1 . Have you ever heard of National Park of Hainan Tropical (热带的) Rainforest? It is our own “Amazon”. If you travel there, what can you enjoy?

Animals

The park is home to Hainan gibbons (长臂猿). They look like monkeys, but have no tails. They eat fruits and leaves from over 130 kinds of plants. In the 1980s, there were fewer than 10 gibbons (长臂猿) in the park. In 2022, there were 36 because people protected their home and planted trees.

Plants

The park is a “live museum” of plants. It is also home to 133 kinds of national key protected plants. Cycas hainanensis (海南苏铁) is an example. It has feather-like (羽毛样的) big leaves. It grows slowly, but can live as long as 200 years. It probably won’t grow flowers or fruits in North China. But in Hainan, cycas hainanensis (海南苏铁) over 10 years old blossom (开花) and bear fruits (结果) almost every year.

Culture

Miao and Li people have lived in the park for generations (世代). Their houses look like upside-down boats. They are built above the ground to keep away animals. Li people make clothes from bark (树皮). Their history of tree bark clothing dates back to about 10,000 years ago. Some people still use bark clothing nowadays.

1. What do gibbons eat?

A．All kinds of fruits and leaves.

B．Fruits and leaves from many kinds of plants.

C．Grass.

2. What was the population of Hainan gibbons (长臂猿) in 2022?

A．Over 30.

B．Less than 10.

C．About 130.

3. How many kinds of national key protected plants are there in the park?

A．130.

B．30.

C．133.

4. What do Miao and Li people’s houses look like?

A．Upside-down boats.

B．Towers.

C．Trucks.

5. Li people use tree bark________.

A．to avoid animals

B．to make clothes

C．to produce boats

2 . When people talk about the human body, they usually talk about arms or legs, hands or feet, the heart or the brain. Those parts of the body are important, but we often forget about our skin (皮肤) and it is very important, too.

It tells us about the outside world—whether it is hot or cold, wet or dry. It also tells us if the body is hurt—that is when we feel pain. Skin covers our bodies. Every time we move, our skin moves, too. Try this: pull up the skin from the back of your hand and then let it go. What happens? The skin goes back to its first position (位置). That means that skin is elastic (有弹性的). We can move it and pull it but it always goes back.

Our skin seems to be very thin but it is made of two layers (层). The top layer is the one we wash every day. Do you know that this part of the body is dead? However, it is important because it is used for protecting us against dirt (灰尘) and disease.

Living skin cells (细胞) travel from the bottom (底部的) layer to the outside of the body. This takes about 27 days.

Skin has millions of very small holes, called pores (毛孔). Water cannot get into our bodies through these pores but it can get out. Pores allow water from the blood to leave the body —this water is called sweat (汗). Sweat helps to keep our bodies at the same temperature. When it is very hot, we sweat a lot, but even when it is quite cool, we sweat, too. On a cool day, when it is not hot or humid(潮湿), our bodies produce about 700 ml of sweat. That is more than 0. 5 kilo!

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “disease” in the passage means “________”.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．illness

2. According to the passage, skin is important because ________.

A．it can move with our bodies

B．it can help us to know the outside world

C．it’s part of our bodies and it needs washing every day

3. The relationship between the temperature and the amount of sweat is ________.

A．when the weather is very hot, we sweat a lot

B．when the weather is quite cool, we don’t sweat

C．when the weather isn’t hot or humid, our bodies only produce about 70 ml of sweat

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The function (作用) of sweat is to keep our bodies at the same temperature.

B．The skin always goes back to its first position after being moved or pulled.

C．Through pores in the skin, living skin cells travel to the outside of the body.

5. Which is the main idea of this passage?

A．It explains the importance of the skin to the human body.

B．It tells us some information about the structure (构造) of the skin.

C．It reminds (提醒) us to protect our skin against dirt.

3 . 根据短文内容，用符合语意及语法规则的词填空。

The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of 2,000 years. During these 2,000 years lots of Mid-Autumn traditions have been thought up by Chinese people. All the celebrations show the happiness and excitement of people.

The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival are appreciating (欣赏) the moon, eating mooncakes together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns. These three celebrations have been passed from generation to generation. Chinese people may think the Mid-Autumn Festival is not coming if they don’t do these three things.          

In some places in China people celebrate the festival in different ways. In Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, people eat taro (芋头) to celebrate the festival, because the taro harvest occurs (发 生) at the same time as the festival. They eat taro and hope the harvest is good in the next year. In Nanjing, people cook duck with sweet-scented osmanthus (桂花) because Nanjing people think sweet-scented osmanthus is a symbol of peace. In some places people make fires inside towers to celebrate the festival, because they think the fire is a symbol of good business.

In the literary history of China, many poets penned praise to the pure moon of the Mid-Autumn night and gave words to their delicate (柔和的) feelings. The following is one of the best of those poems.

Thoughts in the Silent Night

-Li Bai

The moonlight is shinning through the window,
And it makes me wonder if it is the frost on the ground,
Looking up to see the moon,
Looking down I miss so much about my home town.
Li Bai used his lines (诗) to express his homesickness at the Moon Festival.
1. All the Mid-Autumn celebrations show the ________ and _______ of people.
2. The main celebrations during the Mid-Autumn Festival include appreciating the moon, eating ________ together and making Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival ________.
3. People in Nanjing cook _______ with sweet-scented osmanthus because they think sweet-scented osmanthus symbolizes (象征)   _________.
4. In some places people _________ _________ inside towers to celebrate the festival.
5. The ________ of the poem Thoughts in the Silent Night is Li Bai from ________.

4 . Interesting Festivals in the World

Throwing tomatoes—Spain (西班牙)

Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks (卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.

Rolling cheese—England

This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper’s Hill. A large wheel of cheese (奶酪) is roiled down Cooper’s Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.

Burning man—the United States

The Burning Man Festival lasts a week, it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture (雕塑) of a man.

Pouring water—Thailand

The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.

根据语篇内容，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选择最佳答案。
1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?

A．Spain.

B．England.

C．The United States.

D．Thailand.

3. Which festival is held in Black Rock?

A．Throwing tomatoes.	B．Rolling cheese.
C．Burning man.	D．Pouring water.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.

B．Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day.

C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.

D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.

5. The passage is most probably taken from           .

A．a tour guide	B．a science report
C．a story book	D．a fashion magazine

5 . 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

In the past, man did not think about the protection of the environment. Today, the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources (资源) too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals (化学制品). Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful (强大的) machines to cut down more and more trees. We know that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate (速度), in a few years, there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems?

If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops (作物) can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate (教育) people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The Importance of     1     the Environment
Problems people are making	Catching more     2    , cutting down more trees...
Ways to     3     these problems	Eating more vegetables and less meat, using modern methods of birth control and     4     people to consider (考虑) the problems.
Aim	Having a better and cleaner place to     5     in the future.

6 . 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。

A city without cars would be very strange, right? Venice is such a city. Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It isn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is every where around the city. Even So, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can take you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy cool summer nights while they are taking boating trips. Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

A     1     Without Cars--Venice
Its position	In the     2     part of Italy
Its traffic	Seawater is here and there around the city even so, travel is     3
Its problem	This made the city get lower     4
Its summer scenery	They like to enjoy cool summer nights while     5     boat trips

7 . Dream culture is an important part of ancient Chinese culture. Dream interpreting(解释) is   popular in China，and the most famous reference（参考书） for dream interpreting is the book Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams.（周公解梦）

Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams could suggest lucky and unlucky things.   Since different dreams have different meanings, people can get meanings of luck or bad luck by interpreting them. Actually, dream interpreting is not totally（完全）a superstition. It does have some scientific value.

Dream is the reflection（反映） of the fact.   Many dreams are actually something about what happened in the daytime.   This kind of dream can be easily understood without dream interpreting.

Dream is the body's self-implication（自我暗示）. Traditional Chinese medical science says that dreams are connected with the health condition of human's bodies.   When Yin and Yang are imbalanced（失调的），dreams come into being. If someone dreamt that he or she was roasted（烤） by a big fire，it shows he or she might easily get angry or nervous.

Dreams are usually different from the facts. It means that things will develop in the   opposite direction when they become worse.

To some degree, Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is scientifically reasonable(合理的). Over thousands of years has passed，the book still has many secrets waiting for us to explore. 46.

1. According to the passage, dream culture           .

A．is important in ancient Chinese culture	B．is unimportant in foreign culture
C．has no scientific value	D．is something about God

2. In the old days Chinese people thought that dreams           .

A．could suggest lucky and unlucky things	B．couldn't be interpreted
C．were always different from the fact	D．were very popular

3. What does the underlined word “superstition” mean in Chinese?

A．科学

B．预兆

C．迷信

D．梦魇

4. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams is a book about dream interpreting.

B．When Yin and Yang are not balanced，you dream easily.

C．Dreams sometimes are the opposite of the fact.

D．There are no secrets in the book Duke o f Zhou Interprets Dreams.

5. What’s the title for the passage?

A．Interpretation of Dream Culture.	B．Duke of Zhou Interprets Dreams
C．Dream in Ancient Times	D．How do you feel when you are in a dream

8 . Many people keep small fish as pets. They keep them in a tank (水槽) of water. The tank is made of clear glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.

The fish need room. They must not be crowded. Fish need oxygen to breathe. Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is important. In the tank many people put small plants that are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble (轻咬) on the plants. They hide among the plants and sleep, lay eggs there. The plants need light. Most fish need light, too. The tank may be put near a window. It will get light there. Another place might be better, though. A window may let cold air in. The water in the tank may get too cold. The fish may die because cold water can kill them. So can hot water. The temperature must be just right. The fish must be kept in water all the time. Some fish can jump high. They may jump out of the tank. The tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from jumping out.

The fish need food and they should be fed every day. Giving them too much food is bad. The extra (额外的) food will fall to the bottom and make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes. Nothing should be left. When this pens. the amount (数量) of food is right.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “oxygen” means in the passage “________” in Chinese.

A．烟雾

B．二氧化碳

C．氧气

2. A tank near the window may not be good for pet fish because ________.

A．no air can get in through the window

B．pet fish will jump out of the window

C．cold air may make the water too cold

3. The tank should be covered because ________.

A．some fish may jump out of the tank

B．the water may be dirty

C．it can keep the light away

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．A lot of water in the tank may cause pet fish to die.

B．The size of the tank is important to fish.

C．When people feed the fish, the food should be eaten in 10 minutes.

5. Which is the main idea of this passage ________.

A．It tells us why fish must be put in a glass tank

B．It tells us how people should keep their pet fish

C．It tells us what kind of plants is good for pet fish

9 . Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of each paragraph.
1. Suggest your parents turning off their cars when they don’t use them. Don’t use the cleaners that are bad for the environments. Don’t throw waste here and there.
2. If you live in cities or towns , it will be easy for you to recycle waste. You just put your glass, paper and plastic bags outside and the recycling truck will pick them up . If you don’t live in such areas, you have to find a recycling centre.
3. When you have a bath , brush your teeth or wash your hands, please don’t let the water run all the time . Only run the water when necessary.
4. Turn off the lights and television when you are out. Don’t waste the electricity. Energy is very important to us.
5. Paper is made of wood. If you waste too much paper, you are cutting down more trees. Forests are so important to us, so try to make the best use of paper.

A. How to protect trees B. Save energy C. Avoid environmental pollution E. Save water D. Recycle F. Don’t waste paper

10 . “Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao(淘宝)? I am a Taobaoer, ” says Wangfang, 28,a writer in Beijing. Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wangfang’s life. She spends half of her salary(薪水) on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet user like Wang have found the pleasure of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. People can find almost everything they need online, from clothes to books, from candy to DVD players. And clothing and home-use products are the most popular goods bought online.
The biggest attration for buyers is the low price of online goods. Buyers can also check the information easily. They can compare the prices of the same kind of goods from different sellers, and choose the cheapest one. When someone asks her about the safety of online shopping, Wangfang said,“It’s very safe and easy. If you can’t receive the goods from the sellers or are not satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get a refund If you give the goods back.”
1. What goods do people like to choose online best?

A．Clothing

B．Candy

C．Books

2. Buying goods online is usually than buying them from the shopping mall.

A．faster

B．safer

C．cheaper

3. The underlined word “refund”means        in Chinese..

A．补偿金

B．退款

C．欠款

4. From the passage we can learn       .

A．Taobao is the largest site of online shopping in the world

B．Wangfang spends most of the money she makes online shopping

C．more and more Chinese enjoy shopping online

5. The passage mainly talk about_____

A．a shopping mall

B．Taobao

C．online shopping