1 . About 80% of people do not get enough vitamin (维生素) D every day. But this vitamin is very important for your health.
Vitamin D is really important for our bones (骨骼). When we are young, vitamin D builds up our bones and makes them strong. When we are older, we still need vitamin D to keep our bones strong. Our bodies keep the vitamin D in our bones and teeth. Then we lose vitamin D as we work and exercise during the day. But our bodies can’t make vitamin D. So we have to get it from outside of our bodies.
Where can a person get this very important vitamin? Vitamin D is in foods like fish and eggs. Sometimes, vitamin D is added to bread, milk, and orange juice. Food is not the only way our bodies can get vitamin D. The sun also gives us vitamin D. If we want to be healthy, we should spend some time in the sun each day. Too much sun is not good for you, but about 15 minutes a day is usually enough. And we should be sure to eat foods that are rich in vitamin D, too.
1. The writer says that vitamin D ________.| A．makes our bones strong | B．keeps our hair clean |
| C．is not necessary for our teeth | D．is harmful to our hearts |
| A．It makes us popular. | B．It helps us eat more food. |
| C．Our bodies can’t make vitamin D. | D．The more vitamin D, the better. |
| A．eating fish | B．watching TV | C．working hard | D．having a sleep |
| A．About 15 minutes. | B．About 45 minutes. | C．About 1 hour. | D．About 2 hours. |
| A．what vitamin D is | B．where we can get vitamin D |
| C．how much vitamin D we need | D．why people don’t like vitamin D |
2 . Nature is amazing! Take a close look at the world of insects (昆虫), you’ll discover many unbelievable things. Consider butterflies, for example. They have beautiful, colorful wings, and strong, fantastic flying skills. On summer days, you always see them flying freely over flower gardens and wild fields.
But, did you know how butterflies become the flying insects? It’s one of the amazing wonders of nature. In the beginning, female butterflies lay a small and colorful egg on a leaf or stem (茎) of a plant.
It’s hard to believe that the egg will become something completely different in a few days. It becomes a walking insect. This insect is called caterpillar. It now has legs, eyes and a large body. A new life has begun. The caterpillar can eat, walk and see. But it is still not a butterfly.
Soon, after growing big, the caterpillar makes a cover for itself. It covers itself in the nice protective blanket (保护层) and goes to sleep. This stage is known as the “pupa (蛹)” stage.
After a period of time, the blanket breaks and a wet, weak butterfly appears. It now has six legs, a mouth, eyes and wings. Shortly, the wings fill with blood, and the beautiful, colorful butterfly spreads its wings and flies away.
After a few weeks, this adult butterfly lays her eggs, and the cycle begins all over again.
This is just one example of the wonders of nature. Look around the natural world, and you will learn many truly amazing things.
1. What is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．Butterflies are a kind of insect. | B．Butterflies are good at flying. |
| C．Butterflies have colorful wings. | D．Butterflies have a good sense of smell. |
| A．幼虫 | B．雏鸟 | C．飞蛾 | D．蝴蝶 |
① It becomes a pupa. ② It becomes a walking insect.
③ Female butterflies lay an egg. ④ It spreads wings and flies away.
| A．①→②→③→④ | B．①→②→④→③ |
| C．③→②→①→④ | D．③→②→④→① |
| A．It has legs, eyes and a large body. | B．It has legs, eyes and a mouth. |
| C．It has six legs, a mouth, eyes and wings | D．It has legs, eyes, a mouth and a large body. |
| A．One Insect, Different Colors | B．One Insect, Four Lives |
| C．The Kinds of Butterflies | D．The Habits of Butterflies |
Since April 13, 2023, the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) has started cross-border (跨境的) passenger service. The railway starts in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, and runs south through Yuxi, Pu’er, Xishuangbanna, and the border town of Mohan in China. Then, it goes through Boten, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng before reaching Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Now, it takes only 2 hours and 46 minutes to travel from Kunming to Pu’er, 3 hours and 24 minutes from Kunming to Xishuangbanna, 10 hours and 30 minutes from Kunming to Vientiane.
Traveling by China-Laos Railway is an exciting way to enjoy the unusual scenery (风景) and rich cultures along the line. On arriving in Kunming, travelers can visit the Stone Forest, Dianchi Lake and Dounan Flower Market. After getting off at Pu’er Station, tourists can experience the ancient tea-horse road in southern Yunnan and enjoy the tea gardens within half an hour by car. Starting from Xishuangbanna Station, visitors can reach the Wild Elephant Valley and Olive Dam within an hour by car.
If you are going to visit Yunnan and Laos, traveling by China-Laos Railway will be a great choice.
1. The cross-border passenger service of the China-Laos Railway started in February, 2023.2. It takes ten hours and a half to travel from Kunming to Vientiane on the cross-border train.
3. The writer introduces three places to visit in Kunming in Paragraph 2.
4. After getting off at Pu’er Station, tourists can visit the tea gardens.
5. The text comes from a sports magazine.
4 . ①Otters (水獭) are cute water animals. Recently, there has been a trend (趋势) of keeping them as pets. In Japan, some “otter cafes” are open for business. People can pay to play with the otters there and to take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go swimming with their pet otters and take “funny” videos. These photos and videos posted online have attracted more people to buy otters as pets.
②However, these photos and videos mask the fact that the online trade is doing harm to otters. In the wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers during their first year of life. According to a report, 70 percent of otters sold online are under a year old. These baby otters have been stolen from their mothers. When they’re kept as pets by humans, they do not live full, natural lives.
③Otters are very social (群居的). They live in family groups of up to fifteen in the wild. Keeping an otter as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. These animals also need enough space to swim. Their owners’ bathtubs (浴缸) or pools are much smaller than the bodies of water in the wild.
④On the other hand, it is not wise to keep otters as pets at home. They have a very special fishy smell. If they’re kept indoors, they will leave a lot of droppings around the house. This would make the smell even more unpleasant. Besides, when otters are upset, they will make loud noises and even attack (攻击) people. If a person is bitten by an otter, he or she needs to go to the hospital immediately.
⑤So, what can we do to stop the otter pet trade? Well, one of the main ways is to let more people know that otters should not be kept as pets. We should also keep an eye on online posts about these animals. When photos and videos show baby otters being kept or sold as pets, don’t share them.
1. People like to keep otters as pets because they are ________.| A．lonely | B．cute | C．friendly | D．quiet |
| A．show | B．protect | C．hide | D．change |
| A．may often fall ill | B．can’t live a social life | C．have no food to eat | D．have no place to swim |
| A．Otters don’t make good pets. | B．Otters are dangerous to people. |
| C．Otters may live a hard life as pets. | D．Otters often make a mess in the room. |
| A．To stop people from keeping pets at home. |
| B．To introduce the ways of protecting pet otters. |
| C．To show the facts of the online otter pet trade. |
| D．To tell people to say no to the otter pet trade. |
5 . Do you know why different animals or pests (害虫) have their 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 pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is protecting themselves. Bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? An octopus (章鱼) can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.
1. From the passage we learn that locusts ________.| A．are small animals | B．are easily found by birds |
| C．are dangerous to their enemies | D．change their colors to protect themselves |
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．Their colors are like their enemies’. |
| C．They hide themselves in the day and appear at night. |
| D．They have to move quietly. |
| A．have the colors much like the trees | B．move quickly |
| C．like brown and grey colors | D．live in forests |
| A．it is very big and strong |
| B．the liquid it sends out helps it escape from its enemies |
| C．the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies |
| D．it swims faster than any other fish |
| A．The Changes of Colors for Animals and Pests | B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests |
| C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests | D．Some Animals and Pests |
6 . In many English homes people eat four meals a day. Breakfast is a very big meal. They have breakfast from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. For many people, lunch is a quick meal. Many people eat all kinds of salad and sandwiches for lunch. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon. Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea. Dinner is at about half past seven. First they have soup, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or pears. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. So their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper.
The Englishmen often eat take-away food. They buy it at a shop or a restaurant and eat it at home.
1. How many meals do many English people have a day?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．At ten a.m. | B．At six p.m. | C．At eight a.m. | D．At one p.m. |
| A．Cakes, sandwiches and a cup of tea. |
| B．Salad, bread and a cup of coffee. |
| C．Salad, sandwiches and a cup of coffee. |
| D．Bread, cakes and a cup of tea. |
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No, they don’t. |
| C．Yes, they are. | D．No, they aren’t. |
| A．美味的 | B．生态的 | C．营养的 | D．可带走的 |
7 . Many people (人们) like to travel (旅行) by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport (飞机场) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for (等待) hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose (选择) the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late (晚的) for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?| A．Because it’s fast. | B．Because it’s safe. |
| C．Because it’s cheap. | D．Because you can walk around in the plane. |
| A．It is safe. | B．It takes a little more time. |
| C．You can open the windows. | D．You can walk around in the train. |
| A．A bus | B．A car. | C．A train. | D．A bike. |
| A．You needn’t go to a station. | B．You can start your journey when you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. | D．You needn’t go to a bus stop. |
| A．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
| B．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. |
| C．He likes to take a car because he has a car. |
| D．He likes to take a plane because it’s fast. |
8 . When you and your family go out for dinner, do you notice how many dishes you usually order? It’s OK if you finish all of them. But if you waste too much food, you need to pay for it.
Last year, China’s top legislature (立法机关) reviewed (审议) a draft law (法律草案) for stopping food waste for the first time. In general, a draft will become law after the top legislature reviews it three times.
According to the draft law, restaurants should tell customers not to order too much. If customers leave too much food uneaten, restaurants can charge (收费) them for food waste. The law also bans (禁止) waiters from encouraging people to order too much food. Some restaurants may use the “N-1” mode for people to order dishes. “N” stands for the number of persons at a table. So if there are six people at your table, you should order just five dishes, which can help people control the amount of dishes in a proper way.
The draft law also asks schools to teach their students to avoid food waste. It also bans TV programs about overeating and overdrinking. Producers of such programs will face a fine of up to 100,000 yuan.
Food waste happens in many places and has long been a big problem around the world. We need to obey the law and refuse to waste food.
1. If customers waste too much food, they ________ .| A．need to pay some money for it | B．need to say sorry about it |
| C．can’t enter the restaurant again | D．can leave the restaurant for free |
| A．7 | B．8 | C．9. | D．10 |
| A．Students should avoid food waste at school. |
| B．Programs about overeating will be allowed on TV. |
| C．Food waste has been a big problem all over the world. |
| D．Waiters can’t encourage people to order too much food. |
| A．a storybook | B．a guidebook | C．an advertisement | D．a newspaper |
| A．Harm of food waste. | B．Importance of healthy food. |
| C．Law to stop food waste. | D．Advantages of stopping food waste. |
9 . Hard-working horses have always been man’s best friends, but the playful pony is a kid’s best friend.
A pony is a small horse. Like horses, they have a lot of hair. The most well-known is the small Shetland pony, only as tall as a six-year-old child! Shetland ponies can pull twice their own weight (重量), with only their thick hair to protect them from the cold.
Ponies eat grass, oats and bran (燕麦和糠) and they also love carrots and apples. They don’t eat meat, ponies can sleep both lying down and standing up.
They are very playful, which is why they get on so well with children! They are happy to hang with their friends and go for rides. They enjoy having fun as much as their riders.
Like you and your friends, every pony is different. Some are quiet and some are cheeky (嬉皮笑脸的). Some are hard-working and others can be a bit lazy. Ponies are sensitive and often try to cheer you up when you feel sad. Just like you, they prefer to be spoken to kindly rather than shouted at!
A pony makes a great playmate but remember that it is not a toy. It is a living animal that needs care and lots of loving attention. You have to learn how to feed and groom (刷洗) it every day, how to clean its feet so that they stay healthy, are they?
1. According to Paragraph 2, the Shetland pony ________.| A．is hard-working | B．is small but strong |
| C．loves warm places | D．is the biggest pony |
| A．their hair | B．their food | C．their size | D．their sleeping way |
| A．like playing | B．never feel sad | C．are always cheeky | D．love to be spoken to |
| A．brave | B．glad | C．active | D．understanding |
| A．The Shetland Pony | B．Man’s Best Friend | C．Kid’s Great Playmate | D．Horses and Ponies |
I am an Inuit boy named Kayla. Inuit are the people who live in cold Arctic (北极的) lands. In my language, Inuit means “the people”. Some people used to call my people Eskimos. We wish to be called Inuit.
I live with my mother, father and two brothers. We live at the most northern part of the world. It is made up of the Arctic Ocean and the land all around it. For months the sea is covered with thick ice. The land is covered with snow and ice most of the year, too.
Winter is long and very cold. It lasts from October to March. It is dark twenty-four hours a day. The sun does not come up to warm the water and land. When the north winds blow, it is even colder. There are days when the temperature is 50°F below zero. My family is prepared. We wear watertight (防水鞋). We put on many layers (层) of clothes. Outside we always wear a thick warm jacket that has fur inside. I’m not afraid of the cold winters. I guess I’m just used to them.
My family and I look forward to each summer. So much happens in a short time. The temperature usually stays around 50°F. During the summer the sun shines all day and night. This is why the Arctic is called the “land of the midnight sun”.
1. Kayla is a boy who lives in cold Arctic lands, the most northern part of the world.2. There are four people in Kayla’s family.
3. In Kayla’s hometown, winter lasts from October to March without sunshine.
4. Kayla is afraid of the cold winters when the temperature is 50°F below zero.
5. The passage mainly tells us something about Kayla’s family life.
