Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan． In her village， it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes． They were not allowed to get an education．
Fortunately， Shameem's uncle， a university teacher， wanted to give her a chance to see the world． He offered Shameem a chance to attend school． So she became the only girl student in her class．
However， Shameem struggled to complete her schooling． To get permission for college， she went on three﹣day﹣ hunger strike（抗议）． After graduating from college， Shameem got a position in non﹣profit organization（非营利性组织）working to help women in rural（农村的）areas．
There， she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know． Until then， she thought she had a difficult life． But there， she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing． Some women had 11 children， but nothing to feed them． They would walk three hours every day to get water．
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her． She discovered her power． By setting an example， her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school．
Now， Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown． "The first day I walked into the school，" she said， "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes， the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood．"
Today， there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school．
（1）Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school？
A． Her uncle．
B． Her parents．
C． A workmate．
D． A university student．
（2）Why did Shameem work for a non﹣profit organization？
A． To make much money．
B． To finish her education．
C． To discover her power as an example．
D． To help poor women in the countryside．
（3）What's the main idea of Paragraph 4？
A． Shameem walked three hours to get water．
B． Shameem used to know her homeland well．
C． Women and children were short of food．
D． Women's situation was more awful than expected．
（4）What's the influence of Shameem's effort？
A． Girls have the same dream．
B． No girl is allowed to attend school．
C． All girls in the school are named Shameem．
D． The idea of girls' education in her village has changed．
①Amy： Bye， Lucy． I have to bounce!
Lucy： What？
Amy： I have to bounce． You know﹣I have to go． We say that a lot in San Francisco．
②Lucy： That's cool! What other things do you and your friends say？
Amy： Well， for example， we say someone is 'sketchy' if we think they aren't very nice．
Lucy： Sketchy？ All right I like it．
③Amy： What about things you say here in Britain？
Lucy： Well， if I say He's tasty'， do you know what it means？
Amy： Beats me!
Lucy： It means he's good﹣looking
④Amy： Look， there's Dave． He's quite tasty， isn't he？
Lucy： Well， he's a bit sketchy sometimes﹣but I like him!
Dave： Hi! What are you two laughing about？
Amy： I can't tell you now﹣I have to bounce!
Dave： Huh？
（1）The two girls are mainly talking about ．
A． the boy
B． the language
C． their friends
D． their hometowns
（2）The three characters are making a conversation in according to the picture．
A． a school yard
B． a supermarket
C． a library
D． a cinema
（3）When they say "A girl is tasty" in Britain， it means she is ．
A． kind
B． smart
C． pretty
D． happy
I remember…
Mary Chan asked her grandfather what he could remember about his secondary school． This is part of what he told her…
I'll never forget Mr. Tan．We called him Tiger Tan．He was our math teacher when I was in Sec 1．He was a wiry（筋骨强壮的），muscular man and he was very strict．I never saw him smile while I was at school．
Mr. Tan was an excellent math teacher． He explained everything slowly and clearly on the blackboard．When he looked at the class， you had to be looking at his hawk﹣like eyes．He stared at us like a tiger facing a group of rabbits． If you weren't looking directly at him， he summoned（命令）you to the front of the class． Then he took "Joey" from his cupboard． "Joey" was a length of garden hose about half a metre long． After few painful wallops（猛）from "Joey" you paid attention all the time!
Sometimes Mr. Tan felt that the class was getting sleepy． Then he suddenly said， "Outside everybody! Round the school! RUN!" He stood at the door of the classroom， waiting for us to return． He had a slipper（拖鞋）and hit the last one or two pupils． I was usually the first back．
We were all scared of Tiger Tan． We didn't like him but we respected（敬重）him． He was a good teacher and was always fair．
We had a very different math teacher in Sec 3． He was Mr. Hu． He was cheerful and friendly．When he entered the room， somebody would ask him how a camera worked． Then he spent the rest of the lesson explaining how something worked． He drew diagrams on the board and sometimes one of us asked another question to keep him talking． Most of the class sat and day﹣dreamed about food or sport． We weren't really interested in cameras． We just wanted to avoid doing any work．
We liked Mr. Hu but we didn't respect him． We knew that we didn't learn much in his lessons．
（1）In Mr. Tan's class， ．
A． his students had to pay attention all the time
B． he drew diagrams and explained everything fast
C． he taught his students how to run around the school
（2）The underlined word " Joey" probably refers to ．
A． a boy who wasn't' looking directly at Mr. Tan
B． something Mr. Tan used to punish his students
C． a rabbit that was facing a tiger
（3）Mr. Tan asked his students to run outside to make them ．
A． strong and healthy
B． refilled with energy
C． scared of him
（4）In Mr. Hu's class， his students asked him about cameras because ．
A． they wanted to avoid doing any work
B． they were really interested in cameras
C． Mr. Hu was good at explaining how cameras worked
（5）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A． The grandfather was often hit by Mr. Tan with a slipper．
B． Mr. Hu always explained everything slowly and clearly．
C． The grandfather didn't' learn much in Mr. Hu's class．
Lively music， singing and the sound of beating drums fill the room．As an orchestra（管弦乐队） plays performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage（舞台）． Welcome to Chinese opera．
Chinese opera is an important（元素）of Chinese culture． Most operas are based on stories from long ago． The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds． Beautiful paintings hand movements and martial arts（武术）help tell these famous stories．
There are more than 300 forms of Chinese opera， including Beijing Opera， Yue Opera， Yu Opera， Ge Zai Xi and many other forms． of all of them， Beijing Opera is the most famous． Beijing Opera combines（合并）singing， dancing and acrobatics． Instruments such as drums， bells and cymbals accompany（伴奏）the performances．
Facial design
Traditionally， performers used masks（面具） for their facial design． Today， however， performers use makeup， They paint colorful designs on their faces． These colors and designs help to create each character． For example， a brave character has a red face， while a black face means bold． A yellow and white face represents （代表） someone who is dishonest．
Costumes
Costumes give clues（线索）to the performers' characters and roles．Audiences（观众）that are familiar with opera will get to know a story by the masks and costumes． Costumes usually have many designs and colors． The same costume can be used in different shows， however， it will represent a different character．
Promoting the arts
Many colleges and schools in China desire（渴望）to keep the art of Chinese opera alive． They provide an education system for talented students． Applicants（应试者）must pass a written test，an audition（试镜）and an interview and only the most promising students are accepted to study at these colleges and schools． Once accepted into the program， students begin a seven﹣to﹣twelve﹣year journey through the school． After graduation， many go on to work as professional actors on stage or in the movies．
（1）Of all forms of Chinese opera， which is the most famous？
A．Beijing Opera
B． Ge Zai Xi
C． Yu Opera
（2）The character with a yellow and white face is ．
A． brave
B． dishonest
C． bold
（3）What does the word promising mean in the passage？
A．诚信的
B．热情的
C．有前途的
（4）Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． Anyone who likes Chinese opera can be accepted into the program．
B． If a person knows opera well， masks and costumes will help know the story．
C． Once in the program， you have to study for 7 to 12 years at school．
（5）What is the passage mainly talking about？
A． Chinese culture
B． Beijing Opera
C． Costumes and facial design
To many people，art is a human expression of creativity．But in recent years，you may have read news about artificial intelligence（AI） creating its own art，such as painting or writing poems．Some people worry that AI might someday replace（替代） artists．
But this worry seems to be unnecessary，at least for now．Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool． Instead of replacing artists，AI is bringing artists more possibilities．
A piece of music created by Al recently attracted attention．AI was used to create the music based on the protein（蛋白质） structure of COVID﹣19．The music lasted nearly two hours．The project was led by Markus Buehler， an American musician and MIT professor（教授） of engineering．He assigned（指定） a unique note（独特的音符） to each amino acid（氨基酸）in the protein．The AI then translated these notes into music．
Listeners found the project "mind﹣blowing"．"It allows me to see the virus in a new way，"said one listener．This surprising combination（结合） between science and art could not be achived without AI．As The Verge wrote，"AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways，creating things beyond（超过）what they have ever thought was possible before．"
Apart from creating imaginative works，AI can also take care of repetitive（重复乏味的）tasks for artists．For example，in the comic and cartoon industries，there are now AI tools that can automatically（自动）color in back﹣and﹣white line drawings．Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup，it can give artists room to experiment（实验），by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture．
As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip，"Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments．"AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it's welecomed and not unfairly feared．
（1）According to the passage， AI can't now．
A．write poems
B．paint
C．replace artists
D．create music
（2）Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs？
A．AI created a piece of music about COVID﹣19．
B．Many of AI's art creations are beyond artists' imagination．
C．Science and art can be combined with the help of AI．
D．Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering，but a musician．
（3）The underlined phrase "Apart from" in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by" "．
A．Besides
B．Instead of
C．Because of
D．According to
（4）What's the main idea of the passage？
A．Technological developments have greatly influenced people's daily life．
B．AI has been widely used in science research．
C．AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool
D．AI's creativity has caused more and more worries．
If you walk along the River Thames， there are lots of interesting buildings to see．Running through the heart of London，there are also many galleries， markets， shops and keep you busy along its banks． You will also see a strange round building．It looks very old and very different from all the others．This is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre（莎士比亚环球剧场）．
The Globe Theatre was first built here in 1599．William Shakespeare was one of the most famous writers that ever lived．His plays were performed in the theatre for many years．However，in 1613， a fire broke out during a performance．The theatre was destroyed（毁坏），but the second was built the following year．It remained a theatre until 1644，and then it was pulled down to build houses．The modern（and also the third） Globe Theatre was completed in 1997， over 350 years later．This was done to honor Shakespeare，the most famous English writer．To this day， his many plays are performed there daily．He wrote around thirty﹣eight plays．They are comedies（funny stories） ，histories（about historical events and people） ， and tragedies（serious and sad stories）．People come from all over the world to watch them at the Globe Theatre．They are performed in exactly the same way as they were hundreds of years ago．
The building is round and made mostly of wood．There are simple seats on three different levels all around the sides．Everyone can see the stage（舞台）．However．there is no roof（屋顶） in the middle! The cheapest tickets are standing tickets． You stand in the middle，right in front of the actors，but if it trains，you will get wet!
（1）When was the second Globe Theatre built？
A．In 1599．
B．In 1613．
C．In 1614．
D．In 1997．
（2）What can we know about Shakespeare according to the second paragraph？
A．Shakespeare was one of the most famous French writers．
B．Many of his plays are performed daily in the modern Globe Theatre．
C．His plays are performed in a different way from they were hundreds of years ago．
D．He wrote thirty﹣eight plays that were all about historical events and people．
（3）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？
A．The inside structure（结构） of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
B．The history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
C．The opening time of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
D．The three types of tickets that you can choose．
（4）Which of the following statements about the modern Globe Theatre is TRUE？
A．It has remained there for over 350 years．
B．The round building looks old and strange．
C．It is made mostly of wood and has around roof in the middle．
D．If we buy the cheapest tickets in the theatre， we will be farthest from the stage．
The Digital Media Summer Camp The digital media（数字媒体） summer camp is a great chance for students aged 7 to l8 to have STEM courses．Students can learn to build an app， program a robot， or explore（探索）the world of music production．STEM courses will also help students create， learn teamwork and solve problems． Students will learn from our teachers who have been employed（聘用） for both their teaching experience and rich knowledge in their fields．Besides making new friends，students will leave with amazing final projects and lasting memories． Time：August 1st﹣August 31st Daily Schedule： Saturday Open House： 8：30 a．m．～10：00 a．m．Hands on STEM Instruction 10：30 a．m．～12：00 p．m．Continued Instruction&．Creation 12：00 p．m．～1：30 p．m．Lunch Break l：30 p．m．～3：00 p．m．Robots Programming 3：30 p．m．～4：30 p．m．Music Appreciation（鉴赏） Saturday Open House： At 3：30 p．m．every Saturday， parents are invited to our Open House．Students can show the projects they have been working on．Their parents can meet the teachers and explore more chances for their children to continue learning and creating．
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（1）The digital media summer camp can help students ．
A．keep healthy
B．learn a foreign language
C． improve the it writing ability
D．develop STEM knowledge
（2）Which word can best describe the teachers of the summer camp？
A．Experienced．
B．Humorous．
C．Young．
D．Strict
（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A．Parents can be invited to see their kids' projects．
B．Students will leave the camp with amazing final projects．
C．Students' lunch break lasts two hours．
D．Students can learn to program a robot in the summer camp．
It is reported that tea has helped the poor farmers in Yunnan find a way out of poverty （贫穷） thanks to the efforts of a man named Ren Huaican．
Ren was suffering mouth ulcers（溃疡） when he first visited the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er City in the spring of 2006．However，after picking off several leaves from the old tea trees and chewing（咀嚼） them，he found the pain was gone the next morning．He felt very amazed．Ren began to show great interest in the tea from Yunnan．He found that the local tea business was very scattered（分散的）．He also realized that the local tea farmers were very poor because of the underdeveloped tea market．So he made up his mind to develop the tea industry in order to help the local people get out of poverty．
In September 2006， Ren set up a tea company．He hired（雇佣） poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves． Professional technicians（技师） were invited to teach the farmers how to do their jobs scientifically．The company taught them how to manage their trees and produce the best tea．As a result，their tea quality has greatly improved， and the price has gone up．In this way， the tea company has helped many people get out of poverty．
（1）After chewing the tea leaves，Ren was to find the pain was gone the next morning．
A．sad
B．amazed
C．worried
D．terrible
（2）Why were the local tea farmers very poor before？
A．Because many of their tea trees died．
B．Because the tea farmers were lazy．
C．Because the tea market was underdeveloped．
D．Because they had no interest in planting tea trees．
（3）What is the third paragraph mainly about？
A．How the farmers picked tea leaves．
B．How Ren helped develop the local tea industry．
C．Why Ren wanted to help the farmers．
D．What Ren did for the professional technicians．
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A．The tea farmers haven't got out of poverty．
B．Ren wanted to make more money for himself in Yunnan．
C．The local tea market was developed before the year of 2006．
D．Ren and his company have helped the poor farmers in Yunnan．
Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years， but not everything that is said about them is good． Mobiles are often believed to be the cause of a number of things from poor eyesight and headaches to house fires． There's even one theory that mobile phones should be responsible for the disappearance of bees!
The theory is that the radiation （辐射） given off by mobile phones does great harm to bees， navigation systems （导航系统）． Bees have a built﹣in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hives．But recently， thousands of bees have failed to find their way home． It is believed they are dying far from their hives．
The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more serious than it at first seems． The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them． Without bees， the crops can't continue to grow． Many beekeepers in Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees． Jim Piper， a London beekeeper， said to the reporter， "My business is becoming worse． Twenty nine of my forty hives are now empty．"
Nobody knows for sure whether the theory is true or not， but it's a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers． And we can't manage without them．Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared，man would only live for four more years! If the mobile phone theory is correct， we need to do something about it right now﹣before it's too late．
（1）What might be caused by mobiles according to Paragraph 1？
A． Poor listening．
B． The forest fires．
C．The disappearance of bees．
D．Terrible toothache．
（2）What does the theory in the passage say？
A． Bees have GPS inside their bodies．
B． Mobiles have an influence on bees' hives．
C． The radiation makes bees unable to fly．
D． The radiation makes bees lose their way home．
（3）The underlined word "pollinate" probably means" "in Chinese．
A．授粉
B．污染
C．啃食
D．催熟
（4）What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？
A． Crops will stop growing．
B． Beekeepers' business is getting worse．
C． Bees' disappearing is a serious problem．
D． Beekeepers in Europe found the problem first．
（5）The author write this passage to ．
A． call on people to help beekeepers
B． show how a bees built﹣in system works
C． ask people to stop using mobiles right away
D． warn people of the possible harm mobiles do to bees
A yearbook is a tradition of high school life in the United States．The book contains（包含） the name，photo， and signature （签名） of each student in your final year， so that you can remember who you went to school with．A 15﹣year﹣old girl Catherine Cook and her brother David wanted more than this．They thought，"Why not have a yearbook online？You could learn about people's music tastes， the movies they like，and so on．"
Catherine thought of the name﹣ myYearbook．com， and the logo （图标）． To advertise the site Catherine and David wore T﹣shirts with the site logo to school and soon hundreds of their schoolmates became users of the site． She spent many evenings talking on the phone to programmers in India， and collecting ideas from her schoolmates． Then her older brother Geoff came up with the money to start up the website．
MyYearbook users can join in the fun by sending messages and "collecting" friends．
They can watch the same videos from films and TV programs， and share music， photos，homework and study guides． Some teens feel they can make friends more easily online．Chatting online helps some shy people not to feel left out．
Users can also make "Lunch Money" by doing activities on the site． They can then spend their Lunch Money on gifts， or donate（捐赠）it to charities． They have saved 0.3 km2 of rainforest cleaned up 1 million kg of CO2， set 22，000 books to Africa，and bought 20，000 kg of rice for people without enough food．
Running the website did not stop Catherine and David from finishing their schoolwork Successfully，and going on to university，where they still spent 50 hours a week on the site．
（1）Who got the idea of setting up myYearbook．com？
A． Geoff．
B． Catherine and David．
C． A US high school．
D． Indian programmers．
（2）How did Catherine and David get their schoolmates to know the site？
A． They advertised the site through videos．
B． They offered chances to make money．
C． They made a phone call to every student．
D．They wore T﹣shirts with the site logo to school．
（3）MyYearbook．com is set up to help users ．
A．remember the school
B．run a site
C．learn more about each other
D． make money
（4）Which of the following is NOT true about "Lunch Money"？
A．It can be donated to charities．
B．It can be used to help people．
C．It can be made by doing activities at school．
D． It can be used to protect the environment．
（5）What is the text mainly about？
A． The Cooks．
B． A yearbook online．
C． Lunch Money．
D． US high school life．
You might not think much about where your garbage goes．But now you might want to know．On July 1，Shanghai introduced a new garbage﹣sorting policy （垃圾分类政策）．People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins． Other cities in China will do the same soon．
Garbage sorting is a big problem because there is too much garbage these days．It is bad for our environment．In fact， we can make use of some garbage again． But first， we need to sort it．
For example， if you put an old battery （电池） into the "harmful waste" bin， people can use it to make new batteries． But if you don't， the battery will end up somewhere else．Then， it will pollute the environment．
Garbage sorting and recycling around the world
Germany： There are big machines in supermarkets． You can put bottles in the machines and get money back．
Japan： A truck playing music comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage． There are eight or more kinds of garbage． If you sort any of them wrong， you will get a notice on your door．
Indonesia： People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations． An hour﹣long bus ride costs three large bottles．
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper， books， plastic items， and glass bottles． Harmful garbage includes lamps， batteries， and other things with harmful chemicals （化学品）．Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen， such as food and vegetables． Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins， pens and towels， for example．
（1）What can we learn from Paragraph 1？
A． Many countries take Shanghai's garbage sorting policy．
B． Many other cities in China have garbage sorting policies．
C． Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage﹣sorting policy．
D． China is the first country in the world 10 make a garbage﹣ sorting policy．
（2）The writer gives the "battery" example to tell us ．
A． how to sort our garbage
B． how important sorting is
C． what harmful waste is
D． how difficult sorting is
（3）If you ， you can take a free bus ride in Indonesia．
A． put bottles in a machine
B． take plastic bottles to the station
C． get a notice on the door
D． put garbage into different bins
（4）Which bin should "newspapers" go to？
（5）Which is the best tile for the passage？
A． Sort Garbage， Save Earth
B． Less Garbage， Cleaner Environment
C． Clean Shanghai， Beautiful China
D． Different Countries， Different Policies
Kids' Summer Jobs Camp Counselor （辅导员） We are looking for people to join us as a camp counselor at Cuya Outdoor School．We connect children to science through nature．Our camp counselors are energetic and supportive， and more importantly，caring team members． This is an eight﹣hour everyday job in the ten﹣day﹣long program during the summer． Hours： 9：00 a． m ～5：00 p． m Pay： ＄10 per hour LEGO Engineering Instructor Do you enjoy taking things apart and then putting them back together？ If so，then this may be your dream job! We are looking for smart and creative LEGO engineering instructors． Hours： 2：00 p． m． ～5：00 p． m． Pay： ＄ 15 per hour Teacher's Aide （助手） We are looking for part﹣time teacher's aides for our Inspire Kids．Pre﹣school in Newburgh．Teacher's aides need to prepare materials， help children finish activities and create a safe environment． Hours： 8：00 a． m ～11：00 a．m． Pay： ＄ 100 per week Summer Care Giver I'm looking for someone careful and patient to watch my kids when I'm working from 11：00 a．m to 3：00 p．m． I have a 7﹣year﹣old daughter， and a 5﹣year﹣old son． I am also asking you to prepare snacks and clean up the rooms． Pay： ＄ 150 per week |
（1）How much can a camp counselor make in total？
A． ＄10．
B． ＄100．
C． ＄150．
D． ＄800．
（2）To be a LEGO engineering instructor， one has to be ．
A． caring
B． creative
C． energetic
D． patient
（3）What does a teacher s aide need to do？
A． Help children do activities．
B． Teach children science．
C． Play LEGO with children．
D． Prepare snacks for children．
（4）What summer job can Jerry apply for if he is free from 10：00 a． m to 4：00 p． m ？
A． Teacher's aide．
B． Summer care giver．
C． Camp counselor．
D． LEGO engineering instructor．
（5）Where can you probably find this text？
A． On a website．
B． In a dictionary．
C．In a guide book．
D． In a picture book．
Daily News
Wild beavers （河狸） are back! Experts say that the wild beaver families are doing well． The beavers are even boosting wildlife and the environment!
Over ten years ago， a family of beavers turned up in a part of the river Otter， in Devon．No one knew exactly where they came from． It was a big surprise一wild beavers hadn't lived in England for around 400 years!
In 2015， the government allowed the beavers to stay there as part of a trial （试验）． They wanted to see if these animals could be reintroduced to the wild．The trial ends in February．Some scientists from the University of Exeter already say the beavers help the wildlife in the area． One scientist called it" an amazing story"．
A lot of this is because of dams． Beavers build dams along the river． This creates deep pools in the riverbed and slows the water down． Scientists say this is perfect for many different types of plants and animals! Many plants are growing near the beavers．Different types of animals are also becoming more and more in the river． Beavers also help make flooding less，scientists say．The beavers' dams slow down the speed of the river， especially after heavy rain．
There are， however， some problems． Beavers gnaw （咬，啃） on trees and this can harm them．Their dams can also sometimes create floods （洪水） on people's land．
Beavers aren't the only animals that are being reintroduced to the wild! In 2019， red squirrels were brought back to an area of the Scottish Highlands． Further away， the world's rarest （罕见的）duck， the Madagascar pochard， is making a comeback． It was set free into the wild on the African island in 2019 and is doing well．
Who knows what other animals might be making a comeback？
（1）Which of the following best explains "boosting" in paragraph 1？
A． building
B． spreading
C． helping
D． creating
（2）Why did the government want a trial first？ Because they wanted to ．
A． grow more plants along the river
B． build dams for the beavers in the wild
C． introduce the beavers to the wild
D． see if the beavers could be reintroduced to the wild
（3）What are the good things about wild beavers living on the river Otter？
A． They help plants grow and make flooding less．
B． They bring heavy rain and floods．
C． They gnaw on trees and harm them．
D． Their dams create floods on people's land．
（4）How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the news story which have been reintroduced to the wild？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（5）How do you think animal lovers feel about the news？
A． Embarrassed．
B． Pleased．
C． Tired．
D． Disappointed．
The longest river in the world is the Nile． It is 4，160 miles long． But the Nile is not the mightiest （浩荡的） river． The Amazon is．The Amazon is also the second longest river in the world．It is 3，900 miles long． How long is that？ It is longer than a road going from New York City to San Francisco．
The Amazon is the mightiest for this reason． It has the greatest amount of water． More water runs out to sea than from the Nile． Mississippi， and Yangtze rivers combined． That's a lot of fresh water! The force of its current （水流） is great too． The current can be seen 200 miles out in the sea． There's a story to show the Amazon's amazing current． A ship sailed （航行） far away from Brazil． It ran out of drinking water． Another ship passed by． The first ship asked for water． Someone on the second ship said． "Just put your buckets （桶） into the sea．"
Here are a few more facts． At its mouth， the Amazon is 90 miles wide．Even up the river，you can't see the opposite bank． The river is also very deep（from 22 to 76 meters）．During rainy season，the river rises about 16 meters more． Big ocean ships can sail about 1，800 miles upstream （向上游）．Smaller ships can sail 1，000 miles farther．
What's the most bloodthirsty fish in the world？ No． It's not the shark． It's the Amazon's piranha． It is only about 10 cm to 20 cm long． It has sharp teeth． Thousands travel in a group． No animal can swim across the river．A 1，000﹣pound horse would be just bones （骨头） in three minutes． Are you planning a trip to the Amazon？ Here's a piece of advice． Leave your swimsuit at home!
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）After reading this passage it seems clear that ．
A． people do not drink the Amazon's water
B． it would not be good to visit the Amazon during rainy season
C． sailing on the Amazon requires：knowledge of its current
（2）The writer helps you understand how long the Amazon is by ．
A．telling how long the Nile is
B． comparing it to a distance（距离）on land
C． comparing it with the Yangtze River
（3）In Paragraph Four， the word "sharp" means" "in Chinese．
A．锋利的
B．急剧的
C．强烈的
（4）The passage mainly tells us ．
A． piranha in the Amazon
B． traveling in the Amazon
C． interesting facts about the Amazon
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．
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