Everyone has a dream job and we all hope our dreams can come true. Mr Black works as a reporter at a TV station. He wants to know what jobs teenagers are going to do when they grow up. He went to the Evergreen School to do a survey last Friday.
Mr Black asked the students to discuss with each other and then fill in the form with a pen. He told them to tell the truth. Mr Black thought most students would be teachers. The teacher is one of the best professions(职业) in the world. Maybe some students would be scientists. Rich knowledge would help them. A few students would be soldiers(士兵) because they could keep our country beautiful and peaceful.
Teachers helped Mr Black before school was over. They gave out one thousand eight hundred papers to the students. When the survey’s result came out, Mr Black and the teachers were surprised. Please look at the results.
| profession |
Proportion(%) |
| actor(actress) |
30 |
| scientist |
25 |
| teacher |
20 |
| Sports player |
15 |
| soldier |
5 |
| farmer |
5 |
From the first paragraph, we know this passage may talk about__________.
| A．teenagers’ dream jobs |
| B．Mr Black and his job |
| C．how dreams come true |
| D．how to make a survey |
What does Mr Black do?
| A．He is a teacher. | B．He is a reporter. |
| C．He is a soldier. | D．He is an actor. |
Why did Mr Black do a survey last Friday?
| A．Because he wanted to find a job for himself. |
| B．Because he wanted to know about students’dream jobs. |
| C．Because he was always interested in doing a survey. |
| D．Because he wanted to know how much money teenagers got a week. |
How many teenagers want to be teachers in the future?
| A．90. | B．360. | C．900. | D．1800. |
Don't Let Anxiety Hold You Back from Living Your Dreams
Anxiety is the state of feeling nervous，worried or fearful．When you're anxious，you may feel something bad is going to happen．
When you think of starting a new project or going into a group situation with people you don't know，do you feel butterflies in your stomach？Do you come up with lots of reasons not to do fun but risky things like joining a hiking club or a volunteer organization？ If these happen，it shows that you are probably anxious，and your anxiety will stop you from going after your dreams．Actually，anxiety feeds on avoidance and makes you less confident，while getting started and taking action help your anxiety go down．But where do you begin？
These suggestions below will let you be the master of your anxiety，rather than letting it master you．
◆ Don't wait for your anxiety to go down
Your anxiety won't go down on its own．However，when you take action towards your goals instead of considering what anxiety you have，you will build self﹣efficacy（自我效能）little by little﹣you begin to see yourself as someone who can take action and be successful even when you're feeling anxious．
◆ Set a realistic goal that makes sense for you
We all have different personalities and preferences．We don't all want to be lawyers，have hundreds of friends，or run marathons．Whatever you want，just figure out what is the simplest thing you can do to get started．Set your goal specifically，for example，"walk for 20 minutes three times next week"．You can't climb a mountain all at once and you're more likely to achieve your goal with inside motivation（动机）than when you're just trying to please others．
◆ Trust the process（过程）
Faith（信仰）is the first step to take action．Even if you don't have faith to begin with，faith will come if you just take that first step．The more you take action，the more likely you are to have some successes and begin to trust the process．I often start writing a blog post not knowing exactly what I 'm going to write．Now I've understood that if I share messages with my readers sincerely，then the content will appear naturally and anxiety will reduce slowly．
◆ …
（1）When you"feel butterflies in your stomach"，you may feel ．
A．successful
B．humorous
C．lonely
D．fearful
（2）Which situation shows that you may feel anxious？
A．Gettig into a group situation with your friends．
B．Making an excuse for not doing a risky activity．
C．Being willing to work as a community volunteer．
D．Feeling confident to join the school hiking club．
（3）From the passage we know that ．
A．Avoidance makes anxiety stronger and stronger
B．Anxiety can help you build self﹣efficacy gradually
C．You should achieve your goal by pleasing others
D．Faith won't come even if you begin to take action
（4）What is the fourth suggestion probably about？
A．Anxiety will prevent you from living your dream．
B．Anxiety will make you worry about bad situations．
C．You should cheer for yourself to control anxiety．
D．You should set a meaningful goal to get started．
A TV program"National Treasure"has become a huge hit since last December． It is another cultural TV program on CCTV that has ever had wonderful successes in China，after the"Chinese Character Dictation Competition"in 2013，the"Chinese Idiom Competition"in 2014，the"Chinese Riddle Competition"in 2016，and the"Chinese Poetry Competition"in 2017．
The TV program has ten episodes（集）． Across them，a total of 27 national treasures from nine major Chinese museums were presented．The program brings these relics （古物）to life and displays their unique beauty through different artistic methods． The opening episode showed three of China's finest cultural treasures from the Palace Museum in Beijing．Famous actors Li Chen，Wang Kai and Tony Leung played the"national treasure guardians"of each item．They told not only the mysteries behind the treasures but also their own stories about them．
Li Chen plays Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty，and tells the history of a precious painting"A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains"by Wang Ximeng from the Song Dynasty．
Wang Kai，acting as Emperor Qianlong（1711﹣1799）of the Qing Dynasty（1644﹣1911），presented the historical background of"Large Vase with Variegated Glazes"．The vase has 17 kinds of glaze（釉）and 12 paintings，and had to be re﹣fired several times in its production．During the rule of Qianlong，China's porcelain（制瓷的）techniques were the finest in the world．
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is the national treasure guardian of the 23﹣hundred﹣year﹣old stone drum and plays Sima Guang（1019﹣1086）from the Northern Song Dynasty．Sima Guang and his father Sima Chi worked hard to find the real stone drums and protected them in the past．
"As a culture show，‘National Treasure'aims to bring history to life．We want our viewers to feel that the cultural relics are like people and that they have their own personalities and lives，"said Yu Lei，producer of the program，"people's interest in culture as well as the tradition and workmanship of the Chinese nation has become a trend（潮流）．This has encouraged us to better promote（弘扬）our fine culture．We hope through the program，more and more people will go into museums to enjoy the beauty of relics．"
（1）What type of TV show is "National Treasure"？
A．A culture show．
B．A travel show．
C．A music show．
D．A chat show．
（2）What did Sima Guang do for protecting national treasures？
A．He told the mysteries behind the national treasures．
B．He painted"A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains"．
C．He re﹣fired"Large Vase with Variegated Glazes"several times．
D．He found and protected the real stone drums with his father．
（3）What can you learn from the passage？
A．The"Chinese Poetry Competition"became nationwide popular in 2013．
B．The Palace Museum presented three treasures from the Song Dynasty．
C．China's porcelain techniques were the finest in the world in the 17th century．
D．Nine major museums presented 27 national treasures in ten episodes．
（4）The purpose of the TV program"National Treasure"is to ．
①better promote Chinese fine culture
②tell viewers the relics don't have lives
③invite its viewers to play the roles of the guardians
④encourage more people to enjoy relics in museums
A．①②
B．②③
C．①④
D．③④
Do you know five of the smallest countries of the world are in Europe？ They're commonly known as the microstates．
Andorra
It's in the Mount Pyrenees，which separates France and Spain．It is about 470 square kilometers and has a population of about 70， 000．While Andorrans make up only about one﹣third of the population，almost half are Spanish and the rest are Portuguese and French．The official language is Catalan．
Liechtenstein
It is a principality．Its area of 160 square kilometers is home to 33，000 people who speak mostly German．There is great skiing here．
San Marino
As one of the world's oldest republics，it covers an area of 61 square kilometers．It has a population of about 28，000 and they speak Italian there．Tourism is the main industry，but banking，clothing，wine，and cheese are also important to the country．
Monaco
It is located（位于）on the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of France，not far from the Italian border．It has a population of 32，000 and is only 2 square kilometers！It is the world's most densely（密集的）populated country！Many wealthy people choose to live here．Most of them are French or Italian．
Vatican City
Known as Roman Catholic Church，Vatican City is the world's smallest country，measuring only 0． 44 square kilometers．Surprisingly，it is located in Rome，the capital city of Italy．Although it is home to only 890 citizens，3，000 people from Rome work here every day．Millions of tourists visit each year to see its buildings and famous artwork．
（1）How many Spanish are in Andorra？
A．About 70，000．
B．About 23，000．
C．About 35，000．
D．About 12，000．
（2）Which country does the number ②in the picture refer（指）to？
A．Andorra．
B．Liechtenstein．
C．San Marino．
D．Monaco．
（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Skiing is very popular in Liechtenstein．
B．Banking is the main industry of San Marino．
C．Liechtenstein has fewer people than San Marino．
D．Vatican City，the capital city of Italy， is in Rome．
There was a kingdom long， long ago． It was ruled by king who loved riddles． Once a year the king made a new riddle． He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle．
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom． Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads． The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse． If the baker had a horse， he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone． "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle， " the king said． Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses．" He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without crasing（清除） any part of it，" the king challenged．
People came from far and wide． They looked at the line and squinted at it． They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads．
"How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it？" the people in the crowd asked each other． Some of them tried． The dressmaker kicked dirt（泥土）over the line to hide it． The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear． None of these efforts worked， and the people went home disappointed． Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle．
A week passed， and nobody had any new ideas． Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour（面粉）．
"Your Majesty， "the baker said to the king，" I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it． "Then the baker opened his bag of flour． He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line． The line the baker made was longer than the king's line．
"Now， good king， "the baker smiled， "your line is shorter．"
The people were amazed． The king laughed and clapped his hands． "You have won the prize． I will give you a horse of your choice．"
The baker was excited． Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
（1）What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story？
A． He couldn't make fine breads．
B． He needed money to open more stores．
C． He didn't have enough flour to make more breads．
D． He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom．
（2）The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ．
A． tried to erase the line
B． poured water over the line
C． kicked dirt over the line
D． put their noses to the ground
（3）The baker smiled because ．
A． he was glad to see he king
B． he wanted to make the king happy
C． he felt sure that he solved the riddle
D． he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
（4）This story shows that the king liked ．
A． to be rich
B． to train horses
C． to eat breads
D． to have fun
（5）Who tells this story？ D
A． The king．
B． The farmer and the dressmaker．
C． The baker．
D． Someone who is not a character in the story．
Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form． Having a history of about 200 years， it is developed from absorbing（吸收）many other dramatic forms， mostly from the local drama 'Huiban'， which was popular in South China during the 18th century． It is a scenic（戏剧的）art integrating music， performance， literature， aria， and face painting．
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing， dancing and spoken parts in one single drama． An opera singer， for example， neither dances nor speaks on stage； there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play； in a dance drama， the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either． Traditional Chinese drama， including Beijing Opera， is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts， singing， dancing and acrobatics．
In addition to its presence in China， Beijing Opera has spread to many other places． Mei Lanfang， one of the most famous performers（表演者）of all time， was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries．
"You will be puzzled（困惑）all the way through and a little bored from time to time； but you will be charmed and interested． You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background． "This is how one American traveller described his firs experience in watching Beijing Opera．
Beijing Opera is China′s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions． Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
（1）What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries？ ___
A． It has one opera singer on stage．
B． It has one dancer who has no speaking role．
C． It has already spread to many other countries．
D． It includes spoken parts， singing dancing and acrobatics．
（2）People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because ．
A． he made many tours to a foreign country
B． he was a famous Beijing Opera performer
C． he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners
D． he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms
（3）From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveller ．
A． felt bored all the way
B． thought highly of Beijing Opera
C． found Beijing Opera interesting at first
D． knew the background of Beijing Opera
（4）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the passage？
A． Beijing Opera．
B． Local drama．
C． An opera singer．
D． A modern play．
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