1 . Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you are you. And they would do anything for you.

Like a lot of middle school students, Zhuang Shuxia has her problem. She and her parents don’t get on well. “I really want to be my Daddy’s little girl. But he just doesn’t understand. He speaks to me but doesn’t listen to me, ” said Zhuang, a Junior 3 student in Hebei. Of course, lots of kids feel that way. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Why don’t you take a walk and have a talk with your parents first? Here are some ways to have a good talk with them:

◆Find a good time to talk, like when you’re having dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV.

◆Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about it.

◆Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eyes.

◆Be honest. Your parents will trust(信任)you more. And a trusting family is a happy family.

1. Who are the closest people to us according to the passage?

A．The people who love us.	B．The people who understand us.
C．Our father and mother.	D．All the family members.

2. Zhuang Shuxia’s problem is ________.

A．her father doesn’t think she works hard enough

B．her father doesn’t like to speak to her

C．she really wants to be a big girl

D．she can’t get on well with her parents

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Your parents love you just because you are such a good child.

B．Children and their parents will be happier if they make friends with each other.

C．It is a good time for children to talk with their parents when having dinner.

D．Children can win their parents’ trust if they are honest.

2 . Do Dolphins Have a Language?

We know that dolphins make unique sounds, but is that a language? If you’re interested in it, you are welcome to the activity recommended by Denise Herzing!

About Denise Herzing

Denise Herzing of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is the organiser and research director of the Wild Dolphin Project, which has a goal of understanding dolphins’ social system, behaviour, and communication. For over thirty years, she has spent each summer watching Atlantic dolphins carefully in the Bahamas.

Activity Guide:

Purpose:

Dolphins use sound to communicate, but they can’t make sounds in the way we humans make. Out of the water dolphins can make different sounds by changing the shape of their blowhole (呼吸孔), which is similar to changing the shape of our own mouths. Underwater, though, they use a totally different system, and they make sounds without letting any air out. You can learn more about how that works here. In this activity we’re going to try to talk like a dolphin.

Materials:

Nothing! But find a partner, maybe a brother or sister or a parent — or if you have one, a dog or cat. After all, this activity is about communication between humans and animals.

How To Do It:

Take a deep breath, hold your nose to keep it shut, and try to communicate with your partner. If your partner is a pet, try saying its name or asking it to “come here”.

When you’re done, think about what made it hard, what solutions you found, and think why dolphins may have developed to communicate in this way.

Then listen to sounds from all kinds of sea animals and compare your dolphin sound to theirs.

1. What can we learn about Denise Herzing?

A．She holds the activity in FAU.

B．She is an expert in dolphins.

C．She wants to find a partner for her research.

D．She fell in love with dolphins when young.

2. What would you have to do for the activity?

A．Have a pet next to you.	B．Keep breathing deeply.
C．Talk with your nose closed.	D．Compare dolphins with other animals.

3. Where can the text be found?

A．In a diary.	B．In a report.
C．In a travel brochure.	D．In an activity book

3 . Before I was born, my mom had worked as a nurse. However, she resigned (辞职) shortly after my birth to ________ me. After I turned 12, she ________ to work.

She left at 5:45 am, which left me ________ for waking myself up, preparing breakfast and walking to take the 7:30 am bus. I ________ being left home alone in the mornings. On days when she didn't go to the ________, she drove me both ways. Those were the ________ days.

One day, as we walked down the sidewalk, I saw an elderly man ________ us. He broke into a wide smile, but I didn't ________ him. “Leigh! Leigh!” he called my mother's name. I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my role.

“I hope you know how ________ you are!” he said after some small talk with Mom. I looked at him ________ since I had no idea what he was talking about.

“You have the most wonderful, ________ and lovely mother,” he said. “When I was in hospital last month, she took good care of me. Actually, young lady, I shall never ________ her.” Right then, I ________ what it meant for my mom to be a ________. She was caring for, serving and loving total ________, often during the darkest times in their lives. She cared for them and me, too.

1.

A．send for

B．wait for

C．care for

D．seek for

2.

A．refused

B．returned

C．planned

D．agreed

3.

A．ready

B．anxious

C．eager

D．responsible

4.

A．hated

B．regretted

C．enjoyed

D．practiced

5.

A．hospital

B．school

C．company

D．bank

6.

A．busiest

B．longest

C．happiest

D．loneliest

7.

A．judging

B．approaching

C．comforting

D．dragging

8.

A．reject

B．spot

C．admire

D．recognize

9.

A．lucky

B．cute

C．pretty

D．sweet

10.

A．calmly

B．excitedly

C．confusedly

D．disappointedly

11.

A．intelligent

B．caring

C．attractive

D．outgoing

12.

A．forgive

B．leave

C．cheat

D．forget

13.

A．doubted

B．understood

C．ignored

D．wondered

14.

A．doctor

B．lady

C．nurse

D．helper

15.

A．strangers

B．friends

C．colleagues

D．adults

4 . “Your playful days are over,” my brother said to me when he knew I was going to be a Senior One student. Then he continued telling me that senior school life was boring because I had to do a large amount of homework every day. The subjects were much more difficult than those of junior school.

I stepped into the school gate with a nervous heart. However, I was surprised to find what I experienced there was completely different from what my brother had told me.

The teachers gave excellent lessons in their own special way. They talked with me in a natural and fair way, as if I was an adult. All of them are so knowledgeable (学识渊博) and they not only explained the contents of textbooks but also provided extra information from other sources. Every word they said in classes made me so excited and interested that I had a strong desire to take in as much as I could.

In fact, my playful days were not over at all in senior school. There were many kinds of activities I could take part in. For example, sports meetings, the art festival, English corner, outing and so on. Best of all, generally, students organized the activities rather than teachers. Through this process, I improved my leadership abilities and communication skills. I've become mature (成熟的). I am not a kid any more.

Now if anyone asks me: “Through your process of growing up, which part is most impressive up till now?” Well, the answer will absolutely be my “senior high school life”.

1. How did the writer feel when he started his senior high school?

A．Very excited.	B．A little worried.
C．Quite relaxed.	D．Embarrassed.

2. What was the writer's general impression of his teachers?

A．Strict and organized.	B．Modest and hardworking.
C．Learned and easy going.	D．Helpful and kind-hearted.

3. What has the writer learned by joining in different after-class activities?

A．Reading and writing skills.	B．The understanding of textbooks
C．Leadership and social skills.	D．Doing housework.

4. What can you learn from the last paragraph?

A．His senior school life is the most memorable.

B．Senior school life was boring and tiring.

C．He will no longer believe in his brother.

D．The writer did well in all his subjects.

5 . I loved my first grade teacher, Mrs. Gross. She had such a sweet smile and a ________ way about her, I wasn’t sure what her age was at the time but she already ________ very grandmotherly. She was soft-spoken and had a very gentle ________ of humor. Unlike some teachers she never ________ at or punished her students. To me it felt like having a second grandmother as my teacher. Every day I arrived at her classroom and sat ________ at my desk with a big smile on my face. Throughout all my years of school I always ________ the time in her classroom the most fondly.

One such memory is still with me to this day. We were doing math problems that were ________ on the blackboard while Mrs. Gross walked through the classroom ________ our work. I finished first and lifted my head up just as Mrs. Gross walked up behind me. She looked at my work and ________. Then she said, “This is rally good work, Joe. You are a very ________ boy.” As she walked on, she ________ touched my shoulder and I felt ________ in my heart. It felt so good to be ________. It felt so good to be appreciated (欣赏). From that moment on I always tried my best. I always ________ my study. I always wanted to be as smart as she ________ I already was.

1.

A．kind

B．formal

C．senior

D．hard

2.

A．seemed

B．proved

C．looked

D．got

3.

A．sense

B．ability

C．advantage

D．feeling

4.

A．stared

B．pointed

C．rushed

D．shouted

5.

A．carefully

B．happily

C．politely

D．safely

6.

A．remembered

B．took

C．spent

D．killed

7.

A．discussed

B．printed

C．stuck

D．fixed

8.

A．carrying

B．deciding

C．preparing

D．checking

9.

A．left

B．joked

C．smiled

D．explained

10.

A．unique

B．lively

C．smart

D．outgoing

11.

A．properly

B．gently

C．slowly

D．suddenly

12.

A．curiosity

B．warmth

C．nervousness

D．surprise

13.

A．called

B．questioned

C．seen

D．helped

14.

A．focused on

B．made up for

C．depended on

D．showed off

15.

A．agreed

B．realized

C．guessed

D．thought

6 . If someone were to ask me what it is like to be a student in today’s society, I would probably answer: Being a student in today s society is not always easy.

Adults often tell us that we don’t know what stress is. But we have our own levels of stress. Many students in their high school years start their part-time job, so now you have school in the mornings, followed by responsibilities needing to be taken care of at home and then you’re off to work. By the time you are done there, you are too tired to finish your school work, but you stay up late to try and return to school feeling sleepy the next day. What good is that?

My point is, it is a whole lot more stressful to be a student in high school than adults believe. Our “stress” may not include paying bills or taking care of a family, but I’m sure if the adults in our lives could go back to school today, they would be surprised at how much it has changed.

I don’t want you to think for a minute that there aren’t good moments and memories while we are students at school. My mom always tells me to enjoy it while I can. I know that the world outside of school is often hard and that the responsibilities are serious. That’s exactly why I know that the focus I give to my future is important in leading me to a career that will allow me to contribute to society.

1. What is the text mainly about?

A．The stressful life of high school students.	B．The way of dealing with stress of study.
C．The role of students in today’s society.	D．The differences between teenagers’ and adults’ life.

2. What does the author think of students’ working part-time?

A．He thinks it does them good.	B．He feels disappointed at it.
C．He thinks it is worth a try.	D．He is favor of it.

3. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?

A．Adults are more stressful than students.

B．Adults have not fully understood students’ stress.

C．Adults should help students to deal with stress.

D．Adults should go back to school to experience students’ life.

4. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Stress.

B．Study.

C．School life.

D．Future career.

7 . MINI EXPO

Our campus MINI EXPO is coming! We are waiting for you to join us! Both Chinese and foreign students are welcome to sign up in our club office to show or experience unique cultures from different countries.

TIME: November 15,2021 LIVE BROADCAST（直播）:We will invite TV station workers to provide picture and video live broadcast for the opening ceremony, stage performances and garden purty HOSTS RECRUITMENT（招募）:Local talented hosts are wanted! By the way， you will have to host with the foreign students who are interested in Chinese culture in English.If you are a good Chinese story teller,please contact us

MINI EXPO Booth

We will set up many boots(摊位)for you where you can play music and dance with your friends, show traditional clothes, pictures and art works, etc, to show your culture. All visitors will vote for "the most popular booth" and we have prepared rewards for the winners

Stage Performances

If you can play musical instruments, Tai Chimarial arts, or are good at singing, dancing and other talents, you are welcome to sign up! Welcome to sign up as a team or by yourself, and we will team you up to organize a show!

Garden Party

Here you can experience and communicate with people from different countries in activities with national cultures, such as body painting, traditional dance, calligraphy wring knowledge quiz and fun games, etc. You can taste delicious food from different countries and go to each booth to collect "visa stamp" to exchange small gifts.

1. Which of the following is likely to be the organizer of MINI EXPO?

A．ATV station

B．A local family.

C．Amative English speaker

D．A student club.

2. What can you do in Garden Party?

A．Enjoy tasty food.

B．Choose the best booth.

C．Buy small gifts

D．Learn Chinese characters.

3. What is the purpose of holding this event?

A．To select talented students	B．To welcome foreign students.
C．To compare different cultures.	D．To provide chances of culture exploring.

8 . Local bamboo plantations in Europe have ensured that giant pandas in Belgium and the United Kingdom have been fed with enough fresh bamboo during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to zookeepers.

Every week, there are about 1,000 kilograms of fresh bamboos delivered from a French bamboo plantation called La Bambouseraie to the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza where two giant pandas plus their three babies live.

Mathieu Goedefroy, spokesman of the zoo, said “It is very important for us to be assured that we always and at every time are able to provide fresh bamboo of the highest quality for our dear pandas. That's why we decide to buy this growing house.”

Since 1856, when a botanist Eugene Mazel began his first plantings by making species from all the world used to the plantation, La Bamhouseraie has developed into a park growing more than 240 varieties of bamboo now.

Of the 1,000 kilograms of bamboo delivered to the zoo each week, only a small part is eaten by the pandas. The other animals can consume the rest of it so that none is wasted.

The story is similar in the U. K. 's Edinburgh Zoo, where the fresh bamboo has been shipped from the Netherlands. Jo Elliot, the animal collection manager at the zoo, said, “We have made sure that our stores have enough supplies. The pandas need their bamboo. Most of it gets shipped in from the Netherlands, and at the moment that is fine. We are still getting deliveries. ”

In early May, Canada's Calgary Zoo said it would have to send back two giant pandas to China, since fewer flights, as a result of COVID-19, were causing a lack of bamboo for the pandas. An adult giant panda eats about 35 kilograms of bamboo shoots, or kilograms of fresh bamboo and bamboo leaves daily. There was no locally grown bamboo in Calgary, so supplies of bamboo had relied on the shipments from China.

“We have also contacted our workmates from Calgary, Canada,” Goedefroy said. “We'll see if we could be of any help for them with our bamboo supplies. ”

1. Where does Pairi Daiza get bamboo for their pandas?

A．From a zoo in China.	B．From a French plantation.
C．From a zoo in Belgium.	D．From a plantation in the Netherlands.

2. What is the similarity between the Edinburgh Zoo and Pairi Daiza?

A．They make full use of the bamboo.	B．They have to return pandas to China.
C．They have enough bamboo supplies.	D．They got bamboo from the same place.

3. What can be inferred about Calgary Zoo from the last two paragraphs?

A．It could grow some bamboo soon.	B．Pairi Daiza may send bamboo to it.
C．It will give less bamboo to pandas.	D．There will be no more pandas living in it.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．COVID-19 Harmed Pandas' Health.	B．COVID-19 Brought Chances to Zoos.
C．European Plantations Grew Bamboo Well.	D．European Zoos Kept Enough Supply of Bamboo.

9 . Their beautiful call suggests the arrival of spring, but the routes taken by cuckoos(杜鹃) during their annual migration(迁徙) have remained a mystery. Now, though, scientists from the British Trust for Omithology(BTO) have revealed the details of their remarkable 10,000-mile journey, with the help of tracking devices.

Five male birds were caught in Norfolk last May and fitted with satellite-tagged “backpacks’’ before being released. The scientists then monitored their progress over 12 months as they flew to Africa in the autumn, and returned in the spring.

The project was carried out to discover why every year fewer of the birds return to Britain. Between 1995 and 2010，the population of cuckoos spending summer here fell by almost half, and the number is continuing to decline. Previously, the lack of information about the cuckoos’ long migration has hampered the understanding of how to help conserve the birds.

Earlier this year, it was reported that cuckoos arrived in the UK much earlier than normal. Their call was recorded by ornithologists(鸟类专家) as early as February, a month ahead of their usual arrival.

Like all migrating animals, cuckoos respond to the changing seasons. They depend on lush plants to provide the fruit and food for insects that they feed on. This reliance on seasonal patterns means that a changing climate could make an already challenging journey impossible for them.

1. What is the main purpose of the project?

A．To track cuckoos’ 10,000-mile journey.

B．To better understand the habits of cuckoos.

C．To find out what happens during cuckoos’ journey.

D．To discover why the population of cuckoos is declining.

2. The underlined word “hampered” in Paragraph 3 probably means________.

A．prevented

B．deepened

C．improved

D．affected

3. When do cuckoos usually arrive in Britain?

A．In January.

B．In February.

C．In March.

D．In April.

4. Cuckoos arrived in the UK much earlier than normal probably because of________.

A．1acking food	B．changing climate
C．changing routes	D．cold spring in the UK

10 . The World's Deadliest Beaches

Dangerous sea creatures, big waves, and air pollution are just some of the many things you need to take caution to when visiting the world's deadliest beaches.

Cape Tribulaton, Australia

Cape Tribulaton is said to be unsafe due to its huge amount of dangerous animals. There are tons of jellyfish and it is not safe to swim near the mouths of the rivers because of crocodile warnings. Poisonous(有毒的) snakes and cassowaries have also been found. According to The Cairns Post, a 46-year-old woman is believed to have been taken by a crocodile while swimming at Thornton beach, a beach in Cape Tribulaton.

Gansbaai, South Africa

Also called “Shark Alley”, this beach is known as the world of the great white sharks. It is so filled with sharks that they have actually created shark tours for tourists. Locals claim that visitors have a 99 percent chance of seeing a great white between April to September. In 2011 a man going diving was attacked by two sharks. His body never returned to the surface.

Nazare, Portugal

Also known as “Portugal's Monster”, Nazare is a wonderful vacation destination with some of the biggest and deadliest waves ever surfed. “In Nazare,” a Hawaiian surfer told Time, “the ocean is known as a place of death, not of riding waves.” Nazare's waves are created much larger due to the Nazare Canyon. They are so dangerous that big -wave surfer Maya Gabeira was nearly killed during a wipeout in 2013.

Snake Island, Brazil

Snake Island, also known as Ilha de Queimada Grande, is home to the “world's deadliest snake”—the golden lancehead viper. Its poison is said to easily melt human flesh. Access to this island has been banned due to people being killed in the past.

1. What can we do in Gansbaai according to the text?

A．Observe jellyfish.	B．Feed sharks.
C．Swim safely.	D．Enjoy shark tours.

2. What kind of risk do people face in Nazare?

A．Big waves.	B．Crocodiles.
C．Air pollution.	D．Poisonous fish,

3. Where are people at the great risk of snakes?

A．In Gansbaai and Ilha de Queimada Grande.

B．In Cape Tribulaton and Portugal's Monster.

C．In Cape Tribulaton and Ilha de Queimada Grande.

D．In Portugal's Monster and Ilha de Queimada Grande.