1 . A teacher gives young students some advice on how to deal with danger.

If you are in a traffic accident

If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to telephone your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.

If it is raining hard and there is lightning （闪电）

Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.

When there is a fire

Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit （出口）. Don’t take the lift.

If someone is drowning（溺水）

If you can’t swim, don’t get into water. Just cry out for help.

Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself all the time.

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

Students’ Safety
Danger	1     to do
In a traffic accident	If hit by a car, remember the car number. If hit by a bicycle,     2     your parents.
Raining with lightning	Stay at     3     places and keep away from trees.
Fire	Don’t take the lift and find an exit as fast as     4     . Put wet things on your body.
Drowning	If you can’t swim, just shout “    5    !”

2 . Most of us probably don’t like doing housework. And most of us think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family makes us tired. However, the fact is that someone has to do it. Most of the time, our parents have to do the housework. Is it really fair?

Doing housework is really not as bad as it sounds. If we all do our part, it will seem less annoying (烦人的). Why should your mother have to wash your dirty clothes? You are able to take care of yourself. Doing some housework will show that you are becoming more and more independent.

Some of us may think that we are too busy to do housework. But most parents work all day and are then expected to keep a clean house! Dividing housework among the whole family will make everyone’s job much easier.

Please remember: Learning to do housework can provide you with valuable skills for the future.

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F) according to the passage.
1. Most of us think that doing chores is boring.
2. It is really fair for our parents to do the housework.
3. Doing some housework will make us less independent.
4. It is easy to divide housework among the whole family.
5. Learning to do housework can offer valuable skills to us.

4 . The Ministry of Education (教育部) announced a notice in 2021 that restricts (限制) primary and middle school students from carrying mobile phones to school.

The government wants to improve students’ focus on study and fight addiction (沉迷) to the Internet and games.

According to a 2020 report by the China Internet Network Information Center, China had 175 million Internet users under the age of 18 in 2019. This is worrying, as long-time use of smartphones harms children’s eyesight, cervical vertebrae (颈椎) and even the brain, according to the World Health Organization.

Many schools in Beijing have taken action to restrict students’ phone use at school. According to Zhou Dandan, an English teacher at Beijing No. 20 High School, every classroom in her school has a box to store students’ phones during class.

Li Jisen, a student from Beijing No. 101 Middle School, agrees with the new policy. Li believes that restricting phone use at school is a good way to put the focus back on schoolwork.

However, Liu Yanping, headmaster of First Branch of Beijing National Day School, told South China Morning Post that it’s not wise to take a “one size fits all” (一刀切) method.

Kathy Chen, a parent from Shanghai, allowed her daughter to take her phone to school. Chen said it’s more important to develop kids’ ability to self-manage and develop good habits of phone usage.

Complete the chart according to the passage with not more than two words for each blank.

Notice on phone use on campus (校园)
Target (目标) group	1     and middle school students
The     2	To restrict students from carrying mobile phones to school. To improve students’ focus on study. To prevent students from getting addicted to the Internet and games.     3     students’ eyesight, cervical vertebrae and the brain.
People’s     4	Li Jisen: The rules will help put the focus back on schoolwork. Liu Yanping: We should take a method     5     instead of “one size fits all”. Kathy Chen: It’s more important to help kids develop good habits and the ability to self-manage.

5 . Somebody is calling for help in the water. You want to jump in and save them, but that might put you in danger. What do you do?

Soon this won’t be a problem anymore because a robot swimmer called Swumanoid will be on hand to help.

Scientists from Japan designed this robot to swim like an Olympic athlete (运动员). They mapped a swimmer’s body and looked at how every part of the body moves while swimming. The robot can swim just like a human does.

Swumanoid can swim the backstroke (仰泳) and the front crawl (自由泳) at a speed of 0.64 meters a second, about one-third of the world record speed for these swimming styles, according to the Daily Mail.

Motomu Nakashima, head of the team that designed the robot, hopes that robots like Swumanoid can serve as lifeguards in the future.

Besides saving lives, Swumanoid can also be used in swimming research. It can test water resistance, which makes it move more slowly. And it helps to find out how people swim. The information that is collected could help scientists find ways to improve a swimmer’s skills.

Unlike human swimmers, robots don’t get tired from doing the same stroke (泳姿) again and again, so they do not slow down. Therefore, they can collect information more efficiently (有效地).

But the robot is not yet ready to take the place of human lifeguards. Scientists say there are still certain things that need to be improved, such as its motors (引擎) and waterproofing design (防水设计).

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
1. Swumanoid can swim just like a human does because ________.

A．it was created by an Olympic swimmer

B．it can swim the way real swimmers move

C．it can follow directions according to a map

2. The underlined word “resistance” in the sixth paragraph means ________.

A．阻力

B．压力

C．重力

3. Swumanoid can collect information more efficiently because ________.

A．it can do many types of strokes

B．it can swim as fast as world record-holders

C．it won’t feel tired and never slows down

4. There are ________ uses for the robot swimmers mentioned in the passage.

A．one

B．two

C．three

5. The story is written to ________.

A．show how swimming robots are built

B．describe how lifeguards do their work

C．introduce the swimming robot Swumanoid

7 . You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners （空调）. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only ones to help people keep cool.

Chinese people started to use hand fans more than 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from all kinds of materials. Palm （棕榈） leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans （羽毛扇） showed the owner’s high status （地位）. Sandalwood （檀香） fans could send out sweet smell.

Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into art works, in which Tuanshan （round fans） and Zheshan (folded fans) were the most common.

In the shape of a full moon, Tuanshan were usually made of silk.They had beautiful birds and flowers on them.Women especially those in the imperial palace （皇宫）, liked to use them. Meanwhile, men, especially the literati （文人）, used Zheshan.The literati liked them because Zheshan were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them.It was a way for them to show off their ability in literature, painting and handwriting.Almost anything can be painted on Zheshan.

Today, Chinese people still use these fans.Next time when you are waving a fan, you may think of the stories behind it.

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

Stories and Art of Chinese Fans
History.	1    2000 years.
The number of kinds	There are    2    kinds mentioned in the passage.
3	Palm leaf, feather, sandalwood, silk and paper.
Feathers （特征）	Palm leaf fans were cheap and made     4    . Feather fans showed the owner’s status. Sandalwood fans could send out a sweet smell. Tuanshan were enjoyed by women in the imperial palace. Zheshan were    5    or written with poems in order to show the owners were talented.

8 . When we play a game with our classmates or friends, we usually need to make some rules first. I think it’s very important to have rules.

There are lots of rules in my school. We have to get to school on time. We have to wear the school uniform on Mondays and Thursdays. We can’t run in the hallways. We can’t fight. I think it’s very good to have rules at school.

We have to follow traffic (交通) rules. We can go at green lights (灯) and have to stop at red lights. The traffic rules make us safe (安全的).

When we take a car or sit next to the driver, we have to wear the safety belts (安全带). Also, little children need to take the back seats. The car rules make us safe, too.

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

Rules
1     rules	2     at school on time. Wear the school uniform on Mondays and Thursdays.     3     run in the hallways.
Traffic rules	Go at green lights and     4     at red lights.
5     rules	Wear the safety belts. Little children take the back seats.

9 . The traditional Chinese lunar calendar(阴历) divides the year into 24 solar terms(节气). Lichun, the first of the 24 solar terms, lifts the curtain(窗帘) of spring. After that everything turns green and is filled with energy. People clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you might not know about Lichun.

As a solar term, Lichun entered people’s lives in the Spring and Autumn period. At that time, there were eight solar terms. According to some experts, the 24 solar terms were used for the first time in books during the Western Han Dynasty, when people set Lichun as the Spring Festival.

Wearing fabric swallows(织成的燕子) is a custom in some areas in Shaanxi. Every Lichun, people like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests(胸部). The swallow is a sign of spring and a symbol of success, wealth and happiness.

In China, it is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of Lichun. It is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Lichun, he will have good luck in the future.

In many parts of China, people follow the custom of “biting the spring” on the first day of Lichun. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls(春卷) and so on.

Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.

Lichun
Facts	It is the    1    of the 24 solar terms of the year. Everything turns green and is    2    of energy. The daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.
3	It appeared in the Spring and Autumn period. It was    4    as the Spring Festival during the Western Han Dynasty.
Customs	People like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests. If someone can set the egg upright, he will be    5    . People eat spring pancakes, spring rolls and so on.