1 . Scientists have known for years that plants respond (回应) to sounds around them. But now scientists in Israel have shown that plants also seem to be doing some “talking”.

Professor Hadany and her team at Aviv University set up microphones to record tomato plants under different situations. The result showed that the plants made ultrasonic sound (超声波). When the researchers changed the sounds into ones that humans could hear, they heard sharp clicking noises.

As the scientists studied the sounds, they noticed the regularity. Plants hardly clicked when they had enough water. But as their soil got drier, they began to click.

When scientists cut off a stem (茎) from the plants, the plants also clicked more. But the clicking wasn’t the same as when the plants needed water. The result suggests that researchers might one day be able to use the plant’s sounds to find out when it is having trouble, and what trouble it is having. That could be very helpful to farmers.

The other research has shown that plants also make sounds to communicate in some ways. When insects attack a plant, it will give a warning to its neighbors. Soon, nearby plants start to make chemicals that don’t taste good to insects. It’s an effective (有效的) way for plants to protect themselves.

根据文章内容，判断句子正(T)，误(F)。
1. People can easily hear the sounds that the plants make without the help of technology.
2. The scientists found the plants couldn’t make the sounds “clicks” when the soil became drier.
3. The farming may develop fast if the plants’ sounds are put to good use.
4. It’s impossible that plants can protect their partners from insects’ harm through communication.
5. We can infer (推断) that the writer wants to increase the readers’ interest for nature science.

2 . Where does the seafood we eat come from? You may have a quick answer—the sea. But Xinjiang people may say, “It is not always true.”

Xinjiang is far from the sea. Now it welcomes a big harvest (丰收) of local “seafood”.

The most important thing for aquatic products (水产品) is water. Xinjiang has many rivers and lakes with water that is from the melting snow and glaciers (冰川) of the Tianshan Mountains. With the clean water, fish ponds can be built.

Also, land in Xinjiang has a lot of salt. This is not good for growing corn, rice and wheat. But “one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure”. The land makes the underground water salty. People turn the water into “man-made seawater”. They then use it to keep sea fish, shrimp, crabs and so on.

Now, some of Xinjiang’s “seafood” goes to many cities in China. It also goes to countries in Southeast Asia.

Many people are worried about the safety of seafood because of the nuclear-contaminated water(核污染水). Now, Xinjiang’s “seafood” is becoming a new choice for seafood lovers.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Xinjiang is not far from the sea.
2. The most important thing for aquatic products is the weather.
3. Land in Xinjiang makes it possible to keep sea fish in Xinjiang.
4. Some of Xinjiang’s “seafood” is sent to many cities in China.
5. Seafood from Xinjiang becomes a new choice for seafood lovers.

3 . Five years is enough to compare yourself now and then. I have changed in many ways in the last five years.

Firstly, there is a change in my thinking. Five years ago I was childlike (孩子似的). I believed that the world was a place without problems. I thought that I would always have time for games and friends. Also, I was sure that if I had any problems my parents would always be around me. Now I have realized that sometimes there are problems in life that you have to deal with. Though I still believe that the world is a great place for living. What’s more, I know that sometimes, you have to deal with these difficulties alone. This change in my thinking makes me more responsible and serious than five years ago.

Secondly, there are some changes in my interests. Now I spend less time with friends and I am studying for exams. Five years ago it wasn’t so. I believed that there was nothing more important than playing football or watching cartoon movies.

Although I have changed in some ways, some things remain the same. For example, I still believe that making friends is not a waste of time. And I am sure that childhood is the best time in our life.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的写A，错误的写B。
1. The writer is childlike now.
2. The writer knows that sometimes we have to deal with difficulties alone.
3. The writer now spends less time with friends.
4. The writer liked playing basketball and watching cartoon movies before.
5. The writer believes that making friends is not a waste of time.

4 . 读下面一篇文章，然后判断文章后面的问题，正确的涂T，错误的涂F。

Every year, the world’s best minds create new inventions that make our lives safer, easier and more fun. Here are four new inventions.

AI Prosthetic Hand

Prosthetic hands have seen good progress over the years. A new smart prosthetic hand built by BrainRobotics is a first in its field.

The hand is powered by AI software that allows it to “learn” from its user. This kind of machine learning makes the hand feel more lifelike.

LightSail 2                 

Fuel is still the main source of power for most spacecraft. However, the fuel not only takes up space on the spacecraft, but also increases its weight. But a new type of spacecraft could end this problem by using the power of the Sun to sail through space.

The LightSail 2 satellite is a solar sail (太阳帆). It is powered by sunlight. Sunlight puts pressure on the sail, causing the spacecraft to move forward.

Meal Delivery Robot

US company Postmates has designed a meal delivery (递送) robot called Serve. With two eyes and four wheels, it can drive down sidewalks thanks to cameras inside it. Still, a human driver can control it from far away if there are any problems. The robot can carry up to 22 kg and travel 48 km on a single charge (单次充电).

DNA Data Writer

Storing (储存) large amounts of digital date is a problem for both companies and ordinary users. As it turns out, the secret to storing this state has been inside us all along.

Catalog, a teach company, has come up with a way to store data that works the same way as our DNA stores data inside of us. The DNA data writer prints and stores date on strands of man-made DNA. They are also stable (稳定的), making them safer to store date for longer amounts of time.

1. Software testing makes BrainRobotıcs’ Prosthetic hands work like real hands.
2. LightSail 2 is different from other spacecraft because it uses solar energy to sail.
3. The Meal Delivery Robot is designed to work inside a restaurant.
4. Big companies probably show interest in DNA data writers.

5 . You may know about many traditional Chinese festivals such as the Spring Festival or the Lantern Festival, but have you ever heard of Dragon Heads-raising Day?

Dragon Heads-raising Day is also called the Spring Dragon Festival. It is on the second day of the second lunar (农历) month. It’s on March 11th this year. It comes from an old story. After that day, the Dragon King will wake up from his winter sleep and bring more rain. So that day is the start of spring and farming season.

One of the most interesting things is about the haircut. People believe that cutting hair during the first lunar month is not a good idea. It may bring bad things to your uncles. So people can only cut it on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day. Although it’s not true, many people still do it.

There are also other ways to celebrate this festival. For example, people eat food with dragon names. People call noodles dragon’s beard (胡须). Dumplings are dragon’s ears and spring rolls (春卷) are dragon’s scales (鳞). People also do dragon dances and make dragon lanterns. The lanterns stand for people’s best wishes and good luck.

1. Dragon Heads-raising Day is one of the traditional festivals in China.
2. Dragon Heads-raising Day always falls on the second day of the second month.
3. According to the old story, Dragon Heads-raising Day is the end of spring and farming season.
4. Many people have their hair cut on or after Dragon Heads-raising Day.
5. People make dragon lanterns to bring best wishes and good luck.

6 .

1982 Researchers from the Soviet Union grew Arabidopsis thaliana (阿拉伯芥) on the Salyut 7 space station. They were the first plants that produced seeds (种子) in space.

1995 America and Russia worked together to grow wheat in space. From August 12 to November 9, wheat plants grew in the greenhouse called Svet on Russia’s Mir space station.

2014 American engineers developed Veggie, a greenhouse which could help plants grow on the International Space Station(ISS). In it, researchers grew a few lettuces perfectly safe to eat.

2022 China successfully grew rice on its space station! The seeds arrived there on July 28. The plants grew well in the Wentian lab. They finished the whole life cycle there.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1. The first plant seeds produced in space were those of wheat.
2. Svet is the name of a space station.
3. Veggie could help plants grow on the International Space Station.
4. China successfully grew rice on its space station in 2014.
5. This reading mainly reviews humans’ history of growing plants in space.

7 . 阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。

Thanks to modern transportation (交通工具) such as planes and trains, you can get things from different parts of China. You can travel far and fast.

But what was life like in ancient times without modern transportation? About 2,500 years ago, Chinese people used the Grand Canal (大运河) to travel and carry things.

The canal was built from the Spring andAutumn Period (春秋时期). It is nearly 3,200 kilometers long. In the world, it is the longest man-made waterway and runs from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang in the south. With the canal, people in ancient China carried things more easily than by using horses and cows or traveling on foot.

Today, half of the canal is still making a difference to our life. To remember the canal, the United Nations issued (发行) a stamp of it on August 25th, 2021. It will let more people learn about the great waterway of China.

1. Because of the modern transportation, you can’t travel far and fast.
2. About 2,500 years ago, Chinese people used the Grand Canal to travel and carry things.
3. The Grand Canal is nearly 3,200 meters long.
4. With the canal, it was easier for people in ancient China to carry things.
5. Today, half of the canal is still making a difference to our life.

9 . When introducing the rules of the class, the first words my math teacher, Ms Li, began with were “kindness” and “homework”. Now, I can only imagine that you must be feeling what I felt then: Why would homework, which is already so difficult, be connected with anything good?

As if understanding my question, Ms Li began to explain in her gentle-but-authoritative (威严的) voice: “Homework is respect. It is the respect you have for your teacher, your other classmates, and yourself. It provides you the chance to grow and learn. When others can’t solve a problem, and you can do it, you can help them. There’s a positive relationship between them.”

It was at that moment I heard a pop in my head, a feeling as if the question around the two words had disappeared. Homework brings out kindness, and kindness in turn creates an environment that encourages everyone to practice their skills. It is a never-ending cycle of positivity (积极性).

Ms Li proved (证明) the truth behind those words during the following days. Every day, we were assigned (分派) to groups and made to stand next to each other, working on problems that came like an ever-ending flood (洪水). The first day, I was a bit uncomfortable working with another person. But soon, as we discussed questions and helped each other, that uncomfortable feeling begin to disappear.

In a classroom filled with friendly discussion and Ms Li’s happy voice calling out, “Kindness and Homework!” whenever she saw one of us standing alone or in need of help, math class didn’t feel as boring as it was before. It was hard to believe that homework problems could change the way people think. In the past, I could only think of one method to solve a problem, but now I can think of more than two ways. Learning in Ms. Li’s class has helped me find the desire (渴望) to learn, which will help me for the rest of my journey abroad.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. It was one of the class rules that homework was connected with kindness.
2. Ms Li thought students didn’t need to help others because homework was a chance to learn.
3. Carefulness is brought out by homework that encourages students to practice their skills.
4. The writer wasn’t comfortable with other students when discussing at first.
5. The writer loves Ms Li’s class and it has helped him a lot.

10 . One day, a baby snail (蜗牛) found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell (外壳) at any time. He asked his mother, “Why was I born with a shell? It grows so hard and heavy.” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones (骨头) to support us. We move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”

The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar (毛毛虫) has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell?” The mother snail answered patiently, “That’s because she will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky which can protect her.”

The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection like that!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine if we don’t have the shell, what will happen to us? Our bodies will be dried out by the hot sun and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s worse, we’ll die in the heavy rain and we can also be killed easily by other enemies. So we don’t depend on the sky. We should depend on ourselves.”

根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)
1. Either the snails or the caterpillars have bones.
2. When the snail grows up, it will be able to fly in the sky.
3. Some of the snails can become butterflies if they give up their shells.
4. When there’s the hot sun and the heavy rain, the snail can hide in the shell.
5. The story teaches us that we should control our lives on our own.