1 . When the world stops during the outbreak, doctors and policemen keep life going. So do delivery(快递) drivers.
Time magazine recently reported on some of these drivers, speaking highly of them for their work. Gao Zhixiao, one of the drivers, was put on the cover (封面) of the magazine. The 32-year-old driver delivers goods in Beijing.
Each morning, Gao has to take a health test and spend 20 minutes disinfecting (消毒) his motorcycle and clothes. Every day, he delivers to up to 70 families. Without drivers like him, families would go hungry and people wouldn't be able to get important things, Time said.
Many of these drivers also bring hope and love to people. One day, Gao delivered a mobile phone charger (充电器) to a hospital that had sick people. Another day, after bringing medicine to an old woman, Gao talked to her and cooked a meal for her.
"Stuck (困在) in my house, I feel really upset, but seeing delivery riders outside my window gives me some hope, " an Internet user wrote on weibo.
1. According to the story, who was on the cover of Time magazine?| A．A doctor. | B．A policeman. | C．A teacher. | D．A delivery driver. |
a. Takes a health test.
b. Disinfects his motorcycle.
c. Disinfects his clothes.
d. Visits patients in a hospital.
| A．abc | B．abd | C．acd | D．bcd |
| A．He is a good cook. | B．He doesn't like his job. |
| C．He brings her hope. | D．He will not be infected with the virus. |
| A．delivery drivers' work during the outbreak | B．why is Gao on the cover of Time magazine |
| C．the present situation of the outbreak | D．how to keep life going during the outbreak |
2 . Look up in the sky. We can see all kinds of clouds. They are red, purple, or yellow. But what are clouds anyway?
You can't reach out and touch the clouds, but you can make your own in a bottle.
You need:
°a helper ° a big glass jar
°hot water °a piece of ice °a strainer
Do this:
1.Have your helper fill the jar with hot water, leave it there for two minutes. then pour out most of the water, leaving a bit at the bottom of the jar.
2.It's your turn now. Put the strainer over the mouth of the jar. Fill the strainer with ice cubes. Watch the jar.
What happened?
A cloud formed in the jar! Some of the hot water at the bottom of the jar turned into hot water vapor. The water vapor rose and bumped into the cold air coming off the ice cubes. When the water vapor condensed(凝结), it formed a cloud.
1. The article says that clouds ________.| A．are made of cotton | B．can't be touch easily |
| C．can only be made of hot water | D．are hard for people to see |
| A．蒸汽 | B．滴 | C．云 | D．冰 |
| A．To list the types of cloud | B．To tell a story about a cloud |
| C．To give information about clouds. | D．To show how to make a cloud |
3 . These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can open my eyes and improve my language skills. Of course, it also can help me get good grades. Do you know how to read more and learn more? Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose (目的) for reading
Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book? Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
Read only what you are interested in
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may tell you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
Give up books that you don't enjoy
You may have chosen-books that you are interested in, and they are right to your purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don't enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren't enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. Remember reading shouldn't be a chore.
Set a reading goal
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don't have a due date! I don't need to return those books. Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day. Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
1. Why do most people read books?| A．To get the latest news and communicate with friends. | B．For pleasure or knowledge. |
| C．To open their eyes and improve their language skills. | D．To get good grades. |
| A．Keep on reading. | B．Set a reading goal. |
| C．Read the books your friends love. | D．Give up the book. |
| A．星期 | B．借期 | C．还期 | D．日期 |
| A．how to read more and learn more | B．how to choose a good book |
| C．how to read faster | D．why we should read more books |
4 . My parents seldom encouraged me to ask for help, so I trained myself to become as independent as possible. I thought if I asked for help, I would be a problem to other people.
I walked into the supermarket near my house, not buying anything. I just wanted to stay there quietly. The pain of losing my husband was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet memories.
He often came with me, and almost every time he'd pretend to go off and look for something special. He always bought me yellow roses. He knew I loved roses.
Now, standing by the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak because my husband used to love steak. Suddenly a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone steaks, dropped them in her basket, hesitated(犹豫不决), and then put them back.
She saw me watching her and she smiled ,“My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they're so expensive.”
“My husband passed away eight days ago,” I told her. I fought to control the sadness in my voice. “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And cherish every moment you have together.”
Surprised by my words, she placed the T-bone steaks in her basket and walked away silently. However, several minutes later that woman came towards me again. In her arms she carried a package. On her face was the brightest smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held, and I couldn't hold back my tears. “These are for you,” she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses meant for me, but, still un-able to speak. I watched as she walked away.
I looked down at the beautiful roses. How did she know? Suddenly the answer seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. There were still many people caring for me and willing to help me.Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.
1. The author went to the supermarket because .| A．she wanted to buy some food | B．there were many sweet memories for her |
| C．the roses there were much nicer | D．her friend was waiting for her |
| A．Some yellow roses. | B．Some beautiful pictures. | C．A pack of T-bone steaks. | D．A bowl of ice-cream. |
| A．a stranger | B．a friend of the author | C．a friend of the author's husband | D．the manager of the supermarket |
| A．Pitiful. | B．Critical. | C．Thankful. | D．Fearful. |
| A．Making friends is very important. | B．Cherish what we have. |
| C．Don't forget people who have died. | D．Helping others is not necessary. |
Every day, China imports (进口) different goods from countries across the globe. These imports also include solid waste, such as plastics, paper and metals (金属). They mainly come from countries like the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.
These goods will no longer be imported next year. China will ban (禁止) all imports of solid waste starting from Jan 1, 2021, said the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).
Why does China import this waste? In 1980, China's economy (经济) was gradually taking off because of the reform and opening-up policy (改革开放政策). The country's factories didn't have enough raw materials (原材料) at that time. Therefore, China began importing solid waste. After being processed, it can be turned into materials that are used to make other products.
For years, China has been the world's largest importer of solid waste, with about 45 million tons arriving each year. Countries that send this waste to China pay about $25 (163 yuan) to $50 per ton for recycling, China News Agency reported.
Although the waste has helped develop China's economy, it has brought more risks than benefits. Waste that can't be used is either burned or buried (填埋). The water used to wash the waste is allowed to flow into nearby rivers. This has polluted the air, soil and water, posing a risk to public health, China Daily reported.
China has made some efforts to ban waste since 2017. From 2017 to 2019, imports of solid waste fell by 68 percent, dropping from 42 million to 13 million tons, Xinhua reported.
1. After Jan 1, 2021, what will no longer be allowed in China?| A．Importing plastic products from abroad. | B．Buying solid waste from abroad. |
| C．Selling metals to other countries. | D．Producing solid waste. |
| A．Many factories used to use solid waste to make products. |
| B．About 45 million tons of waste are processed worldwide each year. |
| C．China has made a lot of money by importing waste. |
| D．It costs very little money to recycle solid waste. |
| A．How solid waste has helped China's development. |
| B．What we can do to protect ourselves from waste. |
| C．What risks solid waste brought to China. |
| D．How solid waste should be dealt with. |
| A．wasteful | B．effective | C．challenging | D．expensive |
6 . Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. They were not allowed to get an education.
Fortunately, Shameem’s uncle, a university teacher, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. So she became the only girl student in her class.
However, Shameem struggled to complete her schooling. To get permission for college, she went to a three-day hunger strike(抗议). After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in a non-profit organization(非营利性组织) working to help women in rural( 农村的) areas.
There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn’t know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. They would walk three hours every day to get water.
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.
Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. “The first day I walked into the school,” she said, “I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood.”
Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn’t go to school.
1. Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school?| A．Her uncle. | B．Her parents. | C．A workmate. | D．A university student. |
| A．To make much money. | B．To finish her education. |
| C．To discover her power as an example. | D．To help poor women in the countryside. |
| A．Shameem walked three hours to get water. | B．Shameem used to know her homeland well. |
| C．Women and children were short of food. | D．Women’s situation was more awful than expected. |
| A．Girls have the same dream. | B．No girl is allowed to attend school. |
| C．All girls in the school are named Shameem. | D．The idea of girls’ education in her village has changed. |
7 . Flow like the river of change
Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert. “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. “Maybe I can't reach the ocean,” she said sadly to herself.
At this time, a deep voice said, “If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “That's because a breeze can fly, but I cannot.”
“That's because you can't give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze, and it can take you across,” said the desert. “Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea.
“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again,” said the desert. “And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage of her life.
The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream. If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success, you should also change the way you are.
1. The little stream ________ before she got to the desert.| A．didn't meet much difficulty | B．was worried about herself |
| C．knew well about the desert | D．was confident about herself |
| A．she failed many times | B．she was afraid of the breeze |
| C．she wasn't able to fly | D．she wouldn't give up what she was |
| A．evaporating into the breeze | B．forming a river |
| C．disappearing into the sand | D．changing her nature |
| A．The road to success is not always easy and smooth. |
| B．Whatever others say, we should always be ourselves. |
| C．To succeed, we should change the way we are if necessary. |
| D．We may experience difficulty in life just like the little stream |
8 . If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.
A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease following operation. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” did much better on language ability tests than without music. It is also used in medical fields for patients who have bad head hurts because of its moderate tempo (舒缓的节奏).
“Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system and these changes may improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.
The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well-being. It helps reduce stress and sadness, encourages relaxation or sleep, wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.
Scientists have been studying the results of music on understanding since the early 1950s. A study showed that students who listened to Mozart 's violin pieces and exercised went on to get higher marks in an intelligence test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.
1. What does the underlined word “enhance” probably mean? ________.| A．Produce. | B．Provide. | C．Improve. | D．Increase. |
| A．Exercise is used for people with head hurts. |
| B．Music helps volunteers get better from heart disease. |
| C．Scientists often use Mozart's music, for it is not too exciting. |
| D．“The Four Seasons” can be used to help children with speech disorders. |
| A．you are supposed to follow your parents' words |
| B．you have some good reasons about music and exercising |
| C．good marks depend on listening to music and exercising |
| D．exercise to music might help you get higher grades in tests |
| A．music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleep |
| B．33 volunteers work on music in medical fields |
| C．exercising to music makes people healthy and bright |
| D．scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise |
9 . It's not just a phone.
China has taken the leading place in several scientific fields(领域). In February, 2019, Huawei introduced Mate X, the first 5G phone that can be folded in the world. It allows users to read e-books or watch movies on a larger screen. The Mate X supports 5G. It means you can get a movie from the Internet about 100 times faster than using 4G.
They are not just chopsticks.
Scientists at an American university have invented a pair of electronic(电的) chopsticks that can change the taste of food. When you put the chopsticks in your mouth, they can make you feel the taste becomes better, such as making sweet food taste sweeter or salty food less salty. Soon the scientists are going to try their technology on bottles, cups and spoons.
It's not just a sticker.
It's said that about 52% of the fruits of the earth go bad before reaching the buyers. Scientists from Malaysia thought of a simple way to solve the problem—tiny stickers that are made out of some natural materials. Put the stickers on fruits, and the fruits can keep fresh up to two weeks.
They are not just shoes.
Every step you take is helping cut down air pollution. This is not in science fiction. A team from Europe has invented such a pair of shoes. The shoes can take in dirty air and send out clean air. If you wear the shoes and walk one kilometer, the shoes can clean the air polluted by eight cars.
1. In the passage, the shoes invented by the team from Europe can ________.| A．send out dirty air | B．take in dirty air |
| C．wash our feet | D．make noise pollution |
| A．The first 5G phone that can be folded in the world is from Malaysia. |
| B．If you think your food is too salty, you can use the spoons mentioned in the passage. |
| C．The tiny stickers can keep fruits fresh up to 2 weeks. |
| D．If you wear the special shoes and walk two kilometers, the shoes can clean the air polluted by eighteen cars. |
| A．the changes of mobile phones |
| B．the importance of living a healthy life |
| C．the way to keep fruits fresh for a longer time |
| D．the development of science and technology |
10 . “I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.”said Zhang Hua,a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest problems is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you,though something would make you angry,because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends,food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get,etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone them if you stay somewhere else late so that your parents don't call every hospital in the phone book looking for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility（责任）for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all，try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Some day, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.
1. What is one of the biggest problems for parents according to the writer?| A．Worry about themselves. | B．Worry about their children. |
| C．Hate their children. | D．Be friendly with their children. |
| A．To make their children angry. |
| B．To want their children to love them. |
| C．To want their children to grow up healthily and happily. |
| D．To want their children to do everything well in the future. |
| A．Tell our friends. | B．Tell the teacher. |
| C．Say sorry to our parents. | D．Make a telephone call to our parents. |
| A．Parents' responsibility | B．How to get on with parents |
| C．Zhang Hua's problem | D．What are parents worrying about |
