It’s Charlie’s birthday today, but he isn’t feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie!” Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅). Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons(气球), presents, and all of his friends. “Happy birthday!” everyone shouts. Charlie’s face lights up. He is happy and surprised(吃惊). No one forgets his birthday after all!What is this story about?
| A．Eating cake. |
| B．Celebrating a special day. |
| C．Forgetting a birthday. |
| D．Having fun at a friend’s party |
Why is Charlie not happy?
| A．He doesn’t like his party. |
| B．He doesn’t like his presents. |
| C．He wants to eat cake. |
| D．He thinks people forgets his birthday. |
Why does the living room look different?
| A．There are many decorations(装饰). |
| B．The lights are on. |
| C．There is a birthday cake. |
| D．There are many presents. |
What’s the Chinese for “light up” here?
| A．点燃 | B．容光焕发 | C．抬起来 | D．照亮 |
Which of these is not right?
| A．There are many lovely things in the living room. |
| B．Charlie’s mother plays a trick on Charlie. |
| C．Charlie is happy all day. |
| D．No one forgets Charlie’s birthday. |
Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.
So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?
| A．Water | B．Air | C．Lifestyle | D．Food |
The underlined word ‘scarce’ means ‘______’ in Chinese.
| A．昂贵的 | B．充足的 | C．缺乏的 | D．特殊的 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century. |
| B．There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200. |
| C．All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300. |
| D．We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Stop polluting | B．Change or leave |
| C．Look for new home | D．Return to the earth |
A fashion show will last________ on Friday.
| A．for two hours | B．for two and a half hours |
| C．for three hours | D．for three and a half hours |
Mr. White has a restaurant. He wants to find some new delicious food for his customers(顾客). He can go to_______.
| A．Xinhua Supermarket | B．Zhongshan School of Hotel |
| C．Sliver Sea Hotel | D．Zhanjiang |
Maria has a lot of experience working with children. She is looking for a new job. She may call_________.
| A．0755—8486 9855 | B．0755—8488 9655 | C．010—2367 8893 | D．010—2376 8893 |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the four ads?
| A．Show | B．Fish | C．Music | D．Pay |
Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read about dogs. I have a friend. He has a big police dog with the name Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became much worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s cap in his mouth. The young visitor stayed a long time in my friend’s house, didn’t he?
| A．Yes, he was. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, he wasn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
Jack became worried because _______ .
| A．he wanted to go out for a walk. | B．he wanted to play with him |
| C．he didn’t know the young man | D．he wanted to eat something |
The visitor went on talking and he_______.
| A．paid no attention to his cap |
| B．didn’t like Jack |
| C．didn’t know that his cap was taken away by Jack |
| D．paid no attention to Jack |
DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. It is something that all human have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our parents, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Mr. Mendel discovered why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes”(基因) in our body. In 1953, two scientists, Watson and Crick, found out that those small parts are really messages. They’re written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, another two scientists found the first “word” that they could understand in that language. It shows how DNA tells the cell(细胞) to build its parts. So far, scientists have found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help to save people from several illnesses. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when we learn more “words” and and find out more information, we will use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people getting jobs.When did Mr. Mendel discover why we look the same as other people in our family?
| A．In 2000 | B．In 1961. | C．In 1953 | D．In 1860 |
What did the two scientists find in 1961? They found ________.
| A．all the words in the DNA map |
| B．small things called “genes” in our body |
| C．the first “word” they could understand in that language |
| D．those small parts are written in the DNA with a special language. |
How can we help sick people if we understand more “words” in the DNA map?
| A．Make better medicine. | B．Make they get jobs. |
| C．Make maps for them. | D．Make them attractive. |
Which one is NOT TURE according to the article?
| A．We look like our parents because of “genes” in our body. |
| B．We have understood what all the words in the DNA map do. |
| C．DNA is the whole “map” of the human body. |
| D．DNA tells the cell to build its parts. |
What do people think about this research about DNA?
| A．It can be only bad. | B．It can be only good. |
| C．It can be good but won’t work. | D．It can be good and bad. |
One day a man found a cocoon(茧)of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle(拼搏)to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly. what was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?
| A．It was trying to make a cocoon for itself. |
| B．It was struggling to get out of its cocoon. |
| C．It was flying among the trees in the forest. |
| D．It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon ________.
| A．to take the butterfly home |
| B．to help the butterfly come out easily |
| C．to kill the butterfly |
| D．to stop the butterfly growing bigger. |
what do you think of the man?
| A．Patient but cruel. | B．Careful and wise. |
| C．Kind but unwise. | D．Brave and funny. |
what does the last paragraph tell us?
| A．Struggles are sometimes necessary in our lift. |
| B．Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it. |
| C．Every good deed will come back with good result. |
| D．The greatest happiness in the world is to help others. |
What is the best title for the story?
| A．The Love for the Cocoon. | B．The Joy of Helping Each Other |
| C．The Lesson of the Cocoon. | D．The Expectation for the Butterfly |