"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.
Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"
Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.
After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.
The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.
When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.
"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?"Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?
| A．Because she hated doing housework |
| B．Because she was busy with her work. |
| C．Because her school was far away from home. |
| D．Because she disliked her family. |
From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______.
| A．was a middle school student |
| B．did well in all subjects |
| C．always did a lot of housework at home |
| D．was the youngest child in the family |
What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage?
| A．He was a very serious person. |
| B．He wasn't very good at doing housework. |
| C．He liked playing board games very much. |
| D．He always helped Tammy do her homework. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Mother's Little Helper | B．The Life of Tammy's Family |
| C．A Happy Family | D．Tammy's School Life |
Thousands of years ago， Britain was covered by thick forests， home to many animals which no longer live in the United Kingdom． There were wolves and bears， many different kinds of deer and large wild cows． There were less than four million people． They lived in small villages protected by wooden walls from the animals outside．
All this has changed， of course． Now the population of the United Kingdom has increased to sixty﹣five million． Three﹣quarters of Britain is covered with fields， towns or cities． Although 25 percent of land is countryside， new methods of farming mean that there are fewer birds and small animals living in fields than ever before． The United Kingdom is one of the few countries in the world that does not have a large wild animal that eats meat． In Scotland there are only 400 wildcats， but these are much smaller than wolves．
Some people would like to change things， however! Some organizations and writers say that Britain needs to become more natural again． They suggest that trees and plants that grew in the UK before towns and cities were built should be allowed to grow again． They even say that large wild animals which have not lived in the UK should be helped to return and live wild． They call this "rewilding"．
Not everyone agrees． In the last twenty years， over one million trees which at first grew in Scotland have been planted and there are plans for more ﹣ but wild animals？ Some people ask if wolves will attack sheep or even humans． They are also angry that rewilding might mean an end to walking in the hills which so many people enjoy． So far there are no wolves or bears in Britain's forests ﹣ but soon there might be!
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Word bank Organization 组织 Attack 攻击 Opinion 观点 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案．
（1）What was the population of the UK thousands of years ago？
| A． |
About 25 million． |
| B． |
Over 65 million． |
| C． |
More than 61 million． |
| D． |
Not more than four million． |
（2）Why are there fewer birds and small animals in fields in the UK？
| A． |
Because more trees have been planted． |
| B． |
Because there are more large wild animals． |
| C． |
Because pollution is much worse than before． |
| D． |
Because people use new methods of farming． |
（3）Which paragraph gives opinions from "rewilding" supporters？
| A． |
Paragraph 1． |
| B． |
Paragraph 2． |
| C． |
Paragraph 3． |
| D． |
Paragraph 4． |
（4）What are some people against？
| A． |
Living closer to nature． |
| B． |
Planting more and more trees． |
| C． |
Helping large wild animals return． |
| D． |
Building more villages and towns． |
（5）What's the best title for the text？
| A． |
Making Britain wild again |
| B． |
A trip to wild Britain |
| C． |
An introduction to Britain |
| D． |
Protecting the environment |
Clara Daly was sitting on an Alaska Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles when she heard a worried voice over the loudspeaker： "Does anyone on board know American Sign Language？"
Clara， 15 at the time， pressed the call button． An air hostess came by and explained the situation． "We have a passenger on the plane who's blind and deaf，" she said． The passenger seemed to want something， but he was traveling alone and the air hostesses couldn't understand what he needed．
Clara had been studying ASL for the past year to help blind and deaf people and she knew she'd be able to finger spell into the man's palm． So she rose from her seat， walked toward the front of the plane， and knelt by the seat of Tim Cook， then Gently taking his hand， she signed， "How are you？ Are you OK？" Cook asked for some water．
When it arrived， Clara returned to her seat． She came by again a bit later because he wanted to know the time． On her third visit， she stopped and stayed for a while．
"He didn't need anything． He was lonely and wanted to talk，" Clara said．
So for the next hour， she talked about her family and her plans for the future． Cook told Clara how he had become blind over time and shared stories of his days as a traveling salesman． Even though he couldn't see her，she "looked attentively at his face with such kindness，" a passenger reported．
"Clara was amazing，" an air hostess told Alaska Airlines in an interview． "You could tell Cook was very excited to have someone he could speak to， and she was such an angel．"
Cook's reply： "Best trip I've ever had．"
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Word bank |
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Button |
按钮 |
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Kneel |
跪 |
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Angel |
天使 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案
（1）What was the air hostesses' problem？
| A． |
They had a very difficult passenger． |
| B． |
They couldn't understand the passenger． |
| C． |
They didn't know the passenger's name． |
| D． |
They didn't have what the passenger wanted． |
（2）Why did Clara Daly believe she could help？
| A． |
Because she happened to learn some AS |
B． | |
| C． |
Because she had helped people like Cook． |
D． | |
| E． |
Because she thought she might know Cook． |
F． | |
| G． |
Because her grandfather had the same problem． |
H． |
（3）Into which did Clara Daly finger spell with Tim Cook？
（4）Why did Tim Cook keep asking for service？
| A． |
Because he was hungry and thirsty． |
| B． |
Because he needed someone to talk to． |
| C． |
Because he was afraid of taking planes． |
| D． |
Because he was interested in Clara's story． |
（5）Which of the following words best describe Clara Daly？
| A． |
Brave and clever． |
| B． |
Beautiful and lovely． |
| C． |
Patient and caring． |
| D． |
Outgoing and friendly． |
Do you feel bored with the upcoming summer？ We asked parents for ideas for things that teens can do and here are some suggestions for fun activities for you to do in the summer．
#（1）
Visit older family members and interview them about the past of your family． You could use a smartphone to record some of the conversation． Things to ask about：
What did you eat？
•Who was your favorite family member？
What did you do to make yourself happy？
What was it like when you were a teenager？
#（2）
Not only will you make your parents really happy， but you will find all those lost CDs/books/socks that are hidden under the bed．
You can now have a yard sale for the things you no longer want， and make yourself some pocket money at the same time．
#（3）
Put together a memory book． It could be about primary or junior school since you're heading to high school：
friends made best memories
favorite teachers • favorite subjects
hopes/feelings about going to high school， etc．
#（4）
Get down and work on the farm and have a bit of fun． You never know you might love driving tractors and feeding cows and horses． If nothing else， it will give you a good taste of what a hard life farming is．
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Word Bank |
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teen |
青少年 |
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Memory |
记忆 |
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tractor |
拖拉机 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案．
（1）Which may not be a good question for the interview in #1？
| A． |
What did you do for fun？ |
| B． |
How did you go to school？ |
| C． |
What were your parents like？ |
| D． |
What's the plan for your future？ |
（2）Which is suggested in #2？
| A． |
Throwing away what you've found． |
| B． |
Selling something that is not needed． |
| C． |
Asking your parents for pocket money． |
| D． |
Using CDs that you've found as presents． |
（3）What is the proper title for #1， #2， #3 and #4 separately？
a． Clear out Your Room b．Create a Memory Book．
c． Help on a Nearby Farm d． Discover Family History．
| A． |
a﹣d﹣b﹣c |
| B． |
d﹣a﹣b﹣c |
| C． |
d﹣b﹣a﹣c |
| D． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
（4）What can working on a farm bring to you？
| A． |
Your love for country music． |
| B． |
The interest in your future job． |
| C． |
The experience of farm work． |
| D． |
The fun of sharing with friends． |
（5）Who is the text written for？
| A． |
Teens． |
| B． |
Teachers． |
| C． |
Parents． |
| D． |
Farmers． |
阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项．
A young girl named Malala， born in 1997in the northwest of Pakistan， is famous for supporting children and women to get education．
In 2012， she was shot and seriously injured when she returned home on the school bus． Luckily， she was sent to the hospital in time and saved． After that， she went back to school and began to strive（ 奋斗 ） for children and women to receive education．
On October 10， 2014， the Nobel Prize for peace was awarded （ 授 予 ） to Malala． She became the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize． However， Malala missed the most important event of being announced to be the winner of the prize． At the very moment， she was taking chemistry lessons
in the classroom! After hearing the news， Malala chose to take her history and physics lessons as usual． She said calmly to the reporter， "I'm proud of getting this prize． Although the unforgettable date itself means something to me， it's more important to finish the rest lessons today． After all， it's a normal school day．"
One year later， Amy Mainzer， an astronomicalscientist of NASA， found a new planet． She named it "Malala"． When Amy Mainzer was interviewed by Times， she explained， "I think Malala has set an example for us． She is fearless and sticks to helping children and women get the right of being educated． Nothing can stop her．"
Last year， Malala passed the entrance examination of Oxford University through her hard work．
Before she finished her high school， she had written a book I am Malala． She said， "I hope the readers around the world have chances to read my book． My dream is that more and more people will realize it is extremely difficult for children and women in some areas to get education． Actually， my story is also the story of 61million children． Every boy and every girl should have the right to go to school． "
（1）How old was Malala when she won the Nobel Prize for peace？
| A． |
17． |
| B． |
16． |
| C． |
15． |
| D． |
14． |
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word " astronomical" in Chinese？
| A． |
航天的 |
| B． |
天文的 |
| C． |
地理的 |
| D． |
生物的 |
（3）What's the name of the new planet？
| A． |
Amy Mainzer． |
| B． |
NASA． |
| C． |
Oxford． |
| D． |
Malala． |
（4）What is the correct order of the following events？
①Malala became a student of Oxford．②A planet was named for Malala．
③The Nobel Prize was awarded to Malala．④Malala wrote a book called I am Malala．
| A． |
③②①④ |
| B． |
②③①④ |
| C． |
③②④① |
| D． |
②④①③ |
（5）Which of the following about Malala is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
She strives for helping children and women to go to school． |
| B． |
She is the youngest winner in the history of Nobel Prize． |
| C． |
She was taking chemistry lessons when she was awarded． |
| D． |
She wrote a book about herself and 6.1million children． |
阅读下面短文，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项．
Clothes Donation（ 捐赠 ） Box
Have you ever put your old clothes into the donation box in your neighborhood？ If not， you can do it right now because the clothes donation is becoming a trend（ 趋势 ） in Urumqi．
"From time to time， my mother clears out the clothes which I no longer wear． You know， we teenagers are growing fast． I think it's a good way to help others． " Lin Tao， a junior student says．
"I often pick out some of my clothes which are out of style after going shopping． Then I'll put them into the donation box． " Miss Li， a pretty young lady says．
"That seems like a good idea． Some clothes in the box are quite new． People can either wear them or use themto make things such as handbags and pencil cases．" Mrs． Wang， an old woman says， "Sometimes I also look through the box for some nice clothes．"
However， there are some problems along with the popularity of clothes donation． Recently， a UTV reporter from Focus on the City has made a survey． Here are the results：
◆The box is full of clothes in a short time． There is no more room for people to give away clothes．
◆Some people sell the clothes in the donation box for making money instead of wearing them．
◆Some communities set the box in unsuitable places． So there are few clothes in it．
◆Many clothes are too old and shabby（ 破烂的 ）．
"What's worse，" one of the staff in a community added， "We qutie often see people throw rubbish
into the box when they pass by． We've tried to stop them several times but failed． It has been the most serious problem since we set the box．"
In order to make the donation box work in an efficient（ 有 效 的 ） way， our government is taking action． Clothes donation will be better﹣organized and it'll be more convenient for people in need to take the clothes away．
（1）Miss Li gives away her clothes because ．
| A． |
her clothes are out of style |
| B． |
her mother clears out her clothes |
| C． |
she is growing too fast |
| D． |
she wants to make something |
（2）The reporter from UTV has collected ．
| A． |
4problems |
| B． |
5problems |
| C． |
6problems |
| D． |
7problems |
（3）All the problems about the donation box are included EXCEPT ．
| A． |
there's no more room for people to donate clothes |
| B． |
people choose unsuitable places to set the box |
| C． |
sometimes the box is broken by someone |
| D． |
the clothes in the box are too old and shabby |
（4）The underlined word " them" in Paragraph 4means ．
| A． |
the clothes donation boxes |
| B． |
the old people |
| C． |
handbags and pencil cases |
| D． |
some clothes in the box |
（5）We can infer（ 推断 ） from the passage that ．
| A． |
the clothes donation will be better﹣organized to help donators and people in need |
| B． |
the clothes donation becomes less popular than before because of serious problems |
| C． |
the clothes donation can prevent some girls from wearing clothes that are out of style |
| D． |
the clothes donation gives the traders a good idea to sell old clothes for making money |