Hear Me Roar
Are you a tiger? According to the Chinese Zodiac (生肖), people born in the Year of the Tiger are kind and energetic. That may be true, but those characteristics are not generally related to real tigers. While we admire the handsome animals, we also fear them. But there are lessons everyone can learn from the lives of these amazing cats.
Tigers seldom feed in groups in the wild, but when they do, males allow females and cubs to eat first. In other words, big, strong male(雄性的) tigers wait their turn and think of others before themselves. We, too, should consider the needs of others before we act.
Tigers can also teach us how to be strategic (有策略的). These smart animals study a situation before acting. They hardly attack prey (猎物) on sight but will consider their strategy several times, if necessary, before rushing forward.
Tigers go after large prey, so they have big ideas. Despite all their planning, tigers only end up with a meal once out of every 12 attempts (尝试) to catch something. Yet they do not give up; they keep trying until they succeed.
Most kinds of cats avoid water, but tigers enjoy water and are very capable swimmers. This love of water allows them to live in many different environments including forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps. Learn from the tiger, and decide for yourself what you can and cannot do. Try things that others consider impossible. Explore surprising places.
Tigers’ love of water also allows them to hunt and fight crocodiles. This kind of animals are extremely difficult to kill. Usually, tigers kill by biting the neck of their prey. But a crocodile’s neck has a thick coat of armor. Tigers are not put off by this. Instead, they change their strategy and attack the creature’s weak areas like its stomach or eyes. Like the tiger, don’t let difficult situations stop you from succeeding. Try more than one method if your usual strategy isn’t successful.
Tigers are as different as people are. The fur of every tiger has a unique pattern. So be yourself and show off your stripes. Take a few hints from the tiger, and let others hear you roar this year.
1. What are people born in the Year of the Tiger like?
2. What do male tigers do when they feed in groups?
3. How many attempts do tigers end up with a meal?
4. Usually, how do tigers kill?
5. What do you want to learn from tigers most? Why?
2 . The idea of Little Free Library was first created by Todd Bol. He made it to show his love for his mother, who loved reading very much. Then the idea soon spread to many countries. And Todd wisely decided to build Little Free Library as a non-profit(非营利的)organization. Nowadays, there are about 100,000 little free libraries around the world.
Little Free Library tells us that literacy (识字) is of great importance and pushes us to improve our ability to read and write through books. At the same time, with little free libraries, people can share the joy of reading books. What’s more, little free libraries give people a feeling of warmth.
Because there is such a library, people spend more time reading instead of playing on the phones.
根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。
Little Free Library | |
| Why Todd Bol created the idea of Little Free Library | To show his love for his mother, who was a book |
| What kind of | A non-profit one |
Its influences on people’s life | Spreading the idea that literacy is greatly Giving people a feeling of Helping people spend |
3 . The opening ceremony of an Olympic Games, whether the Summer or Winter Games, is a pageant (盛会). It attracts hundreds of millions of viewers on TV across the world.
The message of the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games was peace. But the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games was different. The viewers were treated to a simple but wonderful ceremony. It didn’t have the large performances that marked the 2008 opening ceremony. But it was no less symbolic (象征性的) —symbolic of a shared future for humankind.
Besides, China wants to have a greener Winter Olympics. According to the Beijing 2022’s idea of hosting a green Winter Olympic Games, the medal podiums(领奖台) are made of recyclable and environmentally friendly things. The handmade bouquets (花束), rather than real flowers, will be given to the winners. And all the Olympic venues (场馆) are being run on clean energy. And after the Games, they will be open for the public all year round. In the future, many high-level winter sports events will be held in these venues. Also, during the preparation for the Games, all the work was done in an environmentally friendly manner.
For China, holding a simple, safe and yet green Olympic Games is not just an idea. It is a way of life for every Chinese.
1. How was the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games ceremony?| A．Peaceful but boring. | B．Simple but wonderful |
| C．Simple and boring. | D．Expensive and wonderful. |
| A．Future people in China will have a lot of money. |
| B．We won’t use the Olympic venues any more after the Games. |
| C．Every Chinese can live a simple, safe and green life. |
| D．The medal podiums are used only once. |
| A．A Shared Future for Humankind |
| B．The 2022 Beijing Olympic Games Ceremony |
| C．The Preparation for the Games |
| D．Greener Winter Olympics |
In the cafeteria at Hengyang No.1 Middle School in Hunan Province, new banners (条幅) are put up: Who knows that each bowl of rice is the fruit of hard toil (谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦)? Clear your plate; refuse to waste food.
This is part of a nationwide campaign to cut down on food waste in China. The cafeteria’s manager told Hengyang News that they used to waste 100kg of food every day. But this amount has dropped by 75percent, as students are encouraged to take just the amount of food they need.
Many restaurants in China are also joining in. They encourage people to order dishes using the “N-1” formula(公式). “N” stands for the number of diners at a table. So if there are six people at your table, you should order just five dishes. If people can’t finish their meals, they are encouraged to take the leftovers(剩菜) home.
In fact, food waste has been a big problem for a long time around the world. According to a study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese restaurants wasted 17 to 18 million tons of food a year from 2013 to 2015. That could feed 30 to 50 million people for a whole year. The UN says there are 820 million people around the world who live in hunger.
By cutting down on food waste, we could help put food on the empty plates of many hungry people.
1. What are the new banners about at Hengyang No.1 Middle School in Hunan Province?A．About refusing to waste food.  | B．About ordering their favorite food |
C．About improving their grades.  | D．About making friends with others. |
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
| A．820 million people around the world live in hunger at the moment. |
| B．Chinese restaurants wasted 7 to 8 million tons of food a year. |
| C．Hengyang No.1 Middle School used to waste 100kg of food every day. |
| D．Many restaurants in China are also joining in reducing food waste. |
| A．We could put saved food on the empty plates by cutting down on food waste. |
| B．Customers should be encouraged to take the leftovers home. |
| C．Cutting down on food waste could help many hungry people. |
| D．Food waste has been a big problem for a long time around the world. |
China has accepted Western fashion and technology as it has developed these years, but a lot of young people are turning to the past for their clothes choices and putting on traditional “hanfu”.
As the government encourages the renaissance(复兴) of traditional culture, hanfu is getting more and more popular with the teenagers. Every year, we can enjoy different hanfu shows around the cities. These shows bring us back to Han Dynasty. We learn more about the history, culture and beauty from them.
Hanfu hasn’t been in the same style since Han Dynasty. However, this kind of clothes has something in common. They all have large soft robes (袍子), with sleeves that hang down to the knees, so the hands can’t be seen.
In modern China, the hanfu lovers are from history fans, cartoon fans to clothes fans.
“Clothes are the basic part of culture, so both the traditional clothes and modern clothes play the same role in culture,” said Zhang Jun, a famous reporter. “If the people and the country do not even understand our traditional clothes or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?”
1. Hanfu is getting more and more popular because__________.A．China has accepted Western fashion  | B．China has accepted Western technology |
C．China has developed in recent years  | D．the government encourages traditional culture |
| A．History fans. | B．Cartoon fans. | C．Clothes fans. | D．All of the above. |
| A．衣领 | B．衣袖 | C．纽扣 | D．拉链 |
| A．clothes are not the part of culture |
| B．it’s not necessary for us to wear hanfu |
| C．clothes help us understand our culture better |
| D．hanfu isn’t so important as modern clothes |
6 . Remember when you were a little child trying to learn to walk?
First, you had to learn how to balance(平衡) yourself and stand. You fell down, and then got back up. You laughed sometimes and cried at other times. After much practice, you finally learned how to balance yourself. You got much pleasure from this new feeling of power—you’d stand everywhere you could. It was a happy time-you did it!
Now, the next step—walking. You’d seen others do it. It didn’t look that hard—just move your legs while you were standing. Wrong—more difficult than you ever imagined. But after you tried again and again, you understood how to walk.
If people found you walking, they cheered, “Oh, look at what the kid is doing. ” This encouraged you! But look back on those days when you were the little child—how many times did you try when no one was watching, or when no one was cheering? You couldn’t wait for someone to encourage you to take the next steps. You learned how to encourage yourself.
So, keep trying and encouraging yourself as you learned to walk if you want to succeed in doing something.
阅读短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。
1. How many steps are there in learning to walk?（不超过5个词）
2. When did you understand how to walk?（不超过15个词）
3. What should you do if you want to succeed in doing something?（不超过15个词）
7 . Are you angry by the noise of your alarm clock every morning? Still feel sleepy after getting up? Now, you can say goodbye to that annoying alarm clock; you needn’t hear its unpleasant noise every morning.
The Glo Pillow(发光枕) can wake you up with soft LED lights. The lights produce the brightness over 40 minutes just like the sunrise.
The pillow is taking the place of the traditional alarm clock. It was designed(设计) by Eoin McNally and lan Walton to be against the pressures of a “24 hour” lifestyle.
The pillow uses a kind of LED material below the surface. It wakes the user up with light. The material can also show the time on the pillow’s surface, and it is perfect for those who sleep with their heads completely buried(埋) face down into the pillow. 40 minutes before the preset(预设) alarm time, the pillow begins to glow and gently brings the user out of sleep. The natural waking process helps to set “body clock” and makes people build a healthy sleep-and-wake habit slowly.
1. The pillow wakes people up with ________| A．smell | B．sound | C．light | D．touch |
| A．be against the pressures | B．bury their faces |
| C．build a healthy habit fast | D．set “body clock” |
| A．Body clock is useful to people | B．Glo Pillow brings you out of sleep |
| C．Two men created a new product | D．A new kind of LED lights wakes you up |
8 . It is Sunday tomorrow. Jimmy plans to go to the science museum with his friends Nick and Danny. Nick’s and Danny’s homes are very close to the science museum, so they will walk there. How should Jimmy go? Here is some advice from his family.
Alice | I know your bike is broken. You can ride my bike to the museum. But you need to be back before 3 p.m. I will go swimming with Louise in the afternoon. |
Mum | You can take a bus. The nearest bus stop is 350 meters away from our home. It’s on Fifth Street. |
Dad | Well, I am going to a car show tomorrow morning. It’s near the science museum. Do you want me to give you a ride? The science museum opens at 9:00 a.m., but I have to go early, at 7:45 a.m. The car show is from 8:15 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. |
| A．By bike. | B．On foot. | C．By bus. | D．By car. |
| A．At 9:00 am. | B．At 10:45 am. | C．At 8:15 am. | D．At 7:45. |
| A．It is Sunday today. |
| B．Jimmy’s mum advises him to ride a bike to the museum. |
| C．Jimmy’s bike is broken. |
| D．The car show lasts（持续）for three and a half hours. |
9 . 
DavidWell, I don’t know how you all feel, but I find English really difficult. There are just so many words to remember, and the long sentences are so difficult to understand. I’m so worried. How can I improve my English? Who can give me some suggestions?
TinaAnswered January 6
Don’t worry, David. I often use chants, songs and pictures to help me remember new words, and they’re quite useful. I also check the number of words I can remember each day. Then I’ll test myself again after one or two days. For very difficult words, I’ll review them again one or two weeks later. The important thing is to review the new words often.
BrianAnswered January 9
For long passages, you should try to understand the general meaning and key points first. And for language structures, the best way to remember them is to use them. Try to do more reading, listening, speaking and writing in English. The more you use English, the easier learning English will be.
AnneAnswered January 11
As for me, I like to check my learning progress once a week. I usually make a list of things I do well and those I don’t. Then I’ll set my goals and work out a learning plan to achieve them. I find it very useful and my English has improved a lot. By the way, I always reward myself when I achieve my goals.
Mrs. SmithAnswered January 12
Never give up, David. Learning English is hard, but your English is already very good. I’m sure you’ll find a learning method that suits you. We’re all good at different things and we can all make a difference.
1. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.2. 从文中找出与“Everyone has his strong points and everyone can make achievements”意思相同或相近的句子。
3. Complete the mind map according to the passage.（每空不超过4个词）
| David’s | Remember new words and |
| Connect new words with something interesting and | |
| Remember language structures by | |
| Check learning progress by making a list. | |
| Keep trying and learn wisely. |
10 . A new taxi-hailing (打车) app on smart phones started to be in use in Shanghai in October, 2020, allowing users to hail a taxi with only one press (一键), as it requires no input of destination information. This app called “Shen Cheng Chu Xing” is more user-friendly. The setting is developed to offer more convenience to the elderly. They have been trying to keep up with the new technology in daily life.
Users can hail a taxi by simply pressing the “hail” button (按键) and standing right where they are for the arrival of a nearby taxi that picks up the order. The app is also set in the city’s more than 200 taxi waiting stops, where those without a smart phone can hail a taxi.
“Finally, I could manage to hail a taxi without my daughter’s help. It’s so amazing!” Wang Junxia, a 68-year-old lady said.
Supervised (监管) by the city government and SAIC Motor (上汽集团), the app will provide users with over 20,000 taxis by 100 taxi companies in the city.
The app can automatically (自动地) catch the real-time position of passengers and this will help drivers reach a pick-up position more efficiently and cut down the time of taxis hanging around the city without passengers, according to Yuan Dongliang, general manager of the app.
To make sure the safety of customers, all the taxi drivers must pass health and background checks before they can receive orders from the app.
The local government said the app will also be updated in the near future to include more functions, such as helping drivers find nearby restrooms and dining places.
1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．People of old age | B．Drivers with good background |
| C．People with good health | D．Managers in large companies |
| A．Dangerous. | B．Difficult. | C．Strange. | D．Useful. |
| A．To ensure the safety of drivers. | B．To make drivers increase their orders. |
| C．To provide customers with instructions. | D．To help customers without smart phones. |
| A．A New Style of City Life | B．Better Services of Taxi |
| C．A More User-friendly App | D．More Functions of a New App |
