1 . This is a happy family. There are three members(成员) in it.
| Hi! My name is Da Tou. I have a big head and two big eyes. I have no brothers or sisters. My parents love me very much. |
| This is my father. He is also my good friend. He has a small head and two big hands. He wears a pair of glasses. He is a reporter(记者), so he knows a lot. He often plays games with me. |
| This is my mother. She is a little fat. She often wears an apron(围裙). She is good at cooking. She works in a shop near our house. My mother is a kind woman. |
1. What does Da Tou look like?
| A．He has a small head. |
| B．He has two big hands. |
| C．He is wearing a green T-shirt. |
| D．He has two big eyes. |
| A．A teacher. | B．A doctor. | C．A reporter. | D．A worker. |
| A．reading | B．cooking | C．writing | D．playing games |
| A．Da Tou has a brother and a sister. |
| B．His father wears a pair of glasses. |
| C．His mother is a kind woman. |
| D．His mother works in a shop near their house. |
| A．A Good Reporter | B．Da Tou and His Friends |
| C．A Happy Boy | D．A Happy Family |
2 . John Steinbeck(1902-1968) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His novel The Pearl tells a story of an Indian fisherman.
Kino is a poor Indian fisherman, who makes a living by getting pearls out of water. His son is bitten by Scorpion (蝎子) but he has no money for treatment. One day he finds "the Pearl of the world" and he believes that his life will be magically changed. But people in the town want to cheat the pearl out of Kino and they also try stealing it. Kino's wife think it brings not good but bad luck, so she throws it into sea. But Kino got it back out of the sea again. On the way back home, they are attacked (攻击) again, and their house is burning in the flames (火焰). Before they flee (逃走) successfully, they are under another gun attack and their son is killed in gunshot. At that time, Kino realizes that pearl brings nothing good but the death of his son. Finally, he threw the pearl away into the sea again.
Everything has both the bright and the dark sides. If you are one-sided and blind to see the other side, you will lose what you have.
1. What is Kino's job?| A．A writer. | B．A fisherman. | C．A worker. | D．A farmer. |
| A．They tell Kino it is of no value. | B．They think they are cheated by Kino. |
| C．They are envious and want to get it. | D．They treat Kino kindly and are willing to treat his son. |
| A．Because his wife thinks it brings bad luck. | B．Because she wants to get a bigger one. |
| C．Because their son is killed. | D．Because she thinks it is not valuable. |
| A．Treat others as you would like to be treated. | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Every person can be kind and evil. | D．Good fortune lies within bad luck. |
| A．Cannot see. | B．Cannot hear. | C．Cannot fell. | D．Cannot smell. |
3 . Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980, in Shanghai, China. His mother, Fang Fengdi, was once the captain of China's national women's team. His father Yao Zhiyuan, played for a club in Shanghai. At the age of nine he grew faster than most kids. His health was a problem, too. His friends often made fun of his skinny (皮包骨的) arms because they looked like chopsticks. He played his first basketball game after his tenth birthday.
Yao Ming's seriousness about the game grew when he was 12 years old. He was sent to Shanghai's Provincial Sports School. At the school, his skills improved because of the coaches. Yao Ming's basketball hero was Arvydas Sabonis. He always tried to copy the way Arvydas played. His first chance came with a youth team, the Shanghai Oriental Sharks. In 1997 and 1998, Yao Ming played for the Shanghai Oriental Sharks. He played well in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. In October 2002, 22-year-old Yao Ming left for the United States and began his new career with the Houston Rockets. He was even chosen by the Western Conference to play in the 2003 All-Star Game in Atlanta.
1. Yao Ming played his first basketball game in ________.| A．1980 | B．1990 | C．1992 | D．2002 |
| A．Shanghai's Provincial Sports School | B．the Shanghai Oriental Sharks |
| C．the Western Conference | D．the Houston Rockets |
| A．Yao Ming's health wasn't good when he was a child. |
| B．Yao Ming didn't take part in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. |
| C．Yao Ming's father was once the captain of China's national men's team. |
| D．Yao Ming depended on himself to improve his skills. |
| A．航程 | B．目标 | C．事业巅峰 | D．职业生涯 |
| A．Yao Ming's team. | B．Yao Ming's family. |
| C．Yao Ming's introduction. | D．Yao Ming's basketball skills. |
4 . We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival.
Tan Xiaodong,15,Hong Kong, China
"It'll soon be Chinese New Year. Before it we'll clean the house and decorate it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we'll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival."
Wendy,16,Sydney,Australia
"Australia Day is on 26th January and it's an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there's lots of music and dancing. What fun!"
Amy,14,New York, USA
"The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It's still a very important day for families to be together. This year we're going to visit my grandparents and we'll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year."
1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
| A．do a lot of shopping | B．see lion and dragon dances |
| C．decorate the house for good luck | D．eat turkeys |
| A．have a meal in the countryside | B．go to a swimming pool |
| C．have a party at school | D．clean the house and dance |
| A．A country | B．A festival | C．A bird | D．A kind of drink |
| A．Australia Day is an important day for family members to get together |
| B．Different festivals have different customs |
| C．Many people go out for a picnic with friends |
| D．The first thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago |
5 . Huang Shengen tied a small blackboard to his motorbike, together with all his teaching things and an alarm clock around his neck, and then started his ride.
53-year-old Huang has worked as a primary school teacher for 35 years in Yichun, Jiangxi Province. As the only teacher in Shaniping Primary School, which was closed because of COVID-19, Huang went to 7-year-old Zeng Yufen's home. In the school, the girl is the only student living with her grandmother in a mountain village.
All primary school students were having online classes at home. However, Huang found that the network signal was poor at Zeng's home when he took books to the girl at the end of February.
In order not to disappoint her, Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom. He showed up at Zeng's home the next day with a blackboard, a ruler and a box of chalks.
Every morning, Huang rode about 15 kilometers up the mountain road to Zeng's home. After class, he played games with his student, and he also taught the student to draw flowers and the beautiful mountain village.
"I'm a teacher from a village, and my job is to teach her so that she might leave the mountain and live a better life in the future," Huang said.
1. Huang was ________years old when he started teaching at the school.| A．17 | B．18 | C．35 | D．53 |
| A．it was hard for the girl to take online classes |
| B．it was hard for the girl to get enough books |
| C．the girl was happy because she couldn't go to school |
| D．the girl lived with her grandfather in a mountain village |
| A．信号 | B．暗号 | C．标志 | D．迹象 |
| A．Huang can cook nice food for Zeng Yufen. |
| B．There were many teachers in Shaniping Primary School. |
| C．All primary school students were having online classes at school. |
| D．Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom for Zeng Yufen. |
| A．An art online class. | B．A great teacher from a village. |
| C．A mountain village. | D．A hard-working girl. |
| Storyline (故事情节): A group of clever dogs drive cars to work, play and party. Dates: July 20 ~ July 26 Mon. ~ Fri.: 11:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Sat. ~ Sun.: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Place: Children's Theater of Charlotte Duration (持续时间): 70 minutes Ticket Prices: Section A: 170 ~ 190 yuan Section B: 120 ~ 130 yuan Section C: 80 yuan Family packages (家庭套票): 220 yuan for four Section C tickets (11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. shows) Notice: Enjoyed by ages 4 and up  |
1. From the poster (海报), we can know the dogs are________.
| A．stupid | B．dangerous | C．smart | D．valuable |
| A．Six. | B．Seven. | C．Eight. | D．Nine. |
| A．At 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. | B．At 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. |
| C．At 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. | D．At 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. |
| A．75 yuan | B．220 yuan | C．380 yuan | D．480 yuan |
| A．A group of clever dogs drive buses to work, play and party. |
| B．Kids under 4 enjoyed the show very much. |
| C．You must join a family if you watch the play. |
| D．The show will go on for 70 minutes. |
7 . Animals are our friends. Sometimes they make trouble, but sometimes they can help us. And they hope to live a happy life, too. Here are two real stories from our readers.
The first story is from Ray. "My cat, Tiger, hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him. One year, I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours. During this time, I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help. Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed. 'What's he up to?' I wondered. To my surprise, he started to push something towards me. It was my iPad, which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor. He probably didn't know what it was, but he knew that it made me happy. Thanks to Tiger, I was able to communicate with my friend, Becky, who then told my doctor."
The second story is from Colin. "Years ago, my friend Julius saved a bird-a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉）from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage(笼子). It lost one of her wings, so she was unable to return to the wild. Soon, two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage. The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting. But as she couldn't fly, 'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree, keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo. 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad, leaving his mom behind. She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon. The family stayed together happily."
After reading the stories, don’t you think we should get along well with animals? No matter they are our pets or live in the wild, they have their feelings. We should respect every life in the world.
1. ________ is the owner of the cat.| A．Becky | B．Julius | C．Colin | D．Ray |
| A．phone | B．cat | C．iPad | D．bed |
| A．Julius caught it as a pet | B．she was badly hurt and couldn't fly |
| C．she preferred the life in the cage | D．"Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree |
| A．Ray, Becky and Colin are animal lovers | B．we shouldn't use iPad too much |
| C．friends should help each other | D．we should respect every life in the world |
| A．Sports news. | B．People and animals. | C．Health. | D．Travel. |
My name is Tony. I am English. I am twelve years old this year. I am tall and I am good at playing football. I am in Grade Seven. There are thirty boys and twenty girls in my class. We are learning Chinese in our school. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Wu. He is a little short, but he is very strong. He is very nice to us, I have some good friends in my class, Tom is a tall boy and has short black hair. He is good at playing football, too. Alice is short and she loves wearing red dresses. She is good at English. Shelly has long hair. She can speak Japanese and she likes swimming. We all study hard.
What about your school and your friend? Please write soon.
Yours.
Tony
1. Which country is Tony from?| A．America. | B．England. | C．China. | D．Japan. |
| A．He is Tony’s English teacher. | B．He is Tony’s father. |
| C．He is Tony’s friend. | D．He is Tony’s Chinese teacher. |
| A．50 | B．30. | C．20. | D．52. |
| A．Tom. | B．Alice | C．Shelly. | D．Mr. Wu. |
| A．Tony | B．Tom. | C．Shelly. | D．We don’t know. |
9 . “I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do?” Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, “How do you learn English?” He answers, “Only in the English lessons.”
The first thing I will say is, “That is not enough!”
If you want to speak English well, you have to practice. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.
In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say “nervous(紧张),” “scared（害怕）,” or some words like these. The second advice I can give is to relax. Don’t worry about making mistakes. If you can’t think of the right word to use, don’t worry about it, just say what you want to say.
Speaking English well isn’t just about practicing your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English programs.
1. How does Bill learn English?| A．He learns English by himself. | B．He learns English with people online. |
| C．He learns English at home. | D．He learns English only in English lessons. |
| A．Listening. | B．Writing. | C．Speaking. | D．Reading. |
| A．Because they don’t like English. | B．Because they are too shy . |
| C．Because they are students. | D．Because they worry about making mistakes. |
| A．Speaking English as often as you can. | B．Relaxing yourself when you learn English. |
| C．Listening to English as much as you can. | D．Living in England for some time. |
| A．The writer is an Englishman. | B．The writer knows nothing about English. |
| C．The writer is an English teacher. | D．The writer is Bill’s father. |
10 . I walked into a stranger as he passed by me.
“Excuse me.” I said.
He replied with a smile and said, “Please excuse me, too. I didn’t notice you.”
We apologized(道歉) and went for our own ways.
Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too near. When I turned to reach for some milk, I nearly knocked her over. “Move out of the way!” I shouted.
She walked away sadly. But I didn’t feel like I had to apologize to her.
While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me. “While dealing with a stranger, you were polite. But with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You will find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears in her eyes?”
I quietly went and sat down by my daughter’s bed.
“Honey, I am so sorry.” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?”
She said, “I found them by the tree. I picked them because they’re pretty like you. I knew you’d like them, especially the blue ones.”
I tearfully replied, “Sweetie, I’m really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn’t have shouted at you.”
“It’s OK. I love you anyway.” She said as she kissed me on my cheek.
If we can be polite to strangers, why can’t we do the same for the ones we love?
1. The writer was to the stranger who she walked into.| A．mad | B．honest | C．unkind | D．polite |
| A．In the kitchen. | B．By the tree. |
| C．In the bedroom. | D．In the garden. |
| A．The little girl shouldn’t cry. |
| B．She shouldn’t shout at their daughter. |
| C．She shouldn’t say sorry to the stranger. |
| D．Both he and his wife should apologize to their daughter. |
| A．Yellow. | B．Pink. | C．Blue. | D．Red. |
| A．Be friendly to strangers. |
| B．Mothers like flowers. |
| C．Be kind to loved ones. |
| D．Love between parents and children. |
