Once there lived a young but foolish king and queen in ancient China. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried. “My goodness (天哪！)! How small and ugly it is! It has no hair or teeth! It’s a monster!” they sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she takes your medicine, she must grow up to the right size at once and have hair and teeth when we see her again, ” the king said angrily, “If you can’t do this, you will be dead.”
The doctors all thought it impossible. But they dared not say anything against the king. Just then an old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to build a wooden house near the Kun Lun Mountains. We must live there till the snow melts (融化) for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed with him. So the doctors together took the princess (公主) away with them. One her twelfth birthday, the doctors brought their princess back to her parents, with long black hair and beautiful white teeth. The king and queen were excited when they saw their beautiful princess. He gave the doctors a lot of expensive presents happily in return. They all had a happy life.
| A．Because she’s a monster. |
| B．Because she’s only a baby. |
| C．Because she’s a princess. |
| D．Because she’s a disabled girl. |
| A．Foolish. | B．Careless. |
| C．Creative. | D．Knowledgeable. |
| A．The doctors. | B．The farmers. |
| C．The girl herself. | D．The king and queen. |
| A．Once a year. | B．Twice ten years. |
| C．Every six years. | D．Every twelve years. |
| A．The princess became a beautiful girl. |
| B．All the doctors in the country were killed. |
| C．The king and queen had a happy life. |
| D．The doctors raised the princess for twelve years. |
Nowadays， with the development of the Internet， emoji（表情符号）are more and more popular among netizens（网民）． Some people even feel difficult to talk online without using emoji． Emoji help netizens to communicate with each other easily and vividly（生动地）． Yet， not all emoji are properly used on social media． So we are going to introduce some common but confusing（令人困惑的）emoji to help you have a better understanding of these small signs．
1． A recent survey shows， over 53% people use the emoji when they are chatting online． Some people think it means "I'm shy，" but others only use it when they are surprised or shocked． But what does it really mean？ It is still an unsolved question．
2． What do you think of this sign？ Believe it or not， 80% of netizens use it under the meaning of "It is not funny at all， but I have to smile．" Is it right？ Of course not! It actually means that "I saw what you did（usually bad things） and I want to give you a sinister（奸诈的）smile．"
3． People have very different opinions on this emoji． The Apple company has told that this emoji means "high five（嗨，击掌）．" But most people still use the incorrect meaning﹣"pray"． Some netizens even thought， "If you see this emoji as two people give each other a high five， you must be a bad guy．"
4． According to the official guidelines（官方指南）， it is used as "smile through tears（破涕为笑）．" However， most young netizens consider this emoji as "Laugh to tears" or simply "LOL"， which means "Laugh out loud"．
You see， emoji are also a kind of language． And different people have different understanding of them．
根据短文内容选择最佳选项．
（1）After reading the passage， we still can't understand the emoji well．
（2）You are playing with your mobile phone while you are doing your homework， your brother sends you this sign 
， what does he mean？
| A． |
Send this emoji back to your father |
| B． |
Stop doing your homework |
| C． |
Put away your mobile phone and do your homework |
| D． |
Go on playing with your mobile phone |
（3）When your friend tells you online that he won the first prize in the writing competition， which emoji will you send him？
（4）The fourth sign means " "．
| A． |
laugh out loud |
| B． |
cry out loud |
| C． |
laugh to tears |
| D． |
smile through tears |
（5）Why does the writer introduce these four emoji？
| A． |
To help netizens use them properly |
| B． |
To help netizens use them easily |
| C． |
Because they are more important |
| D． |
Because they are not so common |
| Name |
Personal information |
|
| Norman Bethune |
★Born in 1890in Canada ★Died in 1939in China |
★A doctor ★Came to China in 1938 |
| Celine Dion |
★Born in Montreal， Canada ★A singing star |
★In 1997， sang My Heart Will Go on for the film Titanic |
| Tu Youyou |
★Born in 1930in the USA ★A Chinese medical scientist |
★Won the 2015Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Bill Gates |
★Born in 1955in the USA ★Owns Microsoft Company |
★Wrote Business @the Speed of Thought |
| Hemingway |
★Born in 1899in the USA ★Died in 1961 |
★A writer ★Wrote The Old Man and the Sea |
根据表格内容选择最佳选项．
（1） is from Canada．
| A． |
Celine Dion |
| B． |
Bill Gates |
| C． |
Hemingway |
| D． |
Tu Youyou |
（2）The was born in 1899．
| A． |
scientist |
| B． |
writer |
| C． |
singer |
| D． |
doctor |
（3）My Heart Will Go on is the name of a ．
| A． |
story |
| B． |
book |
| C． |
song |
| D． |
film |
（4）Dr． Bethune worked in China for about years．
| A． |
5 |
| B． |
4 |
| C． |
3 |
| D． |
2 |
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Bill Gates was born in 1955 |
| B． |
Celine Dion is a scientist |
| C． |
Hemingway wrote Business @the Speed o Thought |
| D． |
Norman Bethune died at the age of fifty﹣nine |
Sometimes，when you worry that you may fail an exam，you end up failing．Or during a seating arrangement （安排） in your class，when you are afraid to sit next to someone you don' t like，you end up sharing the desk with him or her．
This is what Murphy' s Law tells us： If things can go wrong，they will go wrong．But is it true？
Of the studies about Murphy' s Law，the most famous one is the buttered toast （烤面包片）phenomenon （现象）： One toast with butter falls，it lands butter﹣side down most of the time．
To prove this，Robert Matthews did a lot of experiments with more than 1，000British school kids in 2001．
In the first experiment，each student put a piece of buttered toast on a plate，let it fall off 20times and noted which side it landed on．Of almost 10，000experiments，toast landed butter﹣side down 62percent of the time．
But you may ask： Is it the butter that plays a role？ Here comes Matthews' second experiment．
This time，instead of butter，the toast had a letter "B" written on one side．It still landed 58 percent of the time on the B﹣side．
This proved that Murphy' s Law is true： If the toast can land butter﹣side down，it will do so．
Matthews did another experiment．When students threw the toast from a height of 2.5metres，the toast landed butter﹣side down only 47percent of the time．
"Toast lands butter﹣side down because humans aren' t tall enough to let it land any other way，" Matthews said．
根据上文内容判断正 （T） 误（F）
（1）According to Murphy' s Law，in an English class，if you don' t want to be questioned by the teacher，you may end up failing answering the questions．
（2）In the first experiment of buttered toast，we know the toast landed butter﹣side down about 620times．
（3）If the toast can land butter﹣side down，Murphy' s Law is true．
（4）In the first two experiments，either the butter or the letter "B" plays a role．
（5）The passage is mainly talking about Murphy' s Law depends on people' s mental state（心理状态）．
Maybe a lot of thin people will be worried about their health if the inside fat matters．
Some doctors now think that the inside fat around important organslike the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the outside fat which can be noticed more easily．
"Being thin doesn' t surely mean you are not fat，"said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College．Since 1994，Bell and his team have tested nearly 800people with MRI to create "fat maps" showing where people store fat．
According to the result，people who keep their weight through the food they usually eat rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits （堆积物） of inside fat，even if they are thin．
Even people with normal Body Mass Index （体重指数） scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside．Of the women，as many as 45percent of those with normal BMI scores （20to 25）actually had too high levels of inside fat．Men were nearly 60percent．
According to Bell，people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat．They eat too many fatty and sugary foods，but they are not eating enough to be fat．Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the stomach first，but at some point，the body may start storing it elsewhere．
Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of inside fat，but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes （糖尿病）．They want to prove that inside fat does harm to the body' s communication systems．
The good news is that inside fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your eating habits．"If you want to be healthy，there is no other way．Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle，"Bell said．
（1）What is this piece of news mainly about？
| A． |
Thin people may be fat inside． |
| B． |
How to deal with inside fat． |
| C． |
Inside fat leads to many diseases． |
| D． |
Thin people also have troubles． |
（2）What does the underlined word " organs"in the second paragraph mean？
| A． |
地位 |
| B． |
地方 |
| C． |
器官 |
| D． |
肝脏 |
（3）Doctors have found ．
| A． |
the exact dangers of inside fat |
| B． |
being thin doesn' t mean you are not fat inside |
| C． |
being thin is not dangerous at all |
| D． |
inside fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetes |
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is wrong？
| A． |
Exercise can help to reduce the inside fat． |
| B． |
People can reduce inside fat by improving their eating habits． |
| C． |
Women have more chances to have too much inside fat． |
| D． |
Not all the people who look thin are really thin inside． |
（5）From the last paragraph，we can find that ．
| A． |
it is true that inside fat can lead to disease |
| B． |
exercise plays an important role in people' s life for keeping healthy |
| C． |
thin people usually have inside fat even if they are thin |
| D． |
it is easier to burn off inside fat than outside fat |
I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun，planting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows （乌鸦）．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our garden．
We first discovered the crows on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I thought they' d go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise．I felt a little disappointed．
Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground．I found a small coal﹣black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．
I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little bird I forgave （原谅） the crows．
To be honest，I' ve never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They' re basically living dinosaurs（恐龙）．
I wish they' d chosen another garden．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can' t do any gardening out there．But I' m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature．It' s pretty amazing．
The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．
（1）The arrival of the two crows ．
| A． |
angered the writer' s neighbors |
| B． |
made the writer' s dog mad |
| C． |
was harmful to the writer' s garden |
| D． |
broke the order of the writer' s life |
（2）Why did the writer lock her dog up？
| A． |
She wanted to take some photos． |
| B． |
The parent crows were to attack the dog． |
| C． |
She wanted to protect the little bird． |
| D． |
The dog kept making loud noises． |
（3）The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when ．
| A． |
she planted flowers in her garden |
| B． |
she locked her dog inside |
| C． |
she saw the little bird in her garden |
| D． |
she thought of living dinosaurs |
（4）After seeing the little crow，the writer ．
| A． |
was interested to know its growing progress |
| B． |
fell in love with the pair of crows |
| C． |
planned to drive the crows away |
| D． |
decided to help look after it |
（5）The passage is mainly to ．
| A． |
show an unpleasant situation |
| B． |
advise readers to protect birds |
| C． |
share a personal experience |
| D． |
ask advice on dealing with crows |
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