It's very common to see lightning storms(雷雨) in summer. Some people don't take them carefully. In fact, lightning storms are very dangerous for people, and they can even kill people.

So how do we keep safe during a lightning storm?

If you are indoors, stay away from windows and doors during a lightning storm. Don't take a shower or do the dishes because lightning can travel through water. Turn off the TV and computer. My computer was broken, so I learned it the hard way. Never use the phone. Lightning can travel through the phone line and hit you.

If you are outdoors during a lightning storm, never take shelter(庇护) under a tree because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you. Stay away from anything that is metal(金属). Try to get in your car and close all the windows, or go into a nearby building right away. If there's no building around, try to find a low place to stay in. Squat(蹬) down near the ground and put your hands over your ears. Never use a cellphone.

1.When are the lightning storms common?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.

2.What can you do if you are indoors during a lightning storm?

A. Watch TV. B. Take a shower.

C. Stay away from windows. D. Play computer games.

3.What can't you do if you are outdoors during a lightning storm?

A. Stand under a tree. B. Get into your car.

C. Go into a nearby building. D. Squat down near the ground.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. What a Lightning Storm Is

B. How to Take Shelter During a Lightning Storm

C. How to Stay Away from a Lightning Storm

D. How to Keep Safe in a Lightning Storm

Do you want to get into space? Well, NASA has found a way to get you there. NASA has made it very easy. Just visit faceinspace.nasa.gov, upload(上传) a photo of your face and write your name. Your face will then be up in space on a spaceship. Your dream can be without any money. Don't you think it's really exciting?

You may want to know how they will get it into space. Well, later this year, during one of the two space shuttle(航天飞机) missions(任务), STS?133 or STS?134, your photo will go to the international space station while traveling in one of the two space shuttles. So you ask yourself, is this true? Well, when the mission is over, the person who has joined this activity can get a souvenir for the flight.

If you are older than 13, you can join it freely. If you're younger, you must ask your parents for permission. Do you want to take part in it right now?

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us ________．

A. where to write the name B. how to let our faces in space

C. where to upload a photo D. how to be an astronaut

2.What does the underlined word “permission” mean in Chinese?

A. 训练 B. 表扬 C. 资金 D. 同意

3.You can join the activity ________．

A. only if(只有) you are older than 13

B. without any money

C. by visiting faceinspace.nasa.gov

D. both B and C

4.What's the best title of this passage?

A. Shuttle Missions B. Let Yourself Go to Space

C. Fly Your Face into Space D. How to Upload Your Photo

Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, cannot teach his students everything. His work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to learn some facts or formulas(公式) by heart. It is quite easy to learn some facts in history or a formula in math, but it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.

Great scientists, such as Newton, Edison and Einstein didn't get everything from school, but they were all successful. The reason for their successes was that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all the time. The most important thing was that they knew how to use their brains(大脑)．

1.The teachers in the school should ________．

A. teach the students everything they know

B. only teach the students how to write

C. only teach the students how to learn

D. teach the students how to learn

2.From the second paragraph we know that ________．

A. it is easy to work out a math problem

B. it is difficult to work out a math problem

C. it is difficult to learn some facts in history

D. it is difficult to learn some formulas by heart

3.Why were Newton, Edison and Einstein successful?

A. Because they learned all the knowledge at school.

B. Because their teachers were very good.

C. Because they knew how to learn.

D. Because their parents were strict with them.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Students can't learn everything in school.

B. A teacher's work is to teach the students to remember a lot of facts.

C. To learn how to study is much more important than to learn facts or formulas by heart.

D. Outside school study is as important as school study.

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Most of American businesses are open five days a week. American school children attend school 1. days a week, too.

American families usually have a two?day 2.(weekend). The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. 3. the weekend, people spend their time in many different 4.. Many families enjoy weekends together. They may go shopping, go for a drive or visit friends. They may also invite friends over and 5. a party at home. Many American families take part 6. sports during the weekend. 7.(run), biking, playing volleyball and swimming 8.(be) popular in summer. Skiing and skating are the favorite winter sports.

Weekends are also a time for American families to work on something in their yards or in their houses. Many families plant flowers and have vegetable gardens. Some families use the weekends 9.(repair) their houses. 10. most Americans, weekends are very busy.

下面文章中有五处(第71到第75题)需要添加小标题，请从以下选项(A－F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题(其中一项为多余选项)。

A. How to Keep Old Friends

B. What Friends Are

C. The Ways to Make New Friends

D. Different Kinds of Friends

E. Why Friends Are Important

F. How to Talk with a New Friend

Everyone has friends. Please read the following passage. You can know more about friends.

1.

Friends are people you know well and like. They can be different kinds of people. Some of them may be outgoing. Some may be quiet. But they're all the people you like to spend time with.

2.

Friends are important in your life. They can make your life interesting, give your advice and help you in different time. Life is going to be hard and boring if you don't have any friends.

3.

In different time and places, you have different kinds of friends. When you play sports, you may have a friend who often plays with you. When you feel sad, you may have a friend who can comfort(安慰) you.

4.

A good way to make friends is to do some activities with others. You can join some clubs or sports teams. And if you want to learn something, you can take a class. There you can meet new people and make new friends.

5.

Old friends are important to you because they know you better. A good way to keep your old friends is to ask them to your birthday parties and that kind of things.

书面表达

宁波作为“一带一路”(The Belt and Road)的枢纽城市，受到许多外国友人的关注。假如你是李华，今年暑假，你的英国笔友Susan将来宁波游玩。请根据以下提示，给她写封邮件介绍宁波。

注意：(1)文中应包含所有提供信息，可适当发挥；(2)文中不得出现考生的真实信息；(3)词数：80左右(文章开头和结尾已给出，供选择使用，不计入总词数)；(4)词数少于60或多于120将从总分中减去2分。

Dear Susan，

I'm glad that you will visit Ningbo this summer vacation. Let me introduce it to you.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

I'm looking forward to seeing you.

Yours，

Li Hua

What do you think of your father? Maybe we have different ideas. As for me, my father always ______ me and stands by my side. He is the “VIP(very important person)” in my life. Now I want to ______ some stories between us.

When I was a kid, my father was often ______. I spent a lot of time with my grandmother. At that time I could really be called a naughty(淘气的) girl and often couldn't ______ myself. I don't know why my father was not able to just stay at home and play with me like other children's fathers.

As time went by, I studied in a boarding(寄宿) school. One day I told my father ______ the phone that I missed my mother's ______ very much. To my surprise, when I was preparing to go to bed, one of my roommates told me that ______ was calling me. I ran out and saw that my father was there, outside of the gate of the dormitory(寝室), with a lunch box in his hand. I went ______ towards him and he gave me that lunch box. His face was filled with tiredness by the long trip. Without ______ anything, he disappeared(消失) in the dark. Back to the dormitory I couldn't help crying.

I just want to tell you that the ______ from your father may come in its own way and I really love my father!

1.A. shouts to B. cares about C. turns down D. laughs at

2.A. share B. keep C. write D. add

3.A. rich B. busy C. strong D. angry

4.A. dress B. teach C. control D. help

5.A. on B. to C. of D. about

6.A. story B. life C. face D. dishes

7.A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. someone

8.A. seriously B. quickly C. carefully D. heavily

9.A. remembering B. leaving C. saying D. losing

10.A. love B. food C. trouble D. surprise

Hi! Full of happiness and sadness, the year 2017 is coming to an end and we invite you, the foreign friends to share your stories with our readers all over the world. We will choose some of the best and give prizes to the writers.

☆____________

Foreigners with some experiences about China during the past year. You may have visited for just a few days, stayed longer here or just met with Chinese in your own countries.

☆What to write?

Anything about China or Chinese people that happened to you. It can be Chinese food, buildings, culture or anything you think worth writing about.

☆How to join?

E?mail your writing to readers@chinadaily.com.cn.

☆Rules: At least 200 words and one photo about your story. More words and photos are encouraged(鼓励).

Please write the information, such as who, what, where and when, below your photos.

☆Prize: A bicycle.

☆Deadline(截止日期): December 28th, 2017.

1.Which sentence can be filled in “________” in Paragraph 2?

A. Who can join? B. When to write?

C. How to write? D. Where to join?

2.A foreign friend can NOT write about ________ in the story.

A. Yunnan Rice Noodles B. America's Got Talent

C. the Dragon Boat Festival D. the Palace Museum

3.We can see from the passage that ________.

A. the winners can get bicycles

B. you can send the story in 2018

C. 200 words are at most for the story

D. the foreign friends enjoy reading

4.The purpose(目的) of this passage is ________.

A. to teach readers how to take a photo

B. to choose some best photos about foreign cultures

C. to ask foreigners to write down their feelings about China

D. to invite Chinese people to share their stories with foreigners

5.The passage may come from ________.

A. a map B. a diary C. a dictionary D. a newspaper

“My dear dad, where are we going？” This has become the most popular question these days. It's a line from the theme song of Hunan TV station's reality show(真人秀) Where Are We Going, Dad?

“All of my classmates are big fans，” said Ning Yun，14, from Guangxi. “On Fridays, we remind(提醒) others: Don't forget to watch it tonight！”

In the show, five pairs of fathers and kids go to different places and finish interesting jobs. It's all about growing up. Clumsy(笨拙的) fathers learn to cook and look after their kids. The kids learn about teamwork and living and working by themselves.

In the show, Kimi, four years old, finds it hard to finish his work alone. “When I saw Kimi looking for his dad, I can't help laughing，” said Chen Yufang, 13, from Guangxi. “It reminded me of my first night at the school dormitory. I really felt the pain(痛苦) of growing up that night.”

When people see the fathers trying to help their kids, it also touches their hearts more or less. Tian Xiaofeng, for example, 14, from Jiangsu, said his father is like Guo Tao in the program. “He is really strict. And I was sad about it，” he said. But now he sees it in a different way. “Guo Tao's son looks strong?minded(意志坚强的). I think his parents give him some good examples. And I guess my father just wants me to be like that，” he said.

On the journey of life, kids learn to grow up and adults learn to be better parents. Maybe we can plan a trip with our parents. Shall we go?

1.According to the passage, Where Are We Going, Dad? is a ________.

A. song B. show C. magazine D. movie

2.The third paragraph is mainly about ________.

A. when the games begin B. what the program is about

C. how fathers learn to cook D. where the children play

3.According to the passage, Kimi ________.

A. does his work easily B. comes from Guangxi

C. is a 4?year?old kid D. enjoys living at school

4.The writer tells that the new program touches people's hearts by ________.

A. giving an example B. making a survey

C. singing a song D. having a speech

5.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. Guo Tao is very sorry for his son

B. children hardly do as their parents do

C. Tian Xiaofeng's father is very strict

D. kids can grow up well without parents

Have you ever watched a film with your friends and thought, “How wonderful！” or had a meal with your family and said, “That's was the best！”？

Well, there may be a small secret(秘密) about why you enjoyed it so much. Our experiences are stronger if we share them with someone. That means good experiences become better, and bad ones become worse. That's according to a new study by Yale University.

Scientists did a small study on female(女性) college students. In the test they share chocolate with someone they thought was another participant(参与者). But in fact, it was a scientist. In each test, they got two pieces of chocolate. They ate one piece at the same time with the “participant” and another piece alone. The participants thought the chocolate was tastier and more enjoyable when they shared it with someone. Even though both pieces of chocolate were from the same box.

Scientists then did another experiment, this time with bitter,_unpleasant chocolate. Again, the participants thought the chocolate was bitterer than the piece they ate alone.

“When people think of shared experience, what usually comes to mind is being with friends or family，” said scientist Erica Boothby. We often don't know how much people around influence(影响) our decisions, according to Erica.

However, it does show that sharing things with a friend may just make your good way a little brighter. Because the study only looked at female college students, it doesn't mean the whole(全部的) picture.

1.According to the new study ________.

A. the best film is the one you watch with your friends

B. sharing secrets with your friends can make you happier

C. the most delicious meal is the one you have with your family

D. your experiences are stronger if you share them with others

2.Which of the following statements is WRONG to the test?

A. The chocolate has two different tastes.

B. The scientists also take part in the test.

C. The chocolate is from the same box.

D. The participants were female college students.

3.The underlined word “bitter” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

A. 苦味的 B. 灰色的 C. 精致的 D. 明亮的

4.We can learn from the last two paragraphs ________.

A. Erica Boothby really likes eating chocolate

B. making more friends can make you luckier

C. boys don't like to do things with their friends

D. friends or family play a role in our decisions

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Eating Chocolate Lets Us Be Happier

B. Sharing Things Makes a Difference

C. Watching a Movie Brings Us Luck

D. Doing a Study Is Really Interesting