1 . How do you students spend your free time after finishing homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Maybe the following story can bring you something different.
Mei Siying and his classmates, at Shanming Middle School in Wuxi, Jiangsu feel they have nothing to do in their free time but play electronic products (电子产品). So they design (设计) some community (社区) activities like visiting science museums; watching movies; holding photo shows and basketball competitions for the students. These special activities now become popular in Wuxi communities. To encourage more students to work for the community activities, the students also designed a virtual (虚拟的) bank for students to get some “gold coins”. If you get some certain “gold coins”, you will be able to get free tickets to watch a movie. “We feel excited to work together and hope to try more in the future. I had a great time and learned a lot of skills from the activities.” Mei Siying said.
1. What do we know about reading the first paragraph?| A．It’s about students’ different free time activities. |
| B．It’s about students’ time for doing homework. |
| C．It’s about students watching TV for too long. |
| D．It’s about students playing computers at home. |
| A．劝告 | B．激励 | C．督促 | D．安排 |
| A．To work together with their classmates. | B．To learn to design different activities. |
| C．To spend their free time in healthier ways. | D．To collect free tickets from the virtual bank. |
| A．Meaningless but happy. | B．Meaningful and free. |
| C．Meaningless but free. | D．Meaningful and happy. |
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 |
| A．Moutai liquor | B．Jiangxiang Latte | C．the LV bag | D．Manner coffee |
| 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. |
| A．notice | B．newspaper | C．guide book | D．advertisement |
3 . A Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday morning (May 15th), marking a historic achievement in China’s space effort and making it the second country in the world to achieve the feat (功绩).
President Xi Jinping, sent a letter soon after the successful landing was announced at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, expressing congratulations and greetings to all the staff (全体人员).
The letter read that the Tianwen 1 mission has left the nation’s first mark on the Red Planet and is another landmark achievement in the development of China’s space industry.
“Thanks to your courage in the face of challenges and pursuit of excellence, China is now among the leading countries in planetary (行星) exploration,” Xi said in the message. “The country and people will always remember your outstanding achievements.”
The touchdown (接触点) of Tianwen 1 on Mars was the latest example of China’s outer space exploration, following a string of recent achievements which include putting the first section of the country’s space station into orbit, returning the first lunar samples to Earth in more than 40 years and completing a global navigation satellite network.
So far more than half of the Mars landing experiments conducted by some space countries have failed, which shows that the mission is very difficult. But because of their spirit of pursuit of excellence, each and every step during the entry, descent (下降) and landing processes was done with perfect accuracy.
Tianwen 1’s rover, which is named Zhurong, after an ancient Chinese god of fire, is planned to observe and draw maps of the landing site and to perform diagnostic tests (诊断测试) in the coming days.
Zhurong will move from its landing module (登陆舱) onto the Martian soil to begin scientific surveys, the first photos to be taken by the rover are expected to be transferred back to Earth around the end of this month.
1. When did a Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on Mars?| A．On May 15, 2021 | B．On Sunday morning |
| C．On May 1, 2021 | D．On May 20, 2021 |
| A．His congratulations and greetings to all the staff. |
| B．A Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars. |
| C．Outstanding achievements of all Chinese space staff. |
| D．China is the most powerful country in space development. |
| A．The Mars landing is very difficult. |
| B．Zhu Rong is a character in ancient Chinese mythology (神话). |
| C．China is the second country whose spacecraft successfully landed on Mars. |
| D．China took back the first lunar samples more than 40 years ago. |
| A．how the rover Zhurong landed on Mars. |
| B．why we sent the rover Zhurong on Mars. |
| C．something about the rover Zhurong successfully landing on Mars. |
| D．something about the rover Zhurong taking some photos on Mars. |
4 . Zu Wenbao is a 23-year-old Chinese student with autism (自闭症). He grew up in a small village in Heilongjiang. Autism is a developmental disability (发育性残疾) that makes it hard for some people to talk with others.
That means it can be hard for a person with autism to find a job or make friends. There are about 14 million people in China with this kind of illness. There is not much support for people like Zu. For him, the recent years of COVID-19 are more difficult. But he is doing better now because he is learning music and spending time with other young people at a school called Chen Shensi’s Music Studio in Beijing. Chen’s studio started offering (提供) music lessons to people with autism for free when COVID started.
Zu’s mother brings her son to the music studio every Sunday so that he can study with the teacher Chen. It takes them two hours on three different buses to get to the classroom from their home outside of Beijing. ▲ Because at Chen’s studio, Zu can learn how to play the keyboards and sing in a band called “Star Kids”, Zu feels that he is part of the world.
“Without music, without these lessons, he wouldn’t have anything.” Zu’s mother said. Although Zu is older than the other young people at Chen’s studio, “They all take care of him like he is their brother.” Zu’s mother added.
Through Chen’s hard work, more and more people with autism can learn music and improve themselves at his studio. Chen thinks it’s meaningful for him to help people with autism. He said, “COVID has been hard, and I want to do as much as I can to give people with autism joy through music and I believe people will join me to help them in the future.”
1. You may read the passage in a ________.| A．travel guide | B．menu | C．newspaper | D．dictionary |
| A．more people will choose to help people with autism |
| B．it is difficult for people with autism to dress themselves |
| C．Zu is younger than the other young people at Chen’s studio |
| D．Chen’s studio offers music lessons to people with autism for free |
| A．Besides, they choose to go to the studio with other people. |
| B．However, they still feel excited to go to the studio every Sunday. |
| C．Then, they make a decision not to go to the studio anymore. |
| D．So, they feel worried all the time on the way to the studio. |
| A．A Student with Autism | B．Chen Offers Music Lessons to Students |
| C．Chen Shensi’s Music Studio | D．Music Studio Helps People with Autism |
Zhu Yanfu was born in July, 1933. He joined the army at the age of 14, he joined in hundreds of battles (战役), injured (受伤) ten times, got 47 times operations (手术). He lost both of his arms, both of his legs and his left eye. His right eye can’t see clearly. After that, he tried to practice taking care of himself again and again. He made it 8 months later!
After he was away from the army, he went back to his hometown, a small village in Shandong. In 1957, he worked as a village Party Secretary (支书). After 25 years’ hard work, Zhu Yanfu finally turned a poor mountain village into a rich one together with the villagers.
After retiring (退休), he began to write his own experience into a book. He never went to school, so he couldn’t know many words, he looked up the dictionary many times. Because of no hands, he wrote with his mouth and his stump (残肢) arms. He asked others for help sometimes. It took him 7 years to finish the book!
He became one of the Top 10 People Who Moved China in March, 2022. “Your life is more than once. You are not just experiencing, your are fighting and keeping on in all your life. We human should spend life as you do.” Says CCTV.
1. Was Zhu Yanfu born in June, 1933?2. How long did it take him to turn a poor mountain village into a rich one?
3. How did he write his book? (List 2 things)
4. Do you agree with CCTV? Why or why not?
6 . 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 |
| A．保护 | B．制作 | C．购买 | D．发现 |
| 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 |
| A．①②/③④⑤⑥/⑦ | B．①②/③④⑤/⑥⑦ |
| C．①/②③④/⑤⑥⑦ | D．①/②③/④⑤⑥⑦ |
7 . ①As people around the world cheer for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the idea of “Made in China” also plays a big role in the event. From brand support to cultural products, Chinese elements (元素) can be found both on and off the field.
②To begin with, the China Railway Construction Corporation built the Lusail Stadium. With 80,000 seats, it is the largest of the eight stadiums (体育馆) for the World Cup. As the main stadium, it will hold the closing ceremonies and 10 games, including the final.
③What’s more, the Power Construction Corporation of China of Guizhou also built the AI-Qasar 800-megawatt photovoltaic plant (800兆瓦光伏发电厂). As the first power plant that doesn’t use fossil fuel (化石燃料) in Qatar, it provides green electricity for the World Cup.
④In addition, vehicles (交通工具) made in China provide shuttle (摆渡车) service to stadiums of the World Cup. There are 888 new energy vehicles from Chinese company Yutong.
⑤Apart from big companies, manufacturers (制造商) from Yiwu are seeing their growing influence. About 70 percent of the World Cup’s souvenirs are made in Yiwu, from soccer balls to national flags.
⑥In a word, a large number of Chinese big companies and manufactures to support the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar can show China’s economic power and make the globe feel the power of Chinese brands.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) ________.| A．the Lusail Stadium | B．the China Railway Construction Corporation |
| C．the seat | D．China |
| A．30 percent of the World Cup’s souvenirs are made in Yiwu |
| B．Yiwu makes soccer balls and shuttle |
| C．888 new energy vehicles are made in Yiwu |
| D．manufactures from Yiwu also play an important part in the World Cup |
| A．a newspaper | B．a science report | C．an advertisement | D．a musical magazine |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
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 |
| A．Europe | B．North Korea | C．Japan | D．South Korea |
| 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 |
9 . After an 18-month-long journey, a group of wild Asian elephants are getting close to their home. Before that, they have been travelling around southwest China’s Yunnan province.
At about 8 p. m. Sunday, August 8th, 2021, those elephants crossed the Yuanjiang River. They used the road bridge, because the water level is too high during the rainy season. It took them three minutes to cross the river. To guide them, people did a lot of work. And now they’re much closer to their home. The elephants left Xishuangbanna, a nature reserve（保护区）, near the city of Pu’er in March of 2020.
They walked more than 500 km north and even reached the outside of Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province in early June, before turming back to the south. Along the way, two of the elephants returned home and some of the younger elephants have grown up a lot during their journey. These elephants became a hot topic（话题）online after they left their home. They are one of China’s highly protected animals. To keep them safe, the local government has done a lot of work. Luckily, no animals or humans have been hurt in the journey.
1. The elephants left the nature reserve ________.| A．in March, 2020 | B．in March, 2021 | C．in August, 2020 | D．in August, 2021 |
| A．swimming | B．boats | C．trucks | D．walking across the bridge |
| A．ended on August 8th | B．totally took 18 months |
| C．hurt many animals and humans | D．was deeply cared about by people online |
| A．a textbook | B．a science report | C．a travel guide | D．a newspaper |
10 . The third live (直播的) class from China’s space station (太空站) was on show on the afternoon of October 12th. Shenzhou-14 crew members Cheng Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe gave the class to the students on Earth. It is the first science class from the Wentian lab module (实验舱). The main classroom is in the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Science (中国科学院空间应用工程与技术中心). Students also have the class in other three classrooms in Yunnan, Henan and Shangdong and they can do experiments (实验) with the crew members.
1. What is the class about?| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Math | D．Science |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．In a story book. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．In a math book. | D．In a sports magazine (杂志). |
