For centuries，people around the world have invented many sports．It's no surprise that more and more unusual sports have appeared．
Human Towers
Every two years，there is a strange but fun competition﹣Human Towers in Spain．The first prize goes to the highest tower．In 2015，a group of players from China and Spain set a world record：a nine﹣person﹣high human tower．In this exciting event，any visitor can hold out his arms with the local people and cheer together．
Cheese Rolling Championships
Cheese Rolling Championships take place in May every year in Britain．It is a traditional sport with the strongest smell in the world．Hundreds of people watch it on Coopers Hill．In the game，a cheese wheel of 3.5kg runs quickly down the hill．All the players run after it，trying to catch it without falling．However，most fail and get pains all over．
Outhouse Racing
Outhouse Racing has its own World Championship．It is on October 1st and 2nd in Virginia，America．Every team tries to push or pull their homemade outhouse along the street to be the first．You can see all kinds of unusual outhouses in the street．Each must have four sides，a toilet seat and toilet paper．
（1）According to the passage，the sport with the strongest smell takes place in
A．China
B．Spain
C．Britain
D．America
（2）Every outhouse in the racing must have ．
A．cheese
B．a prize
C．a surprise
D．a toilet seat
（3）John is good at climbing，but he can't run fast．He will take part in ．
A．Human Towers
B．Outhouse Racing
C．Racing World Championship
D．Cheese Rolling Championships．
In classroom, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying．The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests．So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say．
Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage．
1.Before Class
Review your notes you have taken before you come to class．This will be good for remembering what was covered．Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide．
2.During Class
Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and “the signal words” that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes．Examples of signal words are “The most important point…” and “Remember that…”．Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard．Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes．Do this by writing abbreviations such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences．
3.After Class
Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate(准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences．Use them to answer your questions．If necessary, ask your teacher for help．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
D
Two students started quarreling at school．One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(争执者) sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者)．Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way．Here are some of the ways they use.
1．Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other．Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2．Listen carefully to what the other person is saying．Don't stop the other person's words.
3．Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4．Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5．Never put anyone down．Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6．Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner．They don't decide who is right or who is wrong．Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result．A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other．And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.Peer mediators' work is _______________.
| A．to teach lessons to disputants |
| B．to help find a way to make both disputants happy |
| C．to find out who starts the quarrel |
| D．to give students some special training |
What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
| A．贬低任何人 |
| B．落后于任何人 |
| C．奉承任何人 |
| D．向任何人低头 |
What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?
| A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators. |
| B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind. |
| C．Getting disputants to talk to each other. |
| D．Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories. |
During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool.",
| A．disputants will realize they are wrong |
| B．disputants will understand peer mediators better |
| C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right |
| D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All schools have peer mediators. |
| B．Peer mediators are usually students. |
| C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time. |
| D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time. |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
C
What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so．Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities．
The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color．Scientists did a survey on the Internet．There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities．People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy．As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities．
But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑)．They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween．Movies and television shows also make people believe that.
Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough．After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats．“You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are___________.
| A．lovely animals |
| B．a sign o f bad luck |
| C．a sign of good luck |
| D．unfriendly animals |
The main idea of paragraph 2 is that___________.
| A．people often complain about black cats on the Internet |
| B．people think cats of different colours have different personalities |
| C．black cats are less popular than other cats |
| D．the study is a great success |
According to the study, people think that___________.
| A．black cats have special personalities |
| B．orange and bi-coloured cats are generous |
| C．cats with three colours are friendly |
| D．white cats are calm, lazy and shy |
People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT___________.
| A．black cats often appear in TV shows |
| B．black cats bring bad luck to people |
| C．black cats have bad reputations |
| D．they don’t think black cats are beautiful |
The passage mainly talks about___________
| A．why black cats are popular in movies |
| B．why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets |
| C．different colour cats have different personalities |
| D．different people have different ideas on black cats |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
Today is Sunday, June 14th．Andy is planning a trip to South Island with his family．He loves doing water sports, especially swimming．However, his parents won’t allow him to swim when the highest temperature is below 30℃．Here is the weather forecast(预报) for South Island for the coming week.
On which days can Andy go swimming?
| A．June 17th and June 18th． |
| B．June 19th and June 20th． |
| C．This Tuesday and Wednesday． |
| D．Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow． |
What should Andy’s family take with them if they go to South Island on June 21st?
| A．Kites． |
| B．Sunglasses． |
| C．Umbrellas． |
| D．Sun hats． |
阅读理解（共4小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Mr and Mrs Brown have two children, Mike and Liz．The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes(便条) for each other．Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.
Who should walk the dog today?
| A．Mike |
| B．Mrs Brown |
| C．Liz． |
| D．Mr Brown |
What is Mike doing at 6:50 pm ?
| A．Practicing football． |
| B．Doing his homework |
| C．playing tennis． |
| D．looking for shoes |
According to the notes, Teddy is ______.
| A．Mike’s mother |
| B．Mike’s brother |
| C．the dog in the family |
| D．Mike’s friend |
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