Beijing Opera, also called Peking Opera, is our national opera. It came into being(形成)after 1790 and has a history of over 200 years. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. The Guangxu Emperor (帝王) and Empress Dowager Cixi were also crazy about Beijing Opera and helped develop the art form.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man with beard(胡子). Dan is the female(女性)role. Jing, mostly male, is the face painted role and Chou is the comedy (喜剧)actor or clown(小丑).
Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can't agree with each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are afraid and worried. Then they find a way to make peace with(与......讲和) each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to be popular with old people while young people didn't like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera's special singing, acting and facial paintings.
1. Beijing Opera's singing is from ____________________.| A．Anhui and Hubei |
| B．Beijing and Anhui |
| C．the history book |
| D．the literature and novels |
| A．stories |
| B．roles |
| C．gestures |
| D．paintings |
| A．honest |
| B．funny |
| C．boring |
| D．serious |
| A．in a geography textbook |
| B．in a science and technology magazine |
| C．in a business report |
| D．on a culture website |
| A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D．The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
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. |
These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their meals, they can also enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on the Internet. Sailor is the restaurant’s name. It is in Los Angeles, and it’s about fun and food.
In Sailor, there are no waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced (取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables. You can also play video games with the people at the next table. The screens can show music videos, movies and so on. But mainly they are used to show video games.
It’s an interactive (互动的) restaurant where you will control your meal and your fun. The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go. There will be no waiting for a waiter, and no misunderstanding in the kitchen. Different kinds of food are served at any time of day. Sailor is a place which hosts “room games”, where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time.
The owner of the restaurant hopes that it can make it easy for people to have fun and enjoy meals.
1. How can you order the food in Sailor?2. When is the food served in Sailor?
3. 把划线句子翻译成汉语
4. What can you do in Sailor according to the passage? (至少两条)
5. Give a title to the passage.
4 . In the future, videophones(可视电话) will bring pictures as well as sound. People will be able to talk with each other on the phone more easily, and you’ll be able to see the person you’re talking to on the screen of the phone. The telephones that we have today will seem out of date. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment(娱乐). The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic(电子的) games. More people will eat out more than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food.
Housework will become much easier because you’ll just tell a robot to do it. At work,robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week.Holidays will get longer.Traveling will be much cleaner and safer. Most cars will run on solar energy(太阳能). That way, there will be less pollution. There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights(直飞航线)will be cheaper. People will even travel to space. Hobbies and education will become more and more important.
1. People will know prices at the shops and news on .| A．computer | B．television | C．electronic game | D．videophone |
| A．less than | B．more than | C．longer than | D．faster than |
| A．白天 | B．约会 | C．时代 | D．期限 |
| A．Entertainments. | B．Education. | C．Travel. | D．Housework. |
| A．People will have less free time. |
| B．There will be more people eating out. |
| C．People won’t travel to space. |
| D．Robots will take over most jobs at home. |
5 . People often come across the word “SOHO” in the newspaper or magazine. But not everyone knows what it means. Actually “SOHO”means “small office home office”. Now many people use computers, so it is possible(可能的) for them to work at their homes. They needn’t go to offices. They can usually work faster(更快) and better at home. By working at home, they save a lot of time and energy(精力). They needn’t spend time on the road and they won’t feel tired or angry because of the bad traffic. Maybe in the future, more and more people will be “SOHO” workers.
1. What is the meaning of “SOHO”?| A．Working in the office. | B．Small office home office. |
| C．Working faster and better. | D．Spend more time at home. |
| A．look | B．take | C．meet | D．like |
| A．Because they needn’t go to offices. |
| B．Because lots of people use computers. |
| C．Because they won’t feel tired or angry. |
| D．Because everyone has a computer. |
| A．Because they spend time on the road. |
| B．Because they will be in bad traffic. |
| C．Because they will get more money at home. |
| D．Because they save a lot of time and energy. |
| A．there will be no office |
| B．there will be more offices |
| C．there will be more SOHO workers |
| D．there will be no SOHO workers. |
6 . Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成)。They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures,the meteor- ologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change,too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon,perhaps , they may be ablet to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)
1. Satellites travel__________.| A．in space | B．in the atmosphere |
| C．above the ground | D．above space |
| A．the weather satellites can do it easily |
| B．clouds form there |
| C．the weather forms there |
| D．the pictures can forecast the weather |
| A．when they have received satellite pictures |
| B．after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones |
| C．before they receive satellite pictures |
| D．while they study satellite pictures |
| A．one day | B．two days | C．five days | D．seven days or even longer |
| A．taking pictures of the atmosphere |
| B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere |
| C．doing other work in many ways |
| D．weather forecasting |
7 .
Have you ever heard of an avalanche(雪崩）？The avalanches is a kind of sudden natural disaster like earthquakes. During an avalanche a lot of snow and ice rush down the mountain. As they rush, the snow and ice move faster and faster. In fact, snow from an avalanche can move as fast as two hundred miles an hour. That is three times faster than a car on a highway!
Most avalanches happen after big storms. In the mountains like the Alps and the Himalayas, there is snow and ice all year round. After big storms, new snow puts more pressure(压力）on the snow that is already in the mountains. It can make the old snow rush down.
Avalandches are very dangerous. Heavy snow moving down the mountains may pull trees and rocks along. That can cause great damage, such as pushing down houses and killing people. Luckily, no one lives in the mountains where avalanches are easy to happen. So not many people die from avalanches each year.
Most people who may lose their lives in avalanches are ski(滑雪）lovers. It's important for them to stay safe while having fun in the snore mountains. Scientists can usually tell whether（是否）an avalanche might happen or not. If you are a ski lover, remember to pay attention to scientists' warnings before you go skiing.
1. Which word best describes the avalanche according to Paragraph 1?| A．Sudden. | B．Fast. | C．Powerful. | D．Dangerous. |
| A．The pressure. | B．The mountain. | C．The storm. | D．The ice. |
| A．噩耗. | B．扫荡. | C．赔偿. | D．破坏. |
| A．Go and talk to scientists about avalanches. |
| B．Learn about how to keep themselves safe. |
| C．Check -whether there is an avalanche warning. |
| D．Live far away from the mountain with avalanches. |
| A．teach people to stay alive from avalanches |
| B．warn people of the possible avalanches |
| C．introduce a natural disaster |
| D．ask more people to go skiing |
8 . Welcome to the Art Museum!
You’ve just stepped into one of the world's greatest collections of art, covering centuries of human creativity from around the world. With thousands of works on Show, You may wonder how to start your visit, but we are here to help. On the back of this Visitor Guide, you’ll find directions to some must see works in our collection—the “don't miss” list for the Art Museum. It's a great choice to start if you are new to the museum.
The following pages include a clear floor plan of the museum and its collections. But because we have several buildings, the overlook(鸟瞰图) below might be helpful. Enjoy your visit and feel free to ask for help and directions at any point during your stay.
1. The passage is a page from________.
| A．a tour map. | B．a newspaper. |
| C．a visitor guide. | D．a picture book. |
| A．Some free paintings. | B．Some must- see works. |
| C．Some new collections. | D．Some museum buildings. |
| A．Two | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five |
| A．The “Bridge” | B．Rice Building. |
| C．The Modern Wing. | D．Mckinlock Court |
| A．On all floors of Rice Building. |
| B．On the second floor of Rice Building. |
| C．On the first floor of Michigan Avenue Building. |
| D．On the lower floor of Michigan Avenue Building. |
Iceland(冰岛) is a northern European country with amazing natural beauty and oceans around. There are lots of volcanoes(火山). It has a short summer which lasts from June to August. The long winter starts from September and ends next May.
Summer in Iceland is a golden season for tourists. Every year, people from all over the world come here to see the beautiful sights and enjoy the exciting whale-seeing(观鲸).
In winter, when people in Iceland complete their daily work, they will have a lot of special activities to spend the long dark night. Skating, riding snow motorbikes and having parties can really make an exciting night. After all the fun, a hot bath must be the first choice to relax. There are also story telling activities for children, which can teach them to be strong and kind. The most popular stories are about Christmas in Iceland.
Because of a long cold winter, Iceland has a short growing season. Food problem was always a headache for Iceland in the past. It had to buy most of its food from other countries. Later, when farmers learned to use lights and underground heat to grow crops(庄稼) all year round in the greenhouse, things changed a lot.
Living in such a nice environment, most people in Iceland live a happy life. According to a survey about happiness made each year in Europe, Iceland is always among the top 3.
1. True or false.(“T”代表正确，“F”代表错误)Summer in Iceland lasts from September to next May.
2. How can people spend an exciting night in winter? (最少两条)
3. Why does Iceland have a short growing season?
4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
5. Give a proper title(题目) to the passage.
10 . Science and technology can be seen everywhere. They are making our life more convenient(方便的) and comfortable. Some scientists recently added amazing ideas to four common things and made great changes to them.
It’s not just a phone. China has taken the leading place in several scientific fields. In February, 2019, Huawei introduced Mate X, the first 5G phone that can be folded(折叠) in the world. It allows users to read e-books or watch movies on a larger screen. The Mate X supports(支持) 5G. It means you can get a movie from the Internet about 100 times faster than using 4G. |
They are not just chopsticks. Scientists at an American university have invented a pair of electronic chopsticks that can change the taste of food. When you put the chopsticks in your mouth, they can make you feel the taste becomes better, such as making sweet food taste sweeter or salty food less salty. Soon the scientists are going to try their technology on bottles, cups and spoons(勺子). |
It’s not just a sticker(粘贴). It’s said that about 52% of the fruits of the earth go bad before reaching the buyers. Scientists from Malaysia(马来西亚) thought of a simple way to solve the problem — tiny stickers that are made out of some natural materials(材料). Put the stickers on fruits, and the fruits can keep fresh up to two weeks. |
They are not just shoes. Every step you take is helping cut down air pollution. This is not in science fiction(科幻小说). A team from Europe has invented such a pair of shoes. The shoes can take in dirty air and send out clean air. If you wear the shoes and walk one kilometer, the shoes can clean the air polluted by eight cars. |
1. The first 5G phone that can be folded in the world is from ________.
| A．China | B．Germany | C．Malaysia | D．America |
| A．spoons | B．cups | C．chopsticks | D．bottles |
| A．2 weeks | B．4 weeks | C．5 weeks | D．8 weeks |
| A．send out dirty air | B．take in dirty air |
| C．wash our feet | D．make noise pollution |
| A．the changes of mobile phones | B．the importance of living a healthy life |
| C．the way to keep fruits fresh for a longer time | D．the development of science and technology |
