Turtle mother has three sons. The first one is seven years old. The second one is five and the third is four. They often have a running game. They think they run fast.
One day, three turtles decided (决定) to have some coffee. Just as they got into the café, it started to rain. The first turtle said to his little brother, “Go home and get the umbrella.”
The little turtle answered, “I will, if you don’t drink my coffee.”
“OK. We won’t drink your coffee.” The other two promised.
Two years later, the first turtle said to the second turtle, “Well, I don’t think our brother is coming back, so let’s drink his coffee.”
Just then a voice called from outside the door, “If you do that, I won’t go!”How old is the second turtle?
| A．Seven. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Three. |
Why did the little turtle go home?
| A．Because he wanted to get money. |
| B．Because he wanted to drink coffee. |
| C．Because he wanted to get an umbrella. |
| D．Because Mother called him at home. |
The underlined word “promised” in the passage means ________.
| A．agreed | B．asked | C．ran | D．jumped |
From the story, we can know that ________.
| A．turtle mother has two sons |
| B．little turtle got the umbrella soon |
| C．they drank coffee at home |
| D．little turtle didn’t run very fast |
The passage is ________.
| A．a piece of news | B．a letter | C．a joke | D．an e-mail |
We use our smart phones to carry out many tasks every day. Many of us have become so reliant on them. However, it is bad for our eyes and health to use too much phone.
A study shows that smart phone owners usually start to use their phones early in the morning. They check persona1 emails and Wechat. And before they get out of bed, many people often check the weather, read the news, and send a message or two to friends. After getting up, they often take photos of food, themselves, and even whatever they can see with their phones. They share their photos with their friends. The research finds that users pick up their phones more than l,500 times to do different tasks in an average(通常的) week. And the smart phone users are on their phone for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. That is to say, people use their phones for almost one full day each week.
Using phones will take much time and it's also bad for our health. Many people stay up late to play phones, And mobile phones will influence our sleep. Without using the phones, many people will feel sad. Many owners also find they use their phones without realizing they're doing so.
How do you think people use their phones too much?The underlined(划线的)word "reliant" means "________” in Chinese.
| A．依赖的 | B．讨厌的 | C．喜欢的 | D．感兴趣的 |
Before getting up, many people use their phones to do tasks, not including _______.
| A．checking weather | B．sending messages |
| C．reading news | D．taking photos |
How long do people use their phones a week?
| A．Almost three hours and sixteen minutes. |
| B．Almost six hours and thirty-two minutes. |
| C．Almost twenty-four hours. |
| D．Almost thirty-six hours. |
Many people____ without using their phones.
| A．will stay up | B．will feel sad |
| C．can't do work | D．can't live |
Where can we probably read this text?
| A．In a newspaper | B．In a travel magazine. |
| C．In a story book. | D．In a history book. |
Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years’ hard work.
In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines
Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.What did Sally Ride want to do at first?
| A．She wanted to study stars. |
| B．She wanted to study science. |
| C．She wanted to play tennis. |
| D．She wanted to do researches. |
When did Sally Ride go into space?
| A．In 1951. | B．In 1977. |
| C．In 1983. | D．In 2012. |
Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?
| A．She learned how to fly a plane. |
| B．She learned how to produce machines, |
| C．She learned how to jump out of a plane. |
| D．She learned how to use special machines. |
Sally Ride taught at the University of California _______.
| A．before she got her PhD in astrophysics |
| B．before she went to Standford University |
| C．after she wrote books on space |
| D．after she travelled into space |
Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?
A. The first American woman writer
B The first American woman astronaut
C. The first American woman teacher
D. The first American woman scientist
| Ice Bucket Challenge（冰桶挑战） Come to Know and help A.L.S. People! People with A. L. S. (渐冻症) cannot move, but they can feel your care and love. To know them, you may join our "Ice Bucket Challenge” activity. It is a very easy way. You can join this activity at Green City Park. What you should do is only to: l. Fill up A bucket with ice water. 2. Pour(倒) all the ice water over yourself. 3. Tell us l-3 of your friends' names for challenging them. After the challenge, you may also give out some money to help the A .L .S. people. This aciivity is from ll:00 am to 3:00 pm every Sunday. If you want to get more information about this activity. you can： Call Mr. Brown at 3688990. Email to Smith8933660@yahoo. com. cn. Visit Mr. Black at No. 3,the 5th Avenue. |
The writer thinks it is to join the activity.
| A．impossible | B．easy |
| C．boring | D．difficult |
What do the people with A. L. S. need to prepare for this activity?
A. Buckets. B. Their friends' names.
C. Ice water.D. It isn't mentioned.How often does this activity take place?
| A．Once a week. | B．Three times a month. |
| C．Five times a week. | D．Eleven times a month. |
What can you do to get more information about this activity?
| A．Call Mr. Brown at 3688990. |
| B．Call Mr. Black at 8933660. |
| C．Send an email to Mr. Black. |
| D．Visit Mr. Smith at his office. |
What is the purpose of the activity?
A. To have fun with others.
B. To savc drinking water
C. To help the A. L. S. people.
D. To sell ice and buckets.
Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair,or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called “Internet of things”.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, A Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that five years from now,every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things,no matter whether it’s a remote control or a washing machine.
So, how do household(家用的) objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well,think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people’s faces and has an infrared sensor(红外传感器),so even if it’s dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who’s there. If the person is someone you don’t know,it can tell you that ,too.
But according to MIT Technology Roview, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don’t have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击). Morever, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this ,many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 menbers by late 2014.
So, picture this: you enter your home.The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? I t may happen sooner than you think.What does the article mainly talk about?
| A．Advantages of living with the Internet |
| B．Disadvantages of living with the Internet |
| C．The coming ” Internet of things” |
| D．The imposslble ” Internet of things” |
Which of the following can support the idea “how will household objects connected to the Internet work?”
| A．A warm chair connected to the Internet |
| B．Dog food bowls connected to the Internet |
| C．A remote comtrol made by the Samsung Company |
| D．An Internet-connected camera with an infrared sensor. |
Paragraph 5 is mainly about _________
| A．the possible problems of” the Internet of things” |
| B．the problems with early connecten-home objects |
| C．how to get different new machines working together |
| D．how to solve the ” the Internet of things” problems |
Which of the following words best describes the writer’s tone(语气) in the article?
| A．Doubtful | B．Hopeful |
| C． Humorous | D．Worried |
I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy ,I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather knew this, I don’t know. One day he said, ”Come, I have something for you.”
I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.” He said. Great, I thought,looking around for the boat. But there was none.
Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat,and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said,”No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. Finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at ,but I was poud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.
We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.
I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.
In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise,for 34 years my treasure stayed here,waiting for my return. I felt we three were togethet again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.
I carved”1930”and”1964” on its side and put it back.
I returned to the lake in 1968,1971,1977 and 1988. Each time I had the boat and carved the year,my grandfather seemed near.
My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine,13; Claire,12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, ‘Grandpa,someday I’ll come back.’ She added,”And I’ll bring my children.”What lesson did the writer’s grandfather probably teach him?
| A．Boys should have a toy boat at childhood. |
| B．People can simply buy whatever they need. |
| C．Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood. |
| D．No one can give you what you do for yourself. |
The underline words”we three” in Paragraph 6 refer to__________
| A．Mother,the boat and me. |
| B．Grandfather,the boat and me. |
| C．Catherine,Claire and me. |
| D．Grandfather , Mother and me. |
According to the passage,we can infer（推断） that _____________
| A．The writer’s mother was born in western Norway |
| B．The writer’s grandfather died in 1930 |
| C．The boat took me back to Norway four times |
| D．Claire understood the meaning of the boat |
What’s the best titile of the passage?
| A．The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time |
| B．The Little Boat And My Wife |
| C．The Little Boat That Sailed At Storvassdal |
| D．The Little Boat And My Parents |