We all know that reading books builds a bridge between our life and the unknown world. In our country, people read books at any time. They enjoy reading books even when they’re on a break at the beach, or relaxing from a hike. Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books. Here are some tips on how to develop good reading habits.
Choose the books which suit you. In most middle schools, teachers give students a reading list every few weeks. Most books are easy to read, like youth novels. The students themselves can also buy books which they’re interested in or the best-selling books.
Reading in short periods. 15 minutes after getting to school, 15 minutes while waiting for friends, 15 minutes before going to sleep. Then you can read books for about five hours every week in total.
Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you have a better understanding.
How to | |
| What to read | 1. Read the books which 2. Read the books that you’re interested in. 3. Read the books which can be the best-selling. |
| 1. Read after getting to school. 2. Read while waiting for friends. 3. Read before going to sleep. The | |
| Who to talk with | Talk about your reading with your family or friends. This helps you |
2 . In order to improve students’ health and reduce students’ pressure, our country made some rules. Here are some of them.
Firstly, homework for middle school students should take no more than 90 minutes. They can finish most of written homework at school so that after school they only spend a little time finishing the rest. Some students can still go to sleep on time even though they don’t finish their homework until bedtime. Then they will have more time to relax. Secondly, mobile phones mustn’t be brought to class because students are easily absent-minded (心不在焉的) from the lesson. Students must control the time on electronic products to protect their eyesight. They shouldn’t lose themselves in the Internet. Thirdly, students are expected to listen carefully and go over lessons in time so that they can master the right methods of learning. Fourthly, parents should often communicate with their children, pay attention to their feelings and help them develop good learning and life habits.
In a word, these rules are helpful to middle school students. If they follow the rules, they can improve their study and health.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
1. Why did our country carry out the rules?
2. How long should homework for middle school students take?
3. Mobile phones mustn’t be brought to class, must they?
4. How can students master the right methods of learning according to the passage?
5. How many rules are talked about in this passage?
3 . China has four satellite launch bases（卫星发射基地）. They are Jiuquan in Gansu, Xichang in Sichuan, Taiyuan in Shanxi and Wenchang in Hainan.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center which was founded（建立）in 1958 is one of the four famous satellite launch bases in China. The center has created eight proud firsts for China’s space industry. On April 21, 1970, China’s first man-made earth satellite was raised there. The Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft blasted off（发射）from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in June, 2021.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, also known as Xichang Satellite City, was founded in 1970. After 37 years of development, the center has thousands of sets of excellent equipment（设备）. It is known as the “Oriental Houston（东方休斯敦）”.
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center was founded in 1967. The center has launched China’s first weather satellite “Fengyun-1”, making nine firsts in the history of China’s satellite launches.
Wenchang Space Launch Center（founded in 2009）is now the fourth satellite launch center of China. Because it is only 19 degrees away from the equator（赤道）, more rocket loads（负载）are possible, making it the center of China’s space development in the future.
1. How many satellite launch bases are there in China according to the passage?| A．There are three. | B．There are four. | C．There are five. | D．There are six. |
| A．载人飞船 | B．宇宙空间站 | C．航空航天器 | D．人造地球卫星 |
| A．Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. | B．Xichang Satellite Launch Center. |
| C．Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. | D．Wenchang Space Launch Center. |
①Jiuquan ②Xichang ③Taiyuan ④Wenchang
| A．①②③④ | B．③①④② | C．③④②① | D．①③②④ |
| A．The center of Taiyuan has made nine firsts since 1967. |
| B．The Shenzhou XII manned spacecraft blasted off in June, 2021. |
| C．The center of Jiuquan has created eight proud firsts since 1968. |
| D．The center of Wenchang will be the center of China’s space development. |
4 . The holiday season is often called the “giving season”. People give gifts and have celebrations. However, this can lead to a lot of waste. Experts recently gave some ways to reduce the amount of waste.
Gift wrap
You can use reusable bags for gifts. You can also wrap gifts in old maps and pages from magazines. You could also wrap a gift in a colorful scarf or tablecloth. This makes the wrapping cloth part of the gift itself.
Holiday cards
For many people, sending holiday cards is a tradition. However, now many people use electronic cards. People are more accepting of electronic holiday cards and get just as much joy out of it.
Decorations
For decorating the home, natural plants can be used to make a room beautiful and smell nice! And one expert suggests using old holiday cards as decorations. Experts also suggest using newer energy-saving lights.
The tree
If people want a Christmas tree, the question is often fake or real.
“The greener choice would be buying a real Christmas tree from a local farm.” says Ozawa, “New ones are replanted every year.” In the US, many cities and towns deal with the holiday trees into a usable product, like small wood pieces for the garden. If you do buy a fake tree, plan to use it for many years.
Tableware
When having a celebration, avoid single-use plastics. Use more environmentally-friendly options, like regular plates and cups.
1. This passage mainly introduces ________.| A．how to choose gifts | B．how to reduce waste |
| C．how to celebrate holidays | D．how to give presents |
| A．Old maps. | B．Regular cups. |
| C．Energy-saving lights. | D．New holiday cards. |
| A．To make single-use cups. | B．To reuse them the next year. |
| C．To send back to farms. | D．To use them in gardens. |
5 . Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Here, we have picked out four interesting inventions to share with you.
Talking Gloves
Four foreign students have created a pair of gloves, and it helps people to communicate with people who have hearing and speaking problems. The gloves are equipped with sensors (传感器). They recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone. Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words. Thus you can understand sign language easily.
Google Glasses
Google Glasses are like a computer built into a pair of glasses. Then the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger. The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system. Users can take and share photos, check maps and surf the Internet just by looking up, down, left and right.
Indoor Clouds
That’s a real world. An artist, Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine. But it required careful planning — the temperature, humidity (湿度) and lighting all had to be just right. The cloud only lasted for a short while, though.
Wingsuits
The suit realizes your dream of flying like a bird. Well, not exactly flying, but gliding (滑翔) through the air. It increases the surface area of the human body, which makes it easier for people to float in the air. Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds.
1. What do “Talking Gloves” help people to understand?| A．Spoken words. | B．Sign language. | C．Written words. | D．The text on the smartphone. |
| A．By speaking to the glasses. | B．By tapping the keyboard. |
| C．By lifting a finger. | D．By moving the eyeballs. |
| A．With a fog machine. | B．With right temperature. |
| C．With a fog machine and careful planning. | D．With a fog machine and right lighting. |
| A．Talking Gloves. | B．Wingsuits. | C．Google Glasses. | D．Indoor Clouds. |
| A．Four Interesting Inventions | B．Four Famous Inventions |
| C．The Advantages of Four Inventions | D．Four Dreams of the Future |
6 . Healthy Living Habits for Teenagers
Things to do |
Brushing teeth |
Drinking milk |
Going to bed |
Eating fruits |
Proper time | After getting up and before going to bed | During breakfast | Around 23:00 | After meals |
Advantages | To reduce germs (细菌) in the mouth | To keep the body strong and help sleep well | To be good for a deep sleep | To keep the body strong |
More tips | Brush the tongue while brushing teeth | Avoid drinking it when having a stomachache | Sleep for at least 8 hours every night | Wash carefully before eating them |
| A．It can keep the body strong. | B．It helps sleep well. |
| C．It can reduce germs in the mouth. | D．It helps have a good voice. |
| A．Before going to bed. | B．During breakfast. | C．After getting up. | D．After meals. |
| A．At 5:00. | B．At 6:00. | C．At 7:00. | D．At 8:00. |
| A．Drinking milk and eating fruits. | B．Going to bed and brushing teeth. |
| C．Eating fruits and brushing teeth. | D．Drinking milk and going to bed. |
| A．Ina story book. | B．In a novel. | C．In a dictionary. | D．In a magazine. |
7 . I think it is a bad habit for teenagers to get drunk (喝醉). Lots of teenagers do it on weekends, and it’s quite dangerous. It’s very easy for drunken (醉酒的) teenagers to come to serious harm.
One reason is that you are young, and your body isn’t really ready to handle (应对) things like alcohol (酒精). Teenagers need to realize that they aren’t quite adults yet, so they need to be more careful with alcohol. Of course, there’s also the risk of getting hurt when they walk around while drunk. Teenagers are also less responsible than adults. They take more risks, like walking around and even driving under the influence of alcohol.
A common phrase we hear is that “ It won’t happen to me! It only happens to people in far away places or on television.” The truth is that it does happen to someone. As long as you take those risks, it can easily be you.
You never know what will happen. You could walk outside and fall down, hurting yourself. You might not be able to get up for hours, and it could be cold. Then, you could bite (咬) your grandfather’s finger. You could vomit (呕吐) and choke (窒息) on it. You could end up having to go to the hospital, getting your stomach pumped (清洗), and scaring a pretty nurse. If you are an alcohol lover, please give it up.
1. When do teenagers like to get drunk according to the writer?| A．On weekdays. | B．On festivals. | C．On weekends. | D．On school nights. |
| A．Because they are young. |
| B．Because they like scaring a nurse. |
| C．Because they want to sleep for hours. |
| D．Because they think something dangerous won’t happen to them. |
| A．They might sing and dance. | B．They could bite someone’s finger. |
| C．They might have to go to the hospital. | D．They could fall down and hurt themselves. |
| A．How to Give Up Drinking | B．Why Shouldn’t Teenagers Get Drunk |
| C．What to Do After Drinking | D．Teenagers Are Less Responsible Than Adults |
8 . A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school. In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers on them, so kids can be known while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and if their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It’s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them-and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
1. According to Dr. Frank, what color school buses are safer for the students?| A．Yellow. | B．Black. | C．White. | D．Red. |
| A．旅行者 | B．方向盘 | C．追踪器 | D．轨道 |
| A．Save time. | B．Be tracked. | C．Play games. | D．Love their school. |
| A．France. | B．The UK. | C．German. | D．Japan. |
9 . Having a picnic is one of the great pleased activities in summer. There are some things you should think about.
Packing (打包) your foods
Before you set off, check if your food box is shut closely. If it’s a hot summer’s day, then a cool box will be useful for keeping your picnic foods.
Don’t forget to pack cups or bottles for drinks.
Food safety
You should keep things like meat pies, fish and dairy dishes in cold boxes. You’d better keep your foods on ice for as long as possible before you eat them. Finally, carry some hand sanitizers (洗手液). Make sure that everyone’s hands are clean before they touch the foods.
Delicious snacks
After you have prepared the main dishes, it’s time to pack some snacks. Chips, chocolate candies and cookies are considered great picnic snacks. They are very delicious, of course, but be careful not to eat too many of them.
1. What should you do first before going out for a picnic from the article?| A．Eat sandwiches. |
| B．Carry some hand sanitizers. |
| C．Make sure the food box is shut closely. |
| A．Cups. | B．Boxes. | C．Chopsticks. |
| A．Chips. | B．Hamburgers. | C．Chocolate drinks. |
| A．You should prepare main dishes after having packed snacks. |
| B．A cool box is very useful when you go for a picnic in summer. |
| C．When you have a picnic, you can eat as many snacks as you want. |
| A．Making a picnic. | B．Enjoying a picnic. | C．Preparing a picnic. |
Dogs are the best pets of humans. They come in all sizes. Some dogs are as small as a football, and others are as tall as a desk. Dogs’ fur(毛) is different, too. It can be long and soft, or smooth and hard. People don’t mind the kind of fur, because all dogs are good to hug.
Dogs need to be taken care of. Short-haired dogs are the easiest to look after. But all dogs need a bath once in a while. Giving a dog a bath is a lot of fun. After you give a bath to your dog, it shakes the water off its body. Be careful, or you will get wet!
Dogs like to make their owners(主人) happy, so dogs are easy to train. They can follow simple orders.
Dogs are really amazing animals. Some dogs pull sleds(雪橇) across icy places. Some save people who fall into the river. Other dogs do tricks(表演绝技) in movies. A dog has even flown in a rocket(火箭) to space.
Why not keep a dog as a pet?
1. Some dogs are2. People don’t mind the kind of dogs’ fur, because
3. When you finish giving a bath to your dog, it
4. Dogs like to make their owners happy, so dogs
5. The writer advises people to
