Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”，“You are yellow”，“He has a green thumb”，“He has told a white lie”and so on．And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help．
Mary：Mrs James，there is a colour in each of the sentences．What do they mean?
Mrs James：In everyday English，Mary，blue sometimes means sad，yellow afraid．A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one．
Mary：I'm afraid I don’t understand them all．Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?
Mrs James：Certainly．Now I just give you some cakes．In fact you don’t like it，but you don’t want to let me know it．Instead you say，“No，thanks．I’m not hungry．”That’s a white lie．
Mary：It sounds very interesting．Thanks very much．
Mrs James：You are welcome．Colours are meaningful．I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future．Please come to me if you have any questions．Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English．
| A．good | B．spoken | C．usual | D．poor |
I don’t have a green thumb，so all my plants________．
| A．die off | B．grow well | C．look nice | D．are good |
He is ________today．He is told that his father is seriously ill．
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．green | D．white |
Wu Yue， a 14﹣year﹣old student at a Junior High School in Hangzhou， usually has lunch with his classmates in their dining hall． But one day， a newcomer， the school headmaster， joined them at the same table． They talked about the food that the dining hall offered and had a nice chat．
Wu is not alone． Many students across China have the chance to eat with their headmasters． The government issued a notice on food safety and nutrition （营养） management in schools， asking headmasters from kindergarten to high school to have meals with students． The rule took effect（生效） on April 1st．
Many schools now have seats for school managers when they eat with students in the dining Hall． After talking with them， the managers have to write reports and make suggestions to dining hall workers． Many students were asked about the food that they liked most． To their surprise， their favorite dishes appeared in the dining hall later． "It's not just about the food． It makes me feel that I have a say in school，" explained one student． "My ideas are valued．"
Some headmasters regard these mealtime conversations as their main chance to communicate with students． And they notice that some students prefer meat to vegetables． "We are thinking about how to improve the dining hall's dishes and provide students with a healthy diet，" one headmaster said． As students become more familiar with the school managers， they begin to express their own points of view．
"It's important to understand students' requirements． Our practice shows the school's sense of responsibility，" another headmaster said．
（1）Who is the newcomer to have lunch with students at the dining hall？
A．The new student．
B． The school teacher．
C． The school headmaster．
D． The dining hall worker．
（2）When did the rule take effect？
A． On April 1st．
B． On March 1st．
C． On January 1st．
D． On May 1st．
（3）What do the school managers have to do after chatting with students？
A． They have to take a walk with students in the schoolyard．
B． They have to play games with students on the playground．
C． They have to help the dining hall workers do some cleaning．
D． They have to write reports and make suggestions to dining hall workers．
（4）According to paragraph 4， what are the school managers thinking about？
A． How to improve their dining hall conditions．
B． How to provide students with a healthy diet．
C． How to communicate with the parents．
D． How to make friends with the students．
（5）From this passage， we can infer（推断） ．
A． students are not satisfied with the school's management
B． students now prefer fruit and vegetables to meat
C． school managers pay more attention to food safety and nutrition
D． the relationship between teachers and students becomes better
Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations （文明） in the world． It has great culture and history． Let's take a look at some wonderful places in the country．
（1）What can we know about the Arabian Desert？
A． It is the third largest desert in the world．
B． It takes up nearly one﹣quarter of Egypt's land．
C． It is located in Western Africa．
D． It is famous for its large number of camels．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" refer to in this passage？
A． Dessert
B． Egypt．
C． Valley．
D． Luxor．
（3）Which of the following places is NOT in Egypt？
A． Luxor．
B． The Valley of the Kings．
C． The Valley of the Queens．
D． Kilimanjaro．
（4） guards the Great Pyramid of Khufu．
A． The Eastern Desert
B． The Great Sphinx
C． The Nile River
D． The Arabian Desert
（5）This passage is mainly about ．
A． the history of Africa
B． famous pyramids in Egypt
C． famous places in Egypt
D． the largest country in Africa
Time flies． My summer vacation ended in the blink of an eye， but one thing is still on my mind． From July 25 to 27， I worked as a volunteer at the Wolong China Giant Panda Garden in Sichuan． I experienced the life of being a panda keeper．
My work included cleaning the pandas' home， feeding the pandas and making food for them． The panda I took care of was named Jingke． When I went to feed him， he would stretch（伸出） one of his forefeet out on a shelf that hung on the fence and wait for his food． He would quickly grab the food as soon as I brought it to him． Can you guess what would happened next？ Jingke would lie down and begin to eat． I could hear him crunching（嘎吱作响地咀嚼） on his food and see him twisting his body around like a dancer． It was really cute． This was one of the most interesting things I saw when I worked there．
When I fed Jingke， I touched his fur（毛）． Most people think that panda's fur would be soft． But actually， panda's fur is very hard． I felt like I was touching needles．I looked at his teeth， too﹣ they were sharp and big． No wonder the panda keepers told us that pandas are not only cute， but also dangerous．
I am happy to be so close to the pandas． This experience lets me know that it is no easy to be a panda keeper．
（1）What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in paragraph 1？
A．瞬息万变
B． 眨眼之间
C． 成年累月
D．一夜之间
（2）As a panda keeper， what did the writer usually do except ？
A． cleaning the pandas' home
B． feeding the pandas
C． training the pandas
D． making food for the pandas
（3）What was Jingke like when he was eating？
A． A fighter．
B．A baby．
C． A dancer．
D． A snake．
（4）According to this passage， we can know that panda's fur is ．
A． hard
B． soft
C． comfortable
D． smooth
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
A． A panda lover
B． Keeping pandas
C．The pandas in Wolong
D． My experience as a panda keeper
Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China． It is a kind of popular folk arts and has been popular for about 1， 500 years．Let's learn about paper cutting．
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings， In our mind， paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck． At the Spring Festival， people put up "Fu "on doors or windows．At a wedding， people also put up "Xi"．
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Guo Xiaodong． It has an area of about 456 square meters． It is as large as a basketball court．
Why are most paper cuttings red？
In old times， people respected the sun． Red is the color of the sun． We always regardred as the symbol of hope and good luck． Now， we can still see red everywhere in China．The walls of old palaces are red． Lanterns are red． Weddings are always full of red things，too．
Black paper cutting in Shanzhou
It's true that most paper cuttings are red． But paper cuttings in Shanzhou， Henan Province are black． Black is the best color there． Shanzhou is a dry place． The local people make black paper cuttings to wish for rain．
（1）What can paper cuttings always bring us in our mind？
（2）Who made the largest paper cutting？
（3）How do the local people in Shanzhou wish for rain？
（4）请把文中划线句子翻译成汉语．
（5）请给短文拟一个恰当的标题．
Delivering a better life
By YANG FEIYUE |China Daily |Updated， 2019﹣03﹣30 10：42
A father who was disabled at work and abandoned （抛弃） by his wife brings his daughter on his takeout routes．
The 39﹣year﹣old man from Yunnan Province lost his mother when he was a teenager， He experienced a serious accident in 2012． And his wife abandoned him and their daughter three years ago．
But Li Bangyong didn' t give up．
He has managed to support himself and his girl by delivering takeout over the past two years．
Li moved to Jiaxing， Zhejiang Province to find a job but lost it after a machine crushed（压碎） his right hand．
He started delivering food with his baby last year． He put a safety chair on his e﹣bike． His girl wears a special coat to protect against sunlight and a quilt to keep warm．He works this way from 7：30 a．m． to 7 ：30 p．m． with only a 10﹣minute lunch break． He feeds his girl bread when she cries and slows down when she falls asleep． Li always carries her when he takes the food to customer' s doors， although he often has to climb many stairs．
He faces hardship but finds comfort in his work．
And many people have offered support to Li after reading his story．
（1）Who reported the news？
A． Yang Feiyue．
B．Li Bangyong．
C．Wang Zhenyu．
（2）How long does Li Bangyong usually work every day？
A．About 8 hours．
B． About 10 hours．
C． About 12 hours．
（3）Why does Li's girl walk around during a break？
A． To deliver takeout．
B． To relax her legs．
C． To protect against sunlight．
（4）Where does this passage probably come from？
A．A guide book．
B．A TV program．
C．A website