1 . One day last December, a student who calls himself Muqing at Tsinghua University was doing his physics homework. Suddenly, he discovered a problem on page 11 of a report on the 2022 Noble Prize in physics. It seemed that two “-” signs there should be two “+” signs instead.

Muqing was not sure about his discovery at first. After all, he was just a newcomer to physics while the report was from the highest authority (权威) in the area. What’s more, the problem was not very important since it might be just a clerical (书写的) error (错误) .

But the problem kept being on his mind. So Muqing asked his teacher Wang Xiangbin for help. Wang patiently worked on the problem with Muqing tate into the night. After several rounds of calculations (计算) , they made sure that there was really a fault.

Wang later emailed the Roval Swedish Academy of Sciences. The organization made the report and pointed out the problem. Soon Sara Gustavsson, a member of the organization, replied to Wang, thanking him and his student for telling them the error.

Muqing was very pleased, but after the story went around, he asked reporters not to show his real name. “When I get to achieve something really amazing, then please show my real name.” he said.

Through this event, Wang said his students should learn that in science, there is no absolute (绝对的). “Everybody can raise a fair question. Such is the beauty of science.” he said.

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．How important Muqing’s discovery is.	B．What the highest authority in physics is.
C．Whether it is necessary to correct a clerical error.	D．Why Muqing was not sure about his discovery.

2. Which is the right order of the following facts?
①Muqing and Wang Xiangbin worked on the problem.
②Wang Xiangbin emailed the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
③Muqing discovered a problem in a report.
④Muqing asked reporters not to show his real name.

A．①③②④

B．③④①②

C．③①②④

D．①④②③

3. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

A．Muging knows he should put his teacher first.

B．Muqing hopes he can make a real achievement one day.

C．Muging believes there is no absolute authority in science.

D．Muging thinks it’s important to protect his personal information.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Be brave to question and think wisely.	B．We should never believe others.
C．Show your name if you succeed.	D．Don’t be afraid to face difficulty.

2 . The Chinese ping feng (folding screen) is an ancient invention and traditional Chinese furniture (家具) . Its earliest common use dates from (追溯) the Han Dynasty. The term ping feng means protection from wind. showing its purpose at the very beginning.

As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colorful paintings. On screens usually appears a dragon. It’s a symbol of light, growth and life-giving water. It also stands for nobility (尊贵) and power. The peacock, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too. It’s a symbol of everlasting (永恒的) life. Beautiful flowers, which mean wealth and good luck, are also chosen as a popular design of the ping feng. All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes.

Behind the ping feng lies an interesting story. In the past the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close male cousins. When an admirer (追求者) paid a visit, however, she might take a secret look at him from a screen behind which she would be completely hidden. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one. If the daughter and her father were satisfied with the young man’s poem and his look, she might agree to take him as a husband.

Today the ping feng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical (实际的) use as furniture. Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can be the perfect match for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them. The ping feng is more than beautiful furniture.

1. What was the ping feng used for at the very beginning?

A．Protecting people from wind.

B．Dividing a room.

C．Making a room beautiful.

D．Hiding a person.

2. Which design is a symbol of everlasting life?

A．The dragon.

B．The peacock.

C．The water.

D．The flowers.

3. How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2?

A．By telling a story.

B．By giving examples.

C．By comparing differences.

D．By explaining the result.

4. Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?

A．The ping feng has been popular all the time.

B．The paintings on the screens have the same size.

C．An unmarried daughter was too shy to see an admirer.

D．You can move the ping feng to match your other furniture.

3 . 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Laws (法律) are the rules of society, like when you play games you need rules to tell you how to play. In our everyday life, there are laws that act like rules to tell you what to do and not to do. Every country has its own set of laws and some are special to that country. Of course, laws are more powerful than game rules. If you break the law, you may be fined or go to prison.

Laws are very important because they bring order to society. For example, drivers must stop when the traffic light turns red and go when it is green. If people go and stop freely, driving will be dangerous. That’s when the Road Traffic Safety Law is used. There is also Criminal Law (刑法). It punishes people’s bad behaviors such as stealing or killing someone. Usually, a country has many laws to guide us in life. Among them, the constitution (宪法) is the most important.

The constitution lists people’s basic rights and duties (义务). For example, China’s Constitution (宪法) protects peoples privacy. This means that nobody can look at your letters without your permission (允许). It also says that when you reach the age of 18, you will have the right to vote (投票) and stand for election (选举). Since the constitution is so important to our everyday life, it must be taken seriously. In China, the National People’s Congress (NPC), which is made up of a group of people who are elected by Chinese citizens is the highest authority (行政管理机构). It has the power to make and change the constitution and other laws.

1. What may he be done if a person break the law?
______________________________________
2. Why are laws very important?
______________________________________
3. What are listed in our country constitution?
______________________________________
4. What do you think of the laws as a middle school student in your life? Why?
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4 . 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。

Students across China watched the third space lecture. “Welcome to our new ‘classroom’!” said Chen Dong, one of the three     1     (astronaut) of the Shenzhou XIV mission (神舟十四号任务). They were     2     (give) a science class 400 kilometers above Earth on Oct 12. It was the     3     (three) space class from the Tiangong space station, but the first one from the Wentian lab module (实验舱) since its launch in July. The former two classes     4     (hold) in the Tianhe core module (核心舱).

What does the new “classroom” look like? Chen, together with Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, showed us around. “The beds in the Tianhe module are placed horizontally (横着), while our beds are kept upright,” said Liu. That     5     (mean) astronauts in the Wentian lab module need to sleep standing up! But as Liu explained, people don’t feel any difference because there’s no gravity (重力)     6     space. Astronauts can even sleep on the ceiling (天花板) or upside down! The astronauts     7     showed their “space farm”, where lettuce, wheat (小麦), thale cress (拟南芥) and rice are grown. “Take a picture!” “Send the picture!” Through a voice-controlled camera, Chen already sent a picture of the thale cress to scientists on Earth. Then he used scissors to cut a sample (样本). “I’ll put it     8     a fridge at -80 ℃ and later give it to scientists on Earth,” said Chen. Scientists will study how the environment of space affects the     9     (grow) of plants.

“Can you see the water drops coming from the leaves? This is called guttation (植物吐水)” said Liu, holding the well-known rice. In space, the water jobs are much     10     (big) than those on earth, so people can clearly see this guttation. “We hope in the near future, we can harvest the food grown on our own” said Chen. Maybe one day we can grow food on the moon and even on Mars.

5 . 阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

People all over the world are fascinated by the magical places found in The Lord ofthe Rings (《指环王》) and Game of Thrones (《权力的游戏》)

    1     It’s no less colorful or attractive than those other places. This world is called Jianghu Xia (江湖侠), or fighting heroes, live in jianghu. They practice martialarts (武功) and fight for justice (正义) and honor.

    2     Among them, Jin Yong (金庸) (or Louid Cha Leung-yung) is the mostfamous one. His 15 martial arts novels have sold more than 300 million copies, according to The Guardian.

One of Jin Yong´s most famous books, Legends of the Condor Heroes (《射雕英雄传》), has been translated into English.     3     The story tells how Guo Jing (郭靖), a young boy, grows into a hero and protects his country.

The novel is loved in China widely Almost every Chinese person knows some of the characters or mar-tial arts moves from the story. But what about the English version(版本)? Will foreign readers enjoy reading about jianghu?

Anna Holmwood, the woman who translated the book, thinks Chinese martial arts culture can be easily connected to Western culture.

    4     French writer Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers (三个火枪手) has been a classic since the 19th century. These stories are all very similar to Chinese martial arts novels.

“Many(people) have considered Jin Yong’s world too foreign, too Chinese, for an English-speaking readership,” Holmwood wrote in her book’s introduction. “And yet this story of love, loyalty (忠诚), honor... is as universal (普世的) as any story could hope to be.”

A．There is a similar magical world in Chinese pop culture.

B．Many foreign classics have been translated into Chinese as well.

C．Jianghu was created by generations of Chinese novelists.

D．The English version of this book came out in February 2017.

E．Europeans have read tales about warrior knights (勇武骑士) for many years.

6 . Once upon a time the colors of the world quarreled. All thought that they were the best and most beautiful.

Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I’m the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.”

Blue interrupted, “Don’t just think about the earth. What is the color of the sky and the sea? Is not water the most important thing for life?”

Yellow laughed and said, “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, happiness and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile, Without me, there would be no fun.”

Orange said at the top of his voice, “I am the color of health and strength. I carry the most important vitamins (维生素). Think of carrots, pumpkins and oranges. When I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.”

Red could stand it no longer, so he shouted, “I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause.”

And so the colors went on quarreling. Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder (雷) got angry and the rain started to pour. When the colors began to cool, the rain said, “Your foolish colors. Don’t you know that each of you is unique? Join hands and follow me.”

They did what they were told and together made the most beautiful thing in the world—the rainbow.

1. Which color stands for life and hope?

A．Green.

B．Blue.

C．Yellow

D．White.

2. What can orange bring us?

A．Laughter and smiles.	B．Happiness and warmth.
C．Health and strength.	D．Danger and bravery.

3. What does the story teach us?

A．Be unique and have a specialty.	B．Be united and make the best of things.
C．Truth comes from quarreling.	D．Don’t be too proud of yourself.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “unique” in English?

A．only

B．specially

C．special

D．especially

7 . Many people know that rubbish is a big problem on planet Earth. What many people don’t know is that junk (垃圾) has become a problem in outer space too.

According to BBC News, there are more than 22,000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth.And these are just the things that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes (望远镜). There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can’t see.

Objects (物体), like bits of old space rockets or satellites, move around the planet at very high speeds. They are so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become a danger to astronauts. If the tiniest piece of junk crashed into a spaceship, it could damage the spaceship.

To make things worse, when two objects in space crash, they break into many smaller pieces. For, example, when a U.S. satellite hit an old Russian rocket in 2009, it broke into more than 2,000 pieces , increasing the amount of space junk.

To reduce additional space junk, countries have agreed that all new space tools can only stay in space for 25 years at most. Each tool must be built to fall safely into the earth’s atmosphere (大气层) after that time. In the upper parts of the atmosphere, it will burn up.

Many scientists are also suggesting different ways to clean up space junk. In England scientists are testing a metal net that can be fired into space junk. The net catches the junk and then pulls it into the earth’s atmosphere to burn up. The Germans are building robots that can collect pieces of space junk and bring them back to Earth to be safely destroyed.

“The problem is becoming more challenging because we’re sending more objects into space to help people use their mobile phones and computers,” says Marco Castronuovo, an Italian space researcher.

“The time to act is now. The longer we leave the problem, the bigger it will become,” he says.

1. What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Telescopes.

B．Satellites.

C．Pieces of space junk.

D．BBC News reports.

2. Why is space junk considered a problem?

A．It burns up after it reenters the atmosphere.

B．It often stops the view of telescopes on Earth.

C．It could force (迫使) new space tools to travel at slower speeds

D．It may crash into other space tools causing damage or death.

3. Countries want future space tools to be able to fall back into the earth’s atmosphere so that ________.

A．the tools can be reused later	B．the tools don’t become space junk
C．the earth’s atmosphere can stay clean	D．the effects of space flight can be studied

4. How do the Germans plan to deal with space junk?

A．Catch it with nets.	B．Use robots to collect it.
C．Burn it ‘in the earth’s atmosphere.	D．Send it further away from the earth.

8 . Different countries have different ideas about how to be polite. In Britain, table manners are important. Good table manners in England are as follows:

★How to sit

You should sit up straight in your chair. When you eat, don’t pick up the bowl and bring it to you. This is called very bad manners.

★Noises at the table

It is never a good idea to make a noise at the table.

★Using your fingers

Usually we don’t pick food up with our fingers when we are eating main dishes, but there are some foods such as pizza, sandwiches, chips (or fries) and fruit, we can eat them with fingers.

★Your mouth

It is not polite to talk with your mouth full of food, or to eat with your mouth open. And if possible, do not make any noises.

★How much to eat

It is polite to eat the food clearly that you have been offered, so a clear plate is a good plate. It shows that you enjoy the food. If you can’t finish everything and need to leave a little, that’s OK. You could saysomething like “That was very nice. ..Thank you.”

1. It is ________ to make a noise when you are eating.

A．polite

B．rude

C．funny

D．relaxing

2. ________ shows that you enjoy the food.

A．Leaving much food	B．Asking for more food
C．Bringing the bowl to you	D．Eating up everything on the plate

3. When you eat in Britain, it is OK to ________.

A．eat chips with your fingers	B．sit up straight on the table
C．talk with your mouth full of food	D．eat with your mouth open

4. How many pieces of advice are give in this passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

10 . 听对话，回答以下各小题。
1. Where are the speakers?

A．In a bookstore.

B．At Betty’s home.

C．In a hospital.

2. What will Paul bring to Betty tomorrow?

A．Some flowers.

B．Some books.

C．Some CDs.

3. When will Paul come here tomorrow?

A．At 7:00 pm.

B．At 8:00 pm.

C．At 9:00 pm.