—That old man must have something to do with the crime, right?

—________. Although he said that he didn't do anything against the law.

A. He supposes so B. I suppose so

C. I don't think so D. I don't agree

— I wonder what Mr. Wang asked you just now?

— He asked_______.

A. whether I will take part in the singing competition

B. how long I have bought my new bike

C. what was wrong with my old bike

D. how much money did I spent on book

A Little Coaching (指导)

I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped ______ would notice me.

I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”

He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line. I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“It’s not a problem. Just _______ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, ______ throw your head back and run.”

I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran ______ behind Craig.

But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.

It was ______. I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to ______. But then I looked ahead(向前) and _______ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________. Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finishing line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”

However, the best prize that I got was _______. That year I discovered I could do a lot ______ I believe myself and put my energy into them.

I never got to say goodbye to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no ______ that the kid was also going to win.

1.A. runner B. jumper C. swimmer D. diver

2.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

3.A. desk B. tree C. bed D. chair

4.A. get B. teach C. help D. need

5.A. forget B. beat C. follow D. trust

6.A. also B. just C. still D. yet

7.A. slowly B. hardly C. closely D. happily

8.A. surprising B. difficult C. boring D. wonderful

9.A. catch up B. come up C. hurry up D. give up

10.A. saw B. heard C. guessed D. remembered

11.A. nervous B. tired C. free D. lucky

12.A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth

13.A. love B. respect C. teamwork D. confidence

14.A. before B. unless C. until D. if

15.A. question B. doubt C. value D. thought

Let’s Explore (探究) The Nature!

Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?

Here comes your CHANCE! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many hands-on activities and meet with live animals- giraffes, pandas, tigers, and son on! More information about the program is as follows:

Age: Students aged 8~16

Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.

Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members

How to do: Simply come to our centre to get an application form (申请表). Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014(Friday).

Notes:

1. NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.

2. Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms.

COME AND JOIN US NOW!! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE!!

1.______ can join the three-day summer program.

A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14

C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26

2.If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on ______.

A. Sunday B. Monday

C. Tuesday D. Wednesday

3.Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.

A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750

4.Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.

A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes

C. there are many restaurants D. they may bring lunch-boxes

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. Youth Explorer is the name of the program.

B. More than 15 students are in each program.

C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program.

D. You need to hand in an application for the program.

阅读理解

Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.

1.Today we still remember Confucius mainly because___________.

A. he lived a poor life in his childhood

B. he had wise thoughts and great views about education

C. he traveled with his students from state to state

D. he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

2.Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports __________as a child.

A. by teaching himself at home

B. with the help of his mother

C. by going to school

D. by visiting many famous teachers

3.The underlined word “noble” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to __________.

A. poor B. bright

C. wealthy D. cute

4.The correct order of the following statements is __________.

① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.

② Confucius educated about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

③ Confucius’ father died.

④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A. ③①④② B. ②③④①

C. ①③②④ D. ④③①②

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled.

B. No one has something worthy to be learned.

C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.

D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.

Stonehenge(巨石阵), a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous places but also one of its greatest mysteries. Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors. People like to go to this place especially in June as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

For many years, historians(历史学家) believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true because Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. “The leaders arrived in England much later,” he points out.

Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large stones were put together in a certain way. On midsummer’s morning, the sun shines directly into the center of the stones. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the stones can prevent illness and keep people healthy. “As you walk there, you can feel the energy from your feet move up your body,” said one visitor. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it might be a burial(埋葬) place or a place to remember ancestors(祖先). Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.

Stonehenge was built slowly over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must be almost 5,000 years old. One of the greatest mysteries is how it was built because the stones are so big and heavy. In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but they couldn’t. “We don’t really know who built Stonehenge,” says Paul Stoker. “And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have been hard-working—and great planners!”

1.Visitors like to go there in _______ to enjoy ____ on the longest day of the year.

A. July; sunrise B. June; sunrise C. June; sunset D. July,sunset

2.Paul Stoker doesn’t agree that ___________.

A. Ancient leaders built Stonehenge to communicate with the gods.

B. Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar to tell people the summertime.

C. Stonehenge can prevent illness and make people feel energetic.

D. Stonehenge must be for a special purpose because of the position of the stones.

3.What aren’t people interested in about Stonehenge?

A. Where it was built. B. Who built it.

C. How it was built. D. Why it was built.

4.When was Stonehenge most likely built?

A. 750,000 years ago. B. Six centuries ago.

C. 5,000 years ago. D. In 2001.

5.What does Paul Stoker mean by “we do know they must have been hard-working—and great planners”?

A. He has known who built Stonehenge.

B. He thinks building the Stonehenge is a great achievement. .

C. He believes he will find out who built Stonehenge.

D. He encourages volunteers to build another Stonehenge.

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题。(不超过8个字)

Recently, hazy(霾)weather has become a serious problem in many parts China. Heavy haze has spread quickly all over China. It has influenced people's lives in the whole country from the north to the south, including Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu and Guangdong. People even can't see each other when they stand about 50 meters from each other. It can cause lots of traffic accidents. So the highways are closed and the flights are put off on hazy days.

Cities like Shanghai and Nanjing have been covered with the grey sky for the past several weeks. Many walkers in the street had to wear masks(口罩). In the Lukou airport in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, more than 60 flights were cut out on Saturday because of the hazy weather, which also made primary and middle schools and kindergartens stop having classes on Thursday and Friday in Nanjing. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said that there were several reasons for the heavy haze. Especially Bad weather conditions made it difficult for polluting things to disappear.

In order to clean up the air , the Chinese government now plans to cut coal use and increase cleaner production.

“We must face the problem,” said Yan Naiqiang, a professor of environmental science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “It will take a long time to control and improve the weather condition.”

1.Why are the highways closed on hazy days？

_______________________________________

2.How many flights were cut out because of the hazy weather in Nanjing？

_______________________________________

3.When did the schools in Nanjing stop having classes？

_______________________________________

4.What’s the main reason for the heavy haze？

_______________________________________

5.How will the Chinese government clean up the air？

_______________________________________

阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)

If you want to know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now, you had better not miss “short videos”. Some users use apps like Tik Tok (抖音) and Kuaishou because they think it is fun to share short videos about their lives, while others have different purposes as well.

A 12-year-old user named Elsa has up to 2.7 million followers on Tik Tok. The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really happy to go on sharing happiness with other people by short videos,” said Elsa.

As some videos are about the latest news, a group of users depend on them to get information. To some other users, they have a different purpose. “Because I can’t spend many hours watching a complete video and I am a very impatient person. I don’t like waiting for a program to end. I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in a concert or a TV series,” said Wang Zhihao.

However, some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos, but many are almost the same, so I think it is a waste of time. Moreover, I really don’t like the videos which show strange even dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.

Recently, something else has happened. Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying. Some users buy the products after watching, but they should think twice. If they don’t think carefully, they may regret soon. Some short videos even sell fake (假) products, but these sellers won’t let you return them to get your money back, or deal with your trouble.

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)

When making a promise, why do Chinese people like to hook pinkies (勾小指)?

In China, children like to make promises and show their t1. in each other by hooking pinkies with each other. They then say, “A pinkie promise must be k2. for 100 years.” Maybe you used to hook pinkies with your buddies, didn’t you?

No one is sure how long this h3.has remained and where it comes from. It’s said that it has something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese c4.. As we all know, the Chinese character for “finger” has the s5. pronunciation as a character that means “aim” or “purpose” . The latter can sometimes refer to someone’s thoughts. So hooking fingers can be seen a6.the exchanging of thoughts. And it shows that the two believe in each other.

That might be why the fingers play an important part in making promises. Chinese people not only use them to complete a promise, it is also common for some ancient people to cut fingers w7. making a blood oath (歃血盟). When someone swears (发誓), they use their finger to p8. to the sky.

Generally speaking, people hook fingers when they are making a serious promise. In some gangster (黑帮) movies, if a person breaks a promise, p9. he or she will have their little finger cut off!

Of course, this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in r10. life. But we can still see how important “pinkie promises” can be.

每个人有自己的美丽梦想。最近，你班就“我们的梦想”展开了一次讨论。下面是你们小组的谈论情况汇总，请根据所给要点写一篇英语短文，向英语校刊投稿.

要求:1. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2. 必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥；

3. 词数:100词左右(开头已给出，不计入总词数)；

4. 不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

Our dreams

Recently, we have held a discussion to talk about our dreams. Here’s the report about our ideas.

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