1 . Hobbies can be anything. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. But how to pick a hobby?

Think back to what you loved as a kid.

Did you like to ride bikes with friends? Did you love to paint or draw? Think about what got you excited as a kid and what you could do for several hours. If you rode bikes, why not get a new bike and go around your neighborhood? If you loved drawing, take a class at an art museum.

Look at what interests you.

Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing them. Do you like a cold beer at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make beer at home. Turn what you love into a hobby.

Look into your skill.

Some hobbies need skills. If you have little patience, you may not enjoy hand-sewing. But if you love repairing and building things, you can have a hobby like working on old radios or building furniture.

Pay attention to what excites you.

What you often talk about can show what you love most. Think about the topics you always go on about. Ask your friends what you talk about most. Then you can decide how to turn it into a hobby.

1. What is the benefit of having hobbies?

A．Making you smart.	B．Letting you try new things.
C．Making your life exciting.	D．Letting you love many things.

2. If you love reading, what might be your hobby according to the passage?

A．Writing stories.	B．Repairing old radios.
C．Making food at home.	D．Studying at an art museum.

3. How can you find out what excites you?

A．Think about what you loved as a kid.	B．Look at what you are good at.
C．Learn to try many new things.	D．Ask others what you talk about most.

4. From the passage, we can learn that_______.

A．if you are skilled at something, you can pick it as a hobby.

B．if you don' t like something, you can make it your hobby.

C．the thing you loved to do as a kid can' t be kept as a hobby.

D．the thing you talk least with your friend can be your hobby.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to write books.	B．How to excite a kid.
C．How to find a hobby.	D．How to try new things at home.

2 . 根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。

The Wandering Earth（流浪地球） ,China's first successful movie whose background is space ,as shown on February 5．It is based on（基于）a short story of the same name by Liu Cixin ,China's top science-fiction writer．

1.Capsule（太空舱）-a core（核心）element（要素）

The space capsule used in the film has made the audience（观众）interested．"This was the first time anything like that was done ,"said Wang Hong ,the producer（制片人）of the movie．At first ,the production（制作）team planned to use a small space capsule that had appeared in an earlier film , but found that it could not meet their needs for filming．

2.Giant vehicles（巨大的车辆）-key to the film

Giant vehicles are the key element in the film．Famous actors ,Ng Man-tat and Wu Jing ,said they could not even imagine what these vehicles would be like before filming ,because the idea was far ahead of our time．

The production team made about 10 ,000 props（道具）to show the space better ,including the giant vehicles．

3.Saving planet itself

In the film ,the earth itself is pushed forward by 10 ,000 giant thrusters（推进器）．It carries 3.5 billion people about 4.2 light years through space in order to avoid destruction（破坏）by the dying sun．

In Liu's story ,each thruster is 11 ,000 meters in height．

4.Amazing opening

At the beginning of the film ,it shows the environment and life in an underground city-a big tree growing upside down ,busy bookstores and snack bars and so on．There are also many snow scenes （片段）throughout the whole film．

1. The story The Wandering Earth was written by___．

A．Wu Jing

B．Ng Man-tat

C．Wang Hong

D．Liu Cixin

2. The core clement is___．

A．the space capsule	B．giant vehicles
C．saving the planet itself	D．an amazing opening

3. Why did the production team give up using a small space capsule？

A．Because of the audience's needs．	B．Because the producer wanted to cut down the cost．
C．Because of the production team's needs．	D．Because the small capsule was broken in an earlier film．

4. People must push the earth forward with 10 ,000 giant thrusters because___．

A．each thruster is too high	B．people want to save the earth
C．people want to move to the sun	D．3.5 billion people want to go through space

5. What can we know about the Wandering Earth from the passage？

A．Liu Cixin is the director of the film．

B．It is made from a story of the same name．

C．The capsule used in the film had appeared before． ,

D．Snow scenes are shown only at the beginning of the film．

3 . 根据短文内容从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。

It's a hot time for Chinese language learning across the world ,not only because of China's higher position in the world but also because of the increasing economic （经济的）and cultural connections between China and other countries．

For example ,the United Arab Emirates （UAE）（阿拉伯联合酋长国） plans to open Chinese language courses in 200 public primary and middle schools , so experienced Chinese teachers are needed．

Other Chinese courses opened across the world show the increasing need for Chinese-speaking talent．Mandarin（普通话） became an elective（选修的）foreign language in Russia's college entrance exam． Following English , German , French , and Spanish ,Mandarin has become the fifth elective test subject for the exam．

Spain has more than 40 ,000 people learning Chinese．Last year about 8 ,000 people took the Chinese Proficiency Test（HSK）exam．The number of people who took the test was the biggest , according to Xinhua News Agency．

In the US．leaning Chinese has been thriving for many years and is now a popular choice for American children ,especially those who were born in good families．The children begin to learn Chinese at an early age because their parents believe that learning Chinese will help them build successful international careers（职业）．

1. Why is Chinese language learning so hot？

A．Because many foreigners like China's culture．

B．Because China has the highest position in the world．

C．Because China helps a lot of countries to develop．

D．Because China has more international influence around the world．

2. The following languages are elective test subjects in Russia EXCEPT___．

A．French

B．Spanish

C．Japanese

D．Mandarin

3. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word "thriving" is____．

A．兴盛

B．衰落

C．改变

D．开办

4. What can we know about Chinese learning around the world？

A．The UAE needs experienced English teachers．

B．All American children learn Chinese from an early age．

C．About one fifth of the Spanish learning Chinese took the HSK in 2018．

D．The Mandarin exam must be taken before going to Russia's colleges．

5. The main idea of the passage is____．

A．more people in the UAE begin to learn Chinese

B．Chinese language learning is popular around the world

C．some foreign countries want more Chinese teachers

D．many American children are learning Chinese now

4 .

Persons	Introductions
	Mo Yan, a famous writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature(诺贝尔文学奖)in 2012, was born in Gaomi, Shandong, 1955. He is the first and only one writer who won this prize in China. He said that he was surprised at winning, but in fact, he has written many famous books and his books are really nice and popular.
	Cristiano Ronaldo, was born in Portugal(葡萄牙) on February 5, 1985. He liked playing football and he showed his talent when he was very young. He played for Manchester United and later for the Real Madrid. He has gotten many champions for the clubs. He played for his national team in 2003. He has won the Award of Gold Ball of FIFA (国际足联金球奖)for three times.
	On May 8,2012, around the gate of Jiamusi No.4 Middle school, a traffic accident happened there. Zhang Lili was badly hurt under the bus because she saved two students. From then on, She lost both her two legs. People were deeply moved by her and called her “The most beautiful teacher in China”.
	Lee Minho was born in Soul on June 22,1987. He is a South Korean actor who is best known for his leading role in a TV play. He is the leader of the group of students known as F4, in the South Korean TV play Boys Over Flowers（花样男子）. He is tall and handsome. He is not only a famous actor, a popular singer but also a model.

1. We can read books written by _____.

A．Mo Yan	B．Cristiano Ronaldo
C．Zhang Lili	D．Lee Minho

2. Why is Lee Minho very popular?

A．Because he is the leading role.

B．Because he plays football very well.

C．Because he is a famous actor, a singer and a model.

D．Because he likes writing books.

3. When was Zhang Lili badly hurt?

A．In 1955.

B．In 2012.

C．In 1985.

D．In 1987.

4. Where was Cristiano Ronaldo born?

A．In. Manchester United.	B．In the Real Madrid.
C．In Soul.	D．In Portugal.

5. Which do you think is WRONG according to the information above?

A．Lee Minho doesn’t come from China.

B．Mo Yan is the oldest person among them.

C．Cristiano Ronaldo is famous for playing basketball well.

D．Zhang Lili is disabled now.

5 . People use money to buy food, books and lots of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells (贝壳).In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks (牙), monkey tails and salt were

used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the

people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.

The first copper(铜) coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver(银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another then the paper money is used today. Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.

1. What do people use money to do?

A．To play with.	B．To keep at home.
C．To buy something useless.	D．To buy things they need.

2. From the passage we know that______ weren’t used as money in the world.

A．trees	B．elephant tusks
C．monkey tails	D．salt

3. What problems did people have using gold and silver coins?

A．They didn’t have much.

B．They were too heavy to carry.

C．They didn’t like them.

D．People couldn’t found them.

4. In the world what kinds of money were first made by Chinese people?

A．Copper coins.	B．gold coins.
C．paper money.	D．both A and C.

5. How many things that were used as money are mentioned in this passage?

A．8.

B．9.

C．10.

D．7.

6 . Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢)on a cliff(山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him. Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food, the baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out. “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.

1. According to the passage, the baby eagle’s nest was _____.

A．warm	B．comfortable
C．soft	D．above all

2. What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?

A．She put some food in the nest.

B．She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.

C．She just came to see him again.

D．She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.

3. What was the baby eagle’s feeling when his mother didn’t come back?

A．He was full of sadness and fear	B．He was excited.
C．He was surprised.	D．He was with joy.

4. What does the word“abandon” mean?

A．歧视

B．保护

C．抛弃

D．拯救

5. We can infer(推断)from the story that_________.

A．The baby eagle lost his mother

B．The baby eagle could get food himself

C．The baby eagle fell down and died

D．The baby eagle was still angry with his mother

7 . There’s one language that is used in every country in the world. It’s everyone’s second language. It’s easy to be understood, although you can’t hear it. It’s sign language.
When you wave to a friend who is crossing the street, you’re using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you’re saying, “I think I know the correct answer.”
Babies can point at things. They’re using sign language. A policeman who wants to stop the traffic holds up his hand. He’s using sign language, too.
Sign language is a bridge between the deaf and non-disabled people. They use the movement of the hand, arms or body to express a speaker’s thoughts.
Today, in many countries, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The news reporter tells the news in sign language. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen. The actors in the theater for the deaf often use their hands to show what they want to say. They can make a roof with their hands over their heads when they want to show “house”. One finger over a person’s mouth can mean “quiet”. You can talk to people behind closed windows. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have a talk under water with sign language.
1. . This passage mainly talks about __________.

A．sign language	B．Chinese culture
C．a foreign language	D．bodies

2. When one raises his hand in class, that means ___________.

A．He doesn’t know the correct answer

B．he wants other students’ help

C．he is very nervous

D．he may know the correct answer

3. If a policeman wants to stop the traffic, he often __________.

A．puts his hands over the head

B．smiles to the drivers

C．holds up his hand

D．shakes his hand

4. If an actor in the theater for the deaf wants to show “house”, he often ________.

A．puts his finger over his mouth

B．makes a roof over his head with his hands

C．stands with his arms crossed

D．sits down and smiles

5. How will you talk to your friends behind closed windows or under water?

A．We can speak loudly.

B．We can use phones.

C．We can use the movement of our mouths.

D．We can use sign language.

8 . Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw. Yamasaki used a new design(设计) for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace（和平） and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards (奖)over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.

In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in the World Trade Center. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title	A    1    American architect
Be born	In    2    ．in Seattle, Washington
In college	Studied architecture in college
	Worked in a fish factory to pay for college
	n a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight
His design of buildings	Made people feel peaceful and    3
	Had strong opinions about his buildings
	The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful career(生涯)	Was not the same as other architects
	Didn’t begin his successful career    4    he started his own company
	Won    5    Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of death	Died in 1986

9 . Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995, by Dr Madan Kataria. “Children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal (共同的) language.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to the nearest club in the south of London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid (愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands (拍手) and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. Although we couldn’t tell the differences between fake laughter and real laughter, they still produced the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it worked! After ten minutes, everybody there was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing.
1. The passage is probably taken from ______________　.

A．a storybook	B．a health magazine
C．a comic book	D．a travel magazine

2. The writer was nervous at the beginning of the class because _______________ .

A．he was not clever enough

B．he wasn’t interested in laughing at all

C．he wasn’t good at getting along with others

D．he knew no one there and was afraid it would look silly to laugh for no reason

3. The underlined word “fake” probably means “___________” in Chinese.

A．假的	B．真诚的
C．真的	D．难堪的

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．People feel less stressed when they laugh.

B．Adults don’t laugh as often as children.

C．People who often laugh never fall ill in their lives.

D．The first Laughter Club was set up in Asia.

5. Which is the BEST title for the passage?

A．A 5-year study	B．Try laughing at Laughter Clubs
C．The first Laughter Club	D．A difficult language to learn

10 . How good projects grow

ARE you interested in project（项目，课题） and want to have a good one? Well, that doesn’t come easily. You need to do the following tasks:

TALK: You and your classmates discuss in detail（详细地） all that you would like to do to reali ze （实现）your project.

WRITE: One of your classmates acts as （担任）secretary（秘书） . He or she keeps full notes as your group discusses. Later he or she will sort （整理）your ideas to make them better.

PLAN: With the secretary’s notes, your group makes a list of everything you’ll need and who will get, do or research what.

DO: Each group member gets, does and researches something on the list. Your group puts together all you have found and tried to make the project more well-organized. You prepare （准备）to present（展示） it in class.

SHOW: You and your classmates show the world the result of your hard work.

Knowing all the above , you may want to try a project. Why not start with this: you can find out more about the history of your city. What did it look like? Which famous people lived there?

To grow good projects
Talk	Write	Plan	Do	Show
Discuss everything    1    .	The secretary should    2    while you are discussing.	3    of your needs and make everyone’s task clear.	Do the research work and make the project    4    .	Show    5    to the world.