1 . 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. |
2 . 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. |
5 . 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. |
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Studies show that the cold or flu virus can live on our hands for long. So you should wash your hands often with soap (肥皂) and water. If you want to know more, please call Health Line at 180-1313.
Brush your teeth twice a day. You can see a dentist at least once a year. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. Please visit www.mydr.com for more information.
1. How many hours do you need to sleep a night?2. What can you do if you want to know more about the flu?
3. How often can you see a dentist?
4. 将画线句子译成英语。
5. What can you do every day if you want a good sleep?
7 . I’m an English girl. My name’s Gina. This is my bedroom. You can see a yellow desk in it. There are some books on the desk. The walls (墙) are white and the windows are green. You can see two pictures on one of the walls, a picture of my family, and a picture of our school. You can see some flowers (花) under the window. My bedroom is small, but it is very nice. I like it very much.
1. Gina is from________.| A．Australia (澳大利亚) | B．England (英国) |
| C．America (美国) | D．Japan (日本) |
| A．desk | B．book | C．bike | D．wall |
| A．white | B．yellow | C．green | D．big |
| A．in the desk | B．on the wall |
| C．on the desk | D．under the window |
| A．Gina’s bedroom is big. | B．There’s only one flower in the bedroom. |
| C．Gina doesn’t like the bedroom. | D．Gina’s bedroom is small but very nice. |
Elephants World in Thailand is a place for more than 30 old or sick elephants. When Paul Barton from England first heard about it, he wanted to do more than just visit the animals.
22 years ago, Mr. Barton went to Thailand to teach piano at a school for three months. There he met his future wife, Khwan, an artist and animal lover. He decided to live with her in Thailand. Then he knew Elephants World.
“I wondered if these poor elephants might like to listen to some piano music, so I asked if I could bring my piano along and play to the elephants,” Mr. Barton says. “They agreed.”
Romsai is an elephant in Elephants World. Few people would like to get close to him because of his bad temper (脾气). “He is quiet when I play music to him. Sometimes I play to him under the moon and stars.” Mr. Barton says. “He liked the music. And it makes him a little friendlier.” Plara is another elephant. There was something wrong with his eyes. He would stop to listen to Mr. Barton’s music as soon as he started playing.
Each elephant responds (回应) in a different way to Mr. Barton’s music, but they all enjoy the music.
1. How many elephants are there in Elephants World in Thailand?2. Why did Mr. Barton go to Thailand 22 years ago?
3. What do we know about the elephant Romsai?
4. 请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
9 . When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1. Usually English people don’t shake hands _________.
| A．when they will be away for a long time | B．when they say “How do you do?” |
| C．when they just meet or say goodbye | D．after they haven’t met for a long time |
| A．German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．English people like shaking hands very much. |
| C．German people hardly shake hands. |
| D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. |
| A．Shall we shake hands? | B．Shall we say goodbye? |
| C．Shall we bow? | D．shall we say hi? |
10 . 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。
Travelling is very interesting. Many people love travelling. There are many ways to travel: by plane, by ship or by car. Everyone has his or her favourite way.
Greg: My favourite way of travelling is by car. It’s very relaxing. I can bring my pet dog along. I can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day. I can stop at a good restaurant to enjoy a good meal or at a hotel to spend the night.
Andy: I like travelling by ship best. It is a great way to spend a vacation. I can enjoy the blue sky and water on the ship.
Danny: Planes are my favourite. It’s the fastest way of travelling. I can quickly get to another country. Planes have very comfortable seats. I can have something to drink and eat. I can also read some free magazines and newspapers.
1. What does Greg think of travelling by car?（不超过5个词）
