1 . A habit is something we do very often. We can have good habits to keep healthy. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old saying. It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We can 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’t have enough sleep. Then you can’t think clearly and you can’t do your work well.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep easily. When the daylight come, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all exercises. If the body is not used, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better.
1. A habit is ________.| A．something we can do | B．something we often do |
| C．something we never do | D．something we seldom do |
| A．go to bed early and get up early | B．go to bed early and get up late |
| C．go to bed late and get up early | D．go to bed late and get up late |
| A．起床 | B．上升 | C．入睡 | D．锻炼 |
| A．keep clean | B．keep warm | C．keep strong | D．keep fat |
| A．food | B．sports | C．animals | D．health |
2 . There are many differences between Chinese eating habits and Western eating habits. In the West, everyone has their own plate of food. But in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, there must be a lot of food prepared for you. Chinese are very proud of their culture. They will do their best to show their hospitality(好客).
And sometimes the Chinese hosts use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate. This is a sign of politeness. The proper thing to do would be to eat the whatever-it-is and say how delicious it is. If you feel uncomfortable with this, you can just say a polite “Thanks” and leave the food there. Don’t stick your chopsticks upright into the rice bowl. Instead, lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when people die, family members give them a bowl of rice with a pair of chopsticks sticking upright in it. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout (壶嘴) is facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.
Don’t hit on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars (乞丐) hit on their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, when the food is coming too slowly in a restaurant, people will tap(轻敲) their bowls. If you are in someone’s home, it is like offending(冒犯) the cook.
1. People in the western countries usually________.| A．share the dishes together | B．eat separately |
| C．prepared lots of food for the guests | D．use chopsticks |
2. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Chinese people often prepare lots of food for the guests to show their hospitality. | B．We should lay the chopsticks on the dish. |
| C．It’s impolite to let the spout face towards someone. | D．We should use the chopsticks to hit the bowl when we have dinner in a Chinese family. |
| A．eat the whatever-it-is | B．say it is delicious |
| C．say “Thank you” | D．be angry |
| A．Because the chopsticks are dirty. |
| B．Because it means you don’t respect the cook. |
| C．Because it means that somebody will die. |
| D．Because it means that your friend is a beggar. |
| A．Chinese and Western eating habits are different | B．we should be proud of our culture |
| C．Chinese people are hospitable(好客的) | D．the writer is interested in Chinese culture |
We all need food. But when you can’t finish your meal, how do you feel? You might think that wasting a little food isn’t a big deal. The truth is that people in China waste 35 million tons of food each year. It’s nearly one third of food waste in the world. As we all know, food waste becomes a serious problem in China.
In order to cut down food waste,the government has started the “Clean Plate Campaign(运动)”. Especially in restaurants, we can see signs of the “Clean Plate”on the wall. Many restaurants remind their customers that they shouldn’t order lots of food. According to the law passed in April, 2021, if the restaurants always mislead (误导) customers to order quite a few dishes, they will face a fine(罚款). Restaurants in Wuhan have begun the N-1system, which means groups of customers are supposed to order one fewer dish than the number of people in the group. For example, a group of 7 people can order 6 dishes at most. Most restaurants provide customers with free packing boxes (打包盒), and customers can use them to take the leftovers (剩饭剩菜)home.
Today, more and more people start to realize the importance of saving food. Everyone should play a part in the “Clean Plate Campaign”and say no to food waste .
1. Chinese people waste twenty-five million tons of food every year.2. The Chinese government starts the “Clean Plate Campaign” to save food.
3. The restaurants will be fined if they mislead the customers to order lots of dishes.
4. According to the N-1 system, if five people go to the restaurant, they can order six dishes.
5. Nowadays many people find it important to save food.
4 . As we know, the time of 5G is coming. There’s a lot of information about 5G. But what is it and what might it bring to our lives?
What is 5G?
5G means the fifth generation mobile networks (网络), a better technology than 4G. And we know, 4G comes after 3G and makes the network run faster than 3G.
When will 5G come to our life?
Before we can all use 5G, there must be a new system for 5G to work. In the USA, some cities will first use 5G. Experts say it will take a few more years or even longer to reach every place. In China, some cities are using 5G now. And more and more cities will join this group. Next year, even in the countryside.
What can 5G do?
Experts say 5G will help to build future “smart cities” with the help of the networks. Such networks will be able to help the police with the traffic (交通) . They can help us know what’s happening in our homes when we are at work. They can even help to make it possible for doctors to have an operation (手术) far away.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. According to the passage, 5G is ________.
| A．a kind of phone |
| B．a kind of computer |
| C．a kind of network |
| D．a kind of APP |
| A．Doctors | B．The networks | C．The police | D．Experts |
①House building ②Traffic ③Home safety ④Medical operations
| A．①②③ |
| B．①③④ |
| C．②③④ |
| D．①②④ |
| A．5G is slower than 4G. |
| B．In China, all cities are using 5G now. |
| C．In three years, the countryside in China won’t have 5G. |
| D．5G will help us a lot in the future. |
| A．health magazine | B．movie report | C．science magazine | D．story book |
5 . Have you ever got a question in your mind that why we Chinese people are still using chopsticks? Why don’t we use fork and knife?
Chopsticks are kitchen and eating utensils (用具). They have been used all of the East Asia for over 2000 years. They were first invented and used by the Chinese during the Zhou Dynasty. Chopsticks later spread to other countries and regions across East, South and South East Asia. They are usually made of bamboo, plastic, wood or stainless steel (不锈钢). But at first, chopsticks are not used as eating utensils. They were probably used for cooking such as stirring the fire (捅火). Then people found it was convenient to eat by using chopsticks. Then chopsticks began to be used as eating utensils during the Han Dynasty.
Why not use fork and knife? In our mind, fork and knife are made of iron or steel. They are more similar to weapons (武器). How could weapons be used on the eating tables? And can you imagine how terrible it is to use fork and knife while we are taking food out of hot pot? Then chopsticks perfectly solve this problem. What’s more, we believe in an idea of being simple. With the two sticks, we can do many things. Also, chopsticks contain the principle (理念) of “Yin and Yang”. Besides, if you take a close look at the chopsticks, you will find the chopsticks are round of one side and square of the other side. So the round side means the sky and the square side means the earth. And when we hold chopsticks, our fingers are between the two sticks. That’s our understanding of the relationship between man and the world.
1. Now, Chopsticks are used for ________.| A．fighting | B．eating | C．playing | D．making a fire |
| A．bamboo | B．wood | C．paper | D．stainless steel |
| A．Chopsticks were first invented and used by the Chinese during the Han Dynasty. | B．With the two sticks, we can do many things, such as picking up piece of food easily. |
| C．We can infer that we will be burned by using fork and knife when we have hot pot. | D．From the use of chopsticks, we can get Chinese people’s understanding of the relationship between man and the world. |
| A．an advertisement | B．a guidebook about China | C．a newspaper | D．a story book |
| A．How to use chopsticks. | B．Fork and knife is difficult to use. |
| C．Chopsticks were made 2000 years ago. | D．The reason why we Chinese people are still using chopsticks. |
6 . If you were born (出生) in the 2000s, you are the oh-ohs. The 21st century would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide and smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults (成年人) worry that you are more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as “the face down generation” because you use your phone so much. They want to know how you will deal with (处理) schoolwork, friends and family.
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt (溺爱) and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. “Helicopter parents” fed children born in the 2000s. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and after-school activities such as dancing, drawing or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to like to live like teenagers even when they are getting old.
Does “the face down generation” need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better-educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to be leaders (领袖). More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities (社区). There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the Nobel Peace Prize for girls’ rights to go to school.
So if you are one of the oh-ohs, there are reasons to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for “the face down generation”. Chances (机会) are that you do great and laugh out loud.
1. Which of the following is an oh-oh?| A．A girl who is good-looking. | B．A girl who is smart. | C．A boy who was born in 1999. | D．A boy who was born in 2007. |
| A．Because they use their phones too much. | B．Because they need to study hard in school. |
| C．Because they are interested in younger friends. | D．Because they are more creative than their parents. |
| A．They help their children to face the challenges. | B．They help their children do homework. |
| C．They guide and plan everything for their children. | D．They keep their children away from after-school activities. |
| A．somebody that leads a community | B．somebody that looks after teenagers |
| C．something that people volunteer to do | D．something that people can do |
| A．The Helicopter Parents | B．The Over-worried Parents |
| C．The Spoiled Generation | D．The Face Down Generation |
7 . As early as 5000 or 6000 years ago, Chinese people started to dance and made it a part of their life activities. In the Xia dynasty, dance became a main part of activities. Court (宫廷) dance started at that time. Court dance was the best in the Tang dynasty, because the Tang dynasty dance spread as far as Korea, Japan and Persia. Even today people can find the charm (魅力) of the Tang dynasty dance in the dances of those countries.
Chinese dance has both martial (军事的) and civil (平民的) dances, dancing with weapons and dancing with empty hands.
Folk dance is sometimes special to a place: the lion dance in Hebei Province and Guangdong Province, the tea-picking dance in Yunnan Province, the great yangko in the north-east of China and so on.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。
1. According to the passage, Chinese people dance for about 5000 years at least.
2. Court dance began in the Tang dynasty.
3. Court dance in the Tang dynasty spread to Korea, Japan and Persia.
4. The lion dance is famous in Guangdong Province and Yunnan Province.
5. The main idea of the passage is folk dance.
8 . Different countries have different customs in giving presents. In China you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the pronunciation of the word for “clock” in Chinese is similar to the pronunciation of “death”. Also, don’ t wrap (用……包裹) a present in white, black, or blue paper, because they are the colors for funerals (葬礼). Don’t give a knife, because something sharp can cut a friendship.
In Russia if you give flowers as presents, you have to give an odd number of them (One, Three, five, etc.) because even numbers of flowers are for funerals.
In Germany, if you are invited to dinner, flowers are good presents to take to your dinner hostess (女主人), but don’t take her red roses because it means you are in love with her. Don’t take thirteen of anything because it’s an unlucky number. Don’t take an even number of anything, either. Don’t wrap your presents in white, brown, or black paper.
1. ________ must never be given to Chinese people as presents.| A．Flowers | B．Clocks | C．Clothes | D．Food |
| A．Germany | B．China |
| C．both Germany and China | D．both China and Russia |
| A．three | B．two | C．eight | D．six |
| A．Thirteen of something. | B．Flowers except red roses. |
| C．An even number of something. | D．Something wrapped in brown paper. |
| A．foreigners’ presents | B．flowers |
| C．even numbers | D．different customs in giving presents |
Different countries have different New Year’s Day traditions.
In Japan, people send postcards to friends and family. They also fly kites, play games, and read poems. Some traditions are like those of Chinese New Year’s Day. For example, they banggongs (敲锣) to drive away bad luck and give money to children on January 1.
In Scotland, people bring gifts to neighbors just after midnight. In Denmark, people break old plates to attract new friends. Dutch people like doughnuts (甜甜圈) because their ring shape is a symbol of a complete year. In Spanish-speaking countries, people wear red underwear on the New Year’s Day. They believe it will bring good luck. In Spain and Mexico, people eat 12 grapes to get 12 lucky months.
It’s common to give a loved one a kiss at midnight on New Year’s Day around the world. People from many countries also make resolutions, believing that the New Year is a good time to leave bad habits behind. Common resolutions include eating healthy food, exercising, or giving up smoking.
Hold a party, watch some fireworks, eat a special kind of food, or make a resolution. No matter where you are, there are plenty of great ways to welcome the New Year.
1. Japanese people send postcards to friends and family on New Year’s Day.2. People in Scotland bring gifts to neighbors before midnight.
3. For Dutch people, the ring shape of doughnuts stands for a complete year.
4. Only Chinese people make resolutions on New Year’s Day.
5. This passage mainly talks about different New Year’s Day traditions in different countries.
10 . People all have problems. If we don’t deal with (处理) these problems, we can easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect (影响) how we do at school. It can also affect the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems? There are many ways and here is one of them.
Maybe you are angry with your friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they say something you don’t like, or you feel they are unfair. Sometimes people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendship may be lost.
When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected (受影响的). Perhaps we have seen young children play together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us to learn.
1. What will happen if people stay angry for long?| A．They feel unfair. | B．They may get sick. |
| C．Good friendship may be lost. | D．They may miss each other. |
| A．they become unhappy | B．they have different ideas |
| C．they worry about a small problem | D．they are busy |
| A．Not every people has problems. |
| B．These problems can’t affect how we do at home. |
| C．If we don’t deal with these problems, we can easily become unhappy. |
| D．Parents don’t like us, so we don’t like them. |
| A．师生关系 | B．同事关系 | C．亲情 | D．友谊 |
| A．how to deal with problems | B．how to do at school |
| C．how to behave with families | D．how to talk to each other |
