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As we all know, there is very short of water in lots of areas in Africa. However, there is a magical tree which can help to solve the water problem. It is called the “sacred (神圣的) tree of Africa”-baobab tree (猴面包树).
A baobab tree is huge like an upside-down carrot. It can grow so large that it requires more than 40 people holding hands to circle it. Actually, most baobab trees are not very tall, only about ten meters.
A baobab tree is full of treasures. It is said that if everyone in Africa had a 10-meter-tall baobab tree, it would solve more than 50% of their food problems. In hot Africa, water is the most needed. When the rainy season comes, the baobab tree starts to hold water in its body. The baobab tree is said to be the most water-holding tree. It can hold thousands of kilograms of water in its body. Local people usually cut a hole in the tree with a knife and get clean water from it. The baobab tree leaves are a bit like spinach (菠菜) leaves. True to its Chinese name, the fruit of the baobab tree tastes like bread. But it’s not like bread with cream. It tastes dry. Local people seldom get stomach problems because of eating it.
Baobab trees are not only useful for humans, but for animals in nature! Their fruit can be good food for monkeys, lizards and other African animals. Their leaves can also be eaten to get enough water. The branches of a baobab look like a root, making it a perfect home to birds.
Indeed, baobab trees are the “tree of life” for Africans. The tall, straight baobab trees act like lighthouses. As the African saying goes, “Baobab trees lit up against the dark ‘African Sky’.” They light up not only the night sky, but also our respect for nature.
1. Which of the following sentences is an opinion?| A．Many places in Africa are very short of water. |
| B．Most baobab trees are not very tall, only about ten meters. |
| C．Baobab trees are useful both for humans and animals in nature! |
| D．A baobab tree can hold thousands of kilograms of water in its body. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Africans in Need of Water | B．The Sacred Tree of Africa |
| C．A Magic Tree in Danger | D．The Most Water-holding Tree |
2 . During the Spring Festival, two films were very popular and dominated (占首要地位) the mainland China and global box office charts (中国大陆和全球票房排行榜) over the latest weekend. YOLO, a comedy drama was the top earning film worldwide (全球收入最高的电影) for a second weekend running. Article 20 improved significantly (显著地). It climbed up to the third place in the latest weekend charts and earned $70. 2 million over the weekend.
 | YOLO is short for “You only live once”, which is popular among the young in the West. It’s used to express the view that one should make the most of the present moment without worrying about the future. It tells the story of an unemployed (失业的) woman in her thirties who still lives with her parents. After she meets a boxing (拳击) coach, her life is changed. Although the film has caused an online controversy (争议) due to Jia’s weight loss, she once explained that the film was not related to (与……有关) weight loss. It tells how a kind person learns to love herself and achieves her dream. She builds confidence by practising boxing hard and shapes herself better and stronger. |
 | Aside from YOLO, Zhang Yimou’s Article 20 is so far the most anticipated (受期待的) film for the Spring Festival holiday. It focuses on ordinary peoples’ stories. Some of the stories in Article 20 are based upon real-life events. Article 20 comes from Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (《中华人民共和国刑法》), and it’s explaining an act that a person commits (采取) to stop an Unlawful (非法) infringement (侵害) in order to prevent the interests of the state and the public, or his own or other person’s rights of the person, property (财产) or other rights from being infringed (侵犯) upon by the on-going infringement, thus harming the perpetrator (行凶者), is justifiable (正当的) defence (防卫), and he should not bear (承担) criminal responsibility (刑事责任能力). |
1. Which film remained the top earning film worldwide for a second weekend running?
| A．Pegasus 2. | B．Article 20. | C．YOLO. | D．The Movie Emperor. |
| A．You only love once. | B．You only live once. |
| C．You only live on. | D．Young only live once. |
| A．YOLO encourages us to lose weight and live comfortably without hard work. |
| B．YOLO tells a story of a girl who likes to fight against others for fun. |
| C．Article 20 encourages people to learn more about laws to defend (防卫) ourselves properly. |
| D．Article 20 shows the laws sometimes are useless (无用的) and we needn’t learn about laws. |
Have you ever dreamed of travelling all the way over the rainbow? Well, it’s easier than you think. All you need to do is to book a plane ticket to Rainbow Mountain in Peru (秘鲁).
Rainbow Mountain is a beautiful natural wonder. It lies in the Andes in Cusco (库斯科的安第斯山脉). As its name suggests, the mountain has different colours.
But why is it in yellow, green, red and purple? The reason is the ice that covered the area centuries ago. When it started to melt (融化), the water mixed with the minerals (矿物质) in the ground and turned the earth into many colours.
If you plan your trip to the mountain, try to go during warmer months when there is less rain or snow. Rain or snow makes the climbing more difficult and the colours will look less beautiful. The best time is from March to November, when there are blue skies and pleasant weather. At the same time, visit it in the morning or evening, either right after sunrise or right before sunset. Very sunny days may make you not take nice photos.
To get to Rainbow Mountain, you should first travel to Cusco—a province in the south of Peru. Then you can take a drive to Qesoyuno. From there you can start the journey on foot. It takes about a two-or-three-hour walk to the top. This is really the best way, but the trip is very difficult. Because the mountain sits at a very high altitude (海拔) about 5,200 meters above the sea level, so bring enough water and take your time.
1. How does the writer start the passage?| A．By listing a fact. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By telling a story. | D．By giving an example. |
| A．It has seven different colours. | B．It’s a man-made wonder. |
| C．It was covered by ice in the past. | D．It’s the most famous place of Peru. |
| A．At noon of a cold day in December. |
| B．On the evening of a rainy day in August. |
| C．On the afternoon of a snowy day in January. |
| D．On the morning of a sunny day in September. |
| A．Rainbow Mountain with different colours lies in the Andes in Cusco. |
| B．Very sunny days will help you take nice photos on Rainbow Mountain. |
| C．From Cusco, it takes about 2 or 3 hours to walk to the top of Rainbow Mountain. |
| D．Rainbow Mountain sits at an altitude about 520 meters above the sea level. |
4 . Cooking will be a must-have for primary and secondary school students in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu Province. Sun Jiarui is a 10-year-old girl from Outang Central Primary School in Wuxi. She has recently been famous online for her cooking skills.
Sun has been learning to cook from her father since she was eight. In November of 2021, videos of Sun’s skillful cooking were shared by People’s Daily on its official Sina Weibo account.
The news of “a 10-year-old girl in Wuxi, Jiangsu can make more than 50 dishes” was uploaded online. According to China News, Sun Jiarui can make more than 50 home-cooked dishes such as plum vegetables and sauerkraut fish. In the video taken by her father, the little girl’s skillful movement looks like a professional chef. And the little girl has become “the children of other people’s houses” in the eyes of many parents.
In the coming term in September, primary and secondary school pupils in China will find a new“practical activities” course in their schedule, with at least one class every week. They should master the ability to cook.
When cooking is about to become a necessary course for primary and secondary school students, it is reminded that kitchen safety is more important than labor skills. When primary and secondary school students go to the kitchen, safety always comes first.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。1. What makes Sun famous online?
2. When did Sun begin to learn to cook from her father?
3. How many home-cooked dishes can Sun Jiarui make?
4. What ability should primary and secondary school students master according to the new course?
5. As a middle school student, what do you think of cooking?
5 . Have you watched the recent TV Three-Body? Changed by Liu Cixin’s science book The Three-Body Problem, the show is very popular with people. One of the most exciting part must be Operation Guzheng.
In order to find the important information on a huge ship, people plan to cut the ship into pieces. They set up many thin strings (线) across the river, which are made by high technology. Looking like Guzheng, the strings quietly cut the steel ship into pieces as if the ship was soft tofu!
Is it possible to cut ships with thin strings in real life? In fact, strings are very good at cutting. For example, the egg cutting machine uses thin strings to cut eggs into pieces. A kite line can easily hurt people if it gets circle around their necks. This is because the thin strings have a very small contact area, leading to a high intensity of pressure (压强) when they cut things.
In the program, the strings are as thin as human hair. To cut the ship, the pressure needs to be 200 MPa. How strong is that pressure? Imagine an elephant standing on a string! In real life, scientists won’t be able to make such thin strings that wouldn’t easily break, at least for years to come. The cutting will also create lots of heat. We don’t have the things to bear (忍耐) that high temperature while it’s also thin enough to cut through. It’s still far away from the technology in the program.
1. What is the purpose of Operation Guzheng in the program?| A．To find a huge ship. | B．To turn the ship into soft tofu. |
| C．To get important information. | D．To cut the ship into pieces. |
| A．huge | B．hard | C．soft | D．smooth |
| A．By telling stories. | B．By explaining rules. |
| C．By showing numbers. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．Making thin strings is easy. | B．People break strings with machines. |
| C．Cutting things must use strings. | D．People need strong pressure to cut ships. |
| A．Music & Fashion. | B．Sports & Games. |
| C．Science & Technology. | D．Culture & Nature. |
6 . Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?
According to a study, half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average (平均) of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness (近视) since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.
Staring (盯) at smartphones for long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance, your eyes automatically blink (自动眨眼) a certain number of times. However, when you look at things closer to your face, the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils (瞳孔) become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma (青光眼).
While you’re probably not going to stop using to your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 centimetres away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.
1. The article is mainly about ________.| A．advantages and disadvantages of smartphones |
| B．the rules to obey when using smartphones |
| C．the reason why teenagers get shortsightedness |
| D．the harm that smartphones do to users’ eyes |
| A．more British people have got shortsightedness since 1997 |
| B．each of the British people spends two hours a day on smartphones |
| C．half of the British people began to use smartphones 24 years ago |
| D．the number of British people who own smartphones increases by 35% |
| A．too many blinks | B．smaller pupils |
| C．dry eyes and glaucoma | D．more tears in the eyes |
| A．Hold the phone at least half a meter away from the eyes. |
| B．Don’t use the phone for over an hour without a break. |
| C．Turn off your phone for a couple of hours every day. |
| D．Look at the tip of your nose for several minutes.. |
7 . Each summer, you hear news that some sports players are sent to hospital because it is too hot. Our bodies can’t be outside in the sun for a long time. So in hot summers, be careful about playing sports outside.
Firstly, to play sports safely in hot weather, you must drink water. Sports drinks are great for athletes, but they have so much sugar that they’ll dehydrate (使脱水) you more. However, drinking a few bottles of sports drinks will be good for you.
Secondly, be sure to take enough breaks to let your body rest. If your coach doesn’t let you take enough breaks in the heat, don’t wait until you feel uncomfortable. Just be honest with your coach when you need breaks.
Thirdly, when you have a break, don’t sit in the sun. With the sun beating down on you, you’ll only heat up and sweat (冒汗) more. Take a seat under a tree, or even better, go indoors for a little while. Cooling yourself down can help you stay active longer.
Fourthly, remember that the earlier in the day you start your exercise, the cooler it will be. If you can start practice before the sun comes up, you have a few good hours to practise in the cool hours of the morning. Also, the earlier you practise, the earlier you can finish the exercise. If you need more practice time, come back to the field later in the evening, when the sun is setting.
Last but not least, you should watch what you eat. Eat food which is high in water, starch (淀粉) and carbohydrate (糖类), but be sure to get a good balance in your diet.
As long as you pay attention to the above, playing sports safely in the heat isn’t a difficult thing.
1. How many pieces of advice are mentioned in the passage?| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．we have a long time to practise after sunrise |
| B．we’d better start our exercise early |
| C．it is not wise to have practice after sunset |
| D．it doesn’t matter whether you practise early or late |
| A．Sports drinks are good for you with no harm. |
| B．Sitting under a tree is better than staying indoors. |
| C．You need to tell your coach when you feel tired. |
| D．Eating lots of sugar is necessary for sports safety. |
8 . Team games are important in school life. They help the children learn the importance of working together for a common goal. Team building activities help the students understand themselves and give them an opportunity to improve on their weakness.
Build a Story: This team game is about building a story form some pictures. Each team is supposed to build a story according to the picture given to each of its members. On understanding what each picture means, the team needs to put the pictures in order. The team that is the first to build the story wins.
Team Craft(剪纸): For this activity, the class is put into groups of four members. Each team is given some art materials like color pens, art paper and a knife. Each team should come up with something creative and special. The one who finishes first or does best in making craft will be the winner.
Team Sports: Outdoor activities and sports are some of the best team games for schools. Volleyball, soccer and basketball are some of the very interesting team games. Exercise mixed with fun is one of the most important interests of playing sports.
Dog and the Bone: This game is played between two teams. The teams line up in front of each other. In team A, each team member is given a different number. The same numbers are used for team B. An object is placed in an area between the two teams. The host (主持人) of the game calls out a number, the members with the same number from both teams rush to get the object. The member, who gets the “bone” first, make a point for his/her team.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．Team games. | B．Team sports. |
| C．Building a story. | D．Team art. |
| A．By saying a sentence one by one. |
| B．By putting the pictures in order. |
| C．By talking about the same picture. |
| D．By talking about different pictures. |
| A．The child who gets the object first. |
| B．The same number from both teams. |
| C．The game that the children play. |
| D．The object between the two teams. |
| A．Team Craft. | B．Playing volleyball. |
| C．Dog and the Bone. | D．Build a Story. |
9 . Autistic (自闭的) children are also known as “children of the stars”. They may have difficulties communicating with other people, but music, as a kind of artistic language, can open their hearts. By combining music with mobile technology, three students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have tried to help them with an app called Starrypia.
Tan Yilan, Zhang Junwei and Cai Yu spent five months building their AR-gamified music therapy app for children with autism. Autistic children use the app to scan things around them and they get clips (片段) of music as well as cartoon images. Then they form these clips of music again to create songs, which would be recorded in their music diaries.
“This is actually a kind of music therapy, through which autistic children can better express themselves. The process also trains their abilities of cognition (认知), listening and concentration,” said Tan. With AR interaction, the app encourages children to scan and tell the differences of all kinds of dolls, animals and plants. They even designed different levels, guiding users from their surroundings to nature.
According to the app’s developers, traditional music therapy is usually taken in hospitals. Autistic children sit in front of computers learning some music courses. But Starrypia makes the process more like a game, drawing children’s interest, reducing children’s resistance (抵触). Besides, it can be used anytime and anywhere, making the therapy lighter and easier.
Starrypia will soon be showed on the App Store. The developers are also preparing to sell the music works created by autistic children in the digital form of NFT (非同质化代币)，and return the money to their families.
When they tested the APP on autistic children, they got good responses, not only in professional terms but on the children’s faces.” I saw their smiles as they played with Starrypia, making everything worth it,” said Tan.
1. What does the underlined word “combining” mean in Paragraph 1?| A．sharing | B．connecting | C．comparing | D．providing |
| A．The advantages of the APP. | B．The reasons for building the APP. |
| C．The ways of helping autistic children. | D．The suggestions of treating autistic children. |
| A．Because the app makes the process of learning courses more like a game. |
| B．Because the process of using the app makes them able to listen and concentrate. |
| C．Because the app teaches them to learn some music courses in front of computers. |
| D．Because the app guides them how to scan and identify things from their surroundings. |
| A．How three college students invented the app called Starrypia. |
| B．Autistic children have difficulties dealing with their music courses. |
| C．Three college students design a music game app called Starrypia with different levels. |
| D．Three college students succeed in creating the app called Starrypia to help autistic children. |
Kunqu Opera, also called Kunqiang or Kunju, is one of the oldest operas in China. It has a long history of over 600 years and it is called the Mother of Chinese Operas. It’s known for its beautiful songs and style.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Gu Jian, an artist in Kunshan near Suzhou, worked together with other artists and they first created Kunshan qiang. Then in the Ming Dynasty, Wei Liangfu, a great opera artist, changed it and a new kind of opera, Kunqu Opera, came into being. After that, his student Liang Chenyu made more changes to Kunqu Opera and made the first Kunqu play in Chinese history—Huanshaji. Later, more and more artists started to write plays. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Kunqu Opera was quite popular in China. It was the No.1 opera until Beijing Opera took its place because Beijing Opera was easier to learn.
Kunqu Opera has lots of excellent plays from the old times. Many of them are still popular today, such as The Peony Pavilion by Tang Xianzu, The Kite by Li Yu, The Peach Blossom Fan by Kong Shangren and The Palace of Eternal Youth by Hong Sheng. The Peony Pavilion is the very best of all Kunqu Opera plays. It tells the love story between Liu Mengmei and Du Liniang around a number of dreams.
Kunqu Opera is coming back to life because of the hard work by opera artists. Zhang Jun, the headmaster of the Shanghai Opera School. He invited his musician friends to give a special performance recently. Can you imagine performing this traditional art form with some Western instruments? “For the past few years, I’ve been mixing Kunqu with other music types,” he said. He hopes to breathe new life into this opera. In this way, it can attract more young audience.
1. Which is the right order according to Paragraph 2?①Wei Liangfu created Kunqu Opera. ②Liang Chenyu wrote Huanshaji.
③Beijing Opera became popular. ④Gu Jian made Kunshan qiang.
| A．④→②→①→③ | B．④→①→②→③ | C．②→①→③→④ | D．②→①→④→③ |
| A．No opera in China is as old as Kunqu Opera. |
| B．It was not popular at the start of the Qing Dynasty. |
| C．It is becoming popular again because it has new style. |
| D．Beijing Opera is more difficult to learn than Kunqu. |
| A．To ask people to save Kunqu Opera. |
| B．To show how important Beijing Opera is. |
| C．To talk about different kinds of Chinese operas. |
| D．To help readers know more about Kunqu Opera. |
