1 . Yao Ming is a basketball star. But now he is a film star. There is a film about Yao Ming. Its name is The Year of the Yao. Americans made the film (制片). Now it has come to China.
The film lasts (持续) for 88 minutes. It is about Yao Ming’s first year in the NBA. Some NBA stars talk about Yao Ming in the film. So you can see Michel Jordan and Shaquille ONeal in it.
The film can help us know more about Yao Ming. Let’s go to the cinema.
根据短文，判断正误，正确的写 “T”，错误的写 “F”。
1. Yao Ming plays for Huanghe Football Team.
2. The film is made in USA.
3. The film lasts for one and a half hours.
4. You can see Li Hua in the film.
5. The film can help you know more about Yao Ming.
2 . A family went to New York City on vacation. One day, the father took his son into a large building. They were surprised at everything they saw. When they came to an elevator (电梯), the son felt surprised. He asked, “What’s this?” The father answered, “I don’t see anything like this before. I don’t know, either!”
While the son and the father watched the elevator, an old woman walked slowly to it and pressed (按) a button. A door opened and the woman walked into a small room. Then the door closed. After a while, the door opened again, and a beautiful young lady walked out. The father quickly turned to his son and said, “Go, get your mother here.”
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)
1. The family spent their vacation in New York City.
2. There was an elevator in the small building.
3. The father wasn’t surprised at the elevator.
4. An old woman walked into the elevator.
5. The elevator made the old woman young and beautiful.
3 . “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD（公元） 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.
One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave（微波炉）, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（赶时髦的）, beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.
| A．have speeded up our lives | B．have improved the quality of our lives |
| C．may make people feel very happy | D．may bring people some trouble |
| A．they loved to live simple lives |
| B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions |
| C．they were troubled by modern inventions |
| D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them |
| A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier. |
| B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better. |
| C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house. |
| D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired. |
According to the latest report there had been 10,035,000 newborn babies registered(注册) in China by the end of 2020. The number has reached the lowest point since 1949. A new UN report says that India is set to overtake(超过) China as the world’s most populous country in less than ten years.
So far China and India have accounted for(占) about 37% of the total world’s population of 7.7 billion. But by 2027, India will have more people than China, according to the UN’s 2019 World Population Prospects report, and by 2050 the gap is expected to be larger.
Between 2019 and 2050, 55 countries and areas are expected to see their populations decrease(减少) by at least 1%, the report said, mostly because of low-levels of new birth and large numbers of migrants(移居者). Among these countries, China’s population is projected to decrease by 31.4 million, or 2.2%. That would put China at 1.1 billion, smaller than the 1.5 billion of India.
By 2050, the report predicts(预测) the world’s population will be 9.7 billion people, amazing rise in just one century. Five years after the founding of the UN in 1950, the world’s population was only 2.6 billion people. The UN gives this report to provide governments with information as they work towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable(可持续) Development Goals.
1. What was the number of newborn babies in 2020 in China?| A．7.7 billion. | B．1.5 billion. | C．10 million, 35 thousand. | D．1.1 billion. |
| A．By 2027. | B．By 2050. | C．By 2030. | D．By 2040. |
| A．India has the largest population in the world. |
| B．More babies in 55 countries and areas will be born between 2019 and 2050. |
| C．The UN was founded in 1955. |
| D．The world’s population will reach 9.7 billion in less than 30 years. |
5 . Have you ever met any people like this? They say they’d like to do this or that, but then they offer all the excuses in the world for why they can’t do whatever it is. No matter what the excuses are, the only reason is their own self-perception（感觉）.
As a matter of fact, nothing is impossible if you set your mind on it. The things you need are willingness to work for what you want, patience to learn what you need to know and, most important of all, belief in yourself. You only need a seed, and then your faith in yourself will grow with you as you move forward.
If your self-perception is that you can’t achieve something because you’re not smart enough, then take the time to learn what you need to know, and then your self-perception will change. If your self-perception is that you can not accomplish something because you never finish anything you start, then go and finish something and change your self-perception. If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy, too busy, or too dependent on others to accomplish great things, then you’re right. You are that because you believe you are, but in fact you can change that.
Your reality today is the result of your past beliefs and actions. Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. You are what you think. Think about that the next time you need an excuse.
1. What does the underlined word “faith” mean in the passage?| A．A feeling that can make people relaxed. |
| B．A feeling that make people confident. |
| C．A feeling that make people tired. |
| D．A feeling that can make people happy. |
| A．go and finish something | B．take the time to learn what you need to know |
| C．find an excuse | D．do nothing but wait |
| A．begin | B．miss | C．achieve | D．start |
| A．The only reason is their own self-perception. |
| B．Change your beliefs and actions, and you will change your future. |
| C．If your self-perception is that you’re too lazy to accomplish great things, you can’t change that. |
| D．Some people always find excuse for what they can’t do. |
| A．The things you need are willingness to work for what you want. |
| B．The things you need are patience to learn what you need to know. |
| C．Most important of all, belief in yourself. |
| D．As a matter of fact, nothing is impossible if you set your mind on it. |
6 . The market was hot, steamy and crowded. Everyone was talking fast and loud. Jack haggled（讨价还价）for a good price and paid them in baht, Thai money. They bought herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. Some of the fruits Jack and Ben had never heard of before, like rambutans, mangosteens, and pomelos.
Ben held a large spiky fruit. “What’s this?” He asked. “That is durian（榴莲）. It’s very good. You must try. ” Jack answered, “It didn’t smell so good, but if you held your nose it was delicious!”
“Now we go to the boats,” said Jack quickly. Jack led them along crowded alleys filled with motorbikes and three-wheeled taxis. They passed dusty shops with birds in cages, people waiting to tell your fortune and a shop that sold nothing but images of Buddha（佛像）.
Then they hit water. They stepped aboard a longboat. It twisted and turned down one boat after another. They passed other longboats filled with fruits and vegetables.
1. In this passage, we can know the market was in ________.| A．Canada | B．Thailand | C．England | D．Australia |
| A．So nice. | B．So bad. | C．Not so good. | D．Just so-so. |
| A．Everybody was talking fast and loud. |
| B．The crowded alleys were filled with motorbikes and three-wheeled taxis. |
| C．Jack and Ben had heard of all of the fruits. |
| D．They passed a shop that sold nothing but images of Buddha. |
7 . In an English class, students are talking about a problem in groups.
Gao Bokun: Parents worry about their children when there is no one at home. Through home cameras, parents can not only keep their kids from the danger, but also encourage them to develop good study habits.
Zhang Keqi: When I was in middle school, my mom set up a camera. I wanted to play computer games now and then. But after playing games, I couldn’t go back to my study immediately. So I think my mom help me a lot in this special way.
Veronica Shirokon: Kids who are older shouldn’t be monitored (监控), but parents can limit (限制) the time their children spend on apps. It would be much better to help students learn how to make full use of their time. Meanwhile, parents also need to trust their children and give them enough freedom.
Rena Chen: How to control themselves is one of the important skills kids will need in the future. But using cameras won’t help kids get the skill, and they will always find ways to avoid the cameras. What’s more, having a camera might also do bad for parents’ work, too.
1. What are they talking about?| A．Should parents monitor their kids? | B．How to deal with problems with parents? |
| C．Is it important to develop good study habits? | D．What are the skills students need in the future? |
| A．Parents should trust their children. | B．Parents help her a lot in a special way. |
| C．Students should limit time on using apps. | D．Students should learn to control themselves. |
| A．Gao Bokun and Zhang Keqi. | B．Zhang Kegi and Veronica Shirokon. |
| C．Gao Bokun and Rena Chen. | D．Veronica Shirokon and Rena Chen. |
On October 16, the ministry of education（教育部） said that all high school entrance exams (中考）should include fine arts testing by 2022. And 12 cities in six provinces have started the practice. The scores change from 10 to 40 points.
This news has caused heated discussion. What will it mean for students? We invited two teenagers to share their ideas.
Zhao Xin, 14, Beijing
I’m in junior 2. we have a music class and a drawing class every week. Sometimes, the teachers show us movies about famous painters or musicians, telling their encouraging life stories. Studying music or fine arts is never a stress to me and the tests are only about what we’ve learned in class. What’s more, we have open-book exams in my school. Most of my classmates will get over 90 out of 100 points. I don’t think these subjects will be too difficult if they’re included in the high school entrance exams.
Zhao Hanfang, 15, Yunnan
I study in a village school. Our school doesn’t have separate music and art classroom. Every Friday, students from several classes will have music class in our library hall. With so many students, the teachers can’t check everyone’s singing in each class. It’s really hard for tone-deaf(五音不全） people like me to remember the melodies(旋律). So I need to do extra practice before the test, and I feel worried. So if music is included in the high school entrance exams, I might be under much pressure.
1. According to the ministry of education, what should all high school entrance exams include by 2022 ?| A．P.E. testing. | B．Computer testing. |
| C．Fine arts testing. | D．Spoken English testing. |
| A．Studying music or fine arts is a very big stress to Zhao Xin |
| B．Zhao Xin and his classmates can get good grades in the exams |
| C．Zhao Xin’s teachers show them some movies about famous actors |
| D．The tests about fine arts are not about what they’ve learned in class |
| A．Good. | B．Relaxed. | C．Stressed. | D．Surprised. |
9 . Over the past five years, about 2.8 billion school textbooks have been sold in China, with spending on them totaling 20 billion yuan. The data was recently released by China’s National Press and Publication Administration（国家新闻出版署）.
The figures also showed that in 2018, 2.93 billion textbooks had been sold at retail （零售）across the country, amounting to nearly 26 billion yuan. If all of them were to be reused, at least 20 billion yuan could be saved each year. These savings could then be used to help build around 40,000 Hope Schools in the country’s poorer regions.
At present, free textbooks related to music, the arts, science, digital technology and physical education have been widely reused in many cities. The school textbooks used in these subjects, which don’t need to have class notes taken, are considered appropriate for recycling.
The number of textbooks which have already been reused, however, accounted for（占比）only a tiny amount of the total sum. And most of these used textbooks end up in landfills（垃圾场）or are sold for scrap（废品）offline. “With the total amount of money, I got from selling a large bag of my used textbooks, I am only able to buy a new pencil case. ” said a Chinese graduate online.
Despite this, some online platforms have been recently experiencing a boom（激增）in second-hand book sales. Data from Xianyu（闲鱼）, Alibaba’s online platform for second-hand goods, showed that a total of 1.56 million textbooks had been sold last month. Since this past March, it has seen a 207 percent increase in the number of users between the ages of 15 and 18.
1. About _______ yuan were spent on textbooks in China in 2018.| A．20 billion. | B．2.8 billion. | C．2.93 billion. | D．26 billion. |
| A．music | B．physical education | C．Chinese | D．science |
| A．A new pencil case is much expencive than used textbooks. |
| B．We can sell used textbooks to buy a new pencil case. |
| C．The used textbooks are really cheap if they are sold for scrap offline. |
| D．We can get a large amount of money from selling used textbooks. |
| A．Many Hope Schools have been built because of reused textbooks. |
| B．The number of textbooks which have already been reused is large. |
| C．Some textbooks are appropriate for recycling because they need to have class notes taken. |
| D．If all of the textbooks are reused, much money could be saved each year. |
| A．People are beginning to reuse the textbooks. |
| B．People still pay no attention to reusing the textbooks. |
| C．New textbooks can be sold on some online platforms. |
| D．Some online platforms for second-hand goods are not successful. |
10 . People get truly happy and successful by trying to be themselves. Not on the outside—on the inside. It’s not about a brand（品牌）or a character. It’s about truth. Who you really are. It sounds simple, I know. The problem is , it’s very hard to do, it takes a lot of work, and it can take a lifetime to understand who you are.
Nothing worth doing in life is ever easy. If you want to do great work, it’s going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you’re going to have to break out of your comfort zone（舒适区）.
But you know, you can’t think of a better way to spend your life. I mean, what’s life for if not finding yourself and trying to become the best, the truest version（版本）of you that you can be?
That’s what Steve Jobs meant when he said this in a speech at Stanford University:
Your time is limited（有限的）, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don`t let the noise of others ‘opinions drown out your own inner voice. You have to trust that the points will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your heart, luck, life, whatever. This way has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
Not only that, but what Jobs was talking about and what I’m talking about require focus and hard work, two things that are very hard to come by these days. Unless you take on the challenge and start up the road to self-discovery, or nothing will be achieved. Whatever you might discover, all you have to do is to start the journey.
1. It is _____________ for you to find out who you really are.| A．simple | B．difficult | C．funny | D．clever |
| A．make as many friends as you can | B．pay attention to your outside world |
| C．set up your own special brand | D．get away from comfort zone |
| A．Try to become a famous person. | B．Make full use of our time. |
| C．Earn a lot of money and enjoy life. | D．Spend no time in playing. |
| A．stop | B．return | C．forget | D．complete |
| A．To Move Forward or Step Back | B．To Be Happy or Successful |
| C．How to Be Yourself Truly | D．How to Start Our Journey |
