On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance War(抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued(教育部公布)a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may influence children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform (平台), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can lean at home through computer or mobile network.
It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染))of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension(暂停)of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization(普及); at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.
1. According to the passage, the exact start time of school is _________.| A．on January 27 | B．before March | C．unsure | D．in two months |
| A．children may be infected by virus |
| B．children may not like online learning |
| C．children may have a long holiday |
| D．children's study and health may be influenced |
| A．Keeping away from health knowledge popularization. |
| B．Taking public classes by excellent teachers. |
| C．Teaching children about health knowledge. |
| D．Doing some physical exercises with friends. |
| A．the advantages of online teaching | B．the importance of online teaching |
| C．the ways of online teaching | D．the problems of online teaching |
| A．A New War with a New Chance | B．A Special, Way to Learn at Home |
| C．A Way to Keep Healthy | D．A Method to Avoid Virus |
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【推荐1】Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is—the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discouraged（灰心的）if the whole passage doesn’t make sense（讲得通）to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.
These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:
1. Start to read normally（正常地）until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.
2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.
3. Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文线索). If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.
4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain（解释） more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.
5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.
6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ideas together.
The steps sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.
1. The underlined phrase “run into” means ________ in Chinese.| A．理解 | B．遇到 | C．翻译 | D．跑过 |
| A．we should look up new words before reading |
| B．it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage |
| C．the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English |
| D．interesting stories help readers to improve their English |
| A．steps of studying science | B．difficulties in reading science |
| C．ways of reading science passages | D．researches on science and English |
【推荐2】“I want to know how to speak English well. What can I do?” Bill asks this question like many students do. I ask him, “How do you learn English?” He answers, “Only in the English lessons.”
The first thing I will say is, “That is not enough!”
If you want to speak English well, you have to practice. Speak to friends, classmates, people online or in stores. Speaking is the best way to learn a language.
In my lessons I usually ask my students how they feel about speaking English, and they often say “nervous(紧张),” “scared（害怕）,” or some words like these. The second advice I can give is to relax. Don’t worry about making mistakes. If you can’t think of the right word to use, don’t worry about it, just say what you want to say.
Speaking English well isn’t just about practicing your speaking. It is also important to listen to English. Listen to the English programs.
1. How does Bill learn English?| A．He learns English by himself. | B．He learns English with people online. |
| C．He learns English at home. | D．He learns English only in English lessons. |
| A．Listening. | B．Writing. | C．Speaking. | D．Reading. |
| A．Because they don’t like English. | B．Because they are too shy . |
| C．Because they are students. | D．Because they worry about making mistakes. |
| A．Speaking English as often as you can. | B．Relaxing yourself when you learn English. |
| C．Listening to English as much as you can. | D．Living in England for some time. |
| A．The writer is an Englishman. | B．The writer knows nothing about English. |
| C．The writer is an English teacher. | D．The writer is Bill’s father. |
【推荐3】To learn anything faster, just remember FAST!
The F in FAST stands for Forget.
If you want to speed up your brain, forget three things.
Forget what you already know about the subject. Your mind only works when it’s open.
Forget about anything that’s not urgent（紧急的）and important. If your brain is thinking about four different things, you’re not fully present—so you won’t learn quickly.
Forget your weakness in learning. Throw your thoughts like your memory isn’t good, or you’re a slow reader. Your memory isn’t fixed, and it is possible to remember more.
The A in FAST stands for ▲ .
In school, you learn by being active and creating information. Learning is not just watching and listening. You need to think hard, ask questions and take notes. The more active you are, the more you will learn.
The S in FAST stands for State.
Your state is the condition of your mind and body in that exact moment. All learning depends on your state. Many people don’t remember well at school because they are in a state of being bored. So choose to learn with joy, interest, and curiosity（好奇心）.
The T in FAST stands for Teach.
If you want to learn better, try teaching it to somebody else.
If you have to give a talk on what you’re learning today, you would learn it differently. You would pay closer attention, take more careful notes and ask better questions. When you teach something, you get to learn it twice. If you can’t do something, you can teach it, and then you can do it.
1. How many ways of fast-learning are mentioned in the passage?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Action | B．Active | C．Accept | D．Advice |
| A．Asking somebody for help. | B．Studying together with others. |
| C．Remembering what you have learnt. | D．Telling somebody how you learn it. |
| A．To Learn Faster | B．To Teach Better | C．To Be More Careful | D．To Remember More |
【推荐1】If you’re reading this right now, you’re probably interested in learning English as a second language and think it could be a valuable skill in the future. But these days, fewer college students in the United States are studying foreign languages themselves.
The Modern Language Association (MLA), a group in the US that tracks language studies, found that the number of US college students who were studying a foreign language dropped by 9 percent from 2019 to 2021, Quartz reported.
Most of the drop was due to a decrease (下降) in the number of people learning Spanish, the most popular foreign language among US college students, while many other foreign languages such as German and Italian also lost popularity.
One reason for this could be that studying a foreign language is not seen as practical (实用的). Indeed, the decrease in foreign language studies came just after the global financial crash of 2008.
There are many majors now, such as digital arts, that didn’t exist in earlier years. With more choices than before, students are less likely to study a foreign language.
But failing to master a second language could take away potential job opportunities for US students in the future, experts say.
Luckily, efforts have been made to change the situation. Starting this June, the government in New York City will allow its high school students to choose Spanish as one of the tests they must pass to graduate.
1. Which foreign language was the most popular among US college students?| A．Spanish | B．French | C．German | D．Italian |
| A．Compared with 2019, there were more US college students studying foreign languages in 2021. |
| B．From 2019 to 2021, the number of US college students who were studying Spanish dropped by 9 percent. |
| C．There would be fewer job opportunities for US students who don’t master a second language in the future. |
| D．The US government will allow high school students to choose Spanish as one of the tests they have to pass for graduation. |
| A．very popular among US college students |
| B．more practical than studying a foreign language |
| C．less practical than studying a foreign language |
| D．a new major in US colleges |
| A．There is no need to learn a foreign language |
| B．It’s necessary to learn a foreign language. |
| C．Learning Spanish is more useful than before. |
| D．There are fewer US students learning a foreign language. |
【推荐2】A master (大师) of English education in China, Chen Lin just celebrated his 100th birthday on April 30, 2022. Chen has spent his whole life on English education.
In 1950, Chen started teaching at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). He was known as the “Professor of Three Ups”. He always put importance on “standing up” and “speaking up” in his classes. He always stood to teach and talked loudly. When class was over, he would “shut up” at once.
Chen’s good teaching impressed students. Li Jinzhao, one of Chen’s students and a teacher at BFSU now, said Chen likes role-playing and singing to make the class active. It was different from the “teacher speaks, students listen” style of the time. He also encouraged students to speak more and practice more.
In 1999, Chen led experts to make English curriculum standards (课程标准). Before that, English teaching objectives from primary school to university didn’t connect well with each other. But the standards changed it. Then, English education worked like “one package (一条龙)”. He also wrote the first set of textbooks to carry out the new standards.
After leaving his job, Chen keeps on working. He reads and writes about how to improve English teaching. “I have been a teacher all my, life, and I want to be an English teacher again in my next life.” Chen said.
1. When did Chen Lin start teaching at Beijing Foreign Studies University?| A．In 1950. | B．In 1959. | C．In 1999. | D．In 2009. |
| A．He loved Chen’s class. | B．He thought Chen’s’ class was boring. |
| C．He had no idea of it. | D．He was not impressed by Chen’s class. |
| A．websites | B．goals | C．games | D．spaces |
| A．Technology. | B．Nature. | C．Education. | D．Travel. |
【推荐3】During the summer holiday, some students might have been busy with traveling, summer camps and all kinds of courses. But a special group of Chinese middle school students decided to taste the hardship of life outside school.
Twelve students in a big city sold vegetables at a local market together. Within 12 days, they made more than 1,500 yuan.
Among them, the oldest is 21 years old, while the youngest is just 10. They are all cousins in a big family and eight of them are from rural areas.
“Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are,” said Dalin, 18, to the City Morning Post. Dalin, a senior high graduate, and her 12-year-old brother Xiaolin came up with the idea.
They learned to work hard to sell their veggies. Every morning they had to wake up at 3 o’clock. Some of them went to the farmer’s market to buy vegetables. Some of them went to the local market to take up a temporary stall（临时摊位）. To lower the cost, they learned to bargain（讲价）with the sellers.
At about 6:30 a.m., they began to sell vegetables. They peddled（吆喝）loudly to attract customers. After several days, they got some experience, too.
For example, it was better to put vegetables in order and bigger ones on top. When the vegetables are too heavy, they should give customers an extra plastic bag.
When they finally packed up and went home, they had a small meeting. Everyone took notes and shared their feelings.
“We are tired,” said Dalin, “But we gained a lot.”
1. In the writer’s opinion, the 12 students’ action was ________.| A．popular | B．encouraging | C．strange | D．embarrassing |
| A．cut down the cost | B．share their feelings |
| C．get bigger vegetables | D．attract more customers |
| A．they took up the temporary stall in turn |
| B．they gave each customer an extra plastic bag |
| C．Dalin and Xiaolin got the idea of selling vegetables |
| D．the elder sold vegetables when the younger took notes |
| A．Summer Courses | B．Family Business |
| C．Students Learn from Bargains | D．Cousin’ Work with Vegetables |
【推荐1】Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their baby, Xiao Qi Ji (Little Miracle), arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in southwest China on November 9th, 2023. They just ended up their stay in the United States.
Mei Xiang was born in 1998 and Tian Tian was born in 1997. They went to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States in 2000. They had four babies there. Among them, Tai Shan, Bao Bao, Bei Bei had already returned to China when they were four years old. Xiao Qi Ji was born in 2020.
The three pandas were put into three special boxes on the plane. After flying for 19 hours, they arrived in Chengdu. They will stay at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. How many giant pandas went back to China from America in 2023?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Six. |
| A．Two years old. | B．Three years old. | C．Twenty three years old. |
| A．Thirteen years. | B．Twenty years. | C．Twenty-three years. |
| A．Tai Shan. | B．Bao Bao. | C．Xiao Qi Ji. |
| A．Back home at last | B．Cute pandas | C．A happy stay |
【推荐2】According to the Ministry of Education, China will give much attention to labor education（劳动教育）in primary and secondary schools（培养）students’ view of the world, life and values as well as develop their life skills.
Here are two pieces of news about school labor education.
•Cooking to build characters（品格）
Do you know how to cook, clean or grow plants? If not, you will soon. These will all be parts of Chinese public education starting this fall.
In the past, students were mainly required（要求）to learn the major subjects such as Maths and English. But now they will have at least one class a week to learn different life skills. For example, like fried eggs with tomatoes. It will help students become more independent（独立的）.
•
May is the month for transplanting rice（插秧）.In Majiaping village, Sichuan, junior students from Huaying Middle School are learning how to transplant rice by hand. Local farmers are teaching them.
This is a part of the school labor education. Students can not only learn about farming, but also find out what the life will be like to work as farmers.
1. The news above is about ________.| A．farmers | B．plants | C．rice | D．skills |
| A．Cooking some simple dishes. | B．Learning Maths and English. |
| C．Taking part in planting and farming. | D．Cleaning rooms and classrooms. |
| A．Education in Sichuan | B．Work hard to be a farmer |
| C．Students learn farming | D．Teach students a lesson |
| A．help students build characters and develop skills | B．ask more students to be farmers |
| C．help students learn major subjects better | D．make students strong and healthy |
【推荐3】Yuze is a middle school student from Beijing. Unluckily, he caught a car accident in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) and was hurt badly.
Yuze’s family discussed with the local doctors and decided to send him back to Beijing by ambulance (救护车). The ambulance set off (出发) at 5:16 am and arrived at Beijing Tiantan Hospital at 10:36 am, completing the 520 km drive in five hours and 20 minutes. The ambulance driver said that the trip usually takes seven hours.
Thanks to the police and the public, Yuze could arrive at the hospital nearly two hours earlier. During the trip, Beijing police sent 19 messages on Weibo to update (更新) the place of the ambulance. They also sent messages to the cars along the way to ask them to make way for the ambulance. When the ambulance entered Beijing, the police sent a team to lead it to the hospital.
Now we are not sure if Yuze will be OK, but we’ll be watching closely for any changes.
1. Yuze got hurt badly when he was in ________.| A．Beijing | B．Inner Mongolia | C．Tianjin | D．Macao |
| A．He caught a car accident. | B．He was bitten by a dog. |
| C．He jumped down from a high place. | D．He ate bad food. |
| A．Five hours. | B．Seven hours. | C．Nine hours. | D．Eleven hours. |
| A．updating the place of the ambulance online |
| B．sending messages to ask people to make way |
| C．sending a team to lead the ambulance |
| D．asking people to give money to the family |
| A．How the driver drove so fast. | B．What people think of the police. |
| C．Whether Yuze gets better. | D．How hard the doctors work. |
【推荐1】Today, people want to be healthy by doing sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong(错的) ideas about it.
“A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy(能量).”
In fact(事实上), the best meal before games should have carbohydrates(碳水化合物). Food like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich(丰富) in it, but chicken and meat are not.
“The best time to exercise is early in the morning.”
Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be good for you. If afternoon or evening is OK for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose(选择) any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.
“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”
You must have some water during breaks(在休息期间) when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.
“Exercising every day is quite important.”
Wrong. Too much exercise is bad for our health. You have to give your body a day of rest.
1. Before games it is good for you to eat .| A．bananas | B．chicken | C．meat | D．fish |
| A．重要的 | B．困难的 | C．固定的 | D．简单的 |
| A．Don’t drink water when you exercise, or you’ll feel tired. |
| B．Evening is the best time to exercise because it’s always cool. |
| C．You should eat enough meat(肉) because they can give you energy before games. |
| D．Exercising too much is not good for us. |
| A．Results(结果) of Sports and Exercise | B．Best Time for Sports and Exercise |
| C．Reasons for Sports and Exercise | D．Wrong Ideas about Sports and Exercise |
【推荐2】If you have problems in your schoolwork, who can you get help from?
❖Teachers are important persons for you because they can give you some useful advice on your problems. They can also give you some useful ideas about how to finish schoolwork better. Helping children learn is their job, so be sure to ask them for advice!
❖Many places have after-school care for children. Homework help is a part of it. There, you can get some help from adults, and other children as well.
❖You might also try a local（当地的）homework help line. It can help you by phone. In this way, teachers, older students, and other experts in school subjects can give you some help.
❖You can also use the Internet to visit online homework help sites（站点）. These sites can give you much knowledge. But sometimes you can’t help copying information from a site. It isn’t right. So knowing how to use the information right is necessary.
Which one do you usually like to choose to get help?
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1. Teachers can give you some useful advice on your problems.
2. You can only get some help from adults in the after-school care.
3. A local homework help line can offer help on computers.
4. Knowing how to use the information right is necessary when using the Internet.
5. You have four ways to get help if you have problems in your schoolwork from the passage.
Volunteers needed
| Sunny Children’s Hospital | Two people are needed Spend four days a month Play fun games with kids Be good with kids Tel: 5938-3625 |
| Home Love | Help old people repair things Have skills in repairing Spend thirty hours a month Tel: 5742-3625 |
| Blue Water Beach | Collect and carry rubbish Clean up the beach every Sunday morning Tel: 7204-4160 |
| SOS Children’s Village | Five English teachers are needed Outgoing with a loving heart Spend one week a month Tel: 6368-2745 |
1. How many volunteers does Sunny Children’s Hospital want?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Five |
| A．play games with kids | B．collect and carry rubbish |
| C．help old people repair things | |
| A．once a week | B．twice a month | C．for one week a month |
| A．5742-3625 | B．7204-4160 | C．6368-2745 |
| A．are serious | B．can teach English | C．are good with kids |
