How does a young dog or cat get to know a new home?The animal uses its nose.Right away it smells its new places.Then it makes wider and wider circles,smelling all the time.Before long it can find its way home very well,even in the dark.It simply follows something it knows well.
Stories happen about animals who found their way across land they had never smelled before.Take the case of Smoky,a small white cat.Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear.One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey.They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee.When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home,Smoky jumped out of the car.Then he found his way back to the old house.There he wandered around outside for many days.Finally he disappeared.
A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee.A man opened the door."Is that you,Smoky?"he said in surprise.At first he couldn't believe it.Then he saw the red hair around its right ear.It was Smoky!
41.What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?
A.It travels a long way.
B.It smells the new place.
C.It finds its way in the dark
D.It follows something it knows.
42.Put these events in the right order that they happened.
①Smoky got to Tennessee.
②Smoky jumped out of the car.
③Smoky went to his old house.
A.③①②B.①③②
C.②③①D.③②①
43.What does the underlined word "wandered" mean in the passage?
A.游荡 B.思考
C.搜寻 D.围绕
44.What is the best title of the passage?
A.A Kind Owner
B.A Humorours Cat
C.A Surprising Journey
D.An Excellent Memory.
Imagine having a simple app(应用程序) that works like: When you need help, just open the app, touch the "notOK" button and a text message will be sent to five pre﹣selected(预先选定的)people, along with a location(位置)to show where you are. The message reads, Hey, I'm not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me."
US teenagers Hannah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charie, 13, have created an app called notOK. People just need to pay ¥1.99(12.5yuan) each month to use it.
Hannah was inspired(启发) to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌)her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn't feeling OK.
She asked her brother Charlie, whose nickname is "Tech Support", to find such an app. When they couldn't find they decided to create one themselves.
They came up with some designs for the app first Charie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her. At last, the app came out in the US and Canada on January 31.
Hannah is happy that her app is helping others. "It makes everything I went through last year worth it," she said.
(1)Who will know you're in trouble when you touch the "notOK" button?
A. |
Five pre﹣selected people. |
B. |
Five family members |
C. |
Five app developers |
D. |
Five close friends. |
(2)What do the underlined words "text me" in Paragraph One probably mean?
A. |
Send me a report |
B. |
Send me an email |
C. |
Send me a message |
D. |
Send me an exam |
(3)The main purpose of inventing the app is to allow people .
A. |
to build a website |
B. |
to take classes |
C. |
to earn money |
D. |
to ask for help |
(4)The right order of the following statements about the invention of the app is .
a. Hannah suffered from a disease last year
b. Charlie took a programming class last summer
c. The app came out in the US and Canada in January.
d. Hannah and Charlie failed to find such a useful app
A. |
c, d, a, b |
B. |
c, d, b ,a |
C. |
a, d, b, c |
D. |
a, d, c, b |
(5)The best words to describe the app are .
A. |
simple and helpful |
B. |
pleasant and dangerous |
C. |
expensive and creative |
D. |
interesting and pre﹣selected |
The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation(合作) was held on May 14,2017 in Beijing.President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony.
Distinguished guests from over 100 countries attended this important forum on the Belt and Road Initiative.
Over 2,000 years ago,our ancestors opened the transcontinental(横贯大陆的) passage connecting Asia,Europe and Africa,known today as the Silk Road.They also created sea routes connecting the East with the West,namely,the maritime(海洋) Silk Road.These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations.
In China's Han Dynasty around 140 B.C.,Zhang Qian left Chang'an.He made a journey to the Western regions and opened an overland route connecting the East and the West.Centuries later,in the years of Tang,Song and Yuan Dynasties,such silk routes,both over land and at sea,great adventurers,including Du Huan of China,Marco Polo of Italy,left their footprints along these ancient routes.In the early 15th century,Zheng He,the famous Chinese navigator(航海家) in the Ming Dynasty,made seven voyages to the Western Seas,a great achievement which still is remembered today.Generation after generation,the silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation.
The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted(檀根) in the ancient Silk Road.It focuses on the
Asian,European and African continents,but is also open to all other countries.All countries,from
either Asia,Europe,Africa or the Americas,can be international cooperation partners of the Belt
and Road Initiative.
Today,China is trying to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes." Peaches and plums do not speak , but they are so attractive that a path is formed below the trees."Four years on,over 100 countries and international organizations have supported and got involved in this initiative.We are sure the dream of the Belt and Road is coming true.
(1)According to this passage,can we infer which of the following is TRUE?
A. |
The Belt and Road Initiative focuses on the Asian,European and American continents. |
B. |
Zhang Qian left Chang'an and created sea routes connecting the East with the West. |
C. |
The roundtable of the Belt and Road Forum was held successfully in Beijing. |
D. |
Marco Polo of Italy left his footprints along these ancient routes in the Song Dynasty. |
(2)Put the sentences in the right order according to the passage.
①These ancient silk routes opened windows of friendly engagement among nations.
②The silk routes travelers have built a bridge for peace and East﹣West cooperation.
③President Xi Jinping made a theme speech at the Opening Ceremony.
④The Belt and Road can create chances in challenges and changes.
⑤The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road.
A. |
③②④①⑤ |
B. |
②①④⑤③ |
C. |
②③①④⑤ |
D. |
③①②⑤④ |
(3)What's the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. |
使者相望于道,商旅不绝于途. |
B. |
桃李不言,下自成蹊. |
C. |
不积跬步,无以至千里. |
D. |
伟业非一日之功. |
In 2007,Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world.He was just 23 years old﹣and he built the plane himself.How did he achieve this?
Irving's interest in flying started when he was 15.He was working in his parents' bookstore in Miami,Florida.One of the customers was a pilot,Gary Robinson.One day,Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying.lrving didn't think he was smart enough.But the next day, Robinson took Irving to an airport.He showed Irving inside the cockpit(驾驶舱) of a Boeing 777.That experience changed Irving's life.
Irving really wanted to fly,but flight school was expensive.To achieve his dream,he worked different jobs.He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools.At home,he practiced flying on a video game.In the end,he got enough money for flight school.
At flight school, Irving achieved his dream of learning how to fly.But he wasn't finished.Next,he planned to build his own plane and fly alone around the world.
Building the plane was difficult.Irving asked more than 50 companies for airplane parts.Most said no,but he persisted(顽强地坚持) in asking.Three years later,he had parts worth $ 300,000.Columbia,an airplane company,agreed to build a plane using the parts.Soon,his airplane was ready to fly.
On March 23,2007,Irving began his round﹣the﹣world trip.After 97 days﹣with 145 hours in the air﹣he landed back in Miami.A cheering crowd of people was there to welcome him.
Irving saw many young people in the crowd,and this had a powerful effect(影响) on him.He wanted to use his experience to help other young people achieve their own dreams.
"Everyone told me what I couldn't do,"says Irving."They said I was too young,that I didn't have enough money.But even if no one believes in your dream,"he says,"you have to pursue(追求) it."
(1)Why was Gary Robinson important in Irving's life?
A. |
He got Irving interested in flying. |
B. |
He sent Irving to a flight school. |
C. |
He helped Irving build a plane. |
D. |
He taught Irving how to fly. |
(2)Put the events about Irving in the correct order.
a.Irving got the parts for his plane.
b.Irving flew around the world.
c.Irving met Gary Robinson.
d.Irving learned to fly.
A. |
c﹣d﹣a﹣b |
B. |
c﹣a﹣d﹣b |
C. |
b﹣c﹣a﹣d |
D. |
b﹣c﹣d﹣a |
(3)What can we know about Irving's personality according to the passage?
A. |
Clever and honest. |
B. |
Humorous and responsible. |
C. |
Polite and powerful. |
D. |
Hard﹣working and persistent. |
(4)What would be the best title for the passage?
A. |
Becoming a Pilot. |
B. |
Life in Fight School. |
C. |
Achieving a Dream. |
D. |
Building Your Own Plane. |
阅读下面短文,从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A young girl named Malala, born in 1997in the northwest of Pakistan, is famous for supporting children and women to get education.
In 2012, she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus. Luckily, she was sent to the hospital in time and saved. After that, she went back to school and began to strive( 奋斗 ) for children and women to receive education.
On October 10, 2014, the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded ( 授 予 ) to Malala. She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize. However, Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize. At the very moment, she was taking chemistry lessons
in the classroom! After hearing the news, Malala chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual. She said calmly to the reporter, "I'm proud of getting this prize. Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me, it's more important to finish the rest lessons today. After all, it's a normal school day."
One year later, Amy Mainzer, an astronomicalscientist of NASA, found a new planet. She named it "Malala". When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times, she explained, "I think Malala has set an example for us. She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated. Nothing can stop her."
Last year, Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work.
Before she finished her high school, she had written a book I am Malala. She said, "I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book. My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education. Actually, my story is also the story of 61million children. Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school. "
(1)How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Prize for peace?
A. |
17. |
B. |
16. |
C. |
15. |
D. |
14. |
(2)What's the meaning of the underlined word " astronomical" in Chinese?
A. |
航天的 |
B. |
天文的 |
C. |
地理的 |
D. |
生物的 |
(3)What's the name of the new planet?
A. |
Amy Mainzer. |
B. |
NASA. |
C. |
Oxford. |
D. |
Malala. |
(4)What is the correct order of the following events?
①Malala became a student of Oxford.②A planet was named for Malala.
③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala.④Malala wrote a book called I am Malala.
A. |
③②①④ |
B. |
②③①④ |
C. |
③②④① |
D. |
②④①③ |
(5)Which of the following about Malala is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. |
She strives for helping children and women to go to school. |
B. |
She is the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize. |
C. |
She was taking chemistry lessons when she was awarded. |
D. |
She wrote a book about herself and 6.1million children. |
Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your mobile phone loses its signal, the television has no programs, and you can't get online with your computer.
What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm(太阳风 暴)might cause. You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger. But today, a solar storm is as serious as other bad events, such as earthquakes.
A solar storm is caused by solar flares(太阳耀斑): large explosions(爆炸)near the sun that can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems(卫星系统)that control our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.
In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day, 2011. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past. We're not talking about a few cities losing power, it could be half of the country, maybe more." SolarStorm Warning.com, a US website about space weather, warned.
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定的答案字母标号涂黑.
(1)According to the passage, a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that .
A. |
earthquakes happen |
B. |
mobile phones have no signals |
C. |
people cannot get online |
D. |
the power may go out |
(2)According to the passage, solar flares are .
A. |
telecom networks |
B. |
solar storms |
C. |
large explosions near the sun |
D. |
US websites |
(3)From the passage, the right order of the following is .
a.solar flares give off lots of energy
b.people can't get online with their computers
c.solar storms happen
d.satellite systems are stopped
A. |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
B. |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
C. |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
D. |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
(4)The writer wrote the passage mainly to .
A. |
call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen |
B. |
tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms |
C. |
introduce what solar storms are to people |
D. |
ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening |
(5)In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "signal" means .
A. |
电池 |
B. |
标志 |
C. |
力量 |
D. |
信号 |
Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your mobile phone loses its signal, the television has no programs, and you can't get online with your computer.
What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm(太阳风 暴)might cause. You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger. But today, a solar storm is as serious as other bad events, such as earthquakes.
A solar storm is caused by solar flares(太阳耀斑): large explosions(爆炸)near the sun that can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems(卫星系统)that control our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.
In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day, 2011. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past. We're not talking about a few cities losing power, it could be half of the country, maybe more." SolarStorm Warning.com, a US website about space weather, warned.
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选定的答案字母标号涂黑.
(1)According to the passage, a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that .
A. |
earthquakes happen |
B. |
mobile phones have no signals |
C. |
people cannot get online |
D. |
the power may go out |
(2)According to the passage, solar flares are .
A. |
telecom networks |
B. |
solar storms |
C. |
large explosions near the sun |
D. |
US websites |
(3)From the passage, the right order of the following is .
a.solar flares give off lots of energy
b.people can't get online with their computers
c.solar storms happen
d.satellite systems are stopped
A. |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
B. |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
C. |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
D. |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
(4)The writer wrote the passage mainly to .
A.call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen
B.tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms
C.introduce what solar storms are to people
D.ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening
(5)In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "signal" means .
A. |
电池 |
B. |
标志 |
C. |
力量 |
D. |
信号 |
When Chinese people talk about Chinese tea culture today,they won't miss an important person in Chinese history﹣Lu Yu, respected as a "Sage of Tea (茶圣)" for his achievements in the Chinese tea culture.He is best﹣known for The Classic of Tea, the first work on growing, making and drinking tea.
Lu was born in Jingling in 733 A.D.As a child, he became a student of Zou Fuzi.Thanks to his teacher's guidance, he learnt a lot. He often made tea for his teacher. He also took care of his fellow students' health using his knowledge on tea and herbs (草药).
Lu Yu often went to the countryside to gather tea leaves and herbs.On one of those trips,Lu Yu found a spring. The water was quite clear and clean. When Lu made tea with this spring water,he found the tea tasted better than usual. From then on, he realized the importance of water quality in making tea.
In 752 A.D, Lu Yu finished his studies and returned to Jingling, where he met Cui Guofu. Both men shared the same interests in tea, literature (文学) and poetry. They soon became good friends.Since then, the two spent much time travelling, drinking tea and writing poems together.
This period was important to Lu Yu as a man of literature. Cui, with his rich experience and skills in writing, became a coach of Lu. He provided necessary help with Lu's writing. It was during this time that Lu finally wrote the amazing work, The Classic of Tea.
(1)What is Lu famous for?
A. Having wisdom.
B. Respecting teachers.
C. Caring for friends.
D. Influencing tea culture.
(2)What does the underlined word " guidance" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Help
B. Stress
C. Protection
D. Control
(3)Why did Lu and Cui become good friends?
A. They had the same hobbies.
B. They lived in the same place.
C. They spent much time together.
D. They had the same experiences.
(4)Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?
①Lu Yu wrote The Classic of Tea.
②Lu Yu became a student of Zou Fuzi.
③Lu Yu made friends with Cui Guofu.
④Lu Yu found water quality was important.
A.②③①④
B.②④③①
C.④①③②
D.④②③①