Going to a university has always been a dream for Xue.But for some reasons，she didn't have the chance when she was young.Even so，she never forgot her dream.In 2014，she was accepted by Tianjin University and finally her dream came true.Since then，Xue has been a model for the people around her.She got up at 5 o'clock every morning.Then she studied for a while before brushing teeth and having breakfast.Her room was filled with books and newspapers.Wherever she went，she would take books with her.

In fact，for her age had many difficulties during the four years.But nothing could stop her.Whenever she had problems，she would either solve them by herself or ask teachers for help.Through her hard work she passed the exams and was named “a star student” during the first period of her college life.

“I think the meaning of our lives is to challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) and improve ourselves whether we are old or young.” Xue said at the graduation ceremony.“For me，learning something I enjoy is a lifelong journey.I want to thank Tianjin University for giving me the chance to achieve my dream.Our lifetime is short，so we should make good use of it.”

【1】At the age of ________，Xue was accepted by Tianjin University.

A. 77 B. 85

C. 81 D. 73

【2】With the help of________，Xue solved her problems in study.

A. her family and friends

B. her teachers and herself

C. her teachers and classmates

D. her classmates and herself

【3】What is the best title(標(biāo)題) for the passage?

A. A Graduation Ceremony

B. A hard－working Old Lady

C. A Difficult Examination

D. A University in Tianjin

【4】Where do you think the passage may come from?

A. A science report. B. A travel book.

C. A newspaper. D. An advertisement.

The process is called "third party online payment". There is a transfer station, or a third account, between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Buyers don't need to worry about paying for goods and then receiving nothing. Sellers also get rid of the risk of receiving no money after sending out goods.

These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies such as Alipay, Tenpay and Yeepay. Among them, Alipay is the biggest in China. It has more than 270 million active users, according to Xinhua.

While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment system, banks are not very happy. That is because companies like Alipay are fighting over money with the banks. Users can invest in financial products through Alipay and make money. Thus lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks.

But WeChat payment is not the same. WeChat doesn't have its own account. When paying through WeChat, the buyers money goes directly to the sellers. That's why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out "red envelopes" or gift money to their friends on WeChat,

Whether Alipay or WeChat payment, they are all trying to attract more users and make online shopping easier. These two companies are also promoting payments through fingerprints. New payment methods such as quick response codes have become popular too.

【1】How many ways to pay are mentioned in the passage?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

【2】Para land 2 mainly want to introduce how _________.

A. to run a Taobao shop B. to make your money safe

C. Alipay works D. to make money by using Alipay

【3】According to the passage, we can imagine_________ in the future.

A. real money will not be used

B. payment through fingerprints will be popular

C. third party online payment is sure to avoid all the risks in trade

D. Alipay will take the place of banks

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is not referred to?

A. New payment methods make our life easier

B. Putting money in Alipay is a good way to make money

C. Banks are angry about losing some customers.

D. Quick response codes are more popular than any other methods.

【5】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Using new technologies to do online shopping

B. Some ways to pay in our daily life

C. The advantage of third party online payment

D. It is convenient to do shopping online using Alipay and WeChat

Later Michael's little sister was born.But she wasn't in a good condition.The days passed by.The little girl got worse.The doctor told the parents there was very little hope.

Then Michael kept asking his parents to let him see his sister.“I want to sing to her，” he said.But kids are never allowed in ICU(重癥監(jiān)護(hù)室)．

Finally，Karen decided to take Michael to see his little sister.The nurse refused Michael at first.But Karen said if he didn't see his sister，he would never see her alive.

Michael looked at his weak sister.After a moment，he began to sing，“You're my sunshine，my only sunshine.You make me happy when skies are grey.”

The baby girl seemed to respond(回應(yīng))．The pulse rate(脈搏) and breathing began to calm down.

“Keep on singing，Michael，” Karen encouraged his son.

“You never know，dear，how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away…”

Day by day，Michael kept singing.Several months later，the little girl was well enough to go home.

All the doctors and nurses called it a miracle(奇跡)—a miracle of brother's love.

【1】How did Michael feel about his sister's coming?

A. Nervous. B. Shocked.

C. Glad. D. Worried.

【2】The nurse didn't allow Michael to see his sister because ________.

A. Michael was too small to take care of himself

B. kids weren't allowed in ICU

C. his sister didn't want to see Michael at all

D. his sister was sleeping then

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Michael's sister got worse and worse at last.

B. Singing songs is a good way to save people's life.

C. The doctors didn't try their best.

D. Never give up hope for people you love.

【4】The best title for the passage is “________”．

A. Love of a Brother

B. The Power of Singing

C. A Beautiful Song

D. A Strong Baby

【1】The above reading is about the ________ strawberry field trip at Jaemor.

A. spring B. summer

C. autumn D. winter

【2】If a class go on a field trip beginning at half past nine in the morning，they should leave the farm at ________.

A. 11：00 a．m. B. 11：30 a．m.

C. 12：30 p．m. D. 1：00 p．m.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The farm's first harvest doesn't come until July.

B. Students can take the field trip on the weekend.

C. Students can pick strawberries，but can't take them home.

D. If a teacher with 20 students takes the trip，they need to pay $168.

【4】Where can we find the reading?

A. On the Internet. B. In a newspaper.

C. In a museum. D. In a library.

Yes．The difference is in the reason given for it being too late to telephone．In the first sentence"Mary is asleep now"，the speaker is stating（陳述）a fact．In the second sentence"Mary will be asleep now"，the speaker is saying what Mary usually does．In fact，it's possible that Mary isn't asleep，but she is usually asleep at this time．

So let's take two situations．In the first case，imagine Mary's mother answers the telephone．

You："May I speak to Mary，please？"

Mother："No．It's too late．Mary is asleep now．"

You："Are you sure？It's only 10 0'clock．"

Mother："Yes．I went to her room and she was asleep．"

The mother knows that Mary is asleep because she went into her room and saw her．

Here is another case．Two friends decide to telephone Mary．

Jack："Let's telephone Mary．It's 10 0'clock．"

Jill："No．It's too late．She will be asleep now．"

Jill knows that Mary always goes to bed before 10o'clock，so now she'll probably be asleep．But it is also possible that she is staying up late．

【1】In the first situation．Mary's mother___．

A. is afraid to wake up Mary

B. wants to tell you that she knows Mary is asleep

C. knows that Mary wants to sleep at this time

D. wants to know if she can take a message for Mary

【2】In the second situation，Jill___．

A. knows that Mary has gone to bed

B. doesn't know whether Mary is asleep

C. is sure that Mary cannot answer the telephone

D. thinks it's possible that Mary cannot answer the telephone

【3】In which situation do you think the word"will"is used in the same way Jill uses it？___

A. Will you please lend me a hand？

B. It's too heavy，I think．I'll help you．

C. Don't get into his office．He will be angry now．

D. You won't have to come to my office．I will send it to you．

【1】這個(gè)8歲的男孩兒在英語(yǔ)上取得了巨大進(jìn)步，因此贏得了高度贊揚(yáng)。

The _____________________________________________,so he won high praise.

【2】他認(rèn)為這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)很值得期待。

He thought the concert ________________________________________________.

【3】許多和她同齡的學(xué)生正確發(fā)音這些單詞有些困難。

Many students ________________________________________________________.

【4】你能告訴我這本書會(huì)被翻譯成多少種語(yǔ)言嗎？

Could you tell me _____________________________________________________?

【5】那只貓嚇得被迫躲在了樹(shù)上。

The cat was so frightened ______________________________________ in the tree.

【6】最終，他成功地使父母改變了主意。

He ______________________________________________________________at last.

【7】他別無(wú)選擇只能熬夜復(fù)習(xí)學(xué)過(guò)的知識(shí)。

He has no choice but ____________________________________________________.

【8】這個(gè)四十歲的男人直到被提醒才意識(shí)到他的錯(cuò)誤。

The man ________________________________________________________he was reminded.

【1】Most of us think that 1 million dollars _________________（be）a lot of money.

【2】Jack seems to have more difficulty than you ____________（pass）the exam.

【3】--Turn off the radio, dear.Baby is sleeping.

--There is no need. He ______________（wake）up.

【4】He ___________（return）the book to me as soon as he finished reading it.

【5】Don’t you think it would be great to have robots___________（take）exams for us?

【6】--Did you go to Justin’s birthday party last week?

--No, I ________________（not invite）

【7】After __________（read）the story, we shared our thoughts with each other.

【8】The news mentioned in the magazines______________（interest）many people since then.

【9】A tall man was noticed __________（enter）the office just now,Maybe he took the watch away.

【10】I won’t leave for Beijing until the problem __________（deal）with properly.

【11】His family,as well as his friends,______________（celebrate）his birthday in the sitting room now.

【1】What _________（要緊）most is not whether you fail or not ,but whether you try your best or not.

【2】Of all the bosses that I have ever met,he is the ____________（嚴(yán)格的）.

【3】One of the __________（原因）of the stress is too much homework.

【4】I still haven’t received any _________（答復(fù)）from the Agency.

【5】The boy didn’t want to go to piano lessons.He _________（僅僅）has no interest in music.

【6】The great scientist had great _________（成就）in sapce during his lifetime.

【7】The _________（die）of that boy’s grandfather made him quite sad.

【8】Finish checking all the _____________（suivive）names in the earthquake before 9.am.

【9】Make careful ___________（choose）before taking action,please.

【10】In order not to wake the baby up,mother walked into the room as_____（silence）as possible.

【11】She worked so hard that she ____________（success）in entering a good universityat last.

【12】The film provided us with a _____________________（value）record of the earthquake.

---_______.I’ll do it for you right away.

A. That’s all right

B. I hope so

C. All right

D. You’re welcome

---Yes,he wants to ______the NBA in the future.

A. hard;join in

B. hardly;take part in

C. hard;join

D. hardly;join