Nature is amazing! Take a close look at the world of insects （昆虫） and you will discover many unbelievable things． Consider butterflies， for example． They have beautiful， colorful wings，and strong，steady flying skills． On summer days， we see them flying gracefully over flower gardens and wild fields．
But， do you know that butterflies live three separate lives before they become the flying insects we all know？ They begin their lives as one thing， change into another， and then another．
Finally， they change into beautiful flying insects． It's true． And it's one of the wonders of nature．
In the beginning， there is an egg， it's usually small and colorful． A female butterfly lays an egg on a leaf of a plant． When you look at this tiny egg， it's hard to believe that in a few days， it will become something completely different．
In time， it changes into a new life． No longer the small egg becomes a walking insect． This insect is called a caterpillar． It now has legs， eyes， a mouth and a large body． A new life has begun．
The caterpillar eats， and eats， and eats． It can walk． It can see．But it is still not a butterfly．Soon，after growing big， the caterpillar makes a cover for itself． It wraps （包裹） itself in this nice protective blanket and goes to sleep． This stage （阶段） of a butterfly's life is known as the "pupa" stage．
What happens next is truly amazing!
After a period of time， the blanket breaks and a wet， weak butterfly appears．It now has six legs，a mouth， eyes and wings． Soon， the wings fill with blood，and the beautiful，colorful butterfly spreads its wings and flies away．
After a few weeks pass， this adult butterfly lays her eggs， and the cycle begins all over again．
This is just one example of the wonders of nature． Look around the natural world， and you will learn many truly amazing things．
（1） is a "caterpillar"．
（2）According to the passage， it's clear that butterflies ．
A． have three separate lives in all
B． have colorful wings with no legs
C． can be seen in flower gardens in summer
D． are small eggs with no color at the beginning
（3）The last paragraph means we should ．
A． take a close look at the insect world
B． protect all kinds of animals and plants
C． discover the different forms of different things
D． go into the nature and enjoy the wonders of the world
The Way Out
By Ming﹣da Wang
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I couldn't put the book down after I read some pages at my friend's home． I borrowed it and read it over that night． I think it can help someone who is afraid to face family problems．
﹣Sam Lee
The book saved my life． It opened a door that led me into a world of true love． I was able to look at the world around me with fresh new eyes．
﹣Candy Vigor
The first part of the book really touched my heart and made me want to read on．However， I was getting bored when I came to the second part． In fact， I didn't finish the book．
﹣Rod Green
The book helped me forget about my worries． I laughed and cried with those people in the book． With its simple and clear language， people of all ages can enjoy it．
﹣Vivian Lu
（1） thinks the second part of the book is boring．
A． Rod Green
B． Candy Vigor
C．SamLee
D． Vivian Lu
（2）The book is probably about ．
A． school education
B． website safety
C． travel lines
D． family problems
（3）We can know ftom the passage that ．
A． Ming﹣da Wang tells his family stories in the book
B． everyone can find the ways of solving problems from the book
C． it's the right time to buy the book because of the price at present
D． the book is only written for children with simple and clear language
A long time ago， a father was old and sick． He did not have much time to live， and he wanted（1） （give） his sons a good lesson before he died．
Recently， he noticed that his sons（2） （fight） among themselves and seemed unable to agree on anything． The old man feared what would happen after his（3） （die）． He was afraid that his sons would begin to argue．"They will disagree about everything，" He thought．"Soon they （4） （be） enemies， each going his own direction．"
He called his sons together in his room．"Bring（5） （I） a bundle （束） of stick，" he asked his servant （仆人），Soon enough， a thick bundle of sticks arrived， tied （6） （close） together．
One by one， he gave the bundle to each son， and asked him to break the bundle． One son after another pulled and twisted （拧） with all of his strength （力量），（7） the sticks would not break．
The old man smiled and ordered his servant to untie the bundle of sticks． He handed one stick to each son and said，"Now break the stick．"
Of course， the single stick（8） （break） in two easily． The old father looked at his sons．"Do you understand this lesson？" he asked．
Each son， being inteligent，（9） （understand） the meaning at once．Alone，it is easy for one of them to be harmed．But together， they are strong and can't be harmed even（10） great torces（势力）．
That's the meaning of the sticking together． In unity， there is great strength．
Long ago， when the world was young， a spider was given a pot （罐子） containing all the wisdom （智慧） of the world． Each day， he reached into the pot and learned（1） new．
But Spider would not（2） ． He wanted to keep all the wisdom to（3） ．
Spider made a plan．He began to climb a tall tree．"I will hide the wisdom pot way up high，"he said．"I will be the（4） one in the world．"
As he climbed， he had a lot of trouble． The pot kept（5） stuck in the branches （树枝）．
From（6） ，Spider's son watched． He called out，"（7） the pot to your back，Father． That way， it will be easier to climb．"
Spider got mad．He thought，"My young son is wiser than I．I have the wisdom pot，yet he is wiser．"Spider got very mad and threw the pot to the ground，breaking it（8） many pieces．Everyone（9）
a piece of wisdom．
And that is（10） many people know different things． But no one has all the wisdom in the world．
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（1）A． nothing |
B． anything |
C． something |
D． everything |
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（2）A． share |
B． shout |
C． show |
D． shut |
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（3）A． myself |
B． yourself |
C． himself |
D． herself |
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（4）A． kindest |
B． wisest |
C． luckiest |
D． richest |
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（5）A． getting |
B． giving |
C． putting |
D． playing |
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（6）A． outside |
B． above |
C． behind |
D． below |
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（7）A． Tie |
B． Lead |
C． Turn |
D． Connect |
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（8）A． off |
B． into |
C． for |
D． onto |
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（9）A． set up |
B． cut up |
C． took up |
D． picked up |
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（10）A． what |
B． where |
C． when |
D． why |
I'm afraid I can't dance．
_____________! Just for fun．（ ）
A．Sounds greatB．Take it easy
C．What a pityD．My pleasure
Would you like to come to my birthday party tonight？
__________（ ）
A．Yes， I'd like to．B．It doesn't matter．
C．Have a good time!D．You're welcome．
________do you go to the library？
Twice a week．（ ）
A．How soonB．How longC．How oftenD．How far
What is the___________of your excellent Taiji？
Practice makes perfect!（ ）
A．resultB．purposeC．choiceD．secret
What do you think of Mr．Liu？
He is quite_________， but he is good at telling funny stories．（ ）
A．friendlyB．patientC．seriousD．humorous
Oh! Mum， where's my notebook？ I_______find it．（ ）
A．can'tB．needn'tC．shouldn'tD．mustn't
Linda______her mother．
Yeah． Both of them have curly hair and blue eyes．（ ）
A．looks likeB．looks at
C．looks afterD．looks for
May I have some more chicken？ It___________so delicious．（ ）
A．feelsB．smellsC．tastesD．sounds
Dad____________TV when it began to rain yesterday．（ ）
A．watchesB．watched
C．is watchingD．was watching
Is this_____________dictionary？
Yes， it's mine．（ ）
A．myB．yourC．hisD．her
Boyan Slat has one huge goal． It's a goal that could be good for people and a（1） all over the world． Amazingly， it looks like he's going to m（2） his goal．
When he was 16， Dutch engineering student Slat was on vacation in Greece， and he started to think about all the rubbish that is p（3） onto beaches by water． The oceans around the world are all of plastic ﹣millions of tons of plastic． Unfortunately， plastic doesn't just disappear． It takes c（4） to break down （分解）．
The p（5） situation of the oceans is bad and worrying and Slat wanted to do something to change it． So he made it a personal goal to clean up the rubbish in the world's oceans．
Slat started with an idea for an unusual m（6） to "catch" the plastic floating（漂浮）in the water using the natural energy of the ocean． He left school in 2013 to begin work on his project The Ocean Cleanup． Soon， the project r（7） a lot of attention．
A year later，he was leading a team of 100 scientists and engineers working on the invention．Slat needed money for this，so he started asking people to d（8） to his project online and raised over ﹩ 2 million!
Soon after，Slat was named a "Champion of the Earth" by the United Nations for his meaningful and v（9） work． It' s the most important title the UN gives to people helping the environment． The Ocean Cleanup also won several awards （奖项） for having one of the best inventions of 2015． But the d（10） goes on for Slat． He hopes that the oceans will be free of plastic in about twenty or thirty years．
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