There is a Chinese saying:Time and tidy wait for no man. Have too many things to do in too little time? Well, if you make a good plan, everything will be in order. This chart will certainly help. If you can do all this, every your single day will be productive(高效率的).
●Make a list
It all begins with listing. If you don’t have a list, create one.
●Worst first
We often have one thing on the list, which is hanging over our heads and makes us worried. Work on it first and make the rest of your day easier.
●Just do it
Those small thing are easier to deal with. Complete them and cross them off the list.
●Make things enjoyable
Have small breaks, enjoy music, or even a snack when you are tired. ①________
●Pack times
Which part of your time is most productive? ②__________
●Re-list
a. Sometimes you will not complete everything on your list. This is okay. Add them to tomorrow’s list with a star so that you will know they should be done first the next day.
b. By the day’s end you will have a rough (粗略的)idea of things you need to do tomorrow. Go ahead and list them. Tomorrow when you start fresh, you will not forget to do them.请把划线部分的句子译成汉语。(2分)
_____________________________________________________________________What should you do if you are tired according to the passage? (1分)
_____________________________________________________________________从A、B、C中为①②选出两个适当的选项，并将其字母标号分别填入在下面横线上。(2分)
A. Replay all the e-mail at a time and make all the phone calls at another time. This will help keep your mind and your job clear.
B. When this time comes around, close your door so that it is just you and your work.
C. Life is short. Enjoy your work.
①________________②_______________What should you do if you can not finish today’s work? (1分)
_____________________________________________________________________Give a title(标题)in the passage. (1分)
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
Music can be powerful. The Guardian listed 50 concerts that changed modern music history. Let’s look at three of them.
Bob Dylan: Newport Folk Festival
Rhode Island, US, July 25, 1965
Bob Dylan is well-known for his poetic guitar ballads. In this 1965 concert, Dylan took out an electric guitar and made a sharp sound. The Guardian said this is when folk rock was born.
Freddie Mercury: Live Aid
London, UK, July 13, 1985
As its name suggests, Live Aid was for helping people. It raised ＄245 million to fight famine（饥荒）in Ethiopia. It’s often seen as the first benefit（慈善）concert of its kind. The concert also saw the birth of a new rock star—Freddie Mercury.
Beyonce: Coachella Music Festival
California, US, April 14, 2018
At the Coachella Music Festival, Beyonce had an all-black dancer and backing vocals lineup. The concert, which fans call “Beychella” on Twitter, took 100 backup performers and three months of rehearsals（排练）. The Guardian thinks Beyonce is like “a goddess of war”.
（1）When was folk rock born?
| A． |
In 1965. |
B． |
In 1985. |
C． |
In 2018. |
（2）Which concert is regarded as the first benefit concert?
| A． |
Newport Folk Festival. |
B． |
Live Aid. |
C． |
Coachella Music Festival. |
（3）Who is like “a goddess of war”?
| A． |
Bob Dylan. |
B． |
Freddie Mercury. |
C． |
Beyonce. |
For 16-year-old Ma Yifei, the violin performance of the Beijing 2022 Olympic theme song, Snowflake, was her best present for Paralympians （残奥运动员） all over the world. Even though snowflakes are related to winter, she let others feel warmth, hope and light through her performance. “I’m also disabled and I want to do something for them with my music,” said Ma.
Ma went blind at the age of two because of an illness. She became interested in music when she was young. She started to learn to play the piano at five and the violin at nine, experiencing the “colorful” music through sound and emotion.
Ma’s mother Ha Chunyan, a former music teacher in a primary school, helped her memorize the music score （乐谱） before she played the piano. Ma could not see the keys and always played the wrong notes. It took her thousands of tries to play a piece correctly.
Learning the violin was more challenging. Ma needed to feel the teacher’s hands, arms and back to learn the movements, and listen to the strings （弦） over and over again to feel the muscles （肌肉） herself.
“After three years of learning, she still could not make any sound except terrible noises,” said Ha, who advised her daughter to give up the violin. But Ma said, “As I’ve been practicing so long, it’s hard to give up. I believe I will play better if I persist in practicing.”
In 2018, Ma got a chance to follow Sheng Yuan and Cao Yuhan, famous musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, to study music in Beijing. She left her home in Ningxia to follow her musical dream, though she knew there would be more challenges ahead.
Ma expressed her excitement about performing at the big event. “All my hard work has paid off. I’m proud of standing on the stage today.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）The violin performance made people feel __________.
| A． |
regret, hope and light |
B． |
fear, warmth and hope |
| C． |
warmth, hope and light |
D． |
pity, warmth and light |
（2）How does the writer describe Ma’s difficulties in learning the violin?
| A． |
By questioning. |
B． |
By listing numbers. |
| C． |
By offering advice. |
D． |
By giving examples. |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Ma?
| A． |
Ma began to learn to play the piano at nine. |
| B． |
In 2018, Ma got a chance to study music in Beijing. |
| C． |
It was more challenging for Ma to learn the piano than the violin. |
| D． |
Ma could memorize the music score by herself before playing the piano. |
（4）What does the underlined phrase “persist in” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
| A． |
keep on |
B． |
end up |
| C． |
take pride in |
D． |
look forward to |
（5）Ma’s story tells us __________.
| A． |
old habits die hard |
B． |
there is no place like home |
| C． |
practice makes perfect |
D． |
a good friend is like a mirror |
I asked my dad if I had ever made him cry before because I couldn’t remember ever seeing him cry.
“There was once,” he said.
He told me that when I was one year old, he put a pen, a piece of paper money and a toy in front of me. He wanted to see which one I would pick. It’s a tradition that a lot of Chinese people do when their kids are one year old. According to this tradition, it shows what the kid will value most when he or she grows up. For example, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be an intelligent person in the future. If the kid takes the money, it means he or she will value money more than others and become rich. If the kid takes the toy, it means he or she will like fun things and play a lot.
My father was doing it because he was curious （好奇的）. It was interesting for him to see which one I would pick.
He said that I just sat there and stared at the three things. He sat across from me and waited to see the result.
According to him, I moved toward him and he held his breath. Then I pushed everything aside and went right into his arms. Tears （眼泪） came to his eyes. He didn’t realize that he was one of the choices.
And that was the first and only time I made him cry.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）How many choices did the father prepare?
| A． |
One. |
B． |
Two. |
C． |
Three. |
D． |
Four. |
（2）According to the tradition, if the kid takes the pen, it means he or she will be __________.
| A． |
rich |
B． |
intelligent |
C． |
humorous |
D． |
successful |
（3）Which one did the writer finally pick?
| A． |
The father. |
B． |
The pen. |
C． |
The money. |
D． |
The toy. |
（4）The father felt __________ after the writer pushed everything aside and went into his arms.
| A． |
curious |
B． |
nervous |
C． |
relaxed |
D． |
moved |
（5）Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?
| A． |
A father’s warm hug |
B． |
Joyful tears for an old tradition |
| C． |
Different choices of a father |
D． |
A tradition for a kid’s first birthday |
It is well-known that silk was discovered in China. It is wonderfully strong, light and soft. As one of the best materials for clothes, silk has a perfect look and feel that no other materials can match.
There is a story about how silk was discovered. Lei Zu, the wife of Huang Di, was having tea under a mulberry tree when a silkworm cocoon (蚕茧) fell into her cup. As she tried to take the cocoon out, it started to unwind (展开) and the “line” seemed endless. She realized that the strong line could be used to make clothes. Then Lei Zu taught her people how to raise silkworms and how to get silk. In this way, the silk industry was born.
For hundreds of years after that, silk was only used by rich people. It was a symbol of identity and status (身份和地位). With the development of the silk industry, more silk was produced. It was no longer just for rich people. In the Han Dynasty, silk was transported as far away as Spain, Rome and many other countries. The trade road was famously known as the Silk Road, which connected China with the rest of the world.
Today, silk can be used for many kinds of things, not just for clothes but also for paintings, writing brushes, kites and even fishing nets. Wherever silk goes around the world, it is always warmly received.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
（1）Silk is one of the best materials for clothes.
（2）Huang Di discovered silk could be used to make clothes by accident.
（3）As more silk was produced, it reached more people’s homes.
（4）The silk industry was born because of the Silk Road.
（5）This passage mainly talks about the history and the popularity of silk.
阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词）
You don’t know me unless you read a book called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Huck’s my name, Huckleberry Finn. That book ends like this: my best friend, Tom Sawyer, and I found ＄12,000 in gold in a cave. We became rich. We got ＄6,000 each.
My mother died long ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was always drunk and he often beat me. Then a kind old lady called Widow Douglas took me into her home to live. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table. She sent me to school every day.
I hated those new clothes. I missed my old life. I put on my old clothes and ran away and was free and happy, but Tom Sawyer found me and said that if I wanted to join his club, I would have to return to live with the widow. For this reason, I returned to live with her.
The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside the widow’s house. My heart jumped. Pap!
“He’s heard about my money,” I thought. “And he wants it! ”
When I lit my candle and went up to my room that night, there sat Pap—his own self! I expected to be scared of him now, but I wasn’t. I stood looking at him; he set there—looking at me.
Pap was nearly fifty years old. His black hair was long and uncombed and dirty. He had allowed hair to grow on his face, which was ghostly white. Just looking at the ugly white skin made me feel sick. His clothes? —dirty and torn. His feet showed through large holes in his shoes. His hat was on the floor—an old black hat with a large hole in it.
—Taken from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
（1）Who is telling the story?
____________________________________________________________
（2）How did Tom and Huck become rich?
___________________________________________________________
（3）Why did Widow Douglas take Huck in to live with her?
___________________________________________________________
（4）Why did Huck return to live with Widow Douglas?
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（5）What is Huck’s father like in your eyes? Why do you think so?
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