Christmas is for giving and sharing, for getting together with family and friends. But mostly it"s for love. I had not believed this until a boy gave me a wonderful gift one Christmas.
Without parents, Brian lived with his mean aunt. I had not noticed him until he began to clean up the room after school, at risk of being punished by his aunt. During those hours, Brian spoke mostly of his mother, a kind, gentle, loving woman who always spent time with him.
As Christmas came near, however, Brian didn’t stay after school. I looked forward to his coming. One afternoon, I stopped him and told him how I missed him.I saw his eyes lit up. I explained how he had been my best helper and this made him more excited. "I was making you a surprise.It"s for Christmas." He became embarrassed and ran away.
Finally came the last school day before Christmas. Brian entered the room with his hands hiding something behind. "I have a present for you." He hold out his hands, and a tiny wooden box was lying there.
"It"s beautiful, Brian. Let’s see what’s in it."
"Oh, you can"t see what’s in it," he said," and you can"t touch it, but mother always said it makes you feel good all the time, warm on cold nights, and safe when you’re alone.”
I looked into the empty box. "Brian, what will make me feel so good?"
"It"s love,and mother always said it"s best when you give it away.
Yes, Christmas is for celebrations, songs and gifts. But mostly, Christmas is for love. So now I still keep the small box.
1. What’s Brian like?| A．He is gentle. | B．He is mean. | C．He is helpful. | D．He is strange. |
| A．Because he felt too tired to do that. | B．Because his teacher didn’t need his help. |
| C．Because he might be punished by his aunt. | D．Because he had too much homework. |
| A．The writer values the present from Brian. | B．Brian’s mother had little influence on him. |
| C．Brian’s aunt treated him nicely. | D．Brian was used to spending love at Christmas. |
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【推荐1】Stress and anxiety are common experiences for most people. In fact, 70% of adults in the US say they feel stress or anxiety daily. But too much stress and anxiety (焦虑) can make a person feel sad, confused and worried. It can cause pain in the body, too.
First, exercise. It is one of the best ways to relieve stress and anxiety. Go on a walk. Go to a gym. Go running.
Second, drink some green tea. Tea can help the body to calm down from stress and anxiety.
Third, write down your feelings.
Next time you feel stressed or anxious, try these methods. Stay happy, stay healthy.
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
| A．It will keep your body healthy and your stress under control. |
| B．Drinking tea helps people be relaxed. |
| C．Lastly, spend time with family and friends. |
| D．Swimming is one of the most effective ways to keep fit. |
| E．Writing your feelings down is another way to have less stress and anxiety. |
| F．The Chinese drink tea during many parts of the day such as at meals for good health. |
| G．When life becomes too stressful and filled with anxiety, there are many activities you can do to relax. |
【推荐2】Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. For example, your teacher gives you too much homework, or your brother takes your CD away without asking. Sometimes you may get angry with yourself because you didn’t pass a test.
When things like these happen, you need to know what your anger(愤怒). Here’re some things you can do when you feel angry:
★ Talk to a friend you can trust(信任).
★ Count from one to ten again and again.
★ Get or give a hug.
★ Draw a picture of our anger.
★ Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.
★ Sing along with the CD player.
★ Think of something good(maybe a fun holiday or your favourite food).
★ Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball- do something active(积极的)!
Not all things in life can happen in the way you want. So never getting angry is impossible(不可能的). But when you’re angry, you can do something to make things better. Don’t lose yourself in anger.
1. How many examples does the first paragraph give us?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Drive a car as fast as you can. |
| B．Play computer games all night. |
| C．Draw pictures about your anger. |
| D．Talk to everyone about your anger. |
| A．Most students get angry because of their teachers. |
| B．Doing something active can make you less angry. |
| C．In our life, most of us are always angry and unhappy. |
| D．Almost everyone will listen to music when they get angry. |
| A．Because we always have too much homework. |
| B．Because people around us always make us angry. |
| C．Because it’s difficult for us to keep happy all the time. |
| D．Because there’s always something that doesn’t go our way. |
| A．when to get angry | B．how to stop anger |
| C．how to be happy in life | D．what to do to get angry |
【推荐3】It is 5:30 p.m. Lisa comes home from school. She sits down on the sofa and says, “I don’t know why they don’t like me. I’m good at English. And also I can play the piano. Why don’t Linda and Jill want to make friends with me?” She doesn’t look happy.
Peter, Lisa’s little brother, says, “I don’t want to say this, but do you really want to know why?” Lisa says yes. Peter says, “You’re good at English, but you don’t help them with it. You can play the piano, but you are too proud. You need to learn to get on well with your classmates. Then they will be happy to be your friends.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Where is Lisa now?
| A．In the piano club. | B．In the classroom. | C．In the library. | D．At home. |
| A．Lisa. | B．Linda. | C．Jill. | D．Peter. |
| A．father | B．brother | C．cousin | D．uncle |
| A．礼貌的 | B．傲慢的 | C．友好的 | D．自卑的 |
| A．it is morning now | B．it is Saturday today |
| C．Lisa gets on well with her classmates | D．Lisa wants to make friends with Linda and Jill |
【推荐1】A new mobile app called Farm Assistant, developed by Wu Zeyin, makes farm work easier in Botswana.
Wu, an 11-year-old student from Hubei, moved to Botswana with his family seven years ago.
In Botswana, the desert climate is very common in most parts. “During the past years living in the country, I found there weren’t many kinds of fruits and vegetables sold at local supermarkets, and quality was poor,” he said. The low yield (产量) of common crops (庄稼) has much to do with the climate. For a long time, Botswana had to import many fruits and vegetables from neighboring countries to meet the needs of its people.
In July last year, there was a pilot project to grow China’s water-saving and drought-tolerant (耐旱的) rice in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, which brought Wu some new ideas. When he got the news, he decided to develop an app for the local farmers. The app supports several crops commonly grown locally, including tomatoes, potatoes, onions, corn, carrots, and cabbage. Farmers who use the app can click on the crop picture to see its watering needs, seed (种子) price, selling price and yield. After planting the seeds, farmers click the timer to start, and the app reminds them what to do at each stage.
Wu said there is an old saying in China: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
1. ________ makes it difficult to grow common crops.| A．The desert climate | B．The poor seed quality |
| C．The farmer’s laziness | D．The shortage of sunshine |
| A．Farmers can buy fruits from it. | B．It was developed seven years ago. |
| C．It supports several crops except corn. | D．Farmers can see the yield of the plants. |
| A．制造 | B．进口 | C．清洗 | D．分类 |
| A．He’ll teach farmers how to fish. | B．It’s more important to learn methods. |
| C．He’ll develop a new app about fishing. | D．The saying brings Wu new ideas about fishing. |
【推荐2】My family and I went on vacation in Las Vegas last year. It was an exciting trip. But on the last day, there was something bad.
My family went to watch a show. There were many people in the cinema watching it. When the show was over, the people started to leave. My nine-year-old sister walked with me. But a few minutes later, some people separated us. I couldn't find her！I thought she would be with my parents. But when I found them, my sister was not there.
After two hours, we still didn't find her. We had to go back to our hotel. To our surprise, my sister was at the hotel. She said a kind woman took her back.
The thing taught me an important lesson. I need to look after my sister well. And there are always good people.
1. The writer thought the vacation was ____________________.| A．bad | B．interesting | C．boring | D．exciting |
| A．分开 | B．斥责 | C．绑架 | D．注意 |
| A．In a classroom. | B．At the hotel. |
| C．In the cinema. | D．In the police station. |
| A．My Family | B．No One Helped Us |
| C．A Lesson in a Trip | D．Be Kind to Children |
【推荐3】Sometimes you can be surprised by a kind and caring person that you don’t even know.
As my birthday was last week, my daughter, granddaughter and neighbor went with me to the Golden Corral restaurant for my birthday. When I walked up to the buffet counter（自助餐台）, a nice gentleman wearing a T-shirt was also filling his plate and we had a short friendly conversation.
I walked back to my table, and shortly after that this nice gentleman seated himself at his table, which was just across from ours. I was surprised to hear my birthday being announced over the loudspeaker in the building. A little while later, this gentleman left the restaurant, and a waitress came up and asked me if I had seen this man at the next table. I said that I had, and she said, “He wants you to have this,” and handed me a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant! (A gift certificate is a special piece of money when it is exchanged for goods in a shop.)
That was a complete surprise for me, as I had never experienced that before, and didn’t even know that kind gentleman’s name. I don’t know of any other way to express my thanks to him, except to write a letter to the editors of our local newspaper and hopefully, someone-perhaps him-will read it and know how much I appreciate（感激）his kindness and friendliness. It is something that won’t be forgotten.
The next time I go to Golden Corral to enjoy their buffet and use the gift card, I hope to see him again so I can tell him, “Thank you, ” from the bottom of my heart!
1. What is the relationship between the author and the man?| A．They are friends. | B．They are relatives. | C．They are strangers. | D．They are neighbors. |
| A．The author returned to her table. | B．A waitress came to the author. |
| C．The author’s birthday was announced. | D．He had a friendly conversation with the author. |
| A．The nice gentleman. | B．The author’s neighbor. | C．The author’s daughter. | D．The restaurant owner. |
| A．The author will visit the man’s home. | B．The author will write a letter to editors. |
| C．The author will work for Golden Corral. | D．The author will offer thanks to a newspaper. |
“How much do I need to pay for a single(单人的) room a night?” Sam asked.
“Well , sir,”said the girl, “a single room on the first floor is fifty dollars a night.”
“What about the one on the second floor?” asked Sam.
“Forty dollars.”
“Then how about the one on the third floor?”
“Thirty dollars.”
Sam picked up his suitcase(手提箱) and wanted to go out.
“Don’t you think our price is reasonable?” The girl said.
“Yes,” said Sam. “Your price is of course reasonable, but I’m sure your hotel is not high enough.”
1. Sam wanted to find a hotel after_______.
| A．working a whole day | B．getting off the train |
| C．getting out of his car | D．walking a whole day |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．$50 | B．$40 | C．$30 | D．$20 |
| A．理智的 | B．昂贵的 | C．奇怪的 | D．合理的 |
| A．Because the hotel was full(满的) |
| B．Because the hotel wasn’t clean. |
| C．Because the hotel wasn’t nice enough. |
| D．Because Sam thought the price was high. |
【推荐2】How much do you know about Earth-the planet that we live on? Our knowledge of Earth has been developing since ancient times. However, many puzzles about Earth remain unsolved. Live Science has published a list of the eight biggest mysteries about Earth. Let's look at some of them.
Where did water come from?
When it first came into being 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was a dry rock. So where did all of our water come from? Scientists think that it might have arrived in the form of ice by an asteroid(小行星) from outer space that hit our planet. But this theory has not been confirmed because there is very little related evidence(相关证据)to be studied.
What's in the core(地核)?
Scientists used to study meteorites(陨石)as small examples of Earth, believing that Earth's core was made of iron and nickel(镍). However, a later study in the 1950s proved this way to be wrong because it found that Earth would be too light to provide gravity if its core contained only iron and nickel. Today, scientists continue to bring forward different theories, but none have been confirmed.
How was the Moon born?
Scientists have found that the chemical compositions(成分)of Earth and the Moon are very similar. That suggests that the Moon actually came from Earth. For example, it could be a piece of Earth that separated when Earth hit another planet. It is also possible that when Earth first came into being, it spun(旋转)very fast and threw off enough molten(熔化的)rock to later from the Moon.
1. What's the story mainly about?| A．How Earth came into being. | B．Where Earth's water came from. |
| C．How the Moon was formed. | D．Unexplained mysteries about Earth. |
| A．Earth's water may come from ice that melted 4.5 billion years ago. |
| B．Earth's water may come from a small planet that hit Earth. |
| C．We don't know where water came from. |
| D．There is lots of evidence that tells us where water came from. |
| A．Check. | B．Raise. | C．Improve. | D．Receive. |
| A．Scientists believed Earth's core was made of meteorites. |
| B．A study in the 1950s proved that Earth's core is made of iron and nickel. |
| C．The Moon and Earth are made of similar materials. |
| D．Three possibilities of where the Moon came from are mentioned. |
【推荐3】In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining at home; they often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversations.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home.
“Would you please come over for dinner on Saturday night?”
“Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and you accept, or say you're sorry and give an excuse.
“Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example:
“Please come over for a drink sometime.”
“Why not get together for a party sometime?”
“Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation.
They are not real invitations because they don't mention（提到）a clear time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure. That would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
1. Which of the following is a real invitation?| A．If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime. |
| B．Please go to the cinema with me someday soon. |
| C．Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime? |
| D．I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me? |
| A．That would be nice. | B．How about this weekend? |
| C．Oh, sorry. I'm very busy. | D．That's great. I'll be there on time. |
| A．Because they want to show that they are friendly. |
| B．Because they want to show that they are helpful. |
| C．Because they want to show they're not ready for a party. |
| D．Because they want to make friends with others. |
| A．Expressions of starting a conversation. | B．Ways of ending a conversation. |
| C．Real invitations or not. | D．Entertaining at home. |
With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and unclear, 16-year-old Sun Run went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight was from 5. 0 to 4. 6 in only a term. “A few of my friends have had the same experience lately,” Sun said.
In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59. 2 percent to 70. 6 percent in the first six months of 2020 because of online classes.
To protect students’ eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements for school supplies (供应) and equipment (设备) that will work on March 1, 2022.
According to the requirements, the size of text in students’ textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point. Teachers should also avoid using multimedia (多媒体) equipment like screens that are too bright. There are also requirements for desk and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off as little blue light as possible. Blue light is bad for our eyes, but many of the electronic instruments we use every day, including our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.
Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students’ eyesight in China. In May 2021, the National Health Commission required schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.
1. Sun Run’s eyesight increased by 0.4 in only a term.2. We can infer that the rise of students with poor eyesight over the first half of 2020 is caused by long time’s looking at screens.
3. There are 3 requirements for school supplies and equipment mentioned in the passage to protect students’ eyesight.
4. Teachers should stop using screens or other multimedia equipment to protect students’ eyesight.
5. The purpose of the passage is to tell students how to use electronic instruments correctly.
Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所谓的)friends. The new friends they make may follow them for their money but they may also leave them when all the money is spent. Besides that, they can’t decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.
There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辞职)their jobs, because they think they have enough money and don’t need to work any longer. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的).So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman.
They don’t know their new money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything.
Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do and what you wouldn’t like to do with the money if you won.
1. A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many socalled friends, probably because __________.
| A．he wants to make lots of friends |
| B．he doesn’t know what to do with all the money |
| C．these new friends are usually kind to the lottery winner |
| D．these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money |
| A．don’t like their husbands or wives any more |
| B．think winning a lot of money has made them more intelligent and more attractive |
| C．have some new friends |
| D．don’t know how to spend the money |
| A．they don’t like their husband or wives. |
| B．They think winning a lot of money is lucky. |
| C．they feel they should be with a younger or more beautiful man or woman. |
| D．they think they should change everything. |
| A．the lottery |
| B．the next lottery ticket |
| C．the money that they win |
| D．everything that has changed |
| A．All the big lottery winners want to end their marriages. |
| B．Most lottery winners usually decide to save the money they win |
| C．Some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house |
| D．Many lottery winners buy themselves things with the money that they won. |
| News Daily 2020-4-20 Eating Out Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these hot new restaurants. | |
| Musical Chairs Do you know how music makes the taste of your food better? This new restaurant has different types of live（现场的）music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. See you there. The Chocolate Box The owner of this small cafe prefers sweets to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don't come here. They only make desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by all kinds of chocolatecakes. | Last Days of the Raj An Indian restaurant in the center，perfect for eating before or after a film or a show. Enjoy the most popular dishes like beef and chicken cooked with mild（轻微的），medium or hot spices（香料）. For brave customers there's extra hot! A Tasty of Tuscany If you'd like a great value-for-money lunch evening meal，this is the place for you. The cooks have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and modern dishes. We recommend（推荐）the pasta and scafood. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What's special about Music Chairs?
| A．It has different types of live music every Sunday night. |
| B．The chairs there can play wonderful music. |
| C．You can enjoy your meal with live music there. |
| A．fish | B．cakes | C．seafood |
| A．to show others how brave they will be |
| B．to enjoy the meal while watching shows |
| C．to try the dishes there cooked with spices |
| A．All the hot restaurants in the form are new to the public. |
| B．The cooks in Last Days of the Raj have been trained in Italy. |
| C．People can have a value-for-money lunch at A Taste of Tuscany. |
| A．on the Internet | B．in the newspaper | C．on TV |
