1 . Are you feeling sleepy in class? I remember that I often got up at eight when I was young. And we didn’t do homework. But now, everything has changed (改变).
For 12-year-old Liu Xiangjian, the most difficult thing in life is getting up at 5:50 a. m. every school day. “I don’t want to get up so early, but I am afraid of being late,” the sixth-grade Beijing primary school student said. “I want more sleep.”
Liu has breakfast at 6:15 a. m. , and after a 30-minute bus ride, he arrives at 7 a. m. Like most of his 28 classmates, Liu arrives at school a full hour before lessons start at 8 a. m.
In 2020, a survey of 2,500 school children in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, found that about 77% of the students were short of sleep. In another recent survey made by the China Daily website, almost 70% of the 1,130 people said that they agree with cutting school hours, while 22% disagreed and 10% had no comment (评论).
Their children spend long hours at school, but many parents arrange (安排) for them to take more studies. Liu’s mother, Wang Qun, who teaches at a high school in Beijing, thinks her son is still not doing enough to win a place at a good high school. “Of course I want my son to have more sleep, more exercise and more fun,” she said, “but the common saying is that if you give your child a happy childhood (童年) in China, you will give him a failed (失败的) future.”
Something must be done to change people’s traditional thought that a college diploma (毕业证) is a ticket to a good job.
1. How many people in the survey had no comment?| A．1130. | B．149. | C．113. | D．991. |
| A．Liu Xiangjian likes to get up earlier. |
| B．Liu’s mother thinks her son is hard-working enough. |
| C．Liu goes to school by bike. |
| D．In Liu’s school, the first lesson starts at 8 a. m. |
| A．Students’ sleeping time | B．Survey about school children |
| C．Parents’ ideas | D．School life |
| A．If the child plays happily, he will fail the game |
| B．If a child doesn’t spend more time on study, he will not have a good job in the future |
| C．If a child has more sleep, he will go to a good college in the future |
| D．If a child plays happily, he will get a college diploma |
| A．A college diploma doesn’t mean a good job. | B．The students should have less sleeping time. |
| C．The writer agrees with Liu’s mother’s idea. | D．The writer disagrees with cutting school hours. |
2 . When your feelings are bad, what can you do? Let me tell you a good way of solving this problem. If it is sunny outside, go out and stay in the sun for half an hour, and you will be better soon.
Scientists believe that weather affects (影响) people’s feelings. When the sun is shining, people often feel (A)______, but when it is cloudy, people often feel bad.
Also, you should pay more attention (注意) to your health in different weather.
For example, in hot summer, you should have more sleep. You can get up late in the cool morning. When the temperature is over 32℃, you should stop having sports.
根据所给材料，完成下列任务。
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “solving” in Chinese?
| A．避免 | B．预防 | C．解决 | D．改善 |
3. 判断正误(T/F)。When it’s cloudy, your feelings may be bad.
4. 判断正误(T/F)。In hot summer, we should decrease (减少) sleeping time.
5. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
3 . You may have known about many traditional Chinese festivals such as Spring Festival or Lantern Festival, but have you ever heard of Dragon Heads-raising Day?
Dragon Heads-raising Day is also called Spring Dragon Festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar(农历) month. It’s on February 21st this year. It came from an old story. After that day, the Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring more rain. So that day is the start of spring and farming season.
One of the most interesting things related to the day is about haircut. People believe that a haircut during the first lunar month is not a good idea. It may bring bad things to your uncles. So people can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day. Although it’s not true, many people still do it.
There are also other ways to celebrate this festival. For example, people eat food with dragon names. People call noodles dragon’s beard(胡须) . Dumplings are dragon’s ears and spring rolls(春卷) are dragon’s scales(鳞) .
People also do dragon dances and make dragon lanterns. The lanterns stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.
阅读判断根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(A)、误(B)
1. Dragon Heads-raising Day is on the second day in February every year.
2. After Dragon Heads-raising Day, rainfall usually increases, which is good for farming.
3. People believed that having your haircut on Dragon Heads-raising Day might cause bad luck to your uncles.
4. The article explains why people eat food with dragon names to celebrate the festival.
5. The writer probably wants more students to know about Dragon Heads-raising Day.
4 . Why is music so important to children? Here are some of my thoughts on the subject.
Music has a positive (积极的) effect on young children’s development!
New research shows that music has a good influence on young children’s cognitive (认知的) skills, such as spatial reasoning (空间推理) and memory. Research also shows that offering children an interesting environment can support children’s healthy growth and development.
Young children enjoy making music with others! Making music with others gives children a wonderful feeling of belonging to the group. Children might have difficulty joining in activities with others because they are shy, have limited language ability or special needs, but they can freely take part in a music activity.
Music makes young children happy!
Children seem to experience much pleasure and joy when listening to music, making music and dancing to music. Whether they are singing along to a CD, playing an instrument or dancing to music around the classroom, most children seem to thoroughly (彻底地) enjoy participating in a music activity. How wonderful it is to offer children the chance to do some activities about music!
1. New research shows that music can improve young children’s ________ skills.| A．cognitive | B．reading | C．writing | D．speaking |
| A．They don’t know others. | B．They want to play games alone. |
| C．They are shy. | D．They don’t like music. |
| A．come in | B．arrive at | C．take part in | D．get used to |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．How to Make Music with Others |
| B．The Influence of Music on Young Children |
| C．What Wonderful Music! |
| D．The Importance of Music in Early Childhood |
5 . What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. No technology is perfect. Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples.
When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, if the cars become popular, there will be problems with traffic control.
3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.
Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit(套装). This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.
Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s life easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.
1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. New technology may
2. If the flying cars become popular, there will be problems with
3. What might the robot suit help people do after an illness or an accident?
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6 . Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their own way of cooking, don’t they? Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that American people don't like cooking, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but they also think cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home—cooked meals are the best.
Americans have their own way of cooking. For example, baking(烘烤)is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens(烤炉).American cooks(厨师)pay attention to(注意)the balance of food. When planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and sweet food. They also like to make the meal look beautiful. There are so many kinds of colorful foods, so the meal is healthy and look beautiful, too.
1. Most Americans ______.| A．don't like cooking | B．cook food in the morning |
| C．like home-cooked meals | D．like having a picnic |
| A．they don't eat dinner | B．they like eating fast food |
| C．they only eat fast food | D．they can't cook |
| A．Baking | B．Cutting | C．Frying | D．Boiling |
| A．He cooks a lot of meat. |
| B．He cooks meat, vegetables, bread and sweet food for a big meal. |
| C．He makes the food delicious. |
| D．He cooks a lot of vegetables. |
| A．The meal looks beautiful because the foods are in different colors. |
| B．American people only cook at home in the evening. |
| C．American parents don't like to teach their children to cook. |
| D．Most people in the United States don't like fast food at all. |
