1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

In 2003, the female giant panda Ya Ya, who was born in the Beijing Zoo in 2000, and male giant panda Le Le, born in the Shanghai Zoo in 1998, traveled to the Memphis Zoo as part of a giant panda protection and research program between China and the US. Old friends are on the way. News reported that the giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le would come back to China in December 2022. Sadly, Le Le passed away on February 3rd 2023 instead of returning home.

It’s said that Le Le died because of the poor care he got when he was alive. He lost his weight and appeared to have a toothache that the zoo wasn’t able to treat. Before death his health was getting even worse, but no health care was offered to help him. He was only 24 years old, but pandas can live well for more than 30 years.

Ya Ya, the other panda, also shows her bad condition and sleeps the whole day. Besides she has suffered a lot from the stomach disease for a long time.

Though the zoo wanted to cover its carelessness condition from the public, their poor condition was noticed by visitors’ cameras. Many people point out that one of the worst problems is the low quality and small amount of bamboo. However, the Memphis Zoo didn’t agree with the saying.

Now, we are calling for immediate steps to honor Le Le and make sure of Ya Ya’s safe return. On Thursday afternoon 27th April 2023, Le Le’s body and Ya Ya arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport from Memphis.

1. Where did the two pandas travel in 2003?
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2. Why did Le Le die in 2023?
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3. What has Ya Ya suffered from for a long time?
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4. Did the Memphis Zoo take good care of the pandas?
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5. What can we do to protect animals like pandas?
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2 . It was a summer noon. As I drove along the road in a mountain, I could see some pretty wild flowers. When I turned the corner and saw some volunteers picking up litter on the road side, I stopped ______ and smiled at them. They volunteered here on such a hot day. How ______ they were! I ______ a spring day long ago.

When my children were younger, we often took a walk around the lake near our home. One ______ day, we noticed much litter lying there. The next day, we brought a big litter bag and started to pick up the litter along our way. ______, the bag was nearly full. Tired but ______, we put the bag in an empty bin. We ______ before we went home and took one last look at the lake as the sun set. It looked more beautiful than ever.

I know this world’s problems sometimes seem ______, but how can we solve them? The ______ is that everything we do kindly can make a difference. Every time we pick up a piece of litter, we make a difference. Every smile we share makes a difference. Our small act of being ______ can make this colorful world even better.

1.

A．driving

B．riding

C．running

2.

A．awful

B．helpful

C．successful

3.

A．talked about

B．looked for

C．thought of

4.

A．autumn

B．summer

C．spring

5.

A．Actually

B．Finally

C．Suddenly

6.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．bored

7.

A．stopped

B．moved

C．waited

8.

A．possible

B．simple

C．hard

9.

A．story

B．truth

C．news

10.

A．busy

B．polite

C．kind

3 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中一项为多余选项。

Many of us don’t pay attention to the importance of eye care. It’s said that if you take care of your body, then you can be healthy.     1    . Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.

There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes (基因) and aging (年龄增长). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight.

Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable.     2    . If this happens, the best way is to clean your eyes by using cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays (紫外线).

    3    . Remember that vitamins (维生素) A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly (规律地) and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.

All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. Being happy all the time can be helpful to a person’s eyesight, too.     4    .

A．That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care.

B．Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight.

C．It is bad for your eyes, too.

D．In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.

E．The following are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes.

4 . Have you ever been angry at someone when you were hungry? If so, you’ve experienced “hangry (饿怒)”—some people get angry easily as they are hungry. The reason for this lies in what happens inside your body when it needs food.

Everything you eat would be changed into different kinds of nutrients (营养物) in your body. These nutrients would enter your blood and be passed to every part of your body and be used for creating energy. As time passes after your last meal, these nutrients in your blood drop. Also, your blood glucose (血糖) drops. Unlike other parts in your body, your brain totally depends on blood glucose to do its job. You’ve probably already noticed that simple things can become difficult when you are hungry and your blood glucose levels drop. You may find it hard to pay attention. For example, you may make silly mistakes in your study and homework. You might also have noticed that you can’t even speak clearly when you’re too hungry.

Another thing that happens when you’re hungry is behaving impolitely and can’t control yourself, such as snapping at others. In that case, even though you may already try your best to avoid conflict (冲突) with important friends, you may still be too angry to control yourself when you are staying with the people you are most relaxed with. That’s why you may find yourself being impatient with your parents or friends.

So what should we do to avoid being hangry? The easiest way is to eat something before you get too hungry. The best choice is to have some nutrient-rich and natural foods that help deal with hunger quickly and can be kept in your body as long as possible, but not fast food. The final way is to suggest that difficult situations should be dealt with after a meal, not before.

1. “Hangry” usually happens when _______.

A．the body needs food

B．nutrients enter your body

C．the blood glucose levels drop

2. What does the underlined words “snapping at” probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A．laughing at

B．shouting at

C．looking at

3. Which of the following is a proper way to deal with ‘“hanger”?

A．Eating something after you get too hungry.

B．Staying with people you are most relaxed with.

C．Dealing with difficult situations after meals.

4. Who is the passage written for?

A．Doctors.

B．Parents.

C．Students.

5 . Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but you do it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise.

Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1,000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work for four times as hard. As a result, you can burn more calories (卡路里).

In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes their feel good.

But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic exercise is safe and easy to lean. It doesn’t require any special skills. You don’t even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone.

1. Where can you do aquatic exercise?

A．On land.

B．In a swimming pool.

C．In a field.

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．Difference between air and water.

B．The ways to do aquatic exercise.

C．The advantages of aquatic exercise

3. What do most people think of aquatic exercise?

A．Relaxing.

B．Worrying.

C．Surprising.

4. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A．Nature.

B．Travel.

C．Health.

6 .

	Wonderful coffee with delicious cakes, pies and cookies! A great place to keep a good mood! Name: Secret Garden Cafe Address: 166 Zhongshan Road, Harbin Telephone: 53892919 Time: 3:00 p.m. –11:00 p.m. (from Monday to Saturday)
Name	Date	Comments (评价)
Maggie	March 7	I enjoy sitting by the window and watching butterflies flying around the garden. It looks like a beautiful picture.
Mary	May 1	I went to your cafe last Tuesday. The music was too noisy. Could you please play some beautiful music?
Andy	May 25	I had coffee at your cafe yesterday. I want to thank you for the good smelling coffee and cookies.
Lily	June 1	The cafe is my favorite in town. I like being here with my friends.

1. Who thought the music was too noisy at Garden Cafe?

A．Andy.

B．Maggi.

C．Mary.

2. If you want to have a cup of coffee in Garden Cafe, you can go there _______.

A．at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday

B．at 5:10 p.m. on Saturday

C．at 2:10 p.m. on Saturday

3. Which of the followings is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Maggie went to the Secret Garden Cafe on May 1.

B．Andy loves the good smelling coffee and cookies.

C．The Secret Garden Cafe is on 116 Zhongshan Road, Harbin.

7 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中选项中有一项是多余的。

Let’s say you are taking a walk along the road and you happen to see one or two waste bottles lying on the grass beside the road. What would you do? You may have different choices.

Firstly, you can leave the bottles there as they are.     1     Why should you do something about it? This is quite OK. Secondly, you can pick them up and throw them into a dustbin (垃圾箱). By doing this, you have walked a step further to help make our home clean. This action is a better choice. Thirdly, you might want to pick them up and give them to an old man or woman who collects waste for a living.     2     You’re not only thinking about doing something for the environment, you’re also developing yourself to be a person who would think of others and help them.

As for young kids, they may always have such a question: “When do I grow up?” Yes! When does a child grow up? And how can a kid know he or she has grown up? These are interesting questions. As for us, fifteen-year-olds, who are finishing middle school, we’re no longer younger children.     3     When we start to have a sense of offering a helping hand for a cleaner city and greener world, and when we have a loving heart to think more of others than of ourselves and are ready to help them, we can say that we have grown up.

Remember:     4     If we do our best for nature, nature will offer its best to us in return!

A．Nature is the most important thing to us.

B．We should know whether or not we have grown up.

C．If this is your choice, you have walked even further.

D．If we help others, others will help us.

E．It was not you who threw them away.

8 . 你校英文报就“如何保护视力”这一话题征稿。请根据右边图示，以“How to Protect Our Eyesight (视力)”为题投稿。

注意：
1.须全面反映图文信息；
2.文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；
3.80词左右。

How to Protect Our Eyesight

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9 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题和翻译文中画线句子。

The word “hobby” is an interesting word. Every person has one thing he or she likes to do for fun. ①一些人喜欢收集像邮票或故事书这样的东西。Others like to play football or go window shopping where you can look at many beautiful things without buying them.

Dennis has many hobbies he does for fun. He sometimes plays golf with his sons. He plays tennis with all the family. He likes to collect music books. He also collects musical instruments from China like erhu, xun, dizi, xiao, suona and pipa. These are the instruments of China.②These instruments cannot be found in America.

He also likes collecting coins, such as the Shunzhi coin from the Qing dynasty (朝代). He has been interested in Chinese stamps when the postman delivers letters from China. Stamps are so interesting because they included (包括) Chinese leaders, buildings, animals, birds and fish.

Dennis’ favorite hobby is fishing. He likes to go and see his brother in the states of Alaska where fishing is excellent. They take a boat and go to a small river where they fish for salmon (大马哈鱼), America’s most famous fish.

Dennis will catch many salmons in one week. They each weigh about four to five kilos. He will take them back to his home in the state of Oregon. He will eat them all winter with his family and friends. This is a very enjoyable hobby.

1. What does the writer think of the word “hobby”?
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2. Who does Dennis play golf with?
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3. What will Dennis’ family and his friends eat all winter?
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4. 将文中画线句子①译成英语。
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5. 将文中画线句子②译成汉语。
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10 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It had long been troubling a little boy: his deskmate could rank (排列) the 1st in the class even time while he only ranked the 21st. At home, he asked his mom, “Mom, am I more stupid than others? I feel I’m as ________ as my deskmate, but how come I always fall behind?” His mom went wordless, not knowing how to ________ it.

In another test, the boy ranked the 15th, and his deskmate remained the 1st. Back home, he raised the same ________. Mom really wanted to tell her son that intelligence (智力) is different, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others. ________, was this answer in her son’s best interest? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.

There were times she wanted to tell him, “Your father and I used to be outstanding. Why aren’t you just as clever as we are?” But she stopped because she felt it was wrong to blame (责怪) him. She needed a better ________.

Time flies swiftly. Though he made great efforts, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To ________ the stress on her son, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she ________ to give him an answer.

Now, the boy no longer worries about his rankings, because, with the 1st ranking, he has entered a top university. Later he mentioned that ________ experience, “When my mother and I were sitting on the beach, she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the seabirds over there? When the waves (海浪) come near, little birds can rise ________ while it would take longer for clumsy seagulls (笨拙的海鸥) to complete the process. However, have you ________ the birds that finally fly across the endless ocean are clumsy seagulls?’ You might be a little slower, but you will be the one who will make it!”

1.

A．energetic

B．lucky

C．hard-working

2.

A．explain

B．complain

C．describe

3.

A．thought

B．saying

C．question

4.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Anyway

5.

A．lesson

B．experience

C．answer

6.

A．reduce

B．refuse

C．realize

7.

A．chose

B．learned

C．managed

8.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．valuable

9.

A．carefully

B．quickly

C．suddenly

10.

A．noticed

B．explored

C．remembered