1 . Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.
Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as treasure ships.
From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa.
Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those countries and regions.
Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
1. Why did the emperor order Zheng He to set off on the first voyage?| A．To travel around the world with the big fleet of ships. |
| B．To find out whether he was a trusted official or not. |
| C．To look for more valuable treasure in foreign countries. |
| D．To make friends and start business with foreign countries. |
| A．Education | B．Trade | C．Cultural exchange | D．Technology exchange |
| A．Christopher Columbus started the world’s first voyage. |
| B．The treasure ships were made of gold, silver and silk. |
| C．Zheng He went on seven trips from 1405 to 1433. |
| D．Zheng He reached all the lands in the world on his voyages. |
| A．The Great Scientist Zheng He | B．The Voyages of Zheng He |
| C．The Trades Around the World | D．The Well-Known Ships |
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| Dear Jason, Hello! I’m very fat. I want to lose weight. I run five kilometers every day, but it hasn’t worked at all. I feel upset. Now I don’t know how to lose weight. Could you help me? Tina |
| Dear Tina, In fact, exercise is just one way to lose weight. Even if you exercise every day, you might not lose weight. That’s because eating healthily is much more important. After you exercise, if you take in lots of food, especially food with a lot of protein, you’ll still put on weight. So pay more attention to your eating. This will help you lose weight more easily. But please ask yourself. Do I really need to lose weight? The truth is that everyone has a different body type. Big is beautiful, too. You’ll find happiness when you learn to accept yourself for who you are. Jason |
1. The reading materials above are two ________.
| A．ads | B．letters | C．notices | D．menus |
| A．she isn’t very fat | B．her friends often laugh at her |
| C．running doesn’t help her lose weight | D．she has no time to exercise |
| A．Tina should learn to accept herself. | B．Losing weight can make Tina healthy. |
| C．Tina may ask more friends for help. | D．What other people think is important. |
3 . 读万卷书，行万里路。近几年，为了丰富学生的课余生活，开阔学生视野， 各学校纷纷组织学生研学旅行。宝鸡市第一中学在今年寒假也组织学生去新加坡，厦门和哈尔滨进行了研学旅行。结合你的一次研学经历，谈谈研学旅行的优点。
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1.包含提示中所有信息，并适当发挥；
2.文中不得出现真实姓名；
3.卷面整洁，书写美观；
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| Part 1 | 简要介绍你的一次研学经历（a school trip) |
| Part 2 | 研学旅行的优点 |
| 1.给学生不同的经历和学习体验（learning experiences)，开阔眼界（open one’s eyes); 2.更好地理解书本知识，比如参观历史古迹（historical places) 3.放松自己，交到新朋友 |
Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.” As a middle school student, I think it’s necessary and important for us to go on school trips. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(A: Alex, an American boy; B: Li Hua, Alex’s friend, a middle school student in Grade 9)
A: Hi, Li Hua. Long time no see!
B:
A: Happy the Year of Dragon!
B: I’m sorry, I suggest you should say “Happy the Year of Chinese Dragon or Loong”.
A:
B: Because Chinese loong and Western dragons are completely different creatures. For Chinese, loong is kind and has positive meanings to human beings. It’s usually symbols of peace, fortune, prosperity (繁荣) and authority. Even Chinese emperors call themselves “the sons of the long”. We are also proud to call ourselves the descendants of loong (龙的传人). Loong lives in water and it has serpentine (蛇形的) body covering in fish scales (鱼鳞), one head, four legs but no wings. While the dragon in your culture usually has one head, four legs with a tail and huge wings, which looks like a dinosaur or a lizard. It is usually linked with (相连的) wind, thunder and fire spray (喷火). It represents demons and enemies.
A: I see, thank you. By the way,
B: I just stayed at home and reviewed lessons during the winter holiday. You know, there’s only 4 months left before the Senior High Entrance Examination.
A: Wow, you are so hard-working and “juan”.
B: Haha, I must study hard to realize my dream.
A:
B: I want to be an engineer when I grow up.
A: Hope your dream can come true.
B:
In the 2024 Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会), which program impressed (使……印象深刻) you most? Maybe you will say 《山河诗长安》. And it’s also my favorite program. I was shocked by the scene that thousands of people recite(朗诵) a poem by Li Bai together. Li Bai, who is also called “immortal poet (诗仙) ” is one of the greatest poets in the Tang Dynasty. Most of his poems were produced in the rise and fall period of the Tang Dynasty. Many people think he is romantic (浪漫的) and free, just like an immortal (神仙). However, in the Chinese cartoon movie《长安三万里》, we see a different Li Bai.
In the movie, Li dreams about being an officer. But he faces challenges after challenges. He can’t take keju (科举) because of his family. Later, he makes a mistake and is banished (流放). He has difficulties and problems just like every one of us.
However, his poems give us inspiration and confidence (自信), especially when we are in hard times. When he enjoyed nature, he said, “Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high; As if the silver river fell from the blue sky (飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天).” When he had a setback (挫折), he said, “Heaven has made us talents; we’re not made in vain. A thousand gold coins spent, more will turn up again (天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来).”
Li Bai might not be as perfect as we think. But it doesn’t really matter. Maybe we should thank his imperfect life, or we will lose a great poet in the world. As long as his poems are here with us, he is always the “immortal” in our hearts.
1. How does the writer start the passage?The writer starts the passage by
2. Li Bai is also called
3. In which poem of Li Bai, can we read the lyries “举头望明月，低头思故乡”?
The name of the poem is
4. Why do people love Li Bai’s poems?
Because his poems give people
5. What do you think of Li Bai?
He is
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