July 21 2020 ABC English EDUCATION
Students taught to love parents A middle school in Wuhan has stood out among other schools in students' love and care for their parents． The students are asked to spend at least one hour doing housework for their parents or giving some help in the neighborhood every Sunday， Mother's Day and parents' birthdays． The school aims （旨在）at turning the students into well﹣mannered children．The students，mostly from one﹣child families，were taught to be a good child under strict rules．For example，they are now used to saying good﹣bye to parents in the morning before they go to school．And no one forgets to say hello to the parents when they return from school． The parents are pleased to find their children can help them with some housework such as making beds， washing and cooking． From Wuhan Post |
（1）The news "Students taught to love parents" was first reported in ．
A． ABC English
B． Wuhan Post
C． Parent Daily
D． School News
（2）In which part of the newspaper can we read the news？
A． CULTURE．
B． FAMILY．
C． EDUCATION．
D． HISTORY．
（3）Who started the project？
A． The parents．
B． The newspapers．
C． The neighborhood．
D． The school．
（4）What can we know from the news？
A． The school aims at winning a good fame．
B． The students were not well﹣behaved at home．
C． The parents are happy to change their children．
D． The students are guided on how to love their parents．
（5）The news mainly tells us ．
A． children from one﹣child families need strict rules
B． Mother's Day and parents' birthdays are important
C． a project of good manners education has been well carried out
D． the school means to turn the students into their parents' helpers
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What’s special about this book? It’s a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show. Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学). Truman’s life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chinese is my mother language,” she says.
Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”
| A．Harry Potter. | B．Sophie’s World. |
| C．The Truman Show. | D．The Enigma of the Universe. |
| A．Chinese. | B．English. |
| C．French . | D．Both Chinese and English. |
| A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then turned it into English. |
| B．She wrote it in English first and then turned it into Chinese. |
| C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English. |
| D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese. |
| A．It talks about how to learn English well. |
| B．It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction. |
| C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well. |
| D．It is a mixture of love. |
| A．A clever girl. | B．An interesting book. |
| C．Su Su and her first book. | D．A young writer. |
任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，总计5分）
It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.Is sailing around the world in quite small boats easy or difficult?
One family once had an accident at sea, why?
What can people catch for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat?
If people in a lifeboat don’t eat raw food, what will happen to them?
What do you think makes people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time?
I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed (放松) before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English.
The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami (日本折纸). We made paper planes, birds and hats together.
The table tennis tournament（锦标赛) was a great idea. I didn’t do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy.
Last year, we had the annual (每年的) Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up (架起) tents (帐篷) and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students.
I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I’m older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up.What does the writer enjoy doing at the club?
| A．Learning Japanese. |
| B．Talking to older students. |
| C．Losing at table tennis. |
| D．Surfing the Internet. |
Did the writer win the table tennis tournament?
| A．No, and he was very unhappy. |
| B．No, but came second. |
| C．Yes, he won the doubles. |
| D．No, but he enjoyed watching it. |
How does the writer want to change the picnic?
| A．He wants more fish to be caught. |
| B．He wants to make it shorter. |
| C．he wants to have it in a tent. |
| D．He wants to change it to a camping trip. |
What does the writer want to learn?
| A．How to put up a tent and make a fire. |
| B．How to put up a tent and find his way through a forest. |
| C．How to make clean water and find his way through a forest. |
| D．How to find his way through a forest and climb a mountain. |
Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”Peter asks Bill and Martha to bring ________.
| A．a violin | B．some toys |
| C．a cake | D．some juice |
The party was held ________ .
| A．at Peter’s house | B．in a large hall |
| C．at Peter’s friend’s house | D．in a secret place |
________ liked Peter.
| A．Many of his friends | B．Few people |
| C．Everyone | D．All his friends |
From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .
| A．a warm-hearted man | B．good at making friends |
| C．a selfish(自私的) man | D．a welcomed friend |
Tibet is in the southwest of China. It is the home to many natural wonders, such as valleys, mountains, lakes and even deserts. Tibet is very large, so it is perfect for traveling, especially the bike tour(旅游).
You can start the wonderful bike tour in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. It is 3600 metres above the sea level. It’s very high, isn’t it? So it is important to spend a few days there to get used to（习惯） the thin air there, or you may feel sick and get hurt. The bike tour will pass rivers, large open grassland and high mountains, including the world's famous Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰).
After finishing the bike tour, people will feel quite successful. They will also have hundreds of photos of the wonderful places.Tibet is the home to _____________.
| A．valleys | B．mountains |
| C．deserts | D．many natural wonders |
Why do people have to stay in Lhasa for a few days?
| A．To meet friends there. |
| B．To get used to the thin air there. |
| C．To go home in the first week. |
| D．To wait until it rains. |
People usually feel __________ after the bike tour.
| A．unhappy | B．sad | C．blue | D．successful |
