1 . After my husband died, my teenage son Karl became withdrawn(沉默寡言). As a single parent , I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this case he would never graduate(毕业). I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged(乞求) him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that l got down on my knees and begged for help. “Please God，I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.”Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger, “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time.” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even made the honor roll(优等生). In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, Karl said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
1. Karl_______ after his father’s death.| A．wanted to ask his mother for help | B．become active in his life |
| C．began to dislike his mother | D．have difficulties in school |
| A．Karl was often absent from school | B．she was a single parent |
| C．She tried to help Karl but nothing worked | D．the headmaster phoned her |
| A．surprised and angry. | B．disappointed and helpless. |
| C．shocked(震惊) and moved. | D．grateful and happy |
2 . In an English class, students are talking about a problem in groups.
Gao Bokun: Parents worry about their children when there is no one at home. Through home cameras, parents can not only keep their kids from the danger, but also encourage them to develop good study habits.
Zhang Keqi: When I was in middle school, my mom set up a camera. I wanted to play computer games now and then. But after playing games, I couldn’t go back to my study immediately. So I think my mom help me a lot in this special way.
Veronica Shirokon: Kids who are older shouldn’t be monitored (监控), but parents can limit (限制) the time their children spend on apps. It would be much better to help students learn how to make full use of their time. Meanwhile, parents also need to trust their children and give them enough freedom.
Rena Chen: How to control themselves is one of the important skills kids will need in the future. But using cameras won’t help kids get the skill, and they will always find ways to avoid the cameras. What’s more, having a camera might also do bad for parents’ work, too.
1. What are they talking about?| A．Should parents monitor their kids? | B．How to deal with problems with parents? |
| C．Is it important to develop good study habits? | D．What are the skills students need in the future? |
| A．Parents should trust their children. | B．Parents help her a lot in a special way. |
| C．Students should limit time on using apps. | D．Students should learn to control themselves. |
| A．Gao Bokun and Zhang Keqi. | B．Zhang Kegi and Veronica Shirokon. |
| C．Gao Bokun and Rena Chen. | D．Veronica Shirokon and Rena Chen. |
3 . Over the past five years, about 2.8 billion school textbooks have been sold in China, with spending on them totaling 20 billion yuan. The data was recently released by China’s National Press and Publication Administration（国家新闻出版署）.
The figures also showed that in 2018, 2.93 billion textbooks had been sold at retail （零售）across the country, amounting to nearly 26 billion yuan. If all of them were to be reused, at least 20 billion yuan could be saved each year. These savings could then be used to help build around 40,000 Hope Schools in the country’s poorer regions.
At present, free textbooks related to music, the arts, science, digital technology and physical education have been widely reused in many cities. The school textbooks used in these subjects, which don’t need to have class notes taken, are considered appropriate for recycling.
The number of textbooks which have already been reused, however, accounted for（占比）only a tiny amount of the total sum. And most of these used textbooks end up in landfills（垃圾场）or are sold for scrap（废品）offline. “With the total amount of money, I got from selling a large bag of my used textbooks, I am only able to buy a new pencil case. ” said a Chinese graduate online.
Despite this, some online platforms have been recently experiencing a boom（激增）in second-hand book sales. Data from Xianyu（闲鱼）, Alibaba’s online platform for second-hand goods, showed that a total of 1.56 million textbooks had been sold last month. Since this past March, it has seen a 207 percent increase in the number of users between the ages of 15 and 18.
1. About _______ yuan were spent on textbooks in China in 2018.| A．20 billion. | B．2.8 billion. | C．2.93 billion. | D．26 billion. |
| A．music | B．physical education | C．Chinese | D．science |
| A．A new pencil case is much expencive than used textbooks. |
| B．We can sell used textbooks to buy a new pencil case. |
| C．The used textbooks are really cheap if they are sold for scrap offline. |
| D．We can get a large amount of money from selling used textbooks. |
| A．Many Hope Schools have been built because of reused textbooks. |
| B．The number of textbooks which have already been reused is large. |
| C．Some textbooks are appropriate for recycling because they need to have class notes taken. |
| D．If all of the textbooks are reused, much money could be saved each year. |
| A．People are beginning to reuse the textbooks. |
| B．People still pay no attention to reusing the textbooks. |
| C．New textbooks can be sold on some online platforms. |
| D．Some online platforms for second-hand goods are not successful. |
Rob: Oh, all right then. Feifei, do I have to present this programme today?
Feifei: Why, what’s wrong?
Rob: Well, I’ve done so much work already and according to my watch, I should be having a coffee break now. I am being lazy because I was out late last night.
Feifei: Rob, there is a phrase to describe your condition.
Rob: Oh yes. Overworked? Energetic?
Feifei: No-the opposite. It’s bone idle. In other words, you are very lazy!
Rob: It’s a great phrase, Feifei, but that doesn’t describe me. Look. I’ve just moved my little finger.
Feifei: You’re bone idle-you’ve been at home all day and you’re still in your pyjamas（睡衣）! Hey Rob, I hear it’s Dan’s birthday today and he’s brought a cake in for us all to share.
Rob: Cake! I love cake-great, come on. Let’s get some before it is all eaten.
Feifei: Ah, you’re moving now-but you can’t go anywhere until you’ve finished this programme.
Rob: Come on then, tell me what to say.
Feifei: Just read this script（稿子）.
Rob: Right… OK. Let me see.
1. What do you think are the two speakers doing?
| A．Chatting on the Internet. | B．Giving a performance. |
| C．Preparing a programme. | D．Telling jokes. |
| A．Very busy. | B．Extremely lazy. | C．Overworked. | D．Very bored. |
| A．Feifei puts her feet on the table. | B．Rob was out late last night. |
| C．Feifei likes eating cakes. | D．It’s Rob’s birthday today. |
5 . During the 1980s, artist Wilder created a song in about 30 minutes. That song, Break My Stride, has been played in films and TV shows over the years and turned him into a one-hit wonder.
Now, nearly forty years later, the song is being listened to by people who weren’t even born when it was created, thanks to its popularity on the social media（社交媒体）TikTok.
On TikTok, users usually share very short, usually 15-second, videos of themselves dancing, singing or doing something funny, most often set to music. Break My Stride became popular on TikTok earlier this year and has been used in over 800,000 videos. School students have posted videos of themselves dancing to the song. The pop song has the magic to make people feel like dancing. In one TikTok video that was liked 3.5 million times, the creator took a video of his mom sleeping and then photoshopped her into different backgrounds related to the words of the song, such as traveling across the sea to China in the row boat.
“Now with the coming of TikTok, it’s like having a hit record all over again with a whole new generation（一代人）,” Wilder, 67, told CNN. Break My Stride recently has been on Apple Music’s Top 100 songs in over 20 countries.
Break My Stride isn’t alone. A number of other artists have seen their songs become popular on TikTok. The success of Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road depends heavily on its popularity on TikTok, where the song has been used in 7.5 million videos. The song finished 2019 in the UK as “Song of the Year”.
The success of these songs, both old and new, highlights the influence that social media have on arts and culture. TikTok is changing how musicians create and publicize their work.
1. What can be learned about the song Break My Stride?| A．It has become popular again. | B．It was written 20 years ago. |
| C．It was first used in a TV show. | D．It was hardly known at first. |
| A．To get music for free. | B．To watch long videos. |
| C．To share videos of their own. | D．To study different kinds of music. |
| A．Famous artists on TikTok. | B．The success of social media. |
| C．“Song of the Year” in the UK. | D．The popularity of other songs on TikTok. |
| A．It has a long history. | B．It has about 7.5 million users. |
| C．It is more popular than TV shows. | D．It has a strong influence on arts. |
| A．catches | B．shows | C．promises | D．uses |
6 . Ela likes looking through the website Amazing Girl because it often has personal quizzes about personal preferences (偏好). By answering the questions and reading the explanation of your score, you can discover what kind of person you are.
The following is one of Ela’s completed quizzes. Give her 1 point for each A she chose, 2 points for each B, and 3 points for each C.
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| 1. I prefer spending my spare time □ A. with my family B. with my friends □ C. on my own 2. If I had trouble in daily life, I’d rather A. talk to my parents than to my friends □ B. turn to the Internet for help □ C. sort it out on my own 3. I prefer to study □ A. at home with my family around □ B. with my classmates C. on my own 4. For my birthday I’d prefer to □ A. be with family members □ B. have a party with lots of friends . hang out with my bestie (闺蜜) |
| Score 4～6 You treasure your family more than your friends. 7～9 Both your friends and family are equally important to you. 10～12 You may have one or two close friends, but you’d rather read a good book than go to a party. You depend on yourself and enjoy yourself. |
1. What are the questions about?
| A．Family life | B．Friendship | C．School subjects | D．Personal preferences |
| A．9 | B．7 | C．6 | D．4 |
| A．They have lots of friends. |
| B．They don’t like doing things on their own. |
| C．They probably wouldn’t go to the library. |
| D．They probably wouldn’t go to a big party. |
7 . Welcome to Stuart’s Fruit Farm! This is a family-run farm in New York. Here you can pick fresh fruits along with your friends and families!
Seasonal directions Mid-June-July In mid-June, the fruit picking begins. Over nine acres (英亩) of cherries (樱桃) provide plenty of picking chances for everyone! Someone will take you from the parking lot up the hill to the cherries. We grow three different kinds of sweet cherries. Our dark cherries are large and very sweet. The light cherries are large with golden yellow skin. July-August Yellow and white peaches (桃) come from about the last weekend of July and into August. We grow many types of peaches. Our white peaches are very sweet and loved by everyone. We have 12 acres of peaches, so there is enough for everyone to pick as many as they want! September-October As warm summer days give way to cool fall days, apples begin to appear. There are 15 acres of apples at Stuart’s Fruit Farm. With modern technology, we make apple trees grow short enough. This means that even the youngest children can reach for and pick their own apples. We have recently added Asian pears to our farm. This popular fruit comes at the end of September. And through a visit to the pumpkin(南瓜) area, you can try to find the “perfect” pumpkin for your Halloween party! Stuart’s Fruit Farm 62 Granite Springs Road Granite Springs, New York, 10527 TEL:(914)245-2873 |
1. How many kinds of sweet cherries do they have?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Six. | D．Nine. |
| A．cherries and apples | B．peaches and pears |
| C．cherries and peaches | D．peaches and pumpkins |
| A．Someone will help them | B．Apples are enough for them. |
| C．They use modern technology. | D．Apple trees are short enough. |
| A．Run your own family farm! | B．Welcome a new kind of fruit! |
| C．Have a good time on the farm! | D．Get ready for the Halloween party! |
8 . Suppose that you have some free time to kill. There is an enjoyable short video to watch and an interesting 1,000-word article to read. You can only choose one of the two. Which one will you pick?
Perhaps the video will be your choice. Over the past few years, watching videos online has become a part of many people’s daily lives. The number of people patiently reading long articles, meanwhile, has been cut down. Some people fear that video will one day replace (代替) text. But in my opinion, this isn’t going to happen.
Videos can in fact help us learn new information more quickly. However, can they help us fully learn about the ancient world? Many historical stories were recorded using only texts. Only through the reading of these texts can we truly and fully learn about what happened during the ancient world and the knowledge people had got.
Short videos are a type of “instant culture”. They come into and leave our minds like flying cars. Oftentimes, we can’t help but look for the second video immediately after we’ve finished watching one. But can we always remember and understand the contents (内容) of these videos? When we read a long article patiently, we often pay close attention to the contents. What’s more, texts allow us to use our imagination, while videos don’t.
In a word, video might change the way people learn about the world and the way they make themselves happy, but texts will never be replaced. Texts are like immortal (不朽的) stars which shine from the past to the future.
1. What is the writer trying to do in the passage?| A．To give advice. | B．To ask for help. | C．To show ideas. | D．To express feelings. |
| A．By reading texts. | B．By using imagination. |
| C．By watching videos | D．By talking with old people. |
| A．Slow. | B．Quick. | C．Small. | D．Big. |
①The 1,000-word article is not interesting at all.
②Fewer people can patiently read long articles now.
③Watching videos online takes up people’s daily lives.
④Some people fear that video will one day replace text.
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．②③ | D．②④ |
| A．Texts will never be replaced. | B．Texts take long time to understand. |
| C．Videos are enjoyable and popular. | D．Videos are the best to kill free time. |
| Membership Information Membership includes the following benefits（好处）: ●No need to pay for the tickets to enter the Sports Center. ●Book up to ten days in advance（提前）. Cost of Membership ●Family: 6 months: $ 34; 12 months: $ 58 ●Adult: 1 month: $3; 6 months: $18; 1 year: $36 ●Teenager: 1 month: $2; 6 months: $12; 1 year: $24 Booking ways: Members may book by telephone from 9:30 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. up to ten days in advance. The membership number must be given when you are booking by phone. A booking made in this way may only be used by the members themselves. Booking can be canceled 48 hours before the day. Fitness machines: These machines will help you to work almost every muscle（肌肉）in your body. Before training by yourself, it is necessary to attend two classes which will give you the “SKY” card so that you can train whenever you like. One-hour classes are held every week on Monday and Friday at noon and 9 p. m. Price: Member: $2 per class; Non-member; $5 per class. |
1. If Tom and his 14-year-old son want to be members for half a year, how much should they pay?
| A．$18 | B．$30. | C．$34. | D．$29 |
| A．Attend classes to get the “SKY” card. | B．Exercise almost every muscle in the body. |
| C．Learn about how to use the fitness machines. | D．Book by telephone. |
| A．A non-member should pay $3 more for a “SKY” card than a member. |
| B．If you have the “SKY” card, you can train at any time. |
| C．A member of the Sports Center needs to pay for a ticket before entering it. |
| D．One-hour classes are held once every week. |
| A．How to Become Healthy | B．How to Buy a Membership Card |
| C．Sports Center Membership Information | D．How to book in advance |
10 . Traveling came naturally to me as part of family hobbies, and it was one of many good habits my father ever helped me develop when I was young. One old photo reminded me of a family trip in my early childhood.
It was a weekend in spring, my family went for mountain climbing. Though a little fat girl at that time, I enjoyed climbing mountains a lot. We started at six in the morning, took a rest every one hour or so. On our way up, my father told me to hold the breath and make it until the last moment. The last hundreds of stairs would be the most difficult. I was really tired, my legs couldn’t stand well, and the top of the mountain seemed so far away.
I just wanted to sit down and give up the climbing, and again my father said to me, “Look down the hill, it is just like a picture!” I suddenly noticed the beautiful view alongside was perfect. It was the time when you were in full communication with nature and all the tiredness seemed worth. We cheered each other up by chatting or singing, until we finally reached the top after five or six hours.
There’s actually no meaning in traveling; traveling is among the experiences adding joy to your way of life already there. So just enjoy it, body and soul.
1. Who helped the writer develop good habits?| A．A fat girl. | B．Her family. | C．Her teacher. | D．Her father. |
| A．They slept for plenty of time. |
| B．They took a rest every one hour or so. |
| C．They cheered each other up by chatting or singing. |
| D．They held the breath and made it until the last moment. |
| A．How to develop good habits. | B．Enjoy traveling, enjoy your life. |
| C．How to deal with difficulties. | D．Beautiful nature, beautiful picture. |
