| I don't do housework at home. My parents think there is no need for me to do it. They expect me to spend more time on my schoolwork. I'm not good at math, so they want me to work harder to get better grades. —Susan |
| My parents ask me to do housework sometimes because they want me to be independent. Usually, I do the dishes, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish. Although they are simple, they can make me relax. And anyway, I think it's fair to share housework with my parents. —Jimmy |
| I often do housework because my parents encourage me to do things on my own. Now I can look after myself well. Usually, my mother cooks dinner from Monday to Friday and I cook dinner at weekends. I think it is important for children to learn how to do housework and help their parents with housework. —Grace |
1. Susan’s parents may expect her to________ at home.
| A．play computer games | B．do some math exercises | C．watch some TV programs |
| A．they want him to be independent |
| B．they want to make him healthy |
| C．they don't want to do it themselves |
| A．doing the dishes | B．folding the clothes | C．taking out the rubbish |
| A．Never. | B．Twice a week. | C．Five times a week. |
| A．whether they do housework at home and why |
| B．why doing housework can make them independent |
| C．whether it is fair for them to share housework |
2 . Last summer I went to one of the world's most famous historical places, the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It was the home of the emperors of the last two dynasties.
The Forbidden City was built in 1420 in Ming Dynasty. The emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty moved into it in 1644. It was where the emperors dealt with the official business with their ministers.
The Forbidden City is called the Purple Forbidden City. However, the color of the palace, itself is not purple. The color purple stands for power of the great emperors of China. It was so sacred（神圣的）that the common people could not even dream of going in.
The emperors liked different kinds of activities to celebrate all the traditional festivals in the Forbidden City. During Chinese New Year, the emperor would invite all the members of his family and his officials to a banquet. The banquet had a hundred and eight Chinese dishes. It was such an expensive banquet that it could feed a common family for three generations（代）.
Right now the Forbidden City is known as a historical site for tourists from all over the world. Everyone can go in there, and it is a museum with priceless Chinese treasures in it.
I really learned a lot about the Chinese culture and its history from this trip to the Forbidden City. It was like a dream coming true to go on the trip and see the things that I have always wanted to see.
1. How long is the history of the Forbidden City?| A．About 600 years | B．About 4000 years | C．1420 years |
| A．Secret | B．Health | C．Power |
| A．表演 | B．宴会 | C．展览 |
| A．It is a historical place for visiting. |
| B．The emperors lived there. |
| C．The emperors only had celebrations on Chinese New Year. |
| A．The treasures of the Forbidden City |
| B．The changes in use of the Forbidden City |
| C．The building process of the Forbidden City |
A film about China’s success over the last five years has become the film most cited( 引 用 ) by China's ministers( 部长) China’s two sessions. Amazing China was cited by many important officers at a press conference(记者会) on Saturday.
Wan Gang is the minister of science and technology. He said he was deeply moved by Amazing China, as “Science and technology have played an important part in supporting the development of the bridges, roads, ports(港口)and the Internet, as it was said in the film.”
Xiao Yaqing another leader also cited the film. “In the past five years, China has made progress in infrastructure. I do not know if you all have watched the film Amazing China, but the bridges, roads and ports in the film were all built by our country,” Xiao said on Saturday.
He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission( 国 家 发 改 委 ) also cited the film.“Amazing China introduces many of the great developments the country has made since 2012, including the world's largest radio telescope FAST, the world's largest maritime drilling rig( 钻探设备)Blue Whale 2, and the development of 5G mobile technology.”
According to a survey, most people are interested in the film and people have spent about 300 million yuan watching the film.
1. Amazing China is a .| A．book | B．magazine | C．film |
| A．science and technology | B．infrastructure and science | C．radio telescope FAST |
| A．通信设施 | B．基础设施 | C．军事设施 |
| A．one | B．two | C．three |
| A．Amazing China was popular |
| B．a press conference happened on Sunday |
| C．China has made little progress |
4 . Tissa was a little boy. He was only ten years old. But he liked travelling. Tissa was studying in a primary school. Last week he went on a school trip with his teachers and classmates.
They spent one hour on the bus and finally got to the hill. They found a valley(山谷) full of roses. There were many kinds of roses. Some were red. Some were white. Some were black. They were very beautiful. Many bees and butterflies were flying from one rose to another. Tissa and his friends tried to catch some butterflies, but they failed to do so. Then they walked through the valley and enjoyed those beautiful flowers and butterflies.
After they got to the top of the hill, they took out the food with them. Tissa had lunch with his friends. Then they began to dance and sing and play games on the hill.
Then it was time for them to go home. They were a little tired, but they were very happy, because they had a good time on the school trip.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案
1. Tissa was a ten-year-old boy, and he liked .
| A．boating | B．driving | C．travelling |
| A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．two hours |
| A．bees | B．birds | C．planes |
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．supper |
| A．sad | B．sorry | C．happy |
5 . Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their cars to work. People can travel anywhere by train or by plane. It’s fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people’s life.
Passage 2
Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.
| Ways of getting to school | On foot | By bike | By bus | By car | By subway |
| Percent(百分比) | 20% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案
1. Passage 1 mainly tells us in China.
| A．the most popular means of transportation |
| B．people can fly to the moon by spaceship someday |
| C．the changes of means of transportation |
| A．walked or took a train |
| B．took a bus or rode a bike |
| C．walked or rode a bike |
| A．人们猜测 | B．据调查 | C．人们相信 |
| A．five | B．six | C．seven |
| A．10 | B．15 | C．20 |
6 . Everyone likes talking about the weather. When people meet, they usually say something like “Isn’t it a nice day?” or “Do you think it will rain?”
Different people often want different weather. When a farmer(农民) needs water, he hopes it will rain. When people want to take a trip, they hope it will be sunny soon. How will be the weather? Many people think they can tell(判断) it. But they often have different ideas. Some may(也许) say, “It’s cloudy in the east. It will rain tomorrow.” But others may say, “No, it will be sunny tomorrow.” So people like the weather report(报告). It sometimes makes mistakes(错误). Still, it can tell many things about the weather.
1. When people meet, they usually say something about .| A．their clothes | B．their work | C．the weather |
| A．different people often want different weather |
| B．farmers always want rain |
| C．sunny weather is good for a trip |
| A．don’t know the weather tomorrow |
| B．have different ideas about the weather |
| C．do the same things in different weather |
| A．People don’t need it now. |
| B．It’s interesting to watch it. |
| C．It’s still useful. |
| A．What Is the Best Weather |
| B．I like Good Weather |
| C．Talking about Weather |
7 . What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for the pianist Lang Lang， Tom and Jerry is the best one.
When Lang was two years old， he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since， the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997， the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial(面部的) expressions and moving around while playing the piano.
The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him， while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
1. What made Lang Lang first enjoy western music?| A．When he played the piano at three. |
| B．When he saw Tom play the piano at two. |
| C．When he listened to the western music on the radio. |
college?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Fifteen |
| A．He is famous for playing the guitar. |
| B．He is famous for singing |
| C．He is famous for making facial(面部的) expressions and moving around while playing the piano. |
| A．Because she liked Shenyang， she didn’t want to leave. |
| B．Because she had to look after LangLang’s grandparents. |
| C．Because she had to make money to pay for Lang Lang’s education. |
| A．spent | B．paid | C．took |
8 . Before you go to another country, it’s great helpful if you know the language and some of the customs of that country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “Hello” or “Nice to meet you”and shake hands. Usually they don’t shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they’ll be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to English for a holiday. Their teacher told them the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their back. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1. If you want to travel, it’s for you to know the language and some of thecustoms of the country you’re going to visit.
| A．not useful |
| B．not helpful |
| C．very helpful |
| A．meet every time |
| B．meet for the first time |
| C．say goodbye to each other |
| A．when they’ll be away for a long time |
| B．when they just meet or say goodbye |
| C．after they haven’t met for a long time |
| A．The Germans shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．The English people hardly shake hands. |
| C．The Germans hardly shake hands. |
| A．languages | B．customs | C．bowing |
Do you know Roma people? They were called Gypsies（吉普赛人）by Europeans because they thought they came from Egypt(a country in Africa). About a thousand years ago, the Roma people left their homeland. They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place. They have no real homeland.
Today, the Roma are now living all over the world. They have kept their language and many customs. For example, it’s important for Roma to marry other Roma. It’s also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry. Roma people get married when they are young, sometimes even as young as 14.
Romany is the language of the Roma people, which was written down only recently. Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world, their language has developed in many different ways. It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part.
Roma music is famous all over the world, because many Roma throughout history have been musicians. Their music has influenced many other kinds of music, like classical and jazz.
Roma don’t usually assimilate（同化） into host countries. Over many centuries, governments have forbidden them to marry each other, travel or wear their traditional bright clothes. They have their gold taken away from them-treasures（财富） from their parents and grandparents. They have been taken as slaves（奴隶）, and have been forced to change their names.
But today, the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture. “There is a will within us to continue to live as a people,” says George Kaslov, whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago. “All the other ethnic（种族） groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going; they lose their customs and language. But not the Roma, We hold out.”
1. What does the underlined word “nomads” in the 1st paragraph mean?
| A．People who move from place to place. |
| B．People who come from Roma. |
| C．People who have their own homeland. |
| A．George Kaslov has a strong will to live on. |
| B．The Roma still keep their customs and language. |
| C．The Roma are finding ways to keep the gold of their own. |
| A．Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses. |
| B．Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old. |
| C．Their culture is very different from other European cultures. |
| A．To tell readers about an interesting culture. |
| B．To tell us why the Roma need our help. |
| C．To show us how all people are similar. |
| A．Brave Roma Travelers |
| B．Famous Roma Music. |
| C．The Roma: Past and Present |
North China has suffered serious smog（雾霾）recently, especially in big cities like Beijing. What are the reasons for the problem? One of the reasons is the car emission(汽车尾气排放). With more and more cars on the road, there’s no doubt that the climate（气候）is becoming more and more terrible.
As we know, more and more people like driving in China. On one hand, some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they can feel comfortable. On the other hand, a growing number of people hope to use their cars to show off(炫耀). What’s more, years of research has show that one of other reasons for the traffic problem is the driving habit. For example, many young people enjoy driving very fast, so they can feel excited. Most of them only care about the speed rules.
Many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. In my opinion, the governments should educate those people who have cars or plan to buy cars. The governments must make them know that the climate is very serious and set up a much more perfect traffic control system to solve the traffic pressure.
1. Where has suffered serious smog these days in China?
| A．in the north of China |
| B．in the south of China |
| C．in the northeast of China |
| A．Because there are not enough ways of transportation. |
| B．Because many governments are working at how to make the traffic better. |
| C．Because there are more and more cars on the roads. |
| A．The reason for the traffic jam is that people have too much work. |
| B．Some people think that they should have a car when they have enough money, and then it’s easy to go out and they feel comfortable. |
| C．The reason for the traffic jam is that some people want to show off. |
| A．They should educate those people who are young. |
| B．They should set up a much more perfect traffic system. |
| C．They shouldn’t allow people to buy so many cars. |
| A．Reasons why people want to buy cars. |
| B．How drivers should drive. |
| C．The traffic jam, reasons for it and solutions. |
