1 . During ancient times, children didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let’s take a look.
Kicking stone Balls During the Qing Dynasty (1644—1911), kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved（刻）into small balls and kicked with feet. |
Flying Kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each kite has its features. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite. |
Playing hide-and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them. |
Watching Shadow（影子）Plays The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets（木偶）behind the screen and tell stories to the music. |
1. According to the passage, the game of kicking a stone ball was ________.
| A．played in summer | B．popular in North China |
| C．played with hands | D．like flying kites |
| A．Silk. | B．Paper. | C．Cloth. | D．Wood. |
| A．One plays and others watch. | B．Others laugh and one must cry. |
| C．Others hide and one tries to find. | D．One runs and others try to catch. |
| A．Watching shadow plays. | B．Kicking stone balls. |
| C．Playing hide-and-seek. | D．Flying kites. |
| A．Traditional culture. | B．Healthy food. | C．Chinese festivals. | D．First aid. |
2 . Mineral City is an interesting place to visit. It is a beautiful small town with many old buildings.
Take a walk through the centre of the town on Main Street. First look at the Mineral City Hotel. It is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue. It is about 150 years old and many people stay there. There is an interesting old building across the street from the hotel. This was a post office. Now it is a store for books and videos.
There are many places to eat on Main Street. You can get lunch or dinner in one of these places. There is a park between Main Street and Oak Street. You can sit on a bench (长凳) in the park. It is nice and quiet, and you can enjoy the trees and flowers.
You can also take a walk down Glenn Avenue. Look at the old buildings and interesting stores on this street.
1. Mineral City is ________.| A．a big city | B．a busy city | C．a beautiful town | D．an old building |
| A．across the street from the hotel | B．on Oak Street |
| C．on Glenn Avenue | D．behind the park |
| A．hotel | B．park | C．post office | D．store |
| A．hotels and bookstores | B．restaurants and a post office |
| C．new buildings and quiet parks | D．old buildings and interesting stores |
| A．The Mineral City Hotel is on the corner of Main Street and Glenn Avenue. |
| B．The Mineral City Hotel is about 150 years old. |
| C．There are many places to eat on Main Street. |
| D．You can sit on the grass in the park. |
3 . ①You may think the best way to solve a difficult problem is to keep working on it, even overnight. But the truth is just the opposite: Your best chance to get to the bottom of a problem is actually to sleep on it.
②A team of researchers at Northwestern University, US, did a study and found that sleeping is useful in both strengthening (强化) and re-organizing (重组) memory. This can help you solve problems.
③The researchers did an experiment with 57 students. They asked them to solve 42 difficult puzzles (谜题) on the first day. The students worked on each puzzle while listening to different music. The research encouraged students to remember the music they heard while solving the puzzles. By the end, there were six puzzles that the students still hadn’t solved. The students then went back home to sleep. They were given special sleep-monitoring (睡眠监测) and music devices (设备). The devices played music connected with the unsolved puzzles while the students were in the slow-wave sleep period. This period is when people are likely to (可能) dream and re-organize their memories.
④The next morning, the students tried the unsolved puzzles again. Researchers found they were 55% more likely to solve them. The music activated the memories about the puzzles while they were sleeping. It allowed them to “work” on the puzzles in their sleep.
⑤Earlier studies of both people and animals have shown that sleep can not only strengthen memory, but also help us organize information in our brains. This study seems to support that understanding.
⑥So the next time you face a difficult problem, sleep on it. Then play some music to help yourself think of the problem.
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1. What did the researchers at Northwestern University find?
| A．Keeping working can help solve hard problems. |
| B．Sleeping can help people solve problems. |
| C．Listening to music can help people sleep well. |
| D．Solving puzzles can improve people’s memory. |
| A．On the first day, none of the puzzles were solved. |
| B．Some students kept working on the puzzles when others were sleeping. |
| C．During the experiment, music was played for the 57 students. |
| D．Sleep-monitoring made students enter the slow-wave sleep period. |
| A．干扰 | B．消除 | C．覆盖 | D．激活 |
| A．This study supports the earlier findings. |
| B．The finding is not valuable for students. |
| C．This study should include some animals. |
| D．The earlier studies needed the help of music. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
4 . Do you like American food? Do you know what American food is? To many people, American food means hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken. These are junk food. They are not healthy. Many people eat too much of the unhealthy food so they get fat. But American food is not only these things. Americans eat many different kinds of food from many countries. Some American people also like healthy food and drinks. They like eggs, bread, and milk. They also like to eat vegetables. Their favourite vegetables are carrots, onion (洋葱), tomatoes and potatoes. What kind of American food do you like? The junk food or healthy food.
1. To many people, hamburger and fried chicken are _______ food.| A．cold | B．hot | C．Chinese | D．American |
| A．健康食品 | B．酸辣食品 | C．垃圾食品 | D．油腻食品 |
| A．Milk, hot dogs and fried chicken |
| B．Hamburgers, apples and fried chicken |
| C．Hamburgers, hot dogs and fried chicken |
| D．Potato chips, fried chicken and apples |
| A．Carrots, onions, potatoes and tomatoes. |
| B．Carrots, beans, tomatoes and potatoes. |
| C．Beans, onions, tomatoes and potatoes. |
| D．Carrots, onions, tomatoes and beans. |
| A．Favourite food | B．American food |
| C．My family | D．Everyday life |
5 . Earthquakes usually come without warning. What should you do if this happens to you? An earthquake is dangerous, but there is still something you can do to protect yourself.
Stay calm as the earth begins to shake.
Your chance of survival in an earthquake goes up if you can keep calm. Staying calm is not easy, but it can save your life.
If you are inside when the earthquake starts, hide under a table or a bed.
You need to have something strong over your head to protect you from falling objects. Do not stand near walls or windows and stay out of the kitchen. The kitchen is dangerous because of many glass objects.
If you are outside, get to an open area as fast as you can.
Stay away from buildings and tress. If you are in a car, pull over (靠边停) to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. If you are close to the sea, try to get as far away from the water as possible. Earthquakes can cause huge waves (浪) that can really harm the people nearby.
When the earthquake is over, there is still plenty of danger.
For example, fires often come with an earthquake. If you see a fire, quickly move outdoors to an open area.
Always remember to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
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1. What does the underlined word “survival” mean in Chinese?
| A．坍塌 | B．废墟 | C．生存 | D．失踪 |
| A．Hide under a table. | B．Hide under a bed. |
| C．Stay out of the kitchen. | D．Stand near walls or windows. |
| A．To stay away from buildings and trees. |
| B．To get as far away from the sea water as possible. |
| C．To run into your house quickly to take something important. |
| D．To drive your car to a place where there are no trees or tall buildings and stay in the car. |
| A．sandstorms | B．fires | C．snowstorms | D．rainstorms |
| A．The ways to stay calm. |
| B．The ways to stay away from tall buildings. |
| C．The ways to move outdoors to an open area. |
| D．The ways to protect yourself when an earthquake happens. |
6 . As we know, the Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Both of them are held every four years. The Winter Olympics are usually held two years after the Summer Olympics.
The Olympic Games have a long history. The first Olympic Games started in Greece over two thousand years ago. There was only one race—the short race. No others but only Greek men could run in the race. The race lasted just one day. The modern (现代的) Olympic Games started in Athens, Greece in 1896. The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympic Games. There are five rings and their meanings are the five parts of the world. The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic Games’ motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”.
Our country sent our first national team to take part in the Olympic Games in 1932 and won the first gold medal in 1984. We held the 2008 Beijing Olympics successfully and will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. All of us are doing our best to welcome the coming Olympic Games. We believe the games will be successful, too. They will bring us lots of fun.
1. How often are the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics held?| A．Every year. | B．Every two years. |
| C．Every three years. | D．Every four years. |
| A．In Greece. | B．In Beijing. | C．In London. | D．In Zhangjiakou. |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．主办方 | B．座右铭 | C．赛程表 | D．组委会 |
| A．In 2022. | B．In 2023. | C．In 2024. | D．In 2025. |
When we talk about reading, we probably think of eyes, because we do the reading by eyes. But we can do some reading by ears, too. And with the development (发展) of smart-phones, it’s getting easier and easier to do some reading by ears—by listening to news, stories and so on. This is audio (声音的) reading. We can do audio reading in many places.
Many people like doing audio reading in the bed before going to sleep. When they are in the bed, it would be a great time to do some audio reading. If you read an ordinary (普通的) book, you have to turn the pages (页) with your hands.
Some other people would like to do audio reading in the kitchen. For some people, it’s boring to cook. So they enjoy their time by listening to news or stories. For some others, it’s interesting to cook by listening to instructions (操作指南) made by famous cooks.
But be careful. Don’t make yourself and others in danger. Let’s take driving for example. If you spend much time listening, you can’t be a good driver.
Finally, audio reading is helpful for blind (失明的) people. It’s difficult for them to do reading in the past. But now, they can do some audio reading easily.
1. What is audio reading?| A．Do some reading by ears. | B．Do some reading by eyes. |
| C．Do some reading by mouth. | D．Do some reading by hand. |
| A．people like to do audio reading in the bed |
| B．an ordinary book cannot be listened to |
| C．you have to use your hands to turn the pages. |
| D．one should be in bed in the dark before falling asleep |
| A．talking to friends | B．watching TV |
| C．reading a book | D．listening to instructions |
| A．Audio reading is difficult for the blind. |
| B．Audio reading may be dangerous when you drive a car. |
| C．You have to drive a car when you do audio reading. |
| D．Ordinary reading is as easy as audio reading when you do exercise. |
8 . Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (奥运会). On September 17th of 2019, two new mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.
 | Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell (冰壳) and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the color of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. |
 | Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会). |
| A．“Fuwa” dolls | B．Bing Dwen Dwen | C．Shuey Rhon Rhon | D．Panda |
| A．a panda | B．an astronaut | C．a lantern | D．a dog |
| A．The two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 17, 2019. |
| B．“Bing Dwen Dwen” and “Shuey Rhon Rhon” are good at ice sports. |
| C．We call it “Bing Dwen Dwen” because it wears an ice shell and looks fat. |
| D．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” can bring players hope and good luck. |
9 . I am Eric. I am twelve years old. This is a picture of my room. My room is tidy. My English book is in the bookcase. My schoolbag is on the chair. Three notebooks and one pencil box are in it. A tape player and some tapes are on the table. What’s under my bed? It’s my dog. It is a white dog. A hat is under the chair. It is my sister Cindy’s. Her room isn’t tidy.
1. This is a picture of ________.| A．Cindy’s room | B．Eric’s room | C．Eric’s dog | D．Eric’s sister |
| A．On the table. | B．In the schoolbag. | C．On the chair. | D．In the bookcase. |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．A tape player and some tapes. | B．A tape player and some CDs. |
| C．Some books and a pencil box. | D．Some books and a tape player. |
10 . Reading is getting more popular among young Chinese. A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year. The number of young people who are reading has been rising in recent years, especially for teenagers, who read an average(平均) of 11.5 books.
The data(数据) shows that teenagers spend much more time reading from school textbooks to some other reading materials, such as novels, e-books, magazines and so on. But younger children(ages 2-8) are mainly reading for fun. Compared with the past, the time teenagers spend on pleasure reading has dropped.
When it comes to technology and reading, the survey suggests little. It does point out that many parents control the time of electronic reading, mainly because of worrying about increased screen time. However, most Chinese parents are helping their children to develop a reading habit. They are served as examples for their children. More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0 to 8 years old, and visit bookstores with them about three times a year. Data shows that kids and teens who do a lot of reading, compared to those who don’t like reading, have more books in the home, and more books bought for them. Their parents read more often, and would like to spare time to read with them.
When was the last time you read a book? If you’re one of the countless people who don’t develop a habit of reading, you might be missing out. Everything you read fills your head with new information, and you never know when it might be useful. The more knowledge you have, the better-equipped you are to deal with any challenge you’ll face. Remember that although you might lose something else, knowledge can never be taken away from you.
Now open a book, and feed your soul(心灵).
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1. Over ________ of Chinese parents spend not less than 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0 to 8 years old.
| A．60% | B．70% | C．85% | D．95% |
| A．Talk with their teachers to encourage them in developing reading habits. |
| B．Buy more books for them in bookstores or borrow some from libraries. |
| C．Ask them to read more books every day through setting up reading groups. |
| D．Act as role models for them, read for their children and read for themselves. |
| A．Teenagers’ after-class activities. | B．Parent-child relationships. |
| C．Young people’s reading habits. | D．Read more often for fun. |
| A．Introduce some books for young people to read. |
| B．Encourage parents to read more after work. |
| C．List some different opinions about reading. |
| D．Develop children’s writing habits gradually. |
