How do people find their ways？ At first， people did it by looking at the sun， the moon and stars， Later， we started to use the compass（指南针）．Today， there are navigation satellite systems．
A navigation satellite system uses groups of satellites， They send information to a receiver， such as your smart phone． Then they can find where you are．
The earliest navigation system is the Global （全球的） Positioning System（GPS） of the United States， The US has put 24 satellites into space to make sure GPS can locate a person correctly and globally． Russia's GLONASS and European Union's Galileo can also work globally．
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System （BDS）is China's homegrown navigation system． It was set up in 2000． With it， China became the third country to build a navigation system after the US and Russia．
BeiDou can find you wherever you are． It helps you go faster by finding shortcuts and using correct directions． When you are in trouble and call the police， they will know exactly where you are if you have a smart phone that uses BeiDou．
Today， there are more than 20 BeiDou satellites above our heads． And the system is able to offer open services to the Asia﹣ Pacific area．
China plans to send more BeiDou 3 satellites into space． BeiDou﹣3's position accuracy（精确度） is less than five meters， By 2020， the BeiDou system will have 35 satellites and begin serving Globally．
（1）How did people find their ways at first according to this passage？
A． By looking at the sun， the moon and stars．
B． By using the navigation satellite systems．
C． By looking at the compass．
（2）How many navigation satellite systems are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（3）What does the underlined word"locate "in the third paragraph mean？
A．位于
B．设置
C．定位
（4）What do you know about the BeiDou system？
A．It was set up before GPS．
B．It will begin serving globally by 2020．
C． There are less than 20 BeiDou satellites today．
I'm Alice. Today is Children's Day. I get many presents (礼物) from my family. Do you want to have a look?
I like toy bears very much. I have five different bears in my room. My mother buys another brown bear for me today. It's very cute;
My uncle gives me a new pencil case; It's so nice. There's an interesting picture on it. My uncle buys it in Canada.
My sister buys a red toy car for me. I like cars very much. My sister is so nice. Green is my favourite colour. But I like the car best.
The diary book is from my grandmother. I like writing a diary in the evening. I want to be a writer when I grow up.What's Alice's favourite colour?
| A．Brown. | B．Red. | C．Green. | D．Yellow. |
Who gives Alice a pencil case?
| A．Her grandmother. | B．Her mother. |
| C．Her sister. | D．Her uncle. |
Alice doesn't get_______ from her family.
| A．a computer | B．a diary book |
| C．a toy bear | D．a toy car |
How many toy bears does Alice have now?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．One. | D．Two. |
What's the best title?
| A．A Writer | B．Children's Day |
| C．My Presents | D．My Family |
Hello! My name is Joy. I’m a girl. I’m eleven. I’m in Class Eight, Grade Seven. This is my friend, Joan. She is twelve. She is in a Middle school. She is in Class Seven, Grade Eight. My English teacher is Miss White, but her English teacher is Miss Green. Look！Who’s that? Oh, she’s my mum. She’s a Chinese teacher. ____ is in Class Eight, Grade Seven.
| A．Joan | B．John | C．Joy | D．Joe |
Joan is Joy’s ____.
| A．teacher | B．friend | C．student | D．mom |
Joan is ____.
| A．eleven | B．twelve | C．thirteen | D．fourteen |
Joy’s English teacher is ____.
| A．Miss White | B．Miss Green |
| C．Joy’s mum | D．Joan |
Joy’s mother is ____.
| A．an English teacher | B．a friend |
| C．a student | D．a Chinese teacher |
What is the hottest English word these years? “Selfie" may be one of them. It was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries in 2013. The word was first used in an Australian online forum in 2002. Now, almost everybody knows it.
Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to a social media website. Nowadays, more and more people are taking selfies. From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over Renren and Sina Weibo.
What makes people love selfies? Selfies can help to remember what's going on in their personal life. "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Ozone. These photos record my happy and sad moments." said Huang Xu, 16, from Hunan. Another usual reason for taking a selfie is to share online. They hope to make friends and share their feelings with others. "During summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings," said Wang Lin, 15, from Henan. "I'm too shy to ask someone to take pictures of me, but it's easier to do it by myself."
Although taking selfies is popular among young people around the world, they should be careful at the places where they take selfies. People are warned（警告）not to take light-hearted selfies in serious places, such as in some traffic accidents. In order to protect art works, selfie is banned in some museums and galleries, too. The word "selfie" has a history of about .
| A．12 years | B．13 years | C．15 years | D．20 years |
In Paragraph 3, the writer mentioned (提到) 2 young people to .
| A．talk about their school lives |
| B．introduce the development of selfie |
| C．help people take a clear and beautiful selfie |
| D．explain the different reasons why people love selfies |
The underlined word "banned" means .
| A．not visited | B．not stopped |
| C．not allowed | D．not watched |
| The 2014 FIFA World Cup, the twentieth World Cup football match, will be held in Brazil from June 12th, 2014 to July 13th, 2014. Thirty-two teams from different countries will bring us sixty-four wonderful games during the World Cup. This is the second time the World Cup is held in this country and the fifth in South America. Thousands of football fans are looking forward to watching the games. |
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| A Bite of China(舌尖上的中国), a mouth-watering documentary TV program featuring delicious Chinese food, has interested a large number of people. The program has become very popular since it was shown on TV. The documentary provides not only Chinese delicious food but also the relations between people and food. “We made this documentary with our respect and love for food. I hope it will help people learn more about Chinese food as well as Chinese culture.” said the director Mr. Chen. |
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| Lu Jialei, a school girl from Hangzhou, China, won the championship of the first Chinese Character Dictation Contest, which made her become famous overnight. Lu is a hard-working girl and always comes top at school. “I like reading and I’m crazy about learning Chinese characters. I enjoy the contest and hope more and morepeople become interested in learning Chinese characters.” said Lu Jialei after winning the contest. |
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How long will the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?
| A．About a week. | B．About two weeks. |
| C．About a month. | D．About two months. |
What kind of TV program is A Bite of China?
| A．A documentary. | B．A comedy. |
| C．A thriller. | D．An action movie. |
Which is NOT true according to the articles?
| A．Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school. |
| B．The World Cup has been held in South America twice. |
| C．Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China. |
| D．Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters. |
Where may the articles probably come from?
| A．A story book. | B．A science report. |
| C．A sports magazine. | D．The Internet. |
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got up, put on his dressing gown(长袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed__________.
| A．before twelve o'clock |
| B．when the bell rang |
| C．when he saw the boy |
| D．after twelve o'clock |
From this passage, we learn that we can _________on April Fool’s Day.
| A．dance and sing at night |
| B．send presents to children |
| C．play tricks on others |
| D．give others a piece of paper |
How many times did the bell ring?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |