Wang Hao and Wang Liqin, two of China’s top table tennis players, both saw the World Table Tennis Championships(世锦赛) as a chance to prove themselves. But there was only one trophy(奖杯) and Wang Hao, 25, won it last Tuesday in Yokohama(横滨), Japan.
Wang Hao, who won the men’s doubles title(对打) with Chen Qi last Monday, played with spirit to beat Wang Liqin.
Wang Hao said it was his mental toughness(心理韧性) that made the difference. “I was disappointed(失望) by my performances in past championships and the last two Olympic Games. But I have tried to pull myself together and prepared well. This is the result.”
Wang Hao said he has always understood the importance of physical training(体能训练) and technical skills(技巧). Now he knows the need for mental preparation as well. Having two Olympics silvers(银牌) had left him feeling bitter(辛苦的). The bitterness perhaps explains why he has not always played at his best in the past.
“I’ve come to understand that you can learn important lessons from failure,” he said. “Losing can build your character and make you a stronger player.” His next goal, or dream, is to win the gold medal at the London Olympics in 2012.
Liu Guoliang, head coach of China’s table tennis team, sang the praises of Wang Hao’s victory. “This is just the beginning of his rise,” said Liu. “it’s the confidence-booster(信心) he needs to make further progress.” Who won the trophy of the World Table Tennis Championships?
| A．Wang Liqin. | B．Wang Hao. |
| C．Both of them. | D．Neither of them. |
Which of the following is correct about Wang Hao?
| A．He won the last two Olympic Games and the past championships. |
| B．He won the past championships but lost the last two Olympic Games. |
| C．He won the last two Olympic Games but lost the past championships. |
| D．He lost the last two Olympic Games and the past championships. |
According to Wang Hao, he won the match because of ________.
| A．his mental toughness | B．his technical skills |
| C．his physical training | D．his good luck |
If Wang Hao would like to make further progress, he should ________.
| A．take more physical training | B．improve his technical skills |
| C．keep the bitter feeling | D．be a confident man |
Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives． Do you have any great inventions at home？ Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun？ Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey．
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The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen． With the specially﹣designed pen， kids find it convenient and fun to learn． Little kids can learn a lot including story﹣telling， poems and music． They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen． This way kids can learn by themselves． They are also great helpers for primary school students after school． |
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Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do housework． They are more popular with office ladies． They can help people clean dirt， dust and hair easily． With the help of them， people don't need to spend much time on housework． They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work． |
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As for old people， an electric foot basin （电动洗脚盆） is the best invention． It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents． It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation （循环）． The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm． So washing feet with it will more relaxed． |
（1）It is for kids to learn with the reading pen．
A． boring
B． convenient
C． difficult
（2）The three useful inventions are mainly used ．
A． at school
B． in the office
C． at home
（3）Mopping robots are popular with ．
A． kids
B． office ladies
C． old people
（4）Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ．
A． using the electric foot basin
B． listening to music with the reading pen
C． enjoying the mopping machine working
（5）Which of the following sentences is TRUE？
A． The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used．
B． It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone．
C． Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life．
Now，it seems that artificial intelligence（人工智能） is becoming more and more popular in life， and it has greatly influenced the ways we live， work and play． Can you imagine that you can play table tennis with a robot one day？
Recently，a scientist has invented a special robot that can be a table tennis coach． That means people can practice table tennis not only with humans but also with a robot．
Named Forpheus，the smart table tennis robot is quite special． It can study the movements of human players and the speeds of the ball． In this way， it can exactly judge（判断）the players skill levels（KF）． Then it uses the information to change the ways to play． If the players are just beginners， Forpheus will play in a slow and easy way， but if the players are better ones， the robot will play in a faster and more difficult way． What's more， while playing， it encourages players to try their best with words like "Good job!"， "Come on!" and so on． At the same time， it gives some good chance
improve their skills． So it is both a good partner and a clever coach．
Science and technology is developing quickly these days and it's hard to imagine what will happen in the future． " In the next 20years， it will be possible that one robot teaches another to play table tennis or even Invents another one!" Takuoya， the inventor of the robot， said．
（1）Artificial intelligence has influenced people's life in many ways．
（2）The robot can judge the skill levels of human players exactly．
（3）Forpheus is the name of the inventor of the robot．
（4）One robot will probably teach another to play table tennis in the future．
（5）The robot can encourage the human players， but it can't give advice．
"Let's take a taxi" We may say or hear it anywhere． It's convenient for us to take a taxi now． Here is interesting story about taxi．
On a spring night of 1907， a young man named Alan went to see an opera in New York with his girlfriend． After the opera， they talked about it happily， then they left the theater． Alan wanted to go home in a carriage（马车）because he didn't drive his car and it was too late． It was only half a mile from his home and normal price should be about 10 dollar． But to his surprise， he was told to pay 100 dollars! It was unexpected and Alan got angry． He argued with the man who drove the carriage and they had a flight． Unluckily， Alan was beaten badly and he had to go home on foot with his girlfriend．
After that， Alan came up with an idea． He asked one of his friends to make a special clock． The clock could show how far a man drove and how long it look． Alan put this clock in his own car and named his car"taxi"．
The he drove his taxi to help people go to different places． He started his new business．
（1）Alan and his girlfriend went to see an opera in a carriage．
（2）The price of the ride was far more expensive than Alan thought．
（3）Alan felt it was unfair to pay so much money．
（4）A friend of Alan put the special clock in the carriage．
（5）Alan used his taxi to do business．
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
| A．an ad. | B．a letter | C．a story | D．a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
| A．the mountains | B．the countryside |
| C．the seaside | D．William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
| A．four days | B．three months | C．a month | D．a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
| A．mutton | B．pork | C．beef | D．fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
| B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
| C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
| D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.
| A．18months | B．three | C．eight | D．ten |
Which country does Alexandra live?
| A．America. | B．Britain. | C．Romania. | D．France. |
Alexandra’s painting _________.
| A．took her a lot of time at school |
| B．made her drop out of school |
| C．didn’t influence her studies at school |
| D．made her fall behind others in studies at school |
When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.
| A．their life was very hard |
| B．they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings |
| C．Alexandra began to draw her painting |
| D．her parents left their jobs and worked for her |
From the passage, we can learn ________.
| A．Alexandra was not interested in travelling |
| B．Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life |
| C．Alexandra’s parents were good at English |
| D．Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV |
"Dear Grandpa Guo, we are losing our childhoods! Please help us!"
Guo Chuanjie, a famous scientist, received a letter from a Beijing primary school student. The student said that many Chinese kids have to take extra classes on weekends in order to enter key middle schools. The kid hoped more people would hear his voice with Guo’s help.
Guo is a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC,中国人民政治 协商会议). Last month the CPPCC members met in Beijing. They are from all walks of life - scientists, businesspeople, doctors, artists and athletes. They give proposals (提案) on the country’s important issues(问题) to make our country better. For the Beijing student’s letter, Guo read it in front of Yuan Guiren, China’s Minister of Education (教育部部长), during a CPPCC meeting.
According to Xinhua, there were 5,762 proposals in all. Many of the proposals were about problems like housing prices, heavy traffic and food safety, which were related to people’s daily lives. Some proposals were about teenagers. For example, singer Han Hong suggested that the government should deal with people who traffic(拐卖) children.
As usual, proposals will be given to relative departments (相关部门) after the meetings. For example, Guo’s proposal was handed to the Ministry of Education. The departments will consider the proposals carefully and see if they can be carried out in the future. The primary school student thought ____________ with Guo’s help.
| A．children were losing their childhoods |
| B．he didn’t have to take extra classes |
| C．more people would hear his voice |
| D．he could enter key middle school |
Many of the proposals were about problems except ____________ according to the passage.
| A．housing prices | B．heavy traffic | C．food safety | D．scientific research |
After the CPPCC meetings, Guo’s proposal ____________.
| A．was given to other members of the meeting | |
| B．was sent to the primary school student | |
| C．was handed to the Ministry of Education | D．was returned to himself |
Which of the following sentences is NOT TURE?
| A．A primary school student wrote a letter to a famous scientist, Guo Chuanjie. |
| B．Guo Chuanjie went to Beijing for the CPPCC meetings last month. |
| C．Guo Chuanjie read the student’s letter during a meeting. |
| D．Guo Chuanjie wrote a letter to the Ministry of Education. |
Strawberries look nice， but a light pressure can make them out of shape． Nowadays， there are many young people who are just like strawberries． They easily break down when they face difficulties． They don't know what to do when they are in trouble． They have a common name﹣ strawberry kids．
Why are many students so easy to break down？ Parents and schools are a main reason． Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life， while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality（个性）．
Liu Yue，13，is from Fujian． His mom hardly criticizes （批评） him and he always feels good about himself． When a teacher criticized him strictly， he felt surprised and sad． He began to doubt his ability．
Students should do something to make themselves mentally strong． An expert said， "When you are in trouble， don't ask for help too quickly． You should try to deal with problems first by yourself． I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities． That can make you mentally strong． "
Growing up is not just a happy process （过程）． Pains also go along with it． The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them．
（1）Some students are called "strawberry kids" because they all like to eat some fruit， especially strawberries．
（2）Liu Yue' s mother often criticizes him．
（3）Parents do almost everything for their children in their daily life．
（4）According to the fourth paragraph， students should ask for help quickly when they are in trouble．
（5）The writer advises students to be brave in the face of pains．
When you do your homework， you may often meet some problems． How do you solve them？Tom，a middle school student， would take out his smart phone， open a special app（应用） and search the problem．Answers soon appear on the screen．
Nowadays， many students do homework with the help of the special apps like Tom．"It's convenient． You don't have to go out or wait for a tutor（家庭教师）at home，" Tom said． "You also learn by seeing how others work them out． It's very helpful and improve students' abilities．" said John， another student．He said it was especially true for new types of homework．
John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers． When it comes to John's turn，he usually searches online，picks out certain stories and makes PPTs（演示文稿），" I've become stilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office．" John said．
However， many people think this trend （趋势） also brings up problems． Some students just copy the answers online without thinking． They become lazy．
Head teacher Mr. Wang in Tom and John's school thinks that knowing how to use the Internet is important．The key is to have good self﹣control．"No matter how difficult the problem is，think about it by yourself first． Remember not to depend on the Internet too much．" the teacher said．"Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers，or you won't make progress． If you don't have confidence in your self﹣control，ask your parents for help．"
根据短文内容判断对错，对的为"T"，错的为"F"．请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的判断结果所对应的方框涂黑
（1）Tom and John are in different schools．
（2）Doing homework with the help of the special apps is convenient．
（3）Mr. Wang thinks the key to use the apps well is to have good self﹣control．
（4）All the students become lazy by doing homework with the help of the apps．
（5）Mr. Wang advised students not to depend on the apps too much when doing homework．
Alexis Rocha is a 13-year-old boy from California, US. He weighs 147 pounds (67 kg). But six months ago, he weighed more than 202 pounds (91 kg). How did he lose all that weight in only half a year?
“One day, I was surprised to find that I weighed about 200 pounds,” Rocha says. “I thought I had to do something.”
Rocha is from a boxing (拳击) family—his father and two older brothers are professional boxers. So he decided to start boxing. He began with simple exercises, like sit-ups and push-ups (俯卧撑). Then Rocha started jogging(慢跑). “No kid likes running,” he says. “I don’t want to do it, either, but I have no choice but to keep on.”
Months later, Rocha joined a boxing club in his city. He is always the first kid at the club to begin exercising, and the last to leave with sweat (汗水) on his face. Every day he boxes for about three hours.
“Rocha works very hard,” says his coach, Hector Lopez. “It’s surprising to see him lose the pounds so quickly. I’ve never seen anything like this in my 20 years of coaching.”
Rocha is very happy with his weight now. There is a family photo in his room from 18 months ago. “Each time I look at the photo, I laugh at myself. I was so big back then,” Rocha says. “I look 100 times thinner and 1,000 times stronger now.”How much weight did Rocha lose in six months?
A. At least 24 pounds. B. At least 30 pounds. C. At least 55 pounds. Rocha said he had no choice but to keep on running because_______.
A. he liked running very much
B. he wanted to be thin and strong
C. he wanted to be a professional boxerWhat makes Coach Hector Lopez surprised?
A. Rocha lost weight so quickly.
B. Rocha was so fat 18 months ago.
C. Rocha comes from a boxing family.What’s the correct order of the following sentences?
a. He did some sit-ups and push-ups.
b. He lost the pounds quickly.
c. He joined a boxing club.
d. He began running.
f. He boxed for about three hours every day.
A. a-d-c-f-b B. d-a-f-c-b C. a-d-f-c-b The writer mainly wants to tell us _______.
A. Rocha is a hardworking boy
B. it is important to get exercise
C. everything is possible if you work hard
Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”Where did Mr Scott live?
A. By himself. B. In his shop. C. Above his shop.How much money did he have that day?
A.＄10,000. B.￥10,000. C. 10,000.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.Why did the policeman wake him up? '
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Stressed.
Henry was a very vain（爱慕虚荣的）man and he spent plenty of time looking at himself in the mirror．He even went to the barber's shop every week to have his hair cut． He was nearly fifty，but he didn't want people to know his age，so he always tired his best to make himself look younger．He also spent most of his money on clothes．He believed that every woman thought he was handsome．He did not have women friends，but he had an explanation（解释） for this．"I'm so excellent that the women can't make a perfect match with
（和……般配）me．That's why they don't make friends with me．"
One day he bought a new special shirt from a high﹣fashing men's shop．It was very expensive．When he
got home and took it out of the box，he found a note in it． The note said，"Please write to me and give me a
photo of yourself．"The note was signed "Julia" and there was an address to write to．Henry wrote to Julia at
once，telling her about himself．Then he put a photo of himself in the envelope（信封）and posted it．
A week passed and then he received a reply．He opened it quickly，hoping there would be a photo of a beautiful woman inside and that she would like to make friends wih him．
However，it was very disappointing（令……失望的）to him．The letter said，"Dear Henry，thank you for writing to me．I work in the clothes factory．Everyone in the factory wants to know what kind of fool will buy such an ugly shit．"
根据文章内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）．
（1）Henry went to the barber's shop every month．
（2）Henry didn't want people to know how old he was．
（3）Henry bought a beautiful shirt from a high﹣fashing men's shop．
（4）Henry didn't receive Julia's photo．
（5）Julia made friends with Henry according to the passage．
Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were. B. No, they weren’t. C.I don’t know.When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. 
Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. He gave up the plan Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave. B. Clever C. Friendly.
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and morden communication means （工具）． Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago， but it has brought new problems． One of the biggest problems is pollution． To pollute means to make things dirty． Pollution comes in many ways． We see it， smell it， drink it and even heart it．
Man has been polluting the earth． The more people have， the more pollution becomes． Many years ago， the problem was nor so serious because there were not so many people． When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place， man moved to another place．But this is no longer true．
Man is now slowly polluting the whole world．
Air pollution is still the most serious． It's bad for all living things in the world， but it is not the only one kind of pollution， Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water． Noise pollution makes us angry more easily．
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution． They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city， and from putting dirty smoke into the air． Pollution by sulfur dioxide （So2） is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution， I! is caused by heavy traffic． We are sure that if there are fewer people driving， there will be less air pollution．
The earth is our home． We must take care of it． That means keeping the land， water and air clean． And we must pay attention to the rise in pollution at the same time．
（1）According the passage， ， our world is becoming much smaller．
A． because of the rise in pollution
B． thanks to science development
C．because the earth is being polluted day and night
D．because the earth is blowing away by the wind every year
（2）Hundreds of years ago， life was it is today．
A．as easy as
B． much easier than
C． as hard as
D． much harder than
（3）In paragraph 1， the underlined word "it" means ．
A． rubbish
B． noise pollution
C．air pollution
D． water pollution
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
A． Many countries are making rules to fight pollution．
B． The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world pollution does．
C． The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth．
D． If people could go to work by bus or by bike instead of car or motorbike， it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2．
Li Tao，a Junior 1 student，was quite busy over the past winter vacation but not just with homework.Li，together with his 10 classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join in The "Clean Your Plate Campaign" （光盘行动） .
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. "Excuse me，do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven't got enough to eat？Please don't waste food." They would say that hundreds of times every day.
China in these years has serious problems with wasted food.CCTV reports that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well ﹣ known for being generous （慷慨的）.Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
To reduce food waste is a big task，and it needs time.It's important that everyone should do their bit，just like Li.Did you finish your meals today？
Judge the following statements True（T） or False（F）.
（1）Li Tao was only busy with his homework over the past winter vacation.
（2）The 11 students went to the same restaurant and said the same words many times.
（3）The problems with wasted food in China are serious.
（4）Many Chinese people feel proud if their guests have eaten all the food.
（5）Everyone should save food to reduce food waste.
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