1 . A young man went to a farm and asked for a job. When the old farmer asked what the young man could do to help the farm, he just said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

This short answer puzzled(迷惑)the farmer. But he liked the young man and said OK anyway. Everything went well until one night when there was a heavy storm. The old farmer and his wife quickly woke up and started checking to see if everything was safe.

The farmer and his wife checked their things. They found that the farm tools had been put away safely in the house. The truck was parked in the garage. They found that the doors of the farmhouse were closed. The barn(谷仓)was properly locked. Even the animals were calm. All was well.

After checking everything, they went to the young man’s room and found that he was sleeping. The farmer and his wife then understood the meaning of the young man’s words—“I can sleep when the wind blows. ”

Because the young man finished all of his work while the skies were clear, he was prepared for the storm before it came.

So when the wind blew, he was not afraid. He could sleep in peace.

1. The farmer let the man stay on the farm because ________.

A．he was interested in the man	B．he was puzzled
C．he was kind	D．he wanted to teach the man a lesson

2. What happened one night?

A．The farmer lost his tools.	B．The man failed to do his duty.
C．The farmhouse was broken.	D．A storm visited the farm.

3. How did the farmer feel in the end?

A．Satisfied.

B．Worried.

C．Excited.

D．Angry.

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

A．Be prepared for the future.	B．Work for an old farmer.
C．Work hard all the time.	D．Be brave and sleep in peace.

2 . The sun is setting, brightening your kids’ faces as they play in the waves. You reach for your phone for this perfect moment. But before you do, here’s a bit of surprising science: Taking photos is not the perfect way to keep memory as you think.

Taking too many pictures could actually harm the brain’s ability to keep memories, says Elizabeth Loftus, a psychology professor at the University of California. So we get the photo but kind of lose the memory.

Photography “outsources” memories. It works in two ways: We either shake off the responsibility of remembering moments when taking pictures, or we’re so distracted by the process that we miss the moment altogether.

The first explanation is the loss of memory. People know that their camera is recording that moment, so they don’t try to remember. The other is distraction. We’re distracted by the process of taking a photo-how we hold our phone, composing the photo, such as smiling faces, the background to our liking and clear image, all of which uses up our attention that could otherwise help us memorize.

However, taking photos can help memory when done mindfully. While taking a photo may be distracting, the act of preparation by focusing on visual details around has the opposite. When people take the time to take clear pictures, memories become strengthened.

Another advantage is that we recall moments more exactly with the photos. Memory has been reshaped with the help of new information and new experiences. Thus, photos or videos help us recall moments as if they really happened.

Memories die away without a visual record backing them up. Therefore, a photo is an excellent tool to help remember when done purposefully, which is worth exploring further.

1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To make us recall similar experience.
C．To show the interest in taking photos.	D．To call on readers not to take photos.

2. Why does photography “outsource” memories?

A．Taking photos is helpful for us to memorize.

B．Photos are more detailed than memories.

C．People depend more on photos to remember than their brains.

D．Many sources influence people’s memories during photo-taking

3. What should be talked about next?

A．When taking photos is better.	B．When distraction is likely to happen.
C．How to stay focused while taking photos.	D．How to use photo-taking to memorize better.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Photography Does Help to Memories

B．Remember the Moment and Take Photos Properly

C．Too Many Photos Taken Result in Poor Memories

D．The Fewer Photos We Take, the Better We Will Remember

3 . CREATIVE SUMMER CAMPS

Video Game Design

This international organization is aimed at inspiring girls to explore the world of games and build their confidence in the areas of math and technology. Students are grouped based on skill levels. Girls at all levels are welcome!

Time: June 15-26
Age: 7-15
Fees: $ 160 each one; $ 128 members
Contact: Call Children’s Creativity Museum at 415-820-3320 or visit www. creativity. org.

History Summer Camp

Each day, kids will have a task to explore a different aspect of past life, including food, work, music, art through games, storytelling and even silent films.

Time: June 22-26
Age: 8-12
Fees: 200 each one; 160 members
Contact: Call at 252-1770 or visit www.historiccolumbia.org.

Adventures in Creative Writing

This helps improve your writing skills if you have already mastered the basics of good writing. You’ll discover new techniques and polish your writing.

Time: June 21-26
Age: 9-12
Fees: $ 500 each one
Contact: Call at 777-9444 or visit www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures.

Heathwood Hall Guitar

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced guitar player who wants to improve your skills, Heathwood Hall Guitar provides top-quality guitar instruction using a variety of fun games and exercises.

Time: June 15-19; July 13-17; Aug. 3-7
Age: 3-12
Fees: 150 each one
Contact: Call Heathwood Hall at 231-7710 or visit www.heathwood.org.

Basic Drawing Writing Camp

This camp helps beginners discover the basic skills of drawing and writing and how to make it come to life on paper.

Time: June 8-11
Age: 6-12
Fees: $ 350 each one; $ 300 members
Contact: Call Ladybug Art Studios at 603-7312 or visit www.ladybugartstudios.com.
1. What do we know about Video Game Design?

A．It groups students by age.	B．It accepts no boy students.
C．It welcomes only experienced students.	D．It mainly develops students’ team spirit.

2. Which website should you visit to improve your writing skills after two years of practice?

A．www.heathwood.org.	B．www.historiccolumbia.org.
C．www.saeu.sc.edu/adventures.	D．www.ladybugartstudios.com.

3. What do History Summer Camp and Heathwood Hall Guitar have in common?

A．Charging the same fees.	B．Putting students into groups.
C．Offering professional instructions.	D．Letting students learn through games.

4 . Attitude actually is mental energy and from the moment you awake in the morning until you fall asleep at night, you are continuously producing this mental energy, or attitude. There is never a time when you can have a neutral attitude. Your attitude right now is either positive or negative.

Your attitude determines your altitude. For example, as a plane is in the air, it has an altitude indicator. The indicator tells the pilot in which direction the plane is going, up or down. Just like the plane, you too have an altitude indicator and you’re the pilot of your plane. The feeling that you gain when something is wrong or what you are doing is not right serves as your altitude indicator. We all have an attitude to our thinking which determines our destiny.

In fact, attitude is a matter of choice. It determines the size of our dreams and influences our determination when we face new challenges and the thing is, no one can control your attitude but you. No one can make us angry. We make ourselves angry when we give in to that control of our attitude and when people do things to anger us. All it does is put our attitude to the tests. We have that choice every morning of what kind of attitude we are going to have for the rest of the day.

Attitude is everything. To begin with every problem is an adventure. To fall, rise and try again is what we call adventure and that’s the real fun of life. Failure is not a bad thing but another chance for success. Dreaming of becoming successful is not enough. There’ ll be a lot of things you hate doing, but you have to do them all and that’s a success.

With a positive attitude, you’ll have the ability to be happier every day, make others around you happier, and live a good life.

1. What does the author want to stress with the example in Paragraph 2?

A．Attitude’s role in people’s future development.

B．The importance of pilots ‘ feelings in flight.

C．People’s correct judgement of their life direction.

D．The application of altitude indicators in various fields.

2. What are people doing when they try to anger us according to the author?

A．They’re trying to control our feeling.	B．They’re testing our attitude.
C．They’ re challenging our bottom line.	D．They’ re reminding us of possible failure.

3. What does the author think of the adventure in life?

A．Dangerous and tiring.	B．Annoying and understandable.
C．Difficult but meaningful.	D．Exciting and necessary.

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

A．How to achieve a positive attitude?	B．How is attitude formed?
C．What is attitude?	D．What’s the power of a positive attitude?

5 . Pollution is one of the biggest problems in the world today. In many places, rubbish is thrown into lakes and rivers.     1    

In some cities, the air is filled with pollution.     2     If it is not cleaned up, more people will be hurt.     3     Land and water pollution kills many animals every year.

If we do not act to improve the environment, more living things will be killed by pollution.

    4     We should separate rubbish into different groups. In this way, it can be recycled and reused. We had better plant more trees.     5     What’s more, we shouldn’t put the waste into lakes or rivers.

If we can do these, we will make the world a better place to live in.

A．This makes some old people and children ill.

B．As well as people, animals are also harmed by pollution.

C．We can make our lakes and rivers cleaner and cleaner.

D．It’s time for all of us to take action right away!

E．Because of this, these places have already been polluted.

F．Trees reduce dust and help keep the air clean.

G．A few of us should take action to protect the environment.

6 . 阅读下面材料、在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

While many people have made videos to cheer on those working on the front lines of the fight since the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, Chien Meishuang     1     (spend) her time in lockdown at home, painting simple heartwarming works.

The paintings are part of her Journal of the Pandemic Lockdown,     2     project she started two years ago. “We are all facing a difficult time     3     we are trapped at home,” Chien tells China Daily. “I     4     (simple) wanted to let others know that there is a silver lining amid the dark clouds.”

The Taiwan native, who lives in Shanghai, is being on the receiving end of her neighbors’ kindness.     5     (document) her experience, the artist created a painting, titled Good Neighbors in China, marking the first new     6     (add) to her project this year. Other     7     (scene) shown in her latest works include delivery men having a quick lunch and her neighbors     8     (welcome) a 70-year-old man who returned from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

“It is because of the pandemic     9     I have made friends from all walks of life in the area where I live. These individuals have provided infinite inspiration and stories     10     my works,” she adds. “As long as an artwork can touch people’s hearts, I believe it is good art. It doesn't matter how simple it is.”

7 . 假如你是李华，你的好朋友Tony给你写信，因为不健康的生活方式导致自身健康上出现问题，希望你能给他提几点保持健康的建议。内容包括
(1)写信目的；   (2)请给Tony 提出3点保持健康的建议；(3) 期望回信。
注       意：
(1) 可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
(2) 词数：100左右。
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8 . 阅读下面材料，在 空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

My father and I had a big argument. We avoided     1    (see) each other recently. But last Tuesday I decided to tell my father I loved him. The next morning I got up early. I was so excited     2    I could hardly sleep. At 9 a. m. I called my dad.     3    he answered the phone, I said, “Dad, can I come over after work tonight? I have something     4    (tell) you.” My dad answered angrily, “Now what?”

I told him it wouldn’t take long, so he     5    (final) agreed. At 5:30 p. m. , I was ringing the doorbell at my parents’ house. Dad     6    (answer) the door. I took one step and said, “Dad, I just come over to tell you that I love you. ” After my father heard the words, he hugged me and said, “l love you too, son,     7    I’ve never been able to say it.” It was such     8    great moment that I didn’t want to move. After a while I left. Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart     9    (problem), passed away.

So my advice for all of you     10    (be): Don’t wait to do the things that need to be done now.

9 . On September 13th, I woke up in the best mood. It was a late start, so I got to sleep in. Not only did I get my full eight hours of sleep, but an additional two more hours as well. I got ready, danced in my room to my favorite music while I picked out my clothes, made my lunch, and was on my way to school. I arrived at 9: 50 a. m. Little did I know, in the next 20 minutes, my life would change forever. As I got out of my classroom, there he was, holding the gun.

Although everything happened so fast, in a matter of about 4 minutes, I remember it clearly. I remember every face I saw, and I remember every sound I heard. I remember the fear and the panic of the unknown. And lastly, I remember running. Running for my life. I ran down the stairs, out of the school’s front doors, and down the street to the primary school. I remember looking down at my feet. As I looked down I thought to myself, “ How am I running so fast?”

I finally made it to a safe classroom, and 20 other students and I settled in for lockdown. We stayed close to one another and cried. It felt as though the tears going down our faces would never stop. We passed our phones around to text our loved ones that we were safe and that there was a school shooter, shots were fired, and 4 students were injured thus far.

The lockdown lasted about 30 minutes, even though it felt like forever. Our headmaster made his way to our room and explained that the shooter had been caught and we were all going to make our way to the football field.

1. How did the writer feel before going to school?

A．Relaxed.

B．Worried.

C．Scared.

D．Puzzled.

2. What does the phrase “sleep in” probably mean in Paragraph l?

A．sleep in bed	B．sleep with clothes on
C．sleep with face covered	D．sleep longer than usual

3. What did the students do when the shooting began?

A．Calling the police for help.	B．Running away in all directions.
C．Fighting back against the shooter.	D．Texting their beloved ones about it.

4. Where did the writer find safety in the shooting?

A．On a football field.	B．In a neighboring school.
C．In a classroom of her school.	D．Back at her own home.

5. What can we tell from the story?

A．The headmaster didn’t care about his students.

B．There was more than one shooter in the killing.

C．Not all the 21 students took phones with them.

D．The shooter killed himself in the end.

10 . For thousands of years, poetry (诗歌) has been one of the favorite types of literature (文学) in China. There were many famous poets in Chinese history, and many of their poems are still read and loved today.

Recently, a popular TV show — Chinese Poetry Competition has attracted many people. Now let’s interview some people and listen to what they said.

I like Wu Yishu very much. She studies at the High School Affiliated (附属) to Fudan University in Shanghai. She came out on top. She can recite (背诵) more than 2, 000 Chinese poems fluently (流利地). I really admire her knowledge of poems. She is tall and beautiful, and she always stays calm whether the questions are easy or hard.

The woman that impresses (给……以深刻印象) me is Bai Ruyun. She comes from a village in Xingtai. She is a farmer. She is not rich and she is badly ill in hospital, but she has been so confident in herself since she began to read and recite Chinese poems.

Among the competitors (选手), I like Wang Zilong best. He is 34 years old. He teaches Chinese in Shijiazhuang College. He said when he was only two years old, his parents began to teach him to recite Chinese poems.

Do you know the young boy? He is Ye Fei, 13, from Anqing No. Two Middle School in Anhui. In one competition, he answered all the questions correctly. Now he is a young star in his school because of his love of Chinese poems.

1. Who came out on top in the Chinese poetry Competition?

A．Wu Yishu.

B．Bai Ruyun.

C．Wang Zilong.

D．Ye Fei.

2. Where does Bai Ruyun come from?

A．Shanghai.

B．Xingtai.

C．Shijiazhuang.

D．Anqing.

3. How long has Wang Zilong learned to recite Chinese poems?

A．For 34 years.

B．For 2 years.

C．For 36 years.

D．For 32 years.

4. What do we know about Ye Fei?

A．He can recite more than 2, 000 Chinese poems fluently.

B．He learned Chinese poems when he was three years old.

C．He studied in Anqing No. Two Middle School in Anhui.

D．He answered all the questions correctly in all competitions.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Ye Fei is a thirteen years old student in Anhui.

B．Wang Zilong teaches maths in Xingtai College.

C．Bai Ruyun is from a rich family in Shijiazhuang.

D．Wu Yishu will feel nervous if the questions are hard.