2 .

Do you always feel lonely? When do you feel lonely? Is loneliness a good feeling? Nowadays more and more people are having this kind of feeling in their daily life. When someone feels lonely, he or she will have an experience of being alone because of low levels of social contact* and relationships*.

There are two kinds of loneliness: emotional* loneliness and social loneliness. Emotional loneliness is about the relationship between parents and their children. When children leave their parents for a while, they usually show the pain, such as crying and trying to search for their parents. Therefore, emotional loneliness is caused by leaving a person that someone is close to, such as a parent. On the other hand, social loneliness is the loneliness that one experiences when he or she leaves a wide social network*. One doesn’t feel that he or she is a member of a group, or one doesn’t have friends to talk to when he or she is sad.

Besides, loneliness is different from being alone. Being alone is about not having contact with people. But loneliness is a subjective experience: if people think they are lonely, then they are lonely. People can be lonely when they are alone, or in a group. What makes people lonely is the fact that they want more social interaction*. People can be in a group and feel lonely because they don’t get to talk to enough people. On the other hand, one can be alone and not feel lonely, though there is no one around him or her. That person is not lonely because maybe he or she doesn’t want to have social interaction* at that time.

So, what about you? Will you feel lonely if you stay alone? Or you just enjoy the time being with yourself.

1. Why did the writer start the passage with questions?

A．To let readers answer these questions.

B．To ask for more ideas about loneliness.

C．To make readers interested in the passage.

D．To check students’ understanding of loneliness.

2. What are they in common, a person with emotional loneliness and one with social loneliness?

A．They have no friends to talk to.	B．They have a small social network.
C．They have a feeling of being lonely.	D．They don’t get on well with their parents.

3. What does “a subjective experience” mean?

A．A hot subject.	B．A person’s own feeling.
C．A pain in the body.	D．A person’s special plan.

4. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A．One can be not lonely with nobody around.

B．Being alone is an important reason of loneliness.

C．Different people have the same level of social interactions.

D．Staying with group members can make people feel less lonely.

3 . The Internet is changing our way of life. Here is a report about it.

1. From 2020 to 2022, the number of people in ________ rises the most.

A．reading news

B．paying

C．shopping

D．livestreaming

2. We can know ________ from the passage.

A．most people like to go online on computers

B．Chinese people start to pay with WeChat in 2016

C．robots can help doctors do surgery with 5G in 2022

D．people in China spend about 25.9 hours every week

3. Where might we read the passage?

A．http://life.online.cn

B．http://sports.world.com

C．http://robot.work.com

D．http://traditions.China.cn

5 . The Simpsons

           1     It is the longest-running American television series, with 34 seasons and more than 700 episodes, created by animator Matt Groening in 1987. In the Simpsons family, stay-at-home mom Marge, troublemaker son Bart, and baby Maggie. The Simpsons has been a hit over the years since it started in 1989. People around the world like it.     2     . Even if someone has never seen The Simpsons, they probably know “D’oh!” or“okily dokily do. ”
           3     While it is known mainly for its humor, it has also managed to work heartwarming moments into many stories. The first episode of the series “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”shows how Homer tries hard to provide a good Christmas for his family. He chooses not to tell his wife about not receiving a bonus, looking for low-cost gifts that each family member might like. To earn more money, Homer takes a job as Father Christmas at the mall. His son can’t help but is grateful for what he is doing. The episode nearly won two Emmy Awards, because it is not only funny but touching as well. The touching stories always warm people’s hearts.
     When does The Simpsons come to an end? It is 34 seasons in and it shows no signs of slowing down. “I mentioned that there might be an ending where the last episode, the Simpsons would go back to the first episode, so that the whole series was a continuous loop. “The good thing is that the show runner Mr. Al Jean does not foresee this stress to end the show in the near future.     4    . But no matter when that day eventually comes, the series will undoubtedly live forever with its presence on streaming.
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A. How exactly the show will go on is still to be seen.
B. Why does The Simpsons win the hearts of people?
C. However, there are many different voices about it.
D. The Simpsons is a world-famous American cartoon.
E. Especially the language in the show becomes very popular.
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     Hello, everyone, I’d like to share my favourite cartoon today. It’s called The Simpsons. After it was shown on TV, it soon became a     6    . People of all ages liked it at that time. It shows us the life in a     7     family. Most people like this cartoon not only because of its     8     but also the     9     moments. Till now, it’s still popular. Although it has already had more than 700 episodes, nobody knows when it will     10    . Let’s wait and see!

6 .

Nobody can say no to a flower world in the real life. That’s why more and more people come to the Huazhao Festival to enjoy the beautiful and busy party in spring.

The Huazhao Festival is the birthday of all flowers and it happens on the 2nd, 12th or 15th day of February of the Chinese lunar calendar (农历). People started to celebrate the birthday of flowers before the Qin Dynasty and it became a festival during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, it was one of the three important celebrations all over China.

The Huazhao Festival is rich in customs (习俗). Young people wear Hanfu, a kind of traditional Chinese clothes and have outings. The festival is in early spring, so it’s such a great time to have an outing to enjoy the spring time. Girls put colorful paper-cuts on the flower stems (花茎). They hope they can be as young and beautiful as flowers. Also, people in different places of China plant flowers. They think that flowers planted on that day can grow well. At the festival, the flower fair (集市) is the most popular. There are lots of fun activities in the fair, such as making flower cakes and playing music.

The Huazhao Festival is an exciting party to see the beautiful spring and it also helps people learn more about Chinese traditions. It’s really a wonderful celebration that you can’t miss.

1. What can we learn about the Huazhao Festival from the passage?

A．It started in the Qin Dynasty.	B．It’s on the same day every year.
C．It’s a celebration for flowers.	D．It becomes important in the world.

2. What do people do at the Huazhao Festival?

A．They cut flower stems.	B．They make traditional clothes Hanfu.
C．They put paper-cuts on flower cakes.	D．They join in activities of the flower fair.

3. Why does the writer write the passage?

A．To tell the long history of the festival.	B．To show a special Chinese festival in spring.
C．To show different flowers at the festival.	D．To tell the meaning of celebrating the festival.

7 . If you visit Wuppertal, Germany, make sure you take the Schwebebahn. It’s a railway that runs for 13 kilometres and carries over 80, 000 passengers (乘客) every day.

The Schwebebahn travels in a very different way. Its 24-metre-long train doesn’t run on the track (轨道), but under it. The track is 12 metres above the river, so as the train goes over the city. Passengers can enjoy the exciting sights freely.

The Schwebebahn didn’t come easy. In the 1880s, the traffic in Wuppertal was so busy that the government had to develop a new way of travelling. At that time, a man named Eugen Langen was trying a railway under the track to carry products for his company. It was successful so later Eugen put this idea into the Schwebebahn. In that way, the space above the River Wupper got fully used. It turned out to be a very good choice. The Schwebebahn gives special travel experiences to passengers. Its stations are as beautiful as art museums, so passengers won’t be bored while waiting in the stations. A classical train also offers all kinds of services, such as food and drinks. What’s more, people can book this train to have parties or even get married in the air! They will never forget this one-hour journey in the air.

Now the Schwebebahn is more than a railway for Wuppertal. It is a symbol of the city.

1. How does the Schwebebahn travel according to the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. What does “this idea” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Making products for a company.	B．Using the space above the river.
C．Building a railway under the track.	D．Carrying things for the government.

3. What special experience can passengers have?

A．They can enjoy a party on the train.

B．They can visit the art museums on the train.

C．They can take a two-hour journey in the air.

D．They can cook food when waiting in the station.

4. Why does the writer write this passage?

A．To show the important stations of Wuppertal.

B．To introduce the facts about the Schwebebahn.

C．To share a riding experience in the Schwebebahn.

D．To tell why Wuppertal needed a new way of travelling.

8 . Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above. As the car drives, the map follows along in real time, alerting you to any traffic, walkers, animals, or other things nearby. Routes and names of roads appear over the livestream. It’s like the map has come to life. The special map is called the live map.

This type of map isn’t available yet. But it could be soon. In 2014, the Worldview-3 satellite was sent into space. Even though it moves around Earth at more than 370 miles (600 km) away, it can catch images of objects on Earth that are just 10 inches (25 cm) across. For example, it can recognize a smartphone held in your hand. It can tell what types of cars are traveling down a road. But it can’t identify your face or read the cars’ license plate numbers... at least not openly.

According to some reports, some other US spy satellites can take even sharper images, with a resolution of up to around 4 inches (10 cm). But US law doesn’t allow making these super-sharp pictures public. But the idea that anybody might be able to spy on the entire Earth in such detail may seem uneasy. Ray Purdy of University College London told CNN that he was worried about what this could mean for privacy. “Most satellites are commercially owned, so if you have money you can buy that image. It means anyone can spy on anyone,” he said.

However, live and detailed maps of Earth’s surface could aid humanity in amazing ways. Satellite images can help professors follow storms as they form and record their paths. At high detail, live maps of a disaster area could quickly show the people in need of help as well as the safest routes in or out. Higher detail may make it possible to catch people who are fishing or hunting illegally. The images could also make it easier for farmers to watch over their crops.

Do you wish everyone could make use of high-detail live maps of Earth’s surface?

1. A live map can ________.

A．take control of your cars	B．get animals out of the way
C．warn you of walkers nearby	D．come to life when turned on

2. Which of the statements is TRUE about the Worldview-3 satellite?

A．It flies around Earth 600 km every hour.	B．It can take pictures of things about 25 cm wide.
C．It can read plate numbers of the cars on the road.	D．It began to work in space more than 10 years ago.

3. The underlined word “sharper” probably means ________.

A．clearer

B．longer

C．quicker

D．simpler

4. How does the author introduce the live map in Paragraph 3 and 4?

A．By comparing the new live map with the old map.

B．By introducing its advantages and people’s worries.

C．By showing different experiences of using the live map.

D．By interviewing a professor in University College London.