1 . One day as I was sitting in a coffee shop, I noticed a girl working on her laptop. Two people passed by and accidentally knocked over her drink. To avoid the embarrassment (困窘), the girl pretended (假装) that nothing had happened and continued working on her computer.
This reminded me that both in China and Britain, when something strange happens around you or when you are in an embarrassing situation, 2. people tend (倾向于) to use this common way to not catch other people’s attention.
A lot of the time, Britons use self-depreciating humor (自嘲式的幽默). This is a well-known British characteristic. 3._________, imagine walking with your friends and you fall over. Your friend may just say “have a good trip!” Or you may just laugh about how clumsy (笨拙的) you are. For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing your strength of character.
Also, British are considerate when it comes to embarrassing others. For example, 4.学生们通常每年办一次生日聚会。 So during the school day, a student will give out invitations to the class. If one person doesn’t get an invitation, but the rest of the class does, he or she will feel embarrassed. To avoid it, it’s common for students to even invite people who aren’t their friends.
1. Why did the girl pretend that nothing had happened when two people knocked over her drink?2. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
3. 在空白处填入一个适当的短语。
4. Translate the underlined sentence into English.
5. The underlined word “their” refers to
When you think of the Arctic, you imagine an icy land of white snow. Others imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. We have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish, and now, CNN says, “It’s the Arctic’s turn.”
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow. Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1,800 pieces of microplastics per liter(升) of snow. That may cause terrible air pollution.
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “It’s clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air. They fall off plastic objects and are moved by the wind. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow. ”
Are they bad for us? We do know that our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health.
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damaging ecosystems（生态环境） along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we wash clothes with plastic fibers（纤维）. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, where they are eaten by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re eating the plastic as well.
1. According to the passage, microplastics are ______.| A．pieces of plastic bigger than 5 millimeters |
| B．pieces of metal smaller than 5 millimeters |
| C．pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters |
| D．pieces of plastic smaller than 5 centimeters |
①Waste water flows into rivers and seas.②People eat animals in the sea.
③People wash clothes with plastic fibers. ④Microplastics are eaten by sea animals.
| A．③①④② | B．①③②④ | C．③①②④ | D．③②①④ |
| A．Our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. |
| B．Microplastics flow over long distances before into oceans. |
| C．The deepest oceans have been polluted with plastic rubbish. |
| D．Microplastics are only eaten by sea animals. |
| A．not to travel to the Arctic | B．not to eat animals in the oceans |
| C．to use fewer plastic objects | D．to wear a mask(口罩) when going out |
| A．A story book. | B．A doctor’s dairy. |
| C．An environmental article. | D．A travel magazine. |
The changes in our lives using 5G（使用5G给我们生活带来的变化）
Do you know 5G? It is the fifth generation（代）of mobile network technology. These new networks are coming.
China just issued commercial licenses（发放商用牌照）for 5G on June 6. This means that China’s telecom companies were soon able to offer 5G networks for mobile phone users.
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 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(娱乐)
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+ transportation
5G will also bring us safer self-driving cars. These cars can send signals(信号) 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(自动地) 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 happened on the sixth day of June according to the passage?| A．5G came into use |
| B．China issued commercial licenses. |
| C．Mobile phone users could talk to each other. |
| D．5G delayed between sending and receiving information. |
| A．延时 | B．暂停 | C．断开 | D．卡顿 |
| A．entertainment | B．transportation | C．smart homes | D．health |
| A．We can download a movie faster with 5G. |
| B．Human drivers can send signals at traffic lights. |
| C．The plants can water themselves by a smart sprinkler with 5G. |
| D．5G is faster and more powerful than 4G. |
| A．Mobile phone users can use 5G networks. |
| B．Each mobile network generation has their own advantages. |
| C．5G will change our lives in many ways. |
| D．5G will bring us safer self-driving cars. |
Do you think animals can see colours? Scientists think that many animals can not see colours. The world is black and white to them. Scientists want to find out if dogs can see colours. When the scientists give the dogs food, they show them a certain（一定的）colour every time. The dogs get ready to eat when they see this colour. The scientists then show the dogs another colour. Again the dogs get ready to eat. The colours are all the same to them. Colours are not all the same to monkeys. For example, if we put food in a red box, and do this every day, a monkey will always go to the red box to get food. If we put food in a blue box, the monkey won’t go to it.
1. Scientists show the dogs colours __________.| A．to tell them to eat | B．to find out if they can see black and white things |
| C．for fun | D．to find out if they can see colours |
| A．hear different pieces of music | B．see the monkeys |
| C．see black things | D．see all the colours |
| A．all the same to monkeys | B．not all the same to dogs |
| C．different to dogs | D．not all the same to monkeys |
| A．the blue box to get food | B．the blue box and put food in it |
| C．the red box to get food | D．the red box and put food in it |
| A．Scientists find that dogs don’t like colours. |
| B．Monkeys will not go to the blue box if we don’t show them before. |
| C．Monkeys like the food in the box. |
| D．Dogs like to hear different pieces of music. |
What causes the disease and why is it dangerous?
Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It mainly affects children under the age of 10. It gets its name from the rash (疹子) that develops on the hands and feet. It can also cause blisters (水泡) in your mouth.
A child who has the disease will usually have a fever, a runny nose and sore throat. He or she doesn’t want to eat or drink because of pain in the mouth.
Hand-foot-mouth disease is mostly not serious. The fever and rash clear within a few days. But in some cases, the virus (病毒) affects the heart, lungs or brain. This puts the child’s life in danger.
A virus causes hand-foot-mouth disease. The disease spreads easily where a lot of young children are together, such as in a child-care center. Sometimes it can also affect teenagers and adults.
In order not to pass on the virus, good hygiene (卫生) is important. We should wash our hands as often as possible. Especially we should wash our hands before meals and after going to the toilet.
1. More than __________ people have caught hand-foot-mouth disease this year.
| A．thirty thousand | B．forty thousand |
| C．four million | D．fourteen thousand |
| A．is a kind of cancer |
| B．isn’t dangerous at all |
| C．can cause death |
| D．will disappear soon |
| A．eat more |
| B．have blisters in the mouth |
| C．have rash on the face |
| D．eat less |
| A．spreads easily among the young children |
| B．will not affect adults |
| C．didn’t happen in China |
| D．starts from villages |
| A．Passing on the virus |
| B．Taking children to the child-care center |
| C．Keeping your hands clean |
| D．Not going to public places |
6 . A life coach is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals (目标) . Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach. Here are some tips for you:
♦ Pay attention to your relationships with others
Ask yourself the following questions: How do you deal with disagreements? When was the last time you showed your family members that you care for them? Your relationships with friends, family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.
♦ Face the fears about the future
Now, imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school. We often give better advice than we are willing to take ourselves. Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible, but they followed their dreams and succeed.
♦ Develop your talents
If you want to reach your goals, you will have to spend more time developing the talents you already have, and uncovering any hidden talents that you haven’t discovered yet. So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in, even if you have no experience.
♦ Be thankful
Take some time to be thankful for the things you do have. Remember positive memories.Think of the best day(s) you have had in the past month or year. Remember special parties, vacations and holidays. Appreciate the wonderful people you have in your life.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. Which tip do you think influences you most?
2. Why should you pay attention to your relationships with others?
B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
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7 . The biggest secret about inventing is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it's true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about inventing, so read on to discover the truth.
★Wrong idea No. 1: An invention has to be something completely new.
Inventing means creating something "new", but the idea could come from something that already exists(存在). The Wright Brothers, for example, got the idea for building a "flying machine" from watching birds.
★Wrong idea No. 2: Inventors are born, not made.
There are a lot of factors(因素)that make invention possible. Take Mozart for an example. He was born with a (3)talent for musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was "99% hard work and 1% inspiration"!
Very successful creators don't give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, "A failure was the right answer to the wrong question."
★Wrong idea No. 3: Inventors are always old people.
Don't believe that you can't invent something when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors：Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.
As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea, and he invented the trampoline(蹦床).
1. How many wrong ideas about inventing are mentioned(提及)in the passage?2. Who got the idea for building a "flying machine" from watching birds?
3. What does the underlined word "talent" mean in Chinese?
4. What did Louis Braille invent?
5. Give a best title to the passage.
8 . As we all know, self-confidence is the first key to success. So we often say, "Where there is a will, there is a way."
However, confidence isn't something you have to be born with—it can be learned. What can we do to become a confident person? I'd like to share some secrets with you.
Secret 1 Make confident friends.
Confidence can spread. I have a ton of confidence that comes from friends. They love and believe in me, and they are confident themselves. If you're less confident, find friends who feel good about themselves. They can make you feel good about yourself too.
— Li Guoqing
Secret 2 Show it till you feel it.
Just walking with your head held high and a smile on your face make people think you have all the confidence in the world. If you're always slouchy( 垂头丧气的), people will think you are shy and unconfident.
— Zhang Chenggong
Secret 3 Believe in yourself.
If you listen to your heart, you're not letting others tell you what you can or can't do. You naturally have confidence because you're doing what you believe in and know is right.
—Liu Xu
1. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.2. Why should we make friends with people who are confident themselves?
3. What doesn't Zhang Chenggong do to show his confidence?
| A．Just walking with his head held high. | B．Smiling. | C．Being slouchy. |
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
9 . Plastic snow falls from the sky.
When you think of the Arctic(北冰洋), you may imagine an icy land of white snow. And some people may imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. In fact, we have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish, and now, CNN says, "It's the Arctic's turn."
German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow. Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1,800 pieces of microplastics per liter(升) of snow. That may cause terrible air pollution.
How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, "It's clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air. They fall off plastic objects and are moved by the wind. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow."
Are they bad for us? We do know that our bodies cannot take in "large" pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health.
Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damaging ecosystems(生态环境) along the way. When we wash clothes with plastic fibers(纤维), they start in our wastewater. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea. They are eaten by sea animals there. If people then eat these animals, it means that we're eating the plastic as well.
1. According to the passage, the underlined word "microplastics" are pieces of________.| A．plastic bigger than 5 millimeters | B．metal smaller than 5 millimeters |
| C．plastic smaller than 5 millimeters | D．plastic smaller than 5 centimeters |
| A．plastic objects | B．the water | C．sea animals | D．our body |
① Wastewater flows into rivers and seas.
② People eat animals in the sea.
③ People wash clothes with plastic fibers.
④ Microplastics are eaten by sea animals.
| A．③①④② | B．①③②④ | C．③①②④ | D．③②①④ |
| A．not to travel to the Arctic |
| B．not to eat animals |
| C．to use fewer plastic objects |
| D．to wear a mask(口罩) when going out |
| A．A story book. | B．A doctor's dairy. |
| C．An environmental newspaper. | D．A clothes magazine. |
10 . Electives (选修课) are always popular with students because they offer the chance to learn something exciting, and they're a welcome break from regular courses like maths and physics. Here are just a few of the exciting electives, lucky teenagers can take in some of China's middle schools.
●Self-defense skills
A school from Chongqing
The school offers a self - defense course - just for girls. Those who attend the lessons have the chance to study basic self- protection skills in a one - on – one practice. They learn how to get away when they need to and defend themselves against attacks. "I feel safer in myself now, "said Zhang Yi, 15, a girl student.
●Pottery
A school from Tianjin
Young artists at the school love to get their hands dirty creating beautiful pieces. Students learn how to design and make various clay projects. At the end, they have the skills to make their own clay bowls, cups, vases and pots.
●Horse riding
A school from Beijing
Equestrians (马术) can look pretty cool, can't they? Teenagers at this school can now choose a course in riding skills. They're taught to communicate with their horses and how to use reins. To ride a horse in the proper way, a student must hold the head forward and keep his back straight. Students come away from this elective not only knowing how to ride a horse gracefully but also physically fitter!
●Couplets (对联)
A school from Nanjing
How many of you can write a couplet? This old literary (文学的) form is slowly disappearing, but Chinese culture lovers at the school are trying to make it alive. For their elective, teenagers study old couplets and try to rhyme (押韵) their own lines. Many of this year's students can't wait for the Spring Festival, when they'll be able to show off their new skills.
1. How many electives in Chinese middle schools are introduced in the article?2. What kind of art works can students have at the end of the elective "Pottery"?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. What are the common advantages of "Self-defense skills" and "horse riding"?
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
