阅读短文，根据其内容，完成下列任务。
My dear son,
It seems like yesterday that we brought you home from the hospital, and now you are my little man. Your father and I were very nervous being first-time parents. I have been a mother for five years. When I look back these days, I cannot help but smile.
Every milestone（里程碑） of yours was a kind of personal success for me. Your first smile your first word, your first step…As years passed, things started to get very challenging. Sometimes I found myself in very difficult situations. The mess you made and the millions of naughty things you did really stressed me out. The times I was worried the most were when you were sick.
Now I have learnt to deal ① ________ them calmly. The one thing that helped me through the hard times was your smile — it made me forget everything and realize it was all ② ________ it.
Soon it was time for preschool（幼儿园）. I prepared you as much as I could for that terrible first day, but you cried so much and I sat down and cried with you. After the first week, you felt better, but I still cried because I didn’t want to let go. But I want you to enjoy yourself, enjoy your schoolwork, make good friends and most important of all be a good man. The conflict（矛盾） has troubled me for a long while.
I have learned so much from you and will continue to do so in the following years. How to forgive（原谅）, how to love unconditionally（无条件地） without expecting anything in return, how to enjoy the small things in life…The list is too long…Thank you! You have made my life meaningful! Wish you good luck!
Love and always,
Mom
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
（1） ① ________ ② ________
任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
（2）When you were ill, I was worried the most.
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任务三：请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
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任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
（4）For how many years has the writer been a mother?
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（5）What helped the mother through the hard times?
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将所给词语连成句子，要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。句末标点已给出。
（1）poems, I, writing, like
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（2）my life, make, rich, poems
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（3）am, a, in, poem club, I
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（4）wonderful, the, how, is, club
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（5）is, what, hobby, your
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阅读下面短文，按要求完成下面小题。
Nature has many ways to solve problems. We humans learn a lot from animals and plants in nature. There is a science about how we copy great ideas from animals and plants to create helpful products. It is called biomimetics（仿生学）.
Some animals such as this sugar glider have wing-like structures（结构）to help them fly from tree to tree. When they jump, they spread out their arms and legs to help them fly down easily. Wing-suits, a kind of clothes, can let people experience flying. The idea of these clothes comes from the sugar glider.
Some animals have structures used for self-protection. An armadillo has a hard cover that can protect it from other dangerous animals. When an armadillo feels that it is in danger, it will change into a ball. Once the dangerous animal goes away, it comes out of the ball. The armadillo has taught people to create a backpack with a hard surface. The surface of the backpack protects things inside from being broken.
Plants have helped people come up with amazing inventions, too. Perhaps the best-known example is Velcro（尼龙搭扣）. It includes two pieces of cloth. They stick to each other when they are pressed together. Velcro is used on everything from handbags to clothes. The idea of Velcro is from burrs（带芒刺的小果实）of a plant. They have special structures to allow themselves to stick to people’s clothing or hair. They are taken to other places in this way.
From these examples, we can see biomimetics is widely used in our daily life. What other problems will nature help us solve in the future? Let’s wait and see!
（1）、（2）题完成句子；（3）-（5）题简略回答问题。
（1）We humans learn a lot from ____________________________________________.
（2）The sugar gliders spread out ______________________ to help them fly down easily.
（3）What will an armadillo do if it feels that it is in danger?
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（4）Where is Velcro used?
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（5）What do the kind of plant and two kinds of animals in the text have in common?
（依据短文内容从两个不同的方面回答）
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阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。
[1] Citywalk is becoming a new travel fashion for the youth in China who are exploring cultural spots（景点）. Unlike traditional travel, it aims to avoid famous tourist spots and large crowds to get a better experience.
[2] Many young people enjoy gathering a couple of good friends and hanging out in the streets when they visit a new city. They can follow a typical city route（路线）, exploring old buildings, going window-shopping, drinking a cup of coffee, or enjoying local snacks.
[3] In order to show their Citywalk, more and more people prefer to share their experiences and thoughts through social media（媒体）. Xiao Yiyi, a young guide in Changsha, recently shared six Citywalk routes of different cities on the Internet, providing experiences for visitors to “walk in open-air museums”. Her Changsha travel route includes more unusual sights such as historical buildings, old streets, and even some snack bars.
[4] Citywalk is spreading from the largest cities to smaller ones, encouraging more travelers and event organizers to join. Some places, such as Beijing and Shandong, have included Citywalk in their plans to develop cultural tourism and relaxing tours. Shanghai has set up Citywalk bus routes to help day-trippers reach more faraway areas first, and then continue on foot.
[5] Citywalk not only offers a way for young people to explore a city but also provides them with a new social situation, where they can share their interests and ideas and make friends easily. What’s more, Citywalk provides an opportunity for tour guides and travel companies to offer a more professional service to meet the ever-changing market requirements.
（1）How is Citywalk different from traditional travel?
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（2）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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（3）Why did Xiao Yiyi share some Citywalk routes online?
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（4）For what purpose did Shandong include Citywalk in its plans?
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（5）What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us?（no more than 6 words）
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Hello, I’m David Smith. Now I’d like to share with you the story of how music has had a strong influence on my life.
Have you ever faced a time when things looked dark and you had no hope at all? Two years ago, my body ached all the time. So I went to the doctor. I was told I had a serious illness which was difficult to cure（治愈）. And I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. I was very afraid and I felt so lonely and discouraged.
Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical treatment. The doctor wanted me to relax, so she played some music for me, and one of the songs was Happy, which has been my favorite song till now. This positive（积极的）and uplifting song gave me strength（力量）and helped me go through the darkness. From then on, I began to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan once said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” And it’s true. Music worked wonders for me. It helped me recover（恢复）and come back to life.
Of course, I hope none of you have to experience the same kind of suffering（痛苦）that I did. However, we all go through some periods when we feel sad or lonely. During those times, music can help you in the same way that it helped me. I hope all of you will value music and make it a part of your life.
（1）Was David Smith seriously ill two years ago?
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（2）How did the doctor help the writer to relax during the medical treatment?
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（3）What is the writer’s favorite song?
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（4）What is music like for John A. Logan?
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（5）What’s the passage about?
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
A talented young band, called Esinaba, became one of the top 10 winners at a national music competition this year. The band came from Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture（阿坝藏族羌族自治州）, Sichuan. The band’s name means “azalea flower” in the Qiang language.
The band was formed in March last year. It is made up of six children, including lead singer Li Guoran, guitarist Zhang Ruixiang, and drummer（鼓手）Qiu Zixin, with an average（平均）age of 10.
“The original（起初的）idea of forming a band was to make music class interesting. Our goal is to make folk music popular so that this beautiful music can reach more people,” says Ha Xue, a music teacher at two local primary schools. She adds that one of the members in the band is Yu Meng xiaofeng, who plays a Qiang musical instrument made of sheepskin.
“We collected old songs of our ethnic group（民族）. Many of them are not written. They are passed down by elders singing to their children,” says the teacher. “I worked with the children to turn the old songs into new pieces with modern instruments. We plan to hold a concert this year.”
（1）What’s the name of the band?
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（2）How many members are there in the band?
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（3）Why did they form the band?
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（4）What do they plan to do this year?
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（5）What’s special about the band?
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