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Art Festival 14—24 August, 2022
VIDEO A one-hour show of the video will be presented (呈现) by Pemberton Secondary School students. The video is about intellectually disabled (智力残障的) young people and their parents. Place: Capital Hall Dates: 14-22 August Tickets: Free	PERFORMANCE (表演) Alpine Youth Theatre will present A Cat’s Mind with cheerful songs and dance, promising to give a wonderful performance by 20 young people between 18 and 25 years old. Place: National Arts Theatre Dates: 15—23 August Tickets: Free
CONCERT Eric Raymond, the Prima Music Prize winner, will perform classical and jazz ballad (情歌) in the evening. Eric Raymond’s latest (最新的) CD will also be on sale. Place: Victory Theatre Dates: 22—24 August Tickets: $50 (child); $80 (adult)

1. You can see the video presented by Pemberton Secondary School at ________.

A．Capital Hall

B．National Arts Theatre

C．Victory Theatre

D．a club

2. When will A Cat’s Mind be performed?

A．14—24 August.

B．15—23 August.

C．22—24 August.

D．14—22 August.

3. What is the price of an adult ticket for the concert?

A．$80.

B．$50.

C．$20.

D．$18.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads (广告) above?

A．A group of children perform A Cat’s Mind.

B．Raymond will perform Chinese music.

C．The parents will present the video show.

D．You can buy Raymond’s latest CD at the concert.

【推荐2】Dear David,
How are you? I’m fine. I’m in London, at the International (国际的) School of English. I’m in Class 3 with eight students. They’re from different countries — Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Henry Briscall. He’s very nice. He’s a very good teacher.
I’m living with an English family. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly.
London is very big and interesting. The weather is good, cold but sunny. English food is OK, but the coffee is terrible!
Write to me soon.
Paul
1. The letter is from _____ .

A．David

B．Paul

C．Paula’s classmate

D．Andrew

2. The writer’s class has _____ .

A．many students

B．nine students

C．eight students

D．eight girls

3. What’s the writer’s teacher’s name?

A．Henry Briscall.

B．Thomas.

C．Andrew.

D．Catherine.

4. The writer lives _____ .

A．at school	B．in a hotel
C．with her classmates	D．at Mr. Brown’s home

5. How old is Andrew?

A．14.

B．12.

C．7.

D．9.

【推荐3】Sam：What's this？It's an American eraser .It's made{制造}in our hometown{家乡}But it isn't mine .Hi! Jim,   is this your eraser?
Jim：No it isn't.. Maybe {大概}it's Ann's.
Sam: Excuse me ,Ann.
Ann;Yes?
Sam: Is this your eraser?
Ann: No, it isn't .I think it's Lucy's. Lucy, is this your eraser ？
Lucy: Oh,yes. Thank you very much .
Sam; That's all right.
Jim: Look,! What are those?
Lucy: I think they are oranges.
Ann; No, they aren't . I think they are apples----yellow apples.
Jim; Are they in a box ?
Lucy: No, they are in a basket {篮子}
Sam: Whose are they?
Lucy:Sorry ,we really don't know.
1. We know the eraser is_____

A．Ann's

B．Lucy's

C．Jim's

D．Sam's

2. What are those in the basket?

A．Bananas

B．Apples

C．Pears

D．Oranges

3. Whose apples are those?

A．Lucy's

B．Sam's

C．Jim's

D．We don't know

4. Sam is a/an _____boy.

A．America

B．China

C．UK

D．Japan

5. Which is the following is right?

A．Ann knows the eraser is Lucy's .

B．Lucy knows whose the apples are .

C．Sam knows the eraser isLucy's .

D．Some oranges are in the box.

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阅读以上诗歌，根据其内容回答下列各个小题。
1. According to the poem, ______________ has come so fast.

A．the end of school	B．the exam
C．the celebration	D．the new class

2. What does the underlined word delight mean?

A．Sickness.	B．Sadness.
C．Happiness.	D．Fairness.

3. What’s waiting for you all according to the poem?

A．Too many subjects.	B．The same school.
C．Similar faces.	D．A new life.

4. This poem can probably be used ______________.

A．in a welcome party	B．in a birthday party
C．on a prom night	D．on a Silent Night

5. The purpose of this poem is to ______________.

A．tell us to say thanks to all our teachers

B．encourage us to be positive and move on our senior high

C．tell us that we should do something for our junior high schools

D．remind us of our happy junior high life

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If I could catch a rainbow, I would do it just for you; And share with its beauty, On the days you’re feeling blue. If I could build a mountain, You could call your very own; A place to find serenity, A place to be alone. If I could take your troubles, I would throw them into the sea; ② But all these things I’m finding, Are impossible for me. ④ I cannot build a mountain, Or catch a rainbow fair; But let me be what I know best, A friend that’s always there.

1. The material above is probably ________.

A．a story

B．a play

C．a poem

D．a letter

2. The underlined word “serenity” probably means ________.

A．happiness

B．peace

C．love

D．truth

3. In the third verse（节）, the second line ② and the fourth line ④ have the same rhyme（押韵）________.

A．/ʊə/

B．/u:/

C．/aɪ/

D．/i:/

4. From the material above, we can learn that ________.

A．many hands make light work	B．reading makes a full man
C．actions speak louder than words	D．a friend in need is a friend indeed

【推荐1】Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, most students don’t know how to take notes.
★Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important again and again.
★Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
★Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
★Organize(组织). Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
★Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.
1. There are________   main points about note-taking in this passage.

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

2. If you can’t follow your teachers in class, what should you do?

A．Ask them after class.	B．Ask them before class.
C．Stop listening in class.	D．Complain to them about the class.

3. Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?

A．Organizing the notes.

B．Recopying your notes after class.

C．Asking your teachers for help.

D．Comparing your notes with others’

4. Which can be the BEST title for this passage?

A．How to take notes	B．What to do in class
C．How to study for a test	D．What to do with problems

【推荐2】One day, Tom's parents told him that his grandpa would retire（退休）after working for forty years. Tom said in surprise, "I'm only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…a really long time!"

His parents said, "Yes, That's why we will have a surprise party for him."

Tom loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the job card. His grandpa gave it to him two years ago. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the job on the card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Tom was ready. But he didn't want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa's hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, "Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?" “Sure!" Tom said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears（眼泪）came into his eyes. Tom gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! It was a job card with his new job: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Tom said, "Now your full-time job is my grandpa!"

"Well, how much do I get paid?" his grandpa asked with a smile. "As many hugs（拥抱）as you want!" With these words, Tom gave Grandpa a hug. "Well, I'm the richest man in the world!" said Grandpa.

1. From Paragraph 1, we know Tom's grandpa was going to__________.

A．have a good friend	B．leave his job
C．work harder	D．help poor kids

2. Tom remembered the__________ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A．schoolbag

B．birthday card

C．model plane

D．job card

3. What did Tom decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To find a new job for him.	B．To sing a song to him.
C．To buy a nice gift for him.	D．To take a photo for him.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tom forgot to give his gift to his grandpa.

B．Tom was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa.

C．Tom was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa.

D．Tom gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people.

5. There were tears in Grandpa's eyes because__________.

A．he would have no friends	B．he would have more work to do
C．he couldn't make much money	D．he was happy to get Tom's gift

【推荐3】Once there was a boy in London. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money." 
Jimmy's pictures were different from others' because he never painted on the whole of the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. 
"That's very clever," people said. "No other painters have ever done that!" 
One day someone asked Jimmy, "Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high."
1. From the passage, we know Jimmy lives in          .

A．China	B．England
C．America	D．Canada

2.           ，he begins painting.

A．When he was three years old.

B．When he was five years old. 

C．When he was eight years old.

D．When he was ten years old.

3. How are Jimmy's pictures ?

A．Beautiful.	B．Interesting.
C．Bad	D．Beautiful and interesting.

4. Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A．The whole of the paper	B．The top half.
C．The bottom half.	D．The middle part.

5. Jimmy only paints half of the paper because             .
he is very clever.

A．he is very short.	B．he is very tall.
C．he is very big.

【推荐1】　　Everyone talks about the advantages of taking time out for “simple pleasures”.
The idea is that we will be happier if we often do inexpensive, easy-to-do activities.

However, the problem for many of us is that we don't know what makes us happy. When I was in college, my mother gave me some wise advice. She said, “Before you get married and live with another person, you need to spend some time living by yourself. You need to get to know yourself.”

So I did exactly that. For almost two years, I lived by myself, I found that I loved to spend hours looking around in bookstores. I also loved to spend an afternoon just walking around the city. And every so often, I needed the moments of pure silence.

But, of course, we all don't enjoy the same things.

A simple pleasure for me would be to spend an hour reading a book in my backyard. However, that same activity would give my husband no pleasure. We are all so different.

Sometimes, we already knew what makes us happy. However, as life gets busier and we get older, we put aside our simple pleasures.

For example, I had to give up playing the flute when I started working and had family responsibilities. Playing my flute seemed selfish when no one else in my family could join, but three years ago I returned to playing the flute. I regret having ever stopped.

Simple pleasures are neither simple nor common. Our simple pleasures are a reflection of who we are. They are different activities that give each of us joy.

Certainly there are some common topics-such as being out in nature, doing something creative, or enjoying music and literature - but beyond that, each of us has to find out what it is that feeds our souls.

That isn't always easy in a world in which we have to consider other people’s needs and opinions as well as our own, but enjoying simple pleasures is something that each of us deserves.

Think of it as your right, and say to yourself, “Today, I'm going to discover what my simple pleasures are.”

1. What is the writer's opinion about simple pleasures?

A．They change as we grow older.

B．They can reflect our characters and spirits.

C．It’s expensive and impossible to achieve them.

D．People with no responsibilities can enjoy them.

2. What does the writer want to tell by sharing her experience of living alone?

A．Wise people often take their mothers’ advice.

B．A couple don't necessarily share the same interest.

C．It's important to live alone before getting married.

D．It's worth spending time alone enjoying simple pleasures.

3. What can we learn from the writer’s experience of playing the flute?

A．We should develop an interest that others can take part in.

B．Making our family happy is better than making ourselves happy.

C．Family responsibilities are more important than our own interests.

D．Keeping our interests alive is a good method to make ourselves happy.

4. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?

A．The writer encourages readers to get simple pleasures actively.

B．The writer suggests readers pay no attention to others' opinions.

C．The writer teaches readers to balance others’ needs with their own needs.

D．The writer reminds readers to realize simple pleasures are the most important part of life.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Find Out Who You Are.	B．Consider Your Own Needs.
C．Live Alone to Enjoy Life.	D．Discover Your Own Pleasure.

【推荐2】How do you like friends? Do you have many friends? Well, let me tell you some ideas of my classmates.

Frank: Friends are really important and necessary in our life, but we shouldn’t ask our friends for everything.

Peter: If you have a real friend, you are very lucky. My best friend is Tony. I knew him when I was in primary school. Now we always play sports together after school and we often help each other.

Sally: I have lots of friends. I always talk with them and share my happiness and sadness with them. I feel very glad to be with them.

Amy: When I need help, I would like to ask my friends for help. Although friends can’t help us with everything. I think in some ways friends are better than parents and teachers.

1. _____ thinks friends are really important in our life.

A．Frank

B．Peter

C．Sally

D．Amy

2. If you have a real friend, you are very ____.

A．serious

B．lucky

C．necessary

D．tired

3. The writer wrote the passage to ____.

A．talk about some ideas about parents	B．talk about some ideas about friends
C．talk about some ideas about teachers	D．talk about some ideas about classmates

【推荐3】A handshake is a brief greeting tradition. It is common all over the world. Most countries use handshakes. Using the right hand is usually thought of the proper way to greet others. Different cultures may be more or less likely to shake hands, or there may be different customs about how or when to shake hands.

There are different customs about handshakes. People do it when they meet, greet or when they leave each other. Also, when people offer congratulations, show thankfulness, or when they have made an agreement，they also use handshaking. In sports or other competitive activities, people think of handshaking as a sign of good sportsmanship. If a person shakes hands with a player, he wants to show that he trusts and respects the player.

Unless health problems or local customs require (要求), usually a handshake is made with nothing in our hands. However, it depends on the situation.

In Russia, men shake hands with each other but women hardly do it.

In Switzerland, people expect to shake the women's hands first.

Austrians shake hands when meeting, often including with children.

In some areas such as Turkey or the Arabic-speaking Middle East, handshakes are not so often used as they are in the West. Handshaking between men and women is not encouraged in the Arabic world. You should only use your right hand as well.

1. When do people not shake hands in the following situations according to the passage?

A．The US president and the UK president meet each other for a big event.

B．Jack and Tony meet each other for the first time.

C．Tom and his mother say hello every day.

D．The bosses of two different companies make an agreement in business.

2. What does the underlined word “respects” mean in Chinese?

A．妨碍

B．尊重

C．无视

D．怀疑

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．In Russia, women often use the handshake.

B．You need to shake the women's hands first in Austria.

C．Many people in the Arabic world may not use handshakes.

D．In Switzerland, you should shake hands even with children.

4. Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To tell us when people shake hands in different countries.

B．To show us why people shake hands in different countries.

C．To describe how to shake hands in different countries.

D．To let us know what a handshake is and different customs about handshakes.

5. Where can you read this passage?

A．In a newspaper.	B．In a medical magazine.
C．In a book about culture.	D．In a guide book.