1 . Recently I had a trip to Sydney with my parents. We visited the Wildlife Park.
The Wildlife Park has lots of different animals. Some are native (当地的) to Australia and can only be found there. There are more than 500 animals there, including kangaroos (袋鼠), koalas and crocodiles (鳄). They are kept in their natural environment. I like the Wildlife Park better than a zoo. In zoos, most of the animals are in cages (笼子).
We first spent some time with the kangaroos. We could touch and feed them. It was very exciting to be so close to them. There were koalas there, too. They looked very cuddly (令人想拥抱的). Although we couldn’t carry koalas, I could take a photo with one. It is a wonderful souvenir (纪念物) of my holiday in Sydney.
The Wildlife Park has plenty of freshwater (淡水) and saltwater crocodiles (鳄鱼). Some of them are very big and scary (吓人的) with huge teeth! I did not want to get too close to them.
There was also a bird show. The keepers showed us different species (种类) of birds. I saw an old parrot (鹦鹉). It could “talk” and made a great impression on me.
I enjoyed the trip very much. There was so much to see.
1. Where is the Wildlife Park?2. What is a wonderful souvenir of writer’s holiday?
3. Why didn’t the writer want to get very close to the crocodiles?
4. Did the writer watch a bird show?
5. How did the writer feel after visiting the Wildlife Park?
2 . My name is Tony. I’m the youngest of the three boys in my family. When I was small, my brothers did most of the housework. Although they were tired sometimes, they never let me do anything. I lived comfortably and spent most of my time playing outside. But when I grew older, both of my brothers moved out of our home. My father never did anything because of his bad health. I had to start to do the housework. For example, I cleaned the house and grew vegetables. At first, I complained (抱怨). But later I found joy in helping my parents. I sang to myself when I did some work. I also learned something important: as long as you do your work for love, it isn’t work.
1. Is Tony the oldest in the family?| A．Yes. | B．No. | C．Maybe. | D．I don’t know. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
4. Why did the father never do housework?
5. What did Tony learn later?
Do you feel sad during the winter months? If so, you might have seasonal affective disorder (SAD) (季节性情绪失调).
SAD usually starts in autumn or winter and ends in spring or early summer. As the weather gets colder, you feel more tired, sleepy and even hopeless. When spring returns, you may become well again.
However, we still don’t know the exact reason of SAD. Some scientists think that hormone changes can cause that. During winter, it stays dark outside for much of the day. That causes the brain to make more melatonin (褪黑素). The melatonin makes you feel sleepy and less excited.
Getting more sunlight (日光) is the best way to deal with SAD. Doctors say people should spend at least some time outside every day during the winter. But if you feel deeply unhappy, you should go to a doctor.
1. When does SAD usually start? (no more than 4 words)2. Do we know the exact reason of SAD? (no more than 3 words)
3. How does melatonin make you feel? (no more than 4 words)
4. What is the best way to deal with SAD? (no more than 3 words)
5. What should you do if you feel deeply unhappy? (no more than 6 words)
There was an eight-year-old girl named Jane Eyre whose parents had passed away. Jane used to live with her aunt and her three spoiled (宠坏的) children. Her cousins always got her into trouble so her aunt did not want to look after her anymore. Soon, they sent Jane to a school far away from home.
On her first day at school, the headmaster, Mr. Brock introduced Jane to the other pupils. He told them that no one was allowed to talk or sit beside Jane because she was a wicked (坏) child. He punished her by making her stand in a corner that day. She was very sad and lonely. Nobody dared to disobey (不服从) Mr. Brock or they would have to clean the school hall all night. The pupils had no enough food to eat and they were usually hungry. Jane felt very miserable there.
Ten years later, Jane completed her schooling. She was glad to get away from the school. She worked for a rich man named Mr. Rochester. The man asked her to look after his young daughter, Adele. Jane liked working in the house. However, Mr. Rochester was a strange man. He was very quiet and always looked sad. Jane felt sorry for him and was kind to him. Jane would spend time talking to him. Soon, little by little his sadness lifted.
1. Who did Jane live with before she went to a school?2. How would Mr. Brock punish the pupils who disobeyed him?
3. Did Jane feel glad when she could leave the school?
4. What did Mr. Rochester ask Jane to do?
5. What was Mr. Rochester like?
The Globe Theater (环球剧场) in London is very famous because people can see most of William Shakespeare’s plays there. It has a history of more than four hundred years. At that time, the theater was an open air playhouse. Shakespeare wrote many plays for it. There were three floors in the theater. It had about 3,000 seats. The poor watched the darma in a pit. What was a pit? It was a place around the stage (舞台). Its tickets were cheaper. People could pay only a penny to stand there to watch a drama. The seats on the third floor were for rich people because the tickets were much more expensive.
In 1613, a fire damaged (毁坏) the theater. Later, people repaired (修复) it for some time. In 1977, a new globe theater came out. It is the same size as the old one. There is also a shopping center there. You can do some shopping before the plays start or after the plays end.
1. Why is the Globe Theater very famous?2. How many seats were there in the Globe Theater?
3. Where did the poor watch the drama?
4. What happened to the theater in 1613?
5. What can you do before or after the plays?
You probably have heard about the importance of eating breakfast many times. In fact, lots of studies show that. Eating breakfast can give you the energy （能量）to start your day, help keep your heart healthy, slow down your aging process, and help you keep in shape. Sadly, some students skip （跳过）breakfast for different reasons.
Survey: How often do people have breakfast?
Do you have breakfast every day?
| Yes. My mom cooks breakfast for me every morning. And it’s different each day. How lucky I am! —Nick |
| I get up at 7 am. It’s too early for me to have breakfast. I usually bring some food to school and eat it when I’m hungry. —Tina |
| Sure. I will be hungry at school if I don’t have breakfast. I usually have milk and bread for breakfast at home, and sometimes I have dumplings and noodles. —Amy |
| I eat it sometimes. I go to bed late in the evening, so I’d like to sleep for a little more time in the morning. —Dan |
Healthy breakfast recipes（菜谱） | |
A | B |
bread | zongzi |
a slice of cheese | an apple |
some cabbage | ________ |
some fish | some beef |
A healthy breakfast should include foods from each of the four main food groups. Start with whole grain food, like a bowl of noodles or bread. Add some fruit or vegetables, like an apple or a banana. Or try beans with tomatoes. Then add some protein （蛋白质）—meat and nuts are good choices, or an egg. Finally, go for some milk. Yogurt and cheese are also OK.
The next time you are thinking about skipping breakfast, think about how much better your health （and day）can be if you just eat your breakfast. Set a challenge for yourself and begin your breakfast-eating habits tomorrow morning!
1. What does the underlined word “that” refer to （指的是）?2. What conclusion can we come to from the chart of the survey? （不超过10词）
3. Who has breakfast at home every day?
4. Please complete ________ in Recipe B （at least one example）
5. What other good habits do you think you should keep? Why?
A mother is sitting beside her child and reading a picture book to him at the Beijing Book Building. “We go to bookstores every week,” says Li Hong, the mother. More Chinese people like spending time in bookstore. Li and her child are among of them.
For most people, bookstores usually are a place for relaxation and cultural enrichment. In China, bookstores no longer just sell books. Meanwhile, they now have new functions. For example, they sell some cultural and creative products. They also have coffee shops.
During the 2023 Spring Festival, more than 160 bookstores were still open in Beijing. They not only held reading events but also organized traditional cultural activities. At the Zhongguancun Book Building, some folk (民间) artist showed readers how to make rabbit toys. Other bookstores provided speeches and activities like paper cutting and stories sharing.
In the PAGEONE Bookstore in Beijing, there is a board (布告牌) and visitors can leave messages on it. One note, left by a child named Zhao Lei, reads, “This is a nice place. There are also a lot of interesting things here. I like it very much.”
1. Why does the writer give the example of Li Hong and his child?2. According to the text, what do bookstores mean for most people?
3. List two new functions of bookstores in China.
4. What did the 160 bookstores open in Beijing during the 2023 Spring Festival do?
5. Why did Zhao Lei like the PAGEONE Bookstore?
Do you often see someone make coffee art? But do you know people can do the same thing with tea? People make tea art in cups, or dian cha in Chinese. It was a ritual (仪式) during the Song Dynasty.
Chinese tea culture started to become popular during the Tang Dynasty. Different from the way of brewing tea (泡茶) during the Tang Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty the popular way of having tea was through dian cha. It begins like this. First people pour to water over fine powered tea to make a paste (糊状物). Then they pour more hot water slowly. At the same time, people need to whisk (搅动) the tea. This action of pouring hot water is called dian, so it’s called dian cha.
Now many people are interested in this special way of drinking tea. They think dian cha makes drinking tea fun.
1. When was Dian cha a ritual?2. Did Chinese tea become popular during the Tang Dynasty?
3. How did most people drink tea in Tang Dynasty?
4. How many steps are there to make Dian cha?
5. What do you think of Dian cha?
Aesop’s Fables《伊索寓言》is one of the most popular books among people of all ages. There are so many interesting animal stories in the book. Are the animals’ actions in the book true of those in real life?
Scientist Jo Wimpenny’s new book Aesop’s Animals will give us the answer. The book leads us ① learn about the science behind those old stories.
Jo got the idea of writing this book from 2009 study. At that time, two scientists were testing if the crows (乌鸦) in real life can use tools. In Aesop’s Fables, a crow drops stones into a pitcher (陶罐) to make the water level high enough for it to ② . Are the crows in real life as smart as it? The study had an exciting result. Jo took interest in it and went deep into it.
Jo did lots of studies and shared her interesting findings in the book Aesop’s Animals. In each part of the book. she tells a different fable and shares some interesting facts about animals’ actions. Some facts may challenge our opinions on the animal kingdom. For example, the wolves (狼) in Aesop’s Fables are always bad and live alone. Actually, in real life, wolves live in family groups. They are smart animals and work with their family to find food. There is so much to learn from this book. Don’t miss it.
1. ①任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
2. A 2009 study gave Jo the idea of writing this book.
任务三：请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
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任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
4. What does Jo Wimpenny’s book help the readers learn about?
5. What are the wolves like in Aesop’s Fables?
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In the UK, we’re mad about hats. Just think of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. There’s nothing he loves more than drinking tea and wearing hats. There’s also the wartime British prime minister, Winston Churchill, who famously wore the homburg hat (霍姆堡毡帽). I have always been a big fan of wearing hats. My favorite is the pork pie hat.
In my country, some hats are popular for everyday wear while others are just for events. At the yearly British horse racing event, women usually wear hats with flowers and bright colors while the men wear bowler hats (圆顶硬呢帽).
Rich men in England have liked to wear bowler hats since Victorian times, said the Britain Magazine. This showed they were rich gentlemen. In the 20th century, the bowler hat was famously worn by the British actor and comedian, Charlie Chaplin.
Another popular British hat is the flat cap (鸭舌帽). The working class wore flat caps because they were light and suitable while doing physical work. By the 19th century, the flat cap had become a symbol of working-class culture. Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, the orphan child, famously wears a flat cap.
While bowler and homburg hats have gone out of fashion except at the fanciest events, the flat cap is still popular today and it’s a hat I often wear. My grandpa and my dad would always wear these caps and I guess I’ve continued the traditional culture.
1. What hat is the author’s favorite?2. Do English people like to wear hats at the yearly British horse racing event?
3. Which British actor wore a bowler hat in the 20th century?
4. Why did working-class people like wearing flat caps?
5. Our country also has its own traditional culture. Please give an example.
