1 . In old times, people didn’t have smartphones or computers to use for fun. Still, they had interesting games to play. Let’s take a look.
Kites
Kites have quite a long history. In the old story, Mo Di made the first kite. People first used kites to send (传递) messages. In the Song Dynasty (朝，代), kites got very popular with people. Now, Beijing, Tianjin, Nantong and Weifang are the four most important places of kite making.
Cuju
This is old Chinese soccer. The name “Cuju” first came out in the book Records of the History by Sima Qian. At first, soldiers (士兵) played the game as training (训练). In the Song Dynasty, the game was all the rage at the time. People across the country loved playing it. Women also played the game.
Chuiwan
Chuiwan is a ball game. It is a bit like golf (高尔夫). The game got popular in the Song Dynasty. It was still popular in the Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Someone in the Yuan Dynasty even wrote a book called Wan Jing for the game. However, the game got less popular the Qing Dynasty.
Go
Go, or Weiqi, is a game for two players. It has a history of more than 4,000 year. In the old story, Yao made the game to teach his son. People in old times thought it was a game for gentlemen (绅士).
1. What do the underlined words “all the rage” probably mean in Chinese?| A．风靡一时 | B．由盛转衰 | C．焕然一新 | D．不温不火 |
| A．People first used kite in Tang Dynasty. |
| B．Women didn’t played Cuju in the old times |
| C．Go is a less popular in the Yuan Dynasty. |
| D．Go is a game for 2 players. |
| A．Ball Games in China | B．Games for Gentlemen |
| C．Fun Activities in Old Times | D．Women’s Sports in Old Times |
2 . TV has already entered thousands of households, and TV is a window. For primary school students, watching TV can make them understand the important events at home and abroad, open their eyes and get knowledge. Besides, they have been very nervous at school. At home, it is necessary to relax. And watching TV is a very good way. When some programs are educational, they have both fun and knowledge. TV gives primary school students the growth and development of brains. We asked 1,000 students from different schools. The following are the results of the survey about what kind of TV programs the students prefer.
In modern society, it is impossible and not necessary to stop children from watching TV. But to guide them to choose good programs, to choose proper time, and even to see proper programs together, you can discuss with them, and use entertainment to train your children’s mind, enrich your children’s emotions (情感).
Ways to guide children:
★We should go into the world of students, find out their preferences and teach them what to see.
★Educate students to develop good viewing habits and teach them how to look at them.
★Teach them to reflect (反思) by watching educational TV programs.
1. What is the number of the students who like action movies?| A．150. | B．450. | C．750. | D．600. |
| A．Cartoons. | B．Comedies. | C．Soap operas. | D．Children programs. |
| A．Watching TV is a waste of time for them. |
| B．It is necessary to stop them from watching TV. |
| C．Adults should guide them to watch proper TV programs. |
| D．Watching TV can only let them understand the important events. |
| A．More primary school students prefer competitions. |
| B．If the programs are educational, students can’t have fun. |
| C．Developing good viewing habits by watching TV is impossible. |
| D．To guide children, parents should know what programs they prefer. |
3 . China has named the nation’s first Mars rover (火星车) Zhu Rong. For all of us, Zhu Rong is a well-suited name. In an ancient Chinese story, Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal. He rode on two dragons. When he had a big fight with Gong Gong, the god of water, Zhu Rong won. But after the fight, the human world came into complete darkness. Then he brought fire from heaven (天国) to the world. “Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture,” a space official said. “The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong. The name stands for light and hope for space exploration in our country, and means to guide humans to continue exploration.”
After leaving the earth in 2020, Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May, 2021. In recent years, our country has sent up the world’s first quantum satellite (量子卫星), and Chang’e-5 was successfully launched to collect and return moon samples (样本).
1. What was brought from heaven to the world by Zhu Rong?| A．Fire. | B．Wars. | C．Water. | D．Animals. |
| A．A big fight. | B．Light and hope. | C．Chinese culture. | D．Complete darkness. |
| A．Chinese space technology is the best. | B．The official doesn’t like the name Zhu Rong. |
| C．The writer is proud of China’s space technology. | D．Zhu Rong is a bad person in an ancient Chinese story. |
4 . Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer. No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table.
When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves and threw the tea away!
However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England. Tea is the leaves of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow a great many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for markets. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea.
1. People in England drank ________ for breakfast long ago.| A．tea | B．milk | C．beer | D．coffee |
| A．They ate it. | B．They sold it. | C．They burnt it. | D．They threw it away. |
| A．采摘 | B．脱掉 | C．停车 | D．完成 |
| A．Tea grows widely only in China and Japan. |
| B．Tea is not as popular as coffee and milk in England. |
| C．Tea farmers needn’t sell their tea leaves in the market. |
| D．Tea farmers usually grow many tea plants on the land. |
| A．News. | B．Culture. | C．Weather. | D．School life. |
5 . Eat According to Your Blood Type
Dr. Carle believes that the food people eat has some chemical relationships with their blood types. If people follow a diet according to their blood types, they will get more energy, become healthier, and even lose weight.
◆ Blood Type O
People with blood type O can digest (消化) meat and vegetables well. They should eat more beef, chicken, and fish if they want to lose weight. However, only eating nice and beans isn’t helpful to them at all.
◆ Blood Type A
People with blood type A should eat more fruit and vegetables if they want to lose weight. Meat isn’t digested easily in their bodies, so they should eat less meat.
◆ Blood Type B
People with blood type B should eat fewer noodles because they easily make them fat. Meat, milk and vegetables are good for them to lose weight.
◆ Blood Type AB
About 9% of the people around the world have blood type AB. The number is much smaller than types A, B, and O. It is healthier for them to eat vegetables, fruit and eggs to lose weight, but they should eat less meat. It is not easy for them to digest meat.
1. What can people with blood type O eat to lose weight?| A．More fruit and noodles. | B．Less rice and more beans. |
| C．More beef, chicken and fish. | D．Less bread and fewer eggs. |
| A．Type A and type B. | B． Type A and type AB. |
| C．Type A and type O. | D．Type B. and type O. |
| A．Eating rice and beans isn’t good for people. |
| B．People can get more energy by eating more fruit. |
| C．All people should eat less meat than vegetables and fruit. |
| D．People with different blood types should eat different food. |
6 . What color of clothes do you think will be popular in the future?
Some people think blue will be popular, because blue means peace and kindness. Everybody in the world hates war (战争). Many people lose their family in war. Blue will make people remember to keep peaceful.
Other people think green will be popular, because they think it is the color of nature (自然). Now the environmental problem is more serious than before. Luckily, people in the world are thinking more about how to look after the environment. When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts and try to make the environment better.
Yellow will also be a popular color. Why will it be popular? People are very busy these days because they have a lot to do. Yellow is a soft color and it can make people feel relaxed.
Most people think black is the color that will become the most popular. It always looks cool, and men often show off their social position (社会地位) by using this color.
1. People think blue ________.| A．makes people feel sad | B．means peace and kindness |
| C．means good luck | D．is a soft color |
| A．is the color of nature | B．looks cool |
| C．means lots of money | D．makes people feel relaxed |
| A．black | B．green | C．yellow | D．blue |
| A．象征 | B．得到 | C．炫耀 | D．预言 |
| A．Colors and clothes. | B．Colors and nature. |
| C．The most beautiful color. | D．The color of clothes in the future. |
7 . Confidence is very important in daily life. It is helpful to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions: Speak loudly! When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports! A strong body is a strong mind. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself! Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby! If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding (杰出的). And it will make you happy and confident.
1. What does “It” mean in the first paragraph?| A．Attitude. | B．Confidence. | C．Happiness. | D．Success. |
| A．A hobby | B．Sports | C．Encouragement | D．Voice |
| A．Speak loudly! | B．Encourage yourself! |
| C．Keep a hobby! | D．Make progress! |
| A．Travel. | B．Exercise. | C．Hobbies. | D．Suggestions. |
| A．The Importance of Confidence | B．Some Suggestions to Play Sports |
| C．How to Be More Confident | D．More Chances to Be Successful |
8 . Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be nervous. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the dialogue (对话) or the passage (文章). Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes (笔记), such as:
·What happened?
·When, where, and how?
·What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend (花费) too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
1. Which answer is the best title of the passage?| A．tips (技巧) on listening | B．tips on speaking |
| C．tips on reading | D．tips on writing |
| A．excited | B．relaxed (放松) | C．nervous | D．worried |
| A．the answers to the questions | B．where to write the answers |
| C．the main idea of the passage | D．how much time left (剩余) for the listening test |
| A．remember every word |
| B．take some notes |
| C．understand all the words |
| D．think about one words for a long time |
| A．questions | B．first sentence | C．notes | D．A, B and C |
9 . Time has always been our greatest treasure, witnessing (见证) human’s growth and development. Read the time be low and get the “history” of “time”.
1. How could Chinese know when to plant crops in around 1800 BC?
| A．By checking their own watches. |
| B．By watching the animals have babies. |
| C．By using water clocks on cloud y days. |
| D．By studying the cycles of the sun and the moon. |
| A．In 2800 BC. | B．In 1500 BC. | C．In 1850. | D．In 1955. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| Do you want to write a message that can only be read by a certain person? Here’s an experiment on how to write such a message. You’ll need △half a lemon △a cup △four spoons of water △a cotton swab(棉签) △white paper △a light bulb(电灯泡) What to do  1. Squeeze(挤) some lemon juice into water. Mix the water and juice.  2. Put the cotton swab into the mixture(混合物) and make it wet. Use the wet cotton swab to write some words on the paper.  3. Let the paper dry. Show it to someone and ask if he or she can see the words on the paper.  4. Hold the paper close to a light bulb to heat it. Ask him or her to see again. Let me explain it! Lemon juice has chemicals which contain carbon(碳). The chemicals break down easily when they are heated. And the carbon makes them turn a dark colour. |
1. What don’t you need for this experiment?
| A．Lemon. | B．Water. | C．Paper. | D．Milk. |
a. Dry the paper.
b. Mix lemon juice and water.
c. Use a light bulb to heat the paper.
d. Put a cotton swab into the mixture.
e. Write some words on the paper with the swab.
| A．adcbe | B．bdace | C．bdeac | D．aebcd |
| A．After you dry the paper. | B．After you heat the paper. |
| C．When you hold the paper up. | D．When you shake the paper. |
| A．Maths. | B．Physics. | C．Chemistry. | D．Geography. |
