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The traditional Chinese calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, the 24 solar terms were created thousands of years ago to guide agricultural （农业的） production. But solar term culture is still useful today to guide people's lives through cultural activities and special foods that go with each term.

Great Heat, the 12th solar term of the year, begins this year on July 22 and ends on August 6. During Great Heat, most parts of China enter the hottest season of the year. Here is something you should know about Great Heat.

Great Heat is a season of harvesting （收割） . During this time, the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfall are good for the plants. But many natural disasters also happen. So, it's important to harvest and plant in time.

Sending the Great Heat ship is a tradition in Taizhou. The ship is full of all kinds of meat. More than 50 fishermen take turns carrying the ship as they walk through the streets. The ship will finally be pulled out of the port and burned at sea. People believe that is a symbol of good harvests and health.

Great Heat is a season with most crickets （蟋蟀） in the countryside. Cricket fighting is popular game for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back over 1,000 years ago.

People in different places enjoy different food. For example, in southern Shandong, people would like to drink mutton soup. Grass jelly is very popular in Guangdong because there is a saying "Eating grass jelly in Great Heat will make you stay young."

41 ． Ancient Chinese people created 24 solar terms to ________.

A．

keep a healthy life

B．

serve different food

C．

help farming

42 ． Great Heat lasts for ________days this year.

A．

6

B．

16

C．

22

43 ． In Taizhou, people send the great Heat ship________.

A．

just for fun

B．

to get exercise

C．

with good wishes

44 ． According to the passage, ________.

A．	Great Heat is an important time to harvest and plant
B．	cricket fighting games are getting popular in China now
C．	people in Guangdong enjoy mutton soup during Great Heat

45 ． Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

There was a young painter who made a living by painting portraits （肖像） . One day, a rich man asked him to paint a portrait for him and promised to pay him 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, but he was not pleased with it. He told the young painter, "I will only pay 3,000 dollars for this painting".

The young painter was angry. He argued with the rich man, hoping the rich man would keep his word.

The rich man thought, "The man in the painting is me. If I don't buy this painting, no one else will buy it." So he said, "I will ask you one last time: will you sell it for 3,000 dollars?"

The young painter said firmly （坚定地） , "No. This is a shame for me! I would prefer not to sell it, rather than be humiliated by you. Someday, you will pay 20 times the cost for breaking your promise."

After that, the painter worked hard day and night. Finally, he became well-known in the art world.

The rich man forgot about the artist and what he had told him. But one day, some friends told him, "There is a painting selling for 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks exactly like you. It has a name of 'Thief （贼） ".

Then, the rich man remembered the artist. He quickly went to say sorry and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait. The young painter made the rich man lower his head in the end.

36 ． The rich man would only pay 3,000 dollars for the painting because ________.

A．	he didn't have 10.000 dollars
B．	he wasn't very satisfied with it
C．	he thought others would buy it

37 ． The painter became famous by________.

A．

working hard

B．

making friends

C．

making a lot of money

38 ． The underlined word "humiliated" means "________" in Chinese.

A．

欺骗

B．

吓唬

C．

羞辱

39 ． The man in the painting with the name "Thief" is ________.

A．

the artist

B．

the rich man

C．

the rich man's friend

40 ． What happened at the end of the story?

A．	The rich man kept his promise.
B．	The rich man fought with the painter.
C．	The rich man was punished by the painter.

Arguments （争吵） between teenagers and parents can be a problem and should be taken seriously.

•A few examples of the arguments

Parent: Mike is always making trouble in school. You'd better keep away from him.

Ben: You don't know him as well as I do stop trying to tell me who I can make friends with.

Parent: Don't spend so much time playing computer games. You should do something meaningful.

Grace: I've already finished my homework. I just want to relax.

Parent: You got an F in your physics exam again. I'm disappointed （失望） with you.

Jack: I did study hard. but it's just too difficult for me.

•Some results of a survey

About 18% of the kids talk to their parents when they have problems.

Over 50% of the kids think their parents don't understand them.

Almost 50% of the parents talk to their children only about school.

•Some suggestions from experts

Communicate with your kids in a friendly way.

Encourage kids to share their feelings with you.

Take part in different activities together with kids.

31 ． Ben's parent isn't happy with Ben being friends with________.

A．

Mike

B．

Grace

C．

Jack

32 ． Grace's mother thinks playing computer games is ________.

A．

interesting

B．

relaxing

C．

meaningless

33 ． Jack didn't do well in physics because________.

A．	he often plays with Mike
B．	he thinks it's too hard for him
C．	he plays computer games too much

34 ． From the survey of the passage, we can know that ________.

A．	none of the kids think their parents understand them
B．	most parents talk to their children only about school
C．	a few kids talk to their parents when they have problems

35 ． The suggestions are for ________.

A．

parents

B．

teachers

C．

students

D

Chinese companies lead in global 5G patent applications with Huawei taking the crown, according to a report by IPlytics, an authorized patent data company. Three companies from China were included in the top 10 list of 5G Standards-Essential Patents (SEPs) family owners, Huawei ranked first. ZTE Corp and China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT) grabbed fifth and ninth places.

Chinese companies topped the list with most 5G SEPs applications in communication systems by the end of April 2019, accounting for 34 percent of the world's total. Chinese tech giant Huawei has taken a leading role by owning 15 percent of SEPs, according to the report "Who Is Leading the 5G Patent Race?"

SG SEPs are patents that any company will have to use when carrying out 5G and no one can avoid them.

Different from 3G and 4G technologies, 5G technology will influence various industries and encourage the appearance of many new products, services and industries.

The automotive sector will most likely be one of the first industries to depend on 5G, which will connect vehicles to other vehicles, roadsides, traffic lights buildings and the Internet according to the report.

"It is 5G that is going to be a huge jump forward for communication systems because only with 5G's higher bandwidth can a number of applications be more advanced and used by most consumers," said Nicole Peng, senior director of the market research company Canalys.

As 5G technology has combined various industries and technologies, the number of 5G SEPs rose to more than 60,000 globally by the end of April 2019, the report said.

1 ． Which one was NOT on the top 10 list of 5G SEPs?

A．

Canalys.

B．

Huawei.

C．

ZTE Corp.

D．

CATT.

2 ． What is the main idea of the first two paragraphs?

A．	No companies can avoid SG SEPs.	B．	IPlyties is an important data company.
C．	Chinese companies lead the 5G patent race.	D．	China owned 34% of the world's SG SEPs applications.

3 ． What does Nicole Peng think of 5G?

A．	Various industries will be helpful for 5G a lot.
B．	Many applications will make 5G more advanced.
C．	5G will be used by many most advanced consumers.

D ． 5G will make great progress in communication systems.

4 ． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．	5G will be first used by the industry of the automotive sector.	B．
C．	Various industries and farming will be mostly influenced by 5	D．
E．	5G will encourage many new products, services, and industries to appear.	F．

D ． More than 6,000 SG SEPs had been used by the end of April 2019.

C

December 27, 2019 was an exciting day for Chinese people. China's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, was successfully launched in Hainan on that day.

The 57-meter-tall rocket is the tallest and strongest rocket in China. Since the Long March 5 is much bigger than others in the Long March rockets, it has been nicknamed "Chubby 5", according to China Daily.

The rocket is able to carry things weighing up to 25,000 kilograms-the weight of 16 midsize cars, China Daily noted. This payload is about 2.5 times greater than any other Chinese rocket. The Long March 5 is the third most powerful rocket in the world. Our Chinese scientists are really proud of it.

During the December launch, the Long March 5 successfully sent the Shijian 20th satellite, China's largest and heaviest home-made satellite, into space. In addition to sending the satellite into space, the launch also tested several projects that were used to improve the rocket's basic skills. It also tested the key project that will be used to take the Change 5 probe to the moon, according to the China National Space Center.

In the future, the Long March 5 will be used for China's fifth lunar expedition, as well as to place parts of China's space-station into space. "In 2021, we will use the Long March 5 to launch the Change's 5 probe to the moon and also send a special probe to Mars," said Wang Xiaojun, the project manager of the Long March 5.

1 ． What do we know about the Long March 5?

A．	It was launched at the start of 2019.	B．	It was launched in Xichang.
C．	It is the tallest rocket in the world.	D．	It is the biggest Long March rocket.

2 ． What is the payload of the Long March 5?

A．	It's more than 2,500 kilograms.	B．	It's three times greater than others'.
C．	It's up to 25,000 kilograms.	D．	It's the weight of 16 midsize buses.

3 ． Scientists used the Long March 5 launch to ________.

A．	improve the satellite's basic skills	B．	have China's fifth lunar expedition
C．	send a special probe to the moon	D．	send China's heaviest home-made satellite into space

4 ． What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．	How China's space-station will be built.
B．	When the Long March 5 will be send to the Mars.
C．	What the Long March 5 will be used for in the future.
D．	Why the scientists will send the Long March 5 to the moon .