| A. Music hall There are five rooms in the music hall. You can listen to music or write some songs here. B. Dining hall The dining hall is on the right of the classroom building. Students and teachers have lunch here every day. C. School library It is in the middle of the school. Books about English are on the first floor. D. Science building It is near the library. There are 21 labs in this building. Teachers and students have science classes here. E. Sports hall It’s between the dining hall and the library. You can play basketball and table tennis in the sports hall. F. Classroom building The classroom building is next to the playground. Students have classes here every day. G. School playground There is a big playground on the left of the classroom building. Students can run and play football here. |
In China, the 12th month of the lunar calendar (阴历) is called Layue. The month is full of interesting festivals and customs.
Laba Festival, which is on the 8th day of Layue, is the first festival in this month. From this day on, people begin to get ready for the Chinese New Year.
On Laba Festival, people eat hot Laba porridge (腊八粥). There are usually eight things in the porridge: rice, red beans, peas, dried lotus seeds, dates, and three different kinds of fruits and nuts. The porridge is not just good for your health, but a blessing for the coming of the Chinese New Year.
Laba porridge is not the only tasty food in Layue. Laba garlic (腊八蒜) is popular in the north. People begin to soak (浸泡) the garlic in vinegar from that day on, and eat it with dumplings during the Chinese New Year. While in the south, people like making sausages (腊肠).
Another major celebration before the Spring Festival is Xiaonian. It is usually on the 23rd or 24th day of the last lunar month. Traditionally, it is an important day when people offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God who looks after the family.
Don’t forget to clean your home. This is also an important thing to do to prepare for the Chinese New Year. It means sweeping away the dust of the old year and welcoming a fresh start. Now, the last thing for you to do is to wait for the coming Spring Festival.
请根据材料内容回答下列问题。
1. When is Laba Festival?
2. What do people often eat on Laba Festival according to Para. 3?
3. Is Laba garlic popular in the south?
4. What do people do on Xiaonian?
5. Why do people clean their homes before the Spring Festival?
6. 书面表达
近年来，越来越多的外国人对中国的传统节日感兴趣。某英语网站正在举办主题为 “我最喜欢的中国传统佳节” 的征文比赛。假如你是李文，请写一篇短文向该网站投稿。
内容包括：
（1）你最喜欢的节日名称；
（2）简单介绍一下这个节日的习俗；（至少两点）；
（3）你的感受。
作文要求：
1.不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
My name is Li Wen, a middle school student in China.
3 . Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying (谚语). It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you go to bed late, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think carefully and your homework will be wrong. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. Blood takes nutrition to all parts of our bodies. The brains (大脑) in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe (呼吸). Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
1. The old English saying tells us ________.| A．how to make more money | B．when we should get up |
| C．it is important to go to bed and get up early | D．to stay up late |
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9 | D．10 |
| A．exercise often | B．have enough sleep |
| C．go to bed early | D．get up early |
| A．睡眠 | B．营养 | C．血液 | D．运动 |
| A．Enough sleep makes you think carefully. |
| B．The more sleep you have, the cleverer you are. |
| C．Dark is good for sleeping. |
| D．People will die without air. |
4 . Do you know the phrase “once in a blue Moon”? People use it to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone may say that he will eat chocolate “once in a blue Moon” because the food is unhealthy. Or someone does not usually like to go to the beach. He may say “I visit the beach once in a blue Moon.” It sounds easy, but not everyone knows the meaning (意思) behind it.
The first thing to know is that the Moon itself is never really blue. The phrase “blue Moon” has nothing to do with the colour of the Moon. As the Moon goes around the Earth, it keeps changing the shape. When we can see the whole Moon, it is called a full Moon. Usually there is only one full Moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be two full Moons in one month. When this happens, the second full Moon is called a blue Moon. However, a blue Moon happens every two to three years.
As you can see, a blue Moon is a very rare event (事件). This fact has made people use the phrase “once in a blue Moon” to describe such events in their life.
1. What may someone mean when he says “I go to the movies once in a blue Moon”?| A．He goes to the movies once a month. | B．He doesn’t go to watch movies very often. |
| C．He goes to see a film at night. | D．He usually watches the Moon once a month. |
| A．Interesting. | B．Unusual. | C．Boring. | D．Important. |
| A．The colour of the Moon. | B．When to see a blue Moon. |
| C．The shape of the Moon. | D．The true meaning of “once in a blue Moon”. |
5 . Today, people want to keep healthy 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.”
In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates（碳水化合物）. Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich in it, but chicken and meat are not.
“The best time to exercise is early in the morning.”
No. Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be suitable for you. If an afternoon or evening is suitable for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.
“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”
The fact is that you must have some water during breaks（休息时间）when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. 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. According to the passage, we must drink water ________.| A．in the morning | B．when you exercise |
| C．during breaks and after exercising | D．when you feel tired |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Two | D．Five |
| A．important | B．difficult | C．regular | D．simple |
| A．Don’t drink water when you exercise, or you’ll feel tired. |
| B．Evening is the best time to exercise because it’s always cool. |
| C．You should eat enough meat because it can give you energy before games. |
| D．Exercising too much is not good for us. |
| A．Results of sports and exercise | B．Best time for sports and exercise |
| C．Reasons for sports and exercise | D．Wrong ideas about sports and exercise |
6 . The number of people using the Internet in China reached 900 million in March, an increase of 75 million from the end of 2018 according to a report on Tuesday by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) on Internet development in China.
China’s Internet penetration rate(渗透率) has reached 64.5 percent, up 4.9 percent from 2018, according to the CNNIC report.
Among China’s Internet users, 255 million are from rural(农村的) areas, with a 46 percent internet penetration rate, up 7.8 percent from 2018.
China tries to improve digital development in the countryside, helping rural people keep up with the global pace.
Today, 710 million people shop online, an increase of 100 million compared to 2018. Online shopping has become an important part of the digital economy(经济).
There are 768 million online payment users, up from 600 million, with 765 million making payments by mobile phone.
The report also outlined the development of Internet companies in China.
Among the top 30 Internet companies based on market value by the end of 2019, Chinese companies accounted for 9, with Alibaba and Tencent ranking among the top 10.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Now, 710 million people go shopping on the internet. |
| B．255 million Internet users in China are from big cities. |
| C．Alibaba and Tencent are top Internet companies. |
| D．China’s Internet penetration rate has reached 64.5 percent. |
| A．Fever than 700 million people in China shop on the Internet. |
| B．More and more Internet users make online payment. |
| C．China’s internet companies are developing slowly. |
| D．There were 75 million Internet users in the year 2018. |
| A．On TV. | B．With the bank card. | C．On the radio | D．By mobile phone. |
| A．Tencent is a top Internet company. | B．People do not like online payments. |
| C．China’s Internet is developing very fast. | D．People from rural areas use the Internet. |
| A．a newspaper | B．a fashion magazine | C．a mall poster | D．an advertisement |
7 . The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Duanwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.
Dragon boat race
The dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.
Wearing sweet-smelling bags
During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.
Girls’ Day
A long time ago,a married daughter would return to her parents’ home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls’ Day.
Eating rice dumplings
Eating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.
1. The Dragon Boat Festival is also called ________.| A．the Spring Festival | B．the Lantern Festival |
| C．Mid-Autumn Festival | D．Duanwu Festival |
①Take part in a dragon boat race.
②Wear bags that have sweet smells.
③Eat delicious noodles,
④Throw water at each other.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①④ | D．③④ |
| A．can express love between lovers | B．are eaten to keep away from bad things |
| C．have different designs and styles | D．are only eaten in some places in China |
8 . You may feel curious（好奇的） about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?
On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off（打瞌睡） in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted（分心的）?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks（点心） in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated（无关的） books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.
1. In the report, who studies hardest?
| A．Japanese students. | B．Chinese students. |
| C．American students. | D．South Korean students. |
| A．45%. | B．32%. | C．21%. | D．5%. |
| A．Do physical exercises. | B．Study or surf the Internet. |
| C．Watch TV. | D．Go out with friends. |
| A．It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries. |
| B．It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries. |
| C．It is a story about students’ sports after class. |
| D．It tells us that American students don’t like studying. |
9 . The coldest and most difficult place in the world in which to live is Antarctica (南极洲). Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole (南极). Most people do not think there is much life in the icy (结冰的) waters around it. They are wrong.
Antarctica’s seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals, and whales (鲸). They eat the thick plant life in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for examples, eat more than a ton of food every day.
The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin (企鹅). It struts (昂首阔步而行) around the icy beaches as if it were a movie star walking down the street.
1. The most famous animal of Antarctica is ________.| A．whale | B．seal | C．penguin | D．fox |
| A．much ice | B．warm weather | C．flocks of geese | D．warm water |
| A．are many people | B．is little plant life |
| C．are many animals | D．is little snow |
10 . Have you ever been to Berlin? I paid a visit to it for five days and enjoyed a happy time. Berlin is a big city. In order to make my travel easy, I divided the city into some areas, and then traveled from area to area. It is a great place for a bike ride instead of walking around. It provides a fast and easy way to move around Berlin, and costs around 9 Euros per day to rent(租).
If you really want to enjoy walking, there is also a free walking tour. It begins at the Brandenburg Gate and lasts 3.5 hours. It took me through the center of the city, showed me all the highlights(重要的部分) and gave me some history about the city.
For me, one of the most important things is to enjoy the local delicious food. We can judge(判断) a city on how cheap it is by the food, and the food in Berlin is very cheap. And not just street food, even the restaurants there are a bargain. You can find a lot of meals for less than 5 Euros. Here is a truth for you—the lemons(柠檬) and the fresh vegetables are mouth watering.
After this visit, I enjoy Berlin more. Though I may not ever live there, I’d happily go back and visit—over and over again.
根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。
1. How can you enjoy a fast and easy way to travel around Berlin?
| A．Taking a car. | B．Taking the bus. | C．Riding a bike. |
| A．廉价品 | B．贵重品 | C．简陋的地方 |
| A．All the highlights. | B．Some history about the city. | C．Fun of riding. |
| A．There are separate parts for the cars. |
| B．The food in Berlin is not very cheap. |
| C．The writer divided the city into some parts before traveling. |
| A．What Berlin looks like. | B．Where to go in Berlin. | C．How to enjoy a happy trip in Berlin. |
