On the suburb （郊区） of a town in England，there lived an old man in a nice house with a large garden．（61） He watered and fertilized （施肥） them．
One day a young man went by the garden．He looked at the beautiful flowers，imaging how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place．（62） He was very surprised about this and asked，"You can't see these flowers，why are you busy taking good care of them every day？"
The old man smiled and said，"I can tell you four reasons．First，I was a gardener since I was young，and I really like this job．Second，（63） Third，I can smell the sweetness of them．As for the last one，that's you．"
"Me？But you don't know me，"said the young man．
"Yeah，it's true that I don't know you．But I know that flowers are angels （天使） that everyone knows．（64） "
The blind man's work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts，which also made his life happier．It was just like Beethoven （贝多芬）．（65） Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music，but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely．Isn't it one kind of happiness？
A．He couldn't hear anything in his later life and wrote great musical works． B．He took care of his flowers all the time． C．I can touch then though I can't see these flowers． D．Then，suddenly he found the old gardeners was blind． E．We can enjoy the happiness which these flowers have brought us． |
Jin Yong is the pen name of Zha Liangyong．He was born on February 6th，1924 in Zhejiang and he started to write his first Kungfu novel when he was 31 years old． He wrote 15 novels in his life． Many novels are very popular， such as Demi﹣Gods and Semi﹣Devils，《天龙八部》and The Smiling Proud Wanderer《笑傲江湖》．
Because of the Chinese culture and his literary （文学） talent， his novels won big success．They were sold all over the world and translated into over 50 languages．Many novels were made into movies，TV plays and games． It is said that wherever Chinese may be， Jin Yong's novels may be．
Jin Yong died on October 31st，2018．It is a great lose to Chinese．All Chinese people miss him forever．
（1）When was Jin Yong born？
A． On February 16th， 1924．
B． On October 31st， 2018．
C． On February 6th， 1924．
（2）Which of the following is not Jin Yong's novel？
A． Journey to the West．
B． Demi﹣Gods and Semi﹣Devils．
C． The Smiling Proud Wanderer．
（3）How old was Jin Yong when he died？
A． 84
B．90
C． 94
（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Jin Yong began to write his first Kungfu novel when he was 21 years old．
B． Jin Yong's novels were translated into over 15 languages．
C． Jin Yong's death is a great lose to Chinese people．
Flu（流感）easily spreads from one person to another． If you are weak， you probably catch flu easily． Do you know how you can avoid flu？ Here are some suggestions：
Keep in good health
You can eat everything you want but make sure that your diet is healthy． The healthier you are， the better it is for you to avoid any type of illness around． Most doctors suggest drinking lot of fresh fruit juice and water is helpful to avoid flu．
Stay away from people with flu
If a member of family or a friend has flu， stay away from him / her until he / she is well． Flu is very communicable． If you stay with the person with flu， you can catch flu easily． Wear a mask（口罩）and avoid using things that the person with flu is using．
Exercise
Exercising will make you stronger，which means a stronger immune system（免疫系统），too．Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy． It doesn't matter what kind of exercise it is．
Be happy
Happy people are healthy people． Their life isn't stressed out， so they may be safe from illness．If you are unhappy， you will easily get sick．
Avoiding the flu is easy． Just boost（增强）your immune system and it will take care of the rest．
（1）How many suggestions of avoiding flu are talked about in the passage？
A． Three
B． Four
C． Five
（2）The underlined word "communicable"means " "．
A． 无效的
B． 致命的
C． 传染的
（3）What should we do to stay away from people with flu？
A． Exercise often
B． Eat junk food
C． Wear a mask
（4）What's the best title（标题）of this passage？
A． How to avoid flu．
B． How to keep in good health．
C． How to exercise．
These years， Chinese traditional culture， as Sinology （国学）， has become more popular． It is reported that many schools have courses of Sinology．Students are interested in them and often read the classical works by Chinese ancient educators， like Confucius （孔子）．
Why do we study Sinology？ Here are two main reasons： First， it is the essence （精髓）of Chinese civilization （文明） with more than 5000 years． Second， Sinology can contribute（做贡献） to a harmonious （和谐的） society．
All Chinese people should inherit （继承） the advantages of Sinology．It's necessary for us to introduce Sinology to the world． As middle school students， we should realize the importance of studying traditional culture， such as reading classical books， practicing Chinese handwriting and painting．We should also remember and celebrate our own festivals，like the Spring Festival，the Dragon Boat Festival and so on．
（1）Who was Confucius？
A． An ancient educator．
B． An ancient worker．
C． An ancient scientist．
（2）How many main reasons of studying Sinology are mentioned（提到） in this passage？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
（3）From this passage， we know that ．
A． Sinology has become less popular these year
B． The Spring Festival isn't a Chinese traditional festival
C．Sinology can contribute to our society
（4）What is the article about？
A． Handwriting．
B． Festival．
C． Sinology．
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The world's largest radio telescope was finished on Sept． 25， 2017 in China．
FAST is a five﹣hundred﹣meter telescope． It is also called Tian﹣yan （"The Eye of Heaven"）， with a dish the sire of 30 football grounds， deep in the mountains of southwest China's Guizhou Province． The giant dish is built on a howl﹣like valley．
The surrounding area has "radio silence" as there are no towns and cities within a 5﹣kilometer radius（半径范围） and only one county center within 25 kilometers．
FAST is made up of 4，450 panels（面板）． The second largest radio telescope is in Russia． The bigger dish will be able to pick up weaker signals （信号）．
The radio telescope is like an ear， listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe． With the help of the telescope， we can receive weaker and more radio messages far away in space． It will help us to search for intelligent life outside of the Galaxy（银河系） and explore the origins（起源）of the universe． "Any of its discoveries will lead to a Nobel Prize，" said Joseph Taylor， a Noble Prize winner．
The FAST project began in 2011． And the telescope is expected to remain the global leader for the next 10 to 20 years．
（1）Where was FAST developed？
A． In China．
B． In Russia．
C． In America．
（2）The underlined word " giant" probably means " " in Chinese．
A．神秘的
B． 巨大的
C． 宽广的
（3）FAST is used to ．
A． explore the origins of human beings
B． receive distant radio messages from the universe
C． watch the beautiful scenery of the Galaxy
（4）From the passage， we can know that ．
A． FAST is the largest radio telescope all over the world so far
B． Noisy towns are around the telescope within a 5﹣kilometer radius
C． The second﹣largest radio telescope is made up of 4，450 panels
（5）How long did it take to finish the FAST project？
A． About twenty years．
B． About ten years．
C． About six years．
