Weeks before Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) on April 4 this year, hundreds of qingtuan were sold each day. The snack was still a must-have for many people.

In the southern part of China, eating qingtuan at the beginning of spring is a kind of tradition. Chinese people started to eat it more than 2,000 years ago. It is made of sticky rice (糯米) and red bean paste (红豆沙), and is famous for its softness, freshness and sweetness. The secret behind its mouth-watering taste is one of its materials—mugwort leaves (艾蒿叶). The plant is mainly found in the Yangtze River Delta (长江三角洲) where it has perfect conditions to grow.

People in this area usually put qingtuan on the tombs (墓) of their dead family members to cherish the past memory. Making qingtuan is also a chance for family members to get together at home. It really takes time and effort to make the snack.

Now, qingtuan has already spread its special taste to the northern part of China. Li Yuan, a 30-year-old engineer who grew up in Zhejiang Province, brought qingtuan back to Beijing where he works. “It tastes different in and out of my hometown,” he said. “There’s no place like home.”

Qingtuan has many different tastes inside it, such as apples and bean milk, to meet customers’ tastes. The difference of the taste shows that it’s getting more and more popular across the whole country.

Even though there is warm weather and green leaves in spring, the season wouldn’t be complete without a taste of qingtuan.

5. Tomb Sweeping Day is in ________.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

6. Your mouth waters when seeing qingtuan because of the ________.

A．sticky rice

B．green color

C．red bean paste

D．mugwort leaves

7. The underlined word “cherish” in the third paragraph probably means ________.   

A．forget

B．miss

C．sweep

D．guess

8. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．Growing up in Beijing	B．Planting Rice in Zhejiang
C．Meeting Customers’ Tastes	D．Marking the Start of Spring

During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, there were 10 flower beds (花坛). One of the high-lights (亮点) of these flower beds was to make good use of garden waste.

One of them was in Tian’anmen Square. Its topic was “Wonderful Winter Olympics”. The five Olympic rings and the snowflake shape were at the bottom of the flower bed. To our surprise, all of these were made from garden waste. This could not only save resources but also bring people more beauty. It was generally praised by the public.

Green Olympics is one of the four main ideas of Beijing Winter Olympics. It took more than six years to prepare for the Games. In this process, the designers put the idea of green Olympics into every part. They integrated (融合) green Olympics with the city and its surroundings (环境). Green Olympics can not only make good use of waste and protect the environment, but also be good for the future development of the city. There’s no doubt that the Winter Olympics theme flower beds, which showed the “simple, safe and wonderful” requirements for the competition, added points to the unique charm (独特魅力) of the “City of the Two Olympics”.

As waste is considered as a resource that is put in a wrong place, the designers made the waste in the right place for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Besides, thrift (节俭) and hard work are the tradition of the Chinese nation. We also should save energy and make good use of waste in our daily life.

13. What is special about the flower beds?

A．The size.

B．The material.

C．The space.

D．The number.

14. What is at the bottom of the flower bed in Tian’anmen Square?

A．Bing Dwen Dwen and The snowflake shape

B．Bing Dwen Dwen and The Olympic flag

C．The Olympic flag and The five Olympic rings

D．The snowflake shape and The five Olympic rings

15. What tone (语气) does the writer use to write this passage?

A．boring

B．surprising

C．proud

D．serious

16. What is the correct structure of the passage?
(①=Paragraph 1②=Paragraph 2, …)

A．

B．

C．

D．

阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

Courage is often thought to be one of the important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage?     17     One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential (潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up.

Many people talk about connections (联系) between courage and fear (恐惧). Courage always stands side by side with fear. If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn’t only mean great actions such as saving one’s life or taking a big risk.     18     For example, we show courage when we raise our hand to answer a hard question during class or try a new sport.

Courage is in everyday choices we make. Can you be kind to the new kid in class?     19     Or can you stand up for someone in need? Often, these things don’t come with praise, but they need courage.

    20     When we become brave enough to face failure (失败), we’ll be more willing (愿意) to try new things and try again after we fail. Courage doesn’t always shout. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.”

A．You should learn to speak in public.

B．It is the ability to do something difficult.

C．Can you listen to the new person in your group?

D．Learning to fail is another important part of courage.

E．Courage also means the smaller actions of our everyday lives.

Zhou Xue is a mother of a 9-year-old boy. She is ________ these days because 15% of her son’s classmates have started wearing glasses. “Anxiety (不安) about eye ________ of students is very real these days,” she told China Daily.

Surprisingly, at Wantang Primary School in Yunnan province, none of the ________ in the school is short-sighted. Scientists say that other schools can ________ some of the school’s measures (措施).

First of all, students should ________ during class breaks. “They play outdoors for over three hours a day,” said Yang Qingyi, a teacher at the school. “Even for quiet kids, we should ________ them to take a walk outside.”

Other measures (措施) are also ________. For example, students don’t take smartphones to school. They should get at least ten ________ of sleep every day. The school tries to offer healthy meals. And there are green trees all around the school.

In China, the attention on eye health is rising ________. The double-reduction policy (双减政策) says that primary schools should not give homework to first and second graders. In this way, they won’t ________ their eyes too much. And according to the National Health Commission, schools should examine students’ eyesight at least twice a year.

21.

A．worried

B．happy

C．angry

D．bored

22.

A．light

B．size

C．colour

D．health

23.

A．cleaners

B．animals

C．students

D．teachers

24.

A．find

B．learn

C．forget

D．lose

25.

A．go out

B．watch out

C．sit down

D．count down

26.

A．refuse

B．order

C．stop

D．encourage

27.

A．wrong

B．ancient

C．helpful

D．harmful

28.

A．minutes

B．hours

C．seconds

D．moments

29.

A．usually

B．slowly

C．hardly

D．greatly

30.

A．use

B．compare

C．remember

D．see

阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

Most Chinese people know and look up Yue Fei. He is     31     hero in Chinese history. He was a famous general who     32     (live) during the Song Dynasty (1960-1279). In 1125, the Jin army from the North attacked (攻击) the Song kingdom. Song kingdom was     33     danger. Yue decided to fight the Jin     34     (protect) his country.

Before he set out, his mother asked him, “Right now, the country is facing a great     35     (difficult). What do you plan to do?”

“Serve the country with utmost loyalty (精忠报国).” Yue said.

    36     (he) answer was what his mother hoped her son would do. “I plan to tattoo (刺绣) these four words onto your back, so you would not forget them     37     (easy).” His mother continued, “    38     tattoos (刺绣) are quite painful. Are you afraid, my child?”

Yue said, “Mother, a little needle (针) is nothing. If I am afraid of needle, how could I face going to war on the front lines?” Keeping these     39     (word) in mind. Yue beat the Jin army many times. Sadly, Yue     40     (send) to prison (监狱) by Qin Hui and was killed. But his spirit was passed on in the future.

45. 好的朋友是终身的财富，陪伴我们一起经历成长。你的好朋友做过什么难忘的事情让你深受感动？请根据以下提示信息，以“He/She made me moved”为题完成一篇作文。

要点：●Who is your friend?
●What did your friend do?
●How did you feel about sth?
提示词：thanks to；be deeply moved (被深深地感动)；still fresh in my mind (记忆犹新)
要求：
1. 条理清楚，行文连贯，可适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等信息；
3. 词数：80—100。
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