Reading is fun! Besides for fun， we can also analyze （分析） texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts． One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts．
The theme of a text is the "big idea" that runs through the text， connecting the characters and events．It is what the writer wants to tell us through the story． Usually the theme of a text isn't told directly， you have to use clues （线索） in the text to find it out． ①Themes can be ideas like family，friendship，love and so on． The theme might not be just one word， but it might be an idea such as "Friendship is important．" There may also be more than one theme in a story． How can we find out the theme of a text？ The following steps may help you．
Read through the whole text Usually characters change as the story goes on， so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason， you need to read through the whole text first．
Find out the clue After reading the whole text， try to answer the following questions． What important events happened during the story？ What was the problem？ How did the problem get solved？ How did the character（s） change？ What did the character（s） learn？ The answers may help you to get the clues．
Get the big idea Read again for the writer's purpose of the text by answering the following questions．Was most of the plot（情节） around friendship？ Did the characters solve problems with their families？ Did the main character learn the importance of friendship？ If one of the answers is "yes"， you may get the big idea．
Check the big idea out If you've found a "big idea"， go through the text to find the evidence（ 证 据 ） that supports this idea in the text． For example， if there was only one small problem with a character's family， then "family" might not be the theme of the text． You might find more evidence for other themes．
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A． 根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）What is the theme of a text？
（2）What are the four steps to find out the theme of a text？ List them all．
B． 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
（3） ；
（4） ．
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题．
（5） ．
Mr．Brown：Good morning．My name is Edward Brown．I'm your new（1） and I moved in yesterday．
Mrs Smith：Good morning，Mr Brown．May I help you？
Mr Brown：I'm trying to do some work now．But I'm afraid your children are making too much（2） ．
Mrs Smith：Oh，I'm sorry．Mr．Brown．But you know it's（3） to keep little boys quiet．
Mr．Brown：But I can't stand it any more．I couldn't work and I couldn't（4） at all last night．
Mrs Smith：I'm very，very sorry．I'll do my best to keep them quiet．But I'm not sure it'll work．
Mr．Brown：Well，it seems I have to put up with it now．
Mrs Smith：Don't（5） ．My husband will come back from business tonight．And the boys always listen to him．
Lockheed Martin，American space system company（空间系统公司）has found a really cool way to inspire the young minds of today to the research fields in Science．Technology Engineering and Math（STEM）．
It may look like a normal yellow bus，but all the magic happens once you get inside．Meet the"Mars（火星） Experience Bus，"part of Lockheed Martin's new"Generation Beyond"national education program to get the kids joining in studying what goes on outside of our home planet．The bus offers a virtual reality（VR，虚拟现实） experience making the teenagers feel like they are driving on Mars．
The VR experience was developed by taking advantage of software（软件）created for today's best video games，so you can imagine the picture shown is top level．The kids do seem really excited to see the bus take a virtual trip on the red planet and search unknown places．It's certainly a great way of learning about the universe by virtual reality working on a common bus．
The Lockheed Martin's bus will start a tour in the United Stated to allow kids from different parts of the country to take a ride in it．The Generation Beyond project also includes an iPhone app for IOS providing real﹣time information about weather reports for Mars，and there's also a free deep space course for middle school teachers and students．
57．"A really cool way"in the first paragraph refers to ．
A．a science subject
B．Mars Experience Bus
C．video game software
58．"Generation Beyond"is a/an ．
A．school bus
B．education project
C．vacation trip
59．The VR experience was developed from ．
A．video games
B．space science
C．driving systems
60．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage？
A．It just looks like a normal school bus after you get inside．
B．Kids are sure to be more interested in all subjects after the experience．
C．You can get the real﹣time weather reports for Mars with an iPhone．
61．The best title of this passage may be ．
A．The common yellow bus．
B．The mysterious red planet．
C．The magic VR tour．
Everyone has a beautiful memory about school which is hard to forget．Among many things，relationships are the hardest to leave behind．Some schools try to stop students'puppy love in different ways．Anything about"love"relationship is not allowed．For example，a middle school in Fu'an，Fujian Province forbids（禁止） boys and girls to sit together for meals and forbids boys to look at girls for a long time；a middle school in Luohe，Henan Province sets rules that boys and girls should meet in bright places with at least 5 other classmates，and if they meet in private they will be asked to go home with parents for more than a week and even advised to leave school，a middle school in Jinan，Shandong Province forbids everyone to send food and gifts to or receive them from the opposite sex（异性）．It also forbids students to help the opposite sex with bags and coats and requires"44cm"distance between boys and girls．
Some students are not satisfied with such rules．"Why should we have strict places for different sexes to eat？It's not using bathrooms!"Some people who care about the intelligence development of the students say that they should be more creative with fewer rules．For this，I'd like to say that middle school students are going through puberty（青春期）．It's normal for them to have some feelings for the opposite sex．Schools should provide correct guidance and education instead of giving simple and cruel rules and asking the students to follow．
52．The first paragraph mainly tells us about ．
A．a beautiful memory of school to leave behind．
B．Some strict rules to stop students'puppy love．
C．Some opinions to deal with students'puppy love．
53．In a middle school in Jinan，a boy can't a girl．
A．sit for meals with
B．meet in private with
C．send a gift to
54．We've learned about rules made by schools as examples in this passage．
A.3
B.6
C.9
55．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage？
A．Not all the students agree with the rules made to stop puppy love．
B．In a middle school in Fu'an，boys and girls can't sit together in class．
C．Those rules can help students go through puberty without any difficulties．
56．The writer thinks ．
A．it's necessary to make such strict rules
B．schools needn't do anything to stop puppy love
C．good guidance and education are better than rules only．
Car﹣hailing company DiDi signed an agreement with TAL Education Group to provide free online courses for the children of taxi drivers．The courses，worth 30 million yuan，cover
all subjects from primary to high school．Children can study courses at home，saving parents time to spend or pick up children from off﹣line after﹣school classes．
According to Zhu Jingshi，vice president of DiDi，all 153 million registered（注册）taxi drivers of DiDi can ask for the courses on the company's mobile app．The car﹣hailing company will evaluate （评价）the drivers and provide courses on the basis of the time they became registered drivers with the company，the number of passengers served and evaluation from passengers．
The health and education of children have remained top priorities of Chinese parents，including taxi drivers． A survey done by DiDi and TAL showed that although the average monthly income（平均月收入）of taxi drivers is only 6000 yuan，many would like to pay 40 percent of their income for their children's education．
The survey found that most taxi drivers were born in the 1970s and 1980s and worked seven days a week．More than 70 percent of them have children under 18 but very few have time to be with family and children．Only 8 percent of them said they had guided their children in doing homework．Because of these，60 percent of drivers hope their children could receive the guidance from professional services．
（1）The online courses would help taxi drivers for their children's education．
A．find good school
B．get better teachers
C．save time and money
（2）The children of taxi drivers would like take the courses like Picture ．
（3）The underlined sentence"The health and education…"means that ．
A．most of the taxi drivers have little time to take care of their children．
B．Chinese parents care about the health and education of their children most．
C．Lots of children of taxi drivers are in poor condition of health and education．
（4）According to a survey，many taxi drivers would spend about yuan on their children's education a month．
A.2400
B.4000
C.6000
（5）This passage mainly tells us about ．
A．a new kind of transportation called DiDi．
B．The free online courses for taxi drivers'children
C．The taxi drivers working hard day and night．
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms．Grain Rain（谷雨），as the last term in spring，starts on April 19 and ends on May 4．
Grain Rain comes from the old saying，"Rain brings up the growth of hundreds of grains"，which shows that this period of rainfall is very important for the growth of crops．Here's something that you may not know about the Grain Rain．
1．____ Grain Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer，and the temperature rises much higher than it does in March．With dry soil and heavy winds，sandstorms may happen more often． |
2．_____ There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain．Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes．It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck． |
3．____ People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinesis during Grain Rain．An old Chinese saying goes"toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk（嫩如丝）"．The vegetables is good for the stomach and skin． |
4．_____ The Grain Rain Festival is celebrate by fishing villages in northern China．Grain Rain marks the start of the fishermen's fast voyage（航行）of the year．The custom dates back to more than 2000 years ago． |
42．When Grain Rain ends， starts．
A．spring
B．summer
C．autumn
43．The underlined word"crops"refers to ．
A．plants in the field
B．trees in the forest
C．fishes in the sea
44．The people in southern China on the day of Grain Rain．
A．drink tea
B．eat toona sinensis
C．start the first voyage
45．We can infer that"toona sinensis"must be a kind of vegetable which ．
A．can bring good luck
B．is dilicious and healthy
C．grows at the seaside
46．The right order of the titles from 1 to 4 should be ．
a．Eating toona sinensis
b．Sandstorms happen
c．Grain Rain Festival
d．Drinking tea
A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c
B．b﹣c﹣a﹣d
C．b﹣d﹣a﹣c．
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