<p class="ql-block">Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable rescources.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">World Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界), a free-to-play online games with over 40 million downloads, bring quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">1.Ctrip is a useful app for .</p><p class="ql-block">A. playing games B. learning English C. booking tickets D. drawing pictures</p><p class="ql-block">2.You can NOT know about from Ximalaya Reading.</p><p class="ql-block">A. poems B. novels C. news D. fairy tales</p><p class="ql-block">3.To remember words in a fun way, is a good choice.</p><p class="ql-block">A. Ctrip B. World Hero C. Baby Bus D. World of Tanks Blitz</p><p class="ql-block">4.World of Tank Blitz has downloads and it fits in people’s free time.</p><p class="ql-block">A. more than 40 millions B. less than 1 million</p><p class="ql-block">C. more than 1 million D. less than 40 million</p><p class="ql-block">5.According to the information above, .</p><p class="ql-block">A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime</p><p class="ql-block">B. we have t o pay some money for World of Tanks Blitz</p><p class="ql-block">C. we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording</p><p class="ql-block">D. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby Bus</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">D</p><p class="ql-block">①Supermarkets only sell food before its “sell-by” date. So where does food past its “sell-by” date go? The answer is in the trash bin. Besides shops, people also cast away a lot of food when they buy too much and can’t eat it up. To stop food waste, people have come up with great ideas. Take a look and try to join the action!</p><p class="ql-block">②Set up food banks. When we have extra money, we save it in banks. This idea made people think. Could they set up “banks” for food? The world’s first food bank started in the US in 1967. Many other countries, including China, have caught up with this great idea. For example, Shanghai has recently made a “share fridge”. It stores cakes and canned food donated (捐赠) from nearby markets and restaurants. It’s free for anyone to enjoy.</p><p class="ql-block">③Pay as you feel. The Real Junk Food Project is a company in the UK. It says that food past its “sell-by” date could still be OK to eat. So they collect it from supermarkets, and put it on shelves (货架) in special cafes. There, the food has no price label (标签). You can give as much money as you want. If you don’t want to spend money, you can help do some work there. There are now 125 Real Junk Food cafes worldwide. And the number is growing quickly.</p><p class="ql-block">④Buy less. When there’s no food bank around, what can we do to help stop food waste? In two words: Buy less. Dining halls in more than half of US colleges are going tray-less (无托盘). It makes it harder for students to take too much. This small change brings a big difference. It reduces food waste by 25 to 30 percent, and saves water and energy because there are no trays to wash.</p><p class="ql-block">1.The underlined words “cast away” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.</p><p class="ql-block">A. put away B. take away C. give away D. throw away</p><p class="ql-block">2.Which of the following is true according to the article?</p><p class="ql-block">A. People need to pay for food from “share fridge”.</p><p class="ql-block">B. Dining without trays helps to reduce food waste and save water.</p><p class="ql-block">C. Fifty percent of American restaurants are going tray-less.</p><p class="ql-block">D. The food in the Real Junk Food Project is free for anyone.</p><p class="ql-block">3.How does the writer organize the writing？</p><p class="ql-block">A. B. C. D. </p><p class="ql-block">4.What’s the main purpose of the writing?</p><p class="ql-block">A. To show how important the food bank is.</p><p class="ql-block">B. To introduce some ways of stopping food waste.</p><p class="ql-block">C. To ask people to buy food past its “sell-by” date.</p><p class="ql-block">D. To discuss where the food past its “sell-by” date goes.</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Bobby was preparing to go to bed one night when he heard a shrill screech(尖叫) coming from the barn(牲口棚) outside. What could be making such a loud noise so late in the evening? He had trouble falling asleep and turned all night long dreaming about the noisy monster in the barn. When Bobby woke the next morning, he ran to the barn to discover what caused the loud noise last night. Bobby was baffled. He could not figure out what would make such a noise. That evening after dinner, Bobby gathered his courage, held a flashlight and headed out to the barn.</p><p class="ql-block">“Where are you going?” Bobby’s father asked as Bobby made his way through the kitchen to the back door.</p><p class="ql-block">“I am going to find the monster in the barn that was making such a noise last night,” Bobby replied bravely.</p><p class="ql-block">“If you are going to look for a monster, you might need some help,” Bobby’s dad responded as he walked with Bobby out to the barn.</p><p class="ql-block">“What did this monster sound like?” Bobby’s dad asked.</p><p class="ql-block">“It was a screeching noise,” Bobby said, “and it was coming from the barn. I know it!” Bobby’s dad began to smile as they went near the barn, and he took the flashlight from Bobby. Shining the flashlight up at the roof of the barn, Bobby and his dad saw a small brown owl in the roof.</p><p class="ql-block">“It was only a barn owl that you heard last night,” Bobby’s dad said. “They are active in the night so that is why you only heard him at night. He must have been hunting.”</p><p class="ql-block">Bobby was relieved that it wasn’t really a monster. He thanked his dad as they walked back to the house. As they reached the door they heard a loud screech and looked up just in time to see the barn owl flying away into the night sky.</p><p class="ql-block">1.The noise Bobby heard the first night was_______________.</p><p class="ql-block">A. the barn owl flying B. the barn owl screeching</p><p class="ql-block">C. a monster in the barn D. the barn owl building a nest</p><p class="ql-block">2.What do you think the underlined word “baffled” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?</p><p class="ql-block">A. 勇敢 B. 疑惑 C. 自信 D. 害羞</p><p class="ql-block">3.This passage is mostly about _______________.</p><p class="ql-block">A. dreaming about the noisy monsters</p><p class="ql-block">B. a father and son going hunting in the barn</p><p class="ql-block">C. learning about different types of owls</p><p class="ql-block">D. discovering the source of a strange sound</p><p class="ql-block">4.What would probably be the best title for this passage?</p><p class="ql-block">A. The Monster in the Barn B. The Horse in the Barn</p><p class="ql-block">C. Father and Son D. Bobby’s Dad</p> <p class="ql-block">On Feb 21, a special Chinese “diplomat (外交官)”, Bao Bao the panda, arrived in China from the United States. Many people in the US found it hard to say goodbye to her and were at the airport to see her leave.</p><p class="ql-block">Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington DC in 2013. Her parents are Tian Tian and Mei Xiang. They went to the US in 2000. “We have watched Bao Bao grow up during the past three years,” said Dennis Kelly, the zoo director. “We’re going to miss her so much.”</p><p class="ql-block">In fact, the zoo has been preparing for Bao Bao to leave since the moment she was born. That’s because under the agreement between China and other countries, all the pandas born outside China must return home by the time they are four years old.</p><p class="ql-block">The flight took nearly 16 hours. A zookeeper and a doctor were on the plane together with Bao Bao. To make her comfortable, the zoo put bamboo and other snacks on the plane. Now, Bao Bao is at her new home in Chengdu. She will start a new life there.</p><p class="ql-block">Back to 1972, China first sent two pandas to the US as gifts. Right now, four zoos in the US have pandas from China. The pandas play an important role in the friendship between the two countries.</p><p class="ql-block">Of course the US is not the only country with pandas. There were 44 pandas living in different countries around the world last year, reported Xinhua.</p><p class="ql-block">1.The people in the US _________ when Bao Bao left the US.</p><p class="ql-block">A. didn’t mind her at all B. missed her so much</p><p class="ql-block">C. didn’t want to say goodbye D. bought her some gifts</p><p class="ql-block">2.What’s the agreement about the pandas between China and other countries?</p><p class="ql-block">A. All pandas born outside China must move to another city after they were born.</p><p class="ql-block">B. All pandas born outside China must return to China at the age of four.</p><p class="ql-block">C. The country where the pandas were born must offer good living condition for them.</p><p class="ql-block">D. The country where the pandas were born must protect them from danger carefully.</p><p class="ql-block">3.China sends two pandas to the US _________.</p><p class="ql-block">A. to make them comfortable and happy B. to help them start a new life in US</p><p class="ql-block">C. to help the US zoos have more pandas D. to be a gift and symbol of friendship</p><p class="ql-block">4.This passage might come from _________.</p><p class="ql-block">A. a newspaper B. a poster C. a story book D. a guide book</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">My grandfather is an eightyyearold man.He has changed，and he often says that life used to be better.</p><p class="ql-block">Families aren't families the way they used to be.A lot of families have broken up.If husband and wife have problems with their marriage，they no longer stay together.And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyone's working.No one has time to look after children at home.</p><p class="ql-block">And the cars！No one walks any more：everyone drives.We used to walk five miles to school every day，even in winter.But now we don't.And in school，the children don't have to think any more.In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract，multiply and divide in our heads.Kids don't use their heads any more，instead，they use calculators(计算器)．</p><p class="ql-block">Most families have computers now.In the past we didn't have computers.We didn't even have lights.My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen.But now nobody eats homecooked food any more.</p><p class="ql-block">And people don't talk to each other any more.They are too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think…</p><p class="ql-block">Life used to be simple，but it isn't any more.</p><p class="ql-block">1.My grandfather thinks that life ______.</p><p class="ql-block">A. is better than it used to be B. is worse than it used to be</p><p class="ql-block">C. is as good as it used to be</p><p class="ql-block">2.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?</p><p class="ql-block">A. 生活 B. 工作 C. 婚姻</p><p class="ql-block">3.What changes have happened to some families?</p><p class="ql-block">①There are lights at home.</p><p class="ql-block">②People like to eat homecooked food.</p><p class="ql-block">③Lots of families have computers.</p><p class="ql-block">④Lots of couples live apart because of some problems.</p><p class="ql-block">A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①③④</p><p class="ql-block">4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?</p><p class="ql-block">A. People have too much time to talk with each other.</p><p class="ql-block">B. Life now is very simple.</p><p class="ql-block">C. Many families have broken up because of problems between husbands and wives.</p><p class="ql-block">5.Which is the best title for this passage?</p><p class="ql-block">A. How life used to be B. The better life</p><p class="ql-block">C. The changes in our life</p>