Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to places which took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country when you travel by sea. Ships are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car, You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles a day, just as you like, You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel where you can spend the night. That is why traveling by car is a popular pleasant trip while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.
1. How many ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．速度 | B．便利 | C．优势 | D．轨道 |
| A．travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day | B．make the longest journey enjoyable |
| C．travel to a very far place in several minutes | D．make our own timetable |
| A．Driving cars is the best way to travel. | B．Traveling by ship is slower than by train. |
| C．Every vehicle has its own advantages. | D．Traveling by train can make the journey enjoyable. |
| A．a plane or a car | B．a car or a boat | C．a boat or a train | D．a train or a plane |
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| A. Shanghai Disneyland is a super fun place for guests of all ages. You can find the dream inside your heart with family and friends! B. Hengdian World Studios are like a big movie town. You can see sets like Hong Kong streets and even the Forbidden City. And you might see some famous actors face to face! C. Every spring, more than 5,000 magnolia (木兰花) plants compete to come out in Beijing International Sculpture Park. Come and freeze this spring beauty with your camera. D. Visiting Songcheng Park is like stepping back to the Song Dynasty. The streets, buildings, and even the snacks make you feel like you’re living thousands of years ago. E. Shanghai Yuehu Sculpture Park is a great place for family outings. You can enjoy more than 80 outdoor sculptures with different shapes here. F. Harbin Ice and Snow World is one of the world’s largest theme parks of ice and snow. It is famous for its ice and snow sculptures. G. Chimelong Paradise Amusement Park is an amusement park with world-class rides. Come and put yourself in exciting rides. |
【推荐2】These days, there’re more and more people getting cheated（欺骗）when they take a trip to different places by themselves. Some people make mistakes because they don’t know the rules. Some guides ask people to buy expensive gifts at the end of a trip. Some traders（生意人）sell fake（假的）things in busy places.
Remember the following special Chinese official phone numbers so that you can get help or help others in need when necessary during this National Day and other holidays.
| 12301 Interested in the latest hot place for a trip? Use this number. By calling the number or following the number’s WeChat official account（公众号）, you can know which place is crowded and how much it is to take a trip to a place! 12121 If you want to take a two-day trip outside but you are afraid that it may rain or snow, calling this number can help you decide on the time better. 12308 Do you want to enjoy yourself in a foreign country? If so, you must remember this number. When you lose your money or want to ask the way to a place, you can always get the quickest help by calling this number. 95566 Did you lose your bank card before? Many people did! Some lost cards from Bank of China and they called this number so other people couldn’t take out the money in the card. |
| A．12301. | B．12308. | C．12306. | D．12121. |
| A．The writer may write the article around Oct. 1st. |
| B．People can only get information from 12301’s service by calling. |
| C．If your mother loses a Bank of Chengdu card, she can call 95566. |
| D．If you want to take a five-day trip outside, you can call 12121 to know the weather. |
| A．To bring enough things. |
| B．To know some important phone numbers. |
| C．To follow many WeChat official accounts. |
| D．To carry enough food and clothes. |
| A．story book | B．travel magazine | C．student’s diary | D．school newspaper |
【推荐3】Mr. Wang is in Canada on his holiday. Here is his room card to his hotel.
 BACK Usage: Please hold the card close to the black sensitive area on the door until the green light is on. Turn the handle to open the door after hearing Di. Notice: Take the card with you. It will help you find your hotel when you get lost. If the card is lost during your staying in the hotel, please call our Service Center. Give the card back to the Service Center when you check out. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Which hotel does Mr. Wang live in?
| A．MK Hotel. | B．Sun Hotel. |
| C．Queen Hotel. | D．Holiday Hotel. |
| A．Next to Queen Park. | B．On Louis Road. |
| C．Across from MK Bank. | D．On Queen Street. |
| A．call the Service Center |
| B．turn the handle before hearing Di |
| C．hold the card close to the sensitive area |
| D．give the card back to the Service Center |
| A．退房 | B．入住 | C．查房 | D．整理 |
| A．Check out. | B．Go back home. |
| C．Log in (登录) http://www.sunhotel.com. | D．Call at 05571-79085222. |
【推荐1】There are 55 students in my class. They come from different places, so they go to school in different ways. Twenty students go to school on foot because they live near the school. Ten students ride the bikes to school because they live not far from the school. Ten students go to school by bus because they live far from the school. Ten students go to school in their parents’ cars. The other five students go to school by boat because there is a river between their houses and the school.
1. How many students are there in the class?| A．55 | B．20 | C．10 | D．50 |
| A．walk | B．by bus | C．ride a bike | D．on foot |
| A．near the restaurant | B．far from the school |
| C．not far from the school | D．near the river |
| A．they have boats |
| B．they live far from the school |
| C．they would like to go by boat |
| D．there is a river between their houses and the school |
| A．walk | B．ride bike | C．take a bus | D．by boat |
【推荐2】①Nowadays heavy traffic can happen anywhere. People can get very anxious if they are in heavy traffic. For many years people have tried to invent a car that can fly. If a person is driving a flying car, the heavy traffic would be far below him.
② People around the world hope that in the future, flying cars will be useful for short trips like taxis in or out of cities. These cars could save time in emergencies that happen suddenly and help reach places that can’t be reached by road. They also hope to save the space on the ground. Flying cars won’t use runways, because they are able to take off and land by going straight up and straight down.
③Last September, SkyDrive, a Japanese company, showed off its new flying car SD-03. With a pilot on board, the car was flown around for four minutes.
④Flying cars need strong power to fly in the sky freely like the airplanes. SkyDrive designed the SD-03 powered by batteries (电池). There are eight motors (发动机) lifting it straight off the ground. The design also produces less pollution.
⑤Although the SD-03’s test flight was successful, we may not see flying cars in our daily life anytime soon. ▲ Safety is a big problem. What happens when a motor fails? If a flying car is crossing a city, an accident could hurt not just the people in the car but also people on the ground. That’s why the SD-03 has eight motors — some are backups (备用物). Flying cars are also very expensive. The SD-03, for example, is expected to sell for up to $500,000.
⑥Yet people who believe in flying cars point out that cars and airplanes faced lots of challenges at first, too. Over time, many of their biggest problems were solved. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, who leads SkyDrive, hopes that by 2050, people will have been able to fly anywhere inside of Tokyo in ten minutes or less.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.| A．the airplane | B．SkyDrive | C．a battery | D．the SD-03 |
| A．The price of the flying cars is not low at all. |
| B．There are still many challenges in the way. |
| C．Because it can make our life much easier. |
| D．Because the motors may fail to work. |
| A．no accidents may happen on the streets |
| B．people could fly anywhere in ten minutes |
| C．the sky might become busier and busier |
| D．there may be no cars moving on the streets |
| A．workplace | B．a relaxing activity |
| C．a waiting room | D．a very dangerous situation |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
It is 40 metres long and 6 metres wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people. It is China’s new Super Bus. It is going for a test run in Beijing at the end of this year.
The Super Bus runs along fixed tracks (固定轨道).
The bus runs on electricity and sun energy. It can travel up to 60 kilometres per hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says it can reduce a lot of traffic jams (堵塞).
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Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe.
| A．Building a Super Bus and its tracks cost less than building subways. |
| B．The bus sits on top of two 2.2-metre-tall legs. |
| C．The bus isn’t very easy to build or drive. |
| D．However, Song says there’s no need for concern. |
| E．Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. |
| F．The Super Bus could do the work of 40 buses. |
【推荐1】①Cait, 11, was trying to fall asleep when her 8-year-old brother, Doug, came into her room. He looked around, but seemed really dazed (茫然的). Then Doug went back into the hallway and stood there looking straight up at the light. This was really strange. Cait didn’t know what to do. Just then, Cait’s father appeared and explained Doug was sleepwalking.
②Not all sleep is the same every night. We experience some deep, quiet sleep and some active sleep, which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking would happen during active sleep, but a person isn’t physically active during active sleep. It usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the period called deep sleep.
③The truth is that not all sleepwalkers walk. Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they’re awake when, in fact, they’re asleep! Most, however, do get up and walk around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour.
④Sleepwalkers’ eyes are open, but they don’t see the same way they do when they’re awake. They tend to go back to bed on their own and won’t remember it in the morning.
⑤You also might have heard that sleepwalkers can get frightened if you wake them up. That’s true, so what do you do if you see someone sleepwalking? You should call for a grown-up who can lead the person back to bed. And once the sleepwalker is back in bed, it’s time for you to get some sleep, too!
1. When does sleepwalking usually happen?| A．During active sleep. | B．When dreams begin. |
| C．In the first few hours of sleep. | D．When we’re trying to fall asleep. |
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．④⑤ |
| A．Wake them up. | B．Walk around with them. |
| C．Do nothing and get your own sleep. | D．Ask grown-ups to lead them to bed. |
| A．A story book. | B．An advertisement. |
| C．A business newspaper. | D．A health magazine. |
【推荐2】Fire is important in our life. People can use fire to do many things, and one thing is for sure: it is hard to imagine a life without fire.
Do you know how humans got fire? According to the Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. He even taught humans how to use fire. Humans were grateful to him. Is the story true? We are not sure. Some scientists believe that humans and their ancestors had fire before Prometheus.
Fire is useful in our everyday life. First, it can keep us warm. On cold nights, fire keeps us warm and helps us to survive in such terrible weather. Second, fire can help us cook. Without fire, it would be impossible to cook the food we love to eat. Third, fire can bring us some wonderful and special memories. Sitting around a campfire can be one of the most unforgettable experiences in our life.
But sometimes fire may hurt us. It is said that some people die in the fire every year. Fire can also destroy buildings and trees.
1. What did Prometheus do?| A．He stole fire from humans. | B．He stole fire from the gods. |
| C．He knew that the fire was useless. | D．He refused to give fire to humans. |
| A．thanked | B．hated | C．helped | D．drove |
| A．Fire can help us keep warm. | B．We cook food with fire. |
| C．Fire can bring us some pleasure. | D．Fire can be useful in the war. |
| A．遗忘的 | B．难忘的 | C．健忘的 | D．失望的 |
【推荐3】Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.
Sometimes, the word "green" means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenborn is someone who has no experience. In the 15th century, a greenborn was a young cow or an ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century later, a greenborn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenborn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb(大拇指). The expression comes from the early 20th century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution(绿色革命) is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling jealousy(嫉妒). The green eyed monster isn't a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello". It describes the unpleasant feeling when someone has something he wants.
In most places in the world, a green light is a signal(信号) to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval(赞成) to continue with a project.
1. A new solider was called a greenborn in the ________ century.| A．15th | B．16th | C．18th | D．20th |
| A．is good at growing plants | B．really has a green thumb |
| C．has no experience in war | D．is new in a job |
| A．he sees a dangerous animal | B．he can't get something |
| C．he reads a sad play | D．his friend gets a prize that he wants |
| A．Green, the color of grass and trees | B．The stories about the color "green" |
| C．Green, a sign of approval | D．Different meanings of "green" |
【推荐1】When you have a problem with your homework, what do you do? Many students used to upload (上传) a picture of the homework to find answers in the apps, which could help them to solve some difficult problems.
Some parents also used the apps to help children with their homework. “It is already challenging for me to solve fifth-grade math questions,” a parent surnamed Lu told online newspaper Sixth Tone. “The Apps can help me to check his homework.” However, not anymore.
On Dec 13, the Ministry of Education said that homework help apps, which allow students to get answers by taking photos and uploading them online, will be removed temporarily (暂时). These apps may make students lazy, affect (影响) their independent thinking and go against the law of education and teaching, the ministry said.
Some online tutoring (辅导) apps may be affected, and they have many users. For example, the Zuoyebang app had more than 100 million users in 2020, according to a report by Xueyan Thinktank. Meanwhile, at the end of 2019, about 8.6 billion searches had been made in the Xiaoyuan Souti app. It solved at least 23.47 million questions each day, reported Global Times.
How badly these apps have influenced younger users! These homework help apps have spoiled (毁掉) many students and they depend on these apps too much. They can’t control themselves to copy the answers in the Apps. As a result, they seem to finish their homework efficiently (有效率地) but actually score poorly in exams.
What is your idea about removing the Apps?
1. Many people use homework help apps mainly to ________.| A．upload a picture of the homework | B．get the answers to the homework |
| C．help finish housework efficiently | D．solve lots of parents’ job trouble |
| A．Hundreds of thousands of users in the Zuoycbang app caused a network jam. |
| B．Quite a few students were spoiled but they finished their homework efficiently. |
| C．Such apps provide parents with a way to solve math problems for their kids. |
| D．These apps may affect students’ independent thinking and are against the law. |
| A．To show there are so many online tutoring apps. |
| B．To show there are so many users of online tutoring apps. |
| C．To show there are so many questions students have. |
| D．To show there are so many tutors teaching online. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Uncaring (不予关注的). | C．Negative (否定的). | D．Doubtful. |
【推荐2】Many students have problems in listening to English. Read the information below and learn more about how to improve your listening skills (技能).
Listen to the English radio.
One of the best ways to improve your English listening skills is to listen to the English radio on your mobile phone.
●You should listen to the radio shows for more than 30 minutes a day.
●Try to understand. Don’t just let the English wash over you. If you find it too fast, try to pick out the key words to get a main idea of it.
●You can also make notes when you hear some new words or phrases (短语). Look them up in the dictionary and then listen to the show again.
Watch English movies and TV shows.
Another fun way to improve your listening is to watch English movies and TV shows.
●Try to choose films or TV shows that you will enjoy. This will make the listening more interesting. If you like the film or TV show, you may forget your job is to practise listening. You just enjoy it.
●However, you should not watch movies or TV shows with Chinese. It will be difficult for you to focus on English.
If you have any other questions, please send emails to us and we will give you the best answers.
1. If the listening is too fast, you should try to ________.| A．listen more than 30 minutes | B．get a main idea of it |
| C．make a note of the phrases | D．use an English dictionary |
| A．need more interesting exercises | B．pay attention to new words and phrases |
| C．write down the Chinese meanings | D．forget you are practising listening |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．6. |
| A．拒绝 | B．接受 | C．忽略 | D．关注 |
| A．When to practise listening. | B．What is needed for listening. |
| C．How to improve listening skills. | D．Why listening is important. |
【推荐3】Growing up, we’ve heard a lot of stereotypes (刻板印象) of how sex (性别) influences interests and jobs. For example, boys do math better than girls, while girls are better at learning languages. We usually think this is because of differences in how boys’ and girls’ brains work. But is it true?
According to past studies, some parts of our brains can be different in size. Scientists used to think these differences might affect (影响) how well men and women think and do things. They found this by scanning (扫描) people’s brains. However, in most of the studies, researchers only scanned dozens of people. As said in a 2022 study, for such research to be believable, you would need to scan the brains of a few thousand people at least.
In 2021, the UK Biobank, a big database used for research, scanned the brains of 40, 000 people in the UK, providing new insights (了解). It showed differences between men and women in the size of certain brain parts. About one-third of these parts were found to be larger in men, while another third were larger in women.
However, these differences were very small, often just a size difference in percentage. The differences are not big enough to form a conclusion (结论) from them, Camille Williams from the University of Texas at Austin, US, told New Scientist.
Also, our brains might change in structure and size according to our life experiences. For example, even if a part of a man’s brain, responsible for doing math, is larger than that of a woman, it is possibly because he takes jobs that use math skills. So, any brain differences between men and women could be a result, not a cause, of different roles in life and society, noted New Scientist.
1. What does the writer think of the past studies?| A．Scanning people’s brains is not useful. |
| B．They help people better understand themselves. |
| C．Their results are believable. |
| D．Their sample sizes were too small. |
| A．Only about 13, 000 people have different brains. |
| B．One-third of the brain decides the owner’s strengths. |
| C．One-third of men have larger brains than women. |
| D．Some brain parts are different between sexes. |
| A．Differences in the brain greatly influence one’s life. |
| B．Life experiences can shape a person’s brain. |
| C．Men and women usually have different interests. |
| D．The study by UK Biobank will improve sex guidance. |
| A．Larger brains mean sharper minds. |
| B．Studies on brain differences by sex. |
| C．The stereotypes of men and women. |
| D．The importance of big samples in a study. |
| A．A story book. | B．A travel guide. | C．A science magazine. | D．A science fiction. |
