A lady has a problem with her daughter.
“My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four. Every evening we get into an argument about her homework. Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school and when we get home, homework is the last thing she likes doing. The other two days, she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school, or whether she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sat down to do her homework, she seemed to want me to be there all the time. But I had something else to do. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?” Maria is _______.
A. four years old
B. nine years old
C. in Class Four Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for _______ afternoons.
A. two B. three C. four Maria wants to _______ first when she gets home early.
A. do her homework
B. play netball and sing
C. have a rest and play. The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework _______.
A. with the mother B. with the father C. aloneThis passage is probably from a ________.
A. diary B. newspaper C. novel
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EXCITING stories are everywhere in animation movies． Little villages， wild jungles and a faraway island…Get ready for trips to these places in some new films． |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 |
Jan 29 2018 In China |
The chubby Panda Po is back! In the new movie Kung Fu Panda 3， Po finds the Secret Panda Village， and meets many other pandas． But not all is well． A new enemy Kai comes． He wants to beat all the kung fu masters around China and take away their power． Po has to stop him． He tries to teach kung fu to other pandas， and they try to save China． |
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The Jungle Book |
April 15 2018 In the US |
This is a story about finding one's human nature while living in the wild． The boy Mowgli grows up with a family of wolves in the jungle． A tiger thinks humans are bad because they hurt him once． As a human， Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome there and decides to leave． The boy starts his trip of self﹣discovery in the jungle． |
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The Angry Birds Movie |
May 20 2018 In the US |
If you played the mobile phone game Angry Birds， you must remember those colorful little birds with angry faces． But why on earth are they so angry？ That's the story The Angry Birds Movie wants to tell． The birds live on an island far away from the rest of the world and they know nothing of the outside world． One day， the island meets its first visitors﹣the green pigs． They are up to something． See how the conflict between the birds and the green pigs began in the 3﹣D animated movie． |
（1）The underlined word "animation" can be replaced by ．
A． play
B． cartoon
C． war
D． opera
（2）In order to destroy Kai's plan， Po tries to ．
A． find his father Li Shan for help
B． come to China to learn Kung Fu
C． go to his birth place to find villagers for help
D． teach villagers Kung Fu to fight against him
（3）Why does Mowgli decide to leave in The Jungle Book at last？ Because ．
A． he doesn't find humans' nature
B． he wants to start his trip of self﹣discovery
C． animals don't want to accept him any more
D． he likes living with wolves to find human's nature
（4）From The Angry Birds Movie we can guess that ．
A． living on an island far away from the rest of the world may be very boring
B． people who play the mobile phone game will remember the birds' angry face
C． the first visitors and the birds are up to something
D． the birds might not get along well with the pigs in the following story
（5）The information most probably comes from ．
A． a fiction
B． a newspaper
C． a note
D． a book
Some people seem to have unusual memories． Zheng Aiqiang， a "memory athlete" on TV show Super Brain， can remember 2， 660 numbers in just one hour!
You would think people like him must have special brains． But according to a recent study by researchers from America and Holland， the brain structure （结构） of ordinary people and 23 of the world's lending memory athletes shows no difference．
Good memories can be trained． New research in the magazine Neuron suggests that a person will get a super memory with just six weeks of hard training．
Researchers found that a technique （技巧） called loci， invented by the ancient Greeks， can greatly help improve memory．
By using loci， you are using your imagination to improve the brain's memory networks． You can link （关联） something you need to remember with a place that you know very well． For example， to remember a list of numbers， imagine yourself walking through your house． Each thing is linked to a number． For example， zero could be the handle on the door and five could be the painting on the wall．
In one study， some ordinary people were given 20 minutes to remember 72 nouns． At the beginning， they could only remember 26 words， but when they were taught loci， they could remember 62 words．
"Not everyone can become a memory winner． But everyone using the technique can improve his memory greatly，" said Boris Konrad， one of the researchers in the study．
（1）From the recent study， we know that ordinary people and memory athletes have similar ．
（2）To memorize a list of numbers by using loci means you are using your to link it with a you know well according to the passage．
◆（3）请根据短文内容回答问题
What does the new research in the magazine Neuron suggest？
◆（4）请用一句话概括段落大意．
Paragraph 6 tells us that
◆（5）请将文中划线句子译成汉语．
Heritage（遗产） is traditional customs， history and beliefs． We use the word "heritage" in many different ways． People talk about their family heritage， city heritage and national heritage．
Today， heritage is changing， The Internet connects people around the world． In many ways this is a good thing， because we can learn about the heritage of other countries， and we can show our own heritage to the world． however， some people worry that traditional heritage is disappearing． In many ways， countries are becoming more and more alike（相似的）． In most countries around the world， you can find KFC， Nike shoes， Starbucks coffee， American movies and so on． Some people think this is a good change， and others don't like it． You can decide whether or not it's a good thing．
However， everyone wants to protect traditional heritage， and sometimes this is hard． For example，when a new KFC opens in your city，a traditional restaurant might have to close．
That is why heritage protection is so important． Heritage protection is a simple thought． It means keeping your country's or your city's heritage alive． People do this in many ways． The biggest part of heritage protection is probably preserving（保护）old buildings． Some suggestions of heritage protection are making sure your kids speak your traditional language， and teaching knowledge about heritage to them．
The world is changing． No matter how it changes， never forget the heritage of our parents and grandparents．
（1）Is the heritage nowadays the same as it used to be？
A． No． It's being changed by the Internet．
B． Yes． Traditional customs， history and beliefs never change．
C． It is not mentioned in the passage．
（2）The examples mentioned in the second paragraph ．
A． show the importance of heritage
B． describe people's love for heritage
C． help people understand heritage better
（3）The underlined sentence shows that ．
A． it is necessary to learn about the heritage of other countries
B． the writer is worrying about the traditional heritage protection
C． countries are becoming quite different in some ways
（4）The following statements are parts of heritage protection EXCEPT ．
A． trying to change traditional customs
B． preserving old buildings
C． keeping traditional language alive
（5）What may be the best title for the passage？
A． Internet and Heritage
B． Heritage Is Disappearing
C． Heritage Protection
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（1）What can we know about the tent？
A． It's pink．
B． It's for boys．
C． It's easy to fit together and take down．
（2）Why is it of great value to eat at Peng Lai Chun Restaurant？
A． Because the food there is cheap and delicious．
B． Because it is very busy．
C． Because all kids can eat at half price on Wednesdays there．
（3）If Susan wants to work as an assistant at Dicken's Books， she ．
A． should call John Hunter at 768﹣3647
B． can earn at most £384 a week
C． A and B
（4）We can't in Golden Shopping Plaza．
A． buy the clothing on sale for under ＄60 before the show
B． see women's swimwear or summer wear
C． see 26 pretty and cool models in the latest fashions
（5）According to the information above， which of the following is NOT true？
A． The assistant at Dicken's Books has to work for 8 hours a day．
B． The holes in the windows of the tent can let the air and bugs in．
C． The Summer Fashion Show starts at 2：00 in the afternoon on Saturday．
There lived an old man in a small town of Germany． He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked． After the Second World War began， his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）． The old man was heartbroken． He didn't have enough food and often went hungry． Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．
One cold winter night， the old man couldn't go to sleep． He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room． He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground． The next morning he had to beg from door to door． He had been to a lot of cities ever since．
Once he came to a village， but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything． He was too hungry to go to another village． He thought over and over and found a way． He came to a police station and called out． "Hitler is a foolish pig!"
Out came a policeman at once． He took the old man into a room， gave him some bread and a cup of tea． Then he said， "Don't say that in our village， sir!"
"I'm sorry， sir，" said the old man，"I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．"
"No， no， sir，" the policeman said in a hurry，"It's the pig's hometown!"
（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？
A． Because he had nothing to support his three sons．
B． Because he was made to join the army．
C． Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．
（2）Finally， the old man got things to eat by ．
A． asking the villagers for help
B． shouting to the police station
C． begging from door to door
（3）Actually the policeman ．
A． hated Hitler as well as the old man
B． didn't want to help the old man
C． thought the old man was more foolish than pigs
（4）We can infer（推断） that the "village" underlined in the passage is hometown．
A． the old man's
B． the pigs'
C． Hitler's
（5）The passage above is ．
A． a science fiction
B． a funny story
C． a fairy tale
