1 . Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they are sure to be there. They serve you on purpose, teach you a lesson or help you find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmates, neighbors, teachers, long-lost friends or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they influence your life in some serious ways.
Sometimes things happen to you. They may seem terrible, painful and unfair at first. But later you get to know that without overcoming those difficulties, you would have never got to know your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant but the most important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and really listen to them. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, and believe you are a great one.
You can make anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
1. The people whom we meet ________.| A．all know where to find us | B．serve us on no purpose |
| C．won’t become our neighbors | D．will change us in some ways |
| A．terribly meet bad luck | B．get to know our further ability |
| C．find no success | D．possibly enjoy every moment |
| A．开心的 | B．舒服的 | C．令人沉痛的 | D．兴奋的 |
| A．In a P.E. report. | B．In an education magazine. |
| C．In a travel guide. | D．In a storybook. |
| A．Create Your Own Life | B．Hold Your Head Up |
| C．Things Happen to You | D．People You Meet in Life |
2 . Have you ever heard of the term “children of the stars”? It’s a special name for children with autism (自闭症). April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. It was started by the United Nations to help people know more about autism and offer better care and support to those who have it.
Autism affects how a person grows and learns. It usually starts to show in the first three years of life. The official name for this condition is “autism spectrum disorder (自闭症谱系障碍).”
Doctors use a handbook called DSM-5 to diagnose (诊断) autism. It talks about two main autism signs: problems with talking and being with others and doing the same things over and over again.
“When I talk to my daughter or ask her to do something, she won’t pay attention to me,” said MengLingdi. Her daughter was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. “She doesn’t make as much eye contact with people as other kids do.”
Children with autism also feel physical pain. “Many of them have epilepsy (癫痫) because their brain activity is different from that of other kids,” said Sun Zhongkai at Beijing Stars and RainEducation Institute for Autism (Stars and Rain).
We don’t know exactly what causes autism. But scientists think it might be a mix of things like how we grow, our genes (基因), and our environment. If a family has a child with autism, the chance of their other children having autism is about 10 times higher than usual.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．The term “children of the stars”. | B．The disease called Autism. |
| C．World Autism Awareness Day. | D．The better care and support. |
| A．Before birth. | B．On April 2nd. | C．At the age of 12. | D．In the first three years. |
| A．They can communicate with people easily. | B．They do the same things over and over again. |
| C．They pay attention to what their parents say. | D．They make much eye contact with people. |
| A．Autism won’t affect a person’s growth. | B．Doctors use DSM-5 to diagnose autism. |
| C．Children with autism cannot feel physical pain. | D．Scientists have found out what causes autism. |
| A．Nature. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．Travel. |
3 . March 22 is World Water Day. Believed to be the source (源头) of all life, water plays a great role in the beginning of Chinese civilization (文明) and has inspired wise ideas in Chinese philosophy (哲学).
Chinese civilization is one of the world’s ancient river civilizations. It began thousands of years ago along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, linking the culture to water from its beginning.
However, the way people and water get along has two sides. Water is highly important for life and growing things, but if we can’t control it, it can cause big problems. Knowing the strong power of water, Chinese people have always tried to use it in the best way possible. For example, Yu, the first ruler of the Xia Dynasty (朝代), controlled floods by changing and digging the waterways so that the water could easily go into the sea.
The Dujiangyan irrigation (灌溉) system in Sichuan was cleverly built. It makes full use of the natural features of the area without harming the environment.
Water is also given philosophical meanings to educate Chinese people and rule the country. According to Xunzi, Confucius (孔子) believed water had qualities such as justice and courage. He once said that: “He who is wise loves water; he who is virtuous loves mountains.” So, Confucianism suggests that people should learn from water and train their sense of morality (道德感). Inspired by water, Laozi gave birth to the idea of “overcoming hardness with softness and non-action”. These ideas later inspired rulers to follow the rules of nature and respect the will of the people.
1. When is World Water Day?| A．March 12. | B．March 22. | C．May 1. | D．May 20. |
a. Water is really important for life and growing things.
b. Water only plays an important role in Chinese philosophy.
c. If people can’t control water, it can cause big problems.
d. It’s impossible for people to control water.
| A．ab | B．bc | C．ac | D．bd |
| A．Yunnan. | B．Hainan. | C．Shanxi. | D．Sichuan. |
| A．智者乐水，仁者乐山。 | B．所谓伊人，在水一方。 |
| C．海纳百川，有容乃大。 | D．上善若水，水善利万物而不争。 |
| A．Laozi’s Ideas about Water | B．Water Plays A Great Role in China |
| C．Confucianism Influences China | D．The First Ruler of the Xia Dynasty |
Spring is here, and it is time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea. Usually, we think of workers picking tea leaves by hand. But now, some Longjing tea is being picked by smart tea-picking robots!
In a Hangzhou tea garden, a smart tea-picking robot developed by Zhejiang SciTech University begin to work for the first time. “We took thousands of pictures of new tea buds (芽) and put them into the robot for it to learn. The robot uses an AI model to recognize (识别) the buds it needs to pick,”said Professor Chen Jianneng, Party branch secretary (党支部书记) of the research team. This lets the robot find the right tea buds about 90% of the time.
The robot’s arm pulls and sucks (吸) up the tea buds. These buds are quickly moved into a special box. After the robot collects all the buds from the area it’s working at, it moves the buds from the box to a main box.
The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea leaves. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now. “Picking is the biggest challenge for the development of the tea industry,” said Professor Wu Chuanyu, who leads the research team.
“Tea-picking robots are a trend (趋势) of the future,” said Wu. About five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people, Wu added.
1. Spring is a time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea.2. In a Lincang tea garden, some Longjing tea is being picked by robots.
3. The robot uses an AI model to find out the right tea buds it needs to pick.
4. In Zhejiang province, about 40,000 more pickers are needed now.
5. The text mainly talks about robots are created to help pick tea leaves.
5 . 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. |
6 . 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. |
The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. It was built nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to collect things such as books, drawings, clothes and so on. He also hoped that his children and grandchildren kept his things well and so people would visit them after his death. His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. Later, more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum and more people wanted to visit it.
The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There was something unusual in the room. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers’ feet warm. Since its opening, many famous people wrote and studied there.
It is open every day of the year, except two holidays (New Year’s Day and Christmas). Entrance (入场) is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the museum as you walk around it.
So if you are one of the British Museum’s two million tourists this year, don’t try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.
1. People built the British Museum to remember Sir Hans Sloane.2. The doctor Sir Hans Sloane died in the year of 1753.
3. Tourists can visit the museum on New Year’s Day and Christmas Day.
4. The British Museum is worth spending much time visiting.
5. The text mainly talks about the Reading Room in the British Museum.
8 . 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 |
9 . 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 |
This year is the Year of Dragon. Sanlin is an old town in Shanghai which is known as “China’s Dragon and Lion Sports Town”. Here, you can see Chinese dragons “come to life”.
The Sanlin dragon dance has a history of more than 1,000 years. It became popular during the Ming Dynasty. Today, Lu Dajie heads the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. He first heard stories about the dance from his grandfather and became interested at once. As a child, he often ran after the dragon dancers along the streets of Sanlin and tried to learn the dance.
As he grew up, Lu learned more about dragon dances. In 1994, he set up the Sanlin Dragon Dance Team. The team has performed in France, Germany, Japan and many other countries. It has won more than 70 gold medals in competitions around the world. Many people say it’s the best dragon dance team in China. If you visit Sanlin Old Street, you’ll see the Sanlin Dragon Dance Exhibition (展览) Hall. There are many dragons in it and you can learn more about dragon dances. It would be a great way to celebrate the Year of the Loong!
1. The Sanlin dragon dance has a history of more than 1,500 years.2. Lu started to learn dragon dances when he was an adult.
3. The Sanlin Dragon Dance Team was set up in 1994 and has performed in many countries.
4. You can learn more about dragon dances in the Sanlin Dragon Dance Exhibition Hall.
5. The text comes from a music magazine.
