2 . Should teens do housework after school?
First of all, to be responsible, teenagers should learn how to manage their time.
Finally, doing household chores can help teens become better leaders.
| A．Take my personal experience for example. |
| B．People adopt different stands toward this issue. |
| C．Besides, being responsible means being independent. |
| D．Parents feel angry if their teens don't help with the housework. |
| E．Secondly, it gives teens the sense that they're part of the family. |
| F．Doing household work can help them develop good time management skills. |
| G．As a result, when I was selected as the leader in group projects, I felt confident about it. |
3 . Exercise could not only benefit your body, but also improve your memory, researchers found recently. In their paper published on Monday, researchers from the University of California in the US and the University of Tsukuba in Japan introduced their experiment and conclusion.
Scientists invited 36 volunteers who were in their early 20s to do 10 minutes of light exercise before taking a memory test in which they were shown pictures like broccoli (西兰花) or picnic baskets and asked to recall them later. The same experiment was repeated with the same group of volunteers without exercising. “The memory task was really quite challenging,” said Michael Yassa, co-author of the study and a neuroscientist (神经科学家) at the University of California. “We used trickily similar items to see if they would remember whether it was this exact picnic basket or that picnic basket.”
Researchers also scanned some of the brains of the participants during the experiment. They found that the brains of those who exercised strengthened their ability to remember things. This suggested that just 10 minutes of light exercise like walking, yoga or Tai Chi might increase memory.
As all the volunteers in the experiment were relatively young, researchers are still working to look at the effects of light exercise on older people. “Our future goal is to try to develop an exercise prescription that can be used by older adults who might have disabilities or limited movements, but can still take very simple exercise and be able to, perhaps, put off the reduction of cognitive (认知的) skills slowly,” said Yassa.
1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?| A．To correct a mistake. | B．To introduce two universities. |
| C．To give practical advice. | D．To present a research result. |
| A．The people in the experiment were disabled. | B．The items to be chosen were extremely similar. |
| C．The time to solve the questions was too limited. | D．The questions to be asked were too complicated. |
| A．Ability. | B．Benefit. | C．Method. | D．Detail. |
| A．Exercise Can Improve Older People’s Cognitive Abilities |
| B．Ten Minutes of Exercise a Day Might Improve Memory |
| C．Exercise Is Beneficial to Both Young and Old |
| D．Advantages of Exercising Regularly |
4 . I’ve been having trouble concentrating on one thing. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.
In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.” She glanced down at me through her glasses, “You are not different from your classmates, young man.”
I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.
In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots (点), which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.
Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was not different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?
I didn’t expect anything when I handed in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day—with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “See what you can do when you keep trying?”
Inspired and touched, I began to keep trying hard in my study and struggled against attention problems. I believe one can find his way out of difficulty with determination and efforts.
1. Why didn’t the author finish his reading in class?| A．He missed the class. | B．He wanted to take it home. |
| C．He was fed up with literature. | D．He couldn’t concentrate on his task. |
| A．He should give up reading. | B．He has better hearing than him. |
| C．He needs a quiet room to study. | D．He should make his own invention. |
| A．Impatient. | B．Encouraging. | C．Sharp. | D．Shallow. |
| A．Nothing is impossible for a willing mind. | B．Kind person ought to be well rewarded. |
| C．Do not judge others’ disability. | D．Be eager for more knowledge. |
5 . Dreams are powerful. They can drive you to work harder and become better. President Xi Jinping said that realizing the great rejuvenation (复兴) of the Chinese nation is China’s greatest dream, which is known as the “Chinese dream”. The Chinese dream means not only a higher GDP, but also a happier life for Chinese people. Many people have already worked on the Chinese dream while realizing their own dreams. Here are some of their stories.
Su Bingtian, 32
Su Bingtian, a sprinter who was born in 1989, made history in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Tough, determined and hard-working, Su became the first Chinese athlete to qualify for the men’s 100-meter sprint final at an Olympics, setting a new Asian record along the way. Besides his incredible accomplishment, what impresses everyone is his devotion to giving inspiring lessons to school students. “I’m willing to devote my youth to the career that I love and to my homeland,” Su said.
Hu Weiwei, 39
Hu Weiwei is the founder of Mobike, China’s first smart bike-sharing company. Her dream was to create a great company that could “change people’s lifestyles and shape the future of cities”. And that is what Mobike is doing. Hu achieved personal success while helping society at the same time.
Wu Guanghui, 61
China has always dreamed of having its own large passenger airplanes, and so has Wu Guanghui. As a chief designer, Wu designed the C919, which was China’s first homemade large passenger plane. Large airplanes are a symbol of how well a country’s science and technology are doing. Daring the seven years he spent working on C919. Wu worked seven days a week, 11 hours a day. “My country needs me. I just did what I was supposed to do,” Wu said.
1. What does the “Chinese dream” exactly refer to?| A．A higher GDP. | B．The development of science. |
| C．A happier life for Chinese people. | D．The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. |
| A．Wu Guanghui. | B．Hu Weiwei. | C．Su Bingtian. | D．President Xi. |
| A．Inspiring students to exercise more. | B．Having contributed to the Chinese dream. |
| C．Changing people’s lifestyles successfully. | D．Helping with China’s science and technology. |
8 . Ways to make a great first impression
You’ve heard it a million times already. But it really does take but a few seconds to make that all-important first impression（印象）. Here are some easy ways for you to impress your classmates or teachers.
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Before you shake hands with somebody, make sure that your hands are clean. The hand-shake should not be too strong or weak. Most people use their right hands, unless they have a reason to use the left.
*Be on time
When meeting someone for the first time, arriving on time is as important as breathing. You may have an excuse, but that will leave the person who hardly knows you with a bad impression.
*Introduce yourself and ask for names
Make sure you properly introduce yourself. Ask for their name in a polite way.
*Make good conversation
To get the most out of your discussion, try to find something common between the two of you.
| A．Use body language |
| B．Have a proper handshake |
| C．Repeat the name and use it later in conversation. |
| D．It could be a similar taste in clothes or a common hobby |
| E．As a general rule, plan to arrive about 30 minutes early. |
| F．You’ll be in serious trouble if you leave them with a bad impression. |
| G．However, don’t have your left hand in your pocked because this appears impolite. |
1. 多跟同学交流沟通；
2. 积极参加学校活动；
3. 向老师寻求帮助。
注意：1. 词数不少于90；
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
10 . When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. As we were walking to my car one cold night, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman carrying a small child. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t buttoned up(扣上). The man began to tell us he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel. He had a job but no place to live in and was waiting for the first paycheck. He said he could get our mailing address and mail the money back.
The guy I was with reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the other man was extending(伸出) his hand out to take the money, I put my hand on my new friends’ hand and said, “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
I told him that every day people asked my mother for money on her way to work. She said they made more money than she did, simply begging for money. These people were scamming those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child suffering from the cold, they would have at least buttoned his jacket or covered him with his blanket.
My new friend looked at me with disappointment and said, “Michelle, I know there are people out there that make use of others. I also know there are people out there that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give $ 20 to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is worth it.”
I am now 37 years old and have never forgotten what he said to me. I don’t even remember his name. But I do remember that that experience changed the way I look at different situations.
1. Where did this story happen?| A．Near a hotel | B．Outside a dance club |
| C．Behind a mailbox | D．In the dance club |
| A．He had been begging for a long time near the dance club. |
| B．He would spend the cold night at an expensive hotel. |
| C．He was careless and didn’t take good care of his child. |
| D．He might be just lying in order to get some money. |
| A．She wanted to tell him to give some more money to the stranger. |
| B．She believed her mother had already given the stranger some money. |
| C．She wanted to warn(提醒，警告) him not to be cheated by the stranger. |
| D．She asked her friend to pay more attention to the baby instead. |
| A．cheating | B．caring |
| C．loving | D．understanding |
