1 . What color of wearing do you like? Do you know “dopamine dressing (多巴胺穿搭)”? It’s one of the most talked about fashion trends (趋势) for 2023. However, is there any science behind this?
“Dopamine dressing” came out from the book Dress Your Best Life. American fashion psychologist (心理学家), Dawnn Karen wrote this book in 2020. In the book, dopamine dressing is about wearing colorful clothing to get more dopamine.
Dopamine is a chemical in our brain. This kind of chemical makes people feel good. Our brain gives it out when we eat delicious food, play with our pets, listen to our favorite songs, after we exercise or when we win a game.
According to Science Focus Magazine, there are studies that show a relationship between the colors of the clothes we wear and how we act and feel. One study found that wearing red can bring better physical performance. It also showed bright colors can make people feel active. One more study showed that wearing green can help people relax because it is the color of nature. Yellow, the color of summer and warmth, can bring people happiness. But there are some problems with these studies, as people from different cultures have different ideas about dressing and colors.
In a word, “dopamine dressing” shows that we can wear colorful clothes to get more dopamine and feel good. Dressing is more than just a trend. It’s also a way of showing ourselves. So, next time you’re getting dressed, think about which colors will bring out yourself best.
1. What is dopamine dressing according to the text?| A．A way of dressing. | B．A kind of chemical. |
| C．A book about dressing, | D．A fashion trend for 2020. |
| A．eat terrible food | B．hear the bad news |
| C．lose a football game | D．read our favorite books |
| A．Dressing is just a trend. | B．Dopamine can’t make people feel good. |
| C．Wearing green can help people relax. | D．Bright colors can make people feel upset. |
| A．In a storybook. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a guidebook. | D．In an advisement. |
| A．Delicious food and feelings. | B．The importance of dopamine. |
| C．Dopamine dressing and feelings. | D．The way of choosing colourful clothes. |
School stress is something most students have to learn to deal with.
Deal with stress at once.
Find out where your stress comes from.
Is there a certain person, situation or environment causing you to feel stressed out?
If you don’t know how to deal with your stress, find someone to help you. If you’re at school, you may ask a teacher or a friend for help. If it’s a problem that you need help with right away, talk to someone in your classroom. If you’re not in a hurry, think about asking your parents or your teachers for help.
Move away from the situation if you can.
You can take a break by taking a walk outside. You can also make up a story about forgetting something in your car.
| A．Ask for help. |
| B．Do more exercise. |
| C．It will give you a reason to walk outside. |
| D．Get to know the way your body experiences stress. |
| E．My problem is that I can’t get on well with my family. |
| F．The first thing is to find out more about what’s causing it. |
| G．And it’s important to find a good way to deal with your stress. |
The popular TV series Meet Yourself (有风的地方) show the beauty of some intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in Dali, Yunnan province. Let’s take a look at a few things.
Wood carving (木雕)
Jianchuan wood carving has a history of over 1,000 years. It has rich culture meanings. The carving usually uses patterns like flowers, plants and dragons. This type of wood carving is widely used in people’s buildings. Each piece of wood carving carries great efforts from the masters.
Tie-dyeing (扎染)
Tie-dyeing is an old dyeing skill. It started as early as in the Tang Dynasty for a small part of people. But now, tie-dyeing has modern things on clothing and bags, selling at home and abroad.
Flower cake
Flower cake is no doubt the most popular snack of Yunnan province. It has a history of more than 300 years. Even the Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong was its big fan. The most special part of the cake is that it has flowers in the cake.
These traditional skills not only stand for Chinese wisdom, but also add colors to our modern lives.
1. Jianchuan wood carving has rich culture meanings.2. We can know that tie-dyeing isn’t an old dyeing skill.
3. The flower cake has a history of more than 3,000 years.
4. These traditional skills only stand for Chinese wisdom.
5. The passage mainly introduces some intangible cultural heritages in Dali.
4 . With the development of science and technology, our daily life is becoming more colorful and more convenient.
| The Bookless Library | Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all books have turned into computers? The world first bookless public library plans to open in San Antonio, Texas. Computers will take the place of books. |
| Google Glass | Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池) hidden inside the frame (边框). It can carry out many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. |
| A New Kind of Shirt | Hate washing clothes? You’re going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫). |
| An Underwater Hotel | It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build in the sea which is about 18 meters below the surface. The whole building is underwater and you can get to it by swimming and diving. |
1. Where is the world first bookless public library planed to open?
| A．In Gray, Indiana. | B．In Anchorage, Alaska. |
| C．In San Antonio, Texas. | D．In Los Angeles, California. |
| A．It can take photos and videos. | B．It can be used for drinking. |
| C．It can be used for seeing a film. | D．It can read a book like a man. |
| A．The traditional clothes. | B．The Nike Clothes. |
| C．The Wool& Prince shirt. | D．A coat with a battery. |
| A．By walking into it. | B．By swimming or diving. |
| C．By taking a spaceship. | D．By driving a special car. |
| A．New Vehicles | B．New Problems |
| C．New Libraries | D．New Inventions |
5 . Zhurong, the name of China’s first Mars rover (火星车) ,was announced on April 24th, 2021, China’s Space Day. The name of Zhurong comes from a character in ancient Chinese stories.
The way it was named is the same as other space programs like Chang’e, Tianwen and Beidou. In ancient Chinese stories, Zhurong is a fire god. He is a proud man dressed in the soldier’s clothes.
holding a sword and riding on a large tiger. And he is famous for stopping his son from causing floods for humans successfully. Besides according to the words’ Chinese meanings “Zhu” means “wish” which can be used to express the good wishes for humans’ study of the universe (宇宙) . And “rong” means “integration” which shows Chinese people would like to use the space with other countries peacefully, and to build a community with a shared future for human beings.
Zhurong, the Mars rover, is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 240 kilograms. It has six wheels and four solar panels (太阳能面板) and it can move at 200 meters an hour on the planet’s surface. With six scientific instruments, it can work for at least three months. On the Mars, it can do a lot of surveys and collect information, such as the make-up of the planet’s surface, the weather and environment conditions on the Mars. Zhurong shows that China’s space programs have taken a huge step forward again.
1. Zhurong, Chang’e, Tianwen and Beidou are all the names of Chinese ________.| A．IT programs | B．space programs | C．paintings | D．poems |
| A．融合 | B．象征 | C．忍受 | D．担当 |
| A．What Zhurong looks like. | B．Why Zhurong is a fire god. |
| C．How Zhurong got its name. | D．When Zhurong got its name. |
| A．Zhurong can work for only three months. |
| B．Humans don’t want to study the universe. |
| C．Zhurong is 1.85 meters high and weighs about 200 kilograms. |
| D．China wants to use the space with other countries peacefully. |
| A．China’s Space Day | B．China’s Space Culture |
| C．China’s first Mars rover—Zhurong | D．China’s Space Industry |
Chinese people have been celebrating the Spring Festival and enjoying dumplings for centuries. Dumplings are always a kind of popular food in Northern China and are often found on the table during the Spring Festival. Dumplings are in the shape of Yuanbao. They carry people’s wishes to the New Year. Eating dumplings during the Spring Festival means “Bring in health and treasure”. Dumplings are also a symbol of home and warmth.
There are many legends (传说) about the origin (起源) of dumplings, but no one knows who invented dumplings exactly. Nowadays, many agree that dumplings were first created by medical Saint Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, dumplings were used for medicine. It is said that Zhang noticed that many people’s ears were frostbitten (冻伤) when he returned to his home-town one winter. He decided to help them. So he wrapped (包) mutton, pepper and some warming medicinal (药用材料) in dough (面) . Folding them into the shape of an ear. Then he boiled them in water before giving them to the poor. This food was first called “Jiao’er” for its shape, and later the name slowly became Jiaozi.
Nowadays, dumplings are popular around the world. Many people have regarded them as a symbol of Chinese culture.
1. Dumplings are always a kind of popular food in western China.2. Dumplings are in the shape of Yuanbao and also a symbol of home and warmth.
3. Dumplings were used for medicine in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
4. Zhang Zhongjing created dumplings to tell people the importance of ears.
5. The article is mainly about dumplings’origin and culture.
English is most widely spoken in the world, while Chinese has the largest number of speakers. There are not only over one billion people living in China, but also many Chinese people living outside of China. You can find large or small groups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.
There are some other important languages in the world, too. Chinese is of course very important, especially in Asia. Arbic is widely spoken in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken both in Europe and Asia. French is widely understand, not only in Europe, but also in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia, Spanish has a growing number of speakers all over the world, especially in Central and South Africa.
What language do people speak in the United Nations? There are so many different languages in the world, but they decide to use only six of them. There are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Everything spoken or written in one language is translated into the other five.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What’s the first language of sports and science？
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Russian | D．French |
| A．English is spoken by the most people |
| B．Chinese is spoken by the most people |
| C．English is spoken in most parts of the world |
| D．Chinese is spoken in very parts of the world. |
| A．Russian | B．Spanish | C．French | D．Arabic |
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．Different countries, different languages |
| B．The importance of English |
| C．The number of languages in the world |
| D．Languages used in the United Nations |
8 . A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is something you enjoy doing in your spare time. It’s not something you need to do. It’s just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers, play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures or dance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳)... People take up hobbies because they think these activities can bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. A hobby will make your life colorful.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What is a hobby?
| A．A job. |
| B．A school subject. |
| C．Something interesting. |
| D．Something you enjoy doing in your spare time. |
| A．7. | B．8 | C．9. | D．10. |
| A．much money |
| B．health |
| C．happiness, friendship and knowledge |
| D．lots of trouble |
| A．Rich or poor. | B．Old or young. |
| C．Sick or well. | D．A、B and C. |
| A．In their work time. |
| B．In the daytime. |
| C．In their free time. |
| D．In the holiday. |
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. There is much pollution in the air today because ________.
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
| A．Big cars cost more. |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way. |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars. |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones. |
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
This is an old English saying. It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you can not do your work properly. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe. Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
1. The old English saying“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ”mainly shows _______.
| A．what good habits are |
| B．how to become healthy, rich and clever |
| C．what bad habits are |
| D．it’s easy for people to get up and go to bed early |
| A．may not be strong |
| B．may not become wealthy |
| C．can not think and do their work properly |
| D．will not get up early |
| A．maybe | B．carefully | C．quickly | D．easily |
| A．fresh air | B．enough sleep | C．good habits | D．exercise |
| A．old people | B．middle-aged people |
| C．weak people | D．children |
