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Tom and Simon were Americans． Once they visited Spain． One day they came into a little restaurant for lunch． They did not know Spanish（西班牙语）, and the waiter did not know their American English, either． They wanted the waiter to understand that they needed some milk and eggs． At first Tom read the word “milk”many times． Then Simon spelled it on the table． But the waiter could not understand them at all． At last Tom took out of a piece（张） paper and began to draw a cow． The waiter looked at it and ran out of （跑出去） the restaurant．
“How clever you are!” Simon said to Tom, “He understood us at last!” After some time, the waiter came back, he brought no milk with him, but two tickets for a bull-fight（斗牛） down on their table!Where did Tom and Simon visit?
| A．America | B．Spain | C．England | D．China |
Tom and Simon went into a restaurant __________．
| A．to buy a cow | B．to have lunch |
| C．to have dinner | D．to draw a picture of cow． |
The waiter did not understand Tom and Simon ______________．
| A．because he ran out of the restaurant |
| B．because they wanted some milk and eggs |
| C．because they wanted some milk |
| D．because he didn’t know American English and they didn’t know Spanish |
Why did the waiter give them two tickets for a bull-fight?
| A．Because Tom drew a cow not a bull（公牛）． |
| B．Because the waiter was foolish． |
| C．Because the cow looked liked a bull． |
| D．Because Tom was foolish |
How many people are there in the story?
| A．Three． | B．Two． | C．One | D．Many． |
Dear Sir/Madam，
①It is now common to go online in the home， yet a recent survey showed that ninety﹣five percent of parents do not know what websites their children visit． I strongly believe that a training project should be started to help parents to improve their Internet and computer skills so that they can better monitor and guide their children．
②One advantage of providing training is that it would get parents to pay more attention to their children's online activities． If they had a better understanding of the Internet， they would see the need to make sure that their children use it properly and responsibly．
③Another argument for providing training to parents is that it would allow parents to help their children with their schoolwork．These days， a lot of homework needs to be done on computers． If parents have poor computer skills， they will be of little or no help with homework， which can make them upset．Some people argue that it is good that students can work independently on computers． However， it is clear that students， especially young students， often need this kind of home support．
④Improving parents' Internet and computer skills might also be a good way or parents to improve their relationships with their children．These days，children spend a lot of their free time on computers．If parents want to be part of that free time，they need to see that playing on computers can be a fun family activity．Joining their children can help parents bridge the generation gap（代沟） between them and their children．
⑤I strongly believe that children need to be helped and guided to use the Internet in a proper and responsible way， and so training is extremely important．
Yours faithfully．
Pat Chan
（1）In the letter， the writer ．
A． thinks parents should improve their Internet and computer skills
B． advises children not to spend a lot of their free time on computers
C． tries to make children less worried about their online schoolwork
D． explains why parents should pay more attention to their children
（2）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？
（3）The letter is probably from the part of in a newspaper．
A． culture
B． sports
C． health
D． Education
Top Global Cities
What makes a city great？ To answer this question， the creators of The Global Cities Index（全球城市指数）" look at the following areas：
The 2018 Global Cities Index
The Global Cities Index is a list of the world's most powerful and important cities．Here are the top 10 cities on the 2018 index． Some top cities are strong in five areas．
Future Leaders
Which cities will become more powerful in the future？ Creators of the Global Cities Index predict the most growth in the following places：
• Asia： Beijing and Shanghai are both business centers and will continue to grow． In a few years， they will be as powerful as New York． Some Indian cities have a lot of business potential（潜力）， too．
• South America： Some cities in Brazil and Colombia will become more powerful． In these cities， life for many people is improving．
• The Middle East： Istanbul in Turkey， Cairo in Egypt， etc． will hold more power in international politics and business﹣especially in helping East and West work together．
In 10 years， the top cities on the index may be different， but one thing is certain： tomorrow's global cities will be more powerful than ever．
（1）Which is the most powerful city in 2018 from the Global Cities Index？
A． Beijing．
B． New York．
C． London．
D． Paris．
（2）According to the reading，which part of the world will grow most in the area of politics？ ___
A． Asia．
B． South America．
C． The Middle East．
D． Europe．
（3）The writer most probably agrees that ．
A． a top global city needs to be strong in several areas
B． Brazil will be the world's fastest﹣growing country in 10 years
C． tomorrow's global cities will probably be less powerful than today's
D． the Global Cities Index will probably list the same top cities 10 years from now
Hopes， ambitions（抱负）， dreams． How many of yours will you achieve？ When you look back at your life in the future， will you have good memories of all the things that you did？ Or will you regret all the things that you didn't do？
Of course， there's no easy road to success， but one thing is certain： success won't come if you don't do anything． So how do you do it？ This four﹣step model will help you to make your dreams come true．
Step 1：
What would you like to do？ Write down all your ambitions， They may be very general， such as I would like to be fitter． I want to be famous． or It would be nice to have more friends． Or they may be more specific，like I've always wanted to play a musical instrument．
Step 2：
Now you need to do two things：
1．Choose one or two ambitions． If you try to do everything， you won't do anything．
2．Set a time limit（限定）． This is very important， because you will have a goal and you will also know when you have reached it．
So，for example，I would like to be fitter in Step 1 now becomes I will be fit enough to join a half﹣marathon race by the end of August．
Step 3：
Now that you' ve made your choice， what are you actually going to do to achieve your goal？ So， in our example， I will be fit enough to join a half﹣marathon race by the end of August， becomes I'm going to join a running club． or I 'm going to go jogging three times a week．
Step 4：
This is when you change your intentions（意图） into specific actions， Prepare to do something at a specific time． If you don't do this， your dreams and plans will just stay as dreams and plans． So now I'm going to join a running club，becomes I'm meeting the president of the Cheetahs Running Club on Monday evening at 5：30．
Don't let your ambitions die． Follow this four step plan and make your dream come true．
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A． Change I would like to…to I will… B． Change I did…to I do… C． How to be successful D． Change I'm going to…to I'm doing…on…at… E． Think about your ambitions F． Change I will…to I'm going to… |
How would you feel if someone decided to take away your park？ Well that's what's happening in my community． There's a park that some people want to turn into a golf course（高尔夫球场）．Let me tell you why I think it's a bad idea．
First， a park is meant to be for the whole community． Not everyone likes golf， so not everyone will get to use the park． This isn't fair． A community park should have open spaces for everyone to use．
Second， to make way for the golf course，lots of playground equipment（设施）will have to be moved or knocked down， which is a waste of time and money．It's also a waste of perfectly good equipment，The swings， for example， will probably just end up as litter．
Third， what about giving young people something to do？Not all kids are crazy about golf．At the moment， the park has a skating place and a playground． These attract lots of kids from the community． If you turn the park into a golf course， these kids won't have anywhere to go and they won't have anything to do．This means that they will stay at home and turn on a video game rather than get some exercise． It also means that they might be out on the street causing trouble．Wouldn't it be better to give them something to do at the park？
Finally，golf is expensive．Building a golf course and maintaining（维护） it costs a lot of money．Who is going to pay to maintain the golf course？ What about those people who can't afford to join a golf club？That means that the golf course will only be available to people with lots of money．
Turning our park into a golf course is a bad idea．I suggest we have a community meeting before plans go any further．
（1）Some people want to change the park into ．
A． a golf club
B． a golf course
C． a parking place
D． a skating place
（2）According to Paragraph 4， having nowhere to go will make some children ．
A． go to get some exercise
B． fall in love with golf
C． play video games at home
D． go to the street and make friends
（3）Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？
（P＝ Paragraph）
（4）What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage？
A． To help carry out further plans．
B． To make the park more beautiful．
C． To encourage children to go skating．
D． To stop the golf course from being built．
A lot of animals travel from one place to another． We call this migration．
In Africa， large animals， like elephants and zebras， migrate to find food and water． They usually follow the same ways every year．
A lot of birds migrate to find food and better weather， too． They are usually birds that eat insects．They spend the summer in northern Europe， because there are lots of insects there．In the winter there aren't any insects， so the birds fly south to southern Europe and Africa，
Some insects migrate， too． In North America， millions of monarch butterflies fly south to spend the winter in Mexico， California and Florida， where it's warmer． They travel 50﹣65 km each day and they travel about 1，125 km，
Some fish migrate to breed（繁殖）．Salmon（鲑鱼） can swim over 20，000 km in their life．They are born in rivers in Ireland， Scotland and other places in northern Europe． The young fish swim down the river to the sea and into the Atlantic Ocean．They live in the ocean until they are adults．Then they return to the river where they were born， They lay their eggs in the river and then they usually die． Salmon do this， because their eggs are safer in the river， Other fish can't eat them．
Arctic terns （北极燕鸥） travel the furthest when they migrate． They spend the summer in the Arctic，but when winter comes they fly to the Antarctic， because it's summer there． The next year they fly back to the Arctic again．In one year these small birds travel 36 ，000km from one end of the earth to the other and back again． Nobody knows how they do it．
（1）According to the passage， monarch butterflies in North America migrate to ．
A． find insects
B． look for water
C． find better weather
D． produce young
（2）Adult salmon swim back to the river because ．
A． they won't be eaten by other big fish
B． they want to lay eggs in a safer place
C． they are getting ready to die there
D． they want to go where they grew up
（3）Which of the following is true about animals' migration？
A． Elephants in Africa usually travel the same way each year．
B． Most birds fly to southern Europe and Africa in summer．
C． Some insects travel 1，125 km each day．
D． Salmon swim 20 ，000 km each year．
（4）The example of Arctic terns in the last paragraph is used mainly to show ．
A． the distance of migration
B． the purpose of migration
C． the direction of migration
D． the time of migration