Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?
| A．Study at home. | B．Do part-time jobs. |
| C．Take part in sports groups. | D．Do chores. |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．
| A．they usually spend less than they have |
| B．they spend more than they have |
| C．they don't like spending money at all |
| D．they make a lot of money |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money. |
| B．American children love to make money by themselves. |
| C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities. |
| D．Americans usually spend more money than they have. |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．学术的 | B．娱乐的 | C．运动的 | D．休闲的 |
The best title for the passage would probably be ________．
| A．Differences between Chinese and Americans |
| B．Chinese Students and American Students |
| C．Chinese Values and American Values |
| D．Chinese Parents and American Parents |
Chinese companies lead in global 5G patent applications（专利应用） with Huawei taking the crown， according to a report by IPlytics， an authorized patent data company． Three companies from China were included in the top 10 list of 5G Standards﹣Essential Patents（SEPs）family owner． Huawei ranked first．ZET Corp．and China Academy of Telecommunications Technology（CATT）grabbed fifth and ninth places， respectively．
Chinese companies topped the list for most 5G SEPs applications in communication systems by the end of April 2019， accounting for 34 percent of the world's total．Chinese tech giant Huawei has taken a leading role by owning 15 percent of SEPs，according to the report Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race？
5G SEP are patents that any company will have to use when carrying out 5G technology and no one can avoid them．
Different from 3G and 4G technologies，5G technology will influence various industries and encourage the appearance of many new products， services and industries．
The automotive sector will most likely be one of the first industries to depend on 5G ，which will connect vehicles to other vehicles， roadsides． traffic lights， buildings and the Internet， according to the report．
"It is 5G that is going to be a huge jump forward for communication systems because only with 5G's higher bandwidth can a number of applications be more advanced （尖端的） and used by most consumers， " said Nicole Peng，senior director of the market research company Canalys．
As 5G technology has combined various industries and technologies，the number of 5G SEPs rose to more than 60，000 globally by the end of April 2019， the report said．
（1）What does "taking the crown" probably mean in Paragraph 1？
| A． |
becoming the next king |
| B． |
finishing the task better |
| C． |
being in the first place |
| D． |
wearing the hat of the king |
（2）Which one was NOT on the top 10 list of 5G SEPs？
| A． |
Canalys． |
| B． |
Huawei． |
| C． |
ZET Corp． |
| D． |
CATT． |
（3）What is the main idea of the first two paragraphs？
| A． |
No companies can avoid 5G SEPs． |
| B． |
IPlvtics is an important data company． |
| C． |
Chinese companies lead the 5G patent race． |
| D． |
China owned 34% of the world' s 5G SEPs applications． |
（4）What does Nicole Peng think of 5G？
| A． |
Various industries will be helpful for 5G a lot． |
| B． |
Many applications will make 5G more advanced． |
| C． |
5G will be used by many most advanced consumers． |
| D． |
5G will make great progress in communication systems． |
（5）What can you get out of the passage？
| A． |
5G will be first used by the industry of the automotive sector． |
B． |
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| C． |
Various industries and farming will be mostly influenced by 5 |
D． | |
| E． |
5G will motivate many new products， services， and industries to appear． |
F． |
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| G． |
More than 6 thousand 5G SEPs had been used by the end of April 2019． |
H． |
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Last weekend， I took Lucy to a park， where she discovered a track with large bumps（ 凸块）and sharp tums． At first， I thought Lucy was able to ride her bike along the track， but she quickly found that
her bike was too low to the ground and kept getting stuck on top of the bump．
Lucy looked at me with fear because she was still a biking newbie． I tried to encourage her too，but really， I was thinking﹣this is going to be a disaster． Not because I thought she would get hurt．More because I thought she wouldn't be able to pick up enough speed to balance， then get really discouraged， and give up quickly． I imagined her throwing her bicycle to the ground and then crying all the way home．
But I was only half right． Lucy did have a lot of trouble riding the bike． She couldn't find her balance． She fell many times． At one point， she almost started crying because younger kids were getting angry that she was slowing everyone else down． But she did not give up． She kept picking herself up and trying again． She even took the bike off the track and into the main park to practice pushing off and picking up speed on a flat ground． When she felt more confident， she came back Then she did it over and over again until she finally reached her goal of going around the whole track without falling once． Then she didn't want to leave and everyone was cheering her on．
This was not a day that ended in a disaster． It was a day when Lucy learned that perseverance pays off．
（1）Why was Lucy taken to the park last weekend？
| A． |
To play other kids． |
| B． |
To discover a track for fun． |
| C． |
To find her speed was too slow． |
| D． |
To ride her bike along the track． |
（2）What does the underlined sentence probably mean in Paragraph 2？
| A． |
Lucy would get hurt and cry all the way home． |
| B． |
Lucy would fear to ride the bike and get discouraged． |
| C． |
Lucy would lose balance and slow the younger kids down． |
| D． |
Lucy would have trouble riding the bike and give up soon． |
（3）What did Lucy take the bike into the main park for
| A． |
Being cheered on by everyone． |
| B． |
Getting practice in an easier way． |
| C． |
Feeling more confident and coming back． |
| D． |
Reaching her goal of riding the bike at once． |
（4）Which one is the right order of the events？
a． Lucy fell and got up lots of times．
b． Lucy picked up speed on a flat ground．
C． Lucy found her bike was too low for the bumps．
d． Lucy rode her bike around the whole track without falling once．
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d． |
| B． |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d． |
| C． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d． |
| D． |
a﹣C﹣b﹣d． |
（5）What is the best title of the passage？
| A． |
Playing in the Park Is Fun |
| B． |
Perseverance Pays off |
| C． |
Don't Be Afraid of Fallin |
| D． |
Riding Bikes Is Art |
（1）Who can join in the club event
| A． |
Dance lovers． |
| B． |
Hip﹣hop stars． |
| C． |
Kids aged 5﹣10． |
| D． |
Parents interested in the club event． |
（2）． Where is the club？
| A． |
In Singapore． |
B． |
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| C． |
In U |
D． | |
| E． |
In China． |
F． |
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| G． |
In Australia． |
H． |
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（3）． A group of 10 kids will go to the club with a free ticket， they should pay in total．
| A． |
﹩27 |
| B． |
﹩22.5 |
| C． |
﹩20.7 |
| D． |
﹩20 |
（4）How can you join in the club event？
| A． |
Fill in an application online． |
| B． |
Mail to Register@ iwasingapore.org/events． |
| C． |
Mail to Questions@ iwasingapore.org/events． |
| D． |
Mail to Free tickets@ iwasingapore.org/events． |
（5）Which one is TRUE according to the ad．？
| A． |
Kids may wear casual clothes to the club event． |
| B． |
If you want to get more information， call at 66413982． |
| C． |
IWA Members kids do not have to pay for the club event． |
| D． |
Through the club event， kids may learn to cooperate with others． |
Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team in Rio de Janeiro， a Polish fan caught a lot of attention． It is not because he is not Chinese， but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning
The 60﹣year﹣old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team at the first sight when he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012． The Polish man was crazy about the performances of the young team， especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi． Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team﹣ the Polish men's volleyball．
Since then， Jozef has become crazy about the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions． Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland， the Polishman，for the first time， came to cheer up for the team on site． He also drove all the way from Polandto Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women's World Volleyball Championship．
The hardcore fan traveled hundreds of miles from Poland to Brazil， and booked tickets for all matches of the Chinese Women's Volleyball． This time， Jozef was interviewed by TV and has been recognized by not just fans， but millions of Chinese TV audience．
The"Polish grandpa" was a nickname given by Chinese volleyball fans． He has 18，000 followers on Sina Weibo， China's answer to Twitter， where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese internet users since 2013．
（1）Why did Jozef get much attention？
| A． |
He was interviewed by Chinese TV． |
| B． |
He is a famous and loyal Polish fan． |
| C． |
He has supported the Chinese team from the start． |
| D． |
He was sitting among the fans of the Chinese team． |
（2）When did Jozef first become interested in the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team？
| A． |
In 2012． |
| B． |
In 2013． |
| C． |
In 2014． |
| D． |
In 2015． |
（3）How did Jozef come to Italy to support the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team？
| A． |
By car |
| B． |
By bus |
| C． |
By bike |
| D． |
By plane |
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
Jozef has already had millions of fans in Poland． |
| B． |
Jozef has been a fan of his home team since 2012． |
| C． |
Jozef first cheered up for the Chinese team on site in 2014． |
| D． |
Jozef has followed most of the international matches of the Chinese team． |
（5）What has Jozef been doing on Sina Weibo？
| A． |
Giving support to the Polish team |
| B． |
Sharing his love for the Chinese team |
| C． |
Answering questions about playing volleyball |
| D． |
Booking tickets for matches of the Chinese team |
（1） It has around 3 billion fans ﹣ nearly half the world's population! And about 300 million people play this game． That's 4 percent of the world's population!
（2） Many people in old days played early forms of this modern game． Cuju（蹴鞠），a ball﹣kicking game in China， was reported as early as 2，500 B．C． Around the same time in Greece， people were also playing a similar ball game with any part of the body except hands．
But modern soccer didn't become official（官方的） until 1863． An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association（联盟）．（3） From then on， other associations in the countries were set up． They came together to build up the FIFA， which organizes the World Cup．
It 's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular．（4） Soccer needs only two feet and a ball． This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play． Some of the sport's best players come from these poor nations．
（5） The sport's no﹣hands rule makes beautiful dance ﹣ like movements on the field． What's more， this sport excites the heart． Teams might score only a few times each match， so matches can turn around suddenly．
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup． But one thing is certain： The world will be watching．
A．He also wrote the sport's official rules．
B．Soccer is the world's favorite sport．
C．Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes．
D．It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is．
E．But one reason is how simple the sport is．
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