Once upon a time, there was a family with 18 children living in a village. Two of the children, both boys, loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send both of them to study at art school at the same time.

After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines(煤矿)and,with his money, pay for his brother's college tuition(学费).Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, he would pay Tor the other brother to study at the college.

One of the brothers, Albrecht Durer, won the toss and his brother Jack went down into the mines. Durer worked with all his heart and his paintings were much better than those of most of his teachers. He was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

Durer returned. When he told Jack he could go to art college, Jack said softly: "The fouryears in the mines have done too much to my hands. It is too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass."

To show his great love and respect for his brother, Durer drew his brother's hands with palms(手掌）together and thin fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famous years later.

The next time you see a copy of that touching work, take a second look. Let it be your reminder: No one can ever succeed alone!

1.According to the two brothers' discussion

A. they let the coin decide who would go to college first

B. the winner would go to college with their family's help

C. the loser would go to the mines and earn money to pay for his own education

D. the winner would work in the mines after graduation in return for the loser's support

2.Jack refused his brothers offer because

A. he was too old to learn drawing B. he disliked holding a glass

C. he suffered an accident D. his hands were out of shape as a result of his work

3.What does the underlined word "Praying" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. 紧握着的 B. 祈祷着的 C. 张开着的 D. 伸着的

4.According to the passage, how many children of the family went to the art college?

A. One B. Two C. Zero D. Eighteen

5.The story is mainly about

A. how a talented artist became famous

B. how a young man lost his talent

C. how success is possible only with the help of others

D. how a famous painting came out

When talking about Australia, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? This summer, Chinese people will have the chance to closely experience one unusual symbol of Australian Aboriginal (原始的，土著的）culture--- bark painting.

Bark painting is thought to be one of the most famous Aboriginal art forms. Most bark paintings come from northern Australia. They are highly stylized, very colorful and beautiful. These paintings show the life and activities of local people.

With over. 2,000 works of art on bark, the National Museum of Australia (澳大利亚国家博物馆）takes place the world’s largest and richest collection of bark paintings. Earlier, this year,the museum decided to hold an exhibition (展览）tour of bark paintings in China. The exhibition will open at the National Museum of China in Beijing this July. It will later open in cities including Shanghai, Chengdu and Shenzhen It will also be the first time that the bark paintings are exhibited outside Australia.

Art is a very good belt to link people from different countries together. If your city is part of the tour, why not visit the exhibition and experience Australian Aboriginal culture with your families and friends during the holidays? This is a rare chance.

1.Most bark paintings come from__________

A. Eastern Australia B. Western Australia

C. Southern Australia D. Northern Australia

2.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic (特征）of bark painting?

A. Colorful. B. Boring. C. Stylized. D. Beautiful.

3.The exhibition of bark paintings will open at the National Museum of China in_________

A. Beijing B. Shanghai C. Chengdu D. Shenzhen

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Bark paintings are considered as one of the most famous Aboriginal art forms.

B. Bark paintings show the life and activities of the Aborigines.

C. The exhibition of bark paintings will later open in cities including Nanjing and Shanghai.

D. The bark paintings have never been exhibited outside Australia before.

5.From the passage, we can learn that_________can link people from different

countries together very well.

A. Music B. Sports C. Love D. Art

Final exams are just around the comer. Liu Haoxuan,14, who studies at Beijing Dayu School, is quite busy. However, he still had to find time to practice his spoken English. That’s because he had to take a new English listening and speaking test.

Liu is not alone. This is a new test for all students who are taking senior high school entrance exams (中考）in Beijing. Junior 3 students have to take an English listening and speaking test that counts for 40 points on their full English exam. The test is taken on a computer. They can take the test twice---once in December and again in March---to try to get the highest score possible. The test was just introduced last year.

During the 30-minute test, students have to fill in blanks, answer questions and retell stories after listening to different materials. “It pushes us to speak. Though it was hard at the beginning, it's a good thing,” Liu said. He got a low score when he first took it last semester. But he kept working hard in order to improve his pronunciation and other skills. He practiced speaking in front of a mirror every day. Later, he got a score of 39 on the test.

Liu Tianyou,14, from Beijing Yuying Middle School, has his own way to prepare for the spoken English test. He uses apps to take practice tests every day. “The apps will score your performance so that you can improve accordingly,” he said. “Also, the practice tests help me learn to take notes properly. They help me grasp topic sentences and connection words.”

1.The story mainly talks about______.

A. the difficulties students face in learning English

B. the improvement of English education in China

C. an oral English class that students in Beijing have to take

D. a new oral English test for Beijing Junior 3 students

2.What do we know about the online English listening and speaking test?

A. Students have to take it twice

B. The test was introduced many years ago

C. It is worth 40 points on the full English exam.

D. Students hardly get high scores on the test.

3.What do students have to do for the test?

a. Fill in blanks. b. Answer questions.

c. Retell stories. d. Write stories.

A. abc B. abd

C. acd D. bcd

4.What do we know about Liu Tianyou?

A. He got a score of 39 on the test.

B. He prepared for the test by using apps.

C. He used to be nervous about speaking English.

D. He still finds it hard to grasp topic sentences.

5.What does the underlined word “pushes” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. 推开 B. 推 C. 挤进 D. 拉拽

VII.阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

There is an old Spanish saying which goes, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.1.I would say, too many. We have to go for them now!

2.Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. None of us knows the hour, or the day. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your tomb with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

You will be much happier if you go for it. Imagine how happy you will be if you’re living the life you always dreamed about. 3.Take control of your own happiness. Don’t keep your dreams waiting. Go after them today!

4.When I was nine, I found an ad for selling greeting cards in a children’s magazine. I asked my mother to let me send for the cards. Two weeks later when the cards arrived, I rushed from the house. Three hours later, returned home with no card but a lot of money. 5.

A. Take me for example.

B. Tomorrow is not promised.

C. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

D. A salesperson was born.

E. The only thing that is stopping you is yourself.

A. Take me for example.

B. Tomorrow is not promised.

C. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

D. A salesperson was born.

E. The only thing that is stopping you is yourself.

VIII. 情景交际要求根据情景提示，写出句子或将句子补充完整。

1.你想邀请对方加入你们，你可以这么说：

__________________________________________?

2.你想告诉你的朋友把见面时间约定在明天下午三点半，你可以这么说：

___________________________________________

3.当你知道朋友错过最喜欢的歌手演唱会时，你这样表达遗憾：

__________________________________________!

4.在餐厅吃完饭，你想要买单，你可以这样说：

__________________________________________?

5.—个人打电话找你父亲，你让他稍等一下，你可以这么说：

___________________________________________

阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

In recent years, with the development of technology, many popular apps have been produced. These days, an app has 1.(catch) great attention. It is Douyin, a video sharing app. Douyin 2. (one)appeared in 2016. Now it is many people's favorite app, 3.(especial) the young.

With Douyin, users can record videos, edit(编辑）them and share them online. It is very easy and interesting. We can record our videos with our friends with just a tap on the mobile phone 4. [ skri?n]. What's more, it's a great way to spend our free time 5.browsing (浏览）through those film videos.

6., every coin has two sides. The app also has bad things. Some people spend long hours on the app, which is 7. to their health. What's 8. (bad), users can also find some bad things on the app. Such thing is unsuitable and meaningless.

In my opinion, Douyin should monitor videos before they are uploaded(上传)，in9. [???d?(r)] to keep a healthy environment for its users. Douyin is not good for 10.[?ti?ne?d??z]. We should not use it too often.

要求：

1.必须包含所有提示信息，可适当拓展，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2.意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；

3.请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名。

Dear Tony,

I am glad that you are interested in our activity of “Good Habits, Good Lives”. As we know, good habits can make our lives better.

His grandfather went to ____doctor and got ____X-ray in the hospital yesterday afternoon.

A. a; / B. a; an C. the; a D. a; the

（题文）-_________?

-I have a headache and I don’t feel like eating anything.

A. How are you

B. What can I do for you

C. What's the matter with you

D. How do you like it

--- What do you usually have for breakfast?

--- I used to ____ dumplings， but these days I'm used to _____ bread and milk.

A. eat；have B. eating；having

C. eating；have D. eat；having