1 . The Olympic Games have a long history. They began in Greece and lasted for over a thousand years, until 394 AD. The ancient Olympic Games were very different from the Olympics we have today. In ancient time, only the Greeks took part in the Olympics, and women were not allowed to join or watch them.
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Every four years, athletes (运动员) from all over the world take part in different sports at the Olympics. Many of these athletes are women. A large group of athletes at the Olympics take part in track and field events. Track events, such as running, test a person’s speed. Field events, such as the high jump, long jump and shot put, test how high or far someone can jump or throw an object.
One of the most exciting events in the Olympics is the 100-meter race. More than one hundred years ago, the world record for the men’s 100-meter race was 10.6 seconds. However, athletes have run faster and faster. In 1960, the record was 10 seconds. Then at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the record was set at 9.69 seconds. The Olympic motto (格言) “Faster, Higher, Stronger” is what the Olympics are all about.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Where was the first modern Olympic Games held?
2. What can track events test?
3. How many field events are mentioned in the passage?
2 . As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small, you may just want to do well in your lessons.
If you find a dream, what do you do with it? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Mattgews tells us that making our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge. “You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is hard for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from realizing your dream,” the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this little by little, and your dream will come true faster because a big dream comes from many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. The biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying hard will help you get better exam results.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good for you to have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Teenagers have many dreams. | B．We should do well in our lessons. |
| C．Teenagers usually have small dreams. | D．Teenagers usually have big dreams. |
| A．keep your dream in your heart | B．know what is the most important |
| C．always think it’s hard to do something | D．keep telling yourself what you want |
| A．How to make our dreams come true. | B．It’s not right to stick to dreams. |
| C．Follow Your Heart is a song. | D．It is happy to have dreams. |
3 . Are you ready to start managing your money? Then you need to make a plan, called a budget. In your budget, you will record the money that you get, earn, spend and save.
Here’s how a budget works. Cassie gets an allowance (零花钱) and does chores around the house. Sometimes, she also earns money helping people in the neighborhood. Cassie hasn’t been able to save any money, and she wants to buy a guitar. She does not know where all her money goes. So she asks her parents for help setting up a budget. Here are the steps she followed.
She wrote down the money she earned in the first week.
Money Earned
Allowance ……………….$ 5.00 Dust furniture ..........................$ 4.00
Be mother’s helper for Mrs. King …$ 5.00 Total .....................................$ 14.00
Whenever Cassie spent money, she wrote down how much she spent.
Money Spent
Movies ……………………$ 5.00 Pizza/Soda............................... $ 2.90
Snack ……………………$ 0.75 Snack .......................................$ 1.25
Magazine ………………$ 3.20 Total ...........................................$ 13.10
At the end of the first week, she looked it over. Then she found that she had spent too much money. So she looked for ways to spend less and save more. She decided to bring snacks from home. She also decided that she would see if another family in the neighborhood needed a mother’s helper.
Over the next few months, Cassie’s budgeting helped her reach her goal. She saved enough to buy a guitar.
Now she needs to save for guitar lessons!
根据短文内容判断下列句子正 (T) 误 (F) 。
1. The only way for Cassie to make money is to help people in the neighborhood.
2. In order to save enough money for a guitar, Cassie asked her parents for help setting up a budget.
3. Cassie spent more money on snacks than magazines in the first week.
4. After finding she had spent too much money, Cassie thought up ideas to save more money.
5. Cassie’s budget worked well.
4 . Ink wash painting, Peking Opera, paper cutting...what happens if we use these traditional art styles in animation (动画片制作)?
In fact, Chinese animators have been working on this. Their works are full of Chinese flavor and let audiences (观众) see what makes a classic.
Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy (《小蝌蚪找妈妈》), which came out in 1960, is China’s first ink wash animation. You can enjoy its 4 K edition (修复的高清版本), the animators drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the film with ink and brush.Though it’s only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work.
The Legend of Sealed Book (《天书奇谈》）, a cartoon film that first came out in 1983, also uses ink wash painting for its backgrounds. It borrows other arts (化妆) used in Peking Opera inspired the looks of the characters. It helps show their personalities. Lovely boy Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. A fox wears huadan makeup to make her more attractive (小丑).
It shows Chinese artist’s goals in animation—unique (奇特的), funny and beautiful.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “flavor” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
| A．滋味 | B．特色 | C．品味 |
①the makeup used in Peking Opera
②paper cutting
③modern art styles
④high definition (清晰度) technology
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．②③④ |
| A．the dark side of each characters. |
| B．the backgrounds of different characters. |
| C．the personalities of different characters. |
| A．Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy, the first cartoon film that came out in 1960, can be watched on any video platform. |
| B．Qi Baishi, the great artist, joined in drawing the animals |
| C．To be unique, funny and beautiful is Chinese artist’s goal in animation. |
| A．Mixing Cartoons with Tradition. |
| B．Artists Who Made a Classic. |
| C．Some Examples of Classic Cartoons. |
5 . In the world today, pollution is one of the worst effects (影响) made by people. Pollution is just around us. Because of different human activities, the different kinds of pollution have terrible effects on people’s life.
Air Pollution
Air is becoming dirty because of some bad things. Some human activities make the air around us become dirtier and dirtier. As a result, sometimes, we can’t see the clear sky for days, even more than a week. The terrible air makes rain become dreadful (可怕的) for fishes, birds and other animals. Even some trees and flowers die because of it.
Water Pollution
When dirty polluted water goes into rivers or lakes, it’s directly called water pollution. _▲_ This pollution can do harm to living things. Almost all the living things that depend on the water may become ill, even lose their lives.
Noise Pollution
Noise pollution is becoming more serious in cities now. This pollution is caused by many things like cars and loud music. Many old people dance to loud music in the open air here and there. It makes the people around fail to have a good rest and sleep.
Please think about the question—what can we do to stop polluting the world?
1. Which of the following about the effect of air pollution was not mentioned in the text? ________| A．People can’t see the blue sky. |
| B．Some animals can’t live easily. |
| C．Some trees and flowers die. |
| D．People can’t breathe. |
| A．This kind of pollution is bad for our lungs (肺). |
| B．So we should drive less in our daily life. |
| C．This kind of pollution is mainly caused by factories. |
| D．And we can’t sleep well at night because of it. |
| A．When to protect our environment. |
| B．Where to find different kinds of pollution. |
| C．How to stop polluting the earth. |
| D．What to do to make people sleep well. |
6 . The Australian Koala Foundation says Australia has lost about 30 percent of its koalas over the past three years. The non-profit (非营利) group says droughts (干旱), wildfires and development projects played a part in the drop in the koala population. They are strongly advising the government to do more to protect the animal’s environment.
The group guesses the koala population has dropped to less than 58,000 now from more than 80,000 in 2018. The biggest decrease is in the state of New South Wales, where the number of koalas has dropped by 41 percent. Deborah Tabart, leader of the Australian Koala Foundation, called the drop “quite dramatic”. Only one area in the study is thought to have more than 5,000 koalas. Some areas are believed to have as few as five or ten.
Tabart said the country needs a koala protection law. She added, “What we worry about is places like western New South Wales where droughts have lasted for over ten years. Now, the effect is beginning to show up—river systems completely dry and red gum trees (红桉树), which are the lifeblood of koalas, are dead.”
The loss in New South Wales likely sped up after large forest areas were destroyed (毁坏) by wildfires in late 2019 and early 2020. Some of those areas already had no koalas. Land clearing by building developers and road builders has also destroyed the koala’s environment.
“I think everyone gets it, and we’ve got to change. But if those building-machines keep working, then I really fear for the koalas,” Tabart said.
1. What did the group advise the government to do?| A．Save koalas from dying out. |
| B．Stop all development projects. |
| C．Put out the wildfire immediately. |
| D．Provide enough water for koalas. |
| A．Exciting. | B．Surprising. | C．Relaxing. | D．Interesting. |
| A．By listing numbers. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By asking questions. | D．By analyzing facts. |
| A．New South Wales is the only place they care about. |
| B．The rivers and red gum trees are influenced by the koalas. |
| C．Australia needs to make a law to protect the koalas. |
| D．Everyone understands that building-machines should stop working. |
| A．Some are hunting koalas in Australia. |
| B．Koalas in Australia are in great danger. |
| C．Development has put koalas in danger. |
| D．Everyone should take actions to protect Koalas. |
7 . Winter sports in China
| • 346 million people across the country take part in winter sports • 46 million of them are under 18  |
 China Youth Daily surveyed 1, 212 people： ①Cheering for players at the Beijing Winter Games ②Trying out skiing (滑雪) or skating ③Buying winter sports clothes and tools ④Taking winter sports trips around China ⑤Taking part in winter sports training |
| Some important years 1953: China’s first National Ice Sports Games took place in Harbin. 1957: China’s first National Ski Games were held in Tonghua, Jilin. 2002: China won its first gold medal (奖牌) in the Winter Olympics． 2022: China held the Winter Olympics in Beijing and Zhangjiakou for the first time and won 9 gold medals. |
1. How many people take part in winter sports in southern China? ________
| A．346 million. |
| B．161 million. |
| C．186 million. |
| D．46 million. |
| A．Cheer for players at the Beijing Winter Games. |
| B．Take winter sports trips around China. |
| C．Buy winter sports clothes and tools. |
| D．Take part in winter sports training. |
| A．Star Stories. |
| B．Science Study. |
| C．School Life. |
| D．Sports World. |
After a term of study, you are expecting a holiday. We all enjoy relaxing in holiday. It is healthy to take in the fresh air and enjoy yourselves, but be careful because there are dangers to consider. What dangers can you think of? |
Fire Fire can help us, but it is also dangerous. If you play with it, it can harm you. Don’t play with fire blindly. It can soon get out of hand. Never play with matches, or set fire to rubbish. |
Electricity Like fire, electricity services us in many ways, but if you don’t use it properly, you could hurt yourself. The problem is that you can’t see electricity. So you need to be more careful about electricity safety. Do not touch the switch (开关) with wet hands. |
Water We need water to live. It is fun to play in the water, but it can be dangerous. So play with it in a safe place! If you cannot swim, don’t play near water. Even if you can swim, you should do proper preparations before swimming. This can help you avoid cramps (抽筋). In rivers and lakes, the force of water can be very strong. Sometimes chemicals or waste water are poured (倾倒) into rivers. These can make you ill. |
| A．Children. | B．Parents. | C．Teachers. | D．Travelers. |
| A．Fire. | B．Water. | C．Electricity. | D．Broken glass. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．How to get clean water. | B．How to spend your vacation. |
| C．How to avoid possible dangers in life. | D．How to use electricity safely. |
Wake up early in the morning |
Eat your breakfast |
Drink 3 liters of water a day |
Go out for the morning sun | ||
Get away from the computer every 30 minutes |
Take a short nap |
Exercise regularly | |||
Brush and floss (用牙线剔) your teeth at least once a day |
Read a book before going to sleep |
Steep earlier (by 10 p.m.) | |||
1. You should ________ in the morning.
| A．eat breakfast | B．wake up late | C．take a short nap | D．drink 3 liters of water |
| A．3 times | B．4 times | C．5 times | D．6 times |
| A．It’s good for your health to go out for the morning run. |
| B．After working on the computer for half an hour, you need to relax. |
| C．We should brush and floss our teeth at least once a day. |
| D．We can read some exciting stories before going to sleep. |
10 . We use our hands to communicate in many ways. The thumbs (拇指) up sign means approval (赞成). People cross their fingers to wish for luck. Many people make an 0 with their thumb and the second finger to show that everything is OK.
Police officers wave traffic on or hold their hands up to direct drivers to stop. In classrooms, children often raise their hands to speak in class. At concerts and large events, people clap their hands to express their love for a performance. People who are deaf, not able to hear, communicate through a system of sign language. Each of these sign languages has been developed to facilitate the communication and education of people who are deaf. That’s to say, it’s much easier and more convenient to communicate with deaf people by using them.
Just as people study spoken languages, sign language becomes popular and more and more people want to learn something about it in their free time. Each year, thousands of people learn sign language so they can more easily communicate with friends or family members who are deaf. Many companies are looking for workers who can communicate through sign language. Sign language is growing in use every day.
1. Which of the following gestures are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④. |
| A．People use different sign languages in many different situations. | B．People have to know sign language to safely ride a bicycle. |
| C．Drivers must use hand signs to show when they will turn or stop. | D．Spoken languages are quite important for people to express their feelings. |
| A．使复杂 | B．使创新 | C．使便利 | D．使具体 |
| A．The hand signs have the same meaning in different places. | B．An increasing number of people are learning sign language for many reasons. |
| C．Deaf people have little difficulty in communicating with others when using sign language. | D．Workers who can communicate in sign language can get higher pay than those who can’t. |
| A．To teach the readers how to use sign language. | B．To make the readers laugh with an interesting story. |
| C．To teach the readers about languages used across the world. | D．To tell the readers about ways people communicate with their hands. |
