1 . An African American Festival-Kwanzaa
Around the world, millions of people celebrate Kwanzaa. It is an African holiday celebrated by many African Americans.
This festival was created by Maulana in 1966. His purpose was to bring together the African-American community, which is also the most important meaning of this festival. The name “Kwanzaa” means “first fruits”.
People celebrate it with a seven-day holiday. Also, there are seven rules of Kwanzaa. The first three are unity (团结), controlling your own life and working together. The last four are supporting each other, purpose, creativity and belief.
Kwanzaa also has some symbols, such as crops, candles and cups. During this festival, these objects (物体) are put on a table. Three of the candles are red, which are symbols of the hard work of black people. Three are green, representing the land and hope for the future. One is black, which stands for people whose families came from Africa.
People give gifts to friends and family members on the last day of Kwanzaa. The gifts are often educational. Some people buy books, music or art objects, often from business owned by African-American people. In general, educational gifts are welcomed.
1. How old is Kwanzaa now?| A．54. | B．56. | C．58. | D．60. |
| A．The land and hope for the future. | B．The black people’s hard work. |
| C．The people who came from Africa. | D．The good will to control the life. |
| A．On the first day. | B．On the third day. | C．On the fifth day. | D．On the seventh day. |
| A．To give many thanks for the food. | B．To learn to control their life. |
| C．To encourage hard-working spirit. | D．To bring together the community. |
2 . It’s said that Qingming Festival was to remember a man named Jie Zitui. He was famous for cutting a piece of meat from his own leg in order to save his hungry king’s life. When Jie died in a mountain, the king named Jie’s death date Cold Food Festival.
The second year, when the king visited this mountain on the date of Jie’s death, he found trees came back to life. As a result, he made sure the day after Cold Food Festival was Qingming Festival.
Qingming Festival includes many activities. Tomb sweeping(扫墓) is considered as the most important activity. It shows the respect(尊重) to the dead. During the festival, the trees turn green, flowers come out and the sun shines brightly. It is a fine time to go out to enjoy the beautiful nature. Flying kites is a popular activity during Qingming Festival. Kites are not only flown during the day but also in the evening. When flying in the sky, people would cut its string (线). It’s said that it will bring good luck.
1. When is Qingming Festival?| A．On the date of Jie’s death. | B．On the date of the king’s death. |
| C．On the day after Jie’s death date. | D．On the day after the king’s death date. |
| A．Climbing mountains. | B．Traveling. |
| C．Flying kites. | D．Sweeping tombs. |
| A．To enjoy the beautiful nature. | B．To get used to the temperature. |
| C．To listen to the meaningful story. | D．To experience the activities. |
3 . Ice fishing is popular in countries like Russia and Germany. It’s also a popular sport in Canada and the United States. People can go ice fishing all year round in Alaska. The sport was brought to America by European settlers(移民) who came to Minnesota, a state where people are interested in it. Ice fishing was introduced to Canada from Minnesota, and from there to Alaska.
To catch fish, people need lines, hooks(钩子) and other tools through a hole in a lake covered by ice. They can sit in a warm tent on the ice over the hole, or stand in the very cold open air.
Of all the types of fishing, ice fishing may require the least effort and skill, just patience and luck. Followers of this sport won’t be afraid of staying on ice at very low temperatures. There are even ice-fishing competitions and good prizes for winners. At the very least, ice fishing can be a fun way to break up cold and boring winter days, and people can get a taste of the open air.
1. Where can people go ice fishing at any time of the year?| A．In Russia. | B．In Minnesota. | C．In Alaska. | D．In Germany. |
| A．Patience. | B．Effort. | C．Practice. | D．Skill. |
| A．A fun way to keep cold. | B．A taste of the open air. |
| C．A chance to get attention. | D．A method of getting food. |
4 . Ice-cream is one of the most popular foods around the world. No one knows how many kinds of ice-cream there are now, because people create many new kinds of ice-cream every year.
McDonald’s created a kind of coriander-flavor（香菜味）ice-cream at its outlets（专营店）in Shanghai, China on February 21st. And the price of the ice-cream is 6.6 yuan($0.99). They sold this kind of ice-cream from 21st to 25th only.
The new ice-cream that sounds strange but in fact tastes good got popular at once and was sold like hot cakes. It swept （席 卷） Shanghai in a short time. It also sold out offline. A young girl in Jinan in eastern Shandong said she crossed almost the whole city over two days to get this ice-cream. Another one in Beijing said she made calls to three McDonald’s outlets. Two said it sold out on Monday and the third said they had only a few left. So she rushed there and bought one. But some people didn’t like this kind of ice-cream because they couldn’t stand coriander.
1. Tom bought two coriander-flavor ice-creams; how much did he pay?| A．6.6 yuan. | B．0.99 dollars. | C．13.2 yuan. | D．19.8 yuan. |
| A．Ice-cream is the most popular food around the world. |
| B．McDonald’s creates many new kinds of ice-cream every year. |
| C．A girl in Jinan spent a day buying this ice-cream. |
| D．Not everyone liked this kind of coriander-flavor ice-cream. |
| A．A story. | B．A piece of news. | C．A plan. | D．A diary. |
5 . Young people spending hours on screens means half the world may need glasses within 30 years.
Phone and computer screens are to blame (负责) for the rising risk of shortsightedness (近视) among children and young adults. High levels of looking at a phone is linked with (有关系) around a 30% higher risk of shortsightedness. But when it comes to excessive (过渡的) computer use, that risk rises to around 80 %, researchers are afraid that by 2050, half the world or five billion people could be short-sighted.
In 2019, the WHO suggested children under 2 should not have any screen time and children aged 2 to 5 should have one hour a day. But in the same year, a survey found children were spending about 23 hours a week on screens.
Luckily, this problem has caught people’s eyes. Some people buy glasses to stop the blue light, but it turns out to be a waste of money. It’s said that blue-blocking (防蓝光的) glasses have no special effect on sleep quality.
If you worry about your eyes or the ability to go to sleep on time, put screens away at bedtime. Read a book or find something else to do. While using screens, take a 20-second break every 20 minutes.
1. What causes the rising risk of the shortsightedness?| A．Gasses. | B．The electronic screen. |
| C．Children. | D．Adults. |
| A．Two hours. | B．One hour. | C．Twenty-three hours. | D．Twenty minutes. |
| A．It’s better to avoid using phones. |
| B．We should have a good sleep to protect our eyes. |
| C．It’s harmful to our eyes to spend more time on screens. |
| D．We had better buy suitable glasses to protect our eyes. |
6 . You may be a normal（普通的）student. Sometimes you possibly think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.
Plan your time carefully. When planning your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a plan of your time. First, your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don’t forget to set enough time for entertainment. A weekly plan may not work out all your problems, but it will push you to realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No game, radio, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on your subject.
Make good use of your time. Listen to everything the teacher says. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher has mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried. There are other ideas that might help you with your studying. You will probably find many others after you have tried these.
1. How many ways of becoming a good student are mentioned in the passage?（不超过5个词）2. What is the first to plan your week?（不超过15个词）
3. What should you keep on your desk in order to concentrate on your subject?（不超过5个词）
7 . Seeing is believing(相信), but if our eyes don’t work, how can we see to believe? Today more and more kids wear glasses before becoming a middle school student because they spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games without a rest. We must do something to protect(保护)our eyes because they are important for us to see the world.
Love our eyes. Every day, when we open our eyes, we can see the lovely friends and parents, beautiful flowers and green trees. Without them, there is only darkness(黑暗). It is like a house without any light. How important our eyes are!
Remember to rest our eyes. When we use the computer for an hour or two, it is time to stop to have a 30-minute rest. At school, we need to do eye exercises. Closing our eyes for resting is helpful, as well as looking at green trees or grass.
Have good habits. When we are doing homework or reading, it is important to keep a distance(距离)of 30cm between our eyes and books.
Never rub(摩擦)our eyes with dirty fingers. Before and after swimming, we can use eye drops.
Eat something healthy for eyes, such as carrots, fish and eggs. They are good for our eyes.
1. How many steps can you do to protect your eyes?| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Six. | D．Three. |
| A．They spend too much time watching TV. |
| B．They spend too much time exercising. |
| C．They do homework but they don’t do exercise. |
| D．A and B. |
| A．Closing our eyes. | B．Resting our eyes. | C．Seeing is believing. | D．Loving our eyes. |
8 . There are many special buildings in the world. Let’s take a look!
| What a big basket! This is the Basket Building. It is a seven-floor office building in the US. It took two years to finish the building in 1997. The most interesting part is that the people who work here sell baskets. The baskets might sell very well! |
| This house is melting(融化)! In fact, the building just looks like a melting ice cream. The Crooked House is a shopping centre in Poland. It was built in 2004. The building has a green roof(屋顶), yellow walls and colorful glass windows. There are three floors in this building. Every year, many visitors come here to see this special building. |
| This building looks quite different from most buildings. It looks like a picture frame(框). The building is in Dubai and it’s named Dubai Frame. It’s 150 meters high and 93 meters wide. There is a museum on the first floor. It shows the city’s history. On the top of the building, there is a bridge. People can see the city from a glass window. |
| A．In 1993. | B．In 1995. | C．In 1997. | D．In 1999. |
| A．read books | B．have meals | C．take photos | D．know about Dubai’s history |
| A．show some special buildings |
| B．tell us the history of some buildings |
| C．ask people to visit some buildings |
| D．make people buy more products from some buildings |
9 . Today, people want to be in good health through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.
A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy（能量）. In fact, the best food before games should have carbohydrates（碳水化合物）. You can have food like pota-toes, bread, or bananas. But chicken and meat are not the best before you do sports.
The best time to exercise is early in the morning. Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be good for you. In afternoon or evening is OK for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose any time to exercise. So there is no fixed（固定的）time for you to exercise.
If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired. When you exercise, you must have some water during breaks. And after exercising, you must have much water. But you can not drink water when excising. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.
Exercising every day is quite important. Wrong. Too much exercise is bad for your health. You need to give your body a day of rest.
1. Before games, we can have some ________.| A．Chicken | B．bananas | C．fish | D．beef |
| A．tired | B．happy | C．relaxed | D．exciting |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．Best Time for Sports and Exercise | B．Rules for Sports and Exercise |
| C．Best Food for Sports and Exercise | D．Wrong Ideas about Sports and Exercise |
10 . Seeing is believing (相信), but if our eyes don’t work, how can we see to believe?
Today more and more kids wear glasses before going to middle school. Because they spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. But we must do something to protect (保护) our eyes because they are important for us to see the world.
Love your eyes. Every day, when we open our eyes, we can see the lovely friends and parents, beautiful flowers and green trees. Without them, there is only darkness. How important our eyes are!
Remember to rest your eyes. When you use the computer for an hour or two, it is time to stop to have a 30-minute rest. At school, you need to do eye exercises. In these ways, your eyes will feel relaxed.
Have good habits. When doing homework and reading, it is important to keep a distance (距离) of 30 cm between your eyes and books. We can’t rub (摩擦) our eyes with dirty hands. Eat something healthy for eyes, such as carrots, fish and eggs.
1. We must protect our eyes because ________.| A．seeing is not believing | B．we have to wear glasses |
| C．eyes are important for us | D．we use them to watch TV |
| A．Do eye exercises. | B．Rub (摩擦) our eyes with dirty hands. |
| C．Watch TV or play computer games. | D．Eat something. |
| A．Carrot | B．Fish | C．Tomatoes | D．Eggs |
