After learning about these famous women， you will know you can do a lot for society， and make a difference to the world in your lifetime．
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Amelia Earhart（1897﹣1937 ） Amelia Earhart was the first woman who ever flew alone across the Atlantic in 1932． She became the first woman pilot in 1935 after flying from Hawaii to California． She began her lifelong dream of flying across the world in 1937． However， her flight went missing on that trip and she was never seen again． |
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Helena Rubinstein （1870﹣1965 ） Helena Rubinstein moved to Australia in 1902 without the ability to speak English． Later， she set up one of the world's first cosmetic （ 化妆品） companies after mixing lanolin， which is an oil山at comes from sheep's wool， with flowers． Because of that， she became the world's richest woman at that time． |
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Katharine Hepburn （1907﹣2003 ） Katharine Hepburn was known for playing strong﹣willed women in her films． She won four Academy Awards（奥斯卡金像奖） for Best Actress， the most an actress has ever won． Her new dress style made wearing trousers acceptable to women， which wasn't allowed at that time． |
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Emmeline Pankhurst （1858﹣1928） Emmeline was a great woman activist． She helped British women get the right to vote． She fought for the rights of women all the time with the help of her husband in the late 19th century and early 20th century． After she lost her husband， she worked together with her three daughters and formed The Women Social and Political Union． |
（1）According to the passage， which word can best describe Amelia tarhart？
A． Brave．
B． Careful．
C． Lucky．
D． Energetic．
（2）What was the problem for Helena Rubinstein when she moved to Australia？
A． She didn't have any money．
B． She couldn't speak English．
C． She knew nothing about business．
D． She didn't know how to dress up．
（3）How many times did Katharine Hepburn win Academy Awards for Best Actress？
A． Once．
B． Twice．
C． Three times．
D． Four times．
（4）What did Emmeline Pankhurst fight for during her lifetime？
A． Her dream to be a pilot．
B． Women's rights in the UK．
C． Women's rights in the USA．
D． Her dream to be an actress．
（5）What do the four women above have in common？
A． A creative mind．
B． A warm heart．
C． A pioneer spirit．
D． A good education．
We never forget when Perronet came to us． It was on a spring afternoon．We never knew who drowned Perronet， but David pulled him out of the water and saved his life． People sometimes asked us what kind of dog he was， but we never knew， except that he was the nicest possible kind． Mother said we could not afford him because of the tax （税）and his keep． The tax was five shillings （先令）， but it was nearly a year before the time when it must be paid．At last， we decided that all three of us would give up sugar toward saving the cost of his keep． It was the hardest for David because he was fond of sweet things， but then， he was fond of Perronet． So we all gave up sugar， and Perronet was allowed to remain．
We were very happy that summer． The boys were especially happy． The only thing that vexed me was Perronet's tax money， for months and months went on and we didn't save it． One day， I found David alone with Perronet in his arms． He was crying， and feeding Perronet with cake． I can't bear to see boys cry． I begged of David to stop， and told him I should certainly think of something．
One day． we were all in school． The schoolmaster told us that there was to be a flower show for the school children this year， and that an old gentleman would give prizes to the best arranged wild flowers． There was to be a first prize of five shillings， and a second prize of a half crown， for the best collection of wild flowers， with their names upon them． I squeezed （挤）David's arm， and whispered， "Five shillings!"
I thought I could never get my lessons that day， for all day I was thinking about Perronet's tax money． At night， I said to them， "Look here! I'll make a collection of flowers． You two can make a collection of mosses （苔藓）． There are ten kinds of mosses by the river， and we have names of our own for them． "The boys agreed． Richard made me a box． We put wet sand at the bottom， then feather moss， and into that I stuck the flowers． I got all the flowers and all the grasses ready and printed the names on pieces of cardboard， to stick in with them． I did not like it when it was done，but Richard praised it and that cheered me．I thought their mosses were beautiful．
The day of the flower show was very hot． When we reached the tent， it was filled with grown﹣up people． It was very hard work getting about and trying to see the stands with flowers．We kept seeing tickets with "First Prize"and" Second Prize"． It made me feel sick with heat and anxiety， to think of them． We had walked slowly all round the tent． We had seen all the cucumbers， onions， lettuce， grapes， long potatoes， round potatoes， and everything else． At last we saw my collection! It had a big label on it， marked "First Prize"， and next to it came the boys' moss， marked " Second Prize"． We cried " Perronet is paid for!"
（1）The meaning of the underlined word"vexed " is close to" "．
A．surprised
B．worried
C．pleased
D．attracted
（2）Which of the following is the correct order according to the story？
a． The three children decided to give up sugar．
b． The boys won the second prize in the flower show．
c． The writer made a collection of wild flowers．
d． The headmaster told the children about the show．
e． Mother allowed the children to keep Perronet．
A． a﹣d﹣c﹣b﹣e
B． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b
C． e﹣a﹣d﹣c﹣b
D． e﹣a﹣d﹣b﹣c
（3）The last paragraph tells us that ．
A． the writer was sure she would win the prize in the show
B． other children's collections were made of vegetables
C． many school children won prizes in the flower show
D． the children walked slowly to enjoy the collections
（4）From the passage， we know that ．
A． the children had to save some money if they wanted to keep Perronet
B． the old gentleman wanted to help the children save money for Perronet
C． the children saved money by giving up sugar to pay the tax money
D． David was once seen crying because he couldn't eat cake any longer
When I was young，I lived in Scotland with my parents．I had a good time there．
One morning， I ran to the garden， and said to the old Scotsman who worked there． "Today I am going up the mountain for berries．"
"No， no， Missey， not today． "he said， "It will rain．"
"No， it will not rain． "I said， "The sun is up． The cook says it will be fine． The glass in the hall does not say rain．
"Tuts， tuts． "said the old man， "I care for no suns， or cooks， or glasses． The pimpernel （海绿）says it will rain， and so it will rain． Flowers， Missey， always tell the truth． When they say rain， go and get your umbrella．"
Sure enough， by noon the rain was pouring down． After that， I looked with great respect at the tiny flower， sometimes brickred， sometimes blue， which could tell about the weather． But the pimpernel is not the only plant that is a weather prophet．
If you go into the garden， and find the African marigolds shut after seven o' clock in the morning， you may be pretty sure that there will be a rainy day． There is a little single marigold which shuts up in a hurry if the sky becomes clouded． It is called the "rainy﹣marigold"．
Most plants which we call"weather prophets"shut up for rain． But some plants open for rain． The cause of the opening and closing is probably the difference in light． Most likely these plants shut their flowers because there is too little light．
But you know there are some plants which become smaller in a strong light and love the shade． You will find that most shade﹣ loving plants， as the verbenas， do not close for rain．
Lilies， tulips and other flowers that love the sun shut for rain． Tulips are careful not to open their cups very wide in the morning if it is likely to rain． The roses make no change． They seem not to fear wet．
On the whole， you may be pretty sure， if you go into your garden， and find many flowers﹣as tulips， marigolds and morning glories﹣﹣shut， it will be a stormy day， unfit for picnics or long walks．
（1）The plants which are"weather prophets" ．
A． become smaller in a strong light
B． tell about the weather
C． open for rain and fear light
D． love shade and wet
（2）You can go out for a picnic when ．
A． the morning glories and lilies do not shut
B． the African marigolds shut after 7： 00 a．m．
C． the pimpernels open wide in the daytime
D． the roses and tulips shut in the sunshine
（3）What do we know from the passage？
A． The flowers have four ways to help people to get information about weather．
B． The glass in the hall has magic for the writer's family to know about weather．
C． We can know about weather by keeping many roses at home or in the garden．
D． Missey will probably know about weather by watching flowers from now on．
（4）The passage is mainly about ．
A． watching flowers carefully before going out
B． learning to watch flowers from the old Scotsman
C． the importance of growing flowers in the garden
D． the relationship between some flowers and weather
Do you like reading？ Today let me share something about reading in China． With rapid development of technology and the Internet， new methods and ecological （生态的） ideas provide more possibilities for the Chinese to read． The newly national reading report shows that 80 percent of Chinese adults read books， newspapers or magazines in 2018， a year﹣on﹣year increase．
Prevailing（盛行的） digital（数字的） reading
The growth of digital reading has made reading more popular among the Chinese． According to a survey， about 76 percent said they had accessed （访问） content through digital channels． Chen Chengpei， an office worker in Xiamen City loves reading on his mobile phone app in his spare time． He thinks it's so easy to kill the spare minutes．Mobile phone reading has become the main channel for him to get information． He has downloaded seven news apps， through which he reads for one or two hours a day．
Listening to audiobooks has become a new growth point in terms of reading habits． ZhangJin from Beijing likes reading 40 minutes on his mobile while going to work on the bus in the morning， and listening to audiobooks on the way home． According to Ximalaya， 16.9 percent of its total users listen to its audiobooks． To attract more users， the mobile app allows users to vote for the book they hope to listen to most． The audio app tries to meet their needs．
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Li Yang， a student in Beijing， used to be worried by piles of books as her house is too small． The problem was solved when she started to sell the used books on an online second﹣hand bookstore Deja Vu．"By selling them， most of my books which used to gather dust in the corner can come to life again． "she said．
According to a survey by giant Alibaba in 2018， the market for the second﹣hand book was booming last year as more Chinese tend to trade or exchange their used books online．
The rise of online second﹣hand book platforms and sharing ideas also contributed to the booming book recycling．
Users are able to sell their books by scanning the barcode（扫条形码） of books and then wait for the courier（快递员） to collect them． The collected books will be cleaned， disinfected（消毒）and packed before selling to other readers at a lower price．
According to Deja Vu， its total users hit 1.4 million in 2018， with 2 million used books being sold． It has a daily business of 20，000 books． "When I see my books being read by others，I can feel a pleasure of sharing， which is really amazing． Li Yang said．
（1）From the first paragraph， we know that ．
A． most Chinese adults read books， newspapers or magazines on the Internet
B． the number of Chinese readers is becoming larger and larger year by year
C． the writer tells us some different new methods of reading all over the world
D． Chinese people have more time to read because of technology and the Internet
（2）From the passage，we know ．
A．mobile phones have become the main reading tool for Chinese．
B． the audio app can meet whatever the users need to attract more users
C． listening to audiobooks is the most popular reading habit for Chinese
D． Chinese like reading better because of the growth of digital reading
（3）Which of the following is suitable for ① ？
A． Recycling digital reading
B． Selling books at a low price
C． Booming book recycling
D． Collecting second﹣hand books
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A． The writer wishes more people to download mobile phone apps to read．
B． People can sell or exchange their books on second﹣hand book platforms．
C． The used books will be posted directly from the sellers to the new users．
D． Two million used books were sold on the online platform Deja Vu in 2018．
Weekly Round﹣up
①The number of Chinese studying abroad grew at a slower rate（比率）in 2018， as more students have come to realize that studying abroad does not guarantee（保证） a well﹣paid job in foreign countries． About 78 percent of Chinese students abroad plan to work in China either right after graduation or after working abroad for a while． |
②Tours that provide a windows on wildlife without harming the animals are a welcome development for Chinese animal﹣lovers， a recent survey found．About 60 percent of interviewees said that they would refuse to take part in tours that might badly influence the normal life of animals in the wild or be harmful to wildlife． |
③A survey by American Councils for International Education，showed that there were 227， 086 Chinese learners across the formal US education system， making Chinese the third most popular language being studied． |
④Passengers found eating or drinking on the Beijing subway who do not stop when they are asked will face having their actions noted on their social credit（信用） score according to Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport． |
（1）Which of the following is true according to News 1？
A． Most Chinese students studying abroad plan to work in China．
B． Most Chinese students will no longer go abroad for education．
C． Chinese students studying abroad can find jobs easily in China．
D． Chinese students studying abroad can get well﹣paid jobs in China．
（2）What's the main idea of News 2？
A． Chinese tourists will not do any harm to wildlife from now on．
B． The tours are specially designed for Chinese to protect wildlife．
C． Many tourists in China have a strong sense of animal protection．
D． The tours make more tourists become interested in wild animals
（3）According to the news above， we know that ．
A． 227，086 Chinese learners have been to America to study languages．
B． Chinese has become the most popular language in the United States．
C． passengers are not allowed to drink or eat on the Beijing subway．
D． passengers will be punished and fined if they eat or drink on the subway．
The human body is a machine that can raise lots of interesting questions．Why，for example，are yawns（呵欠）contagious（传染的）？What's up with ice﹣cream headaches？ Here are answers to these and other questions about our bodies．
Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too quickly？
Scientists aren' t exactly sure what causes the brain freeze when we eat ice cream or other super﹣cold foods too quickly，though some believe it's the result of changed blood flow in the nervous stem．Blood vessels in the head tighten to stop the loss of body heat and then relax to let blood flow rise；that sudden rush of blood is what causes the headache．You can improve an ice﹣cream headache by rapidly rubbing your tongue across the roof of your mouth to help warm up things．
What causes my stomach to make a low continuous noise when I'm hungry？
Actually，your stomach makes noise whether you're hungry or full；you just hear it more clearly when you're hungry．Think of your digestive tract（消化道）as a really long tube lined with smooth muscle tissue． These muscles move food，fluids and gas through your digestive tract． A ．It can make you feel embarrassed（尴尬的） but is nothing to worry about．
Why do I blush when I'm embarrassed？
When you're embarrassed，your brain releases a shot of adrenaline（肾上腺素），which makes your heart race and blood vessels become larger in size．All this happens to increase blood flow and oxygen delivery throughout the body in a fight﹣on﹣ flight reaction（对抗反应）．There are a lot of tiny blood vessels in your face，which turn noticeably redder from this sudden rush of blood．As for the actual function of blushing，researchers are still trying to find that one out．
Why are yawns contagious？
Have you ever yawned in front of someone，only to have them yawn right back？ It's a common thing but researchers don't have a good explanation for it．They do，however，know this happens only with humans and chimpanzees（ 黑猩猩）．A bigger question puzzling scientists is why we yawn at all It used to be thought that yawning showed that oxygen to the brain was not enough，but that's just a myth．A growing body of research now shows that yawning is nature's way of keeping our brains cool．
（1）What is the meaning of the underlined word tighten？ ．
A．变松
B．变紧
C．变短
D．变长
（2）Which of the following sentences can be filled in the blank？ ．
A．And that's what you're hearing when your stomach makes noise．
B And that's why you're so hungry when your stomach is empty．
C．And that's what makes you feel uncomfortable when you're full．
D．And that's how it makes a difference to your digestive tract．
（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？ ．
A．There is no way for you to improve an ice﹣cream headache．
B．Researchers have found out the actual function of blushing．
C．Your stomach makes noise only when you are hungry．
D．Researchers don't have a good explanation for why yawns are contagious．
（4）What is the best title of the passage？ ．
A．Some Interesting Facts
B．Our Strange Body
C．Some Useful Discoveries
D．Our Amazing Feelings
Then Alice saw a small glass table．There was a little golden key on it．She picked it up and put it all the locks on the doors but it didn't open any of them．She moved a curtain on one of the walls and discovered another door，a very small one．She put the key in the lock．It was exactly the right size! She opened the door and looked through it．At the end of a low passage she saw a beautiful garden．It was full of brightly coloured flowers and fountains．
"Oh，how beautiful!" she said．"I'd love to go there but I'm too big to get through the door．"
She walked back to the table．There was a bottle on it now．
"I'm sure that bottle wasn't there before，"she said ，a little confused．
She put down the key and picked up the bottle．She read the words "DRINK ME"on it．Alice wasn't a stupid girl．She didn't drink it immediately．First she looked at the bottle carefully．There wasn' t a label on it that said" POISON"．
So she put the bottle to her lips and drank．
"Mmm， it's nice，"she said．It tasted like cherry tart，pineapple，roast turkey and toast﹣all the things that she liked to eat﹣so she drank some more．And some more．Soon the bottle was empty．
"What a curious feeling，"she said．"I'm getting smaller and smaller．"It was true! She was now as small as her cat Dinah．
"Good! I can go through the door into the garden，"she said．But，poor Alice! When she got to the door，she didn't have the key! It was on the table．She couldn' t reach it because she was too small now． She sat down and cried．
After a while she said， "Alice!Stop crying． Crying doesn't help． Dry your tears immediately! "
When she looked at the table again，she saw a small glass box under it．She picked it up and opened it．There was a small cake inside．It had the words"EAT ME"on it．She put a small piece of it in her mouth．
"If I grow bigger I can reach the key，"she thought． "And if I grow smaller I can go under the door．"
But nothing happened so she finished it．
（1）From the passage we can know that ．
A．at first Alice could go through the door into the garden easily
B．then Alice found there was a little golden key on a small wooden table
C．Alice was as small as her rabbit Dinah after she drank something in the bottle
D．Alice saw a small glass box with a small cake in it under the table
（2）Alice did the following things in the order of ．
a．She saw a beautiful garden at the end of a low passage．
b．She moved a curtain and discovered another door．
c．She put a small piece of the cake in her mouth．
d．She put the bottle to her lips and drank．
e．She cried because she couldn't reach the key．
A．a﹣b﹣c﹣d﹣e B．b﹣a﹣d﹣e﹣c C．d﹣a﹣b﹣e﹣c D．b﹣d﹣e﹣a﹣c
（3）The underlined word "it "in the last paragraph refers to ．
A．the small box
B．the glass table
C．the small cake
D．the golden key
（4）According to the passage，the best words to describe Alice are ．
A．careful and brave
B．curious and helpful
C．clever and friendly
D．organized and strange
Shawneen Mountain is a perfect place for skiing． Lifts（电梯）can help tourists get to the top of the mountain in 3 minutes． The following is the price table of the lift tickets．
LIFT TICKETS |
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Tourists |
Weekday （open to close） |
Weekend （open to close） |
Night （3 p．m． to 10 p．m． |
Adult*（Ages 19 to 60） |
﹩48 |
﹩55 |
﹩34 |
Young Man *（Ages 18&． under） |
﹩37 |
﹩41 |
﹩34 |
Child （46cm tall &． under） |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
College Student [College ID （证件 ） needed] |
﹩38 |
﹩49 |
﹩34 |
Soldier （Active Duty ID needed） |
﹩38 |
﹩49 |
﹩34 |
Elders*（ Ages 60 to 69） |
﹩38 |
﹩49 |
﹩34 |
Super Elders*（Ages 70+） |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
*proof （证明） of age needed |
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Lift Hours Monday ﹣﹣﹣ Friday： 9 a．m． ﹣ 10 p．m． Weekend： 8 a．m． ﹣ 10 p．m． Christmas Day： Noon ﹣ 5 p．m． |
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（1）Shawneen Mountain is a perfect place for ．
A． skiing
B． walking
C． climbing
D． riding
（2）If a child of 42cm tall takes the lift with his 18﹣year﹣old brother on Thursday morning， they will pay ．
A． ﹩41
B． ﹩48
C． ﹩37
D． ﹩74
（3）As a college student， you can buy a lift ticket at a lower price if you show your ．
A． college name
B． college ID
C． phone number
D． Active Duty ID
（4）Tourists take the lift at to the top of the mountain on Christmas Day．
A． 8 a．m．
B． 4 p．m．
C． 9 a．m．
D． 10 p．m．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． It takes 3 hours to get to the top of Shawneen Mountain by lift．
B． Tourists can't take the lift at 9： 30 a． m． on Sunday morning．
C． A soldier shouldn't pay ＄55 for the ticket at weekends with his Active Duty ID．
D． People aged over 70 are also welcome to Shawneen Mountain．
If you ask me what my favorite sport is， my answer is swimming． I started learning how to swim when I was five years old． I have been swimming ever since．
There are many reasons why I love swimming， but I'll just share a few with you． Maybe I can even encourage you to go for a swim．
The first reason I love swimming is that I feel totally relaxed whenever I leave the pool． I love the feeling of floating on the water and feeling almost weightless．
On the other hand． it can also be a competitive sport which raises your heartbeat． It's amazing pushing yourself to the challenge of beating someone else to the finish line． It's great fun racing across the pool as fast as you can！
Another reason that I love swimming is that it has more styles than other sports such as running and walking．It doesn't feel like you're doing the same thing over and over again．
In summer， swimming can be a nice， refreshing （恢复精力的） break! There's nothing better than jumping into the water on a hot summer's day． You can choose to swim in a swimming pool or in the sea．
And finally，it's a life skill which everyone should have．Not only is it good for your health， but you never know when you'll need your ability to swim．
（1）In Paragraph 3， "floating" means " " in Chinese．
A． 跳跃
B． 漂浮
C． 翻滚
D． 日光浴
（2）The last sentence of the passage means that ．
A． swimming is a healthy sport
B． swimming is a useful life skill
C． everyone should have more life skills
D． you should teach your friends to swim
（3）Which of the following is not mentioned？
A． Swimming is relaxing．
B． Swimming is competitive．
C． Swimming is simple
D． Swimming is refreshing．
（4）What can be the best title for the passage？
A． How to Swim Better
B． Let's Do Sports
C． A Swimming Star
D． Why I love Swimming
EXCITING stories are everywhere in animation movies． Little villages， wild jungles and a faraway island…Get ready for trips to these places in some new films． |
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Name |
Release date |
Introduction |
Kung Fu Panda 3 |
Jan 29 2018 In China |
The chubby Panda Po is back! In the new movie Kung Fu Panda 3， Po finds the Secret Panda Village， and meets many other pandas． But not all is well． A new enemy Kai comes． He wants to beat all the kung fu masters around China and take away their power． Po has to stop him． He tries to teach kung fu to other pandas， and they try to save China． |
The Jungle Book |
April 15 2018 In the US |
This is a story about finding one's human nature while living in the wild． The boy Mowgli grows up with a family of wolves in the jungle． A tiger thinks humans are bad because they hurt him once． As a human， Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome there and decides to leave． The boy starts his trip of self﹣discovery in the jungle． |
The Angry Birds Movie |
May 20 2018 In the US |
If you played the mobile phone game Angry Birds， you must remember those colorful little birds with angry faces． But why on earth are they so angry？ That's the story The Angry Birds Movie wants to tell． The birds live on an island far away from the rest of the world and they know nothing of the outside world． One day， the island meets its first visitors﹣the green pigs． They are up to something． See how the conflict between the birds and the green pigs began in the 3﹣D animated movie． |
（1）The underlined word "animation" can be replaced by ．
A． play
B． cartoon
C． war
D． opera
（2）In order to destroy Kai's plan， Po tries to ．
A． find his father Li Shan for help
B． come to China to learn Kung Fu
C． go to his birth place to find villagers for help
D． teach villagers Kung Fu to fight against him
（3）Why does Mowgli decide to leave in The Jungle Book at last？ Because ．
A． he doesn't find humans' nature
B． he wants to start his trip of self﹣discovery
C． animals don't want to accept him any more
D． he likes living with wolves to find human's nature
（4）From The Angry Birds Movie we can guess that ．
A． living on an island far away from the rest of the world may be very boring
B． people who play the mobile phone game will remember the birds' angry face
C． the first visitors and the birds are up to something
D． the birds might not get along well with the pigs in the following story
（5）The information most probably comes from ．
A． a fiction
B． a newspaper
C． a note
D． a book
There lived an old man in a small town of Germany． He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked． After the Second World War began， his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）． The old man was heartbroken． He didn't have enough food and often went hungry． Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．
One cold winter night， the old man couldn't go to sleep． He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room． He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground． The next morning he had to beg from door to door． He had been to a lot of cities ever since．
Once he came to a village， but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything． He was too hungry to go to another village． He thought over and over and found a way． He came to a police station and called out． "Hitler is a foolish pig!"
Out came a policeman at once． He took the old man into a room， gave him some bread and a cup of tea． Then he said， "Don't say that in our village， sir!"
"I'm sorry， sir，" said the old man，"I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．"
"No， no， sir，" the policeman said in a hurry，"It's the pig's hometown!"
（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？
A． Because he had nothing to support his three sons．
B． Because he was made to join the army．
C． Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．
（2）Finally， the old man got things to eat by ．
A． asking the villagers for help
B． shouting to the police station
C． begging from door to door
（3）Actually the policeman ．
A． hated Hitler as well as the old man
B． didn't want to help the old man
C． thought the old man was more foolish than pigs
（4）We can infer（推断） that the "village" underlined in the passage is hometown．
A． the old man's
B． the pigs'
C． Hitler's
（5）The passage above is ．
A． a science fiction
B． a funny story
C． a fairy tale
Sometimes it may seem that what you are learning at school will be of no use in the future． It may seem that you're wasting your life away． But you will be surprised to find how much of what you learnt at school is helpful to you one day． Three people were asked what they found useful at school， and their thoughts are shared below．
When I used to ask my teacher how to spell something， she often said， I don't know． Then she would take out the dictionary and look it up． She was not ashamed to say that she didn't know the answer． I learnt two things． You don't have to know _______； and if you don't know how to spell something， just get the dictionary out． Both are very useful lessons!
John Ring
Bicester， United Kingdom
In school， you also learn to deal with life in general． Little mistakes can seem to be very serious． Wear the wrong clothes and it seems that everyone is laughing at you． Get too close to a boy too fast and everyone talks about you． You want to go into a hole and die! But the truth is that life goes on． You might feel that what you did "wrong" will never ever be forgotten． However， if you can be brave and keep on， you will find that whatever happened will pass and you will start to enjoy life again．
Lindsey Smith
Boston， United states
We had a class called Guidance and in it we learnt about making good decisions in life． I found it pretty boring and didn't pay much attention． One day the teacher made us guess which appliance（家电）
we should buy first once we had our own homes． The answer was a fridge． I learnt that it was true once I had my own place． The first day I bought some chicken meat． By dinner time it smelled and I couldn't
even eat it! My housemate and I started saving to buy a fridge right away．
Robert Knight
Cape Town， South Africa
（1）Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．（请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语）
（2）Fill in the blank with one proper word to complete the sentence in John's thought． （请在John
的文段空白处填入一个恰当的词，使句意完整）
（3）Find out the two little "serious" mistakes mentioned by Lindsey．（no more than 15 words）（请找出 Lindsey提到的两个"严重"的小错误，15词以内）
（4）Why is a fridge considered the first choice of appliance by Robert and his teacher？（请根据短文内容回答问题）
（5）What is the text mainly about？（no more than 15 words）（请根据短文内容回答问题，15词以内）
Researchers in the 1960s found bilingual （双语的）people scored higher on intelligence （智力）tests than monolinguals﹣﹣people who speak only one language． The latest studies show that being bilingual does not necessarily make people cleverer， but it probably does make you better at certain skills．
Imagine driving down the highway． There're many things that could attract your attention and you really need to be able to watch all of them． Why would bilingualism make you any better at that？
The answer is that bilingual people are often better at controlling their attention﹣a function （功能）called the executive control system． It's quite possibly the most important system we have because it's where all of your decisions about what to attend to， what to ignore（忽视），what to process are made．
The best method to measure（测量） the executive control system is called the Stroop Test． Suppose you would have the word "blue" written in red， but you have to say the colour red． But "blue" is so eye﹣ catching， and you really want to say"blue"． You need to ignore it so that you can say the colour red． That's the Stroop Test．
Bilingual people continually practice this function． They have to， because both languages are active in their brain at the same time． They need to ignore one to be able to speak in the other． This exercise might help in other ways， too． Researchers say bilingual children are more likely to have friends from different cultures． Bilingual adults are often four to five years later than others in developing Alzheimer's disease．
（1）What did the recent research find about bilingual people？
A． They can safely drive their cars．
B． They can well manage their attention．
C． They can have a better control of imagination．
D． They can easily pick out the colours they want．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to？
A． Red．
B． Blue．
C． Test．
D． System．
（3）What can we learn from the last paragraph？
A． Bilingualism may do harm to people's health．
B． Bilingualism helps children make more foreign friends．
C． People must practice speaking two languages continually．
D． People use more active words from their mother languages．
（4）What might be the best title for the text？
A． How does the Stroop Test work？
B． What is executive control system？
C． Are monolingual people smarter？
D． Are bilingual people better at some skills？
[1]I'm a 34﹣year﹣old man， married， lived in a nice house， and have a successful career． But my life was not always so great． I had a learning disability from an early age． I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra（额外的） help． Still， I suffered（遭受） the rest of my school days in public schools．
[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art． The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words． I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay． Here I learned my first important lesson： disabled as I was in language， I could still be smart and well express myself with clay． And my confidence（自信）came along．
[3]I got my next lesson from rock climbing． It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start． （3）I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thing：it needed lots of practice． So I did it more． After about five years of climbing， I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall． I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time， you will get better at it．
[4] Later I decided to learn（4）① to read and write． I practiced reading and （4）② ， which l used to avoid as much as possible． After two years， I was literate（有文化的）．
[5]Through the long process with art， （4）③ ． and reading and writing． now I've got to a point in my life： I am smart enough to dive into（潜入） an area that is totally unknown， hard， but interesting．
（1）What made the writer's school days difficult？ （No more than 5 words）
（2）Why did art give the writer confidence？（No more than 11 words）
（3）Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．
（4）Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words．
① ② ③
（5）What have you learned from the passage？ （No more than 20 words）
Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？
If yes， you're not alone． These days， many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones． They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning， and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates（更新）．
A report from Google shows that 70 percent of people don't want to spend much time on their phones． This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system（安卓操作系统）． This new app includes functions（功能） that help users manage the time． For example， users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone， how many times they've checked their social media apps， and how much time they spend on each app every day．
Once the users see this information， they'll be able to make some changes． With the App Timer（计时） function， users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day． After they've hit the limit， they won't be able to use the app until the next day． And with another function， the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down．
If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones， these new functions are just one way of doing that．
After all， who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps？ The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower．
（1）Where does the users' stress come from？
A． Too many updates of the apps．
B． Too many functions of the apps．
C． Too much information they receive．
D． Too much time they spend on the phone．
（2）Which of the following is NOT included in Dashboard's functions？
A． It stops the users from using their willpower．
B． It checks how much time the users spend on apps．
C． It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone．
D． It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps．
（3）What does the underlined word "limit" in Paragraph 4 mean？
A． 目的
B． 标准
C． 许可
D． 限制
（4）Which picture shows the phone gets incoming calls silent？
（5）What does the writer think of Dashboard？
A． It's design is perfect．
B． It may be helpful to some people．
C． It needs more functions．
D． It has too many functions．
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