British people are good at waiting in line. It isn’t simple about showing politeness to others. British people like everything in perfect __________.

The tradition started during World WarⅡ. At that time, the government was worried that jumping in line would appear when people were given food. So they were told to wait in line __________ and patiently. And tradition is still __________ today.

The only reason is the weather which __________ quickly in the UK. When the weather is bad, they only hope the bus can arrive very soon, or people in front of them waiting for the food will __________ and leave. But waiting in line can be fun if the weather is good. Although people are waiting, they may be excited about the thing they’re waiting for. The excitement makes waiting enjoyable.

1.

A．order

B．sharp

C．time

D．fashion

2.

A．politely

B．wisely

C．widely

D．sadly

3.

A．lively

B．alive

C．different

D．awake

4.

A．leaves

B．returns

C．changes

D．happens

5.

A．give in

B．give up

C．cut in

D．cut up

Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals (信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, ___________ a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It is difficult for a bee to tell ___________ bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and ___________ it is.

Some animals show ___________ they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and ___________ has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to show how we feel about something or we ___________ something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to ___________ each other information, to tell other people what we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or ___________ messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because ___________ speaks it.

A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have ____________ meanings.

6.

A．because

B．when

C．since

D．as

7.

A．each other

B．another

C．the other

D．others

8.

A．how long

B．how far away

C．how many

D．how old

9.

A．how

B．which

C．why

D．that

10.

A．all

B．every

C．each

D．some

11.

A．put

B．drop

C．fall

D．set

12.

A．give

B．put

C．show

D．take

13.

A．get

B．bring

C．push

D．send

14.

A．someone

B．no one

C．anyone

D．everyone

15.

A．right

B．new

C．real

D．good

What season is it in October? If you ask people from the UK, they will tell you it’s “autumn”. But if you go to the USA, you will find that people use both “autumn” and “fall”. Why does this season have two names in English?

According to a Dictionary. com, both words have been around for a long time, but neither of them was the first to describe this season. During this season, crops (庄稼) would become ripe (成熟) and farmers would have a big harvest (丰收). So in old English, this season was simply called “harvest”.

Then, in 1600s, more people left their farms and moved to cities. With fewer people farming, the word “harvest” became less useful. English speakers needed a different name for the season. They knew leaves fell from trees during the season, so people started calling it “the fall of the leaf”, or “fall” for short.

But at the end of 1600s, autumn, from the French word “autompne” and the Latin “autumnus”, came to England. It gradually replaced “fall” as the word for this season.

At the same time, British people were making their first trips to North America. They brought both the words “fall” and “autumn” with them. That’s why today’s Americans have two names for one season.

19. This passage mainly talks about ________.

A．the autumn in the U. K.	B．the autumn in the U.S.
C．why one season has two names	D．why Americans use “autumn”

20. The season in October was at first called “________”.

A．autumn

B．fall

C．harvest

D．ripe

21. Why did people name this season “fall” ?

A．For the crops fell down.	B．For the farmers became fewer.
C．For the word “harvest” was useless.	D．For the leaves fell from trees.

22. Which is the correct order of the names’ development?

A．fall→autumn→harvest	B．fall→harvest→autumn
C．harvest→fall→autumn	D．harvest→autumn→fall

With her eyes always feeling tired as she prepared for an exam, 16-year-old Sun Run went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5.0 to 4.6. “A few of my friends have had the same experience lately,” Sun said.

In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the first six months of 2020, according to the Ministry of Education.

To protect students’ eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements for school supplies and equipment that will take effect (生效) on March 1, 2022. For example, according to the requirements, the size of text in students’ textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point (小五号).

Teachers should also avoid using projectors (投影仪) or other multimedia equipment (多媒体设备) that are too bright, Beijing Daily reported.

There are also requirements for desk and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off as little blue light as possible.

Blue light is bad for our eyes, as it can kill the photoreceptor cells (感光细胞) we need for vision, according to Harvard Medical School. Many of the electronic devices (电子设备) we use every day, including our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.

23. Through Sun’s experience, the writer tells us that ________.

A．she still has good eyesight	B．she should have gone to the hospital earlier
C．many Chinese students have bad eyesight	D．most Chinese students wear glasses

24. Over the first half of 2020, ________ more Chinese students experienced vision loss.

A．0.4 percent

B．70.6 percent

C．59.2 percent

D．11.4 percent

25. To protect students’ eyes, the Chinese government is asking ________.
a. schools to use textbooks with larger text
b. teachers to avoid using bright multimedia equipment
c. schools not to use blue light bulbs
d. schools to use lights that give off less blue light

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

26. The last paragraph is mainly about ________.

A．how to reduce the use of blue light	B．how to use blue light correctly
C．what blue light is and how it affects us	D．why the government is protecting students’ eyes

37. Dragon Boat Festival is a t________ Chinese festival. People eat Zongzi on that day.