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Edward rose early on the New﹣year morning． He looked in every room and wished a Happy New Year to his family． Then he ran into the street to repeat that to those he might meet．

When he came back， his father gave him two bright， new silver dollars．

His face lighted up as he took them． He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore．

He left the house with a light heart， expecting to buy the books． As he ran down the street， he saw a poor family．

"I wish you a happy New Year．" said Edward， as he was happily passing on． The man shook his head．

"You are not from this country． " said Edward． The man again shook his head， for he could not understand or speak his language． But he pointed to his mouth， and to the children shaking with cold， as if （好像）to say， "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time．"

Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in trouble． He took out his dollars， and gave one to the man ，and the other to his wife．

They were excited and said something in their language， which doubtless meant， "We thank you so much that we will remember you all the time．"

When Edward came home， his father asked what books he had bought． He hung his head a moment， but quickly looked up．

"I have bought no books，" said he， "I gave my money to some poor people， who seemed to be very hungry then．" He went on， "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year．"

"My dear boy，" said his father， "here are some books for you， more as a prize for your goodness of heart than as a New﹣Year gift．"

"I saw you give the money cheerfully to the poor German family． It was nice for a little boy to do so． Be always ready to help others and every year of your life will be to you a Happy New Year．"

（1）Edward expected to 　　with the money he got from his father．

A．	help the poor family
B．	buy something to eat
C．	buy some pretty books
D．	learn another language

（2）Why did the poor man shake his head when Edward spoke to him？ 　　

A．	He couldn't understand the boy．
B．	He wouldn't accept the money．
C．	He didn't like the boy's language．
D．	He was too cold to say anything．

（3）How much did Edward give the poor family？ 　　

A．	One dollar．
B．	Two dollars．
C．	Three dollars．
D．	Four dollars．

（4）We know that Edward 　　from the passage．

A．	got a prize for his kind heart
B．	had to buy his books next year
C．	bought the books at the bookstore
D．	got more money from his father

A．with B．teaching C．walls D．deep E．warm F．bring G．often   H．animals   I．quite   J．found

Thousands of years ago， people had to hunt（打猎）for food． They lived in caves（洞穴）and needed fire to keep（1） 　　．Some of them drew pictures on the walls of their caves．

We don't know why they drew the pictures．They had to go（2） 　　into the cave to do it，so they must have had a plan．They probably took a light（3） 　　them，which was made of animal fat．Maybe they drew the pictures to（4） 　　good luck when they hunted． Others think the spears（矛）in the pictures mean that they were（5） 　　other people to hunt．

For paint， they mixed animal fat with some different things like dirt or berries． They used sticks to brush the paint onto the（6） 　　of their caves． Some of the drawings are colorful and others are black from the burned end of a stick．

These people drew what they saw around them（7） 　　such as tigers， deer， horses， and sometimes birds and fish． They also drew people， but not very（8） 　　．

The pictures are（9） 　　good most of the time． The tigers look strong and powerful． Many of the horses and deer look graceful．

These drawings have been（10） 　　in more than 130 caves﹣ mostly in England and France． Maybe there are more that we haven't found yet． It is interesting to look at such old drawings．

阅读下面材料，用方框中所给单词的适当形式在空白处填空，每词限用一次。请将完整的单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上，每空只能填一词。

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A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of ____1____ chrysalis (蛹). The man cut the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. To his ____2____, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle (挣扎) to get out of the chrysalis, it can’t fly. The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the ____3____ in young people and prepare the ability to “fly”.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. For successful people, the more challenges they have had, the more ____4____ they are. One famous man, who now owns many big ____5____, used to sell socks from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Eric. He ____6____ up a college at the age of 30. His father died when he was only 16. He worked ____7____ in the day and studied hard in the night. His father’s death forced him to grow up fast. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today, not only he himself, ____8____ also his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Nowadays, some parents and teachers actively ____9____ young people to face challenges. It is important ____10____ them to learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

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When you see quite a beautiful girl on the street， which word will you use to describe the beauty of her？ In Chinese，we may use these Chinese sayings as Chenyuluoyan or Biyuexiuhua． However， do you know where the sayings are（1） 　　？

In Chinese ancient history， there（2） 　　four well﹣known beauties named Xishi，Wang Zhaojun， Diaochan and Yang Yuhuan． Here are two（3） 　　about Xishi and Wang Zhaojun．

Xishi lived during the Spring and Autumn period．One day，she（4） 　　to a river to wash silk with her friends．Some fish were swimming in the clear water．When the fish saw Xishi， they swam down to the bottom of the water（5） 　　．The fish were shocked by the beauty of Xishi and felt embarrassed of（6） 　　．

Wang Zhaojun lived during the Han Dynasty． The king of Han wanted to send her to the king of the enemy county as a gift． A few days later，（7） 　　Wang was on the way with a group of guards，something interesting happened．There was a wild goose（8） 　　above the head of Wang Zhaojun．It was so shocked by the beauty of Wang（9） 　　it even forgot to flap wings．Then it fell down heavily into the forest．

Nowadays， if a girl's beauty is overwhelming， we can say she is the one that "can make the fish sink and the wild goose（10） 　　"．

A：Hey，Bruce!You seem unhappy．（66） 　　

B：Yes．I've just come back from the zoo．

A：Have you seen your favorite tigers？

B：Yes．（67） 　　

A：Why not？

B：Because they had to stay in cages（笼子） and they were dirty．

A：（68） 　　I think they should go back to forests or mountains．

B：Even worse，a few children threw something at them．

A：That's too bad．（69） 　　

A：（70） 　　Protecting them is protecting ourselves．

B：Of course．I also told them it was our duty to protect animals．

A．	I'm sorry to hear that．
B．	Did you stop them？
C．	But they didn't look well．
D．	When did you go to the zoo？
E．	Didn't you go to the zoo？
F．	How do you like tigers？
G．	You did quite right．

In some western countries， some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number． For example， they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor． One evening， Mr． Smith asked some friends to get （1）t 　 ogether 　． When all of his friends arrived， he asked them to sit at the table for （2）d 　 inner 　． He began to （3）c 　 ount 　the people． Suddenly， he cried out ， " Oh， there are thirteen people here! " Everyone's face looked pale （4）e 　 xcept 　Mr． Brown． He said with a smile ， " Don't worry， my friends． My wife will have a baby in a few weeks． So we have （5）f 　 ourteen 　people here． " All of the friends became happy again． " Congratulations ! " they said to Mr． Brown． They all had a good time that evening．

The eyes are the windows of our soul（灵魂）.However，you have to look after them properly.Your eyes need everyday attention.

Pay more attention to your diet.Have more fruits，vegetables，fish，eggs and milk.It's good for your eyes.Besides，we should take some Vitamins A and B ₂regularly（有规律地）.

Have a regular sleep.It relaxes the eye muscles（肌肉） and gives them the rest required.Usually，you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day，or you will get dark circles under the eyes.

Exercise eyes every day.Blink（眨眼） your eyes regularly，which makes the eyeballs watery，and gives them a good wash.

Use your eyes in right ways.Rubbing（摩擦） is harmful to your eyes.For example，if a small thing goes into your eye，don't rub it.Don't read or write in the sun.Too much reading，writing，watching TV or working on the computer can also cause eyes tired，so a good rest is required.

If you always take care of God's most beautiful gift，your eyes will be very colorful!

Tips for looking after your eye
Pay more attention to your diet.	◆Have more fresh fruits，（1） 　     　，fish，eggs and milk. ◆Take Vitamins A and B 2regularly.
Have a regular sleep.	Sleep for（2） 　     　7 to 8 hours every day.
（3） 　     　eyes every day.	Blink the eyes regularly.
Use your eyes in right ways.	◆Don't rub the eyes. ◆Don't read or write（4） 　     　. ◆Don't read，write，watch TV or（5） 　 　on the computer too much.

阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

The theme parks in the world are popular because they have their own character IPs（知识产权）, such as Mickey Mouse and Harry Potter. According to （1） research report, IP is the “heart” of a theme park. （2） （develop）China’s own IPs, some theme parks make good use of traditional Chinese culture, and others focus on films about Chinese （3） （story）.

It is （4） （encourage）that the Chinese cultural industry（产业）has been taking a big step in creative works. For example, some famous theme parks have opened in Shanghai and Beijing （5） （recent）. It’s happy to see that some Chinese culture has been welcomed in the parks.

Over the past few years, Chinese cultural IPs have often appeared （6） movies and TV dramas. For example, the Chinese film Chang’an San Wan Li became a success thanks to the Chinese ink paintings, ancient poems （7） high technology in it. Besides, Mulan, which （8） （produce）years ago, helped traditional Chinese cultured to be learned by the world.

Traditional Chinese culture （9） （provide）special experiences for the entertainment industry. The key lies in new ideas. With the help of high technology, China can develop （10） （it）traditional cultural IPs and it will have world-class theme parks in the coming years.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Westwood National Park is a very huge national park. It is well-known （1） its fascinating scenes and many kinds of animals, especially bears. It is one of my favorite （2） （place）to take photos.

I will never forget that afternoon. Birds flew over the （3） （peace）lake. The mountains （4） （cover）with white snow. With the camera held to my eye, I was recording the amazing picture. All of a sudden, I found two baby bears far away running after each other （5） （happy). Sometimes they stopped to look around; sometimes one rubbed（蹭）against the other’s back. They had a lot of fun playing in （6） sun. At that moment, I completely lost myself in the sweet environment. How I wished that time could stand still! I really hoped （7） （catch）the warm scene with my camera and I did it. After a while, I （8） （hear）a loud roar（吼叫）from the mother bear. The two baby bears stood up quickly （9） ran back to the forest. I was so lucky that I could take such a picture.

The photo always reminds （10） （I）that the real beauty is “nature” in nature.

Reading Expression

In China, more and more people have realized the seriousness of climate（气候） change. Many young people have been living a low-carbon（低碳） life.

Zheng Xiyu is one of them. She has been trying to reduce her carbon footprint. Every morning, she takes a bus to her office and it takes her about 40 minutes. But Zheng has been thinking of changing this. She wants to try a different means（方式） of transport—cycling. Riding a bicycle to work, the lady says, takes about the same amount of time as taking a bus. “However, it’s better for the environment and my health.” she says.

Professor Li Lin has also been leading a low-carbon lifestyle. Her office uses energy-saving lights. These lights go off themselves when they are not needed. This has saved a large amount of electricity. Another way to save energy is to double-print the paper. Professor Li says small actions like these are important for protecting the environment. “Let’s say you have saved one ton of paper. That’s about two and a half tons of CO2.” Professor Li says.

Lin Hui always chooses products with a longer life when he shops. He says this helps to reduce waste. Two years ago, Lin and his friends set up an environment website, where he wanted to give some advice on saving energy and protecting the environment.

It’s easy to change to a low-carbon lifestyle. Everybody can do this and make a difference.

Use words with proper meanings and grammatical rules to fill in the blanks.

(Only one word for one blank.)

（1）In China, more and more people have realized climate ________ is becoming ________ .

（2）Zheng Xiyu prefers ________ to taking a bus to ________ her carbon footprint.

（3）Professor Li Lin says doing ________ things is ________ for protecting the environment.

（4）Lin and his friends set up an environment website ________ ________ some advice on saving energy and protecting the environment.

（5）It is not ________ for everyone to change to a low-carbon ________ if he or she takes action.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

China is a large country. It has special cultures with a very long history.

Chinese food plays ____（1）____ important role for Chinese families. Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods ____（2）____ (be) rice. Tea is a favorite drink.

Chinese calendar is different from the one in ____（3）____ (west) countries. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. And it also has some special ____（4）____ (tradition) cultures. For example, sweeping the floor ____（5）____ New year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad ____（6）____ (lucky).

The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle. Each year is ____（7）____ (name) after an animal. For example, the year that begins in 2022 is the year of the tiger.

Chinese is a little difficult language. Chinese writing ____（8）____ (develop) for over 4,000 years. It has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a ____（9）____ (mean). Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak some other ____（10）____ (form) of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects (方言).

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

（1）Let me repeat ________ what he just said.（exact）

（2）Excuse me, what problems are we really ________ to solve?（try）

（3）A ________ competitive spirit can push people to try to be better.（health）

（4）After a night’s rain, the mountains are much greener and the air is much ________.（fresh）

（5）Working as a team means celebrating ________ and facing losses together.（victory）

（6）Life is like a box of ________. You never know what you’re gonna get.（巧克力）

（7）The Communist Party of China is now leading the nation toward building a great ________ socialist country.（现代的）

（8） ________ minutes after she left, it started to snow heavily.（三十）

（9）If we drop litter in a public place, we’ll be ________ by the police.（罚款）

（10）Mum joined our little group and introduced ________ to our new friends.（她自己）

During ancient times, children didn’t have much to enjoy themselves. What did they do for fun in their childhood? Let’s have a look!

	★Playing diabolo Diabolo passed down to ordinary people during the Ming Dynasty. It was always made of bamboo and wood, and was hollow (空心的) in the center. By throwing and catching diabolo on ropes, the high-speed rotating (旋转) diabolo would make a sound.
	★Playing stone balls During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm. Stones were carved (刻) into small balls and kicked.
	★Kicking shuttlecocks Shuttlecock kicking appeared in the Han Dynasty. People used chicken feathers (羽毛), coins and cotton cloth to make a shuttlecock. It was kicked in groups of three or four during walking or running.
	★Watching shadow plays Watching shadow plays was very popular during the Tang and Song dynasties. Shadow puppets (木偶) were made from the leather of donkeys (驴皮). There was light behind a large white screen on the table, the player controlled puppets and told stories. The movement could be seen from the other side of the screen.

根据短文内容完成表格。

Four ways to have fun during ____72____
Playing diabolo	▪ It was made of bamboo and wood, and it was hollow in the center. ▪ The high-speed rotating diabolo would make a sound ____73____ on ropes.
Playing stone balls	▪ People carved stones into small balls. ▪ In the northern part of China during the Qing Dynasty, people played stone balls in winter ____74____ they could keep warm.
____75____	▪ A shuttlecock was made of feathers, coins and cotton cloth. ▪ It was kicked in groups of three or four.
Watching shadow plays	▪ Shadow puppets were made from the leather of donkeys. ▪ The puppets ____76____ the player behind the white screen with the light on. ▪ People could watch shadow plays from the other side of the screen.

One morning，Emma discovered that her classroom had changed．She found that the desks were no longer in rows，but pushed together to make eight bigger desks．She was so excited about it for the first two days that she couldn't listen to the teachers carefully．But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement（安排）．"Now our class is quieter，"said Emma．"What's more，we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion．It's a better way to study．"

David liked it，too．"Group members first discuss，"he said，"and then show to the whole class． It encourages us greatly．"This was part of a reform （改革）at David's school．The school made this reform because they wanted to offer students easier ways to study and more chances to discuss．"Our school hopes to improve students' abilities to study by themselves and work in groups．"said Linda，an English teacher．

However，the reform has demanded（要求）more from teachers．Now they have only 15 minutes to give a lesson that would have been taught in 40 minutes before．It is difficult to teach in such a short time．The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively（有效地）．

"The reform demands more，but I'm sure it is helpful．"added Linda．

（1）After the new classroom arrangement，Emma found 　　．

A．their class was noisier all the time

B．they could learn more through discussion

C．they couldn't come up with their own ideas

D．it was a harder way to study

（2）The school made the reform in order to offer students 　　to study．

A．easier ways

B．better classrooms

C．more seats

D．larger space

（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true？ 　　

A．The desks are no longer in rows now．

B．The reform has demanded more from teachers．

C．It's easy for teachers to give a lesson in 15 minutes now．

D．Emma and her classmates like the new classroom arrangement．

（4）The best title of this passage may be 　　．

A．Discussion in Class

B．Teachers' Hope

C．Students' Friendship

D．New Look in Class

Tips for a Tidy Desk

    Do you want to keep your desk clean and tidy？ The following tips can help you．

    Only keep things you really need on your desk．

    Use a bag for any papers to read． Have a penholder for pens and pencils． Besides， you had better have a litter bin near your desk．

    Don't keep any drinks on your desk．

    Go to the kitchen when you want to have a drink， or keep a drink on a small table near your desk．

    Cut down the use of paper．

    Try to keep as much information as possible on your computer．Before painting，you can ask yourself，"Do I really need to read this on paper？"

    Get a noticeboard for you．

    If you really need to keep small pieces of paper， use a noticeboard on the wall． You can check it every day and throw the old notes into the bin．

    Clean your desk at the end of every day．

    The more often you clean your desk， the easier it will be each time． Choose a time to tidy your desk! If you do it every day， it will only take a few minutes and you can start each new day with a clean and tidy desk．

Tips for a Tidy Desk
Keep things needed on your desk	●Use a bag for any （1）　　to read ●Have a penholder for pens and pencils ●Have a litter bin
Keep （2）　　 on your desk	●Have a drink in the kitchen ●Keep a drink on a small table
（3）　　the use of paper	Keep as much information as possible on the computer
Get a noticeboard	Use a noticeboard （4）　　．
（5）　　your desk every day	Choose a time to tidy