My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I have dreamed about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one. Last year, she visited our cousins, Dao Wei and Yu Hang at their college in Kunming. They are Dai(傣族人) and grew up in western Yunnan Province near the Lancang River, the Chinese part of the river that is called the Mekong River in other countries. Wang Wei soon got them interested in bike riding too. After graduating from college, we finally got the chance to take a bike trip. I asked my sister, "Where are we going?" It was my sister who first had the idea to ride along the whole Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Now she is planning our schedule for the trip. 
My sister has one serious shortcoming(缺点). She can be really stubborn(固执的). Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places, she insisted(坚持) that she organize the trip properly. Now, I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, "When are we leaving and when are we coming back?" I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course, she hadn't; my sister doesn't care about details(细节). So I told her that the source (源头)of the Mekong River is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a determined look—the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe(呼吸) and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give in.
Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library. We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography. From it we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province. At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold. Then it begins to move quickly. It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province. Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall. We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China. After it leaves China, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm. As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows. At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.Who planned the trip to the Mekong River?
| A．Wang Kun | B．Wang Wei | C．Dao Wei | D．Yu Hang |
The Mekong River begins from________.
| A．Kunming | B．western Yunnan Province | C．Qinghai Province | D．the South China Sea |
According to the passage, which of the following can you see when you travel along the Mekong River ?
| A．An island. | B．Taiwan. | C．Some lions. | D．A waterfall. |
Which of the following is NOT TURE according to the passage?
| A．Wang Kun and Wang Wei dreamed about taking a bike trip and finally they got the chance. |
| B．Wang Kun thought that it would be easy to start their trip in Qinghai. |
| C．Wang Kun had to stop arguing with Wang Wei and accept her idea finally. |
| D．Wang Kun and Wang Wei didn’t know that half of the river is in China before they went to the library. |
What do you think is the best title of the passage ?
| A．The Dream And The Plan | B．A Trip In The Mountain |
| C．The Mekong River | D．A Great Bike Trip |
 Once you open the book, you will become a good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to attract your audience during the speech. |
 Car and Driver is the world’s most popular automotive magazine. The people who like cars can get information and entertainment from it. It offers the best vehicle (机动车) tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology. |
 There are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS. |
 The book offers healthy and delicious food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials: meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and spices. |
| A．Susan Weinschenk | B．Sisson |
| C．Meier | D．Jack Smith |
| A．IELTS Listening |
| B．Car and Driver |
| C．Quick & Easy Meals. |
| D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces. |
| A．newspaper | B．magazine |
| C．passage | D．article |
| A．Chinese food |
| B．junk food |
| C．common herbs and spices |
| D．healthy and delicious food |
| A．To cook the food well |
| B．To turn on the light |
| C．To make people happy |
| D．To show people how to cook. |
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
| A．200 million. | B．Six million. |
| C．925 million. | D．625 million. |
| A．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food. |
| B．Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak. |
| C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food. |
| D．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food. |
| A．过期的 | B．剩余的 | C．腐烂的 | D．难吃的 |
| A．food comes from very hard work |
| B．six million children die of hunger every day |
| C．there is enough food to feed all the people |
| D．Chinese are hospitable and generous |
| A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. |
| B．Taking home restaurant leftovers. |
| C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping. |
| D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy. |
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Building blocks(积木) are still one of the most popular traditional toys today. Their interesting design and easy use attract children of all ages. Most traditional toys, like building blocks, were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, (A)______ now there are several other types of building blocks to choose from, like plastic building blocks.
Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn new things and life skills.
(B)积木能帮助孩子练习他们的语言。Most children talk to each other as they build things with these traditional toys. This type of toy also helps develop the skills that children need in life. As they begin to join groups playing with building blocks, they learn to take turns, to share, and to solve problems with others. However, these are not the only advantages of playing with building blocks. (C)The building blocks also help develop children’s skills in math and science. . They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, (D) ______ are first to watch and think, and then to test. Traditional toy building blocks also come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These types of building blocks encourage children to develop skills in dividing things.
(E)Playing with building blocks is not only fun but also very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are still favorite today.
A: _______ D: _______
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
Playing with building blocks is ______ fun ______ very helpful.
What were traditional toy building blocks made of?
___________________________________.
WHY IS THE SUN IMPORTANT？
The sun is a huge, hot, bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on Earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things need light and heat from the sun to live. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. We cannot make our own food, but plants can. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链)which starts with the sun. For example,
Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from a food chain which begins with the sun and the plants.
sun→ leaf→ caterpillar(毛虫)→bird
sun→ seaweed(海藻)→small fish→ whale(鲸)
Sunlight means we can see during the day. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds.
A. huge, cold and bright
B. huge, hot and bright
C. small, warm and bright
A. Light and heat.
B. Heat and eggs.
C. Corn and light.
A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all
B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth
C. we human beings can make food by our own bodies
A. plants; earth
B. plants; sun
C. animals; star
A. Plants need heat and light to grow
B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth
C. The sun is very important
Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
| A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. |
| B．His best friend told him. |
| C．He wrote to the farmer. |
| D．Maybe he learned it from the radio. |
| A．he didn't like the country life at all |
| B．the farmer wasn’t friendly to him |
| C．his holiday was over |
| D．he thought he might have to eat the farmer |
| A．夸奖 | B．说三道四 |
| C．抱怨 | D．故弄玄虚 |
| A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day. |
| B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change. |
| C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. |
| D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. |
| A．What a beautiful farm! | B．Have a good time. |
| C．A short holiday | D．Henry and the farmer. |