6. China’s “ice city” Harbin drew record number of ________ over New Year holiday.

A．seasons

B．tourists

C．fields

D．discoveries

8. Walking in fresh air can make people feel ________ and less worried.

A．calmer

B．prouder

C．luckier

D．louder

The winter holiday is here! Have you found out how to enjoy your free time? We have got a lot of books for you to explore. These books are coming to make your winter exciting.

How Was That Built? illustrated (插图) by Katie Hickey Discover the stories behind unbelievable structures (结性别构) like the Brooklyn Bridge in the US and the Pantheon in Italy. Written by engineer Roma Agrawal, who worked on London’s Shard skyscraper (摩天大楼), this book includes experiments you can try at home.	Epic Adventures illustrated by Sam Brewster Find out about some of the world’s most famous railway journeys in this beautiful illustrated book. Sam Sedgman has written this wonderful companion book to his bestselling Adventures on Trains series, and fans of travel, trains and adventuring are sure to love it.
Charlie Morphs into a Mammoth illustrated by Sarah Horne In the third book in this fun series (系列), Charlie has gained control over the amazing superpower that allows him to change into different animals. Then several pets go missing across town and Charlie had to use his superhero skills to save the day.	Stuntboy: In the Meantime illustrated by Raúl the Third Portico Reeves lives in a huge apartment block full of people and activity. In his imagination, he’s a superhero called Stuntboy, solving mysteries in his neighborhood, helping his friends and standing off against his arch- enemy.

21. What will you read about in Roma Agrawal’s book?

A．Friends.

B．Buildings.

C．Animals.

D．Journeys.

22. If you love travelling by train, which one would you prefer?

A．Epic Adventures.	B．Stuntboy: In the Meantime.
C．How Was That Built?	D．Charlie Morphs into a Mammoth.

23. What can we learn about Charlie Morphs into a Mammoth?

A．There are three books in total in this series.

B．It was written and illustrated by Sam Copeland.

C．Charlie has the power to change into different animals.

D．Charlie keeps several pets and gains power from them.

24. Which of the following have the same topic?

A．How Was That Built? and Epic Adventures.

B．How Was That Built? and Stuntboy: In the Meantime.

C．Charlie Morphs into a Mammoth and Epic Adventures.

D．Charlie Morphs into a Mammoth and Stuntboy: In the Meantime.

25. In which part of a magazine can you read this text?

A．Big News.

B．Book Club.

C．History.

D．Around the World.

Harlan waited for Mr. Mack’s ice cream truck to turn down Pine Street. Nora lived next door to Harlan. She was already in line.

Mr. Mack turned slowly down Pine Street. A big sign on the side of his truck read: GUESS THE FIRST 100°DAY AND WIN FREE SNOW CONES FOR A YEAR!

“I think the first 100° day will be...” Harlan said. “Wait!” shouted Nora, “Can we guess tomorrow? We need time to make a good guess.” The neighborhood kids gathered around Nora. Soon they were all nodding and smiling.

The next day the kids shared data (数据) they found. “The weather station website lists the high temperature for our city for each day of the year, and we have data for the past ten years! We can each look at the data from one year,” Harlan said.

Nora held up her book. “Highest daytime temperatures are listed in this library book, too,” said Nora. “Now we can make a chart (图表).”

Harlan read the data carefully, looking for the first 100° day. It was June 15. Nora made a tally (记录) mark on the chart under June 15. Each of the kids found the first 100° day in their year. Nora marked the days on the chart. Only June, July, and August had first 100°days. June had the fewest marks, and July had the most. “According to the chart, we can guess that the first 100°day is likely to be in July.” said Nora, “And there are thirty-one days in July. Now we just need to find thirty-one friends and family members...”

The next day, the ice cream truck turned down Pine Street. “I’m ready for your good guesses!” said Mr. Mack. Nora guessed July 15, and Harlan chose July 25. The other Kids all made their guesses. Then the moms, dads, sisters, and brothers all made their guesses. Soon Mr. Mack had thirty-one guesses. They started at July 1, and they ended at July 31…

26. Who held the ice cream sale on Pine Street?

A．Harlan.

B．Nora.

C．Mr. Mack.

D．The parents.

27. How did the kids make their guesses?

A．By choosing the date as they like.	B．By collecting and comparing the data.
C．By buying a lot of ice cream cones.	D．By asking family members for answers.

28. Why did the kids guess the first 100° day would probably be in July?

A．July had the most records of the first 100° days in the past.

B．July was always considered the hottest month in the world.

C．The high temperature of their city for each year was in July.

D．The moms, dads, sisters, and brothers can help them in July.

29. Which is the right order of the events according to the passage?

A．②④①③

B．②①③④

C．④③①②

D．④①③②

30. What is the probable ending to the story?

A．The kids will get an ice cream truck as a prize.

B．Nobody will like Mr. Mack and his snow cones.

C．Someone will soon have free snow cones to share.

D．Harlan and Nora will sell snow cones on the street.

As Earth is getting hotter, the world’s glaciers are melting (融化). In the end, they could be gone. As it affects the land, mountains are “taller” than before.     31    

Scientists looked into Earth’s ice ages for answers. The last ice age happened 16,000 years ago, but the land once under the ice is still changing. The change is called the glacial isostatic adjustment (水川均衡调整). Imagine that you lie down on a soft mattress (垫子) and then get up.     32     It needs a while before it relaxes back.

    33     When huge glaciers“sit” on Earth, the land is under pressure. An ice sheet (冰盖) about 800 meters thick may leave a “pit” (坑) about 270 meters deep. So when the glaciers go, the “pit” begins to go up.

    34     Recent researches suggest that land in southeast Alaska is rising about 3cm a year. It’s a lot—even local families can see the difference, said The New York Times. On the good side, they have “new” land and more living areas. However, the environment is in trouble.     35     They easily dry up, and animals in the water find it hard to live. Researchers are also worried that this may bring challenges to fishermen, as raising fish in these areas could become more difficult.

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．How does this happen?

B．You can see a pit on the mattress.

C．It’s the same idea with Earth’s land.

D．As the land is lifted, some of the rivers can’t join the sea.

E．It could take tens or even hundreds of years to regrow melted glaciers.

F．The melting and lifting are happening very slowly, but the influence is great.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。

Many people like to learn natural history from books. But with the Internet, some people share their knowledge and stories of nature online.

Uncle Cool’s Animal World     36     (ran) by Huang Xin, who graduated from Peking University with a master of fine arts. He     37     (grow) up near Hengshan Mountain in Hunan province. There are so many animals around him. Out of his love     38     animals, Huang decided to introduce animals to people online in     39     interesting way. In his videos, common animals like sparrows (麻雀) are just like our normal people. They have no “big” dreams but live     40     (happy). At the same time, he also leads us to look at the everyday lives of animals we seldom hear about. “We live a busy life. So, many of us would not even notice animals around us. I hope my video helps connect people with the     41     (wonder) nature,” said Huang.

If you want to know more about insects, Facts About Wild Insects is a good     42     (choose). Liu Pengyu and his insect-loving friends made Facts About Wild Insects in 2018. They spend months finding and     43     (study) insects every year. In the past five years, they     44     (find) over 10 new species (种类). In their free time, they hold activities to introduce insects to students and share videos on the Internet. “People step on many insects every day.     45    , some of them are as special as pandas,” Liu told Xinhua. The team hopes to raise people’s knowledge to protect insects.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a great product of Chinese people and a great treasure of our nation. It has shown its advantages in preventing or treating diseases, also in healthcare in the past thousands of years. It has become increasingly popular with people around the world in recent years.

“Traditional Chinese Medicine has so far been received in 196 countries and regions (地区).Around 30 high-quality TCM research or cooperation centers have been set up overseas,” said Yu Wenming, president of the China Association of Chinese Medicine. “A report by the World Health Organization shows that 113 of its member countries and regions have performed acupuncture (an ancient Chinese medical practice called zhenjiu in Chinese) and 20 member countries have included acupuncture in their medical system,” he added.

China has achieved marked progress in carrying forward TCM to the world. It is still in need of more open-minded international cooperation to let more people in the world enjoy benefits of the Chinese medicine, according to experts. We can offer good things of the TCM including ancient medical books and recipes(食谱) to the world by making good use of new media and online platforms. We can also organize some international shows or cultural festivals to introduce cultures and products of the TCM to the world.

Wang Qi, academician (院士) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, noted that the transformation (变革) is needed because of the changing times and different cultures. “The transformation is necessary and adding creativity in the process of the transformation is also important, both of which can gain the TCM a brighter future,” he said.

46. In what ways does TCM show its advantages?
___________________________________________
47. Why did the writer list the numbers in Paragraph Two?
___________________________________________
48. Which sentence in the passage has the similar meaning to the following one?
China has made great progress in spreading TCM to the world.
___________________________________________
49. What’s the Chinese meaning of “benefits” in Paragraph Three?
___________________________________________
50. How can the TCM have a brighter future in Wang Qi’s opinion?
___________________________________________

Physical education is different worldwide. What are PE lessons like in foreign countries?

At my school, we have two types of PE. One is normal PE and the other is Sports Enrichment. They are mostly the same, with a few units about sports and exercise to learn about. In Sports Enrichment, we have six units. Each one is about a sport, and during the unit, we practice key skills for the sport. At the end of each unit, we have a test. For example, for tennis, we spend the whole unit passing the ball to each other. So for the test we need to pass it at least 10 times without stopping to get a score of 100.

Yin Peixin, 13, Mexico

At my school, sports can be very relaxing. You don’t have to go to a 40-minute class each week. Instead, we get to pick when we want to play sports. Also, there are a great number of sports to choose from, so everyone can find something they enjoy. We can take lessons in dancing, swimming and rock climbing, along with ones in soccer, net ball and badminton. We don’t have exams for sports. Even the younger students with regular sports lessons don’t take exams.

Yuan Ningfei, 16, UK

In my school, every afternoon from 3:30 to 5 pm is PE time. In PE classes, students usually just do practice, like running or weight lifting in the gym. However, people in the US love sports a lot. Sports team training is another way of PE. Every school has sports teams, for example, American football, baseball, basketball, tennis, and much more. All the teams compete in different leagues (联盟)—city and state. Some students can become team managers to help the coach in team training.

            Niu Hanliang, 15, US

51. What does “They” refer to in Paragraph Two?
___________________________________________
52. List the reasons why PE lessons are relaxing in the UK.
① Students can pick PE classes when they want to play sports.
② ___________________________________________
③ ___________________________________________
53. Take notes about PE in the US. (No more than TWO words for each blank)

PE	PE classes	Students take exercise in gym, such as ①________ and ②________.
	sports teams	Students ③________ every day and have ④________ in different leagues.

54. What’s the best title for the passage? (No more than 5 words)
___________________________________________
55. What are the PE lessons like in your school? (At least 20 words)
___________________________________________

56. 春节假期将至，各地纷纷向国内外游客发出诚挚邀请。请你为青岛文旅海外宣传助力，以“Welcome to Qingdao”为题写一篇英语短文，从位置、气候、特色景点和美食等方面介绍青岛，并邀请海外游客来青岛游玩。

要求：
1. 词数 80-100；
2. 不得出现真实姓名、校名等相关信息。

Welcome to Qingdao

My hometown is Qingdao. I love it very much.

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