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话题一交通出行
Passage 1
When your school doesn’t have a bus, and you live too far away to walk, how do you go to school?“Let’s carpool!” most US middle school students will get that cool idea.
Carpooling is a group of people sharing the responsibility of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns driving the kids in their cars. It might be the kids’ first experience with real teamwork. Teamwork is really important in the carpool. because nobody wants to make anyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility.
Carpooling is also good for the environment. In today’s world, everyone needs to try their best to protect our environment.
Carpooling is one of the best ways. By taking three cars off the road, the pollution can be cut a little. Take that over a town, a city, a state, a country and think about how much less pollution is going to be in the air over the course of even one year. Gas now is much more expensive than it used to be and if you need to watch the cents, then it’s possible that carpooling could be the answer to your prayers. Even if you have to use your car once a week instead of two, that’s one round trip of gas you’re saving. So carpooling helps you save money as well.
Carpooling is a great way of getting to know people better. You’ll find that slowly you’ll get to know your child’s peers(同龄人) and friends better day by day when you drive them to school.
( 　 　)1. This passage shows readers ________ advantages of carpooling.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( 　 　)2. The underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph 1 means __ in Chinese.
A. 谦虚 B. 责任 C. 独立 D. 仁慈
( 　 　)3. Carpooling helps protect the environment ________.
A. by making fewer cars every year
B. by producing cleaner gas for cars
C. by cutting water pollution a little
D. by taking more cars off the road
( 　 　)4. When you need to watch the cents, you probably ________.
A. don’t have much money
B. are collecting coins of cents
C. are quite healthy and wealthy
D. are very careful while doing things
( 　 　)5. Which of the followings is the best title?
A. Save Gas, Save Money, Save the World
B. Teach Your Kids a Lesson of Teamwork
C. Take Turns to Drive Your Kids to School
D. Make More Friends on Your Way to School


Passage 2
London has become a cycle friendly zone with a new bike hire project. When you sign up for the project, you will be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay some money for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike.
Transport for London, the organization running this project, is hoping to have 6,000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease the crowdedness in London.
However, there have been a few problems since the project was put into practice last Friday. On the first day, some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered. Some other people have criticized that there are not enough docking stations. They also complained about the locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles. Transport for London said they had been expecting a few small problems and said they wouldn’t charge the users for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”.
The green-thinking London Mayor Boris Johnston hoped the bikes would change the look and feel of our streets and become as common on the roads as black cabs and red buses. He said his dream of making the capital “the greatest big cycling city in the world” has taken a big push forwards.
( 　 　)6. Which of the followings shows the order of hiring a bike?
① pay for the biking trip
② pay to get a key
③ cycle around the city
④ sign up for the project
A. ②③①④ B. ②④③①
C. ④②③① D. ④②①③
( 　 　)7. The purpose of this project is ________.
A. to reduce the air pollution of the city
B. to encourage people to take exercise
C. to deal with the city’s traffic problems
D. to creates more jobs for the Londoners
( 　 　)8. The underlined word “criticized_” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 赞许 B. 批评 C. 警告 D. 纠结
( 　 　)9. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A. the project is not successful at all
B. the project will be cancelled in the end
C. all the Londoners support this project
D. Boris Johnston is confident of the project
( 　 　)10. Which of the followings is the best title?
A. Bicycle Hiring Project for Londoners
B. Free Cycling, Better Traffic
C. More Bikes on the Roads of London
D. Bikes Instead of Cabs and Buses

话题二 垃圾处理
Passage 3
When your pen is broken, you think that’s the end of its life. You throw it away. It then joins tons of other trash that is becoming a big problem in cities.
Each day, about 10,000 tons of waste is produced in Guangzhou, and 17,000 tons of household waste is produced in Beijing. In other countries, the case is similar. If you’re like most Americans, you’re making seven pounds (3.17kg) of trash a day. So, an American makes 102 tons of trash in a lifetime.
If you simply throw away that broken pen, it is buried together with other trash underground. To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry. And your pen will stay there for a long, long time, without having further use. But it could have a better place to be: the recycling bin.
Have you ever noticed the different colors of trash bins in the street? Many cities in China have been running a waste-sorting campaign. They divide trash into “recyclable waste” and “unrecyclable waste”. In our city, there are many “Little Yellow Dog” in the streets and even in schools.
Recycling waste can save energy, reduce greenhouse gas and keep space free for the unrecyclable trash. Take your pen as an example. At the recycling factory, its metal parts could be taken out and reused to make other things.
But recycling is not enough, experts say. Making less waste in the first place is the way forward. The best thing to do is just to keep using your stuff for as long as you can.
( 　 　)1. Each American make ________ of trash every year on average(平均).
A. 3 kilograms B. 70 kilograms
C. about one ton D. 102 tons
( 　 　)2. The underlined word “buried_” means ________ in Chinese.
填埋 B. 加工 C. 分解 D. 拆卸
( 　 　)3. Waste should be recycled ________.
A. to have cleaner space
B. to save energy
C. to produce greenhouse gas
D. to save drinking water
( 　 　)4. Which of the followings is TRUE?
A. Broken pens should be buried underground.
B. Trash bins in the writer’s city are colored yellow.
C. All parts of a broken pen can be reused to make other things.
D. It is less important to keep using your things as long as possible.
( 　 　)5. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. waste sorting B. making less waste
C. waste recycling D. unrecyclable waste




Passage 4
Melbourne Girls’ College is moving all of its trash bins away from campus to try and move towards “zero waste”.
In September, the school has decided to gradually stop the use of their bins, asking students and teachers to take their rubbish home. The removal will also include the college’s recycling bins.
In order to encourage the movement, students will receive daily non-compulsory(非强制的) check and prizes are given to those who have bought a zero-waste lunchbox. Students will get cards if they can reduce their waste, all of which will go to win prizes such as keep-cups(随身杯).
A teacher at the school, Andrew Vance, says the school team has been discussing with parents and students on the idea for six months. Vance teaches Grade 9 marine biology and students have been learning about the impact of plastic pollution in the oceans and rivers.
Vance says the power to make the change came from a Swedish teenager who started a campus activity for climate change in 2018. The idea of removing bins then came from national park guidelines, which ask all of its visitors to keep their rubbish and take it home.
The school headmaster says it is our duty as educators to put words into action. “We talk a lot, as educators, about the problems the world faces, and if we don’t start taking actions, then it’s just empty,” she said.
The school understands some of the issues that families may face in stopping their single-use food packaging, but this project is about getting as many families as they can to avoid it.
( 　 　)6. Melbourne Girls’ College wants to have a campus ________.
A. with better trash bins
B. without any lunchboxes
C. with recycling trash bins
D. without rubbish or trash bins
( 　 　)7. Keep-cups will be used as prizes for those who ________.
A. get better grades B. behave very well
C. produce less waste D. perform actively in class
( 　 　)8. The school had a survey among ________ before carrying out this program.
A. school visitors B. teachers and school workers
C. students and parents D. school guides and cleaners
( 　 　)9. The underlined word “issues” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 处境 B. 问题 C. 关系 D. 抉择
( 　 　)10. This passage tells us about ________.
A. a new school rule in a college
B. difficulties a school has
C. disagreements about a movement
D. educators’ ideas about trash recycling

话题三 自然
Passage 5
The British are famous as animal lovers, and in a nation of about 60 million people, there are about 27 million pets! The most popular pets are dogs and cats.
Many British people say that the main reason they have a pet is to keep them company. According to a recent report, 60% of people who live on their own have a pet as company. A lot of pet owners treat their pet just like one of the family. Many cat owners make holes in their doors, so their cats can come and go as they please. Dog owners spend a lot of time walking their dogs.
Another reason to own a pet is for protection, especially dogs. Most thieves would think twice about breaking into a house if they could hear a large dog barking inside. Some people choose their pets because of their beauty. The most beautiful animals can win prizes at pet shows!
In the UK, some pet owners think that nothing is too good for their animal! Some people take their pet to the vet more often than they visit their own doctor. They might
even take a day off work to care for a pet when it is sick. Many people talk to their pets, and some talk to them over the telephone. And of course, they won’t forget to celebrate the pet’s birthday!
( 　 　)1. According to the passage, the population of pets in the UK is ________ of that of the people.
A. one third B. nearly half
C. more than 50% D. two thirds
( 　 　)2. The passage gives _______ reasons why British people want to keep a pet.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( 　 　)3. The underlined word “vet” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 熟人 B. 董事长 C. 理发师 D. 兽医
( 　 　)4. The last paragraph tells us ________.
A. how to take care of a sick pet
B. how to communicate with a pet
C. how close pets and their owners are
D. how to celebrate the birthday of a pet
( 　 　)5. Which of the followings is the best title of the passage?
A. Man and Animals
B. British and Their Pets
C. Animals, Our Best Friends
D. Pet Owners Around the World







Passage 6
Most people worldwide (including 80 percent of all Africans) depend on herbal medicines(草药) which are got mostly from wild plants. But some 15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species(物种) are at the risk of dying out, according to a report from the international conversation group Plantlife. Shortages of herbal medicines have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.
Over-harvesting(过度收成) does the most harm, though pollution and competition from foreign species are both responsible. “Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about whether this harvest can last,” the Plantlife report says. “The problem is serious partly because they have no idea of it, but it is mainly because such collection is unorganized.”
“The solution(解决方法),” says the report’s author, Alan Hamilton, “is to encourage local people to protect these plants.” Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda， the project has kept a sustainable(可持续的) supply of low-cost cancer treatments, and in China a public run medicinal plant project has been created for the first time.
“Improving health, making some money and keeping cultural traditions are important in encouraging people to protect medicinal plants,” says Hamilton. “You have to pay attention to what people are interested in.” Ghillean Prance, the former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, agrees that medicinal plants are in need ofprotection.
“Not nearly enough is being done,” he told New Scientist. “We are putting the very plants that are of most use to us in danger.”
( 　 　)6. The underlined word “shortages_” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 枯萎 B. 泛滥 C.短缺 D. 变异
( 　 　)7. The biggest harm to the herbal medicines comes from ________.
A. their over growing B. unorganized collection of them
C. earth and water pollution D. the competition from foreign species
( 　 　)8. ________ may be the most important to help change the situation of medicinal plants.
A. Improving people’s health B. Letting people make more money
C. Working with the government D. Getting the locals to protect them
( 　 　)9. Ghillean Prance thinks ________ to save the medicinal plants.
A. we can do much more B. much has been done
C. there is no need for us D. it is impossible for us
( 　 　)10. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The use of medicinal plants. B. The importance of traditional medicine.
C. People’s connection with herbal medicines.
D. The danger medicinal plants face and its solution.




话题四 科学技术
Passage 7
Worried about how many calories(卡路里) you will get in that piece of pizza, chocolate cake or bag of chips? A new iPhone app MealSnap may help. Users just need to take a picture of the meal with the phone, and it will give a calorie read-out almost immediately.
MealSnap was developed by DailyBurn, a health social network that wants to help its users lead healthier lifestyles. It has created several other health and diet-related iPhone apps. The app gives users a quick reply. To do that, it matches the taken picture to a databank (数据库) with the calorie information of nearly 500,000 kinds of food. Users then get the range of calories for the meal that is photographed.
We started with something simple—an apple. A couple of minutes later, the app replied that it was an apple and between 64 and 96 calories. More impressive was the reply we received after sending a photo of a mixed salad bowl. MealSnap replied that in the bowl was “yellow rice with corn, boiled eggs and beans” and that the food was between 532 and 789 calories.
What’s more, MealSnap can act as a food diary. No need to write down what they’ve eaten, the photos will be stored. The users can keep a visual record. It’s like a food journey, but easier. All you do is to take the picture. Knowing the calorie range makes you think more about what you are eating and whether it is healthy enough.
( 　 　)1. DailyBurn is set up to ________.
A. help people have a healthy life
B. make iPhone more popular
C. give people suggestions on losing weight
D. get people to have more social activities
( 　 　)2. We can know from the passage that MealSnap is ________.
A. a website offering suggestions on health
B. a mobile phone brand popular with young people
C. a databank with calorie information of many foods
D. a smart phone app that measure the calories of food
( 　 　)3. What can be learned from the third paragraph?
A. MealSnap can also tell what the food is.
B. Mealsnap is only useful for simple things.
C. The result of MealSnap isn’t always right.
D. It takes MealSnap a long time to recognize the food.
( 　 　)4. The underlined word “visual” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 听觉的 B. 味觉的C. 视觉的 D. 触觉的
( 　 　)5. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. MealSnap Taking Food Photos
B. MealSnap Counting Your Calories
C. MealSnap Keeping a Diary for You
D. MealSnap Offering New Experience


Passage 8
High-tech machines have made life easier for millions of people around the world. However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things. Here’s an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bread. High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals.
Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest.
Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For example, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, you won’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing.
( 　 　)6. The underlined word “source” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 产业 B. 渠道C. 试验D. 构想
( 　 　)7. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer likes high-tech cooking.
B. Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals.
C. Electronic news keeps you reading what is important to you.
D. Handwritten homework makes you forget what you are writing.
( 　 　)8. Which of the followings describes the writer’s opinion about high-tech tools?
A. Better late than never. B. Easy come, easy go.
C. Every coin has two sides. D. Learn to walk before you run.
( 　 　)9. According to the writer, you may ________ while you communicate on the phone.
A. get too excited to stop talking
B. keep to your point all the time
C. become too nervous to say a word
D. be carried away from your topic
( 　 　)10. The writer expresses his ideas mainly through ________.
A. comparing
B. explaining
C. proving
D. Counting

话题五 学校
Passage 9
Believe it or not, going to school is not a legal(法定的) requirement in the United States. It is a legal requirement that all kids be educated, though. When parents believe they can give their kids a better education—or have other reasons for not wanting to send their kids to a local school—they may choose home schooling.
However, if a kid hates school, home schooling is probably not the escape he is looking for. Home schooled students can learn just as much as they would in common
schools, if they and their parents work hard to cover all the subjects and experiences necessary. Parents who home school usually have higher levels of education than parents who do not. They already have the skills to educate themselves about teaching their kids.
Parents who home school have to be able to put the time and skill into not just teaching, but also researching lesson plans and resources. So they have to know how to find the information necessary to teach their kids. State schools often provide home-schooling parents with a curriculum(课程), books and materials and places to meet. Some state schools will point parents to other resources for reviewing forgotten subjects. Or parents may receive continuing education at local colleges or universities.
( 　 　)1. In America, it is against the law if a kid ________.
A. doesn’t go to school
B. doesn’t receive education
C. is taught at home by his parents
D. take after-school courses
( 　 　)2. The underlined word “escape” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 补偿 B. 提升 C.解脱 D. 财富
( 　 　)3. According to the text, most home-schooling parents ________.
A. are not wealthy
B. dislike schools
C. used to work as teachers
D. are well-educated
( 　 　)4. Which of the followings is NOT true about parents who home school?
A. They should have enough time.
B. They should have some skills in teaching.
C. They must receive special curriculums at the university.
D. They have to be able to know lesson plans and resources.
( 　 　)5. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Home schooled kids learn less knowledge.
B. Home schooled kids spend less time studying.
C. Home schooling will replace school education.
D. Being a home-schooling parent is never easy.




Passage 10
Starting high school means many changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips.
Learn all you can about your first day before the first day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.
Get the things you will need for classes. Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.
Keep up with your high school workload(工作量). If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.
There’re more extracurricular(课外) activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theater groups, student government and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play?
Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school, you’ll have to learn how to manage your time.
( 　 　)6. The writer wrote this passage to ________.
A. advise us to study hard in high school
B. tell us how to live an easier life in high school
C. show that we may live a hard life in high school
D. explain why there will be changes in high school
( 　 　)7. In Paragraph 2, the writer suggests that we should ________.
A. ask our parents to walk us to school
B. ask other students about our high school
C. prepare all the things we need for our lasses
D. learn about our high school well before attending it
( 　)8. According to Paragraph 4, we should ___ if we are not doing well in a subject.
A. get help from others B. stop going to activities
C. spend most of our time on it D. give it up if it is not important
( 　 　)9. In Paragraph 5, the writer wants to tell us that ________.
A. every coin has two sides B. the early bird catches the worm
C. where there is a will, there is a way D. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
( 　 　)10. The writer most probably talk about ________ in the next part.
A. how to manage time well in high school
B. why we need to learn how to manage time
C. how to attend more activities in high school
D. why middle school is different from high school

阅读理解
话题一交通出行
Passage 1
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Passage 2
6-10CCBDA
话题二 垃圾处理
Passage 3
1-5CABBC
Passage 4
6-10DCCBA
话题三 自然
Passage 5
1-5BBDCB
Passage 6
6-10CBDAD
话题四 科学技术
Passage 7
1-5ADACB
Passage 8
6-10BBCDA
话题五 学校
Passage 9
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Passage 10
6-10DDADA