● The Double Ninth Festival is also called the Chongyang Festival with a history of over 2，000 years.
● The Chongyang Festival falls on September 9 of the Chinese lunar calendar.
● That's why it is called the Double Ninth Festival.
● The younger generations show their respect for their elders.
● People go mountain climbing or sightseeing.
It is our duty to protect such a traditional festival for generations to come.
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②可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Steven，
I'm glad that you are interested in the Chinese Double Ninth Festival.
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Yours.
Li Hua
2 . Sugarcane（甘蔗）was first used around 8000 BC. In the early 19th century，factories began to produce sweets in large numbers. They were able to do this because sugar had become less expensive. Before long，machines helped with the production. Sweets no longer had to be made by hand.
In 1823，a sweet shop opened in a small town in the north of England. It was called The Oldest Sweet Shop in England. In 2013，Guinness World Records confirmed（证实）that it is the longest running sweet shop in the world. And it continues to sell many kinds of sweets that our parents，grandparents and even our great grandparents enjoyed when they were small.
Some of the sweets are still made within the shop and heated in 100–year–old pans. The shop also looks as if it came directly from an old storybook. Some large old bottles filled with all kinds of sweets are in the show box. Old-fashioned scales（老式的秤）are on the table. When it's time to pay，a till（放钱的抽屉）as old as the shop is still used.
The shop is owned by Keith and Gloria Tordoff，who bought it in 1993. Keith says he always likes to try all the sweets. He tells everyone that he does this to examine if the sweets are good. Perhaps he just has the best job in the world. Keith says，“To me，sweets are all about remembering. You remember sweets from your childhood，just like you remember a song. You remember the sweets your grandparents gave you，or the sweets you gave to your favorite girl. ”
1. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 1 refer to？| A．Sweets. | B．Numbers. | C．Factories. | D．Machines. |
| A．Fashionable. | B．Traditional. | C．Ugly. | D．Crowded. |
| A．enjoy the happy time | B．advertise the sweets |
| C．check if the sweets are good | D．remember his favorite girl |
| A．It has a history of nearly 200 years. |
| B．It came directly from an old storybook. |
| C．It was opened in 1993. |
| D．It only sells sweets to children. |
3 . Medha Pappula, an eight-grader at Brambleton Middle School, is using her skill set to solve a problem — bullying. She recently earned an award from National Bullying Prevention Center (NBPC) for her anti-bullying efforts in software development and animation (动画).
Pappula, 13, said she discovered that a classmate had experienced cyberbullying (网络欺凌), which was painful for her to learn about. “Even though I didn’t experience it, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, even my worst enemy.” Pappula said.
Then she developed a program. “It takes a message, and then recognizes signs of bullying and gives a rating (评价) to the cyberbullying.” the teen said. “If the rating is high, the program can be used to carry out things like removing that message or reporting it.”
In addition to this program, the NBPC awarded Pappula for a three-minute animated video about Unity Day, which she created and shared on YouTube last October. Unity Day was started by the NBPC in 2011 to raise bullying awareness among school-age children. Schools encourage their students to wear orange on Unity Day, as it is a color that is connected with safety.
Pappula visited different websites to develop her animation skills several years ago. She spent more than a month creating her 2-D animated video using an animation software called Krita. The effort paid off, as nearly 6000 people have already viewed the “Unity Day” video on YouTube. Pappula hopes to continue to work with the NBPC and use her skills to lift those around her.
1. According to Pappula, cyberbullying _______.| A．was her painful experience | B．was her worst enemy |
| C．shouldn’t happen to anyone | D．could be stopped easily |
| A．Take a message. | B．Carry out bullying. |
| C．Recognize signs of bullying. | D．Give a rating to the cyberbullying. |
| A．She developed the skills herself. | B．She asked schools for help. |
| C．She learned from YouTube. | D．She developed Krita. |
| A．A Cyberbullying Experience | B．An Anti-bullying Software |
| C．A Bullying Prevention Center | D．An Anti-bullying Teenager |
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5 . The Republic of the Fiji Islands is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean about 2, 000 km northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The island state is inhabited by native Fijians and other minorities like the Indo-Fijians and other smaller groups. The influence of so many diverse groups of people has contributed in making Fiji society a truly multi-ethnic one. The religion in Fiji is also diverse and every religious group gets equal opportunities.
The Fijians consider their national costume a representative of the culture of Fiji. The national costume of Fijians in the earlier times used to be loincloths for men and grass skirts for women. The skirt lengths would determine the status of a woman. A single woman used to wear short skirts but long skirts had to be worn by married women. The national dress of the Fijians now is Sulu. Resembling a skirt, both genders wear it.
The Fijians are pretty easy-going, but if you are invited into a village, wear simple clothing and take off your hat (wearing one is an insult to the chief) when in the village. Leave your shoes outside the door when entering a home and keep in mind that it’s also insulting to touch someone’s head — which can be tempting when you are surrounded by wide-eyed, smiling children.
When visiting a village, it is customary to present a gift of kava. The gift, (a “sevusevu”) will cost less than FJ $ 20 for a half kilo. If you are accompanied by a guide, he/ she will prepare that. Be prepared to shake hands and answer personal questions like, where are you from, are you married, how many children do you have and so on.
1. We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.| A．different groups of people live in peace in Fiji |
| B．people of different groups are unfriendly to one another |
| C．the diverse religions in Fiji can cause trouble |
| D．the island state of Fiji is ruled by native Fijian |
| A．whether she wore loincloths or grass skirt | B．the length of her grass skirts |
| C．the color of the skirt she wore | D．the materials of costume she wore |
| A．smile happily at you | B．present you with a gift |
| C．be angry with you | D．laugh at you |
| A．Colorful clothes. | B．Their national costume. | C．Loincloths. | D．Plain clothes. |
6 . Here is a brief guide to every sport at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Alpine skiing, 11 gold medals awarded
The disciplines include downhill, the fastest event; super-G, with more turns added; giant slalom (回转), still more turns; and slalom, the slowest and most technical event.
Biathlon (冬季两项), 11 golds
Take the endurance test of cross-country skiing and shake it up very few kilometers by having athletes stop to shoot at targets. Too many misses, and skiers must take a penalty lap. Germany, France, Sweden and Norway should dominate the medals.
Figure skating, 5 golds
The strong Russian team swept the top three spots in the women’s competition at the last world tournament, with now 17-year-old Anna Shcherbakova on top. American Nathan Chen’s potential duel (对决) with Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, the 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion, could be a highlight of the Games.
In the pairs event, Sui Wenjing and Han Cong could bring the gold to the host nation.
Freestyle sking, 13 golds
There are six disciplines. In the aerials and the new big air event, skiers launch themselves of a ramp and perform flips (空翻) and spins. In half pipe, they perform in a U-shaped bowl, and in slope style, they ski down a course with rails and jumps. In moguls (雪上技巧赛), they ski over a bumpy course and are judged on turns, jumps and speed. The only event that is timed instead of judged is ski cross (障碍追逐赛), in which skiers race against one another in groups of four.
Speedskating, 23 golds
Long-track speed skating is dominated by the Dutch. They won seven of 14 gold medals in 2018 and eight of 12 in 2014. Short-track provided China with its gold of the 2018 Games. South Korea will also be a major contender.
1. How many disciplines does Alpine skiing include?| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．Russia. | B．Sweden. | C．Norway. | D．Germany. |
| A．Anna Shcherbakova won the first place at the last world toumament. |
| B．Nathan Chen’s potential duel with Yuzuru Hanyu could be a highlight. |
| C．Sui Wenjing and Han Cong could bring a gold to China. |
| D．The Dutch won 14 gold medals in long-track speedskating in 2018. |
Peru, a county
If you are to visit Peru, you may consider spending a day or two
8 . A few years ago, my wife and I had a chance to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found the apartment we lived in was next to the Central Park. I could go for a run before I went to work every morning.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of robbers (抢劫者) in the park, I didn’t usually take anything with me. How could they rob me if I didn’t have anything? But one morning my wife asked me to buy some bread on the way home, so I put a $10 bill in my back pocket.
While I was running through the park, another jogger ran into me. He apologized and continued running. I thought it was kind of strange, so I checked my pocket and found that the money was missing. I immediately started to run after the jogger. I finally caught up and took him by the arm. I started shouting and demanding that he should give me the $10 bill. This seemed to frighten him, and he quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I began to tell my wife my story. “You won't believe what happened to me,” I started. She immediately stopped me, “1 know. You left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”
1. What can we learn about the park in the story?| A．It was not a safe place to go to. |
| B．It was far from the writer’s flat. |
| C．It was not fit for morning jogging. |
| D．It served delicious and cheap bread. |
| A．Because he stole the author’s money. |
| B．Because he failed in the running race. |
| C．Because he borrowed money from the author. |
| D．Because he thought the author was a robber. |
| A．Careless (粗心的). | B．Generous (慷慨的). |
| C．Careful. | D．Brave. |
| A．Two female (女性的) joggers in New York. |
| B．A funny story in the Central Park. |
| C．Two robbers in the Central Park. |
| D．A couple’s new life in New York |
9 . We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up (建立) in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer network (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up.
It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time. At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s,computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet easier.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among young people. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
1. How long has the Internet been used?| A．For about 10 years. | B．For about 20 years. |
| C．For about 40 years. | D．For about 60 years |
| A．They became cheaper and easier to use. |
| B．They became larger and larger. |
| C．People couldn't buy them anywhere. |
| D．People could get information only from them. |
| A．People will die without the Internet. |
| B．All people should set up (建立) their own network. |
| C．People live easily without the Internet. |
| D．People will more and more depend on (依赖) the Internet. |
| A．The History of the Internet | B．Computers and Information |
| C．Computers and the Government | D．The History of Computers |
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