—Thanks. Just as the saying goes, “ .”

A.Each dog has its dayB.Many hands make light workC.Practice makes perfect

Ari James (US)

One of the first things I was told about China is Taobao. When I arrived in Nanjing, it didn't long to start buying things from Taobao. I bought bags, shoes and many other things. The most funny thing is that I once ordered 15 large doughnut pillows (甜甜圈枕頭) for my teachers. The pillows arrived the very next day in such a huge bag that I carried it to the school like Father Christmas.

Christine (Australia)

I've been shopping online for nearly three years. Now I'm completely in love with Taobao. I can find almost everything I want on it. It took me a long time to get used to online shopping, since most online shops serve Chinese people. But as soon as I got the knack (訣竅), online shopping became quite easy.

Barbara Gordon (US)

I've only used Taobao a few times. Compared with website like Amazon, Taobao is worse. You have to be very careful about what you will buy in order to avoid scams (詐騙). If Taobao can try harder to fight against online scams, it'll be more successful.

Lindy (Canada)

I can't stop shopping on Taobao! I often search for what I want through Taobao for a whole day! I so crazy about traditional Chinese gifts. I won't miss this year's shopping day.

Information Card

【1】What Ari James bought online? ___________________

【2】Which country Christine is from? ___________________

【3】What Taobao needs to fight against according Barbara? ___________________

【4】What Lindy enjoy buying on Taobao? ___________________

【5】How many of the foreigners mentioned above enjoy shopping online? ___________________

"This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home.

"What's wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend, Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy?"

"Country life was very good." Henry said. "But there was another problem."

"Oh, what?"

"Well," he said, "the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner."

"What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."

"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."

"Lucky you!"

"You don't understand." Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

"A different roast every day," Ed said loudly, "and you are complaining!"

"Let me finish." Henry said." On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare stay for dinner!"

【1】How did Henry find out about the farm?

A.He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B.His best friend told him.

C.He wrote to the farmer.

【2】Henry came back home several days later because ________.

A.he didn't like the country life at all

B.the farmer wasn't friendly to him

C.he thought he might have to eat the farmer

【3】The underlined word "complaining" means ________.

A.抱怨B.夸獎(jiǎng)C.訓(xùn)斥

【4】Which of the following is true?

A.Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

B.Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

C.Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.What a beautiful farm!

B.A short holiday.

C.Henry and the farmer.

A: Hi, Peter, I hear that you’ve begun to stay in the school dormitory (學(xué)生宿舍).【1】

B: Yes. It can save me a lot of time riding my bike to school.

A:【2】 What is the dormitory like?

B: It’s OK, but not perfect.

A: Why?【3】

B: Today I overslept and missed my breakfast.

A:【4】

B: Yes. Some boys kept talking until midnight last night. So I couldn’t fall asleep.

A:【5】

B: Wow, a good idea! Thank you.

A.How are you going to do that?

B.Is that so?

C.You overslept?

D.What was the matter?

E.I guess you can talk with them.

F.Oh, I was sleeping at that time.

G.That’s really true.

The idea was first introduced in 2016 by a group of young Japanese environmentalists. They wanted people to pay attention to the amount of e-waste created by the country's tech-loving people who change their electronics very often. To protect the environment, the Organizing Committee started the "Everyone's Medal" program in April 2017. The program encouraged people to drop used electronics in certain places. By the time the collection ended in March 2019, 78,985 tons of used smartphones and other small electronics had been collected. The program finally got 32 kilos of gold, 3,500 kilos of silver (銀), and 2,200 kilos of bronze-more than enough metals (金屬) to make every medal.

The Olympic Committee hopes the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals will draw people's attention to the fast increase in e-waste not just in Japan, but worldwide and cause people to rethink upgrading (更新) electronics unnecessarily.

Though Japan is the first Olympic host country to make all the medals by using metals from used electronics, it is not the only one to think of the idea. Brazil made 30% of the silver and bronze medals for the 2016 Summer Olympics from recycled materials(回收材料).

【1】What do Japanese people use to make medals for the coming Summer Olympic games?

______________________________

【2】Why did young Japanese environmentalists suggest making the special medals?

______________________________

【3】How long did the "Everyone's Medal" program last?

______________________________

【4】How did the program collect metals for medals?

______________________________

【5】Is Brazil the first Olympic host country to make all the medals by using e-waste?

______________________________

Starting this September, students at the university will have to take swimming courses, If they fail a swimming test at the beginning of their university course, they won't receive their degree (學(xué)位) until they can pass the test successfully. But students with certain physical or mental (心理的) illness are not included. Why does the university connect swimming ability with degrees? Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science and Physical Education, explained, "As a necessary living skill, swimming is helpful in improving students' endurance (耐力). And students don't get hurt easily when doing the water sport." Considering the ability to swim as a must for students is not something new to this university-it was also necessary in the early 20th century. It was later dropped because of a rising number of students. Another reason is that there were not enough swimming pools. Besides Tsinghua University, Peking University and Xiamen University, have also listed swimming as a compulsory course for students.

However, the rule made by Tsinghua University has caused a heated discussion. Some welcomed the new rule, saying it's a necessary skill that can save lives in unexpected and dangerous situations as well as a way to stay healthy. However, some said it has nothing to do with getting a degree. It's not reasonable to ask people to be able to swim for them to graduate, especially for a lot of people who grew up in inland (內(nèi)陸) cities, learning how to swim as an adult will be difficult. In fact, Chinese universities are not the only education organizations that encourage their students to swim. A few colleges in the. United States-including Cornell University, Columbia University and MIT-provide swimming classes for students, too. They believe that anything that stops people from dying needlessly is a valuable skill.

【1】Besides Tsinghua University, another _______ universities encourage their students to swim.

A.2B.3C.5

【2】From this passage, we can learn that at Tsinghua University, _______.

A.students are expected to learn some living skills

B.all the students have to take a swimming course

C.students can graduate as long as they get good grades

【3】The underlined word "compulsory" means _______ in Chinese.

A.選修的B.無關(guān)的C.必修的

【4】As for the discussion in paragraph 3, which statement is NOT mentioned?

A.It's helpful and healthy to learn to swim.

B.Swimming will get in the way of students' study.

C.Learning to swim should not be a must for getting a degree.

【5】What can we infer from the passage?

A.All universities believe' that swimming is the most important skill.

B.Students at Tsinghua University had to take swimming courses in the 1910s.

C.It is much, easier for an adult who grew up in Chengdu to learn to swim.

Use your notebooks

The brain is able to finish great work, but it is not perfect. 【1】 When a teacher gives homework, students should write the details (細(xì)節(jié)) in their notebooks. To make notes effective (高效的), students need to remember to take the notebooks out of their school bags at night, open them up, and read over the night's list.

Remove distractions (使注意力分散的事物)

Computers on, music on, text messages receiving… While doing homework, students should turn off all the above electronics and focus on the task at hand. 【2】

Think actively

Getting homework done is the name of the game. 【3】 When facing difficulties, it is wise for the student to take a small break and then return to look at the problem again.

Get organized

【4】 Students should keep all the homework-related (相關(guān)的) things in a bin so they don't waste time searching for pens or rulers-It is also necessary to pick the same place to do homework every night, and (when possible) complete homework at the same time each day.

A.Homework is often the most disorganized part.

B.It is necessary for students to write down everything in class.

C.However, what happens if students can't work out an answer?

D.They'll find that it is easier to complete homework in a shorter time.

E.Students should never depend on it to remember all school details.

Susan: Sure. I went to Canada with my parents when I was very little. I've been living there for almost 10 years.

Tom: 【1】?

Susan: Mostly English. And 20 percent of the people speak French.

Tom: 【2】?

Susan: The food is not so delicious there. Western food is sometimes special to us. But you can go to Chinese restaurants.

Tom: I see. 【3】? My friend said I couldn't miss it when visiting Canada.

Susan: Yes, I have. Niagara Falls (尼亞加拉大瀑布) is one of the natural wonders of the world and attracts thousands of tourists every year.

Tom: I can't wait to go there!

Susan: Call me if you want to know more about Canada. By the way, 【4】?

Tom: I will leave for Canada on Wednesday afternoon.

Susan: 【5】.

Tom: Thank you.

A.will come out; will getB.comes out; getC.will come out; get

— _______ great surprise!

A.WhatB.HowC.What a