1 . ①Jiaozi, Chinese dumplings, is a traditional (传统的) Chinese food. It has a history of about 1800 years. Chinese people like eating dumplings for their delicious taste and special meanings (意义).
②There are many kinds of dumplings, such as pork and cabbage dumplings, beef and carrot dumplings, mutton and onion dumplings and so on. So jiaozi is popular with almost all Chinese people, and even people around the world.
③Time changes (改变) but the tradition (传统) doesn’t change. Chinese people think a hot bowl of jiaozi is full of the family’s love and good wishes.
④On the night before Chinese New Year, all the family always get together (一起) to make dumplings. It’s a happy time for them. When people make dumplings, they may put a coin (硬币) in one of them. The person will be lucky in the new year if he or she gets the special one.
⑤___▲___ because it looks like yuanbao. Chinese people usually eat jiaozi at the beginning of the New Year because they want to get lots of money in the coming year.
1. When did people start to make jiaozi?| A．About 180 years ago. |
| B．About 1800 years ago. |
| C．About 1500 years ago. |
| D．Hundreds of years ago. |
| A．Jiaozi is a symbol of health. |
| B．Jiaozi is easy and fun to make. |
| C．Jiaozi is a symbol of money. |
| D．Jiaozi has many different kinds. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．In a sports book. | B．In a story book. |
| C．In an art book. | D．In a food book. |
2 . I’m a 13-year-old middle school student from Liangjiang New Area (区域). The Changjiang River and the Jialing River run by this area, so we call it Liangjiang. It’s a beautiful and busy place.
There are different kinds of parks in this area, like sports parks, children’s fun parks, science parks and so on. I like sports parks best because I love playing soccer there with my friends on weekends.
There are also many great places to eat. You can see lots of restaurants on streets and in the big shopping centers. You can find all kinds of delicious food from different places in China or all over the world. I like Sunshine Restaurant best because the food is fresh and healthy there. At night, many people love going to Minxinjiayuan Night Market to eat something different. The night market there is also very hot online (网上).
It’s easy for people to go everywhere because the airport is not far from this area, and the Longtousi Train Station and many light rail lines (轻轨线) are in this area. I usually take the Line 3 at 8:00 every morning, and arrive at school at 8:25.
People in this area are very hard-working and friendly. They make this area a comfortable (舒适的) place to live in. I love this place!
1. What are the writer’s favorite parks?| A．Music parks. |
| B．Science parks. |
| C．Sports parks. |
| D．Children’s fun parks. |
| A．Because it has something different. |
| B．Because it has healthy and fresh food. |
| C．Because it has delicious and fresh food. |
| D．Because it has food from different places. |
| A．10 minutes. | B．15 minutes. | C．20 minutes. | D．25 minutes. |
| A．The writer often plays basketball on weekends. |
| B．The writer usually takes the bus to go to school. |
| C．It’s comfortable to live in Liangjiang New Area. |
| D．There aren’t many restaurants in Liangjiang New Area. |
3 . African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are a little larger than their Asian cousins and you can tell from their larger ears that they are African elephants. Africa is quite a hot place. Animals always have their own ways to keep cool. The ears of elephants are like fans and they can help keep these large animals cool, but sometimes the African heat (热) is too much. Therefore elephants also do other activities to keep themselves cooler. For example, elephants like water and enjoy showering by sucking (吮吸) water into their trunks and spraying (喷洒) it all over themselves.
An elephant’s trunk is a long nose. They use their trunks to smell, breathe, drink, and grab (抓取) things. African elephants have two features (特征) like fingers on the end of their trunk. So the elephants can use them to grab small things.
Elephants eat roots, grasses and fruit. An adult elephant can eat up to 300 pounds (136 kilograms) of food in one day. These hungry animals do not sleep much, and they walk to far places when they look for a lot of food so that they can keep up their large bodies.
It is difficult to survive (存 活) for elephants. Because some people like ivories (象牙), they killed many elephants. For keeping elephants from being killed, we need to avoid (避免) buying ivories.
1. How can we tell an African elephant from an Asian elephant? We can tell by its ________.| A．trunk | B．body | C．ears | D．ivories |
| A．Use the ears to cover their heads. |
| B．Drink too much water. |
| C．Suck water into trunks and spray it over their bodies. |
| D．Swim in the rivers or ponds. |
| A．look for water |
| B．look for other animals |
| C．look for Asian elephants |
| D．look for food |
| A．The Largest Animals on Earth |
| B．African Elephants |
| C．The Ivories of Elephants |
| D．Elephants Are in Danger |
4 . What do black holes look like? Human beings have wanted to know about it for a long time. In 2019, we finally got the answer: They look like dark circles with a bright ring around the outside.
Scientists took the world’s first photo of a black hole. Scientists didn’t use a camera to take the picture. They used eight radio telescopes (射电望远镜) in different places around the world. The telescopes got signals (信号) from the black hole. Scientists used computers to process the signals. It took them two years to get the final picture.
The black hole is very far from Earth—about 55 million light-years away. One light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. One light-year is about 9 trillion (万亿) kilometers.
This is not the only black hole in the universe (字宙). Actually, scientists believe every large galaxy (星系) has a big black hole at its center. The one in our galaxy is called Sagittarius A.
Black holes are some of the most mysterious things in the universe. This photo can help us learn more about them.
1. We can read this passage in a ________.| A．storybook | B．novel | C．travel guidebook | D．science magazine |
| A．many black circles inside each other | B．dark holes with a bright center |
| C．dark circles with a bright ring around the outside | D．black holes with colorful rings in the center |
| A．It’s about 495 million trillion kilometers. | B．It’s about 55 million kilometers. |
| C．It’s about 495 million kilometers. | D．It’s about 9 trillion kilometers. |
| A．The large galaxy in the universe. | B．The black hole in our galaxy. |
| C．The name of the radio telescopes. | D．The center of the black hole. |
5 . What are the best places to visit in 2023? Travel guide Lonely Planet has brought out its “Best in Travel” list with 30 destinations (目的地). Rather than a simple list, this year the destinations fall into five groups—Eat, Learn, Journey, Unwind and Connect. Let’s take a look at some of them.
| Eat | Learn | Journey |
| Lima, Peru | New Mexico, US | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Umbria, Italy | Marseille, France | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Fukuoka, Japan | Manchester, UK | Perth, Australia |
1. Lusaka is a city in ________.
| A．America | B．Japan | C．England | D．Zambia |
| A．best places to visit | B．biggest countries to go |
| C．best food to eat | D．best places to live |
| A．Marseille | B．Fukuoka | C．Perth | D．Manchester |
6 . Maybe you have heard of the “Mozart Effect”. It says that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can help with math and science learning, and develop smarter children. But how can we enjoy music?
Listen to Music.
Listen in the car, while the children draw and color, and at dinner, for fun. Listen and talk about music.
Ask Questions.
Do you like this song? Why, or why not? If you like this kind of music, how does it make you feel? Happy or sad?
Know About Different Music.
Get to know classical music, but don’t forget jazz (爵士乐), blues (蓝调音乐) or many other kinds of music. Many children enjoy different sounds from around the world as well.
Learn About It.
Learn about a singer and then listen to his or her music. Libraries often offer CDs as well. Learn an instrument (乐器). This takes some money and time, but the result can be worth (值得) it. This includes singing. Learn how to sing traditional songs.
Go Out to Enjoy Music.
Find concerts that you can attend (出席). Many towns and cities offer family (for parents and their children) concerts. Look for one near your house. Go to a music festival.
1. It says that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, can help with learning ________.| A．math and science | B．Chinese and science |
| C．math and English | D．music and science |
| A．4. | B．5. | C．6. | D．7. |
| A．Go Out to Enjoy Music. | B．Ask Questions. |
| C．Learn About It. | D．Know About Different Music. |
| A．how we can enjoy music | B．how we can learn math |
| C．how we can teach children | D．how we can ask questions |
7 . The exam (考试) usually comes in July. When the exam finishes, the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have two months to rest. The summer vacations are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good. They can swim.
We all know that the beaches are good places to relax. Some children are lucky to live near the sea. They can enjoy the sea at any time. But for the children who live far from the sea, they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with their parents.
Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand (沙), the sun, the cool wind and the salt (咸的), nice things to eat and exciting things to do.
1. School children usually have exams ________ according to the passage.| A．before July | B．in July | C．after July | D．by July |
| A．Two weeks. |
| B．Two months. |
| C．Three months. |
| D．One or two weeks. |
| A．at any time |
| B．for one or two weeks |
| C．for two months |
| D．for one month |
| A．Children like going to the beaches only because they can see lots of new things. |
| B．Most parents can take their children to the beaches to enjoy the sea at any time. |
| C．Parents like summer vacation best. |
| D．Children can swim and enjoy the sand, wind and water on the beaches. |
8 . Can you live in your “home” when you are going on a trip? You may say it’s impossible (不可能). But the Home Exchange (交换) Vacation Club can help you make it.
Home Exchange Vacation started in Europe fifty years ago. At that time, some teachers wanted to go to Europe on vacation, but they didn’t have much money. Then they thought of an idea. They made some friends in Europe. When they had a trip to their friends’ cities (城市), they could live in their friends’ houses and cook food there. And when their friends visited the cities they lived in, they could do the same, so both of them could save lots of money. Then, with the money, they could visit more interesting places.
Later, some teachers made the Home Exchange Vacation Club. Many people joined the club in more than fifty countries around the world. It is also popular in China now. When you are visiting some places, just call your friends. And they may give you a warm “home”.
1. According to the passage, when you go on a trip, you can live in a ________.| A．hotel | B．shop | C．park | D．friend’s house |
| A．stay at home |
| B．save money |
| C．live in Europe |
| D．meet their friends often |
| A．buy more houses |
| B．pay some money |
| C．live in their friends’ houses |
| D．sell their houses |
| A．Saving Money for Trip. |
| B．Home Exchange Vacation. |
| C．European Vacation Club. |
| D．Living in Your Friends’ Home. |
9 . My name is Wang Ming. I am 12 years old. I am a Chinese boy. I live in Changshou. I study in Changshou Shiyan Middle School. My telephone number is 498622648. My telephone is blue. Look! This is my pencil box. It’s big and beautiful. It’s blue. What’s in it? This is an eraser. It’s blue. This is a pencil. It’s blue. This is a ruler. It’s blue, too. I like blue. I like green, too. Look! My schoolbag is green. My notebook is green, too. But my favorite color is blue.
This is my good friend. His name is Tom. He is 13 years old. He is English. Linda is Tom’s sister. She is 11 years old. I like my friend. Like English.
1. Wang Ming is a ________.| A．student | B．teacher | C．worker | D．farmer |
| A．11 | B．12 | C．13 | D．14 |
| A．white | B．blue | C．green | D．red |
| A．short and beautiful | B．long and beautiful |
| C．big and beautiful | D．small and beautiful |
10 . Do you like riding? More and more students like riding bikes on the road. But it may be dangerous. For your own safety, do the following things.
Wear a bike helmet and it can protect your head. Look for a helmet that fits you well. Even the most expensive helmet won’t protect you if it doesn’t fit.
Wear the right clothes. They can make you feel better. And they can also protect you. Bright-colored clothes help people see you clearly—even in the daytime. Don’t wear dark-colored clothes like black or brown while riding a bike.
Keep the rules of the road while riding a bike. Always ride on the right side of the street in the same direction. Never change your direction without first looking behind you. And don’t ride too closely to the cars—the cars may stop and the door may open suddenly! Finally, don’t wear earphones (耳机) while riding a bike, you need to hear what’s going on around you.
If you follow the above advice, you’ll be safe riding on the road.
1. When you ride on the road, it’s best to wear ________.| A．black clothes | B．green clothes | C．brown clothes | D．gray clothes |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．You shouldn’t ride on the road. |
| B．You can wear earphones while you are riding a bike. |
| C．You can wear a common hat when you travel by bike. |
| D．Bright-colored clothes can help people find you clearly. |
(①＝Para. (自然段) 1 ②＝Para.2 ③＝Para.3 ④＝Para.4 ⑤＝Para.5)
| A．①；②③；④⑤ | B．①；②③④；⑤ |
| C．①②； ③； ④⑤ | D．①②； ③④；⑤ |
