1 . Long long ago, there were birds in the forest. The birds were very beautiful. One day, a man saw them. He caught them and sent them to the king.
The king liked the two birds very much when he saw them. He hadn’t seen such beautiful birds before. He kept both of the birds in a fine place and ordered his servants (仆人) to look after them well. The servants gave them fruit and delicious food. They were the center of attention (关注).
One day, another man brought a monkey to the king. The king was happy to see the monkey. Soon the monkey was the center of attention. People didn’t pay their attention to the two beautiful birds. The younger bird felt sad and became angry, but the other one didn’t lose his hope. He was much smarter than his younger brother. He told his brother,“We shouldn’t lose hope for life. We should remember the bad days will be over.”
One day, the monkey made the king unhappy. So the king ordered his servants to send the monkey away. The bad days of the birds were over. They became the center of attention again.
The smart bird said to his younger brother, “Nothing is permanent(永恒的) in the world and one should never lose hope.”
1. How did the king feel when the man gave the two birds to him?| A．Happy | B．Afraid | C．Sad | D．Angry |
| A．No one looked after him any more. | B．People didn’t like the monkey |
| C．The servants didn’t give them food | D．The monkey was the center of attention |
| A．They must run away. | B．They should be hopeful |
| C．They couldn’t be happy any more. | D．They couldn’t get attention again. |
| A．Everything is permanent. | B．Be the center of attention |
| C．Always have hope for life | D．Be friendly to everyone |
2 . My mother is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges a teacher faces. I often asked her, “Why do you teach? What keeps you teaching?” The answer was always the same. “There is always that one child, that one moment that is worth.
Now, I am a teacher, too. But different from my mother, I teach students challenging activities outdoors. And when my mother asked me the similar questions, my answer was “it’s that one child, that one special moment.”
One of those moments happened recently. I was working with a group of girls in a four-week programme. Everything went on well through the “Team” events and we were moving on to a “High” one called the Wire(钢索)walk.
In the Wire Walk, each girl had to climb up the pegs(木桩)in a tree to a wire, 8 meters high, and then walk across it. Of course, everything was safe for sure.
When I asked who would try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty.
But when it was Susie’s turn, it seemed that she didn’t really want to. I asked Susie if she was ready. She answered softly, “I suppose.”
Now, Susie was at the foot of the tree. She started to make the long reach for the first peg. The other girls cheered for her. Then I found Susie was becoming nervous with every step. I realized she would not go much further.
Susie was halfway up. Then she stopped and held the tree tight, looking very afraid. Her eyes were closed. With her face against the tree, she cried, “I can’t.”
The other girls sat in silence. I talked quietly to Susie, trying to relax her. I talked for a long time till I ran out of words.
“I will still be your friend no matter what, Susie!” Mary broke the silence.
To my surprise, Susie lifted her head and looked up to the wire. Then she turned to look down at Mary and smiled. Mary smiled back.
Finally, Susie made it all the way across that wire. When she returned to the ground, the first hug she looked for was from ________.
We all cheered.
Moments like this keep me doing what I do. The young hearts continue to fill me with courage.
1. Susie stopped halfway up to the wire because ________.| A．the teacher asked her to do it | B．something was wrong with it |
| C．she was too afraid to move on | D．it was too high for her to reach |
| A．helping others is helping ourselves | B．a word of encouragement can help a lot |
| C．outdoor activities bring people closer than ever | D．a good teacher plays an important role in teaching |
| A．my mother | B．me | C．Mary | D．her mother |
| A．That One Moment | B．The Wire Walk | C．Love and Courage | D．The Young Hearts |
3 . When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Good reading tips:
Try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase (增加) the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read: mark (标记) them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary (词汇) book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. For example, 21st Century Teens. It is easy enough for you to understand. There is something interesting in it.
1. Which of the following sentences is right?| A．Reading a lot can help you write better. |
| B．When you read, you can only learn some new words. |
| C．It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary. |
| D．Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better. |
| A．give up reading | B．guess the meanings at first |
| C．write them down at once | D．look them up in a dictionary at once |
| A．it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens |
| B．only read a magazine about a subject that you like |
| C．you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least |
| D．reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better |
| A．what to read | B．reading is very helpful |
| C．when to read | D．how to make reading better |
4 . The COVID-19 pandemic (大流行) has made our lives very different. Some of us have improved our health habits. Others have learned how to cook. And more people have fallen in love with cycling.
Yang Xiaomeng lives 11 km away from her workplace in Beijing. The 26-year-old lady has been cycling to work for the last three months. “I used to take the subway before the COVID-19 outbreak. But now riding a bike seems to be a safer choice.” she said.
Yang has found that cycling is more relaxing and enjoyable than taking the crowded subway. “There’s more fresh air on the road. It’s also a good way to stay fit. I’ll keep cycling as my new habit,” she said.
Many people turned from public transport to cycling during the pandemic. The number of cyclists on Beijing’s bike-only lane(车道) from Huilongguan to Shangdi has gone up by 17.6 percent.
In other cities around the world, biking is also becoming more popular. London has closed large parts of the city to cars so that people can cycle safely. New York, Berlin and Montreal have created new and wider bike lanes for people to cycle. These cities believe that if there are safer and more comfortable places for cycling. More people will ride bikes in the future instead of driving. This will make the cities greener and cleaner, and their people happier and healthier.
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer tries to ________.| A．explain what she did during the outbreak |
| B．show us better ways to stay healthy |
| C．discuss the importance of living a healthy life style |
| D．show the changes the pandemic has brought to our lives |
| A．taking the subway is relaxing | B．cycling is healthy |
| C．bike-only lanes are often crowded | D．there is no fresh in the subway |
| A．built new bike lanes for cyclists | B．closed public transport |
| C．made their cities greener and cleaner | D．taught people how to cycle safely |
5 . As a student, I was very afraid to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.
One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class. So he asked us some questions, but no one answered. “Let me tell you a story first,” he said.
“When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard (硬纸板) folded (折叠的) in half, wrote their names in bold (加粗地) with the most eye-catching color, and then put the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.”
“I couldn’t understand that. My classmate told me the speakers were all top people, who meant chances. When your answer was to his surprise, it meant he might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.” After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find you itself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card.
1. What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?| A．Read loudly. | B．Take notes carefully. |
| C．Be active. | D．Listen to him quietly. |
| A．引人注目的 | B．色彩斑斓的 | C．黯淡无光的 | D．令人兴奋的 |
| A．Doing as others do is necessary. | B．Answering questions bravely is easy. |
| C．Attracting others’ attention is interesting. | D．Showing yourself bravely can win chances. |
6 . Perhaps you've seen the English letters "WC" in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters.
Workers in our city are changing "WC" signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.
"WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me, " says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become "Gents/Men" and "Ladies/ Women".
"I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs, " he says. "I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish, not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he would say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include "Not Entry", which should be "No Entry", "Direction of Airport" should be changed to "To the Airport". And it is "room rate", not "room price". And remember to "Keep off the grass", rather than "Care of the green".
1. What is not true about "WC"?| A．It is not elegant English. | B．It stands for water closet. |
| C．It is old-fashioned English. | D．It is often used in the USA. |
| A．Keep off the grass. | B．Direction of Airport. |
| C．Room price. | D．My hometown is Jiangsu. |
| A．To talk about English in our daily life. |
| B．To present some examples of Chinglish. |
| C．To show some old-fashioned English. |
| D．To tell us to stop using Chinglish. |
7 . How much do you know about Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E=me2, helped create the world’s most dangerous weapon（武器）. Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.
What did he like?
Einstein liked learning sailing. He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”
When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist. Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”
Why is the sky blue?
In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many colors, including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles（气体微粒）spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.
1. According to the passage, Albert Einstein ________ haircuts and new clothes.| A．forgot | B．minded | C．liked | D．disliked |
| A．clever | B．imaginative | C．practical | D．childlike |
| A．was interested in | B．looked forward to | C．was known for | D．was bored with |
| A．mother teaches the best | B．without mother’s push, we can’t love anything |
| C．we should love our teacher | D．when we love something, we’d like to learn about it |
| A．magic | B．wise | C．scientific | D．careful |
8 . He tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish. The fish righted himself and swam off again slowly.
I'll try it again, the old man promised himself, although he had little strength now and could not see things clearly.
He tried it again and it was the same. So he thought, and he felt himself going before he started; I will try it once again.
He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fish's pain and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently, his mouth almost touching the boat.
The old man dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon(鱼叉) as high as he could and drove it down with all his strength, and more strength he had just gathered, into the fish's side just behind the great chest fin that rose high in the air to the height of the man's chest. He felt the iron go in and he leaned(倚靠) on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it.
Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the boat.
From The Old Man and the Sea
By Ernest Hemingway
1. What words would you use to describe the old man?| A．Optimistic (乐观的) and happy. |
| B．Humorous and powerful. |
| C．Brave and strong-willed. |
| D．Active and helpful. |
| A．where the old man fought the fish |
| B．what the old man used to fight |
| C．why the old man fought the fish |
| D．how the old man fought the fish |
| A．The old man gave up fighting in the end. |
| B．The fish died as soon as the iron went in. |
| C．The fish fell into the water after getting hurt. |
| D．The old man caught the fish in the end. |
9 . When your pen is broken, the battery in your toy runs out, or you have some leftover food. What do you do with these things? You will probably throw them into one bin.
But actually, all of these pieces of trash need to be sorted (分类) separately.
Garbage sorting is a big issue worldwide. In recent years, some Chinese cities have been working hard on it.
Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a “green account (账户)” service for its residents. Account holders get points by correctly sorting their garbage. Through the Alipay app, they can exchange the points for milk, phone cards and other products. The city is asking all of its residents to sort their garbage into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.
Wet waste is also known as household waste. “They are things you don’t want, but that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained.
Paper, metal (金属), glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste.
Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯泡).
Finally, any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the “dry waste” bin.
Many other Chinese cities are also using this method to sort their garbage. For example, Shenzhen has been sorting its garbage into the same four groups since 2012. Students there also receive waste-sorting guidebooks that they must study.
China is improving its waste-sorting efforts. There is still a long way to go. But it’s never too late to learn how to sort your trash properly and protect the environment.
If you don’t sort your garbage, all of it will go to a landfill (垃圾填理场) and be buried together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as batteries, can pollute the soil and groundwater (地下水). Other pieces of garbage, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.
1. How is Shanghai encouraging people to sort their garbage?| A．Creating a “green account” service with the help of Alipay |
| B．Paying people to sort their trash correctly |
| C．Allowing people to exchange garbage with each other |
| D．Providing its residents with guidebooks to help them |
| A．Batteries | B．Glasses | C．Leftover food | D．Medicine |
| A．It started its garbage sorting system in 2012. |
| B．Students have to take waste-sorting classes in school. |
| C．There is still a lot of work to be done in this area. |
| D．Burying garbage is a common method of getting rid of garbage. |
| A．Where we can bury our waste. |
| B．Why we should sort our garbage properly. |
| C．What kinds of waste can pollute the environment. |
| D．How some kinds of waste can be reused and recycled. |
President Xi sent a message on September 29, 2019 to the Chinese women's volleyball team, after they won the World Cup. The Chinese team has successfully defended (卫冕) its World Cup crown with 11 straight victories, winning great honors for the country and the Chinese people, said Xi. The players didn't fear any competitors and fought hard with both style and skills, showing great teamwork and a hardworking spirit.
Back in 1976, Yuan Weimin served as the coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Under his guidance, in 1979, China won the Asian women's volleyball championship. During the 1980s, the Chinese team achieved five straight championships in the world, especially in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. That was the first time in Chinese history. At that time, China was having a hard period in its own development. The achievements those Chinese volleyball players had made and their spirit were quite an encouragement for Chinese people to work hard and get out of the darkness.
Chen Zhonghe was the chief coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team at the beginning of the 21st century. August 28th 2004 was an unforgettable day for all the Chinese volleyball fans and even almost all the Chinese. When the whole world thought that China was going to be defeated (击败) as Russia took the big lead first, Chinese athletes kept good mental states and in the end unbelievably won the Olympic gold medal. The Chinese team impressed the Chinese and the world with that match, inside of which was the strong spirit of the team.
In 2013, Lang Ping, worked as the chief coach again after 10 years. In the next 3 years, China step by step got back to the world women's volleyball stage. In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese team gained back its Olympic gold medal again after 12 years. "Never give up, especially in adversity (逆境). I think that's what the spirit of Chinese women's volleyball means," Lang said in Rio 2016.
Over the past forty years, our Chinese women's volleyball players have overcome difficulties. And the spirit they showed has been considered as "the fighting spirit of Chinese women's volleyball team and praised by the whole country.
1. How many world championships are mentioned in this passage?| A．Five. | B．Seven. | C．Eight. | D．Nine. |
| A．Hard to do. | B．Easy to choose. | C．Easy to solve. | D．Hard to believe. |
| A．Congratulations to the Chinese team. | B．The guidance of the different coaches. |
| C．The achievements and spirit of the team. | D．The encouragement for the Chinese people. |
