A. convenient B. humorous

C. impolite D. honest

—Yes, it’s _______ .

A. my B. me C. mine

a valentine box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment（作業(yè)）. On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".

Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.

What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.

All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry

increased, but I knew an enquiry（詢問）about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."

In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the rst time that my father devoted（傾注 ）so much___________ to me, for his world lled with work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter lled our classroom.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that lled it

meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol（ 象 征 ）of his love that___________ through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.

【1】A.satB.servedC.saidD.appeared

【2】A.designB.planC.ideaD.project

【3】A.sadlyB.nervouslyC.patientlyD.disappointedly

【4】A.invitedB.tookC.savedD.had

【5】A.newB.bigC.attractiveD.empty

【6】A.moneyB.timeC.supportD.hope

【7】A.acceptB.respectC.admireD.recognize

【8】A.lastedB.keptC.spreadD.carried

On Dec. 14. 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong lost his life at the age of 89 in Taiwan. Yu was born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu. He and his family moved to Taiwan in the1950s. He lived and worked there until his death.

Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece, and he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan in it.

Published in1971, the poem keeps highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. The poem appears in Chinese high school textbooks.

Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.

Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language, "he once said in a2015 interview with People's Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.

Word Bank:

nostalgia n. 鄉(xiāng)愁 critic n. 評論家 passion n.熱情 strengthen vt. 加強(qiáng)

【1】Yu Guangzhong is especially famous for _______________.

A.the nostalgia in his poemsB.his death on Dec. 14

C.his love for TaiwanD.His excellent translations

【2】What's the meaning of the underlined word “masterpiece"?

A.論文B.杰作C.稿件D.短板

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about Yu Guangzhong?

① He was born in Nanjing

② He is a successful essay writer

③ He loves his mother and motherland

④ He is loved by the readers in China Mainland

⑤ Yu Guangzhong doesn't like Taiwan

A.①②③⑤B.①②④⑤C.①②③④D.①③④⑤

【4】The passage may come from ________________.

A.a travel magazineB.a news report

C.a collection of poemsD.a magazine on pictures

A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. usually

—Don’t answer the door! Mom doesn’t let us do it while she is out.

A. standing B. knocking

C. sitting D. Greeting

A. a; a B. a; an C. an; a D. an; an

【題目】

To many people, pandas are the loveliest animal in the world. However, it's impossible for everyone to hug and play with the cute bears. That is why panda fans gathered at a cafe (咖啡館) in Chengdu, Sichuan. They stayed with the dogs that look like the lovely bears.

"A relative showed me photos of dogs that look like pandas the other day. I came specially to have a look on my way home after school, said Wang Shuhan, a middle-school student.

The Cute Pet Games cafe opened in September. Covering 300 square meters and accommodating 80 people at most, it does a hot business because of its six panda-like Chow Chow dogs (松獅犬) .

But there is another different voice about animal abuse (虐待) . While the dogs are naturally short and cute, their fur has been coloured black and white to make them look more like China's national symbol.

One of the managers of the cafe, Lyu Yunning, said that the six dogs came from Japan and were coloured black and white before they arrived in China to attract customers. The cafe chose Chow Chow dogs because they are light and quiet.

But the cafe brought a heated online discussion over the treatment of animals when a local newspaper reported that the owner, surnamed Huang, said it had started offering pet colouring services after the panda dogs became a hit. The cost of the dog colouring is 1,500 yuan as the colouring material is from Japan and very expensive, the newspaper reported. It takes trained worker about a day to change a Chow Chow into a "panda", the owner was quoted as saying.

The story led to angry online words from pet owners stressing the possible bad effects of colouring the animals' fur.

However, the manager Lyu said the cafe had never coloured any animal and charged the newspaper with making up an untrue story.

【1】What does the underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refer to (指代)?

A.The city.B.The cafe.C.The enough space.D.The lovely dog.

【2】What does the phrase "a heated online discussion" in the sixth paragraph mean?

A.Pet colouring services are too expensive for common pet owners.

B.Some people have an opposite opinion on colouring the animals' fur.

C.The cafe invited more and more local people to join in the discussion.

D.Most people in Chengdu would like to share their opinions with others.

【3】What can be inferred (推斷) from the report?

A.Panda dogs attract more attention of the middle-school students.

B.Both the manager and the owner of the cafe made up the untrue story.

C.We don't know whether the cafe has coloured any animal or not before. .

D.Most of the pet owners in Chengdu would like to colour their own dogs

【題目】

When I stay at home and remain healthy, I feel worried and am easily affected by bad news. I have dealt with my w【1】 by trying to find inner peace in a special way in the garden.

I also want to i【2】 my health and immunity (免疫力) by doing physical work. Farming requires a lot of physical work. I have to work in the field every day, which requires strength and staying power. It's just like doing e【3】.

I've never grown vegetables b【4】 and I learned how to do it from a handbook. I started the work in March, which included weeding (除草) and plowing (犁) my land, which u【5】 to be a grass lawn (草地).

I do the h【6】 work while my girlfriend picks up the grass and stones. She a【7】 takes photos for us. We spent some time each afternoon for about 20 days g【8】 different kinds of vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower (花椰菜).

While working in the garden, I met with many kinds of little plants and creatures, i【9】 flowers, trees, frogs and birds. The whole e【10】 has allowed me to relax and feel connected with nature.

During the social-isolation (社交隔離) period, the companionship of my girlfriend and nature have helped successfully solve my social-isolation problem.

The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were terrible deserts and high mountains on the way. It was a very dangerous trip.

For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful cloth called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of silk in the goods they took from some of dead people they had conquered （征服）. But those people did not know where the silk was made. They only traded for the silk.

The Romans tried to find more traders as they came into villages to trade silk for other goods. But the traders did not know who made the silk either. In fact, the trading along the Silk Road was a relay （接力）system. One trader would travel for a while, stop and trade, and return home. The next trader would continue, stop and trade, and return home. And so it went. No trader made the whole trip because the trip was too dangerous.

As silk was becoming more and more popular, the demand for it in ancient Rome had grown. Ancient Rome had treasure. They hoped to find “The Silk People” to trade for more silk. But most never returned because they could not make it through the desert. They had to turn around and come back.

This went on for a very long time.

As the years went by along the Silk Road, temples appeared. There were even cities built on the oases （綠洲）. It was never easy to travel by land from ancient China to ancient Rome. But it was worth it. Ancient Rome traded treasure for ancient China’s silk and spices. In fact, more things travelled along the Silk Road than traders and goods. Ideas travelled along the Silk Road as well. The ideas changed the world.

【1】Why was it difficult for the ancient Romans to know the silk maker?

A.Because the silk makers didn’t want to be conquered.

B.Because the silk makers wanted to make more money.

C.Because the traders never saw the silk makers.

D.Because the method of making silk was a secret.

【2】Which of the words has the similar meaning to “demand” in paragraph 4?

A.InterestB.PriceC.NeedD.Value

【3】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.The discovery of ancient Rome.B.The importance of the Silk Road.

C.The history and value of the Silk Road.D.The international trade in ancient times.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The Silk Road made a great difference to the world.

B.The ancient Romans wanted to conquer the traders.

C.Silk was the only thing that people traded along the Silk Road.

D.After building the temples, the travel was much easier than before.