I grew up in the 1960s. I was taught from an early age to send a handwritten thank-you note showing gratitude for kindness. My mother used to buy me a box of stationery（信紙）and teach me the value of saying “thank you”. She turned out to be right.

Amit Kumar is a professor at the University of Texas. He said that people liked getting thank-you notes. However, most of us underestimate（低估）the positive feelings they will bring. He asked volunteers how they felt after they received thank-you notes. Many said they were “extremely happy.”

Dr Kumar found that it took most volunteers less than five minutes to write the thank-you notes. Just five minutes to make another person feel “extremely happy”! Yet, in reality, the idea of getting an actual pen, writing an actual note, finding a stamp and a mailbox, never seems to come to mind. We usually do what is convenient for us—a quick text or an email.

It’s easy to say “I’m busy,” but even very busy businessmen find time to write thank-you notes. Take Doug Conant for example. When he became CEO of Campbell’s Soup, the company had lost half of its market value. It was bad for morale（士氣）. He started fixing that by writing to every employee. In his ten years as Campbell’s CEO, Conant wrote over 30,000 notes in all. Not surprisingly, the company turned around.

While people always like getting thank-you notes, sending the note in time is also important. The late（已故的）Princess Diana（戴安娜王妃）was known to write a note as soon as she returned home from an event and have it posted right away.

Professor Kumar’s experiment, Doug Conant and Princess Diana prove my mother’s instruction that an expression of kindness in this fast-paced world still works. Thanks, Mom.

【1】The writer’s mother used to buy him a box of stationery and teach him _________.

【2】According to Professor Kumar’s experiment, people feel _________.

【3】The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably means “ _________” in Chinese.

【4】While people always like getting thank-you notes, sending the note in time is _________.

【5】The title of passage is “ _________”.

This idea originated（起源） in Japan. It refers to any activity that can soothe one’s nerves（平緩心緒）, clear one’s mind, and comfort a troubled heart, according to China News Service. It was first used to describe the music of Japanese songwriter Ryuichi Sakamoto（坂本龍一）in 1999.

Self-care is now booming（急速發(fā)展）in China as well. One of the most popular activities is “healing travel”. According to Caissa Touristic, a Beijing-based travel agency, more Chinese tourists are going on meditation（冥想）or yoga retreats in places like Japan, Bali and India.

By taking these trips, people can learn more about local culture and the way people in these countries live. Without a tour guide or detailed plan, they allow their bodies and minds to relax as they forget about daily stresses and noisy surroundings（周遭事物）back home.

Having a pet can also help to improve our mental health. Research has shown that pets and humans can heal each other, NPR reported. Strong human-to-animal bonds（情感聯(lián)系）make both pets and their owners happier and healthier. Chinese dog and cat owners spent over 5,000 yuan per pet on average in 2018. China’s pet industry now has a value of over 170 billion yuan, Xinhua reported.

More people are seeking out self-care activities simply because they can finally afford to, particularly China’s growing middleclass（中產(chǎn)階級(jí)）. With fewer financial（財(cái)務(wù)的）worries, they can slow down and take a closer look at their own inner（內(nèi)心的）world, the Paper noted.

【1】What do we know about “self-care” in the story?

A.It means living by yourself.B.It started in Japan about 20 years ago.

C.It focuses on one’s physical health.D.It refers to activities done by yourself.

【2】People may feel “healed” while going on trips because _________.

A.they can do meditation or yoga during their tripsB.they get to know how other people live

C.they can relax and avoid daily stressD.they don’t need to make plans

【3】According to Xinhua, which of the following is TRUE?

A.“Healing travel” is a popular “self-care” activity.

B.Pets can’t help their owners stay healthy mentally.

C.Chinese people prefer to raise cats.

D.Chinese pet owners spend a lot of money on their pets.

【4】What can we infer from the story?

A.Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music can make people feel better.

B.People who have pets are not necessarily happier or healthier.

C.The middle class experiences more stress and mental health problems.

D.Chinese people will spend more money on their pets.

【5】What’s the best title of this passage?

A.How to Keep PetsB.How to Live Longer

C.How to Help OurselvesD.How to Make Plans

Lead researcher Dr Simon Burgess thought the survey showed something important and interesting. He said it had not found something that really got students to work harder. He added that, “Clearly, some pupils have a lot of goals and believe that education is very important in life, but there are kids who think that working hard doesn’t make a difference. He said these children think exam success is “all in your genes（基因）” because of their family background.

Education expert Dr Kevan Collins said good teachers were better than promises of rewards to get children to study, especially for children from low-income families. He wrote, “What really makes difference is how students are taught.”

【1】According to the report, we can know that _________.

A.promising children money isn’t helpful for their exam grades

B.promising children a trip doesn’t encourage them to study harder

C.promising children tickets to shows doesn’t encourage them to do homework

D.promising children money doesn’t encourage them to do homework

【2】What does the underlined word “affected” mean in Chinese?

A.有利B.有弊C.影響D.抑制

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The survey shows something that gets students to really work harder.

B.Some students think education is very important in their life.

C.Some kids work harder if they think they don’t have good genes.

D.The survey shows that education is not so important in life.

【4】Dr Kevan Collins thinks _________ really make(s) a difference in kids’ study.

A.promising moneyB.promising a trip

C.promising tickets to showsD.good teachers

【5】If a kid thinks genes are the most important, he may agree _________.

A.good teachers make the differenceB.money makes the difference

C.working hard makes the differenceD.family background makes the difference

On the first day of 2nd grade, my father asked me if I could read well. “Yes, I can,” I said. So he gave me a map with street names and directions on how to walk to school. My school is 3 miles away, and I had never been off my home street by myself, ever.

My father said, “Lily, everything you need to know is written on the map, read the map and follow the directions.” My father kissed me goodbye and sent me out the door. I was afraid. How could I walk to school alone? On my way to school, I cried as I walked.

I don’t know how long it took me to get to school, but I do remember how I felt when I came around the last street corner, and saw my school. I jumped up and down. I wished I could tell my father that I made it.

My father wasn’t there when I got home and I was asleep when he got home. The next day I waited for him to ask what had happened. He never did. Years later, I asked him why he did that and why he didn’t care what had happened. He just looked at me for a while and then said, “I didn’t have to ask you, because I knew. I followed you all the way. I saw you jump up and down at the last street corner. I felt what you felt.” Then I understood and cried.

【1】On the first day of 2nd grade, Lily’s father asked her to _________.

A.read street namesB.go to school herself

C.learn how to read mapsD.memorize ways to school

【2】Why did Lily cry on her way to school?

A.Because she was afraid to walk alone.B.Because she didn’t know the way.

C.Because she was late for school.D.Because she didn’t like school.

【3】How did Lily feel when she saw her school?

A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Bored.

【4】We can learn from the passage that Lily _________.

A.did very well in her lessons

B.hardly talked with her father

C.didn’t want her father to ask what had happened

D.didn’t know her father was following her all the time

【5】Years later, Lily understood that her father _________.

A.took pride in her studyB.was strict with her

C.loved her very muchD.cared about her study

Knowing the child could have been _______ if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. To make matters worse, his wife _________ him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and _________ of the two situations were more than Al could stand（忍受）, and he turned to alcohol（酒精）for _______. In time Al became an alcoholic.

Drinking too much alcohol, Al began to lose _________ he possessed（擁有）—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s_________ , I thought, “What a wasted life! What a complete failure!”

As time went by, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the _________ , most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the _________ between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I asked him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, my __________ came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son.’”

【1】A.usualB.commonC.specialD.serious

【2】A.savedB.takenC.killedD.brought

【3】A.helpedB.askedC.lovedD.left

【4】A.happinessB.luckC.painD.fun

【5】A.helpB.interestC.sadnessD.work

【6】A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

【7】A.lifeB.deathC.healthD.happiness

【8】A.busiestB.richestC.kindestD.smartest

【9】A.loveB.hateC.helpD.work

【10】A.brotherB.fatherC.sisterD.friend

Paul was my little brother, and he was special. He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair, and he was blind. Lots of times when we walked with Paul, other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn’t s【1】 . They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a s【2】 school. But that’s not really the reason. Paul was different for the things just our family knew about—only we knew the s【3】 that made him special.

Paul helped me hear small sounds. Every time I was w【4】 him, I’d have to beg quietly to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard.

Paul helped me exercise. When we went for a walk, we’d often go up hill. When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the t【5】, I was really getting my exercise!

Paul h【6】 ever complained（抱怨）. He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do. One time when he had a fever, he got uncomfortable, but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel.

Sometimes Paul let me put things in his hand. We played a kind of guessing game. I put different toys there for him to f【7】. He was always surprised when I let him hold something new.

Paul was my friend. He couldn’t talk to me like most of my friends, and he couldn’t run outside to play. But he was t【8】 for all the peaceful times, and he had the best smile in the world.

I was 1【9】 to grow up with him as his sister. He helped me to realize that there is a good side to every situation, if we simply m【10】 the choice to find it.

Brian: Hi, Cindy. 【1】

Cindy: Hi, Brian. It’s nice to see you and so many old classmates.

Brian: So it is.【2】

Cindy: You’re right. It’s really a long time.

Brian: Did you see the old photos on the wall?

Cindy: I sure did.【3】

Brian: But those are some great memories.

Cindy: Hey!【4】

Brian: Yes, it is. I remember he used to stay up all night studying.

Cindy:【5】

Brian: Yes. He was the only one left in the class when he woke up.

Cindy: That was really funny.

A.What happened?

B.Long time no see!

C.Who took these photos?

D.Isn’t that John over there?

E.We looked so funny in them.

F.I can’t believe it’s been ten years.

G.And then he would sleep in class.

—How about this one?

A.how can I get itB.where can I get it

C.which should I chooseD.which I should choose

生活中常常會(huì)發(fā)生一些意外的事，但每個(gè)人處理事情的方式不同。有些人冷靜溫和地處理，有些人粗暴簡(jiǎn)單地對(duì)待。當(dāng)你與人發(fā)生沖突時(shí)，你會(huì)如何處理呢？請(qǐng)你寫一篇英語(yǔ)短文，談?wù)勀愕慕?jīng)歷和看法。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 請(qǐng)你簡(jiǎn)單敘述一次與別人發(fā)生沖突的經(jīng)歷；

2. 你認(rèn)為該如何正確處理日常生活中發(fā)生的沖突（至少兩點(diǎn)建議）；

3. 呼吁大家友好相處，建立和諧、安全的社會(huì)。

作文要求：

1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出現(xiàn)學(xué)校的真實(shí)名稱和學(xué)生的真實(shí)姓名。

2. 語(yǔ)句連貫，詞數(shù)80個(gè)左右。作文的開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Life is full of the unexpected. _____________

On October 28, 2018, a serious traffic accident happened in Chongqing. A bus and a red car collided (碰撞) at the second bridge of the Yangtze River. The bus ran out of control on the bridge and crashed into the river. All 15 passengers and the driver in the bus were killed.

At the beginning of the accident, many people doubted that the red car was going the wrong way, causing the bus to fall into the river. Others guessed that the accident was caused by the driver’s sudden illness. However, a few days later, based on the black box saved from the scene of the accident, together with the traffic records, the police announced the truth.

Before the bus reached the bridge, a female passenger had a quarrel with the bus driver because she missed her station, but the driver refused to stop the bus. So they got into a fight. Because the speed was very high, the bus was out of control.

People from all walks of life paid more attention to the accident and expressed their opinions. Some people think the woman passenger made the trouble without reason. She was regarded as the chief culprit(罪魁禍?zhǔn)?/span>). She shouldn't argue with the driver. Some people think drivers shouldn't fight with passengers and they should keep calm and put the passengers’ safety first at any time. As for the other passengers, they failed to dissuade (勸阻) them in time. Maybe they didn’t know the result would be so serious.

Nowadays, hundreds of people die or get injured(受傷的) on the roads every year in China. In my opinion, all of us should follow the rules and put the safety in our heart.

【1】When did the traffic accident happen?

_____________________________________________________________.

【2】How many people were killed in this accident?

______________________________________________________________.

【3】Why did the female passenger quarrel with the driver?

________________________________________________________________.

【4】Who was regarded as the chief culprit in the accident?

________________________________________________________________.

【5】What’s the writer’s idea?

________________________________________________________________.