1 . Nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life. After all, we can’t win all the time. However, we can learn something valuable from every failure（失败）. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know how to be a good loser.
We must not be afraid of losing. When we lose, just take it with a smile and look on the bright side of it. Failure can’t be avoided in our life. Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb（灯泡）. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times but had learned 10,000 things which didn’t work. We must know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although they failed many times.
Losing is not very disgraceful. We must accept our failure and learn to take advantage of it. Remember that it can be helpful. Take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we did and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we’ll be lucky enough. Maybe he or she has been through the same experience before. Many people enjoy helping others solve problems. This can save us a lot of time in learning how to avoid the same mistakes in the future.
We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one winner in every competition. Some win, while some lose. That is a usual way of life. If we offer our congratulations（祝贺）to the winners and share in their happiness, we won’t feel sorry for our failure.
In a word, being a good loser will help us to succeed in life. It might be painful at the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.
1. What can we learn from every failure according to the text?| A．A way of life. | B．A valuable thing. | C．A general rule. | D．A secret of success. |
| A．He got help from others. | B．He happened to make it. |
| C．He avoided possible mistakes. | D．He saw the bright side of losing. |
| A．Bad. | B．Personal. | C．Dangerous. | D．Interesting. |
| A．Express the regrets. | B．Forget the failure. |
| C．Share in the winners’ enjoyment. | D．Join in another competition. |
| A．Ideas about How to Avoid Mistakes | B．Experience in Dealing with Problems |
| C．Advice on How to Be a Good Loser | D．Advantages of both Success and Failure |
2 . Presentation（展示）skills are important at school and in other areas of life. Some people don’t like giving presentations because they don’t know what to say or because they get nervous about public speaking. Here’s some advice to help you make presentations easier and more enjoyable.
1. Get organised
The best presentations are well planned and clearly organized. Think about topics（话题）and choose a proper one. In one topic, three or four main ideas will be fine. The beginning of your presentation should be interesting. For example, you can tell a short, funny story to make people laugh.
2. Use photos or videos
Try to use photos or videos. These things make your performance more exciting and help you remember what you’ re going to say. However, you shouldn’t use too many. The “star” of your presentation should be you, not your photos or videos.
3. Practice before your performance
You need to practice many times before the “big day”. Practice saying any unusual words. Then write the main ideas on small cards to help you remember. Practice in front of a mirror and time your presentation. Finally, you can record your performance or ask a friend to watch you and then make suggestions for improvements.
4. Connect with your audience（观众）
Always look at the audience when you speak. Stand up straight, but don’t stand still or move around much. Finally, be sure to thank your audience when you finish speaking. It’s a simple but good way to end any presentation.
1. How can you interest your listeners at the beginning?| A．By listing your ideas. | B．By telling a funny story. |
| C．By standing up straight. | D．By saying simple words. |
| A．The day you prepare videos. | B．The day you get some advice. |
| C．The day you visit your friends. | D．The day you make a presentation. |
| A．To repeat topics. | B．To show thanks. |
| C．To make suggestions. | D．To share main ideas. |
| A．Did the writer try to teach us skills? |
| B．Did the writer help us understand ideas? |
| C．Did the writer invite us to attend a course? |
| D．Did the writer ask us to be polite in public? |
Why did Chinese people have more than one name in ancient times?
In ancient China, people’s names had three parts, their family name, given name and courtesy name. Take famous poet Li Bai for example. His family name, which came from his father’s name, was Li. His given name was Bai, and his courtesy name was Taibai.
People used their given names when they were among family members. But in social life, they called each other by their courtesy names to show respect. This was mostly done among people of similar age. If you were talking about yourself, or if your elders were talking about you, the given name would be used instead of the courtesy name.
Men would get their courtesy names when they turned 20. It was a symbol of adulthood (成年礼). Women would get their courtesy names after getting married.
One’s courtesy name often had something to do with one’s given name. For example, the name of Mencius was Meng Ke. His courtesy name was Ziyu. Both Ke and Ziyu mean “carriage (马车)”. Zhuge Liang’s given name was Liang, which means “bright”. His courtesy name was Kongming, which means “very bright”.
1. How many parts are there in people’s names in ancient China?| A．3. | B．4. | C．5. | D．6. |
| A．名 | B．姓氏 | C．字 | D．昵称 |
| A．To show their love. | B．To show their good relationship. |
| C．To show their kindness. | D．To show their respect. |
| A．Family name. | B．Nickname. | C．Given name. | D．Courtesy name. |
| A．The famous poet Li Bai. | B．Three parts of ancient names. |
| C．The ancient names and the modern names. | D．The development of names. |
4 . All aboard! Let’s take a ride on the world’s highest railway—the Qinghai-Tibet Railway（青藏铁路）. Sit back and enjoy the journey. Get ready for the trip of a lifetime.
We’re leaving Qinghai Station. The scenery along the way is some of the wildest in all of China. Keep your eyes open as we race through this beautiful land. You might see a rare Tibetan antelope（藏羚羊）from your window.
Before we begin our journey, let’s learn about this amazing railway. It’s truly one of the great engineering wonders of the 21st century. When it was completed on July 1, 2006, the Tibet Railway set nine world records, including the world’s highest railway at 5,072 metres above sea level, the world’s highest tunnel（隧道）at 4,905 metres, and the longest tunnel ever built on permafrost（冻土）.
As we travel higher, the air gets thinner and thinner. Soon there will only be 50 to 60 percent of the oxygen which we are used to breathing. But don’t be afraid. Each rail car has two separate oxygen systems. One system spreads oxygen throughout the train at all times. And each passenger can also get a personal oxygen mask just like those used in planes.
Here are a few more things to think about as our train leaves the station. The designers solved three main challenges when building this great railway. First, the high altitude（海拔）made the task difficult because there was no enough oxygen. Second, much of the railway runs across permafrost, a type of ground that keeps changing as the weather warms and cools. Finally, the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology（敏感的生态环境）in China. Great care was necessary to make sure of the smallest possible influence on nature.
All three challenges were met, making our trip possible. All aboard! The train to Tibet is leaving in fifteen minutes.
1. Where are the passengers?| A．On a bus. | B．On a train. | C．On a ship. | D．On a plane. |
| A．By telling a story. | B．By using a designer’s words. |
| C．By introducing its world records. | D．By comparing the present with the past. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．The changing ground. | B．The polluted air. | C．The dangerous animals. | D．The hot weather. |
5 . Recently, many people think it’s risky to use credit (信用) card numbers online. However, from time to time, we all use passwords and ID numbers on the Internet. We think we are safe, but that may not be true! A new kind of attack (攻击) is being used by dishonest people to steal IDs and credit card numbers from web surfers. This new kind of attack is called “phishing”.
Phishing sounds the same as the word “fishing”, and it means that a thief is trying to trick people into giving away valuable information. Like real fishermen, phishers use bait (诱饵) in the form of great online deals or services. For example, phishers might use false emails and websites to trick people into revealing (透露) credit card numbers, account usernames, and passwords. They imitate (模仿) well-known banks, online sellers, and credit card companies. Successful phishers may make as many as 5% of the people believe and give away their personal information.
It’s really a big problem! Actually, tricking 5% of the online population is huge. Now more than 4.6 billion people have access (进入权) to the Internet, and 75% of those Internet users live in the wealthiest countries on Earth. It has been reported that phishers send more than 40 billion false messages each year. Even by tricking only 5% of the people, phishers can make a lot of money.
Amy, 18, from California, received an email. A man told Amy that she could get a million dollars in her account as a reward if she sent a thousand dollars to him. Amy did as the man said at once. The “thief” used Amy’s Social Security number to get credit cards in her name and transferred her money.
How can people avoid being cheated online? Above all, they have to learn to recognize the email that has been sent by a phisher. Always be careful with any email with urgent (紧急的) requests for personal information. Phishers typically write upsetting or exciting, but false, statements in their emails so that people will reply right away. Never give out personal information to phishers. And if an offer sounds too good to be true, it is.
1. Phishing is compared to ________ according to the passage.| A．making money | B．playing games | C．catching fish | D．writing emails |
| A．Giving examples. | B．Listing numbers. | C．Raising questions. | D．Using sayings. |
transfer v. (transferred, transferring)
①to move from one place, school, job etc to another
②to connect the call of someone to someone else’s
③to move money from one account to another
④to change from one bus, plane etc to another
| A．① | B．② | C．③ | D．④ |
| A．help to catch phishers | B．reply to urgent emails |
| C．pay by credit card | D．protect ourselves online |
6 . A team of scientists are carrying out a project at the University of Greenwich in London. They are trying to find ways to make food on Mars (火星) in the future. The project is called Feeding Mars. It tries to use water, fish and fish waste to grow fruit and vegetables on Mars.
It would take at least 21 months to reach Mars, learn about its surface and return to Earth. So it would be a big help if the spacemen could grow fresh food on Mars itself.
Farming on Mars, however, will be very hard. There’s plenty of water that could be taken from ice just below the surface, but the land on Mars is missing the nutrients (养分) that living things need. The team say that they could solve the problem by growing plants and fish together. Fish waste can then be used to provide nutrients for plants.
“It is expected that you can grow lots of food, such as vegetables, salads, teas and medicinal plants on Mars,” said Dr Benz Kotzen, who leads the project. “You can even harvest (捕获) fish for food then.”
1. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指的是)?| A．The future. | B．The project. | C．The land. | D．The planet. |
| A．Ice below the surface. | B．Too much fish waste. |
| C．The missing of living things. | D．The poor land condition. |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Doubtful. | C．Surprised. | D．Funny. |
7 . When in fear, ostriches(鸵鸟) hide their heads in the sand instinctively(本能地) in the hope that trouble will pass them by. In fact, ostriches don’t hide their heads in the sand to avoid danger. Not only would they be unable to breathe, but when you think about it, they really have no reason to do so.
Ostriches are the fastest animals walking on two legs, able to run as fast as 40 miles per hour. They stand around 9 feet tall and weigh 350 pounds. If in danger, they can give a kick that is powerful enough to kill a lion. So why do ostriches bury(埋) their heads in the sand?
When it’s time to start a family, the ostrich digs a big hole that is between 6 and 8 feet wide and 2 to 3 feet deep. They bury the eggs safely in the ground, and then the mom and dad take turns sitting on the eggs to protect them until the babies are ready to come out of the eggs. A few times a day, the ostrich parents bury their heads in the ground to turn the eggs using their mouths.
When it has eggs to protect, the ostrich will run, attracting enemies to go after it. Thanks to their fast speed, ostriches are able to easily shake off the enemies, leaving their eggs and themselves free from danger.
1. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?| A．Where do ostriches live. | B．Why do ostriches bury their heads in the sand. |
| C．How do ostriches look like and the ways they protect themselves. | D．Why can ostriches run fast. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To fight against enemies. | B．To take care of their eggs. | C．To get away from danger. | D．To bring their babies out. |
| A．By burying their eggs in the sand. | B．By leading enemies away from their eggs. |
| C．By fighting with their enemies bravely. | D．By taking their eggs out of the hole. |
I’m Alice. I like WeChat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Jay Zhou. Through WeChat, Jay Zhou often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
I am David. I love Microblog. I update my Microblog when I am free. We can share instant（即时的）messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Microblog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Microblog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
I’m Lily. I don’t like WeChat or Microblog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes（犯罪）on WeChat. Many people are cheated（欺骗）because they believe in other people they meet on Wechat easily. It is not a real world. As to Microblog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want to my secrets known by others. I am a low-key（低调的）girl. |
| A．It’s fast and convenient. | B．It’s fashionable but slow. | C．It’s safe and useful. | D．It’s fun but expensive. |
| A．a helpful boy | B．an open-minded boy | C．a stupid boy | D．a lazy boy |
| A．Because many people are cheated on WeChat easily. |
| B．Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends. |
| C．Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends. |
| D．Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others. |
9 . What is 5G? It is the fifth generation of mobile network technology. China’s telecom companies has been able to offer 5G networks for mobile phone users since 2019.
Do you know the development of mobile network technology? Each mobile network generation is faster and more powerful than the one before it. 1G let us talk to each other. 2G let us send messages. 3G gave us data and the Internet. And 4G made all of these things faster. What’s special about 5G?
5G has a very short delay (延迟) between sending and receiving information. Now, 4G takes about 100 to 200 milliseconds (毫秒) to send and receive data. But 5G will get it down to 1 millisecond or less-this is almost real-time.
This big change will not only make our mobile Internet faster, but also deeply change our lives. Read on to find out how.
5G+entertainment 5G networks are about 100 times faster than 4G. This means you can download a movie in seconds using 5G. Also, virtual reality (VR) games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make the games feel even more real.
5G+transport 5G will also bring us safer self-driving cars. These cars can send signals to each other. They also talk to traffic lights and road sensors (传感器). 5G will allow cars to react even faster than human drivers.
5G+smart homes 5G also makes the Internet of things possible. Internet of things is a large network that connects everything to the Internet. Smart homes are part of it. For example, your toaster can automatically start making breakfast after your alarm rings: And if its sensor feels the air becoming dry, a smart sprinkler could water your plants by itself.
1. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the second paragraph?| A．To explain 5G is the best of all. |
| B．To share his knowledge about 5G. |
| C．To encourage people to use the new network technology. |
| D．To show the development of mobile network technology. |
| A．Health care | B．Entertainment. | C．Transport. | D．Smart homes. |
| A．Download a movie in several minutes. | B．Put everything onto the Internet. |
| C．Bring us safer self-driving cars. | D．Make food more delicious. |
| A．5G will change our lives in many ways. | B．Mobile networks are changing for better. |
| C．SG will make the Internet of things possible. | D．Everyone likes using 5G networks for mobile phone. |
10 . If you want to study abroad, letters of recommendation (推荐信) are very important. So how can we get a perfect letter of recommendation? Here is something you should notice.
Who: Letters of recommendation are the most useful when they are written by teachers, coaches, and youth group advisers who know you well. The people you ask should be able to describe your skills and your success as well as your personality (个性). Colleges prefer letters from your present teachers, because they know your recent work the most. Read instructions carefully, since some colleges may ask you to find a science or math teacher to write for you.
What: Since most letters of recommendation are full of praise for the person, colleges that take them seriously are trying to get to know the true you. The best letters are those that share personal stories about you and show the important qualities (品质).
How: There’s a good chance that the more information you give your recommender, the better the letter will be. I suggest that all students prepare an activity resume (简历) that includes the following: after-school activities; community service work; abilities to be a leader; prizes; work experience; and what you’ve done during your last three summers.
Why: Letters of recommendation can often be quite important when two students are compared and colleges can only pick one.
1. Why do colleges prefer letters from your present teachers?| A．They are good at math or science. | B．They know your recent work the most. |
| C．They can describe your skills and personality. | D．They will do everything to help you study abroad. |
| A．your skills | B．your success | C．your habits | D．your qualities |
| A．Abilities to be a leader. | B．Your parents’ jobs. |
| C．After-school activities. | D．Prizes and work experience. |
