Sixteen-year-olds to drive. They aren’t serious enough.

A.is allowed B.are not allowed C.is not allowed

— Listen! Is Sarah singing in the neighbor room?

—No. It __________be Sarah. She has gone to Italy.

A.can’t B.need C.mustn’t

— It’s so kind of you to give me a lift to the station. Thanks a lot!

—___________.

A.Never mind. B.No problem. C.My pleasure.

We get knowledge __________from books _________ from life.

A.either; or B.not only; but also C.neither; nor

— I wonder__________.

— Someone who can make me a better person.

A.when you often meet your friends

B.who you want to make friends with

C.how you make your friends happy

Many people love travelling to different countries, but if you plan to go abroad, you should know how to behave properly in different situations around the world.

Most travelers enjoy meeting new people, but sometimes you can be rude without saying anything. In Russia, you should never shake hands in a doorway. And if you're travelling in Thailand, never touch people’s heads or point your feet at people. When the Japanese meet new people, they like giving business cards---but you should read the card carefully, not just put it in your pocket.

In most countries in Europe, people expect a lot of eye contact (交流) when you talk to them, but in many Asian countries, a lot of eye contact seems unfriendly. In South America, people usually stand quite close to each other when they talk, but in countries like the USA, you need to give people more personal space. Also, it's rude to interrupt(打断) Japanese people while they are talking to you. You must wait until they finish before you start speaking.

In restaurants in China, you can leave a bit of food on your plate, and it's OK to start smoking before other people finish eating, but you mustn't do these things in the UK. When in India, remember to eat with your right hand. Also avoid leaving empty bottles on the dinner table in Russia---that's bad luck.

With so much to think about, it's not surprising that many people prefer going on holiday in their own countries---or you might just decide to stay at home!

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.In Russia, you are not supposed to shake hands in a doorway or leave empty bottles on the dinner table.

2.In Thailand, you can touch people's heads or point your feet at people.

3.In most European countries, a lot of eye contact seems unfriendly when you talk to people.

4.In restaurants in UK, it's OK to leave a bit of food on your plate and start smoking before other people finish eating.

5.The passage tells us how to behave properly in different situations around the world.

Farmers' Harvest (收获) Festival in China started from 2018. It is the first festival for farmers. The festival falls on the Autumnal Equinox (秋分) each year. And the Autumnal Equinox is usually between September 22nd and 24th, during the harvest season.

As we all know, China has the largest population all over the world. In the past, it was difficult to feed the people. After reform and opening (改革开放), with the development of modern agriculture (农业), people's life is getting better and better. The festival shows that our government is paying more attention to agriculture and farmers' life. It will greatly encourage farmers. China has a long history of agriculture. The Farmers' Harvest Festival helps to show China's long farming culture to the world. It also improves the cultural self-confidence (文化自信心) and national pride (民族自豪感).

The festival is especially created for farmers, so they think of their own ways to celebrate it. During the festival, many different kinds of activities are held across the country, such as folk culture performances, food tasting and so on.

Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope. For other people, the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.We probably celebrate the Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on ________.

A.September 20th B.September 23rd C.September 25th

2.People’s life is getting better and better ________ in China according to the passage.

A.after reform and opening B.during the long history C.from 2018

3.We may probably ________ during the Farmers' Harvest Festival.

A.taste some delicious food B.go abroad to celebrate it C.hold a sports meeting

4.Some people think food can give us a sense of ________.

A.the cultural self-confidence B.the national pride C.safety and hope

5.The Farmers’ Harvest Festival has been celebrated________ in our country so far.

A.only once B.twice C.three times

How do you feel when you are fooled by others? No doubt, feel bad. There is nothing worse than falling for a joke and being a fool except one day. Yes, that’s Fools’ Day. Nobody will be angry to be an “April Fool”. 1.

The headmaster at my school decided to play an April Fools’ joke on the students when I was in high school. On March 31, she announced that our school would hold a “Dress to Impress (加深印象) day”. 2.

Girls were told to wear formal dresses and smart jackets, while a suit jacket and tie for each boy would be the best. And the teachers, we were told, would do the same.

On April Fools’ Day, many of us students came to school dressed in our best clothes. 3. In the morning, all of us got together on the playground, waiting for the headteacher. She would speak to the students. 4. Instead, she wore jeans, running shoes and a T-shirt. The other teachers also got dressed casually (随意地) like her.

“April Fools!” she said with a big smile on her face. “We just want to remind you that teachers have a sense of humor, too!”

Surely, all the teachers weren’t April Fools. 5.

从方框中选出合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A. Our hair was tidy and all our shoes were all cleaned.

B. People say something nice to others on that day.

C. All us students spent the rest of the day feeling very foolish indeed.

D. This meant that the better you dressed at school, the higher your marks would be.

E. But everyone knows to be careful on the first day of April.

F. To our surprise, she wasn’t dressed up at all.

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

How does garlic (大蒜)grow? Hu Mengmeng, a 13-year-old student, had been thinking about this question for a while. Last term, Hu 1. (get) her answer in her school’s rooftop (楼顶) garden.

Hu’s school, Tangwai Junior High School in Shanghai, set up a small garden on its teaching building’s rooftop in 2015. Each term, students 2. (plant) one kind of vegetables. While taking care of them, they also do some scientific experiments(实验) 3. (learn) more about vegetables.

Chen Yan, a 14-year-old girl, 4. (study) in this school for over one year. Last year, she started to plant garlic with her teacher’s help. She wondered how sunshine affected(影响) the growth of garlic. She put three pots of garlic in different places to get different amounts of sunlight. Then she watched their growth every day. Later, she found that the garlic which got the most sunlight 5. (grow) best.

The garden was turned into a fun place two years ago. The students 6. (plant) different types of vegetables in shapes, such as hearts or squares in garden. The different kinds of vegetables made the garden more colorful.

And that is not the end. Next year, they 7. (build) a robot to help with planting. “Students will work with our robot club to build more robots to help with watering,” Mr. Zhou, the school’s science teacher said.

In ancient China，it was common that the eldest son should look after the parents. But Confucius' elder brother was disabled，so Confucius（孔子）had to take care of his mother till she died in 535 BC. （One of his teachings was that a person should feel or express great sadness for their parents' death for three years. The reason was that they looked after the child completely nilit was three. Filial piety（孝道）is very important in Confucius' thought.

After he had finished mourning（守孝）for his mother，he began to teach and got followers around him. How many students did Confucius get？We are not sure. It is believed that 72 of them were very famous. Some of his students came from poor families，others were from rich families. He thought everyone should have a right to receive education.

Confucius lived in a time of being unstable（不稳定的），so many of his teachings were connected to social harmony（和谐）. He thought，in a family，parents should behave like parents，caring for the young，while children should behave like children，knowing how to look after the old. If such relationships are remained，a country will be peaceful and a family will be harmonious（和睦的）.

“Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. ”

“When one's parents are alive，one should not go far away. ”

These sayings, together with many others, were beautifully written in Chinese ancient texts. They have been learned by Chinese people over the centuries.

1.How long should a person mourn for his parents' death according to the passage?

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2.Did Confucius have only 72 students?

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3.What was Confucius' idea about receiving education?

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4.Why were many of his teachings connected to social harmony?

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5.Where were many of Confucius' sayings written?

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