1 . People can’t live well without music. It’s quite necessary in people’s life. Music has a magic energy to help people. It will bring people many surprises.
It can help you free from heart pain. When you feel sad, you can try listening to the music. It will calm you down. You enter the music world. You pay more attention to the music than your sadness. Then the “dark clouds” slowly clear up.
It is also a strong driving force. For example, when you win a match, you certainly have a great mood. At this time, exciting music will rouse (激起) your fighting. It will push you forward and you will continue to work harder.
Music includes (囊括) much knowledge, such as the language and the history. You can learn a lot from it. Different nations make their own special music. Different music expresses different ideas. You can explore different cultures behind the music. As a useful tool (工具), music teaches you to better understand foreign cultures and love them.
1. In this passage (文章), how many surprises does music bring to people?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．heart sadness | B．hard work | C．bad weather | D．low music |
| A．Because it will calm people down. | B．Because it will push people forward. |
| C．Because it will help people learn more. | D．Because it will make people love each other. |
| A．the language | B．the cultures | C．the history | D．the habits |
| A．The Music World. | B．The Exciting Music. |
| C．The Power of Music. | D．The Knowledge of Music. |
2 . A habit is something we do very often. We can have good habits to keep healthy. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old saying. It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We can 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 do not go to bed early, you can’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think clearly and you can’t do your work well.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep easily. When the daylight come, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all exercises. If the body is not used, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better.
1. A habit is ________.| A．something we can do | B．something we often do |
| C．something we never do | D．something we seldom do |
| A．go to bed early and get up early | B．go to bed early and get up late |
| C．go to bed late and get up early | D．go to bed late and get up late |
| A．起床 | B．上升 | C．入睡 | D．锻炼 |
| A．keep clean | B．keep warm | C．keep strong | D．keep fat |
| A．food | B．sports | C．animals | D．health |
3 . Almost everyone has a question or two about living in space. What is life really like in space? And what do astronauts do there?
Astronauts living in space have the same hygiene needs as people do on the Earth. When they wake up, they wash their hair, brush their teeth and go to the bathroom as well. However, astronauts take care of themselves in different ways. For example, they use a kind of special matter to wash their hair and leg restraints(腿部固定装置) to position themselves when they use the toilet.
Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some food can be eaten in the natural form such as fruit. Other foods require adding water such as noodles. There are no fridges in space, so space food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid going bad.
Besides the morning routine(常规) and eating in space, astronauts perform many tasks including checking the machines computer equipment (设备), etc. At the same time, the control center on the Earth sends messages to the astronauts through voice or e-mail with new instructions to assist them in their daily routines.
What’s more, living in space is not just all work and no play. A popular way of relaxation is looking out of the window. And they can also enjoy themselves by watching movies, reading books, playing cards and talking to their families during their free time.
1. The underlined word “hygiene” means “________” in Chinese.| A．饮食 | B．卫生 | C．心理 | D．锻炼 |
| A．Astronauts eat three meals a day. | B．Fruit can be eaten in the natural form. |
| C．Food can be kept fresh in fridges. | D．Noodles require adding water. |
| A．Eating in space. | B．Sleeping in space. | C．Relaxing in space. | D．Working in space. |
| A．living in space is different but interesting | B．life in space is exactly the same as life on the Earth |
| C．astronauts have little free time in space | D．life in space is boring and difficult |
| A．CULTURE | B．SCIENCE | C．SOCIETY | D．HISTORY |
4 . I’m an exchange student from New York. I have been in China for three months. I am very interested in traditional Chinese culture. I’d like to share some with you.
In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2, 000 years ago. Then flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft（飞行器）. They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.
Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5, 000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn’t appear in England until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world.
Lastly, I’d like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals—the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）. Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.
根据短文内容,判断正误（正确”T”,错误”F”）。1. Among the Chinese traditional art forms, the writer is interested in clay art most.
2. People considered kites as the earliest craft.
3. It is believed that tea was brought to England around the 6th century.
4. The Mid-Autumn Day is celebrated on August 15th in Chinese lunar calendar.
5. This passage mainly tells us something about Chinese culture.
5 . Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.
Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.
Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.
You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame (责备) themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends, or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.
For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation.
And don’t forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．Happiness. | B．Loneliness. | C．Kindness. | D．Shyness. |
| A．Taught by teachers. | B．Learned from friends. |
| C．Passed down from parents. | D．Made up by brothers. |
| A．Most little babies are born shy and quiet. |
| B．If you are shy now, you will be shy forever. |
| C．Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions. |
| D．Many shy children have elder brothers and sisters. |
| A．genetics, grown-ups and birthplace | B．genetics, family size and birthplace |
| C．family size, grown-ups and failure | D．genetics, family size and freedom |
| A．trying new things and practicing conversation |
| B．blaming their failure on outside reasons |
| C．getting themselves away from their shy parents |
| D．trying to understand reasons for their shyness |
As a country develops, its people usually enjoy better health care, drink cleaner water and have more food. However, people’s lifestyle is changing at the same time. They have busier lives. They eat more processed food which has more fat, salt and sugar. As a result, the number of people with certain illnesses is increasing.
Diabetes (糖尿病) is an illness that has become more common. According to the WHO, the number of diabetes patients in the world rose by nearly 4% from 1980 to 2014. And the number is still rising.
In the past, diabetes was more common in rich countries. However, in recent years, the number has been rising more rapidly in developing countries. Take China for example, in 1980, less than 1% of the population in China had diabetes, but now more than one in ten Chinese over 18 have diabetes.
It is possible to control diabetes with medicine, but there is no cure. There are things, however, that people can do to avoid it. If they are overweight, they should try to lose weight. They can avoid food high in fat and sugar. They can also exercise often. Besides, they should walk or ride bikes more instead of travelling by car. If all of us change our lifestyle into a healthier one, we may be able to stop the rise in diabetes in the future.
1. Eating food with more fat, salt and sugar will cause certain illnesses.2. The number of diabetes patients has stopped rising.
3. There are more and more diabetes patients in China.
4. Diabetes can be cured with medicine.
5. The healthier lifestyle we choose, the fewer diabetes patients there will be.
You can receive your takeaway (外卖食品) at home without going to the restaurant these days. Maybe you and your parents even order pizza sometimes. But the first pizza delivery (递送) in history took place (发生) about 150 years ago in Italy.
In 1878, Queen Margherita became the first queen of Italy. As the story goes, the queen got tired of eating “fancy” meals and wanted to eat “common” food. Raffaele Esposito, the most famous pizza cook at that time, was asked to deliver a pizza to the queen. He prepared a pizza with red tomatoes, white cheese and green basil (鱼香菜) standing for the colors of Italy’s new national flag. As soon as the pizza was out of the oven (烤箱), he quickly delivered it to the queen himself. The queen had never eaten pizza before and said it was one of the best things she’d ever eaten. Esposito named the pizza after the queen, and it has been served in nearly every pizza restaurant in the world ever since.
Today, pizza is one of the world’s most popular fast foods. In 1973, US pizza company Domino’s Pizza promised to deliver its pizzas in “30 minutes or less” — if the pizza was late, it would be free. Little Caesars, another US pizza company, offers a “Hot-N-ready” pizza at all of its stores. These pizzas are cooked around the clock so that there are always fresh pizzas for customers. You go to the store, pay 6 dollars and walk out with a fresh pizza with no waiting time. Pizza, it seems, might be the real “fast” food.
1. Pizza delivery appeared about two centuries ago.2. Pizza was a kind of common food at the time of Queen Margherita in Italy.
3. Italy’s new national flag has four colors.
4. Nowadays, customers can get pizza in a very short time in some American companies.
5. The passage mainly tells a story about a famous pizza cook from Italy.
Cuju first appeared in the ancient Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, which described cuju as a form of amusement among the public. Later, cuju was commonly played in the army for military (军事的) training purposes during the Han Dynasty.
Cuju, as the ancestor (祖先) of football, has had many changes throughout China’s history.
During the Tang Dynasty, the original hair-filled ball made out of two pieces of leather (皮革) was replaced by an air-filled ball made out of 8 pieces of good leather, making the ball rounder and lighter. Then during the Song Dynasty, the skills of making football further improved. The eight pieces of good leather developed into 12 pieces of better leather, and the ball was more closely connected together, fully round, and weighing about 500g. Moreover, at the time there were already forty different kinds of changes, and each had its advantages and disadvantages.
In ancient times, women were also good cuju players. The earliest record of women cuju players can date back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from some paintings that there were girls with their hair put up, waving their long sleeves (长袖) and looking fantastic when playing cuju.
1. According to Zhan Guo Ce, cuju was a sport for fun.2. In Tang Dynasty, the shape of cuju was a hair-filled ball.
3. Cuju had 14 kinds of changes in the Song Dynasty.
4. The first women cuju players were recorded in the Han Dynasty.
5. This passage mainly talks about the purposes of playing cuju.
9 . Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This year you must know “Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon” from the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. The two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 17, 2019.
 | 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, and it means purity and strength. “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. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colors of the circles around its face stand for ice and snow sport tracks, meaning connectivity (连通性) and advanced technologies. |
 | 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” expresses the well wishes that there could be more dialogue and understanding between cultures of the world. It can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会). |
Now many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.
1. __________ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.| A．“Fuwa” dolls | B．Bing Dwen Dwen | C．An astronaut | D．Shuey Rhon Rhon |
| A．a panda | B．an astronaut | C．an ice shell | D．a lantern |
| A．It’s red because red is the color of the Olympic Games. |
| B．It is the mascot of Chinese New Year. |
| C．It can bring players hope and good luck. |
| D．It’s always the mascot of Winter Paralympic Games. |
| 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．The two mascots are in different colors and shapes. |
| A．The Sports in Olympic Games | B．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games |
| C．Two Olympic Mascots Come to Life | D．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games |
10 . If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It’s a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages. In 2015, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3D animated film (动画片).
The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes (撞击) into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly, The Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.
China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions (版本)—in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl’s life and tells The Little Prince’s story at the same time in a beautiful way.
Huang Lei, who voices the film together with his 9-year-old daughter, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.
“The most touching part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like the Little Prince, and it’s a pity that this good characteristic (品质) goes away as time flies.” he says.
1. The novel The Little Prince was written in the ___________.| A．1900s | B．1940s | C．1990s | D．2010s |
| A．Because you must know about it if you love reading books. |
| B．Because it shows The Little Prince’s story in a beautiful way. |
| C．Because it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages. |
| D．Because the director has made it into a 3D animated film. |
| A．She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her. |
| B．Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. |
| C．The Aviator takes her to an amazing world. |
| D．She moves home next to The Aviator. |
| A．天生的 | B．自然的 | C．原始的 | D．和善的 |
| A．He doesn’t believe the good characteristic is lost in the stressed-out society. |
| B．He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear. |
| C．He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first. |
| D．He and his daughter voice the film together. |
