Once there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he like to show them to people. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good. One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise(赞美)these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry and sent him to prison(监狱). After some time, the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿). Again he showed some of his new Stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, "Take me back to the prison."The king thought his stories were good so ____.
A. People liked them
B. he liked to show them to people
C. he only showed some to the famous writeThe famous writer was thrown into prison because
A. he was afraid of the king's stories
B. he said the king's stories were very bad
C. he said he couldn’t write good stories for the kingPeople were afraid of the king because
A. the stories were interesting
B. they would be sent to prison
C the king wrote many storiesAgain the king showed the writer some of his new stories because
A. he wanted to know what the writer thought of them
B. he wanted to be angry with the writer
C. he wanted to send the writer to prisonWhen we read the writer's last words, we can be sure that
A. the writer would write some good stories while in prison
B. the writer liked the new Stories'
C. the king's new Stories were no good at all.
Death Valley is a huge place．It is more than 225kilometers across the southern part of the state of California，and across the border （边界）with the state of Nevada．
（1） It can be dangerously cold during the winter months．The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃．The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past．It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate．Death Valley does not forgive （原谅）those who are not careful．
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849．（2） Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining （开采）areas in California．They were in a hurry to get there before other people did．
Many people were not careful．They made bad choices or wrong decisions．One group of people had reached Death Valley by December．They avoided the terrible heat of summer，but there was not enough water．There were few plants for their work animals to eat．The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley．（3） They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley．
As they left，one woman looked back and said．"Good﹣bye，death valley．"（4）
A．Slowly，they ran out of food．
B．Death Valley has a long history．
C．The name has never been changed．
D．Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place．
E．That was the year after gold was discovered in California．
On May 1，a wildfire started in a forest near the Alberta town of Fort McMurray in Canada．Within two days，the fire grew larger and the people who lived in Fort McMurray had to leave their homes．While there have been very few people injured （伤害））by the large fire itself，it has been harmful to the community．
Canadians in other places have been helping by sending money and donations to the Red Cross．Many people in Alberta have taken in people from Fort McMurray，letting them stay in their homes for free until the fire is put out．Many firefighters are needed to fight the fire and some of them have come from other parts of Canada to help．The brave firefighters were able to save 25，000homes as well as the hospital and all of the town's schools，according to CBC news．
There have been thousands of other acts of kindness towards the people of Fort McMurray．Some musicians，such as Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle，are holding special concerts，with the money going to Fort McMurray people．And companies have been helping，as well．Beer﹣maker Labatt filled thousands of cans with water﹣instead of beer﹣and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray．
The fire is huge，spreading over more than 229，000hectares （公顷），but firefighters say they believe they are starting to get it under control﹣it is becoming smaller instead of spreading．
18．How many people have been injured by the large fire itself？
A．25，000．
B．Very few．
C．229，000．
D．Many．
19．In this passage，the underlined word"donations"means ．
A．捐赠物
B．礼物
C．吉祥物
D．农作物
20．What did beer﹣maker Labatt do for the people in Fort McMurray？
A．He sent money to the people in Fort McMurray．
B．He held a concert and gave the money to the people in Fort McMurray．
C．He took in people from Fort McMurray and let them stay in his home for free．
D．He filled thousands of cans with water and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray．
21．What is the passage mainly about？
A．A big fire in Fort McMurray of Canada．
B．The people in Fort McMurray of Canada．
C．The firefighters in Fort McMurray of Canada．
D．The musicians in Fort McMurray of Canada．
I love listening to music and will try to do it as much as I can．Whether I'm driving my car or walking somewhere I always have a CD or my iPod playing because I feel music can greatly influence my mood（情绪）．I can listen to music to cheer me up or relax me or remind me about a certain time and a certain place where I last listened to that song．
I feel the best way to listen to music is live!I love going to concerts to watch and hear my favorite artist or band perform．
The last concert I went to was a Mumford and Son's concert in Newcastle，a country﹣folk style band from the Uk．All of the lights and sound effects not only sounded good but also looked good．
I always feel that people come together at concerts．I can easily talk to people I might never have talked to before，just because they share an interest in a certain music artist．
I also find that at concerts many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down．Sometimes they might cover someone else's song so I feel that the live performances really show me a new way to listen to music．
I enjoy concerts because I always discover something new and different because of the way it is played live．
14．Mumford and Son is ．
A．a song
B．a band
C．a singer
D．a concert
15．Where does the writer like best to listen to music？
A．In her car．
B．On the road．
C．At concerts．
D．In her office．
16．Why can the writer easily talk to people she might never have talked to before at concerts？
A．Because they are friendly．
B．Because they like talking．
C．Because they want to ask the writer some questions．
D．Because they share an interest in a certain music artist with the writer．
17．According to this passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE．
A．Listening to music can cheer the writer up．
B．Music can greatly influence the writer's mood．
C．The writer enjoys concerts because she always discovers something old．
D．Many artists or bands may speed their song up or slow it down at concerts．
Worder is the story of a ten﹣year﹣old boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York．August，or Auggie，is an ordinary boy in many ways．He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox．But Auggie has deformities （畸形））of the face and looks very different from other children．
At the start of the book，he tells us"My name is August．I won't describe what I look like．Whatever you're thinking，it's probably worse．"In the street，people look at Auggie and his appearance shocks them．
Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital．His mother teaches him at home．But now he's ten，she thinks he should go to school．At first．Auggie doesn't want to go．He worries that other students will look at him and say bad things．But then he visits a school with his mum．He likes the head teacher and decides to go．Auggie's first year at school has good times and bad times．Auggie makes some good friends but other children are unfriendly to him．At the end of the year．Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely．
11．What is Wonder？
A．The name of a place．
B．The name of a book．
C．The name of a person．
D．The name of a picture．
12．Why doesn't Auggie want to go to school at first？
A．Because he likes teaching himself．
B．Because he likes staying at home．
C．Because he is too young to go to school．
D．Because he worries that other students will laugh at him．
13．Which of the following is WRONG？
A．Auggie is a boy in New York．
B．Auggie likes the head teacher．
C．Auggie is a handsome boy．
D．Auggie's first year at school has good times and bad time．
Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition．Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture．
It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong．People say that he lived 5，000 years ago．One summer day，while he was visiting a faraway part of his country，he felt very thirsty．The servants began to make water hot enough to turn into gas for him to drink．Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water．The king drank some，and found it could make him feel less tried．Also as a scientist，Shen Nong was interested in the new drink．And so，tea was created in 2737 BC．
Drinking tea has many advantages．It makes people feel less tired，clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight．As you add a cup of tea to your daily life，please check the following helpful advice．
l Drink it hot．Tea oxidizes（氧化） quickly，so it is suggested that you drink it hot．
l Do not drink too much strong tea．It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong．
l The best time to drink tea is between meals．It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is full．
l Do not drink with medicine．It may change the medical result．You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine．
l Green tea is the best choice for office workers．Why？Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer．
36．Paragraph 2 is mainly about ．
A．when King Shen Nong lived
B．where Chinese tea was created
C．How Chinese tea was discovered
D．why King Shen Nong drank tea
37．Drinking tea has lots of advantages EXCEPT ．
A．help you lose weight
B．letting you feel less tired
C．having a strong wish for food
D．clearing heat inside your body
38．Mr．Smith is a computer teacher．He'd better drink ．
A．Green tea
B．black tea
C．strong tea
D．coffee with milk
39．What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A．Don't drink too much strong tea．
B．Not all office workers drink green tea
C．Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely．
D．King Shen Nong loved creating new things
40．The passage is mainly written to ．
A．let us know tea was discovered
B．give some advice drinking tea
C．tell people the history of tea
D．advise people to drink green tea．