“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant. What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的) job?
| A．A sportsman. | B．A shop assistant. |
| C．A sports announcer. | D．A businessman. |
Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
| A．Because he was too young. |
| B．Because he didn’t get college education. |
| C．Because he’s got a good-looking person. |
| D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience. |
Which of the following is true according to the article?
| A．You just need to wait for some time, then luck will come. |
| B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything. |
| C．It’s important for you to wait for luck. |
| D．You should trust your mother. |
The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “______”.
| A．But I was refused(拒绝) every time |
| B．But I was successful every time |
| C．But I lost my way every time |
| D．But the door of every station was always closed |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Mother’s words |
| B．Everything Happens For The Best |
| C．No One Is Always Lucky |
| D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult |
A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crow’s sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.Crows “live on bad food” means “ _________ ”.
| A．Crows eat old bad food. |
| B．Old bad food is crows’ nests. |
| C．Crows make their nests on old bad food. |
| D．Crows sleep on old bad food. |
Crows are more useful to us because they ________________.
| A．are clean birds |
| B．can move away waste food |
| C．can make our streets clean |
| D．aren’t dirty |
Crows always look for food _________.
| A．in the evening | B．all day | C．in the morning | D．at night |
People can’t hear crow talk __________.
| A．together | B．by turns | C．noisily | D．quietly |
If a pair of crows loves each other, ________
| A．they will not live together. |
| B．neither of them can live alone happily. |
| C．they will die |
| D．one of them will die |
Xiao Ming is playing with his friend in front of a house. An old woman walks up to him. “My boy,” she asks., “ Is your mother at home?” “Yes ,” Xiao Ming says. The woman begins to ring（按） the door bell（门铃）, but there is no answer（应答）.
She rings the door bell again. There is still no answer. The woman is not happy. She turns to Xiao Ming and asks again, “Is your mother at home?” “Yes , she is.” Xiao Ming answers. “But I ring the door bell twice and nobody（没人） comes to open the door,” the woman says.
“Oh, I’m sorry. This is not my house. My house is over there.”Xiao Ming is playing in front of _______house.
| A．other people’s | B．the old woman’s | C．his | D．his father’s |
Xiao Ming’s mother is ________.
| A．at work | B．at home | C．at school | D．out |
The old woman wants to see_______.
| A．her house | B．her son | C．Xiao Ming ’s mother | D．Xiao Ming |
The woman is not happy because___________.
| A．Xiao Ming ’s mother is still in bed. |
| B．Xiao Ming ’s mother doesn’t want to see her. |
| C．Nobody opens the door. |
| D．Xiao Ming’s mother doesn’t like the woman. |
Which （哪一个）of the following is right?
| A．Xiao Ming ’s mother isn’t at home. |
| B．The old woman asks Xiao Ming to open the door. |
| C．The old woman doesn’t ring the door bell . |
| D．It isn’t Xiao Ming ’s house. |
On New Year’s Eve(前夕), people in Italy throw （扔）out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the streets. In Spain, New Year comes more quietly. Everyone holds a bag of grapes(葡萄). When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes.
In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji（爬富士山）. There they watch the first sunrise（日出） of New Year. In China people eat dumplings.This story is about New Year’s Eve in _________ .
| A．Italy | B．Spain | C．Japan | D．different countries（国家） |
People in Spain welcome New Year by_________ after twelve.
| A．eating grapes | B．eating noodles |
| C．throwing the old things | D．watching the sunrise |
People in Spain ， Japan and China to welcome New Year.
| A．throw things away | B．get together |
| C．eat some food | D．watch the sunrise |
Japanese climb Mount Fuji to_________ .
| A．look at the stars | B．eat noodles |
| C．see the sun coming up | D．have a rest |
The people in_________ eat dumplings On New Year’s Eve .
| A．Japan | B．China | C．Spain | D．Italy |
In China, students have seven lessons in the day—four in the morning and three in the afternoon. They start school at 7:30, and the students of grade seven usually have math, Chinese and English. Morning lessons usually finish（结束） at 11:30. In the afternoon, students began their school at about 1:30 and school is over at 5:00 . In the afternoon, they usually have PE, music, art, history and other outdoor activities（活动）. They play basketball and football on the playground. They have homework to do in the evening.
In the UK, children have five lessons in the day and finish school at half past three in the afternoon. After school they go swimming, play football, have music lessons and play with their friends. They also do homework like you!How many lessons do Chinese students have in the day?
A. four B. three C. sevenWhen do the morning lessons finish in China?
A. 7:30 B. 11:30 C. 5:00When do Chinese students do sport activities?
A. In the afternoon B. In the morning C. At the noonHow many lessons do the students in the UK have in the day?
A. Four B. Five C. Six____ the students in the UK go swimming, play football, have music lessons and play with their friends.
A. Before school B. In the morning C. After school
China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander（登陆车） early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.
The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.
Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe（探测仪）. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.
Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.
In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.
The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.
Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again.Which is the best title for the passage above?
| A．The American’sfirst rover on the moon |
| B．The tale of Chang’e |
| C．The journey to the moon |
| D．Yutu explores the moon |
Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.
b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.
c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.
d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．c-d-a-b | C．d-c-a-b | D．c-a-b-d |
What does the underlined word “width” mean in Chinese?
| A．智力 | B．宽度 | C．重量 | D．长度 |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013. |
| B．Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer. |
| C．Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission. |
| D．Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight. |
There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?
| A．Chang’e-5 | B．Yutu-2 | C．Shenzhou-11 | D．Tiangong-2 |