Water purification system (水净化系统) | In the 1960s, NASA created a way to purify astronauts’ drinking water by adding silver ions into spacecraft’s water supply system(向航天器供水系统中添加银离子). This technology is now widely used to help keep the water in swimming pools clean. |
Camera Phones | In the 1990s, a team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL)worked to create cameras small enough to fit on spacecraft. Now lots of cameras use this technology, which makes camera phones possible. |
Memory foam (记忆海绵) | It was developed by NASA in the 1970s to help make pilots’ seats more comfortable. Today memory foam is used to make more comfortable beds, chairs, sofas and even shoes. |
Freeze-dried food (冻干食品) | NASA did a lot of research on space food. One important thing was that they found a way of keeping food-freeze-drying. It keeps 98% of the nutrients(营养物) of the food, but the food weighs about 80% less. Now freeze-dried food is often used by campers and included in emergency kits(应急包). |
| A．1960s | B．1970s | C．1980s | D．1990s |
| A．Memory foam. | B．Small cameras. |
| C．Freeze-dried food. | D．Water purification system. |
| A．Pilots. | B．Campers. |
| C．Doctors. | D．Swimmers. |
| A．98% | B．80% | C．20% | D．2% |
| A．In a magazine. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．In a science report. | D．In an astronaut’s diary. |
2 . Jia Ling is a well-known female comedian (喜剧演员) with smiling eyes, a quick wit (机智) and good sense of humor. Recently, many people talk about her another title — film director.
On Feb. 12, 2021, the film Hi,Mom which was directed by Jia Ling came out. As one of the most popular films in China’s New Year, the movie attracted many people’s attention.
Jia Ling made this film just to remember her mom, who encouraged Jia Ling to run after her dreams. So Hi, Mom focused on the pure and sincere relationship between mother and daughter. When Jia Xiaoling was young, her most simple wish was to make herself a good daughter and let her mom be proud of her. Unfortunately, her mom passed away in a traffic accident which brought all this to nothing. If everything was back in 1981, she would have done anything to study hard and make her mom gain a smiling face.
Besides the sincere feelings, Jia Ling showed her talented sense of comedy in this film. Jia made sure that Hi, Mom hit home for those who needed a laugh. For example, when Shen Guanglin (played by Shen Teng) went on a date with Li Huanying (played by Zhang Xiaofei), Shen suffered from a case of diarrhea (腹泻), leading to an awkward (尴尬的) and humorous scene.
We can reflect (深思) a lot after watching this film. What shall we do when we grow up? We’d better often go back home to take care of our parents, and spend more time with them. Life is only once, and time never waits. Take your family out for a walk to relax as possible as you can, because it can take away the sad of the past, and make us brave to welcome the future.
1. What does Jia Ling do according to the passage?| A．An artist. | B．A writer. |
| C．A comedian. | D．A comedian and a film director. |
| A．On Feb. 12, 2020. | B．On Feb. 12, 2021. |
| C．On Feb. 2, 2020. | D．On Feb. 10, 2021. |
| A．Because she wanted to be an actress. |
| B．Because she wanted to be a filmmaker. |
| C．Because she wanted to be in memory of her mom. |
| D．Because she wanted to remember a sister. |
| A．约会 | B．选一个日期 | C．旅行 | D．吃饭 |
| A．We’d better sometimes go to the movies with our parents. |
| B．We should spend more time working in the future. |
| C．Take our family out for a walk to relax as possible as we can. |
| D．The sadness of the past can’t be taken away, but it can make us brave. |
Children can teach adults a lot. In other words, there are many things adults can learn from children. Hope you can know how to do it from the following words.
Kids tend to show love. Every action they do for parents, friends, pets, and people they like, is full of love. They don’t think twice before loving, and they just love. So adults can learn this: the best way to receive love is to first give it. To give means to receive.
Kids never hide feelings. They cry when they hurt themselves, and express displeasure when things don’t go their way. However, we adults always avoid showing our feelings, and never express ourselves sincerely. In fact, it’s not strange to cry or express yourself. Because everybody is supposed to let out the feeling freely, not only the children. Never hold back tears or happiness. If you want to cry, just cry your eyes out. And if you are happy or pleased about something, don’t be afraid to show or share it.
Kids are curious （好奇的） about everything. They always ask lots of questions every day. This curious nature guides their life, and often leads them to simple but wonderful discoveries. Are adults as curious as kids? Well, most of us aren’t. Also, they don’t even ask questions if they don’t understand something.
Kids live in the present, and give 100% to any task they are doing. They never worry about the future. Since they are so busy enjoying their present, life is great today. However, with a job, money, and relationships, it does get hard for an adult to enjoy life. The best thing to do here is to change oneself, and if that isn’t possible, we can live like a child. Just don’t be worried about the future, because it isn’t in your control.
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• Show love | • Kids do everything filled with love for parents, friends, pets and people they like. • Adults should learn to give love |
• Don’t hide feelings | • Kids aren’t afraid to show their feelings while adults always refuse to express themselves sincerely. • It’s |
• Be | • Kids curiously ask many questions every day. • Most adults don’t ask questions anymore even if they feel confused about something. |
• Live in the present | • Kids live in the present happily while adults have difficulties in enjoying life with many things to consider. • Change yourself or enjoy your present without worrying about the future that can’t be |
Walking is an important part of our daily life. But most of us don’t give much thought to how we walk or whether we are walking correctly. Walking with good posture （姿势）is of great importance to us.
Why not use proper walking posture
Walking may seem like a simple activity and really, it should be. When you walk, why not get as many advantages that result from it as possible? First of all, proper walking posture will help you to walk faster and farther. At the same time, it is good for your physical health. Using proper posture will reduce（减少）pain, lower the risk of getting hurt, make it easier to breathe（呼吸）, and increase energy levels. What’s more, walking with proper posture will help you to be more confident and improve your spirit.
How to walk properly
Stand up straight.
Keep your eyes forward.
Keep your chin up.
Relax your shoulders and push them back. Keep your stomach pulled in slightly.
Gently swing your arms back.
Step lightly.
What to do before and during the walk
Walking with proper posture is actually not a one-and-done process. It takes much time to practice it. Before you begin walking, set yourself up for the right posture. Each time you come to stop during your walk, such as when waiting to cross a street, do a posture check before you start again.
Walking with correct posture isn’t hard to do, as long as you take more practice, you will make it.
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| Why not use proper walking posture | ·First of all, proper walking posture will help you to walk faster and farther. ·It is good for your physical health. ·Using proper posture will make you breathe |
| | Stand up straight. Keep your eyes forward. Keep your chin（下巴）up. Relax your shoulders and push them back. Keep your stomach pulled in slightly. Gently swing your arms back. Step lightly. |
| What to do before and during the walk | Walking with proper posture isn’t a none-and-done process. You need to |
5 . When you think of the cinema, the phrase “watching a movie” probably comes to mind. But what about people who are blind or have trouble seeing?
Movies also have music, dialogue and sound effects（对白和音效）—things that people don’t need to see in order to enjoy. Movie reviewer（评论员）Marty Klein, who is blind, created a website called Blind spots. It helps blind people choose movies that they can follow without the help of someone explaining what is happening on the screen. He gave a rating（等级）, from 1 to 10, according to several things. A movie will receive a high rating if it has only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes interesting stories without too many changes in time and space. Lots of dialogue between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes.
Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, owns the website Blindside Reviews. He also writes for newspapers and is often a guest on radio shows. Forry gave movies five ratings. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 28. He likes the movie “Up”.
Some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded descriptions of the movements, scenes, and special effects so that blind people can follow what others see on the screen. They usually receive a headset（耳机）to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration（解说）while still hearing the movie’s music and other sounds that are around them in the theater.
In the end, going to the movies should be a fun and exciting experience for everyone.
1. Music, dialogue and sound effects in the movies are the things that .| A．people need to pay for | B．people must see carefully |
| C．people need to talk about together | D．people don’t need to see in order to enjoy |
| A．A scary movie with long silences. |
| B．An action movie with many fight scenes. |
| C．A comedy with four main characters and lots of dialogue. |
| D．A drama（戏剧）that often changes between the past and the present. |
| A．newspaper | B．website | C．radio show | D．movie theater |
| A．Both of them were born blind. | B．Both of them like the movie Up. |
| C．Both of them gave movies five ratings. | D．Both of them are blind movie reviewers. |
| A．They give free movie tickets to blind people. |
| B．They hold events for blind people to see movies’ together. |
| C．They provide movie narration for blind people through a headset. |
| D．They ask people to sit next to blind people and describe the movie. |
6 . Juben Sha, is liked by many young people in China now. It first got popular because of a variety show（综艺节目）called Who’s the Murderer, also known as Ming Xing Da Zhen Tan. Stars like Liu Haoran, Da Zhangwei and Bai Jingting played it on the show.
Juben Sha takes place in special rooms and usually lasts over four hours. ________ and then acts out the character’s actions in a fictional setting（虚拟场景）. In the game, players need to work together to solve a mystery. In the process of playing, players can enjoy wonderful stories, make friends and even learn some life lessons. Besides, the process of problems—solving and reasoning also makes people love the game.
Some people think of the game as a good way to spend time with family and friends. Playing with family, a daughter may have to play the role of her parents’ mother. Isn’t it a great way to understand your loved ones?
Through role-playing, two strangers may play family members, friends, or lovers. This can lead to a lot of emotions（情绪）and conversations between them. “Even if you’re strangers, after playing two or three games together, you’d basically（大体上）know that you can get along pretty well,” Niu Enhao, a regular player in Beijing said. “When you finally meet up in real life, it feels as if you’ve been friends for a long time. I never thought that I could make good friends this way.”
1. Juben Sha first got popular because of ________.| A．many young people | B．a variety show |
| C．some special rooms | D．famous movie writers |
| A．A player needs to cook something | B．A player has abilities to read books |
| C．Each player chooses a character | D．Each player needs to take acting lessons |
| A．make friends | B．enjoy wonderful stories |
| C．choose a character | D．learn some life lessons |
| A．经常的 | B．礼貌的 | C．焦虑的 | D．终身的 |
| A．People can’t make good friends by playing Juben Sha. |
| B．Strangers can’t get along pretty well after playing the game. |
| C．Some people think Juben Sha is a bad way to spend time with family and friends. |
| D．Role-playing can lead to a lot of emotions and conversations between the two strangers. |
7 . Margays (虎猫) are small wild cats about the size of house cats. They mainly live in tropical (热带的) forests from Mexico to northern Argentina and spend a lot of their lives in trees. They not only hunt in the treetops, but also eat and sleep there.
Margays are skillful climbers. Their feet are wide and soft, so they can hold on to tree branches. Their 17-inch-long tails provide excellent balance (平衡) as they move around in the treetops. The small cats are able to move quickly, so they can catch animals that other wild cats can’t. Margays usually eat birds, snakes and mice, and can even catch small monkeys. They also eat grass, fruit and other vegetation.
Not many people get a chance to watch these cats. Margays are secretive (隐秘的) animals, and it’s difficult to see them in the wild. Thanks to scientists, margays’ characteristics and habits aren’t a complete mystery. They weigh only around 10 pounds. They’re solitary (独居的) animals that are active mostly at night, and they have huge eyes that help them see in the dark. These cats don’t like to cross open, treeless areas. They stick to the tropical forests. Although margays spend a lot of time in trees, they can run fast on the ground too.
Margays aren’t in danger now. But the cats are considered vulnerable (易受伤害的). Tropical forests are necessary to margays, so clearing forests for farms is the biggest risk to them. We need to protect tropical forests to help margays.
1. From the first paragraph, we can know________.| A．where Margays come from | B．what Margays love to eat |
| C．how long Margays’ tails are | D．why Margays can hold on to tree branches |
| A．shy | B．lazy | C．secretive | D．active |
| A．Margays are long |
| B．Margays are hard-working all day |
| C．Margays like living in open and treeless areas, too |
| D．With the help of huge eyes, Margays can see in the dark |
| A．Margays are in great danger now. |
| B．We should pay less attention to Margays. |
| C．We should protect tropical forests for Margays. |
| D．Margays are strong enough to beat other animals. |
| A．it’s unlucky to see Margays in the wild. |
| B．Margays will live with their partners. |
| C．people are clearing forests for farms now. |
| D．Margays don’t hunt, eat or sleep in the treetops. |
For many tourists, communicating with the local (当地的) people is an important part of their trip. Here are some things we should avoid when travelling abroad.
In Italy
Don’t ask where the nearest Starbucks is. The only coffee they respect in Italy is Espresso that they drink while standing, usually, in a small coffee shop. When you meet someone on the street, don’t refuse to kiss. Italians always kiss on the face twice when they meet each other. It is as common as shaking hands in some countries.
In France
Don’t ask if they like to eat frog (青蛙) legs. The French people are really tired of these questions. And it’s impolite to ask so. It is believed that the British invented champagne (香槟). This might be true, but it was the French that perfected the drink and made it known to us.
In India
Don’t take photos where there is a cow. In India, they regard cows as a kind of sacred (神圣的) animal, which is even not allowed to be touched. Head is the most important part of the body for Indians, so don’t touch someone’s head on purpose when you are not allowed to.
The title: | |
In Italy | ● People in Italy prefer to drink Espresso in a small coffee shop rather than in Starbucks. ● |
| ● It is not ● It is the French who perfected the champagne and made it known to people. | |
| In India | ● You are not allowed ● Head is the most important part of the body for an Indian, so don’t touch their head unless you are allowed to. |
9 . Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child’s baby tooth falls out. In Korea, they throw lost teeth up on the roof (屋顶) of a house. According to tradition, a magpie (喜鹊) will come and take away the tooth. Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child. In other Asian countries, children also do that.
Birds aren’t the only animals to take lost teeth. In Mongolia, dogs take teeth away. Dogs are highly honored (敬重) in Mongolian culture. Tradition says that the new tooth will be in good and strong condition if the baby tooth is fed to a dog.
The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel (天使) is also a tradition in the West. Children expect the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents for a tooth. The exact origin of the Tooth Fairy is a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland.
According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under the pillow (枕头) before going to bed. In the very early hours of the morning, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift or candy. In the USA, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. Actually, these things are often done by parents.
1. Some people in Korea throw a tooth on the roof in order to get ________.| A．a new tooth | B．a present |
| C．good luck | D．some money |
| A．China | B．Japan | C．Mongolia | D．Canada |
| A．计划 | B．起源 | C．故事 | D．灵感 |
| A．has magic power | B．sleeps in the morning |
| C．likes to collect candies | D．comes out on the early morning |
| A．fairy tales about children’s teeth |
| B．animals that eat children’s lost teeth |
| C．traditions about children’s lost teeth |
| D．presents for young children’s lost teeth |
10 . What will you do if you scrape (擦伤) your face? Accidents happen to everyone. Small wounds need loving care and enough time to heal (痊愈). Luckily, you can manage most small wounds without visiting a hospital. That’s why it’s a good idea to have basic medical objects on hand at home.
The first thing is to stop any bleeding at once. Small cuts and scrapes usually stop on their own. If not, cover the wound with a clean cloth or bandage (绷带). Then press gently on it until the bleeding stops. This could take a few seconds or minutes.
Next, it’s necessary to wash the wound to avoid infection (感染). Use warm water and soap (肥皂) to gently clean the wound in order to remove something dirty. If needed, use wet cotton with alcohol (酒精) to clean it again. Dry the wound completely.
Then, cover the wound to keep harmful germs (细菌) out by using a bandage or other types of clean cover. But you need to leave some space for fresh air to come in. Finally, be kind to your wound. When the bandage gets wet or dirty, change it. After a scab (痂) forms, expose (暴露) the wound to fresh air so it can heal faster.
1. How does the writer start this passage?| A．By listing facts. | B．By coming to the point. |
| C．By asking a question. | D．By comparing the differences. |
| A．wet cloth | B．wet bandage |
| C．clean cloth | D．clean cotton |
| A．stop bleeding | B．avoid infection |
| C．keep the scab clean | D．keep harmful germs out |
| A．pressing on it | B．changing the bandage |
| C．washing it carefully | D．keeping it in fresh air |
| A．some advice about visiting the hospital |
| B．some accidents that people may meet in life |
| C．some kinds of wounds that happen to everyone |
| D．some advice about how to deal with small wounds |
