1 . We often think the Arctic (北极) only has snow and ice. But in fact, it has far more than that! The Arctic is on top of the earth. The Arctic Ocean makes up two thirds of the Arctic, while one third is made up of land in eight countries, including Russia, Canada, and the U. S.
The Arctic lands have many various lives. Some plants and animals can grow in very cold temperatures. In fact, the Arctic is home to more than 21,000 kinds of lives. There are whales, Arctic foxes and many more. The polar bear is the most famous Arctic animal.
You might think that the Arctic is too cold for people to live in. But surprisingly, there are about 4 million people living there. That’s the same population as the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei, China. About 10% are local people. They have been there for thousands of years. They make a living by fishing, hunting and so on.
A group of scientists recently came back from a one-year-long study in the Arctic. They have bad news: the Arctic is dying. The amount of Arctic sea ice is falling by around 3% every year. There will be no more ice in summer in the near future. What does this mean for us? Many animals, such as polar bears, hunt for their food on the ice. If they can’t do this anymore, they will die of hunger. Local people hunt animals for food. But since so many animals are dying, they need to change their way of life.
1. Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．America. | B．Canada. | C．Japan. | D．China. |
| A．New. | B．Similar. | C．Smart. | D．Different. |
| A．By farming. | B．By fishing and hunting. |
| C．By selling things. | D．By keeping animals. |
| A．Two thirds of the Arctic is made up of land. |
| B．All the animals in the Arctic will die of hunger. |
| C．The polar bear is the most famous Arctic animal. |
| D．The population of the city of Zhangjiakou is about 400 000. |
| A．The lives in the Arctic. | B．The animals in the Arctic. |
| C．The people in the Arctic. | D．The weather in the Arctic. |
2 . We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk.
People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases (短语) into a few letters called acronyms (首字母缩略词). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are:
| BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back) LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion) |
People also use many abbreviations (缩写词). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
| info (information) puter (computer) pic (picture) sec (second) |
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feeling”, such as:
| :-) (happy) :-p (joking) :-( (sad) :-o (surprised) |
There are even whole new words, like “newbie”—someone who is new on a chat board or forum (论坛). When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.
It takes time to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1. Why do people use acronyms?| A．To make jokes. | B．To show their feelings. |
| C．To type phrases quickly. | D．To make newbies not understand them. |
| A．The person has to go away from the computer. |
| B．The person is happy about getting a new computer. |
| C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
| D．The person is surprised to find his computer doesn't work. |
| A．It will stay the same. | B．It will keep changing. |
| C．It will be used on the telephone. | D．It will be easy for newbies to understand. |
3 . In the middle of 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things at stores. Then, there were the Internet companies which didn’t have stores. They sold things only over the Internet.
Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the Internet. These are the so-called “brick and click” (线下和线上) companies. Many stores are made of brick（砖）, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from. By the late 1990s, e-businesses were in trouble. Their profits（利润）were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses were out of business.
Why are some brick and click companies very successful? First, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites are easy to remember. These companies also have a lot of experience. They know how to run a successful business.
In the world of e-commerce（电子商务）, companies around the world are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.
1. Many traditional companies created their own websites in ________.| A．the early 1990s | B．2000 |
| C．the late 1990s | D．the middle of 1990s |
| A．A clothing company with no websites. |
| B．A bookseller with five stores and Internet site. |
| C．A video seller with a big website but no stores. |
| D．A restaurant with a robot. |
| A．The competition was fierce. | B．Their websites were bad. |
| C．They didn’t know what to sell. | D．Their profits were high. |
| A．their names are hard to remember | B．they have nice websites |
| C．people trust them | D．they are cheap |
4 . Volunteering is becoming popular in China. Teens, as the hope of our country’s future, have been stressed the importance of volunteering again and again. Volunteering can enrich their experience, increase their confidence, give them a sense of satisfaction and so on. In fact, volunteering can benefit everyone involved (参与). Here, let’s know more about teen volunteerism.
| A．They want to make a difference. | B．They hope to get a good feeling. |
| C．They need to finish the school’s tasks. | D．They are driven by others’ requirements. |
| A．42%. | B．22%. | C．12%. | D．20%. |
| A．A notice. | B．A report. | C．A website. | D．A story. |
5 . All roads lead to Rome. Yes. It is about seven hundred kilometers from my hometown to Beijing and there are many different ways for me to travel from my hometown to Beijing.
Airplane
The fastest way to go to Beijing is to take the plane.
Total time: about one and a half hours.
Ways to buy the tickets: at the airport or online.
Tel: 2257-3625 or 2257-3626.
High-speed Railway
Taking the high-speed train is the second fastest way to travel from my hometown to Beijing. And the price of the tickets is not so high.
Total time: about three hours and a quarter.
Ways to buy the tickets: at the train station or online.
Tel: 2257-3257.
Bus
There are many buses to travel from my hometown to Beijing every day. If you want to save money, you can choose to go to Beijing by bus.
Total time: about nine hours.
Ways to buy the tickets: at the bus station, online or after getting on the bus.
Tel: 2257-5657.
1. How far is it from the writer’s hometown to Beijing?| A．About 1800 kilometers. | B．About 1700 kilometers. |
| C．About 800 kilometers. | D．About 700 kilometers. |
| A．2257-3257. | B．32257-5657. | C．2257-3625. | D．2257-3626. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
6 . .
How to manage your worries Sometimes the world can be a scary place, and everyone feels a little worried. This great new book from Usborne, The Unworry Book, is full of useful ideas of looking after your mental (心理上的) health. Follow these three simple steps to create your own worry box. |
There are lots of ways to make a worry box. It doesn’t have to be an actual (真实的) box—something like an empty bottle or a milk box will work well. The opening will act as the mouth. 2. Get decorating (装饰)Bring your box to life using pens, decorations and glue, and try to make it really fun and personal to you. You could even make it look like one of your favourite creatures (生物). 3. Throw your worries awayWhen the box is filly decorated, it’s ready to eat up all your worries. Write them on bits of paper and feed them into your box. When the box is full, be sure to recycle the paper so the worries don’t build up. |
To find out more, and to learn lots of different ways to deal with mental health and relax, take a look at usborne. com/mentalhealth. |
1. What can we learn from the book?
| A．Stories about the writer. |
| B．Ways of recycling waste paper. |
| C．Ways of taking care of our mental health. |
| D．Stories about people with mental problems. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．By buying a book. | B．By visiting the website. |
| C．By talking to a doctor. | D．By turning to our friends. |
| A．To advise us to buy the book. | B．To show how to make a worry box. |
| C．To give suggestions on mental health. | D．To explain how to decorate a box. |
7 . Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in the countryside of China. Bacha Village in Heilongjiang Province is one of them. The people there have become rich with the development of the tourism (旅游业).
You Mingfen, a 57-year-old local woman, opened a hotel in her own two-floor house. Her family also has a fishing boat. Her husband can use it to get the fresh fish, which will be offered to the guests from all over China. The fish skin and bones can also be made into hand-made gifts. They are very popular with the tourists.
“The busiest tourism season in Bacha lasts from May to October, which can bring us more than 50, 000 yuan a year,” she said, “In winter, we can stay in a warm room and enjoy the leisure time. It was impossible before. At that time, we almost depended on fishing for a living.”
Since 2016, the tourism industry in Bacha Village has developed rapidly. Last year, more than 60, 000 tourists came here, and the income for each person in the village increased to 25, 600 yuan. Now, the roads are wider, the houses are brighter and the living conditions are more comfortable.
Thanks to the good policies of the government, villagers get more ways to make money. Many young people who work far away come back and work in their own hometown. They can not only care for their families but also build their hometown. People in China have a sense of happiness from the bottom of their hearts.
1. According to the passage, people in Bacha have become rich with the development of the ________.| A．fishing | B．farming | C．tourism | D．education |
| A．税收 | B．支出 | C．价格 | D．收入 |
| A．She has a nice car. | B．She has a three-floor house. |
| C．She has two fishing boats. | D．Her hand-made gifts are popular. |
| A．health | B．society | C．science | D．sports |
| A．many young people go to big cities for work |
| B．the government decides to protect the environment |
| C．villagers can get more ways to make money than before |
| D．many old people have to look after their grandchildren at home |
8 . You have been told to wash your hands many times a day to help stop the spread of SARS—CoV-2. But what about the mobile phone that you’re always using? Scientific studies have shown that the virus can live for two to three days on smooth materials like plastic and stainless steel. Experts suggest cleaning all “high touch” surfaces every day, including phones, keyboards and computers. However, few people know how to do the cleaning.
Here are some things not to do when cleaning the phone.
※Do not spray (喷) cleaners directly on the phone.
※Do not put the phone into any cleaning liquids.
※Do not use tools that use forced air, which are often used to clean computer keyboards
※Do not clean the phone with hard materials. They could make small cuts on it.
So, what is the right way? Below are some suggested ways to clean the phone. With any of these suggestions, be sure not to get the phone wet.
※Start by turning off the phone. Make, sure the phone is not connected to the electricity.
※Use cleaning cloths with 70 percent alcohol instead of the common ones.
※Use paper cloths, or other soft cloths like those you use to clean the eyeglasses. It’s OK to cover the cloths lightly in cleaners. But do remember to clean the phone “gently”.
Cleaning the phone is one of the measures that are helpful to keep away from SARS-CoV-2. You should clean your own phone often and tell others the correct ways to do it.
1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that:| A．people needn’t wash their hands as required |
| B．all mobile phones are made of stainless steel |
| C．viruses can live on mobile phones much longer |
| D．people pay less attention to viruses on mobile phones |
| A．Hard materials. | B．Tools using forced air. |
| C．Paper cloths with cleaners. | D．Common cleaning cloths. |
| A．Turning off the phone. | B．Using 70 percent alcohol. |
| C．Using soft cloths. | D．Cleaning the phone gently. |
| A．Tools. | B．Materials. | C．Ways. | D．Marks. |
| A．Cleaning Mobile Phones: Do’s & Don’ts | B．Mobile Phone: the Most Dangerous Thing |
| C．The Correct Ways to Protect Mobile Phones | D．The Best Way to Fight Against SARS—CoV-2 |
9 . The last Monday in March is an important day in China. It is a day for safety education. This year, the day falls on March 25. It helps students learn more about safety and make sure they are safe. What are some accidents? How can you keep yourself safe? Take a look!
The main accidents are stampedes (踩踏), floods, earthquakes and fires.
| A stampede always happens in crowded places. When students around you begin to push, stand there and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If you fall down in the crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean (倾斜) to one side, curl (蜷缩) your body and bend your legs. |
| When in the face of a flash flood, what should we do to keep safe? During a flood: Look out for flood warnings. Head to higher ground and stay there. Don’t try to walk or drive through. flooded areas, as they can be deeper than you realize. Leave your car as soon as possible. After a flood: Don’t return home at once. Keep following the latest local news. Remember that viruses (病毒) can spread after a flood. |
| Earthquakes happen all over the world. When you feel everything is moving, quickly get under a desk and hold on, according to China Earthquake Administration (地震局). If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines. |
| When there’s a fire, leave the room quickly. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose. This way, you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire, but smoke. It makes them cough and they can’t breathe. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself lower to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air. |
1. In a stampede, if you fall down in a crowd, you might do something in this order (顺序) to protect yourself:________
① curl your body and bend your legs
② cover your head with both hands
③ lean to one side
| A．①--②--③ | B．①--③--② | C．②--③--① | D．③--②--① |
| A．you’d better stay in your car waiting for help |
| B．you must take all your valuable things with you |
| C．go to a higher place to stay away from danger |
| D．try to walk or drive through flooded areas |
| A．quickly get under a desk and hold on | B．begin to push |
| C．put something wet over mouth | D．find a place near buildings and trees |
| A．don’t push when there is a fire |
| B．accidents sometimes happen in schools |
| C．smoke is also very dangerous in a fire |
| D．you should take a look first in fire |
10 . Be pleased to do anything even though it is very small. In fact, there’s no single thing that is not worth doing or you are not able to do. So living a happy life with a light heart is the most important. A good mood (心情) decides your quality of life. Then how can you live a happy life?
Make each day meaningful by helping someone or just making someone smile. The feeling of making you want to help others stay at the bottom of your heart. Happiness depends on the feelings in your heart. Helping others is helping yourself. By helping others, you will be given more. Seeing their satisfied smile will make you feel proud of what you have done.
Face difficulties bravely in your life. Everybody may meet difficulties. No one can avoid them. The difficulties can teach you a lot. They are your treasure. They will help you to be closer to success.
Focus on the good experiences you have had in the past few years. Be grateful for what life has given you. Don’t think too much about the negative (消极的) things. They are similar to bad weather. Bad weather will pass sooner or later, so will the negative things. You may find many dead ends in your life. But you will always find your way out of them. Everything will get better at last.
Never worry about the things you can’t change. Worrying isn’t useful. Worrying can neither change the situation nor solve any problem. Perhaps, not every dream will be realized; not every effort will be completed. Don’t mind, and take it easy. Come on, everybody! Let’s live a happy life with a light heart and enjoy the beautiful sunshine every day.
1. What does happiness depend on?| A．Helping others. | B．The feelings in your heart. |
| C．What others think of you. | D．Difficulties you meet. |
| A．Good moods. | B．Happiness . | C．Experiences. | D．Difficulties. |
| A．Careful. | B．Useful. | C．Hopeful. | D．Thankful. |
| A．Every dream will be realized. | B．A good mood decides your quality of life. |
| C．Every effort will be completed. | D．People can avoid difficulties easily. |
| A．how to live a happy life | B．everybody may meet with difficulties |
| C．there are many dead ends in life | D．worrying isn’t useful |
