It’s Charlie’s birthday today, but he isn’t feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside(在外面). At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie!” Charlie slowly(慢慢地) walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅). Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons(气球), presents, and all of his friends. “Happy birthday!” everyone shouts. Charlie’s face lights up. He is happy and surprised(吃惊). No one forgets(忘记) his birthday after all! What is this story about?
| A．Eating cake. |
| B．Celebrating a special day. |
| C．Forgetting a birthday. |
| D．Having fun at a friend’s party |
Why is Charlie not happy?
| A．He doesn’t like his party. |
| B．He doesn’t like his presents. |
| C．He wants to eat cake. |
| D．He thinks people forgets his birthday. |
Why does the living room look different?
| A．There are many decorations(装饰). |
| B．The lights are on. |
| C．There is a birthday cake. |
| D．There are many presents. |
What’s the Chinese for “light up” here?
| A．点燃 | B．容光焕发 | C．抬起来 | D．照亮 |
Which of these is not right?
| A．There are many lovely things in the living room. |
| B．Charlie’s mother plays a trick on Charlie. |
| C．Charlie is happy all day. |
| D．No one forgets Charlie’s birthday. |
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People all over the world enjoy sports．________
Some people like playing games by themselves，but some enjoy watching others play．They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch games．________When“their teams” can’t win the game，they are even sadder than the players themselves．
Sports change with the seasons．______Most people’s favorite sport in summer is swimming and skating is usually a winter sport．
Sometimes people play games inside the room，and sometimes they play outside．______
Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere like them．Football，for example，is very popular in the world．Men and women，the old and the young all like it．People from different countries cannot understand each other．_______
| A．People play different games in different seasons． B．But after a game they often become good friends． C．Sports are good for people’s health and sports make people strong． D．They usually have“their teams”or“their players”． E．We can watch sports here and there． |
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Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first book．Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948，Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951，it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides（杀虫剂）like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist（环保主义者）and writer．She will be remembered by the world．Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．
| A．her father |
| B．her mother |
| C．her sChool teacher |
| D．her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．
| A．she was very young |
| B．she was in college |
| C．she became a teacher |
| D．she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．增加 |
| B．减少 |
| C．维持 |
| D．翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer． |
| B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award． |
| C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment． |
| D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out． |
B
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| Shirley Temple，the once－famous child movie star，died at the age of 85 on February 10，2014．She was born on April 23，1928．She was good at acting and dancing．In 1934，she starred（主演）in the movie Bright Eyes．From then on she became famous around the world．Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar in February，1935． For many Americans born in the 1930s and 1940s，Temple was not just an on－screen star but also a close friend in their childhood．She was remembered by the world as the forever“little angel”．An American movie star said，“Little Shirley Temple encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression（大萧条）．” |
| Shi Li and Cui Jiping are husband and wife．They are disabled．They completed the first Chinese encyclopedic（百科知识的）dictionary for deaf people and people with hearing problems． The dictionary includes words on medicine，education，psychology，law，history and culture about deaf people’s life．This book provides a learning tool for this special group of people and it helps them know about the world more easily． They spent six years and over 1，000，000 yuan on the book．They first collected material for the book by themselves，then they invited a lot of experts（专家）across the country to write． The book is warmly welcomed by the deaf．One of the readers said，“The book shows that we’re not alone．We can have our own way to communicate with the world．” |
Temple won the Juvenile Oscar in________．
| A．1928 |
| B．1934 |
| C．1935 |
| D．1948 |
From the passage we know that Temple________．
| A．was not good at dancing |
| B．began to star in her first movie when she was ten years old |
| C．was unfriendly to her fans |
| D．encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression |
According to the passage，Shi Li and Cui Jiping________．
| A．are disabled people full of love |
| B．wrote many famous books |
| C．finished the book by themselves |
| D．live a very poor life |
Which of the following is TRUE about the book？
| A．It is the flint world encyclopedic dictionary． |
| B．It can help deaf people know about the world more easily． |
| C．It took them sixteen years to finish the book． |
| D．It includes medicine and art about the life of deaf people． |
| Some Adviee on Travel 1．Forget Fashion（时尚）！Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys． 2．Traveling on trains and buses can be boring，so take a good book to read． 3．If you’re going somewhere cold，remember to take your warm clothes！ 4．If you are going somewhere sunny，remember to wear sun block（防晒霜）and sunglasses． 5．Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments． 6．Be careful with your things whenever you go to busy places，like a train station．There are often thieves there！ 7．Always leave room in your bag for buying presents on the way home， 8．Most countries have lower prices for students，so if you are a student，take your student card with you． 9．If you travel abroad，remember to take your passport（护照）．Whatever you do，don’t lose it！ |
If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer，you should take________with you．
| A．warm clothes and sports shoes |
| B．sunglasses and sun block |
| C．fashionable clothes and a big bag |
| D．some fruit and drinks |
According to the passage，________is a good way to keep away from boredom（单调）while you are on a train or a bus．
| A．taking a camera |
| B．reading a good book |
| C．listening to music |
| D．sleeping for some time |
You must always________while you are at some busy places because there are often thieves there．
| A．put your things away |
| B．look after your things well |
| C．give your things away |
| D．get your things ready |
If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling，he should show________to the shop assistant．
| A．prices |
| B．his things |
| C．his passport |
| D．his student card |
The underlined word“capture”in this passage means________．
| A．拍摄 |
| B．感受 |
| C．抓住 |
| D．控制 |
Greenland is the largest island in the world．It covers over 2，000，000 square kilometers．Most of the island lies inside the Arctic Circle（北极圈），and a huge sheet（片）of icecovers 85％ of its area．
Along the sea mountains rising from the sea，there are a few low trees in the southwest，but no forests．In winter snow covers everything，but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet．Norwegians（挪威人）were the first Europeans to see the island in AD 875，but no one visited it until 982．Three years later a few Norwegians went to live there．In 1261 the people in Greenland decided to join Norway．Norway and Denmark united in 1380．This union ended in 1814，and Greenland stayed with Denmark．Greenland is fifty times larger than Denmark，but it is still part of this small country．When you study a map of the world，you may notice that Greenland________．
| A．is the largest country in Europe |
| B．lies just on top of Europe |
| C．is connected with Denmark and Norway |
| D．mostly lies within the Arctic Circle |
What will you probably see when you come to the southwest of Greenland in summer？
| A．Forests of very low trees． |
| B．Nothing but ice sheet everywhere． |
| C．Very low plants along the seaside． |
| D．Snow that covers everything there． |
When did Europeans begin to live in Greenland？
| A．In AD 875． |
| B．In AD 982． |
| C．In AD 1261． |
| D．In AD 985． |
How long did Greenland stay with Norway？
| A．About 120 years． |
| B．About 400 years． |
| C．About 550 years． |
| D．About 500 years． |
Which of the following is NOT right？
| A．Greenland now belongs to Denmark． |
| B．Norway and Denmark have been one country since 1380． |
| C．Norway and Denmark didn’t unite until 1380． |
| D．The area of Denmark is one fifty－first of that of Greenland． |
A