1 . From Nov. 1 to Dec. 10 in 2020, if someone knocks at your door and wants to ask you some questions, don’t be afraid. They are working on the 7th national population census (普查). They will ask each family about their name, age, education and job.
China has a census every 10 years. At the first one, there were about 600 million people in China. Now China’s population has boomed. It was about 1.37 billion in the 6th census, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
“The census is very important for every citizen (公民),” said Ning Jizhe, director of the NBS. “It will help improve infrastructure (基础建设) and public services. For example, if the census shows that there are many children living in a certain area, the government will know that it should build more schools there. Scientists can also learn more about population growth from the census. In some years, the population grows faster than in others. Even in the same year, population growth is different in different places. Scientists can use the information to figure out what causes growth in certain years and places.
2020’s census is different from past ones in one important way. For the first time, citizens will be encouraged to use smartphones and other digital tools to record their information, Xinhua reported. When census takers knock on your door, they will offer you an account (账号) number and a QR code (二维码) that you can use to record your information.
1. Which of the following will NOT be asked on the 7th national population census?| A．Their hobby. | B．Their name. | C．Their age. | D．Their job. |
| A．In 1990. | B．In 2000. | C．In 2010. | D．In 2020. |
| A．measured | B．included | C．increased | D．limited |
| A．Because if there are many children, they may need more hospitals. |
| B．Because it will help improve infrastructure and public services. |
| C．Because scientist learn less about population growth from the census. |
| D．Because population growth is the same in different places. |
| A．The census is important. | B．People can use smartphones. |
| C．2020’s census is different. | D．Scientists know what causes growth. |
2 . How does a ninja（忍者）practice his skills every day? How sad can someone be at a funeral（葬礼）? What if Cupid’ s love arrow（箭） hits the wrong person?
Just free your imagination and you’ll still be surprised after you watch Wang Zi’s mime（默剧） performance.
Wang, 31, is a professional mime from Beijing. He has been practicing the art for nine years and was named the best performer at the Wuzhen Theater Festival in 2017. He performs through body language instead of words.
According to Wang, miming sometimes can be very exaggerated（夸张的） that it looks like a cartoon, which is something the audience rarely （很少的） sees in normal performances. “Miming is a very free form of art for both the performers and the audience, ” he added,“ Whatever language you speak, you can understand it. It’s all about imagination and that’s the biggest attraction of miming.”
Mimes still have to have good acting skills, of course. “Everyone knows how to speak, but it requires years of training to make your body expressive,” Wang explained. To improve his performances, he has borrowed skills from other art forms like voice stunts（口技） and the audience interaction seen in clowning（扮小丑）.
Nine years ago, when Wang graduated from the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy, he became interested in miming but couldn’t find a teacher to learn from. He explored on his own and later founded the Nadading Troupe（拿大顶剧社）,which is said to be Beijing’s only mime troupe.
Although miming is still not a big thing in China, it’s a “direct art”. “Once you watch it, you can feel it, ” Wang said.
1. When did Wang Zi start to learn miming?| A．In 2017. | B．At the age of 9. |
| C．After graduating from college | D．After winning an award in wuzhen. |
| A．mime | B．language | C．imagination | D．attraction |
| A．What miming means to Wang. | B．What matters most when miming. |
| C．Why Wang is interested in miming. | D．How Wang practices miming offstage. |
| A．Language. | B．Knowledge. | C．Imagination. | D．Body language. |
| A．It takes more than just acting skills to mime. |
| B．Miming tells a story the same way cartoons do. |
| C．Miming is easier to perform than other kinds of art. |
| D．Miming will become a popular art form in the future. |
3 . Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat and drink less, don't smoke, and exercise more.”
Running is a good form of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. “I love to eat," she says.
Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,” says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
1. Many people enjoy running because they want to__________.| A．eat much | B．keep healthy | C．run fast | D．drink more |
| A．not to smoke | B．not to eat much |
| C．not to drink much | D．all the above |
| A．疾病 | B．健康 | C．体重 | D．速度 |
| A．running helps people to relax | B．runners have many health problems |
| C．running helps build a strong heart | D．running is good in many ways |
| A．how to run | B．how to lose weight |
| C．running is a good way to keep healthy | D．running is better than doctors |
4 . Here is a dog with a lantern (灯笼)in his mouth, he is looking for his master(主人).
Carlo, a lovely dog, had been taught to be useful. The roads, in the place where his master lived, were often so bad that it was not safe for any person to go out without a light on dark nights.
So Carlo's master taught him to carry a lantern for him at night; and he did it as steadily(稳固地) as any boy could have done.
Carlo never trotted(小跑) too far before his master so that the bright light of the lantern might guide his master's steps.
When he came to a deep rut(车辙)or hole in the road, he would turn round to his master, seemed to say,"Take care, there is a hole here. "
The dog's master lived about a mile from the town; and when he could not get home before dark, Carlo used to be sent to him with the lantern. Carlo knew where to go. He also knew the road which his master would take.
But Carlo didn't always find his master right away. When he reached the town, he would run off to a house where his master often was. Still holding his lantern, he would scratch at the street-door with his feet and bark(吠叫); as much as to say, "Here am I.Master, with the lantern, are you ready for home? "
Someone would perhaps come to the door and say "Your master is not here. " Carlo would growl(嘟哝), seemed to say, "Then he is somewhere else, and I must find him. "He would then run off to one house after another, until he found his master, then the two went home together.
1. The roads in the place where Carlo's master lived were .| A．bad |
| B．dark |
| C．dangerous for people to go out |
| D．full of deep ruts and holes |
| A．to speak |
| B．where to go to look for him |
| C．to know the road which he would take |
| D．to carry the lantern to guide his steps at night |
| A．barked |
| B．growled |
| C．turned round to his master |
| D．scratched at the ground |
| A．咬 | B．敲 | C．撞 | D．扒,抓 |
| A．A dog and his master |
| B．The dog with the lantern |
| C．How a dog guide his master's step |
| D．How a dog found his master |
5 . Smartphone apps certainly make our lives easier. However, sometimes they can also bring some troubles. Recently, the Ministry of Education said teachers should not use WeChat or QQ to give homework or ask parents to grade（评分）students' homework.
There is a trend（趋势）that many Chinese teachers give students homework on apps to finish on the phone or computer.
For example, Liu Yanming, a sixth-grade student in Shanghai, always has to use his mother's mobile phone to do his homework which is handwritten, photographed and then post by his teacher on WeChat group.
Liu Yong, his father, is afraid that the apps could distract kids by encouraging them to watch something unrelated（无关的）to homework.
“He is just 12 years old, and I do not want to buy him a cellphone, ” Liu told China Daily. “I also worry that too much time on the phone will hurt my son's eyesight. "
However, Bai Yuepin, president of Shanghai Tangzhen Middle School, support using apps for homework. "By understanding learning homework. “By understanding learning situation, they can guide kids to finish the homework. “Bai told Xinmin Evening News.
Zhang Siqi, a student from a university, has a similar opinion to Bai. "The use of WeChat or QQ to give homework is convenient（方便的）, ”Zhang said. “we’re living in the Internet times and it is foolish to refuse to use technology well. "
Chu Zhaohui, a researcher, believed that it is impossible to stop the use of electronic devices in the Internet times. However, student should use them when it's necessary, such as practicing their listening or speaking. "We don't want to stop online education. but they must be used carefully. Modern technologies are good. . . but they should not steal the show（喧宾夺主）,” he told China Daily.
1. What did the Ministry of Education announce（宣布）？| A．Students shouldn't take smartphones to school. |
| B．Students shouldn't study with the help of smartphones. |
| C．Teachers shouldn't use smartphones apps to give homework. |
| D．Teachers shouldn't ask parents to help with children's homework. |
| A．分心 | B．分离 | C．心烦 | D．混乱 |
| A．It may bring lots of trouble to parents. |
| B．It may hurt children's eyesight and their grade. |
| C．It may be a good way to follow the science development. |
| D．It may help parents know and help with their kid's study. |
| A．it is a must to stop using electronic devices in teaching |
| B．we should use technology in teaching in a suitable way |
| C．electronic devices can only be used for listening or speaking |
| D．the online education is more effective than the education in the school |
| A．developments of online education. |
| B．ways of online education |
| C．advantages of online education |
| D．opinions of online education |
6 . Recently, a junior high school sent several students back home because they broke the school uniform (校服) rules. Should students wear school uniforms? The Young World magazine held a discussion on this topic (话题) .
Kennedy: The school uniform is very important, because it always reminds me that I am supposed to go out of my way to study hard. It also helps prevent school bullying (欺凌) .If everyone wears the same clothes, it is impossible to laugh at other people's clothing.
Manson: The uniform has to be earned (获得) through efforts. Students should start school with no uniforms. As they make progress at school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school. The uniform is important for that. So, make students earn it! If they don't perform well, they should not be allowed to get one.
Moorhead: In my opinion, kids don't have to wear uniforms. There should be more choices open to kids in education. They should develop their own independence and just be themselves. Their personalities would be expressed through their own clothes at school. And different dress could be one way of showing their understanding of beauty. Besides, they make the school lively and colorful.
Patrick: I can see the advantages of wearing school uniforms. They play a very important role in managing schools. However, a school should not depend heavily on uniforms to improve students' behaviors. Teaching them how to express themselves with confidence is more important.
1. What does the writer mean to do in Paragraph 1?| A．Present an opinion on a subject. | B．Introduce a topic for discussion. |
| C．Provide away to solve problems | D．Tell us the advantages of uniforms. |
| A．A headmaster. | B．A student. | C．A teacher. | D．A parent. |
| A．students have the right to get school uniforms for free |
| B．students should be encouraged to earn school uniforms |
| C．students performing well needn't wear school uniforms |
| D．All of above |
| A．Managing schools by uniforms |
| B．Improving students' behaviors |
| C．The advantages of wearing school uniforms. |
| D．Helping students express themselves confidently |
| A．Kennedy can't stand school uniforms |
| B．the writer holds the same opinion as Patrick's |
| C．Moorhead is against school uniform rules |
| D．Everyone can get uniforms according to Manson |
7 . A woman made bread for members of her family and an extra(额外的) one for a hungry passer-by every day. She kept the extra bread on the windowsill(窗台)，for whomever would take it away easily.
Everyday，a hunchback(驼背的人) came and took away the bread. Instead of saying thanks，he repeated the following words as he went his way，“The evil(邪恶) you do remains with you. The good you do，comes back to you!”This went on，day after day.
One day，the woman felt angry.“Not a word of thanks，”she said to herself. She decided to kill him. She added poison(毒药) to the bread she prepared for him. As she was about to place it on the windowsill her hands shook.“What is this I am doing?”Immediately，she threw the bread into the fire and prepared another one. As usual，the hunchback came，picked up the bread and repeated those words.
As the woman placed the bread on the windowsill，she prayed(祈祷) for her son who had gone to a faraway place to make money as usual.
That evening，there was a knock on the door. As she opened it，she was surprised to find her son standing in the doorway. His clothes were in pieces. He was hungry and weak. As he saw his mother，he said，“Mom，it's a miracle(奇迹) I'm here. While I was but a mile away， I was so hungry that I fell down. I would have died， but just then an old hunchback passed by. He was kind enough to give me a whole bread. He said，“If Your need is greater than mine!”
As the mother heard those words，her face turned pale and red. She remembered the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. If she had not burnt it in the fire，it would have been eaten by her own son，and he would have lost his life!
It was then that she realized the importance of the words：“The evil you do remains with you. The good you do，comes back to you!”Do good and don’t ever stop doing good，even if it is not thanked at that time.
1. Who took away the extra bread everyday?
| A．Nobody. | B．A hunchback. | C．Some passers-by. | D．The woman's son. |
| A．Because she was angry with the hunchback. |
| B．Because the hunchback came everyday. |
| C．Because her son would comeback soon |
| D．Because she no longer had enough bread. |
| A．He was robbed of his money. |
| B．He was weak because of illness. |
| C．He was almost died of hunger. |
| D．He begged for food all the way. |
| A．Because she was excited to see her son. |
| B．Because she was worried about the old hunchback. |
| C．Because she regretted not killing the old hunchback |
| D．Because she felt ashamed that she wanted to kill the old hunchback. |
| A．The evil you do remains with you. |
| B．People should never stop doing good. |
| C．It was kind of am other to put bread on the windowsill. |
| D．It was kind of a hunchback to save a hungry young man. |
8 . In most places children are forbidden to work. But at the theme park in Japan, boys and girls can fight fires, catch thieves and also perform the more boring tasks of making hamburgers and delivering parcels (投递包裹) .
Kidzania, in a shopping centre in Tokyo, is like a real town where children can act out their dreams of future careers (职业) .There are shops and even a bank on the streets. Everything inside is two-thirds normal size to hold the young workers. After their parents buy the ticket, children can try several jobs.
Being a fireman is a dream of many children. Children are being trained in fire station of the town. Suddenly, an alarm bell rings and they put on firefighter clothes before running towards the scene. The scene is created with lighting and fake (伪造的) smoke, but for children it is real enough. "Sometimes it's too hard for them," says the worker Ryoko Ish ikura."Some kids are in tears when they hear the alarm and the firebreaks out. But even with tears in their eyes they go on running and fight the fire bravely.
The idea of for Kidzania started in Mexico. It arrived in Japan three years ago and there are also theme parks in Chile, Indonesia and Portugal. Another one is opening in Dubai.
The children are paid for their efforts in"Kidzos", the theme park money. In most countries it is quickly spent in shops and restaurants. But in Japan, children form long queues at the theme park's bank. "I'll keep it in the bank," said nine-year-old Na Morita, who wants to be a fashion designer.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．A shopping centre | B．A training centre |
| C．A children's town | D．A theme park named Kidzania in Japan |
| A．They are trained to be a volunteers | B．They play roles in children's movies |
| C．They experience different jobs for their future. | D．They do part time jobs to make money. |
| A．are too frightened to runaway | B．are trained to fight the fire |
| C．call the firefighters quickly for help | D．tried to put out the fire bravely |
| A．She put it in the park's bank. | B．She paid it for her fashion designing |
| C．She asked her parents to keep it for her | D．She spent it quickly in the shops and restaurants |
| A．The idea of Kidzania came from America. | B．Children can try one job with a ticket. |
| C．Japan is the fourth country to build Kidzania | D．Everything inside it is almost half normal size |
9 . Spring is beautiful But not everyone loves this season. The wind in spring brings pollen (花粉) and dust(灰尘) .This makes some people sneeze and itch (发痒) .Why does this happen? Let's find out!
Your eyes itch. Your nose is running. You are sneezing. And you have rashes (疹子) on your skin (皮肤) .This is caused-by allergies (过敏)! Allergies are caused by your immune system (免疫系统) , Usually, your immune system fights against germs (细菌) to keep you healthy but when you have allergies, it acts differently and fights against things like grass, pollen or some foods. This makes you feel uncomfortable.
There are many different kinds of allergies. Food allergies are some of the most common. Many children are allergic to foods like milk, eggs and peanuts.
Some people are also allergic to pollen. They may sneeze or cough when pollen gets into their nose or eyes.
Medicine may also give people allergies. For example, penicillin (青霉素) can be fatal to some people.
Some people can't even touch water. They have a hard time taking baths.
However, there is a way to find out what you are allergic to: Skin testing. Doctors put samples of different allergens on your skin. Then they wait to see if the skin around the sample becomes red. Once you know what you are allergic to, the best thing to do is try to stay away from them.
1. What is Paragraph 2 about?| A．What rashes look like. | B．Why people feel uncomfortable. |
| C．What happens when someone has allergies. | D．What to do when someone's eyes are itchy. |
| A．fights against germs | B．is different from those of other people |
| C．helps keep them healthy | D．fights against allergens like pollen |
| A．Water will not cause allergies. |
| B．Some people can die from allergies. |
| C．People sneeze to protect themselves from allergies. |
| D．Eating too many eggs and peanuts can make children allergic. |
| A．find out what people are allergic to | B．find out why people's skin becomes red |
| C．help people cure their allergies | D．find differences among different people |
| A．what allergies are | B．not everyone loves spring |
| C．what makes people feel uncomfortable. | D．all people have something what they are allergic to |
10 . Our house was across the street from a big hospital, so we rented our empty upstairs rooms to outpatients (门诊病人) .One evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly sick-looking man.
His face looked terrible—it was swollen (肿胀的) and red. Yet his voice was pleasant He told me that he came for treatment and that he'd been hunting for a spare room since noon, but no one would give him one because of his face.
For a moment I hesitated (犹豫), but he said he would be happy to just sleep on our porch (门廊), I agreed.
The old man had a huge heart inside his tiny body. He told me that he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her crippled (残废的) husband.
He didn't complain while telling me his story. He was grateful that he didn't feel any pain from his disease, which was seemingly a form of skin cancer (皮肤癌).
The next morning, he said, "Can I come back and stay the next time I need treatment?" I told him he was welcome to come again.
On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some large oysters (牡蛎) .In the years that he stayed with us, there was never a time that he did not bring us gifts like these.
My neighbor warned me that I could lose potential (潜在的) renters by putting up the old man after he left the first morning.
Maybe we did lose renters once or twice. But if only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family always will be grateful to have. Known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude (谢意).
1. The author hesitated to answer at first, which suggests that ________.| A．his decision was not an easy one | B．he was happy to accept the old man |
| C．there were no empty rooms upstairs | D．he wondered how the old man found him |
| A．He could sleep on the porch. | B．He supported a large family. |
| C．He didn't care about his wife's life | D．He was grateful to have skin cancer |
| A．The neighbor wanted gifts from the old man. |
| B．The neighbor didn't want to see the old man's face |
| C．The neighbor might do something bad to the old man. |
| D．The neighbor didn't see the kind soul inside the old man. |
| A．stayed only overnight with them | B．often brought precious gifts to them |
| C．paid them a lot of money for his staying | D．taught them how to accept the bad without complaint |
| A．A kind word is like a spring day |
| B．Where there is a will, there is away |
| C．Never judge others by their appearance. |
| D．No attention is paid to those who are always complaining. |
