It has been forty years since China’s Reform and Opening-up(改革开放). Let’s see how China has changed through the years.

1978—1988: New Look

In a 1978 Japanese documentary(记录片) China’s New Look, there was a scene showing Chinese people’ life back then. In front of an old-fashioned TV set, some Shanghainese gathered around to watch a TV show. In 1981, only one out of every 170 city families in China had a color TV.

1988—1998: ▲

In October 1990, the first McDonald’s on the Chinese mainland opened for business in Shenzhen. It quickly became the hottest tourist spot(旅游景点). “Many Chinese customers waited in line and shouted to the shop assistant , “I want 10 Big Macs,” recalled a waiter at McDonald’ s at that time.

1998—2008: Here Comes WTO

For many Chinese, the year 2001 was very unforgettable. It marked the start of a new millennium(一千年) and led to a whole new era(时代) as China joined the World Trade Organization(WTO). From 2001 to 2017, China’s average(平均) growth of the import(进口) of goods and services was more than twice the world’s average.

2008—2018：New Beginning

Shanghai, a city of long-time business culture, is always a step ahead in China’s foreign trade. With the successful hosting of China’s first import expo(展览会) in November 2018, the city went on to develop China’s import business. The expo will be remembered as a new beginning for China’s import history.

1.Which picture shows the scene of China’s New Look?

A.  B.

C.  D.

2.Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A. West Meets East B. New Way of Living

C. All Over the World D. Never Forget Old Times

3.How did Chinese people feel when the first McDonald’s appeared in China?

A. Interested B. Unhappy C. Strange D. Worried

4.What can we learn after China joined the WTO?

A. Chinese people began to travel abroad.

B. China grew very fast in its imports.

C. China became more and more popular.

D. Foreigners bought a lot of products from China.

5.When and where was China’s first import expo held?

A. In Shanghai, in November, 2001.

B. In Shenzhen, in November, 2001.

C. In Shanghai, in November, 2018.

D. In Shenzhen, in November, 2018.

How we spend our time can be divided into three groups, or "jars". These would be the necessary tasks jar, the voluntary tasks jar and the happiness jar.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks jar. We fill this jar with useful things, like making money, housework, buying food. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them, such as taking children to activities and cooking family meals. Those jars are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t be happy.

However, we often forget to fill the third jar — the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities to make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies quickly and before we know it, it is time for bed.

That is why each day we try to fill our happiness jar. Most days, I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞) class with my husband and daughter. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.

Music is another way to make me happy. This week, I was glad to take part in an orchestra(管弦乐队) practice at my church(教堂). A small group of us met to practice Christmas music for a church service. It was a time of fun, friendship and music making. At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was full.

This week, think about how you spent your time. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the necessary and voluntary tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance(获得平衡) among your three jars. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.

1.How many groups can we divide our time into?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?

A. She is always unhappy when she goes to the dance club.

B. She goes to the ballroom dance class to make herself happy every day.

C. Dancing and music are the two usual ways that she makes herself happy.

D. She takes her husband and daughter to dance club in order to make them happy.

3.What can we do to fill the happiness jar according to the passage?

A. Wash clothes B. Watch a film

C. Mop the floor D. Look after children

4.What can we know from Paragraph 4 and 5?

A. The writer took a class at church to practice music.

B. The writer finds friendship is important for her happiness.

C. The writer was invited to join an orchestra as she is good at singing.

D. The writer was going to listen to music at church at Christmas.

5.The writer wrote this article mainly to _______________.

A. tell readers how to relax in daily life

B. tell readers the best way to use their time

C. remind readers to take time to make themselves happy

D. tell the importance of necessary and voluntary tasks

任务型阅读 阅读短文，完成表格，每空一词。

What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in, to speak and to share. It is important to let others get to know what we think and how we feel. In this way we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren’t open with others, we won’t fully believe in ourselves or others.

Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First, make your outside behavior the same with your inside feelings and thoughts. Second, share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third, try to change your questions into statements(陈述句) and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example, you might say, “I feel happy that you’re here.” instead of “Are you glad that you’re here?” Finally, try not to say, “I don’t know.” This usually means I don’t want to think about it any more.

Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends, but not with people you don’t know well, because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides, some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them, they will feel every uncomfortable at times.

In all, being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people，but we’d better keep the balance between being open and not being too open.

阅读表达 阅读短文，根据其内容简略回答问题。

Mrs. Cooper is over 90, but she can still play a game of Words with Friends, a popular puzzle game app, on her iPad. She says that the Apple product(产品) has changed her life.

Mrs. Cooper lives in a house close to Manchester Airport in London. She often uses her iPad to track the planes that fly overhead and explore(探索) the world with Google Earth.

“I’m crazy about the planes, so I choose the Flight Tracker to see where the planes around me are going. It’s a wonderful way to keep in touch with the world,” she said. “I use it nearly all the hours of daylight, 2-3 hours in the morning, then again in the afternoon.”

Mrs. Cooper taught painting when she left school. She had a laptop（手提电脑）, but struggled（费力）with it. “ Her problem was that she couldn’t see the cursor（光标）, and her hands shake so hard that she almost can’t use the mouse.” said her 63-year-old daughter, Jean. “I was in America visiting my daughter, and I played with an iPad and decided to buy one for my mother.”

Jean got some apps for the iPad, so her mother could learn how to use them. “She uses it several hours a day, and is curious(好奇的) to keep up with everything new. She reads the news, sends emails and uses Face Time to make video calls to us all. We’re glad that she can enjoy her life with the magic thing.” she said.

(No more than 6 words)

1.What has changed Mrs. Cooper’s life?

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2.Where does Mrs. Cooper live?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.How does she see where the planes around her are going?

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4.Who bought the iPad for Mrs. Cooper?

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5.Why can’t she use the mouse smoothly?

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In China, when you refuse someone, he or she might be described as "吃闭门羹" ("eating a bowl of door-closing thick soup"). What is the story b1. this saying?

It is said that during the Tang Dynasty (618– 907), there lived a beautiful woman c2. Shi Feng. Many young men wanted to m3. her. But Shi was hard to c4.. She asked her admirers(倾慕者) to show her poems that they had written. She did this to see i5. they were talented(有天赋的). If Shi liked someone’s poems, she would a6. to meet him. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t meet them. But then, to be p7., she would at least give them a bowl of geng (羹) to eat. Geng is a type of thick s8.. It is usually made with grain, fruit or vegetables.

As time passed, "eating a bowl of thick soup" came to mean "being refused". The dish was also nicknamed "door-closing thick soup", since Shi would not open her door for people who r9. the dish.

But there is a twist (意外转折) to this story. "Door-closing thick soup" was said to be so tasty that more people started coming to Shi’s door — not to marry her, but to have a t10. of the soup!

阅读对人成长的影响是巨大的。"腹有诗书气自华"，一本好书往往能改变人的一生。每年的4月23日是世界读书日，为此你想给同学们提一些养成阅读好习惯方面的建议。要点如下：

1. 选择适合自己读的书。从老师或家长处寻求读书建议，可以从学校图书馆借书或者到书店买书……

2. 计划好自己的时间。每天至少抽出半小时来阅读；不要轻易改变计划。比如，可以养成在睡觉前进行阅读的习惯；

3. 随身带一本书。当有空的时候，随时随地进行阅读……

4. 再补充一条建议……

要求：

1. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；

2. 必须包含所有信息，并作适当发挥；

3. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

4. 不得使用真实姓名和校名等。

Having good reading habits makes a great difference to you. If you want to have good reading habits, I have some advice for you.

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Look at the signs on the right. Where can you most probably see them?

A. In a cinema. B. In a mall.

C. In a museum. D. In a restaurant.

My family always get together to watch the Spring Festival Gala the evening of Chinese New Year.

A. on B. at. C. in D. by

—Oh, my god. I've already worked for several hours without a rest.

—I think you must stop working you might turn into a machine.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

—Betty, are Lucy and Lily twin sisters?

—Yes. They are so similar that it's almost to tell one from the other.

A. possible B. impossible C. usual D. unusual