1 . Columbus was an Italian. He believed the world was round, though few people knew or believed it at that time. He thought if he always went west, he would at last get to India. His friend, Isabella, the queen of Spain, gave him support which made it possible for him to start his journey.
On August 3, 1492, Columbus started from Spain with three small ships. He and his men stepped into what was then an unknown sea. Many thought that they would never come back. On and on they went with their ships, not knowing where they were going!
For a long time there was nothing but wide waters all around them. Day after day, and night after night passed by. The men who were with him became scared, and tried to force him to return. But Columbus was brave and would not turn back. At last, a land appeared.
When the people of the island saw Columbus’s ships, they were very surprised. They had never heard of Europe or the people who lived there. Columbus and his men filled their ships with fruits, vegetables, plants and animals. He even took some island people with him as he returned to Spain.
When the other countries of Europe heard of the great discovery of a new world, they wanted to share in its riches. So many things like bananas, sugar and cotton were brought into Europe from there. And these things changed Europe a lot.
The potato plant which was taken back to Europe also changed Europe. As it grew easily in Europe, it meant more food for the people there and so the population of Europe increase.
1. The men with Columbus tried to force him to return _______.| A．after they saw the island |
| B．after they filled their ships with fruits |
| C．because they felt scared |
| D．because they took some island people |
| A．people could grow potatoes easily in Europe |
| B．the population of Europe increased very fast |
| C．potatoes were of great importance to Europe |
| D．there were more foods to choose in Europe |
| A．after Columbus returned, some Asian countries sent out ships to the new land |
| B．Columbus became very important in European history because of his discovery |
| C．when the people of the island saw the ships of Columbus, they were very surprised |
| D．Columbus took fruits, animals and even some island people with him as he returned |
(① =Para.1（自然段）②＝Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④＝Para.4 ⑤=Para.5 ⑥＝Para.6）
| A．①; ②③④⑤; ⑥ | B．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ |
| C．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥ | D．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥ |
2 . With no doubt, good health is a priceless thing. When we are healthy, we can learn, work, and support ourselves and our families. When we are sick, we fight, and our families and societies fall behind.
That’s why the World Health Organization is needed. Working with 194 Member States, across six regions (地区), and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are joined together in an agreement to make better health for everyone, everywhere.
WHO follows the basic rule that all people should enjoy the highest standard of health, no matter who you are and where you are from. And this has guided WHO’s work for the past 70 years, since it was first set up as the lead agency for international health in the new United Nations system (系统).
For many years, the world has seen a rise in noncommunicable diseases (非传染性疾病) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease. These diseases now become the causes of 70% of all deaths.▲, along with health authorities (专家) around the world, to develop a healthy lifestyle such as healthy eating, physical exercise and regular health checks.
Since WHO changed its focus to a healthy lifestyle, it has always been trying to run global (全球的) health events on healthy cities in recent years, like building a community (社区) with few people smoking around. And since January this year, the outbreak of COVID-19, the Organization has pulled together people all over the world to bring the virus under control.
To succeed in reaching these goals of WHO will require people of all countries to look out for each other and work together to build a global community of health for all!
1. What are the goals of WHO?| A．To make everyone healthy. | B．To make more countries united. |
| C．To collect more money. | D．To help more sick people. |
| A．But WHO alone won’t do much | B．But they can’t solve the problems |
| C．So WHO has changed its focus | D．So they’re trying to find the causes |
(Para. 1=①Para. 2=②Para. 3=③Para. 4=④Para. 5=⑤Para. 6=⑥)
| A．①②;③④⑤;⑥ | B．①②③;④⑤;⑥ |
| C．①;②③④;⑤⑥ | D．①②;③④;⑤⑥ |
| A．Good Health is First Important | B．The Focuses of WHO |
| C．The Organization: WHO | D．The Rules of WHO |
3 . As we are getting older and older, our ability to think and remember starts to become worse. But not everyone is like this. Some people are super-agers, who are over the age of 80, but have the brain of much younger people.
Scientists know that parts of the brain become smaller in size with age. But the change of the super-agers’ goes much more slowly. In her recent study, Emily Rogalski, a neuroscientist (神经科学家), showed that super-agers have young brains. The area of the brain for attention and memory was shown to be thicker in super-agers. “When we look at a super-ager’s brain, we see that it looks more like a 50-year-old brain than an 80-year-old one”.
▲ Most of them like travelling and playing sports. They always enjoy reading. And they usually have healthy relationships and spend time with friends. “Growing old,” she adds, “does not have to be depressing and sad. Perhaps if we expect a little better from ourselves, we’ll understand that not all getting old makes us sad”.
Rogalski said jokingly that super-agers do not grow on trees — meaning they are special and few. She says she wants to find out why a super-ager’s mind is working so well and not getting old as quickly as most.
The science behind super-agers is a new, but growing field. It attracts many scientists. Scientists in the research offer the advice to us: Stay active. Learn new things. Challenge yourself. Develop healthy relationships. We may also become super-agers if we follow the advice.
1. Super-agers are people ________.| A．over 80 with older brains | B．under 80 with older brains |
| C．over 80 with younger brains | D．under 80 with younger brains |
| A．The area of the brain for attention and memory was shown thinner in super-agers. |
| B．Scientists have found out why a super-ager’s mind is working so well. |
| C．Super-agers are common and very easy to find in our lives . |
| D．More and more scientists may get into the study of super-agers. |
| A．Scientists find that super-agers usually live simple lives. |
| B．Scientists say that super-agers hardly ever forget things. |
| C．Scientists find that super-agers have some physical differences from others. |
| D．Scientists say that super-agers have several things in common. |
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
4 . Many people complain(抱怨) in their life. Do you ever complain? When you try a new dress on, but only find you are too “big” to put yourself in. Do you complain about your shape of body? Do you tell yourself “If I have time tomorrow, I will go to the gym.” But do you actually take action?
Karen always complained about her house. One day I asked why she didn't look for another house. Karen answered, “I will look for another one when I come back from vacation.” Sam hated his job. However, he loved taking photos, and was taking a two-year course to get a certificate (证书). Every day he complained about his work. I asked him why he didn’t give up his job and start a business of taking photos. His reply was , “When I finish my course, I will start a business.”
Here is another example. Harry worked for a company that allowed him to retire (退休)early, but at a reduced pension (削减的养老金). Now Harry became very weak and found it difficult to deal with his work. I was worried about his heavy work and its influence (影响)on his health. “Why don’t you retire, Harry? Do something that you want to do,” I said. “If I were older, I would get my foil pension.” “When the next summer comes, maybe I will,” Harry replied.
There is an old saying that says, “If and When were planted, and Nothing grew.” A year later, Karen is still living in the house, and she hates it. Sam is still complaining about his job and hasn’t finished his course. Harry is still working and his health is even worse. These people had a lot of stress in their lives that they could have reduced(本该可以减少). But all of them beat themselves by thinking “if or when”.
Life is too short for “ifs and whens”. The next time you find yourself thinking “if or when”, remember the saying, “If and When were planted, and Nothing grew”.
1. Karen planned to _________ a year ago.| A．look for another house | B．go to the gym |
| C．start a business | D．give up her job |
| A．He gave up his job. | B．He finished his course. |
| C．He didn’t love taking photos. | D．He is still complaining about his job. |
| A．to work hard and never give up | B．to always hope for the best |
| C．to take action right away | D．to look at the brighter side of life |
①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5
| A．①②,③,④⑤ | B．①,②③④,⑤ | C．①②③,④,⑤ | D．①,②,③④⑤ |
5 . We all know that food gives us energy, but do you know it can make us much happier when we feel bad? Studies show that foods such as sea fish, bananas, pumpkins and chicken can help fight against bad moods. How can they affect our moods?
Studies show that people living by the sea seem much happier than other people, because the fresh sea air helps them clear their minds and they eat a lot of sea fish.
Bananas have something that is full of Vitamin B6. Having more bananas can help us make a quick decision, and become more confident.
Eating pumpkins can also help get into a good mood because it’s rich in Vitamin B6 and iron (铁) and it can make us happier.
Are you in a bad mood? If you are, don’t sit alone. Go to eat such happy food with your friends. And you will be better soon.
1. The word“Vitamin” in the third para means ________ in Chinese.| A．碳水化合物 | B．维生素 | C．能量 | D．蛋白质 |
| A．sea fish | B．bananas | C．pumpkins | D．chicken |
| A．Chicken can make us have bad moods. | B．Pumpkins can help us make a quick decision. |
| C．Eating a lot of fish can make us unhealthy. | D．Bananas can help us become more confident. |
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5)
| A．①; ②③④; ⑤ | B．①②; ③④; ⑤ |
| C．①②; ③; ④⑤ | D．①②③; ④; ⑤ |
6 . Sometimes school life is very interesting for children, but sometimes it’s hard for them. Then as parents, you can help them to learn.
Sometimes your children may not like reading, then you must help them with their reading. You can keep good books and newspapers in the house. Let them see you reading. But how to help them? Take them to visit the library. Let children read to you, and talk about the books with them. What is the book about? What will people in the story do next?
After a day, your children become very tired. They may like watching TV and don’t do their homework. Then you should teach them how to use time. How long can they watch TV every day? What time should they get up and go to school? When should they do their homework and go to bed? You must teach them to do the right things at the right time.
Children may think school life is boring. It’s time for you to do something. You can talk with your children and listen to them. You can talk with them about their teachers and classmates. Listen to their interesting things or difficult subjects at school. You can also visit the school or talk with teachers on the phone.
If you can do these things with your children, they will like their school life and they will do well in their study.
1. The passage (短文) is for ________ .| A．children | B．parents | C．teachers | D．classmates |
| A．visit the school | B．talk with teachers on the phone |
| C．watch TV alone | D．listen to their hard math problems |
| A．how to help children with reading |
| B．how to help children use time |
| C．how to talk with children in everyday life |
| D．some ways to help children about their school life |
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5)
| A．①; ②③④; ⑤ | B．①②; ③④; ⑤ |
| C．①②; ③; ④⑤ | D．①②③; ④; ⑤ |
7 . In China, each year we produce about 150 million tons of city waste according to a report. Where does the waste go? People usually burn or bury(埋)it. On the other hand, we receive waste from some developed countries. We get useful materials from it. What about the useless part? Still burned or buried. But is it a proper way?
Waste pollutes the environment, harms people's health and causes animals to die. It also gets in the way of green and sustainable development. We can't make money at the cost of the environment. We should leave clean water and green mountains to our next generations(一代人).
China is getting really serious about waste now.
We are taking less waste from developed countries. From January 2018, China started to stop 24 kinds of waste coming into our country. And more laws and rules about dealing with waste have been made. Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.
China also tries to put waste into good use. One example is the waste electricity factories. They burn waste to make electricity in a green way. No harmful gases or water will get into the environment.
The Chinese government is encouraging people to do waste sorting(分类). Cities like Shanghai, Chongqing and Beijing have their own sorting systems. More will join them soon. As President Xi Jinping said during a visit to Shanghai, waste sorting is a new fashion(时尚). More and more people are forming the habit of separating their waste.
1. The writer starts the passage by _________.| A．telling stories | B．comparing numbers |
| C．raising questions | D．giving suggestions |
| A．可享受的 | B．可持续的 | C．可借鉴的 | D．可复活的 |
| A．waste does harm only to the environment |
| B．those who break the law may not be punished |
| C．China stops getting waste from developed countries |
| D．waste sorting starts to become popular in China |
(①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph2 ③=Paragraph 3 ④=Paragraph4 ⑤=Paragraph 5
⑥=Paragraph 6)
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
8 . “Humans can develop certain abilities we aren't born with by practicing animals' movements,” the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past — and still do today.
Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer (鹿), birds, bears and tigers. They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo, more than 1, 800 years ago.
The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.
“The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart.” said Hua Yi, the 59th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.
For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus(集中注意力). Wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly... Little by little, you'll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.
These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it's fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
1. People practice Five-Animal Exercises in order to________.| A．fight against enemies | B．protect wild animals |
| C．improve the health | D．play as a group game |
| A．the bear movements | B．the monkey movements |
| C．the bird movements | D．the tiger movements |
| A．兴奋的 | B．和谐的 | C．敬畏的 | D．肤浅的 |
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A． | B． |
C． | D． |
9 . ①Elephants are the biggest land animals alive today. We have worked with elephants for a long time, but there are still many misunderstandings about elephants.
②Some people think that elephants will run away if they see a mouse. This is untrue, in fact, elephants have such poor eyesight that they would not usually see a mouse, even if one came very near them.
③ “Elephants never forget.” is another fallacy（谬论）. No evidence suggests that elephants have better memories than any other animals.
④Finally, there is the myth（神话） that when the time comes for an elephant to die, it goes to some kind of elephant graveyard（墓地）, but no one has ever found such a graveyard. What elephants probably do when they are old and sick is finding a cave and staying in it, so they will be safe until they either get better or die.
⑤In Thailand, when the country was still called Siam, if someone found a white elephant, they gave it to the king because it was rare. The king had no choice but to keep the animal and feed it, even though it had no use for him. From this practice we get the expression, “a white elephant”, which means something that is not useful to us.
1. Elephants are not afraid of mice because mice______________.| A．are afraid of elephants | B．never attack elephants |
| C．are too small for elephants to see | D．never go into caves |
| A．Elephants are the biggest animals alive today. |
| B．An elephant’s memory is the worst. |
| C．In Thailand, if someone found a white elephant, they must look after it themselves. |
| D．In Siam, if someone found a white elephant, it was given to the king. |
| A．white elephants | B．myths of elephants |
| C．how elephants hurt people | D．the history of elephants |
（Para（自然段）1=①, Para. 2=②, Para. 3=③, Para. 4=④, Para 5=⑤）
| A．①②,③④,⑤ | B．①;②③;④⑤ |
| C．①;②③④;⑤ | D．①②;③;④⑤ |
10 . Liz Moore was born early in the morning on May 25, 1983. She is an American writer of fiction novels. She is the author of four novels: The Words of Every Song, Heft, The Unseen World, and Long Bright River. A lot of people like to read her novels. Her short novels have appeared in places such as Tin House and New York Times.
Her first novel, The Words of Every Song, centers on a fictional record company in New York City. It draws partly on Liz's own unhappy experiences as a musician. It was chosen for Border's Original Voice program. Roddy Doyle wrote of it. “This is an excellent novel and beautifully constructed (构想). I loved the book.” After the publication (出版) of her first novel, Liz got her Master of Fine Arts in novel from Hunter College. In 2009, she moved to Philadelphia.
Her second novel, Heft, was published by W.W. Norton in January 2012. Of Heft, The New Yorker wrote, "Moore's characters are lovingly drawn...a truly unusual voice." The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, "Few novelists of recent memory have put our unwelcoming loneliness into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel". and editor Sara Nelson wrote, " Beautiful...sad and hopeful." The novel was published in five countries and it was included on several “Best of 2012” lists, including the Apple iBookstore.
Her third novel, The Unseen World, was published by W.W. Norton in July of 2016. It is about a moving story of a daughter's search to discover the truth about her beloved father's hidden past. Louisa Hall called it "petty intelligent" in her review in The New York Times; The Unseen World was included on "Best of 2016" lists by The New Yorker, the BBC, Google Play, and Audible.com.
Her fourth novel, Long Bright River, was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. Over the past few years, she has spent a lot of time in Kensington, the Philadelphia neighborhood in which Long Bright River is set.
Now she lives with her family in Philadelphia and is a talented member of the Master of Fine Arts program Creative Writing at Temple University. Although she is famous around the world, she will never stop writing novels.
1. According to the passage, Liz Moore ______.| A．had happy experiences as a musician in The Words of Every Song |
| B．expressed some sad and lonely feelings in Heft |
| C．told her own moving story in The Unseen World |
| D．Long Bright River came out in January 2016 |
| A．asking questions | B．listing numbers |
| C．showing opinions | D．telling stories |
(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5 ⑥=Para.6)
| A．①;②③;④⑤⑥ | B．①②③;④⑤;⑥ |
| C．①②③;④⑤;⑥ | D．①;②③④⑤;⑥ |
| A．Liz Moore's Plan as a Famous Writer | B．Liz Moore's Three Important Prizes |
| C．Liz Moore and Her Published Novels | D．Liz Moore's Four Favorite Novels |
