【1】How old is the girl？

A.Fifteen.B.Sixteen.C.Seventeen.

【2】What does the girl think of the study of English？

A.She thinks English is very interesting to learn.

B.She thinks English is very easy to learn.

C.She thinks English is very hard to learn.

【3】What does the girl enjoy most？

A.Practicing singing songs.B.Listening to the radio.C.Talking with foreigners.

【1】Lily告诉你她将要去北京度假，你可以这样对她说：

_____________________________________________!

【2】你和朋友约定明天早上八点半在你家见面，你可以这样对他说：

_____________________________________________.

【3】你的同学看起来脸色不太好，你想知道他怎么了，可以这样问：

_____________________________________________?

【4】你想知道新同学喜欢什么音乐，可以这样问：

______________________________________________?

【5】你建议Jack和你去踢足球，你可以这样说：

____________________________________________, Jack?

Family size may be another factor. Scientists at Harvard University found 66 percent of shy children had older brothers and sisters. These children were often bullied (欺侮) by their brothers and sisters. Therefore, they became shy. However, children with no brothers or sisters can be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. It’s hard for them to develop social skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of your birthplace. In Japan, most people are shy. But in Israel (以色列), only one third of people are. Why? One scientist says they treat failure differently. In Japan, when people fail, they blame (责备) themselves. In Israel, people often blame other things, such as family, friends, or bad luck.

For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can overcome your shyness. They suggest trying new things and talking with others more.

【1】What is the story mainly about?

A.Happiness.B.Shyness.C.Loneliness.D.Kindness.

【2】How many people feel shy at some point in their lives?

A.80 percent of people.B.50 percent of people.

C.15 to 20 percent pf people.D.6 percent of people.

【3】According to the story, what factors may result in shyness?

A.Genes, friends and birthplace.B.Genes, family size and birthplace.

C.Family size, friends and failure.D.Family size, birthplace and education.

【4】What suggestion do scientists give to shy people?

A.Blame their failure on others.B.Try to find out why they are shy.

C.Stay away from other shy people.D.Try new things and talk more.

【5】What can we infer from the story?

A.Most babies are born shy.B.If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.

C.Many shy children have older brothers and sisters.D.Shyness doesn’t influence people’s lives.

There are two princesses in the movie, Elsa and Anna. They are sisters. Elsa has the magical powers to make ice and snow. But she doesn’t know how to control her powers. She even hurt her sister Anna once when they were young. The two were then separated (分开) and seldom met or talked.

Anna meets Prince Hans and the two quickly fall in love and decide to get married. But soon Elsa accidentally hits Anna again. Anna’s hair becomes white and her heart is frozen. The only way to break the spell is by an “act of true love”. Anna goes to Hans and asks for a kiss to break the spell. But Hans refuses. He tells Anna that he doesn’t really love her. He wants to marry her because he wants to control Anna’s country.

When the prince doesn’t love the princess, how could Anna find “true love”? You may need to watch the movie and find the answer by yourself.

【1】What can you find in Disney movies?

A.Often beautiful sisters.B.No animals.

C.Neither princesses nor princes.D.Often a princess and a prince.

【2】What kind of movie is Frozen?

A.ActionB.DocumentaryC.AnimationD.Comedy

【3】Why were the two princesses separated in the movie?

A.Anna could easily hurt her sister Elsa.B.Every time they met, they made too much ice and snow.

C.Elsa could not control her power.D.They didn’t like each other.

【4】What does the underlined word spell mean?

A.拼写B.魔咒C.魅力D.人名

【5】Which statement about the movie Frozen is probably TRUE?

A.It is a movie about how to find true love.B.Prince Hans loves Anna and wants to marry her.

C.The two sisters don’t get along very well.D.Elsa hurts Anna on purpose.

__________does it take you to work out a seven-digit number (7位数)multiply (乘以) a 10-digit number（10位数）? It _________Tsujikubo Rinne, a 10-year-old girl from Japan, only a few seconds (秒). In Super Brain, her _______talents surprised many people. Rinne is not the only talented competitor on the show. Wang Yuheng, 35, is a painter in Beijing. He surprised people with his talent of observing. On the show, there were 520 glasses of water on the stage. A judge (评委) ___________ a glass of water and gave it to Wang to look at. And then he put the water _________ in its place. Wang needed to find this glass of water among the 520 glasses of water. Surprisingly, he did it __________!

“I can’t tell __________,” Wang said. “Maybe my imagination helps, just like when I am______.” Also, observing the bubbles (气泡) of the water and the light and dust of the environment (环境) make it special.

【1】A.ideaB.reasonC.answer

【2】A.differentB.specialC.interesting

【3】A.How soonB.How muchC.How long

【4】A.tookB.madeC.spent

【5】A.artB.mathC.Chinese

【6】A.choseB.likedC.wrote

【7】A.aroundB.upC.back

【8】A.lonelyB.quicklyC.carefully

【9】A.whereB.whenC.why

【10】A.teachingB.paintingC.singing

—________ We should write more often instead of depending on computers so much.

A.I don’t think so.B.I hope so.C.I agree.

【1】你的朋友告诉你明天他将参加一场很重要的比赛，你会这么对他说：

Wish you______________________________________________________!

【2】你想知道Jane在法国待了多长时间，你可以这样问：

______________________________________________________________?

【3】老师说树可以防止水土流失，她可以这么说：

______________________________________________________________ .

【4】你想知道电动汽车是由谁发明的，你可以这么问：

___________________________________________________________ by?

【5】你想问你朋友手中的东西是用来干什么的，你可以这么问：

I wonder_______________________________________________________.

Time capsules are small collections of goods or information that are stored somewhere safe. They can be opened by people many years later, giving future people a view of life in the past.

They may contain（包含）newspaper articles, popular music recordings and photos. Historians can use time capsules to learn more about societies that lived in the past.

One of the earliest time capsules was the Detroit Century Box. On Dec 31, 1900, the city picked several photos and letters to be placed in a box. The box was then locked until Dec 31, 2000.

The things inside the capsule give us a look at Detroit in the past. There were photos of people and places, as well as letters written by local people. Some of them even gave predictions for the future. One person predicted that Detroit would have a population of 4 million by 2000. But in fact, the city’s population was about 951,000 that year, according to historydetroit.com.

Humans have even sent time capsules into space! The US sent two capsules into space on the Voyager spacecraft (旅行者号航天器) in 1977. They’re called the Voyager Golden Records. They contain sounds and pictures that show the diversity of human life and culture. For example, they have music by classical composer Beethoven and pictures of plants, insects and landscapes (山水风景). The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system. It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules someday and learn about us.

【1】What is a time capsule?

A.A collection of medicine buried deep underground.

B.A small collection of things stored in a safe place.

C.A store selling newspapers from the past.

D.A video where future people can see the past.

【2】How long was one of the earliest time capsule, the Detroit Century Box locked?

A.For 50 years.B.For 100 years.C.For 117 years.D.For 200 years.

【3】From the things in the Detroit Century Box, we may learn________.

A.what people wore in the pastB.what the city was like in 1977

C.what would happen to the city in the futureD.the real population of the city in 2000

【4】The Voyager Golden Records ________.

A.were sent into space in 2000B.contain sounds, pictures and insects

C.have traveled far from the solar systemD.have been found by the aliens

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A.What does a time capsule contain?B.Why did people make a time capsule?

C.The Detroit Century Box, the earliest time capsuleD.The time capsule, a gift for the future

In one example, a user posted a selfie that Buzz Aldrin, the famous astronaut, took a picture of himself in space in 1966. But perhaps the funniest example was a black-and-white selfie that was taken by American photographer Robert Cornelius in 1839. It is quite possibly the first selfie ever taken in history.

Why do people love to take selfies so much? Is it because we’re naturally vain (虚荣的) and proud? Maybe it’s actually the opposite--perhaps we feel insecure (没有安全感的) or shy. So we take photos of ourselves, post them online and wait for people to give us compliments (称赞).

Taking selfies can be dangerous, though. For example, if you take one while you’re on holiday and post it online, some thieves might see it and know that you aren’t home. They then might break into your home and steal your things while you’re away.

There are even people who have died while taking selfies. According to Forbes magazine, 127 people around the world died while taking selfies from 2014 to 2016. It can be very dangerous to take selfies while standing near high places, like roofs and cliffs (悬崖). Taking selfies underwater or on train tracks is also quite dangerous. So be careful out there if you decide to take some.

【1】The underlined word “proof” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A.消息B.证据C.例子D.历史

【2】Which may be the earliest selfie, according to the story?

A.Paris Hilton and Britney Spears’ selfie.B.Buzz Aldrin’s selfie in space.

C.A color photo taken by an American scientist.D.A black-and-white photo of Robert Cornelius.

【3】What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.Paris Hilton is insecure and shy.B.Why people enjoy taking selfies.

C.Why people are naturally vain.D.Taking selfies is a good way to make friends.

【4】What can we learn from paragraphs 4 and 5?

A.Taking selfies can be dangerous.

B.There are no advantages to taking selfies.

C.Every year, 127 people die from taking selfies, on average.

D.Taking selfies near cliffs is more dangerous than underwater.

【5】If you are the writer, what will you write at the end of the passage?

A.Selfies have been around for longer than you think.

B.There is no need to take selfies near high places.

C.No selfie is worth risking your life for— no matter how good it might look.

D.People will lose their lives while taking selfies.

Scientists from the University of Illinois found that moderate (适度的) noise can make people more creative, the New York Times reported.

Scientists did tests on students. They divided them into four groups. They then asked the students to do certain tasks involving creative thinking. But each group did the task with different volumes (音量) of background noise.

They found that students did best when working under moderate noise —70 decibels (分贝). This is about the same volume of background noise in a cafe. Students did worse in low noise (50 db). This is the volume of a quiet room. They did the poorest when in a high-noise (85 db) environment. This is the noise level in a factory.

Moderate noise can distract (分心) people just enough so that they think more creatively. “It helps you think outside the box,” Raci Mehta, a lead researcher in the study, said to the Business Standard.

On the one hand, working in a very quiet place can strengthen our focus. But it also stops us from thinking abstractly (抽象地).

“This is why if you are too focused on a problem and you can’t solve it,” said Mehta, “You leave it for some time and then come back to it and you get the solution.”

However, the scientists said that when you need to do detailed things, like proofreading (校对) a paper, a quiet place is better than a noisy one.

【1】What can we tell from the first paragraph?

A.J.K. Rowling likes drinking coffee.B.Drinking coffee helps people become creative.

C.The best novels are born in coffee shops.D.Moderate noise makes people creative.

【2】The underlined word “involving” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by the word “________”.

A.referring toB.includingC.in order toD.even

【3】Which volume of background noise helps students do the best at creative tasks?

A.85 db.B.70 db.C.50 db.D.0 db.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE when working in a very quiet place?

A.It can help people think outside the box.B.It can make people think abstractly.

C.It can help people find the solution easily.D.It can help people focus on their work.

【5】What is the main idea of the story?

A.How to work under a moderate noise level.

B.Why J. K. Rowling likes to write stories in a coffee shop.

C.Why moderate noise is good for creative thinking.

D.How scientists tested students’ learning abilities.