1 . 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.
2 . 
Zibo is in the middle of Shandong Province. In late February, some college students went to try the barbecue (烧烤) when they attended a job fair in the city. They took videos of themselves enjoying the food and posted onto social media. Zibo’s special barbecue has gone viral (走红) quickly. As a result, “college students going to Zibo for barbecue” and “taking a high-speed train to taste Zibo barbecue” have become hot topics on Chinese social media.
Xu Jiayue, a student from Shandong Transport Vocational College, came to Zibo to try the barbecue on Tuesday. “We use the stoves (火炉) to cook the meat, which gives us a feeling of achievement. We can eat the meat at a perfect temperature, so the food tastes delicious.” she said.
A total of 27,065 visitors arrived on March 4, setting a record for daily passengers arriving at the railway station in the past three years. Now, more and more people start to pour into Zibo to try its famous barbecue.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正 (T) 误 (F)。1. In late February, some teachers tried the barbecue when they attended a job fair in Zibo.
2. Zibo has gone viral on Chinese social media for its special barbecue.
3. Xu Jiayue came to Zibo to try the barbecue on Friday.
4. The number of passengers arriving at the railway station on March 4 has set a record in the past three years.
5. Because of barbecue, Zibo has become a popular city.
3 . Bob and Frank worked as a salesman in a company (公司) together after leaving college. They were both hard-working. But years later, Bob became a sales manager while Frank remained a salesman.
Frank wrote to his boss because he thought the boss did not value hard-working workers, only raising those who tried to please him. He thought that it was not fair.
In reply, the boss said to Frank, “Go and find out whether there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Frank went, returned and said. “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much is a watermelon?” Frank went back to the market and returned. “$ 12 per (每) kilogram.”
The boss told Frank that he would ask Bob the same question. Bob went, returned and said, “Boss, there is only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg. $100 for 10 kg. He has 100 watermelons in total. On the table are 58 watermelons, and the others are in the box. Every watermelon weighs about12 kg. All of them were bought from the south two days ago. They are fresh and sweet. They are selling well.”
Frank was surprised and and he realized the difference between himself and Bob.
You see, a more successful person sees more, thinks more and understands deeply.
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. Frank and Bob worked in the same college.
2. The boss wrote Frank a letter because Frank was hard-working.
3. Bob found only one person selling watermelons in the market.
4. According to Bob, forty-two watermelons were in the box.
5. From the passage, we know that Frank was more successful than Bob.
4 . It was a school trip. All of us were hungry for it for long. I went to Changbai Mountain with my classmates at the beginning of 2023. The trip was really wonderful.
Jilin Province, in the northeast of China, is famous for Changbai Mountain. It is one of the “Top 10 Mountains in China”. The name of it means “a mountain which remains white all year round” in Chinese. The name Changbai Mountain was first used in the Liao Dynasty. The mountain was recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas under the name Buxian Mountain. It was called Taibai Mountain in the Tang Dynasty.
In the early morning, we climbed the mountain from the western side. Along the way, we saw several wild animals and we were totally shocked at the beauty of the mountain. The whole mountain area is under thick snow cover for two months every year. The higher points from 1,500 meters to 2,400 meters above the sea level are covered with snow for more than six months. Changbai Mountain is one of the most popular places for winter sports and amusements. We even tried many thrilling rides on the snow. It was so much fun. Besides, we enjoyed different kinds of foods.
What excited us most is undoubtedly the Tianchi Lake. It is the deepest alpine (高山的) lake in China. The Tianchi Lake is the place where the Songhua, Tumen and Yalu rivers begin and it has been regarded as a mysterious lake. Not all visitors are lucky enough to see the Tianchi Lake clearly the first time they go there, but we were.
One more thing we remembered was taking baths in the hot springs. All our tiredness and pressure were gone there. As visitors, we can’t stop being in love with everything we experienced in Changbai Mountain.
根据短文内容，判断句子正 (T) 、误 (F) 。1. Changbai means “remaining white all year round” in Chinese.
2. The name Changbai Mountain was used in the Tang Dynasty.
3. Along the way, the students were totally shocked at the wild animals.
4. Some visitors can’t see the Tianchi Lake clearly the first time they go there.
5. The students’ tiredness and pressure were taken away by different kinds of foods.
5 . 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.
6 . Liam Pope-Lau is a student at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, Canada. A few years ago, he fell into the ocean when he was learning to sail (航行) on a boat. He had no idea what he was in for (即将遭受) at that moment. “ I just remember how cold I was,” said Liam. “ It really kind of scared me and shook me up.” Thankfully, Liam was wearing a life jacket (救生衣).
“Even if it was summer, I got really cold in the water,” said Liam. “ Later I looked up this physiological phenomenon (生理现象) on the Internet and found out it is called hypothermia (失温症). Liam saw many people die of hypothermia every year. So he decided to create something to help people keep warm in water-related (与水相关的) accidents.
Liam then went to his friend, Fraser Tuck, for help. And together they came up with the idea of “LifeHeat” —a self-heating life jacket. After several experiments (实验), Liam and Fraser came across calcium chloride (氯化钙): a chemical (化学品) that creates heat when touching water. The boys put the chemical into a small bag, which can be glued to the inside of a common life jacket.
Liam and Fraser spent a lot of time on LifeHeat, and they even tested their invention by jumping into the ocean themselves. They won several prizes and got some advice from experts. Now Liam and Fraser are still working to improve LifeHeat. They hope to turn it into a business.
Liam and Fraser have advice for kids that want to create their own new technology. “Don’t be afraid to try it out because you never know where it could end up,” they said.
Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Liam fell into the ocean without wearing a life jacket a few years ago.
2. Liam decided to create something to help people keep warm in water-related accidents.
3. Liam and Fraser Tuck thought of the idea of “LifeHeat” together.
4. The underlined word “They” in Paragraph 4 refers to “experts”.
5. Liam and Fraser encourage kids to create their own new technology.
7 . Have you seen the clay soldiers (士兵) in Xi’an’s terracotta museum? Do you know the true colors of them?
More than 2,000 years ago, Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China, ordered people to build the Terracotta Army. He hoped that the army would guard him after he died.
In 1974, some farmers found several clay soldiers by accident in Xi’an. After that, about 8,000 more were found by archeologists (考古学家). Today, the clay soldiers in Xi’an’s terracotta museum are light brown. But they weren’t always this color. When they were made, they had the colors of white, green, blue, red, purple and yellow. Sadly, most of the colors disappeared today.
An area with more than a hundred clay soldiers was discovered by archeologists a few years ago. Many of them still had black hair, pink faces and black or brown eyes when they were found. If they were not protected well, their colors would disappear, too. After a clay soldier was found, archeologists used two steps to keep its color. First, they sprayed (喷) a special “water” on it. Then, they covered it in plastic.
Archeologists are facing a new challenge now. They are going to find a way to put the colors onto the clay soldiers again. If they succeed in doing it, people will be able to see what the clay soldiers originally (最初) looked like. It must be very amazing.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。1. Qin Shihuang hoped the Terracotta Army would guard him after he died.
2. Some farmers found several clay soldiers in Beijing in 1974.
3. The clay soldiers were light brown when they were made.
4. Archeologists used three steps to keep the clay soldiers’ colors.
5. It’s a new challenge to put the colors onto the clay soldiers again.
On May 18th, 2023, the China-Central Asia Summit (中亚峰会) was held in Xi’an. Many guests from other Asian countries attended this important meeting. President Xi Jinping made a speech on “One Belt, One Road” (一带一路). It has been 10 years since President Xi announced (提出) the initiative (政策).
The great initiative has offered the chances to do business between countries. It helps products from other countries enter China’s market. At the same time, all kinds of products made in China are sold to other countries, too. It leads to a win-win situation. Many countries hope to get stronger and stronger through “The Belt and Road”. Besides international trade, China has built plenty of high-speed railways for neighbor countries. The China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) is a typical project of “The Belt and Road.” It is a lot more convenient for Chinese to visit Laos. The high-speed railway runs 1,035 kilometers, from the city of Kunming to Vientiane (万象), the capital of Laos.
“The Belt and Road” is based on (基于) the ancient Silk Road. However, there are differences between them. It focuses on (集中) the Asian, European and African countries, and is also open to all the other counties. It’s not only the name of trade roads but also a bridge of culture between China and many other countries. China also works more closely with the countries in languages, science and education. A lot of countries which have joined the team exchange culture freely. There is even a Silk Route Museum (丝绸之路博物馆) in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35,000 objects from all along the Silk Road.
Over the past 10 years, “The Belt and Road” has made a great progress in economy (经济) development, cultural exchange and quality of life.
1. It has been 20 years since China announced “One Belt, One Road”.2. The China-Laos Railway connects Dali with Vientiance.
3. A lot of products are sent to Laos through the China-Laos Railway.
4. “The Belt and Road” is the same as the ancient Silk Road.
5. There is a Silk Route Museum in China.
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阅读以上天气预报，根据其内容判读下列句子正误。正确填（涂）A、错误填（涂）B。
1. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning on Wednesday.
2. It may be rainy on Thursday.
3. Friday would be the best day for an outdoor soccer game.
4. Saturday will be sunny.
5. The night of Sunday will be the warmest.
When a young elephant is born, it stands quickly on its feet. It drinks milk from its mother for a few years.
The mother elephant teaches it how to use its nose. She teaches it many things. The mother elephant is very important to a young elephant.
Elephants travel a lot. Sometimes they have to cross rivers. A young elephant can be washed down river. Or it can fall into a hole. When young elephant is separated from its mother, it becomes an orphan(孤儿). Sometimes young elephant becomes an orphan because its mother has been killed.
In the wild, a young elephant needs its mother. It can’t live without her. It can get sick.
Some people, called keepers, take care of the orphan elephants in a park. The keepers take care of the elephants until they can take care of themselves. Then, the keepers take the elephants back to the wild.
The keepers need to teach a young elephant how to feed. To make it more comfortable, they rest its nose against a huge coat, which feels a little like its mother.
In the wild, a young elephant will go under its mother to find protection from the sun. In the park, the keepers put an umbrella over them.
Orphan elephants don’t forget where they were cared for.
1. A young elephant drinks milk from its mother for several months.2. A young elephant becomes an orphan if it’s parted from its mother or its mother dies.
3. The orphan elephants are looked after by the keepers in the wild.
4. The keepers protect young elephants from the sun with a large coat.
