The Internet has greatly changed Chinese people’s lives in different ways over the past twenty years. In order to show the rapid development of China’s Internet, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) gives their reports twice a year. The following is part of The 45th China Report on Internet Development.
Kinds of Mobile Apps. 19...... Internet Users....
These charts alone cannot cover all sides of the present development of China’s Internet, but it is still enough to show a surprising progress on the way. In fact, the Internet economy itself now takes nearly one third of China’s GDP: China’s total amount of Internet payment is the most in the world for seven years in a row.
According to the report, students take up the largest part of Internet users. The use of Internet can be found everywhere in a student’s life. They check out weather, discuss with classmates; and search on the Internet. As is specially mentioned in the report, almost all the students of all grades have taken classes on Dingtalk or other apps during their stay at home. The Internet has made these (become) possible. Not only is the Internet bringing more convenience to the Chinese people, but it is also helping to make the world a better place to live in.
1. What is the purpose of the report made by CNNIC?2. According to Chart I, what percent of mobile apps are game and life service apps in total?
3. Which Chart tell us that China’s Internet is developing rapidly?
4. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
5. Is the Internet important in your life? Why or why not?
2 . The earth is a ①['bjuːtɪfl] place. There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold. There are many different plants. Some are large. Some are small. All the plants need sunshine and water. ②There are different animals on the earth. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water. There are also many people like you and me on the earth. The Earth provides us with air, water and food. ③It is our home.
But there is a lot of pollution today. We burn (燃烧) things to make energy (能量). This pollutes (污染) the air. We put the rubbish into the sea and under the ground. ④This may pollute the earth and kill animals and plants. We must stop doing these things. It is ⑤i________ for us to protect the earth for our future.
1. 词汇：根据音标['bjuːtɪfl]在①处填入正确的单词2. 对②处句子的划线部分进行提问
3. 根据文章内容回答问题：Are there any animals under the water?
4. 根据上文判断③处It指代什么：
5. 将④处的句子翻译成汉语。
Every April, there is a special day when people remember and honor their ancestors. It is called Tomb-Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. This year, the day falls on April 4th.
Tomb-Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began over 2000 years ago. A well-known poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day, “(1) Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go.”
Tomb-Sweeping Day (2)_______ a public holiday on the Chinese mainland since 2008. On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they sweep the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.
Why do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs during Qingming Festival is to show respect to their dead family members.
However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is getting warmer. So Tomb-Sweeping Day also means finally being able to garden and enjoying outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
1. When did Tomb-Sweeping Day begin?2. 翻译(1)处画线句。
3. 请在(2)处空格处填入一个适当的词让句意完整。
4. Why do people visit tombs during Qingming Festival?
5. What do your family often do during Qingming Festival besides visiting tombs?
4 . Most people drink tea in the world. But tea does not mean the same thing to different people. In different countries, people have different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is often offered when people get together. Chinese people drink it at home or in tea houses at any time of the day. They often use hot water to boil（煮沸）tea leaves.
Tea is also important in other Asian countries. People in these countries have a special way of offering tea. They hold a tea ceremony（仪式）in their houses when important guests come. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in their houses.
In the United States,people usually drink tea at breakfast or they drink it after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. This way is faster and easier than the way of making tea in the teapots. In summer, most Americans drink iced tea. They like to put some ice in their tea.
1. What do Chinese people often use to boil tea leaves?（根据短文内容，简要回答问题）
2. Chinese people drink it at home
（根据短文内容，填入恰当的词）
3. In the United States, people have a special way of offering tea.(判断正误T/F)
4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.（请把文中画线句子译成汉语）
5. Give a proper title to the passage.（请给短文拟一个恰当的标题）
5 . Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed travelling on holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad in a newspaper which said. “Enjoy country life, spend a few days on West Hill Farm; good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This sounds like a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month there this holiday. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing.” He wrote to the Farm and said he would spend the whole July there.
Then on the first day of July, he went to the Farm. (A)But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with the West Hill Farm?” his best friend John asked. “Didn’t you enjoy the country life?”
“The country life was very good,” Henry said “but there was another problem.”
“Oh, what?”
“Well,” he said, “on the first day a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What’s wrong with that?” John asked, “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Sounds great!”
“You don’t understand” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “You can have different meat every day,” John said loudly, “but you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day a (B)______ died, and I didn’t dare (敢于) to stay for dinner!”
1. How long did Henry plan to stay on the farm at first?2. 把A处句子翻译成中文。
3. What did Henry have for dinner during his stay on the Farm?
4. 在（B）处填入恰当的表达职业的单词，使这则幽默故事逻辑通顺。
5. Do you like the country life? Why or why not?
6 . Life is full of changes. ①What will life be like in the future? The population (人口) is growing A . There will be more and more people in the world. Computers will be very small and useful, and there will be computers at every home. Travelling will be very cheap and B . And almost every family can go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food too. There will not be ________ (many) room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive. ②也许没有人会每天都吃它。People will eat many fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be quite healthy. Work in the future will be different too. Robots will do hard work. So many people will not have enough work to do.
1. 将①处的句子译成汉语。2. 根据句意将easy, fast恰当地填入到A、B处。
A.
3. 用many的适当形式填空。
4. 将②处的句子译成英语。
5. Will all the people have no work to do?
7 . In ancient times, people usually wrote from right to left in vertical columns(竖列). But now, we write from left to right in horizontal (横行). Why did this change? (A)This has to do with the writing tools and habits that people had at that time.
Before paper was created, people wrote on bamboos. They wrote from top to bottom on one piece and then another. These bamboos were connected together into one long passage and rolled up. People usually held it with their right hand and opened it with their left hand. Therefore, it is more convenient to start writing from the right-hand side.
In 1917, linguist(语言学家) Qian Xuantong wrote a letter to the New Culture Movement leader Chen Duxiu. He suggested writing Chinese from left to right. He said that if we used our right hands to write, it would be easier to begin from the left and more comfortable to read. (B)然而，他的想法并没有被广泛接受.
In the early 1950s, famous overseas Chinese businessman Chen Jiageng and Chinese writer Guo Moruo raised this advice again. They thought that the area seen from left to right was much wider than the area seen from up to down. In this way, writing and reading sideways will reduce eye fatigue(疲劳).
Gradually, newspapers, magazines and books were printed in horizontal rows. And people began writing from left to right instead of writing from right to left. Now people have been used to writing from left to right in rows.
1. 将划线部分(A)句译为汉语。2. Before paper was invented, people wrote on
3. 将划线部分(B)句译为英语。
4. Who first suggested writing Chinese from left to right?
5. Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The habits and tools of writing in the ancient times. |
| B．The changing of writing from ancient times to the present. |
| C．The history of writing from left to right in horizontal. |
| D．The reason of writing from vertical columns to horizontal. |
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many angels(天使), I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t sure he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do anything else but sing and smile and that’s enough for me.”
“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that men talk?” the child continued.
God patted him on the head and said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men; who will protect me?”
(A)“Your angel will keep you safe even if it means risking her life!”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore,” said the child.
God smiled on the young one. “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question softly, “Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered, “Your angle’s name is not hard to remember.
You will simply call her (B)________.”
1. How did the child feel when he knew that he was going to earth?2. What will the angel do for the child? (从文中列举两个例子并用完整的句子回答)
3. 请把文中(A)处划线句子翻译成中文。
4. 在(B)处填写适当的单词使文章完整。
5. Who is the angel in your life? Why do you think he or she is your angel?
9 . Born in the 2000s, what do you think of your generation(一代人)? Young, creative, connected, global, smart, maybe good-looking? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the phone than the world around you. They see you as the “face-down generation” and wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.（A）当今的青少年忙于发信息、拍照片。 Are they serious enough to become successful in real life-or “TRL”, as you would say?
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoiled(溺爱) and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents” who were always there to do everything for them.（B）So today’s young people seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are 30 years old.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They also seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to serve their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school.
So if you are one of them born in the 2000s, there’s reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation.
1. Mary was born in 2006, is she a member of the “face-down generation”?2. What do adults worry about today’s youth according to the passage?（列举两点即可）
3. 请将（A）处划线部分翻译成英语。
4. 请将（B）处划线部分翻译成汉语。
5. What do you think of your generation?（Your own opinion）
Have you ever dreamed of your high school life? Most students may hold the idea that high school life is busy and boring but I’d like to say that it isn’t what you think it is.
In my opinion, study always comes first. When I received the letter of admission in summer, I knew ①________(clear) what I should do. So I made up my mind to study hard and keep learning as much as possible. I strongly believed that knowledge can change my life. By working so hard, I got good grades in exams.
（A）My school also provided me with many good chances that help me to improve myself. For example, I used to be afraid of standing in front of crowds expressing myself. But after taking part in many competitions which②________(hold) by my school, I’m not afraid any more. Donating activity made me know how to communicate with others. I also developed social skills and trained my abilities.
I often visited the library. It is said that “Shelves of books, oceans of knowledge”. (B)坚持阅读给了我机会与新朋友分享故事and it also broadened my horizons. Whenever I felt sad, lost or being in trouble, staying in the library helped me calm down.
In short, my high school life was busy but meaningful and I became a better person. Though life is busy, chance will come only if you have a prepared mind. Am I right?
1. 用①②处括号内所给词的适当形式填空。①
2. 将（A）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
3. What did the writer think of donating activity?
4. 将（B）处画线句子翻译成英语。
5. Do you want to live a high school life like the writer? Why or why not?(言之有理即可)
