1 . Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from volunteers in Jiaxing Road, Shanghai. They help with garbage sorting (垃圾分类). In his reply, Xi said he was happy to know that the volunteers’ community has made new progress in garbage sorting. He also hopes volunteers could encourage more people to develop the habit of sorting garbage.
Since 2019, more than 22, 000 garbage stations have improved in Shanghai. A huge change has taken place in the city in recent years: people used to refuse to sort garbage, but now they are actively to sort it. Garbage sorting has become a “new fashion”. It is getting more and more popular to sort garbage.
“Sorting trash is a way to make the community (社区) a better place. For example, house prices may go up,” said Cui Fenglin, 36, one of the Shanghai volunteers. He said many people changed their minds after sharing this kind of opinions with volunteers. Sixteen-year-old volunteer Yu Yue has made posters and written passages about garbage sorting. “My classmates and I even made a cartoon to help people understand how sorting trash can influence the environment,” Yu said.
The community also makes use of technology in garbage sorting. There are special recycling machines besides the garbage bins. People scan the code (扫描二维码) on the machine, put in paper or clothes, and then get money from it.
By 2022, about 297 cities in China had fully implemented (实行) trash sorting, reported CCTV News. The whole country is going to implement trash sorting by the end of 2025.
1. President Xi replied a letter to ________.| A．Cui Fenglin only | B．Yu Yue only |
| C．garbage collectors | D．volunteers from Jiaxing Road |
| A．时尚 | B．收藏品 | C．进步 | D．倒退 |
| A．To save money. | B．To receive a letter from President Xi Jinping. |
| C．To have a better living environment. | D．To be volunteers. |
| A．bottles | B．paper | C．kitchen garbage | D．wood |
| A．A Letter From President Xi | B．A New Special Machine |
| C．A Report from CCTV | D．A New Fashion—Garbage Sorting |
2 . African elephants are very large animals. They are the largest animals living on land. An adult African elephant can be twice as tall as the man and weigh six tons or more.
African elephants have very large ears. Some people think their ears are like the shape of Africa. The large ears help keep them cool.
African elephants have long trunks (象鼻). They use their trunks to drink water and then spray (喷洒) themselves. This is another way to keep cool. They also spray dust (尘土) on their bodies to protect them from the hot sun. They use trunks for many other things. The trunk is a nose for smelling. Elephants make a sound through their trunks. They can use trunks for picking up things, such as food.
African elephants usually feed on bananas, tree leaves and other plants. They often spend about sixteen hours having food a day. An adult African elephant can have 150 kg to 200 kg of food a day.
African elephants are in danger because people kill too many African elephants for their ivory. Only in the last year people killed more than 20, 000 of them! They are becoming fewer and fewer now. We should protect them now!
根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”）。1. African elephants are the biggest animals on land.
2. The baby African elephants can be twice taller than the man.
3. African elephants only has one way to keep them cool.
4. It usually takes the African elephants more than half of the day to eat food every day.
5. The passage mainly tells us the food of the African elephants.
3 . Chinese food is getting popular and the dumpling is a real Chinese food. It’s believed that Chinese dumplings were first made by Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor in China. So Chinese dumplings have a history of over 1, 800 years.
Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them and others have eggs. I like dumplings with beef and vegetables best.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in a supermarket. You can also eat dumplings in a restaurant.
The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, families get together to make dumplings at home. We usually put a coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If someone eats a dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the year. Dumplings are also very popular in other Chinese festivals.
Do you want to eat dumplings? Welcome to China and try Chinese dumplings!
1. It’s believed that Zhang Zhongjing first made Chinese dumplings.2. Chinese dumplings have a history of less than 1, 800 years.
3. The writer likes dumplings with beef and vegetables best.
4. If you want to eat dumplings, you can’t buy them in a supermarket.
5. The person who eats the dumpling with the coin in it will be lucky.
4 . Welcome to the Blue Moon Noodles House. The Blue Moon Noodle House has really good noodles. They are cheap, and they are great!
You can get small, medium, and large bowls of noodles.
The Blue Moon Noodle House has some specials. Special Ⅰ has beef and tomato and is only 5 yuan. Special II has mutton and cabbage. It is 6 yuan. And Special III has chicken and carrot. It’s only 8 yuan. I like it best.
You can get some other great food at the Blue Moon Noodle House. For example, you can get 16 dumplings for 11 yuan. You can get great desserts! You can get strawberry, banana and orange ice cream.
They are all nice! Try the Noodle House soon!
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。1. The noodles here are cheap and great.
2. There are three size bowls of noodles.
3. Special has beef and tomato and is only 5 yuan.
4. You can get chocolate ice cream at the Blue Moon Noodles House.
5. The passage is mainly about different kinds of food at the Blue Moon Noodles House.
Many scientists find that colors can change people’s feelings. It’s very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous.
Now, this kind of knowledge (知识) is being used in many places. For example, school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students’ eyes. Some books are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food, but also have to know how to make money. Here are some things they’ve learned from scientific (科学的) studies. The colour red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed, so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nice at first, but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.
1. Few scientist find that colors can change people’s feelings.2. The colour green is good for the students’ eyes.
3. The colour red makes most people feel worried.
4. Loud music is nice because it always makes people want to stay.
5. The passage is mainly about using colors to change feelings.
6 . One of my favorite proverbs says, “Life is a test. It is only a test. If you face the life at ease (舒适自在), you will know where to go and what to do.” It reminds me not to take my life too seriously, and then I will have a more relaxing life.
Maybe you have many problems in your daily life. However, if you regard a problem as a test, you will get a chance to grow up. Whatever problem you have, just look at it as a test, and then you will always have a chance to succeed because it is a battle (战争) that you must win to save yourself. It is a time when you are probably in a very hard journey. The only time you are likely to be happy is when everything is working out just right.
Perhaps you have much pressure from your parents or a very strict teacher. Just face it. Rather than worrying about your problems, just ask yourself, “Why is it a problem in my life and what can I do to solve it?”
In fact, life is a test. Just face it at ease. If you think about your problems in this way, you will be surprised to find that you have changed yourself and have become the owner of your life.
1. The proverb in paragraph 1 reminds us ________.| A．to mind our problems in life | B．not to take our life too seriously |
| C．to try to face the problems in life | D．to take our life too seriously |
| A．We can get a chance to grow up and succeed | B．We can never have a chance to grow up |
| C．We can hardly ever have a chance to succeed | D．We can often have a chance to grow up |
| A．everything is working out just right | B．you have much pressure to face |
| C．you are probably in a hard journey | D．you don’t pass the test |
| A．Life is a problem. | B．Life is a test. | C．Life is pressure. | D．Life is a book. |
| A．We need to take life seriously; don’t take it easy. |
| B．We should try to run away from the problems in life. |
| C．We should face the problems and pressure at ease. |
| D．We shouldn’t care about pressure. |
7 . You might feel tired after solving a difficult math problem or studying for a whole day. Are our brains (大脑) really “burning” when we spend a lot of time thinking? In fact, our brains never stop burning calories (卡路里), even if we aren’t thinking about anything.
Our brain gets energy (能量) from a kind of sugar that can be found in rice and noodles. Since our brain never really rests, it is burning energy in the form of sugar all the time. Even when we sleep, our brain needs energy to keep our body working. These include breathing, digesting (消化) and keeping the body warm.
The brain uses up 20 to 25 percent of the body’s total (全部的) energy. That’s 350 calories per (每一) day for a woman and 450 for a man. When you are five or six years old, your brain uses up to 60 percent of the body’s energy, according to Live Science.
When we are thinking hard, the brain burns more calories. In one study, researchers found that people who worked on a hard task on a computer ate around 200 more calories than those who were resting. That explains why you feel hungry and eat more after taking exams or studying for a long time.
1. Where can our brains get energy from according to the passage?| A．From rice and noodles. | B．From breathing or sleeping. |
| C．From thinking or studying. | D．From resting or digesting. |
| A．消耗 | B．得到更少 | C．提升 | D．同意 |
| A．Around 20 to 25. | B．Around 350 to 450. |
| C．Around 580 to 750. | D．Around 1,800 to 2,250. |
| A．People who were resting got hungry more easily. |
| B．People burned fewer calories if they were thinking. |
| C．People working on computers ate more than others. |
| D．People working on hard tasks burned more calories. |
| A．When our brains work. | B．Why people feel thirsty. |
| C．How brains burn calories. | D．Why some people eat more. |
I’m living in a busy city. There are too many people and too many cars. Too many people and too many cars cause too crowded traffics. At the same time, the cars give out much smog(烟雾), especially(尤其是) at rush hours(高峰期). The smog pollutes(污染) the city terribly. The problem is becoming more and more serious. We should do something to prevent(阻止) it. First, I think we should have more police officers at the busy crossings. They can stop the traffic jams(阻塞). Second, we should not make more parking lot(停车位) for cars. When people think that it’s easy to park in cities, more people will drive to work and it will make the traffic more crowded. Third, we should make it more expensive for drivers to drive cars to cities. Then more people will leave their cars for their bikes. Fourth, we should encourage people to take a bus to work. Fifth, we should build special ways for bikes so that more people will go to work by bike instead of by bus or in a car. Finally, we should spend more on the public transportation(公共交通). For example, we can build more subway lines. Of course, we can also do many other things to improve our traffic.
1. There are serious pollution problems in the writer’s city.2. We should make fewer parking garages.
3. Some people drive to work because they needn’t spend too much cost(费用) on it.
4. The traffic systems(交通系统) in the writer’s city are perfect.
5. The writer gives five suggestions in order to help solve the traffic problem.
How to reduce stress
Learn to relax. Overwork (过量工作) is the main reason why so many students feel tired and stressed. Cut down some of the work you need to do each day so that you can do the most important things well.
Get a good night’s sleep.
Do exercise and eat well. Don’t rush through your meals.
| A．Eat less junk food of fast food. |
| B．Eat lots of vegetables and fruit. |
| C．Leave time for activities that are relaxing. |
| D．Hanging out with friends is good for you. |
| E．Get to know friendly people. |
| F．Getting enough sleep will help you keep your body and mind in the best state (状态). |
| G．Learn to be calm (冷静) when you face any problem. |
10 . You must have heard of drug-sniffing dogs (缉毒犬). But how about“drug sniffing squirrels”(松鼠)? Recently, Chongqing police have successfully trained six squirrels to detect drugs. They began their work in early February.
The squirrels have a sharp sense of smell. They can smell food hidden under snow. Being so small,they can search for drugs in the places where dogs may not be able to reach, such as in narrow or high places. The squirrels are trained to use their claws (爪子) to scratch at boxes to tell the police when they find the drugs, according to Chongqing police.
“Our self-developed training system can be used to train different kinds of animals,” Yin Jin, a police dog trainer in Chongqing, said. The key is to develop the animals' conditioned reflex (条件).
First, the animals need to be familiar with (熟悉) the smell of the drug. The trainers can put pieces of cloth with the smell of the drug next to the animals’ food. Next, the animals learn to search for the drug in different situations, such as from a large number of bags or among people walking in crowds. If the animals successfully detect the drug, they are rewarded with snacks and other food. After they are trained for some time, the conditioned reflex will be built and the animals will search for drugs naturally.
1. What do we know about the drug-sniffing squirrels in Chongqing?| A．They are smarter than many other animals. | B．They will instead drug-sniffing dogs someday. |
| C．They are trained by Chongqing police. | D．They will soon begin their work. |
①They have a sharp sense of smell. ②They can reach many places.
③They can live in snow. ④ They have large claws.
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．②③ | D．②④ |
| A．Run away quickly. | B．Taste some slowly. |
| C．Get them for the police. | D．Tell the police quickly. |
| A．Put tools in the animals’ brains to develop the conditioned reflex. |
| B．Feed them on different drugs as food. |
| C．Build connections between finding drugs and getting treats. |
| D．Give them many snacks to eat. |
| A．The differences between dogs and squirrels. | B．The drug-sniffing squirrels in Chongqing. |
| C．Different kinds of animals that can find drugs. | D．Ways to train animals to work for humans. |
