1 . Around the world, more and more people think they should love our earth and care about it. Many people now like products (产品) and companies that care about the earth and cause (导致) less pollution (污染). So it’s time for large companies to make a change. Here are some examples.

Shoppers used cheap plastic bags before, and then threw them away. But now most supermarkets and shops usually give reusable shopping bags to them. This causes less waste. They also sell more local products, because it is easy and cheap to carry them from one place to another.

To help cause less air pollution, big car factories are looking for other good ways to reduce the oil consumption (油耗). Cars that use much less oil are very popular. Many companies are also producing electric (电动的) cars. They cause no air pollution at all. What’s more, they are cheaper to run and people don’t need to worry about the oil prices. They are becoming more popular.

The airline companies face a greater green problem. Planes use much more oil than cars. So many airlines are now developing planes that can fly on some other kinds of oil and some of them use only solar panels (太阳能板) to fly! They cause less pollution and cost less. Moreover, the companies are trying to produce lighter planes and choose (选择) much better routes.

Green saves the earth. More and more companies have to show they care about the environment (环境). Many environment-friendly products look nice. However, people still have to be careful when choosing green products. It’s important to make sure the products are as friendly to the environment as the companies say.

1. What does the underlined word “reduce” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．减少

B．增长

C．产生

D．测试

2. Why are many companies producing electric cars according to the passage?

A．Because electric cars use less oil.

B．Because electric cars are popular and expensive.

C．Because electric cars are easy to produce and can help make more money.

D．Because electric cars cause no pollution at all and are becoming more popular.

3. What do the airline companies do to work out the greater green problems?
a. Use solar panels.
b. Use much more oil.
c. Choose better routes.
d. Make the planes lighter.
e. Cut the oil price.

A．a, b, c

B．b, c, e

C．a, c, d

D．b, d, e

4. Which is the right structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2 . —Would you like to see a film with me this afternoon?
—I’d love to, but I must ________ the basketball match with our team members.

A．play for

B．prepare for

C．hope for

D．wait for

3 . —Every year many people come to visit Nantong Museum. Do you know ________ Nantong Museum is?
—It’s about 70,000 square metres in size.

A．how tall

B．how old

C．how large

D．how far

4 . Every day after school, little Joey came to Mr. Dow’s store to look around. He loved to look at the pipes (烟斗). One pipe especially caught his ________. He imagined some day he would be a ________ man and could smoke a pipe, just like this one. He looked around. ________ was looking. He put the pipe in his hand. He just wanted to get the feel of it.

Suddenly he heard footsteps behind him. He ________ quickly. It was Mr. Dow, the store owner. “Hello, Joey,” Mr. Dow said. Joey struggled (挣扎) to answer but only smiled ________ as Mr. Dow walked away. Did Mr. Dow see the pipe in his hand? Was he suspicious (猜疑的)? Joey’s thoughts became ________. Suddenly the store seemed very ________. He watched his feet begin to move and take him out of the store.

Walking around in the street, he felt the cool air outside and it was good, yet he felt an emptiness inside himself, like one walking in his sleep. He pulled the pipe out of his pocket. Joey wondered if Mr. Dow had ________ the police. Perhaps the police were waiting for him at home. He could say he did not ________ the pipe. No one had seen him do it. Still he himself would know that he did.

Then, it was time to go home. His mother would look at him and she would know. She always knew. A hot tear ran down his check. He ________ the way she said, “You are a little man now, Joey.” Thinking of it made him ________. “She trusted me,” he kept saying to himself. The pipe and his ________ of growing up meant nothing.

He knew what he had to do. And he was in a hurry to get it done. When he ________ the store, Mr. Dow was just inside the door. The big man smiled. Joey’s feet felt heavy. Suddenly, he held out the pipe.

“Mr. Dow,” he said, “I didn’t ________ to take it.”

“Thanks, Joey.” Mr. Dow said ________.

“How about staying around and helping me close up shop?”

Joey felt Mr. Dow’s big hand on his shoulder. And Joey felt his shoulders had become a little broader and stronger.

1.

A．hand

B．ear

C．eye

D．mouth

2.

A．grown

B．brave

C．rich

D．strong

3.

A．Somebody

B．Anybody

C．Everybody

D．Nobody

4.

A．ran away

B．turned around

C．looked up

D．fell over

5.

A．weakly

B．happily

C．loudly

D．excitedly

6.

A．unlucky

B．unclear

C．unkind

D．unnecessary

7.

A．magical

B．small

C．wet

D．warm

8.

A．found

B．interviewed

C．called

D．noticed

9.

A．take

B．buy

C．afford

D．see

10.

A．enjoyed

B．remembered

C．forgot

D．described

11.

A．polite

B．relaxed

C．sad

D．serious

12.

A．decisions

B．purposes

C．problems

D．dreams

13.

A．reached

B．searched

C．opened

D．broke

14.

A．fail

B．mean

C．manage

D．refuse

15.

A．equally

B．angrily

C．easily

D．gently

5 . One of my earliest memories is playing “shops” with my granddad when I was 5 years old. After ________ school at 15, I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no ________ of how to run my own shop back then.

Several years later, I got married. My husband Eric and I heard about a shop for sale in the nearby village. We had a look and decided to have a shop of our own. That was January 1973. Shopkeeping was ________ to us, so we often didn’t know what the ________ were asking for. But we soon learned.

We can tell by the weather how ________ the shop is going to be. On wet days there are very few people around, and when it’s ________ people want bread and milk, as they’re worried about being snowed in. When it’s hot, everyone buys cold drinks and ice cream.

More people shop online nowadays, but they still come here for things ________ from their order. I’ve kept up with technology and have a card reader, but the shop itself hasn’t changed much.

Now, as I’m getting older, it’s open from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. on weekdays ________ closing at 8: 30 p. m. However, I keep it open until 2 p. m. at weekends.

Eric passed away 16 years ago, but I am ________ getting rid of (处理掉) the shop. I love it all—talking to the customers and getting ________ they want. There are customers who come in two or three times a day, and we see several generations of families. Customers often tell me their ________ and I offer advice if I can.

It was the 50th anniversary (周年纪念) of the shop on January 13 this year. I wanted to do something ________, so I held a party and had drinks and nibbles with customers. I also ________ a book about my memories in the shop. It’s called Just Ask Jenny, as I’m always the first port of call when anyone wants to know ________.

This shop has been my life. I never ________ I’d still be here after 50 years, but I love it and the people. It’s what keeps me going, and I’ve got no plan of retiring (退休).

1.

A．attending

B．leaving

C．visiting

D．changing

2.

A．choice

B．time

C．decision

D．idea

3.

A．good

B．new

C．experienced

D．disappointed

4.

A．market

B．sellers

C．users

D．customers

5.

A．common

B．expensive

C．cold

D．busy

6.

A．snowy

B．rainy

C．windy

D．sunny

7.

A．appearing

B．coming

C．missing

D．producing

8.

A．as a result of

B．because of

C．in fear of

D．instead of

9.

A．always

B．never

C．seldom

D．often

10.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．which

11.

A．suggestions

B．questions

C．problems

D．surprises

12.

A．traditional

B．historical

C．changeable

D．special

13.

A．read

B．wrote

C．borrowed

D．learned

14.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．nobody

15.

A．imagined

B．hoped

C．felt

D．worked

6 . Which part of Lily’s computer doesn’t work?

A．

B．

C．

7 . Where is Linda going tomorrow?

A．

B．

C．

8 . Which sign are the two speakers talking about?

A．

B．

C．

9 . How do people in the woman’s country greet each other?

A．

B．

C．

10 . The Beijing Library in Beijing’s Tongzhou District opened to the public on December 27th, 2023. It offers people a modern and relaxing space to enjoy reading.

The Beijing Library covers an area of 75,000 square meters. It is the world’s largest and most intelligent (智能的) library, with a first-of-its-kind 21,809-square-metre open reading space. It won the Guinness World Record for the largest library hall and the largest outdoor reading space for children. The library is called “the forest of knowledge” because of the shape of its roof.

There are about eight million books in the library. It provides people with a relaxing space for reading and learning about the culture of Beijing. There are over seven million books in the underground intelligent stacks (书库). Robots can take the books to the reading area within 15 minutes. With the assistance of robots, people can easily get the book they want without having to search for it themselves.

Ms. Cheng lives in Tongzhou District. “I can’t wait to take my child to the library and I am happy that there is a good outdoor space for children in the library. For children, reading in such a beautiful library is really interesting. It’s a perfect place for life-long learning.” she said.

To welcome the readers, the library held a number of immersive (沉浸式的) activities on the opening day, including a concert, a traditional dress-up experience, and the creation of artistic works. The library will hold more than 1,000 activities in the future. Also, it’ll give new born babies some gifts to encourage life-long learning, including a reader’s card, a book, and a reading list.

1. When did the Beijing Library open?       .

A．On January 27th, 2024.	B．On December 15th, 2023.
C．On February 20th, 2024.	D．On December 27th, 2023.

2. What do we know about the Beijing Library?

A．It has the largest number of books in the world.

B．It offers visitors a relaxing space to enjoy reading.

C．It is popular with children for its forest-like reading rooms.

D．It won the Guinness World Record fbr its intelligent system.

3. What does the underlined word “assistance” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Click.

B．Trade.

C．Help.

D．Magic.

4. What can we infer (推断) about Ms. Cheng?

A．She works in the library.

B．She speaks highly of the library.

C．She likes reading in indoor space.

D．She always takes her child to the library.