Have you ever seen a car without a driver? It sounds crazy, but these computer-driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you. Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars, and the technology is there.

So how? The cars have sensors（感应器）all around which can find other cars and objects in the road. Road signs are read by cameras, and satellite navigation systems（卫星导航系统）are used so the car knows how to get where you want to go. All you have to do is type in the address! Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information that it receives from the sensors and cameras and works out when to speed up, stop and turn.

Sound like your idea of heaven（天堂）? Sitting back, looking out of the windows and even watching a film or reading a book while ‘driving’ would be possible with this new technology. You wouldn’t have to worry about remembering directions to where you’re going. In addition, computers would also drive more safely than people — they would obey the rules and have quicker action times when in dangerous situations.

However, there are many drawbacks of driverless cars. Computers would have difficulties making ethical（道德的）decisions: if a child ran into the road, would the computer choose to hit the child or turn suddenly and potentially kill the car’s passengers? Moreover, I personally find driving fun –I’d miss never driving a car myself. There would also be many other decisions to be made –should children, or drunk people, be allowed in a driverless car by themselves? Or would there need to be a person with a driving license in the car at all times?

I’m not certain I’d want a driverless car – but it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and popular on our roads.

1.When using a driverless car, you need only .

A. read the road signs carefully B. check the cameras

C. put the address into the computer D. remember the directions

2.The third paragraph mainly tells us about the of driverless cars.

A. instructions B. standards C. advantages D. tests

3.The underlined word “potentially” in Paragraph 4 means “ “.

A. possibly B. successfully C. especially D. naturally

4.What’s the writer’s opinion about future driverless cars?

A. They’ll cause more accidents. B. They’ll be less expensive.

C. They’ll use less energy. D. They’ll run much faster.

1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】试题分析：本文介绍了无人驾驶车需要人们做的仅仅输入要去的地址，介绍了它的优点及缺点。 1. 2. 3. 4.

Last year, I went to Beijing Qizhi Special Education School for community service（社区服务）.Before we took the bus, my friend asked me a question, “Why are you here?” I did not know how to answer the question.

The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy walked toward me. He held my hands and pulled me to the ground. I kissed the earth and tasted nature.

I could not understand what he was doing at first, then I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger.

A teacher stopped this awkward（尴尬的）silence when she shouted at the boy. “What are you doing right here, right now?” she said. “You will never see your mom again if you keep doing this. Now, say sorry!” “Sorry,” he cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something about this child. After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child’s parents.

She said that the child was very different from other students because of an illness. His family could not afford to treat him. He needed the kindness of his family, but they had abandoned him. So he depended on the support from the teachers and community service workers like us.

I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day.

Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference. But it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people.

1.How did the writer reach Beijing Qizhi Special Education School?

A. By train B. By car. C. By bus. C. By taxi.

2.Why did the writer get angry?

A. Because a boy held the writer’s hands. B. Because the writer did not like to taste nature.

C. Because a boy pushed the writer to the ground. D. Because a boy was impolite to the writer.

3.The boy acted differently from others because _______.

A. he was sick B. his parents didn’t like him

C. he was nervous and fearful D. he always lived with teachers

4.The underlined word “abandoned” most probably means “_______”.

A. hurt B. left C. sold D. forgotten

5.From the passage we can learn that the writer __________.

A. helped so many people in the world B. played with the lonely boy after lunch

C. learned the meaning of community service D. wasn’t good at answering the questions about community service.

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了作者通过参加社区服务理解了社区服务的意义：和孤独的孩子玩耍也许不会产生作用，但是这种行为去能为孩子点亮心灵，使他们知道他们也有人爱。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3，000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6，500 kilometres. It spread from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East.

Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk, of course. They also carried and traded spices(香料), cloth, valuable stones and gold.

There is a famous old story along the old road. It is said that Roman soldiers(士兵) travelled through central Asia. They started to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese village of Liqian. Some of these Romans married local Chinese women and the story of blue?eyed villages of China was started.

During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable goods and new ideas. These included people and trading goods from the Mediterranean, Persian, Magyar, Armenian, Bactrian, Indian and Chinese areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stories, languages, and cultures.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes(路线) are still used, but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35，000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.

1.How many kilometres did the Silk Road cover?

A. About 3，000. B. Nearly 6，500.

C. Almost 2，000. D. Over 35，000.

2.Traders carried all kinds of goods along the Silk Road. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？

A. Silk. B. Cloth.

C. Gold. D. Tea.

3.Who married ancient Chinese women in the story of blue?eyed villages of China?

A. Asian soldiers.

B. African soldiers.

C. European soldiers.

D. American soldiers.

4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. Valuable things could not be sold along the Silk Road.

B. The Silk Road allowed people from different countries to mix.

C. Ancient Chinese along the Silk Road may be able to speak different languages.

D. The objects in the museum in Jiuquan in China are from all along the Silk Road.

5.Which part of a magazine can this passage come from?

A. History and Geography.

B. Sports World.

C. Man and Animals.

D. Popular Science.

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A 【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了古代丝绸之路的由来，丝绸之路上的商品交易，以及丝绸之路上的风俗文化和现代丝绸之路的情况。 1.题意：丝绸之路盖了多少公里？考查细节理解题。根据the Silk Road covered almost 6，500 kilometres.，可知几乎覆盖了6500公里，故选B。 ...

We often face the following situations in our daily life:

? The woman next door plays her piano after 12 o’clock at night.

? The family across the street never cleans up their yard. The rubbish blows into your yard.

? The man next door always parks his car in front of your drive.

Have things like this ever happened to you? If so, you may ask yourself, “Who are these people? Why are they doing these things to me?”

These days, many people don’t know their neighbors. Sometimes we share a friendly smile or say hello, but lots of people don’t even know their neighbor’s names! When you don’t know someone, it’s easy to be angry when something has happened that you think is unfair. You think, “Maybe they like to make me angry, “or “Maybe they do it on purpose.” Believe it or not, your neighbors probably don’t mean to irritate（激怒）you. Often, they don’t even know that they’re making you feel angry. So before you take unusual steps to fix the problem, you should discuss it with them first.

When you move towards your neighbors, you should talk to them in a friendly manner. Praise their children to make them feel good. Then explain the situation. And if you can think of a simple way to solve the problem, suggest it.

If talking doesn’t work, ask another person to help. This person can listen to both sides of the story and help you and your neighbor solve the situation.

Finally, sometimes it’s a good idea to avoid the problem. Depending on the problem, it might be best to just stay out of your neighbor’s way.

1.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing paragraphs 1&2?

A. To ask some questions. B. To lead in the subjects.

C. To list some situations D. To tell some stories.

2.You should talk about the problem with your neighbors first because ________.

A. they often say hello or smile to you

B. you do not know what they are called

C. they probably don’t plan to make you unhappy

D. they will take unusual steps to solve the problem

3.When talking with your neighbors, you can make them have a good feeling by _______.

A. praising their children B. explaining the problem

C. shaking hands with them D. making friends with them

4.The best way to solve the problem sometimes is to ________.

A. ask another person for help B. turn a blind eye to it.

C. tell the story to your friend D. let your neighbor get out of the way

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Ways to deal with neighbors

B. Problems caused by neighbors

C. Situations we may face every day

D. Reasons why we become angry at neighbors

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.A 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了由于邻里之间不熟悉，当有问题发生时往往会使矛盾激化，就这一问题作者给大家介绍了一些解决问题的方法。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What useful book! I have learnt a lot from it.

A. an B. a C. the D. /

B 【解析】句意：多么有用的书啊！我从中学到了很多东西。考查冠词辨析题。a是不定冠词，泛指，一个，用于辅音因素开头的单数可数名词前；an不定冠词，泛指，一个，用于元音因素开头的单数可数名词前；the定冠词，特指，用在独一无二名词前，像地球，月亮，太阳。前一句useful是以辅音音素开头，需用a。根据句意语境，可知选B。

Can you tell me how long the plane trip will me to the USA?

A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay

A 【解析】句意：你能告诉我乘飞机去美国旅行会有多久吗？考查动词辨析题。四个选项都有“花费（时间、金钱）”的意思，A. take花费时间，主语需是物/事或用于it特殊句式；B. cost价值，指花费金钱，主语需是物；C. spend花费时间或金钱，主语是人或用于it特殊句式；D. pay支付（金钱），主语需是人。本句是宾语从句，主语the plane trip是事物，花费的是时间；根据句意语...

There were about one thousand trees in the park, but about three of them

were cut down. Many birds lost their homes.

A. thousands B. thousand C. hundreds D. hundred

D 【解析】句意：公园里大约有一千棵树，但大约有三百棵树被砍倒了。许多鸟失去了家园。考查数字表达法。hundred、thousand、million等数词前面有具体的数字（基数词）修饰时，都用单数形式，即基数词+hundred/thousand/million；如果没有具体的数字（基数词）修饰，则用其复数形式并和of连用，即hundreds/thousands/millions of，表示“...

---National Day is coming. What are going to do during the _____ holiday?

---I will have a trip with my family.

A. seven days B. seven –day

C. seven-days D. seven day’s

B 【解析】试题分析：句意为：---国庆节即将来临，七天假期你打算做什么？---我打算和家人去旅行。根据语境可知，这里应用形容词。基数词用连字符号与名词连接，相当于形容词，这时的名词不用复数。结合选项可知应选B。

Her lecture was hard to follow because she kept jumping from one subject to_______.

A. other B. the other C. the others D. another

D 【解析】句意：她的演讲很难跟上，因为她不断地从一个话题跳到另一个话题。考查不定代词辨析题。A. other其他的；B. the other（两者中的）另一个，表特指；C. the others（两者中的）另一些，the other 的复数形式，表特指；D. another再一个/又一个，用于三者以上，常与one连用。本句是one…another结构，根据句意语境，可知选D。

The girl had a short rest she arrived home.

A. after B. before C. when D. since

A 【解析】句意：女孩回到家后稍作休息。考查连词辨析题。四个选项都可表示时间，A. after在……以后；B. before在……以前；C. when当……时候；D. since自从，用于表示一段时间。根据句意语境，可知BCD三项意思都与句意不合，故选A。