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Both of my two sons were born in Toronto， but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young．They went to school there， gew up there．Later， one of my sons went to Canada's east coast near a city called Hallfax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver．My wife and I were left in the middle．

As we nealy retired（退休）， we stared to think where we shoud spend our final years．For several reasons we decided to live on a small town on Vancouver Island， where was close to one of my sons．However， the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there．I helped him move．

We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town， but we have paid a price．We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren．We have missed watching them grow up； we have missed backyard barbecues（烧烤） and basketball weekends with them． Our home ， while very comfortable ， was also very quiet ．

Every fall we travel to see the children．We usually fly， first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we've missed．Then， usually in November， we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchidren，who were about their twenties．

Fortunately， both our sons are doing well and grandchidren are growing up straight and tall．We love all of them and they love us．We're very happy but there are times I think about the things we didn't see； the tears or the smile on the granddaughter's face， their school graduations， my son's joy at successes in business．

Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）The writer's sons grew up in 　　．

A．	Toronto
B．	Ottawa
C．	Halifax
D．	Vancouver

（2）From the underlined sentence in paragraph 3， we can infer（推断） that the writer 　　．

A．	wanted to live a noisy life
B．	was satisfied with retired life
C．	lived a comfortable life
D．	was sometimes lonely

（3）Which of the following important events did the writer miss？　　

A．	The births of his grandchildren．
B．	School graduations of his grandchildren．
C．	The successful times of his son's business．
D．	All of the above．

（4）For his family life， the writer implies（暗示）　　．

A．	they all regret not living together all the time although enjoying a happy life
B．	they enjoy a happy life because they can see each other every year
C．	they are proud of the sons and the grandchildren
D．	they love the sons and the grandchildren

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

A．	Living a happy life．
B．	A price to pay．
C．	Moving from east to west．
D．	My sons and grandchildren．

Over the last six months， the coronavirus pandemic（冠状病毒疫情） has affected different countries and regions in different ways．Here， we'll take a look at a few of the most important events that have happened．

Italy shuts down

On March 10， the Italian government decided to put the whole country on lockdownafter the number of cases（病例） in the country started increasing quickly， people were suggested not leaving their home．The first case was detected（检测到） as early as January 31．In the following weeks， the number of cases reached over 10， 000 by the time of the lockdown．The lockdown affected 16 million people across the country．Italy was one of the first of many countries that cami ed out lockdown s to prevent the spread of the virus．

WHO declares pandemic

On March 11， World Health Organization（WHO） offically characterized（描述） COVID﹣19 as a pandemic．This was because of a growing number of cases around the world．By this time， there were more than 20， 000 cases in Europe， including 1， 000 deaths， as well as 1， 000 cases in the US．

Summer Olympics delayed

On March 24， President of the International Olympic Committee（IOC） Thomas Bach announced the 2020 Summer Olympic Games， which were planned to be held in Tokyo， would be delayed until the following year in the interest of protecting public safety．

US hits over l million cases

On April 28， the US recorded officially over one million COVID﹣19 cases nationwide．This came just four days after it was announced that the virus had resulted in over 50， 000 deaths across the country．The virus spread rapidly across the country， as the first case had been recorded three months earlier．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）The events in the passage are all connected with 　　．

A．	Italy's lockdown
B．	US cases
C．	Olympic games
D．	the coronavirus pandemic

（2）In paragraph 2， the underlined word "lockdown" probably means 　　．

A．	封城
B．	控制
C．	关押
D．	锁定

（3）COVID﹣19 was officially announced as a pandemic because it 　　．

A．	caused the lockdowns
B．	had a growing number of cases in the world
C．	could result in death
D．	spread quickly in Europe

（4）2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will be delayed because 　　．

A．	people may not go during the pandemic
B．	the cases in Asia increased quickly
C．	it hasn't been well﹣prepared
D．	it's necessary to protect public safety

（5）It took 　　 for the number of COVID﹣19 cases in the US to reach over one milion．

A．	four days
B．	twenty﹣eight days
C．	three months
D．	four months

5 Great Bitish Bands
Name	Origin	Dates	Main and members	Famous song/album	Honours
The Beatles	Liverpool	1960﹣70	John Lennon， Paul MeCartney， George Harison， Ringo Star	The Beatles（TheWhite Album）	Best﹣selling band in history
The Rolling Stones	London	1962﹣present	Mick Jagger， Keith Richards， Charlie Watts， Ronnie Wood， Bill Wyman	It's Only Rock'n Roll	4th on'100 Greatest Artists of All Time' list （Roling Stone magazine）
The Who	London	1964﹣82， 1985， 1988﹣89， 1996﹣present	Pete Townshend， Roger Daltrey， John Entwistle，Keith Moon， Kenney Jones	My Generation	Have seven albums on Rolling Stone magazine's ' 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'
Led Zeppelin	London	1968﹣80 （reunions： 1985，1988 1995，2007）	John Bonham， John Paul Jones， Jinmmy Page，Robert Plant	Stain way to Heaven	Second best﹣selling band ever in the USA
Pink Floyd	London	1965﹣1995，（one﹣of f reunion： 2005）	Syd Barrett， Roger Waters Richard Wright， Nick Mason David Gilmour	The Dark Side of the Moon	Sold more than 250 millon albums worldwide

仔细阅读表格内信息，选择最佳答案．（每小题2分，共10分）

（1）　　formed in Liverpool．

A．	The Beatles
B．	The Rolling Stones
C．	The Who
D．	Led Zeppelin

（2）　　lasts the longest．

A．	The RollingStones
B．	The Who
C．	Led Zeppelin
D．	Pink Floyd

（3）Among the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time on RollingStone magazine，　　has seven．

A．	The Beatles
B．	The Roling Stones
C．	The Who
D．	Led Zeppelin

（4）Led Zeppelin's most famous song is 　　．

A．	It's Only Rock'n Roll
B．	My Generation
C．	Stairway to Heaven
D．	The Dark Side of the Moon

（5）　　was one of the members of Pink Floyd．

A．	John Lennon
B．	Keith Richards
C．	John Paul
D．	Richard Wright

One fresh sunny day， while I was swimming in the water， I felt something special going through my gills （鳃）． It was a different kind of water． I also found many of my friends became sick． Some of them were dying． I began to worry because I didn't want to get sick or die．（A） I also considered what I should do to save my friends． So I decided to do some research for my underwater life．

My research started． At first， I noticed there were many bottles， plastic bags and other kinds of rubbish in the water． Then I went on…I got closer and noticed a man pouring something polluted into the water． It flowed everywhere． Other people saw him do this and they followed him．（B） I found that it ____ ____ （闻起来奇怪）． Then I tasted it． It made me feel terrible． I hated it! I really wanted to tell them that it was killing us! But I couldn't．

I think it is so stupid of people to do bad things to the earth that they are living on! I can't understand why they are doing these People should care about the environment． If they do that， we will not have anything to worry about． I suggest they take my advice． If so，（C）我相信每一个人将过上幸福的生活．

任务一请写出（A）处句子的同义句．

（1）I also considered 　　save my friends．

任务二请在（B）处横线上根据汉语提示填入恰当的词．

（2）I found that it 　　（闻起来奇怪）．

任务三请将（C）处划线句子翻译成英语．

（3）　　

任务四请简略回答下列问题．

（4）What does "I" refer to （指代） in the passage？

（5）What should people do according to the passage？（答案不超过五个单词）

① A recent report found that kids 30years ago could run faster and longer than kids today．

② The report found that today's kids were 15% less healthy than kids from 30years ngo．

You're a 13﹣year﹣old girl．Your mom was the same kind of kid when she was your age．Now imagine we could set upa mile race between you and your mom from 30 years ago．The study shows your mom would probably beat you in the race by 1.5 minutes．I was the same for boys．A boy from 30 years ago would beat a boy today．

The scientists who did the study think there are some reasons for the big fall in health．First，too many of today's kids are overweight． Thatmakes it harder for them to run fast．Second，kids today don't get enough exercise．The doctor says that kids should take exercise at least 60 minutes every day．That's why ③ 学生在学校上体育课是重要的．

So what should kids do？lf you don't want your mom and dad to think they are faster than you，don't spend a lot of time looking through the Internet，watching TV or movies．Instead，do things that will get you up and to move．

任务一：请将①句翻译成汉语．

78．　　．

任务二：请写出②句的同义旬．

79．The report found that kids from 30 years ago were 15% 　　、　　than today's kids．

任务：三：请将③句翻译成英语．

80．That's why 　　．

任务四：根据短文内容，回答下面问题．

81．What does the underlined word"That"mean in the passage？

82．If you want to be faster than your parents，what should you do？

　　．

A．In New York.	B．In Toronto.
C．On Second Avenue.	D．On Green Street.

A．friends	B．sisters
C．mother and daughter	D．neighbors.