1 . Do you like doing exercise? Do you want to know the benefits from the exercise? Let’s learn something about exercise.
Exercise is any action that gets you moving. You can run, ride a bike, swim, jump rope or row a boat. It’s all good for you!
There are three kinds of exercise. One is stretching (拉伸). You may do this in dance, yoga or at the gym. When you stretch, you keep your muscles (肌肉) bendable (可弯曲的).
Aerobic exercise (有氧运动) makes your heart beat fast. You get this kind of exercise when you walk or run. Your heart beats fast when you swim, too.
The last kind of exercise makes your muscles strong. You build strong muscles when you lift weights. When you sprint or run fast, you make your muscles strong, too.
You get exercise when you play tag and hide and seek. Leapfrog and ball games are also good to do. So go outside and have fun! If you keep on doing exercise, you will know the more exercise you do, the healthier and happier you will be.
1. What happens to your muscles when you stretch?| A．They beat fast. | B．They stay bendable. |
| C．They break. | D．They grow. |
| A．Aerobic exercise. | B．Stretching. |
| C．Lifting weight. | D．Yo ya. |
| A．sleeping | B．singing |
| C．walking | D．lifting weights |
| A．When you stretch, you keep your muscles bendable. |
| B．Aerobic exercise makes your heart beat fast. |
| C．Leapfrog and ball games are not good for you to do. |
| D．You build strong muscles when you lift weights. |
| A．there are only three kinds of exercise |
| B．exercise is good for our health |
| C．we can’t stretch our muscles by exercise |
| D．we can only build our muscles by lifting weights |
| Hainan Island Hainan Island is a wonderful place of sun, sand and sea. It is in the south of China. It’s famous for its underwater beauty. Tianyahaijiao is also very famous. It attracts lots of tourists around the world every year. |
| Thailand Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia. Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailand’s greatest buildings, like the Grand Palace (大皇宫). Chiang Mai (清迈) is a big city in Thailand. There are many historic temples (庙) there, such as the Wat Phra Singh temple. The temple has a history of over 500 years. |
| Australia This country is a land of beauty and diversity (多样性). It is famous for Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock (艾尔斯岩). Ayers Rock is 3,600 meters long and 348 meters high. What’s more, children can also see many animals here like koala, kangaroos and sheep. |
| South Korea’s Jeju Island (韩国济州岛) As a volcanic (火山) island, Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders (奇迹) of Nature. Not only that, Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum. There, people show historical events with teddy bears. |
| A．a newspaper | B．a magazine |
| C．a story book | D．a tour guidebook |
| A．Australia | B．Thailand |
| C．Hainan Island | D．South Korea’s Jeju Island |
| A．the grand palace | B．underwater beauty |
| C．many animals | D．volcanic island |
| A．teddy bears | B．toy cars |
| C．heroes | D．pictures |
| A．Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock |
| B．Tianyahaijiao and the underwater beauty |
| C．Teddy Bear Museum and a volcanic island |
| D．the Grand Palace and the Wat Phra Singh temple |
3 . People can’t live well without music. It’s quite necessary in people’s life. Music has a magic energy to help people. It will bring people many surprises.
It can help you free from heart pain. When you feel sad, you can try listening to the music. It will calm you down. You enter the music world. You pay more attention to the music than your sadness.Then the “dark clouds” slowly clear up.
It is also a strong driving force. For example, when you win a match, you certainly have a great mood. At this time, exciting music will arouse (激起) your fighting. It will push you forward and you will continue to work harder.
Music include (囊括了) much knowledge, such as the language and the history. You can learn a lot from it. Different nations make their own special music. Different music expresses different ideas.You can explore different cultures behind the music. As a useful tool (工具), music teaches you to better understand foreign cultures and love them.
1. In this passage, how many surprises does music bring to people?| A．One. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．bad weather. | B．heart sadness. |
| C．low music. | D．hard work. |
| A．Because it will push people forward. |
| B．Because it will help people learn more. |
| C．Because it will calm people down. |
| D．Because it will make people love each other. |
| A．The language. | B．The ideas |
| C．The habits. | D．The cultures. |
| A．The Knowledge of Music. | B．The Music World. |
| C．The Exciting Music. | D．The Power of Music. |
4 . Many of us enjoy watching wild animals, and we can learn a lot from them. Wild geese (野雁), for example, tell us what is teamwork. In fall, they fly to the warm south to get away from cold winter. They fly in no order, but they can quickly form a V shape, with one bird leading.
This V shape helps wild geese save energy. When the front bird moves its wings (翅膀) up and down, the force of the air lifts (抬高) the next one. The bird in the front has the hardest job. When it gets tired, it moves behind and another bird takes its place. By sharing the leading role, the group can travel very far. Wild geese flying in a V shape can fly 70% farther without a rest than the one flying alone.
During the long flying journey ,wild geese communicate with one another. They honk (鸣) to cheer on each other to keep up the speed and work toward a common goal (目标).
What can we learn from wild geese? Work together! We need the spirit of teamwork! Teamwork can help us finish tasks (任务) better.
1. Why do wild geese fly to the south in winter?| A．Because they practice teamwork | B．Because it’s warm in the south. |
| C．Because they need lots of exercise. | D．Because there is no food in the north. |
| A．The one at the right end. | B．The one in the middle. |
| C．The one at the left end. | D．The one in the front. |
| A．17 km. | B．10 km. |
| C．7 km. | D．20 km. |
| A．By moving their wings fast. | B．By flying up and down. |
| C．By making sounds. | D．By changing the shape of the group. |
| A．The lifestyle of wild geese | B．The spirit of teamwork |
| C．The famous V shape | D．The experiences of wild geese |
5 . There was a famous painter in the Song Dynasty. His name was Wen Tong. He was good at drawing bamboos. A lot of people called at his house every day. They all wanted one of his bamboo drawings.
Wen Tong loved bamboos so much that he grew bamboos everywhere around his house. In the spring, summer, autumn and winter, he always went to the bamboo forest to see how they grew. The bamboos looked different on sunny days and rainy days. Wen Tong saw different shapes of bamboo pole (竿). He also saw different shapes and colors of the leaves.
As time passed, Wen remembered the images of the bamboos deeply in his mind. Whenever he stood before the paper and picked up a painting brush, the rich forms (样子) of the bamboos would appear in his mind at once. So every time he was drawing bamboo, he became very confident, and all the bamboos he painted were beautiful and true to life. “Why can you paint bamboos so a young man wanted to learn from Wen Tong well?” he asked. Wen Tong answered with a smile, I just paint the bamboos in my mind.
1. Wen Tong was a________.| A．Scientist | B．teacher | C．painter | D．doctor |
| A．look at his bamboos | B．get his bamboo drawings |
| C．learn how to draw bamboos | D．offer some advice on his drawings |
| A．Wen grew bamboos in his house. |
| B．Bamboos grew better on rainy days |
| C．Wen often watched the bamboos. |
| D．Wen couldn’t remember the leaves of the bamboos |
| A．relaxed | B．lonely | C．nervous | D．surprised |
| A．Wen didn't like painting on paper | B．Wen was trying to tell a joke. |
| C．Wen liked the images of the bamboos | D．Wen had all forms of bamboos in mind |
6 . The Diary of a Young Girl is a book based on the writings from a diary written by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during World War II in the Netherlands.
Anne Frank began to keep a diary on her thirteenth birthday, June 12th in 1942, three weeks before going into hiding with her mother Edith, father Otto, sister Margot and four other people. They remained hidden for two years and one month. They were caught in 1944 and sent to separate Nazi concentration camps (纳粹集中营), Anne Frank finally died of a terrible illness in the camp in April, 1945. Of the group of eight, only Otto Frank, Anne’s father, survived the war. After the war, he got back the diary that was saved and kept by his friend.
The diary records how Anne grows to be a young woman and a wise observer (观察者) of human nature as well during these hard days. She tells about the relations between eight people living under special conditions and describes how they faced hunger and the danger of being discovered and death when they were completely separated from the outside world. And above all, she tells about the boring life, the misunderstandings and the troubles of living under such terrible conditions in such small rooms. When Otto Frank read his daughter’s diary, he was shocked. “I never knew my little Anne was so deep”. Anne Frank’s story has become an example of a warning of the terrible influence of the war.
The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most popular works of the twentieth century. Since it was published in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world.
1. What do we know about Anne Frank?| A．She died at a very young age of 14. |
| B．She always had a habit of keeping a diary. |
| C．She hid with her family for over two years. |
| D．She survived the war. |
| A．the difficulties people faced during the war |
| B．the possible ways of being away from the war |
| C．the interesting life of living under such conditions |
| D．the feelings of people had in their families |
| A．He was angry for what his daughter had gone through. |
| B．He was happy to still be able to read his daughter’s mind. |
| C．He was surprised to see how deep his daughter’s mind was. |
| D．He was sad to find his daughter’s words. |
| A．The ending of Anne’s diary. | B．The popularity of Anne’s diary. |
| C．The purpose of Anne’s diary. | D．The publication of Anne’s diary. |
| A．It was very interesting. |
| B．It showed Anne’s writing skills. |
| C．It showed Anne’s family life. |
| D．It showed a warning of the terrible influence of the war. |
7 . Two young Tasmanians have taken out a top national science award for their hi-tech invention, designed to keep the inventors’ great-grandmother safe.
The 18-year-old cousins, Isaac Brain and Mitchell Torok, have won equal first place in the engineering section of the BHP science and engineering awards. The pair, who finished Year 12 last year, created a smartwatch-style device that can detect whether an elderly person has fallen and cause an alarm.
The device will now be showcased on the world stage at a science and engineering fair in Arizona, US, which brings together students from around the world who are first-place science winners.
Mitchell, who went to Rosny College, Hobart, said he dreamt up the idea because he was worried about his 89-year-old great-grandmother Gwen Brook, who lives in an independent apartment next to an aged-care facility in Hobart. “If she falls over and hurts herself, there’s a chance that no one would be able to find her quickly,” Mitchell said. “So we decided to build a cheap and easy device that aged-care residents could wear.”
Called “aWear”, the device can be worn as a watch. It links to a database that can send a real-time text message to nurses. As well as an alert button, the device also features an “accelerometer” that measures the speed of a wearer’s movement to detect a fall.
Isaac, who went to Launceston College, Launceston, developed the software and web development for the device. “The accelerometer measures movement — so when an increase in movement is detected it records that data and it is then analysed to determine whether a fall has occurred,” Isaac said. Isaac will study computer science at Melbourne University this year. He said a key feature of the device was that it caused an alert to staff even if the wearer did not press the alert button.
Mitchell will study mechatronics engineering at the University of NSW. He designed the watch and spent a lot of time testing it. “We have done a lot of test falls — with Mitchell falling onto pillows,” Isaac said.
1. What device did the two young cousins develop?| A．A database system to monitor people’s movements. |
| B．A wearable calculator to measure the speed movements. |
| C．A real-time text messaging system for aged-care facilities. |
| D．A smartwatch-style device to detect falls and alert caregivers. |
| A．To win a national science competition. |
| B．To create a product that could be commercialized. |
| C．To develop a solution to assist their great-grandmother. |
| D．To show their engineering and software development skills. |
| A．Ground-breaking and complicated. | B．Economical and convenient. |
| C．Transformative and clumsy. | D．Costly and profitable. |
| A．Hard work pays off. | B．It’s never too late to learn. |
| C．The simplest way is the best way. | D．Ups and downs make one strong. |
8 . Some mothers and daughters like to go shopping or walking together or picnicking as part of their bonding experience. Others become firefighters together. That’s the route that Montgomery County mother Betsy Gekonge took with her 17-year-old daughter Mokeira. The pair recently graduated from the Montgomery County Fire Academy together and received their Firefighter certificate.
The rising high school senior says she thought she’d be going to the fire academy alone. She never expected to have company. “This is quite out of my expectation because I never expected her to do it with me,” said Mokeira.
“Taking classes with my mom was fun because we could study together but also joke around. We share a lot of funny stories at family events,” Mokeira told the Montgomery County Fire Chiefs Association. “Montgomery County is a great place for new volunteers because you learn a lot from knowledgeable, professional firefighters in a positive environment. It teaches you a lot.”
Mokeira is one of the first individuals to gain her Firefighter certificate at age 17 since Pennsylvania’s law changed, making 17 —the youngest legal age to become certified instead of 18.
The pair will work as volunteer firefighters for Barren Hill Fire Company in Lafayette Hill. According to the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute, there were 300,000 volunteer firefighters across the state in the 1970s. That number dwindled (减少) to 38,000 in 2018.
“It’s really fulfilling to volunteer and learn about fire safety that helps us and others in our daily life,” Betsy added. “I’ve built a lot of relationships in our community through volunteering.” “Our decision was primarily motivated by this, and now I have gained great satisfaction from it. It gives me a sense of purpose and I’m helping to contribute to the solution,” said Mokiera.
1. What did Betsy and Mokeira decide to do bond with each other?| A．Go shopping. | B．Take a walk. |
| C．Become firefighters. | D．Have a picnic. |
| A．Surprised. | B．Annoyed. | C．Confused. | D．Worried. |
| A．To learn fire safety skills. | B．To work as career firefighters. |
| C．To address the shortage of employees. | D．To strengthen ties with their community. |
| A．The importance of fire safety education. |
| B．A serious challenge faced by firefighters. |
| C．An inspiring example of mother-daughter job relation. |
| D．The potential for family members to volunteer together. |
9 . On the bustling streets of Sydney, Australia, Dong Min, a young Chinese woman, dressed in elegant Chinese traditional clothing — hanfu, gracefully holds a dizi, the bamboo flute of China, fascinating passersby with the melodies of traditional Chinese music.
Dong Min, a talented musician was born in 1990. Seeing a female performer playing the bamboo flute on TV fired her interest in this Chinese traditional instrument at the age of 8. Soon her interest blossomed into talent. At the age of 10, winning a provincial-level Chinese musical instrument competition earned her one of only four spots for further studies in Beijing. After graduating from Minzu University of China with a major in Chinese bamboo flute in 2015, she enrolled at the University of New South Wales in Australia to study cultural leadership where she initiated street performances, featuring Chinese traditional instruments. One year later, she formed a band and founded the Sydney Meya Institute of Chinese Music to teach various Chinese traditional instruments to more people.
Apart from street performances and her institution, Dong also offers online dizi lessons to a global audience and organizes online exchange concerts for her students worldwide. “Our students range from 4-year-olds to 80-year-olds, reflecting the timeless appeal of Chinese music across generations,” Dong said.
Her effort paid off eventually. Her performances grew in popularity. Many audiences traveled all the way from cities like Melbourne and Brisbane to Sydney just to attend her performances.” Many music schools now offer courses on Chinese instruments. I hope to create a platform for music enthusiasts to connect and cultivate friendships through their shared love for music. Thus, we can not only raise awareness of Chinese traditional music in Australia but also share the richness of Chinese culture through music with the international audience.” Dong Min said.
1. Which of the following is true?| A．Dong Min founded the institution at 26. |
| B．Dong Min taught dizi through street performances. |
| C．Dong Min majored in Chinese bamboo flute in Australia. |
| D．Dong Min wished to gain popularity through her performances. |
| A．By analyzing reasons. | B．By providing examples. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By following time order. |
| A．Brave and humorous. | B．Gifted and passionate. |
| C．Creative and stubborn. | D．Patient and experienced. |
| A．Chinese Traditional Music: From China to Australia. |
| B．Bamboo Flute: Chinese Instrument Shared in Australia. |
| C．Dong Min: A Culture Messenger Bridging Cultures through Music. |
| D．Dong Min: A Talented Chinese Girl Spreading Chinese Instruments. |
10 . On 17 September 2023, Senior 1 student Charlie Robson was enjoying his dinner at the stand when there came a sudden scream from the boy next to his table, who accidentally swallowed the plastic wrapper stuck to the bottom of his food.
Seeing him unable to cough it up, the boy’s mother was immediately filled with fear as she stood there, patting his son’s back anxiously. “Somebody help! My son is going to choke with the wrapper in his throat.”
Charlie noticed that the boy’s face had turned complete purple. He knew he must take action immediately. Otherwise, the boy’s life was in great danger. Charlie quickly ran behind the boy and started doing the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) whose theory is to push air through the airway to force whatever is in there out. Minutes later, the plastic wrapper was eventually forced out and the boy began to breathe again.
Seeing the boy was safe, Charlie rushed to the school without knowing his act of kindness went viral after someone in the scene posted the video on Tik Tok. Charlie’s father said, “I’m so proud of my son. He is a brave boy with great responsibility. He didn’t tell me what had happened until I saw the video on Tik Tok.”
Plus, the boy’s mother wrote to the headmaster, saying “The student who saved my son’s life the other day is really a hero. We’re so grateful that he stepped in to help when my son was faced with such a dangerous situation. Thanks so much for educating such well-rounded students with good moral virtues.” In response to the letter, Jimmy Mehwish, the headmaster of the school, said, “At the very beginning of the semester, Charlie has set a great example for all the students. His kindness really sets a tone for everyone else.”
1. How did the boy’s mother feel after he ate the plastic wrapper?| A．Concerned. | B．Scared. | C．Upset. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．Be attacked by viruses on social media. |
| B．Be sold to make a profit on social media. |
| C．Became familiar with fans on social media. |
| D．Spread quickly and widely on social media. |
| A．He is afraid of his father. |
| B．He is a brave boy of few words. |
| C．He dislikes the attention from Tik Tok. |
| D．He thought little about his act of kindness. |
| A．Charlie is a well-rounded student. |
| B．The boy’s mother is grateful to Charlie. |
| C．Other students should learn from Charlie. |
| D．Charlie is responsible for the boy’s safety. |
