1 . Mrs. King’s Clothes Store is at a great sale! Come and buy your clothes!
Clothes | Colors | Prices |
T-shirts | white, blue, black, yellow | ¥119 (¥99 now) |
Jackets | red, blue, yellow | ¥260 (¥200 now) |
Trousers | brown, black, blue | ¥199 (¥160 now) |
Socks | white, black, green, brown | ¥12 (¥8 now) |
Sweaters | red, black and white | ¥128 (¥108 now) |
Draw (抽奖): Buy clothes for more than 300 yuan, you may get a T-shirt or a pair of socks.
1. Mary can buy a red T-shirt at a good price at Mrs. King’s Clothes Store.
2. Mr. Brown needs ¥459 for a jacket and a pair of trousers at the great sale.
3. Tom buys two sweaters and he can get a T-shirt for free.
4. Mrs. King’s Clothes Store has five ways to promote their sales (促销).
5. This article is to ask more (更多) people to come and buy clothes at Mrs. King’s Clothes Store.
2 . One day, I saw Harry sitting under a tree. He looked very sad. So I asked him what was wrong. “Nothing,” he said. “I’m too short to join the school basketball team.” “And our PE teacher thinks I have little hope to be in the team in half a year,” he added. “Why not join another team?” I asked. “But my dream is to be an excellent basketball player in the future,” he said. He told me his father wanted him to change his idea to join the school ping-pong team. “Good idea,” I agreed. “You’re sure to be excellent, because you have a smart head.” The next day, he joined the school ping-pong team. He worked harder than any other boy. Soon he was very popular in the team and looked happy every day. Last month, in the city’s middle school ping-pong match, he and his team won the championship (冠军).
Sometimes your dream may not come true. Then make a small change, and it will bring you another success.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将T涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将F涂黑。
1. Harry looked very sad under a tree.
2. Harry didn’t like playing basketball.
3. Father would like Harry to join the basketball team.
4. Harry worked harder than any other boy in the ping-pong team.
5. The passage tells us that making a small change may be good for you.
 I’m tired of being a people-pleaser (讨好者), but I just don’t know how to say no without feeling sorry. I want to be a good friend, but part of being a good friend is being there for people all the time. It sometimes makes me tired. What should I do? —Tony |
Saying no is not easy, but it’s necessary. However, we don’t want to make others feel bad or think we are impolite when we do it. These tips may be useful.
The first step in refusing someone politely is to say thank you. It usually works when someone offers you something you don’t need. For example, “Can I give you a ride? ”or “Would you like some water?” “No, thank you.”
Next you can say no without using the word “no”. Words like “sadly” and “unfortunately” can help you sound more polite. They work well especially in working places. For example, “Can you help me with the report? ”“Sadly, I’m a little busy.”
Finally, when you want to turn down an invitation, remember to give your reasons. You can say, “I’m sorry, but I need to see my doctor that day.I hope your party goes well!”
1. Tony doesn’t know how to make friends with others.2. When someone offers you something you don’t need, you can say, “No, thank you.”
3. If Mike can’t help with his workmate’s work, he should refuse by saying “Thank you”.
4. When you don’t want to accept an invitation, you should give a reason.
5. This reading mainly tells us how to refuse politely.
Hello, I’m Lucy. During my stay in America, my friend Susan invited (邀请) me to have dinner in a restaurant. That was a funny experience for me. Now let me talk about it.
At first, my husband told me to take some money before I left, but I didn’t listen to him. I thought Susan would pay because she invited me to go.
The Americans like to be on time, so I arrived at the restaurant on time. We sat at a table and soon we began to enjoy ourselves there. The food was very delicious. We talked about our friends and shared the experiences about ourselves.
After two hours, the waiter came and asked whether we wanted one check (账单) or two. Susan said two. Susan paid her check, and the waiter gave me mine. I had no money. Then I had an idea and said, “Oh! I left my money at home! Can I call my husband?” The waiter showed me where the phone was. I ran to it and called my husband. In a few minutes, he arrived with some money. He laughed all the way home.
1. Susan invited Lucy to have dinner in a restaurant.2. Lucy’s husband asked her to take some gifts to Susan.
3. Lucy and Susan enjoyed the food and talking at a table.
4. Susan paid two checks because the waiter asked her to do.
5. The story tells us to learn about different ways of life in countries.
1. Chart 1 shows us the top five languages by number of learners around the world.
2. According to Chart 1, Chinese has the largest number of native speakers while English ranks (排名) third in the world.
3. Chart 2 shows us the top 5 languages by number of native speakers.
4. According to Chart 2, English has the largest number of learners while Spanish or German has the least one around the world.
5. From Chart 3, we can see the number of English learners in China is increasing.
Do you hear of the Old Tea Forest of Jingmai Mountain? The mountain is in the city of Pu’er, Yunnan province. On September 17, 2023, this cultural landscape (文化景观) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List (《世界遗产名录》). It includes nine villages, three old tea planting places and three forests.
In the tenth century, the ancestors (祖先) of the Blang (布朗族) people came to the mountain. They discovered wild tea trees and started to produce tea from them. Later, the Dai and some other ethnic groups (民族) also came to live here with their colorful cultures. These cultures added something more to Jingmai.
Here, the locals hold important festivals. The Shankang Festival of the Blang people, for example, honors their “tea ancestors.” Another example is the Water Festival of the Dai people. During these festivals, they give their thanks to the tea trees. They also make good wishes for the tea forests.
In Blang culture, every tea tree is said to have a spirit (灵魂). For this reason, the Blang people there do not use pesticides (杀虫剂) on their tea trees. They use natural ways to get good tea.
In this place, the mountain nurtures (养育) tea, and tea nurtures people. Tea is an important part of the locals’ lives. They are thankful for the gifts from nature!
1. Jingmai Mountain is in Yunnan.2. The ancestors of the Dai people came to the mountain in the 10th century.
3. During the festivals, people there only give their thanks to the tea trees.
4. The Blang people think every tea tree has a spirit in their culture.
5. The passage tells us something about the Old Tea Forest of Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er.
Museums play a big role in our society. They serve as a window into the past and help us understand the present. Sichuan Science and Technology Museum offers different activities that help visitors learn about science and technology in a fun way. The museum has a volunteer program where volunteers can serve as tour guides and explain the exhibits (展览) to visitors.
As a volunteer, I had the chance to take part in this program and help visitors understand the science and technology behind the exhibits. During my time as a volunteer, I learned many things. Firstly, I learned the importance of communication when explaining exhibits to visitors. I had to use simple and understandable language to explain difficult scientific knowledge. Secondly, I learned the importance of patience and helpfulness. Some visitors may have a difficult time understanding some knowledge, so it was necessary to explain things again.
All in all, being a volunteer at Sichuan Science and Technology Museum was a meaningful experience. I am proud to be a volunteer at the museum.
1. Museums serve as a window into the past and help us understand the present.2. The activities carried out at the museum are too difficult for all the visitors to understand.
3. The professional guides explain the exhibits to visitors clearly according to the article.
4. The main idea of the article is about the importance of science and technology.
5. Being a volunteer at the Museum is a good chance to learn and practice new skills.
What makes you happy in festivals? Do you feel happy when you enjoy delicious food with family? Eating traditional food in festivals has been our habit since ancient times. But some people think that our festival culture would be complete even without the food. They may think whatever taste of mooncakes we eat, we always keep enjoying the happiness on Mid-Autumn Festival. More people prefer interesting activities to celebrate festivals. They think activities like dragon boat races or a trip can bring more happiness than food. Although ways to celebrate festivals are different, the purpose is always the same—enjoy the happy time! However, some people still think that festivals are less enjoyable than before. How can we improve our sense of happiness in festivals? Here are the results of a survey.
How to improve the sense of happiness in festivals
1. More people prefer traditional food to activities in festivals.
2. Most people expect not to work overtime in festivals.
3. More than half of the people hope to add more holidays.
4. 60.7 percent of people want to cut down the costs in festivals.
5. The chart shows what festivals people think are important in China.
Travel study—a new way to spend your holiday. Have you ever heard about it?
When you have a travel study, you can see Big Ben, Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Liberty and so many other places. During the travel study, you may go traveling by yourself, or with your family or your friends.
When you travel, you are in a different culture every day. You will be served with different new food and make new friends. You read all these from books in the past, but now it is real and you are part of it. Besides, you may also learn other cultures from your new friends because they are from different countries.
Maybe you already have foreign teachers in your school to teach you English. But he or she will not stay to speak English with you all the time, right? During the travel study, you have to speak it every day and almost everywhere because you are in an English-speaking country!
It also gives you a chance to live alone. That will teach you how to live. “What should I do if I lose my way in a foreign country?” “How can I buy what I want with my poor English?” You have to be clever and find answers for yourself.
In short, you can get a lot from the travel study.
1. Your parents are not allowed to be with you during the travel study.2. Enjoying different cultures is an important part of the travel study.
3. Foreign teachers can stay with you and teach you English all the time.
4. Travel study is a good chance to learn to deal with challenges in a new environment.
5. The writer mainly talks about the advantages of travel study.
10 . 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.
