1 . Today more and more people love traveling. It’s a very good way of getting to know new people, learning about different cultures and getting experiences. It helps travelers a lot. Traveling can make our mind wider.
But traveling does more than that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, a group of scientists have been doing research on what people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time abroad affects people’s mind. For example, they found that if the students lived abroad for a longer time, they were better at solving problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can’t experience new scenery, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can wake up your mind and make it more active.
However, that doesn’t mean the more places you’ve been, the more creative you’ll become. Another group of scientists have been doing similar research. They found the people who often traveled from one place to another didn’t have enough time to know more about a new place and a new culture. They weren’t as creative as the people who really spent time getting to know one place. You have to interact（相互影响）with the places you go to and then you can benefit（得益）from them.
If you go traveling, which do you prefer, staying in a place for some time or rushing（匆忙）all the way?
1. Traveling has the following advantages EXCEPT ________.| A．making our mind wider |
| B．getting to know new people and different cultures |
| C．helping us keep healthy |
| D．getting experiences |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．Because staying in the same place is boring. |
| B．Because new things are always good. |
| C．Because foreign countries are more beautiful. |
| D．Because new things can make our minds more active. |
| A．If we stay in a place for some time, we will learn more. |
| B．If we want to learn more, we need to rush all the way. |
| C．The more places we’ve been, the more creative we will be. |
| D．Traveling has many disadvantages, too. |
| A．Sports. | B．Health. | C．Arts. | D．Travelling. |
2 . A leaf fell into the water and changed the taste of it. And tea was born.
China is known as the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea has become part of Chinese culture, leaving its smell in poems and customs. Many tea lovers enjoy tea not just for its taste, but also for the beauty of tea ceremonies（仪式）.
Picking tea leaves is an important spring activity along the Yangtze River in South China. The earliest batch（批）of tea is often ready to be picked before Qingming in early April, when the temperature begins to rise and rainfall increases. This kind of tea is called Mingqian tea.
Zhejiang province is regarded as a main producer of tea. White Tea and West Lake Longjing Tea in Hangzhou are famous both at home and abroad. In spring, the hillsides in those places are full of tea workers working on their land. In the high seasons, many tourists travel to see the beautiful sight of tea farms, while enjoying a freshly prepared cup of tea.
Thousands of years ago, by the hands of the Chinese people, a leaf was made into a delicious drink. It has traveled a long way and continues to play a role in our life, even today.
1. Lots of tea lovers like tea ________.| A．just because of its taste |
| B．just because of the beauty of tea ceremonies |
| C．just because of its smell |
| D．because of its taste and the beauty of tea ceremonies |
| A．Mingqian tea comes as the first batch of tea in a year. |
| B．The lower the temperature is, the better Mingqian tea will be. |
| C．Mingqian tea is only produced in Hangzhou. |
| D．Mingqian tea is picked in late April. |
| A．Zhejiang is the only place to produce tea. |
| B．Tea workers are not busy during the spring season. |
| C．White Tea and West Lake Longjing Tea are famous around the world. |
| D．Tourists come to the cities in Zhejiang to enjoy a cup of tea. |
| A．视力 | B．风景 | C．见解 | D．眼界 |
| A．The ways of drinking tea. | B．The history of tea. |
| C．The tea ceremonies. | D．The introduction of tea. |
3 . People often use their phones to take pictures of their meals, especially fancy(华丽的) ones, to share online. But Clear Plate, a WeChat mini-program, encourages you to take pictures of your empty plates after a meal. The program’s AI “sees” that your plates are empty and gives you points. You can use these points to buy yourself gifts or give away the points to buy meals for children in poor areas.
The program was developed by Liu Jichen, 23, a student at Tsinghua University. Liu came up with the idea in 2017. “Technology is a good way to cut down food waste,” said Liu. He put together a 20-member team to work on the program. To teach the program’s AI how to recognize empty plates, the team spent half a year collecting 10,000 photos from restaurants in 10 cities.
The team also started a campaign(活动) called Clear Your Plate in Chinese universities in 2018. Students compete against each other to see who can get those most points in Clear Plate. In its third year, the one-month campaign has reached 1,017 schools. In 2020, almost 1.6 million people took part in it, cutting down food waste by 862 tons and carbon emissions(二氧化碳排放) by 3,337 tons.
Thanks to his work, Liu was chosen as one of the United Nations’ 2020 Class of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals(可持续发展目标), “We hope our efforts can encourage young people to value the food and save the food,” Liu said.
(正确“T”，错误“F”)
1. The program Clear Plate encourages people to share their empty plates after meals.
2. People can give away points in the program to their friends to buy meals.
3. Liu’s team developed the program to cut down food waste.
4. 1,017 schools took part in the Clear Your Plate campaign in 2018.
5. This passage mainly tells us some ways to save food.
4 . International Women’s Day has been around since 1911. Today it is celebrated on March 8th around the world and even is a public holiday in some countries. It has a different theme each year. The theme of 2023 is “Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality(数字包容: 创新和技术推动性别平等)”.
Women play an important role in our society. Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi, an American scientist, created a new field of chemistry that changes healthcare and cancer treatment. Finally she became one of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2022. Zhang Guimei, an educator, founded a high school that offers free education to girls. She has changed the life of thousands of girls and she received the July 1st Medal in 2021.
International Women’s Day is about women’s equality(平等) in all its forms. On this day, people hold all kinds of events, like concerts, to celebrate around the world. Students in schools take part in special lessons to learn about the importance of women in society. In some countries, school children make gifts for their female teachers and women receive small presents from friends or family members.
1. The underlined word “theme” in paragraph 1 means “________” in Chinese.| A．解释 | B．主题 | C．信息 | D．内容 |
| A．women are able to win Nobel Prize | B．women can do better than men |
| C．women are important for our society | D．women are suitable for teachers |
| A．International Women’s Day has a history of over 100 years. |
| B．International Women’s Day is about women’s equality. |
| C．Zhang Guimei has helped thousands of girls. |
| D．Carolyn Ruth Bertozzi won the Nobel Prize in 2021. |
| A．how people celebrate Women’s Day | B．what people do for women |
| C．why people celebrate festivals | D．when people hold concerts |
| A．to be confident and be themselves | B．to learn to be a brave man |
| C．don’t wait for others to help you | D．to always be kind to others |
The Water Festival is the New Year in the Dai calendar. It usually takes place in mid-April and lasts three to seven days. The Water Festival is celebrated by over 1. 3 million Dai people living in China, mainly in Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna and Dehong.
There are many kinds of activities during the festival, such as exciting water splashing(泼水), amazing dance and music performances and some other traditional activities. During these days, people dress up in traditional clothes and splash water on anyone passing by. It means washing away the unhappiness and the bad luck during the last year, so the good things will be around. The more water people get, the more luck they will get in the coming year.
Besides, people of all ages get together in the village square, where men, women and children dance in a circle to the beat of the elephant-foot drums(象脚鼓). The Dai elephant-foot drum dance is not only a way for the Dai people to express their joy, but also a reflection(反映) of their village culture. In the evening, thousands of people light up sky lanterns by Lancang River. It is a traditional folk activity and is regarded as a way for people to send their best wishes.
Nowadays, as more and more tourists join in this exciting festival, it has become a great chance to show Dai water culture as well as its music and dance culture.
1. The Water Festival usually lasts two weeks.2. The person who gets more water will get less luck the next year.
3. We can learn Dai village culture by watching the elephant-foot drum dance.
4. Many people light up sky lanterns in the village square to send their best wishes.
5. The passage mainly talks about some activities of the Water Festival.
6 . Pandas are China’s ambassadors (大使) and loved by many people around the world. In February, pandas including Xiang Xiang and Yong Ming came back home. Before this, they were on loan to Japan.
Since the early 1980s, China has stopped giving away pandas as gifts because of their falling numbers. In the 1990s, China started 10-year loans of pandas to other countries. Today about 60 pandas are living abroad.
Making the pandas feel at home, this may lead you the question: How do overseas (海外的) zoos make sure they have what the pandas need to be comfortable?
Wei Rongping, the head of the Wolong Panda Base in Sichuan says the over-seas zoos need to meet several conditions. For example, there must be a healthy and safe environment for pandas to live in. In 2017, to welcome pandas Xingya and Wuwen, the zoo in the Kingdom of the Netherlands built a Chinese style panda house. It offers a clinic (诊所), a cold bamboo keeping room and a nursery (育婴室) when pandas are ready to have babies.
Also, the zoo must give pandas enough food because a panda may eat 12 to 38 kilograms of bamboo in a day, which means they spend at least 12 hours eating each day. Pandas Sihai and Jingjing traveled to Qatar last year. Every week, the park buys 1,000 kg of fresh bamboo from their hometown, Sichuan. Keepers there also learn the Sichuan dialect (方言) to better talk to the pandas.
1. The underlined words “on loan” mean “________” in Chinese.| A．售卖 | B．征用 | C．出借 | D．送出 |
| A．Because pandas became more expensive. | B．Because more countries wanted pandas. |
| C．Because pandas couldn’t live well abroad. | D．Because there were fewer and fewer pandas. |
| A．In 2015. | B．In 2017. | C．In 2022. | D．In 2023. |
| A．It built a panda house in Chinese style. | B．There was a clinic in the park. |
| C．It offered a nursery. | D．The panda keepers learned the Sichuan dialect. |
| A．Giving pandas a good life | B．Pandas—big eaters |
| C．Countries with pandas | D．Difficulties in keeping pandas |
7 . Many of us may have experienced the surprise of seeing recommended(推荐的) songs after listening to certain songs on a music app. When we open shopping websites, we are more likely to see things that we might want to buy.
This is based on data (数据). Data is not only about numbers, but also information from almost every part of our lives: our location, shopping habits and interests. All of these are called “big data”.
President Xi Jinping called for China to speed up its big data level in order to better serve social and economic(经济的) development and improve people’s lives. He also asked for greater use of big data in areas like education, social safety and transportation.
In the past few years, we have seen big data being used more often in China. The role it plays in tourism is just one example. The data travelers share online is providing the tourism industry with a lot of information about the country’s scenic areas. After the data is analyzed (分析), different scenic areas can create their own online information for other travelers to see. The information not only tells travelers’ reviews, but also tells the scenic areas where services need to be improved.
Big data is important for economic development. With a growth rate of 30 percent, sales of big data services and products in China will reach l trillion (万亿) yuan yearly.
1. Big data is about ________.| A．songs and shopping lists | B．technologies and habits |
| C．pictures from websites | D．numbers and information |
| A．social safety | B．education | C．game | D．transportation |
| A．To make it a popular style. | B．To collect as much information as possible. |
| C．To better serve the development of China. | D．To improve China’s industry. |
| A．现场 | B．景区 | C．景象 | D．环境 |
| A．health magazine | B．movie report |
| C．science and technology magazine | D．storybook |
Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my thoughts on the subject.
Music has a positive (积极的) effect on young children’s development! New research shows that music has a good influence on young children’s cognitive (认知的) skills, such as spatial reasoning (空间推理) and memory. Research also shows that offering children an interesting environment can support children’s healthy growth and development.
Young children enjoy making music with others! Making music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group. Children might have difficulty joining in activities with others because they are shy, have limited language ability or special needs, but they can freely take part in a music activity.
Music makes young children happy! Children seem to experience much pleasure and joy when listening to music, making music and dancing to music. Whether they are singing along to a CD, playing an instrument or dancing to music around the classroom, most children seem to enjoy participating in a music activity. How wonderful it is to offer children the chance to take part in some activities about music!
The activities can make children feel relaxed.
1. An interesting environment is good for children’s healthy growth and development.2. Children might have difficulty joining in activities with others because of shyness.
3. According to the last paragraph, most children hate joining in a music activity.
4. A music party can let young children relax themselves.
5. The passage tells us the influence of music on children from four aspects (方面).
9 . When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then the left.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road carefully. If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go on, people on foot must not cross. In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous (危险的) then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember that traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
1. In England the traffic drives ________.| A．in the right | B．on the left | C．on the right | D．in the middle |
| A．leave | B．wait | C．go | D．stop |
| A．look around | B．have a rest | C．not cross the road | D．cross the road carefully |
| A．country | B．street | C．state (州) | D．city |
| A．Traffic in England. | B．Life in England. | C．People in England. | D．Food in England. |
10 . Going on vacation is a fun and relaxing way to spend time. Do you know how to have a great vacation? Here are some ideas.
Decide where you’d like to go. A few days or weeks for the vacation, make a list (列表) of five places you want to visit. Then spend time talking about each place with your friends or parents and decide on your favorite one.
Think about how to go. It depends on where the place is and how much you want to spend. And you must get enough money for your vacation. If not, you may get into trouble (陷入困境).
Find a great hotel. It’s easy to get tired during (在……期间) the vacation. So your hotel should be a good place to sleep and relax in. You can try to find a good hotel online.
Plan your activities. Think about everyone who is going with you. Try to plan activities that all of you may like to do. You should also think about how long you want to stay there.
Write down the things you need to take. Think about the things you need every day when you’re away, like umbrellas and clothes. Don’t forget to take anything necessary during your travel.
1. What should you do first before starting the travel in this passage?| A．Book a hotel. | B．Choose a place to visit. |
| C．Pack (收拾) your bags. | D．Decide on the way of traveling. |
| A．取决于 | B．意识到 | C．区分出 | D．弄清楚 |
| A．Money. | B．Clothes. | C．Umbrellas. | D．Passports (护照). |
| A．It’s easy to find a great and cheap hotel to stay in. |
| B．You don’t have to take much money during the vacation. |
| C．You should take necessary things when going on vacation. |
| D．Before going on vacation, you don’t need to plan anything. |
| A．When to go on vacation. | B．How to have a great vacation. |
| C．Where to go on vacation. | D．What to do during a vacation. |
