1 . Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal. This man-made waterway—known in China as Da Yunhe is 1, 700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2, 000 years old. It links (连接) the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It’s the longest man-made waterway in the world.

The Grand Canal was built as a way to transport grain (谷物) from the rich land in China’s south to cities in the north. In fact, it’s not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together. It’s still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of things.

Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.

The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall so not very many tourists visit it. But it’s possible to go on a cruise (游船) along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don’t see.

根据短文内容，判断句子正 (T)、 误 (F)。
1. The longest man-made waterway in the world is 1, 700 kilometers long.
2. In the past, the most important purpose of the Grand Canal was to move water.
3. The Chinese government is making parts of the Grand Canal deeper.
4. The last paragraph is only about why few people outside China know about the Grand Canal.
5. Now the Grand Canal is used for different purposes.

2 . In the world, a five-day work week is common. However, in some places, people are exploring the idea of paying workers the same for working just four days a week. Some companies have been slow to try it. The results of last year’s experiment suggested the move may be good for both companies and workers.

Last June, 61 UK companies agreed to try giving their workers a four-day work week. They asked their workers to do as much as they usually did in five. The experiment turned out to be good for most companies. The number of days that workers were out sick dropped by 65%. About 57% fewer people left their jobs during the experiment. What’s more, the companies made more money—about 1.4%.

How did workers do more in less time? Some companies cut meetings, or made sure they were shorter. Others used technology to help workers get more done quickly. Some companies created “a focus time” so workers could work on just one thing without being interrupted (打扰).

In general, workers said the four-day work week left them feeling less tired. About 71% said they felt less “burnt out” with their new work hours. About 73% of the workers were more satisfied with the time they spent working. Workers reported that the extra day off allowed them to do more of what they loved.

Professor Brendan Burchell, who helped run the study, said, “A four-day week means a better life for so many people.” At the end of the experiment, 92% of the companies involved (参与) said they planned to keep the four-day work week.

根据文章内容，判断句子正 (T)、误 (F)。
1. The writer explains the experiment results by listing numbers.
2. The expression “a focus time” in the passage means “a time to take a break from work”.
3. Paragraph 4 mentions workers’ feelings about working four days a week.
4. We can know the four-day work week has been highly thought of from the last paragraph.
5. The purpose of this passage is to introduce different companies.

3 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

National medals and honorary titles (荣誉称号) are usually awarded to those who have got great achievements for our country every five years. As a part of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping awarded 42 people the Medal of the Republic, the Friendship Medal and National Honorary Titles. They come from different backgrounds, including scientists, lawmakers, educators, artists, model workers and 6 non-Chinese people. All have made big contributions to the nation’s construction and development. Here are some of the people we’ll know.

Chinese scientist Tu Youyou is one of the eight who were awarded the Medal of the Republic. Tu, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize for her discovery of the malaria drug artemisinin (抗疟药物青蒿素), is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She has saved millions of lives worldwide. She has also made important scientific innovations (创新) in traditional Chinese medicine.

Tu is not the only one who has given her life to the country’s development. Nan Rendong, before his death in 2017, led the research and development of China’s FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope 500米口径球面斑电望远镜), the largest radio telescope on the earth, which is ready to receive radio waves in space like alien signals. He worked on the project for more than 20 years. His contributions to Chinese astronomy earned him the title, “the people’s scientist”.

1. 36 Chinese people were rewarded by Xi jing according to the passage.
2. People of six different backgrounds are mentioned in the article except pilots.
3. The underlined word in the third paragraph “astronomy” means “地质学”.
4. Tu Youyou has made traditional Chinese medicine enter all the countries.
5. The main purpose of the passage is to introduce some of the people who won national awards and express thanks to them.

4 . 根据短文内容，判断正误(正确“T”，错误“F”)。

Spring is here, and it is time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea. Usually, we think of workers picking tea leaves by hand. But now, some Longjing tea is being picked by smart tea-picking robots!

In a Hangzhou tea garden, a smart tea-picking robot developed by Zhejiang SciTech University begin to work for the first time. “We took thousands of pictures of new tea buds (芽) and put them into the robot for it to learn. The robot uses an AI model to recognize (识别) the buds it needs to pick,”said Professor Chen Jianneng, Party branch secretary (党支部书记) of the research team. This lets the robot find the right tea buds about 90% of the time.

The robot’s arm pulls and sucks (吸) up the tea buds. These buds are quickly moved into a special box. After the robot collects all the buds from the area it’s working at, it moves the buds from the box to a main box.

The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea leaves. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now. “Picking is the biggest challenge for the development of the tea industry,” said Professor Wu Chuanyu, who leads the research team.

“Tea-picking robots are a trend (趋势) of the future,” said Wu. About five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people, Wu added.

1. Spring is a time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea.
2. In a Lincang tea garden, some Longjing tea is being picked by robots.
3. The robot uses an AI model to find out the right tea buds it needs to pick.
4. In Zhejiang province, about 40,000 more pickers are needed now.
5. The text mainly talks about robots are created to help pick tea leaves.

5 . There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man to ask how to become rich. The wise man said, “Young man, you are already rich now.” “But where is my wealth?” the young man asked. “I am always looking for it.”

“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your feet are your wealth. You can go to any place. Your mouth is your wealth. You can eat all kinds of delicious food…” the wise man said. “You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Are you willing (愿意的) to give your eyes to me? I’m willing to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.

“No. I’m not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

Everyone is rich. We should treasure our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse (过度使用) it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写（A），错误的写（B）。
1. The young man always thought he was rich.
2. The wise man thought wealth was with the young man.
3. The young man wanted to exchange his eyes for money.
4. The young man got a lot of wealth from the wise man.
5. The passage tells us that we should treasure what we have.

6 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”）。

A slow train in Southwest China with its own study room has drawn much attention. The train No. 5609/5610 runs between Chongqing and Xiushan county.

It is a public-welfare (公益的) “slow train”. In some carriages (车厢), some desks and chairs next to the windows take the place of seats in order to turn the carriage into a “study carriage” for passengers in need.

The train No. 5609/5610 is not the only one of this kind. Other “slow trains” have become “study carriages”, too, including No. 5619/5620 and 5633/5634. They run along the Chengdu-Kunming Railway. Students from nearby schools often take the trains between school and home. The trains are their “school buses” and they often use their travel time to finish homework. Many passengers also use their travel time to complete work.

On the train No. Z150, running between Guiyang and Beijing, a “book bar” carriage has been popular with college students. There are nearly 400 universities and colleges in the cities along the line, making the train the top choice for most students from those schools. Since 2015, the train’s dining car has been open for free at night. It provides students with a lending library, free tea and other services. It’s a relaxing place for the students to continue their studies.

1. The main passengers of the “slow train” are those who are busy with work.
2. The seats on No. 5609/5610 are changed into desks and chairs to provide space for learning.
3. No. 5619/5620 connects Chengdu with Chongqing.
4. Students need to pay to study in the dining car of No. Z150 at night.
5. The text mainly talks about special “study trains”.

8 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T” ，错误“F”）。

The British Museum is the biggest one in the world. It was built nearly 300 years ago by a doctor, Sir Hans Sloane. The man liked to collect things such as books, drawings, clothes and so on. He also hoped that his children and grandchildren kept his things well and so people would visit them after his death. His wish came true, and the museum opened in 1759, six years after Sir Hans Sloane died. Later, more antiques (古董) arrived at the museum and more people wanted to visit it.

The museum had a famous round Reading Room. There was something unusual in the room. Cool air came up through small holes in the tables. Hot air flowing under the floor kept readers’ feet warm. Since its opening, many famous people wrote and studied there.

It is open every day of the year, except two holidays (New Year’s Day and Christmas). Entrance (入场) is free. There are lots of special exhibitions and every day there are different films and talks, some of them for children. Small machines tell you about the museum as you walk around it.

So if you are one of the British Museum’s two million tourists this year, don’t try to see it all too quickly. There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum.

1. People built the British Museum to remember Sir Hans Sloane.
2. The doctor Sir Hans Sloane died in the year of 1753.
3. Tourists can visit the museum on New Year’s Day and Christmas Day.
4. The British Museum is worth spending much time visiting.
5. The text mainly talks about the Reading Room in the British Museum.

9 . A young man went for a job interview (面试) in a big company. The boss found that the young man’s college grades were excellent. Then he asked the young man who paid for his education. The young man told the boss that his parents did and they worked as laundry (洗衣店) workers.

The boss noticed that the young man’s hands were smooth and perfect. He asked, “Have you ever helped your parents wash clothes?”

“No. My parents always make me study. Besides, they wash clothes faster than I do.”

The boss asked the young man to go back home and wash his parents’ hands. When he got home, he told his parents that he wanted to wash their hands. His parents felt surprised but happy. Then the young man began to wash their hands slowly.

He was in tears. He found his parents’ hands were so rough (粗糙的) and pale because of washing a lot of clothes in the cold water. There were also many injuries (伤口) in their hands. After washing their parents’ hands, the young man quietly washed the rest of the clothes.

The next morning, the young man went to the company again. The boss noticed the young man’s pale hands. He said to the young man, “Welcome to join us!”

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. The boss was satisfied with the young man’s grades.
2. The young man’s hands were the same as his parents’.
3. The young man was deeply moved and washed the rest of the clothes.
4. The young man wasn’t accepted by the company because of his hands.
5. From the passage, we know we should be thankful for what our parents have done for us.

10 . 读下面的文章，然后判断文章后面1-4小题，正确的答案写“T”，错误的答案写“F”。

A new curriculum standard (课程标准) for labor (劳动) education has come out recently. Students have to take labor lessons, including everyday chores, productive labor and services. These lessons are to develop students’ hard-working spirit and important living skills.

Starting from September, 2022, students in primary and middle schools should have at least one lesson every week. Primary school students in the first and second grades need to do simple housework like washing vegetables and peeling fruit, and learn to keep plants or small animals at home. The third and fourth graders should clean their classrooms, wash their underwear, socks and shoes, and know how to make cold dishes and use home appliances (电器). The fifth and sixth graders should learn skills of cooking two or three common dishes, such as fried eggs.

Middle school students are encouraged to cook three or four dishes independently. Also, they should learn how to make traditional artworks. Social service and volunteer work are also needed.

It’s important for parents to realize the importance of labor education and make lists of chores to improve students’ independence. It’s not enough for children to simply finish the work. They should learn to enjoy the work.

1. The purpose of paragraph 1 is to tell people about changes in education.
2. A second grader in primary school should learn to make traditional artworks.
3. The fourth graders in primary school needs to learn skills of using an oven.
4. Parents are expected to realize the importance of encouragement.