1 . A Survey on City Walks
In 2022, city walkers in China covered 320, 000 kilometers in total, which is long enough to circle the Earth eight times. And in the first half of 2023, searches about city walks on Xiaohongshu grew by over 30 times compared with the number in the same period in 2022. And they kept growing.
Q: Which are popular cities for city walking?Around China, Shanghai is the most popular for city walking, Beijing is the second and Guangzhou comes next. Chengdu is also on the list of top 10 cities for city walking.
Q: Who are city walkers?82% of the city walkers are females (女性) while males (男性) make up for 18%. Besides, city walks interest people at different ages. The chart on the right shows more information.
Q: Why do people enjoy city walking?●To slow down to learn a city better.
●To have a cheaper and more relaxing way to travel.
●To have a close connection with the community around us.
●To reduce stress.
●Others
正确的“T”，错误的“F”。
1. More people take an interest in city walking in 2023 than those in 2022.
2. Chengdu is the first favorite city for city walking around the country.
3. According to the underlined sentence, the survey result can be like this.
4. Half of the people who love city walking are at the age between 19-28.
5. The survey results show us five clear reasons for people to have city walks.
2 . Once upon a time, there was a tree which wanted to become a treasure box. One day, a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter (木匠). The tree was happy because he thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box.
To its surprise, the carpenter made it into a feed box for animals. The tree felt very disappointed because that was not its dream. Several years later, the feed box was thrown away. Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple. The tree forgot its dream little by little.
One day, a couple came to the temple. The woman gave birth to a baby boy. There wasn’t a bed in the temple. So they placed the baby in the feed box. They loved him and regarded him as their treasure. The tree suddenly realized that it became a real “treasure box” at that time.
Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true. Don’t forget your dream. It may be realized in another new way.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. The tree was bought by a farmer.
2. The tree was happy at first because he thought his dream would come true.
3. The tree was made into a beautiful table.
4. The couple placed the baby in the feed box because it was beautiful.
5. If you don’t give up your dream, it may be realized in another new way.
3 . Richard is a trader and he is very mean (吝啬) with his money. One day, Richard went to a noodle house for lunch. He asked, “How much is a bowl of beef noodles?” The boss answered, “8 dollars.” Richard asked again, “What about the beef soup?” “For free.” said the boss. Richard said at once, “OK! Give me a bowl of soup, please.” After drinking, Richard wiped (擦) his mouth and left.
Richard came to drink the free soup in the following three days. That made the boss a little angry. On the fifth day, when Richard came for the free soup again. The boss said angrily, “Today the prices are not the same as before. 8 dollars for noodles and 16 dollars for the soup!” Richard thought for a while and said, “OK! I need a bowl of beef noodles and an empty bowl.”
The boss gave Richard what he ordered. To his surprise, Richard poured the soup into the empty bowl and only ate the noodles. Then he said to the boss, “I had a bowl of noodles for 8 dollars, but I didn’t drink the soup. Now you have to give me 8 dollars back.”
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。1. Richard went to the noodle house for breakfast.
2. Richard had a bowl of soup at the first time.
3. The boss got angry because of Richard’s behavior.
4. In fact, the price of the soup is 16 dollars.
5. At last, the boss didn’t have to give Richard 8 dollars.
4 . To most people in the Netherlands (荷兰), bicycle riding is part of everyday life. It’s their first choice to school and work. In cities like Amsterdam, people take almost 70% of all the trips by bike. Why does cycling become popular in the Netherlands?
In the 1970s, the Dutch government (荷兰政府) began to improve its cycling facilities (设施) because many people wanted a much safer cycling condition for children. To make cycling safer, the Dutch built the widest cycling network in the world. The country marked over 40,000 kilometer lines just for bicycles. They have traffic signs and signal lights for cyclists.
Even when both bikes and cars have to share the same road of little space, you can always see a large board saying “Bike Street. Cars are guests”. It means that riders have priority (优先) over drivers. For example, cars must slow down and let bikes pass first if they run face to face.
Bicycle parking facilities are quite common in the country. The central train station in Groningen, a city in the north eastern part Netherlands, has underground space for parking 10,000 bikes.
正确“T”，错误“F”1. People in Amsterdam take all the trips by bike.
2. The Dutch built the widest cycling network in the world.
3. In the Netherlands, if a car and a bike run face to face, the bike must let the car pass first.
4. It’s easy to park bikes in the Netherlands.
5. This passage mainly talks about why cycling becomes popular in the Netherlands.
5 . Once upon a time, there was a business man who owed ( 欠债) a lot of money to a noble ( 贵族). The noble said he would forget about the money if he could marry the businessman’s daughter. The businessman didn’t want his daughter to marry the noble, but he was too poor to pay back.
The noble said, “I have an idea. I will put a black stone and a white stone into an empty bag. Your daughter has to pick one from the bag. If she picks the black one, she will become my wife and you won’t need to pay me back. If she picks the white one, she needn’t marry me. When your daughter picks the white one, you needn’t pay back, either. ” The businessman and his daughter agreed.
The noble went to pick two small stones. As he picks them up, the girl noticed him pick two black stones and put then into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick one. The girl put her hand into the bag and chose a stone. Without looking at it, she threw it into a river.
She said, “Oh, silly! I didn’t see the color of the stone. But if you look at the other one, you will be able to tell which one I have picked.”
根据短文内容，判断正( T ) 误( F )
1. The businessman borrowed some money from the noble.
2. The businessman was not rich enough to pay back.
3. The girl noticed the noble picked two white stones.
4. If the daughter picks the white stone, she needn’t marry the noble.
5. In the end, the noble may be excited.
Barry and Lucy are brother and sister. But they like different sports. Barry likes soccer. He is in the school soccer club，and he plays soccer every day. He has a soccer ball in his bookcase. He also likes volleyball. He has two white volleyballs. But Lucy doesn’t like soccer or volleyball. She likes tennis. Tennis is interesting. She is in the school tennis club，and she plays tennis every day. She has seven tennis balls and two tennis bats in her room. She also likes baseball. She has five baseballs: two green baseballs and three red baseballs.
1. Barry likes soccer and volleyball.2. Barry has two soccer balls in his bookcase.
3. Lucy likes tennis,but she doesn’t like baseball.
4. Barry is in the school soccer club and Lucy is in the school tennis club.
5. Lucy has seven baseballs and she plays baseball every day.
7 . Vera is eight years old. She has four dollars. She wants to buy a birthday gift for her mother. She comes to a big store. She looks at the things and thinks, “I’ll buy her something nice”.
“Can I help you?” asks the shopkeeper. “Yes, please. I want to buy a gift for my mom’s birthday,” answers Vera, “but I don’t know what to buy.” The shopkeeper gives her a nice skirt and says, “Do you like this skirt? It’s thirty dollars.”“Yes, but I only have four dollars,” says Vera. Then she sees a nice red hat. She knows her mother would like it. She wants to buy it, but the price must be very high.
“How much is it?” she asks. The shopkeeper looks at her, and then he says, “That’s just four dollars.” Linda is very happy, and says, “OK, I’ll take it.”
阅读上面短文，判断句子正（A）误（B）1. Vera’s mother’s birthday is coming.
2. Vera doesn’t like the skirt.
3. Vera buys a red hat for thirty.
4. The shopkeeper is a kind man.
5. The shopkeeper is Vera’s father.
8 . 
Zibo is in the middle of Shandong Province. In late February, some college students went to try the barbecue (烧烤) when they attended a job fair in the city. They took videos of themselves enjoying the food and posted onto social media. Zibo’s special barbecue has gone viral (走红) quickly. As a result, “college students going to Zibo for barbecue” and “taking a high-speed train to taste Zibo barbecue” have become hot topics on Chinese social media.
Xu Jiayue, a student from Shandong Transport Vocational College, came to Zibo to try the barbecue on Tuesday. “We use the stoves (火炉) to cook the meat, which gives us a feeling of achievement. We can eat the meat at a perfect temperature, so the food tastes delicious.” she said.
A total of 27,065 visitors arrived on March 4, setting a record for daily passengers arriving at the railway station in the past three years. Now, more and more people start to pour into Zibo to try its famous barbecue.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断所给句子正 (T) 误 (F)。1. In late February, some teachers tried the barbecue when they attended a job fair in Zibo.
2. Zibo has gone viral on Chinese social media for its special barbecue.
3. Xu Jiayue came to Zibo to try the barbecue on Friday.
4. The number of passengers arriving at the railway station on March 4 has set a record in the past three years.
5. Because of barbecue, Zibo has become a popular city.
Yang Hongwei, 56, was born into a kite-making family in Weifang. When she was young, she often saw kites with bright colors and different shapes in her grandfather’s workshop.
“Every time I see these beautiful kites, my bad feelings go away,” said Yang.
Yang learned to make kites from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the skill for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992.
“Many places around the world have a tradition of flying kites,” Yang said. “But I think the cultural idea behind our kites is special.”
On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common pictures like butterflies and birds, but also some prints telling Chinese myths (神话), legends (传说) and history. For example, she once made a kite with a phoenix(凤凰). On each side of the phoenix were 50 images (形象) of famous women from Chinese history. Each woman was different in look, clothes and makeup.
“It took me a lot of time,” Yang said, “but when I explain the stories of the kites to foreigners, I feel a great sense of achievement.”
In her free time, Yang travels to countries such as Germany, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. She tells the stories of Chinese kites and the traditional ways they are made. “It is an important job of mine.” She said.
1. Yang Hongwei learned to makes kite from her father.2. Yang Hongwei started her own shop when she was 26.
3. Yang Hongwei thought the cultural idea behind our kites is special.
4. Some prints on Yang’s kites tell Chinese stories.
5. Yang Hongwei went to some foreign countries to sell her kites.
Global warming is a big problem. One of the best things we do is to plant more trees. Trees can take in CO2 in the air and stop global warming. China is doing a great job of “greening” the world.
A team of scientists at Boston University have been working to study Earth’s green vegetation. They found that leaf area had increased by 5% since the early 2000s. And according to the study, China was responsible for 25% of that gain (收获). That’s about one-quarter of the size of the Amazon rainforest (亚马逊热带雨林).
The growth mainly came from China’s forest protection projects. For example, since 1962, China has been planting trees in Saihanba, Hebei Province. It was once a desert. But now, it is country’s largest man-made forest.
The Chinese public has also joined in these activities. Ant Forest is one of public projects to give users points for doing eco-friendly (环保) things. Users can use these points to water and grow their own virtual (虚拟的) trees. When the virtual trees are big enough, Ant Forest will plant real trees somewhere in the world. More than 55 million trees have been planted in this way.
1. To stop global warming, planting trees is the only thing to do.2. Scientists at Boston University found that China has greatly increased the amount (数量) of green vegetation.
3. According to the study, 25% of trees in Amazon rainforest were planted by Chinese.
4. Saihanba is the largest man-made forest in China now.
5. The last paragraph tells us that Ant Forest grows virtual trees.
