1 . Fu Lei’s Family Letters is a book of letters written by Chinese translator and writer Fu Lei to his elder son Fu Cong, who is a famous pianist. Between 1954 and 1966, Fu Cong spent a lot of time away from home training as a piano player. As a result, writing letters became Fu Lei’s usual way of communicating with his elder son. Fu Min, Fu Lei’s younger son edited the letters and the book came out in 1981.
The book shows Fu Lei’s family tradition and value. To Fu Lei, the purpose of education of a person, is to make that person useful to the society. Fu Lei praised his son Fu Cong after winning a piano competition. Fu Lei wrote, “We are happy because you make your country proud. I am so excited when I think about your future. You will make great progress and serve more people, encourage them and heal them.”
In the family letters, Fu Cong was also advised to read famous Chinese texts. When reading these books, Fu Cong was told to connect ideas and feelings together, for that would help him become a better person. To Fu Lei, learning to be a good person comes before any academic training.
Fu Lei’s Family Letters has a great impact on people in China because it helps many young students understand how they should live their lives.
1. Who edited Fu Lei’s family letters?| A．Fu Lei. | B．Fu Cong. | C．Fu Min. | D．A translator. |
| A．Fu Lei’s family tradition and value are shown in the book. |
| B．People in the 1950s communicated with each other by books. |
| C．It’s difficult for parents to make their children well educated. |
| D．Praising children after taking part in a competition is important. |
| A．It would be uncertain. |
| B．It would be hopeful. |
| C．It would be difficult. |
| D．It would be interesting. |
| A．To be a richer man. |
| B．To do more academic training. |
| C．To help more people. |
| D．To become a better person. |
2 . Art museums are full of centuries-old paintings with details of plants that today give us clues about evolution and breeding.
Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, The Harvesters created in 1565 shows farmers cutting wheat nearly as tall as they are. “Nowadays, if you walk through a wheat field, you basically see that w heat is about knee height. The short wheat is essentially a consequence of breeding from the second half of the 20th century,” said biologist Ive De Smet.
According to De Smet, wheat is just one example of how historical artworks can allow us to track the transformation of crops over time. He has teamed up with art historian David Vergau wen to seek similar kinds of artworks around the world.
As friends since childhood, their interest in plants in artworks began with a visit to a museum in Russia, where they noticed an old-looking watermelon in an early-7th-century painting. A watermelon is usually believed to be red on the inside. However, that one appeared to be pale and white. De Smet assured the painter had done a poor job. But Verguawen had a different idea. “This is one of the best painters ever in that era. So, if he painted it like that, that’s the way it must have looked like.”
Other paintings revealed that there were both red and white watermelons grown in the 17th century. The chemical compound that makes watermelons red is lycopene (番茄红素). “There must have been some sort of mutation (突变) preventing the accumulation of that color. Now, with all the genetic knowledge that we have of various plant species, we can look in more de tail at how something comes about.”
De Smet and Verguawen hope to create an online research database of historical plant artworks. They call for contributions of art enthusiasts around the world via the social media. But they caution, the source paintings need to be realistic. “If you’re going to use, for example, Picasso’s paintings to try and understand what a pear looked like in the early 20th century, you might be misled.” Instead, such an attempt could be fruitless.
1. What can we infer about wheat from Paragraph 2?| A．It became shorter and shorter as it evolved. |
| B．It was about knee height in the 16th century. |
| C．It might have had no short varieties before the 1950s. |
| D．It showed different heights as farmers’ heights changed. |
| A．Their lifelong friendship. | B．A white watermelon in a painting. |
| C．Their professional background. | D．An argument over the best painters. |
| A．To give an example of historical plant artwork. |
| B．To showcase the contributions of art enthusiasts. |
| C．To describe the appearance of a pear in the early 20th century. |
| D．To emphasize the significance of using realistic source paintings. |
| A．Plant evolution progresses throughout history. |
| B．Old art provides fascinating insights into agriculture. |
| C．Ancient art demonstrates the presence of white watermelons. |
| D．Plants serve as a popular subject in numerous historical artworks. |
A few days ago, I began reading a story,
For someone who just got out of a relationship, the benefits
In a lot of science fiction, visionary writers “explore” a world where cybernetic organisms, which is a fancy way of saying a robot, wed or become lovers to
In the science-fiction TV series The Orville, a series created by
The whole thing came off naturally. The groom’s family
It seems robots, AI or cyborgs will fundamentally change the way we grow crops, fight wars or even entertain ourselves.
The way science is going, AI and robots
1. What’s Alva’s attitude towards Colin’s writing the book?
| A．Doubtful. | B．Uninterested. | C．Admirable. |
| A．She dislikes taking pictures. |
| B．She has just moved to New York. |
| C．She has adapted to New York customs. |
| A．Hide her right hand. | B．Look at a high building. | C．Adopt a proper pose. |
| A．In August. | B．In September. | C．In October. |
1. What is the man looking for?
| A．A modern hotel. | B．An inexpensive hotel. | C．A comfortable hotel. |
| A．In a restaurant. | B．In the bank. | C．In the street. |
| A．Michael Robinson. | B．Kyle Nash. | C．Chris Scott. |
| A．The man shouldn’t go downtown. |
| B．She wants to go with the man. |
| C．The man should come back soon. |
The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been
The UN General Assembly, in a resolution (决议), acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year,
The resolution,
Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said after the adoption of the resolution that the Spring Festival, not only bears the ideas of the Chinese civilization of peace and harmony but also
Dai said China’s effort
The resolution serves
9 . Vicky Umodu from Colton in California was in the process of moving into her new home. She was in urgent
Once she got it home, she started to
But to her
Vicky’s
| A．advance | B．charge | C．favor | D．need |
| A．flexible | B．real | C．new | D．simple |
| A．delighted | B．discouraged | C．honored | D．puzzled |
| A．worriedly | B．slightly | C．immediately | D．secretly |
| A．assess | B．exchange | C．arrange | D．design |
| A．horrible | B．strong | C．awesome | D．strange |
| A．realized | B．recognized | C．assumed | D．believed |
| A．regret | B．relief | C．joy | D．shock |
| A．lent | B．returned | C．presented | D．offered |
| A．belonged to | B．contributed to | C．subscribed to | D．adapted to |
| A．intention | B．idea | C．business | D．choice |
| A．distributing | B．showing | C．earning | D．hiding |
| A．generosity | B．honesty | C．affection | D．confidence |
| A．reward | B．order | C．promotion | D．certificate |
| A．fridge | B．gift | C．heart | D．lesson |
10 . The “Double Seven Festival” is a traditional Chinese festival. It has a longer history than the
The origin of this festival is related to a cowboy and a weaving girl, whose love story has become a part of the Chinese culture.
Unluckily, even such a hard life didn’t last long. His brother got rid of him and all he got was the old cow. Although they couldn’t talk to each other, they
Every day the cowboy went to work
Although the love story doesn’t end up with a happy ending, it is to be told from one
| A．celebration | B．congratulation | C．inspiration | D．liberation |
| A．As if | B．Even if | C．Until then | D．In case |
| A．open-minded | B．absent-minded | C．narrow-minded | D．business-minded |
| A．depended | B．based | C．concentrated | D．worked |
| A．sleep | B．bathe | C．dance | D．play |
| A．make | B．bring | C．steal | D．buy |
| A．Interested | B．Frightened | C．Tired | D．Surprised |
| A．while | B．as | C．before | D．after |
| A．careful | B．successful | C．peaceful | D．helpful |
| A．freed | B．risked | C．kept | D．prevented |
| A．gentleman | B．lady | C．cow | D．couple |
| A．why | B．when | C．where | D．how |
| A．dynasty | B．generation | C．age | D．person |
| A．shared | B．connected | C．filled | D．separated |
| A．meet | B．lose | C．miss | D．see |
