1 . 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. |
| A．Spain. | B．England. | C．The United States. | D．Thailand. |
| A．Throwing tomatoes. | B．Rolling cheese. |
| C．Burning man. | D．Pouring water. |
| 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. |
| A．a tour guide | B．a science report |
| C．a story book | D．a fashion magazine |
2 . We can see some overhead bridge (天桥）in Yueyang city. There is one near the No. 1 People’s Hospital. Another is in front of the Bus Station. As we all know, it is not safe to cross a busy road. These bridges can help people cross the roads safely. Overhead bridges have the same use as street crossings.
Many people think it great trouble to go through overhead bridges. The old and the young think it’s difficult for them to climb up and down the steps of the overhead bridges. But why does the government build so many overhead bridges? That’s because old people and young children walk slowly. And when they cross a busy road using a street crossing, the traffic will be held up or maybe stopped, or even a traffic accident may happen. With the help of the overhead bridges, people and the traffic can move at the same time. A lot of money has been spent building these overhead bridges. People, the old or the young should always use them. This can help stop traffic accidents from happening.
阅读短文，判断正误。（正确选A，错误选B）1. There is only one overhead bridge in Yueyang city. A B
2. It is dangerous for people to cross a busy road. A B
3. All the people like using overhead bridges instead of street crossings. A B
4. Overhead bridges help people and the traffic move at the same time. A B
5. An overhead bridge can help stop a traffic accident from happening. A B
3 . ①On May 30, 2023, China successfully launched Shenzhou XVI, and three astronauts began their journey into outer space. The work of astronaut in space is very busy. On the one hand, astronauts follow the “eight-hour workday” in space just as they do on the ground. On the other hand, astronauts can arrange their daily work according to their own condition. Therefore, life in space is not all about work, and astronauts can also relax and carry out a variety of activities after work.
②Are you interested in what Chinese astronauts on board the Tiangong space station do in their free time? The astronauts in space can watch the games. They watched the games only in their free time, because there was so much work for them to do. Astronauts can also look through news, listen to music, read books, as well as make video calls with their families. So they can spend their free time as if they live on the earth.
③Besides their daily work, the astronauts in spaceship also spent much time exercising. The environment of space is different from that of the earth. In order to stay healthy, they need to do some exercise every day.
④The China Manned Space Agency said that the astronauts can use a set of specially designed (设计) machines, including a treadmill (跑步机) and an exercise bike, to exercise according to their personal exercise programme. They also played table tennis in their free time.
⑤Astronauts are happy to work in the outer space as on the ground and they are enjoying doing something interesting to make their space life more colourful.
1. What does “arrange” in Paragraph ① mean in Chinese?| A．完成 | B．挑战 | C．安排 |
| A．Communicate with their families. |
| B．Watch the games at any time. |
| C．Designed the exercise bike. |
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 |
| A．①/②③④⑤ | B．①/②③④/⑤ | C．①②③④/⑤ |
| A．The Work of Astronauts in Space. |
| B．The Exercise of Astronauts in Space. |
| C．The Life of Astronauts in Space. |
4 . Chinese martial arts (武术) can date back to old times when Chinese ancestors used stones and wooden clubs in hunting for self-defense (自我防卫). Martial arts have been created and developed by Chinese people. They are considered as a valuable national culture. The main reason why people practice martial arts is to improve their health. Besides, to train their defense skills and to have fun are secondary purposes. Do you feel like learning more about them?
Shaolin boxing is named after the Shaolin Temple on Mount Songshan where the monks (僧人) practiced it in the early years of the Tang dynasty. During that time, when Li Shimin was attacked by his enemy near Luoyang, 13 monks from the Shaolin Temple saved him. After Li became the emperor of the Tang dynasty, he gave land and silver to the Shaolin Temple as a reward. From then on, the Shaolin Temple and Shaolin boxing became well-known, Shaolin boxing is the representative (典型的) boxing style of long boxing.
Tai Chi is a popular school of Chinese martial arts. It owns slow and gentle movements that are designed for defense, strengthening of build and prevention of diseases. In this art, it’s necessary that the mind guide the body with the help of gentle and relaxing movements.
Qigong, also called deep breathing exercise is practiced by the Chinese to keep fit. The purpose of Qigong is to coordinate (协调) the health of the mind and body. It requires people to focus on their mind Sand breathe in a special way to improve the condition of his or her body.
1. Why do people practice martial arts?2. When did Li Shimin reward the Shaolin Temple?
3. Do you have to move fast when you practice Tai Chi?
4. How can people improve the condition of his or her body when practicing Qigong?
5. What kinds of martial arts are mentioned in the passage?
5 . Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty. He lived in a small village which lies in Hubei Province today. He invented the printing around 600 AD (公元). He was the world’s first inventor of the printing. The printing in Germany was about 400 years later than that.
The printing is also called the movable type printing (活字印刷). But how did it work in the past?
First of all, the clay was made into movable types. Then words were engraved (雕刻) carefully onto the types. After that, the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink onto the movable types. Finally, the types could be used for printing. They could be used again and again for different books.
The movable type printing plays an important role in Chinese culture. With the help of it, Chinese culture spread around the world more quickly. At the same time,the movable type printing was widely used in the world. As a result, more and more culture communication among countries took place.
The movable type printing, the compass (指南针), gun powder and the paper-making are called four great inventions of China. They make China own an important and even top position in the history of human civilization (文明).
1. What should the workers do after the words were chosen and put in right order?| A．Brush ink onto the types. | B．Make the clay into movable types. |
| C．Print by using the types. | D．Engrave words onto the types. |
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
| A．The compass. | B．Gun powder. |
| C．The paper-making. | D．The movable type printing. |
| A．Four great inventions and their position in the history of human civilization. |
| B．Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing after trying many times. |
| C．The movable type printing and the importance for the culture communication. |
| D．How Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing in Song Dynasty. |
The World Future Society is made up of a group of people. They are really interested in a subject—how modern technology is making our world better. The things that we will be able to do in the future should help us live better lives in many ways. Here are just some of them:
People
People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people go blind, deaf or have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135,000 today to 2.2 million by 2050.
Environment
The technology for making energy from wind and the sun is growing very quickly. In the future wind and sun energy could become much cheaper and more countries could use it. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result.
Society and culture
The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendships. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping on the Internet.
Technology
The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machines) will make all sorts of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat.
1. What is the subject of the World Future Society? (no more than 8 words)2. Will people live longer or shorter? (no more than 4 words)
3. Where will people do 24-hour shopping? (no more than 8 words)
4. Will more countries use energy from wind and the sun?
5. What is “nanotechnology”? (no more than 5 words)
7 . The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have a dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it. In fact, as a man from America, that often discomforts (使不适) me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I do not want to because it is considered (视为) bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he’s really hungry or thirsty. That is very polite in China but is not in the West at all. In the US, people consider keeping asking someone again and again or insisting (坚持) on his accepting something are bad manners (礼貌；举止). Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is served with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some orange juice if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the US, you’d better remember the famous saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
1. From this passage we can see that the writer is ________.| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．American | D．Indian |
| A．uncomfortable | B．sad | C．excited | D．happy |
| A．to refuse an offer | B．to keep asking someone to accept something |
| C．to eat much at a dinner party | D．to express (表达) their true ideas |
| A．He has had enough. | B．He is shy. |
| C．He is afraid that others will laugh at him. | D．He thinks it’s polite to do that. |
| A．ask for it through others | B．refuse the offer |
| C．ask for it directly | D．express himself indirectly (间接地) |
It’s important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily lives. Compared with some unhappy people those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely (可能的) to get colds, according to a new study. The researchers from New York University said, “Being happy helps the body prevent (预防) diseases.”
“It seems that positive feelings may reduce (减少) the possibility of illnesses,” said the researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this period, the people told researchers about their happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The results showed that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. But people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted (持续) for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people have positive feelings, their bodies may produce a kind of chemical (化学物质) that helps to fight illnesses. So if you care about your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.
1. The passage tells us the importance of2. People who are always
3. Good feelings will make the illnesses
4. How long did the people stay alone in a room after having a cold according to the earlier study?
5. From Paragraph l, what can you learn from the research (研究) in New York University?
9 . Liaoning Provincial Museum (辽宁省博物馆) is a fun place for many students. They love to go there. Why? Let’s find out.
Many schools have their classes at the museum. “About 100 schools cooperate with us. They bring their students to our museum. Reciting poems (背诵诗歌) is often boring and difficult for students. To make it easy and fun. We give talks about poems and make shows to tell the stories of poets (诗人) like Li Bai, DuFu, and Lu You. We also teach students to write calligraphy (书法),” says Dong, a man from the museum.
Interestingly, the museum makes plays about those poets and asks students to act in them. Students recite poems in the plays and get to experience the lives of the poets.
The museum also cares about village students. It gives shows about the poets on a bus. The bus is like a moving (移动的) museum and it goes to villages far from the museum.
The museum brings ▲ to students’ lives and makes it so fun. That’s why students have a great love for the museum.
1. What does the word “cooperate” probably mean in Paragraph 2?| A．Have fun. | B．Work together. | C．Make friends. | D．Take a walk. |
①Give talks about poems. ②Watch shows about poets.
③Learn to write calligraphy. ④Experience poets’ lives in plays.
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．The museum has a bus in it. |
| B．The museum looks like a bus. |
| C．The museum shows love for village students. |
| D．The museum makes shows about village students. |
| A．history | B．music | C．English | D．math |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
In China, many students spend much of their time on their studies, and don’t help with housework at home. As a result, they lack (缺乏) basic skills.
Luckily, things are changing. Many schools began to teach students life skills. Guangming Middle School in Sichuan set up some farming clubs. There students learned to plant vegetables. “At first, I thought I could only grow some vegetables here, but actually, I learned a lot about vegetables.” said Chen Jia, a girl at the school.
In a Hope Middle School, students have a special life skills class, they learn to make dumplings in different kinds of shapes. “I couldn’t make dumplings before, but now I am good at doing it. I really love my life skills class. It’s my favorite class.” said Zhang Yan, a boy at the school.
In fact, learning life skills is as important as learning Chinese and math because it helps us prepare for our future lives. Boys and girls, do you help your parents do housework at home? If not, maybe you should start now. You can learn a lot from housework.
1. Guangming Middle School set up some farming clubs.2. Chen Jia learns a lot about making dumplings.
3. Zhang Yan is good at planting vegetables now.
4. Now, Zhang Yan likes the life skills class the most.
5. The passage mainly gives us some suggestions on how to do housework.
