Do you have a favourite place—a place with family and relatives (亲戚), good weather and fun things to do? I’m glad I have. New Jersey is my favourite place. I like it for many reasons (原因).
The first reason is my family and relatives. Half of my relatives live in New Jersey. When I visit them, my cousins and I play games and have fun together all the day. My uncles and aunts like taking me to the park. There we can ride roller coasters and play in the water. We all feel happy to stay together.
The second reason is the weather. It is not hot, and it’s always cool. When I think about my visits to New Jersey, I can just feel the little wind in my hair. It’s so great to stay there.
The third reason is catching crabs (捕蟹). If it’s the crab season, we often catch crabs. We keep the blue crabs and the snow crabs, and we let the others go. Once, my cousin catches a crab. It is so big that it can’t get out of the crab bag! Finally, we help it get out, but it hurts one of its legs. Poor crab!
For all these reasons, New Jersey is my favourite place.
1. If the writer has 16 relatives, how many of them may live in New Jersey?| A．5. | B．6. | C．4. | D．8. |
| A．吃掉 | B．弄伤 | C．隐藏 | D．炫耀 |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The writer lives with his or her uncles and aunts. |
| B．The weather in New Jersey is not hot or cold. |
| C．The writer only keeps the blue crabs when crabbing. |
| D．The writer likes to stay with his or her friends in New Jersey. |
| A．To tell us why he or she likes New Jersey. |
| B．To tell us what he or she can do in New Jersey. |
| C．To tell us how the weather is in New Jersey. |
| D．To tell us what his favourite thing is in New Jersey. |
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【推荐1】Hello, everyone! I’m Liu Dongdong. There are three people in my family, my father, my mother and me. I’m 12 years old. I’m a student. I like reading science books. I like sports, too. Basketball is my favorite sport. I often play it with my friends.
My father is a worker. He works very hard. He gets up very early and gets home late every day. He likes reading. He usually reads newspapers after supper.
My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. She likes reading story books in her spare time. She always buys some books for me. She likes cooking, too. She cooks delicious food for us.
I love my parents. I have a very happy family.
1. How many people are there in Liu Dongdong’s family?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. |
| A．Football. | B．Basketball. | C．Badminton. |
| A．He’s a worker. | B．He’s a teacher. | C．He’s a doctor. |
| A．In a school. | B．In a hospital. | C．In a factory. |
| A．Cooking. | B．Running. | C．Reading. |
【推荐2】One April morning, my father died from a bad heart trouble, at age 68. The whole family was shocked by his passing, none more than me. I went to that old house on a day shortly after my father’s death. It was as though it were calling; even the trees seemed to be an invitation to come, to visit, to stay a while.
As I stood once again on that old floor, my eye was drawn to some papers on the floor. An envelope, yellowed with age, lay on top. A blue stamp on the envelope read “Passed by Naval Censor.” How could I have missed this envelope? My father had served aboard the USS Washington during World War II and had written home whenever he could. My grandmother saved all of his letters.
I removed one letter carefully from its envelope. It was dated September 1944. I studied the familiar (熟悉的) words. Dad wondered how the farming was and how his uncle’s new team of horses was working out. He supposed that his youngest brother was starting first grade. He asked his mother to greet everyone and said that he missed them all.
It wasn’t hard to read between the lines. Here was a homesick young man, a kid really, who had grown up on grass. Now he was on a different kind of sea, taking part in the war. At the bottom of the page, my father had passed on one last message. Tears burned my eyes as I read those words he had so carefully written: “All is well here. Please don’t worry. I am doing fine.”
As I left the old house that day, I took one last look back at it over my shoulder. I don’t care what anyone thinks, I decided. That old house gets to stay there until it rots (腐烂) into the earth.
1. Why did the writer go into the old house?| A．Because he missed his father. |
| B．Because he needed somewhere to rest. |
| C．Because he wanted to rebuild the house. |
| D．Because he wanted to take something away. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The writer’s mother. | B．The writer’s children. |
| C．The writer’s uncle. | D．The writer’s grandmother. |
| A．Whether his old house was sold to others. |
| B．Who was taking care of his father and mother. |
| C．Whether his youngest brother was going to first grade. |
| D．How his father’s new team of horses was working out. |
| A．Caring. | B．Creative. | C．Humorous. | D．Honest. |
【推荐3】“You say your hair is gone?” Jim said like an idiot (白痴).
“You needn’t look for it,” said Della. “It’s sold, I tell you - sold and gone, too. It’s Christmas Eve, boy. It’s time for gifts. Be good to me, for it went for you. Maybe the hairs of my head were numbered,” she went on with a sudden serious sweetness, “but nobody could ever count my love for you.”
Jim drew a package from his overcoat pocket and threw it upon the table.
“Don’t make any mistake, Dell...” he said, “...about me. I don’t think there’s anything that could make me like my girl any less, no matter what hair style you have. But if you’ll open that package you may understand how I felt at first.”
She opened the package with her white fingers quickly and lightly. And then an excited cry of joy; and then, alas! a quick change to uncontrollable tears.
For there lay the combs - the set of combs (发梳), side and back, that Della had dreamed of for long in a Broadway window. Beautiful combs with jeweled rims (边缘)-just the color to wear in her beautiful hair. They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had always wanted them. But there was no hope of having them. And now they were hers, but the hair was gone. But she hugged them to her bosom (胸口), and at last she was able to look up with dim (黯淡的) eyes and a smile and say: “My hair grows so fast, Jim!”
1. Jim felt ________ at the first sight of Della’s new haircut.| A．sad | B．shocked | C．angry |
| A．To buy her husband a gift. |
| B．To number the hairs of her head. |
| C．To count her love for her husband. |
| A．Sad and angry. | B．Happy and excited. | C．Surprised and painful. |
| A．the combs matched Della’s beautiful hair well |
| B．the price of the gift from Della’s husband was very low |
| C．Della thought the combs in the window would be hers one day |
| A．The husband showed more love than his wife. |
| B．The couple wanted to give each other a big surprise first. |
| C．The wife thought her husband’s gift was useless at last. |
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. I couldn’t change some of them, like being very thin, but more I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a pretty clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,”he said. “You know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth.”
Daddy’ s advice has returned to me at many important moments
1. What was Jane like in her “enemy’s”eyes?
| A．She was too shy. |
| B．She felt too good about herself. |
| C．She was of medium build. |
| A．Mark the true things. |
| B．List the girl’s shortcomings. |
| C．Pay no attention to the list. |
| A．She felt hurt and wanted to give up. |
| B．She didn’t lose heart and decided to change. |
| C．She was happy because she could draw a picture. |
| A．She didn’t like her father’s advice. |
| B．Her father gave her better advice after she grew up. |
| C．Her father gave her the best advice in her life. |
| A．It’s always good to have an enemy. |
| B．Everyone has shortcomings. |
| C．We can know better about ourselves from others. |
【推荐2】At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.
“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, “Grandma, did you really have lunch?” “Of course.” His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.
Seeing this, the boss went over to them and said, “Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest.”
Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.
“81, 82, 83…” the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma’s hand and went into the snack bar.
“Grandma, this time it’s on me,” the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.
1. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because __________.| A．Grandma only liked radish |
| B．Grandma didn’t like beef soup |
| C．Grandma loved her grandson more than herself |
| D．There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time |
| A．Impatient. | B．Warm-hearted. |
| C．Very rich. | D．Hard-working. |
| A．He played games with his friends. |
| B．He was asked to count the guests for the boss. |
| C．He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma. |
| D．He only wanted to know the number of the small stones. |
| A．The 100th guest | B．A snack bar |
| C．A boy counting stones | D．A poor grandma |
(picture: children lay flowers for the Queen)
The death of Queen Elizabeth II (英国女王伊丽莎白二世) has made many English people feel sad. Some are crying, others have been reminded (提醒) of friends and relatives (亲戚) who have died. Although death can be a frightening word, it’s a natural part of life-and it is important to talk about it.
WHAT IS GRIEF?
Grief is a natural emotional response (反应) to the death of a person—or a pet—that you love or feel close to. In some cultures, grief is quiet and private (私人的), while other people may cry out loud. There is no right or wrong way for grief. What seems strange to one person can be natural and common to another. Queen Elizabeth I once said, “Grief is the price we pay for love.”
WHAT DOES GRIEF FEEL LIKE?
Losing someone can leave a hole in your life and make you feel sad and bad. The charity Young Minds says everyone experiences grief differently and for different lengths of time. It’s normal to feel emotions like anger, fear, anxiety (焦虑) and sadness. Prince Harry’s mother Diana died when he was 12. In March 2020, he wrote to children who had a parent who died in the pandemic (疫情). He said, “You may feel alone, you may feel sad, you may feel angry and you may feel bad. This feeling will pass. And I will make a promise to you—you will feel better and stronger once you are ready to talk about how it makes you feel.”
HOW TO DEAL WITH LOSS
Poppy Mardall runs a company (公司) that organises funerals (葬礼).She says it’s important to talk to someone you trust (信任) about your feelings and not hide them away. Don’t be afraid of doing something that makes you smile, like watching a film or meeting up with friends. Even though a loved one has died, says Mardall, your relationship with them is still alive; your memory and feelings for them will stay with you through your whole life. So try writing them a letter, poem or song, or draw a picture of them. “Share your memories with other people,” says Mardall.
1. The underlined word “grief” in Paragraph 2 means ________.| A．喜悦 | B．悲伤 | C．生气 | D．烦躁 |
| A．The price of life is love and grief. |
| B．We have to pay for love. |
| C．We have to pay for grief. |
| D．If we love someone, when he/she dies, we have to experience grief. |
| A．Anger. | B．Fear. | C．Sadness. | D．Tiredness. |
| A．Call someone on the phone. | B．Help other people who also feel sad and bad. |
| C．Be ready to talk. | D．Keep a diary. |
| A．Tell a story. | B．Write a letter. | C．Share memories with others. | D．Draw a picture. |
【推荐1】It was Saturday again. Lily and Lucy disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.
Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Lily had to attend the art lesson and Lucy had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Lily and Lucy at the same time. “Do you have the same idea as me?” they asked each other and laughed. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Lily put on Lucy’s ballet dress while Lucy put Lily’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left for their classes.
When the art lesson started, Lucy couldn’t understand the art teacher. Unlike Lily, Lucy was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Lucy didn’t dare to hand in her work.
Meanwhile, Lily was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them . Their ballet teacher became impatient with her, “Lucy, you should remember the basic steps. You can’t depend on copying what others are doing.”
When Lily and Lucy arrived home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else that they were not.
1. What was the twins’ plan?| A．To have a day off. | B．To be each other for a day. |
| C．To wear the same clothes. | D．To have a normal day like their classmates. |
| A．Lost. | B．Excited. | C．Mad. | D．Sleepy. |
| A．The teachers. | B．The classmates. | C．The dance steps. | D．The ballet dresses. |
| A．she wasn’t herself that day | B．“Lucy” wasn’t patient that day |
| C．“Lucy” did very badly that day | D．she had discovered the twins’ plan |
| A．Don’t try to run before you can walk. |
| B．A good beginning makes a good ending. |
| C．Saying is one thing and doing is another. |
| D．The grass is not always greener on the other side. |
Zhen, a 15-year-old girl, is a middle school student in Beijing. Every day, Zhen gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. She studies hard, and even reads books during breaks! Her parents are migrant (移民) workers. They came to Beijing from a village in Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 1,200 yuan every month. Her mother has no job. Like many teenagers, Zhen has a lot of homework, but that is not all her work. During the week she helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes.
Zhen said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up. “I watched TV and found out there are many people with AIDS in China. They really need help,” said Zhen. But she was afraid of having to leave school. Zhen didn’t go to school for one year five years ago. Fortunately, now all the children can go to school for free in China. “I won’t worry a lot about it anymore,”said Zhen happily. “I’m trying my best to study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future.”
1. Why does Zhen Xing only eat fried potato slices and rice instead of meat?
| A．Because she wants to save money. |
| B．Because meat is difficult to get. |
| C．Because she likes eating fried potato slices and rice best. |
| D．Because she thinks fried potato slices and rice are healthier than meat. |
| A．Zhen Xing has a part-time job and makes 200 yuan every month. |
| B．Zhen Xing’s mother got 1,200 yuan every month. |
| C．Zhen Xing can go to school for free now. |
| D．Zhen Xing’s parents are both cleaners. |
| A．15. | B．14. | C．13. | D．10. |
| A．Worries. | B．Hobbies. |
| C．School life. | D．Dreams. |
| A．how to spend money like Zhen Xing |
| B．a girl from a rural area |
| C．a girl’s hard but hopeful life |
| D．Chinese education situation |
【推荐3】Canada geese are large blue and white birds when autumn comes, they have to fly south where the weather is warmer. The winter is so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there.
Last spring, Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada geese on his farm. They had lost their parents. Bill thought, “These young birds won’t know what to do in autumn.”
Bill had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him. All through the summer, he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him.
When the cold weather arrived in autumn, Bill flew to Virginia of the United States, 600 miles south of his home in Canada. The geese followed him all the way. Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home.
This spring, Bill was waiting for the birds to come back. They did not arrive, so Bill flew to Virginia to get them. He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them. When he arrived home, Bill found the geese were waiting for him. They had found their way home without him.
1. Canada geese have to fly south in ________.| A．spring | B．autumn | C．winter | D．summer |
| A．They will live happily. |
| B．They won’t be healthy. |
| C．They will be hungry. |
| D．They will die. |
| A．listen to | B．go after |
| C．wait for | D．look after |
| A．it is warmer there |
| B．it is 600 miles away from his home |
| C．he wanted the birds to fly after him |
| D．it is a beautiful place in the United States |
| A．in Bill’s plane | B．in winter |
| C．by themselves | D．with bill |
| A．likes the birds very much |
| B．is good at playing with birds |
| C．stays in Virginia with the birds |
| D．lives in the United States |
【推荐1】Studying in groups is becoming more and more popular in class. It has many advantages. For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups.
I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics was very poor. I had a really hard time with it. Once in class, the teacher asked us to discuss it with each other, but I was very shy. I could not do it like what they told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to talk with someone else bravely, then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice, then I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems. After that, l felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time. How excited I was!
Because of studying in groups, I am not worried about physics any more. With my classmates’ help, I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So let’s study more in groups.
根据文章内容判断正误，正确选A，错误的选B。1. The writer was weak in geography when he was in Grade 8.
2. The writer’s physics teacher encouraged him to talk with someone else bravely.
3. When the writer didn’t understand any questions, nobody could give him some advice.
4. The writer did not feel stressed out at all by studying in groups.
5. The writer thought students should study more in groups.
| A. Nanshan Litchi (荔枝) Culture and Tourism Festival Since 1999, the festival has been held each year for the picking, tasting and trade of the fruit. The most popular place for litchi tasting is the Xili Orchard (果园) on Shahexi Road. B. Golden Coast Tourism Festival In the past years, the festival in Yantian had opening shows, kite-flying, matches at Dameisha Beach, as well as seafood and shopping at restaurants. C. Shajing Golden Oyster (蚝) Festival Since 2004, the Goltten Oyster Festival has been held every year in Shajing, where visitors can taste fresh oysters cooked in different ways. D. Longgang Dragon Dance Festival The Longgang dragon dance, with a history of more than 200 years, acts different kinds of dragon dances, like the clothes dragons and fire dragons. E. Shenzhen Cartoon and Animation Festival Since its opening in 2009, the festival has attracted many young people and their families with cartoon shows, and competitions such as a cosplay, a street dance, gaming and so on. F. Lianhua Hill music Festival Lianhua Hill Music Festival, has been held since 2014, with people sitting on the ground and enjoying the show for free. |
A month ago the Brown family, who lived in Lyndhurst, had a special experience.
Frank ran into Ruth’s room and he saw something shocking. A big tree from their garden fell through the window of Ruth’s room!
| A．Soon, it began to rain very heavily. |
| B．Then they heard baby Ruth crying. |
| C．It became dark and snowed hard soon. |
| D．Luckily it missed the baby by just half a meter! |
| E．It was evening, and after dinner Tina was in the kitchen. |
| F．Suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder (雷声) and Tilly quickly ran into the house |
