Here is some “breaking” news: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has added breaking(地板舞) into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games!
Breaking might be one of the very strange sports to be added to the Games, as it is seen as an art.
The dance style first appeared on the streets of New York in the 1970s. In the 1980s, breaking swept around the world when it was adopted (采用) by pop stars such as Michael Jackson. Young people worldwide were crazy about such kind of dance style.
Over the past few years, there has been a talk that the Olympic Games have become less interesting to young people. The IOC is trying to make the Games more “youthful”, with sports that young people do in their spare time. “We want to take sport to the youth, ”said IOC President Thomas Bach.
To be added to the Olympics, a sport must be practised by men in at least 75 countries on four continents (洲) and by women in no fewer than 40 countries on three continents. Also, it should be competitive and requires training just like other sports. Dancers need to have strong upper body and core strength. “It’s great that it gives us more recognition as a sport,” said British breakdancer Karam .
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. What has been added into the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
2. Why is breaking one of the very strange sports to be added to the Games?
3. When did the dance style first appear?
4. Weren’t young people worldwide crazy about breaking in the 1980s?
5. What do dancers need to practise breaking?
2 . The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.
Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. But if you keep a sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes.
It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ________.| A．writing it | B．using it | C．listening | D．learning grammar |
| A．Be careful not to make any mistakes. | B．Write as quickly as you can. |
| C．Speak English as much as you can. | D．Laugh more often. |
| A．keep quiet | B．get angry |
| C．be kind | D．keep your sense of humor |
| A．Only foolish（愚蠢）people make mistakes | B．Few people make mistakes |
| C．People never make mistakes | D．There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes |
 | Wang Shuang, Football player Wang Shuang was born in 1995. She played an important role in winning South Korea’s national football team, helping China get a ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympics. |  | Zhu Ting, Volleyball player Zhu Ting is famous in Chinese sport right now. The 28-year-old Zhu Ting was the captain of China’s women’s volleyball team and became MVP at Rio 2016 Olympics. |
 | Li Na, Tennis player Li Na, now in her thirties, used to be a Chinese tennis player. During her career, Li won nine WTA Tour singles titles, including two Grand Slam singles titles in 2011 and 2014. |  | Gu Ailing, Free skier Gu Ailing, 18-year-old Chinese player, has just made free skiing history. Within two days, she won two gold medals for China at the same world championship. |
| A．Wang Shuang. | B．Zhu Ting. | C．Li Na. | D．Gu Ailing. |
| A．playing football | B．playing volleyball | C．playing tennis | D．playing skiing |
| A．Li Na won nine WTA Tour doubles titles in 2011. |
| B．Zhu Ting became MVP at 2008 Olympics. |
| C．Wang Shuang helped China enter the 2020 Olympics. |
| D．Gu Ailing won two gold medals on the same day at the age of 18. |
4 . They exist in every school. Some use words, and others use physical violence(暴力). No matter what the methods are, the result is the same: bullies make you feel bad and make going to school a lot more difficult. What can you do about them? Luckily, dealing with bullies is not as hard as you think. Just follow these simple steps, and there is a good chance you will survive the bullies at your school without getting hurt.
The first step to take when dealing with bullies is to understand them. Most bullies make others feel bad so they feel better about themselves. Their main goal is to make you upset so they feel in control. The best way to deal with this is to avoid them all together. Don’t walk near them, change your seat in class, or if they come up to you, walk away. If you can successfully ignore(对……不予理睬) a bully for a few days, you will probably be left alone.
When it is impossible to ignore the bully, you will have to take further steps. Bullies prefer to target kids who they think are weak and vulnerable. The next time you see a bully, pretend to feel very brave and confident. If the bully says something to you, say “Stop it!” in a strong voice and walk away. If you see a bully picking on someone else, do the same. Bullies normally do not like confrontation(对抗).
If they still pick on you, the next step is to report the bully to a teacher. Bullies have been around for a long time, so experienced teachers will know how to deal with them. The bully will get into trouble and the teacher will get ready to be on watch all the time.
Bullies can give you big trouble. However, if you act quickly, you can almost always prevent them from bothering(烦扰) you. Just remember to never get in a fight with a bully. Fighting will almost always make the situation worse. Be smart when dealing with bullies and you should survive without getting hurt!
阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过7个单词）
1. Is there a good chance to survive the bullies if you follow the simple steps?
2. What is the main goal of the bullies?
3. What is the next step if the bullies still pick on you?
4. What will make the situation worse when dealing with bullies?
5. What will you do if you meet with a bully?（言之有理即可）
Leopards(豹) live in many parts of the world, from Siberia to Africa. They have a very beautiful yellow skin with large black spots. They live for about 15 years and eat small mammals such as zebras, monkeys, and antelopes(羚羊). They sleep for about 12 hours a day. Leopards are very solitary(独处的) animals. They don’t like to live with others. They spend most of their time by themselves in trees, where they wait until a small animal passes. They jump on the animal and then drag it up into the tree, where they eat it.
Like many animals, leopards are disappearing because people hunt them. They kill them for their beautiful coats. The Sinai leopard, for example, from Egypt, is now probably extinct(绝种的).
1. How long does a leopard usually live?| A．Fifty weeks. | B．Fifteen months. | C．Twelve days. | D．Fifteen years. |
| A．Because they kill leopards for their meat. | B．Because leopards attack people all the time. |
| C．Because leopards are dangerous. | D．Because they kill leopards for their coats. |
| A．Leopards have beautiful fur. | B．Leopards eat animals and plants. |
| C．Leopards sleep 12 hours a day. | D．The Sinai leopard is probably extinct. |
6 . Almost all children go to school. Some children spend most of their time at school. Others spend only hours there.
Schools are different in different parts of the world. But they are all the same in one way. Schools are where children go to learn.
School buildings can be large or small. They can be made from many different materials (材料). Some children even go to school outside or in buildings with no walls.
Many children walk or ride bicycles to school. Some children go to school by boat. In some places, children live too far. Teachers give lessons over the radio or by using computers.
One important job for teachers is to help children learn to read and write. Students learn to read and write in many different languages, like English, Chinese, Japanese and so on.
Children learn many things at school. They study maths and science. Many children study art and music in school. They also learn how to use a computer.
A home can also be a school. Some parents teach their children at home. They want to decide (决定) what their children will learn. People at schools will often help parents plan home lessons for their children.
1. If a student’s home is too far from his school, his teachers can give lessons .| A．over the radio | B．on the phone | C．by using computers | D．A or C |
| A．国家 | B．方法 | C．语言 | D．团体 |
| A．everybody needs to go to school | B．children don’t like school |
| C．schools are the same | D．there are different kinds of schools |
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| This is Sophie’s cat. Her name is Mozzi. She is five years old. She is black and white. She lives in Sophie’s house with her dog. | This is a Monarch butterfly. It is very beautiful. It lives in Canada, the United States and Mexico. It lives for about nine months. It eats Leaves. In the winter it goes from Canada, to Mexico. | This is a hippopotamus. The hippopotamus is a very strange animal. It is very fat and heavy. It has very thick skin. It lives in Africa and it eats grass. |
| A．In Canada. | B．In the USA. | C．In Mexico. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．It is fat. | B．It is heavy. | C．It has thin skin. | D．It eats grass. |
| A．Mozzi lives with another cat | B．we can find hippopotamuses in Africa |
| C．they are all home animals | D．a monarch butterfly lives for a year |
8 . Steven drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Steven’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Steven takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, and keep the master from danger. Many dogs go to Steven’s school — big dogs, small dogs, old dogs and young dogs. Steven says that young dogs can learn more quickly.
1. What do you know about Steven?| A．He drives children to school. | B．He teaches dogs in a school. |
| C．He has a school for young children. | D．He teaches children in a school. |
| A．Eat. | B．Sleep. | C．Run. | D．Do things for their masters. |
| A．How to Keep Dogs | B．How to Drive a Bus |
| C．A School for Dogs | D．Taking Children to School |
9 . From this autumn, primary and middle schools have labor education (劳动教育).
Duan Jiayang is a 12-year-old student in Yinchuan. One of the subjects in his school is welcome. It is the life skill (生活技能) class. He learns to plant fruit and vegetables in class. He says, “It’s not easy.”
In China, many parents do everything for their children. Lots of students don’t have life skills. Because of this, Duan’s school gives the class. “We want students to really enjoy life by taking the class. We hope students can know it’s not easy to get food. And we also want students to thank their parents,” a teacher says.
At the same time, in another middle school in Yinchuan, students learn how to make steamed buns (馒头) in class. A girl named Lian Yan says, “I really love our life skill class. It’s my favourite class,”
“Children often just study but don’t want to do housework (家务) at home,” says a mother. “The life skill class makes it interesting. And the class can even make it become students’ hobby or life skill,” she says.
1. DuanJia yang thinks planting fruit and vegetable is not ________.| A．interesting | B．easy | C．free | D．boring |
| A．doing housework | B．studying | C．planting vegetables | D．cooking |
| A．Let children do some housework. | B．Some schools in Yinchuan. |
| C．Life skill classes in Yinchuan. | D．Love children in the right way. |
10 . The International Day for Biological Diversity（生物多样性日）is celebrated on May 22. Its aim is to remind people to get along with the nature.
The day was first created in 1993 by the UN and it was on December, 29th. In 2000, the UN changed it to May 22. This was partly in memory of the UN convention（公约）on May 22, 1992. But it was also hard for many countries to organize events on December 29, because there are already many holidays in that time of the year. Every year, the celebrations of the day are organized on a different topic. The topic in 2022 is “Building a shared future for all life”. The message behind is that biodiversity is what we can depend on to build a bright future. It is also the answer to several development challenges.
Biological diversity are necessary for our daily life. For example, fish provide 20% of animal protein to about 3 billion people. 80% of the human diet is provided by plants. As many as 70% of people from countryside in developing countries depend on traditional plant-based medicines for basic healthcare.
While people start to know that biological diversity is valuable, the number of species（物种）is dropping because of human activities. That is why the UN decided to celebrate the day every year.
1. How much of the human diet is provided by plants?| A．100%. | B．80%. | C．70%. | D．20% |
| A．We can build a bright future for all life by sharing. |
| B．We can use different animals to make our future bright. |
| C．If there are fewer animals or plants, we will have a bright future. |
| D．If we have difficulty developing, we may turn to biodiversity. |
| A．The history of the day. | B．The celebrations of the day. |
| C．The importance of biological diversity. | D．The causes of the death of animals. |
