In Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wants to cross a street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a street, he has to stop and look to the right first and then the left. While in China, we look to the left first instead. When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and underground trains. The most important of all, they must know in which direction (方向) they are going and which bus and which underground train they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay for their fares (车费).
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1. In England, people go along the left side of the street as we do in China.
2. When they want to cross a street, people in England do not look to the left first.
3. Visitors in London should learn to drive buses.
4. When they take a bus in England, visitors must make sure in which direction it is.
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【推荐1】The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier but there are some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Pollution comes in many forms. It is beginning to harm our health and even our life.
Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there weren’t so many people. In other words, the more people, the more pollution. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s not good for living things in the world.
Many countries don’t let people burn anything bad for air in houses and factories in the city. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous pollution. It’s partly caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s best to ride bicycles. When you are riding, there is no pollution. But even in developed countries, most people don’t go to work by bicycle. It’s not because bicycles are expensive or people are tired if they ride to work. It’s because cars are more convenient (方便的), so more people go to work by car, and then the situation is getting worse and worse. In my opinion, we can make it difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city. They will go back to use their bicycles.
1. From the passage, life today is easier but there are some new problems, and one of the biggest problems is _________.| A．food | B．pollution | C．traffic |
| A．serious | B．light | C．simple |
| A．Rubbish. | B．Water. | C．Air. |
| A．Because bicycles are expensive. |
| B．Because cars are more convenient. |
| C．Because cars are cheap. |
| A．Taking a car. | B．Taking a bus. | C．Riding a bicycle. |
【推荐2】My name is Sally White. I am a school girl. My school is far from my home. Every day it takes long time to get there. The road is not flat. So I cannot go to school by bike. I often go there by bus or on foot. It takes me thirty minutes to get there by bus and an hour on foot. I must get up very early every morning. I have no time for breakfast at home. I often eat something for breakfast on the way. I don’t want to be late for school.
1. The school isn’t near to her home .2. The girl can go to school by bike .
3. It takes her thirty minutes to get to school by bike .
4. The girl gets up very early every day .
5. She often has breakfast at home .
【推荐3】More and more people like bicycling. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment.
Get on a bicycle and ride around your community.
Folding（折叠的）bikes work well for people who take the train.
Health Benefits（好处）of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
| A．Just fold the bike and take it with you. |
| B．You may find something new all around you. |
| C．Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers. |
| D．Bicycling can improve your mood and spirits. |
| E．Bikes can take you almost anywhere without oil cost! |
【推荐1】Job interviews (面试) can be very different from country to country. An interviewer’s "body language" and questions, and the form of an interview are not the same around the world.
If you’re at a job interview in Japan, don't look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered impolite. But if you're at an interview in the U. S., you should make eye contact (交流) with the interviewer. If you don't, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability.
In the U. S. and some other countries, interviewers aren’t supposed to ask questions about family and personal information. In most countries, however, personal questions are very common during job interviews.
In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal (正式的) interview. In Mexico and many other countries, the whole interview might not be formal.
1. In Japan, looking directly into the eyes of the interviewer is .| A．boring | B．impolite | C．humorous | D．dangerous |
| A．Sitting by the interviewer. | B．Making eye contact. |
| C．Talking about family background. | D．Asking personal information. |
| A．Japan | B．the U.S. | C．Germany | D．Mexico |
| A．Culture. | B．Geography. | C．Science. | D．Sports. |
| A．Job Interviews in Japan | B．Job Interviews in the U. S. |
| C．Job Interviews in Germany | D．Job Interviews in Different Countries |
【推荐2】The idea of “saving face” is both a well-known idea and phrase (短语) in the West. But at the same time, it’s a difficult concept (概念) for Westerners to fully understand. To put it simply, this comes down to how China and the West have built up their societies and cultures differently from one another over time. As an American, I will talk about it by using the US as my example.
At its heart, American culture celebrates individualism (个人主义) and directness while in China it’s more about remaining good relationships and harmony (和谐) as a whole.
For example, if you were in a business group meeting in the US, you might be appreciated by your peers for giving direct advice to your boss because it shows initiative (主动性). In China, it may be better to be less direct and talk to your boss later in private instead.
Another example of “face” in daily life is if you were to see an older gentleman on the street with toilet paper stuck on his shoe. In the US, people would take him aside and quietly tell him about the issue so he could take it off. This way you would be helping to save him the personal embarrassment (尴尬) of not noticing it sooner. But, on the other hand, some of my Chinese friends would think it better not to mention it and let the gentleman find it on his own later. In this way, it could spare the gentleman from public embarrassment or losing face in front of others.
By knowing how “saving face” works differently in Western countries and China, you are well on your way toward managing any kind of social situation with grace.
1. From the first example, we know that ________.| A．people in the US prefer to give advice directly |
| B．Chinese people like to talk person-to-person |
| C．Chinese people are not good at giving advice |
| D．people in the US don’t talk behind others’ backs |
| A．“saving face” works the same in the US and China |
| B．Chinese people are more afraid of embarrassment |
| C．people from both countries are brave to point out problems |
| D．Chinese people don’t care about the embarrassment of others |
a．The directness of US people helps them save face.
b．US people don’t care about the harmony of a community.
c．Chinese people try to avoid losing face in front of others.
d．Chinese people’s sense of face often depends on the harmony of the whole.
| A．a b c | B．a b d | C．a c d | D．b c d |
【推荐3】What is fashion? For many people, fashion just means clothes. In fact (事实上), there is fashion in many other things, not only in clothes. There is fashion in holidays, restaurants, films and books. There is also fashion in jobs and building styles.
Fashion always changes. If you look at the pictures of people or things from the past (过去), you can find the changes in fashion. An English house in the 1750s is quite different from one in the 1650s. A young boy today looks very different from his fashionable grandpa in the 1940s.
Today, fashion changes even faster. We can get new information in a short time from the newspaper, radio, telephone, television and the Internet. When new fashion comes, fashionable people will buy new things, so many people like fashion designers and dress-makers will make good money.
1. Fashion means ________ according to the passage.| A．clothes only | B．many things | C．houses | D．newspapers and radios |
| A．the same as | B．different from | C．worse than | D．better than |
| A．From newspapers. | B．From the radio. | C．From television. | D．From old people. |
| A．制造一些好钱 | B．花费很多钱 | C．赚一大笔钱 | D．借很多钱 |
| A．Fashion stays the same all the time. | B．Fashionable people like buying new things. |
| C．There was fashion only in the 1940s. | D．Fashionable people only buy old things. |
Champion (冠军) of the cold | |
| Arctic tern 北极燕鸥 | Size: About 35 cm long Food: Fish and shells (贝类) Skill: We spend summer in the Arctic. When it is winter in the Arctic, we fly to Antarctica (南极). We hold the record for the longest migration (迁徙) of any animal in the world! |
| Lemming 旅鼠 | Size: 15 cm long Food: Grass Skill: We grow hard “shells” on our claws (爪子). We can dig holes easily in the hard and icy land. |
| Polar bear 北极熊 | Size: 2.5 to 3 m long Food: Seals and fish Skill: Our thick and waterproof fur (防水毛皮) coat keeps us warm and dry after swimming. Under our fur, we have black skin (皮肤). This helps us take in the sun’s heat. |
| Arctic fox 北极狐 | Size: 45 to 100 cm from head to tail Food: Lemmings, fish and birds Skill: We can change the color of our fur. Usually, we are white in winter and brown in summer. |
| Harp seal 格陵兰海豹 | Size: 1.5 to 1.8 m long Food: Fish Skill: Our thick fur and fat keep our body temperature at 40°C. We can stay warm! |
1. Which animal holds the record for the longest migration of any animal in the world?
| A．Lemming. | B．Harp seal. | C．Arctic fox. | D．Arctic tern. |
| A．Brown. | B．Black. | C．White. | D．Yellow. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Lemmings can dig holes easily in the hard and icy land |
| B．Polar bears have black skin under their fur |
| C．Arctic foxes’ size is from 45 to 100 cm from head to tail |
| D．Harp seals’ thin fur and fat keep their body temperature at 40°C |
| A．art | B．animal | C．health | D．sports |
【推荐2】Films bring us more than fun. Watching films is also a good way to relax and learn. Here are three Chinese films that won praise (称赞) in 2023.
The first film, Chang’an, mainly tells the wonderful lives of the great poets Li Bai and Gao Shi, showing their deep friendship. It also shows us other famous poets from that time. We can often see their well-known poems in today’s Chinese books. What’s more, the film shows the beauty of many old cities.
The story of Never Say Never is adopted from real-life events. Its director, Wang Baoqiang, wants to help a group of poor children from small villages. He started to prepare the film in 2017. He describes the film as “a story of finding a way out”. It not only helps him out of trouble, but also means something to his own life.
The film Oh. My School! is from a network cartoon series (系列) that ran between 2014 and 2018. It tells the story of Wang Qiang, a student from a junior high school in Changchun, northeast of China. He is not good at any subjects. Unexpectedly, he exchanges his bodies with Ms Shi, a strict teacher. How interesting it is!
1. According to the passage, what is NOT known in Chang’an? ________
| A．The boring lives. | B．The friendship. | C．Famous poems. |
| A．7 years | B．8 years | C．9 years |
| A．体验 | B．改编 | C．反映 |
| A．A sad story. | B．A moving story. | C．A funny story. |
【推荐3】You might not usually pick up someone else’s rubbish. But imagine if everyone did it, the world would be a much cleaner place.
When I was young, my parents and my teachers always told me to pick up any rubbish around me. Each day at school during our lunch break, every student had to find some rubbish. We put it in the bin before we returned to class. Our school was always very clean because everyone spent one or two minutes picking up rubbish every day.
That same idea is now becoming popular around the world, thanks to Take 3. Australian surfer Amanda Marechal and ocean scientist Roberta Dixon Valk came up the idea in 2009. They asked everyone to pick up three pieces of rubbish, instead of 10 or 20. They think it’s an easy thing that people might actually do.
Today, Take 3 is a popular idea around the world, and not just on the beach. Take 3 has gone to the United Kingdom, the United States, Costa Rica and some other countries. Their latest plan is to make an app. It will help people learn more about what kinds of plastic are polluting the ocean.
Want to make the world a cleaner place? Why not start a Take 3 group with your friends this weekend?
1. Why was the writer’s school clean?
| A．Because no one threw away rubbish. |
| B．Because everyone picked up rubbish every day. |
| C．Because there were many trash bins in the school. |
| D．Because parents and teachers cleaned the school every day. |
| A．It means spending three minutes picking up rubbish. |
| B．It means picking up rubbish with three of your friends. |
| C．It means picking up three pieces of rubbish on the beach. |
| D．It means picking up rubbish three times a day. |
| A．It will help people find rubbish on the beach. |
| B．It will tell people which ocean is polluted. |
| C．It will stop people from throwing away plastic. |
| D．It will teach people which plastic pollutes the ocean. |
| A．Amanda and Roberta think picking up three pieces of rubbish is not such a big deal for people. |
| B．Take 3 is popular and it’s accepted by all the countries around the world. |
| C．An app has been made to help people get more familiar with the plastic that are polluting the ocean. |
| D．The writer’s school was always very clean because Take 3 was a popular idea in the school. |
| A．A school rule in the writer’s school. |
| B．Plastic waste and ocean pollution. |
| C．Picking up some else’s rubbish. |
| D．Three Australian surfers’ dream. |
【推荐1】The airport in Boswell is twenty-one miles from the city. The banks and business offices are in the center of the city. Read the notes from the diary of Mr. Reg Smith.
| March 2019 15 Mon. 35 Australian students visiting Boswell want cheap holidays. 16 Tues. Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant arriving from Sydney need 2 overnight stops. 17 Wed. Mr. Nagashima from Tokyo arrives for two days' business trip. 18 Thurs. 65 German students need two days in a cheap hotel. 19 Fri. 20 Sat. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, from New York City, arrive by air. 21 Sun. 22 Mon. Mr. and Mrs. F. Ray need a small inexpensive hotel for two days. |
1. Mr. Reg Smith is probably________.
| A．a headmaster | B．a travel manager | C．a traveler |
| A．Australia | B．Japan | C．Germany |
| A．Tuesday | B．Wednesday | C．Thursday |
| A．107 | B．65 | C．35 |
| A．Sunday | B．Thursday | C．Saturday |
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Do you want to study at a foreign university? The followings may give you some ideas. | |
Harvard University  It is an American private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Its history, high standard of education, research influence, and wealth have made it one of the most respected universities in the world. It has produced 49 Nobel winners, 32 heads of state and 48 Pulitzer Prize winners. Set up: in 1636 Official Website: http:// www. harvard. edu/ | University of Vienna  It is in Vienna, Austria. It's one of the oldest universities in the world, and one of the most respected among the German-speaking peoples. Over its six-and-a-half-century history, it has grown large enough to serve 94,000 students, about a third of whom are international students from over 140 different nations. Set up: in 1365 Official Website: https: //www. univie. ac. at/en/ |
University of Toronto  It is a world leader in higher education and research, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Students can choose from more than 980 programs for university degrees and above spread over three different schoolyards. Set up: in 1827 Official Website: https://www. utoronto. ca/ | Imperial College London  It is a public research university in the United Kingdom, specializing engineering, medicine and business. It used to be part of the federal University of London. It is made up of many schoolyards in and around London. Set up: in 1907 Official Website: http://www. imperial. ac. uk/ |
1. University of Toronto is in_________.
| A．Cambridge | B．Vienna | C．Ontario | D．London |
| A．Harvard University | B．Imperial College London |
| C．University of Toronto | D．University of Vienna |
| A．32. | B．48. | C．49. | D．140. |
【推荐3】Should we help strangers? When asked this question, some answered, "Sorry, I don't know." Others said, "It all depends on the situation." Still others replied, "No, I'm not willing to do so." How does it happen that so many people refused to help strangers? This is because nowadays there are a lot of problems in the society, such as cheating, robbing (抢劫), blackmailing (敲诈) and so on. As a result, many people are afraid to trust strangers any longer and stay away from them. I think this is why my parents always warn me never talk to strangers.
However, refusing to offer help to strangers will do harm (危害) to both our society and ourselves. Actually, not all the strangers are bad people, We should ask our own conscience (良心) and try to give them a hand when they are badly in need of help. Just as an old saying goes, "A near neighbor is better than a distant relative." In fact, helping each other is an ideal way to build up a good relationship with others, which is good for ourselves.
In a word, we should be warmhearted and try our best to identify (识别) the good and the bad. Only in this way can we help those who are really in need of help to build up a harmonious (和谐的)society.
1. According to the passage，which is not the answer to the question "Should we help strangers"?| A．"It all depends on the situation." | B．"Certainly. I'd love to." |
| C．"No, I'm not willing to do so." | D．"Sorry, I don't know." |
| A．cheating | B．blackmailing | C．robbing | D．A, B and C |
| A．our society and ourselves | B．our friends | C．a neighbor | D．a distant relative |
| A．Study hard at school | B．Trust strangers and help them |
| C．Don't speak to strangers | D．Don't fight with your classmates |
| A．we should refuse to help strangers | B．we should help those who are really in need of help |
| C．it's better to stay away from strangers | D．all the strangers are bad people |
