Summer came and the weather got hotter. Few people could go to sleep at night. They felt tired in the daytime. They hoped to swim in the water or find a cool place. But there was no river around the town. They had to go to the mountains. There was a large lake and it was cool there. They could have a good sleep there or swim in the lake. It was Saturday. A lot of people went there for their weekend. They enjoyed themselves in the villages and swam in the cool water. The next afternoon they had to return to their town. Bad luck! The last train came to the station at five to six. It was fifty minutes late. There were many people on the platform(站台). They were anxious to get on the train. As soon as it stopped, they tried to get on. The driver felt terrible at that moment. He had to take some medicine，but he couldn’t find any water on the train and had to get off. It was time to start. The train was filled to capacity(挤满), Only the driver was still standing on the platform. There was no room for him in the train!
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False ( F ) People felt tired in the daytime because they couldn’t sleep in the hot weather.
People went to the mountains to have a good rest.
They had to got to work on Monday, so people were anxious to get on the train.
The train usually arrived at the station at a quarter past five.
The driver stood on the platform because he didn’t take the medicine.
Actress Jiang Yiyan has spent around a month a year volunteering as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi for nine years in a row（连续）．
In 2007， when she took part in film shooting in that area， she was shocked by the poverty （贫穷） there． Children had to walk along mountainous roads to attend classes at a neighbouring village school． So she came up with the idea of doing something for these children．
Besides giving classes， Jiang also plays games with children and sings songs for them． And she cares much for their daily life． Moreover， shedonated billion yuan to set up a fund （基金） for students there．
"Like the grass in stone clefts（裂缝）， they have to try their best to find sunshine on their own rather than waiting for others to do it for them，" Jiang said．
When asked how she persistedin her volunteer services for such a long time， Jiang said， " I'm not persisting but enjoying．"
"It's not that I gave these kids love． I am actually learning about love．" Jiang added． To enjoy and share love is seen as the most important thing in her life．
At the same time， children in the big mountains have also influenced Jiang．
"Whenever I meet with something difficult to do， I'll think of these kids． Born in the kind of environment， they have to learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth． So， why can't I？" said Jiang．
（1）Jiang Yiyan spends as a teacher in mountainous villages in Guangxi．
| A． |
a day a week |
| B． |
a day a month |
| C． |
a week a month |
| D． |
a month a year |
（2）When did Jiang Yiyan come up with the idea of doing something for the children there？__
| A． |
In 1987． |
| B． |
In 1997． |
| C． |
In 2007． |
| D． |
In 2017． |
（3）What does the underlined word " persisted" mean in Chinese？
| A． |
放弃 |
| B． |
坚持 |
| C． |
拒绝 |
| D． |
宽容 |
（4）What's the most important thing in Jiang Yiyan's life？
| A． |
To set up a fund． |
| B． |
To enjoy and share love． |
| C． |
To take part in film shooting． |
| D． |
To learn to face a lot of difficult things from birth． |
（5）The best title of this passage is " "．
| A． |
The Children's Poverty |
| B． |
The Mountainous Roads |
| C． |
The Grass in Stone Clefts |
| D． |
A kind and helpful Actress |
In the United States， headmaster and teachers punish（惩罚）students in different ways． The teachers often write to or call the students' parents． Sometimes students have to stay at school for an extra hour． If a student behaves（表现） very badly， the headteacher can suspend（使暂停上课） the student． The student can't come to school for one， two， or three days． Mr Lazares didn't like to suspend students． When he suspended students，they were happy． "A three﹣day holiday!" they thought． One day，a boy was in Mr Lazares' office． The boy was not behaving well in class． Mr Lazares phoned the boy's parents． "If you come to school with your son，I won't suspend him．" he said． The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every class． Other students all looked at the boy and his father． The boy was embarrassed（尴尬的）．After that he behaved better． He didn't want his father to come to school again． Other students behaved better，too． They thought，"I don't want my parents to come to school!"
That year about 60 parents came to school with children who didn't behave well． The next year only a few parents had to come to school． The students were behaving better．
（1）Teachers punish their students in these ways except （除…之外） ．
| A． |
writing to the students' parents |
| B． |
calling the students' parents |
| C． |
telling the students to stay at school for an extra hour |
| D． |
telling the students to stand up all day in the classroom |
（2） can suspend the students if they behave very badly at school．
| A． |
The students' parents |
| B． |
The students' teachers |
| C． |
The students' headteacher |
| D． |
The students themselves |
（3）The students will be if they are suspended according to the passage．
| A． |
sad |
| B． |
sick |
| C． |
happy |
| D． |
embarrassed |
（4） came to school after Mr Lazares phoned Robert's parents．
| A． |
Robert's grandfather |
| B． |
Robert's grandmother |
| C． |
Robert's father |
| D． |
Robert's mother |
（5）The students behaved after their parents did what Mr Lazares told them to do．
| A． |
bad |
| B． |
good |
| C． |
worse |
| D． |
better |
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table． As you can imagine， things are very different from the way they are at home． For example， you're not supposed to put your bread on your plate． You're supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first， but now I'm used to it． Another example is that you're not supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread， not even fruit． You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork． Another thing is that it's impolite to say that you're full． If you don't want any more food， you should just say，"That was delicious．" Also， you're not supposed to put your elbows on the table． I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything， but I'm gradually getting used to it． I don't find French customs so strange anymore．
判断短文后句子的意思是否与短文内容相符．用"T"表示相符，"F"表示不相符．
（1）You're not supposed to put your bread on your plate．
（2）Now I'm used to putting my bread on the table．
（3）You're supposed to eat anything with your hands except bread．
（4）It's impolite to say that you're full．
（5）I still find French customs so strange．
Today is December 15，2030．Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month，you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip．
The interest in trips， 100km above the surface of the Earth， has grown steadily since such a trip began． However， the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission． More low﹣cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flights for such a trip for as low as ﹩ 3，495． It's very reasonable．
Space tourism（旅游业；观光业）is one of the markets that have developed fast during the last decade，with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests．However，accommodation in space is still expensive for the averagehousehold，so the suborbital（亚轨道的）flights with thirty﹣minute weightlessness during the three﹣hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip．
However， the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators（太空升降舱）， like the one that is projected to start construction within two years．Once it is fully functional，it will start to ship cargo to space． But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment．Even if the elevator becomes successful，it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines．
Those who are looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend may want to consider a suborbital flight in space． While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of， it will give you the rare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high﹣altitude flight outside our atmosphere． So before you enjoy a trip by elevator to space， enjoy a suborbital flight first．
（1）From Paragraph 1， what will happen in January， 2031？
| A． |
A gift card will be taken to Mars． |
| B． |
Mars will be explored for the first time． |
| C． |
Man will go to Mars for the first time． |
| D． |
An affordable space trip will come true． |
（2）The underlined "average" can most probably be replaced by in this passage．
| A． |
common |
| B． |
high﹣income |
| C． |
low﹣cost |
| D． |
low﹣income |
（3）What is the space elevator's purpose of accepting passengers as soon as possible？
| A． |
To ship cargo to space． |
| B． |
To get in the competition between spacelines． |
| C． |
To start the construction of more space elevators． |
| D． |
To get back the large investment． |
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Space tourism has developed fast during the last ten years． |
| B． |
A suborbital fight is the space mission that many people have dreamed of． |
| C． |
The suborbital flights will be the most popular trip for some time． |
| D． |
Even though the elevator becomes successful， we still wait for a few years to see more elevators come out． |
（5）We can know from the passage that ．
| A． |
the low orbital hotels have opened since a space trip began |
| B． |
within two years， space elevators will begin to ship cargo and people to space |
| C． |
during the suborbital flights， you will experience 30 minutes weightlessness |
| D． |
if you want to meet your curiosity， you may try a suborbital flight |
Go on road trip？ Check out these roadside attractions and museums．
World's Largest Ball of Paint
In 1977，Michael Carmichael created the biggest ball of paint． Starting with a baseball as the center， he painted layer（层）after layer． After over 20，000 layers of paint，the ball weighs over 1，300 pounds． Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history．
Dinosaur Park
The land can be found outside Rapid City． On a hill overlooking the city，dinosaurs made out of brightly painted concrete（混凝土）stand guard． The park was built as a work project in 1936 by Debbie Sardone． The five dinosaurs are life﹣sized and can be seen from miles away．
The Museum of Dirt
The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson． Labeled glass bottle contain dirt from the Great Wall of China and sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France， Johanson has collected material from the Amazon River and from Times Square after a New Year's Eve celebration， lava（火山岩）from Mt Fuji in Japan and shells from the Great Barrier Reef in Australia． Best of all， visiting this museum is free．
Paper House
Ellis Stenman built a two﹣room house almost completely out of newspapers in 1922．At that time，"recycling" wasn't even a word yet．The house was framed（框起来）with wood，but the walls were made of 215 layers of newspapers． The furniture was also made of newspapers． In all， it used about 100，000 newspapers．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项．
（1）If you want to paint the balls， you can visit ．
| A． |
Paper House |
| B． |
Dinosaur Park |
| C． |
World Largest Ball of Paint |
| D． |
The Museum of Dirt |
（2）The five dinosaurs in Dinosaur park can be seen from miles away because ．
| A． |
They were built on a hill |
| B． |
They were built outside Rapid City |
| C． |
They were made out of brightly painted concrete |
| D． |
They were built to be as big as the real one |
（3） is free for visitors．
| A． |
Paper House |
| B． |
Dinosaur Park |
| C． |
The museum of Dirt |
| D． |
World Largest Ball of Paint |
（4）Paper house was created by ．
| A． |
Glenn Johanson |
| B． |
Ellis Stenman |
| C． |
Michael Carmichael |
| D． |
Debbie Sardone |
（5）You can see from Times Square after a New Year's Eve celebration in the Museum of Dirt．
| A． |
material |
| B． |
shells |
| C． |
sand |
| D． |
lava |