1 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

Deng Qingming is one of the three Chinese astronauts carrying out China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship mission. He     1     (final) got the chance to go to space after nearly 25 years of preparation.

Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966. As his     2     (parent) both worked in the fields, he bad to look after his younger brothers and sisters. At that time, his dream was to go to college and find a job     3     (support) his family.

Deng     4     (be) a member of the PLA Air Force (空军) since 1984. When he left his village that year, his friends came to say goodbye to him. He was deeply touched and decided to work hard. Years of hard     5     (train) made him an excellent pilot, and he was chosen as one of the     6     (one) group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.

For a really long time, Deng served as a backup (后备) astronaut. His road to space was even     7     (long) than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and waiting and he     8     (give) the chance to travel to space in the end.

Besides that, Deng’s wife supported him a lot. She     9     (take) care of the whole family and never complained. “You’ve set an example to     10     (we) daughter and we are proud of you, “ she told him.

4 . “Do you want to grow your own vegetables?” Mom asked. “Yes!” My eyes got wide. Mom smiled at my ________. She gave me a book on gardening and I carefully planted some seeds (种子) in the back yard.

After supper, I rushed to see how much they might grow. Nothing! My mouth dropped. “Someone stole my seeds!” Mom laughed. She said “Johnny, go and ________ the book.” I read the book and knew something needed to be done.

Early the next morning, I ran to the back yard. Everything looked the same, but I wasn’t that ________. As the book said, I lightly watered my seeds and stuck my finger in the soil to make sure it wasn’t too dry.

The next morning I raced to the garden again. No ________. “Why is it taking so long for the seeds to grow?” I asked. “Grow up!” I shouted. “Please, just grow,” I almost ________. Mom said as last time, “Read the book, and take care of them ________.” So I read again. I removed (除去) the grass from the soil and watered the seeds. That night I even ________ the little seeds and told them I was looking forward to seeing them spout (发芽) all the time.

Then one morning I walked out to my garden. I wasn’t ________ to see anything. To my surprise, a bit of green came into my eyes. “They grew!” I shouted! I could see little green ________ growing everywhere! I was so excited. “They finally grew! The book is ________. It took several days for the seeds to be in the soil before popping up.”

1.

A．sadness

B．fear

C．shyness

D．excitement

2.

A．draw

B．check

C．design

D．protect

3.

A．relaxed

B．moved

C．disappointed

D．interested

4.

A．changes

B．answers

C．mistakes

D．instructions

5.

A．flew

B．cried

C．danced

D．smiled

6.

A．angrily

B．nervously

C．patiently

D．comfortably

7.

A．dreamed about

B．laughed at

C．learned from

D．heard of

8.

A．deciding

B．expecting

C．considering

D．choosing

9.

A．flowers

B．grass

C．trees

D．leaves

10.

A．right

B．easy

C．difficult

D．wrong

5 .

Warnings	△ Take it with a lot of water so that the medicine won’t stay in your throat. △ Take with food so your stomach won’t be upset. △ It may make you sleepy. Do not drive or use dangerous machines.
Directions	adults and children 12 years old and over	2 tablets (药片) every 4 to 6 hours; not more than 12 tablets in 24 hours.
	children 4 years to under 12 years	1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours; not more than 6 tablets in 24 hours.
	children under 4 years	Can’t take the medicine.

1. People can’t take the medicine in ________.

A．July 2023

B．April 2024

C．July 2024

D．June 2024

2. After taking the medicine you should avoid ________.

A．drinking more water	B．eating some food
C．going to bed	D．driving a car

3. Who can take the medicine?
① Jim, a 3-year-old boy, who has a cough
② Linda, a 15-year-old girl, who has a cold
③ Alice, a 30-year-old woman, who has a sore back
④ Mike, a 6-year-old boy, who has a headache

A．①②

B．②④

C．③④

D．②③

4. If the medicine is for Jane’s 12-year-old son he should take at least ________ tablets a day.

A．6

B．8

C．10

D．12

6 . 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

What do you think of celebrating Christmas Day in China? Christmas Day is very popular in China, especially for young people. Should Chinese people celebrate Christmas Day? 60% people think that we should not take Christmas so seriously, 10% think everyone should celebrate Christmas.

Some people think celebrating Christmas Day can help them understand western culture better. Some people think it is a great holiday to have a good time with their families and friends. During Christmas Day, they can meet friends, go shopping, watch movies and go to different parties.

But I have different ideas. China has its own holidays, such as the Spring Festival, Double Ninth Festival and Mid-Autumn Day, so we don’t have to celebrate holidays from other countries. Some people spend a lot of money celebrating Christmas Day. People buy lots of gifts for their friends and families, but this is not the best way to show their love.

1. Who likes Christmas Day better in China?
________________
2. How many reasons are listed for celebrating Christmas Day?
________________
3. What’s the writer’s opinion about celebrating Christmas Day?
________________
4. Which Chinese festival do you like best? Why? (Write 30 words or more.)
________________

7 .

Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Volunteer Programme PARIS 2024 Would you like to make Paris 2024 an unforgettable event? 45,000 volunteers are needed. Requirements Things to consider ·Be at least 18 years old on Jan 1, 2024. ·Speak either French or English. ·Be able to take part for at least 10 days between 12/07/2024—10/09/2024. ▲Only one meal is included. ▲Plane tickets are not offered. ▲All public transport will be free. ▲You have to look for somewhere to live. Benefits of Joining ◆A chance to meet your favourite sportsman/sportswoman. ◆An amazing chance to watch the Olympic games live. ◆Collect souvenirs (纪念品) and gifts. For more information, you can visit https://www.paris2024.org/en/volunteers/.

1. If you want to be a volunteer of Paris 2024 Olympics, you need to ________.

A．speak English and French	B．be over 18 years old
C．be free in September of 2024	D．have a 10-day training

2. What will be offered if you become a volunteer?

A．Living places.	B．Three meals a day.
C．Plane tickets.	D．Free public transport.

3. What benefit can you get as a volunteer?

A．You can meet some movie stars.	B．You can give gifts to sportsmen.
C．You can collect some souvenirs.	D．You can join in an Olympic event.

4. In which part of the newspaper can you read the text?

A．Sports.

B．Health.

C．Science.

D．Culture.

8 . It has been two months since Richard Watson placed 200 special transmitters (信号发射机) for his cows. They are parts of an AI system named Ida. This AI system can send messages to Watson’s phone when his cows are healthy or when they are not feeling well. It can tell how many animals are sick to the dairy farmers (奶农) and also help them pick out the sick animals.

With the AI system, farmers can get the information from their phones instead of going to the farms to check animals every day. So this AI system can help people spend their free time doing other things. Many dairy farmers are interested in Ida. Watson is one of them. On a common morning in March, he took out his phone to check his Ida App. It showed that Cows #97800 and #97782 were eating less. This might mean that there was something wrong with them.

However, some farmers say, “I can find out the sick cow just by looking at her eyes.” Mark Rodgers is a neighbor of Watson’s. He said, “This is what I can do by myself. My experience can help me look after them better. Technology isn’t useful.”

Ida was developed by Yasir Khokhar, the boss of the company. He said he came up with the idea while he was living on a farm in Holland. The system can record cow’s behaviors by studying videos of them. The company is still trying to improve this technology to provide much more convenience for farmers.

1. According to the text, the AI system Ida can help farmers ________.
① chat with their animals ② pick out the sick animals ③ record animals’ behaviors ④ change animals’ food

A．①②

B．②③

C．③④

D．②④

2. What’s the main idea of paragraph 2?

A．Farmers have problems feeding cows.

B．Farmers are busy doing other things.

C．This AI system is used in different ways.

D．This AI system is popular with dairy farmers.

3. Which of the following best describes Yasir Khokhar?

A．Creative.

B．Brave.

C．Honest.

D．Friendly.

4. What can we infer (推断) from the text?

A．Yasit Khokhar will stop his company business.

B．Richard Watson will keep more cows on his farm.

C．Mark Rodgers doesn’t want any help from the system.

D．The system can also provide the cows with music lessons.

10 .

What would life be like if you were a rock singer, a football player, a university professor (教授) or a Nobel Prize winner? Carolyn Bertozzi from the US lives such a cool life!

Bertozzi won the prize for studying the sugar coats of cells (细胞糖衣). She has created a smart way to connect cells by connecting their sugar coats. The cells then have a green color so that scientists can see clearly where they are and how they move. This finding offered a foundation (基础) for different fields of applications (应用), such as developing better tests for infectious diseases (传染病) and new treatments for cancer.

Though Bertozzi had made great achievements, she said she was not very interested in chemistry until her second year at university. She remembered that her university professors made the class very difficult on purpose and her classmates complained (抱怨) a lot. However, it matched her brain.

In addition to doing science studies, Bertozzi has lived a colorful life. She was a keyboarder in a band. She also played football and won a sports scholarship (体育奖学金).

As a female scientist, Bertozzi tries to advance gender equality (性别平等). In the late 1980s, only 10 percent of the students at university were female. There were maybe one or two women in a lab, so she tried to start a monthly get-together for all the women students in the department to give them support.

1. Why did Bertozzi win the Nobel Prize?

A．Because she is a woman with high-intelligence: and different hobbies.

B．Because she is a university professor and famous at home and abroad.

C．Because she found a way to connect cells and make them clearer to see.

D．Because she invented a new treatment for infectious diseases and cancer.

2. What made Bertozzi interested in chemistry?

A．The great confidence in her brain.	B．The difficulty of the chemistry class.
C．The complaints from her classmates.	D．The interesting experiments in the lab.

3. What do you think of Bertozzi according to the text?

A．Caring and careful.	B．Patient and practical.
C．Creative and clever.	D．Honest and humorous.

4. What’s the purpose of writing the text?

A．To tell readers to learn from Bertozzi.	B．To introduce Bertozzi’s life experience.
C．To let us pay attention to women's right.	D．To encourage readers to win a Nobel Prize.