3 . 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。

Long long ago, there was a man and his wife who worked for an old man. One day, the old man pointed to a big box in his living room and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do: Don’t open this box.” After saying this, he left home.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband didn’t want to do that, but the woman didn’t give up.

A few days later, the woman made a decision to find out what was in the box. Before her husband could stop her, she opened the box and looked into it. To her surprise, there was nothing in it. She tried hard to close the box, but she failed.

That evening, the old man came home and found that the box was open. He was very angry and he asked the woman and her husband to leave his home at once.

“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman said, “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted, “The box is not important. Now I know that I can’t trust you. That’s what important!”

1. The man and his wife worked for ________.
2. The old man told the man and his wife ________.
3. The woman told her husband there must be ________ in the box.
4. The old man asked the woman and her husband ________ at once.
5. Now we know ________ is important.

4 . 从下面方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确形式填入短文中，使短文通顺正确。(每个词或短语只用一次)。

decide; take; in person; do; happy; that; however; study; absent from; take care of

He Studies Harder Than He Used to

Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and     1     well in school. It’s hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to     2     him. He missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.

Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. So he became less interested in     3    . Sometimes he was     4     classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the     5     to send him to a boarding school.     6    , Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son     7    . So his parents     8     a 24-hour train and 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school. This conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him and they would take pride in everything good     9     he did. Now he is much     10     and more outgoing than he used to be.

5 . 根据下列短文，写出与各小题所给汉语或首字母提示相对应的英语单词。(每空一词)

People in different countries have different opinions on time. In Colombia, people are pretty     1    (放松的) about time. They don’t like to rush around, so they don’t mind if people are a little late sometimes. They like to enjoy their time     2    (慢). They value the time they spend with their family and friends in their daily lives. They often just drop by their friends’ homes if they have time.

But in Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time. They’re the c    3     of clocks and watches, after all! So people always make an e    4     to be on time when they meet their friends. They think it’s i    5     to keep others waiting.

6 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式(每空一词)。

China is famous for tea both in the past and now. Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5, 000 years ago. It is said that Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day, Shen Nong was     1     (boil) water over an open fire. Some     2     (leaf) from a tea plant fell into the water. They     3     (remain) there for such a long time that the water produced a nice smell. Then he tasted the brown water. It was quite     4     (delicious), and so, one of the world’s favourite drinks was invented.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu mentioned Shen Nong in     5     (he) book Cha Jing. The book describes     6     tea plants are grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves are produced.

The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea     7     the tea plant to more places around the world.

Nowadays, tea is     8     (wide) produced in many different areas of China, such as Anxi and Hangzhou. They are known for their tea. It is said that drinking tea     9     (help) us lower the risk of cancer. In a word, tea is good     10     both health and business. It’s very valuable.

7 . There is a village, and everyone in the village is rich. They all have beautiful houses and nice clothes. They are good at business. One day a young man came to the village. He talked with a merchant (商人). “Look,” he said, “you are all good businessmen. What is the secret?” “The secret is this,” answered the merchant, “we eat a lot of fish, and the fish is good for our brain (大脑). It makes us clever.” “I see,” said the young man, “and what is the name of the fish?” “I don’t know,” said the merchant. “But if you give me ten pounds, I can give you some.” The young man thought it was a good idea, so he gave the merchant ten pounds and told his address. Soon the young man got a box. In the box there were three fish.

After about a month, the young man met the merchant again. “Thank you for the fish,” he said. “But listen, ten pounds is very expensive for just three fish.” “Ah, you see!” said the merchant. “The fish has an effect (效果). You are becoming clever!”

1. People in the village are good at ________.

A．teaching

B．fishing

C．business

D．farm work

2. The young man gave ten pounds to the merchant because ________.

A．he needed a box	B．he wanted to know the name of the fish
C．he was a rich man	D．he wanted to eat the fish and become clever

3. The young man is ________.

A．clever

B．not clever

C．bright

D．great

4. The story tells ________.

A．the merchant is cunning (狡猾的)	B．fish is dear
C．fish is delicious	D．fish can really make one clever

8 . When night fell in the Helan Mountains, Li Shixiang opened a book about the Great Wall and made notes by the headlights of his car. He would spend the night in his car as he usually did.

The 45-year-old Great Wall guardian (守卫者) is from Ningxia. His home town is known as a “Museum of the Great Wall”. The Great Wall in Ningxia is over 1, 500 km long, The oldest part is already 2, 000 years old.

Twenty years ago, Li found a problem. There were a lot of Great Wall parts, but people didn’t know them at all and there was no one there to protect them. Li decided to find more parts and write them down in his notebook.

Li has his own way. He firstly reads books about the Great Wall and then he writes down the places where the old Great Wall once was. After that, he looks for the places on the map. Finally, he rides or drives there.

Most of the time, he drives all the way to one place only to find nothing. But there are also surprises. In 2019, after five hours of driving, he found the relics (遗迹) of an old city near Gansu.

Over the years, Li drove over 300, 000 km, took tens of thousands of photos and his notes filled over 300 notebooks.

1. What can we learn from the beginning of the passage?

A．Li always stays out overnight.

B．Li loves traveling to foreign countries.

C．Li has a comfortable life.

D．Li likes reading in his car.

2. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．Where Li works.	B．How Li works.
C．When Li reads.	D．Why Li loves his job.

3. How many notebooks does Li have?

A．More than 5.	B．About 20.
C．More than 300.	D．About 1, 500.

4. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．The Great Wall	B．Protecting the environment
C．Traveling is exciting	D．A Great Wall guardian

9 . The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. It brings the wind and rain. It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar (阴历) month, the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called “Dragon Heads-raising” Day (Longtaitou). This year, it falls on February 21st.

Old people believed that after Longtaitou, there would be more rain. And rain is very important to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.

People have many ways to celebrate the Festival. The most popular one is to have a haircut. Many people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles—mainly your mother’s brothers. They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck.

Among Chinese people’s festival traditions, there is always a place for food. During the Langtaitou Festival, people eat food named after dragons. Noodles are called dragon’s beard (longxu). Dumplings are dragon’s ears (long’er). And springrolls (春卷) are dragon’s skin (longlin).

1. What does the dragon bring according to the passage?

A．The rain and wind.	B．The rain and snow.
C．The wind and snow.	D．The snow and storm.

2. When is Longtaitou every year?

A．On February 21st.

B．The second day of the second lunar month.

C．The second day of the first lunar month.

D．The second day of February.

3. Old people believed that Longtaitou was the beginning of ________.

A．spring and farming	B．spring and resting
C．summer and farming	D．spring and harvest

4. Where can we read the passage?

A．A magazine.

B．A dictionary.

C．A guide book.

D．A story book.

10 . You Don’t Know How to Eat It

A man went to a butcher’s (屠夫) shop to buy a piece of meat. As he did not know how to cook meat, he asked the butcher to tell him the way of cooking it. The butcher told him how to cook it.

“But I cannot remember your words,” the man said, “Would you please write them down for me?” The butcher was kind enough to write them down for him.

The man went home happily with a piece of meat in his hand and the note in his pocket. A dog followed him on the way. It jumped at him, took the meat away from him and ran off. The man stood there not knowing what to do. Then he laughed and said, “Never mind. You don’t know how to eat it. The note is still in my pocket.”

1. A man went to a butcher’s shop ________.

A．to borrow some meat	B．for a piece of meat
C．to cook a piece of meat	D．to send a piece of meat

2. The butcher told the man how to ________.

A．buy meat

B．eat meat

C．cook meat

D．get meat

3. A dog took ________ away from the man.

A．the meat

B．the note

C．the pocket

D．the hand

4. According to the story, the man was ________.

A．clever

B．friendly

C．kind

D．foolish