Friends are very important in everyone’s life because friends are always there when we need them. It’s great to have many friends, and I can’t think about my life without my friends.
My best friend is Lisa. When I first met her, I was five. She is one year older than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 7th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly blond hair and blue eyes. I am not so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as she is.
My name’s Molly. I am tall enough but a little fat. Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different things. She always helps me with my math and I sometimes help her with her English and history. I had to do a report (报告) on science once, but I didn’t understand (理解) what the teacher said. The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at (嘲笑) me. I felt very bad about myself. Lisa was the only one who didn’t laugh at me. She tried to be nicer than anybody else and make me happy.
I am a shy person and sometimes I feel that people don’t understand me. Lisa is friendly and everybody loves her. She is also smart and she can deal with (解决) everything. I am happy to have a friend like her.
When Molly first met Lisa, Lisa was years old.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7
Lisa always helps Molly with her .
A. math B. English C. history
Why did Molly feel bad after reading the report?
A. Because Lisa did better than her.
B. Because she didn’t read it aloud.
C. Because her classmates laughed at her.
Which of the following words CANNOT describe(描述) Lisa?
A. Shy. B. Friendly. C. smart.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. Lisa has brown hair and blue eyes.
B. Molly is more beautiful than Lisa.
C. Molly is happy to have a friend like Lisa.
Earlier this year， China achieved a new milestone（里程碑）in space exploration． On Jan 3，Chang'e 4 became the first space probe（探测器）in history to successfully land on the far side（dark side） of the moon． After a 26﹣day journey， it touched softly down on a crater． The whole process of landing lasted 12 minutes， which opened a new page in history of mankind's space exploration．
The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see． We don't know much about it． This landing is of great importance． The far side of the moon is an ideal（理想的） place forscientific research． It may have unique minerals（矿物质）and other resources． Scientists can make clearer observations of deep space from there．
Chang'e 4 has sent back photos of the far side of the moon． It is also being used to carry out experiments． The data（数据） collected from these experiments could be used to help us build a base on the moon in the future． The success of the Chang'e 4 mission（任务） is a major achievement for China's space program．
China launched its lunar （月球的）exploration program in 2004， naming it Chang'e．Chinese scientists set three goals﹣﹣"orbiting（环绕运行）， landing and sample（样本）returning"． Chang'e 4 has realized the second goal． The third will be achieved during the Chang'e 5 mission， which is set to take place before the end of this year．
Following the success of the Chang'e missions， Chinese scientists are looking even farther into our solar system（太阳系）． China's first Mars mission is expected to be carried out by 2020．
（1）Chang'e 4 is the first space probe in the world to land ．
A． in deep space
B． on the moon
C． on the near side of the moon
D． on the far side of the moon
（2）What's the most important about the landing place？
A． It's far from the earth
B． It has many resources
C． It's ideal for scientific research
D． It's dark and unknown
（3）The underlined word"observations " in paragraph 2 means ．
A．学习
B．观察
C．描述
D．庆祝
（4）Which of the following is the second goal of China's lunar exploration program？
A． Landing on the moon．
B． Bringing some samples back to the earth．
C． Building a base on the moon．
D． Tyaveling around the moon．
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A． The Space Probe．
B． Exploring the Moon．
C． The Three Goals．
D． Exploring the Mars．
Once upon a time， a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house． He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself， so he decided to hire（雇佣） a nurse to help with housework and take care of him．
One day， the old man interviewed two nurses﹣﹣Anthony and Peter．Anthony happened to be a handsome young man， while Peter looked quite ordinary （普通的）． The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him． After Anthony left， the old man turned to Peter and said，"Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you． He said you are rude（粗鲁的）and untrustworthy（不可信赖的）． Is this correct？"
Peter thought for a minute and said， "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me， there must be something wrong with me． I should take some time to change these things．"
The old man was very impressed by Peter's character．Meanwhile， Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man． The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him． He then turned to Anthony and told him， "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone． What do you think about this？"After hearing this， Anthony became angry and started cursing （咒骂）．
In the end， the old man hired Peter． Although Peter looked quite ordinary， he had impressive inner（内在的） beauty．
（1）What did the old man want a nurse to do？
A． Live with him．
B． Help with housework and look after his wife．
C． Work as a doctor．
D． Help with housework and look after him．
（2）What did Anthony look like？
A． Handsome．
B． Ordinary．
C． Old．
D． Ugly．
（3）The old man told Peter that Anthony ．
A． had had some bad words of him
B． had praised him
C． did not trust him
D． considered him to be not important
（4）How did Peter react （反应） when he heard the old man's words？
A． He was angry．
B． He took it seriously．
C． He didn't believe him．
D． He blamed（责备） Anthony．
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Ordinary people are more trustworthy．
B． Handsome men must be good men．
C． Inner beauty is more important than appearance．
D． Others' opinions are always correct．
I' m sure you all know how important recycling is．Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things． It sounds like magic． But it's actually very scientific．
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Materials |
The first thing you have to do is to collect items that can be recycled．Only certain materials can be recycled． These include things made out of paper， metal， glass and plastic． |
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Daily things |
Can you think of everyday items made of these materials？ Soda cans are a good example． They are made out of metal． Magazines and newspapers are made out of paper． So are cereal boxes． Some bottles of juice are made out of glass． Bags and yogurt containers are made out of plastic． There are many things that can be recycled． |
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Loop |
These things are usually stamped with the recycling loop． It has 3 arrows that go in a triangular（三角形的） circle． This shows that cycle（循环）continues． Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else． |
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Process |
Let's go back to the process of recycling．①The items are put in a recycling bin． ②A truck carries the items to a recycling plant．③The materials are separated and squashed（被压扁成） into square cubes．④Companies buy and turn them into new products． |
（1）What is"recycling"according to the passage？
A． It's a magic performance．
B． It's a way of burning old things．
C． It's a way to make old things useful．
D． It's a scientific research．
（2）Which material is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Rubber．
B． Metal．
C． Glass．
D． Plastic．
（3）You can put your old things into a recycling bin except ．
A． soda cans
B． magazines
C． cereal boxes
D． all bottles
（4）The"3 arrows" shows that the items ．
A． have some valuable stamps
B． are in a triangle circle
C． are recycled and reused
D． are thrown away
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
A． recyclable materials
B． recyclable daily things
C． the recycling process
D． recycling in a scientific way
分）In the state of Qin （秦国 ） , there was a man called Shang Yang （商鞅）． He was a statesman （政治家） and worked out many reforms（改革） for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards （报酬） to soldiers who were successful when at war．
But these reforms were not easily carried out （执行） at first． Most people didn't trust Shang Yang． In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up wiIh an idea． He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital． Many people came to see him and the pole．
Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, "The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces．"
It was a sample job and the reward was so large． However, some time passed and no one stepped forward． They all thought Shang Yang was making a joke．
Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, "The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces．"
This reward was unbelievably large． Finally, a man from the crowd came forward． He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate． True to his word, Shang Yang gave the man 50 gold pieces．
After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole． They believed he was a man of his word． So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him．
Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and slmnger． Al last, Qin made all the seven
states into one empire （帝国）．
（1）What did Shang Yang do？
A． A statesman．
B． A king．
C． An emperor．
D．A soldier．
（2）In order to carry out his reforms, what idea did Shang Yang have？
A． Having a wooden pole carrying competition．
B． Having a wooden pole cutting competition
C． The man stepping forward first would be praised．
D． The man carrying the pole from south gate to the north one would get some gold pieces．
（3）Why did Shang Yang's reward inerease at last？
A． Because a man stepped forward．
B． Because there wasn't enough time．
C． Because Shang Yang heard no answer．
D． Because Shang Yang was happy．
（4）"They believed he was a man of his word．" What does the underlined part mean？
A． A man who can speak loudly．
B． A man who likes to speak a lot．
C． A man who keeps his word．
D． A man of few words．
（5）After these great reforms, what happened in the history of China？
A． Shang Yang became the first emperor．
B． The first empire of China appeared．
C． The south gate fell down．
D． The state of Qin became weaker and weaker．
分）Li Shizhen （李时珍） was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history． He was born in Qichun, Hubei in 1518．
Both of Li Shizhen's father and grandfather were doctors． Li Shizhen's grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs （药草） and medications and cured （治愈） people． His father was doctor who wrote several books．
Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young． Li Shizhen's father wanted him to enter politics （从政）． Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country﹣level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial （帝国的） examination．
When he was 38, he cured the son of the Prince of Chu and was invited to be an official in that court （宫廷） A few years later, he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute．
Even though he fulfilled his father's dream, he didn't want to continue working for the court．One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again．
Li Shizhen． was famous for his book, Compendium of Materia Medica 《本草纲日 》 ）． He spent 27 years writing the book． Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published． It is such a successful book． Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China．
（1）What was Li Shizhe' s grandfather？
A． An official．
B． A prince．
C． A country doctor．
D． A writer．
（2）What did Li Shizhen's father want Li Shizhen to do？
A． To be a doctor．
B． To write a book．
C． To be a prince．
D． To enter politics．
（3）When he was 38, Li Shizhen cured ．
A． his grandfather
B． the son of the Prince of Chu
C． an official in that country
D． a famous doctor
（4）According to the passage, what was Li Shizhen famous for？
A． Working for the court．
B． The book, Compendium of Materia Medica．
C． His long traveling．
D． Curing a lot of people．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Li Shizhen's life．
B． Li Shizhen's grandfather's life．
C． Li Shizhen's father's life．
D． Li Shizhen's book．