1 . Peter and Tom are good students and good friends. Peter is a good basketball player. Tom studies very well.
At the beginning of last term, Tom said to himself, “School is easy, so I don’t have to work hard at my studies. I’ll spend more time playing sports.” At the end of last term, all his marks were low except for (除了) PE. Tom found that school became more and more difficult. Peter was both happy and sad. He was sad because his friend had got low marks and he was also happy because his own marks were good. Peter told Tom to study first and then to play.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
1. Peter is good at playing basketball.
2. Last term, Tom played sports a lot and hi.s marks were still good.
3. Tom felt the school became more and more difficult at the end of last term.
4. Peter was happy because his friend got low marks.
5. From the story, we know as students, we should work hard and then play.
2 . It’s nice to be invited to birthday parties, but sometimes you have to say no. How do you politely (礼貌地) refuse an invitation?
◆Send it in.
If you get a written (书面的) or an e-mail invitation to a party, refusing politely is easy. All you have to do is to give a polite answer.
◆Ask for time to think.
Refusing a face-to-face invitation can be difficult. The polite way is to ask for time to check your calendar. Then, you have time to find a polite answer. Just make sure that if you’ve been invited in person, you’d better refuse it in person. It’s polite.
◆Be thankful.
Even if you have to refuse the invitation, thank him or her for the invitation all the same. If your only reason is a conflicting (冲突的) event, tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.
◆Be honest (诚实的).
This may be the most important thing in politely refusing an invitation. You wouldn’t want people to lie (说谎) to you, so it’s correct etiquette (礼节) to give an honest reason. Just say it in a polite way.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. The writer gives us five pieces of advice.
2. We can refuse a face-to-face invitation by asking for time to check our calendar.
3. If an invitation conflicts with another event, you can tell the host that you will come if the dates are different.
4. To be thankful is the most important to refuse an invitation.
5. The main idea of the passage is how to politely turn down an invitation.
I am an Inuit boy named Kayla. Inuit are the people who live in cold Arctic (北极的) lands. In my language, Inuit means “the people”. Some people used to call my people Eskimos. We wish to be called Inuit.
I live with my mother, father and two brothers. We live at the most northern part of the world. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and the land all around it. For months the sea is covered with thick ice. The land is covered with snow and ice most of the year, too.
Winter is long and very cold. It lasts from October to March. It is dark twenty-four hours a day. The sun does not come up to warm the water and land. When the north winds blow, it is even colder. There are days when the temperature is 50°F below zero. My family is prepared. We wear watertight (防水鞋). We put on many layers (层) of clothes. Outside we always wear a thick warm jacket that has fur inside. I’m not afraid of the cold winters. I guess I’m just used to them.
My family and I look forward to each summer. So much happens in a short time. The temperature usually stays around 50°F. During the summer the sun shines all day and night. This is why the Arctic is called the “land of the midnight sun”.
1. Kayla is a boy who lives in cold Arctic lands, the most northern part of the world.2. There are four people in Kayla’s family.
3. In Kayla’s hometown, winter lasts from October to March without sunshine.
4. Kayla is afraid of the cold winters when the temperature is 50°F below zero.
5. The passage mainly tells us something about Kayla’s family life.
4 . A young man was getting ready to graduate from the college. He loved a beautiful sports car for many months, and knew his father could well afford it for him. He told his father that was all he wanted.
As the graduation day was coming, the young man had got nothing from his father. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. He told his son how proud he was to have such a good son, and told him how much he loved him. Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and found a lovely book, a Bible, with the young man’s name on it. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you gave me a Bible?” He then ran out of the house, leaving the Bible behind.
Many years later, the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family. Realizing his father was old, he thought he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Unfortunately, he was told that his father had died.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he began to take care of his father’s papers. And then he found the Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened it and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, from the back of the Bible dropped a car key. That was the key to the sports car he wanted so much. Sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.
Sometimes we don’t realize the good luck that we already have because we don’t know the “gift box” is packed in a different way. The “gift box” may be the door to happiness. It is just waiting for us to open.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The son would like his father to buy him ________.
| A．a beautiful gift box | B．a sports car |
| C．a beautiful house | D．a Bible |
| A．his father didn’t love him |
| B．his father gave him nothing |
| C．his father said something wrong to him |
| D．he thought his father only gave him a Bible |
| A．had a hard life | B．went to see his father quite often |
| C．became a successful businessman | D．was told his father was still healthy |
| A．Sad and regretful. | B．Disappointed and upset. |
| C．Excited and happy. | D．Worried and sad. |
| A．we should accept any gift that our parents give us |
| B．we may miss good luck because they are not packed as we expected |
| C．we should look after our parents carefully |
| D．our parents will give us everything we ask for |
5 . When you feel sad, don’t worry too much. There are many ways to make you happy again. Here are some suggestions for you.
1. Try to get to know your neighbors and do them a favor if they need any help.
2. Join a local sports or social（社会的）club and take part in their activities. You may forget your unhappy feeling in this way.
3. Travel to another place to learn more about our beautiful world. This will help you increase（增加）your feeling of enjoying natural beauty and you would become more interested in the new environment（环境）.
Anyway, it’s important to have an enjoyable and relaxing（轻松的）heart. If you always think of happy and good things, you will never feel lonely when you are in trouble. Tell your sad feelings to your true friend when you are unhappy. He can deal with it for you and help you at any time. In this way, you can become a happy person forever.
1. The three suggestions can help make you feel ________ again.| A．pleased | B．terrible | C．sad | D．excited |
| A．ask them for money | B．laugh at them | C．make friends with them | D．help them |
| A．Joining a local sports club. |
| B．Taking part in social activities. |
| C．Traveling to another place to learn more about our beautiful world. |
| D．Staying at home and thinking of your sad things all the time. |
| A．have a healthy body | B．tell your sad feelings to your true friend |
| C．thinking of happy and unhappy things | D．never let your friend help you |
| A．how to get along with your friends | B．how to become successful in life |
| C．how to keep a happy feeling | D．how to make true friends |
6 . When you want to go shopping, you will decide how much money you can pay for new clothes and think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then you just only look for those clothes. There’re labels（标签）inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The labels may say “dry-clean only”. If you put these clothes into the water to wash them, you may ruin（损坏）them.
Many clothes today must be dry-leaned. Dry-cleaning is expensive. So when you buy new clothes, check if they will need to be dry-cleaned. You’ll save money if your clothes can be washed in water.
You can also save money if you buy clothes that are well-made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always made better. They don't always fit better. Sometimes the less expensive clothes look and fit better than the more expensive ones.
1. Before you buy clothes, the first thing for you to do is ________.| A．to get advice from others |
| B．to decide how much money they cost |
| C．to decide what color you like |
| D．to think about what style you want |
| A．The labels | B．The colors | C．The styles | D．The materials |
| A．that can be washed in water | B．that need to dry-cleaned |
| C．that look good | D．that is the cheapest |
| A．dry-cleaning is cheap |
| B．sometimes the cheaper clothes can fit you better |
| C．expensive clothes last longer |
| D．cheap clothes last longer |
| A．how to choose label | B．how to wash clothes |
| C．how to save money | D．how to buy clothes |
It’s not true that only women wear skirts. Men can wear them, too.
In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.
A kilt is a colored skirt reaching down to the knees. It has checks（方格）on it with different colors, like red and blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.
How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into shorter skirts.
Today, most Scotsmen look the kilt as a formal dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
Scots also wear kilts in parades（游行队伍）when they play their traditional musical instrument bagpipes. The army still has kilts as the dress uniform, but they no longer use them when fighting.
1. Which of the following is a kilt?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．colors | B．checks | C．sizes | D．shapes |
| A．At weddings. | B．At big dinners. | C．In parades. | D．All of the above. |
| A．The kilt was first made in the 1720s. |
| B．The kilt was invented because it could make the workers work fast. |
| C．The kilt is Scotland’s national dress. |
| D．The kilt is not the battle（作战）dress uniform of Scotland’s army. |
| A．things about Scotsmen’s traditional kilts |
| B．how to wear kilts |
| C．when to wear kilts |
| D．Scotsmen’s important tradition |
8 . Grace Brown leads a busy school life. Apart from the many required subjects, the 14-year-old girl also sings in a choir (合唱团) and plays the piano. The school day lasts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Grace has so many activities to attend that she has no time for P. E.classes. That’s why Grace has chosen to take P. E. classes on her own time.
Her school has allowed her to try “virtual” P. E.. For many subjects, tests and textbooks have become available on computers. Now, new technologies are also having an effect on P. E.. Grace wears a fitness tracker(追踪设备) called Fitbit on her arm while exercising. She usually exercises three times a week for 30 minutes each time. A program on her computer records her activity. Grace needs to hand in the records to her school every week.
“Virtual” P. E. is becoming more and more popular among teenagers. Usually, P. E. teachers don’t guide their Fitbit-wearing students in real time. But they do lead the students’ work by setting goals. The students can choose their favorite activities. Those who swim or dance all year round may easily meet the workout requirements. As for Grace, she has added light running and cycling to her days. Some schools, however, do not support this trend. “Physical activity is different from physical education,” said a P. E. teacher. “Physical activity is great for the body. Everybody is moving. But in P. E. classes, students are taught not only how to move but also things like teamwork.
1. Grace has so many activities to attend that she has to _________.| A．give up exercising | B．ask for more time | C．try “virtual” P. E. | D．take tests often |
| A．3 minutes. | B．30 minutes. | C．60 minutes. | D．90 minutes. |
| A．Students take P. E. classes online on their own time. |
| B．Students are taught how to move as well as teamwork. |
| C．Students take P. E. classes with P. E. teachers at school. |
| D．Students who wear Fitbit don’t need to hand in the records. |
| A．Grace does nothing but swimming and dancing every day. |
| B．Physical activity is the same as physical education. |
| C．P. E. teachers set goals for their Fitbit-wearing students. |
| D．“Virtual” P. E. is widely accepted by all the P. E. teachers. |
| A．Fitbit: A Fitness Tracker | B．P. E. Classes Outside of School |
| C．Different Physical Activities | D．Teamwork in P. E. Classes |
When people talk to friends online, they may use emojis(表情符号) or memes(表情包) more often than words to show their feelings. Memes are more complex(复杂的) than emojis. They have words on images(图像).
Why do people like using them so much? I think there are a few reasons. With emojis and memes, we are able to show our feelings without typing(打字). It makes us chat more easily. If I want to say “I love you”, I can just send someone a “heart” emoji. Or I can send an “angry face” emoji to say “I'm very upset right now!”
Sometimes it is difficult to show feelings with words, so we can use emojis and memes to help us. For example, when you want to celebrate a victory(胜利), you can use the Success Kid meme. It's a picture of a boy with a clenched fist(紧握的拳头) and a determined(坚定的) face. It's easy to use a picture to show a thought or feeling that everyone knows.
People use these things for different reasons.
Emojis and memes are quick and easy, and almost every phone or messaging app has them.
1. Memes have according to the passage.| A．words and images | B．words | C．images | D．sounds |
| A．some emojis and memes |
| B．memes are more complex than emojis |
| C．how people use emojis and memes |
| D．why people like using emojis and memes |
means “ ”.| A．angry | B．sad | C．love | D．happy |
| A．They are quick and easy. |
| B．They can make people understand each other more easily. |
| C．People don't need to type. |
| D．They are changing every year. |
| A．Different reasons. | B．Emojis and memes. |
| C．The Success Kid meme. | D．Phones or messaging apps. |
10 . The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On Aug 6th. 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the Hangzhou Asian Games was released (发布). The city won the hosting right for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi（多种）-sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China, China News Service reported.
To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements（成就）. Since then, China has improved its global image (国际形象), China Youth Daily reported.
For the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆), according to China Youth Daily. The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green, smart, economical (节俭) and civilized". All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly.
1. Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games?| A．Hangzhou. | B．Guangzhou. | C．Shanghai. | D．Beijing. |
| A．It improved China's economy (经济). | B．It helped China attract more tourists. |
| C．China has built a lot of roads and gyms for it. | D．It helped the world see China and its achievements. |
| A．the Winter Olympics | B．the Asian Games | C．sport event | D．Asia |
| A．How to prepare for the Asian Games. |
| B．The development of the Asian Games in China. |
| C．Why China wants to host the 19th Asian Games. |
| D．How the 19th Asian Games emblem was designed. |
