1. What is the aim of the campaign?
| A．To remind people of Earth Day. |
| B．To encourage people to reduce garbage. |
| C．To warn people of the bad effects of pollution. |
| A．Planting trees. | B．Designing posters. | C．Collecting garbage. |
| A．Paint paper. | B．Stop driving cars. | C．Decorate classrooms. |
| A．Absurd. | B．Hollow. | C．Practical. |
Lately, 16 Chinese online novels have been added to the collection of the British Library,
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3 . A new study of older adults finds too much daytime napping may signal an increasing risk of Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病，痴呆症). Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital report a relationship between daytime napping and cognitive (认知的) aging: too much daytime napping predicts an increased future risk of Alzheimer’s, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s speeds up the increase in daytime napping during aging.
“Daytime sleep behaviors of older adults are often ignored,” said Peng Li of the Medical Biodynamics Program in Brigham’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. “Our team calls for a closer attention to 24-hour sleep patterns not only nighttime sleep but also daytime sleep—for tracking the health of older adults.”
Researchers at the Brigham recognized that all previous studies on Alzheimer’s disease assessed napping within a participant only once, and most of them were subjective and questionnaire-based. In the new study, more than 1000 individuals, with an average age of 81, were provided Actical, a watch-like device, to wear on their wrist for up to 14 days. After napping episodes were identified, the nap duration and frequency were calculated. The results suggest that too much daytime napping may signal an increasing risk of Alzheimer’s, and that faster yearly increase in daytime napping may be a sign of worsening or unfavored clinical progression of the disease.
However, researchers acknowledge that the participants studied were older, and therefore, the findings may not be easily translated to younger people. In addition, future studies should test whether a direct intervention (介入，干预) in daytime napping can lower the risk of Alzheimer’s or cognitive decline.
“We hope to draw more attention to daytime sleep patterns and the importance of patients noting if their sleep schedule changes over time,” said co-senior author Kun Hu of the Medical Biodynamics Program. “Sleep changes are critical in shaping the internal changes in the brain.”
1. What is the new study about?| A．The link between Alzheimer’s disease and daytime napping. |
| B．Ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. |
| C．Symptoms of age-related cognitive decline. |
| D．Causes of sleep disorders in older adults. |
| A．Providing good health care for elders with Alzheimer’s disease. |
| B．Encouraging older people to get enough rest at night. |
| C．Investigating the health of elders with poor sleep. |
| D．Monitoring elders’ sleep patterns around the clock. |
| A．By collecting information with questionnaires. |
| B．By interviewing older people. |
| C．By referring to previous studies on Alzheimer’s disease. |
| D．By tracking old men’s sleep with a wearable device. |
| A．Limitations of the present research. | B．Advice on adjusting sleep patterns. |
| C．Potential value of the study findings. | D．Applications of the new study. |
4 . Vaping (吸电子烟) is becoming booming these days. The basic idea behind this is simple: vaping is a way of taking in nicotine (and other substances) that is far safer than smoking, because vapes produce far lower levels of the most harmful chemicals than cigarettes, as the World Health Organization notes. But there are several obvious issues with this.
Firstly, there is enormous variability in vaping products and devices. The market is largely unregulated, which means the term “vape” covers everything from solid, reliable devices to something that will explode when you put it in your mouth.
Switching from smoking to vaping is probably good for your health, but the epidemiological (流行病学的) evidence shows that most people become what’s known as “dual users” who both vape and smoke in differing amounts. Because of their different smoking regimes (养生法，方法), the evidence on whether dual use is more beneficial than just smoking is unclear.
Vaping is obviously worse for your health than quitting completely. In an experimental study led by Prof David Thickett in the University of Birmingham, the researchers designed a mechanical procedure to mimic (模拟) vaping in the laboratory, using lung tissue samples provided by eight nonsmokers. They found that vapor (蒸汽，雾) of vaping damaged the activity of alveolar macrophages (肺泡巨噬细胞), cells that remove potentially damaging dust particles and bacteria. They said some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease. Moreover, there’s pretty good evidence that vaping nicotine products is habit-forming and addictive, and there’s a great deal of concern among epidemiologists that in young people vaping can lead to smoking, which is obviously a bad thing.
1. Which of the following is the most harmful to our health according to most people?| A．Smoking. | B．Vaping. |
| C．Dual use of both vaping and smoking. | D．Nonsmoking. |
| A．Vaping does less harm to health than smoking. | B．Vaping can make one addicted to it. |
| C．Vaping is a bad thing. | D．Vaping is safer than smoking. |
| A．travel | B．sports | C．health | D．music |
| A．Supportive. | B．Indifferent. | C．Favorable. | D．Disapproving. |
5 . Lots of people may wonder why so many children feel anxious and depressed, despite good family situations, a wealth of educational resources and the care of their parents and teachers. The other day when I met with my interviewees for their stories and discussed the problem with them, the same question occurred to me.
I understand that hardworking parents want their children to perform well in all aspects, including their life and study and have a bright and promising future, but it seems that most of the time parents cannot give their children proper guidance based on actual situations. Many kids are their family’s only child, so they lack interaction with their siblings. As a result, when they don’t know how to get along with their classmates at school, they tend to become overwhelmed.
The symptoms of childhood depression are rarely obvious, meaning parents often fail to notice them early, which results in low diagnosis rates. Usually, by the time the seriousness of the problem has been realized, the child has entered a more serious state. Worse still, many parents have no idea on how to treat their child’s mental problems. They seem more inclined (有……倾向) to believe that the child is undergoing a phase of adolescent rebellion (叛逆) rather than a mental health issue.
After this interview, my understanding is that depression itself is not the thing that hurts those with such problems. Instead, the damaging thing is the perception of the problem. Society’s limited understanding of the condition may actually hinder (阻碍，妨碍) the patients’ recovery. One interviewee said that letting people know that there is a mentally ill person in your family often results in ridicule (嘲笑) and misunderstanding rather than friendly empathy (共鸣，同情), especially in smaller communities.
In spite of fierce competition in all walks of life, I still think that giving children a healthy and happy growth environment will play a more important role in producing a bright future than examination results.
1. The underlined word in paragraph 2 may be replaced by ________.| A．parents. | B．family members. | C．brothers and sisters. | D．friends. |
| A．Ridicule from their friends. | B．The fierce competition at work. |
| C．Their parents’ high expectations. | D．Misunderstanding from society. |
| A．give children a healthy growth environment |
| B．pay too much attention to examination results |
| C．identify children’s psychological disorders early |
| D．bear more than one child |
| A．Children should live up to their parents’ expectations. |
| B．Study hard to adapt to the fierce competition. |
| C．A healthy growth environment should overweigh schoolwork. |
| D．Spend more time accompanying your children. |
6 . What are the most popular universities in China? uniRank tries to answer this question by publishing the 2022 Chinese University Ranking of 940 Chinese higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
being licensed by the appropriate Chinese higher education-related organization.
offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor’s degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master’s or doctor’s degrees).
delivering courses predominantly (主要地，大部分地) in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
Tsinghua University
Country rank: 1 World rank: 43
Established in 1911, Tsinghua University (THU) is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the large metropolis of Beijing. THU offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor’s degrees in several areas of study. Students from home and abroad can enroll (报名) in it.
Peking University
Country rank: 2 World rank: 180
Peking University (PKU), which was founded in 1898, offers courses leading to higher-education degrees such as bachelor’s degrees. It is a non-profit public institution located in the urban area of Beijing. This 124-year-old Chinese institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. Students from all over the world are welcome to PKU.
Zhejiang University
Country rank: 3 World rank: 239
Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University (ZJU) lies in the urban area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Students can get their officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor’s degrees in this non-profit public university. ZJU welcomes students from home and abroad.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Country rank: 4 World rank: 241
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) was established in the year 1896. It is a non-profit public institution lying in the suburb of the Shanghai city. SJTU offers officially recognized degrees such as bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees. International students are eligible (有资格的) to apply for enrollment.
1. Which university is the youngest among the four?| A．PKU | B．THU | C．SJTU | D．ZJU |
| A．International students can study here. | B．It is a non-profit institution. |
| C．It is located in the suburb. | D．It is a private institution. |
| A．It mainly delivers courses in a traditional, non-distance education format. |
| B．It lies in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. |
| C．It has a history of 125 years. |
| D．It ranks 239 in the world. |
Jackson’s family hired a driver. The driver’s family came to stay with them in a small house in their backyard. That’s how Jackson met the driver’s eight-year-old son Tom. From the day he met Jackson, Tom became his fan. For Tom, 11-year-old Jackson seemed to be a big boy. He would always follow Jackson around.
Tom didn’t go to school. He was admitted to a local government school, but he refused to go. He told Jackson shyly that the teachers only made them copy words from the blackboard. Since he hadn’t learned how to read, he could not understand anything that was written on the blackboard. Jackson felt sorry for him. On Sunday, Jackson saw Tom sitting under a tree holding an alphabet (字母表) book in his hands. Jackson walked quietly towards him and discovered that Tom was holding the book upside down.
Jackson took the book out of Tom’s hands and turned the right side up. “This is how you should read,” he told Tom. Two big tears rolled down Tom’s cheeks. Tom told Jackson, “I want to be like you, but I can’t do anything.” That evening, Jackson told his parents they had to help Tom get into a better school. It was not easy to make Tom admitted to a new school, because the time for admission was over.
Luckily, one principal (校长) looked at Tom kindly and admitted him to her school. The next day Tom went to his new school wearing a new shirt. But when Tom returned from school, he was a bit sad. The other children in his class had laughed at him. He told Jackson, “They all said I am much older than them but in a smaller class. I don’t want to go to school.”
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Jackson said, “Don’t worry, Tom, I will teach you to read."
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Two months later, Tom returned from school with a bright smile.
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8 . How would you like to increase the chance of achieving your goals? Whether you desire to lose weight, create financial independence, or raise responsible children, the formula for achieving any goal is the same. Here are some tips that will help you increase the probability of achieving your goals:
1.Identify what’s important to you!
The only goals you will succeed in reaching are those that are truly important to you.
2.Learn from those who have already achieved “your” goals.
Once you are clear on what you truly want to achieve, your next step is to learn what you need to know.
3.
Far too often people focus on what they need to do to achieve their goals and fail to consider who they must become. To accomplish something you have never accomplished before, you must be willing to do what you’ve never done before;
4. Put together a plan.
After learning from and studying those who have been successful in reaching similar goals, your next step is to put together your plan. You need to clearly outline what you need to do and when, step-by-step, and then reduce those steps into daily activities.
| A．go where you’ve never been before |
| B．Determine the person you need to become. |
| C．Success comes from consistent daily action. |
| D．Step out from the crowd and build a life for yourself that makes you proud! |
| E．If a goal is not meaningful or significant to you, you will quit when faced with obstacles. |
| F．Knowing exactly what you need to do every day is important to achieving any worthwhile goal. |
| G．The best source of knowledge will come from those who have already reached goals similar to yours. |
9 . If you see a group of people bend their knees, hold their arms out, and swing their bodies around...don’t panic, just a few surfskaters.
A surfskate board, which originated in the United States, is a type of skateboard that uses a specially-designed front truck to give riders the feeling of surfing on land. As riders shift weight between the heelside and topside, the special front truck turns the board sharply and helps produce momentum(冲力), pushing riders forward and changing directions.
This summer, the sport has gained favor among Chinese consumers and is soaring in popularity among all ages, spurring(刺激) a billion-dollar market.
On lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu, searches related to surfskating rose 420 percent year-on-year in the first half. The sudden increase in searches started in February. As of August, surfskate-related posts surpassed 60,000. Trending topics include tutorials and board recommendations.
On the short-video platform Douyin, posts labeled “surfskate” had over 150 million views by August. A one-minute video post with top viewership had over 189,000 likes. The sport also became a trendy topic on Weibo and Kuaishou.
“You can see an increasing number of people practicing surfskating at almost all ages in a wide space inside the community I live in.” said Beijing resident Ma Yuan. “I knew about surfskating from social media and decided to give it a try. It was easier than I thought. In addition, surfskating requires a lot less equipment compared with many other sports. I can start skating at a random(任意的) place and all I need is a board. Above all, it helps me lose weight and reduce work and life pressure.”
1. How do the surfskaters ride the surfskate board?| A．By using wind power. |
| B．By pushing riders forward by someone else. |
| C．By using a specially designed remote device to control it. |
| D．By changing weight between the heelside and topside and producing force. |
| A．Surfskating has its origin in the United Nations. |
| B．Surfskating has gained popularity just among the youth. |
| C．Surfskating has more viewers on ”xiaohongshu“ than other platforms. |
| D．Surfskating gives riders the feeling of surfing on land as well as other benefits. |
| A．Indifferent | B．Supportive | C．Objective | D．Negative |
| A．Surfing on land gains ground. |
| B．Surfskating originated in the USA. |
| C．How to operate a skateboard. |
| D．Surfskating for health. |
With the closing of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games on Sunday, experts from around the world have praised China’s contribution to the international Olympic cause.
Former Egyptian tourism adviser Abdel-Aal said China has made every effort
He appreciated China has contributed
The world once again saw a responsible China, said Zahid Farooq Malik, chief editor of Pakistan’s Daily Metro Watch,
Liu Di,
Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the executive board of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand,
