During ancient times, children didnt have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of
China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

Playing hide and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to

play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease (戏弄) him or, more commonly, others
hide and one child must try to find them.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. The three

most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For

example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.

Watching shadow plays (皮影戏)

The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists

control puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.

【1】（小题1）According to the text, the game of kicking a stone ball was _______

A. played in summer

B. like flying kites

C. invented in Beijing

D. popular in North China

【2】（小题2）How is hide-and-seek usually played?

A. One plays and others watch.

B. Others laugh and one must cry.

C. Others hide and one tries to find.

D. One runs and others try to catch.

【3】（小题3）What does the underlined word "feature”mean in the text?

A. 特征

B. 地貌

C. 五官

D. 影片

【4】（小题4）Which ancient game is like watching a film?

A. Kicking stone balls. B. Flying kites.

C. Playing hide and-seek. D. Watching shadow plays.

A couple of weeks ago, I went to buy four big suitcases for travel._______ I was going down the street, it suddenly rained, heavily. A stranger called me into his little shop.He______ me a cup of tea and a chair. When the rain got _______ I thanked him and rushed to a________ nearby to buy my suitcases.If you've ever tried to push four big suitcases by yourself, you may understand my________ . I looked silly, for the suitcases were dancing wildly across the floor. Then I got a ______ on the shoulder. It was the seller. He signed that I should wait. A few minutes later, he ______ in a car, and put the suitcases inside. Then we went driving _______ along the road to my home. I offered him some money, but he _____. In broken English he said, Feel good ... help you.

Now, you can see Chinese people are always ready to help you.

【1】A. friend B. teacher C. invention D. experience

【2】A. If B. As C. Although D. Because

【3】A. found B. bought C. made D. offered

【4】A. harder B. lighter C. thicker D. faster

【5】A. store B. hall C. lab D. school

【6】A. language B. sentence C. situation D. advantage

【7】A. wing B. coin C. scarf D. touch

【8】A. lay down B. drove up C. fell behind D. went away

【9】A. happily B. lazily C. bravely D. poorly

【10】A. missed B. nodded C. refused D. failed

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

A:Hi,Alice.【1】

B:Yeah,I’d like to do some traveling.

A:【2】

B: Not yet.

A: Do you want to travel in big cities?

B:【3】

A: How about Huangshan Mountain?

B:【4】

A: Sure! In China, it's considered to be the king of all the mountains

B: 【5】A: Right. You can see special pines , rocks and clouds.You can enjoy hot springs as well.

B: Great! Thank you.

A. Glad to help you.

B. What else can we enjoy?

C. Is it worth traveling there?

D. Have you decided where to go?

E. Then it must have something special.

F. I dont think it fun to travel in big cities.

G. Do you have any plan for the summer holiday?

A. if B. though C. for D. since

某英文网站正在开展“ Friendship”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你最珍视的一段友谊，主要内容包括：你最好的朋友是谁，你们如何成为好朋友的，以及你为什么珍视你们之间的友谊。

提示词语：in trouble, help, encourage, together, treasure, happy

提示问题：Who is your best friend?

How did you become best friends?

Why do you treasure the friendship between you?

As teenagers, I believe that everyone needs friends.__________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

提示词语： party, celebrate, bus

提示问题： ·Where are you going?

Who are you going with?

When and how will you get home?

Dear Mrs. Green,

My friend Kate asks me to go to her birthday party this afternoon. _

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Li Hua

How many different emotions do you think you can communicate to people with your face? Do you have the same facial expressions as people from different cultures?

New research suggests that there are only four basic facial expressions of emotion.However, how these expressions are understood might depend on where you are from.

Research by scientists from the University of Glasgow has challenged the traditional view of how the face expresses emotions. Until now, it was widely believed that six basic emotions — happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust (厌恶), were expressed and recognized across different cultures. However, the University of Glasgow’s work now suggests that the human face only has four basic expressions of emotion. This is because some pairs of emotions are impossible to distinguish, especially when they are first expressing on the face. Fear and surprise, for example,both share wide-open eyes. The facial expressions for anger and disgust also look the

same.

So if our faces are only able to express four basic emotions, how do we communicate more complex (复杂的) feelings? The study found that the way expressions are explained is different in different cultures. Lead researcher Dr Rachael Jack was studying this because “facial expressions were considered to be general”, she explains. However, while looking at how people from the East and West look at different parts of the face during facial expression recognition, they found that although there are some common characteristics across cultures, the six basic facial expressions of emotion are not recognized by everyone.

“We said we don’t know what a disgust face looks like in China, so the best way to go about that is to make all combinations (组合) of facial movements and show to Chinese researchers and ask them to choose the ones they think are disgust faces.”

With the software they developed, they discovered that in the early stages of signaling emotion, fear and surprise, and anger and disgust, were often confused. Jack explains that these facial expressions have developed both from biology and social evolution(进化).

What interests people about the cross-cultural aspect of the research? “This work leads to understanding which emotions we share, realizing our differences and calling attention to our multicultural experiences.” This research could advise new ways of social communication that improve cross-cultural interactions.

【1】What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To show interest in different cultures.

B. To express the worries about emotions.

C. To lead in the topic of facial expressions.

D. To give an example of facial expressions.

【2】The word “distinguish” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

A. express B. explain C. differentiate D. develop

【3】According to the passage, Dr Rachael agrees that ______.

A. facial expressions are easy to understand in Japan

B. the way expressions are understood is different in China

C. new ways of social communication can improve movements

D. it’s difficult to understand all the facial expressions of emotion

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. We can express our emotions in four different ways.

B. Facial expressions of emotion can be discovered easily.

C. Facial expressions of emotion are from different countries.

D. Facial expressions are explained differently in different cultures.

Books have huge power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to

anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone…or anything. Unluckily, many

children all over the world don’t have chances to read books!

For several years now, Maria Keller, a teenager from America, has been changing

that fact.

When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that

some of her classmates didn’t read as much as she did. When she asked her mother

why that could be, her mother said that they might have no money to buy books. Maria

had never thought of this. She could not believe that some children might not have

bedtime stories read to them. She decided to change this.

With her mother’s help, Maria set up Read Indeed. Read Indeed is a non-profit (非

营利的) organization that is to collect and share books to children in need. During the

early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal to collect and share 1 million books by

the time she was 18. It didn’t take long to reach that goal!

So far, she has collected over 2.4 million books and has sent them to many states

and countries like India, China…She says, “I cannot live without books. As I continue

my task, I have learned that the number of kids who have no books are in the hundreds

of millions. So I just can’t give up, even after reaching my goal of 1 million books.”

She recently set a new goal: to give donations (捐赠) to kids in need in every state

in the United States, and every country in the world. She always pays attention to her

progress on a large map at the warehouse (仓库) where they store and sort books.

【1】Where does Maria Keller come from?

A. America. B. India. C. China. D. The UK.

【2】With her mother’s help, Maria set up _____ to collect and share books.

A. a bookstore B. a school C. a warehouse D. an organization

【3】After reaching her goal of 1 million books, she will _____.

A. stop giving books B. go on with her study

C. read bedtime stories D. go on donating books

【1】你想问康康一些问题，可以这样问：

________________________________________________Kangkang?

【2】你想表达英语在全世界广泛使用，可以这样说：

________________________________________________________?

【3】你想知道福建的人口是多少，可以这样问：

_______________________________________________________?

【4】你想知道Jane在中国待了多久了，可以这样问：

___________________________________________________,Jane?

【5】如果你想问学生能做些什么来保护环境，可以这样问：

________________________________________________________

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties , courage and a spirit of independence ( 独立) can be more useful than crying for help . That’s what’s the story I’ve heard recently .

The young man was born in 1982 in a _____ family in a small town .When he was only 11,his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby(弃儿)girl. A year later, his______ left home with his younger brother because she couldn’t stand hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12-year-old boy began to ______his whole family: he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. At the same time ,he didn’t give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl, he rented a room near his college and _______his education by doing part-time jobs.

After the young man’s story went public ,people were deeply impressed by his behavior. ____his life was hard, he didn’t abandon his father and his sister because they needed his help very much. And he ____ donations(捐款) from others . he said he felt encouraged because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own work . With his hard-won money, he ______ helped other students in trouble.

Today when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man’s behavior reminds（提醒）us of what we don’t usually pay attention to :love and care for others . Nobody could continue to live ____ these.

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a ____ . So when facing difficulties , don’t ____ bad luck . Consider what more you could do for your family and society , and you’ll find the world smiling back.

【1】A. rich B. happy C. poor[

【2】A. father B. mother C. sister

【3】A. support B. organize C. like

【4】A. went B. afforded C. ended

【5】A. Although B. Unless C. If

【6】A. received B. expected C. refused

【7】A. even B. hardly C. still

【8】A. with B. without C. on

【9】A. fool B. volunteer C. hero

【10】A. complain about B. dream about C. talk about