1 . Every early morning in Southwest China’s Chongqing, there is a common scene (场景，情景) at the city’s Subway Line 4: a group of farmers shouldering vegetables for sale are busy riding on the subway to the city center.

The second part of the subway line connects Shichuan town to the city center. It has provided local farmers near the town with a wider channel (渠道，手段) for selling their produce since its opening in 2022.

The vegetables grown by the farmers, which used to be sold at low prices in the town, can now be sold at higher prices in the city.

Every morning around 6 o’clock, the entrance and exit of the Shichuan Town station of the line are crowded with special passengers. They carry baskets filled with fresh vegetables on their backs.

To make it easier for the farmers, the station which was supposed to open at 6:15, now opens five minutes earlier every day. The workers at the station also help as much as possible: helping with the baskets, guiding them to enter the station quickly and orderly and so on.

There’s also an elderly couple in their 80s, who take the subway to sell vegetables. In Chongqing, people over the age of 65 can use the subway for free. The opening of this subway line not only saves money for the elderly but also time.

According to Feng, the husband of the elderly couple, it took him more than one hour to reach the city before as he had to take several buses. Now, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes without any trouble. And they can sell all their vegetables in less than three hours after arriving at the market. Some netizens (网民) say the subway passengers should be prohibited (被禁止) from carrying large items (物品) such as vegetable baskets during peak hours in the mornings and evenings, as this could cause inconvenience to other passengers and potentially damage (损坏) public transportation facilities (设施).

Chongqing Rail Transit responds that passengers can carry items on the subway as long as the sum of the length, width, and height does not exceed (超过) 2 meters and the weight does not exceed 20 kilograms. If passengers find that the vegetables brought onto the trains by the farmers emit odors (散发臭味) or liquids (液体) that soil the carriage (弄脏车箱), they can report this to the subway stations, and the staff members would handle (处理) the situation promptly (立即).

1. How does the second part of Subway Line 4 help local farmers?

A．It stops them from selling the produce at the subway station.

B．It allows them to sell the produce at the subway station.

C．It helps them sell the produce at higher prices in the city more quickly.

D．It allows them to carry any item on the subway.

2. What do the workers at the station do to help the farmers?

A．They just help with the baskets.

B．They only guide them to enter the station quickly and orderly.

C．They help to sell the vegetables at the station.

D．They help with the baskets, guide them to enter the station quickly and orderly and so on.

3. Some netizens think the farmers should be prohibited (被禁止) from carrying large items during peak hours. Which is not their reason?

A．This may cause inconvenience to other passengers.

B．This may potentially damage (损坏) public transportation facilities (设施).

C．The vegetables brought onto the trains may emit odors or liquids that soil the carriage.

D．The farmers are too old to carry the large items.

4. Where can we probably read the passage?

A．In a science magazine.	B．In a travel guide.
C．In a storybook.	D．In a newspaper.

2 . With a habit of drinking coffee on weekends while doing schoolwork, Wu Zibo, a 17-year-old student from Beijing No. 4 High School, wanted to order a cup of Moutai-flavored latte (茅台味拿铁). “I wonder how my father’s favorite Chinese liquor (白酒) would taste with my favorite coffee.” Wu said.

Moutai, known as the national liquor brand of China, made a coffee called “Jiangxiang Latte” with Luckin (瑞幸) Coffee. It is put into a bag with a Moutai picture and has less than 0.5 percent of 53 degrees Moutai in a cup. The two companies sold 5.42 million cups and earned 100 million yuan just on the first day after it came out, China Daily reported.

Independent food industry researcher Zhu Danpeng said the partnership was good for both brands. “Moutai and Luckin are the leading companies in the liquor and coffee field,” Zhu said. “On the one hand, Moutai becomes younger through making things together with Luckin. On the other hand, for Luckin, it has collected more older customers and become more popular.”

Many brands choose to have a partnership and make products together. However, wrong partnerships may have bad influence on the brands. For example, the coffee brand Manner and the brand Louis Vuitton (LV) asked customers to buy two books at the price of 580 yuan so that they can get a free cloth LV bag. People doubted whether the books and the bag were worth the price.

“The key to having a partnership is about how good the products are. The brands should not just care about getting the public excited.” Zhu Danpeng said.

1. The writer begins the passage by ________.

A．giving an example

B．asking questions

C．showing an idea

D．comparing two brands

2. The underlined word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to “________”.

A．Moutai liquor

B．Jiangxiang Latte

C．the LV bag

D．Manner coffee

3. Which idea may Zhu Danpeng most agree with?

A．Moutai shouldn’t have a partnership with Luckin.

B．Jiangxiang Latte sold well because it’s cheap.

C．The key to successful partnerships is good products.

D．More brands should work together to make products.

4. You may read the passage in a (an) ________.

A．notice

B．newspaper

C．guide book

D．advertisement

3 . ① Sixty-eight cultural relics (文物) that were recently returned to China were warmly welcomed by Chinese people.

② The relics, which were smuggled (走私) to the United Kingdom in the past, arrived in Beijing on Oct 20. These relics include a number of fine works of art such as plates and teacups. Dating back to a time lasting from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qing Dynasty (朝代), they come from many different provinces, including Fujian, Hebei and Guizhou.

③ Back in 1995, British police found these relies while investigating (调查) an international relic-smuggling group. After learning of the discovery, China set up a special working group to bring the items home.

④ However, a local buyer of the relics didn’t agree to return them, so British police held the relics for 25 years. But communication between the Chinese and British governments never stopped.

⑤ In January, the British police told China that the local buyer was missing and that the relics therefore had no owner. The UK offered to return the relics to China, Global Times noted.

⑥ In the history, it has not been easy to fight the crime of cultural relic smuggling, but this time it was successful. The return is a successful example of cooperation (合作) between China and the UK in fighting cultural relic smuggling under the 1970 Convention (公约) which requires its members to take action to protect relics.

⑦ Not only is the 1970 Convention helping cultural relics return to their countries, China is also taking action. Over the past 20 years, China has worked to protect and recover cultural relics. In recent years, it has become more common for people to purchase cultural relics and give them to museums for free. For example, a famous Chinese businessman Stanley Ho purchased Qing Dynasty bronze statues in 2003 and 2007 and then donated them to the National Museum of China.

1. According to the first three paragraphs, the 68 cultural relics ________.

A．were sold online to the UK	B．arrived in Beijing on Oct 20
C．are fine works of art from two dynasties	D．will be returned to different provinces later

2. What does the underlined word “purchase” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A．保护

B．制作

C．购买

D．发现

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The History of Chinese Relics

B．The Return of Smuggled Cultural Relics to China

C．The Role of the UK in Protecting Cultural Relics

D．The Famous Relics of the National Museum of China

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．①②/③④⑤⑥/⑦	B．①②/③④⑤/⑥⑦
C．①/②③④/⑤⑥⑦	D．①/②③/④⑤⑥⑦

5 .

Chinese competitors had an excellent performance at the World Skills Competition 2022 Special Edition. They have already won eight golds.

Li Dexin won the nation’s first gold medal in cabinet making（家具制作）. It’s the first time that a Chinese competitor has won the first prize in this event since the nation started taking part in 2017, which was a great breakthrough for the nation.

“It was quite a challenge for me as it was my first time in a world-class competition,” Li said in an interview. “The first problem is language, which brought me much difficulty in communicating with international experts and judges.” He said he had been very stressed on the first day of the competition, but gradually found his pace （节奏）on the second day. After the win, Li said, “I plan to continue further study, and wish to become a good teacher and pass down my skills and spirit of craftsmanship（工艺）.”

Liu Xiaohong, Chinese team leader, said competitors must make a piece of furniture（家具） following a given picture in a 22-hour period-usually in four days.

Liu said that winning the gold medal in cabinet making was an honor, which would help encourage our competitors in the following events. “Woodwork is a traditional Chinese skill that has a history of thousands of years. China now is also a key producer in the world’s furniture market, and produces around 38% of the world’s furniture.” She added.

1. Li Dexin won the nation’s first gold medal ___________.

A．in 2017

B．in 2018

C．in 2022

D．in 2023

2. The underlined word “breakthrough” in the second paragraph probably means “__________”.

A．机会

B．突破

C．挑战

D．荣誉

3. Li Dexin was under great pressure on the first day of the competition because ___________.

A．he gradually found his pace on the second day

B．he wished to become a great teacher and pass down his skills

C．Chinese team leader said he must make a piece of furniture

D．language problem brought him much difficulty in communicating

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Chinese competitors have already won eighteen golds.

B．Liu Xiaohong took part in the competition and made the furniture in 4 days.

C．Li Dexin will pass down his skills and spirit of craftsmanship.

D．Woodwork is a traditional Chinese skill that has a history of hundreds of years.

6 .

China Daily—On Sunday, fifteen world’s leading scientific and technological inventions in the Internet part were shown at the 6th World Internet Meeting. The meeting was held in the river town of Wuzhen in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The inventions included AI, 5G, self-driving, cloud computing and so on.

Xinhua—The Untamed, or Chen Qing Ling becomes one of the most popular topics on Twitter, drawing worldwide attention. Netflix says the Chinese TV series will be shown to the people in North America, South America and Europe. Japan and South Korea will also show this TV series later.

CRI—Forbes has given the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award (终身成就奖) to Alibaba Group creator Jack Ma. “Jack Ma has created Alibaba Group, which not only is one of the world’s most amazing companies but also helps small businesses both in China and around the world,” Forbes chairman said.

1. The inventions at the 6th World Internet Meeting didn’t include ________.

A．AI

B．5G

C．self-driving

D．computers

2. ________ will not show the Chinese TV series Chen Qing Ling.

A．Europe

B．North Korea

C．Japan

D．South Korea

3. Jack Ma has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award because ________.

A．he is the richest man in China	B．he has saved many poor people
C．he has created Alibaba Group	D．he is a businessman from China

7 . Companies at the World Internet Exhibition(展览) in East China are showing their newest technologies, but what’s been special this year is the worry of companies in dealing with Internet security(安全) challenges. Chen Tong has the story.

Chen Tong: At the World Internet Exhibition this year, you can use “deepfake” technology to make your favorite pop star’s face show the same expression as yours on the screen. This technology is not new, and it’s already been used in many areas, such as cartoon products. But tech company QI-ANXIN is showing this product here to draw attention to another topic: data(数据) privacy and protection.

Hong Weifei (Security Expert, QI-ANXIN Technology Group): Because of the development of the technology, there has been an increase in the number of people using it for fraud. They may steal our information from the internet and use it to pretend(假装) to be us. They can even use our information to take our money or buy things without our permission. We want people to know that protecting personal information is important.

Chen Tong: The exhibition is all about Internet safety, and some high-tech(高科技) companies are providing solutions. Ant Group introduced their solution called Morse Station for the first time. It can protect user data while business partners are sharing it online.

He Yuyao (Senior Product Manager, Ant Chain, Ant Group): If a company needs to keep their data safe and they work in finance(经济) or healthcare, they can trust us and use Morse Station to help.

Chen Tong: From 5G to Internet solutions, more than 300 companies from different countries are showing their new technologies at the exhibition. And these technologies are expected to make the Internet industry grow faster and safer.

1. What do OI-ANXIN Technology Group and Ant Group have in common?

A．They both work on protecting personal information.

B．They both help to catch people who steal personal information.

C．They both told us to trust them in protecting our personal information.

D．They both showed their products at the exhibition for the first time.

2. The underlined word “fraud” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.

A．经商

B．慈善

C．教育

D．诈骗

3. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．the “deepfake” is fun and has a warning effect.

B．Morse Station can help protect use data.

C．pop stars are invited to the exhibition to receive visitors.

D．we can give others our personal data online freely in the future.

4. What might be the role of Chen Tong in this passage?

A．The organizer of the exhibition.	B．An Internet security expert.
C．A staff from a technology company.	D．A reporter at the exhibition.

8 . ①Speaking at the first news meeting with reporters at the Astronaut Center of China in Beijing, mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong said that every day during their six-month orbital（在轨的）journey（实验舱）, making three spacewalks and giving a science lecture for students.

②Chen recalled the moment he and his teammates—Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe—met their fellow astronauts in the Shenzhou XV flight inside the Tiangong station.

③“When the Shenzhou XV actually launched, we were watching the live broadcast and we were so happy that we kept clapping our hands for a long time.”

④“In the hours before their spacecraft arrived at the station, we were supposed to have a sleep but none of us really went to bed because we were too excited to feel sleepy. The moment I was about to open the hatch（舱门）, I saw them through the window and waved my hand to welcome them to our home,” he said.

⑤“Then the six of us gave thumbs up in the selfie（自拍）to celebrate the first in-orbit gathering, to show our admiration of our space home and also to pay respect to our great motherland.” Chen said.

⑥Liu, the first Chinese woman in space, said the Shenzhou XIV was her second spaceflight and she made a paper “lucky star”each day in the mission.

⑦“I know that there are lots of females in our nation working hard to follow their dreams with courage and determination（决心）,” she said. “I wish that each of us could realize our aspirations and that we could become models as light to bring warmth to others.”

⑧Cai, who made his first spaceflight, recalled that eating the vegetables they grew in the space station brought a lot of happiness to the crew, though taking care of the plants was never easy.

1. During the Shenzhou XIV’ six-month orbital journey, the three astronauts ________.

A．gave three science lectures for students

B．met another three astronauts inside the Tiangong station

C．made paper “lucky stars” every day in the mission

D．found it easier to grow vegetables in the space station

2. The underlined word “aspirations” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________.

A．dreams

B．importance

C．mistakes

D．difficulties

3. The structure of the passage is ________.

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Mission of the Astronauts of Shenzhou XIV.

B．The Tasks of the Astronauts of Shenzhou XV.

C．Astronauts of Shenzhou XIV Share Stories with Public.

D．Celebrating the First in-orbit Gathering of the Two Teams.

10 .

Hello, welcome to Shirley’s Time! Have you ever heard of Alyssa?

Alyssa is an astronaut. She was chosen to be the first person to land on Mars (火星) by NASA in 2021 at the age of 17. She may go to Mars in 2033 and never come back to the earth. So her father is a little worried. He thinks that Mars may be a very dangerous place. Alyssa is probably going to leave the earth and never return to the earth in the future.

Alyssa expressed why she dreamed of being an astronaut in a recent interview. She said, “Well, I first wanted to become an astronaut from watching a cartoon called the Backyardigans when I was three. In the cartoon, the characters flew to Mars.” After that, the girl just kept asking for videos, books and anything she could find about space. And her parents have always given her love and support.

Alyssa has always been working hard for her dream. She went to an expensive space school to get training. Studying there isn’t always easy. It needs to pass a lot of tests like floating (漂浮) in the air. At first she felt sick in her stomach, but later she got used to it. Finally she made it to be an astronaut. From what she said, we also knew that Alyssa enjoyed speaking in public and talking to the girls who wanted to be astronauts.

Thanks for listening.

1. Alyssa may go to Mars in ________.

A．2023

B．2033

C．2043

D．2053

2. Alyssa’s father feels a little worried because he thinks ________.

A．it’s dangerous to go to Mars	B．her daughter is too young
C．her daughter can’t pass the tests	D．the space school is expensive

3. From Paragraph (段落)4, we can know that ___________.

A．studying in the space school is always easy

B．becoming an astronaut takes no preparation

C．Alyssa didn’t get used to the training in school

D．Alyssa hopes more girls will become astronauts

4. The text is probably a /an ________.

A．poem

B．diary

C．report

D．interview