1 . Can we forget bad memories? Someone might tell you that time is the only "cure". But this might be not true. Researchers at Canada's McGill University have tested a pill that can help you forget bad memories. They tested it on 60 people and found it to be successful.
All 60 people had experienced painful romantic relationships and wanted to forget them. In the test, they were asked to write about these bad memories. Then, they took a pill that is usually used to treat high blood pressure (血压). They then recalled their bad memories by reading what they wrote earlier. In the end, they talked about their feelings, saying that finally they could forget their bad experiences. Dr. Alain Brunet, who led the study, believes that the pill can reduce the pain that bad memories bring. People can take it after bad things happen to them.
How did the pill do this? In fact, your memories change all the time. They're like text files (文件)on your computer. Every time you recall and "open" the files, you might happen to make some changes and "save" them. Researchers believe that the pill can stop proteins (蛋 白质)in the brain from "re-saving" these memories. This means some details of the memory are lost
However, there are some worries about this treatment. Some people might use it to forget things that they should learn from, such as when they broke the law. People are discussing which kinds of memories should be forgotten with this pill.
1. The study found the pill could help people ______.| A．recall happy memories | B．remember things more easily |
| C．control their feelings | D．forget bad experiences |
| A．They took a pill that helped them sleep. |
| B．They wrote about all their memories. |
| C．They recalled their bad memories. |
| D．They opened the text files. |
| A．how our memories change over time |
| B．how the pill stops bad things from happening |
| C．how the research group created the pill |
| D．how the pill helps us forget bad memories |
| A．The pill might come with some problems. |
| B．The pill can stop criminals from breaking the law. |
| C．The writer doesn't think the pill is good. |
| D．All memories should be forgotten. |
| A．a story book | B．a magazine | C．a novel | D．a comic book |
2 . How to make the world a better place? Start with small changes like sharing. In Yin- chuan, Ningxia, there is such a “beautiful” family.
Wu Hai works for NXTV (Ningxia Broadcast and TV Station). He developed an interest in reading as a boy. When he was in Grade 1, he got his first library card. Since then, he has been a real “fan” of reading.
One day, in May, 2014, Wu went to a reading salon (沙龙). To go to the salon, he had to pay 100 yuan. Wu thought it was a pity that some of his friends wouldn’t like to go because of the cost.
Two months later, Wu and his wife，Sun Ping, started a free reading workshop. They named it “Sunshine Sharing Collection”. They wanted to promote (宣扬) the idea that “sharing makes a change in reading”.
Sun Ping also works for NXTV. After talking with her husband, she started an online course (课程), Voice Bookroom. Through the course, she helps members of the workshop to improve their reading skills. They also organize reading and sharing activities in schools with students and teachers. In 2019, the Wu family was named as “the most beautiful family in Yinchuan”.
1. In July, 2014， _________ .| A．Wu got his first library card |
| B．Wu paid 100 yuan to go to a reading salon |
| C．Wu and his wife started Sunshine Sharing Collection |
| D．the Wu family was named as “the most beautiful family in Yinchuan” |
| A．listening | B．speaking | C．reading | D．writing |
| A．encourage us to read a lot | B．introduce a “beautiful” family |
| C．show us the joy of reading | D．advise us to go to reading salons |
3 . Once upon a time, there was a fair with different shops in town. Among those was a small shop set up by a young man.
The shop was filled with colorful jewelry and other things made of glass. One of the pieces caught a jeweler’s eye. It was shining so brightly that the jeweler thought it was a precious diamond（珍贵的钻石）. He asked the shop owner,” What’s the price of this piece?”
“20 dollars,” replied the owner.
The jeweler wanted to save some money, so he said, “I can give you only 15 dollars for it.”
The shop owner refused.
There weren’t many people around the shop, so the jeweler thought to himself, “If I come back later, the shop owner may change his mind.” After hanging about for a while, he returned to the shop, only to find the piece missing. He asked the shop owner, “Where is the piece I asked for a moment ago?”
The shop owner replied , “I sold it for 20 dollars.”
The jeweler got angry and said,” What a fool（傻瓜）you are! It was not a glass piece but a precious diamond.”
The shop owner replied, “I’m not a fool but you are! You knew that piece was precious, but you tried to buy it for 15 dollars and left.”
1. The change of the jeweler’s feeling can be described as ______________.| A．angry→happy→regretful | B．happy→angry→regretful |
| C．angry→regretful→happy | D．happy→regretful→angry |
| A．Action speaks louder than words. | B．Try to save as much money as we can. |
| C．Think twice before making decisions. | D．Don’t lose much by trying to save a little. |
4 . A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon（象征）. Yellow became the color of the school buses in the US in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers（追踪器）on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether(是否)their kids on the bus.
Going to Kindergarten（幼儿园）is a difficult time for some kids. It’s the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them——and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
1. According to（根据）Dr. Frank’s idea, ________school buses are safer for students.| A．black | B．colorful | C．white | D．yellow |
| A．save time | B．love their school | C．do their homework | D．play games |
| A．no | B．a lot of | C．not many | D．many |
| A．take a school bus | B．take a bus | C．ride a bike | D．walk |
| A．school life | B．popular colors | C．students’ safety | D．school buses |
5 . Wang Tiancheng is only 24. However，over the past 10 years，he has taken more than 100，000 photos about trains in nearly 30 countries and regions around the world. Wang，who was born in Daqing，Hei-longjiang Province，was interested in trains in his childhood. “Every month，my parents took me to visit my grandparents who lived in another city about 300 kilometers away by train，” he said. “I was always too excited to fall asleep before the trip.”
In 2005，Wang joined a forum（论坛）online and he made a few friends who also liked trains. Through exchanging information in the forum，he began his new life of taking pictures and collecting infor-mation about trains. On holidays，Wang Tiancheng traveled around the country with his friends. Using a small digital camera，he took many meaningful pictures.
Wang studied hard at Zhejiang University. He was popular with students because of his outstanding performance. He also spared （抽出）more time to travel to different countries. His experiences have also improved his photography skill.
“I feel so lucky that my parents have given me freedom to develop my interest since I was a young child. Of course，they were concerned about my safety，but they choose to trust me and give me much support，” he said.
“As young men，we should be brave to hold on our dreams and develop our interests. For me，I will never stop my study of railway culture in the future，” he said.
1. Wang Tiancheng took an interest in__________ in his childhood.| A．trains | B．plans | C．bikes | D．cars |
| A．felt worried about | B．were proud of |
| C．became surprised at | D．were angry with |
| A．got popular in the university because of his good pictures. |
| B．raised much money to support his family by selling pictures. |
| C．organized a forum online with his good friends to share pictures. |
| D．traveled to nearly 30 countries and regions and took over 100，000 pictures. |
6 . In the spring of 2019,1 went to watch the movie The Wandering Earth《流浪地球》.It is very exciting.
In the movie, the Earth is about to hit Jupiter（木星）.Everybody lost hope in saving the earth, but a boy called Liu Qi. He thought up a wonderful idea at the last minute. However, there isn’t enough help. There is not much time left for people to get together with their families again. Liu's sister then teaches people a lesson about what hope is. The lesson touches people’s hearts and changes their minds, they are all ready to save the earth at last.
The love in Liu's family is really touching. I cried when Liu's grandfather died. All he cares about is his grandchildren's safety. Although Liu seems to dislike his father. When his father decides to help him out, Liu shouts and tries hard to stop his father. His father loves his son so deep. Their talk before their last goodbye made me cry again.
At last, people save the earth successfully. I believe Liu's family will love each other more. Where there's life, there's hope. As long as we join hands with each other. We can make anything come true. It is an important lesson I learned from the film.
1. What does the writer think of the movie?| A．Boring. | B．Wonderful | C．Meaningless | D．Terrible. |
| A．What the movie The Wandering Earth is about. |
| B．How the movie The Wandering Earth is made. |
| C．Why a boy called Liu Qi in the movie saves the Earth. |
| D．When the Earth will hit Jupiter in the movie |
| A．laughed | B．cried | C．shouted | D．was bored |
| A．No pains, no gains. | B．Every little helps |
| C．Where there's life, there’s hope. | D．Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. |
| A．Liu Qi's sister died at last. |
| B．The writer watched The Wandering Earth this year. |
| C．Four people of Liu's family in the movie are mentioned. |
| D．Qi's father thought up an idea to save the earth at the last minute. |
7 . “Smombies”, people walking while staring at their mobile phone are getting attention of the public. To make them pay more attention to things around them in order to avoid serious accidents, the government of a small German town has come up with a solution，that is，fixing traffic lights in the pavement to make them noticed by people who keep looking down at their phones.
The safety measure was decided after two people in the town of Augsburg were recently hit by buses as they crossed the street without looking up from their phones. Officials in Augsburg decided to act，fixing ground-level traffic lights at two bus stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red whenever a bus is coming.
“We realized that many people don’t pay attention to traffic lights,”said Tobias Hermes，a city official. “So we decided to have unusual traffic lights. The more we have，the more probably people will notice them.”
Some Augsburg people seem to be quite happy with the idea. “I think it does have a point,” Jack Smith said，“We always see young people these days running over red lights，which makes it clear that we have to take action to stop this.”
Others，however，don’t think it necessary or helpful and they are against this idea. “I find it scary that mobile phone users are so lost in their phones that they can hardly find the lights on the pavement.” One person told the local paper.
But do these pavement lights really work? “To be honest,I didn’t even notice it,” one teenager who was interviewed said ,“Maybe it’s useful at night，but I didn’t realize it was there until just now.”
Arguments like that are still going on. Whether more such traffic lights will be fixed is till under discussion. Whatever the result is，something must be done to cut down the number of“Smombies” as long as we don’t want to see accidents caused by them again.
1. What can we learn about “Smombies” from the article？| A．They look away from their mobile phones to keep safe when necessary. |
| B．They fix their eyes on their mobile phones even while crossing the streets. |
| C．Most of them get hit by buses. |
| D．They are mostly teenagers. |
| A．人行道 | B．盲道 | C．护栏 | D．地下通道 |
| A．Buses are the main cause of traffic accidents. |
| B．Bus lights should flash red while buses are running. |
| C．The pavement-fixed lights will save people’s lives. |
| D．The increasing number of traffic lights will get more people’s attention. |
| A．Ground Traffic Lights for people looking at Mobile Phones |
| B．A Good Way to Educate People to Obey Traffic Rules |
| C．Ground Traffic Lights Are Very Useful |
| D．The Serious Problem of Traffic Safety |
8 . If you walk into a bookstore，you might see shelves of books labelled（标注）"self-help”.You may not know what these books are about.In fact，more and more people are turning to self-help books for advice these days.You can't imagine that sales of these books in the UK reached 3，000，000 last year.
Self-help books are usually written by paychologists（心理学家），famous writers or successful businessmen. They teach you how to deal with problems in your life，for example，how to get on well with your classmates or friends，how to plan your time well or how to find happiness.
Paul sweetman，the owner of City Books in the UK.said that social problems might be the reason why more people are reading self-help books."They come into the shop and look for ways to deal with these problems in their life，"Paul said.Besides，it seem to be easier for young readers to find their mistakes，especially those born after 2000. They want to improve themselves by reading self-help books.
Self-help books used to be something people laughed at.Many people didn't take chicken soup stories and“success theory（成功学）”books seriously.But now they are recognized by young people.
No matter why there is growing interest in self-help books， it's good to know that help is at hand if we need it. But are these books truly helpful?Read one and find out.
1. From this passage，self-help books are books which .| A．tell us interesting jokes | B．provide beautiful poems |
| C．teach us to deal with problem | D．talk about animals and plants |
| A．doubted | B．refused | C．accepted | D．avoided |
| A．increase people's happiness | B．introduce self -help books |
| C．help us to plan time well | D．encourage us to write books |
Years later,they became rich and returned to their hometown.To their surprise,the land around the village was covered with sand.That made them feel sad.After thinking carefully,Li and his wife made up their minds to fight against the sands.
They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village.However,only a few survived(存活),because the trees were not regularly watered.But how to get water was a big problem.They dug a well(井)but it became dry soon.Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well.Clear water appeared,but their money was used up.They couldn’t afford to buy young trees.They went to several banks for help but got nothing.Finally,they turned to a friend who was also from the village.The friend had a big business.Learning what they were doing,their friend was moved and decided to do something for their village too.So he offered the money they needed.
With the money,they bought trees and had them planted.They looked after the trees as if they were their own children.After some time,green leaves came out.When the villagers saw the changes,some started to join Li and his wife in the fight.Then more joined.Years went by.And now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.
1. When Li and his wife returned from Shenzhen,they were sad because .
| A．the land around the village was covered with sand |
| B．they didn’t have enough money to buy trees |
| C．their village was not as beautiful as Shenzhen |
| D．they didn’t have enough water to drink |
| A．Li and his wife dug a well with enough water themselves. |
| B．Li and his wife got much money from the banks. |
| C．The villagers didn’t join Li and his wife in the fight. |
| D．Their friend gave Li and his wife some money to buy trees. |
| A．tried different ways to find water |
| B．made money in Shenzhen |
| C．fought against the sands |
| D．bought and planted trees |
These signs, and signs in other countries warning Chinese tourists about their behavior, have shamed many Chinese who worry about the image of the country.
Over 70 million Chinese tourists made overseas trips last year and spent $102 billion, more than the $84 billion spent by American and German tourists. For many Chinese tourists, it was their first trip abroad and they didn't know about foreign ways. And some of these tourists took their bad habits from China with them.
Wang Yang, a Chinese deputy prime minister, said, "They speak loudly in public, carve words or numbers on tourist attractions, cross the road when the traffic lights are still red and spit anywhere. It damages the image of the Chinese people and has a very bad influence Before you travel to a foreign country, it's important to learn some things about the country and its culture. You are guests in the country and it's important to respect your hosts. As more and more Chinese visit foreign countries, their behavior will certainly change and those shameful signs will, hopefully, disappear.
1. How do many Chinese feel about the signs?
| A．Proud. | B．Interested. | C．Shameful. |
| A．形象 | B．热情 | C．财富 |
| A．order the Korean university to clean up signs with Chinese words |
| B．advise the overseas Chinese tourists to change their behavior |
| C．ask Chinese people not to spend too much money traveling abroad |
| A．Signs Shame Overseas Chinese Tourists |
| B．Foreign Culture Makes Bad Influence |
| C．Foreign Countries Attract Chinese Tourists |
