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English Express
Notes: English Express is a monthly print periodical. Address: 136 Chaoyang Road, Beijing
Tel: 010-65451826 E-mail: Englishexpress@sina.com
(The number of stars in the contents shows how hard the article is. The fewer, the easier. )

CONTENTS(目录)
World For The Young	● Growing up means changing ☆☆☆ p.1 ● Seven ways to handle pressure ☆☆☆ p.10 Study Camp ● Model test for nine graders p.24 ● Model test for fourth graders p.26 ● Fun with words and phrases p.28
Around The World	● Eating in America ☆☆☆ p.4 ● American pet culture ☆☆☆ p.6 ● Crazy Westerners ☆☆☆☆ p.8
Love Heart	● Salty coffee ☆☆ p.12 ● Share your time ☆☆ p.15 ● Mother and child ☆☆☆ p.17
Colorful Sun Show	Jokes ● Roses for my wife ☆ p.2 ● A faithful student ☆ p.14 ● A second and a million dollars ☆☆ p.22
Fable Stories	● Sour grapes ☆☆ p.3 ● Slowly but surely ☆☆ p.13 ● One is enough ☆ p.23

The underlined word “periodical” probably means _________.

A．an article

B．a program

C．a textbook

D．a magazine

We can learn something about different people and cultures in the part called _________.

A．World For The Young	B．Around The World
C．Love Heart	D．Colorful Sun Show

Of those articles, which of the following is the most difficult?

A．Growing up means changing.	B．Salty coffee.
C．Mother and child.	D．Crazy Westerners.

If you are preparing for a test in a middle school, you can turn to Page ____.

A．28

B．26

C．24

D．10

How often can we read a new issue of English Express?

A．Once a month.	B．Twice a month.
C．Three times a month.	D．Once every two months.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

A Chinese knot (中国结) is woven (编织) with a single rope (绳). It has different shapes. Each shape has its own meaning. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually use red because it means good luck.

The Chinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to record information and send messages before they started to use words. The knots were used for decoration (装饰) and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But this art wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.

Even today, Chinese knots still hold the value of feelings when they are sent as gifts. For example, lovers may give a knot to show their love. The “double happiness knot” is given and used at weddings (婚礼) to express each other’s love and wishes for growing old together.

Knots are also used when people make traditional clothes in China. They can play the role of buttons (纽扣) and now silk is widely used to make these clothing knots.

Many tourists including foreigners like to buy Chinese knots as gifts during their trips. There are many shopping streets for people to buy Chinese knots. Yiwu Commodity Market in Zhejiang Province is a good place for that. There are many different kinds of beautiful Chinese knots there. They are popular with customers.

(1). ________ of a Chinese knot can show its own meaning.

The size

The weight

The color

The shape

(2). Why do people usually use red ropes to weave the Chinese knots?

A．	Because they look nice.
B．	Because they mean good luck.
C．	Because they show love.
D．	Because they mean growing old together.

(3). When did Chinese common people really accept the folk art?

A．	In the Tang Dynasty.	B．	In the Song Dynasty.
C．	In the Ming Dynasty.	D．	In the Qing Dynasty.

(4). What is widely used to make traditional clothing buttons now?

Wood.

Metal.

Silk.

Plastic.

(5). Which of the following is NOT true?

A．	Only Chinese people like to buy the Chinese knots.
B．	Today people use a “double happiness knot” to express love to their lovers.
C．	Tourists can buy many different kinds of Chinese knots in Yiwu Commodity Market.
D．	People used Chinese knots to record information and send messages before using words.

读下面的文章，在每个题目下做简单的笔记。

The teen years can be a stressful time for both teenagers and their families. While everyone has stress, teens have new and different kinds of stress they may have never before had. As a parent, you play an important role in helping your teens to deal with stress.

Talk to your teens when you notice signs of stress. Some of the signs that make your teens get stressed out might include unhappiness, worry or physical illness. Ask them what you can do to help. Talking to them can be helpful.

Advise your teens to get enough physical exercise. Exercise reduces(减少) the production of stress chemicals in the body and helps to sleep well. Ask your teens what kind of activity they think they might enjoy—that way, they’ll be more likely to keep practicing it.

Help your teens manage their daily activities by making a timetable. Many teens feel stressed because they feel like they don’t have enough time in the day, so they have too much pressure. Make a timetable that includes enough time for homework and family time.

Make sure that your teens can get enough sleep each night. A lack(缺少) of sleep can cause feelings of stress. Most teens need between 8.5 and 9.25 hours of sleep each night. Make sure your teens have a comfortable quilt, set a bed and wake time. Don’t let your teens drink coffee, tea, soda and chocolate, close to bedtime.

(1). The main idea: ___________________________

(2). List three signs of stress: ①________ ②_________ ③_______

(3). The number of ways to deal with stress: _____________________

(4). The reasons why teens should do exercise: ___________________

(5). Write at least two of your own ways to deal with stress: ①_________ ②________

七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入36~40小题横线上的最佳选项。

Everyone needs friends, and if you fail to make friends, ___(1)___

Maybe you have social faults such as talkativeness(多嘴) and improper behaviour, which drive away your new friends. Whatever your social faults may be, ___(2)___

A friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel comfortable, wherever he happens to be. Put yourself in the other person’s place and make him feel welcome.

___(3)___ It makes your new friends feel happy. And it gives them the feeling that they have made an impression(印象) on you because you remember them.

If you do not agree with other people on a certain matter, ___(4)___ or you will lose friends easily.

Finally a friendly person thinks of not only himself, but also others. ___(5)___

A．	Smile at someone and you may surely get a smile in return.
B．	do not argue, but discuss
C．	you should think if there’s something wrong with your personality(性格).
D．	Treat different people in different ways.
E．	Try to remember names.
F．	People who refuse to consider others have few friends.
G．	look at them honestly, and try to correct them.

During the past summer season, photos of snow leopards were taken by five different special cameras in Pingwu, Sichuan province, surprising many wildlife scientists. This shows that the living area of snow leopards in China’s southwestern mountains has become larger.

Pingwu, about 4,200 meters above the sea level, is famous for being home to a large number of wild pandas. The fourth national survey of pandas in 2015 found that there were 1,864 wild pandas in China, including 335 in Pingwu. As a result, over half of Pingwu’s land area has become part of the Panda National Park, which has a planned area of 22,000 square kilometers across Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. It is among five national parks China named in October, 2021.

Through shutting down mines (煤矿), planting more trees and other measures, protection efforts in the park have not only made pandas less endangered, but also are offering safety and protection for other rare species (珍稀物种). About 87% of the Panda National Park lies in Sichuan. It’s the home of more than 8,000 species of animals and plants.

The province has used special cameras and forest protectors as a closely connected protection system. Thousands of forest protectors have been working year-round on more than 900 routes. Over the past four years, they have met rare animals for about 1,600 times. In Pingwu alone, more than 4,100 species of plants and 1,900 species of animals have benefited from the protection of pandas. For example, the number of takin, a rare animal, has increased by 10% over the past ten years. Meanwhile, the protection of pandas causes the development of human society, too.

(1). Why does the Panda National Park include Pingwu?

A．	Because Pingwu is about 4,200 meters above the sea level.
B．	Because there are 1,864 wild pandas in Pingwu.
C．	Because there are many wild pandas in Pingwu.
D．	Because it has an area of 22,000 square kilometers.

(2). What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “benefited” in Paragraph 4?

受益

受害

支持

获得

(3). Which is the best title of this passage?

A．	The Reasons for Protecting Pandas	B．	Good Results of Protecting Pandas
C．	The Introduction of Pingwu	D．	The Animals and Plants in Pingwu

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