【1】This is my E-mail address, and may I have _______________? (you)

【2】Emily took some great ______________ during her trip to London. (photo)

【3】Don’t tell lies! No one is willing to make friends with ___________ people. (honest)

【4】The People’s Republic of China will celebrate her ____________ birthday this year. (seventy)

【1】_________ there isn’t enough time for us, we’ll try our best. (尽管)

【2】There are ____________ tigers than there were a hundred years ago. (少)

【3】The course covers many topics ____________ the knowledge of English grammar.(包括)

【4】The government has made __________ to set up a new middle school in our town.(决定)

-Of course cycling is. Because it produces no pollution to the environment

A. easiestB. cheapestC. greenestD. healthiest

—That sounds cool. I really want to buy one, then I don’t need to carry a computer any longer.

A. either; orB. neither; norC. both; andD. not; but

—That’s because he always has _________ sleep at night.

A. a bit; littleB. a bit of; littleC. a little; muchD. a lot of; a little

A.a; aB.a; theC.the; aD./; the

Many countries, including the United States and Japan, have long been doing research on methane hydrate, but taking it from bottom of the sea has been a common problem they are facing. According to reports, China succeeded in drilling methane hydrate for a number of days continuously and got an average of over 16,000 m daily. It is believed to be a big breakthrough.

Scientists say there is about 21,000 trillion (万亿 ) m of methane hydrate in the world. If we can use it, it can meet the world's energy need for 1,000 years. However, it is too early to say a new energy source (来源 ) has been found because we are still facing two main challenges ——environmental risk and economic (经济的) cost. When methane hydrate is taken from the seabed, it may go into the air easily. That's very bad for the environment because methane is one of the worst greenhouse gases. Besides, drilling methane hydrate is very expensive as well.

However, China's technology breakthrough is very important because it shows the way researchers across the world should take. It also raises hopes that one day we can drill methane hydrate as a source of energy.

【1】What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A.China is producing a large amount of energy from fire ice.

B.China is making good use of fire ice throughout the country.

C.China has already succeeded in drilling fire ice from the seabed.

D.China has turned fire ice from the South China Sea into daily energy.

【2】What's the common problem many countries are facing when doing research on fire ice?

A.How to take it out from the bottom of the sea.

B.How to turn it into useful energy at the lowest cost.

C.How to make it cheap on the future energy market.

D.How to change it into a traditional form of energy.

【3】Why is it too early to say a new energy source has been found?

A.Because it's too difficult to find the place where the fire ice lies and how to drill it.

B.Because it's not easy for fire ice to go into the air and be good for the environment.

C.Because it’s quite impossible for fire ice to take the place of other sources of energy.

D.Because it's expensive to drill fire ice and it may do great harm to the environment.

【4】Where can we probably read the article?

A.In a storybook.B.In a newspaper.

C.In a travel guide.D.In an advertisement.

Software developers (开发者) in the USA have created a game called Osmo Coding Jam. The game is designed to help children use the creative side of their minds when learning to code. Children can play the game on iPads.

Tanya Dodge is the mother of two children who play the game. According to her, these activities give her children important skills for the future. “It’s an analytical (分析的) skill,” said Dodge.

But the developers believe writing code is not just an analytical skill. “We want to explore the creative side of coding that I think is often not as explored,” said Felix Hu, an Osmo engineer. Hu added, “The coolest part is that we’re teaching kids how to be creative with code and that’s a really important thing that kids should get comfortable with because coding is creative.”

Hu also sees many parents who feel that software code is a second language that children need to learn to succeed in future jobs. Tanya Dodge agrees. She said, “l think you’re going to have to understand the idea of coding will work well in the future.” Hu also explains that very often kids grow up not understanding how a computer works. He says by breaking it down to a lower level, kids can understand that the computer isn’t as smart as they think it is.

【1】What is Osmo Coding Jam designed for?

A.Training kids’ logical thinking.B.Helping kids learn to code fast.

C.Helping children learn Maths well.D.Helping kids become more creative.

【2】What does Tanya Dodge think of Osmo Coding Jam?

A.It needs to be improved.B.It can help kids play well.

C.It is of great help to today’s kids.D.It is not perfect in training kids’ analytical skills.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.If someone doesn’t learn Maths well, he or she can’t write code.

B.Creativity comes from writing code in daily life.

C.Writing code is just a skill which helps kids to analyze things well.

D.A lot of parents agree that software code will be useful for their kids’ future jobs.

【4】The writer wrote this passage __________.

A.to tell how to learn to code wellB.to tell about a new game for kids

C.to encourage kids to learn to study wellD.to show the importance of creativity

Marco Polo was amazed by the beautiful China. He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace, especially the Summer Palace which he described as “The greatest palace that ever was...” The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so large that it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.

There were inventions and developments in China which were not used in Europe at that time. He was puzzled (困惑的) by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat. The black stones were coal, but Marco Polo had never seen coal before!

In 1295, after 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco Polo returned to Italy. He was then a very wealthy man. A writer wrote down the stories that Marco Polo told him in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.

Although people enjoyed reading the book, many of them thought that Marco Polo’s stories about China were too fantastic to be true. But Marco Polo always stood by his tales. Just before he died in 1324, Marco Polo was asked the question, “Were they all true?” And this was his answer, “I have only told half of what I saw!”

【1】Marco Polo and his father went to China to ____________.

A.go on a tripB.be asked as guestsC.do businessD.study Chinese

【2】What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A.How beautiful China was.B.How developed China was.

C.How big China was.D.How strong China was.

【3】We can learn from the passage that __________.

A.Marco Polo used two examples to describe Chinese developments

B.Only a few people didn’t believe what Marco Polo said

C.The Emperor forced Marco Polo to serve him

D.Marco Polo was 70 years old when he died

【4】Where can we probably read the passage?

A.From a poster.B.From a guide book.

C.From a fairy tale.D.From a biography (人物传记).

Some statistics (数据) from the survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why many people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students aren’t required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only a choice at school. In British schools it’s common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it’s more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

【1】What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A.The people in England are good at learning languages.

B.Most of British people only speak English.

C.British people are known for speaking foreign languages.

D.Most of British people want to learn more than one language.

【2】How many ways will the British government use to improve language learning?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.People in other European countries speak English as much as British people.

B.One British student can’t give up learning a foreign language until 14.

C.Students in Britain prefer to learn science or history rather than learn a foreign language.

D.It’s unusual for British students not to learn a foreign language.

【4】What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A.Young English learners.B.Schools in the UK.

C.Speaking English.D.Foreign language learning in the UK.