"Disneyland Paris? You're not serious! " said Tim.
"Yes，I am，" said Jenny. "Someone has donated money to the school for a Student of the Year Award. "
Tim，Jenny and William were waiting for morning assembly to start. Everyone around them was talking about the Student of the Year Award.
"How many people can go?"
"I don't know，" said William，shrugging his shoulders. "Two maybe. Don't worry，Tim，if you win，it's OK for you to take me. "
" Not likely, " said Tim.
"That's enough talking，" said Mrs. Barrow. Arkwright School's new Head Teacher was standing on the stage in front of them. "Can I have your attention，please." she said. She was a small woman with a very powerful voice. When she spoke，the children fell silent.
"I'm sure you have all heard about the new Arkwright School Student of the Year Award. Basically，we want you to think of an activity that will be good for both the school and the local community，" said Mrs. Barrow. " Whoever thinks of the best idea for a project will get our Student of the Year Trophy(奖杯)and a family ticket for four people to Disneyland Paris. "
"That's it，" said Tim. "I'm going to be Student of the Year. "
"Yes, you and two hundred others，" said William. The children were all talking now and it was very noisy.
"And，I haven't finished talking yet, thank you，" said Mrs. Barrow. These children laughed and then they were silent again.
"In addition to writing the plan， you actually have to do the project. We want to see results, not just ideas. "
One or two children started to talk again. Mrs. Barrow raised her hand.
"Some announcements. " she said. "Number One. Don't throw litter around the school and especially not in your classrooms. Some of the teachers are complaining. "
"All of the teachers are complaining, " whispered William.
"Sssh," said Jenny.
"Number Two. Please pay at the office if you are going ice skating on Saturday. "
"Brrr. Too cold，" said William.
"William. Shut up ! " said Tim.
"And，Number Three，one important thing from the police. There have been reports of thefts in the Wrightham area，and one of our students has lost his phone. Possibly someone stole it. So please be careful. Report any suspicious behaviour to your class teacher, to me，or to the police，and please don't try to catch the thief yourself. "
"You behave very suspiciously, Tim, " said William. "I think I'll report you. "
"Thanks, William, " said Tim. "I'm glad I've got a friend I can depend on! ".
1.How many people can go to Disneyland Paris if someone wins the Student of the Year Award?
A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.
2.Where might the story happen?
A. In the classroom. B. In the music room.
C. In the school hall. D. At Disneyland.
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Tim is happy to have a friend like William.
B. William is really a good friend to depend on.
C. It is helpful of William to report Tim to the police.
D. Tim doesn't really think William can lie depended on.
As one of "China's new four great inventions"，China's high-speed rail eyes the world again with Fuxing. It is proud of a top speed of 400 km/h and a continuous speed of 350 km/h. It is totally designed and produced by Chinese engineers without any help from the West.
China's high-speed train is not only known for its amazing speed，but also for its safety and comfort. Last year, it safely carried 1.4 billion passengers，or the total population of Africa and South America combined.
In 2015，a video taken by a Swedish traveller became popular on social media at home and abroad. In the nine -minute video, a coin stood upright all the time on a fast -running high –speed train. It shows the steadiness(稳定)of China's high-speed train，giving visitors a comfortable travelling experience.
The service on:China's high-speed rail is still improving. The new bullet train plans to increase the height and the Wi-Fi network will cover the whole train. Its air conditioning system is designed to reduce the influence of the external pressure(外部压力)wave when the train is passing through tunnels, easing(缓解)discomfort of ears.
China's high-speed rail also plays an important role in promoting(促进)the Belt and Road Initiative. It will be good for countries along the Belt and Road. It provides a platform to promote global cooperation(合作)in production capacity(生产力)，so it reconfirms China's position as the
world's second largest economy.
The rapid development of China's high speed rail in the past five years marks China's increasing strength in technology and innovation. It has become a new symbol，showing China's great progress to the world.
1.China's high-speed train is NOT famous for its .
A. Wi-Fi network B. safety C. comfort D. high speed
2.The writer gave the example of a coin standing upright on the train to show .
A. the good service on the train B. the steadiness and comfort of the train
C. the safety and speed of the train D. the good reputation(名声)of the train
3.Which of the following can be the title of the passage?
A. High Speed Rail一Pride of China B. China's Development
C. The Development of China's Railway D. China's New Four Great Inventions
On December 14，2017，we were sorry to hear that Yu Guangzhong, a famous poet died of illness in Taiwan. He was born in Nanjing in 1928. His mother's hometown is in Wujin，Changzhou. So he called himself a southern person.
Later, he went to Taiwan. In 1952 he graduated from Taiwan University. Then he graduated from University of LOWA in 1959. He taught at Soochow University, Normal University, Taiwan University , and Chengchi University. He got a lot of prizes in literature(文学)，such as.Wu San lien Literature Prize, China Times Award, Golden Tripod，National Arts Award and all the major(主要的)Awards in Taiwan. He is famous both in Taiwan and in Mainland.
He was in Taiwan, but he always missed his hometown in Mainland. In one of his poems Nostalgia(乡愁) ，he showed his feeling of homesickness. Let's enjoy his famous poem Nostalgia.
Nostalgia
When I was young， But later on,
Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp. Nostalgia was a low，low grave.
Me on this side， Me on this side，
Mother on the other side. And my mother ;inside.
When I grew up， And at present，
Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket. Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait.
Me on this side， Me on this side，
Bride on the other side. Mainland on the other side.
1.Yu wrote the poem Nostalgia because he wanted to .
A. find his boat ticket B. show his love to his bride
C. miss his mother in Wujin . D. miss his hometown in Mainland
2.From the second paragraph , we can learn about .
A. Yu's achievements B. Yu's school Iife
C. Yu's homesickness D. Yu's working time
3.一In the poem，"stamp"，" ticket"，"grave" and "strait" represent the poet's .
A. wishes for Taiwan and the Mainland B. favourite things in different times
C. different feelings about homesickness D. good ideas'for coming back home
This year's annual meeting of robots was held last month in Paris， France.
A very special event was the robot cookery class. I think all the robots especially enjoyed the Italian cookery class一robots from Italy taught everyone how to make delicious pizzas and spaghetti. It was great fun !
The title of "Most Beautiful Robot" went to Electrica Robottie from India. She needed to travel a long way to get to Europe，but she was pleased to be at the meeting in Paris. After dancing, beauty arid intelligence tests，the judges agreed that Electrica Robottie was the winner of this year's competition.
Next was the competition for the strongest robot. Robots from around the world carried cars and ran long distances to show us their strength, All the robots did very well. This year, the strongest robot was Techo Tim from Germany. He is 190 cm tall.
In odder for us all to see the new types of robots this year, there was a new robot show on the final day of the meeting. We saw robots from China with digital cameras inside them. We also saw a new type of robot from Switzerland一it is powered by solar batteries(太阳能电池).
The president of the International Robot Society，Kim Pyoota from South Korea，closed the meeting by thanking all the robots for coming to Paris.
"This year's annual meeting is a great success ! " President. Kim said，"And hope to meet you all again in Sydney, Australia next year! "
1.The underlined .word "spaghetti" in Paragraph 2 may mean .
A. 披萨 B. 工艺品 C. 意大利面 D. 手工皮鞋
2.The passage tells us that .
A. India is a country which is not very far from France
B. the winner of the competition for the strongest robot is from China
C. the robot from Switzerland is powered by clean energy
D. the new robot show was at the beginning of the annual meeting
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A. the annual meeting is a great success
B. the next meeting will be held in Sydney，Australia
C. it is easy for Electrica Robottie to win the competition
D. Techo Tim won the competition because it is very tall
Could we look back some day and say that Warren Buffett's greatest genius(天才) was finding two talented people to replace(代替)him? These two people are Ted Weschler, aged 56，and Todd Combs，aged 46，who have been chosen by Buffett as money managers to begin to ______
the key investment(投资)operations of Berkshire Hathaway.
But how did Ted and Todd catch Buffett's ______ ? "These are the only two persons I could find. who read as ______ as I did, " Buffett says with a laugh. Actually he's not really kidding. Both Ted and Todd spend lots of time ______ .
Ted spends half a day reading many materials like ______ and trade periodicals(期刊). In a recent interview，Ted ______ that to become a successful investor, one needs to be hungry, curious and read all the time. Different kinds of reading will allow you to ______ things that might give you an insight(洞察力)to where a business is going in five years.
And Todd describes himself as a book with legs. He gets up at around 7 or 8 a.m. and reads
______ about 7 or 8 p. m. . After dinner; he also leads for ______ hour or two in bed.
What's the secret for financial success? It seems that _____ a habit of reading really matters.
1.A. take off B. take over C. take in D. take down
2.A. leg B. hand C. eye D. breath
3.A. many B. little C. few D. much
4.A. working B. reading C. sleeping D. thinking
5.A. newspapers B. films C. TV series D. cartoons
6.A. turned out B. pointed to C. pointed out D. turned to
7.A. connect B. contact C. communicate D. complete
8.A. at B. for C. until D. during
9.A. the other B. another C. other D. the others
10.A. developing B. growing C. raising D. planting
一Betty was hit by a car when crossing the street yesterday. I hope she will get better soon.
一 .
A. I hope so，too B. I can't stand it
C. Hope not D. Glad to hear that
