（1）Howmanytimesshouldthebasket-优题课

Jiqing Street in Wuhan is a good place to try local food and experience the everyday life of local people．Since Wuhan was unlocked on April 8， there have been many people lining up at snack shops there．

In the evening， hundreds of street﹣ side stalls（摊位）come out on the street and provide popular snacks and local food at low prices． Travelers can enjoy hot dry noodles，tasty chicken soup and Chinese dumplings…Don't miss Jiujiu duck necks．Chi Li，a popular writer，tells a love story of a beautiful lady who sells duck necks in this street in her novel Life Show． Thousands of people come to search for the scenes（场景） in the novel．

Local people like to order several best﹣known dishes and some bottles of beer and spend their evening time with friends there．For travelers，another exciting thing is the folk music performed by folk musicians at your table．You can enjoy delicious food when listening to music．

With the street becoming busy， the city began to breathe again．

（1）Jiqing Street is a good place to 　　．

A．	study English
B．	try local food
C．	tell love stories
D．	go skating

（2）According to the passage， Chi Li mentions 　　in her novel Life Show．

A．	Chinese dumplings
B．	hot dry noodles
C．	chicken soup
D．	duck necks

（3）How do you understand the underlined part "the city began to breathe again" in the last paragraph？　　

A．	The air becomes fresh again．
B．	The water gets clearer．
C．	The city becomes lively again．
D．	The food gets nicer．

（4）The material is probably from 　　．

A．	a travel website
B．	a history book
C．	a science magazine
D．	a dictionary

Protect the sea with us!

Volunteers from all over the world are welcome!

You will

help recycle plastics．

teach children how to protect the sea in local schools．

join in weekly beach clean﹣ups with local students and teachers．

You need

to be at least 18 years old．

to be able to speak Chinese．

to be interested in protecting the sea．

to be able to start work on Monday．

You can

have colorful activities．

have three meals a day．

stay in a beach room．

Join us now!

（1）Volunteers will teach children 　　．

A．	how to protect the sea
B．	how to write a letter
C．	how to speak Chinese
D．	how to play the piano

（2）Volunteers need to start work on 　　．

A．	Sunday
B．	Monday
C．	Friday
D．	Saturday

（3）Volunteers can 　　．

A．	leave at any time
B．	haveagood pay
C．	do some business
D．	stay in a beach room

It might be fun to use your smartphone， but be careful． Too much screen time may be harmful to your health．

First， it is bad for your eyes． A researcher called Sarah Hinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen gives out． Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain（劳损），headaches and dry eyes． So it is a good idea to take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone

Second， screen use can do harm to children's brains． A new study shows that using screens too much can affect（影响） how children's brains grow． If children use screens for more than one hour a day， they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains． White matter is a key to the development of language and reading skills．So it is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens．

Third， using screens too much will affect your sleep． According to a study， about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed， especially the young people under 20． Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make you excited before you go to bed． Then it's hard for you to get enough sleep． So you'd better turn off smartphones，TVs， and all other screens an hour before your bedtime．

To keep healthy， doctors and researchers strongly advise that you shouldn't use screens for long hours．

（1）The blue light from your screens can cause 　　．

A．	eye strain
B．	headaches
C．	dry eyes
D．	all of the above

（2）According to the passage， you can't sleep well because you 　　．

A．	take a break every 15 minutes
B．	have lower levels of white matter
C．	use screens too much before bed
D．	are the people from 13 to 64

（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A．	Using smartphones for long hours does harm to your eyes．
B．	A lot of screen time affects children's brain growth．
C．	The light from electronics at night may make you excited．
D．	People of all ages mustn't use electronics．

（4）You may read the passage in 　　．

A．	a science magazine
B．	a travel diary
C．	a guide book
D．	a novel

（5）What is the main idea of the passage？　　

A．	The ways to keep healthy．
B．	The harm of using screens too much．
C．	The ways to use screens．
D．	The advantages of using screens．

Yesterday I went to buy a little tree for my father． When I was talking with the cashier（收银员），he asked what I would be doing with this little tree． I explained that it was for my Dad， because he no longer lived at home．

The cashier just stopped and looked at me with the kindest look． He shared with me that his grandfather couldn't live in their home any longer either because he had Alzheimer's disease（阿尔茨海默症）． So I shared with him that my Dad was on the same journey． We talked about the difficulties because of the illness， not only for those who are ill， but also for their families．

When I was paying for the tree， he said， "Because this is for your Dad， let me see what I can do for you．" He took some coupons（优惠券） from a drawer and reducedmy cost by over 60%．

I thanked him for his kindness． We wished each other Merry Christmas and the best hopes for our loved family members．

On the way home I kept thinking of the kindness the offered me． It was truly a moment of "kindness given， kindness received"． I made Dad's tree more beautiful as soon as I got home． So thankful． So blessed．

（1）What's wrong with the writer's father？　　

A．	He had a bad cold．
B．	He had a backache．
C．	He had Alzheimer's disease．
D．	He had a heart problem．

（2）When did the story probably happen？　　

A．	Before Christmas．
B．	After Christmas．
C．	On the writer's father's birthday．
D．	On the cashier's grandfather's birthday．

（3）The writer felt 　　when the cashier offered him his kindness．

A．	relaxed
B．	angry
C．	nervous
D．	thankful

（4）The underlined word "reduced" in Paragraph 3 means" 　　" in Chinese．

A．	增加
B．	减少
C．	支付
D．	给予

（5）What is the best title for the passage？　　

A．	My great Dad
B．	A Christmas gift for Dad
C．	Sharing is important
D．	Face difficulties bravely

In China， there are 24 solar terms（节气）in a year． And there are six of them in winter． They are beginning of winter light snow， heavy snow， winter solstice（冬至）， lesser cold（小寒） and greater cold．

Beginning of winter usually falls on November 7h or 8th． After beginning of winter， most parts of the country can start to expect cold weather． On this day， after a year of hard work， people are happy to have a rest and spend tine with family． The northern China celebrates beginning of winter as the "Small Spring Festival'"． People usually have dumplings and mutton soup on that day．

Light snow usually falls on November 22nd or 23rd and heavy snow usually falls on December 7th or 8th． When winter solstice comes， it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights． Many places around the country can expect the coldest weather yet． People often start counting"'nine cold periods" starting from winter solstice． Every cold period has nine days．People believe that after 81 cold days，spring will come．

Greater cold comes after lesser cold． The field is covered with snow． And all Chinese are ready to welcome the Spring Festival after it． Of course， a new round of solar terms will start．

判断正误（正确"T"，错误"F"）

（1）From the passage， we know that there are six solar terms in winter．　　

（2）People in northern China usually have dumplings and mutton soup on beginning of winter．　　

（3）Heavy snow comes before light snow．　　

（4）All Chinese are ready to celebrate the Spring Festival after greater cold．　　

（5）The passage tells us how people celebrate the Spring Festival．　　