Snowy was a little cat. He lived with a little old lady who loved Snowy very much. Sometimes the old lady would sit in her rocking chair, rocking backwards and forwards until she fell asleep or sometimes she would play little tunes(曲子) on her piano.

One sunny day, Snowy jumped up on the window sill(窗臺). Snowy wanted to go out and play with the pretty butterflies, but the window was shut and the old lady had fallen asleep in her rocking chair.

He ran to the door but that was shut, too. He sat down near the old lady's feet and said，“Miaou？” That was his way of saying, “May I go out to play, please？” The old lady didn't hear him but stayed fast asleep.

He rubbed his soft head against the old lady's legs. Still the old lady slept. So Snowy sat down and thought hard. Then he had an idea. He would jump up on the piano and play a tune. That might wake her up. So Snowy jumped up onto the piano and was a little scared of the loud, big, deep drum sound he made as he landed.

He took another little step. It wasn't quite such a loud note(調(diào)子). Up and down the notes he walked until he reached the very high notes which sounded like lots of bells. But the old lady woke up.

“What are you doing, Snowy？” She asked but she wasn't angry. “Miaou，” said Snowy, running to the closed door. “How clever you are to wake me up by playing the piano！” said the old lady as she let Snowy out into the sunshine.

1.Where did the old lady often fall asleep？(within 4 words)

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2.What did Snowy want to do by jumping onto the window sill？(within 10 words)

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3.What did Snowy jump on the piano to do？(within 10 words)

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4.How did Snowy feel when he landed on the piano？(within 5 words)

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5.What did the old lady do in the end？(within 10 words)

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It was a summer afternoon in the countryside.Wan Bo，a university student，was painting while his classmate Tang Qi was making a wooden box by the river.A little boy riding on a rocking horse caught their eye by chance.It brought them back to their childhood，warm and happy.

“Why not try to make one by ourselves？”said Wan Bo.“You are good at making things and I am interested in painting.”

“Actions speak louder than words，” Tang Qi said.Then，the two young men began to collect some information about it.During those days，watching videos about carving(雕刻) and shaping wood into horse shapes on the Internet became an important part of their life.

Several months later，a wooden rocking horse appeared.They felt so excited that they put the picture of it on the Internet right away.To their surprise，it attracted lots of people's attention and some even hoped to order one.

The two young men thought it might be a good chance.They sent some forms to the customers to make a survey.According to the result，they made each customer a special rocking horse.These horses were quite different from those produced in other factories，and they soon became popular among the customers.

In the first year of their new hobby，Wan and Tang made thirteen rocking horses.Sometimes，they also repaired rocking horses for people.They made the old ones look new again.Wan and Tang helped those people bring back many happy memories.

Their hobby has now become a successful and busy business.

1.Was Wan Bo interested in painting？(不超過5個詞)

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2.How many rocking horses did Wan and Tang make in the first year of their new hobby？(不超過5個詞)

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3.What did the forms help Wan and Tang to know about？(不超過15個詞)

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Recently，a university in Chongqing has held an activity named “Cell Phone Ninja”(手機忍者)．They would like their students not to use cell phones for 21 days.It is really a challenge for most students.

The activity started on April 12th.Each student who took part in this activity got a bracelet(手環(huán))．If the student did not use their cell phones，there would be a photo on the screen(屏幕) of the bracelet to show that.If they used their cell phones，a different photo would appear on the screen of the bracelet.After the last class of each day，the students sent the photos to the school's public WeChat to show whether they used the cell phones or not.

More than 800 students wished to take part in this test，and 400 students were chosen.After seven days，only 103 students remained.The test was set for 21 days because some scientists believe that 21 days is long enough to help form a habit.

According to the teachers in the university，the activity was not a competition.It depended on students themselves to make the decision.The teachers hoped their students could form better study habits through activities like this one.

1.When did the activity “Cell Phone Ninja” start？(不超過5個詞)

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2.What should the students do every day in this test？(不超過15個詞)

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3.Why was the test set for 21 days？(不超過20個詞)

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Hummingbirds are birds from the Americas.They are among the smallest birds.They get their name from the humming sound they make as they fly.

Hummingbirds live mostly on nectar(花蜜)，a kind of sugar water found deep inside flowers.Drinking nectar almost all day long gives hummingbirds the energy they need to keep their wings beating fast，typically around 3，000 times a minute.Hummingbirds' hearts beat fast，up to 1，260 times a minute(yours beats about 70)．And they breathe about 250 times a minute.So they need a lot of energy.This means that hummingbirds need to eat almost all day long.They fly from flower to flower，seldom at rest.

As a hummingbird feeds，its beak(鳥喙) and face get covered in pollen(花粉)．When the bird visits their flower，some pollen falls off.Hummingbirds help the flowers by spreading pollen around from plant to plant.It's a fair trade：the hummingbird gets a meal and the plant gets to make seeds(種子)．

For humans，eating sugar all day would lead to serious health problems.Our bodies could not deal with that much sugar.But hummingbirds burn their sugar as quickly as they eat it，so it doesn't become a problem.In fact，hummingbirds don't live on nectar alone.They also eat a lot of insects and spiders.And maybe with enough nectar，the spiders don't taste quite so bad.

1.How fast can a hummingbird's heart beat？(不超過10個詞)

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2.How do hummingbirds help the plants to make seeds？(不超過10個詞)

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3.Why is eating sugar all day not a problem for hummingbirds？(不超過15個詞)

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A student asked his teacher，“What is Greed(貪婪)？” The teacher said，“To find the answer to your question，go to the chocolate factory next to our school and pick the one chocolate you like best.But there is a rule.As you pass through the factory，you cannot turn back.You must pick the chocolate as you go forward only.”

The student went to the chocolate factory.As he walked through，he saw one chocolate wrapped(包裝) nicely.He really liked it but he thought that he might find a much bigger one later.So，he walked further and saw another chocolate.But again，he thought the same and took nothing.When he reached near the end of the factory，he couldn't see any chocolates as big as the one he didn't pick earlier and started to regret his decision of letting it go.

Finally，he gave up.He went back to the teacher with empty hands and explained what he had done.

The teacher told him，“You liked one chocolate very much but you still kept looking for a bigger one.And later you realized what you missed was the best chocolate you could find there.That is called Greed.”

In our life we let go of many good things because of our greed of having even better ones.This is human nature：we always want something better and better.But we let go of many good things which can give us similar satisfaction and make us happy.Learn to make your choice wisely.

1.Which chocolate did the teacher ask the student to choose？(不超過5個詞)

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2.Why did the student give up picking the first chocolate？(不超過15個詞)

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3.What can you learn from the story？(不超過10個詞)

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Mariah Nablo is a sixteen?year?old girl.When she was six，she watched a TV show.It talked about problems faced by mountain gorillas(山地大猩猩) in Africa.She learned that they were endangered because their living space was losing.The cause of this trouble was people illegally mining(非法采礦) for Coltan，a material used to make mobile phones.Mariah was so shocked by what she learned that she wanted to do something about it.But what?

Her inspiration came when she was visiting the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo，New York.She saw a collection box with a sign that said，“Answer the call of the wild.Recycle mobile phones and help save gorillas.”This is when she learned about an organization called Eco?Cell.Through Eco?Cell，she realized that one way she could help protect gorillas was to collect mobile phones for recycling.This not only keeps mobile phones out of landfills(廢物填埋地)，but helps cut down on the need for Coltan and illegal mining.So，at age 6，Mariah started to work with Eco?Cell.With the help of her parents，she also started her own project—Mariah Saves Gorillas.

Mariah's project，for the past 10 years，has collected thousands of mobile phones and kept e?waste out of landfills.And，recently，Mariah has been spending her time educating people about how recycling can save gorillas.

1.How did Mariah learn about the problem faced by mountain gorillas in Africa？(不超過5個詞)

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2.What can Coltan be used for？(不超過10個詞)

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3.What has Mariah been doing recently？(不超過15個詞)

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The two shirts are similar in ________，but different in price.

A. style B. sign C. height

—Tony，can you guess what I am cooking?

—It ________ like mutton.

A. smells B. looks C. tastes

It took me ________ a week to watch the TV play Beautiful Life.

A. hardly B. nearly C. mostly

—I'm worried about the talent show tomorrow.

—Be confident(自信的)! If you don't believe in yourself, ________ will.

A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody