广东省深圳市罗湖区2020-2021学年七年级上学期英语期末试卷

Paul is the owner of the bookstore called Bookends. He1the bookstore four years ago. This year, because of his2, he didn't feel very well. Paul thought it was time for him to stop running the bookstore. He would like to have more time to take care of himself.

If Paul sold the3to someone, he would get $39,0004Paul was not going to do that. He wanted to5it to someone. "I think it's better to see someone make their dream of6a bookstore come true," Paul said.

Paul had a raffle(抽奖) in his store. Over the last three months, if people7more than$26 at the bookstore, they were able to take part in the raffle to win the bookstore8, Van from the Netherlands won the bookstore.

"Van often visits my bookshop. He likes reading very much and I'm9to know it was him — he wants to have it, and I am sure he will be the right person. "Paul said. Van now lives in Lammas, Wales. He plans to run the shop with a friend from Iceland." It is such an10thing for us. We believe that we can bring the store a brighter future." Van said.

For a 6-year-old kid, what he or she wants most may be delicious food and enough playtime. Sometimes we think children only have some simple wishes....16 .., a6-year-old girl in the kindergarten surprised her teacher.

An Internet user Katt has a little sister called Peyton. Last week, Katt shared her sister's teacher's note (便条) online. Mrs. Petree shared Peyton's act of kindness. It really touched many people's hearts.

Here is the thing. Peyton did very well in class and the reward(奖赏) she chose was to sit with a friend at lunch. The teacher thought for sure who Peyton would choose. But Peyton picked a little boy who never got picked for anything. What a surprise!

Mrs. Petree said kids learned to be kind when they saw Peyton's kindness. After that, other kids started to play with the boy. The boy is very different now and he's more and more outgoing.

After reading the note, Katt thought her little sister was great and that she would make the world better one day.

The smartphone company Xiaomi Technology was set up in Beijing in2010. Now it has become one of China's leading mobile phone companies. Some people skip work and school to wait in line to buy its main product: Mi phones.

The man behind this craze is Lei Jun. He is the co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi.

Lei was born in Xiantao, Hubei, in 1969.At the age of 18, he entered Wuhan University to study computer science. A book that he read there changed his life. It was Fire In the Valley, which tells the story of the co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. Encouraged by the book, the 21-year-old set up his first company. But it soon failed because he lacked (缺乏) a long-term plan.

After graduation (毕业), Lei joined Kingsoft, a software company. In 16 years, he became one of the top IT company leaders. But that's not the only thing he wanted." I had my dream not realized and it was calling me every night," said Lei. At the age of 38,he left Kingsoft and started his own company.

Lei is a big fan of the iPhone. But instead of(而不是) creating a copy of it, he kept thinking about how to make it better.

At the age of 41, he co-founded Xiaomi. Now, there are more than 14 million Mi phone users. Lei helped make online buying popular in China.

Karlie moved to Alaska with her family. But she missed her friends. After school every day, she loved reading different novels because it made her forget about her old school. Karlie was trying to get used to(习惯) the new school.

Karlie was tall, although (虽然) she was only eight years old. She had reddish (略带红色的)brown hair with glasses. But she was very shy. The only class she didn't like is PE.

As soon as the game started, the boys already scored two three-pointers(三分球).Karlie had played with her friend Sarah in her old school.

One hour in the game, the score was tied (得分相同). It was her turn to shoot the ball. The girls won.

Karlie had no idea how well she could play basketball until she tried. After that day, she liked going to school every day.

Everyone has to face new challenges (挑战).

A. Chunzi Fried Fish Shop: We specialize in (专营) selling all kinds of fried fish here.

B. Maple Leaf Garden: We specialize in breeding bees here. Our honey is sweet and fresh.

C. Xiaoqiang Manor: We have a lot of flowers and plants for sale here. Recently, some small green bamboos have been brought in.

D. Xiao Ming seafood shop: We sell all kinds of fresh seafood, shells, crabs and fish here.

E. Guangming Ranch: We have large grasslands and cows here. You can buy all kinds of dairy products (乳制品).

F. Wholesale Meat Market: Here are the cheapest kinds of meat and cans.

— Yes. He gets up early every morning.

The 24 solar terms

The Chinese divide the year into 24 solar terms (节气) and the division reflects changes in climate. The solar terms were created before the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). Each solar term lasts about 15 days, and (give) information about that exact time of year, such as the weather and the conditions growing crops.

In the (begin), the solar terms helped farmers to plan their work for the year. Today, the solar terms are much (many) than just an agricultural calendar system. They are part of Chinese culture traditions. For example, people in the North of China usually eat jiaozi when Winter Begins (Lidong) arrives.

Part of the appeal of the solar terms is (they) poetic names, such as Frost Descends (Shuangjiang) or White Dew (Bailu). It is not surprising that such names have inspired poets (write) poems about the solar terms. For example, Du Mu described the rainy day weather in spring in his poem Pure Brightness (Qingming). Despite their ancient roots, the solar terms are still (interest) to young people in China, and posts about the start of a new solar term on social media are often popular.

The solar terms (be) so important that in 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recognized them as intangible cultural heritage.

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