1 . Tony Miller and Mary Miller are twin brother and sister. They are 14 years old. They both like watching TV. Tony likes watching sports games on TV. He thinks they’re very interesting. Mary likes watching a Chinese program(节目) A Bite of China (《舌尖上的中国》), because she likes delicious food and Chinese culture.
One evening, after having dinner with their father and mother, Tony watches a soccer game on TV. But his sister wants to watch A Bite of China.
“Tony, I think sports are boring. Let’s watch A Bite of China,” Mary says.
“Why? The soccer game is really great, and I want to watch it now,” Tony says.
Mary isn’t happy, so she asks her mother for help.
“Oh, my dear daughter! Can you watch it on the computer?” her mother asks.
“That’s a good idea,” Mary says.
So the twin brother and sister can watch their favorite programs at the same time. They have a happy evening.
1. Tony and Mary have dinner with their ________ at home.| A．parents | B．friends | C．classmates | D．mother |
| A．on the phone | B．on iPad | C．on the computer | D．on TV |
| A．she can’t play soccer | B．she doesn’t like her brother |
| C．she can’t eat delicious food | D．she can’t watch her favorite program |
| A．soccer game | B．delicious food | C．Chinese program | D．Chinese culture |
| A．Mary and Tony are the same age. | B．Tony plays soccer in the evening. |
| C．Mary is a Chinese girl. | D．Tony thinks sports games are boring. |
2 . International Radio—What’s on（播出）Tonight?
19:00 | World News Program The latest news from around the world. |
19:10 | What Do You Think Phone in with your opinion about today’s hot topics（话题）. |
20:00 | World Business Business news of the day in Europe, Asia and America. |
20:30 | Teen Dreams Listen to ten teenagers from different places in Asia talking about their dreams for the future. |
21:00 | World News Program The latest news from around the world. |
21:10 | What Problem Phone in to ask for Aunt Vera’s advice if you have a problem with your parents, friends or love. |
21:45 | English Club Tonight’s topic is Chinese history. |
22:40 | Sports News Sports News brings you news, stories and results from all around the world. |
23:00 | World News Program The latest news from around the world. |
1. If you listen to the program from the beginning to the end, it will take ________.
| A．3 hours | B．4 hours | C．less than 4 hours | D．more than 4 hours |
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
| A．20:00 | B．21:40 | C．22:40 | D．23:40 |
| A．World News Program | B．Teen Dreams | C．World Business | D．English Club |
| A．call Aunt Vera for advice | B．join English Club |
| C．listen to Sports News | D．call the program What Do You Think |
The annual gala, which is held on Lunar New Year’s Eve, has become a tradition during Spring Festival celebrations. Millions of families switch on their TV sets to watch the gala — usually lasting over four hours — after having a grand dinner.
Consisting of a lot of performances, from music programs to crosstalk and acrobatic shows, the gala which has been held for 38 years, gathers many stars and artists. Even for many famous stars, getting a chance to perform on the gala’s stage is an honor and a gateway to be more widely-known.
But China Media Group, the hosts and broadcasters of the gala, have founded a program to help ordinary people and lesser-known artists to compete for an opportunity to perform in the gala. One of the lucky groups was a children’s choir.
The children’s choir from Qihang School in Dayuan Village in Hunen beat lots of other competitors from different places and finally showed on the 2021 Spring Festival Gala. The headmaster of the school told China Daily that he and all the children were very excited and rejoiced upon hearing the news. The school set up the choir in 2017 to increase the children’s self-confidence with the power of music. Over recent years, the choir’s teachers have kept a close eye on musical competitions and variety shows, as they thought attending such events would make the children more social. They did try so many times, but they never expected that they would be chosen to perform on the gala stage. Some children said their parents were so proud to see them appear on TV.
Chen Linchun, the chief director of the 2021 Spring Festival Gala, selected the finalists on Feb 5, along with more than 10 stars. He says the effort is to make the program a down-to-earth platform that is open to ordinary people. “We wish to tell the audience that it is possible to be part of the gala if you have enough passion and talent to achieve your dreams,” he says.
1. The Spring Festival Gala was firstly held ________.| A．in the 1990s | B．in the 1980s | C．in the 1970s | D．in the 1960s |
| A．support the well-known artists |
| B．win the hearts of more young people |
| C．give more chances to common people |
| D．notice more talented hosts and broadcasters |
| A．The choir from Qihang School entered lots of competitions after its founding. |
| B．Everyone can be on the stage of Spring Festival Gala as long as he has talents. |
| C．The performances on 2021 Spring Festival Gala were by famous stars and artists. |
| D．China Media Group preferred the performance by the children’s choir to the others. |
| A．the time when the Spring Festival Gala is held |
| B．the importance why the Spring Festival Gala is held |
| C．many performers that the 2021 Spring Festival Gala selected |
| D．one of the ways how the Spring Festival Gala selects performers |
4 . How do you feel about your Chinese？Is it good or bad？If you think you are good at Chinese，you can take par in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They are used to sending messages by computer and smart phone. As a result，some teenagers forget how to write the Chinese characters by hand.
The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do？
Not long ago，they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. In this program，middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences loved this new kind of competition，too. They tried to write down the Chinese characters while the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for hem to write down all the Chinese characters.
Is it an interesting competition？Can you be the winner？
1. 任务一：判断正误T or F.It was easy for audiences to write down all the Chinese characters.
2. 任务二：第三段划线单词“they”指代的是
3. 任务三：回答问题Who can compete in “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition？
4. 任务四：翻译划线句子
5. 任务五：找出文中“What do you think of your Chinese？”的同义句。
下面文章中有五处（第1-5题）需要添加标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题及符合文本大意的总标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. TV makes kids overweight.
B. TV makes kids stupid.
C. Disadvantages of watching TV.
D. TV helps kids get to sleep.
E. TV makes kids violent(暴力的).
F. Wrong ideas of television’s effect on children.
1. ______________
The average American child spends three to five hours a day watching TV. In 1961, the average child began to watch television at age three; however, today it is nine months. Yet, most parents think that television has bad influence on their children. For example, in the early 1970s, my parents believed that my bad eyesight was the result of sitting too close to the screen, and they therefore made my stay at least six feet from it. Today, most people have no such worry, but many new ridiculous (荒谬的) sayings have appeared:
2. ______________
Many children watch more educational programs when they are pre-schoolers. When they grow up, they can read more books and have much better ideas to solve difficult problems than other children.
3. _______________
The real story is not so simple. Hundreds of studies show that watching violence on TV makes children more aggressive (好斗的). But a study of over 5,000 children also finds that some positive programs make children kinder. The problem is that kids are increasingly watching shows with violence（暴力）instead of those suitable for their age.
4. _______________
An experiment finds that when children watch less television, they do lose extra weight; however, reducing their television time does not make them more active. The real problem lies in snacking (吃零食). A wide spread habit for kids, and junk-food advertisements.
5. _______________
The opposite is true. The more television children watch, the more likely they are to have bad sleep habits. Allowing kids to watch television is part of the problem, not the solution.
A Bite of China (舌尖上的中国)
There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines (烹饪，美食), but few are
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are
