1. —Hey, boys! Look at the sign ________ over there. Please keep off the grass.
—OK. We will.

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. Monkeys are so funny that many children like ________.

A．they

B．them

C．their

D．theirs

3. As a child, I would sit for hours by the river doing ________ — simply daydreaming.

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

4. What a great ________ Zhong Nanshan is! He led his team to fight against COVID-19 and cure many patients.

A．policeman

B．player

C．doctor

D．actor

5. Grandma is busy learning to use her smart phone. It’s never ________ to try new things.

A．young enough

B．too young

C．old enough

D．too old

6. My new classmate is very shy. She speaks so quietly that I can ________ hear her.

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．simply

D．mainly

7. After the match last week, all the players ________ for their wonderful performance.

A．praise

B．praised

C．are praised

D．were praised

8. —Why do you often wear white?
—Well, I think white can help me ________ when I feel stressed.

A．look down

B．fall down

C．calm down

D．come down

9. Tom can’t play football with us. He ________ the classroom.

A．is cleaning

B．was cleaning

C．has cleaned

D．cleaned

10. How time flies! I have been a teacher for twenty years ________ I graduated from university.

A．while

B．since

C．until

D．when

11. —My family will go on a trip to Chongqing this summer, but we haven’t decided ________.
—Why not take the high-speed railway?

A．when to leave

B．how to go there

C．who to go with

D．what to do there

12. We should learn to ________ ourselves when our parents are away.

A．think of

B．worry about

C．look after

D．agree with

13. —It’s very cold outside, dear. You have to ________ your warm coat!
—OK. I will. Mum.

A．take on

B．take off

C．put on

D．put off

14. —Shall we go camping during the May Day holiday?
—________. Let’s make a plan first.

A．No way

B．Good idea

C．It’s nothing

D．I don’t think so

15. —Amy, could you tell me ________?
—I’d like to join the drama club.

A．which club you are going to join	B．whether there are any clubs in our school
C．why do you like the drama club	D．how many clubs are there in our school

Tests can be stressful. You worry that you haven t studied enough. You worry that you won’t know the right answer. You worry that you do know the answer but will still get it wrong on the test. Don’t worry! You’re not alone! Tests have been stressing people out for thousands of years.

Here’s one man’s story about test stress. During the Tang Dynasty there lived a man named Meng Jiao. Meng Jiao loved poetry when he was very young. He loved studying it. He loved writing it as well. He gave all of his life to the art. His hard work showed. It helped him become talented poet.

Writing poetry was not a good paying job at that time. When he got older, he realized this had to change. He needed to earn more money. He decided to take the imperial competitive exams (科举考试). The imperial competitive exams was the official test system of China. The exams were open for anyone to take. Anyone from a farmer to a scholar could take an exam. The imperial competitive exams gave everyone an opportunity. Whoever passed it could get the job of an official.

Meng Jiao studied hard for the tests. He took them several times. Each time, he failed. But Meng Jiao never gave up. He studied harder and harder. He took the tests over and over and over again. Finally, when he was 46 years old, Meng Jiao passed the test. Meng Jiao put on new clothes. He tied on red flowers to celebrate. Then he rode on a horse through Chang’an City. During his ride, Meng Jiao wrote a poem, “Horseback riding swiftly through the spring breeze, while seeing all the sights and flowers of Chang’an in one day.” Meng Jiao’s poem tells about his feelings on that exciting day. The poem was passed down through the years. It became famous.

34. What can we know from the underlined sentence “Writing poetry was not a good paying job” in the third paragraph?

A．Writing poetry was a good job.

B．Meng Jiao made little money by writing poetry.

C．Writing poetry was not popular.

D．Meng Jiao didn’t love writing poetry at that time.

35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Meng Jiao was not stressed about tests.	B．Meng Jiao rode a horse to take an exam.
C．Meng Jiao passed the exam in his forties.	D．Meng Jiao’s poem was forgotten by people.

36. How did Meng Jiao feel when he wrote the poem in the last paragraph?

A．Stressed.

B．Worried.

C．Crazy.

D．Happy.

I Remember
Looking back at these past three years
I remember many things
Tying to be on time for morning readings
________ when the lunch bell rings
I remember the excitement
Of the school sports day each year
The many long hours of training
Pride of overcoming fear
I remember starting day one
The shyest in my whole class
Never speaking to anyone
And thinking I would not pass
Then slowly I made some new friends
To remember forever
Helping each other with homework
Getting better together
Preparing for art festivals
And making a great big mess
Have fun at New Year’s parties
Wishing everyone the best
We have learned a different language
That is from a foreign land
English brings many challenges
We work hard to understand
And now it’s time to graduate
We will leave our lovely school
I can’t believe it has been three years
I’m trying to keep my cool
But it’s difficult not to cry
I’ll miss the school trees and flowers
And our kind and caring teachers
Wonderful memories of ours
37. What kind of writing is this?

A．A story.

B．A poem.

C．A letter.

D．A song.

38. Who do you think the writer is?

A．A student.

B．A teacher.

C．A mother.

D．A father.

39. Which is the best word for the blank?

A．Laughing.

B．Chatting.

C．Running.

D．Helping.

40. What is the main idea of this writing?

A．Sad moments of graduation.	B．Exciting moments of starting day one.
C．Colorful memories of school life.	D．Wonderful memories of the childhood.

I am Jim Hawkins and my story begins many years ago, when my father worked at the Admiral Benbow inn.

One day a tall man with a scar (伤疤) on his face arrived. He opened the door of the inn, singing the song I know so well:

“Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest — Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”

“A glass of rum,” he said when he came inside.

“This is a pleasant inn.” he said. “Do you have many customers?”

“Not many,” my father answered. “Well, this is the place for me. You can call me ‘captain’,” he said. Then he asked a man to carry his large sailor’s chest to his room.

“I’m a simple man,” he told my father. “Rum and bacon and eggs is all I want. Here are four gold coins to start. Tell me when I have to pay more.”

During the day he went to the cliffs (悬崖) with his telescope and in the evening he sat by the fire drinking rum and water. He asked about sailors every day. We soon understood that he wanted to keep away from them. When a sailor visited the inn, the captain was always very quiet. One day he asked me, “If you see a sailor with one leg, tell me as soon as he arrives.”

When the captain drank too much rum, he sang sea songs and told the other customers terrible stories about his life at sea.

He stayed month after month, but he didn’t give my father any more money. My poor father was too frightened to ask. Everyone was frightened of the captain and his stories. The only person who was not afraid of him was the local doctor and magistrate, Dr. Livesey.

“If you keep drinking rum like that, you will very soon be dead,” he warned the captain.

— Selection of Treasure Island

41. Where did the story happen?

A．In the sea.

B．In the hospital.

C．In the inn.

D．in the mountain.

42. How did Jim’s father feel about the captain according to the story?

A．He was afraid of him.	B．He was interested in him.
C．He was angry with him.	D．He was worried about him.

43. Why did the captain stay in the inn for months?

A．He enjoyed the rum of the inn.	B．He thought the inn was nice.
C．He wanted to avoid the sailors.	D．He could see the local doctor.

44. What was the captain like in the story?

A．He was a tall man.	B．He was a kind man.
C．He was a simple man.	D．He was a quiet man.

45. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the story?

A．Jim’s father was very poor.	B．Livesey wasn’t afraid of the captain.
C．Many customers visited the inn.	D．The captain was always quiet in the inn.

选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。

repeat       pride       lead to       true       worth       reply

46. The Science Museum is certainly ________ a visit.
47. Many children like to ________ the same question again and again.
48. The women’s volleyball team has been the ________ of the Chinese people.
49. The film was based on a ________ story about two young men during the war.
50. Eating too much sugar can ________ health problems.

用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整、正确。

As the third solar term in the lunar year, The Awakening of Insects refers to the fact that animals     51     (sleep) in winter are awakened by spring thunder and that the earth begins to come back to life. It is the key time for spring farming activities.

An old Chinese saying goes: “If the first spring thunder crashes before the Awakening of Insects solar term, there     52     (be) unusual weather that year.” The Awakening of Insects falls after the end of winter and before the     53     (begin) of spring. Wind during this period is an important point in weather report.

During this period, most parts of China experience the     54     (quick) rise in temperatures, with the average level reaching above 10°C, and there is more sunshine, which     55     (provide) good natural conditions for farming. Old Chinese sayings such as “Once the Awakening of Insects comes, spring ploughing (耕) never rest” show the     56     (important) of this term to farmers.

When practicing this old custom, people draw the white tiger on paper, and then smear (涂抹) pigs blood and pork on     57     (it) mouth. This means the tiger     58     (feed) so that it would not bite people, avoiding bad luck.

This period is also the best time to fish. Fishing can make people     59     (relax). Driving around, fishing in a lake, bathing in the sunlight, and enjoying the singing birds, beautiful flowers make for a perfect weekend in spring.

Eating pears around the Awakening of Insects is a widely-practiced custom in China. As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes drier, people can eat more sweet pears     60     (avoid) colds or coughs.

根据对话内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使对话内容完整、正确。
Kate: How was the welcome party for foreign students last night?
John: Great! I made some new friends. But a funny thing h    61    .
Kate: What?
John: I met a Japanese boy called Sato, and as soon as I held out my hand, he bowed (鞠躬).
Kate: That’s how people in Japan are expected to greet each other. It’s i    62     if you don’t bow.
John: I don’t know that. So I just stood there with my hand out. Finally, I r    63     the bow.
Kate: I remember when I first met Marie last year, I did the s    64     thing. I held out my hand, and to my surprise, she k    65     me on both sides of my face!
John: I wouldn’t mind that!
Kate: Very funny. Later I found out French people are supposed to kiss when they see each other.

阅读短文，按要求回答问题。

How important is music? When they are asked this question, some students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.

________. Music shows the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

Music gives a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music tells the emotive (情感的) meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world because no one way can get it all.

Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. it is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we keep them away from the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.

So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.

根据短文内容，回答下面5个问题，每个问题答案不超过7个词。
66. What do some students and parents think of music education?
________________
67. Which sentence is the most suitable for the blank?

A．Music is only a lifestyle	B．Music tells us who we are
C．Music influences us greatly	D．Music can make us famous

68. 请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。（本题答案不限词数）
____________________
69. What can we express through music?
____________________
70. What does the passage mainly tell us?
____________________

71. “双减”工作之一是减轻学生过重的作业负担，控制中小学生的书面作业总量，合理布置不同类型的作业。为此，某英文杂志社正在开展以“My Creative English Homework”为主题的征文活动。请你写一篇征文，讲述自身经历，提出合理建议。

内容包括：
1.做过的最有创意的英语作业(内容、收获……);
2. 1-2条有创意的英语作业建议(形式、理由……);

要求：
1. 90词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等。

My Creative English Homework

Doing English homework helps us to practice and use what we’ve learned in class.

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