Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They could climb up trees, grow flowers and even play badminton. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. Its neck seemed to be broken.
“It must have flown into the window,” Alex said when his sister Emily called him to have a look. “Ah, yes, look here. You can see the mark where it hit the window. There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck(粘贴) on the window.”
“Poor thing!” Emily said.
During the next month, five more birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden. They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.
“Something has to be done to save the birds.” the parents decided.
At first, he family tried keeping curtains（窗帘）across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk. They made six hawks – one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. They looked pretty and did not keep out much light. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away.
After that, there were no more dead birds. The family were much happier. They put food out to attract birds because they .
| A．had a special garden for birds |
| B．wanted to see more birds flying in the garden |
| C．had too much bird food to feed the birds |
| D．wanted to catch some birds in the garden |
birds died in the garden.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The birds flew to the windows because they .
| A．found the windows very clean |
| B．fought for more food |
| C．thought there were more trees ahead |
| D．wanted to go into the room |
The underlined word “hawk” means .
| A．鹰 | B．丛林 | C．山脉 | D．燕子 |
The story is mainly about .
| A．why the birds died in the garden |
| B．the family were good at paper-cutting |
| C．the family had a very big new house |
| D．how the family saved the birds in the garden |
Have you ever considered starting a fitness program？Since exercise can reduce the risk of diseases， improve balance， help lose weight， better sleep habits and even make you confident， you can start a fitness program in the following steps．
Test your fitness level
How many meters can you walk or run in one minute？ How much time does it take you to swim 50 meters？ What is your heart rate（心率）？ The data（数据） of your fitness level can help you know what
activities you need．
Design your fitness program
You may have begun your daily exercise．But a personal plan helps more．First， you should have your fitness goals（ 目标）． For example， what do you want to look like， to be slimmer or quicker？ A balanced plan will help you start low，progress slowly， do right activities and even allow you to recover（ 康复） if you get hurt．
Prepare things needed for sports
You need something practical， enjoyable and easy to use． It could be a pair of trainers． a volleyball hat or a bicycle． You can also download fitness apps（ 应用程序） on your mobile phone to measure distances， calories burned or your heart rate．
Take action
Now you're ready for action． When you begin， don't always try tough tasks．Listen to your body and reduce exercise time if necessary．
Monitor your progress
Test your fitness level again six weeks Inter． If you have achieved your goals， increase exercise time to continue improving．
Starting an exercise program is an important decision， By planning carefully and acting step by step， you can have good health．
（1）How many steps are mentioned in this passage to start a fitness program？
A．3
B．4
C．5
D．6
（2）You'd better test your fitness level first to ．
A． lose weight
B． make you more confident
C． reduce your exercise time
D． decide what activities you need
（3）The underlined word "Monitor" in this passage means" "．
A． watch
B． keep
C． take
D． make
（4）What should you do if you start a fitness program？
A． Always do the same activity．
B． Start low and progress slowly．
C． Test your fitness level every week．
D． Take exercise as much as you can．
（5）This passage is mainly about ．
A． how to start a fitness program
B． how to design a fitness program
C． the importance of good health
D． the import of a fitness program
Kids Go Wild（KGW） is a school holiday program for kids． The program was first started by Sunshine Zoo in 2016 and runs every weekday of school holidays． Children can take part in some different activities in one day． This summer， KGW is bigger and better than ever． The zoo will offer more new activities to kids， such as visiting secret areas of the zoo，watching animals up close．asking zookeepers questions about animals， joining in some cool craft（工艺制作） and having fun with other kids who are also crazy about animals， KGW is expected to bring different and amazing experiences．
Please read the following toi learn more about KGW in 2018．
Time |
8：30 a．m﹣3：30 p．m |
Date |
Every weekday of school holidays（ July 1﹣August 31） |
Ages |
8﹣14 years old |
Cost |
¥ 35 per person（including morning tea） |
Tips |
●Wear comfortable shoes ●Bring your own lunch and water ●Follow the zookeepers instruations |
Bookings |
●Tel：83664428 ●Website：www．sunshinezoo．com ●Pay 48 hours ahead ●5 tickets at most ●Half money can be returned if n booking is cancelled 24 hours ahead |
（1）At the zoo this summer． children joining in KGW can ．
A． visit secret areas of the zoo
B． touch animals gently
C． play games with animals
D． learn more about animals from their parents
（2）When can kids go to the zoo for KGW this year？
A． In school holidays this winter．
B．At weekends in July and in August．
C．Any day between 8：30 a． m． and 3：30 p． m．
D．On weekdays between July1 and August 31
（3）To have a good day at the zoo， kids are advised to ．
A．wear comfortable shoes
B．listen to their teachers
C．bring food as breakfast
D． feed animals as they like
（4）When booking， ．
A．you can buy tickets for more than five kids
B．you can call 83664428 and pay 48 hours ahead．
C．you can′t get any money back if you cancel the order．
D．you can only buy tickets online．
（5）What is this passage for？
A．To improve kids' abilities
B．To help kids have a good holidays．
C．To encourage kids to protect animals．
D．To make an advertisement for the zoo．
Once upon a time， a young man wanted to go to a village on business．Halfway there was a mountain． Before he left home， his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts（野兽）． In this way， the beasts couldn't do anything to him．
The young man remembered these words and began his trip．
He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there． He thought his family's worries were unnecessary． And he became relaxed as he walked． Just at that moment， he saw a fierce（凶猛的） tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once．
The tiger roared（咆哮） around the tree and even jumped to reach the man． The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger． Full of fear． he had to hold the tiger tightly． The tiger thought that must be a giant beast， So it was afraid and started running madly．
People on the road didn′t know what happened and said，" Look at the young man， He is riding a tiger! "Cool!" "Superman!"
Hearing these words，the young man was very angry． "Why can′t they see I′m suffering a lot？ Don't they understand I am in fear and almost scared to death？" He said to himself．
（1）The young man went to the village ．
A． to travel
B．to visit friends
C． on business
D． for holiday
（2）The young man′s family warned him of ．
A．fierce beasts
B． terrible traffic
C．cold weather
D． foolish peoplw
（3）How did the young man feel when he saw the tiger？
A． Excited．
B． Scared．
C．Surprised．
D．Bored．
（4）The tiger was afraid because ．
A． it was old and weak
B． the young man was very strong
C． it thought people around would kill it
D． it mistook the young man for a giant beast
（5）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs（段落）？
A． People on the rond were wise．
B． The young man was very brave．
C． We shouldn′t admire others blindly．
D． The young man shouldn't listen to his family．
After a while attention to Tom ended， and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）rose upon the boring air once more． Now the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看） at the girl． She noticed it， made a face at him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a minute． When she slowly faced around again， an apple lay before her． She pushed it away． Tom gently put it back． She pushed it away again， but with less animosity（敌意）． Tom patiently returned it to its place． Then she let it remain． Tom wrote on his paper， "Please take it﹣I got more．" The girl glanced at the words， but made no sign．
Now the boy began to draw something on the paper， hiding his work with his left hand． For a time the girl refused to notice； but her human curiosity（好奇心） soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable（明显的） signs． The boy worked on， seemingly not aware． The girl made some non﹣committal（含糊的） efforts to see， but the boy did not display that he was aware of it． At last she couldn't bear it and whispered：
"Let me see it．"
Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney（烟囱）． Then the girl's interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else． When it was finished， she gazed a moment， then whispered：
"It's nice﹣draw a man．"
The artist created a man in the front yard； she was satisfied， and whispered：
"It's a beautiful man﹣﹣now draw me in it．"
Tom drew an hour﹣glass（沙漏） as the body， a full moon as her head and some arms added to it． The girl said：
"It's ever so nice﹣I wish I could draw． No one has ever taught me that．"
"It's easy，" whispered Tom， "I'll learn you．"
"Oh， will you？ When？"
"At noon． Do you go home to dinner？"
"I'll stay if you will．"
"Good﹣that's a deal． What's your name？"
（1）What probably happened in the classroom before this passage？
A． The girl introduced herself to the boy．
B． Something noticeable happened to the boy．
C． They had a lesson on how to draw．
D． The boy drew an apple for the girl．
（2）What most probably happened to the apple finally？
A． Eaten by the boy because the girl didn't accept it．
B． Eaten by the boy because it was the last one he had got．
C． Eaten by the girl because they finally became friends．
D． Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time．
（3）What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？
A． The boy didn't want the girl to show interest in his drawing．
B． The girl didn't want to show interest in the boy's drawing noticeably．
C． The boy didn't notice the girl trying several times to see his drawing．
D． The girl didn't want the boy to do the drawing in class any more．
（4）What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？
A． Using her curiosity．
B． Showing off his drawing ability．
C． Teaching her how to draw．
D． Inviting her to dinner．
We wake up very early to go to school， maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher， complete our extracurricular（课程以外的） activities， come home to have a quick dinner， talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep． But then we remember． We have to look at the American College Test（ACT） exercises one more time． Half asleep， we run downstairs to get the ACT book， and start studying． After this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep． And then six hours later， we do it all over again．
In my health class， my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night． The sad truth is， with so much to do every day， high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）．
Let me ask you all a question： Doesn't it seem more humane（人道的） to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？ This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep． Or does it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night？ It leaves us very little time to relax， therefore reducing the time that we can sleep．
In my opinion， the present structure（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn't work well． Junior year of high school is a time for growth． By this time many students have the ability to think creatively， and solve challenging problems． Homework is important for a student's growth． But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？ Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability． I do think it is time to change the structure， so that we sleep at home， and learn at school．
（1）In the first paragraph the writer gives ．
A． a picture of the present daily life of high school students
B． an example of an ideal daily life of high school students
C． a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school life
D． a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT
（2）From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks ．
A． Junior year of high school is the most important growth period
B． challenging problems are needed for a teenager's growth
C． the ability to think has nothing to do with homework
D． the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class
（3）Why does the writer write this article？
A． To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' growth．
B． To complain about the problems in the system of the ACT．
C． To ask for a change for less homework and more sleep．
D． To discuss the relationship between sleep and homework．
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