News 1
Chinese video sharing APP, Douyin is denying reports that British cartoon character Peppa Pig has been cancelled from the platform（平台）because of some bad influences, reports China National Radio. The Peppa Pig cartoon has been a big hit since it first landed in China in 2015. Episodes（片段） of the show have been watched billions of times on television.
News 2
On Wednesday, China announced plans to increase taxes（税）on $50 billion of U.S. goods. The Chinese measures would increase tariffs（关税）by 25 percent on 106 products, such as soybeans,airplanes and cars. The Associated Press（美联社）said the list includes the biggest U.S. exports to China.
News 3
Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned（关心）about the population of endangered whales（鲸）. The winter birthing season just ended, but no newborn whales have been reported. There are about 450 North Atlantic whales.
Since last December, researchers have been looking for newborns off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Each winter, female whales swim to the area to give birth in warmer waters, usually from early December to late March.
News 4
An American company says it has completed the first allowed 3D printed homes in the United States. The home was shown to reporters and visitors at the South by Southwest technology meeting and music festival. The event took place earlier this month in Austin,Texas.
1.What is Peppa Pig according News 1?
A.A Chinese cartoon character. B.A British cartoon character.
C.A British book. D.A pig from Britain.
2.What is the meaning of exports in Chinese?
A.进口 B.出口 C.赠送 D.投资
3.How long will female whales give birth each year?
A.Three months. B.One month. C.Two months. D.Four months.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to these news?
A.Peppa Pig is not popular in China at all.
B.People can see the 3D printed homes everywhere in the U.S..
C.The population of endangered whales may be smaller than before.
D.All the goods from the U.S will be more expensive in China than before.
He was a journalist and a political critic （政治评论家）. But to most people, he is the most influential martial arts novelist in the Chinese-speaking world.
Louis Cha Leung-yung, better known by his pen name Jin Yong,passed away at the age of 94 on Oct, 30th 2018 in Hong Kong.
During his lifetime, Jin Yong wrote 15 martial arts（武侠）novels.Over 300 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.He also created some of the most well-known characters in the history of Chinese literature, including Guo Jing, Wei Xiaobao and Linghu Chong.
Jin Yong was not the first person to write about the martial arts world known as jianghu, but no one can deny （否认）that he has written some of its best stories.His works were not only a joy for people to read, but also helped to shape Chinese people's spirits and values in recent decades （十年）. Jin Yong once said, “Wuxia（martial arts novels）is not so much about Wu（kung fu）, but mainly about xia, a combination（组合）of courage, justice and self-sacrifice （自我牺牲）.”
These values have been passed on to generations of Chinese through his books, as well as a large number of movies and TV shows that have been adapted from his novels.
“Jin Yong turns novels into an encyclopedia（百科全书）of Chinese history, medicine,geography, mathematics. .”Boston University professor Petrus Liu told NPR.
Jin Yong once said that he hoped people would still read his books even 100 or 200 years after his death. We can say as long as the noble （高尚的） qualities that are mentioned in his stories never die out, neither will his great works themselves.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Louis Cha is Jin Yong's pen name.
B.Jin Yong was the first man that created Jianghu.
C.Jin Yong's works have a strong influence on Chinese people's spirits and values in recent decades.
D.Jin Yong's values of Wuxia are only passed on through his books.
2.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “adapted:?
A.cut off B.set up C.came out D.made up
3.What's the best title of this passage?
A.An influential journalist B.King of Wuxia
C.Martial arts world D.Jin Yong's books
4.This passage may be read in________.
A.an advertisement B.a newspaper
C.a meeting notice D.a novel
Good news! For the coming film festival, there are some promotions（优惠）in Times Cinema. This festival lasts seven days（Sunday, March 17th, 2019-Saturday, March 23rd,2019）. Here is the poster.
Film | Green Book
| How to Train Your Dragon 3（3D）
| Alita
| The Wandering Earth
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Price | ￥70 | ￥80（50% of for students） | ￥50 | ￥70 |
Date | March 17th March 19th March 21st | March 18th March 20th March 22nd | March 19th March 21st March 23rd | March 17th March 20th March 23rd |
Time | 9:00 a.m. 4: 30 p.m. 8: 20 p.m. | 10:00 a.m. , 7:10 p.m. 9:30 p.m. | 9:20 a.m. 3: 10 p.m. 5: 30 p.m. | 7:50 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 11:50 a.m. |
Tips | ·50% off on Tuesday for all ·Free for children under 6 years old, half for people over 60 years old ·A free large box of popcorn for students with student ID during the film festival ·For more details, please call us on 5556 8806. |
1.When can teachers watch films with 50% off?
A.March l9th B.March 20th. C.March 21st. D.March 22nd.
2.Which movie can you watch on the afternoon March 23rd?
A.Green Book B.How to Train Your Dragon 3 C.Alita D.The Wandering Earth
3.If Mrs. Wang want to watch The Wandering Earth with her 70-year-old father and her five-year-old son, she needs to pay________.
A.￥210 B.￥140 C.￥70 D.￥105
Nobody likes making mistakes. But, no one is perfect. If you can lean from________correctly, they can move you forward.
If you have made mistakes that harm other people, it is important to offer a sincere apology （道歉）in person. A good apology will probably make the other person forgive （原谅）you. If you________to apologize, the person hurt by you will hold it against you.
If you are afraid to________a mistake, you will spend most of you life doing_________There is no harm in making mistakes. It is an essential part of going forward. The more duties you take, the________likely you will make mistakes.
________, it is our natural instinct（本能） to justify（为.....辩解）our actions. When you make a mistake, you will first blame someone else. When mistakes are made, the boss won't be________in justifications（辩护）.Sometimes it is best to say, very simply—yes,________made a mistake.
Mistakes happen for different________. To avoid （避免）repeating them, you need to understand the main reason. For example, you may have made a mistake by________some unkind words. If you make mistakes________ you are tired, try to get more sleep; if you are stressed, look at ways to relax and keep away from the_______of work.
You________avoid feeling guilty about making mistakes, but at the same time, you should make a________ to lean from them. If you repeat the same mistakes, it shows you aren't making progress and they cause repeating suffering. Often mistakes are caused by bad habits. To avoid making the same mistakes you need to break these bad________. The sooner, the better.
1.A.mistakes B.grades C.trouble D.activities
2.A.admit B.accept C.refuse D.receive
3.A.know B.talk C.drive D.make
4.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
5.A.less B.fewer C.higher D.more
6.A.Unluckily B.Quickly C.Loudly D.Hardly
7.A.sad B.worried C.interested D.nervous
8.A.He B.I C.She D.they
9.A.times B.places C.stores D.reasons
10.A.saying B.telling C.talking D.speaking
11.A.so B.therefore C.because D.although
12.A.money B.stress C.happiness D.joy
13.A.can B.must C.might D.should
14.A.decision B.poem C.novel D.mystery
15.A.lyrics B.masters C.habits D.degrees
The boy works much harder than he used to. Last night he________until his mother asked him to.
A.went to bed B.did homework C.didn't do homework D.began to sleep
—Sorry,sir. The novel you asked for________out.
—Well, I'll look for another one by Mo Yan.
A.was sold B.will be sold C.was selling D.has been sold
