| GREAT KIDS Love for the elderly | |
Seven-year-old Maggie Kuznia is a book lover. She finds joy in sharing the stories she reads. Every week, she visits the elderly at Good Samaritan Society with several books. There she has made a lot of new friends who wait eagerly for her story-telling. Q: A: On a snowy day, my mother brought me along to work at Good Samaritan Society. My mom reminded me to bring toys. However, I brought some books because I had different plans. I wanted to read stories to cheer the elderly up. Q: A: I’d say making a lot of new friends. The elderly are devoted (忠诚的) listeners, and some of them are always ready to help me when I come across unfamiliar (不熟悉的) words. Q: A: I want to tell them to do something they enjoy, such as dancing, singing and so on. I always get support from my mother. Every week, I visit the elderly and often visit each one for over an hour with my mom checking on me to make sure I’m not overstaying my welcome. | EDITOR’S (编者) NOTE First, know about what the elderly need and offer help to improve their lives. By doing so, we may know what steps we can take towards that goal. People may think that big things should be done to help others. However, many forget that helping others begins with small things. Small things can make a big difference. Let’s take Maggie for example. Her goal was very simple, just to care for the elderly by reading stories. So she did. For the elderly, she brightened their day. Share your ideas with a parent so that you can get help from them. No matter what act you do and how small it is, the elderly’s world will be full of love and laughters.  |
B. What’s the best part about what you do?
C. What do you like doing in your spare time?
D. What would you tell other kids to care for the elderly?
E. How did you get the idea of reading stories to the elderly?
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5. 请结合以上内容，回答下面问题。（请用约20词回答）
What can you do to care for the elderly? Why?
Anna: Hi, Simon! You are already in Lijiang! Great to hear from you! So how do you like the Old Town there?
Simon: Oh, we love it very much. You know, it is so different from big cities.
Anna: Really? How long are you staying there?
Simon: Four days, since my dad has to go back to work next Monday. We arrived yesterday and visited the Old Town. Tomorrow we’re going to Yulong Snow Mountain. In order to save time, we’re taking the cable car (缆车) up there. If we still have time, we’re planning to see Blue Moon Valley and Yak Meadow.
Anna: Sounds great! Oh, don’t forget it’s much colder on Snow Mountain. Be sure to keep warm!
Simon: Thanks! We’re bringing sweaters and coats with us, so I hope we’ll be OK. I’ll see you in a few days! Talk to you soon.
1. Why does Simon like the Old Town?
| A．Because he likes the snow mountain. | B．Because he likes the river. |
| C．Because it’s different from big cities. | D．Because the weather is cool. |
| A．The first day. | B．This Monday. | C．Next Friday. | D．Next Monday. |
| A．By plane. | B．By cable car. | C．By bus. | D．By train. |
3 . What is the future of AI (人工智能)? Will it be a good thing? We asked four students what they think.
Tina: I think AI will be more useful in our future lives. It’s now used in many fields, like phones and medicine. No one really knows what will happen if machines become smarter than humans. However, I’m sure AI will help us solve many problems.
Bill: I’m worried that people create something that can be better than themselves. In the near future, AI will develop at a high speed. Humans may be replaced (取代) because AI robots will do lots of human jobs.
Mary: I really think that AI will change the way we work, the way we live, and the way we think. Imagine if we could put a CPU into our brains! Soon we’ll be able to improve our mat hand memory. How exciting!
John: Think of what’s happening right now. Some robots are used to kill animals under human orders. So I think AI will be very dangerous for humans. We need to be careful about what we ask machines to do.
1. Who feels excited about the development of AI in the future?| A．Tina. | B．Bill. | C．Mary. | D．John. |
| A．Careful. | B．Dangerous. | C．Helpful. | D．Surprising. |
| A．Because we can’t improve our memory. |
| B．Because AI robots will do human jobs. |
| C．Because we can put a CPU in our brains. |
| D．Because AI can help to improve our lives. |
| This book is about a middle school student called Jamie. In a car accident, he became disabled and lost his family. However, he didn’t lose heart. Instead, he tried to achieve his goals and kept the people around him laughing. Jamie’s story is encouraging. |
| Corduroy was a toy bear living in the shopping mall. Day after day, he waited for someone to come along and take him home. Lots of people didn’t like him because he had lost a button (纽扣). But a girl named Lisa loved him and took him home finally. |
| Rye was a girl who loved adventures. One day a monster came to her village. Only the Luck Uglies, a secret group, can beat the monster. So Rye had to try her best to ask the Luck Uglies for help. |
| Roberta wanted to win the science competition in her school. But it was very difficult for her. When mysterious light appeared over her hometown, Roberta had an excellent idea about how to win the competition. |
1. What kind of place is this?
2. Where should you go if there is a fire according to the map?
6 . Let’s Enjoy a Movie!
 | Zootopia From a large elephant to a small mouse, animals live happily together in Disney’s Zootopia. Language: English Running Time : 1 Hour and 30 Minutes Price: Weekdays—$40, $20 (kids under 6) Weekends—$50, $25 (kids under 6) |
I’ve never imagined the movie is so interesting. There are 64 kinds of animals in it. After watching the movie, I learned more about animals. I would recommend this movie to those animal lovers.
John
I have seen many cartoons of this kind, but the plots (情节) are surprisingly funny and I love the sweet voice in it. My brother and I just couldn’t help laughing from the beginning to the end.
David
This movie is so well made. I went to see it with my 5=year-old son last Sunday afternoon. I love the beautiful music while my son loves the rabbit police officer Judy very much. It shows that small animals like Judy can also do serious work.
Nancy
1. The poster shows that ________ is spoken in the movie.| A．Japanese | B．English | C．French | D．Chinese |
| A．租赁 | B．邮寄 | C．推荐 | D．出售 |
| A．the 64 kinds of animals | B．the funny plots and the sweet voice |
| C．the low price | D．the beautiful music |
| A．$75 | B．$80 | C．$100 | D．$60 |
7 . Many foreigners in Shanghai are not good at Chinese. In the spring of 2022, some young English teachers worked as volunteers to help them during their quarantine（隔离期）. Rachel is one of the volunteers. She connected Evan, a businessman from Canada who is in his quarantine with his wife, through WeChat. Let’s have a look at their conversations.
1. The doctors would go to Evan’s home to take samplings on ________.
| A．Wednesday | B．Thursday | C．Friday |
| A．twice | B．seven times | C．fourteen times |
| A．the other volunteers | B．the workers of SF Express. | C．the doctors in the community |
Festivals | |||
| Symbol | Name | Date | Country |
 | Chinese New Year | January or February | China |
 | Thanksgiving Day | The fourth Thursday in November | The USA |
 | Boy’s Day | May 5th | Japan |
 | Halloween | October 31st | The USA |
 | Christmas Day | December 25th | Western countries |
1. Thanksgiving Day often comes on ________.
| A．the second Thursday in October | B．the third Thursday in December |
| C．the fourth Thursday in November | D．the first Thursday in August |
| A．Christmas Day | B．Boy’s Day | C．Halloween | D．Chinese New Year |
| A．turkey | B．mooncakes | C．pumpkins | D．dumplings |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
| A．China | B．the USA | C．Japan | D．Canada |
9 . Cindy: Hello, ladies and gentlemen! I’m Cindy Lanes, an air hostess (乘务员). I have been working for about nine years now and have worked for two German air companies. Over the years, I’ve found that many passengers have questions about our safety rules for take-off and landing. And today I will answer these questions asked by one of the passengers, Johnny. Let’s welcome Johnny!
Johnny: Hello, everyone. Hello, Cindy. I collected some common questions passengers have. Are you ready?
Cindy: Of course. Let’s start!
Johnny: Why do I have to open the window shades (遮光板)?
Cindy: During take-off and landing, we hostesses have to sit on our jump seats and can’t see what’s happening outside. So, if there is an engine fire, for example, we need passengers to be able to tell us this.
Johnny: Wow, that’s the reason. Then why do I have to fold up my tiny table and return my seat back to its straight position?
Cindy: Well, in the case of an emergency landing (紧急着陆), you should keep your head down and your body tilted (倾斜) forward. If you have not properly placed your tiny table and your seat, you or the passenger sitting behind you will not be able to take this position correctly.
Johnny: Okay, I will follow the rules. And why do you darken (使变暗) the lights when it’s dark outside?
Cindy: In a dangerous situation, you have to leave the plane as soon as possible. We darken the lights inside so that your eyes can get used to the darkness outside faster.
Johnny: I have learned a lot. Thank you for your answers.
Cindy: That’s my pleasure. I hope this conversation can help more people! See you next time!
Johnny: See you.
1. What can we know about Cindy Lanes?| A．She is a careful captain. | B．She is working in Germany. |
| C．She has worked for nine years. | D．She made some useful safety rules. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．To save electricity. |
| B．To relax the hostesses’ eyes. |
| C．To help passengers fall asleep. |
| D．To help passengers get used to the darkness outside faster. |
| A．A story. | B．A poster. | C．A news report. | D．An interview. |
| A. Blooming peach trees on Anyang Mountain attract a lot of visitors. Anyang Mountain is also famous for its tea forest. B. Bao Jing Cave is one of the tourist attractions in Si Chuan. In fact, it is not really a cave. It is just an artificial area (人工景区). C. The Macao Tower is the world’s 10th highest tower with many interesting activities. One of them is Bungee Jump. D. Cold World, a Finland national park. Covered with ice and snow brought by weather, it is attracting more and more tourists to visit. E. Kanasi Lake is a beautiful lake in Xinjiang. The lake has different views for different seasons attracting lots of tourists from home and abroad. F. China’s Snow Town is famous for its snow view in winter. Visitors can enjoy Yangko Dance performance there. G. Huangshan Mountain is well-known for its five great views: strange-looking rocks, amazing pine trees, sea of clouds, hot springs and winter snow. |
