1 . According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population continues (继续) to grow. It could reach 8.4 billion in the year 2025. But during the past 10 years or so, there has been a large and rapid (快速的) drop in the world’s birth rate.
Families are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing countries (such as China and India) and developed countries (such as America and England). Some families don’t want to have more babies because they believe that it’s difficult for them to raise two or more children.
China is such a country that it has already cut its rate of population growth since 1970. Most Chinese families have no more than one child. And it reached a zero population growth rate in 2010. But in 2021, the Chinese government passed laws to encourage (鼓励) families to have three babies, because there are too many old people now. Some factories can’t find enough people to work. That’s terrible.
Several countries in Europe already have a negative growth rate. Experts say that these countries could face a serious shortage (短缺) of workers in the future. And those who are working could face higher taxes (税) to help support the growing number of retirees (退休人员).
1. The world population will reach ________ in 2025.| A．13.7 billion | B．13.4 billion | C．8.4 billion | D．7 billion |
| A．The world population has increased fast. |
| B．The world’s birth rate has a rapid drop. |
| C．The world population growth can’t be controlled (控制). |
| D．Most people want to have more babies. |
| A．In 1970. | B．In 2007 | C．In 2010 | D．In 2016 |
| A．负的 | B．正的 | C．快速的 | D．积极的 |
| A．World’s birth rate | B．Negative growth rate. |
| C．World population | D．Zero population growth. |
2 . Moutai and Luckin are both very famous brands in China. Now, they are working together to create something called Jiangxiang Latte, which is a kind of alcoholic (含酒精的) coffee.
According to a report, more than 5.42 million cups of Jiangxiang Latte were sold on the first day. Luckin said that Jiangxiang Latte set a new daily sales record of over 100 million yuan. “The sales of Jiangxiang Latte are beyond our expectations, and we will develop it as a long-term product,” a member of staff from Moutai says.
Moutai hopes to create kinds of products that can meet more young people’s needs. Jiangxiang Latte is not Moutai’s first attempt (尝试) to attract young customers’ attention. It has also developed another product—ice-cream. In May 2022, Moutai worked with Mengniu and they produced ice-cream containing (含有) its famous baijiu. By May 2023, nearly 10 million cups of the ice-cream had been sold. Also, Moutai’s chocolate came out recently. Some people expressed high expectations for it and wanted to give it a try.
Besides Moutai, other old brands including Shede Spirits and Luzhou Laojiao have also tried to develop new products in recent years. They are trying to move into new areas such as ice-cream and tourism.
By bringing new life to old brands, the producers offer great products for people to enjoy. At the same time, these old brands can also find new ways to survive in the modern world.
1. What is Jiangxiang Latte?| A．A kind of Baijiu. | B．A kind office-cream. |
| C．A kind of alcoholic coffee. | D．A kind of tourism. |
| A．5.42 million. | B．More than 5.42 million. |
| C．Over 100 million. | D．Nearly 10 million. |
①chocolate ②ice-cream ③milk
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①③ | D．①②③ |
| A．It’s a new brand. | B．It worked with Mengniu. |
| C．It produced chocolate recently. | D．It is trying to develop new products. |
| A．Old brands should work with Luckin. |
| B．Old brands should find new ways to survive. |
| C．Old brands should produce ice-cream. |
| D．People should give many new kinds of products a try. |
3 . “Chinese brands (品牌) are much better now and they can make the best things in the world, but few people know about them,” said Xu Yajun, the maker of the popular short videos (抖音) —Made in China.
Xu, 30 years old, was born in Henan. At a young age, he moved to Guangdong with his parents. In 2016, Xu left his well-paid job. Then he started making videos about clothes. It was not a new thing for him. He worked in a clothes factory for four years after middle school.
At the beginning, he mainly talked about the quality (质量) of different Chinese clothes brands in his videos. Soon he found many people didn’t know about the stories behind these clothes brands. In late 2017, he traveled to Hangzhou to make a video of some clothes brands’ factories and workers. The video first appeared on the Internet in January 2018. It also became the first video of Made in China.
In the past three years, Xu has visited over 20 factories across China to make videos. With only three people in his team, they did their best to make good Chinese brands known. For example, after watching his video about snow shoes from a village in Henan, many foreigners came to the village to buy shoes.
“I hope our videos can help both Chinese brands and buyers.” said Xu. If buyers know brands and quality better, they can know more clearly what is good and what is bad. “I believe people will know more about Chinese brands.”
1. Which is TRUE about the first video of Made in China in Paragraph 3?| A．Xu started to make the video in early 2017. |
| B．It took him over one year to finish the video. |
| C．It was about the stories behind these clothes factories. |
| D．It was his first video about clothes brands’ factories and workers. |
| A．Short videos of Made in China | B．The stories behind Chinese brands |
| C．Snow shoes in Henan | D．The stories about some clothes brands |
| A．In a travel guide. | B．In a newspaper. | C．In a science book. | D．In a diary. |
4 . Have you noticed the waste bins in different colors on the street? Do you often put all the waste in the same bin? It’s reported by Changehun Daily that people must do waste sorting (分类) in most places in Changchun at the end of 2019. Waste sorting is a wonderful way to make good use of energy and protect the environment. But do you know how to sort the waste?
Usually, people should sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. Different kinds of waste should go into different bins. Wet waste means the things you don’t want but pigs can eat, mostly coming from your kitchen. Things that can be used again, such as paper, metal and glass, are recyclable waste. Harmful waste might be dangerous or cause serious pollution, like medicine and batteries (电池). And any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go into the dry waste bin.
Different countries are trying different ways to sort the waste. A university in England has a smart bin. When people drop their waste into the bin, it can tell what kind of waste it is and sort it correctly. The bin can also compress (压缩) the waste to make it smaller in size and take up less space. In South Korea, people have to separate their food waste from other kinds of waste and pay for it. The more food waste they throw away, the more they pay. In Japan, plastic bottles and their caps should go into different bins.
1. Why does the writer use two questions at the beginning of the passage?| A．To lead in the topic. | B．To give an example. |
| C．To make you answer them. | D．To share different ideas. |
| A．Glass. | B．Medicine. | C．Paper. | D．Metal. |
| A．Why people sort the waste. | B．How people sort the waste. |
| C．What waste to sort. | D．Who takes part in the waste sorting. |
| A．People in South Korea have to pay for the harmful waste they throw away. |
| B．All the countries around the world are doing waste sorting these days. |
| C．Changchun has the strictest rules for waste sorting in the world. |
| D．Waste sorting can help make the earth a better place for people to live in. |
| A．a story | B．a poem | C．a news report | D．a letter |
5 . The 14th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (中国国际航空航天博览会), also known as the Airshow China or the Zhuhai Airshow, was held in Zhuhai, Guangdong. It turned out to be quite a success. From November 8th to November 13th, 2022, many people from different countries went to the airshow.
On November 11th, like any other day, a large crowd of people came to the airshow. When most people at the airshow were taking pictures of the great shows, an old man stood out in the crowd. He had a picture in his hands and raised (举起) it in the air. And the rest of the people couldn’t help but wonder: What is he doing?
“This is my father,” Feng Jianhu, the old man, explained and pointed at a man in the picture. “This is a picture of him and his friends. They were the first student pilots in the PLA Naval Aviation University in 1950. They took this picture when they left the university on May 20th, 1952. And my father became one of the first pilots at that time.”
Now, more than 70 years later, most pioneers of the Chinese air force (中国空军先驱), including (包含) Feng’s father, have passed away, but Feng has never forgotten their stories and experiences. ▲ So Feng drove to Zhuhai along with his wife.
“Today, I’m here to fulfill my father’s dream,” Feng said. “I’m taking my father and his friends to the Zhuhai Airshow. I want them to know that everything they fought for and dreamed about for a lifetime has come true.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How long did the 14th Zhuhai Airshow last?
| A．Five days. | B．Six days. | C．Seven days. | D．Eight days. |
| A．He carried a camera. | B．He raised a picture in the air. |
| C．He was the oldest man in the crowd. | D．He made an important speech at the airshow. |
| A．They are all his uncles and aunts. |
| B．His father and his friends took the picture in the 1950s. |
| C．His father was interested in engineering a lot when he was young. |
| D．His father’s biggest dream was to see advanced (先进的) home-built fighter planes. |
| A．实现 | B．告知 | C．满足 | D．发现 |
| A．Unit 1 Friends | B．Unit 2 Dreams | C．Unit 3 Music | D．Unit 4 Health |
Running from Sep 23 to Oct 8, the Hangzhou Asian Games have 40 sports. But there are only 32 sports in the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. Why do the Hangzhou Asian Games have more sports?
According to the International Olympic Committee(国际奥委会), sports in the Olympic Games should be popular enough. For example, for a men’s sport to be in the Olympics, it should be played in at least 75 countries and on four continents(洲). For a women’s sport, it is at least 40 countries and on three continents. Second, the Hangzhou Asian Games need to have some sports that are only popular in some parts of Asia. Besides, China wants to use the chance to encourage more Asian athletes to take part in this sports events.
Kabaddi (卡巴迪) and sepak takraw (藤球) are two examples. Kabaddi,with a history of over 4,000 years, started in Asia. As the sport version (版本) of the game “eagle catching chickens” , kabaddi only needs an area that is 13 meters long and 10 meters wide. Sepak takraw is also a sport that first became popular in Asia. It is similar to the traditional Chinese shuttlecock kicking (踢花毽) skill.
“If these ‘non-Olympic’ sports can shine brightly at the Asian Games, it will be helpful to make the world know them better,” reported Xinhua.
1. How long does the Hangzhou Asian Games last for?| A．15 | B．16 | C．17 | D．18 |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．Kabaddi and sepak takraw are two popular Asian games. |
| B．Kabaddi needs a very large area to play. |
| C．Sepa takraw is different from the traditional Chinese shuttlecock kicking. |
| D．Sepak takraw started to become popular in Europe. |
| A．Asia’s sports shine brightly at the Hangzhou Asian Games. |
| B．Some new sports in the Olympics Games. |
| C．The difference between men’s sports and women’s sports. |
| D．The introduction of the sport “kabaddi”. |
| A．A guidebook. | B．A newspaper. | C．A storybook. | D．A science magazine. |
7 . News
Four girls, Liang Xiaojing, Wei Yongli, Yuan Qiqi and Ge Manqi, did a good job in the Women’s 4×100m Final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
3 Oct 21:05—Official (官方的)
Race Results
Rank▲ Lane ▲ Team Result (排名) (赛道) |
1 8  CHN China 43.39 |
| Bib (号码) Name |
| 174 LIANG Xiaojing |
| 185 WEI Yongli |
| 188 YUAN Qiqi |
| 167 GE Manqi |
2 5  THA Thailand 44.32  |
3 7  MAS Malaysia 45.01 |
4 9  HKG Hong Kong, China 45.24 |
5 3  SGP Singapore 45.34 |
6 6  MDV Maldives 47.54 |
Current Records—Women’s 4×100m Relay (当前纪录：女子 4×100 米接力)
| Record Mark Team Location Date (纪录) (地点) |
WR 40.82  USA United States of America London (GBR) 10 Aug 2012 |
AR 42.23  CHN People’s Republic of China Shanghai (CHN) 23 Oct 1997 |
GR 42.73  BRN Bahrain Jakarta (INA) 30 Aug 2018 |
根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What does the passage tell us about the Women’s 4×100m Final at the 19th Asian Gamesin Hangzhou?
| A．Its future. | B．Its results. | C．Its meaning. |
| A．40.80 seconds. | B．42.23 seconds. | C．43.39 seconds. |
| A．The team from Malaysia. | B．The team from Bahrain. | C．The team from Singapore. |
| A．In Shanghai. | B．In Jakarta. | C．In London. |
| A．On 23 Oct 1997. | B．On 10 Aug 2012. | C．On 30 Aug 2018. |
8 . In Japan, Kamikatsu is a special village. Its people are trying to make their town the country’s first zero-waste town.
Kamikatsu has no garbage (垃圾) trucks, so people need to do with their kitchen waste at home. They also have to sort (分类) other rubbish into 34 different kinds, and bring it to the recycling centre. The workers make sure that the waste goes into the right bins. It took some time for the people to get used to this rule. They had difficulty sorting the rubbish at first but they finally made it.
The Japanese town has a perfect recycling process (过程). There are different bins for different kinds of rubbish. The labels (标签) on each bin show the recycling process for each piece of rubbish, so the people know what happens to their rubbish.
In Kamikatsu, there is a kuru-kuru shop. There people can get new things for free by bringing their used things to the shop. In the kuru-kuru factory, workers make bags, clothes, and dolls out of used things. The town also tries to get businesses into re use — the town built a building with reused materials and opened a zero-waste beer factory in it.
A man living in Kamikatsu said, “At first we were opposed to the idea. We all thought it was useless. Now I don’t think so. It’s become natural to sort the rubbish in a right way.”
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?| A．People have to recycle all rubbish at home. |
| B．Workers go to people’s houses to collect waste. |
| C．Workers don’t have a quick way to sort plastic waste. |
| D．People had difficulty following the sorting rule at first. |
| A．Teaching people the rules of waste sorting. |
| B．Making people know how their waste is recycled. |
| C．Teaching people about the importance of recycling. |
| D．Making more and more people learn about recycling. |
| A．It is not easy to live a zero-waste life. |
| B．People in Kamikatsu gave up a lot for their town. |
| C．Having a zero-waste lifestyle is good in many ways. |
| D．Kamikatsu tries its best to get people to reuse things. |
| A．Were interested in. | B．Supported. | C．Were against. | D．Not sure. |
| A．To get people into recycling. | B．To ask people to protect the Earth. |
| C．To introduce some villages in Japan. | D．To introduce a zero-waste village. |
9 . Aarrav Anil has had a deep interest in mechanics (机械学) since childhood. This allows the teen to represent (代表) India at more than 20 robotics competitions around the world. But Aarrav didn’t create his smart spoon to win a prize. He saw his uncle, who has Parkinson’s disease (PD) (帕金森病), struggling to feed himself. Food kept falling out of his mouth, making him look like a mess. He wanted to make a change.
More than 7 million people in India have PD. The disease influences the brain, causing patients to shake uncontrollably. As the disease progresses, it leads to difficulty in eating by oneself.
Aarrav wanted his uncle to be able to eat by himself. This encouraged the teen to look for a way to help his uncle. So he took to his room with sensors (传感器), a 3D printer and other tools. But not everything went well.
“It was disappointing not to be able to find certain parts I needed in India. I had to buy some from abroad,” Aarrav said in an interview.
Aarrav made a first model, but the spoon handle was not easy for his uncle to hold. “I’ve improved the invention. It needs to be waterproof (防水的). The spoon must be easily separated, so that it can be cleaned and replaced with a fork. And the spoon needs to be deeper to hold more food,” the teen said.
The smart spoon is now being tested at a local college. The test is expected to be completed in early 2024. Aarrav hopes that his smart spoon will be used in hospitals soon.
1. Why did Aarrav want to make the smart spoon?
| A．To win a competition. | B．To help one of his relatives. |
| C．His uncle wanted him to make one. | D．Some patients with PD touched him. |
| A．Feeling like doing something. | B．Being unaware of something. |
| C．Having difficulty doing something. | D．Looking forward to doing something. |
| A．His family didn’t support him. | B．His uncle didn’t like the spoon. |
| C．He didn’t have money to buy tools. | D．He couldn’t buy some things in India. |
| A．How Aarrav made the smart spoon. | B．Some suggestions from Aarrav’s uncle. |
| C．Some improvements Aarrav has made. | D．Why Aarrav wanted to invent the spoon. |
| A．The teen’s invention for patients with PD. | B．India’s greatest inventor in its history. |
| C．A smart spoon to help my uncle eat more. | D．Parkinson’s disease is not terrible any more. |
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 Really? Thinks about it. If you are crazy, you won’t worry about your life. Then you would never think you should stop flying airplanes. If you ever think you should stop flying, it means that you worry about your life and that you’re not crazy. If you are not crazy, you have to keep flying. You have no way out. You still need to fly. | Now people use “Catch-22”, the name of Joseph Heller’s book, to mean that someone has a problem like the soldier’s. |
1. Who is the writer of Catch-22?
| A．A soldier. | B．A doctor. | C．Joseph Heller. | D．A student. |
| A．The soldier doesn’t want to live any longer. |
| B．The soldier makes his dream come true. |
| C．The soldier thinks he is in danger when flying planes. |
| D．The soldier and the doctor are good friends. |
| A．Catch-22 is easy to follow. | B．Anyone can die at any time. |
| C．Flying airplanes is dangerous. | D．The soldier has become crazy. |
