Do you know the Air Quality Index（空气质量指标） or AQI report in the newspaper? The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colours, numbers and words to tell us about the air. What do these colours and numbers mean? Let’s have a look.

When the AQI colour is green, just enjoy the clean air!Yellow shows the air quality is fine for most people. Orange tells us people with lung disease（肺病） should spend less time outdoors. When the AQI colour is red, people with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn’t spend too much time outdoors. Everybody else should try to spend less time outside. Purple shows everybody should try not to go outside.

1.The AQI doesn’t use to show the air quality.

A. pictures B. colours C. numbers D. words

2.If the AQI colour is , the air quality is good for most people.

A. orange B. red C. purple D. yellow

3.If the weather report says today’s AQI is 250, we should .

A. enjoy the clean air B. try not to go outside

C. spend more time outside D. stay inside some of the time

Many foreign people may want to travel to China. But when is the best time to visit some of Chinese cities? Here is some advice.

The best time to visit Beijing is in September or October, because it’s cool in these months. There are many old and great places to visit, such as the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum. People may also visit some new places like the Bird Nest and the Water Cube.

Do you want to feel cool in a hot summer? Please go to Lhasa. And the best time to visit it is in July or August. The city lies in the plateau that is usually thousands of metres above the sea level and the weather is pretty cool in summer. There you may enjoy special dance and music and taste good food. But you might need a coat or sweater because it’s cold in the evening.

In most places of China, it’s usually cold in winter. But Hainan Island is different. In winter, it’s always warm there. So winter is the best time to visit Haikou and Sanya. There you’ll probably enjoy swimming, diving or walking on the beach. Of course, you may taste all kinds of fruit and seafood there. That’s great!

1.How many Chinese cities does the passage tell us?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

2.When is the best time to visit Beijing?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.

3.What might the underlined word “plateau” mean in Chinese?

A. 丘陵 B. 高原 C. 盆地 D. 平原

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s best to visit Chinese cities in different times.

B. All the foreign people love to visit Chinese cities.

C. There are many great cities in China for people to visit.

D. In China, people should visit some cities in summer or winter.

Havana is an important city in Cuba, and it is the largest island in the Caribbean. It is one of the oldest cities in Latin America. It is a very cultural city and has lots of beautiful old Spanish buildings. In the 1990s Cuba became the second most popular country in the Caribbean.

In the 16th century, Havana was Spain’s most important city in Latin America. Later, African slaves（奴隶） came to work here. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was one of the richest cities in the West. Ernest Hemingway, the famous US writer, lived here from 1940. After he left Cuba, people transformed his house into a museum, and now many people visit it every year. At the beginning of 1960s, Fidel Castro became president（主席） of Cuba.

Havana was the birthplace of many Afro-cuban dances such as salsa. The music was an exciting mixture of Spanish guitar and African drums. Salsa was once called “Casino” because of the clubs that people danced in. Later, Latin Americans in New York gave it the name “salsa”. Today many people go to Havana to learn salsa and try to dance in the famous clubs.

If you want to know more about Havana, please click（点击） here.

1.What do we know about Havana from Paragraph 1?

A. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean.

B. It is one of the newest cities in Latin America.

C. It has many old French buildings.

D. It is a city full of culture.

2.What does the underlined word “transformed” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A. 改变 B. 发现 C. 搜查 D. 隐藏

3.Put the following events in order of the time.

①Cuba became the second most popular place in the Caribbean.

②Fidel Castro became president of Cuba.

③African slaves went to work in Havana.

④Ernest Hemingway began to live in Cuba.

A. ③②④① B. ①③②④ C. ①④②③ D. ③④②①

4.You may find the passage .

A. in a magazine B. on the Internet

C. in a storybook D. on a card

Without classes and exams, summer vacation（假期） is a good time for Australian kids. To me, it means much more than not going to school. It’s also a good opportunity to spend time with my family because I have little time with them during the school year.

Last summer I travelled with my family to the Hawkesbury River in Western Sydney. It was one of the most interesting summer vacations of my life.

Staying by the river helped us run away from the hot weather and noise of the city. Everybody played, including（包括） my grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters. First, we went water-skiing, then we enjoyed wakeboarding and other activities. These activities brought our family closer together.

In the warm afternoon, we quietly read a favourite book under a tree by the river. The days always ended with a campfire. Everyone sat around the fire talking and laughing（笑）.

The river is an enjoyable place for you to forget about all the worries of everyday life and simply（仅仅） enjoy the moment. To me, it is a wonderful place to spend time together as a family during one of the best times of the year. I can’t help thinking about those days again and again, even so many months later.

1.What makes the writer miss（想念） the summer vacation most?

A. Not going to school. B. Without classes and exams.

C. Travelling with friends. D. Spending time with family.

2.What does the underlined（画线的） word “opportunity” mean?

A. 机会 B. 季节 C. 结果 D. 挑战

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

A. The writer always lives with his family during the school year.

B. It was so hot in Australia that they had to stay at home.

C. The river is a fantastic（极好的） place for the writer to relax.

D. His grandparents were too old to play games with them.

4.How does the writer feel about his last summer vacation?

A. Common. B. Meaningful. C. Boring. D. Tiring.

B）根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

There are four seasons in a year in the city.

Spring is from March to May. The weather is 1.（晴朗的） and warm. The 2.（温度） is from 5 to 18 3.（度）. Everything begins to grow. It’s a good time to go on a field trip.

Summer is 4.（很可能） the hottest but wettest. In the 5.（东南部）, there are many 6.（阵雨）. And from time to time, in the morning the sun shines but in the afternoon, it might be cloudy and rainy. There are storms 7.（有时）. So, people often take an 8.（雨伞）. But in the northwest, it’s dry and hot.

Autumn comes in September. Best of all, the weather is not too cold or too hot. It’s the best time to travel.

I like winter best compared with the other three seasons. I’m not 9.（开玩笑）. I like it because it’s 10.（下雪的）. I can make snowmen, skate and ski. It’s also pleasant for me to take photos of snow with my camera.

四、语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。

It 1.（be） Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away 2. her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother 3.（wish） her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香花） in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get our 4.（child） Peter and Lily, and come on.” So they went to drive down the country roads.

There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran 5.（quick） to enjoy the flowers. She picked a few here and a few there. On 6. （they） way home there was a smile on her face.

7. they were passing a nursing home（敬老院）, the young woman saw an old granny 8. （sit） in a chair. She had no kids with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”

“I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no kids. I have 9. of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how 10.those flowers meant to her.”

任务型阅读

请仔细阅读下面的短文，把A、B、C、D四个选项还原到文章空白处，并回答第60小题。

Many people like taking a trip with no plans. They think it’s very exciting and has more fun. 56 Making vacation（假期） plans is very important.

First, a vacation plan can “make sure that everything goes well”. If you visit a place but you don’t book a hotel, 57

Second, you have many things to take with you for a vacation. You need to plan what things you have to buy and what things you need to put in bags.

Third, make a vacation plan can help you save a lot of money. 58 If you surf（冲浪） the Internet before you go on a vacation, you may find some cheap things for your vacation.

59 They can help you have more fun in your vacation.

A. you may have no place to stay at night.

B. Next time when you go on a vacation, try to write down some plans.

C. But in fact, it is not that good.

D. Nobody wants to spend more money than they want to.

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Having Fun in Your Vacation

B. Making a Vacation Plan Is Difficult

C. A Wonderful Vacation

D. The Importance of Making a Vacation Plan

书面表达

61. 国家开放二胎政策后，很多家庭都可能有新的成员加入，那我们的生活会怎样呢？你会为家里做些什么？假设你现在是家里唯一的孩子，请以“If I Have a New Brother or Sister”为题，阐述你的想法和理由。

注意：（1）开头部分已写好，你只需接着写；（2）文中不得出现真实的校名和姓名；（3）所写内容必须包括表格中的各项内容，并至少写两条理由；（4）词数：80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

If I Have a New Brother or Sister

I think my life will be different if I have a new brother or sister.

Tina wants to take ________ shower after playing ________ ping?pong.

A. a；the B. the；the C. a；/ D. /；the

Emma usually gets up ________ 8：30 ________ Saturday morning.

A. at；on B. at；in C. in；on D. on；at