3 . During ancient times, children didn’t have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease (戏弄) him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.

Watching shadow plays(皮影戏)

The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.

1. According to the passage, the game of kicking a stone ball was _________.

A．played in summer

B．popular in North China

C．invented in Beijing

2. How is hide-and-seek usually played?

A．One plays and others watch.

B．Others hide and one tries to find.

C．One runs and others try to catch.

3. What does the underlined word “feature” mean in the passage?

A．特征

B．地貌

C．五官

4. Which ancient game is like watching a film?

A．Kicking stone balls.

B．Flying kites.

C．Watching shadow plays.

5. We can probably find this passage in _________.

A．a science book

B．a story

C．a magazine

4 .

Nowadays, more and more young Chinese get interested in a new way of having fun in their spare time. They enjoy playing a puzzle-solving game known as “an escape room”. In an escape room, a team of players work together to discover useful information, solve puzzles and finish tasks to get out of an enclosed space.

In such a game, different modern technologies, like augmented reality (增强场景), virtual reality and 5G, are used to create a fantastic world. Live actors also communicate with players to make the experience more real. With all of these, players will totally throw themselves into a story and pay their attention to their final goal— getting out of the room in a race against the clock.

He Shu, the director of a popular escape room program, says this game requires speed, problem-solving skills, creativity and patience. It gives players a strong sense of achievement when they complete tasks and break out of a room. It needs their reasoning (推理) skills, physical efforts and good teamwork,” she said. It’s a good ice-breaking tool to make new friends as well as grow closer to the old ones.”

So why is this puzzle solving game so popular? According to a study, the young people nowadays prefer spending more money on experiences than on products. The escape room game provides them with excellent experience. The other reason is just a FOMO (fear of missing out) effect. If you see someone go to a very cool place, you will probably go to ask, “Where is it? I want to go there as well.”

1. What do players in an escape room make efforts together to?

A．To communicate with live actors.

B．To leave the room as soon as possible.

C．To improve technologies used in the game.

2. Which of the following questions is answered in the second passage?

A．What is the escape room game like?

B．Where can we play the escape room game?

C．Why do the young like to play the escape room game?

3. What can people get from the escape room game according to He Shu?
① good language skills                 ② new friends and closer friendships
③ a strong sense of direction          ④ the feeling of being successful

A．①③

B．②④

C．②③

4. Which of the following is the FOMO effect?

A．The basketball game starts at eight. I mustn’t be late for it.

B．All my friends say my new dress is pretty. I’m so happy.

C．Many of my classmates have been to Disneyland. I’d like to go there, too.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Methods of Making New Friends

B．The Young’s New Way of Having Fun

C．Modern Technologies in Today’s Games

5 . 根据语篇内容，从方框中选出适当的单词，并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

courses   very   ago   strong   against   but   invite   discovered   writing   method

Go, known in China as weiqi (围棋), is a board game for two players. To win, one player must use black or white playing pieces, named stones, to surround (包围) more areas.

The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years     1    . It is one of the four Chinese traditional fine arts, along with playing the guqin,     2     and painting, so it owns a lot of fans in China. Now it is also popular in other parts of the world.

In Germany, many Go training     3     are offered. And sometimes professional (职业的) players from China are     4     to give talks to German Go lovers.

Andreas Urban, the chairman of Berlin Go Association,     5     a book on Go accidentally (偶然地). “I tried to understand the rules,     6     I couldn’t,” said Urban. And Schreiber, the vice chairman,said, “I advise children to learn Go. They can learn that there is always someone     7     than them and it’s OK to lose. They can also learn how to improve from their mistakes and say tomorrow will be better than today,” said Schreiber.

To the experienced players, Go can be     8     addictive (上瘾的), as it is not just for fun, but also has a deeper cultural background. When two players meet on the Go board, they follow the same rules, but may carry completely different     9    . One of the best ways to improve is to play     10     someone who’s stronger, as well as from different cultural backgrounds. This kind of cross-cultural communication helps the development of Go.

6 . During ancient times, children didn’t have a smart phone, iPad or computer to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with many interesting     1     to play in their childhood.

Kicking stone balls

Kicking stone balls is one of the best examples of such games. During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was very popular, especially in the northern part of China. As it was too cold there in winter, people often played stone balls to keep     2    . Stones were made into small balls and kicked with feet.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history—it was invented in the Dongzhou Dynasty. At that time, there was no paper, so the earliest kites were all made of wood     3     of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, which each has its own colors and sizes.

Playing hide-and-seek (捉迷藏)

Hide-and-seek is another traditional game for children. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease (逗弄) him. If he catches a player, the player will take his place and continue to catch others. The second way is more common. Players hide first and one child must try to find     4    .

Watching shadow plays (皮影戏)

The most similar thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was to watch a shadow play. Folk artists control puppets (木偶) behind the screen, telling stories     5     music on.

Playing diabolo (空竹)

Diabolo, often called Chinese Yo-Yo, is quite popular in Beijing. It is often made     6     bamboo or wood. When playing diabolo on ropes, you can hear a special but musical. It can be very challenging to play diabolo. But with years of efforts and practice, an excellent performer can throw and catch diabolo on a rope easily, just like a magician.

Playing “eagle (老鹰) & chicken”

One acts as the eagle, one as the mother chicken and the rest as chicks. Chicks stand in a line behind mother chicken. Each chick holds the clothes of the one in front. While the mother chicken’s job is to     7     the chicks with her arms, the eagle tries hard to catch the chicks. If one chick is caught, it should     8     the role with the eagle and the game will restart.

7 . 本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听内容，完成下面的句子，并将获取的信息填到答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。

Musical Chairs
What are needed	Some chairs, some people and a musical instrument, like a     1     or a drum.
How to play it	·Put the chairs in a row, with each chair facing in the     2     direction to the chair next to it. ·The players walk     3     the chairs in the same direction to the music. ·If the music is fast, the players should walk     4    . ·If a person cannot find a chair to sit on when music stops, he     5     out. ·The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

8 . During the summer holiday, some of you might have spent a lot of time playing video games online. However, you won’t be able to do this anymore. On August 30th, the government cut online gaming time for kids in order to stop them from losing themselves in playing online games.

A new notice says that game companies can only offer one hour of service to kids from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as well as on official holidays. Service cannot be offered at any other time. The companies must also make sure that users register (注册) and login (登录) with their real names.

Under earlier rules, kids could play online games for 1.5 hours on any day and three hours on holidays. But many parents have called for even stricter rules, Xinhua reported.

The new rules quickly caused discussion. Some people support them, while others are surprised at how strict the rules are.

“Kids can hardly control themselves, so they need rules,” one person wrote on Sina Weibo.

Others worry about loopholes. “What if kids use their parents’ logins?” another person asked.

The notice also calls on parents and schools to work together to make sure the rules are followed. Children are the future of a country. Protecting their physical and mental health is important. It is necessary for kids to know more about the related laws and rules.

1. The government cut ________ for kids on August 30th.

A．homework

B．online gaming time

C．after-class activities

2. Kids can play games ________ according to the new rules.

A．on Friday afternoon

B．after 10 p.m. on Saturday

C．at 8 p.m. on Sunday

3. The underlined word “loopholes” means ________ in Chinese.

A．疑问

B．措施

C．漏洞

4. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Stop Going Online

B．New Gaming Rules

C．Shorten the Summer Holiday

9 . Tom and Jack are in the park. “Look! Here is a letter,” Tom says. He picks it up (捡起) and reads it.

Hi, boys and girls, follow (遵从) the letter and find the treasure (宝藏) in the park. You can only find it with a friend...

“It’s not true (真的),” Jack says.

“Come on!” Tom says. “It’s just a game. Let’s see what we can find.”

Tom and Jack walk down the road and turn left at the crossing. “What’s next?”Jack asks.

Go along the road until you see a bridge. Cross the bridge. Turn left and keep walking. Turn right in front of a tall tree. Go down until you get to a small garden. The last clue (线索) is around.

They walk around the garden. Soon, Tom finds a sign in the flowers. It writes, “The treasure is the friend with you.”

“You’re my treasure, Jack.”

“You are mine, too.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “it” refers to (指代) ________.

A．the letter

B．the treasure

C．the game

D．the park

2. Tom asks Jack to ________.

A．go to the park with him	B．read the letter for him
C．play the game with him	D．find the treasure for him

3. Tom and Jack ________ before a tall tree and then walk down to the garden.

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Tom writes a letter to Jack.	B．The last clue is in the flowers.
C．Jack finds the last clue first.	D．Tom gives the treasure to Jack.

5. Which is the best title?

A．It’s Just a Game	B．Let’s Help Each Other
C．We Have a Good Time	D．You Are My Treasure

10 . 阅读下面的短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项， 使短文通顺， 结构完整， 其中有一项是多余的

Children’s games in ancient China

Unlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smartphones or computers to enjoy themselves.     1     Let’s take a look.

Kicking stone balls.   

During the Qing dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

Flying kites.   

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjing kite and Weifang kite. Each of   them   has special features.     2    

Playing hide-and- seek.   

Hide-and -seek is a traditional game for children. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play it. One way is covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease him.     3    

    4         

The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment in ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulated puppets behind the screen, narrating stories.

Setting off fireworks.     

Fireworks have a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.     5     After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joints. Fireworks are still set off during Chinese Spring Festival.

A．Watching shadow plays.

B．For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style.

C．Shadow plays were one of the most popular entertaining form in ancient times.

D．To scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make them explode (爆炸).

E．The other way is that one child must try to find those who have hidden.

F．Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.