Every four years, in a different country around the world, there is a big sports competition(比赛). It is like the Olympics but only for one sport--football. It is the FIFA World Cup.
The first World Cup was held(举行) in Uruguay in 1930. In the final game Uruguay beat Argentina and became the first World Cup winner. Thirteen countries played in the first World Cup. Now there are 32 countries in the competition.
The first time people saw the World Cup on TV was in 1954 when Switzerland held the competition. Now there are 32 countries in the competition. Now about 3 billion people all over the world watch the World Cup on TV! Until 2002 the World Cup was always in a European or an American country. South Korea and Japan held the first Asian World Cup. The first African World Cup was in 2010 in South Africa.
Brazil is the most successful World Cup team. They are the only team that have played in every tournament（锦标赛）. So far they have won it five times. Germany and Italy have both won four times. Argentina and Uruguay have won twice. England, France and Spain just once.
1. What does the underlined（划线的）word“it”refer to?| A．The Olympics. | B．The Asian World Cup. | C．The World Cup. | D．African World Cup. |
| A．The history of the FIFA World Cup. |
| B．How to play football. |
| C．The successful World Cup teams. |
| D．The First World Cup winner. |
| A．Brazil was the winner in the 2014 World Cup. |
| B．The World Cup has never taken place in Asia. |
| C．No Asian country has ever won the World Cup. |
| D．There were more than one country that have played in every tournament. |
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The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games were more than a sporting event.
In events like freestyle skiing and ski jumping, the direction and speed of the wind can have a great influence on an athlete’s performance. Some events only last a few seconds and the wind is changing all the time. A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院) developed a system to measure wind.
During the speed skating race, athletes can reach speeds of up to 18 meters per second. To catch every exciting moment of the competition, we have used Lie Bao for the event. Lie Bao is a 4K high-definition (高清) camera system developed by China Media (媒体的) Group.
| A．The system uses AI technology. |
| B．They were also a show for science and technology. |
| C．It was the first gold medal in the 15-kilometre race. |
| D．The secret is a new ice-making technology. |
| E．It can record speeds of up to 25 meters per second. |
| F．It was the same city, which hosted the 2008 Games. |
| G．That keeps the ice a flat surface and it is easier to skate on. |
【推荐2】The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China, for it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games（亚运会）in Hangzhou.
On August 6th, 2018, the official emblem（会徽）for the Hangzhou Asian Games came out. The city won the hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi-sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China.
The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event hosted by China. To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and stadiums（体育馆）, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Centre and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements. Since then, China has improved its global image.
For the upcoming 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues. The themes for the Hangzhou Asian Games are“ green, smart, economical（节俭）and civilized（文明）”. All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly.
1. Which city will host the 2022 Asian Games?| A．Shanghai | B．Beijing | C．Guangzhou | D．Hangzhou |
| A．hosted the Beijing and Guangzhou Asian Games |
| B．had two cities for the international sports events |
| C．won the hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games |
| D．told people the emblem for the 2022 Asian Games |
| A．China held it in 1951 for the first time. |
| B．Beijing built lots of roads and stadiums for it. |
| C．It helped the world know China better. |
| D．It was China's first large international sports event. |
| A．Hangzhou is the best place to hold the Asian Games. |
| B．A large number of tourists will visit Hangzhou in 2022. |
| C．More and more people will live and work in Hangzhou. |
| D．The 2022 Asian Games will care a lot about the environment. |
| A．How to prepare for the 2022 Asian Games. |
| B．The history of the Asian Games in China. |
| C．Why China wants to host the Asian Games. |
| D．How to design the Asian Games emblem. |
【推荐3】What’s the most popular Winter Olympics design with kids and teenagers? It must be the mascot（吉祥物）. Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in an ice shell, was chosen as the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in 2019. Now it has been made into fluffy（毛绒绒的）toys and plastic（塑料的）models, as well as printed on notebooks, badges（徽章）and bags.
“The International Olympic Committee has found that successful mascots had to be cuddly（令人想拥抱的）and liked by 9-year-old children,” said Cao Xue, the chief（首席）designer of Bing Dwen Dwen. “And I knew Bing Dwen Dwen would be.” Cao’s team was from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. They once made three designs, and Cao asked his 9-year-old son to choose his favorite. “At his first glance（一瞥）, he chose Bing Dwen Dwen which was the final mascot,” Cao noted. According to Cao, Bing Dwen Dwen was chosen from 5,816 designs from 38 countries and regions（地区）. The idea first came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu—the syrup（糖浆）coat later turned into the ice shell in his design. However a simple snack cannot stand for（代表）a country by itself. Cao’s team then tried many plants and animals, finally going with a panda. “What can better stand for China than our national treasure（宝藏）?” said Cao, “We don’t need to explain anything to have it understood across different cultures.”
They faced a problem, though, there were already too many cartoon pandas. Cao’s team looked at panda designs from around the world. They wanted to make sure their panda was different. For this reason, Cao decide it should be a baby panda. This is how they got Bing Dwen Dwen’s body shape. Its body has the same length（长度）as its head.
Bing Dwen Dwen wears a full-body “shell” made of ice. It looks like an astronaut in a space suit, showing a perfect blend（混合）of winter sports and modern technology. Bing Dwen Dwen waves（挥舞）its left hand to say hello. It has two red hearts on its palms（手掌）, showing kindness and love. A series of colored floating lines around its head look like the tracks on an ice rink（冰场）. They refer to “Ice Ribbon（冰丝带）”—stand for Beijing’s National Speed Skating. The colorful lines also refer to fast 5G signals.
1. What is Bing Dwen Dwen?| A．A toy popular with children. |
| B．An adult panda. |
| C．A mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. |
| D．A 9-year-old toy panda. |
| A．Its helmet（头盔） |
| B．bingtanghulu—the syrup（糖浆）coat |
| C．national treasure |
| D．an ice rink（冰场） |
| A．Only because Cao’s 9-year-old son likes it. |
| B．No other animals can stand for China than pandas. |
| C．Bing Dwen Dwen is different from other cartoon pandas. |
| D．Bing Dwen Dwen is a mascot that make people want to be cuddly（令人想拥抱的）and liked by 9-year-old children. |
| A．How did Cao Xue design Bing Dwen Dwen? |
| B．The introduction of Bing Dwen Dwen. |
| C．The introduction of Cao Xue and the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. |
| D．The achievement of Cao Xue and his team. |
【推荐1】China has unveiled ambitious plans to drastically reduce single-use plastics by 2025. China's National Development and Reform Commission is fast-tracking a number of measures designed to slash the production and use of plastics over the next five years. It announced that by the end of 2020, non-biodegradable plastic bags will be banned in supermarkets and shopping malls in major cities. The ban will also apply to food delivery services, which use vast amounts of the plastics. Single-use plastic straws and cutlery used by food takeaway services will be banned nationwide by the end of this year. China will encourage the use of alternative materials such as non-plastic products and biodegradable shopping bags.
Single-use plastics are one of the world's biggest sources of plastic pollution. They have become a ubiquitous part of daily life and a part of our throwaway culture. The Chinese authorities set a goal of reducing the "intensity of consumption" in order to reverse our reliance on single-use plastics. Previous regulations to curb plastic use, in 2008, led to an estimated cut in plastic bag production of 67 billion bags. The United Nations said it is urgent that all countries adopt policies similar to those China is introducing. It said: "We are already unable to cope with the amount of plastic waste we generate, unless we rethink the way we manufacture, use and manage plastics."
1. When will non-biodegradable plastic bags be banned in supermarket?| A．Around mid-to-late 2025. | B．By the end of 2020. | C．By late of 2021. |
| A．The Internet. | B．Biodegradable shopping bags. | C．Their feet. |
| A．An ancient culture. | B．A pop culture. | C．A throwaway culture. |
| A．Bamboo products | B．Laws to end the use of oil | C．Policies similar to China's |
| A．Global warming | B．The amount of plastic we produce | C．Our throwaway cult |
【推荐2】Today’s mobile phones are like small computers. This made the result of losing the phone worse than before. They contain (包含) important information about your life, your family, your friends and your money. If you lose your smartphone, you are leaving your life story open for other people to read.
What exactly happens when someone loses their mobile? IT company Symantec recently did an experiment to find out. They put some information on 50 smartphones and left them at different places in five big cities. They put in a special program to follow the actions of the finders of the phones.
The results of the experiment were quite frightening. 48 of the people who found the phones turned them on and tried to open at least one of the apps on the phone. 36 of these people looked at the photos, and 30 of them logged on （注册）to social media or email accounts. But the scariest thing of all was that 21 finders opened the owner’s online banking app.
The experiment shows how important it is to look after your mobile phone. You should always know where it is. When you’re out, keep it in your hand, in your pocket or in your bag, and if you give it to someone, watch it until you get it back. Never leave your smartphone on a table or on the corner of a shop—it is very easy to forget that you put it there.
What should you do if you lose your phone? The finders in the experiment took between one and ten hours to open the “lost” smartphones, so you have to change your social media and banking password（密码）as soon as possible. And then, sit back and wait to see if someone returns your phone. Remember that there is a 50% chance of that happening!
1. Why is it worse to lose your mobile phone today?| A．Because people are more dishonest. |
| B．Because phones have more information on them. |
| C．Because phones are more expensive. |
| D．Because people often download books onto phones. |
| A．Read emails sent to the owner. | B．Find out how much money the owner had. |
| C．Look at the owners’ photos. | D．Open at least one of the apps on the phone. |
| A．Don’t give your phone to other people. | B．Leave your phone at home when you go out. |
| C．Keep your smartphone in a safe place. | D．Try to remember what your phone number is. |
| A．The dangers of losing a smartphone. | B．The importance of having a smartphone. |
| C．The safest place to put your phone. | D．An experiment by some computer experts. |
【推荐3】①Should we eat more meat or more vegetarian food (素食)? A recent study shows that there are more vegetarians (素食主义者). People become vegetarians for different reasons. Some choose a vegetarian diet because they believe killing animals is wrong. People who care about their health see it as a good way to keep fit and lower their risk of many illnesses. Lately, more people are having vegetables instead of meat because being vegetarians plays an important role in protecting the environment.
②For further research, researchers from China gave a report about the influence of eating behavior on the environment. It showed that meat consumption is one of the main ways that humans can harm the environment, second only to the use of cars. But how can changing our diets make a difference? We can compare the amount of water needed to produce meat and crops (农作物). For example, we need almost 20,000 liters (升) of water to produce a kilo of beef, but only about 150 liters of water are needed to produce a kilo of crops. It’s clear that we can make better use of land and water if we produce crops instead of meat.
③Feeding animals for food also leads to the rise of global temperatures. Animals such as cows, pigs and sheep give out a lot of greenhouse gas (温室气体).
④There are more and more people who support being vegetarians. For example, schools across many parts of the world hold “Meat Free Mondays” to show how easy it is to eat less meat. Some people go one step further and eat vegetables only all the time. Just being a vegetarian for one day a week or just eating less meat can go a long way.
1. What are the reasons for people becoming vegetarians?①It helps protect the environment.
②It can keep people fit and healthy.
③It can make people feed more animals.
④Some people believe killing animals is wrong.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ |
| A．消耗 | B．研究 | C．节省 |
A． | B． | C． |
【推荐1】Michael was a blacksmith(铁匠). He worked all day in his shop. His neighbor Mr. Smith was hard-working and rich, but his son Jason did nothing every day. Every day he came to Michael’s shop and for hours and hours he would watch how Michael worked.
“Young man, why don't you try your hand at learning how to make shoe tacks(鞋钉), even if it is only to pass the time?” said Michael. “Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. After a little practice he found that he had a gift for it and soon he made some of the finest tacks.
Many years later, Mr. Smith died and Jason lost everything because of a war. He had to leave home and go to another country. There were lots of shoe makers in the new village where he lived. They were paying a lot of money for tacks of their shoes, but they were not always able to get what they wanted.
For a long time, Jason found it difficult to have his daily bread in the village. One day, he remembered that once upon a time he learned the art of making tacks. Then he had the idea of making a bargain(交易) with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help him set up a shop. The shoemakers were very glad about the offer. And soon Jason found that he was making the finest tacks in the village.
“It's amazing,” he said. “Even making tacks can bring a rich life. My trade is more useful to me than all the wealth I had before.
1. Michael suggested Jason_____ when he watched how Michael worked for hours and hours.| A．learn to make shoe tacks | B．move to another country |
| C．work at his shop | D．help his father |
| A．Jason lost his father in a war. | B．Jason had the talent in making shoe tacks. |
| C．Jason was interested in making shoes. | D．Jason was hard-working when he was young. |
| A．he could find a job easily | B．there were lots of blacksmiths |
| C．there weren't enough fine shoe tacks | D．he couldn't buy a pair of comfortable shoes |
| A．His father. | B．Michael. | C．His friends. | D．Some shoemakers. |
| A．Practice makes perfect. | B．How a lazy boy became famous. |
| C．The importance of working hard. | D．A boy’s rich life. |
I am sorry to hear that you don’t feel happy these days, because there are too many family rules at your home. In fact, there are also a lot of rules at my home and there are also lots of things I have to do. I can't go out on school nights, just like you. My father says I have to finish my homework first after getting home every school day. After dinner, I have to play the piano. I don't need to practice it on Tuesday and Friday nights. Because I must have dancing lessons on Tuesday and art lessons on Friday. It takes me an hour to practice playing it every time. After that, I have to spend twenty or thirty minutes reading a book. I have to go to bed before ten o'clock. I can't relax myself on weekends either. Because I have some extracurricular(课外的) classes, such as math and English. I can only go out with my friends on Saturday night, but I have to come back before a quarter to nine. But think about it, Amy. Parents make these rules to help us to be better. Maybe we will be more successful in the future because our parents are strict and we should be thankful to them. If you still feel bad, why not have a talk with either your mother or your father? I hope everything will be OK with you.
Yours,
Lisa
1. How long does it take Lisa to practice playing the piano every time?| A．Sixty minutes. | B．Thirty minutes. |
| C．Three hundred minutes. | D．Six hundred minutes. |
| A．After 22:15. | B．Before 20:45. |
| C．After 21: 15. | D．Before 21:45. |
| A．She has to practice the piano. | B．She has to have dancing lessons. |
| C．She has to do exercise. | D．she has to take art lessons. |
| A．Amy doesn't feel happy because she fights with her best friends. |
| B．Lisa can do anything she likes every school day. |
| C．Lisa thinks her parents are too strict with her so she isn’t happy. |
| D．It takes Lisa twenty minutes or half an hour to read a book every night. |
| Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen The bookshop lies in the centre of Maastricht, the Netherlands. There are three floors in it. It was once a church(教堂)in the 13th century. Your can enjoy the great view of the church when you read books there. |
| Saraiva The bookstore is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has four floors. You can see a lot of books put in the shape of the rainbow. Under the books, there are seats for visitors to do their reading. |
| Cook & Book The bookshop is in Brussels, Belgium. People can enjoy food and books at the same time there. |
| Fang Suo Commune The bookshop is in Chengdu, China. Chu Chi-Kang designed the shop. He comes from Taiwan. He had the idea from the lice of a Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk(和尚). |
| Shakespeare and Co. The shop is in Paris, France. It is a 17th-century building. George Whiteman opened it in 1951. |
1. How many bookshops does the passage talk about?
| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. |
| B．Saraiva. |
| C．Fang Suo Commune. |
| D．Shakespeare and Co.. |
| A．listen to music |
| B．put the books in the shape of the rainbow |
| C．enjoy something delicious |
| D．talk with a Buddhist monk |
| A．This passage asks us to buy books in the bookshops. |
| B．Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen has four floors. |
| C．Saraiva has no seats for readers to sit and read. |
| D．A designer from Taiwan designed Fang Suo Commune. |
| Dear Mr. Wise, I’m a slow student. Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do? Li Lei | |
| Dear Li Lei, Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy. But, as an adult, he made many inventions that helped a lot of people. When I was at young age, I didn’t do well at school. I just kept working hard, and at last, I succeed. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better. Mr. Wise | |
1. Li Lei feels worried because ______________.
| A．he doesn’t like going to school |
| B．he is not as good as most of his classmates |
| C．his father doesn’t like him |
| D．he doesn’t want to work hard |
| A．ask for some help |
| B．find a pen pal |
| C．tell his father his problem |
| D．let all his classmates know it |
| A．Tomorrow is the weekend |
| B．One can get good friends tomorrow |
| C．Tomorrow is the same as today |
| D．There are a lot of hopes in our lives |
【推荐2】It was a fine spring day with beautiful flowers in the park. A young man arrived early and waited for his girlfriend under a big tree. But he was so short-tempered(脾气暴躁的) that he wasn't in the mood to enjoy the view.
Suddenly, an angel appeared. “Put this button(纽扣) onto your clothes. If you don't want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can skip over any time period if you want to. "
The man happily held the button and turned it softly. Oh! How amazing! His girlfriend appeared before him and was gently smiling to him! How I wish our wedding ceremony could be held now ! He turned the button once again. A great wedding appeared in front of him, the beautiful bride was standing next to him and the band was playing cheerful music. He lost himself in it deeply.
The desires in his heart kept coming out : I also want a big house with a garden in the front. He turned the button. Then he wished for children. All of a sudden, a group of lovely children were playing happily in the huge living room. Again, he jumped at the chance to turn the button to the right.
How time flew. Before he could see beautiful flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in deep snow. Looking at himself again, he found his hair was totally white. He had already become so old.
He felt so sad. He would rather enjoy life step by step than watch it go by in such a hurry. He quickly turned the button to the left. Once again, he was waiting for his lovely girlfriend under that big tree.
1. Which of the following word can best describe the young man?| A．Handsome. | B．Kind. | C．Smart. | D．Impatient. |
| A．Spend. | B．Pass. | C．Wait. | D．Save. |
| A．You can have lots of fun waiting for others. |
| B．The more you expect, the sadder you will be. |
| C．Time flies and we should learn to hurry to do things. |
| D．Let nature take its course, and enjoy your life journey. |
According to the Sleep Council, "junk sleep" could compete with eating unhealthy junk food as a main worrying lifestyle for parents of teenage children.
Among the l, 000 students aged 12 to 16 who were tested in the survey, 30 percent just slept for 4 to 7 hours a day. Almost a quarter said they fell asleep, more than once a week, while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic gadgets.
"This is a quite worrying trend（潮流）”， said Dr Chris Idzikowski of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre. "What we are seeing is the appearance of terrible junk sleep - sleep that is of neither the length（长度） nor the quality it should be."
Nearly each of the teenagers had a phone, music system or TV in his or her bedroom, with around two-thirds owning all three. Almost one in five of the teenage boys said the quality of their sleep had been influenced by leaving their TVs or computers on. The survey also found that 40 percent of youngsters felt tired each day, with girls aged 15 to 16 feeling the worst.
"Teenagers need to wake up to the fact that to perform（表现） well. They need to do something about their sleep. I'm shocked（震惊） that so few teenagers have noticed
1. Among the students tested in the survey, about_______ of them fell asleep while using their electronic gadgets.
| A．200 | B．250 | C．300 | D．400 |
| A．A long sleep of good quality. |
| B．A short but good sleep. |
| C．A sleep with many dreams. |
| D．A short sleep of low quality. |
| A．hard work and good performance |
| B．good feelings and good performance |
| C．good sleep and good performance |
| D．good sleep and good looks |
