When Wang Haiyan was young，her favorite toys weren't Barbie dolls.Instead，she started learning to make shadow puppets （皮影）from her father at 13.Now 43，Wang has spent 30 years practicing and spreading the art.
Shadow puppetry is a form of theater that uses puppets made from leather （皮）or paper，accompanied （伴奏）by music and singing.It was invented during the Western Han Dynasty （206 BC﹣AD 24）.It tells us about folk tales and historical stories，passing down culture and customs over thousands of years.
Shadow puppetry is all about creating the puppets and performing with them.Wang 's hometown of Hua county，Shaanxi，is known as the birthplace of the folk art.
Puppet﹣makers must follow 24 steps to make the puppets including washing the leather，carving （雕刻）and painting，according to Wang.Carving is the most difficult part.
"We have a special carving skill﹣ ﹣moving the leather under the knife，" Wang said.It took Wang three years to master this skill.She used a brick （砖块）to strengthen her left hand while practicing.It takes about 3，000 carves to make a shadow puppet， "The complex （复杂的）steps make it hard to hand downthe folk art，" she said.
But Wang has found a way to do so.In recent years，she has made shadow puppets based on some cartoon series and given a livestreaming performance.She used colors like blue and purple that were hardly seen in shadow puppetry and added more sticks to the puppets to make the performance more lively. "I hope more and more young people enjoy shadow puppetry and pass it down，" she said.
（1）Making the puppets includes the following steps except .
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painting |
| B． |
carving |
| C． |
washing the leather |
| D． |
making bricks |
（2）What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us？
| A． |
Where shadow puppetry was invented. |
| B． |
What shadow puppetry is. |
| C． |
Why people like shadow puppetry. |
| D． |
When Wang began to learn shadow puppetry. |
（3）What does the underlined phrase"hand down" mean in the fifth paragraph？
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传承. |
| B． |
提高. |
| C． |
酷爱. |
| D． |
放弃. |
（4）Which of the following statements about Wang Haiyan is TRUE？
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She learned all by herself to make shadow puppets. |
| B． |
She didn't master the carving skill until she was 43. |
| C． |
She expected more young people to spread shadow puppetry. |
| D． |
She was more interested in cartoon series than shadow puppetry. |
Willam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth .He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter .Later they had twins. In1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind .No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays .He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world..Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except（除了） __________.
| A．Hamlet | B．Macbeth |
| C．Romeo and Juliet | D．Man and Superman |
Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.
| A．1578 | B．1582 | C．1599 | D．1616 |
In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ____.
| A．with his wife | B．with his daughter |
| C．with his wife and children | D．alone |
Shakespeare got much money from ______.
| A．writing. | B．plays | C．acting | D．retirement |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Shakespeare had two children. |
| B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems. |
| C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre. |
| D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages. |
What do you think are the most important inventions of the past 2,000 years? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that these are not the only important inventions. Here are four other important ones.
Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can’t have printing without paper. In 105 AD, Cai Lun invented paper in China. Long before the printing and Internet, Cai Lun’s invention allowed us to write down information, stories and history.
One of the simplest (最简单) inventions to save life is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into the rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common (普通的) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.
Animal food is another invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the winter. After hay (干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.
Reading glasses is the fourth invention. People start getting far-sighted (远视) from the age of 45. Glasses mean that anyone can read, write and do “close work” after that age. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above 45. Cai Lun’s invention of paper makes it possible to ______.
| A．have printing | B．feed animals |
| C．drink clean water | D．do “close work” |
The invention of the toilet can stop people from ______.
| A．saving water | B．getting ill |
| C．living in big cities | D．finding clean water |
Why couldn’t the animals live through the winter?
| A．It was very cold in winter. | B．They didn’t have enough food to eat. |
| C．They had no drinking water. | D．They died of illness. |
From the last paragraph we learn that ______.
| A．all people need reading glasses |
| B．anyone must do “close work” after 45 |
| C．reading glasses are useful |
| D．life is more difficult for the people under 45 |
Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子）and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends' help he got a ticket a few days ago.
After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on .There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn't grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King's beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go off（松开）my beard, boy!" "Are you going to get off, sir?" asked the boy. Mr. King is a ___.
| A．player | B．runner | C．teacher | D．driver |
Mr. King was going to watch the match because ___.
| A．he teaches P.E. in a middle school | B．he likes football very much |
| C．he had already got a ticket | D．he didn't go to work yesterday |
The boy gripped Mr. King's beard because ___.
| A．he was afraid to fall again |
| B．he wanted to make the man angry |
| C．he wanted the man to find a seat for him |
| D．he wanted the man to get off soon |
What does the sign(标识) say?
| 1. Do not cross here. Use the subway. |
| 2. PRIVATE FISHING Keep to footpath away from water. |
| 3. University Park. Opening hours: Apr----Sept: 6:30am- 9:30pm. Oct--- Mar: 8:30am-4: 30pm. |
| 4. FIRE! DANGER TO TREES Don’t smoke here. |
| 5. Slow down! Children Crossing. |
| 6. No horses or bikes. Walkers only. |
| 7. Tents one night $ 10 -one or two people. $ 15-family size. |
| 8. SHEEP. Please close gate. Keep your dog on the head. |
| 9. NO SWIMMING. When the red flag is flying. |
What time does the University Park open in March?
| A．At 6:00 am | B．At 6:30 am | C．At 8:00 am | D．At 8:30 am |
Which sign tells you not to smoke?
| A．Sign 2 | B．Sign 4 | C．Sign 6 | D．Sign 8 |
Where can you see Sign 9?
| A．On the playground | B．At the school library |
| C．Near the swimming pool | D．In the computer room |
Sonia lives in Sun District with her parents and sister. She loves this district very much. There is a restaurant next to her house. She often has lunch with her family there. A library is across from the restaurant on Sun Street. The street is quiet in the afternoon, but at night it is very crowded and busy. It’s open from 9:00am to 4:00pm. She goes to read books with her sister very afternoon. There is a tall mall near the library across from Sonia's house. People can buy lots of delicious（可口的）foods and some beautiful clothes in the mall. Welcome to Sonia’s district.Where does Sonia live?
| A．Sun District | B．Garden District | C．Center District | D．Sunshine District |
Sun Street is ________in the evening
| A．crowed and quiet | B．busy and clean | C．crowed and busy | D．quiet and clean |
Who does Sonia often go to the library with?
| A．her mother | B．her father | C．her parents | D．her sister |
What can people buy from the mall?
| A．books | B．foods | C．clothes | D．B and C |
Which is the right（正确）map of the district?
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