December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. The parents of the children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under the tree or into their children’s stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? __________.
| A．They only have a big dinner together |
| B．They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friends |
| C．They just visit friends and exchange presents |
| D．They exchange presents only |
Who is really “Father Christmas”? ___________.
| A．Their parents | B．Their father |
| C．Their mother | D．Father Christmas |
When Christmas Day is coming, the parents __________.
| A．usually tell their children that Father Christmas isn’t real |
| B．tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children |
| C．sometimes tell their children that Father Christmas comes during the day |
| D．often tell their children that Father Christmas gives presents to poor children |
When did parents put the presents into their children’s stocking? __________.
| A．Before the children go to sleep |
| B．After the children go to sleep |
| C．December 26 |
| D．At midnight of December 25 |
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Royal Engineers Museum Events Chinese New Year （16 Jan﹣24 Feb） Join in as the Museum celebrates the Year of the Rat! Get creative by decorating a paper lantern or creating your own rat toys． £2 per activity， not included in standard prices． The Soldiers as Artists （5 Feb﹣23 Jun） Royal Engineers were also taught drawing to help make maps． The paintings and drawings on display show not only the soldiers' drawing skills but also their talent that went beyond the training they received． Included in standard prices． Historic Headwear Hunt （19 Apr﹣26 Jul） Discover the unusual hats， caps and helmets worn by Royal Engineers! Imagine what has happened to them over the last 300 years! Included in standard prices． Medway in Time （7 Jul﹣31 Aug） Following a 15﹣week Medway Adult Education course， the Museum is proud to present artworks about the area's special history and traditions． Included in standard prices． Plan Your Visit Opening time Tuesday﹣Sunday 10 a．m．﹣5 p．m． Standard tickets Adult £9.20 Senior Citizen（老年人） £8.20 Child （5﹣15 ） £4.60 Student £7.60 Family （2Ad + 2Ch） £24.80 Serving Royal Engineers Free How to find us Located on Prince Arthur Road，Gillingham， Kent． Within walking distance from Gillingham Station． Contact us Tel： 01634 822839 www．re﹣muscum．co．uk/ contact |
（1）Which activity can Lily join in if she visits Royal Engineers Museum on 19 Aug？
A． Chinese New Year．
B． The Soldiers as Artists．
C． Medway in Time．
D． Historie Headwear Hunt．
（2）Mr Brown brought his 5﹣year﹣old son to the museum and created a rat toy， how much did they pay at least？
A． £9.20．
B． £12.80．
C． £13.80．
D． £15.80．
（3）What can visitors do when visiting Royal Engineers Museum？
A． Visitors can be taught drawing and map making．
B． Visitors can buy the hats worn by Royal Engineers．
C． Visitors can explore Medway's history and traditions．
D． Visitors can call 01634 822839 for some free tickets．
Li Ziqi won Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence（年度文化传播人物）in 2019． She is famous for her videos in which she does the work of a farmer． She owns a great number of fans on social media platforms（社交媒体平台）all over the world．
Li grew up with her grandparents in the countryside of Sichuan province． When she was 14， she went to the city in search of work， but she decided to return to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother． Four years later， she began to film her life there．
"When I worked in the city， it was about survival，" Li said． "Now when I work in the countryside， feel like I'm truly living．"
Li's videos record her and her grandmother's daily lives in their simple home． She is often seen preparing delicious meals for her grandmother using basic materials and traditional skills．
"I simply want people in the city to know where their food comes from，" Li explained． "I also want people to relax and experience something nice by watching my videos after a busy day．"
Li's videos show her fans a wonderful world． Many of the skills she shows are based on real﹣world knowledge and those skills come from real wish for the pastoral ideal（田园式理想生活）．
"My videos can be so popular among people because they love Chinese culture very much．" Li said．
根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）
（1）Where did Li Ziqi grow up？
（2）In which year did she begin to film her life？
（3）Does Li Ziqi enjoy working in the countryside？
（4）What do Li's videos record？
（5）In Li's opinion， why do people like her videos？
Recently children have been told to buy traditional alarm clocks instead of mobile phones to wake them up in the morning． Schools will advise pupils to turn off mobile phones or iPads in the evening to have enough sleep．
Researchers from a charity say that using internet﹣connected devices（装置）in the evening can prevent children getting more rest． Moreover， they suggest that school children should invest in a real alarm clock to make sure that they get a good night's sleep and arrive at school on time．
①_____． The result is that 40% pupils in secondary schools can now hardly get on well without these devices． About two﹣thirds of pupils have a habit of taking mobile phones to bed at night．
②______．The study also shows that girls are more likely to be attracted by mobile phones than boys， and often use the Internet to talk to friends by social networking websites， such as Facebook and Twitter． One girl aged 12 said， "I have been told that I am addicted（上瘾的）to the Internet， and prefer being online to being with other people．"
③_______．A girl of 13 told researchers， "I can't imagine if someone takes my iPad away． I walk around the house with it even though it's not turned on． I just like being with it．" Another girl added， "Sometimes I can't sleep without using the mobile phone at night．"
④______．The charity， which was set up to promote（推动）iPads in the classroom， has now given five suggestions to protect children from being affected by electronic（电子的）devices．
（1）To get a good night's sleep， school pupils are asked to buy ．
A． iPads
B． alarm clocks
C． mobile phones
D． electronic devices
（2）The underlined words "invest in" in Paragraph（段落）2 mean ．
A． hand out
B． hand in
C． spend time on
D． spend money on
（3）It is better to put "A study of about 3000 pupils shows that almost half feel to be controlled by electronic devices" in ．
A． ①
B． ②
C． ③
D． ④
（4）From the passage， we can learn that ．
A． most pupils turn off their mobile phones in the evening
B． using mobile phones can make children get more rest
C． one﹣third of pupils get used to sleeping with mobile phones
D． girls are more interested in using mobile phones than boys
（5）What will be talked about in the following paragraph？
A． Examples of boys．
B． More information about the charity．
C． The tips given to children．
D． Instructions about electronic devices
Watching movies is fun． Here is some information about four great movies in 2020．
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Names of the movies |
Actors / Actresses |
Directors |
More information about the movies |
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Leap
|
Gong Li，Wu Gang |
Chen Kexin（China） |
In this film， it tells the Chinese Women's Volleyball Teams' exciting stories and shows great team spirit to us． |
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Mulan
|
Liu Yifei，Gong Li |
Nick Caro（New Zealand） |
The real﹣life version（真人版）of Mulan is based on Hua Mulan in Chinese history． She goes to a war instead of her father and has become a well﹣known heroine． |
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Artemis Fowl
|
Fredia Shaw，Josh Gad |
Kenneth Branagh （England） |
The hero， Artemis Fowl， is a 12﹣year﹣old clever boy and criminal leader who fights against fairies（精灵） while searching for his father． The film is more suitable for children． |
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News of the world
|
Tom Harks，Neil Sandilands |
Paul Greengrass （ England） |
Tom Harks played the role of storyteller in the 19 century US，sending the news from one small town to another．Tom is also required to bring a 10﹣year﹣old girl back to her parents． |
（1）The director of the film Leap comes from ．
A． US
B． China
C． England
D． New Zealand
（2）How many films does Gong Li take part in？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（3）Which is more suitable for children among the four films？
A． Leap．
B． Mulan．
C． Artemis Fowl．
D． News of the World．
（4）Who played the role of storyteller in the 19th century US？
A． Josh Gad．
B． Tom Harks．
C． Fredia Shaw．
D． Neil Sandilands．
（5）According to the information about the movies， we can learn that ．
A． Tom Harks is good at making up news
B． Mulan is a girl who goes to a war with his father
C． The film Leap shows us how to work together
D． Artemis Fowl is a clever boy of 10 and fights for his father
The two boys， Tom and Huck， were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend． Through the hole in the floor， the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk． Then the men were tired and fell asleep． Tom and Huck lay there for a very long time． Finally， the two men woke up and lifted up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolen． Then Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box．
"What's this？" Injun Joe asked．
The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened it． The two boys， Tom and Huck， could see there was much money in it． They were very excited．
"There's thousands of dollars in the box!" said his friend．
"It must have been left here by Murrel，" said Injun Joe．
"What will we do with it？"
"We'll take it to my hideout（隐匿处）．"
"Number one or number two？"
"Number two， under the cross．"
Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to go upstairs． But the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river． Tom went home as quickly as he could．
The next day， the two boys remembered the "Number two"， thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotel． They got all the keys they could find anywhere． But Tom discovered the door was not locked． He opened it!
﹣Adapted from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
（1）Tom and Huck were very frightened because ．
A． they worried about being found
B． they stole Injun Joe and his friend's money
C． Injun Joe and his friend were looking for them
D． Injun Joe and his friend wanted to talk to them
（2）Tom and Huck were very excited after they saw ．
A． Murrel and Injun Joe
B． a box in the ground
C． Injun Joe and his friend
D． much money in the box
（3）What would Injun Joe do with the money？
A． He would throw it away．
B． He would hide it in the ground．
C． He would take it to his hideout．
D． He would give it to the two boys．
（4）What happened when Injun Joe stood on the stairs？
A． The stairs broke．
B． Another box was found．
C． He fell off the stairs．
D． He saw Tom and Huck．
（5）From the story， we can know ．
A． Injun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the box
B． Tom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the house
C． Tom thought "Number two" was the number of the room in the hotel
D． Tom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found
