1 . The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar(农历). It is on June 3rd this year. How does this festival come about?
Qu Yuan is a great poet of the State of Chu(楚国). He loves his country and people very much. And he gives many good ideas to his king. But the king doesn’t listen to him. At last, the State of Qin conquers(战胜) Chu. Qu Yuan feels very sad. He jumps into the Miluo River in Hunan on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The people of Chu love Qu Yuan very much. From then on, people always show their love for Qu Yuan on this day.
The dragon boat race is a very important part of the Dragon Boat Festival. Usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 30 meters long. And 30 to 50 people sit on each boat. To win the race, people in different groups row(划) their dragon-like boats as fast as they can. It’s very exciting to watch!
People also eat zongzi on that day. Most people buy zongzi from the shops but some old people like to make zongzi by themselves. They use bamboo leaves to wrap(包) rice and use thread(线) to tie it. They also wrap many other foods in the leaves. People in different places have different tastes, In the south of China, people like eating meat zongzi. In the north, people often put some sweet food in zongzi.
Wormwood(艾草) is a kind of plant people use on the Dragon Boat Festival. People say it can help us keep healthy if we use it to clean our body. They also think wormwood can stop bad things from going into their houses, so people put wornwood on their doors.
1. People do the following things on the Dragon Boat Festival except(除了) ________.| A．watch the dragon boat races | B．make and eat zongzi |
| C．put wornwood on their doors | D．make and eat jiaozi |
| A．why we have the Dragon Boat Festival | B．how much QuYuan loves people in Chu |
| C．when the Dragon Boat Festival is | D．what we do on the Dragon Boat Festival |
| A．The Dragon Boat Festival is on June 3rd every year. |
| B．All of the people buy zongzi from shops now. |
| C．There are usually 3-5 people in one dragon boat. |
| D．People think wormwood is healthy and useful. |
| A．An Important Festival in China | B．The Story of Qu Yuan |
| C．The History of Dragon Boat Races | D．Different Festivals in China |
2 . Laughter yoga (欢笑瑜伽) is a new way for people to take exercise. It is popular around the world these days. Laughter is a simple way to make you happier and healthier.
Dr. Madan Kataria started the first laughter club in 1995 in India. It’s free for people who want to join the club. Now there are more than (超过) 5,000 laughter clubs all around the world. World Laughter Day is on the first Sunday of May every year. Many people around the world come together on that day to laugh happily.
Dr. Madan Kataria said, “Laughter is good for your body. It can help people feel better. If people spend more time laughing, they will not catch a cold easily.” So in order to improve (改善) health, more and more people join the laughter clubs. In India, laughter yoga classes are popular with school students. It’s a good idea for you to do laughter yoga.
1. The first laughter club started in __________.| A．China | B．India | C．America | D．Australia |
| A．500 | B．over 500 | C．5,000 | D．over 5,000 |
| A．Monday | B．Wednesday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
| A．kill time | B．make friends | C．have good health | D．learn how to laugh |
| A．Laughter Yoga | B．World Laughter Day | C．Laughter | D．Laugh Happily |
3 . Sometimes you have to begin a different life in a new school. Maybe it is not easy to start a new school life, but there is some advice that may help you.
Always be yourself
In a new school you may want to make new friends by changing yourself. This is not a good idea. Changing who you are for other people will only make you feel even worse. Be yourself, and soon you will find friends who you like.
Accept invitations
In a new school you may want to keep in touch with your old friends after school. But that never means you should stay away from your new friends. If some new friends invite you to a party, please accept them happily. This can make you learn about them well.
Talk to your teacher
Remember your new teachers are always there to help you. If you have any trouble, it’s best to have a talk with them. He or she will be glad to listen to you.
Don’t worry too much about moving to a new school. Just be yourself, be cheerful and be friendly.
Very soon you’ll have lots of friends and you’ll have fun again.
| Title: How to | |
| Always being | Don’t try to |
| Never | |
| Talking to your | Don’t |
| Result of following the advice | Don’t be too |
Snow leopards (雪豹) are big cats. But now they are in danger. We should try to save them. Let’s learn more about snow leopards.
Snow leopards are usually from some countries such as Mongolia, China and India. They live in the mountains and their mountain homes are very cold.
People can hardly see them in the wild (野外), but we can know about 600 snow leopards live in zoos around the world. It is said that there are about 6,000 snow leopards living in the wild.
The snow leopard is a large animal. Adult snow leopards are between 60 and 120 pounds. They are about two feet tall at the shoulder. From head to tail (尾巴), they are six to seven and a half feet long.
The snow leopard has a long tail and its tail is useful. It can help the snow leopard keep balance. In winter, the snow leopard wraps (用……围住) its tail around its body to keep warm. Its long tail is like a scarf.
1. Where are snow leopards usually from?2. Can we often see snow leopards in the wild?
3. How many snow leopards are there around the world?
4. How heavy are adult snow leopards?
5. Why is the snow leopard’s tail useful?
Hospitals are doing experiments with tele-medicine. Tele-medicine is a technology. With the help of high-speed communication networks (网络), doctors can “see” patients (病人) without them being in the same place.
Tele-medicine is already in wide use in some places such as the USA and Germany. At both ends of the line, the way of video-meeting lets them see and talk to each other. Blood pressure (血压) and body temperature are directly (直接地) shown on computers. Among other uses, village doctors hold “consultations (会诊)” with far-away experts (专家). The experts can also help them during operations.
Tele-medicine has been slow to reach Asia because of high costs, and other reasons. When things improve, this technology will develop very fast. Chinese University of Hong Kong’s medical school has joined a big hospital in Beijing, and Thailand (泰国) is building a tele-medicine station connecting 20 areas.
Tele-medicine will do good to patients because doctors from different places can see them and give their medical advice. The help is very important if the disease is an unusual one. It also helps to spread medical knowledge among experts.
As tele-medicine develops well, it will be cheaper and more popular in the medical field (领域).
1. Tele-medicine is a kind of technology which
2. Tele-medicine is already
3. After meeting at both ends of the line, patient’s health information such as
4. It is very convenient (方便的) for patients to see doctors and
5. Another importance of tele-medicine is that it can help to
October 31st is Halloween. Where does Halloween come from? The Celts (居尔特人) think October 31st is the last day of their year and they think ghosts (鬼魂) come back to Earth on this day. So people treat the ghosts and then lead them away by wearing strange costurnes. Today a lot of people around the world celebrate this old festival. They usually dress up, have parties and tell stories about ghosts. Children play games at Halloween parties.
The following games are for children:
1. Ask your friends to bring a pumpkin lantern to the party. Give a present to the best one.
2. Hide some small pumpkins in the garden and play “find the pumpkin”.
3. Get apples out. Put lots of apples in the water and then try to get them out! Remember: Don’t use your hands.
4. Tell ghost stories. Sit around on the floor and share exciting ghost stories with your friends.
1. Halloween is on2. The Celts think ghosts
3. Halloween is an
4. People usually dress up,
5. The passage introduces
7 . When you travel in Hong Kong SAR, you must be careful of the traffic rules, because the traffic(交通)keeps to the left. Before crossing the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop, and people can go across the zebra line(斑马线). If the traffic lights turn green, the traffic can go, and people mustn’t cross the road.
In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. The traffic is the most dangerous. When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong SAR, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, or you may go the wrong way. In Hong Kong SAR, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. You’d better sit on the second floor. From there you can watch the city very well. How interesting!
1. In Hong Kong SAR, the traffic moves .| A．on the right | B．on the left | C．in the middle | D．in the park |
| A．the front | B．the right | C．the left | D．B and C |
| A．the people must stop | B．the traffic must stop |
| C．the people and the traffic must stop | D．the traffic and the people must wait |
| A．dangerous | B．interesting | C．easy | D．safe |
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
So, it’s test time again. Have you done enough work to get good scores? Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow doesn’t work.
The best way is to space your practice out, not to put it all together. Just as a scientist called Tom Stafford advises, if you organize (组织) five hours of study into one hour a day, you will remember more than if you study for five hours on one day.
Don’t depend on memory alone. Get pens and paper and start working! By testing themselves earlier, students will be better at getting back the knowledge (知识) from the memory and keep it in the long run. John Dunlosky, a researcher in the US, suggests that “you start by reading a textbook with your favorite pens and colors, and then write down the important ideas on small cards. While doing so, you try to test yourselves on them in fact.”
Going over what you have learned carefully should give you confidence, but if you are still worried, it’s not harmful to follow some special customs (习俗). For example, it seems to be a tradition for Japanese students to eat Katsudon before a test. This is a bowl of rice with egg and meat pieces. The name of the dish makes people think of the word “katsu”, meaning “winning”. For some students in South Korea, the key to success is not washing their hair before a test, because they believe they could wash all the knowledge out of their heads.
The bottom line is that you need to study, eat a good meal, sleep well at night before the test, and believe that what you have tried to do will bring you success. Good luck in your test!
1. Does sleeping with the textbook under the pillow help to get good scores?2. What is the best way to get good scores according to the passage?
3. How will students be better at getting back the knowledge from the memory?
4. Who eats Katsudon before a test as a tradition?
5. What will you do if you want to get good scores?
| Exercise responsibly During the pandemic (疫情), you’d better exercise at home. If you have to leave your home to walk, run, cycle, etc, be mindful of other people. The following rules will help keep you and others safe. Keep your distance (距离) ●Exercise alone. ●If you stop to catch your breath, do so away from the footpath. ●Keep at least 2 meters of space when passing others. ●Give way to walkers on narrow paths. Bring your towel and mask
●Wipe your sweat (汗水) with a towel. ●Avoid touching your face with your hands. ●If you have to cough or sneeze, do it into your towel. ●Wear your mask unless you are doing strenuous (剧烈的) exercise. ●Put it on before and after your exercise. ●Drink from your own water bottle and don’t share a bottle with others. ●Avoid touching public objects with any part of your body. Keep safe ●Avoid bumping into (撞上) other people. Slow down and check for blind spots (盲点). ●Say “passing on your right/left” if necessary when going past others. |
| A．At home. | B．In the park. | C．At the gym. | D．In the classroom. |
| A．Water bottle and paper. | B．Towel and mask. |
| C．Gloves and sun glasses. | D．Camera and smart phone. |
| A．Exercise with your partner. | B．Say “Thanks” when going past others. |
| C．Slow down and check for blind spots. | D．Keep at least 5 meters of space when passing others. |
10 . Do you know these animals in the pictures?
 African buffalo （非洲大水牛） | From: Africa Life: live in groups Like: staying in water to keep cool. African buffaloes are very big and strong. Lions sometimes are afraid of them. |
 Puma （美洲狮） | From: America Life: solitary (独居的); live in a quiet place Be good at: swimming, running and climbing trees The puma has many names. One of them is “red tiger”, but the puma is a king of lion. It likes to put its food in the tree and eat it. |
 Platypus （鸭嘴兽） | From: Australia Life: solitary; live in water Be good at: swimming The platypus sleeps in the daytime and goes out at night. The platypus is one of Australia’s symbols, so you can see platypus on every Australian 20-cent coin (20分硬币). |
1. The puma likes to ________ in the tree.
| A．keep quiet | B．have a sleep | C．have fun | D．eat food |
| A．draws | B．swims | C．walks | D．runs |
| A．America | B．Australia | C．China | D．Africa |
| A．Because they stay in the water to keep cool. | B．Because they like to live in groups. |
| C．Because they are very big and strong. | D．Because they like to live in a quiet place. |
| A．The buffalo is afraid of the lion. | B．The puma is a kind of tiger. |
| C．The platypus doesn’t live in groups. | D．The platypus sleeps at night. |
