名称：元宵节
时间：中国阴历一月十五日
方式:猜灯谜、观狮舞、做游戏、放烟花等
食品：吃元宵
意义：象征家庭团圆、幸福；庆祝历史，传承文化
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2.开头已给出,但不计入总词数；
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参考词汇:灯笼 lantern;元宵 sticky dumplings;放烟花 light fireworks:灯谜 lantern riddles
The Chinese Lantern Festival falls on January 15 on the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
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2 . A long time ago, I was returning from my friend’s house. My father parked the car in front of our house. We were opening the gate when suddenly we noticed two puppies run onto our lawn.
They were differently coloured — one was brown as a cup of coffee with its tail and ear hair dipped in black while the other puppy was a biscuit colour with the tip of its tail dipped in white and its forehead had a white spot. And that’s why we named them Coffee and Biscuit. Coffee is female and Biscuit is male. In other words they both are twins by a minute. Well, since then they have been with us.
Now here comes the shocking part. Coffee has been with us only for one year and 11 months. Guess why? Coffee will soon be sent away. At this time it is known that dogs have a sense of temper and start biting people that come near them. And so with a lot of arguing I let my parents take Coffee to a farmer’s far away. They tried to assure me that Coffee would have a great time. But Biscuit and I couldn’t stand the pain of losing a friend and a sister.
After a month, the night before Christmas I made my Christmas wish: I wished that Coffee would come back to me on Santa’s sleigh (雪橇). The next morning, I woke up to hear the singing of birds. I jumped out of bed and ran towards the Christmas tree. There were almost 100 presents. We started to open our gifts. In the end there was just one remaining. It was wrapped in a green gift paper and tied with a red ribbon. I opened it up and guessed who jumped out. It was my lost Coffee. She looked absolutely beautiful. My parents explained that she had been scratching the front door last night!
1. The story mainly tells .| A．a lovely and little pet was recovered |
| B．the author gave up his pet |
| C．the pet can bring a whole world of happiness |
| D．people should protect dogs |
| A．Coffee’s ear is brown |
| B．Biscuit likes to eat biscuits terribly |
| C．Coffee has a black tail |
| D．Biscuit’s forehead has a white spot |
| A．because it often fought with Biscuit |
| B．because his parents disliked the dog at home |
| C．because it began attacking people |
| D．because it got lost when going out |
| A．Coffee will be thrown away after Christmas. |
| B．His parents will never give Coffee away again. |
| C．The author is always worried about Coffee. |
| D．His parents hardly bought presents for the author. |
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“And foreign people living in Japan should at least be given correct, understandable
| A．words | B．characters | C．varieties | D．civilizations |
| A．Japanese | B．Chinese | C．Spanish | D．English |
| A．right | B．powerful | C．creative | D．alarming |
| A．health | B．language | C．computer | D．sports |
| A．formal | B．confusing | C．illegal | D．specific |
| A．native | B．public | C．unusual | D．suitable |
| A．effects | B．efforts | C．challenges | D．solutions |
| A．endangers | B．annoys | C．impresses | D．destroys |
| A．make sense | B．check in | C．make sure | D．focus on |
| A．exchanging | B．supplying | C．organizing | D．contacting |
| A．run | B．use | C．get | D．improve |
| A．source | B．topics | C．information | D．contribution |
| A．state | B．ability | C．emotion | D．disaster |
| A．joy | B．death | C．energy | D．personality |
| A．extinction | B．progress | C．survival | D．pressure |
5 . Metal detecting (探测) is a big hobby in the U.K. This year, more people have been doing this because of the corona-virus (新冠病毒). Social distancing is very easy when people work with their metal detectors. More than 47,000 objects were found with metal detectors in 2020. People have been recording their finds on an app on the British Museum’s website. The U.K. Culture Minister said, “It is amazing to see the app growing from strength to strength during lockdown thanks to garden discoveries and digital reporting.”
The British Museum said people have dug up many exciting and interesting things this year. Perhaps the best find among the new discoveries are two hoards (批) of coins. One of the hoards contained 50 South African gold coins found 50 miles northwest of London. The other coin hoard contained 63 gold coins and one silver coin featuring (刻有) the British kings Edward IV and Henry VIII. Experts believe they were buried in the 16th century. Another find was an ancient Roman furniture fitting made of copper. It featured the face of the god Oceanus and dates back to AD 43-200.
The UK’s Treasure Act of 1996 requires that finders report each discovery more than 300 years old to the local government in the area where they found it. If the local authority defines the object as treasure, the government then pays a fair market price to the discoverer.
The database of the British Museum contains records of more than 1.5 million objects discovered since 1998 by the general public rather than by professional archaeologists. The museum said that the app ensures that finds are not lost but instead recorded, which are important for understanding Britain’s past.
1. Why has metal detecting become more popular this year?| A．Because metal is more expensive. | B．Because the equipment is cheaper. |
| C．Because there are more gold coins. | D．Because people have fewer social activities. |
| A．114. | B．113. | C．63. | D．50. |
| A．A type of metal. | B．A shell. | C．A symbol. | D．A piece of wood. |
| A．When he sells the treasure he finds in the market. |
| B．When he hands in the over-300-year-old treasure he finds. |
| C．When he reports his discovery in time to the government. |
| D．When he records his finds on the British Museum’s website. |
6 . We all love and have enjoyed an all-you-can-eat buffet(自助餐), but how many of us have had an “all-you-can-stay” holiday? It sounds too good to be true, but a hotel company in the Maldives is offering guests a once-in-a-lifetime vacation.
The luxury Anantara Veli resort(度假村) has a special package that includes unlimited use of its facilities(设施) for the whole of 2021. Customers will get the use of a two-person small house that lies above the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean. The resort is also throwing in transport to and from the airport, 365 breakfasts, discounts on cooking lessons and water activities like diving and surfing. However, all this comes at a big cost of $30,000.
The Maldives has developed into a high-end destination for tourists. The country has been pretty quick to open its resorts to foreign tourists once again, even with the pandemic getting serious in many countries around the world. It is because it has struggled during the pandemic(疫情) as its economy highly depends on international tourism. Luckily, the Maldives is a tiny nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, about 700 kilometers from the southern tip of India. What’s more, most of its tourist accommodation is on private islands far from the main land. It will be a perfect choice for holidaymakers who want to enjoy a quiet holiday. A tourism spokesperson said the $30,000 package is good value and cheaper than staying in an average hotel for a year.
1. How does the all-you-can-stay holiday sound according to Para 1?| A．Expensive. | B．Unbelievable. | C．Worthwhile. | D．Awkward. |
| A．From this time next year. | B．Any time from today. |
| C．Every day except weekends. | D．All through the year 2021. |
| A．Because it is a high-end destination for tourists. |
| B．Because it is much safer than any other country. |
| C．Because the pandemic is not serious in this country. |
| D．Because it needs foreign tourist to support its economy. |
| A．An island country. | B．A package vacation. |
| C．A happy holidaymaker. | D．A reserve for island creatures. |
7 . One night our team was called out to a farm to treat a female elephant who had just miscarried (流产). Arriving after midnight, our team saw a skinny baby elephant which kept hitting his head against the side of a narrow cage (笼子).
The next morning, we moved him to a new home and gave him the name “Hope”. One of the volunteers, Lek, tried hard to make Hope accept milk from her, but he attempted to hurt her many times. Hope kept trumpeting (吼叫) over and over the first three nights. The fourth night he finally fell into a sleep and Lek used this opportunity to get close, patting and comforting him. When he would wake up, she ran from his pen (围栏). She did this every night until Hope accepted her. Then Hope was let out of the pen to take a walk with the volunteers.
Eight months later, Hope’s owner came to take him back. He was to be trained for work. But the owner’s request was refused. The more Hope stayed with us, the more we loved him and we couldn’t let him go back to cruel training and hard work. With the help and kind support from Jody Thomas (USA) and Leonor Gonzo (Australia), Hope won his freedom to stay with us. These kind volunteers became Hope’s foster parents after helping to buy his freedom.
Hope today is happy in his new home at this elephant haven. As his name suggests, he is our Hope and we will see him grow up as a free elephant and let him back to nature one day to be a real king of the jungle.
1. How was Hope when we first saw him?| A．Excited. | B．Anxious. | C．Curious. | D．Calm. |
| A．She attempted to alarm him of danger. |
| B．She delivered food and supplies to him. |
| C．She helped him to adapt to the new environment. |
| D．She treated him and got him recover from illness. |
| A．Hope finally worked on the farm for some time. |
| B．Hope’s owner was paid some money to let him stay. |
| C．The volunteers trained Hope to do some farm work. |
| D．Hope refused to go back to the farm with his owner. |
| A．A shelter. | B．A farm. |
| C．A zoo. | D．A school. |
8 . One day when I was five, my mother scolded me for not finishing my rice and I got angry. I wanted to play outside and not be made to finish eating my old rice. In my angry movement to open the screen door with my foot, I had kicked back about 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 delivered a spanking for such behavior. My parents never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door be, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.
For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly remind me of my mistake. For years I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing 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, making life more terrible for us all.
My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment for my behavior delivered a hundred stern messages to me. Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.
1. The underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means________.| A．injury | B．sense | C．regret | D．notice |
| A．scolded him for his bad behavior | B．gave him a spanking |
| C．told him how expensive it was | D．left the door unrepaired |
| A．He felt it destroyed the happy atmosphere at his home. |
| B．He found that his family members no longer liked him. |
| C．He felt ashamed of his uncontrolled anger at that time. |
| D．He felt he had to work hard to make up for the damage. |
| A．Silent punishment can be more powerful. |
| B．The best way to become a more patient person. |
| C．Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior. |
| D．Parents are the best teachers of their children. |
In 1949, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) came together to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1996 the NBA
The NBA is one of the four major professional sports
In 1992, the United States Olympic men’s basketball team was called the “Dream Team”. For the first time there were players from the NBA. Among them were Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. There’s no doubt
Yao Ming became the first international player without college experience in the US
Yao became the third Chinese national ever to play in the NBA. The first was Wang Zhizhi. He joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2001. The second was Mengke Bateer. He made his first NBA appearance in 2002.
10 . My daughter had been accepted into graduate school. After months of praying (祷告) for her as she
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I drove up and down streets, hoping to
“Excuse me, ma’am,” a stranger bent and whispered in my ear. “Can you
“Thank you, ma’am. God bless you,” he said. I smiled widely.
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| A．considered | B．provided | C．analyzed | D．completed |
| A．familiar | B．special | C．creative | D．interesting |
| A．determined | B．demanded | C．pretended | D．continued |
| A．water | B．clothes | C．money | D．paper |
| A．relied on | B．focused on | C．called on | D．took on |
| A．question | B．reason | C．rule | D．task |
| A．find | B．control | C．describe | D．instruct |
| A．permission | B．consideration | C．success | D．failure |
| A．Finally | B．Suddenly | C．Generally | D．Accidentally |
| A．collect | B．exchange | C．charge | D．spare |
| A．simply | B．secretly | C．carefully | D．properly |
| A．solution | B．response | C．doubt | D．struggle |
| A．found | B．happened | C．delayed | D．disappeared |
| A．view | B．measure | C．decision | D．chance |
| A．unusual | B．unfriendly | C．unexpected | D．unimportant |
