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Anna: Pollution has become one of the biggest problems now. __1__ we do to fight pollution?

Mike: We can do many things. For example, stop factories __2__waste gases and stop using one-off(一次性的)things

Anna: Anything else?

Mike: We can also plant more trees because trees are best fighters_3__pollution.

Anna: I see. I have a good idea. Shall we go to plant trees in the park this weekend?

Mike: I think it’s__4__hot to plant trees now. We can do it in spring.

Anna: You are right. I didn’t think about that. By the __5__, what’s your plan for the weekend?

Mike: I’m going cycling along the river bank.

  3D printing technology(技术) may not be a new thing in some foreign countries. But in May this year, at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center(深圳会展中心). Many visitors were attracted by a 3D printer.

  The machine looks similar to an ordinary printer and can print a‘statue’in about 90 minutes after scanning anything, including a person.

  The writer prints layer(层)by layer. For example, if we want to print a 30-cm-tall statue, the computer will calculate the layers and print 460 layers in total. It can also print people and clothes. You can stand for scanning for just about three minutes, and a statue will be finished about two hours. The cost for a statue of a man is about 1000yuan. The printer, which costs about 500,000yuan, is from the USA.

 ‘We want to introduce this technology to people, and find more chances here.’said an engineer, ‘There is a company in USA that offers 3D printing services to people. Many people come to design their own thing. It is very cool. We hope that the printer will encourage more Chinese people to be more creative.’

1. A 3D printer_______.

A. is a common machine          B. prints layer by layer

C. can make clothes and people          D. is widely used in Shenzhen

2. How much should you pay if you want to have a statue of yourself printed?

A. 50,000yuan          B. 1000yuan          C. 500,000yuan          D. 100yuan

3. The engineer showed people the 3D printer to_______.

A. design new things          B. print statues for them

C. introduce this technology and find changes          D. calculate the layers

4. We can find this article in_______.

A, a travel guide        B. a restaurant menu        C. a newspaper        D. a textbook

5. The best title for the passage is_______.

A. A 3D printer made in Shenzhen          B. 3D printing looks for bigger market

C. 3D printing services in the USA          D. Design your own statue

  Friendship can help you stick to your aim and make you more successful, according to an article in Times.

  Carlin Flora, the writer, who has studied friendship for years, finds that if you rally want to change something in your life, you can develop friendship with people who have the same aims as you do.

  Friends can help make you own stronger. Following good examples can help you get rid of(摆脱)bad behaviors and form new, healthier ones. For example, after a busy and tiring day, you probably want to go home and watch TV. However, your friend knocks on your door and asks you to go jogging with him. After jogging, you talk over coffee together. This is much better than just sitting in the room watching TV.

  Flora also points out that it’s best to stop bad habits by turning attention to different, good ones. Instead of staying at home alone and spending hours in front of your computer, building up friendship with those who have the values and habits you admire will lift you up more easily.

  We all wish to be with, and be liked by our friends. When you have friendship with people with strong wills and good behaviors, you will not only succeed more easily, but also find joy on your journey.

1. According to the passage, Carlin Flora wrote an article for_______.

A. Shenzhen Daily         B. China Daily        C. Times         D. The Sunday Star

2. The underline word‘ones’in the third paragraph means_______.

A. examples          B. behaviors          C. friends          D. aims

3. In the writer’s opinion, _______ is better for you after a busy and tiring day.

A. sitting in the room watching TV                 B. staying at home alone

C. spending hours in front of your computer          D. jogging with a friend

4. According to the writer, we should make friends with those who_______.

A. have the values and habits we admire             B. often go jogging with us

C. spending hours in front of your computer          D. jogging with a friend

5. The main idea of this passage is_______.

A. friends can help make your own stronger.

B. we all wish to be with, and be liked by our friends.

C. it’s best to stop bad habits by turning attention to different, good ones

D. friendship can help you stick to your aims and make you more successful

Chinese people often think of a rainy spring as a rather romantic time to be more picturesque when it rains. If you are making a plan for your spring trip, Shaoxing is the place to go.

Shaoxing lies in the south of the Yangtze River Delta(长江三角洲) in Zhejiang Province. You can take a fight from Shenzhen to Hangzhou and then a bus to Shaoxing. You can also take a direct(直达的) train to Shaoxing from Shenzhen Railway Station.

Shaoxing is one of the most famous historical cities in China. It is knows for its rich culture, and as a city of bridges, tea and scholars(学者). A number of great scholars either were born here or spent an important part of their life in the city, including the great writer Lu Xun.

With a history of more than 1000 years, the area has many attractions, like the houses of famous historical people. In addition, the natural landscape alone is a good reason for a visit. During the rainy months of spring, visitors often take Wupeng Boats to enjoy its natural beauty.

Silk products in Shaoxing are of high quality and are very popular with tourists. Shaoxing is famous for its wine, too. If you go to Shaoxing, you will find it has something for everyone.

1. The underline word‘picturesque’in the first paragraph means_______.

A. beautiful              B. boring          C. crowded          D. awful

2. Why is Shaoxing is known as a city of scholars?

A. Because Shaoxing has a history of more than 1000 years

B. Because the great writer Lu Xun was born in Shaoxing

C. Because a number of scholars were born in Shaoxing or once lived there

D. Because there are many houses of historical people

3. Shaoxing is famous for the following EXCEPT_______.

A. tea          B. silk products          C. wine          D. airports

4. We can know from the passage that_______.

A. there is a flight from Shenzhen to Shaoxing     B. there are a lot of bridges in Shaoxing

C. Because a number of scholars were born in Shaoxing or once lived there

D. Because there are many houses of historical people

5. The passage suggests(表明)that_______
A. Shaoxing is well worth visiting          B. it is cheaper to travel to Shaoxing in spring

C. Shaoxing is in the west of the Yangtze River Delta

D. you can take a Wupeng Boat to Shaoxing from Guangzhou

  The second season of the popular singing contest ‘The Voice of China’was launched(启动)Wednesday in Beijing.

  Hosted by Zhejiang TV, the show is based on‘The Voice of Holland’. The first season invited four famous singers as coaches（导师）,Yang Kun, Na Ying, Liu Huan and Harlem Yu. The winner was Liang Bo, a 21-year-old man from Jilin.

  The choice of the coaches for the second season has not been decided yet, according to Jin Lei, the show’s director. He said they planned to invite pop singers Faye Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lao and Liu Huan, to be this year’s coaches, but it hasn’t been decided yet. And he said they were looking for contestants from around the world and they planned to choose 300 for the show.

  In the first season, the four coaches chose teams of the contestants through a listening process with their backs to the contestants. If two or more judges wanted the same singer, the singer had the final choice of his or her coach. Finally, the contestants competed in later battles.

  For the second season, there will be changes in the process. One change is that may still have the chances to choose their favorite contestants in the later battles.

1. How many coaches were there in the first season?

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

2. Who was the winner of the first season?

A. Liu Huan          B. Jacky Cheung          C. Liang Bo          D. Faye Wong

3. According to the passage, who will probably be one of the coaches again in the second season?

A. Liu Huan            B. Na Ying          C. Yang Kun          D. Harlem Yu

4. The last paragraph talks about_______.

A. the plan for choosing coaches.                 B. the plan for choosing contestants

C. the changes in the process of the second season 

D. how to find contestants from around the world

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. ‘The Voice of China’is based on another similar programme.

B. There will be 3000 contestants for the show in the second season.

C. The coaches of the second season have already been decided.

D. The process will be the same in the second season.

阅读理解：根据短文内容，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案

  One day at a school, an old teacher was trying to explain the word‘miracle(奇迹)’in class.

‘Boys and girls,’said the teacher, ‘imagine I stood on the roof of a ten-floor building, lost my balance and fell off. Then suddenly, in the air, a wind blew me up and brought me safely to the ground. Now what word would you use to describe this?’

  The students thought for a long time. Then a boy raised his hand and said, ‘Luck?’

‘True, true,’answered the teacher，‘…but that’s not the word I wanted. I’ll regret to story. I am on top of the ten-floor building again, and I fall. A mind catches me in the air and places me safely on the ground. Think now…What word would you use to describe it?’

 ‘Accident!’cried out a girl.

 ‘No, no’he answered, ‘True, true, Listen for the third time. I’m on that same building, I fall and am safety by a wind. What word could describe it?’

  The boys and girls shouted together, ‘Practice!’

1. What could this story most probably happen?

A. During a holiday      B. At lunch time      C. On a school day      D. On a weekend

2. How many times did the teacher try to explain the word?

A. Once          B. Twice          C. Three times          D. Four times

3. The students shouted ‘Practice!’because they_______.

A. the old teacher was practising falling off the building

B. the old teacher told them to do more sports.

C. the old teacher wanted them to practise with    D. the old teacher didn’t mean anything at all

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A. The teacher told a true story in class       B. The students understand

5. We can infer(推断)from the passage that_______.

A. one of the students had an accident in class

B. the students were not listening to the teacher carefully

C. the teacher would explain it again in another way

D. the teacher was very happy with the students’ answers

完形填空。阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能正确填人相应空格内的最佳答案

  Joyce took part in a TV quiz show last Saturday. She was calm and relaxed. __1__ she  got all the answers right. Soon she was __2__  the other contestants. At last, she won the biggest prize-a chance to experience an educational visit to __3__ for three months. Joyce is very excited about the visit and she can’t wait to get ready for about the visit and she can’t wait to get ready for __4__ .She wants to take some photos of China with her to show people Chinese culture. Growing up in Fujian, Joyce enjoys __5__ , so she decides to take different types of tea such as black tea, green tea and Oolong tea（乌龙茶）.

  Joyce is going to say with a host family in New York for the__6__ twp months. During the stay, she will go to school there and live just like a member of the host family. __7__ , she will go on sightseeing tours for the third month. She is a little__8__ about communicating with her hosts, but her parents__9__ encouraging her to be confident. This makes her feel much __10__ .

Now she is looking forward to the visit.

1. A. yet          B. or          C. but          D. and

2. A. behind       B. or          C. ahead of      D. beneath

3. A. China        B. American    C. Japan        D. France

4. A. her          B. them        C. it           D. these

5. A. tea          B. coffee       C. milk         D. juice

6. A. first         B. second       C. third        D. last

7. A. before that    B. After that     C. Next Saturday D. Next month

8. A. strict         B. happy       C. sorry        D. nervous

9. A. stop         B. keep         C. hate         D. regret

10. A. better       B. weaker        C. angrier      D. sadder

---Miss Li, can you tell me_______?

--- Oh, it means a healthy, encouraging and hopeful power.

A. what does‘positive energy’mean B. what‘positive energy’means

C. if it means‘positive energy’ D. that it means‘positive energy’

---Have you ever watched the programme_______ is called‘I’m a singer’?

---Of course! It’s _______ popular in China now. Even my grandma likes it.

A. that; real          B. who; really          C. which; really          D. what; real

---Hello! May I speak to Mary? I have _______ to tell her.

---Please_______. I’ll go and get her.

A. something important; go on B. important something; hold on

C. something important; hold on D. important something; go on