People all over the world eat eggs. Most of the eggs we eat come from hens. Eggs are easy to cook. They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried or hard-boiled. Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice-cream.

The fresh test Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is.
What happens to the egg	Age of the egg
Sinks(下沉) to the bottom of the pan and stays there Sinks, but floats at an angle(角度) Sinks, and then stands on end Floats on top or just under the surface	3-6 days old Just over 1 week old About 2 weeks old Over 2 weeks old
Eggs last a long time. You can keep them for about four weeks in your fridge.

1. According to Paragraph 1, cakes and ice-cream are mentioned to describe ________.

A．the birth of chickens	B．the difference between them
C．the use of eggs	D．the way of keeping them

2. What makes a yolk dark orange?

A．The hen’s food.

B．The color of the shell.

C．The age of the egg.

D．The vitamins in the egg.

3. What does the table above show?

A．How heavy an egg can be.	B．How long to cook an egg in a pan.
C．How to make an egg sink.	D．How to check the age of an egg.

On March 10, 2019, eight-year-old Tani won the New York Chess Championship (纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S, 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.

Though the chess club helps, it's largely believed that Tani's success lies in his hard work. The boy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.

Not surprisingly, Tani's story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the American public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continue his chess journey. It raised $ 200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates (捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor families.

Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani's education at P. S. 116.

The young boy's story also caught the eye of Bill Clinton, the 42nd US President. "Tani, you're an example of a winning spirit-in chess and in life. I'd love to meet you," he said on his Facebook.

While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges (挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world's youngest chess grandmaster (大师). The record has been kept for 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.

4. Tani began to learn chess at the age of ________.

A．seven

B．eight

C．nine

D．twelve

5. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A．where Tani practices chess	B．how hard Tani works at chess
C．what Tani's mother does for him	D．how much the chess club helps

6. After winning the New York Championship, Tani ________.

A．hoped to see Bill Clinton	B．went to a famous private school
C．became the richest boy in New York	D．got much support from the society

7. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to ________.

A．ask young people to learn chess	B．introduce his great achievements in chess
C．show it's a big challenge for Tani to realize his dream	D．tell people Tani has been the world's best chess player

It was Day 1 of our vacation on Cortes, a beautiful quiet island. “iPhone, iPhone, iPhone,” my son kept moaning(呻吟). In front of him was a big window of facing the blue ocean. And a cool gentle wind was coming in from the door. Clearly, he saw and felt none of it.

Back at home, I’d soon give up and hand the phone over to him after five minutes of listening to this kind of moaning.

But not here. Before we left, I had told my 10-year-old son the rule—no e-mails, no Facebook, no video games, and no iPhone. We came here to get away from them all. Here we were on our first day and already, he couldn’t stand it.

____ I walked down the grass road to the beach and looked out to the sea. My 6-year-old daughter and my husband were drawing on pieces of wood. They were doing just fine.

On Day 2, we spent the whole morning digging for shells(贝壳). This time, my son joined us. He collected shellfish and other sea treasures. When we got back to our little wood house. I gave my son a book, and put him on the lovely garden chair. It was almost dinner when he looked up.

The next few days passed in peace.

On Day 6, my son was lying beside me on the beach, watching the sun going down. He was playing with the sand. And there was something shining in his eyes. I realized how time slowed down for both of us. It was exactly what I wanted. Finally, we were able to sit quietly without thinking about screens, phone calls and e-mails.

A week away from all the electronics and life is good.
8. What is the special rule for the writer’s vacation?

A．They couldn’t use their electronics.

B．They must keep quiet and stay in the house.

C．The had to spend their vacation on an island.

D．They should collect as many shells as possible.

9. Which of the following can be put in “____” in Paragraph 4?

A．I felt really tired and went to bed.

B．I closed the door and stayed with him.

C．I just walked outside to leave him alone.

D．I gave him iPhone and let him stay inside.

10. The change of the son’s feelings can be described as ____.

A．angry→surprised→proud

B．excited→peaceful→bored

C．worried→angry→hopeful

D．bored→peaceful→pleased

11. The best title for the passage can be ____.

A．A Terrible Life on the Island	B．A Special iPhone for My Son
C．A Fight between Mother and Son	D．A Vacation Away from Electronics

Many people might think that if they had more money, then they would be happier in life. For example, people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy cannot bring happiness to a person for long.

① But is that really true? Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier. ② Instead, it's giving money to others that makes people happy.  ③ It could be buying a homeless person food to eat.  ④ It could be giving money to a person in need. Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money. People feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.

This idea of connecting your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprising, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.

12. The writer says that buying things ________.

A．can make people worried	B．can make people nervous
C．may lead to sadness for long	D．may lead to happiness for a short time

13. Where can we best put "But it is not having money that brings happiness." in paragraph 2?

A．①

B．②

C．③

D．④

14. Why does the writer quote(引用) a story in paragraph 3?

A．To explain Africans like sweets.	B．To show examples are not enough.
C．To make the writer's opinion clearer.	D．To express happiness is from children.

15. What does the writer try to tell us?

A．Buying new things can make people happy.	B．The key to happiness is making others happy.
C．If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa.	D．People who have a lot of money might not be happy.

根据短文内容，从选项中选出每段的主旨大意。
    16     The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there's no shouting and no running, and people aren't allowed to touch the exhibits (陈设品). But the Science Museum is different. It's noisy! People can talk about what they will see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well.
    17     When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launchpad (发射台).This is the most popular room because there are lots of physics tests. We can also learn how astronauts travel into space and back again here. I'm really interested in those kinds of things, so it is my favorite room.
    18     On the second floor there is Human and Nature room. We can compare our speed with animals there. If we aren't quick enough, the lion will catch us! There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as math, physics and chemistry.
    19     We can do a lot of things in this museum,but we have to obey some rules as well. For example, we mustn't take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But we can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.
    20     Most important of all, the Science Museum is free. That means we can drop by for a few minutes or we can stay as long as we like—it's open from 10:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. every day except Monday. So if you go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It's my favorite museum in the whole world.

A．The museum rules

B．The most popular room

C．A noisy museum

D．The museum's opening hours

E．Many different rooms

F．A free museum

As a young man, Jack was an excellent artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son had a serious stomachache. Thinking it was only some _______ disease(疾病), Jack and his wife didn’t take the boy to the hospital. But the boy _______ later that night.

Jack always thought that if he took his son to the _______ in time, the boy’s death could be avoided(避免). So he always felt sad. Even worse, a short time later his wife left him, _______ him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Jack could _______, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help.

Slowly, his health and life became _______ and Jack began to lose everything he had, his land, house, etc. _______, Jack died by himself in a small bar. Hearing of Jack’s death, I thought, “What a waste of life! What a complete(彻底的) _______!”

_______ time went by, I began to change my earlier simple judgement (评价). I knew Jack’s now adult son, Bill. He is one of the kindest, most earing, most ________ men I have ever known. I saw the love between Bill and his children. I thought that Bill’s kindness and caring must come from ________.

I hadn’t heard Bill talk much ________ his father. One day, I asked him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Bill said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, my father came into my ________ every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’ ”

Tears came to my eyes as I began to ________ I was a fool before. I had ever thought Jack was a complete failure. He didn’t leave valuable things behind, ________ he was a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

21.

A．terrible

B．common

C．unusual

D．heavy

22.

A．died

B．left

C．slept

D．woke

23.

A．restaurant

B．house

C．hospital

D．school

24.

A．throwing

B．telling

C．forgetting

D．leaving

25.

A．stand

B．understand

C．get

D．find

26.

A．better

B．weaker

C．worse

D．finer

27.

A．Finally

B．Quickly

C．Firstly

D．Slowly

28.

A．illness

B．problem

C．failure

D．trouble

29.

A．Since

B．Unless

C．Although

D．As

30.

A．careful

B．loving

C．outgoing

D．hard-working

31.

A．anywhere

B．somewhere

C．everywhere

D．nowhere

32.

A．about

B．to

C．with

D．for

33.

A．classroom

B．sitting-room

C．bathroom

D．bedroom

34.

A．remember

B．like

C．say

D．know

35.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

根据短文内容，在空格内填入合适的单词或写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。（每空一词）

What is the     36     (good) way to study? This is one of the most important     37     (question) among young students. Some Chinese students often study very hard for long hours and practice as     38     (many) as possible. It is a good habit,     39     it is not a better way to study. An efficient (讲效率的) student must     40     (sleep) well, eat well and rest well. Every week a student needs     41     (go) for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good     42     your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself     43     (strong) than before and you'll learn more. Maybe you can say that     44     (study) is like taking Chinese medicine. Learn     45     (careful) and surely every day and effects will come in the end.

46. I'm so tired that I can h________ keep my eyes open.

47. We tried our best and w______ the football game yesterday.

48. It's the best way to relax t______ exercise.

49. The supermarket has good s ______. The workers there are friendly.

50. It's true that parents play an important r______ in children's lives.

51. “Did you enjoy y________ at the party yesterday?” Miss Li asked the kids.

52. There are too many people in the subway every morning. It's always the most c______.

53. Are there any d______ between the twins?

54. There are ten books on the desk, but n______ of them is mine.

55. I change into my sports shoes so that I can walk more c______.

56. 假设你是李平，交换生Jim很快来你校学习，并住在你家，请阅读以下来自Jim的邮件并回复。

注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Li Ping,

Thanks for telling me about your school life. I can't wait to start my life there next month. But I'm also wondering what to do in my free time. Can you tell me the best place to go on weekends in your neighborhood? How often do you go there? And why do you like it?

Looking forward to your reply!

Yours,

Jim

Dear Jim,
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Yours,

Li Ping