1 . This is the season for holiday travel! As one of the busiest times of the year approaches, many of us are preparing for a vacation with our families and friends.    1    Not to mention, there's often lots of indulging (放纵) between now and New Year's and the last thing any of us wants is to pack on extra weight.    2    

1. Walk everywhere.

Instead of taking buses, try to walk whenever possible. This is one of my favorite things to do when traveling, even if I'm going somewhere familiar.    3    And you're fitting in extra exercise as a bonus. To give yourself an extra boost (促进), always take the stairs instead of the elevator. And don't get on those moving sidewalks in the airport!

2. Find a local hike.

For bonus points:    4    Do a bit of research to find a scenic spot for the whole family to enjoy. Not only will you boost your bum, but a change of scenery is also a great way to bond with your loved ones and experience something new.

3.     5    

Plenty of people just head home for the holidays, but if you're going somewhere new and exciting this year do not overlook running routes as a fun way to see the sights. Nothing spices up (添趣) a run or brisk walk quite like a beautiful view. This is a great way to explore the area on foot while getting your body moving and breaking a sweat.

A．Start running!

B．Don't just walk, hike!

C．Sightsee while on a run.

D．It's a good time to go on a diet.

E．Though this is something to look forward to, it can also be stressful.

F．It's amazing what you can discover by walking around your hometown.

G．Here are some tips for staying fit while you're on the go this holiday season.

2 . Time to make lemonade out of life’s lemons

When you have an unexpected lockdown staring at you, take it one day at a time. Instead of getting bogged down by the thought, take each of those days as an opportunity to build new skills, explore hobbies and do things you’ve always wanted to.     1    .

1. Give your house a makeover

    2    ? With a lockdown in full progress, this may be a good time to give your home a fresh new look. Change the curtains, move your tables, chairs and sofas around the house to try out new combinations. Besides burning good calories, this activity could help you hit the reset button and let you escape the boredom of same-old.

2     3     There are at least half a dozen people, at any given point of time that you need to call back. An elderly aunt, that slightly touchy friend, or your former colleague — you really meant to call them back, but ... you know how it is. This is a good time to find out how your friends and family are doing. Spread the warmth and stay bonded.

3. Find the bookworm in you

This is a no-brainer to be honest. Besides being a great entertainer, this can be a great use of your me-time, simply because you will enhance your knowledge of people, society, history and culture.     4    .

4. Try digital housekeeping

Your home may be tidy and in order, but your digital life is a mess: photos all out of place, the music from god-knows-when, old text files that need to be cleaned up.     5    . Most importantly, you need to change your passwords and keep them safe.

A．Be a social butterfly — on the phone

B．Here is a list of ideas for you to explore

C．Also, research suggests that reading keeps you smarter

D．Used to the common setting of your routine workplace

E．Therefore, you are supposed to finish the following things

F．Not to mention a system backup and an update of your operating system

G．Tired of seeing the same old seating/dining arrangements, day in, day out

3 . Daily Habits for Better Sleep

Good sleep starts long before bedtime. Many of the things you do during the day will affect the quality of your sleep.    1    .

Wake up at the same time every morning.

Our bodies follow a daily circadian(昼夜的) rhythm, and waking up at different times throws it out of order. It is best to keep your wake-up time consistent     2    . The less you deviate(偏离)from your normal wake-up time,the better you’ll sleep.

Get sunlight every morning.

Exposure to sunlight serves an important purpose:It shuts down the release of melatonin(褪黑素)，a hormone that promotes sleep.    3    ，it sends a signal to tell your brain to stop releasing the melatonin. Aim to get at least 15 minutes of sunlight as the first thing every morning.

Work out regularly.

The pandemic has led people to cut down on physical activity.    4     Studies have found that daily exercise, regardless of the type or intensity,helps people fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. According to the Sleep Foundation, people with chronic insomnia can fall asleep about 13 minutes faster and gain up to 20 extra minutes of sleep per night by starting an exercise routine.

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Caffeine has a half-life of six to eight hours and a quarter-life of about 12 hours. That means that if you drink coffee at 4p.m., you’ll still have a quarter of the caffeine floating around in your brain at 4a.m. . Avoiding caffeine in the evening is a no-brainer. But ideally you should avoid caffeine after 2 p.m., so that your body has enough time to clear most of it from your system.

A．When you step outside

B．Cut off caffeine at 2p.m.

C．When sunlight hits your eye

D．Avoid caffeine in your daily life

E．Don’t sleep in,even on weekends

F．So try these sleep-promoting habits

G．But exercise is the easiest way to improve sleep

4 . In 2016, I suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) a form of depression(抑郁症) that is found to make people feel low in the UK between September and April. During that cold and wet period, I got comfort in books.

Books have been used by many to reduce depression. I lose myself into them as thirstily as usually get my morning coffee. Each Christmas, I have a habit of returning to the old favorite books that make up for my emptiness, such as Jane Eyre. Sometimes, to escape from the cold, I run back to the heat that I am used to, so I will read a lot of books set in Africa.

It became important for me to find a way to escape my sadness in the world of books. And isn’t that what art and literature is for? According to JJ Bola, the author of No Place to Call Home, “The world can get you so down that you think you’re the only person going through what you’re going through. But then you read and you realize that you are not alone that if someone else has gone through it and survived, then maybe you can, too.” It is this survival that the reader looks for, that is, the understanding that the winter is not so long after all.

1. What was the possible cause for the author’s illness?

A．His personality.	B．His poor health.
C．Sleeplessness.	D．Cold and wet seasons.

2. The author likes reading old favorite books because they help him________.

A．kill time	B．keep warm
C．enjoy Christmas time	D．drive away emptiness

3. Which book may the author probably read when he feels cold?

A．Jane Eyre.	B．Out of Africa.
C．Alice in Wonderland.	D．No Place to Call Home.

4. Through reading, the author________.

A．finds a way to escape his sadness

B．gets along better with others

C．leans more about other cultures

D．becomes more interested in literature

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Reading Reduces Depression	B．Reading Keeps You Warm
C．How to Escape Loneliness	D．How to Survive Winters

5 . 假设你是张伟，你的英国笔友弗兰克 (Frank) 来信告诉你，他因长时间打游戏与父母发生了争吵，他现在很难过。请你根据以下要点及要求，给他写一封英文回信。
写作要点：
1. 打游戏浪费时间，伤害眼睛，不利于学习；
2. 理解尊重父母，向父母道歉，与他们沟通；
3. 不打游戏，努力学习，帮父母做家务。
写作要求：
1.必须包括以上所有要点，并可适当发挥；
2.词数80左右 (开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Dear Frank,

I’ve received your letter and I know you argued with your parents.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please be happy and everything will be better.

Yours,

Zhang Wei

6 . How to Save Time

We all wish we had more time to stay with our friends and family, and more time for ourselves.     1     Check out the tips below and start saving time today!

·Limit your time on social media.

It’s easy to get attracted by social media, because there’s always something interesting to take your attention away from the important things. You need to set a time limit for the social media use.     2    

·Watch less TV.

Watching TV can be relaxing after a long day, but it’s not a wise use of time.     3     Why not only watch your top one or two favorite programs each week?

·    4    

People waste too much time just trying to find things in the kitchen. To save time, you’d better make a shopping list of the whole week, which can help you get all the things you need during cooking.

·Save time when cleaning your house.

    5     There are new messes and dust. One great way to solve them is spending no more than ten minutes every day picking up clothes, dishes, old newspapers and so on.

A．Make a shopping list.

B．Enjoy cooking in the kitchen.

C．Social media plays a role in our life.

D．You can start with 30 minutes a day.

E．Cleaning can seem like an endless task.

F．There are hundreds of ways to save time.

G．Watching less TV will help you make use of your time.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(注意：每空不多于2个单词，其中有4个单词的形式无需改变)

At 2.54 meters, Leonid is probably the tallest man in    1    world.33-year-old Leonid suffers from a rare illness. So    2    (he)body can produce too much growth hormone(荷尔蒙).

Leonid lives with his    3    (mother) in a small house with four rooms, sleeping on two double beds pushed together. He has to    4    (walk) with his head bowed because he is so tall. Several years ago, he    5    (graduate) from university, and used to work as a doctor on a local farm, but he lost his job as he could no longer ride his bicycle.

“I don’t    6    (real) have any friends. I rely on my mother,”he says. “I don’t    7    (know) what I’ll do. I don’ t even know how    8    (buy) food. I haven’t been to the market for five years.”It’s a lonely life, but he is happy working in his garden. Luckily, nobody laughs at Leonid in the village. His neighbors are all very fond of him. “We’ re going to take him on a     9     (trip) to the mountains,”says one of them, “to show him there’s something in the world    10    (tall) than he is.”

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。

Water flowing, birds singing and leaves rustling (发出沙沙声), a woman moves around a cottage…… This is the opening scene of Rainforest Time, a large-scale live performance in the city of Wuzhishan, Hainan Province.

The show,     1    (last) for about 70 minutes, presents the beauty of the sun, the moon, mountains and rivers that contributes     2    a green lifestyle.

The first audience     3    (watch) the show were deeply impressed by the amazing music and dance. One member of the audience said, “This is the show we locals want to see. The confidence in our national culture is     4    (definite) improved.”

Much practice     5     (make)since official rehearsals (彩排) started last July. There are fifty     6     (profession) actors in the cast. Most of them are ordinary people     7     (select) from the local square- dancing groups. It’s a down to earth event     8     people perform, people watch, and people enjoy.

The event first appeared in Wuzhishan because “the city’s government has a great     9    (aware) of protecting its local environment.” “Hainan is building     10    (it) into a national zone of ecological conservation,” says Yang Haidi, author of This beloved Land: Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, who attended the show.

9 . We use our middle names when filling out official papers, and when we write our initials (姓名的首字母) on something. But except that, we don’t use them every day. So why do we even have middle names in the first place?

Some people might answer, “It’s so my mom has three names to shout at me, so I know I’m in trouble.”

But there is history behind it, and it dates back to ancient Rome. At that time, people had three names, a personal name, a family name, and another name which showed what branch of family you were from. The more names you had, the more respected you were by others.

This tradition of names spread over to Western cultures in the 1700s.Aristocrats (贵族) would give their children long names to show their high place in society. Spanish and some other cultures would give their children names from their parents’ previous generations to be able to keep track of the child’s family tree.

But the way we use middle names today started in the Middle Ages when Europeans named their children with the given name first, baptismal (洗礼的) name second, and family name third. The tradition was spread to America as people started to go overseas.

Today, some people don’t even have middle names, some prefer to be called by their middle name, and some never even use theirs. But, just feel lucky that we don’t need to keep track of our family tree like some aristocrats used to and end up with 38 names.

1. When would we use middle names?

A．When calling our friends.

B．When writing to our parents.

C．When filling out official papers.

2. How might a mother feel when she shouts out her child’s three names.

A．Proud.

B．Angry.

C．Happy.

3. Why would aristocrats give their children long names?

A．To show their high place in society.

B．To show their respect for others.

C．To show their good memory.

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

A．It’s Cool to Have 38 Names

B．We Don’t Need Family Names

C．Why Do We Have Middle Names?

10 . One of the most important keys is making sure that kids are getting the message you're trying to send. When you communicate with kids, sometimes the way instructions (指令) are given can be just as important as what you're trying to communicate.     1    

Be direct. Make statements rather than asking questions. “Please turn right,” as opposed to “Are you ready to get out your homework?”

    2     Give instructions when you are near the child, rather than calling out from across the room.

Use clear and specific commands (命令). Instead of “Go ahead,” say, “Please turn right at the second crossing. ”

Give instructions one at a time.     3     “Please put on your coat, get your lunch off the kitchen counter, and meet me in the front door.”

Keep explanations easy. Giving a rationale (根本原因) can increase the likelihood children will listen to a command. For example, “Go get your coat on because it's raining.    4    ” Instead, try: “It’s raining and I don’t want you to catch a cold. Go get your coat on.

Give kids time to process. After you give an instruction, wait a few seconds, without repeating what you said. They don't need to listen.     5     Watching and waiting also helps keep adults from doing what we’ve requested of our kids for them.

A．Be close.

B．Don't give them one by one.

C．I don't want you to catch a cold.

D．Do shout out as loudly as possible.

E．Try to avoid giving instructions all together.

F．This is because the instructions will be repeated.

G．Here are the practical ways to present information to the kids