A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury (埋葬) it in the garden and wait for it to flower（开花）. A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage users to recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Overtime it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous（有毒的）chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that includes a sunflower seed .When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with scientists to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly（不断）throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can change this, according to the scientists.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）
小题1: After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.

A．the phone will do harm to the environment

B．the phone cover will break down easily in the soil you bury it

C．it will be recycled by the producers

D．it can be sent back to the shops.

小题2: Which of the following is wrong about the cover of the new type of phone?

A．It can help the sunflower seed after the mobile phone breaks down.

B．It looks like normal plastics but it can break down.

C．It includes a sunflower seed.

D．It makes sure the seed only grows after the phone is thrown away.

小题3:The new type of phone can reduce the harm to the environment mainly ______.

A．because of the material of its cover

B．because of the sunflower seed

C．because it’s made of no poisonous chemicals

D．because you bury it in the soil after you finish with it

小题4: This type of research is done because ________.

A．the technology that produces mobile phones is changing quickly

B．users are constantly throwing their mobiles away

C．nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones

D．producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy, so this has become a very big problem for the environment

小题5:We can guess from the story ________.

A．the new type of mobile phones is already on the market

B．the new type of mobile phones will sell very well

C．recycling mobile phones is not useful to the environment

D．other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones

Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp (黑猩猩) or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.
Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.
Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it’s meaningful to you (an example is data 数据 about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.
Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing’s for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it.
Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.
小题1:What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Human beings are less clever than chimps.

B．Human memory is not as good as before.

C．Chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers.

D．Chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects.

小题2:How many kinds of memory are mentioned in the article?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

小题3:According to the article, which of the following is the best way to memorize words?

A．By watching TV.

B．By listening to music.

C．By writing them out many times.

D．By listening and watching pictures.

小题4:According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Memory is the most important ability for human beings.

B．Long-term memory usually involves more important things.

C．Scientists have made sure of the nature of memory.

D．Imagination is better than association in memorizing things.

小题5:Where do we probably read the passage?

A．A textbook	B．A science magazine
C．An advertisement	D．A news report

In November 1979，pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were    this story for the first time. However, this story is not      to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.
The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a       ! This is because he can make seventy-two      to his shape and size, turning himself into different animals and objects.  But       he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a person. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make     so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.
The Monkey King has     the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than thirty years ago, Western children became        in reading this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up.
小题1:A. writing        B hearing               C. telling
小题2:A. famous        B popular               C. new
小题3:A. monkey       B man                  C. horse
小题4:A. friends        B monkeys             C. changes
小题5:A. unless         B because               C. however
小题6:A. himself        B the stick              C. the teacher
小题7:A. trained        B excited               C. taught
小题8:A. worried       B relaxed               C. interested

Paul Nicklen waited patiently on a sheet of ice in the Arctic.  He was there to take pictures for National Geographic. Finally, he saw something big and white. It was a polar bear, swimming towards him in the icy water.
Paul lay down-on the ice to get a better photo, but the polar bear jumped out of the water and tried to attack him! Luckily for Paul, the ice cracked or broke and the bear fell back into the water The polar bear wasn’t so lucky. It couldn’t get a meal and had to swim farther away to find food.
To understand the polar bear’s problem, you need to know two things about the Arctic. First, the Arctic is mostly ocean. Second , ice cover a lot of the Arctic Ocean. In winter, the ice form a thick, white sheet, but in summer, the ice becomes thinner and break into pieces. Sea ice is the key to survival for Arctic animals. However, because of global warming, Arctic temperatures are rising and polar ice is melting.
Polar bears need ice to hunt seals, their favourite meal. They stand on the ice wait for the seal to come up for air. As Arctic ice melts, polar bears have to swim farther to find ice floes, or large pieces of floating ice. Sometimes, bears have to swim more than 200 km to find an ice floe. Some bears cannot swim that far and sadly they drown.
On his last trip, Paul Nicklen saw three dead bodies of polar bears. Before global warming threatened Arctic ice, a dead bear was a rare sight, Paul is sad to see the dead bodies, wildlife experts thinks global warming will have a terrible effect on polar bears. In the future, polar ice will continue to shrink and endanger the bear. Some scientists believe 65 percent of the world’s polar bears will disappear by 2050. in other word, polar bears are in great danger.
小题1: The main idea of the passage is that_________.
A. polar bears are amazing swimmers          
B. Arctic temperatures are rising
C. global warming is endangering polar bears
小题2:The polar bear that tried to attack Paul was unlucky because
A. Paul swam away                       
B. it was on an ice floe
C. it couldn't eat Paul
小题3:According to the passage, polar bears hunt seals by______ .
A. waiting on the ice                       
B. waiting in the water
C. drowning the seals
小题4: From the passage, Paul Nicklen is maybe a_________.
A. scientist                 
B. photographer   
C. Psychologist
小题5:  We can infer that polar bears____________.
A. won't have any food in 2050        
B. will all die before 2050
C. cannot find food easily

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.
Polluted air from cars, planes and factories is so thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog(烟雾). Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away. And they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
小题1:Rules are not enough, every person must help to fight pollution.
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because ___ __.

A．there were fewer modern machines at that time than today

B．people didn’t like to use modern medicines

C．there were no modern machines at all

D．there was no pollution at all

小题2:What is the biggest problem in today’s life?

A．Dirty water.	B．Pollution.
C．Noise.	D．Too crowded

小题3:The most serious kind of pollution is ___ ___.

A．noise pollution	B．air pollution
C．water pollution	D．waste paper

小题4:Factories must clean their water ___ ___.

A．before they use it	B．when they use it
C．before it is thrown away	D．whenever they use it

小题5:From the passage we know that _   ___.

A．a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

C．people are making rules in order to fight pollution

D．people can only use rules to fight pollution

March 21 is World Sleep Day. How’s your sleep recently?
The Chinese Medical Doctor Association asked 8,200 people in China about their sleep. More than 36.3 percent of them said they often sleep badly. The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. According to the US National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night. What cuts into their sleeping time? Homework. Also, school starts early in the morning.
But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? The survey finds that 60 percent of people check their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat (微信) or chat with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. We feel tired and think slowly. Besides, sleepy kids are often unhappy, says a study by the US National Sleep Foundation.
We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from coke, coffee and tea at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch less television. Leave your mobile phone and tablet computer (平板电脑) on your desk.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答语，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
小题1:What cuts into students’ sleeping time?

A．Students like reading in bed before they sleep.

B．Students have got too much homework and school starts early in the morning..

C．Students often drink coke, coffee and tea at night.

D．Students check their WeChat or chat with QQ friends at night.

小题2:How do students behave in class when they don’t get enough sleep?

A．They don’t want to do their homework.

B．They sleep in class.

C．They feel excited.

D．They not only feel tired and unhappy but also think slowly.

小题3:How many hours should teenagers sleep every night according to the US National Sleep Foundation?

A．5 to 6 hours.	B．6 to 8 hours.
C．8.5 to 9 hours.	D．9 to 10 hours.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Drinking coke, coffee and tea at night is good for our sleep.

B．We can’t change everything but we can find many ways to get better sleep.

C．Bad sleeping habits aren’t good for us.

D．We should stay away from bad sleeping habits.

小题5:In this passage, the writer is mainly trying to make the readers realize__________.

A．March 21 is World Sleep Day

B．homework makes students have no enough time to sleep

C．we feel tired and think slowly because we have bad sleeping habits

D．good sleeping habits can help us stay healthy

Penguins are lovely seabirds. They have wings but they cannot fly. They wear a black or blue-gray coat, and they have a white belly, and a pair of short legs. There are eighteen kinds of them. We must look at their heads and necks to tell one kind from another. Some of them have strange-looking hair on their head. When these seabirds walk on land, they are slow. Yet, when they are in the water, they become excellent swimmers! Most of them live in places covered by snow and ice year – round, but some are in warmer areas.

小题1: Which part of the penguin’s body is white?

A．The head.	B．The neck.
C．The leg.	D．The belly.

小题2:How many kinds of Penguins are there?

A．16.

B．17.

C．18.

D．19.

小题3:Where do most of the penguins live?

A．In warm areas.	B．In cold areas.
C．In the sea.	D．On land

Do you know you could get sick just by walking past a building? The bacteria(细菌) that cause Legionnaire's disease grow very fast in large modern buildings. They are carried by air through the buildings and outside. Legionnaire s disease is only one of the illnesses that are caused by "sick buildings".
Some buildings can make you ill because their heating and air-conditioning(空调调节系统) are controlled(控制). Air from outside cannot get in through the closed windows; This indoor air pollution is a growing problem.
Legionnaire's disease may be the most serious result of sick buildings, but other unpleasant illnesses can appear.People who work in some buildings suffer （受苦）from tiredness, feeling sick and headaches. Their offices look bright and clean, but invisible(无形的) and dangerous bacteria are in the air around them.
There is an answer to the problem. The air-conditioning and heating can be tested for bacteria. Once the tests are finished, the sick buildings can be cured. This is expensive to do, but the results are good. The people in the buildings no longer get sick, and everybody is happier.
小题1:"Sick buildings" means _______.

A．very old buildings

B．buildings that make people feel sick

C．buildings for sick people

D．buildings that are going to fall down

小题2:The indoor air pollution is caused by _______.

A．Legionnaire's disease	B．the air from outside
C．lack(缺乏) of fresh air	D．unpleasant illnesses

小题3:We can tell that a building might be "sick" when _______.

A．the windows are all closed

B．bacteria can be seen in the air

C．the air-conditioning and heating don't work well

D．people in it have got different kinds of diseases

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Legionnaire's disease is only one of the results of "sick buildings".

B．There is less and less indoor air pollution.

C．The bacteria are not dangerous if the offices look bright and clean.

D．If the tests for bacteria are expensive. the results are good. .

小题5:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means "As soon as the tests are finished, _______."

A．bacteria will disappear by themselves

B．Legionnaire's disease won't kill people

C．people in the building will no longer get sick

D．something can be done to cure the sick building

You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are closely connected to the big problem of global-warming (全球变暖).
WAY 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks. You’ll get a 10-cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a dustbin. The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.
WAY 2: Turn off your computer. When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy. Turning off a monitor (显示器) for 40 hours a week may only save $ 5 a month, but it reduces CO₂ by 750 pounds.
WAY 3: Reuse plastic bags. Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag. The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile.
WAY 4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom. Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests. If every family replaced(替换)one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424,000 trees would still be standing.
WAY 5: Plant a tree. Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5, 000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.
小题1:How many ways are mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A．Two.	B．Three.
C．Four.	D．Five.

小题2:What will happen if our PC is turned off when it isn’t in use?

A．It will help to save a large amount of money.

B．It will help to reduce a great deal of CO?.

C．It will save the amount of oil that runs your car for a mile.

D．It will be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.

小题3:Which ways suggest recycling or reusing of things?

A．Ways 3 & 4.	B．Ways 2 & 3.
C．Ways 3 & 5.	D．Ways 2 & 4.

小题4:How do these ways do good to our environment?

A．They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity.

B．They all cut down the number of the use of paper.

C．They all produce less greenhouse gases as a result.

D．They all help protect our trees and forests.

小题5:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ways toSave Money	B．Waysto Be Earth-Friendly
C．Ways to End Global-Warming	D．Waysto Limit Carbon Dioxide

Once， a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they ____ their work， he left them， saying， “When the sun is down， I will come and see your work.”
At last one of them said， “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can ___ fill the basket.” ____ man answered， “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like， but I am not going to work at ____ so foolishly.” He ____ his bucket(圆桶) and went away. The other man said no word， and kept on carrying ____. At last the well was almost ____.
As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket， he saw a bright thing in it. He ______. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. ____ he saw the ring， he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You ___ so well in this little thing，” he said， “ What now I know I can believe you with many things.”
小题1:

A．finished

B．did

C．began

D．had

小题2:

A．never

B．also

C．hard

D．always

小题3:

A．The other

B．Another

C．One

D．A second

小题4:

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

小题5:

A．picked up

B．put away

C．took away

D．threw away

小题6:

A．water

B．basket

C．well

D．work

小题7:

A．full

B．empty

C．filled

D．clean

小题8:

A．put it up

B．looked it up

C．picked it up

D．gave it up

小题9:

A．While

B．As soon as

C．Before

D．Since

小题10:

A．have done

B．will do

C．do

D．are doing