1 . In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think that it’s important to tell children about their duty in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.

Ages 2-3 ◆Help make the bed; ◆Pick up toys and books; ◆Take laundry to the laundry room(洗衣房); ◆Help feed pets.	Ages 4-5 ◆Clear and set the table; ◆Help cook dinner; ◆Put away groceries(杂货).
Ages 6-8 ◆Take care of pets; ◆Take out the rubbish.	Ages 9-12 ◆Help wash the car; ◆Learn to do the dishes; ◆Clean the bathroom.

1. This passage tells us something about ________.

A．American children	B．Chinese children
C．Children all over the world	D．people all over the world

2. American people think children should do chores in the family because ________.

A．children have nothing to do except(除了) playing

B．they think children should develop good habits

C．They think it’s important to let children know their duty in the family

D．Parents want their children to be good

3. Bob is 3 years old, he can ________.

A．set the table

B．help make the bed

C．do the dishes

D．take out the rubbish

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Children should help parents do housework.

B．A 5-year-old child can help make dinner.

C．A 10-year-old child should be able to clean the bathroom.

D．12-year-old Mary may not be able to do the dishes.

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Why children should do chores.

B．What chores American children of different ages should do.

C．Children have duty in the family.

D．Different opinions on chores.

2 . Parents often find children watch cartoons for three to four hours a day. Studies show that children start watching cartoons on TV at an early age of six months, when they reach the age of two or three, they become cartoon fans and they would like to spend much time on it. Parents often see this as a problem because most of the children are found to become addicted (上瘾的) to watching cartoons. Parents think if children spend too much time on cartoons, they will fall behind (落后) in study.

Some people think cartoons are worth watching. It helps the working parents a lot because they can do much work by making their children watch cartoons on TV.

When they watch educational cartoons, they can learn many things. They also help to improve their language Educational cartoons help them to try different languages. Children can learn English well with the help of those cartoons. At the same time, some children can learn about the friendship and teamwork from the cartoons.

So sometimes we needn’t stop kids from watching cartoons, but parents should make sure that their children are watching the right things.

1. When do children start to watch cartoons on TV?

A．When they are six months old.	B．When they are two years old.
C．When they are six years old.	D．When they are three years old.

2. Why are children addicted to TV in the passage?

A．Because their parents don’t take care of them.	B．Because they have nothing to do at home.
C．Because they are not cartoon fans.	D．Because they like to watch cartoons.

3. According to the passage, what can’t children learn from cartoons?

A．Different languages	B．Friendship
C．Teamwork	D．History

4. Who is the passage mainly written for?

A．Teachers

B．Children

C．Parents

D．Cartoon makers

5. What is the writer’s opinion about cartoons?

A．Children can’t watch any kinds of cartoons.

B．It’s useful to stop children from watching cartoon.

C．Children can spend time watching cartoons on weekend.

D．Parents should let their kids spend some time watching the right cartoons.

3 . The World Declaration on Education for All (1990)(《全民教育世界宣言》) was mainly about how necessary it is to provide education for all children, youth and adults. It meets their needs and useful skills to their lives. They believe that good quality education, provided by trained teachers, is the right of all children, youth and adults. The basic skills, knowledge, values and attitudes should be included. What's more, creative thinking, problem solving and lifelong learning abilities are also important.

Teachers are important for improving learning. People all know this. They have a powerful influence on the quality of student learning. However, many countries, especially the developing countries, are short of qualified(合格的) teachers—in 1/3 of countries with data, less than 3/4 of teachers are trained to national standards. By 2030, 28 countries will not have enough primary school teachers and over 3.4 million new primary teachers will be needed. Also, teachers are paid poorly. Teacher payment is below US$10 per day in 8 countries.

Quality learning is important and necessary for meeting people's basic needs. It's also necessary for development of the countries. All young people need to learn in active ways. However, 124 million of the children across the world are out of school and 250 million are not learning basic skills as a result of poor quality education. According to a research, 38% of children are not learning the basics in reading and math. And over one-half of them have spent 4 years in school.

Luckily, many countries have realized the importance of quality education and pay great attention to it. There are even some organizations trying to help girls, children with disabilities and children living in poor areas to get an education.

1. What did The World Declaration on Education for All (1990) tell us?

A．It's necessary to provide education.	B．It's useful to learn some skills.
C．It's important to be creative.	D．It's necessary to have qualified teachers.

2. What's the problem in developing countries?

A．They pay no attention to quality education.	B．They are short of well-trained teachers.
C．Young people have learnt too many basic skills.	D．The teachers get well paid.

3. What does the underlined word "this" mean in Paragraph 2?

A．The importance of learning.	B．The importance of education.
C．The importance of teachers.	D．The importance of basic skills.

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

A．Many countries are now trying to develop quality education.

B．It's impossible for children in poor areas to get an education.

C．How students learn is the key to the quality of education.

D．Some organizations are trying to help adults to get an education.

4 . On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War(抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued(教育部公布)a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may influence children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can lean at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染))of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension(暂停)of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization(普及); at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1. According to the passage, the exact start time of school is _________.

A．on January 27

B．before March

C．unsure

D．in two months

2. Many parents worried about putting off the start time of school because__________.

A．children may be infected by virus

B．children may not like online learning

C．children may have a long holiday

D．children's study and health may be influenced

3. Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A．Keeping away from health knowledge popularization.

B．Taking public classes by excellent teachers.

C．Teaching children about health knowledge.

D．Doing some physical exercises with friends.

4. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A．the advantages of online teaching	B．the importance of online teaching
C．the ways of online teaching	D．the problems of online teaching

5. The best title for this passage is _________.

A．A New War with a New Chance	B．A Special, Way to Learn at Home
C．A Way to Keep Healthy	D．A Method to Avoid Virus

5 . On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War (抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued (教育部公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect (影响) children's studies.

So how should we avoid this problem? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject. It is a good method. It can make students study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes".

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1. Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ______.

A．children may be infected by virus

B．they don't like the idea of online learning

C．children's study may be affected

2. Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A．To keep playing online games.

B．To keep touching different people.

C．To teach children about health knowledge.

3. The underlined word "suspension" in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A．plan

B．stop

C．growth

4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Students would rather go to school.

B．The date of going to school is decided.

C．Online teaching will help students study.

5. What's the best title for this passage?

A．A Special Way to Learn at Home.

B．A New War with a New Chance.

C．A Way to Keep Mentally Healthy.

6 . More and more people believe that technologies are great for learning. Today, such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses, including language, history and science.

Many teachers are supporters（支持者）of using iPads in language learning. They say that students now have much more time for discussion in the classroom. Instead of spending class time listening to texts or watching teaching videos, students can do this on their own and come to class prepared for discussion.

The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace. Some students might listen to a conversation only once and understand it, so they can save time for doing other things. Other students, however, might need to listen to the same conversation again to understand it.

The students who are using the new tool in some courses are also happy. They believe that using iPads is a more enjoyable way to learn (such as listening to stories and watching movies ). The class has become much more interesting and creative.

There are other advantages（优点）for students. By using iPads, they can pay more attention to the material and learn more. Teaching notes are stored（分类）in their iPads and are easy to find. Some students spend more time studying now. “I can listen to my language material or watch teaching videos on the bus, instead of having to wait until I get home,” a student explained.

Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads are bad for students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate（分隔）students from each other.

However, technologies are already a part of most students’ day-to-day lives. As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams. Education needs to make changes with the times as technology is playing an important part. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.

1. In the third paragraph , the underlined phrase at their own pace probably means ______ .

A．according to their own timetable	B．without their teachers’ help
C．about whatever they like	D．against their parents’ hope

2. From the passage we can learn that ______ .

A．students with iPads have less discussion in class

B．students get more fun from learning with iPads

C．iPads help students save time waiting for buses

D．iPads stop students from cheating in exams

3. The writer probably agrees that ______ .

A．teachers can take control of students’ learning

B．exam results depend a lot on new technology

C．technology in education has a bright future

D．note-taking is as helpful as video-watching

4. The best title for the passage is probably ______ .

A．New technology Changes Learning	B．No teacher for Your Learning
C．A Change in Language Learning	D．The Progress in Technology

7 .

Stay Home Studying

17-year-old Liu Yu was a high school student in China. She planned to go back to school on Feb 17 to prepare for the 2020 college entrance examination（高考）. However, the Ministry of Education（教育部）told people in late January that the spring term for all schools would be put off because of the serious disease（疾病）in China. So Liu Yu, like all the others students, had to stay at home.

However, Liu and her classmates didn’t fell behind their plans and began studying full-time again – only from home. It may have become the largest online teaching experiment the country has ever seen.

To go with students’ new learning environment, a “cloud platform（云平台）” was started using on Feb 17. It provided students with education resources（资源） covering all school subjects. But some students had difficulty going to the website or using smart phones. A TV channel by China Education Television started airing classes on Feb 17. So students could have classes and study online or on TV at home.

But the online platform and TV channel don’t just offer school knowledge. Students can also learn how to protect themselves from the disease and psychological（心理的）health during this period, according to the Ministry of Education.

For some students, the chance to study from home has had some unexpected benefits. Yuan Siyi, who lives in Hubei province, used to get up before 6 am on school days, but since starting online courses, she got more hours of sleep every morning. “I like online teaching because I have more freedom at home,” Yuan told TEENS. She began her all-day courses on Feb 3.

However, online teaching and learning has its weaknesses compared to studying in a traditional classroom. “My motivation（动力）to study is stronger when my classmates are around me and all working very hard,” Yuan said.

According to the Ministry of Education, online courses are just a short-time way of learning during the disease. When the new term begins, schools will no longer use online classes instead of classroom teaching.

1. When did Liu Yu plan to go back to school?
_________________________________________________________
2. Did Liu Yu begin her full-time study from home?
_________________________________________________________
3. How did students have classes and study at home?
_________________________________________________________
4. What can students learn except school knowledge during this period?
_________________________________________________________
5. What is Paragraph 5 and 6 mainly about?
_________________________________________________________

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

American girls Isabelle and Isabella are cousins. As good     1     (child) of a primary school, they think following rules are very     2     /ɪmˈpɔ:tnt/. One day, Isabella got an idea of making a book of rules. She said, “I hope the book can help Isabelle and me and our brothers and    3     to be polite children. If anyone     4     (break) the rules, he or she has to sit at the door for five    5     /'mɪnɪts /.”

The two girls     6     (begin) writing their book of rules. Some rules like “do your homework” are like the rules of school. Others such as “no eating other     7     (people) food” and “don’t bite the dentist” are very interesting.

    8     girls love their book of rules very much. But one day they lost    9     in the Walmart parking lot. Luckily, they got it     10     /bæk/ with many people’s help. A publishing house even published it.

9 . Thomas Edison was an American inventor. When he was 7 years old, his mother had anappendectomy(阑尾切除手术). But it was too dark. So Edison put mirrors(镜子)near oil lamps (油灯) to light up the room

The story is in a Chinese textbook for primary school students by People’s Education Press(人民教育出版社). Perhaps many of you have read it before. But the publisher (出版社) recently said itwill cut out this story. That’s because many people think it’s not true. Many believe that the world’s first appendectomy was in 1886. But when Edison was 7, it was 1854.

The publisher also said it will not use some other stories. For example, there’s a story about the first US President George Washington. The story says young Washington cut down a cherry (樱桃) tree in the yard of his house. But in fact, there was no cherry tree in the area at that time

So what’s the problem? Experts (专家) say that some editors (编辑) care too much about the educational meaning of stories, without checking if the story is true first.

The publisher says, in the future, they will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook. “We will invite experts to check our stories,” it said in a statement.

1. The textbook said Thomas Edison________.

A．was the inventor ofmirrors

B．did an appendectomy for his mother at the ageof 7

C．helped light up the room during her mother’sappendectomy

2. When was Thomas Edison born?

A．In 1847.

B．In 1854.

C．In1879.

3. Why will the publisher cut out George Washington’s story?

A．Because nobody should make stories about a president

B．Because it’s wrong for a president to cut down trees.

C．Because the story is not true.

4. .What is the problem of some editors?

A．They will pay greater attention to the truth of the stories in the textbook

B．They care too much about the educational meaning of stories

C．They don’t like checking if the stories are true.

5. What will the publisher do in the future?

A．They will ask experts to check if stories are true.

B．They will pay more attention to the educational meaning of stories.

C．They will invite experts to write stories for textbooks.

10 . B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。

finally,   continue,   important,   he,   for,   learn,   alone,   believe,   until,   experience

Rob Frenette had problems with bullies(欺辱) at school for eleven years. He was often     1     and scared. When he was fifteen, however, he decided to do something about his problems.     2    , he walked into a newspaper office bravely and told them about the bullying. His story was reported in the newspaper and soon all the TV stations in Canada wanted to talk to him about his     3    . They also wanted to hear his ideas about stopping bullying.

After that, Rob     4     his study at school, but in     5     free time he helped other people with bullying problems.

Rob’s most     6     message is, “When bullies are unkind to you, it isn’t your fault. There’s nothing wrong with you, so you should keep     7     in yourself. And remember that people care about your problems. You just have to find those people.” One of Rob’s ideas is “Blue Day”, a special day     8     stopping bullying in the schools. Students have to wear blue clothes and they     9     how to stop bullying in class. More than 150 Canadian schools now celebrate Blue Day, but Rob won’t stop     10     there’s a Blue Day in every school in Canada.