At a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language (手语). They are excited to meet their teacher — two-year-old Diana Graham. The little girl will teach them how to communicate with deaf(聋的) customers(顾客).
Diana is a wonder child. She began to use sign language to “speak” to her deaf mother before she said her first word. So whenever the phone rings or there’s a knock at the door, her mother can be quickly told by her.
Diana understands the sign language well. Her mother even reads story books to her in sign language. Her grandmother said, “Diana started signing at about five months. She is so clever for her age.”The supermarket officials couldn’t think of a better sign language teacher for their workers. So they asked Diana to give some lessons to the workers. They hoped that her lessons would help the workers communicate better with deaf customers during their shopping.Who will teach the workers to learn sign language?
| A．Diana | B．Diana's mother |
| C．The supermarket offices | D．the worker themselves |
When did Diana begin to use sign language?
| A．At the age of two |
| B．When she was born |
| C．Before she said her first word |
| D．When she was five months |
Diana understands the sign language well because __________.
| A．she is old enough |
| B．she is clever |
| C．her grandmother teaches her |
| D．her mother communicates with her in it |
The officials asked Diana to give some lessons because they thought __________.
| A．she had a big vocabulary |
| B．she started signing at about five months |
| C．she could read the story in sign language |
| D．she could teach the workers to communicate better with deaf customers. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Diana’s mother is deaf. |
| B．The workers in the supermarket want to learn sign language. |
| C．Diana wants to be a teacher at the supermarket to make money. |
| D．Diana knows much about sign language when she is two years old. |
A Notice
To Peter Smith,
Just to tell you that you must give back the four overdue (过期的) books.
| Title (标题) |
Writer |
Due (到期) |
| Get Fit, Not Fat |
Mike May |
April 1 |
| Green Gables |
L.M. Montgomery |
April 2 |
| Whistle |
Mary Waylay Bey |
April 5 |
| Tombstones |
Gergg Felsen |
April 5 |
Please return these books tomorrow. Perhaps other people are waiting to borrow them. You can’t borrow other books until these books are back.
Mrs Amy Brown
May 8, 2011 Now, Peter Smith should return all the books on _________.
| A．April 1 | B．April 5 |
| C．May 8 | D．May 9 |
Peter Smith borrowed _________ on the same day.
| A．Whistleand Tombstones |
| B．Green Gables and Get Fit, Not Fat |
| C．Get Fit, Not Fat and Whistle |
| D．Green Gables and Tombstones |
From the notice, we learn that _________.
| A．Mrs Amy Brown is Peter Smith’s mother |
| B．everyone wants to borrow the four books |
| C．Mrs Amy Brown wants to borrow the four books herself |
| D．Peter Smith can’t borrow other books before returning the four books |
Penguins are lovely seabirds. They have wings but they cannot fly. They wear a black or blue-gray coat, and they have a white belly, and a pair of short legs. There are eighteen kinds of them. We must look at their heads and necks to tell one kind from another. Some of them have strange-looking hair on their head. When these seabirds walk on land, they are slow. Yet, when they are in the water, they become excellent swimmers! Most of them live in places covered by snow and ice year – round, but some are in warmer areas.
Which part of the penguin’s body is white?
| A．The head. | B．The neck. |
| C．The leg. | D．The belly. |
How many kinds of Penguins are there?
| A．16. | B．17. | C．18. | D．19. |
Where do most of the penguins live?
| A．In warm areas. | B．In cold areas. |
| C．In the sea. | D．On land |
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What’s the cat’s name?
| A．Puss. | B．Danny. |
| C．Little Star. | D．Book Centre. |
Where does Danny go on his trip?
| A．To the jungle. | B．To the Lost world. |
| C．To Dreamland. | D．To the school library |
If you want to read about dinosaurs, you should buy .
| A．Puss the Cat. | B．A Monkey’s Adventure. |
| C．The Secret Key. | D．The Lost World. |
March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night. What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning.
But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. We feel tired and think slowly. Besides, sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from coke, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch less television. Leave your mobile phone and tablet computer (平板电脑) on your desk.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。What cuts into students’ sleeping time?
| A．Students like reading in bed before they sleep. |
| B．Students have got too much homework and school starts early in the morning.. |
| C．Students often drink coke, coffee and tea at night. |
| D．Students check their WeChat or chat with QQ friends at night. |
How do students behave in class when they don’t get enough sleep?
| A．They don’t want to do their homework. |
| B．They sleep in class. |
| C．They feel excited. |
| D．They not only feel tired and unhappy but also think slowly. |
How many hours should teenagers sleep every night according to the US National Sleep Foundation?
| A．5 to 6 hours. | B．6 to 8 hours. |
| C．8.5 to 9 hours. | D．9 to 10 hours. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Drinking coke, coffee and tea at night is good for our sleep. |
| B．We can’t change everything but we can find many ways to get better sleep. |
| C．Bad sleeping habits aren’t good for us. |
| D．We should stay away from bad sleeping habits. |
In this passage, the writer is mainly trying to make the readers realize__________.
| A．March 21 is World Sleep Day |
| B．homework makes students have no enough time to sleep |
| C．we feel tired and think slowly because we have bad sleeping habits |
| D．good sleeping habits can help us stay healthy |
Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.
“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。Lu Jialei was born in ________.
| A．1997 | B．1999 | C．2001 | D．2002 |
Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.
| A．for more than one week |
| B．as long as one week |
| C．for more than half a month |
| D．as long as half a month |
What does the underline word “contestant” mean?
| A．主持人 | B．观众 | C．选手 | D．亲友团 |
Lu Jialei’s secret weapon to win was that ________.
| A．She paid attention to details |
| B．She was the smartest contestant |
| C．She found the beauty of Chinese language |
| D．She studied how Chinese characters were formed |
From the passage we can learn ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.
| A．trying to write Chinese characters |
| B．using chopsticks when having meals |
| C．giving and receiving presents at Christmas |
| D．spending the Spring Festival with families |
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