閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

Chinese Culture

While China is almost the same size as the US in area, it is home to about 1.3 billion people. It has a special culture with a very long history.

Chinese Food

Food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The most obvious(明顯的) difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese calendar(日歷) is called a lunar(陰歷的) calendar. It is not the same as the one used in the US. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of letting go of the old and bringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck.

Chinese Zodiac(生肖)

The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle(循環(huán)). Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.

Chinese Language

Chinese is a complex(復(fù)雜的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character represents(代表) a word and also a meaning. Unlike English, there are no spaces in Chinese writing. Besides Standard Chinese, or Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects(方言).

1.Is tea a favorite drink in China?

2.What is the Chinese calendar called?

3.How many years of cycle does the Chinese zodiac follow?

4.What does a Chinese character represent?

5.What does the passage mainly tell us about Chinese culture?

Get up early, you’ll be late for school．

A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．but

— What are the neighbours doing, Joe?

— Oh, they _______ a party．

A．haveB．had

C．a(chǎn)re havingD．have had

完形填空（共1小題）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Peter kept his eyes on the grounds． He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone． It was the ________ day of his life． His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the soccer field． How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down． His stupid mistake made him angry． His team had lost the game because of him． He was really ________ that his coach might kick him off the team．

As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “ What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feeling were written all over his face． “I ________ the game,” Peter replied． Then he went into his room without another word． Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door． He ________ the door to let him in．

“Look, Peter． I don’t know what happened． But whatever it was, don’t be too ________ worried on yourself．”

“I lost the game, Dad． I ________ my team． They’ll probably never let me play again．”

“Soccer is about team effort． You’re not the only reason your team lost． If you have a good team, you should support each other． Besides, winning or losing is only half the game． Another half is ________ how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes．

Peter didn’t say anything, but what his father said made him think ________ ．

The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage in his heart． “Hey, guys” he said to his ________ ． “I’m really sorry about yesterday． We were so close to winning that game． But I think if we ________ to pull together, we’re going to win the next one．”

To his surprise, his teammates all nodded in ________ ．

“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it． It’s never just one person’s fault． We should think about how we can do better next time．”

Peter smiled． It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team．

1.A．best B．worst C．latest D．newest

2.A．lucky B．surprised C．worried D．pleased

3.A．missed B．won C．joined D．lost

4.A．knocked B．closed C．opened D．locked

5.A．chose B．failed C．helped D．forgot

6.A．teaching B．choosing C．learning D．showing

7.A．carefully B．cheerfully C．nervously D．proudly

8.A．classmates B．teammates C．teachers D．friends

9.A．complete B．complain C．compare D．continue

10.A．a(chǎn)greement B．excitement C．a(chǎn)chievement D．enjoyment

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room． In one hand was a plastic phone, in the other a toy broom． I listened as she was speaking to her imaginary friend and I'll never forget the words she said, even though it was pretend(假裝)．

She said, "Suzie's in the corner because she's not been very good． She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should．" In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink． It was obvious she'd been put there to sit alone and think．

My daughter continued her "conversation," as I sat down on the floor． She said, "I'm all fed up, I just don't know what to do with her anymore． She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too． She never lets me do the things that I just have to do．

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot reach and she doesn't know how to fold towels． I don't have the energy to teach． I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean． I don't have the time to sit and play． Don't you know what I mean?"

And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life, as I listened to her innocent(天真的) words that cut me like a knife． I hadn't been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear．

But now my attitude has changed, because, in my heart, I realize I've seen the world in a different light through my little darling's eyes． So, let the cobwebs (蜘蛛網(wǎng)) have the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor, I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore ．

I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother, for we have only one childhood, and we will never get another．

1.What was the little girl doing with her doll?

A．She was dressing up her doll．

B．She was playing the doll with her friend Suzie．

C．She was talking to her mother．

D．She was punishing her doll．

2.How did mother feel when she heard the “conversation”?

A．Worried．

B．Regretful．

C．Disappointed．

D．Sad．

3.What can we learn from this passage?

A．The mother shouldn’t blame her daughter．

B．The mother should spend enough time with her daughter．

C．The mother shouldn’t carry responsibilities that many．

D．The mother should pay attention to her daughter’s words．

書面表達（共1小題）

每個人都有自己心目中的英雄。誰是你心中的英雄?他/她有哪些令你欽佩的事跡？你從他/她身上學到了什么？《二十一世紀學生英文報》正在舉辦以“The Hero in My Heart”為題的征文比賽活動。請你根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇不少于50詞的征文參加此次比賽。所給提示詞語供選用。 提示詞語：kind, patient, help , encourage, think

The Hero in My Heart

Everyone has the hero in his heart._______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Let’s have some _________for dinner.

A. rices B. hamburgers C. tomato

March ______is my_______ birthday.

A. eleven; eleventh

B. ninth ; nineteenth

C. twelfth ; thirteen

完型填空

Hello! My name is Tom. I ____in Huangdu Middle School. My school is not new____ beautiful. My teachers and classmates are nice to me. I love ___very much.

Our first class is _____8:00. We have four _____in the morning and three in the afternoon. We have some _____like English ,Chinese, math, art, but I don’t like geography because it’s not very ____. Do you think so?

I have lunch with my friends at school. Then we go to the____ to read some books. After school, we like _____basketball. I have a good_____ at school . I love my school.

1.A. is B. am C. are

2.A. but B. and C. because

3.A. they B. their C. them

4.A. in B. at C. on

5.A. lessons B. lesson C. games

6.A. teachers B. friends C. subjects

7.A. interesting B. difficult C. boring

8.A. party B. library C. school

9.A. play B. plays C. to play

10.A. time B. morning C. Tuesday

Hello! My name is Steve. Lunch time is my favorite time. I love the school lunch. Some students don’t like the school. They bring(帶來) their lunch to school . Their mothers make hamburgers or salad for them for lunch. Some students bring leftovers(剩飯) for lunch. But I don’t . The lunch is very cheap. For only 1.35 dollars, I can eat a lot of good and healthy food. I can take my food to my lunch table and sit down with my friends. We like to talk about (談?wù)? sports and TV shows when we have lunch. We talk about our favorite subjects, our favorite teachers and our favorite days, too.

At school, I love lunch time. For me it is the best time of my day.

1._____is Steve’s favorite time.

A. Lunchtime B. TV time C. Dinner time

2.Some students bring ________to school for lunch.

A. bread B. fruit C. hamburgers

3.The school lunch is _______dollars

A. 1.35 B. 1.53 C. 2.35

4.They don’t talk about _________at lunchtime.

A. sports B. subjects C. families

5.Lunchtime is the best time for Steve because he can______.

A. have lunch with his mother

B. eat a lot of good and healthy food

C. talk about his favorite teachers