1 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T” ，错误“F”）。

The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. It was built nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to collect things such as books, drawings, clothes and so on. He also hoped that his children and grandchildren kept his things well and so people would visit them after his death. His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. Later, more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum and more people wanted to visit it.

The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There was something unusual in the room. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers’ feet warm. Since its opening, many famous people wrote and studied there.

It is open every day of the year, except two holidays (New Year’s Day and Christmas). Entrance (入场) is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the museum as you walk around it.

So if you are one of the British Museum’s two million tourists this year, don’t try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.

1. People built the British Museum to remember Sir Hans Sloane.
2. The doctor Sir Hans Sloane died in the year of 1753.
3. Tourists can visit the museum on New Year’s Day and Christmas Day.
4. The British Museum is worth spending much time visiting.
5. The text mainly talks about the Reading Room in the British Museum.

3 . You might feel tired after solving a difficult math problem or studying for a whole day. Are our brains (大脑) really “burning” when we spend a lot of time thinking? In fact, our brains never stop burning calories (卡路里), even if we aren’t thinking about anything.

Our brain gets energy (能量) from a kind of sugar that can be found in rice and noodles. Since our brain never really rests, it is burning energy in the form of sugar all the time. Even when we sleep, our brain needs energy to keep our body working. These include breathing, digesting (消化) and keeping the body warm.

The brain uses up 20 to 25 percent of the body’s total (全部的) energy. That’s 350 calories per (每一) day for a woman and 450 for a man. When you are five or six years old, your brain uses up to 60 percent of the body’s energy, according to Live Science.

When we are thinking hard, the brain burns more calories. In one study, researchers found that people who worked on a hard task on a computer ate around 200 more calories than those who were resting. That explains why you feel hungry and eat more after taking exams or studying for a long time.

1. Where can our brains get energy from according to the passage?

A．From rice and noodles.	B．From breathing or sleeping.
C．From thinking or studying.	D．From resting or digesting.

2. What does the underlined word “burning” mean?

A．消耗

B．得到更少

C．提升

D．同意

3. How many calories does a man’s body need a day?

A．Around 20 to 25.	B．Around 350 to 450.
C．Around 580 to 750.	D．Around 1,800 to 2,250.

4. What did researchers find in the study?

A．People who were resting got hungry more easily.

B．People burned fewer calories if they were thinking.

C．People working on computers ate more than others.

D．People working on hard tasks burned more calories.

5. What does the text mainly explain?

A．When our brains work.	B．Why people feel thirsty.
C．How brains burn calories.	D．Why some people eat more.

4 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

I’m living in a busy city. There are too many people and too many cars. Too many people and too many cars cause too crowded traffics. At the same time, the cars give out much smog(烟雾), especially(尤其是) at rush hours(高峰期). The smog pollutes(污染) the city terribly. The problem is becoming more and more serious. We should do something to prevent(阻止) it. First, I think we should have more police officers at the busy crossings. They can stop the traffic jams(阻塞). Second, we should not make more parking lot(停车位) for cars. When people think that it’s easy to park in cities, more people will drive to work and it will make the traffic more crowded. Third, we should make it more expensive for drivers to drive cars to cities. Then more people will leave their cars for their bikes. Fourth, we should encourage people to take a bus to work. Fifth, we should build special ways for bikes so that more people will go to work by bike instead of by bus or in a car. Finally, we should spend more on the public transportation(公共交通). For example, we can build more subway lines. Of course, we can also do many other things to improve our traffic.

1. There are serious pollution problems in the writer’s city.
2. We should make fewer parking garages.
3. Some people drive to work because they needn’t spend too much cost(费用) on it.
4. The traffic systems(交通系统) in the writer’s city are perfect.
5. The writer gives five suggestions in order to help solve the traffic problem.

5 . In China, the year 2024 is known as long nian in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. Over a long period of time, it has been called the Year of the Dragon in English. But actually, there are a lot of differences between the Chinese long and the Western dragon.

The Chinese long is made up of parts of some gentle animals, such as a rabbit’s eyes and an ox’s ears. In Chinese mythology, long is able to fly. In addition, it can also spray (喷洒) water from its mouth to create rain.

However, in Western culture, a dragon breathes fire and has the body of a snake and big wings of a bat. What’s more, you will find most of the Western dragons in dark colors because they usually stand for evil (邪恶). As a result, normally at the end of the stories, the evil dragon will be beaten by the superheroes.

What makes such differences? In fact, they have something to do with the cultural differences. In Chinese Confucian (儒家的) ideas, kindness and harmony (和谐) are very important. It is our duty to help each other and live a peaceful life. Western culture, on the other hand, prefers individual heroism (个人英雄主义). Whenever something terrible happens, there will be a superhero who is brave enough to stand out, fight against the enemy on his own, and, of course, save the whole world.

In recent years, Chinese have tried to translate long in another way. For example, Zhejiang’s Loong Air has already written long as Loong. One of the reasons is that Loong sounds the same as the Chinese character long. Besides, the letters “oo” in the word Loong look like the two big eyes of the animal, which makes it easier to memorize this word.

Anyway, no matter how long is translated, there is one thing for sure: the Chinese long is different from the Western dragon, and it is a symbol of good luck.

Wish you and your family the best in the Year of Loong!

1. Which of the following is the picture of a Western dragon?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. According to the Chinese Confucian ideas, what might be the reason for long to spray water?

A．To fight against the evil dragon.	B．To help the farmers in the dry weather.
C．To show its power and ability.	D．To make itself the superhero in this world.

3. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．A dragon breathes fire and has the body of a bat.

B．2024 is the year of Loong in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.

C．The Western dragon is a symbol of good luck.

D．Long can’t fly because it has no wings.

4. ________ make Loong the new translation of the Chinese character long according to the passage.

A．The historical background and cultural meaning	B．The historical background and spelling
C．The pronunciation and spelling	D．The cultural meaning and pronunciation

5. In which part of a magazine may we find this passage?

A．Healthy Life.

B．Creative Art.

C．Amazing Animals.

D．Colorful Culture.

6 .

In September 2023, Luckin Coffee launched a partnership with Kweichou Moutai, selling the moutai-flavored latte for 19 yuan per cup, offering a 50% discount on the product.

The collaboration (合作) between Moutai and Luckin Coffee has caught the attention of many people. They are curious to try the coffee mixed with the most famous Chinese liquor (白酒). “For young people, this is their first taste of Moutai baijiu; for middle-aged and older people, it’s their first cup of Luckin coffee,” wrote a Weibo user. According to Luckin, on the first day it was sold, September 4th, 5.42 million cups of this special coffee were sold, bringing in 100 million yuan in sales.

“This creative collaboration lets Moutai make its brand younger.” Li Honghui, a marketing director for drinks said. “Through collaborations, brands can share what they need, make the market bigger, and bring more creative things to buyers.” added Li.

In 2023, China’s collaboration market will grow to over 100 billion yuan and may reach 300 billion yuan by 2025．However, wrong collaborations may have undesirable results and even hurt brands.

“The key to making a collaboration work is about how good the products are. The brands should not just pay attention to getting the public excited.” said Li.

1. How much does a cup of Moutai-flavored latte cost without a discount?

A．19 yuan.

B．38 yuan.

C．50 yuan.

D．100 yuan.

2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．Drinking Moutai is a tradition in China.

B．Selling coffee can make plenty of money.

C．The collaboration has made great success.

D．Young people like the taste of Moutai baijiu.

3. What does the underlined word “undesirable” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Unwanted.

B．Unfinished.

C．Important.

D．Impossible.

4. What can we learn from Li Honghui’s words?

A．All brands should team up with each other.

B．New products must get the public excited.

C．Making good products is the key to success.

D．All collaborations will bring a better market.

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．The Use of Moutai Liquor	B．Brands Collaboration
C．A New Flavor of Coffee	D．A New Coffee Shop

7 . Do you know about bioplastic (生物塑料)? It is a kind of plastic. But it is different. Normal plastic is made from chemical materials and takes a very long time to degrade (降解). But bioplastic is good for the environment. It is made by using bacteria (细菌) to process natural sources like vegetable oils, corn or sugar. It can degrade more easily.

But there is a problem with bioplastic. The “food” that bacteria eat is also what we eat. This means that bacteria are competing against humans for the same.

Now scientists have found a new way to make bioplastic using two kinds of bacteria and sunlight, according to Newsweek.

One of the bacteria is called synthetic cyanobacteria (合成蓝藻), which can use sunlight to produce sugar. The other kind is Halomonas boliviensis (玻利维亚盐单胞菌), which lives in the salty waters of Bolivia. It eats the sugar that the first bacteria produce and then it can produce polymers (聚合物). Polymers are used to create bioplastics. The way the bacteria store polymers is similar to how humans store fats.

Producing bioplastic with these two bacteria has many advantages. It is 20 times faster than the normal way we produce bioplastic. Also, using these two bacteria saves resources.

First, producing large numbers of bioplastic requires corn and sugar, which are used to feed normal bacteria. And growing corn and sugar needs farmland. But these two special bacteria can just use sunlight. The land that is saved can be used to grow food for humans.

Besides, this process doesn’t need rich land or clean water at all, scientists said to Newsweek. The next challenge scientists face is that they want to put their lab research into real-world practice. By doing this, bioplastic made with these two bacteria can be widely produced in the future.

1. Compared to normal plastic, bioplastic __________.

A．is easier to process	B．uses more materials
C．produces no waste	D．is easier to degrade

2. What problem can bioplastic cause?

A．Humans might have less food to eat.

B．It helps spread harmful bacteria.

C．People are afraid to use bioplastic.

D．It leads to the overuse of chemical materials.

3. From the text, which is the correct order to make bioplastic?
a. eating the sugar              b. creating bioplastics
c. producing polymers              d. using sunlight to produce sugar

A．a-d-c-b

B．a-d-b-c

C．d-a-c-b

D．d-c-a-b

4. What advantages can the new way of making bioplastic have?

A．It only requires farmland.

B．It saves time and resources.

C．It helps kill harmful bacteria.

D．Its process produces lots of fats.

5. What would be the best title for the text?

A．A New Kind of Plastic	B．Advantages of Bioplastic
C．A Way to Store Fats	D．Two Kinds of Bacteria

8 . You may have ever heard someone say that dogs are color-blind. But is this true?

A dog’s eyes have many similarities with human eyes. Just like us, dogs have retinas (视网膜). The retina is an important light-sensing structure. Dogs also have cone cells (视锥细胞) and rod cells (视杆细胞) on their retinas. The cone cells allow dogs to perceive (感知) color and see things in detail, while the rod cells help them see things in the dark and notice movement.

Most humans have three kinds of cone cells: blue, red and green. They allow us to tell the difference between all the different colors. Dogs, on the other hand, have only two kinds of cone cells. One kind is blue, and the other lies somewhere between red and green. Therefore, dogs are unable to tell orange, red and green. They can only see things in yellow, blue, grey, brown, white and black. In other words, the vision (视力) of dogs is similar to that of a red-green color-blind human. Although they have fewer kinds of cone cells, dogs have more rod cells than humans. This allows them to see more clearly in the dark and notice movement more exactly than us. For example, in the dark a dog may see a small mouse moving in the distance that we might never be able to spot.

While it may be true that our lovely animal friends see fewer colors, they can still see better than us in many other ways!

1. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?   ________

A．The fact that dogs have more cone cells than humans.

B．The reasons why dogs can see clearly in the dark.

C．The similarities between dogs’ eyes and human eyes.

D．How the rod cells help dogs see the world in the dark.

2. Which color can’t a dog see?   ________
①black②orange③blue④yellow
⑤green⑥brown⑦white⑧grey⑨red

A．①③⑤	B．④⑥⑧
C．②⑤⑨	D．⑤⑦⑨

3. What does the underlined word “spot” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?   ________

A．表现	B．参加
C．隐藏	D．看见

4. What’s the structure of the passage? P＝ Paragraph   ________

A．	B．
C．	D．

5. What is the text mainly about?   ________

A．Whether dogs are color-blind.

B．Whether dogs have retinas.

C．Why dogs are people’s friends.

D．Why dogs can see better than us.

9 . 根据短文内容，判断正误正确“T”，错误“F”。

Motuo lies in the south of the Himalayas in Tibet. It is known as the “Natural Museum of Tibet”. It is home to all kinds of mountains, rivers, waterfalls, plants and animals. Its special geographic location (地理位置) makes it a beautiful place. It was one of the hardest places to reach and was the last city in China without a highway.

The construction (施工) of the first highway to Motuo started in the 1960s. However, it was not completed until over 50 years later. In 2014, the construction of its second highway—the Paimo Highway started. In October 2022, the construction of the main body of the highway was completed.

They are great engineering projects. In this area, earthquakes and heavy rains happened very often. There could be falling rocks or even landslides (滑坡). People must build many walls and nets to protect the two highways. Another challenge was the snow. Plenty of snow sometimes destroyed rocks and roads. As a result, the construction of the highways to Motuo was stopped several times. To solve this problem, people built a tunnel (隧道) that goes through the mountain area.

The two highways stand for the Chinese spirit of “never giving up”. They are ways to connect Motuo to the outside world and show how China cares about people in the far areas.

1. Motuo is in the north of the Himalayas in Tibet.
________________________
2. People started to build the first highway to Motuo in 2014.
________________________
3. Many walls and nets were built to protect the two highways from falling rocks and landslides.
________________________
4. Strong wind sometimes destroyed rocks and roads.
________________________
5. The two highways to Motuo stand for the Chinese spirit of “never giving up”.
________________________

10 . DOGTV is a television channel (频道) for dogs. It first appeared in America in 2012. Now, it is available in 14 countries, including China, Australia, France, the UK, etc.

Believe it or not, DOGTV didn’t start as a TV channel for dogs. The idea for Pet TV came from Ron Levi. To let his cat Charlie have fun while he was out, Ron did some research and began to work with scientists and pet experts to bring his idea to life. To their surprise, dogs showed more interest in different kinds of programs than cats. Pet TV finally became DOGTV.

DOGTV was developed to make stay-at-home dogs happy. It provides enjoyable videos and music for dogs. Each program is about three to six minutes. The programs are different from time to time during the day. In the morning,   programs are to get dogs out of bed. In the middle of the day, programs are to make dogs become relaxed while they are home alone. Dogs are scared of things like cars or loud noises. So DOGTV has special programs with pictures and sounds to help them get used to those things. The channel even has educational programs on health and training.

DOGTV creates proper shows for dogs’ seeing and hearing. Dogs are color-blind (色盲).They can only see blue and yellow, and they can’t see red or green. So the DOGTV shows might sound and look a little different to people’s ears and eyes. But don’t worry. DOGTV has programs for pet owners, too.

1. DOGTV first appeared in ________ in 2012.

A．America	B．China
C．the UK	D．France

2. What does the underlined word “he” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Charlie.	B．The expert.
C．Ron Levi.	D．The scientist.

3. Special programs with pictures and sounds are made to help dogs ________.

A．get up easily	B．have a better hearing
C．have a good time	D．get used to things they scare

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Dogs can’t see red or blue.

B．DOGTV also provides programs for pet owners.

C．Dogs can’t watch programs on health or training.

D．In the morning, programs are to make dogs become relaxed.

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．DOGTV

B．Pet TV

C．Pet Shows

D．Dog Owners