Thousands of years ago, Chinese poet Qu Yuan wrote the poem Tianwen, meaning Quest for Heavenly Truth. He came up with a series of questions about the sky, stars, nature and the world around us. The poem showed his spirit of finding the truth.
Inspired (激励) by the great poet, China named its latest series of planetary exploration missions (行星探测任务) after the poem in 2020. The first one in the series — a Mars exploration mission — has been named Tianwen 1, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on April 24th, 2020, China’s Space Day. This shows China’s wish to explore the universe.
China has made great progress in space exploration. In 1970, China sent its first man-made Earth satellite (卫星), becoming the fifth country in the world to send a man-made satellite independently. Since 2003, China has carried out six Shenzhou manned missions. China’s moon exploration missions — the Chang’e series — started in 2007. In December 2018, China became the first country to send the probe (探测器) Chang’e 4 to the moon’s far side.
The Tianwen series will follow the Shenzhou and Chang’e series and move further into space. The first step is to send a Mars probe this year, which will mean the start of China’s exploration of the red planet. The probe is planned to circle around, land on and explore Mars in one mission. If it succeeds, it will be the first to finish all of these tasks in one mission. The Long March 5 rocket will send the probe to Mars.
After this mission, China plans to visit Mars again in 2028, aiming to collect soil from the ground of the planet and bring it to Earth. Around 2030, China will explore Jupiter and several small planets.
1. The first Mars exploration mission is named Tianwen 1 because ________.| A．it explains the spirit of Chinese people |
| B．it shows the wish of exploring the universe |
| C．it has many questions about the sky, stars and the world |
| A．how China explored the moon |
| B．how many missions China has completed |
| C．the development of China’s exploration in space |
| A．Moon | B．Mars | C．Jupiter |
| A．China will send the probe on Space Day. |
| B．It will be the first mission of the Tianwen series. |
| C．China will send a Mars probe named Long March 5. |
| A．China Started to Explore Mars |
| B．Tianwen and China’s Exploration Missions in Space |
| C．The History of Chinese Planetary Exploration Missions |
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【推荐1】The Big Bang theory offers us an answer about where the universe came from. But after learning about it, you might ask, “Where will the universe go? Will it ever come to an end?”
Scientists have been thinking about these questions. However, it’s hard to know what will happen. After all, the universe is so big. Still, scientists have made some guesses about the ending of the universe. In the 1800s, the study of heat showed that the universe might someday experience
“heat death”. Our universe “runs” well because of temperature differences. It’s kind of like how a car engine is able to run because it’s hotter inside than outside. But if temperatures become the same everywhere in the universe, the universe will die.
Will the universe continue to expand? And what will the ending of the universe be like? Scientists gave us some related theories.
We know that our universe is expanding. Dark energy causes it to expand faster and faster. The theory, The Big Rip, suggests that this change will continue forever. Eventually, the faster and faster change will make everything in the universe be ripped. As the universe expands, galaxies, stars and planets will pull away from each other. Light from stars will no longer reach Earth. This will make the universe colder. Finally, the temperature of the universe will reach absolute zero. All movement stops at this temperature. This is called The Big Freeze. The Big Crunch is different from the other two. Instead of expanding forever, it suggests that the universe is heavy enough to stop the expansion. Then, like a star that grows too large, the universe will collapse in on itself, maybe creating a new singularity.
1. Which of the following is NOT the guess about the ending of the universe?| A．The Big Crunch. | B．The Big Rip. | C．The Big Freeze. | D．The Big Bang. |
| A．Being warm. | B．Being cool. | C．Being large. | D．Being small. |
| A．The universe will surely come to an end one day. |
| B．Maybe the universe won’t expand all the time because of its weight. |
| C．Keeping the temperatures all the same can make the universe live longer. |
| D．The universe expands so fast that everything in it will stick together like glue. |
Some scientists believe that Mars is the planet that is more likely to support human life away from Earth.
They believe that it’s possible for humans to reach Mars by 2030. However, there are many things to prepare before this can happen.
Putting people on Mars will include planning how a person will live on Mars. At its shortest distance Mars is 55 million kilometers away from Earth.
| A．One day humans will be able to live on Mars. |
| B．Astronauts have been the key to the plan. |
| C．So it would take about 6 months for a one-way trip. |
| D．For example, they had to be fed with bad food. |
| E．Scientists must make some research on Mars well. |
【推荐3】Fun Facts about Our Moon
Have you ever noticed the ways the moon changes? The moon can be bright or dull. Sometimes, we don’t see the moon in the sky at all! Other times, the moon shows up even when the sun is out.
When the moon looks bright, it’s partly because of the sun. The moon has no light of its own. It only reflects the sun’s light. But how?
Think about daytime. The sun makes everything around you bright with light. During daytime, sunlight hits Earth’s surface and makes it bright. During nighttime, the sun is near another part of Earth’s surface, making that part bright, so you see darkness. At night, you also see the moon.
In the same way that sunlight shines on Earth’s surface and makes it bright, sunlight shines on the moon’s surface and makes that bright. Even though you can’t see the sun at night, sunlight reaches the moon’s surface. The sun acts like a giant flashlight in the sky that’s pointed at the moon.
Other things can make the moon look brighter or duller, too. Sometimes, the moon looks brighter because it’s closer to Earth. Fog and clouds in the sky can make the moon look dimmer.
The moon is always in the sky, but we don’t usually see it during daytime. One reason for this is that the sun is so powerful that it makes the sky very bright. The brightness makes the moon hard to see. Imagine turning on a flashlight in a darkroom and aiming it at a wall. You would see the flashlight’s bright light clearly. Now, imagine turning on a flashlight in a room that already has all the lights on. You would hardly see the light from the flashlight because the other lights are more powerful. The moon becomes difficult to see in daytime for the same reason.
The next time you see the big, bright moon in the sky, think of the sun shining its light onto it.
1. The word “reflects” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.| A．sends back | B．picks up | C．carries on |
| A．The moon cannot be seen in daytime. |
| B．The moon shines bright from the sun. |
| C．You can see the flashlight’s light in a bright room clearly. |
| A．The sunlight can shine on both the Earth’s surface and the moon’s surface. |
| B．The fog and clouds in the sky can make the moon brighter. |
| C．The moon becomes difficult to see in daytime because it’s closer to Earth. |
| A．To state reasons that make the sun look bright or dull. |
| B．To tell how darkness makes the moon look bright in the sky. |
| C．To explain reasons that make the moon look different sometimes. |
【推荐1】①That future is almost here. “I think it’s going to happen in ten years… and hopefully much, much faster,” said Sebastian Thrun in 2021. At that time, his young company Kitty Hawk Corporation was working on developing a flying car known as eVTOL, or Electronic Vertical Take-Off and Landing vehicle (车辆).
②Flying to work or school sounds unbelievable. Not only is it fun to fly, but “there would never be traffic again, because the sky is very, very large,” says Thrun. He also thinks eVTOLs could be greener than common cars. “We go much faster, we go in a straight line, we fly on less energy,” he says.
③So far, though, flying cars haven’t taken off as a product. Will their day come? There are still many problems to solve. Their high price means most people won’t be able to afford one. So, some companies are developing them as air taxis that people could pay to ride. The main problem with flying cars is safety. Accidents in the air are dangerous to both the passengers and anyone on the ground beneath. To make eVTOLs safer, many developers are aiming to make them self-flying—no human pilot required.
④Another problem is space. Most aircraft need long runways to take off and land. Lifting straight up and down like a helicopter solves this problem. But eVTOLs still need special spaces, called vertiports, for take-off and landing. Finding places to put these could be tricky, especially in crowded cities. But maybe some could go on top of buildings.
⑤What do you think? Would you enjoy riding to school or to visit a friend in a self-flying taxi? Are flying cars a good idea, or should we find other ways to get around in the near future?
1. How does the writer lead into the topic?| A．By asking questions. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By showing opinions. | D．By sharing experiences. |
①high price ②take-off and landing space
③air traffic jam ④safety
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
| A．To solve safety problems. | B．To make them cheaper. |
| C．To provide rides for people. | D．To compete with common cars. |
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A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Is a Flying Car Your Dream Car? |
| B．Will Future Flying Cars Need Drivers? |
| C．The Exciting World of Electric Taxis |
| D．The History of Air Travel Technologies |
【推荐2】Have you ever noticed the paper you use? Do you really know it? Paper, as one of the four great inventions in ancient China, can be seen everywhere in our life. Although it is very common, it can always play an important role. The invention of paper changed the way people wrote and greatly promoted the spread（传播）and development of culture.
Paper is an important invention in ancient China. At first, humans depended on ropes to remind themselves of some important things. Then written words began to appear. Oracle bones（甲骨文）were used as writing material. Other materials including bamboo, wood and silk were also used during the Spring and Autumn Period. But the silk was too expensive and the bamboo pieces were too heavy, so paper was invented and produced. Thanks to the invention and popularization（普及）of paper, a large amount of information in ancient times was able to spread among people.
________. It is a carrier（载体）of writing and printing. Painters use it to describe the beauty of the world, writers use it to tell the warmth of the world, and educators use it to spread knowledge. It is also used for packing（打包）things. Of course there is also paper for other purpose, such as printing paper and toilet paper.
Paper plays a great role in our life and is used for many kinds of purposes. We can’t imagine the life without paper.
1. What does the underlined word “promoted” mean?| A．pushed | B．stopped | C．found | D．avoided |
| A．The spread of people’s writing tools. | B．The social development of ancient people. |
| C．The change of writing system. | D．The change of writing material. |
| A．Paper is a cheap material in our life | B．Not all people use paper at that time |
| C．Paper is quite useful in our life | D．Paper is a creative method of writing material for people then |
【推荐3】How do you feel about nature? After spending hours indoors, do you feel better when you visit your local park? Most people think that nature is good for our bodies and brains. However. humans are spending more time inside and less time outside. For example, the number of visitors to Canada’s national parks is getting lower every year. And in countries such as the USA, only 10 of teenagers spend time outside every day. Many doctors feel that this is a problem in the twenty-first century.
As a result, some doctors are studying the connection between nature and health: one example of this is the work of Dr. Matilda in Sweden. The doctor gave people a maths test. During the test, their heart rate (心率), were fast. After the test, one group of people sat in a 3D-virtual-reality (虚拟现实) room for fifteen minutes with pictures and sounds of nature. Their heart rates were slower than people’s in the other group.
The virtual touch with nature helped them feel more relaxed. Another good example of how nature is good for health comes from Canada. In Toronto, researchers studied 31,000 people living in the city. In general, they found that healthier people lived near parks.
Because of studies like these, some countries and cities want nature to be part of people’s everyday life. In Dubai (迪拜), for example, there are plans for a new shopping mall with a large garden, so shoppers can relax outside with trees, plants and water. In Switzerland, “forest schools” are popular. Schoolchildren study their subjects in the forests and do lots of exercise outside. And South Korea (韩国) is another good example: it has new forests near its cities and around 13 million people visit these forests every year. So after building cities for so long, perhaps it’s now time to start rebuilding nature.
1. What does Paragraph One mainly talk about?| A．Feeling about nature. | B．How much time we spend outdoors. |
| C．Visiting your local park. | D．Teenagers’ problem in the 21st century. |
① the USA ②Dubai ③ Switzerland ④South Korea
a. Children study in the forests and do lots of activities outside.
b. About 13 million people visit new forests near its cities every year.
c. A new shopping mall with a large garden will be built.
d. 10% of teenagers spend time outside every day.
| A．①-a ②-d ③-b ④-c | B．①-d ②-c ③-a ④-b |
| C．①-a ②-c ③-d ④-b | D．①-d ②-c ③-b ④-a |
| A．More and more Canadians will live near parks. |
| B．The maths test is difficult and makes people nervous. |
| C．Nature can help people feel more relaxed and be healthier. |
| D．People’s heart rates get slower in a 3D-virtual-reality room. |
| A．Nature is more important than cities. | B．People have lived in the cities for so long. |
| C．Country life is healthier than city life. | D．Nature should be part of people’s daily life. |
【推荐1】Most runners think about speed and the distance they cover. But Cathy Wang, a running lover in Chongqing is focused on the image (图像) she will run today. She has been running for 10 years since 2014 and she felt like trying something different 2 years ago. “I’m using the streets of Chongqing as my painting paper and my footprint is my paintbrush.”
Cathy is not alone. Around the world, billions of people record their daily walks, runs, with location tracking (位置跟踪) APP which depends on GPS. They call it GPS art or run art. People run their design (设计) in one continuous line which shows different things, like a smiling face or a flower they like. Gary Cordery, a bicyclist in Britain, keeps watching people doing GPS art around the world. Last year she found that most of it was about people’s favorite animals.
“Sit down before you go out and study something on a map and think I’m going to run a marathon (马拉松) today, but in the shape of a polar bear or something else. I think it’s a good way to enjoy myself,” said Cathy.
Over the past 2 years, Cathy, has done one GPS art once a month. It might take two hours to create the design to make sure that it doesn’t go through any walls or highways. “GPS helps,” says Cathy. It’s getting better, telling which side of the street she is on, but she’s not a perfectionist. “I know what I want it to look like, but how it turns out at the end, I’ll never know until I finish it. It’s an art that depends on technology and imagination.”
1. How does the writer lead into the topic in Paragraph 1?| A．By listing numbers. | B．By raising questions. |
| C．By giving an example. | D．By giving advice. |
| A．Cathy’s GPS art is always the same. |
| B．Cathy takes part in the marathon in order to win. |
| C．The image that Cathy finishes is the same as she designs. |
| D．Cathy finishes the run art with the help of GPS. |
| A．the flower | B．the run art | C．the line | D．the map |
| A．introduce the GPS art to people | B．ask people to run to keep healthy |
| C．encourage people to draw pictures | D．call on people to run a marathon |
| Driverless helpers You can see different kinds of driverless cars at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. For example, when you feel tired, you can have a rest in a driverless minibus. When you feel hungry, you can buy food from a “driverless car store”. Another kind of driverless car can even send things to you just like a postman. They help to make the Games a bigger success. |
| Space classes On March 23, 2022, three Chinese astronauts gave their second lecture(课程) from Tiangong space station. They did several experiments. They also showed some tools to study science. The three astronauts gave their first lecture in December, 2021. Millions of students watched them and learned many fantastic science facts. |
| 3D photos In March 2023, a middle school in Shenzhen used 3D printing technology to print graduation photos for Grade 9 students. Students can touch the “faces” of their classmates. This technology can also help blind students “see” their classmates by touching. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．In the winter of 2022. | B．In March, 2023. |
| C．In December, 2021. | D．On March 23, 2022. |
| A．The driverless cars can be printed nowadays. |
| B．China’s science and technology are developing very fast. |
| C．All the students watched the lectures from Tiangong space station. |
| D．Blind students can see their classmates with their own eyes. |
| A．A newspaper. | B．A storybook. | C．A grammar book. | D．A medical magazine. |
【推荐3】Using Computers & Robots to Help Farmers
A research project called Mineral his created robots that move around in farm fields, collecting information about how plants are growing. The project aims to use computers to help farmers grow more food in ways that arc healthy for the environment.
Mineral’s team spent several years talking to farmers to see what problems they were having end how these problems might be fixed. That led to the creation of special robots, called “plant buggies (小机动车)”.
At first, the buggies were very simple. They were built on bicycles and took pictures with cell phones.
The plant buggies roll on four wheels.
Now the Mineral team is working in countries around the world, including Argentina. South Africa, and Canada, learning how computers and robots can help farmers produce more, in ways that arc Rood for the environment.
| A．They collect detailed information about crops. |
| B．The robots can take detailed pictures of plants, and measure the plants’ size. |
| C．Over time, they’ve been improved repeatedly. |
| D．The number of people on the earth is getting bigger each year. |
| E．They are high enough to glide (滑动) over rows of plants without hurting them. |
| My name is Molly. I work in a library. Here are the rules of the library. ▲Don’t bring any bags into the reading room. ▲Don’t eat in the reading room. ▲Keep quiet in the library. Don’t answer （接听）the phone in the reading room. ▲You can borrow （借） three books every time （每次）and you can keep them for one month. ▲You should keep the books clean. ▲If you lose the books, you must pay for them. |
| My name is Amy. I am a student. Here are the rules in my school. ▲Don’t be late for class.▲Don’t eat in class. ▲Don’t fight. ▲Don’t run in the hallways. ▲Wear the school uniform on school days. |
| A．We can eat apples in the reading room. | B．We can borrow three books at one time. |
| C．We can take his bag into the reading room. | D．We can answer the phone in the reading room. |
| A．For one day. | B．For half an hour. | C．For a week. | D．For a month. |
| A．Amy can eat in class. |
| B．Amy can run in the hallways at school. |
| C．Amy wears the school uniform five days a week. |
| D．Molly is a student and follows the rules of the library. |
【推荐2】When people from other countries travel around China, I always advise them to take the train to different cities. Although travelling by plane is faster than by train, flying from airport to airport in China would be no different. However you may experience what the Chinese life is like on the train. If you take the train, you will be in with ordinary (普通的) Chinese people. You can listen what they’re talking. You can watch what they’re doing. Everyone I know who has travelled on a train in China tells me that’s an interesting experience.
Except the wonderful experience, travelling by train is quite comfortable. If you are on the sleeper train (卧铺车), then you have a bed and plenty space to move and relax. If you are on the high speed train then you have a big space for seat. The ride is smooth (平稳的) and the trains usually arrive on time.
Of course money is another reason to choose the train. The price of a train ticket is often less than that of an air plane. Even a first class ticket of the high speed train is much cheaper than a tourist ticket of the plane. The night trains are also good choices. It can save you the money of one night’s hotel room.
1. According to the passage, travelling by plane is more ________ than by train.| A．interesting | B．comfortable | C．expensive | D．dangerous |
| A．eating what people are eating | B．listening what people are talking |
| C．doing what people are doing | D．guessing what people are writing |
| A．In China flying from airport to airport is different. |
| B．You can sleep on a big bed on the high speed train. |
| C．The sleeper trains usually arrive late in China. |
| D．The ride of the high speed train is smooth. |
①You can have an interesting experience.
②You can save money.
③The train is very clean.
| A．①② | B．①②③ | C．②③ | D．①③ |
【推荐3】Spring is coming. People in different countries like different outdoor activities. Leo, a reporter from Spark English is interviewing some students. Here is what they have said.
Mary (13, America) | I want to go out of the city to a beautiful field. It’s happy to smell beautiful flowers, touch green grass, and take some photos. And I like to have a picnic in the field. It’s interesting. |
Jim (14, Canada) | The weather turns warmer and the days become longer in spring. It’s a good time to go camping. It would be fun to sleep in a tent. I enjoy the comfortable weather, too. |
Tony (13, England) | In spring I like going cycling alone. It can not only make me enjoy the beautiful season but also help me become stronger. I can write something about what I see on the way. |
Wang Fang (12, China) | I’m good at making all kinds of kites. And I like flying kites with my family or my friends in spring. One of us holds the kite, and another catches the line. It’s exciting to see the kite fiying high in the sky. |
1. We can learn that Mary lives in the _______.
| A．town | B．city | C．field | D．country |
| A．fly kites | B．take some photos | C．sleep in the tent | D．have a picnic |
| A．he can enjoy the nice weather | B．it can make his body strong |
| C．his bike is very cool | D．both A and B |
| A．by herself | B．on rainy days | C．with her family or friends | D．in the field |
| A．Jim is the oldest one of the four | B．Mary is from the US |
| C．Making kites is Wang Fang’s hobby | D．Tony isn’t interested in writing. |
