This is a beautiful country, about two fifths of the land with trees and grass.

A.covers B.covered C.is covered D.will cover

Tim English so hard that he didn't notice his mom enter the room.

A.studies B.will study C.was studying D.has studied

My brother the violin very well, but he doesn't have much time to play it recently.

A.will play B.has played C.played D.plays

Do you know ? Is it the blue one?

A.which bag is hers B.where her bag is C.whether it is her bag D.why her bag is here

It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their _______ . They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (種子). By summer，their gardens will be _______ bright colors.

The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for _______ opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was _______ to spend time in the garden, and over 50% of these _______ gardening as the most enjoyable thing they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses _______ gardens often rent (租用) land from the government.

At first, only very rich people had gardens. Now you can _______ see the gardens around houses with a long history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. They are well protected as good memories. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening became a _______ . People enjoyed doing it in their spare time and they bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. _______ roses, sunflowers and tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.

Every year, there are competitions for the __________ vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long.

1.A.fields B.gardens C.factories D.parks

2.A.full of B.busy with C.good at D.similar to

3.A.its B.his C.her D.their

4.A.boring B.possible C.difficult D.important

5.A.followed B.canceled C.described D.completed

6.A.near B.without C.around D.in

7.A.seldom B.already C.still D.never

8.A.hobby B.task C.course D.dream

9.A.So B.Because C.But D.Although

10.A.smallest B.cheapest C.largest D.richest

Do you use a calendar to help you organize your life? By listing what your need to do on any special day, you can make sure to keep all for your meeting and not worry whether you’ve forgotten something, Calendars are also useful for reminding (提醒) people what day a certain holiday is on and what days you might have off from work. Besides, they are used for planning fun things like vacations and outings.

A calendar is usually divided into twelve parts, and each one stands for a month with all the days laid out in a grid-like (網(wǎng)格狀的) form. A block of space usually is for a day, and there is enough space for you to write down what you need to do that certain day. You probably use all different kinds of calendars. A calendar on your cell phone screen is easy to use, and so is a large paper calendar that hangs on your wall.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph？

A.What calendars are used to do. B.Why people worry about time.

C.Who reminds people to have a holiday. D.How people plan vacations and outings.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A.A calendar is usually divided into two parts.

B.Many kinds of calendars have no grid-like forms.

C.People often write down their special days on the wall.

D.A calendar on the mobile phone is as easy as a paper calendar to use.

My mother is fifty-five years old. She retired (退休) just two months ago. After that, she was bored and didn't know what to do every day. She was kind to us before, but recently she was easy to get angry. She often argued with my brother and me with no reason. Also, relations between my parents became difficult. My mother got into trouble and didn't know how to deal with it. My brother thought of a good idea to help my mother. He bought her a new smart phone and taught her how to use Wechat (微信). My mother's life changed a lot from then on. No matter where she went and whatever she did, she always used it. She took photos with her new smart phone and always shared her photos in her friend circle to express how happy she was. As a result，she often did something by mistake. She often forgot to turn off the gas (煤氣) and the food she was cooking usually got burnt. My father tried to stop her, but it didn’t work.

This afternoon, my mother prepared to make dumplings for dinner. She took a lot of pictures in order to post them into her friend circle. After dinner, we took out smart phones and waited to the photos she had taken. To our surprise, we didn't find any pictures of her dumplings. At last, my father couldn't help asking her, “Why don't you share your delicious dumpling in your friend circle today?” My mother looked embarrassed and said, “My smart phone was boiled in the pot.” “Oh, my God! I have to spend more money buying a new one!” cried my brother.

1.What is the matter with the writer's mother after she retired?

A.She got angry easily. B.She argued with one of her friends.

C.She cared about her children too much. D.She had a bad relationship with her parents.

2.How did the writer’s brother help his mother?

A.He took photos for his mother. B.He cooked some food for his mother.

C.He taught his mother how to use the gas. D.He bought his mother a new smart phone.

3.What happened after the mother began to use Wechat?

A.She often forgot to cook dinner. B.She felt it difficult to use Wechat.

C.She enjoyed using Wechat very much. D.She did not know how to turn off the phone.

4.Why didn't the mother share the dumplings in her friend circle?

A.She had no time to take pictures. B.Her phone was dropped in the pot.

C.Her family didn't like the dumplings. D.She waited to do it with her new phone.

Jack is a clerk of a bookstore. Here is the note from his boss, Ben. Jack has to decide what books to order according to the following note and the descriptions of the books.

Hi, Jack,

You must hand in the order list of books to me by the first working day of every month. The rules for choosing books are:

For textbooks:

August is coming. We must choose all textbooks, without thinking of other rules.

For books which are not textbooks:

If more than five copies of books were sold last month, we choose them. But if there are five copies or more in stock (庫存), we do not make an order.

If the wholesale prices of the books are higher than $75, we do not choose them. And we do not order anything whose retail (零售) price is higher than $100.

Ben

The descriptions of the books

1.What does Jack have to do?

A.Write a note. B.Order some books. C.Copy some titles. D.Hand in the price list.

2.What is in the note?

A.The rules for choosing books. B.The descriptions of textbooks.

C.The prices of the books they order. D.The number of copies sold last month.

3.Which publisher has the book about health?

A.Homeland Ltd. B.Oscar World Ltd.

C.New Times Publishing Ltd. D.Founders Company Ltd.

4.Which of the following should be chosen?

A.Homeland English and Biology at a Glance.

B.Homeland English and Good Health in 20 Days.

C.Biology at a Glance and How to Become Successful.

D.Good Health in 20 Days and How to Become Successful.

What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like?

Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything. They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What does a lifelong learner look like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).

They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they're interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities (機(jī)會(huì)) to improve their knowledge or skills.

They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in. They learn both from and with others. They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.

They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge (判斷) the information to see useful for the question at hand.

They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning. However, the usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.

1.Lifelong learners never .

A.belong to any groups B.change their learning styles

C.think highly of themselves D.become interested in new experience

2.What does the underlined word “seekers” mean?

A.The people who are looking for something.

B.The things which can get people's attention.

C.The people who are taking part in an activity.

D.The things which are used for finding information.

3.Which of the following is social and self-directed learners' characteristic?

A.Knowing others' weaknesses. B.Discussing their own experiences.

C.Learning both from and with others. D.Improving their knowledge or skills.

4.How do lifelong learners deal with problems?

A.They avoid problems wisely. B.They find problems actively.

C.They solve problems in a right way. D.They analyze problems for a long time.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Some experts' latest research. B.Critical thinkers' great opportunities.

C.Problem solvers' important challenges. D.Lifelong learners' main characteristics.

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When you go on a vacation, the hotel you choose and the room you stay in are important. There are many cool theme (主題) hotel rooms around the world. Here are some of them.

The Harry Potter Room

The George Castle (城堡) Hotel in England gives is guests the experience of staying in Harry Potter's world. This 19th-century castle hotel is next to Harry Potter tour bus stop. The bus will take you to the Making of Harry Potter studio tour.

Ice Theme Room

An ice theme can be found at Hotel de Glace in Canada. In winter, you can get a fireplace and a private spa (溫泉浴) in the rooms. The ice hotel has new rooms each year. This winter, it will build a room with the theme of Disney's movie Frozen.

Pirate (海盜) Theme Room

If you want a more interesting theme room, the Adventure (冒險(xiǎn)) Island Hotel in America is the best choice. In their pirate theme rooms, you'll feel like you're on a pirate ship in a world of sea adventures. It makes you braver to stay in this kind of room.

Night at the Movie Room

At the Wensley Hotel in Australia, guests are crazy about the Night at the Movies Room. There they can see different things of Hollywood, such as Hollywood signs over the door, and hand-painted actors' pictures above the bed.

1.完成句子The George Castle Hotel is ____________________________________ Harry Potter tour bus stop.

2.完成句子The ice hotel has ____________________________________ each year.

3.簡(jiǎn)略回答問題In which country is the Wensley Hotel？

______________________________________________________________________________

4.找出并寫下全文的主題句____________________________________

5.將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。____________________________________________