1 . Every year First Class for the New Term meets people on CCTV 1 at 8 p.m. on September 1st, and It was firstly shown on September 1st, 2008. In 2023 the show wanted to tell us “We can build a powerful China together”. First Class for the New Term is popular with all the primary and middle school students because it shows something educational and meaningful through some real stories.

There are some pictures showing some great events happening in our country. We all feel proud after watching them. We can’t help thinking: the development of our country can not do without everyone’s efforts. Therefore, as students, we should keep working hard and grow healthily to be ready for the development of our country in the future.

When we watch First Class for the New Term in 2023 and learn about the stories in the show, we will find that our world is really beautiful. It’s lucky for us to live in such a happy and peaceful time.

  In addition, the program is full of positive energy. It tells us the importance of having right ideas and dreams. So we should set up the right idea to brighten our nice future. Therefore, this is the reason why First Class for the New Term is so popular. We can also get the knowledge out of class.

Generally, as teenagers in the new time, we should regard the characters in the stories as our own examples, learn their spirit, and be more serious about studying hard in the future. We should try our best to become a useful person to society in the future.

1. What does First Class for the New Term in 2023 want to tell us?

A．Students should keep working hard and grow healthily.

B．We can build a powerful China together.

C．Some great events happening in our country.

D．Students should become a useful person in the future.

2. Which group is First Class for the New Term popular with?

A．Primary school students and College students

B．Middle school students and College students

C．Primary and middle school students

D．College students and their parents

3. What does the underlined word “positive” mean in Chinese in paragraph 4?

A．积极的

B．消极的

C．拥护的

D．完全的

4. What is the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2 . For middle and primary school students, being able to cook has become a must. They will also need to learn how to plant vegetables, raise poultry (家禽) and maintain home appliances (维修家用电器) under new requirements for labor (劳动) education.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) introduced a new standard for labor education in schools. Starting from the 2022 autumn term, students in primary and middle schools have to take courses on labor skills at least once a week.

The new standard includes three types of labor tasks. The first includes basic life skills like everyday household chores, including cleaning, cooking, using and maintaining home appliances. The next is industry and agriculture labor practice, including new technologies like 3D printing, and traditional craft (工艺) learning. The third type is service work such as community volunteer services.

Schools in China have traditionally placed more focus on studying, and many have regarded household chores as a waste of children’s time. But according to the MOE, labor education must be built up to help students enrich their life experience, develop a positive view of labor, value hard work, and develop an interest in labor.

Online people have been busy discussing the new standards on social media.

Li Ting, a mother of 6-year-old twins in Shanghai strongly supports labor education. For the past year, she has trained her daughters to do chores and make simple dishes for the family.

“The main idea is to let kids share responsibility and become independent as early as they can,” said Wang Peng, a father from Guangdong.

“Children’s hand-eye coordination (协调), time management and organization skills can be trained by doing housework,” said Sun Yunxiao, a parenting expert.

They all agree that children will find fun in doing chores through such education.

1. What can a ninth-grade student learn through labor education?
a. How to plant vegetables.               b. How to raise chickens or ducks.
c. How to be more careful in class.       d. How to repair computers or fridges.

A．abc

B．acd

C．bcd

D．abd

2. The meaning of the underlined word “enrich” in Paragraph 4 is “________”.

A．achieve

B．teach

C．improve

D．value

3. What does Sun Yunxiao think of labor education?

A．It helps students enrich life experience.

B．It helps students manage their time better.

C．It takes up too much of students’ free time.

D．It lets students share responsibility and become independent.

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．People’s opinions on labor education.

B．Labor education for primary and middle school students.

C．New technological skills used in primary and middle schools.

D．New courses of household chores for primary school students.

3 . On the morning of every Monday, two of my children get ready for school. They each carry a large bag with some clothes, a pair of shoes, lots of food and water. But there isn’t any book in it.

Then instead of walking them to school as I do on the other school days, I drive them to a nearby park. This is where they are going to spend the day and have lessons. Right, my boys go to a forest school once a week. It is from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. A group of kids explore (探索) the forests, lakes and animals in nature together.

I love the idea of the forest school, but I worried about a few things at first. Would the teachers let the kids play freely? Would my kids be safe outside for that long? Would they enjoy themselves?

The fact is that my boys get used to the school life quickly. Most of the time, they plan their own play, climb tall trees, build fires and do many other interesting things. The teachers never tell them that their play is too high, too fast, or too dangerous. They only follow the kids and help when something goes wrong.

When I pick the boys up at the end of the afternoon, they often look lively, happy and never want to leave. The forest school teaches them to look after themselves and get along well with nature. I think that is important.

1. How long do the boys spend at the forest school?

A．6 hours.

B．7 hours.

C．8 hours.

D．9 hours.

2. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．What the school life is like.	B．Why the writer loves the school.
C．The ways of staying safe outside.	D．The writer’s worries about the school.

3. What do we know about the school teachers?

A．They often have fun with students.

B．They always help students with everything.

C．They let students study and play by themselves.

D．They keep students away from dangerous games.

4. Who might be the writer?

A．A parent.

B．A student.

C．A driver.

D．A teacher.

4 . For middle and primary school students, being able to cook has become a must. They will also need to learn how to plant vegetables, raise poultry (家禽) and maintain home appliances (修理家电) under new requirements for labor education.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) brought out a new standard for labor education in schools last year. Starting from the 2022 fall semester, students in primary and middle schools have to take courses on labor skills at least once a week.

Labor education helps students value hard work. It includes things like household chores (家务), on-campus labor and community volunteer services.

The new standards include three types of labor tasks. The first is for things like everyday chores, including cleaning, organizing, cooking, and using and maintaining home appliances. Next is productive labor, including agriculture, making traditional handicrafts, and applying new technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting (激光切割). The third type is service work, which includes volunteer work.

Schools in China have traditionally placed more focus on studying, and many have seen household chores as a waste of children’s time. But according to the MOE, labor education must be built up to help students cultivate (培养) social values and develop an interest in labor.

Online, people have been busy discussing the new standards on social media.

Liu Fang, a mother of 6-year-old twins in Beijing, strongly supports labor education. For the past year, she has trained her daughters to do household chores and make simple dishes for the family.

“The main idea is to let them share responsibility as family members and become independent as early as they can,” said Liu. “Through doing housework, their hand-eye coordination (协调), time management and organization skills can be trained and it’s also good to help them relax.”

Through such education, Liu said her twins have found fun in doing chores and are more independent.

1. What do we know about the new labor education standard?

A．It is for students from primary school to college.

B．Students can get extra credits for taking labor courses.

C．It started in the fall semester of 2022.

D．Students have to take three labor courses every week.

2. What can students learn through labor education?
a. How to plant vegetables.
b. How to raise chickens or ducks.
c. How to be more focused in class.
d. How to fix computers or fridges.

A．abc

B．abd

C．bcd

D．acd

3. What does Liu Fang think of labor education?

A．It’s too simple for students.

B．It isn’t fun enough for students.

C．It takes up too much of students’ free time.

D．It helps students develop different skills.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Labor education for primary and middle school students.

B．New courses for primary school students.

C．Ways to cultivate students’ social values.

D．New technologies used in primary and middle schools.

5 . Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28th. Although he lived over 2000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution (贡献) to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.

Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time, only children from noble families could afford to go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.

Today, people still follow Confucius’s lessons. He told us that we all have something important to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities (品质) and follow them.”

He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的) . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with his thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others,” he said.

1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because he ______.

A．lived a poor life in his childhood	B．had great opinions and thoughts about education
C．traveled with his students from state to state	D．lived during the Spring and Autumn Period

2. Confucius learned music, history, poetry and sports ______ as a child.

A．by teaching himself at home	B．with the help of his mother
C．by going to school	D．by visiting many famous teachers

3. What’s the meaning of the sentence which Confucius said in the fourth paragraph?

A．学而时习之，不亦说乎 。	B．人无远虑，必有近忧。
C．敏而好学，不耻下问，是以谓之“文”也。	D．三人行，必有我师也，择其善者而从之。

4. The correct order of the following statements is ______.
① Confucius worked to help his mother as a child.
② Confucius educated about 3000 students in his lifetime.
③ Confucius’s father died.
④ Confucius started the first public school in Chinese history.

A．③①④②

B．②③④①

C．③①②④

D．④③①②

6 .

WINTER VACATION RULES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW For Junior nine students: ● Be careful of the electricity while using electrical equipment, especially electric baking oven (电烤炉). ● Spend at least eight hours on your vacation homework. Instead of playing mobile phone or watching TV. Value the time. ● Write English diaries, especially the Spring Festival costumes. ● Practice running and rope-skipping (跳绳) every day. ● Don’t sleep late. ● Help with the housework once in a while. ● Don’t eat too much to put on much weight.

1. The rules are writing for ________ students.

A．Grade 8.

B．Grade 6.

C．Grade 7.

D．Grade 9.

2. How many rules should the students obey during the winter vacation?

A．Six.

B．Seven.

C．Eight.

D．Five.

3. How often do students need to help with housework?

A．Every day.

B．Sometimes.

C．Hardly ever.

D．Never

4. What are students expected to do during the vacation?

A．Study.

B．Exercise.

C．Do housework.

D．All.

7 . Our school is going to add different kinds of labor curriculums (劳动课程). The curriculums that will start next Wednesday can help you get some practical life skills.

	Enjoy a good meal. Do you want to be a great cook? If you are interested in cooking, here is a chance. You needn’t bring any materials to the classroom, because our school has prepared what you need. The only condition is that you should be free between 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. every Thursday.
	Become a master in cleaning. Do you find it tiring and hard to do housework? Every Wednesday, a two-hour course will totally change the situation. You will learn some valuable skills that can help you do cleaning. Miss Rome, a master in cleaning, will wait for you at 3:00 p.m. every Wednesday.
	Plant your hope. This course is special because the teachers will show you knowledge out of classrooms. Students will plant flowers, vegetables and some trees with the teachers’ help. If the weather allows, you can take the course every day from March 20 to April 30.

1. How long does the course “Enjoy a good meal” last every week?

A．For 2 hours.

B．For 3 hours.

C．For 1 hour.

D．For half an hour.

2. What will you learn from Miss Rome?

A．The skills of some cleaning.	B．The skills of some cooking.
C．The skills of feeding animals.	D．The skills of planting flower.

3. Which course can you choose if you want to plant trees?

A．Experience farm life.	B．Plant your hope.
C．Become a master in cleaning.	D．Enjoy a good meal.

4. Who may the passage is written for ?

A．Leaders.

B．Teachers.

C．Farmers.

D．Students.

10 .

While the start of a new school year is always exciting, this year was even more for some primary school students in Auckland, New Zealand. They became the world’s first kids to be “taught” by a digital (数码的) teacher. Before you start imagining a human-like robot walking around the classroom, Will just appears on the computer or smart phone screen.

Will has a look of a man in the 30s and he acts just like a human. The digital teacher now teaches “Be sustainable (可持续的) with energy”, a free programme for Auckland primary schools. This programme used to be taught by humans. Its purpose is to educate kids about energy use and the different forms of renewable energy. Just like the human teachers, Will can not only answer the kids’ questions, but also react (回应) to their facial expressions. For example, if a student smiles at Will, he will smile back.

The inventor of Will says using a digital human like Will is a great way to send new information to people.

Will has been a great success. He easily captures (吸引) students’ attention and the kids love him. However, no matter how popular Will becomes, he will be unlikely to replace human teachers. For one, Will won’t have as much knowledge as human teachers. And more importantly, there are always unexpected situations in class, and even the smartest digital human won’t know how to deal with them. However, the digital teacher could come in handy as a private teacher, providing kids with one-to-one help on some subjects or topics.

1. What do we know about Will?

A．He can use computers.	B．He walks around in class.
C．He can talk like a human.	D．He looks like an old man.

2. We can learn _______ from Paragraph 2.

A．what Will does in class	B．if Will is popular with kids
C．what questions the kids may have	D．what has been done to invent Will

3. Which is probably the future of digital teachers like Will?

A．They’ll replace human teachers.

B．They’ll work as private teachers.

C．They’ll know more than human teachers.

D．They’ll deal with all the situations in class.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Will human teachers be replaced in the future?

B．Will digital teachers be widely used in the future?

C．The advantages and disadvantages of the digital teacher Will.

D．Will, the world’s first digital teacher, appears in Auckland.