1 . 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.

2. The writer wants to tell us _______ in Paragraph 5.

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

3. Which of the following is not the reason why people like Li and her videos?

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.

4. Which is the correct order according to the passage?
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.

A．③①⑤②④

B．⑤②③①④

C．⑤③①②④

D．③①②⑤④

2 . Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.

In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.

For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone number or on their vehicle license plate (车牌照) number. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 pm on Aug 8, 2008.

The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龙袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children. The number 9 also stands for “long lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes (求婚) to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.

So what’s an unlucky number in China? One example is 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.

Because of this, many buildings skip (跳过) the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in the West. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors.

1. What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?

A．The shape of the number.	B．The sound of the number.
C．The history of the number.	D．The spelling of the number.

2. A building whose highest floor is 60 in Hong Kong might only have ________ physical floors if it skips all the unlucky numbers.

A．35

B．44

C．50

D．60

3. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is best?
   (①=Paragraph 1   ②=Para. 2   ③=Para. 3     ④=Para. 4   ⑤=Para. 5   ⑥=Para. 6)

A．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥	B．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥
C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥	D．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥

4. What is the story mainly about?

A．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Western culture.	B．Meanings of different lucky numbers.
C．Meanings of different unlucky numbers.	D．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture.

3 . How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time.

About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow(影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3, 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.

In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.

There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.

1. According to the passage, we can’t use ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.

A．water clock

B．sun clock

C．digital clock

D．mechanical clock

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ordinary” in the third paragraph?

A．现代的

B．特殊的

C．富有的

D．普通的

3. How many kinds of clocks are mentioned in the passage?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

4. Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage?
(①=paragraph 1 ②= pargaph 2,…)

A．	B．
C．	D．

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The importance of time.	B．The development of timekeeping.
C．The inventions of clocks.	D．The history of a digital clock.

4 . ①Most people want to be happy,but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness.Aristotle,a Greek thinker,said,"Happiness depends on ourselves." In other words,we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

②The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.Too often,we spend so much time thinking about the future - for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present.You should enjoy life's simple pleasures. Such as reading a good book,listening to your favorite music,or spending time with close friends.People   who   have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

③Another secret to living a happy life is to be active,and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time.Many people experience this dancing,or playing a sport,such as swimming.You can forget about your problems,and only think about the activity.

④Finally,many people find happiness in helping others.Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others.If you want to feel happier,do good things for someone.You can help a friend with his or her studies,go shopping to buy food for an elderly person,or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．

1. The second paragraph tells us that ．

A．we shouldn't think about our future	B．some people fail to live a happy life
C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life	D．the more friends you have,the happier you will be

2. The writer thinks that ．

A．hobbies take up too much time	B．it's wrong to spend time on work
C．everyone knows how to live a happier life	D．doing good things for someone can make you happier

3. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT TRUE？

A．Happiness is always around us in some small things．

B．People are able to find and make their own happiness．

C．Money and success will never bring people happiness．

D．An active person who enjoy simple life must be very happy．

4. Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage？

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. The passage mainly tells us ．

A．how lo enjoy life	B．the secrets of happiness
C．what Aristotle said about happiness	D．the ideas for helping other people to be happy

5 .

International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人)aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups: Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over) ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language) The winners of each group will receive￡1000. RULES: All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself. Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017. To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

1. The World Poetry Day is on_____.

A．March 28th

B．March 3rd

C．March 21st

D．August 28th

2. The purpose of the World Poetry Day is_____.

A．to encourage the British to write poems

B．to teach children how to read and write poems

C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D．to help people to read, write and teach poems better

3. The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT_____.

A．that poets can write poems in any language

B．that poets must use their unpublished poems

C．that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

D．that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs.

4. Poets can get ￡1000 if_____.

A．they win in the group	B．their poems are published
C．they enter the competition	D．their poems are written by themselves

5. Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?
①Pay￡5 for each poem.
②Visit the Centre Shop.
③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right –hand corner of their document.

A．①②③④

B．②①③④

C．②①④③

D．③④②①