Tea bag drinking is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added(增加) hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasly way to go.Who invented the tea bag?
| A．An English tea seller. | B．Chinese. |
| C．Lipton. | D．Thomas Sullivan. |
The tea in silk bags was welcome because________.
| A．the tea in bags was free and very good |
| B．the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash |
| C．people were happy, with the loose tea |
| D．people didn't know any better way to enjoy the tea |
The material of the tea bags is usually_________now.
| A．silk | B．gauze | C．paper | D．plastic |
The underlined sentence "Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK" probably means “_______in the UK”.
| A．Tea bags soon became popular |
| B．Tea bags surprised everyone very much |
| C．Tea bags kicked the loose-leaf tea out of the market |
| D．Tea bags weren't allowed to be sold |
The reading mainly talks about________.
| A．the invention of tea |
| B．the way of drinking tea |
| C．the history of tea bags |
| D．people' s favorite tea in the world |
Do you know when and where ice cream was created？ It has a long and interesting history．
The earliest ice cream was eaten in China many centuries ago． People at that time would put orange juice on the ice or get something cool to drink． Later， this idea traveled to Italy． Around 1660， it was popular to serve ice cream in coffee shops in Paris． Most of the shops were owned by Italians． Among them， the first successful one belonged to（ 属于）a man named Francesco Procopio．
Ice cream was brought to America in the early 1700s， and it quickly became the favorite of Americans． President George Washington had ice cream pots（罐）and machines in his kitchen．Dolly Madison， the wife of President Madison， was the first one to serve it in the White House．She made her guests very happy when she served such desserts（甜品）．
Before ice cream was sold in stores． it was made and kept at a very low temperature first． It took a lot of work to mix cream， eggs， fruit and ice． Nancy Johnson， an American woman who was good at machines， invented the ice cream freezerin 1846． Five years later． Jacob Flusell opened the first ice cream factory in Baltimore， Maryland． Her business quickly came to other states．
Today in the United States， ice cream is not only a kind of food， but also a way of life．
（1）The earliest ice cream was the ice with on or something cool to drink．
| A． |
orange juice |
| B． |
apple juice |
| C． |
watermelon juice |
（2）The owner of the first successful coffee shop in Paris was a（n） ．
| A． |
Frenchman |
| B． |
American |
| C． |
Italian |
（3）The underlined word "freezer" means in Chinese．
| A． |
品种 |
| B． |
冰柜 |
| C． |
配方 |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
In 1700． ice cream came to the White House． |
| B． |
In 1846， many ice cream factories opened |
| C． |
Today ice cream means a lot to Americans |
（5）The best title for this passage is" "．
| A． |
the History of Ice Cream |
| B． |
Ice Cream in America |
| C． |
Business on Ice Cream |
Do you use memes（表情包）to talk with your friends online？ Memes are sometimes more fun to use than words． Here are some popular ones．
In this meme， a duck is looking at something， Actress Zhou Dongyu's face is a bit similar to the little duck's face． Many Intemet users find it funny to compare their faces．
In this meme， Nick Young is smiling with a confused expression（疑惑的表情） with question marks around his head， Young plays in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors， He made this expression on a Tv show after his mother called him a clown（小丑）．
In this meme， Mo Gutou is pointing to himself and saying"Are you talking to me？ The cartoon characters expression is from a human face． Now many people like making their own special expressions online and those expressions online and those expressions become popular memes．
In this meme， Yue Yunpeng is covering his mouth with his left hand． He looks surprised． Many Intemet users think this meme is lively．
（1）Zhou Dongyu's is a bit similar to the little ducks．
| A． |
nose |
| B． |
mouth |
| C． |
face |
（2）Nick Young made the popular expression for the first time ．
| A． |
in the basketball game |
| B． |
on a Tv show |
| C． |
at home |
（3）Mo Gutou is and saying"Are you talking to me？"
| A． |
pointing to himself |
| B． |
looking at something |
| C． |
covering his mouth |
（4）Many Intemet users think Yue Yunpeng's meme is ．
| A． |
lively |
| B． |
cute |
| C． |
surprising |
（5）This passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
famous people |
| B． |
lovely animals |
| C． |
popular memes |
Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong． They took the teapot to America， but the American police found it． The museum sent Mr． Chan， a member of the museum staff， to collect the teapot． On the plane back to Hong Kong， he noticed two men． They were watching him closely． "Perhaps they're going to steal the teapot again． I must think of a plan，" he thought．
Mr Chan' s daughter， Amy， met him at Hong Kong Afimor． Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes． He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice， "Take this gift box home with great care． " He walked away with the brown one． The two men followed him．
Amy opened the box at home． She was expecting a pair of sports shoes， but she just found an old teapot． "This is not a very interesting gift， " said Amy， a bit disappointed．"That's all right． Let's make some tea in it， "said her mother． Then they found a note in the teapot． It said， " Dear Amy ， （3） Love Dad．"
The two men kidnapped（绑架）Mr． Chan on his way to the museum． They opened his box and found a pair of sports shoes inside．"Where's the teapot？" The two thieves shouted at the top of their voice with red faces．" How dare you cheat us？ We saw you give your daughter a box at the airport． Come with us! We're going to search your home"， one of them said．
When the thieves entered Mr． Chans flat， it was dark and quiet． All of a sudden， the door closed and the lights went on． The police were waiting inside．
Amy and her mother came out of the bedroom with the teapot．"That teapot is very valuable， said Mr． Chan． "A long time ago it belonged to an emperor． He drank tea from it．"
"We were going to drink tea from it， too， "said Amy， laughing．
（1）Was the teapot found in America？
（2）What did Mr Chan notice on the plane back to Hong Kong？
（3）What was in the pink box？
（4）How did the two thieves feel when they didn't find the teapot？
（5）Where were the thieves caught？
（6）What did Mr． Chan probably write to Amy in the note？ Fill in the blank with TWO sentences．
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（1）The first two sentences of the text above are about ．
| A． |
different types of books |
| B． |
the coming school year |
| C． |
the importance of summer reading |
| D． |
good places for summer reading |
（2）One of the steps for parents to sign up on is to ．
| A． |
select"Parent " |
| B． |
finish a test |
| C． |
choose a tip |
| D． |
print an article |
（3）What does provide？
| A． |
Online teachers． |
| B． |
Pen friends' information． |
| C． |
Interesting videos． |
| D． |
Articles of different levels． |
（4）The underlined word "accessible"in the text means"easy to "．
| A． |
write |
| B． |
discuss |
| C． |
understand |
| D． |
compare |
（5）According to TIP 2， parents should help their kids develop good reading habit（s）．
| A． |
1 |
| B． |
2 |
| C． |
3 |
| D． |
4 |
（6）The text above is written to ．
| A． |
introduce a reading programme |
| B． |
sell books to school kids |
| C． |
encourage parents to read more |
| D． |
share reading experience |
Alice is a college student and in her internship（实习期）now． Last month， she bought a scarf which she really liked． It cost her more than 50dollars． It's not cheap， but it made her happy， because she had dreamed of having one for a long time．
Every morning， when she puts on her new scarf， she feels so happy that it seems the whole day is full of hope． Alice has been used to rewarding （奖励）herself through shopping． This hobby also drives her to work hard and makes her life keep getting better．
But her mother， Mrs． Miller thinks quite differently． When Mrs． Miller knew the price of Alice's new scarf， they started to argue with each other and the argument （争执）lasted for almost a whole day． Her mother thought that she shouldn't spend so much money on it， while Alice thought her mother didn't understand her at all．
But Alice didn't know that her mother's life was very hard． When Mrs． Miller was very young， she could not find enough clothes to wear in winter． She needed to learn how to spend every penny（便士，货币单位）as if it were two so that she could survive（生存）．
It ' s just natural that two people can't understand each other because they have different experiences． Then， how can we change the situation？ Try to be patient with the people around you． Try to get to know them． And try to stand in their shoes． If Alice follows the advice，I think she will get on well with her mother．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
（1）How much did the scarf cost Alice？
（2）How has Alice been used to rewarding herself？
（3）When did Mrs． Miller start to argue with Alice？
（4）Did Alice's mother have an easy life when she was young？
（5）How many pieces of advice does the writer give Alice？