1 . In a classroom at the Kensington Wade Primary School in London, UK, you won’t hear a word of English. The books are in Chinese. Chinese fans and lanterns (灯笼) are everywhere.
This is a Chinese classroom. The school is the first English-Chinese primary school in Europe. Half of its courses (课程) are in Chinese. In 2017, the school enrolled (招收) its first 15 students, reported China Daily.
This shows the Chinese language is becoming more popular, reported People’s Daily. Around 30 million people worldwide studied Chinese in 2004. Thirteen years later, that number was about 100 million. According to People’s Daily, British parents think Chinese is “the most useful language” to learn.
At Kensington Wade, however, students aren’t just learning the Chinese language. They’re also learning Chinese culture. Students can study martial arts (武术) and calligraphy (书法).
According to the school, this will help students understand China better and begin to think in two ways, not just one.
1. What can we learn about the Kensington Wade Primary School?| A．It is the first English-Chinese primary school in the UK. |
| B．Students can’t speak English at this school. |
| C．All courses are in Chinese. |
| D．The school only has 15 students. |
| A．About 30 million. | B．About 70 million. | C．About 100 million. | D．About 130 million. |
| A．learn the Chinese language from their parents | B．can also learn about Chinese culture |
| C．enjoy learning martial arts most | D．practice English calligraphy every day |
| A．It is the oldest language. | B．It is the most beautiful language. |
| C．It is popular and useful. | D．It is boring to use. |
2 . These days, a special “tour group” has caught people’s eyes. This group is a family of 15 wild（野生的）Asian elephants. They lived in Xishuangbanna in the south of Yunnan.
Last year, they left their home and started to move north. They visited many places in Yunnan. They walked through: mountains, forests, rivers and even city streets. They ate in the fields and slept in the wild. No one knows when the elephants will stop moving. For protecting the elephants, experts used drones（无人机）to watch them closely.
Asian elephants are usually kind. But when they are scared, they may attack（攻击）people. Experts put fences（围栏）and trucks between the elephants and people. They used tons of food like bananas and pineapples to lead the elephants to safe places.
1. How many wild Asian elephants are there in the special “tour group”?| A．Fourteen. | B．Fifteen. | C．Fifty. |
| A．Guangxi. | B．Yunnan. | C．Africa. |
| A．forests | B．mountains | C．oceans |
| A．drones | B．camera | C．plane |
| A．they are kind | B．they are happy | C．they are scared |
On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang gave this year’s Government Work Report（政府工作报告）. The report tells us what China did in 2021. It also shows us what our country will do in 2022. Here are three things the kids might be interested in. Let’s find out!
Help women and children
I sometimes see news about bad guys tricking（哄骗）children and selling them in other places. The children’s families are so sad. Now the government will do something to help the kids. I hope every kid can live safely and happily.
Happy school life
Because of “the double reduction” policy（双减政策）, I am happy to have less homework and fewer after-school classes than before. The good news is that we kids can still enjoy this in 2022. Hooray!
Use the Internet safely
When using the Internet, be careful not to give your information（信息）to others. They can use your information to do bad things. Now the government will put importance on the safety of the Internet.
1. When did Premier Li Keqiang make this year’s Government Work Report？2. What does the report tell us？
3. Can students still enjoy less homework in 2022 according to “the double reduction” policy？
4. Why can’t we give our information to others？
5. What is the passage mainly about？
4 .
Make connections across an ocean
In January this year, people find a bottle on a beach in West Australia. There was a message (消息) in the bottle. A German sailor (水手) threw (丢) the bottle into the sea in June 1886. That was 132 years ago! It is the world’s oldest-known message in a bottle.
At the time, German sailors used messages in bottles to study ocean currents (洋流). Between 1864 and 1933, they threw thousands of bottles into the sea.
Writing messages in bottles is popular around the world. Some messages are used for scientific (科学的) studies. But most people send out messages in bottles for other reasons. Some want to find pen pals. So they write down some things about themselves. Some people write down their secrets (秘密). They hope the sea can take them away. There are even online messages in bottles. People can send them through WeChat or QQ. The reasons and ways may change, but the idea behind the messages is always the same: People want to make connections (联系) with others. This idea has made sending messages in bottles popular for hundreds of years.
TEENS
1. Where did people find the world’s oldest-known message in a bottle?
| A．In Germany. | B．In West Australia. |
| C．In India. | D．In East Australia. |
| A．To find friends around the world. | B．To send messages to soldiers. |
| C．To study how the water moves. | D．To find new lands. |
| A．To connect with others. | B．To find a home for one’s secrets. |
| C．To become popular for long. | D．To help people remember each other. |
| A．Only soldiers can send messages in bottles. |
| B．It’s not safe to keep your secrets in bottles. |
| C．People can send online messages in bottles. |
| D．The writer doesn’t like the idea of throwing bottles into the sea. |
| A．help people to understand the article better |
| B．show how people make connections with others |
| C．ask people to throw bottles into the sea |
| D．tell people more about travelling |
News The Guardian
Jan 22nd, 2021
Edinburgh zoo may have to send giant pandas back to China
These days, Chinese people are happy to hear the good news that the Edinburgh zoo in England may have to send the giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang back to China because it’s short of money. During the past nine years, the two pandas have made people happy and let people protect wild animals.
David Field, Edinburgh Zoo’s leader, told China Daily that the cost of renting (租借) the pandas to England was one million pounds a year, not including the high daily living cost of pandas. The Zoo has to be closed for three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has caused a lot of money loss for the zoo, which makes most of its money from visitors. Although the zoo is now open again, it has lost about two million dollars since last year.
The two pandas arrived in England on Dec 4th, 2011. They are seen as the symbol of the friendship (友情) between China and the UK. Tian Tian and Yang Guang are so popular with the local people and make more visitors come to local zoos. “This will be a great loss. Our family love seeing the pandas when we often visit the zoo. They are amazing and I want to cry when I hear the heartbreaking news”, an English boy wrote on the internet.
1. From the materials, we can know ________.
| A．the news above comes from the Nature section |
| B．the two pandas will be back to China on Jan. 22nd, 2021 |
| C．the photo was provided by Guardian |
| D．the Guardian reported the news after China Daily |
| A．They were given to the UK for free. |
| B．They help Chinese people and English people build a strong friendship. |
| C．They are popular only in Scotland. |
| D．The cost of renting the pandas can be one million dollars a year. |
| A．exciting | B．happy | C．important | D．sad |
| A．the two pandas were given to the Edinburgh Zoo 10 years ago |
| B．the two pandas arrived in Britain on Dec 5th, 2021 |
| C．Chinese people and English People like the two pandas very much |
| D．the English people don’t care about the two panda’s coming back |
| A．show how much the local people love pandas |
| B．interest the readers and help them better understand the news |
| C．tell people why the pandas have to be sent back to China |
| D．share a story of the friendship between China and England |
| STUDY
Why not keep a diary? Do you keep a diary? Keeping a diary is good for children’s writing skills according to a recent study by a UK organization. The UK charity (慈善机构) National Literacy Trust did a study about children’s diary writing. It studied more than 30, 000 children aged between 8 and 16. The study found that if a child keeps a diary, he or she may be a better writer than others of that age. About 27 percent of children who keep a diary are better writers than others of that age. Only 15.5 percent of children who do not keep a diary are better writers than others of that age. You may ask, “What should I write in a diary?” Jacqueline Wilson gives some advice. Ms. Wilson is a famous children’s writer from the UK. According to her, you can write about people you love, or people you hate. You can also write about your own hopes and dreams. And if you are really interested in sports and watch a lot of matches, why not write about them in your diary? TEENS |
| A．STUDY |
| B．SCHOOL LIFE |
| C．FUN CAMPUS |
| D．TEACHING |
| A．It mainly studied how children write diaries. |
| B．It studied children below the age of 8 and over 16. |
| C．It asked every child in the study to write diaries. |
| D．The UK charity National Literacy Trust did the study. |
| A．27 percent of them. |
| B．15.5 percent of them. |
| C．42.5 percent of them. |
| D．11.5 percent of them. |
| A．How to write a good diary. |
| B．Why children should keep a diary. |
| C．What to write in a diary. |
| D．How to become a children’s writer. |
| A．children in the UK like keeping diaries |
| B．keeping a diary can improve your writing skills |
| C．many children are good at writing stories |
| D．knowing some writing skills is important |
7 .
| World |
 Few superheroes are as popular as the Monkey King in China. And Lego（乐高）knows that. Last month, the company launched the Monkie Kid series（系列）in Shanghai. It is Lego’s first series that is based on Chinese culture. The new series consists of eight play sets, a short cartoon movie and a TV series. It tells the Monkey King’s story in a new way. The new story is about a boy named Monkie Kid. He finds Mon-key King’s golden staff by chance and gets his power. When the De-mon Bull King（牛魔王）and his brothers want to take over the city, Monkie Kid fights against（反抗）them with his friends. Monkie Kid celebrates bravery and friendship. “We want children to show these values（价值）in their own lives, too,” said Simon Lucas, Lego’s design director. |
| A．New toys. | B．Chinese stories. | C．Superheroes. | D．Friendship. |
| A．School Time. | B．Science Story. |
| C．Happy Hour. | D．The World. |
| A．Demon Bull King. | B．Monkie Kid. |
| C．Simon Lucas. | D．Monkey King. |
| A．It has eight play sets, a short movie and a TV series. |
| B．It’s about a little monkey named Wukong. |
| C．It is Lego’s first series about Chinese culture. |
| D．It tells Monkey King’s story in a new way. |
| A．The way to tell a story. | B．Monkey King’s power. |
| C．Bravery and friendship. | D．How to fight with others. |
Xinhua ∣ updated: December 9th, 2021 17: 00
This afternoon, China’s Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu livestream (直播) the first science class from the country’s space station. It surprises many students on Earth.
The class starts at 3: 40 p.m. (Beijing Time) and lasts about 45 minutes. 1, 420 primary and middle school students take the class from five classrooms across China.
At the beginning of the class, Wang, the first female taikonaut (女航天员) to enter China’s space station, shows their bedrooms and toilet, a kitchen, and the area where they do scientific experiments (实验). In the kitchen, she shows a microwave, a water dispenser (饮水机) and a mini-refrigerator to the students. To answer a Hong Kong student’s question about water, Wang says the water they drink is recycled (循环). There is no difference in taste between regular and recycled water.
Ye and Wang then tell the students that people can’t walk in space like they do on the ground because of the low gravity (重力).
1. Who livestream the first science class from the country’s space station this afternoon?2. When does the class start?
3. According to the passage, what does Wang Yaping show to the students in the kitchen?
4. Does recycled water taste different from regular water?
5. Why can’t people walk in space like they do on the ground?
9 . What do you think of the “double reduction” policy (双减政策)? Our readers from Teens have different ideas. Here are four of them.
| Shen Yuzhe, 13, Beijing | The “double reduction” policy really helps me. Our homework is less than before. I can finish it at school. I’m also happy to find that there are fewer (更少) exams. |
Zhang Hangming, 13, Tianjin | The best thing about the “double reduction” policy is that we have more time to do after-school activities (活动) such as dancing, volleyball and cooking. I can also learn a lot of things. |
Yu Zhiyue, 14, Jiangsu | With the “double reduction” policy, I have really got less homework to do. But I need to take an online class on the computer at home after I come back from school. I often feel tired. But I can still have happy weekends. |
Cui Ruqi, 12, Liaoning | I have got more time to read books and play sports. The art subjects are becoming more important. So I need to learn music well. I want to join the music club. And I have less learning stress (压力) now. |
| A．He is sad to have fewer exams now. |
| B．He has less homework and fewer exams now. |
| C．He has more homework and exams now. |
| D．He has no homework and exams now. |
| A．gardening | B．dancing | C．cooking | D．volleyball |
| A．Shen Yuzhe. | B．Yu Zhiyue. | C．Zhang Hangming. | D．Cui Ruqi. |
| A．Because art is her favorite subject. |
| B．Because she is good at art. |
| C．Because her friends learn music. |
| D．Because art is becoming more important. |
| A．We have more time to do after-school activities. |
| B．I can still have happy weekends. |
| C．Changes (变化) in students’ life after the “double reduction” policy. |
| D．Our homework is less than before. |
10 . Do you love fast food? Why? How often do you eat it? 200 people joined our survey. And here is the result.
Chart 1: How often do you eat fast food?
Chart 2: Why do you love fast food?
1. ________ of the people eat fast food once a week.
| A．14% | B．28% | C．8% | D．44% |
| A．12% | B．14% | C．22% | D．24% |
| A．All people love fast food. |
| B．Fast food makes people fat. |
| C．People eat fast food on weekends. |
| D．Some people don’t know what food is healthier. |
