1 . In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. They are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold(小寒）and greater cold.
Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.
Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather yet. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.
Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.
1. From the passage, we know that there are six solar terms in winter.2. People in northern China usually have dumplings and mutton soup on beginning of winter.
3. Heavy snow comes before light snow.
4. All Chinese are ready to celebrate the Spring Festival after greater cold.
5. The passage tells us how people celebrate the Spring Festival.
2 . Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. And it has very close relationship to Chinese culture.
It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by Shen Nong. One summer day, while he was visiting a faraway part of his country, he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The king drank some and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist, Shen Nong was interested in the new drink. So tea was created.
Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired, clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to your daily life, please check the following helpful advice.
Drink it hot. Tea oxidizes(氧化) quickly, So It is suggested that you drink it hot.
Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.
The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is full.
Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine.
Green tea is the best choice for office workers. Why? Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer.
1. Shen Nong felt thirsty ________.| A．when he was walking around his palace. |
| B．when he was visiting a nearby part of his country. |
| C．when his servant was making hot water. |
| D．when he was visiting a faraway part of his country. |
| A．Tea was discovered in summer. |
| B．Shen Nong is not only a king, but also a scientist. |
| C．The servant was trying to make hot water when some fresh leaves fell into it . |
| D．The king found the water could make him feel less tired. |
| A．helping people cure(治愈) diseases | B．making people feel less tired |
| C．clearing heat inside the human body | D．helping people lose weight |
| A．it may makes you have a strong wish to eat. | B．it may change the medical result. |
| C．it may be harmful to your stomach. | D．it may make you feel sick. |
| A．let us know tea was discovered | B．give some advice on drinking tea. |
| C．tell people why tea is produced | D．advise people to drink green tea |
Beijing Opera is one of the Chinese traditional drama art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from many other drama forma, mostly from the local drama "Huiban". It was especially popular in south China during the 18th century.
Theatrical (戏剧的) art forms in many other countries do not have singing, dancing and spoken parts together in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer doesn't speak or sing. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment. It includes spoken parts, singing and dancing.
Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers of all, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.
"You will doubt and sometimes be a little bored, but you will be interested gradually. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera, even if you know nothing about the drama background." This is how one traveler described his first experience in watching Beijing Opera.
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
1. Beijing Opera is________.| A．unpopular in north China | B．only developed from the local drama "Huiban" |
| C．a much larger Chinese opera form | D．a Chinese traditional drama art form |
| A．busy | B．nervous | C．interested | D．uneasy |
| A．Beijing Opera | B．local dramas |
| C．an opera singer | D．a modern play |
| A．Beijing Opera is a kind of entertainment. |
| B．An opera singer neither dances nor speaks on stage usually. |
| C．Only old people are interested in Beijing Opera. |
| D．Mei Lanfang was the first one to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners. |
| A．ask young people to learn Beijing Opera | B．tell us something about Beijing Opera |
| C．show why Beijing Opera is popular in Europe | D．introduce everything about foreign Opera |
4 . When your pen is broken, the battery in your toy runs out, or you have some leftover food, what do you do with these things? You will probably throw them all into one bin. But actually, all of these pieces of trash need to be sorted(分类) separately. In recent years, some Chinese cities have been working hard on it.
Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a“ green account(绿色账户)”service for people. Account holders get points by correctly sorting their garbage. Through the Alipay app, they can exchange the points for milk, phone cards and other products. The city is asking all of its people to sort their garbage into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.
Wet waste is also known as household waste. “They are things you don’t want but that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste. Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡).Finally, any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the “dry waste” bin.
Many other Chinese cities are also using this method to sort their garbage. For example, Shenzhen has been sorting its garbage into the same four groups since 2012. Students there also receive waste-sorting guidebooks that they must study.
China is improving its waste-sorting efforts. There is still a long way to go. But it’s never too late to learn how to sort your trash properly and protect the environment.
If you don’t sort your garbage, all of it will go to a landfill(垃圾填埋场) and be buried together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as batteries, can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.
1. How can we deal with all kinds of home rubbish?| A．We can throw them away freely. | B．We can sort them separately. |
| C．We can throw them all into one bin. | D．We can pack them all. |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．By paying people to sort their trash correctly. |
| B．By providing its people with guidebooks to help them. |
| C．By allowing people to exchange garbage with each other. |
| D．By creating a “green account” service for people with the help of Alipay. |
| A．metal | B．batteries | C．bulbs | D．medicine |
| A．Landfills are a great way of dealing with garbage. |
| B．It’s too late to teach people how to sort trash properly. |
| C．Shenzhen has started its garbage sorting system since 2012. |
| D．People in Shenzhen don’t need to sort garbage. |
5 . I live in a nice new building in Beijing. It is very tall. It has eighteen floors. There are about eighty families in the building. That is to say (也就是说), about two hundred and forty people live in the building.
My home is on the twelfth (第十二) floor. We have two bedrooms and a living room. They are big and clean. There are a lot of big trees and beautiful flowers around our building. I like looking out of the window in my room. I can see cars and buses running in the street. I can see people walking in the street, too. They look so small! I can also see a lot of tall buildings. How beautiful Beijing is! I am happy to live in this nice, new and tall building.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. There are ________floors in the building.
| A．twelve | B．twenty | C．eighteen | D．eighty |
| A．Two hundred. | B．Three hundred. |
| C．Two hundred and forty. | D．About two hundred and forty. |
| A．cars | B．big trees and beautiful flowers |
| C．shops | D．buses |
| A．I can see cars and buses running in the street. | B．I can see people walking in the street. |
| C．I can see a lot of tall buildings. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．The building is tall. | B．There are a lot of birds around the building. |
| C．Beijing is very beautiful. | D．The building is new. |
Directed by Yang Yu, the new animated film（动画片）Ne Zha is now one of the most popular films in Chinese history. Based on the well-known novel Fengshen Yanyi, the film describes how Ne Zha fights against other people’s prejudice（偏见）and finally becomes a hero.
Unlike traditional Ne Zha stories, the new film is modern and humorous. In the new film, Ne Zha is not a traditional hero. Instead, he is a very naughty(淘气的) kid. The film contains a lot of funny dialogue between Ne Zha and the other cute characters.
The film is full of beautiful scenes, such as the one set in the Dragon King’s Palace, and the fight between fire and water. It is reported that more than 1,600 people were asked to create the animation(动画), and more than 1,300 special effects were made. With the help of 3D technology, the film takes the viewers on a journey into an exciting world and allows them to experience Ne Zha’s amazing powers firsthand.
Above all, the newly developed storyline is the most successful part. The viewers get to follow Ne Zha as he grows up. His life is very difficult, and he has to overcome many problems: not only does he look strange, but also he is under a terrible curse which means he can only live for three years. To make things worse, people see him as a sign of bad luck and avoid him as much as they can. Because of this, Ne Zha becomes a bad boy who causes trouble wherever he goes. Yet with the help of his parents, teachers and friends, Ne Zha finally changes his mind and grows up. He protects others with his superpowers in a big battle and finally breaks the curse.
Teenagers will find Ne Zha educational because the film shows that with strong will, everyone can decide their own future.
1. Who is the director of the animated film Ne Zha?| A．Yang Yu | B．Fengshen Yanyi | C．Dragon King | D．Zhang Yimou |
| A．1,600 people in the animation. | B．The fight between fire and water. |
| C．3D technology in the animation. | D．A scene in Money King’s Palace. |
| A．心情 | B．石头 | C．诅咒 | D．风火轮 |
| A．His parents left him alone. |
| B．He became a bad boy. |
| C．He changed completely and protected others with his superpowers. |
| D．People don’t like to play with him. |
| A．The animation Ne Zha has the similar storyline to the traditional movies. |
| B．Although people are unfriendly to Ne Zha, he still tries to be kind. |
| C．With the help of Ne Zha’s parents, teachers and friends, he grew up. |
| D．The film encourages teenagers to try hard to decide their own future. |
7 .
Do you have healthy habits? | |
| Yeah! I think my habits are very healthy. Every day I get up early and go to bed early .Every morning I eat breakfast and eat well. I eat fruit and vegetables every day. And every day I play soccer for two hours with my friends. |
| No, I don't. I get up late so I have no time to eat breakfast. For lunch, I usually eat lots of hamburgers. I know they are not good for me but I like them. I never play sports. In the evening, after I finish my homework, I usually play computer games. I go to bed late, at about eleven o'clock. |
| Yes. My habits are very good. I never eat unhealthy food. Ice-cream tastes good but I never eat it. It's unhealthy. Every day I get up at six o'clock and go to bed at eight thirty. I eat well and play sports every day. I run with my father for half an hour in the morning. So I'm very healthy. |
1. Mary with her friends________ every day.
| A．goes to school | B．does her homework | C．plays soccer | D．has lunch |
| A．Hamburgers. | B．Vegetables. | C．Chicken. | D．Fruit. |
| A．9:00 | B．10:00 | C．11:00 | D．12:00 |
| A．Because she doesn't like it. | B．Because it's not healthy. | C．Because it doesn't taste good. | D．Because her parents don't let her eat it. |
| A．mother | B．friend | C．brother | D．father |
8 . After a busy morning at work, lunchtime gives me a chance to do many things, such as exercise, read or watch TV. One cultural difference I've noticed between Britain and China is what we do during lunchtime.
Here in China, workers have longer lunch breaks, which gives them enough time to take a short nap. So Chinese people usually use lunchtime to rest. I often see office workers rest their heads on their desks. The room turns into a quiet “bedroom”. Once, I even saw workers in a restaurant taking short naps as well. This is also very common for students in China. After lunch, they will go back to their dormitories (宿舍) or classrooms to take a nap. Chinese people believe a short nap at noon can help them feel more energetic in the afternoon.
In Britain, this activity is quite uncommon. British students usually have a one-hour lunch break. Instead of napping, they fill that time by playing sports or talking with friends.
Most workers in Britain don't get the chance to nap. They generally have short lunch breaks-between 30 minutes to an hour. There is not enough time to have a nap. Because of the shortness of their lunch breaks, it is common for people to work through lunch or just finish their lunch at their desk.
1. What does the writer often do after lunch?| A．Sleeps or does some reading. | B．Talks with friends or sleeps. |
| C．Watches TV or plays sports. | D．Does chores or takes a short rest. |
| A．聊天 | B．锻炼 | C．散步 | D．小睡 |
| A．Taking naps is not common for Chinese students. |
| B．Workers have shorter lunch breaks in Britain. |
| C．Workers in restaurants hardly take short naps during lunch breaks. |
| D．Chinese people believe a nap can help them feel less energetic. |
| A．Chinese workers. | B．Chinese students. | C．English workers. | D．English students. |
| A．England | B．China | C．Japan | D．Korea |
“Which is the right bin for my rubbish?” This may be the most asked question in Shanghai since it started a new garbage-sorting (垃圾分类) program on July 1, 2019 When learning about the four kinds of rubbish-wet, dry, recyclable (可回收的) and harmful-many people maybe don' know how to properly sort it.
To help people solve this problem, China's technology companies are giving a hand. For example, if you want to know which bin your wet wipes (湿巾) should go in, you can just open a mini app in WeChat or Alipay and look for “wet wipes”. The app will give you the answer right away. Soon, you might do it in an easier way. Maybe you can just take a photo of the rubbish and then be told where it should go.
This kind of technology is called image recognition (图像识别). It uses artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能). Many companies around the world are making garbage-sorting robots that use this technology. For example, AMP Robotics in the US has made a robot that can sort food and drink packages (包装).By “seeing” pictures on the packages, the robot will pick up the rubbish and put it in the right place.
The future of garbage-sorting looks good. But it's not the best way. The best thing we can do is to make less rubbish in the first place.
1. The people in Shanghai must put the rubbish into the right bin since July 1, 2019.2. People know how to sort the five kinds of rubbish.
3. WeChat can help people sort the rubbish correctly.
4. According to paragraph 3, garbage-sorting robots can only “seeing”pictures on the packages.
5. Making less rubbish is the best thing we can do in the first place.
10 . As we all know, iPhone are made in the USA, but popular in China . They were one of the symbols of high technology in the past. For most Chinese people, They are good but expensive. Some people even joke that they’ll sell their kidneys（肾）to buy an iPhone.
It brings us a question to think about—shall we buy one? It depends on people’s different situations. On the one hand, an iPhone is worth more than 6,000yuan. It’s not necessary for students to use such smart phones. On the other hand, if you are rich enough, 6,000 yuan is no big deal to you , then just buy one!It works better than some other phones. After all, you have enough money, then you can do whatever you want with your money.
With the development of 5G network, more and more people start to choose HUAWEI Mate 30 instead of iPhone 11 Pro Max. “We’ve found that more customers prefer to buy HUAWEI Mate 30 because of the good prices. Each one is sold about 4,000 yuan . If you compare its price with iPhone’s high price, you’ll choose HUAWEI Mate 30.” One salesman in a phone store told the reporter from Yunnan TV station. “All of the phones need to run on electricity. You’ll be surprised to see that HUAWEI’s battery（电池）works longer than iPhone’s We all take pride in products made in China.” He said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题）
1. How do most Chinese people like iPhone?
| A．Only rich people can buy it. |
| B．They think iPhones are good but expensive. |
| C．They must sell their kidneys to buy an iPhone. |
| D．It’s necessary for students to use such smart phones. |
| A．not awful | B．not funny | C．not important | D．not fair |
| A．HUAWEI Mate 30 | B．iPhone 11 Pro Max |
| C．both HUAWEI Mate 30 and iPhone 11 Pro Max | D．neither HUAWEI Mate 30 nor iPhone 11 Pro Max |
| A．iphones are made in Korea. |
| B．HUAWEI Mate 30 is made in China. |
| C．HUAWEI’s battery works shorter than iphone’s |
| D．HUAWEI Mate 30 is more expensive than iPhone 11. |
| A．a story book | B．an English novel | C．a dictionary | D．a TV report |
