Kobe Bryant， one of the greatest basketball players of all time， died in a helicopter （直升飞机） crash （坠毁） with his daughter on Sunday． （1） ．
Mr． Bryant's death has caused great sadness． （2） Some NBA players held onto the ball for 24 seconds when games started on Sunday． They were doing it out of respect for Mr． Bryant who had worn the number 24．
Mr． Bryant had played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years． （3） ． During his time with the Lakers， Mr． Bryant led the team to five national championships （锦标赛）． Mr． Bryant helped lead the US Olympic team to win the gold medal in 2008 and 2012． Along the way， Mr． Bryant became one of the most famous and popular basketball players of all time．
Mr． Bryant spent his early school years in Italy． His father was a professional basketball player there． His family moved back to the US when Mr． Bryant was in high school． He played and practiced hard in the high school． （4） ．And his performance on the court （球场） caused excitement and got much attention．
In 2016， Mr． Bryant retired （退役）． During his time with the Lakers， Mr． Bryant had worn the numbers 8 and 24（5） ．After he retired， Mr． Bryant focused on （关注） his family． Mr． Bryant also set up basketball camps and programs for kids， to help share his love of the game． He took up new activities， too． He started a company that produced books and movies．
A． He joined the team at the age of 17． B． The crash killed nine people in all． C． When he retired， the Lakers said those numbers wouldn't be used again． D． His goal was becoming even better than his boyhood hero， Michael Jordan． E． Friends， fans， and well﹣known people from around the world were all very sad． |
I' m sure you all know how important recycling is．Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things． It sounds like magic． But it's actually very scientific．
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Materials |
The first thing you have to do is to collect items that can be recycled．Only certain materials can be recycled． These include things made out of paper， metal， glass and plastic． |
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Daily things |
Can you think of everyday items made of these materials？ Soda cans are a good example． They are made out of metal． Magazines and newspapers are made out of paper． So are cereal boxes． Some bottles of juice are made out of glass． Bags and yogurt containers are made out of plastic． There are many things that can be recycled． |
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Loop |
These things are usually stamped with the recycling loop． It has 3 arrows that go in a triangular（三角形的） circle． This shows that cycle（循环）continues． Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else． |
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Process |
Let's go back to the process of recycling．①The items are put in a recycling bin． ②A truck carries the items to a recycling plant．③The materials are separated and squashed（被压扁成） into square cubes．④Companies buy and turn them into new products． |
（1）What is"recycling"according to the passage？
A． It's a magic performance．
B． It's a way of burning old things．
C． It's a way to make old things useful．
D． It's a scientific research．
（2）Which material is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Rubber．
B． Metal．
C． Glass．
D． Plastic．
（3）You can put your old things into a recycling bin except ．
A． soda cans
B． magazines
C． cereal boxes
D． all bottles
（4）The"3 arrows" shows that the items ．
A． have some valuable stamps
B． are in a triangle circle
C． are recycled and reused
D． are thrown away
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
A． recyclable materials
B． recyclable daily things
C． the recycling process
D． recycling in a scientific way
分）In the state of Qin （秦国 ） , there was a man called Shang Yang （商鞅）． He was a statesman （政治家） and worked out many reforms（改革） for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards （报酬） to soldiers who were successful when at war．
But these reforms were not easily carried out （执行） at first． Most people didn't trust Shang Yang． In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up wiIh an idea． He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital． Many people came to see him and the pole．
Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, "The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces．"
It was a sample job and the reward was so large． However, some time passed and no one stepped forward． They all thought Shang Yang was making a joke．
Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, "The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces．"
This reward was unbelievably large． Finally, a man from the crowd came forward． He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate． True to his word, Shang Yang gave the man 50 gold pieces．
After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole． They believed he was a man of his word． So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him．
Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and slmnger． Al last, Qin made all the seven
states into one empire （帝国）．
（1）What did Shang Yang do？
A． A statesman．
B． A king．
C． An emperor．
D．A soldier．
（2）In order to carry out his reforms, what idea did Shang Yang have？
A． Having a wooden pole carrying competition．
B． Having a wooden pole cutting competition
C． The man stepping forward first would be praised．
D． The man carrying the pole from south gate to the north one would get some gold pieces．
（3）Why did Shang Yang's reward inerease at last？
A． Because a man stepped forward．
B． Because there wasn't enough time．
C． Because Shang Yang heard no answer．
D． Because Shang Yang was happy．
（4）"They believed he was a man of his word．" What does the underlined part mean？
A． A man who can speak loudly．
B． A man who likes to speak a lot．
C． A man who keeps his word．
D． A man of few words．
（5）After these great reforms, what happened in the history of China？
A． Shang Yang became the first emperor．
B． The first empire of China appeared．
C． The south gate fell down．
D． The state of Qin became weaker and weaker．
分）Li Shizhen （李时珍） was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history． He was born in Qichun, Hubei in 1518．
Both of Li Shizhen's father and grandfather were doctors． Li Shizhen's grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs （药草） and medications and cured （治愈） people． His father was doctor who wrote several books．
Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young． Li Shizhen's father wanted him to enter politics （从政）． Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country﹣level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial （帝国的） examination．
When he was 38, he cured the son of the Prince of Chu and was invited to be an official in that court （宫廷） A few years later, he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute．
Even though he fulfilled his father's dream, he didn't want to continue working for the court．One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again．
Li Shizhen． was famous for his book, Compendium of Materia Medica 《本草纲日 》 ）． He spent 27 years writing the book． Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published． It is such a successful book． Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China．
（1）What was Li Shizhe' s grandfather？
A． An official．
B． A prince．
C． A country doctor．
D． A writer．
（2）What did Li Shizhen's father want Li Shizhen to do？
A． To be a doctor．
B． To write a book．
C． To be a prince．
D． To enter politics．
（3）When he was 38, Li Shizhen cured ．
A． his grandfather
B． the son of the Prince of Chu
C． an official in that country
D． a famous doctor
（4）According to the passage, what was Li Shizhen famous for？
A． Working for the court．
B． The book, Compendium of Materia Medica．
C． His long traveling．
D． Curing a lot of people．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Li Shizhen's life．
B． Li Shizhen's grandfather's life．
C． Li Shizhen's father's life．
D． Li Shizhen's book．
In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl． Her name was Rose． Everyone in the town liked her． She was verv brave, but she was scared of the doctor． One day, one of her teeth was moving． Her mom saw it． She said, "One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim．"
Rose said, "No! I'm not going to the doctor．" Mom said, "Don't worry． It's not so wobbly（摆动的） now,we needn't go to the doctor at once．" That made Rose feel better．
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn't． She checked her tooth again and it was more wobbly, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor．"
Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim．They had to wait in the waiting room．
When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast． She went into Doctor Tim's room． He was smiling． She sat on the chair．
Doctor Tim said , "Close your eyes．"
Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes． When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling．
Rose smiled． Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear． From that time Rose wasn't scared of doctors anymore．
（1）At the beginning of the story, Rose was scared of ．
A． her mom
B． the doctor
C． her teeth
D． the people in the town
（2）Rose forget about her tooth after ．
A． five months
B． many years
C． several hours
D． five weeks
（3）The doctor gave Rose after he pulled her tooth out．
A． a book
B． a teddy bear
C． a candy
D． many teeth
（4）According to the passage, the doctor was a man．
A． kind
B． brave
C． careless
D． shy
I saw a lady in the subway station today．
She was fighting with the security guard（安检员）, because①．
" It's expensive!" she said angrily, "The machine's going to make it dirty!"
I noticed the logo on that handbag when I passed by． Yeah, it was of luxury brand（奢侈品牌） and looked quite new． But if you check out the lady's other items and her behavior, it's not so difficult to see that②． So it's possible that the handbag really cost her too much, maybe the money she saved from every meal． And clearly it was also costing her valuable time and at the same time her good mood．
"Sad．" I thought． My mother once told me, " Never buy anything if you can't really afford to use．"
It's not only about money． It's about everything that you give up for it．
I'm very happy with my handbag that I bought online． It's not expensive． It's not of any luxury brand, but it's of great quality and designed in just the way I like it． That's enough．
When you buy things to use, you own the things．
When you buy things to admire, they own you．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A．she is not rich enough
B．she didn't want to put her handbag into the security inspector
C．she wanted to pass the security check quickly
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（2）What can you infer（推断） from this passage？
A．The writer's mother likes everything expensive．
B．The writer's mother hates beautiful handbags．
C．The writer's mother can't afford any expensive handbags．
D．The writer's mother agrees to buy right things．
（3）请将文中划线部分" It's about everything that you give up for it．" 翻译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（True） or F（False） according to the passage．
The lady must save money from every meal to buy the handbag of luxury brand．
（5）What can we learn from this passage？