In the film Forrest Gump, there’s a famous saying: “Life is like a box of chocolate; you never know what you’re gonna get.” It’s the same with blind boxes.
Each of these small, sealed (密封的) boxes contains one of many toys in a series. The buyer doesn’t know which one they’ve gotten until they open the package. In recent years it becomes big business in China.
During the Double 11 shopping day, Pop Mart, a leading blind box company in China, sold 55,000 Labubu dolls on Tmall in just 9 seconds, according to a Tmall report.
One reason for their popularity is the appealing (诱人的) appearance inside the boxes. They’re like small cartoon characters. They can be placed anywhere in your home as a decoration. But another, perhaps more important reason people like them is the fun of being surprised.
“The most interesting thing about blind boxes is the gap between what you expect and what you get,” said wen Xi, a blind box collector from Beijing.
Last year, over 200,000 Chinese customers spent more than 20,000 yuan collecting blind boxes. Most of them were Generation Z, or those born after 1995, according to a report by Tmall.
1. What can you get from a blind box?| A．The toy printed on the box. | B．A cartoon character you choose. |
| C．One of the toys in a series. | D．A decoration just for your house. |
| A．The toys Pop Mart makes are people’s favourite. |
| B．People enjoy the surprise before opening the box. |
| C．Blind box collectors has made a great influence. |
| D．These boxes are really a good choice as presents. |
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【推荐1】You have a first name to tell who you are. You have a last name to show which family you are from. But long time ago, people didn’t have last names. Because there was no need. Later they had to have last names because there were too many Jacks, too many Bills and too many Toms. People started to ask, Which Jack? Which Bill? Which Mary? So if a Jack was a doctor, he became Jack Doctor. If a Bill was a son of Peter, he became Bill Peterson. If a Mary lived near the bush (灌木), she became Mary Bush. This is how some last names started long long ago.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。
1. One’s last name can be also called the ________.
| A．full name | B．second name | C．parents’ name | D．family name |
| A．they didn’t need to have last names |
| B．they think having last names is stupid |
| C．they didn’t know how to make last names |
| D．they didn’t want to make their names too long |
| A．Peter | B．David | C．John | D．Johnson |
| A．Jack White. | B．Joe Hill. | C．Mary Doctor. | D．John Peterson. |
| A．Her Job. | B．Color. | C．Place to live. | D．Her father’s first name. |
After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.
"Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"
"Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."
"Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.
"Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."
I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"
"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"
So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."
By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.
1. Why does the writer get up early in the morning?
| A．To visit her friend. | B．To drink hot coffee. |
| C．To see different birds. | D．To hear birds sing. |
| A．to call a female's attention | B．to fight with other males |
| C．to find a place to live in | D．to start looking for food |
| A．At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning. |
| B．Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds. |
| C．It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning. |
| D．Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds. |
| A．the robin's songs | B．the birds' habitat |
| C．why birds sing | D．how to protect birds |
【推荐3】① A hobby (爱好) is something that you do for fun. You do it when you have time, but you don’t get money from doing it. Hobbies are fun, and they are also good for you.
② Do you know that people who do puzzles (智力游戏) can live longer? They can also remember more. Even when they are old, they usually have good brains (大脑).
③ Watching interesting TV shows is great for your body. When you laugh (笑) for 15 minutes or more, it exercises your heart (心脏) and keeps it healthy.
④ Going to concerts is also good for the heart. Listening to music can make your heart strong.
⑤ Children who play with building blocks are good at thinking. They even talk and read better. Children who play with building blocks can learn to use their hands to do small things well.
⑥ Driving bumper cars (开碰碰车) can be healthy. Some children sometimes bump other children when they are unhappy. It can be a lot of fun to stop others from bumping into your car. Bumping others in a fun way can make unhappy children laugh.
⑦ Hobbies can bring a lot to us and make our life colorful. Let’s enjoy our hobbies.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to “your ________”.| A．body | B．heart | C．brain | D．hand |
| A．do puzzles | B．watch TV | C．listen to music | D．play with building blocks |
| A．having hobbies keeps people tidy | B．listening to music keeps the heart healthy |
| C．many people get money from doing hobbies | D．driving bumper cars makes children unhappy |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐1】Trees can cool the air, land and water, and take in carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the air around the earth. They are very important in improving the environment, especially in slowing global warming (全球变暖).
According to a new study, planting a trillion (万亿) trees could stop global warming for 20 years, and our planet has plenty of suitable land to do so. The study shows there is enough tree-planting land to make a 20-year stop in global warming. The study has also found that tree planting will be the most useful and cheapest way to make a difference to the changing climate and that it can remove plenty of carbon emissions which have been created by human activities.
“When you think about completing the project, it’s not only about fighting climate change, but also about keeping ecosystems (生态系统) working well,” said Jean-Francois Bastin, one of the researchers from the Institute of Integrative Biology in Switzerland. The study was made public just before Australia’s National Tree Day which has grown to be Australia’s biggest tree planting and nature protection event. Researchers have found there are six countries which have more than half of the suitable land for growing trees. Among those six countries, Russia, the US and Canada have the most tree-planting land, followed by Australia, Brazil and China.
Though it hasn’t been clear whether we could ever plant enough trees to make enough difference, everyone is expected to plant as many trees as possible.
1. The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.| A．how to cut carbon dioxide | B．some advantages of trees |
| C．present situations of the earth | D．ways to improve the environment |
| A．useful but expensive | B．quick but difficult |
| C．helpful and inexpensive | D．convenient and traditional |
| A．planting a trillion trees | B．improving the environment |
| C．making the study well known | D．finding suitable land for growing trees |
| A．How to find tree-planting land. | B．Fighting to stop global warming. |
| C．National Tree Day in Australia. | D．Let’s plant more trees together. |
【推荐2】
Now people in England, the US and many other countries celebrate Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. On this day, children give flowers, cards, chocolate and other things to their mothers, but they don’t give money to them. And they also make presents for their mothers. And some of them get up early to cook breakfast for their mothers. They also help their mothers do housework. They want to show their love to their mothers. They know if they have no mothers, they can’t live a happy life.
Many people in China celebrate this festival for their mothers because they want to show their love to their mothers too. In every Chinese family, the mother looks after the children, does the housework and cooks meals for the family, so she is quite hard-working and she is always busy in the family. Now more and more people celebrate Mother’ Day in China.
1. When is Mother’s Day?| A．The first Sunday of May. | B．The second Sunday of May. |
| C．The first Saturday of February. | D．The second Saturday of February. |
| A．Flowers, money and cards. | B．Flowers, money and chocolate. |
| C．Flowers, cards and chocolate. | D．Money, cards and chocolate. |
| A．make presents | B．cook breakfast | C．get up late | D．do housework |
| A．勤劳的 | B．聪明的 | C．美丽的 | D．困难的 |
| A．Because they know Mother’s Day. | B．Because their mothers are very busy. |
| C．Because they have mothers. | D．Because they love their mothers very much. |
【推荐3】During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, there were 10 flower beds（花坛）. One of the high-lights（亮点）of these flower beds was to make good use of garden waste.
One of them was in Tian’anmen Square. Its topic was “Wonderful Winter Olympics”. The five Olympic rings and the snowflake shape were at the bottom of the flower bed. To our surprise, all of these were made from garden waste. This could not only save resources but also bring people more beauty. It was generally praised by the public.
Green Olympics is one of the four main ideas of Beijing Winter Olympics. It took more than six years to prepare for the Games. In this process, the designers put the idea of green Olympics into every part. They integrated（融合）green Olympics with the city and its surroundings（环境）. Green Olympics can not only make good use of waste and protect the environment, but also be good for the future development of the city, There’s no doubt that the Winter Olympics theme flower beds, which showed the “simple, safe and wonderful” requirements for the competition, added points to the unique charm（独特魅力）of the “City of the Two Olympics”.
As waste is considered as a resource that is put in a wrong place, the designers made the waste in the right place for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Besides, thrift（节俭）and hard work are the tradition of the Chinese nation. We also should save energy and make good use of waste in our daily life.
1. What is special about the flower beds?| A．The size. | B．The number. | C．The space. | D．The material. |
①Bing Dwen Dwen ②The snowflake shape ③The Olympic flag ④The five Olympic rings
| A．①② | B．②④ | C．③④ | D．①③ |
| A．Boring. | B．Surprising. | C．Serious. | D．Proud. |
（①=Paragraph 1（第一段）, ②=Paragraph 2…）
A． | B． | C． | D． |
“Shoes from Italy will make your legs look thinner and longer…”
In a small room, Zhang Man is describing the products to buyers who are watching her livestream (直播). She sells more than 100,000 pairs of shoes in just ten minutes.
Zhang Man is one of the people who sell products through livestreaming. It has become a new way of buying and selling products in China these years.
Mi Sitian is a new mom from Lanzhou, Gansu Province. She is a fan of livestream shopping. For her, it is a time-saving and easy way of shopping.
“I can hardly find the time to go to stores after having a baby.” she said. “I only have some free time at nigh to watch livestreaming on the Internet.” Also, livestream shopping makes it possible for her to communicate with the sellers face to face. “It’s just like shopping in the real stores,” she said. For sellers, livestreaming helps them sell more products. Even the Chinese government sees it as a way to help farmers out of poverty (贫困). It encourages those poor people to sell their products by livestreaming. Han Mei, for example, a fruit farmer from Linyi, Shandong Province began to sell her products online and had 90,000 fans. She got 1.1 million yuan by selling fruit through livestreaming in a few months.
Seeing what the Chinese market is doing with livestreaming, many other countries are ready to adopt it. Livestreaming is sure to be popular outside of China.
1. At the beginning of the passage, Zhang Man is busy ________.| A．selling shoes | B．shopping online | C．talking with friends |
| A．time-saving | B．easy | C．Both A and B |
| A．doesn’t like going shopping |
| B．needs to take care of her baby |
| C．doesn’t have enough money |
| A．Zhang Man sells more than 100,000 pairs of shoes in just ten hours. |
| B．Livestreaming can’t help sellers sell more products. |
| C．Han Mei got 1.1 million yuan by selling fruit through livestreaming in a few months. |
| A．an economy (经济) magazine | B．an advertisement | C．a story book |
 BUSINESS Double 11 shopping festival Chinese shoppers spent big over the Singles’ Day shopping festival, showing the country’s strong economic recovery. Sales on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Tmall hit 498.2 billion yuan during the annual online shopping festival which started on Nov.1. At the shopping peak( 峰值), 583,000 orders were made in a single second on Tmall, setting a new online shopping record. More than 800 million shoppers, 250,000 brands and 5 million shops joined in this year’s shopping spree, according to Tmall. E-commerce giant JD.com also scored big in the festival, with sales topping 243.1 billion yuan between Nov. 1 and 2:26 pm on Nov.11. China Daily |
| A．Tmall | B．JD. com | C．China Daily | D．Alibaba |
| A．BUSINESS | B．OPINION | C．LIFESTYLE | D．TRAVEL |
| A．Once a year. | B．11 times from Nov. 1 to Nov. 11. |
| C．Every second day in November. | D．The eleventh day of each month. |
| A．Chinese shoppers spent little over this shopping festival |
| B．583, 000 orders were once made in a single hour on Tmall |
| C．more than 80 million shoppers joined in this year’s shopping spree |
| D．E-commerce giant JD. com scored big in the festival |
| A．Tmall is Alibaba’s e-commerce platform. |
| B．The online shopping festival lasted for a whole day. |
| C．“Double 11” is also the name for “the Singles’ Day”. |
| D．The online shopping festival started on the first day of November. |
【推荐3】Shopping on the Internet or shopping online is becoming more and more popular. More and more people are using the Internet to buy things. Why do people use the Internet to shop? Some people say it is more convenient. They don’t have to leave their homes to order something and they can shop for anything they want at any time, day or night. Some people say they can find things for sale that they can’t find in the stores near then homes. Other people say they can find better prices on the Internet.
If you want to buy something on the Internet, you need a credit card(信用卡). You can apply it from a bank. You have to give your credit card number and information to the website which sends them to the store over the Internet.
You have to be sure that the store will not use your information in a wrong way. And if you don’t want someone to get your credit card number and buy something else with it, of course, you should always be careful with your credit card number because people sometimes steal credit card numbers.
For people who are too nervous to shop online, the Internet is a good place for window-shopping. Window-shopping is when you go to a store and look at things for sale, but don’t plan to buy anything. Window-shopping is easy on the Internet. You can see all kinds of things and how much they cost. You can visit stores with branches near you, or you can visit stores that are only on the Internet.
1. Which following is TRUE about shopping online according to the passage?| A．It can save people a lot of trouble. |
| B．Nervous people choose to shop online. |
| C．People don’t have to use their credit card. |
| D．People can buy only a few things on the Internet. |
| A．find a shop near your home |
| B．know how to search the Internet |
| C．know all the people in the online shops |
| D．get a credit card from a bank |
| A．To buy things immediately from the store windows. |
| B．To buy things carefully from the Internet. |
| C．To look at things from the store windows or Internet without buying them. |
| D．To visit different kinds of online stores and get things for sale. |
| A．Shopping online | B．Window-shopping |
| C．People and shopping | D．Making use of the Internet |
