-Which do you think is the __________ way of travelling, cycling, driving or taking a bus?

-Of course cycling is. Because it produces no pollution to the environment

A. easiest B. cheapest C. greenest D. healthiest

Mr. White tells us the calls meeting will be cancelled if no agreement _________ tomorrow.

A. is reached B. will be reached

C. is going to be reached D. has been reached

-Dad, do you know ___________ return from Beijing? I miss her very much.

-Maybe next Sunday

A.how will Mum B.when will Mum. C.how Mum will D.when Mum will

-Good cooks are all men

- ___________. In my family, my mother cooks better than my father.

A.That's true B.That's all right C.That's not the case D.That's it

It was a cold morning, just right to relax in the sun.

“Madam!” There was a strange shout. I hurried to ______ what was happening and Ramu, my housekeeper, pointed to a(n) ____ wild pig that was eating corns in my field.

“You _______ the door,” he said to me. “I’ll bag it.”

So I stood bravely, hoping that I could stop this wild pig from running away. In one quick move the wild pig was trapped by Ramu. I really wanted to kill this ugly animal.

____, Ramu didn’t have the same thought. He caught the wild pig’s body and used a rope to tie it up, like putting a leash (牵狗绳) on a dog. ____ must have shown on my face. “I cannot kill the pig, madam. I’ll leave it in the woods.”

_____ I could say anything, he had freed the pig. Then he walked it out of the field. “Wait!” I screamed, “It’s just going to come back.”

Ramu turned back to me. “If the pig comes back, we’ll catch it again, madam.”

I watched, _______ to think clearly. It was a sight I’d never seen, a pig ______ following a man. It was funny, wasn’t it?

When I calmed down, I watched over the fence to make sure they were really going to the woods. Suddenly, Ramu stopped and talked to a boy on a bicycle. The two nodded and exchanged smiles. Then, to my surprise, Ramu handed over the ______ to the boy. I was even more surprised to see the pig began to keep up with the boy on the bike as they ______ into the woods.

When I retell this story, I often think of Ramu. He, more than many of us, I believe, truly understood the value of life.

1.A.compare B.check C.discuss D.imagine

2.A.friendly B.excellent C.lazy D.ugly

3.A.guard B.paint C.open D.repair

4.A.Anyway B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise

5.A.Everything B.Nothing C.Anything D.Something

6.A.After B.Unless C.Before D.Till

7.A.unable B.able C.unlucky D.lucky

8.A.properly B.peacefully C.wildly D.wonderfully

9.A.bag B.leaf C.rope D.bell

10.A.changed B.jumped C.continued D.walked

Almost everyone knows the story of Cinderella — a servant (仆人) girl who wears a glass slipper (玻璃鞋) and wins the heart of a prince. Disney has remade the classic fairy tale into a new movie.

We are first introduced to a beautiful girl named Ella.1. Ella then welcomes her stepmother (继母) and her daughters. But when Ella’s father unexpectedly dies too, she finds herself living with a horrible new family. Her stepmother and stepsisters make her into a servant girl. They even rename her Cinderella because she is often covered in cinders (煤灰) because of sleeping by the fireplace.

Most people might become disappointed (沮丧的) and angry in such a situation. But Ella doesn’t. She tells herself to stay strong and be kind.

One day, Ella meets a charming stranger in the woods. She doesn’t know he is a prince.

Soon an invitation to a palace ball comes. Ella might see the young man again.2. As in all good fairy tales, a beggar (乞丐) appears. She uses her magic to help Ella and changes her life forever.

Kenneth Branagh, director of the movie, believes people love Cinderella because they connect with the story on a deep level.

“Cinderella is certainly placed in a hard situation, but she chooses not to be the girl in distress (痛苦) and we see her make strong, positive choices in that situation,” he told Glamour magazine. “3. ”

A.She is the master of her own destiny (命运).

B.However, her stepmother won’t let her go.

C.Whatever she wishes, she will see her dream come true.

D.Her mother dies and her father remarries.

It is two in the morning. The wind is getting stronger and there is a chance that it will rain. Though the weather is bad, Al Gehrke sits 110 floors above the ground, 442 meters above the earth. You may be wondering what he is doing so far off the ground. If you asked him, he would say, “I am just doing my job!”

Al Gehrke has a very special job that not many people would want to have. He manages one of the tallest buildings in the world — the Wills Tower in Chicago. His team washes and changes the windows. The Wills Tower has 16, 000 windows and each window weighs over 90 kilos. Gehrke and his team work from seven in the evening until four in the morning. They clean 18 windows each night. Each window takes almost 30 minutes. Al Gehrke is not afraid of high places and he is a good man for the job.

Mary Ann also has an unusual job. Instead of hanging high above the earth washing windows, she works under the water. She trains dolphins for shows and also helps people to swim with the dolphins. She loves the dolphins. “We never tell a dolphin what to do. We ask them respectfully. They decide to do that for us because of the relationship we have,” she said.

Besides washing windows high above the earth or swimming with big fish under the water, there are other unusual jobs that you have probably never thought of people having. Here is another strange example: karaoke singers! A karaoke singer is someone who sings the songs of famous singers. The singer is able to follow the words of the songs because they appear on a computer in front of them. In Cyprus, karaoke singers are very popular. They sing to the people on holiday. As the visitors travel around the island they can listen to the music of the karaoke singers.

1.By saying “I am just doing my job” in Paragraph 1, Al Gehrke is most likely to tell us .

A. his job is difficult to do B. he is brave and strong

C. he can make much money D. his job is nothing special

2.According to the third paragraph, Mary Ann .

A. considers herself unusual B. teaches people how to swim

C. has a great love for dolphins D. works long hours every day

3.The writer is trying to introduce some unusual jobs by .

A. holding some activities B. offering some examples

C. comparing several ones D. telling some funny stories

Every year in Bath, England, there is a special festival. People dress up in period clothes and have concerts and balls. They are celebrating the lane Austen Festival.

Jane Austen is an English writer. Born in Steventon, England, 1775, Austen was mostly educated at home, where she teamed how to play the piano, draw and write creatively. She read a lot and later came to enjoy social events such as parties, dances and balls. She disliked the busy life of towns and preferred the country life, where she took to taking long walks

In 1801, Jane, her parents and sister moved to Bath. Four years later, her father passed away and the family soon became poor. Austen and her family moved several times until finally settling(安顿)into a small house in Chawton. It was in this house that she wrote most of her works.

In March of 1817, Austen got serious health problems and was sent to Winchester for a cure so she had to stop writing. She died in July of the same year, at the age of only 4l.

Austen was famous for her humorous words and clever ideas. Most of her novels are about women in I8`h century England. At that time, if a woman wanted to have a happy life, she had to marry a rich man. But Austen said that a woman should marry for love, riot for money or social status(地位).So her characters were often strong women.

Pride and Prejudice(偏见)，published in 1813, is the most famous novel by Austen. It tells of a romantic story between a young woman Elizabeth and a tall, rich, and handsome man, Mr. Darcy. It has been changed into films, televisions and musicals

1.Which of the following is TRUE about Austen?

A. She loved reading and taking long walks.

B. She received education in college.

C. She hated parties, balls and dances.

D. She preferred the city life

2.Where did Austen write most of her works?

A. In a small house in Winchester.

B. In a small house in Chawton

C. In Steventon, England.

D. In the countryside of Bath.

3.What's the correct order of the following events?

a. Jane Austen, her parents and sister moved to Bath.

b. Jane Austen got seriously ill and stopped writing.

c. Jane Austen learned how to play the piano, draw and write creatively.

d. Jane Austen wrote and published her most famous novel Pride and Prejudice.

A. c-a-d-b B. a-c-b-d C. d-b-c-a D. c-a-b-d

In 1969, as US astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, he famously declared, ‘That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.’ And as many countries come together to celebrate World Space Week from Oct 4-10, it seems that there are still many leaps to take.

During ancient times, our only steps were back and forth across the surface of our own planet. We climbed to the top of mountains, or sailed in boats across oceans. But we didn’t, and couldn’t, leave the surface of our planet.

It’s not surprising that back then, the so-called heavens fascinated(使着迷) us so much. How could they not? How could people not be obsessed with the great object in the sky that arrived each day with light and then left, taking the light with it? Or the mysterious moon, stars and planets that lit up the night sky? Compared with us, these things seemed so free and exciting. Different cultures created stories about the heavens. The Chinese referred to a ‘King of the Sky’ who created the heavens and decorated them with stars; the ancient Greeks had ‘the Sky Gods’ who controlled the weather.

Few of us believe those stories anymore – science has taught us better. And yet the heavens, or what we now call ‘space’ and ‘outer space’, are still a source of mystery and fascination for us. Yes, there are space stations, satellites and trips to other planets. None of this modern science, however, has made space any less fascinating to us.

As the American scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson said, ‘The universe is under no obligation (义务) to make sense to you.’ The more we know, the more our curiosity grows.

Even today, the most popular novels and movies are set on other planets, solar systems (太阳系) or galaxies (星系). Space is still mysterious, as it was for the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. And perhaps it always will be.

1.The author used Neil Armstrong’s story to ______.

A.describe how the celebration of World Space Week began

B.draw attention to great achievements in space exploration

C.explain why human beings are curious about outer space

D.predict(预报) future space programs that might change history

2.The underline word ‘obsessed’ in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A.happy B.interested C.satisfied D.bored

3.Compared with modern people, ancient Greeks ______.

A.didn’t leave many records of space objects

B.believed the King of the Sky controlled the weather

C.shared a similar curiosity about the universe

D.showed little respect for the power of nature

4.What’s the article mainly about?

A.Important events in space exploration history.

B.Human’s unchangeable interest in space.

C.Ancient stories inspired(激发，产生) by the heavens.

D.What we have learned about the universe.

六、阅读填空 先通过读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

It’s rare to see a person inspire a new word. But that’s what Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has accomplished. “Stay awesome and ZHUperb!” Volleywood, a US-based blog website for volleyball fans, recently coined the word “ZHUperb”, which combines “Zhu” and “superb”, to describe the 24-year-old player’s dominance (支配)on the court.

At a young age, Zhu is captain of China women’s national volleyball team. But it hasn’t been easy for Zhu to get to where she is today.

Born to a farming family in Henan province, Zhu got a hard-won chance to attend a local sports school at the age of 13. The player got homesick during the first few months of training. But later she got over it, and made progress week on week. She quickly succeed in entering the national youth team from the provincial youth team.

In 2013, she became famous after helping the Chinese U20 team to win the title at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Then Zhu was enlisted in the national team and met the famous coach Lang Ping. At the beginning, as a 1.98-meter-tall girl, Zhu found it difficult to move fast and hold her weight on her feet, but Lang thought it as her advantage. She trained her to jump high to smash (扣杀) the ball. After this, she became an ace spiker (主攻手).

Zhu still works up a sweat (汗) during training. “Hard work and talent are equally important. I’ll move forward step by step,” she told People’s Daily.

Title: Zhu Ting-The superstar who inspires a new word ZHUperb