1 . Global News Around the World
Raising money for Ukraine
A group of 17 children teamed up to swim the width of the English Channel in less than an hour, and have collected more than £3, 300 for people suffering from (遭受) the forest fire. The children, aged between 6 and 15 years old, swam together at their local pool in Derbyshire, England, and completed a distance of 21 miles among them.
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Yellowstone National Park in the US is marking its 150th anniversary (周年纪念日), and it has started a new program called the Inheritance Pass (继承通行证) . It is accepting $1, 500 donations in exchange for an annual entry pass which is also good for the donor’s children and grandchildren in 150 years. And the money raised through the sale of “Inheritance Passes” will be used to preserve (维护) the park for the next 150 years.
Max’s second Big Camp-Out
Max Woosey, 12, has spent more than 670 nights camping outside for charity. Through the challenge, he has braved howling winds and rain to raise £700, 000 for a hospice (收容所) near his home in Devon, UK. Max is marking his second anniversary with a Big Camp-out, inviting young people to join in from their garden or to put up a tent in their living room to raise money for any charity they choose.
1. All the news above has something to do with ________.| A．travel | B．fundraising | C．nature | D．sports |
| A．To find out the width of the English Channel. |
| B．To provide the better living condition. |
| C．To raise money for those who are suffering from the fire. |
| D．To develop their team spirit. |
| A．An annual $1,500 donation. | B．150 years of Yellowstone National Park. |
| C．How and when to get “Inheritance Passes”. | D．Yellowstone offers a special entry pass until 2173. |
| A．help safeguard the park for the future | B．leave the donor something as a memorial |
| C．raise money for children in 150 years | D．draw more people to pay a visit to the park |
| A．Many young people are joining him for an outing. |
| B．He often camps in a garden in bad weather. |
| C．He hopes more people can show love and care to those in need. |
| D．He started the challenge more than two years ago. |
A “Transformer” in Real Life  Have you ever seen the Transformers movies? Now we have a real “transformer” called Origaker. With a body and four legs, it can walk like various (各种) animals. This helps it out of difficulties when moving over different surfaces (表面). Isn’t it amazing? There will be more robots like Origaker in the future. Congratulations, Xinge!  Xinge, a bird-like drone (无人机), recently flew for three hours, five minutes and 30 seconds. That is now the new Guinness World Record for the longest flight on a single charge (单次充电) by a drone. The previous (先前的) record holder, Yunxiao, could fly for 30 minutes shorter. _______________________  Are you ready to ride a “horse” in the city? These are bikes in the shape of horses in Xi’an. What a curious (奇特的) and funny design! Riding such a bike will surely make you the center of attention in the street. |
1. The first two pieces of news are both about __________.
| A．arts | B．sports | C．animals | D．technology |
| A．Transformer. | B．Yunxiao. | C．Xinge. | D．Origaker. |
| A．About 3 hours. | B．155 minutes and 30 seconds |
| C．Nearly 30 minutes. | D．185 minutes and 30 seconds. |
| A．walk like different animals | B．ride the horse-shaped bike |
| C．fly in the sky for a short time | D．turn into a robot in the future |
| A．New Special Horses | B．A Curious Design in Xi’an |
| C．The Center of Attention | D．Horse-Shaped Bikes, Anyone? |
An explosion from a factory in Kunshan killed at least 69 people and more than 120 people got hurt. China suffered its worst industrial accident in a year on Saturday.
The accident happened in Kunshan city, Jiangsu Province in China. And the blast was from Zhongrong Metal Products Company, who makes car wheels for the U.S. The Kunshan government told us 264 workers were there when the explosion happened and 44 died immediately. “We heard a really loud blast at about 7 a.m. this morning so we rushed out of our rooms,” said Zhou Xu, a 26-year-old worker at that company. Another worker said, “First the ambulance came and then many wives rushed to the factory to see if their husbands were okay.”
Now, Shanghai government is sending doctors to Kunshan to save the injured. And the doctor said the number of the dead may increase.
Chinese government is looking into the cause of the disaster. And President Xi attaches great importance to it. He said, “Those found responsible must be punished”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many people died in the industrial accident?
| A．69. | B．120. | C．189. | D．More than 69. |
| A．Kunshan city in Hunan province. | B．Kunshan city in Jiangsu province. |
| C．Shanghai city in China. | D．Kunshan in Shanghai city. |
| A．The leader in Zhongrong Metal Products Company. |
| B．A worker in Zhongrong Metal Products Company. |
| C．Someone works for Kungshan government. |
| D．The wife of one of the injured. |
| A．Workers rushed out of their rooms. | B．Ambulance came. |
| C．Wives rushed to the factory to make sure the safety of their husband. | D．All of the above. |
| A．there will be more deads | B．there will be less deads |
| C．many injured can be saved | D．doctors can’t do anything for the injured |
Last week, the China Youth Daily made a survey on Chinese students’ use of smartphones. It showed that around 70 percent of Chinese students in primary and middle school have smartphones. You can get more information from the following charts.
The results tell that smartphones now play an important role in Chinese students’ life. However, they also may lead to（导致）some problems. So, think twice before taking out your smartphones. What should you do with it?
1. We can know that about 70% of students in China have smartphones.2. In the survey, 39% of the students use smartphones at least four times a week.
3. Talking with friends is the most popular activity with students in the survey.
4. Students in the survey use smartphones for five activities.
5. The writer tells students how to use smartphones in right ways.
注意：答案不超过6个单词。
A special exhibition (展览会) titled Life Is a Song–Wan Tongshu and Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art (木卡姆艺术) was held from August 23 to 27 in Aksu, Xinjiang.
Through objects, pictures, sounds and other forms, the exhibition was held to remember Chinese musician Wan Tongshu because he helped protect Uygur Muqam art. The exhibition was divided into two parts: “Wan Tongshu’s life story” and “Protection and inheritance of Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art.”
Xinjiang Uygur Muqam mixes songs, dances and folk and classical music. Of these, the Twelve Muqam is known by the most people, with the largest spreading area and the most complete structure (结构).
In the thousands of years of its history, the Uygur Muqam had been passed on by word of mouth which made it difficult to be completely remembered. By the 1940s, there were very few folk artists who could sing the whole Twelve Muqam, and the art form had been brought to the danger of being lost. Government-organized protection work started in 1950. In 1951, Wan Tongshu and his wife went to Xinjiang to help with the collection of Twelve Muqam, and published the collection “Twelve Muqam”. The collection was helpful for the following research and spread. Over the years, experts and scholars (专家学者) have tried hard to protect Xinjiang Uygur Muqam together with local folk artists.
For its cultural value, Xinjiang Uygur Muqam art was included as one of UNESCO’s Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (人类口头和非物质遗产代表作) in 2005, and was listed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.
1. When did the exhibition begin?2. Why was the exhibition held?
3. In history, how was the Uygur Muqam passed on?
4. What kinds of music does the Uygur Muqam include?
5. What did the collection of Twelve Muqam help with?
Students control shadow puppets (皮影木偶) as the singing voice of 71-year-old Liu Aibang echoes (回荡) across the classroom. They use thin straight pieces of wood to make shadow puppets step onto the “stage”—a cloth screen. Those sitting in front of the stage play music on drums, suona horns (唢呐) and other instruments.
This is a Daoqing shadow puppetry class at Longdong University. Except Liu, the other performers of the show are all college students.
Starting in the Han Dynasty, Daoqing shadow puppetry has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list (国家非物质文化遗产名录) since 2006. For years, shadow plays were welcomed by people of all ages, and were often performed during the festivals. However, with films and soap operas becoming popular in the late 1980s, many performers moved on to other jobs. Faced with the choice between protecting this art and making a good living, Liu chose to stay on.
One day in 2020, Liu received a phone call from Zhao Zhixue, head of the music school at Longdong University. Zhao told him that the school planned to introduce Daoqing shadow puppetry into college classrooms and develop young students’ long-term interest in intangible cultural heritage. Excited by the news, Liu left the farm and became a part-time teacher at the college.
Liu hopes to train more young people. “Just as true love is not a one-man show, the learning and keeping of cultural heritage needs efforts (努力) from both the old and the young,” Liu said.
1. What did many performers do when films and soap operas became popular in the late 1980s?| A．They left their home to find jobs in big cities. |
| B．They moved on to other jobs. |
| C．They went to the TV station to work there. |
| D．They pull together to show in the cities. |
| A．Excited. | B．Sad. | C．Amazed. | D．Bored. |
| A．Everyone should learn to play shadow puppets. |
| B．Everyone should spread our traditional culture to the world. |
| C．Everyone should work hard to learn and keep cultural heritage. |
| D．Everyone should write something about the intangible cultural heritage |
7 . Every Wednesday evening, a group of runners in Chongqing get together before starting their 5-to-8-kilometer run through the city. But this is not a common run. The runners not only wear sports clothes, but also bring trash (垃圾) tongs and trash bags. They are trash pickers who run to keep healthy and help clean up the environment.
“Make running more than just running,” said Sogor, the starter of Trash Running. She said that Trash Running not only makes people exercise in a fun way, but it is also a way to make new friends and protect the environment.
There are now more than 200 trash runners, and most of them care about environmental problems. Chinese runners make up over 90 percent of the group. The oldest is in their 40s, and the youngest is just 5. “I’m happy to make the earth cleaner,” said 8-year-old Li Haoze, who joined the group last month with his parents. “Children should be brought up with an awareness of environmental protection (环保意识),” said Li’s father.
Sogor said, “What one person can do is limited, so we run together to make a bigger difference.” Trash Running has groups in 16 cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Changchun and Wuhan. Over 9,300 people have joined the group, about 4,000 of whom are regular (有规律的) trash runners.
1. What do trash runners usually do?| A．They ask people not to throw trash everywhere. |
| B．They pick up trash while running. |
| C．They keep running without throwing trash. |
| D．They pick up trash while walking. |
| A．he cared much about the environment |
| B．he wanted to keep healthy in this way |
| C．he wanted to make more friends in the group |
| D．he dreamed of becoming popular in the group |
| A．无限的 | B．有限的 | C．普遍的 | D．特殊的 |
| A．Trash runners may feel bored when running. |
| B．The 200 trash runners in Chongqing are all Chinese. |
| C．More than half of the trash runners in 16 cities are regular. |
| D．Li’s father thinks it’s important to protect the environment. |
The 3lst FISU World University Games (世界大学生运动会) began on July 28 and closed on Aug 8 in Chengdu, Sichuan. It drew in 6,500 athletes (运动员) from 113 countries and regions (地区). Team China won 178 medals (奖牌), including 103 gold medals, to top the table, reported Xinhua. The event has seen many young athletes bring out their best, including runner Xia Yuyu and hurdler (跨栏选手) Wu Yanni. |
On Aug 6, the Chinese pop group TFBoys had a concert in Xi’an, Shanxi, to celebrate their 10th anniversary (纪念日). According to local data (数据), the city made 416 million yuan from tourists who came. But there were some problems too. Before the concert, some fans stormed (强冲) the concert gate and some had conflicts (冲突) with the organizers. |
1. How long did The 3lst FISU World University last?
| A．For 11 days. | B．For 12 days. | C．For13 days. | D．For 14 days. |
| A．178. | B．281. | C．103. | D．113. |
| A．In Chengdu, Sichuan. | B．In Xi’an, Sichuan. |
| C．In Xi’an, Shanxi. | D．In Chengdu, Shanxi. |
| A．on a movie poster | B．in a storybook |
| C．in a travel guide | D．in a newspaper |
9 . A small unsupervised (无人管理的) flower shop run (经营) by a college student (大学生) in Beijing is open. People can buy flowers and pay for them on their smart phones through WeChat or Alipay.
Wang runs the unsupervised flower shop. He loves reading books in his free time. He says he runs the shop because he doesn’t need to spend much time on it. “People may go to flower shops at any time,” he said. “If I run a common flower shop, I can’t read when they come.”
“Most young people like shopping in a free environment (环境) ,” Wang said. “And they don’t want to be disturbed (被打扰) when shopping.” But what can people do if they have questions about the kinds and names of the flowers? They can find answers through smart phone apps.
Some people asked Wang if he worried someone would take away flowers without paying. Wang said he thought about the problem at first. Though he doesn’t sell flowers in the shop himself, he goes to the shop at times. “My flower shop is small. It doesn’t cost much money, and it won’t be a big problem if there is a thief (小偷) ,” he said. And Wang also thinks most people are good.
Wang’s shop is special and popular now. Use your head, and you will find a way to be successful.
1. According to Paragraph 1, we can know that _________.| A．the shop is very big in Beijing | B．people can pay for the flowers with real money |
| C．a college student opens the shop | D．the shop is the same as a common shop |
| A．many unsupervised flower shops are popular | B．he is too busy to run it |
| C．he can save more time to read | D．his family asked him to do that |
| A．know the answers through smart phone apps | B．call Wang for help at any time |
| C．leave a message for Wang | D．ask their friends for help |
| A．Wang always worries that people may take away flowers without paying. |
| B．Wang never visits his flower shop. |
| C．Wang loses flowers from time to time. |
| D．Wang believes most people will follow his shop rules. |
| A．Ways to be successful. | B．An unsupervised flower shop. |
| C．A new kind of flower. | D．Shopping in a free environment. |
10 . 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. |
