Winter is coming. How about taking a trip to Harbin in northern China? A lot of people go to Harbin to enjoy the world of ice and snow there. There is even an Ice and Snow Festival. It is usually held from December to next February. You can’t miss thousands of great ice sculptures (雕塑) of buildings, animals and so on. Remember to wear warm clothes and shoes when you visit the Ice and Snow World. People like to have a taste of the food in Harbin. Visitors like to try dumplings, Madier ice cream, Hongchang (smoked red sausages) and Guobaorou (sweet and sour pork). And among them, visitors like Madier ice cream best because having a bite of Madier ice cream at the temperature of -25℃ is an interesting and unforgettable experience. People say it’s very cold in Harbin, but I think it’s great fun. Harbin has many ski resorts (度假胜地) and snowboarding parks. Among the outdoor activities, people love to enjoy snowboarding and skiing there. Ice skating is very fun on the icy lakes and rivers. These activities give us a chance to enjoy the winter wonderland.
1. Where is Harbin?2. When is the Ice and Snow Festival?
3. What’s visitors’ favorite food?
4. Do people love the food and winter activities in Harbin?
5. What outdoor activities can people do to enjoy themselves according to the passage?
In the past, man did not think about the protection of the environment. Today, the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources (资源) too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals (化学制品). Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful (强大的) machines to cut down more and more trees. We know that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate (速度), in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops (作物) can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate (教育) people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.
The Importance of | |
Problems people are making | Catching more |
Ways to | Eating more vegetables and less meat, using modern methods of birth control and |
Aim | Having a better and cleaner place to |
3 . Summer is almost here and for many it means — summer camp! In Guffey, Colorado USA, there is a very special camp each summer — Nighthawk Ranch.
Nighthawk Ranch is a camp for kids aged 10 to 18 who are recovering (康复) from cancer (癌症). Tom and Dorothy Evans started the camp to provide a good place for those children, helping them build hope and confidence (信心) in their future.
Each session of the camp is organized (被组织) for 7 kids at most, and each session lasts one week. All the sessions at Nighthawk Ranch are free! Many people and organizations give away money to Nighthawk Ranch, so the campers and their families don't need to pay anything.
At the camp, each camper needs to look after a horse for the week, and they will learn to ride the same horse. Also, campers get to experience other activities, like water sports, archery (射箭) and arts.
Most of the campers start the week a little unfriendly to each other, and a little shy around the horses. By the time the last day comes, they are completely different children! It is great to see the changes in them.
Nighthawk Ranch is so much more than a summer camp. It's a truly wonderful experience for children and their families.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers (指代) to ________.
| A．the summer camp | B．summer | C．Nighthawk Ranch |
| A．help kids learn life skills |
| B．make kids get close to animals |
| C．help kids with cancer build hope and confidence |
| A．a period of time spent on an activity |
| B．a group of people doing the same thing |
| C．a couple of activities |
| A．how popular the camp is |
| B．how kids change after the camp |
| C．what kids do at Nighthawk Ranch |
| A．The campers and their families need to pay much money for the camp. |
| B．Each camper will only learn how to ride a horse at the camp. |
| C．We may find the passage in a magazine for kids. |
The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of 2,000 years. During these 2,000 years lots of Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people. All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people.
The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are appreciating (欣赏) the moon, eating mooncakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns. These three celebrations have been passed from generation to generation. Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festival is not coming if they don’t do these three things.
In some places in China people celebrate the festival in different ways. In Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, people eat taro (芋头) to celebrate the festival, because the taro harvest occurs (发 生) at the same time as the festival. They eat taro and hope the harvest is good in the next year. In Nanjing, people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus (桂花) because Nanjing people think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace. In some places people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival, because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.
In the literary history of China, many poets penned praise to the pure moon of the Mid-Autumn night and gave words to their delicate (柔和的) feelings. The following is one of the best of those poems.
Thoughts in the Silent Night
-Li Bai
The moonlight is shinning through the window,And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground,
Looking up to see the moon,
Looking down I miss so much about my home town.
Li Bai used his lines (诗) to express his homesickness at the Moon Festival.
1. All the Mid-Autumn celebrations show the
2. The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival include appreciating the moon, eating
3. People in Nanjing cook
4. In some places people
5. The
5 . Interesting Festivals in the World
Throwing tomatoes—Spain (西班牙)
Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.
Rolling cheese—England
This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper’s Hill. A large wheel of cheese (奶酪) is roiled down Cooper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.
Burning man—the United States
The Burning Man Festival lasts a week, it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture (雕塑) of a man.
Pouring water—Thailand
The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.
根据语篇内容，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选择最佳答案。1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Spain. | B．England. | C．The United States. | D．Thailand. |
| A．Throwing tomatoes. | B．Rolling cheese. |
| C．Burning man. | D．Pouring water. |
| A．The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat. |
| B．Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day. |
| C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival. |
| D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists. |
| A．a tour guide | B．a science report |
| C．a story book | D．a fashion magazine |
6 . We can see some overhead bridge (天桥）in Yueyang city. There is one near the No. 1 People’s Hospital. Another is in front of the Bus Station. As we all know, it is not safe to cross a busy road. These bridges can help people cross the roads safely. Overhead bridges have the same use as street crossings.
Many people think it great trouble to go through overhead bridges. The old and the young think it’s difficult for them to climb up and down the steps of the overhead bridges. But why does the government build so many overhead bridges? That’s because old people and young children walk slowly. And when they cross a busy road using a street crossing, the traffic will be held up or maybe stopped, or even a traffic accident may happen. With the help of the overhead bridges, people and the traffic can move at the same time. A lot of money has been spent building these overhead bridges. People, the old or the young should always use them. This can help stop traffic accidents from happening.
阅读短文，判断正误。（正确选A，错误选B）1. There is only one overhead bridge in Yueyang city. A B
2. It is dangerous for people to cross a busy road. A B
3. All the people like using overhead bridges instead of street crossings. A B
4. Overhead bridges help people and the traffic move at the same time. A B
5. An overhead bridge can help stop a traffic accident from happening. A B
7 . Chinese martial arts (武术) can date back to old times when Chinese ancestors used stones and wooden clubs in hunting for self-defense (自我防卫). Martial arts have been created and developed by Chinese people. They are considered as a valuable national culture. The main reason why people practice martial arts is to improve their health. Besides, to train their defense skills and to have fun are secondary purposes. Do you feel like learning more about them?
Shaolin boxing is named after the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan where the monks (僧人) practiced it in the early years of the Tang dynasty. During that time, when Li Shimin was attacked by his enemy near Luoyang, 13 monks from the Shaolin Temple saved him. After Li became the emperor of the Tang dynasty, he gave land and silver to the Shaolin Temple as a reward. From then on, the Shaolin Temple and Shaolin boxing became well-known, Shaolin boxing is the representative (典型的) boxing style of long boxing.
Tai Chi is a popular school of Chinese martial arts. It owns slow and gentle movements that are designed for defense, strengthening of build and prevention of diseases. In this art, it’s necessary that the mind guide the body with the help of gentle and relaxing movements.
Qigong, also called deep breathing exercise is practiced by the Chinese to keep fit. The purpose of Qigong is to coordinate (协调) the health of the mind and body. It requires people to focus on their mind Sand breathe in a special way to improve the condition of his or her body.
1. Why do people practice martial arts?2. When did Li Shimin reward the Shaolin Temple?
3. Do you have to move fast when you practice Tai Chi?
4. How can people improve the condition of his or her body when practicing Qigong?
5. What kinds of martial arts are mentioned in the passage?
The Heze Peony International Communication Forum (HPICF) (菏泽牡丹国际传播论坛) was held in Heze. Heze was known as the “Peony Capital of China”. People from home and abroad came to the city and shared their ideas. The HPICF provided a platform (平台) for promoting (促进) peony (牡丹) cultural exchanges.
Flowers are very important in every culture and they stand for love, friendship and happiness. The flower has a meaning of wealth, luck and prosperity (繁荣).
Heze has a history of more than 1,500 years of peony planting. It now has a peony planting area of about 26,667 hectares (公顷) and 1,280 kinds of peonies.
Heze sets an example of how a city can make use of its treasure, like the peony culture, to connect with the world. The peony business in Heze has included sightseeing (观光) and different kinds of products, such as seed oil, tea, cosmetics and healthy food. Its peony products have been brought to over 30 countries around the world.
1. What is Heze famous as?2. Why was the Heze Peony International Communication Forum held?
3. What meaning does the peony have according to Paragraph 2?
4. How many kinds of peonies are there in the peony planting area in Heze?
5. What does the peony business in Heze include?
Can you cook by yourself? Do you like the homework of making a meal? These days, primary and middle school students are required to take the Practical Activity Class (实践活动课) at least one hour every week. 1.(A) Learning practical skills plays an important role in shaping a person’s character .
Gu Quan, 13 years old, from No.18 Middle School, used to be a lazy boy. In his own words, 2.(B) did, any, ever, he, housework, hardly. But things have changed since No.18 Middle School made housework part of its students’ homework.
At the 3. b________ of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend. Their parents help them keep a record of their performance. The tasks are common and simple in 4.________['deɪli] life. Huang Yixi, 14, has learned several life kills, including cooking.“5. (C)我以前很怕火,” she said. But she managed to overcome her fear and finish her cooking tasks. “I’ve begun to better understand my parents and want to help them more,”she said.
1. 写出 A 处画线句子的同义句:Learning practical skills plays an
2. 将B处画线部分组合成完整的句子：
3. 根据句意及首字母补全单词： b
4. 根据读音完成单词：
5. 将C 处画线句子翻译成英语：
10 . Have you ever heard of National Park of Hainan Tropical (热带的) Rainforest? It is our own “Amazon”. If you travel there, what can you enjoy?
Animals
The park is home to Hainan gibbons (长臂猿). They look like monkeys, but have no tails. They eat fruits and leaves from over 130 kinds of plants. In the 1980s, there were fewer than 10 gibbons (长臂猿) in the park. In 2022, there were 36 because people protected their home and planted trees.
Plants
The park is a “live museum” of plants. It is also home to 133 kinds of national key protected plants. Cycas hainanensis (海南苏铁) is an example. It has feather-like (羽毛样的) big leaves. It grows slowly, but can live as long as 200 years. It probably won’t grow flowers or fruits in North China. But in Hainan, cycas hainanensis (海南苏铁) over 10 years old blossom (开花) and bear fruits (结果) almost every year.
Culture
Miao and Li people have lived in the park for generations (世代). Their houses look like upside-down boats. They are built above the ground to keep away animals. Li people make clothes from bark (树皮). Their history of tree bark clothing dates back to about 10,000 years ago. Some people still use bark clothing nowadays.
1. What do gibbons eat?| A．All kinds of fruits and leaves. |
| B．Fruits and leaves from many kinds of plants. |
| C．Grass. |
| A．Over 30. | B．Less than 10. | C．About 130. |
| A．130. | B．30. | C．133. |
| A．Upside-down boats. | B．Towers. | C．Trucks. |
| A．to avoid animals | B．to make clothes | C．to produce boats |
