Jeremy Lin is one of ________ basketball players in NBA.

A. popular B. less popular

C. more popular D. the most popular

________ of the students in my class ________ girls.

A. Two third; is B. Two thirds; is

C. Two third; are D. Two thirds; are

—How many people ________ your chess club ________？

—About twenty.

A. do; made of B. do; made from

C. is; made up of D. are; made of

Lucy and I are twin sisters. We always have a strong connection—we can almost read each other's minds. A lot of people say it is ______ for twins to have that connection, but I never thought about it much. ______， I do now because the special connection saved Lucy last year.

When Lucy left for college, I was ______ we would not keep in touch, but thanks to mobile phones, that didn't ______. I was really looking forward to her coming home during her vacation. But when she got home, I felt something was wrong. I asked how she was and she replied that ______ was fine.

A month later I decided to visit her. As I was ______ to her college, I suddenly couldn't breathe. I stopped the car and wondered what was wrong with me, but then I ______ that it was with my sister. I quickly called her to see if she was OK. She said that things were fine.

About twenty minutes later, the same thing happened. But much ______ than before and all I could see in my mind were pictures of my sister lying on the floor. I raced to the ______， parked the car, and ran to her room.

When I got there, it was just like what I had seen in my mind. I called 911 and they took ______ to the hospital.

When Lucy woke up, she smiled weakly and said the special connection was really magic.

1.A. dangerous B. common C. impossible D. fair

2.A. Luckily B. Finally C. However D. Personally

3.A. proud B. glad C. surprised D. afraid

4.A. happen B. go C. ring D. change

5.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

6.A. walking B. running C. driving D. flying

7.A. realized B. remembered C. suggested D. expected

8.A. better B. worse C. nearer D. farther

9.A. phone B. car C. hospital D. college

10.A. me B. her C. she D. them

A plane without oil! Super Google glasses! Sound like the year 2050? Take a look at the coolest inventions of 2013.

Solar?powered plane. A plane flew for more than 18 hours over the U．S. on Saturday and didn't use a drop of oil! How? Solar Impulse is a solar?powered plane, the biggest such plane in the world. It has the same weight as a small car. It carries only one person. It can get solar power from the sun.

Super light camera. It weighs only 36g. It's as light as six coins. It's easy for you to take this small camera with you when travelling. It's small, but it also has many uses. You can take a colourful photo or a black and white one. There are many shapes you can use. You can also use the camera as a key ring.

Google glasses. They are the latest technology from Google. People who wear the glasses can record what they see and hear around them, and put them on the Internet for the world to see. There is a GPS system in the glasses, and it will find where you are and tell you where you need to go. Google glasses are a bit like a helpful secretary. You can tell them what you want to write in an e?mail and they will type it for you.

1.The solar?powered plane can't________．

A. fly without oil

B. carry 18 persons

C. get power from the sun

D. fly for more than 18 hours

2.Which has the same weight as six coins according to the passage?

A. Solar?powered plane.

B. Super light camera.

C. Google glasses.

D. All the above.

3.Google glasses can________ if you need.

A. record other people's activities

B. drive and park your car

C. find a helpful secretary for you

D. only take colourful photos

4.From the passage, we can know________．

A. how to make a solar?powered plane

B. who invented the solar?powered plane

C. what Google glasses can do

D. who invented the super light camera

5.The best title for the passage may be “________”．

A. Life in the Year 2050

B. Coolest Inventions of 2013

C. Latest Technologies from Google

D. How to Use the Super Light Camera

A thirsty crow(乌鸦) comes across(偶然遇到) a bottle of water, but the water level is out of its reach. The bird then drops some stones into it and gets the water.

“It's just a story, ” you may think. But new research has found that crows' brains may sometimes be better than those of 6?year?old children.

In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes(试管). They had to drop stones in and get water.

With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.

Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4 to 6, however, failed. Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6?month?old crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.

So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Don't be too quick to say no.

1.The first paragraph is ________ about crows.

A. a piece of news B. a story

C. a truth D. a joke

2.________ failed the test.

A. Kitty

B. Children aged 7 to 10

C. Children aged 4 to 6

D. All the six crows

3.From the text, we know crows' brains may ________ be better than those of 6?year?old children.

A. sometimes B. always

C. never D. often

4.How many crows did the team do the experiment on?

A. 5. B. 6.

C. 7. D. 8.

5.What does the underlined word “kinder?gartner” mean in Chinese?

A. 幼儿园小朋友 B. 幼儿园老师

C. 幼儿园 D. 中学生

If your ears are working well, you hear sounds all the time. You can't switch(关掉) your ears off, even when you are asleep.

Listening

When you really want to listen to something, you tell your brain to focus on that sound. If your ears are healthy and are both working well, they can turn down other sounds while you focus on what you want to hear. If one ear isn't working as well as the other, they can't do this. If your hearing cells(细胞) have been damaged by too much noise or music, what you want to hear can get mixed up and lost in the other sounds around. With__healthy__ears__you__can__choose__what__you__want__to__listen__to,__but__you__can't__choose__what__you__hear.

Understanding

Your brain deals with the received sounds and tells you what they mean. Some people have problems understanding what they are hearing because their ears don't work well and they don't hear all the sounds. The brain does not get enough information to understand the messages or they may be mixedup.

Selective(选择的) hearing

Lots of mums and dads think that kids have this “problem”. They think that the kids select what they are going to hear and what they can't hear! Many mums say that dads do this, too. In fact, this is something we may all do to try and make our lives a bit easier. Some children wrote what they liked to hear and what they didn't like to hear.

31题完成句子；32～33题简略回答问题；34题写下本文的主题句；35题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.If one ear isn't working as well as the other，

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2.What does your brain do when you are listening?

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3.Which of the suggestions do you think is the most important for you? Why?

(Please answer within 25 words.)

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根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。

Science has changed our life in many ways. Of all my s1.， science is my favourite one. It is not only interesting but 2. amazing. We have done a lot of 3.(experiment). They have proved many 4.(science) theories to us. We also learned about DNA.What is DNA? In g5.， DNA is the blueprint of our life. Our DNA repeats the pattern of our 6.(parent). That is w7. we look like our parents. By combining DNA, scientists have created new 8.(live) things, 9. example, Dolly Sheep. It 10. (sound) surprising, doesn't it?

将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。

1.attention, anything, draw, did, your

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2.called, scientific, is, what, method, a

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3.has, up, all, the, he, money, used

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4.likes, he, butterflies, studying

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5.life, affects, science, our, a lot

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随着社会的发展，网上购物在我们的日常生活中成为一种流行的购物方式。请根据下表提示，用英语谈谈网上购物的利与弊。不少于80词。

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