2 . Our mother has to leave home every day before we go to school. She has to walk twelve blocks to take the bus to work. We think it’s terrible that there is no bus that comes closer to our street.

I said to my mother, “This is a public transportation system. It is our system. It should come closer to our home. I do not want you to walk that far to get to the bus.” She agreed, but she said it would take more than one family to get the bus line to change. I told my mother I would ask my teacher about it. We could do a study and maybe start a petition (请愿书).

My teacher liked the idea. He said we could do the survey. So our class surveyed all our parents. We collected our survey data and made a table. We found that 90% of all the parents would use the bus more if it was easier to get to. We also found that only 20% of the parents could get to it easily, just by walking five blocks. For all the others, it took between 6 and 12 blocks.

We made a map to show how the bus route (路线) could be changed to reach people in our community more easily. Then my teacher called the alderman (市议员) to see if we could meet to talk about our study.

The alderman was impressed. She said we had done a really good job of thinking out the problem and a solution. She promised she would talk with the head of the transportation system about it.

Now my mother can leave later, and she only has to walk four blocks to get to the bus. When she leaves in the morning, she always says, “Son, I’m so glad you got the bus route changed.”

1. According to the first two paragraphs, the author wanted to ______.

A．get the public transportation system improved

B．walk with his mother to the bus stop

C．invite more families to take the bus

D．ask his teacher about a study plan

2. What did the author and his classmates find in the survey?

A．90% of the parents took the bus to work because it was easier to get to.

B．20% of the parents lived within five blocks to the bus stop.

C．Most parents used to wait for the bus to pick them up.

D．Only a few parents sent their kids to school by bus.

3. What does the underlined word “impressed” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Worried.	B．Annoyed.
C．Moved.	D．Relaxed.

4. What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A．We should take notice of our family life.

B．We should communicate with others.

C．The harder we study, the greater progress we’ll make.

D．As long as we make efforts, we’ll make a difference.

4 . September 5 is the “Charity Day” in China. It started because of China’s charity law, which came into effect seven years ago. This year, China has witnessed how technology plays a bigger role in the country’s charity career.

There are over 85 million disabled people in China. With the development of technology in the country, more charity organizations and people have realized the importance of using it to help people in need.

Huang Shuai is the director of Chuangshan Community. He is running special projects to create mobile apps and provide help for people with physical challenges. “For a lot of disabled people, daily actions that are necessary in today’s world, like using a mouse, typing on keyboards or using smartphones, can be very hard to finish,” he said. In Chuangshan Community, many of the volunteers are middle school students. They try their best to solve the problem for people in local charity houses.

Tech professionals have realized that technology is a game changer in the world of charity. Tencent started a charity activity called “99 Giving Day” and set up programs for donations to deal with all kinds of challenges that cause problems for the local and international community. They’ve offered all kinds of tech kits (装备) and cloud services to many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) , local communities and colleges. Engineers can go and work as technology officers at NGOs and provide hands-on technology support.

Technologies, especially those that can be used by NGOs, and disabled people, will not only make our lives more convenient, but will also bring power and courage to people and connect our communities together.

1. What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．Organization.

B．Charity.

C．Development.

D．Technology.

2. What do the students mainly do in Chuangshan Community?

A．They help do cleaning.	B．They show their talent.
C．They talk with the disabled.	D．They provide technology support.

3. Why have tech professionals realized technology is a game changer in the world of charity?

A．Technology has brought trouble to the disabled.

B．Technology has entered people’s everyday life.

C．Disabled people tend to resist new technology.

D．Many people can’t afford new technology.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Kindness Goes Further	B．Charity, a Game Changer
C．Charity And Technology	D．Technology Brings Us Convenience

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is said that about half of the people in China smoke. Many young boys and girls have the habit of     1     (smoke), though they are middle school students.

More and more people have come to realize     2     serious this problem is. But they are never bored with it. Some people think it is a kind of fashion; some think it is of great fun     3     others think that smoking can refresh     4     (they).

Smoking causes many     5     (illness). A lot of people always cough because of smoking. The most serious illness     6     (cause) by smoking is lung cancer. At the same time smoking is a waste     7     money. Besides, careless smokers may cause     8     (danger) fires.

As we all know, smoking     9     (do) great harm to human beings. In order     10       (keep) healthy, we should get rid of the bad habit of smoking. Please stop smoking at once.

6 . Dear Leo,

I’m sorry to hear that you haven’t been feeling well recently. But the doctor is__________—you do need to take more exercise. I have some__________that you might find helpful.

First, remember that you don’t have to __________non-stop for 30 minutes or a whole hour__________, try to do small amounts of exercise whenever you can. For example, try taking the stairs up to your flat instead of the__________.When you study for a long time, remember to take regular breaks.

Second, you don’t have to__________to exercise in good weather. Many forms of exercise can be done outside the gym. You can do some__________in the school playground, in the park or around your community. All you need is a pair of __________shoes.

Finally, I understand that exercise alone can be boring, but you could invite your family and friends to __________with you. Encourage them to take exercise too so that you can have fun exercising together. This way, you are more likely to __________with your exercise routine.

I hope you’ll soon feel happier and healthier.

All the best.

Rachel

1.

A．wrong

B．right

C．good

D．crazy

2.

A．steps

B．choices

C．plans

D．suggestions

3.

A．exercise

B．talk

C．sleep

D．watch

4.

A．Anyway

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Instead

5.

A．plane

B．rope

C．lift

D．window

6.

A．decide

B．pay

C．call

D．try

7.

A．running

B．swimming

C．cleaning

D．reading

8.

A．wooden

B．large

C．comfortable

D．expensive

9.

A．think twice

B．work out

C．stay up

D．get along

10.

A．help

B．deal

C．fight

D．stick

10 . Over 5 million shared bikes in China are using services offered by Beidou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统).These shared bikes all use Beidou-based positioning chips (芯片).

The chips have high qualities. They can deal with information accurately and quickly. They feature low power consumption They provide a better user experience and easier management for the local companies. Now,several new models of shared electric bikes with Beidou-based chips have also started to be produced and put into market. Besides positioning and navigation, the chips will help users and shared bike companies record users’ speed and battery condition of an electric bike. The possible crimes during the bike using will also be recorded.

In fact,years ago, shared bike companies began to use positioning chips which worked well with both GPS and Beidou services.After the Beidou system became fully in use in the summer of 2020,shared bike companies started installing (安装) Beidou-based chips on more bikes in more areas.The latest chips which are popular with shared bike companies are smaller and have more advantages over the old types.

Since 2000,a total of 59 Beidou satellites have been lifted from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. After the final satellite was lifted in 202the system was completed and started providing global services.Beidou Satellite System is designed and developed by China and it is one of four global navigation networks,along with the United States’ GPS,Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo.

According to a research in 2022, by the end of 2021 the total value connected with satellite navigation and positioning services in China was 469 billion yuan，a 16.3%increase year-on-year. More than 500,000 Chinese people now work at around 14,000 China’s companies and organizations doing business connected with Beidou and other satellite navigation and positioning services.

1. What can users benefit from the new models of shared electric bikes with Beidou-based chips?

A．They can speed up while riding

B．They can record crimes.

C．They can know their speed.

D．They can get the batteries charged

2. How many are there global navigation networks in total?

A．4.

B．5.

C．6.

D．7.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．More and more people take shared bikes to work.

B．Employment has risen because of new technology

C．Shared bikes will be more and more popular in China

D．We must rise to the challenges of new technology

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Application of chips in China,

B．Development of shared bikes in China.

C．Promotion of new technology and its products.

D．The Applications of Beidou Navigation Satellite System