1 . Popular Countries to Visit in 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a country that travelers all over the world always talk about, not only because it is a friendly country, but also because it is one of Africa’s safest places. In Zimbabwe, you can visit many tourist attractions. For example, Big Five-filled national parks, forested mountains and the Victoria Falls. Here you can see African lions, African elephants, African buffaloes, African leopards, and rhinoceroses, which are called the big five animals.

Jordan

If you have a taste for adventure (冒险), you will certainly love Jordan, because there is a 650-km-long path in Jordan and you can have a 36-day hike here. There are several other places for people to visit, for example, the Rift Valley is the best place that attracts travelers fond of adventure to challenge. Besides, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth, which can leave a deep impression on people.

Indonesia

From Sumatra to Papua, more than 17,000 islands make Indonesia a multicultural (多元文化的) country. On these islands, there are many kinds of tasty food, which could offer tourists good feelings and experiences. Thanks to heavy investment (投资) in new air, land and sea connections by the government, people from 169 countries can enter Indonesia with free visas (签证) . It has never been easier to explore this warm country.

Belarus

Belarus becomes more and more popular because of the relaxed visa requirements. There are lots of art exhibitions, cafes and local parties in Belarus. In its beautiful old towns, people can go to the fashionable bars and join the happy summer street parties. Minsk, the capital of Belarus, has been chosen as the host city for many global events and meetings. 2024 European Games is on the list.

1. Where will you go if you are interested in African animals?

A．Zimbabwe.

B．Jordan.

C．Indonesia.

D．Belarus.

2. In Jordan which is the biggest attraction for travelers who love adventure?

A．The 650-km-long path.	B．The 36-day hike.
C．The Rift Valley.	D．The Dead Sea.

3. What can we learn from the passage about Indonesia?

A．Indonesia is one of the safest places in the world.

B．Many foreigners can visit Indonesia with free visas.

C．Indonesia is famous for its tasty food.

D．More than 17, 000 cities form the warm country.

4. Why does Belarus’ popularity increase?

A．Because the visa requirements have been less strict.

B．Because there are lots of art exhibitions, cafes and local parties.

C．Because people can get 30-day free visas.

D．Because people can join the happy summer street parties.

5. Which country’s capital has become a center of global activities?

A．Zimbabwe.

B．Jordan.

C．Indonesia.

D．Belarus.

2 . 阅读表达

If you love eating and drinking for free and are looking to make some money, there’s a job that suits you. A new type of service allows people to hire(雇佣) others to enjoy their favorite   foods.

Chinese media recently reported on an increasingly popular service that people can go online and hire others to enjoy certain foods and drinks, and ask them to provide video evidence of them eating or drinking the said treats. People should pay from two to nine yuan for the service besides the cost of the food.

Pearl milk tea(珍珠奶茶) is a particularly popular service, as the chewy (耐嚼的) balls and tea drink is so popular these days. There are also some people who want to pay the one who wants to eat fried chicken or hot pot for them. The trend(趋势) has spread to other areas such as selling videos of pet owners feeding their animals and people watching TV series for others. One person in Harbin even offered to sell photos of buyers’ names written in the heavy snow.

So why would anyone pay a total stranger a treat rather than enjoy it themselves? Well, clearly, the online service is so cheap that some people simply do it because of boredom. Some sellers explained that most customers buy their service because they’re hungry at night while they’re on a diet. Eating and drinking by others may help customers reduce the desire(欲望) and avoid high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and other health problems, sellers said. While others get satisfaction in watching others enjoy their favorite treats.

This service has garnered a lot of attention on social media. Although it’s not exactly a get-rich-quickly job, there are quite a lot of people willing to do it for the free treats alone. Some people describing it as their dream job.

1. How much money does it cost to consume certain foods and drinks besides the cost of the food?(no more than 5 words)
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2. Why would some people pay someone to eat or drink for them? (no more than 15 words)
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3. How do you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 5? (1 word)
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4. Why do some people describe the job as their dream job? (no more than 10 words)
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5. What’s your attitude towards hiring others to consume tasty food? Please explain. (no more than 25 words)
______________________________________________________________________________

3 . The new policy is expected to __________ reducing traffic jam in the city.

A．figure out

B．contribute to

C．relate to

D．account for

4 . The evidence is __________ to prove his crime.

A．flexible

B．accurate

C．sufficient

D．temporary

5 . Think about things around you when you get up in the morning: the alarm clock, toothbrush, toile, coffee maker, and shower heads… What do these things have in common? They are all inventions. They come in all shapes, sizes and varieties. And their inventors were from diverse backgrounds. Sure, many scientists have made discoveries and turned those discoveries into inventions. However, that doesn’t mean you must be a scientist to be an inventor.

We often hear that necessity is the mother of invention, and it means that people often identify one of their needs and then try to meet that need. Sometimes the only way to meet that need is to invent a new product!

Think about all of the musical instruments in the world. Now think of all the products that go along with those instruments. Instead of scientists, many of those products were invented by musicians. They discovered a need and then invented a product to satisfy it. They may have thought scientifically about the product. They may have had help from a scientist, but many people have shown that inventors can come from any background.

Non-scientific approaches can help develop new inventions. Although thinking scientifically is often a necessity, it can also be helpful to think out of the box. We often get used to doing things the same way and thinking that some ideas won’t work, which makes us stop thinking about new things. But if we keep thinking, we might discover something amazing. That is why some inventors can come from a variety of non-scientific backgrounds. For example a poet and an astronomer both look at the sky, but they see it differently. The poet might have ideas about a problem the astronomer would never consider.

See? You don’t have to be a scientist to be an inventor. Somehow, everyone can invent something.

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Inventions can be made by anyone, not just scientists.

B．Inventions are mainly the result of scientific discoveries.

C．Inventors must have scientific backgrounds.

D．Inventors is good at inventing daily things.

2. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Remember.

B．Invent.

C．Find.

D．Develop.

3. The writer mentioned the invention of musical instruments in order to show ______.

A．the need for a solution leads to invention

B．music is very important in our lives

C．inventions come from scientific thinking

D．music can help scientists become inventors

4. What does the writer mean by saying “thinking out of the box” in Paragraph 4?

A．It is helpful for people to keep thinking.

B．It is not important for people to think scientifically.

C．People need to think about things in new, different ways.

D．People need to get used to doing things the same way.

5. By writing the passage, what may the writer want to tell us?

A．We should take a look at the sky.

B．It’s not easy to write a piece of music.

C．We should try to solve scientific problems.

D．It’s possible for everyone to invent things.

6 . Thomas, 13, and his friends Mark and Josh had a fantastic idea. Why not play a game of football ... on a trampoline（蹦床）?

At first, it was great fun. Then Mark stumbled（绊倒）, landing directly on Thomas’s leg. Thomas howled in pain.

Even if you’ve never been injured on a trampoline, chances are you know someone who has. There were nearly 95,000 trampoline-related injuries, in 2012 alone.

These injuries are such an enormous problem that the American Academy of Pediatrics （AAP）, a group of doctors who specialize in treating children and adolescents, said in a 2012 study that trampolines should never be used at home or on playgrounds. Never.

“This is not a toy. It’s a piece of equipment,” says Dr. Michele LaBotz, an author of the AAPstudy.

Indeed, when trampolines were invented in the 1930s, they were intended for use by professional acrobats（杂技演员）. Over time, trampolines caught on with the public, and now 900,000 are sold each year, most of them for recreational use.

Part of trampolines’ appeal is that despite the risks, they provide good exercise. You get a heart-pumping aerobic（有氧的） workout, like you do when running or dancing. And young people need all the exercise they can get.

Still, trampolines can be dangerous — and not just for kids who fall off. Kids are also getting hurt on the springs and when they strike against each other. Serious injuries to the head and neck have been reported. One out of every 200 trampoline injuries leads to permanent brain damage.

Bouncing on a trampoline is clearly risky. But then, every athletic activity involves risk. Kids fall off bikes and skateboards all the time. As with any sport, kids on a trampoline can protect themselves. For instance: Never allow more than one person on a trampoline at a time. （About 75 percent of injuries result from having multiple jumpers at once.） And always have adult supervision.

1. According to the 2012 study by the AAP, ________.

A．kids can protect themselves on a trampoline

B．trampolines shouldn’t be used for entertainment

C．trampolines are more popular among young kids

D．kids shouldn’t trampoline without adult supervision

2. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 mean?

A．Trampolines were used to train the public.

B．People realized the danger of trampolining.

C．Trampolines became popular among the public.

D．People worried about kids playing on trampolines.

3. What’s the author’s attitude towards trampolining?

A．Uncertain.

B．Unconcerned.

C．Opposed.

D．Objective.

4. The text is mainly about ________.

A．the history of trampolines	B．why kids shouldn’t trampoline
C．the advantages of trampolining	D．whether kids should trampoline

7 . Take part in extra activities and never eat after 9 p. m. ______ what you have eaten turns fat.

A．now that

B．so that

C．even if

D．in case

8 . — Don’t speak carelessly because you never know who is listening and how they will react to what they hear.
—Yes, of course. ______.

A．White lies always hurt	B．Loose lips sink ships
C．A picture is worth a thousand words	D．None of your business

9 . My daughter went in to a big public school from a small homely pre-school last year. I acted happy for her but inside I was _________. My daughter did not _________ anyone at her new school and I wondered how she would get on with making friends.

The first few weeks were _________ for her. She would often come home and tell me that she _________ walked around by herself during recess (课间休息) and most of the kids didn’t _________ to play with her.

I wanted to _________ this problem. I’d been the one helping her through so many moments, _________ this one was more difficult. I couldn’t be there holding her hand and _________ her to other little kids. _________, after a few weeks, she slowly started to make friends.

This year my daughter went to school as a confident Year Two. She was __________ no matter how her class changed, she would be OK. What __________ me was her experience in Year One would influence her in a positive way.

“I __________ some Year One kids today,” she told me recently. “It was their first day and some of them looked __________ so I thought I should go play with them. I __________ what it was like walking around not knowing any one.” “And maybe,” she continued.“ If I do this for them, they will do this for the __________ Year One kids next year and no one will feel they are not __________.”

My heart was full of __________. I realized it was probably a __________ thing that I wasn’t there to hold my daughter’s hand anymore.

Starting a new school is a time of great __________ — not only for children but for us parents too. One __________ for parents is learning to let go, little by little.

1.

A．bored

B．angry

C．worried

D．sad

2.

A．find

B．know

C．support

D．understand

3.

A．similar

B．short

C．hard

D．important

4.

A．just

B．never

C．also

D．seldom

5.

A．refuse

B．continue

C．agree

D．want

6.

A．solve

B．experience

C．discuss

D．avoid

7.

A．so

B．and

C．for

D．but

8.

A．leaving

B．introducing

C．spreading

D．returning

9.

A．Possibly

B．Thankfully

C．Suddenly

D．Strangely

10.

A．afraid

B．sorry

C．sure

D．lucky

11.

A．troubled

B．surprised

C．saved

D．stopped

12.

A．played with

B．waited for

C．shouted at

D．woke up

13.

A．tired

B．excited

C．lonely

D．funny

14.

A．wonder

B．ask

C．imagine

D．remember

15.

A．new

B．happy

C．lovely

D．popular

16.

A．praised

B．allowed

C．heard

D．accepted

17.

A．kindness

B．pity

C．pride

D．fear

18.

A．wrong

B．good

C．difficult

D．common

19.

A．changes

B．ideas

C．habits

D．experiments

20.

A．example

B．game

C．reason

D．lesson

10 . —______! A small boy is rushing out from the corner.
—How dangerous! I’ve almost knocked him down.

A．Look out

B．What a pity

C．No way

D．Keep cool