“Tomato plants at the Royal Horticultural Society’s(英国皇家园艺学会) gardens will listen to voices through MP3 earphones for 30 days,” a reporter told people in a newspaper. At a time, many English people couldn’t believe in such a thing and some people even laughed at it.
Gardeners did the experiment by themselves. They wrote down how the tomato plants grew before, during and after the experiment. And then they compared the results with other tomato plants.
“We are taking it very seriously even though a lot of people may think it is a joke. However, studies show that certain sounds do help plants grow better,” the gardeners told a reporter.
“We want to get different kinds of voices. Through this experiment, we hope to find the most plant-friendly human sound for plants to grow,” said the gardeners.
“The plants will listen to poems, stories and songs,” the gardeners added.
Now, let our plants enjoy beautiful music.
| A．Through the reporter himself. |
| B．By the experiment done by gardeners. |
| C．Through the gardeners and reporter. |
| D．By the results from common gardens. |
| A．stories especially suit green plants |
| B．many plants prefer the same voices |
| C．some plants prefer to talk to people |
| D．some sounds help plants grow better |
| A．People weren’t sure of the report at first. |
| B．The gardeners themselves did the study. |
| C．The gardeners hope to find the best voices. |
| D．Plants love to listen to all kinds of sounds. |
Once there was a famine（饥荒）．A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them， "In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you．Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"
In a hurry the hungry children got together around the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece．At last they went away without even thanking the good cook． Mary， a poorly﹣dressed girl， did not fight with the other children，but stood quietly in distance．When the badly﹣behaved children had left，Mary took the smallest piece，which was all left in the basket．She kissed the cook's hand and went home．
The next day the children were as badly﹣behaved as before． Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the bread open． Many new， shining pieces of silver fell out of it．
Her mother was very worried ，and said， "Take the money back to the cook at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough（面团）by accident． Hurry up， Mary．"
When the little girl gave the rich man her mother 's message， he said， "It was no mistake．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize． Always be as satisfied， peaceable and thankful as you now are． Go home now， and tell your mother that the money is yours．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread？
| A． |
She stood quietly in distance． |
| B． |
She fought over the bread． |
| C． |
She went home． |
| D． |
She sent for her mother． |
（2）How did the girl express her thanks to the cook？
| A． |
She left quietly without a word． |
| B． |
She kissed the cook's hand． |
| C． |
She gave money to the cook． |
| D． |
She behaved as badly as the other children． |
（3）Why did the cook put the silver pieces into the bread？
| A． |
Because he wanted to give them to the poorest child． |
| B． |
Because Mary's mother was very worried． |
| C． |
Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize． |
| D． |
Because Mary's family was poor． |
（4）What do you think of Mary's mother？
| A． |
She was very rich． |
| B． |
She was peaceable． |
| C． |
She was foolish． |
| D． |
She was very honest． |
（5）What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
Some pieces of bread． |
| B． |
Some pieces of silver． |
| C． |
A good girl． |
| D． |
A rich cook． |
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Dear students， An English talk will be held in the school hall from 4 to 6 p．m． on March 7． It will be given by professor Li Ping from Peking University． It is about"How to learn English well"． You may take notes if you like． And you may ask questions about learning English during the break． If you are interested， please attend the talk on time． English Club March 3， 2018 |
Dear all students， March 12 is Tree Planting Day． We have decided to go and plant trees that day． All the students in our school should take part in this activity． We are going to meet at the school gate at 7： 00 tomorrow morning． And then， we will take our school bus to West Hill． Please don't be late or absent． Pay attention to safety during the planting． Please wear sports shoes as well． Students' Union March 11，2018 |
Found A jacket was found on the playground on the afternoon of March 1． It is a new black jacket． There is a key in the pocket． The owner can come to Room 201， Building 3 to get it． Chen dong Class 3，Grade 8 March 2， 2018 |
根据文章内容，请选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）When will the English talk be held？
| A． |
On March 1． |
| B． |
On March 7． |
| C． |
On March 11． |
| D． |
On March 12． |
（2）How will the students go to West Hill？
| A． |
By bus． |
| B． |
By ship． |
| C． |
By bike． |
| D． |
By train． |
（3）Where was the jacket found？
| A． |
In the school hall． |
| B． |
At the school gate． |
| C． |
On the playground． |
| D． |
In Room 201， Building 3． |
（4）Who found the jacket？
| A． |
Professor Li Ping． |
| B． |
Chen Dong． |
| C． |
A student of the Union． |
| D． |
A student of the Club． |
（5）What do we know about the three notices？
| A． |
All students have to attend the English talk． |
| B． |
English Club organizes the tree planting activity． |
| C． |
A pair of sports shoes was found on the school bus． |
| D． |
Chen Dong is a students in Class 3， Grade 8． |
We all learn foreign languages today． They open up our eyes to the world． They may help us live and work in other countries． They may also make us more successful in the future．
Because of this， Chinese is now a popular foreign language for Russian students． Now， 123 primary and middle schools in the country have Chinese classes， according to Sputnik（俄罗斯卫星通讯社）． The Russian students like learning Chinese languages in class．
This year， Russian middle school students will have some Chinese textbooks． People's Education Press（出版社）in China helped a local press make them． Students will use the textbooks to learn Chinese in class． For students in the 9th grade， a Chinese language test will be in their exams in 2018．
"Our cooperation with China is growing．" said an education officer in Russia． "And the Chinese language becomes more important．"
根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将"T"涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将"F"涂黑．
（1）Learning foreign languages may help us live and work in other countries．
（2）Russian is now a popular foreign language for Chinese students．
（3）The Russian students like learning Chinese in class．
（4）For students in Grade 8， a Chinese language test will be in their exams in 2018．
（5）The Chinese language becomes less important in Russia．
D
Trust has been considered as the basis（ 基础） of any relationship， including friendship． No relationship can last long without trust（1） Sometimes， it takes years， even a whole life to make it． We certainly know who are the people we trust． However， how do we know if others trust us？
（2） You may first like to talk to the friends you trust most． It is the same with your friends．
Whom do you ask for advice when you need it the most？ Either your parents or your friends may first come into your mind． You only ask for advice from the people you really trust．You know they will never pass on a wrong suggestion， And so do they（3）
Different ideas and discussions are a part of every relationship， and this is also true for friend ship． Actually， two people can't always have the same opinions on a situation and they may share different suggestions． Sometimes some people find it hard to forgive（原谅）and forget． （4） It is because they trust you and believe that you will never cause any pain to them on purpose（故意地）．
There are times in life when you find yourself a lonely soldier（5） Your friends will never let you down and will strongly stand for you when you need encouragement． If they side with you when you need them the most， you can know that they trust you，
| A． |
But winning trust is not easy as we imagin． |
| B． |
Whom would you like to share your secrets with？ |
| C． |
But for your true friends there is no difficulty in it． |
| D． |
They dont like their friends with different opinions． |
| E． |
It will be necessary for you to stay in touch with your friends． |
| F． |
However， if you have true friends， you will never be alone in any trouble． |
| G． |
The friends who trust you will go to you for help in the important decisions of their life． |
C
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Helen Sports Center Want to keep fit？ Come to Helen Sports Center． Price： ￥20 each time； 10% off for one month； 15% off for one year Ti me：10：0 am﹣10：30 pm Address： 28 Hedong Road Tel：3980﹣451 |
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Xinglong Supermarket Welcome to the biggest shopping centre in our city! 20% off for everything on July l Time： 8： 00 am﹣10： 00 pm（weekend 10： 30 pm） Address： 31 Bayi Road Tel：3817﹣378 |
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Sunshine Restaurant Buffet （自助餐） More than 200 delicious foods and drinks are waiting for you! Price：￥ 60 each（every 3 persons， one for free）； 10% off between July 1and July 3 Time：11：00am﹣2：30 pm；5：30 pm8： 00 pm Address： 10 Gongyuan Road Tel：3807﹣593 |
根据表格信息，选择最佳的答案，并在答题卡上将其字母标号涂黑．
（1）You can go to Helen sports Center to ．
| A． |
read books |
| B． |
drive a car |
| C． |
keep fit |
（2）You can go to buy things at Xinglong Supermarket at on Monday．
| A． |
7：00 am |
| B． |
10：00 am |
| C． |
10：30 pm |
（3）Xinglong Supermarket is at ．
| A． |
10 Gongyuan Road． |
| B． |
28 Hedong Road |
| C． |
31 Bayi Road |
（4）If you want to book a table for the buffet，you can call ．
| A． |
3807﹣593 |
| B． |
3817﹣378 |
| C． |
3980﹣451 |
（5）Xiao Qi， together with five of his friends will have a buffet dinner on July 2． They should pay ．
| A． |
￥360 |
| B． |
￥240 |
| C． |
￥216 |