1 . Friendship can’t be measured (测量) nor can it be weighed. We stopped a few people on the street to find out what part friendship played in their lives. Here is what they said.
“My best friend Mark and I really enjoy spending time playing basketball every evening. Even over 10 years after college, we still get the same amount of joy when playing basketball together,” said James, 34.
“The importance of friendship in my life is more than what I can put into words. My childhood friends recently pulled me through hard times when I went through a divorce (离婚),” said Gemina.
Jane, 21, a student, was in a hurry when we stopped her to ask her the question. She left us with just one line which makes a lot of sense. Jane said, “We all should wake up and realize the true importance of friendship because friends accept you for what you are, not for what you can be.” We think Jane has hit the nail (钉子) on the head.
Tom, 42, said, “I didn’t realize the importance of friendship until it was too late. I didn’t keep in touch with friends, but now I have realized that life is much better with friends around.” Are we all learning from Tom’s lesson in life?
We also met a policeman on duty at the corner of the street. “My friends and I love sharing a beer each weekend. Everything in the world can change but not our dates with our beers,” the policeman said. “For me, the importance of friendship lies in enjoying the time we spend together with nothing to worry about.”
1. What do we know about James and Mark?| A．They became friends recently. |
| B．They have the same hobby. |
| C．Mark helped James out of the hard times. |
| D．They only meet when playing basketball. |
| A．一针见血 | B．涩于言论 | C．吹毛求疵 | D．弄巧成拙 |
| A．do something for our friends |
| B．learn our lessons well at school |
| C．value our friendship right now |
| D．remember our friendship forever |
| A．How to make more friends. |
| B．How to form a close friendship. |
| C．Opinions on childhood friends. |
| D．The importance of friendship. |
2 . When people walk into Ninth Primary School in Zhongning County, Zhongwei City, almost everyone will be amazed by its playground. The playground has over 30 basketball racks (架子), over 40 ping-pong tables, and eight football fields of different sizes. Although Ninth Primary School has a short history, it has already become famous throughout Ningxia for its sports characteristics. The magazine invited one student and two teachers at this school to share their ideas about sports.
I think that basketball has changed me from a weak girl to a strong young lady. I am now in Class Seven, Grade Six. I have been playing basketball since the first grade. Recently, in preparation for the competition, my friends and I train for about an hour every day. Last year, our performance was not good, and this year we all want to win the championship.
Starting from the second term of the first grade, each class has to set up six teams. I think when children fall in love with a sport in school, it can help students a lot. Then they will not have the energy and time to do bad things, and many educational problems will be solved.
Sports are the best education, as it can shape a child’s different qualities. Every competition a child experiences can develop their ability to deal with challenges and teach them how to work hard. |
Wang Junyao, student
Liu Mingxing, headmaster
Zhang Dong, vice (副的) headmaster| A．Eight. | B．Eighteen. | C．Over thirty. | D．More than forty. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Interesting. | B．Exciting. | C．Helpful. | D．Boring. |
| A．Colorful School Life | B．Famous People |
| C．Useful Inventions | D．Wonderful Games |
3 . Students attend a science lesson given by astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, the members of the Shenzhou XIII, which was launched (发射) on October 16, appear on television screens watched by millions of students across China.
During the 41-minute lesson, the astronauts did four experiments to show physical phenomena (现象) only possible in a weightless environment, such as “liquid crystallization” and “a water bridge”. In one experiment, Wang used a toy of Bing Dwen Dwen, the master of the 2022 Beijing winter Olympic Games, to show how objects fly in Tiangong. They invited the young viewers to do similar experiments to see the differences between space and land environment.
Before closing the lesson, the astronauts answered questions from students. The questions covered the life and work in space, such as how to take care of the skin and whether hot water was available.
Wednesday’s event marked the third time Wang had taken part in a space lesson. In June 2013, she gave the nation’s first space lesson to over 60 million Chinese students in Shenzhou X. It made China the second country, following the United States, to have given a lesson to schoolchildren from space.
In early December, Wang gave the country’s second space lesson from the Tiangong station. The astronauts showed viewers how they lived and worked inside the space station.
“These science lessons can encourage students to explore the world of science and technology.” Shi Yi, a physics teacher, said after today’s activity, “Encouraged by China’s spaceflight achievements, my school has built a space science laboratory and the teacher give lessons about space exploration.”
1. On March 23, 2022, the astronauts finished these tasks EXCEPT ________.| A．to answer the questions from students |
| B．to invite the students to do experiments |
| C．to do an experiment about “a water bridge” |
| D．to show how they lived inside the space station |
| A．In June 2013. | B．In October 2021. | C．In December 2021. | D．In March 2022. |
| A．Astronauts Give Lessons in Space | B．China Launched Shenzhou XIII |
| C．The Exploration of Outer Space | D．The Development of Tiangong Space Station |
| A．A science novel. | B．A news report. | C．A fairy tale. | D．An interview. |
4 . For almost 100 years, the Winter Olympics has been a celebration of snow and ice sports around the world. It is a special event that only happens once every four years.
Although the Winter Olympics started with just five sports across nine disciplines (项目) in France in 1924, it has grown to include seven sports across 15 different disciplines and has been hosted in 12 countries across three continents (大陆). In 2022, for the first time ever in the Games’ history, Beijing will become the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
China has come a long way and achieved many goals since it took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. In this short period of time, China’s players have won medals in six of the event’s sports. Short track speed skating (短道速滑) has been an area of expertise (专长) for China.
China’s love for winter sports has been growing. The Ministry of Education has set a goal of building 5,000 special schools by 2025 to improve winter sports education.
The government has also been encouraging primary and middle schools to add winter sports to their subjects. Many provinces and cities have already acted on this suggestion. Classes will be set up in schools in northern China to improve interest in winter sports. In southern China, schools can work with ice rinks (溜冰场) and winter sports clubs.
Beijing has already set a good example. It is reported that nearly 840,000 students in the city have begun taking winter sports lessons, including skating and skiing lessons.
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1. In 2022, Beijing will host the ________Winter Olympics .
| A．1st | B．9th | C．10th | D．24th |
| A．Winter Olympics | B．sports | C．disciplines | D．France |
| A．对……起作用 | B．实施 | C．作用于 | D．立即行动 |
| A．Build classes in schools. | B．Take winter sports lessons in schools. |
| C．Work with society groups. | D．Take part in the Winter Olympics. |
| A．More and more Chinese people like winter sports. | B．There is more than one city to host the Summer and Winter Olympics. |
| C．China only took part in the Winter Olympics nine times. | D．The government encourages all schools to add winter sports to their subjects. |
5 . On January 27, in order to win the new pneumonia Resistance war(抗击新型肺炎战), the Ministry of Education issued(公布) a notice on putting off the start time of school in spring 2020. It was said that school should not start before March 12. The exact start time of school will depend on situations and further notices.
However, many parents are very worried that putting off the start of school may affect(影响) children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation, children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before. Staying at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.
In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice, that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform(平台) where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.
It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection (感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.
Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games which is good for physical health at home.
1. Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ________.| A．children may be infected by virus | B．they don't like the idea of online learning |
| C．children's study may be affected | D．parents have no time to look after children |
| A．To keep playing online games. | B．To keep touching different people. |
| C．To do some physical exercises outside. | D．To teach children about health knowledge. |
| A．plan | B．stop | C．growth | D．change |
| A．A Special Way to Learn at Home | B．A New War with a New Chance |
| C．A Way to Keep Mentally(精神的) Healthy | D．A Method to Make Parents Worried |
6 . It’s Saturday night. Mia, 18, is meeting her boyfriend, Nico. He’s an hour late. Mia calls Nico four limes on his mobile phone. The fifth time he answers.
“Hello?”
“Nico? It’s Mia, Where are you?”
“Uhm”
“You’re late! Are you playing computer games again?”
Mia is angry. Sometimes Nico plays EverQuest (an online game) for six or seven hours, and he forgets about her.
Games like Everquest and StarCraft are very popular all over the world. Some gamers play for eight to ten hours every day. A man from India played StarCraft for 50 hours nonstop (不间断地)! Three hours later, he died.
“Some people can’t stop,” says Dr. Park, a researcher in UK. “They don't take a break to eat or sleep. They quit (辍学) school. The game is their life. And that’s not good.”
But there is good news. Eiji is from Japan. He makes special tools for gamers. One is a utensil (器皿). Using it, gamers can eat and play at the same time! With another tool, a player can press a button (摁按钮) and send a message to people (for example, “Bring me a drink!”).
Nico likes Eiji’s tools, but Mia doesn’t. “Oh no,” she says. “Now I’ll never see my boyfriend!”
1. Mia is angry because .| A．Nico wants to buy StarGraft | B．she wants to buy EverQuest |
| C．Nico forgets about her while playing games | D．Nico wants to quit school |
| A．Nico’s girlfriend | B．a man from India | C．Eiji | D．a person from UK |
| A．Computer Games Are Fun to Learn | B．The Best Computer Games Today |
| C．Too Much Time Online Is Bad | D．The Best Computer Gamer |
