Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forma, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.
Theatrical (戏剧的) art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.
Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1. Beijing Opera is________.| A．unpopular in north China | B．only developed from the local drama "Huiban" |
| C．a much larger Chinese opera form | D．a Chinese traditional drama art form |
| A．busy | B．nervous | C．interested | D．uneasy |
| A．Beijing Opera | B．local dramas |
| C．an opera singer | D．a modern play |
| A．Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment. |
| B．An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually. |
| C．Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera. |
| D．Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners. |
| A．ask young people to learn Beijing Opera | B．tell us something about Beijing Opera |
| C．show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe | D．introduce everything about foreign Opera |
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【推荐1】A few days ago, I received a letter from my Aunt Loraine.
It was a handwritten letter thanking me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her. Aunt Lorraine is ninety-one years old and she has wonderful manners. That is why she sent me the “thank you” letter. She also has wonderful handwriting. Her penmanship (书法) is smooth. It is a pleasure to read.
Aunt Lorraine was educated half a century ago. At that time, penmanship was considered an important skill. Now, it is the age of e-mail and social media. Few people have the time or hope to practice their penmanship or write letters by hand.
This is not good. in my view, good penmanship still counts. This is especially true in school. If you want to get good grades, keeping your writing clean and beautiful will be important. Your writing might be full of good ideas. However, terrible handwriting can turn an A into a B. Awful handwriting can get you a D!
Good penmanship has other advantages, too. Since it's a skill, it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities. It also helps you organize your thoughts. And, believe it or not, that slow process of pushing a pen along paper improves your reading, spelling and even your pronunciation of English.
Apart from all these educational advantages, good penmanship also has personal advantages. A beautifully written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure forever. A letter that looks as if a chicken bad danced across the paper will be quickly thrown away. I have kept the letter from my Aunt Lorraine. It's a great treasure!
1. Why did Aunt Lorraine write a letter to the author?| A．To express her thanks. | B．To show her wonderful manners. |
| C．To make herself pleased. | D．To set a good example to the author. |
| A．Getting good grades on your writing. | B．Organizing your thoughts. |
| C．Making your writing full of good ideas. | D．Improving your English pronunciation. |
| A．a boring letter | B．a great treasure | C．bad handwriting | D．good penmanship |
| A．To express the importance of clean and beautiful handwriting. |
| B．To share her pleasure of hearing from her aunt. |
| C．TO talk about her experiences of practicing penmanship. |
| D．To encourage people to write litters by hand instead of e-mailing. |
| Welcome to the City of Ice Harbin, the City of Ice. A huge snowman is waiting for you there. It sits on the banks of the Songhua River and stands 20 meters tall. The giant wears a red hat and holds a torch (火炬). Doesn’t it look lovely? |
| Ready for the Year of the Dragon? Hello, everyone! I am a Chinese dragon. My name is Loong Chenchen. I am the mascot (吉祥物) of the 2024 Spring Festival Gala (Chunwan). I will spend New Year’s Eve with you in February. My creators used many traditional Chinese cultural elements in my design. Can you find them? |
| Potato Mona Lisa An artist from Brazil painted another image (画像) of the famous Mona Lisa, but not on paper. He got creative and used 22 potatoes instead. This work quickly became popular after the artist shared it on social media. |
1. Where is the huge snowman?
| A．On the banks of the Songhua River. |
| B．In the 2024 Spring Festival Gala. |
| C．From the City of Ice’s social media. |
| A．Chunwan. | B．Loong Chenchen. | C．Mona Lisa. |
| A．It wears a red hat and holds a torch. | B．It doesn’t look lovely. | C．It’s made of ice. |
| A．Brazilian. | B．Chinese. | C．Italian. |
| A．Painting on the potatoes instead of paper is more creative. |
| B．The dragon has many traditional Chinese cultural elements. |
| C．This snowman is the most popular and tallest in the world. |
A This photo was taken at just the right moment. The kids are completely lost in what they are eating that they have forgotten about everything else. It's a photo about sharing and the joy of childhood. |
B The excitement from the crowds is clearly felt when you look at this photo.There is also a nice contrast（对比）between the darkness and the lights. |
C The autumn view at sunset is shown here in all its beauty.The close-up of the girl against the evening sky gives a nice effect |
46: Autumn Leaves by Mandy Myers Age 15 This photo was taken in autumn, which is my favorite season. My best friend, Holly, is in the photo, in the park near a school. Autumn makes me happy because the leaves of the tree turn beautiful colors and the weather isn’t too cold. |
47: The Concert by Kate Richards Age 14 I took this picture on my mobile phone at a pop concert a few weeks ago. It was my first time to go to the pop concert and I was really excited about it. And all the people there was having a great time. |
48: The Ice Cream by Jake Myers Age 16 I took this picture last summer. I don’t know who the kids are, but when I saw them, I was reminded of when I was six years old. At the age, the simplest things make you happy, like eating an ice cream. Little kids really know how to enjoy themselves. |
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4. According to the three descriptions above, what do you think the theme（主题）of this photography competition is?
| A．Growth. | B．Seasons. | C．Families. | D．Happiness. |
【推荐1】What do you like to do on Saturday? John loves to read (读) books. Reading books is fun for him. He reads his first book in Grade (年级) 3. It is a book about science. John gets it for his 9th birthday. John reads many books. He likes books about science, history, art and geography. His favorite books are about art. John always takes (带) his books to school and reads them with his classmates. They all like John’s books.
John has two big bookcases in his room. About 200 books are in his bookcases. John buys a book every week. He wants to read every book in the world (世界).
1. How old is John when he gets his first book?| A．Two. | B．Six. | C．Nine. |
| A．Music. | B．Science. | C．Art. |
| A．John’s parents | B．John’s classmates | C．John’s teachers |
| A．On the desks. | B．In the boxes. | C．In the bookcases. |
| A．John thinks reading books is fun. |
| B．John gets his first book in Grade 2. |
| C．John doesn’t buy books every week. |
First,people will have less work to do，and robots will do most work.People will use robots to make cars，do the housework, look after sick people and teach students.People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling.So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.
Second，cars will become very small and computers will control their speed.So there will be fewer accidents on the road.Planes will be very popular，and most people would like to take them to travel.
Third，people will be able to live in the sea，on the moon or on Mars.The earth won't be crowded or noisy.So there will be much space for people to plant trees.There will be less pollution，and the air will become much fresher.
Finally，water shortage will become one of the most serious problems.If people don't save water now，there will be water wars(战争)in 50 years.
1. Jill White thinks that in 50 years robots will help to do the following things EXCEPT_______.
| A．looking after sick people | B．driving cars |
| C．teaching students | D．doing the housework |
| A．by bike | B．by plane | C．by train | D．by car |
| A．every family will have a car | B．people won't need to work |
| C．computers will control the cars' speed | D．the earth will become crowded and noisy |
| A．短缺 | B．丰富 | C．清澈 | D．浑浊 |
| A．the schools | B．the cars | C．the robots | D．the life |
【推荐3】During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when restaurants first shut down, Americans started cooking more at home. They had more leftovers (剩菜). In general, leftovers can be a convenient future meal. But they have a dark side, too.
Leftovers and other unspoiled (未损坏的) foods that we throw away are called food waste. We create food waste in many places—on farms, in supermarkets, at restaurants and even at home. It is a large problem that wastes resources and causes pollution.
For example, growing, packaging and transporting food takes a lot of space, energy and people to make it happen. When we throw food away, we also waste all of the energy that goes into these processes.
Roe and his team wanted to study food waste. They decided to concentrate on leftovers. They tracked (追踪) the eating habits of 18 men and women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They tracked what they ate using an iPhone app. During the 7-day study, they gathered 1,200 different foods on their plates.
They found that people were more likely to pick at leftovers and not eat them fully. Also, eating leftovers seems to inspire (激发) eating other foods. This is perhaps because the leftovers are older and less fresh. Roe says there is a big lesson on how to avoid throwing food into the dustbin: choose smaller meals.
1. When restaurants first shut down, Americans ________ at home.| A．started cooking more | B．had fewer leftovers |
| C．stopped cooking | D．had fewer meals |
| A．on farms | B．at restaurants | C．in colleges | D．at home |
| A．A lot of space, energy and plates. | B．A lot of space, energy and people. |
| C．A lot of cars, energy and people. | D．A lot of air, water and people. |
| A．7. | B．8. | C．18. | D．1200. |
| A．Leftovers | B．Food | C．Waste | D．Pollution |
【推荐1】The exam comes in July . When the exam finishes, the summer vacation begins . Boys and girls have two months to rest . The summer vacations are the best part of the year for most children . The weather is usually good . They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
We all know that the beaches are good places to relax . Some children are lucky to live near the sea. They can enjoy the sea at any time . But for the children who live far from the sea , they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with their parents .
Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches ? It is because they like the sand , the sun , the cool wind and the salt water . There are a lot of new things to see , nice things to eat and exciting things to do .
1. School children usually have exams ________.| A．in July | B．before July | C．after July | D．by July |
| A．Two weeks. | B．Two months. |
| C．Three months. | D．One or two weeks. |
| A．Because the weather is good . |
| B．Because it is long. |
| C．Because they have lots of activities and the weather is good . |
| D．Because they can go to the beaches. |
| A．at any time | B．for one or two weeks |
| C．for two months | D．for one month |
| A．Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things. |
| B．Most parents can take their children to the beaches and they can enjoy the sea at any time . |
| C．Parents lake summer vacation best . |
| D．Children can swim and enjoy the sand , wind and water on the beaches. |
【推荐2】According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an international nonprofit (非盈利的) environmental organization, Shenzhen tops all Chinese cities in walking environment. It’s reported that Shenzhen has built a number of parks and greenways in recent years. Now there are about 2,500 kilometres of greenways available for people to enjoy healthy activities.
In order to make greenways that satisfy people, the Shenzhen Greenway Office has set up rest areas, environmental-friendly toilets, signs and so on. At a rest area on the Shatou greenway in Futian District, things like medical kits and drinking water are available for people. “We can stay here to keep out of the rain and have water to drink, which is good,” said a cleaner who often goes there and drinks some of the water. At another rest area on the round-city greenway in Longhua District, people can see many volunteers providing help for others. More places such as nursery rooms (育婴室) and book bars have also been set up there.
A map, called the Shenzhen greenway coverage map, shows the general layout (布局) of the city’s greenways. And each district has one greenway map with information introducing the history and tourist places along the greenway. A woman living in Futian District says that she takes a walk on a greenway every weekend and the greenway map helps her a lot. “It offers a lot of information, such as how long the greenway is and where the toilets are,” she said.
With more greenways available, an increasing number of people are walking on the greenways as a way to relax and exercise. And it has become a popular lifestyle choice among people living in Shenzhen.
1. What can we know about Shenzhen from the first paragraph?| A．It sets up a new nonprofit environmental organization. |
| B．It encourages people to take healthy activities in parks. |
| C．It places first among all Chinese cities in walking environment. |
| D．It plans to build about 2,500 kilometres of greenways across the city. |
| A．What were set up on the greenways in the city. |
| B．What were available for people in Shenzhen. |
| C．What activities people do on the greenways. |
| D．What information greenway maps provide. |
| A．To show that each district has its own greenway map. |
| B．To show that the map is of great use to people in Shenzhen. |
| C．To show that more greenways will be available in Shenzhen. |
| D．To show that people like to relax and exercise on the greenways. |
| A．Travel. | B．Lifestyle. | C．Fashion. | D．Advice. |
| Hello! My name is John Brown. I’m from England. I’m an English teacher. I’m in Beijing International School. My telephone number is 8523-3237. Zhang Hao, Alice and Yingzi are my students. | |
| I’m Zhang Hao. My English name is Peter. I’m eleven years old. I’m from Beijing. My telephone number is 8876-5342. | |
| Alice Brown is my name. I’m thirteen. I’m from America. My mom is a teacher. My telephone number is 7342-6979. | |
| I’m Yingzi. I’m fourteen years old. I’m from Japan. 5673-6981 is my telephone number. |
请根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Where is John Brown from?
| A．China | B．US | C．England |
| A．girl | B．teacher | C．student |
| A．5673-6981 | B．8876-5342 | C．7342-6979 |
| A．11 | B．12 | C．14 |
| A．John Brown is an English teacher. |
| B．Zhang Hao is from China. |
| C．Alice is a teacher. |
【推荐1】Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it? As you learned more and more.it seemed you knew less and less.That is because when you learned a new concept(概念)， you found that there was a lot more to know about it.
Usually， people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea There is nothing wrong with learning a lot， but when you let learning get in the way of doing， you will never get going.
One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions.Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step.You will go further than those who are still in preparation.It's good to be prepared， but over-preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results.The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked up along the way.
If a baby wants to learn how to walk， it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk.The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking.Sure it may fall， but with every fall， it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts ( 调整) to it.By doing this over and over， it will finally learn to walk.This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well.It works.
Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action， it's time to change that， Just take the first step.
1. When you leaned something new， you found there was to know about it.| A．less | B．nothing | C．everything | D．more |
| A．People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea. |
| B．One of the best ways to lean is to take action. |
| C．Learning has nothing to do with doing. |
| D．Over-preparation is not good for reaching a goal. |
| A．get up and start walking |
| B．sit there and think about how to walk |
| C．learn from its parents |
| D．read books about how to walk |
| A．a storybook | B．a newspaper | C．an advertisement | D．a guidebook |
| A．to tell us how to learn more |
| B．to tell us how to be successful |
| C．to talk about the importance of doing |
| D．to talk about the importance of learning |
DROP: Drop down to the floor.
COVER: Take cover under or beside a piece of furniture(家具). Protect your head and neck with your arms. Stay away from windows, mirrors and tall furniture.
HOLD: If you take cover under or beside a piece of furniture, hold on to it until the ground stops shaking.
School tips
Stand beside a wall. This will protect you from falling things. Don’t stand near windows or under lights.
Public area tips
When you are in a bookstore or shopping mall, get down beside the counters(柜台) or in the corner. Protect your head with your arms or bag.
Stay away from big billboards(广告牌).
Home tips
If you’re in the kitchen, move away from the fridge and lights. When you leave, don’t use the lift; take the stairs.
1. Which of the following can you choose to cover yourself during an earthquake?
| A．A table | B．A fridge |
| C．A window | D．A billboard |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．① and ② | B．① and ③ | C．②and ③ | D．③ and ④ |
| A．the earthquake happens all the time in the world |
| B．it’s necessary to know safety tips for earthquakes |
| C．the earthquake is so terrible that we can’t avoid it |
| D．it’s important to protect our heads with our arms or bags. |
【推荐3】You've probably heard of working dogs that help police officers, or horses that help farmers. Did you know that carrier pigeons can be trained to help people too? Here are some examples.
Mailman
Carrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to people. The note is placed into a small can. The can is tied（绑）to the pigeon's leg. Then the pigeon flies off with the note.
Lifeguard
From high up in the sky, specially trained pigeons can find orange life jackets in the ocean. Sometimes it is difficult for humans to find people lost at sea, especially when the weather is bad. However, pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of water to look for people.
Spy
Many years ago, carrier pigeons were used to help our country during war（战争）—spy pigeons had small cameras that were tied to their feet. As a pigeon flew over enemy（敌人）land, the camera took photos of the land below. This would allow our soldiers to see where the enemies were and what they were doing.
So next time you see a pigeon, stop and watch it closely. What might look like an ordinary bird to most people might actually be helpful.
1. Which part of the carrier pigeon is the can tied to?| A．The pigeon's back. | B．The pigeon's head. |
| C．The pigeon's neck. | D．The pigeon's leg. |
| A．The people in orange life jackets at sea. | B．The people in red jackets in the boats. |
| C．The people swimming in the ocean. | D．The people lost in the mountains. |
| A．A pigeon could predict what the weather would be like. |
| B．A pigeon was tied with a small camera around its leg. |
| C．A pigeon could help us to know the number of the enemy. |
| D．A pigeon carried the camera to take photos of the enemy land. |
| A．A mailman, a lifeguard and a spy. | B．A trainer, a spy and a police officer. |
| C．A soldier, a police officer and a mailman. | D．A farmer, a weather reporter and lifeguard. |
| A．To make readers like pigeons more. |
| B．To teach readers about the lives of wild pigeons. |
| C．To tell readers about real jobs held by carrier pigeons. |
| D．To share science fictions about pigeons helping people. |
