What is an ocean like?
Bubbles rise. Before your eyes is a world of color and beauty. There are colorful fish, coral (珊瑚), and other forms of ocean life. Its coral can be millions of years old. Its Earth’s largest environment—the ocean.
An ocean is a large body of salt water. Earth has five oceans that are all connected (连通). They cover more than 166 million square kilometers, or about one-third of the Earth. The Pacific Ocean is the largest. Millions of living things are found in Earth’s oceans. Almost all ocean life forms live in shallow (浅) waters that are 100 meters deep or less. Yet, most of the world’s oceans can be as deep as 1,500 meters or more. The bottom of the ocean is too cold and dark to support much life.
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Of all the animals in the ocean, the number of fish is the largest. Ocean animals have their own ways that help them live in their environment.
The ocean is a wild place. Animals live in a changing environment. Some small fish feed on plants, and large fish eat smaller fish. Still larger animals, such as sharks, rule the underwater animal world. So how do animals stay safe in this environment?
Some fish have special tails. Waving their bodies, they can swim quickly along the ocean floor. If a stingray (黄貂鱼) senses danger, in just a few seconds it will cover itself with some sand. Its skin is the same color as the sand. This camouflage is a way that the stingray and some other ocean animals stay safe under water.
1. What do we know about the ocean according to the passage? _________| A．Most animals live near the bottom of the ocean. |
| B．The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the Earth. |
| C．The ocean will become brighter as it gets deeper. |
| D．It is the largest home for many animals in the world. |
| A．What do ocean animals look like? |
| B．What do animals mainly live on? |
| C．How do animals live under water? |
| D．How do animals keep from danger? |
| A．Zebras run very fast to get away from large animals quickly. |
| B．Some butterflies have brown wings that just look like dry leaves. |
| C．Foxes will lie down and play dead when they meet larger animals. |
| D．Rabbits can dig and hide in many holes to keep from being caught. |
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So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit(养成习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb says, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(富裕的) and wise. "
1. Early rising are_________ than late rising people.
| A．fatter | B．thinner |
| C．healthier | D．cleverer |
| A．People can get ready for their work. |
| B．People can get fresh air. |
| C．People can learn things more quickly and better. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．easy | B．difficult |
| C．happy | D．sad |
| A．getting up early | B．going to bed early |
| C．getting up late | D．both A and B |
【推荐2】Stamps (邮票) help people keep in touch with their friends and families. They have played an important role in people’s lives for centuries now. People have a special day for stamps.October 9 is World Post Day.
Before stamps, people did not pay for the letters they sent, but instead they paid for the letters they got. The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 with a picture of Queen Victoria on it.
The earliest stamps didn’t have sticky (黏性的）backs. In the past ,people used paste(糨糊) sometimes, but usually they had to pin (钉住) or sew (缝) stamps onto letters!
Years ago sending letters used to be the most important way to communicate with other people. It seemed that everyone had stamps on hand. Although now fewer people send letters, stamp collecting is still one of the world's most popular hobbies. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections. Interestingly enough, the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps, but it is actually helping collectors find more stamps to add to their collections.
1. The first stamp was made in _______.
| A．Britain | B．China | C．America | D．Indis |
| A．sent | B．received | C．wrote | D．read |
| A．used to put the stamps into the envelopes(信封） |
| B．asked the police for help |
| C．gave the stamps to the postmen |
| D．usually had to pin or sew stamps onto the letters |
| A．Stamps help people keep in touch with friends and families. |
| B．Now everyone has stamps on hand. |
| C．There was a picture of Queen Victoria on the first stamp. |
| D．Stamp collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the world. |
| A．the history of stamps | B．the World Post Day |
| C．what the stamps are | D．how to send a letter |
When people talk to friends online, they may use emojis(表情符号) or memes(表情包) more often than words to show their feelings. Memes are more complex(复杂的) than emojis. They have words on images(图像).
Why do people like using them so much? I think there are a few reasons. With emojis and memes, we are able to show our feelings without typing(打字). It makes us chat more easily. If I want to say “I love you”, I can just send someone a “heart” emoji. Or I can send an “angry face” emoji to say “I'm very upset right now!”
Sometimes it is difficult to show feelings with words, so we can use emojis and memes to help us. For example, when you want to celebrate a victory(胜利), you can use the Success Kid meme. It's a picture of a boy with a clenched fist(紧握的拳头) and a determined(坚定的) face. It's easy to use a picture to show a thought or feeling that everyone knows.
People use these things for different reasons.
Emojis and memes are quick and easy, and almost every phone or messaging app has them.
1. Memes have according to the passage.| A．words and images | B．words | C．images | D．sounds |
| A．some emojis and memes |
| B．memes are more complex than emojis |
| C．how people use emojis and memes |
| D．why people like using emojis and memes |
means “ ”.| A．angry | B．sad | C．love | D．happy |
| A．They are quick and easy. |
| B．They can make people understand each other more easily. |
| C．People don't need to type. |
| D．They are changing every year. |
| A．Different reasons. | B．Emojis and memes. |
| C．The Success Kid meme. | D．Phones or messaging apps. |
City walk is a kind of walking activity in cities in China. It’ s different from going shopping.
It usually means a simple hanging around without specific plans.
It’ s reported that by November in 2023, city-walk vloggers (博主) on Xiaohongshu have increased by 30 times since the same period in 2022. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Oingdao are the top 5 popular cities in China for city walking.
2. The most popular city in China for city walking is Beijing.
3. 82 percent of the city walkers are women.
4. The girl aged between 16 and 18 is the most likely to be a city walker.
5. One of the main reasons for city walking is that it provides a chance for people to connect closely with the community around them.
【推荐2】With their long tusks(象牙), elephants look elegant and strong. However, this feature is the same reason why the animal is endangered. Many of them are killed for their tusks. People make elephant tusks into crafts(工艺品) and jewelry and sell them to rich people. But can these priceless body parts grow back? The answer is no. The tusks are gone forever after being removed, Live Science said.
The elephants’ tusks are actually part of their teeth. Elephants use their tusks to protect themselves, lift objects, dig for water and gather food. Nearly all African elephants and most male Asian elephants have these long teeth. About one-third of the tusk is embedded(嵌入) in the animal’s skull(头骨). The tusk has a nerve(神经) running down its center. This makes it similar to human’s teeth. Once you lose a tooth, you will never grow a new one.
But losing the tusk is not what kills them. The way of losing the tusks is what matters. Usually, people get tusks by limited killing, which means killing old and weak elephants. They also take tusks from the elephants that have died naturally. However, some healthy elephants are given some medicine. Then the animal killers cut their faces open and remove the tusks.
Actually, about 27,000 elephants are killed every year. Scientists recently found that some African elephants are born without tusks in order to live. So we’d better not buy anything that is made of tusks.
1. What can’t the elephants’ tusks do?| A．Protect themselves. | B．Lift objects. | C．Gather food. | D．Drink water. |
| A．By killing healthy elephants. | B．By limited killing. |
| C．By getting tusks from dead elephants. | D．By poisoning elephants. |
| A．How elephants lose their tusks. | B．The function of elephants’ tusks. |
| C．Different reasons for killing elephants. | D．What can tusks be made into. |
| A．Elephants’ tusks are totally different from human’s teeth. |
| B．Once the elephants’ tusks are gone, they can grow again. |
| C．Elephants’ beautiful tusks make themselves live in great danger. |
| D．All African elephants were born without tusks in order to survive. |
Do you think England teaches math in the same way as China does? The answer is yes!
In England, we have math lessons very similar to what kids have in China. During each lesson, our teacher teaches us about a new math concept first. Later, we finish a series of exercises to improve our understanding. We have a test once every term to see how much we have learned.
But things were a little different in Year 7. We didn’t do any end-of-year exams. We did something different—a math test to form “sets”. What does set mean? In each class of 26 students, only 30 percent will reach the top set. The other students will be in the medium set. To get into the top set, you need to get high scores on your math exams. With the sets, teachers can focus on a smaller group of students who are good at math. They can pay more attention to them and give them harder questions to do.
I had my math sets exam on May 17. It had two parts, A and B. For part A, we had 40 minutes. It was mainly arithmetic (算术) and questions about numbers. For part B, we had 50 minutes to answer problem-solving questions.
I got into the top set. It is true that the lessons are much harder. But I like it because it makes me more competitive (有竞争力的) .
1. In England, what is math teaching and learning like?| A．England teaches math in different ways. |
| B．Teachers don’t teach their students about math concept. |
| C．Grade 7 students in England have no end-of-year exams |
| D．English students have a math test once a year. |
| A．7 to 8 | B．12 | C．26 | D．30 |
| A．He got high scores. | B．He was in the medium set. |
| C．He got an A. | D．He got a B. |
| A．Very easy so he often gets good scores. | B．So easy that he feels bored about it. |
| C．Very hard so he doesn’t like it. | D．So difficult but he likes it. |
