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| Open Lecture: All About Interior Design Nov.20, Monday 15: 30 p.m. —18: 00 p.m Raffles Academy, Beijing Are you a student who wants to know more about this designing field? Or are you looking for more design ideas for your own house, office or shop? Sharing is caring! Everyone is welcome to join in this open lecture! In this open lecture our speaker Daniel Lee will share with us the basic information. |
| Chinese Corner 798 Art Zone, Beijing 20 RMB（Drinks not included） If you want to practice Chinese, you can join us at 3: 00 p.m.every Sunday. You can talk in Chinese and learn some new words and play games. After the event, you can also have fun with other joiners to enjoy some art in 798! If you are interested, please call us at 13581635000. |
| A．There are 20 joiners. | B．Games are included. |
| C．It is a monthly event. | D．Drinks are free. |
| A．They all offer free Wi-Fi. | B．They are all held on weekends. |
| C．They are all held in the same city. | D．They all help improve spoken Chinese. |
| A．local newspaper | B．kids magazine | C．personal diary | D．school notice |
2 . Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time, about eight hours after you wake up, your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy.
Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or dry. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later.
In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer weather, in which the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any weather. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind, which is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people don’t often have problems such as heart disease.
Many working people, unluckily, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advice taking naps, employers（老板）do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterwards. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful.
1. Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?| A．Because it’s very hot in summer. |
| B．Because you eat too much for lunch. |
| C．Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night. |
| D．Because your body temperature goes down at that time. |
| A．If your time is limited（有限的）, a short nap can also help. |
| B．Only people in warmer climate need to take a nap. |
| C．You’d better take a nap about an hour after you have lunch. |
| D．You can sleep as long as you like so that you won’t feel tired or sleepy. |
| A．Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t. |
| B．Taking naps is helpful for people’s health in spring and summer. |
| C．It you take naps everyday, you’ll have less risk of heart disease. |
| D．All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day. |
| A．Just For a Rest | B．All For a Nap |
| C．A Special Sleep Pattern. | D．Taking Naps in Warmer Climate |
3 . Know More about the Winter Olympic Games
| In 1921, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the 1924 International Winter Sports Week in Chamonix, France, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the event as the first Winter Olympic Games. The athlete Charles Jutlau from the United States won the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics in the men’s 500—meter speed skating. |
| The last Winter Olympic Games was held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018. Short track speed skater Wu Dajing won the only gold medal for China. The Chinese delegation won a total of nine medals, second only to the 2010. Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Chinese athletes have achieved the best results in history in many sports. |
| The 24th Winter Olympic Games in 2022 is held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. Beijing is the first city to host the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The ice project is held in Beijing. The image ambassador（大使）for this Winter Olympic Games is Shen Xue. The opening ceremony is held at the Bird’s Nest. China’s first participation in the Winter Olympics was the US Lake Placid Winter Olympics. China’s first gold medalist at the Winter Olympics was Yang Yang. |
| A．2018. | B．2022. | C．2010. | D．2024. |
| A．Wu Dajing. | B．Zhou Yang. | C．Yang Yang. | D．Shen Xue. |
| A．The Chinese delegation won a total of nine gold medal. |
| B．Charles Jutlau won the women’s 500—meter speed skating. |
| C．China took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in Canada. |
| D．At the Bird’s Nest there is the opening ceremony of the 24th Winter Olympic Games. |
4 . The International Space Station (ISS) became human’s first “home” in space in 2000. It welcomed its first worker that year, paving (铺设) the way for 20 years of future research.
“We should know that we’re all citizens of not a country, but of the planet,” NASA (美国国家航空航天局) astronaut Scott Kelly said while talking about working in the ISS.
Over the past 21 years, the ISS has mainly been used as a science lab, hosting 241 people from 19 countries, according to NASA. They’ve gone on spacewalks, done research on how space affects the human body, and even grown different plants in space.
The station’s development has also been good for people on Earth. For example, the station’s water purification (提纯) technology has been used in poor areas to provide clean drinking water. The station also plays a role in warning us of natural disasters (灾害).
However, after working for over 7000 days, the station is starting to get old. It has leaked (泄露) air a few times. Scientists think that the station can keep working until 2024. After that, they will bring it down to Earth. It’s believed that the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) will burn up most of the station.
The rest of it will fall into the Pacific Ocean.
In the future, space will be home to more stations like the ISS. NASA is building a space station that is smaller than the ISS near the moon. Also, China’s space station will be put into use in 2022.
1. What have the astronauts from the ISS done over the past 21 years?①Taken spacewalks. ②Done research. ③Grown different plants. ④Prevented natural disasters happening.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．The 19 countries. | B．The poor areas. | C．The scientists. | D．The humans. |
| A．It’ll be easy for human to fly into space in the future. |
| B．Space will be home to more stations in the future. |
| C．More astronauts will leave the moon in the future. |
| D．China plans to build another space station in 2022. |
| A．From the Earth to the Moon | B．An Astronaut from NASA |
| C．The Future of the Earth | D．Human’s First “Home” in space |
5 . Tihar is one of the most important festivals for Hindus in Nepal. The festival of Tihar takes place in late autumn and lasts for five days.
It is a time when people light oil lamps (油灯). This festival is about worshiping (敬仰) different animals such as the crow (乌鸦) on the first day, the dog on the second day, and the cow on the third day. During Tihar, people also worship their brothers and sisters and the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.
On the first day, people give the crow much rice to eat. They put flowers around the dogs’ necks on the following day. The third day is the most important day of the festival. Early in the morning, people start to worship the cow. The cow is the symbol of wealth. They put tika (提卡) on the cows’ foreheads and some flowers around their necks. They give the cows nice things to eat. People place the cows’manure (粪肥) in different parts of their houses. Later, in the evening, they worship the goddess Lakshmi. If people please the goddess, she will give them wealth. People clean and decorate (装饰) their houses. They put oil lamps in every door and window. A woman of the family performs a special ceremony. She then puts a red mud footprint on the floor entering the home and makes a trail to the room where the family worships the goddess. In this room, there are pictures of the goddess. There is also a money box where each year the family puts money away for the goddess. In the evening, girls go from door to door and sing songs of the goddess. They receive gifts in return.
1. What can we know about Tihar from the first paragraph?①When it is.②Who celebrates it. ③How long it is. ④Which country it is celebrated.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②③④ |
①The crow.②The dog. ③The cow.
a. Hindus put flowers around their necks.
b. Hindus place their manure in different parts of their houses.
c. Hindus give much rice to them.
| A．①-c②-b③-a | B．①-a②-b③-c | C．①-c②-a③-b | D．①-b②-c③-a |
| A．To show the importance of Tihar. | B．To introduce the festival of Tihar. |
| C．To describe animals in Nepal. | D．To explain meanings of different animals. |
6 . The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural（农业的）production. But solar term culture is still useful today to guide people’s lives through cultural activities and special foods that go with each term.
Great Heat, the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends on August 6. During Great Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. Here is something you should know about Great Heat.
Great Heat is a season of harvesting（收割）. During this time, the sunshine, and heavy rainfall are good for the plants. But many natural disasters also happen. So, it’s important to harvest and plant in time.
Sending the Great Heat ship is a tradition in Taizhou. The ship is full of all kinds of meat. More than 50 fishermen take turns carrying the ship as they walk through the streets. The ship will finally be pulled out of the port and burned at sea. People believe that is a symbol of good harvests and health.
Great Heat is a season with most crickets（蟋蟀）in the countryside. Cricket fighting is popular game for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back over 1, 000 years ago.
People in different places enjoy different food. For example, in southern Shandong, people would like to drink mutton soup. Grass jelly is very popular in Guangdong because there is a saying “Eating grass jelly in Great Heat will make you stay young. ”
1. Great Heat lasts for ________ days this year.| A．6 | B．16 | C．22 |
| A．just for fun | B．to get exercise | C．with good wishes |
| A．Great Heat is an important time to harvest and plant |
| B．cricket fighting games are getting popular in China now |
| C．people in Guangdong enjoy mutton soup during Great Heat |
A． | B． | C． |
7 . Today’s kids like staying indoors and watching TV, playing computer games, and doing their homework better than going outside to play. Playing outdoors is so important to kids. It not only helps them stay healthy but also helps them make friends. Here are some ideas for kids that they can follow.
①________
You can play games in your neighborhood or around the block(街区). Playing a game can make kids active (活跃的). It can help kids like the outdoor activities.
②________
Kids’ feet can take them further when they’re riding bikes, besides being an easy way of transportation (交通), bicycling makes a fun whole-family outdoor activity. Exploring (探索) quiet streets in the neighborhood can make kids happy.
③________
When you fly a kite, you often need to run like the wind, which makes this an excellent outdoor activity for kids. Simple kites are cheap to buy and easy to operate (操作). It is not dangerous. Are you still intimidated? If no, then walk to an outdoor field on a windy clay and watch other people’s kites fly in the air.
④________
It’s known as a super starter sport for kids. When kids play soccer with their friends or family, they may have fun and it can help them to be healthy.
1. How can people stay healthy and make friends?| A．By watching TV. | B．By playing computer games. |
| C．By doing their homework. | D．By playing outdoors. |
| A．It is difficult to learn to ride a bike. |
| B．It is not an easy way of transportation. |
| C．It can be a whole-family outdoor activity. |
| D．It can help kids like the indoor activities. |
| A．Afraid. | B．Interested. | C．Funny. | D．Excited. |
a. Fly a Kite b. Ride a Bike c. Play Soccer d. Play a Game e. Work on a Farm
| A．①-e, ②-b, ③-a, ④-d | B．①-d, ②-b, ③-a, ④-c |
| C．①-e, ②-b, ③-a, ④-c | D．①-c, ②-b, ③-a, ④-d |
| A．Outdoor activities for kids. | B．Importance of staying indoors. |
| C．Ways to make more friends. | D．How to keep in good health. |
8 . Antarctica (南极洲) is Earth’s southernmost and coldest continent. It is home to lovely penguins. Penguins are birds in black and white. They look funny when they are walking. But unlike most birds penguins are not able to fly in the air. Penguins spend as much as 75% of their time underwater looking for food.
A Russian man first found Antarctica in 1820. Later humans went there to explore . They wanted to know more about the beautiful land. They found there is ice and snow all through the year. The air is very clear and clean. It is very interesting that in summer the sun still shines even at nights.
However Antarctica is a very cold place and the coldest temperature was once - 89. 2℃. If you put a basin of water in the open air it will become ice in a few seconds. So there are few people living there.
Although the weather is bad many scientists show great interest in Antarctica. Every summer they go to Antarctica. They usually look for resources under the ice and study climate changes carefully there.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1 ?| A．Antarctica is the biggest of all the continents. | B．Antarctica is cold but penguins like to live there. |
| C．Penguins like to find food on land. | D．75% of the land in Antarctica is covered with ice. |
| A．to travel to or around an area to learn about it. | B．To go and find someone. |
| C．To go to a cold place to hike. | D．To get more things from a place. |
| A．Because of the penguins. | B．Because of the water. |
| C．Because of the cold weather. | D．Because of the bad air. |
| A．Looking for resources in Antarctica | B．How penguins live in Antarctica |
| C．Exploring in Antarctica | D．The coldest place in the world |
9 . When we hear the word “sport”, we usually think of football, basketball, the Olympic Games, and things like that. But isn’t a sport more than that? Different people have different answers.
Many people think that a sport must be hard for your body. But what about if you only need to think? Look at chess. There are chess competitions and chess stars. So is chess a sport? And do you need to be strong and fit to take part in a sport? What about Olympic shooting? You don’t have to be strong to do that.
One thing all sports need is skill. A skill is something special you can do better than others. It’s often a thing you learn, but some people have natural skills. Most people can learn to play football. But to be a really good football player, you need to be naturally quick and move well.
Then there are hobbies. Hobbies are special activities that we like to spend our time doing when we aren’t working. So a sport can be a hobby, but not all hobbies are sports, painting and cooking are hobbies. ________ If your hobby is looking after your garden, people don’t call it a sport. But if you climb mountains—if you’ re a mountaineer —many people will say you’re taking part in a sport. Maybe that’s because mountaineers compete—in other words, they try to do better than other climbers.
Finally, what are games? Football is a game—but chess, video games, and hide and seek are games, too, each with its own rules. Is a game something we do just for fun? That’s also true for hobbies. And some games are clearly sports, but people don’t agree about others.
There are different activities. For some, you have to be fit and strong. For others, you have to be smart or quick. But are they sports, games or hobbies? You decide.
1. Why do many people think mountain climbing can be sports?| A．Because mountain climbers compete. | B．Because mountain climbing is their hobby. |
| C．Because mountain climbers have fun. | D．Because mountain climbing doesn’t need skills. |
| A．But few people do them after sports. | B．And they need some natural skills. |
| C．But no one calls those things sports. | D．And people spend their free time on them. |
| A．People have to be strong to do them. | B．They are less interesting than hobbies. |
| C．They are things people need to learn. | D．Most of them have their own rules. |
| A．Games. | B．Sports. | C．Hobbies. | D．Olympics. |
10 . As a teenager, you must make good use of your young age to think what’s best for your future. Choosing your job is one of the most important and difficult decisions you will make in life. All of us want to enjoy what we do for a living. But for a job to provide satisfaction, it must give the reward a person wants and rewards are different for different people. Getting the highest possible salary(薪水) is the most important thing for some people. Others get their greatest satisfaction from helping other people, working with their hands, or solving challenging problems.
________ It is your responsibility to plan for the future and take the necessary steps to reach your goals. Using every tool available can help you bring out the best of your hidden working abilities.
In many ways, job happiness depends on being yourself. That’s why it is important to consider properly and carefully of your interests, skills, natural abilities, and personality traits(品质). How can you get a clearer picture of jobs that match your personal qualities? Take a look at your grades in school, your free-time activities, and the part-time jobs you’ve done.
A job guidance counselor(指导顾问) can also be very helpful. A few meetings with one of these skilled professionals may open up exciting possibilities you hadn’t considered. What’s more, you can still get helpful information from your teachers and parents. Advice from loved ones can go far as long as you will follow it. In the end, it’s you that have the final say on what you should do with your lives.
1. How many examples of rewards are mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．4 | B．3 | C．2 | D．1 |
| A．Asking for good advice isn’t always easy. | B．Knowing your own abilities is important. |
| C．Believing in yourself is the key to success. | D．Finding the right job needs to plan wisely. |
| A．Job guidance counselors enjoy meetings. | B．Getting helpful advice can be very difficult. |
| C．Teachers offer better information than parents. | D．It’s important to follow advice from loved ones. |
| A．Different ways to get happiness in our lives. | B．Advice on finding the right job for teenagers. |
| C．Teenagers have to think about their own lives. | D．Teenagers have problems finding the right job. |
