1 . Blind people used to get around with the help of a walking stick. They tap it along the ground as they move. At the same time, dogs are trained to help them, too. These guide dogs lead blind people through busy areas. When blind people are in a new place, they can ask others for directions. Then they pass on the information to the guide dog by using the right orders.
Now there is a new technology that can help blind people when they are in a new place. It is GPS (全球定位系统) .GPS stands for Global Positioning System. GPS can tell a blind exactly where he or she is. It uses satellites (卫星) in space to work.
Blind people who use GPS carry around a tiny receiver. The tiny receiver works like a talking map! First, the receiver gets signals (信号) from satellites in space. Then, a computer guides the user with voice orders. Finally, the user listens for exact directions.
GPS also lets people know what is around them. It tells the name of the street that is coming up. It may even tell the user about a park or a store nearby. Blind GPS users have a better idea about their neighborhood. They feel better about traveling alone. They feel good about getting to new places. Some scientists thought that GPS still has room for improvement. For example, GPS will call the police as soon as possible when the blind people have an emergency in the future. The blind people will live like healthy people with the help of GPS. Their lives will be more convenient and easier.
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1. Blind people can pass on information to guide dogs by
2. When the blind are in a new place, GPS can tell them exactly
3. How does a computer guide the GPS user?
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2 . Hello! I’m Bill. Here are some photos of my room, my sister’s room and our parents’ room.
 | This is my room. It is tidy. A computer and some books are on the desk. A baseball is under my bed. You can’t see it in the photo. |
 | This is my sister Amy’s room. She is only 5. Her room is not tidy. She has a red clock in her room, but she can’t read (看懂) it. |
 | This is our parents’ room. The quilt is yellow. They have a sofa in the room, but you can’t see it in the photo. |
1. Where is Bill’s baseball?
| A．On his bed. | B．On his desk. | C．Under his bed. | D．Under his desk. |
| A．cousins | B．friends | C．brother and sister | D．father and daughter |
| A．Yellow. | B．Red. | C．Blue. | D．Purple. |
| A．A sofa | B．A radio | C．A bookcase | D．A bed |
| A．Bill’s room is not tidy. | B．Amy can read the clock. |
| C．Bill’s parents have a red quilt. | D．Bill’s computer is on the desk. |
3 . My name is Fred. I’m an American boy. I’m thirteen years old. I’m a student in a middle school. Lin Bing is my friend. We are in the same class. He is twelve. Here is a photo of his family. Please look at it. His father is a teacher. His mother is a nurse. He has two sisters. They are twins. Their names are Fangfang and Lingling. They look the same.
1. Who is an American boy?| A．Lin Bin | B．Fangfang | C．Fred | D．Lingling |
| A．Fangfang | B．Lingling | C．Lin Bing | D．Li Bin |
| A．12 | B．11 | C．13 | D．14 |
| A．worker | B．teacher | C．doctor | D．driver |
| A．Four | B．Six | C．Five | D．Three |
4 . Children all like to play with snow at Christmas. But the climate（气候）is changing quickly. The weather in winters is getting warmer and warmer. And it doesn’t snow in some places in southern England. Sometimes it’s hard for children there to have a white Christmas. Many children want to have snow to play with.
But the children in a hospice（收容所）get a big surprise. They have a white Christmas. A rich man called Chris Hopkins bought 10,000 kilos of snow on the Internet for them.
Mr Hopkins said, “The children here are unhappy. They are too young but they have no father or mother to look after them. All children enjoy Christmas with snow and presents. I feel very happy when I find the snow brings smiles to their faces.
1. Mr Chris Hopkins ________.| A．is a rich man | B．is a kind old man | C．often visits hospices | D．often buys things |
| A．they are too young | B．they have no father or mother with them |
| C．they have no snow to play with | D．they don’t money to buy presents |
| A．in a shopping mall | B．on the Internet |
| C．from Father Christmas | D．from northern England |
| A．零花钱 | B．改变 | C．下降 | D．移动 |
| A．It doesn’t snow in northern England these years. | B．The climate doesn’t change much in England. |
| C．“A white Christmas” is a Christmas with snow. | D．Mr Hopkins likes to play with snow. |
5 . The Spring Festival is our Chinese people’s festival. There are different names for each year. We all call it the year of monkey, the year of dog… and this year is the year of Mouse. Before the day of the festival, people are busy shopping and cleaning. On the Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late（守夜）to welcome the new year. In the middle of the night, we have some dumplings and watch TV. On the first day of the New Year, people wear new clothes to visit their relatives and say “Happy New Year” to each other.
1. There are ________ different names for Chinese years.| A．10 | B．11 | C．12 |
| A．The evening of the Spring Festival. |
| B．The evening before the Spring Festival. |
| C．The evening after the Spring Festival. |
| A．sing and dance | B．go shopping and clean the house | C．play games |
| A．Cakes | B．Dumplings | C．Noodles |
| A．wear new clothes | B．go to visit their relatives | C．A and B |
So, it’s test time again. Have you done enough work to get good scores? Sleeping with the textbook under the pillow doesn’t work.
The best way is to space your practice out, not to put it all together. Just as a scientist called Tom Stafford advises, if you organize (组织) five hours of study into one hour a day, you will remember more than if you study for five hours on one day.
Don’t depend on memory alone. Get pens and paper and start working! By testing themselves earlier, students will be better at getting back the knowledge (知识) from the memory and keep it in the long run. John Dunlosky, a researcher in the US, suggests that “you start by reading a textbook with your favorite pens and colors, and then write down the important ideas on small cards. While doing so, you try to test yourselves on them in fact.”
Going over what you have learned carefully should give you confidence, but if you are still worried, it’s not harmful to follow some special customs (习俗). For example, it seems to be a tradition for Japanese students to eat Katsudon before a test. This is a bowl of rice with egg and meat pieces. The name of the dish makes people think of the word “katsu”, meaning “winning”. For some students in South Korea, the key to success is not washing their hair before a test, because they believe they could wash all the knowledge out of their heads.
The bottom line is that you need to study, eat a good meal, sleep well at night before the test, and believe that what you have tried to do will bring you success. Good luck in your test!
1. Does sleeping with the textbook under the pillow help to get good scores?2. What is the best way to get good scores according to the passage?
3. How will students be better at getting back the knowledge from the memory?
4. Who eats Katsudon before a test as a tradition?
5. What will you do if you want to get good scores?
Welcome home! On April 16th, astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu safely came back to Earth from the Tiangong space station after six months’ space travel. There are many interesting facts about their landing. Let’s take a look!
Speedy return
When the Shenzhou XII came back from the space station last year, on October 17th, 2021, it took about 28 hours. This time, Shenzhou XIII took just 9 hours to return! Its number of orbits (绕地圈数) was 5.
Landing upright
The re-entry capsule (返回舱) landed upright (直立的). This landing position is not usual in China’s space flight history. Only Shenzhou VI and Shenzhou XIII have successfully done so. To achieve this, astronauts must let go of the parachute (降落伞) with exact timing. Landing upright makes sure that astronauts have the softest landing.
Keeping seated
The astronauts felt good after landing. But they still needed to sit on chairs. The long space journey changed their bodies. Their muscles (肌肉) and bones became weaker. In the next few months, they have to keep taking exercise.
First meal
The astronauts said they missed food on Earth! A tasty and healthy meal was waiting for them. They had noodles, porridge, Sichuan sausages and yogurt.
1. How many orbits did Shenzhou XIII travel around the earth?| A．17. | B．28. | C．9. | D．5. |
| A．The re-entry capsule landed upright. |
| B．The astronauts had the softest landing. |
| C．The re-entry capsule returned to the earth. |
| D．The astronauts let go of the parachute with exact timing. |
| A．The astronauts should always sit on chairs after landing. |
| B．Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu safely came back to Earth. |
| C．The astronauts came back to Earth after traveling for six weeks in space. |
| D．The astronauts ate noodles, rice, Sichuan sausages and yogurt for their first meal. |
| A．Travel & Sports | B．People & History | C．Food & Health | D．Science & Space |
8 . People all over the world celebrate birthdays. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are the same from country to country: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:
| India | Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this. |
| Japan | Children wear new clothes to celebrate the special day. Certain* birthdays are more important, such as the third and seventh birthdays for girls, the fifth birthday for boys. |
| Holland | The child receive* some large presents on his birthday. The family also put flowers on the child’s chair to make it beautiful. |
| A．white | B．colored | C．new | D．old |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
| A．many birthday presents from family in some countries |
| B．different children’s clothes on birthdays in some countries |
| C．the same ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
| D．the different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries |
9 . Many families have plastic chairs. Many small restaurants also have these chairs. Plastic chairs are light and easy to use. Most plastic chairs have small holes on their faces. But why do chairs have these holes?
Protect the chairs. The holes are very important. It can help them release pressure, with the hole, the chair do not break when you sit on it.
Easy stacking. When you don’t use your chairs, you can stack them together. One chair goes on top of another. The hole makes it easy to do that.
Easy taking. Look at the hole. It is just big to put your finger inside. You can easily take a chair by putting your finger in the hole.
1. Many people use plastic chairs because ___________.| A．they’re easy to use | B．they have holes |
| C．they’re big | D．they look strong |
| A．搬运 | B．抬高 | C．堆放 | D．修补 |
| A．plastic chairs have small holes everywhere |
| B．the holes are important to the plastic chairs |
| C．the holes can help people release pressure |
| D．plastic chairs are very useful in people’s life |
10 . Robots seem very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek inventor. You may have seen robots in some films. The robots in these films are stronger, faster and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs. Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help them. For example, some people can’t see. Many of these people use a dog to help themselves move around. This dog is called a guide dog. Scientists are making a robot to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. At one hospital, a robot takes from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。1. The first robot was invented by a Greek.
2. Robots can only be seen in films.
3. Robots can help some people look after themselves.
4. Today’s robots have few uses.
5. A robot cooks meals for the sick people at an American hospital.
