I arrived at my mother's home for our Saturday family dinner．The smells of food flew over from the kitchen．Mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes，proudly showing me their beauties．I knew they were all made herself．She was preparing for a quilt show on TV．When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes，I noticed something at the bottom of one box．I pulled it out．"What's this？"I asked．
"Oh？"Mom said，"That's Mama's quilt．"
I spread the quilt．It looked as if a group of school children had made the pieces together．
"Grandmother made this？"I asked in surprise．My grandmother was a master at making quilts．This certainly didn't look like any of the quilts she had made．
"Yes，right before she died．I brought it home with me last year and made some changes，"
Mom said，"I'm still working on it．See，this is what I've done so far．"
I looked at it more closely．She had made a line straight（直的）．At the center of the quilt，she had stitched a piece of cloth with these words："My mother made many quilts．She didn't get all lines straight．But I think this is beautiful．I want to see it finished．Her last quilt．"
"Oh，this is so nice，Mom．"I said．I was sure now that by completing my grandmother's quilt，my mother was honoring her own mother．I realized that I held in my hands a family treasure．It started with the loving hands of one woman，and continued with the loving hands of another．
56．When the writer got home，his mother ．
A．was cooking dinner
B．was preparing for a quilt show
C．was watching TV
D．was changing her mama's quilt
57．How did the writer's mother deal with her mama's last quilt？
A．She took it to a TV show．
B．She brought it home and made some changes．
C．She gave it to her daughter as a family treasure．
D．She made some changes with a group of children．
58．The word"stitched"in the sixth paragraph probably means in Chinese．
A．画出
B．剪开
C．写下
D．缝上
59．From this passage we know the writer's grandmother ．
A．was highly thought of by her daughter
B．wasn't good at making quilts
C．was dead many years ago
D．lived with the writer before she died
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．The writer wanted to know what their family treasure was．
B．The writer's mother wanted to learn how to make a beautiful quilt．
C．The writer's mother wanted to honor her own mama by finishing the quilt．
D．The writer's mother wanted to take her mama's quilts to the show．
On June 9th，1870， Charles Dickens died at the age of 58． The next day， a headline in The New York Times read： "Death of the Great Novelist …Will Be Remembered by the People …"
The headline was not overstating （夸大） the popularity of Dickens．Even today， the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world．Dickens created some unforgettable characters． You must have heard of or even read some of his novels： Oliver Twist， A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities． A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies． Since 1897， there have been more than 300 film and TV adaptations （改编版本）of Dickens' works．A Christmas Carol alone has had nearly 50．
Natalie Mcknight is a literature professor （文学教授） who studies Dickens and his works．She explains why the novelist has remained so popular． One important reason， she says，is that Dickens wrote from his heart． He tried hard to produce emotional effects （情感效果） among his readers． In his works，he paid special attention to the "little man" at the bottom of society in the UK， which deeply mirrored the social reality at that time． A Christmas Carol， for example， was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society． People always enjoy works that make them laugh， cry and think． Many other 9th﹣century novelists wrote entertaining （娱乐的） works． However， few of them worked as hard as Dickens to touch the readers deeply．
Dickens wrote about situations and emotions that still interest people today． He used his pen to fight social inequality and gave voice to the poor． His works led to many important social changes． Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed．
This year marks the 150th year of Dickens' death． It's another chance to remember this great writer． Will you read or re﹣read some of his famous works？
（1）What is Paragraph （段落）2 mainly about？
A． Personality of Dickens．
B． Appearance of Dickens．
C． Popularity of Dickens．
（2）As a novelist， why has Dickens remained so popular？
A． He wrote for fun．
B． He wrote from his heart．
C． He mainly wrote for the upper class．
（3）When people read Dickens' novels， they could ．
①meet the "little man" at the bottom of society in the UK
②know about the social reality at that time
③not be influenced by the works at all
④think about how to make a difference to their society
A．①②③
B．②③④
C．①②④
（4）What does the underlined word "inequality" mean in Paragraph 4？
A．不平等
B．不现实
C．不稳定
（5）The purpose of writing this text is probably to ．
A． introduce Charles Dickens' life and death
B． encourage readers to read or re﹣read Charles Dickens' works
C． present the similarities between Charles Dickens and other writers
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The Name of This Book Is Secret Readers will love following Max﹣Ernest and Cass as they solve the mystery（谜）of a missing magician! Filled with word games，this is a book that won't stay secret for long． "An amazing story full of puzzles （不解之谜）! It will certainly win your heart and will make you never want to stop turning the pages!" ﹣﹣Alex Smith，13 Buy now! ﹩13.90（hardcover），﹩8.20 （e﹣book） |
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The London Eye Mystery Salim suddenly disappears．No one knows where he has gone．How on earth could he have disappeared？ His cousins，Ted and Kate，have to follow clues （线索）around London and find him before it is too late． Can they make it？ "It's a great book! I had my nose in it all the time! This must be the coolest book in the world!" ﹣﹣Sarah Andrew， 12 Buy now! ﹩12.60（hardcover），﹩7.10 （e﹣book） |
（1）Who is missing in The Name of This Book Is Secret？
A． Salim．
B． A magician．
C． Max﹣Ernest．
（2）What does Sarah mean by saying "I had my nose in it"？
A． She liked the smell of the book．
B． The book was very hard to understand．
C． The book was so interesting that she read it carefully．
（3）How much money can you save if you buy an e﹣book of The London Eye Mystery instead of a hardcover of it？
A． ﹩5.50．
B． ﹩5.70．
C． ﹩7.10．
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Club name： Short Story Writing Club Club leader： Claire Smith Meeting time： Friday 4：00 p．m． ﹣5：00 p．m． Club aim： To improve short story writing skills Club activities： ➢Read short stories in different styles （风格）； ➢Write short stories using different skills； ➢Hold workshops to discuss the short stories that members read and write； ➢Invite famous writers to give talks on short story writing． Materials needed： Paper and pen for each student Plan for finding new members： ➢Make posters （海报） and put them up around the school； ➢Put a notice in the school newspaper and on the school website； ➢Put a video on the school website． Signed： Claire Smith
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（1）The chart （图表） above is most probably for a new club．
A． a plan
B． a letter
C． an invitation
（2）The club activities include the following EXCEPT ．
A． holding workshops
B． inviting famous writers
C． putting stories on the school website
You only have one pair of eyes， so take care of them． When you're in the sun， wear sunglasses． Sunshine can damage your eyes． When your eyes itch or hurt， don't rub them．Your fingers have germs on them． These can get into your eyes and make you sick． Staring at a computer screen can strain your eyes．You blink （眨眼） your eyes 10 times every minute． But when you stare at something， you only blink two or three times per minute． So remember to blink more． This helps your eyes．
（1）Why should we take care of our eyes？
（2）When you're in the sun， what can you wear？
（3）Why shouldn't you rub your eyes when they itch or hurt？
（4）How can you protect your eyes when you stare at a computer screen？
（5）What does the writer want to tell us？
You send a photo to your friend face to face through your 4G mobile phone． He or she can receive it at once． But actually， the photo has to go to the base station first． The base station then sends it to your friend． When you use 5G， the photo will not go to a base station． It will go directly （直接地） to your friend's mobile phone． Your friend receives the photo much faster． This is D2D technology．
（1）You when you use 4G．
A． can't send a photo to your friend
B． can send a photo to your friend directly
C． can't send a photo to your friend directly
（2）How is photo sent when you use 5G？
A． phone→phone
B． phone→phone→base station
C． phone→base station→phone
（3）Which one is right about 5G？
A． It is not convenient．
B． It is much faster．
C． It doesn't use D2D technology．
（4）What is the text mainly about？
A． D2D technology．
B． 4G mobile phone．
C． 5G mobile phone．
