More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．they don’t need to look for food |
| B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt |
| C．they have a lot of free time |
| D．they need excitement |
| A．Playing table tennis |
| B．Climbing the highest mountains |
| C．Traveling into unknown parts of the world |
| D．Sailing small boats across the largest sea |
| A．jump to the ground |
| B．jump up as high as you can |
| C．jump down without a rubber band |
| D．jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs |
| A．there were no doctors or hospitals |
| B．they had to go out and look for food |
| C．there were many dangerous animals |
| D．all of above |
| A．Many people live and work in safe places. |
| B．Many people buy food in shops. |
| C．Everyone’s life is interesting. |
| D．People can go to see the doctors when they become ill. |
It is expected that Pacific Island countries will become popular with Chinese tourists in 2019． Which one should you choose for your summer holiday？
|
Country |
What you need to know |
Language |
What you need to do |
|
Papua New Guinea |
It is the largest one of the Pacific Island countries． Both the mainland and its islands are perfect for deep sea diving （潜水）． |
English & Tok Pisin |
Go deep sea diving in the Solomon Sea． |
|
Kingdom of Tonga |
Tonga is ahead of the rest of the world： it's the first country in the world to start a new day． |
English & Tongan |
Visit the Royal Palace of Tonga． |
|
The Republic of Vanuatu |
It sits between Hawaii and Australia． In Vanuatu， you'll find the world's only underwater post office in the capital， Port Villa． |
English， French & Bislama |
Send a postcard from the underwater post office． |
|
Fiji |
Fiji is one of the world's best﹣known places for your holidy． The island's blue sea， white﹣sand beaches and the forests are well worth seeing． |
Fijian & English |
Go diving on Mana Islan． |
（1）Which country is the first one to start a new day？
A． Papua New Guinea．
B． Kingdom of Tonga．
C． The Republic of Vanuatu．
D． Fiji．
（2）People go to Fiji for their holidays mainly because ．
A． things there are well worth seeing
B． the underwater post office is exciting
C． they want to stay in the Royal Palace
D． it is the largest Pacific Island country
（3）Which language is spoken in all the four Pacific Island countries？
A． Tok Pisin．
B． French．
C． Bislama．
D． English．
（4）What is the purpose of the text？
A． To ask for some help．
B． To introduce languages．
C． To answer a question．
D． To offer holiday choices．
Mr． Reynolds， my teacher， hand us a list of thoughts， and asked us to write a paper on one of those thoughts． I chose the topic "I wonder why things are the way they are．"
I wrote down all the questions that puzzled（困扰）me about life． I realized that many of them were hard to answer， and perhaps others could not be answered at all． When I handed in my paper， I was afraid that I might fail because I did not answer the question．
The next day， Mr． Reynolds handed me the paper and asked me to read it for the class． The other students became quiet as I began to read my story：
Mum， why are the roses red？ Why is the grass green and the sky blue？ Why do I have to graduate（毕业）？ Why do I have to grow up？ Why do I have to be called "Grandma" ，one day？…
Dad， why can't I stay out until 12： 00？ Why do I miss my old friends？ Why do I miss being at home？ Why do you love me so much？．．
Mum， Dad， why did you have to leave me？ I need you．
At the end of my story， I looked at Mr． Reynolds， and I saw a tear slowly coming down his face．Then I realized that life is not built on the answers we receive， but on the questions we ask．
（1）Why was the writer afraid that she might fail？（不超过10个词）
（2）What did the teacher ask the writer to do for the class？（不超过15个词）
（3）What did the writer realize at the end of the story？（不超过15个词）
Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you， and self﹣driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves？ Although it might sound a little far from you， living in a "smart" city like this could happen sooner than you think．
Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries， while completely new cities are being built． One such place is the city of Songdo． Every home there will have a "telepresence" system（远程遥控系统）﹣ allowing users to control the heating and locks， take part in video meetings， and receive education， healthcare and government services． Around the city， escalators（自动扶梯） will only move when someone is on them， and offices and schools will all be connected to the system．
The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco． In fact， technology companies around the world such as IBM， Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business．
About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050， so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems． " Making cities smarter is one way out， and I think this will in turn make cities greener， "said Dan Hill， head of a research company．
（1）According to the text， living in a "smart" city ．
A． is not a green way
B． will be far from you
C． will soon become true
D． is completely impossible
（2）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？
A． A city of the future．
B． A meeting in Songdo．
C． A plan to build a house．
D． A report on public health．
（3）Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo？
A． Cisco．
B． IBM．
C． Siemens．
D． Microsoft．
（4）Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to ．
A． drive people out of cities
B． control the world's population
C． develop his own company
D． solve the cities' coming problems
（5）Which of the following might be the best title for the text？
A． Future Education
B． Smart Cities
C． Government Services
D． Famous companies
It's a cold， grey Sunday afternoon in March． The British are all working in their gardens． They're digging， cutting leaves and planting new seeds（种子）． By summer， their gardens will be full of bright colours．
The British love their gardens． A British newspaper recently asked people for their opinions about them． Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time in the garden， and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did．
Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden． People who live in houses without gardens often rent（租用） land from the government．
At first， only very rich people had gardens． You can still see the gardens around houses with a long history， such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard． In the early twentieth century， however， gardening became a hobby． People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens． Although roses， sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens， they originally（起初） grew wild in other countries．
Every year， there are competitions for the largest vegetables， but don't expect to win； Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long ．
（1）In summer， British gardens are often ．
A． full of people digging there
B． colorful with different plants
C． too hot for people to work there
D． covered with grey leaves and plants
（2）A recent survey showed that of the British felt it important to do some gardening．
A． around 70%
B． over 50%
C． only 20%
D． about 10%
（3）We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ．
A． seeds were provided for free
B． roses were first grown in Britain
C． gardening is a hobby in the world
D． the owner of Chatsworth House was rich
（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence？
A． It is easy to grow big vegetables．
B． It is hard to win the competition．
C． The carrot is much easier to grow．
D． The carrot is his favorite vegetable．
Job interviews can be very different from country to country． An interviewer's "body language" and questions， and the form of an interview are not the same around the world．
If you're at a job interview in Japan， don't look directly into the eyes of the interviewer． It is considered impolite． But if you're at an interview in the US， you should make eye contact（交流） with the interviewer． If you don't， the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability．
In the US and some other countries， interviewers aren't supposed to ask questions about family and personal information． In most countries， however， personal questions are very common during job interviews．
In Germany， your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal （正式的） interview． In Mexico and many other countries， the whole interview might not be formal．
（1）In Japan， looking directly into the eyes of the interviewer is
A． boring
B． impolite
C． humorous
D． dangerous
（2）What is suggested at an interview in the US according to the text？
A． Sitting by the interviewer．
B． Making eye contact．
C． Talking about family background．
D． Asking personal information．
（3）In ，a short talk usually begins before a formal interview．
A． Japan
B． the US
C． Germany
D． Mexico
（4）In which part of a magazine can we read the text？
A． Science．
B． Geography．
C． Culture．
D． Sports．