☆ Earthquake (地震）
The earthquake is one of the most dangerous natural disasters (灾害）in the world. It often happens at night. People are asleep and can’t feel it. Many buildings and houses fall down (倒塌). Lots of people maybe stay under them.
☆ Typhoons
The typhoon is a kind of strong wind. It happens over the sea in summer. A bit of rain and wind in summer can be nice. But bad storms are quite different. Some of the worst storms are typhoons. Every year, about 80 typhoons hit different places around the world. The strongest ones are usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
☆ Volcanoes (火山)
Mountains sometimes send fire and smoke high into the air. They make the earth move and break, and houses near them may fall down. Inside the volcanoes, there are holes deep into the Earth. The inside of the volcano is very hot. Rocks flow like water.
☆ Lightning
Lightning travels inside a cloud, between clouds, or from a cloud to the ground. It is colourful, but it can cause serious problems. It often kills people in rainy weather.
1. The earthquake often happens at night.
2. The typhoon often happens over the sea in spring.
3. Every year, about 180 typhoons hit different places around the world.
4. The strongest typhoons usually happen around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.
5. The outside of the volcano is very hot.
6. Lightning may kill people in rainy weather.
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【推荐1】①Do you often hear “Yaoyaolingxian”? This is one of the buzzwords (流行词) in 2023. Do you know more?
②What would you use to describe (描述) your life in 2023? Maybe “Taikula!” is a good choice. It means its very cool to do something. If one of your friends wins a game, you can also say it to him or her.
③“Hajimi” comes from Japanese and means honey. People like using it as the background music of some videos (视频) nowadays. Usually some cute cats are in the video. The music is so sweet and the cats are so cute that people love them very much. Singing the song will make you think of lovely things and feel happy.
④Another popular word is “Yaoyaolingxian”. The Consumer Business CEO of Huawei, Yu Chengdong, often used it to show Huawei phones are better than other brands (品牌). In the launch (发布会) of Huawei Mate 40 series, he used it as many as fourteen times. Now people would like to use it to show something is far ahead.
⑤Do you often hear “dopamine (多巴胺)”, too? It is a symbol of happiness and excitement and shows you are happy with something, like dopamine clothing and dopamine diet. Dopamine clothing is a style of clothing. If people wear colorful and bright clothes, usually they feel very happy.
⑥Some young people prefer using these words in their daily life. Wang Xue, a student of Beijing International School, says that she likes using the words because they’re fashionable (时髦的) and popular among students. They can better show her feelings.
⑦However, some people worries that some words on the Internet mean something bad. And if people only use them to show their feelings, it may cause problems. If a student often use these words in their language learning, this may prevent them from learning languages well.
1. Which of the following has the same meaning as “hajimi”?| A．Lovely. | B．Dangerous. | C．Unfriendly. | D．Clever. |
| A．Yaoyaolingxian. | B．Hajimi. | C．Dopamine diet. | D．Dopamine clothing. |
| A．These buzzwords are popular with some young people. |
| B．Only students like the buzzwords. |
| C．Most of the people think it’s not good to use the words on the Internet. |
| D．Different people have different opinions on the use of buzzwords. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
When you sleep, do you ever realize that you are dreaming? If yes, then you sometimes have a lucid dream(清醒梦)
Denholm from the University of Adelaide in Australia found that certain skills are key to helping people have lucid dreams. First, people can train themselves to find out whether they are dreaming or not. For example, someone may look at a clock, look away, and then look back.
Another way is to wake up after five hours of sleep.
In a lucid dream, people might study a hobby and then become better at it in real life. For example, you might learn to play the piano in a lucid dream.
| A．Then, stay awake for a while |
| B．The time should stay the same |
| C．it is hard for most people to have a lucid dream |
| D．Then, you might play the piano better in real life |
| E．Some people will need more time to fall asleep and have a dream |
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| This is Sophie’s cat. Her name is Mozzi. She is five years old. She is black and white. She lives in Sophie’s house with her dog. | This is a Monarch butterfly. It is very beautiful. It lives in Canada, the United States and Mexico. It lives for about nine months. It eats Leaves. In the winter it goes from Canada, to Mexico. | This is a hippopotamus. The hippopotamus is a very strange animal. It is very fat and heavy. It has very thick skin. It lives in Africa and it eats grass. |
| A．In Canada. | B．In the USA. | C．In Mexico. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．It is fat. | B．It is heavy. | C．It has thin skin. | D．It eats grass. |
| A．Mozzi lives with another cat | B．we can find hippopotamuses in Africa |
| C．they are all home animals | D．a monarch butterfly lives for a year |
【推荐1】①If an American friend invites you to his or her home for dinner, keep in mind these important rules.
②First of all, arrive on time (but not early). Americans expect promptness (准时). It’s OK to be ten or fifteen minutes late but not forty-five minutes late.
③Second, it is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always good. If you take a special gift that is made in your own country, your friend will certainly enjoy accepting that.
④Wearing beautiful clothes and a smile are good but not enough. Table manners are also very important. Do not open your mouth to talk when you are eating food. Also, chew food with your mouth closed. When you want to get food that is a little far from you, do not stretch (伸出) your hands to reach for it. Ask others to pass the food to you.
⑤After dinner, don’t leave at once, but don’t stay at your friend’s house for too long, either. When your friend seems to be getting tired, tell him or her that you need to leave. The next day, call or write to say how much you enjoyed the evening.
1. When you go to an American friend’s home for dinner, it’s OK to arrive ________.| A．fifteen minutes early | B．five minutes early | C．ten minutes late | D．forty-five minutes late |
| A．Eating food with your mouth open. |
| B．Talking with others when you are eating food. |
| C．Leaving an American friend’s house at once after dinner. |
| D．Bringing candies when you go to an American friend’s home. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
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A． | B． | C． | D． |
Since the World Mental Health Day (世界精神卫生日) started on October 10th, 1992, more people have begun to pay attention to their mental health. So the mental health day is becoming more popular.
What is a mental health day?
“In addition to the World Mental Health Day, it’s important for people to take regular (定期的) mental health days for themselves,” says Doctor David A. Merrill. “The mental health day is a way to give yourself a break and pay attention to your mental health. It can be any day.”
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“Mental health days are important for people of all ages and can be done differently,” says Cherry Rode. “You can go for a trip outdoors, make your favourite meal, turn down your computer, or do some exercise. No matter what you choose to relax, the key is to do it often.”
What will you get from a mental health day?
First of all, it can help you stay healthy. When you are taking a mental health day, you have time to focus on what your body really needs. You will eat slowly and healthily. Secondly, you can sleep better. One of the first signs (症状) of poor mental health is poor sleep. What you should do is have a relaxing day and drink a glass of warm milk before sleeping. More importantly, you’ll have a better relationship with others. Let’s have a mental health day right now!
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. According to Doctor David A. Merrill, a mental health day ________.
| A．is on a weekend | B．starts on Monday | C．can be any day |
| A．When do you take a mental health day? | B．Why is the mental health day important? | C．How do you take a mental health day? |
| A．遗忘 | B．关注 | C．影响 |
| A．sleep badly | B．eat slowly | C．exercise often |
| A．The Introduction of Mental Health Problems. |
| B．The Development of World Mental Health Day. |
| C．Advice on Taking a Mental Health Day. |
【推荐3】Many people used to be shy. But they all have overcome(战胜) this problem successfully.
Lucy is a fourteen-year-old girl. Over the last 5 years or so, she has worked very hard at dealing with her shyness. She started by making conversations with “friends’ friends”. It did take a lot of effort(努力) but was useful. Now she can talk to almost everyone.
Peter is thirteen years old. He used to be shy, too. But he had to change since he took part in a baseball club two years ago. He has made many friends there.
Andy was also a shy girl in the past. But a year ago, she started working as a waitress at a restaurant on weekends. That’s really helpful. She has become more outgoing now.
1. It took Lucy about five years to overcome her shyness.2. Lucy overcame her shyness by making conversations with “friends’ friends”.
3. Peter is 12 years old now.
4. Peter has many friends now.
5. Andy started working at a market on weekends a year ago.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign（运动）. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 （World Environment Day）. The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust（灰尘） comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
1. There are cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．not to work on No Car Day |
| B．to enjoy having a day off |
| C．to leave their cars at home for repair |
| D．to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work |
| A．52 | B．63 | C．41 | D．238 |
| A．cars | B．dust | C．weather | D．rubbish |
| A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs |
| B．people will have one more World Environment Day each month |
| C．more and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing |
| D．more people in the world won’t drive any more |
【推荐2】Robert Ballard liked to read about shipwrecks(遇难船) as he was just a little boy He read a lot about the Titanic. Titanic was called "ship of dreams". It was the biggest passenger ship of is time. Its makers said it was "unsinkable", but the great ship sank on its first trip. "My lifelong dream was to find this great ship, "Robert Ballard says.
On August 31, 1985, Ballard's dream came true. He found the wreck of the Titanic. The ship was in two main parts lying four kilometers under the sea. Using video cameras and an undersea robot, Ballard looked around the ship. He found many things that told the sad story of the Titanic' s end. For example, he found a child's shoes, a reminder of the many deaths that happened that night in 1912.
In 1986, Ballard visited the Titanic again. This time he reached the ship in a small submarine(潜水艇). A deep-sea robot—a "swimming eyeball"—took photos inside the ship. When other people saw the photos, they wanted to visit the ship, too.
When Ballard returned in 2004, he found the Titanic in very bad condition. Other explorers had taken away about 6,000 items, like clothes, dishes, and shoes. Some even took pieces of the ship. They think these things should be moved to a safer place, but Ballard doesn't agree.
Ballard believes that taking things from the Titanic is like taking things away from a grave(坟墓). Instead, he wants to put lights and cameras on and around the shipwreck. This way, people can see the great shipwreck and remember what happened to it. "As long as she needs protection," says Ballard, "the Titanic will always be part of my life."
1. What can we know about Ballard?| A．He found the Titanic wreck in 1958. |
| B．He read about the Titanic when he was a child, |
| C．He swam into the Titanic wreck to take photos. |
| D．He found the Titanic in bad condition on his second trip to it. |
| A．Ballard's dream about the Titanic. | B．Ballard's interest about the Titanic. |
| C．The Titanic in bad condition. | D．Protection about the Titanic. |
| A．Shoes and lights. | B．Dishes and shoes. |
| C．Dishes and robots. | D．Clothes and photos. |
| A．The wreck should be pulled of the water. |
| B．People should not take away anything from the Titanic wreck. |
| C．Things in the Titanic wreck should be showed around the world. |
| D．People knew lite about the Titanic wreck from the things found in the wreck. |
【推荐3】I am Bill Jones. I am a teacher of English. My wife is Linda Jones. She is a nurse. We have a daughter and a son. We have many friends. Look! These are my friends. This is Mr. Black. He is a worker. He works in a shoe factory（工厂）. He makes shoes there. That's Mrs. Black. She is a worker on a farm near here. The girl is their daughter. She is a student. She is thirteen. The boy is their son. He is a young soldier. His name is Carl Black.
1. What is Bill Jones?| A．He's Mr. Black's friend. |
| B．He's Linda's husband. |
| C．He is an English teacher. |
| D．He has a daughter and a son. |
| A．She's a nurse. | B．She is a worker. |
| C．She's an English teacher. | D．She's a farmer. |
| A．He works in a school. | B．He works on a farm. |
| C．He works in a factory. | D．He works in a shoes shop. |
| A．She is a university student. |
| B．She is a middle school student. |
| C．She is a nurse. |
| D．She is a young soldier. |
| A．Carl is a young worker. |
| B．Carl is Mr. Black's son. |
| C．Carl is Mr. Jone's son. |
| D．Carl is a friend of the Black family. |
【推荐1】Scientists believe the Earth is 4.6 billion years old. However, the mountains, valleys (山谷), hills, rivers, deserts and forests we see today are much younger than that. For example, Mount Qomolangma is about 60 million years old and the Amazon rainforest is only 10 million years old. The youngest sea in the world is the Baltic Sea, at about 15,000 years old.
The Earth is always changing because of volcanoes (火山), earthquakes and of course, wind and rain. Some of these changes are very slow and others are quick. Water and ice can make very great changes to the planet. For example, glaciers (rivers of ice) can cut through mountains and make lakes and deep valleys. Many volcanoes are under the oceans and sometimes they become new islands. This is happening in the South Pacific, near Tonga.
It’s normal for our planet to change, but at the moment, scientists think it’s changing faster than usual. Some deserts are growing and many forests are getting smaller. The weather is getting wetter in some places and drier in others, and there are more big storms. According to the research, the sea level will continue to rise in the next hundred years. As a result, many cities will possibly be covered by water and much of the most productive farming areas will be lost. Some island countries are likely to disappear on the map of the world.
These changes will bring great harm to the planet. However, they can be beneficial to some people. For example, as the Arctic is getting warmer, some people in Greenland now own businesses and sell vegetables they grow on their land. That wasn’t possible in the far north 50 years ago. Farmers in Greenland like the warm weather and hope it will continue.
1. How does the writer describe the changes of the Earth in Paragraph 2?| A．By giving examples. | B．By listing numbers. |
| C．By telling stories. | D．By using sayings. |
| A．The age of the Earth. | B．Problems for the planet. |
| C．The life of the farmers. | D．Influences on the mountains. |
| A．harmful | B．normal | C．helpful | D．uncomfortable |
【推荐2】Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole. There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can’t see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there’s no night.
Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins(皮) of animals. From skins they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stones. When they go out in storms(暴风雪) and can’t get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these snow houses when the storm is over.
1. Near the North Pole there are ________ in a year.| A．two seasons — winter and summer |
| B．two seasons—spring and autumn. |
| C．four seasons |
| D．two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes |
| A．24 hours. | B．Over a week. | C．A month | D．Over two months |
| A．clothes | B．houses | C．trees | D．both A and B |
| A．days | B．nights | C．trees | D．animals |
| A．animals | B．storms | C．snow | D．rain |
【推荐3】①Zhang Chenliang is a big name on the Internet (网络). Zhang has a great love for nature. He likes to make videos (视频) of animals and plants. And he tries to help people learn about them in his videos.
②Zhang is from Beijing. He always goes to places like Yunnan and Guizhou to see all kinds of animals and plants. Zhang makes videos of them and talks about their looks and habits.
③After watching his videos, some students say, “The videos are different from our books. They are vivid (生动的) and fun. It’s easy for us to learn. ” And many students want to research (研究) nature and science, too. Some students even want to be a science researcher like Zhang.
④“There are many beautiful things in China, but not many people know about them,” Zhang says, “People ask me a lot of questions, ___▲___. I am happy because I can do something for young people.”
⑤Zhang opens a window for children to know about nature and science. He thinks his work is difficult but worthwhile (值得的).
1. People know Zhang Chenliang on the Internet because of his ________.| A．books | B．looks | C．habits | D．videos |
| A．see his family | B．give children science classes there |
| C．research the animals and plants | D．ask people to watch his videos |
| A．but I’m busy with my work | B．but they are too difficult |
| C．and I’m always there to help | D．and they are about my books |
| A．Short Videos are vivid and fun | B．Go with Zhang to the Nature |
| C．How to make Videos of Nature | D．Love Beautiful Nature in Yunnan |
