Do you try to save electricity and magazines at home? Do you make your bed every day? Read about the home habits of Americans. Are they the same as yours?
| Lights out |
Saving magazines |
| Are you careful about saving electricity? 25% of people turn off the lights when they leave a room. 8% never do. 80% leave the lights on when they go out in the evening. |
How long do you save magazines? About half the population throws away old ones after six months. But 20% keep them for years and years. |
| Clean and tidy |
Making beds and doing dishes |
| Are you an organized person? 13% of people like to keep the rooms clean and tidy. The common home has fourteen cleaning products around the house. |
74% of people make their beds every morning. 5% never do. And 3% actually change their sheets (床单) every day. Do you wash the dishes right after eating? 58% of Americans do, but 5% let theirs sit for several days. |
判断正误，计5分。（正确的填A，错误的填B）The passage mainly talks about the home habits of Americans.
80% of Americans go out in the evening with the lights on.
One fifth of Americans keep magazines for years and years.
Most Americans like to keep the rooms clean and tidy.
The people who make the beds are as many as those who wash the dishes every day.
Have you ever thought about making a bicycle that you dream of？Some creative people have invented some special bicycles．Here are three of them．
| Bambikes Bambikes are produced in a company in Philippines．They are made of an unusual king of bamboo and other materials like metal and a local plant．They are very strong．And they are a perfect combination （结合） of the greenest building material and common bicycles．By making bambikes，the company offers jobs to the local people．Besides，it provides money for some students in its community to pay for their study．To continue the production，the company plants more bamboo than it cuts． |
| The heaviest bicycle A German cycling lover，Frank Dose，has recently made the world's heaviest bicycle with big old wheels and lots of other waste materials．He created it just because of a bet （打赌） he made with his friend．The bicycle weighed 1.08 tones．It broke the world record of its kind in weight．Frank said his bicycle was surprisingly easy to ride although it had a huge size and weighed a lot．He rode it in front of 5，000 people for over 100 meters to prove it． |
| Twisted （变形的） bicycles Two brothers in France created a bike that looks strange to ride and twists in the middle．Riders can make tight turns （急转弯）．The brothers say the bicycle is hard to ride so it can stop people from stealing it．In fact，it isn't as hard to control as you think．It takes a day or two to get used to the crazy way of riding．It's amazing．So far，there have 30 of the bicycle，but they are not for sale yet． |
41．Frank built the world's heaviest bicycle with the material that his friend bought for him．___
42．Some students in the community can get money from the bambike company to pay for．___
43．Bambikes are made of a special kind of bamboo and other materials．
44．The two brothers rode their bike in front of some people to show how to use them．
45.30 twisted bicycles were made and sold out． ．
阅读下面图文，简要回答所给问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上．
Living in the age of"Internet"，more and more electronic products and Apps have changed people's lifestyles in many ways，such as reading habits and sports events．
Electronic Reading
Instead of reading paper books，more people like to use electronic devices （设备） to read in China now．The reading time spent on them is getting longer．ChartⅠshows different reading time from a survey．However，even though people spend much time on e﹣books，the traditional paper books are still popular among readers．Research has shown that readers remember more information from paper books than e﹣books．To our great joy，the number of books that each person read in
2016 in China reached 7.86，which increased a lot more than before．
Electronic Sports
Just like soccer，basketball and baseball，e﹣sports has become very popular around the world．E﹣sports is short for electronic sports．It is more than just children playing games in their bedrooms．In e﹣sports，teams of gamers play electronic games in front of many people and compete．And they need to put in a lot of hard work and training．ChartⅡshows the top three most followed e﹣sports among Chinese college students from a survey last year．
Actually，e﹣products play an important role in our daily life．They have not only changed our life but also made the world colorful．One coin has its two sides．As teenagers，if we put the e﹣products into good use，they can add more fun to our life and become good helpers to our study．
66．According to the passage，why are the paper books still popular among readers？
67．ChartⅠshows the reading time on WeChat is more than that on newspapers．How much more time？
68．Do you like reading paper books or electronic books？Why？
69．We can draw a conclusion that many young people want to be a hero in their mind from ChartⅡ．How can you know it？
70．In the age of"Internet"，what influence do you think the e﹣products have on us？
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上．每空一词．
Do you ever feel like you are just rushing from one subject to another？When things happen so fast，maybe you can't understand clearly what you are doing or learning，so it is important to stop yourself to think about what you have been doing or learning．
Self﹣reflection（ 反省） means slowing down and calming（ 使平静） yourself，including calming your mind．By calming down and going slowly，you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already received．Some people prefer to do self﹣reflection only in their mind．Others keep a diary．What's more，taking notes is also OK．Each method works，depending on your own personal learning．You can follow the steps to do so self﹣reflection．
First，choose the proper time to do it．School textbooks are divided into units of study．This makes it easier to begin self﹣reflection．Look for time when you complete a unit of study．Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test．Use these natural breaks to stop and do self﹣reflection．
Then，find a quiet place and take out your reflection diary．Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit．Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections．
Finally，think about things that you are not sure of．Maybe you learned a new way to work out a math problem，but you're not sure when to use it．Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next time you are working with the same topic．
Successful students always know self﹣reflection is important．If you have never taken the time to do self﹣reflection，try it now．
| Self﹣reflection Makes You a Better Learner |
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| Introduction |
It means slowing down and making yourself clam． You can think about what you have learned by calming down and going （61） You can do it only in your mind，and you can also keep a diary or （62） notes to do it． |
| How to do it |
It's a proper time to start it （63） unit is over． Write down and think about what you have learned in the unit and make some connections． Write down your questions about something you're not sure of．It's （64） to work with the same topic the next time． |
| Conclusion |
Successful students always know the （65） of self﹣reflection．Try it now! |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑．选项中有一项为多余项．
What is life's greatest gift？It is choice．Choice is the ability to choose some actions from a set of things to achieve a goal． （56） The reason is that it turns us from dumb animals into artists．Choice
becomes the tool we use to sculpt （ 雕刻）our life．The tool doesn't come free，however，for the price of choice is responsibility． （57） it is enjoyment．
Choice is power．Choice is at the heart of life．It's the creative power of life．Life is always changing and we have to make lots of choices． （58） We often need to check where we are on our journey．We need to ask questions：Am I moving closer to my goals？If not，what action will I take now to make myself realize my goals？
（59） And our life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them．For example，you decide which stores to shop at and which bus station to go on．But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are much more important than deciding where to shop．The more we understand the difference between small and big decisions，the more pleasure we will get．
Life is like a chess game． （60） All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the game．Make the best moves you can under the conditions．Then you can enjoy your life．
| A．Why is choice so great？ |
| B．The pleasure is in the playing． |
| C．In fact，we have to make choices every day． |
| D．But when we accept and carry it out，we get a great return． |
| E．Because making right choices is more important than working hard． |
| F．Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals． |
请阅读下列五个故事简介，将其与上面书橱中陈列的书籍相匹配，并在答题卡上将对应的选项涂黑．其中有一项为多余选项．
| 46．Every day the bad Queen asks her mirror："Mirror，Mirror，on the wall，who's the most beautiful of us all？"And every day the mirror replies，"You are!"…until one day it says，"The Princess!"So the Queen is so angry that she decides to kill the Princess who has skin as white as snow．She doesn't expect the girl to find not one but seven tiny men． |
| 47．Finally，the man gets to a lonely island．Luckily，he gets some tools，food and drinks，knives and guns from the broken ship he took．Later，he finds a cave （山洞） to live in．But one day，he finds some large footprints in the sand．Is there anyone else on the land？Who is running towards his cave？ |
| 48．Without parents，the girl is taken to a boarding school．Though she has a hard time there，she gets education and later becomes a teacher．However，she gets so bored with her life that she is thirsty for the outside world．So she sends an ad for a job．Will she get a reply？Will she get everything she fights for﹣freedom，fairness and true love？ |
| 49．When the young man meets his long﹣lost uncle，he finds a magic lamp that changes his life．Inside is a genie（精灵） with the power to make wishes come true．But can even the genie help the young man win the beautiful young girl？And is his long﹣lost uncle all he seems…？ |
| 50．Here is the boy who is like you in some ways．He thinks school life is boring and looks forward to something exciting．One day，he enters a cave with his friend．They walk deeper and deeper into the cave．Unluckily，their candle is put out and they get lost in the dark．Can they get out of the cave？With other exciting things will they experience？ |
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