My name is Paul． I was a ____ boy． One morning， I woke up and realized I was not ____． I decided to do something to put my name in the Guinness Book of World Records．
____ my dream， I thought of something I could do．First， I tied my arm around my back and wanted to be "the person who ____ the farthest with one arm"．But as soon as I got in the water ，I sank（下沉）．
Then， I stuffed ____ in my mouth and tried to be "the person who put the most cookies in his mouth"． However， when cookie 17 went in， I got sick．
Finally，____ a Friday evening， I ran to the bathroom and filled up the tub （浴盆） with water．I decided to be "the person who took the world's longest bath"． It was a perfect idea ____ all that I had to do was to sit there．The first three hours was great．I drank soda and ate potato chips．____ in the water so long made me look like I was 80．But I was determined．
An hour later， my brother shouted outside the bathroom that the record for the longest bath in the world was___ than a month! Feeling _____， I got out．
Maybe I will never be in the Guinness Book of World Records． But that's OK．I am still special．
1.A. 16 years old B. 16﹣years﹣old C. 16﹣year﹣old
2.A. good B. famous C. interesting
3.A. To achieve B. To put C. To act
4.A. swam B. run C. jumped
5.A. cakes B. candies C. cookies
6.A. on B. in C. at
7.A. until B. because C. if
8.A. Walking B. Being C. Making
9.A. less B. fewer C. more
10.A. on B. up C. down
How much time do you spend in front of a screen every day？ If your answer is about one hour，then maybe you are one of the ____ teenagers in the world．
Scientists did a ____． They asked students aged 13 to 18 how long it ____ them to have fun on phones and computers． They also asked about ____ feelings of happiness． They found that those who spend more time on their smart phones are unhappier． "Spend no more than two hours a day on digital media（电子产品），___ try to spend more time with friends and on exercise． These two activities bring greater happiness．" Jean Twenge， the scientist who led the study ，said．
1.A. happy B. happier C. happiest
2.A. survey B. discovery C. test
3.A. takes B. spends C. costs
4.A. your B. our C. their
5.A. but B. and C. or
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Recently, a very simple question became widely spread online: what China should be proud of?1.
Lanlan, whose real name is Negar Kordi, is from Canada. She came to China five years ago and is a student at Ningbo University. Now she has 120,000 fans on the Internet and the number is still growing.
Lanlan loves China and Chinese. 2. And that’s why she is so well received among Chinese net friends. The following is china in her eyes.
“It is the easiest country in which to find a job. If you are not too lazy, it is really very simple to find a job in China. I believe there’re more job chances here than in any other country in the world.”
“ 3. About 400 million Chinese are studying English. If they can speak good English in the future, China will have the greatest number of English speakers of any non-English speaking country.”
“The speed of Chinese trains is fast. From Ningbo to Beijing, the train runs 1, 365 kilometers for seven hours and the ticket fare is only 595 yuan. ”
“Its public security is great. 4. I have travelled in many countries, and I think China really is very safe.”
“There are much more things China should be proud of. Many Chinese people often criticize（批评）China. At first, I believed that they didn’t like china or that they loved western countries. But later, I realized that they just set a very high standard for China. 5. China must be much better than other countries. ”
A. The foreign language level is surprising.
B. This country of 1.4 billion people makes me feel safe.
C. A foreign girl living in china gave a very touching answer.
D. They believe that it’s not enough to be number one in the world.
E. She believes china will be the strongest country in the world in future.
Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book？Do you know what they are used for?
They are bar-codes（条形码）used in most products. If you go to a supermarket，you can see almost every product with a bar-code on it. Bar-codes have information about the product, such as name and production date.It's an easy and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan the bar-code and everything is clear.
The first use of a bar-code in a supermarket checkout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum in 1974.Beyond supermarkets, bar-codes are needed everywhere:for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcels(包裹) you send. Life would be rather difficult without bar-codes.Most of our things would get lost in the post.
Bar-codes change as well.Bar-codes in the past were 1-D(one-dimensional空间), but now there are 2-D bar-codes,such as QR code.Since 2009, QR has been used on Chinese train tickets. People can enter stadiums,cinemas and theaters by holding certain types of bar-codes.
With these small codes, life is getting much easier for us.
If you find these bar-code things boring, a bar-code building might be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a bar-code.It looks strange, but it's actually a shopping mall. There are games too. Bar-code Monsters is a mobile phone game. You have to scan bar-codes and find the monsters!
1.Bar-codes were first used in ________.
A.1974 in the UK B.1974 in the US C.2009 in China D.2009 in Russia
2.The underlined word “scan”might mean “________” in Chinese.
A.复印 B.展示 C.描写 D.扫描
3.From Paragraph 3 and 4, we can learn that ________.
A.bar-codes are very useful in our daily life B.our things will get lost without bar-codes
C.bar-codes make our life rather difficult D.we can’t live without bar-codes
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the bar-code building?
A.It looks like a bar-code. B.It’s in St Petersburg, Russia.
C.It’s used as a shopping mall. D.Its name is Bar-code Monsters.
5.The best title of this passage is________.
A.From 1-D Bar-codes to 2-D Bar-codes B.Why Bar-codes are Black and White
C.Small Codes that Make a Big Difference D.What if the World Doesn’t Have a Bar-code
The wellknown “new great inventions” in modern China have made our daily lives more convenient.
Highspeed trains China created its first highspeed railway line in 2008.Since then, the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year.By 2016, more than 5 billion trips had been taken on the trains.By 2020, one fifth of the country's 150,000km railway network will be used by the trains.This network will link more than 80 percent of major cities across China. |
Mobile payment Mobile payment is turning China into a “cashless society”. Instead of paying by cash, customers now pay for their goods and some kinds of bills simply by typing a short password into the Ali-pay or We-Chat Pay App on their mobile phones. |
Shared bikes China has surprised the world with how quickly shared bikes are widely used.Nowadays, bike users can simply pick up or park a bike on the street through GPS and smart-phone Apps.China's two leading bikesharing companies, Mo-bike and ofo, have been opening their overseas markets in Singapore, the UK and the United States. |
Online shopping With around 751 million Internet users, China has been the world's largest and fastest growing online shopping market. Because of lower costs and fewer licensing requirements (执照要求), it's easier for sellers to open an online shop in China.In 2016, more than 20 million jobs in rural areas were created, with over 8.1 million running their own online shops. |
1.What's the passage mainly about?
A.The fastdeveloping technology. B.Modern China.
C.China's new great inventions. D.Convenient daily lives in China.
2.By 2020, ________ of major cities across China will be linked by highspeed trains network.
A.30 percent B.Onefifth C.80 percent D.20 percent
3.Why does mobile payment make shopping more convenient in China?
A.Because customers can go shopping without mobile phone. B.Because customers needn’t take cash.
C.Because customers don't have to use a password. D.Because customers needn't pay for the bills.
4.Where can shared bikes be picked up or parked?
A.On the street. B.In Mo-bike and ofo. C.In parks. D.In markets.
5.________ can make online shopping develop so fast in China.
A.Lower costs B.Fewer licensing requirements C.More job chances D.A, B & C
______of the teachers in our school is 118, ______ of them are women teachers.
A. The number; first fourth B. The number; one fourth
C. A number; one second D. A number; three quarters
