I am Turere．I come from Kitengela，a farming community on the edge（边缘）of Nairobi National Park of Kenya（肯尼亚）．Since the age of nine，I have helped to look after my family's cows．As a child，in my free time，I enjoyed playing with electronics．I made my own inventions，such as electronic toys from car parts and other things．I also built other electronic devices（仪器）for my neighbors．
At the age of 13，I invented something that changed my life．It also changed the lives of many people in my community．One night，a lion from the park came into my family's farm and killed one of our cows．I was angry．However，killing the lion，I thought，was not the best way to solve the problem．Instead，I decided to invent a solution．
The first idea I got was to use fire，because I thought lions were scared of fire．But I came to realize that that didn't really help，because it was even helping the lions to see through the cowshed（牛棚）．So I didn't give up．I continued．
And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow（稻草人）．I was trying to trick the lions [into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed．But lions are very clever．They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow，and they go back．But the second day，they'll come and they say，this thing is not moving here． itis always here!So he jumps in and kills the animals．
So one night，I was walking around the cowshed with a torch（手电筒），and that day，the lions didn't come．And I discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light．So I had an idea…
（1）What was Turere interested in when he was a child？
| A． |
Tricking the neighbors． |
| B． |
Looking after cows． |
| C． |
Playing with electronics． |
| D． |
Making car parts． |
（2）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to？
| A． |
The lion． |
| B． |
The scarecrow． |
| C． |
The cow． |
| D． |
The cowshed． |
（3）What's the solution to driving the he lion away？
| A． |
Using a moving light． |
| B． |
Using a torch． |
| C． |
Using a scarecrow． |
| D． |
Using fire． |
（4）What can we get from the passage？
| A． |
The lion killed all the cows． |
| B． |
Turere killed the lion at last． |
| C． |
The lion no longer lived in the park． |
| D． |
Turere's invention made peace with lions． |
Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.There will be _________ in the future.
| A．small population | B．few changes | C．more people | D．few people |
In the future the computer will be _________.
| A．much bigger and few people will use it |
| B．much smaller and more useful |
| C．smaller and not many people will use it |
| D．bigger and a lot of people will use it |
In the future more people _________.
| A．will go to other countries for holidays |
| B．will study at school |
| C．will go earlier |
| D．will work for many hours |
People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.
| A．meat and vegetables; fruit |
| B．meat; fruit and vegetables |
| C．fruit and meat; vegetables |
| D．fruit and vegetables; meat |
The robots will _________ in the future.
| A．do the dangerous work |
| B．do all the work |
| C．do only housework |
| D．do the easy work for people |
A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they?
None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents! John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.
| A．build their camp | B．find their way home |
| C．enjoy the mountains in the snow | D．watch the trees in the forest |
They could not find their way back because ________.
| A．there was only one road to their camp |
| B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents |
| C．there were no roads in the mountains at all |
| D．everything was covered by the white snow |
It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.
| A．John’s house | B．the camp | C．the forest | D．the mountains |
The horses stopped because _______.
| A．it was getting late | B．they were tired after running for a long way |
| C．they knew that they had got to the camp | D．they had seen John’s house |
The story happened _______.
| A．on a cold winter day | B．on a dark snowy evening |
| C．in a cold camp far from villages | D．at night when nothing could be seen |
I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No. 6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very kind to me. They like to play with me because I look different from them. I have blue eyes and long blond hair. They often say I look like a doll (洋娃娃). Also I speak English well, so lots of students like to talk with me to improve (提高) their English. How many people are there in Kelly’s family?
A. three B. five C. six Kelly’s parents are _______.
A. doctors B. teachers C. farmers Why does Kelly like her new school?
A. Because it is very big.
B. Because it is very beautiful
C. Because the classmates are kind to her. What color are Kelly’s eyes?
A. blonde B. black C. blue Why do students like to talk with Kelly?
A. Because Kelly is a beautiful girl.
B. Because Kelly’s English is very good.
C. Because Kelly is very interesting.
Hello, boys and girls. My name is Kangkang. I’m from Tianjin. I’m No.1 middle school.
My mother works in No.1 middle school. She teaches Chinese. My father is a doctor in a hospital. They both work hard.
On Sunday my mother and I often do some shopping. My mother likes shopping a lot. We will go shopping this Sunday afternoon. My mother says she will buy me a red coat. But I don’t like red. I want a yellow one. My mother says yes to me. I am happy.
My father doesn’t like shopping at all. He likes animals best. He often takes me to the zoo. My favorite animal is the panda. I think panda are very cute. This Sunday morning my father will go to the zoo with me.
I love my parents very much. They love me, too. I have a happy family. Kangkang`s mother is a ____________.
A. doctor B. nurse C. teacher What color does Kangkang like?
A. red B. yellow C. black ______ likes animals best.
A. Kangkang`s mother B. Kangkang C. Kangkang`s father ______ is Kangkang`s favorite animal?
A. the monkey B. the panda C. the elephant There are (有) ______ people in Kangkang`s family.
A. two B. three C. four
Mary is from Canada. She teaches English in China now. She knows a little Chinese. She isn’t free from Monday to Friday. So she often goes shopping on Saturday (星期六).
Today is Saturday. Mary goes to the shop. She comes out of her car and goes into the shop. “What can I do for you?”the girl in the shop asks her in Chinese. Mary thinks she can tell the boy what she wants in Chinese. So she says in Chinese, “A quilt (被子), please.”Then the girl goes to the back of the shop. “My Chinese is not bad. The girl understands (理解) me.” She thinks.
Mary is happy. Soon (不久) the girl comes back. She shows Mary a cup (杯子). What’s Mary?
A. a student B. a doctor C. a teacher What does Mary often do on Saturday?
A. do some washing B. go shopping C. go to school How does Mary go to the shop?
A. by bus B. by train C. by car What does Mary think of her Chinese?
A. very good B. very bad C. very poor What does the girl think Mary need?
A. a cup B. a quilt C. books