Li Yan is a Chinese girl. She lives in Yangzhou with her grandparents. Her parents are in England now and Li Yan will go there this summer holiday. But her spoken English is not good. She does well in English exams, but she can only write. So Li Yan wants to study hard to speak good English.
Every Saturday evening, Li Yan goes to “English Corner”. It’s a place for people to speak English. There are also many foreign(外国的) people. They come from America, England or Australia. Kitty likes talking with these foreign people. When the summer holidays come, her spoken English is much better! Her parents are so surprised to see her change (变化) and they are very happy.Li Yan’s parents are in .
| A．Yangzhou | B．Australia | C．America | D．England |
“Spoken English” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．英语写作 | B．英语口语 | C．英语表达 | D．英语考试 |
Li Yan can .
| A．speak English very well before she practices |
| B．get high marks（分数） in English exams |
| C．get high marks in all exams |
| D．live in the UK after the summer holidays |
“English Corner” is a place .
| A．to speak English only with foreign people |
| B．to meet only with foreign people |
| C．for people to practice speaking English |
| D．in England |
What change does Li Yan make?
| A．She can go to England |
| B．She can live with her grandparents and parents. |
| C．Her spoken English is much better. |
| D．She likes “English Corner”. |
"You have saved my horse，" Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her． "Now you shall get a gift for what you did．" Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair． That day when he was working in the field， the shocked horse ran past him． Without thinking， he rushed out and controlled it．He didn't know it was the Queen's horse and never expected to get a gift． But he still felt happy for getting one．
Two of the queen's men appeared． One carried a mirror． Red jewels（珠宝） shone on top of the mirror's silver frame（框架）． The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it．
"Only one gift can be yours，" the queen said． "Choose wisely．" "That's easy，" Peter said．" I'll take the chicken．" Some of the queen's men laughed． It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice．
"And why did you choose the chicken？" the queen asked． "Well， I don't know much about jewels，" Peter answered． "But I do know about chickens． The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while．"
Queen Olivia smiled． "Then you did make a wise choice，" she said． "That mirror may look beautiful． But the jewels you see are only colored glass， and the frame is painted silver． The chicken is much more valuable．" Peter took the chicken and bowed． "Thank you， your majesty．"
"You are a smart child，" the queen added． "I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses． Would you like to take the job？" Peter smiled． "Thank you very much!" he said excitedly． A job at the castle paid well． Now his family wouldn't worry about their food any more﹣all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!
（1）The Queen gave Peter a gift because ．
A． he saved her horse
B． he was smart
C． she liked him
D． he was poor
（2）Peter decided to choose the ．
A． jewels
B． mirror
C． chicken
D． silver frame
（3）From Para， 3﹣5， we can know that ．
A．it was difficult for Peter to make the choice
B． all the men thought Peter's decision was right
C． Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his family
D． Peter knew the jewels weren't real before he made the choice
（4）The right order of Peter's story is ．
a． Peter got a well﹣paid job．
b． Peter chose the gift wisely．
c． Peter could get a gift for what he did．
d． Peter would help his family have a better life．
A．d c b a
B．c b a d
C．c b d a
D．c a d b
（5）After reading the passage， we can infer（推断） that ．
A． Peter only thought of himself
B． Peter couldn't take good care of the Queen's horses
C． chickens became the popular gifts in their country
D．it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well
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（1）Lucy has ＄3，100． After paying for the study tour， which two optional activities can she choose ？
A． To visit Disneyland and go to Akon's concert．
B． To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and go to Akon's concert．
C． To visit Disneyland and watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
D． To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
（2）Which of the following volunteer work lasts（持续）the longest ？
A． Helpers to raise books．
B． Transportation assistants．
C． Cleaners at the park．
D． Library assistants．
（3）Andy is 8 and his sister Mary is 15． They want to do the same volunteer work at the same time． Which one can they choose ？
A． Cleaners at the park．
B． Environmental guards．
C． Helpers at the old people's home．
D． Guides at the hospital．
（4）Tom wants to practice his English and he is free from July 15th to August 7th． Which two activities can he choose ？
A． American Study tour， to be a judge for the English speech．
B． To be a library assistant， to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition．
C． American Study tour， to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition．
D． To be a judge for the English speech， to be a guide at the hospital
（5）Which is NOT true about the American Study Tour ？
A． You can study with American children．
B． Your host family may take you to some places around the city．
C． If you like， you can watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
D． You have a chance to visit Akon．
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In early spring，the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable． Cold air， bringing rain or even snow， easily tears up （破坏） the warmth of the spring within a night（一夜之间）．
However， with the coming of Guyu ﹣ the Grain （谷物） Rain， the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay． Falling usually on or around April 20 every year， Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms （节气）． It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on．
Sow （播种）grains
This is an important period of the growth of grains． The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes， the weather will become warm enough for sowing． The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice， corn and beans．
Hope for safety and harvest
For those living near the sea， they will hold some ceremonies（仪式）on Guyu， hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season．
Watch the peony
It's also a great time to see the peony （牡丹）， which is known as "the Queen of All Flowers" in Chinese culture． （3）As a result．watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many． The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress （女皇） Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty， who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history．
Pick tea leaves
Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves． People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck． So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China．
（1）When does Guyu usually come every year？
（2）Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains？
（3）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
（4）List （列举） activities on Guyu according to the passage （at least two）．
（5）Give a proper title to the passage．
Dawa Dorji has many jobs： singer， barkeeper and English tour guide， but he is most famous as the lead singer of the first folk （民间的） pop band in Tibet （西藏）．
In 2003， Dawa Dorji met two fans of Tibetan music． （1） ，and later another two joined the band．
（2） ， so they had to practise on weekdays in a small village after work． Dawa Dorji and his band members believed that they needed to communicate with their audience （听众） in order to write good songs． （3） ．
At the beginning， most audience were foreigners， but after a couple of months， many local people came to enjoy their music． （4） ．
"Whenever there is a festival， we Tibetans sing and dance． I sang songs with the old people， and I learned more about how to sing，" said Dawa Dorji．
（5） ， and many of them are from traditional ones．
Dawa Dorji believes that their efforts （努力） are meaningful for introducing Tibetan folk music to the whole nation， and even the whole world．
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A． Dawa Dorji was born in Lhasa B． Each member of the band had his own job C． They became good friends and started a band D． As a result， the band became more and more popular E． So at weekends they rushed to restaurants to sing for free F． So far， four albums（唱片） with 48 Tibetan language songs have come out |
You must think a computer is the best thing in the world， right？ You must think it works at a super speed and can do everything？ Well， it's not! In fact，the brain is much more powerful than any super computer! Think about when a glass is just about to fall off the table．Your brain controls everything that you need to do to save that glass from falling． First your eyes check out what 's going on， then tell your brain． and your brain decides how quickly you need to react （反应）， and then your muscles （肌肉） go into action． That is just from your brain． No computer could ever come close to that!
The brain weighs just 3 pounds， but it controls everything you do from thinking， learning， feeling even to breathing and your heart beating． Even though the brain is just 2% of your body weight， it uses around 20% of all your energy in your body． That is a lot for such a small organ （器官）． There are about 100 billion tiny， tiny little cells （细胞） in your brain． There are so many that it would take you over 3.000 years to count them all!
Your brain stops growing when you're 18， but it actually keeps on developing and learning new things． So your parents are really super smart! You won't be able to fool them! Believe it or not， your brain NEVER stops working． Even during sleeping， the brain works for long﹣ term memory establishment （建立）． It is realized that the brain is the second organ in the body as the heart that never stops during human lives．
So everyone should be proud of such a gift of nature．
（1）In Paragraph 1， the writer wants to tell us ．
A． eyes and muscles react quickly
B． the brain controls everything in your body
C． the computer is the best thing in the world
D． the brain is more powerful than any computer
（2）In Paragraph 2， the underlined word " That" refers to （指的是） ．
A． the body weight
B． 2% of the body weight
C． all energy in the body
D． around 20% of the energy in the body
（3）Which is RIGHT according to the passage ？
A． The brain doesn't work during sleeping．
B． The brain is the only organ that never stops．
C． The brain keeps growing during human lives．
D． The brain keeps on developing during human lives．
（4）Which word can best describe the brain according to the passage ？
A． Magic．
B． Quick．
C． Light．
D． Developing．
（5）In which magazine can the passage be found most probably ？
A． Business Weekly
B． Medicine
C． Science
D． Sports
