【题目】 Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted king. He loved birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary (禁猎区) in his kingdom. He disliked harming the animals and birds. He did not kill them for meat. One day, the king was sent two beautiful birds by a businessman. The king ordered the trainer to make them feel comfortable in their country.

One day, the king saw one bird fly very high, very quickly. However, the other bird just sat on the branch (树枝) and didn’t move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still failed to make the bird move. Soon, the king announced that he needed someone to make it move and fly.

A few weeks later, an old man reached the king’s palace and assured him that he would make the bird fly like the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to train the bird. The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was surprised to see the other bird fly like the first one to great height at rapid speed. The king was very happy and sent the old man quite a few gold coins and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in a day.

The old man simply replied, “I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit on. ”

Many of us are like this. We have wings to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly. Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior (较差的) to others.

1What did the king do after he got the two birds ?

A.He sent them to a businessman in the forestB.He kept them on the branch of a tree

C.He made the trainer take care of themD.He set them free and let them fly in the sky

2The underlined part “assured him” in the passage probably means________.

A.caused him to be sureB.made him agree

C.let him downD.helped him to stand

3The king went to visit the old man because he wanted to _______.

A.have a talk with the old manB.see if there was any change

C.make the bird fly in the skyD.give the old man some money

4We can infer(推断) from the passage that_______.

A.the king killed the two birds for meat in the end.

B.the businessman became the richest man in the world.

C.the trainer would keep more and more birds for the king.

D.the old man was more experienced than the trainer

5What can we learn from the story?

A.A slow bird should make an early startB.Don't sit still when you have wings to fly!

C.A timely snow promises a good harvest.D.Don't climb a tree to look for fish.

【题目】 Do you mind sharing your test scores with others?

On May 16, Guo Ruiting , 14 from Shenzhen Foreign Language School, had a big debate (辩论) with her classmates on this topic.

Guo believed that making the scores public would make students study harder. At first, she explained many theories (理论) that she had collected on the Internet. But they were too difficult to understand. So she was easily beaten by her opponent (对方) Du Xiaoshe.

“Publishing the results of our tests is bad for us,” said Du. He came to this conclusion (结论) after he failed his history exam one month ago. He thought it was just an accident. But he felt so hurt when his parents got a list of his marks. It also showed the marks of other students in his class.

His experience seemed to have won over many students. But Guo’s team didn’t give up.

“Don’t you forget the time when we all worked harder after knowing the average mark of Class 2?” asked Guo. “We’d have never been so good if we didn’t know how far we were behind. So it’s good to know others’ marks,” said Guo.

These words encouraged Du. He partly agreed with Guo’s team. He thought it was good to show the average mark of each class but not individual (个人的) marks. This is the perfect way to respect their privacy (隐私) and make them work hard as well.

1The students debated     .

A.whether students’ marks should be made public

B.whether teachers should tell parents about students’ marks

C.how students’ marks should be made public

D.whether students’ marks could make them study harder

2Guo Ruiting must have      before the debate.

A.been beaten backB.collected some information on the Internet

C.got much supportD.failed in exams

3Du Xiaoshe’s accident was that     .

A.he lost the debateB.the teacher made his mark public

C.he failed in an examD.his parents got to know his poor mark

4The passage is related to the ________.

A.artB.school lifeC.home educationD.science

【题目】 Since last year, short videos have gotten tons of attention online. Many people create and share short videos on popular video apps like Douyin and Kuaishou. You can even add music and special effects (特效) to your videos. The videos are 15 seconds to a few minutes long. They show people doing activities like cooking, exercising and singing.

Teenagers especially enjoy these videos. Many junior high school students said they enjoyed watching these short videos. The videos let teenagers see funny and exciting things they don't usually see. Many teens like to share the fun things they do with others as well. For example, a 12-year-old user named Xiaoqianyu has posted videos showing her learning jazz dance. This has won her many fans.

However, the videos can also cause trouble. Some students spend too much time watching them and not enough time studying.

To deal with this problem, Douyin added a new function (功能) in April. It locks the app if someone uses the app for over two hours a day. In the same month, the government asked companies to regulate(管理) these apps much more strictly.

1How long does a short video usually last according to the passage?

A.15 secondsB.A few minutesC.over 2 hoursD.15 seconds to a few minutes

2What does It in the last paragraph refer to ?

A.The appB.The governmentC.The new functionD.The website

3What is the passage mainly about?

A.Short videos are now popular among teenagers.B.Short videos can cause trouble.

C.Xiaoqianyu won many fans by posting videos.D.Short videos are funny and exciting.

【题目】 These days, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The question should be: "What job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants(顾问)to evaluate(评估)products for child consumers. The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. One company, Teenage Research Unlimited, has groups of teenagers who give their decisions on products like jeans. Another company, dole Research Associated, holds two-hour meetings in a room called the "imaginarium". Children are encouraged to play games to get into a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.

Some manufacturers prefer to do their own market research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarter in Seattle, where a group of school children give their decision on the latest products and suggest new ones. They are called young consultants. One 11-year-old consultant, Andrew Cooledge, told them they should make more computer games which are suitable for both boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software. However, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make money. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.

1Do children of 12-to-19 age spend more than $100 billion every year in America?

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2What do the specialist agencies do?

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3The "imaginariun" is a place where children play games and try to find new ideas, isn't it?

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4How often does Microsoft run a "Kid' Council" at its headquarter?

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5What was Andrew paid for his job?

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6What is your opinion about being a young consultant?

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