1 . The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, with their heads _______ in the newspaper. The headlines today _______ suicide bombers（ 人体炸弹）and of horrific attacks that they say were carried out by members of our community.

Something on the journey is _______. I am not _______ anything that would show I am a Muslim. I normally do not _______ it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. _______ I sense an uneasiness in the carriage（车厢）. People are _______. No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being _______ unfriendly towards me. But I think the looks I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.

       People are looking around for things and people that look suspicious（可疑的）. I am doing it a bit _______ and in the coming days, as more claims（声称）are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get __________. As you look around the __________, it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are __________ thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do” but they __________ understand we condemn（谴责）this like everyone else.
       Whoever did this didn’t ask about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect __________ human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about being caught up in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that’s how we will __________ this difficulty.1.

A．buried

B．laid

C．hidden

D．looked

2.

A．tell about

B．talk over

C．think out

D．speak of

3.

A．different

B．difficult

C．easy

D．interesting

4.

A．putting on

B．dressing

C．wearing

D．having on

5.

A．unless

B．until

C．before

D．after

6.

A．However

B．Thus

C．But

D．And

7.

A．calm

B．noisy

C．quiet

D．cheerful

8.

A．in a way

B．in one way

C．in no way

D．in any way

9.

A．itself

B．himself

C．myself

D．oneself

10.

A．better

B．worse

C．more

D．less

11.

A．carriage

B．bus

C．train

D．taxi

12.

A．surely

B．certainly

C．probably

D．hopefully

13.

A．have to

B．might

C．are able to

D．may

14.

A．with

B．of

C．for

D．to

15.

A．get away

B．get off

C．get out

D．get through

3 . Pandas not only are a national treasure, but also have played an important role in China’s diplomacy, known as “panda diplomacy”. According to Japanese Royal Annual《日本皇家年监》, the practice of “panda diplomacy” dates back to the Tang Dynasty, when Empress Wu Zetian sent a pair of pandas to the Japanese emperor (皇帝) to express China’s friendship with Japan.

China restarted panda diplomacy in the 1950s when China sent two pandas to the Moscow Zoo. By 1982, Ching had given 23 pandas to nine different countries and truly helped to improve the understanding between different countries. However, most of them died. So China shopped giving away pandas in the 1980s. Instead, the pandas are lent to other countries. They are to be returned to China after 10 years.

____▲____ According to Xinhua, their eating habit is one significant point. Their nutrition mostly comes from bamboo shoots. Adult pandas eat about 40 kilograms of bamboo per day. Pandas can also be quite picky. How picky? Well, they refuse to eat bamboo shoots after they have blossomed (开花).

It takes 10 years for a new crop of bamboo to grow up and many countries do not have an environment suitable for bamboo growth. This means that food has to be imported (进口). In August, Calgary Zoo in Canada said that because of COVID-19, they couldn’t provide enough fresh bamboo for pandas. This may mean that they have to send pandas back though they deeply hope these pandas continue to serve as close friends between China and Canada.

But countries are still trying their best to push this special type of diplomacy. “Our people do love pandas. We regard it as a good way to keep connection with China. We are willing to do more to develop it.” Steven Monfort, director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, told China Daily.

1. “Panda diplomacy” is _____.

A．a national treasure and an important role

B．a role pandas played in China in Tang Dynasty

C．A history written in the Japanese Royal Annual

D．a way to develop relations with foreign countries

2. Which sentence can be put in the ___▲__?

A．Why do pandas eat so much bamboo and are so picky

B．Why can’t bamboo shoots grow well in other countries

C．Why is it hard for pandas to survive in other countries

D．Why did China send many pandas to foreign countries

3. What is Steven Monfort’s attitude (态度) towards “Panda diplomacy”?

A．He is supportive.	B．He feels shocked.
C．He is uninterested.	D．He doesn’t mind it

4. We can infer from the passage that _____.

A．Wu Zetian sent pandas to Japan to express China’s friendship

B．By 1982, China had given 22 pandas to nice different countries.

C．COVID-19 made it hard for some zoos abroad to keep pandas alive.

D．China stopped sending pandas in the 1980s because they mostly died

4 . What is Chinese music? You may think of the soulful(凄婉的) tones of erhu, or the bright notes of guzheng. But now China is welcoming more modern musical styles from many other cultures.

Rock music, for example, is somewhat new to China. In 1986, Cui Jian, known as China’s “godfather of rock”, performed his hit song Nothing to My Name in Beijing. After that, hundreds or even thousands of rock bands(乐队) began to come up and then got popular in China. Major Chinese music companies(公司) are bringing rock music to bigger people. They started to send many of their singers to different countries in 2010.

Pop and hip-hop have also become more popular over the years. Pop music really started to rise(崛起) in China in 1982, thanks to singers like Li Guyi and Tayu Lo. In more recent years, K-pop (pop music in Korea) has got a strong point in China.

In Fact, hip-hop is on the rise thanks to the reality TV show The Rap of China in 2017. Since then, new hip-hop singers have popped up in cities all over China, particularly in Chengdu, which is home to the Higher Brothers rap group.

1. When did pop music begin in China? ________

A．In 1982.

B．In 1986.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2017.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “come up” in Chinese? ________

A．走进

B．发生

C．出现

D．上升

3. According to the passage, what makes hip-hop on the rise? ________

A．The show The Rap of China.	B．Many rock bands.
C．Major Chinese music companies.	D．The song Nothing to My Name.

4. There are ________ kinds of modern music mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

5. What’s the main idea of the passage? ________

A．K-pop becomes strong in China.

B．Erhu and guzheng are Chinese music.

C．Many people in Chengdu like rock music.

D．Modern music in China comes in many types.

6 . People’s life in astrology, the zodiac is divided into twelve star signs. Each star sign has its own characteristics. People gave each star sign one of the four elements (元素) of fire, air, earth and water. It has been popular for a long time. There are three star signs under each element, just as the following form shows.

Elements	Star Signs
Fire	Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth	Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Air	Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water	Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

       In both China and Greece, people began to study stars and planets thousands of years ago. They used astrology to help them make decisions. They watched stars and planets to decide when to hunt, fish, plant or make wars.

Today astrology is very popular among people all over the world, especially teenagers. But one thing you have to remember is that you should not expect astrology to tell you everything about your future. Remember your life is in your own hands.

1. How many star signs are there under each element?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Twelve.

2. What did people use astrology to do in ancient times (在古代)?

A．To study the four elements.	B．To help them make decisions.
C．To get information about the sky.	D．To know more about the future.

3. Which star signs are under the element of fire?

A．Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.	B．Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn.
C．Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.	D．Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Astrology believes that the light of stars influences peoples life.

B．People began to study stars and planets hundreds of years ago.

C．Today astrology is very popular among the old.

D．Our life depends on (取决于) ourselves but not astrology.

7 . I can’t imagine going to Beijing without visiting the Palace Museum or going to London without visiting the British Museum. It’s necessary for us to visit the local famous museums whenever we go to a new place.       1    

First of all, visiting a museum is educational.     2     When you visit a museum, the things you see there will be in your mind for a long time. It is quite different from reading a book or watching TV. I still remember visiting the Palace Museum last year. It was an amazingly educational visit, and everything is clear in my mind now.

    3     People can learn a lot about the country they visit by visiting its museums. You can know about the history of the country, the music they prefer or the famous people of the nation. When you visit a museum, you can get kinds of cultural information about the country that you can’t get easily from books.

Moreover, visiting a museum is very interesting. Watching things that are over four thousand years old or enjoying some wonderful paintings in a museum is a great experience. While visiting a museum, you live in a world full of wonders.       4     You can’t get this feeling anywhere else.

    5    So when you go to any new place, make sure to visit the museums there, or you will miss a lot.

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A．Also, it is a cultural experience.

B．Many people visit museums to get knowledge.

C．There are at least three reasons for visiting a museum.

D．All in all, visiting museums is educational, cultural and fun as well.

E．You will feel very excited about these valuable things.

8 . February 14 is a day for people who have fallen in love. On this day? these men and women give gifts (presents) and cards to each other for Valentine’s Day (情人节). This day has been popular with people in love for a long time. At first, this holiday was called Lupercalia. Then the name of the day was changed to Saint Valentine’s Day. The man named Saint Valentine was killed on February 14, 270 AD, because he was a Christian (基督教徒).

Before Saint Valentine was killed, February 14 was the old Roman holiday, Lupercalia. The church wanted people to think of a Christian holiday on this day, so the church changed the name of the holiday.

This change did not stop people in love from giving gifts to each other. People usually gave gloves,   handkerchiefs, or even underwear was gifts. Sometimes people also put hearts and flowers on the presents before giving it to the other persons.

Valentine cards did not become popular until the 1750s. The first Valentine cards were made by hand. People wrote their own words on the cards. These words were usually funny.

Now, every year around February 14, cards and chocolates fill shops for people in love.

1. _________ usually enjoy Valentine’s Day.

A．Saint Valentine

B．Christians

C．Cards

D．Peopleinlove

2. Saint Valentine was _________.

A．a man killed because he was a Christian

B．a man who killed someone

C．a Roman god

D．Lupercalia

3. How did people celebrate Lupercalia?

A．They gave gifts to each other.

B．They killed Christians.

C．They sang.

D．They sent cards to each other.

4. When did Valentine cards first become popular?

A．About 270 AD.

B．About 1850s.

C．About 1750s.

D．They have always been popular.

5. Which is the best title of the text?

A．Christian Holiday

B．Holiday Gifts

C．Valentines Day

D．Valentine Cards

9 . Three weeks ago I visited a website for people who want to improve their English. It was one of the most beautiful _______ of my life because I sent a message to a woman and we became friends. Like almost all people in the world, I think my world is _______ the Muslim world. I didn’t think I would make a Muslim friend before.

I was _______ I sent her a message and talked politely with her and she said “thank you” so many times in that conversation. Do you know why? So many people have said bad words to her, _______ her a “killer, terrorist…” and something else like that. I could see her _______ in her messages when I talked with her without using those words. I could see it clearly.

Since then, she has told me so many things about herself and her world. I asked her for a photo. She sent it to me and I could only see her _______ because she covered all of her face with a hijab（头巾）. I looked at her eyes, read her words, and I could feel she had a beautiful soul.

She told me something about her religion and her life. She has had a very hard life. She couldn’t do so many things she loved to do. She couldn’t even _______ a selfie（自拍照）and post in on facebook. Sometimes she thought about death because she was a Muslim girl and so many people in the world hated her and hated her religion.

The hijab not only covers a woman’s face but can also cover their life, their soul. It makes us think that they have a black soul like the _______ of hijab. But we are wrong. Some killers might be Muslim, but we can’t say all Muslims are killers. You can say 2 is a prime（最好的）number but if you say that the prime number is 2 you are wrong. We have a bad guy and a good guy _______ in the world.

I am sure that she is a Muslim girl and a good girl with a beautiful soul. She is human like us. She can feel happy, she can feel hurt, and she _______ when we hurt her and when we hurt someone else. One day she told me her story. Her close friend has stolen her tablet（平板电脑）and she heard it but she didn’t do anything. She just ran away and cried because she didn’t want to hurt her friend, and she didn’t want to hurt anyone in this world.

1.

A．gifts

B．days

C．places

D．friends

2.

A．different from

B．the same as

C．similar to

D．equal to

3.

A．angry

B．happy

C．wrong

D．lucky

4.

A．made

B．asked

C．told

D．called

5.

A．happiness

B．family

C．building

D．beauty

6.

A．hair

B．face

C．nose

D．eyes

7.

A．take

B．make

C．do

D．get

8.

A．size

B．price

C．color

D．shape

9.

A．anywhere

B．everywhere

C．nowhere

D．somewhere

10.

A．laughs

B．cries

C．shouts

D．runs

10 .

◆More than 22, 000 pubs(酒馆) have a weekly quiz(智力测试) night. Some people say that the success of modern-day pub quizzes is caused by a board game from the 1980s, called Trivial Pursuit. In the game players had to answer questions about unimportant details. But whatever the reason, pub owners now say they hold quiz nights because quizzers drink like fish, so it is good business for them.

◆In the quiz, the quizmaster reads questions out loud and people answer questions in teams. A lot of the time, people choose funny names for their teams. There are normally several rounds, and a quiz can go on for 2 to 3 hours! Each round can be about a different topic, or questions can be mixed. Topics can be about nature, culture, life, health, food, science, sports, music and more.

◆Many pubs have old names referring to monarchs(君主), such as The King’s Head or The Queen Victoria, but of course this doesn’t mean they are only for kings or queens. Pubs have always welcomed people from all classes and parts of society. In some pubs you can get drinks on the house, meaning they are free. If you’ve paid to be in the quiz, there is usually a surprising prize.

◆More than half of the people in a recent survey on the Internet answered these questions incorrectly: How many countries make up Great Britain? What is the world’s largest desert? Study! Make sure you know the names of the winners of sporting events, Oscars and TV shows. Also there is need to have a look at the world map. Besides studying, it’s very important to choose your team wisely. Try to have a mix of men and women, and no more than five people. Don’t choose someone who is always completely sure that they’re right, in fact sometimes they’re wrong! Once you’ve got your team together, always trust your first answer, and don’t think about it too much. Make sure that not everyone in your team drinks too much, otherwise the last round is going to get really difficult!

1. Pub owners are willing to hold the quiz night because ________.

A．it is held freely once a week to meet customers

B．they can ask quizzers some difficult questions

C．it can provide a good chance for their business

D．they believe Trivial Pursuit is still popular now

2. Which of the following is true according to Parts 2&3?

A．Quizzers usually group their teams with funny names.

B．Normally each round will go on for two to three hours.

C．Pubs with names of monarchs are for kings and queens.

D．Every quizzer will receive a surprising prize in the end.

3. In order to win the quiz, quizzers had better ________.
①have a complete understanding of different topics
②be in a mixed team no more than five members
③trust their first answers to the questions
④drink as much as they can till the last round

A．①②

B．②③

C．①④

D．③④