1 . Money can’t buy you happiness? Well, what if it could? Not by making it or spending it, but by giving it away.
In an experiment in Switzerland, researchers gave each of the 50 volunteers 20 yuan every week for four weeks and asked half of the volunteers to spend the money on themselves and write down how they spent the money. But researchers asked the other half to spend the money on another person.
After that, all 50 volunteers did the same task in a laboratory. They needed to think of a person who they would like to give money to. Then they had to decide how much money, from 3 yuan to 20 yuan, they wanted to give away. While the volunteers thought about this, researchers studied their brain activity using an MRI machine.
The results showed two things. First, the 25 volunteers who gave their money to others during the four weeks were more generous (慷慨的) and chose to give more money to others in the laboratory task. Second, those same people were much happier than the people who once spent the money on themselves. In the experiment, the volunteers must give money away.
But would you like to do this in your daily life? Can you really make yourself happy by giving? The answer is yes, but remember to start small. You can start by giving £1 to a homeless person. Little by little, you can try to change your habits so you save money to give away. For example, stop buying something that you don’t really need. Then you can save some money and give it to people in need.
Learning to give away money is all about changing the way you behave. It’s about living with less money and being more generous. And this will make you happy.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. How does the writer start the text?
| A．By telling a story. | B．By asking questions. |
| C．By describing a scene. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．Who did the same task in a laboratory. |
| B．How they wanted to spend their money. |
| C．If they wanted to join the experiment. |
| D．How much money they would like to give away. |
| A．Being volunteers. | B．Giving away money. |
| C．Changing your habits. | D．Making yourself happy. |
| A．①②/③④⑤⑥ | B．①/②③④/⑤⑥ |
| C．①②/③④⑤/⑥ | D．①/②③/④⑤⑥ |
| A．“Buy” happiness? | B．“Sell” happiness? |
| C．How to save money? | D．How to be a generous person? |
2 . Chinese calligraphy (书法) is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. There are many famous calligraphers in history such as Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing. Different calligraphy works can show different calligraphers’ feelings and personality. Today, they can be seen on the walls of offices, shops, hotels and many other places.
Calligraphy started in China and spread to other parts of Asia with Chinese culture. It has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years. Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters and especially refers to the rules of writing with a brush.
“If I once lived in China, I must have become a calligrapher rather than a painter,” the world-famous master of art, Picasso, once said after seeing Zhang Daqian write down his name with a calligraphy brush.
The tool for practicing calligraphy is calligraphy brushes. They are usually made from the hair of different animals. But there is a popular calligraphy brush that is made from foetal hair (胎毛). No one is really sure where the tradition comes from. But hundreds of years ago in China, people started to believe this kind of calligraphy brush was a symbol of good luck.
1. What can we learn about a calligrapher through his calligraphy works?①His age. ②His character. ③His background. ④His feelings.
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．③④ | D．②④ |
| A．He once lived in China. | B．He once practiced calligraphy. |
| C．He thought calligraphy was very great. | D．He was both a great calligrapher and a painter. |
| A．Because they can help people write more beautiful characters. |
| B．Because they are thought to bring good luck to those who use them. |
| C．Because they are cheaper than those made from animal hair. |
| D．Because they can help kids write characters easily. |
3 . Do you want to go on a road trip with your friends? Do you know what to do? If you don’t know, there are some tips for you.
First, find out why you want to go. And make sure it’s a good reason (原因). Road trips take a lot of time and money. But with a good reason to go, nothing can stop you! These reasons include (包括) trying to find yourself, having fun with your friends, or just travelling the places you didn’t visit before.
Second, plan who’s coming. If you want to come with someone, write down their names. After you finish your plan, ask those people about the trip. Here are some questions you should think about: Can you trust (信任) them? Will they be able to help you?
Third, plan your destination. Write down the places in your country that you want to go to. You can even mark (标记) them on a map with color pens.
Finally, think of the transportation (交通运输) you’ll take. Make sure the transportation you take has enough room for everyone.
1. How does the writer start this passage?| A．By telling a story. | B．By giving numbers. |
| C．By asking questions. | D．By giving examples (例子). |
| A．Trying to find yourself. | B．Having fun with your friends. |
| C．Taking a lot of time and money. | D．Travelling the places you didn’t visit before. |
| A．假期 | B．路线 | C．中转站 | D．目的地 |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．When to Make a Plan for Your Road Trip |
| B．How to Go on a Road Trip with Your Friends |
| C．How to Enjoy Your Holiday with Your Friends |
| D．Why It’s Important to Plan Well Before You Travel |
4 . Wu Zeyin, 11, comes from Hubei, China. Seven years ago, he moved to Botswana with his family.
During the past years, Wu found that the number of fruits and vegetables in Botswana was very small. And some of them were not good. The carrots were small and the tomatoes were green. But the price was very high. And he learned that Botswana had to buy many fruits and vegetables from other countries to meet the needs of its people. Wu wanted to do something to help.
In 2023, he made an app for agriculture (农业). It is called Farm Assistant. The app supports (支持) eight vegetables, like tomatoes, potatoes, cabbages and radishes. With the help of the app, farmers can know the vegetable’s planting time, watering needs, ripening (成熟) time and selling price.
Wu said, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
1. How old was Wu when he moved to Botswana?| A．Seven. | B．Four. | C．Eleven. | D．Nine. |
| A．app | B．fruit | C．fish | D．vegetable |
①watering needs ②selling price ③planting ways ④ripening time
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
| A．To ask us to travel in Botswana. | B．To teach us how to plant vegetables. |
| C．To introduce a Chinese boy and his app. | D．To show some vegetables in different countries. |
5 . “What will you do if a person you don’t know wants to give you a ride?” I asked my children. “What if he says Mom is hurt, and you have to come to the hospital with him?”
I knew they pretended (假装) to listen to me, because I interrupted their TV time.
Here I also want to ask some parents, “Have you ever told your children how to protect themselves?” If you haven’t, I would like to give you four words to help you teach your children how to protect themselves.
No! If a stranger walks to the children, they should keep their distance from the stranger. If the stranger keeps walking to them in a terrible manner, they should run quickly and shout “No!” as loudly as possible.
Go! If the shout does not change the situation, they should run as quickly as possible to a safe place. It is helpful for children to know some safe places such as schools, restaurants and gas stations.
Yell! It means that the children should shout loudly. They can yell out, “Stranger!”
Call! Once they get to a safe place, they should call their parents, teachers or other persons they trust.
1. The writer’s children were ________ when she asked them questions.| A．playing games | B．reading books | C．watching TV | D．having dinner |
| A．A supermarket. | B．A restaurant. | C．A gas station. | D．A school. |
| A．Run as quickly as possible. | B．Call the persons they trust. |
| C．Shout “No!” as loudly as possible. | D．Keep their distance from all people. |
| A．parents | B．patients | C．teachers | D．doctors |
| A．How to Run to a Safe Place | B．How to Talk with a Stranger |
| C．How to Teach Children to Be Polite | D．How to Teach Children to Protect Themselves |
6 . On June 24, 2022, a robot finished its first work on overhead power lines (架空输电线) in Wuhan, Hubei. This is the first time that people have used a homemade robot to do such dangerous (危险的) work. It’s good news to the workers who might even lose their lives when they work on overhead power lines.
Today people can make robots into different shapes. Some are man-like, but others are not. People use these robots to do different kinds of jobs. If you go to factories (工厂), you may see robots working there. They do boring work, and some of them can also help do difficult jobs, such as building cars. Robots are able to show the way to people and help people get medicine in hospital. In smart restaurants, robots can work as cooks. For example, during the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, there were many robot cooks. They could cook different kinds of delicious food.
People have sent many robots into space and some of them have already started to work there. For example, China’s robot Zhurong started to work on Mars (火星) in May 2021. With the help of robots, people have made many impossible things possible. Scientists believe that in the future robots will do most of heavy and difficult jobs, and man will do some creative work.
1. We can know the robot can do ________ work from Paragraph (段落) One.| A．boring | B．creative | C．heavy | D．dangerous |
| A．Cook food. | B．Get medicine. |
| C．Show the way to people. | D．Work on overhead power lines. |
| A．on Mars. | B．In a hospital. | C．In a factory. | D．In a restaurant. |
| A．The Future of the Robots | B．The Use of the Robots |
| C．The Kinds of the Robots | D．The Shapes of the Robots |
7 . Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a beautiful place with sweet fruit as well as kind people. They can sing and dance beautifully. And the food in Xinjiang is also famous. Let’s have a look!
 | As the saying goes,“One can go without eating meat for three days, but can’t live one day without naan.”Naan is a traditional food with a history of over 2,000 years inXinjiang. People usually cook it in a clay oven (泥炉). The shape of the food is round. People think it can bring good luck to them. They like to share the food with others because they want to share good luck. |
 | It’s a famous dish and you can find it all over the country. A cook called Li Shilin created dapanji in the 1980s. At that time, people enjoyed the taste of the dish, but they thought a small plate wasn’t enough. This is why Li decided to cook a whole chicken one day, and put it in a big plate for his guests. The dish tastes really good. |
 | Xinjiang Hand-pulled Noodles, also known as latiaozi, are a kind of popular Xinjiang food. People introduced the cooking way of noodles to Xinjiang from other parts of northwest China. The locals add mutton and all kinds of vegetables to the dish. The cooking of the noodles attracts lots of people's interest and they all like to watch it, especially pulling noodles. |
1. What can we learn from the saying in the first form?
| A．People in Xinjiang eat naan to keep healthy. |
| B．Meat is the most important food in Xinjiang. |
| C．Naan is very important for people in Xinjiang. |
| D．People in Xinjiang need to eat meat every day. |
| A．make more money | B．save more time |
| C．meet the need of his guests | D．meet the need of his family |
| A．It’s easy. | B．It’s difficult. | C．It’s boring. | D．It’s interesting. |
| A．In a cook book. | B．In a travel guide. |
| C．In a history book. | D．In a science magazine. |
8 . One important part of any culture is its customs. Here are 3 customs from around the world.
Point with lips
In Nicaragua in Central America, people feel that pointing with the finger is impolite. So, it’s common to point with the lips instead of the finger there. Wondering just how exactly a person points with his lips? It all starts by puckering up (撅) the lips. Once a person has his duck face on, he can direct his lips forward or side to side to show what he wants to point out. The lip point is often used in conversation to show something that is happening nearby.
Hang out in cemeteries (墓园)
While cemeteries are considered scary places in many countries, this is not the case in Denmark. Many people might prefer to hang out in parks, but locals have turned their cemeteries into places where they meet friends. These cemeteries are very tidy. When the weather begins to warm up, the cemeteries are full of locals. Assistens Kirkegard in the country’s capital provides a perfect example. As you hang out there, you can see many famous people buried there, including Hans Christian Andersen, author of The Ugly Duckling.
Make slurping (啜食) sounds
Most countries around the world have rules about table manners. For western cultures, it is considered impolite to make loud noises while eating. In Japan, however, this action has a completely different meaning. Making slurping sounds when eating noodles in Japan is a way of showing that someone is really enjoying them. Some scientists even believe that eating noodles this way could make them taste better.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?| A．Locals like to meet famous people. |
| B．Only old people like to visit cemeteries. |
| C．Assistens Kirkegard is a famous cemetery. |
| D．Children are not allowed to hang out in cemeteries. |
| A．His action is impolite. | B．He likes his food very much. |
| C．It is common for people to do that. | D．He is expressing his thanks to the cook. |
| A．They are all related to food culture. | B．They all attract many foreigners. |
| C．They all come from the West. | D．They are all surprising. |
9 . Have you heard of a bike bus? It carries a group of children to school in the same way a school bus does, except everyone is on bikes. The “bus driver”—an adult on a bike—guides a slowly moving group along a route (路线) that has already been chosen. Kids and their parents join the group on their own bikes when the group rides by.
Bike buses are a way for everyone to bike together for fun, convenience and safety. On busy streets, a big group of five to ten kids is much more visible (明显的) than one or two kids biking alone.
Sam Balto is a PE teacher. He leads a bike bus to school. His bus is especially visible because it has hundreds of shouting kids and parents. It stretches out over several blocks (街区). Sam vlogs his bike bus trip. As the parent of two kids, I can’t watch his videos without crying. The bike bus calms my fear that the kids will get hurt on the road. Laughing kids! Outside, in person! Together! So when a friend asked if I would lead a bike bus in our neighborhood, of course I said yes.
Using active transportation to go to work and school—whether that’s a biking bus, or even a walking bus—has many advantages. Yes, people are healthier and happier when they’re more active, but reducing the number of cars around a school can also reduce heavy traffic and air pollution.
I was shocked by what starting or driving a bike bus meant to different people. For Luke Bornheimer, the leader of the San Francisco Bike Bus, it’s amazing to see children take care of themselves. “Kids are really smart and strong.” Bornheimer says. “They get how to ride responsibly (负责任地) and have fun. We’re just giving them that chance.” For me, the bike bus was the start of rejoining my community. My kids love the bike bus, but we parents might love it even more. We talk about everything, from the bike bus to other topics, such as planning neighborhood roller skating meetups and party nights.
I do accept that getting more kids to safely bike and walk in more places will take a lot more work than parents just trying to get their kids to school every day. But our efforts are a start. We live on a planet that has many environmental problems. Maybe the best way to remind ourselves that we and the Earth are worth (值得的) protecting is by moving through it, not in cars, but with fresh air on our faces and the sounds of kids’ laughter echoing in our ears.
1. According to the passage, a bike bus is __________.| A．a special bus that parents take to go to their workplace |
| B．a school bus with parents riding bikes as guides in front |
| C．a fun game for children as they’re on their way to school |
| D．a way for children to ride to school with a “driver” on a bike |
| A．She couldn’t stand her kids shouting. |
| B．She decided to do something for the school. |
| C．She liked how it kept children safe on the road. |
| D．She thought cycling was a popular outdoor activity. |
| A．The writer is the leader of her neighborhood activities. |
| B．Different people started the bike bus in different ways. |
| C．Bike buses offer kids chances to be responsible on the road. |
| D．The writer started riding a bike because of the heavy traffic. |
| A．To introduce the good and bad points of active transportation. |
| B．To invite some experienced bus drivers to be bike bus leaders. |
| C．To advise the local government to offer more public services for kids. |
| D．To ask people to help kids and the environment by starting bike buses. |
10 . Call ducks (柯尔鸭) are from the Netherlands. They are white and have yellow mouths and yellow feet. Call ducks are usually small and friendly, so many people keep (饲养) them at home. It is easy to keep Call ducks. They usually eat vegetables and drink water. They can sleep in boxes or only on books. But swimming is very important to them. They need to swim every day. Call ducks can live a long life (寿命). Some of them can live more than ten years.
Do you want to keep a Call duck? There is a problem (问题). Call ducks are very expensive (贵的). How much are they? About 15,000 yuan each. So your parents may not buy one for you. But don’t be blue. There are duck clubs (俱乐部) in many cities in China. You can find Call ducks in these clubs. You can play with them when you are free. It’s very relaxing to play with the small ducks.
1. What do Call ducks like to eat?| A．Vegetables. | B．Rice. | C．Fruit. | D．Bread. |
| A．流行的 | B．可怕的 | C．重要的 | D．疲倦的 |
| A．It eats too much food. | B．It isn’t friendly. |
| C．It only lives in the water. | D．It is too expensive. |
| A．Many people like Call ducks. | B．Call ducks can live a long life. |
| C．You can only find Call ducks in the Netherland. | D．You can play with Call ducks in some clubs. |
