1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致(每空词数不限)。

When doing his math homework, Lu Lifei, from Jiangsu Province, came across a problem. He couldn’t work it out. So he took out his cellphone, started a special app and searched for the problem. Answers soon appeared on the screen.

Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet like Lu. They search for information online, use apps or discuss through social tools like QQ and WeChat.

“It’s convenient. You don’t have to wait or get a tutor on the spot.” Lu said. “You also learn by seeing how others work problems out.”

“It also improves students’ abilities,” said Wang Shiying, from Shanghai. “And it’s especially true for new types of homework.”

Wang’s Chinese teacher often asks students to give lectures on great authors. When it comes to Wang’s turn, she usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations.

“I’ve become adept（熟练的）at searching for information online and using Microsoft Office,” Wang said. However, this trend also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy. Huang Pengxiang, a head teacher from Shanxi, said that knowing how to use the Internet was important. The key is to have good self-control.

“No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently first,” Huang said. “Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won’t make progress. If you’re not confident about your self-control, ask your parents for help.”

1. The students _________________________________, use apps or discuss through social tools like QQ and WeChat when coming across problems.
2. Lu Lifei thinks studying on the Internet is ________________________.
3. Wang Shiying’s Chinese teacher often asks the students to give lectures on great __________________.
4. The students will become lazy and can’t ___________________ if they only copy the answers online without thinking.
5. Having good ____________________ is the key to using the Internet according to this passage.

2 . Liu Xiuxiang was born in a poor family. When he was 4, his father died. His mother developed mental(精神的) health problems. When he was 10, his elder brother and sisters left and never returned. To make a living, Liu collected rubbish, and in high school he worked 18 hours a day during summer vacations. However difficult it was, he never gave up his study.

In 2007, Liu failed the exam to university. He got confused. He wondered if he should continue studying. After working in a bathhouse for about 50 days, he decided to go back to school. In 2008, he finally passed the exam and went to university.

After graduation, he became a history teacher in his hometown. “I want to come back to tell the children, who are as poor and lost as I was, that education has changed my life.” Liu set a good example for them to take control of lives through education.

Now Liu gives speeches around the country. His story inspires(鼓舞) many students and encourages people to help those from poor families. Since 2012, he has helped more than 1,900 students and called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality(质量) of education.

Liu was titled “the most beautiful teacher” in 2020. His story moves us a lot.

1. How long did Liu Xiuxiang work during summer vacations in high school?

A．4 hours a day.

B．12 hours a day.

C．10 hours a day.

D．18 hours a day.

2. The underlined word “confused” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A．丢失的

B．困惑的

C．迷路的

D．错过的

3. Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?

A．Liu Xiuxiang decided to go back to school after working in a bathhouse.

B．Liu’s story inspires all the students and encourages people to help those from poor families.

C．Liu Xiuxiang became a history teacher after graduation and set a good example.

D．Liu Xiuxiang called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality of education.

4. The passage is written in the order of ______.

A．space

B．opinions

C．persons

D．time

3 . 从下面方框中选择恰当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺正确。每词只用一次，有些词要用适当的形式。

everything, learn, they, work out, before, invent, thousands of, outside, make a living, even

Many people go to school for education. They learn languages, history, math and some other subjects. Others go to school to learn skills to     1    . School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn     2     from school. Even a very good teacher can’t teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to     3    . He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, many things will be learned     4     school by the students themselves.

It is always more important to know how to study by students themselves than to remember some formulas (公式). It is very easy to learn a formula in math, but it is hard to use a formula in     5     a math problem. Great scientists     6     us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed     7     the way. Edison didn’t     8     finish primary school, but he was so successful. He     9     so many things for human beings.

They were successful because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did     10     experiments (实验). They worked hard all their lives and never wasted time. The most important thing was that they knew how to use their brain.

5 . Every year, more than 26, 000 children arrive in Britain. We ask some new arrivals what they like best about their new lives and what’s different from home.

Jarek, Poland	I don’t know anybody from Poland here, but I’m lucky because the English boy next door is very friendly and kind. We are in the same class! I like teachers here. At home, the teachers seem a bit strict and serious. There are a lot of rules, too. Here, teachers are patient and don’t give much homework. We students go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunchtime. We can’t do that in Poland.
Zinah, India	It’s too cold here! I hate doing sports, especially outside in winter. The teacher here is very serious about sports. I prefer science and maths. I love the maths class because the teacher is really funny, just like my maths teacher in India. The school is so big and some students seem unfriendly. I’m from a small village school. I think it’s hard to communicate with them.
Daisy&Luck, the USA	My sister and I like living here best. It’s cool! My sister loves the British accent (口音). Everybody here is very polite. But we don’t understand all your strange words—we say “yard” not “garden” and “apartment” not “flat”. The food is better here. There are Chinese, Indian and Thai foods. At home we eat too much fast food.

1. Among the above four children, ________ probably likes living here best.

A．Luck

B．Zinah

C．Jarek

D．David

2. In Zinah’s eyes, her maths teacher in India might be ________.

A．cold

B．strict

C．patient

D．humorous

3. According to the passage, which one is true in the following?

A．Students in Poland can go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunch time.

B．It’s easy for Zinah to communicate with them.

C．For Daisy and Luck, they prefer food in Britain than in the USA.

D．All of the students above dislike their new lives in Britain.

4. The passage is probably taken from ________.

A．a travel magazine	B．an education website
C．a geography textbook	D．a business newspaper

6 .

Problems	Reasons	Advice
Feel stressed	Too much homework. Don’t have enough time for their hobbies.	Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax.
Get short- sighted(近视)	Too much homework. Bad study habits.	Do homework or read in a correct way.
Fight with each other	Don’t know how to get on well with classmates.	Make more friends and understand each other.
Don’t like to study	Play computer games too much.	Play computer games just for a short time.
Get fat	Have more pocket money to buy snacks. Don’t like to take exercise.	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Take exercise every day.

1. How many main problems are there in the survey?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Four.

D．Three.

2. _________ is/are caused(引起) by too much homework.

A．Getting fat	B．Fighting with each other
C．Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted	D．Feeling stressed and getting fat

3. Peter doesn’t like to study. Maybe he __________.   

A．plays computer games too much	B．has no pocket money
C．gets fatter and fatter	D．has lots of pocket money

4. __________ is a good way for students to stop fights.

A．Doing less homework	B．Playing computer games
C．Buying more books	D．Learning how to make friends

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题句子空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致（每空词数不限）。

China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has given the country’s first-ever video lecture from space. The whole lecture lasted about 40 minutes.   

Speaking to students through a live video, from the Tiangong-I space laboratory. Ms. Wang used spinning tops (旋转的陀螺), a ball and some water to explain physics in zero-gravity (失重), with the help of a fellow astronaut.   

Ms. Wang used different experiments to demonstrate (证明) the concepts (概念)of weight and mass (质量) in space. Towards the end of the class, Ms. Wang made a film (薄膜) of water using a metal ring. She then turned the film of water into a water ball by pouring more water onto it.   

Around 330 primary and secondary school students watched the lecture from a special classroom in Beijing, where they could also ask Ms. Wang questions through a live video.   

From time to time, the students greeted her lecture with warm applause (掌声). When answering a student’s question, Ms. Wang described what she could see in space.   

“The stars we see are much brighter, but they do not twinkle (闪烁),” she said, “The sky we see isn’t blue, but black. And every day, we can see the sun rise 16 times because we circle the Earth every 90 minutes.”

About 60 million students and teachers around China also watched the lecture live on TV.

1. Wang’s lecture lasted ________ minutes.
2. Wang used different experiments to demonstrate the concepts of ________.
3. Towards the end of the lecture, Wang Yaping made a film of water so as to ________ onto it.
4. Wang described ________ in space when answering a student’s question.
5. The purpose of the passage is to encourage us to ________ to make our country even stronger.

8 . 假如你是李明，你的美国朋友Tom听说中国的中小学生正在实施“双减”政策（减轻学生的作业负担和校外培训负担）来信询问有关情况。请你根据下列内容，用英语写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。

1. 过去课后常常做很多家庭作业，甚至周末会上课或者参加校外辅导班。
2. 现在有很多闲余时间读课外书籍、参加各种体育活动、帮助父母做一些家务活（洗衣服、打扫卫生、做饭等）。
3. 周末不上课，可以做自己想做的事情。
4. 晚上没有大量的家庭作业、不必再熬夜，有时间看新闻。
注意：
1. 词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 可以根据自己的实际情况增加内容、增加细节。以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： used to 过去常常；spare time 自由时间；after-school class 课外辅导；stay up late 熬夜。
Dear Tom,

How nice to hear from you again!

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Yours,

Li Ming

9 . 根据下列短文，写出与各小题所给汉语相对应的英语单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days     1    （依赖）on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to     2    （发展）children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of     3    （公平）. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and     4    （整洁的）. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their     5    （未来）.

10 . 单词拼写

I think it is important for children to do homework. It is not     1    （足够的）to just get good grades at school. Children these days     2    （依靠）on their parents too much. Doing housework helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after     3    （他们自己）.It also helps them to understand the idea of     4    （公平）.Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in     5    （保持） it clean and tidy.