2 . Bored? Lonely? Out of condition? Need to relax? Why not try the SPORT CENTER?

TENNIS

Indoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced learners. Children only. Mornings.

SKIING

Gentle slopes. Instructors of 3levels at weekends and Fridays. Daytime practice. 8 years upwards.

SWIMMING

2 pools, heated, Olympic length. Women: Tuesday and Thursday. Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Children: Saturday.

GOLF

9- hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum (最小的) age — 9 years.

GYMNASTICS (体操)

Maximum (最大的) age—18 years. Children aged 5—10. Monday and Wednesdays. 4:00—6:00 p.m. 10—18 year-old. Friday evenings.

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1. What is this ad mainly about?

A．It mainly shows us some ways to spend weekends.

B．It mainly introduces us a place to relax ourselves.

C．It mainly introduces some events in a sports meet.

D．It mainly gives us some ideas to spend our holidays.

2. What can we learn from this passage?

A．People can play tennis day and night.

B．Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately．

C．Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER．

D．People under 20 can also take gymnastics．

3. How many sports items are mentioned in the passage?

A．5.

B．6.

C．8．

D．11．

4 . Imperial Bricks

Imperial bricks were made completely for imperial buildings, especially palaces, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They have a fine quality, and are strong and hard. They have a pure blue-green color like a mirror and produce a metal sound when knocked. Because they are very valuable, they are called the golden bricks. The craft (工艺品) has been on the national-level cultural heritage (遗产) list since 2006.

Peking Duck

Peking duck has been a famous dish from Beijing. The cooked duck is cut into pieces and eaten with green onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce, often with pancake rolled around fillings. It was selected as a national -level cultural heritage in 2008.

Shadow Play

Shadow play (皮影) is an ancient form of storytelling that uses flat cut-out figures or shadow play between a source of light and a screen. Various sight effects can be achieved by moving both the dolls and the light source. In 2011, Chinese shadow play entered the list of Cultural Heritage by UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)which is located in Paris, France.

Kunqu Opera

Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest existing forms of Chinese opera, came from Kunshan, Jiangsu province. Using emotional lines from classic poems and through sweet and beautiful singing, it made progress in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and naturally reached other parts of the country via the Grand Canal.

1. Which makes Imperial Bricks get the name of golden bricks?

A．Their value.	B．Their shape.
C．Their color.	D．Their history.

2. What is a cultural heritage of the world’s level according to the text?

A．Peking Duck.	B．Imperial Bricks.
C．Kunqu Opera.	D．Shadow Play.

3. Where did the emotional lines of Kunqu Opera come from?

A．Theater writers.	B．Famous magazines.
C．Ancient stories.	D．Classic poems.

7 . One day when I was 5, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my rice. When angrily opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back a 12-inch part of the lower left-hand corner of the new screen door. But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have given him a spanking (打屁股) for it. But my parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door broken, creating an opening.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen door, it would constantly make me think about my mistake. For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who had done it. For years, every time I saw a fly in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home. My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not teach. Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not get mad so easily.

1. What does the underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A．Regret.

B．Hurt.

C．Joy.

D．Notice.

2. What did the author’s parents do when he damaged the screen door?

A．They gave him a spanking.	B．They left the screen door unrepaired.
C．They scolded him for what he had done.	D．They told him how expensive it was.

3. How does the experience benefit the author?

A．He can hide his anger in front of others.	B．He can have better control of himself.
C．He will never go against his parents’ will.	D．He will never make such mistakes in the future.

4. What is the main idea of this text?

A．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

B．Parents are the best teachers of their children.

C．What is the best way to become a more patient person?

D．Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

8 . “We have Dante, Shakespeare and Du Fu (712—770). These poets create the very values by which poetry is judged,” said Harvard professor Stephen Owen in Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet, a BBC documentary.

Despite the fact that Du Fu is usually mentioned in the same breath as Dante and Shakespeare, he has remained largely unknown in the Western world for long. However, with the screening of the first English-language documentary featuring the poet, the days of Du Fu as China’s best-kept literary secret seem to be just numbered.

It is written and presented by Michael Wood, a skilled television historian who also directed other China-related documentaries such as The Story of China and The Story of China’s Reform and Opening-Up.

From the Yellow River to the Yangtze Gorges, and down to the forested hills of Hunan province, Wood visited a number of places such as the poet’s birthplace Gongyi in Henan province and the Tang Dynasty capital Chang’an, today’s Xi’an. Along the way, he met and talked to ordinary people, dancers and musicians, who helped to tell the fantastic story of the poet. Interviews with famous scholars specializing in Chinese literature also helped present a clearer picture of the poet’s life experiences, literary significance and his friendship with Li Bai, another great Chinese poet.

Born in 712, Du Fu lived in the Tang Dynasty, a time marked by extraordinary cultural achievements. However, after a wave of civil unrest (动乱), Du Fu, the former civil servant at the Tang court, was forced to become a porter, and suffered from starvation. Through ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing, pouring out his concern for his country and people as well as celebrating the simple joys of life.

“Du’s poetry reflects the country’s historical events mirrored in his own spiritual journey, so he becomes a part of the emotional vocabulary of Chinese culture,” said Stephen Owen, who in 2016 finished the eight-year-long project to translate Du Fu’s 1,400 poems into English.

1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 imply?

A．Du Fu created the values of poetry.

B．The West will know more about Du Fu.

C．The Chinese will keep Du Fu’s poems secret.

D．Du Fu will become one of the top 3 poets.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A．Du Fu’s colorful life experiences.

B．Local people’s admiration for Du Fu.

C．Famous scholars’ research findings on Du Fu.

D．Michael Wood’s effort in making the documentary.

3. Which of the following can best describe Du Fu?

A．Inspiring and helpful.

B．Tough and responsible.

C．Easy-going and careful.

D．Generous and hardworking.

4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Du Fu’s poems are translated into English

B．Du Fu’s poetry wins the world’s recognition

C．A BBC documentary reflects Chinese culture

D．A BBC documentary presents China’s Shakespeare

9 . Years ago I was hiking in the Himalayas and had made the mistake of changing a large amount of money into the local currency (货币). As I walked through the villages of the Annapurna, it soon became________ that the people were too poor to________even the simplest goods. They had nothing. This meant that it was no use carrying the wad (捆) of________in my pack and I was a virtual (虚拟的) walking________compared to the local people. I grew to dislike the money and it was________to have it in my bag. This led to a remarkable experience that ________me deeply and its________has never left me.

On this particular day, I was left behind by my fellow hikers and found myself in a valley. As I made myself down, I noticed a young girl of around 13________some sheep. Like so many of the children of the amazing Nepalese people, she was very beautiful. I couldn’t help looking at her and she looked at me. As I approached her she suddenly rushed________to me, and without a

________, handed me a flower. She________at me for a tiny moment and then she ran away. The spirit in this lovely child had responded to something she saw in me and her first idea was to find something to________. Because of her________, there was nothing she had________a single flower. The weight of my bag was never heavier than at this moment and I had just received one of the most valuable________I had ever had in my life.

1.

A．possible

B．unnecessary

C．strange

D．clear

2.

A．own

B．supply

C．obtain

D．export

3.

A．clothes

B．flowers

C．money

D．bricks

4.

A．attitude

B．identity

C．millionaire

D．source

5.

A．stubborn

B．embarrassing

C．pleasant

D．honorable

6.

A．encouraged

B．hurt

C．persuaded

D．impressed

7.

A．effect

B．shadow

C．result

D．limit

8.

A．hurting

B．gathering

C．caring

D．feeding

9.

A．on

B．over

C．off

D．away

10.

A．pause

B．smile

C．word

D．voice

11.

A．recognized

B．stared

C．shouted

D．ignored

12.

A．offer

B．organize

C．eat

D．schedule

13.

A．anxiety

B．poverty

C．mind

D．bag

14.

A．besides

B．except for

C．rather than

D．more than

15.

A．experiences

B．fortune

C．changes

D．presents

10 . Lonely? You’re hardly alone. Since COVID-19 struck, people of all ages have struggled with this. But even before the pandemic, loneliness was becoming a growing problem for teens — especially girls. That’s the finding of a new study. And that appears throughout industrial nations across the globe. The study linked rising loneliness to greater use of smartphones and the Internet over the same years.

Jean Twenge, a psychologist, took part in the study. Her team has found that since 2012, US teens have been spending less time together face-to-face.

The new study pulled its data from a survey. Some 1 million 15- and 16-year-old students from 37 countries took part in this survey in 2000, 2003, 2012, 2015 and 2018. Its questions mostly dealt with education. But they also included six statements about loneliness, such as “I feel awkward and out of place in my school”. Students could strongly disagree, disagree, agree or strongly agree with each statement.

“Smartphones can help keep us connected with friends,” says Twenge. “But they can also make people feel excluded (排斥).” Girls, especially, may feel this way. One reason may be that they like to post more photos and selfies (自拍照) than boys. Studies have shown that if those images don’t get a lot of “likes”, it can affect a teen’s mental health.

And there’s “phubbing”, a combination of “phone” and “snubbing (冷落)”. It’s that moment at which a friend or family member takes out a phone and keeps looking at it, paying no attention to everybody else, including you. Phubbing is one way technology can affect you, even when you’re not the one using it.

If technology causes loneliness, should we stop using it? “No, not at all,” argues Twenge. “Everybody of all ages is trying to figure out how we can best use technology and stay mentally healthy.” Her advice is to “use your smartphone for what it’s good for. Then put it away.” That includes putting it away overnight — ideally in another room.

1. How do girls differ from boys in smartphone use in the study?

A．They need it to stay in style.

B．They use it as a learning tool.

C．They depend on it to keep in touch.

D．They like to post more pictures with it.

2. Why does the author discuss “phubbing” in Paragraph 5?

A．To show the harm of the smartphone.

B．To give an example of communication.

C．To introduce an embarrassing situation.

D．To present a scene with the smartphone.

3. What is Twenge’s attitude to using the smartphone?

A．Doubtful.	B．Supportive.
C．Worried.	D．Uninterested.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．The Smartphone — the Focus of a Study

B．The Smartphone — a Communication Tool

C．The Smartphone — a Friend of Teenagers

D．The Smartphone — a Source of Loneliness