1 . Confidence is very important in our daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
Speak loud. When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you have done. This is the best way to encourage yourself.
Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
1. How many suggestions are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．rich | B．lazy | C．busy | D．confident |
| A．Give yourself praise for the good things you have done. |
| B．Write down a list of things you did during the day. |
| C．Finish your homework. |
| D．Tell a joke to make others laugh. |
| A．A song. | B．A way. | C．A hobby. | D．A friend. |
| A．happiness | B．independence | C．health | D．confidence |
2 . Traveling is an exciting experience. It makes us feel pleased, and enjoy new wonders and new part of life that we’ve never known. A single holiday trip can give you the freedom and the chance to make changes that daily life does not allow. It matters little where you go on your holiday. It is all in what you make of it. Any travel can be interesting and attractive, and give you memories to last a lifetime.
Having those memories is truly what travels are all about. Many people say that a bit of a planning and research before you leave can make sure of those long-lasting memories. But why not try something unexpected?In fact, the most unforgettable moments of a travel experience are the ones that you don't plan for. Yes. Maybe you’ll experience a bad meal in an unfamiliar place. But this experience will make sure you discover little-known shops or an open-air theater production that is only advertised in the local paper.
You’ll find the enjoyable moments happening all around you: a wonderful sunset or a small child playing in the puddles of a cobble road. The magic will truly be in the trip you take. Take time to go for a long walk for enjoyment when visiting a new place, which will allow you to listen, smell, and see the different culture and sights that your busy life may stop you from enjoying.
Simple things such as a leaf from a tree you sat under can keep the memories of your travel alive for years to come. Collect small things such as leaves, stones, or feathers, which can be turned into memorable works of art when you get back home.
1. What can we learn from the passage?| A．There is no need to choose where to go on holiday. |
| B．Plans can make traveling become uninteresting. |
| C．Small things around you always looks simple. |
| D．Traveling is a good way for people to understand life. |
| A．having unforgettable experiences |
| B．having a healthy life |
| C．enjoying natural wonders of the world |
| D．visiting places of interest |
| A．learn much about the new place |
| B．research into all the possible ways of traveling |
| C．find out as many local activities as possible |
| D．try something unplanned |
| A．The beautiful local sights. |
| B．The enjoyment around you. |
| C．The different cultures and places. |
| D．The enjoyment from a long walk. |
| A．Traveling can make you tired but happy. |
| B．Traveling should be unexpected. |
| C．Traveling is a wonderful experience. |
| D．Traveling may change your life. |
3 . When you think of a museum, I bet you don't think of a place where children run around. But the Science Museum is different. It's noisy!
You can get to the Science Museum by going on the London Underground from Waterloo on the Jubilee line to South Kensington. When you walk out, take a look around you, and you could see it.
What to bring: at least two bottles of drink for the kids and 10 pounds to spend in the cafes. Entrance is free!
The most interesting part of coming here is to go to the kids' area, the Launch Pad on the 3rd floor. At busy times, you may have to wait in line, but staff will provide science. It should indulge(满足) you as you will learn about science in a funny way. There are also simulators(模拟装置) in the 3rd floor, so think of Floor 3 as a "fun floor".
If you want to learn about the museum, then go to the ground floor. They have some things which will interest you.
Overall, it's a fun experience for the kids and you may enjoy it too. It's also free to get in!
1. How is the Science Museum different from other museums?| A．It's big. | B．It’s free | C．It’s busy | D．It’s noisy |
| A．how to get to the Science Museum |
| B．when to visit the Science Museum |
| C．what to bring to the Science Museum |
| D．how to plan a trip to the Science Museum |
| A．buy your favourite drink | B．get some science toys for free |
| C．learn about science in a funny way | D．learn the underlined word "Overall" |
| A．另外 | B．总之 | C．因为 | D．相反 |
| A．a report | B．a piece of news | C．a review | D．an advertisement |
4 . What's going to happen in the future? Here are some things that scientists say are the most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years.
Digital money
We used to pay with paper money for everything we bought. In fact, we have already been using one type of digital money when we use a credit card（信用卡）to shop online.
You have to say that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for money. It is also safer than carrying a lot of money on your own. People in Sweden completely stopped using paper money last year and the US might be the next.
Bionic（仿生的）eyes
People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to see the environment and send the information into the brain.
Although the bionic eyes now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes, clear ones could appear just a few years later.
Self-driving car
Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call, the radio on something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to strictly obey the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040, driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.
1. ________is one type of digital money according to the passage.| A．A credit card | B．Paper money | C．A sensor | D．Money |
| A．now both paper money and credit cards are used in Sweden |
| B．now we can't use credit cards in Sweden |
| C．now we can buy nothing with paper money in Sweden |
| D．now paper money can be used everywhere |
| A．help the blind people produce cameras |
| B．help the blind people see the world |
| C．help the blind people answer the phone |
| D．help the blind people do anything |
| A．Because it can be affected by a phone call, the radio or something else. |
| B．Because it reduces the number of road accidents. |
| C．Because its sensors and cameras would make it follow the traffic rules strictly. |
| D．Because it increases the number of road accidents. |
| A．Development of People's Lifestyle |
| B．Three Inventions in Future Life |
| C．Measures to Keep Safe |
| D．Safety Comes First |
There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was friendly to everyone.
One day his rich grandpa said to him, "Mario, I bet you a big bag of popcorn. You don't have as many good friends as you think."
Mario accepted the bet. However, he wasn't sure how he could test whether or not his schoolmates were real friends, so he asked his grandpa.
“Take it. It's a very special chair. It's invisible, but if you take it to school and you try to sit on it, you'll be able to tell who your real friends are," said his grandpa. The old man seemed to carry something in his hands, but Mario could see nothing there.
Mario took the strange chair to school. At break time he told his friends to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle with his chair.
"Nobody moves. You're about to see something amazing. "
Mario tried sitting on the chair. But he missed and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone had a good laugh. He kept trying to sit on the chair, and kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly, he tried again and didn't fall. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana, three of his best friends, holding him up. However, many others did nothing but make fun of him.
Leaving with his three friends, he came to understand what his grandpa wanted to tell him—true friends are those who really care for us.
1. What did Mario often show off?| A．His grandpa had a lot of money. |
| B．He had a magic chair. |
| C．He had so many friends at school. |
| D．He won a big bag of popcorn. |
| A．we can't see it with our eyes |
| B．the chair must be very cheap |
| C．we know what the chair looks like |
| D．the chair will be broken when we sit on it |
| A．They had a good laugh at their friend. |
| B．They put a chair in front of Mario. |
| C．They told Mario to be careful. |
| D．They held him up together. |
| A．friendly | B．clever | C．honest | D．strict |
| A．a good winter brings a good summer |
| B．a friend in need is a friend indeed |
| C．a good book is a good friend |
| D．a bad thing never dies |
6 . Mobile apps have been part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular ones.
| Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or plane tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at any time on it. Next time when you want to go to another city or country, you may use it to get tickets. |
| Ximalaya FM has lots of books including poems, short stories and even fairy tales for children. What's special about it is that you can listen to all these books on it. It's so wonderful, isn't it? |
| Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, know numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. Do you have a little brother or sister under three? If so, use it to help him or her. |
| BaiCiZhan can help you learn more English words through pictures. So, if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it! I'm sure you will make great progress in learning English. |
| A．BaiCiZhan | B．Ximalaya FM | C．Baby Bus | D．Ctrip |
| A．find short stories |
| B．find fairy tales |
| C．download films to watch |
| D．listen to many books |
| A．five years old | B．six years old |
| C．two years old | D．eight years old |
| A．buy tickets | B．remember English words |
| C．draw pictures | D．read lots of books |
| A．To introduce four English learning apps. |
| B．To introduce four useful mobile apps. |
| C．To introduce four types of mobile phones. |
| D．To introduce four computer games for children. |
7 . The Face-down Generation（一代）
If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, world wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you’ re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.
Other adults worry that today's youth are spoilt（溺爱）and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “ helicopter parents”. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and afterschool activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today's youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today's teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls'rightsto go to school.
So if you 're one of the oh-ohs, there’s reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud.
1. Which of the following is an oh oh?| A．A girl who is good looking. | B．A girl who is smart. |
| C．A boy who was born in 1999. | D．A boy who was born in 2004. |
| A．use their phone too much | B．need to study hard in school |
| C．are interested in younger friends | D．are more creative than their parents |
| A．They help them to face the challenges. | B．They do the homework instead of them. |
| C．They guide and plan everything for them. | D．They keep them away from afterschool activities. |
| A．somebody that leads a community | B．somebody that looks after teenagers |
| C．something that people volunteer to do | D．something that people are allowed to do |
| A．Parents should put down their phones. | B．Young people should be better educated. |
| C．The community should care about teenagers. | D．The oh-ohs should be hopeful about the future. |
8 . Tony loves his grandma. She often tells him stories about Santa Claus（圣诞老人）.
Today is December 24. Tony’s grandma takes him to Kerby’s Store to shop. She gives Tony fifty dollars and says, “Take the money and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.”
Tony thinks of everyone he knows: his family, friends and classmates. Then he thinks of Bobbie. Bobbie sits behind Tony. He doesn’t have a warm coat. Tony knows it because Bobbie never goes out to play in winter. So Tony buys a blue coat for him. It looks really warm.
In the evening, his grandma helps Tony put the coat in a Christmas box, and writes, “To Bobbie, From Santa Claus” on it. “Santa always helps people but never lets them know,” Tony’s grandma says. They put the box in front of Bobbie’s house and then go back home.
That night Tony knows Santa Claus is real, and they are on his team.
1. Tony gets from his grandma.| A．twenty dollars | B．thirty dollars |
| C．forty dollars | D．fifty dollars |
| A．Tony has lots of money | B．Bobbie sits behind Tony |
| C．Bobbie doesn’t have one | D．Bobbie’s coat is too small |
| A．as a birthday present | B．as a Christmas present |
| C．when he goes to school | D．when he sees Bobbie |
| A．busy | B．tired | C．helpful | D．healthy |
| A．Santa Claus is busy | B．everyone loves Santa Claus |
| C．there is no Santa Claus at all | D．everyone can be Santa Claus |
9 . Have you ever heard of Earth Day? On Earth Day, we think about life on our beautiful planet. Earth Day began on April 22, 1970 and people celebrate it in the third week of April every year.
The purpose of Earth Day is to bring different groups of people to care for environmental problems. Gaylord Nelson, an American had the idea of an Earth Day. He hopes the day would make governments and people pay attention to the different environmental problems on our planet. He found that everyone would have to work together to help the environment. And the first Earth Day also helped pass the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts (法令).
Earth Day is usually celebrated with outdoor activities. Some people plant new trees. Some pick up roadside rubbish. Others ask governments for stronger action(行动) to stop environmental pollution. Programs about environmental problems are often on TV on Earth Day.
To describe Earth Day, people use these symbols such as a drawing of the planet earth, a tree, a flower or leaves meaning growth. Colours used for Earth Day include(包括) natural colors such as green, brown or blue.
1. People celebrate Earth Day in the month of________.| A．January | B．February | C．March | D．April |
| A．have fun together | B．remember him for ever |
| C．care for the environment | D．thank the government |
| A．why people stop pollution | B．how people celebrate Earth Day |
| C．when people plant new trees | D．where people pick up rubbish |
| A．The first Earth Day didn’t help pass the Clean Air Acts. |
| B．A Chinese had the idea of Earth Day. |
| C．Colours used for Earth Day include natural colours such as green, brown or blue. |
| D．People usually celebrate Earth Day at home. |
| A．Planet Symbols | B．Earth Day |
| C．Environmental Problems | D．Clean Water |
10 . Since July 2019, Shanghai has been the first city to sort their garbage. Starting on May 1st, 2020, Beijing also became one of the members by introducing a new garbage sorting policy. Green garbage has come to China.
In the past, people put a lot of garbage into one pile and then took the garbage to landfill sites. These landfill sites, however, could pollute the land and water. So, if we can find ways to reuse or recycle more garbage, then we will cause less pollution.
The new plan asks people to put their garbage into four different boxes, one for each type of garbage. The brown box is for “wet garbage” (such as food and drink waste). The red one is for harmful waste (such as batteries and electronics). The blue one is for recyclable things (such as paper and plastic). And finally, the black one is for “dry garbage” (everything else). This “sort your garbage” plan is the same as other plans used by cities around the world. These plans have been very successful. In Canada, it's expected that 85 %of plastic will be recycled by 2025.
Why should we sort our garbage? The reason is that we are producing increasing amount of waste every year. It's reported that Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year. Reducing that amount will surely help the environment.
However, the garbage sorting is a long journey as it takes time for people to learn and form a habit. More cities are on their way. By 2025, it's hoped most Chinese cities will complete the building of garbage sorting.
1. How do the people in Beijing and Shanghai deal with the garbage now?| A．They put the garbage into one pile and carry it to the landfill sites. |
| B．They sort the garbage into different boxes. |
| C．They change most of the garbage into something useful. |
| D．They throw the garbage away and burn it. |
| A．The brown box. | B．The blue box. |
| C．The red box and the black box. | D．The brown box and the blue box. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To Sum up some right ways to protect the environment. |
| B．To give some successful examples of sorting garbage in some cities. |
| C．To show us that the landfill sites polluted the land and water. |
| D．To encourage people to get into the habit of sorting garbage. |
