2 . Still remember the memories of the following poems (诗) return every time I read them.

①	Hush now, my little one. Go to sleep, my sunshine. Hush now, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. Go to sleep, my love.	Go to sleep, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. While I sing to you, go to sleep, my little one. Who is already asleep.
②	My mama feeds me, and washes my fur. The first thing I see every morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face.	My mama is the best one, and sings like a bird, and knows how I feel, when I don’t say a word. My mama is warm.
③	I can set the table. I can clean the floor. I can wash my clothes, and count to forty-four.	I can wash dishes, and clean my bedroom. There is so much I can do. Now ask you.

1. Who is the first poem singing to?

A．Babies.

B．Mothers.

C．Fathers.

D．Friends.

2. What does the underlined word “Hush” mean in Chinese?

A．喊叫

B．高兴

C．长大

D．安静

3. What do you think of “I” in the third poem?

A．Helpful.

B．Lucky.

C．Crazy.

D．Shy.

4. What are the three poems mainly about?

A．Food and health.	B．Hobbies and sport.
C．Family and love.	D．Animals and humans.

3 . Laurel Snyder is a writer of picture books and novels (小说) for children. In Orphan Island, she writes about childhood. Instead of the story about children with parents and grandparents, she puts her characters on an imaginary island. On the island, everything is perfect. There are nine orphans (孤儿) who are living a happy life. Each day is full of adventure (冒险) and beauty. Nothing bad ever happens to these orphans. They have food and homes, and they never get sick.

Just like real life, the children grow on this island. Each year, they see a boat come. And the boat takes away the oldest child, leaving a new child with them. When it is Deen’s turn to leave, a girl named Essy will arrive.

The main character of the story is a girl named Jinny. She is sad when Deen leaves because Deen protects her. After Deen has gone, she is the oldest on the island. She knows it will be her turn to leave next year. Jinny does not want to leave, so she tries to find out why one of them must leave.

We may never fully understand why things must change. All we can do is to accept the changes and then try to make the best of our new life.

1. What is Orphan Island about?

A．Childhood.	B．An island.
C．Beautiful pictures.	D．Children with parents.

2. How is the life on the island?

A．Dangerous.

B．Boring.

C．Perfect.

D．Difficult.

3. Who is the main character in the story?

A．Jinny.

B．Essy.

C．Deen.

D．Laurel Snyder.

4 . Two children stood outside the door with old coats. “Any old papers, Lady?” asked one of them. I was busy. I wanted to say no, but I saw that their shoes were broken and wet. “Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot tea.” They came in, saying nothing. Their shoes left snow on the floor. I gave them tea and bread to protect them from the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started my housework again.

The silence (沉默) in the front room surprised me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked me in a low voice, “Lady, are you rich?” “Am I rich? Oh, no!” I looked at my old things in my room.

The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶碟) carefully. “Your cups match (匹配) your saucers.” They left then, holding their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said thank you. They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. The blue cups and saucers were simple. But they said that they matched. The potatoes and meat before me, a roof over our hands, my husband with a job—these things matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The prints of their small shoes were still wet on my floor. I let them be. I wanted them there to remind me how rich I was.

1. The writer let the two children in ________.

A．to offer them some warm clothes	B．to serve them tea and food
C．to sell them some old papers	D．to tell them she was rich

2. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the writer was in fact not very rich	B．the children took away many old papers
C．the writer’s husband was out of work	D．the writer had no house to live in

3. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Are You Rich?	B．Matching Cups and Saucers
C．Any Old Papers?	D．Let Them Be

5 . Dear Mum,

Because of COVID-19, you and Dad have to work from home, help me with my online classes and do the housework. ▲ . I know something I can do to help give you both a break. I can do the housework and you can pay me! Every day, I will sweep the floor, set the table and walk the dog—each for $1. This plan can let you and Dad relax. It will help me too. I will organize my time better and learn to manage my money.

So what do you think? I’m ready to start right now!

Love,

Gabby

Dear Gabby,

You’re old enough to start doing the housework. But Dad and I won’t pay you. No one pays us to do the housework. Housework is a part of family life, and we all need to help keep our house clean and tidy. Sometimes we do jobs not for a reward (回报), but because it’s our duty to do so.

In fact, you will get a reward for doing the housework-smiles from both your dad and me.

Love,

Mum

1. Which of the following is the best for “ ▲ “?

A．Dad wants to have fun.	B．You must be very tired.
C．I’m learning something new.	D．We need to spend more time together.

2. What does Mum think of Gabby’s idea?

A．She wants to give it a try.	B．She doesn’t agree with it.
C．She thinks it’s interesting.	D．She isn’t sure if it will be useful.

3. What does Gabby’s mum wants her to learn?

A．Money isn’t important.	B．Getting a reward isn’t hard.
C．Managing one’s money is easy.	D．Doing the housework is everyone’s duty.

6 . We often think the Arctic (北极) only has snow and ice. But in fact, it has far more than that! The Arctic is on top of the earth. The Arctic Ocean makes up two thirds of the Arctic, while one third is made up of land in eight countries, including Russia, Canada, and the U. S.

The Arctic lands have many various lives. Some plants and animals can grow in very cold temperatures. In fact, the Arctic is home to more than 21,000 kinds of lives. There are whales, Arctic foxes and many more. The polar bear is the most famous Arctic animal.

You might think that the Arctic is too cold for people to live in. But surprisingly, there are about 4 million people living there. That’s the same population as the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei, China. About 10% are local people. They have been there for thousands of years. They make a living by fishing, hunting and so on.

A group of scientists recently came back from a one-year-long study in the Arctic. They have bad news: the Arctic is dying. The amount of Arctic sea ice is falling by around 3% every year. There will be no more ice in summer in the near future. What does this mean for us? Many animals, such as polar bears, hunt for their food on the ice. If they can’t do this anymore, they will die of hunger. Local people hunt animals for food. But since so many animals are dying, they need to change their way of life.

1. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．America.

B．Canada.

C．Japan.

D．China.

2. What does the underlined word “various” probably mean?

A．New.

B．Similar.

C．Smart.

D．Different.

3. How do the local people of the Arctic make a living?

A．By farming.	B．By fishing and hunting.
C．By selling things.	D．By keeping animals.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．Two thirds of the Arctic is made up of land.

B．All the animals in the Arctic will die of hunger.

C．The polar bear is the most famous Arctic animal.

D．The population of the city of Zhangjiakou is about 400 000.

5. What is this passage mainly about?

A．The lives in the Arctic.	B．The animals in the Arctic.
C．The people in the Arctic.	D．The weather in the Arctic.

7 . School Sports Day

Our School Sports Day was a success last week!

Class Three had the best team again this year. They were the strongest in the push-up and sit-up events. They also had the fastest runners, for both boys and girls in the 100-metre race.

Class Two, our class, did better than last year and was the second. We jumped the highest in the high jump event, and we had the fastest runner in the 400-metre race.

Class One did worse than last year and was the third. However, they had the best jumper in the long jump. They did worse in the high jump, the100-metre race and the 400-metre race than the other two classes.

Event	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3
Push-ups		3rd
Sit-ups	2nd
Long jump			3rd
High jump		1st
400m	3rd
100m			1st

The students below broke the school records.

Girls:

Fastest runner: Zhao Yanfang (Class 3)

Highest jumper: Wu Qixin (Class 2)

Boys:

Longest jumper: Li Ming (Class 1)

Fastest runner: Gao Jiaming (Class 3)

1. We can infer (推测) that the writer is from ________.

A．Class 1

B．Class 2

C．Class 3

D．Class 4

2. How many students broke the school records?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Class 3 had the best team last year.

B．Class 2 was the second last year.

C．Class 1 was the first last year.

D．Class 3 had the fastest runner in the 400-metre race.

4. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage?

A．Lost and Found.

B．Job Wanted.

C．Sports News.

D．Do It Yourself.

8 .

Monday, January 23th I’m Cole, a virus (病毒) for the common cold. Today I tried to infect (感染) a boy in a primary school all day. His name is Sam. I waited on his desktop, and when he touched the desk, I jumped on his finger. Unluckily, Sam didn’t touch his eyes, mouth or nose. Then, right after class, he washed his hands. Now I’m sitting really far away from Sam!

Tuesday, January 24th This morning I jumped into the nose of Sam’s best friend, Bill. Unluckily, something in his nose caught me. I thought it was over for me, just then Bill wanted to sneeze (打喷嚏) while he was talking to Sam. I knew that would send me right into Sam’s face! However, Sam quickly gave Bill a tissue (纸巾), and Bill sneezed into that instead! Infecting people is harder than I imagined.

Wednesday, January 25th I’m feeling very unhappy today. Some scientists caught my friend Harry and put him under a machine to study. Harry is a flu virus and he’s a dangerous little guy. Besides, Sam ate all his vegetables today. He’s exercising, and he’s getting eight hours of sleep every night. His body is too strong for me!

Thursday, January 26th I tried to infect Sam again today, but he washed his hands five times and never touched his face! It’s impossible to give him a cold! So I have to give up and I’m moving to another school.

1. How did Sam avoid being infected on Monday?

A．By cleaning his desk.	B．By covering his mouth.
C．By washing his hands.	D．By staying away from his desk.

2. What nearly sent the virus from Bill to Sam the next day?

A．The talk.

B．The tissue.

C．The flu.

D．The sneeze.

3. In fact, what made Cole give up at last?

A．Scientists’ study.	B．Sam’s good luck.
C．Sam’s good habits.	D．A dangerous flu virus.

9 . Josh: Do you know about “pay it forward coffee” at Flora Cafe?
Eric: You mean volunteers pay for a cup of coffee for someone poor to have it later?
Josh: Yeah. A cup of coffee is not much, but on cold winter days like today, it might warm them up a little. And maybe their hearts, too.
Eric: But will Flora Cafe really give this cup of coffee to anyone later?
Josh: Come on. I’ve known the shopkeeper well. He’s an honest man. He’s got a blackboard in the shop that says how many cups have been paid for and how many have been given out.
Eric: But how will he know who to give? Anyone can ask for it, even if they’re not poor.
Josh: True, but then I guess he’ll just have to believe in people.
Eric: Perhaps. But will poor people go and ask for free coffee? Won’t they worry about losing face?
Josh: Why do you always say things like that?
Eric: Well, it may happen.
Josh: Yeah, I know. But I still think it’s a good thing to do, and it gets people to care about others.
1. Who pays forward for the coffee?

A．Josh and Eric.

B．The volunteers.

C．The shopkeeper.

D．Josh and his family.

2. What does the underlined part “things like that” refer to (指的是)?

A．Time and places to offer the coffee.	B．Problems about the free coffee plan.
C．Ways to improve the free coffee plan.	D．Good things about the free coffee plan.

3. What can we learn about Josh and Eric?

A．Josh worries about losing face.

B．Eric knows the shopkeeper well.

C．They both believe most people are honest.

D．They have different opinions about the plan.