On a cold, rainy day, a boy found a turtle (乌龟) along the river. He was very happy, hoping to raise the turtle as his lovely pet.
He put the turtle on a stone and watched it for a long time. But the turtle didn’t move.
Out of curiosity (好奇心), the boy started to examine it to find out what was wrong with it. But the turtle pulled in its head and firmly closed its shell. The boy was upset. He grabbed the turtle and began to shake it. But the turtle still stayed in its shell.
The boy picked up a stick to try to pry (撬开) it open. The boy’s uncle was watching all of this.
“No, that’s not the way,” he yelled, “In fact, you may kill the turtle before you make it open up with a stick.”
The boy’s uncle took the turtle into the house and set it near the fireplace.
The turtle didn’t move at all until it got warm. Then it pushed out its head, stretched out its legs and began to crawl (爬).
“Turtles are like that,” said the uncle, “and people, too.”
1. The boy found a turtle in the river when he was swimming.2. The boy was upset because the turtle didn’t push out its head.
3. The boy opened the shell with his stick.
4. The boy’s uncle put the turtle into the fireplace.
5. The turtle prefers a warm place to a cold place.
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.
What will life be like in the future? Let’s just close our eyes and think. Computers will be able to show their feelings. The computer may think better than the human mind. We will spend more time in front of computers and forget what our real needs are. Many of us may become overweight (超重)!
We will have very small robots and we can use them when we are sick. For example, when you have a stomachache, you will swallow (吞服) a very small robot and it will travel through your stomach, taking video of what’s happening there. The video will help the doctor to find out your problems quickly. Genetic engineering (基因工程) will probably make the human perfect. Babies may grow up to be as tall as Yao Ming or as beautiful as Liu Yifei. Do you agree?
1. The computer can’t think better than the human mind.2. We can use small robots when we are sick.
3. When you have a stomachache, a small robot can’t help you.
4. Doctors will be out of work (失业) in the future.
5. Although babies may grow up to be taller, they won’t be good-looking.
4 . It was a cold night. A taxi driver, Peter, didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “Where are you going, sir?”
“To the Red Hotel.” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.” The taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。
1. The driver was busy because many passengers took his taxi that day.
2. It was very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
3. The driver cheated (欺骗) the young man.
4. The two taxi drivers were both honest.
5. Maybe the taxi driver, Peter, got thirteen dollars at last.
5 . His name’s John Smith. His phone number is seven-four-five, six-six-zero-five. And her name’s Susan Hall. Her phone number is five-zero-five, seven-one-one-seven. The girl found a baseball in the lost and found case. The boy lost a baseball. The girl calls the boy at his phone number.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。
1. His first name’s John.
2. Her family name’s Hall.
3. The boy found a baseball in the lost and found case.
4. Her phone number is 745-6605.
5. The girl calls the boy at 505-7117.
6 . Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4th, 2022. They set up the world’s highest automatic（自动的）weather station at an altitude（海拔）8,830 meters. The station helps Chinese scientists to directly collect data （数据） from the top of the world’s highest mountain and study the effects of climate（气候）.
Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is not easy. But the data will give valuable information about the condition of local glaciers（冰川）and mountain snow. The water from the glaciers and mountain snow has been the source（源头）for over 10 main rivers in Asia and it has fed more than 2.5 billion people.
It will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon system（全球季风系统）, so experts can make proper decisions about climate change and sustainable（可持续的）development.
With the efforts of Chinese government and many years’ hard work by scientists, China has become a global front-runner in fields related to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正（T）误（F）。
1. Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4th, 2023.
2. Chinese researchers set up the world’s highest automatic weather station.
3. Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is easy.
4. The station will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon system.
5. China has become a global front-runner in fields related to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.
7 . In ancient China, people passed down plenty of classic stories from generation(一代人) to generation. Here are the stories of two famous characters.
One person is Che Yin. He was from a poor family, but he loved studying. He had to work in the daytime, so he could only study in the evening. However, there was a problem. He couldn’t afford a lamp(灯). He didn’t worry about that in summer. In the evening, he caught some fireflies (萤火虫), put them in a bag and used it as a lamp. This lamp was not very bright, but Che Yin could do some reading by lamplight in the evening.
The other person is Sun Kang. He was smart, but he was so poor that he couldn’t go to school. So he studied at home. He had to read just at night. Like Che Yin, he couldn’t buy a lamp. On snowy nights, he went out and read in the snow. Why? There was the light of snow outside.
Later, people use “Nang Ying Ying Xue” to say that a strong spirit is very important no matter how hard the life is. When we are having a hard time in life, don’t lose heart. Never let life knock us down. Even in the hardest situation, there is hope that encourages us to move forward.
根据短文内容，判断下面各小题的正(T)误(F)。1. Che Yin could study from day to night.
2. Che Yin put fireflies in a bag as a lamp on summer evenings.
3. Like Che Yin, Sun Kang could afford a lamp.
4. Sun Kang did some reading by the light of snow outside at night.
5. Che Yin and Sun Kang set a good example to us.
In America, most students go to school by school bus. The school buses are yellow. Students like to take the school bus because it’s convenient(便利的) . The school bus takes the students right lo school. And they can talk with their friends on the bus.
In America, some students like walking to school. If students don’t live far from the school, they usually walk to school. It’s good exercise, too. But it’s not fun if there are too many books in their school bags. When the weather is bad, they go to school by bus or by subway.
Most students don’t like to take the subway to school. It’s easy for them to get to school early, but there are too many people on the subway. Many subway stations are very far from school. So the subway is not convenient for students.
1. All the students go to school by school bus in America.2. Students like to take the school bus because it’s convenient and they can talk with their friends on the bus.
3. No students walk to school in America.
4. Most students don’t like to take the subway to school.
5. Many bus stations are very far from school.
Ann is a basketball star. She is 18 years old. She usually gets up at six o’clock. She eats breakfast at seven. Ann and her friends usually play basketball from eight to twelve o’clock. At twelve o’clock she has lunch. School starts at two o’clock, she plays basketball again. At six thirty she has dinner. Ann usually does her homework at eight. At nine thirty she watches TV. Ann usually goes to bed at eleven. Basketball is her life!
1. Ann is 18 years old and she is a volleyball star.2. She usually eats breakfast at seven thirty.
3. In the morning Ann and her friends play basketball for 4 hours.
4. She has dinner at seven o’clock.
5. She watches TV at nine thirty.
Do you like the Monkey King, the great hero (英雄) of the Chinese novel Journey to the West (《西游记》)?
In the novel, the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng beat all kinds of demons (恶魔). They protect Tang Seng as they travel to the Western Paradise (西天). The Monkey King was born from a stone. He can change (改变) himself into a tree, a bird, or an animal. With one somersault (翻筋斗). He can travel 108,000 li.
The Monkey King is clever, brave (勇敢的) and always makes fun magic tricks. Chinese people love him very much.
The Monkey King is also popular in other countries. After Western kids learn about him, they fall in love with him at once and start to learn kung fu because of him. To them, he is a superhero (超级英雄), just like Superman (超人) and Spider Man (蜘蛛侠).
1. There are four characters in the Chinese novel Journey to the West.2. The Monkey King is lazy.
3. The Monkey King is only popular in other countries.
4. Western kids see the Monkey King as a superhero.
5. Many Western kids start to learn kung fu because of the Monkey King.
