1 . 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

2. From the story of Susie and Mary, we can learn that ________.

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

3. Which is the most possible answer on the line?

A．my mother

B．me

C．Mary

D．her mother

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．That One Moment

B．The Wire Walk

C．Love and Courage

D．The Young Hearts

2 . 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.

2. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________.

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

3. To make your reading better, ________.

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

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

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

2. According to the passage, Yang Xiaomeng might agree ________.

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

3. What have other countries done to promote (促进) cycling?

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.

2. What does the underlined word “eye-catching” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．引人注目的

B．色彩斑斓的

C．黯淡无光的

D．令人兴奋的

3. What does the writer mainly tell us?

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 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉), computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的), beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The writer uses the quote(引号) at the beginning of the story to ________.

A．tell us a truth about our lives

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．point out what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out some problems we will meet in the life

2. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.

A．have speeded up our lives	B．have improved the quality of our lives
C．may make people feel very happy	D．may bring people some trouble

3. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________.

A．they loved to live simple lives

B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C．they were troubled by modern inventions

D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

4. According to the passage, which is NOT right?

A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.

B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.

C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.

D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our lives with technology

C．changes happening to technology

D．the importance of technology

7 . Elephants are the largest animals on land. For a long time, they are very helpful. They carry big trees, take people from place to place, and are even used in wars.

Some people think it’s not easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact, that’s wrong. Sometimes, a needle can also be very dangerous for the elephant.

People say elephants are afraid of mice. This is wrong, too. In fact, elephants have very poor eyesight, so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory, people will say that he has an elephant memory. However, up to now, no study shows that elephants have a better memory than any other animal.

People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die, they will hide themselves in a so-called “elephant graveyard”. Often, hunters try to find such places to get ivories（象牙）, but few people really find places like that. In fact, when elephants are old or get sick, they will stay in deep and secret caves until they get better or die.

1. What can’t elephants help people do?

A．Carry heavy trees.	B．Help people build houses.
C．Carry people to different places.	D．Help people fight in the war.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about elephants?

A．Elephants are afraid of mice.	B．Elephants have very poor memory.
C．Elephants cannot see very clearly.	D．Elephants never go to caves.

3. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “graveyard”?

A．A place for hiding dead bodies.	B．A place for animals to play in.
C．A place with yards and flowers.	D．A place where elephants are safe.

4. What will elephants do when they get sick?

A．They will go to see a doctor.

B．They will ask other animals for help.

C．They will ask humans for help.

D．They will stay in deep caves themselves.

5. What is the main idea of this article?

A．Elephants are man’s best friends.

B．Different countries have different elephants.

C．Elephants are the world’s biggest animals on land.

D．Some of our ideas about elephants are not correct.

8 . 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

2. ________ can tell you how to take care of your clothes.

A．The labels

B．The colors

C．The styles

D．The materials

3. If you want to save money, you can buy clothes ________.

A．that can be washed in water	B．that need to dry-cleaned
C．that look good	D．that is the cheapest

4. From the passage, we can learn ________.

A．dry-cleaning is cheap

B．sometimes the cheaper clothes can fit you better

C．expensive clothes last longer

D．cheap clothes last longer

5. The writer mainly tells us ________.

A．how to choose label	B．how to wash clothes
C．how to save money	D．how to buy clothes

9 .

Social Media, Friends or Enemies?

It’s no surprise that the pressure to stay on social media is a real challenge for today’s teenagers. They spend too much time using QQ, WeChat and other social media. For many teens, social media can become almost addictive. Some teenagers can’t even live a normal life without social media.

According to a study, people who used more than seven social media platforms had more than three times the risk of depression (抑郁症) than people who used two or fewer. Children who overuse social media are likely to show less interest in social activities and experience an increase in loneliness.

Teens often feel emotionally invested (情感投入) in their social media accounts. Not only do they feel pressure to answer quickly online, but they also feel pressure to have perfect photos and posts, which can cause a lot of worries. In fact, some studies have found that the larger a person’s social circle online is, the more worried they will feel about keeping up with everything online.

A British study shows one-fifth of the teens have trouble sleeping at night because of social media use. They “almost always” wake up during the night and log in to social media. In addition to reporting feeling tired all the time, they also reported being less happy on average than teens whose sleep was not affected by social media. Besides, not having enough sleep can lower the immune (免疫的) system and make it more likely for a teen to get sick.

Overuse of social media can lead to jealousy (嫉妒) and envy among teenagers as well. People tend to post only the positive things that they experience, or make light of the bad with funny stories. As a result, another person’s life may look perfect online, but offline they have struggles just like anyone else. It is easy for a teen to play the comparison (比较) game and start thinking that everyone is happier or better offline than he or she is.

Many teens spend so much time online checking messages that they forget to communicate with the people right in front of them. As a result, teens risk having poor relationships in their lives when social media takes center stage.

It is important that parents understand the possible influence that social media has on their kids. For this reason, it is important to set up guides for social media use among kids. It’s also important for families to have regular discussions on how to use social media reasonably and safely. When families pay close attention to the teens’ world of social media, their online world will become much more manageable.

1. The underlined word “addictive” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

A．too enjoyable for them to stop	B．able or likely to harm or kill them
C．very useful for gathering information	D．always busy making them healthy

2. According to Paragraph 5, overuse of social media among teenagers may lead to ________.

A．wonderful social activities	B．bad offline comparisons
C．exciting emotion experience	D．serious sleeping problems

3. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．sleep loss affected by social media is both physically and mentally harmful

B．social media interaction can work as well as face-to-face communication

C．teenagers tend to compare their lives with others in reality and feel better

D．the use of social media platforms will lead to depression in teenagers

4. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A．To remind us how social media use affects teenagers’ health.

B．To explain some researches on the influences of online activities.

C．To give us some advice on how to use social media online properly.

D．To question if parents should watch and guide kids’ online activities.

10 .

The Little Boy’s Races

Once in a village lived a little boy named Jacob. He was very athletic and famous for running fast. What’s more, winning a competition was the most important for him. One day, Jacob took part in a running competition held in the village. In the competition, he competed with two other young boys.

As the first race started, the excited crowd waved at Jacob and cried out his name. The boy called on his determination (决心) and strength, and he was the first one who came to the finishing line. The little boy felt proud.

Later the second race was called. Another two young and strong challengers (挑战者) came forward and ran with Jacob. As expected, he finished first again. The crowd became crazy and cried out his name. The little boy felt more satisfied. He started to shout, “Another race! Another race! I bet no one will win against me!”

An old man was watching all this. He stepped forward and with him he presented two new challengers. One was a weak old lady and the other was a blind man. Jacob was quite surprised and asked, “What’s this? This is no race!” The old man replied, “Race!”

When all were set on the starting line, the third race started. In the end, Jacob was the only one to finish that race, leaving two challengers standing at the starting line. The little boy raised his arms in delight. But to his surprise, this time no one from the crowd was cheering and everyone was just looking at him silently. “What happened? Why are people not cheering?” Jacob asked the old man. The old man replied, “Race again but this time finish together with your challengers.”

After thinking for a while, Jacob went to the starting line again and stood in the middle of the old lady and the blind man. The final race began. He took both of them by hand and started to walk slowly. At last they crossed that finishing line. This time at the end of the race, the crowd stood up and warmly applauded for him.

Jacob didn’t understand why the crowd was not cheering for him before but now when all three of them finished the race together. So he asked the old man about it. The wise old man smiled, “Little boy, in this race you have won much more than what you won in any other race. By respecting your rivals (对手), you have won people’s respect.”

1. What’s the most important thing for Jacob before the competition?

A．Being respected by others.	B．Making the crowd very excited.
C．Getting strong and healthy.	D．Becoming the winner in games.

2. How many races did Jacob have in this competition?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. How did Jacob feel when the old man brought him two challengers?

A．Angry.

B．Scared.

C．Confident.

D．Surprised.

4. What can we learn from this story?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Respecting others comes first.
C．Challenges bring us fame.	D．Having confidence is necessary.