1. To get to British Museum, people can take the subway to ________.
| A．Southwark | B．Russell Square | C．Westminster | D．Camden Town |
| A．All of the people can go into Tate Modern without paying. |
| B．Children can dance at Sea Life London Aquarium in the evening. |
| C．Mary Poppins Returns is on show four times a day at Odeon Cinema. |
| D．People can see the sharks, turtles, and hundreds of fish at British Museum. |
| A．how much to pay for the activities | B．whom to play with in London |
| C．what to wear in different places | D．where to pay a visit in London |
2 . Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o’clock. “Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got off bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door , there was nobody there. “That is very strange.” Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight (午夜), so it is April Fool’s Day. April fool to you !”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell didn’t ring again.
1. Mr. Lee was asleep before twelve o’clock.| A．Right. | B．Wrong. |
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3 . In China, there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year. And there are six of them in winter. The six terms are beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice（冬至）, lesser cold（小寒）and greater cold.
Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7th or 8th. After beginning of winter, most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather. On this day, after a year of hard work, people are happy to have a rest and spend time with family. The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the “Small Spring Festival”. People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day.
Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th. When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights. Many places of the country can expect the coldest weather yet. Winter solstice in 2021 is on December 21th. People often start counting “nine cold periods” starting from winter solstice. Every cold period has nine days. People believe that after 81 cold days, spring will come.
Greater cold comes after lesser cold. The field is covered with snow. And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it. Of course, a new round of solar terms will start.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. How many solar terms are there in winter in a year?
| A．24. | B．12. | C．6. |
| A．beginning of winter | B．Spring Festival | C．November 22nd or 23rd |
| A．Heavy snow comes before light snow. |
| B．The last solar term in a year is greater cold. |
| C．People start counting “nine cold periods” from December 8th. |
| A．six solar terms in winter in China |
| B．24 solar terms in China |
| C．the ways people celebrate the Spring Festival |
4 . Mona is my good friend. This is her room. It’s a nice room, and it’s always tidy. Her bed is near the window. And a pink quilt is on the bed. Mona likes pink best. Look! The bookcase is pink, too. You can see some books in the bookcase. She loves reading（阅读）. A white computer is on the desk, but it’s not Mona’s. It’s her sister’s. What’s that next to the computer? It’s a photo of her family. Her grandfather, her parents, her sister and she are in it. Where is her mobile phone? Oh, it’s on the desk. Her phone number is 718-0168.
1. This passage（段落）is about Mona’s ________.| A．school | B．classroom | C．bedroom | D．library |
| A．Pink. | B．White. | C．Green. | D．Red. |
| A．a computer | B．a photo | C．a bookcase | D．a notebook |
| A．on Mona’s bed | B．on the desk | C．next to the computer | D．on the bed |
5 . Autism (自闭症) is disorder of the brain that happens in the first three years of life. It affects the brain’s normal development. Most autistic patients have difficulty talking with other people or doing things. However, some of the autistic people have amazing abilities. For example, some can memorize many things and some can do calculations (计算) really fast.
Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man is an example. The character in the film was based on Kim Peek, a man from the USA. Peek couldn’t switch on a light or put his clothes on by himself. But his memory was so amazing that he could remember almost anything. He could memorize every road, place and distance on maps. He could even remember almost every word in thousands of books. His way of reading was more amazing. Peek could read two pages at the same time in just eight to ten seconds. He read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye.
Scientists still don’t know for sure why some autistic people have a special talent after they have done a lot of research. There is one possible explanation. When certain parts of the brain are damaged (毁坏) by autism, other parts of the brain might get stronger. Therefore, special abilities were born.
But not all people with autism have amazing abilities. In fact, autistic people with amazing abilities are rare and the abilities cannot be trained. According to research, only ten percent of autistic people show signs of a special talent.
1. What do we know about autism?| A．It is a disorder of the bones. | B．It happens all through one’s life. |
| C．It helps people memorize things better. | D．It affects the brain’s normal development. |
| A．He is a good friend of Raymond Babbitt. | B．He is a character in the film Rain Man. |
| C．He is an autistic patient from the USA. | D．He is scientist working on autism. |
| A．He can do some basic things like dressing himself. | B．He has a special talent in calculation. |
| C．He has difficulty reading books. | D．He has a very good memory. |
| A．Health. | B．Culture. | C．Sports. | D．Education. |
| A．Ways of dealing with autism. | B．Relationship between autism and talent. |
| C．Ways of training autistic people’s abilities. | D．Reasons for autistic people’s special talent. |
6 . A Gift from the Heart
It was the last day of that term. My classmates were very excited for the coming holiday. But my friend, Mike, looked unhappy because he failed the English test. While thinking about how to cheer him up, I saw my English notebook. Although it was very important for me, I decided to give it to him. He looked at me in surprise. He knew how carefully I took the notes! I told him that I could also help him learn English. Mike has made progress with the help of my gift, the notebook. It’s not expensive but it’s from my heart.
1. Why did Mike look unhappy?| A．Because he did badly in the tests. | B．Because he got bad treatment. |
| C．Because he wasn’t pleased with his test. | D．Because he thought he couldn’t learn well. |
| A．Moved. | B．Negative. | C．Peaceful. | D．Painful（痛苦的）. |
| A．Because the author was outgoing. | B．Because the author and Mike had a friendship. |
| C．Because the author liked helping others. | D．Because the author wasn’t busy. |
| A．It’s the thought that counts. | B．Love me, love my dog. |
| C．Practice makes perfect. | D．The early bus catches the worm. |
7 . Kitty is reading today’s newspaper.
_Garden City Daily Monday, 18, March, 20XX Air Quality(质量) and Health By Albert Cheng Every day, the weather reports show us the air pollution index(指数). It is a number. It tells us how dirty the air is. The index was 98 on Monday and it went up to 108 yesterday. Last weekend, the index climbed between 115 and 118. “We breathe in bad air every minute,” said Mr. Wang，head of Green World. Breathing in dirty air is bad for us. The dirty air can make people sick. It can also make people have lung and heart problems. “It’s dangerous and we have to stop making the air dirty,” Mr. Wang said. The smoke from cars, factories all give out dirty things. The rain and the wind carry these around and so people breathe in bad air everywhere. The best way to make the air cleaner is to stop using things that give out dirty smoke. |
1. What was yesterday’s air pollution index?
| A．98 | B．108 | C．115 | D．118 |
| A．A headache. | B．A sore throat | C．A fever | D．A lung and heart problem |
| A．a reporter | B．a writer | C．a weatherman | D．head of Greed World |
| A．the rain and wind | B．dirty things |
| C．the smoke from cars | D．the smoke from factories |
| A．Many people in Garden City have got lung and heart problems. |
| B．Air pollution in Garden City is getting better and better these days. |
| C．Mr. Wang is the writer of the news article. |
| D．The weather reports show people the air pollution index every day. |
| A．People are easy to be sick. |
| B．People should breathe clean air. |
| C．People should improve air quality in daily life. |
| D．People should stop driving their cars every day. |
8 . If life can be compared to a meal, I think the mistakes are like salt and the success is a candy.
“Hey,” said the boy whose name I couldn’t remember, sitting next to me. “Don’t worry. Take your time.” And so I did. But I still couldn’t correctly pronounce my Chinese name that was given by the teacher. I was so embarrassed on my first day of learning Chinese.
I took Chinese classes during my summer vacation. Every morning I walked for 25 minutes to the class while having a Chinese pancake from one of the breakfast carts（推车） on the way. Learning Spanish in school was a cushy job for me, because I could speak French and Italian which helped me with it. However, learning Chinese was difficult at first. As a boy who was born in America and grew up in America, I knew nothing about the language and had no experience of learning the language. I chose it mainly because my goal was to teach and work internationally.
As the classes went on, I slowly found that I was making connections. My 10 years of playing the piano has allowed me to perform for others. My several years of writing has led me to become a school reporter. I knew that my Chinese classes would allow me to speak Chinese well. As the teachers helped me build up the confidence, I soon began tasting the sweetness.
So what did my summer really taste like? It tasted like the Chinese food that, for the first time, I did not order in English, my mother language.
1. Why did the writer feel embarrassed in his first Chinese class?| A．Because he had no Chinese name. | B．Because he forgot his Chinese name. |
| C．Because he had poor Chinese pronunciation. | D．Because he couldn’t write his Chinese name. |
| A．common | B．easy | C．popular | D．interesting |
| A．French | B．English | C．Italian | D．Spanish |
| A．He is good at playing the piano. | B．He doesn’t like Chinese food at all. |
| C．He is interested in writing and painting. | D．He wants to be a language teacher in the future. |
| A．An unpleasant day at school. | B．How to get on with Chinese teachers. |
| C．How to develop an interest in Chinese. | D．A sweet experience of learning Chinese. |
The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. Everyone was excited and looked forward to having fun at the camp. But I was quite nervous about it.
“I’ll hate it,’’ I told my parents. “I’ll get homesick. I’ll look stupid at winter sports, and everyone will laugh at me.”
“You might be surprised, Jessica,” said Mom. “The only way to find out is to try.”
“It’s what growing up is all about,” Dad added.
When arriving at the camp, we were asked to share one fear.
“I’m afraid I'll be homesick,” someone said.
I wasn’t the only one! I began to relax. After lunch, we were asked to ski down to the field. I skied carefully, but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.
“Ha! Ha!” Behind me, somebody started laughing. I looked back to see who was making fun of me. To my surprise, I saw a girl in the same awkward (尴尬的) position as I was in. “I thought I’d be bad at this, but I’m worse than I expected!” she said.
Suddenly, I started laughing, too. After being so afraid of falling, it was a comfort not to fear it anymore.
At dinner time, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I forget to feel homesick.
The next day, I was chosen to try ski jumping first, even though I didn't want to. But when my feet left the ground, I felt I was flying and it was wonderful.
Maybe Mom was right when she said, “You might enjoy it if you give it a chance!’’. We all worry about not fitting in and failing when we try new things. But things are always better than we expected. We should be brave enough to have a try.
1. The writer felt ______ before the winter camp.| A．surprised | B．excited | C．relaxed | D．nervous |
| A．She got homesick. | B．She fell down. | C．She skied first. | D．She hit a girl. |
| A．skiing brings us a lot of fun | B．taking part in a camp is necessary |
| C．we should be brave to try new things | D．we should do something fun to forget fear |
10 . There was a big bear
Who lived in the forest;
His greatest love
Was honey(蜂蜜).
He had two pence(便士) a week
Which he never could save,
So he never had
Any money.
I bought him a nice box
Red and round,
In which to put
His money.
He saved and saved
Till he got a pound,
Then he spent it all
On honey.
1. Where did the bear live?| A．In the mountain. | B．In the forest. | C．On a farm. | D．In a cold place. |
| A．Saving money. | B．Sleeping. | C．Carrying food. | D．Taking money. |
| A．a strong bear | B．a lazy bear | C．a money box | D．a honey bear |
