You must have heard of the legend (传说) of Yu Gong, who tried to move two mountains. The Taihang Mountain was one of the two mountains.
The Taihang Mountain passes through the areas of Hebei, Shanxi, Henan and Beijing. It is about 400 kilometers long. It is one of the largest mountain ranges in North China, and it was called “the backbone (脊梁) of China” in ancient times.
Many legends about the beginning of human civilization (文明) come from the Taihang area. For example, Nvwa used stones to repair the sky to make sure that humans would have a better future; Houyi protected everyone by shooting the suns.
The Taihang Mountain is not only where the ancient stories happened, but also a place where tens of thousands of fossils (化石) were found. These fossils show how the earth has changed over time. At the same time, we can also learn about how ancient humans lived from the discoveries around the area.
Nowadays, there are natural forests around the area with beautiful colors in four seasons. In spring, the trees of Taihang Mountain will grow green leaves. In summer, the trees will grow luxuriant (挺拔的) and leaves will cover the sun. In autumn, the trees in Taihang Mountain are tall and leaves turn yellow. In winter, the trees are covered with snow, like a thick white coat. You can go there whenever you want because it is beautiful all year round.
If you want to learn different things about history, culture and other important knowledge, you can come to the Taihang Mountain and feel its greatness.
1. What can show that humans have lived around the Taihang area since long ago?| A．Natural forests. | B．The fossils. | C．Many legends. | D．Ancient stories. |
① Its location ② Its natural scenery ③Its legends ④Its height
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．To introduce famous legends about the Taihang Mountain. |
| B．To tell people how to take a trip to the Taihang Mountain. |
| C．To show the Taihang Mountain is wonderful and worth visiting. |
| D．To encourage people to learn more knowledge about ancient history. |
| A．History. | B．Art. | C．Technology. | D．Travel. |
Full Moon, Full Feelings  Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes have the shape of a full moon on mid-autumn night. They carry people’s wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him a magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Feng Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not home. Chang’e refused to give it to him and drank it all. She became very light and flew up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang’e could come back! After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. |
2. What is the relationship between Hou Yi and Chang’e?
3. How did Hou Yi feel after Chang’e flew to the moon?
4. Which festival do you also like besides Mid-Autumn Festival and why?
3 . ①Lucy just had a good time at Disneyland. Andy did well in last month’s math test and his dad bought him a new smart watch. And now, Cyndy is playing with her cute kitten. On social media, everyone seems to be happy all the time.
②But can that be true in real life? The answer to this question is no. As a teenager, you haven’t had much life experience. Sometimes, you might have very high hopes. For example, you wanted to get an A in an exam. It didn’t happen, and you felt sad. Sadness is not always bad. It can push you to do better next time.
③But it’s a different story if your sadness is starting to affect your daily life. Maybe you don’t want to go to school in the morning. Or you don’t feel like going out with your friends. If you feel like that, you may be falling into depression.
④I felt this way when my dog, Rebel, died. He was always by my side. Every morning, he followed me to school. Now, he was gone, and I didn’t want to do anything.
⑤My parents said I was having unrealistic hopes. Dogs don’t live forever. Rebel had a good life. He probably wanted me to have a good life, too.
⑥Depression is not a sign of being weak. Instead, it’s a part of who we are. Many famous people, like comedian (喜剧演员) Jim Carrey, have also experienced depression. When you feel depressed, you must not shut yourself away from the world. Share your feelings with a good friend. Eat something delicious and take a walk in the park. Ask for any help you need. You’re not alone in the battle against this terrible feeling!
1. How does the author start Paragraph 1?| A．By telling a story. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By going some advice. | D．By giving some examples. |
| A．Sadness. | B．Excitement. | C．Worry. | D．Surprise. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Teenagers have rich life experience. |
| B．Being unhappy can help us sometimes. |
| C．Asking for help is the best way to solve problems. |
| D．On social media, everyone seems to be happy all the time. |
4 . Each of us has dreams and goals (目标) for our future. The progress (进步) you make every day has to do with your personal dream or goal. But why do you have dreams and goals, you still end up with nothing? What is the difference between successful people and the dreamers? The secret is their persistent (锲而不舍的) action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully do with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.
This is the famous formula (公式) for success: Dream>Believe>Achieve (达成).
Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired of waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how terrible their life is.
I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula: Dream>Believe>Act>Achieve.
For me, act is the most important thing for success, and that’s to Take Persistent Action (Ac). If you say “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, “I’ll try” creates wonders. Let’s remember there will be obstacles in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action. Please remember: Acton is the bridge that connects (连接) our dreams and goals to reality (现实).
1. What should you do when you find your lessons very hard?| A．Ask teachers for help. | B．Give up and try the next one. |
| C．Keep trying your best. | D．Get ready for a harder one. |
| A．Dangers. | B．Happiness. | C．Wonders. | D．Difficulties. |
| A．Successful people try harder than dreamers. |
| B．If you have a dream, you will succeed. |
| C．If we want to realize our dream, we should know the formula for success. |
| D．Everyone will get tired on the way to success. |
| A．Never give up your dream. | B．Hard work can lead to success. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．Do something valuable. |
5 . Diana’s advice column of the week.
 I often find it hard to control my bad moods (情绪). I try but I can’t cheer myself up. Do you have any advice? —Leo | It’s common to be in low spirits sometimes, but it’s unhealthy to often have bad moods. If you feel yourself getting angry, take ten deep breaths. It’ll help you cool down. It’s also a good idea to talk about your problems with someone you trust. |
 I always get nervous before tests. I study hard but when the test starts, I forget everything. I feel so stupid. What can I do? —Adan | Trust yourself. If you study hard every day, you’ll achieve your goals. When you’re taking your test, you’d better keep calm and pay attention to your answers. I’m sure it will help you produce good results. |
 How can I stop being so shy? I want to make friends, be popular and talk to people easily but I’m not sure how. —Kate | Most people are shy from time to time, so you’re not alone. If you meet new people, ask them about their interests and their everyday life. It’s a great way to turn strangers into friends. Make yourself calm and start making friendly conversations today. |
1. Who has a problem about taking exams?
| A．Adan | B．Leo | C．Diana | D．Kate |
| A．be friendly to others | B．take more tests |
| C．keep calm | D．ask for advice |
| A．be healthy by doing exercise | B．have a talk with someone he believes |
| C．study hard and cool down | D．cheer himself up |
| A．Leo never feels happy. | B．Adan pays much attention to his test paper. |
| C．All Diana’s suggestions are helpful to children. | D．Kate should communicate with others well. |
6 . 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。
The World Health Organization (世卫组织) says air pollution makes seven million people lose their lives around the world each year. Even if polluted air does not kill people, it can make them very sick.
However, breathing dirty air does more than hurt people’s body. It can also affect (影响) their brain and their ability to think.
A new study shows that air pollution can cause a “huge” reduction (降低) in our intelligence (智商). The researchers reported that long-term exposure (暴露) to air pollution can affect a person’s mental(智力的) abilities in two areas: language and math. Xi Chen, the researcher of the Yale School of Public Health led the study. He and his team found that breathing polluted air can reduce a person’s education level by about one year.
Chen said that the affect generally is worse for those over 64 years of age, for men and for those with little or no education. “The older persons-they are more affected. And we find, quite interestingly men are more affected than women. And people working outdoors are more affected than people working indoors.”
The researchers found that the influence of pollution on language ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less educated. Why area person’s language skills more affected than math? There’s an important part in our brain: white matter.
White matter is more connected with a person’s language skills. Studies have shown that air pollution has a great influence on the white matter in the brain.
Chen said that air pollution did affect the math skills just not as much as their language skills.
1. What harm does breathing dirty air do to people?2. In what areas can air pollution affect a person’s mental abilities?
3. Why area person’s language skills affected by air pollution?
4. Where do you think air pollution mainly come from? What’s your advice on stopping air pollution? (at least 30 words)
The greenhouse effect
The atmosphere around the Earth is necessary for all living things. It is (A)________ the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight in and (B) keeping heat from getting out. Without it, the Earth would be the same (C)________ the Moon—cold and lifeless.
When we burn fuels such as petrol and coal, we produce a gas called carbon dioxide (CO2). (D) Too much of this gas pollutes the atmosphere, and causes it to keep in too much heat. As a result of the greenhouse effect, the Earth’s temperature is (E)increasing. (F)这导致海平面的上升, and in the future may cause cities to disappear.
1. 在文中(A)和(C)空白处填入适当的单词：2. 写出文中画线部分(B)和(E)的同义词或近义词：
3. 将文中画线部分(D)改写为：The atmosphere
4. 将文中画线部分(F)译成英语：
5. 从文中找出本文的中心词语：
8 . Eating Together, Separately (分开地)
Separate dining is common in the western culture, while in China’s dining culture, whether dining at home or eating out, a grouped dining system is used in most situations.
However, the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the deep-rooted Chinese dining tradition of sharing dishes together, which inspires the government, restaurants and citizens to rethink about eating customs.
Standards on individual (供一人用的) dining, serving chopsticks (公筷) and two pairs of chopsticks came out on March 18, 2020. Here are the main points.
Individual diners’ food should be served to customers in separate tableware. Each shared dish should be served with a separate pair of serving chopsticks.
Each diner should have two pairs of differently colored chopsticks. One is to get food from shared dishes to place into individual bowls, and the other is for eating from individual bowls.
The above new standards aim to protect the public health in a scientific and practical way. Over 200 companies have followed the guidelines (指导原则). In order to encourage customers to follow the standards, some restaurants offer parking coupons (优惠券) to those who use serving chopsticks. According to a survey about separate dining by think tank Thinker, nearly 89% of 100, 000 interviewees (面试者) believe it’s more hygienic (卫生) because it reduces the risk of infection via saliva (唾液传染).
For Chinese, it is not easy to change their dining behavior, because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition. When they share the food, they are building up a close relationship among diners. Besides, it is difficult to divide Chinese dishes into separate parts.
Eating separately is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health. People can still sit at the same table, sharing the same food and the same culture in a new way. It also encourages advanced cooking skills, which means a chance of creating something new in Chinese food.
1. When did the standards on individual dining come out?2. What inspires the government, restaurants and citizens to rethink about eating customs?
3. What is the aim of the new standards?
4. How do some restaurants encourage customers to use serving chopsticks?
5. Why is it not easy to change Chinese dining behavior?
6. According to the passage, what do you think of eating separately?
9 . Upcycling (升级再造) is the process of changing old materials into something useful and often beautiful.
So, is it the same as recycling? No.Recycling takes materials—paper or glass—and breaks them down so their base materials can be remade into a new product. When you upcycle an item (物品), you are not breaking down the material, you are simply refashioning it. For example, you might make shoes out of old tyres. Also, the upcycled item is typically of the same, or even better, quality (质量) than the original (原来的).
Upcycling isn’t a new idea. Some of the best examples of modern-day upcycling come from the 1930s to 1940s when families didn’t have enough materials. In those days, things were repurposed over and over until they were no longer useful. For example, an old door can be made into a new dining table. Economising (节约) is still a trend (趋势) today and a big reason why more and more people upcycle. But an even bigger reason for the rebirth of upcycling is its good influence on the environment.
Upcycling is green. The plain and simple fact of the matter is that upcycling is much better for the planet than throwing things away. When you upcycle, you reduce one item that ends up on the waste mountain. Upcycling is also considerably more environmentally friendly than recycling, which needs energy or water to break down materials. Upcycling just needs your own creativity and effort.
Grace Robinson, from the UK, takes used tea bags and turns them into dresses, shoes and even hats.Every day she drinks some tea, and then dries out the tea bags with the tea still in them. When they dry, she takes the tea out and sews the bags together to make clothes. This can take a long time—maybe months for a single dress—so Grace gets friends to help her by drinking tea too and passing their tea bags on to her.
There are two ways to support the upcycling movement. Sort (分类) through your wardrobe (衣橱) or recycling bin and create items yourself, or buy ready-made items from upcycled materials. Both ways are good for the environment and in return, you get something that’s both attractive and practical.
1. We can learn from the passage that upcycling ______ .| A．can improve the quality of items |
| B．needs more energy than recycling |
| C．needs to break down base materials |
| D．produces more waste than recycling |
| A．reduce | B．reuse | C．rename | D．remake |
| A．it is better to make clothes with used tea bags |
| B．upcycling is much greener than recycling |
| C．it is necessary to help others to upcycle |
| D．people need to be more creative |
| A．It’s better to buy ready-made items from upcycled materials. |
| B．How to get something that’s both attractive and practical. |
| C．How to support the upcycling movement. |
| D．It’s important to create items ourselves. |
| A．Get started to recycle today. | B．A modern trend: upcycling. |
| C．Is it the same as recycling? | D．To recycle or to upcycle? |
10 . Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
After his success with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about Tom Sawyer’s best friend Huck Finn.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be Mark Twain’s best book, and many people think it is one of the best novels written A. ______English. The Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a B. well-known character invented by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He appeared in 56 short stories and four novels. Many of the stories follow the same idea — someone with a problem comes to visit Holmes, and with the help of his friend Dr. Watson, C. Holmes helps them solve their mystery. The characters first appeared in a story called A Study in Scarlet in 1886. The story became popular and Doyle wrote a thank-you letter D. ______one of his old university teachers called Joseph Bell, the man Sherlock Holmes was based on.
Romeo and Juliet
The story of Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet come from different families. E. 他们的家族互相憎恨。Fighting between them is common.
After their secret wedding, Romeo tries to stop a fight, but he kills one of Juliet’s relatives. Romeo leaves the city, without saying goodbye to Juliet.
At the same time, Juliet is worried because her father orders her to marry another man. She F. makes up her mind to take some medicine. This medicine will cause her to look like she is dead. However, Romeo thinks that she is dead. He returns to Verona and finds Juliet’s body in the church. So he drinks some poison(毒药) and dies next to her.
1. 在文中A.和D.的空白处填入适当的单词：2. 写出文中画线部分B.和F.的同义词或近义词：
3. 将文中画线部分C.改写为：Holmes helps them
4. 将文中画线部分E.译成英语：
5. 写出文中两位文学家的名字：
