1 . 阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Sarah was a teenager. While she was studying abroad, she heard a full of feelings about returning home on the radio. 1. Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.

Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US. 2.They talk mainly about the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music bring us back to the “good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.3.它提醒我们生活中最好的东西是免费的, like laughter, friends, family and the beauty of nature and the countryside.

Sarah hasn’t been to Nashville yet, 4.但是有一天去那里是她的梦想. She hopes to see famous musicians sing live, too.

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2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Friends are very necessary in our life. Everyone     1     (need) friends. We all like to feel close to someone.     2     is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. However, friends always don’t get     3     well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will become friends again. If our friends move away, we will feel very lonely. And we will miss     4     (they) very much, but we can call them and write to them     5     (happy). And we can also make new     6     (friend).

There is more good news for people who have friends. They live     7     (long) than people who don’t have any friends. Why?     8     friends can make us feel happy.     9    (Be) happy helps us stay healthy.

All in all, it is     10     (importance) for us to have friends in our life.

3 .

Chen Fang is a teacher in Jinhua Middle School. To many students, she is like a mother.

During the vacation, Chen hardly has a rest. Instead, she pays home visits to village students of the school. Most students are left-behind children and they live with their grandparents. “When I see these special families and special children, I realize the importance of education. And it is one of the reasons why I want to stay here all these years,” says Chen.

Tang Ting is one of her students. She and her brother have a difficult life with their grandparents. Chen often visits the family. She helps the two children with their homework and plays games with them. “Chen is just like our mother,” Tang says,“I feel like I can talk to her about anything.”

Chen finished school in 2010. She first worked in Xiaping Primary School. She did her job well there. However, when Chen found out that Jinhua Middle School was going to close because there were not enough teachers, she went there and has worked there until today.

1. What does Chen Fang do during the vacation?

A．She takes a trip.

B．She works in the school.

C．She visits village students.

2. Why does Chen Fang want to stay in the village?

A．To care for poor children.

B．To give the children a good education.

C．To take care of the special families.

3. What can we learn about Tang Ting?

A．She lives with her parents.

B．She has a sister.

C．She loves her teacher Chen Fang.

4. Where did Chen Fang work at first after she left school?

A．In Jinhua Middle School.

B．In Xiaping Primary School.

C．In Huaithua Primary School.

4 . ①67-year-old Changchub Lhamo used to work at national nature reserve (国家自然保护区) in Riwoche, Tibet. She tried to protect red deer (马鹿) there. Seven years ago, Lhamo retired (退休) but she often returned to the reserve to visit her “friends”. How did their story begin?

②At the age of 15, Lhamo found three baby red deer while farming. She waited all day without seeing their parents, so she decided to take them home. Her family was not rich, but Lhamo tried her best to feed and take care of them. To keep them warm, Lhamo even let them sleep in her room on winter nights.

③The three red deer grew healthily under Lhamo`s good care. Two years later, Lhamo set them free to the wild. She said, “I didn`t want to leave them, but I knew that nature was their home.” To Lhamo’s surprise, the three red deer later returned to visit her often.

④The story of Lhamo and the red deer touched many people, and it even reached to the government. They set up a pasture for the red deer and invited Lhamo to work there. Lhamo accepted the offer. As the pasture later became a national nature reserve, Lhamo still worked there until she retired.

⑤Now, Lhamo’s two sons also work at the reserve. “I will follow my mom’s steps and protect the wildlife,” said Rinchen Tsephel, one of Lhamo’s sons.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. When did Lhamo retire?

A．In 2010.

B．In 2016.

C．In 2020.

2. What does “friends” in Paragraph ① refer to (指)?

A．Red deer.

B．Lhamo’s workmates.

C．Lhamo’s friends.

3. What did Lhamo do with the three red deer two years later?

A．She kept them at her house.

B．She took them to the national nature reserve.

C．She set them free to the wild.

4. What does pasture in Paragraph ④ mean in Chinese?

A．牧场

B．乐园

C．基地

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Lhamo set the red deer to the wild because her family was too poor to feed them.

B．Lhamo asked the government to set up a pasture for the red deer.

C．Lhamo’s sons will follow her steps and protect the wildlife.

5 . It was a day in April when Yang Yang, a 14-year-old girl, was getting ready to eat in a local restaurant. But then she carelessly dropped a plate full of food. She stood still and was at a loss (不知所措). The restaurant manager (经理) was nice. She comforted Yang, saying, “It doesn`t matter. We can give you another meal for free.”

Everyone thought that this small episode (插曲) would end like that. But, when Yang left after eating, the waiter found 75 yuan and a note on the table. The note said, “I`m sorry that the money might not be enough to make up (弥补) for your loss (损失), but that`s all I have. Thank you for your kindness.” The manager was deeply touched after reading the note. The money was probably a week’s worth of pocket money for the girl.

The manager posted this on social media (媒体) and called on a search for this young girl. Many newspapers re-posted it and joined the search. Finally, Yang was found after her teacher heard about the story. However, Yang thought it was not a big deal. “I have accepted other people’s help and should make up for their kindness,” she said.

People`s Daily commented (评论) on the story, saying that it showed the good in people. The manager was nice and cared about Yang’s situation. Also, Yang was grateful (感恩的) and responsible (负责的).

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。

1. Where did the story happen?

A．In a library.

B．In a museum.

C．In a restaurant.

2. What did the manager do after Yang dropped the plate?

A．She asked Yang to get out at once.

B．She offered Yang another meal for free.

C．She asked Yang to make up their loss.

3. What did Yang leave on the table after eating?

A．Some money and a note.

B．Some money and a letter.

C．Some money and a card.

4. How did the manager search for Yang?

A．She asked Yang·s teacher for help.

B．She posted this on social media.

C．She asked many newspapers for help.

5. What·s the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．The good in people.

B．A nice manager.

C．A grateful and responsible girl.

6 . 请听对话, 回答问题。
1. Who was Mary doing shopping with at ten yesterday morning?

A．Her parents.

B．Her father.

C．Her mother.

2. How did Mary go shopping?

A．By car.

B．By bus.

C．By subway.

3. What did Mary’s mother buy for herself?

A．A hat.

B．A shirt.

C．A pair of trousers.

7 . Zhang Kai is from Heilongjiang, and he was a policeman in the past. In October 2021, Zhang and his volunteer (志愿者) team drove to Shanxi to help out. The flood (洪水) broke a lot of houses there, and people needed help. Zhang and his team took boats, medicine and clothes there.

In fact, Zhang just came back from Putian, Fujian before that. In Putian, he helped fight against COVID-19. And before working in Putian, he was in Zhengzhou, Henan to help save people after the flood brought many problems to the city.

Zhang started his volunteer work in 2020. In January that year, he set up a volunteer car team and took the necessary things to hospitals in Dongguan, Guangdong. One month later, Zhang and his team traveled over 1,100 km to take doctors, COVID-19 patients (病人) and other useful things to Wuhan. From then on, Zhang and his team kept driving to different places to help others.

▲ To save time, Zhang and other volunteers often had to sleep in their own cars, and be on standby (待命) twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. “When people need help, I will go to help them,” said Zhang.

1. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

A．Being a policeman.

B．Going to Putian.

C．Helping people in Shanxi.

2. Where did Zhang Kai do volunteer work for the first time?

A．In Wuhan.

B．In Dongguan.

C．In Zhengzhou.

3. Which of the following sentences can be put in ▲ ?

A．People all think Zhang did a good job.

B．Everyone should play a part in helping people in need.

C．It was really hard for them to do the volunteer work.

4. We can know that the volunteers helped others mainly by ________.

A．serving food and water to people in need

B．taking the necessary things from place to place

C．buying the necessary things for people in need

8 . 根据提示写一篇短文，70个词左右。所给要点要用上，可适当发挥。
提示：
1. 林涛和王军是邻居，他们住在同一座公寓楼的二楼，他俩是好朋友；
2. 今天是星期六，他们不去上学，他们去公园野餐；
3. 从他们住的公寓楼到公园有15公里，所以他们坐公共汽车去；
4. 公园里有很多人，他们玩得很高兴。
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