1 . Thousands of runners tied their running shoes and rushed out from the starting line while crowds cheered along the course. Marathons (马拉松) in China are getting popular again.
According to the Chinese Athletics Association, a total of 133 marathons across the country have been registered (注册) for the first six months of the year. On March 26, more than 300,000 runners took part in 26 marathon races nationwide, reported China Daily.
Teenagers have also taken part in marathons. Xu Qian, a 15-year-old from Suqian, Jiangsu, loves running. He got first place in the 5-kilometer Happy Run of the Jingdong Suqian Marathon held on April 2. For Xu, the race meant months of training and preparation. He ran about 30 to 40 kilometers in local stadiums each week ahead of the run.
“Unlike the 800-meter run at school which is more about speed, a marathon tests a runner’s endurance (耐力) and psychological quality (心理素质),” he told Teens.
When he felt tired during the race, he told himself not to give up. “In long distance running, the only opponent you have to beat is yourself,” Xu added.
Apart from one’s willpower, kindness from the crowds also plays a big part in helping runners get to the finish line. Li Zhouzi from Shanxi took part in a 3-kilometer Kid Run of the Berlin Marathon in Germany in 2019 when she was 10. The cheers from the people along the course really encouraged her.
“When things were hard, people from across the world cheered me on. Even if it was just the words, ‘keep it up’, it meant a lot to me and enabled me to keep going to the end,” Li told Teens.
She believes that running a marathon is about focusing on the final goal, not the suffering along the way. “Similarly, our life is also a marathon,” Li said.
1. The numbers in Paragraph 2 show that ________.| A．marathons are getting big in China |
| B．our physical fitness is getting better |
| C．more and more young people love running |
| D．China is holding too many marathons this year |
| A．He was no longer a teenager. |
| B．He did much training and preparation. |
| C．He got first place in local stadiums. |
| D．He didn’t feel tired in the marathon. |
| A．Someone who always controls you. |
| B．Someone who never refuses you. |
| C．Someone who competes against you. |
| D．Someone who often cheers you on. |
| A．It made her lose focus. |
| B．It made her feel bored. |
| C．It didn’t matter a great deal to her. |
| D．It made her hold on. |
| A．All the pain and tears are life’s gifts. |
| B．Pain and suffering are not important at all in our life. |
| C．The suffering is more important than the final result. |
| D．Center on the goal and don’t be afraid of the difficulties. |
Everyone has their favorite food. Some might love chocolate. Some might love potato chips. Think about your favorite food. Have you ever wondered why your favorite food tastes so delicious? The answer is about your tongue（舌头）and nose. There are some taste buds（味蕾）on your tongue. They give you the sense of taste. How do the taste buds work? In fact, there are many tiny hairs on the taste buds. These tiny hairs send messages to your brain about how something tastes. In this way, you know whether it is sweet, sour, bitter or salty.
A person has about 10,000 taste buds. They keep working all the time when we enjoy our food. The taste buds don’t always stay the same. They are replaced（更新）every two weeks or so.
However, as a person gets older, some of these taste buds don’t get replaced. The old may only have 5,000 working taste buds. That’s why some foods may taste stronger for you than they do for the old.
Besides your tongue, your nose also helps you learn about the taste of food. Sometimes, strong smells can even confuse（使困惑）your sense of taste. Try holding an onion under your nose while eating an apple. What do you taste?
So next time you enjoy salty pizza and sweet ice cream, thank your tongue and your nose. Without them, you won’t have any sense of taste at all. Without the sense of taste, life will be boring.
1. Why does your favorite food taste good?2. How do the taste buds work according to the passage?
3. How often are the taste buds replaced?
4. Does only your tongue help you learn about the taste of food?
5. How will people feel if they don’t have the sense of taste?
As the language’s global(全球的) influence continued to spread, more than 70 countries and regions(地区) had included Chinese as part of their national education system by the end of last year, the Ministry of Education said in June.
(A)Over 20 million people are learning Chinese outside of China, and it became one of the official languages of the United Nations World Tourism Organization in January.
An international student at Beijing International Studies University said she started to learn Chinese in the first grade at her primary school in Panama(巴拿马). Both her parents moved to Panama from Guangdong Province, and (C)she can also speak Spanish and Cantonese(粤语). “China is developing very fast, and being able to speak Chinese will give me more chances around the world,” she said.
To meet some learners’ need, Chinese-language teachers are using new ways such as the Global Chinese Learning Platform(平 台). Started in October, 2019, the platform had attracted more than 2.1 million users from 170 countries and regions by the end of last year.
The platform has developed a mobile app. It supports Chinese, English, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Thai. In the future, it will support more languages.
When COVID-19 broke out,(B)it was not convenient for the students at home and abroad to study in the classroom. The platform helped them to continue learning Chinese online. It has a lot of resources(资源) and offers an immersive(沉浸式的) learning experience.
It’s said that about 40 million students around the world have taken Chinese-language exams over the years. Chinese language learning is going global now.
1. 把（A）处画线句子翻译成汉语。2. 把（B）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
3. 写出（C）处画线单词指代的内容。
4. 在文中找出描述当前学习平台功能的两个动词短语。
5. 找出或概括能体现本文大意的句子。
4 . During the cold winter, we usually catch a cold, have a fever or a cough. There are some common and great ways that you can follow to keep yourself away from these problems.
Never leave your house without warm clothes. It might be sunny in the morning or daytime but it is getting colder as the sun sets. So make sure you have a sweater or a coat for the colder night.
Don’t walk without shoes in your house. We have a habit of staying bare feet at home. The cold passes from feet to head in no time and that is why we need to wear shoes to stay away from the cold.
Drinking ginger tea helps your body get warm during the colder days. Drinking green tea keeps your body healthy and solves many health problems. Green tea is even good for those who want to get thinner.
Still if you catch a cold, do not let the cold build up in your body. It’s better to take quick action against the cold through proper exercise. Do some warm-up exercise in the morning or rub （摩擦）your hands quickly. Jogging（慢跑）or yoga also helps your body become warm to stay away from the cold and fever.
Follow these simple ways, and you’ll enjoy the winter greatly.
1. During the cold winter, you may NOT ________ according to Paragraph 1.| A．catch a cold | B．have a cough | C．have a headache | D．have a fever |
| A．基本的 | B．赤裸的 | C．空洞的 | D．干净的 |
| A．By wearing beautiful clothes. | B．By eating well. |
| C．By walking outside often. | D．By doing exercise properly. |
| A．You need to wear a coat for the colder night when leaving your house. |
| B．We may drink green tea to get fatter. |
| C．You can make your body cold by jogging or doing yoga. |
| D．We should do some exercise in the evening when catching a cold. |
| A．How to lose weight in the cold winter. |
| B．How to have a good eating habit. |
| C．What to do to stay away from the cold and fever. |
| D．When and where to keep warm in the cold winter. |
5 . Memory is very important. It helps you remember who you are, where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do in the future.
Some scientists believe that there are three types of memory—immediate, short-term and long-term.
Immediate memory holds information for less than a second, e.g. the name of a road you have just seen. Then it either forgets it or passes it into short-term memory. Short-term memory can hold about seven items of information at a time, e.g. telephone numbers. It holds them for about 30 seconds. Then it either forgets them or passes them into long-term memory. Long-term memory can hold information for the whole of our lives, e.g. the names of countries or the meanings of words.
So, how can you improve your memory?
It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you can do new things and change your daily habits. If you walk a different way to school or take a different bus, you will keep your brain active. You can try to memorize something new. You can try a Maths puzzle（益智游戏）. You can also try to learn new skills or study a foreign language. Your brain gets lots of regular exercise if you do any of these things.
If you live a healthy life, your memory will work better. You must have a balanced diet（均衡的饮食）. You must give your brain enough time to rest. Unless you get enough sleep every night, you will not remember things well.
If you want your brain to work well, you also need to relax. If you get too worried, your brain will slow down, and your memory will become less excellent.
So, to improve your memory, you should exercise your brain, live a healthy life and stay relaxed.
根据短文内容完成表格。
| Information about memory | ||
| ·Immediate memory: It holds information for less than a second. ·Short-term memory: It holds about seven items of information at a time. ·Long-term memory: It holds information for the whole of our lives. | ||
| How to improve your memory | Exercise your brain | ·Do new things. ·Change |
| ·Have a balanced diet. ·Have enough time to rest. If you | ||
| Stay relaxed | ||
6 . China now has more than 30, 000 kilometers of high speed track, and this is expected to increase to 38,000 kilometers by 2025. Fully two thirds of the world’s high speed rail（by length）is in China. Here, we track the exciting technological developments in high speed rail and consider their cultural influence.
While the main advantage of the high speed rail lines is convenience for people to get from one city to another as quickly as possible, some of these high speed lines have become popular tourist attractions（places that many tourists visit）. A good example of this is the Hefei-Fuzhou high speed line. Technically speaking, this was one of the most challenging high speed rail routes ever built; nearly 90% of the track was laid either on bridges or in tunnels（隧道）. However, the amazing views are worth it, as the train goes through some of China’s most beautiful mountainous areas, including the Huangshan and the Wuyi Mountain Ranges.
As China has gained skills and knowledge in high speed rail, it is trying to export（出口）its technology to other countries. Its first project on the international market was the line connecting Istanbul with Turkey’s capital, Ankara, 530 kilometers away. This was followed by projects among other countries. Perhaps its most challenging project is a Trans Asian network（横贯亚洲铁路网）connecting China with Europe. Although it is difficult, China will make every effort to take on this plan. It is hoped to be completed by 2030 as a part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路的倡议）.
Thanks to high speed rail, the travel time between main cities in China has already been reduced to only a few hours. So this convenience should improve the development within and out of China. No doubt, it will also bring the people of the country closer together, and in time bring about deep social changes.
1. How many kilometers of high speed track does China have now?| A．Over 38,000. | B．Over 30,000. | C．Over 45,000. | D．Over 57,000. |
| A．To prove how fast the high speed lines can be. |
| B．To stress how convenient the high speed lines are. |
| C．To explain high speed lines can be popular tourist attractions. |
| D．To show the technical development of the high speed lines. |
| A．Inventing faster trains. | B．Connecting China with Europe. |
| C．Designing and building its own trains. | D．Connecting the whole country in 2030. |
| A．It should improve the development within and out of China. |
| B．It takes only a few hours to travel between main cities in China by high-speed train. |
| C．It will bring the people of the country closer together, and bring about deep social changes. |
| D．All the above. |
| A．Racing to the Future | B．Great Changes in China |
| C．Rising China in the World | D．High Speed Rail in the World |
Bear details  International Polar Bear Day is Feb 27. Climate change harms polar bears because they depend on sea ice to hunt, produce babies and travel. Every ten years, the arctic（北极的）sea ice has declined（减少）at a rate of 13%. Over 2/3 of the world’s polar bears are found in Canada.  Polar bears can walk more than 3,000 km each month, An adult male can weigh over 600 kg.  Of the 19 subpopulations（亚群）. 4 are in decline. How can we help polar bears?  Reduce your carbon footprint（碳足迹）. It helps to reduce climate change’s effect on polar bears.  Support action groups that protect them.  Learn more about the difficult situation of polar bears.  Support eco-friendly tourism to polar regions（极地）to see them. |
| A．May 26. | B．March 12. | C．August 27. | D．February 27. |
| A．Because they depend on sea ice to hunt, produce babies and travel. |
| B．Because they depend on sea ice to look after babies. |
| C．Because the arctic sea ice has declined. |
| D．Both A and C. |
| A．In America. | B．In Canada. | C．In China. | D．In Japan. |
| A．Increase your carbon footprint. |
| B．Join action groups to protect polar bears. |
| C．Learn more about the difficult situation of polar bears. |
| D．Support more tourism to polar regions to see polar bears. |
| A．An adult male polar bear can weigh over 600 kg. |
| B．Polar bears can walk more than 5,000 km each month. |
| C．Of the 18 subpopulations, 4 are in decline. |
| D．Every ten years, the arctic sea ice has declined at a rate of 23%. |
Congratulations! You’ll enter a new high school. Are you ready for the future life? Here is some advice for a new senior high school student.
Be a positive(乐观的) person
Positive attitudes(态度) can make you full of energy. Do remember to encourage yourself when you’re down. You can keep your old friends close and make new friends with the students who make your life better and happier.
Make a plan
You might have more difficult courses but high school teachers won’t take care of you like in junior high. Mostly, you have to learn by yourself. Getting enough sleep and exercising more are both important. You need to manage your time wisely. You’d better make a time plan or a calendar can help.
Be responsible(负责的) for yourself
There is always someone smarter, richer or better looking than you. I hope that you only pay attention to your own work. Please find out your goals and make them clear. Then stick to your decisions and be responsible for the results.
Help other students
Not everyone is going to be nice to you. But you should give him a hand when you find someone is in trouble. Giving makes each other closer and makes you more popular.
Some advice for a new senior high school student | |
| Be a positive person | ☆When you’re down, remember to ☆You should make friends who make you happier. |
| ☆You have to learn by yourself because others can’t always look after you. ☆You need to manage your time wisely | |
| Be responsible for yourself | ☆I hope that only your own work ☆You’d better find out your goals and stick to them. |
| Help other students | ☆When someone is ☆Giving makes us closer and more popular. |
When you are in your favorite clothing store, everything is so cheap and fashionable(时尚的) in your eyes! Even if you don’t need anything, you still leave the store with bags of new clothes.
This doesn’t seem so bad. However, there are a lot of other costs behind the low price. It’s clear that the fashion industry is terrible for the earth. It uses a lot of resources(资源) and pollutes the environment with waste.
Fashion is one of the least sustainable(可持续的) industries. We’ve all become our own waste managers, collecting fashion waste in our homes. It doesn’t just take up space but also ends up in landfills(垃圾场). Three out of every five pieces of clothing are sent to landfills. Luckily, second-hand clothing is becoming popular. It’s cheaper. More and more people choose to buy second-hand clothing. The value of the second-hand market may reach $80 billion(十亿) by 2029, an increase of 185% compared to the value at present.
In fact, there is still an even better choice. It’s not to shop at all. Making full use of what you have already had is the best choice of shopping.
1. Is the fashion industry good for the environment?2. Where will most of our clothing end up?
3. Why is second-hand clothing becoming popular?
4. How much may the value of the second-hand market reach by 2029?
5. What’s the best choice of shopping according to the passage?
10 . Yuebai(月白), qielan(窃蓝) and shiqing(石青)... Do you know these words about the color blue? It’s how ancient Chinese people talked about different kinds of blue—light or deep. Yuebai is not white. It’s a kind of blue close to the color of the moonlight.
Ancient Chinese people divided colors into basic colors and mixed colors. There were five basic colors: blue, red, yellow, white and black. People could put them together to get mixed colors. For example, mixing yellow and blue gets green. Thousands of colors came in this way.
Colors have special meanings in Chinese culture. In ancient China, color was a symbol of social positions. For example, yellow stood for power. And officials of different ranks(不同品级的官员) wore clothes with different colors. Only officials of the top three ranks could wear purple clothes. Blue was for those in the two lowest ranks.
In fact, many beautiful color names come from famous works. For example, dongfangjibai(东方既白) is a light blue color. It comes from a work written by Su Shi. The blue color describes the color of the sky before the sun rises. Like this, the pink color taoyao comes from The Book of Poetry (《诗经》). This color describes blooming peach trees(盛开的桃树). Sounds beautiful, right? These colors from ancient China show the understanding of beauty.
1. According to the passage, yuebai is a word about ________.| A．light blue | B．deep blue | C．light green | D．deep green |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．the cloud | B．the sky | C．the water | D．the land |
| A．qielan and shiqing are the same blue | B．mixing red and blue gets green |
| C．yellow stood for power in ancient China | D．pink taoyao is from Su Shi’s work |
| A．Different kinds of purple | B．The symbols of several colors |
| C．The understanding of blue | D．The colors from ancient China |
