I first met 8﹣year﹣old Katy on a rainy afternoon． I was a（1） at a hospital． The clerk at the desk told me about Katy． She was there because she felt a lot of（2） ． The doctors found a problem at the base of her brain． I knew she was（3） ，even before she got better．
When I entered Katy's room， she was not in her bed．（4） Katy did not feel well， she was playing with Tommy， a little boy． It took a lot of（5） for her just to sit in the chair． But she played with Tommy because it made him（6） ．
Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain． She（7） to just lie in bed． One day I found her painting a picture． Later， she gave it to one of the older patients． Another day she went outside to（8） flowers for another sick little girl． Katy made（9） smile．
The doctors（10） to solve the problem in Katy's brain， The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news． Katy was fine． She soon felt（11） ． Then she was able to（12） the hospital a month later．
I have had a long career as a nurse． I have met many patients．（13） ， I have never met another girl like Katy． Even after she got well， she still came to the hospital． She played various games with the young patients． She read many books to the（14） patients． Katy's kind heart helped her get better so（15） ． She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital．
（1）A． nurse |
B． waiter |
C． doctor |
D． patient |
（2）A． fun |
B． need |
C． pain |
D． pity |
（3）A． silly |
B． shy |
C． sorry |
D． special |
（4）A． Because |
B． Until |
C． Though |
D． After |
（5）A． courses |
B． effort |
C． place |
D． notes |
（6）A．proud |
B．lonely |
C．mad |
D．happy |
（7）A． agreed |
B． refused |
C． decided |
D． failed |
（8）A． sell |
B． smell |
C． get |
D． grow |
（9）A． everyone |
B． nobody |
C． someone |
D． none |
（10）A． afforded |
B． hated |
C． regretted |
D． hurried |
（11）A． better |
B． worse |
C． quieter |
D． sadder |
（12）A． find |
B． leave |
C． reach |
D． forget |
（13）A． Instead |
B． Besides |
C． Therefore |
D． However |
（14）A． nice |
B． old |
C． smart |
D． crazy |
（15）A． slowly |
B． widely |
C． quickly |
D． lately |
Recently， China announced it had achieved success in drilling fire ice or methane hydrate（天然气水合物即，可燃冰）， from the seabed in the shenhu area of the South China Sea． It produces high amount of energy when it is burned， leaving nothing but dioxide and water．
Many countries， including the United States and Japan， have long been doing research on methane hydrate， but taking it from bottom of the sea has been a common problem they are facing．According to reports．China succeeded in drilling methane hydrate for a number of days continuously and got an average of over 16，000 m 3 daily． It is believed to be a big breakthrough．
Scientists say there is about 21， 000 trillion（ 万亿 ）3 of methane hydrate in the world． If we can use it， it can meet the world's energy need for 1， 000 years． However， it is too early to say a new energy source （来源 ） has been found because we are still facing two main challenges﹣environmental risk and economic（经济的）cost． When methane hydrate is taken from the seabed， it may go into the air easily． That's very bad for the environment because methane is one of the worst greenhouse gases， Besides， drilling methane hydrate is very expensive as well．
However， China's technology breakthrough is very important because it shows the way researchers across the world should take． It also raises hopes that one day we can drill methane hydrate as a source of energy．
（1）What is Paragraph I mainly about ？
A． China is producing a large amount of energy from fire ice
B． China is making good use of fire ice throughout the country
C． China has already succeeded in drilling fire ice from the seabed
D． China has turned fire ice from the South China Sea into daily energy
（2）What's the common problem many countries are facing when doing research on fire ice？
A． How to take it out from the bottom of the sea
B． How to turn it into useful energy at the lowest cost．
C． How to make it cheap on the future energy market．
D．How to change it into a traditional form of energy．
（3）Why is it too early to say a new energy source has been found？
A． Because it's too difficult to find the place where the fire ice lies and how to drill it．
B． Because it's not easy for fire ice to go into the air and be good for the environment．
C． Because it s quite impossible for fire ice to take the place of other sources of energy
D．Because it's expensive to drill fire ice and it may do great harm to the environment
（4）Where can we probably read the article？
A．In a storybook．
B．In a newspaper．
C．In a travel guide．
D．In a advertisement
Dear daughters，
Most parents tell their children，"You can be anything you want when you grow up．"I feel the same and I say this often．But I also want you to understand that the dream itself comes from hard work，some good luck and good timing．
Girls，here are some words of wisdom（智慧） as you make your way in the world，from your mama．
1．Be open﹣minded to changing your path（even several times）along the way．
In high school，I wanted to be an official．I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington，DC．There，I discovered that I'm creative，a strong leader and great at marketing．As result，I moved on to be the head of a national organization．Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to starting a business．Now I run a successful company that I started up all by myself．
Work out what you are good at and what you are interested in．Keep an open mind and change what you are doing based on what you are learning about yourself．
2．Failure is critical to your success
I won't tell you to feel good about failure．Failure can be heartbreaking．But I will tell you that every failure I've had along the way has absolutely made me better．
Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing．I finally passed，and I've never failed an exam again．I learned from that experience to ask for help．Now，I ask for help in business all the time．
I'm proud to be a role model to you as a mom and a company owner，I hope I can help you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have everything on your list．It will be very glad to watch your lives unfold before my eyes．
Love，
Your Mom
（1）According to the letter， What should the daughters think about if they want to change what they are doing ？
A． Advantages and interest
B．Wisdom and dreams
C． Good luck and tin
D．Experience and help．
（2）According to the mother， how should her daughters deal with failure？
A． They should feel good about failure
B． They should be sad about failure．
C． They should learn from failure．
D． They should avoid any failure
（3）Which of the following best describes the mother？
A．Worried but wise
B． Unlucky and unsuccessful
C．open﹣minded but cold
D． Kind and successful
（4）What's the letter mainly about？
A． Mom and daughters
B．Moms advice to daughters
C．Being open﹣minded
D． Failure is the mother of success
Liang Xianghua， a 22﹣year﹣old girl from Guangxi University， has been well﹣known in China for her sand painting since her first work was used by CCTV．
"Sand paintings really attracted me while I was watching a video performance． I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes，" said Liang． "I fell in love with the way the sand pictures， music and the light combined（ 融合）with each other to make a flow of emotion（情感） You can express things freely．"
In order to master the skills， Liang practised for several hours every day． she said that she couldn't even do the first step well of throwing sand onto the glass， But she didn' t give up．
After finding success with her first show， she was invited to do many performances． This made her quite tired． She decided to give a stop and focus on her study． But an invitation from Malaysia changed her mind just as she was about to wash the sand from her hands． This spring，she was invited by a Malaysia middle school to give a performance． Liang didn't want to do a live
show， but agreed to do a video for the school showing its development over the years．
She received praise for her work and the performance was described as an eye﹣opener for the students． This made her wonder if her art would be more meaningful if she made it for the poor students．
As a volunteer this time， she plans to take part in a summer programme offering help to pupils in a mountain area， and give the most wonderful show in her life．
（1）Which of the following helps you understand the underlined word"performance"？
A． show
B． painting
C． success
D．invitation
（2）Why did Liang fall in love with sand painting？
A． Because she wanted to be famous
B． Because she wanted to be a volunteer
C．Because sand paintings melted her heart．
D． Because she loved watching video programmes
（3）What is the implied （隐含） meaning of the underlined sentence…she…hands， "in Paragraph 4？
A． It means Liang decided to wash the sand off her sands．
B． It means Liang wanted to make a new sand painting
C． It means Liang wanted to do voluntary work in summer．
D． It means Liang decided to give up doing sand paintings
（4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the third paragraph？
A． To tell us that Liang is good at making sand pictures
B． To explain why Liang fell in love with sand pictures
C． To show that Liangs success comes from hard work．
D． To express that Liang enjoys throwing sand onto the glass
（Shenzhen， Wednesday，31 May）﹣Shenzhen traffic police fined 4，251 private cars 300 yuan each because they used the bus lane（公交车道） during the three﹣day Dragon Boat Festival holiday． The bus lane on the Luosha Road and Huishen Coastal Expressway（惠深沿海高速）to Dapeng was put into use on Sunday， the first day of the holiday．
The bus lane only allows buses between 9 a．m． and 9 p． m during holidays and weekends．
To make sure traffic on the bus lane moved smoothly， police officers were sent to work along the road using cameras and drones（无人机） to get information and photos of the vehicles（车辆）that entered the bus lane against the traffic rules．
Information from police shows the bus lane has reduced the time it takes buses to get to the east of the city．A tourist took a holiday bus to Dapeng at noon from the Luohu Stadium Stop．while his friend drove a private car． The bus arrived at 12： 48 p． m． The private car arrived at 2：05p． m
According to police， the bus lane can also be used as the rescue passage for accidents that happen in the tunnels．
（1）According to the news， when did the Dragon Boat Festival holiday begin？
A． On 27 May
B． On 28 May．
C． On 29 May
D． On 30 May．
（2）When can a private car use the bus lane during the holidays and weekends？
A．From 9 a．m． to 9 p．m．
B．From 9 p．m． to 9 am
C．On Saturday or Sunday
D． When there is an accident in the tunnel
（3）How many minutes earlier did the bus arrive at Dapeng than the private car？
A． About 48 minutes
B． Less than 60 minutes
C． About 77 minutes
D． More than 120 minutes
（4）Which of the following is the main idea of this news report？
A． Police fined 4， 251 private cars for using the bus lane during the holiday．
B． Police said it was easier to go to Dapeng by bus than by car during the holiday．
C． Police used cameras and drones to fine private cars if they entered the bus lane
D． Police used the bus lane and the tunnels for rescue in accidents during the holiday
What's better for learning， hands﹣on projects or tests？
We did a survey about two days to study in our school． 73% of the students prefer hands﹣on（ 动手的）projects while the rest think tests are better for learning． Here are four students'ideas．
Hands﹣on projects require time and hard work to complete． It teaches kids not to put things off．Some kids might get bored and be less interested in studying for a test． Studying also doesn't prepare you as much for the future， since jobs at times will have more difficult tasks than simply studying for a test． Also， completing a project is good for spending time with your friends or family． ﹣﹣﹣Bruno |
With a hands﹣on project you can be creative while you learn． It's also a lot more fun than sitting at a desk with flash cards， memorizing information they forget about after the test． Besides， with a hands﹣on project you can learn more than you expected， like problem solving， creativity， and different ways of thinking．﹣﹣﹣David |
When people study， they remember what was in the book． If they know they have a test， they will most likely take notes on all the important information to help them with the test， so they will learn it better．﹣﹣﹣Alice |
I think kids learn better studying for tests． If you actually sit and study what you are supposed to learn， you will remember it． hands﹣on projects might end up making a kid feel stressed if they are trying to finish on time， and if you are stressed， you might not learn as much． ﹣﹣﹣Matt |
（1）According to the survey， how many students like studying for tests better？
A． 73%
B． 50%．
C． 27%
D． 100%
（2）What does Bruno think of hands﹣on projects？
A． They may be less interesting and more difficult．
B． They can make children learn to put off tasks
C． They are much easier than studying for tests．
D． They may help children to improve friendship
（3）How many reasons does David give why he prefers hands﹣on projects？
A．Two
B． Three
C． Four
D． Five
（4）Which sentence describes Matt and Alice' s point of view（ 观点）of studying for tests？
A． Students will focus on studying for test better
B． Students will be more creative while studying
C． Students will be more active in and after class．
D． Students will forget the information after tests．
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