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Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.
Team Marine, US A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers (立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Felix, 15, Germany In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club，Plant for the Planet. It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.
Alec, 17, US When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global (全球的) Warming. It teaches kids about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, 13, US When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill (漏油) in the Gulf of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect (保护) birds and other wild animals.
What is the purpose of setting up the “Earth Day” and who can do something for the Earth?

A．To keep the earth peaceful and beautiful by adults and kids

B．To keep the earth balanced by adults only

C．To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and kids

D．To keep the earth safe and clean by kids only

Young Voices for the Planet made by Lynne is ________.

A．a book	B．a TV play
C．a film	D．a club

According to the passage, we know ________ doesn’t agree to use plastic bags.

A．Team Marine	B．Felix
C．Alec	D．Olivia

Alec travels widely to encourage people to ________.

A．raise money	B．plant trees
C．protect wild animals	D．help stop global warming

The passage is mainly talk about how ________.

A．kids are saving the Earth	B．parents are planting trees
C．students are raising money	D．grow-ups are using plastics bags

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I saw a lady in the subway station today．

She was fighting with the security guard（安检员）, because①．

" It's expensive!" she said angrily, "The machine's going to make it dirty!"

I noticed the logo on that handbag when I passed by． Yeah, it was of luxury brand（奢侈品牌） and looked quite new． But if you check out the lady's other items and her behavior, it's not so difficult to see that②． So it's possible that the handbag really cost her too much, maybe the money she saved from every meal． And clearly it was also costing her valuable time and at the same time her good mood．

"Sad．" I thought． My mother once told me, " Never buy anything if you can't really afford to use．"

It's not only about money． It's about everything that you give up for it．

I'm very happy with my handbag that I bought online． It's not expensive． It's not of any luxury brand, but it's of great quality and designed in just the way I like it． That's enough．

When you buy things to use, you own the things．

When you buy things to admire, they own you．

（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理．

A．she is not rich enough

B．she didn't want to put her handbag into the security inspector

C．she wanted to pass the security check quickly

①　　②　　

（2）What can you infer（推断） from this passage？　　

A．The writer's mother likes everything expensive．

B．The writer's mother hates beautiful handbags．

C．The writer's mother can't afford any expensive handbags．

D．The writer's mother agrees to buy right things．

（3）请将文中划线部分" It's about everything that you give up for it．" 翻译成汉语．　　

（4）Mark T（True） or F（False） according to the passage．

　　The lady must save money from every meal to buy the handbag of luxury brand．

（5）What can we learn from this passage？

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For more than 300,000 years, human beings have paid much attention to developing technology to make our life easier, faster and more comfortable with the help of machines and tools．

Thanks to the modern technology, humans live longer and more healthily, and are able to get better food, medicine and shelter． We can be proud of this progress． In the past, many poor people died from hunger and diseases． But now many diseases can be cured successfully．

We need "more", more food, more shelters, more medicines, etc.. And up to now, technology has been used in various fields in the city, including intelligent（智能的）education, intelligent medical treatment, intelligent tourism, smart transportation and especially the field of 5G． Recently, Central China's Hubei province has built more than 300 5G base stations（基站） and achieved full 5G signal coverage（信号覆盖）in some of its cities． A dozen 5G experience centers have been completed in cities including Xiaogan, Yichang and Jingmen．

With the development of the high technology, our living conditions have already been improved a lot． But we still have a long way to go． So, we ought to face all the challenges positively to make it serve us better．

（1）Why do people develop technology according to the passage？　　

A．To get more food and medicine．

B．To make transportation quicker．

C．To make our life easier, faster and more comfortable．

D．To get a better education．

（2）What does the underlined word "cured" in Paragraph 2 probably mean ？　　

A．改正

B．解决

C．了结

D．治愈

（3）Which field has the technology not been used in from the passage？　　

A．Intelligent education．

B．Intelligent medical treatment．

C．Intelligent games．

D．Intelligent tourism．

（4）Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．Hubei has built over 300 5G base stations．

B．Xiaogan, Yichang, Enshi and Jingmen have all set up 5G experience centers．

C．There has been full 5G signal coverage in some cities of Hubei．

D．There are a dozen 5G experience centers in Hubei．

（5）What's the main idea of this passage？　　

A．What technology can bring for us．

B．How people develop technology．

C．Why Hubei has built so many 5G base stations．

D．What challenges we should face to develop technology．

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Beijing opened its first bicycle﹣only road at 7 a．m． on May 31, which is expected to reduce traffic in the area between Huilongguan and Shangdi．

According to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, the 6.5﹣kilometer﹣long road has a highest speed of no more than 15 kilometers per hour and pedestrians, electric bicycles and other vehicles are not allowed to enter the road． Besides, there are three lanes（车道） on the six﹣meter﹣wide road．

On Thursday, May 30, Peng Liyuan said that China is ready to work with the international community to create a good environment for women's development and provide equal（平等的） and high quality education chances．

She communicated with foreign students at the Great Hall of the People． Peng said women's development is very important and China would like to work with different countries in the world in this field．

The 37th China Sport Show opened at the National Exhibition in Shanghai on May 23, 2019． Thousands of buyers and visitors came to the event． The expo lasted four days and it closed on May 26． So far, the show has become the largest sporting products exhibition in the Asia﹣Pacific region（亚太地区）．

（1）Where can we probably read these materials？　　

A．In a novel．

B．In a poster．

C．In a storybook．

D．On a news website．

（2）Why did Beijing open its first bicycle﹣only road？　　

A．To allow other vehicles to enter the road．

B．To control the speed of other vehicles．

C．To reduce traffic between Huilongguan and Shangdi．

D．To reduce traffic throughout Beijing．

（3）Which place did Peng Liyuan communicate with foreign students？　　

A．Shanghai．

B．The Great Hall of the People．

C．Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport．

D．The National Exhibition．

（4）When did the 37th China Sport Show end？　　

A．On May 23．

B．On May 26．

C．On May 30．

D．On May 31．

（5）How long is the road with the highest speed of no more than 15km per hour？　　

A.6.5 kilometers．

B.15 kilometers．

C.6 meters．

D.37 kilometers．

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Laurence Kim was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 11, 1951． He was not like other children when he was young． A medical scan （扫描） showed that the two halves of his brain were not connected in the usual way． He developed an amazing memory． He started to read when he was two． He remembered everything he had read．

To read more quickly, he read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye． By reading the two pages at the same time, （1）看完一本书花他不到一小时的时间．By the age of 30, he had memorized around 12,000 books．

However, he did not develop so well in other areas．（2）He could not walk before four years old , and he had problems putting on his clothes and shoes． His social skills were poor, and he was extremely sensitive （敏感的） about new people． In 1984, Peek and his father met Hollywood movie writer Barry Morrow． Morrow was fascinated by Peek and began to write a new play about Peek's experiences． The movie Rain Man won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1988．（3）This changed Peek's life．（4）He got used to being the center of attention． He became more self﹣confident． He appeared on TV and traveled around the country with his father to develop awareness（意识） of his condition．

Peek was not only an amazing man but also a real Rain Man． Sadly, Peek died of a heart attack in 2009．

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任务二：将（2）处改为复合句．　　

任务三：写出（3）处 "this" 指代的内容．　　

任务四：将（4）处翻译成中文．　　

任务五：（5）找出该文段的中心句．　　

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For Miller, an 80﹣year﹣old man, it's a chance of a lifetime． Miller is a part of a group of around 60 Germans who are on a bus journey along the ancient Silk Road．

About this journey, he says："I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child． But now I finally have a chance to experience it．"

The two﹣month bus journey will take the group through Germany, Russia and other 4 European countries． They will then enter China from the country's western part． It will be an unforgettable memory for them．

Nearly half of the 13,000﹣kilometer trip will be inside China． From Xinjiang in the west to Shanghai in the east, the German visitors will see more than 20 Chinese cities． "we have managed the trip of the Silk Road for around 10 years． An increasing number of people, not only from German﹣speaking countries, have been joining us．" Says Liu Guoqiang from China Tours．

Almost 26 million foreigners traveled to China in 2015, and about 5 million of them were from Europe． Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai and the Yangtze River are traditional Chinese travel destinations for European tourists． Speaking of where he wants to go, Miller says： "Compared with modern cities, the culture in western China attracts me more．"

As Shi Xiang, head of China Tours says "Being a new brand to attract foreign visitors, the Silk Road is good for people to know more about China, especially the northwestern part of the country．"

（1）How will the group of around 60 Germans have the tour？　　

A． By plane．

B． By bus．

C． On foot．

D． By train．

（2）Where will the German group enter China？　　

A． From Beijing．

B． From the western part of China．

C． From the eastern part of China．

D． From Shanghai．

（3）The underlined word "destinations" in the fifth paragraph means　　．

A．标志

B．道路

C．品牌

D．目的地

（4）According to the passage, how long has China Tours managed the trip？　　

A． For 20 years．

B． For 5 years．

C． For 10 years．

D． For 26 months．

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？　　

A． Silk Road： An old brand to attract Chinese．

B． Silk Road： A new way to learn about China．

C． Silk Road： A better chance to see modern cities．

D． Silk Road： A fashionable way to buy silk．

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