Have you been treated to “the first cup of milk tea in autumn”? It’s traditional for people to invite their friends over for some tea to make their friendships stronger. But today, young Chinese use milk tea as an excuse to ask their friends out. Drinking milk tea seems to have become a new way to ▲ .
It was the people in Xizang, China that first added milk into the tea they drank, thinking the mixture tasted better. Later, the idea spread to India and Europe. Around the 1940s, somebody in Taiwan invented bubble tea (珍珠奶茶). In the mid-1990s, many companies opened their tea shops in China, and gradually, they developed many kinds of milk tea for customers to choose from. Recently, milk tea has won high popularity in the whole country, especially among the young. Is that a good thing?
Researchers did a survey among 5,200 college students in Beijing. Results are as follows.
The results have worried many experts, because caffeine (咖啡因) in milk tea could cause serious sleep problems. And it might also cause other health problems including heart disease. So, milk tea may make us feel happy, but we’d better not drink too much.
1. B is the best choice to be put in ▲ .A. socialize B. keep healthy C. have fun
2. People in Xizang drank milk tea the earliest.
3. Para. 2 is mainly about the development of milk tea.
4. The survey is about how often the college students in Beijing have milk tea.
5. The writer is totally against drinking milk tea.
2024 is the Year of the Dragon based on Chinese zodiac (中国生肖). It’s the Year of Wood Dragon starting from February 10th. Dragon is the fifth in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Dragon include 1952,1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024...
Chinese dragon is an imaginary animal. It is a kind of animal created by ancient Chinese people in some myths. However, the dragon enjoys a very high popularity in Chinese culture, and it has been a symbol of power since ancient times. Emperors called themselves the “dragon”. It stands for (代表) authority, dignity, honor, success, luck, and ability. Chinese people regard themselves as descendants (后代) of the Chinese dragon.
In some people’s opinion, people born in the Year of the Dragon are full of fighting spirit and strength. They are kind and always think of others, so they may become good leaders. Well, there’s no scientific proofs about this idea. However, there are still many young couples who want to have a “dragon baby”.
1. Dragon is the most popular animal among Chinese people.2. The underlined word imaginary means “not real”.
3. Li Lei, a 15-year-old boy, was born in the year of Dragon.
4. People born in the Year of the Dragon will surely become good leaders.
5. In ancient China, only emperors could call others the “dragon”.
Jet lag is a special period of time when your internal (内部的) clock doesn’t fin in your present time zone. It often happens when you cross different time zones in a very short amount of time. For example, you take a direct flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas and land in Las Vegas at 7 p.m., your body might still be on Tokyo time, which is about 17 hours earlier than local Las Vegas time.
For many people, jet lag can leave them feeling uncomfortable. Ninety percent of them mention experiencing slower thinking, worse mood and especially worse sleep. Here are some tips to help manage the discomfort from jet lag.
Rest up beforehand. Take enough rest as possible ahead of your journey, but don’t force it if you’re not sleepy. You might feel less stressed, even if you end up with a sleepless night after you land.
Change your schedule. Gradually change your schedule toward your target time zone before you leave. You can start heading to bed (and getting up) 15 to 30 minutes earlier or later each day, you will find your sleep time getting closer to your target time zone. You can use jet lag apps like Time Shifter to create a new schedule.
Be careful with coffee. You could choose to have some coffee on the flight to help you stay up, if you arrive in day time. Avoid it if you land during the night, so hopefully you’ll be sleepy enough to fall asleep naturally.
阅读判断正误。正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”。1. Jet lag can bring slower thinking, worse mood and worse sleep.
2. Jet lag can happen even in the same time zone.
3. You should take enough rest even if you are not sleepy.
4. The writer mentions four ways to manage the discomfort from jet lag.
5. It can be inferred that a person’s internal clock can change.
4 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
World Sleep Day fell on March 21 this year. And the theme was “Sleep equality for all people’s health”.
Chinese people sleep less than 7 hours every night, according to the result reported by the Chinese Sleep Research Society. Also, many Chinese people can’t sleep well.
What should we do? First, try to use an alarm with softer and lower sounds because it is never fun for people to be woken up by a ringing alarm. Second, sleep early and get up early. Some young people may go to bed late at 2 am and get up at 10 am. They think that as long as they have 8 hours of sleep, everything will be fine. But in fact, our bodies can tell time. They use light and temperature to do so. If we wake up too late, our bodies might feel stuck (困于) between sleep and being awake. That’s why we sometimes feel even more tired after oversleeping. So go to bed early and get up early. This is good for our health.
1. Over 38.2% of Chinese people have deep sleep according to the survey.2. If you have 8 hours of sleep, you will keep healthy.
3. Going to bed early and getting up early help us have a good sleep.
4. The article is mainly about why people need to have a good sleep.
5. World Sleep Day reminds us to pay attention to sleep health.
5 . To find out the relationship between people’s health and the number of their walking steps, some scientists recorded (记录) how many steps some people in different age groups walk and their possibility of getting sick or dying. Here is the result.
After studying the result, scientists found that walking doesn’t help people over 60 so much after they walk over 6,000 steps or so.
正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。1. The people in ① are those over 60.
2. The study result shows walking less than 5,000 steps is good for people of all ages.
3. Walking less than 6,000 steps is more helpful for people over 60 than walking over 6,000 steps.
4. The study tells us when the best time is for us to walk to keep healthy.
5. The study may appear in a science magazine about health and exercise.
Thirty years ago, China started to build its own navigation satellite system (卫星导航系统), Beidou.
In 1994, China began making the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) so that we wouldn’t have to use navigation systems from other countries. It’s a lot safer this way.
In 2020, after over 20 years of Chinese scientists’ hard work, Beidou completed its global network (全球网络). That placed China among the group of countries and areas with their own global navigation network, after the US, Russia and the European Union.
Beidou does not just show where you are. It’s also the first to let you send texts where there’s no phone signal (信号) or internet. For example, you can use it to send messages to others in a deep mountain. The Beidou system has played a very important role in keeping people from natural disasters, such as earthquakes, storms and so on. The BDS even helps farmers in China by providing information for planting , making farming smarter.
The BDS is more than a system. It shows China’s development of science and technology. Now over 120 countries and areas are using it. In the future, there will be certainly more joining it. Wherever you are, Beidou’s there to help you find your way.
1. China decided to make BDS in order to show the development of our space science to the world.2. China is the fourth one having global navigation systems in the world so far.
3. Beidou is mainly used to help people find the way on the road or in a deep mountain.
4. The popularity of the BDS is rising across the world.
5. It’s not a big deal for Chinese scientists to work out the BDS.
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1. The missing picture in the advertisement can be
.2. Parents can also join the camp with their teenage children.
3. The camp can benefit (对……有益) teenagers by both developing skills and connecting with nature.
4. If you and two friends want to join the camp together, you can save $60 in total.
5. The main purpose of the ad is to encourage teenagers to protect the environment.
Fu Zai, a cute six-month-old corgi, who has been trained to be China’s first corgi police dog, met the public during the opening day of a police camp in Weifang, Shandong province.
In many people’s eyes, these cute dogs with “little short legs” cannot join the police force. At first, some people doubted if he could run fast enough and catch criminals. Unlike the tall dogs, Fu Zai won this job thanks to his excellent abilities. Having got four months of training, Fu Zai now can take advantage of his short legs to directly get under cars and easily get into small spaces. There he can search for people or dangerous objects. And his lovely smile quickly makes him famous through the Internet.
Zhao Qingshuai, Fu Zai’s coach and partner, says, “Because of the love for Fu Zai, people are happier to see us around now.”
1. Fu Zai has been trained for six months to be a police dog.2. The corgi is not commonly considered suitable to be a police dog.
3. Fu Zai became a police dog because he has excellent abilities and lovely smiles.
4. Short legs allow Fu Zai to search for things in small spaces.
5. Fu Zai brought the police and the public closer to each other.
9 . “Do you want to grow your own vegetables?” Mom asked. “Yes!” My eyes got wide. Mom smiled at my excitement. She gave me a book on gardening, and I carefully planted some seeds (种子) in the back yard.
After supper, I rushed to see how much they might grow. Nothing! My mouth dropped. “Someone stole my seeds!” Mom laughed from ear to ear. She said, “Johnny, go and check the book.” I hung my head down. I read the book and I knew something needed to be done.
Early the next morning, I ran to the back yard. Everything looked the same but I wasn’t that disappointed. As the book said, I lightly watered my seeds and stuck my finger in the soil to make sure it wasn’t too dry. That evening, I couldn’t help going to check my garden again. No sign of anything green. Just dirt.
The next morning I raced to the garden again. No changes. “Why is it taking so long for the seeds to grow?” I asked. “Grow up!” I shouted. “Please, just grow!” I almost cried. Mom was too busy with housework to help. “Read the book, and wait patiently.” So I read again. I removed the grass from the soil and watered the seeds.
Then one morning, I walked out to my garden. I wasn’t expecting to see anything yet. To my surprise, a little bit of green came into my eyes. I got down on my knees for a closer look. “They grew!” I shouted. I could see little green leaves growing everywhere! I was so excited! “They finally grew! The book is right. It took several days for the seeds to be in the soil before popping up.”
正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。1. Johnny checked the seeds slowly after he finished eating dinner.
2. Johnny’s mother must have a lot of experience with gardening.
3. The underlined phrase “popping up” means the seeds are growing and coming out of the ground.
4. Johnny has learned that he needs to be patient and wait for the seeds to grow.
5. The story is about Johnny’s first time growing plants and what he learns along the way.
Deep down in the sea, Oliver, an octopus (章鱼) sat on the floor, bored and upset. He watched pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks, which were laughing and dancing in the sea. “Why am I so different?” he said to himself sadly.
“You are an octopus, Oliver. That’s special.” The sweet voice of Cherub, beautiful fish, always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the fish and smiled. Cherub suggested, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏).” They were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark swimming above them. “It was Big White…the biggest, scariest animal in the sea,” she shouted to Oliver. Cherub was very scared. She looked at Big White hopelessly. And idea came to Oliver. He quickly gave out a very dark cloud of black water to the shark’s eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub ran back home safely.
“Are you OK?” asked Oliver. Cherub laughed happily, “That was the most interesting tip! You saved me just now. I’m lucky to have you as my fiend!” Oliver’s face turned red. “I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations,“ Oliver said. “That’s what I tried to tell you,” Cherub smiled.
1. In the beginning, Oliver laughed happily when he saw pretty fish swimming around him.2. Oliver and Cherub were having a good time when Cherub noticed Big White were just above them.
3. Cherub was very brave and calm when she faced the danger.
4. Oliver’s quick mind and action saved Oliver himself and Cherub.
5. From this passage, we know we have our own advantages in some situations, though we are different.
