1 . Every April, there is a special day in China. It is called Qingming Festival, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. On that day, people __________ and honor their ancestors.

Qingming is a (n) __________ Chinese festival. It has a long history. It began over 2,000 years ago. A famous poem __________ the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passers-by (行人) with lowered spirits go.”

Tomb-Sweeping Day has been a public __________ on the Chinese mainland (中国大陆) since 2008. On this day, __________ bring flowers, food and wine to their ancestors’ tombs (坟墓). They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they __________ the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.

__________ do Chinese people do this? That’s because people think that visiting tombs is to__________respect (尊重) to their dead family members.

However, Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming __________. People are also able to garden (从事园艺) and enjoy outdoor activities. Families often ____________ for outings (远足) or to fly kites at this time.

1.

A．find

B．meet

C．see

D．remember

2.

A．popular

B．traditional

C．famous

D．unhappy

3.

A．for

B．as

C．with

D．by

4.

A．journey

B．weekday

C．holiday

D．weekend

5.

A．classes

B．groups

C．friends

D．families

6.

A．turn

B．sweep

C．keep

D．go

7.

A．Why

B．Where

C．When

D．Who

8.

A．bring

B．make

C．show

D．take

9.

A．cooler

B．colder

C．warmer

D．shorter

10.

A．have fun

B．get together

C．pull together

D．work hard

2 . During the Spring Festival of 2024, nine fantastic movies came out. Here are three of them.

YOLO	Running time: 129 minutes Kind: Comedy Director: Jia Ling Main actors: Jia Ling, Lei Jiayin, Zhang Xiaofei Ticket price: ￥ 46
Pegasus 2	Running time: 121 minutes Kind: Comedy Director: Han Han Main actors: Shen Teng, Yin Zheng, Fan Chengcheng, Zhang Benyu, Sun Yizhou, Wei Xiang, Jia Bing Ticket price: ￥ 38
Bonnie Bears:TimeTwist	Running time: 108 minutes Kind: Cartoon Director: Lin Huida Main actors: Briar (熊大), Bramble (熊二), Vick (光头强) Ticket price: ￥ 42

1. Cindy likes cartoons. Which movie do you advise her to watch?

A．YOLO.	B．Pegasus 2.
C．Bonnie Bears: Time Twist.	D．Article 20.

2. Who isn’t the main actor of YOLO?

A．Jia Ling	B．Zhang Xiaofei
C．Lei Jiayin	D．Shen Teng

3. Who may not the actor of the movie “Bonnie Bears:Time Twist”?

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．YOLO has the longest running time.

B．YOLO has the lowest ticket price.

C．Pegasus 2 was the least popular movie during the the Spring Festival of 2024.

D．Bonnie Bears: Time Twist and Pegasus 2 are both comedies.

5. Where is the passage from?

A．A movie poster.	B．A story book.
C．A travel guide.	D．A science book.

3 . At a class meeting in Glacier Peak High School, when the teacher asked students what they want do if they knew they wouldn’t fail, most wanted to be very rich or start a business. But the blind (盲的) Ali Steenis said she wanted to drive a car. The room went silent and everyone was kind of taken aback by it, but she didn’t give it much thought.

Weeks later, Ali and her classmate Brooklyn Dana were sitting at a school hall. The lights were weak and a row of smaller tea lights illuminated     (照亮) a way in the hall. Suddenly, Ali told Brooklyn it looked pretty. She explained she can see lights when the area around her is dark. Suddenly, Brooklyn had an idea of making Ali’s wish come true.

Brooklyn told their teacher his idea and the teacher praised it and told him, “We had a car that had a brake (刹车) on the right side.”

The ideas was simple: Lay out a track (车道) lined with lights in the school parking lot (停车场), Ali could drive in and do it on the 18th birthday.

The preparation took a lot of helping hands. When Brooklyn shared the idea with the manager of the South Everett Home Depot, he jumped on board. The company brought many Christmas lights. Some people from the Home Depot came out on Saturday to fix the lights in the cold.

The day finally came. Ali’s family drove her to the school. Ali thought they were just picking up some friends before heading to Seattle to celebrate her birthday. At the school, her friends told her the secret. Ali said she was completely caught off guard and was really excited. She got behind the wheel for the first time in her life. With the help of another teacher, they slowly headed down the illuminated track.

Ali drove three laps (圈). She said while a part of her would have loved to keep going, she couldn’t wait to thank her friends and those who helped make her dream come true.

1. How did other students feel on hearing Ali’s wish?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Upset.

D．Surprised.

2. What gave Brooklyn the idea of meeting Ali’s wish?

A．Ali could see lights in the dark.	B．Ali enjoyed watching tealights.
C．Ali had the natural ability to drive.	D．Ali could drive a custom-made car.

3. How did Brooklyn help Ali?

A．By building Ali a parking lot.	B．By making a specialized track.
C．By adding Christmas lights to a car.	D．By teaching Ali how to drive safely.

4. What can we learn from Paragraph 6?

A．Ali drove the car all by herself.	B．The track was protected by guard.
C．The driving plan took Ali by surprise.	D．Ali planned to spend her 18th birthday at school.

4 . 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

and     believe     beauty     children     feel     great     his     lots     successful     to

The movie Ne Zha came back to the big screen last year. And     1     of people watched it. Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey     2     the West. Of course, Ne Zha in that TV series is not as     3     as Sun Wukong. But still, Ne Zha is popular in Chinese     4     hearts.

Now, the relationships among the characters in the 3D movie Ne Zha are given modern meanings. New Ne Zha in the 3D movie is more than a child. He is very happy when he     5     the warmth of the family. And he does not hide     6     anger when he meets bad men. He lives as he wants to live.

It was hard to     7     that a panda-eyed, buck-toothed (龅牙) child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people. But it made it and the movie was a big success. The film’s director (导演)     8     screenwriter (编剧) is Yang Yu. It is one of the most     9     cartoons made in China. You can enjoy the     10     created by high technology (高科技) when watching it.

5 . 王羲之是我国最出名的书法家之一。
Wang Xizhi is ________ ________ the most famous calligraphers in our country.

6 . 她总是能想出一些好办法。
She can always _________ _________with some good ideas.

7 . —Good news! There ________ a football match next week. Shall we go and watch it?
—Great, let’s go.

A．is going to have

B．is going to be

C．has

D．will have

8 . —Can you finish your English homework this afternoon?
—________. You know, I’m good at English.

A．It’s a piece of cake	B．It serves you right
C．Sorry, I can’t	D．I’m not sure

9 . 没有规矩不成方圆，每所学校、每个家庭都有自己的行为规范准则，该做什么，不该做什么。你们学校里有哪些行为准则是你赞同的，哪些你觉得应该改善。请你以Tom的名义给校长Mr. Wang写一封信，阐述你的观点。
要求：
1．语气要礼貌, 适当运用被动语态结构；
2．词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3．参考词汇：strict rules严格的规定；should be allowed to do……应该被许可；……agree/ disagree……同意/不同意；both ……and……（两者）都。
Dear Mr. Wang,

I’m Tom, a student of our school. I’m writing to you to talk about the rules in our school.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . —Jack, may I borrow your student card? ________ is at home.
       —Sure, here you are.

A．Mine

B．Yours

C．His

D．My