1 . Both language and music play a huge role in our culture. Here are some of their similarities.
(1) Both language and music have a writing system.
In English we record language using letters. Similarly, we use notes to record music. Just as you are reading letters and find meaning in them, musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. So just as you read English, you can read music. By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. I can read the ideas or hear the works of someone who lived hundreds of years ago, which is really exciting.
(2) ________
You can guess where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, styles of music are different around the world, giving us the chance to understand many different cultures. This also means that there is something for everyone! Even if you don’t like British pop music, you may love the energy of Latin American salsa music.
(3) Both share feelings.
How do you know that I am angry? Of course you can see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can show you exactly how the composer （作曲者） was or is feeling. When I’m happy, I want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate my happiness; and I listen to slow and quiet music when I’m feeling down. I think we have all used music to express our feelings, often combining（结合） it with language in the form of song lyrics.
1. Which of the following is the best for the blank?| A．Both are from daily life | B．Both bring us happiness | C．Both have a sound system | D．Both vary （变化） with culture. |
| A．scary movie music | B．exciting rock music | C．loud electronic music | D．sad piano music |
| A．music | B．idea | C．feeling | D．culture |
| A．We use notes to write music. | B．We can write music if we speak English. |
| C．We can understand different cultures in music. | D．We can share the composer’s feelings in his or her music. |
2 . Being trapped in an elevator(电梯)can be one of the worst experiences of one’s life. Some people who have such experiences may be afraid to use elevator again. In fact, there are some useful tips to follow when people are in trouble with the elevator.
First, take deep breaths and keep calm. Too much fear will add to your panic(恐慌) and make you too nervous to think clearly. Tell yourself to be patient and believe that nothing is impossible.
Secondly, use the emergency(急救) call inside the elevator or your mobile phone to let people outside know your are struck in the elevator. There is an emergency call on the wall of each elevator. You may use your mobile phone to give light and find it. The phone number can be found around it.
Thirdly, putting op messages on Wechat(微信) is also a good idea to allow more people to find you are in need of help. If help hasn’t come, knock the door to get attention from other people in the building.
Fourthly, move less and try to relax. Even if the workers have known your situation, it may take them a long time to repair the elevator and bring you back to safety. Instead of keeping moving all the time, you are advised to keep still and relax yourself as much as possible, or you will make yourself tired out. Make sure that you are fine when the door is open.
1. According to the passage, when in trouble with an elevator, you should ________ first.| A．shout out for help | B．do nothing but wait | C．Keep calm and think clearly | D．try to break the door open |
| A．tired | B．kept | C．trapped | D．troubled |
| A．their situations can be known by more people | B．they can spend their time easily |
| C．they can become less nervous | D．they can make more friends |
| A．you may fall asleep | B．you may become very tired | C．you may feel bored | D．you may feel lonely |
| A．To introduce hoe to use an elevator. | B．To tell us an elevator often goes wrong. |
| C．To warn us not to take an elevator. | D．To teach us how to save ourselves when trapped in an elevator. |
If you live in Shanghai, you might have taken a “lesson” in sorting (分类) garbage, as the city introduced new garbage-sorting regulations (规章) on July 1, 2019.
As China’s first city to carry out strict regulations on garbage sorting and recycling, Shanghai requires its residents (居民) to sort garbage into four categories (类别), namely recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste. If people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan.
Since the regulation took effect, the amount of total daily waste in Shanghai has been reduced (减少) by an average (平均) of 15,500 tons, dropping 26% from the end of 2018, while the average daily weight of recyclables hits 4,500 tons, five times higher than the end of 2018, according to the Shanghai Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau.
The city also rebuilt 21,000 waste-sorting stations and more than 40,000 waste bins have been updated (更新). The city’s waste collection and transportation system (运输系统) is complete, according to the bureau.
“Proper waste sorting protects the environment and saves natural resources,” said Deng Jianping, director of the bureau. “Led by the central government, Shanghai is making efforts to develop long-term solutions to garbage management.”
However, there have also been some problems. Some people complained that it is difficult to deal with wet garbage, as they are asked to remove wet garbage from its bag when dumping (倾倒). According to the sorting rules, the wet garbage must go in the wet waste bin and the bag must go in the dry waste bin.
This separation is necessary, as it makes sure that the wet garbage will decompose (分解) properly and become useful organic (有机的) waste.
Plastic bags can affect this process. Some people in Shanghai are instead using paper bags that can biodegrade(生物降解)or plastic containers that can be washed and reused.
1. What does the third paragraph tell us?| A．The garbage-sorting regulation has already brought improvements. |
| B．Recyclable waste comes out to two-thirds of the total daily waste. |
| C．In 2019, people produced less waste than in 2018. |
| D．Shanghai needs stricter rules to deal with waste. |
| A．is still looking for long-term solutions to deal with garbage | B．has had problems with garbage management |
| C．will help other cities make garbage-sorting regulations | D．has added more than 40,000 waste bins |
| A．The process of sorting garbage. | B．The process of dumping wet waste. |
| C．The process of decomposing wet waste. | D．The separation of wet waste and dry waste. |
| A．why Shanghai must sort their garbage. | B．how Shanghai sorts their garbage |
| C．the regulations and some achievements of Shanghai garbage-sorting | D．how to protect our environment |
The year 2019 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Over the past 70 years, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has experienced historic changes and made great achievements.
The nation has experienced great economic (经济的) growth in the past seven decades.
In 1978, China’s GDP was the 11th highest in the world. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world after the US. The country is still in that position now.
With China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the country has become a major power for world economic growth. Since 2002, it has helped the world economy grow by nearly 30% on average (平均). Today China is the world’s largest exporter (出口国) and the second-largest importer (进口国), according to China Daily.
In fighting poverty (贫穷) in recent decades, China has made historic achievements and become a major contributor to the improvement of people’s lives around the world. To reduce (减少) poverty, the Chinese government has done a lot of work. It built roads, created jobs, and gave people better education and medical services. The country has promised to eradicate (根除) extreme (极端) poverty by 2020, and to date, more than 800 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty, China Daily noted.
As for education, many Chinese are going abroad to study and do research. Over 600,000 Chinese went abroad to study in 2018, according to China Daily. China has also set up 536 Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) in more than 150 countries. Many foreign students are learning Chinese language and culture there.
1. What do we know about China’s economy?| A．China’s economy is the second-largest in the world. | B．China’s economy overtook Japan’s for one year. |
| C．China’s GDP reached its highest level in 1978. | D．China is the world’s largest importer and exporter. |
a. Built roads.
b. Created more jobs.
c. Given people money.
d. Improved medical services.
e. Provided free college education.
| A．abe | B．abd | C．acd | D．bce |
| A．How many Chinese students are studying abroad. | B．Why China has set up Confucius Institutes. |
| C．China’s development in education. | D．China’s support for foreign students. |
| A．How great China’s economy is. | B．How China has fought poverty. |
| C．How China’s education has changed. | D．The achievements China has made. |
If you have your own Acme Rocket Launcher, you can create and send up rockets that show off your personality and creativity.
All you need is your Acme Rocket Launcher and a few simple household materials:
★a 500ml plastic cola bottle
★scissors
★colored markers
★poster board
★glue
What to do:
Step 1 Clean the cola bottle completely and allow it to dry.
Step 2 Use markers to draw three small triangles(三角形) and one large triangle on the poster board. Cut out the triangles.
Step 3 Roll(卷起) the large triangle so that two of its sides touch and it forms a rocket’s nose cone. Glue the sides of the cone so that it holds its shape.
Step 4 Glue the nose cone to the bottom of the bottle to make the top of the rocket.
Step 5 Glue the smaller triangles to the other end of the cola bottle, around its opening. The triangles will be the tail fins.
Follow the launching instructions included with your Acme Rocket Launcher and have a blast!
1. The main purpose of the text is to ________.| A．give instructions on making a rocket | B．introduce the Acme Rocket Launcher |
| C．show different kinds of rockets | D．teach rocket drawing |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Sports News. | B．Job Wanted. | C．Do It Yourself. | D．Lost and Found. |
6 . Ning Hao and Xu Zheng have come together again to produce a new film—Dying to Survive《我不是药神》—as they return to the summer movie season after 12 years.
This time, director Wen Muye joins the team after Ning recognized his talent for portraying realistic themes. It was Ning who handed Wen and asked Xu to act in the leading role.The film is about Cheng Yong, played by Xu, a medicine salesman who becomes a hero by helping people get cheaper cancer medicine (抗癌药). The 117-minute film combines (连接) both laughter and tears, showing the humanity (人性) of one man up against the reality of society.
“It’s touching because it focuses on the better side of people, and you can see how society changes, thanks to just one small act of humanity,” said Xu at the film’s premiere (首映) at Tsinghua University in Beijing on July 2.
The movie comes from a true story—Lu Yong, who got cancer in 2002, helped more than 1,000 patients get cheaper, unapproved (未经批准的) medicine from India.
Lu was invited to the movie’s premiere and, after he watched the whole film, Lu said it shows what happens when people can’t afford the high price of imported drugs (进口药). He agreed with the message at the end of the movie that the situation was improving thanks to the recent efforts of government.
Actor Huang Xiaoming was also invited to the premiere, and he thought both the acting and the direction were fantastic. “Even though I’m not in the movie, as a filmmaker, I feel proud to watch this piece,” he says.
1. Cheng Yong becomes a hero by ________ in the film.| A．producing this new film | B．handing Wen Muye |
| C．joining the team | D．helping people get cheaper cancer medicine |
| A．令人感动的 | B．令人悲痛的 | C．令人无聊的的 | D．令人兴奋的 |
| A．a cancer patient | B．a film actor | C．a medicine salesman | D．a filmmaker |
| A．helpless | B．dangerous | C．useless | D．expensive |
| A．a famous director | B．a wonderful film | C．a kind of medicine | D．a medicine company |
7 . Do the British really get together every afternoon at 4 to sit and drink several cups of tea? Ask any of my German students and they will tell you “YES!” But it’s simply not sure.
We drink over 150 million cups of tea a day in Britain, but there is no special time for it. “Tea” is widely used as a name for the evening meal. This is more common in Scotland and the north of England but you can hear it all over the country. Unusually it is the main meal of the day, eaten between 5 and 7. So “teatime” refers to the meal and not the drink. In the south, the evening meal is often called dinner, however, dinner in the north is the midday meal. In general:
North: Breakfast ﹣﹣ Dinner﹣﹣Teatime
South: Breakfast ﹣﹣ Lunch﹣﹣Dinner
What about tea breaks? Surely this must be a special time for tea? Wrong again, I’m afraid. Tea breaks are just opportunities to have a rest from work for around 10 minutes. In this time you can drink what ever you like (which of course includes tea). This is usually with a small snack, like biscuits. The best time for a tea break is around 11 a.m. or around 3 p.m.
But what about tea rooms? Can I drink tea there? Yes! A tea room is the perfect place to go with friends and family to enjoy tea, cakes and sandwiches. This is known as afternoon tea and is usually served for special occasions (场合) such as a birthday party.
Teatime, tea breaks, afternoon tea…How could you possibly get muddle up?
1. According to Paragraph 2, we can know that ________.| A．only people in northern UK use the word “teatime” |
| B．teatime is usually between 5 to 7 in the north of England |
| C．teatime is a special time for British people to enjoy tea together |
| D．in the south of the UK, the evening meal is often called teatime |
| A．People in the UK enjoy drinking tea together |
| B．British people drink over 150million cups of tea a day |
| C．“Tea” is widely used as a name for the evening meal |
| D．People in northern UK eat the main meal between 5 and 7 |
| A．British people only drink tea during tea breaks |
| B．tea breaks allow people to relax during work |
| C．British people usually take tea breaks early in the morning |
| D．British people have different kinds of snacks with family during tea breaks |
| A．Enjoy tea with family. | B．Have birthday parties. |
| C．Share cakes with friends. | D．Have evening meals. |
| A．What British teatime exactly is | B．The importance of tea to British people |
| C．The right way of drinking tea in the UK | D．The different times to have tea in the UK |
8 . For people, it’s not surprising that we can open a door, lift a heavy box and control ourselves while walking in the snow. But can a robot do this? Well, Google’s new robot, Atlas, can not only do these things, but it can also stand up if it falls down. Although the robot may be slow and clumsy, it was created mainly to work in dangerous places for humans.
Now, robots are much smarter than you might imagine. On March 9 this year, Alpha Go, an artificial intelligence（AI, 人工智能）program made by Google’s Deep Mind, challenged top professional Go player Lee Se-dol from South Korea. And Alpha Go beat Lee 41.
AI means computers or computer software are able to have intelligent behavior, such as thinking or acting like a human. In our daily lives, we already use AI in many ways, like Apple’s Siri and search engines Baidu and Google.
Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But experts say that isn’t the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. For example, humans can watch a person throw down a cup of coffee and know that the result will be a mess on the floor. A computer program would have to know the size of the cup, the height of the cup from the floor and many other things to find out the result. But we never know what will happen in the future.
1. The underline word clumsy in the first paragraph means ________.| A．敏捷的 | B．结实的 | C．笨拙的 | D．呆傻的 |
| A．help the disabled people | B．show the development of technology |
| C．help people do simple jobs | D．work in dangerous places for humans |
| A．explain how smart robots are | B．introduce the development of robots |
| C．show the game was very exciting | D．tell me how robots beat humans in the game |
| A．AI is already used in many ways | B．AI can think and act like a human |
| C．AIpha Go beat Lee Se-dol in the Go game | D．computer can beat humans at everything |
| A．humans will have to follow robot’s orders |
| B．it’s difficult for robots to take human’s place |
| C．robots will be just as common as mobile phones |
| D．people will depend on their robots to do all the things. |
9 . Some children wish to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! It’s good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead（代替）of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.
There is more fun in reading; you want to look for more books to read.
Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”
1. This article mainly tells us that_________.| A．some children wish to be writers some day | B．it is good to write something for people to read |
| C．reading can be helpful for us to become a good writer | D．writers like to read more books for fun |
| A．because they want to be good readers | B．to write stories or books for people to read |
| C．to find good jobs some day | D．to get more money to keep a family |
| A．to do a lot of reading | B．to watch TV in the evening |
| C．to have wishes only | D．to be good writers right now |
| A．help you to be a good player | B．help you write well |
| C．make you work better | D．make you watch more TV at home |
| A．all children like to be writers | B．people like to read for children |
| C．all writers are children | D．children need to read more and more books |
10 . This is Mike’s room. It is very big. There is a desk, a chair, a bed, two sofas and a big bookcase in it. Mike’s basketball is under the bed. His blue quilt is on it. The chair is under the desk.The plants are under the desk, too. His sofas are red. They are next to the bed. Look! Mike’s cat is on a sofa. Mike’s CDs and school things are in his bookcase. There is a map of China on the wall.
Mike likes his room very much. He often cleans it. He does his homework in it after school.
1. Mike’s room is________.| A．small | B．big | C．long | D．short |
| A．two beds | B．two desks | C．a bookcase | D．a table |
| A．Chair and the plants | B．A bed and two sofas |
| C．The plants and a cat | D．Some books and the CDs |
| A．in the bookcase | B．on the wall | C．in his schoolbag | D．next to his bed |
| A．at school | B．after lunch | C．before school | D．after school |
