A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
| A．I had no interest in them |
| B．English idioms were very difficult |
| C．I did not realize the importance of them |
| D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them |
At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant .
| A．I had talked too much |
| B．I had to stop talking |
| C．he was not interested in the topic |
| D．he was only interested in the Great Wall |
“… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means .
| A．interesting | B．important | C．terrible | D．unlucky |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. |
| B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall. |
| C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. |
| D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting. |
After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.
| A．I felt very silly |
| B．the Englishman became a real fool |
| C．I became more carefully in everything |
| D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool |
Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like "Meatout Day"， "Earth day" and "Buy Nothing Day"．
"Meatout Day" is on March 20th． Many people around the world don't eat any meat for one day． In this way， they'll get healthier and reduce greenhouse gases（减少温室气体）．
"Earth Day" is on April 22nd． Many people all over the world try to do something green on this Day． In Italy， people don't use plastic bags． In Canada and Norway， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars． In the USA， people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square， New York．
"Buy Nothing Day" is usually on the fourth Friday in November． On this day many people don't buy anything． "Buy nothing" means "make no rubbish"． When you make less rubbish， you can make a cleaner earth．
Do you want to join them？ Then you can remember these special days and do something green．
（1）Many people don't eat any meat on "Meatout Day"．
（2）Many people do something to protect the environment on "Earth Day"．
（3）In Italy， people ride bicycles and don't use their cars on April 22nd．
（4）All people buy and sell nothing on "Buy Nothing Day"．
（5）According to the passage， people have these special days to save the earth．
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）
With the development of economics（经济）， the problem of the left﹣behind children（留守儿童） has become a serious social problem． More and more people have realized we should do something to help them．
The biggest problem is that the children are all hungry for the love from their parents． Many of them can just get a call or a letter from their parents half a year， a year or even several years． So some children can't remember what their parents look like． When they meet their own troubles， they have no one to talk with． Nobody gives them enough care．
Because of being too far away from their parents， the left﹣behind children's study is the second biggest problem． From a survey about their study， only two percent of the children get good results， while ten percent of them are common and eighty﹣eight percent of them are poor． What a pity!
There are also many other problems of the left﹣behind children， such as having no ability to protect themselves， unhealthy lifestyles， spending too much pocket money and too much time on the Internet and so on．
In a word， to solve all the problems of the left﹣behind children needs the government， families and schools to try their best together．
（1）How many problems are mentioned in the passage ？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． More than four．
（2）Which is the most serious problem of the left﹣behind children according to the passage ？
A． They can't get enough love from their parents．
B． They are crazy about the Internet．
C． They don't study well．
（3）Many people think ．
A． something should be done to help the left﹣behind children
B． the parents of the left﹣behind children don't care about them
C． the government and families should do their best
（4）Which of the following sentences is not TRUE ？
A． Ten percent of the left﹣behind children are good at study．
B． The left﹣behind children can't see their parents often．
C． The left﹣behind children's problem is a social problem．
（5）What is the best title of the article ？
A． The Left﹣behind Children
B． The Problems of the Left﹣behind Children
C． How to Help the Left﹣behind Children
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World famous physicist（物理学家） Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge on March 14th， 2018．
Hawking was born in Oxford， England on January 8th， 1942． He went to school in a small city near London． As he himself admitted， he wasn't very serious about studying． He did very little work， he was never top of his class． However， he still achieved good marks． After leaving school， Hawking first went to Oxford University to study physics． Then he went to Cambridge University to study cosmology（宇宙学）．
At the age of 21， Hawking noticed something wrong with him． He had a bad illness that stopped him from moving and talking． He couldn't communicate except by blinking（眨眼）． He sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side． To communicate with others， he moved two fingers to control the computer's mouse． He chose his words from the screen， which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer（音响合成器）． "I've had the disease for most of my life，" Hawking once said， "Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work．"
Although Hawking was a disabled man， he made great achievements． He received many awards and prizes for his work， including the Albert Einstein Award﹣the highest achievement in physics．
Hawking worked at Cambridge University as a professor． His story shows that nobody， however bad their situation is， should lose hope． "Life is not fair，" he once said， "You just have to do the best you can in your own situation．"
（1）When did Stephen Hawking pass away ？
A． On January 8 th， 1942．
B． On March 14 th， 2018．
C． On March 24 th， 2018．
（2）During studying in a small city near London， we know that ．
A． Stephen Hawking was the best student of his class
B． Stephen Hawking didn't work hard at his lessons
C． Stephen Hawking began to study cosmology
（3）What happened to Stephen Hawking when he was 21 ？
A． There was something wrong with his head．
B． He couldn't even blink to communicate except by moving fingers．
C． He could neither talk nor move．
（4）How did Stephen Hawking communicate with others after the bad illness ？
A． By mouth．
B． By body languages．
C． By a voice synthesizer．
（5）Why was Stephen Hawking so successful at his work ？
A． Because he never lost hope in his own condition．
B． Because life was not fair for him．
C． Because he had a bad illness．
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。（共5小题，计10分）
Mr． Guo is a teacher from Xi'an． He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code（二维码）． "We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate（使产生） the codes， and in the end everything gets easier．" Said Guo， "When students finish the homework， they keep it on WeChat． Then， each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me． So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone．"
The QR codes can be sent to Mr． Guo by email， QQ and WeChat． When Guo scans（扫描） his students' QR codes， their homework appears on his phone． He finds that their homework becomes more creative， with many pictures， music and even videos．
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting． "We are living in the information age． Many students like to work with computers， which makes learning more fun．" Said Tingting， a student of Guo's．
"The paper is not easy to keep， but the code is easy to keep and share．" Guo said， "It is worth trying to use new technology in education． Education itself is a kind of creation． I don't want my students to fall behind the times．"
However， some parents are worried． They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers． But in fact， it's unnecessary． Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework． They only use the codes when they hand in their work， which doesn't take them too much time． Also for teachers， it allows them to check the students' work at any time． And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students．
（1）According to the passage， Guo's students can keep their homework on WeChat， can't they？
（2）How can the QR codes be sent to Mr． Guo？
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（3）What is one of the advantages of the new way of handing in homework？
（4）What do some parents worry about？
（5）What do you think of the new way of handing in homework？
Once upon a time， there was a tree which wanted to become a treasure box． One day， a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter（木匠）． The tree was happy because he thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box．
To its surprise， the carpenter made it into a feed box for animals． The tree felt very disappointed because that was not its dream． Several years later， the feed box was thrown away． Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple． The tree forgot its dream little by little．
One day， a couple came to the temple． The woman gave birth to a baby boy． There wasn't a bed in the temple． So they placed the baby in the feed box． They loved him and regarded him as their treasure． The tree suddenly realized that it became a real "treasure box" at that time．
Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true． Don't forget your dream． It may be realized in another new way．
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正误．正确的用（T），错误的用（F）．
（1）The tree felt very sad when the farmer sold it to a carpenter．
（2）The carpenter made the tree into a treasure box．
（3）To be a feed box was the tree's dream．
（4）The couple used the feed box as their baby's bed．
（5）Never give up your dream， it may be realized in another new way．
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