1 . Mark Zuckerberg wears a pink coat and walks the runway (时装秀伸展台). Former US president Donald Trump falls over while getting arrested (逮捕). These pictures have recently gone viral (疯传的) online. They have one thing in common—they are fake, but look like they are real.

AI tools like Midjourney and DALL-E can create such pictures. However, AI tools are not perfect. News outlets (媒体) gave some ways on telling fake pictures.

One way is to look at hands. AI often draws human hands wrongly. Sometimes the number of fingers is wrong, and sometimes the shape looks strange. The photos AI uses to learn often show hands in different gestures (姿势), so it isn’t sure what a “hand” really looks like.

We can also pay attention to the details. For example, people in an AI-made image may miss an earring or a part of their glasses. If there’s text in an image such as a poster (海报), the text is usually unreadable.

AI is also terrible at dealing with the background. If there’s a crowd in the image, people’s faces in the corner are usually blurry (模糊的) or they don’t have a face at all!

According to Boom, a website that fights against misinformation, people should slow down on clicking the reposting (转发) button: “Stop, find the source (来源), find trusted coverage (报道), rather than let our first impressions lead us.”

1. What do we know about the pictures in Paragraph 1?

A．They were taken by AI tools.	B．They were created by AI tools.
C．They look like fake pictures.	D．They were drawn by someone online.

2. How can we tell if a picture is created by AI?
①Look at the people’s gestures.              ②Look into details.
③Check the background.              ④Look at the main characters’ faces.

A．①②

B．①③

C．②③

D．②④

3. According to Boom, what should people do?

A．Think twice before spreading information.	B．Trust our first impressions.
C．Fight against spreading information.	D．Read texts and click buttons slowly.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Fighting against misinformation.	B．Websites with trusted news coverage.
C．Pictures made by AI and their features.	D．Fake pictures created by people.

2 . Alice and her brother Peter are watching TV at home. The TV show is about some people’s jobs. Here are four people on the show.

First, there is a tall man named Tim. He is of medium build and has short hair. He wears a blue uniform. His job is exciting but a little dangerous. Bad people don’t like him.

Next, there are twin sisters. Their names are Lucy and Lily. They are tall and thin. They have blonde hair. Lucy wears glasses, but Lily doesn’t. They work in a hospital. They have to wear white uniforms at work, but they’re not doctors.

After them, there is a young man named Mike. He is short and a little heavy. He has brown hair and a round face. He is in a yellow sweater and black trousers. He does well in playing volleyball. He teaches volleyball in a school.

Do you know what these people do? Which job sounds the most interesting to you?

1. What is Alice doing at home?

A．Doing her homework.	B．Watching TV.
C．Cleaning the room.	D．Eating dinner.

2. What does Tim do?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．A singer.

D．A policeman.

3. Who wears glasses according (根据) to this passage?

A．Lucy.

B．Mike.

C．Peter.

D．Tim.

4. Which of the following is TRUE (正确的)?

A．Lucy has to wear uniforms every day.

B．Tim is short and heavy.

C．Mike wears a yellow sweater.

D．Lily is a doctor.

3 . Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes them keep healthy. But sometimes it’s also dangerous if you don’t know how to keep safe when swimming.

If you swim in the wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died (死) when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful (小心的) enough in swimming. They often think they can swim very well, so nothing will happen to them in water.

If you go swimming in summer, please remember the following very useful rules. Don’t get into water when you are alone. You should be with your parents or friends. If there is a “No Swimming” sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable (舒服的).

1. Why do people like swimming according to the passage?

A．To make friends.

B．To get fat.

C．To feel tired.

D．To keep healthy.

2. It’s ________ to swim in a wrong place.

A．relaxing

B．interesting

C．not safe

D．exciting

3. What does the underlined word “alone” mean in Chinese?

A．快速的

B．独自的

C．容易的

D．精彩的

4. How many useful rules are mentioned (谈到) in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

4 . Boys and girls, do you usually take many ways of getting to school because of different distances (距离) between the school and your home? Here are four ways for American students to go to school.

In America, people like school buses, and they can see a lot of yellow buses running on and off the streets on school days. These buses send children to school in the morning. Then they take the students home in the afternoon.

Students in America also like to ride a bike to school. But they must wear helmets (头盔) to keep safe (安全的). Their City Government (政府) tells students to go to school by bike. Scott Stringer thinks it is very useful for students to keep healthy.

What about taking a bus to school? It’s a cheap way for children in the USA. But the buses in America don’t stop at every stop. Students get to their stops and they need to tell the driver. Then the driver stops the bus at the stop.

Many American families have cars. But parents only drive their children to school on rainy or snowy days. Some of them do this because they live far away from school.

1. What do school buses do in the afternoon?

A．Send children to school.	B．Take students home.
C．Take the students to the zoo.	D．We don’t know.

2. When may parents send their children to school by car?

A．On rainy days.

B．On cloudy days.

C．On sunny days.

D．On windy days.

3. How do American students usually go to school?
①Taking school buses.          ②Riding a bike.          ③taking a train.
④Taking a car.          ⑤Taking a bus.

A．①②③④

B．①③④⑤

C．①②④⑤

D．②③④⑤

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The school buses only send children to school.

B．The buses stop at every bus stop in America.

C．The City Government tells students not to go to school by bike.

D．American students must wear helmets to keep safe when they ride a bike to school.

5 . How to control your own emotion (情绪)? Maybe you can take following steps.

       Remind yourselves that it is never okay to hurt others.

It is important to know what is acceptable (可被接受的) and what is not for others. You should not hurt others, including hurting them with words.

       Take three deep breaths or count slowly to 10.

You need to understand big feelings are very normal but your actions caused by these feelings will bring results. Taking a few deep breaths or slowly counting to 10 can give you time to realize your body’s warning signs—whether you have a tense (紧绷的) body or clenched (咬紧的) teeth.

       Use your words to say how you feel and what you wish would happen.

Saying what you wish for helps you open a problem-solving conversation. Of course, your wish won’t always be an acceptable solution for all parties, but you can work out a more peaceful solution together with whom you are angry.

       Ask for help to solve the problem.

It is okay to ask for help when you don’t feel that you can solve the problem alone. Asking your parents or teachers for advice may help you find better ways.

       Take the time you need to calm down.

Sometimes you may still feel angry or upset even having worked through each of the above steps. In these situations it is often better to walk away or to find another safe way to deal with those feelings. Several days later, you may not feel as strongly about what happened.

1. What does Step 2 tell us?

A．Only angry people have big feelings.

B．It is normal to feel angry.

C．Unhealthy people easily become angry.

D．Numbers can make people feel comfortable.

2. What should you do if others don’t do as you wish?

A．Forget what you need and follow their ideas.

B．Force them to accept your idea

C．Stop talking to them.

D．Find a new solution together.

3. What if your emotions are still there after you have tried steps 1-4?

A．There is no safe way left to solve the problem.

B．The problem is too serious for you to solve.

C．You have to find the warning signs in your body.

D．Time may help you calm down and be peaceful again.

4. We shouldn’t ________ when we are dealing with our emotions.

A．tell others about the problem	B．express our feelings
C．hurt other people	D．stay away from others

6 . The jackfruit (菠萝蜜) is a delicious fruit found in certain parts of Asia. But there is more to the fruit than just its taste. When thinking about the fruit’s English name, it is easy to come up with questions like: Who is Jack? And why does he have his own fruit?”

Surprisingly, “jackfruit” isn’t a person’s name at all. The fruit’s name first comes from the southern Indian word chakka pazham, with India thought to be the fruit’s place of origin (起源). Portuguese explorers (葡萄牙探险家) who came to this area went on to call it jaca. It leads us to the now English name of jackfruit according to NPR. Unluckily, no one called Jack has been proven (证明) to have anything to do with it.

There is another food, however, that was directly (直接地) named after a person—the sandwich. In the 18th century, playing card games late into the night became popular in British high society. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, started the habit of ordering pieces of cold beef between two pieces of bread. This was meant to be a late-night snack without having to leave the gaming table or use a knife and fork.

Away from the world of food, there are more examples of names inspired by people. So, the next time you find an interesting name in the English language, why not explore its history?

1. What was the Portuguese name of jackfruit based on?

A．Its Indian name.

B．His own name.

C．India.

D．Portugal.

2. What were sandwiches originally made of?

A．Two pieces of bread and pieces of hot beef.

B．Two pieces of bread and pieces of cold beef.

C．Two pieces of bread and pieces of cold pock.

D．Two pieces of bread and pieces of cold chicken.

3. Why did John Montagu invent the sandwich?

A．To eat while playing card games.	B．To sell it to others.
C．To make it for his family.	D．To make it for his friends.

4. What the title of the passage?

A．The name of fruit	B．The name of food
C．Looking deeper at fun names	D．Funny names

8 . Robert and Henry were going home for lunch from school, when on turning a corner (转角), Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!”

“No,” said Henry, “Let’s go home quietly and not join in this fight. We have nothing to do with it, and may get into trouble.” “You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Robert, and off he ran.

Henry went straight home, and in the afternoon went back to school as usual. But Robert told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they all laughed at him.

However, Henry knew that true courage was far more than that. He knew that he should be afraid of nothing but doing wrong.

A few days later, Robert was swimming with some schoolmates and got out of his depth. He struggled (挣扎) and cried for help, but nobody answered and helped.

Robert was going down fast when Henry threw off his clothes and jumped into the water. He reached Robert just in time. With great effort (努力), he brought Robert to the riverbank and saved his life.

Robert and his schoolmates were ashamed (感到羞愧的) of having called Henry a coward. They realized that he had more courage than all of them.

Never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do bad.

1. What did Robert want to do when he and Henry turned the corner?

A．Go home for lunch quietly.	B．Watch a fight that was happening.
C．Join some troublemakers.	D．Don’t give any attention and keep walking.

2. What does it mean to be a coward?

A．To face danger bravely.	B．To be afraid of nothing.
C．Not to be brave and be easily scared.	D．To follow others in the face of danger.

3. What did Henry do when Robert was in danger while swimming?

A．He got out of the water as fast as he could.

B．He struggled and cried for help but nobody answered.

C．He called for someone else to help Robert.

D．He jumped into the water to save him without a thought.

4. What does the story teach us?

A．The importance of having good friends.

B．The common fears of doing wrong.

C．The meaning of true courage.

D．The problems of being a coward.

10 . What do black holes look like? Human beings have wanted to know about it for a long time. In 2019, we finally got the answer: They look like dark circles with a bright ring around the outside.

Scientists took the world’s first photo of a black hole. Scientists didn’t use a camera to take the picture. They used eight radio telescopes (射电望远镜) in different places around the world. The telescopes got signals (信号) from the black hole. Scientists used computers to process the signals. It took them two years to get the final picture.

The black hole is very far from Earth—about 55 million light-years away. One light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. One light-year is about 9 trillion (万亿) kilometers.

This is not the only black hole in the universe (字宙). Actually, scientists believe every large galaxy (星系) has a big black hole at its center. The one in our galaxy is called Sagittarius A.

Black holes are some of the most mysterious things in the universe. This photo can help us learn more about them.

1. We can read this passage in a ________.

A．storybook

B．novel

C．travel guidebook

D．science magazine

2. The black hole looks like ________.

A．many black circles inside each other	B．dark holes with a bright center
C．dark circles with a bright ring around the outside	D．black holes with colorful rings in the center

3. How far is the black hole from Earth?

A．It’s about 495 million trillion kilometers.	B．It’s about 55 million kilometers.
C．It’s about 495 million kilometers.	D．It’s about 9 trillion kilometers.

4. What is Sagittarius A?

A．The large galaxy in the universe.	B．The black hole in our galaxy.
C．The name of the radio telescopes.	D．The center of the black hole.