During the day we work and play; at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. While we are asleep our bodies grow most. Children usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better and we feel better too, when we have plenty of rest. Boys and girls need ten hours of sleep every night when they are eight or nine years old. Our bodies need lots of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh（新鲜的）air we’ll feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better then warm air. Boys and girls must get enough sleep if they want to grow and be strong. Our bodies grow most while we are___________.
| A．eating | B．playing | C．sleeping | D．waking |
Which is the best air for us?
| A．fresh air | B．Cool air | C．Warm air | D．Dry air |
Too little sleep makes us_________.
| A．nappy | B．hungry | C．tired | D．grow |
How much sleep should boys and girls of nine years old have every night?
| A．Eight hours | B．Nine hours |
| C．Ten hours | D．Seven hours |
What do the lungs need most?
| A．Fresh air | B．Food | C．Rest | D．Exercise |
One day， a little monkey and a little fox went out to play． They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river． There were many big and red apples on it． But there was no bridge over the river． The monkey thought hard and had an idea． They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge．
The monkey said， "My old friend， you go there first．"But after the fox went to the other side， he kicked（踢）the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree． "How can I get there without the tree？"cried the monkey． The fox laughed and said， "You just stand there and watch me eating the apples．" The monkey was very angry．
Suddenly it began to rain． The water level（水位）in the river rose（上涨）and the tree flew away with the water． "You can eat all the apples． But you can't come back，" shouted the monkey． The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly．
（1）What did the monkey and the fox see on the other side of the river？
A． A bridge．
B． An apple tree．
C． A boat．
（2）Who thought hard and had an idea？
A． The monkey．
B． The fox．
C． Both of them．
（3）What did they put over the river as a bridge？
A． A tree．
B． An apple．
C． A monkey．
（4）Why was the fox sad at last？
A．Because he was angry with the monkey．
B．Because he couldn't come back．
C．Because he couldn't eat apples．
（5）What does the story tell us according to the passage？
A．The fox shouldn't go first．
B．The monkey could eat apples first．
C．One shouldn't care only about himself．
Greenland is the largest island in the world． It's in the northeast of North America． Near Greenland is another island． It's small． Its name is Iceland． Do you think that Greenland is green and warm？ Do you think that Iceland is white with ice？ If you do， you're wrong． That is because most of Greenland is covered with lots of ice． The ice is higher than the world's tallest building． There are more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland． What about Iceland？ Iceland has ice， but not so much ice as Greenland． Iceland has lots of hot springs（温泉）．They give out hot water and steam． The climate（气候）is less cold than that in Greenland．And there are a lot more people living in Iceland．
（1）Greenland is in the northeast of North America．
（2）Greenland is green and warm．
（3）It's colder in Iceland than that in Greenland．
（4）Iceland is the largest island in the world．
（5）There are much more people living in Iceland than in Greenland．
A man once visited a temple that was still being built．He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕塑）．As he watched the man work on the sculpture，he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby．
He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，"Why are you making two same sculptures？Do you need two to put in different places？"
"No，"the man said without looking up，"We need only one，but the first one became damaged before I could finish it，so I'm making a new one．"
The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it．But he couldn't find anything wrong with it．
"Where is the damage？"he asked．
"There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture's nose．"the sculptor said while continuing his work．
The man then asked，"Where are you going to place the sculpture？"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平台）．"If the sculpture is up that high， who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？"the man asked．
The sculptor stopped his work，looked up at the man and said，"I will know it"．
The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other people didn't notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality． This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep．
（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first？
A．Because he could take one of the sculptures．
B．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures．
C．Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures．
（2）The underlined word "damaged" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to" "．
A．broken
B．fallen 倒下的
C．beaten 被打败的；被打了的
（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture's nose？
A．It was too big．
B．There was a scratch on it．
C．There was nothing wrong with it．
（4）Where would the sculpture be placed？
A．Outside the temple．
B．At the sculptor's home．
C．On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform．
（5）From the story，we know that ．
A．the sculptor was very serious about his work
B．the sculptor always made two sculptures
C．the sculptor didn't mind the danage
When he was nine years old，an American bey called Milo Cress had a question：How many plastic straws（吸管）do Americans use every day？
He quickly learned there wasn't a simple answer．The boy tried to find it out himself．Through lots of research，Cress found out that Americans use about 500 million straws every day．In hopes of cutting down plastic waste，he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011．
Cress started the project in his hometown Burlington． Vermont． He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order． It was a simple change． However， it would save money．And by doing that， the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent．
For the year that followed， Cress tried to spread his proicct across the United States． More and more restaurants agreed to join． They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one． Last April， Seattle became the first American city to completely ban plastic straws．
After his project became popular， Cress took his findings on the road． He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world． He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws．
"Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take，"Cress says．"And it makes me feel that I， as a kid， could make a difference， too．"
（1）Cress found out that Americans use straws every day．
A． about 50 million
B． about 500 million
C． about 10 million
（2）Cress founded the Be Straw Free project in order to ．
A． save money
B． become popular
C． cut down plastic waste
（3）Which American city first completely banned plastic straws？
A． Burlington．
B． New York．
C． Seattle．
（4）What does the sentence "Cress took his findings on the road"mean？
A． Cress took a walk on the road．
B．Cress spread his project around the world．
C． Cress was doing his research all the time．
（5）According to the last paragraph， Cress thinks ．
A．he could be famous
B．he has made much money through his project
C． he could also do something meaningful although he is a child
It's late evening．Sun Tian is using her smartphone do her homework．The 15﹣year﹣old girl from Zhejiang uses an app to read English articles according to her teachers instructions．
These days，it's normal for teachers to give homework on apps．For example，students are asked to practice English or do math exercises．Some teachers also use Wechat chat groups to give homework．Bu now，Zhejiang province is moving to ban（禁止）teachers from giving homework on mobile apps because they worry about students' eyesight．More than 70 percent of middle school students in China are found to be nearsighted，according to the World Health Organization．Using mobile phones for long periods of time is bad for our eyes．
Do students like to do their homework on their phones？Zhang Hua，a 13﹣year﹣old boy from Fujian，said he doesn't．"Sometimes the apps can't recognize what I'm reading in English．I have to work on them for a long time to get a high score，"he said．He said his eyesight has gotten worse since he started using apps to do his homework．
However，Wang Xidi，from Anhui，15，enjoys doing homework on apps．"The apps have big databases（数据库）of math exercises！And I can revise（修改）my answers easily，"She said．"But the bad part is that I can't help playing with other apps while doing nmy homework．"
Zhou Tianyi，12，from Sichuan，also thinks it's fun to do homework with apps．Her teachers ask their students to dub（配音）English videos and make their own short videos．"But if I have too much other homework to do，I feel like it's too much for me to finish，"she said．
（1）From Paragraph 2． we know that ．
A． all teachers must give homework on mobile apps
B． it's unusual for teachers to give homework on apps
C． using mobile phones for a long time is bad for our eyes
（2）Wang Xidi while doing her homework on apps．
A． can't play with other apps
B． often plays with other apps
C． doesn't play with other apps
（3）According to the passage， doesn' t like to do homework on apps．
A．Zhang Hua
B．Wang Xidi
C． Zhou Tianyi
（4）The text is most probably from ．
A． an ad
B．a newspaper
C．a story book
（5）What's the best title of this text？
A． Protecting our eyes
B． Playing games on a phone
C． Doing homework on a phone
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