1 . Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never asked strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work, I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to Hefei No 1. High School. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my school. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him.
When I just got to my office, my workmate showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other!
1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________.| A．she’s a stranger to the city | B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she’s afraid of giving wrong directions | D．she has no time to help others |
| A．sell her something | B．ask for the time |
| C．make friends with her | D．ask for the directions. |
| A．lives | B．studies | C．works | D．teaches |
| A．尴尬 | B．困惑 | C．激动 | D．拮据 |
2 . Be honest. That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day. It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year. It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day, which celebrate lies. On Honesty Day, anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer. That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day.
M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day. In our daily life, a common life for a man is “I did not drink that much” and for a woman is “Nothing is wrong, I’m fine.” It is found that nurses are the most honest people, while sales people and politicians (政客) are the biggest liars.
Every Honesty Day, M. Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people.
1. M. Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to ________.| A．celebrate lies | B．encourage honesty | C．ask questions | D．help each other |
| A．nurses | B．sales people | C．politicians | D．teachers |
| A．He holds all kinds of activities to celebrate it. | B．He invites many famous people to join in it. |
| C．He hands out prizes to honest people. | D．He gives a true and honest answer to honest people. |
3 . Not far from the place where I live is a beautiful lake. It’s in the middle of the mountains and the water is very cold. People don’t go there very often. It’s only on hot summer days that brave people go to for a quick swim there. But it’s not only because of the temperature of the water that people don’t go, but also because they believe that it’s dangerous to swim there.
The story goes that one day, in the middle of the last century, some fishermen were out on the lake in their boat. When they pulled up their net, they saw they had caught something strange with a human face, long green hair and a tail like a fish. They were totally scared, and tried to kill it. But just then, a heavy thunderstorm began. The men were never seen again, but their boat was found a few days later.
To be honest, I don’t believe a single word of the story. But recently a local newspaper published an interview with some people who said that they had seen it while they were walking around the lake.
1. Why do only brave people go for a quick swim in the lake?| A．Because the water is very cold. |
| B．Because people believe that it’s dangerous to swim there. |
| C．Because it’s in the middle of the mountains. |
| D．Because the water is very cold and people believe that it’s dangerous to swim there. |
| A．Recently. | B．A few days later. |
| C．In the middle of the last century. | D．On hot summer days. |
| A．False. | B．Interesting. | C．Funny. | D．True. |
4 . When I was in the eighth grade, my class was asked to make friends with the second-grade kids. I got this little girl named Shelley. The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold. She was small for her age, and she didn’t play with the other kids in her class.
I tried all kinds of things to get her to talk to me. I bought her toys, crayons and candies. But try as I might, nothing worked. After many tries, I didn’t know how I was going to get through to the little girl, but I knew I wouldn’t give up on her.
One Thursday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood. I told her that I felt lonely when I was with my classmate. I also told her that every day was terrible for me.
She sat there just listening, trying to decide whether I was lying or not. Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes. And then she said, “Thank you.” From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids.
It is surprising for me to look back at this because all I did was to help her understand that she wasn’t alone.
I didn’t ask her to tell her story, because her story is my story.
1. What was Shelley like when the writer saw her for the first time?| A．Active and helpful. | B．Silent and cold. | C．Lonely but happy. | D．Different but positive. |
| A．By telling her own story. | B．By making up a story. |
| C．By offering some great advice. | D．By asking Shelley to tell her story. |
| A．Confident. | B．Silent. | C．Wonderful. | D．Surprised. |
5 . The movie Nezha came back to the big screen and lots of people watched it.
For many years, the character (角色) Nezha has been famous to many children in China. Most Chinese children came to know Nezha from the TV series Journey to the West. Of course, Nezha in that TV series is not as great as Sun Wukong. But still, Nezha is popular with Chinese children.
Now, the relationships among the characters in the 3D movie Nezha have modern meanings. New Nezha in the 3D movie is more than a child. He is very happy when he feels the warmth of the family. And he does not hide his anger (愤怒) when he meets bad men. He lives as he wants to live.
It’s hard to believe that a panda-eyed, back-toothed (龅牙的) child could be a hero in millions of people’s hearts. But he made it and the movie was a big success. Yang Yu, the film’s director, also writes the play. It took him three years to write this play and two more years to make the cartoon. It’s one of the most successful cartoons made in China. You can enjoy the beauty when watching it.
| A．Nezha. | B．Havoc in Heaven. | C．Sun Wukong. | D．Journey to the West. |
| A．A happy child. | B．A movie character. | C．A film director. | D．A successful hero. |
| A．He feels lonely in his family. | B．Nezha is greater than Sun Wukong. |
| C．He looks different in the 3D movie. | D．He hides himself when meeting bad men. |
| A．To read a play. | B．To introduce a movie. |
| C．To make a cartoon. | D．To compare movies. |
6 . Oliver had a two-week holiday in Australia last year. He was in a group of children coming from different parts of the world and they had a great time together.
From Brisbane, in Queensland, they went to a beautiful island off the coast of Australia. It is not far from the famous and crowded Frazer Island. Oliver’s group stayed in a hotel on the beach of the island, so they could try diving (潜水) in the light green water. At night, they went into the water to feed wild dolphins.
After a few days on the island, they went into the outback (内陆地区). There Oliver met some famous animals in Australia like kangaroos! During their three days there, they rode horses. Oliver threw a boomerang, which can fly in a circle and come back! They cooked their food over a campfire at night under the stars.
Then they went north to the Coral Sea to visit the Great Barrier Reef. This over 2000-kilometre line of coral (珊瑚) is a fantastic place. They spent three wonderful days there, swimming in the coolest sea!
Their trip finished in Sydney and Oliver really enjoyed his holiday.
1. How long did Oliver stay in Australia last year?| A．For 7 days. | B．For 10 days. | C．For 14 days. | D．For 30 days. |
| A．Oliver’s group members. | B．The hotel on the beach. |
| C．Oliver’s trip on the island. | D．The animals off the coast. |
| A．沙袋 | B．回旋镖 | C．标枪 | D．实心球 |
| A．Oliver’s holiday in Australia | B．Beautiful islands in Australia |
| C．Australian life and traditions | D．Australia, a good place for living |
7 . Body language is very important in our life. Gestures (手势) mean something in one country, but they may not be the same in another. Now let me tell you several body gestures in different countries.
Eye Contact (接触) In Japan
“Look at me when I’m talking to you!” You can often hear it from your parents. It is polite to look at someone in the eyes when talking to them. In Japan, however, you won’t hear something like this. In most countries, eye contact in a conversation is an important part of your culture (文化). However, eye contact in Japan is rude. The Japanese don’t look at each other in the eyes when they talk.
In India, Shake Your Head Left-Right
When you want to say yes, you shake your head up and down. Well, it is not the same in India. In India, when you want to say “yes”, you shake your head. But you don’t shake it up and down, but left and right. It is very amazing, right?
Bow In Korea (韩国)
In some East Asian countries, such as Japan and Korea, a bow means politeness and respect (尊重). The more you bow to your speaker, the greater your respect is. In Korea, when you say “Hello”, “I’m sorry”, “Thank you”, and “Goodbye”, you should bow at the same time.
1. Eye contact is not polite in _________.| A．Japan | B．America | C．India | D．Korea |
| A．The hand. | B．The nose. | C．The head. | D．The eye. |
| A．The Japanese look at people’s eyes when they talk. |
| B．In India, if you want to say “yes”, you will shake your head up and down. |
| C．In China, you should bow to others when you want to say sorry. |
| D．In Korea, when you bow to people, it means that you are showing respect. |
| A．Body language in three different countries. |
| B．The eye contact in Japan and India. |
| C．How to say hello in different countries. |
| D．Different meanings of shaking hands. |
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Yang Liwei (China’s first astronaut into space) Would you like to know more about the outer space (外太空)? (1 week) |
Vanessa (a well-known English teacher in Guangzhou) Do you want to know how to speak English well? (8 weeks) |
Mr. Che Yi, from Nanfang Daily You can learn how to take good pictures. Please bring your own camera. (5 weeks) |
Dr. Zhong Nanshan (from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Would you like to know more medical information about COVID-19? (4 weeks) |
Prof. Han Lin (from South China Normal University) Learn how to use WPS, Excel and other computer softwares (软件). (3 weeks) |
8: 30—11: 30 You can see many inventions made by the students. You may also bring your own inventions. (2 weeks) |
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Sunday1. If (如果) you want to know how to speak English well, you can go and ask _________.
| A．Vanessa | B．Mr. Chen Yi |
| C．Dr. Zhong Nanshan | D．Prof. Han Lin |
| A．Taking Vaccines. | B．Spoken English. |
| C．Photography. | D．Computer Science. |
| A．Monday | B．Saturday | C．Tuesday | D．Sunday |
| A．a newspaper | B．a dictionary | C．a storybook | D．diary |
9 . The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. It brings the wind and rain. It is said that every year on the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar (农历), the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called “Dragon Head-Raising Day”. In 2023, it falls on February 21st.
Old people believe that after Dragon Head-Raising Day, there will be more rain. And rain is very important for farming. So Dragon Head-Raising Day is the start of spring and farming.
People have many ways to celebrate Dragon Head-Raising Day. The most popular one is to have a haircut (理发). Many believe that a hair cut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles, your mother’s brothers. They believe getting a hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day can get rid of bad luck.
During Dragon Head-Raising Day, people eat some food named after dragons. On that day people eat some noodles called “dragon whisker (龙须) noodles”, dumplings called “dragon ears” and wontons called “dragon eyes ”.
People also hold activities like dragon dancing on the day. In some places in Shandong Province, people make dragon lanterns, too. Small reed (芦苇) boats go down the rivers and carry the lanterns, which stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.
1. What do old people think of Dragon Head-Raising Day?| A．It means the weather will become colder. | B．It is the end of the Spring Festival. |
| C．It is the start of spring and farming. | D．It is a good time for sleeping. |
| A．It may get rid of bad luck. | B．It may help their hair grow. |
| C．It may let the dragon wake up. | D．It may bring good luck to their uncles. |
| A．dumplings | B．noodles | C．wontons | D．meat balls |
| A．To introduce some tasty food and fun activities. | B．To introduce a traditional festival. |
| C．To tell people how to avoid bad luck. | D．To make a traditional festival popular again. |
10 . After-school Activities
| Would you like to be a singer? Teacher: Miss White Place: In the music room Time: 16: 00 ～18: 00, Monday Age: Over 4 years old | Are you good at painting? Teacher: Mrs. Hunt Place: In the art room Time: 9: 00～10: 30, Saturday Age: Over 6 years old, under 14 |
| Do you enjoy playing chess? Teacher: Mr. King Place: In the library Time: 15: 30～18: 00, Friday Age: Over 7 years old, under 10 | Are you interested in ball games? Teacher: Mr. Green Place: In the playground Time: 13: 30～16: 30, Sunday Age: Over 10 years old |
1. When can Simon go to play chess on Friday?
| A．From 14: 30 to 16: 30. | B．From 11: 00 to 13: 00. |
| C．From 15: 30 to 18: 00. | D．From 9: 00 to 10: 30. |
| A．library | B．music room | C．playground | D．art room |
| A．Mr. Green. | B．Mr. Jones. | C．Miss White. | D．Mrs. Hunt. |
