Mark Twain is an American writer and speaker whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Mark Twain was his pen name, a term originally used by Misisipi River sailors to indicate(表示) the depth of water measured on the waterway.

His family was so poor that Mark Twain did not receive much teaching. His father died when he was very young. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. Mark Twain wrote a large number of works throughout his life, covering novels, plays, prose, poetry and other aspects. His representative works include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and so on.

In terms of content, his works criticize(批判) unreasonable phenomena or the ugliness of human nature, express the writer's strong sense of justice(正义) and care for the ordinary people as a typesetter and sailor; in terms of style, experts and readers generally agree that humor and satire(讽刺) are the characteristics of his writing.

Mark Twain is the founder of American critical realism literature. Most of his works have been translated into Chinese.

1."Mark Twain" was a name of _________.

A.a book B.a famous American writer

C.a river in America D.a large ship

2.Why didn't Mark Twain get much education?

A.Because he wanted to learnt by himself.

B.Because his father didn't want to send him to school.

C.Because his family was very poor.

D.Because there were no school at that time.

3.From this passage, we cannot know __________.

A.Mark Twain's real name B.Mark Twain's representative works

C.Mark Twain's death D.Mark Twain's writing style

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.

Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. By sitting goals you are taking control of your life. It's like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind(her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goals destination or map. She starts off at the same tine from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas(汽油). Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set—and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.

Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(契约) with yourself, they are harder to forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.

1.Why did the writer show the example of two drivers?

A.To compare the differences between goals.

B.To explain the use of the map

C.To show the importance of the goals

D.To help understand the traffic rules

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer wanted us to ________.

A.forget goals B.write down goals

C.review goals D.make aware of goals

3.According to the passage, if you want to be a winner, you must _________.

A.experience everything B.study hard

C.have power D.set goals and achieve them

4.The writer wants to tell us _________.

A.setting goals is important B.how to set goats

C.how to achieve goals D.setting goals is easy

On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War(抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued(教育部公布)a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.

However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may influence children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can lean at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染))of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension(暂停)of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization(普及); at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

1.According to the passage, the exact start time of school is _________.

A.on January 27 B.before March C.unsure D.in two months

2.Many parents worried about putting off the start time of school because__________.

A.children may be infected by virus

B.children may not like online learning

C.children may have a long holiday

D.children's study and health may be influenced

3.Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A.Keeping away from health knowledge popularization.

B.Taking public classes by excellent teachers.

C.Teaching children about health knowledge.

D.Doing some physical exercises with friends.

4.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _________.

A.the advantages of online teaching B.the importance of online teaching

C.the ways of online teaching D.the problems of online teaching

5.The best title for this passage is _________.

A.A New War with a New Chance B.A Special, Way to Learn at Home

C.A Way to Keep Healthy D.A Method to Avoid Virus

Steven Ho and Frank Wang wanted to be heroes.

"I want people to read about us in the history books, "Steven said. "I want to do something that 1. (remember) forever by people. "

"Me, too, "Frank said, "But what can we do?"

The two men thought about this for many weeks, then Steven said, "Let's climb the mountain which is famous for its 2.(high)and steepness (陡峭).

"That's a good idea, " Frank said, "but how can we prove that we3.(climb)it already? "

"We'll put a flag on the top. "Steven said. "Anyone 4. (fly) over the mountain in an airplane will see it. "

Frank agreed that this was a good idea and the two men 5.(set) off. They walked for three weeks to reach the bottom of the mountain, and then they began to climb. The mountain was very steep and they could climb only a few hundred feet a day. At night they slept in a small tent. It was much 6.(cold) on the mountain. While they 7.(climb)across snow and ice, they suffered from the extreme cold. But at last, after many days of hardship, they reached the top. "We've made it, Steven," Frank said 8.(happy). "We've finally climbed to the top of the highest mountain in the world. We'll be 9.(know) and people will remember us. All we have to do now is to plant our flag in the ice, "

"That's right. "Steven said, "and then we can go home. "He waited for Frank 10. (plant)the flag. When Frank did nothing, Seven said, "Why aren't you planting the flag?"

"I haven't got it. "Frank said. "I thought you had it. "

People say that the world is getting much s1. because of the Internet, the telephone and transportation. We can write emails to greet people in other countries on the Internet.

People from different countries are getting closer to form a "world village". In the village, people live 12. neighbors. They breathe the same air and grow up under the same sky.

But there are d3.. First, villagers don't look the same. They have different skin colors. Second, they are from different groups, they often d4. themselves differently. In Japan, women wear kimonos(和服). In China, many women like cheongsams(旗袍).

People also celebrate different festivals. For example, the Chinese people celebrate Mid-Autumn Day while Americans celebrate Halloween. People don't always live in p5.. There are wars and disagreement over land, water and ideas.

Five-year-old Lila lives in Hood River, Oregon.

She has had cancer for three years and spent much of her life in hospitals undergoing chemotherapy (化疗). Her parents looked after her carefully.

Lately, her parents were told by the doctor that their child was too weak to receive chemo and she probably would die before Thanksgiving. Thinking it could be the last birthday party for her, her parents decided to give her a big and memorable birthday party.

With the help of many kind people and charity workers, Little Lila's birthday party went on very well on July 30th.

Lila experienced her birthday prom(毕业舞会), and even wedding ceremony all in one. Her parents wanted to give them to her. She might not live to see another. Countless people donated their time and money to make sure that everything from the food to the music and customs was perfect. Some people even came from a long way to attend the party and congratulate the little girl. Lila got to hang out with her favorite Disney princesses while dressing as Cinderella.

The sweetest of all, she even "married" her dad. Dad proposed to little Lila and held her in his arms to dance, knowing that she could never have a real wedding. Dad told a reporter: "We really thank everyone for what they've done or our family. Without their help, we probably could never have had such a big party for her. And today might be her happiest day ever. I saw she was laughing, laughing all the time. "

Tears ran down the dad's face.

1.Where did Lila spend much of her life?

2.Why did Lila's parents give her the birthday party?

3.Did the party go on very well?

4.What does the underlined word "them" refer to in Paragraph 5?

5.How did Lila feel at the birthday party?

暑假即将到来, 如何让暑假过得更有意义, 请根据以下图片内容和要点提示用英文写一份暑假生活计划。适当发挥 (至少两点)。

锻炼身体 外出旅行 阅读好书

保持健康 解世界 增长知识

注意:1. 要求:内容完整, 省略号部分应适当发挥, 语言准确, 语句通顺, 语意连贯。

2. 词数不少于90。开头已给出, 不计人总词数。

3. 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等。

Summer holiday is coming. Here are my plans.

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Here’s ____ 80-word article on how to wash hands, which was written by ____ university student in Taizhou.

A.a; an B.an; a C.an; an D.an; the

—Mum, I realize the importance of learning chemistry well, and I will try my best. Believe me.

—If you make a ____ , you must keep it.

A.mistake B.design C.promise D.joke

To hold the online classes, I need your QQ number and Kate needs to give me _______.

A.she B.hers C.her D.herself