| I am Alice. I like Wechat. It is fast， convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through Wechat， Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
| I am David. I love Weibo. I update my Weibo when I am free. We can share instant(即时的)messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Weibo. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Weibo， for example， “I feel blue today. I didn’t pass the exam. ” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party， my new phone， my new coat， etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
| I’m Lily. I don’t like Wechat or Weibo. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(不法行为)on Wechat. Many people are cheated(欺骗)because they believe in other people they meet on Wechat easily. It is not a real world. As to Weibo， I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的)girl. |
What does Alice think about Wechat?
| A．It’s fast and convenient. | B．It’s fashionable but slow. |
| C．It’s safe and useful. | D．It’s fun but expensive. |
Why doesn’t Lily believe Wechat?
| A．Because many people are cheated on Wechat easily. |
| B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends. |
| C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends. |
| D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others. |
From the passage we can learn David is .
| A．a low-key boy | B．an open-minded boy |
| C．a stupid boy | D．a lazy boy |
The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water ?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed with him．
“I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem． The students were having their _______ class．
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．chemistry | D．maths |
Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．
| A．water | B．air | C．earth | D．weather |
A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”
| A．white | B．black | C．clean | D．clear |
Most of the children _______ the boy．
| A．agreed with | B．wrote to |
| C．heard from | D．sent for |
The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______．
| A．more and more | B．less and less |
| C．cleaner and cleaner | D．dirtier and dirtier |
The holiday’s upon us．After months of study, you have some time to yourself．So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, “Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media (媒体) that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!”
But don’t be fooled．There’s still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．
(1) One clear reason is that a well-chosen ______ is a wonderful collection of ______ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．
(2) But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply cannot. The webpage（网页）is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible．
Though “easy” may be welcome, unluckily it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level．For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品)for a book．
But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it’s something you do by and for yourself．You can choose what you want to read．It’s hard work, but while you are reading, you’ll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure．Reading can bring us pleasure.在(1)句空白处填入适当的词：___________ ___________
把(2) 划线句子翻译成中文：_______________________________________
回答问题: How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
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As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠)woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.
Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.
The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使倾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge (边缘)of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?
The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.
Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally.., the small dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.
It had become one with the whole.According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _____.
| A．didn’t get on well with other dewdrops |
| B．thought its beauty was too simple |
| C．couldn’t get any sunlight |
| D．thought itself as the best dewdrop |
The dewdrop became _____ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.
| A．scared | B．happy | C．proud | D．comfortable |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
| A．There was only one dewdrop on the leaf. |
| B．The dewdrop did nothing before falling. |
| C．The mirror in the story refers to the pond. |
| D．The dewdrop was actually destroyed. |
What does the underlined word “reflection” mean?
| A．反映 | B．考虑 | C．沉思 | D．倒影 |
The story mainly tells us that _____.
| A．we should work together against difficulties |
| B．people should not be too proud of themselves |
| C．one should work hard for his/her goals |
| D．it’s good to become one with the whole |
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications(沟通误解)were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific(太平洋), Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows(眉毛)，which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was famous for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on(依据)where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.The Americans teaching English in other countries found that they.
| A．should go abroad for vacations |
| B．needed to learn foreign languages |
| C．should often discuss their experiences |
| D．had problems with communications |
People in Micronesia show “yes” by.
| A．nodding heads | B．raising eyebrows | C．shaking heads | D．saying “no” |
Tom misunderstood（误解） his class at first because.
| A．he did not know much about Indian culture |
| B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough |
| C．some students didn’t understand his questions |
| D．he didn’t know where the students came from |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”. |
| B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island. |
| C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. |
| D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”. |
The passage is mainly about.
| A．body language in foreign restaurants |
| B．class discussion in India schools |
| C．miscommunication in different cultures |
| D．English teaching in other countries |
Once a baby cries, the parents will go to see what happened as soon as possible. According to a new study, a baby's cry can make adults react(反应) very quickly, even if they are not related.
Oxford University researchers used the classic game whack-a-mole for the study. Whack-a-mole(打鼹鼠游戏) requires people to hit one of nine buttons (按钮). The players must react as quickly as they can to whichever of the buttons lights up at random(随机). It is a game that requires speed and accuracy (准确度 ).
The study included 40 men and women volunteers aged 19 to 59. Some of them had sons or daughters but none had a baby at the time. They played whack-a-mole after listening to different sounds, including babies crying, the crying of adults in trouble and birdsong played at a similar pitch to the babies' cries.
The volunteers' scores were higher after listening to the sound of crying babies. Men and women had similar scores overall. The results showed that a crying baby gets special attention.
"Few sounds make people react quite like the cry of a baby," said Morten Kringelbach of Oxford's psychiatry（精神病学） department, who led the study. "For example, it's almost impossible to ignore(忽视，不理) crying babies on planes. This is true even though there are so many other noises around."
He added that a baby's cry can increase adults' heart rate and blood pressure. This is understandable, because in the course of human evolution (进化), taking care of babies has always been an important job for adults. When a baby is hungry or feeling bored or unwell, it will cry. As a result, human brains and bodies develop a special reaction to a baby's cry. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．There were 80 volunteers who took part in the study. |
| B．The youngest volunteer was 19 and the oldest was 59. |
| C．Some volunteers had babies at that time in the study. |
| D．The volunteers were affected by the sound of a baby’s cry. |
The game “whack-a-mole” shows ______.
| A．a baby’s cry can get special attention from adults |
| B．men and women have different reaction speed and accuracy |
| C．adults without babies react less quickly to a baby’s cry |
| D．women react to a baby’s cry more quickly than men |
“Whack-a-mole” requires people to hit _____ at a time.
| A．one button | B．one of nine buttons |
| C．nine buttons | D．ten buttons |
According to the passage, a baby’s cry ______.
| A．has the same pitch as birdsong |
| B．is the noisiest sound there is |
| C．can increase adults’ heart rate and blood pressure |
| D．is good for its health |
From the last paragraph, we learn that ______.
| A．taking care of the younger babies was the most important thing in the past |
| B．human brains and bodies have developed to take care of babies |
| C．baby cries are a good way make adults react quickly |
| D．baby cries have developed a lot during the course of human evolution |