1 . The elderly people in care homes in London are given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely. The project was started by a local charity. It also helps them to be healthier. Workers in care homes have reported old people use less medicine after hens are in use.
Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said, “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school. I like the project a lot. I am waiting there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and waiting there again at night to see they’ve gone to bed. It’s good to have a different interest. People have been bringing their children to see the hens and they come and sit outside to watch them. I’m enjoying the creative activities, and I feel great to have a sense of achievement*.”
There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given money to start it all over the country. Wendy Wilson, a care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said, “Elderly people really welcome the idea of the project and the creative way. We are looking forward to the good result and the fun the project can bring to people here.” Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said, “we are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect old people through a shared interest and creative activities.”
1. What is the purpose of the project?
| A．To help old people learn new knowledge. | B．To provide part-time jobs for the aged. |
| C．To raise money for elderly people. | D．To improve the elderly people’s life. |
| A．She has learned new life skills. | B．She has done something useful. |
| C．She has made her memory better. | D．She has developed a strong will. |
| A．improve | B．know | C．begin | D．refuse |
| A．It is popular with old people. | B．It needs to be more creative. |
| C．It makes a lot of money. | D．It takes time to see the results. |
2 . ① Going to the cinema is fun. However, in a time when technology has afforded us home video streaming services such as Netflixhy and Hulu, many people choose to stay at home to have fun. And they believe cinemas are going to have problems. Though those services might have a bad influence on the cinemas, I don’t believe the cinemas are going away anytime soon.
② As we all know, staying at home to watch films can save your money because the tickets for cinemas aren’t cheap. Besides, you can lie comfortably on a big sofa to watch films. And generally you can watch films for as long as you want. And you don’t need to worry that others will be angry when you laugh aloud.
③ But the cinema has the low lighting, the big screen, the surround sound etc. War movies especially benefit from being watched in cinemas. You can experience the war better and more closely. As well as war movies, action movies and superhero movies are also much better when seen on the big screen.
④Besides, you can enjoy the time with your friends and family when going to see a good movie. Therefore, you’d better not just watch a movie at home and then go to bed. you can hang out with your friends and share your latest news face to face based on going to see a movie together.
⑤Anyway, we are lucky enough to live in a time that benefits people who love to go out and those who love to stay at home. Netflix and other services will always be there for those who prefer to stay at home. But going to the cinema offers better experience, and it helps cinemas create more jobs. It’s a win-win. So why not see a cool movie at your local cinemas?
1. What influence do home video streaming services seem to bring?| A．Cinemas will soon disappear. |
| B．Cinema business is getting hurt. |
| C．Cinemas begin to offer better services to customers. |
| D．Films have become much funnier than before. |
| A．not all films are always interesting as well as popular |
| B．people can watch different kinds of films when free |
| C．cinemas should show different films at different times |
| D．some films are more amazing when watched in cinemas |
| A．To persuade us to join outdoor activities as often as possible. |
| B．To present the advantage of watching films at home. |
| C．To show us the reasons for the decline of theater. |
| D．To advise people to go to the theater. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
3 . On Dec. 9, 2021, three Chinese astronauts gave a science lecture 400 kilometers above Earth. Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, who are working abroad the Tiangong space station, showed millions of students their life there. They also did some fun science experiments. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Use it or lose it
The human body grows with the pull of Earth’s gravity. But in space, our bones and muscles don’t need to sustain our body’s weight. This will cause bone and muscle loss. NASA says that astronauts can lose up to 20 percent of their muscles after just a couple of weeks. That is dangerous because they will be too weak to work.
Astronauts have different ways to prevent this. During the lecture, Zhai introduced a special uniform Ye was wearing. It’s called a “penguin suit”. There are many elastic bands inside the suit. Wearing it, astronauts use their muscles to stretch the bands. This keeps their muscles strong.
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During another experiment, Wang made a water film. Then she added more water drops onto the film to make it a water ball. This can never happen on Earth. Why?
We need to first understand the surface tension of water. It is like a “skin” of water. The “skin” is there because water molecules are drawn to each other. Most of the time, gravity is too strong and it breaks the “skin”. But with zero gravity in space, the “skin” stays strong and the water ball will not break.
Water in space acts differently from water on Earth in other ways. For example, water will not flow downward if you try to pour it into a cup. That’s why astronauts usually drink water through straws in sealed bags.
1. What can we learn about the lecture from space?| A．It is a part of the astronauts’ daily work. |
| B．It took place in the Tiangong space station. |
| C．It is one of the astronauts’ ways to ask for help. |
| D．It took place 500 kilometers above Earth. |
| A．astronauts | B．muscles | C．bones | D．bodies |
| A．Space water is valuable | B．Space water is different |
| C．Space water is important | D．Space water is common |
| A．To raise people’s interest in space exploration. |
| B．To explain the importance of space experiments. |
| C．To ask readers to do more science experiments. |
| D．To introduce the space lecture given by Chinese astronauts. |
Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also famous for hula, a special dance.
The Start
Hula started in Hawaii about 300 years ago. One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the story tells it, when a local girl Hiiaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach, they noticed the waves and imitated. They used their hands like showing the waves.”
The Ban
Not everyone has always liked the hula. In 1820, some religious people from Western countries came to Hawaii. The visitors were very surprised because the dancers were not wearing many clothes. So the local government banned the dance. After that, most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years. But many dancers still performed it in secret. The dance was always there.
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At the moment, people of all ages want to study the old culture. As a result, more and more people are going to halaus. Halaus are special schools that teach hula in the traditional way. Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body, but the mind. “For new dancers, the dancing means very little, because for Hawaiians today, many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So, what I try to do is to bring to mind the real thing they see today.”
1. The underlined word “imitated” is the closest in meaning to ________.| A．learned from | B．asked about | C．thought of | D．found out |
| A．they didn’t like the story of how it started |
| B．they hardly noticed the waves in the dance |
| C．the dancers wore fewer clothes than usual |
| D．there have been secrets in the dance since 1820 |
| A．The Change. | B．The Future. | C．The Difficulty. | D．The Advantage. |
| A．Hula started in Hawaii about 30 years ago. |
| B．Hiiaki and her friend Hopoe acted out beaches. |
| C．No Hawaiians performed hula in public in 1890. |
| D．The real thing in the dance means a lot to Kumano. |
How to read a book is written by Charles Van Doren and Mortimer J. Adler, which is called the Bible in reading.
The writers give some tips to help people how to read a book correctly.
Firstly, reading is a positive way. The more you want to read, you more you get. Someone will get tired when reading books, for they pay little attention on the book.
Secondly, reading includes many parts. Reading is from basic reading, reviewing reading, analyzing reading to subject reading. Analyzing reading is the most important step. “What is the book talking about?” “How did the writer talk about the book?” “What is the relation between you and the book?” and so on.
What’s more, reading is a long process. When you read an important part, it is better to analyze the deep meaning that the writer wants to tell.
CONTENTS Preface PART ONE The levels of reading PART TWO The third level of reading: analyzing reading PART THREE Ways to read different kinds of reading matter PART FOUR Reading and the Growth of the Mind Appendix A. A Recommended Reading List Appendix B. Exercises and Tests at the Four Levels of Reading Index |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．How to read a book is the Bible of writing. |
| B．Reviewing reading is the most important part. |
| C．You’d better analyze the deep meaning of a book. |
| D．People will get tired when they read in a positive way. |
| A．PART ONE. | B．PART TWO. | C．PART THREE. | D．PART FOUR |
Located at the foot of Datang Mountain in Changping District of Beijing, the China Aviation Museum is Asia’s largest museum displaying aircraft relics. The collection has about 200 aircraft of over 100 types and more than 700 examples of weapons and equipment. You can see some research materials and participate in many aviation activities in person.
Its mark which is up to 9 meters high is the first thing you will see when you walk into the China Aviation Museum. It is a milky white pillar holding a white single-seat light fighter plane which appears to soar in flight.
The China Aviation Museum is divided into three large exhibition areas: Cavern Exhibition Hall, Open-air Exhibition Area, and Integrated Hall.
The Cavern Exhibition Hall is in the south of the mark. In this hall, you can get a good knowledge of the world’s great aviation treasures from ancient to modern aircraft and equipment. These exhibits are placed on two sides in time sequence. The right side not only exhibits aircraft which are famous in Chinese aviation history, the left side is a series of modern aircraft produced by China.
As you walk to the north from the mark, you cannot miss the Open-air Exhibition Area. The Hero Avenue runs through it and divides the area into two parts. There is an artificial lake on the left of the Hero Avenue. On the southern side of the lake planes which were used specially for great people are displayed. The right side of the Hero Avenue exhibits fighter planes, radar and helicopters.
All the way down to the Hero Avenue lies the Integrated Hall. In this hall it displays 28 real aircraft, over 550 models of various aircraft, missiles, antiaircraft artillery, radar etc, more than 200 pieces of small cultural relics, 20 audio and video demo tablets, 12 sand table scenes and 1850 pictures and photos. On the west side of the Integrated Hall lays a CS field camp, where you can have an unforgettable experience.
1. The underlined word participate in paragraph 1 means ________.| A．join | B．take | C．fill | D．hand |
| A．The Hero Avenue | B．Integrated Hall |
| C．Open-air Exhibition Area | D．Cavern Exhibition Hall |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The visitors can play CS games in the Open-air Exhibition Area. |
| B．The planes used for great people are on the southern side of the lake. |
| C．The single-seat light fighter plane held by a pillar is the museum’s mark. |
| D．There are more than 200 types of aircraft in the China Aviation Museum. |
In today’s world, people are spending less and less time on things. A study shows that most visitors spend just 15 seconds on a website before moving on to other things. It’s easy to understand because there are millions of websites on the Internet. What will people do when they’re in museums full of great works of art? Will they slow down a little more? The answer is no.
Studies show that it takes most people ten seconds to look at a piece of art. At Tate Modern in London, it’s even worse. People there spend an average of just eight seconds on each artwork. And in that short time, the visitors also do another important thing—taking photos!
These years, museums are working to change this. Today, over 170 museums around the world are having “Slow Art Day”. Most of the museums taking part in “Slow Art Day” are choosing just a few works for their visitors to enjoy. They are asking their visitors to spend at least 5—10 minutes looking at just one work of art.
Slow Art backers think that when visitors spend more time looking at and studying the work of art, they will enjoy it more. By spending time, they can see more details about the work. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist’s ideas. Phil Terry, who started “Slow Art Day”, said, “By slowing down, it helps us to see art in a new way.”
1. Why do most visitors spend just 15 seconds on a website?| A．They don’t like it. | B．They are so busy that they don't spend more time on it. |
| C．There are too many websites on the Internet. | D．They don’t need to visit these websites. |
| A．there are great works of art | B．people love to take photos there |
| C．visitors spend less time on artworks there | D．the museum is taking part in “Slow Art Day” |
| A．fans | B．players | C．visitors | D．writers |
| A．The writer wants people to go to museums more often. | B．Studies show that most visitors spend five seconds on one work of art. |
| C．Slow Art helps visitors learn more about the artist’s ideas. | D．The museums joining in “Slow Art Day” usually have a lot of artworks. |
| A. The Grand Canyon National Park of the US is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It’s best-known for its size and depth. It shows beautiful wild flowers. | |
| B. If you like animals, you’ll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The “Big Five” live there. They are the lion, the African elephant, the African leopard, the black rhinoceros and the African buffalo. | |
| C. Green Island in Taiwan is an island in the Pacific Ocean with clear blue water around. Green Island has a lot of places of interest that make it a place where people like to go: seaside, a clean white beach, seawater and hot springs. | |
| D. Fraser Island is in Queensland, Australia. It is a very important and strange island because it is completely made of sand. The sand makes unusual shapes and some of the sandy rocks have different colors. | |
| E. Windsor Castle is a famous castle in England. It is a fantastic place to visit with the family. Kids will love pretending to be a king or a queen for a day. But you can’t take any photos inside the castle. |
On September 16th, 2022, some students are showing their car on a US tour to universities and companies from the East Coast to Silicon Valley.
It is a kind of sporty car but it is the special one. It is called ZEM, short for zero emission mobility, as the beginning letter of the name shows it gives out zero carbon. It has two-seater houses with battery box, and most of its parts are 3D-printed from second hand things.
“We are just to make a better and clearer future,” said Jens Lahaije, a manager of the Eindhoven University of Technology student team that made the car.
Compared with common cars, such battery electric cars give out no CO2, but battery can also make our air around us dirty and dangerous. So, the cost of doing with it isn’t low.
Cleaning the air by getting CO2 in is a pretty new way for a car. The students made it come true in this kind of car, ZEM. The idea is quite useful: while driving, the air will move through cars and the CO2 will be got in.
The Eindhoven team thought ZEM uses two machines that get 2 kgs of CO2 over 32,186 kms of driving, later these machines can be emptied at stations when they take in more electric to let the car work.
As for carbon emissions, the European Union made strict rules years ago, and most European car companies began to move to electric cars, but they didn’t make more wonderful cars than that one, ZEM.
1. According to the passage we learnt ________ made ZEM.| A．a car factory | B．a manager of a company |
| C．the students from Eindhoven University | D．the teachers from Eindhoven University |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．ZEM is very cheap | B．people don’t like ZEM |
| C．ZEM also has a disadvantage | D．some common cars are better than ZEM |
| A．32,186 kms | B．64,372 kms | C．160,930 kmş | D．321,860 kms |
| A．Eric, a young man likes different sports cars. |
| B．Maria, a woman enjoys dancing in a music hall. |
| C．Lisa, a beautiful girl likes going shopping at weekends. |
| D．Jack, a hard-working boy loves reading with his friends. |
10 . Here are some ideas for learning English faster.
You are like a new baby. Babies learn their language slowly. First they learn to listen. Then they learn to talk. Finally, they can read and write.
Listen to English every day. Listen to English radio, watch English TV, go to see English movies or use online lessons. These are useful.
Read English stories. Start with children’s storybooks. Try to read stories for English start learners. Try English Club.
Write down new words. Start a new word notebook. Write words in alphabetical order （A…B…C）. Make some sentences. Try to use an English-English dictionary.
Keep an English diary. Start with one sentence. Like how do you feel? How is the weather? What did you do today? Write another sentence tomorrow.
1. The writer gave us ________ ideas for English faster.| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
| A．To Listen. | B．To talking. | C．To reading. | D．To writing. |
| A．Children’s textbooks. | B．Children’s storybooks. |
| C．Children’s picture books. | D．Children’s music books. |
| A．按音标顺序 | B．按简易顺序 | C．按字母顺序 | D．按长短顺序 |
| A．Babies learn to read and write first. |
| B．Listening to English radio is not helpful. |
| C．We should always use an English-Chinese dictionary. |
| D．We can start with one sentence to keep an English diary. |
