Mike was a big fan of football. When he was ten years old, he was admitted to join his first football team. As soon as he got home that day, he put on his uniform and admired himself in front of the mirror.
“I’m a real football player!” He said to himself and pretended to practise football.
“What are you doing, silly boy?” asked his older sister.
“I’m practising football,” said Mike.
“When people practise football, they usually use a ball,” his sister laughed.
Mike then found a football in the basement and hurried back to his room, posing with the ball in front of the mirror, again.
The next day, Mike met his teammates on the playground. The coach taught them how to kick and run after the ball. He taught them how to throw the ball in from the sidelines, using two hands while keeping both feet on the ground. Finally, they had a practice game.
It turned out that playing football was a lot harder than it looked. Every time Mike was about to kick the ball, someone else kicked it away from him. When Mike threw the ball in from the sideline, he forgot to keep both feet on the ground. The only thing that Mike was good at was cheering. Whoever scored, he would jump up and cheer for them.
On the weekend, Mike’s team was invited to take part in its first real competition with the Sun. Mike’s family all came to watch. Mike chased the ball up and down, with excitement. It came as no surprise that their team lost the match. Even so, he kept cheering for anyone who scored.
After the game, his sister came over and reminded Mike that he needed to be a real football player, not just a cheerleader. Meanwhile, his coach told Mike that if he tried to do more practice and cooperate with his teammates, he could be a better football player, too.
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Motivated by their words, Mike started to take the training more seriously.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . “Look, Mum, he paints like me!” Eight-year-old Alexandra Nechita had just discovered Pablo Picasso’s artwork for the first time. The art world
Even at age two, Alexandra spent nearly all her time on her coloring books.
When Alexandra was four, her parents began to notice the figures she
Alexandra’s classmates would sometimes
Within a year, Alexandra had several other exhibitions. By then, she had
Today Alexandra
| A．improved | B．agreed | C．waited | D．broke |
| A．friendly | B．talented | C．worried | D．honest |
| A．Afraid | B．Sure | C．Proud | D．Ashamed |
| A．promised | B．proved | C．reported | D．hoped |
| A．called | B．drove | C．brought | D．sent |
| A．drew | B．counted | C．explained | D．met |
| A．stopped | B．started | C．suggested | D．avoided |
| A．learn from | B．seek for | C．point at | D．laugh at |
| A．conference | B．system | C．party | D．exhibition |
| A．completed | B．used | C．copied | D．lost |
| A．role | B．taste | C．selection | D．attention |
| A．directly | B．suddenly | C．still | D．seldom |
| A．style | B．time | C．energy | D．money |
| A．on holiday | B．in power | C．on duty | D．in need |
| A．campus | B．confidence | C．love | D．injury |
In the Palace Museum, visitors put themselves in an architectural complex full of characteristics of Chinese culture. To improve
With a research team, the Palace Museum has been finding
And digital technologies
For many years, my only companion was our dog, Sno. A small but mighty Bichon Frise, our dog may have looked ordinary, but he was smart, creative, and always ready for ice cream and rolling at my request. While I worked, he slept, waking to chase the red cat from next door, greet a delivery person, or sit in the sunshine.
We didn’t agree on everything, especially when to get up and when to go to bed. He sighed with boredom when a project was due and I didn’t have time to play. He didn’t understand weekends, deadlines, and visitors who left him. However, we both agreed on walking.
At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach. For him, there were tall grasses and exciting smells. For me, there were other dog walkers and neighbors to catch up with. We returned tired, thirsty, and very happy.
Being a dog with huge ambition and short legs, Sno needed several breaks along the way. The one at the entrance to the beach was his favorite, possibly because he knew we were circling back home. There, on a windy summer day, he looked up at me just as I was looking down at him. We both grinned (咧嘴笑). This was the best walk ever.
When he was old and dying, our walks were shorter and closer to home. I’d take him for a walk and then go out for my own walk, wandering around the beach like we used to do. I always grinned when I got to the entrance to the beach, remembering that summer day when he was young and energetic.
In his final days, Sno still insisted on walking. It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk, but we enjoyed every step. Then came that Sunday when he leaned hard toward the beach walk. How could I refuse his last-walk wish?
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We took the walk.
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After he died, I went for the long walk.
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5 . Once a rich and clever boy had practically everything a boy could want, so he was not interested in most toys. Because he couldn’t get a very old mirror, he convinced his parents to buy it from a mysterious old man. When the mirror arrived home, the boy went to see his reflection in it. His face looked very sad indeed. He tried smiling and making funny faces, but his reflection continued with its sad expression. “What a terrible mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t work properly!” the boy jumped violently.
That same afternoon he went into the street to play and bought a few toys, but on his way to the park he saw a little girl who was crying her heart out. The girl was crying so much and looked so lonely that the rich boy went over to help her and to see what had happened. The little girl told him that she had lost her parents.
Together the two set off in search of the girl’s parents. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent his money buying her sweets to cheer her up. Finally, after much walking, they found her parents who were much worried and were looking for her everywhere.
The rich boy said goodbye to them. As it was getting late, he decided to head for home, without being able to play. At home, he went to his room, and noticed a shining light in the corner, the same corner he had left the mirror in. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror, and realized that the light was coming from his own body, so radiant (闪亮的) with happiness he had become.
And so he understood the mystery of that mirror, the only mirror which could faithfully reflect the true joy of its owner. He realized it was true. He felt very happy at having helped that little girl. And since then, each morning when he looked in that mirror and failed to see a special shine, he knew what he had to do to bring it back.
1. How did the boy feel when he first looked into the mirror?| A．Embarrassed. |
| B．Angry. |
| C．Worried. |
| D．Satisfied. |
| A．She couldn’t find her parents. |
| B．She couldn’t get the mysterious mirror. |
| C．Her parents couldn’t buy toys for her. |
| D．The boy refused to give his toys to her. |
| A．A shining toy. |
| B．A broken mirror. |
| C．A radiant light. |
| D．The lovely girl. |
| A．To tell us a horrible story. |
| B．To introduce to us a strange mirror. |
| C．To warn us not to be selfish. |
| D．To encourage us to help others. |
6 . Chinese Teapot Escaping from British Museum Goes Viral
Chinese state media has praised a viral video series telling the story of a jade teapot coming to life and fleeing the British Museum to make its way back home.
The set of three short videos, entitled Escape from the British Museum, shows the teapot turning into a young woman in a green dress, who then engages a London-based Chinese journalist to help her reunite with her family. It appears to have struck a chord (弦) in China after first being released by independent vloggers on Douyin. By Monday evening, it had reportedly received more than 310 million views. The plot line taps into growing Chinese criticism of the British Museum after reports last month that more than 1,500 priceless objects, including gold jewelry, semi-precious stones and glass, were missing, stolen or damaged.
In August the state media Global Times called for the return of Chinese artifacts from the museum “free of charge” in the wake of the controversy. “The huge holes in the management and security of cultural objects in the British Museum exposed by this scandal (丑闻) have led to the collapse of a long-standing and widely circulated claim that ‘foreign cultural objects are better protected in the British Museum’,” it said. It strongly supported the video series for touching on a “powerful message” about the importance of cultural heritage and reflecting “Chinese people’s desiring for the repatriation of the Chinese cultural relics.”
State broadcaster CCTV also gave the short films a glowing review saying: “We are very pleased to see Chinese young people are passionate about history and tradition... We are also looking forward to the early return of Chinese artifacts that have been displayed overseas.”
The museum scandal made headlines around the world and reawakened earlier demands by the Chinese media to restore the country’s relics. The new three-part show has triggered a wave of nationalism among viewers, with many praising the creative plot that reduced them to tears by showing how the teapot experienced the happiness of returning to China to see pandas and watch a flag-raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square.
1. What excuse does Britain give for keeping other nations’ cultural objects in its museum?| A．It has taken possession of these objects by all lawful means. |
| B．These objects are safer and taken better care of in its museum. |
| C．It is requested by other nations to protect their cultural objects. |
| D．These objects may come to life, flee their countries and go viral. |
| A．Repair. | B．Reflection. | C．Reserve. | D．Return. |
| A．China had already demanded the restoration of its cultural relics before the scandal. |
| B．The museum’s awful management and security systems are involved in the scandal. |
| C．The Britain Museum is under pressure to return the cultural relics to China sooner or later. |
| D．A London-based Chinese journalist has contributed a lot to the viral three-part video series. |
| A．To appeal to Britain to return China’s cultural objects. |
| B．To introduce a viral video series about a fleeing jade teapot. |
| C．To arouse readers’ concern about Chinese cultural objects abroad. |
| D．To praise Chinese young people’s passion for history and tradition. |
Emojis are widely used in our daily lives and have become
As emojis gained
Given
8 . A 15-year-old student has been praised a hero. Because he had
Sheng said he was
Then Sheng measured the man’s pulse (脉搏) and found it was
“I can’t stop or ask others to replace me in case of any
Sheng said he didn’t feel tired during the
| A．striked | B．saved | C．delivered | D．destroyed |
| A．appeared | B．studied | C．competed | D．exercised |
| A．leaving | B．staying | C．returning | D．attending |
| A．context | B．comment | C．package | D．effort |
| A．weak | B．strong | C．positive | D．powerful |
| A．sight | B．hike | C．architecture | D．aid |
| A．credit | B．training | C．damage | D．strength |
| A．suffered | B．changed | C．requested | D．cheated |
| A．politely | B．hardly | C．calmly | D．awkwardly |
| A．left | B．slided | C．affected | D．arrived |
| A．brochures | B．prizes | C．risks | D．comments |
| A．confident | B．unique | C．curious | D．suitable |
| A．meeting | B．lecture | C．drought | D．process |
| A．broken | B．painful | C．official | D．specific |
| A．demand | B．master | C．regard | D．track |
During the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, athletes from around the world have been exploring acupuncture (针灸),
TCM, which includes acupuncture, herbal therapy, massage, Tai Chi, and Qigong
While China places significant emphasis on the integration of TCM with modern biomedicine, it is also becoming more popular worldwide. Although some medical professionals are
TCM has been recognized for the potential benefits, particularly when
As research into TCM continues to advance and more individuals embrace it for
10 . BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will launch the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Initiative, which presents a constructive approach to addressing universal concerns over AI development and governance and drew up blueprints for relevant international discussions and rule-making, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Xi made the announcement in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on Wednesday.
“It is part of China’s active effort to advance the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative,” the spokesperson said.
AI is a new frontier of human development, and it comes with major opportunities and hard-to-predict risks and challenges that require global response, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the Initiative systematically outlines China’s proposals on AI governance from three aspects, namely, the development, security and governance of AI. The core components of the Initiative are: We should uphold a people-centered approach in developing AI and adhere to the principle of developing AI for the good of humanity, so that AI is developed in a way that is beneficial to human progress; We should uphold the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit in AI development, and oppose drawing ideological lines or forming exclusive groups to obstruct other countries from developing AI; We should promote the establishment of a testing and assessment system based on AI risk levels, so as to make AI technologies more secure, reliable, controllable and equitable; We support efforts to develop AI governance frameworks, norms and standards based on broad consensus and with full respect for policies and practices among countries, and support discussions within the United Nations framework to establish an international institution to govern AI; Efforts should be made to conduct international cooperation with and provide assistance to developing countries, to bridge the gap in AI and its governance capacity.
“China stands ready to have exchanges and practical cooperation with all sides on global AI governance and deliver benefit for all human beings through AI technology,” the spokesperson added.
1. What announcement was made according to Paragraph 1?| A．Rules about AI control in China. |
| B．A initiative about governing AI globally. |
| C．Universal concerns about AI development. |
| D．Domestic plans for AI rule-making. |
| A．AI development needs global concerns |
| B．China has made every effort to develop AI |
| C．The initiative was launched related to four aspects |
| D．AI should advance based on the needs of robots |
| A．Supportive if it’s for human-kind. |
| B．Indifferent if it’s for some people’s benefit. |
| C．Disapproved if it is not for education. |
| D．Neutral whatever it is. |
