Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable， 49﹣year﹣old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session﹣her daily job during the COVID﹣19 outbreak．Dressed in a qipao， a traditional Chinese dress， Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning， sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft （手工艺） lovers． Lyu， an inheritor （继承人） of the art of making Chinese knots， which is listed as an intangible （非物质） cultural heritage， became a livestreaming host．
"Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot， I'm still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak． I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online，" she said． Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming， having bought all the necessary equipment （设备） after following her friends advice． She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos． As face﹣to﹣face interaction is still impractical for many， even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China， she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers' needs to learn the handicraft．
She has integrated the anti﹣epidemic spirit into her works， expressing the determination （决心） and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID﹣19． "I love Wuhan， where I showed my works in 2019． Chinese knots are popular among many local people， and I made lots of friends there，" Lyu said． She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago．
She has more than 200 followers right now． There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform． She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture．
（1）The underlined word "livestreaming" in Paragraph 1 is close to " "．
A． sending out while happening
B． equipment for recording videos
C． sending out after recording
D． equipment for making handicrafts
（2）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A． Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online．
B． Lyu Min's friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream．
C． Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min's workshop through the Internet．
D． More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min．
（3）What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots？
A． Unexpected．
B． Hopeful．
C． Difficult．
D． Doubtful．
（4）What's the best title for the passage？
A． Having online classes during the outbreak
B． Introducing an intangible cultural heritage
C． Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots
D． Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses
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The Smiths have two children， Mike and Liz. They are all busy， so they often leave notes for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions. |
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①4：00 pm To Liz， It's your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Dad |
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②6：45 pm To everyone， Has anyone seen my tennis shoes？ I'm in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike |
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③9：00 pm To Mike， I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible， so I put them outside the back door. Good night， dears! Mum |
（1）Who should walk the dog today？
A. Liz.
B. Mike.
C. Mrs. Brown.
D. Mr. Brown.
（2）What is Mike doing at 6：50 pm？
A. Playing tennis.
B. Practicing football.
C. Doing his homework.
D. Walking the dog.
（3）Where can Mike find his tennis shoes？
A. In his bedroom.
B. In Liz's bedroom.
C. In the living room.
D. Outside the back door.
Around the world， people live in homes of many shapes and sizes． In some countryside， people live together with their family in a huge house with gardens or backyards． On the other hand， the buildings in cities are usually very close together．
A home can be any kind of building﹣ large or small． Some people even have homes on boats， in tents or in caravans that can be moved around． Caravans are mobile homes． They are towed（拖，拉） by either a car or a huge truck． Some of them are holiday homes． We can see many families staying together in these caravans．
In the past， rich and important people built strong castles to keep their families safe． The castles（城堡） were built on hill tops with high walls and some even had moats． Moats were deep and wide ditches（壕沟） filled with water． They made it difficult for enemies to attack．
Today， we have different ways of protecting our homes． Some homes are installed（安装） with video cameras and an alarm system． These will help to alert（向……报警） home owners if someone tries to break in．
Homes are important to all the people． Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe．
（1）How are the buildings in cities？
（2）What is used to tow the caravans？
（3）Who built castles to keep their families safe in the past？
（4）Why were moats built？
（5）What do people use to protect their homes today？
（1）One of my friends sometimes takes aside another friend to talk to her about something she doesn't want me to hear． It makes me feel sad． What should I do？
（2）Some of my friends are in a fight． like them all equally（同样地）， but they say I have to choose sides． Help!
（3）I look up to my sisters． They're both intelligent（聪明的） feel that I'll never be as good as them．
（4）I am the shortest person in my class， and my classmates call me "Tiny Mouse． " How can I make them stop？
（5）I always use the computer and can't stop I feel that I'm not getting any smarter and the computer is warping（扭曲） my brain．
A． It's wonderful that you admire them． but try not to compare yourself to them． Instead of trying to be like them， just try to be the best you possible． You will find that you will be much happier when you try to be true to yourself， rather than when you try to be like someone else．
B． The only way to break a habit is to force yourself to do something different． A world of exciting and interesting activities is just waiting for you． Write a list of things you've always wanted to do， learn， make， or try． When you feel like playing it， do something else．
C． Discuss this with her． Try not to suppose that she talks about you unless you actually hear what she says． But let her know that you are unhappy when she tells secrets around you． If you feel uncomfortable talking to her in person， you could write her a note instead．
D． We often hear from kids who are laughed at about their height． They probably don't mean to hurt your feelings． There are advantages and disadvantages to being any size． You might play along and come up with a funny reply． However， if you feel hurt， try talking to a parent or teacher．
E． Explain to your friends that you like all of them． You can play with each person or group separately． If they don't like this， then you may want to focus on other friendships until these friends work things out． Another idea is to offer to help your friends solve their problems．
I did not grow up in a family with books．（1） My process of being a reader seemed amazing． I got lost in one book that opened up my world and changed my life．
My primary school teacher always gave her pupils time to read for pleasure in school． She believed it would improve reading greatly．（2） It was a biography（传记） of actress Greta Garbo． I picked it up and began to read from cover to cover． The words I read attracted（吸引） me and I was excited． I realized that there were other women like Greta who had made great efforts and changed their lives． I recognized（认识） myself in her．
From then on， my teacher had a hard time keeping me supplied（提供） with books． She dug up all the biographies of women that she could find．（3）
It has been a long road． I am now a physics professor in a university．（4） Recently， someone gave me Justice Sonia Sotomayor's autobiography． Once again， I am encouraged and am imagining new possibilities for my life．
A． Most of my time is spent reading scientific literature．
B． Their stories were like road maps that allowed me to see where I could go on with my life．
C． In my home， there was neither time nor energy to read．
D． Reading plays an important role in my life．
E． One day， she put a book on my desk．
Can you imagine walking in， sitting next to a stranger and asking for the latest news or putting a recent novel down next to someone's coffee and asking for their opinion before giving yours？
But more than 300 years ago， this kind of behaviour was encouraged in thousands of coffeehouses all over London． In 1712， the Starbucks site（位置） today was occupied（占据） by Button's coffeehouse Inside， poets， writers and members of the public gathered around long wooden tables drinking， thinking， writing and discussing literature into the night． On the wall， near where the Starbucks community notice board now stands， was the white marble（大理石） head of a lion with wide﹣open mouth． The public was invited to feed it with letters and stories． The best of the lion's digest（文摘） were published in a weekly edition of Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper， named "the roaring of the lion"．
Today， few people know Button's． It's just one of London's forgotten coffeehouses．
London's first coffeehouse was opened by a Greek named Pasque Rosee in 1652． While a servant for a British merchant in Turkey， Rosee developed a taste for the exotic（异国情调的） Turkish drink and decided to import（进口） it to London． People from all walks of life came to his business to meet， greet， drink， think， write， and joke．
（1）Where was the white marble lion head？
A． In the backyard of the Starbucks．
B． On the Button's long wooden tables．
C． In Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper．
D． On the wall of Button's coffeehouse．
（2）How often was "the roaring of the lion" published？
A． Every day
B． Every week．
C． Every month
D． Every year）
（3）What kind of coffee did Pasque Rosee import to London？
A． Turkish coffee．
B． Black coffee．
C． White coffee
D． Sweet coffee．
（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． People could hardly found a coffeehouse in 1712 in London．
B． Starbucks， Button's and Rosee's were famous coffeehouses of London in 1700s．
C． Button's was usually noisy and crowded at night 300 hundred years ago．
D． Only businessmen enjoyed the exotic coffee at Pasque Rosee's．