It seems that Xiong'an has become a hot topic across China overnight. Almost everyone is talking about it this month. That's because on April 1,2017 ,China announced it would build Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province.

The area is only an hour's drive from Beijing and surrounded by Shijiazhuang ,Tianjin and Beijing. It has a large space to develop and will grow to cover 2 000 square kilometers. It will be as important as Shenzhen Special Economic Zone(深圳经济特区) and the Pudong New Area, according to the State Council( 国务院).

It will help solve big city problems in Beijing, such as traffic jams and air pollution, reported Xinhua News Agency. For example, many companies, universities and scientific research centers will move from Beijing to the new area. Some companies have already made plans to relocate( 迁移) many of their factories there,

The natural environment of the area is also nice for people to live and work in. It is home to Baiyangdian, one of the largest freshwater wetlands in North China. With more than 140 lakes, the wetland is known as the "pearl( 珍珠) of the North China Plain"

International experts and media also think highly of the new area. Some say it will set an example for developing countries, according to Xinhua.

1.Which section of the newspaper is the passage most probably taken from?

A. Classic Reading. B. Story Time. C. Hot News. D. Science Study.

2.Which may move from Beijing to the new area?

A. Some middle schools. B. Some scientific research centers.

C. The State Council . D. Shenzhen Special Economic Zone .

3.What does the underlined word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The media. B. The wetland.

C. The North China Plain. D. The new area.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. China has built Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province.

B. Xiong'an New Area is far from Beijing.

C. Xiong'an New Area has a larger population than Beijing.

D. The natural environment in Xiong'an is nice.

5.The best title of the passage may be_______.

A. City Problems in Beijing B. Policies to Solve Problems

C. Problems in Pudong New Area D. Area to Solve Problems

A very old lady wins(赢) a million dollars in a lottery(彩票抽奖). Her son and her husband hear the news on the radio.

“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked. “The shock(震惊)may kill her!”

“That’s true,” the son says. “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.”

They told the old lady’s doctor about the situation.“I’m glad you told me, ”the doctor says “A shock even a happy one, could give her a heart attack(心脏病发作) , leave it to me. I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her.”He thinks about the problem for some days, and then decides what he will say. He visits the old lady and sits by her. He takes her hand in his. “Let’s play a game, my dear,” he said. “A‘Let’s pretend(假装)’ game.”“Oh, yes, ” the old lady says. “I love ‘Let’s pretend’ game.”“Good, I’ll ask you a question first, ” the doctor says, “Then you ask me one.”

He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you win a million dollars in the lottery?” “Oh, that’s an easy question,” the old lady says, “I will give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years, doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.

1.The old lady’s son and her husband are _______ when they hears the news.

A. interested B. worried C. sad D. happy

2.The doctor plays a game with the old lady because he wants to ________.

A. tell her the news gently B. get most of the money

C. make her happy D. cure(治疗) her illness

3.From the story we can know that ______.

A. the doctor is not a kind man

B. the son and her husband don’t love the old lady

C. a prize of too much money is not always a good thing

D. the old lady is mean(吝啬的)

4.Which of the following is True?

A. A poor old lady wins million dollars in a lottery.

B. The doctor wants the lady to give him some money.

C. There is something wrong with the lady’s heart.

D. Only a happy shock can kill people.

5.The best title for the passage is _______.

A. The Old Lady and Her Doctor B. Let’s Play Game

C. The Winner of a Lottery D. A Happy Shock

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园).A large tree grew there. Both the vegetables and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knows that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree's shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough sunlight to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.

1.Why didn't the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more sunlight.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren't the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn't look as beautiful as tree.

2.From the passage we know ________.

A. The vegetables used less water than the tree.

B. The gardener was very pleased with the vegetables and the tree all the time.

C. The gardener didn't know what was happening in the patch at first.

D. The tree didn't know how important the sun was to vegetables.

3.The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐地

4.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?

①The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.

②The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.

③The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.

④The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other.

A. ③②④① B. ④②③① C. ②①④③ D. ①③④②

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. why the sunlight and water were very important for plants

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

If you do something wrong, will your parents punish you? Some students shared their experiences.

My mom loves her garden. Anytime I did anything to make her angry, I had to work in her garden. When I told her I failed my English exam, my punishment was to build her a pond (池塘). It took me a week of work to dig it out, shape it, fill it and then plant everything around it. Then she told me that she really hated the 30-year-old tree in the garden and if my grades didn’t improve I’d remove it.

—Luke

My mom made me write letters on what I did wrong from when I was little up into high school. I hated writing them. She kept all of them, so now they’re great for a laugh.

—Maria

Once I made my mom very angry. When I got home from school, my bedroom was empty. She took everything out. I had to do chores and get everything back bit by bit. I started with my quilt and clothes, so I could sleep and go to school the next day. It took me nearly two weeks to get everything back. After that, I tried very hard not to get on her bad side too much.

—Ken

I have an older brother. One day I did something wrong, so my mom took away my favorite soft toy and put my older brother in control of it for two weeks. I felt so sad.

—Vera

根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。

1.When Luke failed his English exam, his mother made him work in the garden.

2.Maria kept all her letters to remind herself not to do anything wrong.

3.Ken got back the things of his bedroom by doing chores for about two weeks.

4.Ken’s and Vera’s mothers used their children’s favorite things as a way of punishment.

5.The material is mainly about choosing the right punishment for children.

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