Suzanne Todd has just won the Best New Writer Prize for her first book, Roadrunner. The idea for the book came from her own travels－four years ago she decided to give up her job in a bank to go round the world on her own for a year.

“I was tired of doing the same thing every day and wanted to find some excitement before it was too late,” she says. “It was fun getting ready for the trip, and thinking about all the things I would do. But when the day came to leave, I was suddenly afraid, and I didn’t want to go. I kept thinking, what am I doing? What’s wrong with me? I have no job, no money, and I am all by myself! I felt so worried sitting on the plane that I was counting the weeks until I could come back! But once the plane landed, I realized how exciting life was, and how lucky I was able to do this. I saw many wonderful things, and in India I met Richard, who is now my husband.”

Back home, she started writing Roadrunner. This novel is about Tara Roberts, who decides to give up her job and travel round the world, and it sounds like it is all a true story about Suzanne. “Tara goes to the same places as me and feels the same about them, but I don’t have her crazy way of behaving or get into danger as she does,” Suzanne explains.

Suzanne’s second book, called Sailing, shows Tara in different funny situations, and unusually for a second book, is just as enjoyable as the first. This is even more surprising when you consider that since the birth of her son, Suzanne has had to find the time for writing while looking after him. “I have to plan things better now,” she says.

Roadrunner is going to be made into a film, a third and final novel about Tara is planned, and Suzanne is still only 29. How does she feel about her future? “I just take things as they come,” she says with a smile.

【1】The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A.giving up her jobB.travelling around the world

C.meeting her husbandD.being a worker in a bank

【2】In what way are Suzanne and the character of Roadrunner similar?

A.They have similar travel experiences.B.They have similar characters.

C.Both write books about their journeys.D.Both lead dangerous lives.

【3】How does the writer feel about Suzanne’s second book Sailing?

A.He’s not pleased Suzanne spent less time on it.

B.He’s surprised Suzanne can repeat her success.

C.He’s not interested in reading more about the same person.

D.He’s pleased she’s included ideas about children in it.

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.Suzanne Todd was a bank clerk after going around the world.

B.Three novels about Tara are planned and one of them has finished.

C.It tells us some background information about the book Roadrunner.

D.Suzanne Todd won the Best New Writer Prize for her first film.

【5】What kind of person is Suzanne?

A.She is quiet and shy and doesn’t take risks.

B.She does crazy things and gets into dangerous situations.

C.She likes to plan things very carefully.

D.She is happy and enjoys the challenge.

One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the “Sol-4”. “It’s four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooker.”

The “Sol-4” works by reflecting (反射) light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct（把……对准）the light as a cooking pan. Then the light heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.

The cooker is also much “friendlier” than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.

At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight. Each cooker costs about $2,000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called Solar Cookers for Africa. It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment.

【1】This passage probably comes from .

A.a magazineB.a storybookC.a guidebookD.a textbook

【2】The “Sol-4” is mainly used to .

A.shorten the time of cooking

B.reduce the cost of making cookers

C.raise money through donations to help African people

D.reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke

【3】The underlined word “individuals” most probably refers to .

A.cookersB.mirrorsC.peopleD.experts

【4】How soon can water be boiled in the “Sol-4”?

A.That is much faster than cooking with natural gas.B.Within two minutes.

C.That is as slow as cooking with electricity.D.In only four minutes.

【5】From the passage, we can infer that .

A.the “Sol-4” will be designed in a smaller size

B.more Africans can use the solar cooker in the future

C.the “Sol-4” is the first product of the South African company

D.the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers

My neighbor is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the ___________ people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of “favor war” where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as _____________the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would _____________to top it with another favor.

Yesterday morning, it snowed heavily and I remembered he shoveled (铲) my driveway for me. So I took out my shovel and took care of both our driveways and sidewalks because it was my turn to do a favor ___________. It took a while but I finished it and got into my car for work.

That night I got a _________on my door, it was my neighbor. He immediately shook my hands and thanked me for shoveling his driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and _____________a boy.

“As soon as I started the car early this morning, a call came through that a young boy in our neighborhood was seriously ill.___________, my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance 10 minutes,” added he. “A young boy got to live his life because you did me the favor.”

It wasn’t too much ___________to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again. ___________favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest ____________. One favor will always be followed by another.

【1】A.nicestB.busiestC.richestD.happiest

【2】A.looking forB.going downC.cleaning upD.walking across

【3】A.tryB.stopC.agreeD.refuse

【4】A.soonB.backC.againD.first

【5】A.noteB.kickC.giftD.knock

【6】A.metB.savedC.supportedD.encouraged

【7】A.FinallyB.ActuallyC.LuckilyD.Suddenly

【8】A.practiceB.troubleC.attentionD.experience

【9】A.NoB.AnyC.SomeD.Each

【10】A.choiceB.progressC.decisionD.difference

【1】她习惯每天早上喝一瓶牛奶。她认为这很健康。

She________ a bottle of milk every morning. She thinks it is very healthy.

【2】李老师是一位如此和蔼的老师，所有同学们都喜欢她。

Miss Li is________ teacher________ all the students like her.

【3】小明 14 岁，他还不够年龄学开车。

Xiao Ming is 14 years old. He________ learn to drive a car.

【4】昨晚我爸爸完成了工作才回家。

My father ________ go home________ he finished his work last night.

【5】我们必须采取行动减少空气污染。

We must ________ to reduce air pollution.

【6】多么好的天气啊！我们去散步吧!

__________ ________ weather！Let’s go for a walk!

【7】在医院里不允许吸烟。

Smoking ________ in the hospital.

【1】你想告诉同学们不管做什么事情都要落实到行动上，行动胜过话语，你会这样说:

___________________________________________________________________________.

【2】你想倡议不要在公共场合随地吐痰，你会这样说:

___________________________________________________________________________.

【3】当你看到家乡的青山绿水不见了,你想知道究竟发生了什么，可以这样说:

___________________________________________________________________________?

【4】你的老师建议你要努力学习，否则你会考试不及格，他可能会这样说:

___________________________________________________________________________.

【5】你想知道你的朋友是否曾去过北京，你可以这样问:

___________________________________________________________________________?

内容要点：

1.做作业时，用纸的两面；

2.购物时带布袋而不是塑料袋；

3.骑自行车或是走路上学；

4.将用过的课本留给下届学生；

5.你的2-3点看法。

注意:

1.文章必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；

2.不要逐词翻译；

3.词数80左右。.

参考词汇：1. 用过的used . 2.下届lower grades

Lower Carbon, Happier Life

It’s our duty to save the environment.

Eat your favorite foods. They can bring you much pleasure for sure. You can make a healthy meal at home. Cook something you love but usually don’t have time to make. Instead of having meals at home, you can also go to a local restaurant for something special. Eat it there, or bring it home. 【2】

Stay away from technology. You may have a chance to find the real beauty of life. Maybe you can’t help playing with your smart phones all day while you are on holiday alone. Why not create more time to go hiking, fly kites or do some other outdoor activities? 【3】

【4】You can go shopping, see a film, or take a class. Take your time to search for something even small that you want. Going to see a movie or a show alone can be a fun experience. Use your holiday as a chance to try something new like dancing or painting.

【5】Leave your worries behind and try to be a master of your own, but remember that nothing is more important than safety.

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A. Try to find something new and fun to do.

B. Whether you eat our or cook at home, enjoy!

C. Being alone can also be relaxing and amazing.

D. All in all, relax and have a wonderful holiday.

E. In this way, you will have chances to be close to nature.

Summer is a great time to improve your child’s reading! Reading over the summer can help your child keep up his reading gains during the past school year AND also help prepare him for the next year!

How to sign up:

We are inviting you to sign up for free to help your child be an active reader this summer!

Go to www. readfun org

*Select “Parent”(NOT “Teacher”)

*Click on the blue “Sign Up”

What we provide:

We provide you with thousands of free, high-quality articles with questions and activities. To make summer reading easy, we have selected interesting and knowledge-filled articles of different levels. You can go to www. Readfun.org/summer-reading to download and print the articles for free.

How to use:

TIP 1: Articles for summer reading should be accessible, so be sure to choose articles at your child's reading level. Don’t be afraid to star with articles of lower grade levels. The important thing is that he reads, reads, reads!

TIP 2: It’s also important to help your kid develop good reading habits Help him keep a good record of his summer reading. Besides, encourage him to discuss what he has read with family members. That way, you will all have a good time.

We wish you and your family a great summer

【1】The first two sentences of the text above are about________.

A.different types of booksB.the coming school year

C.the importance of summer readingD.good places for summer reading

【2】One of the steps for parents to sign up on www. readfun.org is to________.

A.select “Parent”B.finish a test

C.choose a tipD.print an article

【3】What does www. readfun.org provide?

A.Online teachers.B.Pen friends' information.

C.Interesting videosD.Articles of different levels

【4】According to TIP 2, parents should help their kids develop________good reading habit(s).

A.1B.2C.3D.4

【5】The text above is written to________.

A.introduce a reading programmeB.sell books to school kids

C.encourage parents to read moreD.share reading experience

Animals are our friends, but【1】['hju:mn] beings often kill them for meat, fur and money. What should we do to protect them?

Our【2】 ['gvnmnt] has done something to protect animals. Under the law, we mustn’t hunt【3】kill these animals. And we mustn’t destroy their【4】(nature) living environments. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals. We should ask more people to keep them 【5】from our dinner. As a result, there will not be wild animals on sale and the hunters and killers will become【6】.Last, we should not pollute our environment so that animals can have a good living【7】[kn'd()n]. We should stop people from【8】(cut) down trees. Wild animals will lose their homes【9】 (with) trees. And we’ll lose our animal friends.

All of us should do our【10】(good) to protect animals.

参考词汇:中国结Chinese knots

A special form of traditional art—— Chinese knots

Chinese knot is a special form of Chinese traditional art.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________