Whenever we see something new, we wish to write it down in one form or another. We will be happier if we share our experience with others. Then _______can we write better travel stories? The following may be helpful.

Memory and notes

Don’t believe your _______.You may have a good memory, but is it possible for you to remember _______ ? You are seeing and hearing so much information _______ you’re on a trip. When you return to write about your travel stories, you may_______something. So you should make notes, take photographs, and if _______, take videos. In this way, you can describe your travel _______missing anything.

Photographs and your stories

Photographs are very useful for you to remember what you have seen. As you see the photographs, you can describe your experiences _______. When you are writing about your travel stories, make sure they are not too short as your reader may not get the full impression(印象) of them and make sure they are not _______long that the readers may get bored.

Popular factors(因素)

Make sure your stories have popular factors and the readers will find your travel stories not only pleasant to read, but useful as well. Popular factors are __________ to eat, places to stay and the things to look out for while travelling. They should also include what you’ve found useful and the things you miss so much.

1.A.what B.how C.when D.which

2.A.feeling B.hobby C.memory D.habit

3.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

4.A.while B.until C.before D.unless

5.A.provide B.design C.forget D.invent

6.A.possible B.important C.relaxing D.special

7.A.through B.including C.except D.without

8.A.simple B.easily C.softly D.politely

9.A.so B.very C.too D.quite

10.A.wine B.menu C.food D.clothes

When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument(争论) with a boy named Michael in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

I was convinced that I was right and he was wrong, and Michael was just as convinced that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class, placed Michael on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. And she asked Michael what color the object was, “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, when it was obviously black! Another argument started between Michael and me, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told me to go stand where Michael was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed places, and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White.” It was an object with two differently colored sides, and from his viewpoint（视角）it was white. Only from my side it was black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day. You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their perspective.

1.What was the argument about between the author(作者) and Michael at first?

A.The color of the object. B.The answer of a math question.

C.The author was not sure. D.The time of beginning class.

2.The author feel ________ when he heard Michael’s answer.

A.happy B.unbelievable C.tired D.helpless

3.What’s the meaning of the word underlined in Paragraph 2?

A.确信 B.辩解 C.怀疑 D.猜测

4.What did the teacher put in the middle of her desk?

A.A round and colorful object. B.A white and black bottle.

C.An object with two mirrors D.An object with two colors.

Every day of the week has its own color. Here’s what colors days show.

Monday is like a white paper for you to picture anything you want. On Monday almost everyone chooses to close their mouth to be silent and wait for something. So it’s white.

Tuesday is light gray. As you might have already guessed, Tuesday is more interesting than the first day of the week. It means that the white paper starts getting some colors on it.

Wednesday is red because you’re in the middle to start an exciting weekend. You should meet friends and have fun together on the day. So this day is with colorful activities.

Thursday is dark gray. Thursday shows a condition of mind that suffers from the difficult tasks and expects Friday.

Brown is a color full of surprises. Friday is brown because this day is full of things that are interesting and exciting.

Green should be a favorite color. The same goes about Saturday because it’s people’s favorite day of the week. You’re free today and will be free tomorrow too. Green color helps people relax.

Sunday is orange. It’s bright. As the weekend comes to its end, people try to do everything, so this day fills with fun. Sunday evening is also the best time to have a deep talk with others.

1.Which day shows the red color?

A.Tuesday. B.Wednesday. C.Thursday. D.Friday.

2.What does the underlined phrase “suffer from” mean in Chinese?

A.受迫害 B.使化解 C.使冒险 D.受折磨

3.From the passage, we can know that ______.

A.Monday is more interesting than Tuesday

B.Thursday is the most difficult day of all

C.Saturday is green, so it helps people’s eyes

D.Sunday afternoon is a better time to talk deeply

4.This passage mainly talks about ______.

A.different colors and feelings B.what you can do in a week

C.the colors of every day of a week D.how colors affect feelings

5.Where are we most likely to find this type of passage?

A.In a book about life. B.On a traveling website.

C.In a magazine about food. D.In a morning newspaper.

There are hundreds of marathons (马拉松) held around the world each year, from the North Pole to the Sahara Desert. Here are some of the biggest and the best.

1.According to the passage, the London Marathon is ______.

A.the earliest B.the coolest C.held in winter D.the best at raising money

2.How many people finished the first New York City Marathon?

A.About 5,000. B.Over 50,000. C.Nearly 10,000. D.55.

3.The idea of the Boston Marathon was born thanks to the marathon held in _______.

A.1896 B.1897 C.1898 D.1900

4.How long is the history of the world’s coolest marathon?

A.16 years. B.17 years. C.35 years. D.46 years.

根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。

Don’t be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days. 1.Last month, Baidu began to test its self-driving cars on open roads in Beijing.

Self-driving cars began to develop in 2010. Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.

Self-driving cars are safer than regular cars. 2.They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.

3.In one test, researchers pointed a laser pointer(激光棒) at the car's sensors(传感器) while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed the direction. The software that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough. 4.When we use our computers or smart phones, they sometimes crash (崩溃) without any reason. But if this happened to a self-driving car, the results could be deadly. Improvements to the software could be a solution to this problem.

A．At times, it may break down.

B．But self-driving cars have their own problems as well.

C．And they are more environmentally friendly than regular cars.

D．It might be one of Baidu’s self-driving cars

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。

请将答案写在答题卡的相应位置上。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

passenger, rise, exciting, smile, raise, water, land, until, wonder, high, but, I

passenger, rise, exciting, smile, raise, water, land, until, wonder, high, but, I

I climbed a hill so that I could be in a cloud. I kept climbing until I reached the top of the cloud. I looked down and saw my friends waving to me. The cloud began1.up. I found myself rising with the cloud. The cloud kept rising higher and higher2. I felt like I was touching the sky.

The cloud was very soft. I 3. what it tasted like. Oh! It was cotton candy.

It was 4. to look at everything down below. The cloud took me over an amusement park. I could see kids riding a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, merry-go-round, and other rides. The roller coaster didn’t look so big and scary from up 5..

There was so much 6.. There were many ponds, rivers, lakes, and even swimming pools. When the cloud took me over the ocean, I wondered when I would see 7. again. When I passed a huge ship, I waved to the 8. on board.

My favorite site was a castle in England. I said hello to the princess (公主), and she waved and 9. at me.

I knew it was time for 10. to go home. When the cloud reached a rainbow (彩虹), I stepped off the cloud onto the rainbow. I slid down the rainbow and landed in my backyard.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Everyone can change the world

What can we do to help protect the environment? It seems useless to just pick up a piece of trash (垃圾), but what will happen if you keep doing it every day? Tommy Kleyn, an ordinary man from the Netherlands, may give you the answer.

Tommy Kleyn walked past a polluted river on his way to work every day. It used to be a beautiful view, but the trash on the bank made it dirty and smelly. So Tommy decided to pick up the trash along the river a little bit at a time after work. “It took me about 30 minutes to fill one garbage(垃圾) bag with trash, but one garbage bag didn't seem helpful in a place as polluted as this. I decided to fill one bag of trash each day as I passed by," Tommy said. Every day, Tommy took pictures of the river and shared them on his Facebook page. To his surprise, in just six days, he had made great progress with his cleanup effort(努力). He felt happy and kept doing it. Gradually, more and more people knew about Tommy's story. Other people in the community began following in his footsteps and cleaning up trash on their way home, too.

“The idea is to encourage people to fill one garbage bag with litter each day. It only takes 30 minutes, but it really makes a difference and you will be amazed at how good you feel afterwards," he said.

People from all over the world have been moved and inspired(激发) by Tommy's story. No effort is useless if we keep doing it every day. Ordinary people like you and me can also make a difference to the world we live in if we take actions right now.

1.Did Tommy Kleyn walk past a polluted river on his way to work every day?

2.What did Tommy decide to do after work?

3.Where did Tommy share the pictures of the river that he took?

4.Who began following in Tommy’s footsteps and cleaning up trash?

5.What can you learn from the story?

翻译

1.空气污染变得越来越糟糕。

The air pollution is getting_________ .

2.我们应该对帮助我们的人心存感激。

We should___________ the people who helped us.

3.学生们渴望知识。

Students________knowledge.

4.当你离开房间的时候，不要忘记关灯。

Don’t forget ____________ the lights when you leave the room.

5.青少年应该远离网络。

6.我们应该对我们的决定负责任。

7.在过去的五年里，盘锦发生了很大的变化。

书面表达

6月5日是世界环境保护日，我们周围的环境变得越来越糟糕，污染越来越严重。环境问题影响着人们的工作，学习，生活等，作为学生，我们应如何保护我们的环境？请以“How to protect our environment ?”为题写篇短文。要求至少从3-4 个方面提出建议，80词左右。

— —I’m OK. Thanks.

A.Hello! B.How are you? C.Hi! D.Good morning!