Born into a farmer’s family, life was not easy when I was a kid. We were so poor that we often did not know where our next meal was coming from. I had to sell cabbages at the marketplace to support my family.
A storyteller once came to the marketplace, and I went to listen to him. My mother was unhappy with me for forgetting my job. But that night, while she was making clothes for us under the weak light of an oil lamp, I couldn't help retelling stories I'd heard that day. She listened impatiently at first, since in her eyes professional（职业的） storytellers were smooth-talking men—nothing good ever came out of their mouths. But slowly she was attracted by my retold stories, and from that day on, she never gave me any task on market days, unspoken agreement to enjoy new stories. As a repayment（回报）for Mother's kindness and a way to show off my memory, I'd retell the stories for her in lively detail. Soon, she wasn't the only member of my audience, which later included my elder sisters, my aunts, even my stubborn grandmother.
I knew she was worried about me. Talkative kids are not well thought of in our village, for they can bring trouble to themselves and to their families when they talk too much. Mother often reminded me not to talk so much, wanting me to be a silent and modest teenager. However, my natural desire（渴望）to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name – Mo Yan, which means ‘no speaking’. This strong wish to talk also improved my ability to express myself, which is important for writers who are also considered as storytellers.Mo Yan lived a/an ________ life when he was young.
| A．hard | B．colourful | C．easy | D．rich |
From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
| A．little Mo Yan was interested in selling vegetables |
| B．his mother was attracted by the retold story at first |
| C．his mother didn’t let him listen to the new stories again |
| D．little Mo Yan had quite a good memory |
Why did his mother dislike the professional storytellers?
| A．Because she thought they never said anything good. |
| B．Because she thought they couldn’t make much money. |
| C．Because she thought they would affect Mo Yan’s schoolwork. |
| D．Because she thought most people didn’t like listening to stories. |
In Mo Yan’s opinion, a writer should be a ________ child when they were young.
| A．silent | B．modest | C．talkative | D．trouble-making |
Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
| A．My Unlucky Childhood | B．A Storyteller’s Childhood |
| C．My Kind Grandmother | D．More talking leads to success |
There was a robbery at City Central Bank last yesterday afternoon. Two men entered the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1,000,000. The robbers were carrying guns（枪） and wearing black masks（面具） to cover their faces. The robbers told all the customers （顾客）in the bank to lie down on the floor. Witnesses （证人）said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them.
The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they’d have to wait a few minutes. She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. As the robbers were waiting for the money. the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按钮) that was hidden under the counter. It was a silent alarm, so the robbers didn’t realize it had been set off.
Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them easily. The robbers are now in custody（拘留） , and will appear in court next week.
Police congratulated Miss Alston , the bank teller , on brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a week’s vacation to thank her.Everyone in the bank did what the robbers told them because _________.
| A．they were frightened |
| B．the robbers were very polite |
| C．the bank manager told them to |
| D．they knew the police were coming |
The bank teller said the money was __________.
| A．under the counter | B．on the floor |
| C．in custody | D．in the safety |
What did the bank teller do ?
| A．She telephoned the police |
| B．She didn’t want to give the money to the robbers |
| C．She got the money out of the safe. |
| D．She pressed an alarm button. |
The police caught the robbers so easily because the robbers didn’t ________
| A．know who the police officers were |
| B．get the money |
| C．expect the police arrived at the bank so quickly |
| D．expect the money to be in the safe |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work, and you stay in bed, feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜). They are very very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs can be found not only in water but also in air and dust(灰尘). If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处), some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere. Which of the following is true?
| A．If things are very very small, they are germs. |
| B．If things can’t be seen, they must be germs. |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
Why don’t your parents let you drink dirty water?
| A．You haven’t looked at it carefully. |
| B．Water can’t be drunk in this way. |
| C．There must be lots of germs in it. |
| D．Water will make you ill. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs may make us ill. |
| B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don’t drink dirty water. |
| D．Take care of your fingers. |
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Imagine a normal day: you go to work, return home, and maybe buy somethings on your way home.. For a large number of people, the answer to that question is zero.
Ever since the Industrial Revolution（工业革命）began, many changes have taken place in our world..
Want to buy a pair of shoes? An MP3 player? A book? It’s only a few clicks(点击) away. Need a computer? A gift? A tennis racket? Click. No need to even leave your house.And the quality of crops that are grown and harvested(收割) by computers is getting better.
You are probably booking (预定) your hotel room online. When can we choose our own rooms and get our keys by ourselves? We also hope that everything we want to buy at the supermarket will be ready for us when we arrive.Researchers have already designed a robot to correctly find your preferred beer and bring it to you.
Will human jobs be completely done by robots? We don’t know. But computers are doing more and more jobs for humans.How many examples of ways of doing things does the author pick up to show the advantages of computers?
A. Five. B. Four. C. Six. D. Three.
| A. On the farm, machines are used, and more and more farm jobs can be done by machines. B. In a factory, workers are busy making products. C. Many jobs done by humans in the past are now being done by technology(技术) instead. D. How many people do you have to talk with to do those everyday tasks? E. In fact, a restaurant in China recently started using some robots to serve people. |
One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench（长条椅）with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized（认出，识别出）his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”What’s the blind man’s name?
| A．Tom. | B．John. |
| C．Tony. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
Who wrote a new message?
| A．The blind man. | B．The teacher. |
| C．The publicist. | D．The farmer. |
How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
| A．By his sign. | B．By his footsteps. |
| C．By his voice. | D．By his coins. |
When did the story happen?
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. |
| C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful. |
| B．We can get more money by changing a sign. |
| C．The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money. |
| D．The power（力量）of language is great. |
What is your favourite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why？Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.
When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?
Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.
Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4——6 pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.
What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？
Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articlesmyself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.
Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from myfavorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.
Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄) them during sports meetingsand school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. Itis so funny that everyone watches it.
How do you like QQ?
Lin: It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives, of both good timesand sad times.
Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can doit on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimeslisten in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. Youcan relax and talk freely.How many kids are interviewed about QQ?
| A．Nine. | B．Six. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
comes from Shanghai.
| A．Miss Wang | B．Lin Yuhan |
| C．Yang Yuhang | D．Tang Xuting |
What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?
① homework ② chat ③ test answers ④ computer games
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?
| A．Some pictures. | B．Good articles. |
| C．DV films. | D．Japanese cartoons. |
Which one is TRUE according to this article?
| A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships. |
| B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ. |
| C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives. |
| D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework. |
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