Tu Youyou， pharmacologist， born in December 1930 Tu， winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin， a kind of medicine used to fight against malaria （疟疾） has solved the problem of fighting against malaria and done a lot for scientific and technological inventions in traditional Chinese medicine and human health． |
Zhang Fuqing，war hero， born in December 1924 Zhang served as a People's Liberation （解放） Army soldier in the Liberation War and was twice given the name of War Hero． He volunteered in 1955 to work in Laifeng County， Hubei Province's remotest county，so he could give his life to the poor in the mountainous region． |
Wang Youde，desert fighter， born in September 1953 Wang led his partners to build over 600，000 mu of sand﹣fixation （固定） forest and managed to control nearly 1 million mu of quicksand， helpfully preventing the development of the Maowusu Desert． His work offered valuable experience to sand prevention and control in China． |
Yuan Longping， agriculturalist， born in September 1930 Yuan， the Father of Hybrid Rice， was the first person in the world to develop a hybrid rice strain， and his research on higher rice yields （产量） helped provide a solution to worldwide hunger and starvation． |
（1）Which of the following is Tu Youyou's great achievement？
A． Discovering artemisinin．
B． Serving the people in the poor region．
C． Preventing and controlling sand．
D． Developing a hybrid rice strain．
（2）Who used to be a soldier and then worked in the poor region？
A． Tu Youyou．
B． Zhang Fuqing．
C． Wang Youde．
D． Yuan Longping．
（3）What is Wang Youde doing for our country？
A． He is doing a research on higher rice yields．
B． He is protecting the environment．
C． He is working on the inventions in human health．
D． He is trying to help poor people to be rich．
（4）Which is the right statement？
A． Zhang Fuqing is a desert fighter．
B． Tu Youyou is a war hero．
C． Wang Youde is the winner of the Nobel Prize．
D． Yuan Longping is the Father of Hybrid Rice．
（5）The passage may come from ．
A． A storybook．
B． A novel．
C． A newspaper．
D． Science fiction．
Long long ago there was a great man who married the woman he loved so much. Soon they had a little girl. She was a bright and happy little girl and the great man loved her very much.
When the little girl was growing up, the great man sang and danced with her. The man told her daughter, "I love you, my little girl." When the little girl got older, the man still loved her and called her little girl. Then she shouted and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore." Every time the man laughed,
"But to me, you'll always be my little girl."
Later the little girl left her home and went into the outside world. As she learned more about the world, she learned more about the man. She understood that he truly was great and strong, for now she knew his strengths. One of his strengths was to show his love to his family. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, "I love you, my little girl."
The clay came when the little girl got a phone call. The great man was badly ill. He had a stroke(中风). So she went back home, When she walked into the room and saw him. he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. He could no longer smile, dance or tell the girl he loved her.
The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man.
Tears ran from both of their eyes and she hugged(拥抱) her father,
At that time she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together with her father. With the beat of his father's heart, she seemed to hear, "I love you, my little girl."The girl told her father not to call her little girl because.
| A．others laughed at her | B．she didn't like her father |
| C．she had another name | D．she wasn't young any more |
When the girl went back home, she found her father.
| A．was badly ill | B．was very strong |
| C．could walk and speak | D．was smiling and happy |
What may the underlined word strengths mean in the passage?
| A．烦恼 | B．爱好 | C．习惯 | D．优点 |
Which statement is TRUE according to the story?
| A．The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father, |
| B．The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness. |
| C．The father felt much better after the daughter's return* |
| D．From the father's example, the daughter learned how to show her love. |
“Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?
| A．Big people drive small cars. |
| B．Old people drive new cars. |
| C．Poor people have expensive cars. |
| D．Rich people have dear cars. |
What kind of car does Mrs. Hill have?
| A．A fast new car. | B．A fast old car. |
| C．A slow old car. | D．A fast small car. |
What kind of person is Mike?
| A．A person who is good at driving. |
| B．A person who does well in drawing. |
| C．A person who likes drawing. |
| D．A person who is good at writing. |
How many people go out from Mary’s car on Sunday?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
What does “Does it say something about you?” mean?
| A．Does someone tell you something about your car? |
| B．Does your car say something to you? |
| C．Does your car show other people something about you? |
| D．Do you tell other people something about your car? |
Our new foreign students are going to arrive in Nankai very soon. They will stay with us for two weeks. Here are some ways to communicate with them properly.
How close do you stand when you talk to a friend? You can stand close to people in the Middle East but don't stand too close to North Americans! Give them more personal space.
Do you know how to touch(触碰)people? Chinese girls often walk arm in arm with their friends.
South Americans sometimes hold your arm when they talk to you, so you can't move away! But in Britain many people don't like other people to touch them at all.
Do you look at people when you talk? In some places, it isn't polite(有礼貌的) to look at people when you talk, but in other countries it isn't polite to look somewhere else. In Britain and the US, people usually look at each other when they talk.
And how do you say goodbye? That's easy, wave to say goodbye. But be careful! In Greece, it's not at all polite! From the passage, we should givemore personal space.
| A．people in the Middle East | B．people in North America |
| C．people in South America | D．people in North China |
We can't wave to say goodbye in.
| A．America | B．Japan |
| C．Britain | D．Greece |
How many ways does the writer give us to communicate with foreign students?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What's the main idea of this passage'?
| A．How to say goodbye. | B．How to touch people. |
| C．How to look at people. | D．How to communicate properly. |
The card is used for.CDA
| A．taking a taxi | B．travelling by train |
| C．taking a bus | D．entering the college |
According to the passage, if you find a lost card, you can.
| A．sell it |
| B．phone Wang Qiang |
| C．use it for travelling |
| D．give it back to any Seagull driver |
You can NOT findin the card.
| A．Wang Qiang's age | B．the price |
| C．the card number | D．the time limit（限制） |
Little Mike’s grandma died(去世) weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons(鸽子). Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled(微笑) at him and seemed to(似乎) like him. Her smile was so sweet, just like Mike’s grandma’s. Mike was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. When it’s getting dark, Mike had to go home. Before he left, he hugged（拥抱）the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, he said to his mother, “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like grandma’s.”
The old lady also went back to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was so lovely just like Brittany.” she said. Her son was surprised, because he never saw her so happy after Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.Little Mike went to the park and ______.
| A．played with pigeons | B．met an old lady |
| C．fed pigeons | D．saw a friend of his grandma’s |
The old lady smiled because ______.
| A．she met the boy before | B．she wanted to get some drinks |
| C．she saw her grandson | D．she liked the little boy |
When Mike got home, he was ______.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．tired | D．busy |
Which is TRUE?
| A．Mike missed his grandma. |
| B．The old lady is Mike’s grandma. |
| C．Brittany is at home now. |
| D．Mike didn’t give food to the old lady. |