2 . What do you usually do while waiting for someone? It might say something about you.
A.        B.        C.        D.
A. You walk around, rubbing(摩擦) your hands.
B. You stand still, looking at your watch.
C. You cross your arms, looking impatient.
D. You stand staring into the distance, thinking.
Analysis (分析)
★ If your answer is “A”
You are short-tempered(脾气暴躁的). You are full of energy but sometimes careless. You make friends with all your heart. But sometimes you may hurt others because of your quick tongue(语言).
★ If your answer is “B”
You are patient and very strict with yourself. You work hard. When your friends have trouble, you will try your best to help them.
★ If your answer is “C”
You are strong-minded. You stick to your own views, but are also good with people. You can make others agree with you.
★ If your answer is “D”
You have great patience. You are very nice to your family and friends. However, you may be too nice.
This quiz is just for fun. Don’t take it seriously.
1. If your answer is “A”, you are _______.

A．short-tempered

B．strict

C．patient

D．careful

2. Which one sticks to his or her own views?

A．The person who chooses A.	B．The person who chooses B.
C．The person who chooses C.	D．The person who chooses D.

3. What can we know according to the passage?

A．If your answer is “B”, you are strict with yourself.

B．If your answer is “C”, you are patient and nice.

C．If your answer is “D”, you may be strong-minded.

D．The writer really wants us to take the quiz seriously.

4. After reading the passage, we can know it is _______.

A．a quiz

B．a tip

C．a notice

D．an advertisement

3 . Online classes in space got lots of attention among Chinese students. The “classroom” in space station is about 400 kilometres away from the earth. The space classes make the young be proud of our country. As a special “teacher”, Wang Yaping is regarded as（看作） “the most beautiful astronaut（宇航员）”.

Wang Yaping was born in a small village in Shandong in 1980. She studied hard all those years. She was good at all subjects, especially sports. Luckily, in 1997, she was accepted by the Air Force, Changchun Flight Academy.

Wang’s space dream started in 2003, when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. She told herself, “China now has a male astronaut. When will there be a female one?” At that time, Wang was a pilot in the Chinese army. After having safe flights （飞行）for 1,600 hours during nine years in the training centre, Wang was a strong candidate（候选人）to become an astronaut in 2010. In 2013, Wang realized her space dream. She was sent to space by Shenzhou-10. She joined the team of Shenzhou-13 in 2021 and flew into the space for the second time.

However, it is difficult to be an astronaut. She has to experience a lot of pain that most people can’t stand and keep training all the time. Wang Yaping told Xinhua, “The space environment won’t change because you are a woman.” She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men, including the pull-ups and barbells（杠铃）. That finally made her dream come true.

“You are on the way to success as long as you stick to your dreams,” Wang Yaping said. She set a good example to the young. Millions of students are encouraged and inspired（受鼓舞）by the most beautiful astronaut.

1. How far is the space station from the earth?

A．About 2,400 kilometres.	B．About 1,800 kilometres.
C．About 600 kilometres.	D．About 400 kilometres.

2. What does the underlined word “male” mean?

A．A job which needs hard training.	B．A person that is old enough to work.
C．A team which performs excellently.	D．A person that belongs to（属于）a man or a boy.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Wang did well in all subjects except sports.

B．Wang took part in Shenzhou-10 tasks in 2003.

C．Wang flew into the space for the second time in 2021.

D．Wang’s training was different from men astronauts’.

4. What’s the best title of this text?

A．The Most Beautiful Astronaut	B．The Special Space Classes
C．The Introduction to Science	D．The Life in Space Station

4 . Lots of people love singing. Some people even join in different kinds of singing competitions and try to win. In fact, birds like these things, too.

Every year people in Thailand hold bird-singing competitions. One of the biggest ones was in the south of Narathiwat on Sept. 25th.

Over 1,600 birds from many countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore took part in it. The birds stayed in cages. Bird owners put their cages on tall poles (杆).

The competition had four rounds. Each bird had to sing at least three times. If the bird won, it could get to the next round. The bird that sang the most would be the winner. The winner got about 6,300 yuan. What a great prize for the winner!

1. One of the biggest competitions in the south of Narathiwat is in _______.

A．October

B．September

C．March

D．August

2. _______ birds took part in the competition in the south of Narathiwat.

A．More than 1,600

B．Less than 1,600

C．Over 6,300

D．At least 6,300

5 . Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce the chance of becoming short-sighted, a research shows. It challenges the belief (信念) that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.

The Australian government researchers believe that the sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They compared the vision (视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted — this rate (比率) was ten times higher than Australian children. Both groups spend a similar amount of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However the Singaporean children spent an average of only half an hour a day outdoors — 90 minutes less than the Australian children.

Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s vision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger.” We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors.

Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted.

So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or having sports.

1. Which of the following can reduce the chance of becoming short-sighted?

A．Watch TV.	B．Do outdoor activities.
C．Play computer games.	D．Read in weak light.

2. How much time did the Australian children spend outdoors on average?

A．30 minutes.

B．60 minutes.

C．90 minutes.

D．120 minutes.

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

A．If people spend more time outdoors, they will certainly become short-sighted.

B．There are fewer short-sighted Singaporean children than Australian children.

C．Staying outdoors often can keep you from becoming short-sighted.

D．When people begin to go to school, they will become long-sighted.

4. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．Why daylight prevents people from becoming short-sighted.

B．Why daylight is much brighter than indoor light.

C．Why natural daylight has a special chemical.

D．What the special chemical which can stop eyeballs from growing out of shape is.

5. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.

A．疲劳

B．视野

C．眼疾

D．近视

6 . All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain(茶园), with nothing else in it.

Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony(仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—ice tea. Sometimes they drink ice tea from cans, like soda.

1. When do the Chinese drink tea?

A．In a special ceremony.	B．Only in tea houses.
C．When they get together.	D．For breakfast.

2. What do the English like to do when they drink tea?

A．They drink in their tea plain.

B．They eat cakes and cookies with their tea.

C．They have tea with dinner.

D．They drink their tea in a special room.

3. What is the passage about?

A．Chinese tea

B．Different ways of drinking tea

C．Teatime in England

D．Why tea is important

7 . Teenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Let’s have a look at these teenage inventions(发明) that might change the world.

Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Tenith Adithyaa, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. Tenith thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things.

David Cohen, an American teenager, build an earthworm(蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs can’t go. It will be used for finding people in a fire or an earthquake.

Remya Jose, a 14-year-old girl from India, found it tiring and boring to handwash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy and keeps people fit at the same time.

1. UV is used to ________ by Tenith Adithyaa.

A．make things fresh

B．look after old people

C．go into small places

D．wash clothes

2. What does the robot look like?

A．A dog.

B．A banana.

C．An earthworm.

D．A bicycle.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Popular ads.

B．Useful machines.

C．Strange pictures

D．Teenage inventions

8 . More and more people are using mobile phones now. Smart phones are used as televisions, cameras, and music players. They are also used for sending e-mails or surfing the Internet. If someone talks about mobile phones, many Chinese will think of Huawei.

In China, even in the world. Huawei is a wonder. Ren Zhengfei built up Huawei company in 1987. The company sold 58.4 million smart phones in the first season of 2019. Huawei has got the second place at the mobile market.

Now, Huawei has been the leader in 5G field. It has more than 75,000 top engineers and scientists on research. They try their best to bring digital(数码) and high technology to every person and place. It’s more convenient for modern people to live in a rapid way. It makes a terrific way for the people around the world to communicate with each other by phones. What a useful technology 5G is!

We are looking forward to seeing a stronger Huawei. It provides a faster and better communication way for us. It also brings “Created in China” to the world.

1. Mobile phones today can be used as many things except ________.

A．televisions

B．cameras

C．music players

D．telescope

2. Which of the following is not true about Huawei?

A．It belongs to China.	B．It was built up by Ren Zhengfei.
C．It is the pride of America.	D．It is widely known around the world.

3. What does Huawei want to do through their efforts?

A．They want to make more money.

B．They want to bring high technology to every person and place.

C．They want to sell phones to every person and place in the world

D．They want to make more phones.

4. What does the underlined word “terrific” mean?

A．Bad.

B．Awful.

C．Free.

D．Wonderful.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．5G Technology Today	B．Mobile Phones Today
C．The Pride of China—Huawei	D．The Usage of Huawei

10 . Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, and when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting yourself or others.

When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as your parents, a teacher, etc. When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.

1. You may not get angry when ________.

A．your parents don’t let you watch TV	B．there is too much homework to do this weekend
C．a friend breaks your favorite thing	D．your favorite basketball team wins the game

2. ________ shows that you’re not angry.

A．Taking a faster breath	B．Getting a stomachache
C．Wanting to protect someone	D．Getting a headache

3. According to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry except (除了) ________.

A．thinking about good things	B．saying bad things to the people around you
C．talking to a good friend	D．going for a bike ride

4. The underlined word “control” in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A．连接

B．帮助

C．控制

D．失去