Tom brought a box of biscuits(饼干) to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp coach(教练) about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits behind a tree. He came up with an idea to solve the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “I know who took away your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes… are you going to punish him, sir?” Tom asked. “No, I’m not,” the coach explained patiently. “That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more gifts.”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mailing from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “go and share them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention(意图), but he still followed his suggestion.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to accept his toy robot in payment for(赔偿) the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so important.
In some situations, forgiveness(原谅) is better than punishment. Why did the coach ask Tom to ask for more gifts?
| A．The coach wanted to teach the boy a lesson. |
| B．Tom wanted to get more biscuits. |
| C．The coach wanted to make friends with Tom. |
| D．The coach wanted to make Tom hate the boy. |
In which order did these things happen?
①Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp, but soon it was stolen.
②Tom refused the gift from his new friend.
③Tom received another box of biscuits and shared them with his partner.
④Tom forgave the boy.
| A．①②③④ | B．①③④② |
| C．②①③④ | D．④①②③ |
From the story, we learn __________________.
| A．the coach punished the boy at last |
| B．the coach wrote to Tom’s mother and asked for more gifts. |
| C．Tom accepted the boy’s robot in payment for the stolen biscuits. |
| D．forgiveness is sometimes better than punishment |
It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared.
A grade-2 student said, “I couldn’t listen carefully during classes if the mobile phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”
The school says they feel the ban(禁令) is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (灵活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have to turn them off in classrooms.
Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say using mobile phones too often can cause many psychological problems in teenage students. The grade-2 student thought that _______.
| A．the mobile phone should be on during classes |
| B．it is good to play cell phone games sometimes |
| C．the mobile phone is helpful to her studies |
| D．it is no good using the cell phone at school |
According to the passage, the students use their mobile phones except _______.
| A．contacting their parents |
| B．cheating in exams |
| C．sending short messages |
| D．playing games |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．All the parents welcome the school decision. |
| B．Some students can bring mobile phones to school. |
| C．Medical experts think the school decision is good. |
| D．No one is allowed to use mobile phones in the classrooms |
What does the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3 mean?
| A．调整 | B．公布 | C．执行 | D．张贴 |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．the mobile phone is a big trouble to teenage students |
| B．the use of the mobile phone can cause mental problems |
| C．about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school |
| D．a story happening at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School |
Our sun is a star. Like all stars, it is a mass of （ 一大团）very hot gases. The sun’s energy doesn’t come from burning fuels（ 燃料 ）. The sun’s energy comes from its nuclear fusion.( 核聚变 )
How big is the sun? Its diameter, the distance across its center, is quiet huge. That’s more than 100 times the diameter of Earth. The sun’s volume is more than a million times the volume of the Earth. Another way to say this is that the sun could hold one million Earths inside it.
The sun has different layers of gases. Each layer mixes into the next, like the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.（ 大气 ） Most of the sun’s mass is in its center. It is also very hot. Almost all fusion takes place in the center.
The sun creates energy in the form of heat and light. Even though the sun is a ball of gases, it is made up of several layers. The main layers are the center. There are also other layers. The sun produces hug energy. Its energy mainly comes from its center. The sun is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Without the sun, there will be no living things on earth, including human beings.
What are the gases of the sun like?
A. Very hot
B. Very bright
C. All of the above
The sun’s energy comes from .
A. X—rays
B. nuclear fusion
C. layers of gases
The diameter of the earth is about 6300 km. How about that of the sun?
A. About 6300km
B. About 63000km
C. About 630000km
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ volume” according to the passage?
A. 形状 B. 面积 C. 体积
What’s the last two paragraphs about?
A. The sun has many layer.
B. Where the sun energy is from.
C. How the sun energy is made.
My daughter Emma is in Grade 7. In her class, there is a boy called Jack. He is quite overweight, so he is always made fun of.
For several nights Emma came home from school, feeling upset about that. She also said that Jack had no school things because his family couldn’t afford them. She said she wanted to help him. So the next day Emma asked Jack to make a list for her. She would bring the school things that she had at home for him. Jack was very thankful（ 感激 ） and made a small list : erasers, pens and pencils.
That evening Emma and I went to the shop and we bought everything on his list. Emma also said that Jack needed a new pencil- box. When we got home, we put all the supplies into a new backpack(背包) because Jack didn’t have one. Emma wrote a little note saying “Hope you have everything you need and enjoy the supplies” and put it in the backpack.
The next day, I asked the school headmaster to give the backpack to Jack. After Jack read the little note, he thanked Emma many times and said he loved everything. Later that day when I picked up （ 接 ） Emma after school, she was all smiles. As for Jack, I saw him walking home with his new backpack. It was a good feeling to know we had made a difference in his life.
Emma was very upset for several nights because .
A.Jack always made fun of her
B. Jack was always made fun of
CJack had no school things
Why didn’t Jack have school things?
A.He lost them one day.
B.He had no money to buy them.
C.He gave them to someone in need.
What were in the new backpack that Jack got?
① erasers ② a ruler ③ a book
④ pencils ⑤ a pencil-box ⑥ pens
A. ①④ ⑤ ⑥
B. ② ③ ④ ⑥
C. ①② ⑤ ⑥
Who gave the backpack to Jack the next day?
A. Emma
B. Emma’s mother
C. The headmaster
What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A.Be proud of who you are.
B.Don’t make fun of others.
C.Be kind to others and help those in need.
阅读B、C两篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Helen Keller lived in America. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better, but now she can't see or hear." Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________.
| A．she was a baby | B．she went to college |
| C．her teacher came to her home | D．she was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher |
| C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________.
| A．she was an American |
| B．she is a good teacher |
| C．her teacher taught her many things |
| D．she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because __________.
| A．she was very bright |
| B．she was blind and deaf |
| C．she was a brave and wonderful person |
| D．she went to college |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but ________________.
| A．she found a way to understand the world |
| B．her mother and father didn't feel sad |
| C．she found a way to travel around the world |
| D．she found out how people became blind and deaf |
根据下面A篇短文的内容判断文后句子的正误，正确的用"A"表示，错误的用"B"表示。
We drink tea each day. But more than three hundred years ago most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them knew what to do with it.
There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He had been to India (印度) and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for her mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party".
When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman brought out some tea-leaves (叶子)and asked them to eat, of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother, what have you done with the tea?"
"I boiled it as you said."
"And what did you do with the water?"
"I threw it away, of course,"answered the old woman. "Now you may throw away the leaves, too,"said her son.The sailor gave his mother some tea as a present.
The old woman asked her friends to a "tea party".
Everybody liked to eat the tea-leaves.
The woman threw the water away but kept the leaves.
The story is about an American sailor.
| Name |
Age |
School |
From |
Class |
Favourite |
| Alice |
11 |
International School |
England |
4 |
Reading |
| Tony |
13 |
New Star Middle School |
China |
3 |
Basketball |
| Linda |
12 |
No. 1 Middle School |
England |
5 |
Writing |
| Bill |
14 |
New Star Middle School |
America |
7 |
Football |
__________ are from England.
| A．Bill and Linda | B．Alice and Linda |
| C．Alice and Tony | D．Bill and Alice |
Bill is ________ years old.
| A．eleven | B．twelve |
| C．fourteen | D．thirteen |
Who is in Class 3?
| A．Mike | B．Tony | C．Alice | D．Bill |
Linda is from __________.
| A．No.1 Middle School | B．Yuying Middle School |
| C．New Star Middle School | D．International School |
__________ is Alice’s favourite.
| A．Reading | B．Football |
| C．Writing | D．Basketball |
One little miracle (奇迹) has been happening to me recently, and it gives me a special joy.
A few months ago, I was telling my daughter, Sally, some stories about my mother. My daughter was so young when my mother died that she doesn’t remember her well. I told her all I could remember, like how wonderful my mother was and how much she meant to me.
One day, Sally was sad because her grandmother was in heaven (天堂) and she couldn’t see her. I explained that though her grandmother was dead, now she was still watching over us and could send us something to let us know she was there. She could be anywhere, even riding invisibly (看不见地) on the back of a butterfly. Just after I said this, a butterfly flew down right by us, and we laughed happily.
Now many people would say it was just luck that the butterfly flew down at that time. A funny thing, however, has happened since then. Every time I go out in any type of weather I see butterflies. Very often they fly right by my face to get my attention. I always say hi to Mum, send her my love, and thank God for little miracles.
Everyone is always looking for some big miracles to come out and save them when they are in trouble, but they don’t notice the little miracles that happen every day right in front of their eyes. I know what they really are, however. For me little miracles are the best kind. So many little miracles happen around me all the time that I know they are not just luck.
When her grandmother died, Sally was .
| A．at school | B．quite young |
| C．in trouble | D．not at home |
One day Sally was sad because .
| A．her mother told her a sad story |
| B．she argued with her grandmother |
| C．she couldn’t see her grandmother |
| D．her grandmother sent her nothing special |
What does the underlined word “they” refer to(指代)?
| A．Everyone. | B．Butterflies. |
| C．Grandparents. | D．Little miracles. |
Which can be the BEST title for this passage?
| A．Butterflies and miracles |
| B．Sally’s grandmother |
| C．Miracles are nowhere |
| D．A funny thing happened to Sally |
On a hot summer day, ice-cold watermelons serve up a delicious treat. Sure, the rosy flesh (果肉) quenches your thirst (解渴). But now there are more reasons than ever for people to reach for a slice of watermelon.
Meet Dr Alison Edwards. She is a scientist at the Agricultural Research Service. Scientists are people who come up with new ideas called theories (理论). They usually do scientific research to test their new theories. That’s how they find out if a new idea is a good one, or if the new idea will bring an even better idea.
At her lab, Dr Edwards recently learned more about the secrets of why watermelons are good for you!
Dr Edwards has known for a long time that watermelons have vitamin C. But recently she learned that watermelons also have lycopene (番茄红素). It is something that gives tomatoes and watermelons their rosy red colour.
What’s so special about the lycopene in watermelons?
Dr Edwards says that watermelons and tomatoes both have lots of lycopene. It seems that your body can use the lycopene from watermelons more easily than the lycopene from raw (生的) tomatoes. In fact, the lycopene from tomatoes is more easily absorbed (吸收) inside your body once they have been cooked.The watermelon is a kind of ________.
| A．drink | B．fruit | C．medicine | D．vitamin |
How does a scientist usually test a theory?
| A．By practising it in daily life. |
| B．By doing scientific research. |
| C．By discussing it with other scientists. |
| D．By looking into many scientific reports. |
Lycopene is something that gives tomatoes and watermelons their ________ colour.
| A．red | B．green | C．black | D．yellow |
To make full use of tomatoes, we’d better________.
| A．eat them raw | B．not peel the |
| C．cook them first | D．make them into juice |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Our bodies cannot absorb lycopene. |
| B．Watermelons are good for us in hot summer. |
| C．Tomatoes have more lycopene than watermelons do. |
| D．Lycopene in watermelons is hard for our bodies to absorb. |
Dear Amy
How are you? Mum, Dad and I went to Thailand last week. We had a great time!
We arrived at the airport early on Friday morning. I chose a window seat on the plane. I could see the clouds clearly from the window. They looked soft and shiny. Four hours later, we landed in Thailand.
We stayed at a hotel in Pattaya on our first day. We went to the beach. We played different water sports there. We had so much fun! We were tired when we got back to the hotel.
On the next day, we went to Bangkok. We visited two temples there. They looked like golden bells with pointed tops. We took some photos outside the temples and had a walk in the gardens. In the evening, we had dinner at a restaurant next to a lake. The food was very spicy so I kept drinking cold water!
On the last day, we hung out at a shopping mall. Mum bought a beautiful tea set. Dad bought some T-shirts and I bought some dried mangoes (芒果干). We went to the airport after lunch. I was lucky because I got a window seat again. This time I could see the beautiful sunset (日落).
We enjoyed the trip very much. I hope we will go on another trip again soon.
Love
PollyIn Thailand Polly did the following activities EXCEPT ________.
| A．go shopping | B．play water sports |
| C．go to the beach | D．enjoy the sunrise |
How long was Polly’s trip in Thailand?
| A．2 days. | B．3 days. | C．5 days. | D．A week. |
Polly and his parents went to________on the second day.
| A．the beach | B．the temples |
| C．the airport | D．the shopping mall |
The underlined word ‘spicy’ probably means ‘________’.
| A．hot | B．sweet | C．salty | D．sour |
In this letter, Polly mainly told Amy about ________.
| A．his weekend | B．his holiday plan |
| C．his trip to Thailand | D．his views of Thailand |
Spring will soon be upon us and a new term is here. All over the world spring is the season of new life: flowers bloom, baby animals are born, and the weather becomes warmer．During this time of year, people usually walk around with a spring in their steps and a feeling of fresh beginnings．However, for a fresh beginning it takes more than the bright colors and fresh air of spring．We need to look at ourselves, set new goals, and decide how to improve ourselves．
In England people usually do this on the first day of the year. We look at the past year and think about what we' d like to change or improve in our lives, and we call this a New Year' s resolution（决心）．These can be anything from improving one' s health through exercise or cutting out bad habits, to studying harder for better grades or trying to find a good work or life balance．
Luckily, we don' t have to wait for the beginning of a new year to try and become better people．We can do this whenever we like．The milestone of a new term is just a good place to start.
Sometimes it' s difficult to take the first step in achieving newly set goals, but an old saying is "to begin is to be half-way there．" I agree with this because taking on a new task or changing habits can seem daunting at first, but once we begin, they get easier．For example, spending less time on QQ or playing video games and more time studying or communicating face-to-face can be difficult habits to change at first．But once we settle into the new routine and start to see the results, it' s difficult not to wonder why we didn’t do it sooner.
The trick with deciding on a resolution for a new term is not to set unrealistic targets. If we do this, it's easy to lose motivation because the end goal seems so far away. Try to make many small goals you want to reach on the way to your ultimate（最终的）goal. This way, you can see your progress easily.
In Paragraph One, the writer wants to tell us that spring is a time _________．
| A．to take a walk around outdoors |
| B．to enjoy fresh air and bright colors |
| C．to set goals for a fresh beginning |
| D．for animals to have babies |
Which of the following might the writer agree with according to（根据） Paragraph Four?
| A．Be swift to hear, slow to speak． |
| B．All that ends well is well． |
| C．Well begun is half done． |
| D．All roads lead to Rome． |
What does the underlined word "daunting" probably mean in Paragraph Four?
| A．changeable | B．difficult |
| C．lovely | D．dangerous |
What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?
| A．If you see no progress, you'll be sad. |
| B．Whatever happens, stick to （坚持）your dreams． |
| C．Never lose heart when meeting with difficulties． |
| D．Your goals should be realistic and small． |
In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair-weather friends. They will be with you only if you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of characteristic, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to give his opinion. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need help, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humour, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend! Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?
| A．understanding. | B．honesty. |
| C．reliability. | D．a sense of humour. |
If you have fair-weather friends, ______ .
| A．they will give you all that they have when you need help |
| B．you will be refused when you get into trouble |
| C．you will become rich |
| D．you can be sure that you get real friends |
Good friends need to ______.
| A．always point out each other's mistakes |
| B．be helped with money |
| C．understand each other's feelings |
| D．have money or luck |
This passage mainly discuss ______ .
| A．the qualities of a friend |
| B．where to choose friends |
| C．how to get along with friends |
| D．the importance of having a friend |
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What’s special about this book? It’s a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show. Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学). Truman’s life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chinese is my native language (母语),” she says.
Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”What did Su Su write？
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Sophie’s World. |
| C．The Truman Show. | D．The Enigma of the Universe. |
In Which language did Su Su write this book?
| A．Chinese. | B．English. |
| C．French. | D．Both Chinese and English. |
What does her book talk about?
| A．It talks about how to learn English well. |
| B．It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction. |
| C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well. |
| D．It is a mixture of love. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．A clever girl. | B．An interesting book. |
| C．Su Su and her first book. | D．A young writer. |
The American alligator (短吻鳄) is the largest reptile (爬行动物) in North America. Some of them can be over 5 metres long.
In North America, the bison (野牛) is the largest animal on land. If they are frightened, the American bison will run away and can reach a speed of 52 km per hour.
The white-tailed deer can run up to 58 km per hour. This North American deer can also jump as high as 2.6 metres and jump as far as 9 metres.
There is a frog that barks just like a dog. This barking frog is found in the southwestern part
of the United States. 
The polar bear is a great swimmer and can swim as fast as 10 km per hour using only its front feet. 
The wild turkey nearly died out in the early 1900’s, because people hunted many of them. This wild bird is making a comeback now.
The ________ is the largest animal on land in North America.
| A．polar bear | B．bison |
| C．alligator | D．white-tailed deer |
In the _____ of the United States, there lives a kind of frog that can bark like a dog.
| A．southwest | B．southeast |
| C．northwest | D．northeast |
The polar bear _________.
| A．is good at running |
| B．is good at swimming |
| C．swims with its back legs |
| D．can jump as far as 9 metres |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The alligator is the largest reptile in North America. |
| B．The white-tailed deer can jump as high as 2.6 metres. |
| C．Six kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage. |
| D．The wild turkey died out about 1000 years ago. |
Advice on Doing Your Homework
Never try to work when you are very hungry．If you want to do your homework right after school，you may want to eat something before getting to work．Always do your homework before you get too tired．Don't wait until late in the evening，or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is．
Divide your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour's work．Relax yourself after an hour．However, don't divide it up so much that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping．
Don't put off（推迟）until the last minute．If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind and you won't enjoy your free time．If you put off until the end of the week or
until right before a test．you will have too much to do．A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it．
Do your homework at the same time every day．This will help you make it a habit--part of your daily work．It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well．
When someone is hungry，he'd better ．
| A．not work at all | B．work harder |
| C．not work too hard | D．work as usual |
The underlined word “assignment” in the article may mean “ ”．
| A．time | B．test |
| C．homework | D．school |
If you put off doing your homework， ．
| A．it will be kept on your mind |
| B．it will be much easier to do |
| C．it will make you happy |
| D．it doesn’t matter much |
To do your homework at the same time every day ．
| A．will make it more difficult |
| B．will make your free time less pleasant |
| C．will help you have a good habit |
| D．will help you live longer |
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