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On December 23, 2008, Niu Niu held a piano concert at the national Grand Theater (国家大剧院). As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater.

Never too young to learn

Niu Niu was born into a musical family in Xiamen. His father Zhang was a piano teacher. Niu Niu grew up listening to his father’s students playing the piano. At just three years old, Niu Niu asked his father to teach him to play, too.

“I gave Niu Niu some sheet music and helped him find the eight notes when he first played the piano. To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct,” said the father. He used to think that three years old is too young an age to learn piano, but Niu Niu changed his mind. He continued to allow Niu Niu to watch his teaching of other students and gave him more sheet music to play.

Playing for fun

Zhang started teaching Niu Niu standard piano lessons when he was four. Unlike many other piano teachers, Zhang didn’t insist that Niu Niu play strictly with the correct finger positioning (位置). He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing. So Niu Niu could play in his own way. He could play the tone successfully. But Niu Niu was required to play the music without looking at the sheet music. Now he can remember about 80 pages.

Rising to fame

In 2003, at the age of 6, Niu Niu successfully held a sole concert in his hometown Xiamen. At the age of 8, he gave a performance at the International Piano Festival in France. At the age of 10, Niu Niu played in London and his performance was praised by Prince Charles. Last year, this young pianist published his first album “Niu Niu Plays Mozart” and over 10,000 copies have been sold in the world.

We are very glad to see a young Chinese pianist rising in the music world.

1.How old was Niu Niu when he performed a concert at the National Grand Theater?

2.What was Niu Niu’s father?

3.What did Niu Niu’s father feel when Niu Niu played nearly 80 percent of the sheet music correct?

4.What did Niu Niu’s father say about the strict finger positioning?

5.What do you think of Zhang’s way of teaching his son Niu Niu? （请自拟一句话作答）

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The Belt and Road Forum (一带一路论坛) for International Cooperation was held from May 14 to 15 in Beijing. About 29 heads of state and government took part, as well as over 70 leaders of international organizations, 100 ministerial-level officials from around the world and 1,200 other delegates from various countries and regions.

一带一路国际合作论坛将会于5月14日至15日在北京召开。届时将会有29位国家元首参与会议，同时也会有超过70位国际组织的领导人，以及来自世界各地的100位部级官员和1200位国家和地区代表到场。

Chinese President Xi Jinping first brought up his "Silk Road Economic Belt" initiative (倡议)on a visit to Kazakhstan in 2013 and later proposed (提议) building a "21st Century Maritime (海运的) Silk Road."

中国国家主席习近平在2013年访问哈萨克斯坦时首次提出了丝绸之路经济带战略，后来又提出了建设21世纪海上丝绸之路。

Over the past three years, the One Belt and One Road initiative has had an impact on every country along the road, which together are home to over half the world’s population.

The proposed economic belt is considered as the longest economic corridor in the world, connecting the Asia-Pacific region in the east with the developed European economies in the west. The countries involved have a population of over 4.4 billion people and a combined GDP of 21 trillion dollars.

这条经济带被视为是世界上最长的经济走廊，连接了东部的亚太地区和西方发达的欧洲经济体。这些国家总人口达到44亿, GDP总额达到21万亿美元。

September 2013-The Silk Road Economic Belt concept was first introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in a speech delivered at Nazarbayev University during his visit to Kazakhstan.

2013年9月，丝绸之路经济带的概念首次由中国国家主席习近平在他访问哈萨克斯坦期间对纳扎尔巴耶夫大学发表讲话时提出。

October 2013-President Xi offered guidance on constructing a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road to promote( 促进) international maritime cooperation.

2013年10月，习近平主席提出了建设海上丝绸之路的战略指示，以促进国际海上合作。

November 2014-President Xi announced that China will contribute 40 billion dollars to set up a Silk Road Fund to finance Belt and Road projects.

March 2015-China released an action plan on the principles, framework, and cooperation priorities and mechanism of the Belt and Road initiative.

2015年3月，中国发布了关于一带一路战略原则，框架以及合作优先顺序和机制的执行计划。

January 2016-The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a China-initiated multilateral bank to support the initiative, started operations.

2016年1月，由中国发起的多国参与的银行——亚洲基础建设投资银行针对一带一路战略展开了运营。

May 2017-China hosted The Belt and Road forum for International Cooperation in Beijing. President Xi Jinping made a wonderful speech at the opening ceremony of the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on Sunday provided the world a full and rich picture of the “project of the century” which will benefit people across the world.

1.How long did the Belt and Road Forum last?

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2.When and where was "Silk Road Economic Belt" concept first introduced?

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3.What is "Silk Road Economic Belt" considered as ?

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4.What's the purpose of "21st Century Maritime Silk Road"?

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5.What do you think of the Belt and Road Forum? (请考生自拟一句话作答)

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How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.

Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.

The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch tomatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted. Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.

Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks’ would go out to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing, skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.

So we should do more outdoor exercise to keep healthy in our spare time.

1.What are Tim and Kerry Meek’s jobs?

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2.Why did the Meeks become the focus of the UK?

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3.When did the Meeks go out to do the activities?

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4.What did the two little girls learn from the activities?

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5.What should we do to keep healthy in our spare time? (请自拟一点回答)

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April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called “April Lie.”

People have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.

Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1st to January 1st. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.

In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes usually end in the shouting “April Fools!”

Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1st, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes—Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade (灯罩).

More and more, people use smart phone apps to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.

Do you have any ideas for April Fools’ Day pranks? Have your friends played pranks on you before? Tell us about one in the comments (评论) section!

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1.In which country is April Fools’ Day called “April Lie”？

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2.Why did many people continue to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st even when the yearly calendar was changed?

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3.If a person in the US is fooled on the day, what will he be called at the end of the joke?

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4.According to the Starbucks’ announcement, what could customers do with the used large coffee cups?

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5.What do you think is a modern way to play a prank on April Fools’ Day?

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How to Start and Keep a Good Conversation Going

How to Start a good conversation

“Hi，my name is Sara．”“I’m Frank. Nice to meet you．”

Introductions，like the one above，are a great way to begin a good conversation．When you introduce yourself，be confident and comfortable．That will make others comfortable，too．After the introduction，wait a bit．If the other person doesn’t ask a question，you ask one．Starting with a question shows interest in the other person．You could ask” What do you do?”or“How do you know our host?” But asking something a little different shows you are clearly different．“What did you do last weeked?”and“Have you seen any good movies recently?” are two topics you could ask about．Another good way to start with is” Tell me about yourself．”Most people love talking about themselves．

How to keep a good conversation going

As the other person begins to answer your question，look for the same opinion．If you ask about last weekend，the person could talk about a bike ride they took．When the person finishes his opinions，you could mention an experience that you had with biking．You can then move on to discussing other sports the person may be interested in．

When the other person is talking，be interested in them．Listen carefully to their answers．Don’t look around the room．That gives the other person the message that you are not really interested in them．

If you are answering the question，don’t go on and on．Answer the question and then stop．A good conversation is like a tennis game where the ball goes back and forth．

With some practice，you’ll be able to start and keep a conversation going with anyone！

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Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then.

Tea has a history of over 4,000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily.

Longjing, Pu’er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces.

The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like ‘cha’i’ in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like ‘A friendship between gentlemen is like a cup of tea.’ In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned, too.

1.How many drinks are mentioned in this passage?

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2.How long has tea been an important Chinese export?

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3.Where is tea mainly produced in China?

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4.What did people use tea for in ancient China?

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5. Do you like drinking tea? Why or why not?

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Team spirit means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the best of all. Everyone has experienced team spirit one way or another, whether they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their favourite player.

There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because their efforts and cooperation (合作) are necessary in reaching a particular goal. Another kind is when a group of people support a person or a team. Another is people's natural love for and pride in their country, when a whole nation cheer for its country in competitions. Team spirit can also he seen in the workplace or in some activities.

Team spirit creates various good effects. It creates friendship and trust between people who may not get along when they don't have such team spirit. There may also be bad effects. Too great team spirit may cause arguments or fights with other team members.

Some people don’t understand team spirit properly.　 They think team spirit means having to become an official member of an organization, team or fan club. In fact, team spirit can be built anywhere-between friends, coworkers or even between two people sitting next to each other. You don’t have to be wearing the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal.

1.What is team spirit?

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2.Which kind of team spirit in the passage do you have in your group work in class?

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3.What good effects does team spirit create?

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4.Where can team spirit be built?

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5.Why do you think team spirit is important? (并自拟一句话作答)

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Would you like to have an electric car? Do you know this kind of quiet and clean cars run on electricity(电)?

In the future, more and more people will have cars, so the cars will be in great need. But the oil won’t keep up with the number of cars on the road. So the price of oil will go up.

Electric cars aren’t perfect just yet. It can take eight hours to charge(充电) a car for only 100 miles of driving. How far that car travels depends on the weather and traffic.

Price is a problem, too. Electric cars cost much more than cars using oil. The good news is that electric-car technology(技术) is getting better. As it does, the prices of this kind of cars are going down.

To charge the car, the US Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around the country. And it will cost about three dollars for each charge.

Now carmakers are looking for other ways to make the car cheaper. Then more people will use electric cars, and we’ll have a clean and nice world in the future.

1.Why will the cars be in great need in the future?

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2.How long does it take to charge an electric car for only 100 miles of driving?

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3.Are electric cars cheaper than cars using oil at present?

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4.How much should people pay for each charge?

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5.What will the world be like if most people use electric cars?

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I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场). The last time I was there he told me his story.

When he was young, his family is too poor to have a house to live in. One day when he was in a high school, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” His teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “ If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider (重新考虑) your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about it for a long and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to change your own mind on this.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy handed in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “You can keep the F and I sill keep my dream.”

Monty said a lot of kids’ dreams can be stolen. Don’t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your heart, no matter what others think. Have enough gumption (毅力) till your dream comes true.

1.Who owns a horse ranch?　　　　　 _______________________________________

2.What was the boy’s dream?　　　　 _______________________________________

3.When did he hand in his seven-page paper to his teacher? ___________________

4.Why did his teacher give him an F? _______________________________________

5.What will you do to make your dream come true? 　 ________________________

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What do you when you begin to read an English newspaper?

You’d better know what sections are there.Usually，there is international news，business，science and technology，entertainment or lifestyle，sports and cartoons.You can choose your favorite section to read carefully.

Then，you come to the article itself.If you don’t have time to read the whole article，the headline（标题）and photo give you a general idea of the story.

Different kinds of articles

A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it.It usually puts the most important information at the very beginning.If you don’t have much time to read the story，just have a look at the first paragraph.

A feature article is an in-depth（深度的）report on an event or person.It usually has an interesting opening.You get to know the idea of the article as you read.

Another kind of article is an opinion（评论）article.Usually，some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue in a fun way.Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts.

Be a critical（批判性的）reader

There are advertisements in newspapers.They can provide useful information about products，places，food or jobs.Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things.You don’t have to do everything advertisements tell you to do.You should be critical enough to judge which advertisements are useful and which are not.

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1.How can you catch the general idea of an article in a short time?

2.Where is the most important information in a news article?

3.How many kinds of articles does the writer talk about in the passage?

4.What is the passage mainly about?

5.What do you usually do as a critical reader?（请自拟一句话作答）

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