People give gifts on many occasions. At weddings（婚礼），people give gifts such as tea sets and tableware (餐具). When someone has a baby, people express their wishes by giving gifts of baby clothes and food.
In western countries, food and drinks are the most traditional gifts for friends. For example, a bottle of champagne is perfect for Christmas. In some Asian countries like China and Japan, tea and wine are common gifts. Greeting cards are excellent gifts for friends and family around the world.
Here are some popular gifts for Christmas and New Year. Let’s have a look.
A message in a bottle—If you want to send a birthday message or a thank- you note, why not write on a piece of paper and put it inside a glass bottle? The person who receives this special gift will remember the words forever.
A Christmas stocking—People will look forward to seeing it each Christmas. It is a very traditional and useful Christmas gift. Many people hang the stocking up in their rooms as a decoration.
A necklace (项链) with a name—This is a special and popular gift among mothers and young people. For example, a mother can put her child’s name on the necklace. It seems that the necklace can bring her child close to her heart.If your friend Lisa has a new baby, you may sent____.
| A．school things |
| B．tea sets and table ware |
| C．baby clothes and food |
| D．birthday cards |
From the passage we learn champagne is a kind of____.
| A．drink | B．food |
| C．card | D．furniture |
____are common gifts in some Asian countries.
| A．Excellent books | B．Tea and wine |
| C．Greeting cards | D．Thank-you notes |
Mrs. Green likes the necklace with her child’s name because____.
| A．it can bring good luck to her |
| B．it is a traditional and useful gift |
| C．it is a fashionable gift for parents |
| D．it may make her child close to her heart |
Please choose the best title for this passage____.
| A．Choose a perfect present |
| B．How to celebrate New Year |
| C．How to celebrate Christmas |
| D．The festivals in China |
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上．每空一词．
Do you ever feel like you are just rushing from one subject to another？When things happen so fast，maybe you can't understand clearly what you are doing or learning，so it is important to stop yourself to think about what you have been doing or learning．
Self﹣reflection（ 反省） means slowing down and calming（ 使平静） yourself，including calming your mind．By calming down and going slowly，you give your brain a chance to think about what it has already received．Some people prefer to do self﹣reflection only in their mind．Others keep a diary．What's more，taking notes is also OK．Each method works，depending on your own personal learning．You can follow the steps to do so self﹣reflection．
First，choose the proper time to do it．School textbooks are divided into units of study．This makes it easier to begin self﹣reflection．Look for time when you complete a unit of study．Sometimes you know the unit is over because there is some kind of test．Use these natural breaks to stop and do self﹣reflection．
Then，find a quiet place and take out your reflection diary．Write down some notes on the new things that you learned in the unit．Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some connections．
Finally，think about things that you are not sure of．Maybe you learned a new way to work out a math problem，but you're not sure when to use it．Writing down your questions will help you remember to look for answers the next time you are working with the same topic．
Successful students always know self﹣reflection is important．If you have never taken the time to do self﹣reflection，try it now．
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It means slowing down and making yourself clam． You can think about what you have learned by calming down and going （61） You can do it only in your mind，and you can also keep a diary or （62） notes to do it． |
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It's a proper time to start it （63） unit is over． Write down and think about what you have learned in the unit and make some connections． Write down your questions about something you're not sure of．It's （64） to work with the same topic the next time． |
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Successful students always know the （65） of self﹣reflection．Try it now! |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑．选项中有一项为多余项．
What is life's greatest gift？It is choice．Choice is the ability to choose some actions from a set of things to achieve a goal． （56） The reason is that it turns us from dumb animals into artists．Choice
becomes the tool we use to sculpt （ 雕刻）our life．The tool doesn't come free，however，for the price of choice is responsibility． （57） it is enjoyment．
Choice is power．Choice is at the heart of life．It's the creative power of life．Life is always changing and we have to make lots of choices． （58） We often need to check where we are on our journey．We need to ask questions：Am I moving closer to my goals？If not，what action will I take now to make myself realize my goals？
（59） And our life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them．For example，you decide which stores to shop at and which bus station to go on．But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are much more important than deciding where to shop．The more we understand the difference between small and big decisions，the more pleasure we will get．
Life is like a chess game． （60） All chess lovers realize that it isn't necessary to win to enjoy the game．Make the best moves you can under the conditions．Then you can enjoy your life．
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B．The pleasure is in the playing． |
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C．In fact，we have to make choices every day． |
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D．But when we accept and carry it out，we get a great return． |
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E．Because making right choices is more important than working hard． |
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F．Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals． |
请阅读下列五个故事简介，将其与上面书橱中陈列的书籍相匹配，并在答题卡上将对应的选项涂黑．其中有一项为多余选项．
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46．Every day the bad Queen asks her mirror："Mirror，Mirror，on the wall，who's the most beautiful of us all？"And every day the mirror replies，"You are!"…until one day it says，"The Princess!"So the Queen is so angry that she decides to kill the Princess who has skin as white as snow．She doesn't expect the girl to find not one but seven tiny men． |
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47．Finally，the man gets to a lonely island．Luckily，he gets some tools，food and drinks，knives and guns from the broken ship he took．Later，he finds a cave （山洞） to live in．But one day，he finds some large footprints in the sand．Is there anyone else on the land？Who is running towards his cave？ |
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48．Without parents，the girl is taken to a boarding school．Though she has a hard time there，she gets education and later becomes a teacher．However，she gets so bored with her life that she is thirsty for the outside world．So she sends an ad for a job．Will she get a reply？Will she get everything she fights for﹣freedom，fairness and true love？ |
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49．When the young man meets his long﹣lost uncle，he finds a magic lamp that changes his life．Inside is a genie（精灵） with the power to make wishes come true．But can even the genie help the young man win the beautiful young girl？And is his long﹣lost uncle all he seems…？ |
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50．Here is the boy who is like you in some ways．He thinks school life is boring and looks forward to something exciting．One day，he enters a cave with his friend．They walk deeper and deeper into the cave．Unluckily，their candle is put out and they get lost in the dark．Can they get out of the cave？With other exciting things will they experience？ |
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请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．
High﹣speed trains，Alipay（ 支付宝），shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great
Achievements of China by young foreigners，according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University．In the video，young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes （ 一带一路） were asked to name great inventions that had influenced their lives in China．The following is what they said from 4 young people of them．
（1）What does Justin think of the high﹣speed railways in China according to his words？
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Fast and tidy． |
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Convenient and wonderful． |
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Cheap and amazing． |
（2）What do"A"and"B"refer to （指） inYala's words？
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Two bikes． |
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Two riders． |
| C． |
Two places． |
（3）What does the underlined phrase"be in a tough spot"mean？
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Get into trouble． |
| B． |
Lose your way． |
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Stay in silence． |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the above information？
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Bicycle﹣sharing system provides bikes for free． |
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There're no high﹣speed railways in Romania now． |
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Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things． |
（5）What conclusion（ 结论） can we draw about the new four great achievements？
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They were created by young foreign people． |
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They are the signs that China is improving rapidly． |
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They were brought to the countries along Belt and Road Routes． |
A problem is only a problem until there is a solution（解决办法）．We find solutions by thinking creatively．（76） In other words，we think outside the box．Sometimes，thinking outside the box solves not just one，but two problems．
Amsterdam is one of the most crowded cities in Europe．As a result，housing is very expensive，especially for students．
（77） However，finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently．
While the colleges in Amsterdam were trying to solve the housing problem，thousands of shipping contains（集装箱）were lying quietly in ports（港口）around the world．These huge steel containers carry products from one country to another．The life of each container is about 10years．（78） Yet they can't recycle all of them because there are so many．
Back in Amsterdam，a company came up with an amazing idea．Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartment？（79） They are all the same size and fit together perfectly．The steel is strong．Moreover，these containers are so widely available that they are quite cheap to buy．For all these reasons，they can be used to build apartments quickly and cheaply．Building began in 2005，and after only a few weeks，hundreds of Amsterdam students had new homes．
When students first heard about this idea，they thought the container apartments would be small，noisy，and cold．（80） Each container apartment has a kitchen，a bedroom with a study area，and a bathroom．The apartments are warm and quiet．They even have a high﹣speed Internet connection．Living in a shipping container has become popular．Today，3，000Amsterdam students live in the container village．
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Students need low cost apartments． |
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The containers are great for building apartments． |
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In fact，these apartments are not in good condition． |
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However，they were surprised when they saw them． |
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Steel companies recycle some of the old containers． |
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Recycling the steel containers has many advantages． |
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We use our imagination and come up with creative ideas． |
