1 . “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． |
2 . 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 |
3 . 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 |
4 . Today's teens have grown up online. They make friends online. They do homework online. And surely they get their news online. But because they are so comfortable with the Internet, they seldom question the news stories online and pass along to their friends.
Now William Colglazier, a history teacher at a high school in America, is teaching his students how to think critically(批判性地) about online information and recognize(识别) a fake(假的) news story.
His idea came from a study on people's online reasoning(推理) at Stanford University. The study found that young people lack(缺少) ability to reason about the information on the Internet Most middle school students in the study could not tell the difference between an advertisement and a news story, and high school and college students fully trusted the websites ending in ".org".
The good news is that，according to Colglazier, once teens realize they've been cheated, they have strong will to tell truth from lies. "But they need some advice on how to find evidence(证据) and how to recognize when others use poor argumentation(论据)," he said. Some of the advice that Colglazier offers his students include moving off the site to find more information about the site, the writer's motivations(动机) and the organization behind the news story.
Colglazier shared some of his course with other teens in Teen Vogue, a famous magazine. He hopes more kids would take away some knowledge about thinking critically when they read news online. "The Internet is both beautiful and ugly," he said. "If people cannot tell real news from fake news, the results can be frightening."
1. Colglazier suggests students should __________.| A．trust the websites ending in ".org" | B．pass online information along to friends |
| C．make more friends by using the Internet | D．find background information about a news story |
| A．fake news may cause terrible results | B．people should never trust online news |
| C．going online too often is bad for teens | D．we should make good use of the Internet |
（①=para.1 ②=para.2 ③=para.3 ④=para.4 ⑤=para.5）
| A．①; ②③; ④⑤ | B．①; ②③④; ⑤ | C．①②; ③④; ⑤ | D．①②; ③；④⑤ |
| A．William Colglazier's Course Online | B．Teen Vogue—A Famous Magazine |
| C．How to Think Critically About Online News | D．What Today's Teens Usually Do on the Internet |
5 . How do you usually read? Smartphones and e-readers have become more common recently. Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone. But recent surveys have shown that traditional books are still popular among reader. Research company Nielsen found that in the UK, sales of e-books are falling while sales of paper books are rising. Another survey of university students from the US, Japan and Germany also showed that 92 percent of them preferred paper books. So what’s behind the paper book comeback?
The most popular reason given was that paper books bring a very different reading experience. US students said that they liked the smell of paper books. Other students said that they get a sense of achievement when they finish reading a paper book.
Paper books can also be very personal objects to lovers of reading. Many people like to write down their names on the inside cover. If there’s stain(污点)from coffee or food, it’s all right. These accidents make the book even more personal. It’s as if readers of paper books make friends with them.
This “friendship” people develop with books isn’t just sentimental(情感的). Research has shown that readers remember more information reading from paper books than e-books. People also more easily end up with headaches or sore eyes while reading e-books.
It seems that paper books, which have been in production(生产) since the 15th century, still have an attraction. So why not pick up a book, start reading and become a full man?
1. The company Nielsen found sales of paper books are rising .| A．in the US | B．in the UK | C．in Japan | D．in Germany |
| A．paper books bring a very different reading experience. |
| B．paper books can be much cheaper than e-books. |
| C．people will more easily have headaches or sore eyes while reading e-books. |
| D．people remember more information reading from paper books than e-books. |
(① =Para 1;② =Para 2; ③=Para 3; ④=Para 4; ⑤=Para 5)
| A．①;②③;④⑤ | B．①②;③④⑤ |
| C．①②③;④;⑤ | D．①;②③④;⑤ |
| A．Paper Books Come Back | B．Reading Makes a Full Man |
| C．A Hard Choice:Paper Books or E-books? | D．A New Book, A New Friend |
6 . On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. The young man was studying MBA at London Business School. He was about to graduate and become a nine-to-fiver. However, his life was going to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later.
Normally, most people who don’t want to change too much will choose to get a stable job and live a middle-class life after their graduation. However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey.
First, they drove across Europe. They sold their car half way. Then they traveled to Asia. It took them more than one year. Finally, they arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people who wanted to travel on their own, all of whom wanted to know the details(细节) of their travels. So the couple published(出版) a book to share their travel experiences. This book soon became popular with backpackers(背包客) and the couple went on writing books one by one. In the end, they opened a company to publish books of all kinds of knowledge and experience about traveling. They became the richest backpackers in the world.
The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the girl is Maureen Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.
1. The young man and the girl got married in ________.| A．1969 | B．1970 | C．1971 | D．1972 |
| A．简单的 | B．辛苦的 | C．临时的 | D．稳定的 |
① They arrived in Asia.
② The young couple bought a small car.
③ They opened a company to share all kinds of knowledge and experience.
④ They sold the car half way.
⑤ The couple published a book about all the details of their travels.
| A．②④①⑤③ | B．④①②⑤③ | C．①②④③⑤ | D．②①④⑤③ |
| A．The Start of Lonely Planet | B．The Importance of Lonely Planet |
| C．The Guide for Backpackers | D．A Couple’s Love for Traveling |
Who was the most talented person that ever lived? It might be Leonardo da Vinci. The Italian was a painter, sculptor (雕塑家) and inventor. This year, we celebrated his 566th birthday on April 15th.
Da Vinci is still widely considered as one of the greatest painters. His most famous painting, the Mona Lisa which still sits in the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫), is one of the greatest art works of the world.
The Mona Lisa is famous for the mysterious(神秘的) smile. What is the reason for the woman’s smile? This is a question always asked, but it remains unanswered to this day.
Some believe that the Mona Lisa is actually a portrait (肖像) of Da Vinci himself! This is because some of her expressions on the face are similar to those in one of Da Vinci’s self-portraits. Others might suggest she smiles because she has lost her teeth! We will never know for sure… It is just fun to guess!
But the new research from scientists showed that some people even think she isn’t smiling but looks unhappy. The scientists also said that if Mona Lisa doesn’t look happy to you, it might be because of your own feelings.
The researchers showed 43 people two groups of pictures. Group One all had neutral(中性的) faces. Group Two had happy and angry faces. Each time, people saw two pictures, one from Group One, the other from Group Two. Later, they described what the neutral faces were like. When people saw a neutral face after a happy face, most of them thought it was smiling. When they saw a neutral face after a sad face, most of them thought it had a sad expression. Scientists believe our brain has predictive (预测性的) power. People use their past experiences to predict what they are going to experience next.
“________” said Erika Siegel, one of the researchers. “However, if you see the Mona Lisa after you have great fun, you can see her beautiful smile.”
1. According to the passage, Leonardo da Vinci ________.| A．was also a writer when he was alive | B．is still known as a great painter |
| C．was born on April 15th, 1462 | D．studied in Italy but worked in Paris |
| A．Mona Lisa is actually a man but not a woman |
| B．most of Da Vinci’s paintings were about himself |
| C．some expressions were in the way he once painted himself |
| D．Mona Lisa lost her teeth and so did Da Vinci |
| A．Different people get different feelings while seeing the Mona Lisa. |
| B．If you see the Mona Lisa after you fail your exam, you may think she is sad. |
| C．The expression of the Mona Lisa is always changing. |
| D．People always like the Mona Lisa’s smile. |
| A．Mona Lisa is the only painting of Da Vinci in Louvre museum |
| B．we can have the same opinion on the Mona Lisa’s smile no matter how we feel that day |
| C．people are just guessing but still don’t know the exact reason for the Mona Lisa’s smile |
| D．if you see the Mona Lisa after having a pleasant talk with friends, you may see the smile |
(①= Para. 1②=Para. 2③=Para. 3④=Para. 4⑤=Para. 5⑥=Para. 6⑦=Para.7 )
| A．①②;③④;⑤⑥⑦ | B．①;②③④⑤⑥;⑦ | C．①②③④;⑤⑥;⑦ | D．①②;③④⑤;⑥⑦ |
8 . My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and said," Get up. You're going with me to cut the grass in the garden."
The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business(生意) made me feel proud and excited. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden, in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got for my work that day.
One day, my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. "Take away these leaves!" said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." The message was clear. Today I value it, which my father gave to me that day. It will always be helpful to impress (给……留下印象)the person you are working for.
After two years, I left home and went to another town to start my new life .Luckily for me, I quickly found a job to wash dishes in a restaurant. Every morning, I set off early, always with the same strong wish I got long long ago. I felt like I was old enough to be independent and make a living by myself.
In fact, washing dishes was not exciting, but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and it better and better .One day, a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. "If you only think about hard work and money, ▲ ”, I answered.
In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something that helps me in my next job.
1. The writer felt proud to cut the grass because ______.| A．he was not old enough to help his family |
| B．he thought he became important to his father's business |
| C．he could cut the grass without others' help |
| D．he could get $ 6that day by cutting grass |
| A．you will stay away from your family |
| B．you will make a lot of money |
| C．you won't any better than you're doing |
| D．you will learn a lot from your job |
(①=Para.1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5 ⑥=Para.6)
| A．①②③; ④⑤; ⑥ | B．①; ②③④⑤; ⑥ |
| C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥ | D．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥ |
| A．parents are the best teachers in our life |
| B．work hard and then you can succeed |
| C．we should help our parents with housework |
| D．we should keep learning from every job |
9 . Nowadays, it has grown into a habit for many people to put every thought online when anything unhappy happens. However, it is important for people not to express every little thought that comes in their heads. Here are some interesting explanations.
The problem with expressing our every thought and feeling is that they can often change quickly. I may be angry with someone at this time, but that feeling will be gone the next day. For example, when I finally drove home last night, I happened to find my neighbor had taken my parking place by mistake. I was quite mad then, so I let everyone know it by posting it on WeChat. But today, that feeling is completely gone. I am not angry at all.
Too many things take place in one day, so not every problem needs to be paid much attention to. What will happen if we still keep spreading terrible feelings online, even if the problem is not that important? Actually, it’s all right to let go of some problems.
Moreover, communicating with words doesn’t always work. For example, I have three children. Trying to correct their habits by speaking to them directly is almost useless. Instead, my husband and I try to lead by examples. Sometimes they learn from it, and sometimes they don’t. But in many situations, setting a good example works much better than simply talking.
What can people do if they have disagreement when getting along with others? There are always two choices: they can either argue, or they can just walk away. Arguing is often a waste of time while walking away protects you from saying something that you may regret later. Our goal is to use every one of our words to cheer others up. So always think carefully before speaking. This way, the world will be a more peaceful place.
1. It’s important not to spread every thought online because .| A．it changes fast | B．every thought is very meaningful |
| C．speaking is more useful | D．we are not free to say what we like |
| A．it takes time to communicate with others |
| B．correcting children’s habit by speaking is always useless |
| C．words don’t work in communication with children at all |
| D．setting good examples is the best way to teach children |
| A．we should argue with people who disagree with us |
| B．the writer wants us to pay attention to our words |
| C．people can argue or walk away when they have disagreement |
| D．we are free to express ourselves and never regret |
(①= Para. (自然段)1; ②= Para. 2; ③= Para. 3; ④= Para. 4; ⑤= Para. 5)
| A．①; ②; ③④⑤ | B．①; ②③④; ⑤ | C．①; ②③; ④⑤ | D．①②; ③④; ⑤ |
10 . Have you kept the secrets in your heart? Have you tried to hide anything from others? Is it all right if you don’t tell the truth? you’ll find the answer after reading the following passage.
Marie was Joey’s mother. There was something wrong with her son’s feet. The doctor told her that Joey would be able to walk like others, but would never run very fast. At the age of eight, Joey ran around with the children in his neighborhood. His mother never told him that he wouldn’t be able to run as fast as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In the seventh grade, he decided to try out for a runner on his school team. He ran more than any of the others in order to be chosen. Joey practiced running four to five miles a day--even one day when he had a high fever. Although Marie was worried about him, she never told him he couldn’t run with such a high fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, Joey made the team. Marie never told him he couldn’t do it. So he didn’t know. He just did it.
Although sometimes we don’t tell others the truth, it can make them optimistic and meet the challenge of their lives bravely. Why not go for it?
1. Joey had some problems with his ______.| A．hands | B．feet | C．heart | D．head |
| A．孤独的 | B．包容的 | C．乐观的 | D．消极的 |
| A．a sunny boy | B．a silly mother |
| C．a boy’s love for running | D．a mother’s love for her son |
(①=Para.1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)
| A．①②; ③④; ⑤ | B．①; ②③④; ⑤ |
| C．①②;③; ④⑤ | D．①; ②③; ④⑤ |
