A Friend to the Pilgrims
"I speak English." When the Pilgrims （清教徒前辈美洲移民） heard these words，they were very surprised.The words came from Squanto，a Native American （印第安人）.But how did he learn to speak English？As the Pilgrims would soon find out，this happened to be a long story.
In 1605，George Weymouth，an English captain （船长），was exploring America.People from England were interested in the Native Americans of this new land.When Weymouth came to Squanto's village，he captured （俘获） five men.Squanto was not among them，but the little boy was curious （好奇的）.He volunteered to go with Weymouth to England.
In England，a friend of Weymouth's took good care of Squanto.But after nine years，Squanto felt homesick.In 1614，two English captains，John Smith and Thomas Hunt，asked Squanto to help them explore America.They promised to take Squanto to his home village after the trip.Squanto was happy and agreed to go.But after the trip，Captain Hunt broke his promise.Instead of bringing Squanto to see his family，he sold him to Spain as a slave （奴隶）.
In Spain，some monks （僧侣） saved Squanto and looked after him for three years.Then，he joined another trip to North America.The trip was to Newfoundland.This was still far from Squanto's home.Squanto returned to England in the end.
By now，Squanto had known many important men in England.They liked Squanto and wanted to help him.Finally，Squanto went back to his home village in 1619 with the help of them.But sadly，the village was empty.All of the villagers had died from an illness.
When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620，winter would soon come.They needed help.Squanto happened to be living close to their houses.He offered to help.Knowing the language and customs of Englishmen，Squanto helped the Pilgrims in many ways，including teaching them how to catch fish.The Pilgrims were really lucky to have such a good friend!
（1）What did George Weymouth do when he came to Squanto's village？
（2）Who helped Squanto return to his home village in the end？
（3）When did the Pilgrims arrive in America？
（4）How did Squanto help the Pilgrims？
（5）What do you think of Squanto？And why？
On Monday， I stopped my car in front of my daughter Juliet's middle school． She jumped in the front seat， feeling down． She asked me to help her study for her science test．
"Dad I need to memorize a unit about the Reproductive Cycle of Plants． And I can hardly make it．"
"You know memorizing seems like the best way to study， but in fact you can do better in tests if you work on trying to understand the material．"
Juliet was open to my advice． It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study before the test on Wednesday． I suggested a plan． "Tomorrow night， you are going to teach the material to me． Tonight， read the unit． Prepare to teach．"
Asking her to teach me was an unusual idea but I was determined to do it． Studies show teaching somebody else is a very useful way to lean， Even if you don't do the teaching． the act of preparing to teach leads to more learning than just trying your best to memorize the material．
On Tuesday afternoon， Juliet sat down with her Science book facing me said， "Okay Dad， let's study．" I wanted her to teach me． But false starts happened． I couldn't be too hard on her． So instead we starred with me asking her some simple questions． She knew some but not other． When she didn't know the answers． I encouraged her to check the book．
She started checking things that didn't make sense． And she was actively seeking to test her understanding． I was happy to see it． She wasn't memorizing， she was trying to make sense of things， which was exactly what I had hoped she would do．
（1）Why did Juliet feel down？
A． Because she failed her science test．
B． Because she had trouble memorizing a unit．
C． Because she knew nothing about planting．
D． Because she couldn't follow her teacher．
（2）In the writer's opinion， which was the key to best learning？
A． Memorizing
B． Testing
C． Questioning．
D． Understanding
（3）The underlined word "it" in paragraph 5refers to " "．
A． making her check the book
B． using simple questions to test her
C． encouraging her to read the unit
D． asking her to teach me the unit
（4）When false starts happened， the writer was ．
A． patient
B． worried
C． nervous
D． embarrassed
（5）Which can be the best title for the passage？
A． A Creative Father
B． An Unexpected Test
C． Learning from Teaching
D． Preparing for Teaching
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