It could almost be an act from a funny cartoon: A marmot (土拨鼠) jumps up with its mouth open in great surprise and stands on one foot. What was happening to the little one? A fox (狐狸) drew close silently from behind and was about to catch it!
This amazing picture, named "The Moment" was taken by Chinese photographer Yongqing Bao. It has won him the prize as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. He took the picture on a grassland in China's Qilian Mountains in early spring.
People say it's a powerful picture of both humor and horror! It includes the fun and danger of nature. For a photograph, it is quite simply the perfect moment.
In fact, Bao had watched the two animals for some time. Around an hour earlier before he caught the act, the marmot had noticed the fox. But it didn't find the fox lie low and still. Believing there was no risk of being seen, the marmot finally came out to find food. In a very short while, the fox ran forward. Thanks to his quick response (反应)，Bao was able to record nature's final match—a fight for living.
1. The fox in the photo was going to ________.
| A．run away | B．jump up |
| C．catch the marmot | D．surprise the marmot |
| A．won a great prize | B．was taken two years ago |
| C．was named "Wildlife" | D．was taken in early morning |
| A．荒诞 | B．疑惑 | C．愤怒 | D．恐惧 |
| A．patient and smart | B．clever but careless |
| C．brave and humorous | D．confident but serious |
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【推荐1】As a new school term begins, a family from Michigan, USA shares an experience that changed their lives forever in public.
Nearly 30 years ago, 6-year-old Elisha was just getting off the school bus. There was a big smile on the little girl’s face, but the next moment it was gone.
A driver failed to see the flashing (闪光) red lights and went past the school bus and hit Elisha.
Elisha was sent to hospital quickly. Unluckily, the accident left her a quadriplegic. Elisha’s family was in great pain, but soon they put their sadness behind them to make some changes. “We need to do something, we need to, as everybody may get into this terrible situation,” said Diane Kitchen, Elisha’s mom.
Turning a near death experience into something good is what the Kitchens did. At the time, there was no penalty for driving past a school bus with flashing red lights. But later, because of the Kitchens efforts (努力), a new law about school bus safety was passed — A driver must stop at least 20 feet away from school buses when their red lights are flashing, or he will get fined.
Even about 30 years later, Elisha still remembers the accident. “Every time I see a bus, I can’t stop thinking of the accident. I just don’t want what happened to me to happen to kids again,” she said.
Elisha’s family now has moved to be near the capital of Michigan. They hope that they can do more to help keep kids safe.
1. How old is Elisha now?| A．About 6. | B．About 30. | C．About 36. |
| A．The car was running too fast. |
| B．The bus was on the wrong way. |
| C．The driver didn’t see the flashing red lights. |
| A．Punishment. | B．Rule. | C．Problem. |
| A．Many car drivers were punished. |
| B．There came a law about school bus safety. |
| C．Drivers must stop when they saw a school bus. |
| A．They like to help people in danger. |
| B．They put their hearts in kids’ safety. |
| C．They still feel lonely because of the accident. |
【推荐2】Life wasn’t easy for Fan Weidong, a policeman in Jinan, Shandong, in the past few years. In 2018, the doctor said his father had Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病).
On New Year’s Day in 2019, his father didn’t come back after taking a walk. Fan looked for him everywhere with his family and friends. At around 3: 00 p.m., he found his father after receiving a call from the police station. There was blood on his father’s face. The old man was so tired that he couldn’t go on walking. He fell down and hurt himself hours ago. Fan felt sad.
Fan decided to do something to help people like his father. He planned to make some “special clothes”. It wasn’t an easy job. To better understand the real needs of those people and get first-hand information, he visited many families with members who had Alzheimer’s disease.
Since then, Fan has made many kinds of clothes like jackets and T-shirts. The clothes have tracking devices (跟踪装置) and a QR code (二维码) showing personal information. And the clothes have reflective strips (反光条) and words “AD 9·21” on the back. He gives them to people in need for free. And such clothes have helped people find their lost loved ones.
1. Why was life difficult for Fan in the past few years?| A．Because his father was badly sick. | B．Because he was in poor health. |
| C．Because he was very busy with work. | D．Because he couldn’t become a policeman. |
| A．Fan’s father walked out. | B．Fan didn’t come home. |
| C．Fan’s friend was hurt. | D．Fan’s father got lost. |
| A．By making special clothes. | B．By helping look after them. |
| C．By visiting their families in person. | D．By giving away money. |
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That night, July 11, 2022, Nick Bostic was driving down the streets of Lafayette, Indiana, when he found a two-story house was on fire.
Flames (火焰) were climbing up the front porch. Without pausing for a moment to think about the danger, Bostic stopped his car and ran from the back door into the burning building, which belongs to the Barrett family.
Bostic had just started climbing the stairs when he looked up and saw four faces appear from a room at the top of the stairs and look down at him, their eyes wide. “Your house is on fire, you need to go!” Bostic yelled.
Bostic hurried the four girls into the fresh air. “Anybody else in there?” Bostic asked.
“Kaylani is in there! We can’t find her!” Seionna, the eldest of the girls, screamed referring to her six-year-old sister. Without hesitating, Bostic ran back inside.
By now, the whole side of the house was in flames. Bostic went upstairs. He searched every bedroom. No kid. The smoke was thick now. He lifted his T-shirt, trying to cover his mouth and nose when he heard the sound of crying, from the dark smoke below.
Bostic felt about in the blackness and heat, moving downstairs toward the sound. Then suddenly Kaylani was in front of him. Bostic quickly lifted the girl into his arms. Where is the front door?! Bostic remembered seeing a window on the side of the house where the fire hadn’t reached.
Bostic climbed back up, made it to the room and broke the glass, Kaylani still in his arms.
Bostic and Kaylani looked down at the open grassy space. The girl said, “
” He was thinking the exact same thing.
But they had little choice. The flames were inching ever closer. Holding Kaylani tightly in one arm, Bostic ran forward and threw himself out of the window. He managed to land on the other shoulder. Kaylani was almost unhurt.
Days passed. Bostic woke up from first-degree burns to his leg and arm, He felt like he’d just done what anyone would have done in that situation. But outside the hospital, the story of Nick Bostic was already spreading. He was a hero—the pizza man who had run into a burning building not once, but twice.
1. What does the underlined word “hesitating” mean in Paragraph 5?| A．交谈 | B．犹豫 | C．埋怨 | D．期待 |
a. Bostic looked for the door with Kaylani in his arms.
b. Bostic led the four girls out into the fresh air.
c. Bostic went upstairs to search every bedroom for Kaylani.
d. Bostic jumped out of the window holding Kaylani tightly in one arm.
e. Bostic followed the sound of crying to the dark smoke below.
| A．cbade | B．bcead | C．ceabd | D．baedc |
| A．I want my sisters! |
| B．Wow, we’ll be heroes! |
| C．I can’t thank you too much. |
| D．I don’t want to jump out the window. |
| A．when Kaylani was found |
| B．how brave Kaylani and Bostic were |
| C．what the two-story house on fire was like |
| D．how the hero saved Kaylani at the very moment |
【推荐1】Big as the World is, Home is Where We Go Back (《世界再大，也要回家》) is a group of hand-drawn comics by a college student. It shows us parents’ deep love when their daughter is at home and away.
When you were away from home, your parents would eat simple and vegetarian, three meals a day…and every day when you were at home, they would prepare a whole table of food for you.
When you were away from home, your parents would mention you to others from time to time…and when you were at home, they would complain about you a lot.
When you were away from home, you were the competent and independent self…while you were at home, you would be a little girl who always needed to be taken care of.
But one day, you happen to find it hard for your parents to do things they used to be able to. Their memory and their hearing are getting worse and worse. You are going faster and faster without knowing that they are walking slower and slower-they are growing old. When you finally understand it is time to repay your parents, could there be enough time left? So, go home before it is too late! Show your love by spending more time with your parents.
1. What would parents do when their daughter was at home?| A．They would complain about her laziness to friends. |
| B．They would prepare just one dish and let her eat first. |
| C．They would talk much about her weakness. |
| D．They would get her up when she wants to sleep late. |
| A．能干的 | B．自信的 | C．强势的 | D．有经验的 |
| A．Eating simple and vegetarian is good for our health. |
| B．The daughter in the comic didn’t listen to her father. |
| C．There isn’t enough time to repay parents, so don’t go home late. |
| D．Being with your parents is the longest confession of love to parents. |
【推荐2】When I was a child, I loved to watch cartoons. I still do. My favourite is Tom and Jerry. It’s funny. There are some cartoons that they do not show on TV any more. I miss them.
Hawk
I don’t like cartoons, even when I was a kid. They are really boring. I don’t like the music, the characters and their unnatural (不自然的) voices. I still think it’s a waste (浪费) of time. Most of my free time, I’m on my computer playing games.
Daniel
My daughter Josie loves cartoons. She is good at drawing, and she even draws her own cartoon characters. I watch cartoons sometimes with her. Some of them are interesting like SpongeBob SquarePants and Courage the Cowardly Dog. Then there are some that are quite strange like Invader Zim.
Mary
Cartoons are great because you don’t need to think. It’s not like the movies such as The Da Vinci Code and Inception where you always want to ask “What’s happening?” My favourite cartoon is SpongeBob SquarePants.
Frank
1. Who likes Tom and Jerry?| A．Frank. | B．Hawk. | C．Mary. |
| A．draw pictures | B．watch movies | C．play computer games |
| A．Strange. | B．Noisy. | C．Exciting. |
| A．the music in them is great | B．they make him feel young | C．they are easy to understand |
| A．They both have a daughter. |
| B．They both like SpongeBob SquarePants. |
| C．They both dislike The Da Vinci Code. |
【推荐3】Where do you paint? Maybe you can paint on paper, on a piece of cloth and even on the wall. But have you ever thought of creating pictures in the fields? In Anhui, every year farmers plant different kinds and colours of rice to “make” pictures in the fields. This is rice paddy art (稻田画).
Some villages were trying to do something to help the farmers make more money. They needed a way to attract tourists and then the rice field art came into being. During the first few years, the farmers created simple pictures. Later they were able to make more complex (复杂的) ones.
Every April, the villagers meet and decide what to plant for the year. Before planting, farmers make the pictures on computers to work out where and how to plant the rice. After that, farmers plant different kinds of rice in different areas of fields. When rice grows tall, different colors will come out in the fields.
Now, the countryside in Anhui has become one of the most popular places of interest for both the young and old. So what are you waiting for? Just bring your camera, come and enjoy the beauty of nature for yourself!
1. Where do people make rice paddy art?| A．On paper. | B．In the fields. | C．On the wall. | D．On a piece of cloth. |
| A．To help farmers make money. | B．To help farmers grow more rice. |
| C．To help artists learn about art. | D．To help villages become clean. |
| A．The advantages of rice paddy art. | B．The problems of rice paddy art. |
| C．The colors of rice paddy art. | D．The steps of creating rice paddy art. |
English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.
There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.
What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What’s the first language of sports and science？
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Russian | D．French |
| A．English is spoken by the most people |
| B．Chinese is spoken by the most people |
| C．English is spoken in most parts of the world |
| D．Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world. |
| A．Russian | B．Spanish | C．French | D．Arabic |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．Different countries, different languages |
| B．The importance of English |
| C．The number of languages in the world |
| D．Languages used in the United Nations |
【推荐2】If one day you could travel to the moon, what would you bring with you? NASA’s new “lunar backpack” may be a good choice.
NASA has developed a “lunar backpack” for future astronauts on the moon. The backpack could give astronauts the ability to create a 3D map of the surface of the moon, according to the Daily Mail.
Remote sensing in the backpack uses light detection（检测）and ranging laser (测距激光) light to measure range. It makes use of an innovative type of scanner to provide the range of millions of measurement points per second. These measurement points instantly create a real-time navigation system, delivering a 3D high-resolution map of the surrounding terrain (地形), according to NASA.
The backpack will ensure the safety of astronauts and rover (探测器) vehicles in the GPS-denied environment of the moon. It can identify distances to far-off landmarks and show explorers in real time how far they’ve come and how far is left to go to reach their destination, Michael Zanetti, project lead of the backpack, said in a statement.
1. What can NASA’s new lunar backpack help astronauts do?| A．Travel to the moon faster. |
| B．Create a map of the moon’s surface. |
| C．Provide a place for astronauts to live. |
| D．Give astronauts energy for walking on the moon. |
| A．Why NASA developed such a backpack. |
| B．What astronauts do on the moon. |
| C．How astronauts use 3D maps. |
| D．How the lunar backpack works. |
| A．working on the moon is safer than on Earth |
| B．building landmarks on the moon is important |
| C．the lunar backpack works like a GPS on the moon |
| D．it’s hard to communicate with astronauts on the moon in real time |
| A．Being safe on the moon |
| B．Traveling in space without a map |
| C．Great lunar invention for astronauts |
| D．NASA’s new mission on the moon |
【推荐3】Is that our dress ringing? It could be if you’re wearing an M-dress. It is a special dress that can work as a phone. You can use your M-dress to call your friends. Isn’t it amazing? Do you know who made it? Well... a company （公司）named Cute Circuit in the UK made this kind of dress.
Many people are studying clothes technology. Jane McCann is one of them. She predicts that clothes will have all kinds of functions（功能）in the next 10 years. Many clothes companies began to make their clothes with special functions a few years ago. A famous clothes designer（设计师）, Angel Chang, works in New York. She made some beautiful clothes that could change colors.
Your clothes might change shapes according to your own size. They might help you find your way. They might tell you whether you are fit or not. They could tell you where someone is asking you to meet him or her, or tell you what’s on at a movie theater.
You might want your clothes to play music. It could be possible in the future.
1. Cute Circuit is ________.| A．a kind of dress | B．a designer | C．a company | D．a kind of technology |
| A．likes fashion clothes | B．is studying clothes technology |
| C．is a teacher | D．is good at designing clothes |
| A．Telling you who is near you. | B．Changing shapes. |
| C．Playing music. | D．Showing ways to places. |
| A．famous clothes designers | B．clothes in the future |
| C．predictions about the future | D．clothes companies |
The tourists thought that the baby bison looked cold. They put it in their car and drove to a park ranger (管理员) station.
A ranger described the action of the tourists as a “dangerous move” because adult bisons can look after their babies very well and they will attack (攻击) to protect their young.
Park rangers took the animal from the car and set it free. But, sadly, the baby was refused by its family because it had the smell from humans.
Yellowstone National Park explained on Facebook that the smell from people can cause parent animals to refuse to accept their young. The park tried again and again to make the baby bison lives with its parents. After several times they had to give up.
Many people expressed anger at both the tourists and the park.
The park said that they did not have the ability to care for a young bison. They also said that it is “not the task of the park to save animals”.
The tourists were fined (罚款) $110 for touching park wildlife. Park rules say that visitors to Yellowstone should stay at least 22 meters away from all wildlife, and at least 90 meters away from bears and wolves.
One ranger said that Yellowstone recently added many safety signs that say staying near the wildlife there is dangerous to humans and animals as well. Those signs are written in English and other languages.
1. The tourists took the baby bison to a park ranger station because they thought it looked ______.
| A．sad | B．hungry | C．happy | D．cold |
| A．the tourists drove in a wrong way |
| B．adult bisons would attack the tourists |
| C．adult bisons couldn’t look after their baby well |
| D．the tourists would make the baby bison sick |
| A．The park refused to send the baby bison back. |
| B．The visitors saved the baby bison. |
| C．Many people are angry at the bison family. |
| D．The smell from humans may bring trouble to bisons. |
| A．we must keep away from any wild animal |
| B．we should care about wild animals in a right way |
| C．we’ll be fined if we save a bison in the park |
| D．we’d better write safety signs in many languages |
Hangzhou, together with five other cities in Zhejiang, hosted the 19th Asian Games from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. The Games was very “smart” with the use of many exciting technologies. Let’s have a look!
What if there was an accident during the game and the players needed first aid? Drones (无人机) could be used to send things over. Using a drone saves about 60 percent of the time. Medicine, blood and other things needed for first aid can be sent to people quickly.
Every dish at the Asian Games should be safe and healthy. In the kitchen of the athletes’ village in Hangzhou, there was a special system (系统) that could tell people’s faces. If a “stranger” went into the kitchen, an alarm would go off to let people know. The managers of the kitchen would also get messages on their phones. There is also a system to keep an eye on the temperature of the fridge.
Say that you were in Hangzhou and would watch one of the games. It would be sad if you couldn’t find your way. AR (增强现实技术) was here to help you. There is a mini program called the Hangzhou Asian Games AR service. You could turn on your phone’s camera and it would see where you were and then showed you the way.
1. The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou lasted for seven days.2. The “Drones” could be used to send people quickly in this passage.
3. The alarm in the kitchen can receive food messages from athletes.
4. The AR service can help out people who are lost to find their ways.
5. The passage is mainly about how technology works in 19th Asian Games Hangzhou.
【推荐3】Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes？Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime. But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers（同龄人）.
The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training，children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons.
The researchers made the children aged between 4 and 6 into two groups-one group of children took music lessons outside school, and the other didn't take any musical training. In one year, they took four tests in different times. The results showed brain development changes at least every four months.
The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways, such as reading, writing, math and IQ.
People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart. Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories. We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music.
1. Music can help you to improve your memories.2. After two years of musical training, children did better on a memory test.
3. The researchers made one group of the children aged 4～6 take music lessons for a year.
4. The Canadian study showed that brain development changes at least every four months.
5. According to the last paragraph, most people think music can make us confident.
