We will have a ball game on the playground if it ________.

A.isn’t rain B.doesn’t rain C.won’t rain D.rains

Do you know when and why people celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in China? You may always find either a beautiful or a sad story behind a festival, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated ________ the fifth day of the fifth lunar month by ________ zongzi and holding dragon boat races.

The festival began during the Warring States (战国时期) with a ________ of more than 2,000 years. The date of the festival is the date ________ Qu Yuan died. He was a wise and upright (正直的) man, and was loved by people. He wanted the emperor of Chu ________ against the State of Qin but was refused and sent to somewhere far away from his homeland. During his stay in other states, he wrote ________ poems to express his strong feelings for Chu. On the day when Chu was defeated by Qin, Qu Yuan jumped into Miluo River for his mother land by killing himself.

After the ________ of Qu Yuan, people of Chu went to Miluo River to cry over the great ________ they loved so much. Some threw eggs and rice wrapped in leaves into the river to feed the fish ________ keep them away from Qu Yuan.

Now the Dragon Boat Festival has become a ________ festival for the Chinese people.

1.A.at B.on C.in D.by

2.A.eating B.to eat C.ate D.was eating

3.A.vacation B.history C.date D.day

4.A.when B.where C.why D.what

5.A.fighter B.fighting C.fight D.to fight

6.A.much B.a lot C.many D.lots

7.A.die B.dying C.dead D.death

8.A.emperor B.doctor C.poet D.teacher

9.A.in order to B.so that C.in order that D.as a result

10.A.modern B.traditional C.international D.new

“Come on, Daily News!” called Jason, carrying some newspapers under his arm. The little boy was running up and down the street, but twenty papers were still not sold. This was his first day of selling newspapers. He was in bad mood. It was getting dark and fewer people were in the street. He had to go home with the rest papers instead of money. He hoped to make more money to buy a cake for his mother’s birthday. But he failed to sell all his papers. He broke down and cried on the way back.

“You don’t know the secret of selling papers.” Another newsboy Jim told Jason and taught him to shout loudly, “Hot news! More exciting news is on!”

“But it’s not in the paper at all.” replied Jason.

“Right, then just run away quickly before they have time to see.” Jim said.

It was really a new idea to Jason. He thought of the cake for his mother, but at last decided not to tell a lie. Though he was poor, he was taught to be honest by his mother.

The next afternoon, Jason went to the office for his papers again. With a proud smile, Jim announced that he sold sixty the day before. He added that Jason lost the chance of getting more money because he was too foolish.

“You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and said. “You are just the boy I am looking for.” A week later, Jason started his new job. He lost the sale of twenty papers, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.

1.Why did Jason keep running in the street?

A.To buy a cake. B.To sell newspapers

C.To go home. D.To find a job

2.How did Jason feel on the way back on the first day?

A.He felt sad. B.He felt excited.

C.He felt relaxed. D.He felt foolish.

3.How did Jim sell more newspapers?

A.By telling the secret. B.By making up untrue news.

C.By running quickly. D.By telling the truth.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Jason sold twenty newspapers on the first day.

B.Jason was too foolish to make more money.

C.Jason learned something good from his mother.

D.Jason listened to Jim and made more money that day.

5.What does the story mainly tell us?

A.Honesty is the best policy.

B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C.Practice makes perfect.

D.Don’t put all eggs in one basket.

Are you interested in movies? Do you believe Chinese are also able to make good science-fiction movies? One hot movie in China this month means something.

Liu Cixin is the most popular science-fiction writer in China. He received the prize in 2015 for his novel the Three Body Problem (三体). Many people admired him for this novel, including Obama. His rich imaginations can be seen in the movie the Wandering Earth (流浪地球). This movie was filmed on his novel with the same name. This tale is about the Sun is going to crash into the Mercury (水星) and this will cause the Earth catching on fire and killing all life on the planet. In order to survive, people put together about 10,000 big engines on Earth to push the Sun so that people can run away to another planet. Yet, as Earth gets close to Jupiter (木星), the huge force will break the Earth into pieces. Who will save the Earth?

Thanks to Liu’s fame, as well as the great efforts of the movie team, the Wandering Earth made 670 million yuan on the first day. More importantly, the Wandering Earth is the first “made in China” science-fiction movie on the big screen. And the director, Guo Fan, is also Chinese. Some people predict that 2019 marks the starting year of popularity for Chinese science-fiction movies.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）

1.The movie the Wandering Earth is made on Liu’s novel the Wandering Earth.

2.When the Sun gets close to Jupiter, the huge force will break the Earth into pieces.

3.The movie made 670 million yuan in total.

4.Guo Fan is the most famous science-fiction writer in China.

5.The Wandering Earth shows that Chinese have ability to make good science-fiction movies.

1.Who lost a white cat?

A.Sam. B.David. C.Mary. D.Dave.

2.You need to pay ________ if you buy the book Little Women now.

A.$59.60 B.$20 C.$40 D.$29.60

3.When can we see the movie Red Sea Action?

A.Only on Saturday. B.Only on Sunday.

C.On weekends. D.On weekdays

4.If you want to rent an old car, you have to pay ________ a month.

A.$60 B.$120 C.$30 D.$20

5.Those ads above are most probably from a ________.

A.map B.dictionary C.newspaper D.book

1. Artificial Intelligence (人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technologies.

AI is getting close to the human ability to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (面部识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to find criminals. They even caught six criminals on a famous singer’s concerts in six different cities. 2.

AI is also used in self-driving cars. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them “speak” to humans. The system can tell passers-by (行人) that the car is about to speed up. It seemed that it can soon take the place of a real person. 3.

4. Service Robots can show you how powerful AI is. Imagine this—you come back from school and your robot house keeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the piano just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.

AI is so powerful that it can help people and even replace us in many fields. 5.

A. Do we still need to learn how to drive?

B. In a way it is helpful for the police to get bad guys.

C. Do you know what Artificial Intelligence is?

D. AI age is coming, are you ready for it?

E. Have you ever wished to have a robot?

根据提示，完成句子，每空一词。（包括缩写词）

1.拥有健康的生活方式很重要。

It’s important to have a ________ ________.

2.作为中国人，我们应该为“一带一路”感到自豪。

As Chinese, we should be ________ ________ the Belt and Road.

3.She wants to join the art club. (对画线部分提问)

________ club ________ she want to join?

4.She usually takes the bus to school. (改为同义句)

She usually goes to school ________ ________.

5.You can’t run in the hallways. (改为祈使句)

________ ________ in the hallways!

书面表达。

作为英语学习者，我们都有自己的学习体会和经验，请根据以下提示内容以“How to be a good English learner”为题写一篇短文。

1.记忆单词，短语和有用的句子；

2. 认真听课，记笔记，尝试用英语写日记；

3. 听英语歌曲，看英文电影,阅读英语故事，通过小组学习提高自己；

4. 词数控制在80词左右，可适当自由发挥，文中不能出现真实姓名和学校。

How to be a good English learner?

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Once there was a tree, and a little boy. Every day, the boy would come and gather her leaves, make _____ into crowns, and play king of the forest. He would _____ up her trunk（树干）,swing from her branches, and eat apples. When he was _____,he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree very much. And the tree was happy.

But time went by, and the boy grew older, the tree was _____ alone.

Then one day, the boy came to the _____and the tree said, "come, boy, come and climb my truck and swing from my branches and eat apples, play _____ my shade and be happy." "I am too big to climb and play," said the boy, "I want to _____ things and have fun. I need some money. Can you give me some money?" "I am so sorry," said the tree, "I don't have money. I have only, leaves and apples. Take my apples and _____ them, so you'll have money and be happy. " _____ the boy gathered her apples and carried them away. The tree was happy.

______ a long time, the boy came back and the tree shook with ______. She shouted, "come, boy, come and climb my truck and swing from my branches and be happy." "I am too ______ to climb trees," said the boy, "I want a wife and I want children, so I need a house. Can you give me a house?" "I have ______ houses" said the tree, "But you can ______ my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy." So the boy cut off her branches and carried them away. And The tree was happy.

Year after year, the boy came back only for ______ he needs from the tree. But the tree was happy to give the boy anything that she could give him, leaving her stump（树桩）in the end.

1.A.her B.him C.them D.it

2.A.climb B.stay C.get D.cut

3.A.happy B.tired C.excited D.surprised

4.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.often

5.A.apples B.tree C.shade D.branch

6.A.in B.with C.for D.above

7.A.review B.steal C.buy D.list

8.A.repeat B.spread C.protect D.sell

9.A.But B.So C.Or D.However

10.A.With B.For C.After D.Before

11.A.sadness B.happiness C.coldness D.kindness

12.A.busy B.free C.afraid D.small

13.A.many B.some C.any D.no

14.A.take down B.put off C.cut off D.burn down

15.A.whatever B.wherever C.whenever D.however

Dec 11th

Dear Morey,

I just got your letter with the picture of you riding your e-bike to work. From the smile on your face, I can tell how much you' enjoy that. I still remember when you could hardly ride a bicycle. You've come a long way!

Now here's some advice. I'm sure you're a good rider. But it is dangerous to ride without a helmet（头盔）. So please get yourself a helmet. Wear it every time you ride. A helmet will help protect you from a head injury.

No, I'm not trying to be a bossy（多管事的）know-it-all. I just don't want a bad fall to: take that smile away from your face. When you visit me this summer, bring your helmet. Let's enjoy some great rides together!

Your cousin,

Vera

1.Who is Morey?

A.Vera's doctor. B.Vera's cousin.

C.Vera's classmate. D.Vera's friend.

2.What can you learn from Morey' s picture?

A.He is not a good rider. B.He is afraid of riding his e-bike.

C.He spent little time learning riding. D.He is not wearing a helmet on riding.

3.Why does Vera write this letter to Morey?

A.Because she is very bossy. B.Because she doesn't have an e-bike.

C.Because she cares a lot about safety. D.Because she wants to look up to him.