Shenzhen is a city in South China. It is not very big, but it has attracted people of the whole country and the whole world as well.
Many years ago, it was only a small fishing village. There were not many people there. Most of the people lived on fishing. Things have greatly changed since the early 1980s（20世纪80年代初）. It became the first special economic zone（经济特区）in China.
Because of the open policy, economic exchanges between China and the outside world have increased greatly. People can come and go easily between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Both foreigners and Chinese have built a lot of factories, companies and tourist attractions there.
People all over the country have come to find jobs, many of them have settled down in this new booming（兴起的）city. Shenzhen is developing so fast that it has become a well—known metropolis（大都市）in China.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。
1. Shenzhen lies in South China.
2. Many years ago most of the people in Shenzhen caught fish for living.
3. Shenzhen became a special economic zone in the early time of the 1980s.
4. Foreigners have come to Shenzhen only for touring.
5. Many of them have settled down in this new booming city. “Settled down” in this sentence means “began to work”.
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【推荐1】Funny things may happen in different places around the world．
The first boat race took place in a small town in Thames．
The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties．
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| A．From 1856 on，the race has been held every year except war years． |
| B．It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days． |
| C．Eight students from each university became the competitors． |
| D．Have you heard a boat race held between two famous universities？ |
| E．Maybe people wonder who thinks of the idea to hold the boat race． |
【推荐2】Every English people has a family name. But what does it mean? Where do family names come from?
First, some family names come from the place of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England people’s names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake. Second, family names come from a person’s job. If a person is a cook, he may be Cook. Third, many people get their family names from their father’s given name. If you hear the name “Jackson”, you know that he is the son of Jack.
1. How many ways do English people get their family names in the passage?| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．Lake | B．Ocean | C．Wood | D．Hill |
| A．Cook | B．Farmer | C．Brown | D．Baker |
| A．Williamson | B．Hill | C．Lake | D．Jackson |
| A．Family Names Come From a Person’s Job |
| B．People Like Where They Live |
| C．Father Always Give Their Son Family Names |
| D．Where Do Family Names Come From? |
Hawaii has been a magical name to people who like to travel for many years. People on both sides of the Pacific Ocean（太平洋） in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. In the tropical（热带的） lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden glow(落日余晖) that light the sky in the quiet water.
People often have a quiet, enjoyable time walking along the water. The scenery here is not very different from the exciting beauty that greeted the first tourists to these islands centuries ago. They came in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees（棕榈树）, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see today. The first people came to Hawaii nearly two thousand years ago, but skyscraper（摩天大楼） hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now planes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco.
No matter where people come from, they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels.
1. What’s Hawaii famous for?
| A．The beautiful beaches. | B．the tourists to the island. |
| C．The waving palm trees. | D．Surfing and water skiing. |
| A．The sea. | B．A ball of golden fire. |
| C．A glow. | D．The quiet water. |
| A．In 1987 | B．About twenty-five years ago. |
| C．In 1012. | D．About two thousand years ago. |
| A．has changed |
| B．has greeted the first tourists |
| C．has remained nearly unchanged |
| D．has been the same |
| A．People really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. |
| B．People often have a quiet, unhappy time walking along the water. C |
| C．People only in Japan dream of seeing the beautiful islands. |
| D．People found the beautiful red sand beaches in Hawaii. |
【推荐1】Sansha City is the southernmost city in China. Of all the cities in China, Sansha City has the largest area, but its land area is the smallest.
Sansha City is in control of three main islands—Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands and Nansha Islands and their waters. There are countless coral reefs（无数的珊瑚礁）here. The city lies in South China Sea.
Thousands of years ago, fishermen had got to Sansha and took up fishing there. During Tang Dynasty, officials were sent to rule（统治）the islands in South China Sea.
Sansha has fresh air, the blue sky, the blue sea, nice weather, and all kinds of fishes of different colors and shapes. In nice weather, you can go there for fishing and diving. You can see all kinds of sea living things that you have never seen before. Even in cold winter, the warm sun and the beach can make visitors crazy.
All the visitors will get lost here because of different kinds of seafood. Every island of Sansha is a fantastic place to visit. Lots of people call Sansha China’s Maldives（马尔代夫）. Let’s look forward to a greater future for Sansha.
1. Sansha City’s ________ is the smallest of all the cities in China.| A．sea area | B．government | C．land area | D．beach |
| A．远足 | B．潜水 | C．采集 | D．冒险 |
| A．swim as far as you can | B．taste all kinds of seafood |
| C．dive under the sea | D．buy all kinds of corals and fishes |
| A．Sansha will become more and more beautiful. | B．Most visitors like Maldives best. |
| C．People can only have fun on Xisha Islands. | D．Maldives is a city in South China Sea. |
In China, there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers.
At the same time, bookstores outside China can be very colorful, too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 100,000 books lying on the shelves of the store's 12 rooms. Bart's Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine (阳光) while reading books. It's an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed, people can still buy books. They just put money into the door's coin box. Where can you find a café, bar and bookstore in just one place? The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line (排列成行) the walls of the store. On the second floor, visitors can order everyday meals in the café and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool, there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park?
1. _____ special bookstores inside China are mentioned (提到) in the passage.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．a 24-hour bookstore | B．an outdoor bookstore |
| C．in the US | D．small |
| A．Bart's Books | B．Popular Holdings |
| C．Eslite Bookstore | D．El Pendulo |
| A．talk with famous writers | B．order meals |
| C．enjoy the sunshine | D．buy film posters |
| A．12 rooms | B．bookshelves |
| C．green plants and trees | D．coin boxes |
【推荐3】Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.
Public Transport (交通) In New York there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue (大街) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(国际青年旅社) near Central Park is great for young people.
Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonald’s every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices. You have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York.
Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.
1. Which kind of public transport is not mentioned (提到) in the passage?| A．Bus | B．Public bike | C．Taxi | D．Subway |
| A．eat at McDonald’s every day | B．take a taxi once to a place |
| C．stay at the best hotel | D．buy lots of cheap things |
| A．a restaurant | B．a hotel | C．an airport | D．a shop |
| A．20.80 dollars. | B．20.16 dollars. | C．21.60 dollars. | D．16.00 dollars. |
| A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot |
| B．people must travel by public transport in New York |
| C．New York is not a good place for shopping |
| D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York |
【推荐1】“I’ve actually never lost anyone, thank goodness. I was not a friendly 15-year-old girl. I didn’t get on well with others at times.”
Imagine you are a 15-year-old girl who seems never as good as your dead elder sister.
This is Julia’s situation at the beginning of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. It is a book which is written by Erika L.Sanchez. But things change quickly. Julia’s sister, Olga, is killed in a traffic accident. Her mother is heartbroken and so is Julia. Olga becomes prefect after her death. Their mother continuously compares Julia to prefect Olga, who now can do nothing wrong.
You expect that you’ll feel sorry for Julia, but Sanchez tries hard to make her unlikable. This is unexpected for a young-adult book. Sanchez has written a character who the reader might not want to be friends with. As Julia herself says at one point, I do dislike most people and most things.” She especially dislikes Mexican-American culture. She doesn’t care very much for her best friend Lorena.
Then we learn that Olga wasn’t the perfect girl although her family thought she was. Julia finds out that her sister had a secret life. The book is funny and smart, which helped get it nominated (提名) for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. It also has a point to make about fixed opinions and expectations. Non-Mexican-Americans have ideas about Mexican-Americans, but Mexican-Americans also have ideas about each other.
In this story, we see how the perfect Mexican daughter is expected to act, but you’ll see that maybe there’s no such thing as perfection.
1. What is Julia like in the book?| A．Shy. | B．Serious. | C．Poor. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．She is afraid of cars. | B．She dislikes most people. |
| C．She can do nothing wrong. | D．She cares more for her mom. |
| A．It pays attention to family. | B．The main star is an unlikable girl. |
| C．Readers feel sorry for Julia. | D．Julia hates Mexican-American culture. |
| A．We shouldn’t expect perfection. | B．People should perfect themselves. |
| C．You can have cultural differences. | D．Everyone has their own secret life. |
【推荐2】Beijing Opera is our national（国家的）opera. It started from 1790. Its music and singing came from Anhui and Hubei. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial（脸部的）paintings, wonderful gestures（姿态）and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but many of them are from famous novels（小说）. The people in the stories usually can’t agree with each other. They become angry, unhappy and sad. Sometimes they are worried. Then they find a way to make peace with each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In the past, it was popular with old people but young people didn’t like it. But now, more and more young people are becoming interested in it. At the same time, more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera.
1. How old was Beijing Opera?| A．About 210 years. | B．About 220 years. |
| C．About 230 years. | D．About 240 years. |
| A．music and singing | B．acting and fighting |
| C．music and acting | D．singing and fighting |
| A．funny | B．sad | C．happy | D．surprising |
| A．Young people. | B．Old people. | C．All people. | D．Foreigners. |
| A．away | B．forgotten | C．more popular | D．lost |
【推荐3】When ice cream is frozen, it is almost impossible to scoop it out from the tub. But now an inventor says he has created a scoop to solve this problem. It is all to do with the angle（角度）at which you scoop ice cream.
Rather than using your wrist（手腕 ), Michael Chou, the inventor, suggests pushing the scoop away from you and bringing the power of your arm and chest muscles into play.
His Midnight Scoop has a curved end. It allows you to easily use that power. It is the first change in design since the ice cream scoop was invented in 1897.
Chou calls his invention the Midnight Scoop because he spent many late nights designing it. The final product took 38 redesigns to come to success.
“Every time I scooped ice cream, I couldn’t help but feel there was a better way. I like my ice cream frozen and hard. Melting it with a hot spoon or letting it sit out for half an hour ruins（把……弄糟）it,” he said.
As an aerospace engineer, Chou is familiar with mechanical forces（机械力）. Thus, he could design the scoop to rely on the power of one’s arm and chest.
But, at the same time, he is a 35-year-old father of two. This makes him familiar with ice cream. “That drove me to create the Midnight Scoop, because I needed a fast and efficient way to get ice cream to my son and daughter,” Chou explained.
1. In the third paragraph, “ that power ” refers to the power of .| A．wealth | B．one’s wrist | C．knowledge | D．one’s arm and chest |
| A．it has a curved end | B．it is often used at midnight |
| C．it has a heater inside | D．it is designed by 38 inventors |
| A．be an aerospace engineer | B．taste hot and melting ice cream |
| C．enjoy frozen and hard ice cream | D．let ice cream sit out for long without ruining it |
| A．is a father of two sons | B．knows mechanical forces well |
| C．made no efforts to invent the scoop | D．designed the scoop during working hours |
| A．introduce a new kind of ice cream scoop |
| B．explain why an engineer is familiar with ice cream |
| C．describe how the first ice cream scoop was invented in 1897 |
| D．show the muscles in one’s arm is stronger than those in one’s wrist |
The next day Nick would have a Chinese test. He was sad because he couldn't find his blue socks to wear to school. "Mom!" shouted Nick. "Where are my blue socks? I will have a Chinese test, and I need to wear them." "Don't be silly," Nick's mom said. "They need to be washed." "When I wear them, I get a good grade," Nick said. "Did you prepare for your test?" asked Mom. "Yes." "Then don't worry about it. Just do your best," Mom encouraged. Nick was worried about his test because his lucky socks would not help him.
A few days later, Nick's teacher told him that he got 95 in his test. Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom how well he did in his test. Mom said, "It wasn't the blue socks that made you successful. It was made by yourself."
1. ________brings Andrea luck.
| A．A lucky penny | B．A red pen |
| C．A pair of socks | D．None of the above |
| A．The socks needed to be washed. |
| B．The socks were worn out. |
| C．One of the socks was missing. |
| D．The socks were too old. |
| A．He was unprepared for his test. |
| B．He lost his lucky socks. |
| C．His mother didn't wash his socks. |
| D．His lucky socks would not help him in the test. |
| A．Bad. | B．Worried. |
| C．Nervous. | D．Excited. |
| A．Lucky things can bring us luck. |
| B．We can do things well by ourselves. |
| C．We should find our lucky things. |
| D．It's hard to find a lucky thing |
President Xi sent a message on September 29, 2019 to the Chinese women's volleyball team, after they won the World Cup. The Chinese team has successfully defended (卫冕) its World Cup crown with 11 straight victories, winning great honors for the country and the Chinese people, said Xi. The players didn't fear any competitors and fought hard with both style and skills, showing great teamwork and a hardworking spirit.
Back in 1976, Yuan Weimin served as the coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Under his guidance, in 1979, China won the Asian women's volleyball championship. During the 1980s, the Chinese team achieved five straight championships in the world, especially in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. That was the first time in Chinese history. At that time, China was having a hard period in its own development. The achievements those Chinese volleyball players had made and their spirit were quite an encouragement for Chinese people to work hard and get out of the darkness.
Chen Zhonghe was the chief coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team at the beginning of the 21st century. August 28th 2004 was an unforgettable day for all the Chinese volleyball fans and even almost all the Chinese. When the whole world thought that China was going to be defeated (击败) as Russia took the big lead first, Chinese athletes kept good mental states and in the end unbelievably won the Olympic gold medal. The Chinese team impressed the Chinese and the world with that match, inside of which was the strong spirit of the team.
In 2013, Lang Ping, worked as the chief coach again after 10 years. In the next 3 years, China step by step got back to the world women's volleyball stage. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese team gained back its Olympic gold medal again after 12 years. "Never give up, especially in adversity (逆境). I think that's what the spirit of Chinese women's volleyball means," Lang said in Rio 2016.
Over the past forty years, our Chinese women's volleyball players have overcome difficulties. And the spirit they showed has been considered as "the fighting spirit of Chinese women's volleyball team and praised by the whole country.
1. How many world championships are mentioned in this passage?| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Eight. | D．Nine. |
| A．Hard to do. | B．Easy to choose. | C．Easy to solve. | D．Hard to believe. |
| A．Congratulations to the Chinese team. | B．The guidance of the different coaches. |
| C．The achievements and spirit of the team. | D．The encouragement for the Chinese people. |
【推荐3】American eating is funny. People in America eat almost everything with a fork. And it seems that holding a knife in one's right hand longer than a few seconds is thought to be against good table manners.
The system (制度,规则) is that if it is necessary to use a knife, people take the fork in their left hands, and cut off a piece of meat or others. Then they put the knife down, transfer the fork to their right hands, and then transfer the food to their mouths with the fork. This is clearly funny, but it is considered good manners.
There are several results of this system. First, if it is not necessary to use a knife, Americans don't use one, because this greatly complicates (使复杂化) things. Therefore, sometimes they will try to cut things like potatoes and even bacon with a fork. Second, since only one implement (器具) is being used, food has to be chased around the plate with the fork. Third, tables are usually laid with one knife and two forks. The outside fork is for the salad. There is no need for foreign visitors to follow the American system and try to eat the salad with only a fork, but if you do use your knife, remember to save it for the meat.
1. Why does the writer think American eating is funny?| A．Because the American food is funny. |
| B．Because Americans have good table manners. |
| C．Because Americans don't use knives at all. |
| D．Because Americans use a fork to eat almost everything. |
| A．In their left hands. | B．In their right hands. | C．On their plates. | D．On the table. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．follow the American system | B．try to eat the salad with only a fork |
| C．save your knife for the meat | D．save the fork for the meat |
| A．Tables Manners. | B．Funny American Eating |
| C．Eating Customs in America. | D．The American system. |
