Christmas is as important to British people as Spring Festival is to us. Every year on Dec 25, English people gather together to _________ this holiday. It is the most_________ family gathering of the whole year.

In the UK, people start preparing for Christmas soon after Halloween—even as_________as the beginning of November! In every shop window I _________on my way to school, I see Santa decorations(装饰) , candy canes and presents. The whole of London is getting ready for ___________.

One tradition in the UK is to have an advent calendar(圣诞倒数日历). It has 24 little flaps(片状小门) that you can open starting from Dec1. There is a tiny _________behind each flap. It _________ be makeup, chocolate or stationery, depending on what kind of calendar you buy. You can open one flap each day _________you get to the last flap on the morning of Dec 25! This tradition _________ in the mid-19th century in Protestant areas in Germany.

__________interesting tradition began in 1954. Every November, London is lit up by thousands of decorative lights. The lights are shaped like the common symbols of Christmas, such as angels, reindeers and Christmas trees. It is a breathtaking sight from far away and it is wonderful how the colors create an atmosphere (氛围)of celebration.

1.A.spend B.take C.celebrate D.congratulate

2.A.interesting B.boring C.difficult D.important

3.A.soon B.early C.late D.fast

4.A.pass B.go C.cross D.enter

5.A.Thanksgiving B.New Year C.Christmas D.Halloween

6.A.gift B.number C.picture D.letter

7.A.must B.can C.should D.will

8.A.by B.after C.before D.until

9.A.set B.came C.began D.ended

10.A.Other B.The other C.Another D.Some

Have you ever heard the term "body image"? It refers to the way we see our own bodies and how we feel about them. Some people have a good body image—they know that while their bodies might not be pecfect, they are still healthy and happy.

But many others—especially women—have a "broken" view of their bodies. They feel like they can never be skinny enough.

I have seen this among my own female(女性的) friends. I often see them complain about their weight on my Wechat moments(微信朋友圈), even though they are already in good shape. I want to tell them to stop worrying and complaining, but it's not really my place to do that.

This phenomenon(现象)has been a problem in the US and other countries for many years. But it seems to me that Chinese society places extra pressure on women to look perfect.

Some of you may remember the"A4 challenge" of 2016. Women posted pictures of themselves online, comparing their waist( 腰部) to the width of a sheet of A4 printing paper. A4 sheets are only about 20 cm wide. For most people, that would mean that they are at an unhealthy weight.

Unluckily, society and the media(媒体) will probably always promote(提倡) these kinds of strict beauty ideals. But the thing to remember is that as long as you are not extremely overweight or extremely skinny, you're probably in good health and are fine just the way you are.

1.What does “ having a good body image” mean?

A.You are satisfied with how you look.

B.You are already in perfect shape.

C.You are worried about your body shape

D.You feel like you can never be skinny enough.

2."This phenomenon" in Paragraph 4 refers to _________.

A.“women are always in good shape”

B.“women enjoy losing weight”

C.“women always complain about their weight”

D.“women love to post pictures on their Wechat moments”

3.What does the author(作者)think of the “A4 challenge”?

A.He thought it was fun. B.He disagreed with it.

C.He wanted to take part in it. D.He was angry about it.

4.What can we infer(推断) from the story？

A.Strict beauty ideals should be promoted.

B.Chinese society places very little pressure on women.

C.Winning the “A4 challenge” means that you are healthy.

D.There are some people who will never be satisfied with their bodies.

5.What is the best title of this passage?

A.A4 Challenge

B.Be Happy With Yourself

C.Some People Have a Good Body Image

D.Some People Have a Broken View of Their Bodies

When you are busy with your schoolwork, you might find it tough to get enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is bad for our health. But it has been found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.

According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize(社交) with others. They are simply too tired to go out.

The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who just had a good night’s sleep as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with neutral (中性的) expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button (按钮) to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.

The results showed that people kept the person at a distance of 60 percent further back if they hadn’t gotten enough sleep. They felt that their personal space was being invaded(侵占). But when the participants got a good night’s sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.

According to lead （领头）researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you are weird and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环). So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, sleeping well might help. "One night of good sleep. makes you feel more outgoing and socially confident," Walker told the Daily Mail.

1.“When you are busy with your schoolwork, you might find it tough to get enough sleep.” What does this sentence mean?

A.Students are too busy with their schoolwork.

B.Students have too much stress to go to sleep.

C.Students are not allowed to get enough sleep by their teachers and parents.

D.Students are too busy with their schoolwork to have enough time to sleep

2.Researchers from the University of California believe that less sleep_____.

A.makes school life harder B.is good for one’s health

C.makes people less sociable D.causes people to become nervous

3.How did the researchers prove their point?

A.They did a study of 18 young people.

B.They watched videos of sleepy people.

C.They interviewed people on the street.

D.they invited people to play a game.

4.The underlined "participants " in Para 3 means_____.

A.researchers from the university.

B.people with neutral expressions.

C.the tested young people.

D.the sociable people.

5.The media(媒体) mentioned in the passage are_____.

A.the Guardian; Walker

B.the Guardian; the Daily Mail

C.the Daily Mail; the University of California

D.the Daily Mail; Walker

For more than 60 years, Lego(乐高)bricks have sparked children’s imaginations. Now, a new version of these toys is in the works. They're called Lego Braille Bricks.

Lego Braille Bricks are designed to help people learn Braille. That’s a system of writing in which letters are represented by raised dots(凸起的点). Blind people(盲人)use their fingertips to read them. According to the World Health Organization, 36 million people worldwide are blind. In the United States, however, only ten percent of blind children learn Braille. Lego Braille Bricks can help change that. The small knobs on the bricks are arranged as Braille letters. Blind children can use these knobs to learn Braille. Lego plans to launch Braille bricks next year. For some schools, kits(成套工具) will be free. Each kit will contain about250 bricks. Along with the alphabet(字母表) the bricks will feature numbers and math symbols.

The Danish Association of the Blind first came up with the idea of using Lego bricks to teach Braille. In 2011, the group shared the idea with the Lego Foundation. Thorkild Olesen is the president of the group. Olesen is blind. He says many teachers don’t have the tools and skills to help kids learn Braille. So they teach with audio tools, such as audio books.

"Like any other people, we need to express ourselves in writing," Olesen said. “Audio is great. But it can never replace Braille. Braille is the single most important tool for us in order to learn to spell correctly and write.

1.Braille is .

A.a new toy for blind children B.a new version of Lego bricks

C.a writing system for blind people. D.a kind of book for blind people

2.With the help of Lego Braille Bricks, blind children can .

A.learn Braille B.read and write

C.read all the books they like D.play with all kinds of Lego Bricks

3.Through Lego Braille Bricks, blind children can learn about different ideas Except___.

A.Art B.numbers C.math symbols D.English letters

4._____ first came up with the idea of Lego Braille Bricks.

A.Thorkild Olesen B.The Lego Company

C.The World Health Organization D.The Danish Association of the Blind

5.Which of the following sentences is WRONG according to the article?

A.In the US, one in ten blind children learn Braille.

B.Lego will send Lego Braille Bricks to some schools for free.

C.Lego Braille Bricks will help more blind children learn Braille.

D.Many teachers are now teaching Braille with Lego Braille Bricks

Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter of each word is given.

After nearly five years of construction (建设), the Beijing Daxing International Airport officially (正式地) o1. on Sep. 25. Seated in the southeast p2. of Beijing. it is the world's l3. integrated(综合性的) transportation hub(枢纽). The Guardian listed it as one of the "seven wonders of the modern world".

The airport’s size and traveler capacity(承载量) are b4. quite large. It has the world’s largest flight terminal(航站楼)in a single building. The building has an a5. of 700, 000 square meters —the size of 98 soccer f6.. In the future, it will be able to handle more than 100 million passengers a year, China Daily reported.

Apart from its size, the airport is also getting attention for its use of new technologies that m7. it smarter and more efficient(有效率的).

For e8., the airport will use a robot-operated（机器人操作的）parking system. After drivers park their cars, robots will lift the cars and c9. them to an open parking space. When collecting their cars, drivers can use their parking tickets to get information on where to f10. their cars.

Middle school life is very different from primary school life. There must be some changes in your school life. Now please write about the changes in your school life with around 60 words. Your passage should include:

1. Two changes in your school life;

2. What you think of these changes.

—Are you going swimming this afternoon?

—I’d rather ________with you.

A.to go shopping B.go shopping

C.going shopping D.went shopping

一Why didn't you write down what the teachersaid?

一Because she spoke fast I couldn't follow her.

A.too; to B.very; that

C.enough; to D.so; that

I’m ________ . I prefer sleeping at home to going out for a walk.

A.sleepy B.hungry

C.tired D.worried

Though he often made his little sister ____ , today he was made ______ by her.

A.cry; to cry B.cried; crying

C.to cry; cry D.cry; cry