1 . People in Los Angeles are known for their love for cars. The city is very big, and its public transportation (公共交通) is slow. So people drive everywhere. But now, a group of bicyclists (骑自行车的人) are trying to get people out of their cars but on bikes.
Devon Fitzgerald says he has to be careful when he rides his bike in the streets. “A lot of people drive very fast, and it’s very difficult to be careful.” Although riding a bike to work can be dangerous he likes to ride his bike to work. “It’s much easier than driving a car. For example, I don’t have to worry about parking.”
Roger Ross drives to work. “You always have to make sure you look to the other side because someone would rush (冲) across by bike. Or you can easily get into an accident.”
To make bicycling safer, some people who live and work near each other are riding to work together, which they call a “bike train”. Nona Varnado helped create (创设) the group— L. A. Bike Trains. “You’re in a big group. If you’re afraid of riding alone, you can now ride with other riders.” Nona said that people would feel safer by riding together in a group.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Most people in Los Angeles use ________ in their lives.
| A．cars | B．buses | C．trains | D．bicycles |
| A．safe | B．dangerous | C．boring | D．exciting |
| A．Because she drives fast. |
| B．Because she doesn’t look carefully to the other side of the road. |
| C．Because someone would ride a bike and rush across the street suddenly. |
| D．Because too many people drive cars in Los Angeles. |
| A．Devon Fitzgerald. | B．Nona Varnado. | C．Roger Ross. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．riding in a “bike train” can help people feel safer |
| B．Devon Fitzgerald is one bicyclist of the group—L. A. Bike Trains |
| C．Roger Ross likes riding her bikes to work |
| D．Devon Fitzgerald thinks riding a bike is more difficult |
2 . Nowadays, mobile phones are becoming more and more popular among middle school students.
There are some schools which don’t allow students to bring their phones to school. There are a lot of discussions about whether the phones are good for students or not.
Some think it is good for students. They can search for some useful information for their study by using the phone. Then the students can use it as a tool of study. Also, they can keep in touch with their parents at any time.
But some people do not think so. They think it is bad for students. Because some students can’t use the phone in the right way. They may use mobile phones to play games and waste much time on it. What’s worse, some students become a phone addict, sticking to the phone anywhere anytime.
In my opinion, we can bring mobile phones to schools. As we know, the 21st century is a modern age and full of information. A mobile phone is one of the quickest tools for us to exchange information. It is a fashionable and useful invention. It makes our life more colorful. So we ought to make the best use of it. And it’s not wrong to follow the fashion, but the most important thing is how to use the mobile phone properly. If you can use it in a right way, you will know many things out of classroom.
1. ________ on the phone is helpful to students’ study.| A．Finding some useful information | B．Playing games |
| C．Spending much time | D．Keeping touch with parents |
| A．students may be punished by their schools |
| B．phones may make students give up study |
| C．students may use mobile phones to play games |
| D．buying phones can cost much money |
| A．a computer | B．a TV | C．a website | D．a mobile phone |
| A．制造者 | B．上瘾者 | C．出售者 | D．购买者 |
| A．How to buy a wonderful mobile phone |
| B．Whether to bring the mobile phone to schools |
| C．How to use the mobile phone properly |
| D．Whether the mobile phone make our life more colorful |
3 . China is a nation of etiquette (礼仪). Chinese people are the most hospitable people in the world. If foreigners visit a Chinese family, they would be surprised at the warmth that they would receive as guests.
When you visit a Chinese family, the host usually makes tea for you. Then he will serve you snacks like biscuits and candies. Someone in the family will also chat with you, never letting you feel lonely.
At the same time, other family members will prepare a meal for you. Chinese people treat their guests with a big meal. They always serve more food than the guest can eat. On the table, the guests must be the first to eat. Perhaps one of the things that surprises a western guest most is that the Chinese host likes to pick food for their guests. However, it won’t happen at western tables.
The Chinese family try their best to make you feel at home. As you have done eating, the host usually says, “It seems that you didn’t eat much. Please have more.” Although you tell them you are full, they still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm and hospitable has been an important part of Chinese culture and tradition. As Confucius (孔夫子) said long time ago, “To meet friends from afar (远方). How happy we are!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. As a guest in a Chinese family, you are usually offered ________ by the host.
| A．coffee | B．juice | C．tea | D．milk |
| A．the guests | B．the host | C．the oldest | D．the youngest |
| A．Because he thinks it’s not polite. | B．Because he thinks it’s not necessary. |
| C．Because he thinks it’s not important. | D．Because he thinks it won’t be happy in western countries. |
| A．lonely | B．at home | C．surprised | D．thankful |
| A．救死扶伤的 | B．艰苦朴素的 | C．热情好客的 | D．善良仁慈的 |
4 . COP26 took place from 1st to 12th November, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (联合国气候变化大会). At COP26, world leaders, scientists and environmental workers will work together. And they also plan action against climate (气候) change to protect people and the earth.
Climate change is causing problems all over the world. Now we have almost five times more earthquakes, snowstorms and other natural disasters (灾难) than 40 years ago. And some of the poorest people in the world are in great danger. That’s why action needs to be taken now to fight against climate change, or it will be too late.
Young people are at the front of the movement for climate action. School students around the world called for more action in 2019. A young girl named Greta Thunberg has spoken to world leaders about climate change. Before COP26 in Glasgow, there was a COP26 Youth Summit (峰会) from 28th to 30th September, Italy. About 400 young people from 197 countries attended the summit. Some traveled to Milan, others attended online. The young people worked together in groups to develop plans for climate action.
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。
1. COP26 took place in December, 2021.
2. Only world leaders and scientists attended COP26.
3. In the world, some of the poorest people are in great danger.
4. At the COP26 Youth Summit, young people mainly play a role as listeners.
5. We need to work together to take action against climate change.
5 . Imagine this: you and your friend are on a video call. He or she picks up a book, and you feel like you’re holding the book as well. You can shake hands or give your friend a high five, even though you’re apart.
A pair of special gloves might make this a reality. Researchers at the University of New South Wales, Australia, have made gloves that can recreate the sense of touch. They call this haptic device（触觉装置）a “soft skin stretch device” (SSD).
The SSD works like this: One user’s gloves create 3D force signals when they touch something. The signals are sent to the other user’s gloves, which vibrate（震动）to create the same force that the first user is experiencing. This allows the second user to experience the same sense of touch.
The SSD allows you to feel force, vibration and change. “It is like wearing a second skin,” said Thanh Nho Do, one of the researchers who created the gloves.
Haptic technology is already being widely used. For example, the track pads（触控板）in laptops use vibration to make it feel like you’re clicking a real mouse. However, it is difficult to recreate the sense of touch in virtual（虚拟的）environments or outside, according to Mai Thanh Thai, lead researcher of the SSD project. The SSD is special because it has a high level of sensitivity（敏感）even when it is used continuously. This makes it feel more practical.
The SSD could be used in medical practice. Two doctors in different places could work together during an operation（手术）—one touches the patient’s organs（器官）with the SSD while the other doctor feels the same sensation（感觉）and completes the operation.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does “SSD” in the story refer to?
| A．A video chat app. | B．A special pair of gloves. | C．A computer hard drive. | D．Winter clothes. |
| A．现实 | B．梦想 | C．虚拟 | D．愿望 |
| A．What the SSD allows users to feel. | B．How the SSD creates signals. |
| C．What the SSD is used for. | D．How the SSD works. |
| A．Because it creates vibrations. | B．Because it works out the senses. |
| C．Because it senses continuous actions. | D．Because it has a high level of sensitivity. |
| A．The SSD aims to improve video calls. |
| B．Haptic devices are hard to use. |
| C．The SSD makes an operation in the different places possible. |
| D．Haptic technology is mostly used in gaming. |
6 . “It’s my dream to be able to fly up to the space again.” said Wang Yaping, one of the three astronauts in Shenzhou-13. Her dream came true on Oct. 16th, 2021, with Shenzhou-13 launched（发射）successfully.
Everyone has his or her own dream. Did you dream of being an astronaut like Wang Yaping? How are you going to do that?
First, astronauts need healthy bodies and minds. They need to live upside down. They do this during sleeping, eating and going to the toilet（厕所）. Second, astronauts should know how they can live in the space. They must take something to protect themselves from danger. Third, astronauts should work with each other when living in the space. It is the most important. If you want to be an astronaut after reading the article, take exercise and study hard from now on.
1. What’s Wang Yaping’s dream?| A．To fight with danger. | B．To go to the space again. |
| C．To be an astronaut. | D．To work with others. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．When they sleep. | B．When they eat. |
| C．When they go to the toilet. | D．When they take exercise. |
| A．保护 | B．接受 | C．抓住 | D．改善 |
| A．How to be an astronaut. | B．Wang Yaping’s dream. |
| C．How to live in the space. | D．Astronauts in Shenzhou-13. |
7 . As we know, the computer is a very useful way to help people to write. Because people use computers more often than before, many people forget how to write Chinese characters（汉字）. And they often make a lot of mistakes in writing. Chart 1 shows the result of a survey about handwriting in a middle school.
However, when the students were asked if they would like to improve their handwriting, most of them answered “No”. Chart 2 shows their reasons.
| Percentages | Reasons |
| 51% | They can write on a computer. |
| 29% | They are too busy to practice. |
| 14% | It is useless. |
| 6% | Others. |
| Chart 2 | |
Actually, handwriting is necessary and important because we need it in our everyday life. Just like that everyone is different, not everyone’s handwriting is the same. People can know a person by handwriting. Good handwriting can make its readers feel good. For example, a clean exam paper with good handwriting often gets higher grades than the one with poor handwriting.
1. According to Paragraph 1, many people forget how to write Chinese characters because ________.| A．people use computers more often | B．people forget things more easily |
| C．Chinese characters are more difficult | D．Chinese characters are always the same |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．It’s not useful at all. | B．It’s important and necessary. |
| C．People cannot improve it. | D．Everyone’s handwriting is the same. |
| A．People hardly make mistakes in writing. |
| B．Most students want to improve their handwriting. |
| C．We can know a person only by handwriting. |
| D．Teachers usually like a clean paper with good handwriting better. |
| A．a storybook | B．a guidebook | C．a magazine | D．a dictionary |
8 . Thomas Hardy was a famous English novelist（小说家）and poet（诗人）. He was born in Dorset, England in 1840. Hardy was the eldest of four children in his family.
As a child, he was often ill. He spent a year at the village school at the age of eight and then moved on to schools in Dorchester, a nearby（附近的）town. Hardy was a small man, only a little over 1. 5 meters tall. His mother taught him to read books and his father taught him to play the violin.
Hardy has many great works（作品）in his lifetime. In the 1860s, Hardy began writing poems and novels. In 1874, Far from the Madding Croud came out. The book was successful and made Hardy famous. He continued to write novels. In 1874, Hardy married Emma Gifford. With his wife he travelled to Germany, France, and Italy. Hardy went on to write more novels, for example, The Return of the Native and The Mayor of Casterbridge. One of his most famous books is Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Hardy continued to write poetry until his death. He died in 1928 at the age of eighty-eight.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Thomas Hardy?| A．He was born in England. | B．He was a poet. |
| C．His parents had five children. | D．He was short. |
| A．mother | B．father | C．teacher | D．brother |
| A．Far from the Madding Crowd | B．The Return of the Native |
| C．The Mayor of Casterbridge | D．Tess of the D'Urbervilles |
| A．family | B．travel | C．education | D．works |
| A．Famous People | B．English Study | C．Science | D．Life |
Watching TV is an interesting and fun activity.
The first public TV broadcast was made in the USA in 1925. Back then, the pictures on a TV were black and white only. TV has changed a lot since then.
On TV, you can watch many different programs about many things. Some examples of TV programs are news, sitcoms, cartoons, dramas, reality shows, sports, documentaries and soap operas.
There are many channels（频道）on TV. They show different TV programs. TV guides tell people what programs are showing on different channels at different time.
Many programs on TV are TV series. Each of them has many episodes（集）. These episodes usually last for either 30 minutes or a full hour. There are movie channels on TV. So you can watch movies at home instead of going to the cinema on the weekend.
You can learn a lot from watching TV, but you’d better not watch too much, or it’ll hurt your eyes.
1. The first public TV broadcast was made in 1925.2. You can watch news, sports and movies on TV.
3. The episodes on TV usually last for over an hour.
4. Watching TV too much is bad for your eyes.
5. The passage mainly talks about the history of TV programs.
Hainan Chicken Rice is a delicious rice. It is one of the specials of Hainan. People in Hainan often eat it. It is one of the 50 best specials in the word.
There are many ways to cook Hainan Chicken Rice. When cooking Hainan Chicken rice, some people cook rice with oil（油）. Some people use Chinese green onions to make it hot. Some people use great vegetables to make it look good.
People in Hainan usually use White-cut Chicken for this dish. The chicken is soft. And it tastes delicious. They think this kind of Hainan Chicken Rice is the best.
When eating Hainan Chicken Rice, you should drink a bowl of soup. There are some eggs or tomatoes in the soup. They make the soup look beautiful and taste good.
1. Hainan Chicken Rice is the special of Hainan.2. There is only one way to cook Hainan Chicken Rice.
3. We can use Chinese green onions to make Hainan Chicken Rice hot.
4. Great vegetables can’t make Hainan Chicken Rice look good.
5. Eggs or tomatoes make the soup taste good.
