【1】What is a perfect example of Chinese culture?

A.The twenty-four Solar Terms.B.Peking Opera.

C.Acupuncture.D.Chinese Zhusuan.

【2】Which became one of the latest intangible and cultural heritages of humanity?

A.The twenty-four Solar Terms.B.Peking Opera.

C.Acupuncture.D.Chinese Zhusuan.

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Peking Opera uses four main skills.

B.Chinese Zhusuan is a symbol of Chinese wisdom.

C.The Twenty-four Solar Terms was created by modern Chinese people.

D.Acupuncture began in China at least 2, 500 years ago.

【4】What's the main idea of the passage?

A.It tells us to use Chinese Zhusuan.

B.It asks people to watch Peking Opera.

C.We must know what twenty-four solar terms are.

D.It introduced four intangible cultural heritages of humanity.

【5】In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage?

A.Music.B.Culture.C.Science.D.Sports.

【1】通过不懈努力, 我相信我们最终能够解决这个难题的。

I believe we can ________ ________solve the difficult problems through hard work.

【2】好好照顾这个老人家, 他已经有好几天不舒服了。

Take good care of this old lady, she has ________ ________for several days.

【3】中国人习惯元宵节吃汤圆。

Chinese people________ ________ ________ Tang -yuan in the lantern festival.

【4】污水导致了大量的鱼死亡。

The waste water ________the death of a large number of fish.

【5】那个小女孩有一个和我一样的帽子。

The little girl has ________ ________hat ________I.

【6】我的这次交流教育多么让人兴奋!

________ ________exchange education I have!

【7】我不能够理解你刚才所做的事情。

I can't understand ________ ________ ________ just now.

【1】The sun r_________in the east and sets in the west.

【2】Health is more important than w_________. Money can buy many things except health.

【3】Every year we spend the vacation in a summer c_________.

【4】The police caught the thief who a_________stealing the vase yesterday.

【5】The n_________that has four seasons is very amazing.

【6】People should get into the h_________of reusing things.

【1】Mickey Mouse is a famous c________character in Disneyland.

【2】You need to make friends__________(wide), because your business needs you to do so.

【3】As a f_______, Mike can enjoy Chinese culture like us.

【4】Mr. Smith was__________(please) with his paintings, and gave many of them to his friends.

【5】This kind of tree is green t_________the year.

【6】—What did my mother say to the teacher?

—Sorry, I couldn’t hear the c________between them.

【7】Look, the watermelon is d_________into four pieces by your grandma.

【8】It’s i________to defeat a person who never gives up.

【9】You’d better not e_________everything to your class when you teach them English.

【10】What will you do after meal t________?

One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike. “Here is the best apple tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it so that you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was pleased with the apple tree and went back home with it. The next morning, he began to wonder where he should plant it.

“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and shake down the fruit; If I plant it close to the road, people will pick some of them; But if I plant it ...” Finally, to his great relief, came up with a good idea. He planted the tree in a corner behind his house, where no one else would notice it. He expected to enjoy the readdest, juiciest, sweetest apples.

But there was no fruit on the tree the first year, nor the second. Henry sent for his brother and said to him angrily, “You have cheated me. I have been taking good care of the apple tree you gave me. This is the third year and it brings me nothing but leaves.”

When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold comer without sunlight or warmth. Then, how could you expect flowers and fruit?”

【1】Henry was a ________.

A.gardenerB.workerC.farmerD.driver

【2】From paragraph 2, we know that Mike gave Henry ________.

A.some applesB.a gardenC.the best apple treeD.sunlight

【3】Henry decided to plant the tree ________ at last.

A.on the hillB.in a cornerC.in the gardenD.near the road

【4】Henry got ________ after he planted the apple tree for three years.

A.applesB.leavesC.flowersD.nothing

【5】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Henry was famous for his beautiful trees.

B.In fact, Mike cheated Henry.

C.Henry bought the tree from Mike.

D.Henry didn’t plant the apple tree in the right place.

【1】These are the necessary tasks bottle, the voluntary (自愿的) asks bottle and the happiness bottle.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and doing laundry. Those bottles are very important. 【2】

However, we often forget to fill the third bottle—the happiness bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy. 【3】 Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

This is why each day we have to make an effort to fill our happiness bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We show our musical talent and practice music for charity. 【4】 At the end of the evening, my happiness bottle was filled to top.

【5】 Will your activities bring joy to your life? Or are the other two tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you fill your three bottles. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness bottle is filled.

A. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run perfectly.

B. It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making.

C. The way we spend our time can be divided into three “bottles”.

D. We are too busy every day to fill the three bottles.

E. Make sure to fill all the three bottles.

F. We require enough time to fill the necessary tasks bottle.

G. Sometimes your happiness bottle is empty at the end of the day.

提示：1. How do you study hard at home?

2. What do you do to improve yourself?

3. How do you deal with any problems in your study?

参考词汇：自制 control myself 充分利用 make full use of 和…沟通 communicate with

要求：1、短文须包含所给提示，并适当发挥。

2、卷面整洁，书写规范，词数80左右。

Paula: Hi, Tom! You look so tired.

Tom: Oh, I don’t feel well today.

Paula: Oh, really? _______

Tom: I didn’t sleep well last night. I have a headache. What should I do?

Paula: Well, _______

Tom: But I have an art lesson this afternoon. I like art best.

Paula: I see, but you can have the art lesson later.

Tom: Sounds reasonable. It’s important to have a good rest now.

Paula: I’m sure you’ll feel better soon.

Tom: _______ Thanks.

Paula: By the way, what did you do last night?

Tom: I studied for my English test.

Paula: _______

Tom: For about five hours. And I have to finish my reading report today.

Paula: How busy you are! I am always ready to help you if you need.

Tom: I’m lucky enough to have a friend like you. Millions of thanks!

Paula: ______

【1】

A.What time is it?B.How are you?

C.Where did you go?D.What’s up?

【2】

A.You should drink more water.B.You should study hard.

C.You should lie down and have a rest.D.You should see the dentist.

【3】

A.I hope so.B.I don’t think so.

C.I’m afraid not.D.I hope not.

【4】

A.When did you study English?B.How long did you study English?

C.Where did you study English?D.Did you study English for a long time?

【5】A.That’s right.B.My pleasure.C.Good idea.D.It doesn’t matter.

【1】with, the, patient, teacher, is, us

______________________________________.

【2】are, river, geese, in, there, the, two

________________________________________?

【3】trip, enjoyable, is, what, an, it

_________________________________________!

【4】around, me, remember, show, to

__________________________________________.

【5】we, good learners, wonder, I, can, how, become

_____________________________________________.

The population of the world continues to increase, but in some areas the population is falling. This is especially true in Eastern Europe. For example, in Russia, the population is going down by about 100 people EVERY HOUR! Ukraine’s population could fall by ONE FIFTH by the year 2050!

One of the main reasons is a change of lifestyle. All over Europe, people, especially educated women, have a different attitude to children from their parents. “I have one child and she is enough for me.” said Galina, a doctor from Moscow. “My husband and I both work full-time. We can’t imagine having more than one child.” Many women decide to have children later in life or not to have children at all. “I don’t want to have any children until I have worked for at least 10 years,” said 19-year-old student Hana Markova. Her opinion is typical（典型的）of 18—24-year-old women everywhere in Europe.

In Poland, the population is going down because people are leaving to work abroad. A lot of people, usually aged between 20 and 30, choose to work in other countries. Poland joined the European Union in 2005 and since then, more than half a million people have moved to Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Many countries are now encouraging people to have more children. In France, women can receive 1,000 dollars a month for a year if they have a third child. Austrian women receive 700 dollars a month for three year when they have their first child.

【1】完成句子 In some areas the population is falling, especially in ____________________.

【2】完成句子The population of Europe is falling down because of __________________ and many women have a different attitude to children.

【3】简略回答问题。How does the French government encourage people to have more children?

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【4】找出并写下第三段的主题句。

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【5】将文中画线句子译成汉语。

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