how do you say ‘Welcome!' in sign language？"
"Like this．" I swept my open right hand in toward my body， palm （掌心） up．
She repeated the movement．
"Thank you，" Mom said， smiling． "It's nice to meet you．"
Ms． Jennings looked surprised． "You speak very well，" she said．
In sign language， I repeated what Ms． Jennings had said in case my parents hadn't read her lips （嘴唇）．
Mom nodded． "I lost my hearing as a child， after I'd learned to talk． Amy's father was born deaf． He can talk， too， but he's shy about his voice．"
Dad smiled in agreement．
Some of my classmates were watching us and whispering． Then I noticed Evelyn and her mom standing by the door．
"I sit over there，" I told my family and quickly walked toward my desk．
"Hi， Amy，" Evelyn said suddenly．
I turned around． "Hi．"
"I didn't know your parents are deaf，" she said．
"Yeah．" I couldn't think of anything else to say．
"And you can talk to them with your hands？ That's so cool．"
"You think so？" I asked． I exhaled with relief．
Evelyn nodded． "It's like a secret code． Would you teach me some words sometime？"
I smiled． "Of course．"
"One of my dad's neighbours uses signneighbours，" she said． "Maybe I can surprise her with a greeting next time I visit my dad．"
"Your dad doesn't live with you？" I said．
She shook her head． "My parents are separated．"
"Oh， I…" I'd been so worried about my family that I hadn't thought about Evelyn's family． "Hey， if you come over tomorrow， we can practice some sign language then．"
I got my parents' attention． "Mom， Dad，" I said， signing， "I'd like you to meet my friend Evelyn and her mom．"
（1）How is Welcome!' said in sign language？
（2）When Amy exhaled with relief， she most probably felt ．
A． worried
B． proud
C． relaxed
D． nervous
（3）What can we infer from the passage about Amy？
A． She learned sign language by herself．
B． She didn't want her parents to come．
C． She won't share Evelyn's family secret．
D． She won't be so shy about her family．
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