1 . Ten years ago, I set out to study luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others always experience ill luck.
Many people volunteered for my research. Over the years I interviewed them, watched their lives and had them take part in my experiments.
I carried out a simple experiment to discover why there were differences in their ability to spot (发现) opportunities. I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photos were inside.
I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying, “Tell the researcher you have seen this and win $50.” This message took up half of the page and was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but unlucky people tended to (倾向) miss it and lucky people tended to spot it.
Unlucky people are just more nervous than lucky people. They are busy looking only for what they need and this stops them from noticing the unexpected. As a result, they miss out on opportunities.
Lucky people tend to be more relaxed and open. They can see everything that is in front of them, rather than just what they are looking for.
My research shows that lucky people live by several principles (原则). Here are some of these principles: Listen to your gut instincts (直觉)—they are often right. Be open to new experiences and break your normal thought patterns. Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well. See yourself being lucky before an important meeting or phone call.
1. Why did the writer carry out this research?| A．To prove that luck is actually a matter of chance. |
| B．To study why some people are always lucky or unlucky. |
| C．To help people become luckier through experiments. |
| D．To study from the lucky people. |
| A．Choices. | B．Chances. | C．Changes. | D．Characters. |
| A．Counting the number of photos in the newspaper. |
| B．Correcting the exact height of the large message. |
| C．Throwing the hidden message halfway through the newspaper. |
| D．Finding a hidden message about winning $50 in the newspaper. |
| A．They pay great attention to what they need. | B．They are always busy looking for good luck. |
| C．They care more about unexpected things. | D．They are good at dealing with different things. |
| A．Listening to your gut instincts. | B．Thinking in a normal way. |
| C．Imagining yourself being lucky. | D．Spend some time remembering things that went well. |
2 . Nowadays, Chinese people live around the world, like Canada, Australia and America. Wherever they go, they always take their customs with them.
Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns (唐人街), such as Ottawa, Sydney, or New York. Walking down the streets of any Chinatown makes you think you are truly in China. There are Chinese restaurants where friends enjoy eating dishes such as Peking duck and dumplings. On Chinese New Year, Chinese people in these cities celebrate the festival just as they do in China so that they will not forget the customs of their hometowns.
China has also shown its great arts to the world. Beautiful Chinese paintings and porcelain (陶瓷) can be seen in many museums. You might have classes about Chinese calligraphy (书法) and learn to write Chinese characters. You can find books about Chinese poetry and art. If you can’t get to China, China can come to you!
China has changed faster than almost any other country in the world. The new technology has improved the lives of millions of Chinese people, China has sent rockets (火箭) into space. We help more and more people around the world get to learn about China and Chinese culture. At the same time, we still carry on many valuable things and customs from the past like eating noodles and rice with chopsticks.
1. In paragraph 1, the underlined word “they” refers to (指) ________ around the world.| A．Canadians | B．Chinese |
| C．Australians | D．Americans |
| A．Because many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．Because they don’t want to forget the customs of their hometowns. |
| C．Because China has shown great arts to the world. |
| D．Because China has changed faster than almost any other country. |
| A．enjoy dishes like Peking duck and dumplings |
| B．celebrate Chinese New Year |
| C．learn to write Chinese characters |
| D．send rockets into space |
| A．Chinese people like to eat noodles and rice. |
| B．Chinese people like to use chopsticks. |
| C．Chinese people still carry on valuable customs from the past. |
| D．Chinese people are not used to using knives or forks. |
| A．Many Chinese people live together in Chinatowns. |
| B．China has shown great arts to the world. |
| C．China has changed faster than any other country. |
| D．Chinese people always take their customs with them wherever they go. |
3 . Sometimes we may forget something easily. Don’t worry. Here is some advice to help improve your memory.
My first advice is to review what you learned often. After you learn something, you need to review it right away, then two days later, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month, you will find that you can remember it easily.
My second advice is to mark the important parts of your book. It will help you focus on the most important parts. It is always easier to remember only the key points. Also, this will make reviewing easier. When you open your book, the colored parts will show you the most important parts at once, and you needn’t read every word again.
Another piece of advice is to review at a proper time. One good time is in the evening. Review what you have learned before going to bed. It will be kept in your mind deeply. Another good time is in the morning because you have just rested and your brain is fresh and clear. So it’s easy to remember the important information in the morning.
Remember all the advice above, and your memory will be better and better.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．What we forgot. | B．What we believed. |
| C．What we learned. | D．What we imagined. |
| A．By opening the book often. | B．By marking the key points. |
| C．By reading every word aloud. | D．By remembering all the information. |
| A．Because our brain is fresh and clear in the morning. |
| B．Because we can spend more time on it in the morning. |
| C．Because it is very quiet in the morning. |
| D．Because we are cleverer in the morning. |
| A．Why we should review what we learned often. |
| B．How we can find the important parts of our book. |
| C．When we should review what we learned. |
| D．How we can improve our memory. |
| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．workers |
4 . ①Second, doing housework can help us develop a hardworking spirit and increase our labor skills. In the future, these excellent qualities will be useful to us.
②Labor education has received more and more attention in recent years. As students, doing housework is the best form of labor. Here are some reasons.
③Lastly, the purpose of getting knowledge is to have the skills we will need in the future. The more skills students have, the more competitive they are.
④First, teachers often ask students to clean the classrooms at school. This is because what the school teaches is not only knowledge, but also how to meet the needs of society.
1. The right order of this passage should be ________.| A．④①②③ | B．④①③② | C．②④①③ | D．②④③① |
| A．义务 | B．劳动 | C．德育 | D．高等 |
| A．To get enough sleep. | B．To make our parents happy. |
| C．To know something about housework. | D．To have the skills we will need in the future. |
| A．Doing housework can increase our labor skills. |
| B．Doing housework is the best form of labor. |
| C．Doing housework can’t meet the needs of society. |
| D．Doing housework can help us develop a hardworking spirit. |
| A．The reasons of labor education | B．The ways of developing life skills |
| C．The reasons of getting knowledge | D．The ways of cleaning the classrooms |
| Creative apps make our lives easier and have fun! | |
| Strava | It’s used by millions of people to set goals and record exercise activities. For example, you can use it to record running or cycling. It even has communities, you can join and do “challenges” with others, like running 20 kilometers in one month. |
| Tasty | It’s like a mobile cookbook with thousands of dishes. Most dishes have short videos showing how to make it. It also has many pictures of bright and colorful meals. You’ll be sure to feel hungry and excited every time you open it. |
| 1SE | It records beautiful memories of your everyday life. It is about filming one second every day. If you put one⁃second videos of a year together, you may get a 6⁃minute video. That will help you enjoy the little moments in your daily life. |
| A．set goals | B．record running | C．record cycling | D．record beautiful memories |
| A．mobile cookbook | B．mobile newspaper | C．mobile magazine | D．mobile dictionary |
| A．Strava. | B．Tasty. | C．1SE. | D．All the above. |
| A．6⁃minute | B．6-hour | C．6-day | D．6-week |
| A．only two apps are talked in this passage. |
| B．millions of people use Strava to record exercise activities. |
| C．1SE can’t help you enjoy the little moments in your daily life. |
| D．all the dishes in Tasty have short videos showing how to make them. |
6 . Each year, hundreds of people climb Mount Qomolangma. Most of them do it to achieve a personal dream. But for some, they push themselves up the mountain for other purposes.
On September 24, 2021, Guo Yongjie and the other seven members of a team set out at a height of 5,800 meters. They reached a height of around 6, 200 meters several hours later. This was the second time the Chinese team had climbed Mount Qomolangma in 2021, following their first trip in August.
“Desideria himalayensis,” Guo cried as soon as he saw a plant. He took pictures of the plant from all directions and recorded its height and location right away. It was the first plant they found at a height above 6,000 meters. What made Guo more excited was that some of the siliques (角果) of the plant had divided, which meant the team had a chance to collect its seeds (种子).
To do research, a complete seed sample (样本) needs at least 2,500 seeds. However, since seeds are scarce at high points of Mount Qomolangma, it is hard to collect 2,500 seeds. So the team could only try to collect as many as possible.
In July 2022, after being kept in very low temperatures for nearly a year, the seeds collected on Mount Qomolangina were taken out to test if they were alive. And soon all the seeds germinated (发芽). It means that China has successfully collected and kept those valuable seeds.
A seed carries the hope of life from the moment it comes into being. For China, those seeds have brought more hope to its plant protection.
据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Which is TRUE about Guo’s second trip to Mount Qomolangma in 2021?
| A．He walked 6, 200 meters during the trip. | B．There were eight members in his team. |
| C．He left for the mountain in June. | D．He finally achieved his personal dream. |
| A．he took many photos of the plant | B．he knew where the plant was |
| C．he might be able to get seeds of the plant | D．he was the first person to find the plant |
| A．small in number | B．bright in color |
| C．strange in shape | D．short in height |
| A．The seeds were collected in July 2022. |
| B．The seeds kept alive in low temperatures. |
| C．The seeds began to grow after being kept for six months. |
| D．More seeds have been found on Mount Qomolangma. |
| A．How plants grow on Mount Qomolangua |
| B．Why people climb Mount Qomolangma |
| C．Story behind the seeds found on Mount Qomolangma |
| D．Searching for treasure on Mount Qomolangrma |
7 . Blood transfusions（输血）have become a real life saver in modern medicine. But not so long ago, blood transfusions were dangerous and killed as many people as they saved. That is, until 1901, when an Austrian scientist discovered that humans do not all have the same blood type. His research showed that humans, in fact, have one of four blood types A, B, AB and O.
Before the discovery of the four blood types, it was believed that you could give the blood of any person to any other person. Giving a person the wrong type of blood often leads to death because the two different blood types fight each other. When giving a blood transfusion, doctors need to know the blood types of the donor（输血者）and the recipient（受血者）.
No matter where you live on this planet, your blood will fall into one of the four types. Some blood types are rarer than others. In European cultures, the most common blood type is O. Among Asian populations, the B blood type is common, while it is very rare in European populations.
People with type O blood are “universal（万能的）donors”. Their blood can be given safely to people from any of the other three groups. People with type AB blood are “universal recipients”. They can receive blood from any of the other three groups.
1. Why is blood transfusion dangerous before the discovery of the four blood types? ________| A．Because two different blood types fight each other. |
| B．Because there is no modern medicine. |
| C．Because there are fewer blood donors. |
| D．Because people are from different cultures. |
| A．the O blood type | B．our planet |
| C．B blood type | D．the most common blood type |
| A．Because the type O blood is the most common. |
| B．Because the type O blood is rare. |
| C．Because people with type O blood are kind and friendly. |
| D．Because the people of the other three groups can receive type O blood safely. |
| A．The blood transfusion is always safe. |
| B．In 1901, an Austrian scientist discovered the four blood types. |
| C．Doctors don’t need to know the blood type before a blood transfusion. |
| D．People could receive blood from any person. |
| A．Blood transfusions are dangerous. |
| B．Blood transfusions are always safe. |
| C．Blood types affect blood transfusion. |
| D．Four blood types. |
8 .
| Science And Technology in Daily Life Four New Products | |
| Book Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett If you like police stories that get your brain working, then Chasing Vermeer is your perfect read. It’s a mystery story. Two children try to find out who stole an expensive Vermeer painting. Vermeer was a famous artist. The pictures are wonderful. | Game GYA by Tony This game will keep your thumbs and fingers moving all day. You have to press the lights when they light up. You think it sounds easy? Well think again because it’s actually very difficult. If you miss a lot of lights you’ll lose the game. You will not be able to put this game down. |
| Phones Verballs This might look like a furry toy, but it’s a talking Internet phone. Just plug your Verballs into your USB port in your computer and you can phone all your friends for free, all around the world! Verballs are not only useful, they’re also fun! When your friend speaks, your Verball’s lights flash, his arms wave and his mouth moves. Have fun! | Art Painting by Numbers This is a colorful set which will help you to paint like a real artist. Each colour has a number and the numbers are on the picture for you to follow. Painting beautifully has never been easier. Everyone will think you are the next teenage genius（天才）. |
| A．a book | B．an artist | C．a story | D．a painting |
| A．Chasing Vermeer | B．Verballs |
| C．Painting by numbers | D．GYA |
| A．It is a toy. | B．It is a talking Internet phone. |
| C．It is a computer. | D．It is a kind of USB port. |
| A．To follow to paint the pictures. |
| B．To count the numbers. |
| C．To make the picture more beautiful. |
| D．To play for fun. |
| A．A story book. | B．A post card. | C．A magazine | D．A novel. |
9 . Fifteen volunteers have come out a difficult situation from a cave (洞穴) in the southwest of France after spending 40 days without clocks, phones, or sunlight for a human isolation experiment. The group had no communication with the outside world and was not able to use any electronic devices.
Eight men and seven women were grouped to live in the cave as part of a $ 1.4 million project called Deep Time, which set out to explore the limits of human ability to gradually change their behaviour and attitudes in the new situation. The experiment ended after 40 days.
During their time in the cave, the volunteers slept in tents and made their own electricity with a bike since there was no natural light. They also got water from a well (井) 146 feet below the earth. Since there was no sunlight, the team had to follow their biological clocks to know when to sleep, eat, or do daily tasks. To no one’s surprise, they quickly lost their sense of time.
One of the volunteers said he thought he had been underground for 23 days. Another volunteer said he ran 10-kilometer circles in the cave to stay fit. And he couldn’t wait to leave the cave. But other volunteers felt differently, with two-thirds saying they wanted to stay in the cave for longer. Some even thought it was as if they could press pause and stop to live.
During their time in the cave, scientists carefully watched and checked the volunteers including their sleeping patterns, social activities and cognitive functions (认知功能). The experiment will help scientists understand how human brains can help people adapt (适应) to serious living conditions in new situations.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. In paragraph 1, the underlined word “isolation” probably means ________.
| A．生存 | B．极限 | C．脑功能 | D．隔绝 |
| A．Eight men and seven women were involved in the experiment. |
| B．The project cost $ 1.4 million. |
| C．The project was all about human isolation experiment. |
| D．The experiment lasted for 40 days. |
| A．didn’t know how to make electricity | B．lost their sense of time |
| C．knew how to get water | D．forgot when to sleep |
| A．it seemed life was slowing down for them | B．they could keep fit |
| C．they were proud of living underground | D．they lived a happy life together there |
| A．study human sleeping patterns | B．work out human social activities |
| C．research how human brains work | D．examine human cognitive functions |
Panda “Bing Dwen Dwen” looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell (壳) and looks fat. White is the color of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot (吉祥物) of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries.
Do you think this red mascot looks like a lantern? Its name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会).
Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.
1. What is “Bing Dwen Dwen” good at in this passage?| A．Ice. | B．Snow. | C．Ice sports. | D．All of the above. |
| A．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s face. | B．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s left hand. |
| C．It’s on Bing Dwen Dwen’s right hand. | D．It’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s lantern. |
| A．Because it is easy to make red lanterns. |
| B．Because “Shuey Rhon Rhon” is a mascot. |
| C．Because people think red lanterns are very lovely. |
| D．Because people think red lanterns can bring good luck. |
| A．These two mascots are like pandas. |
| B．“Bing Dwen Dwen” looks like a lantern. |
| C．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” can encourage players to do better. |
| D．Everybody likes the two mascots and shows his love on the Internet. |
| A．Two Olympic mascots. | B．The sports in Olympic Games. |
| C．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. | D．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games. |
