Free Ice Skating Is Back in Winter Holiday

It’s time to put your skates on because free ice skating is returning to New World Shopping Center in winter holiday.

When	27 January — 12 February
Where	Floor 1, near the supermarket
Session Times	Every 15 minutes between 10:00 am — 4: 00 pm (Mon.--Sat.), 10:00 am — 8: 00 pm (Sun. )
Please Note	1. How to book tickets?   Online bookings are over. Don’t worry. Just come on Sundays and make a walk-in booking on that day. Because this activity is very popular, lines for it can become quite long and sessions often book out before lunch. We suggest arriving early to make sure you don’t miss. 2. When to get in? Just come 15 minutes earlier before your session. If you don’t arrive on time, you may lose your booking.
Parking	Gate 1 Floor 5 by Chuhua Road

1. When can people come to skate at 6 pm?

A．On Sunday.

B．On Friday.

C．On Monday.

2. How can people book tickets now?

A．Book online.

B．Make a walk-in booking.

C．Email customer services.

3. What can you do if you drive there?

A．Book a parking space online.

B．Go to Floor 1 near the supermarket for parking.

C．Drive to Gate 1 Floor 5 by Chunhua Road.

It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework.

The Yuyin School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents. The third graders must learn how to cook and clean, sixth graders do the laundry and seventh and eighth graders cook balanced meals with 15 yuan.

 Many parents think △ for children to try housework but they don’t know how to do it at home. With the following ideas, you can really get your children to help at home.

If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right, please don’t always scold them but give them lots of praise at home. Talk more about what they did right, not about what they didn’t do. If your child finishes some difficult work, give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad as a reward.

4. ________ should learn to cook balanced meals with 15 yuan according to the passage.

A．A third grader

B．A fourth grader

C．A seventh grader

5. Parents should ________ when the children do housework.

A．scold them if they are wrong

B．give them a lot of praise

C．not let them do it

6. Which can best replace “ △ ” in the passage?.

A．it’s a good way

B．it’s a bad way

C．it’s a difficult way

7. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Housework

B．Make Children Do Housework

C．How to Teach Children

Last summer, Joe Smith, the coach of a football team and his family spent their holiday in a small town.

One rainy afternoon, it was impossible for them to go out to do anything interesting, so the family decided to go to the cinema. Joe, his wife and their children walked to the only cinema in the town, bought tickets and went into the hall. The lights were still on, and there were just six people there. As Joe and his family entered, some of them started clapping.

Joe gave them smile and turned to his wife. “Aha, I can’t believe they know me and I’m getting warm welcome here,” he said. “I guess they saw my games on TV.”

They sat down and then a young man came over and shook hands with Joe. “Thanks lot,” replied Joe. “I just can’t believe you know who I am.”

The young man looked puzzled. “All I know,” replied the young man, “is that the film won’t be shown until at least ten people have bought tickets.”

8. Joe and his family decided to go to the cinema because ________.

A．they wanted to try something new

B．Joe didn’t have a football match that afternoon

C．nothing else could interest them on a rainy afternoon

9. What does the underlined word “them” mean?

A．Joe’s family.

B．The six people there.

C．The lights.

10. How did Joe feel when he was given such a warm welcome?

A．Proud.

B．Embarrassed.

C．Nervous.

11. How many children did Joe have at least?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

12. Why did some of the people in the hall welcome Joe and his family?

A．Because they had seen Joe’s games on TV.

B．Because Joe and his family were new in the small town.

C．Because they could not see the film until Joe and his family entered.

Getting to Know Mom

“For as long as I can remember, mom has been a middle-aged woman, but no one told me she used to be a young girl.” This is a line from the film Hi, Mom, as well as the way director and star Jia Ling once felt about her own mother.

The film is based on the real-life story of Jia and her mother, showing her longing and regret at failing to see her mother before she died. To make the film more interesting, Jia made it a time travel story. She goes back to 1981 and becomes friends with her own mom. She risks giving up her own life and disappearing to make sure that her mother has a better future.

Released on Feb 12, the film has gotten a high score of 8.1 on the famous social networking website Douban. Many people said they were touched by its true feelings and praised its sincere description of women’s roles.

13. What does the underlined word “line” mean?

A．线

B．排

C．台词

14. What do we know about Hi, Mom from the passage?

A．The movie is based on the real-life story of Jia and her mother.

B．It was the first movie directed by Jia Ling.

C．It has gotten the highest score on the famous social networking website Douban.

15. Many people were moved by the movie because ________.

A．it has sincere description of women’s roles

B．people can feel the true feelings in the movie

C．Jia becomes friends with her own mom

16. The news is written to ________ .

A．show Jia’s deep love of her mom

B．introduce a moving movie to the readers

C．remind people pay more attention to their parents

On the morning of Nov. 24, China made history by starting the world’s first lunar return mission of the past 44 years. On that day, a Long March 5 rocket was sent into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province. It’s carrying the Chang’e 5 lunar probe. The mission will last about 23 days, according to the China National Space Administration. The Chang’e 5 mission is special for several reasons.

A return mission
It’s China’s first sample return mission. This means that the Chang’e 5 probe will take back samples of the moon’s soil and rocks. The samples will return to Earth sometime in December.
The last lunar sample return mission was the former Soviet Union’s Luna 24 mission in 1976.
Larger samples
The Chang’e 5 mission plans to bring back larger samples than missions in the past. The former Soviet Union brought back 330 grams of lunar soil samples, while Chang’e 5 is aiming for 2 kilograms of lunar samples. Chang’e 5 doesn’t need a return cabin, so it only needs a small amount of fuel. This lets it carry heavier samples.
A new landing site
Chang’e 5’s lunar landing site is known as the Ocean of Storms. It’s on the near side of the moon seen from Earth. No probes have visited this site before. It’s geologically younger than the sampling sites from the US and former Soviet Union missions. The new samples will help us learn more about the moon’s history.

17. What do we know about the Chang’e 5 mission?

A．The mission will last over three weeks.

B．Chang’e 5 is a carrier rocket.

C．The mission started 44 years ago.

18. What will Chang’e 5 do on the moon?

A．Find out if there is water on the moon.

B．Carry soil samples from Earth to the moon.

C．Take back soil and rock samples from the moon.

19. What makes the Chang’e 5 mission different from those in the past?

A．It has a better return cabin.

B．It can take heavier samples back.

C．It can get more kinds of samples.

20. What do we know about the Ocean of Storms?

A．It is the youngest place on the moon.

B．Many countries have landed their probes there.

C．It is the part of the moon we can see from Earth.

I was the tallest girl in my class when I started school.It made me feel ______ and I believed that I looked very fat and ugly.The small girls were seen as smarter，so they were more popular and got more ______ from teachers.I began to hate myself ______ not being small when I was seven years old，and by adulthood，I felt sad about my appearance.

I didn't dare to look into the mirror ______ one day my friend pulled me to the mirror to let me see that I had a good figure.It's true that I was in good shape.Then I did something kind for ______—I bought a beautiful dress for myself.I felt very happy！Happiness wasn't a part of my life as I was too busy ______ others.I always thought following others could make me more popular.But it's hard to be happy when you don't see your own ______．

Each small kindness I did for myself made me ______ myself more.I'd do something loving and feel happier，which made me want to do ______．That focus on myself ______ deep self－love.

Today my self－love is very ______．It has helped me develop self－confidence and led me to ______ myself from an unhappy school teacher to a popular writer.Now I am seen ______ a very beautiful woman.I have a wonderful body without ______．

Please join me in taking steps to develop self－love.Every little loving act you do for yourself helps you build ______．

21.

A．happy

B．bad

C．good

D．hungry

22.

A．attention

B．homework

C．stress

D．help

23.

A．of

B．to

C．for

D．with

24.

A．after

B．unless

C．while

D．until

25.

A．her

B．him

C．you

D．myself

26.

A．hating

B．pleasing

C．believing

D．fooling

27.

A．clothes

B．fears

C．needs

D．shoes

28.

A．doubt

B．hate

C．worry

D．love

29.

A．more

B．less

C．nothing

D．little

30.

A．grew into

B．divided into

C．looked into

D．made into

31.

A．weak

B．little

C．strong

D．strange

32.

A．teach

B．change

C．enjoy

D．leave

33.

A．for

B．as

C．like

D．with

34.

A．doing exercise

B．doing homework

C．losing weight

D．spending money

35.

A．health

B．self－love

C．dream

D．shape

36. Tom thinks he is good ______ art because his father is an artist.

37. Lily likes playing ________ guitar.

38. How ______ water do you drink every day?

39. We must listen to the teacher ______ (care) in class.

40. I’d like to go to the cinema with you ______ I am too busy now.

41. I wonder ______ I can get some advice from you.