1 . Crested ibises (朱鹮) are one of the oldest birds (鸟) in the world. They live in Asia. The beautiful birds have disappeared (消失) for a long time. But on May 23, 1981, Chinese scientists found and saved them. Here is a story of them.
In the past, there were lots of crested ibises in Asia. But in 1960s, people cut down trees. So crested ibises lost their homes and started to disappear. Chinese scientists were worried about this. So they went to many places to find them. But after three years, they still couldn’t find these beautiful birds. Then, on May 23, 1981, Liu Yinzeng and his team found the crested ibises in Hanzhong. “That night, I saw a crested ibis fly across the sky. We ran after it and found six more crested ibises in the forest,” Liu said.
After that, scientists started studying and saving the birds. They asked people not to kill the birds or cut down trees. They also helped birds to get more babies. Over the past 42 years, people saw the number of the crested ibises grow from 7 to over 9000.
1. When did Chinese scientists find the crested ibises?| A．In 1960s. | B．In 1984. | C．In 1981. | D．In 1987. |
| A．Shanghai | B．Hanzhong | C．Beijing | D．Dali |
| A．Seven. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．One. |
| A．cut down trees | B．study and kill the birds |
| C．help birds to get more babies | D．ask people to run after the birds |
| A．How to save crested ibises. | B．Crested ibises are beautiful birds. |
| C．Why crested ibises are in great danger. | D．Story of finding and saving crested ibises. |
2 . Do you know how much you are “saying” to people even when you are not speaking? It’s important to know how to use your body language (肢体语言).
| ① Eyes
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| ② Face
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| ③ Hands
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Body language can tell others about how you feel. So it is important to learn body language and use the right body language to talk with others.
1. What does the writer think of body language?| A．Relaxing. | B．Interesting. | C．Important. | D．Difficult. |
| A．the clock | B．the person’s eyes | C．the watch | D．the book |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
①put your hands on the table
②put your hands under the table
③put your hands behind your back
④use your hands to play with your hair
| A．①②④ | B．①②③ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．Big Hands | B．Interesting Eyes | C．A Smiling Face | D．Body Language |
3 . In China, tangren (糖人) are a kind of popular food and drawing. People of all ages like to eat them, because they look beautiful and taste delicious.
Zhou Yi can make tangren very well. One of his excellent works is about a flying apsara (feitian in Chinese), with an animal flying under her. The animal is half fish and half bird, from the book—Mountains and Seas (《山海经》). He spends four months finishing it. “I don’t think tangren are just for eating. They can also show the long history of China in a new way,” Zhou says.
Early in 2017, his team (团队) got three gold awards (金奖) in Cake International, a cake show in the UK. And one of his art works was the “best in show”. “I did a good job in China, but I also wanted to learn some things from others around the world.” Zhou and his team went back to Cake International in 2019, they got four gold awards then.
“I am really interested in making tangren and I’ll keep working on it. Also, I want to make more people know about Chinese history and culture,” he says.
根据短文内容，判断正误（正确T，错误F）。1. Only children like to eat tangren.
2. It takes Zhou Yi four months to finish the flying apsara.
3. One of Zhou Yi’s art works was the best in the cake show in 2017.
4. Zhou Yi and his team got three gold awards in 2019.
5. Tangren can help people know about Chinese history.
4 . 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 |
5 . 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.
6 . 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.
7 . 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.
| Three Great Inventions |
| Record everything you can see The sunglasses brand Ray-Ban has made a pair of smart glasses. It can be used to take pictures, record short videos, listen to music and make phone calls. It looks like a normal pair of glasses. The glasses only weigh a bit more than a normal pair, so it makes people comfortable to wear. |
| New chopsticks mistake your taste Taking in too much salt is not healthy. But people hate light food. To solve this problem, Japanese researchers have created taste-increasing chopsticks. They use weak electricity to increase the salty taste by 1.5 times. There is hardly any difference in appearance from usual chopsticks. |
| Pollution-canceling (消除污染) headphones (双耳式耳机) Technology company Dyson has created headphones with a purifying visor (净化面罩) that can stop polluted air. It includes noise-canceling headphones and a mask (面罩) that sits just in front of the nose and mouth, providing users with clean air. |
1. What can Ray-Ban’s smart glasses be used to do?
①listen to music.
②turn the light on and off.
③record your body condition.
④make phone calls.
⑤take pictures and record short videos.
⑥avoid polluted air.
| A．②③⑥ | B．③④⑤ | C．③④⑥ | D．①④⑤ |
| A．They are good for health. | B．They both have high prices. |
| C．They are similar to normal ones. | D．They were invented by the Japanese. |
| A．By using weak electricity. | B．By letting out more salt. |
| C．By increasing the speed of eating. | D．By advising light food. |
| A．Food with less salt has a better taste. |
| B．The headphones are eco-friendly (环保的) but hard to use. |
| C．The glasses are lighter than common glasses. |
| D．The headphones can stop air and noise pollution. |
| A．Nature. | B．Technology. | C．Education. | D．Culture. |
9 . Nowadays Zibo barbecue (烧烤) is an important part of Zibo’s food culture. Zibo also sets up a barbecue association (协会), makes a barbecue map and holds barbecue festivals. The government held the first Zibo Barbecue Festival successfully on May 1, 2023. It showed people the famous barbecue stores, wonderful performances and beer exhibitions (展览).
Zibo barbecue is quite different from others. Unlike the northeastern barbecue, Zibo barbecue has its own feature (特点) : small skewer (串), small cakes and small onions. This is its special way to eat. We call it “soul eating”. The barbecue is still a barbecue, but when the barbecue meets the small onions and the small cakes of Shandong, the feature of Zibo barbecue has become clear enough. The oven stands for the temperature, the small cake stands for tolerance (包容), the small onion stands for openness.
Give yourself a trip without plans. It’s the choice of many young people today. The earliest to drive Zibo barbecue is the group of college students. Taking the weekend high-speed train to Zibo for barbecue has become so popular among them.
Zibo barbecue has become Zibo’s new calling card. It not only offers a chance for people to relax themselves, but also shows the kindness and warmth of Shandong people.
1. When was the first Zibo Babecue Festival?| A．On March 1, 2023. | B．On May 1, 2023. | C．On June 1, 2023. | D．On July 1, 2023. |
| A．Because the barbecue is delicious. |
| B．Because the barbecue meets the small onions. |
| C．Because they barbecue meets the small cakes of Shandong. |
| D．Because the barbecue meets the small onions and the small cakes of Shandong. |
| A．Colledge students. | B．Colledge teachers. | C．Young people. | D．Old people. |
| A．Outgoing. | B．Hard-working. | C．Kind. | D．Serious. |
| A．The kites of Zibo. | B．The barbecue of Zibo. |
| C．The cake of Zibo. | D．The apples of Zibo. |
10 . Do you argue (争吵) with your parents about making your bed or cleaning your room? Are your parents angry because you use the Internet or play with your friends outside all the time? Even if your parents love you, you may fight with them at times. If your answers are yes, then our new Family app can help you a lot.
With the Family app, students and parents look at family arguments from both sides and solve their problems together. Usually, kids who fight with their parents learn to get along with them in the end. The app gives you advice and helps you get on well with your parents. It also helps your parents to understand you better.
How does it work? You read different kinds of problems and then choose an answer from different options (选项). The app tells you why the answer is the best and why the other options aren’t so good. For example, you’re preparing to go out with your friends, but your parents want you to visit your grandparents. Do you say “We always go there on the weekend. I’m going to play with my friends outside today.” or “OK! We can go there today, but I’d like to play with my friends outside tomorrow.” The first option doesn’t make you or your parents feel good, but the second option makes everyone happy.
The Family app is very useful. It can help you live an easy life. Do you want to have one?
1. In paragraph 1, the writer starts the passage by ________.| A．showing a picture | B．telling a story | C．asking questions | D．showing numbers |
| A．The parent. | B．The kid. | C．The argument. | D．The Family app. |
①Choose an answer from these options.
②The app shows why the answer from these options.
③Read different kind of problems on the app.
| A．①—②—③ | B．③—①—② | C．③—②—① | D．②—③—① |
| A．It shows why people get angry. |
| B．It gives family ideas for free-time activities. |
| C．It teaches children how to argue with others. |
| D．It helps family members understand each other better. |
| A．a guide book | B．a fashion magazine | C．a science book | D．a storybook |
