Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
1. The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “________”.| A．thinks | B．remembers . | C．disagrees | D．follows |
| A．The host talks little with the visitor. |
| B．The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house. |
| C．The host offers the visitor a seat only. |
| D．The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves. |
| A．noisy | B．friendly | C．impolite | D．quiet |
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【推荐1】Just like Chinese schools, American (美国的) schools begin (开始) in September. There are two terms in a school year. The first one is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Most American students begin to go to school when they are five years old. They usually spend twelve years in primary school and high school (中学).
It is very different (不同) from middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects (学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework (家庭作业) for every class. Their homework is always some book reports (报告). To finish it, they need to go to the library a lot.
After school, they have many activities. Some are about sports, like swimming and ball games. Others (另一些) are about art, like singing, dancing and drawing. Students have a lot of fun from these activities.
1. The passage is probably (可能) from a(n) ________.| A．advertisement (广告) | B．poster (海报) | C．newspaper (报纸) | D．novel (小说) |
| A．2. | B．5. | C．6. | D．10. |
| A．math | B．science | C．homework | D．book report |
| A．Swimming. | B．Soccer. | C．Dancing. | D．Running. |
| A．activities | B．sports | C．ball games | D．art |
【推荐2】We usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us, and many gestures have meanings, too. But few of us ever considered what and how we eat as a way of communication. The food people eat during celebrations and ceremonies (仪式) can symbolize (象征) many things. In many cultures, people share food at meal times. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can improve trust. Food can also have a particular (特别的) meaning, and play an important role in a family or culture’s celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture, or may even differ between the country and the city one country.
In most cultures, bread represents nourishment (营养). It is also one of the most commonly shared foods in the world. Sharing bread, whether at a special time or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of companionship and togetherness. In fact, the word “companion” comes from the Latin com (together) and panis (bread). Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with beautifully decorated cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early types of cakes were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition has its root (根源) in the custom of sharing bread.
Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of cornbread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (繁荣) in the new year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is baked into the cake, which represents success in the New Year for the person who receives it. Most of the foods eaten during the Chinese New Year have symbolic meanings. Sometimes this is based on their shape; for example, long noodles symbolize long life. The symbolism can also be based on the sound of the word in Chinese. For example, people give out oranges because the word for “orange” sounds like the word for “good luck”.
1. Which of the following is NOT commonly considered as a way of communication?| A．Eating moon cakes at the Mid-autumn Festival. |
| B．Writing emails to your teacher. |
| C．Talking to your grandparents. |
| D．Shaking hands with someone when you first meet. |
| A．Eating bread with family members | B．Having lunch together |
| C．Sharing a pizza with friends | D．Cutting a cake into pieces |
| A．Birthday cakes are usually too big for one person to eat. |
| B．Cakes are a kind of beautiful and delicious dessert. |
| C．Cakes and bread have been the same food for many years. |
| D．Sharing cakes has got its tradition from sharing bread. |
| A．Coins in vasilopita | B．Oranges |
| C．Pieces of cornbread | D．Noodles |
| A．The importance of different foods | B．The way of eating foods |
| C．What we eat really matters | D．Another way of communication |
【推荐3】Recently, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine who had just come back from a trip to the United States. He was talking about his driving experience over there, and said, “Yes, it was fine. Once I got used to driving on the opposite side, it was no problem.” So why is it that people drive on different sides of the road in different parts of the world?
A few historical records show that the ancient world had left-moving traffic. Why was the left side? In the ancient world, people rode horses or carriages(马车). Well, who used horses the most: warriors who would always draw the sword (剑) with their right hands. This made it almost impossible for warriors to get on their horses from the right side. In Britain, in the 1700s, laws were passed to make traffic flow on the left side of the road, a rule that had to be followed. Britain took its left-side system to all its colonies (殖民地) in the world. As a result of this, countries in East Africa, the South Pacific and Southeast Asia practice this system to the present day. But it is different in the United States. It is said that right-side driving in the United States was heavily influenced by Henry Ford. The car that his company produced could only be driven on the right side of the road.
In the modern world, driving on the right side became more convenient.
1. Where may the writer’s friend come from?| A．The US. | B．The UK. | C．China. | D．Canada. |
| A．People who make laws. | B．People who sell horses. |
| C．People who do business. | D．People who fight in the war. |
| A．In 1700. | B．In the 1700s. | C．In 1770. | D．In the 1900s. |
| A．Because it is only a matter of convenience. |
| B．Because a few historical records are like this. |
| C．Because countries in East Africa were British colonies. |
| D．Because people in countries in East Africa like driving on the left. |
| A．Driving on the left in Britain | B．Driving on the left or right? |
| C．Driving on the right in the US | D．Driving on the right in the modern world |
【推荐1】Are you an “I” person or an “E” person? People have talked about it a lot online recently. They are part of a popular personality (性格) test called MBTI.
Everyone’s result has four letters. “I” and “E” are the first letters. People are either “I”, meaning introverted (内向的), or “E”, for extroverted (外向的).
But sometimes introverted people can be outgoing, too. For example, an “I” person will hang out with a group of introverted friends. The person may do things a more “extroverted” person would do. For example, he or she may share their thoughts and feelings with others and ask strangers for directions.
I’m one of these kinds of people. Most of the time, I show an interest in new classmates and friends. I talk with them to show I’m friendly. But honestly, I like being alone and staying quiet.
I have to say, the personality test is just for fun. Everyone’s personality is different. Don’t let the test tell you who you are.
In this case, I was a bad example. I used to be very interested in my friends’ MBTI results. I would get upset if their results didn’t match the way I see them.
Soon, I think everyone might have a “personality stamp”. For example, “P” people don’t like to make plans. On the other hand, “J” people are planners and list-makers. My sister is a “P” person. She never plans. But one day, she was happily making a day-to-day travel plan for the holiday.
“I thought you were a ‘P’ person,” I said to her.
“Do I have to follow what my personality test tells me?” she replied.
“Oh no,” I said to myself. “I’ve taken the result too seriously.”
The four letters don’t tell you everything about a person. And no one should live according to what four letters tell you.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)、误(F)。1. The MBTI test shows one’s personality.
2. “E” people must be outgoing all the time.
3. The writer likes to stay alone and keep quiet.
4. “P” people never make plans.
5. Everyone should live according to the results of the MBTI test.
【推荐2】
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1. What type of writing is it?
| A．A speech. | B．An add. | C．A play. | D．Science report. |
| A．The X87-b is the first robot in the market. |
| B．The robot can do chores without being programmed. |
| C．The robot can help people have more free time. |
| D．The robot can’t be improved. |
| A．To do more chores with robots. |
| B．To invent more robots for others. |
| C．To sell more Robots X87-b. |
| D．To learn how to program a robot. |
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When the famous scientist Albert Einstein was 16 years old, he imagined himself riding alongside a beam (束) of light. He used this picture in mind to help him when working out the “theory of relativity(相对论)”. “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” said Einstein.
Daydreaming, called “thought experiments” by Einstein, can make you have wild imaginings, like flying around in space. It lets your mind walk slowly around ideas, memories and experiences that aren’t happening right now. It means thinking ahead to a holiday or remembering how much you enjoyed a birthday party. According to China’s health authorities(权威机构), daydreaming for a while each day can improve your health and creativity.
Disappearing into a daydream lets your mind escape when things are difficult. It helps you deal with worries and fears. For example, imagining how you’re going to speak up in class is like practicing the scene in your head, which can make you feel calmer. Daydreaming also inspires creativity and lets you find new worlds where there are no limits (限制) to what you can do or who you are. Guo Qiang, an expert in thoughts and feelings, thinks we should all make time to daydream. “Thinking for pleasure can be a powerful tool to shape our feelings,” he said.
However, try not to let your mind be absent when you need to focus (聚焦) in class or cross the road. Instead, find a time when you don’t have to focus on anything, like going for a walk or brushing your teeth. Guo suggests you can start by focusing on a happy memory or imagining a future success, like scoring a goal in the World Cup.
To encourage creativity, think about interesting ideas and see where your mind takes you. Research shows that people often come up with more solutions to problems after they’ve taken a break. So next time you’re stuck with homework, stop for a moment and see where your daydreams take you.
1. Which writing skill is used in paragraph 1?| A．Giving an example. | B．Raising a question. | C．Listing numbers. | D．Comparing facts. |
| A．fly around | B．walk slowly | C．think freely | D．be absent-minded |
| A．escaping from the hard time | B．looking for new worlds |
| C．finding time to imagine | D．focusing on success |
| A．The steps to daydream. |
| B．The things to daydream of. |
| C．The reasons for daydreaming. |
| D．The meanings of daydreaming. |
| A．to remind people to have a mind break |
| B．to suggest living at the moment |
| C．to find solutions to homework problems |
| D．to show a science research result |
【推荐1】There are twenty-four boys and twenty-six girls in our class．Some students live near the school，and some others live far from school．Half of the students usually come to school by bike．They often get to school at a quarter to seven．Fifteen students often come to school by bus．They often get to school very early．Ten students come to school on foot．Their homes are near the school，but they are often late for school，because they often get up late．
1. ______ live near the school．| A．Some of the students | B．Half of the students | C．No students | D．All the students |
| A．Twenty-five | B．Twenty-four | C．Twenty-three | D．Fifty |
| A．come to school by bike | B．often come to school late | C．come to school by bus | D．live in the school |
| A．7：35 | B．7：30 | C．6：45 | D．6：30 |
| A．Thirty | B．Twenty | C．Thirty-eight | D．Ten |
请阅读下面的短文，并从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中，选择最佳选项。
U.S. billionaire Bill Gates went to watch a game of his friend, U.S. teen player Ariel Hsing, at the ExCel Centre while the girl was playing against Chinese Li Xiaoxia.
Gates wore an orange jacket and dark blue baseball cap. He sat in the front row of the spectators’ stand (观众看台) and applauded (鼓掌) for every point Hsing scored.
“I’m wishing her the best of luck, but the opposite player is really great,” Gates said.
Hsing was in her third match at London 2012. She had already beaten Mexico’s Yadira Silva and Luxembourg’s Ni Xia Lian.
Hsing is known in the U.S. as a close friend with billionaires Warren Buffett and Gates. She is close enough to call them “Uncle Warren” and “Uncle Bill”.
Buffett met Hsing when she was only 9. Two years later, he invited her to play against his friends. She has returned several times after that. Earlier this year after winning a position on the U.S. team, she took a few points off Buffett and Gates.
When asked whether he has won a point off Hsing, Gates said, “She beat me when she was nine. She has been nice to me.”
1. Bill Gates went to the ExCel Centre to watch a game between Ariel Hsing and .
| A．Li Xiaoxia | B．Warren Buffett | C．Ni Xia Lian | D．Yadira Silva |
| A．others applauded | B．Hsing won a point |
| C．the Chinese player played well | D．Hsing won the game |
| A．Exciting. | B．Just so-so. | C．Great. | D．Funny. |
| A．seven | B．nine | C．ten | D．eleven |
| A．Bill Gates cheered for Li Xiaoxia in London |
| B．How Ariel Hsing made friends with Buffett and Gates |
| C．An excellent teen player — Ariel Hsing |
| D．An interesting visit in London |
【推荐3】Volunteering is really great. It can help play an important part in the community (社区) and even the world. It can also be a wonderful time to meet new people and learn new skills. If you'd like to give something to an organization including money, think about lending your time and talents to organizations that are important to you.
◆Think about why you want to volunteer. Do you want to help the world or the community? Do you want to build your own skills or make new friends? Ask yourself these questions before volunteering. It can help you choose the right direction (方向) for your volunteer work.
◆Look for volunteer work that fits your skills and interests. If the volunteer work is out of your ability or doesn't interest you, you will have no strong feeling to do it well.
◆Get some training. Some volunteer work calls for some special skills. To do a good job, you need to get some training.
◆Start with something small. If you already have a busy schedule, you can volunteer for an hour or two every week or perhaps one day every month. If you keep on doing that, you might be surprised how much you accomplish.
◆Try not to give up. You will face some difficulties in the volunteer work. At that time, you should not give up. Instead (代替), you can ask for help from other teammates.
◆Have fun. You will get more if you love what you do. Also, what you do will bring lots of things to others.
After reading the advice, why not sign up for some volunteer work in your school or in your community?
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?| A．What volunteering means to us. |
| B．How we can volunteer better. |
| C．Where we can show our talents. |
| D．Why we should build organizations. |
| A．spend more free time in volunteering |
| B．learn some new special skills |
| C．find the right thing for yourself to do |
| D．succeed in making more new friends |
| A．give up | B．make it | C．take risks | D．run out |
| A．You can be satisfied with the volunteer work within your abilities and interests. |
| B．If you do volunteer work that you like, you will get more. |
| C．We can do any volunteer work without thinking twice. |
| D．You should ask for help when facing difficulties instead of giving up. |
【推荐1】I caught a cold. It was really a bad cold. Actually, the doctor later told me that I has the flu. The flu was so bad that I couldn’t even swallow(吞咽)!
I knew I should drink more fluids — water, soup or juice — and maybe take some medicine. But I couldn’t. Each time I tried to swallow, it hurt so much. So my dad took me to the hospital.
A doctor came in. He looked over my throat. After his examination, he said, “Nothing serious to worry about. You have the flu.”
“Why is it so bad?” I asked. “Can you prescribe(给……开药) me some medicine so that I don’t suffer so much?”
“No,” the doctor said. “No medicine can cure(治疗) your flu. Your body’s immune system(免疫系统) will fight the sickness for you.”
I had not realized this in the past. Everything had always seemed so natural. Now, I understand that even a simple thing like swallowing is like a miracle(奇迹). My body does these jobs amazingly well — and yet quietly, without my noticing.
I don’t remember how many days it took me to cure, but I do remember what my father told me. He said that we should all be thankful to our bodies and the miracle of how they are built.
1. Who took the writer to the hospital?| A．The writer’s brother. | B．The writer’s father. | C．The writer’s mother. | D．The writer’s sister. |
| A．软食 | B．粉状物 | C．糊状物 | D．液体 |
| A．eyes | B．mouth | C．throat | D．head |
| A．The writer didn’t know what illness he had got. |
| B．The doctor gave some medicine to the writer. |
| C．The writer’s father was a doctor, too. |
| D．The writer didn’t know our bodies can fight sickness. |
| A．a simple thing | B．a difficult thing | C．a great person | D．a beautiful picture |
【推荐2】 Sometimes, you feel down or unhappy and it is hard to come back to your high spirit. So if you're having a bad day and need a boost, then help is just a click away.
A website is trying to offer people positive(积极的)messages from strangers to cheer them up. It announces to be “the nicest place on the Internet”, where happy people can present their positive thoughts and feelings to those who are in low spirits.
The website, the nicest place on the internet, lets people post videos of themselves blowing kisses and leaving positive and encouraging messages to lift visitors' spirits.
The website was created by Jeff Lam and is considered to help many people out when they feel low. The well-known artist who lives in San Francisco said he came up with the idea when he and his friend Lauren were having one of those bad days.
"We tried to become cheerful，but none of the usual methods seemed to be working. Not music. Not food. What we hoped was something positive, honest and good. So with only a camera and work-free weekend, we created‘The Nicest Place On The Internet," he explained on his website.
One user of the site, Joseph Meehan, 27, from Birmingham, said,“it's a fun and
exciting website. I visit every once in a while when I'm missing my friends or family. I think it could really be a help to people that are feeling down or sad. It may even stop them from doing something stupid. You can also post your video to the website, and they add it to the series. It's very easy to share the love.”
Mr. Lam is now working on a new project that allows people to leave positive voicemails for strangers. The idea is that strangers send an audio(声音)diary by leaving a voicemail and then anyone can listen to it.
1. The underlined word "boost" in paragraph 1 probably means_______.| A．鼓舞 | B．放松 | C．休闲 | D．提高 |
| A．provide a place for those who want to post their videos |
| B．discover something positive, honest and good |
| C．recommend positive voicemails on the website to people |
| D．offer something positive to cheer people up |
| A．Jeff Lam is working on a new project to collect more audio diaries. |
| B．Jeff Lam met a lot of difficulties during the time of creating the website. |
| C．Joseph Meehan has got help from the website and supports it. |
| D．Joseph Meehan has shared his own positive videos with strangers. |
【推荐3】Li Ziqi, a popular star on the Internet, has more than 58 million fans on social media platform both in China and around the world. She is famous because of her videos. She even became the ambassador(形象大使) for the 7th International Festival Cultural Heritage(形象大使) in October 2019 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Li seems to be a master of all kinds of skills — cooking, painting, designing and brining. The most special thing is that she does almost everything in a traditional Chinese way. In her videos, Li always wears homemade hanfu. She raises ducks in order to make a sauce from salted duck eggs. She makes bamboo furniture all by herself. She also grows plants and vegetables, and prepares meals with what she harvests. She makes life in the countryside very beautiful.
Li was born in 1990 in a small village of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. Her parents died when she was still very young and her stepmother treated her badly, so she finally grew up with her grandparents. When she was 14, she went to the city in search of work but she decided to return to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother.
Four years later, she began filming her life there, “When I worked in the city, it was about how to survive,” Li says. “Now when I work in the countryside, I feel like I’m truly living.” Li’s videos record how she works and her daily lives with her grandmother in their modest home. She says: “I simply want people in the city to know where their food comes from,” Li says. “A teacher friend once told me about some students who thought rice grew on trees, ___________.
Many people wonder why Li shares these videos. Li once said: “In today’s society, many people feel stressed, so when they watch my videos at the end of a busy day, I want them to relax and sense something nice, to take away some of their worry and stress.”
1. Li Ziqi becomes a popular online star because of ___________.| A．her videos about her daily lives | B．her poor life as a child |
| C．raising ducks in the countryside | D．becoming the ambassador |
| A．take care of her grandma | B．live a true life |
| C．be away from her stepmother | D．look for a chance to work |
| A．1990 | B．2012 | C．2016 | D．2019 |
| A．because I am very interested in the life of children in the city |
| B．so I want kids in the city to know where their food comes from |
| C．so I want kids to know how hard farmers’ work to provide food for them |
| D．because I know children in the countryside are different from those in the city |
