the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible． （3）

Take part in after﹣class activities that interest you．Try to make friends in the clubs．If you don't join anything，you will be just going to class and then going home．Being in a club makes you more social． Stay clean．

No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over．Shower everyday，brush your teeth and wash your hair．（4）

Be respectful（尊重的）of people's differences．

（5） And everyone believes in different things．It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own．

A．Join clubs．

B．Starting a new life might make you excited． C．But don't worry，because you are not alone．

D．Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world． E．If you respect others，others will do the same to you．

F．You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy，whatever you wear． G．Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common．

48．What are you holding in your hand while you are taking the examination？ Right． A pen．

Though it is small， the pen has changed the history， improved the trade of countries， recorded events， carried news， and done far more work for human beings than all other tools．

Progress without it would have been almost impossible． The invention of the wheels， the introduction of steam engine（蒸汽机）， the use of electricity， all these have changed the lives of millions of people， but the pen has done more． It has taken away mountains， and it has prepared the way for all progress and development of the society．

In the past the pen did all the work if you wanted to keep any writing for some time． The lawyers took up their pens and wrote the law of the country from the days when papyrus（纸莎草纸） was first used． The most famous letters in the world were written with a pen． It was with a pen that the greatest thinkers of all time wrote down their thoughts．

The pen is very utilitarian． We cannot sign a bill or write a letter or buy a house without our pen． An agreement is worthless till our name is written with a pen． The writers encourage the world with it． The students take their examinations with it as well．

Our coming into the world is recorded with a pen． Before we have been at school， our name is written on the name list with a pen． We cannot be married till we have signed． A pen records the important events in our life．

Let us remember that we hold in our hand the most powerful instrument

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which man owns． The pen is a magic tool． Whenever you use it， enjoy it．

（1）What is the writer trying to do in this passage？ A． Describe what a pen looks like． B． Introduce the history of the pen．

C． Advise people to prepare a new pen． D． Show the importance of the pen．

（2）The word \（指代） \to \．

A． explain the use of electricity B． lower the students' scores C． stop the social development D． change the law of the country

（3）The lawyers started to write the law of the country ． A． before their thoughts were changed B． when papyrus was first used

C． as soon as they recorded their names D． after they took an important exam

（4）The underlined word \ \． A． cheap B． boring C． special D． useful

（5）What is the best title for this passage？ A． A Powerful Tool B． An Important Law C． A Valuable Record D． An Exciting Event 49．（2019?玉林）Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school．

The test was the last one of the term． I remember waiting nervously as my teacher Mr． Right gave out our papers one after another． It was a rather difficult test． I heard my classmates groaning（叹息），and I could guess by the groans that the scores were not looking good．

Mr Right put my paper on my desk． There in big red numbers， circled to catch attention， was my score， 55! I let my head go down， and covered the score up quickly． A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see． \scores were not very good， none of you passed，\Mr Right said． \．\

A 55． That's me! Suddenly I didn't feel so bad． I had the highest score． I was getting a little better．

I walked home alone that day with the low but high score． My mother knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home， \do in your test？ \， \．A frown （皱眉） appeared on my mother's

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face I knew I had to explain at once． \， I had the highest score in the class， \． \， Dave! \． \highest! \insisted （坚持）． \don't care what scores others had， you failed． The important thing is what you do! \． For years， my mother was always in that way． She didn't care what others did， only cared what I did and that I did it excellently． My mother's words have made a big difference to my life．

（1）When did the test take place？ A． At the beginning of the term． B． In the middle of the term． C． At the halfway term． D． At the end of the term．

（2） of the students failed the test． A． Both B． None C． All

D． Neither

（3）How did Dave′s mother feel when she knew his score？ A． She was upset．

B． She felt very happy． C． She felt embarrassed． D． She was really excited．

50．Tony is a student aged 15． He and his parents are going to travel around Beijing this summer． Below is some information that the have got． The Palace Museum

The Summer Palace

Opening hours：

Tuesday﹣Sunday 8：30 ﹣17：00 （Monday Closed）

Admission： adult： ￥60 student ： ￥20 child （under 6）： free

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Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 6：30 ﹣18：00 Admission： adult： ￥30 student ： ￥15 child （under 6）： free

The Badaling Great Wall

Beijing Zoo

Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 6：00 ﹣19：30 Admission： adult： ￥40 student ： ￥20 child （under 6）： free

Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 7：30 ﹣18：00 Admission： adult： ￥15 student ： ￥7.5 child （under 6）： free

（1）Tony is interested in animals， so he can go to for fun．

A． The Palace Museum B． Beijing Zoo

C． the Summer Palace D． the Badling Great Wall

（2）Tony and his parents can't go to visit the Palace Museum on ． A． Monday B． Tuesday C． Saturday D． Sunday

（3）How much will Tony and his parents pay if they visit the Summer Palace and the Badaling Great Wall？ A． ￥105 B． ￥140 C． ￥175 D． ￥210 51．（2019?绍兴）A British man has learned the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera， making the audience （观众） enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King．

Ghaffar Pourazar， born in Iran， said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is full of interest about China． In 1993， he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing． Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices， colorful costumes， excellent shows and so on． So after one year， he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school． At the age of 32， he had to learn with teenage students every day， starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist． At the time， he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera． To him， it was the biggest obstacle． But he never gave up．

Four years later， he began to learn to perform the Monkey King， a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West． He

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said he arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character．

Ghaffar today is not only good a speaking Beijing dialect （方言） but has also built a fame for Beijing Opera． He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King．

To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera， Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States， Britain and other countries． When he found that the language was difficult to understand， he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics． Ghaffar led a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States． He also led a 48﹣member team to perform in Malaysia． In the past 10 years， he has performed in more than 400 shows．

（1）In the year of 1994， Ghaffar began to ． A． make friends with Bruce Lee B． take an interest in China

C． learn Beijing Opera in Beijing D． act the part of the Monkey King

（2）The underlined word \ \． A． chance B． problem C． topic D． dream

（3）It can be inferred from the passage that Ghaffar ． A． is successful in performing Beijing Opera B． has written some books about Beijing Opera C． got a prize for translating Journey to the West D． doesn't need any more members in his team

（4）The passage is most probably from the part of in a newspaper． A． sports B． business C． culture D． education

52．Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．

Tony puts his head down and say to himself， \， no． What can I do？ I need help now!\

He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．

As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the

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