In China, there are many different kinds of foods. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. There are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.
Do you know how to make them? Let me tell you.
The first step is to mix the flour(面粉) with water. When the dough(面团) is ready, we can begin to make dumpling wrappers(薄皮). We make the dough into small, thin and round pieces so that they can be easy to cook. Then it’s time to prepare the filling(馅), usually, we use meat such as beef or pork, and some vegetables for filling. Remember to cut these things into small pieces, put some salt and oil into it and mix them.
When all these are done, we can start making dumplings. First put a spoonful of filling in the center of the wrappers. Then stick(粘) the two opposite sides together. The best shape of dumplings is like a ship. When they are boiling in the pan, they look like ships sailing in the sea. The smell can make your mouth water.
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1. In China, the real Chinese food is________
| A．noodles | B．dumplings | C．mooncakes | D．vegetable |
| A．meat | B．seafood | C．vegetables and pork | D．vegetables |
| A．some salt and oil | B．some vegetables |
| C．some meat | D．all above |
| A．round | B．like a cake | C．like a ship | D．like a dough |
| A．What Dumplings Look Like | B．How to Make Filling |
| C．How to Make Dumplings | D．The Lunar New Year’s Day |
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【推荐1】“I am a 34-year-old mother, in the late stages of cancer (癌症晚期).
What meaningful things can I leave for my 5-year-old daughter?”
To a brave mother and strong woman,
Give your daughter the gift of a loving mother.
Instead of focusing too much on material things, share your memories and experiences. Write about your childhood, catching fish by the river, putting soot (煤灰) on your face, and trying on your mother’s makeup, blushing (脸红) as if you were drunk. Tell her about your teenage years, your marriage, and life’s challenges.
Record your voice, sharing thoughts on being a good person and true love. Make videos showing your feelings, smiles, and tears. Explain why you brought her into this world and how her life journey started. Teach her about life and death that we all face.
As your daughter grows up and learns from your stories, she will feel you are still there. She will know your worries about school and daily troubles, and your dreams, like becoming a pianist or finding true love.
She will see that you cried, laughed, and had a heart like hers. This understanding will guide her in life, helping her avoid problems and find her road. She will treasure her mother’s memories, even when others forget. This connection will last forever, and when she leaves this world, it will be a reunion (重聚) after years.
So, don’t cry or tear the end. Move forward, knowing your love and memories will bring light to your past and her future.
Farewell.
Sincerely,
1. The letter advises the mother to ________.a. record her voice sharing thoughts b. teach her daughter how to cook
c. create videos showing her feelings d. write about her childhood
| A．a, b, c | B．a, c, d | C．b, c, d | D．a, b, d |
| A．last forever | B．disappear quickly | C．cause sadness | D．become weak |
| A．encouraging | B．exciting | C．happy | D．humorous |
| A．forget the valuable things her mother left for her | B．begin to practice the piano and try to be a pianist |
| C．overcome all problems with her mother’s guide | D．better face life with her mother’s life experience |
【推荐2】You may want to know how to make a book. It’s time for you to have a try! Have you ever wondered how a book is made? It takes a lot of people to make a book. It can take months, or even years, for a book to go from an idea to a finished product.
A book begins when an author (作者) comes up with an idea for a book. Authors get ideas in different ways. They may get ideas from their own lives, from watching the world around them, or from reading.
Next, an author may plan the book by making an outline. Sometimes authors do research to gather information. They may read books or articles. He may interview people or visit places.
Then, the author begins to write. Authors may write for months or years to finish a manuscript. A manuscript is the text an author produces for publication.
Finally, the author sends the completed manuscript to a publisher. If the publisher decides to publish the book, the author works with an editor (编辑). An editor reads the manuscript. Then he or she recommends changes to improve the book. A copy editor reads the manuscript to correct any grammatical mistake.
After an author makes the suggested changes, a designer may decide how the book will look. The designer may choose the size, shape, an illustrator is chosen to create pictures for the book.
The illustrator makes sketches of pictures that will go on each page. The sketches are sent to the publishing company. The editor makes sure the pictures clearly tell the story. The designer checks how the words and pictures will fit together on the pages.
After the design changes are made, the illustrator begins creating the final pictures. He or she may change the colours or the composition (组成) of pictures. It may take months to create all the pictures.
The finished art is then sent to the publisher. The designer adjusts (调整) how the pictures and words fit together on the pages. The completed pages are sent to the printer. Many books are still made into books with paper pages.
1. According to the passage, the designer’s job is to ________.| A．send the manuscript to a publisher | B．correct grammatical mistakes in the book |
| C．check how the words and pictures will fit together | D．make sketches of pictures |
①The editor corrects grammatical mistakes.
②The editor makes sure the picture tell the story clearly.
③The printer prints the pages.
④The author gets ideas for a book.
⑤It takes the author months or years to finish a manuscript.
| A．④①⑤②③ | B．⑤④①③② | C．⑤②①④③ | D．④⑤①②③ |
| A．giving reasons | B．showing steps | C．giving examples | D．expressing opinions |
| A．From Idea to Book | B．Different Kinds of Books |
| C．Workers in the Publishing House | D．Between Publishers and Customers |
| MUSEUMS | 454-469 | MAPS | 517-528 |
| ANIMALS | 493-496 | NATIONAL PARKS | 747-749 |
| ART | 480-481 | COUNTIRES | 529-615 |
| BOOKS,BESTSELLERS | 476 | PASSPORTS | 142-144 |
| DISCOERIES AND INVENTIONS | 336-338 | SPORTS | 884-978 |
| ENVIRONMENT | 80-101 | PLANTS | 108-109 |
1. Where can you find the information on elephants?
| A．On Pages 454-469. | B．On Pages 108-109. |
| C．On Pages 747-749. | D．On Pages 493-496. |
| A．80-101 | B．476 | C．884-978 | D．517- 528 |
| A．DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS | B．SPORTS |
| C．PLANTS | D．MAPS |
Some British people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be sad if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!
Dinner parties usually start between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and end at about 11:00 p.m. Ask your hosts(主人) what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring some flowers, chocolate or a bottle of wine (酒) as a gift. Usually dinners start with drinks.
Do you want to be polite? Say how much you like the room or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.
You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, and then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables. Finally, you’ll have dessert. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and take more if you want.
Do you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts, or write them a short thank you letter after that. British people like to say “thank you” all the time.
1. Some British people like to invite friends for a meal ________.| A．at home | B．at the hotel | C．at school | D．at work |
| A．7:00 p.m. | B．8:00 p.m. | C．11:00 p.m. | D．12:00 p.m. |
| A．meat | B．vegetables | C．dessert | D．drinks |
| A．take your wife with you | B．ask what time you should arrive |
| C．drink as much as possible | D．eat as many snacks as you can |
| A．The hosts like the people who sit closer to them. |
| B．The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, etc. |
| C．The husband and the wife usually sit together. |
| D．You can call your hosts or write a thank you letter to them after that. |
【推荐2】In China there’re many different kinds of foods. Some of them are very popular. The most popular Chinese food is dumplings. Now let me tell you something about them. Almost everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them. Some have eggs in them. 1 like dumplings with vegetables and pork (猪肉) better than any other kind.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, we can buy them from the supermarket. Then we can take them home and eat them with vinegar (醋).
Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings. Usually we put a coin in dumplings. It is said that one will be lucky in the year if he eats the dumpling with the coin.
In the old days, people couldn’t often eat dumplings, because they were very poor. Now the condition (条件) has been changed a lot.
1. In China, the most popular Chinese food is________| A．noodles | B．dumplings | C．rice | D．vegetables |
| A．meat | B．seafood | C．vegetables and pork | D．vegetables and beef |
| A．we have time | B．we are happy | C．we are busy | D．we are unhappy |
| A．Most of the Chinese like dumplings very much. |
| B．It is said that if one eats the dumplings with the coin，he will be lucky in the year. |
| C．In the old days people often ate dumplings because they were poor. |
| D．Now people are richer than before. |
| A．dumplings | B．noodles | C．rice | D．tofu |
We often say,“When in Rome,do as the Romans do.”So when you eat Western food, do as westerners do. Here are some things that you may need to know about eating together in the West.
In some Western countries, lunch is usually eaten at about 1 pm. Dinner is served around 7 pm or even later. In Spain it is usual to have lunch at 3 pm and dinner at 10 pm!
At the start of a meal, the French say “Bon appetite”, and the Italians say “Buon appetite”. But there is nothing similar to say in English. “Enjoy your meal” is usually only said by the person who brings the food.
During the meal, you may be served by someone who asks, “Would you like some…?”You can take it and say “Thank you”. If you are given something you do not like, you can just say, for example, “I’m sorry, I don’t eat meat.” or “I don’t eat fish”. No one will be cross.
It is sometimes difficult to know when the meal is over. If you are invited to dinner by western friends, you will be expected to stay and talk around the dinner table long after the last dish is served, and it is not polite if you leave as soon as you finish eating.
1. When you eat Western food, always do as the Romans do. ________
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
【推荐1】Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art. These art forms usually try to show the things that are important in life, such as love, happiness, beauty and family. The most common things, from paper to clay to bamboo, are turned into objects of beauty. Here is some information about some of Chinese traditional arts.
| Name |  Paper-cutting |  Sky lanterns |  Clay arts |  kites | |
| Inventor | Unknown | Zhuge Kongming | Unknown | Lu Ban | |
| Appearing time | 1,500 years ago | 1,700 years ago | 4,000 years ago | 2,000 years ago | |
| Material | Paper | Paper, bamboo | Clay, paper or cotton | Paper, bamboo | |
| Main use | At the very beginning | Remembering ancestors(祖先) | Asking for help | Being with the dead | Sending information |
| Today | Praying | Praying | Decorating | Playing | |
| Complexity (复杂程度) | Harder | Hard | Hardest | Harder | |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Eight. |
| A．paper-cutting | B．sky lanterns | C．clay arts | D．kites |
| A．Asking for help. | B．Praying. | C．Playing. | D．Sending information. |
| A．500 years later | B．500 years earlier | C．1,500 years earlier | D．2,000 years later |
| A．The inventor of paper-cutting was Lu Ban. |
| B．Kites and sky lanterns use totally different materials. |
| C．People used clay arts to decorate in ancient times. |
| D．Chinese traditional arts show some important things in life. |
【推荐2】What is the most beautiful music in the world? For 15-year-old Gulzeper Muhtar in Xinjiang, it is the sound of konghou, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument (拨弦乐器).
Gulzeper Muhtar was born in Qiemo, a small county in Xinjiang. Only a few people there know how to play konghou because the price is high and it is difficult to learn.
For her, konghou was her love at first sight. She was impressed (使留下印象) when she first saw it being played in 2015. A famous player was invited to show local people this beautiful traditional Chinese instrument that can play both Chinese and Western music.
At first, Gulzeper Muhtar’s decision to play konghou was not backed up by her parents. They said that it might steal her study time. “I made a deal with them, agreeing to stop playing if my grade falls,” she said.
She tried to reach a perfect balance (平衡) between practicing konghou and studying, getting her parent’ trust at last. In 2018, she and her teammates played a popular song in Zhejiang Province and won national art performance prize the year after.
Gulzeper Muhtar hopes to become a konghou cultural ambassador (大使) in the future. “I feel I am connected with it, and I want it to be heard by more people at home and abroad.”
1. Why do a few people know how to play konghou?| A．Because it’s boring and difficult to learn. |
| B．Because most people are not interested in it. |
| C．Because the price is high and it is difficult to learn. |
| D．Because there are few konghou teachers in Xinjiang. |
| A．证实 | B．支持 | C．后退 | D．举起 |
| A．Konghou can only produce Chinese music. |
| B．Konghou is very popular in Xinjiang. |
| C．Gulzeper Muhtar’s parents support her dream all the time. |
| D．Gulzeper Muhtar wants to be a cultural ambassador in the future. |
【推荐3】Clothing is an important part of any culture and each country in the world has its own traditional clothes. Chinese culture has a history of more than 5,000 years, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
★ Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing dynasty (朝代). Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it. Wang Yue, a mother of two, was a fan of hanfu. She said each suit had its own cultural background and learning about it gave her a better understanding of traditional culture.
★Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of Chinese jacket. The Tang dynasty was famous in the world, so the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”. Tangzhuang is made in different colors, the most common are red, dark blue, gold and black. It shows good luck and wishes.
★Qipao (Cheongsam)
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty. Song Meiling loved Qipao by nature. She always wore different qipao for different seasons.
1. Why did Wang Yue like hanfu?
| A．It had a long history. | B．It had many different colors. |
| C．It could help her understand the culture. | D．It was the clothing of the Han people. |
| A．The overseas Chinese. | B．A type of Chinese jacket. |
| C．The people in the Tang dynasty. | D．Good luck and wishes. |
| A．Few people enjoy wearing hanfu now. | B．Tangzhuang is popular only for its special color. |
| C．Qipao first appeared in China in the 1920s. | D．The traditional clothing named after famous people. |
| A．To remember history of traditional Chinese clothing. |
| B．To find out the differences of traditional Chinese clothing. |
| C．To show the culture of traditional Chinese clothing. |
| D．To show people’s love of traditional clothing. |
【推荐1】①Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem only to realize he just doesn’t quite get it? The answer is miscommunication. In some form or another, we’ve all experienced it. Sometimes they can be funny, but most of the time people will feel upset. With the help of some tips below, you may avoid miscommunication a bit.
②Think before you speak.
Thinking about your words allows you to organize your thoughts and prepare to say something meaningful. Especially if you’re about to have an important talk, make sure your words are well organized and you can say what you mean. If you have trouble saying what you want to say, write down some key points to make sure you cover all you want to say.
③_________
Having a person’s attention means making sure he or she is listening and understanding what you say. For example, if the other person is in the middle of doing something else, let him or her know that you’ll talk later when he or she is more available. But remember to avoid calling out or shouting at people to get attention. Some simple ways will work: “Does that make sense?” or, “Do you have any questions?” Proper skills can help people feel comfortable and turn their attention to you.
④Be a good listener.
Give your full attention when someone is speaking. Remember that communication is more than just words. Don’t just hear the words the person is saying, listen for information and see how they are communicating with the expressions on the face or body language. Do your best not to stop them when they are speaking. Let them complete their thoughts before adding to them. If there is anything that you do not quite understand, then make sure to ask a question when it’s your turn.
⑤There are many causes that lead to miscommunications. But open-minded communication can be the key to working out these problems. We hope you will be able to communicate successfully and reach a better understanding with others.
1. According to the passage, what’s the best sentence for the blank ________?| A．Get their attention. | B．Understand their words. |
| C．Ask them questions. | D．Avoid shouting at them. |
| A．Miscommunication can be totally avoided in our daily life. |
| B．Organized words will lower the risk of miscommunication. |
| C．A good listener will not get into any miscommunication. |
| D．Asking more questions will lead to miscommunication. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Funny. | B．Strange. | C．Dangerous. | D．Normal. |
All students need to have good study habits（习惯）. When you have good study habits, you will learn things quickly, and also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only to think about one thing.
When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make fewer mistakes（错误）.
Good study habits are very important. If you don't have them, try to learn them. If yours are already good, try to make them better.
1. When you have good study habits, you will _______.
| A．learn things quickly | B．remember things easily |
| C．think about one thing | D．both A and B |
| A．quiet | B．noisy | C．good | D．clean |
| A．Mistakes. | B．Other things. |
| C．Our homework. | D．Good study habits. |
【推荐3】
From tiny seeds, great discoveries grow. A mini-garden carried on China’s Chang’e 4 Moon Lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.
This is yet another success for Chang’e 4. On January 2, the probe（探测器）became the first lander to touch down on the far side of the moon. This is the unknown face of the moon that is always looking away from us, so we never see it from down here on the earth. Although it is often regarded as the dark side of the moon, the far side actually gets as much sunshine as the near side. For example, when all we can see is a silver of a new moon, the far side of the moon is in full sunlight.
Part of Chang’e 4’s mission is to see how a moon base could be built for humans , including exploring（探索）whether humans could grow food and other plant products there, Chang’e 4 carried a mini-garden with air, water and soil with seeds planted in it. When plants shoot on the earth, their stems（茎）grow away from the gravity（the force that keeps your feet on the ground）, and so they always shoot upwards. The moon’s gravity is a sixth as strong as the earth’s, so Chang’e 4’s experiment was a test: would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon? Four days after landing, a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.
Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February. As a result, the cotton shoots died. Besides the darkness, the plants can’t stand the cold（it can drop to - 170℃ on the moon at night）. However, the experiment is a success, since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Chang’e 4?| A．It carried a mini-garden. | B．It landed on the near side of the moon. |
| C．It explored the moon base. | D．It found plants on the moon. |
| A．the far side of the moon gets less sunlight |
| B．we can see the far side of the moon from the earth |
| C．the stems fail to grow away from the earth’s gravity |
| D．the earth plants know the way to grow on the moon |
| A．direction | B．decision | C．plan | D．purpose |
| A．Plants can be grown on the moon soon. |
| B．It is perfect to do experiments on the moon. |
| C．The cotton shoots can last 4 days on the moon. |
| D．We can see a new moon at the start of February. |
| A．Another Success of Chang’e 4 | B．Chang’e 4 Moon Lander |
| C．Tiny Seeds in the Soil | D．The Steps of an Experiment |
