1 . The temperature has dropped to 30 degrees below zero. But that doesn’t stop the fishermen of Songyuan City in Jilin Province. Each morning, they get up early and rush to Chagan Lake with a group of horses. The fishermen use the horses to help pull fishing nets out of the frozen（结冰的）lake.
For centuries, those living around Chagan Lake have kept alive the tradition of ice fishing. They dig holes through the thick ice and use a huge net to catch winter fish in the freezing waters. This special method has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）.
Every year in December, there is a winter fishing festival, which marks the beginning of the winter fishing season. Over 20 activities are held during the festival, such as winter sports competitions, nature watching, and the selling of the first-caught fish.
None of the tourists at this year’s festival would ever imagine that Chagan Lake used to be only tens of square kilometers in size. In the past, there was little rainfall and the lake grew smaller over time. Also, overfishing is one of the main reasons.
To bring Chagan Lake’s beauty back, the government used a lot of different methods. They brought in water from the Songhua River, grew more plants, and kept the water clean. The lake now covers about 500 square kilometers, and fish numbers have returned to a normal level. Now, an increasing number of tourists flock to the lake each year to experience the ancient ice-fishing tradition.
1. What do the fishermen in Songyuan City use horses for?| A．Pulling fishing nets. |
| B．Providing warmth in the cold. |
| C．Racing on the frozen lake. |
| D．Digging holes in the ice. |
| A．They use boats to travel through the frozen lake. |
| B．They set traps under the thick ice to catch fish. |
| C．They use horses to break the ice and catch fish. |
| D．They dig holes in the ice and use a net to catch fish. |
| A．The government kept the water in Songhua River clean. |
| B．The government created a winter fishing tourist festival. |
| C．The government planted vegetables around Chagan Lake. |
| D．The government brought in water from Songhua River. |
| A．Cover the lake with something. |
| B．Return in a good condition. |
| C．Move in large numbers. |
| D．Travel for a long time. |
Most of us spend all day at school or work. After a long and busy day, we want to return to a comfortable home. Smart technology（科技）can turn any home into a nicer place to live.
Smart homes have been around for some time. The Scottish company Pico Electronics invented a type of technology called X10. With X10, household devices（设备）, such as lights and alarms, can communicate with each other by using radio waves.
Of course, 5G networks have made smart homes much more wonderful than X10. Perhaps the most widely used smart home technology is the voice-activated assistant（语音激活助手）. Google Home and Amazon Alexa allow users to interact（互动）with nearly any device in their home simply by saying a few words. This is good for children and disabled people, as they can do things that would normally be too difficult, according to How-To Geek.
Common household devices can become “smart” as well. For example, according to HowStuffWorks, a smart trash bin can keep track of the things you’ve thrown away and place an online order for new items. Smart fridges can make dinner recipes（食谱）based on the food inside.
But it’s not just about convenience. Smart homes are also good for the environment. By turning off devices that you’re not using, smart homes can lower electricity（电）you use. Using less energy means that we use fewer natural resources（资源）, which is good for the environment.
1. X10 technology allows household devices to use _______ to communicate .| A．voices | B．radio waves | C．passages | D．a 5G network |
| A．listing numbers | B．telling stories | C．giving examples | D．answering question |
| A．X10 technology will be invented in the future |
| B．smart fridges can cook meals by itself |
| C．children can interact with household devices at a smart home |
| D．smart trash bins can help throw away the trash |
| A．they use solar energy | B．they have smart trash bins |
| C．they can help us save energy | D．they are built with special materials |
| A．smart technology | B．natural resources |
| C．famous websites | D．information science |
April 10th, 2019 is a remarkable day. The whole world felt excited on that night. For the first time in history, people saw the picture of a black hole. The picture became popular quickly. But attention soon turned to Katie Bouman—a computer scientist, who was only 29 years old at that time. Without her efforts, the historic picture wouldn’t be possible. And because of this great achievement, Katie Bouman was called a Genius Girl.
Taking a picture of the black hole is not easy. It’s like taking a photo of an orange that is on the moon. Many scientists kept trying, but no one succeeded.
These difficulties didn’t stop Bouman from trying. In her last year of high school, when she first heard of the plan about taking a photo of the black hole, she determined to make it. In the year 2016, she started working on a special computer program. Over the years, she improved the program many times. Finally, she turned telescope data（望远镜数据）into the black hole picture.
Bouman then received lots of praise for her work. People thought she was one of the greatest women. But the young woman said the efforts of her workmates were important. “None of us could do it alone.” she told reporters.
Do you want to make history as Bouman did? Just work hard towards your dream. One day, you’ll make the impossible possible too.
1. Katie Bouman is a(n) _________.| A．scientist | B．astronaut | C．teacher | D．photographer |
| A．we don’t have a very good camera |
| B．the black hole is very far from us |
| C．we need to take the picture on the moon |
| D．there are not enough scientists doing research |
| A．how to solve problems in taking a picture of the black hole |
| B．how to use the program to collect information about the black hole |
| C．how Katie Bouman helped take a picture of the black hole |
| D．how to take a picture of the black hole with the telescope |
| A．感谢 | B．称赞 | C．祝福 | D．评论 |
| A．Fight for Your Dream |
| B．Secret of the Black Hole |
| C．Science Helps Make the Impossible Possible |
| D．The Woman Behind the Picture of the Black Hole |
4 . A lot of people play sports, but very few people become sports professionals (专家). If sports aren’t going to be your future, then why should you play them? Why should you train every day? Why should you work hard and feel sore (酸痛的) the next day? Wouldn’t it be better to forget sports and only pay attention to your lessons? In fact, there are a lot of reasons to play sports.
First of all, sports are a great way to exercise. Exercising keeps you healthy and strong. It also helps you stay in a good condition. When you exercise, your body makes endorphins (安多芬) which give you more energy and make you feel happier.
Also, sports teach young people how to communicate and work as a team. They teach young people to respect (尊重) their coaches, teammates and players from the other team. Many reports say that sports help young people stay out of trouble. If a young person plays sports, he or she may have fewer problems. This is because sports teach people about rules. They also teach people that if they work hard, they might succeed.
Another good way of sports is that they make people leave their houses. These days, a lot of people spend too much time watching television and playing video games. When you play sports, you go outside and exercise in the sun. You take in fresh air. All of these things are important.
Maybe you’re not going to become a sports professional, but that doesn’t matter, sports will help you become a better and happier person.
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer leads into the topic(导入话题) by ________.| A．telling stories | B．listing numbers | C．giving examples | D．asking questions |
| A．Reports. | B．Sports. | C．Problems. | D．Rules. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Sports Are Just for Professionals. | B．Sports Teach People to Work Hard. |
| C．Sports Are Good for Everyone. | D．Sports Make People Go Outside. |
Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also famous for hula, a special dance.
The Start
Hula started in Hawaii about 300 years ago. One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the story tells it, when a local girl Hiiaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach, they noticed the waves and imitated. They used their hands like showing the waves.”
The Ban
Not everyone has always liked the hula. In 1820, some religious people from Western countries came to Hawaii. The visitors were very surprised because the dancers were not wearing many clothes. So the local government banned the dance. After that, most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years. But many dancers still performed it in secret. The dance was always there.
__________
At the moment, people of all ages want to study the old culture. As a result, more and more people are going to halaus. Halaus are special schools that teach hula in the traditional way. Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body, but the mind. “For new dancers, the dancing means very little, because for Hawaiians today, many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So, what I try to do is to bring to mind the real thing they see today.”
1. The underlined word “imitated” is the closest in meaning to ________.| A．learned from | B．asked about | C．thought of | D．found out |
| A．they didn’t like the story of how it started |
| B．they hardly noticed the waves in the dance |
| C．the dancers wore fewer clothes than usual |
| D．there have been secrets in the dance since 1820 |
| A．The Change. | B．The Future. | C．The Difficulty. | D．The Advantage. |
| A．Hula started in Hawaii about 30 years ago. |
| B．Hiiaki and her friend Hopoe acted out beaches. |
| C．No Hawaiians performed hula in public in 1890. |
| D．The real thing in the dance means a lot to Kumano. |
How to read a book is written by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler, which is called the Bible in reading.
The writers give some tips to help people how to read a book correctly.
Firstly, reading is a positive way. The more you want to read, you more you get. Someone will get tired when reading books, for they pay little attention on the book.
Secondly, reading includes many parts. Reading is from basic reading, reviewing reading, analyzing reading to subject reading. Analyzing reading is the most important step. “What is the book talking about?” “How did the writer talk about the book?” “What is the relation between you and the book?” and so on.
What’s more, reading is a long process. When you read an important part, it is better to analyze the deep meaning that the writer wants to tell.
CONTENTS Preface PART ONE The levels of reading PART TWO The third level of reading: analyzing reading PART THREE Ways to read different kinds of reading matter PART FOUR Reading and the Growth of the Mind Appendix A. A Recommended Reading List Appendix B. Exercises and Tests at the Four Levels of Reading Index |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．How to read a book is the Bible of writing. |
| B．Reviewing reading is the most important part. |
| C．You’d better analyze the deep meaning of a book. |
| D．People will get tired when they read in a positive way. |
| A．PART ONE. | B．PART TWO. | C．PART THREE. | D．PART FOUR |
In today’s world, people are spending less and less time on things. A study shows that most visitors spend just 15 seconds on a website before moving on to other things. It’s easy to understand because there are millions of websites on the Internet. What will people do when they’re in museums full of great works of art? Will they slow down a little more? The answer is no.
Studies show that it takes most people ten seconds to look at a piece of art. At Tate Modern in London, it’s even worse. People there spend an average of just eight seconds on each artwork. And in that short time, the visitors also do another important thing—taking photos!
These years, museums are working to change this. Today, over 170 museums around the world are having “Slow Art Day”. Most of the museums taking part in “Slow Art Day” are choosing just a few works for their visitors to enjoy. They are asking their visitors to spend at least 5—10 minutes looking at just one work of art.
Slow Art backers think that when visitors spend more time looking at and studying the work of art, they will enjoy it more. By spending time, they can see more details about the work. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist’s ideas. Phil Terry, who started “Slow Art Day”, said, “By slowing down, it helps us to see art in a new way.”
1. Why do most visitors spend just 15 seconds on a website?| A．They don’t like it. | B．They are so busy that they don't spend more time on it. |
| C．There are too many websites on the Internet. | D．They don’t need to visit these websites. |
| A．there are great works of art | B．people love to take photos there |
| C．visitors spend less time on artworks there | D．the museum is taking part in “Slow Art Day” |
| A．fans | B．players | C．visitors | D．writers |
| A．The writer wants people to go to museums more often. | B．Studies show that most visitors spend five seconds on one work of art. |
| C．Slow Art helps visitors learn more about the artist’s ideas. | D．The museums joining in “Slow Art Day” usually have a lot of artworks. |
On September 16th, 2022, some students are showing their car on a US tour to universities and companies from the East Coast to Silicon Valley.
It is a kind of sporty car but it is the special one. It is called ZEM, short for zero emission mobility, as the beginning letter of the name shows it gives out zero carbon. It has two-seater houses with battery box, and most of its parts are 3D-printed from second hand things.
“We are just to make a better and clearer future,” said Jens Lahaije, a manager of the Eindhoven University of Technology student team that made the car.
Compared with common cars, such battery electric cars give out no CO2, but battery can also make our air around us dirty and dangerous. So, the cost of doing with it isn’t low.
Cleaning the air by getting CO2 in is a pretty new way for a car. The students made it come true in this kind of car, ZEM. The idea is quite useful: while driving, the air will move through cars and the CO2 will be got in.
The Eindhoven team thought ZEM uses two machines that get 2 kgs of CO2 over 32,186 kms of driving, later these machines can be emptied at stations when they take in more electric to let the car work.
As for carbon emissions, the European Union made strict rules years ago, and most European car companies began to move to electric cars, but they didn’t make more wonderful cars than that one, ZEM.
1. According to the passage we learnt ________ made ZEM.| A．a car factory | B．a manager of a company |
| C．the students from Eindhoven University | D．the teachers from Eindhoven University |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．ZEM is very cheap | B．people don’t like ZEM |
| C．ZEM also has a disadvantage | D．some common cars are better than ZEM |
| A．32,186 kms | B．64,372 kms | C．160,930 kmş | D．321,860 kms |
| A．Eric, a young man likes different sports cars. |
| B．Maria, a woman enjoys dancing in a music hall. |
| C．Lisa, a beautiful girl likes going shopping at weekends. |
| D．Jack, a hard-working boy loves reading with his friends. |
9 . Here are some ideas for learning English faster.
You are like a new baby. Babies learn their language slowly. First they learn to listen. Then they learn to talk. Finally, they can read and write.
Listen to English every day. Listen to English radio, watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons. These are useful.
Read English stories. Start with children’s storybooks. Try to read stories for English start learners. Try English Club.
Write down new words. Start a new word notebook. Write words in alphabetical order （A…B…C）. Make some sentences. Try to use an English-English dictionary.
Keep an English diary. Start with one sentence. Like how do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today? Write another sentence tomorrow.
1. The writer gave us ________ ideas for English faster.| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．To Listen. | B．To talking. | C．To reading. | D．To writing. |
| A．Children’s textbooks. | B．Children’s storybooks. |
| C．Children’s picture books. | D．Children’s music books. |
| A．按音标顺序 | B．按简易顺序 | C．按字母顺序 | D．按长短顺序 |
| A．Babies learn to read and write first. |
| B．Listening to English radio is not helpful. |
| C．We should always use an English-Chinese dictionary. |
| D．We can start with one sentence to keep an English diary. |
A Guide to Have More Fun
When is the last time you had fun? Felt truly happy? If you’re making efforts not to be bored in your life, we’ll offer you expert advice on how to have more fun.
◎Find a new hobby. You may not be having as much as you want because you feel like you’re doing the same old thing day after day. 1 It will not only provide something to look forward to in your daily life, but it will also make you more open to new ideas.
◎ 2 Experts suggest that music helps reduce (减少) stress and improves your feelings. Every time you feel stressed, turn on a song you like to reduce your stress. By doing so, you’ll make it a part of your daily activities which will improve your feelings.
◎Take a trip together. Travel is great for your mental health. 3 And try to improve your relationships with the people you travel with. Travel doesn’t have to be big or expensive either. It can be as simple as taking a road trip just a few hours away.
◎ 4 You won’t seriously influence your productivity if you take the time to enjoy a little game once in a while. Even just playing with silly putty while you’re at your desk will make your study day a little more enjoyable.
Even busy with your study, it’s still important to find time for fun. It makes your life not so boring and offers lots of health benefits like less stress, better memory and more energy.
A. Listen to music.
B. Play some games.
C. Stay alone at home.
D. Get a change of scene.
E. Try a new activity you love.
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5. What else can you do to have more fun?
