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Cinyee Chiu， an artist from Taiwan， is always happy to try something new． Her amazing works won lots of prizes． Among them， "24 Solar Terms（节气）" is the most popular．

Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather． It's the 24 solar terms． But not everyone knows them well． Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terns in pictures to help people understand them better．

Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal． But these animals are not just animals． You can also find seasonal fruits， vegetables or beautiful flowers on them．

When spring comes， water gets warm and fish start to swim around． So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring． Also， she drew spring vegetables， Chinese chives on the back of the fish．

White Dew falls on about Sept． 8． It shows the beginning of the cool autumn． There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at this time of year． As the temperature falls， white dew（露珠） is often seen on the grass and trees at night． For White Dew， Cinyee chose a raccoon﹣a small animal with thick hair． She drew white spots（小圆点） on the raccoon to show dew． And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn．

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look．

（1）The writer gave 　　examples to show Cinyee's "24 Solar Terms"．

A．	two
B．	three
C．	four
D．	five

（2）From Paragraph 5， we know that 　　．

A．	a raccoon likes fish
B．	Start of Spring falls on about Dec． 8
C．	White Dew shows the end of the autumn
D．	Cinyee used white spots to show dew

（3）According to the passage， Picture 　　can't be from Cinyee's "24 Solar Terms"．

（4）The writer mainly wants to talk about 　　．

A． why Cinyee made herself known

B． who divided a year into 24 parts

C． how Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms

D． what Start of Spring and White Dew mean

（1）You can enjoy a film 　　on Thursday afternoon．

A．	in the school hall
B．	in Computer Room Four
C．	in Biology Lab Two
D．	in Science Center

（2）On Friday，　　will tell you why we can't grow to be 3 meters．

A．	Mr．Wang
B．	Miss Yang
C．	Doctor Hu
D．	Mr． Zhu

（3）From 2 ： 30 p． m． to 4 ： 30 p． m． on Monday， you can 　　．

A．	watch a film
B．	enjoy 3D﹣printed products
C．	listen to a talk
D．	experience what 5G is like

（4）The material above is probably 　　．

A．	a notice
B．	a poem
C．	a map
D．	a diary

A young woman traveled and stayed in a hotel． All the rooms in the hotel were singles（单人间）． So she lived in a single room．

Just when she was going to bed， there was a knock at the door． She had no friends in the city． So she was quite surprised but still opened the door．

The man who was standing at the door looked a little nervous． "Oh! I'm sorry． I thought this was my room，" the man said and walked away in a hurry．

The woman called the police at once． Soon， the man was caught． He was a thief（小偷）! But how did the woman know that？

All the rooms in the hotel were singles． Who would knock at his own door if he was staying alone？ Only a thief would do this． He wanted to see if anyone was inside before he broke into the room．

（1）A young woman traveled and stayed 　　．

A．	in a hotel
B．	in a police office
C．	in a park
D．	in her friend's home

（2）The man looked a little 　　when the woman opened the door．

A．	happy
B．	nervous
C．	mad
D．	relaxed

（3）The man knocked at the door to 　　．

A．	find his friend in the city
B．	stay alone
C．	see if anyone was inside
D．	call the police

Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it？ As you learned more and more． it seemed you knew less and less． That is because when you learned a new concept （概念）， you found that there was a lot more to know about it．

Usually， people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea． There is nothing wrong with learning a lot， but when you let learning get in the way of doing，you will never get going．

One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions． Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step． You will go further than those who are still in preparation． It's good to be prepared， but over﹣preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results． The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked along the way．

If a baby wants to learn how to walk， it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk． The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking． Sure it may fall， but with every fall， it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts（ 153 to it． By doing this over and over， it will finally learn to walk． This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well．It works．

Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action， it's time to

change that， Just take the first step．

（1）When you learned something new， you found there was 　　to know about it．

A．	less
B．	nothing
C．	everything
D．	more

（2）Which is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A．	A People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea．
B．	One of the best ways to learn is to take action．
C．	C Learning has nothing to do with doing．
D．	Over﹣preparation is not good for reaching a goal

（3）A baby should 　　when it wants to learn how to walk．

A．	get up and start walking
B．	sit there and think about how to walk
C．	learn from its parents
D．	read books about how to walk

（4）We can usually read the passage in 　　．

A．	a storybook
B．	a newspaper
C．	an advertisement
D．	a guidebook

（5）The purpose of the passage is 　　．

A．	to tell us how to learn more
B．	to tell us how to be successful
C．	to talk about the importance of doing
D．	to talk about the importance of learning

One day， an 11﹣year﹣old girl asked her dad， "What are you going to get me for my 15th birthday？"The father replied，"Don't worry about that． We still have plenty of time．

But on a day after her 14th birthday， she passed out （昏倒）and was rushed to the hospital．The family learned that the girl had a serious heart disease and that she might die． At night， she asked her dad， "Daddy， have they told you that I am going to die？" The father replied， "No， you will live as long as anyone else．"She wondered and asked，"How can you be sure？ "He smiled to her and said，"I just know it． "

After the girl turned 15，she had a heart transplant（心脏移植手术）．After she came back from the hospital， she found a letter on her bed It said， "My dearest daughter， one day you asked me what I would give you for your I5th birthday．I wasn't sure then． But now you know that my present to you is my heart． "The father had given his heart to his daughter．

Parents are selfless（无私的）．They even make great sacrifices to make their children grow up

happily． Keep this in mind when you feel angry toward your parents． Always． they're just doing

what they think best for you．

（1）The girl had a heart disease when she was 　　years old．

A．	11
B．	14
C．	15
D．	16

（2）Why did the father say that the girl would live as long as anyone else？　　

A．	Because he was a doctor．
B．	Because he lied to his daughter．
C．	Because the girl's disease was not serious．
D．	Because he would try his best to save his daughter．

（3）What gift did the father give to his daughter for her 15th birthday？　　

A．	His heart．
B．	A letter．
C．	Lots of money．
D．	A birthday party．

（4）The underlined word "sacrifices" means 　　in Chinese．

A．	限制
B．	交易
C．	供给
D．	牺牲

（5）What's the best title for the passage？　　

A．	How to deal with a heart disease．
B．	Don't be afraid of death．
C．	A special present from a father．
D．	Death is not so scary．