On very cold winter days , a group of Japanese children travelled a long way and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and walked on the snow to find firewood , wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to do some cooking. They were not homeless children or modern Robinson. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers of special “ hardship (艰苦) camp”.
Every year primary and middle schools in Japan organize such camps to train the children’s spirit of bearing (忍受) hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are chosen as camp places.
The Japanese education circles usually think it necessary to give children chances of suffering hardships. Children in Japan now may hardly find times of hardships, because of the rapid growth of national economy and improvement in the people’s living conditions. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn to live and develop in the struggle against nature in modern society.
It’s said that such hardship camps are warmly accepted by both Japanese school children and their parents. Many Japanese children set up camps in far-off mountains or forests to ____________.
| A．be modern Robinson | B．experience hardships |
| C．stay away from the troubles at home | D．enjoy travelling |
Children in Japan now hardly find times of hardships because _________________.
| A．they have too much homework to do every day. |
| B．their parents do most of the things for them |
| C．their living conditions are greatly improved |
| D．they don’t get out often |
It seems that hardship camps are _________ in Japan.
| A．getting fewer and fewer | B．very popular |
| C．not necessary among the children | D．good to those who are homeless |
What one group of children did on a small island would help them to learn __________.
| A．how to travel in places where nobody lived |
| B．about islands and seas |
| C．what to do at home or school |
| D．to live in the struggle against nature |
What does the underlined word “ spirit ” mean in Chinese in the second passage ?
态度 B. 精神 C. 状态 D. 条件
A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees．
One day， the farmer's friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it．
The farmer loved the gift． But when he got home， he did not know where to plant it． He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the apples． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the apples． Finally he planted the tree in his wood．Nobody could see it， but there was no sunlight in his wood， the tree soon died．
Later， the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place． " What's the difference？"the farmer said angrily． "If I plant the tree near the road， strangers may steal the apples．If I plant the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples． If I plant the tree near my house， my children may take the apples．"
"Yes， "said the friend， ""but at least someone could enjoy the apples． Now no one could eat the apples， and the apple tree died!"
（1）The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees．
（2）The farmer didn't plant the tree near the road．
（3）The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields．
（4）There was no sunlight in the farmer's wood．
（5）All of the farmer's friends enjoyed the apples at last．
What does Beijing's Palace Museum look like at night？ Many people don't know the answer to this question， as it closes at around 4： 30 p．m．in winter and 5： 00 p．m．in summer． However， to celebrate the Lantern Festival， Beijing′s Palace Museum opened its door to the public after dark﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣for two nights only． That's a first in 94 years!
Although people could get free tickets on the museum's website， it was difficult to get a ticket．The website even stopped working for a while because too many people visited it at the same time．
Zhang Zhifu， a 77﹣year﹣old woman， received a ticket from the museum as a gift． "I grew up in Beijing and I visit the Palace Museum every year， but I never got to see it at night． It is truly an honor，"she said．
In the past celebrating the Lantern Festival was a tradition for the imperial（皇帝的）family．"We want to pass the tradition on and give people more festival experiences， "said Shan Jixiang，the head of the Palace Museum． On the night of February 19th， 2019， about 3， 000 visitors spent the Lantern Festival in the Palace museum．
（1）Beijings Palace Museum closes at around 4： 30 p．m．in ．
| A． |
spring |
| B． |
summer |
| C． |
autumn |
| D． |
winter |
（2）To celebrate the Lantern Festival， Beijing′s Palace Museum opened after dark for only．
| A． |
one night |
| B． |
two nights |
| C． |
three nights |
| D． |
four nights |
（3）The museums website even stopped working for a while because ．
| A． |
too many people visited it at the same time |
| B． |
there weren′t enough tickets |
| C． |
the Palace Museum was too crowded |
| D． |
nobody wanted to see the Palace Museum at night |
（4）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
| A． |
Nobody received a ticket as a gift． |
| B． |
The Palace Museum never opened after dark． |
| C． |
Zhang Zhifu grew up in Beijing． |
| D． |
No visitors went to the Palace Museum in 2019． |
（5）It is on February 19th， 2019．
| A． |
National Day |
| B． |
the Lantern Festival |
| C． |
the dragon Boat Festival |
| D． |
Mid﹣Autumn Festival |
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A farmer had a friend and his friend was famous for growing wonderful apple trees．
One day， the farmer's friend gave him a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it．
The farmer loved the gift． But when he got home， he did not know where to plant it． He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road， strangers would steal the apples． If he planted the tree in one of his fields， his neighbors would come at night and steal the apples． If he planted the tree near his house， his children would take the apples． Finally he planted the tree in his wood．Nobody could see it， but there was no sunlight in his wood， the tree soon died．
Later， the friend asked the farmer why he planted the tree in such a poor place． " What's the difference？"the farmer said angrily． "If I plant the tree near the road， strangers may steal the apples．If I plant the tree in one of my fields， my neighbors may come at night and steal the apples． If I plant the tree near my house， my children may take the apples．"
"Yes， "said the friend， ""but at least someone could enjoy the apples． Now no one could eat the apples， and the apple tree died!"
（1）The farmer's friend was famous for growing wonderful pear trees．
（2）The farmer didn't plant the tree near the road．
（3）The farmer planted the tree in one of his fields．
（4）There was no sunlight in the farmer's wood．
（5）All of the farmer's friends enjoyed the apples at last．
There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food． taking exercise and getting medical help． But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night． The general sleeping rule is that the younger you are． The longer sleep you need． But regardless of（不管）age， some people need to sleep more while for some a few hours is enough．
The problem with sleep is that more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough．According to the World Health Organization over half the people in the world may be sleep﹣deprived． Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also causes accidents． In the United States alone， sleepy drivers cause at least 100，000 traffic accidents a year． Also sleep problems can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure（血压）．
Why are so many people sleep﹣deprived？ Part of the reasons may be cultural． In the American culture， people put a higher value on work than on sleep． In fact， peopele who sleep a lot are usually seen as "lazy"． Also， you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep． they only sleep four or five hours a night． It seems that the less you sleep， the more work you'll do．
How do we teach these people to learn the value of sleep？ Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr． James Maas． an expert（专家） in sleep． He says ，"Sleep is like a credit （信用卡） card． When you sleep less． you are only borrowing time． You always have to pay it back． The more hours you don't sleep， the more hours you should't sleep to "pay back" the hours on your 'sleep credit card．'"
For those who value work more than sleep， they should listen to what a famous person once said． "Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the night． That is a foolish（愚蠢的） idea which is held by people who have no imagination． You will be able to do more．"
（1）According to the writer， the easiest and cheapest way to improve health is to ．
| A． |
eat healthy food every day |
| B． |
take excrcisc as much as possible |
| C． |
get medical help whenever necessary |
| D． |
sleep eight hours or more every night |
（2）What does "slecep﹣deprived" mean in Paragraph 2？
| A． |
Having a good sleep． |
| B． |
Excited about sleep． |
| C． |
Having less sleep． |
| D． |
Interested in sleep． |
（3）According to Dr． James Maas． what is sleep like？
| A． |
An hour． |
| B． |
A report． |
| C． |
A credit card． |
| D． |
A piece of paper． |
（4）What do the words of the famous person mean in Paragragh 5？
| A． |
Sleeping during the night is foolish． |
| B． |
Sleeping during the night is helpful． |
| C． |
People have no courage． |
| D． |
People always do less work． |
（5）What is the best title of the passage'？
| A． |
The Value of Sleep |
| B． |
The Value of Study |
| C． |
The Ways of Eating Less |
| D． |
The Ways of Making Money |