1 . Jim Green is an English boy. He and his family are in China now. Mr. Green is his father. He is an English teacher. Mrs. Green is his mother. Kate is his sister. She is ten. Li Lei is a Chinese boy. He is Jim’s good friend. He is nine.
阅读短文，判断正误（T）或（F）。
1. Kate is a girl.
2. Mr. Green is an English teacher.
3. Jim is Li Lei’s friend.
4. Mrs. Green is in China.
5. Kate is nine.
2 . A family went to New York City on vacation. One day, the father took his son into a large building. They were surprised at everything they saw. When they came to an elevator (电梯), the son felt surprised. He asked, “What’s this?” The father answered, “I don’t see anything like this before. I don’t know, either!”
While the son and the father watched the elevator, an old woman walked slowly to it and pressed (按) a button. A door opened and the woman walked into a small room. Then the door closed. After a while, the door opened again, and a beautiful young lady walked out. The father quickly turned to his son and said, “Go, get your mother here.”
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)
1. The family spent their vacation in New York City.
2. There was an elevator in the small building.
3. The father wasn’t surprised at the elevator.
4. An old woman walked into the elevator.
5. The elevator made the old woman young and beautiful.
3 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD（公元） 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave（微波炉）, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（赶时髦的）, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.
| A．have speeded up our lives | B．have improved the quality of our lives |
| C．may make people feel very happy | D．may bring people some trouble |
| A．they loved to live simple lives |
| B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
| C．they were troubled by modern inventions |
| D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them |
| A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. |
| B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. |
| C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. |
| D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired. |
4 . Have you seen Avatar (《阿凡达》)? It’s a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images (图像) from the movie look as if they were coming straight towards you.
More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. 3D technology can make TV and movies more exciting. However, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies. Why?
When we look at an object (物体), each eye sees it at a different angle (角度). Our eyes send the two images to our brain (大脑), and the brain puts them together. 3D technology uses two film projectors (投影机). One projects a left-eye-image and the other projects a right-eye-image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye. So, when we are watching a 3D movie, our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes. The brain needs to work harder at “reading” the images. That makes it easier for people with eye problems to get dizzy (头晕的) or have headaches. A famous eye doctor said if your eyes can’t focus (聚焦) on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The 3D glasses can make the images from the movie ________.
| A．look more beautiful than usual | B．look as if they were coming straight towards you |
| C．look as if they were far away from you | D．look more clear than usual |
| A．3D computers | B．3D phones | C．3D movies | D．3D TV sets |
| A．each eye sees the object at the same angle |
| B．our brain puts the two different pictures together |
| C．there will be two film projectors in our eyes |
| D．our brain can’t put together the images sent to our eyes |
5 . It happened today, which we never want to happen, but we’ve been preparing for throughout the school year. A tornado(飓风) touched down near our school as we expected.
I wasn’t even in the classroom at the moment. I had taken a student with me to the workroom to help gather some teaching objects. When the emergency(应急) alarms went off, immediately I grabbed my student’s hand and ran as fast as I could back to the classroom.
I never imagined actually needing to put emergency steps to good use. I lined my class up on the wall. I had them crouch(蹲) down with their knees and heads touching the ground, hands on the backs of their heads. Their hearts beat fast. They couldn’t catch their breath. The fear filled their eyes. They looked up at me as they asked if their parents, grandparents and friends were going to be okay.
I never imagined the silence that would come over the whole schoolyard, with hundreds of students lined up against the walls of one building.
I never imagined the way I would feel, and other teachers along with me, as we tried our best to comfort our students, assure them of their safety, and promise them everything would be all right when we truly didn’t know what the result would be.
Today has taken a toll(灾难) on me, as I am sure it has on the hundreds and thousands of teachers in the local areas. But at the same time, I am beyond proud, surprised and encouraged at how my students behaved. Never have I seen they follow directions so quickly and quietly. Even though tears were in eyes, hearts were beating fast, my students were brave beyond their years today. And they were able to be 100% calm and collected (镇静的) the whole time. Tomorrow will bring a new set of challenges. I have made it my life’s goal to empower (允许), train and teach them.
1. The teachers and students have prepared for tornadoes ________.| A．the whole day | B．today | C．all year round | D．the whole school year |
| A．make sure | B．believe in | C．keep safe | D．calm down |
① I took a student with me to the workroom for teaching objects.
② The emergency alarms went off all of sudden.
③ I got my class lined up on the wall.
④ I with the student rushed back to the classroom.
| A．②①④③ | B．③①②④ | C．①②④③ | D．①②③④ |
| A．other teachers helped with teaching in class |
| B．the students’ parents worked with the school all the time |
| C．the tornado had gone at last |
| D．the students were brave and well-organized on tornado day |
| A．the school was damaged after the tornado |
| B．the teachers and students stayed calm when the tornado happened |
| C．the brave teacher saved many people’s lives |
| D．tornadoes happen once a year in the US |
6 . Do you remember the TV series of Popeye the Sailor(《大力水手》)? It first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s. The leading role in that cartoon ate lots of spinach(菠菜) to make him strong. Popeye helped sell 33% more spinach than before! Then spinach became a necessary part of many people’s diets. Even some young children who hated the taste began to try the vegetable.
Many people thought it was iron(铁) in spinach that made Popeye strong and healthy, but it was not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than other green vegetables.
People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the researchers who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people worked on what was inside vegetables. This group wrote the number wrong, and everyone accepted it.
Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach cannot make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does contain something else which the body needs—folic acid(叶酸). It is interesting to point out folic acid can help make your body strong. Maybe it was really the folic acid that made people strong all along.
1. Many people ate more spinach after seeing Popeye the Sailor because ________.| A．Popeye was a hero | B．they thought spinach made them strong |
| C．they liked folic acid | D．spinach contained a lot of iron |
| A．made Popeye strong and healthy | B．had less iron than other green vegetables |
| C．was rich in vitamin D | D．had more iron than other green vegetables |
| A．something in food | B．a vegetable | C．bad for health | D．a certain kind of spinach |
| A．Popeye the Sailor | B．Mistaken Number |
| C．The Truth About Spinach | D．Amazing Folic Acid |
According to the latest report there had been 10,035,000 newborn babies registered(注册) in China by the end of 2020. The number has reached the lowest point since 1949. A new UN report says that India is set to overtake(超过) China as the world’s most populous country in less than ten years.
So far China and India have accounted for(占) about 37% of the total world’s population of 7.7 billion. But by 2027, India will have more people than China, according to the UN’s 2019 World Population Prospects report, and by 2050 the gap is expected to be larger.
Between 2019 and 2050, 55 countries and areas are expected to see their populations decrease(减少) by at least 1%, the report said, mostly because of low-levels of new birth and large numbers of migrants(移居者). Among these countries, China’s population is projected to decrease by 31.4 million, or 2.2%. That would put China at 1.1 billion, smaller than the 1.5 billion of India.
By 2050, the report predicts(预测) the world’s population will be 9.7 billion people, amazing rise in just one century. Five years after the founding of the UN in 1950, the world’s population was only 2.6 billion people. The UN gives this report to provide governments with information as they work towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable(可持续) Development Goals.
1. What was the number of newborn babies in 2020 in China?| A．7.7 billion. | B．1.5 billion. | C．10 million, 35 thousand. | D．1.1 billion. |
| A．By 2027. | B．By 2050. | C．By 2030. | D．By 2040. |
| A．India has the largest population in the world. |
| B．More babies in 55 countries and areas will be born between 2019 and 2050. |
| C．The UN was founded in 1955. |
| D．The world’s population will reach 9.7 billion in less than 30 years. |
8 . Have you ever met any people like this? They say they’d like to do this or that, but then they offer all the excuses in the world for why they can’t do whatever it is. No matter what the excuses are, the only reason is their own self-perception（感觉）.
As a matter of fact, nothing is impossible if you set your mind on it. The things you need are willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know and, most important of all, belief in yourself. You only need a seed, and then your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.
If your self-perception is that you can’t achieve something because you’re not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know, and then your self-perception will change. If your self-perception is that you can not accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go and finish something and change your self-perception. If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy, too busy, or too dependent on others to accomplish great things, then you’re right. You are that because you believe you are, but in fact you can change that.
Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions. Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. You are what you think. Think about that the next time you need an excuse.
1. What does the underlined word “faith” mean in the passage?| A．A feeling that can make people relaxed. |
| B．A feeling that make people confident. |
| C．A feeling that make people tired. |
| D．A feeling that can make people happy. |
| A．go and finish something | B．take the time to learn what you need to know |
| C．find an excuse | D．do nothing but wait |
| A．begin | B．miss | C．achieve | D．start |
| A．The only reason is their own self-perception. |
| B．Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. |
| C．If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy to accomplish great things, you can’t change that. |
| D．Some people always find excuse for what they can’t do. |
| A．The things you need are willingness to work for what you want. |
| B．The things you need are patience to learn what you need to know. |
| C．Most important of all, belief in yourself. |
| D．As a matter of fact, nothing is impossible if you set your mind on it. |
9 . The market was hot, steamy and crowded. Everyone was talking fast and loud. Jack haggled（讨价还价）for a good price and paid them in baht, Thai money. They bought herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. Some of the fruits Jack and Ben had never heard of before, like rambutans, mangosteens, and pomelos.
Ben held a large spiky fruit. “What’s this?” He asked. “That is durian（榴莲）. It’s very good. You must try. ” Jack answered, “It didn’t smell so good, but if you held your nose it was delicious!”
“Now we go to the boats,” said Jack quickly. Jack led them along crowded alleys filled with motorbikes and three-wheeled taxis. They passed dusty shops with birds in cages, people waiting to tell your fortune and a shop that sold nothing but images of Buddha（佛像）.
Then they hit water. They stepped aboard a longboat. It twisted and turned down one boat after another. They passed other longboats filled with fruits and vegetables.
1. In this passage, we can know the market was in ________.| A．Canada | B．Thailand | C．England | D．Australia |
| A．So nice. | B．So bad. | C．Not so good. | D．Just so-so. |
| A．Everybody was talking fast and loud. |
| B．The crowded alleys were filled with motorbikes and three-wheeled taxis. |
| C．Jack and Ben had heard of all of the fruits. |
| D．They passed a shop that sold nothing but images of Buddha. |
10 . After class, students are having a discussion about rabbits in Australia.
Benny: Rabbits have been here for a very long time. They were introduced to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. It’s too late now to say they shouldn’t be here. As you know, during the 1930s when times were very hard, lots of people ate rabbits. They were a free source of food. Perhaps we should encourage more people to eat them today and that might solve a few problems.
Grace: What harm do they really do? Rabbits are so cute and they’ve been here such a long time. Surely, we can find ways to make them fit in with our environment.
Jessica: The problem with rabbits is that there are too many of them. Did you know that when they were introduced into Australia they spread very quickly to nearly every part of the country? It was the fastest spread ever recorded of any mammal（哺乳动物）anywhere in the world!
Fred: We need to get rid of all the rabbits in Australia. I know they are cuddly and cute, but we need to look after our native animals and plants. The rabbits are not a native species（物种）and they cause huge problems. They eat vast areas of grass and plants, which causes the soil to wear away. They also eat large amounts of farmers’ crops.
1. The rabbits were introduced to Australia ________.| A．during the 1920s | B．during the 1930s |
| C．with the Second Fleet in 1788. | D．with the First Fleet in 1788 |
| A．They eat native animals. | B．They don’t do any harm. |
| C．They eat native plants and farmers’ crops. | D．They are cuddly and cute. |
| A．To provide information about keeping rabbits. |
| B．To present four different points of view about rabbits in Australia. |
| C．To explain why rabbits were introduced into Australia. |
| D．To encourage more people to eat the rabbits. |
