1 . At the beginning of human history, people could only eat food they found. But then people learned to find more ways to get food. About 10, 000 years ago, people started to farm the land. After that, people developed farming skills.
People eat different food in different areas. In China, rice is the main food for people in the south while the people in the north eat noodles. People who live in European countries near the sea eat lots of fish. But in Central Europe, people are away from the sea. So they don’t eat so much fish. They eat more meat instead.
People eat food with different tools in different areas. In China, people always like using chopsticks while in North America, Australia and Europe, people always like using knives and forks. To our surprise, in India and the Middle East, people always pick up food with their own fingers.
Now people can eat different food from different areas. As we can see, it is possible to convey food easily from one part of the world to another. We can almost eat whatever we like at any place of the world. For example, people in Britain can eat bananas from Africa and rice from India. Food is becoming a very big business now.
1. People ________at the beginning of human history.A.could only eat food they found | B.started to farm the land |
C.developed farming skills | D.could eat food from other countries |
A.they are near the sea | B.they like eating noodles |
C.they are away from the sea | D.they don’t like eating fish |
A.捐赠 | B.传导 | C.维修 | D.运输 |
A.People in the south of China eat bananas as their main food. |
B.People in India and the Middle East always pick up food with their own fingers. |
C.People in Britain can only eat rice from Africa. |
D.People in the world get used to picking up food with knives and forks. |
A.People don’t like the food from the different places. |
B.People’s eating habits are the same. |
C.People can buy different kinds of food more easily than before. |
D.People could only eat food they find now. |
2 . Most people are afraid of snakes. They may think snakes are dangerous and ugly. With more and more rain falling and the hot weather, it’s time for snakes to be active. Living in the city, it never crosses your mind that we might meet them face to face.
There are more than 2,000 kinds of snakes on the earth. Most of them live in mountains or forests, and in cities sometimes we can find them in grass or other dark places. Snakes can’t walk or run because they have no legs or feet, but these long and thin animals can move very fast on their stomachs. Snakes usually have green, yellow or black skins, which make it difficult for their enemies to find them. In winter they hibernate in holes. They look for a hole to stay inside, on the ground, or in a rock or a tree. They do not wake up again until spring comes. Snakes feed on mice, frogs, bird eggs and so on.
Snakes play an important part in nature. We can make useful medicines with them. Without their help, the rodents (啮齿动物) will be out of control. But many of them are in danger of disappearing. Houses and buildings take up the land where snakes live. Many snakes lose their lives in traffic, and people often kill snakes for their skins or meat.
1. Which season may it be now according to the text?A.Spring. | B.Summer. | C.Autumn. | D.Winter. |
A.About 1,000. | B.Over 2,000. | C.A bout 3,000. | D.Over 4,000. |
A.躲藏 | B.睡觉 | C.冬眠 | D.伏击 |
A.We never see snakes in cities. | B.Snakes only catch mice as food. |
C.Snakes are useless to nature. | D.Many snakes are in danger. |
A.Health. | B.Geography. | C.Biology. | D.Weather. |
3 . Yunnan seems to be everyone’s dream. Many people want to travel to Yunnan. Yunnan’s local customs and a variety of scenery deeply attract everyone. Today we’ll take you to know the top 3 famous places of interest in Yunnan.
Yulong Snow Mountain
Yulong Snow Mountain, located about 15 kilometers north of Lijiang, is one of the most famous tourist attractions in China. It is about 550 kilometers away from Kunming. This is a great place where you can ski. It is named after its shape, which looks like a dragon lying in the snow.
Erhai Lake
Erhai Lake, located in the north of Dali, is one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It is about 340 kilometers away from Kunming. The lake gets the name because it is ear-shaped. It is like a crescent lying between Cangshan and Dali.
Stone Forest
Stone Forest is only 78 kilometers away from Kunming. In fact, Stone Forest can be said to be the world’s natural heritage (遗产). In the forest, we would be amazed by the different shaped stones like fresh lotus, fighter’s sword, flying phoenix, and big mushroom. One of the stones is the most famous, which is called Ashima. It looks like a Sani girl.
1. Where does Yulong Snow Mountain lie?A.In Kunming. | B.In Lijiang. | C.In Dali. | D.In Pu’er. |
A.It is ear-shaped. |
B.It has different shaped stones. |
C.It looks like a dragon lying in the snow. |
D.It is like a stone lying between Cangshan and Dali. |
A.Fresh lotus. | B.Fighter’s sword. | C.Flying phoenix. | D.Ashima. |
A.Yulong Snow Mountain is closest to Kunming. |
B.Erhai Lake is the biggest fresh water lake in China. |
C.You can enjoy skiing in Yulong Snow Mountain. |
D.Stone Forest is the biggest forest in the world. |
A.Travel. | B.Sports. | C.Health. | D.Science. |
4 . 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. |
5 . Chopsticks are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood, used for eating Asian food. It is believed that the first chopsticks were developed in China. Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches long. They are round on the eating end which means heaven (天), and the other end is square which means earth (地). The appearance (出现) of chopsticks said goodbye to those days when our Chinese ancestors had to use their hands to eat.
Besides, the use of chopsticks has also been a part of Chinese food culture. There are some taboos that you must pay great attention to when you use chopsticks. Firstly, don’t use them to hit your bowl or plate. Secondly, never use them to point at others. Thirdly, don’t put them in different food without taking something. Fourthly, don’t cross the chopsticks on the table. And lastly don’t leave your chopsticks standing in the rice. Chinese people do this only when they honour the dead.
Nowadays, chopsticks have many new usages. For example, you can buy a pair as a gift to your friends and relatives. In Chinese, it reads “kuaizi”, which means having sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept it as their wedding gift.
1. In which country are chopsticks mainly used?A.France. | B.China. | C.Australia. | D.America. |
A.Hands. | B.Chopsticks. | C.Spoons. | D.Forks. |
A.用途 | B.禁忌 | C.说明 | D.指南 |
A.The round end means earth, while the other square end means heaven. |
B.You can use the chopsticks to point at others when you are angry. |
C.Chopsticks can be used as gifts. |
D.Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 meters long. |
A.The introduction of chopsticks. |
B.The history of chopsticks. |
C.The ways to use chopsticks. |
D.The develop of chopsticks. |
Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known to foreigners. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of traditional Chinese costume. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so at that time the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Qipao
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is usually made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
1. The traditional Chinese clothing has a long history of more than 5,000 years.2. Tangzhuang got its name from the overseas Chinese.
3. Both Zhongshan suit and Qipao first appeared in the 1920s.
4. If a Chinese woman wants to show her beauty, she can wear Qipao.
5. This passage mainly talks about five kinds of traditional Chinese clothing.
Children are the future of our world. The healthy development of them is important to any country. The world has long been looking for ways to support children’s healthy development. As for that, the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (《儿童友好城市倡议》), CFCI for short, provides us with a good way forward.
CFCI is an initiative started by UNICEF and UN-Habitat in 1996. The initiative calls on people to build a city in which children can grow up healthily and safely and make their voices heard. The initiative has made a big difference worldwide since it started. Now, there are about 1,000 child friendly cities in the world.
Many cities in China have also shown their interest in joining the initiative. Shenzhen is one of the first cities in China that are trying to go child friendly. The city came up with an initiative called “seeing the world from a height of one meter”. It calls on society to see the world from the perspective (角度) of children and hear their voices. The city has opened up many child friendly spaces like reading rooms and playgrounds. Along with improving children’s living conditions, Shenzhen has also started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children share their opinions.
Building child friendly cities shows our wish for the healthy and happy growth of children. China plans to build 100 child friendly cities by 2025. We hope that all the children can grow up healthily and happily.
1. CFCI provides us with a good way to support children’s healthy development.2. CFCI has made a big difference worldwide since 1996.
3. Shenzhen is the first city in China that is trying to go child friendly.
4. Shenzhen calls on society to see the world from children’s perspective and hear their voices.
5. Shenzhen has started child friendly radio lines and programs to let children show their talents in music.
8 . World Sleep Day is on March 21 this year. How is your sleep these days? The CMDA (中国医师协会) asked 2,000 people in China about their sleep. About 36 percent of them often sleep badly.
The study also finds that many students have only 5 hours of sleep a day. What makes their sleeping time so short? The most important reason is homework. It seems that they always have endless homework to do.
But bad sleeping habits also play a role. Do you like to have a look at your mobile phone before going to bed? It reports that 60 percent of people check on their phones before they sleep. They read news, check their WeChat or talk with QQ friends.
It’s important for us to get enough sleep. We’ll feel tired and think slowly without enough sleep. And tired kids are often unhappy, too. We can’t change our school time. But there are still ways to get better sleep. Stay away from Coke and coffee at night. They make it hard to fall asleep. Watch fewer TV series, leave your mobile phone and computer on your desk. Then you will improve your sleep. And you will live a better and healthier life.
1. How many people have bad sleep among the people who are asked by CMDA?A.About 270. | B.About 360. | C.About 720. | D.About 1,280. |
A.Homework. | B.Bad sleeping habits. |
C.Talking with QQ friends. | D.Drinking too much Coke and coffee. |
A.Boring. | B.Exciting. | C.Difficult. | D.Much. |
A.Televisions, mobile phones and computers are bad for your sleep. |
B.To get enough sleep, it’s best to ask the school to change the time. |
C.Bad sleeping habits can make us feel tired and think slowly. |
D.Many Chinese students sleep for 5 hours a day according to the study. |
A.The information about World Sleep Day. |
B.The CMDA carried a survey. |
C.Why we have bad sleep and how to improve our sleep. |
D.Students have too much homework to do. |
9 . As the Spring Festival getting close, it’s time to do some preparation from now.
Different from other festivals, the traditional Spring Festival lasts (持续) more than a month, starting from the second half of La Yue (the twelfth month) and the first half of the Zheng Yue (the first month) of the lunar (农历) year. But what are the special days during this period and what do people do on those days? Here are some customs that you should know.
The 24th day of La Yue in South China is Xiao Nian, the “Little Chinese New Year,” it means the start of the Spring Festival. On this day, people usually do house cleaning. It’s said that the year-end cleaning brings good luck to the coming year. On the 25th day, it is a tradition to make and eat tofu. Because the pronunciation of “tofu” is similar to the word “toufu”, the first fortune (福气), or “tóufù”, the first wealth. So eating tofu has become popular among Chinese people. The 26th day is the day to cook meat, usually mutton or pork, celebrating the coming of the new year. On the 27th day, people wash clothes and take a good shower. These activities mean washing away all the bad luck and illness. It is a tradition to prepare dough (面团) on the 28th day. Because many kinds of traditional food during the Spring Festival such as dumplings are made of dough. This also means preparing plenty of food for the whole family. The 29th day is important, people in most areas get up early and honor their ancestors. It is because the preparations for the festival are almost finished, so it’s time to invite the ancestors back home for the New Year. Finally, it’s the Spring Festival Eve.
1. How long does the traditional Spring Festival usually last?A.A day. | B.A week. | C.A month. | D.A season. |
A.The first day of La Yue is Xiao Nian. |
B.Eating tofu means washing away bad luck. |
C.All foods during the Spring Festival are made of dough. |
D.The preparations are almost finished on the 29th day of La Yue. |
①eat tofu ②cook meat ③prepare dough ④honor ancestors ⑤do house cleaning ⑥wash clothes and take a shower
A.①→②→③→④→⑤→⑥ | B.⑤→③→⑥→④→①→② |
C.⑤→①→②→⑥→③→④ | D.⑥→⑤→③→②→①→④ |
A.What to do after the Spring Festival. |
B.What to do before the Spring Festival. |
C.Where to go before the Spring Festival. |
D.What to buy after the Spring Festival. |
A.The 30th day of La Yue. |
B.The 31st day of Zheng Yue. |
C.The Spring Festival in other countries. |
D.The New Year’s Day in other cultures. |
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. |