Singer Han Hong took action to help Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak (新冠病毒爆發(fā)). Han Hong had planned to hold the first concert of her 2020 national tour in Wuhan on February 29. But she called off the show and called on people to donate (捐贈) to the city. Soon over 2 billion yuan was donated through Han Hong Love Charity Foundation which she founded in 2012.

“When you’re going through a situation like this, you want to do anything you can to help. There are so many kind people out there,” wrote a fan, who donated through Han’s foundation. “It’s good to know that there are trucks with medical things going straight to the hospital. They are badly needed.”

In 2008, Han held a charity performance for Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, after an earthquake. That inspired her to found her foundation. Over the years, she had donated to people in different disasters, including an earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai Province, in 2010, a huge mudslide (泥石流) in Gansu Province and an earthquake in Yunnan Province in 2013.

“I almost spent all my savings. That’s what I want to do and what I can do.” Han said in an interview on the online show, Opinion, in 2015. “Many people don’t trust charity organizations to use their donations properly. Charities are held at a higher standard and need to win people’s trust.” The show also reported that Han had helped over 200 orphans (孤兒) since 1999.

1.What can we learn about Han Hong from Paragraph 1?

A.She held a concert in Wuhan before the coronavirus outbreak.

B.She founded a charity foundation ten years ago.

C.She has a great influence on the public.

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.The medical things are send to the hospitals by truck straightly.

B.In order to help people in Yushun earthquake, Han held a charity performance.

C.Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Han canceled her concert in Wuhan.

3.When did Han Hong get the ideas of founding the foundation?

A.After a mudslide happened in Gansu Province.

B.After an earthquake happened in Yunnan Province.

C.After an earthquake happened in Sichuan Province.

4.In Han’s opinion, what do charities need to do?

A.To provide a new standard.

B.To make good use of donations.

C.To pay more attention to orphans.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Han’s foundation.

B.The donations to Wuhan.

C.Han’s efforts to help people.

Benefits of Reading Every Day

Reading printed books every day can make you a smarter, kinder and more relaxed person. And the positive effects can be felt at any age.

Reading can make you smarter. 1. That was the finding of a study published in 2014. Because reading ability is something that’s learned, some experts suggest that more effort should be put in teaching reading skills to young children.

2. Great literature (文學(xué)作品) forces readers to step outside themselves to understand the characters they’re reading about. According to a study published in 2013, people who love fiction have an easier time sensing and understanding other people’s feelings.

Reading can lower stress. Feel stressed at the end of a long day? 3. A 2009 study found that reading for just 30 minutes has similar stress-reducing effects to doing 30 minutes of yoga.

Reading helps you sleep well. 4. Research has shown that using smartphones at night makes it harder for people to fall asleep and leads to poor sleep quality, but reading books, on the other hand, can have relaxing effects, making it the ideal bedtime activity.

Reading brings a family closer. Reading doesn’t have to be a solitary (單獨的) activity. When parents read out loud to their children, they can pass on the benefits of reading and encourage meaningful interactions (互動). A recent study found that printed books can make the connections between caretakers and children stronger.

A.Reading makes you a kinder person.

B.Reading helps you get more information about the characters.

C.Reading a nice book is a good way to wind down.

D.People who show strong reading skills early in life grow up to be cleverer.

E.If you’re too busy to read during the day, consider doing it at your bedtime.

Do you know crosstalk? It’s also known for its Chinese name Xiangsheng. It is a famous Chinese show in the form of a dialog usually between two people. It came into being in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty. It began as a form of the street show, and it also borrowed from other arts, like Beijing Opera. No matter what the form is, crosstalk just wants to make people laugh. Although crosstalk was from Beijing, Tianjin has become a place where rising stars form their styles. Tianjin is well known for the quality of its crosstalk performances.

Crosstalk is one of China’s most important and popular performing arts. Modern crosstalk usually has four skills: speaking, imitating(模仿), teasing (逗笑) and singing. Some stories come from everyday life, popular ideas and hot news. Some come from history stories. During the show, sometimes one actor is angry with the other because of their different ideas. Crosstalk is full of fun with singing, different sounds, musical instruments, and even crying. So if something makes you unhappy, you can enjoy a crosstalk show.

Nowadays, you can watch crosstalk in tea houses and theaters. Of course, you can also listen to it on the radio while taking a walk or driving a car. And you can watch it on TV with your family.

1.Did crosstalk come into being in Tianjin?

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2.What’s the purpose of crosstalk?

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3.Where do stories in crosstalk come from?

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4.Why is one actor angry with the other during the crosstalk show?

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5.According to the passage, how can people enjoy crosstalk?

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What does it mean to be a Chinese? According to a survey more than 40% of Chinese people believe the Chinese love the country and their families. About one-third of foreign people describe the Chinese as hard-working and creative people.

From 1931 to 1945, millions of soldiers lost their lives in the war against Japanese aggression. After 1949, plenty of people worked day and night for the development of China.

While the love of the country joins the people together, family plays a big role in traditional Chinese culture. Aaron Cedillo, an English teacher in Beijing, said, “My Chinese friends get married and have babies when they turn a certain age. 他們選擇或者放棄一份工作時，首先考慮的是家人。”

Besides, the characters of being hard-working and creative also come to light. Sheryl, a Malaysian student at Zhejiang University, said Chinese people were hard-working when she saw some men send the package. She said, “It seems that those men never need to rest.” A foreign university professor also said“讓我感到驚訝的是，實驗室里的中國學(xué)生總是能想出新點子。”

The past70 years saw China’s rapid rise to become an important country in the world. During the process, the international community, including Chinese people themselves, has got a clearer understanding of Chinese traits (品質(zhì)).

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5.__________________________________________________________________

假設(shè)你是李華，你想?yún)⒓邮罴賹W(xué)校組織的“走進(jìn)美國家庭”的夏令營研學(xué)活動，請你用英語寫一份申請。

內(nèi)容包括：1、你參加這次夏令營的目的；

2、你的特長及興趣愛好；

3、你希望住在什么樣的美國家庭，申請的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出。

寫作要求：1、80-100詞左右；

2、文中不得出現(xiàn)真實人名和學(xué)校。

Dear Sir / Madam,

Thanks for your attention. I am writing to apply (申請) for joining the summer camp.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Billy’s favorite color was orange. But he couldn’t see what orange looked like.

A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t as _____________as a normal baby’s. “Billy would ___________ be able to see. He is blind.” The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn _____________ about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw _____________ his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he ___________ see many things that normal people don’t notice.”

___________Billy lived in the dark , he always thought a dream would light up his life. He found that he was _____________in computer science. So he began learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he ___________ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.

Many people wanted to find out the secret of his___________. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don’t let any difficulty ______________ your dream from coming true.”

You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

1.A.bigger B.big C.biggest D.the biggest

2.A.no B.often C.usually D.never

3.A.neither B.none C.all D.both

4.A.with B.without C.among D.between

5.A.need B.should C.must D.can

6.A.Although B.If C.Or D.Before

7.A.bored B.interested C.kind D.worried

8.A.looked forward to B.looked for C.looked through D.looked up

9.A.trouble B.smile C.success D.eyes

10.A.wake B.throw C.leave D.prevent

Dreams

"Dreams(夢) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream," some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That maybe because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming maybe a way of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.

Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear(消失) quickly from memory(記憶).

Too much dreaming can be harmful(有害的). The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

1.It may be less important to sleep than to  .

A.think B.dream C.work D.study

2.Dreams and films are usually  .

A.very long B.in colour C.about work D.very sad

3.Why do some people often dream about their work?

A.Because they are tired in the daytime.

B.Because they are not interested in their work.

C.Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D.Because they have too much work to do.

4.The main idea of the story is that  .

A.what dream is B.people like to sleep

C.dreams are like films D.we always remember dreams

There are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t teach their children what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:

Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive（積極的）by telling them there is a solution to the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.

Prepare: Always be prepared, that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather, get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.

Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list that they can read. The plan could start with “l(fā)isten to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.

Practice: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practice every few months. Practicing what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.

Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened（減輕）once you are prepared and ready for one.

1.What does the word disaster mean?

A.命運(yùn) B.演習(xí) C.災(zāi)難 D.傾銷

2.What should adults teach children?

A.When disasters will happen. B.Why disasters are dangerous.

C.What to do for a disaster. D.How to avoid a disaster.

3.What’s the most important thing for children?

A.Always ask adults for help. B.Always be prepared for a disaster.

C.Always listen to an adult’s advice. D.Always remember where the tools are.

4.What is NOT suggested doing in this passage?

A.Helping people in disaster areas. B.Getting the children to know the plan well.

C.Remembering what is needed in certain disasters. D.Getting radios for bad weather.

Almost every Chinese person can recite(背誦) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

1.Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.

3.Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?

A. 春種一粒粟，秋收萬顆籽。 B. 誰知盤中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。

C. 吏祿三百石，歲晏有余糧。 D. 足蒸暑土氣，背灼炎天光。

2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?

A. 6 million. B. 925 million. C. 200 million. D. 725 million.

3.What should we do to waste less food?

A. Order more food in a restaurant.

B. Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.

C. Take all the food you ordered home.

D. Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.

B. The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

C. 200 million children die of hunger every year.

D. Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.

We’ve learned from a very young age that reading as much as possible is the way to success. If you look at the smartest, most hard-working person around you, you will find they have something in common. There is much we can learn from their reading.Successful people put their heart into one task for a time. Reading isn’t a quick thing. Naturally, some readers may take some breaks or drink a cup of tea ,but many readers simply cannot put a book down and keep it lying there for longer than a day after they’ve been interested in it. Successful people feel the same way. Once they have a task they set out to do it.

Successful people set goals(目標(biāo)) for themselves whenever they sit down with a good book. They may read a number of pages before doing another activity. They really try to finish something whenever they open a text. They set goals for just about every moment of their life, and continue working towards the goal until they have reached it.

Successful people are usually clever readers. They spend time wisely. They might only have 20 minutes before they have to be somewhere. Many people may think only 20 minutes is not enough to do anything. However, clever readers would spend the 20 minutes in reading. Successful people regard their time as pretty valuable. They spend every minute learning something new, or achieving a goal.

1.What is the way to success according to the passage?

A.Communicating much B.Reading more books.

C.Buying more books D.Visiting more writers

2.According to the passage,successful people _______.

A.never take breaks when reading B.won’t stop reading a book for too long.

C.read some books without any goals D.often do several activities at the same time

3.What would successful people do when they sit down to read?

A.They count the number of the pages. B.They drink a cup of tea.

C.They check the writer D.They set a certain goal

4.What can you know from the last paragraph?

A.Twenty minutes is not enough for doing anything. B.Twenty minutes isn’t very valuable for us.

C.We should make use of time cleverly. D.We should try to finish a task in twenty minutes.