1 . Jack lived in a small house with his mother and younger sister, Anna. They were very poor and often did not have enough food. He was a hard-working boy. After school, he would work at shops. In the holidays, he would ask for small jobs on nearby farms.
On a Sunday afternoon, his little sister was hungry and she was crying. There was no food at home. So Jack made up his mind to help her finally even though he planned to go to the park and play with his friends at the beginning.
He wanted to get some food for his sister and he decided to go fishing. It was only about 10 minutes’ walk from where he lived. He sat by the lake, the hours were passing but Jack was not having much luck. He started to feel sad but said to himself, “I must never give up.”
Almost at once he felt a strong pull on the fishing line. It was a very large golden-red fish. He ran home and showed it to his mother and sister. They were both smiling when they saw the fish. When his mother went to clean the fish, she had a big surprise. Inside its body she found a gold coin. No one could tell how it had got there but everyone was happy.
1. What did Jack usually do after school?| A．He did his homework. | B．He worked at shops. |
| C．He visited nearby farms. | D．He helped his mom with the housework. |
| A．Have a walk. | B．Meet his friends | C．Cook some food. | D．Look after her sister. |
| A．He almost fell into the river. | B．He forgot to take his fishing bag. |
| C．He caught no fish for a long time. | D．He walked a long way to get to the river. |
| A．The fish. | B．The coin. | C．The line. | D．The food. |
| A．Jack loved eating fish. | B．Jack’s mother couldn’t cook food so his sister was hungry. |
| C．Someone put the coin into the fish. | D．Jack didn’t give it up because of his love for his family. |
2 . A few days ago, I received a letter from my Aunt Loraine.
It was a handwritten letter thanking me for some Shanghai cookies I had sent her. Aunt Lorraine is ninety-one years old and she has wonderful manners. That is why she sent me the “thank you” letter. She also has wonderful handwriting. Her penmanship (书法) is smooth. It is a pleasure to read.
Aunt Lorraine was educated half a century ago. At that time, penmanship was considered an important skill. Now, it is the age of e-mail and social media. Few people have the time or hope to practice their penmanship or write letters by hand.
This is not good. in my view, good penmanship still counts. This is especially true in school. If you want to get good grades, keeping your writing clean and beautiful will be important. Your writing might be full of good ideas. However, terrible handwriting can turn an A into a B. Awful handwriting can get you a D!
Good penmanship has other advantages, too. Since it's a skill, it trains your brain and develops your learning abilities. It also helps you organize your thoughts. And, believe it or not, that slow process of pushing a pen along paper improves your reading, spelling and even your pronunciation of English.
Apart from all these educational advantages, good penmanship also has personal advantages. A beautifully written letter to a friend is something he or she will treasure forever. A letter that looks as if a chicken bad danced across the paper will be quickly thrown away. I have kept the letter from my Aunt Lorraine. It's a great treasure!
1. Why did Aunt Lorraine write a letter to the author?| A．To express her thanks. | B．To show her wonderful manners. |
| C．To make herself pleased. | D．To set a good example to the author. |
| A．Getting good grades on your writing. | B．Organizing your thoughts. |
| C．Making your writing full of good ideas. | D．Improving your English pronunciation. |
| A．a boring letter | B．a great treasure | C．bad handwriting | D．good penmanship |
| A．To express the importance of clean and beautiful handwriting. |
| B．To share her pleasure of hearing from her aunt. |
| C．TO talk about her experiences of practicing penmanship. |
| D．To encourage people to write litters by hand instead of e-mailing. |
3 . Penguin Island is open every day from September 15th to early June next year when the weather is fine and it is closed on December 25th for Christmas.
Gift Shop: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Costs: Adults $27, Children(3-12 years) $20
2 Children(under 3 years) for free
Families(2 adults & 2 children over 3 years old) $85
How to Get Here
Drive: 45 minutes to 1 hour to drive from Perth. There is a free car parking. Do not leave important things in your car and make sure no bag can be seen from outside of the car. It is possible that people may break into cars.
Train & Bus: Take the train from Perth and get off at the Rocking Station. Catch bus No. 551 and get off on Penguin Road. To plan your trip, visit http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au.
1. On which day may Penguin Island be open?| A．May 18th. | B．June 30th. | C．September 14th. | D．December 25th. |
| A．8:00 a.m. | B．9:30 a.m. | C．4:40 p.m. | D．5:30 p.m. |
| A．$27. | B．$54. | C．$74. | D．$85. |
| A．Taking the bus is a waste of time. | B．You’d better not choose the train service. |
| C．Drive as slowly as possible. | D．Do not leave important things in your car. |
| A．A story. | B．A report. | C．An advertisement. | D．A survey. |
4 . Little river run down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert (沙漠). “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing (消失) into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can’t reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said. “If wind can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little river answered, “That’s because the wind can fly. but I cannot.” The desert said, “That’s because you stick to what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the wind, and it can take you across.” “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little river could not accept this idea. “The wind can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little river went into the open arms of wind. It carried her to the next part of her life.
The way of our lives is like the little river. If you want to go through difficulties in your life and head for success, you should also change the way you are sometimes.
1. The little river wanted to reach ________.| A．the forest | B．the ocean | C．the desert | D．the mountain |
| A．believe in herself | B．meet any difficulties |
| C．want to cross the desert | D．worry about herself |
| A．粘贴 | B．坚持 | C．放弃 | D．展示 |
| A．evaporating into the wind | B．forming an ocean |
| C．disappearing into the sand | D．changing her nature |
| A．We should always be ourselves. | B．How to cross the desert. |
| C．Change the way we are if necessary. | D．The little river and the desert. |
5 . The Internet is a place where we can talk freely. But it is also a place where we pay little attention to whether or not our language ability is becoming poorer.
According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, more than 76 percent of young people in China said they felt their Chinese language skills have weakened. They don’t use difficult rhetorical technique (修辞手法) as often anymore. It is believed that digital technology and Internet emojis (表情符号) have changed their communication habits.
For example, direct expression is the preferred way to communicate online. When one sees something funny, one will simply type “hahaha” or use the “cry-laugh” emoji, Beijing Youth Daily reported. Also, “copy and paste (粘贴) ” culture is getting popular. People simply pick up expressions from the Internet without much thought. Many begin to use a fixed set of sentence patterns, such as “Whenever you disagree with each other, you ...”
Cai Xiaojia (not her real name), a teacher from Fuzhou, told China Youth Daily that words in general are being used less. For example, people can share photos online with little need for words to describe them.
If this trend (趋势) continues, it could influence our way of thinking, People’s Daily reported. When we use expressions without thinking, it means we have become too lazy to express our real feelings. If teenagers adopt casual (不正式的) methods of expression like emojis, they could lose the ability to use words properly.
To improve our language skills, experts suggest that we should try to think independently and develop our own language logic (逻辑).They also suggest that we should read more works of literature (文学). “Keep using different words to show your own feelings,” said Shen Xiaolong, a professor in the Chinese department at Fudan University.
1. What does the survey by China Youth Daily show?| A．About 76 percent of Chinese people are losing their language skills. |
| B．Over three quarters of young Chinese people think their language skills have weakened. |
| C．Rhetorical technique is becoming less important in the digital era (电子时代). |
| D．Young Chinese people don’t need to use words to describe photos they posted. |
| A．What people’s new communication habits are. |
| B．Which phrases are most popular on the Internet. |
| C．Why young people like using emojis. |
| D．Where young people learn new expressions. |
| A．good at thinking creatively | B．unable to use words properly |
| C．less interested in talking with others | D．satisfied with their laziness |
| A．suggest | B．use | C．need | D．describe |
| A．Think like an adult. |
| B．Stop using emojis. |
| C．Read works of literature |
| D．Use difficult language. |
6 . Feb 17th was the start of the spring new term for many primary and middle schools in China. To fight the COVID-19（新型冠状病毒肺炎）, many schools put off the start time of school in spring 2020. However, students in China are still studying.
In order not to let students worry about the infection（传染）of the disease, instead of having classes at school, many students in Beijing, Guangzhou and other places began their first day of online classes on Feb 17th.
“In the morning, I have an English class, then Chinese and math,”Liu Bo said, a Junior 3 student from Beijing. “I have also learned about the knowledge of fighting the COVID-19.”
According to the rule, teachers at Beijing’s primary and middle schools should not give new classes to students before the start of the coming term. Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus（病毒）; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercise or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
It should be said that such a way is very good. It can not only keep students indoors safely, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve “no suspension of classes”. Both the platform itself and the online lessons are more useful.
1. Many students are taking online courses these days because .| A．it’s better to have classes online | B．Spring Festival is not over yet |
| C．it can help control the disease better | D．they need more time to rest at home |
| A．he took an English class first |
| B．he had to do too much homework |
| C．he could only learn English, math and Chinese |
| D．he could play games on the computer every day |
| A．plan | B．stop | C．growth | D．change |
| A．When the online courses start. |
| B．What the online courses teach. |
| C．How to keep healthy at home. |
| D．How to go out to exercise safely. |
| A．A Special Way to Learn at Home. |
| B．A Special New Term in 2020. |
| C．A Way to Keep Students Healthy. |
| D．A Way to Make Parents Worried. |
7 . Homework is your teachers’ way of evaluating（评估）how much students understand the lessons in class. As a student, you always have too much homework, but you have to finish it. Here are a few tips to make homework less.
★Make a homework plan.
First, write the task down in your notebook. If you forget it, please ask the teachers again. Second, use any extra time in school to work on your homework.
★Watch where you work.
Find a table at home which doesn’t need to be very large, just big enough to put your school things on it. You’d better not do it before a computer or on your comfortable bed. It’s hard for you to concentrate on（集中精力于）your homework.
★Get to work.
When you start your homework at home, do the hardest problems first. Later, when you feel tired, you can do the simple ones. Don’t spend too much time on a difficult problem. You can ask an adult or e-mail a classmate for advice.
★Have a rest.
Having a 15-minute rest every hour is good for you. After you finish your homework, check it over. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack. Now you’re free to play outside.
1. When you make a homework plan, the first thing you should do is .| A．To write down the task in your notebook |
| B．to ask your teacher for help |
| C．to work on your homework right now |
| D．to have a rest first |
| A．before a computer | B．on the sofa |
| C．on a table | D．on the bed |
| A．spend too much time on it | B．call a classmate for advice |
| C．ask a policeman for help | D．never do it |
| A．check it over | B．make a homework plan |
| C．go out to play | D．put it away in the backpack |
| A．You shouldn’t use any extra time in school to work on your homework . |
| B．Don’t spend too much time on a difficult problem. |
| C．You’d better do your homework before a computer or on your comfortable bed. |
| D．Having a 45-minute rest every hour is good for you. |
8 . For some people, April is the month to take a trip because of the good weather. It’s not too hot or too cold. And now we’ll show you some of the best places to visit.
 | Kyoto Japan Sakura flowers（樱花）are everywhere if you take a trip to Japan in early April. You can also see wonderful buildings, enjoy delicious food and get to know Japanese culture there. For more information, you can go to JapaneseJourney. Com. |
 | Paris, France Paris is famous for its old buildings and museums. It’s also a good place for food. If you’re looking for a place for French food, Bistrot Paul Bert Restaurant can give you a wonderful experience. The apple tarts（馅饼）are very popular there. If you want to have a seat, just call +33 143722401. |
 | Austin, America Austin is famous for its music. If you go there in April, you won’t watch the famous SXSW festival (it’s in March). But you can have fun in the Continental Club to enjoy great music. Tel: +1 512 441 2444. |
1. Most people choose to take a trip in April because .
| A．many places are free |
| B．the flowers are beautiful |
| C．the weather is good |
| D．there are many activities |
| A．late March | B．early April | C．early May | D．late May |
| A．music | B．culture | C．food | D．buildings |
| A．have a seat in Bistrot Paul Bert Restaurant |
| B．enjoy great music in the Continental Club |
| C．buy a ticket to the SXSW festival |
| D．go to a famous museum in Paris |
| A．Japan. | B．France. | C．China. | D．America. |
9 . All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep healthy, happy and live longer.
Many people like to watch others play sports games. They don't like to do sports by themselves. However, they buy tickets or turn on their TV sets to watch the games. They often feel very happy when "their" player or team wins.
People play different games in winter and summer. Summer is good for swimming. By swimming, many people keep good curve(曲线). They are beautiful in shape. And in winter people often go skating. Through this, they can find a lot of fun from them in the freezing days.
Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere are interested in them. For example, football is very popular: In China. most people like to watch football games. They often talk about it. Some people often play football. Running and jumping began long ago. But basketball and volleyball are new. People began to play them not long ago. And people are starting new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of the newest.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.
1. Why do people all over the world like sports?| A．Because sports are very easy and interesting |
| B．Because they can watch them on their TV. |
| C．Because sports are good for their health and life. |
| D．Because sports can make people rich and become friends. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．No one. | B．People everywhere. |
| C．People in China. | D．Boys and girls. |
| A．began long long ago | B．didn't begin at all |
| C．began after running | D．began before football |
| A．Many people like to buy tickets to watch games. |
| B．Games in winter are the same as those in summer. |
| C．People began to play basketball and volleyball not long ago. |
| D．People from different countries may not understand each other. |
10 . The Incredibles《超人总动员》 came out in 2004. It was a great success. For film lovers, they hope to watch The Incredibles 2. After 14 years, it finally came out and still has close relationship to The Incredibles in events(剧情). So great number of people went into cinemas to watch it.
There are five people in Parr's family. And they continue to try to have a normal life even with their super power. Compared with the first film, there is a role change between Bob Parr and Helen Parr in the second film. Bob Parr stays at home to look after his children, while Helen Parr tries her best to save the world. When the force of the bad men appears, the Parrs must work together to beat it. Bob Parr's little son Jack also plays a very important role in the film. Through hard work, they finally succeed and become the heroes in people's hearts again.
Recently, The Incredibles 2 will be on in Hengdian Cinema again. We are looking forward to your coming!
1. The Incredibles 2 came out in ________.| A．2004 | B．2008 | C．2014 | D．2018 |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．A normal life. | B．An important role. |
| C．The force of the bad men. | D．Hard work. |
| A．Many people don't like the film. |
| B．Bob Parr changes his role in the second film. |
| C．The Incredibles 2 has no relationship to The Incredibles. |
| D．Helen Parr just stays at home to look her children in The Incredibles 2 |
| A．Bob Parr. | B．Film lovers. | C．Helen Parr. | D．The bad men. |
