1 . The Shenzhou XVI crew (乘组) returned to Earth on Oct. 31st after a five-month mission (飞行任务). The crew members are Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao.
After everything was ready, the astronauts were carried out of the capsule (返回舱) one by one and placed on chairs in front of the capsule and they talked with a reporter.
Jing said, “We were excited to return to our motherland and it was a very cool trip in the space station.” Zhu, who is China’s first spaceflight engineer in space, said that they worked together very well. Gui, the country’s first civilian (民间的) astronaut and first payload (载荷) expert in space, said, “Each day of the mission was busy and great. I look forward to returning to the space station in the future.” After the interview, the astronauts were taken to have health check.
For the next six months, Tiangong will be manned by the Shenzhou XVII crew, who arrived at the space station on Nov. 2nd.
1. When did the Shenzhou XVI crew probably leave the Earth?| A．On April 30th | B．On May 30th | C．On June 30th | D．On July 30th |
| A．According to Jing Haipeng, the weather was very cool in the space station. |
| B．Zhu Yangzhu was China’s first civilian astronaut and first payload expert in space. |
| C．Gui Haichao hoped to go back to the space station again. |
| D．The three astronauts went back home after the interview. |
① The Shenzhou XVII crew reached the space station.
②The astronauts were taken to have health check.
③The astronauts were taken out of the capsule and interviewed by a reporter.
④The Shenzhou XVI crew came back to Earth.
| A．④①③② | B．③④②① | C．④③②① | D．①④③② |
| A．Life. | B．Travel. | C．Sports. | D．Science. |
2 . The UK’s only giant pandas, Yang Guang and Tian Tian, came back to China on December 5 after a 12-year stay at Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo. People there said goodbye to them in their own ways.
Yang Guang and Tian Tian arrived at the Edinburgh Zoo in December 2011. It was part of a 10-year agreement between Scotland and China. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic (疫情), they are coming home two years later than planned.
Before they left, the weather was cold, but the love of the UK people was still strong. Many held stuffed pandas (玩具熊猫) and dressed in clothes with pandas on them to show their love, and some even cos played (装扮) as giant pandas.
David Field, the zoological society’s leader, said that there are more than a million species (物种) about to die out now, and Yang Guang and Tian Tian made many people in the UK care about nature.
1. When did Yang Guang and Tian Tian comeback to China?| A．In spring. | B．In summer. | C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
| A．价格 | B．过渡 | C．协议 | D．条件 |
| A．Yang Guang and Tian Tian, came back to China. |
| B．They are coming home later than planned. |
| C．David Field is the zoological society’s leader. |
| D．British people show their deep love for giant pandas. |
| A．In a text book. | B．In a newspaper. | C．In a story book. | D．In a travel guide. |
3 . On February 21, 2023, giant (巨大的) panda Xiang Xiang left Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in Japan to fly back to China, her home country. Next she will be sent (送去) to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base, the homeland (家乡) of giant pandas.
Xiang Xiang was born (出生) at Ueno Zoo in June 2017. She was the child of two giant pandas Shin Shin and Ri Ri from China. She planned (计划) to come back to China at the end of December, 2020, but the plan was delayed (推迟) many times because of her popularity (受欢迎) in Japan and the COVID-19.
Now Xiang Xiang is five years and eight months old and reached her breeding maturity (繁殖成熟期). She needs to find a good husband (丈夫) and have babies in China.
1. Which country is Xiang Xiang’ homeland?| A．Japan. | B．China. | C．America. |
| A．In Tokyo. | B．In Sichuan. | C．In Bifengxia. |
| A．In June, 2017. | B．In December, 2020. | C．In February, 2023. |
| A．Her age. | B．The COVID-19. | C．Her popularity. |
| A．People in Japan don’t like Xiang Xiang at all. |
| B．Xiang Xiang will fly to Japan again next year. |
| C．Xiang Xiang needs a good husband and have babies. |
Would you like to help people in need? On March 31, 2022, there was an accident (事故) in Guangzhou, Guangdong.
At about 6:00 pm, a bus left the bus stop. Just at that time, an electric (电动的) bicycle ran into the back of the bus. Unluckily, one of the biker’s hands went under a left wheel (车轮) of it.
A lot of people saw the accident. They quickly came around the bus to move it. As time went by, more and more people joined them. They tried their best to help the man. “People kept coming to help. It was all about saving the person first,” a man said. The bus was over 10,000 kg. But thanks to the helpers, the biker got free very soon. People took him to the hospital quickly.
Later, someone put a video (视频) of people working together to help the electric bike rider on the Internet. Lots of people across the country watched it and they felt happy. They showed thanks to those people. They said, “Many hands make light work, as the old saying goes.”
From: http: //www.chinadaily.com.cn
1. 回答问题。When and where was the accident?2. 将文中第二段中划线句子译成汉语。
3. 从文中找出与“They went to the bus and tried to move it.”意思相近的句子。
4. 根据上下文，写出第三段中划线代词him所指代的内容。
5. 回答问题。What do you want to say to those people in the video (视频)?
5 . Nowadays, people like watching live streams (直播) and shopping online. On April 12, 2020, there was a special live stream for Hubei’s local products (地方产品). It was four days after the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province lifted (解除) its lockdown (封锁).
About 127 million people watched the live stream. CCTV news anchor (新闻主播) Ouyang Xiadan and actor Wong Cho lam presented the live stream. They sold (卖) about 61 million yuan of Hubei’s local products in these two hours. Six days before, CCTV news anchor Zhu Guangquan and China’s top live streaming celebrity Li Jiaqi presented a live stream. They sold more than 40 million yuan of Hubei’s local products.
“I will put on three jin (1.5kg) for Hubei” “ Let’s buy up all Hubei’s products.” Millions of Chinese said these words again and again. They were ready to help Hubei by buying its products.
Online platforms stich as Alitate and JD.com also tried to sell Hubei’s products like crayfish (整封) and oranges. Alihaba bought I billion yuan of crayfish and 50 million yuan of oranges to sell on its platform.JD. COM planned to sell 6 billion yuan of crayfish. With the help of people and online platforms, Hubei Proyince is sure to have a wonderful recovery (复苏) and a brighter future.
1. How long was the live stream of Ouyang Xiadan and Wong Cho lam?| A．An hour. | B．Two hours. | C．One day. | D．Two days. |
| A．They sold cray fish and oranges. | B．The live stream was on April 6. |
| C．They sold about 61 million yuan. | D．The live stream lasted two hours. |
| A．Because they wanted to help Hubei. |
| B．Because they hoped to keep healthy. |
| C．Because I lubei’s products were new to them. |
| D．Because Hubei’s products were cheap to them. |
| A．In a map. | B．In a storybook. | C．In a newspaper. | D．In a science book. |
6 .
SPACE
On the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2022, Chinese astronauts become the “teachers in space”. They give a science class. It is open for students around the world. In the 50-minute class, the astronauts of the Shenzhou ⅩⅣ (神舟十四) mission (任务)—Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe answer questions from students, like how to become an astronaut. The activity is the third class of the Tiangong Class series (系列). It wants to teach more students about space science. China Daily |
| A．5 minutes. | B．10 minutes. | C．15 minutes. | D．50 minutes. |
| A．about Shenzhou ⅩⅣ |
| B．about space science |
| C．how to become an astronaut |
| D．how to become a teacher |
| A．SPORTS. | B．ANIMAL. | C．SPACE. | D．FOOD. |
Xinhua -Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
On Monday, China launched Mengtian, the last part of its Tiangong Space Station. After a 13-hour trip, Mengtian got together with the space station on Tuesday morning. Mengtian was launched from Hainan Island by a large rocket, a Long March 5B.
Back to 2011, China wasn't allowed (允许) to use the International Space Station, so China worked hard to build its own space station, called Tiangong. Last year, the launching of the three parts of Tiangong began. The first and most important part was launched in April 2021. It has the energy and working centre as well as the living area for the scientists in space. Then, in July 2022, China launched a lab cabin (实验舱) called “Wentian”. This time, the new part, Mengtian is also made as a lab cabin with 8 rooms for experiments (实验).
With Mengtian, scientists can do experiments outside the station by operating a machine arm. They can learn more about space. One of the first things they will do on Mengtian is to test how plants grow in space.
At the moment, there are three scientists on the Tiangong. They’ll return to Earth in December. But they may work with three new scientists who will arrive later. Tiangong is now large enough for six people to live and work.
China’s space station will also work with the European space scientists on some experiments on the Mengtian. China says that one day, foreign scientists will also be able to visit Tiangong.
1. When did China launch Mengtian?| A．On October 31st. | B．On November 2nd. | C．On November 3rd. | D．On November 4th. |
| A．2. | B．4. | C．6. | D．8. |
| A．Riding. | B．Using. | C．Teaching. | D．Catching. |
a. China launched Mengtian.
b. China launched the first lab cabin.
c. Scientists will test how plants grow in space.
d. China launched the main part of Tiangong.
e. China couldn't use the International Space Station.
| A．e-d-b-a-c | B．e-a-d-b-c | C．a-d-b-c-e | D．a-c-e-b-d |
| A．poster | B．guide | C．piece of news | D．story |
8 . Poverty (贫困) is a big problem (问题) in the world. But Chinese people have their own ways to do with it. Let’s learn more about the four people.
| Zhang Guimei started the Huaping Senior High School in Lijiang, Yunnan in 2008. It was the first senior school for poor girls in China. The school has sent more than 1800 students to college (大学). |
| Chen Zaiming, an expert (专家), comes from Zhejiang University (大学).He helped the farmers in Jingdong, Yunnan to grow the small mushrooms (小香菌). Last year, 22 families made more than 5 million yuan. |
| Mao Xianglin helped 100 people in Xiazhuang, Chongqi ng to build the road with their hands. They spent seven years to build an eight-kilometre (公里) road. Mao told them to grow oranges. In 2019,269people got rid of (摆脱) poverty. |
| Xia Sen is not rich, but she saves money for donations (捐赠). She gave more than 2 million yuan to help students and schools. The “Xia Sen scholarship (奖学金)” helped 182 students’ college dream come true. |
1. Zhang Guimei started the Huaping Senior High School for ________.
| A．boys | B．girls | C．children | D．women |
| A．seven | B．eight | C．nine | D．ten |
| A．Zhang Guimei | B．Mao Xianglin |
| C．Xia Sen | D．Chen Zaiming |
| A．100 | B．182 | C．269 | D．1800 |
| A．Chen Zaiming is an expert from Nanjing University. |
| B．The Huaping Senior High School has sent more than 180 students to college. |
| C．Mao Xianglin and the farmers build an eight-kilometre road with hands. |
| D．Xia Sen is rich, so she gives money to help students and schools. |
Mina’s Restaurant is famous in Beijing for being quiet and its deaf waiters. Sign language(手语)is the first language at the restaurant, most workers are deaf, but the restaurant sells Sichuan-style dishes well.
When the restaurant first opened in 2008, there were only four deaf waiters Over the last years, around 60 deaf people have worked there.
The restaurant has cultural activities for deaf people on 31 December every year” Many deaf people all over China come here to enjoy themselves on this special night, Mi said.
Lin Fan, who often goes to the restaurant, thinks that it’s very easy to communicate(交流)with the waiters there.
“The food here is great and we can communicate with body language with those waiters,” he said. “The restaurant is quiet and fit for friends to chat. The owners, Mi Na and Su Qing help deaf people by bringing them a social life. We are happy to see them around. “
“More and more disabled people want to work outside,” Liao Juan, a teacher of Capital Normal University, said. “We can learn from Mi Na and Su Qing in this way.
1. What’s Mina’s Restaurant famous for?| A．Its sign language. | B．Sichuan-style dishes. |
| C．Its waiters and quietness | D．The culture activities. |
| A．Hardworking. | B．Patient. | C．Humorous. | D．Kind. |
| A．All the workers in the restaurant are deaf. |
| B．The restaurant has cultural activities once a year. |
| C．Lin Fan can communicate with the workers easily |
| D．There were only four deaf waiters in the restaurant at first. |
| A．They give them nice food. | B．They bring them a social life. |
| C．They communicate with them. | D．They sell Sichuan-style dishes well. |
| A．A science report | B．A story book. | C．A newspaper. | D．A fashion magazine. |
Gui Haichao is a university professor. His dream of flying to space has now come true. Together with Jing Haipeng and Zhu Yangzhu, Gui took off on the Shenzhou-16 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on May 30th.
In this journey to the China Space Station, Gui has become the first Chinese civilian astronaut and payload specialist (民间航天员和有效载荷专家) to go into space. In the space station, he will keep the payload for space science experiments working well.
Gui grew up in an ordinary family in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. His interest in space began at the age of 17 when he got the news of Yang Liwei’s historic spaceflight for China in 2003.
“I wasted no time,” said Gui, “when I found that China was recruiting (招募) its first group of payload specialists in 2018.”
Over the past few years, Gui trained hard. However, the training was really difficult for him.
“I even couldn’t stand after the centrifuge rotation (离心旋转) training,” said the professor. “So I added more exercises and practiced every day. I asked help from others, and used some of the training ways for pilots. Finally, I made it and it was amazing.”
1. What can’t we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Gui Haichao’s job. | B．Gui Haichao’s dream. |
| C．Gui Haichao’s team mates. | D．Gui Haichao’s working place. |
| A．Yang Liwei. | B．Jing Haipeng. | C．Zhu Yangzhu. | D．Gui’s father. |
| A．For thirty-six years. | B．For seventeen years. | C．For fifteen years. | D．For ten years. |
| A．Warm-hearted. | B．Patient. | C．Hard-working. | D．Smart. |
| A．New science. | B．Great people. | C．Space trips. | D．Interests and hobbies. |
