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When I was in third grade， my parents let me join an advanced preparatory math class， Sigma， despite the fact that I had never displayed a liking for math at school．I stepped into class on the first day thinking that I would spend a year at Sigma before leaving．
On the first day of class， we took an hour long test．I merely did the best I could and tried to figure out how to do the problems I hadn't learned how to do in school．However， what I hadn't expected was to come first! Before that day， I had never believed I was good at math at all．But as the year went on， I consistently got the highest score．
When I was in eighth grade， I joined my school's math team where I was one of the top four students chosen to represent my school at a statewide middle school math competition．By that time， I had created a reputation for myself at school as a math girl．But what drew me to the math team was that it was the first community I felt like I was a real part of．It was a home where I belonged， where everyone was as excited about problemsolving as I was．
I stopped going to Sigma when I was in ninth grade， but I still stayed in the math team．The math team isn't like Sigma - a place to make you believe in yourself， to take endless tests and compete to see where you are placed relative to your classmates．The math team is the community where I have pushed myself to my limits and have seen other people push themselves．And most importantly， the math team is the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today．Thank you， math team， for giving me friends and people I will care about even after I go off to college in less than a year and a half．Thank you for making me feel loved．



How did the author feel about math when she entered Sigma？ ______

A. It was useful．
B. It was difficult．
C. It was important．
D. It was uninteresting．

What do we know about the first test at Sigma？ ______

A. It was easy for the author．
B. It raised the author's confidence．
C. The result met the author's expectations．
D. The author spent more than an hour on it．

What makes the math team different from Sigma？ ______

A. The community atmosphere．
B. The academic reputation．
C. The unlimited challenge．
D. The teaching approach．

What's the best title for the text？ ______

A. No more tests
B. Not just a math girl
C. How I discovered my talent
D. What the math team means to me

Victorian times started in 1837 and ended in 1901．Toys and games children played at that time were very different from those of today．
During the 19th century，rich children had more factory-made toys to choose from：dolls and doll's houses，tea-sets and toy shops with toy fruit，vegetables，
meat，hats and medicines．Other popular toys were sailing boats and Noah's Arks．
Many children from poor families lived in poor conditions，but there were still simple ways of having fun．In poor families，most toys were made of wood，paper or metal．There were no plastic toys．Poor children usually played with homemade toys．A clothes peg（晾衣夹） might be turned into a doll，and a piece of wood might become a toy boat．As a treat，families sometimes bought cheap factory-made toys from a "penny stall" in the market．
The Victorians were fond of outdoor games，such as football．Schools encouraged team games to "build character"．The Victorians made up rules for many games we still play．An example is badminton，which developed from an old game called battledore and shuttlecock．
Indoors，children played board games，such as Snakes and card games．A popular card game was Happy Families，introduced in the middle of the Victorian period．There were also pencil and paper games，such as Noughts and Crosses，which we still play today．Children played table games，such as Tiddlywinks，a popular game in the 1890s，and Shove Halfpenny and Bagatelle．At parties，children played traditional "ring" games like Oranges and Lemons and Kiss in the Ring．



What do we know about poor children in Victorian times？ ______

A. They admired children from rich families．
B. They liked playing with clothes pegs best．
C. They had their own fun in spite of being poor．
D. They were good at making toys by themselves．

Children were encouraged to play team games in schools in order to ______ ．

A. live a colorful life
B. build their characters
C. develop their teamwork
D. improve their physical fitness

It can be concluded from the text that ______ ．

A. some Victorian games have been passed down
B. Victorian children played novel games at parties
C. home-made toys were popular in Victorian times
D. poor children were treated badly in Victorian times

Which of the following best shows the structure of the text？ ______

A.
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C.
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There was an earthquake this morning． I was working in front of my computer when it hit the city． The quake started with a sudden loud noise． I thought that something heavy in a neighbor's house probably had fallen． However， the walls and the floor began to shake． I finally realized it was an earthquake．
My son Zac， a sixteenyearold boy， was sleeping with his door locked． Being sixteen， he can sleep through any kind of noise． "Zac！" I shouted． "Are you OK？" But nobody replied． I was a little worried． I couldn't imagine that someone was able to get such a deep sleep． The house was dancing． There were waves in the swimming pool． I was afraid the house would come down． "Zac！" I yelled， knocking on his door with an open palm （手掌）． "Zac! Wake up! It's an earthquake! We need to get out！"
My son finally emerged in his underpants． We looked around the room． I knew that we should hide under a table to stop things from falling on us and stay away from glass． Unfortunately， none of our furniture was designed for hiding under． "Should we go into the garden？" Zac asked． "No， trees could fall on us！" I said． Actually， Zac had done earthquake drills （训练） at school． He must have been told to hide under a desk and cover his head． But we had nothing to cover our heads in the house．
Luckily， before we took any action， the windows stopped moving and the pool calmed down． Everything went back to normal soon． But both my son and I knew what we should do， because we knew if there had been a really big earthquake this morning， we couldn't have escaped from it．



When the earthquake started， the author ______ ．

A. didn't hear anything
B. was repairing her computer
C. didn't consider it an earthquake
D. was sleeping with her door locked

According to Paragraph 2， why was the author worried？ ______

A. Because her son seemed to be in pain．
B. Because she couldn't wake her son up．
C. Because her son was locked in his room．
D. Because she couldn't solve her son's sleep problem．

What problem did the author and her son face？ ______

A. They couldn't get out of the house．
B. They couldn't stop things from falling．
C. They couldn't find anything to hide under．
D. They couldn't remember what to do in an earthquake．

The author and her son most probably realized they should ______ ．

A. replace their furniture
B. build a stronger house
C. receive earthquake drills
D. watch the weather report often

Most Indian women wear a red dot between their eyebrows．While it is generally taken as an indicator of their marital（婚姻的）status，the practice is primarily related to the Hindu religion．The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects，and "bindi" is the one that is most commonly known．Traditionally，the dot carries no gender restriction： Men as well as women wear it．However，the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times，so nowadays we see a lot more women than men wearing one．
The position of the bindi is standard： center of the forehead，close to the eyebrows．It represents a third，or inner eye．Hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes： The two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world，and the third one is there to focus inward toward God．As such，the dot signifies piety（虔诚）and serves as a constant reminder to keep God in the front of a believer's thoughts．
Red is the traditional color of the dot．It is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wife's eyes to make their marriage．According to Hindu beliefs，the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple．Today，people go with different colors depending upon their preferences．Women often wear dots that match the color of their clothes．Decorative of sticker bindis come in all sizes，colors and variations，and can be worn by young and old，married and unmarried people alike．Wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom．



Why did people in India start wearing a red dot on their forehead？ ______

A. To indicate their social rank．
B. To show their religious belief．
C. To display their financial status．
D. To stress their family background．

What is the function of the third eye in Hindu tradition？ ______

A. To look to the distance．
B. To see the outside world．
C. To pay respect to God．
D. To help the other eyes see better．

Why was red chosen as the original color of the bindi？ ______

A. The red dot represented the blood of God．
B. Red stood for a wife's love for her husband．
C. The word "bindi" means "red" in some Hindi dialects．
D. Red was believed to be a lucky color for husband and wife．

Which of the following statements is true about bindis today？ ______

A. Bindis are now used to make people look better．
B. Bindis are worn anywhere on the face now．
C. Most Indian women do not wear bindis anymore．
D. More men than women wear bindis in India．

Happy International Women's Day! It's Sophia again．I'm going to be speaking to you guys today about "pink tax"， otherwise known as gender tax．What is gender tax？ Gender tax is basically the idea that women have to pay more for certain products because they're marketed at women and not men．
Now you might be thinking， "How is this possible？" You may think if women across the globe realised that they were being charged more than men， they would be angry and they wouldn't buy the products．Unfortunately， no! Gender tax has sneaked （溜） into many everyday products that women and men aren't even aware of! We might be familiar with the classic examples of women's deodorants （除臭剂） or razors costing more than men's， but have you ever thought about something as simple as a plain Tshirt or a yoghurt？
Since her teens， Muriel Vega， now 29， of Atlanta， has bought men's razors and shaving cream．It's partly a costsaving strategy passed down from her mother， but she's also found that men's razors work better than women's．
A report by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs found on average that products geared （适合） towards women cost more than similar products geared towards men 42 percent of the time．But it doesn't just stop there．Even children are affected by gender tax．In the same report， they found that between two similar scooters （踏板车） from the same company - one was targeted at girls and one was targeted at boys - the one that was targeted at girls cost ￡16 more than that one targeted at boys．So girls and boys， men and women， people of all ages are affected by pink tax or gender tax．
So， what can we take from all of this？ Well， I think that the very first important step is to be aware of gender tax， to be aware of the products we're buying and to question whether one product is more expensive because it's for a woman or less expensive because it's for a man．You can help to raise awareness by sharing this video with all your family and friends．



Why is a Tshirt mentioned in Paragraph 2？ ______

A. To prove gender tax is avoidable．
B. To show gender tax is pretty low．
C. To prove gender tax is reasonable．
D. To show gender tax is everywhere．

Which moneysaving method is used by Muriel Vega？ ______

A. Purchasing less．
B. Buying men's products．
C. Sharing with her mother．
D. Using everlasting products．

What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？ ______

A. Why there is gender tax．
B. How to fight against gender tax．
C. Gender tax affecting almost everyone．
D. Women earning less and paying more．

Where is the text most probably taken from？ ______

A. A lesson plan．
B. An advertisement．
C. A business magazine．
D. A written text of a speech．

Travel is fun and exciting，but it's not if you get sick．You may think，"Not me，I won't get sick on my vacation．"But for many people，that is what happens．
A vacation is supposed to be a time for relaxing．But very often it is not．"What can I do when I am a tourist？"This is what we should often think about．Usually there are so many places to visit：museums，shops，parks and churches．You may spend most days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Your feet may hurt．And you may have a terrible headache after a few hours．If this is what you feel，you should take a rest．Don't ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．And a weak body can make you get sick easily．Just sit down for a few hours in a nice spot．In good weather，look for a quiet park bench．Or you can rest at a café．You can learn a lot by watching people when you have a rest．
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy you need enough sleep．You may have trouble sleeping at night when you travel．Your hotel room may be noisy，or the bed may be uncomfortable．If that is true，don't be afraid to change rooms or hotels．You may not get enough sleep for another reason．You may want to stay out late at night．In many cities the night life can be very exciting．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．That extra hour can make a big difference．
Finally，if you want to stay healthy，you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of foods．Your body needs fresh fruit and vegetables，and some meat，milk or cheese．When you are in a new country you may want to try new foods but you need to be careful about how much you eat．Lots of rich food is not very good for you．



Travel is ______ ．

A. the best way to relax
B. unhealthy
C. never any
D. very tiring

It's a good idea to ______ when travelling．

A. spend every night in hotels
B. change hotels
C. get some rest every day
D. take lots of medicine

According to the passage，we can get to know the local people by ______ ．

A. watching them
B. visiting their homes
C. writing to them
D. going to the shops

Which of the following is true to stay in good health on a vacation？ ______

A. Try not to visit every museum and church in a place．
B. Eat proper food，have enough sleep and rest．
C. Stay up late every night and sleep for an hour in the day．
D. Visit as many shops as you can．

Every year， thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums． But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life？ A new report suggests that the answer is yes - and finds that alumni （毕业生） of artsbased museum programs credit them with changing the course of their lives， even years after the fact．
The Whitney Museum of American Art， the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art， Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their longstanding teen art programs really are． They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s． Alumni， whose current ages range from 18 to 36， were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact．
Among the alumni surveyed， 75 percent of alumni rated the teen program experience as the most favorable impact on their own lives， beating family， school and their neighborhoods． Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they'd ever had， regardless of age． And twothirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts．
It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about culture even after they reach adulthood： Ninetysix percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years， and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years． Thirtytwo percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults．
Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teenspecific art programs in museums， it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts． A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with their income and educational attainment （成就） as adults． Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower dropout rates to improvement in critical thinking skills．



How did the researchers get their findings？ ______

A. By comparing scientific theories．
B. By analyzing previous studies．
C. By interviewing participants．
D. By carrying out experiments．

What do the figures in Paragraph 3 show？ ______

A. Students are more influenced by family and school．
B. Teens" art programs in museums are highly beneficial．
C. Many teens fail to realize the great value of art programs．
D. Most experiences in museums are boring for today's teens．

What does Paragraph 4 tell us about art programs？ ______

A. They create culturallyaware adults．
B. They are intended to attract more adults．
C. They are designed to support art museums．
D. They provide many job opportunities for adults．

What do the studies mentioned in the last paragraph have in common？ ______

A. All suggest the need to improve museum programs．
B. All show the growing popularity of art programs．
C. All focus on the link between art and education．
D. All prove the good effects of art education．

Once Chinese students in American schools were largely limited to graduate students．Gradually that trend shifted，with more students coming from China to earn bachelor's degrees at American institutions．Now，the population is widening once again，with many Chinese students studying in the U，S．from ever-younger ages．
Bill Zhou，a resident of California，though born in Shenzhen，and his wife are currently housing just such a student：Hsu，also from Shenzhen，who is living with Zhou （a paid arrangement） while he attends a private，religious institution．．
Although Zhou is caring，he knows there are many people taking advantage of the trend who lack conscience．In a Lost Angeles Times article，Zhou described his reservations about the current system．"They don't know if the school is good．They don't know if the home stay is good．But everyone else is doing it，so they do it，too，"Zhou said，addressing the parents of so-called parachute（降落伞）children，who earn the nickname by"parachuting"into the U．S．by themselves，unaccompanied by family．
Based on statistics，Zhou has reason to be concerned．A recent article in Sixth Tone"，stated that the number of Chinese students enrolled at U．S．secondary schools increased from just 647 in 2006 to more than 46，000 in 2016．Those numbers are reflected in Chinese society and even popular culture，where a new television drama titled"A Love for Separation"was released several months ago．
"It is a common misunderstanding that studying in a private American high school is easier than in China，a mother told．"My son is under enormous pressure to compete with accomplished peers．He was very lonely during his first year of high school，and found it hard to assimilate into an unfamiliar environment．"
Chinese parents send their teenagers abroad for varieties of reasons．For some students，it is to escape the strict Chinese education system； for others，it is a second chance to recover from bad grades or a low score on China's college entrance exam．For still others，it is simply a lifelong dream．



What's Bill Zhou's attitude towards the trend of growing parachute children？ ______

A. Positive"．
B. Indifferent
C. Concerned
D：Opposed

What does the underlined phrase"assimilate into"in Paragraph 5 mean？ ______

A. show respect to
B. get rid of
C. take advantage of
D. fit in with

Which is not the reason why increasing parents send their little children abroad？ ______

A. They just follow the crowd．
B. They just show off their large treasure．
C. They want their children to break away from Chinese education system．
D. They want to give their children with poor grades another chance to succeed．

What's the author's purpose in writing the text？ ______

A. To help these parents to choose a reliable home stay．
B. To remove these parents doubts about studying abroad．
C. To encourage these parents to send their kids abroad as early as possible．
D. To remind these parents to be more sensible before sending their kids abroad..

"Sorry， I can't do that．I'm too busy．"
"Sorry I'm booked till next week．Two weeks， actually．"
I used to say these things with pride．I wore my busyness as a badge （标志） of pride．My booked schedule proved my value， my worth．But at the end of the day， I wasn't happy．
So I got busier．Until the universe knocked me down．I broke my heel twice in one year．Hard to be busy when you can't walk without assistance．I don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of being on crutches （拐杖） for four and a half months， but everything takes twice as long - or so it seems．
I still tried to be busy．I wasn't about to let crutches slow me down．After the first two and a half months on crutches， I hadn't healed - at all．The fracture （骨折） looked worse， not better．
A good friend of mine criticized me for being so busy that I was getting in my own way of healing．"Do you want to heal or not？" she asked me．"Of course I want to heal，" I replied．She arched her eyebrows．"Really？" She had a point．
So I cut back on my busyness and I finally healed．But I didn't learn my lesson．As soon as I got clearance from my doctor， I got busy again．Six months later， I was still experiencing some heel pain， and was exhausted．
Then July happened．Death in the family．Some expected and unexpected travel and my busyness began to take a different form．Instead of work busyness， it was personal busyness．And I realized something．When I had to pull back from work， the world didn't end．For the first time in my life， I don't want to look at my calendar and see it completely booked．I want to keep some of that time for me， to rest， recharge， and enjoy my life．
I was talking to a friend yesterday complaining about an upcoming 13hour day filled with meetings．Her response？ "That's a typical day for me．" I looked at her and I wanted to say， "I'm sorry．That's awful．" But then I realized that she - much like me - wore her busyness as a badge of pride．An apology wasn't necessary．



How did the author react to being on crutches at first？ ______

A. She felt very upset．
B. She had to slow down．
C. She enjoyed the relaxation．
D. She tried to keep herself busy．

Why did the author's friend criticize her？ ______

A. She made some pointless remarks．
B. She ignored her friends for a long time．
C. She didn't improve her work performance．
D. She didn't pay enough attention to her injury．

What did the author realize in July？ ______

A. She should try to be irreplaceable．
B. There is no such thing as worklife balance．
C. She needn't keep herself occupied with work．
D. Working hard for things we love is called passion．

Why didn't the author say sorry to her friend according to the last paragraph？ ______

A. She knew it was not her fault．
B. She admired her friend for her success．
C. She was tired of her friend's complaints．
D. She realized her friend didn't need comfort．

Princess quiz time! How did Snow White survive？ How did Cinderella （《灰姑娘》） leave her evil stepmother？ How did Sleeping Beauty finally wake up？
A kind-hearted person always comes to save the princess， like a prince or a godmother． Princesses cannot protect themselves， though they are very pretty and nice． They always need the help of others．
However， in fact， women can't put their life in the hands of a prince-like man． They need to work and even fight for their own happiness． The traditional image（形象） of a princess is getting out of date．
Recently， Disney， a company famous for its princess movies， posted the "top 10 rules for being a modern princess"． You will not find any rules related to beauty or looks． The rules focus on loyalty， honesty and other moral values． The rules say princesses need to believe in themselves and try their best to get out of trouble， instead of waiting for a prince's help．
It's not the first time Disney princesses have caught up with society's development． In 1950， when people's hearts were broken by World War II， Disney created Cinderella． In 1990， Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast （《美女与野兽》） loved reading when education was a man's special right in the past． Belle showed the improvement of women's position in society． Now is Elsa from the film Frozen （《冰雪奇缘》）， a symbol of modern princess．
"This is brilliant - ‘The top 10 rules of being a modern princess" - （it's） about time，" a group named Confidently Mom said on social media website Twitter． Princesses are still very beautiful， but inner character is the key to being a princess．



What does the story think modern women should be like？ ______

A. They should turn to others for help．
B. They should depend on men to do most things．
C. They don't need to care about their appearances．
D. They should depend on themselves for their own happiness．

Disney's rules for being a modern princess focus on a girl's ______ ．

A. looks
B. education
C. moral values
D. position in society

The images were created in order to catch up with the society's development except ______ ．

A. Godmother
B. Cinderella
C. Belle
D. Elsa

What does the group Confidently Mom think of the rules？ ______

A. Meaningless
B. Fantastic
C. Historic
D. Social