Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training， she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics(天体物理学博士学位) after several years’ hard work.

In 1977， she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8，000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space， she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane， how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作)special machines

Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18， 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later， she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children， encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately， she died in 2012.

1.What did Sally Ride want to do at first?

A. She wanted to study stars.

B. She wanted to study science.

C. She wanted to play tennis.

D. She wanted to do researches.

2.When did Sally Ride go into space?

A. In 1951. B. In 1977. C. In 1983. D. In 2012.

3.Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?

A. She learned how to fly a plane.

B. She learned how to produce machines，

C. She learned how to jump out of a plane.

D. She learned how to use special machines.

4.Sally Ride taught at the University of California _______.

A. before she got her PhD in astrophysics

B. before she went to Standford University

C. after she wrote books on space

D.after she travelled into space

5.Which is the best title (题目) of the passage?

A. The first American woman writer

B The first American woman astronaut

C. The first American woman teacher

D. The first American woman scientist

Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favorite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle liked to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice， apple juice， vegetable juice， and more juices. He had never made blueberry juice before though!

First， Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood why they were expensive in the store.

Next， they had to wash the fruit. Some of them still had leaves. Those had to be pulled off. Then the bad berries had to be thrown away. They washed the berries and made them air-dry.

After that， they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤网). The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins， and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice， it wasn't very sweet. Billy's uncle didn't want to add white sugar to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice， like apple juice， pear juice， or grape juice. They used grape juice as a sweetener (甜味剂)， because grapes had a similar color to the blueberries.

Finally， they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice， but it sure was refreshing!

1. Billy's uncle hadn't made juice before.

A. carrot B. blueberry C. apple D. vegetable

2. Billy thought blueberries were expensive because .

A. they were delicious

B. they had to be sent to the store

C.it was hard to pick them from the trees

D. there weren't many blueberry trees on the farm

3. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refers to .

A. blueberries B. farmers

C. seeds and skins D. Billy and his uncle

4. The correct order of making blueberry juice is .

① wash blueberries.

②pick blueberries from trees.

③add grape juice to the blueberry juice.

④push the blueberries through a strainer.

A. ②①④③ B. ②①③④ C. ②④③① D. ④①②③

5. The passage is mainly about .

A. why Billy liked blueberry juice

B. where Billy got the best blueberries

C. how Billy made blueberry juice with his uncle

D. what Billy did on the blueberry farm with his uncle

Have you ever been ill? When you are ill， you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot， 1. . You don’t want to work. You stay in bed， feeling very sad.

What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes， 2. . They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.

Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope， we shall see them in it. 3. .

Germs are not only found in water. 4. . If you cut your finger and some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(伤口)， 5. . Your finger would become big and red， and you would have pains everywhere.

完形填空

Do you know how to play a game called“Musical Chairs”? It is to play and most people enjoy it．You only need some chairs，some people and a kind of way of music.

Find someone who can play music. You may use a drum or a piano． Put the in a line．The chairs may be put in twos，back to back，too．There is always one more person than the number chairs．For example，if there ten players，you can only put nine chairs．If there are nine players．only eight chairs…The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk around the chairs.Everyone goes in the same direction.Of course，they should walk to music． the music is fast， they should walk fast．If the music is slow，they should walk ．The person playing music can’t the people in the game．When the music stops ， the players try to sit on the chairs．If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he is out.Then，someone takes one chair away before the starts again．When the music stops，One more player will be out．

At last，there will be players and one chair．When the music stops again，the one who sits on the chair is the winner．

1.A．hard B．easy C．boring D．harmful

2.A．making B．make C．to make D．made

3.A．desks B．tables C．books D．chairs

4.A．in B．with C．of D．at

5.A．was B．were C．is D．are

6.A．If B．Unless C．Before D．After

7.A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．clearly

8.A．1ook B．bear C．see D．fee1

9.A．class B．TV C．direction D．music

10.A．one B．two C．three D．four

根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并把答案写在答题卡（纸）的相应位置（每个词只能用一次）。

Volunteering takes up our time， energy， and even costs money. It can be hard work. So why should we do it? Well， here 1. some reasons：

Firstly， volunteering is good for 2. . The world is not perfect； Many people and animals need help. Secondly， governments try to meet everyone’s needs， but it’s 3. for them to do all that. Thirdly， if we never

help each other and only care about 4. ， the world will be a sad place. If we work together， we can make life easier and happier. But what can we do?

★Bring food to hungry people， and bring comfort 5. happiness to lonely people.

★Make neighborhoods safer and more friendly.

★Protect wildlife and natural areas； help care for pets and wild 6. .

At the same time， it is good for us to do volunteering work 7. our society. We can get many benefits like the following through it：

? Get important skills and experience.

? Build confidence and self-esteem（自尊）.

? Feel satisfied after 8. other.

Since volunteering is so good for us， for others and for the whole society， why don’t we try our 9. to do it? If every one of us 10. our love to others， the world will become much better!

阅读下面短文，根据中文、首字母、音标或语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当单词。

If you need to call your parents but your phone is not 1.w you， can you remember their numbers?

To remember 11 numbers is not 2.d . However， because of the smartphone， many of us are losing this ability. What’s 3.m ， smartphones weaken（削弱）our skills at giving directions， as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together， it’s common for most to check their phones.

According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers， an American company， Chinese people spend about 170 minutes 4.o their smartphones5. （adv，每日）.

Many students are addicted （着迷）to using smartphones. It does no good to their 6.s . Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school test than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.

It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives7. (更容易). But many also think they spend too much time on it， and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.

A new app（应用软件）called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users8. p a seed（种子） that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour， users cannot use their phones， or the 9.t will die.

A restaurant in Los Angeles， US， gives people a 5% discount (折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to10. [?n'd???] their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.

Hillary is one of the most famous women in America. Born in 1947， she lived a happy childhood. Her parents were open to anything that interested her. But they were also strict with her. When young Hillary got A grades at school， her father said the school must have been too easy. When she ran home from a bad school boy， her mother wouldn’t let her in. “Go back and face up to him. There is no room in the house for a coward（懦夫）！”

Years later， young Hillary put all of her energy into politics（政治）. As a student leader， she often discussed and researched social problems. In 1969， Hillary entered Yale Law School， where she met Bill Clinton. The two soon became partners in political activities and the journey of love.

Even after Bill was elected（选举）as president in 1992， Hillary didn’t want to just be the president’s wife. She worked on US healthcare. However， she was not popular with those against her husband. At that time， some people said she was too interested in politics. But Hillary kept her head held high， “When she takes on a project， she works tirelessly until it is completed，” said Betty Lowe， an old friend of the Clintons. “It’s that kind of determination（决心）that will help her win the White House.” She has made a decision that she will take part in the election of the next president in 2016.

①Getting recognition（认可）from National Geographic， a famous US magazine， is the dream for many photographers. A Chinese teenage photographer has made this dream come true.

②With his work Weed（野草）on the Wall， Gong Zijie， a 14-year-old boy from Changsha， Hunan， won the 2014 International Photography Competition for Kids in China. It was hosted by National Geographic Kids. Gong got the first place for the subject Wild Vacation. His photo shows the shadow of a weed on the Forbidden City’s red walls. In photographer Li Shaobai’s words， “The picture is silent but powerful.”

③Gong learned photography from his father， a professional photographer working for Hunan TV. Since the age of 4， he has been following his father to take pictures of nature and society.

④Gong is a patient photographer. When he finds something amazing， he can spend hours waiting for the perfect time to catch the moment. In his first work， Gong took the beautiful view of the sunset near his hometown. It looked simple， but Gong worked for four days to take the best photo.

⑤Now， the young photographer cares more about social （社会的）problems. In Gong’s pictures of Liuyang River， hundreds of dead fish show us the deadly results of pollution. He has made up his mind to document polluted rivers at least once every year to make people pay more attention to environmental protection.

⑥ “Now photography is not only a hobby， but also a duty（责任）for me.” said Gong.

1.What’s the name of the photo that helped Gong Zijie get the first place?

2.What does photographer Li Shaobai think of Gong’s work?

3.Did Gong learn photography by himself?

4.What does the writer want to tell us about Gong in Paragraph 4?

5.What can you learn from Gong?

完成句子

根据所给汉语和句子意思，用英语补全句子。

1.— Time for dinner. Mum and Dad.

—There’re only (两双筷子) on the table. We need one more.

2.Millie said she (等不及看) her computer. It’s a present from her parents.

3.My watch (比你的新). I bought it last week.

4.— We’ll have a trip early tomorrow morning， won’t we?

—Yes， you’d belter (不要熬夜) tonight.

5.It (对我们是有帮助的) to choose public transport to change traffic jams.

书面表达

为了配合“足球进校园”活动，你们班开展了一次主题班会．请你以足球迷的身份，根据下列表格中的要点提示，用英语向同学们介绍足球这项运动并谈谈自己的梦想．

注意：（1）词数90左右．短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；

（2）短文须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

（3）短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息．

参考词汇：梅西 Messi（阿根廷著名足球运动员）

Dear classmates，

I’m very excited to hear that China will build 20，000 football﹣themed schools by 2020.