Umbrellas are common in our daily life.On rainy days，many people hold them to prevent the ______．But it's not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and ______ wind.And it's harder to make a phone call or ride a bike ______ an umbrella in the hand.An American named Alan Kaufman and his company ______ six years inventing a hand?free umbrella.______ they made it.

They called it Nubrella.Just touch a button (按钮)，and the Nubrella will open ______．With the help of its “shoulder support (支撑)”，the umbrella can rest (支撑，搁) on the user's ______．So the user needn't hold the umbrella any more.He can walk with hands ______ even in the strong wind.

The hand?free umbrella is $59.94 each.People all around the world like it very much.Because of this smart ______，they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.______ in the rain under an umbrella is really cool，isn't it?

1.A. snow B. water C. sun D. light

2.A. tall B. short C. small D. strong

3.A. by B. for C. with D. without

4.A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost

5.A. At first B. At last C. At most D. At times

6.A. easily B. hardly C. nearly D. carefully

7.A. feet B. legs C. shoulders D. head

8.A. helpful B. busy C. difficult D. free

9.A. invention B. magazine C. book D. model

10.A. Lying B. Flying C. Walking D. Sleeping

1.Where can you buy these things according to the ad?

A. In a shop. B. In a mall.

C. On the Internet. D. In a supermarket.

2.From the ad, you can buy the children bicycle with a basket for a child of ________．

A. 2 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10

3.The best birthday gift for your grandpa is ________．

A. some buttons B. a handbag C. a teapot D. a children bicycle

4.My mother ordered some fashion buttons, and she can get them ________ days later.

A. three B. five C. seven D. ten

5.If you have ￥400, you can buy ________．

A. two handbags B. 500 buttons

C. a handbag and a bicycle D. a teapot and a handbag

Harry is a curious (好奇的) boy.He likes asking questions.So，when Harry saw a tree next to the gate，he asked his dad，“What is that tree made of？”

Dad gave his answer，“Wood...branches (树枝)．..leaves.”

“What's that rock over there made of？”

“Rock，” Dad answered quickly.

“How about the car？What is it made of？” Harry asked again.

Dad thought for a moment and answered，“Plastic，metal，and glass mostly，and maybe some rubber.”

“How about the air？”

“It's made of air.Scientists have found many kinds of air and mixtures (混合物) of those kinds of air.Everything is made of stuff (原材料)．It is like Mum's pantry (食品储藏室)，but we're not baking bread or cookies there.We're making stuff.There are about 100 ingredients (成分) called elements (元素) to make everything，but most things have only a few of them.”

“Even me？” Harry asked in surprise.

“Yes，you're mostly carbon，hydrogen，nitrogen，and oxygen，but there are other elements in you.Each piece is so small that we can't even see it.”

Harry was happy about his father's answers.And Dad continued reading his newspaper，only to be interrupted a few minutes later with another question，“And the trees then？”

1.The first thing that they talked about is ________.

A. a tree B. a rock C. a car D. the air

2.Harry was surprised to find that he himself is made of ________.

A. metal B. wood C. elements D. leaves

3.What does the underlined word “interrupt” mean in Chinese?

A. 打断 B. 增强 C. 取消 D. 引导

4.Which word do you think can best describe Harry?

A. Silly. B. Curious. C. Rude. D. Quiet.

5.Which of the following can be the BEST title for the passage?

A. What is it used for? B. What is it made into?

C. What is it used to be? D. What is it made of?

第一栏是五个人的状况描述，第二栏是相关信息。请从第二栏中选出与第一栏相匹配的信息。

1._______

2._______

3._______

4._______

5._______

请用适当的词完成下面的短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry？The e?schoolbag will 1. a hand to you.

It's 2.that e?schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon.It is 3. small computer for students.Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem 4. them.But the e?schoolbag will change everything.It is 5. lighter than a usual schoolbag.What's more，it is as small as a usual book，6.it can hold all the things for study，including textbooks and exercise books.They can be made into chips ( 芯片) 7. are as small as a stamp.The students can read the text page by page and even send e?mails to teachers.All they have to do is 8.the right chip into the e?schoolbag and press a button.

Some say that e?textbooks can be 9. broken.Others say they are not good for 10.eyes because giving too much attention to them will be harmful to eyesight.But only time will tell.

信息归纳

As traditional Chinese art，paper cutting has a long history.The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China 1，500 years ago.But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now.Luckily，Voyo Woo，a Chinese immigrant (移民) in America，is trying to bring this art back to life.

One Saturday in 2014，Ms Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.She got much fun and peace from it .She hoped more people would enjoy it.

Ms Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14?year?old girl in her hometown in China.She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting.But she had a deep love for it.So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class.Later，she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.Ms Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008.Soon after that，she took part in an activity to promote (宣传) Chinese paper cutting.And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.“It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it.Maybe it will make this art more popular.”Woo said.

From the art of paper cutting，people can know about Chinese cultural values，history and stories of people's life.Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it.Just because Chinese art is not only for Chinese，but also for people all over the world.

书面表达

一批外国学生要去参观你学校的剪纸作品，请你根据以下提示用英语向他们介绍中国剪纸艺术。

提示：1.剪纸在中国的悠久历史；

2．剪纸的目的和文化内涵；

3．剪纸在青少年间的传承情况。

要求：1.不能照抄原文，不得在文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。

2．语句连贯，词数80左右。

Annie has a ___________,and she is going to see her dentist today.

A. cold B. fever C. cough D. toothache

I had a fever yesterday. I felt ________ and ________．

A. terribly; sleepy B. terrible; sleep

C. terribly; sleep D. terrible; sleepy

We had no choice but ________ for another day to get together.

A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waits