A product has sold very well at Lawson(罗森)stores in Nanjing. It allows buyers to pay electricity bills(电费单) for seniors(老人) living in China's poor and faraway areas.

The package, which looks like a snack, has a ________ and brief introduction of a senior on it. It also _______a QR code(二维码) for people to scan and pay at least 2 to 3 yuan with their mobile phones.

Mao Jiashu, a college student in Nanjing, _________this idea when she visited Inner Mongolia in 2018.

“I noticed that it was difficult for some seniors to pay their electricity bills _________they didn’t know how to pay online. Sometimes they could not walk the long way to pay in time, so the electricity was__________,” she said. “So I decided to do something to help them and make people know more about their_________ .”

More than 120 packages were sold on the first day at a store in Xinjiekou area, and 72 people paid the electricity bills.

Each package, with no real food inside, includes a piece of paper with a message. Written by an________person, the message expresses feelings about life and other things they want to tell the public.

A video showed that a girl ________ a package and got a message, she hugged her mother as the message said, “If you have somebody by your side at this moment, please give him or her a hug for ______. I no longer have the chance.

Zhao Le, who paid 20 yuan for one senior, said the message made her feel warm. “They don' t_______ask you for help. They want to pay you back by sharing their life experience with you,” she said.

1.A.pie B.pizza C.photo D.pencil

2.A.makes B.has C.designs D.decorates

3.A.caught up with B.came up with C.got on with D.went on with

4.A.because B.so C.but D.unless

5.A.let off B.set off C.cut off D.put off

6.A.suggestion B.situation C.contribution D.invention

7.A.impatient B.impolite C.elderly D.energetic

8.A.sold B.threw C.tied D.opened

9.A.me B.him C.her D.them

10.A.exactly B.possibly C.highly D.simply

“We Need Volunteers!”

1.What do volunteers in North Sheffield do?

A.They care for the stray cats.

B.They look for more and more stray cats

C.They help some volunteers find new homes.

D.They help people spare time for some stray cats.

2.Before you become a volunteer at the NRPL, you must_______________.

A.visit the library B.contact Ken Petrilli

C.complete an application D.learn some computer skill

3.If you are one of the weekend receptionists at Doey's House, you need to do the following things except______________.

A.answering the phones

B.greeting some visitors

C.calling Lindsay Anderson at 301-791-6360

D.volunteering on the first Saturday of every month

When he was nine years old, an American boy named Milo Cress had a question—How many plastic straws(吸管) do Americans use every day?

He quickly learned there wasn’t a simple answer. The boy tried to find out the answer to his question himself. Through lots of research, Cress calculated (计算)that Americans use about 500 million straws every day. In hope of reducing plastic waste, he set up the Be Straw Free Project in the year of 2011.

Cress started the project in his hometown---Burlington, Vermont. He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws to every drink order. It was a simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that, the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent.

For the years that followed, Cress tried to spend his project across the United States. More and more restaurants agreed to join They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban(禁令)plastic straws.

Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today. According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. Plastic straws are rather terrible. However, many people like to use them. It's easy for people to get__________ with single-use(一次性) plastics.

After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road. He has spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws.

“Paying special attention to straws is one simple step we all could take,” Cress says. And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.”

1.Milo Cress set up the Be Straw Free Project in order to_____________.

A.show his great talent in solving problems

B.encourage people to reduce plastic waste

C.make himself become well-known in his hometown

D.help restaurants save money by saying no to plastic straws

2.According to the fifth paragraph, which of the following words can be the most suitable one in the blank?

A.patient B.healthy C.wealthy D.comfortable

3.The correct time order of the following events is____________.

a. Cress tried to spend his project across the USA.

b Cress spoke to more students around the world.

c. Cress had a question about the plastic straws.

d. Cress set up the Be Straw Free Project.

A.a-b-c-d B.c-b-a-d C.d-c-a-b D.c-d-a-b

One morning, as Mary was skipping(蹦跳)slowly along the long path, she heard the sound of music. She was very curious and went to find out.

A boy was sitting under a tree. He was playing music. He had blue eyes and red cheeks(脸颊). A squirrel and two rabbits were watching him and listening to the music. When he saw Mary, he said, “I’m Dickon. I know who you are. You are Miss Mary.”

He took out a package.

“Here are the garden tools. I bought some packets of seeds, too.”

“If you like,” Dickon said, “I can plant them for you. Where’s your garden?”

“Can you keep a secret?” she said.

“I keep secrets all the time,” Dickon laughed.

“I stole a garden,” Mary said quickly. “Nobody wants it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already. I don’t know.”

She began to cry.

“Where is it?” asked Dickon.

“Come with me.” she said.

She took him along the path to the wall with the ivy (常春藤)on it. Then she unlocked the door and they went in together.

“Here it is,” she said. “It’s a secret garden.”

Dickon’s blue eyes opened wide in surprise as he looked at the garden.

“It's very pretty,” he whispered. “It’s like being in a dream. In the spring there are going to be lots of birds’ nests(鸟巢)here.”

“Are the roses alive or dead? " Mary asked him.

He went up to an old tree and pointed at the branch(树枝). It was dry and grey but there was a small green bit growing on it.

“This bit’s alive,” he explained. “But there’s a lot of old wood that is dead. We must cut it off. There are going to be lots of roses here this summer.”

They went from bush to bush and from tree to tree. He was very strong and clever with his knife. He knew how to cut off the dry and dead wood.

“There's a lot of work to do here,” he said.

“Can you come again and help me?” Mary asked him. “Please, Dickon!”

“Yes, every day if you like,” he answered.

“Please, please don’t tell anyone about the secret garden, Dickon,” she said.

“Of course not,” answered Dickon. “It's our secret.”

(Adapted from The Secret Garden)

1.What did Mary mean by saying “I stole a garden”?

A.She did something against the law.

B.She believed nobody else had known her finding.

C.She was too careless to share the secret with Dickon.

D.She thought that Dickon was the owner of the garden.

2.Why did Mary begin to cry when she told Dickon the secret about the garden?

A.Because she thought of her parents.

B.Because she forgot where the garden was.

C.Because she felt worried that everything in it might be dead.

D.Because she was afraid Dickon would tell others the secret.

3.On that day, Mary and Dickon _______________.

A.cut off dry and dead wood B.planted many roses in the garden

C.built lots of birds’ nests in the trees D.sat under a tree to enjoy the music

4.What can be inferred(推断) from the story?

A.Mary would go to the garden again with Dickon.

B.Dickon would tell others the secret about the garden.

C.It was the second time for Dickon to enter the garden.

D.Mary planned to invite more friends to visit the garden

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The latest Chinese science fiction movie by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, The Wandering Earth(流浪地球), offers a different idea from many other space films. In the film, Earth is in d1.of being destroyed(破坏、毁坏)by the dying sun. We are taking the Earth with us instead of l2.it.

This idea comes from Chinese t3.culture For thousands of years, homeland has had a soft spot(地方)in the h4.of Chinese people. One old saying is luoyeguigen(落叶归根), which means r5. to one's homeland in old age. This special cultural background p6.makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films.

What is Chinese Sci-fi? The film that can really express our culture and s7.can be called Chinese Sci-fi. Otherwise, were just imitating(模仿)others and telling the s8.American stories.

And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have c 9.the best time to tell its Chinese Sci-fi story. The first day of Chinese New Year was the suitable time to release(上映)the film because it was a time when many people had made the hard j10.back to their hometowns. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes anywhere humans go, because it's our home.

The Wondering Earth started a new chapter of Chinese films in its own way.

On March2, at a press conference(记者发布会), interpreter((翻译) Yao Mengyao caught the attention of many people with her quick reaction and correct translation.

Like Yao, Zhang Lu is an interpreter for Chinas top leaders, including Premier(总理)Li Keqiang and former premier Wen Jiabao. Nine years ago, her wonderful translations of ancient poems cited(引用) by Premier Wen won praise.

At the press conference during the two sessions(两会)of 2010, Wen cited a sentence from the poem Li Sao to show his determination(决心) to deal with the problems in the governments work. With amazing skills, Zhang Interpreted the sentence quite accurately(精准地).

So how do interpreters reach their top positions?

The reason for their success is largely hard work. Besides when they go out on visits with Chinese leaders. the interpreters follow a very strict timetable. Every day they trained themselves by listening to foreign media such as BBC, VOA or CNN through TV or radio.

A month before the two sessions, the interpreters get notice of the spokespersons they are going to translate for. They then make full use of this month to get everything ready. They try to predict(预测) the questions that might be asked and think about the words and phrases the spokespersons might use when they answer the questions.

In truth, there is no secret to their success. It's all a matter of skill and hard work.

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Yao Mengyao, an interpreter, drew many people' s attention with her excellent performance, Zhang Lu, another interpreter, was1. by all the people at the press conference because of her wonderful translations of the sentence in the poem Li Sao. They both can always2.in translating through largely hard work. They listen to foreign media such as BBC, VOA or CNN through TV or radio as their 3.training. Before working for the two sessions, they don't4.any time while preparing for the tough ask. They not only try to predict the questions but also consider any possible5.of the spokespersons. In fact, the key to success is skill and hard work.

Xiao Li, a college student born after 1995, used to wash her hair every two days. But as the weather has got colder, she has become lazier. She bought a mist spray(免洗喷雾), which allows her to wash her hair less often.

She is not the only you Chinese who spends money because she's lazy According to a report in December by Taobao on Chinas lazy economy(经济), Chinese people spent 16 billion yuan on products and services online in 2018. The post-1995(95后)generation was the laziest as its consumption(消费)increased by 82 percent, compared with that in 2017.

The so-called lazy economy refers to a new type of consumption of products and services which are designed to save time and labour.

According to the report, many people of the post-1995 generation buy high-tech electronic devices such as floor mopping robots and automatic window cleaners, which save the trouble of doing housework. Meanwhile, take-out food delivery services are also popular among people born after 1995.

Young people are willing to spend money on such products so that they can enjoy their spare time after a busy and stressful day at work or school. Besides, they can also focus on their studies or jobs, these so-called lazy people tend to use their spare time more freely.

While the lazy economy might be convenient for young people, it might also create problems. The lazy economy is expressed in things like people buying food or other things without leaving their living places. As a result, they stay in their houses all day long, playing on computers and phones. This situation could lead to young people becoming less sociable and even developing problems of communicating with others. Young people should pay more attention to it.

The lazy economy is a choice of lifestyle. While the lazy economy saves time and labour, the saved time should be used to do valuable things.

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A/An1.to the lazy economy

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如果你是李华，今年暑假你将前往美国的Sunshine语言学校进行短期学习。对方学校提供了两份课程安排表供你选择，并征求你对课程安排的建议。请根据学校提供的信息，写一封电子邮件回复。

要求：

1.所写内容必须包括某一份安排表的所有信息及你选择的理由；

2.提出1-2点对课程安排或day-trip的建议；

3.文章不少于90词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

4.语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

5.文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have read the schedules(安排表)for Summer English Courses. And I prefer to take_______________

Many thanks

Li Hua

—Where is Mary flying?

—She is flying to France soon. She will arrive in Paris ________ the morning of July 9.

A.at B.on

C.in D.of

Welcome to our hotel! I hope you'll have a good time ________ your stay here.

A.after B.during

C.with D.since