1 . In most films about space, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the solution is always running away from the planet in spaceships or expecting one or a group of superheroes to save it in the end. But the latest Chinese science fiction (sci-fi) movie, The Wandering Earth (《流浪地球））, offers a different and more ambitious(有野心的) idea. In the film, based on a short story by Chinese sci-fi writer Liu Cixin, Earth is in danger of being destroyed by the dying sun. Facing, the very danger, humans around the world work together to build a huge engine system that will push Earth away from the sun. Instead of simply leaving Earth behind — again — this time we’re taking it with us.
The Wandering Earth achieved great success during the Spring Festival this year. As China’s first homemade sci-fi blockbuster, the film has led to heated discussions. The New York Times reported that “It will be a symbol of a new era (时代) in Chinese film making.” Famous Hollywood director James Cameron also wrote on Sina Weibo that The Wandering Earth is a breakthrough of Chinese sci-fi films and is worth more attention worldwide. The “ambition” of the sci-fi film, however, didn’t come from nowhere. For thousands of years, “homeland” has been the softest part in most Chinese people’s mind. One old saying is luoyeguigen, which means returning to one’s homeland in old age, like fallen leaves returning to the roots of their tree. Or as an ancient poem reads, “The season called the White Dew begins tonight/Nowhere as in our native place is the moon so bright.” These both show the close relationship that Chinese people have had with their homeland. This special cultural background is probably what makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films.
And the makers of The Wandering Earth may have chosen the best time to tell its Chinese sci-fi story. The film was on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns. So to them, there is only one possible way to tell the story: Earth goes wherever humans go, because it’s our home.
The director of the movie, Guo Fan, said, “China’s rapid development in recent years has also allowed fertile (肥沃的) soil for the scientific, literature and films to grow. We hope that the soil will produce more amazing fruits of Chinese sci-fi film making in the near future.”
1. About the film The Wandering Earth, which of the following is NOT TRUE?| A．It’s a Chinese sci-fi movie. |
| B．It’s different from most Hollywood films. |
| C．It is based on a short story by Liu Cixin. |
| D．It was made by Hollywood director James Cameron. |
| A．Copying Hollywood sci-fi films |
| B．Chinese cultural background |
| C．Chinese old sayings and poems |
| D．The producer’s hometown |
| A．举头望明月，低头思故乡。 |
| B．海上生明月，天涯共此时。 |
| C．露从今夜白，月是故乡明。 |
| D．明月松间照，清泉石上流。 |
A．The Wandering Earth — story — reasons  |
B． |
C． |
D． |
2 . When you’re not at home, many worries may start to fill your mind. Did I turn off TV? Did I close the door? With a smart（智能的）home, you can keep all of these worries off.
A smart home is a home with a network（网络）. This network connects many things in our houses, such as our lights and TV sets, and allows you to control everything in your home from far away through your mobile phone over the Internet.
More and more people may start to get a smart home, because it makes life much easier. It can help keep your room at a certain temperature. It can help you know what happens inside the home and send the video to your phone. When you are on holiday abroad, you can use a smart home controller（控制器）to turn on or off the lights, the fridge and so on. Some smart homes can receive a visitor, allowing him to come in and offering him a drink. They can even feed the cat and water the plants.
Besides, smart homes are easy to fix and people can set up the smart homes by using only the guiding information. When something wrong appears, you can only use the guiding information to deal with it yourself without paying anybody.
But for home-users, the smart home is far from perfect. It can be quite expensive to get. Also, because the smart home system（系统）allow its owner to get home information from anywhere, it is easy for bad people to secretly use or change the information in the system.
Now, many scientists are excited at the future of smart home. Whatever it is, one thing is for sure—the smart home will change the way we live and work.
1. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 4 mean?| A．The problem you meet | B．The money you pay |
| C．The smart home you have | D．The guiding information |
| A．A smart home is easy to fix. |
| B．A smart home can receive a visitor. |
| C．A smart home costs a lot of money now. |
| D．A smart home will change the way we live and work. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．science | B．history | C．family | D．culture |
Look at the center circles(中心圆) of picture A and picture B. Which of the center circles looks larger? Take a first look and you probably think that the center circle in picture A is smaller than that in picture B. In fact, they are exactly the same size.
Then look at the picture on the right. What do you see? A vase? Or two faces? Does the picture change quickly from one to the other again and again? Maybe or maybe not, but you can never see them at the same time.
“What's happening? Is something wrong with my eyes?” You may ask yourself. Don't worry. Here is how it goes: When we look at things, our eyes send messages to our brains and then our brains interpret(解读) the information. However, sometimes our brains interpret the received information in a wrong way. It seems that our eyes are playing a joke on us. This often happens and we call it visual illusion(视觉错误).
Movie makers often make use of illusions. They make the things around actors much smaller or bigger than usual. This makes us believe that the actors are much larger or smaller than they usually are. The movies Jurassic Park(《侏罗纪公园》)and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids(《亲爱的，我把孩子变小了》) just make use of illusions.
1. The center circle in picture A looks smaller than that in picture B. That's because ________.| A．something is wrong with our eyes |
| B．the two circles are not the same size |
| C．the two pictures change quickly from one to the other |
| D．our brains interpret the information in a wrong way |
a. We look at things with our eyes. b. Our brains interpret the messages.
c. Our brains tell us what we have seen. d. Our eyes send messages to our brains.
| A．adbc | B．cabd | C．bcad | D．cabd |
| A．Paragraph 1 | B．Paragraph 2 | C．Paragraph 3 | D．Paragraph 4 |
| A．Because he loves movies. |
| B．Because readers love movies. |
| C．Because he wants to make the text funny. |
| D．Because he wants to give readers some examples. |
| A．an ICT book | B．a science book |
| C．a movie magazine | D．a story book |
4 . ①As you grow older, you'll be faced with some challenging decisions—like whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough. But when other people take part in and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, it’s called peer pressure.
②Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyone's reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other.
③ Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them. Your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.
④ It is tough to be the only one who says “no” to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.
⑤You’ve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely”. Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who are never absent from class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably won't do these things either, even if other kids do.
⑥If you continue to face peer pressure and you're finding it difficult to deal with, talk to someone you trust. Don't feel guilty（内疚）if you've made a mistake or two.
1. The passage is most probably written for _________.
| A．doctors | B．parents | C．teachers | D．students |
| A．wise | B．difficult | C．helpful | D．impolite |
| A．Spending more time with classmates. | B．Taking up more relaxing hobbies. |
| C．Choosing friends with no bad habits. | D．Helping others who are in trouble. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
5 . 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 |
6 . As the weather changes from day to day, sometimes it's impossible to avoid catching a cold or the flu. However, that doesn't mean we have to suffer terribly. Since the only way to get better from a cold is to go through the process, many natural remedies (疗法) have helped to reduce the symptom (症状) of the common cold.
If you feel the cold, you should drink something warm. Add honey and lemon to hot water or tea. You will keep warm while you're drinking tea. In traditional Chinese medicine, ginger (姜) has been used for over two thousand years. A cup of ginger tea helps to increase the blood move and make you sweat through your body.
Garlic (大蒜) is a super food. Garlic helps to fight off germs (细菌) when eaten daily. It can reduce the number of colds you get each year and shorten cold symptoms. If you don't mind eating uncooked garlic, it's best to eat a few pieces every three to four hours when you feel the first signs of a cold.
It's no secret that salt gets rid of germs. For a sore throat, mix about half a teaspoon of salt into warm water and use as a mouthwash. Whether it's for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the Japanese enjoy umeboshi, sour and salty apricots(杏子) that help keep the doctor away. Using a neti pot is an old practice from India that helps people breathe better. As a mixture of salt and water pours into the nose, the germs are cleared away.
Although cutting an onion can make you cry, it's good for a blocked nose. People in Mexico and Spain eat hot peppers to get their sense of smell back temporarily during a cold. Of course, you'd better be ready to experience a wave of heat! In Korea, kimchi is a popular side dish that keeps people healthy. It's made from pickle vegetables, red hot sauce and sometimes garlic and ginger.
It is common to have a cold, and Mother Nature’s remedies will be there for you to lower your pain when you need to fight against that cold!
1. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．the garlic | B．the germ | C．the cold | D．the symptom |
| A．people can catch a cold and the flu in many ways |
| B．natural remedies are helpful when people catch colds |
| C．Mother Nature's food can take the place of medicine |
| D．natural food helps people fight against all the illnesses |
| A．a neti pot is always used to keep warm |
| B．ginger is newly found to be good for health |
| C．kimchi is a main dish made from vegetables |
| D．umeboshi is salty and sour apricots Japanese like |
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 . 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 |
9 . Getting excited over the Christmas ads becomes a big tradition for people in the UK. This year, Sainsbury, the second largest supermarket in the UK, shared its ad called Mog the Cat. Now the ad is known as "the best Christmas ad ever" according to Twitter.
The ad is about a cat of the Thomas family. In the ad, the cat blew up the Christmas tree and almost burned the house. Luckily, she succeeded in phoning the fire service and saved the house. _▲___. Mog felt sorry. As they were worried, the neighbors came together to help the family clean up and enjoy Christmas dinner. Its ending will make you feel all sweet inside. It also carries Sainsbury’s Christmas saying “Christmas is for sharing”.
Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book. The writer Kerr herself appears in this as a neighbor of the Thomas family. This ad also tells us some fire safety facts.
Twitters were talking about and enjoyed the ad. One little boy named Jim wrote the ad was the best Christmas gift he got this year. Jill mixed feeling with the ad. She wrote this ad made her laugh and cry at the same time. And she said: “I don’t even like cats.” Another woman wrote: “So far Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is the best I’ve seen this year.” People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.
1. ___▲___ might be the most proper sentence to be put in the blank of Paragraph 2.| A．But she made Christmas Day even greater. |
| B．But she brought much fun to the Thomas family. |
| C．But she was ready to live with the neighbors of the Thomas family. |
| D．But she messed up Christmas Day. |
① The ad shows the spirit of Christmas.
② The writer Kerr appears in the ad.
③ That is the ad made by Sainsbury.
④ Mog the Cat is a star of a much-loved children's book.
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①④ | D．②③ |
| A．few twitters like the ad Mog the Cat |
| B．Jill doesn’t like cats any more after watching the ad |
| C．people like the ad just because it’s really funny |
| D．the ad Mog the Cat is very popular with people |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
10 . People are playing video games everywhere these days, whether they're riding a bus or sitting in a restaurant. Some of them enjoy these games so much that they can't put them down. But is this a healthy habit? The World Health Organization (WHO) doesn't think so. In June, it recognized“ gaming disorder(障碍)” as a mental disorder in its International Classification of Diseases, CNN reported.
"Gaming disorder means continuous or repeated video-gaming behavior, whether online or offline. Of course, not everyone who plays video games has this disorder. It has three main signs.
The first sign is when the player loses control over his or her gaming habits. The second is when playing games becomes more important than other activities for the player. The third is when the condition leads to serious problems in the player's personal and family life.
In fact, some countries are already working to solve this problem. South Korea has introduced a law banning (A iE) children under 16 from playing online games between midnight and 6 a.m., USA Today reported. Chinese tech company Tencent is also setting limits on the amount of time that teenagers can play its games. Children between 12 and 18 years old can only play two hours every day.
If you have “gaming disorder", you should ask for professional medical (E 7) help. But if your condition is not that serious, you don’t have to see a doctor. You can use delayed satisfaction to deal with it.
For example, if you want to play video games on weekdays, you can wait to play them during the weekend for three hours. Or if you really want to play them after school, you can tell yourself that you cannot do so until you have finished your homework.
1. According to the passage, which of the following persons may NOT have "gaming disorder"?| A．A person who loves playing video games with his friends. |
| B．A person who loses control over his or her gaming habits. |
| C．A person who thinks playing games is the most important. |
| D．A person who can't communicate well with his parents because of the game. |
(①=Para.1②=Para2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)
| A．①:②③④⑤;⑥ |
| B．①:②③;④⑤⑥ |
| C．①②;③④;⑤⑥ |
| D．①②③;④⑤;⑥ |
| A．延迟满足 | B．及时满足 | C．强制解除 | D．循循善诱 |
| A．Playing video games every day is a healthy habit. |
| B．In South Korea, children under 16 can play online games at midnight. |
| C．In China, children of 15 years old can play 2 hours every day at most. |
| D．If you have "gaming disorder, you can only ask for professional medical help. |
