A. people B. trees C. countries D. pollution

A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How far

A. is B. was C. did D. does

A. Yes,there will B. Yes,there be

C. No, there will D. No,it won't

A、seeing B、see C、seen

1.A recent survey shows, over 53% people use the emoji when they are chatting online. Some people think it means "I'm shy,”but others only use it when they are surprised or shocked. But what does it really mean? It is still an unsolved question.

2. What do you think of this sign? Believe it or not, 80% of netizens use it under the meaning of "It is not funny at all, but I have to smile". Is it right? Of course not! It actually means that "I saw what you did (usually bad things) and I want to give you a sinister（奸詐的）smile".

3. People have very different opinions on this emoji. The Apple Company has told that this emoji means "high-five（擊掌）". But most people still use the: incorrect meaning- "pray"（祈禱）. Some netizens even thought, "If you see this emoji as two people give each other a high five, you must be a bad guy. "

4.According to the official guidelines, it is used as "smile through tears". However, most young netizens consider this emoji as "laugh to tears" or simply "LOL", which means "laugh out loud. "

【1】You are playing with your mobile phone while you are doing your homework, and your father sends you this sign , what should you do?

A.Stop doing your homework.B.Send this emoji back to your father.

C.Go on playing with your mobile phone.D.Put away your mobile phone and do your homework.

【2】When your friend tells you online that he won the first prize in the writing competition,

which emoji will you send him?

A.B.C.D.

【3】The fourth sign means "__________" according to the official guidelines.

A.cry out loudB.smile through tearsC.laugh to tearsD.laugh out loud

【4】Why does the writer introduce these four emojis?

A.Because they are more important.B.Because they are not so common.

C.To help netizens use them easily.D.To help the netizens use them properly.

Discovery

In a vacation, my brother and I decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying in the countryside. On the top of a mountain, a sudden ______ began to fall and the temperature dropped a lot. It became so dark that we couldn't see the path clearly.

It was difficult for my brother and me to ______ over rocks in the heavy rain. As I paused（停）under a tree, I noticed a cave between two huge rocks. I suggested to make a fire and warm ourselves in the cave. So my brother and I picked up some wood that was still ______ and carried it back to the cave. I lit the fire with matches in my pocket. We sat down and ate our sandwiches around it.

In the cave, the flames ______ light onto its ceiling.“Funny,”said my brother, “You can see shapes on the rock. One of them looks a bit like a deer. There is its head and there are its feet. It almost looks as if someone has ______ it.”I took a burning branch（樹枝）and went to examine the rock. Now I could see a shape of a smaller deer. Then we went further into the cave. In front of us was a wall of ______. There were birds, too, with the eyes carved（雕刻）out of the rock and painted white. We could see a snake, a bear, a wolf, but no people.

At that night, my brother and I were so ______ that we did not get to sleep until very late. We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before. Neither of us realized that these carvings and paintings ______ back 15,000 years, nor that the title in the newspaper would be“The Find of the Century-Children Aged 13 and 11 Discover Cave Paintings.”

【1】A.rainB.fogC.snowD.sandstorm

【2】A.lookB.turnC.climbD.swim

【3】A.freshB.dryC.cleanD.alive

【4】A.putB.hungC.burntD.threw

【5】A.raisedB.storedC.coveredD.drawn

【6】A.animalsB.toolsC.gunsD.coins

【7】A.frustratedB.excitedC.confusedD.relaxed

【8】A.gaveB.gotC.datedD.kept

【1】John needs to drive his two sons to school and he likes European cars. What may he choose?

A. Hyundai i20 or Fiat 500. B. Fiat 500 or Land Rover Discovery.

C. Renault Ménage or Fiat 500. D. Land Rover Discovery or Hyundai i20.

【2】Which of the following cars are greener?

A. Hyundai i20 and Fiat 500.

B. Renault Ménage and Fiat 500.

C. Land Rover Discovery and Hyundai i20.

D. Renault Ménage and Land Rover Discovery.

【3】If you choose a Land Rover Discovery, you will .

A. spend less money on fuel

B. take 5 people at most each time

C. be more friendly to the environment

D. be able to drive on rough roads

【4】Hyundai i20 can .

A. hold seven people B. save fuel

C. provide a comfortable driving experience D. make long distance driving comfortable.

【5】Which of the following is true?

A. Each car above has 4 seats.

B. The four cars are made by European companies.

C. Land Rover Discovery is the second most expensive of above.

D. Both Renault Ménage and Fiat 500 consume lots of fuel.

A road is a bridge between two places. The Silk Road has been a bridge between East and West for more than 2,000 years.

But did you know that the Silk Road is not a s【1】 route? It is actually a series of trade and culture transmission（傳送) routes. It started to take shape during. the Western Han Dynasty .The trade route started from the city of Xi'an in Shanxi Province and e【2】in Eastern Europe, near today's Turkey and .the Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road was about 6,500 kilometers long. It went across one-fourth of the planet.

The Silk Road got its name b【3】 Chinese silk used to be; carried along: this road. In addition to silk, jade, tea and iron also went west to Rome. From the West came glass, gems, and foods like carrots and sesame.

The Silk Road was very important to both China and the r【4】 of the world. In addition to trade, knowledge about science, arts and literature, as well as craft man ship and technology, was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures d【5】 and influenced each other.

Today, various :historical sites a【6】 the Silk Road are popular travel destinations, such as the Terracotta Warriors (兵馬俑）in Xi'an and Mogao Grottoes（莫高窟)in Dunhuang, Gansu.

A new t【7】 line, the New Orient Express, is running from Beijing across the Silk Road.

A.much;much B.many; many C.much; many D.many; much