Birth order﹣﹣﹣does it matter？ Are you different because you are the first， second， or third child in your family﹣﹣﹣or maybe the last of nine？
A study found that first﹣borns have an average（平均的）IQ that is three points higher than people who fall into a different place in the birth order， perhaps because first﹣borns often help younger brothers and sisters， which improves their own skills． In 2007， an international organization of CEOs found that 43% of CEOs are first﹣borns ，33% are middle children， and 23% are last﹣borns． First﹣borns are more likely （可能的）to be doctors and astronauts and get higher pay．
If first﹣borns are more successful， last﹣borns are generally more agreeable． They are also more likely to be funny， possibly to get attention from all the bigger people at the dinner table． Mark Twain and Stephen Colbert were both the youngest in large families， and Jim Carrey was the youngest of four． According to a 2007 Time magazine article， "The power of Birth Order，" last﹣borns are more likely to be artists and successful businessmen．
Then there are the middle children； we have not ignored（忽视） them! Many middle children are short of one﹣on﹣one time with their parents． They often feel short﹣changed： the oldest gets more rights， and the youngest is "spoiled（宠坏的） "．Though they may be ignored， middle children are more likely to grow into easygoing adults．
Many factors（因素）make us who we are， but if the research is correct， birth order may be one of the most important factors．
（1）Who is most likely to be a CEO？
A． A first﹣born．
B． A second﹣born．
C． A third﹣born．
D． A last﹣born．
（2）What can we learn about Jim Carrey？
A． He was likely to be given low pay．
B． He was likely to be agreeable．
C． He was a first﹣born．
D． He was a middle child．
（3）What does the underlined word "short﹣changed" in Paragraph 4 probably mean in Chinese？
A．受亏待的
B．受控制的
C．受宠爱的
D．受欢迎的
（4）We can learn from the research that birth order ．
A． has no influence on IQ
B． matters a lot at the dinner table
C． may decide who we are
D． is a factor in making us powerful
（5）What would be the best title for the text？
A． Where Is Your Place in the Family？
B． Who Improves Your Social Skills？
C． What Makes You Successful in Life？
D． How Can You grow into a Big Man？
Jackie is writing a summary（总结）and feedback about School Day to his teacher．
Summary：
School Day was held successfully on May 6th． Twenty﹣four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six． Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled．
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
School postcards （Leader： Natalie） |
Chinese paintings （Leader： Tina） |
Recycling bags made by students （Leader： Leo） |
Homemade snacks by parents （Leader： Nick） |
All of groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors． In short， our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors．
Feedback：
Opinions from 100 students have been collected． Most students thought the activities were good． However， some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high．
Satisfaction Feedback（反馈）
Follow﹣up：
Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers．
（1）The text is written to ．
A． give a report
B． have School Day
C． collect opinions from visitors
D． hold a meeting with teachers
（2）What were sold in Tina's group？
A． School postcards．
B． Chinese paintings．
C． Recycling bags．
D． Homemade snacks．
（3）How did the visitors feel about the activities？
A． Disappointed．
B． Satisfied．
C． Worried．
D． Surprised．
（4）How many students like the recycling bags according to the feedback？
A． 50．
B． 25．
C． 15．
D． 10．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE about the activities？
A． Nick was the leader of Group 1．
B． Twenty﹣four students offered their feedback．
C． The postcards were cheap．
D． Student helpers who did well can get prizes．
My interest in cooking started when I was 11， partly thanks to my mother． She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook， I didn't like her food． Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this， so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find．
During a year， I had produced most of its recipes（食谱）and was ready for a bigger challenge（挑战）． I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family． To my joy， my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen． I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly． Later， my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home． Now as a teen chef （主厨）， I have also cooked in top﹣class restaurants around the country． I am not doing it for the money， but because I love cooking．
Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well， your dream will come to you．
（1）The writer is now ．
A． a TV star
B． a news reporter
C． a well﹣known bookseller
D． a good chef
（2）What made the writer begin to cook？
A． His parents' wish．
B． The customers' advice．
C． His mother's delicious food．
D． The information about cooking on TV．
（3）After producing most of the recipes in the cookbook， the writer wanted to ．
A． take cooking lessons
B． write his cookbook
C． make new dishes of his own
D． open a restaurant
（4）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） " "．
A． the bookstore
B． a test kitchen
C． a dinner club
D． the country
（5）What is important for the writer？
A． Finding a good job．
B． Making lots of money．
C． Doing what he loves．
D． Becoming famous．
You are visiting the Big Ben in England，but the next second you are in France．Then，suddenly you may see some animals that have disappeared．But you are not in a wonderland．This is what might happen in the near future，with the help of VR （虚拟现实）technology．
VR is a computer technology that creates an environment and allows users to see and even interact（互动）with it．Just wear a pair of VR goggles （护目镜）connected to your computer and you can experience a lot of things without stepping out of your room．
"The most attractive part of VR is that it offers an immersive experience．You become a part of the story．That's why VR movies are popular among users，"said Wang Bing，leader of the Chinese entertainment company Funshow．
According to the Report on Chinese VR Users'Behavior announced last month．over 960，000 people in China have bought VR products and 83.2% of them have watched VR movies．
The use of VR is not only used in entertainment．VR can help to train pilots and workers before they have to actually risk their lives in highly dangerous working environments．VR also helps to treat patients with acrophobia （恐高症）by making them think they are standing on top of a tall building．
（4） ．Users said they had headaches and felt sick while wearing VR goggles．
According to Wang Hui，leader of a VR research company in Beijing，it could take a while for VR to really take over the world．
（1）How do VR goggles work？
A．By interacting with the users．
B．By stepping out of the room．
C．By connecting them to the telephone．
D．By connecting them to the computer．
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word"immersive"in the third paragraph？
A．莫名其妙的
B．身临其境的
C．感人至深的
D．有教育意义的
（3）How many Chinese have watched VR movies according to the passage？
A．About 160，000． |
B．About 700.000． |
C．About 800，000． |
D．About 960.000． |
（4）Which of the following can be put in the blank？
A．Also，people in China enjoy VR technology．
B．VR technology can be also used in the hospital．
C．However，VR technology is still far from perfect．
D．VR technology is so wonderful that we need it．
（5）What's the best title for this passage？
A．Seeing Future for VR
B．VR﹣a Kind of New Transportation
C．The Use of VR Goggles
D．A Report on Chinese VR Users'Behavior．
As the saying goes，"If at first you don't succeed，try，try again．"This is never truer than when you are trying to master English．Lai Shixiong，a respected English master from Taiwan，has a story to share．
Like many non﹣native speakers，Lai failed when he first started learning English．When he was in high school，he once got an unbelievably low mark of 7 out of 100 on an English test．He almost gave up on English，but then he entered a military school （军校），where he met a classmate who was good at English．
Amazed by his classmate's American accent，Lai decided to start learning English from the beginning．As he put it．"I saw myself as a baby who had just started to learn a language．"To correct his pronunciation，Lai practiced phonetic symbols（音标）hundreds of times every day using records．
When he was able to pronounce words，Lai said he began to practice dialogues．Not being able to find someone to praclice with，Lai created a learning atmosphere（氛围）on his own．"I just talked to myself as if I were in a dialogue．"he said．
Lai also thought of ways to improve his skills．He used English to describe everything he saw．He even translated speeches when he went to class meetings at the military school．He also read and listened to English news to learn new expressions．
"There is no shortcut to mastering a language．You have to practice，"Lai said．After all，Rome wasn't built in a day．
61．What should we do if we want to master English according to the passage？
A．Keep trying．
B．Turn to a teacher．
C．Share your story with others．
D．Ask a classmate for help．
62．What's the main idea of the second paragraph？
A．Lai met a classmate．
B．Lai entered a military school．
C．Lai used to be weak in English．
D．Lai learned English after school．
63．Whom did lai talk to when he practiced dialogues？
A．Himself．
B．His brother．
C．A classmate．
D．An English teacher．
64．How did Lai improve his skills in English？
A．By using an old dictionary．
B．By reading and listening to English news．
C．By pronouncing a new word a hundred times．
D．By describing what he saw in English and Chinese．
65．How do you like Lai Shixiong？
A．Easy﹣going and wise．
B．Helpful and successful．
C．Kind﹣hearted and honest．
D．Patient and hard﹣working．
（1）You can get a free hat if you buy a handbag and ．
A．a book
B．a dress
C．a pair of gloves
D．a pair of shoes
（2）The cheapest book is ．
A．This Side of Wild
B．The Grass House
C．The Forbidden Library
D．Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins
（3）The book Kids Who Are Changing the World is written by a/an ．
A．American
B．Chinese
C．Frenchman
D．Englishman
（4）If you spend ¥ 400 in the shopping center，you will get ．
A．¥ 400
B.5 hours of free parking
C.10 hours of free parking
D.5 hours of free parking and ¥ 6
（5）The material above is most probably ．
A．a poster
B．a shopping list
C．a picture book
D．a trip introduction．
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．
An old gentleman whose eyesight（视力）was falling came to stay in a hotel room with a bottle of wine（酒）in each hand．On the wall there was a fly which he took for a nail（钉子）．So as soon as he hung them on，the bottles fell broken and the wine split all over the floor．
When a waitress discovered what had happened，she felt really sorry for him and wanted to give him a hand．
So the next morning when he was out taking a walk in the garden，she put a nail on the wall exactly where the fly had stayed．
Now the old man entered his room．The smell of the split wine reminded him of the accident．When he looked up at the wall，he found the fly was there again!He walked to it carefully and hit it with all his strength．
On hearing a loud cry，the waitress rushed in．To her great surprise，the poor old man was there sitting on the floor，his face was pale and a lot of blood was running on his right hand．
37．We know from this passage that ．
A．the old man had poor eyesight
B．the old man's hands weren't so strong
C．the bottles of wine were too heavy
38．Picture was the thing the old man saw on the wall for the first time．
39．The nail was put on the wall by ．
A．the old man
B．a gardener
C．the waitress
40．The waitress must be a girl．
A．careless
B．kind﹣hearted
C．dangerous
41．The old man's hand was badly hurt because ．
A．the hotel's service was terrible
B．he drank too much wine
C．he mistook the nail for a fly．
C
China has ended its long﹣lasted one﹣child policy，all Chinese couples now are allowed to have two children，which means that many Chinese children，including you，may have siblings （兄弟姐妹） in the future．
Like many only children in China，Pan is happy and confident，except when she feels lonely every now and then．"It's not fun，especially when I travel with my parents．How I wish I could have a brother or a sister，"she said．Now it could be time for Pan to realize her dream．But what would it be like growing up with a sibling？
Having a sibling can prevent children from bad feelings such as loneliness and fear，according to Laura Walker from Brigham Young University，US．"Siblings give kids something that parents can't，"she said．
You may not feel lonely because there is someone else to play with．You can also talk about various things and share secrets with each other．
But children with siblings also have to control their feelings and learn to compromise，said Laura．You need to share things with your siblings，including attention from parents，toys，the bathroom and even the TV．There is also unpleasant competition which you have to deal with．
It's also said that the birth order decides how parents treat their children．Parents are usually very nervous and strict with their first child．So firstborns （including only children） have more sense of responsibility because parents set high goals for them．When the couple has a second child，they are more relaxed，less strict and have fewer rules．So late﹣born kids are usually funny and creative．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
51．The first paragraph is mainly about ．
A．a chance for siblings B．problems of only children C．the one﹣child policy
52．From the passage we can know that Pan ．
A．feels lonely all the time
B．may have a sibling in the future
C．enjoys traveling with her parents
53．According to Laura Walker from Brigham Young University，children with siblings ．
A．can stop themselves from fear and loneliness
B．may give their parents various things
C．must share everything with each other
54．The underlined word"compromise"means in Chinese．
A．争论 B．质疑 C．妥协
55．We can learn from the passage that ．
A．children must set high goals for themselves
B．parents should help siblings become great friends
C．siblings need to deal with competition between them．
B
Teens Health
Http://teens health．org/teen/
Changes are happening in your life，both physically（身体上地） and mentally（心理上地）．Sometimes you may feel upset by them．Just remember，it's normal to have these feelings．And you are not alone．Teens Health is a website that can help you．It gives a lot of tips for fighting depression（抑郁），managing feelings and taking care of your body．The website is run by a team of doctors．They give information and advice for teenagers．
根据图文内容，选择最佳答案．
46．Teens Health is probably that can help you both physically and mentally．
A．a website B．a guidebook C．a magazine
47．The writer probably agrees that ．
A．it's good to be alone at times
B．it's normal to feel upset sometimes
C．it's impossible to manage feelings
48．You can find the information about in Hot Topics．
A．flu B．hobbies C．schools and jobs
49．"Take 5Tips for Life"provides five ways ．
A．to get over fear B．to stay safe C．to fight depression
50．From the material above we can know that ．
A．kids can get advice on how to study well
B．teenagers can get help on how to lose weight
C．parents can get tips on how to take care of their own bodies．
What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves？Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner，or a car full of passengers who are reading，listening to music or even sleeping．But none of them are worried about the road ahead．
Well，all of this could be the future of driving．There are several companies，including Google，working on driverless cars．So far，no Google self﹣driven car has gotten a traffic ticket，but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them．
These cars are now still in the testing stages．But，if the tests are successful，these electric self﹣driven cars could be put into use very soon．
The cars already have many features （特点）allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations．Some features include cars being able to park themselves，or slow down when they notice objects close by．They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions．
Scientists and engineers believe，with the help of wireless （无线电的）signals，cameras and GPS，we are now at a stage where creating a safe self﹣driven car might be possible．
The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions．The self﹣driven car may be able to prevent these．However，some people do not like the idea．American lawyer Whit Drake，for example，doesn't believe these cars are safe．He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes．
61．The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ．
A．make readers wonder about self﹣driven cars
B．get readers to pay attention to road safety
C．tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic
62．The testing self﹣driven cars need energy to run．
A．solar
B．nuclear
C．electric
63．From the passage，we know that the testing self﹣driven cars can already
A．avoid being hit by other vehicles on roads
B．control the speed in dangerous situations
C．turn around when getting near objects
64．What might make the self﹣driven cars run safely according to the passage？
a．e﹣reading
b．wireless signals
c．cameras
d．GPS
A．a，b，c
B．a，b，d
C．b，c，d
65．What is Whit Drake's attitude （态度）toward the safety of the self﹣driven cars？
A．He has doubt about it．
B．He believes it completely．
C．He doesn't care about it．
There were three big fish in the lake．One of them，Demo，was wise；another one，Jimmy，was half﹣wise；Martin，the third one，was stupid．
Some fishermen came to the bank of the lake with their nets．The three fish saw them．
Demo decided at once to leave，to make the long and difficult trip to the ocean．He thought，"I won't discuss with these two about this．They love this place so much that they call it home and will stay on．How silly they are!They still haven't realized we are in great danger now．Their ignorance will cost them their lives．"
Seeing the wise fish had left，Jimmy thought，"My guide has gone and now I've lost my chance to escape．"He felt sorry for it and then thought，"What can I do to save myself from these men and their nets？Perhaps I should pretend （假装）to be already dead，giving myself totally to the water．"So he did that．He went up and down with the water，helpless，within arm's reach of the fishermen．
"Look at this!The best and biggest fish is dead．"One of the men lifted him by the tail，and threw him up on the ground．He rolled （滚动）over and over and moved secretly toward the water，and then，back in．
The third fish was aimlessly jumping about，trying to escape with his speed and cleverness．The net，of course，finally closed around him，and as he lay in the hot frying﹣pan bed，he thought，"If I get out of this，I'll never live again in the limits of the lake．Next time，the ocean!I'll make it my home．"
56．The passage is a
A．diary
B．story
C．notice
57．The underlined word"ignorance"in the passage means" "in Chinese．
A．冲动
B．勇气
C．愚昧
58．Jimmy thought that he could escape from the fishermen by ．
A．traveling to the ocean
B．pretending to be dead
C．jumping here and there
59．Who was caught by the fishermen at last？
A．Demo
B．Jimmy．
C．Martin．
60．What can we learn from the passage？
A．It is important to make proper changes in time．
B．Good chances are always given to the honest．
C．The stupid can also succeed with great efforts．
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