| A．whether | B．while | C．until | D．since |
2 . Wearing traditional Chinese clothes, a young Chinese woman often plays the guzheng on the streets of Paris, France. She is Peng Jingxuan. She is dedicated (一心一意的) to bringing traditional Chinese music to the world.
Born in 1995, Peng began to learn guzheng when she was seven years old. In 2018, Peng went to Paris to study music. In the city, she saw many people do street performances, but few of them knew about Chinese music.
Peng made her first performance in front of a theater in the same year. “I was very nervous at that time, but a lot of people said that they enjoyed my performance,” Peng said. Then she started to perform during weekends and holidays. Later, Peng posted her first video of playing the guzheng on the streets online and it quickly got hot and welcome. From then on, Peng has posted many videos of her street performances. They have got many likes and made Peng a very popular guzheng artist.
Peng usually plays traditional Chinese music. What’s more, she puts small pamphlets (小册子) that introduce the history and culture of guzheng in front of her, so people can learn more about it. “I tell them this is a guzheng, and it’s from China...” Peng said.
Peng hopes to bring guzheng to a bigger stage. “I will keep playing the guzheng and I hope I can play a bigger role in bringing traditional Chinese music to the world in the future. And this is the happiest moment for me.” Peng said.
1. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 2.| A．Because they have never been to China. |
| B．So she decided to play the guzheng on the streets. |
| C．And she couldn’t do anything to change the situation. |
| D．And their performances have nothing to do with China. |
| A．When Peng began to learn guzheng. |
| B．Who Peng made performances with. |
| C．How to become a very popular guzheng artist. |
| D．How Peng introduced guzheng to people in Paris. |
| A．Guzheng. | B．The stage. |
| C．The small pamphlet. | D．Traditional Chinese music. |
| A．To encourage students to study abroad. |
| B．To protect Chinese history and culture. |
| C．To ask young people to learn to play the guzheng. |
| D．To show the beauty of traditional Chinese music. |
3 . Maybe you often hear teenagers say that the relationship between their parents and them is not good. Some teens even fight over almost everything with their family. But it is very important for you to have good relationship with parents.
First, as a teenager, you should respect (尊重) your parents and what they do for you. If your parents don’t allow you to do anything, do not go out of the way to do it. There must be a good reason why they feel you should not do that thing.
Second, as you enter your middle teens, you will realize you want to be independent. This change is going to bring conflicts (矛盾) between you and your parents.
Finally, when you grow older and become an adult, you will be independent. Perhaps you will feel your parents talk much.
| A．However, somethings never change. |
| B．We should ask other people for help. |
| C．Do we work hard enough at school? |
| D．Do not be angry about it or fight with them. |
| E．You will also feel they control you too much. |
| F．So, what can you do to get on well with your parents? |
| G．That can make a distance between you and your parents. |
| A．condition | B．achievement | C．situation | D．environment |
| A．smaller | B．the smallest | C．bigger | D．the biggest |
| A．usual | B．perfect | C．amazing | D．typical |
| A．If | B．Although | C．Unless | D．Because |
8 . Quebec is the largest province (省) in Canada and is in the southeast of the country. Its most places are covered (覆盖) by forests, and most of its land is not a good place for people to live. But there you can enjoy different weather in different seasons.
Nature (自然) comes back to life in spring in Quebec. It’s great for people to go boating and fish in the rivers and lakes. Restaurants open their doors and make the streets full of life. People can have a great Quebec meal in the local (当地的) restaurants.
When summer arrives, it turns hot very quickly. Most of the Quebecers go on vacation and visit different places in summer. It is the greatest season to enjoy hiking (远足) and biking.
After the summer, autumn stays with people until (直到) the first snowfall. It is the most colorful season. You can see red, orange, yellow and green leaves. Visiting a farm or picking your own fruit and vegetables is a great family activity (活动).
In Quebec, the winter season is the longest because the snow stays for over five months. Skiing and dogsledding (狗拉雪橇) become more and more popular. Another great thing you can’t miss in winter is the Quebec Winter Carnival (狂欢节). The carnival, from the end of January to mid﹣February, has many big activities such as races, snow art shows and outdoor music festivals. And it’s the largest and oldest winter carnival in the world.
1. From the First Paragraph, we can know ________.| A．where Quebec is |
| B．where Canada is |
| C．how popular Quebec is |
| D．how many people live in Quebec |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．It’s great to visit the farms in autumn for Quebecers. |
| B．People in Quebec like to stay at their home in summer. |
| C．People enjoy fishing and visiting different places in spring. |
| D．There are races and indoor music festival s in the Quebec Winter Carnival. |
| A．Great Sports in Quebec. |
| B．A Great Trip in Quebec. |
| C．Different seasons in Quebec. |
| D．The Winter Carnival in Quebec. |
9 . Many people are afraid to cook Chinese food. They think it is difficult. Ching-He Huang, a young cook and TV star, changed their ideas. She taught people some simple ways to cook Chinese food. It is easy for people to learn the dishes.
Ching-He was born in Taiwan in 1978. She first learned about traditional (传统的) Chinese cooking from her grandparents. When she was a child, she liked staying in the kitchen. She also went to the market and shopped with her grandparents.
At the age of eleven, she and her family moved to London. Because her mother was busy with her work, Ching He always cooked meals for her family.
In 2005, Ching-He had her first TV cooking program (节目). The next year, she wrote her first cookbook. In 2008, she hosted (主持) in another TV show, Chinese Food Made Easy. Many people watched the TV show.
Today, her TV shows are also popular in other countries. Thanks to Ching-He, more and more people around the world love to cook Chinese rood.
1. What does the underlined word “simple” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．difficult | B．hard | C．easy | D．scary |
| A．Ching-He had a happy childhood. |
| B．Ching-He was born in Taiwan in 1978. |
| C．Ching-He’s grandparents are also good at cooking. |
| D．Ching-He was interested in cooking when she was a child. |
①Her TV shows are popular in other countries.
②She wrote her first cookbook.
③She had her first TV cooking program.
④She hosted in another TV show, Chinese Food Made Easy.
| A．②①③④ | B．①②③④ | C．③②④① | D．④②③① |
| A．To develop (发展) Chinese food culture. |
| B．To ask people to watch Ching-He Huang’s TV show. |
| C．To teach people how to cook Chinese food. |
| D．To introduce (介绍) Ching-He Huang. |
