Sarah stood in front of the mirror(镜子). "It looks like a raincoat on me," she said.
"Perhaps the blue," said Mama, gently.
"Sure," the shopkeeper said. But when he took the blue coat, there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats, hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness, there, as if by magic, was a pink coat.
"A pink coat!" Sarah cried. "I want the pink coat."
"That coat is smaller than the other ones," Papa said.
Sarah spoke up. "I'm small, too. Papa, please let me try it on, Mama? Please?"
"It wouldn't hurt to let her try it on," Mama said.
Without a word, the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah.
"Ohhh!" Sarah said. The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia's blouses. "Ahhh!"
Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror. She looked for a very long time. In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower.
"Sarah!" Mama said.
Sarah looked up. Mama was standing behind her. She was holding the brown coat.
"I'm afraid the pink coat will only fit one year," Mama said, taking a step closer.
"And there's no one to pass it on to," said Papa.
And the shopkeeper said, "It's wise to save money."
Sarah backed away. No one was going to put her into a raincoat again. She wanted to be a flower.
"Sarah!" It was Papa. He came over to her. "You're old enough to know that you can't always have your own way," he said seriously.
"Wise and true," said the shopkeeper.
Sarah took off the pink coat, slowly.
"It is her colour, though," Mama said.
"Ahh," said the shopkeeper. "Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face."
Papa looked thoughtful for a moment.
"We are lucky." continued Mama, "that it is only one little coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally."
Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat. "The cows will give milk soon enough," he said "And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one?"
"Papa!" Sarah cried, putting on the pink coat back, quickly. She threw her arms around Papa's neck. " " she whispered.
"Like a rose in spring," Papa said.
(1)What did Sarah try on first?
A. A big pink coat.
B. A small pink coat.
C. A big brown coat.
D. A small brown coat.
(2)Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue?
A. Because Sarah looked better in them.
B. Because Sarah could wear them longer.
C. Because they were big enough for Sarah.
D. Because they cost less than the pink one.
(3)What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end?
A. How do I look?
B. How does the coat look?
C. I do look like a flower, don't I?
D. The coat looks nice, doesn't it?
It is increasingly popular for Chinese young people to share their experiences on Social media(媒体), such as the "moments"'(朋友圈)on popular instant messaging service WeChat.
"I have been reading ‘Jane Eyre' for 40 days with 48, 000 words finished," Li Anqi said. Li has been sharing her reading experience on WeChat moments every day since January.
Working in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China's Ningxia, Li wants to learn English very much, but cannot bare (摆脱) the daily grind(日常工作) of school lessons.
"I found many of my WeChat friends had been reading books or learning English on mobile reading apps, and I did not want to fall behind," Li said.
In January, she spent more than 100 yuan purchasing( 购买) an online reading class at the Bohe Reading app, which tells customers they can: "Finish reading your first English book here."
At the reading class, teachers assign reading homework and give instructions to 430 class members every day.
A survey report released(发布) on Thursday said 70.9 percent of primary and middle students in China use the Wechat instant messaging App.
At the same time, 75.9 percent of Chinese children have their own mobile phones, according to China National Children's Center.
The figures were based on a survey of nearly 9000 children across China.
However, 28.8 percent of them never read news online and 43.2 percent have never touched newspapers.
The center called for efforts to address the digital divide between urban and rural education and protect children's privacy(隐私) as Internet users.
(1)In the second paragraph, Jane Eyre is .
A. a book
B. an advertisement
C. a piece of news
(2)What's Li Anqi?
A. A worker
B. A doctor
C. A teacher
(3)Why is Li Anqi taken as an example?
A. To suggest that experience﹣sharing on social media is getting more and more popular in China.
B. To advise us to take an online English reading course like her.
C. To call for us to be a good reader like her.
(4)What percentage of Chinese children have their own mobile phones?
A. 70.9 percent
B. 75.9 percent
C. 43.2 percent
We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock our self﹣improvement power. However, there's always something staring at us right under our nose but we don't see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self﹣improvement power is when everything gets worst.
When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us. When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad. We see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and difficult.
The only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self﹣improvement power is when the whole world is falling apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change, but change becomes more painful when we ignore(忽视) it.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another. we are all going to finally unlock our self﹣improvement power not because the world says so,but because we realize it's for our own good.
Happy people don't just accept change; they embrace (拥抱)it. Unlocking our self﹣improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.
Jane always tells everyone that she doesn't have the courage to be around groups of people. She heard her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd come, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!
Self﹣improvement may not be everybody's favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three sessions in a week at the gym would result in a healthier life. Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self﹣improvement power will we realize that we're beginning to take things light and become happy.
(1)The writer mentions the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that .
A. we learn our lessons when we experience pain.
B. we are responsible for the problems we meet.
C. life fails us when we get into the wrong way.
D. life is a long journey full of ups and downs.
(2)What is the key to solving Jane's problem?
A. She needs to remember why she started.
B. She has to know how to get on with people.
C. She has to realize she is not what she is in her story.
D. She needs to understand the importance of confidence.
(3)The writer probably agrees that .
A. the world tells us how to improve ourselves.
B. people change when they find it easy to do that.
C. welcoming change in life is a drive to become better.
D. enjoying the process of self﹣improvement makes life simpler.
(4)Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Is it important to take things light?
B. Is it necessary to embrace challenges?
C. To hold on to the last moment or to give up?
D. To free ourselves out of the box or to stay in it?
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(1)What does the author(作者) mean in the first paragraph?
A. To have is happier than to share.
B. To share is happier than to have.
C. To make a living is happier than to make a life.
(2)In the second paragraph, "them" refer to(指)" ".
A. Teachers
B. Language experts
C. Teachers and language experts
(3)How many points do you have to follow if you want to upload a file?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
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A. a website
B. a magzine
C. a book
Please read the advertisement and the email. Then answer Questions 25﹣27.
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(1)Who would like to book a sports course?
A. Shirley.
B. Tony.
C. Bobby.
D. Cindy.
(2)Which lessons are they probably going to have?
A. Tennis (Thursday﹣8 p.m.)
B. Tennis (Saturday﹣2 p.m.)
C. Swimming (Thursday﹣7 p.m.)
D. Swimming (Sunday﹣2 p.m.)
(3)How much will they have to pay for the course?
A. ¥120.
B. ¥150.
C. ¥160.
D. ¥200.
I'm not much of a crier most of the time. But recently when I was reading a book on a plane, I started crying. Of course, it came as a big surprise when tears came up, no matter how hard I tried, I wasn't able to control myself.
Oh no, not this now. I thought to myself. But even as the thought entered my brain. I felt the first hot drop of salty water coming down my face. I put my head down, hoping that I could go on reading.
In fact, the harder I tried, the more tears pushed their way out of my eyes. You could guess how surprised the man next to me looked.
I dropped my head in shame. He must think I was crazy. May be I could turn toward him, hold up the cover of the book and say in my crying voice. "I'm sorry, sir. It's just a really good book! "But I didn't say anything. Instead, I just put my head back against the seat and let the tears run. Do you know what decision I made while I was crying? My decision was that it was okay if he thought I was crazy. I'd rather be crazy than be the kind of person who wouldn't cry when the situation called for it, or who wouldn't let herself feel anything at all.
I've been that girl who has spent so much time trying to make sure people didn't think I was crazy. But now I don't want to be that girl any more ﹣﹣﹣that bored and sad girl. I'd rather be this girl who is able to forgive(原谅), love and act, even if it means being disappointed or being hurt again and again.
(1)The writer started crying because .
A. she is usually a crier
B. she is kind of crazy
C. she was moved by the book
D. she felt uneasy on the plane
(2)When tears came up, the writer at first .
A.thought deeply
B. went on reading
C. tried to control herself
D. explained to the man beside her
(3)As tears got out of her eyes, the writer did NOT .
A. drop her head shamefully
B. think about others' feelings
C. let her head against the seat
D. say sorry to anyone in a crying voice
(4)According to the passage, we know the writer .
A. decided to change herself bravely
B. lived a sad and boring life
C. wouldn't cry in any terrible situation
D. wouldn't let others feel anything at all
(5)The passage mainly tells us .
A. why the writer cried hard on the plane
B. how the writer tried to stop herself crying
C. what the writer thought about while she cried
D. how the writer overcame herself and decided to change
Welcome to Happy Children's Palace
Monday:17:00﹣18:30 English listening Miss Green Improve listening skills. It's for middle school students. (5 weeks) |
Tuesday:17:00﹣18:30 Photography Mr. Black Learn to take good pictures. Bring your own camera. (3 weeks) |
Thursday:17:00﹣20:00 Painting Mr. Brown Learn painting. It's for beginners only. (8 weeks) |
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Friday:17:30﹣﹣﹣19:00 Basketball club Coach: Miss Smith Do you want to be a basketball player? Come to the club. (6 weeks) |
Saturday: 10:00﹣11:00 Cambridge Young Learner's English Mrs. White This course is for the children at primary school. (15 weeks) |
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(1) teaches English listening at Happy Children's Palace.
A. Miss Smith
B. Miss Green
C. Mr. Brown
D. Mr. Black
(2)If you want to learn to take photos, you can go to Happy children's Palace on .
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday
D. Saturday
(3)It will take to have a painting class on Thursday.
A. one hour
B. one and a half hours
C. two hours
D. three hours
(4)Miss Smith gives a class from 17: 30 to 19: 00 on Friday.
A. basketball
B. painting
C. photography
D. listening
(5)Cambridge Young Learner's English is provided for .
A. middle school students
B. painting beginners
C. primary school pupils
D. camera owners
People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I'll share some of my experience. I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learned English on my own.
One thing I can tell you is that, once you've started learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about "How would I say them in English? At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now I'm in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly, It's amazing how much this helps.
For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn't want to make mistakes. Finally I got it over. And while traveling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.
Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.
(1)The writer learned English in Wuhan University for about .
A. a week
B. a month
C. a term
D. a year
(2)According to the writer, is a good way to improve your English.
A. thinking in English
B. learning English grammar
C. watching English films
D. reading English book
(3)The underlined phrase "get it over" in Paragraph 3 means " "in English.
A. stick to it
B. depend on it
C. overcome it
D. understand it
(4)To the writers surprise, his English improved quickly .
A. in the university
B. in the middle school
C. in China
D. in America
(5)The best title for this passage should be
A. The Importance of English
B. My English Learning Experience
C. My University Life
D. My American Friends
A small cloud moves slowly through the air in a hospital operating room (手术室).In the room a patient with cancer(癌症),lies on a table.The cloud is all around the patient,covering her body and filling her lungs(肺).The cloud is not smoke.It is made of millions of nano﹣robots(纳米机器人).These tiny robots move from cell (细胞) to cell in the patient's body,killing the cancer.
Fighting cancer with nano﹣robots is only an idea today,but scientists say that it could be possible in the future.Using nano﹣robots for good purposes such as fighting the illness or repairing the environment may be the way to many of today's problems.
However,nano﹣robots could be a dangerous risk as well.Because nano﹣robots are so tiny,they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions.For this reason,nano﹣robots will have to be programmed(被编程)to build themselves.Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano﹣robots one by one.
This ability to re﹣produce is making some scientists worried.What will happen if something goes wrong in the programming?Quite a lot of crazy nano﹣robots would be far worse than any illness.Some people think that if they get out of control,nano﹣robots could make the Earth gone.
What should be done?Should we continue researching nano﹣robots or should we search for other methods?This is one of the many difficult decisions that we have to make in the future.
(1)What is the cloud in the passage?
A.Smoke in the air.
B.Millions of nano﹣robots.
C.Something full of drops of water.
D.Clothes to cover a patient.
(2)What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?
A.Fighting cancer with nano﹣robots.
B.Moving from cell to cell.
C.Killing the cancer.
D.Repairing the environment.
(3)Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are worried about using nano﹣robots?
A.Nano﹣robots have the ability to build themselves.
B.Something may go wrong in the programming.
C.Scientists have to build millions of nano﹣robots one by one.
D.Nano﹣robots in large teams may be out of control.
(4)What does the writer think of using nano﹣robots in the future?
A.He agrees to the idea.
B.He disagrees to the idea.
C.He doesn't talk about his own opinion.
D.He is crazy about it.
(5)What is the best title?
A.Future Robots
B.The Ways to Fight Cancer
C.Nano﹣robots in Use
D.A Cloud of Hope and Danger
Build for yourself a strong box.Build each part with care;
When it strong as your hand can make it,
Put all your troubles there.
Hide there all thought of your failures.And each pain that you take;
Lock all your heartaches in it,
Then sit on the lid(盖子)and laugh
Tell no one else what's inside,Never share its secrets;
When you've dropped in your care and worry,
Keep them for ever there.Hide them from sight(视野)so completely;
That the world will never dream half;Cover the strong box safely,
Then sit on the lid and laugh.
(1)The material above is probably .
A. |
a story |
B. |
a play |
C. |
a poem |
D. |
a letter |
(2)What does the writer advise us to put in the box?
A. |
Happy things. |
B. |
Sad things. |
C. |
Interesting things. |
D. |
Boring things. |
(3)According to the writer,we'd better keep these things in the box .
A. |
for ever |
B. |
for a year |
C. |
for a month |
D. |
for a week |
(4)After covering the box with the lid,we can sit on it and .
A. |
cry |
B. |
share |
C. |
dream |
D. |
laugh |
注:stadium 体育场
11.When can't we visit The Beatles Story?
A.On May 30th
B.On August 18th
C.On October 22nd
D.On December 26th
12.If Mr.Black and his 12﹣year﹣old son want to visit Anfield football
stadium,how much should they pay?
A.£15.B.£24.C.£39.D.£30
13.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.There are 2008 shops at Liverpool ONE.
B.Liverpool Museum opens seven hours every day.
C.You can visit Anfield football stadium on Sundays.
D.The Beatles were a famous music group in the 1970s.
Ludwick Marishane,a South African,was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on your skin(皮肤)so you don't have to take a bath.Ludwick thought that this was a great idea.He did some research on the Internet,and he found some surprising facts.
About 2,500,000,000 people around the world haven't got clean water.This is a huge problem because dirty water can create illnesses.One of them' is trachoma:8,000,000 people all over the world get trachoma every year.They wash their faces with dirty water,get ill and go blind.To stop trachoma,people don't have to receive expensive medical care.They have to wash their faces with clean water.That's it.
Ludwick started thinking.He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water.He did more research on the Internet,and he did more thinking.Ludwick had a plan.He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so.they don't have to take a bath.When he was at university,he never stopped thinking about his invention.He started to talk to other people about it,and three years later the dream came true.He made the gel and called it "DryBath".
Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes.People call him "one of the brightest young men in the world".He is happy about his success.DryBath is helping people to be healthy.And DryBath also helps to save water.That's important in many parts of the world,where it 's difficult to find clean water.Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.
(1)Trachoma is a kind of illness that may make people .
A.feel hungry
B.feel thirsty
C.become blind
D.become sleepy
(2)Ludwick invented the gel "DryBath" to .
A.treat people with skin trouble
B.make dirty water become clean
C.show people how to be an inventor
D.help people without enough clean water
(3)Which word best describes Ludwick according to the passage?
A.Creative.
B.Brave.
C.Honest.
D.Humorous.
(4)What can we learn from Ludwick's experience?
A.Luck is very important in achieving success.
B.People can succeed by sticking to their dreams.
C.Young people can easily come up with new ideas.
D.Going to university can make young people smarter.
Turkey was proud of his looks.Every time he walked past the other animals,he would show off his feathers(毛) and say,"I am so beautiful.Move out of my way!"
The other animals thought Turkey was to proud.They decided to give him a lesson,so Fox wrote a note to invite Turkey to a dance party.Turkey was so pleased.When the sun went down,he got to Fox's home.Seeing Turkey,all the animals bowed and cheered.
Just at that time,a beautiful peacock(孔雀) showed up.When Turkey saw the beautiful feathers of the peacock,he became speechless.The other animals began to laugh."I look like a fool." thought Turkey.He ran out of the house as quickly as he could.
And then,no one saw Turkey for several days.Everyone began to feel bad about what they did.They looked for Turkey everywhere.They just wanted to teach him to be humble.They didn't want to hurt his feelings.Finally,they found Turkey in an old tree.He looked quite sad.
Peacock flew to Turkey and said, "Your friends are worried about you.They feel sorry for you."
"We are sorry for the joke we played on you,Turkey." the animals said.
"I am sorry I was so proud." replied Turkey.
"I think we should have another dance party!" said Fox,so they went towards Fox's home together.
(1)Why did the animals invite Turkey to the dance party?
A.Because they liked him.
B.Because they thought his feathers were beautiful.
C.Because they decided to give him a lesson.
D.Because they were proud of him.
(2)Where did they have the dance party?
A.At Turkey's home.
B.In an old tree.
C.At Peacock's home.
D.At Fox's home.
(3)Turkey left the dance party because he .
A.was tired
B.was fooled
C.had a fever
D.had to go home
(4)What does the underlined word "humble" mean in Chinese?
A.善良的.
B.温和的.
C.随意的.
D.谦逊的.
(5)Which is the best title for the passage?
A.What a party!
B.The proud Turkey.
C.Turkey's bad luck.
D.Who is more beautiful?
One afternoon,a man asked his wife what she'd like for her birthday. "I'd really love to be ten again," she replied hopefully.
On the morning of her birthday,the husband got up early,made her a nice breakfast and then took her to the local amusement park.He put her on every ride in the park-the Slide,the Roller Coaster(过山车) and the Wall of Fear....They tried everything there was in the park.
When they went out of the park five hours later,she felt tired and hungry.Right away,they hurried to a McDonald's where her loving husband ordered her a Happy Meal with a chicken hamburger and a large cup of chocolate shake.
Then they were off to the cinema to see the latest movie,complete with a hot dog,popcorn,a big drink and a huge bag of M&M's,her favorite sweets.
After that,the husband drove his heavy wife to the biggest store in the city.There he bought her several dolls that little girls like best.
It was a really busy day.The husband was so proud of what he did for his loving wife.
Finally she went home with her husband and threw herself into the sofa.He asked his loving wife with a big smile, "Well,dear,what was it like being ten years old again?"
Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed.
"You fool," she replied a little angrily, "I meant my dress size…"
(1)The wife ate many things that day except .
A. |
ice﹣cream |
B. |
popcorn |
C. |
a hot dog |
D. |
a hamburger |
(2)Which is the right order according to the passage?
①try the Roller Coaster
②see the latest movie
③buy several dolls
④have a cup of shake
A. |
①②④③ |
B. |
①②③④ |
C. |
①③②④ |
D. |
①④②③ |
(3)How did the wife feel when she heard her husband's last question?
A. |
Excited. |
B. |
Strange. |
C. |
Angry. |
D. |
Surprised. |
(4)Which of the followings is true?
A. |
The husband bought his wife a vegetable hamburger. |
B. |
The husband was very satisfied with what he did. |
C. |
The wife was too happy to feel tired when they got home. |
D. |
The husband took his wife to the Water Park. |
(5)What was the true meaning of the wife's wish?
A. |
She wanted her husband to take her to go shopping. |
B. |
She wanted to be ten years old again. |
C. |
She wanted to see the latest movie. |
D. |
She wanted to be thinner again. |
The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.
Treating wastewater is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans.
But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the wastewater.
While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is fresh water﹣that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalinationbusinesses come in. More than 19.000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process(加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.
Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.
(1)How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world?
A. Under 10 million.
B. Only 19 million.
C. About 92 million.
D. Over 700 million.
(2)Treating waste water helps the environment by .
A. storing waste in ice and snow
B. letting waste run into oceans
C. keeping waste out of rivers and oceans
D. sending waste to coastal countries
(3)What does the underlined word "desalination" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 远洋运输
B. 潮汐发电
C. 食盐销售
D. 海水淡化
(4)At present, the technology to process water .
A. needs much energy
B. saves much money
C. satisfies everyone
D. causes pollution
(5)What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Water should be a human right.
B. The water problem is still serious.
C. Our planet is covered with water.
D. Everyone has enough clean water.