Many people, especially students, have trouble in learning a foreign language. Many experts give their advice on it.
In order to know a foreign language, four things are____. First, we must understand the language when we hear it. Second, we should speak it correctly, with confidence. Third, we must read the language and write it. In addition, we must make sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know____ to arrange sentences in paragraphs, in order to write a good article. There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, ___ it is not enough to simply memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not very helpful to only____ long lists of words and their meanings by heart. We learn words not by ourselves, but by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is the best ____. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.1.

A．necessary

B．possible

C．interesting

D．boring

2.

A．why

B．when

C．how

D．where

3.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

4.

A．carry

B．realize

C．forget

D．learn

5.

A．ability

B．skill

C．suggestion

D．way

It’s half past seven on Monday morning. It’s time to get ready for school. Jay Stone rolled out of bed. He did a couple of quick wake-up exercises and then he went over to a mirror and looked at himself.

“Not bad, Stone, not bad,” he said to himself and smiled. Maybe he wasn’t ready for Hollywood, but with his dark broad eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls’ heads. He moved in closer to the mirror and smiled, checking his teeth.

“Perfect,” he thought, “Good enough for a toothpaste ad.”

As his eyes moved down to his strong arms and chest he smiled again. The hours he spent on the playground and doing sit-ups have paid off!

But suddenly, the smile froze (僵住) on his lips. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short. Not just short, but far too short for his body. He had the upper body of a six feet (英尺) boy, but because of his legs, he was much less than six feet. Sitting, he was as tall as almost anyone in his class. Standing, he had to look up at most of the boys and even many of the girls.

Why didn’t his legs grow with the rest of his body? At five feet six inches (英寸), he was one of the shortest boys in his class. He was the shortest in his own family, and he was even shorter than his little sister — by three inches! Where did his legs come from?

He certainly didn’t get them from his parents. They were both quite tall. Looking through old photos in the family album, he found the answer. It was his grandfather on his mother’s side. His short legs were a gift from Grandpa Tuttle. Thanks a lot, Grandpa!

19. How did Jay Stone feel about his upper body?

A．Disappointed.

B．Interested.

C．Proud.

D．Uneasy.

20. How tall was Jay’s little sister?

A．Six feet.

B．Five feet six inches.

C．Five feet nine inches.

D．Five feet three inches.

21. Why did Jay’s smile disappear suddenly?

A．Because he disliked his arms.

B．Because he was upset that his legs were short.

C．Because he found something wrong with his face.

D．Because he thought he wasted a lot of time exercising.

22. What can we learn about Jay’s grandfather?

A．His mother was short.

B．He had short legs as Jay did.

C．He was crazy about taking photos.

D．He left gifts for his family members.

Do you know Liu Xiuxiang? This name might be strange to you, but you must have heard about the story of him. He “carried” his sick mom to his university while studied in Shandong. His mom wasn’t able to look after herself after his dad passed away. He had to support the whole family. Life was difficult, but he went on studying hard. Finally he got into the university.

Many years later, Liu was noticed by public again. He won the honor—the “May 4th” Medal of Chinese Youth. After he graduated from university in 2012, Liu refused many highly paid job and went back to his hometown, Guizhou Province. There he has been working as a teacher for 9 years. He said, “I hope to do something for more children whose lives are similar to mine.”

In fact, Liu supported three poor children when he was in high school. Till now, he has helped more than 1,700 students and given more than 100 speeches. His story has warmed many people. As the song sings “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” There is no doubt that he will give more hope to more children in the future.

23. Why did Liu Xuxiang “carry” his mom to the university?

A．Because his mom couldn’t take care of herself.

B．Because his mom wanted to work in the university.

C．Because his mom was too lonely.

D．Because Liu was not independent.

24. Liu Xiuxiang worked as a ________ after he graduated from the university.

A．a policeman	B．a doctor
C．a teacher	D．an officer

25. When did Liu start to support poor children?

A．When he graduated from university in 2012.

B．After he won the May 4th Medal of Chinese Youth.

C．When he got into the university.

D．When he was a high school student.

26. What do you think of Liu Xiuxiang?

A．Kind and helpful.	B．Honest and brave.
C．Polite and responsible.	D．Hard-working and shy.

In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It has also become the world’s largest supplier (供应商) of 5G.

But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban (禁令) on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U.S. government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business would be hurt.

“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder (创办者) and president said. “This ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.

In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with only £4,000 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic (浪漫的) as you imagine.”

Facing the ban of the U.S., Huawei is growing. Huawei’s smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the world’s largest telecommunication equipment (电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries. It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

27. Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world?

A．Apple.

B．Samsung.

C．Huawei.

D．Nokia.

28. Why did the U.S. order a ban on Huawei?

A．Huawei’s sales in America were growing faster than Apple.

B．Huawei refused to supply services to the U.S. government.

C．They didn’t want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei.

D．They thought Huawei collected information for the Chinese government.

29. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A．Huawei’s developing experience was hard

B．it is romantic to start a company with $4,000

C．the romantic experience was a large amount of wealth

D．people can understand Huawei's developing experience easily

30. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Huawei will grow slowly.

B．Huawei is full of hope.

C．Huawei’s sales will be doubled.

D．Huawei is the largest smartphone maker.

36. My father used to be serious, but he is very h________ now and often tells us funny jokes.

37. Many classes were t________ by teachers online during Covid-19.

38. These two sweaters are so expensive that I can afford n________ of them.

39. Jack is in his n________ grade now, and he’ll soon graduate from Junior High.

40. Yuan Longping’s d________ made the whole country sad.

41. Town Cinema sells the tickets the most c________ in town.

42. At present, there are more and more v________ coming to Sanxingdui.

43. Everyone was here except Tracy, so she was a________ from class again.

44. The e________ you learn to be independent, the better it is for your future.

45. It’s difficult to t________ some hot words such as neijuan, fanersai and wude into English.

56. 假如你是李明，你的美国朋友Jack听说中国的中小学生正在减轻学生的学习负担，来信询问了你有关情况。请你根据下列内容，用英语写一封回信，谈谈“双减”给你的学习和生活带来的变化，再发表一下自己的看法。

内容包括：1.过去课后常常做很多作业，睡得很晚，第二天上课时会感到很困倦；
2.周末上各种课外辅导班，没有时间放松；
3.在“双减”政策执行后，自己有很多自由时间做自己喜欢的事；
4.自己应该养成学习的好习惯，例如课前预习，制定学习计划等；
5.应当充分利用自己的业余时间，锻炼身体和阅读课外书籍。
注意：
1.书信开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.内容连贯得体，可适当添加内容；
3.词数：80词
参考词汇： the policy of “double-lightening the burden” “双减”政策
carry out 执行
after-class tutoring classes课外辅导班
Dear Jack,

How nice to hear from you again! You asked me about the new policy of “double-lightening the burden”. It has become one of the hottest topics in China now. Here, I will tell you something about it._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Ming