There are about 6,000 languages that people are speaking around the world. But 43 percent of these languages are dying out, according to UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization，联合国教科文组织).
This has many reasons. One is that some communities of native(本土的) speakers of the languages are gone, Huff Post reported. These people sometimes leave their communities and move to cities or towns. What's more, to get better education and jobs, young people have to focus their attention on learning dominant (占主导地位的) languages rather than their own languages. Dominant languages are like English, French and Chinese.
Once a language dies, it is hard for it to come back to life. Governments across the world are taking actions to prevent this. In New Zealand, the government has said it wants more than 20 percent of the country’s population to be able to speak Maori (毛利语) by 2040. The country plans to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand schools by 2025, The New York Times reported.
China is also trying to protect its languages. About 130 languages are spoken in China. In 2015, the government started a project to record all the languages spoken in China, Xinhua reported. Universities like Minzu University of China have created more language majors for their students.
1. About ________languages are disappearing around the world.| A．6,000 | B．43 | C．2015 | D．2580 |
| A．English | B．Maori | C．French | D．Chinese |
| A．专业 | B．工作 | C．技巧 | D．职位 |
| A．governments pay no attention to protect their own languages |
| B．about 6,000 languages are widely used in China |
| C．New Zealand is going to offer Maori lessons in all its schools |
| D．even if a language disappears, it will certainly come back |
| A．Language Loss(遗失) | B．The Reasons for Language Loss |
| C．Language History | D．The Number of Language Loss |
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Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.
| A．Self-reading every day. |
| B．Fighting. |
| C．Shorter expressions. |
| D．That way you won’t forget. |
| E．My favorite cartoon character. |
| F．Try at least one kind of team sport. |
Do you see many signs around you? Do you know the signs are an important part of our daily life? They can be in pictures or in words to give people information. What do people think are good signs? If you are thinking about making signs for others, what should you know?
The most important thing is that signs should be simple and easy to understand. It is important to use clear language. On the other hand, the words should be easy to write and you just need to write down what you want to do. “Keep off the grass” is a very good example. It means “Don’t touch or walk on the grass”.
Nowadays, there is a saying that “A picture paints a thousand words”. Perhaps that’s why we are seeing more and more signs in pictures, or a combination (结合) of pictures and words. However, that’s the difficult part, because picture signs may have different meanings in different countries.
1. First, a good sign should be ______.
| A．clear | B．beautiful | C．funny | D．interesting |
| A．a word sign is as easy as a picture sign to make |
| B．a picture sign often has more information than a word sign |
| C．a word sign has more information than a picture sign |
| D．a word sign and a picture sign have the same information |
| A．They are too simple. |
| B．They are not easy to understand. |
| C．They are not as interesting as word signs. |
| D．They may have different meanings in different countries. |
| A．The History of Signs |
| B．Word Signs |
| C．Picture Signs |
| D．Signs Are Important |
【推荐3】Charles Delali Adegah is from Ghana, a country in Africa. He loves the Chinese language. He says he enjoys learning the language and it helps him live a better life.
As a Chinese language student, Charles was lucky to study in China for free. When he went back to Ghana, he worked as a translator for many companies. Later, Charles went on to study the language. Now, he teaches at a Confucius Institute (孔子学院) in his home country.
In Ghana, many people have similar stories as Charles. China and Ghana are close friends. Many companies in Ghana do business with Chinese people and expect (要求) that their workers can speak Chinese. So, learning Chinese can help the people there find good jobs and make more money to live a better life.
The people also say that Chinese, though difficult, is such a beautiful language that learning it helps them know more about China. At the Confucius Institute, they can also learn Chinese kung fu, songs, dance, and so on.
At the same time, many Chinese people in Ghana also come to learn local languages. This brings them closer to the Ghanaian people. They live and work well with the people there.
Language is like a bridge between China and Ghana. It helps people in the two countries learn more about each other and work for a better tomorrow together.
1. From the passage, what can we know?| A．Charles is working as a teacher. | B．Charles wants to be a translator. |
| C．Charles will go to study in China. | D．Charles helped many young people find jobs. |
| A．How the Ghanaian people study Chinese. | B．Why the Ghanaian people study Chinese. |
| C．When the Ghanaian people study Chinese. | D．Where the Ghanaian people study Chinese. |
| A．They give them jobs. | B．They teach them Chinese. |
| C．They learn local languages. | D．They help them start more businesses. |
【推荐1】In Singapore (新加坡), many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People think good schooling is a ticket to success in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get good marks (分数) in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually difficult. Sometimes, some of them have to go to remedial classes after school.
There are many after-school activities: sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock climbing, etc. They are also very happy to do community service (社区服务).
In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends and playing computer games. They sometimes go to cafes, fast food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like the life as a middle student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
1. People in Singapore think if they want to have a good future they should ________.| A．get good schooling | B．surf the Internet | C．do much homework | D．do after-school activities |
| A．额外的 | B．补习的 | C．业余的 | D．专业的 |
| A．Listening to pop music. | B．Doing their homework. |
| C．Watching movies. | D．Going to shopping centres. |
| A．Only a few students like to surf the Internet in their free time. |
| B．In Singapore, students don’t have to study hard to get good marks. |
| C．All of the students go to remedial classes after school in Singapore. |
| D．The middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard but interesting. |
| A．The Students’ Life in Singapore | B．The Free Time Activities in Singapore |
| C．How to Get Good Marks in Singapore | D．The After-school Activities in Singapore |
【推荐2】China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion (比例) of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.75% of the college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07%, and in 2001 the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this. First, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence (智力). That is to say, girls are almost as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they are not so absorbed (专心的) in their study. Second, girls are more careful, more sensible (懂事的) than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams. Another reason is that in China, there are more women teachers than men teachers. The last one is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.
1. China Youth says that _____| A．more and more boys have entered colleges. |
| B．more and more girls have entered colleges. |
| C．more and more girls can’t go to school. |
| D．more and more girls begin to study at school. |
| A．the number of girls at school in 1998. |
| B．the number of girls in colleges in 2001. |
| C．the number of boys at school in 2001. |
| D．the number of boys in colleges in 2000. |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．Girls’ intelligence is almost the same as boys’. |
| B．Boys aren’t so absorbed in their study as girls because they don’t like studying. |
| C．Boys are much cleverer because they are interested in so many things. |
| D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys. |
【推荐3】Bill is a middle school student. He has many subjects every day. Of all the subjects, he doesn’t like maths, so he doesn’t want to do maths homework.
One evening, when he comes back from school, he says to his mother, “I don’t want to learn maths, I don’t know what the teacher talks about. Maths is too difficult for me.” His mother says, “Don’t be disappointed, my boy. I can be your maths teacher.” “Great!” Bill says happily.
Every day after school, Bill and his mother study together for an hour. Bill likes his mother’s “class”. He becomes interested in (对……感兴趣) maths.
One day, when Bill wants to go to bed, he finds his mother is doing something at the desk. He opens the door and sees his mother studying maths on the Internet. He knows why his mother is good at maths.
A mother can do everything for her children. As children, we must thank our mothers.
1. Bill doesn’t want to do maths homework because ________.| A．he doesn’t like it | B．he has no maths class at school |
| C．he doesn’t like his maths teacher | D．he wants to play football with his friends |
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．great | D．interesting |
| A．骄傲的 | B．失望的 | C．积极的 | D．苛求的 |
| A．Bill doesn’t do his homework | B．Bill’s maths teacher is not good |
| C．Bill’s mother teaches maths in his school | D．Bill likes maths now with his mother’s help |
| A．A Happy Boy | B．An Easy Subject | C．A Good Maths Teacher | D．A Good Evening |
【推荐1】Have you ever wondered what animals are talking about? With the development of AI, we may be able to understand their languages!
In Professor Karen Bakker’s new book, The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, she talks about how AI is helping us to make an animal version（版本）of Google Translate.
All around the animal kingdom, there are sounds that we can hardly pick up and translate. Elephants, for example, talk with each other using infrasound（次声波）—far below our human hearing range.
Coral（珊瑚）in the ocean also sends sound waves to attract baby coral to safer areas to grow. This is surprising as coral doesn’t have any ears! Scientists have placed listening equipment into these environments to pick up the sounds that humans cannot hear.
After the sounds are recorded, AI can study their meanings, according to the news website Vox. For example, Israeli researchers used AI to translate bats’ 15,000 calls. They found that more than 60 percent were arguments about food, sleep and personal space.
This technology can not only understand the animals but also communicate back to them. For example, bees use dances to communicate. Therefore, a research team in Germany put the bee language AI system into a robot bee. They asked the robot to create a dance routine to tell the bees where the nectar（花蜜）was, Vox reported.
1. Elephants talk with each other by using ________.| A．dances | B．waves | C．infrasound | D．arguments |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．A bat. | B．An elephant. | C．A bee. | D．A coral. |
| A．Animals need help from human beings. |
| B．Scientists use AI to help animals get used to their environments. |
| C．AI helps people better understand and communicate with animals. |
| D．Scientists call on humans to protect animals. |
【推荐2】For more than seventy years, scientists have studied the relations between the place where students choose to sit in class and what they are like.
At the back
People often think those are lazy. In fact, they are just too shy to talk more. But in big classrooms, it can be hard to listen to teachers carefully. This could be why students who sit here often get lower grades. For students with poor eyesight or hearing, such a choice is not good.
At the side
They are normally interested in class, but they like watching and listening instead of joining in. These students are usually also very good at taking notes.
In the middle
The statistics (统计资料) say sitting in the middle probably means you like the teacher and get on well with classmates. Caring, outgoing, and cheerful people usually sit in the middle. They are normally serious about learning and feel upset with low grades on tests and exams.
At the front
Students at the front usually want to discuss things with the teacher and are often very interested in the subject. They want to be in the best place to see and hear everything the teacher does and says. The only problem with sitting at the front is that it can be difficult to see and hear what other students do and say in class. So,
| A．they are shy | B．they are stupid |
| C．they have poor eyesight | D．they have poor hearing |
| A．Mary is good at taking notes |
| B．Lily has good relationship with her classmates |
| C．Nancy enjoys the discussion with the teacher |
| D．Jenny likes to talk about the subject with her teacher |
| A．if you want to take down more notes, stay where you are. |
| B．if you want to improve your learning skills, find a classmate to sit with. |
| C．if you want to learn more about the subject from the teacher, sit somewhere else. |
| D．if you really want to hear what other students say in class, choose a different seat. |
| A．Where You Sit Changes Your Life |
| B．Where You Sit Shows A True Man |
| C．Where You Sit Decides Your Grades |
| D．Where You Sit Tells Who Your Friends Are |
【推荐3】① Chemistry is everywhere in our daily life. Sometimes it’s easy to see. At other times, it can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals (化学物质) in it.
② Chemistry helps to make products for use. Something as simple as toothpaste has at least three chemicals that keep your teeth clean. Other things in your daily life are created by chemistry, such as hair products and soap. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes.
③ Chemistry also helps us understand the world around us. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白剂) can’t be mixed with vinegar (醋), because the mixture can produce harmful gas.
④ Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is why cooked food often tastes different from uncooked food. Too much or too little of any chemical material makes a difference to the result of baking (烘焙). For example, the cake can be too soft or too hard.
⑤ Chemistry isn’t something that just lives in a laboratory; it’s something that you meet hundreds of times in life. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the life.
1. What can the chemicals in toothpaste help us?| A．To keep the teeth clean. | B．To make the teeth strong. | C．To clean the oil off clothes. | D．To make the clothes new. |
| A．we can mix bleach with vinegar | B．the mixture can produce useful gas |
| C．we can’t mix bleach with vinegar | D．chemistry can’t help us make products |
| A．cooked food isn’t as good as uncooked food | B．chemistry plays a big role in food preparation |
| C．there are no chemical changes while we are cooking | D．the cake can’t be too soft or too hard with chemistry |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Chemistry and food. | B．Chemistry around the world. | C．Chemistry and products. | D．Chemistry in everyday life. |
Rick is a good man. He makes birthday cakes in a store. His cakes are great and have very good prices, so many people buy his cakes. He makes friends with lots of his customers(顾客). They all like him very much. One evening, he wants to go home, but many of his old customers come in. Rick smiles(笑) to them, “I am sorry. It is late today. If you need cakes, please come tomorrow.” One of them takes out a nice cake and says to him, “You make so many great cakes for us. This birthday cake is for you. Happy birthday, Rick.”
1. Where does Rick work?
| A．At school. | B．In the classroom. | C．In a store. | D．At a party. |
| A．is making cake |
| B．wants to go home |
| C．is at home |
| A．many cakes |
| B．a birthday cake |
| C．some vegetables |
| A．his cakes are at a very good price |
| B．his cakes are big |
| C．he is a good friend |
| A．they want to buy cakes |
| B．today is Rick’s birthday |
| C．Rick asks them to come |
【推荐2】Alice is a middle school student. She is fourteen years old. Her birthday is on January 5th. Today is her birthday. Her mother Mrs. Green has a party for her. Lots of her friends come to the party. There are ten boys and five girls. Mrs. Green buys some fruit, a birthday cake and some delicious food for the party. Her friends and parents get together to sing “Happy birthday” to her.
根据短文内容，判断正误，正确(T)，错误(F)。
1. Alice’s birthday is on January fifteenth.
2. Alice is Mrs. Green’s daughter.
3. Sixteen boys and girls come to the party.
4. Alice is fifteen years old next year (明年).
5. Mr. Green isn’t at the party.
【推荐3】What is the most amazing thing in summer? A seaside vacation? Some good family time? Or a song that changes your whole life? These all happened to Ronnie, the main character of the book The Last Song. It was written by United States author Nicholas Sparks.
Since Ronnie’s parents divorced when she was 14, she had been staying with her mom in New York. Her father, who used to be her piano teacher, lived alone in North Carolina. She was so mad at her dad that she had not talked with him or played the piano ever since the divorce. However, the summer before she turned 18, her mom sent her to North Carolina. At first, Ronnie was frustrated about it. But things changed when her dad found some turtle eggs. Raccoons were trying to break them. She learned more about the turtles at the local aquarium and set up a cage to protect the eggs.
The turtle nest broke down the tough wall between Ronnie and her father. However, it was on the day the eggs hatched that Ronnie found out her dad was dying of cancer. That was why her mom asked her to visit him. Ronnie was very upset. She started playing the piano again and wrote a song for him before he died.
Ronnie deeply impressed me. Though she looks rebellious in the book, she is tender. She even slept outside the whole night just to protect the turtle eggs from the raccoons. She loves her father.
It is a meaningful story. It teaches us about relationships with our parents and how to express love to our parents.
| Word Bank divorced 离婚 raccoons 浣熊 tough 坚固的 frustrated 失意的 turtle 海龟 aquarium 水族馆 hatched 孵化 cancer 癌症 rebellious 叛逆的 tender 温柔的 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号在答题卡相应位置上涂黑。
1. Which of the following is true about Ronnie’s story?
| A．Ronnie’s parents always lived together. |
| B．Ronnie stayed with her father after the divorce. |
| C．Ronnie’s dad used to teach her to play the piano. |
| D．Ronnie’s kept a good relationship with her dad even after the divorce. |
| A．Unhappy | B．Excited | C．Surprised | D．Pleased |
| A．Ronnie and her dad’s relationship got worse. |
| B．Ronnie found that he got cancer. |
| C．Ronnie refused to play the piano again. |
| D．Ronnie kept a good relationship with her dad even after the divorce. |
| A．She is caring. | B．She is lucky. | C．She is talented. | D．She is careful. |
| A．The love for a turtle. | B．How a turtle protects its egg. |
| C．The most amazing thing in summer. | D．How Ronnie improved relationships with her father. |
