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It is a hot summer day．Clara is drinking juice in the yard．Her mom is cutting grass with a lawnmower（割草机）． The lawnmower is loud， and Clara wishes her mom would play with her instead．But mom says the grass is very long and has to be cut．

Suddenly， the lawnmower stops． Clara's mom looks upset． Clara wonders what is wrong． Her mom picks something up out of the grass， and walks to Clara．

Clara's mom has a little turtle in her hand! As Clara looks closer，she sees that one leg is in bad shape．"I think I broke its leg，" Clara's mom says． "I'm really sorry． Will you help me nurse it back to health？"

Clara feels bad for the little turtle． Turtles move slowly， so it probably could not run away when it saw the lawnmower coming． And Clara's mom could not see it in the long grass! It was a mistake， but Clara and her mom will make it right． Clara names the turtle Phillip．

They take Phillip to the vet． The vet takes an X﹣ray of Phillip's leg， and makes sure that it is broken．The turtle gets a little splint （夹板） and bandage． The vet tells Clara that the turtle needs plants to eat，water to drink and a place to live in． Clara and her mom buy a small tank （水箱） for Phillip on the way home．

At home， Clara takes good care of Phillip． She puts water and rocks in the tank．She brings him fruit and leaves to eat， and keeps his tank clean．

After eight weeks， Clara and her mom take Phillip back to the vet， who says that his leg is healthy again． Clara is both happy and sad．Happy because Phillip is better，but sad because she has to let him go．When Clara gets home， she feeds Phillip some fruit，kisses his back and says goodbye，then lets him go in the yard． Clara will always remember Phillip．

（1）Clara's mom looks upset because　　．

A． she can't play with Clara

B． the grass is too long to cut

C． the lawnmower doesn't work

D． she hurts the turtle by mistake

（2）What does the underlined word "vet" mean？　　

A．兽医

B．药剂师

C．饲养员

D．驯兽师

（3）Clara provides　　for Phillip．

A． some fruit， water and grass

B． a tank， some leaves and water

C． a splint， a tank and some rocks

D． a bandage， some water and leaves

（4）What does Clara do after Phillip becomes healthy？　　

A． She takes him to get an X﹣ray．

B． She feeds him some leaves．

C． She lets him go．

D． She keeps him as a pet in the yard．

（5）What do you think of Clara？ She is　　．

A． kind

B． polite

C． careless

D． creative

The opening of the Beijing﹣Zhangjiakou high﹣speed railway took place in December，2019． The railway is a milestone in China's railway development because it has used the latest technologies in railway building．

The railway is 174 kilometers long， with 10 stations． The stations are managed by one control center， which is described by China Railway Beijing Group一also known as CR Beijing﹣ as an "intelligent（智能的） brain"． The center collects and shares the stations' real﹣time information． " With the information， the workers in the center can control the stations' lighting and temperature， monitor（监测） trains' operation and deal with emergencies（紧急情况）．"said Zhu Dianping． from CR Beijing．

Zhu said some trains on the Beijing﹣ Zhangjiakou line are"smart" as they provide 5G signals and wireless charging（无线充电）for passengers， as well as intelligent lighting．These trains can start and stop， open and close doors， and deal with emergencies themselves．

All the ten stations provide ﹣ticket services， Travelers who have bought tickets online can use their ID cards instead of waiting in line for paper tickets．

At Qinghe Railway Station in Beijing， China's first visual remote ticket vending machine（远程可视售票机） has been installed（安装） to help passengers who are not able to afford tickets online Passengers keep in touch with the conductor through the machine and buy tickets according to video instructions．

In addition， the Badaling Great Wall Station， the deepest underground railway station in Chin， is another great example of the country s achievements in railway building．

（1）What does the word "milestone" mean in Chinese？　　

A．英石（重量单位）

B．垫脚石

C．里程碑

D．里程表

（2）The control center is described as　　．

A． CR Beijing

B． Railway Beijing Group

C． a railway station

D． an "intelligent brain"

（3）Which is right according to the passage？　　

A． Each station has a control center．

B． All the trains can start and stop themselves．

C． All the stations have visual remote ticket vending machines．

D． The Badaling Great Wall Station is the deepest underground railway station in China．

（4）E﹣ticket services are provided so that travelers　　．

A． can buy cheaper tickets

B． needn't wait in line for paper tickets

C． can only buy tickets online

D． can buy paper tickets

（5）What is special about the Beijing﹣ Zhangjiakou high﹣speed railway according to the passage？　　

A． Fast and cheap．

B． Long and deep．

C． Smart and intelligent．

D． Expensive and steady．

How did people tell the time before clocks were invented？

At first， the ancient people looked up at the sun and could tell it was the middle of the day when the sun was directly overhead in the sky． They also knew when it was morning or evening．

Later， the Egyptians used sticks． These sticks measured （测量） time during the day．The sun shone on the tall stick and the stick made a shadow（阴影）． As the sun moved across the sky， the position（位置）of the shadow changed． This would let people tell what time it was．

Over time， the Chinese first used sundials instead of shadow sticks． The sundial has a type of shadow stick on it， As the sun shines on it， a shadow appears on the numbers．Each number stands for an hour of the day． But sundials don't work at night or on a cloudy day! There are no shadows unless the sun is out．

Water clocks used water to measure time at night． Water dripped（滴落）slowly from one bowl into another． The level of the water in the bowls showed the time．

People also used sand﹣glasses． You may have seen one． Some games still use sand﹣glasses． The sand falls from the top of the sand﹣glasses to the bottom． It measures short amounts of the time． The more sand falls， the more time has passed． When the sand has finished falling， you have to tum the sand﹣glasses over．

（1）At first． the ancient people told the time by looking at　　．

A． the stick

B． the shadow

C． the sun

D． the moon

（2）Which picture can be a"sundial"？　　

（3）Sundials can be used to tell the time when it is　　．

A． sunny

B． rainy

C． cloudy

D． snowy

（4）Which is right according to the passage？　　

A． Sticks measured time in Egypt day and night．

B． Sundials were first used in ancient Egypt．

C． Sand﹣glasses usually measure a long time．

D． The water clock told the time by the water level in the bowls．

（5）What's the main idea of the passage？　　

A． Something about sundials．

B． How to tell the time by looking at the sum．

C． How to tell the time in the past．

D． Some inventions in China．

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Stop motion movies

Stop motion is a special type of movie﹣making， It uses real objects一instead of drawings﹣ to tell a story． The story characters can be people， animals， or even everyday objects． You can make them out of clay（橡皮泥） or just use some small toys．

Give it a try， and be creative! Get your parents and friends together and show your film!

YOU WILL NEED

*A smart phone or camera that shoots videos

*A support with three legs used for the phone or camera

*Your imagination and a story to tell

*Characters （Use action figures （动态木偶），toys， etc， or make some with clay）

*A good place to shoot a movie

*Whatever else you need for your story

•Make up a short story． Make sure it has a beginning， middle and end． Then write down your story．

•Pick a place where you're going to shoot the movie． Make sure you'll have enough room to take pictures．

•Collect or make the characters you'll need for your movie， then prepare any backdrops（背景幕布）（Even a piece of cloth will work）．

•Set up your first shot（拍摄）．Put your characters and props（道具）at the right place for your first scene． Keep your "movie camera" steady（稳定的） and in the same place．

•Repeat the step above over and over and over until you complete your story．

（1）Stop motion is a special way to make　　．

A．characters

B．movies

C． props

D． backdrops

（2）When making stop motion movies． you must use　　to tell a story．

A． real objects

B． drawings

C． real people

D． real animals

（3）Why is "a support with three legs" needed？　　

A． To shoot a movie．

B． To make characters．

C． To support the backdrops．

D． To keep the phone or camera steady．

（4）This passage teaches readers　　．

A． how to make a movie

B． how to tell a story

C． how to pick a place

D． how to set up your first shot

（5）This passage is from a website（网站） for　　．

A． adults

B． kids

C． parents

D． teachers

Li Shijin． 30． didn't expect to make a living through his voice．

Li began to work as a company salesman in Liaoning Province in 2012． He tried to find a part﹣time job as a wedding host to improve his confidence．

Around the spring festival in 2014， he started listening to audiobooks （音频书）．After being a listener for two years． he decided to record himself reading books． Then， he posted his first audiobook Youth Will Not Return on Qingting in 2016． It was broadeast（广播） and listened to about 20 million times．

A year later， after he had read three audiobooks， he was signed up as a voice performer by Qingting． However， he was under great pressure（压力） when he was signed up by Qingting． "To improve my ability， I didn't sleep for more than five hours a day during that year． I had better results the following year．" Also， to improve his performance， Li attended a training course at Communication University of China to learn dubbing（配音） and how to write a play in 2018． So far， he has completed nearly 30 works on Qingting．

On the road to success， Li put a lot of effort． Many people tried to get a foothold（立足地） but failed，while he made it!

When talking about the secret of his success， he said， "Many people have good abilities and many work very hard， but they may fail． Early birds get worms． I believe they will get chances and succeed sooner or later if they hold on to their dreams and keep on trying．

（1）Why did Li work as a wedding host？　　

A． To develop his interest．

B． To make a living．

C． To make friends．

D． To improve himself．

（2）How did Li feel after being signed up by Qingting？　　

A． Happy．

B． Sad．

C． Worried．

D． Lucky．

（3）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？　　

A． Li succeeded easily．

B． Li never failed．

C． Li succeeded through hard work．

D． Li succeeded because of good luck．

（4）Put the following into correct order according to the passage．　　

①Li posted his first audiobook．

②Li went to the university．

③Li started to listen to audiobook．

④Li was signed up by Qingting．

A．①②③④

B．③①④②

C．③①②④

D．④①②③

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？　　

A． A friend in need is a friend indeed．

B． Chances favor（偏爱）the prepared mind．

C． Two heads are better than one．

D． Time waits for no man．

A．be trained	B．have experience
C．speak English	D．know Spanish