China was once known as the "Bicycle Kingdom"． Now， a young US man， David Wang， living in Beijing is using pieces of bamboo to replace（代替）parts of bicycles．
Two years ago， David opened the Bamboo Bicycle Beijing workshop in Langjia hutong． They cut and shape bamboo into bicycle frames（构架）． After connecting the pieces with special glue， they join wheels and other parts together．
After graduating from university， David came to China to continue his study． He has lived in China for more than 6 years and loves the city's ancient hutongs． However， he found people threw old bicycles everywhere in hutongs． "Beijing is becoming a big graveyard（墓地）of bicycles，" David said． He began picking up the given﹣up bikes and "saving"them， repairing， repainting， and renewing them．
Then one day he found a really old bicycle， which could not be "saved" in usual ways， so he began thinking of better materials to replace the frame． Bamboo came to his mind．
He searched online， and after three months of research and tries， communicating with factories and experts， he made his first bamboo bicycle． "It was amazing! It really works! " he recalled．
The bikes are not for sale﹣they're to encourage a love of cycling among people who live in Beijing． David hopes bamboo bicycles can create "a little bit more different culture in Beijing"．
（1）David thought Beijing was becoming a big graveyard of bicycles because ．
A． people threw old bicycles everywhere in hutongs
B． people put the old bicycles in the graveyard
C． there were many graveyards for old bicycles
（2）How long did take David to finish his first bamboo bicycle？
A． About three months．
B． Two years．
C． Six years．
（3）David and his team made bamboo bicycles in order NOT to ．
A． create a little bit more different culture in Beijing
B． encourage a love of cycling among people
C． sell them to get a lot of money
（4）Which is the correct order according to the passage？
①David arrived in Beijing
②David made his first bamboo bicycle．
③David graduated from university．
④David opened a workshop in Langjia hutong．
⑤David began picking up the given﹣up bikes and saving them．
A． ①③⑤④②
B． ③①⑤②④
C． ③①②⑤④
What can you make with pieces of paper？ Look at Chen Yiyan's work! The 14﹣year﹣old boy in Hangzhou Foreign Language School has an amazing talent for paper﹣folding． He has folded a "fantasy world" with his hands．
Chen wasn't born with this talent． When he was a fourth﹣grader， he found his brother's paper﹣folding book． It got him interested in it． Following the 50steps shown in the book， he made his first work﹣﹣a paper elephant within two hours． Since then， he has read many books about paper﹣folding and practised folding paper in his spare time． So far， his fantasy world has many members， such as monsters and robots． He made his favorite work last year． It was a paper dragon that had almost 2，000steps．
Chen used to fold paper himself until he met Li Changnan， an eighth﹣grader in his school who also loved folding paper． They set up a paper﹣folding club last year． To their joy， their school sponsored it． With the encouragement and the money provided， they had a paper﹣folding class every Wednesday afternoon． The club soon attracted a lot of students． Now it has than 20members． They showed their works and taught other students how to fold paper． On February 14th this year， the club also held a speech for the kids in Wenzhou Children's Library．
It is really exciting to develop my hobby and share it with others at the same time， " said Chen，" I hope more and more people get to know paper﹣folding and love the art
（1）What made Chen Yiyan interested in paper﹣folding？
A． A paper﹣folding club
B． Meeting Li Changnan．
C． Wenzhou Children's Library
D． His brother's paper﹣folding book
（2）Which work did Chen Yiyan like best？
A． A paper monster．
B． A paper elephant．
C． A paper dragon．
D． A paper robot．
（3）What does the underlined word "sponsored" mean？
A． Supported．
B． Prevented．
C．Refused．
D． Introduced．
（4）Which of the following activities did the chub hold？
①holding competitions
②showing their works
③giving a speech
④reading books in the library
⑤teaching how to fold paper
⑥having paper﹣folding classes
A． ①②⑤⑥
B． ①③④⑤
C． ②③⑤⑥
D． ②③④⑥
（5）Why did Chen Yiyan put so much effort into paper﹣folding？
A． To develop paper﹣folding art．
B． To build his own fantasy world．
C． To admire more paper﹣folding lovers．
D． To make himself famous in the school．
Let's learn about nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature？ Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful？
Here comes your CHANCE! Here is a THREE﹣DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with animals， such as giraffes， pandas tigers， and so on! More information about the program is as follows：
Age： Students aged 8﹣16
Groups： There are 2 programs for you to choose from． Each program needs at most 15 students．
Program A
Dates： July 16﹣18， 2018
Days： Monday to Wednesday
Time：10：00 am﹣4：00 pm
Program B
Dates： August 7﹣9， 2018
Days： Tuesday to Thursday
Time：10：00 am．﹣4：00 pm
Program cost： ￥230 for members； ￥250 for non﹣ members（非会员）．
How to do： Come to our center to get an application form（中请表）．Send your form on or before June 25． 2018．
Notes：
1． NO FREE LUNCHES． You may either bring a lunch﹣box or pay for lunch in our restaurants．
2． Both programs will start ONE DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms．
COME AND JOIN US NOW!! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE!!
（1）How many days are there in a Summer Program？
A． 2
B． 3
C． 4
D． 5
（2） can join the Summer Program．
A． A kid of 7
B． A girl of 10
C． A boy of 18
D． A man of 22
（3）One member and one non﹣member should pay for the Summer Program．
A． ￥230
B． ￥250
C． ￥460
D． ￥480
（4）Where can you get an application form？
A． In our shop．
B． In our school．
C． In our center．
D． In our restaurant．
（5）When will Program B start if there is a rainstorm on August 7， 2018？
A． On August 8．
B． On August 9．
C． On September 8．
D． On September 9．
Drriinnggg! That's the sound that kids all over the country hate to hear﹣the alarm bell． The new school year has just started and children across the UK have to wake up early in the morning to go to school．
But students at one school in north﹣east England are lucky． They can lie in bed for an extra（额外的）hour before they go to school． Monkseaton High School has been allowing its pupils to come into school an hour later than other schools．
The headmaster， Dr． Paul Kelley， says that this new approach（手段） helps students pay more attention to their lessons in class． He feels that young people are more energetic and can perform better for the rest of the day． And he adds that for their school students， a late start at school may be better than an early one．
Dr． Kelley tells the BBC that teenagers don' t perform very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological（生物的）．
It seems that this new approach to teaching shows positive（积极乐观的） results． The number of students who sleep in class drops quickly． Besides， the school has already seen a drop in the number of pupils who play truant（逃学）by 27%． More importantly， Dr． Kelley also says that exam results have improved by 20%﹣30% over the past year．
Classes at Monkseaton High School begin at 10 a．m． and finish at 3： 40 p．m．． However， the school opens from 8 a．m． to 5 p．m．． The students can come early and leave late if they want．
（1）This passage is ．
A． a news report
B． a speech
C． a story
D． a notice
（2）The students in Monkseaton High school can than the students in other schools．
A． go to school an hour later
B． go to school an hour earlier
C． go to bed an hour later
D． get up an hour earlier
（3）According to the passage， Dr． Paul Kelley the new approach．
A． gives no opinions about
B． has his doubts about
C． disagrees with
D． agrees with
（4）Which is NOT the positive results about the new approach？
A． The exam results have improved
B． Fewer and fewer students sleep in class
C． Most students get to school earlier．
D． The number of pupils who play truant drops．
（5）From the passage we know that classes usually begin at in schools in the UK．
A．8：00 a．m．
B．9：00 a．m．
C．10：00 a．m
D．l1：00 a．m．
People often ask me for suggestions about how to learn English． As for it， everyone is different． I'll share some of my experience． I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University， but I mostly learned English on my own．
One thing I can tell you is that， once you've started learning， you should try to think in English as much as you can． If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street， just think about "How would I say them in English？ At first， it might be with simple words or phrases， but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences． Now I'm in America， and for most of the time， I would think in English and speak it directly， It's amazing how much this helps．
For several years after I started learning， I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn't want to make mistakes． Finally I got it over． And while traveling in America， I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese， so that I'd have no choice but to speak English． And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me， then so be it． After that， my English started improving much more quickly．
Besides， it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing， and give you some suggestions for improvement．
（1）The writer learned English in Wuhan University for about ．
A． a week
B． a month
C． a term
D． a year
（2）According to the writer， is a good way to improve your English．
A． thinking in English
B． learning English grammar
C． watching English films
D． reading English book
（3）The underlined phrase "get it over" in Paragraph 3 means " "in English．
A． stick to it
B． depend on it
C． overcome it
D． understand it
（4）To the writers surprise， his English improved quickly ．
A． in the university
B． in the middle school
C． in China
D． in America
（5）The best title for this passage should be
A． The Importance of English
B． My English Learning Experience
C． My University Life
D． My American Friends
Welcome to Happy Children's Palace
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Monday：17：00﹣18：30 English listening Miss Green Improve listening skills． It's for middle school students． （5 weeks） |
Tuesday：17：00﹣18：30 Photography Mr． Black Learn to take good pictures． Bring your own camera． （3 weeks） |
Thursday：17：00﹣20：00 Painting Mr． Brown Learn painting． It's for beginners only． （8 weeks） |
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Friday：17：30﹣﹣﹣19：00 Basketball club Coach： Miss Smith Do you want to be a basketball player？ Come to the club． （6 weeks） |
Saturday： 10：00﹣11：00 Cambridge Young Learner's English Mrs． White This course is for the children at primary school． （15 weeks） |
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（1） teaches English listening at Happy Children's Palace．
A． Miss Smith
B． Miss Green
C． Mr． Brown
D． Mr． Black
（2）If you want to learn to take photos， you can go to Happy children's Palace on ．
A． Monday
B． Tuesday
C． Friday
D． Saturday
（3）It will take to have a painting class on Thursday．
A． one hour
B． one and a half hours
C． two hours
D． three hours
（4）Miss Smith gives a class from 17： 30 to 19： 00 on Friday．
A． basketball
B． painting
C． photography
D． listening
（5）Cambridge Young Learner's English is provided for ．
A． middle school students
B． painting beginners
C． primary school pupils
D． camera owners