On September 13th， I woke up in the best mood． It was a late start， so I got to sleep in． Not only did I get my full eight hours of sleep， but an additional two more hours as well． I got ready， danced in my room to my favorite music while I picked out my clothes， made my lunch， and was on my way to school． I arrived at 9： 50 a．m．． Little did I know， in the next 20 minutes， my life would change forever． As I got out of my classroom， there he was， holding the gun．
Although everything happened so fast， in a matter of about 4 minutes， I remember it clearly． I remember every face I saw， and I remember every sound I heard． I remember the fear and the panic of the unknown． And lastly， I remember running． Running for my life． I ran down the stairs， out of the school's front doors， and down the street to the primary school． I remember looking down at my feet． As I looked down I thought to myself， "How am I running so fast？"
I finally made it to a safe classroom， and 20 other students and I settled in for lockdown． We stayed close to one another and cried． It felt as though the tears going down our faces would never stop． We passed our phones around to text our loved ones that we were safe and that there was a school shooter， shots were fired， and 4students were injured thus far．
The lockdown lasted about 30 minutes， even though it felt like forever． Our headmaster made his way to our room and explained that the shooter had been caught and we were all going to make our way to the football field．
（1）How did the writer feel before going to school？
| A． |
Relaxed． |
| B． |
Worried． |
| C． |
Scared． |
| D． |
Puzzled． |
（2）What does the phrase "sleep in" probably mean in Paragraph 1？
| A． |
sleep in bed |
| B． |
sleep with clothes on |
| C． |
sleep with face covered |
| D． |
sleep longer than usual |
（3）What did the students do when the shooting began？
| A． |
Calling the police for help． |
| B． |
Running away in all directions． |
| C． |
Fighting back against the shooter． |
| D． |
Texting their beloved ones about it． |
（4）Where did the writer find safety in the shooting？
| A． |
On a football field． |
| B． |
In a neighboring school． |
| C． |
In a classroom of her school． |
| D． |
Back at her own home． |
（5）What can we tell from the story？
| A． |
The headmaster didn't care about his students． |
| B． |
There was more than one shooter in the killing． |
| C． |
Not all the 21 students took phones with them． |
| D． |
The shooter killed himself in the end． |
阅读理解
(2014山西)
What does it mean to be green？“Green”is more than just a color．It also means taking special steps to protect the environment—the water，the land，and the air we breathe．Why green？Plants are green，and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings．
Sometimes people call ours a“throw—away society”．That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones．Many times，if you no longer need something，someone else just might need it．For example，if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike，why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don’t need to buy one？And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced．
Recycling(回收利用)has never been easier．Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require(要求)it．Tell your mom or dad you want to become“Chief of Recycling”for your family．Now that you know what things you can recycle，find a place to keep them．Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they’re thrown away．
Almost everyone likes traveling．But next time before you travel around the world，take a look at your own backyard．Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden？If so，get there and get your hands dirty．Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root，and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe，red tomatoes or tiny，juicy blueberries．Who knew being green would taste so good？
In the first paragraph，the writer introduces the topic of the passage by________．
A．telling an interesting story
B．explaining the word“green”
C．giving some special examplesIn a“throw－away”society，________．
A．people shouldn’t produce any plastic things
B．people can get anything they want from others
C．people always throw away the used things and buy new onesTo be“Chief of Recycling”．you should________．
A．recycle things all by yourself
B．ask your family to use the old things all the time
C．find a place to keep the things that can be recycledYou are advised to run a fruit or vegetable garden in order to________．
A．creat a green environment
B．make a lot of money
C．get your hands dirtyThe purpose of the passage is to tell us that________．
A．we must enjoy nature
B．we had better eat more green food
C．we should protect our environment
阅读理解
Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．
She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first book，Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948．Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951。it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂)like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government，decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者)and writer．She will be remembered by the world．Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．
| A．her father |
| B．her mother |
| C．her schoolteacher |
| D．her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．
| A．she was very young |
| B．she was in college |
| C．she became a teacher |
| D．she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．增加 |
| B．减少 |
| C．维持 |
| D．翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer． |
| B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award． |
| C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment． |
| D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out． |
阅读理解(2014贵阳)
Paul Nicklen waited patiently on a sheet of ice in the Arctic．He was there to take pictures for National Geographic．Finally，he saw something big and white．It was a polar bear，swimming towards him in the icy water．
Paul lay down on the ice to get a better photo，but the polar bear jumped out of the water and tried to attack him！Luckily for Paul，the ice cracked，or broke．and the bear fell back into the water．The polar bear wasn’t so lucky．It couldn’t get a meal and had to swim farther away to find food．
To understand the polar bear’s problem，you need to know two things about the Arctic．First，the Arctic is mostly ocean．Second，ice covers a lot of the Arctic Ocean．In winter，the ice forms a thick，white sheet，but in summer，the ice becomes thinner and breaks into pieces．Sea ice is the key to survival(幸存)for Arctic animals．However，because of global warming，Arctic temperatures are rising and polar ice is melting．
Polar bears need ice to hunt seals，their favorite meal．They stand on the ice and wait for the seals to come up for air．As Arctic ice melts，polar bears have to swim farther to find ice floes，or large pieces of floating ice．Sometimes，bears have to swim more than 200 km to find an ice floe．Some bears cannot swim that far and，sadly，they drown．
On his last trip，Paul Nicklen saw three dead bodies of polar bears．Before global warming threatened Arctic ice，a dead bear was a rare sight．Paul is sad to see the dead bodies．Wildlife experts think global warming will have a terrible effect on polar bears．In the future，polar ice will continue to shrink and endanger the bears．some scientists believe 65 percent of the world’s polar bears will disappear by 2050．In other words，polar bears are in great danger．The main idea of the passage is that________．
A．polar bears are amazing swimmers
B．Arctic temperatures are rising
C．global warming is endangering polar bearsThe polar bear that tried to attack Paul was unlucky because________．
A．Paul swam away
B．it was on an ice floe
C．it couldn’t eat PaulAccording to the passage，polar bears hunt seals by________．
A．waiting on the ice
B．waiting in the water
C．drowning the sealsFrom the passage，Paul Nicklen is maybe a________．
A．scientist
B．photographer
C．psychologistWe can infer that polar bears________．
A．won’t have any food in 2050
B．will all die before 2050
C．cannot find food easily
阅读理解
(2014广州)
In early November of 1503，during Christopher Columbus’s fourth and final trip to America，his ship was seriously damaged in a storm．Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain．
At first，the local people on the island were very kind to the European visitors，giving them allthe food and clothes they needed to survive．However，as the months passed，the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests，who were tricking and stealing from them．Finally the locals decided to stop helping．Without food or any way to leave the island，Columbus’s group was soon in serious trouble．
Luckily for Columbus，he had a book about the stars and planets on his ship．It described the movements of all the objects in the night sky．The book，written by a well－known German scientist，said there would be a total lunar eclipse(月食)on the evening of February 29，1504 and how long it would last．
Columbus worked out the difference in time between Germ any and North America．He then had a meeting with the local leaders just before the eclipse would take place．In this meeting，Columbus told them his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food．So his god would take away the moon to punish them．The moment Columbus finished talking，just as he had planned，the moon began disappearing．
The local leaders grew frightened and quickly agreed to provide Columbus with food and anything else he wanted．But first，Columbus’s god had to return the moon．Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship．Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes，Columbus returned just before the moon began to reappear．From that day on，until they finally left，Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food they needed．At first，the local people helped Columbus and his men by________．
| A．giving them food |
| B．building a house for them |
| C．repairing their ship |
| D．providing them with a book |
The local people became angry because the Europeans________．
| A．looked very different |
| B．had nothing to trade |
| C．were cheats and thieves |
| D．wanted to take their land |
Where did Columbus learn about the lunar eclipse？
| A．From a book． |
| B．From the moon． |
| C．From his group． |
| D．From the locals． |
What did Columbus do after returning to his ship on the night of the meeting？
| A．He discussed the problem with his god． |
| B．He waited for the eclipse to finish． |
| C．He read about the stars and planets． |
| D．He told his men what happened． |
What can we learn about the Europeans from the passage？
| A．They all believed in god． |
| B．They never returned to Spain． |
| C．They admired the local people． |
| D．They caused their own problems． |
阅读理解
While popular in the US，the April Fool’s Day tradition is even more popular in European countries，such as France and Great Britain．Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear，the French and the British both have their own stories about the origin of the celebration．
One story holds that the first April Fool’s Day was on April 1 of the year when the king of France introduced the new calendar．This new system placed the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on April l．Many people were not used to the new calendar and continued(继续)to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April．Thus，they became the first April Fools．Others began to give funny gifts on the day to laugh at the fools who continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1．
An English story about the day，however，says that it began sometime during the 1200s．At the time，King John was in the habit of making roads out of the paths he most often walked along．The people of one particular farm village were aware of this．To avoid having their green grasslands and pastures(牧场)disturbed by one of the king’s roads，they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside．
The king sent a group of messengers(使者)to inform the villagers that they must remove the fence．Upon hearing that the king was planning to do this，however，the villagers developed a plan of their own．When the king’s messengers arrived，they were met by the villagers pretending to be mad．The people just throw things and ran around wildly．The messengers were surprised by this and reported to King John that these people were so mad that there was no necessity of punishing them．So，the villagers saved their farmland by tricking the king．In Great Britain，tradition only allows April Fool’s tricks from midnight to noon on April l．Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon become the fools themselves．Which country has the origin of the celebration of April Fool’s Day？
A．Japan．
B．France．
C．Great Britain．
D．Both B and C．When was the first April Fool’s Day？
| A．It was on April lst． |
| B．It was on April 2nd． |
| C．It was on March lst． |
| D．It was on May lst． |
Why did French people become the first April Fools？
| A．Because they were stupid． |
| B．Because they were not used to the new calendar and continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on what had become the first day of April． |
| C．Because they were happy to become the first April Fools． |
| D．Because they were given funny gifts on the day． |
The underlined word“avoid”probably means“________”in Chinese．
| A．加强 |
| B．倡议 |
| C．避免 |
| D．建造 |
From the passage we can know that________．
| A．April Fool’s Day is very popular in Asian countries |
| B．according to the English story，April Fool’s Day began sometime during the 1300s |
| C．according to the English story，King John of England was in the habit of making a building |
| D．according to the English story，the citizens of one particular farm village were against what the king did |