【1】According to Science Daily, 5G tests are expected to start in the UK by ________.

A.2019B.2020C.2025D.2031

【2】3D printing hasn’t been widely used in our daily life because ________.

A.3D printers are expensiveB.it appeared in the 1990s

C.few people show interest in itD.it can’t produce products

【3】According to the passage, electric powered cars will help us ________.

A.travel fasterB.become saferC.protect environmentD.save money

【4】In which part of a magazine can we find this passage?

A.SportsB.Health.C.MedicineD.Science

A. will do his best B. did well in

C. is good at D. did his best

—By making flashcards．

A．Why B．How C．What D．When

A. Never B. Always C. Sometimes

A. tell B. speak C. say

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The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in Paris has raised questions about the condition of thousands of other historic buildings across Europe. It also raises questions about whether European governments are doing enough to keep up and care for such buildings.

Some people say the fire last month was a wake-up call, not just for Europe, but the whole world. Large fires have long robbed humanity of knowledge, art and treasures. One example is the fire at the famous library of Alexandria in northern Egypt about 1700 years ago.

In 2015, the German engineering company Siemens found that Scotland had about 10 serious fires a year, while England lost at least twelve listed buildings a year. In Germany, 70 historic buildings have been destroyed since 2000.

And all too often, fires happen while old buildings are being repaired. Experts say that what is needed is continuous attention and maintenance(維護). These steps, if taken, could help avoid the need for major repairing work.

But regular attention and maintenance costs money.

Part of the problem comes from the shortage of money provided by governments after the 2008 financial crisis (金融危機). As a result, governments are increasingly looking for rich companies to keep up these historic buildings.

“We do need more money, but this is a shared duty for governments, businesses and citizens across Europe,” said an officer from the European Union.

Some say world-famous monuments like Notre Dame are the driving force behind tourism and should get more respect. People have noticed the importance of such respect.

“Historic buildings are a gold mine(礦). You cannot explore it and then just leave the mine and go to another one. It is something you really have to value,” the officer said.

【1】After the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, more attention is paid to_________ .

A.European governmentsB.famous libraries

C.engineering companiesD.the old buildings

【2】According to the passage, one of the biggest enemies of cultural treasures is________.

A.robbersB.firesC.moneyD.tourists

【3】“These steps” in Paragraph 4 refer to (指代)___________.

A.attention and maintenanceB.careful repairing work

C.enough respect from peopleD.serious financial crisis

【4】The officer thinks _______should accept the duty of caring for these famous monuments.

A.citizens around the worldB.the European governments

C.rich European businessesD.the whole European society

【5】The purpose of writing this article is to ask everyone to____________.

A.value historic buildingsB.donate plenty of money

C.pay attention to big firesD.avoid exploring mines

A. moves B. move C. moved D. had moved

Attention, please! Reporters wanted!

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Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good writer who loves the news? If so, you may have a chance to be a winner in the TFK Kid Reporter Talent Search.

We’re looking for 12 students from around the nation to be members of the TFK Kid Reporter team for the 2019～2020 school year.

Next year’s team will continue the tradition of reporting local news stories for Time For Kids magazine and www.time forkids.com.

Professional reporters from Time For Kids will decide who will be the winner. In the past year,TFK Kid Reporters have:

★ Interviewed national leaders, famous people and other newsmakers.

★ Written news stories, reviews, and opinion pieces for Time For Kids.

★ Learned about the news business from prizewinning reporters who work at TIMES.

★ Appeared on television to talk about their work.

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How to Enter

To apply, visit www.timeforkids.com/2019 kr and complete the official entry form. Be sure to read the official rules and share them with your parents or teachers, who must sign(簽名) your entry form and send it to us by email. Entry forms must be sent by June 17, 2019. You must be 14 years old or younger on September 1, 2019.

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Contest opens: 10:00 a.m. on March 14, 2019

Contest deadline: 12:00 p.m. on June 17, 2019

All entries must follow the official rules for consideration. See contest rules on the next page. Good luck!

【1】The 12 student reporters will work for _____.

A.more than a yearB.less than a yearC.about a yearD.half a year

【2】If David is chosen as a member of the TFK Kid Reporter team， he will probably NOT____.

A.play a role in some famous TV plays

B.learn how to do well in the reporting job

C.do an interview with the American president

D.write down his own ideas at www.time forkids.com

【3】The contest will be closed on _____.

A.March 14, 2019B.June 17, 2019

C.September 1, 2019D.December 31, 2020

【4】_____is allowed to join in this contest.

A.Mike who would like to be a writer

B.Tom who was born on September 1,2005

C.Jack who is going to celebrate his fifteenth birthday

D.Lucy who handed in her entry form without the sign of her parents or teachers

【5】This passage may come from _____.

A.a diaryB.a dictionaryC.a storybookD.a notice

So, is it the same as recycling? No. Recycling takes materials-paper or glass-and breaks them down so their base materials can be remade into a new product. When you upcycle an item(物品), you are not breaking down the material,

you are simply refashioning it. For example, you might make shoes out of old tyres. Also, the upcycled item is typically of the same, or even better, quality(質(zhì)量) than the original.

Upcycling isn’t a new idea. Some of the best examples of modern-day upcycling come from the 1930s to 1940s when families didn’t have enough materials. In those days, things were repurposed over and over until there were no longer useful. For example, an old door can be made into a new dining table. Economising(節(jié)約) is still a trend(趨勢) today and a big reason why more and more people upcycle. But an even bigger reason for the rebirth of upcycling is its good influence on the environment.

Upcycling is green. The plain and simple fact of the matter is that upcycling is much better for the planet than throwing things away. When you upcycle, that's one item less that ends upon the waste mountain. Upcycling is also considerably more environmentally friendly than recycling, which needs energy or water to break down materials. Upcycling just needs your own creativity and effort.

Grace Robinson, from the UK, takes used tea bags and turns them into dresses, shoes and even hats. Every day she drinks some tea, and then dries out the tea bags with the tea still in them. When they are dry, she takes the tea out and sews the bags together to make clothes. This can take a long time- maybe months for a single dress -so Grace gets friends to help her by drinking tea too and passing their tea bags on to her.

There are two ways to support the upcycling movement. Sort(分類)through your wardrobe or recycling bin and create items yourself, or buy ready-made items from upcycled materials. Both ways benefit the environment and in return, you get something that’s both attractive and practical.

【1】We can learn from the passage that upcycling ___________.

A.can improve the quality of items

B.needs more energy than recycling

C.needs to break down base materials

D.produces more waste than recycling

【2】The underlined word"refashioning"in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.

A.giving a new formB.giving a simple name

C.making a perfect copyD.making a different model

【3】The writer probably agrees that ___________.

A.it is better to make clothes with used tea bags

B.upcycling is much greener than recycling

C.it is necessary to help others to upcycle

D.people need to be more creative

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Get started to recycle today

B.A modern trend: upcycling

C.Is it the same as recycling?

D.To recycle or to upcycle?

On the morning of July 14, 1960, Jane Goodall arrived at Lake Tanganyika in the Gombe National Park. Then around 5 p. m, Jane went into the forest to find her first chimpanzee.

As a young woman, Jane Goodall was following her childhood dream of studying chimpanzees in Africa. After many months of difficult work she made three important discoveries: chimpanzees ate meat, they used tools to get food, and they also made tools.

Every evening, Jane wrote her findings in her journal. She began to publish articles in magazines. After a while, Jane was accepted by a university. Her work was also making her famous. There was a documentary (紀錄片)film,Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees (1963), and then My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees (1969), the first of many books. During the 1970s, Gombe became a dangerous place to work. It is on the border of four different countries and there was fighting among them. Many foreigners left, but Jane stayed to continue her workand noted that chimpanzees could also be violent.

A different problem developed in Gombe in the 1980s. The forests were getting smaller and there was no enough space for chimpanzees because of the increasing human population.As a result, there were only about a hundred chimpanzees living in Gombe by t the end of the1980s. Jane realized something had to be done, so she made a plan with the local community to grow more trees.

At the beginning of the 1990s, Jane left Gombe. She set up sanctuaries (庇護所)for chimpanzees which had been caught because of the trade in chimpanzee meat. She also started giving speeches. She has very little spare time but still spends part of every year in the forest in Gombe, watching her chimpanzees.

【1】What was Jane's childhood dream?

A.To explore forests in Africa.

B.To make a documentary film.

C.To write books about animals.

D.To study chimpanzees in Africa.

【2】What did Jane do in the 1970s?

A.She continued to work in Gombe.

B.She went to study in a university.

C.She found her first chimpanzee.

D.She published her first book.

【3】What plan did Jane make to help chimpanzees in1980s?

A.To grow more treesB.To do more studies

C.To stop the fighting.D.To set up sanctuaries