Let’s Explore (探索)The Nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?
Here comes your chance! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with live animals, such as giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows:
Age: Students aged 8~16
Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.
| Program A Dates: 14 ~ 16 July, 2014 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program B Dates: 5 ~ 7 August, 2014 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members
How to do: Simply come to our centre to get an application form. Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014 (Friday).
Notes:
1. No free lunches are provided because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.
2. Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.
COME AND JOIN US NOW! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE! ________can join the three-day summer program.
| A．A kid of 7 | B．A boy of 14 |
| C．A girl of 17 | D．A man of 26 |
If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on _________.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Tuesday | D．Wednesday |
Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
| A．$690 | B．$710 | C．$730 | D．$750 |
Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
| A．the lunches cost too much |
| B．people have different tastes |
| C．there are many restaurants |
| D．they may bring lunch-boxes |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Youth Explore is the name of the program. |
| B．More than 15 students are in each program. |
| C．We can see three kinds of animals in the program. |
| D．You need to hand in an application form for the program. |
Clark and Dale were staying in the same room in hospital． Clark was so sick that he could not even move his body． He had to spend all his time lying on his back． Dale could sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon． His bed was next to the room's only window．
Over time， Clark and Dale became good friends． Every afternoon， Dale would look out of the room's only window， describing the scenery outside for his friend． He told Clark about the flowers in a park outside the window， the people walking by， the green trees beside the roads﹣anything that might interest a man．
On morning， when a nurse came only to check the two men， she found that Dale had died in his sleep． As soon as the room seemed tidy again． Clark asked if he could move to the bed next to the window so that he could look out of the window himself． The nurse agreed． Slowly， he could take his first look at the world outside． To his surprise， he could see nothing but a blank wall of another building．
The nurse explained that Dale had been blind． He had never seen anything outside the window at all﹣but he described beautiful scenes to help his friend better．
（1）What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean？
A． Clark was too sick to move his body．
B． Although Clark was thick， he was asked to move his body．
C． Clark was sick， so he didn't want to move his body．
D． Although Clark was sick， he could move his body．
（2）Who described the scenery outside for Clark？
A． The doctor．
B． The nurse
C． His family．
D． His friend Dale．
（3）Clark wanted to move to the bed next to the window because ．
A． he missed his friend very much
B． the bed there was tidier than his
C． he wanted to looks at the world outside
D． he felt worse and worse
（4）What did Clark find when he took his first look at the world outside？
A． The flower in a park．
B． The green trees beside roads．
C． The people walking by．
D． A blank wall of another building．
（5）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？
A． Dale was blind．
B． Dale died in his sleep．
C． Dale tried to help his friend feel better．
D． The nurse didn't know that Dale was blind．
Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age．Especially， as children and teenagers， even adults， people make their friends based on proximity （邻近） more than anything else． Even in a college classroom，the students may not make friends with those who have similar personalities and interests． It's the people they really sit next to． Clearly， who stands to you has the greatest influence on you．As Jim Rohn has widely said． "You are average （平均） of five people you spend the most time with．"
Over the past ten months， I've paid Ryan， it Famous writer of several bestselling books， to help with
the book I'm writing． Working with him has shown me just how low my standards for my work are． For example， every time I send him a drab （草稿）， he shows me how it could be 10 times better，and he holds me to that standard．
▲ It's because that I don't know what I don't know． Working with Ryan has made me realize what is possible and what it takes to create something powerful．
Like Ryan，my business partner Richard has wonderful ideas and far different experience than I have．He has written 36 New York Times Bestsellers．He's been speaking and doing events for 20 years．Richard always performs at high levels，and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection （反映） on him． It's not a bad thing because it creates high pressure （压力） to help me make great progress in organizing author training．
In a word，you need to stay with those people who can help you realize your level and potential．Staying with people who have higher standards is the fastest way for you to change．If you don't change your environment， your progress will be very slow． Who you stay with has huge importance． You can't ignore this．
（1）Why did the writer quote （引用） Jim Rohn's words in Paragraph 1？
A．To support the writer's opinion．
B．To introduce the writer's best friend．
C．To show Jim Rohn's working ability．
D．To prove Jim Rohn is a great person．
（2）Which of the following can be put at the beginning of Paragraph 3？
A． It's not that my workmates' abilities are low．
B． It's not that my working ability was born low．
C． It's not that' e friends based on proximity．
D． It's not that I've paid Ryan to help me with my book．
（3）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to （指代）？
A． The writer's performance．
B． Jim Rohn's famous saying．
C． Richard's different experience．
D． Richard's strictness with the writer．
（4）The writer mainly wants to tell us that ．
A． we can improve our working abilities by ourselves
B． we must pay attention to our talent and potential
C． we'd better make friends with those who can hold us to higher levels
D． we should stay with those who have similar personalities and interests
（an extract from a detective story）
…
"Sit down，" Henderson said，sitting down in an armchair himself and looking at Logan．"What are you here for？"
"I understand you had a party last night" said Logan， a police officer．
"Yes，" said Henderson， "Oh! I hope the neighbours haven't been complaining about the noise again． "
"Not that I know of．" said Logan． "But a young girl， Fran． who came to the party hasn't been home yet"
"Fran" said Henderson． "Yes， she was here． She left early， as I remember﹣about one o'clock． I happened to notice what the time was when she came to say goodbye． But nobody else left until about four in the morning．"
Henderson looked quite relaxed．
"Did you know Clare？" asked Logan suddenly．
"Oh， God!" Henderson sat forward． "You don't think …the same thing has happened to Fran？"
"We're keeping an open mind，" said Logan， watching him carefully， "but we're giving it our full attention．"
Well， yes． I can understand that． " replied Henderson， getting comfortable in the armchair again．
"So，" repeated Logan， "did you know Clare？"
"Well， sure．I knew who she was．But we never had anything do with each other．" Said Henderson，
giving Logan a big smile．
"Who else was at your party？" asked Logan．
"People from the university，" said Henderson． "Students， teachers．"
"David？" asked Grant， Logan's partner．
"Yes， David was here for a time．" Henderson smiled again． "But he's not really a party animal． He probably left early．"
"What do you mean， probably？" asked Grant． Henderson looked at Grant． Grant was sixty with thick black hair and a large moustache． His clothes， as always， looked rather old： a blue jacket and grey trousers． He did not look much of a party animal either．
"Well， I don't check when my guests arrive and leave，" said Henderson． "And some people just leave when they want to go home． They don't come and say goodbye． Anyway， sometimes I can be difficult to find．" Again he looked at Logan，raised his eyebrows and gave her a big smile．"I sometimes end up in the bedroom"
…
（1）How many characters are mentioned in the story？
A．Five．
B．Six．
C．Seven．
D．Eight．
（2）Why did Logan and Grant go to Henderson's house？
A． Because the girl Fran who attended the party disappeared．
B． Because they went to the party held in， Henderson's house．
C． Because Henderson's neighbours called them for the noise．
D． Because they wanted to know why Henderson held the party．
（3）What can be inferred （推断） from Grant's question "What do you mean， probably？"？
A． Grant helped Logan to ask this question．
B． Grant didn't understand Henderson's words．
C． Grant himself wasn't a party animal like David．
D． Grant wanted to know the exact time of David's leaving．
"I am a selfish child．
I hope the sunshine lies only upon me， so I can feel its warmth．
I am a selfish child．
I hope there is a corner of the world that can comfortable for me when I am sad，
I am a selfish child．
I hope my mom belongs only to me， so I can enjoy the sweetness of love． "
This poem was written by a middle school student in a lonely mountains town in Yunnan Province during her first poetry class． The girl missed her mother， who died when she was 5．
Kang Yu， the teacher who taught the girl how to write the poem， graduated from Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2015．Soon after her gradation，Kang moved to a town in Yunnan，and worked as a teacher at a middle school there．
Kang said， "Compared with students in the city， perhaps students in the countryside need a way to express their feelings and be heard more．" Supported by the headmaster and other teachers，the school held eight poetry classes for students every year．
As the classes grew in popularity， Kang became the school's favourite teacher． After she finished her
teaching at the school in June 2017， she returned m Beijing and planned to study abroad．
However， on Teachers' Day in 2017， Kang received a big box full of poems and Letters written by students at her old school． She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad． Instead， she set up Enlighten our Future． a charity that reaches students in the countryside how to write poems．
"Now， I go to several places every week I sleep less than six hours a night and the job provides no vacations and little money， but the happiness and satisfaction I feel is rewarding enough．" Kang said．
（1）What's the poem about at the beginning of the passage？
A． A world which is full or love．
B． A mother who misses her child．
C．A child who is in need of mother's love．
D． A child who can feel the sun's warmth
（2）What's the meaning of the underlined word " abandon " ？
A． work out
B． carry out
C． give up
D． make up\
（3）Which of the Following information is TRUE according m the passage？
A． Kang ever worked at a school named Enlighten our Future．
B． The school held eight poetry classes for students every term．
C． Kang said she was doing a well﹣paid job and had some vacations．
D． Before Kang set up the charity， she taught in Yunnan for about two years．
阅读理解
Trees in cities "live fast but die young" compared to forests in the countryside， warns a new study．
Researchers found that trees in cities die younger than ones in the countryside because of the higher levels of CO2． City﹣living trees suffer（遭受） a loss of carbon storage（碳储量）． That means trees produce less energy from the air．
Now researchers say more must be done to deal with the situation． Ian Smith， a PhD student of Boston University in the United States， said， "Cities are in the important position in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2．"． "We find that tree planting alone may not be enough to keep and increase city canopy cover（树冠覆盖率）． Because of the age and size of the present canopy， efforts to improve and protect tree health are badly needed for increasing city tree cover and canopy cover．"
The research team used a model to watch changes among street trees for several planting and management methods． Researchers also used the model to watch tree growth， death and planting rates（率）both among trees in Boston city and forests in the countryside in Massachusetts．
It was discovered that rates of carbon cycling and growth rates among city trees were nearly four times faster than those in the countryside． However， loss of carbon storage and death rates are also higher， especially death rates are more than double higher than those in countryside forests．
The study， published in PLOS ONE， has reminded scientists to encourage communities to do more to plant and protect trees． It is important to increase city canopy cover and carbon storage．
Researchers say planting and protecting will be needed to make sure cities can develop healthily， but more needs to be done to have a better understanding of city trees ﹣﹣﹣which may be different from countryside forests．
（1）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The more carbon storage loses， the more energy the trees produce from the air．
B． The higher the levels of CO2 are， the harder it will be for the plants to survive．
C． If we plant enough trees， we are sure to increase city canopy cover．
D． Cities do better in fighting against rising temperatures and increasing CO2．
（2）Paragraph 4 mainly tells us ．
A． the results of the study
B． the discoveries from the researchers
C． the methods of the study
D． the suggestions from the researchers
（3）What does" those" in Paragraph 5 refer to？
A． Death rates．
B． Rates of carbon cycling．
C． Growth rates．
D． Loss of carbon storage．
（4）The writer's main purpose of writing the passage is ．
A． to teach us how to improve and protect tree health
B． to warn us that trees in cities live fast but die young
C． to let us have a better understanding of city trees
D． to tell us to take action to increase city canopy cover