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Dear Erik,

Surprise! I believe you didn’t expect a note from your mom in your lunchbox! How is your school day so far? I hope it is going well. You always do your best. I am proud of you!

Because I had to leave so early this morning, I wrote this note last night and put it into your lunchbox to wish you well on your speech today. With all of your amazing research, writing, and practice, you are going to do great!

I know that you get a little nervous talking in front of large groups—everybody does. But, just remember what you practiced and you just might forget about being nervous.

Here are just a few things to remember when you are giving a speech:

●Make eye contact (眼神交流) with your classmates.

●Speak clearly and slowly.

●Look at your notecards only when you have to.

●Enjoy yourself! Once you are in front of the class, pretend (假装) that you are a famous expert on your theme and everyone is listening carefully to your EVERY word.

Well, that’s all for now. I am thinking of you today and I know you will do great. Do your best and be brave like George Washington. He was an excellent example for your speech.

Good luck Erik! Maybe we can go out for ice cream afterschool!

Love,

Mom

1．What is Erik g going to do in school today?

A．Give a speech.	B．Take an exam.
C．Research his theme.	D．Write some notecards.

2．What does Erik’s mother advise him to do to enjoy himself?

A．Read his notecards.	B．Look at his classmates.
C．Talk like a famous expert.	D．Practice with his friends.

3．What is the note full of?

A．Mother’s encouragement.	B．Mother’s worries.
C．Mother’s thanks.	D．Mother’s surprise.

Helping Seniors(老年人) Matt I created Teens Helping Seniors with my friends. The group has about 200 volunteers. The volunteers give food to the elderly in town. We spend six to eight hours a week doing this thing. Linda I organized Miler Senior Technology, a program to help the elderly learn how to use computers and smartphones. Now there are 50 local seniors in the weekly technology classes. I want to make sure that the seniors could stay connected to the world. Jordan I came up with a way to help lonely seniors with my friends. We call it Joy 4 All Project. When the elderly call 569-4255, they can hear pre-recorded jokes. The hotline has received more than 1, 800 phone calls. Kathy I heard that the seniors in the old people’s home couldn’t see their families and friends very often, so my friends and I decided to cheer up the elderly by writing them letters or visiting them. When visiting them, we often talk with them or sing for them. By now more than 100 students in my school have joined us. We now have our own name called We Are Together.

1．Who provides food for the seniors?

A．Linda.

B．Matt.

C．Jordan

D．Kathy.

2．What can the seniors enjoy by calling 569-4255?

A．Letters.

B．Songs.

C．Poems.

D．Jokes.

3．Sue is good at communicating. She is also a good singer. Which hg group should she join?

A．We Are Together.	B．Joy 4 All Project.
C．Teens Helping Seniors.	D．Mittler Senior Technology.

—Tony, may I borrow your notebook?   
—Sorry, I ________ it to Betty already.

A．lend

B．will lend

C．am lending

D．have lent

Look! The sign says “No Swimming”. We ________ keep away from the river.

A．can

B．can’t

C．must

D．mustn’t

Tom didn’t lose ________ in computer games. Instead, he studied hard.

A．myself

B．herself

C．himself

D．yourself

假如你是班长李雷，你们班要在本周六去南湖公园做志愿者。工作内容是清理公园卫生，捡垃圾。

要点：1. 本周六早八点校园门口集合坐车去公园；
2. 穿校服；
3. 不要迟到；
要求：要点齐全、表达通顺，简洁得体。

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Yang Jun’ao, a 16-year-old student from No. 1 Middle School in Nanxian County, Hunan Province, invented a “lotus root harvesting robot (采藕机器人)”.

“I got the idea when I saw my grandmother, in her 70s, working hard to harvest lotus roots under the hot sun,” Yang said. Sometimes, his grandmother would badly hurt her fingers using her harvesting tools.

To make things easier for his grandmother, Yang thought of creating a machine that could automatically (自动地) harvest lotus roots. With help from his teacher Hong Wei. Yang spent nearly a year building a model of the machine. The robot moves on its own through the muddy field. It uses image recognition (识别) to find roots that are ripe (成熟的) by looking at the color of the lotus leaves. The robot’s arm then cuts the lotus roots without hurting them.

During the invention process, Yang faced challenges like collecting parts for the model, putting them together and using a hot glue gun for bonding. “The first time I used a hot glue gun, my hands were shaking,” Yang laughed. At first, he planned to use rotating blades (旋转叶片) for harvesting lotus roots, but it was hard to find them, so he used more common blades instead.

When Yang showed the machine to his grandmother, she was happy and gave helpful suggestions for improvement. She suggested using the audio player to show the machine’s location in dense (稠密的) lotus leaves. “My grandmother’s advice reminded me that any technological invention must be practical to have true value,” said Yang.

Although Yang still needs to make improvement, like finding cheaper ways to make the machines, his teacher Hong praised Yang’s creative thinking and dedication (致力) to helping his hometown.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1．Why did Yang invent the lotus root harvesting robot?

A．Because he could use it when he worked in the field.

B．Because he needed to do something with his teacher.

C．Because he wanted to make his grandmother’s work easier.

D．Because be was interested in trying something new.

2．What difficulty isn’t mentioned during the invention process?

A．Collecting parts for the model.	B．Putting all the parts together.
C．Using a hot glue gun for bonding.	D．Spending nearly a year finishing the work.

3．What does the underlined word “practical” in the passage probably mean?

A．Expensive.

B．Useful.

C．Enjoyable.

D．Challenging.

4．Which is the right order of Yang Jun’ao’s experience?
① Yang decided to invent an automatic machine.
② Yang’s grandma had to work under the hot sun.
③ His grandma was very happy and gave him some good advice.
④ He would work hard to improve the machine.

A．①③②④

B．①③④②

C．②①④③

D．②①③④

5．What could be the best title of the passage?

A．A creative invention.	B．A smart grandmother.
C．A brave boy.	D．A hard job.

不管有多难，董宇辉都没有放弃。
No matter ________ ________, Dong Yuhui never gives up.

Many people believe that only talented people can come up with new invention ideas. 1． If you follow these steps, you can have your own invention ideas.

First, you need to find fields that you know well. 2． By making the list, you will find the fields easily. What are you interested in? What fields are you good at? You can ask yourself these questions and write down the answers on your list.

Then, you should try to find the needs and problems. Your aim is to find what you need to do better in your fields. You can ask people around you about their problems and worries. 3． New invention ideas need to solve those problems.

4． Once you know the needs, you can start researching. There may be some tools in the market that can solve the problems. The only thing you can do is to find ways to improve these tools and make them better. 5． The market can tell you the exact information.

When you have finished all these steps, you will get some interesting ideas. Then it will be time for you to create your inventions.

A．You can make a list of them.

B．The next step is to research the market.

C．If there are no such tools, you can think about creating them.

D．in fact, it is possible for anyone to have good invention ideas.

E．If you are too shy, you can use the Internet to get some information.

F．Though it’s difficult for you to make the list, you can ask people around you.

阅读下面短文，从框内6个选项中选出能分别填入5个小题空白处的最佳选项。

A. It       B. After       C. should       D. tasks       E. problems       F. about

Nowadays, more and more Chinese teenagers are becoming homebodies (someone who enjoys being at home). They are crazy 1． watching TV or playing with their smart phones. They hardly ever take part in outdoor activities.

The problem should get much attention of parents. 2． is clear to us that using smart phones or computers for long will be bad tor students’ health and brains. It may cause 3． in their schoolwork at school, too. Even though this isn’t a problem, kids still prefer indoor life. 4． finishing the homework, they prefer to read books, listen to music or just rest at home instead of going out. Experts advise that teenagers 5． take breaks away from smart phones or computers and do more sports. Teenagers should know the importance of exercising.