One day, a young boy named Zhang Liang was walking along a bridge. He saw an old man siting there. One of the old man’s shoes was left under the bridge.
“Go over there and get my shoe, young boy!” the old man ordered. Zhang Liang felt surprised, but he still picked it up for the old man. The old man said, “Five days later, please come to meet me at the bridge early in the morning”.
Five days later, Zhang Liang went there as promised. But the old man came there before him. The old man got angry about his lazy habit.
Zhang Liang was asked to come again. The next day, Zhang Liang arrived earlier than before. But the old man was still before him. The old man became much angrier and asked him to get there again the next morning. This time, Zhang Liang arrived at the bridge late at night. He spent the whole night there. When the old man came the next early morning, he was happy to find Zhang Liang there earlier than him.
The old man nodded with a smile and gave Zhang Liang a valuable book. Zhang Liang read the book carefully day and night and learned many skills from it. Many years later, he became a wise general (将军) and made great achievements.
回答下列5个问题，每题答案不超过6个。
1. Where did Zhang Liang get one of the old man’s shoes?
2. Who came to the bridge first five days later?
3. Why was the old man angry with Zhang Liang?
4. What did the old man give Zhang Liang at last?
5. What can we learn from Zhang Liang?
6. 书面表达
最近，你校开展了“巧手制书签，书香满校园”主题活动，请你以“A DIY bookmark for my favourite book”为题，根据表格中的内容提示写一篇英语短文，向学校英文报的读书专栏投稿，介绍制作书签的目的和过程，并分享制作心得。
| Why you made it | help enjoy reading your favourite book (name, type of book, what you like most) | |
| How you made it | Materials & Tools | ●card ●scissors, glue… |
Steps | ●cut the card into… ●draw a picture of… ●write (your favourite sentence from the book or a famous saying or…) ●… | |
| How you felt | … | |
1、表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2、必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥；
3、词数：100词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4、不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
A DIY bookmark for my favourite book
Last week I took part in our school’s Reading & Bookmark-making activity.
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When talking about popular Chinese novels（长篇小说）, Journey to the West is often at the top of people’s memory. It is a classic novel by Wu Cheng’en and came out in the 16th century. It is one of the most famous Chinese works in the West.
Its popularity（普及）has made it an inspiration（灵感）for many Western works. Fred Ho, an American musician, wrote an opera called Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey.
But how has Journey to the West been popular for centuries?
James Trapp is a writer from Britain. He thinks that Sun Wukong is the reason for the novel’s popularity. “In many ways, the role Monkey King comes from a folk hero（民间的英雄）, “Trapp wrote. In these ways, the Monkey King is similar to Western folk heroes such as Huckleberry Finn. However, he has been popular for much longer than many of these heroes. Journey to the West is very similar to famous Western stories, and that has made Journey to the West popular with Western readers for centuries.
1. When did Journey to the West come out?2. How did the writer explain Journey to the West was an inspiration for many western works?
3. What does the underlined word “he” refer to?
4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
5. What do you think of Journey to the West?
6. 书面表达
根据要求完成短文写作。神话故事作为中国传统文化的一部分，对于学生了解民族文化及历史具有一定意义。请你以 “A Story I Know”为题，根据以下要求，介绍一则神话故事及自己的读后感受。
作文要求：
1.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
2.文中不得出现你的任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）；
3.词数：不少于70词。（开头已给出，但不计入总词数。）
参考词汇：legend（n. 传说）； national（adj. 民族的）。
A Story I Know
As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, legends are of great importance for students to know about national culture and history.
You may know that bees make delicious honey. But did you know that they keep us all alive?
Every year on the twentieth of May, it’s World Bee Day. It’s a day to thank bees for all they do. Without bees, we wouldn’t have any food! When bees fly from plant to plant, they carry pollen(携带花粉). The pollen makes new plants grow. It is said that three-fourths of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world’s food crops depend on bees and other animals to grow. Bees not only help flowers grow. They also help fruit and vegetables grow.
It’s also a day to learn more about the problems bees are facing. Loss of natural habitat(栖息地), getting sick from chemicals(化学物质) used on crops, and higher temperatures with climate change are making the number of bees drop, said the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
People are now looking to technology to help save the bees. One example is the robotic bee project called RoboRoyale, said Horizon magazine. The European Commission funds(投资) it. The project makes robot bees to help feed and look after the queen bee. This will get the queen bee to lay more eggs and make more bees.
So next time, let’s celebrate the day of the cute bees.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. When is World Bee Day?
2. What can the pollen do?
3. How many problems do bees face according to the passage?
4. How do people help save the bees in this passage?
5. What will you do to celebrate World Bee Day?
6. (二)书面表达。
好的故事可以触动心灵、启迪智慧；好的故事可以引人入胜，温暖人心；好的故事，可以……。初中三年，我们或许读过、听过、见证过很多好的故事。请以“The good story in my heart”为题写一篇短文参赛。
Q1: Which is the good story in your heart?
Q2: Why do you like that good story?
Q3: What can you learn from the good story?
注意事项：
1. 词数：100词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数)；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
3. 文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
The good story in my heart
A good story can travel in time and space.
Do you know the documentary（纪录片）Biodiversity on Earth-Zhuonai Lake? It is very popular, and now people can watch it online.
The documentary is 57 minutes long. It is made by four scientists from Yunnan University and the Kunming Institute of Zoology named Luo Jie, Zhang Zhigang, Wu Jun and Zhang Chenghao. They started working on it in early 2020 and spent 18 months shooting the beautiful scenes and animals activities. After that, they spent another 6 months making the documentary.
Zhuonai Lake is in Qinghai Province. Few people travel to the no-man’s land of the lake, so the area has become a shelter（庇护所）for wildlife（野生动物）. It is also an important place for scientific research.
The altitude（海拔）of Zhuonai Lake reaches almost 5,000 meters. So the scientists faced a lot of challenges. Sometimes they had to work the temperatures of -30℃ and below. And they used pressure cookers to make meals.
“Though it is exciting to meet wild animals, we must be careful not to change the animals’ normal life in the area,” Luo Jie said. “Most people may think wolves（狼）are dangerous, but in fact they are scared of humans.”
The documentary tells us many unknown stories about wild animals. The scientists hope more people can do something to protect wild animals.
1. How long is the documentary?2. When did the scientists start working on the documentary?
3. Why is the area of Zhuonai Lake a shelter for wild animals?
4. How did the scientists make meals in the area?
5. What does Luo Jie think about wolves?
6. 书面表达
你一定读过不少中外名著、民间故事或童话吧？请你就此话题写一篇80词左右的文章。
内容包括：
1.你最喜欢的一个中外故事；
2.简要介绍这个故事的内容；
3.你阅读故事后的感想。
My favorite story
Mike is my best friend. He came to our class last term. He is good at English, so we often speak English in our spare time. After school, we often play football together on the playground. His favorite sport is running. He runs so fast that I cannot catch up with him. He is an excellent student. He not only gets good grades in all subjects but also is very kind and modest(谦虚的). He loves popular songs and playing the piano.
There are three people in his family and he is the only child. His father is a doctor and he likes reading newspapers in the evening. Sometimes he goes cycling with Mike at weekends. His mother is a Beijing Opera actress and she likes traveling in her free time. Mike likes reading and his favorite subject is Chinese because he thinks it is very interesting. His dream is to be a lawyer(律师).
What a clever and kind boy! He is loved by everyone in our class.
1. Which subject is Mike good at?2. When do the writer and Mike often play football together on the playground?
3. Who goes cycling with Mike at weekends?
4. Why does Mike like Chinese?
5. What does Mike want to be in the future?
B. 书面表达
6. 请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡指定的位置。
七年级上学期的学习生活已过大半了。在这半年的初中生活中，你一定结识了很多新朋友吧！那么谁是你最好的朋友呢？请根据下面的提示，以My best friend为题写一篇英语短文向大家介绍一下你最好的朋友。（短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数）
内容包括：
1. 介绍你朋友的个人情况（包括姓名、年龄、班级和联系电话）。
2. 说说他或她的爱好和会做的事（至少两点）。
3. 你为什么喜欢跟他或她朋友?
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数60个左右。作文的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
My best friend
Hi, I’m Helen. I’m in Grade Seven now. This term, I make a good friend.
When talking about popular Chinese novels（长篇小说）, Journey to the West is often at the top of people’s memory. It is a classic novel by Wu Cheng’en and came out in the 16th century. It is one of the most famous Chinese works in the West.
Its popularity（普及）has made it an inspiration（灵感）for many Western works. Fred Ho, an American musician, wrote an opera called Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey.
But how has Journey to the West been popular for centuries?
James Trapp is a writer from Britain. He thinks that Sun Wukong is the reason for the novel’s popularity. “In many ways, the role Monkey King comes from a folk hero（民间的英雄）, “Trapp wrote. In these ways, the Monkey King is similar to Western folk heroes such as Huckleberry Finn. However, he has been popular for much longer than many of these heroes. Journey to the West is very similar to famous Western stories, and that has made Journey to the West popular with Western readers for centuries.
1. When did Journey to the West come out?2. How did the writer explain Journey to the West was an inspiration for many western works?
3. What does the underlined word “he” refer to?
4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
5. What do you think of Journey to the West?
6. 书面表达
根据要求完成短文写作。神话故事作为中国传统文化的一部分，对于学生了解民族文化及历史具有一定意义。请你以 “A Story I Know”为题，根据以下要求，介绍一则神话故事及自己的读后感受。
作文要求：
1.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
2.文中不得出现你的任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）；
3.词数：不少于70词。（开头已给出，但不计入总词数。）
参考词汇：legend（n. 传说）； national（adj. 民族的）。
A Story I Know
As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, legends are of great importance for students to know about national culture and history.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答问题。
The girl is my friend, Lily Black. She is thirteen years old. She is a student in No. 5 Middle School. She is an English girl. She is from London and it is the capital of England. She can speak Chinese. She likes doing sports with her friends. Her favourite sport is table tennis. She often plays table tennis after school.
The boy is my friend, too. His name is Li Ming. He is twelve years old. He is from Shanghai. He goes to No. 3 Middle School. His favourite sport is football. He likes English, too. His English name is Tom.
1. How old is Lily?2. Which city is the capital of England?
3. Can Lily speak Chinese?
4. Where is Li Ming from?
5. What is Tom’s favourite sport?
6. 书面表达。
假设你朋友的名字叫Mary，今年13岁。请根据下表中的内容提示，写一篇介绍她的短文。
| Name | Mary |
| Age | 13 |
| Class | Class 1 |
| Favourite teacher | Mr Wang |
| Favourite colour | Blue |
| Favourite sport | Swimming |
1. 字数要求在50字左右
2. 语句通顺，书写工整
Teamwork helps a lot!  The students in Sally’s school in Tucson ate breakfast and lunch at school. Their families couldn’t provide dinner and buying fresh foods such as vegetables and meat was very difficult. The teachers wanted students to have healthy meals and they had an idea: could students grow food in the school’s greenhouse for the neighborhood? In Sally’s hometown, water is short and the earth isn’t rich enough for plants to grow. To solve those problems, people in this town started to grow fish and plants together for food hundreds of years ago. The fish poop（粪便）in the water helped grow the plants and plants helped clean the water in return. Sally and her classmates decided to use this way to help grow food. They set up a team. With the help of teachers, the team workers did a lot. Sam tested how much fish ate in water at different temperatures. Sandy and Amanda helped raise chickens for eggs. Sally and the other two students helped keep everything in the greenhouse work well. When the students have had enough food, it’s time for Market Day. Vegetables are provided for the neighbors for free. Eggs and fish are sold to raise money for seeds（种子）, fish food and chicken food. “We put the market on the playground and we put signs on the sidewalk,” says John. “Each of us wears a team suit with our school’s name on it.” “We can plant food and have fun while we’re doing something important,” says Bob. “I’m happy to be at this school.” |
2. Why is it difficult to grow food in Sally’s hometown?
3. When did people start to grow fish and plants together?
4. Who decided to set up a team to use this way to help grow food?
5. How do students raise money for seeds, fish food and chicken food?
6. 书面表达
请根据要求完成短文写作，并将作文写在答题卡指定的位置。
“百川汇海可撼天，众志成城比金坚。”假如你是李华，你所在的学校校刊英文专栏开展题为“A Teamwork Experience” 的主题征文活动，请你给该专栏投稿。
内容包括：
（1）描述你曾参与的一次团队活动，包括时间、过程等；
（2）谈谈你对团队合作的两点理解。
作文要求：
（1）不能照抄原文。不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和考生的真实姓名。
（2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数也不必抄写在答题卡上。
A Teamwork Experience
We’re growing up in a world of connecting with others.
When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after the earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not understand why their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
1. How old was the writer when he had the ant farm?2. When did the tunnels fall down?
3. Why did the ants die?
4. What did the writer’s mother want him to learn about?
5. What did the writer realize over the years?
6. 书面表达
遇到困难，不能退缩，要积极面对。目前，某英语网站以“经历困难与战胜困难”为话题进行征稿活动。请你根据以下提示并结合自己的实际情况写一篇短文，谈谈自己在学习或生活中遇到困难并战胜困难的经历。
内容包括: 1.你在学习上或生活上遇到什么困难；
2.你是用什么方法战胜困难的；
3.你最后取得什么进步；
4.你的感想。
作文要求: (1) 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
(2) 语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Adversity is a natural part of life. Everyone may have faced some difficulties in his life.
请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，回答5个问题。要求所写答案语法正确、语义完整，并把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
Do You Find It Easy to Change? | |
Alex | Two months ago, my doctor told me I needed to eat less salt. Before then I put a spoonful of salt on almost everything I ate. I thought food was tasteless without it. At first it was difficult, but now whenever I eat out, I feel the food tastes too salty. |
Vicki | We’ve got a new baby. Just two weeks old. We love him very much but he doesn’t sleep through the night. We used to have at least eight hours’ sleep. Now we’re lucky if we get two hours’ sleep before he wakes us up. We used to stay in bed until mid-morning at the weekend, but now we don’t have a weekend anymore! |
Chloe | I’ve just started my first job after university and life is not so nice. At university I got up at about nine o’clock and now I have to start work then. I used to work when I felt like working. But now, my boss says when I should work and when I can have a break. |
John | My family moved to Canada earlier this year and we’ve found it difficult to adapt to （适应） the cold winters. We used to live in New Mexico, USA where the winters weren’t so cold. The best piece of advice I was given was to buy a very warm coat and hat! |
2. How long did Vicki use to sleep?
3. When does Chloe have to start work?
4. What’s the best piece of advice that John was given?
5. Who welcomes(欣然接受)the change in his/her life?
B ）书面表达
6. 请根据要求完成短文写作。
法国作家雨果曾说过：“进步，才是人应该有点现象。”上初中后，你在学习和生活中一定取得了不少的进步，比如学科知识、生活技能、人际交往、体育锻炼、良好习惯等方面。请结合自身经历，谈一谈自己的进步（至少两个方面）。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。
I Have Made Progress
