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3 . 根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
Did you ever ride on a camel (骆驼) in the desert (沙漠)? The camel sways (摇摆) when it walks. It feels like a bumpy (颠簸的) boat ride on the sand.
Long ago, people used camels to carry all their things across hot and dry deserts. Camels are really good at traveling in the desert. They eat wild plants and carry more things than horses. When the sky is full of wind and sand, they can still travel.
| A．They don’t need much water. |
| B．People call camels ships of the desert. |
| C．Today, desert people still ride on camels and use them to carry things. |
| D．Desert people use them to make cooking fires! |
| E．They have been helping people for a long time. |
4 . There is a close relationship between humans and dogs for thousands of years. We love dogs for many reasons, including their loyalty (忠诚的), their sense of fun and how soft they are. Now researchers have found another reason why humans might like dogs: their wagging (摇摆的) tails.
A research team looked at more than 100 studies on tail-wagging. They noted that dogs wag their tails to communicate, but different types of tail-wagging might be sending different messages.
The research team came up with two possible explanations. The first has something with the rhythm (节奏) of tail-wagging. Rhythm is repeated sounds or movements—it’s an important part of music. Humans love music, too. So they chose to make friends with dogs that wagged their tails more. Then this tail-wagging would have been passed down to the dogs’ children.
The second explanation is that humans chose dogs for other reasons, such as tameness (温顺), and dogs with these qualities (特性) happened to wag their tails more. This would make tail-wagging a side effect of domestication (驯养).
More research is needed because no one really understands how or why wagging happens. One of the team, Andrea Ravignani, told the science. org website that there is a lot of work to be done. “We still don’t know exactly which parts of the dog brain control which features (特征) of the tail-wagging,” she said.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. How many reasons for loving dogs are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Someone left this note to you. |
| B．Mr. Penny made a note in his book. |
| C．She noted that the project needed more money. |
| D．I always carry some paper to note down important ideas. |
| A．What kind of rhythm do dogs wag in? |
| B．How often do dogs wag their tails every day? |
| C．Which parts of the dog brain control the tail-wagging? |
| D．Do different types of tail-wagging really have different meanings? |
| A．①//②③④⑤ | B．①//②③//④⑤ | C．①②③//④⑤ | D．①②③④//⑤ |
| A．Unit 1 The Sound of Music. | B．Unit 2 The World of Animals |
| C．Unit 3 The Way to health | D．Unit 4 The Light of Technology |
5 . Autumn Equinox (秋分) is an important event in many cultures and traditions around the world.
On Autumn Equinox day, thousands of people around the world try to make eggs stand on end. This Chinese custom has become the world’s game. China Daily has noted something about the better eggs for the game.
The so-called autumn cattle is a piece of red or yellow paper printed with solar terms (节气) and a picture of farming cow. On Autumn Equinox, people often take these papers from house to house and say or sing some words with good wishes.
Qiucai is a kind of wild autumn vegetable.
| A．It is on September 22nd this year. |
| B．It’s thin and about 20 centimeters long. |
| C．They may get some pocket money for doing this. |
| D．Eggs about four or five days old are better for the game. |
| E．These special activities show the meaningful moments of each season. |
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In fact, a yellow room makes most people feel
Why?
7 . The cost of raising a child is highest in South Korea and China, according to a new report by Beijing’s YuWa Population Research Institute.
The institute compared costs using different countries’ GDP per person. GDP per person is the total value of all the work done and things made in a country in one year, divided by the number of people who live there. And the report said the average cost of raising a child in South Korea to the age of 18 is 7.8 times the country’s GDP per person.
In China, the average cost of raising a child is about $75,000, which is more than 6. 3 times the GDP per person. It’s even more expensive to raise a child in Chinese cities, with an average cost of almost $94,000.
South Korea and China both have very low birth rates. South Korea’s is the lowest in the world — and with those costs, it might be easy to see why.
Japan also has a low birth rate, but it costs about 4.3 times the GDP per person to raise a child there. It’s 4.1 times in the US, and 2.1 times in Australia.
But it’s not only money that parents have to spend — it’s time too. And this is another reason young people are choosing not to have children, according to the institute.
For example, it said that in China, between 2010 and 2018, the amount of time parents spent helping their children with elementary school homework increased from less than four hours to almost six hours per week.
1. What’s the average cost of raising a child to the age of 18 in China?| A．About $75,000 | B．About $94,000 |
| C．About $47,250 | D．About $11,904 |
| A．Japan | B．South Korea |
| C．China | D．It doesn’t mention |
| A．four hours | B．six hours |
| C．Ten hours | D．Almost six hours |
| A．Why young people are choosing not to have children? |
| B．Parents have to spend more time helping their children with elementary school homework. |
| C．Children nowadays have too much pressure in China and South Korea. |
| D．Between 2010 and 2018, the amount of time parents spent on working to make money increased a lot. |
| A．Young People are Choosing not to Have Children. |
| B．Raising a Child Costs Most. |
| C．The Economy in China and South Korea. |
| D．The Elementary School Homework Increased in South Korea and China. |
8 . TIPS ON BIRD WATCHING
How can I learn about birds?You can use apps and handbooks, for example, a book called Guide to the Birds of China (《中国鸟类野外手册》) and an app called MockingBird.
A pair of binoculars (望远镜) would be enough. You can also get a notebook to keep all the birds you have seen.
There are songs and calls. Songs are generally heard more during the breeding (繁殖) season and are used by birds to show off and find mates (配偶). Calls are heard throughout the year, including small birds begging for food.
Many universities have such clubs. There are also local clubs in different cities that you can find through WeChat. For example, one in Beijing is called Beijing Feiyu (北京飞羽).
1. How can we learn about birds according to the passage?
| A．Use a map of our city. |
| B．Use an app called Guide to the Birds of China. |
| C．Use a book called MockingBird. |
| D．Use an app called MockingBird. |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．Throughout the year. | B．At night. |
| C．During the breeding season. | D．During the day. |
| A．Through the police. | B．Through Wechat. |
| C．Through the volunteers. | D．Through the magazines. |
| A．Sports lovers. | B．Bird lovers. |
| C．Stamp lovers. | D．Music lovers. |
9 . ①Is the world short of sand? At first, that might sound like a strange question. After all, sand covers beaches and deserts across the world.
②In the building field alone, 40—50 billion tons of sand is used around the world every year. This is because concrete (混凝土) is usually made up of about 25% sand. Many of us don’t realize that sand is also used for things like smartphones, TV screens and other electric objects.
③Another problem is that most desert or beach sand can not be used. Desert sand is too smooth and beach sand has too much salt in it. This means that sand which is used for building is usually got from rivers. However, it has caused terrible environmental problem. As a result, many countries have stopped the use of sand in recent years.
④To try to cut the need for sand, a growing number of researchers are turning to technology and new ways. These include Dr. John Orr at Cambridge University. “We found that the plastic can replace (代替) 10% of the sand in concrete and it has the same strength (强度).” says Dr. John Orr. “That saves lots of sand and helps to cut down the plastic waste.” At the same time, other research is being done into using more objects to replace sand.
⑤To save the sand, everyone should play a part in cutting down the needs for sand besides the researchers. Here is an example of the action everyone can take. A 10% drop in the number of cars on the road means 10% fewer houses with garage (车库) that need to be built. That is millions of tons of concrete every year.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. How does the writer start the whole text?
| A．By telling a story. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By using an old saying. | D．By giving an example. |
| A．On the beach. | B．In the desert. |
| C．In the river. | D．In the plastic. |
| A．It helps to save a lot of sand. | B．It can produce more plastic waste. |
| C．It has the same strength with the sand. | D．It can replace 10% of the sand in concrete. |
| A．①/②③④/⑤ | B．①/②③/④⑤ | C．①②/③④/⑤ | D．①②/③/④⑤ |
| A．Unit 1 The value of time. | B．Unit 2 The world of nature. |
| C．Unit 3 The history of China. | D．Unit 4 The importance of friendship. |
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