1 .

Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? This year is its 600^th birthday. It is the world's largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year. But if we traveled back to the past, we probably wouldn't be allowed inside.

In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City. From outside, ordinary（普通的）people could only imagine what it looked like inside.

The Forbidden City takes up 720, 000 square meters in the heart of Beijing. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the living and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country's supreme power（最高权力）could be found. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died there. It saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it plays a very important part in Chinese history.

The cultural relics（遗物）and documents（文件）in the palace show how the royal families lived. They are still used today for historical research, as well as inspiration for literature（文学）and entertainment（娱乐）.

In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it has become a must-see. In 2017, when US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to China President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.

1. The Forbidden City was built _________.

A．in1406

B．in 1420

C．from 1406 to 1420

2. Why does the Forbidden City play an important role in Chinese history?

A．Because it saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

B．Because it was the place where the emperors were born and grew up.

C．Because it is the place people want to visit most.

3. __________can show how the royal families lived in the Forbidden City.

A．The pictures of the Forbidden City

B．The cultural relics and the documents in the palace

C．The buildings in Beijing

4. What does the underlined word“must-see”mean in Chinese?

A．一定看见

B．一定明白

C．必看之地

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The Forbidden City.

B．The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

C．The life of royal families.

2 . We can use new ways to fight the novel coronavirus (新冠病毒) .Let's meet these high-tech helpers in China!

Drones (无人机) In some countryside, the police use drones to find people in groups. When they are found by the drones, the police will warn them through the loudspeaker (扬声器) on the drone.	Smart Robots Time to eat! In some hospitals, smart robots help to send food to patients. The robots can also help to hand out medicine and show the way to people.
3D "Hospitals" A company in Shanghai has produced 15 mobile rooms within 24 hours by 3D printing technology and sent them to Hubei for patients to live in. Each room is about the size of a bedroom.	AI System (系统) At the Mudanyuan subway station in Beijing, an AI system can check people in crowds to see if they have fevers. About three hundred people can be checked by it in one minute.

1. What will the police do when a drone find people in groups?

A．Warn the crowd.

B．Call up the crowd.

C．Send messages to the crowd.

2. What can the smart robots do in the hospital according to the passage?
①Play with the patients.   ② Hand out medicine.   ③Give directions.

A．①②

B．①③

C．②③

3. How long did it take the company to produce 15 mobile rooms?

A．Within a day.

B．More than 24 hours

C．Within 24 days.

4. The AI system can check about ______ people every minute.

A．3

B．300

C．3000

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Smart robots help to send food to patients.

B．Technologies help to fight the novel coronavirus.

C．The AI system can tell people if they have fevers.

3 .

①People use sayings(谚语) every day. You may ask an unhappy friend why she's “feeling blue”. If you've done only a small part of a big job, you might call it “a drop in the bucket”.

②These sayings don't mean exactly what the words say. But it’s easy to tell why we use them. Blue is a cool, quiet color. So it's a good word for "sad". A bucket holds too many water drops to count. So just one drop is very little.

③Some sayings are difficult to understand. When you go to bed, you “hit the hay(干草)”. If you want to know the meaning of the saying, you must know where it came from. It was first used in the 1930s. At that time, many Americans were out of work. Some went from place to place, looking for jobs. At night they were very tired. They often made a bed of hay in a field or barn. As soon as their heads "hit the hay", they fell asleep.

④Here is another saying. When you are not feeling well, you might say you are “under the weather”. But why? This saying is more than 200 years old. It began in the days when many people went from place to place by boat. When the strong winds rocked the boat, people often felt uncomfortable. The boat was sailing(航行) “under the weather”.

⑤Old sayings can be hard for children to understand. But new sayings come along every day. Children often understand new sayings better than older people do, That's why your grandmother might not know what you mean when you say “chill out” or “give me five”. She might think you’re “off your rocker”.

1. The saying “hit the hay” means “________”.

A．go to sleep

B．look for jobs

C．go to work

D．make a bed of hay

2. According to the passage, which of the following can be hard for children to understand?

A．“Feel blue”.	B．“Give me five”.
C．“Under the weather”.	D．“A drop in the bucket”.

3. From the passage we can know ________.

A．old people know more about sayings	B．people used sayings a lot in the past
C．sayings are difficult to understand	D．some sayings have a long history

4. How is the passage organized?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4 . Do you want to make our city a better place？ Join us and volunteer together!

	Planting trees Planting trees is a great way to make the air fresher and make our city greener． If you're over 12 years old， come and help us to plant more trees in Zhushan Park． Let's meet at the east gate of thepark at 8：30 a．m． this Saturday． you'd better wear sports shoes．
	Repainting walls The buildings covered with graffiti（涂鸦）are terrible． ThisSunday， we are going to repaint the walls of Lianbin Street and make them clean again． Anyone who is over ten can join us． Please arrive at No． 18， Lianbin Street at 9：30 a． m． You needn't bring anytools， Just remember to wear old clothes!
	Collecting rubbish You can hang out with your friends in the park and clean up our city parks at the same time! We are going to collect rubbish at Louxing Square from 9： 30 am to 11：30 a．m． next Saturday． No matter how old you are． come and join us! Anyone who collects the most rubbish can get a gift for fun．

1. According to the passage， you can't volunteer to ____ if you are ten．

A．plant trees

B．repaint walls

C．collect rubbish

2. Volunteers need to____ if they plan to repaint walls according to the passage．

A．bring painting tools

B．wear old clothes

C．know how to paint

3. Where will volunteers collect rubbish next Saturday？____

A．In Zhushan Park．

B．On Lianbin Street．

C．At Louxing Square．

4. Volunteers who want to collect rubbish should meet at  Louxing Square____．

A．at 8： 30 a．m． this Sunday

B．at 9： 30 a．m． this Saturday

C．at 9： 30 a．m． next Saturday

5. According to the passage， we can know that____．

A．we can plant trees to improve the environment

B．we can make buildings cool and interesting with graffiti

C．anyone can get a gift if he or she helps to collect rubbish

5 . A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work. got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining(抱怨) about the stress(压力) intheir work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand. the teacher said, " Have you noticed all the nice looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the cheap ones? It's OK for youto want only the best for yourselves, but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you're very successful now. "
"All of you really wanted the coffee, not the cups. but you choose the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups.
"Now think about this: life is the coffee, and money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life. They do not change the quality (质量) of life. Sometimes. we just care about the cups, and we fail to enjoy the coffee. So, don't let the cups drive you; enjoy thecoffee instead. "
1. The students who visited the teacher.

A．are satisfied with their work

B．are successful ill their studies

C．are strict with each other

D．are successful in their work

2. The teachertook out cups.

A．for the students to have coffee

B．to show to the students

C．for the students to have a look

D．to show his favorite coffee

3. The teacher noticed that the students.

A．liked the cheap cups

B．only took the best cups

C．were drinking coffee

D．preferred the coffee to the cups

4. Why did the students have stress in work and life?

A．Because theyreally wanted coffee.

B．Because they didn't have good cups.

C．Because they didn't pay enough attention to life itself.

D．Because they didn't have money to buy coffee or cups.

5. From the story, we know the teacher wanted the studentsto enjoy

A．the cups	B．the coffee
C．life	D．money and position