1 . There are quite a few advantages of wearing school uniforms. The idea may seem disagreeable at first, but thinking all the good results of wearing uniforms, you would be more likely to enjoy them.
Teachers love school uniforms because they provide a good learning environment for students. And they can pay their attention to study rather than style.
Buying school uniforms is easy and needs less thought. No matter what the school rules are, there are only some basic styles to the clothes. And school uniforms can last a long time, so it won’t break the bank. Parents could also enjoy an easy morning, as it will take less time to choose a set of clothes for the school day.
Students wearing uniforms will feel easier about choosing what to wear. Some students may not like the lack of individuality (个性)with uniforms, but some school dress rules may offer them the chance to show their unique (独特的) styles. And uniforms today are also becoming more fashionable and can be found in many areas of pop culture. Superstars and fashion designers are using uniforms as encouragement for new looks which also interest students.
1. Teachers think that wearing school uniforms ________.| A．is just a tradition that students should follow | B．makes students feel uncomfortable |
| C．helps students pay attention to their study | D．makes students lose unique styles |
| A．a school uniform doesn’t cost a lot of money | B．students should wear uniforms every day |
| C．parents have to go to the bank many times | D．parents working in a bank can afford the uniform |
| A．will be designed by students | B．are not popular with superstars |
| C．are not accepted by parents | D．will be more fashionable in the future |
| A．How to deal with study in school. | B．How to dress school uniforms beautifully. |
| C．The history of wearing school uniforms. | D．The advantages of wearing school uniforms. |
2 . What would you like for lunch? Maybe, a battery (电池)? Although it sounds unusual, this has already been realized by scientists as they develop electronic things you can eat.
Robofood, led by Dario Floreano from a Swiss Institute, has created a new drone (无人机) with scientists from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Half of the parts inside can be eaten! The program aims to make robots that can be eaten and foods that act like robots by mixing food science and robots in a new way.
The drone’s wings are made from rice cakes glued together with oil and chocolate. It can find missing people or animals in emergencies and send food or medicine. Parts of the drone can be eaten because they meet food safety standards for emergencies set by the United Nations.
However, the main challenge is finding stronger edible (可食用的) materials for the drone’s wings to prepare for bad weather and high temperatures-of course, the chocolate may melt easily.
Robofood also developed an edible sensor (感应器) to help monitor (监控) stomach sickness. It’s eaten by the patient to check the conditions inside. It’s different from other sensors because it’s easy for your body to digest (消化), so it won’t leave any remains inside the body.
The invention of Robofood also helps with environmental protection. There are batteries that you can fully eat. They are made from natural things like vitamin B2 and elements (元素) found in fruits. This helps the environment because you won’t have to throw them away like other batteries.
1. What is Robofood’s main goal?| A．To develop smart drones. | B．To create edible electronics. |
| C．To help check stomach disease. | D．To put sensors on drones. |
| A．break | B．become hard |
| C．become soft | D．disappear |
| A．can be safer for health | B．can check more carefully |
| C．can stay in the human body longer | D．can be taken as medicine |
| A．It uses less power. | B．It cuts down pollution. |
| C．It uses solar power. | D．It is made from food waste. |
Youngsters should always be passionate (热情的).We still remember that about 100 years ago, millions of brave people together founded the Communist Party of China. They devoted (献身) themselves into the development of our country. It’s they who brought us today’s peaceful life.
As modern young people, we all have our own dreams. And it’s our passion that drives us forward. I have a friend who loves music and often posts his own works on the Internet. He receives lots of followers and praise. He can not only develop his interest, but also have an influence on others. And I realized that millions of young people like him are now bravely chasing (追逐) their dreams.
At the same time, we have to take up our social responsibility. No matter when a big accident happens, there are always armed police officers around the country fighting there. Among them, some are even 00s. In addition, it’s touching to see many people offer help online by donating money and clothes. Young people have a sense of responsibility to stand up in the face of difficulties at any time.
By being passionate and responsible, we should show the world that under the leadership of the CPC, Chinese youth will certainly shoulder the heavy task of national development.
1. What did millions of brave people bring us about 100 years ago?2. What does the writer believe youngsters should do according to Paragraph 2?
3. How does the writer feel about people donating money and clothes?
4. What spirit do you think we Chinese youth should have? Why? Write 30 words or more.
4 . Artificial intelligence (AI) can now do amazing things. ChatGPT is an AI that can answer questions, tell stories, and do much more. But it's very“thirsty”, said a new study.
When ChatGPT works, its “home”—data (数据) centers around the world—produces a large amount of heat. Just like when we run or do something active, our bodies get hot. The same happens to the computers in data centers. Workers then have to use water to cool them down. Cold water goes into pipes (管道) near the computers at these centers.Because the computers are very hot, the water turns into vapor (水蒸气) and goes into the air. The water needs to be super clean. If they use sea water, it can eat away the pipes.
If you ask ChatGPT 20 to 50 questions, it needs to “drink” a 500-milliliter bottle of water. When scientists trained ChatGPT, it used 700,000 liters of water, said the study. This is the amount that is needed to make about 370 cars.
ChatGPT is not the only one that needs data centers. Everything you do on the Internet needs data centers to work. There are more than 8,000 data centers in the world, said a report in 2021. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of super data centers increased by 30%, reaching a record 1400.
The number is still growing. If AI keeps using a lot of water, we may have to “fight” with AI for water.
1. What is used to cool down the computers?| A．Hot water. | B．Waste water. |
| C．Sea water. | D．Cold clean water. |
| A．AI can do a lot of things. |
| B．AI helps make lots of cars. |
| C．AI needs data centers to work. |
| D．AI uses a lot of water when working. |
| A．People will be stopped from wasting water. |
| B．AI will be replaced by other new technology. |
| C．Data centers won’t need to be cooled down any more. |
| D．People should control the number of data centers to save water. |
| A．A new invention | B．A more powerful AI |
| C．Thirsty computers | D．The history of computers |
5 . “Do you know where my father is?” Jady asked her friend Karen. “There,” Karen said, and pointed at Jady’s father with her finger.
Jady turned to Karen and frowned (皱眉). Then she walked away. She didn’t speak to Karen much for the rest of the party. Karen couldn’t understand what went wrong. That’s because Karen forgot about body language.
We all know how difficult it can be to speak to people from other cultures. But there’s also a language of movement called body language. For Karen from Canada, it was no problem to point at someone who is older than she is. But for Jady, it was very rude.
Different cultures have many different rules about body language. Kissing is one important example. In France and much of Europe, you should kiss new friends on one or both cheeks (脸颊). But in India and much of the Middle East, a man kissing a woman in public would be shocking.
Think about how you treat little children. In many parts of the world, people often pat (轻拍) children on the head. But that would be unacceptable in most of Southeast Asia.
When you listen to a story, do you look the storyteller in the eye? In the United States, you should from time to time. In the Middle East, it is normal to make eye contact for a long period of time. But in Japan and Korea, that would be rude.
Communication doesn’t stop at our mouths. We use our whole bodies to communicate. Remember that there are as many rules for body language as for spoken language.
1. For Jady, it was________ to point at someone who is older.| A．rude | B．polite | C．nice | D．lucky |
| A．In India | B．In France |
| C．In the Middle East | D．In China |
| A．catch one’s eye |
| B．do eye exercises |
| C．look someone in the eye |
| D．take care of one’s eyes |
| A．Rules for spoken language. |
| B．Ways of language learning. |
| C．Body language across cultures. |
| D．The importance of language. |
6 . “This yogurt might lead to diarrhea (腹泻),” said a staff member of a yogurt store as they gave a customer a cup of their store-made yogurt.
Marked as “500 billion (CFU) (菌落形成单位) probiotics (益生菌)”, the yogurt has become popular with people looking to improve their gastrointestinal (胃肠道的) health. CFU is used to measure the number of live bacteria in a probiotic product.
Usually, probiotics are good for people’s health. However, some customers shared their experiences of suffering from (遭受) diarrhea after having the “500 billion (CFU) probiotics” yogurt. Pu Fangfang, a doctor from West China Hospital of Sichuan University, said that the reasons for their poor health were varied.
“People may respond differently to probiotics,” said Pu. Former studies showed that certain kinds of probiotics may help treat both constipation (便秘) and diarrhea, depending on the person. However, what might sit well with you might not sit well with your friend. So, there are no fixed daily intake recommendations (推荐摄入量) for probiotics.
Moreover, every cup of the “500 billion (CFU) probiotics” yogurt, according to the yogurt brand, has between 40.5 and 54 grams of dietary fiber (膳食纤维). This is much higher than the daily recommendation of between 25 and 30 grams from the China Nutrition Society. “Taking in so much dietary fiber in such a short time might lead to gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea,” said Pu.
Last but not least, everyone's body deal with food differently. Those with poor digestion (消化能力) or food allergies (过敏) should be careful with everything they eat, not just yogurt. “For people who want to try this kind of product, sharing a cup with others on your first try might be a good idea,” recommended Pu.
1. People like this yogurt because ________.| A．it’s rich in dietary fiber |
| B．it can make people lose weight |
| C．it’s cheaper than other yogurt |
| D．it may be good for their gastrointestinal health |
| A．different | B．helpful | C．special | D．simple |
| A．heat the yogurt | B．try a little bit at first |
| C．eat it slowly | D．increase intake gradually (逐渐地) |
| A．advantages of eating a special yogurt | B．why people like the special yogurt |
| C．the risks of a special yogurt | D．who should try the special yogurt |
7 . US company Motorola created the first cellphone in 1973. The brick-sized phone could only make calls for 30 minutes. Today, we have 5G smartphones that look very different and can do a lot more. What will the future phones be like?
Most foldable (可折叠的) phones today can only fold the screen up and down or left and right. But in the future, phones will be much more flexible (灵活的). In October 2023, Motorola put out a new phone. People can wear it like a bracelet(手环) and bend(弯曲) it into different shapes. Apple is also working on a way to make foldable screens with fewer creases (折痕).
Not only will the phones become flexible, but they will also be able to fix themselves. Professor Zhenan Bao from Stanford University made an electronic skin (皮肤) that can fix itself with heat and magnets (磁). This skin acts like human skin, stretching(拉伸) without tearing (撕破). If it is used to make phones, the technology could lead to devices that could fix scratches (划痕) by themselves.
People will also power (充电) phones in ways that are different from now. For example, using solar energy (太阳能). In 2016, Kyocera Corporation from Japan and French company Sun Partner Technologies made a phone with solar panels (电池板) in the screen. It takes three minutes of sunlight to charge for one minute of talk time. But it still needs traditional batteries (电池). In the future, faster and independent solar charging could make solar-powered phones more popular.
1. What will the phones be like in the future?| A．More expensive. | B．More flexible. | C．More dangerous. | D．More useful. |
| A．control the heat of the cell phone | B．protect the users' skin |
| C．make the screen stronger | D．fix most problems with the cell phone |
| A．Smaller solar panels. | B．Cheaper solar panels. |
| C．Faster-charging solar panels. | D．Longer-lasting solar panels. |
| A．Correct ways to use the phones | B．A successful company-Motorola |
| C．Telephoning future | D．History of the phones |
8 . Why are tennis balls best kept in a fridge? It’s because. …
A. the balls get hot very quickly after being hit
B. a cooler temperature helps with the perfect bounce (弹性).
C. higher temperature causes the ball to become less round.
Which one do you choose? Read the following and find out the answer.
Have you ever watched a big tennis game on TV and seen people taking out tennis balls from a fridge? This is because temperature influences how the ball bounces. A tennis ball is filled with air. And this gives it pressure. When it is hotter, the temperature inside the tennis ball gets higher, and the ball is bouncier. When it is colder, there is less pressure and less bounce. Also, a lower temperature stops air inside the ball from leaking out (漏气), said the website Tennis Hold. This means it will bounce for longer. Tennis ball companies say that the best temperature to store tennis balls is 20 ℃. This is the temperature of the fridges you can see at the tennis games. So don’t rush to put your tennis balls in your fridge at home. It’ll be too cold!
1. Tennis balls should be kept in fridges to keep them ________.| A．round | B．bouncy | C．hard | D．cold |
| A．the air will come into the ball | B．the ball will become less bouncy |
| C．the air will leak out from the ball | D．there will be less pressure in the ball |
| A．-20 ℃ | B．20 ℃ | C．-30 ℃ | D．30 ℃ |
| A．we must keep a tennis ball in the fridge at home |
| B．big tennis games provide better quality tennis balls |
| C．the longer a ball stays in a fridge, the better it will work |
| D．a tennis ball shouldn’t be stored in a fridge at a low temperature |
9 . Do you like to travel alone? Or do you think it’s better to travel with friends? If you’re still deciding, please read on. I will explain the advantages of both ways.
One of the great things about traveling alone is that you make the rules about where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence.
Traveling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength (内心的力量) you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world.
It’s easy to think that traveling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can provide a chance for you to enjoy the most interesting part of travel—communicating with the locals and meeting travelers from all corners of the world.
In fact, traveling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made, not to mention that things can—and often do—go wrong. One of the main advantages of traveling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom.
Just as your mother always says, it’s true that traveling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station.
There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it depends on you.
1. How does the writer introduce the topic of the passage in Paragraph 1?| A．By telling a story. | B．By giving examples. |
| C．By asking questions. | D．By describing a scene. |
| A．Traveling alone. | B．Inner strength. |
| C．Outside influence. | D．Traveling with others. |
| A．sharing a lot of things | B．knowing yourself better |
| C．getting support easily | D．having a sense of safety |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
10 . Do you want to control a robot? Have you ever been in an artificial intelligence (AI，人工智能) courses? Do you have such lessons at your school? Zhang Ruixuan, a 10th grade r from Beijing 101 Middle School, is such a lucky boy.
“This term we have learned coding (编程) through a programming language called Python. It’s very useful.” said Zhang. Using Python to code is a basic skill for training AI models. In recent years, Python has been tested in high school graduation (毕业) exams in places like Beijing, Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province.
What do students learn in the AI courses? | |
| To ask a robot to answer questions | To ask a robot to, translate the text into different language |
| To ask a robot to read the text aloud | To train a model to put photos into different kinds |
| To ask a robot to recognize the numbers and letters on the plate (车辆号码牌) | To train a model to split (拆分) Chinese text into words |
In fact, AI, education in schools has become more and more popular in many places. Zhejiang Province (省) is a typical example. In 2020, Zhejiang added AI education into textbooks from Grade 5 in primary school all the way to senior high school. In the city of Wenzhou, the government is planning to build 1,000 AI experimental schools by 2025.
“With the development of technology, our textbooks have been changing all the time” said Shang Yin, an IT teacher from Beijing 101 Middle School. “The courses are keeping up with the times and teaching students necessary skills.” “In the future, AI knowledge will be required everywhere, in more jobs, at schools, in daily life and so on.” Shang added.
1. What’s the purpose of writing Paragraph One?| A．To show readers’ experience. | B．To catch readers’ interest. |
| C．To change writer’s thought. | D．To share writer’s feelings. |
| A．asking questions | B．recognizing people |
| C．cooking meals | D．translating into Chinese |
| A．the AI education in Zhejiang | B．the experimental schools in Wenzhou |
| C．the AI technology in Zhejiang | D．the AI language textbooks in Wenzhou |
| A．Zhang Ruixuan is better at using Python to code. |
| B．Students of all ages can take AI education in Zhejiang. |
| C．AI textbooks can teach students all the necessary skills. |
| D．AI knowledge will become more important in the future. |
