In the year of 2020, the coronavirus(新冠病毒) broke out(爆发) all over the world. A lot of people suffered from(遭受……折磨) a fever or a cough. Don’t be afraid. Here is some advice to help you protect yourself.
Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and water before you eat, after you use the toilet, and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses(病毒).
Cover your nose and mouth. When someone sneeze(打喷嚏) or coughs, the viruses can travel as fast as one meter through the air, so you’d better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands.
Wear a mask(口罩). Some doctors say that masks can stop the virus as much as 80%, but if you don’t wash your hands often, it’s no use wearing a mask. So it’s necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people.
Do sports often. Exercise will help make your body strong enough to resist(抵抗) the virus.
| Wash your hands | Wash your hand with soap and water before eating, after using the toilet and |
| Cover your nose and mouth | You can do it with |
| Wear a mask | It’s necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people because they can stop the virus as much as 80%. But |
| Do sports often | |
Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble(气泡) houses”, and you can see why!
Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. (D) He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.
Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one big very bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug (地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen (A) ________ round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.
The doors and windows are also round, of course. The windows are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains (窗帘) in the house, (B) ________ Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.
Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect (建筑师), Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural, people feel happy in (C) them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”
1. 请在A处和B处填入恰当的词使句意完整，上下文通顺。2. 请问文中C处的代词指的是什么?
3. 请将D处划线句子改写为：Old records and clocks
4. 请找出两个描写home的形容词：
5. 请写出能描述本文中心大意的词组
Who Influences Teenagers?
“Teenager” means people from 13 to 19 years old. Although they’re young, they have to make many important choices by themselves. They need to think about questions like these: Should I go to college? What kind of job do I want? However, other people also influence their choices. Who influences teenagers? Teenagers were asked this question and here’s what they said.
It depends on the kind of choice. When teenagers buy things, friends are the most important influence. This is especially true for clothes and music. TV shows, advertisements and parents also influence teenagers. In more serious things, parents are probably the most important influence. Some teenagers say it’s best to regard both parents and friends as influences. James, a seventeen-year-old boy says, “He’s just a crazy man,” he also says, “parents are really important because they can tell you what’s right and what’s wrong.”
But teenagers also feel they need to make their own choices. As one teenage girl said, “If our parents don’t let us make our own choices, maybe in the future we won’t know how to do it.” And they feel friends can often be a big help, especially because friends sometimes know more about their situation (处境) than their parents do.
Do you depend on parents or others when you decide what to do and how to do it? Whoever (不论谁) you depend on, the correct choice is the most important. Your future is in your hand.
1. By whom must teenagers decide many important choices?2. According to the passage, what does “Who influences teenagers?” depend on?
3. Who is the most important influence to teenagers when they buy clothes?
4. Why does James think parents are very important?
5. What choice is the most important?
The polar bear is a very big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle(北极圈) near the North Pole(北极). There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
At the North Pole there is only snow, ice and water. There is not any land. The polar bear lives in the snowy and icy world. You cannot see the polar bear clearly in the snow because its coat is yellow-white. It has a very warm coat because of the cold weather in the Arctic Circle.
The bear is 3 meters long and it weighs 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs as arms. The polar bear can swim 120 kilometers in the water. It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into the sea when it is in danger.
Some people kill the polar bear for its beautiful white coat. The governments of Canada and the United States say that no one is allowed to kill polar bears now. They don’t want all of these beautiful animals to die.
The Polar Bear | |
| Appearance | big, yellow-white, |
| Living place | lives |
| can stand up on its back legs, use its front legs as arms, swim well and catch fish. | |
| Food | fish and |
| Danger | It |
5 . Southwest Jiaotong University started providing a cooking course on May 8 in 2018. Students taking the course had a train class eight times, with each class lasting three and a half hours. “When the class was over on June 26, each student could have two credits(学分) and learned how to cook 16 dishes. They included famous Sichuan dishes such as Chen’s Mapo Tofu and double-cooked pork ”said Yu Yangzhou, an official from the university cooking service center. “The reason why the university provides the course is that many students cannot cook after graduation(毕业). They have to order takeout food three times a day,” said Yu.
About 100 students wanted to have the course. But the university chose only 15 students because there are only eight electromagnetic stoves(电磁炉) for class. Except for the shortage of equipment(设备), there are as many as 10 teachers for the 15 students. The 10 teachers include a famous cook in Chengdu and experienced(有经验的) cooks at the university.
“Many students are the only children in their families and hardly do housework. They think what they learned in the cooking class are useful.” said Jiang Xinxing, a student at the university.
1. All the training class lasted ________ hours.| A．3.5 | B．8 | C．28 | D．32 |
| A．杂乱 | B．浪费 | C．不足 | D．技巧 |
| A．Because there are only ten teachers. | B．Because the 15 students cannot cook. |
| C．Because there are 15 teachers. | D．Because the university is lack of equipment. |
| A．boring | B．useful | C．exciting | D．interesting |
| A．When the class was over, each student had 1.5 credits. |
| B．The students learned how to cook Mapo Tofu and double-cooked pork from the class. |
| C．Only 100 students wanted to have the course. |
| D．The 10 teachers are all experienced cooks at the university. |
Ink wash painting, Peking Opera, paper cutting, puppets (木偶)... What will happen if we use these traditional art styles in animation (动画)?
(A)_______ fact, Chinese animators have been working on this. Their works are full of Chinese flavor (特色). Recently, restored 4K editions (修复的超高清版本) of several Chinese animations have come out to let audiences (观众) see what makes a classic.
Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy (《小蜊斜找妈妈》), which came out in 1960, is China’s first ink wash animation. You can enjoy its 4K edition on the video platform (平台). Getting ideas from the great artist Qi Baishi, the animators drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the film with ink and brushes. Though it was only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work. Animators drew everything (B) ______ hand. (D) They used different kinds of lines and colors to bring everything to life, such as black tadpoles, red goldfish, pink lotus flowers and so on. The French newspaper Le Monde says the film is just like a poem.
The Legend of Sealed Book (《天书奇谭》), a cartoon film that first came out in 1983 and opened in cinemas on November 5, 2021. (C) It uses ink wash painting for its backgrounds, too. The cartoon film also borrows other arts. The makeup used in Peking Opera inspired the looks of the characters. It helps show their personalities. Lovely boy Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. A fox wears huadan makeup to make her more attractive.
There are other traditional art styles in animation like paper cutting and puppets, too. “It shows Chinese artists’ goals (目标) in animation — unique (奇特的), funny and beautiful,” said the director QianYunda.
1. 在文中 (A) 和 (B) 的空白处分别填入适当的词：2. 文中划线部分(C)指代的是：
3. 将文中划线部分 (D) 改写为Different kinds of lines and colors
4. 从文中找出两个能展现中国艺术家对动画期望的形容词：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或短语：
The word silk itself is beautiful. The story of silk started in China over 4, 000 years ago. One story says a silkworm’s cocoon (茧) fell into a woman’s teacup. It then opened into a single, unbroken thread (线). This was an important discovery. The Chinese learned they could use the cocoons to make cloth that was both beautiful to look at and soft to touch.
Making silk was a protected secret in China for many years. In other countries, silk was very valuable. Often it was worth more than gold. It was said that the secret was finally given away when a queen left China for India. In her hair, she secretly carried many silkworms.
By the year 1 A.D., silk was sold as far west as Rome, and all along the Silk Road. Finally, around the year 300, silk also travelled from China to Japan. In 1522, the Spanish brought silkworms to Mexico.
Today people around the world still make many beautiful things from silk. But silk isn’t only beautiful. It looks easy to break, but actually it’s very strong. For example, people have already used it to make bicycle wheels. And some doctors even use silk threads in hospital. Silk is also lightweight and warm. This makes it great for clothes like winter jackets, trousers and shoes.
All of this is from a little silkworm. That is the magic of silk.
1. How long has the story of silk been told in China?2. Which country did the queen leave for?
3. What did the Spanish bring to Mexico in 1522?
4. Can people use silk to make bicycle wheels?
5. Why is silk great for clothes like winter jackets, trousers and shoes?
Little life skills are a big help. Starting with the upcoming fall term, students in primary and middle schools will have at least one class every week to learn basic life skills like cooking and cleaning. These skills will help them for the rest of their lives. What will students learn in labor education (劳动教育)?
ØHousework labor: cleaning, cooking, using and repairing home appliances (家用电器).
ØProductive labor (生产劳动): farming, making traditional handicrafts (手工艺), experience and use of new technologies like 3D printing.
First —and second—graders in primary school
*Do basic cleaning. *Wash vegetables and peel fruit.
*Learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals.
Third —and fourth—graders
*Wash socks and shoes. *Learn how to make cold dishes and use simple home appliances.
*Clean classrooms. *Try growing vegetables or keeping pet animals.
Fifth—and sixth —graders
*Learn to make a healthy recipe (食谱). * Cook two or three common dishes.
*Grow one or two kinds of common local vegetables.
Middle school students
*Cook three or four dishes independently. *Learn to repair some home appliances.
*Take part in local productive labor like potting plants (盆栽植物) and fishing.
*Learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts.
| Topic: What will students learn in | ||
| Why | Life skills will help | |
| How | | Primary school students * Do basic cleaning. * Wash socks and shoes. *Learn to make a healthy recipe... Middle school students *Cook three or four dishes independently· * |
| Productive labor | Primary school students *Learn to raise one or two kinds of plants or small animals. * * Grow one or two kinds of common local vegetables... Middle school students *Take part in local productive labor. * Learn how to make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts. | |
China is a large country. The population is over 1.4 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.
Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.
Chinese calendar is different from the one used in western countries. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck.
The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve—year cycle(循环). Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2022 is the year of the tiger.
Chinese is a complex (复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may be even older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak six more forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects (方言).
1. The population of China is _________.| A．almost 4,000 | B．over 1.4 billion | C．1.4 billion | D．less than 1.4 billion |
| A．Chinese writing has hundreds of characters. |
| B．Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. |
| C．Chinese calendar is not the same as the one used in western countries. |
| D．Sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck. |
| A．The tiger. | B．The dog. | C．The pig. | D．The dragon. |
| A．6 | B．7 | C．8 | D．9 |
| A．Chinese people speak many kinds of dialects. |
| B．The Spring Festive has special foods and traditions. |
| C．China has special culture with a long history. |
| D．Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. |
Last year, at 00:23 on October 16th, the Shenzhou XIII spacecraft (宇宙飞船) rose into the sky. After flying around the earth for six months, the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XIII mission (飞行任务) returned home on April 16th, 2022. Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu successfully finished China’s longest manned (载人的) spaceflight.
Chinese astronauts get difficult training before going to space. The high-G training simulates the environment when the spacecraft takes off. Sitting in a super-fast spinning (旋转) machine, astronauts’ face muscles (肌肉) change shape. They cry tears as they spin. Blood can’t flow (流动) to their brains properly, causing a lack (缺少) of oxygen (氧气) and even blindness. Astronauts must operate the spacecraft under these conditions.
Another exhausting (使耗尽的) exercise is the underwater training which lasts (持续) seven hours each time. It simulates a weightless environment. Wang Yaping had to wear a 200-kilogram suit and do tasks in 10-meter-deep water without eating or going to the toilet.
When Chinese astronauts do the high-G training, they have a red button on hand. If they feel too sick and can’t stand it anymore, they can press it to stop the spinning machine. But for over 20 years since China set up its first astronaut team in 1998, not a single person has ever used it.
1. According to the passage, China’s longest manned spaceflight lasted ________.| A．4 months | B．6 months | C．10 months | D．16 months |
| A．保护 | B．破坏 | C．改善 | D．模拟 |
| A．Astronauts may be deaf. |
| B．Astronauts may not see things. |
| C．Astronauts’ blood will stop flowing. |
| D．Astronauts’ facial (面部的) expressions won’t lose control. |
| A．make oxygen | B．start the training |
| C．stop the spinning machine | D．record the time |
| A．A newspaper. | B．A travel guide. | C．A story book. | D．A food magazine. |
