1 . Karaoke is an entertaining (娱乐性的) hobby in which people take tums singing along to popular songs. Planning a karaoke night with family or friends can be a fun option for showing off your vocal skills, spending time together, and enjoying some of your favorite songs in a new way.    1    .

Get set up

To sing karaoke, you need away to play the background music to songs and view the lyrics to sing. If you have a karaoke machine, it will include a microphone, speakers, and access to a list of songs.    2    . With an adult’s permission and help, go to YouTube on either your smart TV or a computer connected to speakers. Search the song you want to sing with the words “karaoke version”.

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There are endless options for songs to sing. One way to narrow them down is to choose a theme, which could be anything from 2000s pop music to Taylor Swift to Disney songs. You and your friends or family can share ideas and decide on a theme. (If you can’t settle on one theme, you can always do more.)

Make a song list

    4    . Start with a few that you can all join in on together to warm up. Then let each person have a turn singing a song before moving on to the second or third performance. If you’re using a karaoke machine, you may be able to set your playlist ahead of time. On YouTube, you can use the “save” feature to create a playlist. Or you can always write down the songs in order on paper.

Sing your heart out

When your song comes on, relax and have fun, Instead of focusing on hitting every note, try to keep up with the beat.    5    . If you know a dance that goes with your song, go ahead and try it — or just sway (摇摆) to the music. Karaoke is all about having fun, so do what comes naturally.

A．Consider a theme

B．Here’s how to get started

C．Grab a microphone to sing crazily

D．Another easy, free option: Use YouTube

E．You can also borrow a machine from a friend

F．Once you get more comfortable, you can add moves

G．Once everyone is ready, you can begin making a list of the songs you’re going to sing

2 . In the continuing fever for outdoor sports and activities, China’s young generation now find themselves drawn to a new activity—lure fishing (假饵钓鱼).

Traditional fishing methods use real bait (饵) and often require hours of patient waiting. However, lure fishing takes a different approach. Here, fishermen use man-made bait to copy the movements of a fish’s natural prey (捕食) such as swimming, struggling and escaping. In this way, fish will mistake the bait for the real prey and make attack. Because fishermen need to frequently throw and take back the line to seek for fish, the sport looks elegant and is called “water golf”.

“The fish shakes and struggles sharply. The feeling is just like putting your hand out of the window while driving at fifty miles per hour,” a fishing lover says, recalling his experience of catching a big fish using a lure fishing technique.

In recent months, many young Chinese have taken to social media to share their experiences. The topic “lure fishing” has over 140,000 posts on the lifestyle platform Xiaohongshu, and videos with the same tag have billions of views on the short video platform Douyin.

Another feature that attracts the young generation is lure fishing’s environmentally-responsible approach. By using green man-made bait, the activity does not bring trouble to the natural environment of the water. Also, the general agreement in the lure fishing community is to “catch and release”, which is to let the little fish go and grow, in order to protect fish.

Moreover, lure fishing is beginner-friendly and requires less equipment compared with traditional fishing. A basic set costs between 500 and 2,000 yuan. But costs can rise significantly if you seek to take a more professional approach.

“Each fishing scene has its fishing rod (竿), and each fishing technique also has its fishing rod,” another lure fishing lover says. He adds he has seven to eight sets of fishing rods, which should come to thousands of yuan in cost.

1. How is lure fishing different from traditional methods?

A．It is a more active way.	B．It uses real small fish as bait.
C．It is a more time-consuming way.	D．It saves fishing lovers’ energy.

2. Which of the following best describes the feeling of the lure fishing lover in paragraph 3?

A．Tired.

B．Relaxed.

C．Surprised.

D．Touched.

3. Why is lure fishing thought as environmentally-friendly?

A．It uses more natural bait.	B．It requires fewer resources.
C．It improves the quality of water.	D．It maintains fish’s living condition.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about lure fishing?

A．Its expenses.

B．Its skills.

C．Its benefits.

D．Its audiences.

3 . Toy kitchen is hugely popular with young children. It can be a great base for creative and imaginative role playing for children and their parents.

Solo (独自的) freestyle play is what a child plays on their own with the toy kitchen. It is a source of amusement for parents to see their children imitate (模仿) many of their sayings and phrases during this sort of play. You may discover some phrases you didn’t know you had! Children will often cook and create food for their toys to eat. Joining in freestyle play while allowing the child to take charge is fun for the child as well as adults. There are many ways to turn this type of play into something more educational. Parents can demand a certain number of vegetables on their plate and the child can use their knowledge of what’s a fruit and what’s a vegetable, as well as their counting skills to carry out this simple task.

You can also play the sorting game. Asking a child to sort out the fruit and vegetables into different piles is fun and will get easier for the child each time. Always reward children with praise when they do well, and encouragement when they don’t do quite well.

Counting is an obvious game. You can start the basics of maths in the kitchen play with adding, subtracting (减) and even dividing! Your child can use the toy food to work out sums and enjoy counting! They will be picking up good basic number skills during this type of play.

You can also bring up healthy eating subjects asking them which fruit is their favorite and asking which ones they want to try for their next snack. This type of game can continue in the supermarket and be used as a method of introducing new foods to their diet.

1. Games using a toy kitchen can develop children’s ________.

A．health and habit	B．creation and imagination
C．counting skills and honesty	D．number skills and good manners

2. In the solo freestyle play, you may find ________.

A．it difficult for children to sort out the fruit and vegetables

B．it fun for children to cook and create food for themselves to eat

C．some words and expressions you forgot using before

D．children pick up good basic number skills by using the real food

3. Playing with healthy eating subjects gives children great help in ________.

A．enriching healthy eating	B．training working ability
C．counting	D．sorting

4. Who are the possible readers of the passage?

A．Parents.

B．Teachers.

C．Children.

D．Experts.

4 . Produced by Hunan Satellite TV, Where Are We Going, Dad? invites five male celebrities from different fields and their children to spend quality time together in new environments while accomplishing various survival tasks.

Since it first aired in January, 2013, Where Are We Going, Dad? has been sweeping the whole nation and has become Chinas most popular show averaging more than 600 million viewers each week and 640 million downloads online. Even the China Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Chinese government praised its success, “The deep affection on display in the show is heart-warming. But what accounts for the show’s popularity?

Part of the appeal is the chance to peek into the lives of popular Chinese celebrities and their children. Audiences are delighted to watch the failed attempts of celebrity dads making dinner, combing hair, and disciplining children. At the same time, the cute kids themselves and their authentic and entertaining behaviors are very impressive and attractive.

“Another reason for the success of the show lies in the fact that it is a reexamination of the father’s role in traditional Chinese culture,” said the general director of the show. In a society. Still influenced by the concept that “men rule outside and women inside”, many Chinese fathers are poor at expressing their feelings toward their children. Usually they appear strict and distant. But on the show, we see fathers are much gentler on their kids and more involved in their upbringing. This show raises an important question for modern Chinese society — what is the role of fathers in today’s China?

A fascinating part of the show is that you can see many parenting styles. The five fathers on the show all have very diverse parenting styles, which is great because it shows people there isn’t just one way to raise a child. But Chinese parents increasingly realize that discussing and respecting their children’s choices may be a more appropriate way to prepare them for modern society. Meanwhile, the show can remind adults of their own childhood and the love of father. For those parents, they will rethink their own responsibility as parents and understand their kids better.

1. The chief function of the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) is ________.

A．to sum up the main idea of the paragraph

B．to introduce a new topic

C．to arouse reader’s interest

D．to express strong feelings

2. What can be inferred from the fourth Paragraph?

A．Traditionally children are not to be brought up by mothers alone in China.

B．Modern Chinese fathers wonder how to treat their children.

C．The role of fathers is changing in China.

D．More and more mothers go out to work.

3. Which of the following is NOT the reason for the show’s success?

A．People are curious about the celebrities’ life and their kids.

B．The show makes people reconsider father’s role in today’s China.

C．The show displays various parenting styles.

D．The audience think highly of the celebrities parenting styles on the show.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

A．Why Is Where Are We Going, Dad? So Popular?

B．The Celebrities in Where Are We Going, Dad.

C．What Is the Role of Fathers in Today’s China?

D．Various Parenting Styles in China

5 . It’s our nature to connect with one another. Here are some tips on how to host an amazing gathering at home.

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Hosting can be burdensome. Being clear about your purpose beforehand can ease some of that burden. It can also give guests a clear picture of the event ahead of time, so that they can decide for themselves whether or not to come.

A purpose doesn’t have to be serious.     2    . But simply adding an intention can begin to shape the group’s experience of the night.

Think about your guest list

When it comes to deciding the specific people to invite, there can be a lot of anxiety.     3    . It allows you to explain your reasons behind a particular guest list to your friends who are not invited.

For starters, group size matters. It can fundamentally affect people’s behavior, and there’s actual science to it, too.     4    . Eight to twelve is a great size for a dinner party where you’re much more likely to have small group conversations. Over twelve feels more like an impersonal party. Lastly, make sure you invite people who will not only fit your purpose but will be open to it, too.

Connect your guests

Groups are composed of many different identities. Every time any group is getting together, the role of a host is to set up a context, where each person, regardless of their many identities, can find a way in.     5    .

A．Put the list in your invitations

B．Give the gathering a specific purpose

C．Six to seven is a good size for a really connected conversation

D．It can be catching up with old friends or celebrating a birthday

E．It’s all about striking a balance between warmth and amazing food

F．This is where a clear purpose behind your gathering can help as well

G．In other words, a good gathering should give everybody a sense of belonging

6 . Top 4 Music Festivals in 2023

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

Originally focused on jam bands and folk rock, this festival has expanded to include rock and roll. Once praised by Rolling Stone magazine as being amongst the “50 Moments That Changed Rock &. Roll”,Bonnaroo has firmly strengthened its place as one of the most influential festivals in North America.

When & where: June 15-18, 2023;Great Stage Park, Tennessee
Rolling Loud Festival

In only a few short years Rolling Loud shot up to become the king of all hip hop festival series. With editions held in New York, LA, the Bay Area, Australia, Toronto, the Netherlands, Portugal and of course its flagship in Miami, the festival is by far the biggest festival to hip hop.

When &. where: July 21-23,2023;Miami, Florida
Stagecoach Festival

Stagecoach is the Coachella of country music in every way. The lineup(阵容)is one of the most hotly anticipated in the country and annually features the biggest names in modern country music, you’re likely to spot some celebrities onsite.

When & where: April 28-30,2023;Indio,California
Ⅲ Points

As one of the country’s leading boutique(精品店)festivals,Ⅲ Points has been raising the bar in terms of giving creativiy a platform since 2013.Firmly base on electronic music, the festival also showcases the best from hip hop and rock with only one criteria to make it on the bill: your music has to be good.

When & where: October 20-21,2023; Miami, Florida
1. Where should visitors go if they want to enjoy country music?

A．Tennessee.

B．Florida.

C．California.

D．Delaware.

2. Which music festival lasts the longest?

A．Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.	B．Rolling Loud Festival.
C．Stagecoach Festival.	D．III Points.

3. What do Rolling Loud Festival and III Points have in common?

A．They both have the same criteria.	B．They both feature rock.
C．They both perform electronically.	D．They both play hip hop.

7 . The “script murder” game is not only popular in China, but the genre is loved by many people around the world. A cast of actors plays the suspects, and the participants solve the case. In fact, murder-inspired board games, card games, interactive books and party games have been around at least since the so-called golden age of British crime fiction in the 1920s and 1930s, which saw the rise of legendary authors like Agatha Christie.

Sam Emmerson, creative director of Moonstone Murder Mysteries in London, a company that creates and runs immersive mysteries, says people like the puzzle aspect of it, and the improvised exchanges with the actors: “It’s the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days, as being a fun thing to go to.” After all, real-life violent crime is every person’s worst nightmare. “If it was a real-life situation, and someone’s been murdered, that’s not a fun subject. You’re in this sort of alternate reality where we’re very casually solving the death of a human being.”

The enduring popularity of these games presents a mystery of its own: What motivates ordinary, law-abiding people to spend an evening investigating fake bloodshed, and hunting pretend murderers? One simple explanation might be curiosity. But that is not the full story. Instead, murder games follow a surprisingly complex set of psychological rules. They allow us to learn and practice important mental and emotional skills, and can even teach us not to overlook important evidence.

“The basic idea is that we are using them as a way to simulate threatening plots, and then play around with how we would respond to that,” Coltan Scrivner, a behavioral scientist says. The response could be behavioral, or even just emotional, in terms of handling the fear. He calls such games “scary play”, and compares them to play-fighting among animals, which prepares them for real-life fighting, but also hunting or tracking down the target.

1. According to the passage, what do we know about Agatha Christie?

A．She is an excellent writer who writes out of passion.

B．She is an outstanding writer who is known for her detective novels.

C．She is a legendary writer who has invented the “script murder” game.

D．She is a famous writer who makes international headlines with her science fiction.

2. Sam Emmerson’s Moonstone Murder Mysteries enables people to_______.

A．experience immersive mysteries in a fictional world

B．change real-life violent crime into a fun thing to go to

C．create and solve immersive mysteries in a virtual reality

D．defend the reputation that murder mysteries have built up these days

3. What else attracts people who participate in the “script murder” games besides curiosity?

A．Following complicated psychological rules.

B．Experiencing dramatically threatening plots.

C．Accumulating major information in real-life fighting and hunting.

D．Gaining important mental and emotional skills as well as wisdom.

4. What’s the author’s attitude towards the “script murder” game?

A．Negative.	B．Cautious.
C．Positive.	D．Objective.

8 . Fun Indoor Activities for Kids to Do At Home

Indoor days can be just as fun as the get-up-and-go ones, with a little planning and preparation. These are some of the most fun indoor activities for kids.

DIY Your Own Masterpieces

Time to bring out all your markers, glue, paint, paper places, and whatever other odds and ends you have around the house and let the kids go to town. When you’re done, take the works of art and display them on shelves.

Start an Indoor Garden

You don’t even need empty planters to get the garden growing — an old egg carton will do the trick at first. To make it more of a STEM activity, give kids journals so they can take notes on what they’ve planted and keep track of their garden’s progress. Bonus: Plant basil seeds or other herbs, and you’ll have delicious ingredients for a cooking project.

Break out the Board Games

It’s the oldest idea in the book, but if you really want some screen-free family time, old-fashioned board games still do the trick. Get your competitive spirit up and get ready to play.

Indoor Obstacle Course

This activity is great for young ones working on their coordination (协调) or older ones who might need to get some energy out. Cardboard boxes can transform into tunnels to crawl through. You can tie strings around furniture and pretend that they’re laser beams that kids have to step over or crawl under. See who in the family has the fastest time getting through the obstacles.

Stock up on the materials now — though you might have what you need lying around the house already — and you’ll never fear an indoor day again.

1. Which activity involves most physical exercise?

A．DIY Your Own Masterpieces.	B．Start an Indoor Garden.
C．Break out the Board Games.	D．Indoor Obstacle Course.

2. What do the activities have in common?

A．They give kids some screen time.

B．They provide ingredients for cooking.

C．They are inspired by ideas from an old book.

D．They are convenient to prepare.

3. Who are the text intended for?

A．Teachers.

B．Children.

C．Parents.

D．Designers.

9 . When the winds begin to rise over Bali Island, the sky will be decorated with colors that announce the arrival of kite season.

It’s a summer activity that brings back joyful memories of childhood to Balinese photographer Putu Sayoga. As a young boy, he’d watch elder kids pull kites through rice fields near his village after harvest season. When the winds didn’t come, the boys would whistle loudly, acting out stories of Rare Angon, the name of a character in Balinese epic story respected by kite flyers. According to the legend, his magical flute beckoned (召唤) the winds. Kites that dance in those sudden strong winds are said to help farmers keep harmful insects away from their harvests.

In the early 1970s, foreign visitors began flooding into Bali’s white sand beaches and in 1978 the island launched an annual kite festival that quickly grew into a large competition. Three styles of kite take flight at the festival: the long-tailed bird; the fish, perhaps the most popular; and the leaf, considered the toughest to fly because of earlier preparation.

The COVID-19 pandemic put off the kite festival in Bali Island. But in the absence of tourists, Sayoya rediscovered the beauty of kite flying without earlier preparation. One day, Sayoga spotted a colorful gathering overhead. Down a small side road, he found an illegal festival. The police had forced the kite flyers to leave the beach, so they had to remove to a rice field. Sayoga asked if he could film it and they agreed — so long as he focused his camera on the kites and not their faces.

This year, the official kite festival has returned to Bali’s beaches, but informal festivals, like the one Sayoga photographed, have also stuck around again. For Sayoga, who had long avoided the overcrowded pre-pandemic festivals, these gatherings have helped him rediscover the entertainment he loved as a child. Now when he goes to see the kites fly, he may intentionally leave his camera at home.

1. Why do people fly kites in the festival in Bali’s legend?

A．To protect crops from harmful insects.	B．To celebrate Balinese harvests.
C．To act out stories of Rare Angon.	D．To leave good memories to children.

2. What can we know about flying kites in the passage?

A．Foreign tourists flood into Bali for the kite festival.

B．The competition is based on the three styles of kite.

C．The pandemic did not reduce people’s love for flying kites.

D．The police in Bali had the right to stop people flying kites.

3. What does the underlined “stuck around” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Improved.	B．Appeared.
C．Functioned.	D．Stayed.

4. Which sentence does Soyaga agree with according to the text?

A．Illegal kite festivals should also be encouraged.

B．Crowded festivals could bring in more entertainment.

C．Cameras should be placed on the kites instead of faces.

D．Recording kites gives way to watching them flying.

10 . Since it is your birthday as an adult, you’ll want it awesome! It can be tricky to plan. Everyone will have various ideas about it. But as long as everyone has fun, the possibilities are endless. Here are some helpful tips.

Brainstorm ideas. The first thing you need to do is come up with some ideas for how you might want to celebrate your birthday. Get together with a couple of closest friends and think as many possibilities as you can.    1    .

    2    .Once you have ideas, talk with your parents. They might disappoint you by not seeming too enthusiastic about them, but work with them. They really do want you to have fun!

Decide the number of people. You might want the party small or big.    3    , but it’s good to have a rough idea of numbers before you get too far ahead in the planning.

Pick a theme.    4    , you can think about what theme you would like. Talk it over with friends and family and try to come up with something. A theme is a good way to tie the party together.

Send out invitations.    5    . You can either write out them by hand, email them, or tell in person. You could also use free services on the internet.

A．Run ideas

B．Get some entertainment

C．This is a chance to be a bit creative

D．Now you have a good idea of the size

E．Make sure everybody understands the plans

F．Which size works better will depend on what kind of party

G．They know you well, and can tell you if you have a really good idea