1 . Robots often appear in science fiction. The robots in these stories can often think, listen, talk and walk easily on two legs.

Although real robots are becoming more and more complex (复杂的), they’re still not like fictional robots. In real life, robots come in different shapes and sizes. They can be tall, short, thin or fat. Some robots have long legs and are able to walk. Others move on wheels (轮子). They can be very simple or they can be very complex.

Many robots look like humans and some of them can even speak, but they’re different from us in lots of ways. They can’t see, hear or think by themselves. They can’t laugh or cry because they have no feelings. Scientists have to build them and decide what things they’ll be able to do.

Thanks to the robots, our lives are easier. They don’t mind doing dirty or difficult jobs, and can work for long hours without getting tired or bored. Some robots work in dangerous places—under the sea or in space.

Scientists are making better robots all the time. One day probably every home will have its own robot to tidy bedrooms, do the dishes or do anything you tell it to! Do you believe so?

根据短文内容，判断句子正 (T)、误 (F)。
1. The passage is mainly about how robots help people do housework.
2. Robots in real life are the same as those in science fictions.
3. Scientists can’t make robots that can see, hear and think.
4. With the help of robots, our lives become easier.
5. We may read this passage in the science column (栏目) of the newspaper.

2 . Once upon a time, there lived a teacher in a small town. He often taught his students in special ways. Once he sent four of his students to go to a farm to see apple trees in different seasons. The first student went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the last in autumn.

After the four students came back, the teacher called them together. The first student said that there were no leaves on the trees. It made him very disappointed. The second student said his eyes were foil of light green. It made him feel hopeful. The third one said, “What are you talking about? How pretty the trees were! The sweet smell of the beautiful flowers spread (传播) here and there.” The last one shook his head. He only saw a lot of apples on the beautiful trees.

The teacher smiled and told his students none of them were wrong. They each just saw one season. He continued, “The trees are not the same in different seasons. You can’t judge (判断) a tree by only one season.”

Everything has different sides in our life. Don’t hurry to make a conclusion (结论) before seeing the whole of it.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1. Four students were sent to see apple trees in different seasons.
2. The first student left for the small farm in winter.
3. The last student saw the beautiful trees with many fruits.
4. The teacher thought his four students were wrong.
5. The passage mainly tells us that we should judge things by only one side.

3 . My friend Peter has got a restaurant in a big city. It is near a supermarket. He gets ten robots for the restaurant. He bought them from a foreign company（公司）in America when he decided to open a restaurant last month. The price of each robot is 20,000 yuan. The restaurant is not big, but very popular in that city. Now more and more people come here for dinner.

The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Two robots cook different kinds of food; one washes the dishes; one cleans the floor and the others give food to the guests. Although all the staff（员工）are robots, it is not expensive to eat in this restaurant. Because Peter doesn’t need to pay for the robots every month!

Robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, but Peter is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily, Peter is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well. I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot-themed restaurants（机器人主题餐厅）around the world.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. Peter has got a restaurant in a supermarket.
2. Six robots give food to the guests in the restaurant.
3. The food in this restaurant is expensive because the staff are robots.
4. Peter is busy because he has to keep the robots working well.
5. This passage is mainly（主要）about a robot-themed restaurant.

5 . 根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”)。

A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant, you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. But do you know in which country people like fast food best?

The English people are the world’s biggest fans of fast food, while the French (法国人) are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey (调查) done last year.

The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can’t give up fast food, because it’s delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.

The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine (高级菜肴) don’t like fast food.

81% of them think it is unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.

How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn’t matter whether you like western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.

1. From the survey we know that the English like fast food best.
2. The survey shows 45% of Americans like fast food.
3. Some English people can’t give up fast food because it’s delicious.
4. The Japanese are the least interested in fast food.
5. This passage mainly tells us that fast food is unhealthy.

6 .

Museums are magical places where history is kept alive. Ancient relics (遗物) and national treasures are proudly on show for everybody. One of the oldest public museums in the world is the British Museum in London.

The British Museum is famous for its rich collection. People from around the world come to admire some of the greatest treasures in the world. From 2, 000-year-old war helmets to classical Greek vases and Roman sculptures (雕塑), history follows us into the present.

Interestingly, the whole history of the British Museum started with a gift. An Irishman named Sir Hans Sloane had collected many wonderful things over the years, including gold coins, medals and drawings. Before he died, he wanted these treasures to be stored. So, he handed them over to the king, and in 1753, the museum was created.

In its early days, about 5, 000 people visited every year. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, around 6 million people flooded into the museum, according to the British Museum’s website. Also, one in four foreign visitors to London would visit the museum. It has been the most visited attraction (景点) in the UK for many years. Its popularity makes the British Museum a British landmark.

阅读短文，根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. One of the largest world museums is in London.
2. The British Museum is famous for its rich collection.
3. Sir Hans Sloane was the king who created the British Museum.
4. Nowadays, there are about 5, 000 visitors in the British Museum every year.
5. The last part of this passage is mainly about the popularity of the British Museum.

7 . Yangzhou paper cutting, with a history of 2, 000 years, can be dated back to the Sui Dynasty, making Yangzhou one of the places where paper cutting first became popular.

In the Sui Dynasty, the people of Yangzhou would cut colourful paper or silk and satin (缎子) to celebrate festivals. It is said that Emperor Yang came to Yangzhou three times. In winter, the flowers and trees in the garden became dry and weak. The Emperor ordered the girl servants to cut fine silk and satin into flowers and leaves and use them to decorate (装饰) the trees and lakes, copying nicely the looks of spring and summer. Since then, “colorful cutting” has become a popular art in Yangzhou.

In the Qing Dynasty, because of the economic development, the people of Yangzhou became interested in wearing fine clothing, especially embroidered (刺绣的) clothing. The embroidered designs were based on paper-cuts, the most well-known of them was from Bao Jun, a paper cutting master. He was famous as Magic Scissors for his wonderful cutting skills.

After the People’s Republic of China was founded, the Chinese government accepted the importance of paper cutting like many other arts and skills. In 2007, China Paper-cuts Museum opened to the public in the back garden of the Wang’s Residence, Yangzhou, greatly helping the development of Yangzhou paper cutting.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. Yangzhou paper cutting first became popular in the Sui Dynasty.
2. Emperor Yang asked servants to cut colorful papers to celebrate festival.
3. Paper cuts were based on the embroidered designs.
4. People can visit the China Paper-cuts Museum in 2007.
5. The passage is mainly about the history and development of Yangzhou paper cutting.

8 . 阅读短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂A，错误的涂B。

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.

9 . Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it?

The internet is many different networks（网络）around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet.

Maybe that doesn’t sound interesting. But when we’ve joined the Internet, there are lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web (WWW).

We can use the Internet instead of a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports or film stars and do some shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to other people by email. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending letters.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information is English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1. The passage is mainly talking about the Internet.
2. The quickest and cheapest way for people to send messages to their friends is by telephone.
3. Students can use the Internet to find information for their homework.
4. People can not work at home without the help of the Internet.
5. According to this passage, English won’t be important in the future.

10 . I’m an exchange student from New York. I have been in China for three months. I am very interested in traditional Chinese culture. I’d like to share some with you.

In China, there are many different kinds of traditional art forms, such as paper cutting, Chinese clay art and so on. Among them, the kite interests me most. The first ancient Chinese kite appeared more than 2, 000 years ago. Then flying kites was spread into Japan, Korea and Malaysia during the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty. Kites are regarded as the earliest craft（飞行器）. They played an important role in the process of inventing the plane.

Tea culture is important in China. Tea was discovered as a kind of drink by accident about 5, 000 years ago. It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. It didn’t appear in England until around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. Now tea has become one of the most popular drinks around the world.

Lastly, I’d like to tell you something about one of the traditional Chinese festivals—the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is on the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）. Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries.

根据短文内容,判断正误（正确”T”,错误”F”）。
1. Among the Chinese traditional art forms, the writer is interested in clay art most.
2. People considered kites as the earliest craft.
3. It is believed that tea was brought to England around the 6th century.
4. The Mid-Autumn Day is celebrated on August 15th in Chinese lunar calendar.
5. This passage mainly tells us something about Chinese culture.