When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.
In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”
We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green a Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished he said,“Now you can decorate it.”
I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.
Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.What do we know about the writer?
| A．She had lots of friends at school. |
| B．She knew little of her neighbors. |
| C．She lived a hard life when she was young. |
| D．She seldom saw beautiful green trees. |
How did the writer and her sisters feel when their father decided to make a Christmas tree?
| A．Excited | B．Tired |
| C．Bored | D．Worried |
The third paragraph mainly describes__________.
| A．why the writer and her sisters went around the house |
| B．what were needed to decorate a beautiful Christmas tree |
| C．how long it took to find materials |
| D．how the Christmas tree was made |
Which would be the best title for the passage?
| A．A brave act by a happy family |
| B．A father’s love for his children |
| C．A picture of large families |
| D．An act of kindness |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word”decoration” is_______.
A. 决定 B讨论
C 装饰 D 词典
There are two kinds of opinions on"the life in the past and the life today"．
A：The life today is quite different from it in the past．On the one hand， the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems．But on the other hand， the life in the past brought more happiness to people than it does today．
①____However， as the population of the world is getting larger， competition is getting fiercer（更激烈的）．If you are not able to do your job well， someone will replace you soon．
B：The life today is much better than it was in the past．②______The rice cookers，gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives．The rice cooker is a realtime﹣saver．It is so simple to use that even a child can cook rice with it．There are some other gadgets（小机械） which save the long hours of doing housework for the housewives．
There are may other inventions which can make our life better．For example， the phones help people get in touch with each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people's life more colorful．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺连贯、合理．
A．There are many new inventions that make our life easy and interesting．
B．The life was simple in the past．
C．The life is becoming richer and richer．
① ；② ．
（2）What will happen if you can't do your job well!？
A．You can change your jobs．
B．You will have no pay．
C．Someone will take the place of you．
D．The boss will be angry with you．
（3）请用一个英文短语替换下列句中划线词．
On the one hand， the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems．
（4）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to ．
（5）请找出能反映文章主旨的主题句并写在答题卷的相应位置．
A number of years ago， a man went to visit a circus（马戏团） in New York．He was able to walk around looking at the lions， monkeys， bears and other circus animals．As he was passing the elephants， he suddenly stopped．He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg．No chains， no cages．It was clear that the elephants could，at anytime，break away from their ropes but for some reason， they did not．
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn't try to get away．"Well，"the trainer said，"when they are very young and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them and，at that age，its enough to hold them．As they grow up．they still believe they can not breakaway．They believe the rope can hold them， so they never try to break free．"
"How could it be？"said the man．These animals could at anytime break free from ropes．But because they were always stuck right where they were， they believed they couldn't．
Just like the poor elephants， how many of us go through life believing that we can not do something， just because we failed at it once before？
Failing is part of learning．
（1）Where were the animals kept？
A．In the circus．
B．In the zoo
C．In the fore
D．In the park．
（2）What does the underlined phrase"break away"mean？
A．击败
B．打破
C．挣脱
D．折断
（3）How were the elephants held？
A．By a strong rope
B．In cages
C．With chains．
D．By a small rope．
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
A．The elephants were held in this way when they were young．
B．There were many kinds of animals in the circus．
C．The animals were trained to perform．
D．The elephants often escaped．
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A．Well begun is half done．
B．The early bird catches the worm．
C．We should never give up．
D．One tree can't make a forest．
China's highly﹣respected translator and writer YangJiang passed away on May 25 in Beijing， aged 105．
Yang graduated from Dong wu University in Suzhou， Jiangsu， in 1932．She went to the UK and France to study in 1935 and returned to China in 1938．
Yang wrote lots of works and most of them are still popular now．
What's more， Yang finished a translation of Don Quixote， This made her the first Chinese to translate a whole book from Spanish．Her translation has been given as national gifts to visiting leaders of other countries．
In 2001， Yang gave away royalties（版税） from books written by her husband QianZhong shu and herself worth 10 million yuan， to set up a scholarship fund（奖学金） to help poor students．
Bill Gates is the former chairman of Microsoft Corporation， a worldwide leader in software and Internet technologies， With his friend Paul Allen， he founded Microsoft in the 1970s．With the development of Microsoft．he becomes one of the richest men in the world．
In 1999 Gates wrote a book named Business@theSpeedofThought．The book shows how computer can solve business problems in new ways．The book was published in 25 languages and is welcome in more than 60 countries．
Bill Gates has made great contributions to education and health all over the word．He has given away about 21 billion dollars for education and health．When China was struck by COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）．he also offered millions of dollars．
（1）Where did YangJiang pass away？
A．In Shanghai．
B．In Jiangsu．
C．In Beijing．
D．German．
（2）In which language is Don Quixote written？
A．English．
B．Spanish．
C．French．
D．In Zhejiang．
（3）When was Microsoft Corporation set up？
A．In1969．
B．In1965．
C．In1985．
D．In1975．
（4）What was the book Business@the Speed of Thought about？
A．Howto solve business problems with computers differently．
B． How to earn money．
C．How to increase the speed of thought．
D．Howto be a successful person．
（5）What do Yang and Gates have in common（共同点） ？
A．They are both successful in business．
B．They both care about education．
C．They are both very rich in the world．
D．They both have translated lots of books．
This story is about Mrs． Jones， an 82﹣year﹣old lady． Although her life was hard， she was always nicely dressed every day． This morning Mrs Jones was moving to the nursing home． The nursing home was very busy． After hours of waiting， Mrs Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready．（1）在去她房间的路上，我告诉她房间是什么样子的．
Suddenly she said， "I love it!"
"But Mrs Jones， you haven't seen the room yet!" I was surprised at her reply．She stopped and said，"Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is placed． （2）It depends on how I decide to think about the room． I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it．"
Then she continued， "I have a choice． I can spend the day in bed and consider how tiny my room is．Or I can just get out of bed and be thankful that I can still enjoy a new day． Each day is a gift． （3）I'll enjoy my life and all the happy memories． I have stored them in my bank account （账户） before．"
Life is like a bank account． You can take out what you've put in． （4）If you have put a lot of happiness in your bank account， you can take out some of it when you feel sad．
Attitude （态度） is everything．
任务一：请将1处翻译成英文．
（1）
任务二：请写出2处"It"指代的内容．
（2）
任务三：请将3处改为复合句．
（3）
任务四：请将4处翻译成中文．
（4）
任务五：（5）找出该文段的中心句．
（5）
When you think of the Arctic （北极）， you imagine an icy land of pure white snow． Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on earth． We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish． "And now"， CNN says， "It's the Arctic's turn．"
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow． Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters． Sadly， the scientists found 1800 pieces of microplastics per liter of （每升） snow．
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic？ According to scientists， "It's clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air．" They fall off the plastic objects and are moved by the wind， just like dust． They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow． Finding these plastics in Arctic snow means that we may breathe them in．
Are they bad for us？ Scientists cannot answer this question for now， according to the WHO． We do know that our bodies cannot take in "large" pieces of microplastics． However， if the plastics are small enough， they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time， which can be bad for our health． What's more， earlier studies have shown that microplastics may contribute to lung cancer risk．
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world． Earlier research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans， hurting ecosystems along the way． They start in our wastewater， then flow into rivers and out to the sea， where they are eaten by sea animals． If people then eat these animals， it means that we're eating the plastic as well．
（1）We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ．
A． the Arctic is the last really clean place left on earth
B． the Arctic is an icy land of pure white snow
C． the Arctic is a beautiful icy land with clean air
D． the Arctic has been polluted by plastic rubbish
（2）The underlined word "contribute" means " " in Chinese．
A． 增加
B． 捐献
C． 造成
D． 是……原因之一
（3）Where do most of the microplastics in the snow come from？
A． From water．
B． From air．
C． From wind．
D． From food．
（4）Which of the following isn't true？
A． We may breathe microplastics in Arctic．
B． Microplastics may cause lung cancer．
C． We don't have to mind microplastics right now．
D． Microplastics have hurt ecosystems．
（5）How does the writer end this passage？
A． By advising us to drink clean water．
B． By asking people not to eat sea animals．
C． By telling the seriousness of plastic pollution．
D． By showing the beauty of Arctic．