1 . Joshua Smith loves Easter (复活节). He always has a good time at Easter. He loves the Easter eggs with great colors; he loves making Easter baskets, playing Easter games with his cousins and having Easter egg hunts (搜寻). But his sister Mary doesn’t like Easter. She doesn’t like it because she can’t find any Easter eggs in an Easter egg hunt.
This year, Joshua gets to hide (藏) the Easter eggs for the Easter egg hunt. He wants his sister to have fun. So he hides some eggs in Mary’s favorite places — the TV room and the doghouse. He thinks that can help her find the eggs easily. He hides a white and blue egg in her schoolbag, too. Joshua really wants his little sister to find an Easter egg. He really wants her to have a happy Easter.
1. Who does Joshua love playing Easter games with?| A．His brothers. | B．His sisters. | C．His cousins. | D．His parents. |
| A．she can’t find any Easter eggs |
| B．she thinks Easter games are not fun |
| C．she has no friends to play with on that day |
| D．she doesn’t want to play with her brother |
| A．Blue and white. | B．Yellow and blue. |
| C．White and green. | D．Green and yellow. |
| A．Mary doesn’t like dogs. | B．Joshua loves his little sister. |
| C．Mary wants a new schoolbag. | D．Joshua can’t make Easter baskets. |
2 . When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.
Why is lifelong learning important?
You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can also happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.
Lifelong learning in Japan
In Japan, life learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music, calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.
Conclusion
When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!
1. Why is lifelong learning important?| A．It helps you improve yourself. | B．It’s the best way to learn. |
| C．It’s fun and easy. | D．It’s an important goal. |
| A．get a job | B．learn new things | C．get good grades | D．finish college |
| A．Learning only happens in school. |
| B．When we graduate from school, learning is done. |
| C．You can’t learn anything when you play a sport. |
| D．Music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan. |
| A．Learning can be fun. | B．We are always learning in school. |
| C．People can learn all their lives. | D．Finishing high school is important. |
3 . Finally, the holidays are upon us! What better way to spend the hot days ahead than curled up on the sofa with a cold drink?
Atomic Habits by James Clear
If you’re looking for some self-reflection time these holidays, then you absolutely need to read Atonic Habits. This book is one of the world’s best-selling works in self-help and is sure to awaken some new thoughts within you.
Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
This novel consists of three stories about a massive snowstorm in a small North Carolina town, and all feature some aspect of romance. Reviewers have praised the novel’s strong characters and humorous hidden meanings. The stories are appealing and optimistic, and would make for a wonderful holiday read! You can also watch its movie edition to find out more!
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Shiver revolves around the main character, Grace, who becomes convinced that a wolf is watching over her and protecting her each winter. She loves to watch the wolves, but she especially loves to watch a wolf with beautiful, yellow eyes, who watches back. When her wolf becomes a human named Sam, they instantly fall in love with each other. Are you hooked yet? The novel has been adapted for the screen.
A Year of Sundays by Belinda Jeffery
If you’re looking for a soft reminder to enjoy your slow days, this book, A Year of Sundays, is the perfect holiday pick-me-up. Join Belinda Jeffery as she shares the recipes and memories that made up her memorable year of Sundays. This is however more than just a cookbook! It is reflective, inspiring and a beautiful reminder to slow down.
1. What is the book Atomic Habits probably about?| A．The rules of physics. | B．The harms of bad habits. |
| C．The methods of self-study. | D．The ways to reshape ourselves. |
| A．It has co-authors. | B．It was made into a film. |
| C．It teaches survival skills. | D．It creates humorous characters. |
| A．Atomic Habits. | B．Let it Snow. | C．Shiver. | D．A Year of Sundays. |
Henry Tyler made the catch of the year on the weekend. When he saw a young child hanging from a sixth-floor apartment balcony (阳台), Henry ran one hundred metres, jumped over a 1.2-metre fence, and held out his arms to catch the
Eric Brown, only three years old, knocked Henry down when he fell. The boy is in the hospital and doctors say he'll be OK.
Eric woke up a little later when he heard children playing outside. He pushed a chair onto the balcony, and climbed up
Henry
"He saved my
"I just didn't want the boy to be hurt," said Henry.
5 . Tips of Healthy Lifestyle
There’s no secret - the simplest things are often the best, says nutritionist Dr. John Briffa, if we want to feel good all year round.
Eat mindfully.
In our fast-paced world, there can be a tendency to eat while distracted and shovel in more food than we need and, at the same time, miss out on culinary pleasure.
Get plenty of sunlight in the summer.
Sunlight, as well as the vitamin D that can be made in the skin, is associated with a wide spectrum of benefits for the body. In general, vitamin D is made when our shadow is shorter than our body length, ie when the sun is high in the sky.
Get enough sleep.
Sleep has the ability to optimize mental and physical energy, and optimal levels of sleep (about eight hours a night) are linked with reduced risk of chronic disease (慢性病) and improved longevity.
Modern-day living tends to be ambitious and we can easily find ourselves chasing an ever-growing list of goals, many of which can be material. Some of us could do with spending more time focusing not on what we don't have, but on what we do. Our mood can be lifted by giving thanks for anything from our friends and family to a beautiful landscape or sunset.
| A．Practise the art of appreciation |
| B．Don't be ambitious and get what you can get. |
| C．While burning is to be avoided, get as much sunlight exposure as possible for ideal health. |
| D．One simple strategy that can help ensure you get optimal amounts of sleep is to go to bed earlier. |
| E．One particular thing to focus on is chewing your food thoroughly. |
| F．Lack of sleep will keep you in a good condition. |
| G．Many of us will benefit from eating mindfully. |
6 . How to Close a Wound During First Aid
Closing and treating wounds (most often small scrapes) is a relatively common part of providing first aid.
Stop the bleeding. You’ll need to hold a towel in place for a few minutes to fully stop the bleeding. In the case of a minor scratch, bleeding will normally stop not long after the cut is sustained.
Clean the wound with cool water. Now that the wound is free of dirt and debris, your next priority is to clean the wounded area. If you’re near a house or building, you can use the water from a faucet.
Deposit a thin layer of antibiotic cream on the wound. This cream will kill any bacteria that may have gotten in the wound, and help the wound to heal more quickly.
| A．You should reapply pressure to the wound after the cleaning |
| B．If not, wash the wound with clean water from a water bottle |
| C．Control the bleeding |
| D．Apply gentle pressure to the small wound |
| E．It will also make the wound airtight |
| F．Remove any dirt from the wound |
| G．If the wound you’re treating is serious |
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8 . Can you write the Chinese characters “ganga” (embarrassment) correctly? Do you know how to write characters like “gala” (the corner of walls)? If you can’t, you are not alone. “Now most people are typing into computers instead of writing on paper. We type Chinese characters mainly according to their pronunciation. The result is to recognize characters without remembering how to write them. China Youth Daily did a survey of 2,517 people, in which 90 percent said they had once forgotten how to write a common Chinese character.
Compared to adults, teenagers are better at writing Chinese characters because they spend more time learning and practicing at school. However, the influence of digital (数字的) technology cannot be left out, according to He Yu, head of a research team for Chinese teaching.
“Many students lose themselves in digital tools such as mobile phones and computers, they spent too much time on these tools. As a result, too much use of the tools will make students too lazy to think and write.” he said. Such worries have brought about a popular TV show titled Chinese Spelling Hero, which pays attention to Chinese character writing among teenagers.
In April, the Ministry of Education called for better calligraphy (书法) education in schools. Organizations like the China Calligraphy Association are also working to train more teachers in calligraphy. Interestingly, calligraphy teachers can’t always avoid the influence of modern technology. Shen Bin is a calligraphy teacher at a primary school in Beijing. She said that it’s common for teachers like her to forget certain words. “The calligraphy class is also a good chance for me to remember how to write.” she said.
1. We type Chinese characters mainly according to their ______.| A．spelling | B．pronunciation | C．meaning | D．shape |
| A．They have a good memory. |
| B．They play mobile phones less. |
| C．They know more ways in learning Chinese characters. |
| D．They study and write Chinese characters for a long time. |
| A．Calligraphy teachers are not influenced by modern technology at all. |
| B．Adults are better at writing Chinese characters than teenagers. |
| C．Students will be too lazy to think and write if they use the digital tools too much. |
| D．The TV show Chinese Spelling Hero pays attention to Chinese writing among adults. |
9 . Currently, there are about 480,000 school buses operating today in the United States. These petro-fueled school buses alone contribute 5.3 million tons of climate-changing pollution every year. Replacing all school buses in America with an electric-powered model would be equal to taking 1 million cars off the road, saving millions of tons of pollution annually.
If schools in America were to swap out all of these school buses with electric-powered replacements, it would not only have plenty of environmental benefits, but also many health benefits for the students taking school buses every week.
Not only do these hundreds of thousands of buses have terrible effects on the environment, they also have harmful health consequences for the students riding the bus every day. Approximately 95 percent of school buses run on gas, which is proven to cause respiratory diseases and worsen existing conditions such as asthma.
“Pollution from petro-fueled school buses is harming our children’s health and contributing significantly to global warming,” said Andrea McGimsey, Environment America Global Warming Director. “Our research shows that whether they’re boarding the bus or on the bus, kids are exposed to poisonous air in high concentrations. Electrifying our buses is a common-sense solution for communities across the nation.”
These electric school buses are already available for schools to consider. They are cleaner, healthier, and often cheaper for schools to purchase in place of petrol-fueled buses in the long run. Electric school buses have zero exhaust-pipe emissions, which could help reduce kids’ exposure to poisonous air on a daily basis.
“When we put our kids on a school bus, we rely on these buses for safe transportation,” said Jeff Robinson, director of U. S. PIRG’s transportation program. “We have the technology to avoid these negative influences, so why wouldn’t we drive toward a cleaner future?”
1. What do the statistics in Paragraph 1 imply?| A．The benefit of riding school buses. | B．The popularity of petro-fueled buses. |
| C．The necessity of limiting school buses. | D．The urgency of using electric school buses. |
| A．The consequences of global warming. | B．Students’ exposure to different diseases. |
| C．Tons of pollution caused by school buses. | D．The negative impacts of petro-fueled buses. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Cautious. | C．Supportive. | D．Fearful. |
| A．Problems of the Current School Buses | B．Benefits for Students Riding School Buses |
| C．An Alternative Transportation, a Cleaner Future | D．A Temporary Replacement, a Permanent Solution |
10 . English is the most widely spoken language in the world. And of the roughly 1.5 billion speakers globally, the vast majority speak it as a second language. So where are the world’s best non-native English speakers? According to a new report by EF Education First, an international education company, Northern Europeans are the most fluent. Middle Easterners are the least proficient (精通的).
The index (指数) is based on the results of a free online test taken by 2.3 million volunteers in 100 countries. Nearly six in ten of this year’s test-takers were female. Women have always performed better than men, but this year men closed the gap somewhat.
In Europe, the powerhouse economies perform surprisingly badly: only Germany makes the top place of “very high proficiency” countries. France is next, while Spain and Italy are continuously falling behind. A study by a Spanish research institute reported the bad news: 60% of adults say they speak no English at all. The fact that Spanish is a global language in its own right (the language declares 400 million native speakers) is probably the cause. If you speak Danish, you need another language to take part in global culture; speaking French or Spanish (or Arabic) means hundreds of millions of people to talk to without English.
Asia is the region of greatest diversity (多样性). Only Singapore makes the top level, but the Philippines, Malaysia, and India are not far behind. China is further back but still in the second level, a few places ahead of Japan. Struggling in the bottom places are a group of South-East and Central Asian countries like Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan. This relates with another factor: the company repeatedly finds that English skills are highly related with connections and openness to the rest of the world.
1. Which is the best title for the text?| A．Where are the world’s most non-native English speakers? |
| B．Where are the fewest non-native English speakers? |
| C．Where are the world’s best non-native English speakers? |
| D．Where are the last non-native English speakers? |
| A．Half of this year’s test-takers were female. |
| B．Nearly 1.38 million of this year’s test-takers were female. |
| C．Women and men equally performed this year. |
| D．The gap between female and male is getting close year by year. |
| A．Spanish is a global language itself. | B．400 million Spanish speak English. |
| C．Spanish is easy to understand. | D．English fails to attract them. |
| A．Asia is the region with the best non-native English speakers. |
| B．China is the second place with the best non-native English speakers. |
| C．Countries in South-East and Central Asian are less open in Asia. |
| D．Countries in South-West and Central Asian line in the bottom places. |
