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Passage 3

The British government has started a ￡ 10 million Mandarin Excellence （普通话优秀） Program． The program will have helped over 5，000 British students to be fluent （流利的） in Mandarin Chinese by 2020．

The program is led by local schools and supported （支持） by University College London． So far， 14 schools have taken part in the program． Hundreds of secondary school students in England have taken lessons in Mandarin Chinese． Over the next three years， they will spend eight hours studying Mandarin Chinese every week．

Ned Miller is an officer of the British government． He said a high level of fluency in Mandarin Chinese would become more and more important． "Language skills are important for jobs and life． Mandarin Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world． It is also one of the languages that matters the most to our country's future． If the United Kingdom wants to remain competitive in the world， we do need far more of our young people leaving school with a good commandof Mandarin Chinese，" Miller added． "We hope that our young people could be given the chance to study the language． We want them to be fluent in both spoken and written Mandarin． The Mandarin Excellence Program will help us do this． It will not only open the students' eyes， but also give them a great advantage when they enter the world of work．"

British kids， in fact， are not alone． In America， about 200，000 students are studying Mandarin Chinese． It is believed that 800，000 more will join them over the next couple of years．

（1）　　British students will have been fluent in Mandarin Chinese through the program by 2020．

A．	200，000
B．	Less than 5，000
C．	About 800，000
D．	Over 5，000

（2）The program is led by 　　．

A．	University College London
B．	local schools
C．	a British officer
D．	the American government

（3）What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "command" in Paragraph 3？　　

A．	掌握
B．	命令
C．	要求
D．	希望

（4）Ned Miller hoped 　　young people could be given the chance to study Chinese．

A．	Chinese
B．	American
C．	British
D．	French

（5）What does the writer want to tell us？　　

A．	The program has no use helping students learn Chinese well．
B．	Fewer young people abroad like to learn Chinese．
C．	Mandarin Chinese helps the UK improve its relationship with China．
D．	Mandarin Chinese is becoming more and more important．

Passage 2

I'm a girl， Rosie． Racing on the 1，500﹣meter track （跑道）， I'm so tired． I want to stop but a voice is repeating in my head， "No one knows what the result will be． Everything is still possible．" Today， I have to fight with myself．

Nine years ago， when I was a 6﹣year﹣old girl， my mother took me on a trip． We went to the foot of a high mountain which she told me that we would climb． I had never done this before and the thought of it made me very happy．

At the beginning， I was so excited， and climbed fast． But half an hour later， when I was thirsty and tired， I just stopped and sat on the ground， completely silent． My mom came and sat next to me．

She said， "Get up and go on!"

Crying， I almost shouted， "Never! It's too tiring and I am thirsty． I want to go back home now．"

Patiently she explained， "Listen， my dear． If you try your best， anything is possible． If you don't try， your dream will never come true． You will never know how beautiful the sights look unless you reach the top of the mountain．"

Hearing her words， I stopped crying and started to climb again． Finally I did reach the top of the mountain and enjoyed the fantastic view．

Today I'm on the racing track． I'm going to keep running because I know it's always valuable． And in the end I made it ﹣ I got through the finish line．

Although it was really difficult and I did not win， I did finish it． "Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined （命定的） place．"

（1）Why did Rosie want to stop running at first？　　

A．	Because she was excited．
B．	Because she was thirsty．
C．	Because she was tired．
D．	Because she was sleepy．

（2）How old was Rosie when she took part in the 1，500﹣meter race？　　

A．	Three．
B．	Fifteen．
C．	Nine．
D．	Six．

（3）What did her mother do when Rosie wanted to give up during the trip？　　

A．	She fought with her．
B．	She was so angry．
C．	She did nothing and left．
D．	She explained to her patiently．

（4）What was the result of the race？　　

A．	Rosie won．
B．	Rosie didn't win．
C．	Rosie didn't finish the race．
D．	We don't know．

（5）What can we learn from Rosie's experience？　　

A．	We should keep fighting until we achieve our goals．
B．	We should keep running every day．
C．	Mountain climbing is a good way to keep healthy．
D．	When we are tired， we must have a rest．

Passage 1

（1）What will the weather be like in three days？　　

A．	Mostly cloudy．
B．	Partly sunny．
C．	Sunny and windy．
D．	Cloudy and rainy．

（2）What was the high temperature on Jun．29，2018？　　

A．	21℃．
B．	13℃．
C．	15℃．
D．	26℃．

（3）Which of the following days has the lowest temperature？　　

A．	JUN 29．
B．	JUN 30．
C．	JUL 1．
D．	JUL 2．

（4）When did the sun rise today？　　

A．	At 6：06 am．
B．	At 9：03 pm．
C．	At 9：01 am．
D．	At 7：57 pm．

（5）If you want to know about the weather of next Friday， you can click " 　　"．

A．	More Historical Weather Data
B．	Astronomy
C．	Next 5
D．	More

Qu Juanru is the official inheritor（官方传承人）of Jiaxing City Tongxiang flower﹣drum opera．She began to be on the stage when she was a teenager．"My mother died when I was 14． I've lived with my father since then．In the old days，women were not allowed to perform opera．However，my father always supported me when I tried to sing．"Qu said．

Qu started performing in the local troupe（剧团）called Aimin Flower﹣Drum Opera．Later，the troupe was disbanded （解散），and she went back to farming．

After that，the young girl tried to set up the troupe several times but failed．She really lived a hard life at that time．But she didn't give up．

In 2001，some developers planned to rebuild Wuzhen．They thought a place which has no culture is of little significance（意义）．So they wanted to bring back local customs，including the Tongxiang flower﹣drum opera．Qu was their only hope．

Knowing she could sing again，Qu was so excited．Whether it's cold or hot， Qu always gives her everything on stage in Wuzhen．She has six rounds（场）of performing every day and each round lasts 30 minutes．In 2017，she was badly ill，yet it didn't stop her．

"I can still sing and perform．I'd love to be here．"Qu said．In her opinion，opera life is a wonderful dream that can't be missed．

（1）When did Qu begin to be on the stage？　　

（2）Why did Qu go back to farming？　　

（3）Did Qu return to the stage or give up performing at last？　　

（4）How long does Qu perform every day？　　

（5）What does Qu think of the opera life？　　

Maybe we three were the most unlucky graduates in our school history．I'll never forget the day when we had our graduation ceremony（毕业典礼）．

I was known for being careless． I often fell down for no reason．Since I fell off the stage（舞台）during my Primary Graduation Ceremony，my family bet（打赌）that I would fall down again during my next graduation ceremony． The day came so quickly．This time，I proudly made it through the whole ceremony without falling…but I knocked over the whole backdrop （背景板）used to take pictures for graduates! I felt so embarrassed （尴尬的）the whole morning．

My friend julia was even more embarrassed． When she together with all the graduates was sitting quietly in the hall at eight in the morning，she didn't expect her father to come to attend her ceremony because he was really busy then． The hall was very quiet and you could even hear a pin（针）drop on the ground． When all of a sudden，out of the silence，she heard "Hey，Julia!" Everyone in the hall looked behind and found Julia's father，with a camera in his hand，smiling at her!

Tiffany was the most beautiful girl of us three． She loved all kinds of dresses． On that day，she dressed herself beautifully and wanted to have some beautiful photos．Unluckily， it was one of the windiest days of our life．The wind blew her beautiful dress up in front of the whole graduate class! She didn't know whether to cry or laugh．

Lucky？Unlucky？So lucky! All of these became the unforgettable part of our life!

（1）The writer was very 　　in her daily life．

A．	careless
B．	careful
C．	friendly
D．	lazy

（2）Julia's father 　　at the graduation ceremony．

A．	sat quietly in his seat
B．	was busy with his work
C．	took pictures for her
D．	dropped a pin on the ground

（3）This story happened on a 　　morning．

A．	cloudy
B．	windy
C．	sunny
D．	rainy

（4）Tiffany was embarrassed because 　　that day．

A．	she fell off the stage
B．	she didn't have beautiful dresses
C．	her dress was blown up
D．	her photos weren't unforgettable

（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？　　

A．	The girls weren't in the same school．
B．	The writer knocked over the backdrop．
C．	Julia knew that her father would come．
D．	Tiffany loved all kinds of shoes．

City	Min (⁰C)	Max (⁰C)	Weather	City	Min (⁰C)	Max (⁰C)	Weather
Beijing	24	31	cloudy	Paris	15	29	clear
London	13	27	cloudy	Singapore	27	30	Thunder shower
Moscow	11	22	cloudy	Sydney	13	19	windy
New York	22	26	cloudy	Tokyo	23	27	rainy