Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone？
If yes， you're not alone． These days， many people are facing the stress in the use of mobile phones． They reach for their mobile phones when they wake up in the morning， and keep checking their social media apps to get the latest updates（更新）．
A report from Google shows that 70 percent of people don't want to spend much time on their phones． This is why Google introduced an app called Dashboard for the new Android operating system（安卓操作系统）． This new app includes functions（功能） that help users manage the time． For example， users can see how many times they've unlocked their phone， how many times they've checked their social media apps， and how much time they spend on each app every day．
Once the users see this information， they'll be able to make some changes． With the App Timer（计时） function， users can set a time limit for how long they can use each app for every day． After they've hit the limit， they won't be able to use the app until the next day． And with another function， the app gets incoming calls silent when the user puts the phone face down．
If people truly want to make full use of their free time instead of losing hours on their phones， these new functions are just one way of doing that．
After all， who needs to use an app to stop you from using other apps？ The easiest answer would be just to use your willpower．
（1）Where does the users' stress come from？
A． Too many updates of the apps．
B． Too many functions of the apps．
C． Too much information they receive．
D． Too much time they spend on the phone．
（2）Which of the following is NOT included in Dashboard's functions？
A． It stops the users from using their willpower．
B． It checks how much time the users spend on apps．
C． It lists how many times the users have unlocked the phone．
D． It shows how many times the users have checked social media apps．
（3）What does the underlined word "limit" in Paragraph 4 mean？
A． 目的
B． 标准
C． 许可
D． 限制
（4）Which picture shows the phone gets incoming calls silent？
（5）What does the writer think of Dashboard？
A． It's design is perfect．
B． It may be helpful to some people．
C． It needs more functions．
D． It has too many functions．
Mr Scott talked about colours all the time． "What a honey﹣yellow morning it is!" he said to his wife． His wife planted fruit and vegetables in their garden， but Mr Scott was more interested in the leafy plants， the bushes， and even the grass that grew in the garden． "So many kinds of green，" he said to her after watering all the plants． "I counted at least twenty shades of green!"
"Well done， dear，" Mrs Scott said． " Now would you please count twenty dollars and go to the supermarket for some ingredients（配料）？I want to make lunch! "
With a smile on his face， Mr Scott left at once． He enjoyed trips to the supermarket because of all the colourful cans and boxes in it． Fruit and vegetables， too， shone in their bright skins． There was never just one colour： carrots were orange， but also had bits of yellow and brown in them． Bananas were yellow and black； apples hid oranges and purples inside their reds． Mr Scott would walk through the supermarket and enjoy all the colours around him．
"I wish there was a store full of colours that I could spend all my time in， " he sighed．
He bought everything on his wife's list and came home． When he walked into the house， Mrs Scott noticed the sad look on his face． "What's wrong？" she asked him． "It looks life you had fun at the store． I can see that you picked out the best things．"
"I did have fun in the store． So much that I wish I could have spent more time there． It's so full of colours! " Mr Scott said．
"I see， " Mrs Scott said． "Well， cheer up， because I'm going to cook a nice lunch for us!"
The next day Mr Scott was on his usual morning walk through the neighbourhood， saying hello to everyone， enjoying the colours of the trees and flowers． It was another day of colours!
"Good morning， Mr Brown，" he called out to one of his neighbours． He liked Mr Brown very much， because， well， you guessed it： his name was a colour!
"Mr Scott! Just the person I wanted to see!" Mr Brown replied． "My wife and I are moving out of this town， and I need someone to take over my shop． You are the perfect person for the job because it's a paint shop! I need someone who knows its colours． Would you be interested？"
Mr Scott was mad with excitement． "I will take it over right away!"
Mr Brown was relieved when he left town， because he knew his paint shop was in good hands． Sure enough， Mr Scott kept the paint shop open for twenty more years and got to talk about colours all day， every day．
（1）Why did Mr Scott come home from the supermarket sadly？
A． He hated shopping in the supermarket．
B． He didn't enjoy the colours in the supermarket．
C． He didn't have enough money to buy everything on his wife's list．
D． He liked the colours in the supermarket so much that he didn't want to leave．
（2）Why did Mr Scott like Mr Brown very much？
A． They were neighbours．
B． Mr Brown had a paint shop．
C． They shared the same hobby．
D． Mr Brown's name was a colour．
（3）What does the underlined word "relieved" mean？
A． 宽慰
B． 不舍
C． 犹豫
D． 烦恼
（4）What's the best title for this passage？
A． A colourful paint shop
B． A colour lover
C． A friendly neighbour
D． A happy couple
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Hi， guys! Last week I read a book called Rabbits in Australia． Rabbits look cute， but when they enter in large numbers， it's a problem． In Australia， rabbits have crowded into the land． They eat the plants that farmers grow． They eat the plants other animals need to eat， so other animals find it hard to live． |
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These days I'm reading Moby Dick． It's considered to be the "Great American Novel"， or one of the greatest novels of all time． "The story takes place on a whaling ship that sails the seas to find Moby Lick， a very large whale． |
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Well， 1 love detective stories． Last month I read The Stolen Letter． The writer brings me into the story of his characters' lives． He also introduces a sense of mystery in the story． It keeps me interested until the very end of the story． |
（1）What are Amy， Daniel and Simon talking about？
A． Listening．
B． Speaking．
C． Reading．
D． Writing．
（2）The rabbits in the book Rabbits in Australia ．
A． are very cute
B． are in small numbers
C． cause a problem
D． find it hard to live in Australia
（3）What type of book is Moby Dick？
A． Science．
B． Novel．
C． Detective story．
D． Travel．
（4）What do we know about the book The Stolen Letter？
A． It's set in Australia．
B． It's about the writer's life．
C． Its story happens on a ship．
D． There's a sense of mystery in it．
Mr． and Mrs． March lived together with their four daughters． Amy was very shy． Beth loved being at home． Meg looked very pretty． Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy.. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people． Next to them lived old Mr． Laurence and his grandson， Laurie． They lived in a very large and comfortable house． But it was a house without life．
One day， Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden． Jo's sisters were playing in the snow there． They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun． But Laurie's face was very sad．
"Poor boy!" Jo thought． "He's all alone． He needs some friends．" She couldn't stop thinking about him． She wanted to go and see him， but how could she go to the house without an invitation？
Then one snowy afternoon， she saw Laurie's grandpa go out． This gave her an idea． She took a broom from the kitchen．
"What are you going to do， Jo？" asked her sister Meg．
"To clear the garden path．" Answered Jo．
When Laurie saw Jo from the window， a big smile changed his pale， sad face．
Jo laughed and shouted， "How are you？ Are you ill？"
Laurie opened the window and said，" I'm better now， thank you． I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week"．
"I'm sorry，" said Jo． "Are you bored？"
"Yes， very．" he replied．
"Don't your friends come to visit you？"
"No． But I don't want to see anybody． Boys are noisy and they give me a headache．"
"Girls are quiet．"
"I don't know any girls．"
"You know us．"
"That's true! Can you come and visit me？" cried Laurie．
" I'm not quiet， but I'd like to come，" replied Jo． "I must ask Mother first．" She ran back into her house．
A few minutes later， she returned and rang the bell on the door of laurie's house． A servane took her upstairs．
"Here I am!" she said brightly． "Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange （牛奶冻） for you．"
"That looks delicious，" Laurie said． He was very happy to see Jo．
Jo looked around． There were lots of books on the shelves．
"A nice room!" she said． "I can read to you if you like．"
"No， let's talk，" replied Laurie．
"All right，" said Jo， "I can talk for hours． My sisters say I never know when to stop．"
"You have three sisters﹣Amy， Beth and Meg．" Laurie continued．
"How do you know this？" Jo was surprised．
"You call each other's names when you are in the garden． Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother． She has a very kind face． I like looking at her． I haven't got a mother．"
Jo felt sad when she heard this．
"Why don't you come and visit us？" she said， "It isn't good for you to stay in this house all the time．"
"Thank you． I'd like to come very much．" Said Laurie．
"We know all our neighbours except you．" Jo said， " I'm glad we're friends now．"
She told him about all the interesting things in her life． She said，" Besides（除了……之外） plays， I also love books．" Laurie loved books too， and offered to show her the library in the house． The library was a wonderful room． Jo loved it．
"Wow!" she said， "All those books!"
Laurie said， "A person needs more than books．"
（Adapted from Little Women）
（1）From the first paragraph， we know ．
A． Jo's family had five members
B． Jo and Laurie were neighbours
C． Laurie and his grandpa were busy
D． the four sisters had the same hobby
（2）Jo wanted to visit Laurie because ．
A． she wanted to visit his large house
B． Laurie invited her to play with snowballs
C． she felt he was lonely and needed friends
D． Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care
（3）What might be the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house．
b． Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie's home．
c． Jo wanted to Laurie's home after telling her mother．
d． Jo couldn't stop thinking about Laurie．
A． a﹣b﹣c﹣d
B． b﹣a﹣c﹣d
C． b﹣d﹣a﹣c
D． a﹣d﹣c﹣b
（4）Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters？
A． Kind and friendly
B． Generous but rude
C． Quiet and smart
D． Funny but carless
（5）What does Laurie mean by saying "A person needs more than books．"？
A． People need to stay in their own houses．
B． People should learn much more from the books．
C． People need love and friendship besides books．
D． People should relax themselves besides reading
Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life． Then what will the world be like in the future？
3﹣D food will be both delicious and nutritious（有营养的）． We can use 3﹣D printers to print some basic materials． ① And we can go further． Scientists belive that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like．
② 5G network will allow many more people to get information． Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G． It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G． For example， we can download a film within just 1 second． But with a 4G network， it takes a few minutes． There will be much bandwidth （带宽） and we can get unlimited （无限的） information．
Underwater cities will provide more space． The earth is becoming more and more crowded． We may turn to underwater homes， which will be built as low as 15 of the sea can be used to provide power for the homes．
③ For us common people on the earth， the dream of travelling around space will come true． In the coming years， spacecraft will be as popular as buses， trains and planes． We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure （冒险）． And even we will get used to living there．
A robot will be a part of life． Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars． But they will be used in other areas as well． They will be able to think． They can tell the difference between right and wrong． They can feel ④ In a word， just as Jules Verne said， "Anything one man can imagine， other men can make real．"
（1）According to the passage， which of the following statements about the future world is TRUE？
A． 3﹣D food will be easy to make but won't taste good．
B． With 5G， users will get only a little information．
C． Underwater cities will provide more living space．
D． A robot will do everything for us as human beings．
（2）Where can the sentence "Space tour will be a piece of cake．" Be put？
A． ①
B． ②
C． ③
D． ④
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． people will live a hard life in the future．
B． Technology will make our future better．
C． People will have no real friend in the future．
D． Technology will make no difference to our future．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A film poster．
C． A travel guide．
D． A science magazine．
Sun bears（马来熊）are the smallest of the world's eight bears species（物种）． They have a black coat and a white or golden colour on their bodies． Their homes are in the tropical（热带雨林）of Southeast Asia． They live in trees and eat both plants and animals． They can grow to be 1.4 metres in height and 65 kilograms in weight． They usually live alone and are happy to spend most of their time by themselves．
Scientists studied sun bears in the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center． They found that although sun bears live alone， they have developed a surprising social skill． They can copy （模仿） other sun bear's facial expression （面部表情） as a form of communication． They can even copy exact muscular （肌肉的） movements that other sun bears make﹣ such as making a face．
The ability to copy facial expressions is found in humans， gorilla's （大猩猩）， some monkeys and some other animals． But until now， only humans and gorillas have the ability to exactly copy facial expressions． However， scientists found that sun bears can copy facial expression as well as humans and gorillas． This surprised them because sun bears are alone and they have no close relationship with human beings．
Although they live alone in the wild， the sun bears in the study often played gently with each other． Sometimes they played with faster actions as hitting and biting． Scientists are still not sure what messages the sun bears were sending to one another．
（1）According to the passage， where do sun bears usually live？
A． In caves．
B． In trees．
C． By the river．
D． On the ice．
（2）From the passage， we can learn something about sun bears EXCEPT that ．
A． they like to live alone in the wild and only eat animals
B． they can copy other sun bears' facial expressions for communications
C． they can copy exact muscular movements of other sun bears
D． they have no close relationship with human beings
（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？
A． A warm home on the earth
B． A brave animal in the forest
C． A new friend of human beings
D． A surprising skill of sun bears
