China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have somehow reached an agreement—that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless.

Just look at the idioms and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the likes of “Boiling a dead pig” and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig”. None of them are exactly praise.

But truth is that pigs do have some fine qualities. And maybe there’s no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival.

For starters, science had proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a paper published last year in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology, pigs are “mentally and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩)”. By training, pigs can learn some skills, such as dancing and swimming. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they can tell between who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are popular pig characters in cartoons too. In the UK cartoon series Peppa Pig, the four members of the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all over the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures of McDull, a piglet who works hard toward his dreams even though he keeps failing, have been recounted in films since 2001. “People care too much about the immediate results, but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeating failure,” said McDull’s creator Brain Tse. “He has a heart of gold.”

Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in heart when we celebrate the New Year—their wisdom, cuteness, patience and bravery.

1.The writer mentioned some idioms and phrases in Paragraph 2 mainly to show________.

A. all of the idioms and phrases are exactly praise

B. people all agree pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless

C. the truth that pigs do have some fine qualities

D. there’re many idioms and phrases about pigs in our languages

2.The underlined word “immediate” in Paragraph 5 may mean “__________”.

A. 立即的 B. 長遠的 C. 緩慢的 D. 間接的

3.What do Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A. Pigs aren’t stupid at all. B. Pigs are slow and patient.

C. Pigs have some good qualities. D. We have some cute cartoon pigs.

4.What does the writer write this article for?

A. Clearing the pigs’ names. B. Celebrating the New Year.

C. Introducing languages about pigs. D. Showing different cultural beliefs.

The book I would like to talk about is The Merchant of Venice. The book is a dramatic work by Shakespear, an English famous writer in the 16th century. It talks about something happening between merchants in Venice. The main characters are Bassanio, Portia, Shylock and Antonio.

The drama begins with Antonio, who helps Bassanio borrow money from Shylock, and then brings out other stories. Bassanio is a poor merchant. He needs money to follow his dream to marry Portia—a very beautiful and rich lady. He first wants to borrow money from his friend Antonio, also a merchant in Venice. Antonio borrows the money from a Jewish rich merchant Shylock. Antonio does much harm to Shylock before because Antonio really hates Jewish. Shylock is a little mean and loves money very much. He always gets interest from the people who borrow money from him. Antonio promises he will pay the money back in three months, or Shylock will be allowed to cut out 1 pound of flesh out of Antonio’s body.

Bassanio successfully wins the love of Portia but soon realizes his friend can not pay the money back to Shylock on time. Bassanio returns to Venice as fast as he can and attends a trial(審訊).The reason why Antonio isn’t able to pay is because his ships are caught in storm. Portia, dressing up as a young lawyer, claims (聲稱) that the words “ 1 pound of flesh” not “1 pound of flesh and blood”. She says that Shylock is only allowed to remove flesh, but not any blood, which is impossible. Thus, she helps make Antonio safe and make Shylock fail. At the same time, Shylock loses most of his money. At the end, .

1.The drama has ________ main characters mentioned in this passage.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The story happens between merchants in England in the 17th century.

B. Antonio can’t return the money because his ships are caught in storm.

C. Shylock is a Jewish rich merchant and he is generous to everyone.

D. Portia is a real lawyer and she is clever enough to save Antonio’s life.

3.Which one can be used to describe Bassanio?

① A true friend ② A romantic lover ③ A poor merchant ④ A mean Jewish

A. ①②④ B. ②③④ C. ①③④ D. ①②③

4.We can put ___________ in the blank “ ” in Paragraph 3.

A. Antonio takes pity on Shylock

B. Bassanio and Portia have a happy ending

C. everyone including Shylock lives a happy life

D. everyone including Shylock lives a sad life

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

Sometimes, it seems that with all the homework and stress, being a student can be the worst thing. For people who are being bullied (欺凌), however, having too much work to do is the least of their worries.

Bullying comes in many different forms. It could be someone hitting you, someone sending you terrible messages on social media, or someone saying bad words to you. No matter how it happens, being bullied is never a nice experience.

Being bullied can do great harm to a child’s personal development. It is hard for bullying victims to trust others. They often feel angry, no valuable, helpless and lost. And these feelings will further undermine(破壞) their ability to control their own life.

So if you or someone you know is being bullied, how should you deal with it?

Well, you need to find out why the bully is acting this way. The reasons behind school bullying are various. Children are now more easily influenced by violence in both real life and online. They want to gain power by bullying other students. Usually, they pick on the nicest or most well behaved person. Because this kind of persons seldom fight back. Some left-behind children become bullies because they lack (缺失) family education.

Whatever the reason is, there are many different ways to deal with a bully. The clearest way is to share your problem with someone else. All bullying is wrong. It is important that you talk about the problem with someone you can trust. Usually the best way to end your problem is to talk to your teacher or parents. Or, in some cases, standing up to the bullies may change their behavior. If they know that their bullying doesn’t work on you any more, they may stop. What’s more, parents and schools should devote more time and efforts to the troubled children.

Most importantly, remember this: If you’re being bullied, it’s not your fault. There’s always someone to help you—you just need to ask first.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，完整地寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）

The book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. Verne is a son of a lawyer. However, he decides to be a writer i1.of a lawyer. He likes sailing and the sea. He likes exploring the world. He and his wife s2. much time sailing on his ship. They sail to many places and have adventures. Later all of these are w3. into his books. The book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is about Captain Nemo and his submarine—a kind of vessel that travels under w4.. His submarine is called Nautilus. Submarines are common today, but Verne writes about this submarine many years b5. they exist! Some of Verne’s ideas come true in history.

The story starts in New York City and takes the readers to many d6. places. Verne describes some real places like the Mediterranean Sea, the South Pole and the Antarctic. But the storya7. talks about visits to some fictional locations like Atlantis, an underwater city. Many people think the title 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea refers to h8. deep the submarine travels under the water. However, the submarine never travels over a few leagues below the water. In fact, the title refers to the d9. which Captain Nemo and his submarine travel during the course of the book. The book is full of mysteries and magic things under water. It

has been t 10 into many different languages and sells well.

將下列句子譯成英語，并將所譯句子寫在答題卡上標有題號的橫線上。

1.揚州這么美，值得一游。

__________________________________________

2.我想知道他們是否已經(jīng)習慣了城市的生活。

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3.對我們來說，保護野生動物是多么必要��！

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4.有了你們的支持，晚會將會取得巨大成功。

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5.歷史上的第一只風箏是什么做的？

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揚州市“五個一百工程” 英語經(jīng)典文學(English classics)閱讀正在全市各地各校全面而深入地推進，這提高了揚州學子的人文科學素養(yǎng)，并促進了他們的終身發(fā)展。某校正在開展中學生是否有必要閱讀英文經(jīng)典文學的大討論，請根據(jù)以下問題和要求用英語寫一篇文章參與討論。

1. Do you think reading English classics is necessary? Why? (Give 3 reasons)

2. How do you usually take part in the activity of reading English classics? (Give 3 examples, e.g. take part in the Reading Club, take notes while reading…… )

3. What’s your advice for the students who are weak in English? (Give 1-2 opinions)

要求 1）表達清楚，語法正確，上下文連貫；

2）必須包括問題中所有的相關(guān)信息，并適當發(fā)揮；

3）詞數(shù)：100詞左右（開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）；

4）不得使用真實姓名、校名和地名等。

With the development of the Five One-hundred Project in Yangzhou, our school has had a discussion about whether it is necessary for middle school students to read English classics.

students in Middle School, it’s important to eat good breakfast.

A. To; a B. For; / C. To; / D. For; a

of the milk goes bad (變質(zhì)), so I need to buy some.

A. One B. Many C. Lot D. Much

What do you often use, QQ We chat (微信)?

A. and B. or C. so D. with

We just need one of you for the school show. you your brother can join us.

A. Between; and B. From; to C. Either; or D. So; and