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Passage 1 Yesterday when my son and I were eating dinner，I saw a policeman walking past our house. A woman with a 1.worried look was following him. I 1.opened (open) the door, went out and asked if everything was OK. The policeman said that the 2.woman’s(woman) daughter had gone missing an hour earlier. I said that we hadn’t seen 3.the girl, but we could help. I explained to my son that we couldn’t finish 4. our(we) dinner right then. He said, “Be a kind person, Dad.” We got in our car and looked 5. for the girl all over the town. Along the way，a group of children 6.were playing(play). After they heard what had happened, they said they would help us. They rode their bikes 7. and joined us. 8. Luckily(lucky), the little girl was found safe a few 9. miles(mile) away. I was so happy to know that many people help a 10. stranger(strange). It is a nice world. Passage 2 I work in a cleaning company. Usually, people call us, and we give 1. them (they) house cleaning service. One day, I got a call from a man named Jim. “I want to help 2. an old man. He just had an operation(手术). Can I pay 3. for it without letting him know？” he asked. Then he explained to us 4. why he wanted to help him. This old man is Jim’s neighbor, Mr. Brown. He lived alone and just 5. returned(return) from the hospital. There was still something wrong with his leg. His house was 6. totally(total) in a mess, but he couldn’t do any housework. Even sweeping the floor was difficult for him, so Jim offered 7. to help(help) Mr. Brown and he said he didn’t want to bring the old man any pressure. The next day, we went to Mr. Brown’s house. And we didn’t tell too much to Mr. Brown. He 8.was touched by the gift from someone he didn’t know. Sometimes we don’t expect to depend on others, as we are afraid of making them get into 9. trouble(trouble). However, there is always someone who 10. cares（care） for you and tries his best to help you. What a wonderful world! Passage 3 Lucas, a four-year-old penguin, could not walk freely. He 1. suffered(suffer) from the foot disease and got the terrible blisters (水疱) on his left foot and leg. As 2. a result, the African penguin had trouble walking for more than three years. Dr. Beth Bicknese from the zoo said, “Lucas is one of the first 3. birds(bird) that I raise here. He was just an egg when I first met him. It is really a pity to see him move 4. slowly(slow). So we 5.have kept(keep) trying to do something for him to help him live normally.” The workers dressed the penguin 6.in a special kind of shoes recently. With the help of these shoes, he is able to take part in some daily activities, such as climbing the rocks, swimming 7. and finding a proper mate more easily than before. “To 8. our(we) surprise, Lucas changed immediately after we fitted him with his new shoes. Seeing him move about quickly now 9.gives(give) us hope.” said Debbie Denton, an experienced 10. worker(work) at the San Diego Zoo. We believe Lucas will live a full life. Passage 4 Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something wrong with 1. my (I) left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the 2. saddest (sad) news of my life. At that time, I felt so lonely. So I went and asked my boss for some help. He 3.told(tell) me to get back to work. One night I was waiting 4. for the train. Then a man came 5. and sat down next to me. He turned to me and smiled. Then he said, “You look like you need a friend 6. to talk(talk) to.” We sat there for hours, talking like old friends. And he gave me a wonderful hug. His words were so 7. helpful(help) to me. I will never forget it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me 8. a big smile and said, “Remember: Smiling can make you happy.” I never saw him again, but he would be in my 9. memories(memory) forever.A smile can open the door to happiness. You can smile 10. brightly (bright) at a stranger on the street. He will smile back, and you will be filled with happiness. Passage 5 It was the last lesson before the holidays. The students were very 1. cheerful (cheer). Their English teacher was very happy, too. The teacher played interesting games 2. with them. They also sang some nice 3. songs(song). Everyone had a smile on 4. their(they) faces. The teacher went to the blackboard and 5.wrote(write) “SMILES” on it. “This is one of the 6.longest(long) words in English”，he said to the class．The whole class laughed, and then one girl stood up and said, “Can you tell us the reason?” The teacher said nothing for 7. a while. Then he smiled 8. and said, “Because there is a mile between the 9. first (one) letter and the last.” How 10. interesting(interest) it is! Passage 6 My grandpa is a farmer. He lives in a small village. He has a large garden 1.with many apple trees in it. He has just celebrated his sixtieth birthday, but he still 2.works (work) in the field every day. Last Sunday, I decided 3. to help(help) him pick apples. On that morning, I got up 4.earlier than usual. I had never worked in the garden before, so I found it 5. really(real) excited at first. However, my face was 6. covered with sweat（汗）after a short while. Although it was 7. an autumn day, I felt very hot working in the garden. When I saw my grandpa, he was sweating all over. Seeing that, I thought I must keep on. At the end of that day, I was very tired 8. but happy. When I enjoyed the 9.apples(apple) I picked,I felt they were the sweetest fruit I had ever eaten in my life. I also understand that every fruit of labor（劳动）is valuable and it is 10. worthy(worth) of respect. And we should also value food and avoid wasting it. Passage 7 A long time ago, there was a king who wanted to know what his country was like. He went outside and put a large stone on the road. He then 1. hid(hide) behind some tall trees and watched to see if anyone would move the stone out of the way. Some rich people came by, 2. but they just walked around it. Many people complained that the king wasn’t keeping the roads clear, but none of them tried 3. to move(move) the stone out of the way. A farmer then came along with 4. a heavy basket on his back. He walked up to the big stone, put down 5. his (he) basket and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he 6. successfully(successful) moved it aside. Then the farmer went back to pick up his basket and 7. saw(see) a bag which was lying in the road where the stone had been. There were many gold coin in the bag and a note 8.from the king. He explained that the gold was for the person who moved the stone off the road. Every difficulty we come across in life gives us a chance to improve 9.ourselves. While lazy people are complaining, others are 10.taking(take) the time to get things done. Passage 8 Last summer holiday, my parents took me to Beijing for a trip. I was very happy because it was my 1. first(first) time to visit Beijing. The photo of sunrise reminded me of the most 2. unforgettable(forgettable) experience. In the morning, we got up before 4 a.m. and took a car to the foot of the mountain. I was 3. sleepy(sleep) and didn’t have enough energy. I seldom climbed mountains before because of my busy study. It was hard for me. Sometimes I wanted to give up. But my dad suggested that I shouldn’t give 4. up. Along the way, he encouraged me at times. At last, I reached 5. the top of the mountain. The sun 6. was rising(rise) little by little. The sky was getting much brighter. 7. Suddenly(sudden), the sun rose over the horizon (地平线). I was shocked by 8. what I saw and felt excited. I had never seen a more wonderful view than this. I was proud of 9. myself(me). This experience 10. taught(teach) me that I shouldn’t give up easily when I meet challenges. I will never forget this experience. Passage 9 As the saying goes, “If you want to know the taste of pears, you must taste them 1.yourself(you).” If we want to have something 2.done(do), we need to have a try. Our school planned to hold a dance party yesterday, so it was necessary for all of us to come up with some creative 3.ideas. After a heated 4. discussion(discuss), there was a disagreement about the shape of the stage. Because someone 5.thought(think) the heart-shaped stage was beautiful but difficult to complete. But 6.finally(final), we decided to try our best. In order to make 7.a beautiful heart-shaped stage, everyone carefully measured the size 8.and examined little by little. At last, we succeeded! Actions speak 9. louder(loud) than words. If we want to do something, let’s act from now 10. on to make it happen. Believe in yourself! Passage 10 One day, it rained 1. heavily (heavy). A little girl walked home without 2. an umbrella. The mother worried that 3. her(she) daughter would cry because of the flashes of lightning（闪电）. The mother drove to her 4. daughter’s(daughter) school in a hurry. 5. On the way to school, the mother saw the little girl walking in the rain. When a flash of lightning came, the little girl 6.stopped(stop), looked up and smiled. A 7. second(two) time, the little girl did the same things again. After the mother picked up the girl, the mother wondered 8. why she did like that. The girl answered, “Mom, when a flash of lightning came, I felt a little afraid. Seeing this, I thought the sky 9. was taking(take) some pictures of me and this is a game to keep my fear away.” You see, if you look at the world from a 10. different(difference) view, the world is really amazing. Next time when you are afraid, think of this little girl. Passage 11 As an old Chinese saying goes, “Spring Festival comes right after Laba Festival.” Today, people across China are celebrating 1.the Laba Festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival. It’s on the 2.eighth (eight) day of the 12th lunar month. The festival often tells people to prepare for the coming New Year’s Day 3.and to return home to get together with their family. Long ago, Laba Festival was a day of 4.thanks (thank) for a good harvest. On this day, people 5.usually (usual) eat Laba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains. Many temples today have the tradition 6. of giving out Laba porridge to the public. The sweet, red porridge 7.is believed (believe) to bring luck and joy. The festival is also the day for people to put garlic(蒜) in vinegar(醋). The garlic 8.turns (turn) green and will be eaten on Chinese New Year’s Day. While in the past, it was used 9.to let (let) people remember to pay back the money they had borrowed, which sounds the same as “calculate” (“算”, suan in Chinese). Customs are quite 10.different (difference) across the country People in Qianxian, east China’s Anhui Province, will eat the Laba tofu a few days before. In Xining City, northwest China’s Qinghai Province will eat porridge with beef and mutton. Passage 12 Once upon a time, there was a man named Yue Yangzi. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it 1. up. He took it home and gave it to his wife. But his wife was unhappy. The wise woman said “I hear that a man of morality (道德) doesn’t drink a thief’s water and a man of probity (正直) refuses 2. to accept (accept) alms (施舍物) . Now tell me what do you think of the action of picking up others’ lost treasure and keeping it for 3. your (you) own.” After hearing this, Yue Yangzi, felt very sorry, and then he sent the gold back where he found it. The next year, Yue Yangzi went out to visit some famous 4. teachers (teacher) to get more knowledge. A year later, he 5. came (come) back home suddenly .“Why have you returned?” asked his wife in surprise, “You’ve only spent one year studying.” “I came back 6. because I missed you very much.” Without saying anything, his wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom (织布机)7. directly (direct) . Pointing at the half done brocade (织锦) , she said, “This brocade is made of the 8. finest (fine) silk. I worked very hard to produce the brocade. Now if I cut it, all my work will be wasted. You can get knowledge only through longtime hard work. Now, you’ve stopped halfway. Isn’t it the same as cutting 9. the brocade on the loom?” Yue Yangzi 10. was moved (move) by what she said. He left home to study again. Several years later he became a learned man. Passage 13 Before the Shenzhou-15 returned to Earth, Fei Junlong, an astronaut, sent a reply letter to a student named Tsering. Tsering,16, comes from Tibet. He is now studying 1.at the Beijing No.80 High School. Among over 10,000 people who sent letters to the astronauts, Tsering was the 2. luckiest (lucky) one to receive a reply. In the boy’s letter, he shared his 3.stories (story) about listening to his grandfather tell Tibetan tales of the starry sky (星空) when he was a child. Also, he wrote about his strong interest in learning about the sky 4.and his experiences of moving from Tibet to Beijing. “I’m very happy to study in Beijing. I have many friends who share 5. the same interest. I like the school environment and often chat with my classmates about information technology,”Tsering wrote in 6. his (he) letter. In Fei’s reply, he shared his own experiences 7. to encourage (encourage) Tsering. “The road to success is never smooth. Only by studying hard can dreams 8.be realized (realize),” he said. He 9.ended (end) the letter by wishing success to Tsering and his classmates in their studies. Tsering 10.truly (true) felt happy about the achievements of Chinese aerospace (航空航天工业). As for the future, he wants to study computer science at Tsinghua University. He believes that with hard work, he can reach for the stars and make his dream come true, just like Fei Junlong. Passage 14 Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival. People in different 1. places ( place) of the country eat different foods on the day, from green rice balls and omelets(煎蛋饼) fried dough twists(炸麻花) and pancakes. Here are some traditional foods people eat on the special day. Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are 2. widely (wide) eaten in China's Jiangnan area around Qingming Festival. It is made from glutinous rice(糯米) mixed with pounded mugwort. In both northern and southern China, it is 3. an old tradition to eat sanzi, or fried dough twists on the day. However, the sanzi in North and South China are different 4. from each other in terms of size and material. Northern people like larger ones made from wheat, while people in the South enjoy 5. smaller (small) ones made from rice. Thin pancakes 6. is loved (love) deeply by people in Xiamen, Fujian Province on the festival. Usually, adding omelet, vegetables and chili sauce to the pancakes 7. makes (make) it tastier. In Qingdao, Shandong Province, people eat spring onion 8. and omelet on the day. They believe eating the two things together can make 9. their (they) eyes brighter. In ancient times, pupils often sent eggs to teachers 10.to show (show) respect on the day. Passage 15 During the Warring States Period, the King of Zhao got an invaluable jade(碧玉) of Bian He. When the King of Qin heard about it, he offered Zhao fifteen 1. cites (city) for the jade. The King of Zhao feared that they might get nothing 2. in return, yet if he refused that, Qin might attack Zhao. Lin Xiangru, who was honest, brave, and intelligent, 3. was sent (send) to Qin with the jade. The King of Qin was cheerful when he saw the jade but he did not mention the cities. Lin said.“Your Majesty, there is 4. a tiny flaw on the jade. Could I show it to you?” After he was handed the jade, Lin stepped backward 5. quickly (quick). With his back to a pillar, he said, “You have no intention of giving 6. us (we) those cites. So I’ve taken back the jade. 7. If you use force against me, I’ll smash my head and the jade against this pillar.” To save the jade, the King of Qin apologized, and then 8. showed (show) Lin the cities on the map. But Lin would not believe him anymore. He ordered his man 9. to take (take) the jade back to Zhao secretly He himself would stay there and face the King of Qin. Although the King of Qin was furious(暴怒的), he had no 10. better (good) choice but to set Lin free. Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao safely. Passage 16 Letters play an important role in history. When we write 1.a letter，it is common for us to use an envelope(信封)to protect the letter. But do you know the history of the envelope? In fact, it is probably a little 2. longer ( long) than you think. It is believed that the envelope 3. first (one)appeared over 4,000 years ago. However，the early envelope was nothing like what we use today. It was made from clay 4.and looked like a ball. After the message was put into it，more clay would be added to the “ envelope”5. to make(make) the message safe. To read the message，one had to break the clay envelope. The idea for the stamp was introduced 6.for the first time in 1837. It 7.was invented by a British businessman. The early paper envelopes looked very simple. They were simply pieces of paper that would be wrapped(包裹)around the letter. Then official paper envelopes were created in 1837. At first，the envelope was made 8. completely( complete) by hand，which took a lot of time and 9.effort(effort). Later, the envelope producing process improved greatly. Russel Hawes invented an automatic(自动的) envelope maker in the 1850s. The machine could produce about 12, 500 envelopes at that time every day. Nowadays，emails and text messages have 10.become ( become ) more popular than hand-written letters. However，billions of envelopes are still used around the world every year. Passage 17 Everyone has his or her own name.The name is 1.an important part of traditional Chinese culture. In ancient China, the most complete name system had 2. its( it ) family name, given name, courtesy name(字) and pseudonym(号)﹒Today, most people only have their “family name and given name”. Usually, the family name has one character，3.but others have 2，3，or even 4 characters. In China, children generally follow their 4. father's( father ) family name. As for the given name, it is common to use one or two characters.The choice of the given name shows parents’ best 5. wishes( wish)and expectations for their children. The courtesy name and pseudonym were generally used 6.by people of the ancient and early modern times. The courtesy name is related to the meaning of the given name. It 7.is given( give) by the parents when the child grows up，mostly at the age of 20. After that, the person is called by his courtesy name instead of his given name 8.to show ( show) respect. Unlike the given name and courtesy name, the pseudonym is usually named by oneself. The pseudonym shows people's experiences, personalities , and ideas. 9. It is widely(wide) believed that Confucianism(儒教) also has a far-reaching influence on Chinese naming system. For example, the order of the family name coming before the given name explains the 10. importance ( important) of family. Passage 18 Zengzi was a famous thinker in Chinese history. And he was one of Confucius's 1. students ( student ) .The following is a story about him. One day, Zengzi's wife was going to the market. Their son wanted to go together with 2.her(she). He cried without a stop. His wife could do nothing but humour him, saying, “My dear son, go home now. Mama will be back 3.a moment later. When I am back , I’ll kill the pig 4.to make a meal for you.” When the son heard this，he stopped crying 5.and stayed at home waiting for his mother happily. Not long later，the wife returned home 6. from the market. Zengzi tied up their fat pig, took out a shining sharp knife and prepared to kill it. When his wife 7. saw( see) that，she hurriedly held Zengzi with the hand and said, "What's the matter with you? I was only trying to humour the child.” However，Zengzi said 8. seriously( serious) ，How can you cheat（欺骗)a child? He only follows the example of his 9.parents(parent). Now you cheat him. Then he will follow your example and cheat others. What's more, when a child 10. is cheated( cheat) by his mother，he will no longer trust his mother. Then， how can you educate the child well?” Having said this，Zengzi raised his knife and killed the fat pig. Passage 19 Minor Cold or xiaohan,a Chinese solar term(节气)，means the beginning of the coldest time of the year. Every year around this time，a wave of cold air 1. moves from Siberia toward the Inner Mongolia. Almost all parts of China will feel the cold 2.greatly ( great ). During xiaohan, the yang energy is gently 3. higher(high) than before.Wild geese(雁) begin to fly to the north，because they feel the 4. growth(grow) of yang during the days of xiaohan. Ancient Chinese also recorded that magpies(喜鹊) were seen in the north, starting to build 5. their ( they ) nests. It 6. is believed( believe) that birds can sense the flow（流动) of yin and yang before people do. People in Nanjing have 7. a custom of eating vegetable rice on xiaohan. It may have something to do 8. with the need for something warm.Vegetables and rice are put together with bacon , sausage , ham and duck. In the north，many young people like to have mutton soup 9.and beef soup. They think they are warm and nice for health. However，mutton hotpot，sugar roasted chestnuts and baked sweet 10. potatoes( potato) have become popular during xiaohan, especially among young people in the north. Passage 20 Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生) was born in a poor family. He was very interested in art when he was 1. a little boy. At the age of 14，he left his hometown and started a new life as a 2.singer( sing), dancer, and actor in a big city. However, he wasn't 3.successful(success) at first and became very poor. Later in 4. his (he) life, Andersen got a lot of money from a rich person and he used it to go to university and entered the world of writing. Andersen's first book of fairy tales（童话故事)，which 5. was published ( publish) in 1835, sold very well, so he kept writing stories. From then on, he 6. wrote( write) about one book a year for 37 years. In his whole life, he wrote many fairy tales before he died 7. in 1875. Andersen's fairy tales were not only for young 8. children (child ) but also for people of all ages. Because his books are touching and you can 9.easily ( easy ) understand them. They are still very popular today. There will be a park about Andersen's works and life in Shanghai. 10.If you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his works and life，and you can play games, too. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Passage 1 Yesterday when my son and I were eating dinner，I saw a policeman walking past our house. A woman with a 1.worried look was following him. I 1. (open) the door, went out and asked if everything was OK. The policeman said that the 2. (woman) daughter had gone missing an hour earlier. I said that we hadn’t seen 3. girl, but we could help. I explained to my son that we couldn’t finish 4. (we) dinner right then. He said, “Be a kind person, Dad.” We got in our car and looked 5. the girl all over the town. Along the way，a group of children 6. (play). After they heard what had happened, they said they would help us. They rode their bikes 7. joined us. 8. (lucky), the little girl was found safe a few 9. (mile) away. I was so happy to know that many people help a 10. (strange). It is a nice world. Passage 2 I work in a cleaning company. Usually, people call us, and we give 1. (they) house cleaning service. One day, I got a call from a man named Jim. “I want to help 2. old man. He just had an operation(手术). Can I pay 3. it without letting him know？” he asked. Then he explained to us 4. he wanted to help him. This old man is Jim’s neighbor, Mr. Brown. He lived alone and just 5. (return) from the hospital. There was still something wrong with his leg. His house was 6. (total) in a mess, but he couldn’t do any housework. Even sweeping the floor was difficult for him, so Jim offered 7. (help) Mr. Brown and he said he didn’t want to bring the old man any pressure. The next day, we went to Mr. Brown’s house. And we didn’t tell too much to Mr. Brown. He 8. by the gift from someone he didn’t know. Sometimes we don’t expect to depend on others, as we are afraid of making them get into 9. (trouble). However, there is always someone who 10. （care） for you and tries his best to help you. What a wonderful world! Passage 3 Lucas, a four-year-old penguin, could not walk freely. He 1. (suffer) from the foot disease and got the terrible blisters (水疱) on his left foot and leg. As 2. result, the African penguin had trouble walking for more than three years. Dr. Beth Bicknese from the zoo said, “Lucas is one of the first 3. (bird) that I raise here. He was just an egg when I first met him. It is really a pity to see him move 4. (slow). So we 5. (keep) trying to do something for him to help him live normally.” The workers dressed the penguin 6. a special kind of shoes recently. With the help of these shoes, he is able to take part in some daily activities, such as climbing the rocks, swimming 7. finding a proper mate more easily than before. “To 8. (we) surprise, Lucas changed immediately after we fitted him with his new shoes. Seeing him move about quickly now 9. (give) us hope.” said Debbie Denton, an experienced 10. (work) at the San Diego Zoo. We believe Lucas will live a full life. Passage 4 Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something wrong with 1. (I) left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the 2. (sad) news of my life. At that time, I felt so lonely. So I went and asked my boss for some help. He 3. (tell) me to get back to work. One night I was waiting 4. the train. Then a man came 5. sat down next to me. He turned to me and smiled. Then he said, “You look like you need a friend 6. (talk) to.” We sat there for hours, talking like old friends. And he gave me a wonderful hug. His words were so 7. (help) to me. I will never forget it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me 8. big smile and said, “Remember: Smiling can make you happy.” I never saw him again, but he would be in my 9. (memory) forever.A smile can open the door to happiness. You can smile 10. (bright) at a stranger on the street. He will smile back, and you will be filled with happiness. Passage 5 It was the last lesson before the holidays. The students were very 1. (cheer). Their English teacher was very happy, too. The teacher played interesting games 2. them. They also sang some nice 3. (song). Everyone had a smile on 4. (they) faces. The teacher went to the blackboard and 5. (write) “SMILES” on it. “This is one of the 6. (long) words in English”，he said to the class．The whole class laughed, and then one girl stood up and said, “Can you tell us the reason?” The teacher said nothing for 7. while. Then he smiled 8. said, “Because there is a mile between the 9. (one) letter and the last.” How 10. (interest) it is! Passage 6 My grandpa is a farmer. He lives in a small village. He has a large garden 1. many apple trees in it. He has just celebrated his sixtieth birthday, but he still 2. (work) in the field every day. Last Sunday, I decided 3. (help) him pick apples. On that morning, I got up 4. than usual. I had never worked in the garden before, so I found it 5. (real) excited at first. However, my face was 6. with sweat（汗）after a short while. Although it was 7. autumn day, I felt very hot working in the garden. When I saw my grandpa, he was sweating all over. Seeing that, I thought I must keep on. At the end of that day, I was very tired 8. happy. When I enjoyed the 9. (apple) I picked,I felt they were the sweetest fruit I had ever eaten in my life. I also understand that every fruit of labor（劳动）is valuable and it is 10. (worth) of respect. And we should also value food and avoid wasting it. Passage 7 A long time ago, there was a king who wanted to know what his country was like. He went outside and put a large stone on the road. He then 1. (hide) behind some tall trees and watched to see if anyone would move the stone out of the way. Some rich people came by, 2. they just walked around it. Many people complained that the king wasn’t keeping the roads clear, but none of them tried 3. (move) the stone out of the way. A farmer then came along with 4. heavy basket on his back. He walked up to the big stone, put down 5. (he) basket and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he 6. (successful) moved it aside. Then the farmer went back to pick up his basket and 7. (see) a bag which was lying in the road where the stone had been. There were many gold coin in the bag and a note 8. the king. He explained that the gold was for the person who moved the stone off the road. Every difficulty we come across in life gives us a chance to improve 9. . While lazy people are complaining, others are 10. (take) the time to get things done. Passage 8 Last summer holiday, my parents took me to Beijing for a trip. I was very happy because it was my 1. (first) time to visit Beijing. The photo of sunrise reminded me of the most 2. (forgettable) experience. In the morning, we got up before 4 a.m. and took a car to the foot of the mountain. I was 3. (sleep) and didn’t have enough energy. I seldom climbed mountains before because of my busy study. It was hard for me. Sometimes I wanted to give up. But my dad suggested that I shouldn’t give 4. . Along the way, he encouraged me at times. At last, I reached 5. top of the mountain. The sun 6. (rise) little by little. The sky was getting much brighter. 7. (sudden), the sun rose over the horizon (地平线). I was shocked by 8. I saw and felt excited. I had never seen a more wonderful view than this. I was proud of 9. (me). This experience 10. (teach) me that I shouldn’t give up easily when I meet challenges. I will never forget this experience. Passage 9 As the saying goes, “If you want to know the taste of pears, you must taste them 1. (you).” If we want to have something 2. (do), we need to have a try. Our school planned to hold a dance party yesterday, so it was necessary for all of us to come up with some creative 3. . After a heated 4. (discuss), there was a disagreement about the shape of the stage. Because someone 5. (think) the heart-shaped stage was beautiful but difficult to complete. But 6. (final), we decided to try our best. In order to make 7. beautiful heart-shaped stage, everyone carefully measured the size 8. examined little by little. At last, we succeeded! Actions speak 9. (loud) than words. If we want to do something, let’s act from now 10. to make it happen. Believe in yourself! Passage 10 One day, it rained 1. (heavy). A little girl walked home without 2. umbrella. The mother worried that 3. (she) daughter would cry because of the flashes of lightning（闪电）. The mother drove to her 4. (daughter) school in a hurry. 5. the way to school, the mother saw the little girl walking in the rain. When a flash of lightning came, the little girl 6. (stop), looked up and smiled. A 7. (two) time, the little girl did the same things again. After the mother picked up the girl, the mother wondered 8. she did like that. The girl answered, “Mom, when a flash of lightning came, I felt a little afraid. Seeing this, I thought the sky 9. (take) some pictures of me and this is a game to keep my fear away.” You see, if you look at the world from a 10. (difference) view, the world is really amazing. Next time when you are afraid, think of this little girl. Passage 11 As an old Chinese saying goes, “Spring Festival comes right after Laba Festival.” Today, people across China are celebrating 1. Laba Festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival. It’s on the 2. (eight) day of the 12th lunar month. The festival often tells people to prepare for the coming New Year’s Day 3. to return home to get together with their family. Long ago, Laba Festival was a day of 4. (thank) for a good harvest. On this day, people 5. (usual) eat Laba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains. Many temples today have the tradition 6. giving out Laba porridge to the public. The sweet, red porridge 7. (believe) to bring luck and joy. The festival is also the day for people to put garlic(蒜) in vinegar(醋). The garlic 8. (turn) green and will be eaten on Chinese New Year’s Day. While in the past, it was used 9. (let) people remember to pay back the money they had borrowed, which sounds the same as “calculate” (“算”, suan in Chinese). Customs are quite 10. (difference) across the country People in Qianxian, east China’s Anhui Province, will eat the Laba tofu a few days before. In Xining City, northwest China’s Qinghai Province will eat porridge with beef and mutton. Passage 12 Once upon a time, there was a man named Yue Yangzi. One day he saw a piece of gold on the road and picked it 1. . He took it home and gave it to his wife. But his wife was unhappy. The wise woman said “I hear that a man of morality (道德) doesn’t drink a thief’s water and a man of probity (正直) refuses 2. (accept) alms (施舍物) . Now tell me what do you think of the action of picking up others’ lost treasure and keeping it for 3. (you) own.” After hearing this, Yue Yangzi, felt very sorry, and then he sent the gold back where he found it. The next year, Yue Yangzi went out to visit some famous 4. (teacher) to get more knowledge. A year later, he 5. (come) back home suddenly .“Why have you returned?” asked his wife in surprise, “You’ve only spent one year studying.” “I came back 6. I missed you very much.” Without saying anything, his wife took a pair of scissors and went to the loom (织布机)7. (direct) . Pointing at the half done brocade (织锦) , she said, “This brocade is made of the 8. (fine) silk. I worked very hard to produce the brocade. Now if I cut it, all my work will be wasted. You can get knowledge only through longtime hard work. Now, you’ve stopped halfway. Isn’t it the same as cutting 9. brocade on the loom?” Yue Yangzi 10. (move) by what she said. He left home to study again. Several years later he became a learned man. Passage 13 Before the Shenzhou-15 returned to Earth, Fei Junlong, an astronaut, sent a reply letter to a student named Tsering. Tsering,16, comes from Tibet. He is now studying 1. the Beijing No.80 High School. Among over 10,000 people who sent letters to the astronauts, Tsering was the 2. (lucky) one to receive a reply. In the boy’s letter, he shared his 3. (story) about listening to his grandfather tell Tibetan tales of the starry sky (星空) when he was a child. Also, he wrote about his strong interest in learning about the sky 4. his experiences of moving from Tibet to Beijing. “I’m very happy to study in Beijing. I have many friends who share 5. same interest. I like the school environment and often chat with my classmates about information technology,”Tsering wrote in 6. (he) letter. In Fei’s reply, he shared his own experiences 7. (encourage) Tsering. “The road to success is never smooth. Only by studying hard can dreams 8. (realize),” he said. He 9. (end) the letter by wishing success to Tsering and his classmates in their studies. Tsering 10. (true) felt happy about the achievements of Chinese aerospace (航空航天工业). As for the future, he wants to study computer science at Tsinghua University. He believes that with hard work, he can reach for the stars and make his dream come true, just like Fei Junlong. Passage 14 Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese festival. People in different 1. ( place) of the country eat different foods on the day, from green rice balls and omelets(煎蛋饼) fried dough twists(炸麻花) and pancakes. Here are some traditional foods people eat on the special day. Qingtuan, or green rice balls, are 2. (wide) eaten in China's Jiangnan area around Qingming Festival. It is made from glutinous rice(糯米) mixed with pounded mugwort. In both northern and southern China, it is 3. old tradition to eat sanzi, or fried dough twists on the day. However, the sanzi in North and South China are different 4. each other in terms of size and material. Northern people like larger ones made from wheat, while people in the South enjoy 5. (small) ones made from rice. Thin pancakes 6. (love) deeply by people in Xiamen, Fujian Province on the festival. Usually, adding omelet, vegetables and chili sauce to the pancakes 7. (make) it tastier. In Qingdao, Shandong Province, people eat spring onion 8. omelet on the day. They believe eating the two things together can make 9. (they) eyes brighter. In ancient times, pupils often sent eggs to teachers 10. (show) respect on the day. Passage 15 During the Warring States Period, the King of Zhao got an invaluable jade(碧玉) of Bian He. When the King of Qin heard about it, he offered Zhao fifteen 1. (city) for the jade. The King of Zhao feared that they might get nothing 2. return, yet if he refused that, Qin might attack Zhao. Lin Xiangru, who was honest, brave, and intelligent, 3. (send) to Qin with the jade. The King of Qin was cheerful when he saw the jade but he did not mention the cities. Lin said.“Your Majesty, there is 4. tiny flaw on the jade. Could I show it to you?” After he was handed the jade, Lin stepped backward 5. (quick). With his back to a pillar, he said, “You have no intention of giving 6. (we) those cites. So I’ve taken back the jade. 7. you use force against me, I’ll smash my head and the jade against this pillar.” To save the jade, the King of Qin apologized, and then 8. (show) Lin the cities on the map. But Lin would not believe him anymore. He ordered his man 9. (take) the jade back to Zhao secretly He himself would stay there and face the King of Qin. Although the King of Qin was furious(暴怒的), he had no 10. (good) choice but to set Lin free. Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao safely. Passage 16 Letters play an important role in history. When we write 1. letter，it is common for us to use an envelope(信封)to protect the letter. But do you know the history of the envelope? In fact, it is probably a little 2. ( long) than you think. It is believed that the envelope 3. (one)appeared over 4,000 years ago. However，the early envelope was nothing like what we use today. It was made from clay 4. looked like a ball. After the message was put into it，more clay would be added to the “ envelope”5. (make) the message safe. To read the message，one had to break the clay envelope. The idea for the stamp was introduced 6. the first time in 1837. It 7. (invent) by a British businessman. The early paper envelopes looked very simple. They were simply pieces of paper that would be wrapped(包裹)around the letter. Then official paper envelopes were created in 1837. At first，the envelope was made 8. ( complete) by hand，which took a lot of time and 9. (effort). Later, the envelope producing process improved greatly. Russel Hawes invented an automatic(自动的) envelope maker in the 1850s. The machine could produce about 12, 500 envelopes at that time every day. Nowadays，emails and text messages have 10. ( become ) more popular than hand-written letters. However，billions of envelopes are still used around the world every year. Passage 17 Everyone has his or her own name.The name is 1. important part of traditional Chinese culture. In ancient China, the most complete name system had 2. ( it ) family name, given name, courtesy name(字) and pseudonym(号)﹒Today, most people only have their “family name and given name”. Usually, the family name has one character，3. others have 2，3，or even 4 characters. In China, children generally follow their 4. ( father ) family name. As for the given name, it is common to use one or two characters.The choice of the given name shows parents’ best 5. ( wish)and expectations for their children. The courtesy name and pseudonym were generally used 6. people of the ancient and early modern times. The courtesy name is related to the meaning of the given name. It 7. ( give) by the parents when the child grows up，mostly at the age of 20. After that, the person is called by his courtesy name instead of his given name 8. ( show) respect. Unlike the given name and courtesy name, the pseudonym is usually named by oneself. The pseudonym shows people's experiences, personalities , and ideas. 9. It is (wide) believed that Confucianism(儒教) also has a far-reaching influence on Chinese naming system. For example, the order of the family name coming before the given name explains the 10. ( important) of family. Passage 18 Zengzi was a famous thinker in Chinese history. And he was one of Confucius's 1. ( student ) .The following is a story about him. One day, Zengzi's wife was going to the market. Their son wanted to go together with 2. (she). He cried without a stop. His wife could do nothing but humour him, saying, “My dear son, go home now. Mama will be back 3. moment later. When I am back , I’ll kill the pig 4. a meal for you.” When the son heard this，he stopped crying 5. stayed at home waiting for his mother happily. Not long later，the wife returned home 6. the market. Zengzi tied up their fat pig, took out a shining sharp knife and prepared to kill it. When his wife 7. ( see) that，she hurriedly held Zengzi with the hand and said, "What's the matter with you? I was only trying to humour the child.” However，Zengzi said 8. ( serious) ，How can you cheat（欺骗)a child? He only follows the example of his 9. (parent). Now you cheat him. Then he will follow your example and cheat others. What's more, when a child 10. ( cheat) by his mother，he will no longer trust his mother. Then， how can you educate the child well?” Having said this，Zengzi raised his knife and killed the fat pig. Passage 19 Minor Cold or xiaohan,a Chinese solar term(节气)，means the beginning of the coldest time of the year. Every year around this time，a wave of cold air 1. from Siberia toward the Inner Mongolia. Almost all parts of China will feel the cold 2. ( great ). During xiaohan, the yang energy is gently 3. (high) than before.Wild geese(雁) begin to fly to the north，because they feel the 4. (grow) of yang during the days of xiaohan. Ancient Chinese also recorded that magpies(喜鹊) were seen in the north, starting to build 5. ( they ) nests. It 6. ( believe) that birds can sense the flow（流动) of yin and yang before people do. People in Nanjing have 7. custom of eating vegetable rice on xiaohan. It may have something to do 8. the need for something warm.Vegetables and rice are put together with bacon , sausage , ham and duck. In the north，many young people like to have mutton soup 9. beef soup. They think they are warm and nice for health. However，mutton hotpot，sugar roasted chestnuts and baked sweet 10. ( potato) have become popular during xiaohan, especially among young people in the north. Passage 20 Hans Christian Andersen(安徒生) was born in a poor family. He was very interested in art when he was 1. little boy. At the age of 14，he left his hometown and started a new life as a 2. ( sing), dancer, and actor in a big city. However, he wasn't 3. (success) at first and became very poor. Later in 4. (he) life, Andersen got a lot of money from a rich person and he used it to go to university and entered the world of writing. Andersen's first book of fairy tales（童话故事)，which 5. ( publish) in 1835, sold very well, so he kept writing stories. From then on, he 6. ( write) about one book a year for 37 years. In his whole life, he wrote many fairy tales before he died 7. 1875. Andersen's fairy tales were not only for young 8. (child ) but also for people of all ages. Because his books are touching and you can 9. ( easy ) understand them. They are still very popular today. There will be a park about Andersen's works and life in Shanghai. 10. you like Andersen, you can go there to learn about his works and life，and you can play games, too. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$