1 . Shadow puppet play(皮影戏), also called “shadow play”, is a traditional Chinese art of storytelling. Dramas were played out in screen or walls for thousands of years to entertain(娱乐) and instruct. It was very popular in many parts of China during the Tang(618—907) and Song(960—1279) periods.
Shadow puppets are made of hard leather(皮革). The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Different colors are used to show good and bad of person in the drama. Some puppets have movable arms and legs. They’re shown on the white screen through the light.
During a shadow puppet play, the players stand behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. The players hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different roles.
Now because of TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. But the basic principle(原理) and ways of shadow performance played an important role in the invention of the modern movie and the development of the movies and cartoons. Nowadays, the Chinese shadow puppet plays have been collected by museums of many countries in the world. It is the treasure in the world culture and art family.
1. Shadow puppet play was very popular ________.| A．between the year 907 and the year 960 |
| B．before the Tang and Song periods |
| C．through the Tang and Song periods |
| D．after the Tang and Song periods |
| A．The puppets | B．The players | C．The inventors | D．The screen |
| A．艺人 | B．木偶 | C．观众 | D．皮影 |
| A．Shadow play is an art of storytelling to entertain and instruct. |
| B．The colors of each shadow puppet have different meanings. |
| C．Shadow play is regarded as the treasure in the world culture. |
| D．Shadow play is unimportant for the development of cartoons. |
| A．Shadow Play—A Traditional Chinese Art | B．The History of Chinese Shadow Play |
| C．How to Put on a Shadow Play | D．The Steps to Make Shadow Puppets |
2 . Micah is my 12-year-old daughter. We used to do many things together. But these days, “I’m good” is about all she says to me, which means “Leave me alone”.
I wondered why she didn’t want to do things with me. When I set table for dinner one evening. I heard Micah shout, “Mom, come quickly!” I rushed out and found a little baby bird on the ground. My eyes went up to the branches (树枝) . For the last few weeks we had watched the birds make a nest and lay eggs there.
“The wind must have blown him out of the nest,” I said.
“No, it was Mr. Whiskers, our cat. You let him go outside!” Micah said.
I realized she was right. So I said sorry and put the bird back. As soon as we went inside, she began to search for what to feed it on the computer carefully. And I found she focused on the screen more than ever before. She didn’t even have dinner with me.
“It needs a name.” Micah said.
“How about Chance? I think he has a good chance of living with your help.” I said.
“I like it.” said Micah.
Early the next morning, I got up to mix the bird food that Micah found on the Internet. But Chance didn’t need it, because his mother was back!
Weeks later, we went to check on Chance. The nest was empty. Chance was standing proudly on a branch. He has grown up!
Then I realized Micah wasn’t a little girl any longer. She is her own person.
1. From the first paragraph, we can know that Micah __________ these days.| A．feels lonely at home | B．wants to stay by herself |
| C．spends much time with mom | D．has a fight with mom |
| A．the wind | B．the cat | C．the branch | D．the mother bird |
| A．had a look at | B．took risks of | C．played a part in | D．paid attention to |
| A．Chance of growing up | B．Freedom of a bird |
| C．Wish from a girl | D．Love from mother |
3 . A recent report shows many people’s habits have changed during the period of staying at home. Although everyday social lives have returned now, some habits still remain in our daily life.
1. From the report we know many people have online classes at __________.
| A．8:00 a.m. | B．8:00 p.m. | C．9:00 a.m. | D．9:00 p.m. |
| A．stay away from others | B．save some money |
| C．get the food faster | D．keep the food fresh |
| A．keeping pets | B．travelling abroad | C．learning languages | D．eating at restaurants |
| A．School World. | B．Social Life. | C．Sports Field. | D．Science Study. |
4 . The Dunhuang Academy (研究院) used AI (人工智能) technology to work with a big Chinese technology company Huawei. They started a new way to show the Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟) in Gansu Province. Huawei’s new AI platform (平台)—Hetu is connected with Digital (数字化的) Dunhuang. It can offer visitors a 360-degree virtual (虚拟的) tour of the Mogao Grottoes by using phones.
The high-tech show means that visitors can spend less time inside the Mogao Grottoes and it will be better for protecting them. Also, visitors can get more information about them. We can achieve a better balance between protection and visit. What’s more, we can find new ways of helping develop Dunhuang art. Since the early 1990s, the Dunhuang Academy has used digital technology to keep information about the grottoes. So far, it has collected plenty of information and has achieved global (全球的) sharing. It has played an important role in the research of the grottoes and the progress of many art works.
The project creates a new experience. When people visit the place, they not only get the real grotto but also can better enjoy the beautiful painting art of grotto murals (壁画) through high-tech experience. Besides, the technology can better show the rich cultural parts such as the nine-color deer (鹿) and flying Apsaras (飞天) in the Dunhuang murals around the visitors. In the future, the Dunhuang Academy will continue to work with Huawei to create a more colorful virtual experience on the platform.
1. Visitors can have a 360-degree virtual tour of the Mogao Grottoes __________.| A．by using phones | B．by watching the movies |
| C．by watching TV | D．by using the computers |
| A．since the early 2010s | B．since the late 1990s |
| C．for about 20 years | D．for about 30 years |
| A．visitors can learn more about the Mogao Grottoes |
| B．we can get a better balance between protection and visit |
| C．the high technology can better show the rich cultural parts |
| D．it can be helpful to the progress of all art works |
| A．The Mogao Grottoes are in Liaoning Province. |
| B．Huawei company offers high technology support. |
| C．The Dunhuang Academy has achieved sharing only in China. |
| D．Visitors can enjoy neither flying Apsaras nor the nine-color deer. |
| A．The Mogao Grottoes | B．AI Technology |
| C．Mogao Grottoes Go High-tech | D．A More Colorful Virtual Experience |
5 . The first time I saw Kai, she was sitting in my front yard,hugging my dog Harley. She and her husband Sean had just moved into a small house down the road from us. I think that she was drawn (被吸引) to Harley’s friendly character, just as he was drawn to hers. From the second I talked to her, I knew Kai would be a good friend. Her smile and good cheer made me feel better just being around her. Her voice was always full of happiness.
It didn’t take long before everyone got to love Kai in our neighborhood and adults, visited her home often. When we visited her, she listened to all of our troubles and then said something so wise that we left her home happily. Sometimes I read my stories to her and she always encouraged me to keep writing. Although she already had four cats, she also adopted a homeless dog.
When we talked for the first time, Kai told me that she was in terminal cancer (癌症晚期). But she lived each day with such cheer that I often forgot how ill she was. Later, she died on a cold winter day with heavy snow falling down.
During the short time we had together, I learned so much from Kai about how to truly live. She taught us so many lessons about kindness, happiness, hope and cheer.
1. The writer saw Kai __________ for the first time.| A．on the street | B．in the writer’s front yard |
| C．near the river | D．in a small house |
| A．sad | B．worried | C．nervous | D．happy |
| A．收 | B．推选 | C．采用 | D．承袭 |
| A．Kai had a lovely dog called Harley. |
| B．Kai died on a cold and snowy day. |
| C．The people in the neighborhood didn’t like her. |
| D．The writer was always encouraged to keep painting. |
| A．how to look after pets | B．how to stay healthy |
| C．how to truly live | D．how to give useful advice |
6 . Trip to Moonlight Island
| Day 1（Oct.4） 9:00 Meet at Red Star Airport ◇The Old Town ◇The Historical House 12:30 Lunch（The famous fish） ◇Windmill Park ◇Dolphin watching 18:00 Dinner（Rice noodles） ◇Rainbow Bridge | Day 2（Oct.5） 9:00 Breakfast（Bread and milk） ◇Rose Mountain 12:30 Lunch（A BBQ） ◇Waterside Farm ◇Back 18:00 End at Green Bush Airport Have a nice trip! |
| Cost:$200 each person *If you book（预订）the trip before Farmers’ Harvest Festival（Sept.23），you can get 20% off. *Kids under 9 are free. | |
1. Tourists will meet at Red Star Airport __________ on Oct. 4.
| A．at 8:00 | B．at 9:00 | C．at 10:00 | D．at 12:30 |
| A．bread and milk | B．a BBQ | C．fish | D．rice noodles |
| A．Windmill Park | B．Rainbow Bridge | C．Waterside Farm | D．Rose Mountain |
| A．$40 | B．$160 | C．$200 | D．$320 |
| A．by plane | B．by boat | C．by train | D．by car |
7 . Central Museum
Exhibitions（展览会） The Central Museum is an exciting place to visit. These days we have exhibitions on: Changes in the English language over the past 400 years the history of international business from 1400 to 1900. There are guided tours for large groups, schools and college groups. Cost Admission（入场费）is free. Opening times: The museum is open: Wednesday 9: 30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. Thursday 9: 30 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. How to find us The museum is in Park Street. By bus: Buses 10 and 23 stops outside the museum. By train: The nearest station is Lane Central. It’s a five-minute walk. We’re sorry that there isn’t any car parking. Further information For more information. Please call the help desk at 488009. |
1. We can learn about ________ from the exhibition about international business.
| A．its history after 1900 | B．its history before 1400 |
| C．500 years of its history | D．the past 400 years of its history |
| A．4:00 p.m. on Thursday | B．5:00 p.m. on Wednesday |
| C．10:00 a.m. on Friday | D．9:30 a.m. on Saturday |
| A．3 minutes | B．5 minutes | C．10 minutes | D．23 minutes |
| A．One can go to the museum by bus | B．The museum has a big parking lot. |
| C．College groups have to pay to visit the museum. | D．The telephone number of the help desk is 400889. |
| A．dictionary | B．diary | C．newspaper | D．storybook |
8 . I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel old yet. However, sometimes I think of my childhood and compare the things in the past with the things for today’s kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is television. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, however, have been problems.
When I started school, most families in my village didn’t have a television. Televisions were beginning to get popular. They were new and expensive. My father saved money for a whole year and bought a small black and white set. I still remember watching my favorite cartoon on this fascinating machine. I even invited all my friends over. That was exciting!
Now. televisions have come to every home in my village, and many families own more than one television. The pictures are in full color and far clearer. The screens are so wonderful that they are more like those of movies. The variety and quantity（种类和数量）of programs have increased greatly, too. There are over one hundred channels（频道） available. As for the programs, there are many fine educational shows. On the other hand, there is a lot of rubbish, things that parents don’t want their kids to watch. Experts warn that television has a very big influence on kids and much of it is negative（消极的）.________
Television isn’t what it used to be. I wonder what it will be like when today’s kids are my age. What do you think？
1. The writer is more than _______ years old.| A．40 | B．50 | C．60 | D．70 |
| A．new and cheap | B．useful and cheap | C．old and useless | D．new and expensive |
| A．a month | B．six months | C．a year | D．two years |
| A．All the changes about television have been improvements. |
| B．The writer once visited all his friends to watch TV at his house. |
| C．Many families in the writer’s village have over two televisions. |
| D．Experts warn all the parents not to buy any televisions for children. |
| A．So teenagers can watch any program they like. |
| B．So teenagers shouldn’t watch programs anymore. |
| C．So it’s necessary for teenagers to choose programs correctly. |
| D．So it’s not necessary for teenagers to choose programs correctly. |
9 . My name is May. Anna Freeman was my English teacher in the ninth grade. She was humorous and kind, so I loved being around her. She was also a good listener. At the end of the year, she said that she was moving to Florida, and I was sad. We gave our addresses to each other and became pen pals. I could tell her anything, and she treated me with respect (尊重) even though I was a teenager. In Florida, Mrs. Freeman became a realtor (房地产经纪人) and was very busy, but she always found time to write letters to me. She wrote interesting stories and always took my worries and problems seriously.
One summer holiday, Mrs. Freeman invited me to visit her in a letter. I missed her very much so I accepted her offer. I spent three weeks with her in Florida, excited to do anything from washing dishes to visiting museums with her. Her love of music and creative writing encouraged me to go on with my dream.
Two years later, she surprised me by coming to my high school graduation ceremony（毕业典礼）. Later that year, when I arrived at her house, I hoped to talk to her about my future plans, but instead she was in hospital. I went to the hospital and was shocked to find that she was seriously ill. A month later, after I got back home, I got a call that Mrs. Freeman had died.
To this day, more than 50 years later, I still remember her smile and the advice she gave me. From time to time, I read her letters again, thinking of the wonderful time we spent together.
1. Mrs. Freeman ________ after she moved to Florida.| A．worked as a teacher | B．lived quite a busy life |
| C．seldom wrote to the writer | D．had lots of worries and problems |
| A．bored | B．surprised | C．worried | D．excited |
| A．She gave an excellent speech. |
| B．Mrs. Freeman surprisingly came to it. |
| C．Mrs. Freeman was seriously ill that day. |
| D．She told her parents her future plan that day. |
| A．in a hospital | B．in the writer’s school |
| C．on the street | D．at Mrs. Freeman’s home |
| A．a graduation ceremony | B．a successful realtor |
| C．May’s worries and problems | D．May’s English teacher |
10 . Albert Einstein and Wolfgang Mozart are possibly the two most famous examples of people who are geniuses (天才). But unlike Mozart, Einstein wasn’t very talented as a kid. Born in Germany in 1879, he was slow to learn to speak, and he was a normal student at school. He was interested in math and science, but he liked to study at home better. Later he studied to be a teacher, but he didn’t find a job in a school and for some years, he was an office worker. A lot of Einstein’s most famous ideas were the result of study in his free time, when he also played the violin to relax.
From 1908, he was a university teacher for many years, first in Europe and then in the US. He was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He was famous for the theory of relativity (相对论), but only several scientists could understand it. His biggest dream was to find one explanation for the basic (基础的) ideas in physics but he died before this was possible.
As a famous scientist, Einstein got letters from people around the world. Some of the letters were from children and he always answered them. One letter was from a girl with math problems at school. “Do not worry about your difficulties in math” was his answer. “I can tell you that mine are still greater.”
Einstein died in a hospital in 1955. He was named “Person of the Century” in 1999 by Time Magazine.
1. Einstein ________ when he was a kid.| A．liked to study at home | B．had no friends at school |
| C．was a very talented student | D．showed no interest in science |
| A．read books | B．took long walks |
| C．watched movies | D．played the violin |
| A．Einstein died before his dream came true. |
| B．Einstein’s dream came true before he died. |
| C．Einstein died before winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. |
| D．Einstein died before discovering the theory of relativity. |
| A．44 | B．55 | C．76 | D．79 |
| A．The Theory of Relativity | B．Two Great Geniuses |
| C．Einstein’s answer to a letter | D．Person of the Century |
