1 . Talking to your children about the misinformation (错误信息) they may find online is a great idea. Children don’t always have the judgment or critical thinking skills to test what they read or watch, but they’ll develop these abilities quickly if you help them figure out how to separate fact from fiction. We’re here to help you do just that!

Don’t wait for your kids to approach you with questions-instead, take a few minutes to sit down with them. Let them know that there’s a lot of content out there on the Internet, and not all of it is true. With everything going on in the world, remind your kids that they might be seeing a lot of confusing, false information going around on social media and other parts of the web.

It’s a good idea to turn news reports and TV shows into teachable moments. Look for small opportunities to start helpful conversations about misinformation with your kids. Take a TV show or newspaper article and transform it into a helpful, easy way to understand what misinformation is and how to avoid it.

Misinformation can be really upsetting and stressful for your kids to think about. Let them know that you’re always available to listen and answer their questions if they’re feeling confused. Reassure your kids that there are no stupid questions, and that you’re always willing to explain something to them.

Teach your kids a few tricks to fact-check misinformation online. Remind your kids to be on the lookout for strange-looking website like those ending with co. Tell them to read through the headline. If it has a lot of mistakes, or if it’s written in all capital (大写的) letters, there’s a good chance that it might be misinformation. Additionally, introduce your kids to official websites, which are quick and easy ways to fact-check information.

1. Why should people talk to their children about online misinformation?

A．There is no information holding true online.

B．There is no one else willing to teach the children.

C．Children lack the ability to judge the information sometimes.

D．Children can’t develop the judgment on their own.

2. Why does the author mention the approach in paragraph 4?

A．To relieve children’s financial burden.

B．To discourage children from asking stupid questions.

C．To remind parents to seize every chance to teach.

D．To encourage children to communicate with parents.

3. Which of the following is most likely to be misinformation?

A．A passage on the website www.i21st.cn.

B．A passage on the website www.pep.com.cn.

C．A passage titled with “Origins of the Mandela Effect”.

D．A passage titled with “SHOK! GAS RAN OUT YESTERDAY”.

4. Who is the text intended for?

A．Parents.

B．Teenagers.

C．Students.

D．Teachers.

2 . 假定你是李华，你校于4月23日世界读书日当天（周二）举行了校园读书节，请你为校英文报写一篇英文报道。内容包括：
1. 活动的时间和地点；
2. 活动的形式和意义。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：世界读书日World Reading Day   读书节 Reading Festival

The Reading Festival

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3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why do many of us find     1     difficult or impossible to fall asleep in a bed other than our own? Is it because the bed is not     2     (comfort)? According to a new study, a significant reason     3     people cannot sleep well is what the scientists call "first night effect". They believe that one side of the brain acts     4     a "night watch" to warn us about potential dangers. It forces us     5     (stay) awake on the first night in a new environment. In the study, 35 young volunteers     6     (ask) to sleep in a lab for several days. Meanwhile, researchers watched their brain activities.

According to the researchers, on their first night, the left brains were more active than the right brains and people had     7     hard time sleeping. However, the activities of the left hemisphere of the brain decreased as days went by,     8     (fall) even to the point of complete calm. In this process, the participants got an increasingly better sleep experience.

The     9     (finding) suggest that the different rhythms of the two sides of the brain affect our sleep. When the two sides work     10     (different), the balance between them is broken.

4 . On the outside, 12-year-old Luna seems like your average kid. It’s not until you get to know her that you learn that Luna is anything but average.

Born with a heart defect (缺陷) called dextrocardia, Luna has had three open-heart operations and continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion. But when Luna was approached by athletic shoe company Saucony to design a shoe for sale across the country, it came as quite a surprise.

“This is so incredible. I got to use my art and creativity for something new that I’d never thought I’d be able to design,” Luna said. She is one of six patients from Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design their own shoe to launch the Shoes with Soul campaign.

“Rather than just a donation, we wanted to create an experience and a moment that would not only raise money, but also awareness to highlight all the amazing work that’s being done at BCH,” says Chris, Saucony’s vice president. “Specifically, we wanted to give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share their stories and their talents with the world.”

Luna’s design is fashionable. “On the tongue, they digitalized one of my drawings, and then on the bottom it’s a really bright pink color, and on the inside, the sole of the shoe is actually another drawing I did of a sunset,” she said. “Thinking about kids everywhere around the world wearing my shoe is amazing. It blows my mind.”

The income from the shoe sales will benefit the Boston Children’s Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program, which encourages kids to “find your possible” through personalized exercise programs tailored for each individual patient’s heart condition.

“It feels really good to help people and it's really something I can relate to,” says Luna. “The advice I would give a kid or someone like me is to never give up. There are a lot of kids out there with your condition and you’re not alone.”

1. What can we infer from Chris’ words?

A．It’s unwise to raise money.	B．It’s optional to seek donations.
C．It’s wonderful to study art.	D．It’s necessary to show kids’ talents.

2. What does the underlined sentence “It blows my mind.” in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．I’m overjoyed.	B．I’m very serious.
C．My mind goes blank.	D．My mind is racing.

3. Which of the following best describes Luna?

A．Grateful and helpful.	B．Generous and serious.
C．Gifted and determined.	D．Creative and sensitive.

4. What is the text mainly intended to do?

A．Tell us the challenges the disabled face.	B．Introduce a campaign with kid patients.
C．Launch Saucony’s new brand shoes.	D．Set a good example to the disabled.

5 . Five Ancient Chinese Poems about Spring

As the winter chill still lingers through early spring, longing for warm days has sprung up everywhere. Before the flowers are in full blossom, here is a collection of ancient Chinese poems picturing the revival of life during spring. The English translations used in this article are from Chinese translator Xu Yuanchong’s editions.

Spring Morning — by Meng Haoran (689-740) of the Tang Dynasty (618-907)

This spring morning in bed I’m lying,

Not to awake till birds are crying.

After one night of wind and showers,

How many are the fallen flowers?

Written in a Village South of the Capital — by Cui Hu (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty

In this house on this day last year, a pink face vied

In beauty with the pink peach blossoms side by side.

I do not know today where the pink face has gone;

In the vernal breeze still smile pink peach blossoms full-blown.

Happy Rain on a Spring Night (Excerpts) — by Du Fu (712-770) of the Tang Dynasty

Good rain knows its time right;

It will fall when comes spring.

With wind it steals in night;

Mute, it moistens each thing.

Dreaming of the Southern Shore — by Bai Juyi (772-846) of the Tang Dynasty

Fair Southern shore,

With scenes I adore.

At sunrise riverside flowers redder than fire,

In spring green waves grow as blue as sapphire,

Which I can’t but admire.

Love Seeds — by Wang Wei (701-761) of the Tang Dynasty

Red berries grow in the southern land,

How many load in spring the trees?

Gather them till full is your hand;

They would revive fond memories.

1. What can we learn about the poets?

A．Meng Haoran lived longer than other poets.

B．Both Cui Hu and Bai Juyi died at the same age.

C．All of the poets were not from the Tang Dynasty.

D．Cui Hu wrote a poem highlighting the color green.

2. Which one of the poems mentions the scene along a river?

A．Love Seeds.	B．Happy Rain on a Spring Night.
C．Dreaming of the Southern Shore.	D．Written in a Village South of the Capital.

3. Which season are the poems probably talking about?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Autumn.

D．Winter.

6 . Working out for 30 minutes every day “might not be enough” to fight against the health problems created by long time sitting, according to a sweeping new study.

The new study, unlike the past ones that examined sitting and formal exercise separately, paying little attention to light activities, involved 3,702 people to find out how those all affected people’s health indices (指数).

With the data collected, researchers characterized people by how they moved. The first group dutifully exercised for a half-hour and then sat, almost nonstop, for more than 10 hours a day. Another group similarly worked out for 30 minutes and sat for long hours. But, in between, they rose often and took walks around, spending time in light activities like fetching another cup of coffee. The third group sat, without any stop, for up to 10 hours, but also collected an hour of exercise most days. The final group, which the researchers named “the movers,” exercised about an hour most days, while also moving lightly for about two hours more.

When the researchers cross-checked these groups against people’s current health data, the first group had the worst indices. Different from the first group, the other groups were all better off and to about the same extent, with relatively improved blood sugar control and cholesterol (胆固醇) levels and about 8 percent less body fat than the first group.

“A single 30-minute, daily workout ‘might not be enough’ to reduce the bad effects of longtime sitting,” said Vahid Farrahi, the lead author of the new study. “In addition to a brisk (轻快的) workout, we need to move lightly and often, cleaning, taking the stairs, taking a walk in the halls or just not remaining still.”

1. How is the new study different from the previous ones?

A．It examined sitting and exercise separately.

B．It proved that light activities were ignored.

C．It suggested working out for a half-hour.

D．It took light activities into consideration.

2. What do we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?

A．The first group spent one hour on light activities after long sitting.

B．The third group collected an hour’s exercise during 10 hours’ sitting.

C．The second group got similar improved health indices as the movers.

D．The movers got up every 30 minutes for formal exercise for four hours.

3. What light activity is suggested to take in the last paragraph?

A．Reading while sitting.	B．Walking in the gym hall.
C．Working out in the gym.	D．Swimming in the pool.

4. What can we infer from Vahid’s words?

A．Moving lightly and often is more useful than we have thought.

B．It’s better to exercise more often than half an hour every day.

C．Working out harder and longer is better than just moving lightly.

D．A 30-minute workout has little help for long time sitting problems.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A girl went to her mother and complained that the senior high school life was so hard for her. Every day she studied very hard and often stayed up late doing homework, but the result was beyond satisfaction. She often felt lonely without anyone to talk with at school. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the water came to the boil. She placed carrots into the first pot. Then she placed eggs into the second pot. Finally, she placed ground coffee beans into the last pot. She let them boil without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She took the carrots, the eggs and the coffee out with a scoop and placed each of them in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, the mother asked, “Tell me, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” the girl replied. The mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked her to drink the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted it.

The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, Mom?” Her mother explained that these objects had faced the same adversity—boiling water, but they reacted differently. The carrots had been hard. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, they softened and became weak. The eggs had been weak. Their thin outer shells had protected their liquid interior(内部). But after sitting through the boiling water, their inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” the mother asked her daughter.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

The girl became silent and lost in thought.

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The girl changed completely from then on.

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9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The day starts early for Zheng Baogang and his tree-planting team. At about 5 a. m., they are on their way to the site of     1     abandoned mine in Huzhou, Zhejiang province.

Since June, they     2    (work) to restore the land to its past natural glory. It is the most difficult reforestation project related to the former coal mines and stone quarries in the area     3     Zheng has participated in. The Huzhou mine was put into operation in the late 1980s     4     it is about 200 metres deep now. Today, the entire site for restoration is more than 200,000 square metres.

    5    (wear) ropes and straps like mountaineers, Zheng and his team take     6    (step) down the cliff to loosen the soil and plant trees or grass seeds every day. In summer, the ground temperature can reach over 40°C, while in winter, it is     7    (extreme) cold.

Although the work is     8    (danger) and laborious, Zheng says it is rewarding to see the brown fields turning green. Estimated to be completed by the end of this month, the project will enter a two-year maintenance period     9    (restore) the area’s greenery.

In the past decade, Zheng has helped     10     such work at over 60 former sites. Some sites are even reviving parklands.

10 . Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.

Instead of looking at nature, I _________ my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading _________ newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my _________ wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to break the habit cycle and try something _________—getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, _________ I’m not good at self-discipline. But I was _________. I started by handing the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: the mobile phone _________ in our cottage was worse than in the past. I was trapped, forced to carry out my plan. Largely _________ from e-mail and my favourite newspaper websites, I had little way to _________ the world. I had no __________ but to do what I had planned to do all along—read books.

With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally __________ that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the __________.

I knew I had __________ when we passed a coffee shop and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said. __________, as we return to work, a test begins: Can I survive when I’m back at work? I don’t plan to __________ my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation(抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.

1.

A．deleted

B．checked

C．submitted

D．skipped

2.

A．miserable

B．annual

C．online

D．traditional

3.

A．agenda

B．mind

C．vigour

D．psychology

4.

A．negative

B．decent

C．physical

D．different

5.

A．so

B．unless

C．though

D．as

6.

A．resolved

B．restricted

C．qualified

D．absorbed

7.

A．quality

B．design

C．signal

D．technology

8.

A．stressed out

B．turned down

C．cut off

D．decided on

9.

A．rely on

B．connect to

C．deal with

D．give off

10.

A．method

B．goal

C．trick

D．choice

11.

A．realized

B．abandoned

C．released

D．underwent

12.

A．trend

B．disposal

C．evidence

D．problem

13.

A．won

B．forgotten

C．suffered

D．recovered

14.

A．Somehow

B．Anyway

C．However

D．Therefore

15.

A．take apart

B．give up

C．turn to

D．care about