Billy, the youngest, was clearing out his old toys. He put several old robots and games in his yard sale box. He also found some clothes that didn’t fit.
Suzy, the middle child, decided to part with some stuffed animals (毛绒玩具) from her collection. She also found some old books.
Regina, the eldest, had music CDs and some clothes to sell. She had the most clothes of the children to sell.
Dad had many things he could part with: some tools, some records he didn’t listen to, some computer parts and a few old jackets and suits.
Mum had a few things to sell. She chose some handbags, some shoes and some clothes. She also found some old dishes.
Together, the five of them set up their tables and the sale began at 7:30 a.m. People came early and the buying and selling was fierce. They hardly had time to take a rest. Many people brought young children, so Billy did well. He sold out his toys quickly. Girls liked Suzy’s stuffed animals, and a few teenagers bought most of Regina’s music CDs. Mum and Dad had the most things, so they took longer to sell them, but they also made more money.
In the end, Billy made $22, Suzy made $18 and Regina made $43. Mum and Dad made a bit more. Dad made $143 and Mum made $97. It was quite a good day.
1. Who didn’t bring clothes to the yard sale?
| A．Billy. | B．Suzy. | C．Regina. | D．Dad. |
| A．shoes | B．dishes | C．handbags | D．music CDs |
| A．仓促的 | B．悠闲的 | C．激烈的 | D．惨淡的 |
| A．were bad at selling |
| B．had the most things |
| C．had to prepare food and drinks |
| D．had to take care of their children |
| A．$83. | B．$180. | C．$240. | D．$323. |
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Jack loves to read a book each night. He reads all day. He reads at night, Jack’s books are here. His books are there. He can not even find his chair. He can not see which clothes to wear.
“That’s enough!” His mother says, “Clean up these books and get to bed!”
“Clean them up? But how? Right now? What should I do? How do I move them all from here? Should I stack them up behind the door?”
“Wait! What is his book I see here? Hmmmmm... How To Make A Library! I can organize（整理）by writer’s name— That sounds like a real cool game! Arrange（整理）them like the alphabet（字母表）. That sounds easy. That’s no sweat Or I could organize by title（标题）too. I know now that’s what I will do!”
“All A titles I’ll put here. This is great! Now I see! Next will come for B. This is really so much fun!”
Following these rules, Jack organizes them one by one. He sorts（分类）them all from A to Z. He organizes them happily. His mother is also happy. She never thinks he can pass that test（测试）. But Jack comes through（获得成功）after all.
“Books are great, ” says Jack with a smile, “They help me make a library!”
1. What does Jack’s mother ask him to do at first?| A．Clean up the books. | B．Find his chair. |
| C．Make a library. | D．Read more books. |
| A．Jack has little time at that moment. |
| B．Jack has a lot of things to do every day. |
| C．Jack doesn’t want to clean up his bedroom. |
| D．Jack doesn’t know how to organize his books. |
| A．That’s too hard. | B．That’s very easy. | C．That’s very cold. | D．That’s too busy. |
| A．Jack can pass the reading test |
| B．Jack finds his favourite book |
| C．Jack organizes the books very well |
| D．Jack puts his books here and there |
Many British people live in houses, not flats. Most houses have gardens.
Daily life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don't go home for lunch; they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine in the morning. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at nine in the morning and close at about six p.m. Usually, they don't close for lunch.
1. Many British people live in ________.| A．gardens | B．flats | C．rooms | D．houses |
| A．office workers | B．people | C．students | D．teachers |
| A．at school | B．at home | C．in the shop | D．in the garden |
| A．four years | B．four or five years |
| C．twelve or thirteen years | D．sixteen or seventeen years |
| A．seven p.m. | B．nine in the morning | C．lunch time | D．twelve o'clock at noon |
1. When does Wang Ling get up on Wednesday?
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．She goes home. | B．She plays with her friends. |
| C．She cleans the classroom. | D．She watches TV. |
| A．three hours | B．two hours |
| C．one hour | D．half an hour |
| A．Play the guitar. | B．Play the piano. |
| C．Play the violin. | D．Play computer games. |
A. Heart Flower Shop There are many kinds of fresh flowers in our shop, and you can buy some for your friends as a birthday gift. |
B. Wholesale Food Market There are many kinds of food and drinks in our market, and the prices of them are very low. Welcome! |
C. Elim Christian Bookstore Elim Christian Bookstore is the biggest store in our city. There are almost all kinds of books in it. |
D. Confiserie Bachmann There are chocolate cakes, fruit cakes and so on. They are all very delicious. |
E. Best Fast Food There are fried chicken, French fries, hamburgers and porridge. You can enjoy them if you come here. |
F. Calle Chic Clothing Store It’s a clothing store for girls. There are all kinds of beautiful clothes. |
【推荐2】Shoppers around the world are buying in a crazy way because they are afraid of the coronavirus (新冠病毒). People in countries like England, Japan, Singapore and Australia bought almost all the toilet paper, face masks and dried and canned food in supermarket. Governments (政府) have advised people that there is no need to be in such a rush. They said that panic buying would only be bad for people who really need these things.
Psychologists (心理学家) say panic buying is a bad action that is called FOMO—the fear of missing out. Dr Katharina Wittgens said because of the coronavirus, people began fear of missing out. Dr Katharina Wittgens said because of the coronavirus, people began to copy the actions of others. People watch the news that someone else is buying something, so they rush out to the stores to do the same right away. She said people were too afraid in front of coronavirus. She said, “Far more people die in car accidents per year but we don’t panic about these things in the morning before we go to work.” Singapore’s prime minister said to Singaporeans, “We have enough things for people. There’s no need to buy too much of them.”
1. What things did people in England buy in a crazy way?| A．the toilet paper, face masks and drinks |
| B．facial tissue, face masks and dried and canned food |
| C．the toilet paper, face masks and dried and canned food |
| D．the toilet paper, rubber gloves and dried and canned food |
| A．they want to show that they are rich in front of coronavirus |
| B．they are too afraid to miss something in front of coronavirus |
| C．they are very happy with buying things like others |
| D．they really like the things in the news |
| A．疯狂购买 | B．快乐购买 | C．理性购买 | D．倒贴购买 |
| A．the fear of coronavirus |
| B．how to go shopping in a reasonable (合理的) way |
| C．the effect (影响) of the coronavirus |
| D．the importance of crazy shopping |
【推荐3】Do you know Single’s Day (November 11)? In China, many people, even your parents, go to bed late that night. They go shopping online to get big savings (省钱). Well, the U. S. A has something like it called Black Friday.
Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is on November 29 this year. It is one of the biggest shopping days in the U. S. A. People want to start shopping for Christmas gifts, so they go shopping on this day to save money.
It’s called Black Friday because shops used to record (记录) sales with black ink (墨水). So when there was a lot of black ink on a page, the shop sold a lot.
On Black Friday, people go shopping at actual stores (实体店). It is different from Single’s Day. People stand in line (排队) for hours. Sometimes they fight over things because there are only a few left. TVs, computers and video game systems are some of people’s favourite things to buy.
1. Paragraph 3 tells us ________.| A．how to save money |
| B．how to use ink for sales |
| C．why it is called Black Friday |
| D．how to use ink for bookkeeping |
| A．Both of them are on November 11. |
| B．People can save much money to buy things on both of the days. |
| C．People go shopping at actual stores on both of the days. |
| D．People don’t go to work on both of the days. |
| A．Single’s Day in China |
| B．A big shopping day in China |
| C．Thanksgiving Day in the USA |
| D．A big shopping day in the USA |
【推荐1】Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth.
Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting (污染) the earth's water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals (化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.
By the year 2200, the earth's water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids (液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.
So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.
By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe (呼吸). So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.
So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.
1. Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?| A．Water. | B．Air. | C．Lifestyle. | D．Food. |
| A．昂贵的 | B．充足的 | C．缺乏的 | D．特殊的 |
| A．The rich. | B．The poor. | C．Scientists. | D．All the people. |
| A．Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century. |
| B．There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200. |
| C．All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300. |
| D．We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400. |
| A．Stop travelling | B．Change or leave | C．Look for new home | D．Food and lifestyle |
【推荐2】“I don’t think about winning or losing during the competition. I just do my best, and the rewards (奖励) come naturally,” Gu Ailing, freeskier from Chinese Winter Olympic team, said in an interview.
When I had this interview with Gu in 2021, the young skier had just achieved record-breaking wins for two gold medals at the world championships in Aspen, US. But what impressed me most was how she treated her great achievements. While many people consider Gu talented, she believes she is just one of the many sports lovers , who, with such pure passion (纯净的热情), could overcome any obstacles or setbacks and enjoy doing what they love.
Her words struck a chord (引起共鸣) with me. As a young journalist covering the youth of today, I have written thousands of reports, digging up inspirational stories of Gen Zers who are born between 1995 and 2010. I also look for different ways to make their stories known by more people. For example, I have made videos on hot topics while also writing articles.
My efforts have reaped (收获) fruits. On April 15, I was awarded as a national outstanding member of the Communist Youth League of China (中国共青团) .
I am so honored, but what makes me more thrilled is that some of my interviewees are also on the list. We are all exploring different career paths, but we share the same attitude toward our passions like Gu. This award, I believe, is for the spirit of Chinese young people.
For example, the awardees from the Sanxingdui Museum have a passion to bring the 3,000-year-old Sanxingdui relics back to life and reveal a magnificent civilization in history. In October 2021, I went to the museum and interviewed two young restorers (修复师) there. Through working with them I got to know that restoration is a long process, and repeat one single action carefully every day for several months. “We are doing ordinary things and we just do our best,” said one of the restorers.
I believe similar situations can be found in the story of every awardee. Just as the lyrics of the popular song Lonely Warrior (《孤勇者》) go, “who said heroes can’t be ordinary souls?”We are all ordinary people doing our best for our passions, and together we can make extraordinary achievements.
1. From the article we know the writer is ________.| A．a worker | B．a reporter | C．a teacher | D．a player |
| A．Because we can see the common spirit of the youth of today from her. It leads in the topic. |
| B．Because Gu Ailing is a national outstanding member of CYLC. |
| C．Because Gu Ailing is an outstanding player. |
| D．Because the writer interviewed Gu Ailing many times. |
| A．praise them | B．respect them |
| C．further introduce the spirit of the Chinese youth | D．introduce more good people and things |
| A．Loving writing and making extraordinary achievements. |
| B．Being ordinary souls but loving being famous. |
| C．Being talented and making great achievements |
| D．Loving their work and working hard. |
【推荐3】A number of years ago, a man went to visit a circus (马戏团) in New York. He was able to walk around looking at the lions, monkeys, bears and other circus animals. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains (链子), no cages (笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reasons, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them, and at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they can not break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
“How could it be?” said the man. These animals could at any time break free from ropes. But because they were always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.
Just like poor elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we can not do something, just because we failed at it once before?
Fail is part of learning.
1. Where were the animals kept?| A．In the circus. | B．In the zoo. | C．On the farm. | D．In the park. |
| A．击败 | B．打破 | C．挣脱 | D．折断 |
| A．By a strong rope. | B．In cages. | C．With chains. | D．By a small rope. |
| A．The elephants were held in this way when they were young. |
| B．There were many kinds of animals in the circus. |
| C．The animals were trained to perform. |
| D．The elephants often escaped (逃跑). |
| A．Well begun is half done. |
| B．Early bird catches the worm. |
| C．We should never give up. |
| D．One tree can’t make a forest. |
