Welcome to School Dance Club
Are you tired of sitting too long? Do you want to be healthier? Join the School Dance Club and move your body! Choice of dances: folk, modern, pop, etc. Level of difficulty: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 Teachers: Helen White — 13 years of teaching experience — Graduated from International Master Dance School John Smith — First prize winner of “Dancers on Stage” for 4 years starting from 2016 Ken Power — Skilled in different kinds of dance, especially in “fusion (融合)” dance Who to join: Aged 12~15 If you would like to be one of us, please kindly fill in the form and send it to Maria Cooper’s office before 18th March. |
1. The Dance Club best suits those who want to ________.
| A． | . be healthier |
B． | be quiet |
C． | sing folk songs |
D． | learn pop music |
2. How many levels of difficulty does the Dance Club offer?
| A． | 1. |
B． | 2. |
C． | 3. |
D． | 4. |
3. If you want to learn “fusion” dance, you can choose ________.
| A． | Helen White |
B． | John Smith |
C． | Ken Power |
D． | Maria Cooper |
4. Who can join the Dance Club?
| A． | Teachers with rich experience. |
B． | Teachers good at dancing. |
| C． | Students aged 10. |
D． | Students aged 13. |
5. The text is probably a ________.
| A． | poster |
B． | diary |
C． | poem |
D． | report |
In recent years． China has been making great progress in technology． A number of inventions have made our daily lives more convenient． Among them， four stand out． They are known as "four new great inventions'' of modern China．
High﹣speed trains China created its first high﹣speed railway line in 2008． Since then，the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30 percent every year． It is reported that high﹣speed train network （网） will connect 80 percent of major cities in China by 2020．China's high﹣speed railway technology is also being used abroad． More and more high﹣speed railways are being set up in foreign countries like Turkey and Russia．
Mobile payment Mobile payment is turning China into a "cashless（无现金） society"．Customers now only need to pay for goods by typing a short password（密码）into certain app like Alipay（支付宝）on their mobile devices（设备）． Users can also pay their bills through Alipay． such as their water and electricity bills． Alipay also allows users to buy things on international websites and apps．
Shared bikes China has surprised the world with how quickly it has spread the shared bikes． Users simply pick up or park a bike on the street through GPS and smartphone apps．China's two leading bike﹣sharing companies， Mobike and Ofo． have been spreading their business to markets abroad． People are riding their bikes in Singapore， the UK and the United States．
Online shopping China has been the world's largest and fastest﹣growing online shopping market． Online shopping now takes15.5 percent of total retail（零售） sales in China． It also helped to create jobs of countryside areas．In 2016， online shopping created than 20 million jobs in countryside areas．
| China's（1） |
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| High﹣speed trains |
It is reported that 80 percent of major cities in China will（2） by high﹣speed train network by 2020．China's high﹣speed railway technology is also being used abroad． |
| Mobile payment |
China is being turned into a "cashless society"．Customers only need to use mobile apps like Alipay（3） goods or pay water and electrcity bills |
| （4） |
More and more people are enjoying them．Not only people in China but also people in Singapore and the US are using them now． |
| Online shopping |
Chinese online shopping market is growing very fast．And it helped people from countryside to find（5） |
There is a Chinese idiom（习语） ''tao li man tian xia"， referring to （指的是）a teacher who has taught so many students that they spread across the country like peach and plum（ 李子）trees．
The idiom comes from Zizhi， an official （大臣） that lived in the state of Wei（魏国） during the Spring and Autumn Period（BC770﹣BC476）． Zizhi was a knowledgeable person． He was not liked by the king at the time， so he had to leave his state． To make a living， he opened a private school and started to teach students．
As a teacher， he chose students no matter they were rich or poor． He often pointed at a peach and a plum tree in his yard when asking his students to work hard． "You should become a useful person and do work to benefit society， just like when the peach and plum trees bloom（开花）and bear fruit．" he said．
Keeping these words in their minds，many of Zizhi's students went on to different places around the country， achieving great things． They would plant peach and plum trees to show their respect（尊重） for their leather．
When Zizhi traveled around the country and saw his students and the trees they planted，he was very pleased．"My students are like peach and plum trees．They are everywhere，and they have achieved great results．"
（1）Why did Zizhi have to leave his state？
（2）How did Zizhi make a living after leaving his state？
（3）Was Zizhi pleased or angry when he saw the tree planted by his students？
（4）What kind of teacher was Zizhi？（至少写出两点）
（5）What does "peach and plum trees" refer lo according to the passage？
To stop more teenagers from becoming addicted（沉迷） to the Internet， the Ministry of Education（MOE，教育部）sent a letter on April 20.2018 to all parents in China． It calls on them to pay more attention to their children's online activities． Nowadays more and more teenagers become addicted to the Internet． A 17﹣year﹣old boy from Guangdong Province nearly died after playing online games for 40 hours． It shows how bad things can get when one becomes addicted to the Internet．
The MOE also sent a notice to primary and middle schools， asking then to manage Students' Internet use． From now on． schools will pay more attention to their students' Internet use， as well as their use of mobile phones． Schools have been told to teach students how to avoid violent（暴力的） online content（内容）．As long as students show signs of being addicted to the Internet， they can get help from their teachers to give up their addiction．
To make better use of the Internet， experts suggest that students should limit（限制）their screen time to less than 1.5 hours a day． They can develop healthy hobbies， like reading or playing sports in their free time．
Many other countries are also taking action． The Australian government has called for schools to confiscate（没收）mobile phones during school hours． And in South Korea， there is a law that children under the age of 16 are not allowed to play online games between midnight and 6 am．
（1）Whom did the MOE send the letter to？
| A． |
Parents． |
| B． |
Students． |
| C． |
Schools． |
| D． |
The government |
（2）How long should a teenager use the Internet a day according to the experts？
| A． |
About three hours． |
| B． |
Less than two hours． |
| C． |
Less than one and a half hours． |
| D． |
More than 1.5 hours． |
（3）What suggestion did the experts give to the students？
| A． |
To leave mobile phones home before students go to school． |
| B． |
To hand in mobile phones when students are at school． |
| C． |
To ask for help from their teachers when students find it hard to leave online games． |
| D． |
To develop healthy hobbies such as doing sports or reading． |
（4）Which action is South Korea taking against teenagers' Internet addiction？
| A． |
Confiscating students' smart phones． |
| B． |
Not allowing teenagers to play online games at night． |
| C． |
Making a law to prevent children under 16 from playing online games during certain time． |
| D． |
Calling on parents to manage their children's online activities． |
（5）You can read this article in ．
| A． |
a novel |
| B． |
a newspaper |
| C． |
a fashion magazine |
| D． |
a story book |
On March 14， 2018． Stephen Hawking， the world﹣famous British scientist， died at 76 in Cambridge，UK．
Hawking is considered by many to be the greatest scientist in history since Albert Einstein． He came up with the theory（理论） that the universe（宇宙） began with the big bang（大爆炸） and will end in black holes． His theories became the base for a lot of later research．He also wrote books to help common people understand the universe．His most famous book is A brief History of Time（时间简史），which has sold more than 10 million copies around the world．
Besides his scientific achievements． Hawking was also someone that had a strong willand optimistic attitude（乐观心态）．
When Hawking was 21， he was diagnosed（诊断）with a serious illness that stopped him from walking and talking． Later in life， he had to sit in a wheelchair and speak using a computer． But this didn't stop him from living a meaningful and colorful life． He traveled around the world for science meetings， visiting every continent（大洲）， including Antarctic（南极洲）． In 1985， he took a train trip around China． He was also a fan of pop culture and appeared on TV shows such as Star Trek（星际迷航）and the Bin Bang Theory（生活大爆炸）．He celebrated his 60th birthday by going up in a hot﹣air balloon． He hoped to travel into space one day．
Hawking left our universe forever． One of science's brightest stars went dark．
（1）What was Stephen Hawking？
| A． |
A movie star． |
| B． |
A teacher |
| C． |
A scientist |
| D． |
A musician |
（2）Which is the name of Hawking's most famous book？
| A． |
Star Trek． |
| B． |
A Brief History of Time． |
| C． |
The Big Bang Theory． |
| D． |
Bin Bang． |
（3）What does the underlined word ''will" in paragraph 3 probably mean？
| A． |
将来 |
| B． |
遗嘱 |
| C． |
心愿 |
| D． |
意志 |
（4）How did Hawking celebrate his 60th birthday？
| A． |
He traveled to Antarctic． |
B． |
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| C． |
He took a trip by hot﹣air balloon． |
D． |
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| E． |
He traveled into space |
F． |
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| G． |
He took part in a science meeting in the U |
H． |
（5）Which statement is NOT TRUE about Hawking？
| A． |
Hawking was an Englishman． |
| B． |
Hawking couldn't talk and walk after the terrible illness． |
| C． |
Hawking took a trip to China before he fell ill． |
| D． |
Hawking could communicate with others through a computer． |
A bird went to seek（寻找） its happiness in the distance（远方）．
It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting（枯萎的） flower， whose face was full of smile．Not knowing why， the bird asked the little flower． "You are going to die． Why are you still so happy？"
"I am going to bear fruit and my dream will come true．" said the little flower．
Then the little bird saw it： happiness is a hope in the heart．
The little bird kept flying； it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame（瘸的）duck，which was singing a song． Not knowing why， it asked the duck．"You are so unlucky． Why are you still so happy？"
"Because I saw a little duck fall． And I helped it stand up again!"
Then the little bird saw it： happiness is a love in the heart．
The bird kept flying； it flew and flew it suddenly saw a spider climbing a slippery wall． It fell off the wall for several time but it went on climbing over and over again．Not knowing why， the little bird asked the spider，"You failed again and again．Why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？"
"I am sure to climb up the wall if I try my best． Because of this， I am so happy．"
The little bird saw it：happiness is a faith（信念）in the heart．
The little bird didn't seek happiness any longer because it had truth：happiness is not in the distance but in your own heart．
（1）Where did the bird go to seek its happiness at first？
| A． |
In a far place． |
| B． |
In the forest． |
| C． |
On the top of a wall． |
| D． |
Near a river． |
（2）What was the little flower's dream？
| A． |
To become beautiful． |
| B． |
To bear forest． |
| C． |
To become strong． |
| D． |
To bear fruit． |
（3）Which word can best describe the lame duck？
| A． |
Clever． |
| B． |
Helpful． |
| C． |
Hopeful． |
| D． |
Faithful． |
（4）Who was happy because of having faith in the heart？
| A． |
The bird． |
| B． |
The little flower． |
| C． |
The lame duck． |
| D． |
The spider． |
（5）What do you think is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
Happiness is in the heart． |
| B． |
Learn from the bird． |
| C． |
How to be happy． |
| D． |
Happiness is in the distance． |
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