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As a kid， I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading． I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped， "Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all．"

"But I did read them all，" I said．

In college， when I created my online dating（约会） profile， in the " favorite books" section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude， A Moveable Feast， White Fang and so on． But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years．

David was my first online date． David read about a book or two a week． When we compared libraries， we had only four titles in common．

On our seventh date， David and I visited the library．

"I have a game，" he said， taking out two pens and Postits（便利贴）． Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person． "

We stayed there for an hour．

Before leaving， I said， "I will tell you something． I’ve only read one book this year． "

"But you like books， "he said． "You like bookstores． You like libraries． Read a book!"

Back home， David's charge to "read a book" echoed in my head． I bought books whenever I got the chance， but I hardly read them． They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes．

I picked up one． Whenever I wanted to give up on it， I thought of David．______________

"How’s your day？" David texted．

"Good． A little tired， "I replied． "I stayed up late and finished my book． "The last time I'd pulled an allnighter to read， I was 12 and the book was Little Women．

David suggested we visit the library again． He pulled a book from the shelf， dropped to one knee， and opened it． Inside， his Postit read："Karla， it has always been you． Will you marry me？ "

His proposal had rested in the book for over a year．

（1）How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story？　　

A． To show how rude the librarian was．

B． To show Karla was always a reader．

C． To prove Karla just liked borrowing books．

D． To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books．

（2）Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla？　　

a． She had a game with David．

b． She created her online dating profile．

c． She was shown the Postit written to her．

d． She told David she only read one book that year．

e． She found they had only four titles in common．

A． dbeac

B． baecd

C． beadc

D． dbase

（3）Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom？　　

A． I just loved the idea of reading．

B． I tried to appear to be a book lover．

C． I painfully realized most of my books went unread．

D． I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be．

（4）What’s the best title of the passage？　　

A． Falling in love by the book

B． Buying books for yourself not for your shelf

C． A true lover of books knows no time

D． Love books enough and books love you back

20，000 local sea creatures，from dolphins to otters（水獭）， await you at Aquarium（水族馆）of the Bay， San Francisco， CA（California）． When you see a river otter in the wild， you know that water system is healthy． Plus， they’re fun to watch! Here come the Aquarium’s popular and lovable river otters：Tahoe， Ryer and Shasta．

Me： I was born at the Oakland Zoo． I'm the halfbrother of Ryer． February 20， 2016 is my birthday and I joined the Aquarium，s river otter family in January， 2017． I'm named after Lake Tahoe， CA．

How to find me： My fur is reddish in color． I am the youngest but the longest of the group．

Hobbies： I enjoy playing with rope and toys， running and jumping around．

Me： I'm a male river otter named after Ryer Island，CA．I was born in February，2013 at the Oakland Zoo and joined the Aquarium's otter team in 2014．

How to find me： I have the widest head and the fattest face．

Hobbies： What could be more fun than playing with my food and balancing rocks， and curling up with a warm blanket for a nap （a short sleep）？We river otters can sleep up to 18 hours a day．

Me： I'm a 7yearold male river otter named after Mount Shasta， CA． I was saved from the fur trade in Louisiana and found a new home at the Aquarium in 2013．

How to find me：I'm the largest of the otters．I have large closeset eyes．Which of the three is me？

Hobbies： I enjoy long afternoon naps， throwing leaves and sticks into the water．

（1）The passage mainly talks about　　．

A． how to play with the otters in the zoo

B． how to protect river otters in the wild

C． the importance of protecting river otters

D． the river otter family at Aquarium of the Bay

（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Ryer？　　

A． He was born in February， 2014．

B． He has large closeset eyes．

C． He is the halfbrother of Tahoe．

D． His fur is reddish in color．

（3）What do the three otters have in common？　　

A． They are all named after a place in California．

B． They were all born at the Oakland Zoo．

C． They can sleep at most 8 hours a day．

D． They enjoy playing with food and rocks．

The Millennial Trains Project is a non﹣profit （非营利性的） organization that makes it possible for young people to take part in creative projects． The organization leads crowdfunded（众筹的） train journeys．These journeys provide young people with the chance to help different communities． The organization has already completed two journeys． Twenty﹣four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third．

To get a place on the train， each person has to raise﹩5，000 and have an idea for a project． At each stop， they get off the train to explore a different town， city， or wherever their projects take them．

Amy is planning to visit bookshops and libraries． She wants to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read， and what technology they are using．She also wants to know if they are using social media （媒体） to connect with people．

Tom wants to make a difference to the education system． He knows that universities are becoming more and more expensive each year， and that many people think higher education is no longer affordable． Over the next 10 days he is visiting seven universities． He wants to see what they are doing to meet these challenges．

Jenny's project is natural disasters．At each stop，she is going to interview local leaders， workers， and computer game designers．She then plans to create a game that will help people prepare for disasters．She believes people are more likely to remember something important when the information is fun．

These 24 people are strangers now， but not for long． The next week is going to be a life﹣changing learning experience for many．

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词．

（1）Who can get the chance to take part in the projects？　　

（2）How many journeys are mentioned in Paragraph 1？　　

（3）Where is Amy going to visit？　　

（4）How will Jenny help people prepare for disasters？　　

（5）What do you think of the Millennial Trains Project？　　

Words are the key to language． And if you want to improve your ability to speak， listen and write in English， you have to learn lots of words． Here are some ideas to help you．

1．Recording words

Important words

Some words are more important than other words． For example， the high frequency word （高频词）"rain" is very common and can be found in a number of important expressions． For example，rainbow， raincoat， rainforest， rainy， pour with rain…Where possible， pay special attention to the high frequency words and all their associated （有关联的）forms．

Sentences

When you want to record a new word or expression， remember to write it out in an example sentence． This will give you useful information about the way the word or term is used， and the other words often associated with it． For example， a） Rain ﹣ It's been pouring with rain． b）

Raincoat ﹣I put on my raincoat．

2．Learning words

Some words are easy to learn． For example， the English word"sofa" is similar in Chinese（sha fa）． Other words are more difficult， but these ideas might help you．

Word sounds

Use the power of the similar sounds between words! For example，imagine you wanted tolearn the word"whale"． Simply think of a word that sounds like"whale" in English or in your own language． Then， make a sentence with this word． For example，"The whale has a long tail．

Funny sentences

Use the power of humour! Simply make a funny sentence with the word． This will help you remember the word more easily． For example， "William the whale was using his tail to sail the boat．"

Pictures

If you're really having problems learning your word， draw a picture of your funny sentence．

This will really help you remember it． And the funnier the picture is， the better!

Repetition （重复）

Finally， repeat the sentence many timces to get it engraved （铭记） in your heart． Repetition is a fantastic way of memorizing things．

Try these methods and find your own ways to learn words and expressions．

（1）　　to learn words
Introduction	You need to learn lots of words if you want to improve your English because they are the（2）　　 to language．
Ways	To（3）　　words	Pay attention to the（4）　　 frequency words and their associated forms． Write a new word out in an （5）　　sentence．
Ways	To learn words	Use the power of the similar （6）　　 between words． Try to make a（7）　　sentence with the word．（8）　　pictures to help you remember the words． Repeat the sentence many times（9）　　 you remember it．
Conclusion	Find your（10）　　ways to learn words and expressions．

The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"

"I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"

"I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．

"Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"

Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"

"Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"

A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．

"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"

"That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"

"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．

Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．

The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．

He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．

One day， he went to see Manningtree．

"You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"

"You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"

"Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．

"I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"

Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"

"What do you mean？" Wayde asked．

"My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"

"But the colour．"

"Oh， I added some coloring．"

"Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．

"It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"

（1）The story is organized　　．

A． in time order

B． in space order

C． from specific lo general

D． from general to specific

（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？　　

A． He got rich in a week as expected．

B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．

C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，

D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．

（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？　　

A． To say thanks lo the doctor，

B． To ask for more of the medicine．

C． To pay for the medicine．

D． To give the rest of the medicine back．

（4）What do we know about the medicine？　　

A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．

B． It was useful but expensive．

C． It didn't work well on Wayde．

D． It was made up of water and coloring．

（5）What can we Iearn from the story？　　

A． Confidence is the secret of success．

B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．

C． Helping others is helping ourselves．

D． Too much medicine is bad for health．

A．2 meters.	B．4 meters.
C．15 meters.	D．16 meters.

A．Many birds.	B．Many clock hands.
C．Many clocks.	D．Many fireworks.

A．The clock tower	B．Clock hands
C．The Palace of Westminster	D．Big Ben