1 . ① Man has known more and more about space today. Space is not only wonderful but also dangerous. While working in space, astronauts are facing danger.
② Scientists have found out that radiation (辐射) is the greatest danger to astronauts in space. When astronauts are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage of radiation is difficult to discover until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but there isn’t really helpful medicine.
③ Space rubbish is also a great danger to astronauts. There are 9000 man-made (人造) things flying in space. About 30% of these are man-made satellites (卫星), 10% are spaceships, and others are space rubbish. Even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and telling any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space rubbish.
④ Although space is really dangerous, everyone on the earth is interested in it. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space for a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.
1. Who is in danger of radiation in space?| A．Scientists’ children. |
| B．People on the earth. |
| C．Astronauts working in space. |
| A．保护 | B．伤害 | C．竞争 |
A．  | B． | C．  |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Rubbish: possible danger! |
| B．Radiation: the most dangerous! |
| C．Space: wonderful but dangerous! |
2 . Song of Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow again
O How many tomorrows are then?
If we wait always for another day,
In vain (徒劳) our life will pass away.
①Song of Tomorrow is very famous in China, especially the first four lines. Many people, even children know them. However, no one knows who wrote the poem. Some say it came out during the Ming Dynasty (朝代). Others say the poem was popular during the Qing Dynasty (1644—1911). But the most important thing is not the time, but the main idea: Do not waste (浪费) time or life.
②The language is easy in this poem. The writer uses the word “tomorrow” many times to pass on the poem’s message: Better do it today than tomorrow.
③Many people thought they are procrastinators (有拖延症的人). They comfort (安慰) themselves with the words from Gone with the Wind: “Tomorrow is another day!” But these people would do well if they remember the poem Song of Tomorrow.
1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph①?| A．The experience of the writer. |
| B．The history of Ming Dynasty. |
| C．More information of the poem. |
| A．To comfort us to do our work tomorrow. |
| B．To tell us to do our work today, not tomorrow. |
| C．To make people think nothing is important than tomorrow. |
| A．Procrastinators. | B．Poems. | C．Messages. |
| A．Procrastinators comfort themselves with Song of Tomorrow. |
| B．Procrastinators enjoy the movie Gone with the Wind very much. |
| C．Procrastinators could do well with remembering the Song of Tomorrow. |
| A．Sports. | B．Medicine. | C．Culture. |
3 . ①On May 30, 2023, China successfully launched Shenzhou XVI, and three astronauts began their journey into outer space. The work of astronaut in space is very busy. On the one hand, astronauts follow the “eight-hour workday” in space just as they do on the ground. On the other hand, astronauts can arrange their daily work according to their own condition. Therefore, life in space is not all about work, and astronauts can also relax and carry out a variety of activities after work.
②Are you interested in what Chinese astronauts on board the Tiangong space station do in their free time? The astronauts in space can watch the games. They watched the games only in their free time, because there was so much work for them to do. Astronauts can also look through news, listen to music, read books, as well as make video calls with their families. So they can spend their free time as if they live on the earth.
③Besides their daily work, the astronauts in spaceship also spent much time exercising. The environment of space is different from that of the earth. In order to stay healthy, they need to do some exercise every day.
④The China Manned Space Agency said that the astronauts can use a set of specially designed (设计) machines, including a treadmill (跑步机) and an exercise bike, to exercise according to their personal exercise programme. They also played table tennis in their free time.
⑤Astronauts are happy to work in the outer space as on the ground and they are enjoying doing something interesting to make their space life more colourful.
1. What does “arrange” in Paragraph ① mean in Chinese?| A．完成 | B．挑战 | C．安排 |
| A．Communicate with their families. |
| B．Watch the games at any time. |
| C．Designed the exercise bike. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 |
| A．①/②③④⑤ | B．①/②③④/⑤ | C．①②③④/⑤ |
| A．The Work of Astronauts in Space. |
| B．The Exercise of Astronauts in Space. |
| C．The Life of Astronauts in Space. |
4 . ①Every living thing needs to reproduce (繁殖). Reproducing means creating more members of your group. In order for plants to reproduce, they have to spread their seeds (种子) to other areas. Plants have developed all kinds of ways to do this.
②The simplest way is gravity. Many seeds are inside of fruit. When a piece of fruit gets too heavy it falls from a tree to the ground. Sometimes animals will pick up the fruit and drop it in another area. That helps move the seed even farther away. Apples spread this way.
③Other plants use wind to spread their seeds. Dandelions (蒲公英) are a good example of this. Dandelion seeds are so light that when wind blows, it carries dandelion seeds to new places. Maple (枫树) seeds also use wind. Their seeds are connected with long, thin leaves that look like wings. When the seed falls from the tree, its “wings” help it fly farther from the tree.
④Some animals help plants spread their seeds. The animals cat the seeds. While the seed is in the animal’s body, it stays whole. When the seed leaves the animal, it’s in a new place.
⑤Ants also help spread seeds. Some seeds have a special smell that attracts (吸引) ants. The ants bring the seeds back to their home, which of course is underground. They only eat part of the seed. They leave the rest of the seed underground. After that, the seed can start growing.
1. What does the underlined word “gravity” mean in paragraph 2 in Chinese?| A．弹力 | B．重力 | C．生命力 |
| A．They use ants. | B．They use wind. | C．They use water. |
| A．They help the fruit fall from the tree. |
| B．They eat all of the seed and leave nothing. |
| C．They bring the seed to the underground. |
| A．①/②③④⑤ | B．①/②③④/⑤ | C．①②③/④⑤ |
| A．The connections between plants and animals. |
| B．The reproduction of every living thing. |
| C．The ways for plants to reproduction. |
5 . ①Dads have Father’s Day. Moms have Mother’s Day. Kids have Children’s Day. But, do our grandparents have a special holiday? Yes, they do!
②The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for elderly people in China. The festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar (农历). As the Chinese word for nine has the same sound as the word for long, people take the Double Ninth Festival to show their wishes of long life for elderly people.
③There are many traditions for this festival. On that day, families get together and climb mountains for luck and in the hope that elderly people will live much longer. They also drink chrysanthemum wine (菊花酒) and wear a plant called zhuyu to celebrate it. Both chrysanthemum and zhuyu are regarded as clean plants that can clean houses and cure diseases.
④Respecting elderly people is shown not only on this special day but also in daily life. For example, when an older person enters a room, everyone stands up. When there are several guests at the table, the host usually introduces them from the oldest to the youngest. When a younger person is presenting something to an older person, two hands.
⑤It is a traditional virtue (美德) in China to respect elderly people. That’s because the Chinese know that elderly people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn from. So, Chinese people are proud of being old. Besides, to respect the elderly people is to respect yourself tomorrow.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. Who is the Double Ninth Festival celebrated for?
| A．Fathers. | B．Mothers. | C．Grandparents. |
| A．Cleaning. | B．Wearing the plant zhuyu. | C．Drinking chrysanthemum wine. |
| A．传播 | B．治疗 | C．研究 |
| A．Why we should respect elderly people. |
| B．Traditional ways of celebrating the festival. |
| C．Examples of respecting elderly people in daily life. |
| A．Because it means they have knowledge and experience. |
| B．Because it means they have more virtues than others. |
| C．Because it means they don’t have to work for others. |
6 . French people are the third-largest ethnic group (少数族裔) in Canada, with Chinese beings second and British being the majority (大多数). In the province of Quebec (魁北克省), where most French Canadians live, people mainly speak and write in French. Outside of Quebec, both English and French are used. All writing on Canadian products must be written in English and French. How did this come to be?
In the book The White and the Gold by Canadian author Thomas B Costain, I got my answer. The author explains the development of Canada in an interesting way with facts and real people’s stories. As he describes, the French and the English both tried different ways to colonize (殖民于) Canada. The French encouraged their people to visit the new world with the promise of becoming rich. Many expected to return to France and enjoy an easy life with their new money. They just wanted to exchange goods with the natives (当地人) and didn’t care about building the land into a big country.
The English way was very different. They would set up large cities and produce their own expensive goods. Instead of trading with the natives, the British just brought so many people to the colonies (殖民地) that they could support themselves. When the two countries went to war, the British had over 40,000 soldiers, while the French only had 10,000.
On Canada’s way to national independence (独立), the anger of the French Canadians continued to scare the British. Slowly, the treatment of French Canadians got better. Quebec was made to support French Canadian people: Laws were made to protect French culture and language inside Quebec, and French became an official (官方的) language of Canada. Government workers across Canada are required to speak both English and French. The French language is taught in every school, making sure that every Canadians has at least a basic understanding of French.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. What languages are mainly spoken in Canada?
| A．English and Chinese. |
| B．French and Chinese. |
| C．English and French. |
| A．Some real history in Canada. |
| B．Some famous places of interest in Canada. |
| C．Some different people in Canada. |
| A．Sending more people to Canada. |
| B．Trading with the natives. |
| C．Setting up large cities. |
| A．The time they spent on. |
| B．The rights they had. |
| C．The purpose on the colony. |
| A．What Canadians think about French. |
| B．Why French is still spoken in Canada. |
| C．What the main culture is in Canada. |
7 . Can anyone be an astronaut (宇航员)?
Of course not. You don’t have to have a science degree but most astronauts do. Most of them are pilots too. Life in a spaceship is hard so you must have a healthy body and mind. You need to be easy-going, patient, and helpful to spend so much time in a small space with other people.
What’s the training like?
People have to train for a year to learn how to stay healthy and safe. They practise space walking and living in zero gravity (重力). They train in difficult conditions to learn how to solve problems and to work in a team. Everyday tasks like eating, washing and sleeping can be difficult on a spaceship. There is no running water so you have to wash with wet tissues (湿纸巾); it’s hard to enjoy the dry food that astronauts have to eat. And to sleep you must cover your eyes because the sun rises every 90 minutes on the International Space Station. You also have to tie yourself to something so you don’t fly away!
What healthy problems do astronauts have?
Life in zero gravity causes changes to our bodies. Bones and muscles become thin and weak so you must do a lot of exercise in space to stay fit and to help the heart move blood around your body. Astronauts often get backache because you grow in space—up to 8 centimeters (厘米)! It’s also common to have headaches and to feel sick, especially at the beginning. You must have vitamins (维他命) to take the place of fresh fruit and vegetables. But you don’t have to put on sun cream because space suits protect your skin.
Are you still interested?
So now you know. If you want to go to space, study hard, learn to fly and take care of your body and mind.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. Who can be an astronaut according to Paragraph 1?
| A．A football player who is afraid to live in a small place. |
| B．An easy-going pilot with a science degree. |
| C．A science teacher who likes talking with others. |
| A．The training lasts for two or three years. |
| B．People learn to stay healthy and safe, solve problems and work in a team. |
| C．People train in every difficult conditions. |
| A．Because the astronauts are afraid to sleep on a spaceship. |
| B．Because it can prevent the sunshine from hurting their eyes. |
| C．Because the sun rises every 90 minutes and stop them sleeping. |
①Bones and muscles become thin and weak. ②Backache. ③Headache. ④Skin is hurt.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ |
| A．Why are young people interested in space travel? |
| B．How can astronauts solve the problems in space? |
| C．What do we need to know to become an astronaut? |
8 . When a blind woman was stopped by the conductor (售票员) who said no dogs were allowed on the bus, she was getting on a bus with her guide dog. With the help of other passengers, Zhou Lei finally got on the bus, but during the trip the conductor kept saying that Zhou Lei shouldn’t bring a dog.
Actually there is no rule that clearly states whether or not a guide dog is allowed on the bus in Beijing. In fact, the ways to deal with guide dogs are not the same in different places. In some parts of Jiangsu Province, guide dogs are allowed on the bus. It is one of the ways to express respect to the blind people.
There are lots of blind people in China, but we don’t see them often. Why? The answer is clear. Guide dogs are not allowed to enter many public places. If blind people are not allowed to take the guide dogs with them, how can they go out? What’s more, sidewalks (人行道) for blind people are often obstructed. Sometimes there are even cars taking up the space of the sidewalk for the blind. No wonder few blind people can be seen in the streets.
If discrimination (歧视) against them is always there, how can blind people feel they are a part of our society? Blind people should be freed from their home so that they can play a part in our society.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “obstructed” in Chinese?
| A．宽敞 | B．堵塞 | C．畅通 |
| A．She helped Zhou to get on the bus |
| B．She always kept silent during the trip |
| C．She didn’t want Zhou’s guide dog to be on the bus |
| A．Because there are no blind people around us at all. |
| B．Because it may be not convenient for them to go out of their home. |
| C．Because blind people are not allowed to enter many public places. |
| A．There is still discrimination against blind people. |
| B．No cars ever take up the space on the sidewalk for the blind. |
| C．The rules for guide dogs are the same in every city in China. |
| A．We are supposed to understand and respect the blind. |
| B．Blind people should do more things for our society. |
| C．We can’t be often allowed to see lots of blind people in China. |
9 . Hu Hailan was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in 1973. She studies very well. In fact, she used to study at Peking University and the University of California, Berkeley. They are famous universities in the world. Now she is a professor (教授) of Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Hu thinks being a scientist is the best job for her. She loves science a lot. She tries her best to find out what truly causes depression (抑郁症). Her great findings are good for researching and developing the medicine for treating depression. All in all, everything she does is to give people with mental illness a better life.
Hu received the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards (欧莱雅—联合国教科文组织世界杰出女科学家成就奖) in Paris in June, 2022. The award was set up by UNESCO and Foundation LOreal in 1998. It is held to praise five outstanding women scientists every year. Interestingly, Hu is the youngest woman who won the award this year. At the same time, she is the seventh Chinese winner of the award. Though she has got lots of awards in her life, she still keeps going on the way to help people with mental illness (精神病).
We can see that Chinese women scientists are showing their better abilities in different areas of the world now. They are really great role models for us.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. What do you know about Hu Hailan?
| A．Hu now works at Peking University. |
| B．Hu is from a medicine family of Hangzhou. |
| C．Hu is a nice medicine scientist in Zhejiang. |
| A．The parents of those who are with mental illness. |
| B．The parents of those who want to have babies. |
| C．The parents of those who are terrible with cancer. |
| A．In July 2022. | B．In June 2022. | C．In June 1998. |
| A．The Introduction of UNESCO. |
| B．The Introduction of Science International Awards. |
| C．The Introduction of a Chinese woman scientist and her achievement. |
| A．In Music World. | B．In Medicine Field. | C．In Traditional Food. |
10 . China is a big country with many kinds of famous Kongfu, which is also called Wushu (武术). The Red Quan is just one of them.
The Red Quan is a kind of fist (拳). It mixes traditional Chinese culture with Wushu. It has a very long history and it can date back to the Qin dynasties. The Red Quan’s skills can show people the agility, flexibility (灵活、敏捷), clear thinking, and powerful attack and defense (攻击和防御) movements.
There are seven kinds of Red Quan, and each of them is special in its own way. People need to learn the positions, moves, routines and basic knowledge. Among them, positions are the basic and the root of the Red Quan. It can help you exercise your tendons, hips and waist (肌腱、臀部和腰), and then the whole body. Some moves can help you exercise your legs and feet. The Red Quan has many skillful moves. It requires people to keep the whole body flexible and quick. If people want to learn Chinese kung fu well, they’d better learn one skill well instead of learning too many skills at a time. The key to learning the Red Quan well is to keep the body flexible and agile.
Now many students are interested in learning the Red Quan. It is a good chance to learn the spirit of Chinese kong fu by learning the Red Quan.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. When was the Red Quan born according to the passage?
| A．In Qin dynasties. | B．In Song dynasties | C．In Ming dynasties |
| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 |
| A．Learn move first. | B．Learn routines first. | C．Learn positions first. |
| A．Keep the body flexible and agile. | B．Learn many skills. | C．Clear thinking. |
| A．Kongfu | B．The Red Quan. | C．Tai Chi |
