2 . For almost 100 years, the Winter Olympics has been a celebration of snow and ice sports around the world. It is a special event that only happens once every four years.

Although the Winter Olympics started with just five sports across nine disciplines (项目) in France in 1924, it has grown to include seven sports across 15 different disciplines and has been hosted in 12 countries across three continents (大陆). In 2022, for the first time ever in the Games’ history, Beijing will become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.

China has come a long way and achieved many goals since it took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. In this short period of time, China’s players have won medals in six of the event’s sports. Short track speed skating (短道速滑) has been an area of expertise (专长) for China.

China’s love for winter sports has been growing. The Ministry of Education has set a goal of building 5,000 special schools by 2025 to improve winter sports education.

The government has also been encouraging primary and middle schools to add winter sports to their subjects. Many provinces and cities have already acted on this suggestion. Classes will be set up in schools in northern China to improve interest in winter sports. In southern China, schools can work with ice rinks (溜冰场) and winter sports clubs.

Beijing has already set a good example. It is reported that nearly 840,000 students in the city have begun taking winter sports lessons, including skating and skiing lessons.   

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. In 2022, Beijing will host the ________Winter Olympics .

A．1st

B．9th

C．10th

D．24th

2. In the second paragraph, what does “ it ”refer to “________” ?

A．Winter Olympics

B．sports

C．disciplines

D．France

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “ act on ”?

A．对……起作用

B．实施

C．作用于

D．立即行动

4. In southern China, how do school develop winter sports?

A．Build classes in schools.	B．Take winter sports lessons in schools.
C．Work with society groups.	D．Take part in the Winter Olympics.

5. What can we learn from the text?

A．More and more Chinese people like winter sports.	B．There is more than one city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics.
C．China only took part in the Winter Olympics nine times.	D．The government encourages all schools to add winter sports to their subjects.

3 . In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores (杂活) around the house? Can you cook for your family?

In order to stress (强调) the importance of hard-working spirit education (劳动教育) among students of different ages, the Communist Party of China Central Committee (中共中央) recently released (发布) a guideline (指导纲要).

The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.

The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard-working spirit education. But this has been overlooked (忽视) in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard and aren't interested in doing so.

According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.

Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.

Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real-world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree-Planting Day.

As children's first teachers, parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.

1. The guideline was released recently in order to ___________.

A．stress the importance of hard-working spirit education

B．ask students to work hard at English and any other subjects

C．teach students how to help their parents do chores at home

D．help students of different ages solve life problems

2. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 4 refers to ___________.

A．the government

B．hard-working spirit education

C．basic life skills

D．the recently released guideline

3. According to the guideline, schools can ___________.

A．give homework to parents	B．give the guideline to every student
C．teach students how to cook in the school	D．provide chances of real-world work for students

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

A．About two thirds of students help with housework at home.

B．Students should master at least three life skills every year.

C．Schools should provide students with hard-working spirit classes every day.

D．Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Spirit of Hard-working Education	B．How to Value the Experience
C．The Importance of All Subjects	D．How to Do Everyday Chores

4 . Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

In the United States, high school graduates make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree(学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD(博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

1. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．how education and pay are connected	B．high paying jobs
C．jobs for high school students	D．good schools

2. According to(根据) the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ________ money.

A．save

B．spend

C．pay

D．make

3. The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than ________.

A．a university graduate	B．a person who gets a PhD
C．a person who only finishes primary school	D．a person with a master’s degree

4. Each year a person with a PhD can make ________ more than a person who does not finish high school.

A．$37,000

B．$68,200

C．$60,400

D．$26,000

5. From the last paragraph(段落) we know that ________.

A．a high school degree is not important

B．university is too expensive

C．a person can make more money with a good education

D．people with a degree don’t need to worry about finding jobs

5 . Lots of kids hate school，a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long.But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it．

If you don't like school，the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends，or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometimes it's a big problem with your classes and schoolwork. You may be getting farther and farther behind，and it may seem like you'll never catch up.

        When you know why you don’t like school，you   can start taking steps to make things better. It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mom，dad，teacher or school counselor(顾问) will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It‘s a great way to let out emotions(情绪)．Remember， you don't have to share what you've written with others.
1. Lots of kids ________according to the writer.

A．like school very much	B．are good at reading and writing
C．don't like doing homework	D．have the thought of hating school

2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指的是)in the first paragraph?

A．A good education.

B．School.

C．Future life.

D．Friendship.

3. If you don't like school，the first step is to ________.

A．find out why	B．go to see a doctor
C．ask your parents for help	D．leave school for a short time

4. How many reasons why you don't like school are given by the writer?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

5. When you start taking steps to make things better，one of the good ideas is to ________.

A．keep silent about your problems	B．share what you've written with others
C．write down your feeling about school	D．get along well with your classmates