Long ago， Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose． However， she did not share her sons with the trees．
Fir Tree（杉树） had many tree friends．In summer，they watched Bird and Squirrel（松鼠）play in the field．Then autumn arrived．The leaves on other trees turned colourful．Fir Tree's leaves stayed green．Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colours too．
"Be patient，" Mother Nature said． "You will learn your purpose．"
So Fir Tree waited．The temperature dropped． Bird flew south， and Squirrel was nowhere around．All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree． Soon it snowed．Fir Tree cried，"Why don't I change like my friends？"
"Be patient，" Mother Nature replied． " Soon you will get to know your purpose．"
Just then， Squirrel appeared．She was cold．She asked if she could build a warm home in branches（树枝）．Other trees said no because they had no leaves． But Fir Tree said yes． Squirrel ran up Fir Trees branches． Soon， she was warm， comfortable and asleep．
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter． He finally understood his purpose．
（1）What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn？ （不超过10个词）
（2）Why did other trees say no to Squirrel？ （不超过10个词）
（3）What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last？ （不超过15个词）
People around the world were shocked by the death of Stephen Hawking this year． They respect （尊敬） the British scientist not only because of his achievements in physics but also his great spirit．
Hawking was born in England on January 8th， 1942． When he was a child， he was interested in science． In 1959， he entered Oxford University
（牛津大学） to study natural science． However， he got a very serious illness in 1963． He couldn't move or speak． He had to sit in a wheelchair （轮椅）and he could only communicate with others by computer．
In the face of these difficulties，Hawking didn’t give up． He went on to study at Cambridge University（剑桥大学） and did research on space and time． He wrote many great books． The most famous one is A Brief History Of Time（《时间简史》）．
Hawking was invited to China to give speeches several times． His self﹣confidence（ 自信）and humorous words impressed（留下印象） us deeply．
Hawking's unusual life encourages many people． Let's not worry about our problems． Let's face the challenges instead． As he once said， "Life is not fair， you just have to do the best you can in your situation．"
（1）Hawking was born in England． （判断对错）
（2）A computer helped Hawking communicate with others． （判断对错）
（3）Hawking entered Oxford University to study science in 1963． （判断对错）
（4）A Brief History Of Time is Hawking's most famous book． （判断对错）
（5）People respect Hawking only because of his achievements in physics． （判断对错）
When talking about "good people"， who first comes to your mind？ Many Chinese might think of Lei Feng． In China， Lei Feng is a symbol of the giving spirit． People who act selflessly are sometimes talked about as "living Lei Feng"．
Born to a rural family in Hunan in 1940， Lei grew up poor． He became a soldier in 1960． But just two years later， the young man died．
During his short life， he did not fight in any wars， nor did he achieve any world﹣changing achievements． But he has been remembered as a national hero．
Lei devoted（奉献） all his life to helping others． He carried luggage（行李） for the elderly and gave food to children． He once gave all the money he had to the sick parents of a friend． He often helped his fellow soldiers and taught them how to read．
Lei is not a "Superman"， but a role model for every person． Being kind to others is something that everyone should try to do．
According to Chairman Mao Zedong． Lei served the people whole﹣heartedly throughout his life． On March 5， 1963， Chairman Mao wrote in an article that people should "Learn from Comrade Lei Feng"． Later， March 5 became "Lei Feng Day"．
（1）What do we often call a person who helps others？
（2）How old was Lei Feng when he died？
（3）Did Lei Feng achieve world﹣changing achievements？
（4）What did Chairman Mao ask people to do？
（5）When is "Lei Feng Day"？
Where does your food come from？ How is it made？ These days many people worry about food safety． （1） ． In 1906 Upton Sinclair， an American writer， wrote The Jungle． The book is a story of a poor family in Chicago． It is also about the dangerous ways that food was prepared． People were so worried that the US started testing food．
These days more things are done to make food safe． （2） ． They also control how food is managed and prepared． Laws are important． But it's more important to make sure the rules are followed． A good food safety system keeps people safe． It also helps them eat healthy food． Labels（标签） on food give people important information．（3） ．
Although food safety systems usually work， there can be problems． Sometimes mistakes are made． （4） ， a truck might carry eggs and then ice cream． The ice cream could make people sick when the truck isn't cleaned before carrying it． Other problems are not mistakes． Sometimes companies break rules to make more money． When this happens， people don't know if their food is safe．
（5） ， food is closely related（关联的） to our daily life． We should take actions to make food safer．
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A． For example B． As we all know C． But food safety is not a new worry D． Laws control where food comes from E． Then they can make good choices about their food F． Stricter laws should be made for food safety |
There were two men who lived next to each other． One of them was a retired teacher and the other was a businessman． Both of them had planted many different plants in their gardens． The retired teacher seldom watered his plants and didn't pay a lot of attention to them． But his neighbor was very careful with his plants and watered them often．
The retired teacher's plants were small， but still looked okay， while the businessman's plants were much bigger and greener． One night， there came a storm with a heavy rain and strong wind． The next morning， both of the neighbors came out to check in their gardens． The businessman saw that his plants had come out from the earth and were totally out of life． But the retired teacher's plants nicely stood where they were．
The businessman was surprised， He went to consult（咨询） the retired teacher． "We both grew the same plants and I cared for my plants better than you did． How could your plants still be okay？"
The retired teacher smiled and said， "Because you gave your plants too much attention． You made it too easy for them to grow． I gave my plants just a little bit of water， so they had to grow deeper to absorb（吸收） more water． That is why my plants survived．"
（1）What did the retired teacher do with his plants？
A． He often watered his plants．
B． He was careful with his plants．
C． he paid little attention to his plants．
（2）How were the businessman's plants before the storm？
A． They looked better than the teacher's
B． They looked worse than the teacher's
C． They grew shorter and thinner．
（3）The underlined word "survived" means in Chinese．
A． 存活
B． 生长
C． 枯萎
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
A． The neighbors had different jobs．
B． The teacher's plants were still good after a storm．
C． The businessman looked after his plants worse than the teacher．
（5）Which is the best title for this article？
A． A businessman and his plants
B． Different treat， different results
C． A retired teacher and his plants
Sam's history teacher was asking him some questions． However， none of his answers was correct． So the teacher began to ask him some very simple questions， hoping that he could give at least one correct answer．
"Sam， what is Waterloo？"
"Waterloo？" said the boy． "Oh， it is a kind of washing machine， I think．"
The teacher shook her head． "Sam， be serious， please． Now tell me the answer to a very， very easy question． Who was George Washington？"
"Well，" the answer came quickly， "he must be the man who uses that washing machine．"
The teacher was a little angry， but she didn't give up． She thought and thought， and then she came up with the easiest question． "Who's the president of the United States right now？"
"Sorry， I don't know，" Sam answered．
The teacher lost her temper． She shouted， "Donald Trump!"
Sam looked around and sat down．
"Stand up!" cried the teacher． "I didn't tell you to sit down．"
Sam stood up． He looked puzzled． "Oh， I'm sorry，" he said． "I thought you were calling the next student．"
（1）What did Sam think "Waterloo" was？
A．A place．
B． A person．
C． A washing machine．
（2）How many questions did the history teacher ask Sam？
A． Four．
B． Three．
C． Two．
（3）The underlined expression "lost her temper" probably means in Chinese．
A． 勃然大怒
B． 晕过去了
C． 结巴了
（4）From the passage， we know ．
A． Sam is a lazy student
B． Sam is a funny student
C． Sam isn't good at history
（5）The teacher would be after she heard Sam's last words．
A． crazy
B． very happy
C． satisfied