Many people are interested in finding out what will happen to them in the future. For thousands of years, some people have used horoscopes（星象）for this purpose. Today, a great number of people still regard horoscopes as a way to learn what will happen to them. Some believe that their star signs（星座）can also tell a lot about a person’s personality.
Each star sign has good and bad qualities. For example, the star sign of the people who are born in late October and early November is Scorpio（天蝎座）. These people may often argue with others because they usually stick to their own minds. On the other hand, Scorpios are usually very honest and good at keeping secrets, which makes them good friends. In some countries, people even check their lovers’ star signs before they decide to get married. It is said that some star signs match well, while some do not.
However, not everyone believes in horoscopes or star signs. Many people object, because they think that star signs can’t tell them everything about a person. After all, not everyone fits their star sign. We probably all know some Scorpios who are open-minded, no matter what their star sign says. Whether you believe in horoscopes or not is up to you. However, learn about it in your free time and you may discover something new about yourself!
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?| A．Horoscopes have been studied for a long time. |
| B．Horoscopes have been popular among all people. |
| C．Many people study horoscopes at an early age. |
| D．Horoscopes can tell a lot about a person’s personality exactly. |
| A．Only stay alone. |
| B．Tell their friends a lie. |
| C．Be kind and easy-going to everyone. |
| D．Not change their minds easily. |
| A．support | B．worry | C．disagree | D．promise |
| A．The History of Horoscopes |
| B．Another Way to Learn about Yourself |
| C．Interesting Facts about Star Signs |
| D．A Science That Studies the Past |
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【推荐1】Many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Here is what life could be like.
First of all, transport should be much better. By 2100, spaceship can travel at half of the speed of light.
Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to find plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will provide us with food and air.
Life on Mars will be better in many ways.
However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today.
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| A．Food will not be the same. |
| B．First, people will have more space. |
| C．There will probably be no schools on Mars. |
| D．There is a problem for us to live on Mars. |
| E．It might take us two or three days to get to Mars. |
【推荐2】A group of scientists discovered a gas called phosphine on Venus (金星). That means there may be living things on the planet. This made many people start to imagine the talk between aliens and humans. Imagining himself as the life on Venus, a reporter from No. 1 Middle School wrote the following letter to people of Earth on the school newspaper.
| Attention, People of Earth! Fine. The big secret is out. Many of your finest scientists have discovered there is life tens of millions of miles away—here, on the beautiful planet of Venus. Congratulations! However, we are asking you: Please stay away. We’re serious. We are not interested. No spacecraft to Venus, no exploring tasks, no visits. If we wake up one morning and find so many of you people walking around in spacesuits, we’re going to be really sad. We don’t want to be impolite. It’s just that we’re quite surprised and unpleasant by what you’ve been going on down there. Earth is in a mess. There are too many cars running on the roads, which creates lots of traffic jams. Many people suffer from serious illnesses. Some people do great damage to the forests and rivers. What’s worse, there are even fights between countries, etc. No wonder so many of you want to leave Earth for another planet. Leave us alone. Keep right where you are. We know you’d like it here. That’s what frightens us. You’d all move to our planet at once. If we start having you all up here, pretty soon, the other aliens like Martians and Jupiterians are going to come, too. But we can’t imagine what terrible things will happen to us! Venus is not Earth. It’s not your home. We suggest Earth people ▲ . It is a practical way to save you and your future generations. God bless you! |
| A．Interested. |
| B．Unhappy. |
| C．Excited. |
| D．Surprised. |
| A．Earth people found life on Venus by spaceship. |
| B．Earth people created different problems in their own life. |
| C．Earth people fought against aliens from other planets. |
| D．Earth people want to move to Venus with other aliens. |
| A．invite more aliens to live with you |
| B．run away from your own planet quickly |
| C．improve your planet by solving the problems |
| D．come to live with Martians or Jupiterians |
| A．An alien from Mars. |
| B．A scientist from Venus. |
| C．A Venusian from Planet Venus. |
| D．A reporter from a school newspaper. |
【推荐3】Once there was a little star. She lived in space, next to her parents. She was curious and always wanted to know everything. She wanted to travel around by herself, but her parents told her that she was still too little to go alone.
One day, she saw a blue planet（行星）. It looked lovely. She went to get a better look at it. When she arrived in the blue planet, which was the Earth, everyone wanted to catch her. She was afraid and ran away quickly. She got lost soon. Then she had other experiences（经历）. She began to miss her parents. She cried for a while, but then she got an idea to help herself find her parents. She went to a very high mountain and found a big rock. Looking up at the sky, she hid（藏）behind it, then came out, then hid again.
Her parents were very worried about her. They were searching everywhere to find her. They saw her light and flew to find her quickly.
1. Why couldn’t the star’s parents let her travel alone?| A．Because she was too old. | B．Because she was too slow. |
| C．Because she was too little. | D．Because she was too quick. |
| A．好奇的 | B．淘气的 | C．糟糕的 | D．伶俐的 |
| A．The moon. | B．The Earth. | C．The Sun. | D．Mars. |
a. She cried for a while.
b. She arrived in the blue planet.
c. Everyone wanted to catch her.
d. Her parents found her quickly.
| A．abcd | B．abdc | C．bcda | D．bcad |
| A．What’s the Planet like | B．Experiences of a Little Star |
| C．How to Find Your Baby | D．Try to Leave Alone |
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made two important additions to the White House over New York City’s Chinatown in the east of Manhattan. About 150,000 people live there.
Shopping in Chinatown
You can find all kinds of Chinese things there just like you are in China: food, clothes, jewelry（珠宝）, and so on.
Chinatown has more than 200 different restaurants. You can find many Chinese foods in the city.
Sightseeing in Chinatown
You should visit the Chinatown when you are traveling in New York City.
| A．It is the largest Chinatown in the United States. |
| B．Eating in Chinatown. |
| C．On the north side of the Canal Street, there are many jewelry shops. |
| D．They are so beautiful that you can travel around in the city. |
| E．There are many things to do and many places to visit. |
| F．The foods come from all over China: Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, etc |
【推荐2】Paper is very useful. We write on it. We make books with it. We use colorful paper to make presents very pretty. Some people can also fold it to make interesting things like birds, flowers, or small works of art. But did you know paper can also be used to make toys, clothes, and even furniture?
Paper toys are made by folding paper into the shape of an animal or an object, for example, a doll or a box. Most kids love paper toys. Paper clothes are not just for dolls though. Paper can also be used to make clothes for people. In fact, dresses made from paper were quite popular in the USA during the 1960s. Today paper continues to be used to make special clothes for doctors and hospital patients as well as paper underwear for babies.
However, nobody seemed to seriously consider paper as a fashionable material to make clothes from until recently. Today, some fashion companies are making clothes from rice paper or traditional Asian kinds of paper. While the clothes made in the 1960s were meant to be thrown away, paper clothes today can be dry cleaned and worn again and again. These paper clothes are not cheap, a woman’s paper jacket for example can cost more than $200.
Paper is also being used to make furniture. There are companies around the world developing chair, shelves from paper. The paper is formed into something that looks like wooden boards which are surprisingly strong! A shelf made from paper can hold up to 45 kilograms and unlike furniture made from wood, paper furniture can easily be lifted or moved by a child.
The cost of buying shelves made from paper boards is about the same as buying wooden shelves, so the big advantage of paper furniture is not the price. Instead, the advantages are health and conservation. Most paper furniture doesn’t include or give off bad chemicals which are bad for health, while they’re often in wood furniture. Paper furniture also recycles old paper, so it can help save trees, which interests people who care about the environment.
1. The passage doesn’t mention paper clothes for ________.| A．babies | B．teachers | C．doctors | D．women |
| A．Dialogue | B．Price | C．Saving | D．convenience |
| A．News | B．Science | C．History | D．Sports |
| A．Kids Love Paper toys | B．Paper is Not Cheap | C．Things Made with Paper | D．Use Pare instead of wood |
【推荐3】Do you have any brothers or sisters? A new study shows that “only children” are more likely to become fat.
The study, reported in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, looked at 68 children aged from 5 to 7 years old. And 27% of them were “only children”. For three days, their parents and teachers wrote down what the children ate. The children’s mothers also answered questions about the family’s eating and drinking habits.
The researchers（研究人员）found that “only children” were more likely to be fat than children that had a brother or sister. They think there could be several reasons. For example, families with only one child are more likely to have sugary drinks and eat meals in front of the TV.
Dr. Natalie Muth, a researcher on child health, also says “only children” may be less active because they don’t have a brother or sister to play with. She says they may also have more food to eat.
1. The study look at children aged ________.| A．from five to six | B．from five to seven |
| C．from four to seven | D．from four to eight. |
| A．play outside | B．have some meat |
| C．eat in front of the TV | D．do more sports |
| A．活跃的 | B．调皮的 | C．懒散的 | D．合理的 |
| A．The study shows that all “only children” are fat. |
| B．The only child are less likely to have sugary drinks. |
| C．The only children may be less active. |
| D．The only children may have less food to eat. |
| A．sports | B．school | C．health | D．animals |
【推荐1】Some students think that newspapers are boring and only for adults(成年人). But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. You just need to make clear what you are looking at. “I spend(花) about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school.” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from problems at home and abroad to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, and we’ll find different kinds of articles(文章) on the pages:
News stories—These stories are about facts(事件). Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Idea writing—Idea writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers also show their own ideas about the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This kind of story often make people think.
Advertisement—Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to make us interested in their products! People have to pay money to put advertisements in newspapers!
No matter how old you are, there are always some pages you like to read.
1. What is the 15-year-old schoolboy interested in reading in newspapers?| A．International news. | B．School news. | C．Pop stars’ opinions. | D．Advertisements. |
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．should understand interesting news stories | B．should know which kind of things to read |
| C．need to look at the school news first | D．must know the contents(内容)of all the news |
| A．advertisements | B．school news | C．idea writing | D．news stories |
| A．readers can read the same news in different newspapers |
| B．newspapers have different kinds of articles for people of all ages |
| C．teenagers get interested in newspapers |
| D．why we read newspapers |
【推荐2】But ugly fruits should be loved, too. In recent years, a new crop of “ugly produce” companies have been around the U.S. These start-ups sell those ugly fruits that supermarkets refuse. And they send them right to your door.
The companies say they’re on a mission（使命）. They want to stop billions of pounds of imperfect produce（农产品）from going to waste. Think of it this way: Is a banged-up (be knocked and some places broken) banana any less tasty in a peanut butter sandwich? Why should it be thrown away?
Sounds like these companies have the right idea. They even offer deep low prices. That’s great news for customers. But not everyone is happy. Some people say these companies may be thinking only about themselves.
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Imperfect produce isn’t always wasted.
Many small farmers had already been selling imperfect produce to customers and farmers markets. Then the ugly produce companies started growing up. These companies, such as Imperfect Produce, can offer more fruits and veggies from large farms around the country. They make it harder for smaller farms to compete. So the farmers are losing money.
Also, ugly fruits and veggies already have uses. Take the food service industry for example. There, produce is sliced, diced, blended, and more. No one cares if the fruit is pretty or ugly. On farms, fruits can be fed to animals. Rotted（腐烂的）fruit is added back into soil for nutrients. And, what’s more, ugly produce companies have been charged with taking food away from the needy.
Are these start-ups causing more bad than good?
Not So Bad, After All?
What do ugly produce companies say? They are guarding themselves.
In March 2019, Imperfect Produce told people that the company doesn’t take away from the needy. It gets resources from farms only after food banks take what they want, it said. Also, the company often gives food to food banks. Put that in your food basket!
It is true that produce goes to waste in America. The Department of Agriculture has said that food waste is a big problem. In fact, about 30 to 40 percent of the country’s food is wasted.
But Imperfect Produce says both farmers and ugly produce companies can help reduce food waste. It doesn’t have to be either-or.
No matter whose side you’re on, remember this: It’s what’s on the inside that counts.
1. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?| A．Ugly produce companies are doing more good than bad. |
| B．Not everyone supports ugly produce companies’ missions. |
| C．Ugly produce companies are loved because of lower prices. |
| D．Ugly produce companies make the most use of imperfect produce. |
| A．The Ugly Truth? | B．Not So Good, Above All. |
| C．But So Bad, Really? | D．The Ugly Wasted. |
| A．It’s important for smaller farms to get more customers to make money. |
| B．Food waste is caused because supermarkets refuse ugly produce. |
| C．Ugly produce companies sell imperfect produce to prevent waste. |
| D．Customers are interested in stopping food waste and saving money. |
| A．tell ugly produce companies to give unwanted fruits and vegetables to the needy |
| B．show the reasons why there are more and more ugly produce companies |
| C．offer readers an introduction to ugly produce companies and their missions |
| D．make readers only buy food from companies that work with smaller farms |
【推荐3】Height is just one of the features (特征) your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes give you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. That means your height is genetic. But if you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.
But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
It's natural that you're wondering how fast you should grow. There's no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 5 cm a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (the time of life when you change from a child to an adult).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height you're at now. How have you been growing up to this height? What other changes may your body be going through?
Don't be surprised if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later — between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
1. What does the underlined word ''genetic'' in paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Passed down from parents. | B．Learned from friends. |
| C．Taught by teachers. | D．Exercised by yourself. |
| A．Children grows about 3 cm a year during puberty. |
| B．Doctors believe your diet and sleep decide your height. |
| C．Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are. |
| D．Boys' age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for girls'. |
| A．why you look like your parents | B．how you grow to a certain height |
| C．how the genes work in your body | D．why you grow fast during puberty |
