The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”An Indian would shake his head when __________．
| A．he didn’t want to say anything |
| B．he agreed with others |
| C．he talked to others |
| D．other people were wrong |
The foreign officer was surprised that _________.
| A．the driver could not understand him |
| B．the driver refused his order |
| C．the driver drove him to another place |
| D．the driver shook his head as he said “Yes” |
The underlined word “Order” means .
| A．顺序 | B．订购 | C．命令 | D．建议 |
The sentence “No means Yes here” means .
| A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning |
| B．Indians shake heads when they agree with each other |
| C．there is no difference between Yes and No |
| D．we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do |
According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries． |
| B．When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes． |
| C．In India, the word No means Yes． |
| D．In China shaking the head means No． |
Three﹣two ﹣one， fire!
At the moment of 9：43 am， on Tuesday， June 23rd， 2020， at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center （卫星发射中心） in Sichuan Province， the last satellite of the third﹣generation nehoork （第三代导航系统）was sent into space． It is the 55th member in the family of BeiDou． It belongs to China's Beidou Narigation Satellite System （BDS北斗卫星导航系统）． So far． 59 satellites， including the first four test ones， have been launched from Xichang With the development of China， we have already owned three other famous satellite launch centers﹣﹣Jiuquan， Taiyuan and Wenchang．
After a period of tests in space， this new satellite has started to work with other Beidou satellites together． It is designed to work for at least 12 years． So far，China has completed the third﹣generation network of China's BDS． It was a new milestone in the nation's space research work． The launch showed our country has completed our largest space ﹣based system． I's one of four global（全球的） navigation networks，including the United States' GPS， Russia's GLONASS and theEuropean Union's Galileo．
BDS has been widely used as public resources（ 资源） in our daily life． It has been shared by the whole world． It will provide more services around the world． BDS is the common wealth of the development of human beings．
（1）Where did China launch the last satellite of the third﹣generation network？
A． Xichang．
B． Jiuquan．
C． Wenchang．
D． Taiyuan．
（2）How many members are there in the family of Beidou？
A．4．
B．55．
C．59．
D．114．
（3）What does the underlined word "milestone" mean in Chinese？
A．记录
B．事业
C．里程碑
D．起点
（4）GLONASS belongs to ．
A． China
B． the United States
C． Russia
D． the European Union
（5）According to the passage， we can know that ．
A． The last satellite of BDS was launched at 9：43 pm， June 23rd， 2020
B． The new satellite is designed to work for at most 12 years
C． BDS is shared only by China as public resources
D． So far， China has completed the third﹣generation network of China's BDS
A girl was working as a nurse in a private hospital．One day，a patient with serious disease was brought to the hospital ，but had to be transferred （转移） to another hospital at once for an operation（ 手术）．However， the director of the hospital said the patient couldn't be transferred unless he paid his bill first．The patient's family was very poor． They had no choice but to ask if they could pay the bill after the operation because the patient was close to death．But their request was refused．
The nurse， who had just arrived to work，heard about the situation and made a decision．She took off her gold ring， took it to the eashier's desk（收银台） and said she would use it to pay for the patient's bill．Although the ring was the only piece of valuable gift her parents gave her， the nurse gave it away to save the patient． Thanks to her help， the patient was at once transferred to another hospital and his life was saved． Though the patient was a stranger， the nurse gave so much to him．
The nurse's action caught the attention of the doctor on duty that day． The doctor saw everything in the hospital and he was deeply moved by the nurse． He later fell in love with the nurse and they finally got married． The patient attended their wedding （婚礼） as well and returned the ring．
Things like this happen every day in our life． Sometimes， giving can bring you something that you have never expected before． As Mother Teresa once said，"In our life， it is not how much you do，but how much love you put into what you do．"
（1）Why did the patient have to be transferred to another hospital？
A． The patient's disease was not serious enough．
B． The patient needed an operation at once．
C． The patient's family was very poor．
D． The director of the hospital was too strict．
（2）Who paid for the patient's bill when his family's request was refused？
A． The patient．
B． The director．
C． The nurse．
D． The doctor．
（3）Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage？
A． The director refused the request from the patien's family．
B． The patient was saved in the end with the nurse's help．
C． The director married the girl because of her action．
D． Sometimes， giving can bring something unexpected to you．
（4）What do you think of the girl in the passage？
A． Kind and helpful．
B． Hard﹣working and brave．
C． Clever and active．
D． Outgoing and careful．
There are two kinds of opinions on"the life in the past and the life today"．
A：The life today is quite different from it in the past．On the one hand， the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems．But on the other hand， the life in the past brought more happiness to people than it does today．
①____However， as the population of the world is getting larger， competition is getting fiercer（更激烈的）．If you are not able to do your job well， someone will replace you soon．
B：The life today is much better than it was in the past．②______The rice cookers，gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives．The rice cooker is a realtime﹣saver．It is so simple to use that even a child can cook rice with it．There are some other gadgets（小机械） which save the long hours of doing housework for the housewives．
There are may other inventions which can make our life better．For example， the phones help people get in touch with each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people's life more colorful．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺连贯、合理．
A．There are many new inventions that make our life easy and interesting．
B．The life was simple in the past．
C．The life is becoming richer and richer．
① ；② ．
（2）What will happen if you can't do your job well!？
A．You can change your jobs．
B．You will have no pay．
C．Someone will take the place of you．
D．The boss will be angry with you．
（3）请用一个英文短语替换下列句中划线词．
On the one hand， the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems．
（4）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to ．
（5）请找出能反映文章主旨的主题句并写在答题卷的相应位置．
A number of years ago， a man went to visit a circus（马戏团） in New York．He was able to walk around looking at the lions， monkeys， bears and other circus animals．As he was passing the elephants， he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains， no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at anytime，break away from their ropes but for some reason， they did not．
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away．"Well，"the trainer said，"when they are very young and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that age，its enough to hold them．As they grow up．they still believe they can not breakaway．They believe the rope can hold them， so they never try to break free．"
"How could it be？"said the man．These animals could at anytime break free from ropes．But because they were always stuck right where they were， they believed they couldn't．
Just like the poor elephants， how many of us go through life believing that we can not do something， just because we failed at it once before？
Failing is part of learning．
（1）Where were the animals kept？
A．In the circus．
B．In the zoo
C．In the fore
D．In the park．
（2）What does the underlined phrase"break away"mean？
A．击败
B．打破
C．挣脱
D．折断
（3）How were the elephants held？
A．By a strong rope
B．In cages
C．With chains．
D．By a small rope．
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
A．The elephants were held in this way when they were young．
B．There were many kinds of animals in the circus．
C．The animals were trained to perform．
D．The elephants often escaped．
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A．Well begun is half done．
B．The early bird catches the worm．
C．We should never give up．
D．One tree can't make a forest．
China's highly﹣respected translator and writer YangJiang passed away on May 25 in Beijing， aged 105．
Yang graduated from Dong wu University in Suzhou， Jiangsu， in 1932．She went to the UK and France to study in 1935 and returned to China in 1938．
Yang wrote lots of works and most of them are still popular now．
What's more， Yang finished a translation of Don Quixote， This made her the first Chinese to translate a whole book from Spanish．Her translation has been given as national gifts to visiting leaders of other countries．
In 2001， Yang gave away royalties（版税） from books written by her husband QianZhong shu and herself worth 10 million yuan， to set up a scholarship fund（奖学金） to help poor students．
Bill Gates is the former chairman of Microsoft Corporation， a worldwide leader in software and Internet technologies， With his friend Paul Allen， he founded Microsoft in the 1970s．With the development of Microsoft．he becomes one of the richest men in the world．
In 1999 Gates wrote a book named Business@theSpeedofThought．The book shows how computer can solve business problems in new ways．The book was published in 25 languages and is welcome in more than 60 countries．
Bill Gates has made great contributions to education and health all over the word．He has given away about 21 billion dollars for education and health．When China was struck by COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）．he also offered millions of dollars．
（1）Where did YangJiang pass away？
A．In Shanghai．
B．In Jiangsu．
C．In Beijing．
D．German．
（2）In which language is Don Quixote written？
A．English．
B．Spanish．
C．French．
D．In Zhejiang．
（3）When was Microsoft Corporation set up？
A．In1969．
B．In1965．
C．In1985．
D．In1975．
（4）What was the book Business@the Speed of Thought about？
A．Howto solve business problems with computers differently．
B． How to earn money．
C．How to increase the speed of thought．
D．Howto be a successful person．
（5）What do Yang and Gates have in common（共同点） ？
A．They are both successful in business．
B．They both care about education．
C．They are both very rich in the world．
D．They both have translated lots of books．