1 . These years some pandas from China are taking their special vacations in some other countries. They will get back home at the planned time. But this May, two pandas living in Canada had to get back to China before their vacation really ended.
The two pandas were happy to live in the Calgary Zoo in Canada, but when COVID-19 broke out (爆发), there was problem—it was difficult for the zoo to get them enough bamboo (竹子).
Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in the Calgary Zoo in 2018 after spending five years in their first home—the Toronto Zoo. They were to live in the Calgary Zoo until (直到) 2023. Over the difficult times, there were no flights from China to Canada, so bamboo from China couldn’t get to Canada by plane. The Calgary zoo tried to get bamboo from the U.S to feed the two pandas, but they said the pandas didn’t like to eat it at all. In the end, they had to ask China for help and decided to let the pandas go back home early.
The two cute pandas were the stars in the Calgary Zoo. People in Canada liked them very much. Many of them weren’t happy to see the animals leave. But in China the pandas can get enough bamboo to eat. The Calgary Zoo had to do this.
1. Why did the two pandas get back to China this May?| A．Because they couldn’t have enough food to eat in Canada. |
| B．Because they were not popular with the people in Canada. |
| C．Because they had to get back to China at the planned time. |
| A．协议 | B．航班 | C．捐赠 |
| A．They fed other things to the two pandas. |
| B．They flew to China to get enough bamboo. |
| C．They tried to get bamboo from another country. |
| A．The two pandas got to Canada in 2013. |
| B．Bamboo cannot grow well in America. |
| C．Our country asked to let the pandas come back early. |
| A．Pandas in other countries had no food to eat. |
| B．Pandas became popular stars around the world. |
| C．The two pandas in Canada came back home early. |
2 . During this age of technology, life moves fast and people only focus on what comes next, rather than living in the present. Often their daydreaming is centered on the "next" rather than the "now."
Technology is all about what's next-the next innovation (创新）,the next platform or the next device. This is most obvious with the iPhone. The iPhone X has just released, but businessmen and customers are already thinking about the next, newest iPhone. I am already counting the days until I can upgrade my iPhone.
Throughout my adolescence (青春期), almost every single one of my peers have been too wrapped up with the next "great" thing and put too much stress on themselves while losing sense of what is going on now or what they have achieved; it drives me totally crazy. Upon entering high school, I was excited to spend the next four years with my closest friends. Sadly, once I hit my sophomore year (高二), I began to worry about getting into a good college and what I needed to do for that to happen. By concentrating on what's next, I seem to be missing what's great about high school.
Most students in high school look at education as a means to an end; something that will set them up for the next step. Due to this, they pay close attention to the teacher in class, not to enrich their knowledge, but to score high on the test, making them stronger candidates (候选人) for college. What is even more annoying is that universities are now forcing high school students to have a clear idea of what they want to do in life. Most colleges have specialized schools, such as business, nursing and education; in most cases, it is very difficult to switch out of or into one of the specialized schools. Therefore, high schoolers do actually have to focus on what's next.
When I go to college, all I am thinking about is still what comes next; that is, how to land a great job out of college. Everyone around seems to be like me. Actually, I truly hope that people who are in this very similar situation can figure out a way to make the "now" as important, if not more important, than the "next" in life.
Taking all of this into consideration, the concept of what comes next is far too ingrained (根深蒂固的) into important things of life, such as technology and education. If people keep racing from one thing to the next, life will pass them by and in a hurry; no one will be able to look back on what they have experienced or achieved, because life will have become a blur (模糊).
1. The writer mentions the iPhone in Paragraph 2 to show that .| A．the newest iPhone is always the best |
| B．young customers like new technology |
| C．the iPhone X attracts the most attention |
| D．technology is all about what comes next |
| A．High schoolers are forced to have clear ideas about their future jobs. |
| B．Few students pay close attention to the teacher to score high on tests. |
| C．Thinking too much about the present gives students too much pressure. |
| D．Different activities make the students stronger candidates for the college. |
| A．students now care too much about unimportant things in life |
| B．future achievements depend on your plan in your high school |
| C．college education usually makes a great difference to most of the people |
| D．people should live in the "now" rather than only look ahead to the "next" |
| A．Future, in Our Eyes | B．Now, in a World of Next |
| C．Past, Now and Future | D．Technology, a Key to Future |
3 . Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do your work to make money? Read on to find about British teenagers and their cash!
Pocket money
Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do housework to get their pocket money. The housework can include cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and ironing.
Part-time work
A part-time job is an option (选择) for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to earn more money. About 15 percent of teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering newspapers, shop work and 
restaurant work.
Children in Britain can work at most two hours a day on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.
Bank account (账户)
Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no legal (法定的) age limit (限制) at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or young person. Parents can put pocket money into their child’s bank account. Most banks have a prepaid (预付的) bank card designed for young people.
So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are steps to become a financially independent (财政独 立的) person and earning and looking after your own money.
1. Teenagers can NOT get pocket money from _______ according to the passage.| A．parents | B．part-time job | C．school |
| A．cleaning | B．ironing | C．babysitting |
| A．if their parents agree |
| B．to put their pocket money in |
| C．when they are over 13 years old |
| A．Children can work 3 hours a day on their school days. |
| B．An 8-year-old boy can deliver newspapers as a part-time job. |
| C．Teenagers can decide to save or spend the money by themselves. |
| A．different ways to make money |
| B．the importance of having a bank account |
| C．how teenagers in Britain get and deal with their money |
4 . Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world's rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food, wood, and medicine.
Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project, Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.
So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles, In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us," one of the students said.“It was a great learning experience for all of us," said Myers.
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.
1. How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?| A．$25. | B．$75. | C．$80. | D．$2000 |
| A．destroyed | B．developed | C．described | D．discovered. |
| A．felt excited | B．felt angry |
| C．jumped off the trees | D．left the rain forest |
| A．did something to protect rain forest. |
| B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica. |
| C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica. |
| D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities. |
5 . Jane was from a small village in South Africa. Her family was poor and noodles were their only food. Her parents couldn’t afford to pay the electricity bill, so she had to study by candle light.
What was worse, to live on, her parents moved to a faraway village with other four children. As for Jane, she didn’t want to give up learning and she dreamed of entering a famous university. She stuck to(坚守) living alone in her village.
After Jane’s parents left, she lived a difficult life. Having no place to live in, the homeless girl had to sleep on the back seat of the school bus. Luckily, Mrs. Brown, a school bus driver, learnt about Jane’s situation and invited Jane to live with her family. Soon, Jane found a job in her school. She helped in the school kitchen from 6:00 a.m to 7:40 a.m before the first school bell rang. She also swept floor and picked up rubbish in the afternoons. With the money she got from the work, she paid for her education. And she stayed up late in the evenings studying for all kinds of exams day after day.
Jane’s hard work made a difference to her life. She finished high school in Capetown and was accepted by Harvard, one of the most famous universities in the world, with full scholarship(奖学金). The 18-year-old girl surprised the world.
1. From the passage, we know there were_________ people in Jane’s family.| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
| A．She could eat enough food in the village. |
| B．She had to pay the electricity bill. |
| C．She didn’t want to give up her dream. |
| D．She didn’t want to leave her friends. |
| A．Jane was invited to live with the school driver’s family. |
| B．Mrs. Brown helped Jane find a job on the bus. |
| C．Jane paid for her education with the money she got from the work. |
| D．Jane was accepted by Harvard when she was 18 years old. |
| A．black | B．Asian | C．poor | D．hardworking |
| A．A girl born in a poor family is easier to succeed. |
| B．Jane’s success belongs to the bus driver. |
| C．Harvard has changed Jane’s life. |
| D．Any success is based on one’s effort. |
6 . Maybe you are an average(一般的) student. You probably think you will never be a top student. However, anyone can become a better student if he or she does his or her best. Here are some tips to help you.
Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for things such as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a good, regular time for studying. But don't forget to set enough time for entertainment.
Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk, a chair and some study materials(资料), but no games, no radio and no television! When you sit down to study, you can put your heart into it. Make good use of your time.
Listen to everything that the teacher says. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
After you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day, read the material. It will help you study better.
Develop a good attitude to tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you know what you are not good at. The world will still go on even if you fail in a test, so don't be too worried.
1. What does the underlined word "study" mean in Chinese?| A．学习 | B．研究 | C．书房 | D．教室 |
| A．The test helps you know what you are good at. |
| B．After class, you should review what you have learned. |
| C．You should listen to your teacher and take notes carefully in class. |
| D．When you plan your time, you should think of the time for eating, sleeping and so on. |
| A．How to plan your time. | B．How to get a good test. | C．How to take notes. | D．How to become a better student. |
7 . Can tapping（轻敲）feet be a way to greet others? What about winking （眨眼）? It might sound a little strange. But the new coronavirus is infectious（传染性的）. To help stop its spread, people are giving up their usual greeting styles and thinking of some safer ways. Let's take a look!
No more kisses
Lean（倾斜身体）forward, touch cheeks and make a kissing sound. This is the French way of greeting. But when facing the virus, too many kisses are not good. France has suggested that people should not kiss each other on the cheeks. French etiquette expert Philippe Lichtfus gives everyone in France a suggestion: simply looking into a person's eyes can be a greeting.
Wink at others
Like the French, Italians often hug or kiss each other when greeting. Recently, an Italian woman made a video to help everyone fight the disease. According to her, if you want to say hello to others, do not hug or kiss. Instead, you can wink at them with one eye. It's a cute way of greeting.
Pat（轻拍）on the back
It's a very Australian thing to shake hands, Bu if you do this during the epidemic, the virus can jump from one person to another. A health official in Australia named Brad Hazard said a pat on the back might be better. But it might not be a proper greeting for everyone. For example. it's a bit impolite if you do this to your teacher. What do you think?
Tapping feet together
There is a new way to greet others that is now popular in Iran, according to a popular video. In the video, three Iranian men meet and tap their feet together. They wear masks and put their hands in their pockets. It looks like they are playing a fun game. If we cannot shake hands, why not try to "shake" feet? There is a similar video from Lebanon. It shows two celebrities（名人）tapping their feet against each other while making kissing sounds with their mouths.
1. To stop the virus,French people might______________ to greet each other.| A．kiss cheeks twice | B．make eye contact | C．give a big hug | D．wink twice with one eye |
| A．your sister's | B．your friend's | C．your classmate's | D．your teacher`s |
| A．tapping feet is a traditional Icranian game |
| B．tapping feet is a new way to greet each other |
| C．tapping feet is popular among celebrities |
| D．tapping feet is a fun game in Lebanon |
| A．Shaking hands. | B．Kissing cheeks. | C．Waving. | D．Touching noses. |
| A．Tapping feet is a strange way to greet each other. |
| B．Winking is a safe way to greet each other. |
| C．Patting on the back is impolite to greet others. |
| D．Some specials ways to greet others to prevent the virus. |
8 . Your brain controls everything you do. It makes it possible for you to think, learn, create and feel; to blink(眨眼) and breathe and for your heart to beat—this fantastic control center is your brain. It is so amazing that a famous scientist once called it “the most complex(复杂) thing we have discovered in our universe”.
Can this small grey organ(器官), which weighs less than one and a half kilos, really do so much? Amazingly, your brain contains(包含) about 100 billion neurons(神经元)—it would take you over 3,000 years to count them all. Believe it or not, the activity in your brain never stops. Your neurons create and send more messages than all the phones in the world. And although one neuron creates only a little electricity, all your neurons together can produce enough electricity to power a light bulb (灯泡).
So exactly how fast does your brain work? Well, imagine this: a bee lands on your foot. Neurons in your skin send this information to your brain at a speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses other neurons to send the message back to your foot to shake the bee off quickly. These neurons can send this information at more than 320 kilometers per hour. No computer has your brain’s unbelievable ability to deal with the amount of information coming from your eyes, ears and other sensory(感觉的) organs.
But how does your brain allow you to learn things that you will use in the future? The structure (结构) of your brain changes every time you have a new thought, remember or learn something. For example, riding a bike seems impossible at first, but soon you are able to do it. How? As you practice, your brain sends “bike riding” messages again and again. Soon, the actions are learnt and you are able to ride a bike easily from then on.
1. From the passage we know that neurons ________.| A．receive messages very slowly | B．are only found in your skin |
| C．send messages to your brain | D．need electricity to work |
| A．your brain will power a light bulb | B．your heart beats faster |
| C．you remember something | D．the structure of your brain changes |
| A．all the steps when your brain learns things |
| B．what an unbelievable organ the human brain is |
| C．how the brain makes people smarter than computers |
| D．the things you can do to make your brain work faster |
9 . In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It has also become the world’s largest supplier(供应商) of 5G.
But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U. S. government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business would be hurt.
“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and president said. “This ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.
In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with only ￡4,000 at the beginning, but now it has beome a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic(浪漫的) as you imagine.”
Facing the ban of the U.S., Huawei is growing. Huawei’s smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the world’s largest telecommunications equipment(电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries! It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.
1. Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world?| A．Apple. | B．Samsung. | C．Huawei. | D．Nokia. |
| A．Huawei’s sales in America were growing faster than Apple. |
| B．Huawei refused to supply services to the U.S. government. |
| C．They didn’t want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei. |
| D．They thought Huawei collected information for the Chinese government. |
| A．is deeply affected by the ban | B．has go to the system of the U.S. |
| C．can solve the problems they are facing | D．is asked to supply information to China |
| A．Huawei will grow slowly. | B．Huawei is full of hope. |
| C．Huawei’s sales will be doubled. | D．Huawei is the largest smartpnone maker. |
In the ancient Arabic tale called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba says “Open Sesame(芝麻开门) ” and a door to hidden treasure (财宝) is opened to him. The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun. He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba. com: China's largest e-commerce (电子商务) website.
In 1995 Ma was working for a US trading company when he was introduced to the Internet. “I knew nothing about personal computers. I had never touched a keyboard (键盘) before,” he said. He searched the word “beer” and saw that nothing came up about Chinese products.
Ma had an idea. Why not build a large internet market to connect consumers (消费者) and companies from all over the world? That way they could do business online.
That is how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that doesn’t mean everything went smoothly for Ma. Alibaba had a difficult time m 2000， when many internet companies failed. He was successful because he managed to attract investment (投资) into his company.
But there is a deeper reason.
It is Ma's attitude. “You deserve (值得) to live your dream,” he said. “Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started. But the most important thing is that we believed in our dream from day one, to today and tomorrow. Of course we made many mistakes, but we never gave up hope.”
Besides the determination(决心) ， Ma is also smart. For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit. “If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one-don't try and catch them all.” he said. “Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit. Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others.”
1. What does the word “it” in Paragraph I refer to?| A．The young hero Ali Baba. | B．The phrase “Open Sesame”. |
| C．The website. | D．The old story. |
| A．started to learn about computers in 1995 | B．was working at an Internet company in the US |
| C．was determined to buy and sell Chinese beer | D．wanted to produce Chinese personal computers |
| A．He founded his own company. | B．His company grew quickly and smoothly. |
| C．His Internet company failed like many others. | D．He attracted investment during a difficult time. |
| A．Ma's good qualities. | B．The importance of working hard. |
| C．The secrets of Ma's success. | D．hobby-catching rabbits. |
| A．day one | B．today |
| C．tomorrow | D．day one, to today and tomorrow |
