1 .

Do you do team projects at school? I do a lot. I enjoy team projects because I like sharing ideas with other people. Of course, team activities aren’t always easy. You need to know how to work well together. Here are some suggestions to make team work easier.

Know the goals

Make sure everyone understands the goal of the project. If you’re doing a class project, you need to check the teacher’s instructions carefully and ask questions whenever something isn’t clear. There’s a popular saying: If you don’t know where you’re going, you probably won’t get there.

Assign (指派) roles

Everyone should have a role in the team. For example, there should be a leader who helps everyone make decisions. There might be a note-taker who writes down the team’s ideas during meetings, and a time-keeper to control the time. There might also be a fact-checker or a group speaker.

Divide the work

For large projects, the work can be divided into smaller tasks. Then you can choose tasks that you do well or enjoy. Of course, you shouldn’t always do the same task. It’s good to try new things, even if they’re difficult!

Make a plan

After you divide the work, write down a plan on paper. You can use a calendar to help you. List all the tasks and think about when each one must be finished. It’s important for everyone to follow the plan. And if you can’t finish your part on time, tell the others as soon as possible.

Try to be positive (积极的). Everything is easier when you’re enjoying yourself in the team.

1. What is the leader’s main job in the team?

A．Controlling the activity time.	B．Writing down the team’s ideas.
C．Helping the others make decisions.	D．Making speeches for the team.

2. What should you do after dividing the work?

A．Set a clear goal.	B．Work out a pian.
C．Decide everyone’s role.	D．Check the teacher’s examples.

3. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A．Introduce the teacher’s instructions.

B．Give information about smaller tasks.

C．Explain the method to do team projects.

D．Describe the importance of creative ideas.

2 . If you tap your fingers on the screen, your favorite books will be delivered to your door within a couple of hours. Who would have thought that cultural consumption (文化消费) in China could become as easy as ordering a sandwich? Yet, it is now happening at the Chengdu Library.

The “Loving to Read at Home” program allows readers to log on (登录) to a mini program of the same name. Readers can then choose their favorite books and wait for them to be delivered (投递) to their home by EMS for just 6 yuan for one to three books. Each user can borrow up to eight books at a time for 30 days.

The program covers the whole city. More than 20, 000 books from 22 public libraries in Chengdu are ready for loan (出借). So far, more than 6, 000 books have been sent out to readers. “The library’s new O2O (online to offline) path reduces the time cost for readers and allows them to realize that cultural consumption in China is a convenient part of people’s everyday lives,” expert Xu Shuming said. “Providing such service for readers is an important part of reaching China’s goal of encouraging reading nationwide.” The expert also added, “O2O book delivery services are successful in China since the country has strong delivery and e-commerce (电子商务).”

The Chengdu Library is not the only library providing books-to-go services. “Flying books home” is a similar program run by the Zhuzhou Library in Hunan Province. In Beijing, a similar service is also provided by the Chaoyang District Library.

To date, there have been more than 3, 300 public libraries and more than 100, 000 physical book shops across the country. Chinese people’s interest in reading has been growing. The comprehensive reading rate (综合阅读率) in 2012 was 76. 3%, but grew to 81. 8% in 2022. “Reading has become an important part of promoting (促进) public education and increasing people’s confidence in Chinese culture and tradition,” said Xu,

1. Why does the author mention ordering a sandwich in Paragraph 1?

A．To tell people how to order books.

B．To point out how special ordering food is.

C．To explain the reason for the increase in book orders.

D．To show the convenience of the books-to -go services.

2. According to Xu, what makes O2O book delivery services successful in China?
①The convenient delivery service.
② The powerful e-commerce industry.
③The goal of encouraging reading nationwide.

A．①②

B．①③

C．②③.

D．①②③

3. Whose library runs the “Flying books home” program?

A．Beijing’s.

B．Chengdu’s.

C．Zhuzhou’s.

D．Shanghai’s.

4. In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A．Nature.

B．Culture.

C．Science.

D．Travel.

3 . Bringing Books

Alice has always loved reading. “Growing up, I was really shy, so I always turned to books.” she says. In 2022, Alice was in high school when her dad _______ got a serious illness. Books became an even bigger comfort. She started thinking about families in similar _______. Alice came up with a plan to help others _______ her dad got better. “_______ idea came from just the great thanks to the doctors who saved my dad.” she says.

Alice started collecting books in her hometown. She wanted to get books for sick children in local hospitals. Her father was not _______. “She is always interested in books.” he says. “And she always wanted to do _______ for the neighborhood.” She called the book collecting for Love&Buttercup. She’s collected more than 10,000 books.

Alice started by posting on social media. She asked people in her hometown to _______ books. “I was expecting maybe two or three replies from neighbors.” she says. “_______ it got really big.” News stations began reporting it.

Alice _______ to run the book collecting. She gets help from her parents. “We do the driving.” her dad says. She hopes to one day spread the project to reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who had received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life.” she says. “I ________ I wanted to do this kind of work forever.”

1.

A．heavily

B．quietly

C．hardly

D．suddenly

2.

A．situations

B．fairness

C．development

D．deal

3.

A．before

B．until

C．after

D．while

4.

A．A

B．An

C．The

D．/

5.

A．touched

B．shocked

C．crazy

D．glad

6.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

7.

A．take away

B．give away

C．throw away

D．run away

8.

A．So

B．And

C．Or

D．But

9.

A．continues

B．explains

C．imagines

D．reports

10.

A．allowed

B．argued

C．realized

D．competed

4 . 阅读下面短文，根据上下文及汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内词语的正确形式。

Monday morning is     1     important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we watch the national flag     2     (rise).

Usually, one of the students     3     (give) a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was proud and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try.

Last week, our teacher said our class would give the talk. My teacher said to me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday     4     (make) it.”

“Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great chance for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read     5     again and again. When I read, I asked my parents to listen to me.

Monday morning came. I began to feel nervous. When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I     6     (stand) in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I     7     (彻底地) forgot what I should say. “Take it easy.” I said to myself. “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. All of them     8     (look) at me at that time! I couldn’t even stand up. I looked at their eyes more carefully. They didn’t laugh at me.     9    , their eyes were saying, “You can do it! Don’t be afraid. Just talk!” I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy. I don’t know     10     I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do.

5 . There are some special events that happen every year, and people often remember them. Last Children’s Day, there was a terrible rainstorm in Mr. Green’s city, the Greens are discussing what they were doing at the time of the rainstorm.

Frank: I was playing video games on my smartphone when it suddenly got very dark, and the lights went out. Soon, it began to rain hard, I heard my mother shouting, “Don’t cry, my son.I’m coming soon.”

Mrs.Green: At that time, I was making dumplings with my daughter, Alice, I heard my son crying, so I ran to help him.

Mr.Green: I listened to the weather report two days before the rainstorm. It said there would be a rainstorm in the following days, but I never imagined it would come so suddenly. I was writing a report on the computer when it came. I quickly stood up and walked around to see if everything was okay. I worried that other families might be in trouble, so I went to help them.

Alice: I often help my mother do the dishes, but I was helping her with some cooking when it began to rain hard that day. I wanted to go out and see what happened, but my mother told me to go to my bedroom.

1. How did Frank feel when the rainstorm came?

A．Excited.

B．Happy.

C．Scared.

D．Tired.

2. When did Mr.Green listen to the weather report?

A．On April 30.

B．On May 30.

C．On June 1.

D．On June 3.

3. What was Alice doing at that time?

A．She was making dumplings.	B．She was playing video games.
C．She was writing a report.	D．She was doing her homework.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．Frank ran to his mom for help when the rainstorm came.

B．Mrs.Green was busy closing the door before the rainstorm came.

C．Mr.Green was surprised when the rainstorm came.

D．Alice might come to her dad after it got dark.

5. What’s the theme (主题) of the passage?

A．Communication.

B．Accidents.

C．Housework.

D．Past experiences.

6 . Yuan Xin, a one-armed student from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, touches many people with his story.

Yuan lost one arm at the age of 3. When he reached school age, his mother didn’t send him to school. Instead, she taught her son at home first, helping her son learn to write with his left hand.

Yuan is now 26 years old. Seven years ago, he started to use his only hand to program and won more than 30 prizes. In fact, before going to university, he has never used a computer.

“I can’t always be upset in life. There will always be successful people in life. Who says it can’t be me?” Yuan said.

Yuan’s achievements (成就) did not come as a surprise to people around him. “He always comes earlier and leaves later than us,” said Xu Xin, Yuan’s teacher. “No matter who asks him for help, he is always friendly.” said Wang Shiqin, a student at the university.

Also, Yuan is glad to join in some competitions and activities. During a sports meeting, no one in the university wanted to join in the 10,000-meter race. Then Yuan volunteered and ran the race although it was raining. His act moved many teachers and students that day.

“Yuan lost an arm. It takes him more efforts than common people to get such a result,” said Fang Yuan, Yuan Xin’s mother. She is happy with her son’s achievements.

1. Why did Yuan’s mother NOT send him to school when he reached school age?

A．Because she was too poor to send her son to school.

B．Because she didn’t think there was a good school for her son.

C．Because she was afraid that other students would laugh at him.

D．Because she wanted to teach him to learn to use his left hand.

2. How old was Yuan when he started to use his only hand to program?

A．17 years old.

B．18 years old.

C．19 years old.

D．20 years old.

3. What do the people’s words in Paragraph 5 tell us?

A．Yuan can always solve others’ problems.	B．Yuan doesn’t finish his work very quickly.
C．They were surprised at Yuan’s achievements.	D．Yuan is a hard-working and helpful person.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Yuan didn’t think he could be successful at first.

B．Yuan’s mother is happy with her son’s achievements.

C．Yuan ran the race because others asked him to do that.

D．Yuan was good at using the computer when he was a child.

5. Why did the writer write the passage?

A．To tell us about a hard-working young man.

B．To advise us to learn to program in our free time.

C．To ask us to study hard to get into a good university.

D．To show us how to become a computer programmer.

7 . 阅读下面的文章，根据短文内容完成小题。

Since it came out in 1908, Anne of Green Gables (《绿山墙的安妮》) has been a favorite book of teenagers all over the world. What it teaches us is simple: How to grow up to be a happy and useful person; How to be on the way to success.

Anne is an 11-year-old orphan who is adopted (收养) by Mathew and Marilla Cuthbert, a brother and sister. She comes to help them in a town called Avonlea in Canada.

At first, Mathew and Marilla hope to adopt a boy, not a thin girl. Will she be of any use for them? It seems impossible. Anne is very talkative and easily distracted (分心的).①

And in fact, we can see that Anne can be helpful. She works really hard, but she doesn’t lose her powerful sense of fun—this is why readers love the story. She doesn’t become “a good girl”, if “a good girl” means only knowing how to work and live unhappily. We see Anne’s love for life everywhere. She knows how to enjoy herself, whether it’s by eating ice-cream or trying on a new dress.

Many stories about children are written to tell them how to act well. ② But that’s not the kind of story the writer wants to tell. The book gives readers a helping hand instead of trying to scare them into being “good” girls and boys.

1. 根据文本内容，将下列句子放回到文中准确位置。有一个多余选项。
A. They like her very much.
B. Usually, it means doing one’s duty and not having any fun.
C. That’s not needed on the farm.
① ________ ② ________
2. 根据下列英文释义从文中找出对应的单词。
①without parents ________
②be good at communicating ________
3. What can you learn from Anne?
________________________
4. 根据文章内容，完成下列句子(每空一词)

Anne of Green Gables is loved by ________ all over the world. It is quite ________ from other books. It teaches us how to grow up ________ and be successful. Anne is the main character of the book. She works hard, but she also tries to live ________.

8 . A survey shows that the number of lonely adults (成年人) is rising. According to recent research, loneliness can be bad for health.     1     Here are some tips for you to avoid (避免) being lonely.

Make time to meet people

Maybe it seems that you don’t have time to meet new friends, but you need to consider your social life first.     2     You can even offer to take a neighbor’s dog for a walk. The neighbor will surely like to make friends with you.

Build your community online

Without doubt, it’s difficult for you to move to meet like-minded people. However, the Internet can easily bring people with the same interests together.     3     Try some safe meet up websites, which list local groups and events, bringing people with common interests together.

Know more about your friends

In order to find possible friends, try to know more about them. What do they like doing? Join one of their activities. What subject (话题) are they interested in?     4     In this way, you can know each other much better.

Work as volunteers

Volunteering is good for both body and mind. It gives you the chance to communicate with people. Helping at the local food store or in a charity (慈善) shop will give you a warm feeling and you’ll get to know other volunteers.     5    

A．Find out more about it and discuss it with them.

B．So it is easy to build an online friend community.

C．There are so many ways you can talk face to face now.

D．So if you feel lonely at times, be sure to care about it.

E．It’ll also give you something to talk about with friends and family.

F．Instead of checking your phone, go for a walk and chat with someone.

9 . 阅读下面的文章，根据短文内容完成小题。

Do you know what decides your personality? Some people believe that people born with the same animal sign may have similar personalities.

In the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs. Each of them represents a lunar year.They appear in a fixed order and the cycle repeats every 12 years.
Mouse: smart	Horse: lively
Ox: hard-working	Sheep: gentle
Tiger: brave	Monkey: B
Rabbit: careful	Rooster: practical
A : powerful	Dog: loyal
Snake: wise	Pig: honest

In Western countries, a year is divided into 12 star signs.Your star sign depends on your date and birth. Some people believe that someone’s star sign may decide his or her personality.

Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about the personality? No, not really. If you are interested in either animal signs or star signs, read them just for fun. It is you who shape your life and your future.

Personalities include your thoughts, feelings and behaviors which make you different from other people. Most people believe that personality is formed by both nature and the environment.

Some parts of your personality are passed to you by your parents, such as liveliness. That is why people say “like father, like son”. Sometimes, these personalities keep the same through your life.

The environment, including your experience and the people around you, can change your personality. For example, you may become confident (自信的) if you successfully complete a difficult task through hard work. That is how your experience influences your personality.

1. 根据文本内容补全A、B所缺单词。
A. ________   B. ________
2. Ask one question about Paragraph.
_____________________________________
3. What does “them” refer to?
_____________________________________
4. What’s the passage about?
_____________________________________
5. 翻译划线句子like father, like son.
_____________________________________