| Putting a Dog in Charge Every dog has his day. Well, one dog might soon just be lucky enough to be the top dog at Twitter! Elon Musk, the current CEO of Twitter and Tesla jokingly said that he has hired (雇佣) a dog to replace him as Twitter CEO in 2023. Musk tweeted a picture of his pet dog Floki climbing across his desk with the words: “The new CEO of Twitter is amazing.” Fish “Take Control” Did you ever think fish could play video games? Well, it really happened in Japan! Several pet fish played games on their owner’s Nintendo Switch, changed their owner’s avatar (头像) and even ran up a credit card bill! The fish belong to a YouTuber known as “Mutekimaru” who is known for letting a group of his fish “play” video games. Mutekimaru had put in a motion detection (运动感测) tracking device (追踪设备) in his fish tank (鱼缸), allowing the fish to “control” the Nintendo Switch. _________________ Do you ever get annoyed that your Internet isn’t working? How annoyed would you be if monkeys were the reason for your problems? This has been happening in a city in India, as macaque monkeys (猕猴) have been getting in the way of Internet services. The government has planned to lay broadband cables (宽带电缆) to connect India’s villages, but they find it hard to stop monkeys from eating the cables. Macaque monkeys are sacred (神圣的) there, so they will not be hurt. How would you tell them not to chew the cables? |
| A．STORYLAND. | B．FUN FINDINGS. | C．NEWS BITE. | D．I WONDER WHY. |
| A．isn’t the real CEO of Twitter | B．is the luckiest one in the world |
| C．feels amazed at the new role | D．is really in charge of Twitter |
| A．change his avatar | B．put in a motion detection tracking device |
| C．run up a credit card bill | D．“control” the Nintendo Switch |
| A．Internet Isn’t Working | B．Annoying Monkeys in India |
| C．Monkeys Break Internet | D．Challenges of the Indian Government |
| A．is related to social platforms | B．is about animals and human society |
| C．has something to do with pets | D．is about humorous animals |
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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)
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1. When was the Women’s 4×100m Final?
| A．On September 30. | B．On October 1. | C．On October 2. | D．On October 3. |
| A．43.39 seconds. | B．44.32 seconds. | C．45.01 seconds. | D．45.24 seconds. |
| A．The team from Thailand. | B．The team from Malaysia. |
| C．The team from Hong Kong, China. | D．The team from Singapore. |
Last week, a fire happened in Rapa Nui National Park on Chile’s Easter Island. The fire caused serious damage (损坏) to several of the large, ancient stone statues (雕像) that the island is famous for.
Easter Island is home to about 900 large stone statues. The large statues were created over 500 years ago by the Rapa Nui people. There are still many questions about how they were able to create, move,and stand up such statues.
Hundreds of stone statues are standing near the Rano Raraku volcano (火山) inside Rapa Nui National Park. The area has been named by the United Nations as an area that’s important to protect. Sadly, that’s also where the fire was the strongest.
A fire spread quickly through the Rapa Nui National Park on October 4. Park workers and firefighters worked for hours. But the fire spread easily through the grassland around the area. It wasn’t until late the next day that the fire was brought under control. The park says it didn’t have enough volunteers to fight the fire more quickly.
Experts (专家) are still examining, but it’s clear that the fire has damaged some of these stone statues.
The cause of the fire isn’t known yet. But Mr Edm unds Paoa, the mayor of Easter Island, believes the fire didn’t start naturally. “All the fires on Rapa Nui are caused by humans,” he said. He believes the island needs more government support to be able to deal with situations like this one.
The stone statues have made Easter Island a very popular tourist site. Easter Island has about 160,000 visitors a year, and it has now been closed as experts try to learn more about the damage caused by the fire.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What is Easter Island famous for?
| A．The Rapa Nui people. | B．The beautiful grassland. |
| C．The ancient stone statues. | D．The Rano Raraku volcano. |
① There weren’t enough volunteers.
② Park workers found the fire too late.
③ The grassland made fire spread easily.
④ Fire fighters left after working for hours.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①③ | D．②④ |
| A．Hopeful. | B．Worried. | C．Doubtful. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．The fire. | B．Easter Island. | C．The government. | D．Pacific Rim Natural Park. |
| A．A news report. | B．A book review. | C．A diary entry. | D．A science survey. |
Teachers in the sky On Dec. 9th, three Chinese astronauts (宇航员) give a science lesson 400 kilometers above the earth! They show students their life there. During the lesson, Zhai shows their clothes—“penguin suit”. Sometimes they wear them to keep strong. Wang also shows another way to keep healthy—they exercise with bikes every day! ________ When you see: it for the first time, you may think it’s the famous painting Girl With a Pearl Earring《带珍珠耳环的少女》. But it’s not, it’s just a picture made by designer Julian using artificial intelligence (AI). The AI—made artwork shows up at a museum (博物馆) in March. ChatGPT causes storm A survey shows that over 89%students in US use ChatGPT OpenAI (a smart AD) to help with homework, so some American schools stop the use of ChatGPT. However, not all the schools say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making rules on its use, for students and teachers. |
1. In which section of the newspaper can we read the new? ________
| A．Sport. | B．Science. | C．School. | D．Art. |
| A．Exercise with bikes every day. |
| B．Wear the penguin suits all the time. |
| C．Eat vegetables and fruit. |
| D．Give lessons to students. |
| A．Art without AI |
| B．AI changes the world |
| C．Girl With a Pearl Earring |
| D．AI art works |
| A．Students don’t need teachers anymore. |
| B．ChatGPT may help students a lot. |
| C．Students use ChatGPT to do homework. |
| D．Students may not go to the university. |
| A．the Chinese astronauts want students to study harder |
| B．Julian shows the real Girl With a Pearl Earring |
| C．ChatGPT will only change education |
| D．using ChatGPT makes some students lazy in thinking |
Chongqing wildfires Date: August 18th—August 28th Causes of the fire: Extreme heat and droughts Efforts to put out the fire: 5000 emergency rescue workers; 7 helicopters; thousands of volunteers People evacuated: 1500 |
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| A．5000 | B．more than 5000 | C．less than 5000 |
| A．the wildfire in Chongqing is caused by humans |
| B．only the government made efforts to put out the fire |
| C．Unity is strength |
Writing a good story is not an easy task. What’s the secret? Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in literature (文学), believes his success comes from a large number of reading.
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province. He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits and foxes. Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感) for Mo’s writing.
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields.
Although he was tired after his daily hard work, Mo was always hungry for books. However, there were few in the village. He read his older brother’s textbooks and even dictionaries. He helped others with farm work in exchange (交换) for books.
“When I finished reading all the books around, I thought I was the most knowledgeable man in the world,” he told Xinhua.
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976, he began to read widely, including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers. He studied from these writers but did not copy them. Instead, he developed his own style. As the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award. “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture. It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen. This has influenced, even decided, my style.”
1. Mo Yan comes from2. Mo Yan began to work when he was
3. Mo Yan helped others do some farm work because he was hungry for their
4. Mo Yan was the
5. Do you like Mo Yan and his works? Why or why not?
7 . What comes to your mind when you think of a library? It has so many books. It is quiet. It is a good place to study ... and to sit in a trance (发呆). Yes, to sit in a trance.
The library at the Guangdong University of Finance & Economics is a good place to do it. The library has “six relaxing zones”, or Fa Dai Qu in Chinese. These zones have tables, chairs, plants and other facilities. There, students can sit in a trance, have snacks, walk around, or have talks. They are good places for students to relax and find inspiration (灵感). They are very popular among students. And the university is working to improve the zones so that students can stay more comfortably in them.
These zones also become a hot topic online. They make people have a change of heart about sitting in a trance. Some people think that sitting in a trance means wasting time. But it is not true. Experts say that it is necessary for everyone. It gives people a useful and simple way to recharge (恢复精力) during busy times. Experts advise more schools and workplaces to set up such a zone to help people who look for a quiet and inspiring place. What do you think of the “relaxing zone”?
1. Where is the new library?| A．In Guiyang. | B．In Shanghai. | C．In Guangzhou. | D．In Beijing. |
| A．Study with friends. | B．Read more books. |
| C．Look for more information. | D．Sit in a trance. |
| A．设施 | B．区域 | C．措施 | D．方式 |
| A．The relaxing zones are comfortable places for students. |
| B．All people think that sitting in a trance means wasting time. |
| C．Experts think that the relaxing zones are not necessary for people. |
| D．Students have to keep quiet in the relaxing zones. |
| A．A Special University | B．Special Zones in the Library |
| C．A Hot Online Topic | D．A Change of Heart |
 Cheese from Norway Wins the International CompetitionIn November, Nidelven Bla from Norway wins the World Cheese Award 2023. It is a blue cheese (蓝纹奶酪). Why are cheeses from Norway so good? Some people think it is because of the strong cows and sheep. The animals there eat clean food and stay healthy. People can get fine milk from them for making the cheeses. Now, cheese becomes an important food in the country. People eat it in their meals every day.  ________________________In Shanghai’s busy streets, you can sometimes see something very unusual (不常见的). A man dresses himself (装扮) as a sunflower. He calls himself Xiao Gang. He is a street artist. He always smiles (微笑) happily and tries to make people feel happy or laugh. Many people like what Xiao is doing. One grandfather even calls on young people around him to join in. “Even at my age, I’m enjoying the fun,” he says. But some are worried. They say some people may not be glad to see this.  Meet the Kangaroo ‘Rockstar’Do you know how to play the guitar? If you do, you can play with a kangaroo. This November, the winner of the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (搞笑野生动物摄影奖) is Jason Moore from Australia. He finds a kangaroo very funny and takes a picture of it. It looks just like it is playing an air guitar. “When I see this kangaroo ‘playing the guitar’, it brings a smile to my face and I know that I take a special photo,” Moore says. |
| A．PEOPLE. | B．WORLD. | C．FOOD. | D．ANIMAL. |
| A．the cows and sheep there eat expensive food every day |
| B．people use a lot of milk to make cheeses |
| C．the milk for making cheeses is good |
| D．the color of the cheeses is beautiful |
| A．A Sunflower in the Park | B．A Group of Sunflowers |
| C．Giving People Sunny Smiles | D．Dressing Yourself as a Sunflower |
| A．can play the guitar | B．likes making poses |
| C．always makes people laugh | D．makes a pose like playing the guitar |
| A．people in Norway like eating cheese |
| B．all the people like Xiao Gang’s actions |
| C．the grandfather wants to do the same thing as Xiao Gang |
| D．Jason always takes photos of kangaroos |
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| When Bella was five, she lost her cat Snowy. Then she decided to write a picture book about her cat so that she could see it every day. The Lost Cat was finished after five days, with colorful painting. To her surprise, this picture book was popular around people and became the best seller in the bookstores. In the same year, Bella was named the world’s youngest female writer to publish a book by Guinness World Records. |
| Ten fun scientific studies across the world won the 12th Pineapple Science Award on November, 2023. The organizer hopes to bring out the curiosity (好奇心) of young people through “fun and serious” studies. And the winners got their ideas in daily life. For example, Sun Qi at New York University won the medical prize. It took her and her team two years to find out that plucking (拔掉) gray hairs would only bring more. |
| The pair, Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. What they discovered help the development of vaccines (疫苗) against COVID-19. In fact, Dr. Kariko began studying that in the 1970s. She met Dr. Weissman in 1998 and the two soon began working together. Seven years later, they published their discovery in a paper. With the help of their discovery, millions of lives were saved during COVID-19 |
| A．By selling a picture book. |
| B．By creating a picture book. |
| C．By drawing beautiful paintings. |
| A．Because it was named after the pineapple. |
| B．Because the winners get their ideas in daily life. |
| C．Because it encourages fun and serious scientific studies. |
| A．In 2023. | B．In 1998. | C．In 2005. |
| A．What does Bella’s cat look like? |
| B．Why did Drew and Katalin win Nobel Prize? |
| C．What will happen if someone plucks gray hairs? |
| A．Amazing Achievements. | B．Colorful Culture. | C．Interesting Science. |
①There was a football game in Rongjiang County, Guizhou Province on Saturday evening. People called it “Cun Chao”. Cun Chao was so popular that it interested the famous football player, Michael Owen. He made a video to show his wish.
② “I want to send congratulations (祝贺) to Cun Chao for all your success, forgetting all the good results in football and I wish Cun Chao all the very best for the future. I’m sure you can get better and better,” he said.
③Many people are interested in football and they have joined in Cun Chao. The football players work as drivers, students and workers. They come from different groups such as Miao, Dong, Shui, Han, and Yao. Their ages are from 15 to over 40 years old.
④According to reports, about 50,000 people went to watch the game on Saturday. Among the sea of people, ladders (梯子) became the best tool for people to watch the game clearly. The well-known Chinese commentator (解说员) Han Qiaosheng also climbed a ladder to talk about the game.
⑤The football ground became a joyful meeting place. Before the game, villagers (村民) from each village team, wearing beautiful clothes, carried local specials, played loud music, and danced as they went into the playground with the football players. What a great night of football!
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．Saturday evening. | B．The football game. |
| C．Guizhou Province. | D．Rongjiang County. |
| A．Paragraph 2. | B．Paragraph 3. | C．Paragraph 4. | D．Paragraph 5. |
| A．To have a seat. | B．To talk about the game. |
| C．To see Han Qiaosheng. | D．To watch the game clearly. |
| A．Many people enjoy football and join in Cun Chao. |
| B．The ages of the football players are from 15 to over 50 years old. |
| C．For the villagers, the football ground became a joyful meeting place. |
| D．According to reports, about 50,000 people went to watch the game on Saturday. |
| A．Farming. | B．Schooling. | C．Sports. | D．Science. |
