1 . Wang Xiaojun is twelve years old. He lives in the country in Hunan. Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says, “I won’t have the dinner, today is over, and my parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go.”

Wang Xiaojun has the birthday with his parents for the first time in the past three years. Three years ago, his parents went to Shenzhen to work. They stayed and worked there for three years. Tomorrow they have to go back to Shenzhen. Wang is not the only stay-at-home child. In the country of China, there are many children staying at home without their parents. Stay-at -home children have a lot of problems. Most of them stay with their grandparents. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them with their study. The Chinese government (政府) now is trying to solve their problems.

1. When was Wang Xiaojun born?

A．In 2010.

B．In 2011.

C．In 2012.

D．In 2013.

2. Wang Xiaojun won’t have the birthday dinner because ___________.

A．there isn’t a birthday cake	B．the food isn’t delicious
C．his parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow	D．he doesn’t like the dinner

3. The “stay-at-home child” means ___________.

A．爱家儿童

B．顽皮儿童

C．留守儿童

D．离家儿童

4. The stay-at-home children can’t get help for study from their parents, so some of them ___________.

A．don’t study well	B．don’t like to stay with parents
C．don’t love their parents	D．don’t have dinner with their parents

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are a lot of children like Wang Xiaojun in China.

B．The Chinese government is trying to solve these problems.

C．Wang Xiaojun’s parents go to Shenzhen to make money.

D．Stay-at-home children don’t have any problems.

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popular   know       like          difficulty        course       their        how        ability        early        get          new

Social media posts (上传) about a cooking    1     for school kids, as part of a life skill program carried out in 2022, are increased. They become     2     on the Internet and cause a lot of discussion.

According to a(n)     3     document on compulsory education (义务教育), first and second graders should learn     4     to peel fruits and make tea and get basic knowledge of nutrition (营养). Besides, they also need to develop the     5     to take part in basic cooking at home. Students in grades five and six are expected     6     basic cooking skills such as boiling. They are also required to be able to prepare a good meal for     7       own families.

Many people     8     the life skill program. “This should have been done     9    . Children nowadays are short   of physical activities and none of my students     10     the difference between wheat and rice,” said a user on the Internet. “Life is about learning. Children’s wisdom and character are shaped (塑造) as they face       11       again and again,” another user said.

3 . Is it shi(是) or si(斯) in the sentence “Thus when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man(故天将降大任于是/斯人也)…”? Not long ago, people had a heated discussion online about this. Most people “clearly remember” that it’s si, while their childhood textbooks say it’s shi.

It shows how unreliable(不可靠的) our memory can be. According to US psychologist Faith Brynie, memories can be influenced by imagination, belief and time. Many studies have proven that “feeling certain” about a memory sometimes has nothing to do with the facts.

Attitudes and beliefs change our memory.

Scientists at Cornell University, US, told college students a story about a man who walked out without paying a restaurant bill. The first group was told that the man “liked to steal”. The second group was told that he left because he got an emergency(紧急的) phone call.

One week later the first group remembered a higher bill-10 to 25 percent more than the bill actually was. The second group remembered a lower bill. The study showed that how we expect or believe things to happen can distort(扭曲) our memories.

Remembering things that never happened

In another experiment(实验), people watched a film and were asked: “How fast was the white car going when it passed the barn(谷仓) while traveling along the country road?”Actually there was no barn in the film. But about 20 percent of the students said they had seen the barn. Northwestern University scientist Kenneth Paller said that parts of the brain for really seeing an object and imagining an object overlap(重叠). So imagination after getting a hint(暗示) could leave a memory trace(痕迹) in the brain.

Si or shi

In the case of si or shi, some people said that si sounds more like ancient Chinese. That’s why most people relate it to the ancient classic. On the Internet, the version(版本) of si is also more widespread than shi, giving people a wrong hint.

1. In the first experiment, the first group remembered a higher bill because ________.

A．the students forgot the bill completely.

B．the students thought the man was rich enough.

C．the scientists made the students believe the man was bad.

D．the scientists told the students that the man should pay more.

2. What does the underlined word “hint” in the second experiment refer to?

A．The sights in the film.	B．Kenneth Paller’s words.
C．The word “barn” in the question.	D．A real barn in students’ memories.

3. What can we learn from the case of si or shi?

A．Feelings can decide people’s memories.	B．The version of shi is more widespread.
C．People’s memories are always unreliable.	D．There was no sound of shi in ancient Chinese.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Are you really sure?	B．Have you forgotten yet?
C．What should be remembered?	D．How is the memory improved?

4 . 选词填空

place   ride   however   with   after   deal   bravely   better   feel   remind   different

Located in one of Beijing’s most active art communities, the Loneliness (孤独) Museum is always very crowded.     1    , everyone who visits the museum says that they are lonely. Divided into 13 parts including an office at night, the last subway and a hospital, the museum displays (展出) over 1000 lonely stories from     2     people. There are many notes with words of encouragement and ways     3     with solitude (孤独) on the walls and the stairs. They may feel     4     after seeing them. One of the museum’s owners Fang Fang says that people who come to work in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou may     5     lonely every now and then. So she wants to provide a     6     for them to relax. It     7     them that even though life is hard, there are lots of people like them. They are not alone.

    8     the development of technology, it is easier for people to get in touch with old friends and make new friends. However, young people are likely to feel lonely.

People may get used to loneliness as they get older     9     they experience important life events and life changes.

Luckily, our society is more tolerant (宽容的) towards this kind of young group, often encouraging them to face this crazy changing world     10    . In a room of the museum, with three bicycles, strangers can     11     together to light up the lights on the wall, which forms a sentence- “Loneliness comes together with love”.

5 . Regarding the increasing rate of childhood obesity in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that doctors put obese kids as young as two on intensive, family-based lifestyle and behavior plans. It also suggested giving weight-loss drugs and surgery to children. Yet the recommended lifestyle programs are expensive and hard to maintain.

Rather than that, we need to invest in more and safer places for children to play. Studies show clearly that moving more helps both physical and mental health. In 2020 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found, unsurprisingly, that kids’ sports participation increases with their parents’ incomes.

Children between 6 and 17 should get at least an hour of physical activity every day. Yet only 21% to 28% of U.S. kids meet this target, surveys found. Why is it so hard to get kids moving? In addition to fewer opportunities at school, researchers list increased screen time, changing norms around letting kids play outdoors, and a lack of safe places for them to play outside. Lower-income neighborhoods tend to have the fewest public play spaces. And although rural areas have more undeveloped outdoor space, they often lack playgrounds, tracks and exercise facilities.

Kids everywhere need more places to play: trails, skate parks and climbing walls, gardens and ball fields, bike paths and basketball courts. Public funding to build and keep up these areas is crucial, but other options such as shared-use agreements can make unused spaces available to the public. Only 10 percent of U.S. schools let people into their playgrounds when school is out, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) found, and opening up these spaces would give 5.2 million more children access. “Play streets”— residential streets or parking lots that are temporarily closed for activities — are another affordable way to give kids more chances to run around.

These opportunities aren’t about changing children’s waistlines — they’re how we keep childhood healthy and fun.

1. What does AAP suggest about dealing with obese children?

A．Training them on the basis of the family.

B．Providing more safe playgrounds for them.

C．Setting aside regular school time for sports.

D．Finding ways to increase their parents’ incomes.

2. Whys it hard for American children to exercise?

A．Their studies take up most of their normal lives.

B．They spend more time on mobiles or computers.

C．They have drugs as an alternative to stay healthy.

D．They’re not admitted to undeveloped outdoor space.

3. What did the TPL find about playgrounds in public schools?

A．They are a necessary part of sports facilities.

B．They are all lent to the public on agreements.

C．They can’t run smoothly for lack of public fund.

D．They’re mostly inaccessible when school is off.

4. How does the author view the suggestions?

A．They’re set to reduce childhood obesity.

B．They call for government’s joined efforts.

C．They’ll make children’s life full of fun.

D．They work best with kids in “play streets”.

6 . Two climate activists made for a beautiful Monet painting exhibited at the National Museum in Sweden on a recent Wednesday morning, gluing (粘) a hand to the artwork’s protective glass and putting it in red paint. Similar scenes have unfolded at more than a dozen museums over the last year, leaving cultural workers at a loss for how to prevent climate activists from targeting delicate artworks. Meanwhile, the costs for security, conservation and insurance are growing, according to cultural institutions that have experienced attacks.

Cultural institutions are attempting to be active when their budgets allow. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, more security has been added to certain exhibitions. Returning a painting to its former glory after attacks can require hours of careful conservation work, and expensive glass cannot prevent liquids from getting through the protective barrier.

The number of workers required to clean a painting like the Monet is big, with about 10 people working for a couple of days. But there are limited options for a state-run museum to prevent an attack. “An extreme consequence would be to close the museum,” said Hedstrom from the National Museum, though that was unrealistic, since the collection belongs to the Swedish public.

Last month, Joanna and Tim were charged for damaging an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, after they put paint on the case surrounding the fragile sculpture of “Little Dancer” in April. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and fines of up to $250,000. It was seen as a turning point, while climate activists have called the sentence unjust. “We didn’t mean to rampage anything in the museums but call for people to think about what they value on Earth,” Joanna said. Kaywin, the National Gallery’s director, said she appreciated the work done by the authorities to bring these serious charges. “What on earth does Degas’s ‘Little Dancer’ have to do with climate change? Of course, the answer is nothing,” she said.

1. What accounts for the activists’ actions at the museum?

A．Destroying the valueless paintings.

B．Exposing paintings to the public.

C．Expressing their climate concern.

D．Testing the security of the museums.

2. What can be inferred from Hedstrom’s words?

A．Further actions will include losing the museums.

B．It’s not practical to close the museums for safety.

C．The museums aren’t to blame for the climate crisis.

D．The government should cover the cost of the repair.

3. What does the underlined word “rampage” mean in Para. 4?

A．Ear.

B．Avoid.

C．Promote.

D．Destroy

4. What does Kaywin think about the activists’ deed?

A．The artwork has nothing to do with climate crisis.

B．The activists shouldn’t be punished for their action.

C．The activists should protect the valuable artworks.

D．Activists and museums can join hands in protection.

7 . Since 2020, the world has set a goal of safe water for all and has advanced toward it. However, the fast-growing bottled-water industry is _______ countries’ failure to achieve the goal.

The fast-growing bottled water can _______ the progress safe-water projects, by _______ their attention to a less reliable option(选择). The latest UN University report showed that the annual _______ of the global bottled-water market are expected to $ 500 billion worldwide this decade. This can increase _______ in water-depleted (缺水的) areas while _______ to plastic pollution on land and in the oceans. In fact, the industry’s greatest impact seems to _______ the progress of nations’ goals to provide its residents with equal access to affordable drinking water. In the Global North, bottled water is often understood to be healthier and _______ than tap water. It is more a luxury than a necessity. Meanwhile, in the Global South, it is the absence of reliable public water _______ that drives bottled water markets.

Therefore, in many low- and middle-income countries. ________ consumption of bottled water can be seen as a ________ of decades of governments’ failure to ________ commitments(承诺) to safe public water systems. This further widens the global ________ between the billions of people who lack access to ________ water services and those who enjoy water as a luxury. So it’s time to strengthen legislation (立法) to. ________ the industry and its water-quality standards.

1.

A．covering

B．preventing

C．delaying

D．challenging

2.

A．quicken

B．improve

C．damage

D．protect

3.

A．concentrating

B．turning

C．fixing

D．attracting

4.

A．sales

B．losses

C．prices

D．products

5.

A．range

B．motivation

C．income

D．stress

6.

A．admitting

B．expressing

C．contributing

D．developing

7.

A．keep up

B．keep on

C．keep back

D．keep down

8.

A．clearer

B．tastier

C．friendlier

D．cheaper

9.

A．supply

B．test

C．order

D．discovery

10.

A．Declining

B．Rising

C．Slowing

D．Controlling

11.

A．sign

B．objective

C．origin

D．example

12.

A．work out

B．break away

C．set off

D．carry out

13.

A．link

B．cooperation

C．gap

D．relation

14.

A．costly

B．unsafe

C．dependent

D．reliable

15.

A．teach

B．confirm

C．regulate

D．expand

9 . In the last school year, nearly 1 in every 10 students in New York City public schools was homeless, according to new data released on Wednesday. A total of 104,383 children lacked permanent housing during the 2021-22 school year across districts, an increase of about 3.3 percent from the previous school year, according to an annual report released by Advocates for Children New York,a nonprofit organization that annually collects data on homeless students.

About 28 percent or more than 29,000 students were living in city shelters, while nearly 5 percent or about 5,500 students were considered “Unaltered”, living in cars, parks and abandoned buildings, according to the report. Nearly 360 children lived in hotels or motels. About 69,000 children were “doubled up”, meaning they stayed with extended family and friends after losing permanent housing or facing economic difficulties, the report found.

Meanwhile,the country’s largest school district has been losing students,with roughly 120,000 leaving over the last five years. Public school enrollment(入学) has dropped by nearly 9.5 percent since the pandemic started.

“While the city works to address the issue of homelessness, we also must ensure that students who are homeless get to class every day and receive the targeted support they need to succeed in school,” Kim Sweet, executive director of Advocates for Children, said.

During the last school year, almost 2 in 3 students living in shelters were considered “chronically (经常反复发生地) absent”, which means they missed at least 10 percent of school days. Chronic absence hurts students’ academic performance. In the 2020-21 school year, 70 percent of students who were homeless graduated, compared with 81 percent of all students. They were also more than three times more likely to drop out of high school than their classmates who do have housing.

“If we want to break this bad cycle of poverty and homelessness, we have to make sure we’re prioritizing education of students in temporary housing,”Jennifer Pringle, director of Project Learning in Temporary Housing for Advocates for Children, told The New York Times.“The consequences are just awful and without a coordinated(协调一致的), targeted response, we’re not going to see a change.”

1. How many students took city shelters as their living places in the 2021-2022 school year in NYC?

A．Nearly 360.	B．About 5,500.
C．Over 29,000.	D．About 69,000.

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

A．The causes of so many homeless children.

B．The ways the homeless children lived their life.

C．The measures to solve the problem of homeless children.

D．The influences of homelessness on the children’s education.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined word “prioritizing” in the last paragraph?

A．Treating something as being more important than other things.

B．Stopping something from being done especially by law.

C．Getting something,especially by making an effort.

D．Trying to discover facts about something.

4. What is a suitable title for the news report?

A．Homeless students in NYC face challenges in life

B．NYC works to address issue of homelessness

C．Nation’s largest school district—NYC loses students

D．1 in 10 NYC students homeless during last school year