1 . Sports can help us a lot. Taking exercises can make us strong. In collective sports like basketball, volleyball or football, we will learn the importance of cooperation. And sports can also help us relax after work or study.

However, as the saying goes, “there are two sides of everything.” Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves if we are not careful enough when participating in sports activities. What’s more, too much or hard practice can be bad for our health.

Sports can make us healthy both physically and psychologically. It is also a good way for people to know each other and can improve friendship between people. So long as we are careful enough, sports can do us nothing but good.

1. Too much exercise can be ________ for us.

A．good

B．enough

C．bad

D．helpful

2. Sports can ________

A．help people to know each other.	B．improve friendship between people.
C．do us nothing but good if we are careful.	D．All of the above.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Sports can help us relax after work or study.

B．Sports can only make us healthy physically.

C．Sometimes we may hurt other players or ourselves when participating in sports.

D．Basketball and volleyball are both collective sports.

4. What does the word “participating” mean in paragraph 2?

A．take part in	B．be interested in
C．be fond of	D．take into

5. The best title for this passage can be “________”

A．Sports and health	B．Everybody must do sports
C．Sports are nothing to people	D．No one likes sports

2 . Xie Jun is a middle school student, studying in Grade 8 in a middle school in Changsha, Hunan. He has had lots of _________ since he was little. But as time goes by, there is only one dream still in his mind.

When he was a child, he heard of rockets and spaceships. _________, he didn’t know what they were. From his father, he started to know that scientists make _________ to carry people and things into space. From then on, he became very interested _________ space. Every time he sees beautiful stars and the moon in the sky at night, he gets very excited. He is always dreaming that he can fly to space to _________ the Earth one day.

Xie learned that the first man flew into space in 1961, and later, _________ astronauts made it successful to travel into space. Some even landed on the moon. He knows not _________ can travel into space. More importantly, _________ he can fly to space, he must be trained specially.

Xie knows it’s not easy to realize his dream, but he decides to try _________ best. He says, “I’ve had this dream for many years. It brings me a lot of __________ and always makes me study harder.”

1.

A．jobs

B．dreams

C．friends

D．teachers

2.

A．Such as

B．Of course

C．At first

D．At last

3.

A．trains

B．bikes

C．cars

D．rockets

4.

A．in

B．on

C．of

D．about

5.

A．take up

B．look up

C．arrive at

D．look at

6.

A．fewer

B．stronger

C．more

D．worse

7.

A．everyone

B．anyone

C．someone

D．none

8.

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．as

9.

A．her

B．his

C．my

D．their

10.

A．happiness

B．benefit

C．health

D．favour

3 . I was hungry because after a full day of exploring the German town, I ate only a pizza. I’m comfortable travelling through a country where I don’t speak the language, but I would almost rather go hungry than sit in a restaurant eating alone.

After wandering around the town for hours, I finally chose an Italian restaurant that seemed friendly enough. I know I like traditional German food, but a plate of spaghetti for only six euros (欧元) was not to miss. So I nervously entered. As I stood there, I noticed all the happy families and friends eating together. The hostess found a small table for me next to the front entrance.

“Great,” I thought, “now people can look at this friendless traveller as they enter.” Then I started to wonder how many of the customers might mistake me for the hostess and how much this would interrupt my meal. Then a woman, whose name is now lost to memory, invited me to have dinner with her and her family. I couldn’t believe it! This was the German friendliness I had read about.

I walked to their table. I can be quite shy when talking to new people. I also started to wonder how this would work. The meal began awkwardly. The woman’s two children mostly stared at me.

Fortunately, the parents spoke enough English and I knew a little German. I came into this restaurant afraid of eating alone and I ended up happily.

1. The author chose an Italian restaurant instead of a German one probably because ________.

A．the author didn’t like German food

B．the food in the Italian restaurant was cheap

C．the Italian restaurant was popular in the town

D．the German restaurants in the town were closed

2. When invited to have dinner with the family, the author was ________.

A．happy

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．surprised

3. We can conclude from the passage that the author ________.

A．couldn’t speak any German

B．was outgoing and enjoyed talking to people

C．had an enjoyable dinner with the family

D．didn’t like to travel in a foreign country

4. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To share her experience in Germany.

B．To encourage readers to travel in Germany.

C．To explain why Germans are friendly.

D．To express thanks to the German family.

4 . 请根据上下文内容，将文中划线部分译成汉语或者英语。

The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air     1    and the soft wind that brushed their hair. Sabrina was one of the happy tourists     2    until she noticed something odd. “The water was like the bubbles on the top of a beer.” she later explained. “It wasn’t calm and it wasn’t going in and then out. It was just coming in and in and in.” Sabrina had just learnt about tsunamis in a Geography lesson． 她立刻想到了这一点     3    that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.

Sabrina was frightened，but she soon kept her head.她警告她的父母有危险,     4     though at first they just thought she was joking. However, Sabrina was certain that a terrible disaster was on its way     5    and kept asking her parents to talk to a safety officer, To her great relief, the officer immediately realized the coming danger. The beach was rapidly cleared of people, just before the huge waves crashed into the coast.

7 . Wonderful Destinations You Can Explore in the World

While travel is still just a dream for many, we know that some of you are now eager to pencil in your next adventure. We are now taking bookings for our 2021 and 2022 tours, offering the following destinations.

The Dolomite Mountains in Italy

8 days; September 6, 2021

Go on a gentle outdoor tour through the impressive Dolomite Mountains where scientists investigate several scientific phenomena including geology, ecology, deep time and astronomy.

The gateway to the solar system in Iceland

8 days; November 20, 2021

Visit the sites where scientists test space mission in the world. You will visit remote lava fields, glaciers and Mars rover (巡视器) test sites to explore how technology can help us research other worlds, as well as adapt to our own climate challenges.

The Fjords of Norway

7 days; January 18, 2022

Explore the Fjords of Norway as you start the winter voyage to watch the wonderful northern lights and underwater life of the Arctic. Learn about the science behind the northern lights, watch whales from the sea, try your hand at dog sledding or simply relax around a campfire under the stars.

The volcanic fields in Italy

8 days; September 3, 2021

Experience the beauty and power of two of the world’s most impressive active volcanoes on Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli. Explore the Aeolian Islands of Lipari and Vulcano while enjoying scenic landscapes and Italian warmth.

Whether you are ready to book or just want to carry on dreaming for now, we expect you to enjoy looking through some of the new tours we have created. For more information on all our new tours for 2021 and 2022, visit www. new scientist. com/tours.

1. What do the first two destinations have in common?

A．They are main lava fields.	B．They focus on science.
C．They open on the same day.	D．They are space mission bases.

2. What can visitors do in the Fjords of Norway?

A．Feed whales from the sea.	B．See the wonders of the Arctic.
C．Enter the gateway to the solar system.	D．Explore Sea life in the company of scientists.

3. Where can visitors explore active volcanoes?

A．In Mars rover test sites.	B．In the Fjords of Norway.
C．On Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli.	D．On the Dolomite Mountains and Aeolian Islands.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A website.

B．A newspaper.

C．A guide book.

D．A research report.

9 . 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友David想到你的家乡旅游。请您帮他做一个旅游计划并给他一些建议。内容要点如下：
1. 推荐的旅游景点；
2. 建议品尝的美食；
3. 其他。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear David,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

10 . The second Sunday in May is a volunteer day in my neighborhood. Last year, my neighbors and I chose to ______in the cancer ward (癌症病房) at a children’s hospital. As Children’s Day was coming, the hospital wanted us to make some cards with children, ______them stories and play games with them.

The day before we went to the ______, many of us were feeling quite nervous. We didn’t ______how to react (反应) when we saw those sick children. As we were preparing morning tea for them, I asked some ______to make chocolate bread and candies at my home.

We arrived ______the hospital early and were welcomed warmly -it was exciting to know that they were ______us and expecting what we would offer to them. Our first job was to ______morning tea to the children-it seemed nothing broke the ice better than candies!

Then, it was time to start making ______—we brought some cardboard (卡纸板), crayons, glue and shiny things to excite the children. It was amazing that soon we felt relaxed about staying with the sick children. We ______with them and helped them choose colors and styles. The children were seriously ill, ______they were positive (乐观的). Most of them______bright colors as they believed that they would be better soon. The colorful and lively cards the children had made brightened us.

Later, my neighbours and I told the children some funny stories to make them laugh ______often, and they were also very happy to play games with______. Looking at their smiling faces, we even forgot they were______.

1.

A．volunteer

B．study

C．live

D．play

2.

A．say

B．speak

C．tell

D．ask

3.

A．school

B．farm

C．park

D．hospital

4.

A．hope

B．know

C．find

D．believe

5.

A．nurses

B．doctors

C．neighbors

D．teachers

6.

A．from

B．about

C．for

D．at

7.

A．welcoming

B．helping

C．teaching

D．saving

8.

A．receive

B．offer

C．accept

D．refuse

9.

A．toys

B．dresses

C．cards

D．clothes

10.

A．talked

B．lived

C．cooked

D．quarreled

11.

A．and

B．so

C．or

D．but

12.

A．hated

B．chose

C．disliked

D．forgot

13.

A．sadly

B．angrily

C．nervously

D．happily

14.

A．him

B．us

C．her

D．them

15.

A．ill

B．healthy

C．strong

D．rich