Liu Keming is a student from the first middle school of Loudi. His parents have gone to work in Shanghai. Now he is living with his grandparents. Today is June the 2nd , 2014. It is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9:00 a.m. and Liu Keming’s grandmother and his aunt are making zongzi. His grandfather and his uncle are watching the boat races on TV. The Chinese dragon boat race is held in Fuzhou this year. Hunan Yueyang team will do its best in the race.
It’s 11:30 now. Liu Keming’s family are eating zongzi. Liu Keming misses his parents very much. He’s talking on the phone to them. His parents miss the family very much, too. They wish to eat the delicious zongzi with them. They say there’s “no place like home”.
After lunch the family go to the first bridge over the Lianshui River. There’s a boat race there. It is raining hard, but still there are many many people there. It is not easy to watch the boat races, but the family shout “Come on! Come on!” together with others. All of the people know the Dragon Boat Festival is in honor of Quyuan(纪念屈原). He is an ancient poet (古代诗人). He loved his country and died for his country.What festival is it today?
Do the family eat zongzi for lunch?
Where is the Chinese dragon boat race held this year?
Liu Keming’s parents miss the family very much in the festival, don’t they?
What is Quyuan?
Dear Lucy，
How are you？ It has been a month since my family left Hong Kong for England and we are fine．
England is very different from Hong Kong． The weather is terrible and it rains a lot． The buildings are funny． They are in rows and not high． I love them because the rooms are much larger． I'm having a wonderful at my new school and my new home!
Mum and Dad are happy with their new jobs． But my brother Jack doesn't like moving to England because he misses his friends so much．
I've made lots of new friends at school． My teachers are really nice too and my English has improved a lot． After school， we can take part in relaxing activities such as sport， watching films or playing computer games． There's a park near the school where I often go with the other students at the weekend．
We are travelling back to Hong Kong for the summer holiday． I will visit you and bring you a present!
Write back soon!
Love
Sandy
（1）Where did Sandy's family live before？
| A． |
Hong Kong． |
| B． |
Sydney． |
| C． |
New York． |
| D． |
London． |
（2）Sandy loves the buildings in England because their rooms are ．
| A． |
cheaper |
| B． |
warmer |
| C． |
newer |
| D． |
larger |
（3）How many people are there in Sandy's family？
| A． |
2． |
| B． |
4． |
| C． |
6． |
| D． |
8． |
（4）Who does not like moving to England？
| A． |
Dad． |
| B． |
Mum． |
| C． |
Jack． |
| D． |
Sandy． |
（5）What is the letter mainly about？
| A． |
Sandy's summer holiday． |
| B． |
Sandy's parents． |
| C． |
Sandy's new classmates． |
| D． |
Sandv's new life． |
If you walk into a bookstore，you might see shelves of books labeled（标注）"self﹣help"．You may not know what these books are about．In fact，more and more people are turning to self﹣help books for advice these days．You can't imagine that sales of these books in the UK reached 3，000，000 last year．
Self﹣help books are usually written by psychologists（心理学家），famous writers or successful businessmen． They teach you how to deal with problems in your life，for example，how to get on well with your classmates or friends，how to plan your time well or how to find happiness．
Paul sweetman，the owner of City Books in the UK．said that social problems might be the reason why more people are reading self﹣help books．"They come into the shop and look for ways to deal with these problems in their life，"Paul said．Besides，it seem to be easier for young readers to find their mistakes，especially those born after 2000． They want to improve themselves by reading self﹣help books．
Self﹣help books used to be something people laughed at．Many people didn't take chicken soup stories and"success theory（成功学）"books seriously．But now they are recognizedby young people．
No matter why there is growing interest in self﹣help books， it's good to know that help is at hand if we need it． But are these books truly helpful？Read one and find out．
（1）From this passage，self﹣help books are books which ．
| A． |
tell us interesting jokes |
| B． |
provide beautiful poems |
| C． |
teach us to deal with problem |
| D． |
talk about animals and plants |
（2）The underlined word"recognized"means in the passage．
| A． |
doubted |
| B． |
refused |
| C． |
accepted |
| D． |
avoided |
（3）The writer writes this passage mainly to ．
| A． |
increase people's happiness |
| B． |
introduce self ﹣help books |
| C． |
help us to plan time well |
| D． |
encourage us to write books |
Goreme is a beautiful town in Turkey．It is best﹣known for its strange rock shapes and hot air balloon trips during sunrise（日出）．Here are some of the cool things visitors can do in Goreme．
Stay in a cave（ 山洞）hotel
Staying in a cave hotel is a special experience in Goreme．It makes you learn how people lived in stone caves hundreds of years ago in this area．
Taking a hot air balloon trip
Over 20 years ago，people in Goreme began to fly the first hot air balloon in the sky of this little town．Now， there are over one hundred balloons flying every day early in the morning as the sun rises．It is the best way to enjoy the amazing beauty of Goreme．
Visit the open﹣air museum
The open﹣air museum is about 15 minutes' walk away from the center of Goreme．This place is the first stop on anyone's journey to Goreme．It is made up of 7 churches（教堂）which were dug out of rocks．Among them， the Dark Church is the best protected．Recent studies show that all these churches were built between the 10th and 12th centuries．
See the magical rock shapes
These unusual rock shapes are the most beautiful part in Goreme．They are made by the strong winds and heavy rains．Their shapes look like different kinds of animals．Every year，tourists around the world come to see the amazing art made by nature．
If you want to have a cool journey to Turkey，the magical Goreme can be a better choice．
（1）Goreme is most famous for ．
| A． |
the cave hotels |
| B． |
the open﹣air museum |
| C． |
the Dark Church |
| D． |
the strange rock shapes |
（2）The best way to enjoy the beauty of Goreme is ．
| A． |
flying on a hot air balloon |
| B． |
staying in a cave hotel |
| C． |
standing before the rock shapes |
| D． |
visiting the open﹣air museum |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The cave hotel is made up of 7 churches and several caves． |
| B． |
This open﹣air museum is the first stop to visit Goreme． |
| C． |
People began to fly the first hot air balloon 2 years ago． |
| D． |
The magical rock shapes are made by human beings． |
（4）Where do you think this passage may come from？
| A． |
A travel guide． |
| B． |
A sports report． |
| C． |
A story book． |
| D． |
A history magazine． |
Dreams are like stars．You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success．Yan Ning is such a dream follower．
Yan is a rising star in the science world．When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist．After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology．After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007．Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab．At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua．
Now．Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton．On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science（国家科学院）
However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements．She said that in order to realize her dream，she experienced a lot of failures and pains．But she never gave up her dream．Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it．
She usually works at least I4 hours a day．Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night．She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her．
In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams．"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them．"
（1）Yan went to Tsinghua to study in 1996．
| A． |
chemistry |
| B． |
physics |
| C． |
medicine |
| D． |
biology |
（2）We can learn from the passage that ．
| A． |
Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research． |
| B． |
Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job． |
| C． |
Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it． |
| D． |
Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help． |
（3）What is the best title（标题）for this passage？
| A． |
A Difficult Research． |
| B． |
A Dream Follower． |
| C． |
A Smooth Road． |
| D． |
A Famous University |
Cycads（苏铁）grow in warm places．They are tall and green all year round．Their leaves grow on the top and flowers seldom come out．Some have bright orange fruits．They usually need hundreds of years to grow into adult plants．
Cycads are facing problems now．In South Africa，the situation of cycads is getting terrible，but this has drawn little attention from the public．"In fact，there are 38 kinds of cycads in South Africa．Among them，2 kinds have disappeared since 2003 and 25 kinds are in great danger，"said a gardener．"Do you know what the loneliest plant is in the world？It is Wood's Cycad．Someone found it in a forest in 1895．It is the only one of its kind．"
So what causes cycads to be in danger？Surprisingly，the danger is from the people who love them most． These slow﹣growing adult cycads even sell for tens of thousands of dollars each．As time goes by，they have become a symbol（象征）of wealth and position（ 地位）in society．This makes cycad lovers want to own more． Cycad lovers buy and plant them in their private gardens．As a result，nearly all these cycads die because the living conditions have changed．
Recently，South African government has taken some actions to protect cycads from being stolen traded．At the same time，people around the world should also work together to protect the plants．
（1）The flowers of Cycads come out once a year．
（2）The cycad lovers cause cycads to be in danger．
（3）The Wood's Cycad found in 1895 is the only one of its kind．
（4）Cycads have become a symbol of luck and health．
（5）The writer expects people to join together to save the plants．