A Play: Four Butterflies(蝴蝶)
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R),
Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and
dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again. How many butterflies are there in the garden? ______
| A．One butterfly. | B．Two butterflies. |
| C．Three butterflies | D．Four butterflies |
What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain? ______
| A．They are flying. | B．They are dancing. |
| C．They are playing a game. | D．They are staying under the leaves. |
Whom do the butterflies ask for help? ______
| A．Green Tree. | B．Rose. |
| C．Green Tree and Rose. | D．Green Tree, Rose and Grandpa Sun. |
Who helps the butterflies at last? ______
| A．Rose. | B．Grandpa Sun. |
| C．Rain. | D．Dark clouds. |
What is the main idea of the play? ______
| A．Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet. |
| B．The four butterflies are sisters and brothers. |
| C．Grandpa often helps others. |
| D．A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble. |
It was a fine day． People at the railway station were waiting for the train to arrive． The train was coming in． Everyone waited there to get into the train． A group of young man made loud noise to welcome the train． The empty seats were nicely filled and the train was ready to move． Just then， an old man with a little boy of 10 years old came running to catch the train．As soon as they caught the train，the train started to move． They had their seats just next to the young group．
The little boy was so surprised to see everything． "Dad， the train is moving and things are moving backwards out of the window!" he shouted at his father． A fruit seller went past selling apples． His father bought him some apples． "Oh， the apple looks much sweeter than it tastes" the little boy said．"Is your son having any problems？ Why is he so different？" one of the young men asked． Another yound man made fun of him， "His son is mad， I think!" He shouted，""My son was born blind． Only a few days ago， he had an operation． This is the first time for him to see things in his life．" The father of the little boy replied with patience． The young group became very quiet and said sorry to the father and the son．
（1）What were the group of young men doing as the train was coming in？
| A． |
They were waiting quietly for the rain． |
| B． |
The were running into the train． |
| C． |
They were making loud noise． |
| D． |
They were watching something outside． |
（2）Who came running to catch the train when it was ready to move？
| A． |
An old man． |
| B． |
The people． |
| C． |
A young boy． |
| D． |
An old man and his son． |
（3）Why did the boy say， "The apple looks much sweeter that it tastes"？
| A． |
The boy had some problems in his mind． |
| B． |
The boy saw an apple for the first time． |
| C． |
The boy was quite different． |
| D． |
The boy was a little mad． |
（4）The meaning of "with patience" in the second paragraph is ．
| A． |
严肃的 |
| B． |
认真的 |
| C． |
耐心的 |
| D． |
生气的 |
（5）What can we learn from the story？
| A． |
Think before you speak． |
| B． |
Don't be proud of yourself． |
| C． |
Don't make fun of others． |
| D． |
Be quiet in public places． |
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（1）How far is it from Happy English Center to the school？
| A． |
8﹣minute walk． |
| B． |
10﹣minute walk． |
| C． |
l2﹣minute walk． |
| D． |
15﹣minute walk． |
（2）Susan wants to have listening on weekdays， She can call for further information；
| A． |
88992023 |
| B． |
88993123 |
| C． |
88992126 |
| D． |
88993231 |
（3）Mike wants to develop his reading skills on weekends， he should choose ．
| A． |
Happy English Center |
| B． |
International House of English |
| C． |
Modern Language School |
| D． |
New Century English Training Center |
（4）If you want to develop writing sills on weekdays， you will pay ．
| A． |
700 yuan |
| B． |
900 yuan |
| C． |
1050 yuan |
| D． |
600 yuan |
（5）Which will be the best title for the four ads？
| A． |
The importance of leaning English |
| B． |
How to improve listening skills |
| C． |
Information about English Training |
| D． |
How to improve reading skills |
How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends？ What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered（递送）？ This was how things worked not very long ago． Thanks to advances in technology， how we make friends and communicate with them has changed greatly．
Nowadays， we can move around the world and still stay in touch with our friends．Social media tools （社交媒体工具） let us see what our friends are busy with and maintain friendships．
The digital（数字）age also enables us to find people who share our interests．Whatever our hobbies are，the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them， even if they live on the other side of the world．
But when you"friend" people online， does this mean that they really are your friends？ It depends．
If people always exchange true personal information online， then yes， these friendships can be real and meaningful． But we need to remember that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person． Sometimes smiling photos can hide real problems．On the Internet，nobody knows you're a dog． A young person could be old； a woman could be a man； we could even be sharing our information with criminals．
But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater． Although technology has changed the way we acquire （获得） friends， the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same． As Aristotle said， no one would choose to live without friends，even if he had all other goods．
（1）Ways of making friends and communicating with them have changed greatly because of ．
（2）To stay in touch with our faraway friends， we can ．
（3）Online friendships can be real and meaningful if people with each other．
（4）The phrase "throw the baby out with the bathwater" means" " in Chinese．
（5）This passage mainly talks about of making friends online．
Nirmal Purja has set several world records after climbing the world's 14 highest mountains in less than seven months．
（1） Though he was born 1，600 meters above sea level，he didn't climb any serious mountains until he was 29．
But Mr． Purja， now 36， was trained to be strong． He used to be a soldier in the British army， where he had special training for fighting in very cold weather．（2）
There are only 14 mountains in the world that are higher than 8，000 meters． Mr．Purja had already climbed several of them．（3） The old record for climbing the 14 mountains was seven years，ten months and six days． It was set by South Korean climber Kim Chang﹣ho in 2013．
Mr．Purja named his challenge"Project Possible"．（4） On October 29，just a little more than six months after he started， Nirmal Purja had finished climbing the 14th mountain．
Though Mr． Purja completed his challenge unbelievably quickly，it wasn't easy．For example，during one day of climbing Shishapangma， Mr． Purja and his team climbed for 15 hours nonstop．
（5） Mr．Purja believes his strong physical condition and his training as a soldier helped him．He hopes his efforts will inspire others．"People are only limited（限制） by their imagination，" he says．"If you don't dream， then you won't do it"
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A． Mr． Purja was born in Nepal， in the Himalayas． B． He had completed five more climb in Pakistan． C． He began on April 23， by climbing Annapurna in Nepal． D． His goal was to climb all of them in less than seven months． E． They had to deal with winds as fast as 75 kilometers per hour． F． In 2018， he left there to follow his dream of mountain climbing． |
In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand， there is an unusual group of musicians． They play many different kinds of music﹣ ﹣from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven． Both children and adults love this group． What makes themso popular？ Is it their music？ Their looks？Yes， it's both of these things，but it's also something else： they're elephants．
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC） in Lampang． The TECC protects elephants． It teaches people to understand and care for these huge，but gentle， animals．And， like many zoos around the world， the TECC encourages elephants to paint．
Richard Lair works with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see．So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing， maybe they can play music．To test his idea，Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra． During a performance， the elephants play a variety of instruments， including the drums and the xylophone． The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds．
But can elephants really make music properly？ Yes， says Lair． They 're very creative． Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments， but the elephants make their own songs； they don't just copy their trainers or other people． There are now CDs of the group's music， which make money for the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing．
（1）What can be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Musical Elephants |
| B． |
An Introduction to the TECC |
| C． |
Richard Lair's Achievements |
（2）What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage？
| A． |
Musicians． |
| B． |
Children． |
| C． |
Adults． |
（3）What can be inferred （推断） from the passage？
| A． |
Richard Lair started the Thai Elephant Orchestra by himself． |
| B． |
The elephants in the TECC can only play traditional Thai songs． |
| C． |
The CDs of the Thai Elephant Orchestra are popular with people． |
（4）The writer wrote this passage to ．
| A． |
ask people to save the elephants |
| B． |
invite more people to join the TECC |
| C． |
introduce the elephants' special talents to people |
（5）Where can we most probably read this passage？
| A． |
A medical newspaper． |
| B． |
An animal magazine． |
| C． |
A story book． |