A box of strawberries are bad in front of you. Without doubt, you throw it away. But it’s more than just strawberries that you are wasting.
The life of a strawberry starts from a seed (种子). A farmer plants it and waters it. Later, people pick it and back it in a box. A truck takes it far to a supermarket. Water, labor, fuel and money must all be spent in order for a strawberry to come to you. If you waste it, you waste all of these things.
It’s hard for people to realize how much work goes into the food we eat every day. That makes food waste a big problem around the world. Every year, 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted around the world. That’s one third of the total amount of food we have. In China alone, people waste 35 million tons of food each year, according to CCTV.
As we throw food away, there are still 820 million people starving (挨饿) around the world. Many children go to sleep but still feel hungry, and 3.1 million of them die of hunger each year. The COVID-19 pandemic had made the situation even worse. With many countries no conger transporting food to other countries during that time, over 10,000 children died of hunger each month.
“Wasting food means wasting natural resources and missing the opportunity to feed a growing population in the future,” said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Qu Dongyu. It’s time to take action now.
1. Water, labor,2. 1.3 billion tons of food
3. There are 3.1 million children
4. Many countries couldn’t
5. In order to stop wasting food, what should you do?
2 . 
Many people believe that only talented people can come up with new invention ideas.
First, you need to find fields that you know well.
Then, you should try to find the needs and problems. Your aim is to find what you need to do better in your fields. You can ask people around you about their problems and worries.
When you have finished all these steps, you will get some interesting ideas. Then it will be time for you to create your inventions.
| A．You can make a list of them. |
| B．The next step is to research the market. |
| C．If there are no such tools, you can think about creating them. |
| D．in fact, it is possible for anyone to have good invention ideas. |
| E．If you are too shy, you can use the Internet to get some information. |
| F．Though it’s difficult for you to make the list, you can ask people around you. |
3 . 
Do you often see products labelled (贴标签) “Made in China”? “Made in China” is becoming a fashionable one.
The story of Chinese fashion began when Feiyue and Huili, both Chinese sports shoe brands, suddenly got international attention. Their products were seen all over the world. Chinese sportswear brand LI-NING was at The New York Fashion Week in September. They showed their new designs—sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters.
Shaun Rein, the founder and managing director of Chinese Market Research Group (CMR), said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers’ eye by low prices. It is because China’s young people are now more confident about their own culture. They don’t show immediate interest in Western culture anymore.
“Today’s young people in China are more and more fond of Chinese cultural elements (元素).” Jin Qu, the manager of a clothing shopping website, said at a cultural festival, “They like these elements printed on their clothes, even the picture of Laoganma. Now, young Chinese people are proud of these Chinese symbols.”
In fact, many stars in Western countries are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion. Rihanna, a US singer, for example, wore a shiny, heavily embroidered (绣花的) yellow dress to this year’s Met Gala to match the theme “China: Through the Looking Glass”. The dress was designed and made by Guo Pei, a Chinese designer.
“We have to move from making to creating.” Aric Chen, a Chinese-American designer, once told The New York Times, “We want to replace the words ‘Made in China’ with ‘Designed in China’.”
1. What did LI-NING show at The New York Fashion Week?| A．Sweaters and jackets. | B．Skirts and jackets. | C．Shirts and sweaters. |
| A．should try to raise their prices to compete |
| B．can try to be more imaginative and creative |
| C．need work together with foreign ones |
| A．they have more cultural confidence |
| B．they are not interested in Western culture anymore |
| C．they lead the fashion after some sports brands became famous |
| A．Chinese Brands Are out of Date |
| B．“Made in China” Is in Fashion |
| C．The Difference between Chinese Culture And Western Culture |
4 . 
The 24 solar terms (二十四节气) were first used in China and now are followed in many other parts of the world. Rain Water, the second solar term. means the increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. Spring is in the air and it’s a great time 10 go on an outing (远足). Many of our foreign readers are interested in knowing more about Rain Water. If you are one of them, now read on.
Spring bamboo shoots
Rain Water is the best time of the year to eat fresh bamboo shoots. It’s said that one can only know the taste of spring after enjoying the spring bamboo shoots. The cooking of bamboo shoots in China dates back to over 2,000 years ago.
The cold spell (寒潮)
The cold spell is a period when the weather is colder than usual. During Rain Water, rainfall can result in lower temperature and wet weather. It is strongly advised not to take off the thick coats too early and to keep warm.
Visits to in-laws (嫡亲)
One of the main customs during Rain Water is husbands’ visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. A typical gift is a pot of cooked food that includes trotters-the feet of pigs. This is a way for the sons-in-law to express their thanks.
Nutritious (有营养的) porridge
The wet weather during Rain Water is considered harmful to people’s health, so a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to warm the body. People in some places have porridge cooked with dihuang to resist cold and wet weather. It is also good for people with problems like headaches.
1. Rain Water is ________ in the 24 solar terms.| A．the first solar term | B．the second solar term | C．the third solar term |
| A．Take a bowl of vegetable soup. | B．Put on thick clothes. | C．Exercise every day. |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Spread. | B．Prevent. | C．Influence. |
Have you ever experienced bullying (欺凌)? You’re not alone. Bullying is a really common social problem around the world. In a study of young people in the UK aged 12-20, half of them said they had been bullied. About 1.5 million young people in the UK were bullied in 2015, and many of these were bullied every day. People who are bullied are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. They might lose interest in the activities they enjoy, avoid spending time with other people and not go to classes or school, which has a negative effect on their physical and mental health.
Many people don’t know what can be called as bullying. Actually, bullying is not just physical, like hitting or kicking some one, or taking their things without permission. Bullying can also be with words-saying or writing things that are not nice. Another type of bullying is social— choosing not to include someone, embarrassing someone or telling other people not to be friends with them.
Bullying usually involves (涉及) more people than you think. There are the people who bully and those who are bullied. Sometimes other people help the bully or join in. Then there are the kids that support—they don’t bully anyone themselves, but they support the bullying by being an audience (观众). This is why it’s important for everyone to work together against bullying. To stop bullying, we need everyone to be brave and take a stand(表明立场).
Does your school do anything to prevent bullying? why don’t you create a student anti-bullying group? This group can do many things. Let the head teacher know how well the school is doing with fighting bullying and give them advice. Choose an anti-bullying slogan for your school, make posters and displays (展演), or take over the school’s social media for a week to send out anti-bullying messages.
Bullying is a social problem and it needs a solution from society. The next time you see someone being cruel to someone else, take a stand! Don’t laugh or ignore what’s happening—tell an adult as soon as possible and make everyone know that bullying is not OK.
Main idea | Supporting information |
| Why should we take action against bullying? | It is a It has a negative effect on those who are bullied. |
| The following can be called as bullying: hitting or kicking someone saying or writing bad words choosing not to include someone | |
| What roles do kids play? | Some bully others and some are bullied. Some support bullying in their own ways. |
| How can we help? | Create a student anti-bullying group. Let the head teacher know about it and give advice. Choose an anti-bullying slogan or make Send out anti-bullying messages through school’s social media. It’s important for everyone to work together to |
| Will you take a stand when bullying happens? What will you do? | |
Brainstorming is the practice of coming up with ideas or solutions. There’s no correct way to brainstorm, but we do have some rules to follow for successful brainstorming.
Focus on quantity over quality. When it comes to brainstorming, the more ideas, the better. Don’t worry about the quality of your ideas for now. Just say or write any idea that comes to mind. Remember that your goal is to come up with as many ideas as possible. Even if none of them are perfect, you’ll still have many creative ideas to use for your final plan.
Encourage big or unusual ideas. Don’t give up your ideas, no matter how strange they seem to be. Although unusual ideas may not be immediately practical, just creating those ideas gives your brain training. It can also help to produce creative solutions that are hard to come up with.
Share ideas with each other. Don’t say no to the ideas of others. You can put together the best parts of different ideas to create new, even better ones. Even if you’re not brainstorming as a group, you should still think about sharing your ideas with others and asking them for their advice.
You don’t have to regard yourself as a very creative person to come up with excellent ideas and solutions at once. Brainstorming can help unlock ideas. Even if you don’t find the perfect solution, just practicing it can help to improve your creativity. Put these tips together and you are sure to come up with some great ideas.
2. When we are brainstorming, we need to
3. Training the brain to give unusual ideas is
4. People brainstorming alone can also
5. Why brainstorming is a good way to study?
7 . In July, China introduced the “Double Reduction” Policy. It hopes to reduce the stress of homework on primary and middle school students. The policy calls for reducing homework and after-school classes. According to the policy, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for middle school students to finish their homework. After-school training institutions (机构) are not allowed to offer advanced (提前的) teaching on weekends, holidays or during winter and summer vacations.
“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “Weare not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are mainly from the textbook.” According to Shen, students have enough time to learn new knowledge now. “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to try out and learn from real life,” said Shen.
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “Double Reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and musical instruments. I can learn all kinds of skills more than schoolwork,” said Zhang.
Shen also pointed out that self-discipline becomes more important now. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind other students,” he said.
| A．take up new hobbies | B．make homework less | C．enjoy after-school classes |
| A．Ask primary school students to finish homework every day. |
| B．Teach students advanced lessons on vacation and weekends. |
| C．Give middle school students homework less than 90 minutes. |
| A．自信 | B．自律 | C．自洽 |
A． | B． | C． |
8 . Guiyang, the capital city of Southwest China’s Guizhou province, has been making great process and now attracts lots of visitors. Surprising natural beauty, tea culture, and lively ethnic minorities (少数民族) are the three you shouldn’t miss when visiting Guiyang. And visitors can experience all these in Qingzhen city, which is located in the west of Guiyang.
AJ Donnelly, a British vlogger, visited Qingzhen to find its special customs and wonderful landscapes. In this video trip, AJ showed us around the Hongfeng Lake, which is full of beautiful red leaves in autumn, and China’s newest popular place in the Internet, the Yangpi Waterfall, which means “goat skin” in Chinese. According to a local farmer, back in the day farmers at the far end of the river connecting to the waterfall would raise goats. And when they killed their goats, they threw the goat skin away in the river. That’s why we have the name Yangpi Waterfall. In the Ludishao Tea Expo Garden, AJ enjoyed himself in a tea garden. He even tried hand-picking his own tea and tried some to see if it tasted good. AJ also visited the Miao and Bouyei ethnic village in Maigc town in Qingzhen. Their amazing clothing unexpectedly appeared in Milan Fashion Week and offered the world a nice surprise.
Lovely Qingzhen is just a small part of “Cool Guiyang”, and there are more fantastic views the city has to offer. Come and see for yourselves, will you?
①exciting Miao dancing ②Great city buildings ③traditional tea culture
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①③ |
| A．it is in the shape of a goat |
| B．people threw goat skin there |
| C．goats like drinking water there |
| A．The British vlogger AJ lives in Qinezhen now. |
| B．Visitors can pick up tea leaves in the tea garden. |
| C．Miao clothing is too old to be showed in Milan Fashion Week. |
| A．To know Guizhou well. |
| B．To ask people to visit Guiyang. |
| C．To introduce AJ Donnelly’s video. |
9 . 
Agriculture (农业) is very important Cameroon in Africa. It accounts for about 80 percent of the country’s GDP, and provides a lot of jobs and food for the people. However, the country lacks (缺乏) talents in agriculture.
This situation changed when China built a technical and professional agricultural high school in Yabassi, Cameroon. The school is helping train much-needed skilled workforce. Overall, the school is among the top schools in the country. It has classrooms, workshops, laboratories, dormitories’, equipment (设备) and 78 hectares of practice farms. It teaches students how to raise animals and plant crops, repair agricultural equipment, and process and protect agricultural products.
Moudina is a junior student. He fell in love with agriculture when he was a child, but he lacked the required skills then. When the school first opened in 2017, around 200 local students were admitted. Moudina was one of them. “I would like to be one of the first to modernize" agriculture in Cameroon,” he said. “Thanks to China, we have access to this training.”
During these years, more than 500 students have graduated from the school. Most of them get well-paid jobs after taking the training. One of the graduates said that the training in the school helped him a lot and now he felt easy in his position.
“More students can find jobs in agriculture now. The school is the fruit of the cooperation (合作) between Cameroon and China,” says Jean Mirabeau Eba, mayor of Yabassi.
1. Which statement is TRUE about the school in the text?| A．It first opened in 2016 with the help of China. |
| B．Now it is one of the top schools in Cameroon. |
| C．Most of its graduates cannot get well-paid jobs. |
| A．Praised | B．accepted | C．introduced |
| A．It’s very big. | B．It has good equipment. | C．It’s quite a success. |
| A．China supports agricultural training in Cameroon. |
| B．Agricultural plays an important role in Cameroon. |
| C．The students in Cameroon’s top schools work hard. |
10 . 
Have you visited any traditional Chinese gardens? If you compare them to some Western gardens, you may find that traditional Chinese gardens look more like natural landscape. This is one of their main features (特征).
Chinese gardens have a long history. As early as 1500 BC, there were two main types of gardens: imperial gardens (皇家园林) and private gardens. Imperial gardens were for the use of the emperor and his family. Private gardens were built by general nobles. Both types of gardens were built for hunting and resting.
The Summer Palace in Beijing is China’s most famous imperial garden. It covers about three million square meters. Kunming Lake takes up almost three-fourths of the garden’s total area. There are over 3,000 ancient buildings and more than 400,000 plants in the garden. You can also see a great deal of priceless historical treasure. With such a rich collection, the garden is known as the “Imperial Garden Museum.”
As for private gardens, the most famous one is the Humble Administrator’s Garden (拙政园) in Suzhou. It has an area of 41,000 square meters. When you stand in the garden, it looks like a beautiful picture from any angle. And the whole garden looks different in different seasons.
The traditional Chinese gardens have been designed to look naturally formed. In fact, Chinese gardens are in some ways very much like traditional Chinese landscape paintings. The two have influenced and developed alongside one another. Both of them show the importance of nature in Chinese culture.
1. What do we know about imperial and private gardens?| A．They are very similar in size and style. |
| B．They were built for hunting and resting. |
| C．They look the same in different seasons. |
| A．By listing numbers. | B．By answering questions. | C．By comparing things. |
| A．Kunming Lake |
| B．The Summer Palace |
| C．The Humble Administrator's Garden |
| A．To show the beauty of natural landscape. |
| B．To attract people to visit private gardens. |
| C．To introduce traditional Chinese gardens. |
