Usually, students are not encouraged to run or jump around in the corridor (走廊). However,students in a British grammar school really enjoy running on the corridor tiles (瓷砖) and their teachers even encourage them to do that.
Why? It is because the corridor was built with special kinetic (动能的) tiles. When students jump on the tiles, electricity will be generated ( 产生). After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can fully charge 853 mobile phones or power(供电) an electric car to drive seven miles. It’s amazing, isn’t it?
The corridor tiles are really a brilliant invention. Students can not only play on the corridor,but also help power the lights in their school corridors and other devices ( 设备) in their classrooms. Besides, this is a good way to teach students to be creative. They will be inspired to be scientists, inventors and engineers in the future to find clean energy for all humans.
The inventor of the magic corridor tiles is Laurence Kemball-Cook. He was once a student in this school. Now, he is CEO of his own company. The corridor tiles are not Laurence’s only invention. He has also invented a special dance floor, which can be used at music festivals. It allows dancers to charge their mobile phones while they are dancing on the dance floor.Why do the students in the passage enjoy running on the corridor tiles?
A. Because the corridor tiles are expensive.
B. Because the teachers ask them to do that.
C. Because the corridor was built with special tiles.After one year, the electricity generated from the tiles can provide enough energy for _______.
A. over 800 mobile phones
B. all the lights of the school
C. an electric car to drive70 milesThe underlined word “inspired” most probably means “ _________”.
A. encouraged
B. forced
C. trainedWhat else has Laurence invented besides the corridor tiles from the passage?
A. A mobile phone.
B. A music player.
C. A special dance floor.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Students are not allowed to walk in the corridor.
B. Laurence once studied in the British grammar school.
C. Laurence has more than one company of his own.
It is in autumn(秋天). A young man comes to a forest(森林). He’s walking beside the forest. On his right is a river. On his left is the forest. Suddenly(突然)he sees two green eyes looking at him from the trees. A tiger(老虎)is getting ready(准备)to jump on him.
What does he do? He must jump into the river. But in the river there is a big crocodile(鳄鱼). Its mouth(嘴)is very big. The young man closes his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. The tiger jumps over him. And the young man opens his eyes. The tiger is now in the mouth of the crocodile.When does the story take place(发生)? ______.
| A．In winter | B．In spring |
| C．In summer | D．In autumn |
Where is he walking? _______.
| A．Near the river | B．Beside a forest |
| C．By the river | D．Be the lake |
What does he see looking at him? _______.
| A．Two green eyes | B．A tiger |
| C．A crocodile | D．A man |
Does he close his eyes at first(起初)? _________.
| A．Yes, he does | B．No, he does not |
| C．Yes, he must | D．No, he mustn’t |
What does the man see at last(最后)?__________.
| A．The tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile |
| B．The crocodile is in the mouth of the tiger |
| C．A fish in the mouth of the crocodile |
| D．A ship is in the mouth of the crocodile |
Wang Ping and Wang Bin are the twins. They are students. They go to school five days a week. They don’t have classes on Saturday and Sundays.
Today is Sunday. They want to go to the shop. Wang Ping wants to buy(买) a pen and Wang Bin wants to buy a pencil—box. In the shop there are many nice things and a lot of people . Some of them buy apples and bananas. And some of them buy food and clothes. The people in the shop are very friendly. Wang Ping and Wang Bin are very glad(高兴)to come back home with their things.The twins go to school from Monday to Friday.
They go to the shop on Sunday.
Wang Bin wants to buy a pen.
The twins want to buy some food, too.
They are very glad today.
Four friends live in a small town. Their names are Cook, Miller, Smith, and Carter. They have different jobs. One is a policeman, one is a carpenter, one is a farmer, one is a doctor. One day Cook’s son broke his right leg, and Cook took him to the doctor. The doctor’s sister is Smith’s wife. The farmer isn’t married(结婚). He has a lot of good hens. Miller always buys eggs from the farmer. The policeman sees Smith every day for they are neighbours.Who is farmer?
| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Carter | D．Miller |
Cook’s son is taken to _______.
| A．Miller | B．Smith | C．Smith’s wife | D．Carter |
If you need, you can get ______ to repair (修理)your desk.
| A．Cook | B．Carter | C．Miller | D．Smith |
Smith’s neighbour is ________.
| A．the doctor’s wife | B．Smith |
| C．Carter | D．Cook |
Who is a policeman?
| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Miller | D．cart |
It’s Sunday. There are many people in the bus. And an old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat(座位). Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting beside it.
“Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.
“No, it’s for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas.” Says the young man.
“Well,” says the old man, “Let me sit here please. When she comes back, I will(将) leave here.”
The bus starts(启动).
“She doesn’t come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag.” Then the old man throws the bag out of the bus window.
The young man jumps up and shouts, “Don’t throw! It’s my bag!”The old man wants to find an empty seat _____.
| A．in the room | B．in the bus |
| C．beside the driver | D．in a car |
The old man finds an empty seat. He goes there and finds there is ____ on it.
| A．a man | B．woman | C．a bag | D．a coat |
The young man says the seat is for ________.
| A．a man | B．a woman | C．a boy | D．a girl |
The bus starts. The old man ______.
| A．asks the woman to sit on the seat |
| B．takes the bag to the woman |
| C．throws the bag to the young man |
| D．throws the bag out of the window |
The bag is ________. The young man doesn’t want the old man to throw it away.
| A．the woman’s | B．the old man’s |
| C．the driver’s | D．the young man’s |
Tara, Nelly and Vera are giving their opinions about a good friend.
Tara:I think a good friend should be honest (诚实的). That’s more important than any other thing and is where a good friendship starts. If a man isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust.
Nelly: I think a good friend has to be generous. Here “generous” doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share (分享) his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Vera: In my opinion a good friend should understand (理解) his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and think more for his friends.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。What does the underlined sentence mean?
| A．To be honest is the most important. |
| B．To be honest is as important as other things. |
| C．To be honest is not so important. |
| D．Honest people get more things than others. |
Nelly would like to make friends with people who________.
| A．give him lunch money |
| B．know him very well |
| C．tell him their ideas and feelings |
| D．give him some clothes |
Vera thinks friends should ________.
| A．visit each other often |
| B．go to more places to play |
| C．understand each other |
| D．help each other do more things |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．These three people are talking about what they think a good friend should be. |
| B．A man is generous. That means he is very clever. |
| C．Vera would like to make friends with people who think more for friends. |
| D．Tara thinks to be honest is the base (基础) of a good friendship. |
What does the underlined word “trust” mean in Chinese?
| A．夸奖 | B．批评 | C．信任 | D．理解 |