According to Chinese history, sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming. He sent them out to ask for 1. when in trouble. Today, sky lanterns are used at 2. and other celebrations. They are made of bamboo and covered with paper. When the lanterns are lit, they slowly 3. into the air like small hot-air balloons for all to see. They are seen as bright symbols of happiness and good wishes.

Paper cutting has been around for over 1,500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be 4. to do. The paper, 5. red, is folded before it is cut with scissors. The most common pictures are flowers, animals, and things about Chinese history. During the Spring Festival, they are put on windows, doors and walls as symbols of wishes for good 6. and a happy new year.

Chinese clay art is famous 7. the clay pieces are so small but they look very real. The pieces are usually cute children or 8. characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story. The pieces are carefully shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry. After 9., they are fried at a very high heat. They are then polished and painted. It takes 10.weeks to complete everything. These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty.

1.help 2.festivals 3.rise 4.difficult 5.usually 6.luck 7.because 8.lively 9.drying 10.several 【解析】文章介绍了中国的几个古老的艺术——孔明灯，剪纸和泥塑。 1.句意：当有困难时，他把它们发送到空中寻求帮助。根据when in troubl...

Tyler opened the door to his house and went inside. His mother was in the kitchen. She felt surprised when she saw his sad face. “Tyler, what happened? Is everything okay?” “Nothing is okay, Mom.” “Is there anything I can do to help?” “That’s just the thing, Mom. We can’t help. There’s nothing we can do.” Tyler kept talking,“Today, the teacher talked about Earth Day and the environment. Earth Day is a day when every person promises to do something to help take care of our world. Mrs. Green said that our world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help and I thought all the way home and there is nothing I can do. I can’t stop people from polluting our air and water and I can’t save all of the animals. There is not anything that I can do to make a difference.”

His mother listened and after thinking for a minute said,“Of course you can. There are lots of things you can do. For example, you can walk to school. You can use both sides of your paper to save trees. You can plant a tree every year. You can clean up rubbish from your neighborhood park. Everything you do to help the planet makes a difference. The most important thing to remember is that Earth Day should be every day!” “Oh, I see. Mom, we each can make a difference to the world. Thank you, Mom.”

How Tyler felt at first	1..
What Earth Day is	It’s a day when every person promises to do something to help 2. our world.
What Mrs. Green asked the students to do	To 3. something they could do to help the earth.
Tyler’s mother’s advice	Walk to school. Use 4. paper Plant a tree every year. 5. from the neighborhood park.

1.sad 2.take care of 3.think of 4.both sides of 5.clean up rubbish 【解析】文章讲述了Tyler回家后不高兴，他告诉妈妈他对保护地球和环境没有任何办法，感到很难过，但是妈妈告诉他，他可以做很多事情来保护环境，可以走着去上学，用纸的两面等。 1.根据She felt surprised when s...

（题文）假如你是李华，作为交换生你去年在美国学习了一学期。在美期间，你住在Tom家，在这一学期里，你和他及他的家人结下了深厚的友谊。请你根据下面的提示写一篇日记。

1. 介绍Tom：为人友好，乐于助人，你们相处很融洽；

2. 他在英语学习方面给你的帮助；你了解了美国的文化；

3. 他的父母悉心照顾你的生活，给你做中国菜;

4. ……（自由发挥，至少谈及两项内容）；

5. 希望他和他的家人能来中国。

注意：

1．词数80左右；

2．合理增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Friday May 27th, 2018 Sunny

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Friday May 27th, 2018 Sunny I’m feeling a little unhappy while I am writing this because I am going to return to China. I lived in Tom’s home in America when I studied in America. Though we had onl...

—My uncle is in Beijing now. He lives in the countryside _______ works in the city

during the week.

--Oh, he must be tired.

A. or B. and C. but D. so

C 【解析】句意：——我叔叔现在在北京，他住在农村，但是在工作日他在城市上班。——他一定很累。A. or 或者； B. and 和； C. but 但是； D. so因此；根据He lives in the countryside 和 works in the city during the week.可知两句之间是转折关系；故选C

Many people in China _______ the TV program A bite of China since its third

episode(第三季) on February 19, 2018.

A. praise B. praised C. have praised D. are praising

C 【解析】句意：自从2018年2月19号，舌尖上的中国第三季播出，许多中国人赞扬了它。根据since its third episode(第三季) on February 19, 2018.可知用现在完成时态，结构是have/has+过去分词；故选C

—It’s hard to make a _______ sometimes.

--I can’t agree more. Because we often have more than one choice.

A. promise B. mistake C. speech D. decision

D 【解析】句意：——有时做决定很难。——我不太同意，因为我们经常有更多的选择。A. promise承诺； B. mistake 错误； C. speech演讲； D. decision决定；根据Because we often have more than one choice可知是做决定；故选D

—Alice, are these your crayons?

--Oh, no. They’re not ___________.

A. I B. me C. my D. mine

D 【解析】句意：-Alice，这些是你的铅笔吗？-哦，不是，他们不是我的。I我，人称代词主格形式；me我，人称代词宾格形式；my我的，形容词性物主代词，修饰名词；mine我的，名词性物主代词，代替名词，在句中做主语、宾语或者表语。根据句意可知，这里的mine代指的是my pencils。故选D。

（2017·广东·37）Johnson won't answer the phone if he ________ the number.

A. knew B. doesn't know C. will know D. didn't know

B 【解析】句意：如果约翰逊不知道电话号码，他就不接电话。考查动词时态。本句是if引导的条件状语从句，当主句是将来时态时，从句用一般现在时，可排除C、D两项。根据句意，本句是否定陈述，故选B。

—Did Tom’s parents go to the meeting yesterday?

--Yes, _______ of them did, but ________ spoke.

A. each; none B. both; none C. neither; both D. both; neither

D 【解析】试题分析：句意：---汤姆的父母昨天去开会了吗？---是的，他们两个都去了，但是他们两个都没有发言。Each表示两者或两者的每一个；none表示三者或三者都不；both表示两者都；neither表示两者都不。根据句意，故选D。

—The film Operation Red Sea _______ in Huangshi last week and won high praise.

--Exactly. I have seen it twice.

A. was shown B. will show C. is shown D. has shown

A 【解析】句意：——电影Operation Red Sea上周在黄石演了，赢得了很高的赞誉。——确实，我看了它两次。根据主语Operation Red Sea和show是被动关系，可知用被动语态，排除B/D；根据last week可知用过去时态；故选A