Yun Siqi from Beijing is a 19﹣year﹣old young pianist （钢琴家）． He started to learn the piano at age 4 and it has been his favourite hobby since then． Before that， he often heard his elder sister playing the violin and he loved the classical music she played．"I wanted to beat her in something and I chose the piano．" Yun said．
At 4， several minutes of practice a day was enough． As Yun grew up， at ages 7 and 8， he had to practise for four hours a day． The time kept going up after Yun was 12． Now，he needs to practise at least seven hours every day． He sleeps for only five to six hours a day，but he is still full of energy （活力）．
Yun never got tired of the piano． In fact，he had great fun playing it． "Music is my special luck，and it is a real enjoyment to be with it every day，" he said．
Yun worked hard and soon he stood out． From 2013 to now． Yun shone at different music festivals，concerts and competitions．Yun said successes or failures （失败）were not important and they would not affect his understanding of music or his plan for the future．
"If you lose， think carefully about it， and if you win， just work harder．" the young pianist said． "I still need to practise more to become better， to bring out the real beauty of classical music through the piano． It may take a lifetime．"
（1）Yun Sqi began to learn the piano in ．
A．2003
B．2005
C．2007
D．2009
（2）Yun Siqi chose the piano because ．
A． he was not able to play the violin
B． it was easy to learn to play the piano
C． he wanted to be better than his sister in something
D． his sister refused to play his favourite classical music
（3）What does the second paragraph （段落） mainly tell us about Yun Siqi？
A．He lived a happy life at the age of 4．
B．He was not good at playing the piano．
C． He practises playing the piano very hard．
D． He doesn't have enough sleep but be is healthy．
（4）The underlined word "affect "in Paragraph 4 probably means " " in Chinese．
A．允许
B．维持
C．放弃
D．影响
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Yun played the piano really well．
B． Yun was tired of playing the piano．
C． Yun didn't think he needed more practice．
D． Yun said one should work harder if he lost．
Thinking is something you choose to do， just as a fish choose to live in water． To be human is to be always thinking． But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it． Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking． When you think critically， you take control of your own ideas， or you might be controlled by others' ideas． Indeed， critical thinking is at the heart of education．
The word "critical" here has a special meaning． It doesn't mean taking one opinion against another， as when someone criticizes （批评） another person for doing something wrong． The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond （超出） what you easily see ﹣ beyond the pictures on TV or reports in newspapers．
What are critical thinkers like？ If you want to know about life and hope to dig deeper into it， you are a critical thinker． If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas， characters， and facts， you are a critical thinker．
Critical thinking is a deep and careful thinking． It takes time， and doesn't go with the fast speed in today's world． If you are among people who believe speed is a measure of intelligence （智力测量）， you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein． The first time Hoffman， a well﹣known scientist， talked with Einstein about his work， he was too nervous to speak． But Einstein got him relaxed right away by saying， "Please go slowly． I don't understand things quickly．"
56． According to the passage， if we don't think critically， ．
A． it will be hard for us to think fast
B． we will make mistakes easily
C． we might be fooled by other people
D． we might be controlled by others' ideas
57． What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A． Don't believe in others．
B． Criticizing others is wrong．
C． What the word "critical" means．
D． The word "critical" is quite special．
58． If you are a critical thinker， you will ．
A． think deeply about different ideas
B． believe the reports in newspapers
C． take one opinion against another
D． criticize other people for their mistakes
59． The story of Einstein mentioned in the passage shows ．
A． Einstein thinks quickly
B． Hoffman thinks slowly
C． speed can improve intelligence
D． intelligence is not decided by speed
60． What can be the best title of the passage？
A． Critical Thinkers
B． Critical Thinking
C． Thinking Naturally
D． Thinking Fast
Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word “ball” ．You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time．You could toss a “ball” which means you throw an object．You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening．You could go to a “ball” which means a dance．
______Take the word “can” ．You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the “can﹣can" which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get “canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about “fly” ？You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house．Or，you can “fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the “fly” of a zipper（拉链）is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a “fly” go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what “fly” means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
（38）If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
（39）According to the passage，the word " " has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
（40）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
（41）The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor（辅导员）．It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry，uncontrollable and evil（惹人厌的）boy．How could such a little boy，after being in school only one year，be considered "evil"？Over the next several months，I came to know Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable．
But，one day，Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office．I asked him what made him do this．He replied that his teacher hated him．He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him．I asked him if he would tell his teacher this．He noded，and we called her into my office．
When the teacher came，________．He then said that he knew he was a very，very bad boy，and he didn't think anyone could ever like him．His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion．Then she gave him a big warm hug，telling him she didn't hate him at all and，actually，she cared very much about him．Only sometimes Chip's behavior really scared her．It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it．
I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart．I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be．I praised how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings．
As I was speaking to him，his whole body came to rest on my right hand next to his heart．It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before．From then on，I'm pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school years．
A child's mind is clear and sensitive（敏感的）．He receives whatever others say without protection．It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way．
38．The first paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．Chip was very popular at school
B．the teacher didn't care about Chip at all
C．Chip had no way to get others to like him
D．the writer thought differently about Chip
39．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the bland in the passage？
A．she couldn't control her feelings
B．I advised her to be more patient
C．Chip became angry and crazy again
D．I encouraged Chip to express his feelings
40．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip ．
A．accepted the writer
B．wanted a rest
C．was quite afraid
D．felt a little nervous
41．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Love me，love my dog
C．Expect higher，act better．
D．Where there is a will，there is a way．
Many kids help parents to do chores in the house． They may take out the trash， walk the dog or sweep the floor． In return， some kids get money or other rewards from their parents， such as 20minutes to play computer games．
But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores． One of them is Jane Smith， a parenting educator and family coach． She believes if kids get rewards， they may think that work isn't worth doing unless you get something in return． For example， kids won't sweep the floor if they see it is dirty． But they will do it if their parents reward them for it．
"Every house is a team effort，" Jane said． "A home is a living space for everyone in the family． It's important for kids to see that we all have a responsibility to keep our home clean．"
Other people hold different opinions． They believe that money or other rewards encourage kids to do more chores． It also teaches them real world lessons． They can learn about how we need to work to make money．
Now， there are also apps that encourage kids to do chores． The apps give kids points and digital （电子的） gifts that can be used either online or in life． With the app ChoreMonster， kids earn digital points after doing chores． Kids can exchange their points for real rewards， such as time to play video games or a trip to the mall． "Our goal is to encourage kids so they can earn rewards，" says Joe Black， founder of ChoreMonster． "Kids need positive （积极的） power to make them do chores．"
51． Jane Smith thinks that ．
A． housework isn't worth doing
B． kids are not willing to do chores
C． kids should get something in return
D． kids shouldn't get rewards for doing chores
52． ChoreMonster is a（n） ．
A． educator
B． coach
C． app
D． app founder
53． If rewarded for doing chores， kids can learn to ．
A． take responsibilities
B． use apps well
C． make money through work
D． understand team effort
54． What's the purpose of the apps mentioned in the passage？
A． To give kids points and gifts．
B． To encourage kids to do chores．
C． To exchange points for real rewards．
D． To give kids advice on doing chores．
55． The passage mainly talks about ．
A． how to encourage kids to do chores
B． what kind of chores kids should do
C． if kids should do chores at home
D． whether kids should be rewarded for doing chores
Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability．As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper，it may help students increase their vocabulary（词汇量）as well as improve their reading skills．（66）他们可以从报纸上学到新的知识． But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper？Do students need to look over all the content（内容）of the newspaper？
The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language．Then turn to the front page and read the headlines（标题）to know what has happened．As the most important things are put on the front page，it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely．（67）There is no need to go through all the articles．
Secondly，read newspapers every day．Remember words through context（上下文），in which these words may appear repeatedly．（68）Once they appear several times，you will remember them easily．Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary．You can try to guess the meaning between sentences．（69）如果你的猜测错了，不要放弃．Keep reading，and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts．
Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable．（70）It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language．
66． They can learn new knowledge from newspapers
67． 没有必要浏览所有的文章
68． 一旦这些词出现多次，你就能轻而易举地记住它们了
69． If your guess is wrong，don't give up
70． 读英语报纸不仅能帮助我们了解时事，而且还能提高我们的语言水平 ．
When meeting strangers， we usually notice their hair， skin colour and clothes． We like to group those things we don't know by comparing them with the things we know．
So what's wrong with this？ For example， we think that short boys can't possibly be good basketball players． The girls who love to be dressed up can't be excellent students． Or we think shy students can't be good at giving speeches． These are typical（典型的） examples of stereotypes．
Stereotypes make people form a wrong opinion about others at first sight． In fact， it takes a lot more than just looking at a person to know and understand him or her． The following is my story．
One day， it was snowing， but not very heavily． Before class， I collected all the exercise books and sent them to the teachers' office． The exercise books looked piles in my arms， so I could hardly see the ground． Suddenly， I slipped over（滑倒） and dropped all the exercise books I was carrying．
I tried to stand up but failed， I was about to pick them up when I saw a boy coming towards me． It was Mike．
Mike and I had been classmates for over 2years， but we had never shared more than 5sentences together． He was a boy with few words， but I liked talking． We were totally different． I didn't like him and didn't want to be seen at that moment．
"Anything serious？" His words brought me out of my thoughts． "I saw you sitting on the ground from the back window， so I rushed here． Let me help you!" He helped me up and picked all the exercise books up．
Seeing this， I was so moved that I couldn't say a single word．
We walked towards the teachers' office and this time， he talked a lot to me． I found quite a different Mike．
I took a deep breath and said to myself， "I nearly made a big mistake ﹣ judging（判断） MIke only by his appearance．"
26． Which of the following is NOT mentioned as typical examples of stereotypes？
A： Dishonest children can't be others' true friends．
B： Shy students can't be good at giving speeches．
C： Short boys can't possibly be good basketball players．
D： The girls who love to be dressed up can't be excellent students．
27． Why did the writer dislike Mike at the beginning？
A： Because the writer didn't know Mike at all．
B： Because Mike didn't hand in his exercise book．
C： Because the writer thought they weren't the same type．
D： Because Mike didn't help the writer collect the exercise books．
28． The writer probably wants to tell us ．
A： we'd better not go outside on snowy days
B： we should get along well with our classmates
C： people shouldn't judge someone at first sight
D： people with different personalities can't be friends
When do children start to talk？If you ask a group of parents when this happened，most will say" around twelve months of age".They will probably even remember what the children said.Many parents keep a diary of their child's "first words"
We can never predict what a first word is going to be.Often it's the name for" mummy " or "daddy"，but it could just as easily be the word for an animal or a favorite toy.Everything depends on what has most caught the child's attention.But one thing is certain：after the first word，others come quickly.By 18 months，most children have learned about 50 words.By two，the total has risen to around 200.
Early words are actually one﹣word sentences.One of the first features（特征）of language a child learns well is to control the rise and fall of the voice to make the difference between stating and questioning.In English，daddy with a high rising tone（声调）means "is that daddy？" Daddy with a high falling tone means "There's daddy".Of course，only very basic meanings can be communicated using tones alone.So it soon becomes necessary to learn some grammar.
In English，grammar means learning to put words in different orders.Children have to see that mummy push is different from push mummy.They start practising such changes at around 18 months.By two，they have learned the basic patterns of word order，and we hear them saying such things as man kick ball and where daddy go.
What are the parents doing all his time？They're acting as teachers and they always have an active role to play in their child's language learning.
（1）How old are most children when they have learned about 50 words？
A.About 6 months old.
B.About one year old.
C.About 18 months old.
D.About two years]old.
（2）Which might an English child say first when learning to talk？
A.Mummy.
B.Push mummy.
C.Man kick ball.
D.Where daddy go.
（3）What's Paragraph 4 mainly about？
A.Word order.
B.Word tones.
C.The first words.
D.Correcting words.
（4）Who is most responsible for a child's early language learning？
A.Teachers.
B.Parents.
C.Friends.
D.Grandparents.
In western countries，most children get pocket money bt doing some chores at home．They usually start to do chores at the age of ten．School students have to do their homework and study for tests，so they don't have a lot of free time on weekdays and they often do some chores on weekends．
Young kids can only do easy chores，so they don't get much money．But many of them only want to buy candy．And candy is cheap!They do the dishes after dinner and feed the pet cat or dog．Sometimes they water flowers and other plants in the garden．
When kids get older，they want to buy more things．They want something more expensive than candy．Then they have to work harder．They often wash the car，cut the grass or feed the dog．
Some chores can help kids learn new things．It is important for kids to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework．
（1）How do most children get pocket money in western countries？
（2）When do school students often do some chores？
（3）Why can't young kids get much money from their parents？
（4）Do young kids often wash the car and cut the grass？
（5）What can some chores help kids learn？
Contents Introduction……………………….1 Chinese Calendar………………….3 Emperors…………………………..8 Great Inventions………………….15 Art ……………………………….19 Great Wall………………………..24 Paper Money …………………….31 Society …………………………..42 Trade …………………………….60 |
Yongle， third emperor of China's Ming Dynasty （1368﹣1644）， stayed in power for 22 years． He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing and had the Forbidden City （紫禁城） built there． It is listed by UNESCO （联合国教科文组织） as the largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world and attracts millions of tourists each year from home and abroad． |
（1）What's the purpose of this book？
A． To be used as a history textbook．
B． To tell about the Yongle Emperor．
C． To teach English to Chinese students．
D． To help foreigners learn about China．
（2）Where can you find the page on the right？
A． Between Pages 1﹣2．
B． Between Pages 3﹣7．
C． Between Pages 8﹣14．
D． Between Pages 15﹣18．
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． The Ming Dynasty had 3 emperors in all．
B． Yongle became emperor at the age of 22．
C． Nanjing was the capital of Ming Dynasty before Yongle．
D． Yongle built the Forbidden City for tourists to visit．
It's difficult when you have no good friends around﹣﹣﹣maybe because you have moved to a different school or a different class or you re sick at home．没有朋友你也许会感到寂寞．You want to have new friends．But how to make them？How do you start？How do you get along with people？Here are five ways to help you to do these．
Greet（问候）people
Greet people and hope that they have a good day﹣﹣﹣whatever time of day it is．It doesn't hurt any people．It also makes people think you're friendly．
Share
Take something to eat in your pocket．Ask if people would like to have some，and at the
same time hand it to them．
Help people
Simple actions，like helping people carry something or opening a door show your kindness．
Smile
Perhaps smiling is the easiest way to introduce yourself．There's a great reason why it takes fewer muscles（肌肉）to smile than to cry．Nature just wishes us to smile more．
Respect（尊敬）others
The world's full of differences．So learn to respect others．It is the only way other people will respect you．
76．将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语．
77．将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语．
78．回答问题
What does the writer advise us to take in our pockets？
79．回答问题
Which takes more muscles，smiling or crying？
80．回答问题
What does the underlined word"It"in the last sentence refer to（指的是）？
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Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．First，reading is fun．You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading．If you like reading，you will never feel bored or tired．
Next，you can read a book almost anywhere：in a car，on a plane，or even in the bathroom．All you need is a book!
Another good reason for reading is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby，you will get better and better at it．And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read．As you reading skills improve，you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better．
Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You can read on computers，and the better you read，the better your computer skills will be．
Good readers may become writers，too．They always have more things to write about．
Reading is a wonderful hobby．Why not start reading right now？
41．According to the passage，reading can keep you bored an tired．
42．You can read a book almost everywhere．
43．If your reading skills improve，your schoolwork will become much better．
44．It is true that reading is out of date．
45．Good readers may become writers． ．
In the USA，each year，students take part in a kind of competition called the Science Olympiad．
It has a lot of different events．Students go there to show how much they know about the science of music，biology，chemistry and others．My best event is forestry．
The big day came at last!First，I went to watch the tower building competition．That's when students build small towers and put heavy things on top of it．They hope they can hold them up．One of my schoolmates was putting things on her tower．She was nervous，and in the end it was too heavy for her tower to hold it﹣﹣﹣it broke!I felt bad for her．
After lunch，I helped some teammates with their events．One was geography，and the other was history．I don't know much about those things，so I just watched my teammates do most of the work．
At last，it was time for my favorite event﹣﹣﹣﹣forestry．The rules were easy．We had to look at more than 40different kinds of leaves and find out which plants they were from．We also had to answer some questions about the uses of each leaf.1knew almost all of the leaves and could answer most of the questions．I had spent more than a month studying on the Internet to get ready．At the end，it was time for the awards（颁奖）．I was nervous，because the forestry awards were last．We won second place in the whole state!A nice man gave me a medal and smiled at me．
46．What is the Science Olympiad？
47．Is forestry the author's（作者的）best event？
48．Why did the author feel bad for the first event？
49．Where did the author prepare for his event？
50．Which prize did the author's team win，the second or the last？
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How do you deal with plastic bags from the supermarket ？Throw them away or recycle them？ How about eating them？
The bags are no harmful to the environment． Humans and animals can safely eat them．Indian company EnviGreen has made a bag with natural materials．It looks and feels just like plastic ，but can be broken down（分解） easily．
Ashwath Hedge who set up the EnviGreen company spent four years doing experiments（实验） with 12natural materials． They include potato ，corn，vegetable oil and banana．He made the materials into liquid and used the liquid to make the bag．
Although the EnviGreen bag is more expensive than a common plastic bag， it has many advantages．According to the Wall street Journal， it takes 1000years for common plastic bags to break down．But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180days．It also breaks down in less than a day in water．Hedge was happy to show it in his interview， he put an Envi Green bag in water and ate it with a smile．
There are more than 15000tons of plastic waste in India every day． But only 9，000tons are processed．In China，3billion plastic bags are used every day．Maybe EnviGreen bag could be a solution（解决办法）to the world problem of plastic plastic pollution．
46．According to Paragraph2， we can know the following EXCEPT
A．the EnviGreen bag can break down easily．
B．the EnviGreen bag is made from natural materials．
C． the EnviGreen bag can be eaten by humans and animals
D．the EnviGreen bag is a little bit harmful to the environment
47．The main idea of the third paragraph is " "
A．What Hedge thinks of the new bag
B．How Hedge makes the EnviGreen bag
C．Who sets up the EnviGreen bag company
D．How long it takes Hedge to make the bag
48．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4shows that the EnviGreen bag
A．is safe and can break down quickly
B．is useful although it is more expensive
C．looks and feels like a common plastic bag
D．will be used more widely than a common bag．
49．The EnviGreen bag breaks down faster in ﹣
A．hot air
B．cold water
C．boiling water
D．natural air
50．From the last paragraph ，we can infer（推断）
A．all of India's plastic waste is processed
B．India has the most plastic waste in the world
C．China produces more plastic waste than India
D．the EnviGreen bag may help solve the problem of plastic pollution
"Red envelope"fever has swept the country recently．Cash（现金）can be sent through electronic payments．Children can get more money than before．But everyone needs to understand something about money：where it comes from，how to save it and how to spend it wisely．Too many parents don't take time to teach their children about money，and as a result，many of those children don't know how to deal with money when they grow up．
When should parents begin teaching their children about money？Experts agree that it's never too early．The more children learn about money，the more wisely they will be able to deal with money as they grow older．To begin with，parents can teach kids how to count money．
Next，parents can teach kids how to save money．For example，a kid wants a new bicycle．Parents can teach them to save part of their pocket money for that bike，while still keeping some money for ice cream and movies．In this way they will begin to understand the meaning of saving．
Also it's never too early to teach children different ways to make money besides snatching （抢） red envelope．For example，they can wash cars，clean gardens，look after babies．Sit down with children and talk with them about some ways they could make money．You'll be surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making．
Teach children about money when they're young and their future will be brighter．
Title（标题）：Teach children about（41） |
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Everyone needs to understand something about money：（42） it comes from，how to save it and how to spend it wisely． |
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When to begin teaching about money |
How to（44） |
How to make money besides snatching red envelope． |
It's never too（43） |
Understand the meaning of saving． |
They can wash cars，（45） ． |
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