One day in the eighth grade, I was taking a Math Test on basic trigonometry (三角学). Now for a middle school student, there was nothing basic at all about it. So I had studied for about two hours the night before. After reviewing it for some time, I had started to understand it, so then I closed the book and _________. However, it was not until midnight that I fell asleep. The next day, when I got the test, it might as well have been written in Serbian (which I don’t know how to read). I tried my best to work out the hard problems, but the numbers I came up with were strange. I sat back on my chair and looked for any possible answers, but I could not remember anything or think correctly. I started thinking about my dad coming home from work to find that I failed the test …
“How could you have failed the test? I am certain that nobody else in the whole class got as bad a grade as you did!”
Naturally I didn’t want that to happen. My dad was also really busy at work at present, so I was afraid that this might make him mad. When feeling hopeless, I noticed that my table partner was writing fast on his test. I could see smoke rising up from how fast he was writing. I was attracted to look over at his test, but then the many bad results I had heard about cheating (作弊) came into my mind. I reasoned that if I started cheating now, it would be hard to give up that habit during high school. In the end, I decided not to copy his answers, and got a B- on that test. Even though my dad gave me a hard time about it, it would have been a lot worse if he found out that I had given in and cheated.The writer might feel ______ before the Math Test.
| A．surprised | B．relaxed |
| C．worried | D．excited |
Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?
| A．had breakfast | B．went to bed |
| C．took exercise | D．rode to school |
The writer’s father was ______.
| A．proud of him | B．tired of him |
| C．strict with him | D．pleased with him |
From the passage, we know that the writer ______.
| A．could read Serbian | B．didn’t cheat at last |
| C．got a good grade at last | D．didn’t work hard that night |
41．Where are Hi and Lo talking？
42．How many pandas can you see in the picture？
43．What is Hi's question？
44．Does Lo know why pandas like old films？
45．How does Hi explain his question？
A young girl raises her hand in class to answer the teacher's question． She loudly says the right answer but hears somebody call her a "know﹣it﹣all" and sees someone else roll （滚动） his eyes． She doesn't feel comfortable enough to speak up again because confident woman are thought to be "bossy （专横的）"．
The stereotype （成见） that confident men are leaders and confident women are bossy gave rise to the 2014 "Ban Bossy" campaign （"禁用专横"运动）． This campaign encourages young girls to become leaders and stay confident in the face of being called "bossy"．
Laila Farah， from DePaul University， US， says she believes this stereotype comes from history． "There is an old idea that girls are not as clever as boys，" Farah says． "There is also another very old idea that women act according to their feelings．"
"Gender （性别） stereotypes come from nearly everywhere，" Farah says． "It's is learned when people were babies， from the toys chosen， to saying girls aren't good at math．"
In a study done by the Girls Leadership Institute， many girls said that the biggest thing holding them back from taking part in class was getting judged （评判）． Girls learn to keep their ideas and leadership skills to themselves．
Maybe instead of never using the word bossy， we need to forget the idea that being bossy is a bad thing． At the end of the day， bossy people get the job done．
36．Which of the following shows the gender stereotypes from someone in class？
| A． |
Speaking up again． |
| B． |
Rolling one's eyes． |
| C． |
Raising one's hand． |
| D． |
Answering the question． |
37．The 2014 "Ban Bossy" campaign was held to encourage young girls to ．
| A． |
believe in themselves |
| B． |
try knowing everything |
| C． |
think about themselves |
| D． |
enjoy something comfortable |
38．In Farah's opinion， gender stereotypes started ．
| A． |
before girls learnt math |
| B． |
before girls went to school |
| C． |
when people were babies |
| D． |
when people played with toys |
39．According to the study done by the Girls Leadership Institute， girls ．
| A． |
can be really good leaders |
| B． |
can understand the biggest thing |
| C． |
are too confident to be leaders |
| D． |
are easy enough to get judged |
40．The writer seems to think that gender stereotypes are ．
| A． |
cruel |
| B． |
unfair |
| C． |
impossible |
| D． |
acceptable |
Can you imagine a pair of shoes that could tie themselves？All you would have to do is to put them on and push a button．Well，this idea is becoming a real reality．The shoe company Nike created the self﹣tying shoe!This idea first came from the movie Back to the Future II，Nike has been working for years to create a shoe that can do this in real life．They have finally done it with Nike HyperAdapt 1.0．
So how do they work？According to Nike，the shoe is"powered by an underfoot﹣lacing mechanism （脚下系带装置）"．This is kind of like a small motor （发动机） that has the power to lace the shoes．All the wearer has to do is to put them on，and at first，the shoes are very loose （松的）．But then you can push the"+"button （按钮），and the shoes will tighten to be the perfect fit for the wearer．To take them off，all you have to do is to push the"﹣"button，and the shoes will be easily off．
They haven't been releasedto the public yet，and the cost of the shoes is still unknown．But you might be able to get a pair of your own closer to the holiday season this year．
（1）The best title to describe the main idea of the passage is ．
| A． |
Shoes of the future are now a reality |
| B． |
Shoes of the future are coming themselves |
| C． |
The shoe company Nike and its movie |
| D． |
Shoes and movies are doing their work |
（2）When did the shoe company Nike start creating the self﹣tying shoe？
| A． |
Not until the imagination came into being． |
| B． |
Soon after the shoe company Nike was formed． |
| C． |
After the movie Back to the Future II was shown． |
| D． |
Before the movie Back to the Future II was shown． |
（3）What makes the self﹣tying shoe work？
| A． |
The power from Nike． |
| B． |
An underfoot﹣lacing mechanism |
| C． |
Nike HyperAdaPt 1.0 |
| D． |
Setting a small button with a motor |
（4）The first thing for the wearer to do after putting the shoes on is to ．
| A． |
make them loose |
| B． |
make the perfect fit |
| C． |
push the"﹣"button |
| D． |
push the"+"button |
（5）The Chinese meaning of the underlined word"released"is ．
| A． |
检验 |
| B． |
投放 |
| C． |
注册 |
| D． |
生产． |
Ferdinand Magellan （1480﹣1521）was a Portuguese explorer． In 1519， he led the first voyage to sail around the world． It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean． Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name， which means "peaceful sea" in Portuguese． However， Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished． Only one of his ships， the Victoria， completed the journey．
Laozi lived in the 6thcentury BC．It is believed that he wrote the Daodejing． This book is popular in both the East and the West， and it is still widely read today． Many people have found inspiration （鼓舞人心的话） in this book． There are many famous sayings in the Daodejing． One of them is， "A journey of a thousand li begins with a single step．"
Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist， mathematician and astronomer． He discovered the law of gravity． In 1687， Newton published one of the most important books in the history of science． In the book， Newton described many laws that show how the universe works． Albert Einstein kept a picture of Newton on the wall of his study．
26．Which of the following was the sad news during Magellan's voyage？
| A． |
He was killed in a battle． |
| B． |
No ship completed the journey． |
| C． |
He found a "peaceful sea"． |
| D． |
He gave the Pacific its name． |
27．The Daodejing is still widely read today because ．
| A． |
it was written by Laozi |
| B． |
many people have found inspiration in it |
| C． |
it is popular in the world |
| D． |
many famous sayings are about a journey |
28．The greatest achievement made by Newton is that ．
| A． |
he published many important books |
| B． |
he discovered the law of gravity |
| C． |
he became an English physicist |
| D． |
his picture was kept by Einstein |
29．Among the famous persons mentioned above， Laozi ．
| A． |
was born the earliest |
| B． |
was the best at Portuguese |
| C． |
wrote the most books |
| D． |
was the best known in history |
30．The right match （匹配） about the reading above is ．
|
Ⅰ． Ferdinand Magellan |
a．the name of the ship |
|
Ⅱ． Victoria |
b．lived in the 6th century BC |
|
Ⅲ． Sir Isaac Newton |
c．died in 1521 |
|
Ⅳ． Albert Einstein |
d．a physicist， mathematician and astronomer |
| A． |
Ⅰ→b |
| B． |
Ⅱ→c |
| C． |
Ⅲ→d |
| D． |
Ⅳ→a |
Mr．Black lives by the sea．He has a big family and has to work hard，or his wife and children will be hungry．After breakfast he leaves for the sea in a small boat every day．He always hopes to catch more fish．
One morning，the man got to a good place for fishing．He threw a long rope （绳） with many hooks （钩） into the water．He found it heavy and pulled the hooks out of the sea．He saw there was a gold chain （金链） on the hooks．He was of course very glad．"I'll sell the gold chain for much money，"he thought to himself．"I'll build a new house，and buy lots of expensive things．I'll be the richest man in the world．"
His boat began to sink （下沉）．But Mr．Black went on thinking and didn't notice what was happening．As he was pulling the gold chain，the boat sank （下沉） into the sea．He lost not only the gold chain，but also his boat and life!
91．Where does Mr．Black live？
92．When does Mr．Black go to the sea？
93．What did Mr．Black see on the hooks？
94．What happened to the boat at last？
95．Did Mr．Black only lose his boat and the gold chain？