1 . Would you like to be comfortable talking to other people? Holding（保持）conversations may help. Holding conversations may not seem like a skill. After all, everyone talks to other people frequently（频繁地）. But talking to new people makes many people nervous. Here are some ways to make conversations more fun and less awkward（尴尬的）.
Body language
As strange as it may seem, much communication happens without any words. The way you stand and act tells people a lot about you. When you’re talking with someone, stand up straight and have eye contact（有眼神交流）. This shows that you’re confident. And if you’re nervous, acting like you’re confident can help you feel more confident. When you’re listening, look at the other person in the eye. Lean（倾斜）forward to show that you’re interested in what they’re saying.
Back and forth（双方共同参与）
A good conversation is not a speech, which means that both people need to participate. If you’re doing all the talking, pause to give the other person time to speak. If they don’t say anything, try asking them a question.
Questions can also help if you’re trying to think of something to say. If you ask the other person a question, they’ll talk for a while. People are generally trying to find others with similar interests. When you ask questions, try to come up with open-ended（开放的）ones. That means questions where the answer is more than just “yes” or “no”. Open-ended questions in English tend to start with who, what, when, where and why.
Don’t fear silence
Don’t feel worried if the conversation has quiet moments. Every conversation has some. It is a time to change the subject（话题）to something you’re interested in. You could also comment on（评论）something you’ve done recently. Or once again, you can ask a question about the other person.
So if you’re shy, be brave, ask a question, and start a conversation. As with any skill, you will improve on holding conversations with time.
1—2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
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3. Please give a good example of an open-ended question when talking with your friend about the holiday experience.
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2 . As a symbol of Chinese traditional culture, the dragon boat race is known as a traditional custom of the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of poet Qu Yuan（340 BC-278BC）. The traditional festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar Chinese calendar.
Dragon boat races are held in many parts of China every year. Many dragon boat paddlers（船浆手）have hoped the sport can be one of the Olympic events for a long time.
Everything seems to be moving towards the dream. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the dragon boat race was held as an Olympics demonstration sport（表演项目）. Though it’s just a ten minute performance for every team at the Sea Forest Waterway, the race is really getting closer to the Olympics. Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee（IOC）, also came to watch the boat race. Just as the race ended, the China Canoe Association gave Bach a model of the dragon boat as a gift.
This is the first time that the dragon boat race showed up at the Olympics. It has greatly introduced ancient Chinese culture to the world.
“I think that for the dragon boat performance at the Tokyo Olympics this time, we have taken a big step forward for the dragon boat to enter the Olympic Games,” said Yang Guang, head of the Chinese dragon boat performance team for the Tokyo Olympics.
According to the plans of the International Canoe Federation (ICF), this sport will be spread in many countries. It is believed that the Olympics will treat the dragon boat race as an official sport soon.
1. The dragon’ boat race is ________.| A．a symbol of Chinese traditional culture | B．a hobby of poet Qu Yuan |
| C．a custom of the Spring Festival | D．an event of the Olympic Games |
| A．A player. | B．The president’ of the IOC. | C．A dragon boat lover. | D．The head of the ICF. |
| A．Yang Guang doesn’t think the boat races will enter the Olympics. |
| B．The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. |
| C．There was a 5-minute dragon boat performance at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. |
| D．Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival to remember Shen Nong. |
| A．The dragon boat race has been accepted by most countries. |
| B．Officials and players won’t take the dragon boat race seriously. |
| C．The dragon boat race may be an event in the Olympic Games soon. |
| D．The dragon boat race will attract more officials to enjoy the activity. |
3 . Creativity (创造力) comes from imagination. When you imagine a new way of doing something and then take action to do it, you are being creative. Generally, there are three steps to be creative.
Step 1 Getting knowledge and skills of how things are done.
Strong knowledge and skills help you understand how to do something. Knowing when and how to apply (运用) this knowledge comes from studying how others deal with the same situation. Think about learning to play the piano. In this step, you learn how to read music and where the keys are on the piano. You also practice playing.
Step 2 Learning to copy the way that people do those things.
Practicing how others do something will bring what you have learned. Repeating other people’s skills will create a lot of experience and increase understanding. So your next step in playing the piano would be seeing how other good musicians play, and copying their songs and styles of playing.
Step 3 Exploring new and maybe better ways of doing things.
Knowing the rules, and then using or breaking them in your own style is the basic creativity. At this point in playing the piano, you are experimenting with your own styles of playing; you might play songs in new ways; or even write your own songs and music. Make time to think about different ideas. Sometimes you need to be brave enough to try new things.
Being creative is the useful ability to help solve problems in many different situations. Being able to come up with new ideas will make your life more successful, more enjoyable. So start being creative today!
1题完成句子；2、3、4题简略回答问题；5题找出并写下全文的主题句。
1. If you want to understand how to do something, you should have strong
2. Why do you need to repeat other people’s skills?
3. How can you make your life more successful, more enjoyable?
4. Do you think it is necessary to be creative? Why or why not?
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4 . Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch (君主), died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, on Sept 8. Her eldest son, Charles, has now become Britain’s new monarch, known as King Charles III, reported by BBC. The UK began a 10-day mourning period (葬期) on Sept 9. Flags flying from government buildings were half-staff (降半旗).
In her 70-year reign (在位), the queen spent her life serving her country and Commonwealth. She supported over 600 charities and had a close link with the public. In the UK, every Christmas day, people would turn on their TVs to listen to the queen’s Christmas speech. She sent heartfelt messages about important things, like togetherness which cheered up people’s hearts.
“It’s just so heartbreaking,” said Laura Lang, from Georgia, US, seeing the queen’s cortege (送葬队伍) pass her in Edinburgh. “Look, I know the queen is ‘Britain’. But she’s the queen of the world,” Laura told Sky News.
Queen Elizabeth II was the first British Monarch to visit China! In October 1986 she visited China and met Deng Xiaoping. She went to some big cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an, and visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and other landmarks.
Queen Elizabeth II loved animals. She had 100 horses and 30 corgis (柯吉犬) in her lifetime. She was still riding horses up into her 90s! But her biggest love was her corgis, now the dogs will now be given to the queen’s son Prince Andrew. The passing of Queen Elizabeth ends an era.
1. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she took the throne (王位)?| A．10 years old. | B．20 years old. | C．26 years old. | D．73 years old. |
| A．The queen once controlled the world. |
| B．The queen is admired around the world. |
| C．Everybody should be angry about her death. |
| D．The queen’s death is the end of the monarchy. |
| A．She isn’t welcomed by British people. |
| B．King Charles III is her youngest son. |
| C．She likes riding horses and keeping corgis. |
| D．She has never been to China in her lifelong time. |
| A．Queen Elizabeth II’s family and pets | B．An introduction of Queen Elizabeth II |
| C．The British culture, society and history | D．A wonderful travel of Queen Elizabeth II |
5 . It’s healthy to eat at home. But sometimes you just want to eat out. How can you have a delicious and healthy meal at the restaurant near home? The following ways can help you a lot.
Before you order, you’d better have a good look at the menu. Have no idea what the dish（菜肴）is? Ask the waiter. Then you don’t need to eat any food you don’t like. It’s good for you to order some fish and vegetables.
When you are enjoying your food, use a small plate and eat slowly. A small plate can help you eat less, but make you feel full quickly.
You may want a piece of cake for dessert after the meal. Stop! There is too much sugar in it. All you really need is some oranges. If there isn’t any fresh fruit at the restaurant, don’t order any more.
It’s time to go home. Don’t take the bus or taxi. Take a walk, please.
1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. It’s healthy to have
2. How many ways does the writer show us?
3. Why can’t you have a piece of cake for dessert after the meal?
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6 . The world is very big, but there are only two kinds of traffic rules around the world. They are walking on the right and walking on the left. In most countries, such as China, the US, Russia and Canada, cars and people go on the right. However, people from other 59 countries, including (包括) the UK, India, Japan and Australia walk on the left.
Why do English people walk on the left? Walking on the left is an old rule in Europe. Our right hands are nimble (灵活的) and useful. If people walk on the left of the road, their right hands must stay outside. So they can do anything easily. However, in the old days, people often rode horses to send litters, light and do other things. It was comfortable (舒服的) for them to jump on or jump down their horses on the left of the road,
The UK is a strong country. It has many colonies (殖民地). It made people there walk on the left. When the US became independent (独立的) from the UK. Americans started to go on the right. And many countries follow the US to walk on the right.
1，2题补全句子：3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. People in the UK go on the
2. Our right hands are very
3. How many traffic rules are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
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Being sick at school is not fun at all. It means missing classes and social events. It also means that you have to catch on work. Here are a few tips on how you can keep healthy at school.
Wash your hands. It is the easiest way to prevent you from catching a cold from roommates and friends. You should wash hands before eating. You should use clean running water to wash them. Remember to rub them for at least twenty seconds. You’d better carry a small bottle of hand sanitizer.
Drink water. Some young people love to drink coffee. But I advise you to drink water instead of coffee. There are many kinds of drinks, but water is the healthiest. You can carry a water bottle in your backpack and fill it with water regularly.
Don’t stay up. Staying up late and getting up early for class the next day works for about one night. The quickest way to run down your body is not to provide it with enough food, water and sleep.
Carry some healthy snacks. Sometimes you are too busy to have meals. You’d better carry some healthy snacks so that you can eat them when you are hungry. They can satisfy you before your next meal.
1题完成句子：2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句，5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. To run down your body, you’d better not provide it with enough
2. What should you use to wash your hands?
3. What can you carry in your backpack?
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8 . “I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Wang Li, a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the most important reasons is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get and so on. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone them if you get home later than usual. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. When you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.
1. Why are some of the children angry with their parents in the passage?| A．Because their parents think they eat too much. |
| B．Because the children don’t live with their parents. |
| C．Because they think parents have too much control over their lives. |
| D．Because the parents don’t like the friends that their children have made. |
| A．Parents want to control their children. |
| B．Parents want their children to grow up healthily. |
| C．Parents don’t want their children to make some bad friends. |
| D．Parents worry about everything about their children. |
| A．Tell their friends. | B．Tell their teacher. |
| C．Say sorry to their parents. | D．Make a call to their parents. |
| A．Parents are not always right. | B．Parents should practice more. |
| C．Parents have many mistakes. | D．Parents are always right. |
| A．Parents’ Responsibility | B．How to Get on with Parents |
| C．Wang Li’s Problem | D．What Are Parents Worrying About |
9 . Have you had a headache during a test? Are you so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress(压力) is. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid—all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad. Good stress might happen when you’re called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done. On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress will not help you, and it may make you sick.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure(休闲), and Food. If you get enough sleep and eat properly(合适地), and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
1题完成句子；2~3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句。
1. Stress is
2. How can good stress help you?
3. What is the best way to fight stress?
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10 . Some students think that newspapers are boring and only for adults(成年人). But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend(花) about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from problems at home and abroad to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, and we’ll find different kinds of articles(文章) on the pages:
News stories—These stories are about facts(事件). Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Idea writing—Idea writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers also show their own ideas about the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This kind of story often make people think.
Advertisement—Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to make us interested in their products! People have to pay money to put advertisements in newspapers!
No matter how old you are, there are always some pages you like to read.
1. What is the 15-year-old schoolboy interested in reading in newspapers?| A．International news. | B．School news. | C．Pop stars’ opinions. | D．Advertisements. |
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．should understand interesting news stories | B．should know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to look at the school news first | D．must know the contents(内容)of all the news |
| A．advertisements | B．school news | C．idea writing | D．news stories |
| A．readers can read the same news in different newspapers |
| B．newspapers have different kinds of articles for people of all ages |
| C．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| D．why we read newspapers |
