【推荐1】阅读短文，按要求完成各题。

Known as China’s national opera, Beijing Opera mixes many art forms. It has nothing in common with the opera of the West.

Beijing Opera is a mix of singing, dialogue, acrobatics (杂质), kung fu, etc. Actors wear beautiful costurmes and perform to music produced by traditional musical instruments. They include Erhu, Huqin, Pipa, Sheng and other instruments.

In Beijing Opera there are four types of roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng are the leading male actors who play the role of scholars, officials, etc. Sheng can be divided into the old, the young and the kung fu experts.

Dan, or female (女性的) roles, include the young, the middle-aged, and old women. Additionally, female roles were played by male actors.

Jing are the painted-faced roles, and they represent heroes, statesmen, bad men, etc. The painted faces are symbolic and exaggerated (象征的和夸张的), and are used to represent a character’s personality. For example, wise and brave character would have a purple face.

Chou are basically the clowns (丑角) marked by a small patch of white chalk on their noses. They are sometimes kind-hearted and humorous, but at other times bad or silly.

Symbolism is very important in Beijing Opera. Very few props 道具) are used on stage, the actors must depend on the use of their hands and body movements to express messages. For example, lifting a foot means going through a doorway and walking in a circle around the stage shows a long journey.

Beijing Opera is an important part of the Chinese culture and has become an important art form as a result of the hard work of hundreds of artists over the past two centuries.

1. Does Beijing Opera have anything in common with the opera of the West?
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2. How many types of roles are there in Beijing opera?
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3. Who often played female roles traditionally?
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4. How can actors express they travel a long journey in Beijing Opera?
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5. How long has Beijing Opera been in history?
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【推荐2】Counting the hairs on your head would be very difficult. Many have tried, but most people give up after losing count or getting bored! However, scientists say people have more than 100,000 hairs on their heads on average. Of course, this number is different from person to person. Some people have much more hair than others.

What causes hair loss? There are many reasons, such as stress, illness and styling. It also runs in families. Besides, many people simply lose hair as they grow older. To avoid losing hair, you should wash your hair correctly and condition(养护) your hair to help keep your hair healthy. It’s also important to be gentle (轻柔的) when brushing or combing hair.

Hair loss is not the same as daily shedding(脱落). People lose an average of 50 to 100 hairs a day. It’s normal. If you are losing more hair than average, talk to the adults you trust. They can help you decide whether to ask a doctor for help.

Why do humans have hair on their heads? Most other mammals(哺乳动物) have thick fur(毛) covering their whole bodies. While humans grow small and fine(细微的) hairs on much of their skin, it’s much thicker on the top of the head. Scientists say the answers come down to evolution (进化). Humans probably evolved without fur because they have more sweat glands(汗腺) than other mammals. Humans walk upright on two legs. Therefore, the top of their heads needs protection from the sun. This is why people have more hair on their heads than on the rest of their bodies. The hair also helps keep heat in cold weather and keep a healthy body temperature.

1. How many reasons for hair loss are mentioned in Paragraph 2?   
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2. List one way to avoid losing hair.
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3. If I lose over 50 to 100 hairs every day, what should I do?   
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4. Why people have more hair on their heads than on the rest of their bodies?   
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5. What can you learn from the passage?   
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【推荐3】先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

Over the past billions of years, many animals and plants have lived on this beautiful planet. But about 99.9 percent of them died out. This is because they couldn’t adapt to (适应) where they lived. To survive, living things must change over time. This is called evolution (进化).

When reading this article, please remember that every one of us is a lucky dog. We evolve, and we survive! After years of evolution, now we have the abilities to live in the world and enjoy it. Just like humans, other animals on Earth also evolve great abilities. For example, giraffes live on the grassland of Africa. To adapt to life there, they have evolved longer necks to reach the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from lions and cheetahs (猎豹).

However, evolution also gives giraffes a strange habit: They only sleep for about 30 minutes a day and less than 5 minutes a time, and they sleep standing! Why are they so wakeful? Well, that’s because they are so tall. They need longer time getting off the ground and run. Because of this special sleep style, they won’t become easy meals for others.

As you see, evolution isn’t always perfect. It helps animals to live, but it sometimes also gives them what they don’t really want. Don’t feel sorry. It’s part of natural selection (选择). In order to survive, all of this is necessary.

Facts About Evolution
Why evolution happens	Humans and other animals on earth need to evolve great abilities to adapt to the     1    .
Take giraffes for     2	They have evolved longer necks to     3     the high trees, as well as longer legs to run away from dangerous animals.
	They only sleep for a very short time and they sleep standing, or they will be eaten by others     4    .
Whether evolution is perfect	Evolution isn’t always perfect. On the one hand, it helps animals to live. On the other hand, it sometimes can not just     5     their needs.

【推荐1】Computers are becoming more and more popular in our daily life. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers did not do much. They were very big and expensive, and few people were interested in them A knew how to use them. Today computers are small and cheap. They can do a lot of work, B many people like using them. Most people have them at home.

(1) Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. They are our good friends.

We live in the “computer age”. Do you want to have a computer?

1. 在文中的空白处分别填一个适当的词，使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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2. 将(1)句译成汉语。
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3. 回答问题：What do teachers use computers to do?
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4. 在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
It’s helpful for people to do a lot of work with computers.
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5. 在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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【推荐3】阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词)

With the holidays coming up, many people will have parties. Want to make sure you are a good host (主人) or guest (客人)? Now it’s time to learn about some party manners (礼仪).

Be a host

Don’t start any activity before all your guests arrive. If the people at the party don’t know each other, make sure you introduce (介绍) everyone.

If your guests bring gifts to you, thank each gift-giver when you open his (her) present. After the party, be sure to send a hand-written thank-you card to each guest. It’s a good idea to let them know you enjoy their gifts.

Be a guest

You should arrive on time. It’s not good to come late. Bring a gift to a birthday party. It can be some flowers, a cake or some chocolate. If it’s a holiday party, ask the host if there’s anything you can bring.

Remember to say “Please” and “Thank you” to other guests! They are magic (神奇的) words. When you leave, please say “Thank you” to the host.

1     to be a good host or guest
	Be a host	Be a guest
At the party	●    2     for all your guests to arrive before you start any activity. ●Be sure to introduce everyone     3     your guests don’t know each other. ●Say “Thank you” to the gift-givers for the presents when you     4     them.	●Don’t be     5    . ●    6     gifts to a birthday party or ask the host what you can bring to a holiday party. ●Be     7     to other guests.
8     the party	●Write a thank-you card to each guest. ●    9     them you enjoy their gifts.	●    10     the host for the     party when leaving.

【推荐2】请阅读下面短文根据语篇内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

Every year on April 7th, we’re reminded (提醒) of something: If you have health, you have hope; if you have hope, you have everything. This day is World Health Day. The day calls on (呼吁) people to care more about health.

But first of all, what is health? According to the WHO, health is about both our bodies and our emotions (情感). We all know how to get healthy. We can do exercise every day. We can eat different kinds of food. We can go to bed by 10 p.m. We can take care of ourselves when the weather changes. But that’s not enough. There is famous saying: “Laughter is the best medicine.” The mental (精神的) health is very important. So try not to keep yourself too busy with study and work all the time. Try different sports and develop your own interests. For example, learning to play the guitar after homework is a good way to relax.

Such hobbies can relax your body and mind. More importantly, they make you a healthy person.

World Heath Day is on April 7th every year. It reminds us that having health is having everything. The day calls on people to care     1     about health. But what is health? According to the WHO, health is about both our bodies and our emotions. To keep healthy, we can exercise every day, eat     2     and go to bed early. We can also look after ourselves when the weather changes. However, we shouldn’t keep ourselves too busy with study and work     3     the mental health is also very important. Try to do different sports and     4     our own interests.     5     like playing the guitar can make our body and mind relaxed. More importantly, they make us a healthy person.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。

The Communist Party of China( the CPC, 中国共产党) was founded (成立) in 1921. People around the city held all kinds of activities to celebrate the 100th anniversary(纪念日) in 2021.

In the City Art Museum, people show great interest in hundreds of paintings about the history of the CPC. Some paintings describe Chinese people’s poor and painful lives in the past. Some show that the CPC overcame difficulties and led Chinese to build the People’s Republic of China(中华人民共和国) . Others tell people about great changes that have taken place in China in the last 100 years. Seeing these paintings , people have a better understanding of the CPC and feel lucky to live in new China.

Besides the painting show, a speech competition gets tons of attention. Tangtang takes part in it. He says that the CPC has given him a lot of chances to achieve his China dream —— to become an excellent writer. He often sends books to the children in the mountain villages. He also writes a lot of poems about our country.

From these activities, we have realized that there would be no new China if there was no the Communist Party of China.

1. The Communist Party of China ________ in 1921, 101 years ago.
2. People could see hundreds of ________ about the history of the CPC in the City Art Museum.
3. There were many painting telling us about ________ that have taken place in China in the last 100 years.
4. Tangtang’s ________ is to be an excellent writer.
5. From the passage we know that if there was no the Communist Party of China, there would be no ________.