（一）AsmallfarminBangladesh(孟加拉共和國)iswaitingfortheinformationfromGuinnessWordRecords(吉尼斯世界紀錄).Peopletherewanttoknowif_____1_____minicowisreallytheshortestcowintheworld.Thecowis_____2_____Rani,andherbodysizeisverysmall.Sheisonly20inchestalland26incheslong.Weighingonly57pounds,sheisthesizeofadogandmuch_____3_____thanacommoncow.Thecowhastroubleinwalking_____4_____herlegsarenotverystrong.Sheoften_____5_____whenshehastowalkforlongdistances(距離)orstandfortoolong.Luckily,thechildrenonthe_____6_____arehappytohelpher.Oneoftheirfavoritejobsistopick_____7_____Raniandcarryheraroundthefarm,takingherwhereversheneedstogo.Herbodysizewould_____8_____beatthecurrent(目前的)worldrecordholder's,butthefarmhastowaitfortheofficialword(官方說法)fromGuinnessWorldRecordsbeforetheycancelebratetheachievement.Whethersheistheworld'sshortestcowornot,Ranihasalreadygotaspecialplaceintheheartsofthefarmersandvisitorswhostoppedbytoseeher.1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________（二）What'sthepurposeofreadingbooks?WhatbooksshouldIread?ThesearetwoquestionsI'vebeenaskingmyselfmywholelife.Forthefirstquestion,IguessI'vealreadygottheanswer.IreadasmuchasIcanbeamanwithwisdom.Ithinkthat's_____1_____Ikeepreading.AndIthinkthat'sthebestgiftthatreadingcanbringyou.Andforthesecondquestion,Ican'tsayIhavethebestanswer.ButIdowanttosuggestsome_____2_____ofbooksyoucanread.First,youshouldreadbookswhichteachyousomethingaboutculture.Youcanthinkdeeply_____3_____knowingaculturewell.Youcanbringyourselfacolorfulworldthatyouhaveneverseenbeforewhenyouknowseveralcultures.Second,youshouldreadbookswhichteachyouhowtounderstandthenatureofthings.Thesearchforbeauty_____4_____culturesdeveloping.Youneedtoknowhowtofindthebeautyandhowtounderstand_____5_____.Third,youshouldreadbookswhichteachyousomethingthatyouhaven'tknownyet.Youmaythinkyouhavereadalot,_____6_____therearestilltoomanylefttoknow.Youcan'tsayforsurethatyou'vealreadyknownenough.Fourth,youshouldreadbookswhichteachyouaboutallthenewthingshappeningnow.Theworldis_____7_____withoutastop.Youneedtofollowitanddon'tfallbehind.Finally,youshouldreadbookswhichmakeyou_____8_____.Youarenotalearningmachine.Youneedtoenjoythephysicalandmentalpleasurethateveryhumanenjoys.Thischeersyouupandgivesyouenergytolearnbetter.ThesearethefivekindsofbooksthatImakemyselfread.AndIthinkeverybodyshouldreadthem.Don'tyouagreewithme?______2.______3.______4.____________6._______7.______8._______（三）Nowadaysweoftenworkasateam.Butleadingagroupofpeoplecanbedifficult.Peoplewantteamleaderstheycantrust.Wouldyouliketobeagoodleader?Here'ssome____1____foryou.AsktoknowyourteamLearnabouteachpersononyourteam.Youcan'tbesuccessfulleader____2____youknowyourteam.Bea"learner”insteadofa“knower”asyoudon'thavealloftheanswers.Trytogetclosetothemby____3____questions.Forexample,asyoupasssomeone,youcanask,"Hi!Doyouenjoydoingtheseprojects?”or“Doyouhaveanyideasabouthowtodoitbetter?"TalktoyourteamBeasactiveasyoucanwhenyoustaywithyourteam.It'sagoodpracticetotalk____4____witheveryoneonyourteam.Tellthemwhatyou’rethinkingaboutandwhatnewprojectsyou'reconsidering.Themoreyoutalktothem,themorecomfortabletheywillfeelwhentheygiveyoutheiropinions._____5___toyourteamLetyourteamfeelyou'reagoodlistener.Whenevertheyhaveproblemsatworkorathome,listentowhattheywanttosay.Bepatientand____6____tryingtointerrupt(打斷)them.Makeyourteamfeeltheycantalktoyou.CareaboutyourteamShowyourteamyoucareaboutthemas____7____arefriends.Peoplewillworkharderfortheirleadersiftheyfeeltheyarereallycaredabout.Ifsomeonecomestoyou____8____aproblem,alwaysbereadytohelp.Thatwillmakeyourteamtrustandrespectyoumore.1.___________ 2.___________ 3.___________ 4.___________5.___________ 6.___________ 7.___________ 8.___________(一)“That’sawesome(令人驚嘆的)!”Howmanytimeshaveyousaidthat?Probablymanytimes!Butdidyoureallyfeelawe.Aweisnotafeelingyouhaveeveryday.Realawemixesgreatnessandwonder.Awecomesformsomethingbigorsmall.Itcouldbesomethingnatural,suchasaseriousstorm.Itcouldbeman-made,suchasbeautifulmusic.Whateveritis,itmakesyoustop.Youlookandlisten.Youpatattention!Theexperienceisnewtoyou.Soitmakesyouthinkandwonderattheworld.Awecanbescaryorwonderful!Itdependsontheexperience.YoumayfeelawewhenyouseeacolorfulX-Rayofthesun.Thiskindofaweiswonderful.Peoplecanbeawe-inspiring,too.Greatleadersinhistory,likeDr.Martin,caninspireawe.Thinkofaneruptingvolcano(火山爆發).Wemaynotfullyunderstanditspower.Itisawesome,butfrightening.Whatdopeoplelikewhentheyfeelawe.Anawe-filledpersonwouldopentheireyeswider.Hewouldraisehead,openeyeswider,openmouthsanddropjaws(下巴).Sometimes,breathein.Notmanypeoplesmiled.Aweisaseriousfeeling.Scientiststodayarestillkeepingstudyingawe.Wecanhaveabetterunderstandingofaweinthefuture.()1.Whatcanmakeyoufeelawe?A.Youwakeupinthemorning. B.Youseeaseriousstormoutside.C.Youhaveagooddayatschool. D.Youeatlunchatschool.()2.Whichsentencecanexplainwhypeopledon’tsmilewhentheyfeelawe?Asmilemeansapersonishappy. B.Sometimes,theybreathein.C.Notmanypeoplesmiled D.Aweisaseriousfeeling.()3.WhatistheMAINtopicofthearticle?Anopinion B.Avolcano C.Afeeling D.Astudy()4.Whichisthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Whatisawe?②Whatdopeoplelooklikewhentheyfeelawe.③Howcanawebe?④.Whatmakespeoplefeelawe?A.①②③④ B.①④③② C.④①③② D.①③④②(二)Oneday,Kingcametomeetascholar(學者)andcuriously(好奇地)asked,“Istheresuchapersoninthisworldwhoisgreatbutpeopledon'tknowabouthim?”ScholarsmiledandtooktheKingtowardsavillage.Aftersometime,theymetanoldmansittingunderthetree.Thatoldmanhadapotofwaterandsomebreadwithhim.ScholaraskedthatoldmanforwaterandbreadforhimselfandKing.ThenKingtookoutsomemoneytopaytheoldman.Seeingthis,oldmanstoppedhimandSaid,“Iamnotaseller,IamdoingwhatIcanatthisage,MysondoesbusinessofbakingbreadsoIcomeheretoprovidefreewaterandunsaleablebreadfortravelerspassingby.Thismakesmeveryhappy.”ScholartoldtheKing,“Hisgodthinkingandkinddeed(行為)makehimgreat.”Thenaftersayingthis,bothKingandscholarenteredthevillage.Theretheysawaschoolandateacher.Kingaskedtheteacher,“Howmuchsalarydoyougetforteachingsomanystudents?”Teacherreplied,“Sir,Iamnotteachingforsalary.Therewerenoteachershereandfutureofstudentswasatrisk.SoIcomeheredailytoteachthem.”Hearingthis,Kingcouldn'thelpsaying,“Howselflessyouare!”Afterthis,scholartoldKing,“Personwholivesforothersisgreatandtherearemanypeoplewhosesuchgreatthinkingmakesthemgreaterthanthegreat.”()1.Whichwordcanbestdescribeeachpersoninthestory?King Scholar Theoldman theteacher A.curious wise friendly selflessB.stupid knowledgeable friendly cold-blooded C.curious knowledgeable unfriendly selfless D.stupid wise unfriendly cold-blooded()2.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“unsaleable”inparagraph2is_______.A.neithereatablenordelicious B.outofdateandtooheavyC.cannotbesoldoutbutstilleatable D.expensivetobuybutdelicious()3.Thepassageiswrittenina/an________tone（語氣）.A.worried B.angry C.funny D.serious()4.Thepassagewantstotellusthat________.A.actionspeakslouderthanwords B.don'tbealltalkandnodeedC.goodthoughtsanddeedsmakeamangreat D.livetolearnandlearntolivebetter(三)Whenyourparentsarebusyatworkandhavenotimetocook,youcanpickupthephoneandordersomefoodforyourself.Lotsofpeopleordertakeout(外賣)thesedays.ButdidpeopleeattakeoutinancientChina?Theanswerisyes!TherewastakeoutasfarbackastheSongDynasty(960﹣1279).Peopleatthattimedidn’thavephones,buttheycouldstillorderfood.Accordingtohistorybooks,EmperorXiaozong（1127﹣1194）likedtoordertakeoutlateatnight.Hisservants(仆人)thenwentaroundthecitytopickupthedishesandbringthemback.Commonpeoplealsolikedtoordertakeout.Restaurantwaiterswalkedaroundthecityorwaitedoutsideoftheaters.Peoplepaidthemandworkerswouldsendfoodtotheirhomes.Peopleatthattimeevenhadspecialmealboxesfortakeoutdishes.Itwasalongwoodenbox,anditwasmadeoftwolayersofporcelain(兩層陶瓷).Peopleputhotwaterbetweenthetwolayerstokeepthedisheswarm.InthefamousSongDynastypaintingAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival(《清明上河圖》),atakeoutworkercanbeseenonthewaytosendfood.()1.HowdidEmperorXiaozonggethistakeout？A.Bysendinghisservants. B.Bywalkingaroundthecity.C.Bypickingupthedishes. D.Bybringingtakeoutback.()2.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatintheSongDynasty.A.takeoutwasinventedbyEmperorXiaozong B.onlyrichpeoplecouldordertakeoutC.takeoutwaspopularwithpeople D.peoplepaidfortheirtakeoutaftertheygotit()3.WhichonemightbethemealboxfortakeoutdishesintheSongDynasty？()4.Whydoesthewritermention(提到)AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalinthelastparagraph？A.Toshowthattakeoutstartedinancienttimes.B.Toshowthatthepainterwasgoodatdrawing.C.Toshowwhymostpeoplelikedtoordertakeout.D.Toshowhowpeopleorderedtakeoutatthattime.(四)Alreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandthedrones(無人機)weresenttomyChinesegovernmentonMondaytoleadagroupof15elephantsawayfromthecityareas.Alreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandtheAlreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandthedrones(無人機)weresenttomyChinesegovernmentonMondaytoleadagroupof15elephantsawayfromthecityareas.Underthegovernmentpropermanagement,luckily,noconflict(沖突）hashappenedsofar.What'smore,theelephantfamily’sjourneyhasattractedwidespreadpublicinterest,andmanyvideosrecordedbylocalpeoplehavereceivedthousandsof“likes”onsocialmedia.Wordhasbeenwatchingthemwithjoy.ThemostpopularofthesevideosarerecordedonFridayinJining.Inone,anelephantturnedonawatertapwithitslongnoseandgaveitsmemberswater.Inanother,twobabyelephantsalmostfellintoasmallwaterchannelbutweresavedbytheadults.Themostinterestedinterestingly,atfirst,thegroupwasmadeupof17elephantsbutturnedbackaftergettingdrunkbecauseofdrinkingalcoholinavillager’shouse.“Weshouldbemoreliketheelephantalwaysstayingtogether,takingfamilyvacations,caringforandprotectingeachother,”Mr.DetersignedonYouTube.YunnanisawildAsianelephanthabitat(棲息地)inChina.ThenumberoftheAsianelephantshasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300duetotheprotectionofnaturereserves,reportedbyChineseXinhuaNews.However,thesizeofreservesdeclinedfrom9000squarekm2to5000km2andthereisnoenoughfoodforsuchabignumberintheirhabitat.Meanwhile,astheenvironmentgotbetterinXishuangbanna,humanactivitiescauselessinfluenceforthewildelephants’action.Theseareallregardedasthepossiblereasonsforthisjourney.Expertssaythatthetravelisnotuncommon,althoughit'sthefarthestthewildelephantshavetraveledfromtheirnaturalhabitat,sothereisnoneedtoworryaboutthemtoomuch.Alreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandthedrones(無人機)weresenttomyChinesegovernmentonMondaytoleadagroupof15elephantsawayfromthecityareas.Underthegovernmentpropermanagement,luckily,noconflict(沖突）hashappenedsofar.What'smore,theelephantfamily’sjourneyhasattractedwidespreadpublicinterest,andmanyvideosrecordedbylocalpeoplehavereceivedthousandsof“likes”onsocialmedia.Wordhasbeenwatchingthemwithjoy.ThemostpopularofthesevideosarerecordedonFridayinJining.Inone,anelephantturnedonawatertapwithitslongnoseandgaveitsmemberswater.Inanother,twobabyelephantsalmostfellintoasmallwaterchannelbutweresavedbytheadults.Themostinterestedinterestingly,atfirst,thegroupwasmadeupof17elephantsbutturnedbackaftergettingdrunkbecauseofdrinkingalcoholinavillager’shouse.“Weshouldbemoreliketheelephantalwaysstayingtogether,takingfamilyvacations,caringforandprotectingeachother,”Mr.DetersignedonYouTube.YunnanisawildAsianelephanthabitat(棲息地)inChina.ThenumberoftheAsianelephantshasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300duetotheprotectionofnaturereserves,reportedbyChineseXinhuaNews.However,thesizeofreservesdeclinedfrom9000squarekm2to5000km2andthereisnoenoughfoodforsuchabignumberintheirhabitat.Meanwhile,astheenvironmentgotbetterinXishuangbanna,humanactivitiescauselessinfluenceforthewildelephants’action.Theseareallregardedasthepossiblereasonsforthisjourney.Expertssaythatthetravelisnotuncommon,althoughit'sthefarthestthewildelephantshavetraveledfromtheirnaturalhabitat,sothereisnoneedtoworryaboutthemtoomuch.Wordhasbeenwatchingthemwithjoy.ThemostpopularofthesevideosarerecordedonFridayinJining.Inone,anelephantturnedonawatertapwithitslongnoseandgaveitsmemberswater.Inanother,twobabyelephantsalmostfellintoasmallwaterchannelbutweresavedbytheadults.Themostinterestedinterestingly,atfirst,thegroupwasmadeupof17elephantsbutturnedbackaftergettingdrunkbecauseofdrinkingalcoholinavillager’shouse.“Weshouldbemoreliketheelephantalwaysstayingtogether,takingfamilyvacations,caringforandprotectingeachother,”Mr.DetersignedonYouTube.YunnanisawildAsianelephanthabitat(棲息地)inChina.ThenumberoftheAsianelephantshasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300duetotheprotectionofnaturereserves,reportedbyChineseXinhuaNews.However,thesizeofreservesdeclinedfrom9000squarekm2to5000km2andthereisnoenoughfoodforsuchabignumberintheirhabitat.Meanwhile,astheenvironmentgotbetterinXishuangbanna,humanactivitiescauselessinfluenceforthewildelephants’action.Theseareallregardedasthepossiblereasonsforthisjourney.Expertssaythatthetravelisnotuncommon,althoughit'sthefarthestthewildelephantshavetraveledfromtheirnaturalhabitat,sothereisnoneedtoworryaboutthemtoomuch.()1.Towardsthewanderingelephants,thepeopleshowgreat________.A.surprise B.interest C.worries D.fearAlreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Alreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandthedrones(無人機)weresenttomyChinesegovernmentonMondaytoleadagroupof15elephantsawayfromthecityareas.Underthegovernmentpropermanagement,luckily,noconflict(沖突）hashappenedsofar.What'smore,theelephantfamily’sjourneyhasattractedwidespreadpublicinterest,andmanyvideosrecordedbylocalpeoplehavereceivedthousandsof“likes”onsocialmedia.Wordhasbeenwatchingthemwithjoy.ThemostpopularofthesevideosarerecordedonFridayinJining.Inone,anelephantturnedonawatertapwithitslongnoseandgaveitsmemberswater.Inanother,twobabyelephantsalmostfellintoasmallwaterchannelbutweresavedbytheadults.Themostinterestedinterestingly,atfirst,thegroupwasmadeupof17elephantsbutturnedbackaftergettingdrunkbecauseofdrinkingalcoholinavillager’shouse.“Weshouldbemoreliketheelephantalwaysstayingtogether,takingfamilyvacations,caringforandprotectingeachother,”Mr.DetersignedonYouTube.YunnanisawildAsianelephanthabitat(棲息地)inChina.ThenumberoftheAsianelephantshasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300duetotheprotectionofnaturereserves,reportedbyChineseXinhuaNews.However,thesizeofreservesdeclinedfrom9000squarekm2to5000km2andthereisnoenoughfoodforsuchabignumberintheirhabitat.Meanwhile,astheenvironmentgotbetterinXishuangbanna,humanactivitiescauselessinfluenceforthewildelephants’action.Theseareallregardedasthepossiblereasonsforthisjourney.Expertssaythatthetravelisnotuncommon,althoughit'sthefarthestthewildelephantshavetraveledfromtheirnaturalhabitat,sothereisnoneedtoworryaboutthemtoomuch.Alreadyfamousathome,China’swonderingelephantsarenowbecominginternationalstars.Morethan400peopleincludingforestrypoliceofficersandthedrones(無人機)weresenttomyChinesegovernmentonMondaytoleadagroupof15elephantsawayfromthecityareas.Underthegovernmentpropermanagement,luckily,noconflict(沖突）hashappenedsofar.What'smore,theelephantfamily’sjourneyhasattractedwidespreadpublicinterest,andmanyvideosrecordedbylocalpeoplehavereceivedthousandsof“likes”onsocialmedia.Wordhasbeenwatchingthemwithjoy.Themostpopularofthesevideosa