One of America’s biggest circuses (马戏团) will soon end elephants in its shows. The circus said it would stop by 2018. All its _____ will move to an animal conservation (保护) center. They will retire (退休) there. The circus is doing this _____ public protest (抗议). One hundred years ago, it was OK _____ animals to perform for humans. However, not today. People are worried about _____, such as camels, dogs, horses, lions and tigers.

Animal rights (权利) groups have told the circuses not to _____ the elephants. They said that circus elephants have a _____ life. Many of them are ill. They _____ the elephants to retire now. Many places in the USA were asked not to use the elephants. This makes it _____ for circuses to go around the country. The owners of the circus said it was hard to _____ using their elephants. They understand the people love watching the elephant’s ______.

1.

A．tigers

B．lions

C．elephants

D．dogs

2.

A．in order to

B．because of

C．so that

D．because

3.

A．of

B．to

C．for

D．in

4.

A．plants

B．animals

C．children

D．vegetables

5.

A．use

B．teach

C．love

D．help

6.

A．good

B．nice

C．comfortable

D．bad

7.

A．want

B．decide

C．offer

D．plan

8.

A．easy

B．hard

C．relaxing

D．interesting

9.

A．start

B．begin

C．stop

D．continue

10.

A．movies

B．show

C．stories

D．life

Lao She Teahouse opened in 1988. Its name is after the famous Chinese writer, Lao She (1899-1966). At Lao She Teahouse, visitors sit in an old Beijing setting, and can drink the best tea in China. They watch all kinds of traditional Chinese performance（表演）art and enjoy delicious traditional Beijing-style snacks（小吃）. Since it opened, Lao She Teahouse has entertained（款待）many famous people from China and all over the world. The teahouse can hold（容纳）up to 250 guests at once. At Lao She Teahouse, there are opera fans activities from 2:30 to 5:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. There are also opera and folk music performances from 2:30 to 5:00 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons of each week. People can enjoy performances of Peking Opera, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows from 7:40 to 9:20 every evening.

To get there, take the subway to Qianmen Station.

Tel: 6302-1717; 6303-6830; 6304-6334.

Ticket price: 40 yuan (US$5), 60 yuan (US$7.2), 80 yuan (US$10), 100 yuan (US$12.5), 120 yuan (US$15) or 130 yuan (US$16) according to different seats, tea and pastries.

11. How many people can Lao She Teahouse hold at once?

A．1,500.

B．250.

C．400.

D．500.

12. When can people watch opera and folk music performances?

A．On Tuesday afternoons.	B．On Wednesday afternoons.
C．On Friday afternoons.	D．On Monday afternoons.

13. What performances can people watch every evening at Lao She Teahouse?

A．Peking Opera, folk arts, pop songs and magic shows.

B．Peking Opera, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows.

C．Pop songs, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows.

D．Peking Opera, Western music, acrobatics and magic shows.

14. The passage may be from __________.

A．a novel

B．a magazine

C．an advertisement

D．a story

Basketball, soccer, badminton and table tennis are common sports in China. But have you ever heard of kabaddi (卡巴迪)? It is an Indian sport that is becoming popular around the world.

        On Oct 22, 2016, the Kabaddi World Cup finished in India between 12 countries including the United States, Australia, Iran, Poland, Argentina and Kenya.
        Kabaddi is a sport that is much like chasing (追赶). There are two teams, each with seven players. Each team takes turns sending a “raider (袭击者)” into their opponent’s half (对手的半场). The raider earns points by touching them and making it back to safety in their half.
        The opposition earns points if they tackle (拦截) the raider once one of their players is touched. To make it more difficult, the raider is not allowed to take a breath when in the opponent’s half. To prove he isn’t breathing, the raider shouted “kabaddi” until back into safety.
        India has won every Kabaddi World Cup. China got to see it for the first time at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing. International Kabaddi Federation president Janardan Singh Gehlot said they wanted to take the sport to the Olympics.
        “We already took kabaddi to Asia, but now we want to take it to the Olympics. We want people to play kabaddi all across the world,” he said.
15. Where is kabaddi from?

A．America.

B．India.

C．China.

D．UK.

16. How many players are there in each kabaddi team?

A．5.

B．6.

C．7.

D．8.

17. Why does the raider shouted “kabaddi” until back into safety?

A．Because he wants to cheer himself up.

B．Because he wants to prove he isn’t breathing.

C．Because he wants to make the opponents afraid of him.

D．Because he wants to show he has loud voice.

18. When did China see kabaddi for the first time?

A．In 1990.

B．In 2008.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2016.

One morning a boy went home with his father. They noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They thought the shoes might be a poor man’s. In fact, the owner of the shoes was working in the field nearby, and he had nearly finished his work.

The boy said to his father, “Let’s play a trick on the man—we hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do when he can’t find them.”

“My boy, we should never have fun by tricking other people like that,” answered his father. “Instead, let’s put a coin in each of the shoes, and watch he will do.”

The boy did so, and then they hid nearby.

The man soon back to get his shoes, but when he put his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something in it. He bent(弯曲) down and found the coin.

Surprise appeared on his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and then looked around, but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoe, but he was even more surprised to find the second coin.

He then went down on his knees, looked up to the sky and said thanks aloud. He said his wife was ill and his children were hungry. He wanted to buy some bread for them.

The boy was deeply moved.

“Now,” said his father, “you must be much more pleased than if you had played your trick.”

The boy replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I’ll never forget. Now I understand these words, which I didn’t understand before: It is more blessed(神圣的) to give than to receive.”

19. How did the boy want to deal with the shoes at first?

A．To hide the shoes.

B．To steal the shoes.

C．To put coins in the shoes.

D．To return the shoes.

20. How many coins did the man find?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

21. What would the man do after he got the coins? He would ______.

A．give them to his wife

B．buy a pair of new shoes

C．give them back to the boy

D．buy some bread for his family

22. At last, the boy knew ______.

A．it was funny to play tricks

B．it was good to help each other

C．it was better to give than to receive

D．it was wrong to put coins in the shoes

What do you usually do in your free time? Do you watch short videos on some apps? According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of short video users reached 773 million (百万) in March, 2020. That is, about 86% of all Chinese Internet users are watching or making short videos, or both! If you say short videos are only popular in China, you are wrong. TikTok has more than 800 million users around the world.

Many users like short videos. They say the videos not only make them relax, but also teach them useful skills (技能). “I love watching Lao Qiao’s short videos on my phone,” Francis, one of the short   video users, says. “Lao Qiao is a famous cook and his videos are my favorite ones. From his videos, people can learn how to make Shanxi noodles in no time at all.”However, quite a few people think short videos are not that good. “There are many other ways to relax, like watching movies, reading books and playing sports,” they say. “All of them are more meaningful to people.”                                                                        

What’s more, if people start watching the short videos, they can hardly stop. There are always new ones waiting for them, so they always spend hours on them. Some educators say people should not spend much time on short videos. “Most of them are just for fun,” they say. “They don’t teach people to think or to improve themselves. It’s not good for the people, and not good for society (社会), either.”

23. From the first paragraph, we know that ________.

A．children around the world like watching short videos

B．people spend much time watching short videos

C．short videos are popular around the world

D．TikTok is the first short video app in China

24. The writer talks about Francis in Paragraph 2 to ________.

A．describe how much he loves using his phone

B．tell readers how he learns to make videos

C．ask readers to watch Lao Qiao’s short videos

D．show people can learn something through short videos

25. The underlined word “ones” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．movies and books	B．other ways to relax
C．useful skills	D．short videos

26. What do the educators ask us to do?

A．Make full use of short videos to have fun.

B．Try not to spend much time on short videos.

C．Make some short videos about life by ourselves.

D．Use short videos to do something meaningful for society.

阅读下篇材料，从所给的A—E五个选项中，选出四个正确的选项填空，使短文通顺、内容完整。

Exercising is a good way to keep fit.     27     Here are some tips.

First, you should warm up. It is important to warm up before you exercise. You need to stretch your legs, arms, back and neck before you do some difficult activities like running.

Second, you should find good places to exercise.     28     You can run or do sports in a park or in your school gym. You don’t need to buy exercise equipment for your home. Just get your body moving.

Third, don’t work too hard. Choose a sport that you enjoy and then your exercise will be fun instead of work. Also, you only need to exercise a few times each week. If you exercise 30 minutes each time,     29    

Fourth, drink enough water. It is important to drink water when you exercise. Your body needs the water for energy and for keeping cool.

Finally,     30     If you hurt yourself while you are exercising, rest until you feel better. Exercising when you are hurt is bad for your health.

A．you will stay healthy.

B．However, many people do not know how to exercise well.

C．Choose different sights you can see in other places.

D．You do not need to spend a lot of money.

E．you must be careful!

Last weekend my family went to a fair. My brother, James, is a cook and he works at the fair. My children and I went to meet him. When we arrived, the fair was very crowded and it was hard to find my brother. We found my brother half an hour later. He was at the center of the fair and busy cooking delicious food.

       Everyone at the fair was happy and having fun, just like how the children feel on their birthday parties. First, my children went on a 40-meter high Ferris wheel. They said they could see the town when they were at the top. I was truly nervous when they stopped at the top.

After that we each got something to eat. My son got a hamburger and some salad. My daughter got a cake and I ate an ice-cream.

     We took part in some games and looked at lots of interesting things before we left. It was really a fantastic night.
31. What does James do?
__________________________
32. How were the people at the fair?
__________________________
33. What did the writer’s daughter eat at the fair?
__________________________
34. Were the writer’s children happy?
__________________________
35. When did the story happen?
__________________________

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

A long time ago, there was     36     emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale (夜莺) singing very     37     (beautiful).

One day, the emperor     38     (hear) about this little     39     (bird) beautiful voice. He asked his guards     40     (bring) her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “    41     (put) her in a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.”

The little bird was so     42     (happy) about being kept in the cage that she stopped singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the men in his palace to make a robot bird     43     him. The bird could sing very beautifully, too. The emperor was pleased.

Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor became very weak. One morning, while lying in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again. But the robot bird couldn’t sing any     44     (much). Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better     45     better each day.

After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished (爱戴) him for his love and kindness.