Dear Peter,
My name is Frank. I am from America. Here is a picture of my friends. We are in the same grade. Look at the picture, in the middle, you can see my friend Jimmy. He likes all the sports. He likes to eat apples and French fries. You can see Helen in the picture, too. Helen likes math. Her favorite food is meat. But Sandra doesn’t like math. Look, Sandra is here in the picture. She can speak French. She likes ping-pong. Behind her, there is a girl. She is Sally. She is a black girl. She likes to swim. And she likes to eat ice cream. Maria and Rick are behind Jimmy. Maria likes computer very much. She plays computer games very well. Rick is fun. He can play soccer ball. He likes strawberries best. I like math, too. I like to eat bananas. All of us think Beijing Opera is fun. So we go to see it. But we can’t understand the words. So we don’t want to see it again. But my father likes it very much. He often watches it. He can understand it. One interesting thing:two of my English friends can understand it, too. They are Maya and Kelsey. They are not in the picture. They often go to see Beijing Opera like my father.
Can you send me a picture of your friends.
Yours,
Frank Frank has__________ friends in the picture.
| A．seven | B．six | C．five | D．eight |
This e-mail(电子邮件) is for_________.
| A．Sally | B．Sandra | C．Frank | D．Peter |
_____like sports.
| A．Jimmy, Sandra and Sally | B．Maria, Rick and Jimmy |
| C．Sally, Rick, Jimmy and Sandra | D．Helen, Frank and Rick |
“understand” means(意思是)_________ in Chinese.
| A．喜欢 | B．理解 | C．听说 | D．观看 |
Why don’t Frank and his friends in the picture want to see Beijing Opera again?
| A．Because Beijing Opera is boring | B．Because Beijing Opera is bad |
| C．Because Beijing Opera is fun | D．Because they can’t understand it. |
C：阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a sign at a Korean university asking tourists not to step into the grass to take photos. The sign is not written in Korean or English; it is written in Chinese.
These signs, and signs in other countries warning Chinese tourists about their behavior, have shamed many Chinese who worry about the image of the country.
Over 70 million Chinese tourists made overseas trips last year and spent $102 billion, more than the $84 billion spent by American and German tourists. For many Chinese tourists, it was their first trip abroad and they didn’t know about foreign ways. And some of these tourists took their bad habits from China with them.
Wang Yang, a Chinese deputy prime minister(国务院副总理), said, “They(the tourists) speak loudly in public, carve words or numbers on tourist attractions, cross the road when the traffic lights are still red and spit anywhere. It damages(毁坏) the image of the Chinese people and has a very bad influence.”
Before you travel to a foreign country, it’s important to learn some things about the country and its culture. You are guests in the country and it’s important to respect(尊重) your hosts. As more and more Chinese visit foreign countries, their behavior will certainly change and those shameful signs will, hopefully, disappear.The sign at a Korean university is written in ______.
A. Chinese B. English C. KoreanHow do many Chinese feel about the signs?
A. Proud.
B. Interested.
C. Shameful.The underlined word “image” probably means “______” in Chinese.
A. 形象 B. 热情 C. 财富The passage is written to ______.
A. order the Korean university to clean up signs with Chinese words
B. advise the overseas Chinese tourists to change their behavior
C. ask Chinese people not to spend too much money traveling abroadWhat would be the best title for the passage?
A. Signs Shame Overseas Chinese Tourists
B. Foreign Culture Makes Bad Influence
C. Foreign Countries Attract Chinese Tourists
B: 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
If you’re ready to add more physical activity(体育运动) to your life, here are some tips(建议).
Make physical activity part of your routine, like brushing your teeth or going to work. Try biking to work at least once a week, using the stairs more often, or walking to some places near home. But talk to your doctor before you start an exercise routine, especially if you haven’t been very active or have health problems.
Walking is one of the best fitness(健康) activities. To keep up a routine, you can walk with family members, friends or pets. Count your steps with a step counter(计数器). You can buy one at a sporting goods store. If you don’t have time for one 30-minute walk, break it into three 10-minute walks.
Find an activity that you enjoy, and stay with it. Change it with other activities so you don’t get bored. For example, walk three days a week, and swim or bike on the other days. Join a volleyball or basketball club for fun and exercise. By finding more activities you enjoy, you’ll have a greater chance for success.
The underlined word “routine” probably means “______” in Chinese.
A. 建议 B. 惯例 C. 爱好What does the writer suggest doing before starting daily exercise?
A. Talking to the doctor.
B. Walking to work.
C. Buying a step counter.How many tips does the writer mention when talking about the walking activity?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.To avoid getting bored with the same activity, we can ______.
A. break one 30-minute walk into three
B. change the activity we are staying with
C. do the activity with our family membersThe passage mainly talks about ______.
A. the ways to count walking steps
B. some health problems we may face
C. some advice on physical activity
A: 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
 Michelle Obama |
From March 20 to 26, the US first lady was on a trip to China with her daughters and mother. She met China’s first lady Peng Liyuan in Beijing. They went to the Forbidden City and had dinner together. Then they went to Xi’an and Chengdu. Michelle gave a speech at No. 7 High School in Chengdu, talking about the importance of education. |
 Jiang Wenshan |
He’s a 32-year-old man who was born without his left arm. He entered a university with a high score in “Gaokao”. He often takes part in volunteer activities to help others like him. He traveled to more than 60 cities by selling his dreams online. Jiang not only sold his dreams, he also “sold” his courage. He has helped many other disabled people realize their dreams. |
 Wang Changdian |
Wang, 63, is a retired(退休) policeman in Lushan, Ya’an, Sichuan. After the Lushan earthquake that killed 176 people took place on April 20, 2013, Wang volunteered to work in Qingjiang, a mountain village in Siyan to help the villagers rebuild homes. |
What did Michelle do at No. 7 High School in Chengdu?
A. She gave a speech on education.
B. She had dinner with China’s first lady.
C. She talked with a retired teacher.We can learn from the passage that Jiang Wenshan ______.
A. is a man of 30 years old
B. failed to enter a university
C. always helps disabled peopleJiang Wenshan traveled with the money he made by ______.
A. teaching in different schools
B. selling his dreams online
C. working in a mountain villageWang Changdian went to Qingjiang Village to ______.
A. help to rebuild homes for the villagers
B. work as a volunteer teacher
C. meet his daughters and motherWhich of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The US first lady went to visit China with her husband.
B. Jiang Wenshan was born without his right arm.
C. Wang Changdian used to work in a police station.
Teens want structure in their lives, which means they want their lives well-planned. To begin building structure, teens need love and trust. They need to know their parents arc there to give them needed love and support (支持).Teens want to be sure that nothing can prevent parents from shouldering their responsibility for them — not their growing maturity (成熟),misbehavior, nor anger at something they have done. Teens want parents to keep control while allowing them to make some decisions.
There are some ways you can help your teens create reasonable structure and remain close. One way is to spend time together. Parents often mistake their teens’ increased interest in friends for a disinterest in the family.
Teens would like to spend more time doing things with their parents, but watching TV is not counted as spending time together. As your teens mature, it is important for you and your teens spend time alone together, one to one. Your teens need time to talk to you alone without any other family member present.
Talk with your teens about their interests and concerns. Make sure you really show interest in what is happening. When talking with your teens, give full attention and do not stop them.
The way to help your teens become adults is to let your teens into your world. Sharing your emotions and concerns with your teens is important. Avoid causing needless worry.
Trust your teens. Don't expect the worst. Hope for the best. Telling your teens you don’t like their friends will cause the teens not to bring their friends home. If something should go wrong, believe that your teens didn’t do it on purpose.
It is very important that you treat your teens with respect. Teens need the same respect adults show for total strangers. Don’t talk down to your teens.
You need to be supportive o f your teens. What may be a small problem to you may be troubling to your teens. Teens don't have the experiences that adults have had. Let the teens know that you understand how much it hurts when something happens that is upsetting or hurtful to them. As they mature, they can look back at some problems they had and laugh at having been upset by something that now seems unimportant.
The most important things to remember are: talk with your teens, listen to their worries and offer suggestions when needed. This will help your teens to live a well-organized life.According to Paragraph 1, teens ______________.
| A．can control themselves. |
| B．expect direction and freedom. |
| C．don’t know how to make decision |
| D．don’t have responsibility for the family |
The underline part “counted as” in Paragraph 3 probably means “____”.
| A．compared with | B．used as |
| C．connected with | D．regarded as |
To help teens organize their lives , parents should __________.
| A．invite their teens’ friends home. |
| B．leave their teens’ problems alone. |
| C．share their feelings with their teens. |
| D．pay little attention to their teens’ daily lives. |
What is the best title of the passage ?
| A．Training Teens to Become Responsible Adults. |
| B．Helping Teens to Build Reasonable Structure. |
| C．Improving the Relationship with Your Teens. |
| D．Stepping into Your Teens’ Secret Word. |
Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers have found out some interesting facts.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar attitude and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even, we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that’s true but it's a pity if we always stick to the same people, the same group. The danger in always staying in our comfort zone (舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and discover difference.
When we always stick to the same people, how can we ever break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance (无知),which too often leads to prejudice (偏见) and even fear? If instead you want to live in a society that opens to changes and new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there in silence. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.From the passage, we know that people prefer sitting by someone who
| A．is like themselves |
| B．has a sense of humor |
| C．is open-minded |
| D．lives an exciting life |
People like staying in their comfort zone because they may
| A． remain comfortable and special |
| B． be accepted easily and feel safe |
| C． find out more interesting things |
| D．discover differences among themselves |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To tell us just to be ourselves in social life. |
| B．To introduce ways to learn about the world. |
| C．To explain how people communicate with others. |
| D．To encourage us to meet people of different kinds. |