Have you ever taken photos by using mobile phones with selfie sticks(自拍杆)? 【1】

However, a pair of US artists from New Mexico, Arie Snee and Justin Crowe believe they have invented a better one and they call it “selfie arm”.

【2】It makes those people in the pictures seem to be holding hands with a loved one.

The pair say it offers a far better experience than using a straight stick. The selfie arm makes people feel they are not alone when they take photos.

【3】They think their invention solves the main problem that the selfie stick has — people look alone while they are taking pictures of themselves with great interests. The product, at present, just an art project and a model conveniently provides you a welcoming arm. 【4】 The pair say they are fascinated by these new ideas.

The “selfie arm” is made of fiberglass. 【5】 The project that they work on shows the growing selfie stick.

Phenomenon (现象) directly and the increasing nee d for narcissism (自恋) and Internet agreement.

A．It is lightweight and easy-taking.

B．Thousands of “selfie arms” have been made.

C．It seems that they are together with their friends.

D．For better or worse, they have taken the world by storm.

E．This new invention is a small, useful and cleverly-designed tool.

F．And better yet in the future, it’ll talk in a fiendly way and never get angry or upset.

Once there was a little girl in a village. She __【1】__summers on her grandfather’s farm. The year she was four, she ___【2】___ some ducks. The ducks __【3】_ white with orange feet. They 【4】__ in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.

Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks __【5】__ into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸）and saw them __【6】__ in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked（嘎嘎叫）back.

Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid __【7】___where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner.

The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn’t want _【8】___. Can you guess why?

假如你是Frank，是一位来自美国的交换生，请根据下面的图片和表格，参考所给的英文提示（可适当发挥），给你的好朋友Bob写一封电子邮件，介绍你在中国的生活和学习情况。词数：60-80词。电子邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

【1】The students go to the Homework Club because ___________.

A. they want to help their teachers

B. they need a quiet place to study

C. they can play with their friends there

D. they can play games and watch TV there

【2】The underlined word (划线单词) “snack” is___________ in Chinese.

A. 零钱 B. 小吃 C. 奖状 D. 玩具

【3】From the passage (段落) we know ____________.

A. the Homework Club is in the students’ classroom

B. the price for a session of two days a week is $150

C. the students can go to the Homework Club on Friday

D. the Homework Club finishes at 2:30 pm on Wednesday

“百善孝为先”，“身教胜于言传”。请根据所提供的信息与提示词，以“What my father does moves me deeply!”为题，用英语写一篇短文。

内容要点：

1. 奶奶把爸爸抚养大不容易，现在年龄大了，很需要照顾；

2. 爸爸是个孝顺的儿子。无论他多忙，他……；

3. 孝敬老人是中华民族的传统美德，爸爸所做的为我树立了好榜样；

4. 我要向爸爸学习，并尽我所能和家人一起分担家务。

提示词：raise(抚养)，filial(孝顺的)，set an example to(为……树立榜样)，virtue(美德)，respecting elderly people(孝敬老人)

写作要求：

1.短文必须陈述以上四个方面的内容，其中第二方面至少写出体现父亲孝心的三件事；

2. 所给的提示词都必须用上（可适当发挥），词数不少于80词（不含已给出的句子的词数）；

3. 短文中不得出现真空的姓名、校名和地名；

4. 语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。

What my father does moves me deeply

Look at the picture, my father is washing feet for my grandma. What my father is doing moves me very much. Yes, it’s not easy

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阅读以上材料内容，从下面各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（每小题1分，共5分）

【1】Where is the swimming lesson?

A. Changchun Stadium. B. People Theatre.

C. Great Swimming Pool. D. Great Garden.

【2】When is the concert?

A. On Thursday(18:00~20:00). B. On Saturday(10:00).

C. On Saturday(15:00~17:00) D. On Wednesday(10:30~12:00)

【3】If you want to ask something about the basketball match, you can call _______.

A. 70564368 B. 58796382 C. 62603941 D. 89687255

【4】On Saturday, you can _____.

A. have the swimming lesson and go to the concert

B. see the film Fast & Furious 7 and go to the concert

C. watch the basket match and see the film Fast & Furious 7.

D. watch the basketball match and see the film Fast & Furious 7.

【5】If two adults and one child want to see the film Fast & Furious 7, the tickets will cost _____ yuan.

A. 8 B. 16 C. 40 D. 48

【题目】阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词.
A

Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It has one of the world's New Seven Wonders, Christ the Redeemer. Its is 30metres and its arms stretch to a width of 28metres. Carnival, Brazil's best known festival, is celebrated by people dancing samba with masks and c costumes. Local food acaraje is popular among people. People m it from black-eyed peas and it is usually of fruit, peanuts and egg. As we know, it is much more for its football than to its landscape, cultural events and food. Brazil held the World Cup in 2014. Many football fans were crazy about watching the matches then.

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子补全对话。其中有两项是多余的。

A: Excuse me, madam.

B: Yes? _【1】__

A: I want to go to the train station, but I don’t know how to get the ticket from the TVM(自动售票机).

B: __【2】_ Well, just press here.

A: How much is the ticket?

B: __【3】_

A: All right. By the way, how often do the trains come?

B: __【4】__

A: What time is the last one?

B: At 11:30 p.m.

A: OK. Got it. Thanks for your help.

A: __【5】_

B: Goodbye!

A: Bye-bye!

【1】 doesn’t like sports.

A. Alice B. David C. Cindy D. Eric

【2】Eric plays basketball for ____________ hours on weekdays.

A. two B. three C. four D. six

【3】Which(哪一个) is right?

A. David can’t play tennis well.

B. Alice’s favorite sport is basketball.

C. Kobe is Cindy’s favorite basketball star.

D. Cindy thinks computer games are boring.

【1】We know she does well in writing.

【2】My parents were not in yesterday afternoon.

【3】Good eating habits can help us to keep healthy.

【4】It rained much in South China in May this year.