Blue Lightning
Sally loved cars more than anything else． This spring she thought of building a go﹣kart to enter for the Go﹣Go Race． So she asked her dad for help．
"Well，" he said． "How about this： you do some research first and then come back to me with a design．"
A week later， Sally brought her notes and drawings to Dad． She named her go﹣kart "Blue Lightning"． Dad looked over her work， thinking． "Well， that's interesting，" he said． "Have a try． Just build Blue Lightning as you've designed．"
Over three weekends of hard work， Sally turned her design into a real， working go﹣kart and painted it light blue． Dad asked her to take it for a test drive． Sally agreed．
After she did that， Sally drove back to Dad． "Well，" she said． "Now I know why you wanted me to have a test drive．"
"Oh， do you？" he said． "Please share．"
"When I drove fast， there was a lot of pushback，" she said． "I think it's because of the lightning bolt （闪电） shape．"
"Very good!" Dad said．
"So， why didn't you tell me about that problem in the first place？" Sally asked．
Dad laughed． "Where's the fun in that？ If you give a man a fish， he'll eat for a day． But if you teach a man to fish， he'll eat for a lifetime．"
Sally said， "I see． Anyway， designing is half the fun !"
Dad smiled． "Good． Sometimes， learning happens during the process． We learn how to do something right by doing it a few times first and making mistakes along the way．"
That encouraged Sally and she worked even harder． When she showed Dad her new go﹣kart， he nodded with pride．
Finally came the race． Sally wasn't worried about whether she would win﹣in her mind， she had already won， by building something better than ever before．
（1）Sally thought of building a go﹣kart to ．
A． practice driving
B． enter for a race
C． play with friends
D． do some research
（2）What did Sally's dad ask her to do after she built the go﹣kart？
A． To have a test drive．
B． To take a good rest．
C． To give it a cool name．
D． To paint it light blue．
（3）Sally's story mainly tells us that ．
A． winning a race is important
B． fishing brings us a lot of fun
C． driving experience is necessary
D． learning happens during the process
If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. The big clock has four faces (面). So you can read the face of the clock everywhere. The hands of it are about four meters (米) long each. When the new year comes, it chimes (报时) to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks (焰火) over the clock tower.
The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong. Ding dong”--the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.What is Big Ben?
| A．A man. |
| B．A house. |
| C．A clock. |
| D．A river. |
How long is a hand of Big Ben?
| A．2 meters. | B．4 meters. |
| C．15 meters. | D．16 meters. |
Which of the following is TRUE about Big Ben?
| A．It’s in the UK. |
| B．It gives the sound every 30 minutes. |
| C．It has three faces. |
| D．It is about 200 years old. |
When the new year comes, what can you see over the clock tower?
| A．Many birds. | B．Many clock hands. |
| C．Many clocks. | D．Many fireworks. |
What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?
| A．The clock tower | B．Clock hands |
| C．The Palace of Westminster | D．Big Ben |
Hi, Peter. Thank you for your telephone call. I’m happy to tell you that we have a double room for you now. It’s on the fifth floor. It faces the West Lake, so you can see it well. The price for each room is $150 per night. Every morning from 7:00 to 9:30, there is a free breakfast, but you have to pay if you have lunch and supper in the hotel. Remember to bring your ID card with you. If you have any more questions, please let us know and we will be pleased to help you. We expect you to come to the hotel on August 16. We hope you will enjoy your stay with us. Thanks again for choosing our hotel.What room does Peter want?
| A．A single room. |
| B．A double room. |
| C．A clean room. |
| D．A tidy room. |
Where is the room?
| A．on the fifth floor |
| B．on the first floor |
| C．on the fifveth floor |
| D．on the five floor. |
Peter wants to stay for 2 nights. How much does peter have to pay?
| A．$ 150 | B．$200 | C．$300 | D．$250 |
What is the meaning of theunderlined(划线的) word?
| A．愿意 | B．期盼 | C．等待 | D．预测 |
Which meal is free according to the passage?
| A．The breakfast. | B．The lunch. |
| C．The dinner. | D．The supper. |
John is a very strong man. He gets a job cutting trees. His boss gives him an axe. The first day, John cuts down eighteen trees. “Good!” the boss says. Happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down fifteen trees. The third day he even tried harder, but can only cut down ten trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer trees.
“ I must be losing my strength ( 力气 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使锋利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it.”
When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.How many trees does John cut down on the second day?
| A．18. | B．15. | C．14. | D．10. |
What does the writer think of John on the first day?
| A．He thinks John works hard. |
| B．He thinks John works in a wrong way. |
| C．He thinks John is very smart. |
| D．He thinks John cuts down too many trees |
Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?
| A．Because he is losing his strength. |
| B．Because he is busy doing something. |
| C．Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe. |
| D．Because his boss lets him do so. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “it”?
| A．The work to sharpen the axe. |
| B．The job to cut down trees. |
| C．The way to do the job. |
| D．The time to have a rest. |
What does the story tell us?
| A．It’s really good to work hard. |
| B．It’s very bad to cut down trees. |
| C．It’s better to think of the best way |
| D．It’s so hard to sharpen the axe. |
In the world today, all of the people need leisure activities. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life. Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular leisure activities.for people who like to be outdoor. Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor leisure activities, such watching TV, singing and dancing. It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor leisure activities or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of leisure activities.
Which is the most popular form of leisure activities?
A. Sports B. Watching TV C. Singing and dancing
People want to take part in sports in order to .
A. keep healthy and enjoy life B. make more money C. find a good job
Outdoor sports include（包括）.
A. watching TV B. singing and dancing C. skating and mountain climbing
Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?
A. Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.
B. Because they don’t enjoy life.
C． Because they don’t need leisure activities.
The passage tells us that
A. basketball is a kind of team sports
B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them
C. different people have different ways of relaxing
Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
China has banned（禁止）free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1.It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin（超薄）plastic bags has also been banned.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there .So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bag for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags（布袋）. And send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.
People in China have to ______now.
A. throw plastic bags here and there
B. use free plastic bags
C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets
China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the ____.
A. environment B. litter C. shops
The Chinese people are encouraged to bring ______ for shopping.
A. super-thin plastic bags
B. free plastic bags
C. their own bags
Some students in Chongqing________.
A. ask their parents to make cloth bags
B. make cloth bags themselves
C. buy cloth bags for their parents
What’s the main idea of this article（文章）?
A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.
B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.
C. To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.
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