In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand， there is an unusual group of musicians． They play many different kinds of music﹣ ﹣from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven． Both children and adults love this group． What makes themso popular？ Is it their music？ Their looks？Yes， it's both of these things，but it's also something else： they're elephants．
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC） in Lampang． The TECC protects elephants． It teaches people to understand and care for these huge，but gentle， animals．And， like many zoos around the world， the TECC encourages elephants to paint．
Richard Lair works with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see．So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing， maybe they can play music．To test his idea，Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra． During a performance， the elephants play a variety of instruments， including the drums and the xylophone． The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds．
But can elephants really make music properly？ Yes， says Lair． They 're very creative． Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments， but the elephants make their own songs； they don't just copy their trainers or other people． There are now CDs of the group's music， which make money for the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing．
（1）What can be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Musical Elephants |
| B． |
An Introduction to the TECC |
| C． |
Richard Lair's Achievements |
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage？
| A． |
Musicians． |
| B． |
Children． |
| C． |
Adults． |
（3）What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
| A． |
Richard Lair started the Thai Elephant Orchestra by himself． |
| B． |
The elephants in the TECC can only play traditional Thai songs． |
| C． |
The CDs of the Thai Elephant Orchestra are popular with people． |
（4）The writer wrote this passage to ．
| A． |
ask people to save the elephants |
| B． |
invite more people to join the TECC |
| C． |
introduce the elephants' special talents to people |
（5）Where can we most probably read this passage？
| A． |
A medical newspaper． |
| B． |
An animal magazine． |
| C． |
A story book． |
（Teresa Lopez， from Cali， Colombia）
Where I'm from， we're pretty relaxed（1） time． We don't like to rush around． So we don't mind if people are a little late sometimes． If you tell a friend you're going to their house for dinner， its OK if you arrive a bit late． We like to enjoy our time slowly． We value the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives． We often just drop by our friend's homes if we have time． We don't usually have to make plans to meet our friends．When we see each other， it's polite for boys to slake hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face． We often just walk around the town center， seeing as many of our friends as we can!
（Marc LeBlanc， from Lausanne， Switzerland）
In Switzerland， it's very important to be on time． We are the capital of clocks and watches，after all! If someone invites you to meet him or her at noon， then you're expected to be there at noon． If you're even 15minutes late，（3）你的朋友可能会发疯，So I make an effort to be on time when I meet my friends． I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think it's impolite to keep others（2） ．Also， we never visit a friend's house without calling first We almost always make plans to see friends． We usually plan to do some interesting things， or go somewhere together．
根据短文内容完成下列各题．
请在答题卡上把你的答案写在相对应的题号后的指定区域内
（1）在（1）和（2）处填上适当的词（1）（2）．
（2）写出原文We often just drop by our friends' homes if we have time．的同义句．
We often just drop by our friends' homes if we．
（3）将文中（3）处句子翻译成英语．
（4）在文中找出daily的同义词，central的名词．
（5）In which country is it OK to be 15minutes late for dinner？
（A） 你知道吃早饭有多重要吗？ A study of 2，000 teenagers in the US showed that eating breakfast daily is helpful to young people．
According to the study， teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not． Although they take in more（B） caloriesin the morning， they are more active during the day because they have more energy． This means they bum more calories than non﹣breakfast eaters． The breakfast does not even have to be very healthy， as eating anything is better than nothing．
The study also showed that eating breakfast keeps teenagers feeling full for longer， so they will not eat too many snacks later in the day． This is good news as most popular snacks， like sweets and potato chips are usually unhealthy and full of calories．
Another big benefit（益处）of eating breakfast is that（C） itmakes teenagers do better at school． This is because it gives them more energy to keep their attention in class．
What's more， a study in the UK showed that adults who eat breakfast daily put on less weight and also perform better at work．
Whatever your age is， take time to have breakfast every day．
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成下列任务．
（1）把（A）处划线句子翻译成英语．
（2）根据上下文，猜测文中（B）处划线单词 calories的中文意思．
（3）找出（C）处划线单词it所指代的内容．
（4）根据首字母，在文章中找出一个与英语释义相匹配的单词．
W ： how heavy somebody/something is， which can be measured（测量，度量）in， for example， kilograms or pounds
（5）请从文中找出与 No matter how old you are， it is necessary to spend time eating breakfast daily．意思相近的句子．
Country music is very popular in America． It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America． At first， people played country music only at family parties． When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs， they took their music with them． With country music continuing to change， it became popular throughout America． John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50years ago． His song Take Me Home， Country Roods is well﹣known and people still play it today．
Pop music is another kind of musical style． Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable． Pop music has been popular since the 1950s． In China， Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages． He sang many songs about the world we live in． One of them is Dao Xiang， which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult．
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
（1）t being part of the customs of a country or group of people．
（2）c to keep doing something without stopping．
阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词．
He sang many songs about the world we live in．
Many songs about the world we live in（3） （4） by him．
根据短文内容回答问题．
What did people play only at family parties at first？
（5） ．
Was John Denver one of the most famous country singers in America in the 19th century？
（6） ．
How can pop music make people feel？
（7） ．
（B）
Have you ever watched old movies？If so，maybe you have known Carole Lombard（卡罗尔●隆巴德）．She was a famous actress in the 1930s．She died when she was only 34．In her short life，she made 70movies．
In 1921，when she was only thirteen years old，a movie director saw her in the street．He decided to put her in a movie．The movie was one of the last silent movies．She acted well enough to win the hearts of many people．At the age of 16，she left school to act．1926，an accident happened to her．The accident left scars （疤痕） on her face，but she didn't give up．She continued to act．
Later，she married Clark Gable that was an actor．He was the great love in her life．They live happily together．
任务2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
69．s making little or no sound
70．m to have a husband or wife
任务3：阅读短文（B） 进行同义句转换，每空一词．
She acted well enough to win the hearts of many people．
She acted 71． well that she 72． the hearts of many people．
任务4：根据短文（B）内容回答问题．
Who decided to put Carole Lombard in a movie in 1921？
73．
What happened to her in 1926？
74．
Was she a famous actress or a famous director in the 1930s？
75．
Tom was an eight﹣year﹣old boy．He was sick to death ofschool because he didn't want to do his homework．He was always looking for excuse not to do it．When he sneezed （打喷嚏） or had a headache，he told his mom he was seriously ill and he couldn't do his homework．Though Tom's mom was angry，she didn't know how to deal with him．Most of the time，Tom went to school without finishing his homework，Even though he finished his homework indeed，he usually did it very carelessly．
One Tuesday evening，Tom told his mom that he couldn't do his homework because he was
having a fever．After his mom took his temperature，she realized that Tom didn't tell the truth．So he had
to do his homework To his mom's surprise，he light in Tom's bedroom was still on at midnight．His mom
opened the door quietly and found Tom was already asleep．His homework was only half completed．
The next morning，Tom went to school as usual．He left his homework at home on purpose．When Tom returned home from school，his mom asked，"Did your teacher punish you today？I know you didn't finish your homework last night．"
"No，mom．"Tom answered．
"How did you make it？"his mom asked him．"What did you say to the teacher？"
"I told my teacher that an accident happened to me this morning．"
"What？"Tom's mom looked at him with eye wide．
"The school bus fell into the pool on my way to school．"Tom continued．"I climbed out of the pool，but my homework didn't climb out of the pool．"
" "Tom's mom said．
"Of course，I don't．"Tom said．"But my teacher doesn't know that．"
根据短文内容选择最佳答案．
31．The underlined word"was sick to death of"most probably meat ．
| A． |
hated |
B． |
was satisfied |
C． |
loved |
32．Tom went to school without finishing his homework most of the time because ．
| A． |
he suffered from a serious disease |
| B． |
he was always looking for excuse not to do his homework |
| C． |
his mom didn't want him to do his homework |
33．At midnight on Thursday， ．
| A． |
Tom was asleep with the light on |
| B． |
Tom was staying up doing his homework |
| C． |
Tom fell asleep and his homework was completed |
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
If Tom had a headache，his mom would help him do his homework |
| B． |
In fact，Tom didn't have a fever that Thursday evening |
| C． |
All the students besides Tom on the school bus had an accident that Friday morning |
35．" "can be the missing sentence in the passage．
| A． |
But there is no pool on your way to school |
| B． |
But you have finished your homework |
| C． |
But you don't take the school bus． |
"Without music， life would be a mistake，" famous German philosopher （哲学家） Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago． Music is a （A） bigpart of our lives． But in recent years， some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets （预算）．
For example， Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired （解雇） over 1000teacher． Among （B） them， 10percent of the teachers taught art or music， according to The Washington Times． In fact， this is not just a problem in the US． In other （C） countries ， such as China and Britain， music class is not thought to be as important as classes like science， math and history． That's partly because music is not seen as a very important like skill， and it doesn't use an exam system （体系）． （D） 许多学生忙于作业， so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often．
However， learning music is beneficial （有益的） in many ways．
Playing music is not as （E） simpleas it looks， according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together， an early childhood music development program． （F） When making music ， you need different abilities to work together ．For example， when playing the piano， people see music notes and decode （解码） them in their brains． They also use their fingers to make sounds． You need to deal with all these things at the same time．
Music has a special connection with science as well． You can see that many （G） are good at playing music： Einstein played the violin， and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano．
56．写出文中划线部分（A）和（E）的同义词或近义词： ；
57．文中划线部分（B）指代的是：
58．在文中（C）和（G）的空白处填入适当的单词： ；
59．将文中划线部分（D）译成英语：
60．将文中划线部分（F）改写成：Different abilities to work together when you are making music．
Debbie and Simon are students． They both have part﹣time jobs at a travel company．
A well﹣dressed lady （A） enteredthe office． She looked at Debbie and Simon， and then walked over to Debbie． Debbie gave her a cheerful greeting．
Simon sighed and walked away．
"What's the matter？" Mr． Yang asked．
"People always choose Debbie instead of me． I don't understand．"
"I do． It's the way you communicate．"
"How can that be？" Simon asked． （B） " I don't get a chance to speak．"
"Communicating is more than just speaking． Your body language is important， too．"
"Body language？"
"It's the way （C） youstand and sit． It's your gestures and the expression on your face． Your whole appearance communicates things． You don't give people a good impression， Simon． You look down， you never smile and you don't turn your head towards them． "
"Look at Debbie． She's holding her head up． She always smiles and looks friendly． Her body language is making people feel welcome， so they go to her for help．"
Simon decided to improve his body language． He sat up straight and tried smiling at people．
（D） Minuteslater， a beautiful girl entered． She walked over to Simon． A few moments later， she left with a smile．
Mr． Yang came over and said， "You made a good impression on her， Simon．"
"That was my sister，" said Simon． "She wanted to remind me that （E） 明天是她的生日．"
51．写出文中划线部分（A）和（D）的同义词语或近义词语： ；
52．将文中划线部分（B）改写为： is no chance me to speak．
53．文中划线部分（C）指代的是：
54．将文中划线部分（E）译成英语：
55．从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的短语：
Pack up and Fly away
| Hainan Island Hainan Island is a wonderful place of sun，sand and sea．It is in the south of China．It's famous for its underwater beauty．Tianyahaijiao is also very famous．It attracts lots of tourists around the world every year． |
| Thailand Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia．Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailand's greatest buildings，like the Grand Palace （大皇宫）．Chiang Mai （清迈） is a big city in Thailand．There are many historic temples （庙） there，such as the Wat Phra Singh temple．The temple has a history of over 500 years． |
| Australia This country is a land of beauty and diversity （多样性）．It is famous for Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock （艾尔斯岩）．Ayers Rock is 3，600 meters long and 348 meters high．What's more，children can also see many animals here like koalas，kangaroos and sheep． |
| South Korea's Jeju Island （韩国济州岛） As a volcanic （火山） island，Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders （奇迹） of Nature．Not only that，Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum．There，people show historical events with teddy bears． |
51．The information above can't be from ．
| A． |
a magazine |
| B． |
a story book |
| C． |
a newspaper |
| D． |
a tour guidebook |
52．Hainan Island is ．
| A． |
in the Indian Ocean |
| B． |
in Europe |
| C． |
in the south of China |
| D． |
in Africa |
53．If you like historic temples，you can go to ．
| A． |
Hainan Island |
| B． |
Thailand |
| C． |
Australia |
| D． |
South Korea's Jeju Island |
54．People in South Korea's Jeju Island show historical events with ．
| A． |
teddy bears |
| B． |
toy cars |
| C． |
heroes |
| D． |
pictures |
55．Australia is known for ．
| A． |
the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Singh temple． |
| B． |
Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock． |
| C． |
Tianyahaijiao and the underwater beauty． |
| D． |
Teddy Bear Museum and a volcanic island． |
Dinosaurs（恐龙） once lived on the earth for a long time． They suddenly disappeared millions of years ago． What happened to them？ That's still a mystery． People never stop searching for the answer．
Some US scientists say it is because there were not enough male（雄性的） dinosaurs． They got this idea after researching crocodiles（鳄鱼）．
Mother crocodiles lay eggs and later baby crocodiles come out． The local temperature decides the sex（性别） of the baby crocodile． When the eggs are at a temperature of 26℃ to 30℃， the babies are all girls；when the temperature is 30℃ to 34℃， there are both boys and girls； when it is 34℃ to 36℃，only boys are born．
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs．So scientists have given us a new picture： millions of years ago， it suddenly became very cold．Almost all dinosaur babies were girls． There were fewer and fewer male dinosaurs．Mother dinosaurs could not give birth to more babies．Finally，these powerful animals disappeared．
（1）任务1：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
①e as many or as much as necessary
②l to produce eggs from the bodies of birds， insects and so on
（2）任务2：阅读短文，完成同义句转换，每空一词．
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs．
Dinosaurs' babies came from eggs ．
（3）任务3：根据短文，内容回答问题．
①When did dinosaurs suddenly disappear？ ．
②What decides the sex of the baby crocodile？ ．
③Are the baby crocodiles only boys when it's 35℃？ ．
Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy？ Have you ever thought about how running helps to clean up the earth？ Sometimes a creative mind can bring us a win﹣win（双赢） situation．
Plogging，a new way to exercise， began in Sweden（瑞典）． The name "plogging"" comes from two words﹣the Swedish（瑞典的） word "plocka"， which means "to pick up（捡起）"，and the word "jogging"，which means "to run slowly"．A Swedish man called Erik started the movement．He saw rubbish here and there when riding to work each day．He became worried about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike any more．Instead， he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time．To his joy， more and more people followed him and soon plogging became popular．
Many people choose plogging instead of just jogging because they think plogging is a good way to help clean up the earth．Sometimes rubbish is difficult to collect because it may scatterall around． But if the runners pick up the rubbish on the way， it is quite different． After all， many hands make light work． Another reason is that plogging burns more calories （卡路里）． According to a research， plogging for 10 minutes burns 48 calories， while usual jogging for 10 minutes burns about 39 calories．
Everyone on the earth should play a part in cleaning it up! It's time for us to take action together．So ready？ Let's plog tomorrow!
根据短文内容选择最佳答案．
（1）The underlined（划线的） word "scatter" in the passage means " " in Chinese．
| A． |
爆炸 |
| B． |
集中 |
| C． |
散落 |
（2）After Erik saw much rubbish， ．
| A． |
he became worried |
| B． |
he kept riding to work every day |
| C． |
he didn't care and did nothing about it |
（3）People choose plogging because ．
| A． |
there are too many bikes in the city |
| B． |
riding bikes is harmful to their health |
| C． |
it can help clean up the earth and burn more calories |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
Plogging started in Sweden． |
| B． |
Plogging for 10 minutes burns about 84 calories． |
| C． |
The name "plogging" comes from two English words． |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
A Bad Habit ﹣ Littering |
| B． |
The Best Sport ﹣ Jogging |
| C． |
A New Way to exercise ﹣ Plogging |
It is said that everyone has two boxes hung on our necks．The small box at the front is full of other people's mistakes，while the big one at the back is filled with our own shortcomings（缺点）．Most of time，it's easy to find other people's mistakes．It's hard for us to see our mistakes behind us．
A boy called Tony， always looked at the front box to check what was in it． He saw other people's mistakes very quickly． When Ben was impatient with him， he said to Ben， "It's so easy for you to get angry． It is hard to be friends with you．"
He told his mother that Michael was dishonest． "Michael takes my things without asking． And he forgets to return them． "Tony himself did not like sharing his things with anyone．
When John was too tired to go hiking with him， he said， "You are such an unfriendly person．"
He thought Nick was too proud of his rich parents． But Tony was so proud of himself because he could not see any of his own mistakes!① He could not understand why he didn't get on well with others． Then his mother said to him， "If you change the boxes around， maybe you can find the answer．" He did it as his mother said， and his face turned red．② 他发现自己并不比其他同学更好．
（1）What's in the back box？
（2）Did Tony always look at the front box？
（3）What did Tony think of his four classmates？
（4）请将划线的句子①翻译成为中文．
（5）请将划线的句子②翻译成为英文．
My name is Tom， When I was young， I was always sad， almost everything ending in failure． I completely lost my heart， sighing（叹息） unhappily all day． Having seen me like that， my father decided to cheer me up．
One day， he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it． I found it salty． My father said he just put one small spoonful of salt in the cup． And then， he led me to a lake， where he threw a big handful（一把） of salt into the lake， picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again． He asked， "Does it still taste salty？"' "Not at all，" I said． My father said， "Now you may know the reason of your pain： you are just a cup of water， but not a lake． Be a lake and you won't feel sad any more．"
I came to understand my father's purpose： I feel frustratedbecause my heart is as small as a cup of water． He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake．
（1）When tom was young， almost failed to do ．
| A． |
nothing |
| B． |
something |
| C． |
everything |
| D． |
none |
（2）What did his father do first to help him？ He ．
| A． |
led him to leak |
| B． |
asked him to taste salty water in the cup |
| C． |
asked him to taste water in a lake |
| D． |
explained the reason to his actions |
（3）What is not mentioned in the text？
| A． |
A cup of water |
| B． |
A spoon of salt |
| C． |
A spoon of water |
| D． |
A big handful of salty of water |
（4）How did the father make his idea clear to his son？
| A． |
By letting his son experience |
| B． |
By letting his son do research |
| C． |
By letting his son read |
| D． |
Both A and C |
（5）The underlined world " frustrated" means here．
| A． |
surprised |
| B． |
upset |
| C． |
rude |
| D． |
polite |
（1）We are living in a worl full ofcompetition． Our parents compete with others in their offices， our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges， and we compete with our classmates in schools． Most of us give up in face of competition and will never be successful． Why can't we do better than others？ One important reason is that we have no self﹣confidence．
（2）事实上，人人生而平等． You can do what others do． Your classmates may be better than you in some ways， （3） but you may be better than them in other subjects． So everyone has his or her advantages． Don't look at things from a single point of view． Try to discover your own advantages， and believe that you can do better than others in those ways．
Competition is not so terrible． Don't be afraid of it． And don't be afraid of those classmates who are better than you．（4） Remember that self ﹣ confidence is the first step to success． Believe in yourselves， and you will be successful in any competition．
根据短文内容完成下列任务．
（1）请写出（1）句中下划线部分意思相近的短语．
（2）请将（2）句译成英文．
（3）请在（3）处填入一个合适且符合句意和逻辑的单词．
（4）请将（4）句翻译成中文．
（5）What's the main idea of this passage？
B
California is one of the richest states in America．It has a large amount of land．And it also has more people than any other states．It has plenty of natural resources （资源），too．But everything （A）_______ not perfect there．California has two major problems：earthquakes and forest fires．
The San Andreas Fault runs through California．（B） As a result ofit，the state gets many earthquakes．（C） 其中一些地震非常强烈For example，there was a strong earthquake in San Francisco in 1906．It destroyed many buildings．And it started a large number of fires．（D） More than 3 ， 000 people died after it．There have also been many other strong earthquakes．Some people fear that the"big （E） one"will
hit someday．They think an earthquake will cause a huge amount of damage （破坏）．
During summer and autumn，much of California is dry．So forest fires，or wildfires，often start．
Those fires can spread （F） rapidly．They burn many forest．But they can also burn people's homes and buildings．They often kill people（G）_______ firefighters can put them out．
56．在文中（A）和（G）的空白处填入合适的单词： ；
57．写出文中划线部分（B）和（F）的同义词语或近义词语： ；
58．将文中划线部分（C）译成英语： ．
59．将文中划线部分（D）改写为： 3，000 people their lives after it．
60．文中划线部分（E）指代的是： ．
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