When I was young, my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. They told me I should never take food or candy from strangers, never get in a car with strangers, and so on.

But how could we make new friends if we were like that. We'd never get a job. We would never have the joy coming from talking with strangers.

And then, how can we break the ice?

Don't just look at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to the person before you. It will be easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.

British: Beautiful day, isn't it?

The weather in Britain changes often. So, people often talk about it. Remember to say “yes” when others say this to you. It's just a start of a friendly talk, not a real question.

French: Where did you go on holiday?

To talk with a French person, the safest way is to ask his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a holiday for 10 to 15 days every two months. French employees(员工) get more than six weeks of holidays every year.

American: So, where are you from?

The US is so big and people move so often. You can try to find something to talk about with the place they're from. For example, you could say，“Oh, I have a friend studying in your city.”

1.Why did the writer's parents tell him not to talk to strangers?

A. It could bring danger. B. It was boring.

C. It was part of the life. D. Their son didn't like to talk to strangers.

2.The best thing to talk with British is ________．

A. the fog B. the rain C. the weather D. the wind

3.To talk with a French person, the safest way is to talk about ________．

A. his or her family B. his or her parents

C. his or her friends D. his or her last holiday

4.Americans talk about places often because ________．

A. They like travelling

B. They love their home

C. It's a beautiful country with amazing places

D. The country is so big and people often move

5.The writer seems to think ________．

A. his parents were right B. he can talk with strangers freely

C. it is important to talk with strangers D. he is afraid of strangers

Life is like four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped walking. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am getting older and older. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.

1.The writer started walking more slowly in the ________ of his life.

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

2.According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of the writer’s life?

A. 14. B. 27. C. 61. D. 89.

3.What does the underlined word “sorrowful” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Sad. B. Exciting. C. Wonderful. D. Bored.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer was an engineer. B. The writer has a garden with flowers.

C. The writer was always happy as a child. D. The writer is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.

5.The best title for the passage can be ________.

A. My life B. Four seasons C. Four seasons in a year D. Four seasons in my life

阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Mrs Duncan was going away for about half a month on a business trip. Before she left, she said to her son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your mother has been out for doing something important, and will be back in half a month, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of coffee.”

“OK, mom,” said her son. But she was afraid that her son couldn't remember this, so she wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to his son. Her son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Sixth days passed, but no one came to visit his mother. The boy thought that there was nobody coming and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A lady was standing at the door and said, “Where is your mother?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. But he could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.” The lady was very surprised. She asked, “No more? I met your mother last week. When did it happen?” “Burnt yesterday evening.”

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过5个词。

1.How long was Mrs Duncan going out on a business?_____________________________

2.Where did Mrs Duncan write the words down?_________________________________

3.On which day did the lady come to visit the boy’s mother?_____________________

4.How did the lady feel after hearing the boy’s words?__________________________

5.What do you think of the boy?_______________________________________________

任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填1个单词。

All schools have their own rules (规则). The rules change from one school to another. Some schools are much stricter（严格） than others. There are also some rules that are strange or funny to us. Here are some funny school rules:

Strict Japanese rules

Most schools ask students to wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. But Japanese schools even have rules about the colour of underwear! They also need that girls' socks should be folded(折叠) in a certain way and boys' heads should be shaved(剃).

Other Japanese schools tell students that they can't go to the movies after sunset.

Different shoes in the USA

At some American schools, students have to change their shoes when they go into the schools every day. This makes sure students won't fall over on the floors and keeps the schools clean.

No strange hair in the UK

Students can’t have strange hairstyles in some British schools. But they can wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years. There were two students who had special hairstyles during the 2002 World Cup. After the World Cup, their teachers asked them to go to the barber's at once.

短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（请在题下方的横线上写出完整单词）

Do you like short videos? Most young people would say “Yes”. Which app(应用) do you like best? B1. the young and the old would say “Douyin”. Now Douyin is one of the h2. video apps in China.

W3. do Chinese really like short videos on mobile?

Yes! For entertainment(娱乐).

Videos can i4. different themes: cooking, travel, music, fashion … Short videos are often brief, with lively, funny, useful, or even emotional contents(感人的内容). What’s more, it is often ordinary(普通的) people behind the screen, showing their d5. life. This fact has a sense of closeness to the audience(观众). The app has an easy way for users to film and make videos, letting anyone be able to publish(发布) if he wants to do.

Yes! Douyin is convenient and easy.

It’s easy for users to put their short videos on the I6.. They can s7. for their favourite videos easily on the app through their mobile. This is easier than reading articles in books or m8.. The video is so relaxing that people can enjoy their free moments of a day happily.

However, it’s not good for teenagers to enjoy t9. on Douyin. They will s10. too much time watching short videos and forget to do what they should do. So, teachers and parents should do something to protect the young students.

书面表达

请根据下面提示，以My best friend为题写一篇短文介绍你的好朋友Daniel。

要求：

1、表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯。

2、短文必须包括所有的信息，省略号部分适当发挥2-3句。

3、词数100词左右。开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

4、不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。

My best friend Daniel

I have a wonderful friend named Daniel. I’d like to tell you something about him. _____________________________________________________________________________________

Basketball 1.by James Naismith, a 2.doctor. It is3.that the first basketball game 4.(play) on December 21, 1891. And then in 1936, basketball became an Olympic event at the Berlin 5..How to play basketball? Players 6.(divide) into two teams. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s 7.. At the same time, they need to 8.the competing team from 9.(get) the ball into their own basket. Today, basketball is played by 10. 100 million people in over 200 countries. Young people look 11.the basketball12.. They 13. becoming famous players, too. And the stars encourage them to work hard to 14. their dreams.

The students _______ four groups to discuss the topic.

A. divide to B. divided into

C. divide into D. are divided into

Today, the forests have almost gone. People must _______ down too many trees.

A. stop to cut B. stop from cutting

C. be stopped to cut D. be stopped from cutting

My mother told me that my homework must ____ on time.

A. finish B. be finish C. be finished D. finished