1 . Hello, I’m David. Now I’m a student of Grade 7 at a middle school in Taiyuan, Shanxi. I like sports very much. Here are what I think of them.
Ping-pong
Ping-pong is always fun for us Chinese. I like it. You know it’s easy to find places to play it in China. You can see Chinese people play it almost everywhere.
Basketball
I like playing basketball and I like watching basketball games of CBA on TV. I’m a good basketball player and I’m on the school basketball team.
Running(跑步)
Running sounds boring, but it’s a good sport for us. I like running in the morning. Sometimes you can see fast runners on the way(路) to school. You can run with them if(如果) you like.
Soccer
It’s easy for you to play soccer, but you can find that it’s difficult for you to run with it in a soccer game. Now I’m in our school soccer club(俱乐部) and learn how to play it with some of my classmates.
1. Where does David study (学习) now?| A．In a middle school in China. |
| B．In a middle school in the UK. |
| C．In a middle school in the USA. |
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. |
| A．At school. | B．On TV. | C．In the basketball club. |
| A．A ping-pong club. | B．A basketball club. | C．A soccer club. |
| A．Sports clubs. | B．Sports teams. | C．What David thinks of some sports. |
Roman numbers The ancient Romans had a different way of writing numbers. They used letters from their alphabet. For example, the number 12 is “XII” (10+1+1). I＝1 D＝500 L＝50 C＝100 V＝5 M＝1,000 X＝10 Today we still see Roman numbers in many places, for example, on clock faces, on buildings or in books.
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2. What number does letter D stand for (代表)?
3. How do you write 13 in Roman numbers?
4. Do we use Roman numbers in books today?
5. What’s the time by the clock?
Informal (非正式)
How’s everything? How’s it going? How are things? What’s up? What’s new? How are you doing?
You all right? — This one is very English. If you say it to someone outside the UK, they may look at you strangely. It’s also shortened (缩略) to “All right?”
Formal (正式) or informal
How have you been? How are things going? Are you well?
▲ How to answer “How are you?”
Instead of (代替) saying, “I’m fine.” You can say “Pretty good.”
I’m well. — You can shorten this to “well.”
Sometimes things are just OK. You can say “So-so.”
But there are some other ways — Not too bad. Same old, same old. Yeah, all right.
1. Which is right according to the text?| A．We can often hear “You all right?” in Canada. |
| B．“How are things” is a formal way of asking “How are you?” |
| C．We can only use “well” to answer “How are you?” |
| D．You can greet (问候) your good friend with “How’s everything?” |
| A．I feel pretty good | B．Things are just OK |
| C．I don’t want to talk | D．I feel very bad |
| A．how to greet people politely（礼貌地） |
| B．how to answer “How are you” |
| C．how to ask “How are you” |
| D．how to ask and answer “How are you” |
4 . Woo-hoo! It’s the weekend! We all like weekends. That’s because we don’t need to go to school for two days.
The idea for a two-day weekend started in the late 1800s (十九世纪). At that time, workers started to work for factory owners(工厂主). Many factory owners made them work seven days a week. Workers were tired and wanted two days to relax.
Henry Ford was a car factory owner. He wanted to sell more cars to his workers. So he gave his workers a two-day weekend in the early 1900s. Then those workers could drive and enjoy their cars.
▲ So you can see people working when you go out on weekends.
1. Why do we like weekends?| A．Because we can relax. | B．Because we can work. |
| C．Because we can be with parents. | D．Because we can drive cars. |
| A．In 1800. | B．In the late 1800s. | C．In 1900. | D．In the early 1900s. |
| A．he wanted his workers to relax | B．he wanted to drive the car |
| C．he wanted to save money on weekends | D．he wanted his workers to enjoy the cars |
| A．My father drove me to his factory on the weekend. |
| B．Many people work on weekends and relax on other days. |
| C．His workers didn’t like to drive cars on the weekend. |
| D．Henry Ford’s cars were useful for his workers. |
| A．Why do we need to work? | B．How do we spend our weekends? |
| C．The history of the weekend | D．The history of Henry Ford |
5 . Three students from the UK wanted to help people use phones less, so they made a new app.
It is Hold. The app is popular in some countries in Europe and it has more than 120, 000 users.
Between 7:00 and 23:00 every day, if students do not use their mobile phones for every 20 minutes, they will get 10 points. They can use the points to get goods and services in the app’s marketplace. If students want to get two free coffees, they need 300 points. That means they don’t use the phone for 10 hours on the Hold app.
Teachers and parents may be happy about the app because it can help students spend less time on their phones.
1. What are the app’s makers?| A．They are engineers. | B．They are workers. |
| C．They are students. | D．They are teachers. |
| A．2 | B．2. 5 | C．3 | D．3. 5 |
| A．The app can help students use phones well. | B．The app, Hold is popular in Europe. |
| C．The students can also get points at 6 a. m. | D．Parents may not like the app. |
Many people know about Edinburgh. It is a city with over ten festivals. Most of the festivals take place in August. Perhaps the biggest of those is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Fringe is the world’s largest performing (表演) art festival, and it came about in 1947. Eight theater companies wanted to join in the first Edinburgh International Festival that year. However, they didn’t have invitations (邀请) to perform.
That didn’t stop them, and they found places in the city to perform. The people in town went wild for them.
That spirit is still alive in today’s Fringe. Anyone with a story to tell can put on a show. They just need to find a place to perform.
The Fringe interests visitors and performers from far and wide. Visitors can enjoy everything from theater and dance to magic shows.
Most shows offer (提供) cheap tickets, and many now are free of charge. So, don’t miss the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. You’re sure to have a wonderful time!
1. Many people know about Edinburgh because ________.| A．it is very old | B．it is very rich |
| C．it has many festivals | D．it has old buildings |
| A．They were invited to join in the festival that year. | B．They didn’t find places to perform. |
| C．They performed in different theaters. | D．They were popular with the people in town. |
| A．We can’t buy tickets. | B．The Fringe is free now. |
| C．We shouldn’t miss the Fringe. | D．The Fringe is interesting. |
7 . This is a piece of news (新闻) from the USA. The news is about e-cigarettes (电子烟) and health.
In the USA, some health officials (官员) say that e-cigarettes can be a problem. More and more American people fall ill because of e-cigarettes. These officials say that they know about 450 people. They were all ill because of e-cigarettes. Five of these people even lost their lives.
These officials do not know what kind of chemical is in e-cigarettes. That is to say, they do not know what is making people ill. In the USA, some people buy e-cigarettes every day. These people don’t buy e-cigarettes from stores, and they buy them from the streets. The officials say that it is better to use products from stores, not from the streets.
Smoking is bad for our health, so we have to stay away from it. It can make our family unhealthy, too. So if people want them and their family to stay healthy, they must give up smoking. They should force themselves to stay away from cigarettes and e-cigarettes, because both of them do harm to people. Teachers should do something to tell their students about the harm of smoking. What’s more, someone advises people not to sell cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Where is the piece of news from? ________
| A．The UK. | B．Japan. | C．America. |
| A．Because they use e-cigarettes a lot. |
| B．Because they eat too much chocolate. |
| C．Because they eat a lot of fast food. |
| A．5. | B．15. | C．450. |
| A．结果 | B．产值 | C．产品 |
| A．People. | B．Health. | C．Travel. |
8 . With the development of science, more and more people are confused whether it is good or not to make robots. Are robots going to take place of human beings?
Every coin has two sides. Robots can be good to our society and life. At the same time, they also have some bad effects on our daily life. In my opinion, the advantages of robots are more than the disadvantages.
First, robots make our life more convenient. We can do many things that we didn’t have the ability to do in the past by using robots. That makes our daily life more effective.
Second, robots can be used in industry. Factories can reduce the cost of production by using robots. Robots do not need to eat and they will not be ill. That’s very good for producing goods.
Third, robots can save more people when a disaster happens. Because they can’t feel pain and they can save more people without feeling tired.
In a word, the world is changing. We should also change our thought to accept robots to become part of our lives. That can make our lives more colorful.
1. In the writer’s opinion, how many advantages do robots have?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. |
| A．幸福的 | B．环保的 | C．方便的 |
| A．Yes, they can. | B．No, they can’t. | C．We don’t know. |
| A．The hard work of farmers. | B．The beautiful environment of the earth. | C．The development of science. |
| A．They have both advantages and disadvantages. |
| B．They only have disadvantages. |
| C．They only have advantages. |
9 . The recent series, A Dream of Splendor (梦华录) , describes China’s traditional tea art dian cha in detail, similar to coffee art. Liu Yifei’s role, a teahouse keeper, shows amazing skills of pouring tea or creating beautiful patterns on the surface of a cup of tea in some actions.
Chinese tea culture started to be popular during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and boomed throughout the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, tea was necessary for almost everyone, from nobles (贵族) to common people, just like rice, oil and salt, as suggested by Song politician and thinker Wang Anshi.
In the Song Dynasty, the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. It begins with pouring water over fine powdered (粉状的) tea, creating a paste (糊), and then adding more hot water, whisking (搅动) it by hand with a bamboo whisk.
Han Zheming, the 40-year-old master of dian cha, said, “It is similar to the foam (泡沫) on top of a cup of coffee, but it is made of tea instead of milk.”
The emperor’s book, Treatise on Tea, described the details of tea-whisking. In the eyes of people of that time, good tea should be white and fine, Han explained. The better the tea, the whiter it should be, and the longer the foam should last.
It is believed that the art later spread to other parts of East Asia, including Japan. In 2019, it was listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu.
1. What is dian cha?| A．It’s a kind of tea. | B．It’s a kind of coffee. |
| C．It’s a traditional tea art in China. | D．It’s a modern way to drink tea. |
| A．Spread. | B．Competed. | C．Failed. | D．Treated. |
| A．The foam should last short. | B．The tea should be white and fine. |
| C．The water should be hotter. | D．The emperor should like it. |
| A．To most parts of Europe. | B．To some countries in Africa. |
| C．To many coffee companies in America. | D．To other parts of East Asia. |
| A．A Dream of Splendor | B．The History of Tea |
| C．The Story of Wang Anshi | D．Chinese Tea Culture—Dian Cha |
| Some Information about Chinese Medicine Name: Huoxiang Note: Traditionally, if people vomit (呕吐) and don’t want to eat anything, they can use it. Way to take it: First cook it in water for some minutes and then get the medicine soup. When taking it, you can add some brown sugar to it to make it taste better. |  |
| Name: Paeoniae Radix Alba (白芍) Note: It’s useful for the stomachache and the headache. Way to take it: First put it in water for 30—60 minutes. Then cook it for some minutes. Finally, get the medicine soup and drink it. |  |
| Name: Panax notoginseng (三七) Note: People can use it to stop the bleeding (流血) or use it when they have a sore back, a toothache or a sore in other parts of the body. The taste is not terrible. Way to take it: It’s okay to take it after making it into powder (粉末). People can also put it on the sore part of the body. |  |
| Name: Niuhuang Note: It’s useful for the sore throat and clearing heat-toxin (清热解毒). Way to take it: Take it with water or make it into powder and put it on the sore body part. |  |
| A．Mark has a headache now. |
| B．Lisa has a sore back. |
| C．Bob doesn’t want to eat anything these days. |
| D．Rose always feels hot these days. |
| A．add some brown sugar to it | B．put it in water for some minutes |
| C．make it into powder | D．make it as dry as possible |
| A．Panax notoginseng | B．Niuhuang |
| C．Huoxiang | D．Paeoniae Radix Alba |
| A．Both of them taste terrible. |
| B．It’s okay to turn both of them into powder. |
| C．People can use them to stop the stomachache. |
| D．They are not useful for clearing heat-toxin. |
| A．Sports. | B．People. | C．Travel. | D．Health. |
