"What's wrong， Carina？" Collin asked． "Homesick again？"
His sister nodded．
"Yeah， me too．" Collin sighed（叹息）．
Their family had moved to the new place nearly four months ago． The new place was housed inside a huge transparent dome （透明的圆屋顶）． It still didn't feel like home．
"I miss my friends，" Carina said sadly． "And green grass and swimming， and everything． I even miss the sound of rain on the roof（屋顶）．"
"Worst of all，" Carina continued， "my birthday is in two days， and I don't think Mom and Dad are planning anything special． They're too busy．"
"She's probably right，" thought Collin． Life here was very busy for scientists like their parents． He doubted if they had time to plan a party． And how could they anyway？ Things such as balloons and birthday candles didn't exist here． They didn't even have enough materials to make a cake．
"Don't worry．" Collin put an arm around Carina's shoulder．
Collin walked toward the agricultural center， where his mom worked． He found her taking notes on some tall tube﹣like plants．
"What are those？" he asked．
"Bamboo plants，" said Mom． "They're strong and grow fast． They make good building materials．"
"May I have a piece？"
"Sure．" Mom handed one to him and made a note on her notebook．
The next day， Collin made tiny holes into the piece of bamboo and put small nails（钉子）into each hole． He poured a handful of pebbles（鹅卵石） inside and covered the open ends．
Collin held the bamboo piece carefully as he hurried home． He hid it behind his back and opened the front door． To his surprise， Mom and Dad were home early from work． Mom was carrying something that looked like a cake．
He looked closer and realized Mom had made a cake with dried apples and cinnamon（肉桂皮）sugar．A real treat， on the Moon．
Collin handed his sister the bamboo rod． "Happy birthday!"
"What is it？" Carina asked， looking at it curiously．
"A rain stick，" said Collin． "Whenever you turn it over， the pebbles fall around the nails and it sounds like rain．"
Carina turned the stick， and the room was filled with a sound like rain drumming on a roof．
"It's Moon Rain!" she said． "It makes me feel like I'm home．" She smiled at Collin and turned the rain stick over again．
（1）What may be the best title of this passage？
A． Bamboo Plants
B． Moon Rain
C． Homesick Again!
D． United Family
（2）What can we know from the passage？
A． This passage is part of a science fiction written for scientific research．
B． The family moved to the new place in order to do some sightseeing．
C． Their new home was on a dry land on the earth far from their old one．
D． Carina didn't think her parents would plan anything special for her birthday．
（3）Which of the following can best describe Collin？
A． Careful and brave．
B． Caring and creative．
C． Generous and intellectual．
D． Romantic and popular．
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At an early age, we start learning how to manage money by watching our parents’ spending habits. Don’t worry if we haven’t learned well how to save or spend money. The following life lessons about money can help us form good spending habits.
Money doesn’t grow on trees. As kids, we don’t often think about where money comes from. We need to know that our parents work hard to make money, and that it may be used up one day. Going to their workplaces to watch how they work is a great way to understand money is not that easy to make.
We shouldn’t spend all our money in one go. It’s important for us to have a budget（预算）. In other words, we need to think about how much money we have and what we really want to spend it on. Realizing that our pocket money can’t cover everything we want, we should make smart spending choices.
We should set a clear goal and watch our money grow. If we wish to own a new bicycle but can’t afford it, we can save our pocket money. How? Write down how much money we have in a notebook and watch it grow. After we have enough, we can buy that wonderful bicycle we’ve dreamed about! Reaching our goal will greatly satiate us.
We can talk with our parents about how money is used and where money goes. Do you know what a bank account（账户）is? If not, communicate with our parents. We can also go to the supermarket with our parents to experience how money is spent in the real world.
Without doubt, we should treat money in a right way. Actually, learning about money isn’t a hard job. From these lessons, we can get a sense of money management and right money values step by step!
（1）Where does money come from according to the text?
| A． |
Parents’ hard work. |
B． |
Kids’ life lessons. |
| C． |
Good spending habits. |
D． |
The bank account. |
（2）What does the writer want kids to do by giving the example of buying a bicycle?
| A． |
Buy a wonderful notebook. |
B． |
Make a free spending choice. |
| C． |
Set a goal of saving money. |
D． |
Have an experience of shopping. |
（3）What does the underlined word “satiate” mean in Paragraph 4?
| A． |
Relax. |
B． |
Interest. |
C． |
Surprise. |
D． |
Satisfy. |
（4）Which of the following will the writer probably agree with?
| A． |
Adults can make money grow more. |
| B． |
Kids should have a money spending plan. |
| C． |
Parents may give kids lots of pocket money. |
| D． |
Supermarkets will be places to change money. |
（5）What is the best title for the text?
| A． |
Causes of Spending Money |
B． |
Ways of Managing Money |
| C． |
Purposes of Treating Money |
D． |
Conditions of Saving Money |
阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mike, a 12-year-old boy, lived in a hillside village. His neighboring village was famous because of a great discovery there. In 2003, paleontologists（古生物学家）found the bones（骨头）of the largest dinosaur（恐龙）in Europe in a field near his neighboring village.
Mike liked dinosaurs more than anything else in the world. He also believed that there was an amazing dinosaur bone under the ground of his own village. His dream was to be the first person to find it.
One summer morning, Mike was exploring（勘查）in a field near a river. He looked up to see his two friends Fern and Pepe running toward him with a colorful kite. Mike enjoyed playing with his friends and began to fly the kite with them. As he ran, he fell to the ground. “I caught my left foot on this grey object,” he said.
“A rock,” said Fern.
Mike looked at it carefully. “I don’t think it’s a rock,” he said excitedly.
“Let me pull it out,” said Pepe.
“No,” said Mike. “It’s better to leave the object right here.”
Mike and the boys ran to school to tell their teacher. The teacher called the paleontologist’s office. The next day, a paleontologist came to the village to examine the object. “It could be a dinosaur bone,” he said. Soon, many paleontologists came and more bones were found. They turned out to come from a new kind of dinosaur.
Fern asked, “What do we call this dinosaur?” “Interesting question,” said one of the paleontologists, “we’ll call it Mikesaur!”
（1）Why was Mike’s neighboring village well-known?
| A． |
Scientists often visited it. |
B． |
It was the largest in Europe. |
| C． |
High hills were behind it. |
D． |
A great discovery was made there. |
（2）What was Mike doing before he met his friends?
| A． |
Flying a kite. |
B． |
Exploring in the field. |
| C． |
Collecting grey objects. |
D． |
Giving a report to his teacher. |
（3）Why did Mike say “It’s better to leave the object right here.”?
| A． |
He thought it was a rock. |
B． |
He thought it was a common bone. |
| C． |
He thought it was difficult to move. |
D． |
He thought it was something valuable. |
（4）What do you think most probably happened next?
| A． |
Fern got an expensive gift. |
B． |
The teacher sent Pepe to hospital. |
| C． |
Mike felt proud of himself. |
D． |
More people moved into this village. |
阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Hutuo River is the mother river of Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei. About 20 years ago, it was dirty and almost dried up. Thanks to the government’s work, it has become much cleaner.
Wu Wenzhong, a 58-year-old villager, lives near the river. “My friends and I often played with water, swam and caught fish in it when I was a child. I liked catching fish best,” he said. He remembers that the villagers had to cross the river by boat at that time. But as time passed by, it got dirty and started to dry up.
To remediate（修复） the river, the government do a lot of things. They clean the river up and build levees（防洪堤）. They plant trees, grass and flowers to green the riverside. They set up fences（防护栏）and put up “No Swimming” signs along the river to protect people. They stop factories from putting waste water into the river. They keep an eye on the river to make sure it stays clean for the fish, birds and people who live nearby. They also have a long-term plan to keep the river in good condition.
Now, there are more than 20 kinds of birds living around the river. It becomes a home for birds again. People can enjoy a day outdoors with the beauty of nature along the river. Wu and other villagers are happy to see the river looking good again.
The Hutuo River’s story shows that when people work together to take care of nature, good things can happen.
（1）What was Wu Wenzhong’s favourite activity when he was a child?
| A． |
Boating. |
B． |
Swimming. |
| C． |
Planting trees. |
D． |
Catching fish. |
（2）Which question can help readers know the main idea of Paragraph 3?
| A． |
How does the river look? |
B． |
When do people green the riverside? |
| C． |
Why is the river important? |
D． |
What do the government do for the river? |
（3）What do we know about today’s Hutuo River?
| A． |
Many birds live around it. |
B． |
Factories get water from it. |
| C． |
Over 20 kinds of fish live in it. |
D． |
Villagers make boats near it. |
阅读材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Chat（聊天） Today |
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Hi, Li Jian! Are you there? Hi! I’m here! What’s up, Wang Hao? Good. Mr. and Mrs. Sun are old and they are part of our “Help at Home” program. We can go and do something to help them. Yes! When? I’m doing shopping with Mum, but I’ll be back at five. Maybe at 5: 15? I’m doing my science project. Can we meet 30 minutes later? OK. Where? At the city library? Oh, no. What about the sports center? Sure. Zhao Min says he can clean their house and Zhang Fan says she can feed their cat and I’ll water their garden. I can make soup for them. Good! See you there at 5:45! See you. |
（1）What are Wang Hao and Li Jian mainly talking about?
| A． |
Playing sports. |
B． |
Going shopping. |
| C． |
Helping an old couple. |
D． |
Doing a science project. |
（2）Where will Wang Hao and Li Jian meet?
| A． |
At the city library. |
B． |
At the sports center. |
| C． |
At Li Jian’s home. |
D． |
At the supermarket. |
（3）What will Zhao Min do?
| A． |
Feed the cat. |
B． |
Make the soup. |
| C． |
Clean the house. |
D． |
Water the garden. |
根据短文内容，从短文前方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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A. This e-bike is also very “smart”. B. So I’m very proud that we never gave up. C. The weight of this new e-bike is just 15kg. D. This material makes it light and friendly to environment. E. It included many years of research, development and failures. |
E-bikes usually have a big problem—it is much heavier than common bikes. Recently, a Romanian company has solved this problem. （1） In fact, an adult can even lift it easily.
The reason for the low weight is the choice of material（材料）, which is quite unusual. It uses a frame（车架）made of bamboo. （2） What’s more, the bamboo frame also makes riding more comfortable, because it has good vibration damping（减震）.
（3） Your smartphone is connected to the e-bike. So you can check your riding information in real time through a special app on your smartphone.
The company manager said, “Creating the bikes was a hard journey. （4） To be honest, I really don’t remember how many times we had to face the failures（失败）.”
The manager continued, “But in the end, we succeeded. We have created a bike that is light-weight enough, strong enough and smart enough. （5） And now we have successfully developed these bikes to meet the needs of more people in cities.”