1 . 阅读下面一篇短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（1～4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答）

Do you know how many kinds of plants and animals there are in the world? Maybe one million (百万)? Two million? No, not even close! Scientists think there are between eight and fourteen million kinds of plants and animals, but we only know about 1.8 million now. They are slowly finding new kinds all the time, and that’s good news for us.

In 2009, a group of scientists went to the rainforest to search for new kinds of animals. They had to walk silently and looked really carefully. They found a tiny frog (青蛙) that is smaller than the end of your smallest finger! They found another frog, too. That looks like it is made of glass. The scientists also found seven new kinds of grasshoppers (蚱蜢). Some of them are very beautiful.

Scientists tell us that frogs and insects (昆虫) are very important. They help to keep our environment clean. We can also use them to make new medicines. Researchers all over the world are working very hard to find new plants and animals every day. But their jobs are getting harder, because forests where these animals live are quickly disappearing (消失) and the animals are, too.

1. We only know about ________ kinds of plants and animals now.
2. Scientists walked silently and ________ when searching for new kinds of animals in the rainforest.
3. Scientists can use ________ to make new medicines.
4. The disappearance of forests makes scientists’ jobs ________.
5. Do you think plants and animals are important? Why or why not?
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2 . 阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。(1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答。)

Do some colors make you feel calm while others give you energy? Scientists have studied the connection (联系) between color and mood (心情) for a long time. Many believe that color can influence (影响) our moods.

Warm, bright colors such as yellow and red are positive colors. They can give people a pleasant feeling. Cool colors such as blue, purple and green are relaxing colors. They help people experience calm feelings.

Many public places are decorated (装饰) with certain colors in order to create certain moods. Orange makes people feel hungry, and many restaurants are painted this color.

People use colors in their homes to create moods as well. Blue is a peaceful color. It helps you rest, so it is a very good color for a bedroom.

Colors can create bad moods, too. Some types of blue make people feel sad. Red can make people feel angry.

What is your mood right now? Now look at the color of the walls round you. Does it match your mood?

1. Cool colors are relaxing colors and they help people experience ________.
2. Orange makes people ________, and many restaurants are painted this color.
3. People use colors in their homes to ________ as well.
4. Some types of ________ make people feel sad.
5. What does this passage mainly tell us?
________________________________________

3 . 阅读短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。(1至4题答案不超过三个词，5题用完整的句子回答。)

Take a look at this year’s calendar, what do you see? February 29th! It comes around only once every four years during a leap year   (闰年), like this year. So, why do we need it?

It takes 365.25 days for Earth to go around the sun once. We call this a solar year (太阳年). But our calendar year is only 365 days. That’s why we have leap years. They help make our calendar more accurate (准确的).

The difference between the two numbers may seem small, but think of it over a long time. If we didn’t have leap years, in a few hundred years’ time, July would actually happen during the cold winter months, said NASA.

Leap years usually happen every four years, but sometimes there are special rules. When a year is a century year, like 1900 or 2000, if the year is divisible (可整除的) by 100 and not divisible by 400, then it is not a leap year. So, 1900 was not a leap year, but 2000 was.

Here are some fun facts about the leap year. For example, people born on February 29th celebrate (庆祝) their birthdays on February 28th or March 1st, not wait four years. In some places, people think February 29th is a good time to do special things, like having a party or getting married (结婚).

1. We can meet a leap year only once ________________.
2. Leap years can make ________________ more accurate.
3. According to Paragraph 4, the year of ________________ was a leap year.
4. People can ________________ on February 29th because they think it is a good time.
5. Do you think the leap year is important? Why or why not?
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4 . What’s behind a Chinese name?

What does your first name mean? In China, first names always have special meanings. They show the culture of an era.

In the old days, first names such as Wangcai (旺财) making the family prosperous and rich were popular (流行的). During the 1950s and 1960s, many boys had first names such as “building the country” (Jianguo) and “celebrating National Day” (Guoqing). Girls had names of flowers like Guihua and Hehua.

During the 1970s, many children got the first name of Bo, or Yuhang. Their parents wanted them to learn more and have big dreams. In 2010, the Shanghai World Expo made Shibo (世博) a popular first name. Over (超过) 6,200 babies (婴儿) got the name of Shibo in the first nine months of that year, according to Xinhua News Agency.

1. In the old days, which first name was popular?

A．Goudan.

B．Wangcai.

C．Shibo.

2. During the 1950s and 1960s, ________ might be (可能是) a boy’s name.

A．Jianguo

B．Guihua

C．Hehua

3. During the 1970s, many parents gave their children the name of Bo or Yuhang because (因为) ________.

A．they wanted their family rich

B．they hoped their children to build the country

C．they wanted their children to learn more and have big dreams

4. How many babies might get the name of “Shibo” in the first nine months in 2010?

A．6,100.

B．6,200.

C．6,300.

5 . The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.

Water Pollution

A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

Air Pollution

In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main causes of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.

Soil Pollution

In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.

Hope For The Future

These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!

1. ________ have made the earth change a lot.

A．Human beings

B．Animals

C．Plants

2. There are ________ kinds of pollution in this passage.

A．two

B．three

C．four

3. ________ is a big problem now.

A．Pollution

B．Population

C．Education

4. Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.

B．Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

C．Most of the things that we have done are good for our planet.

6 . 阅读下面短文，从短文前的方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一个为多余的。并用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A. suffer       B. lead     C. hurt       D. of       E. but       F. because of

Air pollution influences our health in many ways. When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people     1     from it,     2     people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can     3     people’s eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also     4     to lung cancer and heart disease! In the Great London Fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days     5     the pollution! It is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!

7 .

At 10:44 a.m. on June 5th, 2022, China sent its astronauts(宇航员) Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, into space. They joined in the latest Shenzhou ⅩⅣ mission(任务). Do you want to become astronauts like them? How can they become astronauts?

Be healthy

To be an astronaut, you need to be healthy. It is important for them to have a healthy body. You can’t have other small problems. For example, you can’t have scars(伤疤). They may split in space. It’s very dangerous.

Become stronger through hard training(训练)

For example, you need to be strong like sports players. You will also wear a 200-kilogram uniform and do missions underwater for six or seven hours without eating or going to the toilet(厕所). It is useful for these astronauts to face the space.

Learn science

Learning is important, too. Astronauts take 60 classes to get ready for a mission like math, English, spacecraft design, physics and many more. So they will know what to do when something bad happens during the mission.

1. What special cloth should an astronaut wear?

A．A beautiful uniform.

B．A 200-kilogram uniform.

C．A 200-kilogram coat.

2. Why can’t you have a scar all over your body if you are an astronaut?

A．Because it means you are not healthy.

B．Because it is very dangerous in space.

C．Because it shows you are not strong enough.

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．What it takes to do to become an astronaut?

B．Why it’s difficult to become an astronaut?

C．How astronauts do missions underwater.

4. The passage may be from ________.

A．a diary entry

B．a guidebook

C．a science book

8 . The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens in 1896. Since then many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the USA and so on. After more than a century, in 2004 the Games returned to its hometown, Athens.

The Olympic Games is held every four years. When people hold it, they always make an emblem（会徽）. The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games is a white circle of olive branches in the sky. China held the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. And China made a seal（印章）as the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character（字）on the seal and means “Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing”. Below（在……的下面）it, there are the words “Beijing 2008”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means “capital（首都）” of China and it is also like a runner or a dancer. The running figure（人形）on the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics—faster, higher and stronger.

1. The first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens in ________.

A．2008

B．2004

C．2000

D．1896

2. What’s the emblem of the Athens Olympic Games?

A．It’s a red seal with a single character.	B．It’s a white circle of olive branches in the sky.
C．It’s a five-ring flag.	D．It’s a white circle of olive branches in the sea.

3. Which country held the 29^th Olympic Games?

A．Canada.

B．Australia.

C．China.

D．The USA.

4. The character in the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games is ________.

A．“Jing”

B．“Bei”

C．“Ting”

D．“Hai”

5. What’s the spirit of the Olympics?

A．Many, more and most	B．Far, further and furthest
C．Good, better and best	D．Faster, higher and stronger

9 . It’s said that about half of the men in China smoke. ________ some students have the habit of smoking.

More and more people begin to know how ________ this problem is, but they don’t ________ smoking. Some people think it is cool to smoke. Some think it is of great fun. Others think that smoking ________ help them relax.

In fact, smoking does great ________ to people. First, smoking causes ________. Some people always cough ________ they smoke quite a lot. The most serious illness caused by smoking is lung cancer. ________, smoking wastes (浪费) money. Some people spend a lot of ________ on smoking every year. Third, smoking may cause dangerous fires.

To keep healthy, we should give up the ________ habit. Please stop smoking at once.

1.

A．Still

B．Even

C．Just

2.

A．easy

B．exciting

C．serious

3.

A．stop

B．begin

C．give

4.

A．must

B．can’t

C．can

5.

A．pity

B．harm

C．hurt

6.

A．suggestion

B．headache

C．dream

7.

A．because

B．so

C．but

8.

A．First

B．Second

C．Third

9.

A．money

B．time

C．messages

10.

A．good

B．big

C．bad

10 .

A. in     B. how     C. and     D. important     E. some     F. a     G. what

Born as the Dong people in Guizhou, Yang Xiuying, 74, has been making indigo cloth（蓝靛染布）since she was a young girl. For the Dong people, making indigo cloth has     1     long tradition. The skill has been passed down from mother to daughter over years.

This traditional way of making indigo cloth, unfortunately, is now     2     danger. It disappears（消失）slowly in the modern society. Young people show little interest in it and     3     of them have moved to big cities to find better jobs.

Local governments want to save the tradition     4     they are trying to change young people’s opinions on it. Several cloth-making factories have been set up in Guizhou. After learning     5     to make indigo cloth, young Dong people can find jobs easily in their hometown.

The Dong people consider indigo cloth as     6     as rice. Many Dong women spend lots of hours making the cloth. To make the cloth bright, it must be rubbed（搓）and beaten hard. The cloth has to be put in the dye（染料）for many rounds to get the rich colors. The process of coloring usually takes two weeks.