Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d ， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c ．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．
love； of； fly； give； other； still； surprised； fail； long； full |
A bird went to look for its happiness in far﹣away places. One day， it suddenly saw a little flower， whose face is（1） of smile. The bird asked the little flower， "You're going to die. Why are you（2） so happy？" "Because I will achieve my dream. My dream is to produce sweet fruit." said the little flower. Then the little bird realized that happiness was a hope in the heart.
The bird continued（3） and saw a lame（瘸的） duck helped a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled，it had a smiling face. "I'm happy because I can help（4） ，" said the lame duck. So the bird realized that happiness was a（5） in the heart.
The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.The spider fell off the wall halfway,but it kept climbing again and fell off again.Even so，the spider didn't（6） up. The little bird asked the spider in（7） ， "you（8） again and again， why don't you have pain but happiness on your face？" "As long as I keep making my efforts， I' m able to climb it up. Because（9） this， I'm so happy，" said the spider. The little bird realized that happiness is a faith （信念） in the heart.
So the little bird no（10） looked for happiness because it had seen the truth： happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart.
Ernest Hemingway， the son of a doctor and a music teacher， was born in 1899 in Oak Park， Illinois． Hemingway's father（1） （teach） him early on how to hunt and fish， two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life．Instead of（2） （go） to college， Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star．
Later， in Europe， he worked as a driver（3） the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home， where he again wrote for newspapers． Two years（4） ， he moved to Paris， where he hoped to improve his writing． There he became friends with other（5） （America） writers， including Gertrude Stein and F． Scott Fitzgerald．
Hemingway developed（6） style of writing that was simple and direct． He chose words sparingly（俭省地）， avoided using adjectives， and trusted the reader to understand the（7） （mean） of his writing． As he put it， "I always try（8） （write） on the principle（原则） of the iceberg（冰山）． There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows． " This style continues to influence writers today． In his career（生涯）， which lasted some 40 years， Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize． He was one of the finest writers of the（9） （twenty） century．
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West， Florida， where he had nearly 50 cats． One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）， which a ship's captain had given him． Today his Key West home is a museum， and many cats still live there． Some of them are（10） （child） of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat． Hemingway was married four times and had three sons． He died in 1961．
want best slowly until when happiness facing in still now high not |
My Dear Azhaan，
I want you to know that you remind me of myself in so many ways． You are like a better and Improved version（版本） of me． I look at you and I see myself（1） your eyes． I wish I had that confidence（信心） and even some of your bossiness（霸气） at that age． Yet， I'm also troubled on seeing this confidence（2） disappearing， because you are（3） many different things． I want you to know that your confidence is one of the （4） things about you． All of us admire your confidence． However， you are（5） confident enough these days， because you are beginning to dislike your own body．
You are not fat． I agree that you could be a little healthier． You could eat a little less junk food． However， I don't know when you'll begin to enjoy fruits， but I believe that you will．
I think one of the moments of（6） for me was when you were born， and the doctor said， "Congratulations， you have another baby boy，" not because you were a boy but because you were healthy．
You're too young to understand this（7） no one realizes the importance of a normal life
（8） it is away from them． What I（9） for you is happiness： the understanding that you are not perfect and that it is okay because none of us is!
Stay confident and keep your head（10） ， my little boy﹣who is growing up too soon!
Love，Ammi
One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing， and one of the（1） popular places for this is the Himalayas． The Himalayas（2） （run） along the southwestern part of China．
Of all the mountains， Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous．（3） is 8，844． 43 meters high and so is very （4） （danger）to climb． It is very hard to take in air as you get near the top．
The first Chinese team （5） （reach） the top in 1960， while（6） first woman to succeed was Junko Taibei from Japan in 1975．
Why do so many climbers risk their lives？ One of the main （7） （reason） is that people want to challenge themselves （8） of difficulties， The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up （9） （try） to achieve our dreams． It also shows that humans（10） （be） stronger than the forces of nature in some situations
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．
阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词．（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）
She used to sleep on the sidewalk of the Fifth Street Post Office．I could smell her before I came close．She （1） （wear） dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless．If she was not asleep ，she talked to （2） （she）．What a poor old lady !
One Thanksgiving ，we had lots of food （3） （leave） over．I thought about the old lady．She might be still hungry．So I packed the food up and rode over to the Fifth Street．It was a cold night．There was hardly anyone out．But I knew she would stay at the same place and I would find her （4） （easy）．There she was ，sitting against a tree near the post office．She（5） （dress） as she always was．I went to her and said ，"I've brought you some food． Would you like some turkey and apple pie ？"
However ，the old woman didn't seem to be very （6） （excite） about this．She looked at me and said ，"Oh ，thank you very much ，but someone （7） （give） me food earlier and I'm quite full now．Why don't you take it to someone else who （8） （need） it ？"
Her manners were gracious（亲切的）．I was the person who didn't know what （9） （say）．An old lady whose life was （10） （bad） than most of us still thought others．Why don't more of us do that ？
根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整，每个选项仅使用一次
A．Although B．Noiselessly C．As a result D．Sometimes E．prefer to stay F．keep away from
G．become silent， watchful and suspicious H．As soon as I．will never see J．However
There are wild elephants in Malaysia， Thailand and several other countries but most people （1） them． Elephants dislike the hot sun． They （2） in the cool shelter of the jungle，coming out at night to feed on the vegetation on the fringe of the jungle．
（3） they are big animals， elephants can move silently when necessary． When then are no hunters（猎人）near them，elephants often make a lot of noise． They tear up young bamboo shoots and eat noisily． But as soon as hunters appear． the elephants （4） ． A big bull elephant stretches out（伸展） his sensitive trunk and moves it round slowly， searching for the scent of his enemy． His large ears protrude from the side of his head and he listens for the slightest sound． （5） he detects（察觉）any danger， the bull taps on the ground with his trunk． Tonk! Tonk! This is the danger signal （信号）． （6） the elephants disappear into the protection of the jungle．
（7） an elephant will attack（攻击） human beings， particularly if it is defending（保护）its young or it has been wounded． An angry elephant can trample an enemy to death or pick him up with his trunk and smash his hated enemy on the ground， Sometimes hungry elephants damage（毁坏）crops but usually they （8） human beings． In recent years， poachers have killed huge numbers of elephants in Africa to get their ivory tusks． （9） ， many countries have banned（禁止）trade in objects made of ivory． （10） ， elephants are still in danger of disappearing completely from many countries where they have lived peacefully for thousands of years．
括号里所给动词的适当形式填空，请将答案填写在答题卡指定位置．
Mr Lee， the head teacher of starlight School，（1） （write）an email to all the teachers and students．
Dear teachers and students．
We are almost at the end of the second term． It （2） （be）a busy term and you all deserve（应得）a break．But there is still plenty happening at school．Please read the following．
Classroom change
We are fixing the windows in Classroom 6． The work （3） （expect） to take a couple of weeks． In the meantime，all lessons which were in Classroom 6 are now in Classroom 15．
Library
Please （4） （return）all the books and DVDs you've borrowed from the school library before the end of term． You cannot borrow any books during the holiday，but you can read them in the library．
School play
This year， the school play is Snowy Days． Students can buy tickets from the entrance of the school． Friends and family are welcome． Pets aren't allowed．If you like， you can hand in your play and we （5） （take）a look．If it is good enough， you can act it out．
School trip
Mr Williams （6） （plan）an exciting school trip．Forty students from Year 7 and 8 will go South America （7） （visit）a school．The school is on top of a mountain．They will make new friends， and learn about new cultures．If you are interested，talk to your teacher before the end of nest week．
I do hope that all of you have a good break．Remember （8） （bring） your sports clothes with you at the beginning of next term．
Best wishes
Jack Lee， Head teacher
he， kill， scared， silly， lie， courage， hear， against， fight， strong |
One sunny afternoon， a young deer and an old deer were（1） under a tree in the forest． Suddenly， in the distance， they （2） some sounds of dogs' barking．
The old deer stood up quickly． He felt nervous and （3） ． He said to the young deer， "Be quick! It's time to find a place to hide in． The barking dogs are fierce（凶猛的） and they will （4） us． "
The young deer laughed and said， "Why should we hide from the dogs？ We are bigger and（5） than them． We can toss（扔）them aside with our big antlers（角）． We should fight with them bravely． "
The old deer admired the （6） of the young deer， but he did not believe the young． "We'd better run away now．" said the old deer．
The young deer refused to run away． He decided to fight （7） the dogs． As the dogs ran to （8） ， he put down his antlers and wanted to toss them aside， But he didn't win the （9） because there were too many dogs． He was killed by the dogs in the end．
The young deer lost his life because he didn't know his strength and weakness． We can learn a lesson from the story． Don't be like the （10） young deer when we are in danger． We should know our strength and weakness．
Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a child．What was worse，she lost her parents （1） the age of twenty．Her elder sister，who was ten years （2） （old）than her，wanted to take care of her．However，Anna refused （3） （live）with her sister，saying that she would like to take care of herself．She managed to enter college and （4） __ （study）very hard．Four years later，she graduated and found a job．Once she wrote in her diary，"I am quite lucky．I lost my arms，（5） I still have my legs．"
Anna chose to face her misfortune（不幸）in an active way．Instead of （6） （feel）sad every day，she decided not to let it hold her back．She has taught us a good lesson．When something bad happens to us，we have two （7） （choice）．One is to complain（抱怨），and（8） other is to face it bravely．If we choose to run away，（9） will follow us wherever we go．If we decide to be strong，new hopes will come．So choose （10） __ （wise）．
require， organize， wait， connect， sell |
（1）Jack is a good learner because he always what he needs to learn with something interesting．
（2）English Day is coming， and we an English party soon．
（3）He to hand in his science report last week．
（4）The writer is so popular that he more than 200，000 books so far．
（5）﹣﹣﹣ Where is Grace？
﹣﹣﹣ She is at the gate of the theatre． She in line to buy tickets．
A bus ran off a bridge into the Yangtze River in Chongqing on October 28， 2018．The accident（1） （cause） by a fight between the driver and a passenger， killing all 15 people on the bus．
According to the police report， a 48﹣year﹣old female passenger， surnamed Liu，argued with the driver， surnamed Ran． Liu was angry because Ran refused（2） （stop） the bus after she missed her station． She then hit the driver， causing the accident． The video shows that Liu hit Ran with her mobile phone twice while Ran（3） （drive） the bus． Rather than stop in the middle of the road， Ran kept driving． But in protecting himself， he lost control of the bus and a tragedy（悲剧）happened．
The police said that both Liu and Ran had broken criminal law by seriously endangering （危及） public safety． And the police（4） （announce），"Liu hit the driver with her phone and prevented the driver from driving the bus safely． The driver，too， didn't do his best to make sure that his driving was safe．"
The accident also caused heated discussions on the Internet． Besides feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy， most Internet users blamed （指责） Liu， while some others criticized the driver．More users were talking about what they should do One Weibo user said， "We（5） __ （stand）up and stop such fights between passengers and drivers（6） （avoid）this kind of tragedy．"Another user advised that a safety barrier （屏障）should be set up on the bus． It can stop passengers from（7） （touch） the bus driver．
A．wonderful B．terrible C．with D．daughter's E．right away F．rushed |
King Midas was sitting hungrily at the dinner table when his little daughter ran to him． He hugged her and the little girl became a gold statue（雕塑）（6） ． The king felt afraid． "Fairy，he shouted，take away this（7） gift! Give me back my little girl！"
In a moment， the fairy was standing before him． "Do you still think that gold is the greatest thing in the world？ " asked the fairy． " No， no! "cried the king． "I have learned my lesson! ""Very well，"said the fairy． "There is a spring（泉）in the garden．Sprinkle（洒）things that you have touched（8） the water from the spring．
The king（9） to the spring． He ran back with a bottle of water and sprinkled the water on his（10） head． Soon， the little girl came to life． He then sprinkled his breakfast． To his great joy， it turned back to real bread and meat!
A．come true B．everything C．as soon as D．richest E．finger F．nothing |
Many years ago， there was a Greek king named Midas． King Midas loved gold very much． He had more gold than any other king in the world， but he still wanted more．
One day， a beautiful fairy （仙子） came to his palace． "Midas， you are the （1） __ man in the world， "said the fairy． "Yes， "said the king， "but I want more gold because gold is the most wonderful thing in the world! ""Your wish will （2） ， "said the fairy． "From tomorrow morning， you can turn everything you touch into gold．
King Midas got up very early the next morning． He wanted to see if his wish had really come true． He touched his bed with his（3） ， and the bed was turned into gold．The king was wild with joy． He ran
around his palace and touched everything he saw．Everything was turned into gold!
The king felt hungry after running around for a long time． He decided to have his breakfast，However（4） he touched a bowl of milk， the bowl， together with the milk in it， was turned into gold． What's more， the bread and the meat were also turned into gold when he touched them． In the end， the poor king ate （5） ．
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