On 10 March, eight-year-old Tani won the New York Chess Championship（锦标赛）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（教会）helped him enter a school. Here the boy was first introduced to chess by a teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old boy asked his mother to allow him to join the club. As she didn’t have enough money for the chess classes, she e-mailed 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.
New York Times reported Tani’s story. This has brought him great support from the society. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GofindMe activity for Tani and his family. It raised $ 200,000 in just ten days, and the money goes on coming, far more than they expected. But the family donated most of the money to the church and other poor families.
While Tani is excited about his new life, he is ready to meet greater challenges（挑战）. He is busy preparing for the next National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grand master（最高段的棋手）. The Russian chess player Karjakin has kept the record for 17 years. He won the title at the age of 12.
1. Tani first learned to play chess from ________.| A．a teacher in a church | B．a friend in Africa |
| C．the owner of a chess club | D．his mother at home |
| A．how hard Tani works at chess | B．how the chess club helps Tani |
| C．what Tani’s mother does for him | D．when and where Tani practises chess |
| A．got a lot of money from Makofsky | B．went to another club to learn chess |
| C．became the richest boy in New York | D．got much support from the society |
| A．Tani began to learn chess at the age of six |
| B．Tani’s family donated most money to the chess club |
| C．Tani still has a long way to go before realizing his dream |
| D．Tani is the youngest chess grand master in the world now |
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| A．the roles in Peking Opera | B．the development of plays |
| C．different forms of dramas | D．the history of Peking Opera |
| A．Wujing and Huadan | B．Tongchui and Jiazi |
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| B．Zhao Kuangyin and Guan Gong are two roles known as Xiaosheng. |
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The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.
“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
1. The story happened _______.
| A．in England |
| B．on a ship from Norway to England |
| C．in Norway |
| D．on a ship from England to Norway |
| A．Because he had no money |
| B．Because he didn’t feel very well |
| C．Because he didn’t want to eat anything |
| D．Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell |
| A．his friend had given him some money |
| B．the waiter had asked him to change his mind |
| C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship |
| D．he was too hungry |
| A．Only one | B．Two | C．Three | D．None |
When one of his women students heard that he was going to leave , she said to him, “the teacher to take your classes won’t be as good as you are.”
Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no! I’m sure he’ll be as good as I or even better.”
But she said , “No, five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each one was worse than the last one.”
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1. Mr. Lewis moved to a new town and _____ there.
| A．had a lot of men students | B．taught dance |
| C．became a dance teacher | D．lived in a dance school |
| A．the students weren’t worth teaching |
| B．the students didn’t like him |
| C．he wanted to teach more students |
| D．he couldn’t teach here any longer |
| A．the woman student liked him very much |
| B．the woman student was really a good one |
| C．he was the best teacher |
| D．no one could be better than he |
| A．he did the best in teaching |
| B．he did the worst in teaching |
| C．he was as good as anyone |
| D．he danced better than anyone |
| A．she didn’t like him to leave |
| B．the seventh teacher would be as good as Mr. Lewis |
| C．the seventh teacher would be even better than Mr. Lewis |
| D．the seventh teacher would be even worse than Mr. Lewis |
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One day, his mother prepared a delicious meal. She put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him when they were having dinner. “I want you to eat all your food now,” she said. “Don’t leave anything.” Philip only ate the rice and the carrots without touching the beef.
“You’re such a silly boy!” said his father angrily. “I’m sorry, Mum and Dad,” said Philip. “I don’t want you to be angry. But I really don’t want to eat meat.” “Then have some fish, dear,” said his mother. “Oh, no! Fish are living creatures (生物) too.” cried Philip.
The next morning Philip was very hungry. His father walked to the school with him. He asked the teacher, “Is this what you teach the students to do at school? Philip refuses to eat meat at home. He even doesn’t listen to us.” “I don’t agree with Philip,” said the teacher. “But I think he’s brave to do what he thinks is right. We teach the students to do that.”
1. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ________ in Paragraph 1?| A．Philip’s friends also had such a habit. | B．Philip decided to lose weight. |
| C．He didn’t think it was a good idea. | D．Philip’s parents were not happy about that. |
| A．stay short | B．stay healthy | C．become silly | D．get hungry easily |
①Philip’s mother prepared a delicious meal.
②Philip went to school with his father.
③Philip decided to give up eating meat.
④Philip’s father talked with his teacher.
⑤Philip’s mother advised him to eat some fish.
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| A．We should be kind to animals. | B．We should listen to our parents’ advice in life. |
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The waiter took the bowl of soup away and brought him another bowl of soup. Then Tom began to eat the rice. But he found a fly on the rice, too. He got very angry and asked the waiter to come again. The waiter saw what was happening and said, “Really sorry. Maybe the fly felt tired (疲倦的) after swimming and came to the rice to have a rest.”
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1. It was about ________ when Tom was in the restaurant.| A．6:30 | B．9:30 | C．12:30 | D．16:30 |
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| A．The story above is a true one. | B．The fly flew away after it had a good rest. |
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An elephant and a monkey live in the same forest. They are good friends, but both of them are very proud. The elephant is proud because he is strong and the monkey is proud because he is so quick.
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1. The monkey is proud because he is so quick.2. The elephant and the monkey do what the owl asks them to do.
3. The monkey can’t cross the river because it can’t swim.
4. The elephant has to come back because the bananas are too high.
5. The monkey can get the bananas by himself without the elephant’s help.
