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Jerry is a world-famous mountain climber. He has climbed many high mountains in the world. Starting in 2015, he and his friends spent two years on an adventure in South America, covering 7,800 miles. He was even named “Adventure of the Year” by a famous geography magazine in 2018.

Although Jerry had achieved great success, he didn’t feel fulfilled. He asked himself, “Is it enough to climb the highest mountains? Am I doing something helpful? How can I turn my adventures into something that can help the world?”

Jerry learned that scientists need plants, rocks and water samples (样本) from the places far away to do research. But scientists can’t get there themselves as such places are hard to reach—only the bravest adventurers can make it. Jerry thought he could do something to help. He then came up with an idea. He set up a team of top adventurers to collect samples for scientists. By studying the samples, scientists could know more about the earth and find ways to protect it.

Recently Jerry and his adventure friends have discovered a special plant life of Mountain Qomolangma. The samples they brought back have helped scientists to know how plants live in extreme (极端的) conditions. For Jerry, this kind of adventure is most satisfying. “Such adventures had made us see life in a different way. Now, being the best climber isn’t important for me. What matters is doing something helpful while climbing the mountains. There is still much more we can do.” Jerry said to a newspaper.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．A geography magazine.

B．High mountains.

C．Jerry’s friends.

D．Jerry’s achievements.

2. What does the underlined word “fulfilled” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Satisfied.

B．Worried.

C．Lonely.

D．Patient.

3. Why did Jerry set a team of top adventurers?

A．To train scientists.

B．To make friends.

C．To help scientists.

D．To study plants.

2 . Our family went to the Yellow Stone National Park last summer vacation. Our son, Tom, wanted to see bears there. And what an experience it was!

After we got there, we put up our tent and began to travel around. As we returned, we heard our daughter Susie cry out. And then we saw a bear go into our camp.

Tom wanted his father to chase (驱赶) him away. His father said, “No, it’s dangerous to chase a bear. And don’t let him chase you.” Susie said, “What should we do? Maybe we should climb a tree.” Tom said, “No, we have to get him out of there. He might go to sleep in our tent.” “Maybe we could make him leave if we put some honey outside for him to eat.” Susie suggested. Then I said, “How are you going to get the honey? It’s in the tent.”

We watched the bear go into the tent and heard him turn everything upside down. “It’ll be foolish of us to try to chase him away,” said my husband. “Leave him alone and wait for him to come out.” We waited, but the bear stayed inside. We had to sleep in the car that night.

1. The family went to a ______ last summer vacation.

A．zoo

B．park

C．river

D．beach

2. Tom wanted his father to ______.

A．run away from their camp	B．give the bear food
C．keep the bear in their camp	D．chase the bear away

3. What did they do after they saw the bear?

A．They climbed up a tall tree.	B．They made friends with the bear.
C．They did nothing but wait.	D．They gave the bear some honey.

3 . Playing on the island on a hot summer day is a really unforgettable experience. Last summer I went to an island for our summer vacation with my family. There were so many fun and interesting things to do on the island, but my favorite was fishing. Every day, my mom, my dad, my younger brother Dave and I went to the beach. We took our little fishing boat with us. Mom didn’t like fishing, so she stayed on the beach and read a book.

One morning, while we were fishing, we heard a loud noise. “What was that?” I asked. “Oh, don’t worry, Joe. It might be a turtle (海龟) swimming under the boat,” said Dad, Dave and I looked around the boat, but we couldn’t see anything. Then we heard a different noise. “Look, Dad, there it is!” shouted Dave. It was a sea turtle and it couldn’t swim well. “Let’s go closer and see what’s wrong with it” Dad said.

When we got closer, we saw that there was a piece of plastic around the turtle’s legs. “Let’s help it,” I said. So Dad jumped into the water, swam to the turtle and brought it back to the boat. “There you go, little turtle; now you can swim to your family,” Dad said as he cut the plastic off. Then Dave and I put it back in the water. “I know! We should make a sign about not throwing rubbish into the sea, and put it in the sand on the beach,” I said, “If we don’t do anything to stop sea pollution, these sea animals will die.”

1. Which was Joe’s favourite activity on the island?

A．Reading.

B．Boating.

C．Fishing.

D．Swimming.

2. Why did the turtle make a loud noise?

A．It was too young.	B．It ate a plastic bag.
C．Someone under the boat stopped it.	D．A piece of plastic was around its legs.

3. Why did Joe want to put up a sign on the beach?

A．To welcome people.	B．To stop sea pollution.
C．To feed sea animals.	D．To collect the rubbish.

4 . John and Nick are best friends and they hang out together almost every day. However, about a month ago, they got into the biggest fight.

It started on a Sunday when Nick went over to John’s house to play tennis. But John said he wanted to go to watch his elder brother’s football game instead. When Nick asked if he could go too, John said no. Nick felt hurt. He asked why he couldn’t go. John got angry and said, “I want to do something without you for a change!” On Monday at school, Nick was so angry that he left a note on John’s desk. John was really sad after reading the note.

What’s going on?

Even the best friendship has problems. This is what happened between John and Nick. It doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with the friendship. It just means that the two friends should not spend every minute together.

Ways to stop the fight:

John could:

★Apologize for the tone (语气) he used when he said he wanted to do something without Nick.

★Explain that sometimes he needs to stay alone.

★Promise to be nicer to Nick in the future.

Nick could:

★Say sorry for leaving the note and explain that it was a bad way to solve the problem.

Way to avoid (避免) the fight:

Open communication. There was a better way for John to let Nick know that he needed his own space.

1. What did John plan to do that Sunday?

A．Write a note to Nick.	B．Play tennis with Nick.
C．Watch a football game.	D．Play football with his brother.

2. Which might be the words on Nick’s note?

A．Friends are like books.	B．Neither of us is wrong.
C．We are not friends anymore.	D．I’m sorry for not playing with you.

3. What does the underlined word “Apologize” mean?

A．Say sorry.

B．Say no.

C．Say thanks.

D．Say goodbye.

4. Which can be a better way for John to stop the fight?

A．Promise Nick to play football together.

B．Explain that he shouldn’t leave the note.

C．Promise Nick to hang out together next time.

D．Explain that sometimes he needs his own space.

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．One should never say no to his friends.

B．Friends should have open communication.

C．True friends shouldn’t fight with each other.

D．Good friends should stay with each other all the time.

6 . In our daily lives, we are often so shy that we can’t deal with the situation that we are not used to. But what if something unusual or unexpected happens? That’s what I experienced one evening in April on my way home from work.

As I was riding my bike home in the evening, I saw a big dirty dog with orange and white fur. It looked sad and lost, simply sitting in the middle of the road by a pedestrian (行人) crossing. It seemed unsure of what to do as it lay down and stared at the passing traffic. Nobody seemed to notice the dog either,only passing him by at a distance.

At first, I also crossed over to the other side, hoping that somebody else would care for the dog. But realizing that the dog might suddenly get up and walk into traffic. I decided to do something to help the dog.

When the light changed, I saw my chance. I used my bike to guide the dog to a street corner to keep it safe from passing cars. Slowly but surely, I was able to encourage the dog to keep walking until finally, we both got to the street corner. I messaged a dog shelter group to let them know about where the dog is. Yet by the time I turned to it again, the dog was gone.

Sometimes we don’t know what we will find or see in our daily lives. Still, what matters is how we deal with them. Although I’m shy in these situations, I’m glad I found the courage to help a dog in need, even if just for a moment.

1. Why didn’t the writer help the dog at the beginning?

A．The writer didn’t want to hurt the lovely dog.

B．The writer didn’t know the small dog’s owner.

C．The writer was too shy to deal with the situation.

D．The writer was too busy to help the dog in need.

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．Before I decided to help the dog, it suddenly got up and walk into traffic.

B．I successfully helped the dog to walk to the street corner.

C．When I saw the dog, it was lying in the middle of the road.

D．Everybody wanted to help the dog except me.

3. What’s the structure of the passage?

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8 . The 2022 World Cup began in Qatar. It brought some of the world’s strongest football teams together to compete. But besides the matches, the opening also caught people’s eye. A “small” young man surprised people.

The man’s name is Ghanim Al-Muftah. He’s one of the 2022 World Cup Ambassadors (大使). During the opening, the 20-year-old man appeared without the lower part of his body. Of course, he wasn’t there to perform a magic trick.

A1-Muftah was born that way. His condition is the result of CRS, a special illness. For people with CRS, many easy things become hard. But Al-Muftah has learned to face all of his problems with a smile. While he was at school, his classmates often laughed at him. Instead of crying, he explained CRS to these classmates.

Some people once advised Al-Muftah to use a wheelchair. But he said, “One shouldn’t care about what he doesn’t have.” Most of the time, Al-Muftah still uses his hands to move around. In recent years, he has even developed an interest in football and skateboarding. He has also started an ice-cream business.

In Qatar’s language, Al-Muftah’s first name “Ghanim” means “winner”. Every day, this “small” man is trying to live up to his name.

1. How did Al-Muftah deal with his classmates’ laughing?

A．He cried sadly.	B．He smiled happily.
C．He walked away.	D．He explained CRS to them.

2. How does Al-Muftah usually move around according to the passage?

A．By using a football.	B．By using his hands.
C．By using a wheelchair.	D．By sitting in a special car.

3. What’s Al-Muftah interested in?

A．Skateboarding and reading books.	B．Playing football and reading books.
C．Skateboarding and playing football.	D．Performing magic tricks and reading books.

9 . I was a schoolgirl in Grade 7 when Danny came to my school and became one of my classmates. He was handsome with blond hair, so many girls in my class liked him very much. Every day, his parents picked him up in an old car. We all realized he was from a poor family. I had a poor family as well, but I just hid it from everyone. I was afraid the kids in my class would leave me if they knew the truth.

One day, our teacher, Mr. Sims, told us that we would have a field trip. We decided to go to an amusement park. My classmates were excited. I sat back and looked at them, knowing that my parents did not have the money to send me. To my surprise, Danny stood up and said with honesty (诚实), “I won’t go with you. My dad hurt his back and lost his job. I am not asking my parents for money.”

“Danny, the trip is at the end of the month, we have much time to raise money for it.” Mr. Sims replied. While walking home from school that day, I saw three boys talking with Danny. I was a little worried that they were giving him a hard time. But as I got closer, I found they were only discussing how to raise money for the trip.

By accepting he was poor, Danny changed my life. I no longer felt I had to lie about my family’s situation. As for Danny, I will remember his courage (勇气) and honesty forever.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Why did many girls like Danny in the class?
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2. Where did the students decide to go for the field trip?
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3. What was the matter with Danny’s father?
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4. What were the three boys doing after school?
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5. What can we learn from Danny?
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10 . Linda, 14. My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish. He really needs to learn how to do the housework.

Celina, 13. My mother and my father do 50% of the housework each. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school.

Paul, 16. My father doesn’t do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand.

Bill, 15. My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do the housework. In fact, she is not good at doing it. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help.

1. How does Celina go to school?

A．By bike.

B．By bus.

C．By car.

D．By subway.

2. The underlined phrase “hangs up” means “________” in Chinese.

A．闲逛

B．晾晒

C．熨烫

D．清洗

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Bill’s grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork.

B．Celina’s father needs to learn how to do the housework.

C．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill.

D．Paul’s mother is angry with his father because he never helps with the housework.