This winter holiday was a different one for Chinese people. No Spring Festival getting together, no hanging out with friends. Instead, we had masks on our faces; traffic controls, delayed school days, temperature checks in public places.
Because of the outbreak of COVID-19（新冠病毒）, the government called on everyone to stay at home as much as possible. Most people said they quite understood the new rules of the government and they did their own jobs to help fight the epidemic（疫情）. Here are the stories of three teenagers and their families during the viral outbreak.
“I haven’t left my house for more than 20 days” Tong Zexin, a 15-year-old student from Harbin said. Sometimes he really wanted to run outside without a mask. “But I need to protect myself and cause no trouble during this critical time, and if someone gets sick, he may easily make others sick.” he said.
Li Mingyu is a fifteen-year-old boy from Lanzhou. His father is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. The hospital he works in received several patients. Li’s father didn't have to treat the patients, but he made some traditional Chinese medicine and handed it out. “My father asks me to stay at home and study hard,” He said, “No matter what I will do in the future, I should be a good person and be helpful to society.”
On February 3rd, Zhao Junyan, a Grade 8 student from Shanghai, bought 15,000 masks from Indonesia back to China. Zhao, while travelling in Jakarta, he collected the masks with his uncle, who works in the city. With 5 huge suitcases, Zhao flew back and gave away all the masks to Cangnan, Zhejiang, his hometown. “What I have done is what a common Chinese person can possibly do.” Zhao said.
1. According to the passage, Chinese showed ________ about the new rules of fighting the disease.| A．understanding | B．worries | C．excitement | D．fears |
| A．happy | B．boring | C．important | D．traditional |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．How teenagers could protect themselves. |
| B．What Chinese people did to fight the disease. |
| C．How Chinese New Year was celebrated this year. |
| D．What teenagers did to enjoy themselves at home. |
2 . If you go shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls and dark colored cars, guns, and soldiers for boys. Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys. In fact, it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink.
Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls. Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color. According to some scientists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Also, many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect (影响) the choices and the decisions they will make in the future.
Some parents are worried too. For example, Vanessa Holburn, thirty-two, who has two girls under the age of four. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughters to be strong and powerful. I'm worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says.
But not everyone thinks there's something wrong with pink, Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn't worried at all, “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love pink when they were little but as they get older, they change.” Turner explains that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink clothes anymore. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds. “It’s only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pink-before that it was a color for boys.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. How many reasons are there for most girls are crazy about pink?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four |
| A．①②/③④ | B．①/②/③/④ | C．①/②③/④ |
| A．being soft and gentle |
| B．being strong and powerful |
| C．being gentle but powerful |
| A．parents needn't worry about pink toys |
| B．all little kids love the color pink |
| C．pink has always been a color for girls |
| A．explain why girls are crazy about the color pink |
| B．make parents less worried about the color pink |
| C．show people's different opinions about the color pink. |
3 . Do you love to eat blueberries? They grow on bushes (灌木丛). Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries aren't blue. They are green. You can't eat the green berries. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ready for us to eat.
Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people nearby can make money by helping to pick the blueberries. Each one takes a pail (桶) out to the field and fills it with blueberries. They work fast so that they can fill many pails. They want to make as much money as they can. When they finish picking, their hands are blue from the juice of the berries!
After farmers pick the blueberries, they put them into boxes and send them to stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Other people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry pies and pancakes with them. No matter how you eat them, blueberries taste great!
1. What does a blueberry look like?| A．It looks like a bush. | B．It is big and long. |
| C．It is small and round. | D．It looks like a strawberry. |
| A．Blue | B．Green. | C．Red | D．Orange |
a. Farmers grow blueberries.
b. People buy blueberries.
c. People wash blueberries.
d. Blueberries become blue.
e. People eat blueberries one by one
| A．a-b-c-d-e | B．c-d-a-e-b | C．a-d-b-c-e | D．e-b-c-d-a |
4 . Maybe you feel like your friends have suddenly grown much taller than you. Maybe you’re thinking if you can do anything to catch up. The truth is that a person’s height has something to do with the genes(基因). But there are other things that have something to do with your height such as diet and activity levels.
Eat a balanced diet. A person will look a lot shorter when having a fat body. Keeping fit by eating right will make you taller and feel better!
Eat plenty of meat. It helps muscles and bones grow. Keep away from junk food.
Eat plenty of leafy green vegetables and drink milk. This keeps your bones healthy.
Get enough exercise. Get out and work your muscles for at least 30 minutes each day.
Join a gym. Joining a gym will help you get exercise with others. You’ll feel silly if you’re in the gym but not exercising.
Walk around. If you can’t find time to exercise, get up and walk around. Walk to the store. Walk to the library. Walk to school.
1. This passage is written for__________.| A．teenagers who want to study well | B．teenagers who want to became smarter |
| C．girls who want to become thinner | D．teenagers who want to grow taller |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Six | D．Seven |
| A．have junk food | B．have milk | C．eat meat | D．have vegetables |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
5 . Coco is a small rabbit and he lives in a forest(森林) with his mother, Dabai. One morning, he can’t find his mother. So he goes everywhere to look for her.
Under a tree, he meets a dog. “Where is my mother? Do you know?” he asks the dog. “Oh, I’m playing football here and I don’t see your mother,” the dog says.
Coco gets to the grassland. There he sees a horse. “Do you see my mother, Mr. Horse?” he asks. “Sorry, I don’t,” the horse says. “I’m eating grass here.”
He is very sad. “Where is my mother?” He is thinking while he is walking. Then he sees a cat near a river. “Hi, Coco,” the cat says to Coco. “I know where your mother is. She thinks I’m her son. Look! She’s looking for food for me near the river now.”
At this time, Dabai sees Coco and knows what happens(发生).
1. The dog is ________ when Coco gets to the grassland.| A．playing soccer | B．eating grass | C．eating fish | D．drinking water |
| A．the dog | B．the horse | C．Coco | D．the cat |
| A．Near the river. | B．In the forest. | C．Under the tree. | D．On the grassland. |
①Coco asks the dog. ② Coco meets the cat.
③ Dabai sees Coco. ④Coco sees the horse.
| A．④①③② | B．①②③④ | C．④①②③ | D．①④②③ |
| A．Look for friends. | B．Look for food. | C．Look for Mother. | D．Look for home. |
① 2019 marks the first year of the global commercial use of 5G. China is running ahead in this field. In March, 2019, the Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station became world’s first “5G train station”. What’s more, with the technology, it takes only 20 seconds to download a long movie. China is hopeful that we can even experience driver-less cars in daily life soon.
② However, the great technology is still new to most of us. What are the advantages (优势) of 5G? Here are some ideas.
③ It is faster, for sure. It is expected to be at least 10 times faster than 4G. The first 5G modem (猫,调制解调器) of the IT company Qualcomm supports (支持) speeds of up to 5 Gigabytes (千兆字节) per second. Most of us have never experienced anything close to that speed. And we are only talking about the first generation of 5G modems. Future modems are likely to be even faster.
④ But 5G is not all about speed. Have you ever been to a large event where your data (数据) connection slowed down? That is because 4G networks can only support a certain number of devices (设备) per square (平方) meter. 5G networks can do much better. They can support up to a million devices per square kilometer.
⑤ Are you looking forward to that 5G world now? Get ready for the amazing future.
1. If we put the passage into 3 parts, which is the best?| A．①/②③/④⑤ | B．①/②③④/⑤ | C．①②/③/④⑤ | D．①②③/④/⑤ |
| A．giving advice | B．having a large event |
| C．comparing (比较) 5G with 4G | D．talking about our prediction |
| A．Shanghai is the first city to use 5G. |
| B．5G will help us live and work better. |
| C．Driver-less cars will be much cheaper in the future. |
| D．5G networks can support up to a million devices per square kilometer. |
| A．doesn’t mind | B．is worried about | C．dislikes | D．likes |
7 . For many teenagers, they might just do their homework and spend time with friends. Not so for Emma Yang. At the age of 14,the Hong Kong-born Yang has already created her own mobile app for Alzheimer's patients(阿尔茨海默病人), which Bill Gates likes. Yang named it Timeless. The AI technology has been used to help Alzheimer's patients identify people in photos and remember who they are.
The inspiration(灵感) to develop an app that would help Alzheimer's patients connect with their loved ones came to Yang at the age of 12,when her grandmother suffered from the similar illness.
"I wanted to create something to help people like my grandmother. I started learning coding(编码) when I was around 6,and later began developing games and websites," Yang said. The young software developer also said winning a competition led her to realize the influence of technology on people's life. Yang's father, who works in the technology industry, was the one who introduced computers and Scratch, a programming program aimed at kids, to her.
However, Yang's life as a young software developer has not been without difficulties. Many business-men didn't take her work seriously. Yang had to start an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign(众筹) to support her Timeless app project. That effort raised more than $10,000.
"I think perseverance(坚持不懈) is really important," Yang said. "Never let anyone tell you that you shouldn't be in the field that you want to be in the most."
She encouraged other young people to believe in themselves, because the teenagers of today will be tomorrow's leaders.
1. The meaning of the underlined word "identify" in the first paragraph is _______.| A．辨认 | B．扫描 | C．忽视 | D．结交 |
| A．Yang's mother. | B．Yang's grandmother. | C．Yang's father. | D．Yang's grandfather. |
| A．Bill Gates likes the Timeless because Emma Yang is his friend. |
| B．Alzheimer's patients forget everything except their own birthday. |
| C．Emma Yang's life as a young software developer has not been easy. |
| D．Her father offered $ 10,000 to support the app. |
a. Emma Yang had to start an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to support her project.
b. Emma Yang created her own mobile app for Alzheimer's patients, which called Timeless.
c. Emma Yang has an inspiration to develop an app to help Alzheimer's patients.
d. Emma Yang started learning coding and realized the influence of technology on people's life.
| A．c b a d | B．d c b a | C．d c a b | D．c a d b |
| A．Emma Yang created the app with the help of Bill Gates |
| B．the AI technology has been the biggest problem for Emma |
| C．Emma Yang encouraged all Chinese students to learn coding |
| D．it is important for teenagers to believe in themselves and try to realize their dreams |
8 . It’s sure that having a lovely pet can make people’s home life better—and in fact, it is of great importance in the pet owners’ career lives (职业生涯). In fact, according to a new survey, people with pets may be more successful in their careers and this is good news for those pet parents who want to be successful and powerful.
How could it be possible for those pet owners to have career success? The researchers surveyed 857 people in the United States with different kinds of jobs. Well, according to the research, some successful people said that their pets helped teach them many useful lessons, like being more responsible (有责任心的) and creative, showing love for others, and keeping rules. And all of these are so important in the business world.
What about people who grew up without pets, but have adopted (领养) pets when they are adults (成年人)? Luckily for those, the survey showed that having pets now can also help with their career success.
According to the research, 86 percent of pet parents said owning pets can help them keep a good order in their lives, plan their time better, and finish more work without wasting time or money. But even though you don’t think your pet has truly helped you, it will be greatly useful when your workmates get to know that you have a pet. In fact, 80 percent of people in the survey said they have a closer relationship with those workmates who have their own pets, and 79 percent of those believe that workmates with pets are more hard-working.
1. In which part of a newspaper can you read the passage?| A．News. | B．Sports World. | C．Letters. | D．Life&Fun. |
| A．run faster and exercise more | B．better plan their time |
| C．have a healthy eating habit | D．sleep easily and well |
| A．People with pets may be more successful. |
| B．People like dogs better than cats. |
| C．People with pets may be happier. |
| D．People without pets may be unlucky. |
| A．The places to get a pet. | B．How to choose pets. |
| C．A successful example of a pet owner. | D．Differences between dogs and cats. |
9 . In Hong Kong, most schools are very strict about what students wear to school. For example, they do not allow students to wear any kind of accessories, such as necklaces or earrings. Some people argue that small items, like simple earrings, should be acceptable. However, I feel that students should not be allowed to wear any kind of accessories to school.
Firstly, if students are allowed to wear accessories to school, they will be less focused on their studies. Instead of discussing schoolwork, they will spend time talking about accessories. For example, things like the latest trends or where to find them. Besides, if students are allowed to wear accessories to school, they will probably spend a lot of time reading fashion magazines and shopping. As result, they will spend far less time on homework and revision.
Another reason why I think accessories should not be allowed in school is that they can be very costly. Even if students choose not to buy designer accessories, they may still spend a lot of their pocket money on them. This is because there are many types of accessories available and they would probably want several items of each.
All in all, if students are allowed to wear accessories to school, it will distract(分散) them from their studies. In addition, it will cost them a lot of money. Therefore, I believe that students should not be allowed to wear accessories to school.
1. Which of the following things are accessories?| A．Rings | B．Sweaters | C．Shoes | D．Uniforms. |
| A．By discussing schoolwork with friends. | B．By chatting with some designers online. |
| C．By reading fashion magazines and shopping. | D．By entering a school for only designers. |
| A．To show different opinions towards whether students can wear accessories to school. |
| B．To argue why he thinks students should not be allowed to wear accessories to school. |
| C．To describe what accessories students are wearing to school in Hong Kong these days. |
| D．To advise more and more students in Hong Kong to wear simple accessories to school. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
10 . Have you ever heard of spirit bears? They are endangered members of the black bear family. One in ten black bears is actually born with a spirit bear.
Clover, a three-year-old spirit bear, lives at B.C. Wildlife Park near Kamloops, British Columbias, Canada. He lost his parents two years ago and was raised at a wildlife center. When he was set free into the wild, he went into human camps looking for food. Wildlife experts tried to get him used to living on his own, but he continued to look for places where there were people. Finally the experts decided that he could not live in the wild. Since then, a total of $750000 has been collected to create a habitat for Clover.
The habitat covers about three acres(英亩) of land and includes natural forest, two ponds connected by a small river and something else. It will add a platform(站台) and a walkway later this year so that people can see Clover and his habitat more closely. There will also be a center where people can learn more about spirit bears. Besides, a black bear will be moved into the habitat so Clover will not feel lonely.
Spirit bears are also called Kermode bears after Francis Kermode, who first studied them. Kermode discovered that a small number of black bears carry a gene for the white fur. If a baby bear receive one of these genes from each parent, its fur will be a creamy white color.
There are about 1200 bears who carry the gene for white fur, but only about 200 white spirit bears in the world. Kermode bears are found only in British Columbia. They live in the Great Bear Rainforest, an area that covers the mainland and island along the coast of B.C. between Vancouver and Alaska.
1. According to the second paragraph, Clover ________| A．lost his parents when he was two | B．could not find any food |
| C．was not afraid of humans ‘ | D．grew up in the wild |
| A．习惯 | B．栖息地 | C．爱好 | D．农场 |
| A．They are smaller than black bear. | B．They are mainly found in Britain. |
| C．They are very unusual. | D．There are 1000 white Kermode bears in the world. |
| A．①//②③④//⑤ | B．①②//③④//⑤ | C．①②//③//④⑤ | D．①//②③//④⑤ |
