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Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学) in 2012. Mo， who was born in 1955 from a farmer’s family in Gaomi country in Shandong Province， is the first Chinese in China to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years， life was not easy and he experienced hunger(饥饿). These things have influence(影响) Mo Yan’s later writings. |
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60-year-old Park Geun-hue(朴槿惠) was selected(当选) the new President of South Korea in December， 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else，” she told the cheering people in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my promises.” |
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Barack Obama (born in Honolulu， Hawaii in 1961)， who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008， has been elected again to a second term. Obama is a graduate(毕业) of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichita， Kansas. |
When Mo Yan was young， his family might be .
| A．big | B．poor | C．rich | D．modern |
Where was Barack Obama born?
| A．In Kansas. | B．In Kenya. |
| C．In Golumbia. | D．In Hawaii. |
Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?
| A．The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize. |
| B．Park Geun-hue will lead South Korea till the year 2018. |
| C．Obama studied in Columbia University and Harvard Law School. |
| D．Among the three persons， Park Geun-hue is the oldest. |
When it comes to long， distance space travel， the biggest， problem is that spaceships can only get as far as the fuel onboard allows． In 1964， a British writer Clarke came up with the idea of "solar sailing" in his science fiction． He wrote of large， mirror﹣like sails that collect power from the sun and free spaceships from the limitation of fuel．
This sci﹣fi idea was first successful brought to reality in 2010 by Japan's IKAROS satellite．Ever since then， the technology has improved mission by mission， with the latest being NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail 3（ACS3）． NASA has recently announced that it's going to team up with Lithuania's satellite﹣building company NanoAvionics to test its new sail ﹣in low﹣Earth orbit．
To many， a solar sail may look like a giant solar panel， but it actually works very differently．While solar panels take in energy from the sun and change it into power， solar sails use Photons given off by the sun to create direct power． Besides， solar panels are big and heavy to carry， while solar sails are just the opposite．
According to Abbott， the CEO of NanoAvionics， the upcoming low﹣Earth orbit trial with NASA， if successful， will be followed with deep﹣space missions that involve larger solar sails． Theseare ideal for low﹣cost and long﹣distance space travel because fuel will no longer be a problem．
"It started as a sci﹣fi dream，" Popular Mechanics reporter Jennifer Leman wrote． "Now it could be the future of space flight．"
（1）What can we say about solar sailing according to the first two paragraphs？
| A． |
It was widely used in space travel． |
| B． |
It was tried by IKAROS satellite． |
| C． |
It was from the creative idea by Clarke． |
（2）Which of the following words best describe solar sails compared with solar panels？
| A． |
Big and heavy． |
| B． |
Small and light． |
| C． |
Powerful and large． |
（3）What does the underlined word Thesein paragraph 4 refer to？
| A． |
À． Larger solar sails． |
| B． |
Deep﹣space missions． |
| C． |
Long﹣distance space flights． |
（4）What is the best title for the text？
| A． |
Solar Sail： the Latest Technology |
| B． |
Solar Sail： from Dream to Reality |
| C． |
Solar Sail： a New Kind of Spaceship |
Kermit the Frog， a popular puppet character from US ﹣kids show Sesame Street，is probably most well﹣known for saying， "It's not easy being green．" Well， our famous frog friend won't have to worry much longer! It seems that the color green is coming back in style in 2020．
Based on fashion collections made for spring/summer 2020， it is clear that major brands have been inspiredby nature's beauty． The new designs have a variety of leaf prints and floral fashion．
This new trend in seeing the color green as fashionable shouldn't come as a surprise，though． The popularity of the color has actually been growing for a while now． In 2017，Pantonenamed Greenery its color of the year as a symbol of new beginnings．
Green is a strong fashion trend for 2020 and it seems like it is here to stay， According to the famous Dutch trend forecastet， Li Èdelkoort． green， will be a major color of the 10 years． She believes the new" Green Wave"is connected with a hunger for nature． "The need for green is so powerful that it will turn around fashion and design without any doubt…it is impossible to ignore，"Edelkoort writes on her company website describing the new trend．
There is much more to green than it being just a color． Edelkoort continues， "But maybe the most important thing about green is its capacity to bring joy，" Maybe it's easier to be green
than Kermit originally thought．
（1）What can we learn about Kermit the Frog？
| A． |
He thinks it difficult to be green! |
| B． |
He is a popular kid actor in America． |
| C． |
He predicts green will be popular in 2020． |
（2）What does the underlined word inspiredin paragraph 2 mean？
| A． |
A 启发 |
| B． |
鼓舞 |
| C． |
带来 |
（3）What does Li Edelkoort think of green？
| A． |
Green will become popular in 10 years． |
| B． |
Green will make no difference to people's life． |
| C． |
Green will be an important part of people's life， |
（4）Where is the text probably from？
| A． |
A guidebook． |
| B． |
A magazine． |
| C． |
A novel． |
Can a one﹣armed person still play basketball？ You might not think so when you see ﹣Zhang Jiacheng play．
The single﹣armed 13﹣year﹣old from Guangdong has recently become an internet sensation．Featuring his dribbling skills and powerful underarm shot， his basketball videos have been viewed by more than 50 million people． Zhang even drew the attention of NBA superstar Steven Curry．
"You are an inspiration， you don't take 'no' for an answer， you find the way to go through difficult times and get out there on the basketball court（球场），" Curry said in a video posted on Sina Weibo．
However， it wasn't easy for Zhang to step onto the court．At the age of five， Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill． Although it was difficult at first， Zhang gradually got used to eating and getting dressed on his own． He also keeps up with his studies in school and helps his family with chores．
In the summer of 2018， Zhang first discovered his love for the sport when he attended a basketball course in his school． Soon， he was rarely seen without a ball in his hand， even dribbling at home in the living room． He also practiced basketball in PE class． When the class was learning how to skip rope， which takes two hands， he asked his teacher to permit him to do basketball training instead．
He's gotten a lot of attention since then． Zhang said， "With the encouragement of all these people， I feel like I have to try harder to live up to people's expectations． I will do better and become better．"
（1）When did Zhang Jiacheng become disabled？
| A． |
Eight years ago． |
| B． |
In his teens． |
| C． |
In summer， 2018． |
（2）What is the right order according to the story？
a． He learned to dress himself with one arm．
b． He attended a basketball course in his school．
c． He drew much attention at home and abroad．
d． He lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill．
e． He practiced basketball skills anytime and anywhere．
| A． |
b﹣d﹣a﹣e﹣c |
| B． |
c﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣e |
| C． |
d﹣a﹣b﹣e﹣c |
（3）What can we infer from Steven Curry's words about Zhang Jiacheng？
| A． |
Curry felt sorry for Zhang's sad life experiences． |
| B． |
Curry thought highly of Zhang's fighting against bad luck． |
| C． |
Cury admired Zhang's dribbling skills and powerful shots． |
（4）What is the author's purpose in writing the text？
| A． |
To introduce Zhang's school life． |
| B． |
To describe Zhang's growing process． |
| C． |
To tell Zhang's efforts to follow his dream． |
This Side of Wild （2015）
Written by Gary Paulsen， US
If you are interested in nature and animas， this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better． You'll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life．
Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School （2015）
Written by Jeff Kinney， US
Greg Hefley， a middle school student，is facing new problems．His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps in the road， you can still laugh about them．
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic （2015）
Written by Lisa Papademetriou， US
Kai and Leila live in different countries． One day， they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse． The book is blank， but when they write in il， it starts to write a whole story on its own． This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist．，
（1）If you love nature and animals， which book will you probably choose？
| A． |
This Side of Wild， |
| B． |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School． |
| C． |
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic． |
（2）What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid： Old School mainly about？
| A． |
How to stop using electrics． |
| B． |
How to pass bumps in roads． |
| C． |
How to deal with difficulties． |
（3）What do we know about the three books？
| A． |
They had the same background． |
| B． |
They came out in the same year． |
| C． |
They were written by the same author． |
When we are born， we are given names that stay with us for our whole lives．Some names include good wishes and hopes from parents， while others may be special and easy to remember．But do you know how the new coronavirus got its name？
The task of naming a virus is no less important than naming a person． When a disease breaks out，the official（官方的）naming of a new virus is often late and may lead to many problems．Over the past ten years，some improper names have caused problems． In 2009，the "swine flu（猪流感）"was widely used before the official name， HINI virus， was announced．This led Egypt to kill all of its pigs even though it didn't spread among people who hadn't been near pigs．In 2015， the name MERS （Middle East Respiratory Syndrome，中东呼吸综合征） made people of this region angry．
So in 2015， the World Health Organization （WHO）announced that the names of viruses should be easy to remember but avoid being named after places，people，animals and foods．Following these rules，the new coronavirus we are suffering from was named "COV﹣ID﹣19" by the WHO on Feb 11，2020． In this name，"CO" means "corona"，"VI" stands for "virus" and "D" means "disease"．
（1）When our parents name us， they ．
| A． |
often put their hopes on us |
| B． |
try to make the names special |
| C． |
can easily remember our names |
| D． |
let the names stay with us longer |
（2）What does the underlined sentence mean？
| A． |
Naming a virus is not very important． |
| B． |
Naming a person or a virus is a difficult task． |
| C． |
Naming a virus is as important as naming a person． |
| D． |
Naming a person is more important than naming a virus． |
（3）Which is true according to the second paragraph？
| A． |
MERS killed many pigs in Egypt． |
| B． |
HINI virus could spread among people． |
| C． |
A new virus isn't often named officially in time． |
| D． |
Improper names caused viruses to spread widely． |
（4）What do we know about MERS virus？
| A． |
It broke out in 2009． |
| B． |
It was named after places． |
| C． |
It got its name from WHO． |
| D． |
It made local people angry． |
（5）Which of the following is the main idea of this text？
| A． |
How does WHO deal with viruses？ |
| B． |
Why does a new virus have a name？ |
| C． |
What have viruses done to the world？ |
| D． |
How did the new coronavirus get its name？ |