1 . World Environment Day
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5th each year. The first World Environment Day started in 1972. If we all drive cars less, the air will be cleaner and cleaner and our environment will become better and better.
World Forest Day
World Forest Day is an international event and it is celebrated on March 21st every year. It is celebrated to make people remember the importance of forests. People often plant more trees on that day.
No car Day
No car Day started in 34 cities in France on September 22nd, 1998. It was celebrated to protect the environment. So far, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had No Car Day. The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. And other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also supported this festival. In Beijing, more and more people are taking part in No Car Day. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. They really hope the air will be cleaner and cleaner day by day.
1. How many special days are mentioned in the passage?| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．less and less | B．more and more | C．better and better | D．cleaner and cleaner |
| A．World Forest Day is celebrated on March 21st every year. |
| B．People often plant more trees on World Forest Day. |
| C．More than 1,000 cities around the world have had No Car Day. |
| D．No Car Day asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each year. |
2 . “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby (行人) with lowered spirits go.” The Tang Dynasty (朝代) poet Du Mu tells a scene in early April in this poem. This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in the Zhou Dynasty, over 2, 500 years ago. Chinese people celebrate it to remember and honor their ancestors (祖先). This year, it falls on April 4. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in 2008. People have one day off for that day.
On Tomb Sweeping Day, families bring flowers, food and wine to worship (祭拜) their ancestors. They put cakes and fruits on the ground, and some may burn joss paper (纸钱) for the dead. After that, they sweep the tombs.
Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors and family members who have passed away and show that we miss them. This tradition shows that family values are an important part of Chinese culture. Tomb Sweeping Day is also the beginning of the time for gardening and outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
1. Tomb Sweeping Day is celebrated by people to ________.| A．go out to fly kites | B．get together with their families |
| C．have a public holiday | D．remember and honor their ancestors |
| A．画 | B．戏剧 | C．场景 | D．照片 |
| A．Flowers, food, wine and joss paper. | B．Flowers, food, fruits and umbrellas. |
| C．Food, fruits, joss paper and kites. | D．Flowers, wine and pets. |
| A．Tomb Sweeping Day began in the Zhou Dynasty. |
| B．We have one day off for Tomb Sweeping Day. |
| C．People in the world all celebrate Tomb Sweeping Day. |
| D．Family values play an important part in Chinese culture. |
3 . A harbor seal (斑海豹) was recently seen in the waters near Sanya, Hainan Province. Since it was first seen near Wuzhizhou Island, divers (潜水人员) have come across it several times and filmed it swimming in the sea or resting on the water surface.
Harbor seals mainly swim by using the back of their body. They love diving and can make more than 30 dives a day. They can dive as deep as 300 meters and stay underwater for over 20 minutes. When swimming on the surface, harbor seals can achieve speeds of up to 27 kilometers an hour. However, harbor seals look silly and cute on land because they can only use their upper body to move. They are loved by many people and are called “sea pandas”.
Wang Aimin, an expert in the Wuzhizhou Island Marine Ranch National Demonstration Zone, said, “The recent survey shows that the number of fish in this area has doubled over the past ten years. It shows the environment here is more suitable for living, which may draw the lovely guest.”
Someone said online, “Animals are the most important part of life on earth. If we humans destroy animals’ homes, we hurt animals, and we hurt ourselves.”
1. What can we learn about harbor seals from Paragraph 2?| A．They are excellent divers. |
| B．They swim faster than most fish. |
| C．They are as famous as pandas. |
| D．They can use the back of their body to move on land. |
| A．Leave. | B．Break. | C．Search. | D．Change. |
| A．To compare seals with pandas. |
| B．To show Sanya’s natural beauty. |
| C．To invite people to travel to Sanya. |
| D．To encourage people to protect harbor seals. |
4 . 
On November 14, 2023, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially acknowledged (承认) China’s Bei Dou satellite Navigation System (BDS) as a global (全球的) standard. This acknowledgement places it among the top group of global satellite navigation systems, sharing the stage with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS, and the European Union’s Galileo.
China began working on the BDS in 1994. The system became operational in 2000. After 12 years of development, it started helping people in the Asia-Pacific area. By 2020, with BDS-3 being used all over the world, China improved the system to offer more accurate (精确的) positioning services. This improvement has made it a valuable tool for different kinds of industries, including transportation, farming, and land measuring.
Now, the BDS, with its 59 satellites, has served more than 1.5 billion users around the world. In China, most mobile apps that provide maps, navigation, and shopping services already support the BDS. The country’s satellite navigation industry is growing quickly, with its value reaching more than 500 billion yuan in 2022 — an amount expected to double by 2025. In the first six months of 2023, about 13.4 million new BDS devices (设备) were introduced. Nearly 60% of these devices have been used in transportation, while the rest support communication and farming. About 28% are used for communication and 12% for farming.
As BDS gets more popular, it is expected to play an increasingly important role in global navigation and positioning services.
1. Which systems is BDS similar to after being acknowledged by ICAO?| A．GPS, GLONASS, Galileo. | B．GPS, Galileo, satellites. |
| C．Galileos, mobile apps, maps. | D．GLONASS, maps, navigation. |
| A．By 1994. | B．By 2000. | C．By 2012. | D．By 2020. |
| A．The apps are all supported by the BDS. |
| B．The BDS devices went global in 2023. |
| C．The global use of the BDS is increasing. |
| D．Farming uses the BDS the most in China. |
| A．500 billion yuan. | B．10,000 billion yuan. |
| C．60% of the 2022 value. | D．Double the 2023 value. |
| A．A science textbook. | B．A daily newspaper. |
| C．An industry report. | D．A farming magazine. |
5 . Yunjin (云锦) is a beautiful brocade (锦缎) made in Nanjing. Jiangsu Province. Yun in Chinese means clouds and jin means brocade. The materials used in yunjin are valuable, such as silk, gold and silver, resulting in its high collecting value.
Yunjin, with a history of over 1, 600 years, has the best quality among all the brocades in China. It stands for the finest Chinese silk cloth. The brocade comes out from a traditional wooden loom (织布机) as big as 5.6 meters long, 1.4 meters wide and 4 meters high. The huge loom needs two people to work, one above and one below. The process (过程) is so long and complex that a brocade with a length of 5 to 6 centimeters takes two people all day to make and the production cannot be replaced with modern machines. Its pictures are large in shape and the use of gold and silver makes them rich and shining. In ancient times, yunjin served as materials for royal family’s clothes and to beautify their palaces. It was also used as gifts for important foreign guests.
With the development of technology and changes in people’s lifestyle, young people have less interest in traditional arts which require a long time of learning and practicing. To pass down the skills of yunjin, the Chinese government set up Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute in 1957, which has helped spread the culture of brocade and built a cultural bridge between China and the world.
1. Why does yunjin has a high collecting value?| A．Because it has a long history. | B．Because it has the best quality. |
| C．Because it is made of valuable materials. | D．Because it is made by huge wooden looms. |
| A．Common. | B．Difficult. | C．Different. | D．Expensive. |
| A．pass down the skills of yunjin | B．develop ways to make yunjin |
| C．help young people make yunjin | D．change traditional skills of yunjin |
| A．It takes 5 to 6 days to make. | B．It interests more people to learn it. |
| C．It has large, rich and shining pictures. | D．It can be made by modern machines. |
| A．The First Invention in Chinese History. | B．The Biggest Change in Chinese History. |
| C．The Latest Material of Chinese Silk Cloth. | D．The Greatest Symbol of Chinese Silk Cloth. |
6 . 
In 2003, Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Since then, another 17 astronauts have been sent to the space. Do you dream of being an astronaut? How did they do it?
In space, changes in the environment and loneliness test the minds and bodies of astronauts. So, the training for astronauts is very hard. “Astronauts take over 200 different training subjects before going to space,” Huang Weifen, chief designer (首席设计师) of the astronaut system for China’s manned space project, told CCTV News. These include science and mental (精神的) health classes.
The most tiring one is underwater training. Astronauts stay under the water in clothes heavier than 100 kilograms for six hours at a time. The heavy clothes make every move hard. “An astronaut once said he lost two kilograms after one underwater exercise,” said Huang.
Each astronaut does training for at least three and a half years before getting the chance to go to space. Last year, China was finding new people to be the fourth group of astronauts. The first and second groups of Chinese astronauts were all from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (中国人民解放军空军). However, in the third group, common people could also become astronauts. They are experts and can do science studies in space. They don’t need to have “perfect” bodies like pilot astronauts.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. How many Chinese astronauts have been sent to the space?
| A．16. | B．17. | C．18. | D．20. |
| A．They will take over 200 different training subjects. |
| B．They will prepare enough money. |
| C．They will take some special medicine. |
| D．They will lose their weight. |
| A．人工的 | B．载人的 | C．无人的 | D．人力的 |
| A．For at least three years. | B．For at least two years. |
| C．For at least half a year. | D．For at least three years and a half. |
| A．In space, only loneliness tests the minds and bodies of astronauts. |
| B．The training for the astronauts are quite easy. |
| C．Underwater training is the most interesting one. |
| D．Common people like experts can also become astronauts. |
7 . The lion dance holds a special place in the hearts of people in Guangdong Province. In history, it was a men’s art only. However, the Nanxing Hexingtang Women’s Lion Dance Team from Renhe Town, Guangzhou, broke the tradition with an all-girl team.
Coach Zhang saw the number of young lion dancers going down and he had a creative idea. He started to train girls in 2018. Girl dancers met some difficulties at first. However, Zhang and another coach, Coach Yu, didn’t give up their idea to set up an all-girl lion dance team. They finally found girl dancers and trained them hard.
Their hard work paid off when the girls won their first big award (奖项) over the men’s teams in 2021. They had more wins and this made them respected in the lion dance community. Today, the team has over 20 girls aged 7 to 19.
The team’s success isn’t just about winning awards, but about breaking bias (偏见). More girls start to learn lion dance because of them.
Sometimes, traditions should not only be passed on but also improved in the new times.
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. What does “the tradition” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指的是)?
| A．People hold the lion dance every year. |
| B．In history, the lion dance was a men’s art only. |
| C．There is a women’s lion dance team in every village. |
| A．In 2016. | B．In 2018. | C．In 2021. |
| A．They trained as a team before 2015. |
| B．There are over 20 girls in the team now. |
| C．The youngest girl in the team is 8 years old. |
| A．Creative and hardworking. | B．Humorous and friendly. | C．Smart and honest. |
| A．Dreams are never late | B．Girls take on traditions | C．History comes to life |
8 . There are different kinds of plants and animals on the earth and they get their food in different ways. Food chains are just used to show who eats what in a very simple way.
Food ChainsHere are some examples of food chains.
·A garden food chain might look like this:
·Humans can also be part of a food chain. A farm food chain could look like this:
A food chain shows how plants and animals are connected with each other based on the foods they eat. Food chains are different depending on the habitat. A habitat is the scientific name for a place where animals and plants live. Habitats can be very different from each other, so a garden food chain would be very different from a farm food chain.
Food chains usually start with a green plant, such as grass or a tree. This is because plants can directly change sunlight into energy that they can use for themselves. These plants are called “producers”, and they create or produce their own food. They use this food to grow leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds (种子).
Food Chain Disruptions (中断)When a food chain is broken, it may result in a bad situation. An example is over fishing. Over the years, humans have been catching too many fish at a quick speed leaving not enough to keep a healthy population. Because of this, other animals such as the turtles are endangered (濒危). So, humans should make sure our activities don’t harm the ecosystem (生态系统).
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。1. How does the passage explain “food chains”?
| A．By telling stories. | B．By listing numbers. | C．By giving examples. |
| A．chickens | B．trees | C．sunlight |
| A．习惯 | B．栖息地 | C．种群 |
| A．Because plants can use sunlight to make their own energy. |
| B．Because plants always have leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds. |
| C．Because plants grow by themselves in a garden or on a farm. |
| A．To list all kinds of food for human beings. |
| B．To explain why the turtles are endangered. |
| C．To ask people to keep balance in the ecosystem. |
9 . We know many musical instruments well, such as pianos, violins, drums and so on. What about the erhu? The erhu is a traditional Chinese instrument. It is the most popular of the huqin family, and it has a long history.
The modern erhu developed from the xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, musicians began to use the erhu to perform different kinds of music, and it became quite a popular instrument. With the rise of some forms of folk art, the art of the erhu developed quickly during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became an important accompanying instrument in different folk music. At present, it is used in both traditional and modern music, such as in pop, rock and jazz. It has even become a solo instrument. One of the most famous musical pieces played on the erhu is Erquan Yingyue.
As the erhu was mainly played by common people and the playing skills were passed down in oral form, so there are few written records about the erhu that can be found. To study the history and the development of the erhu, historians usually turn to ancient paintings. The earliest pictures of this instrument were found in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves in Gansu Province, where five erhu pictures were discovered on murals.
1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?| A．Pianos. | B．Violins. | C．The huqin. | D．The erhu. |
| A．In the Tang Dynasty. | B．In the Song Dynasty. |
| C．In the Ming Dynasty. | D．In the Qing Dynasty. |
| A．Listening. | B．Spoken. | C．Reading. | D．Written. |
| A．play Erquan Yingyue | B．listen to different kinds of folk music |
| C．get help from ancient paintings | D．read some books about ethnic minorities |
| A．The history of erhu. | B．The form of folk music. |
| C．The development of Chinese instrument. | D．The rise of different dynasties. |
10 . A black bear is sitting on a rock in the middle of a river, lowering her head to the water and trying to catch a fish. She has spent the summer eating berries (浆果) and roots. Now she’s eating all the fish she can catch. She needs fat (脂肪) to put on weight and make milk for newborn bears this winter.
Black bears live throughout most of North America, including northern Mexico. They usually live in forests and are excellent tree climbers. Although they are called black bears, they can be blue, gray, brown, or even white. Black bears are not picky (爱挑剔的) eaters. Their goal is to store up as much fat as possible before their winter sleep.
In late November and early December, black bears head to their caves (洞穴) to hibernate. Their body temperature is low, and their breathing slows down during the sleep. They live on their body fat they have stored up during the summer and fall. This way, they don’t have to go out and look for food in the cold.
Male black bears leave their caves around mid-March, but females stay a little longer. That’s because they give birth around January and want to give their kids time to grow bigger before heading back outside.
Little black bears will stay with Mom for one to three years while their mother teaches them how to live in the wild. Then when little black bears are ready, they will head off to continue to live in the woods alone—until they start a family of their own.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. Why does the black bear catch fish?
| A．Because she wants to become heavier and make milk. |
| B．Because fish is her favorite food. |
| C．Because she enjoys food with less fat. |
| D．Because newborn black bears feed on fish. |
| A．Lots of black bears live in Europe. | B．Black bears are all black and brown. |
| C．Black bears are good at climbing. | D．Black bears usually live along the river. |
| A．Have a deep sleep in winter. | B．Look for food in winter. |
| C．Avoid the snow in winter. | D．Protect the home in winter. |
| A．In February. | B．In April. | C．In August. | D．In December. |
| A．The Amazing Plants. | B．The World of Science. |
| C．Animals and the Environment. | D．Seasons and Weather. |
