1 . People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood appeared in 1883. It was Howard Pyle’s first book and it was a great success.
At the beginning of the story, Robin was just a young man, who was good at archery (射箭术). One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff (郡长) of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw, and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his “Merry Men”.
Robin and his “Merry Men” always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor”.
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin’s greatest enemy. He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king’s deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his “Merry Men”, but never succeeded.
1. What was Robin Hood like according to the passage?| A．Clever and full of fun. | B．Smart and serious. |
| C．Cruel to the poor people. | D．Good at telling stories. |
| A．enemy | B．criminal | C．king | D．fighter |
| A．Playing beautiful music for the rich. |
| B．Robbing the rich and helping the poor. |
| C．Stealing the king’s deer in Sherwood Forest. |
| D．Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham. |
① Robin became the leader of a group of outlaws.
② Robin asked the rich people to Sherwood Forest.
③ Robin killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
④ Robin gave poor people the gold he took away from the rich.
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| A．Robin Hood was a real man who once lived in England. |
| B．People can only read stories of Robin Hood from books. |
| C．The stories of Robin Hood are still very popular nowadays. |
| D．Robin Hood didn’t get help from strangers who he once helped. |
2 . After spending 40 hours playing the online game King of Glory, a middle school student had a stroke（中风）and nearly died. This happened in Guangdong province in April last year. It shows how bad things can get if one spends too much time on the Internet.
Among China’s 772 million Internet users, about 151 million of them are between the ages of 10 and 19, according to China Internet Information Center. It is necessary for parents and school to educate children to use the Internet in a good way.
To stop more teenagers from spending too much time on the Internet, the Ministry of Education（MOE）sent a letter to all parents in China on April 20,2018. It calls on them to pay more attention to their children’s online activities. It is also advised that children should make screen time less than 1.5 hours a day.
The MOE also sent a notice to primary and middle schools, asking them to monitor students’ Internet use. From now on, schools will pay more attention to their students’ Internet use and their use of mobile phones. Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent（暴力的）online things.
MOE’s messages leave us to think about why some of our children choose to sit before the computer day and night instead of going out to take in the fresh air. Maybe children should develop some healthy habits, like reading, playing sports and playing instruments. Also, it’s better to fill children’s weekends with family activities like doing housework together or visiting somewhere. The Internet can be a part of children’s life but not everything.
1. MOE sent messages to ________ for Internet use.| A．schools | B．parents | C．students | D．schools and parents |
| A．更改 | B．查阅 | C．避免 | D．打击 |
| A．1 hour. | B．2 hours. | C．3 hours. | D．4 hours. |
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3 . Who is Li Ziqi? For 7 million YouTube viewers and 20 million Weibo users, it’s easy to answer. The 29-year-old blogger’s videos about her country life recently become well-known. Her fans call her “the goddess of nature.”
She is worthy of this title. Cooking, painting, designing, farming, she is good at practising many kinds of skills. In her videos, Li wears Hanfu, Chinese traditional clothes that she made herself. She also keeps silkworms in order to make quilt for winter. Li grows plants as well. She is often seen preparing meals with vegetables picked from her backyard. She eats a seasonal diet.
“She performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy.” the South China Morning Post said. Li was raised by her grandparents in a small village in Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city to work, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother who was not in good health.
To make a living, Li runs online store. At first, she just used her video to advertise her product. But the simple pleasure she presented quickly won her many fans and she was encouraged to make more videos to show her traditional lifestyle. “In such tech-drive age, where everything comes so quickly, it’s nice to watch such a slow process shown without getting stressed,” one of her fans said online.
For her global audience, what is even more interesting is Li’s deep understanding of food, nature and Chinese culture. “I can see how good Chinese people are at cooking! I never thought of preserving meat like that!” one foreign fan wrote on YouTube.
As China Daily said, Li shows the world that Chinese people love good food and are good at making art out of the simplest materials. With her videos, she has spread Chinese culture to the world.
1. Why does the writer think Li Ziqi is worthy of the title “the goddess of nature”?| A．Because she knows many kinds of skills. |
| B．Because she has many fans all over the world. |
| C．Because she can make a living by making videos. |
| D．Because her country life become well-known recently. |
| A．why fans like Li and her videos. |
| B．what is special about Li’s videos. |
| C．how Li’s videos got popular on line. |
| D．why Li returned back to the countryside |
| A．She shows the simple pleasure of Chinese traditional life style. |
| B．She performs the work of a farmer with the grace of a fairy. |
| C．She has spread Chinese food and culture to the world. |
| D．She used her video to advertise her product on online. |
① Li came back to the village to look after her grandmother.
② Li began to make videos to advertise the products she sold in her online store.
③ Li grew up in a small village with her grandmother.
④ Li becomes famous at home and aboard because of the videos.
⑤ Li practises cooking, painting, designing and farming.
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4 . There is a new study on teenagers who are between 13 and 19 years old. The study shows that today’s teenagers are growing up more slowly than those before.
Scientists from San Diego State University have worked on a study on the behaviors（行为） of 8 million teenagers in seven different countries over the past 40 years. The results tell us that compared to the teenagers in the past, today’s teenagers are less responsible（负责任的）and that they take much more time to do things than their parents or grandparents did. They are also less likely to have a part-time job. What’s more, when they get older, they begin to realize that they should help their parents do housework, while their grandparents and parents helped do housework at a very early age, “This is a slow life strategy（策略）,” said Professor Jean Twenge.
“The development（发展）of today’s teenagers has slowed down. 18-year-olds are more like 15-year-olds in the past, ”added Professor Twenge.“ Teenagers are taking far fewer risks（风险）than those did in the past.” Scientists have also found that more teenagers spend longer time living with their parents instead of renting（租）their own room or apartment.
One of the reasons for these behaviors is that today’s teenagers would like to spend much time online. They keep on connecting with social media, watching videos or playing games on the Internet instead of living in the real world. Another one is that parents do much for their children and protect（保护）them too much. In fact, parents had better let their children do everything by themselves. They should try their best to make their children independent as soon as possible.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The study began from 1966. | B．The study is based on 8 million teenagers from America. |
| C．Teenagers in the past took more risks. | D．Today’s teenagers don’t like slow life. |
a. Because their parents do too many things for them.
b. Because it’s difficult for them to find a job in society.
c. Because they dislike living in the real world greatly.
d. Because they spend too much time online.
| A．ab | B．bc | C．bd | D．ad |
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| A．Teenagers around the World | B．The Slow Development of Today’s Teenagers |
| C．A Study on Teenagers in the Past | D．Different Ideas about Today’s Teenagers |
5 . ①Traveling is a good way to spend some time with your family and friends. Traveling not only relaxes you, but also teaches travelers about different culture. The most amazing part of traveling is enjoying delicious foods and shopping for different cultural things. But the most important thing which you have to do before going anywhere is to make successful traveling plans. Here are some useful tips.
②Decide your traveling place. To decide a travelling place, you can look for the tourist spots（地点）, its weather, the best time to visit it and the way to reach the place. But the most important is to think if the place is within your budget（预算）.
③Budget for your traveling. Money is very important for you to make a successful plan. So first think of the amount（数额）of money you can pay for a travel. Then make a traveling plan according to the money.
④Book your hotel. After you decide the place and save enough money, you should remember to book a hotel. If you forget it, it might happen that you won’t get the staying place.
⑤Make a list of all visiting spots according to your time and money. For this you can ask your friends who have visited that place earlier for some advice. Besides, you can get help on the Internet.
⑥Try to do something new and try new food. You can do something new like cultural shopping, cultural activities and exciting sports. During the trip, you can also enjoy delicious foods of different places. Enjoy each moment with your friends and family members.
1. How many pieces of advice（建议）does the writer give us?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．When deciding the traveling place, the most important thing is to find the best traveling time. |
| B．It’s never too late to book your hotel when you reach the traveling place. |
| C．You can get some advice about the traveling place from your friends or on the Internet. |
| D．Money is not so important when planning for your traveling. |
| A．How to enjoy your traveling. | B．What to do during a trip. |
| C．How to save money during a trip. | D．How to make traveling plans. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
6 . Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family names in these ways（方式）.
Some family names come from the places of their homes. If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be（可能是）Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood（树林）or the lake.
Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.
And many people get their family names from their fathers' family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.
1. In the passage, English people usually have _________ ways to get their family names.| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．Hill | B．Wood | C．Lake | D．Cook |
| A．place | B．hobby | C．job | D．country |
| A．Jack's father | B．Jack's best friend |
| C．the grandfather of Jack | D．the son of Jack |
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7 . ①Experts believe that there are more than 8 million restaurants in the world today. So it might surprise you to learn that restaurants, as we know them, have only existed for a few centuries. Before 1765, there were no restaurants. That is, there were no places that provided the restaurant experience. There was nowhere in which a waiter brought you food and drink that you picked from a menu. In fact, there were no menus anywhere.
②There were eating places travelers could go to centuries before that. The countryside was full of inns（旅店） that would serve food. And there were taverns（酒馆） where one could get drinks. The rich could also eat special meals prepared by private cooks. But none of them could be called a "restaurant".
③A man called Boulanger changed that. In 1765, he opened a place in Paris that sold soups. On his sign he used the word "restaurant" to describe what he was selling. At that time, soups were considered something that could help "restore" (恢复) your health—in French the word "restore" is "restaurer"—so he called the soups "restaurants". Soon, people started buying Boulanger's soups even when they were not ill. And over time, people began to use the word "restaurant" to refer to a place selling soup rather than the soup itself. More "restaurants" opened in France, and people began to buy soups more often.
④Later, restaurants in Paris began to serve other food besides soup. In the 1790s, menus started to appear. By the mid-1800s, there were many types of restaurants throughout the world. The United States offered coffee shops. Tea houses became popular throughout China. Paris created beautiful restaurants for the rich. The British began to copy the French, and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire.
⑤Today, cities are filled with all types of restaurants. Diners have millions of options from which to choose.
1. What is the passage mainly about?| A．How restaurants developed. | B．What made a good restaurant. |
| C．Who created the first restaurant. | D．Why restaurants became popular. |
| A．Restaurants only served food. | B．Restaurants were more expensive. |
| C．Restaurants were mainly in cities. | D．Restaurants had a list of meal choices. |
| A．Rich people. | B．Sick people. | C．Travelers. | D．Workers. |
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8 . People in the US love to keep cats and dogs. Denise Guastello, a teacher at Carroll University, made a study. It showed that cat people and dog people have some differences. Here are some of them.
Cat lovers may ignore rules.
Dogs can follow the rules better. It is hard to make a cat walk with you or teach them to sit, but dogs do those things easily. The same goes for dog lovers —they always follow the rules, but cat people may ignore the rules they dislike.
Cat lovers are more independent (独立的).
Cats are independent and cat lovers can go through the hard times all by themselves. But many dog people need someone's help when having problems.
Dog people are more outgoing.
Dogs love to spend more time with people. Dog lovers are the same. They are really outgoing. But cat people are a little shy and quiet, and they like staying home.
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That's because dog people have to wake up early in the morning and go for a walk with their pets. However, cat people keep sleeping and wake up whenever they want. Cats sleep more than dogs, so cat people have more free time than those who have dogs.
Some studies also showed that there are other differences. For example, cat lovers are smarter, and dog lovers are much friendlier. In fact, it is hard to know why.
1. What does the underlined word “ignore” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．忽视 | B．抛弃 | C．制定 | D．重视 |
| A．Cat lovers always need someone's help. | B．Dog people like to sleep all day at home. |
| C．Cats are smart and can follow the rules easily. | D．Cat people always have more time to do their things. |
| A．Dog people need friends. | B．Dog people don't like to sleep. |
| C．Cat people are much lazier. | D．Cat people like to work at home. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
9 . Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. It brings us sweet smelling flowers, fresh fruit and vegetables. But you can get more from your garden.
Gardening helps to keep healthy. Today’s people sit indoors for too long and don’t get much exercise. When you garden, you have to move around. It’s a good chance for you to exercise your body by watering flowers or doing some digging. Besides, when you are in your garden, you can feel the warm sunshine. This means you are getting Vitamin D. It helps your bodies use calcium (钙), which necessary to keep your bones (骨骼) strong.
It gets them off computers, televisions and phones. Gardening can be great teacher to teach children about nature and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the meaning of “No pains, no gains.”
Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationships. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbors. Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and so do gardeners. They usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.
1. When it’s_________, you can get Vitamin D in your garden.| A．sunny | B．cloudy | C．snowy | D．rainy |
| A．watching TV | B．watering flowers |
| C．walking dogs | D．playing with phones |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．Gardening is a great way to help us keep fit. |
| B．Gardening is a great way to do activities with children. |
| C．Gardening is a great way to meet people and build relationship |
| D．Gardening is a great way to get more from the garden. |
10 . Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom by myself. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla, “You look very unhappy,” she said, “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good grade in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I kept quiet, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions, “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla was away. And so was my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes (错误). My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How nice she was! I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and said, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that we were still best friends.
1. Why did the writer feel sad?| A．Because she got a bad grade in the Chinese test. | B．Because Vanilla got a good grade. |
| C．Because Vanilla had done better than her. | D．Because the teacher was angry with her. |
| A．Saying “hello” to. | B．Seeing me off. | C．Looking after. | D．Laughing at. |
①I felt unhappy. ②I had a Chinese test. ③Vanilla wrote the right answers for me.
④Vanilla took my paper away. ⑤I thanked Vanilla.
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| A．Beautiful. | B．Funny. | C．Kind. | D．Quiet. |
