1 . Long long ago, there was a man who lived in a village. One day, he went to a market in the city and did some shopping. He found two boxes. Both the two boxes were very beautiful and the man liked them very much. So he bought them.
After he got home, he didn’t know what to do with the boxes. He thought it over and decided to do something special. He decided to put all of his happiness in the yellow box and all of his sadness in the black box. He thought that it was fun to do that.
A few days later, the yellow box was very heavy, but the black box was still light. He didn’t know why. He decided to open the two boxes and found out the truth. He opened the yellow box and found nothing. Then he opened the black box and saw a hole (洞) at the bottom (底部).
Then he smiled to himself and said, “Happiness is for me. Let sadness go.”
根据短文内容判断正 (A)、误(B)。
1. The man lived in a big city.
2. The man put his happiness into the black box.
3. There was a hole at the bottom of the black box.
4. The black box was heavier than the yellow one.
5. The passage tells us that we should forget the sadness and remember the happiness.
2 . As a middle school student, you may have more subjects and homework. Getting good grades seems to be more difficult. Do you know good study habits can help you do well in study?
Many students like reading or studying while listening to music and using the Internet. However, a study shows that these things stop students from studying well. So if you want to study better, leave your computer and smart phone aside.
Many teachers think it’s a good idea to find a classmate to do homework together with. The classmate can help you if you miss some classes. And you can help each other when you have some problems.
You may have lots of homework and you have to stay up late to finish it. A study says that middle school students need about 8 to 9 hours of sleep a night. So, to follow the teachers in class the next day, do have enough sleep.
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正(T)、误(F)。
1. It’s good to study while using the Internet.
2. Doing homework with a classmate is a good way.
3. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to “homework”.
4. Middle school students have too much sleep.
5. The passage is mainly talking about good study habits.
3 . Pipa is one of the most popular traditional Chinese instruments. It first appeared in the Qin Dynasty in ancient China and has a history of over two thousand years.
The word “Pipa” came from two main skills needed to play the instrument. “Pi” means finger pushing, and “Pa” means finger pulling. In the Tang Dynasty, “Pipa” was used as a general name for all Chinese plucked string instruments (拨弦乐器). At the same time, Pipa was also introduced to other East Asian countries.
As to Pipa music work, most of Chinese people will remind of the classic Pipa work—Shimianmaifu. It’s one of the top ten ancient music works in China. It’s really a piece of great music. Sunny Spring and White Snow is one of the several traditional Chinese pieces for Pipa. It was said that the piece was created by either Shi Kuang from the State of Jin or Liu Juanzi from the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. Now, Sunny Spring and White Snow is also used to describe highbrow (高雅的) art forms such as classical music, painting and literature (文学).
根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F” ）。
1. The history of Pipa is less than 2,000 years.
2. Pipa was introduced to other East Asian countries in the Tang Dynasty.
3. Shimianmaifu is one of the most famous ancient music works in China.
4. Sunny Spring and White Snow was created by two people.
5. This passage is mainly about the process of making Pipa.
4 . Many years ago, there was a young girl named Pepsy. She thought she was bad-looking and didn’t feel like going out. But there were times when she had to go out shopping. She was unhappy and sometimes even angry when people looked at her face.
One night, a strange old woman came to Pepsy’s house. She said to Pepsy, “My child, let me help you. Put this magic (有魔力的) flower in your hair, and you’ll become beautiful.”
Pepsy did what the woman said. Something strange happened. Pepsy was surprised to see herself so beautiful in the mirror. She ran happily out of her house. She walked on the street and smiled at everyone. She became very friendly and nice, very different from what she was before. Almost all the people said, “Pepsy is so beautiful today!”
Finally, Pepsy returned to her house. But when she entered the house, she saw the magic flower on the floor. She left the flower there before she went out. She didn’t wear it when walking on the street!
根据短文内容判断正 (T)、误 (F)。
1. Pepsy didn’t like going out because she thought she was bad-looking.
2. At first when people looked at her face, Pepsy was angry.
3. The strange old man gave Pepsy a flower.
4. Nothing happened after Pepsy put the flower in her hair.
5. The passage tells us being confident (自信的) is more important for us.
Good Book Recommendation Card *Book: Supernova Era *Writer: Liu Cixin is one of China’s best-known science fiction writers. He’s famous for the Chinese sci-fi best-seller. The Three-body Problem. *________: It tells a story about a world without any adults. Children become the owners of the Earth. The whole world fall into chaos (混乱) as they break into toy stores, play in amusement parks and hold parties day and night. Later, a few smart kids change the situation and the world becomes better. *Recommended by: Sally I think this novel shows lots of new and exciting ideas. The idea of kids taking the place of Adults in the world touches my heart deeply. We recommend (推荐) a good book every week. If you want to recommend one, please email your idea to 76521067@qq. com.   |
1. Many people know Liu Cixin because of The Three-body Problem.
2. The best heading to be put in ________ is “The main idea”.
3. We can infer Sally thinks the ideas in Supernova Era are very creative.
4. The book club offers a book recommendation to Sally once a week.
5. The material mainly shows that Liu is a good sci-fi author.
When you go to the US, someone often says to you “Give me five”. What should you do? Don’t give five dollars from your pocket. It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US “Give me five” or “Give me high five” is a hot gesture (手势). You can see it in films or on TV. It means hitting each other’s right hands together.
People did it when they met for the first time or some happy things happen. For example, a student has good marks in exams. If a football team wins a game, the players will give high five to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the king. This showed the person raising his arm didn’t have a sword (剑) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1. People make the gesture “Give me five” to ask for money.
2. When you win a football game, you can give your friends high five.
3. According to the passage, the gesture “Give me five” may start in America.
4. The Romans raised their right arms to show there were no swords in their hands.
5. The passage mainly talks about how to learn English well.
7 . Today I’ll talk about how to improve your pronunciation. Language researchers say pronunciation and fluency (流利度) are the biggest difficulties, followed by grammar and listening. However, most people don’t regard pronunciation as a very important part of communication skills. They pay more attention to vocabulary. One reason is that most people don’t even realize their mispronunciations. So it’s important to find out the words you mispronounce first. You should listen to experts those who make fewer pronunciation mistakes. When listening to them, you should pay attention to words that sound strange, because you may pronounce the same words differently. When you meet such words, look up their right pronunciations in a dictionary. You can also search for words that are difficult to pronounce and make a list (清单) of them. At last, read aloud. Now you’ve got the correct pronunciations of the words. It’s time to practice reading them out every day.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”。
1. Most people think grammar is the most important part in communication.
2. Most people don’t realize the importance of pronunciation because they are able to pronounce correctly.
3. Experts think there is no need to find out the words you pronounce in a wrong way.
4. After pronouncing these words correctly, you should practice reading these words loudly.
5. The writer gives us some advice on improving pronunciation.
8 . Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?
The Internet is many different networks (网络) around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet. Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we surf the Internet, there are lots of things we can do. We can find a lot of interesting things on the World Wide Web (WWW).
We can use the Internet instead of (代替) a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film stars and do some shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends and sending letters.
Because of the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。
1. The passage is mainly talking about the Internet.
2. The Internet cannot help us when we do our homework.
3. The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages is by telephone.
4. People can work at home with the help of the Internet.
5. English will be less important in the future.
Name: Alan Age: 9 Dream job: Musician I fell in love with music four years ago. Now I can play the guitar and the piano well. Next, I will learn to play the violin and learn more about music. |
Name: Alyssa Age: 12 Dream job: Teacher I dream of being a teacher like my mom. She is kind and she always helps her students with their problems. I love to be with children, too, and I’d like to share what I know with them. I’m going to study hard to make my dream come true. |
Name: Bryan Age: 7 Dream job: Engineer I really want to become an engineer when I grow up. I think it’s very cool to be able to build tall buildings and long bridges. I often watch all kinds of beautiful buildings online. So I must study hard at math and physics. |
Name: Cole Age: 13 Dream job: Scientist Science may sound difficult and boring to learn for some students. But for me, it is very interesting. I love finding out how things happen, so I’m going to be a scientist when I grow up. |
1. Alan wants to be a musician.
2. Alyssa’s mother wants her to be a teacher.
3. Bryan is going to study hard at math and physics to be an engineer.
4. Cole thinks science is difficult and boring.
5. The passage mainly talks about four kids’ dream jobs.
Dragon Dance is a kind of traditional dance in Chinese culture. It has been spread all over China and to the whole world.
Traditionally, dragons were made of wood and cloth. However, in the modern times, dragons are lighter because they are made of lighter materials like plastics. The length (长度) of dragons can be from around 25 to 35 meters for acrobatic (杂技的) models. And it can be up to 50 to 70 meters for the largest parade (游行), because people believe that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it will bring.
The Dragon Dance itself began during the Han Dynasty. And it was started by the Chinese who had shown great respect towards the dragon. It was already a popular event during the Song Dynasty. At that time, it became a popular activity like the Lion Dance. People could often see it during some important festivals. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited to put on a show in Beijing. And the emperor spoke highly of it. The emperors of ancient China thought themselves as the dragons.
1. The dragons were traditionally made of plastics.2. The length of a dragon can be up to 50 to 70 meters for the largest parade.
3. The Dragon Dance became popular during the Song Dynasty.
4. The ancient emperors of China were dragons in fact.
5. The passage mainly introduces something about Dragon dance.
