For 16-year-old Ma Yifei, the violin performance of the Beijing 2022 Olympic theme song, Snowflake, was her best present for Paralympians （残奥运动员） all over the world. Even though snowflakes are related to winter, she let others feel warmth, hope and light through her performance. “I’m also disabled and I want to do something for them with my music,” said Ma.
Ma went blind at the age of two because of an illness. She became interested in music when she was young. She started to learn to play the piano at five and the violin at nine, experiencing the “colorful” music through sound and emotion.
Ma’s mother Ha Chunyan, a former music teacher in a primary school, helped her memorize the music score （乐谱） before she played the piano. Ma could not see the keys and always played the wrong notes. It took her thousands of tries to play a piece correctly.
Learning the violin was more challenging. Ma needed to feel the teacher’s hands, arms and back to learn the movements, and listen to the strings （弦） over and over again to feel the muscles （肌肉） herself.
“After three years of learning, she still could not make any sound except terrible noises,” said Ha, who advised her daughter to give up the violin. But Ma said, “As I’ve been practicing so long, it’s hard to give up. I believe I will play better if I persist in practicing.”
In 2018, Ma got a chance to follow Sheng Yuan and Cao Yuhan, famous musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, to study music in Beijing. She left her home in Ningxia to follow her musical dream, though she knew there would be more challenges ahead.
Ma expressed her excitement about performing at the big event. “All my hard work has paid off. I’m proud of standing on the stage today.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）The violin performance made people feel __________.
| A． | regret, hope and light |
B． | fear, warmth and hope |
| C． | warmth, hope and light |
D． | pity, warmth and light |
（2）How does the writer describe Ma’s difficulties in learning the violin?
| A． | By questioning. |
B． | By listing numbers. |
| C． | By offering advice. |
D． | By giving examples. |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Ma?
| A． | Ma began to learn to play the piano at nine. |
| B． | In 2018, Ma got a chance to study music in Beijing. |
| C． | It was more challenging for Ma to learn the piano than the violin. |
| D． | Ma could memorize the music score by herself before playing the piano. |
（4）What does the underlined phrase “persist in” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
| A． | keep on |
B． | end up |
| C． | take pride in |
D． | look forward to |
（5）Ma’s story tells us __________.
| A． | old habits die hard |
B． | there is no place like home |
| C． | practice makes perfect |
D． | a good friend is like a mirror |
I asked my dad if I had ever made him cry before because I couldn’t remember ever seeing him cry.
“There was once,” he said.
He told me that when I was one year old, he put a pen, a piece of paper money and a toy in front of me. He wanted to see which one I would pick. It’s a tradition that a lot of Chinese people do when their kids are one year old. According to this tradition, it shows what the kid will value most when he or she grows up. For example, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be an intelligent person in the future. If the kid takes the money, it means he or she will value money more than others and become rich. If the kid takes the toy, it means he or she will like fun things and play a lot.
My father was doing it because he was curious （好奇的）. It was interesting for him to see which one I would pick.
He said that I just sat there and stared at the three things. He sat across from me and waited to see the result.
According to him, I moved toward him and he held his breath. Then I pushed everything aside and went right into his arms. Tears （眼泪） came to his eyes. He didn’t realize that he was one of the choices.
And that was the first and only time I made him cry.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）How many choices did the father prepare?
| A． | One. |
B． | Two. |
C． | Three. |
D． | Four. |
（2）According to the tradition, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be __________.
| A． | rich |
B． | intelligent |
C． | humorous |
D． | successful |
（3）Which one did the writer finally pick?
| A． | The father. |
B． | The pen. |
C． | The money. |
D． | The toy. |
（4）The father felt __________ after the writer pushed everything aside and went into his arms.
| A． | curious |
B． | nervous |
C． | relaxed |
D． | moved |
（5）Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?
| A． | A father’s warm hug |
B． | Joyful tears for an old tradition |
| C． | Different choices of a father |
D． | A tradition for a kid’s first birthday |
It is well-known that silk was discovered in China. It is wonderfully strong, light and soft. As one of the best materials for clothes, silk has a perfect look and feel that no other materials can match.
There is a story about how silk was discovered. Lei Zu, the wife of Huang Di, was having tea under a mulberry tree when a silkworm cocoon (蚕茧) fell into her cup. As she tried to take the cocoon out, it started to unwind (展开) and the “line” seemed endless. She realized that the strong line could be used to make clothes. Then Lei Zu taught her people how to raise silkworms and how to get silk. In this way, the silk industry was born.
For hundreds of years after that, silk was only used by rich people. It was a symbol of identity and status (身份和地位). With the development of the silk industry, more silk was produced. It was no longer just for rich people. In the Han Dynasty, silk was transported as far away as Spain, Rome and many other countries. The trade road was famously known as the Silk Road, which connected China with the rest of the world.
Today, silk can be used for many kinds of things, not just for clothes but also for paintings, writing brushes, kites and even fishing nets. Wherever silk goes around the world, it is always warmly received.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
（1）Silk is one of the best materials for clothes.
（2）Huang Di discovered silk could be used to make clothes by accident.
（3）As more silk was produced, it reached more people’s homes.
（4）The silk industry was born because of the Silk Road.
（5）This passage mainly talks about the history and the popularity of silk.
从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
One morning, a teacher was giving a lesson in a middle school. All of the students stared at him in ____（1）____ because the teacher had a rope (绳) in his hand.
At the beginning of the class, the teacher didn’t say anything. ____（2）____ he started tying knots (打结) in the rope. Then he asked, “I have tied three knots in this rope. Is it the same rope I had before?”
One of the students replied, “It’s not ____（3）____ to answer. The rope seems to have ____（4）____ from the outside. It has three knots which were not there before. But from the inside it is still the same rope ____（5）____ it was before.”
“Yes, you are right!” the teacher said. “Now, I will untie (解开) these knots.”
Then he began to ____（6）____ both ends of the rope away from each other.
Seeing that, the student said, “You are not untying them. You are making them tighter (更紧的).”
So the teacher stopped and asked, “____（7）____ can I do to untie these knots?”
Some students replied, “You have to look at them closely so that you will know how they are tied. Then you can try to untie them.”
The teacher said, “That’s what I want to hear. In our lives, many people want to ____（8）____ problems, but they don’t even know the reasons that cause the problems. Just like the ____（9）____ goes, everything must be carefully examined before we act. We need to first know the cause of a problem, and only then can we solve ______（10）______ as soon as possible.”
（1）
| A． | danger |
B． | surprise |
C． | trouble |
（2）
| A． | Perhaps |
B． | Sometimes |
C． | Instead |
（3）
| A． | easy |
B． | brave |
C． | polite |
（4）
| A． | grown |
B． | burned |
C． | changed |
（5）
| A． | or |
B． | as |
C． | until |
（6）
| A． | put |
B． | pull |
C． | point |
（7）
| A． | How |
B． | When |
C． | What |
（8）
| A． | ask for |
B． | deal with |
C． | depend on |
（9）
| A． | saying |
B． | promise |
C． | memory |
（10）
| A． | it |
B． | him |
C． | them |
—I’m going to leave my job.
—Please hold your horses before making important decisions.
| A． | hurry up |
B． | think twice |
| C． | push your horses |
D． | ride your horses |
When I get home, it makes me feel comfortable to find everything in apple-pie order.
| A． | tidy |
B． | dirty |
C． | crowded |
D． | crispy |
— Could you please tell me ________ when they meet for the first time in China?
— They usually shake hands.
| A． | what do people usually do |
B． | what people usually do |
| C． | where do people usually go |
D． | where people usually go |
Boys and girls, good luck and wish you ________ good grades on your new journey!
| A． | cutting |
B． | to cut |
C． | getting |
D． | to get |
—Shenzhou XIV carried three Chinese astronauts into space successfully.
—Wow, ________ exciting news! We are so proud.
| A． | what |
B． | what a |
C． | what an |
D． | how |
The tea in Yunnan is so famous that it ________ to places across the world every day.
| A． | sends |
B． | sent |
C． | is sent |
D． | will be sent |
Doing chores helps to improve children’s independence and teaches them how to ________ themselves.
| A． | look for |
B． | look after |
C． | look like |
D． | look through |
The earlier we take action to protect our environment, the ________ it will be for our future.
| A． | better |
B． | best |
C． | worse |
D． | worst |
—This is Jenny speaking. May I speak to Dr. Wang?
—________. I’ll tell him to call you back.
| A． | Have a good trip |
B． | This is Dr. Wang speaking |
| C． | I’m glad to hear that |
D． | Sorry, he is not available now |
— Do you know March 21st is World Sleep Day? Sleep is important to us.
— Yes. A good sleep gives us ________ and makes us happy.
| A． | truth |
B． | fame |
C． | energy |
D． | culture |
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