An interesting experiment(实验）is taking place at the Children’s Hospital in London. Dogs, cats, and even horses help sick children to get better. Dr. Marcus Finch of the Children’s Hospital says,“Children have many problems as they are growing up. When they have problems, it’s not easy for them to open up. But when they are with a pet animal, they feel relaxed and always smile. Animals don’t speak, so they don’t criticize(责备）.They listen and don’t stop children. Children can talk with animals because they can believe them. Animals know how to keep secret! Also, children feel they are needed(被需要的） because they help to feed （喂养）the animals and look after them.”At the Children’s Hospital, you can find children playing with cats, dogs, and goats,and riding horses. The doctors just watch them and are surprised at the power of the animals.An interesting experiment(实验）is taking place at the Children’s Hospital in ________.
| A．Beijing | B．London | C．Japan | D．The USA |
How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Why do children feel they are needed?
| A．When they have problems, it’s not easy for them to open up. |
| B．Children can talk with animals because they can believe them. |
| C．Because they help to feed （喂养）the animals and look after them. |
| D．They all like the animals. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Dogs, elephants, and even horses help sick children to get better. |
| B．When children are with a pet animal, they feel relaxed and always smile. |
| C．Children don’t want to play with animals when they have problems. |
| D．Children don’t have any problems as they are growing up. |
This passage is mainly about ________.
| A．Sick children and doctors |
| B．How to make friends with animals. |
| C．Sick children don’t like doctors. |
| D．Sick children and animal treatment(疗法） |
On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way?
According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17th World Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010.
Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading ––reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book.
Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. “The fast pace of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book,” he said. “So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend”
Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading.
However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online.
“Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don’t let it take all your time,” suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones.How many disadvantages of fragmented reading have been mentioned?
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
How does Tian Zhiling think about people should read?
| A．They should spend more time reading on digital device. |
| B．They should spend days reading whole novels at a time. |
| C．They should read both on digital devices and quality books. |
| D．They should read a fun way instead of a traditional way. |
The underlined word “pace” means _________ in Chinese.
| A．行走 | B．步骤 | C．节奏 | D．步测 |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Chinese people read in a simple way these days. |
| B．Students should read more to get high marks. |
| C．Reading on a digital device is harmful to health. |
| D．People’s reading habits are changing. |
What is the main idea of the article?
| A．The results of a national reading survey. |
| B．An explanation of a new trend in reading. |
| C．The advice on how to read the digital way. |
| D．A call to return to traditional deep reading. |
Cats are creatures of habit. They like to go to sleep about the same time every day and for a certain length of time. They seem to have a natural clock inside them that tells them when to sleep. Cats increase their regular sleep with occasional cat naps.(打盹). Some experts feel that humans can also get advantages from this habit. Cats nap help to build up energy in the body. They are also a good way to get rid of trouble! Since cats have the same moods as humans, some experts believe that people can improve their moods. People might become happier.
A number of famous people have copied cats by taking cat naps during the day. The naps would usually last from 15 to 30 minutes. Winston Churchill took cat naps. So did President Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson. These famous men were known for their energy. They were also able to work long hours, often into the night. Napping was their secret. From the passage we know that cats_________________.
| A．donothaveregularsleep |
| B．haveoccasionalsleepaswellasnapseveryday |
| C．takenapstoaddtotheirregularsleep |
| D．takenapswhentheyarenothappy |
Napsusuallylast________.
| A．threehours | B．lessthanhalfanhour |
| C．forty-fiveminutes | D．fifty-fiveminutes |
which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Cats have the same moods as people. |
| B．Some famous people take cat naps. |
| C．Some people have full energy after they take cat naps. |
| D．People should take their naps secretly. |
How many famous men were known for their energy have been mentioned?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
Takingcatnaps________.
| A．willmakeapersonlazyandtired | B．isabadhabit |
| C．willmakepeoplefeelbetter | D．canhelppeopletobecomefamous |
Astronauts, people who fly into space, need special training. First they go to Houston, Texas. That is the home of the Johnson Space Centre. There they are tested to see how strong and smart they are.
One of the first tests is for the heart. The people walk or run, then the space doctors see how fast their hearts are beating.
Another important test is performed. In this test the person must curl（蜷曲）his body up in a ball. When he is in that position, he is put into a round cloth bag. The doctors give him no idea how long he will have to stay in the bag. If a spaceship broke down in space, the astronauts would get into bags like this. Then they would have to wait and curl up in darkness, until help could arrive. You can see that an astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness.
After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. The astronauts in training learn many other things. They learn how to jump out of a moving airplane. They learn to how to blow up a lifeboat and get into it while they are in the ocean. The astronauts also have to learn how to get lifted out of the ocean by helicopter（直升机）. That may look fun, but it can be dangerous.
After they finish training, the astronauts continue to work. They stay in good shape by running and doing exercise. They read about their special jobs. In that way they can learn new facts about space travel.
Then the big day comes. The astronaut is told to go to work on a flight into space. The crew members（全体船员）get to know each other first. Then they can learn which job each will do.The astronauts don’t know how long they will stay in the bag in the test because ________________.
| A．the doctors need to know how strong they are |
| B．the astronauts need to show how smart they are |
| C．good astronauts mustn’t be afraid of darkness or tight space |
| D．nobody knows when help will come if the spaceship breaks down |
The astronauts don’t learn how to ________________ in the training centre.
| A．walk or run in space | B．jump out of the moving plane |
| C．blow up a lifeboat | D．get lifted out of water by helicopter |
Which is the correct order according to the passage?
a. Doctors do tests on the astronauts.
b. The astronauts go to the Space Centre.
c. The astronauts learn new facts about space travel.
d. The best people are chosen for training.
e. The astronauts go to work on a flight into space.
| A．a, b, c, d, e | B．d, a, e, b, c | C．b, a, d, c, e | D．c, d, e, b, a |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．After the tests, only the best people are chosen to start astronaut training in a training centre. |
| B．The crew members get to know each other after the tests. |
| C．One of the first tests is for the heart. |
| D．An astronaut must not be afraid of tight space or darkness. |
Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.
This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?
The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.
Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?
| A．Weak. | B．Nice. | C．Little. | D．Sick. |
How did the sound come out?
| A．A bee behind the zinnias made the sound. |
| B．It came out from the fairy’s flying. |
| C．It came out when the fairy shouted for help. |
| D．The bell by the zinnias rang. |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard. |
| B．Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound. |
| C．How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins. |
| D．The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy. |
Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil.
Oil is hard to find, because it is trapped deep under the earth. Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked（渗漏）out of the ground. Today, however, we have many ways of finding oil. One tool measures（测量）the pull of gravity. Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. Another tool is sound waves（声波）. Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them.
We need a lot of oil, and we are using up the oil wells we know about. Soon we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”.Which of the following isn’t the way to help find oil?
| A．Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. |
| B．People measure the pull of gravity to know if there is oil. |
| C．Sound waves tell us where the oil has leaked out of the ground. |
| D．People know there is oil if it leaks out of the ground. |
Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．Oil was firstly found by measuring gravity. |
| B．Many things are made from oil. |
| C．We will never run out of oil. |
| D．Our lives would not be different if we didn’t have oil. |
The main idea of the whole story is that ________________.
| A．many things are made from oil |
| B．we must find new ways of looking for oil |
| C．people spend a lot of time looking for oil |
| D．oil is important for us but hard to find |