In many countries around the world，May 1 stis a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day．It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs．But do you know how it started？
During the late 1880s， in many parts of the world．people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories，but made very little money．Later，in the United States and Canada，working people got together to set up unions（工会）．The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工资），but many of the bosses ▲．
On May 1 st，1886，men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets．They walked through cities and towns to forcebosses to let them work eight hours a day． In the city of Chicago，several people died in fighting with the police．Over the next few years， people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1 stto honor workers everywhere． By the early twentieth century， the first of May became a national holiday in many countries．
However， in the United States and Canada， May 1 stis not a holiday． North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September． Today in the United States， Labor Day is mostly about having fun． People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family． In many parts of the United States， Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation， and students return to school the next day．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案．
（1）How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s？
| A． |
For 8﹣﹣﹣10 hours． |
| B． |
For 10﹣﹣﹣12 hours． |
| C． |
For 12﹣﹣﹣14 hours． |
| D． |
For 14﹣﹣﹣16 hours． |
（2）Which can be the best for ▲？
| A． |
refused their ideas |
| B． |
accepted their ideas |
| C． |
agreed with them |
| D． |
understood them |
（3）What does the underlined word " force" mean？
| A． |
感激 |
| B． |
迫使 |
| C． |
宣扬 |
| D． |
欣赏 |
（4）Which is the right order（顺序） of the following events？
①Working people began to fight for better life．
②People stopped working on May 1 st to honor workers．
③Working people set up unions．
| A． |
①②③ |
| B． |
②①③ |
| C． |
③②① |
| D． |
③①② |
（5）How do people often celebrate Labor Day in America nowadays？
| A． |
By working all day． |
| B． |
By giving gifts to working people． |
| C． |
By having fun with friends or family． |
| D． |
By having a big ceremony． |
October 16 is World Food Day． The UN started the day in 1979． Itis used to remind people not to waste food and to ask people to fight hunger（饥饿）．
A big member of people in the world still don't have enough to eat. Food shortage（匮乏） is a big problem in the world．Right now， there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN．Many children go to sleep， hungry and 15 million of them die of hunger each year．
There are several reasons why there are food shortages．First，there have been more droughts（干旱）and floods recently． Also， a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult．
Another several reasons is food waste . Most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day． On avenge （平均），person throws away 50 kilos of food every year. According to the UN，more than 1/3 of all food produced in the word goes to waste each year． The amount （数量）of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people and the food wasted in Lain America can feed 300 million a year．
So think twice next time you want to throw away food． If you try to avoid wasting food， you could save some food and help hungry children. Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you can't eat all you order， take the rest home．Don't be too picky about food so that you don't leave any on your plate . Keep eye on what food you have at home． Don't buy or cook too much．
（1）What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 1 refer to （指代）？
| A． |
Food shortage． |
B． | |
| C． |
The U |
D． | |
| E． |
The year 1979． |
F． | |
| G． |
World Food Day． |
H． |
（2）How many children die of hunger each year？
| A． |
10 million． |
| B． |
15 million． |
| C． |
20 million． |
| D． |
30 million． |
（3）What can we know from Paragraph 4？
| A． |
Food waste is serious in the world． |
| B． |
The population is growing fast in the world． |
| C． |
There are more hungry people in Lain America． |
| D． |
Half of all food produced in the world is wasted． |
（4）What should you do to avoid wasting food？
| A． |
Buy too much food at a time． |
| B． |
Order a lot of food at the restaurant． |
| C． |
Throw away the food you don't like． |
| D． |
Cook proper amount of food for each meal． |
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
| A． |
Let's save food to fight hunger |
| B． |
Give out food to hungry people |
| C． |
Fight against droughts and foods |
| D． |
Prevent children from getting hungry |
A man sat at an underground station in Washington， D． C． and stared to play the violin． It was a cold day in January．He played（巴赫） pieces about 45 minutes． Thousands of people went through the station in a hurry， most of them on her way to work．
Three minutes went by and the first person． a middle﹣aged man， noticed there was a musician Playing．He slowed down and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to go to work．
After a minute， received his first dollar，a young woman threw the money in the Box．and continued to walk． Then another few minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to him， but he young man looked at his watch and shared to walk again．Clearly he was late for work．
During the musician's performance， only a few people gave response（反应） to him： six people stopped and stayed for a while， twenty gave him money but continued to walk．When he finished playing， no one applauded （鼓掌）： No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell，one of the best musicians in the world．
This is a real story． Joshua Bell playing in the underground station was organized by The Washington Post（ 《华盛顿邮报》）as part of a social experiment （实验）． What we learn from this experiment could be： If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music， how many other nice things are we missing？
（1）When did the story take place？
| A． |
On a cold morning． |
| B． |
On a warm afternoon． |
| C． |
On a rainy evening． |
| D． |
On a windy weekend． |
（2）Who was the first person to notice the musician playing？
| A． |
A young woman． |
| B． |
A small girl． |
| C． |
A young man． |
| D． |
A middle﹣aged man． |
（3）How many people gave response to the musician's performance？
| A． |
6． |
| B． |
20． |
| C． |
26． |
| D． |
45． |
（4）Who was Joshua Bell？
| A． |
A well﹣known reporter． |
| B． |
A poor artist． |
| C． |
An excellent violinist． |
| D． |
A famous pianist． |
（5）What was the writer's purpose of writing this passage？
| A． |
To let us know the importance of saving time． |
| B． |
To make us pay more attention to nice things around． |
| C． |
To find out what people usually did in the underground． |
| D． |
To do a survey on how many people were interested in music． |
In order to make sure that you and your students have a successful and educational visit to CU Museum， here are a few suggestions for what you can do．
Before the visit
●Discuss the coming trip with your students．
●Use the pre﹣visit （参观前的） activity ideas with your class．
●Use one of the CU Museum Classroom Resources （资源）as a pre﹣visit activity．
After the visit
●Discuss the trip with your class． Talk about what you have learned and answer their questions．
●Ask them to write about their museum experience．
●Use the post ﹣ visitactivity ideas with your class…
●Use one of the CU Museum Classroom Resources as a post﹣ visit activity．
For more information on how you can make your visit a success please call us at （303）492﹣1666 or send an email to cumuseum@colorado．edu． You can also write a letter to 781 N．Blue Lake Street， Green Island．
（1）Why should you follow the suggestions？
| A． |
To know he museum resources better． |
| B． |
To learn more activity ideas with the class． |
| C． |
To make the students interested in the tip． |
| D． |
To have a successful and educational visit． |
（2）What should you do before the visit？
| A． |
Discuss the coming trip with the class． |
| B． |
Talk about what you have learned． |
| C． |
Write about the museum experiences． |
| D． |
Find the answers to some questions． |
（3）What docs the underlined word"post﹣visit" mean in Chinese？
| A． |
失踪的 |
| B． |
有益的 |
| C． |
参观后的 |
| D． |
邮寄后的 |
（4）The passage is probably written for ．
| A． |
guides |
| B． |
students |
| C． |
parents |
| D． |
teachers |
（5）How many ways can you use to get more information？
| A． |
2． |
| B． |
3． |
| C． |
4． |
| D． |
5． |
What's going to happen in the future？Will robots control our planet？Will computers become smarter than us？Not likely．But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10﹣30 years from now， according to the BBC．
Bionic（仿生的） Eyes
They are no longer something only in a science fiction movie．People who are blind may have a chance to see things clearly﹣by wearing bionic eyes．
A blind eye can no longer sense sight， but a bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send information to the mind．Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes．A bionic eye with very clear pictures could be just in a few years away．
Digital Money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bough．Now we can use Wechat Pay or Alipay to shop，money is spent without seeing it．That means we are already using digital money．People only need to take a mobile phone wherever they go．Using these ways is much easier than searching our pockets for change．It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash．
It is reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year， and the US might be the next．
Self﹣driving Cards
Unlike a human driver， a self﹣driving car won't be influenced by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window．Sensors（探测器） and cameras on the car would allow it to follow the rules of the road strictly and keep a safe space from other cars．This would greatly make the number of road accidents smaller．You can even take a short rest while the car drives itself．In the future， driverless cars would be widely accepted．
（1）Which of the following payments is not mentioned in this passage？
| A． |
Cash |
| B． |
Wechat Pay |
| C． |
Alipay |
| D． |
Credit card |
（2）Bionic eyes send information to the ．
| A． |
mind |
| B． |
camera |
| C． |
computer |
| D． |
heart |
（3）From the report， we can learn some information about ．
| A． |
industry and farming |
| B． |
traffic and journey |
| C． |
science and technology |
| D． |
culture and art |
（4）The passage tells us that ．
| A． |
bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction films |
| B． |
the blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future |
| C． |
self﹣driving cars will be influenced by something outside |
| D． |
there will be no accidents at all if self﹣driving cars are used |
（5）We can infer（推断） that ，from the passage．
| A． |
there would be a number of self﹣driving cars on the road |
| B． |
robots would control the world |
| C． |
the blind could use glasses to see things around |
| D． |
we would live a hard life with digital money |
Computers are widely used in the world．As students，we can not only use them to relax， but also study online．Do you have any online classes？It is possible to take classes at home．All you need is a computer and an earphone．
However， most students don't seem to like online classes．Recently，over 2000 students from 10 cties took part in a survey．According to the survey，only about 35 percent of the students like taking such classes．
Many students said it was hard to focus on studying while taking online classes．This was true for Li Jing.15，at No.1 High School．"There are no classmates and no real teachers watching me．I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to．It's harder to always stay focused， "she said．
Li Jing prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will keep her attention．She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers．Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes．
Tian Lishan，14，at No.7 High School thinks online interaction（互动） isn′t enough．"The online teachers don't really get to know me．When I don't hand in homework， all I get is a short message instead of real concern， "she said．
However， online classes still have advantages．"It saves time and money compared with taking of line classes．Also， if I don't understand some part of a lesson， I can watch it over again．"Li Jing said．
（1）In the survey， students like taking online classes．
| A． |
about 500 |
| B． |
about 600 |
| C． |
about 700 |
| D． |
about 2000 |
（2）Taking online classes has the following advantages ．
①save time
②hard to focus
③enough interaction
④save money
⑤watch lessons over again
| A． |
①②④ |
| B． |
②③⑤ |
| C． |
①③④ |
| D． |
①④⑤ |
（3）The underlined word "concern" means" "in the passage．
| A． |
care |
| B． |
prize |
| C． |
stress |
| D． |
knowledge |
（4）What can we learn about according to the passage？
| A． |
Tan Lishan is a student from a high school in Beijing． |
| B． |
Li Jing pushes herself to communicate with teachers in online classes． |
| C． |
Li Jing thinks that online interaction isn′t enough． |
| D． |
Li Jing thinks it is easy to always stay focused． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
what the students think of online classes |
| B． |
where the students take online classes |
| C． |
why the students like taking online classes |
| D． |
how the students take online classes at home |