Pippi Longstocking， the 9﹣year﹣old， red haired hero of children's books， turned 75 on May 21， 2020．
Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941， when Astrid Lindgren's daughter Karin was sick in bed for a long time． Karin suddenly said to her， "Tell me about Pippi Longstocking， Mum．"
Ms. Lindgren's stories were about a wild but good﹣hearted young girl． She lived by herself in a house called Villa Villekulla． She lived with her horse and her monkey． But three years later． Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories she had told her daughter． When she finished her book， she sent it to a famous publisher（ 出版社 ）， but the book was refused．
Ms. Lindgren kept working on the book． In 1945，Ms. Lindgren entered her book in a competition．Pippi Longstocking won first prize， and the book came out in November．Pippi Longstocking was quickly a hit with young readers． They laughed at her jokes， and admired her bravery． Who wouldn't love a girl strong enough to lift a horse， and willing to risk her life to save children in a burning building？ Some adults felt like Pippi set a bad example to children． Pippi didn't go to school． She lived by herself， and only followed the rules she liked． But with time， Pippi's good heart won over readers of all ages．
Ms. Lindgren wrote many other books， including over 30 books for children． The three P ippi Longstocking books have been translated into over 75 languages．
So why is Pippi's birthday celebrated on May 21？ May 21 is the birthday of Ms. Lindgren's daughter Karin， who first requested the stories all those years ago．
（1）When did Ms. Lindgren start writing the story about Pippi Longstocking？
| A． |
In 1941． |
| B． |
In 1942． |
| C． |
In 1944． |
| D． |
In 1945． |
（2）What is Pippi like？
| A． |
Kind and brave． |
| B． |
Smart but unfriendly． |
| C． |
Humorous and beautiful |
| D． |
Outgoing but weak． |
（3）How did some adults like pippi Longstocking at the beginning？
| A． |
It was too expensive． |
| B． |
It was very interesting． |
| C． |
It wasn't fit for children． |
| D． |
It was hard to understand． |
（4）What's the best title for the text？
| A． |
Ms. Lindgren， a popular writer |
| B． |
Pippi， a popular hero |
| C． |
Pippi Longstocking， a popular book |
| D． |
May 21， a popular birthday |
When you get tired of homework, several minutes’ walk in a nearby green park helps you relax at once. Or you may stand facing the lake or the sea. They’ll calm (not to be excited or nervous) you just like the green plants.
Wonder why? Color is a key part of the answers. Since it is so, green and blue help make people feel more quiet and safe.
All colors have special power. Scientists have found that many colors have specific effects (效果) on people’s minds and feelings.
Try an easy and interesting experiment and you’ll see how color “misleads” you sometimes. Wrap (包装) two boxes of the same size with colored paper, one red and the other white. Then weigh the two boxes with your hands. Which one is heavier? Most people will think that the red box is heavier, even though they weigh the same.
Colors can affect (影响) learning. Scientists have found that students spend more time reading if they read information written in blue text. Blue helps most people calm down and think more.
Smart (clever) uses of colors in daily life are to be seen everywhere. Hospital and libraries seldom (很少) paint their walls, tables and desks red. They use light colors, like light blue or green. Red makes people excited while light colors help them relax. Haven’t worked out how color affects your daily life? Start with your small room. Try to make some changes in it and you’ll get to know how important color is!The underlined word “misleads” means ______
| A．affects |
| B．effects |
| C．causes someone to have a wrong idea |
| D．give wrong directions |
We’d better paint the walls of the hospital in ______
| A．light blue or light green |
| B．deep red or deep brown |
| C．deep orange or deep red |
| D．light green or light yellow |
If you want to _______, you’d better sit in the room painted blue.
| A．weigh something with your hands |
| B．study attentively |
| C．face the lake or the sea |
| D．enjoy some rock music |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．When you are going to have a rest, you’d better sit in the room painted green |
| B．Scientists have known some differences among some colors |
| C．When you get tired of homework, you should look at the green plants far away |
| D．The passage has told us clearly why some colors are warm and other are cool |
The reading mainly shows us _____
| A．the difference between red and white. |
| B．how to get on well with others |
| C．how to make smart uses of different colors in our daily life |
| D．how to paint and decorate our rooms |
Maybe you can not imagine what a hotel made of trash looks like. But in Rome, Italy, there is a campaign called Save the Beach that has created a hotel out of 12 tons of trash in order to raise awareness (意识) of our waste.
Save the Beach is an environmental awareness campaign set up by the makers of Corona Beer. They collected all the trash from all the beaches all across Europe. Then they built the special hotel.
It was reported that the hotel was fully booked (预约). And it was open only for four days there in early June, the same time as World Environment Day. Next to the “trash hotel” was the slogan of Save the Beach. It said, we have built the first hotel made of trash in the world. This will be the future of our holidays if we do nothing to protect our beaches.
The hotel was built just to show the damage we were causing to the sea and the coastline (海岸线). We live in the time of trash and we are running the risk of becoming trash ourselves. Do we really want such a world?
The trash hotel in Rome was just the beginning to support healthy, clean and trash-free beaches all across Europe by Save the Beach. Maybe there will be more surprising ideas in the future. Let’s wait and see. Where was the trash hotel built?
| A．In Europe | B． In Asia | C． In America | D． In Africa |
The trash was from the _____________
| A．Streets | B． Beaches | C． Woods | D． Hotels |
The hotel was open only for four days in early June because ___________
| A．Many people went to the beach in June |
| B．It was hot in early June |
| C．The hotel was not clean enough |
| D．That was the same time as World Environment Day |
. The underlined word “damage” means “_____________” in Chinese.
| A．危险 | B．需要 | C．毁坏 | D．目的 |
. Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．No one could live in the trash hotel |
| B．The trash hotel was the first one in the world |
| C．The trash hotel was built just for fun |
| D．The trash hotel will be popular in the future |
Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your latest film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “ I am sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.” When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake at first, she was ____
| A．angry | B． not surprised at all | C． pleased | D． surprised |
. Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man ____
| A．wanted the cinema but called a wrong number |
| B．said something that had nothing to do with her answer |
| C．asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer |
| D．was angry with himself for having made the mistake |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The Turners lived near the cinema |
| B．Neither of the Turners wanted to go to the cinema |
| C．The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night |
| D．The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done |
The husband would be happy because he ____
| A．laughed at his wife |
| B．could enjoy himself alone that night |
| C．could relax himself at home |
| D．could have good time at home with his wife |
By this story the writer wants to tell us ____
| A．that it is tiresome (令人厌倦的) to answer a wrong phone call. |
| B．that wives are easier to be fooled by their husbands. |
| C．only a joke |
| D．that it’s wrong for husband and wife to fool each other. |
Can you imagine a world without the Internet ? It’s surprising to think about it.
Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66%of Chinese “netizens （网民）” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert(专家). Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often lasted over ten hours to play online games.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said. In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker. _______ has the most Internet users in the world according to the article.
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．Russia |
.There are about ______Chinese netizens to surf about 13 hours every week.
| A．107 million old | B．22.7 million old |
| C．107 million young | D．22.7 million young |
. Song said some teenagers continued _______ more than ten hours.
| A．playing online games |
| B．searching for information |
| C．chatting with their friends |
| D．sending emails to others |
Li Dong in No. 41 Middle School likes her students to use the Internet because she ______.
| A．thinks surfing the net can help students spend less time on homework |
| B．thinks her students can get more background information than the others |
| C．wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests |
| D．wants to know what her students do and think about at home |
Which way is the cheapest and quickest to learn something about friends far away?
| A．Giving them a call. |
| B．Going to see them. |
| C．Writing a letter to them. |
| D．Sending emails to them. |
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources (资源) , we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. 38. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everyone should stop wasting as soon as possible.
39. In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent (阻止) wastefrom happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. 40. Waste canbe stopped one day, if we do our best.