— It was raining heavily last night. But I didn’t know it at all.

— Yes, the rain was really hard. When I up, I could hear the rain beating against the window.

A. woke B. is waking C. wake D. was waking

— They say you went bird watching last Sunday. How many cranes did you see on the lake?

— . They all flew to the south last month.

A. Nothing B. Nobody C. No one D. None

— How was your visit to South Hill?

— It was a(an) one. The weather was cold and I had a bad cold after the trip.

A. happy B. wonderful C. dangerous D. awful

— Do you know if it will snow tomorrow? We’re planning to go for a school trip.

— I am not sure. It may snow if the temperature below zero.

A. will drop B. dropped C. drops D. is dropping

The sentence structure of “The good news made all of us very excited.” is .

A. S+V+O B. S+V+IO+DO

C. S+V+P D. S+V+DO+OC

A rich man asked an old man to advise his son to keep away from his bad habits. The old man took the son for a slow walk through a ________. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a ________ plant growing in the garden.

The boy held the plant between his two fingers and ________ pulled it out. The old man then ________ him to pull out a little bigger plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out________ the roots (根). “Now pull out that one,” said the old man, _______ the biggest plant. The boy had to ________ all his strength (力量)to pull it out.

Next, the old man, pointing to a big ________, said, “Now, take this out .” The boy held it and ________ to pull it out. But the tree would not move. “It’s ________,” said the boy , out of breath (呼吸).

“So it is like bad ________,” said the old man. “When they are young, it is easy to pull them out. ________ when they take hold, they cannot be controlled(控制). ” The old man’s words ________ the boy’s life.

From the story above, the ________ we can learn is: Don’t wait for bad habits to grow in us. Drop them while we are in control of them, ________ they will control us.

1.A. park B. forest C. garden D. mountain

2.A. small B. strong C. green D. beautiful

3.A. hard B. even C. happily D. easily

4.A. helped B. asked C. pushed D. led

5.A. of B. to C. with D. on

6.A. pointing to B. waiting for C. looking after D. worrying about

7.A. have B. help C. use D. catch

8.A. flower B. tree C. stick D. bamboo

9.A. had B. learned C. tried D. liked

10.A. dangerous B. easy C. wrong D. hard

11.A. habits B. ideas C. plans D. hopes

12.A. And B. So C. Or D. But

13.A. saved B. hurt C. changed D. improved

14.A. lesson B. word C. subject D. programme

15.A. but B. or C. and D. so

We often use some warning signals to describe how serious a meteorological disaster(气象灾害) is . For example, let’s see how to describe the level of a snowstorm.

1.Which of the four signals describe the most serious snowstorm?

A. The blue one. B. The yellow one. C. The orange one. D. The red one.

2.If the amount of snowfall gets to 13 mm in 6 hours, the signal should be .

A. blue B. yellow C. orange D. red

3.The meaning of the underlined word “melting” may be “ ”.

A. 凝结 B. 凝固 C. 融化 D. 熔化

4.If the warning signal is red, which of the following things CANNOT Lucy do?

A. She is going to watch CCTV news about snowstorm at home.

B. She is going to take photos of snow in the front of her house.

C. She is going to draw a picture about snow in the field.

D. She is going to sleep in bed.

5.Which of the following places may the signals come from?

A. The travelling department. B. The meteorological department.

C. The traffic department. D. The railway department.

The story of Dr. Percy Julian is an example of one man’s hard work and bravery. Percy was born in 1899 in Alabama, US. Because he was African-American, he couldn’t go to the same schools as white children. The schools he went to did not teach science. And yet, he had a strong interest in chemistry.

After college, Percy wanted to go to graduate school, so he could become a chemist(化学家). But one school after another turned him down because of his skin color. Finally, Harvard University accepted him. He got his master’s degree (硕士学位) at the age of 24. Then he went to Europe. In 1931, Percy became Dr. Percy Julian, a doctor of chemistry.

For the rest of his life, Dr., Julian worked with chemicals (化学物质) found in plants. He knew that some plants had chemicals that could heal (治愈) people. So he made those same chemicals in a lab. That meant more people could get the medicine they needed. He developed chemicals that treated people with eye diseases and ease (减轻)the pain that some people had in their bones. Dr. Julian also used chemicals to invent many new products.

After working at a company in Chicago for many years, Dr. Julian opened his own lab. Then, he started a school to teach young people to be chemists. Dr. Percy Julian died in 1975. Today, his discoveries (发现) continue to help millions of people.

1.Dr. Percy Julian became greatly interested in as a student.

A. education B. computers C. chemistry D. geography

2.When did Percy Julian get his master’s degree?

A. In 1899. B. In 1923. C. In 1931. D. In 1975.

3.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. What Julian studied and made.

B. How Julian got his doctorate degree(博士学位).

C. Why Julian wanted to study plants.

D. How Julian healed sick people.

4.After working at a company for many years, Dr. Percy Julian _____.

A. set up a hospital B. went to Europe

C. taught kids at a school D. opened his own lab

5.According to the story, Dr. Percy Julian .

A. couldn’t go to any school because of his skin color

B. helped many people with his discoveries

C. made a lot of money from his company

D. was a famous doctor working in a hospital

An App for Parking

Is it very difficult for you to park your car when you go out? Don’t worry. Parking Insider can help you.

Parking Insider is a smart app with a mobile wallet. You can use it to help you park your car quickly and pay for the parking in a really short time. The app also invites users to earn free minutes of parking by taking pictures of free parking spaces. The app uses the photos to make a heat map. The map lets other users find open parking spaces more easily. If you want to use the app, you should be one of the clients(客户) of Deutsche Bank. As a client of Deutsche Bank, you can have an account to pay for your parking through the app. You’d also need to drive Mercedes-Benz, a smart car or other Daimler products. To give better service, the makers of the app are trying hard to be partners with other banks and car companies.

The app is very popular now, but it has to face plenty of competitions. Cities are making their own parking and paying apps. There are a number of companies already focusing on the issue, too, including Park Now and PayByPhone.

1.What is the Parking Insider?

A. It’s a car company. B. It’s a mobile wallet.

C. It’s a smart app. D. It’s a bank card.

2.What does the Parking Insider use pictures from users to do?

A. To earn free minutes of parking. B. To give users better service.

C. To make a map which helps users’ parking. D. To pay for the parking through the app.

3.What should you have if you want to use Parking Insider?

A. A map with pictures. B. Some pictures of free parking spaces.

C. A new car made in America. D. An account at Deutsche Bank.

4.What does the underlined word “issue” refer to?

A. Face plenty of competitions. B. Cities make parking and paying apps.

C. Try to be partners with banks. D. Help peoples’ parking with an app.

5.Where can you probably read the passage?

A. In a history book. B. On a website of science.

C. In a newspaper for students. D. In a book about singers.

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Five Suggestions on Goal Setting

Setting goals can help you do your best in life easily. The following can help you:

Small goals work well. Remember a small goal is easier to reach than a bigger one. So you’d better make a small goal each time. That’s helpful to you.

Good habits help you much. It usually takes time for you to develop a habit—maybe a few months, for example, getting up half an hour earlier to exercise. Why? That’s because your brain needs enough time to get used to the habit.

Repeat your goals. Say your goals out before a mirror loudly in the morning every day. In this way, you can remember what you want and what you are working for. Also, writing your goals down also works. It will train your brain to accept your goals.

Make changes only for yourself. You have to reach a goal just because you want it, not because any others, like a girlfriend, boyfriend, coach, parent or someone else, want you to do. It will be more difficult to keep active in reaching a goal for any others.

Being always lazy will make you fail. It may take a few tries before you reach a goal. But that’s OK –it’s normal to give up a few times when trying to reach a goal. But you will fail if you are always lazy. Don’t give up or you will lose a chance to change yourself in your life. And maybe it will be a great pity for you in your own life.