1 . The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.
Treating wastewater is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans. But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the wastewater.
While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is fresh water—that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in. More than 19,000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process (加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.
Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.
1. How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world?| A．Under 10 million. |
| B．Only 19 million. |
| C．About 92 million. |
| D．Over 700 million. |
| A．storing waste in ice and snow | B．letting waste run into oceans |
| C．keeping waste out of rivers and oceans | D．sending waste to coastal countries |
| A．needs much energy | B．saves much money |
| C．satisfies everyone | D．causes pollution |
| A．Water should be a human right. | B．The water problem is still serious. |
| C．Our planet is covered with water. | D．Everyone has enough clean water. |
2 . As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. They can also be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in you class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dreams.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
Also you must never give up your dream. There will be barriers on the way to your dreams. Don’t be afraid of them. They are not that hard. The biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Turn off the TV. Studying will help you get better exam grades. Don’t buy ice-cream. Saving five yuan means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1. According to the writer, what may stop you from realizing your dream?| A．Failing your exam. | B．Having many challenges. |
| C．Not being the best. | D．Not believing in yourself. |
| A．Dreams. | B．Subjects. | C．Difficulties. | D．Chances. |
| A．yourself | B．your friends | C．your parents | D．your school |
| A．You should never give up your dream. |
| B．It is not easy to make your dream real. |
| C．You may think you can’t do well in something. |
| D．Having some hobbies can help make your dream come true. |
| A．How to Become a Writer |
| B．How to Realize Your Dream |
| C．Young Students Have Many Dreams |
| D．Small Dreams Make a Big Dream |
3 . Even in early time, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to bring it into reality.
Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being naive. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized (排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than everyone else’s in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to human besides making money for themselves.
Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Saunders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.
To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.
1. People who ________ could probably realize their dreams.| A．find a way to dream | B．dream and hold fast to them |
| C．get the meaning of life | D．have very good school results |
| A．their dreams are natural | B．they are greater than everyone else |
| C．they have much knowledge | D．their dreams might change the world |
| A．Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability. |
| B．Developing technology can bring great progress. |
| C．Even older people can make their dreams come true. |
| D．People should be brave enough to dream when they are young. |
| A．逆反的 | B．幼稚的 | C．调皮的 | D．冲动的 |
| A．From Dream to Reality | B．Good Examples of Dreams |
| C．Achievements in History | D．A list of Successful Dreamers |
4 . Dave is a 13-year-old boy. There are three people in his family: his father, his mother and he. They are in Shanghai. Dave likes the color of blue. Look! His jacket and bag are blue. He is in Class Three. Twenty-three boys and nineteen girls are in his class. His good friends Zhao Ming and Sun Lei are in Class Three, too. Miss Liu is their math teacher. She is a good teacher. Her classes are very interesting. Math is not difficult for them!
Dave likes playing computer games, but he doesn’t play them every day. He only plays them on Saturday. He plays sports every day. It’s good for his health.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正 (T)、误 (F)。
1. There are three people in Dave’s family
2. Dave doesn’t like blue things.
3. Dave, Zhao Ming and Sun Lei are in the same class.
4. Miss Liu’s math classes are very interesting.
5. Dave plays computer games from Monday to Sunday.
5 . Hi, I am Guo Peng. I am a middle school student. My school is a very beautiful place. My school has a big library. It’s on the first floor of the classroom building (教学楼). There are many books in it. It has books of all subjects. It also has a lot of storybooks and newspapers. Our classrooms are from the second to fifth floors.
In the library, there are rows (排) of tables and chairs. We can sit there to read books. It looks very clean. And books are kept in good order. It’s easy for students to find the books.
Students of all classes can visit the library. We all have library cards. Before going into the library, we must show our cards. So we have to take it every day. We can take one book at a time from the school library. We must give back the book in a week. Or we can’t borrow (借) books next time.
Our library teacher is a nice woman. She is friendly to all students. We all like her. She always helps us find books. Sometimes we ask her some questions about books. She is always happy to answer these questions.
I like reading books. Every day I go to the library to read books. I love to visit my school library. It’s a good place to read and study.
根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
1. The school library has ________.
①pictures ②storybooks ③newspapers ④science books
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④ |
| A．杂乱无章 | B．井然有序 | C．一尘不染 | D．包罗万象 |
| A．2 days | B．5 days | C．7 days | D．15 days |
| A．students can take three books at a time |
| B．Guo Peng loves studying in the library |
| C．the library teacher is strict (严厉) with the students |
| D．the library is on the second floor of the classroom building |
| A．My Library Teacher. | B．The Books in the Library. |
| C．The Library Rules (规则). | D．My School Library. |
TIME announced the 2022 Idol of the Year. 60-year-old Michelle Yeoh was named and made the cover. She used her power to tell everyone that ________.
When it came to how she made it, she especially talked about the power of representation (代表). She said that so far, no Asian women had won the Academy Award for Best Actress, so whenever there was a chance, she would catch it and make every effort to play the role.
However, it’s not that easy to be recognized (赏识). “I’ve been working in this industry (行业) for almost 40 years and to finally be recognized for my work. Before that, I’ve been everywhere and I’ve done everything because there are fewer roles waiting for women as we grow older. And then you find you can only play some older women roles. In those days of waiting, I felt really thankful for the love, care and support that I got from the people around me. And now I get everything all at once. So it’s worth the wait.”
That’s the real difficulty actresses need to face. What happened dramatically is that women have started to take control of their own life. They’re not going to wait for someone else to create roles for them. Maybe in the future, more actresses will be recognized for their talent and hard work.
1. Was Michelle Yeoh named TIME’s 2022 Idol of the Year?2. How long has Michelle Yeoh been working as an actress?
3. Please complete the sentence in Paragraph 1.
She used her power to tell everyone that
4. Do you think that women are treated fairly at work? And why or why not?
7 . The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in many American films. In some films, they are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do some dangerous and difficult jobs for humans.
Robots also help disabled people, for example, blind people. Today many blind people have a guide dog to help them. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One kind of robot guide dog has wheels. It moves in front of the owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner’s walk. The owner wears a special belt. This belt sends instructions to the owner from the dog, such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” or “Turn right”.
In the United States, another kind of robot helps disabled people to take care of themselves in their daily life. The robot hears the sound of its owner’s voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” or “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American hospitals. They can do simple jobs. At one hospital, for example, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to patients’ rooms. It never gets lost because this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
Though robots can help people in many different ways, they will never take the place of humans.
1. From the passage, we know robots cannot be _______.| A．dangerous animals | B．factory workers |
| C．guide dogs | D．hospital helpers |
| A．goes in front of blind people | B．walks side by side with blind people |
| C．has a map in its head | D．helps patients with their meals |
| A．不能的 | B．有害的 | C．失灵的 | D．残疾的 |
| A．take care of themselves | B．talk to other people |
| C．become scientists | D．do dangerous jobs |
8 . Illegal (违法的) driving is really dangerous. It may cause traffic accidents, even deaths. It’s reported that thousands of people die from illegal driving each year. Many countries are trying their best to control it. France, for example, has made some strict rules and laws to stop it.
People are warned not to eat while driving. Any driver who is caught eating while at the wheel will be stopped by the police. Then he will be fined up to £ 50 for it.
Drivers are not allowed to read a map, make a phone call or listen to very loud music while driving. Besides, it is against the rules for the motorists (汽车驾驶员) to use any kind of earphones. Things change easily on the road. Drivers never know what will happen next.
From July 2 on, it will be illegal to smoke when there is a child aged 12 or under in the car. Smoking is also banned (禁止) outdoors at children’s play areas, including those at motorway rest areas. Notices in several languages have been put up at motorway service stations to warn foreign visitors of the rules.
Driving after drinking can put people in danger. All the drivers are asked to carry an alcohol breath equipment test (酒精测试) in their cars. Anyone who breaks the rule will be punished.
1. The underlined words “be fined” here probably mean “_______”.| A．raise money for the police | B．get money as a prize |
| C．make money with the police | D．pay money as a punishment |
| A．By reading the newspaper. | B．By reading the notices. |
| C．By asking the local people. | D．By listening to the radio. |
| A．tell drivers not make a phone call while driving |
| B．discuss the rules against driving after drinking |
| C．introduce the rules and laws against illegal driving |
| D．talk about traffic accidents |
9 . School days mean getting up early every morning, homework, studying and exams. Maybe the following tips can make you feel happier on school days.
Go outside for a few minutes
Spending time outside makes you feel happier. Even if it’s just for 5 minutes between classes, try to go outside to get some fresh air whenever you can. Go for a short walk or review your notes outside during the lunchtime or on a break.
Write down your thoughts
It doesn’t matter what you write in your diaries —just write down everything you’re thinking and feeling to get it all out. Then reading what you wrote down may make you feel better. It also helps you find a way to face your problem.
____▲____
Remember that there are always going to be little things that go wrong and hurdles (障碍) to jump over in school, but they will not always be there. If you’re having a bad day, just do your best to get through it!
See a school counselor (顾问) if you feel really unhappy
Stop by their offices and talk with them if you can’t keep up with schoolwork or if you feel lonely at school. Be honest about your feelings with the counselor and ask for some advice to make your time at school better.
1. This passage is most probably (可能) written for ________.| A．teachers | B．teenagers | C．parents | D．counselors |
| A．Do your best at school | B．Forget all about the bad days |
| C．Remember those little things | D．Accept that there will be bad days |
| A．help you with your problems | B．make your time at home better |
| C．tell you to keep up with schoolwork | D．try his or her best to make you healthy |
| A．get help from counselors | B．write down your thoughts |
| C．spend school days happily | D．get ready for school days |
Let’s learn some manners for an English tea party.
For the host
▲Most importantly, the tea should be served in a friendly way, and the movement to serve tea has to be nice.
▲Prepare some milk and hot water, so that the guests can enjoy their tea with their own taste.
▲Prepare more tea and cakes than what guests may ① , so they will feel comfortable and have as much as they want. If possible, prepare homemade dessert.
For the guests
▲If you are invited to a tea party, and would like to bring something to the host, homemade dessert, food or seasonal flower will be most welcomed. It may be a good idea to discuss with other invited people to decide what to bring.
▲At the party, you may drink tea as much as you want; ② , you need to finish before passing your cup to the host for more.
▲If the tea is too dark or bitter, you can use hot tea to weaken tea.
▲If some sandwiches or cookies were served, take only one at once, then pass to the next person. Don’t break a cookie into small pieces.
任务一：根据短文内容，分别在①、②填入所缺的单词，使其文义完整。
1. ①
任务二：从短文中找出与下列句子意义相同或相近的句子，并抄写下来。
To make the guests have the tea with their own taste, the host needs to prepare some milk and hot water.
2.
任务三：把文中划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。
3.
任务四：根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
4. What are the manners for?
5. How many things do the guests have to know for an English tea party?
