What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.
Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.
What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Ozone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."
Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned（警告）not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries, too.
The word "selfie" has a history of about .
| A．12 years | B．13 years | C．15 years | D．20 years |
In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .
| A．talk about their school lives |
| B．introduce the development of selfie |
| C．help people take a clear and beautiful selfie |
| D．explain the different reasons why people love selfies |
The underlined word "banned" means .
| A．not visited | B．not stopped |
| C．not allowed | D．not watched |
The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.
| I Take the medicine with water. One or two pills (片) every eight hours. Don’t take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children under six, go to ask the doctor. |
| II Three times a day and one pill a time. One pill before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six and persons with stomachache. |
| III The medicine is for a person with a toothache. Two pills a time a day before sleep for adults (成人). Half (一半) for children under 12. |
| IV Take the medicine four times a day. Four pills a time for adults with a cold. Half the pills for children under 10. Take the medicine before three meals and before sleep. |
| A．I. | B．II. | C．III. | D．IV. |
| A．a toothache | B．a cold |
| C．a headache | D．a stomachache |
| A．6 hours | B．8 hours |
| C．24 hours | D．12 hours |
| A．5 | B．8 | C．10 | D．20 |
| A．None of them are good for children under 6. |
| B．Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day. |
| C．Three kinds of the medicine should be taken before sleep. |
| D．None is for a cold. |
Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.
Reporter: Mr. Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?
Mr. Shum: Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons. First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚. I have no arms and only one leg.
Reporter: Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?
Mr. Shum: Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet. No, I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.
Reporter: I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disabled person, but can we talk first about your handicap?
Mr. Shum: Well, in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”? I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped” means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.
Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?
Mr. Shum: No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old. After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.
| A．mouth | B．teeth | C．feet | D．arms |
| A．a person | B．a painter |
| C．a hit | D．a star |
| A．he can do anything |
| B．there are some things he can’t do |
| C．there are something he can do very well |
| D．he doesn’t want others to look him down |
| A．紧紧地 | B．随意地 |
| C．缓缓地 | D．轻轻地 |
| A．Comfort in living by painting. |
| B．Pleasure of living with a brave mother. |
| C．Help gives people happiness. |
| D．What really matters is how you face it |
Here are some of the fastest animals in the animal world. Let me tell you that a man can run 20 to 25 miles an hour.
Heavy people can not run very fast. But some heavy animals can.Black rhinos are more than 3,500 pounds. They can run almost 30 miles an hour. Cheetahs are the fastest land animal over short distances(距离).They can run over 70 miles an hour. But they get tired quickly and usually stop after a few minutes.Pronghorn antelopes are the fastest animals over long distances. They can run 35 miles an hour for many miles. Their top speed is more than 50 miles an hour.Ostriches can’t fly, but they can run faster than other birds. They can run 43 miles an hour for a short distance. And can keep up a speed of more than 30 miles an hour over long distances.How heavy may a black rhino be?
| A．More than 4,500 pounds. |
| B．More than 3,500 pounds. |
| C．2,000 pounds. |
| D．1,500 pounds. |
What are the fastest land mammals over short distances?
| A．Cheetahs. | B．Pronghorn. | C．Horses. | D．Elephants. |
The top speed of pronghorn antelopes may be over _______ miles an hour.
| A．20 | B．30 | C．35 | D．50 |
Ostriches can run more than _______miles an hour over long distances.
| A．50 | B．43 | C．35 | D．30 |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The biggest birds. |
| B．What animal has the largest eggs. |
| C．The fastest animals. |
| D．The land mammal.s |
A car stops outside a small shop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars(美元) and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because_______.
| A．He is tired. | B．He is hungry. |
| C．He is hungry. | D．It’s raining hard. |
How many cakes does the boy get?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
How much are they if we buy five cakes?
| A．Five dollars. | B．Four dollars. |
| C．Ten dollars. | D．Fifteen dollars. |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
On August 18,2012, the White House workers prepared for a special group of guests(宾客). The First Lady was hosting an important lunch. At 10:00, her guests arrived. Fifty-four children, each with a parent or grandparent, walked into the White House. The lucky guests were the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. It was a competition created by the First Lady a few months ago. She asked kids ages 8 to 12 to think up healthy, delicious lunch recipes(食谱).Winners from across the country, one from every state, were brought to Washington, DC, for the “state dinner”.
At the start of the meal, the First Lady welcomed her guests and congratulated them on winning the competition. “You were the winner in your state――the whole state,” she said. “You guys won! Cool!” She also explained what made the recipes win. “You thought of dishes that are good for you, but more importantly, they taste good, too,” she said.
Just before the dessert time, Michelle stood up to make an announcement(宣告). “We have a special guest who wanted to stop by and say hello,” she explained. “So it’s pleasant to introduce the President of the United States.”
The president walked to each table, shaking hands with the winners and their family members. For the kids, this was the icing on the cake. “It was amazing to watch the President,” Kayla, one winner said. “His visit was a surprise and that’s a really big meal.”
___________guests took part in the important lunch.
| A．54 | B．108 | C．162 | D．90 |
How many winners were there in each state?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
What made the recipes win according to the First Lady?
| A．Being big and healthy |
| B．Being cheap and delicious |
| C．Being healthy and delicious |
| D．Being expensive and healthy |
The underlined phrase probably means _____________________.
| A．作茧自缚 | B．走马观花 |
| C．叶公好龙 | D．锦上添花 |