1 . Bruce is a sixty-year-old man. He lives in Khémisset, a city in Morocco all his life. It is small but he likes it very much.
One reason(原因) is the climate. The weather in Khémisset is often mild. It is not very cold in winter or not very hot in summer.
Another is its size. It is a small city with less traffic jam. There's fewer cars and less car noise. There are almost no factories either. This makes the city cleaner than the big modern ones.
Living in a small city, as well, makes him know most people here. But in big cities most people often feel lonely.
The third why he likes this city is its rural feel. The city allows him to enjoy the nature. And the four seasons are different but beautiful.
The language is also an important reason. People here speak Berber(柏柏尔语). He understands it well and tries his best to learn it better because it's part of Moroccan culture.
1. Bruce likes Khémisset because of ________ reasons.| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．has no factories | B．is cleaner |
| C．makes people fell lonely | D．can develop faster |
| A．Bruce can understand Berber very well. |
| B．People in Khémisset can only speak Berber. |
| C．Berber is a new language and part of Moroccan culture. |
| D．Bruce enjoys Moroccan culture very much. |
| A．Bruce feels very lonely in the city |
| B．there is beautiful nature in Khémisset |
| C．people in Khémisset are so poor |
| D．there aren’t any factories or cars |
In the ancient Arabic tale called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba says “Open Sesame(芝麻开门) ” and a door to hidden treasure (财宝) is opened to him. The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun. He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba. com: China's largest e-commerce (电子商务) website.
In 1995 Ma was working for a US trading company when he was introduced to the Internet. “I knew nothing about personal computers. I had never touched a keyboard (键盘) before,” he said. He searched the word “beer” and saw that nothing came up about Chinese products.
Ma had an idea. Why not build a large internet market to connect consumers (消费者) and companies from all over the world? That way they could do business online.
That is how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that doesn’t mean everything went smoothly for Ma. Alibaba had a difficult time m 2000， when many internet companies failed. He was successful because he managed to attract investment (投资) into his company.
But there is a deeper reason.
It is Ma's attitude. “You deserve (值得) to live your dream,” he said. “Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started. But the most important thing is that we believed in our dream from day one, to today and tomorrow. Of course we made many mistakes, but we never gave up hope.”
Besides the determination(决心) ， Ma is also smart. For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit. “If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one-don't try and catch them all.” he said. “Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit. Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others.”
1. What does the word “it” in Paragraph I refer to?| A．The young hero Ali Baba. | B．The phrase “Open Sesame”. |
| C．The website. | D．The old story. |
| A．started to learn about computers in 1995 | B．was working at an Internet company in the US |
| C．was determined to buy and sell Chinese beer | D．wanted to produce Chinese personal computers |
| A．He founded his own company. | B．His company grew quickly and smoothly. |
| C．His Internet company failed like many others. | D．He attracted investment during a difficult time. |
| A．Ma's good qualities. | B．The importance of working hard. |
| C．The secrets of Ma's success. | D．hobby-catching rabbits. |
| A．day one | B．today |
| C．tomorrow | D．day one, to today and tomorrow |
3 . Parents often find children watch cartoons for three to four hours a day. Studies show that children start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, when they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often see this as a problem because most of the children are found to become addicted (上瘾的) to watching cartoons. Parents think if children spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind (落后) in study.
Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents a lot because they can do much work by making their children watch cartoons on TV.
When they watch educational cartoons, they can learn many things. They also help to improve their language Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Children can learn English well with the help of those cartoons. At the same time, some children can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons.
So sometimes we needn’t stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their children are watching the right things.
1. When do children start to watch cartoons on TV?| A．When they are six months old. | B．When they are two years old. |
| C．When they are six years old. | D．When they are three years old. |
| A．Because their parents don’t take care of them. | B．Because they have nothing to do at home. |
| C．Because they are not cartoon fans. | D．Because they like to watch cartoons. |
| A．Different languages | B．Friendship |
| C．Teamwork | D．History |
| A．Teachers | B．Children | C．Parents | D．Cartoon makers |
| A．Children can’t watch any kinds of cartoons. |
| B．It’s useful to stop children from watching cartoon. |
| C．Children can spend time watching cartoons on weekend. |
| D．Parents should let their kids spend some time watching the right cartoons. |
| Make the Internet a friend by using some of the great resources (资源) on it. There are many stories online that children can read. We’ve got your library started with the best online stories for children to read. | |
 | When the Grumpy Bug goes out, he finds that nobody wants to play with him because he is grumpy. Finally, he becomes good-tempered and has many friends to play with! This interesting story with cute characters was written by Robert Scull. |
 | Ziggity Zoom has a good story for children who love pirates (海盗). My Little Pirate was written by Sharon Pierce McCullough. I love My Little Pirate. It tells about the exciting trips of a little pirate and his friends. It’s one of the best online stories for children to read. |
 | Artie Knapp has written a funny story about Owen, a turtle, who is afraid of storms. Later, his elder sister helps him overcome his fear of storms. The Shell Shocked Turtle is a story every child who faces fear can refer to. I’m sure children can learn something important from the story. |
1. How can we make the Internet a friend according to the passage?
| A．By using great resources on it. | B．By watching movies all day. |
| C．By playing computer games. | D．By talking with good friends. |
| A．sad | B．friendly | C．angry | D．happy |
| A．The grumpy Bug | B．The Little Girl |
| C．The Shell Shocked Turtle | D．Mu Little Pirate |
| A．Yes, it is. | B．No, it isn’t. | C．Yes, it isn’t. | D．No, it is . |
| A．In a magazine. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．On the Internet. |
5 . Emmoni Lopez, a girl from Chicago, used to take dance lessons while her older brothers wrested (摔跤). But it turned out that she liked wrestling better. She has been practicing in a wrestling club for the last three years.
Lopez is not alone. A growing number of girls in the US are taking up wrestling. Officials with youth organizations in Chicago and the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) said they’ve seen more girls taking part in the sport in recent years.
Between the 2015—16 and 2017—18 seasons, the number of girls who joined the IKWF grew from 363 to 503. There’s a competition just for girls at the end of each year.
In Lopez’s program, about half of the students joining the club’s free youth wrestling camp this summer are girls, Lopez’s coach Frankie Zepeda said. The club also has an all girls camp.
As Zepeda said, many of the girls become interested in wrestling through their brothers. “They probably just learn to…fight back.” he said.
One of those girls is Yamilet Aguirre, 12. She took up wrestling because she was bored just watching her brother wrestle. “I can have fun doing it,” she said “Girls are just as strong as boys are.” She won the girls’ state championship (冠军) this spring.
Some colleges, such as North Central College, are planning to start girls’ wrestling programs. This will give girls more options (选择) and encourage more of them to take up wrestling.
1. According to the text, Emmoni Lopez decided to practice wrestling because ________.| A．her parents wanted her to wrestle | B．she wanted to learn something new |
| C．she was interested in wrestling | D．she was bored with dance lessons |
| A．There is a girls’ competition every two years. |
| B．More and more girls are joining in wrestling. |
| C．The number of girls taking up the sport has gone down. |
| D．There are more girls than boys playing the sport. |
| A．Introduce wrestling to girls | B．describe how weak girls can be |
| C．encourage girls to watch their brothers wrestle | D．explain why girls enjoy wrestling |
| A．More Girls Take up Wrestling | B．Sports Can Make People healthy |
| C．Interest is the Best Teacher | D．Different Opinions on Sports |
6 . As an ordinary person, what can we do when our nation is in danger? Gong Dafei has set us a good example. 30-year-old Gong comes from Datong, North China’s Shanxi Province. Not long ago, he was building Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province. After finishing his work there, he decided to give away all his salary(薪水) to the hospital.
It was not easy to build Huoshenshan Hospital. For thousands of workers like Gong Dafei, they had much trouble working there. However, all the workers never gave up. Instead, they kept working hard day and night. It took them only ten days to finish building a large hospital for saving more patients with COVID-19.
When Gong Dafei heard the news about building the hospital, he made a decision to join in without thinking twice. Although most of his family members disagreed because he might be in danger, Gong still left his home and arrived in Wuhan on January 30, 2020.
“Since the epidemic(传染病) broke out and spread, I’ve kept paying attention to the conditions of the disease,” he said. “We all know the hospital is of great importance to Wuhan and even the whole country, so I decide to give away all my salary from my work to the hospital.”
“I just want to do what I can and hope to welcome victory soon,” he added.
1. Why did Gong Dafei go to Wuhan?| A．To make some money. | B．To save more patients with an epidemic. |
| C．To give away money to Wuhan. | D．To help build Huoshenshan Hospital. |
| A．Hard and quickly. | B．Easily and quickly. | C．Easily and happily. | D．Difficulty and slowly. |
| A．hard-working | B．honest | C．brave | D．careful |
| A．An important hospital. | B．A kind building worker. |
| C．A fight against the epidemic. | D．Money spent on the hospital. |
Thank you! We have received your $500 donation(捐款) to the Pine Hills Senior Center. Because of you, we can go on serving the old people.
Kathy is one of the old people in our center. She was always sad after her husband died in an accident. Because of you, this year will be different for her. We will have a worker to look after her every day and cheer her up. Your $500 donation makes it possible for us to do that.
Last year, you helped us plant a garden with vegetables. Most old people tell us that it is their favorite place in our center. They work in the garden with some college students, and once a week they pick fresh vegetables from the garden and give a dinner for those volunteers. We hope you will join us soon for our weekly dinners. Kathy will be glad to cook tomato soup for you.
Yours,
Mary McHill
1. ________ gave away some money to the Pine Hills Senior Center.| A．Mary | B．Kathy | C．Mr. Taylor | D．Kathy's husband |
| A．died | B．left home | C．was sick | D．got lost |
| A．He gave away $500 to the center. |
| B．He planted a garden with vegetables in the center. |
| C．He sent vegetables to the center every week. |
| D．He went to have a dinner in the center every week. |
| A．They cook on their own every day. |
| B．They love working in the garden. |
| C．They all love Kathy's tomato soup. |
| D．They love playing with college students. |
| A．Mr. Taylor is a very kind man. |
| B．The Pine Hills Senior Center is a hospital. |
| C．Mr. Taylor used to live in the Pine Hills Senior Center. |
| D．The college students are looking forward to meeting Mr. Taylor. |
When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not be able to answer this question. But it’s very important to know how to deal with your waste. Not knowing how to deal with waste is harder to save energy and protect the environment.
If you don’t deal with your garbage, all of it will go to a landfill（垃圾场）and be buried ( 埋 ) together. These landfills can taken up large areas of ground. The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.
Now, many cities in China have taken actions in recent years. For example, Shanghai announced in July that they will divided the garbage into four groups: recyclable, harmful, wet, and dry.
Paper, metal, 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 ). these things are not recyclable.
Wet waste is also known as household waste. “They are things that you don’t want but pigs can eat,” Guangzhou daily explained.
Some waste such as plastic bags, beer bottles and other man-made things will go in the “dry waste” bin.
Many other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let’s encourage each other to deal with our waste well by sorting it to protect the environment.
1. It’s important to know how to deal with the trash because it helps________.| A．make much money by selling it | B．keep every neighborhood clean |
| C．develop children’s good habits | D．save energy and protect the environment |
| A．recyclable and non-recyclable | B．recyclable, non-recyclable and harmful |
| C．recyclable and other waste | D．recyclable ,harmful, wet and dry |
| A．Medicine | B．Paper | C．Battery | D．Fluorescent bulbs |
| A．焚烧 | B．掩埋 | C．分类 | D．消除 |
| A．The way to deal with waste. | B．The way to stop throwing waste. |
| C．The way to protect the environment. | D．The way to save energy. |
9 . Your third year of middle school was probably a difficult and busy time. You may have had trouble getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has be found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.
According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize(社交)with others. They are simply too tired to go out.
The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night's sleep -as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.
The results showed that the participants kept the person at a further distance if they hadn't gotten enough sleep. They might think the person intruded their personal space. But when the participants got a good night's sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.
According to a lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you look strange and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环).
So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, seeping well might help. "One night of good see makes you feel more outgoing and confident." Walker told the Daily Mail.
1. According to the passage, in the third year of your middle school, you may meet ____.| A．schoolwork problems | B．sleeping problems |
| C．feeling problems | D．eating problems |
| A．They wanted to know how they slept well. |
| B．They wanted to know how they closed to others. |
| C．They wanted to how much courage they had. |
| D．They wanted to know how sleeping influenced them. |
| A．丢弃 | B．侵犯 | C．远离 | D．拥有 |
| A．you are easy to get on well with others |
| B．you'll get much closer to other people |
| C．it causes you to sleep more the next time |
| D．you can't be a more social and popular person |
| A．Sleeping well. | B．Socializing with other people. |
| C．A sleeping test. | D．Being more outgoing and confident. |
10 . Wonder why can get mad so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It’s probably because you both have difference personalities(性格>.
Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react (反应> to everything around them from day to day.
So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?
Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因> and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺点>. Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.
If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.
Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change lifelong(终生的> habits in one night. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!
1. Personality is about the following except________.| A．how you behave | B．what you look like |
| C．how you react to something | D．how you think about something |
| A．when it’s still inside its mother | B．as soon as it’s born |
| C．after it’s born | D．when it can speak |
| A．possible | B．impossible | C．wrong | D．easy |
| A．only an outgoing person can make many friends |
| B．there is no way to change your lifelong habits |
| C．we should try to make ourselves become better |
| D．everyone can change their personalities soon |
| A．Blood type | B．Family life | C．School learning | D．Life skills |
