A．What，bad B．What，worse

C．How，bad D．How，worse

Photography is a way of making pictures by using light. The word “photography” means “to draw with light”.

A camera is used to take a photo. The camera focuses(使聚焦) reflected light from an object, or scene, and records this light onto film(胶片) or a digital chip(数字芯片). The film, or information on the digital chip, can then be processed(冲洗) into a photo.

The idea of taking photos has been around for hundreds of years. However, it was not until 1826 that an inventor was able to take the first photo. He took this photo by covering a metal plate with light-sensitive(感光的) chemicals and exposing(暴露) it to light through a camera lens(镜头).

Over the next 50 years, photographers moved from using metal plates to glass plates and finally to light-sensitive film to record an image.

Today, light-sensitive film is still used. However, digital technology(技术) has become more popular, and most images are now recorded inside cameras on a digital chip.

每题答案不超过5个词。

【1】What does the word “photography” mean in English?

【2】How long has the idea of taking photos been around?

【3】When could an inventor take the first photo?

【4】Which is more popular today, light-sensitive film or a digital chip?

【5】What do you think of the development(发展) of photography?

A. boys, with B. boy, on

C. boys, on D. boy, use

A. through B. past C. over D. across

【1】____

【2】____

【3】____

【4】Do you have any rules at home? List(列出) one of them.

________________________________________

【5】Do you like this rule？Why?

____________________________________________

As sweet as Hello Kitty: She likes to eat cakes. She loves to make new friends. She asks friends to her tea parties. She is warm and sunny and will always help you.

As clever as Snoopy: He went to school when he was nine. He learned to use a typewriter in two years! He thinks a lot. He is so clever that you like to be with him.

As sarcastic as Garfield : He sits happily in the seat and says sharp words to you. Sometimes he is not nice. He doesn’t really like you? He thinks you’re a fool? No, in his heart, he loves you. He is a friend with hard words but a warm heart.

As naughty as Mashimaro（流氓兔）: He doesn’t look like a good boy. He has sleepy eyes and looks naughty. He always makes fun on people .So you get angry with him and don’t like him very much. His mind is active and full of ideas. He tries to be big and catch your eyes. But, he’s still a child.

【1】What does the underlined word ＂sarcastic＂ may mean in Chinese?

A. 淘气的 B. 犀利的 C. 可爱的

【2】If you want to make a friend like Snoopy, he or she must be ___________ at least.

A. clever B. naughty C. sweet

【3】Tom’s friend is always warm-hearted with sharp words. He is just like_________.

A. Hello Kitty B. Mashimaro C. Garfield

【4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Hello Kitty is a lovely cartooner.

B. Snoopy is popular with people.

C. Mashimaro often makes people excited.

【5】According to the passage, people love cartoon animals because ___________.

A. they are the animals that often make people laugh

B. their personalities（性格）are like the people around them

C. the cartoon animals are sunny, warm and full of ideas

【题目】阅读下面的文本, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
My friend Bob has a large police dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park near their home. Jack likes these walks very much.
On a cold Sunday afternoon, I go to Bob's home. Bob is happy to see me. At first Jack is happy too. Bob and I talk for a long time. Jack plays with a ball in the room for some time. Then he sits down in front of me and looks at me. I go on talking with Bob. Just at that time, Jack takes my hat and runs out of the room. I go after him to get my hat back. Suddenly, I know what Jack wants to do.
What a clever dog!

（1）When does Bob usually take Jack for a walk?
A.On Saturday morning.
B.On Sunday evening.
C.On Sunday afternoon.
D.On Saturday afternoon
（2）Why does Jack take the hat?
A.It's very cold.
B.He wants to give it to Bob.
C.He likes the hat.
D.He wants to walk in the park.
（3）Which is TRUE about Jack?
A.He's a clever dog.
B.He enjoys Bob's talk.
C.He is small and cute.
D.He likes Bob's friends

【题目】

【1】Tony is going to _______ in the city.

A. do some shopping B. go swimming C. take pictures

【2】Dean and Betty are excited because _______.

A. they like warm places B. they like the food there C. it’s their first time to go abroad

【3】Where will Paul go tomorrow?

A. Malaysia B. Sapporo C. Singapore

【4】How soon did Tom get there?

A. one hour B. 2 hours C. this morning

【5】From the postcards we know that ______.

A. Tom went to the city by car

B. Tony and Betty went to the beach

C. Paul liked Malaysian food very much

假如你叫李华，你们学校正在举行课外阅读活动。请你根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友Daniel写一封邮件，告诉他你认为读书对于中学生来说重要吗，你经常读什么样的书，以及通过阅读你获得了什么。

提示词语：think, Chinese, English, interesting, learn, understand, enjoy

Dear Daniel,
How is it going? At my school we’re holding some reading activities.

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What kind of books do you often read?

Yours,

Li Hua

Chinese Culture

While China is almost the same size as the US in area, it is home to about 1.3 billion people. It has a special culture with a very long history.

Chinese Food

Food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The most obvious(明显的) difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese calendar(日历) is called a lunar(阴历的) calendar. It is not the same as the one used in the US. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of letting go of the old and bringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck.

Chinese Zodiac(生肖)

The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle(循环). Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.

Chinese Language

Chinese is a complex(复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character represents(代表) a word and also a meaning. Unlike English, there are no spaces in Chinese writing. Besides Standard Chinese, or Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects(方言).

【1】Is tea a favorite drink in China?

【2】What is the Chinese calendar called?

【3】How many years of cycle does the Chinese zodiac follow?

【4】What does a Chinese character represent?

【5】What does the passage mainly tell us about Chinese culture?