Once upon a time, some visitors went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly a warning of a strong storm came to them, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds got darker, Love realized it was time to leave. But there was no boat to go into. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by in a great large boat. Love shouted, “Richness, can you take me with you? Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) for help who was also passing by in a beautiful boat. But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your wet feet.”
Sadness passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be alone.”
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that he didn’t hear Love calling to him.
Love was becoming restless and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love! I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was so kind, but jumped into the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”
Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”
“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.” According to the passage, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?
| A．Love. | B．Richness. |
| C．Vanity | D．Knowledge |
Other visitors passed by in their boats one by one. Which is the right order according to the passage?
| A．Richness→Vanity→Sadness→Happiness→Time |
| B．Richness→Happiness→Sadness→Vanity→Time |
| C．Time→Richness→Vanity→Sadness→Happiness |
| D．Richness→Happiness→Vanity →Sadness→Time |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．When we are rich, we may pay more attention to Love. |
| B．All the feelings are important in our life except Love. |
| C．As time goes by, we can realize the importance of Love. |
| D．When we are happy and sad, we shouldn’t remember Love. |
Five ways to make a great first impression（印象）!
Researchers have discovered that， in general， it only takes seven seconds for a person to start making judgments about you when they first meet you． That's why you should follow these useful tips on how to create a good first impression．
（1）
Before meeting someone， start thinking about the purpose of the meeting． Are you trying to impress them？ For example， if you want to make new friends at a social event， you will want to appear friendly． And if you decide to run for class president at your school， you will need to appear confident（自信）．
（2）
Smiling is the most important thing you can do when meeting someone new． It shows that you're friendly and makes people around you feel more comfortable． To have a winning smile， make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them every day．
（3）
Before you begin speaking， you will be judged on your body language． Therefore， it's important to show trust in yourself by standing up tall and putting your shoulders back． Besides， if you uncross your arms， you will appear relaxed and friendly．
（4）
How you smell can influence people's first impression of you． If you have a bad body smell， it will put people off． In short， aim to smell clean and avoid putting on a lot of scented products．
（5）
What you wear matters． While you should look clean and tidy， it's also important to dress properly， whether you're going to a birthday party or a sporting event． You should think about what your clothes say about you．
A．Smell good
B．Dress to impress
C．Get ready for a speech
D．A smile goes a long way
E．Be careful about your body language
F．Decide what image（形象）you want to present
There is a popular Chinese saying that "Fair skin（皮肤） will make up for three flaws（缺陷）"． This mentions the fact that in Chinese culture， it is believed that people who have fair skin are more beautiful． In Western culture， however， the opposite is true ﹣ many Westerners think tanned skin is prettier． The example shows that different cultures have different ideas of what they think is beautiful． These cultural meanings of the beauty， however， are no longer important． As more and more people travel overseas， ideas about beauty are being shared among cultures． The Internet has also made it easier for people to share different types of beauty since people are always posting pictures on social media． The result is an ever﹣changing idea of what is considered beautiful．
The cultural practice of ear piercings， for example， has become a part of modern day culture．
In Kenya， it is a tradition among Masai men and women to pierce and then make their ear
lobes（耳垂） longer using ivory and wood or stones． They then wear colorful things on their ear lobes． This is a common practice since longer ear lobes are seen as a sigh of beauty． This tradition has now found its way into present﹣day culture． Nowadays， this might still seem unusual to some， but with more and more well﹣known actors and film stars showing off their longer ear lobes， it will finally become more fashionable．
It is understood that different cultures around the world have different ways of showing beauty． However， since we now live in a worldwide society， people's views about beauty are always changing． With the help of the Internet， people are now able to easily borrow ideas from other cultures to help them stand out． So what new fashions can we expect to see in the future？
（1）What has made it easier for people to share ideas about beauty ？
A．The development of technology．
B．The popularity of the latest fashions．
C．The unchanged cultural traditions．
D．The world's growing population．
（2）What can be learned about the Masai people from the passage ？
A．Longer ear lobes are their new fashion．
B．Only women make their ear lobes longer．
C．They think longer ear lobes look beautiful．
D．They make actors and film stars famous．
（3）The underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refers to ．
A． people
B． ideas
C． cultures
D． fashions
（4）What is the passage mainly about ？
A．People in Asian countries like fair skin better．
B．Beauty is considered important in many cultures．
C．Different cultures have different ideas about beauty．
D．People's ideas about beauty are changing all the time．
Bananas are the perfect snack． Not only are they sweet and delicious， but they are easy to carry around， so you can take them anywhere． Best of all， bananas provide different things that the human body needs!
Bananas grow best in warm places that get lots of rain． They grow on plants that look like trees． The banana plant， however， is considered a herb rather than a tree because it doesn't have a strong ， woody stem（干，茎）． The plants can grow as high as 30feet． When they reach their full height， flowers grow out from the stem． These flowers produce bananas．
Two or three times each year， the plants produce fruit． The bananas grow together， which seem like "hands"． A hand is made up of 10to 20bananas． Growers sometimes call bananas "fingers"． Each bunch（丛） of bananas has about 15hands， and so a whole bunch may have as many as 200bananas and can weigh more than 100pounds．
After about three months， the bananas are ready to be picked． At this point， they still aren't the sunny yellow color of bananas． Farmers pick them when they're green． That's how they're shipped to stores． They turn yellow along the way and are ready to be sold．
If you love bananas， you've got a lot of company． Americans have been enjoying bananas since the first shipment arrived in the United States in 1876． Today， American eat more bananas than any other fruit． More bananas are sold than apples and grapes together． Every American eats over 26pounds of bananas each year!
（1）The first paragraph mainly talks about ．
A．why people like bananas
B．how bananas taste
C．what bananas are rich in
D．where bananas are taken
（2）What is the correct order in which these happen ？
a．The bananas begin to turn yellow
b． A banana plant grows to full height．
c．The flowers produce bananas．
d． The bananas are ready to be picked．
A． c﹣b﹣a﹣d
B． b﹣c﹣d﹣a
C． b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D． c﹣b﹣d﹣a
（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage ？
A．The banana plant is a kind of tree．
B．Bananas like growing in hot and dry areas．
C．One banana plant usually produces fruit once a year．
D．The banana plant usually produces fruit once a year．
（4）Which is the second most popular fruit in America according to the bar chart ？
A．Apples．
B． Grapes．
C． Bananas．
D． Oranges
Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste？ Believe it or not， that's exactly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015．
During the meal， the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown﹣away vegetables and fruits． Chef Dan Barber， who helped create the meal， hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more attention to the issue of food waste．
It is a huge problem． One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food． Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste!
Why is so much food wasted？ Firstly， food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much of it is produced， or because it is not kept properly in farms． Secondly， shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food． Finally， customers often buy more food than they need， so a lot of uneaten food is wasted．
How can you waste less food？ When eating out， you may ask for less food and take home what is left． Visit fast food restaurant less often， since they usually more wasteful． Encourage your favorite restaurants to give unsold food to food banks．
You can also waste less food at home． Use smaller rice bowls so that you serve less rice．
Encourage family members to use unfinished rice to make rice puddings． Tell family members to make a shopping list and buy only what is on the list when shopping for food．
Food waste is a growing problem and we， either farmers or food sellers or customers， must take this problem more seriously and do what we can to help．
（1）What did world leaders do at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015 ？
A．They threw away food as waste during the meal．
B．They made dishes with waste vegetables and fruits．
C．They ate food made with waste vegetables and fruits．
D．They helped Chef Dan Barber create the special meal．
（2）The underlined word "issue" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ．
A．result
B．problem
C．cause
D．beginning
（3）The writer organizes Paragraph 4 by asking a question and ．
A．giving examples
B． using numbers
C． listing reasons
D． telling a story
（4）Which way of wasting less food is mentioned in the passage ？
A．Buying unsold food from supermarkets．
B．Keeping food properly in fridge．
C．Using smaller rice bowls when eating out．
D．Asking for less food in restaurants．
When Canadian teenager Ryan was six years old， his teacher told him that in many parts of Africa， there was no clean water． She said that people often made themselves ill， and even died， just from drinking or bathing in dirty water．
What she said made Ryan upset． He decided to raise money for a well（井） so that people in Africa could have clean water． He did extra chores for his parents and raised ﹩70 all by himself． Then he found out that it actually cost ﹩2，000 to dig a well．
Most people would have given up at this point， but not Ryan． He was disappointed， but determined to raise more money． Finally he collected over ﹩2，000． That money was used to dig the first of "Ryan's wells"．
Since then， Ryan has continued to raise money for more wells． In fact， Ryan has raised over﹩1，500 ，000!
Ryan calls himself "a normal boy" and likes to play ice hockey when he's not in school or traveling around the world talking to other students about himself and his work． As for the future． he has said that he isn't exactly sure what he will choose to do． "Something along the lines of a lawyer or a teacher． Maybe a leader!"
（1）Ryan's teacher told him about the water problem in Africa in order to ．
A．encourage Ryan to dig wells for people in Africa
B．ask Ryan to raise money for poor people in Africa
C．make Ryan feel unhappy and disappointed
D．educate Ryan to care about African people in difficulty．
（2）What does Ryan think of himself according to the passage ？
A．He is different from other students in many ways．
B．He never gives up when he has decided to do something．
C．He is talented and can do many great things in the future，
D．He's like other students with his own hobby and dreams．
（3）Which of the following is the best title for the passage ？
A． Ryan and His Teacher
B． Ryan and His Wells．
C． Ryan and His Money
D． Ryan and His Future
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