Zhang Yufei has made a name for herself as the new butterfly queen at this year’s National Swimming Championships (锦标赛). During the nine days of the event, she won five gold medals and a sliver one. “With the Olympic Games drawing near, I feel more and more nervous, but I’m doing everything I can to relax and to focus on my game,” Zhang says. All eyes will be on the 23-year-old girl to see if she will win two gold medals in Tokyo.

Tianwen 1 landed on Mars (火星) on May 15, 2021 successfully. It’s China’s first probe (探测器) to land on a planet other than Earth. China named its first Mars exploration mission (任务) Tianwen 1 on April 24 , 2020, China’s fifth Space Day. The name comes from a poem of the same name by Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets of ancient China. In his poem, Qu Yuan asked questions about the sky, stars, nature and the world around us. He questioned traditional ideas and looked for the truth of the universe.

The Bulgarian national qualification contest of the 20th “Chinese Bridge”, a major international Chinese professional competition for foreign university students, was held in Sofia on Sunday. The event, organized by the Chinese embassy (大使馆) in Bulgaria and the Confucius Institute in Sofia, was held online because of the COVID-19, with seven students from three universities attending. The “Chinese Bridge” competition is organized every year to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese and improve their understanding of Chinese culture.

1. How many medals did Zhang Yufei win at this year’s National Swimming Championships?

A．5.

B．6.

C．7.

D．8.

2. How does Tianwen 1 get its name?

A．It was named by Qu Yuan.

B．It landed on Mars for the first time.

C．It comes from the name of Qu Yuan’s Tianwen.

D．It was named China’s first Mars exploration mission.

3. What do you know about the 20^th “Chinese Bridge” competition?

A．It was organized by Bulgarian people.

B．It was organized to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese.

C．Seven students from Sofia came to China to attend the competition.

D．It was held in China for foreign university students.

Sometimes you might feel it impossible to get on with your parents. But in fact , it isn’t as difficult as you think. Follow these ways, and then you’ll improve your relationship with them.

Spend more time with your parents. Your parents won’t always be around, so try to spend more time with them. This doesn’t mean just sitting in front of the TV together. Instead, you should do more activities with your parents together. By doing them, all of you will feel happy and relaxed.

Talk with your parents more often. In order to understand them better, you should talk with them more often. Try to learn more about them. For example, you could ask them about their own childhood. In this way, you will understand them better,

Always listen to your parents. This may seem simple, but it’s often harder than you think. Look at your parents when they are talking. Don’t interrupt them, and then speak clearly when replying to them.

Share your feelings with your parents. Sometimes your parents also want to learn more about you. Just do your best to open your heart to them. When possible, talk to them about something at school or what you really want to be in the future.

Make your parents feel proud （自豪的）. There are always some ways to make your parents feel good about you. By working hard, you can do well at school or win prizes in games. They will think how lucky they are to have you and be more willing to talk about you in front of others.

8. Who is the passage written for?

A．Parents.

B．Children.

C．Old people.

D．Teachers.

9. How can you get on with your parents according to the second paragraph?

A．By watching TV with them all the time.

B．By helping them to do the chores.

C．By making up stories about them.

D．By spending more time with them.

10. What might the underlined word “interrupt” mean in Chinese?

A．理睬

B．注视

C．打断

D．忽略

11. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Here are five different ways to help you get on with your parents.

B．To improve the relationship with your parents, you should do everything for them.

C．Your good grades or prizes usually make your parents feel proud.

D．It’s important to learn to share your feelings with your parents.

China’s Foreign Minister Mr. Wang Yi highly praised Edgar Snow （1905-1972）, a reporter from America on March 7 this year during the National People’s Congress in Beijing. He said Snow was always “staying truthful and objective（客观的）and standing by justice （正义） and conscience （良心）.”

Snow came to China in 1928. He spent over 10 years in China trying to understand its people and showing what he learned to the rest of the world. He is best known for his books and articles on Communism （共产主义）in China and the Chinese Communist Revolution （革命）. For example, Red Star Over China, which came out in the 1930s, is known as the first book that introduced China’s revolution to the west. In it, Snow collected first hand information on the Long March, as well as on the work and life of members of the Communist Party of China.

Many westerners were introduced to the Party through his book. Norman Bethune, a Canadian doctor, came to China after reading Snow’s book. He worked hard to save the lives of Chinese soldiers during World War II.

“When the whole world had forgotten us, Snow came to see us and told the world what had happened. We will remember Snow’s great help to China forever,” Chairman Mao said during the interview with a German reporter in 1938.

Snow’s spirit is not only needed now, but also in the future. No matter what era（时代）it is, people all over the world always need some connection, as well as understanding and help from each other.

12. Edgar Snow was ________.

A．an American reporter	B．a German writer
C．an English educator	D．a Canadian doctor

13. Snow’s book Red Star Over China________.

A．came out in 1928

B．took him more than 10 years to finish

C．was the first to introduce China to the west

D．included information about the Long March

14. Norman Bethune came to work in China because ________.

A．he wanted to learn about Chinese revolution

B．he was influenced greatly by Snow’s book

C．he was invited by Edgar Snow

D．he planned to write a book on World War II

15. The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Edgar Snow’s work and spirit

B．Edgar Snow’s life experience

C．Those who offered help to China

D．Books on the Chinese Communist Revolution

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Anger is a kind of feeling.     16     When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

    17     For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit (打) someone, but sometimes, you hide (隐藏) your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes.     18     When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc.     19     Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug (拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse.     20    

A．But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.

B．Don’t let your anger control you.

C．When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away.

D．As soon as you can find your problems, you may cry to relax.

E．Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry.

F．Many things can make you angry.

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other _______ in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked _______. He was an actor. Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's _______ his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted _______part. He wrote a lot, and most of them were popular. There were films and plays of them _______ .Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful _______. Dickens's early life was very hard, His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He _______ it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write_______he died. When he died in 1870, he was _______ a story. But what a pity! We'll never know ________it ended.21.

A．cities

B．countries

C．towns

D．villages

22.

A．reading

B．writing

C．acting

D．playing

23.

A．what

B．how

C．when

D．why

24.

A．the next

B．next

C．next to

D．next time

25.

A．either

B．as well

C．as well as

D．also

26.

A．book

B．story

C．play

D．film

27.

A．hated

B．enjoyed

C．wanted

D．imagined

28.

A．as

B．while

C．until

D．since

29.

A．drawing

B．singing

C．writing

D．making

30.

A．what

B．how

C．who

D．which

Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes(香烟) in his school’s washroom. He started smoking     31    the age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador (大使) to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (中国控烟协会), asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tang’s favorite star, and his words meant a lot to him. He decided to give up     32    (smoke).
According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among     33    , 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, “Teenagers can get cigarettes     34    (easy), especially when their parents smoke or shops sell cigarettes to them. It’s very important for parents to help their children    35    (stop) smoking.”
A 15-year-old boy     36    (name) Li Kun from Beijing said his parents didn’t smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel     37    (bad) ill, they only allowed him to play with friends without smoking.     38    (live) in such a good family helped Li say     39    to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking made boys look cool, but Li disagreed. He said, “Smoking is     40    (health) and it’s not cool at all. Please stop smoking now!”

阅读下面的短文，完成短文后的问题。

One evening, a boy and his grandfather went for a walk. As they walked, they found a pair of old shoes on the road. The shoes belonged to (属于) a farmer. He might work around. The boy said, “We can hide (隐藏) the shoes and see what he will do.” But his grandfather said, “Boy, we shouldn’t have fun by hurting other people. We should help them. Let’s put a coin (硬币) in either shoe, and then hide ourselves and wait.”

The boy did as what his grandfather said. Later, the farmer finished his work and came back to wear his shoes. He put his foot into one shoe, and he felt something different. (4) He was surprised to find a coin in his shoe. Then he found the other coin. He was so happy and said, “I can buy some food for my family.”

After seeing this, the boy’s eyes were full of tears (眼泪). The boy said, “Grandpa, I will never forget the lesson I learned today. It’s a great thing to make others happy.”

41. What did the boy want to do at first (No more than 15 words)
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42. What could the farmer do with the coins? (No more than 10 words)
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43. What did the boy learn that day? (No more than 10 words)
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44. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
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45. How can we make others happy?
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46. 今年3月全国政协会议期间，江苏锡山唐江澎校长的一席话发人深思教育应该培养终身运动者、责任担当者，问题解决者和优雅生活者。某英文网站以“How to be a better person”为话题开展征文活动，请从中学生的角度写一篇80词左右的短文谈谈你的做法。

要点提示：
（1）健康生活（食物、运动、睡眠 …… ）。
（2）不怕挑战（尽力解决学习、生活中的问题…… ）。
（3）对人友善（乐于助人，与人和睦相处……）。
（4）牢记责任（照顾父母、帮助弱者……）。
注意：
（1）文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
（2）文章必须包含所给要点提示，要求语句通顺，行文连贯。
（3）不可逐词翻译，可适当发挥。
（4）文章中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
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How to be a better person

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