Hot hotels in town |
Name |
Single room（单人间） |
Double |
Specials |
Address |
Telephone： 678﹣453﹣4416 Website： www． bshotel． com No money？ No worry! Customers can also pay by：
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Orchard Hotel |
＄28 |
＄49 |
French restaurant |
233 Edward Road |
Coffee shop and bar（酒吧） |
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Swimming pool |
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Osaka Hotel |
＄60 |
＄67 |
Underground parking lots |
129 North Road |
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Indian restaurant |
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Near the airport |
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Fairview Hotel |
＄55 |
＄71 |
Dry﹣cleaning shops |
126 Venning Road |
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Japanese and Chinese restaurant |
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Large garden |
（1）How much will you pay if you book （预定） a single room for 2 nights in Orchard Hotel？
A． ＄28
B． ＄56
C． ＄98
（2）Japanese travelers can enjoy Indian food in ．
A． Orchard Hotel
B． Fairview Hotel
C． Osaka Hotel
（3）Where is Fairview Hotel？
A． At 233 Edward Road
B． At 129 North Road
C． At 126 Venning Road
Since the first Earth Day started on April 22, 1970, people around the world have been encouraged to protect the environment and natural resources．Gaylord Nelson started this holiday．On the first Earth Day，20 million people took part in Earth Day events．
Earth Day activities can include learning something about technology like cars that are more environmentally friendly and special houses that save energy and water．An organization called the Earth Day Network encourages people to use clean energy which doesn’t pollute the environment．Most of our energy comes from fossil fuels （化石燃料） that are found underground．Coal， oil and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels．Fossil fuels come from plants and animals that lived millions of years ago．Burning fossil fuels to create energy pollutes the air and water．Many scientists think that burning fossil fuels also increases the temperature of the earth．To reduce the use of fossil fuels．scientists are experimenting with hydrogen-powered （氢化发动的）cars．These cars don’t pollute the air like gas-powered cars．
Some scientists guess that by 2025, fossil fuels will run out．When people can no longer use gasoline， they may use fuel cells instead．Fuel cells use hydrogen to create energy．People do not need to worry about hydrogen running out， because it is renewable and replaceable．
In Washington，D．C．， a few people drive cars that run on fuel cells．When these cars need more energy, drivers can go to a hydrogen pump．The first hydrogen pump for the public opened in November 2004， marking an important step toward a cleaner environment．what can we learn from the passage?
A．Fossil fuels don’t pollute the air．
B．Hydrogen-powered cars make less pollution．
C．Many drivers are driving hydrogen-powered cars．
D．We can find many hydrogen pumps in the USA．How long may people still be able to use fossil fuels?
| A．Twenty years． | B．Over thirty-eight years． |
| C．More than ten years． | D．About seventeen years． |
Which of the following is not mentioned?
| A．Scientists are producing more hydrogen-powered cars． |
| B．Some people drive fuel-cell cars in Washington． |
| C．Fossil fuels come from plants and animals． |
| D．We can learn about environmentally friendly technology from Earth Day activities． |
When do fossil fuels pollute the air?
| A．When we use them to create gasoline． |
| B．When people get them from the underground． |
| C．After being burned to get energy． |
| D．After getting them from a hydrogen pump． |
Because hydrogen is renewable， we don’t need to worry that ________．
| A．it will be used up |
| B．it can be used for creating energy |
| C．it will pollute the environment |
| D．it will be cleaner |
Have you ever heard the song called “Is there anyone who told you”? It may be impossible for you not to know the song and its singer．It is sung by the famous “Happy Boy” Chen Chusheng， who appeared on Hunan Satellite TV．He caught everyone’s attention．Before the competition he was just a farmer’s son who had never got professional trainings of any kind．As a child， Chusheng wasn’t a good student，but he was very interested in music．He liked to listen to and sing his favorite songs again and again．Like many other parents， his parents also wanted him to go to college，but he failed．Chusheng had no choice but to help his brother repair bicycles and motorbikes．In Sanya, a small city in Hainan Province， Chen worked during the daytime while singing in different bars in the evening．He lived like that until the year 2000．
In 2000, Chen went to Shenzhen．He never expected that his first job in this new place would be delivering food．He went on working in the daytime while singing in the evenings．His life was hard at that time．In the bar called Star-making Factories he met many famous local musicians．In the following several years, Chen, with his musical dream, attended many music contests throughout the country， winning prizes many times．Today，when we think about his success, we cannot help thinking that if one wants to be successful, he should work harder than others．From the passage we know that ________ ．
| A．Chen Chusheng wasn’t very lucky |
| B．Chen Chusheng’s parents wanted him to be a singer |
| C．Chen Chusheng became a successful singer because he worked hard |
| D．Chen Chusheng got more money |
What did his parents want him to do?
| A．They wanted him to go to college． |
| B．They wanted him to be a doctor． |
| C．They wanted him to repair bikes for his brother． |
| D．They wanted him to go to bars． |
What was Chen Chusheng’s life in Shenzhen like?
| A．Enjoyable． | B．Interesting． |
| C．Comfortable． | D．Hard． |
What’s the meaning of the word “delivering”?
| A．烹饪 | B．递送 | C．品尝 | D．购买 |
Where did he work in the evening in Shenzhen?
| A．In a bar． | B．In a factory． |
| C．In a restaurant． | D．In a supermarket． |
Writing a good story is no easy task．What’s the secret? Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in literature, believes his success comes from a large amount of reading．
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province．He grew up listening to folk （民间的）stories about gods, spirits and foxes．Those stories later became the inspiration （灵感） for Mo’s writing．
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields．Although he was tired after his daily hard work, Mo was always hungry for books．However, there were very few in the village．He read his elder brother’s textbooks and even dictionaries．He helped others with farm work in exchange for books．
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976, he began to read widely, including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers．
He studied from these writers but did not copy them．Instead, he developed his own style．“I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture．It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen．This has affected, even decided, my style,” Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award in 2012． As the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature, the organization spoke highly of his works．They described his writing as a mixture of fantasy and reality, combining historical and social perspectives （看法）．
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Food waste has become a big problem in China．According to Xinhua News Agency, the food waste by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production．This food could feed another 200 million people．
Qi Haoran, a Junion9 student was quite busy over the past winter holiday, and not just with homework．Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（“光盘行动）．
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food．“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat．Please don’t waste food．” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day．
The Clean Your Plant Campaign began on the Internet in January．It calls on people to reduce food waste．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous．Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food．
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many people．More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers（剩饭剩菜）home．In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker．People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers．
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time．It’s important that everyone does their bit ,just like Qi．Did you finish your meals today?
The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to________．
| A．do voluntary work |
| B．work part time in restaurants |
| C．cut down on food waste |
| D．wash your plates after dinner |
From the passage, we leant that _______
| A．wasting food isn’t a serious problem in China at present |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
| D．many Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table． |
What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food． |
| B．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times． |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes． |
| D．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home． |
Where can we probably read this passage?
| A．In a newspaper． | B．In a traffic report． |
| C．On a health website． | D．In a story book． |
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Kindergartens（幼儿园）may teach you very important things you need to know．Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned．
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping．He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely．At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help．The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were．Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign： “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E．” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them．Then he added that they were near a bridge．Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22．The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time．
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter．She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too．“ It is surprising for him to get off the highway （ 高速路 ） and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said．
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil．“ Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment,” he said．“And that’s the real value （价值） of education．”When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________．
| A．on the highway | B．at home |
| C．in a shopping center | D．in a hospital |
Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak．
| A．his mother | B．911 |
| C．Shine | D．the reporter |
The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．成功 | B．抓住 | C．救援 | D．失去 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Dancy drove his father home |
| B．The reporter was really a hero． |
| C．Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital |
| D．Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills． |
