Chinese has a long history. It has shaped other languages in Asia the way Latin has shaped languages in the West. With this history, will Chinese have a surprising future?
Over one billion people speak Chinese in the world — far more than any other language. It is the language of the country which is soon to have the world's largest economy (经济). Chinese people are found studying and doing business all over the world.
In fact, Chinese is definitely going to be a world language. Why is this certain? We must look at the economic and political power (政治影响力) of China, which is increasing every day. In the past, world languages have always been the languages of countries with powerful economics. Latin, French and English were important because of the power of the countries that spoke those languages.
Foreign interest in Chinese has developed very quickly together with the development of the Chinese economy. Chinese has become one of the most important and popular languages to learn.
As China develops, more and more people will want to learn about Chinese language and culture, to work and study in China, and to do business with Chinese companies. Chinese will one day become an international language.
1. In which way in Chinese similar to Latin?| A．They both have influenced other languages. |
| B．Both languages have over one billion speakers. |
| C．They both have a long history and bright future. |
| D．Both languages are spoken only by Chinese. |
| A．Always. | B．Certainly. | C．Never. | D．Possibly. |
| A．The more important language is, the stronger economy is. |
| B．The stronger economy is, the less important language is. |
| C．The weaker economy is, the more important language is. |
| D．The stronger economy is, the more important language is. |
| A．Because more and more Chinese go abroad. |
| B．Because people across the world travel to China. |
| C．Because many universities in China are world-famous. |
| D．Because more foreigners are becoming interested in Chinese. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Unclear. | C．Dark. | D．Doubtful. |
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English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.
There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.
What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What’s the first language of sports and science？
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Russian | D．French |
| A．English is spoken by the most people |
| B．Chinese is spoken by the most people |
| C．English is spoken in most parts of the world |
| D．Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world. |
| A．Russian | B．Spanish | C．French | D．Arabic |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．Different countries, different languages |
| B．The importance of English |
| C．The number of languages in the world |
| D．Languages used in the United Nations |
【推荐2】Up and down. High and low.
So, when someone asks, “How low can you go?” they are expressing their opinion that another person’s behavior is bad.
If you are down and out, that means you are poor, without enough money for the things you need.
And if you are down in the dumps (垃圾场), that means you feel unhappy or depressed (沮丧地).
Moving up
Now, let’s move up to a few expressions with “high”.
Imagine you are driving in an area with a lot of traffic.
At this point, you have a choice.
Our next expression relates to time. Sometimes there are things that people should do, but they wait longer than necessary to do them.
In these situations, we can use the phrase “it’s high time” to say that people have put off doing something for too long.
For example, someone can say, “It’s high time you cleaned up that apartment. It is so dirty!”
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
| A．You see a car waiting to turn onto your street, so you stop and let that car make the turn. |
| B．Our next expression has something to do with wealth and money. |
| C．By waiting, they sometimes create problems or make things worse. |
| D．These short words describe more than just directions. |
| E．You can also shout in return, or you can take the high road and not answer. |
| F．Many cultures around the world connect the words “low” or “down” with something negative (消极的). |
【推荐3】Language comes from culture and in turn it influences a culture. This can be seen when we compare English in the UK, the US and Australia.
Of all the three kinds of English, British English has the most difficult grammar and spelling rules. This is probably because the development of English has been under control of the rich people. They spoke French and wanted to make themselves different from the workers.
The US English is thought as the easiest to understand. Compared with British English, its spelling is similar to its pronunciation. And its grammar rules are much easier to learn. It’s much easier for foreigners to learn. That’s why American English is more popular in the world.
The reason why American English is simpler than British English has something to do with its history. British English was mainly influenced by the rich people. But American English was based (以……为基础) on the language spoken by working people from different countries. So American English was based on a rule to help all the working people from different cultures communicate more easily.
Australian English is different from British and American English. It is not as polite as the other two. At times, this can make it almost impossible to understand and quite impolite to some well-educated speakers. That is maybe connected with the early settlers (移民).
1. Why is British English more difficult than American English?| A．Because it was influenced by the rich. |
| B．Because English people are better educated. |
| C．Because it was created by Frenchmen. |
| D．Because England was more powerful in the past. |
| A．Because it has fewer words. | B．Because the US has a shorter history. |
| C．Because the US has a larger population. | D．Because it is easier for foreigners to learn. |
| A．Australian English is easy to understand. |
| B．Australian English is preferred by educated people. |
| C．British English became popular among workers. |
| D．American English may come from working people’s language. |
| A．①②③/④⑤ | B．①/②③④⑤ | C．①②③④/⑤ | D．①/②/③④⑤ |
| NUMBERS ON CHINA’S POPULATION ●The population of the Chinese mainland stands at 141 billion. ●The average age is 38. 8 years old. ●Nearly 20 percent of the population is over 60. ●The number of working-age people has dropped by over 40 million from 2010. ●Nearly 220 million people have college degrees. —SOURCE: THE SEVENTH NATIONAL POPULATION |
CENSUS. 2021
MORE BABY-FRIENDLY COUNTRY According to the National Bureau of Statistics. China recorded 10.62 million births in 2021, a drop of 11.5 percent from 12 million in 2020. China’s population growth is set to turn negative（负的）by 2025, the National Health Commission said on August 1. In a major push to deal withthe problem, the government said on May 31, 2021 that all families can have up to three children. On August 16, the government brought out a guideline（指导方针）. It introduced a number of supportive measures to encourage births. Housing: Families with more than one child are more possible to get public rental housing. Work: Companies may give employees time to send and pick up children from school. Education: Kindergartens should receive younger children aged 2~3. Normally they only receive children older than age 3. Baby care rooms: Public areas shall build more baby care rooms for mothers to breastfeed（喂养）their babies or change diapers（尿布）. |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a comic book. | C．In a travel guide. | D．In a health book. |
| A．There are more old people in China. | B．The number of working-age people has dropped. |
| C．China has a large population. | D．China’s population growth is set to turn negative. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
【推荐2】Here are special moments in 40 years of reform and opening up in China.
1980 Shenzhen Special Economic（经济）Zone Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, one of China’s first special economic zones, is established in 1980. The move allows Shenzhen to enjoy more market — oriented and flexible economic policies. | 1997 Hong Kong’s return to China In 1997, Hong Kong returns to China. Since then, “one country, two systems,” “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” and a high degree of autonomy have been effectively implemented. | 1999 Macao’s return to China In 1999, Macao returns to the motherland from the control of Portugal. Under the “one country, two systems” policy, Macao enjoys a high degree of autonomy. |
1978 Third Plenary（全体会议）Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist party of China In 1978 the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist party of China decides to implement reform and up to the outside world. The Focus of the whole party shifts to economic policies. |  | 1992 Deng Xiaoping’s speeches during his southern tour From January 18 to February 21, 1992, Deng Xiaoping tours southern cities including Wuchang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shanghai and delivers a series of important speeches on reform and opening-up. |
2018 Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The world’s longest cross-sea bridge opens to traffic in October, 2018. As the first road link to span the Pearl River Estuary. The bridge will improve the development of Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area. | 2017 Fuxing Bullet Trains China’s first self-developed bullet train Fuxing is launched in June 2017. Its core technologies, including its power supply, operation management and security monitoring, are all homegrown. | 2008 First spacewalk On Sept 27, 2008, astronaut Zhai Zhigang accomplishes the first space walk, making China the third country to independently master the key technologies for doing spacewalks. |
1. What happened to Shenzhen in 1980?
| A．She became a special economic zone. | B．She held the third plenary session. |
| C．She was the neighbour of Hong Kong. | D．She opened the gate to welcome Macao. |
| A．Six. | B．Three. | C．Eight. | D．Five. |
| A．Zhai Zhigang’s achievement. | B．China’s breakthrough in outer space. |
| C．China’s greater technologies. | D．The third country of the world. |
| A．China has had the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. |
| B．China has developed its first bullet trains named “Fuxing”. |
| C．China is keeping pace with（跟上）the developed countries. |
| D．China’s opening up policy is better than others. |
| A．a story book | B．a science fiction | C．a website | D．a magazine |
Labor Education Recently, the Ministry of Education has released the new curriculum standard for labor education in compulsory (义务) education. China’s public schools will soon ask students to put down their books and electronic devices and pick up brooms and kettles. The standard has made labor education an independent course and students will take courses on labor skills at least once a week starting from the next term. ____________________  Have you grown taller and stronger? On May 3, the Ministry of Education brought out the results of the eighth national health survey for students from elementary school through college and university. The survey comes out every five years. This year’s survey showed Chinese students’ overall (总的) health and fitness have improved since 2017. For example, the height of boys and girls increased 1.69 cm and 0.97 cm respectively in the age group of 13 to 15. More time for my favorite  The “double reduction” policy really helps me. Our homework is clearly less than before. I can finish it at school with no need to take it home. Instead, I can review or preview school work when I’m home. Besides, teachers now teach at a much slower pace so that we have enough time to understand what we have learned. We don’t need to buy workbooks anymore and the exercises are mainly from the textbook. I’m also happy to find there are fewer exams. |
| A．Girls. | B．Talents. | C．Subjects. | D．Education. |
| A．Who runs fastest | B．Bigger and faster |
| C．The result is here | D．Health and fitness |
| A．to stay away from study | B．to get close to nature |
| C．to learn daily living skills | D．to add a school subject |
| A．the national health survey covers teenagers only |
| B．the result of last national health came out in 2016 |
| C．the national health survey has been held eight times |
| D．girls grow faster than boys in the age group of 13 to 15 |
| A．Homework becomes less than before. | B．There are fewer kinds of examinations. |
| C．The pace of teaching has slowed down. | D．Parents spend more on labor education. |
【推荐1】Have you ever imagined your simple T-shirt could act as an air conditioner on those hot summer days? Thanks to a discovery, that possibility is getting closer and the T-shirt may soon be found among your favorite clothing brands.
Two inventors took a completely new method. They designed a special textile (纺织品) that can take in body heat and then send out the energy. This new textile cools both the objects and things around them through a technology. This means that a T-shirt made of this textile looks like a normal T-shirt, but actually it is a device (设备) that works like a mirror.
Although the technology is not new and has been used for years to design plastic films and special paints, its use in the textile industry for the good of wearers is very special and exciting. That is because, in the past, the methods we used to deal with heat through clothes were only the suggestions on wearing light colors and choosing breathable textiles. But even when these suggestions can actually help you feel cool, they are simply not enough in the hottest season. The new textile, however, can reflect (反射) all kinds of light, and this can contribute to the cooling process. So this discovery is a real advance (进步).
Right now, researchers still need to test the new method to know how effectively the new textile works while the wearers are standing or walking, and not directly facing the sky. They also need to test how well it works when T-shirts are not close to the skin. But it’s still a great success.
The two inventors are now looking for clothing brands that are interested in using their textile. One inventor said, “The new material will increase clothing producing costs by just 10 percent. We can make it with large production. Everybody can afford a T-shirt made of this textile and the cost is basically the same as a normal T-shirt’s. It can do good to everybody.”
1. What can the new textile do?| A．Test wearers’ body temperatures. | B．Make wearers fashionable. |
| C．Get wearers’ health information. | D．Make wearers feel cool. |
| A．By turning sunlight into energy. | B．By sending out the heat. |
| C．By using light colors to reflect sunlight. | D．By keeping heat out. |
| A．减缓 | B．促进 | C．接收 | D．扰乱 |
| A．Making money by selling the textile. |
| B．Trying to use the textile in other fields. |
| C．Trying to find out more secrets of the textile. |
| D．Looking for clothing brands to use the textile. |
| A．Popular Brand | B．Two Great Inventors |
| C．A Special Textile | D．Lucky Wearers |
【推荐2】You pick up your phone and stare at it. The screen unlocks at once. But it won’t do that for anyone else. The phone knows who you are. It recognizes (识别) the shape of your face. Welcome to the world of the latest iPhone. It comes with a feature called Face ID.
Your face isn’t the only characteristic you can use as a password. Many smart phones already accept fingerprint logins (登入). Other safety systems check the shape of the ear, patterns in the eye, or the way a person walks. All of these characteristics, called biometrics (生物识别技术), are unusual enough to identify someone.
People like using biometrics for safety because they’re easy. You can’t misplace or forget your own face. They’re also usually very safe. It’s hard to copy another person’s body parts. But it’s not impossible!
And the face may be one of the easiest body parts to copy. Most teens post plenty of photos online. These could probably help someone hack into (入侵) a safety system. In 2016, researchers at the University of North Carolina collected available Facebook photos. They used them to build 3D models of faces. Then they showed these fake faces to five different facial recognition systems. Four out of five let the cheater in. (Face ID wasn’t part of the test.)
Once a biometric password has been stolen, you can’t easily change it. You can’t get a new face! There’s one more thing of Face ID that worries experts. It would be easy for someone else to hold your phone in front of your face to unlock it. For example, an annoying sister or brother might do this to hack into your accounts.
Some people won’t worry about all that. It’s just so cool to use Face ID. As for me, I am always glad to use the new technology as long as it can make our lives easier and better. What do you think? Is it a good thing to you?
1. The following body parts can be used as biometrics EXCEPT the ________.| A．hair | B．eye | C．face | D．ear |
| A．researchers | B．photos | C．teens | D．body parts |
| A．The latest iPhone is very popular. |
| B．Many body parts can be used as biometrics. |
| C．People worry that Face ID may cause some trouble. |
| D．It’s easy to copy the face to get into the safety system. |
| A．It’s so cool to use Face ID for everyone. |
| B．It’s quite dangerous to use Face ID. |
| C．It’s really safe and easy to use Face ID. |
| D．It is possible to use Face ID if it can improve out lives. |
You stand in a garden. A low noise reaches your ears. You see a small insect flying near your head. You turn to look, and it flies out of sight. There it is again! You move slowly. You can see yellow and black stripes on it.
Is it a bee? It lands on a flower, and you take a closer look.
Bees fold(折叠) their wings onto their backs when they stop flying. But this insect’s wings reach out like a fly’s. That’s because it is a fly—a flower fly.
Many flower flies look like bees. This helps keep them safe from animals that may want to eat them. Insects with yellow and black stripes usually have stingers(刺). Insect eaters, such as some birds and frogs, need to get stung only once to know that stripes mean trouble. Flower flies can’t sting, but insect eaters see the stripes and leave the flies alone.
Flower flies spend most of their time looking for food. Like bees, flower flies eat pollen(花粉) and nectar(花蜜). This makes them easy to find in a garden full of flowers. They are helpful garden insects just like bees. Adult flower flies move pollen from one flower to another, which helps some flowers grow into fruit.
Flower flies can stay in one place while flying. Most insects move forward when they fly. But flower flies can twist their wings, much like hummingbirds do. Twisting keeps them in one place, so they can remain over flowers, leaves, or even you!
1. In which part of a magazine can we probably see this passage?| A．Nature. | B．Culture. | C．Fashion. | D．Health. |
| A．The food that they eat. | B．The colour of their stripes. |
| C．The way they help garden flowers grow. | D．The shape of wings when they stop flying. |
| A．Make friends with the flies. | B．Eat the flies up. |
| C．Keep away from the flies. | D．Invite the flies in. |
| A．People usually prefer bees to flower flies. |
| B．People sometimes mistake flower flies for bees. |
| C．People should stop birds eating bees and flower flies. |
| D．People should have beautiful gardens in their neighbourhood. |
【推荐1】One day when some government officials(官员) were rebuilding a house, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside come out. A while later, they saw mice running out, one after another. But they saw two mice didn’t run away immediately. It seemed that one was trying to bite ( 咬 ) the tail of the other.
Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the two mice was blind, and the other was trying to make the blind mouse bite his tail in order to pull the blind one with him to run away.
During the meal time , they started to talk about the two mice. One serious American said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between them was that of husband and wife.”
A Japanese said,“ I think the relationship between them was that of mother and son.”
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, they looked back at the Chinese. The American, the Frenchman and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered (低下) their heads in shame, and didn’t answer.
In fact, the great love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, there’s no relationship.
根据短文的内容判断正误，正确的写 A，错误的写 B。
1. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because one was trying to help the blind one.
2. After the meal, the officials began to talk about the two mice.
3. The government officials came from different countries.
4. The officials lowered their heads in shame because they didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals.
5. The passage mainly tells us that love is all.
【推荐2】Hello, I’m Zhang Xia. I have a good friend. He is English and his name is Alan Smith. Alan is a middle school student. He likes reading and often goes to the school library to read. He has many books about computers. Do you know what color he likes? He likes blue. His pen, ruler and eraser are all blue. Oh, here is a photo of Alan and Wangwang. Wangwang in the picture is his dog. It is very cute. Alan is learning Chinese now. He often calls me at 18035192268 and asks me for help.
This is one of my best friends. How about yours?
1. Alan is from the US.2. There are many books and computers in Alan’s house.
3. Alan likes the color of his eraser.
4. Zhang Xia has a dog named Wangwang.
5. Zhang Xia often helps her best friend Alan with his Chinese.
People all over the world eat eggs. Most of the eggs we eat come from hens. Eggs are easy to cook. They can be cooked in lots of ways such as fried or hard—boiled. Eggs can be used with other things to make cakes and ice—cream.
Shell
The shell protects the egg. Shells can be brown or white.
Yolk
The yolk has most of the egg's vitamins and minerals.
The yolk can be pale yellow to dark orange.
The colour depends on what the hen eats.
White (albumen)
The eggwhite is mostly water, protein and some minerals. Before it is cooked, the white is not white; it is clear.
| The fresh test Put your egg in a pan of water and use the guide below to find out how old your egg is. What happens to the egg Age of the egg Sinks (下沉)to the bottom of the pan and stays there 3—6 days old Sinks, but floats at an angle(角度) Just over 1 week old Sinks, and then stands an end About 2 weeks old Floats on top or just under the surface Over 2 weeks old Eggs last a long time. You can keep them for about four weeks in your fridge. |
1. According to Paragraph 1, cakes and ice —cream are mentioned to describe ________.
| A．the firth of chickens |
| B．the difference between them |
| C．the use of eggs |
| D．the way of keeping them |
| A．The hen's food. |
| B．The colour of the shell. |
| C．The age of the egg. |
| D．The vitamins in the egg. |
| A．How heavy an egg can be. |
| B．How long to cook an egg in a pan. |
| C．How to make an egg sink. |
| D．How to check the age of an egg. |
