His_______ was very patient and kind. Sometimes she would say, “You are not_______ enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you may ask me about it, and I will tell you.”

The first time Frank saw an hourglass(沙漏), he was very much interested, but he did not know ________ it was. His mother said, ‘An hourglass is made in the_______ of the figure 8. The sand is put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the _______. The sand put into the glass will run through in an hour.

When Frank watched the little stream of sand, he was impatient,________it would not run faster. “Let me ______ it, mother,” said Frank: “It is lazy, and will never get through.” “Oh yes, it will, my son,” said his mother. “The sand moves down ______ , but it moves all the time.” “When you look at the________of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do; but they never ______ .”

“While you are playing, the sand is running, grain(颗粒) by grain. The hands of the clock are moving, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has moved all around its face. This is because they keep working every________. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, or how long it will________ them to do it.

Now Frank’s mother wanted him to learn a little poem, but he said, “Mother, I can ________ do it.” His mother said, “Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.” Frank__________ his mother’s advice. He studied line after line, very busily; and in one hour and a half he knew the poem perfectly.

【1】A.withoutB.exceptC.forD.about

【2】A.fatherB.brotherC.motherD.sister

【3】A.popularB.wiseC.friendlyD.old

【4】A.whatB.whyC.howD.who

【5】A.sizeB.shapeC.timeD.number

【6】A.middleB.backC.frontD.top

【7】A.soB.becauseC.beforeD.until

【8】A.kickB.touchC.dropD.shake

【9】A.easilyB.slowlyC.successfullyD.carefully

【10】A.facesB.timeC.handsD.surface

【11】A.stopB.worryC.walkD.talk

【12】A.yearB.minuteC.dayD.month

【13】A.bringB.leaveC.takeD.offer

【14】A.finallyB.easilyC.carefullyD.hardly

【15】A.refusedB.allowedC.followedD.forgot

How do you write in English? Some people find it difficult, so they give 【1】. First, you have to be ready to face criticism(批评). In fact, you will never truly learn how to write 【2】 you allow your writing to be criticized. Helpful criticism makes you realize what skills you need.

Second, don’t write 【3】 a plan. Always follow grammatical rules and make a structure for 【4】article, as if you are building a house. 【5】 good plan may make your article be in good order.

Finally, accurate(准确的)word usage and well-constructed(结构合理的)sentences will always make your writing more attractive. So carefully choose the words that fit your article.

Spring Festival

Date 【1】

Food 【2】

Activities 【3】

【4】

【5】

提示：1. What is your favorite Chinese traditional festival?

2. What do you do during this festival?

3.Why do you like it ?

注意：1. 包括以上内容要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯通顺。

2. 80词左右。

Dear Kathy,

Welcome to Heze. I’m so glad that I can tell you something about Heze. Heze lies in the southeast of Shandong Province. As far as we know, it’s famous for peony, the national flower of China. Xuanle Park, the biggest amusement park in our city, lies in the north of Heze. You’ll find that there are Water World, big ferris wheel (摩天轮）, haunted house and so on.(3) They are all interesting, but I think the roller coaster (过山车) makes people scared and excited.

The flowers in Caozhou Peony Park are the most fascinating. Unluckily, it’s not the right season. But there will be an animal show during National Day. It is convenient for you to get to Tianxiang Park. You can go there by bus at any time the park is free. Besides, I heard that there would be an interesting talent show at Inzone Supermarket the next week. I wonder if you’d like to go there. (4) 我想知道你想先去哪儿。

I am sure that you will have a great time in Heze.

Yours,

Lin Jing

【1】What is Heze famous for ?

__________________________

【2】Which place is the biggest amusement park?

__________________________

【3】将（3) 处画线句子译成汉语

__________________________

【4】将（4）处汉语句子译成英语

__________________________

【5】What’s the main idea of the e-mail?

__________________________

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I often hear some students【1】English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it 【2】. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I'm very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an【3】in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject-English. It was fresh for me. I was interested in it. So I worked hard【4】it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark.

How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs. The songs 【5】nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak 【6】, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, and never be tired. And I 【7】 have a good habit: whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by 【8】our English teacher.

What’s more, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also【9】. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

I also do some exercises and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine. Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in my class. 【10】these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

—Why not join an English language club to practice ________?

A./; speakingB.with; to speakC.with; speaking

It’s rare to see a person inspire a new word. But that’s what Chinese volleyball superstar Zhu Ting has accomplished. “Stay awesome and ZHUperb!” Volleywood, a US-based blog website for volleyball fans, recently coined the word “ZHUperb”, which combines “Zhu” and “superb”, to describe the 24-year-old player’s dominance (支配)on the court.

At a young age, Zhu is captain of China women’s national volleyball team. But it hasn’t been easy for Zhu to get to where she is today.

Born to a farming family in Henan province, Zhu got a hard-won chance to attend a local sports school at the age of 13. The player got homesick during the first few months of training. But later she got over it, and made progress week on week. She quickly succeed in entering the national youth team from the provincial youth team.

In 2013, she became famous after helping the Chinese U20 team to win the title at the 2013 FIVB U20 World Championship. Then Zhu was enlisted in the national team and met the famous coach Lang Ping. At the beginning, as a 1.98-meter-tall girl, Zhu found it difficult to move fast and hold her weight on her feet, but Lang thought it as her advantage. She trained her to jump high to smash (扣杀) the ball. After this, she became an ace spiker (主攻手).

Zhu still works up a sweat (汗) during training. “Hard work and talent are equally important. I’ll move forward step by step,” she told People’s Daily.

Title: Zhu Ting-The superstar who inspires a new word ZHUperb

During ancient times, our only steps were back and forth across the surface of our own planet. We climbed to the top of mountains, or sailed in boats across oceans. But we didn’t, and couldn’t, leave the surface of our planet.

It’s not surprising that back then, the so-called heavens fascinated(使着迷) us so much. How could they not? How could people not be obsessed with the great object in the sky that arrived each day with light and then left, taking the light with it? Or the mysterious moon, stars and planets that lit up the night sky? Compared with us, these things seemed so free and exciting. Different cultures created stories about the heavens. The Chinese referred to a ‘King of the Sky’ who created the heavens and decorated them with stars; the ancient Greeks had ‘the Sky Gods’ who controlled the weather.

Few of us believe those stories anymore – science has taught us better. And yet the heavens, or what we now call ‘space’ and ‘outer space’, are still a source of mystery and fascination for us. Yes, there are space stations, satellites and trips to other planets. None of this modern science, however, has made space any less fascinating to us.

As the American scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson said, ‘The universe is under no obligation (义务) to make sense to you.’ The more we know, the more our curiosity grows.

Even today, the most popular novels and movies are set on other planets, solar systems (太阳系) or galaxies (星系). Space is still mysterious, as it was for the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. And perhaps it always will be.

【1】The author used Neil Armstrong’s story to ______.

A.describe how the celebration of World Space Week began

B.draw attention to great achievements in space exploration

C.explain why human beings are curious about outer space

D.predict(预报) future space programs that might change history

【2】The underline word ‘obsessed’ in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A.happyB.interestedC.satisfiedD.bored

【3】Compared with modern people, ancient Greeks ______.

A.didn’t leave many records of space objects

B.believed the King of the Sky controlled the weather

C.shared a similar curiosity about the universe

D.showed little respect for the power of nature

【4】What’s the article mainly about?

A.Important events in space exploration history.

B.Human’s unchangeable interest in space.

C.Ancient stories inspired(激发，产生) by the heavens.

D.What we have learned about the universe.

【1】All the children __________ (bring) back to their parents after the police found them.

【2】— Jenny is crying in the classroom. What’s wrong with her?

— I heard that she had all of her pocket money __________ (steal) on her way school.

【3】— Did your grandpa really give up __________ (work) in the field?

— Yes. He is not strong enough.

【4】— May I have the key to Room 224, please? I want to have a rest.

— Of course, we __________ (tidy) it up. Here you are.

【5】They ________ (take) him to Disneyland if he got good grades in the final exam, Jim’s parents promised.

【6】I would like to thank Marshall, who _________ (continue) to work with us as the manager of the sales department until 2022.

【7】Mike is a manager now but he once________ (serve) as an engineer for five years.

【8】Do you think that this complaint letter written by the customer is worth ________(reply) to?