With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and unclear, 16-year-old Sun Run went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight was from 5. 0 to 4. 6 in only a term. “A few of my friends have had the same experience lately,” Sun said.
In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59. 2 percent to 70. 6 percent in the first six months of 2020 because of online classes.
To protect students’ eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements for school supplies (供应) and equipment (设备) that will work on March 1, 2022.
According to the requirements, the size of text in students’ textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point. Teachers should also avoid using multimedia (多媒体) equipment like screens that are too bright. There are also requirements for desk and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off as little blue light as possible. Blue light is bad for our eyes, but many of the electronic instruments we use every day, including our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.
Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students’ eyesight in China. In May 2021, the National Health Commission required schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.
1. Sun Run’s eyesight increased by 0.4 in only a term.2. We can infer that the rise of students with poor eyesight over the first half of 2020 is caused by long time’s looking at screens.
3. There are 3 requirements for school supplies and equipment mentioned in the passage to protect students’ eyesight.
4. Teachers should stop using screens or other multimedia equipment to protect students’ eyesight.
5. The purpose of the passage is to tell students how to use electronic instruments correctly.
2 . Rick: I live in Chengdu and I go to No. 3 Middle School. I go to school by bike every day, because the roads (路) in Chengdu are nice and it is easy for me to ride a bike. But sometimes when it rains (下雨), I take a bus to school.
Joe: My name is Joe Smith. I’m from Miami, the USA. I take the school bus to school and it’s easy for students. After school, I still take the school bus home. What about you?
Carol: My name is Carol. I live in a village in Yunnan. Truly speaking, I don’t really like going to school, because my school is far from my home. And there are two rivers between my home and school. I need to take a boat to school.
Julie: Hi, I am Julie. I live in Beijing. My parents are teachers in a middle school and I’m a student in their school. Every morning, my father drives my mother and me to school. And after school, my father drives us home.
1. How does Julie go to school?| A．By bike. | B．By car. | C．By bus. | D．By subway. |
| A．America. | B．Sichuan. | C．Yunnan. | D．Beijing. |
| A．Because she has no car. |
| B．Because it always rains in Yunnan. |
| C．Because her school is far from her home. |
| D．Because there is no nice road in their village. |
| A．Joe’s last name is Brown |
| B．Rick goes to No. 1 Middle School |
| C．Julie’s parents work in the same school |
| D．there is a river between Carol’s home and school |
| A．Where they live. | B．How they go to school. |
| C．Where their parents work. | D．When they go to school. |
3 . There is one language used in every country in the world. It is everybody’s second language. It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it. It is sign language.
For example, when you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”, but you are not using speech. You are using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer.” A policeman is using sign language when he holds up his hands to stop traffic. Even a baby can use sign language when she points at things that she wants.
Many years ago, a French priest (牧师) called Charles Michel invented a finger alphabet (字母表) for deaf people. It is still in use. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.
Today, in the US, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen.
The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don’t spell every word. Sometimes they use hand signs. When they put one hand above and the other below, empty in the middle, it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a house. One finger in front of an actor’s mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people behind closed windows. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have conversations under water.
1. If you want to express the idea that “I am very friendly” to someone, you will .| A．raise your hand | B．smile to the person |
| C．put one hand onto the other | D．make a roof with your hands |
| A．It is only used by the deaf. |
| B．It can be heard by people under the water. |
| C．It is a way to express one’s ideas without words. |
| D．It is a special language used in a few countries in the world. |
| A．schools | B．deaf people | C．hands | D．words |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．An introduction of sign language. |
| B．The importance of sign language. |
| C．A famous priest in France. |
| D．How to use sign language. |
4 . We all know that Taiwan is considered as Treasure Island(宝岛)of China. The scenery there is very beautiful. Recently we have been connected closely with each other.
Several months ago, a group of 19 Taiwanese children flew to Chengdu in order to begin a tour to study pandas. The middle school children were from Chiayi County in southwest Taiwan and were chosen because of their excellent performance at school.
During the visit ,the children saw pandas up close. They were very excited to see so many pandas at a time. The children also traveled to the Mount E'mei scenic area and met local school children.
They said, “The pandas are very cute, and we are all happy.” They also said the children in Chengdu were very friendly to them, and they all liked there. They hope to visit Sichuan again.
1. Taiwan is considered as a ________ island.| A．valuable | B．rich | C．beautiful | D．all above |
| A．Because they came to study there. |
| B．Because they had never been there. |
| C．Because they flew there for a tour to study pandas. |
| D．Because they were from Chiayi County in southwest Taiwan. |
| A．they were interested in it | B．they did well at school |
| C．they were performing different roles | D．they were not from the same country |
| A．to see so many pandas at a time | B．to climb the Mount E'mei |
| C．to see pandas | D．to find pandas very cute |
| A．the middle school students in Taiwan must learn about pandas |
| B．there is a good relationship between the two places |
| C．the children in Chengdu are very friendly |
| D．the students in Taiwan are excellent |
5 . Andrew Holleman, a 12-year-old boy, loved playing in the open land near his home. The land was wet and forested, and made a home for birds, other animals and many different plants.
It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature. He had seen some red-tailed hawks, red foxes, wood turtles and other animals. He also found special native flowers.
Suddenly it was announced that the “empty” land would be improved by a lot of houses on it. The plants would be removed, the animals would run away and most would probably die. Then the wet soil(土壤)would be covered with extra grounds.
When he heard about the news, he was not happy. He was very worried that the land and water would be polluted.
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had done about the area, and how the houses would affect(影响)the local environment. He sent letters to members of the local government and television reporters. He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses.
Although he was only 12 years old, he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older. Andrew's teachers described him as gentle, shy and active. His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants, and the environment. Each day after school, Andrew went door-to-door, to ask the people to sign(签名), who did not want the houses to be built. In only one month, he got the signatures of 250 people.
In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged there.
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built, and thus help save the environment.
1. The passage is mainly about ________.| A．250 people who signed to help Andrew |
| B．a brave boy who cared for the environment |
| C．the open land that suited animals and plants |
| D．the research of improving the environment |
| A．support | B．dislike | C．disagree | D．prefer |
| A．the animals would be killed |
| B．new houses would be built on the open land |
| C．not all the neighbors were going to sign |
| D．the local government made a right decision |
| A．was good at going door-to-door |
| B．got in no touch with the reporters |
| C．usually acted like a person much older |
| D．was praised by his teachers and classmates |
| A．the land would remain as it used to be |
| B．the open land would be built into a park |
| C．the neighbors would have to move away |
| D．Andrew would soon work for the government |
6 . There are too many net bars around us and almost every family has a computer. The Internet makes our lives interesting. Many of us like going online very much. We can learn English, talk with friends, or read some news to know more information around us. When we send e-mails to our friends, they can get them right away. It can help us keep in touch with people easily.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all the time. It takes them too much time to play online, so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well anymore. I think we mustn’t go online when it’s time for us to study. We can do it during the holidays. And I think we should go online with our teachers or parents. At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities. I hope we can spend more time on our lessons or on such kind of things. Then we can learn a lot and spend less time on the Internet..
1. What can we do when going online according to the passage?(1)learn English (2)read news (3)send e-mails (4)play computer games (5)talke with friends
| A．(1)(2)(3)(5)． | B．(1)(2)(3)(4)． | C．(1)(3)(4)(5)． | D．(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)． |
| A．A learning activity. | B．An e-mail. | C．The Internet. | D．English. |
| A．Spending too much time playing on the Internet. |
| B．Spending too much time on their holidays. |
| C．Spending too much time reading newspapers. |
| D．Spending too much time with their parents and teachers. |
| A．Students can go online during the winter holiday. |
| B．It’s better for students to go online with parents. |
| C．Students should do some activities in their free time. |
| D．Students shouldn’t go online in their free time. |
| A．The activities after school. |
| B．Some good and bad things about going online. |
| C．The advice of playing computer games. |
| D．The plans of summer or winter holidays. |
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30
a.m. When I arrived to collect, I saw a small woman in her eighties standing before me. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly
toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."
"Oh, you're such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address,and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"
"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said. "I'm on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long time." I quietly shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived. Sometimes she asked me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now."We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
"How much shall I give you?" she asked."Nothing," I said."You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly and said, "You gave an old woman a little moment of happiness."
1. The story happened ____________.| A．one night twenty years ago |
| B．at 2:30 in the afternoon twenty years ago |
| C．when the driver was twenty |
| D．when the old lady walked toward the car |
| A．she wanted to show she knew the city very well |
| B．she didn’t want to reach the hospice early |
| C．she wanted to see some places for the last time |
| D．she let the driver earn more money |
| A．He wanted to help her. |
| B．He shut off the meter by mistake. |
| C．Others had paid him. |
| D．He was in a hurry to take other passengers. |
| A．It took them 2 hours to drive through the city. |
| B．The old lady was the writer’s relative. |
| C．The writer made a living by driving a taxi. |
| D．The old lady got happy because of the writer’s kindness. |
| A．Giving is always for returning. |
| B．People should respect the old. |
| C．People should learn to thank for others’ help. |
| D．An act of kindness can bring people pleasure. |
I am writing to complain about the computer that I bought from your company last week. I am unhappy with the computer and your service.
According to your advertisement, you will give me some software (软件). I was hoping for something useful, like the word-processing software, but you just gave me the software about a tennis game. It is quite useless for me.
I was also unhappy with the service that I received. Although this kind of computer that I bought was on sale for￡150 less in my local computer shop, I was happy to pay more money to buy your company's computer. Because I thought your company would offer me some technical help. However, I was totally wrong.
I am still having difficulty getting the computer started. I would like you to send one of your technicians to my house as soon as possible to fix it.
I hope to hear from you in the near future. You can call me at 13489**0000 anytime.
Yours sincerely,
Chris Brown
1. According to the passage, Mr. Green may work in_______.| A．a school | B．a hospital | C．a computer company | D．a food company |
| A．The software about tennis game. | B．The software about computer games. |
| C．The picture-processing software. | D．The word-processing software. |
| A．He thought it was too expensive in his local computer shop. |
| B．The computer was on sale for￡150 less in his local computer shop. |
| C．He didn't think its quality was good enough. |
| D．He thought Mr. Green's company would offer him some technical help. |
| A．the service | B．the useless software |
| C．the main unit of the computer | D．having difficulty the computer started |
| A．Chris Brown wrote to buy a computer. |
| B．Chris Brown was unhappy with the service. |
| C．Chris Brown had difficulty getting the computer started. |
| D．Chris Brown wrote to complain about the computer and the service. |
9 . Most great inventions often meet with many difficulties in their work before they succeed. They have to solve thousands of problems on their ways. The following is one of such examples.
George Stephenson(1781～1848), a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, using a steam engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government in the country. They said the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, and that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. People believed what they said.
George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great harm to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it, and the first train that was driven by George Stephenson himself proved what he had said. On the train, there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him and was proved a complete success.
The first day when the train was on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train far away, and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a genie. They ran quickly home for fear and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. A week later an old woman still said that her hen（母鸡）had been so frightened that it hadn't laid any eggs for three days.
1. When did George invent the first train?| A．In 1825. | B．In 1835. | C．In 1725. | D．In 1735 |
| A．Because people saw his invention before. |
| B．Because his invention was too dangerous. |
| C．Because there was something wrong with his invention. |
| D．Because people thought his invention was not safe. |
| A．He told people the train was good enough and useful. |
| B．He operated the train by himself and it became successful. |
| C．He asked some famous people to operate the train. |
| D．He told people train was made. |
| A．Excited. | B．Cheerful. | C．Afraid. | D．Angry. |
| A．It’s hard to invent an invention. |
| B．If you study hard, you will win. |
| C．When you invent something, you should show them to others. |
| D．Every successful inventor will have difficulties on their way. |
10 . All students have bad times. What do they usually do when they get into trouble?
My mom is like my friend. I talk about everything to her. Whenever I have some trouble，I can get good advice from her. I have another good friend—my diary. It knows all my secrets. Talking with my two friends always makes me feel better.
——Linda
Laughing helps me when I'm upset. I usually watch funny movies and TV shows. I also love spending my hard time with my best friend Dave. He is humorous and always makes me laugh.
——Peter
Every time I feel bad, I go climbing alone. The study says exercising can help cheer one up. And the beautiful view at the top of the mountain makes me forget all my troubles. Sometimes I shout at the mountain top. It feels fantastic.
——John
1. Linda's _________ knows all her secrets.| A．sister | B．teacher | C．diary | D．computer |
| A．quiet | B．funny | C．careful | D．shy |
| A．goes climbing | B．watches movies |
| C．talks with his friends | D．reads books |
| A．Linda often asks her teacher for advice. |
| B．Exercising can help people feel good. |
| C．Dave often helps Peter with his homework. |
| D．John likes climbing mountains with his friends. |
| A．Ways to get out of trouble. | B．Advice on making friends. |
| C．Ways to get on with parents. | D．Advice on forgetting trouble. |
