1 . There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack. They were close pals. One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field. They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish. Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes. He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box. He decided to cook the fish in the noon. He spent some more time and caught a few more fish. He decided to make a grand meal with the fish. Also, he froze a few fish to take them back home.
After an hour or so, Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help. Jack said no. In a few minutes, Jack caught a large fish. However, he put it back into the lake. Tom was surprised at his act, but he remained silent. Jack caught more big fish, and put them all back into the lake. Very frustrated, Tom angrily asked him, “Are you mad? Why do you put your fish back into the water? They are beautiful and big!” Jack replied, “I know they are big, but I don’t have the big pan(锅) to cook the big fish! So I’m looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan!”
1. What did Tom and Jack go out for?| A．To catch fish. | B．To have a joy ride. |
| C．To eat out together. | D．To feed the fish in the lake. |
| A．To keep it alive. | B．To keep it from going away. |
| C．To keep it fresh for his meal. | D．To keep it away from his friend. |
| A．To give him some fish. | B．To offer some help. |
| C．To ask him to cook his fish. | D．To take some of Jack’s fish for himself. |
| A．He couldn’t understand his act. | B．He was fond of eating big fish. |
| C．He thought it was unfair for small fish. | D．He didn’t catch any big fish himself. |
| A．Ask God to send him only small fish. |
| B．Take a bigger pan with him next time. |
| C．Change his fishing pole to catch small fish. |
| D．Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan. |
2 . Long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to play around it every day. Sometimes he climbed to the top of the tree, ate the apples and had a rest under the tree. He loved the tree and the tree liked to play with him, too.
A few years later, the little boy grew up and he seldom played around the tree. He went away from the village, and he didn’t come back for a long time.
One summer day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.
“I am not a kid. I won’t play around you any more,” the boy answered, “I want toys and clothes. I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick(采，摘) all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. But he didn’t come back. The tree was really sad.
In fact, many parents are like this apple tree, and their children are just like the boy. The question is: Are you the boy?
1. What did the boy love to do when he was a child?| A．He loved to sing songs with his friends. |
| B．He loved to do sports after school. |
| C．He loved to play games with his mother. |
| D．He loved to play around an apple tree. |
| A．One summer day. | B．One autumn day. | C．One winter day. | D．One spring day. |
| A．Because he had problems with his friends. |
| B．Because his parents hated him. |
| C．Because he had no money. |
| D．Because he did badly in the high jump. |
| A．The tree gave the boy some clothes. |
| B．The tree gave the boy all the apples. |
| C．The tree lent some money to the boy. |
| D．The tree gave the boy some toys. |
| A．The tree liked the boy a lot. |
| B．The boy liked to play around the tree all the time. |
| C．The boy felt sad when he left the tree. |
| D．The tree had lots of money. |
3 . It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said worriedly to my father, “Why hasn’t he made any progress with so much practice?” I tried to play the piano better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of satisfaction with my piano performance.
From then on, I didn’t play any musical instrument until my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to take part in a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to refuse. I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice on stage（舞台）. But he said, “OK, only play if you want to. “I was shocked by the unexpected answer.
In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a choice by myself. I was willing to catch the chance this time. After a long and careful preparation, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance in front of the audience（观众）.
However, happy times always didn’t last long, my friend Larry passed away. It was a hard hit, but his influence stayed. It helped me not only in music, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.
1. The mother was worried about the writer because __________.| A．he spent little time playing the piano | B．he made no progress in the piano |
| C．his father didn’t like him any more | D．she had no time to teach him music |
| A．actually wanted to play the violin with Larry | B．didn’t want to play any musical instrument again |
| C．began to learn music at the age of 60 | D．refused Larry’s invitation at last |
| A．angry | B．bored | C．nervous | D．tired |
| A．slept | B．left | C．lost | D．died |
| A．not to fear but enjoy the joy of doing something |
| B．how to offer a full performance in front of the audience |
| C．how to help a person both in music and on all sides of life |
| D．Larry is the writer’s best old friend in his life |
4 . Hunan, a province in Central China, is the birthplace of China’s greatest thinkers, scientists and leaders.
Wei Yuan (1794-1857) was born in Shaoyang, Hunan. He was the first Chinese thinker in modern times to open his mind to the outside world. In his best-known work Haiguo Tuzhi, Wei Yuan began to look at what could be learned from western countries.
Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was born in Shaoshan, which has become one of the country’s most popular red tourism spots (景点). Mao spent his childhood in Shaoshan. He went on to join and lead the Communist Party (共产党) of China. He played a central role in the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Yuan Longing (1930-2021) was a scientist. He began to research the rice production after graduating from college. He was the first person in the world to develop hybrid rice. And the hybrid rice increased the rice production. This helped solve the problem of worldwide hunger. Yuan and his team successfully developed technologies for producing indica rice, helping China become the world’s leading rice producer.
| Great People in Hunan | Wei Yuan | •Born in Shaoyang and the first Chinese •Opening his mind to the outside world •Beginning to look at what could be learned from |
| Mao Zedong | •Born in Shaoshan and one of the leading •Spending his •Joining the Chinese Communist Party when young | |
| Yuan Longping | •Researching the rice production after graduating from college •Developing hybrid rice and indica rice •Making China the world’s |
5 . My children are growing up fast. My daughter is 16 and my boy is already in junior high school. As they get bigger, our house seems to get smaller. So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale(庭院拍卖会) and give the money to a children’s home.
We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use. My son was quite sad at first. Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time, he still wanted to keep them. For example, he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven. And he did not want to lose his toy monkey, either. He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with(出让) certain toys, and my wife wouldn’t like to lose her scarfs which were out of fashion.
As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest, I have not played for a while now. I am getting older, too!
1. The family decided to sell some of their things______.| A．to buy a bigger house | B．to make more space |
| C．to hold a yard sale | D．to become richer |
| A．four | B．six | C．fourteen | D．sixteen |
| A．Nervous. | B．Angry. | C．Happy. | D．Sad. |
| A．the son | B．the daughter | C．the father | D．the mother |
| A．popular stars | B．family life |
| C．healthy diet | D．shopping plan |
6 . I was walking around in a store. I saw a cashier (收银员) hand a little boy his money back, saying,“I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll.” I walked towards him and asked him who the doll was for.
“It's the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas,” he said. I told him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her and that he shouldn't worry. He sadly replied, “No, Santa Claus can’t bring it to her. I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her.”
His eyes were so sad while saying this.“My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.”
My heart nearly stopped. I quickly reached for my wallet and suggested that we count the money again. “Okay,” he said, “I hope that I have enough.” I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left.” “Thank you, God, for giving me enough money!” the little boy said.
I left the store, feeling as if my life had been changed forever.
1. Why couldn’t the boy buy the doll?
| A．Because he didn't know the cashier. | B．Because he didn't have enough money. |
| C．Because he didn’t find the doll. | D．Because the dolls had been sold out. |
| A．Santa Claus | B．his sister | C．his mother | D．his father |
| A．The writer’s heart stopped working suddenly. | B．The writer had a heart problem. |
| C．The writer was so touched by the boy. | D．The writer was scared（吓跑）after hearing the story. |
| A．The boy's mom was badly ill. | B．The cashier gave the doll to the boy for free. |
| C．The boy's mom wanted the doll most. | D．Santa Claus brought the doll to the boy's sister. |
| A．He bought the boy a doll. | B．He found a good doctor to save his mother. |
| C．He told the cashier to sell the doll to the boy. | D．He helped the boy without letting him know. |
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans（扫描）his students’ QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative（创新的）, with many pictures, music and even videos.
Guo’s students like the new way and think it is interesting. “We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun.” said Tingting, a student of Guo’s.
“The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share,” Guo said. “It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don’t want my students to fall behind the times.”
However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it’s unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their work, which doesn’t take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students’ work at any time. And it’s also an easy way to share homework with other students.
1. According to the passage, students can keep their homework on ______.| A．WeChat | B．QQ | C．email | D．blog（博客） |
| A．strange | B．boring | C．interesting | D．Unnecessary |
| A．The paper is not easy to keep. | B．Keeping and sharing the code easily. |
| C．Trying to use new technology in education. | D．Education itself is a kind of creation. |
| A．talk with teachers face to face | B．spend too much time on computers or phones |
| C．not like the new way of handing in homework | D．find the QR codes too difficult to use |
| A．Teachers needn’t check homework any more. | B．Students needn’t hand in homework any more. |
| C．Using QR codes makes checking homework easier. | D．Some parents are worried about their children. |
8 . Where is Love? How can we find Love?
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why.
“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”
If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.
1. When the little boy saw the old woman, she was .| A．looking for a seat in the park | B．passing the street |
| C．looking at some birds | D．having a pizza |
| A．the old woman still felt hungry | B．he wanted to see the smile again |
| C．he didn’t like the drink | D．the old woman paid him for it |
| A．after the little boy went home | B．before it grew dark |
| C．when she was drinking Coke | D．after the little boy hugged her |
| A．pleased | B．sad | C．unhappy | D．angry |
| A．The little boy failed to find Love. |
| B．Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last. |
| C．The little boy decided never to go home. |
| D．The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him. |
