1 . Confidence（自信）is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude（态度）. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier.
They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak aloud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of（消除）fear Fear comes along with failure（失败）. But it’s easy to overcome（战胜）if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
1. Confidence can help ________.| A．to develop a healthy attitude | B．to get completely successful |
| C．to play sports | D．to have a hobby |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．感兴趣的 | B．有趣的 | C．愚蠢的 | D．出色的 |
| A．When you are confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. |
| B．Physical exercise makes you tired but not relaxed. |
| C．Fear is easy to get over if you know that failure is a part of your life. |
| D．A hobby can make you outstanding, but it won’t make you happy or confident. |
| A．encourage yourself | B．how to be more confident |
| C．pick up a hobby | D．get rid of fear |
2 . Do you know which social app is popular with Chinese young people now? “Short videos” are certainly the most popular. A large number of young people use Tik Tok(抖音) and Kuaishou. They think it is fun to share their lives by short videos, while others have other purposes as well.
A 12-year-old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok. The girl has shared her dancing studies on Tik Tok since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos,” said Elsa.
To some other young people, they use short videos to have a quick look at the hot programs. “Because I don’t like to spend many hours watching a whole program, I hate waiting for a program to end, and I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs,” said Wang Zhihao.
However, some young people feel bored with short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch short videos, and many short videos are almost the same, so I think they are not so useful or interesting. What’s more, I really don’t like the videos about strange and dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.
Recently, something else has appeared. Some videos are telling people what commodities are worth buying. Some short videos even sell bad commodities, and it’s hard for customers to get their money back. So we should think twice before we want to buy the commodities by short videos.
1. Why does Elsa share her short videos?| A．To share joy with people. | B．To make friends with people around. |
| C．To depend on them to get information. | D．To watch wonderful parts in programs. |
| A．Short videos of strange and dangerous things. |
| B．Short videos of science programs. |
| C．Short videos of wonderful parts of hot programs. |
| D．Short videos of people’s life in different countries. |
| A．Useful and interesting. | B．Not exciting or moving. |
| C．Not useful or interesting. | D．Exciting and moving. |
| A．products | B．projects | C．planets | D．programs |
| A．The advantages of short videos. | B．Different types of short videos. |
| C．The disadvantages of short videos. | D．Different opinions on short videos. |
3 . If you go shopping in any toy store, you can see the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls; and dark colored cars, guns, and soldiers for boys.
Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color. According to some scientists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, there are too many products in pink in the market. Also, many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make right decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect the choices and the decisions they will make in the future.
Vanessa Holburn is a mother of two girls who are under the age of four. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong. I want my daughters to be strong. I’m worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says.
But not everyone thinks there’s something wrong with pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn’t worried at all. “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change.” Turner says that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink clothes any more. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds.
1. Which of the following best shows the structure(结构) of the text?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．their daughter loves pink clothes | B．there are too many pink clothes in the market |
| C．they think their daughter looks cute in pink | D．their daughter can not make right decisions by herself |
| A．cute | B．soft | C．polite | D．strong |
| A．parents needn’t worry about pink toys | B．all little kids love the color pink |
| C．pink has always been a color for girls | D．his girls now prefer the color pink |
| A．show why girls are crazy about the color pink | B．make parents less worried about the color pink |
| C．encourage girls to give up playing with pink toys | D．show people’s different opinions about the color pink |
4 . In July, China introduced the “double reduction (双减)” policy. It hopes to reduce schoolwork burden(负担)on primary and junior high school students. The policy calls for reducing homework and after-school classes. According to the policy, children below the third grade will not have homework anymore. It should take no more than 90 minutes for junior high school students to finish their homework. After-school training institutions(校外培训机构)are not allowed to offer extra education courses or advanced(超前的)teaching on weekends, holidays or during winter and summer vacations. One month has passed since the new semester began. How do students feel about this new policy?
“Our homework is clearly less than before,” said 13-year-old Shen Yuzhe from Beijing. “We are not encouraged to buy workbooks anymore. The exercises are mainly from the textbook.”
According to Shen, students have enough time to process new knowledge now. “Our teachers are also giving us more chances to do experiments and learn from real life,” said Shen. “For example, we went to research earthworms(蚯蚓)in a field during a biology class. This is a much better way to learn things than just hitting the books.”
For 13-year-old Zhang Hangming from Tianjin, the best thing about “double reduction” is the increased time in after-school activities. “We can now spend more time taking part in clubs and activities, such as dancing, volleyball and drama. I have joined a group called “leadership development” where I can learn all kinds of skills beyond schoolwork,” said Zhang.
Both Shen and Zhang find there are fewer exams now. But they think it’s not necessarily a good thing. “Exams push me to study harder. Each exam shows my progress as well as my weak points,” Zhang said.
Shen also pointed out that when burden is lightened, self-discipline(自律) becomes the key. “Some students now spend more time having fun when homework is finished early. But if you use all the free time to relax, you might fall behind other students,” he said. “
1. The “double reduction(双减)” policy aims to ________.| A．make vacations longer for students | B．reduce the pressure put on teachers |
| C．reduce students’ schoolwork burden | D．help students become more competitive |
| A．Homework is not allowed for primary students. |
| B．Junior high schools should reduce their homework. |
| C．All after-school training institutions are asked to close. |
| D．After-school training institutions should offer advanced teaching. |
| A．Sports. | B．Math. | C．Public speaking. | D．Computer programming. |
| A．They have less homework and fewer exams now. |
| B．They can spend more time in after-school activities. |
| C．They think the best thing is to have fewer exams now. |
| D．They have more chances to learn knowledge from real life. |
| A．Students should learn to be self-discipline. |
| B．Students should use all the free time to relax. |
| C．Exams aren’t necessary because they only show students’ weak points. |
| D．Students should spend more time having fun after finishing homework. |
5 . Imagine you have a magic bank account (银行账户). It has 86,400 yuan in it each morning. But if you don’t spend this money during the day, it will go back to zero at the end of the day. What would you do? Spend as much as you can each day, of course.
Actually, we all have a bank like this. It is the time we have each day. Each day is 86,400 seconds long, but every second passes. Every second can’t get back again.
Of course, you can never borrow time. You can’t borrow time from your future or take a “time loan(贷款)” from someone else. The time you have is just the time you have and that is that. You need to manage your time yourself. You are the one who decides how you spend your time, just as you are the one who decides to spend your money.
Many of us don’t use time the same way as we use money because we feel our time never runs out. If you spend money, you can’t get it back the way that a new day brings us more time. But in fact, there is no way to get more time in life. So we should use our time wisely.
1. What does “the magic bank account” stand for in Paragraph1?| A．The money we can borrow from others. | B．The time we spend making money. |
| C．The time we have each day. | D．The money we use each day. |
| A．decide how to spend our time | B．borrow time from others |
| C．get back time that passes | D．not spend our time as we wish |
| A．尽力 | B．管理 | C．搞定 | D．经营 |
| A．We all have an magic account in the bank. |
| B．We should spend as much money as we can each day, or it will go to zero. |
| C．We all have a 86,400-second-long day each day |
| D．Our time will not run out. |
| A．borrow time from others | B．make more money | C．not worry about saving time | D．make wise use of our time |
6 . Many kids do housework such as doing the dishes, making the bed, and folding the clothes. In exchange, they get some money or other computer time. Paying kids for housework is one of the most popular topics, especially at a time when everyone is more careful about money. Some parents think since adults are paid to do their jobs, we should pay kids for everyday housework.
But some people don’t think kids should get rewards(报酬) for doing housework. Susie Walton, an expert, believe that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn’t worth doing unless you get something in return. “Running any kind of housework is a team effort,” Walton said. “A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house, and families decide how they want their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like what they want.”
Other people believe that getting a reward encourages kids to do housework, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to get money. There are also apps(程序) that gives kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed(兑现) either online or in the real world. “Our goal is to give kids lawful power so they can get rewards,” says Chris Bergman. “And kids need rewards to help encourage them. ”
1. Which of the following housework is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 1?| A．Washing the dishes. | B．Cooking meals. |
| C．Folding the clothes. | D．Making the bed. |
| A．as a reward | B．for punishment | C．on sale | D．under control |
| A．Running exercise is a kind of team work. |
| B．People work to get some rewards. |
| C．Kids have responsibilities in the house. |
| D．Doing the housework is only the parents’ job. |
| A．do housework without rewards | B．do more housework |
| C．stay away from housework | D．do housework be getting rewards |
| A．Kids Should Study as Well as Doing Housework |
| B．Let Children Do Some Housework |
| C．Should Kids Be Rewarded for Doing Housework |
| D．Doing Housework Is Good for Children’s Study |
7 . “Are you cold?”
This is a question I’ve heard many times since（自……以来）I came to China. I often wear a light jacket and T-shirt in winter, when most other people are wearing heavy clothing.
I know people are confused（困惑的）when I wear so little clothing during winter. But when my Chinese friends say no to eat or drink cold things, even during the summer, that’s when the tables turn and I become confused. They believe that cold food and drinks might harm their health. Where does this belief come from? My friends said their parents taught them that cold food and drinks are bad for your stomach. One friend even told me that cold drinks, such as ice water, can cause stomach to have a terrible illness.
But after doing some research of my own, I wasn’t sure if this was true. But an article I read on Snopes, a myth-busting（辟谣）website, says the food that you eat will quickly match your own temperature. So, it doesn’t matter if you eat something hot or cold. The temperature of the food or drinks will match your own temperature any way. But on the other hand, when I get sick, my Chinese friends often tell me drink some hot water and have a good rest. And I have to say, following this advice often does make me feel better.
1. The writer did some research（调查）_______.| A．in the library | B．on the Internet | C．with his friends | D．from the newspapers |
| A．Turning the table during winter. | B．Wearing light clothing in summer. |
| C．Saying no to eat or drink cold things. | D．Wearing heavy clothing in winter. |
| A．They learn it from the everyday life. | B．Parents always order them not to do that. |
| C．Cold food and drinks might be bad for the health. | D．Cold food and drinks must cause stomach cancer. |
| A．Drink some hot water. | B．Ask his friends for help. |
| C．Take Chinese medicine. | D．Ask for more ways to rest. |
| A．Eat or drink more hot things daily. | B．Is Chinese’s advice helpful to get well? |
| C．Match food with one’s own temperature. | D．Is hot water really good for your health? |
8 . “Life’s a long, long journey,” so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some ideas of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life’s journey with no sense of direction at all.
Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.
Try to set goals in some of the following categories (类别):
Education—Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high school? Are you still growing and learning?
Family—What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and other family members?
Creative—Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?
Career—What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true?
Public Service—Do you want to make the world a better place?
Physical—Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do?
Pleasure—How do you want to enjoy yourself?
To help make the process more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.
Remember, your goals can be changed as time goes on. But be sure your goals are the things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.
1. According to the passage, why should we set goals?| A．To have a better future. | B．To enjoy pleasure in life. |
| C．To know where to have a journey. | D．To give our life a sense of direction. |
| A．The education you want to get. | B．The job to support your family. |
| C．The time you’ll spend reaching your goal. | D．The relationship with family members. |
| A．Dividing your goals into smaller tasks. | B．Creating a daily To-Do List of things. |
| C．Building the self-confidence. | D．Setting the time to achieve the main goal. |
| A．Once you set your goals, they can’t be changed. |
| B．Not all the people can get success by setting goals. |
| C．Enjoying success in one goal can help you do better in the next one. |
| D．Your goals are the things you and your parents, families or teachers want. |
| A．A long journey. | B．Goal setting for life. | C．The direction of life. | D．Ways to achieve goals. |
9 . In recent years, there have been many films about robots trying to take over the world. Studies show that up to 20 million factory jobs worldwide could be taken by robots in the next 10 years. Some people are worried about what might happen in the future.
On 8th September, 2020, The Guardian published (发表) an article written by a robot called GPT - 3. It wrote that “robot” comes from the Greek word for “slave” (奴隶) and humans have nothing to fear from robots, which are only here to help humans. However, the fact that a robot could write such an article has made some people feel even more uneasy. Where is the robot technology heading? Can robots and humans work together?
| YES - they’re here to help humans Robots are created by humans for humans. Robots take on jobs that are too dangerous for people to do by themselves. Although robots might take some people’s jobs, they will create new types of work, and they will possibly create more jobs than they take away. Besides, robots’ programming could actually make them more trustworthy than humans , because they are not influenced by feelings. |
| NO — humans should not trust robots Robots are already taking over the world. Jobs that used to be done by human beings are now being taken by robots. Although robots are under our control now, that might not always be the case. An experiment in Switzerland found that some robots had learnt how to lie to each other. With the development of AI (人工智能), robots could start to act in their own interests. Wherever possible, humans should do things themselves. |
1. What language does the word “robot” come from?
| A．Greek | B．English | C．German | D．French |
| A．angry | B．excited | C．nervous | D．relaxed |
| A．Acting in their own interests | B．Developing filming technology |
| C．Working with different feelings | D．Doing unsafe work for humans |
| A．GPT - 3 will take over the world |
| B．Some robots have learnt how to be lazy |
| C．Robots are still under the control of humans now |
| D．20 million people fear that they will lose their jobs |
| A．Will Robots Become Creative? | B．Should Humans Trust Robots? |
| C．Will Robots Do Harm to Humans? | D．Should Humans Do Things Themselves? |
10 . Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. What makes us study and make progress each day is closely connected with our personal dream and goal.
But why do you have dreams and goals, you still end up with nothing? What separates successful people from the dreamers is their persistent (锲而不舍的) action. When you learn your lessons in school, you must work hard and not give up. You will often find some of your lessons very hard. Try and keep trying, and you’ll be sure to successfully deal with any difficulty you meet with. If we have a hard lesson today, let us try our best to learn it well and then we shall be prepared for a harder one tomorrow.
This is the famous formula (公式) for success:
Dream > Believe > Achieve
Most people have what they want (Dream) and think they can realize their dreams (Believe). And then they do nothing. They just imagine their dreams can come true. When they get tired waiting and lose a lot, they get bored. They say angrily how terrible their life is.
I personally believe that if you really want to achieve your dreams and goals in life, you have to add one thing to your success formula:
Dream > Believe > Act > Achieve
For me, act is the most important thing for success and that’s to Take Persistent Action (Act). If you say, “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything valuable. However, “I’ll try” creates wonders. Let’s remember that there will be obstacles in our life. We must face them bravely and solve them. Success is not something that falls down from the sky. Most successful people made their dreams come true because of their persistent action.
Please remember: Action is the bridge that connects our dreams and goals to reality.
1. What should you do when you find your lessons very hard?| A．Ask people for help. | B．Try and keep trying. |
| C．Get ready to create wonders. | D．Prepare for a harder one. |
| A．Act. | B．Achieve. | C．Connect. | D．Create. |
| A．Dangers. | B．Imaginations. | C．Wonders. | D．Difficulties. |
| A．To support his idea. | B．To ask readers to explain it. |
| C．To show what his goals are. | D．To compare it with a bridge. |
| A．Doing Something Valuable | B．Studying Hard and Making Progress |
| C．Realizing Dreams with Persistent Action | D．Separating Successful People from Dreams |
