Peng Jiangya, a 24-year-old girl, was born in Guizhou Province. She lives in a village of the Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County(自治县)at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau(高原). Twenty-two years ago, One day her parents were out, she fell into a fire stove at home, and the fire burned her fingers badly. The family was too poor at the time to afford the expensive medical treatment ,at last she lost all her fingers.
"When I was a child, I was unable to hold chopsticks. My parents taught me for a long time. It was really difficult, but I tried it over and over again ,and at the age of seven, I overcame it. From then on I knew that one had to put great efforts into what she was doing,” said PengJiangya.
As a child , PengJiangya often saw others make cross-stitch (十字绣) and then she decided to learn how to make it herself. “ Of course, it took me many years to do that, when I was 18, I got it.” Said Peng. Now she can make as good cross-stitch works as her companions(同伴),but she is faster than other people.
Her hometown of Yinjiang Tujia at the foot of the Fanjing Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateauhas become a tourist attraction. As for her future, Peng Jiangya said: "I will gather a few other people to embroider(绣) the beautiful landscape of our hometown as a souvenir and lasting memory for tourists. At the same time, we can make more money.". Peng Jiangya was born .
A.in Guizhou County | B.in a poor family |
C.when her parents were out | D.in 1990 |
PengJiangya lost all her fingers, when .
A.she was 22 years old | B.she was 13 years old |
C.when her parents were at home | D.she was at an early age |
When Peng Jiangya was a child, she learned to without fingers
A.use chopsticks by herself |
B.make more money by herself |
C.make cross-stitch by herself |
D.help her parents hold chopsticks |
Now PengJiangya can make .
A.better cross-stitch works and faster than her companions |
B.the best cross-stitch works in her hometown |
C.good cross-stitch works and faster than others |
D.the most beautiful cross-stitch works in his hometown |
From this passage, we know that PengJiangya learn to make cross-stitch .
A.easily | B.hardly |
C.with great efforts | D.without any difficulties |
On Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb 18, 2015,Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night.
In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400.
According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Year’s Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up.
Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it.
“I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (网民) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems: air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers (环卫工人).”
Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons won’t cause lasting pollution.
Some, however, suggest a moderate (温和的) way to solve the problem.
“As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festival’s happiness. They shouldn’t be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum (论坛). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Year’s Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”
caused serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
A.The factories | B.The cars |
C.The fireworks | D.The bad weather |
cities saw serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Day.
A.201 | B.More than 40 |
C.Around 400 | D.500 |
According to Sina’s survey, over half of the Internet users setting off fireworks.
A.are against | B.enjoy |
C.support | D.don’t care about |
was not mentioned by the netizen nicknamed ann019.
A.Exhausting sanitation workers |
B.Disturbing sleep |
C.Wasting money |
D.Causing fire |
According to the passage, we know is a moderate way to solve the problem.
A.to ban fireworks totally |
B.to reduce the time of setting off fireworks |
C.to get more people to set off fireworks |
D.to never change the tradition |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Air pollution. |
B.A Survey on the Internet. |
C.Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations. |
D.Whether to ban festive fireworks. |
任务型阅读(本题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
请阅读1-5题中的内容,并根据内容与A-F 进行匹配。Jen loves pets. She often goes to help look after some pets with the animal doctors.
One day, she would like to work as an animal doctor too. Zhao Ting is a teacher from China and she has stayed in the US for a short time. She likes the country very much. She can speak perfect English and she will stay there and work as a teacher.
David is the boss of a big education company in England. He wants to set up another company in China because he thinks a large number of people in China may join this field and as a result he can make more money.
Lin Jun has just come back from England. He is now looking for a job. He wants to work in a big company.
Jenny is a housewife. She goes to the food market every day. She always wants to buy different kinds of fresh food at a low price.
A.We need someone who can teach Chinese here and of course, you must speak good English. It’s better for you to have some teaching experience. |
B.Lots of people have pets and their pets sometimes get ill. They need to find some people to help them get well. |
C.Chinese parents think education is really important and they always save money for children’s education. As a result, the education market is very big in China. |
D.We sell eggs, apples, tomatoes and other healthy food at very low prices. Our opening hours are from 6:00 am to 10:30. |
E. It’s not easy to win an English speaking competition. Read more books about speaking and you will get lots of help from them.
F. Many big companies today need workers who can speak English or has the experience of living or working in another country.
We have now known something about computers---computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people do not know about computers and they think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing* a button* and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world. And they are very worried about that their children will lose themselves in the computer games.
But many people understand more about computers, they say that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?
For example, e-mail is very popular at this moment. Do you know about e-mail? E-mail is a way of sending messages to other people. E-mail is a fast and cheap way to keep in touch with friends and family. It’s much quicker than sending a letter. People who use e-mail have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots* and the symbol “@”meaning “at”. This is what an address looks like. People can send the messages across the Internet. It is quick, easy and fun.Who usually use computers at school?
A.The old people | B. The teachers | C.The children | D.The parents |
What can computers help children to do?
A.To think clearly, to do homework and to write. ` |
B.To play games, to do math and to copy. |
C.To think clearly, to get information and to use it well. |
D.To count, to clean the house and to get information. |
If you know about computers, you must know the letter “@” means _________
A.a | B.an | C.at | D.app |
What does the writer think of the computers?
A.It’s a bad thing. | B.It’s a good thing |
C.It’s not good or bad | D.Sorry, I don’t know. |
What the best title of this passage?
A.Computers are Good for Children |
B.Computers are Bad for Children |
C.Are Computers Good or Bad for Children? |
D.Computers are not useful for children |
“I don’t want to move!” Kevin said to his father,” I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are here. I want to stay!” “We have to move, Kevin.” Mr. Black said, “I have a new job on the island*. Why don’t you go with us?”
“No,” Kevin answered.
After a few weeks, the Black family left the city by plane. They flew over water. In the end they saw the land*. “That is Hawaii. It is beautiful!” Mr. Black said.
“I don’t care* what it is like,” said Kevin, “I wish I could go back to New York City now!”
They lived in their new home near the sea. It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again, they could see a rainbow* every day. People in the neighborhood came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their farms.
Weeks went by*.One day Kevin wrote to Bob and in the letter he said, “I still miss my old friends. But I think these are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you will like Hawaii, too.”The Blacks went to Hawaii by.
A.plane | B.bus | C.train | D.ship |
What was the weather like in Hawaii?
A.Snowy. | B.Rainy. | C.Windy. | D.Cloudy. |
People in their neighborhood were very .
A.strict | B.scary | C.friendly | D.funny |
Which is the right order according to the passage?
(1)The Blacks left New York City.
(2)Kevin felt happy to be in the new home.
(3) Mr Black had a new job.
(4)The people gave the Black some fruit.
A.⑶,⑵,⑴,⑷ | B.⑶,⑴,⑵,⑷ |
C.⑶,⑴,⑷,⑵, | D.⑶,⑷,⑴,⑵ |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.At first Kevin wished to stay in New York City. |
B.The Blacks didn’t like the weather in Hawaii. |
C.People on that island grew fruit on their farms. |
D.Kevin began to like his new home after a few weeks. |
Have you ever read an English book? Have you noticed its contents*? If you do so, I think you can understand the contents below. Study the contents page of the book below and choose the right answer to each of the following questions.How many pages does the book have?
A.It has about eighty-six pages. |
B.It has a hundred and one pages. |
C.It has a hundred and ten pages. |
D.It less than a hundred pages. |
Which part tells you some facts about Shanghai’s growth?
A. PartⅠ |
B.Part Ⅱ |
C. Either PartⅠor Part Ⅱ |
D.PartⅠand Part Ⅱ |
Where will you find information about traffic problems?
A.In Chapter 7. | B.In Chapter 6. |
C.In Chapter 5. | D.In Chapter 4 |
Which pages can you read if you want to know something about food production?
A.Pages 17-31 | B.Pages 32-46 |
C.Pages 47-57 | D.Page17-85 |
Where can you find this passage?
A.In the middle of the book | B. In the front of the book |
C.At the back of the book | D. At the end of the book |