Hi, I’m Liu Han. I am in Xinhua Middle School in Jilin. In my school, music is not just for people who play an instrument. It is for everyone. We believe music is an important part of life and that everyone should have the right (权利) to enjoy it.
We have music lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Not everyone plays an instrument but everyone wants to learn a little bit about music. During our lessons, we learn about musicians like Beethoven and Schumann. We listen to their music and learn about their personal (个人) history.
Everyone can take part in the concerts in my school! Teachers give their students some percussion instruments (打击乐器) that are easy to play. A few friends of mine don’t play music. But they played these percussion instruments well for our concert. One of my friends said, “I felt like I was a star performer. It made me feel confident (自信) in front of people.”
We have many other musical activities. For example, last month, I took part in the Young Musician of the Year Competition this year. I played the piano and won the first prize.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。1. In Liu Han’s school, every student must learn to play an instrument.
2. The students learn about famous musicians’ history and listen to their music in music lessons.
3. The students who don’t play an instrument can also take part in the concerts.
4. A friend of Liu Han felt confident when he sang in the concert.
5. From the passage, we learn that Liu Han is good at playing the piano.
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【推荐1】High school students who take music classes get better grades on Maths, Science and English exams than their non-musical classmates, according to a new study. The students who learnt to play a musical instrument (乐器) in primary school and continued playing in high school not only got better grades, but were about one school year ahead of their non-musical classmates.
Scientists studied over 112, 000 students who finished all the 12-grade schoolwork from 2012 to 2015. Students who had at least one instrumental music class were seen as students taking music classes. The music classes need instrumental music experience and include concert bands, jazz bands and so on.
The scientists found the relationships between music education and grades were clearer for those who learnt musical instruments. The study shows the skills learnt in instrumental music class can turn into the students’ learning ability at school.
According to the study, a music student has to learn to read music notation (乐谱), and develop eye-hand-mind coordination (协调) skills, quick listening skills and team skills. All those skills play an important role in developing the learner’s different abilities.
Lots of people expressed their opinions on the Internet. Some said they agreed with the result. They thought it was interesting. However, others didn’t think so. They thought music education had nothing to do with grades.
1. What do we learn from the study?| A．Grades have something to do with music education. |
| B．Non-musical students aren’t so clever as music students. |
| C．The school exams are easy for the students who take music classes. |
| D．Students should learn a musical instrument from primary school. |
| A．Music students do better at school than non-musical ones. |
| B．Music is more important than any other subject at school. |
| C．It’s necessary for students to develop different skills. |
| D．High school students need music to relax. |
| A．The writer doesn’t support the result. |
| B．Music students think it’s interesting to learn music. |
| C．If a student keeps taking music classes, he’ll be the best at school. |
| D．Music skills are helpful to a music student’s learning ability. |
| A．To talk about different opinions. | B．To tell readers about a new study. |
| C．To show what music students learn. | D．To advise readers to take music classes. |
【推荐2】If you visit some villages in the English countryside, you might be lucky to see Morris dancing (莫里斯舞). People are not sure how old this kind of dancing is. Some think it started 2,000 years ago, but most agree that Morris dancing is probably about five centuries old.
Many agree that it celebrates traditional English farm life on holidays. Morris dances wear traditional costurmes. Usually, this is a white shirt, a bridge jacket, a hat and small bell called “jingle bells”. There are different styles of Morris dancing from different places around England.
In Cotswold Morris, the dances usually carry white handkerchiefs (手绢) and sticks, which they hit as they dance. Each dance has six male dances in Cotswold style, with a musician who plays a pipe (管乐器) or a violin.
Morris dancing styles from the north of England often use swords (剑) instead of sticks, and dances can look a little like soldiers, which is different from southern styles. It is common in this style for men and women to dance together.
Border Morris comes from the west of England, near the border with Wales. Dancers in this style usually wear normal clothes decorated with pieces of colorful paper, and sometimes they put black paint on their faces.
Morris dancing is an old English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis (危机). As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people join Morris dancing groups. Some worry that if nothing is done to change this, the tradition will die out.
1. What do we know about Morris dancing according to the passage?| A．Most people believe Morris dancing has a history of 2000 years. |
| B．It’s quite common for visitors to see Morris dancing in London. |
| C．People around England have Morris dancing in the same way. |
| D．Morris dancing is a way to celebrate traditional English farm life. |
| A．They move in different ways. | B．They carry different tools. |
| C．They use different instruments. | D．They wear different clothes. |
| A．There are fewer Morris dancing styles in England. |
| B．There are fewer Morris dancing teachers in England. |
| C．There are fewer young people joining Morris dancing. |
| D．There are fewer young people watching Morris dancing. |
| A．①/②/③④⑤/⑥ | B．①/②③④⑤/⑥ | C．①/②③/④⑤/⑥ | D．①/②③④/⑤/⑥ |
【推荐3】A man in black jumps high into the air. Before he lands, he strikes（摆出）a pose. With long white sleeves（袖子）, he spreads his arms like wings. Sometimes, he carries a red fan. His dance is eye-catching, often bringing in crowds.
He is Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he’s made short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city’s parks and iconic landmarks like Tower Bridge. The 35-year-old has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin, where he shares his videos.
Classical Chinese dance brings martial arts movements together with those of traditional Chinese opera. He started to learn it at the age of 12. “I was attracted by the dancers who play ancient heroes through the movements of classical Chinese dance,” said Ma.
Ma studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Three years ago, Ma had to give online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife’s suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular tourist spot. She recorded Ma. He then edited the video, added music and sent it to friends. “Surprisingly, they loved it, which inspired me to share it online,” said Ma.
Later, Ma made more short videos of his performances. People are often interested in his moves. So, while dancing, he likes to interact with his audience.
“Now, making and sharing short videos has become a part of my life and, most importantly, a great way to introduce classical Chinese dance to more people, especially overseas viewers,” said Ma.
1. What makes classical Chinese dance special?| A．The performer has to wear special clothes. |
| B．It combines martial arts with traditional Chinese opera. |
| C．The performer dances with a red fan in his hand. |
| D．It is usually shown at public places like parks and city landmarks. |
a. Ma began to make short videos.
b. Ma started teaching classical Chinese dance.
c. Ma started to learn classical Chinese dance.
d. Ma gave online classes due to the pandemic.
e. Ma has nearly 5 million followers.
| A．c-b-a-d-e | B．c-a-b-d-e | C．c-d-b-a-e | D．c-b-d-a-e |
| A．To spread Chinese culture. | B．To become more popular. |
| C．To practice dancing. | D．To make more money. |
| A．The charm of dance | B．Martial arts getting popular |
| C．Charm of a Chinese dancer | D．Teaching dance online |
【推荐1】A man has changed his 4x4 truck into a mobile travel home. Tim Johnson, 38, born in Alaska, had been using old truck to explore the country until last year when he bought a better one — a 1996 Ford F350.
After an unbelievable improvement, the truck can host six people, and it can hold two sofas, fridge, toilet, heating, DVD player, USB charging stations, under couch and so on. Tim said, “My truck house is perfect, it has everything I need to stay out for as long as I need.”
Most of the improvement work was carried out by Tim himself, who picked up DIY skills from his dad. He added, “My Dad builds custom cabins for a living and was self-taught in all of the trades and that’s who I learned my carpentry（木工手艺）and overall DIY skills from.”
He bought a classic Ford truck for just under￡10,000 because he wanted to finally create his own dream truck house.
“I started improving it last year, fitted an airbag and improved the engine and turbo (涡轮增压), it took me a couple of months to finish,” he said. To build the house on the back of the truck cost another￡10,000, pushing the overall total up to around￡20,000.
1. From Paragraph 1, we know _______.| A．Tim bought a better truck | B．Tim improved his old truck |
| C．Tim still drives his old truck to travel now | D．Tim bought the new truck this year |
| A．The truck has a lot of necessary living things when it was bought. |
| B．There are two sofas, two toilets and many DVD players on the truck. |
| C．More than six people can live in the truck at the same time. |
| D．The truck is a perfect place to live after great improvement. |
| A．by himself | B．from his friends | C．from his father | D．from his teachers |
4. The passage is most probably taken from _______.
| A．a novel | B．a magazine | C．a travel guide | D．a history book |
Deng was born on Aug, 22, 1904 in the southwest China’s Sichuan Province. He also had the name Deng Xiaosheng. His father , Deng Wenming , was a middle-level landowner（地主）. His mother died early in Deng’s life. He has three brothers and three sisters. Deng’s first wife , one of his schoolmates from Moscow , died when she was 24, a few days after giving birth to Deng’s first child, a baby girl, who also died. His second wife left him in 1933. His third wife, Zhuo Lin, was the daughter of an industrialist in Yunnan Province. She married him in 1939 in Yan’an. They had five children：three daughters and two sons.
Deng was sent to private primary school at the age of five. In the summer of 1919, Deng Xiaoping graduated from the Chongqing School. Then he went to study and work in France in the 1920s. His father strongly supported him, the night before going to France, Deng’s father took his son aside and asked him what he hoped to learn there. He repeated the words he had learned from his teachers：“To learn knowledge and truth from the West in order to save China.”He joined the Communist Party of China（中国共产党） in 1924. In late 1927 , Deng left Moscow to return to China. He joined the army to save China. He died on February 19 , 1997.
1. Deng Xiaoping’s birthday is ________.
| A．August 20 | B．February 19 |
| C．August 22 | D．September 18 |
| A．three brothers and two sisters |
| B．two brothers and three sisters |
| C．two daughters and two sons |
| D．three daughters and two sons |
| A．in 1909 | B．in 1919 | C．in 1911 | D．in 1933 |
| A．Eighty-three years old | B．Ninety-three years old |
| C．Twenty-three years old | D．Thirty-five years old |
| A．Deng’s first daughter was alive |
| B．Deng’s father was poor at that time |
| C．Zhuo Lin was Deng’s schoolmate |
| D．Deng left school in1919. |
【推荐3】On Dec. 9, three Chinese astronauts gave a science lecture 400 kilometers above Earth! Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu who are working aboard the Tiangong space station, showed our students a glimpse of their life there. They also did some fun science experiments. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Use it or lose it
The human body grows with the pull of Earth’s gravity（重力）. But in space, our bones and muscles（肌肉） don’t need to support our body’s weight. This will cause bone and muscle loss. It’s reported that astronauts can lose up to 20% of their muscles after just a couple of weeks. That is dangerous for astronauts because they will be too weak to work.
Astronauts have different ways to prevent this. During the lecture, Zhai introduced a special uniform Ye was wearing. It’s called a “penguin suit”. There are many elastic bands（弹力带） inside the suit. Wearing it, astronauts use their muscles to stretch（拉伸） the bands. This keeps their muscles strong. Wang also showed students how she walked on a treadmill（跑步机） and rode a bicycle. Astronauts exercise with these tools every day to prevent muscle loss.
Space water is different
Water in space acts differently from water on Earth in other ways. For example, water will not flow（流动） downward if you try to pour it into a cup. That’s why astronauts usually drink water through straws（吸管） in sealed（密封的）bags. If astronauts cry, the tears will stay on their eyeballs instead of falling down. They have to wipe（擦拭） them away！
During another experiment, Wang made a water film（膜）. Then she added more water drops onto the film to make it a water ball. This can never happen on Earth.
1. The astronauts gave a ________ lecture 400 kilometers above Earth on Dec. 9.| A．science | B．Chinese | C．history | D．geography |
| A．their bodies will stop growing |
| B．they have to work for long hours |
| C．they might lose some of their muscles |
| D．their muscles have to support more weight |
| A．Earth’s gravity | B．a “penguin suit” | C．a treadmill | D．a bicycle |
| A．If astronauts cry, the tears will stay on their eyeballs. |
| B．If astronauts pour the water into a cup, it will flow downward. |
| C．If astronauts add more water drops onto the film, it will become a water ball. |
| D．The astronauts usually drink water through straws in sealed bags. |
| A．Boring | B．Careless | C．Dangerous | D．Eye-opening |
【推荐1】When we were little kids, we knew about traffic lights. The color red means stop, the color green means go and the color yellow means slow down or show some caution (小心). But why are these colors used for traffic lights? Why couldn't they be colors like blue, brown or orange? Here is the history of the colors for traffic lights.
Well, it's important to know that before there were traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals (信号) for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go and green to mean caution. But train drivers had a few problems with the color white meaning go. They could easily mistake stars at night for the signal to go. So railway companies moved to the color green to mean go, and the color yellow to mean caution.
The color red has a lot to do with danger. Red is the color with the longest wavelength (波长), so it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. The color yellow is used to mean caution because it has a little shorter wavelength than red, but not as short as green.
Believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because they were easier to see in poorly-lit areas. But people once again used red to mean stop after more highly reflective (反光) materials were developed. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones and school buses continue to be painted yellow.
Traffic lights really came a long way.
From: https: //www.rd.com
1. The earliest traffic signals were for trains.2. The color blue was once in early traffic signals.
3. The color green can be seen from a greater distance than other colors.
4. Back in the 1900s, yellow was used to mean stop.
5. School buses are painted yellow because this color can be seen at all times of the day.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. In______we can see actors and actresses performing on stage.
| A．Advert A | B．Advert C | C．Advert E | D．Advert F |
| A．learn about the culture and customs of people many years ago | B．need a special kind of shoes |
| C．see two professional sports teams | D．sign up first |
| A．￡70 | B．￡75 | C．￡85 | D．￡95 |
| A．watch Rugby | B．attend the concert |
| C．take part in the Sci-fi-Festival or see a film | D．take part in the inline skating marathon |
| A．On the internet. | B．On the radio. |
| C．In the magazine. | D．In the newspaper. |
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
1. Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?
| A．Because he often coughs． |
| B．Because he often has colds． |
| C．Because he doesn’t like school． |
| D．Because he always has a headache |
| A．at school | B．at home C in the hospital | C．in the 1ibrary |
| A．Jimmy came back early from school |
| B．Jimmy’s school was closed |
| C．Jimmy’s mother was ill |
| D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies |
| A．He had a headache． |
| B．He didn’t want to go to school． |
| C．His father was busy with his work． |
| D．He had a baby brother to look after． |
| A．he wanted to save one for another excuse |
| B．he didn’t know the fact |
| C．he didn’t like the baby sister |
| D．his father asked him not to do so |
【推荐1】The COVID-19 forced students to stay home in the past few months. Online learning became more common. But did students like it?
According to a report by China Youth Daily, Chinese high school students had the most positive attitude (积极的态度) toward online learning compared with those in the US and Japan. A total of 87.1 percent of Chinese students said online learning was “important”, higher than those of any of the other two countries.
However, the report added that students who study online were easily distracted (分心的). Some students always thought how fun it would be if they could play games on computers or mobile phones. Parents in the countryside had to work. They had no time to study with their children. And children had poor self-discipline (自我约束).
Students in all three countries also pointed out several worries, such as damage to their vision (视力), having to depend on the Internet and less independence (独立性) when asked to solve problems on their own.
Luckily, schools across China reopened. There is no need for students to have online classes. They can study at school with their classmates. What’s more, to make students keep healthy, schools will let students have at least two hours of outdoor activities a day, according to the National Health Commission.
阅读下面一篇短文，判断文后各小题正(A)误(B)。1. Chinese students in high schools don’t like online learning.
2. In Japan and the US, students also have online classes.
3. Parents in the countryside are busy working.
4. Having online classes is bad for students’ eyes.
5. Students must go out of the school to play at least two hours a day.
【推荐2】Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food. After the first week, I noticed that the food was eaten up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my surprise, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her.
I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them. One day, I talked to a neighbour and found out that my mum was famous in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug (拥抱). I told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret (秘密) from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless (无私的) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so proud (自豪) of my mum.
I continued to buy food for my mum after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写 (A)，错误的写 (B)。
1. After the first week, the writer noticed that the food was eaten up quickly.
2. The street children thought of the writer’s mum as their dear teacher.
3. The writer feels proud of her mum as her daughter after she told her everything.
4. The writer added one more bag of food to help the poor street children.
5. In the end, the writer helped the poor children together with his mother.
【推荐3】Can music help you learn science? Sure, it can. Here is a fun and scientific music activity you can do with your friends. Just fill water glasses with different amounts of water to make music! Although the activity is simple, it’s a great way to exercise your science skills and musical abilities, when you measure (估量) the water, even some math lessons can be taught during the process.
What you’ll need:
●5 or more drinking glasses with the same size, style and shape.
●Water
●Wooden stick such as a pencil
Instructions:
1. Line the glasses up next to each other from left to right and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should almost full, the ones in between should have slightly more than the first.
2. Hit the glass with the least amount of water and observe the sound, then hit the glass with the most water, which makes the higher sound?
3. Hit the other glasses and see what noise they make, see if you can get a tune going by hitting the glasses in a certain order.
__________:
Each of the glasses will have a different tone (音调) when they are hit, the glass with the most water will have the lowest tone while the glass with the least water will have the highest. Small vibrations (震动) are made when you hit the glass, this creates sound waves which travel through the water. The glass with the most water makes the lowest sounds because the sound waves travel slowest through all that water. The glass with the least amount of water makes the highest sounds because sound waves travel fastest. With practice, perhaps you’ll be able to whip out a Mozart sonata (奏鸣曲) by this easy—made music instrument yourself.
1. We can’t improve our knowledge of ______ from this activity.| A．math | B．music | C．chemistry | D．science |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．hit the glass strongly | B．pour some water out |
| C．change a pencil | D．practice it a lot |
| A．hear | B．play | C．write | D．see |
| A．What’s happening | B．When should we play music |
| C．Why do we do the activity | D．How to make music |
