For most people, the word &ldquo;fashion&rdquo; means &ldquo;clothes&rdquo;. But people may ask the question, &ldquo;What clothes are in...

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    For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way:
    “She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
    Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
    Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

（1）、From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

A、clothes B、many things C、most of the popular things D、everything

（2）、Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A、people read newspaper every day B、radios send information from one country to another C、new things that people like are often shown on TV D、people quickly learn what is happening in the world

（3）、“There is money in fashion” means ______.

A、clothes are expensive B、money comes from fashion C、people like new things D、fashions make big money

（4）、The best title for the passage is ______.

A、Fashions B、Fashion mean clothes C、Fashion means money D、A fashionable

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   The Mayan（玛雅的）Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Mayan achievements were many. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with many buildings. The Mayan people knew a lot about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time, because they could use it to make their lives more comfortable and rewarding（值得的）. Knowledge about tools and farming, for example, made their work easier and more productive.
   The Maya believed in many gods, including rain gods, sun gods, and corn gods. The people built large temples to honor the Mayan gods. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult for them to build these cities, because they had no horses to carry the heavy stone they used to build with. Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
   Although the cities that the Maya built were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, very few of the people lived in them. Usually, only the priests（牧师）lived in the cities.
   The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the elaborate buildings in the cities. They lived in small huts（小屋）with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
   The Mayan priests studied the Sun, the Moon, stars, and planets. They made a calendar from what they learned. The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The Mayan calendar was far more exact than the European calendars of the time.
   Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from some disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Archaeologists（考古学家）are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya.

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Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.

On Nov. 29, Chinese traditional tea processing skills and their related social practices were added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea.

More importantly, China's tea culture has formed Chinese customs. It is Chinese traditional custom that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea. A poem by Song poet Du Lei reads, "I offer tea, not wine, to a guest on a cold night. When water boils on the stove, fire burns with flame bright."

Boiling tea is one of the oldest Chinese tea brewing methods, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618—907). Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of herbs and fruits. During this process, people can enjoy a quiet time. Later in the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), a faster and more convenient method become more popular—steeping (冲泡).

▲ . On the app Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the topic of "stove-boiled tea" (围炉煮茶). They lightly roast tea leaves before boiling them in a teapot on a stove. People sit around the stove in a natural setting and have snacks with their hot tea. Some also wear traditional hanfu as if it could take them back to those ancient times. Through "stove-boiled tea", people can taste a slower life and find their inner peace. As is written in one Xiaohongshu post, "It is very relaxing to drink hot tea, feel the fall breeze, and chat with best friends."

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Memorizing class notes is a good way to learn English. But what is the1 way for you to memorize class notes？The question is2 to answer，because different people learn in different ways and there are really too many ways. It also has3 to do with the material to be memorized.

I4 a very good way to memorize class notes before. I typed the whole term's hand﹣written notes into a computer. Although it5 a lot of time，it was a good way. It made me6 about the material again. This way of memorizing class notes could also make me feel7 ，because it was an easy way. I just needed to start at the beginning of my notes and type to the end. There are many other good8 to memorize class notes. For example，you can underline the important parts of your notes9 different colored pens. When you10 the notes，you will pay more attention to these parts. You can also make an outline （概要） of your notes，and then you will have a better understanding of each lesson.

我校将接待国外学生代表团来访，届时将举办一次"以传统承古韵，架心桥促交流"为主题的活动。你们班将代表学校做育关中国的统节日的介绍，作为发言人之一，请你选择一个中国传统节日，结合你的亲身经历，从时间、庆祝方式以及意义等方面介绍这个节日，向外国学生展示中华优秀文化的传承。

注意：词数不少于80—100词左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Traditional festivals are an important part of the Chinese culture.

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Many middle school students want to look cool.But not {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the students can have money to buy a lot of cool clothes.So Linda，an eighth—grader at a middle school in the US，opens a charitable clothes closet （慈善衣橱）.

Her school likes her idea and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her use a room for the charitable clothes closet.Linda's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} also join her.The charitable clothes closet has lots of cool clothes for girls and boys.The clothes are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} people around the school and other schools.They give both used and new clothes to the charitable clothes closet.Linda thinks these cool clothes {#blank#}5{#/blank#} make students look confident.Confidence is very important （重要的） for middle school students.

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

School PE Club is going to have some sports classes for the new term. Let's have a look.