1 . Water is important for all living things on Earth. The water cycle (循环) is a natural process that takes water from the ground and the sky and brings it back to the earth again. It is a cycle that happens the whole year and is most active from March to June in China.
The water cycle always begins with water vapour (蒸汽). When it’s hot outside, you can see clouds forming in the sky. These clouds are made of water vapour that comes from the ground, plants and rivers. As water vapour rises into the sky, it cools down and becomes clouds. After that, clouds travel through the sky and fall back to Earth as rain or snow. Then, water runs through rivers and oceans and finally returns to the earth again in different forms like rainwater or snow.
The water cycle plays an important role in protecting our Earth’s climate (气候). It provides us with water to drink and keeps our climate healthy. On top of that, it takes water from rivers and oceans and brings it to the areas that don’t have enough water. Without the cycle, we would face many problems. When there is too much water in one place, it becomes a flood. When water is badly in need, it becomes a drought. Besides, water vapour can take heat from the sun and keep our planet cool.
The water cycle is a natural process that keeps our planet alive. It’s important for plants and animals to drink water and for our rivers to stay flowing with water. Understanding the water cycle can help us enjoy the beauty of nature, know how our planet works and develop better methods to protect our Earth. And that is a responsibility we should take on.
1. Which is the right order of the water cycle according to the text?① Water returns to the ground. ② Rain or snow falls down.
③ Water vapour rises up. ④ Clouds are formed in the sky.
| A．③②④① | B．④②③① | C．④③②① | D．③④②① |
| A．It brings warm weather. | B．It shows the beauty of nature. |
| C．It keeps the climate healthy. | D．It cleans the air and the ground. |
| A．Earth’s climate. | B．Water vapour. |
| C．The water cycle | D．Drinking water. |
| A．洪涝 | B．沙尘暴 | C．泥石流 | D．旱灾 |
| A．To encourage people to save water. |
| B．To call on people to protect our planet. |
| C．To inspire people to get close to nature. |
| D．To help people solve water problems. |
2 . Bullying (欺凌) can happen to anyone. Many children around the world are bullied every year, but there are things that can be done to help.
What is bullying?
Bullying is when someone makes you feel bad or hurts you again and again. Bullying can happen at school, out of school and online. Bullying includes:
·calling people mean (恶意的) names
·laughing at people
·telling lies about people
·taking someone’s things without permission (允许)
·not letting someone play in a group
·hitting people.
What is cyberbullying (网络欺凌)?
Cyberbullying includes:
·sending bad messages online
·sharing photos online without permission
·not letting someone be part of an online group
·spreading lies online.
What can you do?
If someone is not kind to you, tell an adult that you know and like. For example, talk to a parent or a teacher. If you get bad messages, don’t reply. You should save them and give them to your teacher, your family, or the police. Ask an adult for help. Don’t share something before you make sure it is true. That will help stop the cyberbullying. Talk to your parents or teacher or an adult if you see bullying or if you are worried about a friend. Say sorry if you are not kind to someone. You can write a message or talk to the person. And always remember: think about how to be kind in the future.
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1. According to the passage, which one is NOT bullying?| A．Laughing at people. | B．Telling lies about people. |
| C．Hitting people. | D．Taking someone’s things with permission. |
| A．sending messages online |
| B．spreading lies online |
| C．not letting someone be part of an online group |
| D．sharing photos online without permission |
| A．talk to your parents | B．keep it a secret |
| C．talk about it in public | D．share it with your friends |
| A．write a letter | B．make a phone call |
| C．search the Internet | D．read a magazine |
| A．children | B．the police | C．teachers | D．parents |
3 . National Smile Month is the largest and longest-running oral (口腔的) health campaign (运动) in the UK. National Smile Month will be sharing positive messages and encouraging others to develop and have a healthy mouth between May 13 and June 13, 2024.
The British are known for their bad teeth because they have too many sweet foods and drinks. It seems that most of them don’t often show their feelings. They neither smile nor cry. But this is not true. The British like to smile as much as anyone else. They just don’t want to show their bad teeth.
There are three key messages in helping people develop and have a healthy mouth. They are:
■ Brush your teeth at night and at least once a day.
■ Cut down on how much sweet food and drink you have, and how often you have them.
■ Visit your dentist regularly, as often as they ask you to do.
With the help of these three messages, people can realize the importance of good teeth and be confident enough to open their mouths to smile. National Smile Month isn’t just about education and stressing the importance of a healthy mouth. The key to the success of the campaign is that we have lots of fun doing it!
A smile might be a small body language, yet it can make a great difference to our state of mind. You can support National Smile Month in so many ways. Hold events to raise awareness (意识) of oral health, or simply post something on social media. By taking part in National Smile Month, you can help to create a healthier and happier world.
1. When is National Smile Month in the UK in 2024?| A．Between March 13 and June 13. | B．Between May 13 and July 13. |
| C．From May 13 to June 13. | D．From March 13 to July 13. |
| A．Because they never go to the dentist. |
| B．Because they don’t like to brush their teeth. |
| C．Because they have too many sweet foods and drinks. |
| D．Because they think there is no need to show their feelings. |
| A．By raising more money. | B．By posting something online. |
| C．By holding sports events. | D．By having classes at school. |
| A．The British like neither smiling nor crying. | B．You must brush teeth at least 3 times a day. |
| C．Only smile can make you more confident. | D．National Smile Month is meaningful and fun. |
| A．Health. | B．Nature. | C．Business. | D．Sports. |
4 . What do we look forward to in winter? Snow and ice festivals! Many of them hold fun ice sculpture contests (冰雕比赛). Check out these four famous winter sculpture contests!
| Kiruna Snow Festival, Sweden This festival started in 1986. A snow sculpture contest is held during the festival every year. Artists from all over the world show their skills in the contest. Tourists can also have a lot of fun there. They can skate and take part in snow blowing games. This year’s festival was held from January 24 to 28. |
| Geilo Ice Music Festival, Norway This festival began ninetheen years ago. Artists come to Geilo to make working musical instruments out of ice. People can enjoy musical shows in an igloo (冰屋). The 2024 festival took place from February 19 to 24. |
| International Snow Sculpture Championships, U. S. A. This contest has been held for more than thirty years. Teams of artists compete to turn ice into art works by hand. No power tools are allowed! Their works will be displayed in an outdoor art gallery in Colorado. This year, the contest was held from January 22 to 26. And the art gallery was open from January 26 to 31. |
| Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China It started on January 5th, 1985, and has become the world’s biggest winter festival. As China’s economy (经济) grows, the size of the snow and ice sculpture shows keeps growing. Besides that, the beautiful lighting also make the festival stand out. The festival is officially held from the end of December through February. Opening dates keep changing, and ending dates partly depends on the weather. |
1. Which is the youngest of the four winter sculpture contests?
| A．Kiruna Snow Festival. |
| B．Geilo Ice Music Festival. |
| C．International Snow Sculpture Championships. |
| D．Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. |
| A．watch musical shows | B．experience skating | C．show their skills | D．play interesting games |
| A．Swden. | B．Norway. | C．America. | D．China. |
① Its longest history. ②The size of the snow and ice sculpture shows.
③ The beautiful lighting. ④ The changeable opening time.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．③④ | D．①③ |
| A．Poem. | B．Story. | C．Letter. | D．Introduction. |
5 . There are 56 ethnic (民族的) groups in China. Different ethnic groups have their own special cultures. Let’s enjoy some of them.
The Bai people use a very old way, tie-dye (扎染), to dye clothes. Tie-dye has a history of nearly 1,500 years. During the Tang and Song dynasties, people chose tie-dyed clothes as gifts.
The Mongolian people live in the Mongolian yurts (蒙古包). These yurts are large round tents and their tops look like umbrellas. They are the traditional homes of the Mongolian people. The yurts are usually white because they’re made of sheep’s wool. And white is a symbol of happiness.
The Zhuang people like singing even more than talking. On the third day of the third Chinese lunar month, they hold a big singing festival. It is exciting and wonderful. All the people can’t help singing happily. Men and women singers sing in pairs. The winners are the “king”, and “queen” of singing.
The Miao people have a special festival, Manghao Festival. It’s in the first Chinese lunar month every year. The Miao people consider Manghao as a hero who helped to protect their homes. At the festival, young men dress up like Manghao and touch others to express good wishes.
1. When did people choose tie-dyed clothes as gifts?| A．During the Yuan and Song dynasties. | B．During the Tang and Ming dynasties. |
| C．During the Tang and Song dynasties. | D．During the Ming and Qing dynasties. |
| A．A big umbrella. | B．A traditional building. |
| C．A sheep’s home. | D．A symbol of happiness. |
| A．The Bai people. | B．The Miao people. |
| C．The Zhuang people. | D．The Mongolian people. |
| A．By choosing tie-dyed clothes as gifts. | B．By protecting their homes like a hero. |
| C．By sending some good wishes to others. | D．By dressing up and touching other people. |
| A．Special Cultures of Some Ethnic Groups. | B．Special Food of Some Ethnic Groups. |
| C．Special Festivals of Some Ethnic Groups. | D．Special Clothes of Some Ethnic Groups. |
Every spring, there are sports meetings at many middle schools. When students on the playground crowd into a circle and shout loudly, “One, two, one, two.” Do you know what game it is? It is tug of war (拔河).
Tug of war is a team sport between two teams at each end of a rope. It first came into being in China 2, 400 years ago. It is very popular in China and many other countries. But in other countries, their tug-of-war match is not the same as ours. They have eight men for each team, while we may have the match between two sides with equal number of men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.
For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick rope. Each team stands at one end of the rope, holding it. There is a white line in the middle of the field. Then they try to pull the center of the rope to each of their own sides. The winning team is the one that pulls the other over the line.
Tug of war was once an Olympic sporting event. It lasted until 1920. Though it isn’t an Olympic sport now, people in many countries like playing it very much.
1. Tug of war first came into being in China 2, 500 years ago.2. In other countries, a tug-of-war team has eight men players.
3. The team that pulls the other over the line is the losing team.
4. Now tug of war is still an Olympic sport and many people like playing it.
5. The passage mainly talks about a popular team sport—tug of war.
7 . We usually think fish can’t talk. But there are a lot of sounds under the ocean. In fact, scientists believe that all sea animals—at least 250,000 kinds—can “speak”! “If we stay focused when diving (潜水), we can hear animals all around us,” a UK scientist Steve Simpson said.
In the past years, scientists used sound recorders to hear fish’s “voices”. There are now thousands of recorders in the ocean. They help scientists match sounds with sea life.
A healthy coral reef (珊瑚礁) is one of the noisiest places in the ocean. Scientists can tell if it’s healthy by listening to it. A healthy coral reef should be full of clicks (咔嚓声) made by shrimps (小虾). When some coral reefs dicd in 2015 and 2016, they became quiet. After people set up the protected areas, scientists heard the animals come back.
With the help of listening to the ocean, scientists start to understand sea animals’ languages.
Strong clown fish make short “chirp (啁啾声)” sounds when going after small clown fish. They do this to show they are more powerful. A damsel fish can create a pop sound to scare other fish by quickly opening and closing its mouth. Mother dolphins can use a special voice to talk to their babies. They are saying “I’m here” to comfort the baby dolphins.
1. What is probably Steve Simpson’s attitude towards sea animals’ languages?| A．Positive. | B．Worried. | C．Unconcerned. | D．Doubtful. |
| A．To protect the coral reefs. | B．To communicate with fish. |
| C．To look for new kinds of sea life. | D．To collect sounds from sea life. |
| A．Because people feed animals there. |
| B．Because many shrimps live there. |
| C．Because the coral reef can give out sounds. |
| D．Because many fishes speak in dead coral reefs. |
| A．Telling a story. | B．Using a saying. |
| C．Asking questions. | D．Giving some examples. |
| A．Sea animals can talk except fish. | B．Many recorders are in the sea. |
| C．Animals are very good at learning. | D．Dolphins can talk to the zookeeper. |
Do you know why different animals or insects have their own special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves during the day and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of color is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever found an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can release a kind of black liquid (液体) when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1. Locusts change their color to match the color of crops to avoid being eaten by birds.2. Insects that look different from plants are active both during the day and at night.
3. Animals that have colors different from trees would be more easily noticed by hunters.
4. Some fish release a black liquid to kill their enemies when they are in danger.
5. The text mainly discusses how animals and insects use colors to protect themselves.
9 . Have you ever dreamed of traveling to space? With the development of science, you may soon be able to book a ticket. Many companies now can offer space travels. Let’s take a look.
| Fly me to the moon A rich man in Japan named Yusaku has invited eight famous people to join him for a trip around the moon with the help of Elon Musk’s Space X company. The trip, called Dear Moon, will take three days to fly to the moon orbit (沿轨道运行) and then spend three days returning. It will take place in 2025. |
| Living in a space hotel The US company Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC) planned to start building the world’s first space hotel in 2025. It will turn itself around to create artificial gravity (人造重力). The hotel is expected to have restaurants, cinemas and rooms for up to 400 guests. |
| Short space trips Some people may prefer to simply have a taste instead of staying in space for a long time. Tickets for a 90-minute journey have been on sale to the public since Feb. 16. The first short space trips of Virgin Galactic, a company set up by a British businessman, are set for later this year. The spaceship travels in space while people enjoy several minutes of views of the earth from the windows. |
1. What do we know about Dear Moon?
| A．It will be carried out next year. | B．It includes eight members in total. |
| C．Its members will walk on the moon. | D．It will take three days to go to the moon and back. |
①It will create artificial gravity. ②It will have restaurants and cinemas.
③It will be built on the surface of the moon. ④It will be able to hold 400 guests at a time.
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．www.virgingalactic.com. | B．www.dearmoon.com. |
| C．www.orbitalassembly.com. | D．www.spacex.com. |
| A．Elon Musk will pay for the costs of the trip Dear Moon. |
| B．OAC planned to start building the space hotel at the end of 2023. |
| C．You can buy tickets for a space journey of Virgin Galactic after Feb. 16. |
| D．The Space X company was set up by Yusaku and other eight members. |
| A．compare some space scientists | B．sell tickets to travel to the moon |
| C．show the development of science | D．introduce some kinds of space travels |
10 . By drawing pictures on a cup of tea, chabaixi, an ancient Chinese tea art, has become popular recently. Zhang Zhifeng, an inheritor(传承人) of chabaixi, noticed from a TV show that many people showed great interest in this art.
Chabaixi can create different pictures such as bamboos and mountains. There are many steps, from grinding (磨碎) tea, pouring boiled water, stirring (搅拌) the mixture, to finally drawing the pictures. After seven times of pouring water and stirring, there will be enough dark foam (泡沫). Then we can draw pictures on it with clear water and a stick. The process of drawing, or diancha, must be finished in 20 minutes before the foam disappears.
“Chabaixi is one of the many forms of tea art in China. It becomes popular not only because it is a special Chinese tradition, but also because it gives us a window to see people’s lifestyle in the Song Dynasty.” Zhang said.
Years ago, this special art was close to disappearing completely. Zhang Zhifeng started researching the origins (起源) of chabaixi in the 1980s and brought the art back in 2009 after years of testing and practicing. Chang thought it was really meaningful. In 2017, this art was listed as part of China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产).
“This art is key to the tea culture of the Song Dynasty, and it would be a shame to let it disappear. It is our duty to pass it on,” Zhang said.
1. What is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．Chabaixi was an ancient Chinese tea art. |
| B．Chabaixi has become popular recently. |
| C．Zhang is an inventor of chabaixi |
| D．Zhang is an inheritor of chabaixi. |
① stirring the mixture ② grinding tea ③ drawing the pictures ④pouring boiled water
| A．②→①→④→③ | B．②→④→①→③ |
| C．④→③→①→② | D．④→②→①→③ |
| A．the Ming Dynasty | B．the Qing Dynasty | C．the Tang Dynasty | D．the Song Dynasty |
| A．In 1985. | B．In 2009. | C．In 2017. | D．In 2024. |
| A．A Traditional Tea Art | B．A Tea Art Performer |
| C．A Way of Planting Tea | D．A Story of Chinese Tea |
