It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my first day at my new school. I was walking slowly and worrying about lots of things. It was 7:00 in the morning and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on ice when suddenly she fell off her bike a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up but fell once more. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said, “Thank you,” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” warmed me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down beside a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn’t dare to look at them. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school and I didn’t have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl next to me said. “And hi, I’m Carrie.” I looked up. It was the girl I helped that morning. What a surprise!

From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend.

1 ． The first day at the writer’s new school was cold and ________.

A ． rainy B ． snowy C ． windy D ． cloudy

2 ． Who fell off the bike?

A ． A girl. B ． A boy. C ． An old man. D ． An old woman.

3 ． The writer felt less nervous on the way to school because of ________.

A ． a letter B ． an e-mail C ． a small gift D ． a small event

4 ． Carrie shared ________ with the writer.

A ． a pen B ． a dictionary C ． a book D ． a ruler

My dad has always spent his free time climbing mountains. He spends several years in planning his route, listening to the weather report and finding the best maps, and he really likes a good challenge. For example, he always chooses the most difficult path up the mountain, so that he can achieve something.

As soon as I could walk, he started taking me with him sometimes. At first, he used to carry me on his shoulders. Later on, I had my own little boots and I followed him up the easiest slopes ( 陡坡 ). I can still remember how happy I was when we set off.

The first time I did a proper ( 真正的 ) climb with him, I was about eight years old. As we got to the top, we saw some other climbers standing there admiring the view. They couldn’t believe my father had managed to get to the top with such a small girl. In fact, we weren’t the only ones who managed to do so that day. When we were coming down, we met another family with two young girls, who must have been just behind us.

I'm now 15 and I belong to a climbing club. Dad always hoped to pass on his love of climbing to me. It seems that he has . I already spend most of my weekends in the mountains. Sometimes dad comes too, but now I’m the one out in front, and he can’t always catch up with me!

1 ． The writer’s father always chooses the most difficult path up the mountain ________.

A ． to keep healthy B ． to go sightseeing

C ． to achieve something D ． to take photos

2 ． How did the writer feel when they set off?

A ． Worried. B ． Nervous. C ． Surprised. D ． Happy.

3 ． The writer did a proper climb with her father for the first time when he was about ________.

A ． eight years old B ． sixteen years old

C ． two years old D ． fifteen years old

4 ． The underlined sentence “It seems that he has.” means the writer’s father ________.

A ． has given the maps to her

B ． has passed his love of climbing to her

C ． doesn’t like climbing mountains any more

D ． doesn’t want to climb mountains with her any more

It is said that tea can improve creative power of the literary ( 文学的 ) artists in ancient China.

According to Lu Yu’s Tea Classics , tea—drinking in China can be traced back ( 追溯 ) to the Zhou Dynasty — tea was discovered by Shen Nong and became popular as a drink in the State of Lu because of Zhou Gong.

Tea—drinking in China has a history of four thousand years. As the legend ( 传说 ) has it, Shen Nong tasted hundreds of wild plants to see which were poisonous , in order to prevent people from eating the poisonous plants. It is said that he was once poisoned but was saved by eating some leaves of an evergreen plant with white flowers. Later, people called the leaves that saved his life “cha”.

In modern times, people still keep tea—drinking as one of their daily activities. According to the study, tea can also have effects on some modern illnesses. To those who have to work with computers for a long time, drinking tea can help them to build up a wall against the computer radiation. To those who may have too much fat, drinking tea can help them to recreate a new balance in their bodies. And to those aged people, drinking tea is also a good way to keep a calm mood for a longer life.

1 ． Tea—drinking in China can be traced back to ________.

A ． the Zhou Dynasty B ． the Xia Dynasty C ． the Qing Dynasty D ． the Tang Dynasty

2 ． The underlined word “poisonous” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A ．供饮用的 B ．美味的 C ．多姿多彩的 D ．有毒的

3 ． What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A ． Shen Nong was once poisoned. B ． Shen Nong was a hero.

C ． The birth of tea. D ． Tea became popular.

4 ． What is the main idea of this passage?

A ． The legend of Shen Nong.

B ． The history of tea—drinking in China.

C ． Drinking tea can help people live longer.

D ． Tea can have effects on some modern illnesses.

Two little girls,14-year-old Cindy and 12-year-old Lucy, wrote to a newspaper office, asking some fast food restaurants to stop giving away free plastic( 塑料 ) toys. Many people read the letter and supported them.

“We have been learning all about the environment at school and the problem of plastic. It made us very sad to see how plastic harms wildlife and pollutes the ocean, and we want to change this.That’s why we want the fast food restaurants to think of the environment and stop giving away plastic toys with their kids meals.” the two girls wrote in their letter.

“We like to go to eat in fast food restaurants, but children only play with the plastic toys they give us for a few minutes before they get thrown away. In the end, they will harm animals and pollute the sea. We want anything they give us to be sustainable ( 可持续发展的 ), so we can protect the earth for us and for future humans,” they continued.

The letter made a large number of readers pay attention to them. The number of people who supported them almost doubled after reporters followed the two little girls.

Since the little girls’ story started being picked up by news reporters, the fast food restaurants had to give a reply to the newspaper office, telling about their plans for making their free toys more sustainable.

1 ． The two little girls wrote to the newspaper office in order to ________.

A ． get some fast food

B ． get some free presents

C ． stop children having junk food

D ． stop fast food restaurants giving away plastic toys

2 ． Where do the two girls learn about the environment?

A ． At home. B ． At school. C ． In a restaurant. D ． In a library.

3 ． The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to( 指 ) ________ in the passage.

A ． fast food restaurants B ． fast food C ． plastic toys D ． waste water

4 ． What may fast food restaurants most probably do to deal with free plastic toys?

A ． They may stop giving away free plastic toys.

B ． They may make free toys with paper and cloth.

C ． They may sell their plastic toys to other countries.

D ． They may make free plastic toys more sustainable.

There are some famous buildings that everyone can recognize ( 识别 ). When you see a picture of a sports stadium that reminds you of a bird’s nest( 鸟巢 ), you probably know it is the Olympic stadium in Beijing. When you see a picture of a famous concert hall that reminds you of a sailing ship, you probably know it is the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Buildings like these are easily recognized worldwide. They were designed to look like other things if people use their imaginations.

Other buildings do not need any imagination. They are made to look exactly like other things. Sometimes, these buildings are offices, restaurants, or even houses. Three buildings built in this way are actually museums. The shape( 外形 ) of the building is a clue ( 线索 ) to the objects that people can see inside.

In Guizhou, China, people can visit the Meitan Tea Museum, built in the shape of a huge teapot. There is also a second building next door that is shaped like a tea cup. From far away, the nine-storey teapot shaped museum looks like some kind of huge work of art. But as one gets closer, the windows make it clear that this is a building.

People who are interested in guitars might want to visit the Guitar Museum in the USA ． The three-storey building is shaped like a guitar lying on its side. Inside, visitors can see all kinds of guitars as well as learn about famous guitar players.

One of the newest funny-shaped museums is a pottery ( 陶器 ) museum in Korea. This museum, built in 2011, is shaped just like a real pot. Along with seeing examples of pots and tools used for making pots in the museum, visitors can try to make their own pots there.

1 ． What are the stadium and the concert hall examples of?

A ． Huge buildings.

B ． Famous buildings in Beijing.

C ． Places that look like other things.

D ． Buildings that look exactly like things in them.

2 ． If you are in the newest funny shaped museum in Korea, you can ________ there.

A ． make your own pots B ． see all kinds of guitars

C ． drink tea D ． do sports

3 ． Where do you think the passage is from?

A ． A music magazine. B ． A sports magazine.

C ． An art magazine. D ． A medical magazine.

4 ． What is the best title of this passage?

A ． Famous museums. B ． Interesting buildings.

C ． Famous things from long ago. D ． Things used to make buildings.