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2022年目录

一、 常州市
二、 淮安市（暂无）
三、 连云港市
四、南京市（暂无）
五、南通市（暂无）
六、苏州市
七、宿迁市
八、泰州市
九、无锡市
十、徐州市
十一、盐城市（暂无）
十二、扬州市
十三、镇江市

一、 常州市
三、阅读单选
The Beijing 2022 Olympics was the most gender-balanced (性别平衡的) Winter Olympic Games in history, with more than 1,300 female athletes — a record number — competing at the events, making up more than 45 percent of all athletes. Here are some female athletes whose achievements in Beijing amazed the world.
Team China’s teenage hero Gu Ailing, 18, is the youngest athlete to win three medals at a Winter Olympics. The freeski player won two gold medals and a silver in three events.
Russia’s skating silver medalist Alexandra Trusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳) during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has ever finished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
British women’s curling (冰壶) team won the country’s only gold medal by having a 10-3 win against Japan on the last day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. This was also the country’s first curling gold after 2002.
Almida de Val, a 24-year-old Swedish IT engineer, together with her teammate, took the third place in curling mixed doubles. She took a leave from her company to take part in the Olympics.

23．How many athletes took part in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games?A．Around 1,300. B．Around 1,580. C．Around 2,880. D．Around 4,460.
24．Who took a silver medal in the competition?
A．Gu Ailing. B．British women’s curling team.
C．Almida de Val. D．Almida de Val’s teammate.
25．What do we know about Alexandra Trusova?
A．She is the youngest athlete in the 2022 Olympic Games.
B．She took the first place in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
C．She worked as an IT engineer before becoming a skating player.
D．She is the first female to complete five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
This is a typical(典型的) day for Yang Jinlong.
At 9 a. m. , he drives to primary schools and middle schools in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, to teach students about Shaanxi kuaiban. It is a traditional Chinese form of storytelling to the rhythm(节奏) of bamboo clappers(响板), which the art form is named after. Sometimes, he helps students prepare for competitions. Usually, his classes run until about 6. p.m. , and then he returns home to prepare classes for the next day.
On June 10, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced 325 national intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产) items in Beijing, increasing the list to 1, 557 items. Shaanxi kuaiban, which appeared during the late Qing Dynasty, has been included. The art form has been introduced to local schools as part of their art education.
Yang has been teaching young people the art form since 2003 after graduating from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing. He studied quyi there. Quyi is general term for Chinese folk art forms, including storytelling, crosstalk and clapper talk.
“Art education is important for students in China. Just as many students learn to play Western musical instruments like the piano and violin, there are many people learning traditional Chinese folk arts, including Shaanxi kuaiban, which I’ll work for my whole life,” he said.
Kuaiban is popular in northern China, including Beijing and Tianjin. According to Yang, Shaanxi kuaiban was influenced by the art of different areas. The art form can be played by a group of players or only one. With one or two pairs of kuaiban of different sizes in hand, the players speak in the local dialect(方言) while telling stories, which are usually about heroes. The player tells stories while playing kuaiban, and it’s easy for the watchers to remember the stories since all the lines rhym.
Thanks to artists like Yang, this traditional Chinese form of storytelling is passed on and stays alive in our country.
26．Why is today a typical day for Yang Jinlong?
A．He is teaching students about kuaiban as usual.
B．His work starts at 9 and lasts 6 hours like every day.
C．He is preparing for a kuaiban competition today.
D．His life today is as busy and boring as every day.
27．Which of the following about Shaanxi kuaiban is TRUE?
A．It is named after the Shaanxi dialect.
B．It is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage.
C．It is more popular than the piano and violin in northern China.
D．It is played to tell stories usually about common people.
28．Which of the following best describes Yang Jinlong?
A．Devoted. B．Stressed. C．Generous. D．Curious.
29．Why does the writer report Yang Jinlong’s story?
A．To show how to play Shaanxi kuaiban in the local dialect.
B．To tell the difference between Chinese and Western arts.
C．To prove that kuaiban players are living a busy life.
D．To praise the work of spreading traditional Chinese art.
Researchers are using an underwater drone (无人机) to get information on carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the ocean. It is believed to be the first time that such a device (装置) has been used purposely to test CO₂ levels.
The device, which the team also calls a glider, is designed to go down to 1,000 meters in deep ocean areas and can operate for weeks at a time.
The purpose of the research is to provide scientists with data (数据) about how climate change is influencing the ocean’s chemistry. The self-swimming drone was placed in the Gulf of Alaska this spring. Reporters from The Associated Press recently joined researchers on a boat in Alaska’s Resurrection Bay to see the drone in action.
The team says the project could be a major step forward in measuring(测量) the environmental health of oceans. The scientists are most interested in levels of ocean acidification(酸性). This happens when CO₂ emissions(排放) in the air make their way into the ocean. Ocean acidification can harm or kill some kinds of sea life.
Scientists have connected CO₂ emissions with global(全球) warming caused by human activities.
In a way, oceans have given humans a helping hand by taking in(吸收) some of the CO₂. If there were no oceans’ uptake, there would be much more CO₂ in the air. This would trap more of the sun’s heat and further warm the Earth.
“But the problem now is that the ocean is changing its chemistry because of this uptake,” said team member Claudine Hauri.
One of the best ways to measure ocean acidification is to collect CO₂ measurements. Until now, these collections were mostly done from ships or with devices floating at the ocean surface or on the ocean floor.
30．What is probably this passage?
A．An advertisement. B．Part of a news report.
C．Part of a science fiction. D．A text from a chemistry textbook.
31．What do we know about a glider?
A．It must be used together with floating devices.
B．It is used to measure ocean acidification.
C．It is used to stop CO₂ from entering the ocean.
D．It is used to measure CO₂ levels in the air.
32．What does the underlined word “uptake” in Paragraph 6 most probably mean?
A．The act of covering an area. B．The act of slowing something down.
C．The act of taking something in. D．The act of killing or harming something.
33．What is troubling the scientists?
A．The underwater drone can’t swim by itself.
B．The drone can only last one week at a time.
C．Oceans are stopping taking in CO₂ from the air.
D．Too much CO₂ is making its way into oceans.
Being sad or in a low mood is a normal (正常的) part of life. Many people feel down from time to time. For example, when people face challenging events in their lives, such as financial(经济的) difficulty or major changes, it’s common to feel down. But in most cases the bad feelings slowly disappear.
As for depression(抑郁症), however, the bad mood lasts for weeks, months, or ever longer because it is a mental(精神的) illness. As the World Health Organization(WHO) noted, depression is a mood disorder. It shows in different ways, including loss of interest in normal activities and feelings of low self-worth. It often lasts for a long time and greatly harms a person’s ability at work or school or in the daily life. People with depression usually don’t like to talk about their problems with others. More seriously, depression may even lead to the act of killing oneself.
“Depression is not just a bout(一阵) of sadness or a sign of weakness, and you can’t just simply stop feeling depressed.” said the health news website www.mayoclinie.com.
But depression is not a person’s problem. It’s also more common than most people think. It is hurting about 280 million people around the world, according to WHO.
Though depression is worrying, we don’t have to be afraid of it. Depression can be treated by getting professional(专业的) help, taking medicine or a mixed treatment of both. In fact, when you begin to feel the danger of depression, you can try to deal with it early by yourself. Listening to music, doing some sports and drawing some pictures might help you feel better. Another useful way is talk therapy. When we are attacked by a low mood, having a conversation with others is of great help. Being honest about how we feel does not make us weak, it makes us human.
34．Who is most probably experiencing depression?
A．Lily, who is going to have an important exam and hasn’t slept well for 3 days.
B．May, who dislikes her new school and has complained to her parents 3 times.
C．Ben, who thinks life worthless and has cried alone over 3 times a week in the past month.
D．Tom, who finds subjects hard and has talked to his teacher about it 3 times this week.
35．What does the writer think of depression?
A．Normal and nothing serious. B．Uncommon although harmful.
C．Unavoidable and untreatable. D．Treatable although worrying.
36．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．Knowledge of depression. B．Ways of treating depression.
C．Reasons for depression. D．Results of depression.

二、 淮安市（暂无）

三、 连云港市
三、阅读单选
Yale PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Hours
Monday to Saturday··························10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday···········································Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, December 24 & 25.
Tickets
Adults·············································$9.00
Elders (65+)······································$8.00
Children (3 to 18) & Students·················$5.00
Children under 3·································Free
Viewing restrictions
Some halls may be closed to the public on weekday mornings for school programs.
Museum store
It has many special items, handbags, books, educational toys and gifts from around the world.
Tel (203) 432-3740
Membership
Members have the right to get a discount in the museum store, and other special services.
Tel (203) 432-5426
Volunteer office
Join our volunteer group!
Tel (203) 432-3731
Public education
More than 100 events are waiting for you!
Tel (203) 432-3775

31．How much should a 14-year-old boy pay to visit the museum?A．$5.00. B．$8.00. C．$9.00. D．$13.00.
32．To know more about public education, which number should you call?
A．(203) 432-3740. B．(203) 432-5426. C．(203) 432-3731. D．(203) 432-3775.
33．Where is the passage most likely from?
A．A diary. B．A guidebook. C．A novel. D．A report.
There was an old oak tree in the garden. Holly’s father wanted to cut it down and build a new office there. Holly felt sad and didn’t agree. She moved into the old tree house, which was her favourite place in the world. One day, it rained all night. Lightning lit up the sky and thunder rumbled. The tree house was moving. A branch (树枝) broke. Holly and her dog Eco fell down from the tree. Her parents ran towards her and took her into the room. Luckily, Holly was all right.
The next day a tree surgeon (外科医生) named Harry examined the oak tree. He did some tests, then he talked to Holly and her father.
“This is a lovely tree,” he said. “I can see why it’s so important to you, Holly. Unfortunately, it’s very old, and it has a disease. It really isn’t safe. I’m afraid it has to come down.”
Holly nodded. Her father put his arm around her.
“Can you cut it down?” he asked.
“Yes, of course,” said Harry.
“And after that… can you plant a new tree?”
“A new tree?” asked Holly, surprised. “Where?”
“In the same place, of course,” her father replied.
So Harry cut down the old oak tree and planted a new one in its place. Holly helped him fill the hole with earth, and Eco jumped in and out of it while they were working. Later the whole family stood around the new tree.
“It’s small, isn’t it?” said Holly’s sister Sophie.
“It’s small now,” said Holly, “but it’s going to grow. It’s going to grow as big as my old tree.”
Then she turned to her father.
“Dad, where are you going to build your new office?”
“Over there,” said her father, pointing.
“On the lawn?” asked Holly. Her parents were crazy about their stupid lawn!
“It’s OK,” her mother said. “The tree’s more important. In fact, I want you to have a party in the garden for your new tree. And I want you to invite all your friends.”
Holly and Sophie smiled. It was going to be a great summer after all.
34．What does the underlined word “examined” probably mean in paragraph 2?
A．Changed. B．Climbed. C．Checked. D．Collected.
35．What can we know about the old oak tree?
A．It was cut down by Holly. B．It had a disease and wasn’t safe.
C．It came down by itself suddenly. D．It would grow with a young tree.
36．How did Holly feel about the new tree later?
A．Strange. B．Angry. C．Worried. D．Hopeful.
37．From the passage, we can know that Holly’s father would ________.
A．give up building the new office B．share one office with his friends
C．build the new office on the lawn D．choose to work in the tree house
Did you know that vocabulary (词汇) is more important than grammar? If you have good vocabulary, you can communicate successfully, even if the grammar is not completely perfect.
However, one common problem is learning new words and then forgetting them. So when you want to use a new word in a conversation, you can’t remember it at that moment. Does this often happen to you? The reason for this difficulty is that most students try to learn vocabulary by studying lists and dictionaries and remembering the words. But it may not work if you don’t have a very good memory.
The best way to learn vocabulary and remember the words successfully, is to learn new words and use them at once. You can do this with a very simple exercise. Every time you learn a new word, for example, from an English lesson or an article, write it down in your vocabulary notebook. Writing is more active than just reading a definition (释义). You should write the word, the definition in English or translation, one example sentence from the article or dictionary and one example sentence that you create.
Imagine you just learn the word “generous”, write in your vocabulary notebook: generous (adjective), definition—giving or willing to give freely. Example one, from the article: Thanks for paying for my dinner, you’re very generous. Example two, my example: My brother is generous because he volunteers at the animal shelter on weekends. It’s best if your example sentences are true to your life, because this creates a personal connection with the new word. The next day, read your vocabulary notebook again and try to add one more example sentence using the new word. It’s helpful for you to remember it. These two simple steps—writing the word and using it at once—help you remember and use new words.
Do you have a vocabulary notebook? If not, start now.
38．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The problem. B．The new word. C．The conversation. D．The dictionary.
39．What’s the correct order of the following steps of taking vocabulary notes?
①Make your own example sentence.
②Write the word, its English definition or translation.
③Copy an example sentence from the article or dictionary.
④Read your notebook again and add one more example sentence.
A．②③①④ B．②③④① C．③④②① D．③②①④
40．How can we make the best example sentences according to the writer?
A．By asking for help from friends. B．By explaining words’ definitions.
C．By connecting them with our life. D．By adding words from the article.
41．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Tips for Translating Words B．Advice on Using Grammar
C．Abilities of Creating Examples D．Ways of Learning New Words


The Horsetail Fall (瀑布) is one of Yosemite National Park’s most amazing views. Around the second week of February, the setting sun hits the Horsetail Fall at just the right angle (角度) to light the upper parts of the waterfall. And when conditions are right, the Horsetail Fall becomes orange and red at sunset. It is like red-hot lava (熔岩) pouring down from the top of the El Capitan. So, it got the name “firefall”.
The firefall is a perfect match of the weather, the fall, the time and the watching place. It usually appears on dry, warm and cloudless days. There must be enough flowing water to make a firefall too. So there must be enough snow on the mountain top, and it turns into water on warm afternoons.
The sun goes to the best place before the fall in late February. And the best time to watch the fall is 5 to 15 minutes before the sunset. Only at this time can visitors see the firefall. The El Capitan Picnic Area is the best place to watch, because it is close to the fall and is perfect to set up cameras and tents.
Every year in February, thousands of photographers come to watch the firefall. Although the view may appear just minutes before sunset, many of them have to come hours earlier to get a right place to set their cameras in time. “I’m just saying that the Yosemite Firefall is something you don’t want to miss during the winter,” says Kate Moore, a traveller and the lead content creator for ParkedInParadise.com.
42．Paragraph 1 mainly tells us ________.
A．how the firefall got its name B．why it’s easy to see the firefall
C．who was the first to find the firefall D．on which day we can visit the frefall
43．What can we know about the firefall?
A．It lasts for half an hour before the sunset.
B．It usually appears on wet, warm and cloudy days.
C．Rivers provide enough flowing water to make a fall.
D．Its best watching place is the El Capitan Picnic Area.
44．From the words of Kate Moore, we can infer that ________.
A．the firefall is worth seeing B．it’s dangerous to watch the firefall
C．the firefall brings little surprise D．it’s a waste of time to visit the firefall
45．What’s the theme of the passage?
A．Art. B．Nature. C．Technology. D．History.

四、 南京市（暂无）

五、 南通市（暂无）

六、 苏州市
二、阅读单选

11．If you are free on Sunday night, which concert can you attend?
A．Country music. B．Folk. C．Jazz. D．Rock.
12．How much will Mr. Green pay if he goes to the country music concert with his two kids?
A．£10. B．£20. C．£30. D．£40.
13．Which date is suitable for modern jazz lovers?
A．June 23. B．June 24. C．June 25. D．June 26.
On warm winter days, Yang Liheng, 89, enjoys sitting by the window and looking through old photos. These photos bring him joy and happiness once more.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite, he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
Yang became a photographer in the late 1950s. With his camera, Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time. “I had a painful childhood, but I got a chance to be a photographer after the founding（成立）of the People’s Republic of China.” Yang told Beijing Review. “I want to record, in the form of photographs, the local customs, the scenes and people’s brave spirit of fighting against the hard conditions here in my hometown.”
“I used to take pictures for everyone else, but seldom turned my camera at my family members,” Yang said. “My grandson gave me the idea to record the growth and development of my own family.” Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yang’s family. Though now some of his grandchildren are working and living in other cities, they try their best to return home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.
Last year was an important year for Yang Liheng. Most of his photos were displayed in Yinchuan to show the development of the area over the past sixty years.
14．What does Yang expect most during the Spring Festival?
A．Wearing new clothes. B．Having a big dinner.
C．Taking a family photo. D．Visiting his relatives.
15．What does the underlined word “reunite” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Get separated. B．Get much wealthier. C．Get improved. D．Get together again.
16．What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A．When Yang was interviewed. B．Where Yang learnt to take photos.
C．Why Yang had a painful childhood. D．What Yang recorded with his camera.
17．What do we know about Yang’s family?
A．It is full of love. B．It is full of mysteries.
C．It is a rich family. D．It is having a hard time.
All aboard! Let’s take a ride on the world’s highest railway—the Qinghai-Tibet Railway（青藏铁路）. Sit back and enjoy the journey. Get ready for the trip of a lifetime.
We’re leaving Qinghai Station. The scenery along the way is some of the wildest in all of China. Keep your eyes open as we race through this beautiful land. You might see a rare Tibetan antelope（藏羚羊）from your window.

Before we begin our journey, let’s learn about this amazing railway. It’s truly one of the great engineering wonders of the 21st century. When it was completed on July 1, 2006, the Tibet Railway set nine world records, including the world’s highest railway at 5,072 metres above sea level, the world’s highest tunnel（隧道）at 4,905 metres, and the longest tunnel ever built on permafrost（冻土）.
As we travel higher, the air gets thinner and thinner. Soon there will only be 50 to 60 percent of the oxygen which we are used to breathing. But don’t be afraid. Each rail car has two separate oxygen systems. One system spreads oxygen throughout the train at all times. And each passenger can also get a personal oxygen mask just like those used in planes.
Here are a few more things to think about as our train leaves the station. The designers solved three main challenges when building this great railway. First, the high altitude（海拔）made the task difficult because there was no enough oxygen. Second, much of the railway runs across permafrost, a type of ground that keeps changing as the weather warms and cools. Finally, the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology（敏感的生态环境）in China. Great care was necessary to make sure of the smallest possible influence on nature.
All three challenges were met, making our trip possible. All aboard! The train to Tibet is leaving in fifteen minutes.
18．Where are the passengers?
A．On a bus. B．On a train. C．On a ship. D．On a plane.
19．How does the text show the railway is amazing in paragraph 3?
A．By telling a story. B．By using a designer’s words.
C．By introducing its world records. D．By comparing the present with the past.
20．How many oxygen systems are there in each rail car?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
21．Which of the following increased the difficulty of building the railway?
A．The changing ground. B．The polluted air. C．The dangerous animals. D．The hot weather.
When I was little, I was really little. But my dream was big. I dreamed of being a basketball player. I tried out for the teams at school, but I was never given a chance.
As I got older, I did grow a little bigger, but not a lot bigger. On my 12th birthday, I decided to try a new sport: running. I told Grandpa. “I’m going to be an athlete.”
“Dave.” Grandpa began gently, “if you can’t be big, you can do something big.”
I ran 12 miles on my 12th birthday. On my 13th birthday, I did it again, but I added an extra mile. On my 14th birthday, I ran 14 miles. 15 on my 15th, 16 on my 16th, and you guessed it—17 miles on my 17th birthday.
All this running inspired（激发）another big dream. Someday, I’d run the Boston Marathon（波士顿马拉松赛）. I told Grandpa about my decision.
“But, Dave, you haven’t trained for the marathon. Are you sure you’re ready?” Grandpa asked. But he still promised to walk over and cheer me on.
I ran fast that day, But I fell at Mile 18 and was driven to the hospital. Later that night, I called Grandpa and told him I failed.
“No,” he said calmly, “you didn’t fail. You discovered something.”
“I did?” I asked.
“Yes, you discovered that big dreams don’t just come true. They take work. If you train and work hard, I promise to wait for you next year and cheer you on.”
I trained every day, running miles and miles. Sadly, just two months into my training, Grandpa died. He wouldn’t be waiting for my second Boston Marathon. I decided I’d run for him.
That day, I ran fast. “Keep going! You can do it!” His words filled my head as I forced my legs to make each painful step. As I crossed the finish line, I threw my arms in the air and cried, “Grandpa, we did it!”
22．Why did Dave fail to join the school basketball team?
A．He couldn’t run fast. B．He didn’t work hard.
C．He was not tall enough. D．He wasn’t a quick learner.
23．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph A refer to?
A．Adding an extra mile. B．Running on his birthday.
C．Training for the marathon. D．Trying out for the basketball team.
24．Which of the following words best describes Grandpa?
A．Creative. B．Modest. C．Generous. D．Encouraging.
25．What is the best title for the text?
A．Dream Big B．The Boston Marathon
C．Think Twice D．The Story of Grandpa

七、 宿迁市
三、阅读单选
The following is part of real time flight information of Hongqiao Airport and Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on June 1,2022.
Scheduled Departure（预定离开）Time
Flight

Airline
Terminal(T)（机场大楼）
Destination（目的地）
Scheduled
Arrivals（预定抵达）
Arrivals
Phones
8:45
FM9245
Shanghai Airlines
Hongqiao（T2）
Nanchang
10:15
95530
12:30
HU7320
Hainan Airlines
Hongqiao（T2）
Haikou
15:04
95339
12:30
HO1165
Juneyao Airlines
Pudong（T2）
Dalian
14:30
021-95520
13:00
9C8759
Spring Airlines
Pudong（T2）
Baotou
16:00
021-95524

31．Which phone number can a passenger call if he or she wants to know some information about Shanghai Airlines?A．95339. B．021-95524. C．95530. D．021-95520.
32．Which of the following flights is from Shanghai to Haikou?
A．HU7320. B．FM9245. C．9C8759 D．HO1165.
33．How long does it take to fly from Shanghai to Baotou?
A．About one hour. B．About three hours. C．About two hours. D．About four hours.

The oil paper umbrella is a traditional Chinese handicraft（手工艺品）. It has a history of over 1,000 years in China．In early Tang Dynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, so it was called the “Tang Umbrella”. Later oil paper umbrellas were spread to other Asian countries, such as Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, and each had its own style. However, as steel-ribbed（钢骨的）umbrellas appeared in the last century, the hand-made oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. They were turned into decorative artifacts（装饰性工艺品）.
Yuhang in Hangzhou is known for making oil paper umbrellas for more than 230 years. They are mainly made of skin paper（皮纸）, bamboo, a coating of Tung oil（桐油）. They need to take more than 70 steps to make, including making bamboo ribs, pesting papers（糊纸）and painting patterns（图案）. It takes at least a week to make per umbrella. In 2008, these umbrellas were added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List（非物质文化遗产名录）of China.
A young man called Liu Weixue learned the traditional art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas from his grandfather. “I want to bring the art to life.” Liu said. He improved the umbrellas to win the hearts of young people. As the traditional paper was easy to break, he started to use a kind of thicker paper. In a test, his umbrellas were opened and closed for 1,000 times without breaking. He used a kind of lighter bamboo to make the umbrellas weigh less.
Now Liu hopes the art can be passed on. He goes to local schools to teach students. He also goes to events in different places to promote（推广）the art.
34．What is the main idea of paragraph 1?
A．The history of oil paper umbrellas. B．The styles of oil paper umbrellas.
C．The design of oil paper umbrellas. D．The ways of using oil paper umbrellas.
35．What is an oil paper umbrella mainly made of according to the passage?
A．Wool,bamboo and a coating of Tung oil. B．Plastic,bamboo and a coating of Tung oil.
C．Skin paper,bamboo and a coating of Tung oil. D．Leather,bamboo and a coating of Tung oil.
36．Why did Liu Weixue learn the art of making Yuhang oil paper umbrellas?
A．Because he couldn’t find a better job. B．Because he wanted to bring the art to life.
C．Because young people liked the fashion. D．Because his grandfather told him to learn.
37．Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from?
A．Culture. B．Medicine. C．Music. D．Sports.
Recently, China has announced the list of the first five national parks.
Each of them is divided into two parts-the core（核心）protection area and the general control area. In the core protection area, only research and surveillance（监视）in science are allowed. And the general control area is open to the public, allowing travel activities such as camping and hiking. In the future, national parks are expected to be natural classrooms. People can learn about different kinds of animals and plants through eco-friendly（环保的）travel activities.
The national parks can also be helpful to local people. The building of these national parks provides many jobs for local people. People living in or around the parks can work as park rangers（护林员）and guides. They can also sell some eco-friendly things with local colour. So their yearly incomes（收人）will grow a lot.
Then let’s take a look at the five national parks.

Three River-Source National Park on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau（青藏高原）, is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.

Northeast China Tiger and Leopard（豹）National Park is in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces. It covers an area of 14,100 square kilometres. It is our country’s biggest and only place for wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards to live in.

Wuyi Mountain National Park in Fujian Province is a UNESCO natural and cultural heritage site（遗址）. The forest makes up over 96 percent of the park. The park is the paradise of birds, kingdom（王国）of snakes and world of insects. You can also see the Danxia landform（地貌）there.

Giant Panda National Park connects panda habitats（栖息地）in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. Inside the park are more than 1,600 wild gian1 pandas. They make up over 70 percent of the pandas in China.

Hainan Tropical（热带的）Rainforest National Park is the largest tropical forest in China. There are more than 400 kinds of plants that can only be found in Hainan. The world’s only 35 Hainan gibbons（长臂猿）live there.

38．What activity can be done in the core protection area?A．Hunting. B．Researching. C．Hiking. D．Camping.
39．What can we know from paragraph 3?
A．Building the national parks only needs rangers and guides.
B．Farming makes local people improve their yearly incomes.
C．Visitors can buy anything with local color in the national parks.
D．Local people can get much advantage from the national parks.
40．What does the underlined word “paradise” in the form above mean?
A．A perfect place. B．A happy feeling. C．A good example. D．A sweet smile.
41．What might be the best title for the passage?
A．The beautiful scenes of nature B．The home of animals and plants
C．The introduction to the five national parks D．The relationships among the five national parks

One day, Helen shouts, “Roger, come and look at the egg! It’s cracking（裂开）.” Slowly a long beak（喙）appears. They are unsure what it is.
Dad checks on the computer, “Hey, look! It’s a pterodactyl（翼手龙）.” “A pterodactyl?” shout the children. “Yes, it’s a type of dinosaur. Pterodactyls can fly,” says Dad.
Then Helen names it Dacty.
A month later, he grows up. But there is something wrong with his wings. “My room is too small and Dacty keeps banging（碰撞）his wings on the walls. I feel sorry for him,” says Helen. Finally, they take Dacty to a vet（兽医）.
Two weeks later, Dacty’s wings are better. However, he isn’t willing to fly. They phone Aunt Elizabeth. Soon she arrives. “My office is very big. It’s perfect for Dacty during the day. And at night, when the museum is empty, Dacty can fly around happily.” Then she takes them to the museum. On arriving, they take Dacty out of the basket. He stretches（伸展）his wings, flies high up and lands on a stone statue.
“Look, he likes here,” shouts Helen. “Can he see in the dark?” asks Roger. “Yes, they see clearly in the dark, just like owls（猫头鹰）,” says Aunt Elizabeth.
Six months passes and Dacty is very big now. One night, Dacty sees lights moving inside the museum. Two men—Bert and Eric come in with torches（手电筒）. They are wearing masks and trying to open a case（箱子）. Inside it is a mummy（木乃伊）. Suddenly Eric looks up and sees Dacty. He is very scared. “Look, Bert, there is a huge bird up there.” Bert looks up. Dacty doesn’t move, “Eric, don’t be silly. It’s only a statue,” says Bert. “Come on. I will open the case. You look for the gold medallions（大奖章）.” At the moment, Dacty flies down and catches Eric. The thief is very scared and he can’t say anything. Dacty flies up and lifts him on top of a statue. He’s stuck. At once, Dacty flies down again and catches Bert, too. Both of them are stuck there.
The next morning, when Aunt Elizabeth comes in, she sees the broken mummy case and the two men. They are shouting loudly.
Dacty flies down to her. “Here you are, Dacty,” she says and pets（爱抚）his head. “Thank you, you did a great job.” Then she phones the police.
The mayor（市长）shakes Dacty’s wing and puts a big shiny medal over his head. “Congratulations, you did a great job.” Then he turns to Aunt Elizabeth, “It’s great to have a big bird as a guard!”
“Dacty is a pterodactyl!” Roger says.
“Dacty is a hero now,” says Aunt Elizabeth.
“A pterodactyl?” shouts another man. “Wow! They love warm weather and jungles（丛林）. I work in the Botanical Gardens（植物园）.We have a wonderful palm（棕榈）house, big and warm, just like a jungle. He will love there. You can come to visit it anytime.”
So now Dacty is living in the Botanical Gardens. Roger and Helen visit him every day.
(Adapted from The Surprise)
42．How does Dacty hurt his wings?
A．He plays games with the children.
B．He falls off the tree when flying.
C．He bangs on the walls in Helen’s room.
D．He practises flying in the museum.
43．Which word can best describe Dacty?
A．Curious. B．Honest. C．Generous. D．Smart.
44．What is the correct order of what happens in the story?
a.Dacty is taken to see a vet.
b.Helen names the pterodactyl Dacty.
c. Dacty lives in the Botanical Gardens.
d. The thieves steal things in the museum.
A．b-d-a-c B．d-a-b-c C．b-a-d-c D．c-d-a-b
45．What can we infer（推断）from the story?
A．All dinosaurs enjoy cold weather and jungles.
B．Humans and animals should care about each other.
C．Children think it necessary to raise an animal at home.
D．It is better for a dinosaur to live with humans than in nature.

八、 泰州市
三、阅读单选
Store Guide
Here’s a list that shows what is on each floor of a department store.

26．Father’s Day is coming. If you want to buy your father a T-shirt, you can go to ________.
A．Second Floor B．First Floor C．Ground Floor D．First Basement
27．On which floor can’t people do the shopping?
A．Second Floor. B．First Floor. C．First Basement. D．Second Basement.
28．If you start shopping on the second floor and finish in the second basement, what’s the most reasonable(合理的) order to get the things below?
a. trousers for kids       b. a toy car       c. a jazz CD       d. a silk dress
A．c→a→d→b B．c→b→a→d C．a→c→b→d D．a→b→d→c
29．According to the information of 2F, which of the following icons is the most suitable for?
A． B． C． D．
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LIU GENGHONG’S SHUTTLECOCK EXERCISE
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LATIN DANCE WITH KAREN
Have fun and get fit!
Do you love dancing and parties? Well, Latin dance is for you—it mixes great music and dancing with hard exercise (burn 1, 000 calories an hour). Karen is an experienced Latin dance trainer and many people like her classes very much.
Time: 2 p.m.—4 p.m. on weekdays
9 a.m.—11 a.m. at weekends

YOGA WITH SARA
Exercise your body and mind!
Sara’s yoga classes are perfect for people who want to improve their strength and shape their bodies. Sara has trained in several different styles of yoga.
Time:3 p.m.—4 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday for beginners
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JOHN’S SPIN CLASSES
Have a lot of fun on a bike!
Spin classes are a safe and effective way to work out—it doesn’t matter how old you are or how fit you are. John is an excellent spin trainer who’ll inspire you to do your best in every class.
Time: 7 p.m.—8 p.m. every day

30．If Mike is busy with his work and he only has free time after 5 p.m. at weekends, he can go to ________.A．Latin Dance B．Shuttlecock exercise
C．Spin class D．Yoga class
31．If Susan likes dancing and doesn’t mind hard exercise, whose course can she take?
A．Liu Genghong’s. B．Karen’s. C．John’s. D．Sara’s.
32．Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?
A．Spin classes are only fit for young people.
B．Karen’s Latin dance classes are liked by few people.
C．Yoga classes on Tuesday are suitable for the beginners.
D．Shuttlecock exercise can help people lose weight quickly.
33．Where is the material probably taken from?
A．A tour guide. B．A sports website.
C．A news report. D．A fashion magazine.

Daniel, Sandy and Simon are in the lab.
Simon: Let’s do an experiment. I fill a jar(罐子) with water. I cover the top with a piece of cardboard(纸板) and hold it there. Then I turn the jar upside down and take my hand off the cardboard. Can you guess what will happen?
Daniel: I think the floor will get wet. We should do this experiment outside, Simon.
Sandy: I think the cardboard will hold the water.
Daniel: I don’t think so.
Sandy: You think the water will pour out, Daniel. I think the water will stay in the jar. Let’s do the experiment to test whose opinion is correct.
Simon: Good idea, Sandy. That is called the scientific method.
Sandy: I am so sure of my opinion that Simon can do the experiment over your head and I know you won’t get wet.
Daniel: Well, let’s try.
Simon: Are you ready, Daniel?
Daniel: No! Wait! (He puts on a raincoat and sits down.) Now I think I’m ready.
Sandy: Simon, take your hand off the cardboard.
Daniel: No! (Daniel closes his eyes tightly(紧紧地), and Simon takes his hand off the cardboard. The water stays in the jar.)
Sandy: See, Daniel!
Daniel: How is that possible?
Simon: The force(力) of the air keeps the water in the jar. It is strong enough to hold the water.
Daniel: Wow!
Simon: So what have we discovered?
Sandy: We have discovered the air pressure(压力) helps the cardboard hold the water in the jar.
Simon: Right. What do you conclude, Daniel?
Daniel: I conclude that air is stronger than I thought.
34．How does Daniel feel during the experiment?
A．Excited. B．Nervous. C．Tired. D．Unhappy.
35．What keeps the water in the jar according to the result of the experiment?
A．Simon’s hand. B．The water pressure.
C．The force of the air. D．The force of the jar.
36．Which of the following is the right order of the experiment according to the script?
① Put a piece of cardboard over the jar.
② Fill the glass jar with water,
③ Take the hand off the cardboard.
④ Turn the glass jar over quickly and hold the hand on the cardboard.
A．②①④③ B．①②④③ C．①④③② D．②③①④
37．The underlined word “that” refers to(指的是) ________.
A．Sandy’s guessing B．Daniel’s opinion
C．doing an experiment D．discussing with others
38．What does the script mainly tell us?
A．Teamwork can help solve problems.
B．Safety is important when doing experiments.
C．The air pressure is always strong enough to hold the water.
D．Correct conclusions can be got through doing experiments.
Ancient art doesn’t have to be boring. Technology in the 21st century can help to bring it to life by combining(融合) the best of the old and the new.
Along the River During the Qingming Festival

Walking into the China Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, people were amazed by seeing a huge digital(数码的) painting. Scientists digitized(数码化) the famous painting Along the River During the Qingming Festisal by Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan.
The original(原先的) painting shows life during the Northern Song period and it includes many details of ancient Chinese customs, lifestyles and technology.
Farmers work in the fields, sailors move around their boats and people eat and do business in restaurants. Parts of the background are also animated(做成动画). You can see the wind blowing through the trees and across the water. These animations perfectly combine modern technology and ancient art.
Digital technology allows today’s artists to express their ideas in ways that ancient artists would not believe possible. Techniques such as animation and 3D digital projection(投影) make art come alive.
Dunhuang Cave Paintings

Dunhuang Caves, which are protected ancient treasures in the Gobi desert in Northwest China, are filled with paintings and sculptures with lasting value. This artwork was created over a period of around 1,000 years.
The good news is for art lovers who cannot travel and for the caves. Scientists have created a 360-degree, 3D digital projection of the caves, which makes the artwork come alive. There is also a function(功能) that lets viewers zoom in and enjoy the paintings and sculptures in greater detail.
Digitising ancient art allows us to explore the ancient practices. It also makes the whole world understand the art while protecting the original artworks for the future.
39．From the passage, we can know that ________.
A．both of the two artworks use 3D digital projection
B．ancient art allows people to explore the modern technology
C．people can’t go to Dunhuang to enjoy paintings and sculptures now
D．the digital painting, Along the River During the Qingming Festival was created by Zhang Zeduan
40．Which sentence may be the best to fill in the “________”?
A．In the digital painting, a lot of these details are animated.
B．In the digital painting, a lot of these scenes are well known.
C．In the digital painting, more details of the art can be enjoyed.
D．In the digital painting, many different styles of art can be seen.
41．The underlined phrase “zoom in” means ________ in Chinese.
A．使(镜头)抬高 B．使(镜头)拉近 C．使(镜头)俯视 D．使(镜头)远离
42．From the passage, we can infer(推断) that _________.
A．studying ancient art as much as possible is very necessary
B．good art must combine modern technology and ancient art
C．protecting the ancient artworks is more important than developing technology
D．more valuable ancient artworks will be protected better with technology in the future
43．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．Enjoying Ancient Art B．Protecting Modern Technology
C．Digitising Ancient Art D．Understanding Modern Technology

九、 无锡市
三、阅读单选

25．The picture above is _________.
A．a poster B．a notice C．a story D．a report
26．If Bob takes the tour with his parents, they will pay _________.
A．$50 B．$100 C．$150 D．$200
27．On November 1st the tourists will start the tour at __________.
A．Balinghai Beach B．Coral Garden
C．Crocodile and Bulabog Beach D．Puka Beach
Studying is not always the most interesting task within your day, but it is a necessary one. Even though it is required, everyone has got bored at one time or another while studying. Although this is a common problem, here are some tips for you to keep boredom away while you are studying.
Find a suitable place to study.

Make sure you are in a place that is free of distraction (分心). Distractions will actually cause you to become more bored because you are reminded of the things you could be doing other than studying.
Make a ▲ plan.

Plan first. List what you need to get completed and how long you need to complete it. If you know when you can go back to play sports or talk to your friends, you will be more likely to fix your attention on studies.
Mix up your topics.

Change up the topics that you are studying. Mix up what you study every half an hour to an hour or so to avoid boredom. For example, study history for 45 minutes, maths for 45 minutes, and English for 45 minutes. Make sure you don’t spend all your time on one subject.
Take notes as you go.

Take a notebook out and write down important notes while you are reading an article in a textbook. Not only will it help keep you engaged, you will also be learning more because you process the information once as you read it and then again as you synthesize the information to write down.
28．Which part of a magazine is the passage most probably taken from?
A．Study. B．Health. C．Science. D．Culture.
29．Which word is the most suitable for ▲ ?
A．trip B．time C．business D．lunch
30．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．how to learn different subjects B．how to study without getting bored
C．how to read an article in a text book D．how to choose a proper place to study

Lupe Medrano, a shy girl, was a straight-A student. Though Lupe had a sharp mind, she could not, no matter how much she tried, run as fast as the other girls. The truth was that Lupe was no good in sports.       
“I’ll never be good at sports.” She felt angry one rainy day as she lay on her bed, looking at the shelf her father had made to hold her awards. “I wish I could win something, anything, even marble(弹珠).”
At the word “marbles”, she sat up. “That’s it. Maybe I could be good at playing marbles, and marbles is a sport.” She rushed out of her room and found the marbles in her brother’s room.
She practiced shooting softly at first. The marble rolled from her thumb(拇指) and clicked against the targeted(作为目标的) marble. But the target wouldn’t budge. She tried again and again, but the power from her thumb made the targeted marble roll only an inch or two.
She realized her thumb was weak and then decided to squeeze(捏) a rubber eraser one hundred times, hoping it would strengthen her thumb.
The weeks passed quickly. Lupe worked so hard that one day, while she was drying dishes, her mother asked why her thumb was swollen(肿胀的).
“It’s muscle,” Lupe explained, “I’ve been practicing for the marbles championship.”
“You, honey?” Her mother, Mrs. Medrano, knew Lupe was no good in sports.
“Yeah, I beat Alfonso, and he’s pretty good.”
When her father, Mr. Medrano, heard this, he was very happy and encouraged Lupe.
Practice, practice, practice. Lupe got better and better. Then the day of the championship came. She beat her first competitor easily, and won one marble, and then one after another. At last, Lupe was in the final to play against a girl in a baseball cap. The girl never even looked at Lupe.
“I don’t know, Dad. She looks tough.”
“You can do it,” her father encouraged. “Just think of the marbles, not the girl, and let your thumb do the work.”
It was a tough fight. But finally Lupe won the most marbles and became the winner!
“I did it!” Lupe said under her breath. She rose from her knees, which hurt from bending all day, and hugged her father.
Back home, in her own bedroom, she was happy. She had always won praise because of her brains, but winning in sports was a new experience. She thanked her tired thumb. “You did it, thumb. You made me champion.” As its reward, Lupe went to the bathroom, filled the bathroom sink with warm water, and let her thumb swim as it pleased. Then she climbed into bed and fell into her sweet dreams.
31．What does the underlined word “budge” mean in this story?
A．Jump. B．Spin. C．Float. D．Move.
32．How did Lupe feel when she saw the girl in a baseball cap?
A．Sad. B．Ashamed. C．Curious. D．Worried.
33．Which is the best title for this story?
A．The Thumb. B．A Sharp Mind.
C．The Marbles. D．A New Experience.
Have you ever watched a show about the wild? A shark (鲨鱼) eats a seal! Lions run down a gazelle! Is all nature like that? All about eating and blood? Or is that just what keeps our eyes glued to the TV screen? Let’s look at sonic living things who work with each other instead of ripping each other apart.
When a lion kills a gazelle, it wants to eat as much as it can and maybe share the rest with its family. There are some living things that will take small pieces of another living thing’s body. Parasitism is when one living thing gets its energy from another living thing, does not give anything back, and hurts the thing it’s taking things from.
Now let’s get a little nicer. Sometimes a living thing will live off the body of another living thing without hurting it. They do not steal anything. They do not bite. Commensalism is when two living things live together and one gets good things out of it while the other is not hurt by it. Have you seen a picture of a whale (鲸) with rocky white things stuck to its skin? Those are barnacles(藤壶). They attach themselves to the whale, so nothing will try to eat them and they can eat things that float by.
Now let’s get really nice. While sharks are biting and lions are fighting, are there any animals that just get along? Yes! Actually, there are many. Mutualism is when two living things work together and both get good things out of it. Bees and flowers are the most common example. Without flowers, bees could not make honey. Without bees, flowers could not make new seeds. It’s win-win for these two. There are lots of animals that get along. Birds will live on the backs of zebras and eat the ticks that are drinking the zebra’s blood. The bird gets food. The zebra gets its ticks taken away. In some of these cases, one animal could not live without the other.
We use the word “Symbiotic (共生的)” for all of these kinds of relationships. Sometimes it’s good for one and bad for the other. Sometimes it’s just good for one. Sometimes it’s even good for both. So, it is nice to know that there are some living things out there that are finding ways to live together. We could pay attention to the animals that do not always make it on TV.
34．The writer mentioned a TV show about the wild in Paragraph 1 to ________.
A．tell a story B．solve a mystery
C．Introduce a subject D．discuss a programme
35．Which of the following best describes the relationship between bees and flowers?
A．Neighbours. B．Friends. C．Strangers. D．Partners.
36．How does the writer develop the passage?
A．By showing pictures. B．By giving examples.
C．By presenting reasons. D．By drawing conclusions.
37．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The world of living things remains to be explored.
B．More actions should be taken to protect living things.
C．TV programmes about living things require to be improved.
D．More money will be spent on documentaries about living things.

十、 徐州市
三、阅读单选
9:05 a.m.

31．What’s the weather like when Simon, Nick and Ricky are chatting?
A．Sunny. B．Foggy. C．windy. D．Rainy.
32．What will they do this afternoon?
A．Play football. B．Go cycling. C．See a film. D．Go to the zoo.
33．What time will they meet?
A．At 2:45 p.m. B．At 2:55 p.m. C．At 3:00 p.m. D．At 3:05 p.m.
34．What docs Nick mean by saying “You are not alone!”?
A．I’m also a football fan. B．I’m also waiting.
C．I’m also doing my homework. D．I’m also booking tickets.
Making a deer out of paper without cutting or using glue sounds impossible. But for Du Jialei, paper can be folded (折) into anything. There is no limit to his imagination.
Du, 23, is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59 countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
Du discovered his interest in folding paper in his childhood. After Du went to college in 2017, he had enough time to take the hobby seriously. He learned folding from online teachers and experts. Later he copied patterns from books. He spent almost three years improving his basic skills by making copies of other artists’ designs. Then he made his own creations.
For Du, folding paper develops his ability to pay attention to both the bigger picture and the details. He is creative as he has been challenging himself to make original (原创的) works.
35．What place did Du win at the ninth IOIO?
A．1st place. B．2nd place. C．3rd place. D．4th place.
36．Before making his own creations, Du did plenty of learning and ________ work.
A．designing B．cutting C．writing D．copying
37．What is the right order of Du’s experience?
① He took part in the ninth IOIO.
② He went to Shanghai University.
③ He discovered his interest in folding paper.
④ He worked hard to improve his basic skills in folding paper.
A．②③④① B．②④①③ C．③②④① D．③④②①
Flying cars: flying high and reaching for the sky!
Traffic jam is almost every driver’s headache. So it’s not surprising to see why the idea of turning cars into flying machines has been popular for years. The flying cars can be seen in a lot of science fiction novels and films. Now the idea may become a reality in the near future.
Basic information
● A flying car provides transport by both land and air.
● A few models of flying cars have already completed test flights.
Advantages
● Reducing road traffic jams.
● Travelling across greater distances much faster than common cars.
● Saving space on the ground for parks and other public spaces.
▲
● Building an engine that is powerful enough to lift and fly the car for a long time.
● Creating a strong lightweight body so that the flying car can be used in any weather.
● Designing sky “roads” to manage the flow of traffic in the air.
● Making new traffic rules in the sky.
38．How many advantages does the material tell us about flying cars?
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
39．Which word is the most suitable for ▲ ?
A．Disadvantages. B．Possibilities. C．Contributions. D．Challenges.
40．What do we learn from the material?
A．People may drive flying cars in the near future.
B．So far no flying cars have completed test flights.
C．There are some rules against the use of flying cars.
D．Flying cars can be used on land, in water and in the air.
41．What’s the main purpose of the material?
A．To explain how to make flying cars. B．To introduce flying cars.
C．To show the importance of flying cars. D．To advertise for flying cars.
Peter loves baseball. Last summer, he helped coach a school baseball team. When he first watched the team of 12-year-olds play baseball, his first impressions were not really positive.
One player often left as soon as they started losing. Another player paid too much attention to all their mistakes during the game. Other boys preferred to dig up the grass when they weren’t in the play. A lot of boys threw their baseball bats when they lost the catch.
While their baseball skills improved over time with more practice, there were still problems with their all-important character. The team had a long way to go. For example, some boys were hard on those who made mistakes. Instead of being supportive or encouraging, they blamed (责怪) each other.
Peter started one-on-one talks with each player to discuss things that he had noticed. Some were about skills like holding the bat up higher or opening their eyes when they were making a catch. But most were about staying positive and supporting each other.
Slowly things began to change. The boys began to take the duties for their play instead of blaming others for mistakes. They stayed optimistic even when losing. The team culture was improving.
Players began encouraging each other, high-fiving and supporting teammates. Peter was especially pleased to see some of the boys taking leadership roles and having their own one-on-one talks with their teammates.
Peter doesn’t think he made huge progress in teaching the boys how to throw, catch or hit better, but he was pleased that their conversations around character led to something positive. Although the team still lost games, the players had stronger characters. Next season, their characters will be tested again.
42．When did Peter begin to help coach a school baseball team?
A．Last spring. B．Last summer. C．Last autumn. D．Last winter.
43．Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that the players had problems with their ________.
A．baseball skills B．baseball bats C．characters D．training
44．What does the underlined word “optimistic” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．精益求精的 B．吹毛求疵的 C．悲观的 D．乐观的
45．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Peter’s efforts for the team work.
B．The team will win the next season.
C．The coach of the team wants to leave.
D．They’ll be many fights among the boys.

十一、 盐城市（暂无）

十二、 扬州市
三、阅读单选
Wetlands are any land that is flooded with shallow water all or most of the time. They are a natural water holding system.
There are many types of wetlands. Among them, bogs, marshes and swamps are the three main types. The different types of wetlands have different kinds of plants. Only mosses(苔藓)and a few other kinds of plants can grow in bogs. Grassy plants like cattails（香蒲）and reeds(芦苇)are the most common plants in a marsh. A swamp is a forest whose ground is underwater all or most of the time. Unlike bogs or marshes, a swamp is full of trees and bushes. It’s not a good idea to go exploring a swamp without a guide. There are hidden pools of water, thick mud, and sometimes big crocodiles(鳄鱼)looking for their next meal.
Hungry crocodiles aren’t the only animals that make the wetlands their home. Otters, turtles, frogs, snakes and many other animals do too. The water is home to many kinds of fish and crabs. Birds, including ducks, geese and cranes, use wetlands seasonally during their long migrations.
Wetlands are important because they provide habitats for plants and animals. A wetland system can also protect shorelines, make polluted waters clean, prevent floods, and restore underground water supplies.
According to WWF, more than half of the world’s wetlands have disappeared since the beginning of the 20th century. If this continues, countless plant and animal species will surely die out. Without wetlands, cities have to spend more money treating water. Don’t feel helpless. Try to do your part to protect them right now. Here are some ideas.
31．According to Paragraph 2, what can you see in a swamp?
A．Mosses. B．Cattails. C．Reeds. D．Trees.
32．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Wetlands are a man-made water holding system.
B．There are three types of wetlands in the world.
C．People can not meet with big crocodiles in wetlands.
D．Wetlands can protect shorelines and prevent floods.
33．What is the writer probably going to talk about after Paragraph 5?
A．What are the different types of wetlands?
B．What will happen if wetlands disappear?
C．What actions can people take to protect wetlands?
D．What other kinds of plants and animals live in wetlands?
Every month, Julia and her cousins would go for the big family meal at their grandparents’ house. On each visit, their grandpa would give them a few coins. Then all the children would run off to buy sweets. One day, he gathered the children together. He said, “Let’s have a competition to see who can manage money wisely. At the end of this year, tell me how you’ve used your money.”
Ruben and Nico, the two smallest kids, continued spending their money all on sweets. Every time, they would show off their sweets in front of the other children. This made Clara and Joe so angry that these two could no longer keep saving their money. They soon joined Ruben and Nico.
Monty was a clever boy. He decided to manage his money by buying and selling things. Soon he made a lot of money with little effort. The way he was going, he would end up almost a rich man. However, he began to spend his money on more and more expensive things for himself. A few months later, he hadn’t a single penny（便士）left.
Alex saved and saved all the coins he was given, and at the end of the year he had collected more money than anyone. He was the clear winner.
There was also Julia. Poor Julia hadn’t a penny on the day of the competition. She had spent all her coins on her secret plan. Julia knew a poor violinist who played in the park, and she offered him all the coins for his violin lessons. Although it wasn’t much money, on seeing Julia’s excitement, the violinist agreed. A little after a year the violinist loaned her a violin so they two could play together in the park. They were so successful that she managed to buy her own violin. Even better, she later became a very famous violinist.
34．Why did the children’s grandpa suggest the competition to them?
A．To encourage them to win competitions. B．To teach them how to manage their money.
C．To tell them money was important to them. D．To know who was the cleverest child in the family.
35．The underlined words “these two” in Paragraph 2 refer to（指的是）________.
A．Clara and Joe B．Ruben and Nico C．Monty and Alex D．Alex and Julia
36．What can we learn from Julia’s story?
A．Get rich slow, or get poor fast.
B．Little effort always brings much money.
C．A little money well spent can help realize your dreams.
D．It is not wise of you to spend all the money you've got.
37．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Grandpa’s coins B．Julia’s cousins
C．A saving competition D．A happy family
My five-year-old son befriends the woman. It starts with voices in the yard. When I come out to check on Daniel, his face is pressed on the fence（篱笆）.
The woman says, “You wait right here; I’ll be right back. ”
She returns with a saw（锯子）. There’s a whirring. A circle in the wooden fence drops out of sight.
“Dad! Sandy just drilled out a hole in the fence so Sandy and I can talk! ” Daniel spins around.
I hadn’t known her name was Sandy. We’ve lived here a month before Daniel was born.
Daniel’s and Sandy’s murmuring voices continue. Whenever Daniel is outside, he circles near the fence that isn’t a fence any more. Some days my son just goes to stand at the hole, yelling, “Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!” Sometimes I hear bits of their talk.
“We painted a ghost at school.”
Or: “Wheeler and Jackson were playing football, and they told me I couldn’t play.”
“That wasn’t very nice, ” says Sandy. “Did that hurt your feelings? Did you let them know that?”
I can’t hear how he replies. A moment of envy runs through me. He never talks about his school things with me.
Daniel and Sandy not only keep chatting through the hole, they also exchange gifts. A coloring book, then a Hot Wheels car. It’s unclear what Daniel gives Sandy in return.
One afternoon, I hear Sandy’s voice floating over the top of the fence with the hole. “I thought maybe Daniel could come for a play date.”
We ring the bell on Sandy’s porch. She’s a middle-aged woman with smiling eyes. Sandy’s yard is sweet with the smell of flowers. We have a pleasant afternoon with Sandy, my son’s adult friend, the first friend Daniel has made on his own.
A month later, Sandy leaves to care for her mother in Kansas. She left behind a box of presents: a coloring book, sidewalk chalk, the missing orange part in the Hot Wheels track. When I look at Daniel, he’s looking down at his shoes.
He sometimes wanders down to the fence. Instead of calling “Sandy! Saaaaandyyyyy!” he cries. “Hello! Helloooooo!”
One day, Daniel receives Sandy’s postcard. They write frequently, warmly.
38．Which of the following is the correct order of the story?
a. Sandy leaves for Kansas to care for her mother.
b. Daniel and Sandy exchange gifts through the hole.
c. Daniel and Sandy are good pen friends.
d. Sandy drills out a hole in the fence.
e. Sandy invites Daniel to come to her yard for a play date.
A．dbeac B．badec C．dceab D．ecadb
39．Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 4 from the bottom?
A．The neighbourhood I grew up in has a fence like this.
B．We’ve passed through the hole in the fence.
C．Beyond that fence stands Sandy’s blue house.
D．I’m a person who looks on the bad side of the fence.
40．What can we know about Daniel from the underlined sentences in the story?
A．He doesn’t care about Sandy’s leaving. B．He is impressed with the shoes from Sandy.
C．He is heartbroken when hearing the news. D．He does not want to be Sandy’s friend any more.
41．Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?
A．Parents are children’s best friends. B．Trust and friendship can go beyond ages.
C．A good fence makes a good neighbour. D．Grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
Researchers at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense contractor, have developed and made the world’s first robot whale shark（鲸鲨）.

The robotic shark has been on display in an aquarium（水族馆）at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park since January.
A whale shark is a slow-moving carpet shark and the largest known living fish.
Designed and built by engineers at the Shenyang-based No 111 Factory, the underwater robot is 4.7 meters long, weighs 350 kilograms and can move 42 meters a minute.
Powered by a lithium battery, it can swim, turn, float and dive like a real shark by moving its mechanical fins（鳍）. The mouth and gills（鳃）can also open and close like a shark’s. The biomimetic shark is made of sensors（传感器）, multi-joint fins, batteries, and systems which enable it to avoid what’s in the way in all directions.
“The robot can reach a depth of 10 meters and work for as long as 10 hours,” said Fang Xuelin, a senior researcher in charge of the robot shark program.
“The shark can be remotely controlled and can also swim based on preset programs or its own sensors,” he said.
“We have built multiple kinds of robot fishes, and the robotic whale shark is the largest mechanical fish we have made so far,” Fang added. “Our robots are to serve three purposes—to perform in aquariums for entertainment, spread knowledge about the sea and aquatic（水生的）animals among youngsters, and carry out scientific tasks such as hydrological surveys, underwater photography and environmental inspection.”
“The factory now plans to develop more types of aquatic robots, including some extinct mammals（哺乳动物）, for display in parks and schools. It will also promote the products to businesses engaged in fields such as underwater salvage and mineral prospecting,” he said.
42．The whale shark on display is ________.
A．the world’s first robot B．the largest living fish
C．a 7.4-meter-long shark D．a robotic shark
43．What does the underlined word “biomimetic”in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．仿生的 B．虚拟的 C．杂交的 D．变异的
44．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The shark is the first mechanical fish made at the factory.
B．Powered by a lithium battery, the shark can swim without stopping.
C．The factory has built multiple kinds of robot fishes including the shark.
D．The factory has developed some extinct mammals for display in parks.
45．What does Paragraph 8 mainly talk about?
A．The limits of the aquatic robots. B．The purposes of the aquatic robots.
C．The progress in making aquatic robots. D．The steps to developing aquatic robots.

十三、 镇江市
三、阅读单选

Project in Singapore
The fantastic man-made “forest” is a Singapore landmark. It is made from steel and concrete(水泥) covered in local flowers and plants. At night, 18 solar-powered tree-like towers which get their energy from the sun often light up the city. The project was awarded “the World Building of the Year” and its designer said the idea was to create “a city in a garden”. Clearly, the special way of building up the forest makes a difference to lifting the public’s awareness about environment.
Project in Milan
   By decorating the buildings from top to bottom with more than 20,000 trees and plants, Italian architect Stefano Boeri said he’d wanted to make trees part of the buildings and create something that could help to reduce pollution. These buildings lie in the center of the city, Milan. Which types of trees are planted and where the trees are planted depend on the trees’ likes for sunlight. There is no doubt that this award-winning project is a great work.       
Project in Medellin
   Medellin has won high praise for its green corridors(长廊)”. This project helps the city which used to be poor and dirty get a new look. Now the30 corridors full of trees and flowers connect green spaces such as parks and gardens in Medellin. The green corridors have reduced the temperature by two degrees and helped make the air clean Bees and birds have returned. To make the beauty of the city remain, more gardening jobs have been created. Because of this, people there live more actively. Its one of the best examples driven by government which improves the environment.

26．What does the underlined word “this” refer to(指代)?A．The air becoming clean. B．Bees and birds returning.
C．The temperature dropping D．Gardening jobs increasing.
27．According to the passage, all of the three projects ________.
A．lie in the city center B．have received high praise
C．have 18 solar-powered towers D．have 30 corridors full of trees and flowers
28．Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from?
A．International Charities. B．Art World.
C．Green Life. D．Great People.

Characters: Peter; Wendy, Slightly, Nibs, the twins
When everyone was ready, Peter knocked on the door gently.The door opened slowly, and a lady came out. It was Wendy. The boys all took off their hats “Where am I?” Wendy asked.
Of course, Slightly was the first to get a word in.
“Wendy lady,’’ he said quickly, “we built this house for you.’’
“Oh, please say you like it!” cried Nibs.
“What a lovely, lovely house,” Wendy said. The boys were delighted. “We are your children.” said the twins.
They all lowered their knees and held out their arms.
“Oh, Wendy lady, please be our mother!” they cried in union.
“I would love to,” said Wendy, “but you see I am only a little girl. I have no experience of being a mother.”
“_______” said Peter. “We just need a nice motherly person.”
“Oh, really?” Wendy said. “I think that is exactly what I am.’’
“It is. It is!” they all cried.
“Very well,” she said, “I will do my best. Come inside now you naughty children. I think there’s just enough time for me to finish the story of Cinderella before I put you to bed.”
They went in, and that was the first of the many joyful evenings they had with Wendy. By and by she made them comfortable in the big bed in their home under the trees. But she herself slept that night in the little house. Peter kept watching outside with a sword(剑), because the pirates(海盗) could be heard drinking far away, and the wolves were going about for food. The little house looked very warm and safe in the darkness. After some time, Peter fell asleep, and all was still and quiet in the Neverland.
(adapted from Peter Pan)
29．Which of the following is the most suitable for the blank(空格)?
A．It’s really a pity. B．It’s my pleasure.
C．That doesn’t matter. D．I’m sorry to hear that.
30．According to this passage, Peter is __________.
A．polite and brave B．curious and creative
C．patient and practical D．modest and confident
31．What can we learn from the passage?
A．There was possible danger around the house.
B．The children disliked the story told by Wendy.
C．Peter fell asleep after he drove the pirates away.
D．Wendy was unwilling to be the children’s mother.
Over 5 million shared bikes in China are using services offered by Beidou Navigation Satellite System(北斗卫星导航系统). These shared bikes all use Beidou based positioning chips(芯片).
The chips have high qualities. They can deal with information accurately and quickly. They feature low power consumption. They provide a better user experience and easier management for the local companies. Now, several new models of shared electric bikes with Beidou-based chips have also started to be produced and put into market. Besides positioning and navigation, the chips will help users and bike companies record user speed and battery condition of an electric bike. The possible crimes during the bike using will also be recorded.
In fact, years ago, shared bike companies began to use positioning chips which worked well with both GPS and Beidou services. After the Beidou system became fully in use in the summer of 2020, shared bike companies started installing Beidou-based chips on more bikes in more areas. The latest chips which are popular with bike companies are smaller and have more advantages over the old types.
Since 2000, a total of 59 Beidou satellites have been lifted from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. After the final satellite was lifted in 2020, the system was completed and started providing global services. Beidou Satellite System is designed and developed by China and it is one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo.
According to a research in 2022, by the end of 2021the total value connected with satellite navigation and positioning services in China was 469 billion yuan, a 16.3-percent increase year-on-year. More than 500,000 Chinese people now work at around 14.000 China’s companies and organizations doing business connected with Beidou and other satellite navigation and positioning services.
32．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．The history of shared bikes.
B．The qualities of shared bikes.
C．The advantages of Beidou-based chips.
D．The producers of Beidou-based chips.
33．What does the underlined word “installing” mean in Paragraph 3?
A．putting away B．putting off C．putting through D．putting in
34．How does the writer prove the value of satellite navigation and positioning services in Paragraph 5?
A．By explaining reasons B．By listing numbers.
C．By comparing conditions. D．By introducing backgrounds.
35．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Technology Shapes the Future of the Products
B．Users Needs Drive the Growth of the Products
C．Competition Lifts the Quality of the Products
D．Service Increases the Sales of the Products

2021年目录

一、常州市
二、连云港市
三、南京市
四、南通市
五、苏州市
六、宿迁市
七、泰州市
八、无锡市
九、盐城市
十、扬州市
十一、镇江市
十二、淮安市
十三、徐州市

一、 常州市
三、阅读单选
In modern times, our clothes seem good enough to meet our needs both in color and style. However, are you impatient with washing your clothes so often? Are you tired of the same color? If your answer is “Yes”, let’s meet the fashion in the future.
Sun-No-Spot
To clean this shirt, just stand in the sun! A special material on the surface receives UV light from the sun. This heats it up enough to make stains(污渍) missing. You stay cool, but stains disappear! Some stains disappear in minutes — others might take a day.
New Fabric Suit
Are you sick of holes in your clothes? This new material repairs itself! If this cloth gets a hole, just rub(搓揉) the broken place quickly. Heat from the rubbing will cause the materials to connect with each other again, repairing the hole. Hole? What hole?
New Wiggle Vigor
This cloth gets a charge(充电) from running around. As you move, the thin wires in the material turn your movement into power. This can charge a computer, an ipad, a hair-dryer, and many other small things that need power.
Chameleon Cloth
Tired of the same old look? How about clothes that change colors? This material is made with dyes(染料) that change colors when they get warm. A small battery heats up thin metal threads(金属线) in the cloth, to change colors or forms.
23．If your Sun-No-Spot shirt is dirty with stains, what can you do to clean it?
A．Warm it in the sun. B．Rub it quickly. C．Connect it to a computer. D．Change its color.
24．If your mobile phone has no power, which one can help you?
A．Sun-No-Spot. B．New Fabric Suit. C．New Wiggle Vigor. D．Chameleon Cloth.
25．Which of the next pictures goes well with Chameleon Cloth?
A． B．
C． D．

In the Spring and Autumn period (475-221 BC) there lived a man called Ji Zha. He was the fourth son of the king of the Kingdom of Wu. Because of Ji Zha’s sticking to righteousness (义) and wide learning, he was his father’s favorite, and the king wanted to make him his heir (继承人). However, Ji Zha refused because he thought the king’s eldest son should be the one to receive the throne. Later, Ji Zha served as an ambassador (外交大臣) of Wu to other kingdoms in China.
Once, on a mission to the Kingdom of Lu, Ji Zha passed through the Kingdom of Xu. The king of Xu received him as a friend, and admired the valuable sword (剑) Ji Zha was wearing. Although his host didn’t mention it, Ji Zha could see he wanted to own it very much. However, as he still needed to go to Lu, Ji Zha didn’t give the king of Xu his sword as a present.
After finishing his mission to Lu, on his way back, Ji Zha once again passed through Xu. This time he decided to give the sword to the king of Xu. But when he arrived, his friend had already passed away. Ji Zha didn’t expect it and felt very sad. He took off his sword and gave it to the dead man by hanging it on a tree near his tomb (坟墓).
Ji Zha’s attendants (随从) didn’t understand his action, saying, “Sir, the king of Xu is already dead. Why do you still give up your sword to him?”
Ji Zha shook his head, “When I came to the Kingdom of Xu last time, I noticed that my friend admired my sword, and I decided that when I came back I would give it to him. However, I never expected this turn of events. But how could I change my mind just because the man had died?” With these words, he left the place, low-spirited and heart-broken.
26．What do we know about Ji Zha from the passage?
A．He was born in 221 BC． B．He didn’t have the ability to be a king.
C．He was a careful and generous man. D．He lost his fight for the throne to his brother.
27．Why did Ji Zha give up his sword to the king of Xu although he had died?
A．He was loyal to his country. B．He was loyal to righteousness.
C．He was guilty of his friend’s death. D．He was guilty of not seeing his friend before his death.
28．What is the best title of this story?
A．Ji Zha and His Friend B．Ji Zha and His Country
C．Ji Zha Gives Up His Throne D．Ji Zha Gives Up His Sword

Durbeyfield sat down upon the grassy land by the roadside, putting his basket before him. In a few minutes, a youth from his village appeared in the distance. On seeing him, Durbeyfield held up his hand, and the boy quickened his steps and came near.
“Boy, take up that basket! I want you to do something for me.”
The skinny boy frowned (皱眉), “who are you then, John Durbeyfield, to order me about and call me ‘boy’? You know my name as well as I know yours!”
“Do you, do you? That’s the secret — That’s the secret! Now obey my orders, and Fred, I don’t mind telling you that the secret is that I’m one of a noble race (贵族) — it has been just found out by me this present afternoon.” And as he made the announcement, he luxuriously (奢侈地) lay himself upon the land among the flowers.
The boy stood before Durbeyfield, and looked at him from head to foot.
“Sir, John D’ Urberville — that’s who I am,” continued Durbeyfield. “Do you know such a place as Greenhill?”
“Yes. I have been there to Greenhill fair (集市).”
“Well, under the church of that city there lie my ancestors (祖先) — hundreds of them — in coats of jewellery. There is not a man here who’s got greater and nobler ancestors than I.”
“Oh?”
“Now take up that basket, and go on to the Pure Drop Inn, telling them to send a horse and carriage (马车) with a servant (仆人) here quickly, to carry me home. And when you’ve done that, go on to my house with the basket, and tell my wife to put away that washing, because she needn’t finish it, and wait till I come home, as I’ve news to tell her.”
As the boy stood in doubt, Durbeyfield put his hand into his pocket, and produced a shilling (a unit of money used in Britain until 1971).
“Here is for your work, son.”
This made a difference.
“Yes. Sir John. Thank you.”
The boy took up the basket, and set out at once.
29．What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?
A．Listen to a story. B．Find out a secret.
C．Send messages for him. D．Drive a horse and carriage for him.
30．Which of the following about Durbeyfield is TRUE?
A．He did believe he was a noble. B．He wanted to play a trick on Fred.
C．He was the richest man in the city. D．He used to live in Greenhill.
31．What made the boy willing to work for Durbeyfield?
A．Durbeyfield’s secret. B．Durbeyfield’s order.
C．His visit to Greenhill fair. D．The unit of money.
32．What is most probably the relationship between Durbeyfield and Fred?
A．Father and son. B．Neighbors.
C．Close friends. D．Master and servant.

There are only 24 hours in a day, and usually about a third of that is spent sleeping. So is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language? In other words, is sleep learning possible?
Many studies have found that a basic form of learning, called conditioning, can happen during sleep. In a 2012 study published in the magazine Nature Neuroscience, for example, Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleep. The scientists played a tone (声音) to sleeping study participants (参与者) while putting some rotten (腐烂的) fish beside their beds. Once awake, when hearing the tone, the people held their breath in anticipation (预判) of a bad smell.
“This was a clear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep,” said Andrillon, a scientist in this field.
Although the new memory was implicit (暗示性的), it could influence how people behave, researchers found in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. In that research, after spending a night in a room full of cigarette (香烟) smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish, smokers use fewer cigarettes.
Andrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioning. In their 2017 study published in Nature Communications, participants were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleep.
Learning abilities in sleep may spread to learning of words. In a study published in Current Biology, researchers played pairs of made-up words and their supposed meanings, like “guga” means elephant, to sleep participants. After this, when awake, the participants did better in picking the right translation of made-up words in a multi-choice test.
So far, research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping, although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.
33．What is the main purpose of the text?
A．To show that sleep learning is possible. B．To study how to make use of sleep learning.
C．To report some famous research findings. D．To prove sleep learning is implicit and weak.
34．What does the phrase “new memories” in the third paragraph refer to (指的是)?
A．Connection between participants and scientists. B．Connection between sounds and smells.
C．The tone’s influence on the rotten fish. D．The rotten eggs’ influence on cigarettes.
35．What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?
A．Sleep can do good to learning. B．Language learning can happen in sleep.
C．People learn in sleep in a different language. D．Sleep learning is better than daytime learning.


二、 连云港市
三、阅读单选

The Sunniest Show of All Musicals
The sunniest show
The show is set on a Greek island. The sun always shines. It is about a tale of love and friendship. It is mainly about Sophie’s search for her father.
Every day you have the time of your life at the world’s sunniest and most exciting musical. Show time
Monday—Saturday, 7:45 p. m. — 9:15 p. m.
Sunday, 8:00 p. m. — 9:30 p. m.
How to book
Online: mamma-mia. com;
delfbntoiackintosh. co. uk
In person: At the theatre from 10 a. m. Monday—Saturday
Groups & Education Groups 10: Call Delfront Mackintosh Groups on 0844 482 5100 or email groupsales @delfbntmackintosh. co. uk
Book early and save
Book 2 months before the show and save £20 per ticket. The ticket is only for Monday—Thursday shows.
VIP
Special moments or entertaining customers
Call 0844 482 5166
Others
No extra money is paid if tickets are bought at the Novello Theatre Box Office.
For more information, please call 0344 482 5137.


31．If an Education Group of 12 want to book tickets, which number should they call?
A．0844 482 6100 B．0844 482 5100 C．0844 482 5166 D．0344 482 5137
32．What can we learn about the show?
A．It lasts for one hour and a half.
B．It’s about Sophie’s search for her mum.
C．£ 40 can be saved if one ticket is bought now.
D．Extra money is paid if tickets are bought at the theatre.
33．What is the article?
A．A medical research. B．A classical novel.
C．A musical advertisement. D．A detective story.

March 2 is Old Stuff Day（旧物日）. It is all about old stuff. Things you used have been forgotten for ages in your home. You must have some old stuff around. And today is all about enjoying it. Because what’s better than finding something really great from days gone by?
It’s so easy to forget things you have. If we don’t use them every day, some things can be put away and stay there. And that’s not just the things in your home— technology grows so quickly, new toys come out all the time, new books keep coming out. In the age of new information, we can have so many things easily. Today is all about remembering the things we sometimes leave behind.
We’ve learned to value what age can bring to things. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older. It’s certain that old things still have their uses, value or charm. People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.
You can really get into the charm of old things by visiting a junk shop （旧货店）. Another person’s old stuff could be your new stuff! Or maybe now is a good day to clean up? Old stuff could become a great gift for someone else, or you could always send your old things to a charity shop. If you’re free, you could turn your old clothes into new ones with just a little change.
Today could be a good day to visit your older families. You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.
Most of all, remember that today’s new stuff will one day be old stuff.
34．What is Old Stuff Day?
A．A day to throw away old things. B．A day to follow new technology.
C．A day to get together with families. D．A day to enjoy and reuse old things.
35．From paragraph 3, we know that ________.
A．age brings people new things B．people love buying new things
C．people always clean up old stuff D．old stuff is still valuable and useful
36．Which of the following is a proper way to deal with old stuff?
A．Breaking them into pieces. B．Sending them to charity shops.
C．Forgetting them in some places. D．Turning them into waste things.
37．The author’s purpose in writing the text is to make people ________.
A．realize value of old stuff B．explore new technology
C．produce more old things D．remember family history


When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it.
“Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. Soon there will be spring flowers. At this moment, the robin flew toward them and landed at Mary’s feet.
“He remembers me,” she said.
“He knows everything that happens here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the garden that has no door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.”
Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary bent down and began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt.
The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw something that looked like metal. She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key.
“It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.”
Mary skipped around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin.
“He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is?”
The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden.
Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.
38．Which is the right order for the robin?
a. It followed Mary around the garden.
b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall.
c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.
d. It flew toward Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet.
A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-d-c C．d-c-a-b D．d-a-b-c
39．What does the underlined word “it “ in paragraph 7 refer to?
A．The key. B．The robin. C．The flower. D．The lock.
40．Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end?
A．sad B．worried C．lonely D．excited
41．What is the best title for the text?
A．Mary Discovers the Door B．Mary Finds a Secret Garden
C．Mary Remembers the Robin D．Mary Helps Her Best Friend



You might have seen beautiful rainbows in the sky before. They form when sunlight falls on water drops in the air. But in fact, moonlight can also create rainbows in the same way. They are called “moonbows”. They are similar to rainbows, but they are created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight.
Moonbows are rarer than rainbows. Different weather and astronomical （天文学的）conditions have to be just right for moonbows to be created.
The moon has to be very low in the sky-only 42 degrees from the horizon （地平线）. The moon period has to be a full moon or nearly full. The sky must be very dark for a moonbow to be watched clearly-any bright light can obscure it. Water drops must appear in the air in the opposite direction of the moon.
Moonbows appear on the opposite side of the moon and usually look white to the human eye. This is because their colors are not bright enough to be noticed by the human eye. It is possible, however, to view the colors in a moonbow using long exposure （长时间曝光）photography.
Moonbows more often appear in some locations around the world. Most of these locations usually have waterfalls, which create thin fog in the air. Some of these locations are the Yosemite National Park in California and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky, US; Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe; and Waimea in Hawaii, US.
Moonbows do really happen. So at a certain time and a certain place, when a moonbow happens to appear, you can’t miss it if you’re right there.
42．According to the first two paragraphs, moonbows are ________.
A．created by sunlight B．much easier to find
C．seen during the day D．more difficult to form
43．Which of the following can be the conditions for a moonbow to form?
A．A half moon hangs high in the bright sky.
B．A full moon is 50 degrees from the horizon.
C．A nearly full moon hangs low in the dark sky.
D．Water drops are in the opposite direction of the sun.
44．What does the underlined word “obscure” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A．cover B．drop C．connect D．produce
45．What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
A．Conditions of moonbows. B．Background of moonbows.
C．Locations of moonbows. D．Development of moonbows.


三、 南京市
三、阅读单选
You must have many hobbies, reading, painting and so on. One day, you happen to see a poster, “World Book Day.” Interested, you stop and read the poster.

Hello and welcome to World Book Day
World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading, and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is an excellent chance for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading.
•Share A Story Live-our exciting digital events programme beaming authors（作家）straight into your school.
• Raising money, raising readers-our fundraising ideas to help us change lives through reading.
• World Book Day Book Club-a new online reading community.
• Share A Story Corner-stories to encourage families to read together.
Happy World Book Day！
For up-to-date information, visit our website worldbookday. com!

26．World Book Day is a special day for people to ________.
A．celebrate the joy of reading B．change lives by raising money
C．meet famous authors at home D．enjoy writing in local communities
27．According to the poster, if you want to read stories with your parents, you can join ________.
A．Share A Story Live B．Share A Story Corner
C．World Book Day Book Club D．Raising money, raising readers
28．The designer uses words and pictures in the poster to ________.
A．catch readers’ attention B．encourage families to write books
C．help readers form reading habits D．recommend different types of books


Imagine you choose to join WorldBook Day Book Club. Now you are reading a book on art for children.
About art
Art is a vast subject, including all kinds of pictures and sculptures. This book introduces 32 works by some of the world’s most famous artists. This is only a small selection, but it reveals（揭示）huge differences in what artists do.
Why make art?
Artists make art for many reasons. Sometimes, they just want to create something beautiful. But hundreds of years ago-when many people couldn’t read-paintings were often designed to illustrate stories.
Very grand paintings were usually made to order, for wealthy clients who wanted to impress people. More recently, artists have begun to paint to express their own feelings or explore ideas.
About this book
The pictures reproduced in this book were painted over the last 500 years. They are arranged（排列）in order of date, so you can see how ideas about art have changed over time. If you would like to see more art, there is lots on the Internet-just follow the links recommended throughout the book. If you can, visit an art gallery too, so you can experience seeing the “real thing” .
29．Why are the works introduced in the book?
A．To tell readers huge differences in what artists do.
B．To offer readers all kinds of pictures and sculptures.
C．To share every famous artist’s life story with readers.
D．To introduce a number of works from an artist to readers.
30．The works in the book are arranged in order of ________
A．size B．space C．time D．importance
31．The passage above mainly _________.
A．gives an introduction to the book B．shows the size of each part in the book
C．shows the number of the artists in the book D．gives the reasons to order paintings in the book



To improve your reading, you can try the form of readers’ theatre, a formatted script for readers to read aloud. It’s so interesting!
Cast of Characters: Narrator, Kayla, Ms. Lee, Zack
Narrator: On a sunny day in southern Texas, Ms. Lee’s students gathered in the school playground.
Ms. Lee: Tomorrow is the day of the sidewalk（人行道）chalk-art festival. The principal has allowed us to practise our wet-chalk drawing on the playground sidewalk, which will be our studio. Remember, whenever you want to draw on a sidewalk, always ask an adult in charge for permission before you draw. Now let’s review the steps of wet-chalk drawing. What do we do first?
Narrator: As the students told her the steps in order, Ms. Lee wrote them on a large pad of paper. When she finished writing, she pulled the paper off the pad and displayed the directions so everyone could read them. Then the students chose and soaked （浸湿）their pieces of chalk. Meanwhile, Kayla and Zack planned their drawing.
Kayla: Let’s draw a jungle feast. Parrots can be eating all kinds of fruit.
Zack: I’ll draw a model train carrying food to the birds.
Narrator: The students removed their pieces of chalk from the water and drew. As Zack drew a sweeping curve of train track, his hand knocked over the jar of water. He and Kayla watched water streak across their drawing.
Zack: Our drawing is ruined（毁坏）！
Kayla: Don’t be so worried! Quick, mix the water and the chalk together! Now let’s use more chalk and smear（涂抹）it around.
Narrator: Kayla and Zack worked quickly. The smeared colours looked glorious, like rich, thick frosting on a cake.
Ms. Lee: That looks great! That’s a special method you’re using, kids. Are you two interested in taking part in the chalk-art festival tomorrow? The timetable for the festival says that drawing starts at 9:00 a.m.
Kayla and Zack: Sure!
Kayla: Tomorrow we’ll pour water over our drawing on purpose.
Zack: Then we’ll know just what to do!
32．What do we know about readers’ theatre?
A．A place for readers to enjoy plays.
B．A reading material for people to read aloud.
C．A series of steps for children to draw on the sidewalk.
D．A number of people gathering together to play games.
33．What does the underlined word “ streak” in the passage mean?
A．Rise rapidly. B．Move quickly. C．Disappear suddenly. D．Swim slowly.
34．The narrator in the readers’ theatre ________.
A．tells the whole story in a silent way B．gives instructions to the characters
C．helps the characters understand the story D．describes settings and events
35．What does the underlined sentence “Tomorrow we’ll pour water over our drawing on purpose.” at the end of the passage mean?
A．Kayla and Zack will ruin their drawing with water for fun.
B．Kayla and Zack will find the steps by accident by themselves.
C．Kayla and Zack will draw as well as their teacher by pouring water.
D．Kayla and Zack will draw pictures using the method they discovered today.

After reading so much, you may wonder how to make a book. It’s time for you to have a try!
Have you ever wondered how a book is made? It takes a lot of people to make a book. It can take months, or even years, for a book to go from an idea to a finished product.
A book begins when an author comes up with an idea for a book. Authors get ideas in different ways. They may get ideas from their own lives, from watching the world around them, or from reading.
Next, an author may plan the book by making an outline （提纲）. Sometimes authors do research to gather information. They may read books or articles. They may interview people or visit places.
Then, the author begins to write. Authors may write for months or years to finish a manuscript. A manuscript is the text an author produces for publication.
Finally, the author sends the completed manuscript to a publisher. If the publisher decides to publish the book, the author works with an editor. An editor reads the manuscript. Then he or she recommends changes to improve the book. A copy editor reads the manuscript to correct any grammatical mistake.
After an author makes the suggested changes, a designer may decide how the book will look. The designer may choose the size, shape, and type styles for the book. Some picture book authors create their own illustrations（插图）. If not, an illustrator is chosen to create pictures for the book.
The illustrator makes sketches of pictures that will go on each page. The sketches are sent to the publishing company. The editor makes sure the pictures clearly tell the story. The designer checks how the words and pictures will fit together on the pages.
After the design changes are made, the illustrator begins creating the final pictures. He or she may change the colours, the perspective, or the composition of pictures. It may take months to create all the pictures.
The finished art is then sent to the publisher. The designer adjusts（调整）how the pictures and words fit together on the pages. The completed pages are sent to the printer. Many books are still made into books with paper pages.
The printer uses huge printing presses to make the pages. The pages are fixed together. The book cover is added. The finished books are then sent to the publisher’s warehouse. They are stored there until they are bought by libraries and bookstores.
E-readers have changed how some books are made. Some authors do not use a publisher at all. Instead of sending a manuscript to a publisher, some authors turn their manuscripts into eBooks themselves. Finally, an author’s eBook is uploaded（上传）to virtual bookstores on the Internet. Customers can buy and download eBooks from these websites.
36．According to the passage, the designer’s job is to ________.
A．create pictures for the book B．make an outline of the book
C．decide how the book will look D．correct grammatical mistakes in the book
37．Your first book will be published soon. What will first happen to it after the illustrator has created the final pictures?
A． B．
C． D．
38．The writer uses the LAST paragraph to ________.
A．introduce the history of eBooks B．describe the disadvantages of eBooks
C．show the development of making a book D．ask customers to support authors in making a book
39．The writer explains how to make a book by ________.
A．giving causes B．showing steps C．providing examples D．expressing opinions
40．What is the best title for the passage?
A．From Idea to Book B．Different Kinds of Books
C．Workers in the Publishing House D．Between Publishers and Customers


四、 南通市
三、阅读单选



◆More than 22, 000 pubs(酒馆) have a weekly quiz(智力测试) night. Some people say that the success of modern-day pub quizzes is caused by a board game from the 1980s, called Trivial Pursuit. In the game players had to answer questions about unimportant details. But whatever the reason, pub owners now say they hold quiz nights because quizzers drink like fish, so it is good business for them.
◆In the quiz, the quizmaster reads questions out loud and people answer questions in teams. A lot of the time, people choose funny names for their teams. There are normally several rounds, and a quiz can go on for 2 to 3 hours! Each round can be about a different topic, or questions can be mixed.Topics can be about nature, culture, life, health, food, science, sports, music and more.
◆Many pubs have old names referring to monarchs(君主), such as The King’s Head or The Queen Victoria, but of course this doesn’t mean they are only for kings or queens. Pubs have always welcomed people from all classes and parts of society. In some pubs you can get drinks on the house, meaning they are free. If you’ve paid to be in the quiz, there is usually a surprising prize.
◆More than half of the people in a recent survey on the Internet answered these questions incorrectly: How many countries make up Great Britain? What is the world’s largest desert?
Study! Make sure you know the names of the winners of sporting events, Oscars and TV shows. Also there is need to have a look at the world map. Besides studying, it’s very important to choose your team wisely. Try to have a mix of men and women, and no more than five people. Don’t choose someone who is always completely sure that they’re right, in fact sometimes they’re wrong! Once you’ve got your team together, always trust your first answer, and don’t think about it too much. Make sure that not everyone in your team drinks too much, otherwise the last round is going to get really difficult!

31．Pub owners are willing to hold the quiz night because ________.
A．it is held freely once a week to meet customers
B．they can ask quizzers some difficult questions
C．it can provide a good chance for their business
D．they believe Trivial Pursuit is still popular now
32．Which of the following is true according to Parts 2&3?
A．Quizzers usually group their teams with funny names.
B．Normally each round will go on for two to three hours.
C．Pubs with names of monarchs are for kings and queens.
D．Every quizzer will receive a surprising prize in the end.
33．In order to win the quiz, quizzers had better ________.
①have a complete understanding of different topics
②be in a mixed team no more than five members
③trust their first answers to the questions
④drink as much as they can till the last round
A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④


We are what we eat. From high-calorie meals to low-fat lunches, much of our health depends on what we eat. We know about the benefits(益处) of eating fittingly for our physical health, but food, and cooking it, is proving to be good for our mental(心理的) health as well.
Some people are now supporting the therapeutic value of cooking food. It’s not just about the end result but also the experience someone goes through. Dr Mark Salter, a consultant psychiatrist, told the BBC: “Baking and cooking are good therapies. They help patients develop planning skills, short-term memories and social skills—lack(缺乏) of which may lead to mental illness.”
TV chef(大厨) and author Nadiya Hussain agrees that cooking is great for helping our mind. She loves to bake and became the champion of the TV show, The Great British Bake Off. She says that “Baking’s always been about therapy... It’s never really been about the cake.” And she thinks that baking is an important tool for our socialization and mental health.
Certainly, creating some delicious food takes our mind off things and gives us something to do, helping us get through the recent lockdown. People have said that mixing dough(生面团) to make bread, for example, has given them a sense of calm and control. Research has shown that doing creative tasks, like cooking, makes us feel happier. Nicole Farmer, who studies how food influences our biology, behavior and mental health, told BBC online that “Cooking represents the human experience of food, and growing people through food, so there is no doubt it can bring us timely positive feelings.”
Of course, cooking can be a very sociable activity and sharing the end result, a rewarding experience. Hopefully, as we start to mix with friends and family again, we can enjoy the benefits once more and put us all in the right state of mind.
34．What is baking in Nadiya Hussain’s eyes?
A．It’s helpful for our mind. B．It’s a kind ofTV programme.
C．It’s always about the cake. D．It’s a tool for physical health.
35．Creative tasks can help people get through the lockdown because they _________.
A．give people a lasting sense of calm and peace
B．mark the start of the experience of cooking food
C．make people feel more confident and stronger
D．help people take their mind off unhappy things
36．Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A．Dr Mark Salter is a consultant psychiatrist of the BBC．
B．Hussain once got the first prize for her books on baking.
C．The Great British Bake Off is a TV show about cooking.
D．Nicole Farmer is a British scientist who studies biology.
37．What is the article trying to convince(使确信) the reader of?
A．Eating fittingly for physical health.
B．Enjoying the course of cooking.
C．Sharing delicious food with others.
D．Developing our planning skills.


In December 2020, “the Super Apple” appeared at supermarkets across China, sweeter and juicier than usual ones, without pesticide residue(农药残留). Before reaching the market, the products had been tested over 500 times. Blockchain(区块链) technology in recording farmers’ actions is widely used to avoid nonstandard pesticide use. Digital technology at the apple storage helps to group apples, which can keep the stability(稳定性) in the quality. “The future of agriculture lies in the modern technology.” Huang Jikun, Professor of the China Centre for Agricultural Policy at Peking University, told Beijing Review.
At China’s Central Rural Work Conference in 2020, President Xi stressed that efforts must be made to increase the quality of agriculture. Xi also pointed out the importance of speeding up technologies.
China’s agriculture has entered a stage of high-quality development, as the country is meeting people’s increasing need for high standard products. So agriculture should turn to technology.
Three years ago, Yuan Longping led a program of planting rice in saline－alkali(盐碱) soil in areas, including Xinjiang and Heilongjiang. Through hybrid technology, Yuan’s team have been able to raise improved rice for saline and alkaline soils. If China could put 6.67 million hectares of saline－alkali soil into rice production, it would be very likely to increase by around 30 million tons, a huge contribution to the country.
In Lushui, Yunnan Province, one can rarely see farmers working on the farm. All common tasks are completed automatically(自动化地). Data(数据) is gathered by the system to improve future production.
“More information and technology centres will be built so that basic data and big data can be improved, and technologies like 5G and the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System can be used in the field.”said Han Fujun, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Information Center of MARA．
Since 2010, the Chinese government has been organizing technology exchanges, training, field trips and other activities for the agricultural technology talents to better understand the situations of each area.
Because of the COVID-19, companies begin to rethink better agricultural models, as more people want to eat healthier foods. Science and technology will play a more important role in the future.
38．Which of the following makes ”the Super Apple” sweeter and juicier?
A．The apple storage. B．The modern technology.
C．The product test. D．The record of farmers’ actions.
39．From the passage we know that ________.
A．traditional Chinese agriculture is out of date now
B．farmers will pay less attention to technologies
C．China’s agriculture plays a lead role in the world
D．people now need more quality agricultural products
40．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Yuan’s program is a huge contribution to China.
B．Farmers are busy collecting the data in Lushui.
C．5G and BeiDou system are rarely used in the centres.
D．Talents organize activities to understand each area.
41．The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.
A．Yuan Longping is a great Chinese scientist in farming
B．China’s agriculture develops fast to meet people’s need
C．science and technology improves China’s agriculture
D．more agricultural models will appear after COVID-19

“Have you finished your lesson, George?” said Mr. Prentice to his son, who had laid aside his book and was busy making a large paper kite.
“No, father, ”replied George, hanging down his head.
“Why not, my son?”
“Because it is so difficult, father. I am sure that I shall never learn it. Besides, I could not remember it after I had learned it, my memory is so bad.”
“If I were to promise you a holiday on the thirtieth of the month after next, do you think you would forget the date?”
“No, I am pretty sure that I should not.”
“You are first－rate at skating, and flying a kite, and playing at ball and marbles, are you not?”
“Yes, father.”
“And yet you cannot learn your lesson! My dear boy, you are deceiving(欺骗) yourself. You can learn as well as anyone, if you will only try.”
“But have I not tried, father?” again urged George.
“Well, try again. Come, for this afternoon lay aside that kite you are making, and give another effort to get your lesson ready. Be in earnest, and you will soon learn it. To show you that it only requires perseverance,_I will tell you a story：—
“One of the dullest boys at a village school, more than thirty years ago, went up to repeat his lesson one morning; and, as usual, did not know it. ‘Go to your seat!’ ”said the teacher angrily.
“If you don’t pay more attention to your lessons, you will never be fit for anything.”
“The poor boy stole off to his seat, and bent his eyes again upon his lesson.”
“It is of no use; I cannot learn.” he said in a whisper to a companion who sat near him.
“You must try hard, ”replied the kind-hearted boy.
“I have tried, but it is of no use; I may just as well give up at once.”
“Try again, Henry!” Whispered his companion, in an earnest and encouraging tone.
“These two little words gave him a fresh impulse, and he bent his mind again to his task.”
Gradually he began to find the sentences lingering in his memory; and soon, to his surprise and pleasure, the whole lesson was mastered!
“From that day, ” continued Mr. Prentice, “there was no boy in the school who learned more rapidly than Henry. From that day till the present hour he has been a student; and he now urges his son George to ‘try again’ as he tried. ”
“And was it indeed you, father?” asked his son, eagerly looking up into the face of his kind parent.
“Yes, my child. That dull boy was your own father in his early years.”
“Then I will try again.” said George, in a decided tone; and, flinging aside his half-made kite, he turned and re-entered the house, and was soon bending in earnest attention over his lesson.
“Well, what success, George?” asked Mr. Prentice, as the family gathered around the tea-table.
“I learned the lesson, father!” replied the boy, “I can say every word of it.”
“Did you find it hard work?”
“Not so very hard, after I had once made up my mind that I would learn it. Indeed I never stopped to think, as I usually do, but went right on until I had mastered every sentence.”
“May you never forget this lesson, my son!” said Mr. Prentice, “You now get the secret of success. It lies in never stopping to think about a task being difficult or tiresome, but in going steadily on, with a fixed determination to succeed.”
42．The meaning of the underlined word “perseverance” is ________.
A．the quality of continuing trying
B．the quality of being brave enough
C．thinking about what will happen next
D．thinking about what's the best thing to do
43．Which is the correct order of the things below?
a. Mr. Prentice told George his own story.
b. George learned the lesson successfully.
c. George was busy making a large paper kite.
d. George gave up his lesson halfway.
e. The family gathered around the tea-table.
A．c－d－a－e－b B．c－d－a－b－e C．d－c－a－b－e D．d－c－a－e－b
44．According to the passage, we can see Mr. Prentice ________.
A．was encouraged by his teacher B．was a top student at first
C．is always impatient with his son D．is a kind and wise father
45．Which can be the best title for the passage?
A．A dull boy B．Try again C．A strict father D．Finish your lesson



五、 苏州市
三、阅读单选
On the bottom of most plastic packaging（包装）, there’s a small triangle （三角）with a letter or a number written inside. These little symbols are not easy to be noticed, but are really important. They tell you what kind of plastic it is and whether it can be recycled or not.
Can it be recycled?
Types of Plastic
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Pet This is the plastic that you often see on supermarket shelves! It’s used to make plastic water bottles and biscuit boxes.
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HDPE
HDPE is a stronger type of plastic. It is what milk bottles are made of.
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LDPE
LDPE is a very soft plastic which is not easily broken. It is what shopping bags are made of.
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PS (POLYSTYRENE]
This plastic is often seen in our daily life. You’ll probably have seen it as those cheap white cups you get hot drinks in, or as takeaway food packaging.

21．Which is a stronger type of plastic?
A．PET B．HDPE C．LDPE D．PS
22．Which of the following uses PET plastic?
A．Milk bottles. B．Hot drink white cups.
C．Drinking water bottles. D．Takeaway food packaging.
23．What is the purpose of this article?
A．To introduce types of plastic. B．To display reusable items.
C．To explain recycling methods. D．To recommend shopping bags.

Chinese is mainly divided into 13 dialects（方言）and these dialects can be further divided into many kinds of local dialects. Putonghua (or Mandarin) the predominant dialect, is spoken by over 70% of the population and is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. Within these large dialect groups, there are small groups, many of which are difficult to understand. In Fujian, for example, people living 10 kilometres away from one another can be speaking different Min dialects.
Putonghua. It is the mother dialect of Chinese living in northern China and Sichuan Province. It is called Guoyu in some parts of China, like Hong Kong, Macao（澳门）and Taiwan. It is known in English as Mandarin Chinese, or Standard Chinese.
Wu. Spoken in Shanghai, most of Zhejiang and the southern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui. Wu is made up of hundreds of different of spoken forms.
Hakka/Kejia. Hakka is widely spoken in Fujian, Taiwan, and some countries in Southeast Asia.
Min. It is spoken in Fujian, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. Min group is the most diverse（多样的）, with many different spoken forms used in neighbouring countries.
Yue. It is spoken in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, all over Southeast Asia and by many Chinese living abroad.
24．What does the underlined word “predominant” mean?
A．More beautiful. B．More special. C．More interesting. D．More common.
25．What do you know about Putonghua after reading this passage?
A．It is used by a small group of people in China.
B．It is spoken only by people in Mainland China.
C．It is included in the official languages of the United Nations.
D．It is the mother dialect of people living in southern China.
26．Based on he passage, which of the following is true?
A．Most people in Anhui speak Kejia. B．Wu is the local dialect of Shanghai.
C．Yue has the most different spoken forms. D．Most people in Hong Kong speak Min.

Resting my head on Helen’s shoulder, I put my arms round her waist（腰）. She drew me to her, and we rested in silence.
We had not sat long before another person came in.
Some heavy clouds, swept from the sky by a rising wind, had left he moon bright; and her light, coming in through a window near, shone full both on us and on the coming person, Miss Temple.
“I came on purpose to find you. Jane Eyre,” said she. “I want you in my room, and as Helen Burs is with you, she may come too.”
We followed Miss Temple to her apartment. It had a good fire, and looked cheerful. Miss Temple told Helen Burns to be seated in a low arm-chair on one side of the fire place, and herself asking another, she called me to her side.
“Is it all over?” she asked. looking down at my face. “Have you cried your sadness away?”
“I am afraid I never shall do that.”
“Why?”
“Because I have been wrongly accused（指责）, and you and everybody else, will now think me a bad girl.”
“We shall think you what you prove yourself to be, my child. Continue to act as a good girl, and you will satisfy us.”
“Shall I, Miss Temple?”
“You will.” said Miss Temple, “You have been accused of lying when you were little. Tell us the truth, but add nothing and exaggerate（夸大）nothing.”
I made up my mind that I would be most modest and most correct. Having thought for a few minutes about where to start, I told her all the story of my sad childhood.
27．Which of the following words best describes Miss Temple in the passage?
A．Dishonest. B．Impatient. C．Caring. D．Humorous.
28．What does the underlined paragraph imply（暗示）?
A．Miss Temple was going to punish Jane. B．Helen would rather leave Jane alone.
C．Nothing could make Jane happy again. D．Jane’s luck might change for the better.
29．According to the passage, which of the following is true about Jane?
A．She chose to trust Miss Temple. B．She didn’t mind being accused.
C．She made up her childhood story. D．She once behaved as a bad girl.


Everybody has a brain, but not many people know how the brain works. Some people believe that the brain is like the hard disk of a computer. We use it to store files—pictures, language (words, texts, sounds) and so on. Others compare the brain to a huge cupboard with lots of shelves and boxes in it. We put information into these boxes and hope to find it again later.
The brain is not A computer disk, And it isn’t a cupboard. Look at the picture here. It looks a bit like weeds（杂草）in a garden, doesn’t it? The picture actually shows a child’s neocortex—a part of the brain that controls sight and hearing. You can guess what happens—more “weeds” grow as the child gets older. Scientists call these neuronal（神经元的）networks. The networks grow around our neurons. -What makes them grow? Learning! “Learning is brain change,” says Professor James Zull from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA．“Without learning, nothing changes in the brain. For every new word you learn in your English lesson, every problem you solve in maths, every new song you learn to sing, a neuronal network grows in your brain and the brain changes.”
The more neuronal networks we grow, the better we can think and the better we remember. You may wonder if there is anything you can do to make the networks in your brain grow better. Professor Zull says yes, there is. He says that brain change is strongest when a) you are interested in and like what you are learning, b) you are in control of what you learn and c) you get challenging tasks that make you think hard. Understanding a challenging task makes you feel good and develops your brain.
30．What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．The brain—a fantastic computer. B．What people believe about the brain.
C．How to make your brain stronger. D．Our brain—a growing system.
31．What can we learn from the passage 2?
A．Learning makes our neuronal networks grow. B．Seeing a challenging task develops our brain.
C．We remember better when things are easy. D．There’s nothing we can do to make us smarter.
32．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Interest is the best teacher B．Meeting life’s challenges
C．Never too late to learn D．Learning is brain change


六、 宿迁市
三、阅读单选
Apps can teach you things or let you have fun. The following are some apps that you may use in your daily life.

Kindle
Do you love to read? Do you wish that you could bring all of your books with you everywhere you go? Kindle allows you to do so. This app has over a million free e-books to download. With Kindle, you can read anything from comic books and novels to magazines and newspapers.

Calm
Calm is an app that can help you relax and sleep better. It has a lot of features to help you relax. For example, it has calming sounds like ocean waves and rain.

RunKeeper
Sometimes the hardest part of exercising is getting started. If you want to get started, you’d better try RunKeeper. It is a good app that can help you exercise. Are you ready to start? If so, RunKeeper will always be with you.

Pocket
If you don’t have enough time to read news stories or watch videos, Pocket can help you save all of them online. Then you can read them or watch them when you are free. You can view them offline, too. Besides, it can also help you organize the things you have saved.

31．How many apps can help you to read?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
32．The app “Pocket” can’t help you to ________.
A．read news stories B．watch videos
C．organize the things you have saved D．relax and sleep better
33．Which of the following apps may help you exercise?
A．Kindle. B．Pocket. C．RunKeeper. D．Calm.

When your town has winter, the earth’s axis(轴) is pointing away from the sun. Your town doesn’t get as much light or heat from the sun. The days are shorter and colder.
Winter and summer happen because the earth is tilted(倾斜) as it revolves around the sun. The northern end of the earth’s axis points towards the sun in summer. You have more hours of light in summer. Your part of the earth is towards the sun for more hours each day. When the part of the earth where you live is towards the sun, you have hotter days. In winter, when your part of the earth points away from the sun, you have colder days.
You have learned about winter and summer. There are two more seasons in the year. One comes after winter and before summer. The other season comes after summer and before winter. Can you name them? That’s right. Spring comes between winter and summer and autumn comes after summer but before winter.
The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring and autumn are apposite seasons. Which season do you like best?
You have thought about the four seasons of the year. Each season is different. The seasons are made by the northern end of the axis pointing towards or away from the sun.
Your part of the world gets more heat from the sun when the northern end of the axis points to the sun. When the axis points away from the sun, you get less heat. Now you know why winter is colder than summer. The axis is pointing away from the sun in winter. It is pointing towards the sun in summer.
34．What does the underlined word “revolves” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．Moves. B．Turns. C．Jumps. D．Sites.
35．What is the passage mainly about?
A．How four seasons happen. B．How the weather changes.
C．When the earth’s axis points towards the sun. D．When the earth’s axis points away from the sun.
36．Where does the passage probably come from?
A．A film guide. B．A storybook. C．A science magazine. D．A book review.



If you walk through a park in the morning or in the evening, you might see a lot of people doing these slow and beautiful movements— Carry the tiger over the mountain and White crane spreads its wings. In fact, they are doing Taichi.
Taichi is an ancient martial art (武术). It is a common kind of exercise in China. More than 100 million people in over 150 countries practice Taichi at present. Recently UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) has added Taichi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录). Many taichi fans were happy to hear of it. “This will make taichi more popular around the world. Hopefully, more people will become healthier by practicing it.” said Chen Bin. He is a Taichi master from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan Province. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style Taichi.
It’s true that doing Taichi is good for our health. It can make us walk and move more freely, and it can also make us stronger. During slow movements, we can focus on (专注) our hands and feet. We can control them better. Slow movements also help us to take deep and long breaths.
Taichi also focuses on the harmony (和谐) between yin (阴) and yang (阳). It shows how the ancient Chinese people saw the world. The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, female and male. But they don’t oppose (对立) each other absolutely (绝对地). As we see in the picture, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise. Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring. Everything keeps changing — that is how we should see the world.
Taichi carries traditional Chinese philosophy (哲学), such as being in harmony with nature and using softness to beat hardness. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture.
37．How many people practice Taichi in the world now?
A．About 10 million. B．Less than 150 thousand.
C．At most 100 thousand. D．More than 100 million.
38．Which of the following words can best describe the movements of Taichi?
A．Slow and beautiful. B．Slow and exciting. C．Fast and free. D．Strong and tiring.
39．Why has Taichi been added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List recently?
A．Because it is a symbol of Chinese culture. B．Because it is from the village of Chenjiagou.
C．Because it can make us walk more freely. D．Because it can use softness to beat hardness.
40．What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To ask people to do Taichi in their fiee time. B．To introduce an ancient martial art—taichi.
C．To teach people how to do Taichi correctly. D．To explain why Taichi is good for our health.

Dr. Dolittle lived in a small town called Puddleby. Everyone in the town knew him. The dog and children ran after him.
He lived in a small house, but he had a large garden. He kept many animals in his garden. His favorite animals were Dab-Dab, a duck; Jip, a dog; Gub-Gub, a baby pig and Polynesia, a parrot. He also kept some fish, rabbits, cats, a squirrel, a cow and a baby cow, a horse, chickens and so on.
Dr. Dolittle didn’t have many patients. Most people didn’t like all of his animals, so when they were ill, they went to a doctor in another town.
“But you don’t have any money,” his sister told him. “You need patients.”
“I have a patient,” Dr. Dolittle answered, “The cat’s-meat-man. He’s the man who sells me meat for the cat.”
“He doesn’t pay you enough to live on,” his sister told him.
“Then I’ll sell everything I have,” he said.
And he did. He sold most of his furniture. He also sold most of his clothes. Then he had enough money to buy food for himself and his animals.
One day, the cat’s-meat-man said to him, “Why don’t you stop being a doctor for people and become a doctor for animals instead? I’m sure that you know a lot about animals-more than most vets. You wrote a wonderful book about cats. I’d send all the people with sick dogs or cats to you.”
When the cat’s-meat-man left, Polynesia, the parrot, flew onto the table. “He’s right, Doctor,” Polynesia said. “You should become an animal doctor.”
“There are a lot of vets,” Dr. Dolittle said.
“Perhaps there are a lot of vets. But you’d be the best vet of all. I’m not the only animal that can talk. All the animals can talk. Each kind of animal has its own language. I’ll teach you mine if you like.”
“Yes, please,” Dr. Dolittle said. He opened a drawer (抽屉) and took out a notebook and pencil. “Will you teach me the parrot’s ABCs first?” he asked.
Polynesia agreed to teach Dr. Dolittle parrot language. Later that day, Jip came into the room. Polynesia said, “He’s talking to you, Doctor.”
“I don’t think he is,” Dr. Dolittle said. “He’s just scratching (挠) himself.”
“Dogs talk with their ears, their noses, and their tails,” Polynesia told him. They don’t always make a noise. Do you see how he is moving his nose now?”
“Yes.”
“He is telling us that it has stopped raining, and he wants to ask you a question.”
Every day, Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals. When people found out he was now an animal doctor, they brought their sick pets to him.
One day, a horse said to him, “You’re a much better animal doctor than the vet. You knew I couldn’t see well, and you made glasses for me.”
The horse was very pleased. He could see very well. He told all his friends how clever Dr. Dolittle was, and they told all their friends. Soon, many animals came to see him. He had a different door for each animal, and he wrote the name of each kind of animal above each door. HORSES, COWS,...
Before long, every animal that lived in or near the town became the doctor’s patient. He was very happy, and he liked his life very much.
(Adapted from The Story of Dr. Dolittle)
41．What were Dr. Dolittle’s favourite animals?
① a duck, cats ② a baby pig, a parrot
③ a duck, a dog ④ a parrot, rabbits
A．①④ B．②④ C．①③ D．②③
42．Why did most people go to a doctor in another town when they were ill?
A．Because Dr. Dolittle was impolite to them.
B．Because they didn’t like all of Dr. Dolittle’s animals.
C．Because the doctor in another town was very famous.
D．Because Dr. Dolittle was busy looking after his animals.
43．Which is the correct order of what happened to Dr. Dolittle in the story?
a. Dr. Dolittle learned the languages of the animals.
b. Dr. Dolittle sold most of his furniture and clothes.
c. Animals in or near the town became Dr. Dolittle’s patients.
d. Polynesia flew onto the table and taught Dr. Dolittle parrot language.
A．d-a-c-b B．b-d-a-c C．b-a-d-c D．d-c-b-a
44．Who told all his friends that Dr. Dolittle was a clever animal doctor?
A．A parrot. B．A cow. C．A horse. D．A duck.
45．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Dr. Dolittle only talked to his parrot. B．Dr. Dolittle had much money at first.
C．Dr. Dolittle was very happy in the end. D．Dr. Dolittle was liked by everyone in the town.


七、 泰州市
三、阅读单选
Great mix of representatives from across China
A total of 2,287 representatives (代表) attended the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共十九大), which was held in Beijing from Oct. 18.

26．When and where was the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held?
A．In Beijing from Oct. 19. B．In Beijing from Oct. 18.
C．In Shanghai from Oct. 19. D．In Shanghai from Oct. 18.
27．According to the material, representatives of the 19th National Congress must have ________.
A．great wealth B．much experience C．unshakable belief D．good appearance
28．Which of the following Chinese people can’t be a representative?
A．Li Lei, a farmer. B．Zhu Ping, a volleyball player.
C．Wang Gang, a worker. D．Zhang Hua, a primary school student.
29．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．All the representatives were from Beijing.
B．Businessmen couldn’t attend the 19th National Congress.
C．2,287 representatives attended the 18th National Congress.
D．A representative must have strong ability to carry out the duty.

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31．As a worker in Coffee Beans, ________.
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In October 2002, Winston Churchill was chosen by the British people as “the greatest British man”. The great British men behind him were Shakespeare, Newton, and Darwin. But many people did not know that Churchill was thought to be a bad boy when he was a child.
At the age of seven, Winston Churchill was sent to a boarding(寄宿) school named St. George. The school rules were strict. He often got serious punishment. Churchill cried loudly and kicked wildly when he was beaten. At the end of the term, he returned home with a report card and pains all over his body. The report card said that he was “naughty”(顽皮的).
At the age of twelve, his father sent him to Harrow Public School, which was famous for training English gentlemen. Because he failed the entrance exam, he was placed in the last group of the class with worst grades. He fell behind the others in study. He gave many people the impression of low energy, strangeness, and lawlessness. Fortunately, he still had a friend, his grandfather. The American of great wealth who had experienced the world said, “Let him go! As long as boys have the chance to show their talents, they are sure to become better.” Churchill kept the words of his grandfather in mind, and secretly looked for it in his heart.
Many years later, Churchill was already a successful politician and writer. He worked as a reporter, as Secretary of the Navy, and as Prime Minister (首相) of the United Kingdom. He said, “My grandfather taught me that boys must choose their own path. I don’t have special talents and my success is by working hard.”
34．The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.
A．Churchill loved his school B．Churchill got good education
C．Churchill got less punishment D．Churchill was considered as a bad boy
35．Churchill’s grandfather was ________.
A．a gentleman from the UK B．of great help to Churchill
C．rich with little experience D．unsure of Churchill's becoming better
36．The underlined word “Fortunately” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A．幸运的是 B．可悲的是 C．奇怪的是 D．可惜的是
37．Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?
①Churchill became a successful politician and writer.
②Churchill went to Harrow Public School.
③Churchill was sent to a boarding school.
④Churchill’s grandfather encouraged him a lot.
A．③④②① B．③②④① C．①③②④ D．②③④①
38．Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from?
A．Geography World. B．Science Study. C．History Character. D．Natural Environment.


Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and found a book named How to make friends with foreigners. As a Canadian living in China for a year, I was curious to see what kind of advice a Chinese writer giving on this matter.
One piece of advice really caught my attention and, I must say, made me feel quite angry. In the writer’s opinion, foreigners are an "opportunity (机会)" to improve your oral English; whenever you see a foreigner, American or English, you should practise speaking English with him or her. If the foreigner doesn’t want to answer your questions, then he or she is a rude person who you wouldn’t want to spend time with anyway. I think this advice is not only incorrect, but also may harm the relationship between Chinese and foreigners in China.
Like most other "Lao Wai" living in China, I know how lonely one can sometimes feel living in a culture different from our own familiar (熟悉的) ways. However, I simply accept as part of being here. So far my time in China has been rewarding. I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the fastest developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.
However, I have also met many Chinese people who consider me only as an "opportunity" to improve their oral English. I have had people following me from town to my flat to trouble me to teach them English. I have had complete strangers throwing articles or speeches in my face, insisting that I help them with the English translation. I have had people asking me non-stop questions for half an hour at the weekly English Corner ...
Friendship for a lot of foreigners is about spending time with someone whose company (陪伴) they really enjoy. So if there is any advice to give on making and keeping friendships with foreigners, I would say that it is this: Treat foreigners as people, not opportunities. Expect to make friendships step by step, over a period of time, not in a rush. ________ If your only reason for becoming fiends with a foreigner is to improve your English, then you will probably find that you don’t have a foreign friend for long.
39．Where is the writer of this passage from?
A．America B．China C．Canada D．England
40．Why is the writer of the passage interested in the book "How to make friends with foreigners" ?
A．Because he wants to have some more close Chinese Friends.
B．Because he has greatly improved his Chinese language skills,
C．Because no Chinese people would like to make friends with him.
D．Because he wants to know about the Chinese writer’s advice on this topic.
41．According to the writer of the book "How to make friends with foreigners" , ________.
A．his advice may make foreigners angry
B．it is rude of you to ask a foreigner questions
C．you should choose a good foreigner to practise English with
D．don’t waste time on a foreigner who doesn’t answer your questions
42．In the fourth paragraph, the writer uses "I have had…" three times, because ________.
A．he had no better sentences to express his ideas.
B．he wanted to show how he hated to make friends with Chinese.
C．he wanted to show how he hated to be treated as an “opportunity”.
D．he met Chinese who wanted to make friends with him only three times.
43．Which sentence may be the best to fill in the "________" in the last paragraph?
A．True friendships stand (经得起) the test of time.
B．Learn about different cultures to make real friends.
C．Friends are about opportunities or personal advantages.
D．There’s real friendship between people from different countries.


八、 无锡市
三、阅读单选

THE CAMBERWELL NEWS
The news you want—the way you want it. Monday, 24 May 2021

CHILDREN IN NEED
On Friday 21 May, the children and staff at Camberwell Grammar School dressed up as heroes and superheroes to raise money for children in need. The money we raised will go to charities across the country to help and support children who are less fortunate than us. In total, more than $300 has been raised.

25．The picture above is part of ________.
A．a club newspaper B．a school newspaper
C．a club advertisement D．a school advertisement
26．The children dressed up ________.
A．on 21 May B．on 22 May
C．on 23 May D．on 24 May
27．The children took part in ________.
A．a sports event B．a game show
C．a charity event D．a fashion show

Making friends at school can be a little tricky - but it doesn’t have to be! Try out a few of these methods to talk to people in your class and hang out with them outside of school. Before you know it, you’ll have a group of friends to have fun with every day!
■ Be friendly.

Using proper body language will help, Stand up straight, make eye contact with people, and smile! Try to avoid crossing your arms over your chest and looking closed off. The more open and friendly you look, the more people will want to get to know you.
■ Sit at a new table during _________.

Look for tables with an open seat. If you’re feeling a little nervous, pick a table that only has one or two people sitting down. Head over and ask if you can sit there, then join in on the conversation. If you like the people you sit with, ask if you can join them again the next day.
■ Try out for a sports team.

Pick a sport that you like (it could be soccer, basketball, softball, baseball, or anything in between), and try out for the team. Over time, you could become good friends with some of the other people on your team! If your school doesn’t have a sports team, try looking for one at your local community center.
■ Join an after-school club.

Meet friends who have the same hobby as you. Ask a teacher or your parents for a list of after school activities and pick 1 or 2 of them that you’re the most excited about. Introduce yourself to everyone when you attended your first club meeting to meet new people and start a fun conversation.
28．Which word is the most suitable for ________?
A．holiday B．class C．meeting D．lunch
29．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．how to talk to a stranger B．how to make friends
C．how to start a conversation D．how to choose activities
30．This passage is most probably written for ________.
A．school students B．school teachers
C．younger parents D．older parents

One wet, rainy April afternoon Miss O’ Shay, the principal, sent for Nancy Lee to stop by her office as school closed. Pupils without umbrellas or raincoats crowded in doorways hoping to make it home between showers. Outside the skies were grey. Nancy Lee’s thoughts were suddenly grey, too.
She did not think she had done anything wrong, yet that tight (紧的) little knot came in her throat just the same as she came near Miss O’Shay’s door. Perhaps she had banged her locker too often and too hard. Perhaps the note in French she had written to Sallie halfway across the study hall just for fun had never got to Sallie but into Miss O’Shay’s hands instead.
She knocked on Miss O’Shay’s door. That familiarly solid and competent voice said, “Come in.”
Miss O’Shay had a way of making you feel welcome, even if you came to be punished.
“Sit down, Nancy Lee Johnson,” said Miss O’Shay. “I have something to tell you.” Nancy Lee sat down.“But I must ask you to promise not to tell anyone yet.”
“I won’t, Miss O’Shay,” Nancy Lee said, wondering what on earth the principal had to say to her.
“You are about to graduate,” Miss O’Shay said. “And we shall miss you. You have been an excellent student, Nancy, and you will not be without honors (荣誉) on the senior list, as I am sure you know. ”
At that point there was a light knock on the door. Miss O’Shay called out, “Come in,” and Miss Dietrich entered. “May I be part of this, too?” she asked, tall and smiling.
“Of course,” Miss O’Shay said. “I was just telling Nancy Lee what we thought of her. But I hadn’t got around to giving her the news. Perhaps, Miss Dietrich, you’d like to tell her yourself.”
Miss Dietrich was always direct. “Nancy Lee,” she said, “your picture has won the Artist Club scholarship.”
The brown girl’s eyes widened, her heart jumped, then her throat tightened again. She tried to smile, but instead tears came to her eyes.
“Dear Nancy Lee,” Miss O’Shay said, “we are so happy for you.” The elderly white woman took her hand and shook it warmly while Miss Dietrich smiled with pride.
Nancy Lee must have danced all the way home. She never remembered quite how she got there through the rain. She hoped she had been calm. But certainly she hadn’t stopped to tell anybody her secret on the way. Raindrops, smiles, and tears mingled on her brown face. She hoped her mother hadn’t yet got home and that the house was empty.
31．How did Nancy feel on her way to Miss O’Shay’s office?
A．Scared. B．Excited. C．Uncertain. D．Confident.
32．What can we infer from the passage about Nancy?
A．She was Miss Dietrich’s best student. B．She would never tell anyone her secret.
C．She was often punished by the principal. D．She would try to hide feelings at home.
33．Which is the best title for this story?
A．A New Star. B．The Girl. C．A Young Artist. D．The News.


Many of us stayed at home in January because of COVID-19, but a special mom and her two babies took a trip. They were driven a few miles from a breeding center in northeastern Argentina to a 1.7 million-acre nature reserve called Gran Ibera Park. There the three jaguars were released into the wild.
Their release was the first reintroduction of jaguars in that part of Argentina since the species (物种) almost died out there 70 years ago. Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator, meaning one that is on top of the food chain (链). Only 200 to 300 jaguars remain in the country.
“That is the highest level of protection that can be given in Argentina,” says Sebastian Di Martino. He’s the conservation director for Rewilding Argentina, which is one of the organizations helping to restore jaguar populations.
The jaguars’ journey started in 2018 when the park was built in the Ibera Wetlands. Several thousand jaguars once lived there, along with other important species. But the jaguars’ fur was valuable, so people hunted them. Then farmers cleared the land they lived on. With the jaguars gone, the ecosystem was out of balance.
“In the absence of this species, ecosystems stop working well and may even collapse,” Di Martino says. “The main prey (猎物) of the jaguar is the capybara and the caiman. They are very abundant because of the absence of the jaguar, which causes imbalances in the ecosystem.”
The park was the first step to give jaguars a place to live. Then they needed to breed. A female named Mariua mated with a male jaguar from Brazil. Mariua then gave birth to the two baby jaguars.
It sounds simple, but the reality is more complicated. Di Martino said that jaguars born at breeding centers have to learn how to hunt and must not become used to humans. Otherwise, they will not have success in the wild.
The people who work at the breeding center stay out of sight. They use video cameras to watch the jaguars from several miles away. “We provide live prey for them, without them realizing it comes from people,” Di Martino said.
Mariua wears a radio collar so researchers can track her and her babies, Karai and Pord. “So far, so good. She’s been hunting capybaras and wild pigs and is raising her babies very well,” Di Martino says.
34．What can we learn about the jaguar?
A．It is found only in Argentina. B．It is taught to hunt by humans.
C．It is not hunted by any other animal. D．It is not considered as a rare species.
35．Which of the following words can best describe Di Martino’s job?
A．Exciting. B．Meaningful. C．Surprising. D．Successful.
36．What does the underlined word “abundant” mean in this passage?
A．More than enough. B．Less than enough.
C．Getting more powerful. D．Getting less powerful.
37．The writer mentioned Mariua ________.
A．to give an example of jaguars’ life B．to show the importance of female jaguars
C．to introduce a way of training jaguars D．to explain the method of rewilding jaguars


九、 盐城市
三、阅读单选
The following is adapted from a promotional film about Yancheng.

Here, you can come and go as you please.
___①___
Here, cars are manufactured, as well as happiness. Here, we open the door toward the future by upgrading industries.
Here, agriculture is about scientific cultivation, and also for tourism and education.
____②___
Here, we live in harmony with nature.
____③__
Here, the spirit of the Iron Army is remembered and carried forward.
____④___
Here, a modern city is being built and enriched with passion.
Here, broaden your horizon and open your heart.
Welcome to Yancheng!

31．What’s the main purpose of the film?
A．To introduce Yancheng to the world. B．To show the sights of Yancheng.
C．To explain the history of Yancheng. D．To describe the development of Yancheng.
32．“Here, it is a paradise for animals and also animal lovers.” can be put in _________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
33．What might be the best title for the film?
A．Old Yancheng. B．Busy Yancheng. C．Natural Yancheng. D．Loving Yancheng.


Derek Redmond
It was the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992; the semi-final of the 400 metres. The sun was shining and the crowd were ready for a great race. The British athlete Derek Redmond was a top runner: he had a very good chance of winning a medal.
The race began. At first, Derek was running well. Then, after about 150 metres, he felt a pain in his leg. He fell down on one knee. He had a bad injury and couldn’t carry on. The other runners went past him and finished the race.
After about five seconds, Derek got up and started to run again, on one leg only. Some organizers tried to stop him but he kept going. The crowd stood up and started to clap. Then another man came onto the track—Derek’s father, Jim. His father put his arm around him and said, “Derek, you don’t have to do this.” Derek replied, “Yes, I do. I have to finish.” And so together they walked the last 50 metres and crossed the line.
When he finally crossed the line, Derek was crying and 60,000 people were cheering him.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
In the summer of 2010, mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner was almost at the top of a mountain called K2 in Nepal. She was trying to climb the 8,61l-metre mountain for the fifth time and this time she was climbing with her friend Fredrik Ericsson,
It was about 7 o’clock in the morning and it was snowing a little. The two climbers were getting ready to go up the last 400 metres. Fredrik was trying to tie some rope but he slipped and fell past Gerlinde. He fell 1,000 metres and was killed.
___▲ K2 was now a very sad place for her, and she thought perhaps she would never climb the mountain.
But there was something very important that she wanted to do: K2 is one of 14 mountains in the world that are 8,000 metes or higher, and her dream was to climb them all.
So in August 2011 she went back to Nepal and K2, and tried again. This time, she got to the top. Her dream was complete.
34．What information is mentioned in the first story?
A．The time Derek spent on the race.
B．The person who crossed the line with Derek.
C．The speed Derek ran for the first 150 meters.
D．The names of the runners who went past Derek.
35．Which of the following can be put in ________.
A．Gerlinde went back to base-camp B．Gerlinde went on climbing
C．Gerlinde tied some rope to the rocks D．Gerlinde wanted to try again
36．What did the two main characters have in common?
A．They both came from Britain.
B．They both failed the 400-metre race.
C．They both had the dream to climb high mountains.
D．They were both brave people who didn’t give up.
37．What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A．The most important thing is to win the race.
B．When things go wrong, we must stop at once.
C．When we start something, we should try to finish.
D．We shouldn’t start a race if we think we can’t win.


Tips for being a super-organized student
Posted 2 hours ago by Amy
I have always admired students who hand in their homework on time and never forget to do it. Me, on the other hand…OK, I admit. I’m terrible at getting myself organized!
So I was wondering, what are your tips for getting organized? Post your tips below. Thanks! Comments

Gloria: 25 May, 2021-09:36
Recently I’ve started keeping a small study diary. I write down everything I need to do and when it needs to be done by. Then I write a reminder a few days before the date just in case. It’s helping.
Amy: Thanks, Gloria! I agree.


Nick: 25 May, 2021-08:33
The most important thing is to start studying a few weeks before the exams and not leave it until the night before! That’s just common sense, I think.
Amy: Nice tip. Thanks, Nick.


Leo: 25 May, 2021-08:06
Hi! Amy. My tip is to have a big noticeboard in your bedroom, divided into different sections. I’ve got one. It’s a whiteboard. I’ve got a section for each school subject and another one for other stuff. I use board pens to write reminders and I make sure I look at it every day. The best part is when I remove something from the board!
Amy: Great tip. I’ve got a board. I’ll try to use it in the same way. Thanks, Leo.


38．Amy started the post to get ________.
A．comments on her homework B．tips on how to be well organized
C．suggestions on not forgetting things D．advice on how to do her homework
39．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Gloria was the first to give comments.
B．Amy didn’t agree with what Leo said.
C．Gloria wrote down things she needed to do in a study diary.
D．Nick thought it the most important to study hard the night before the exam.
40．What did Leo mean by saying “The best part is when I remove something from the board! ”?
A．The things he removes are the best part
B．He is good at cleaning the noticeboard.
C．He feels excited when finishing the most difficult task.
D．He enjoys the moment when the tasks are completed.

Narrator: There once was a beautiful princess whose favorite amusement was a golden ball. One day, the princess tossed the ball too high, and it landed in the well. As the princess cried over her lost treasure, she heard someone ask a question.
Frog: Why are you so sad, beautiful princess?
Narrator: The princess looked around and saw only a frog.
Princess: My favorite golden ball fell into the well.
Frog: I can retrieve it for you, but first, you must agree to one condition. You must promise to take me home and be my friend.
Narrator: The princess didn’t want to be friends with a frog, but she promised anyway. When the frog brought her the ball, the princess snatched it from him and hurried home!
Frog: What a selfish princess. I’m certain that she has forgotten her promise. I’ll just hop over to the castle to remind her.
Narrator: The frog hop-hop-hopped through the grass and knocked on the heavy door of the castle.
Princess: What are you doing here, you bumbling frog?
Frog: Dear princess, I am here to remind you of the promise you made.
Narrator: The princess slammed the door in the frog’s face with a big BANG.
King: I heard a door slam. What’s happening? If you made a promise, you must honor it.
Narrator: The princess was angry but obeyed her father. So, the king, the princess, and the frog enjoyed dinner together. It was mutton stew, the cook’s specialty.
Frog: I was hungry, but now I’m full. Thank you for dinner. Kindly show me to my bed now.
Narrator: The princess did as she was asked, but the frog looked sad!
Frog: You have welcomed me into your home, but I can tell that you don’t want to be my friend.
Narrator: The princess’s face went red, for what the frog said was true. She bent down to kiss the frog, but ended up kissing a prince.
Frog: I am a prince who was turned into a frog, and your kiss turned me back. Thank you, dear friend!
Narrator: The prince and princess were wonderful friends from that day on and lived happily ever after.
41．The reading material above is ________.
A．a poem B．a play C．an interview D．a questionnaire
42．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “retrieve”?
A．bring back B．take away C．break down D．put away
43．Why did he frog hop over to the castle?
A．To ask the king for help. B．To visit his friends in the castle.
C．To give the ball to the princess. D．To remind the princess of her promise.
44．What is the right order of what the princess did in the story?
① She went back to the castle.
② She bent down to kiss the frog.
③ She got help from the frog and made a promise.
④ She obeyed her father and ate the meal with the guest.
A．②④③① B．③①④② C．③④①② D．④③②①
45．What can we learn from the story?
A．It is often difficult to keep a friendship.
B．We shouldn’t be afraid of making friends.
C．Once you make a promise, you must keep it.
D．We should ask for help when we are in trouble.


十、 扬州市
三、阅读单选
Is it possible to have a diet（日常饮食）that’s both healthy and friendly to our planet? Here are answers to your eco-friendly food questions.
Does what I eat influence climate（气候）change?
Yes. The world’s food system is responsible for（为……负责）about one quarter of the planet—warming greenhouse gases that humans produce each year. That includes raising and harvesting all the plants, animals, and animal products we eat, as well as processing, packaging, and shipping food to markets all over the world.
Which foods have the largest influence?
In general, beef and lamb have the biggest climate footprint per gram of protein while plant—based foods like beans, rice, corn and wheat have the smallest influence. Pork, chicken, eggs are somewhere in the middle.
Is there a simple food choice I can make?
Studies have shown that people who eat a meat—heavy diet can reduce their food—related footprint by one third or more by moving to a vegan diet — no meat, dairy（乳制品）, or eggs. If you don’t want to go that far, just eat less meat.
Can I really make a difference to our planet?
We need more food to feed the world’s growing population. One person alone can make only a tiny difference. If many people make changes to their diets, that will start to add up. It will make a greater difference if the world’s heaviest meat eaters make some changes to their diets.
31．According to the passage, which foods have the smallest influence on our planet?
A．Beef and lamb. B．Rice and corn. C．Chicken and pork. D．Beans and beef.
32．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．One person alone makes no difference to our planet.
B．Shipping food a lover the world has no influence on climate change.
C．All the planet—warming greenhouse gases come from the food system.
D．Meat eaters can reduce their food—related footprint by eating less meat.
33．What is the best title for the passage?
A．How to produce more meat B．How to make more plant—based foods
C．How to eat better for the planet D．How to ask eco—friendly food questions


Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London. Father worked hard in a government office. He was never angry and always ready for a game. Mother was almost at home, ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them do their home—lessons.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely playroom and a dog called James. They had a happy life, but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the large house was over.
Peter had a toy engine and it broke. After dinner, Peter showed Father the engine. Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father. Minutes passed. Father’s voice came out from the study, loud and angry.
More time passed. Then Mother came in and said, “Father’s been called away— on business.”
A week after their father went away, their mother said, “Now, we’re going to move to the country. A pretty little white house, called Three Chimneys. ”
The family started packing: clothes, plates, candles and also tables and chairs. “We seem to be taking all the ugly things,” said Roberta.
“We’re taking the useful ones,” said Mother. “We’ve got to play at being poor for a bit.”
Peter said joyously, “I do like moving! I wish we moved once a month.” Mother laughed and said, “I don’t like moving!”
As she turned away, Roberta saw her face. She never forgot it.
“Oh, Mother,” she whispered, “how I love you! You are brave enough to laugh when you’re feeling like that! ”
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys. No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn’t know how important the station and the trains would become to them. They didn’t know they were going to be the railway children.
— Taken from The Railway Children
34．The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were ________.
A．useful B．new C．expensive D．beautiful
35．Which of the following questions is answered in this passage?
A．How did Peter’s toy engine break?
B．When would the children’s father be home?
C．What was the family like before Father was away?
D．What was the family’s life like in Three Chimneys?
36．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B．Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C．Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D．Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
37．What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph?
A．The children don’t like their life in London.
B．The station has nothing to do with the family’s future life.
C．Something is going to happen to the children later in the story.
D．Parents can better deal with life changes than their children.

As a mountain, 1,642-foot Squaw Peak isn’t that impressive. But its views attract many hikers（远足者）. Henry Grant, a college student at Ithaca College, was one of them.
While waiting for his mother one day in August, 2019, Grant watched other hikers enjoy the view. One hiker, dressed in pink, was looking over the lip of the cliff（悬崖）with her husband.
When Grant’s mother rejoined him, the two continued on their way. Suddenly, he heard something scaring: “Paula! Paula!” a man shouted crazily. Grant turned around quickly. ________
Several hikers immediately started looking for her, but their view was screened by trees. Uncertain they could help, Grant and his mother headed down the trail. But when he saw some hikers still searching, he decided to lend a hand. After promising his mother that he would be safe, he went on alone.
After 15 minutes of climbing over large rocks, pushing past bushes, and slipping（滑） down loose earth, Grant found a pink figure. The woman had fallen about 75 feet. Luckily, she was alive.
“Paula! Paula!” Grant shouted. The woman didn’t reply. She was badly hurt. Grant called the police to report her location. She kept trying to move, and every time she moved, she slipped a little more. Afraid that in her unclear state of mind she might fall off the rock to her death, Grant climbed on all fours up a tight, narrow path by digging into the earth with his fingers and feet until he reached Paula.
Paula was moaning, almost senseless. Grant gently put her hand in his, trying to keep her mind off the pain by keeping asking her questions: “Where are you from? Do you have kids?” Soon, they were joined on their perch（歇脚处）by another hiker named Simon.
About 45 minutes later, first rescuers（救援者）arrived. Paula and her husband were flown to a hospital. Five hours after the woman in pink had fallen, Grant was back on top of Squaw Peak.
38．Which sentence should go in the empty line in Paragraph 3?
A．He ran as fast as possible to save Paula.
B．His mother turned around at the same time.
C．The woman in pink was nowhere to be seen.
D．Other hikers were scared by the terrible shout.
39．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Grant had no difficulty in reaching Paula.
B．Simon and Grant’s mother joined in saving Paula.
C．Paula and her husband were both badly wounded and saved.
D．Grant asked Paula questions to keep her mind off the pain.
40．The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 7 refers to（指的是）________.
A．first rescuers B．Paula and Grant
C．Grant and his mother D．Paula and her husband
41．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．How a woman fell 75 feet from a mountain cliff.
B．How a young man tried his best to save a stranger.
C．How a woman managed to survive a terrible accident.
D．How a young man made a decision in face of danger.

Ever wondered why your virtual（虚拟的）home helper doesn't understand your questions? Or why your navigation app took you on the side street instead of the highway? In a study published April 21st in the journal iScience, Italian researchers, Arianna Pipitone and Antonio Chella, designed a robot that “thinks out loud”.
To explore how inner speech might influence a robot’s actions, the researchers built a robot called Pepper that speaks to itself. It has the ability to reason and think. They then asked people to set the dinner table with Pepper according to etiquette（礼仪）rules. In one experiment, the user asked Pepper to lay the napkin at the wrong place, going against the rules. Pepper started asking itself a series of self-directed questions and concluded that the user might be mistaken. To be sure, Pepper confirmed the user’s order, which led to further inner speech.
“Ehm, this situation troubles me. I would never break the rules, but I can’t make the user unhappy, so I’m doing what he wants,” Pepper said to itself, laying the napkin where it was required to be. Through Pepper’s inner voice, the user can learn Pepper was facing a difficult situation and solved it by prioritizing the user’s order.
Comparing Pepper’s actions with and without inner speech, Pipitone and Chella discovered the robot had a higher task-completion rate when having self-dialogue.
However, some people find the robot spends more time completing tasks when it talks to itself. The robot’s inner speech is also limited to the knowledge that researchers gave it. Pepper’s designers still say their work provides a framework（构架）to further explore how self-dialogue can help robots focus, plan, and learn. “In some ways, we are creating a generational（世代的）robot that likes to chat. From navigation apps and the camera on your phone to medical robots in the operation rooms, machines and computers alike can take advantage of this chatty feature,” says Chella.
42．Why does the writer ask two questions at the very beginning of the passage?
A．To draw the reader’s attention to the topic.
B．To show the writer likes electronic products.
C．To tell the reader about the history of robots.
D．To prove the writer often faces trouble in life.
43．Why was Pepper asked to lay the napkin at the wrong place?
A．To see how much time Pepper spent laying the napkin.
B．To confirm how popular Pepper was among its users.
C．To test how many etiquette rules Pepper remembered.
D．To study how self-dialogue might influence Pepper’s actions.
44．What does the underlined word “prioritizing” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．repeating B．dealing with… first C．going against D．complaining about
45．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The designers are proud of their work about Pepper.
B．Pepper has already been in use in the operation rooms.
C．Pepper’s inner speech depends on its user’s communication skills.
D．With or without inner speech, Pepper could complete a task equally well.


十一、 镇江市
三、阅读单选
As we all know, if a person isn’t in good health, he or she can’t study or work well, or live comfortably. Staying healthy is one of the most important goals in everyone’s life.
During the past one and a half years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to pay more attention to their health. Exercising is an excellent way to keep healthy. So what are the most popular activities? What are different people’s favourites? And what are some factors(因素) holding people back from physical fitness? Here’s the result of a recent survey on people’s exercise.
Top 6 popular activities
Different favourites
What’s stopping people
from exercise

Running 57.3%
Walking 51.5%
Cycling 36.6%
Playing ball games 25.8%
Swimming 25.0%
Hiking 21.6%
Born after 2000

Ball games
Born in 1990s

Yoga
No professional training 42.9%

No time 33.2%

Not exercise facilities 23.9%

Born in 1980s

Swimming
Born in 1970s

Walking

26．What kind of activity may a 15-year-old student probably like best?
A．Ball games. B．Swimming. C．Walking. D．Yoga.
27．If 2,000 people took part in the survey, how many people would think “No time” is the main factor in stopping them from exercise?
A．429. B．664. C．478. D．332.
28．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Young people born in 1980s like Yoga most.
B．Playing ball games is less popular than swimming.
C．Most people think they don’t exercise because of no facilities.
D．The survey is based on three questions about people’s exercise.

【答案】
26．A
27．B
28．D
【分析】
本文是一个有关人们锻炼的调查结果，结果显示了前6种受欢迎的活动是什么，不同人群都喜欢什么运动，以及有哪些因素阻碍了人们的身体健康。
26．
细节理解题。根据“Born after 2000”及“Ball games”可知，15岁的孩子是2000年后出生的，他们喜欢球类运动，故选A。
27．
细节理解题。根据“No time 33.2%”可知，如果是2000人参与调查，那么“没有时间”是阻止他们运动的主要因素的人数是：2000x33.2%=664，故选B。
28．
推理判断题。根据“So what are the most popular activities? What are different people’s favourites? And what are some factors(因素) holding people back from physical fitness?”可知，这项调查基于三个关于人们锻炼的问题，D表述正确，故选D。

Dear Sigmund Friend,
My brother plays the guitar very well, so my parents signed me up(报名) for guitar too. But I’m just not a guitar girl. What should I do?
Can’t Hold
Dear Can’t Hold,
Thank you for your letter. While your parents want you to play the guitar, mine hoped I’d play baseball. You would be amazed at how much my parents love baseball. My dad was the star player on his school team, and they first met in line to buy hot dogs at a baseball game!
Years ago, my parents thought baseball would just be in my blood and I’d be a talented player. Before I could say “Thanks, but no thanks”, they had signed me up and ordered my uniform!
Don’t get me wrong. My training on baseball wasn’t terrible. Our coach was nice and the kids on our team were great. Even though I never became very good at baseball, I did improve by the end of that season. Then something unexpected happened one day. My grandmother took me to the community pool on the way home after the baseball practice. It turned out to be the best time I ever had. I swam happily with a boy called Ben and later we became good friends. Then we decided to join a swimming team.
So I talked to my parents about it that night, and they were surprisingly understanding about my wanting to be on a swimming team. But they said I should finish out that year’s baseball season first.
So dear Can’t Hold, here’s what I think. Your parents possibly think that because your brother is into guitar, you must be into it too. But they won’t know how you feel if you don’t talk to them about it. Why not let them know that guitar doesn’t seem like the right instrument for you, and give another instrument a try? Maybe you can give violin or piano a shot.
Hope my advice is helpful.
Sigmund Friend
(adapted from A Fish on the Baseball Field)
29．Who does the underlined word “they” refer to(指代)?
A．Sigmund’s parents. B．Dad’s teammates. C．Baseball game viewers. D．The girl’s parents.
30．What does Sigmund mean by the sentence “Thanks, but no thanks”?
A．He refused his parents, but he was still thankful to them.
B．He felt proud of his parents because they played baseball well.
C．He respected his parents, but he wasn’t willing to play baseball.
D．He accepted his parents’ advice because he’d be a talented player.
31．Sigmund tells Can’t Hold the story of his own to advise her to ________.
A．talk with her grandmother B．follow her own heart
C．communicate with her parents D．learn from her brother

Wetlands—lakes, rivers, marshes and coasts, can maintain biodiversity(保护生物多样性), control floods and remove pollutants. They are also helpful to rice and fish production, transportation and so on. They are important and necessary feeding and breeding grounds for migratory birds. They are the most threatened ecosystem(受到威胁的生态系统).
World Wetlands Day came from the Convention on Wetlands(湿地公约) signed in Iran, China joined the convention on July 31, 1992. By the end of 2019, our country had 57 wetland nature reserves listed as major wetlands for protection under the convention, covering a total of nearly 7 million hectares. ______________________, as China has wetlands with 65.9 million hectares, 10 percent of the world’s wetland areas, which comes fourth in the world. China also has some of Asia’s most important wetlands, such as Poyang Lake and Asia’s longest river, Yangtze River.
However, a WWF research showed China’s wetlands were seriously threatened by degradation because of pollution, climate change and over-exploitation. So our government has been taking actions to return farmland to wetland and remove some fish farms.
It was reported the 57 key Chinese wetlands increased by 2,479 hectares from 2018 to 2019. Li Yan, an official from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said at a news conference, “The area of wetlands in China has become larger over the past five years, growing by 202,600 hectares and making a great contribution to water quality and environmental protection. Between 2016 and 2020, China created 201 national wetland parks. China had 899 national wetland parks by the end of 2020, and nearly half of the country’s wetlands are protected by some level of government.”
China is carrying through on the convention for a continuous development and will make continuing efforts to perfect the laws on wetland protection. Several major projects on wetland protection will be carried out in some major areas, such as Yangtze River and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei province cluster.
32．Which of the following is the most suitable for the blank(空格) in Paragraph 2?
A．World Wetlands Day is well-known B．Wetlands in China are seriously threatened
C．China doesn’t have large areas of wetlands D．Protection of wetlands in China is very important
33．The underlined word “degradation” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.
A．the process of something being made better
B．the process of something being made worse
C．the situation in which somebody has won all the respect
D．the situation in which somebody has lost all the respect
34．The writer lists some numbers in Paragraph 4 in order to ________.
A．introduce how large China’s wetlands are
B．explain how important China’s wetlands are
C．prove how much danger China’s wetlands are facing at present
D．show the achievements on wetland protection China has reached
35．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Wetlands in China are Famous B．China Makes Laws on Wetland Protection
C．China’s Wetlands are in Danger D．China Makes Progress on Wetland Protection


十二、 淮安市
三、阅读单选
Christmas was coming. There was a man in rags (衣衫褴褛) walking in a hurry on the road. You might think he was a beggar (乞讨者), but actually he was an artist. His name was Vincent Willem Van Gogh. With a painting he had just finished, the poor Vincent entered a painting store.
“Can you buy this painting to help me pay the rent (房租)?” Vincent asked in a low voice. “I don’t really like your painting, but it is said that you are hard-working and I want to help you, Here is five francs (法郎),” the storekeeper answered.
Although it was only five francs, Vincent was very happy. He took the money and said thanks, thinking that he could buy some food and pay the rent.
Near his home, Vincent saw a little girl in old clothes standing in the snow.
The girl smiled sadly at the artist asking for some help. Clearly, the girl was hungry and cold.
“Poor child! I should help her,” he thought.
Vincent put the five francs into the girl’s hands, completely forgetting that he still needed money to pay the rent. Before the girl said thanks to him, Vincent had hurried away with his empty stomach.
31．The story happened in ________.
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
32．Vincent Willem Van Gogh was a(n) ________.
A．beggar B．artist C．farmer D．storekeeper
33．The storekeeper gave Vincent five francs because ________.
A．he thought Vincent was a beggar B．he liked Vincent’s painting very much
C．he wanted to help the hardworking man D．he wanted to make friends with Vincent
34．What did Vincent do to help the poor girl?
A．He painted a picture for her. B．He paid the rent for the girl.
C．He bought her some food and clothes. D．He gave the girl five francs.
35．From the story, we know that Vincent was ________.
A．kind B．rich C．famous D．creative

Summer reading programmes encourage students to read in the summer holiday. Below you’ll find a list of summer reading programmes this year that will offer you free things like books. Gift cards and more.

Xianfeng Summer
Reading Programme
This year the programme gives out a free book to each child who reads and records 5 books during the summer. This programme is for students in Grade 1 — 6. This free programme runs from July 1 to August 31.

Xinhua Summer
Reading Programme
Students can get a free baseball cap this summer from this reading programme. The students must read 4 of the recommended books and fill a form to show which ones they read. The programme goes on all year round.

Sanlian Summer
Reading Challenge
Sanlian bookstores will give young readers a Star Reader certificate（证书） and a discount card（打折卡） if they read any 8 books over the summer. This programme is for students in Grade 7 — 9. This programme runs from May 1 to September 1.

Dangdang Summer
Reading Challenge
Dangdang has a reading challenge where students read online and then record the minutes they’ve read. They can also take weekly challenges to get rewards. This programme runs from July 1 to October 1.

36．This passage is about four summer reading programmes for ________ .
A．teachers B．parents C．students D．online readers
37．Students can get ________ from Xianfeng Summer Reading Programme if they finish the task.
A．a free book B．a free baseball cap C．a certificate D．a discount card
38．Among the four programmes, ________ lasts the longest.
A．Xianfeng Summer Reading Programme B．Xinhua Summer Reading Programme
C．Sanlian Summer Reading Challenge D．Dangdang Summer Reading Challenge
39．Readers can get Dangdang rewards by ________.
A．reading 8 books B．taking weekly challenges
C．filling a form to show the books they read D．recording the number of the books they read
40．The purpose of the four programmes is ________.
A．to help bookstores sell books B．to give students some free things
C．to show students the importance of reading D．to encourage students to read more books

The little wolf, White Fang, made an enemy of the dog, Lip-Lip. Lip-Lip attacked him whenever he could. He was bigger and stronger than White Fang and always won their fights. White Fang knew that he could not win a fight against Lip-Lip. He thought that he had to do something else to teach the dog a lesson.
①One day, he was playing at a river bank when he saw Lip-Lip come. He suddenly got a good idea. He pretended to be hurt and unable to run fast.When Lip-Lip ran after him, he led Lip Lip to the place where his mother stayed. When Lip-Lip got close to her, she turned Lip-Lip over and bit him until she let him go, but White Fang had a bigger problem.
Lip-Lip was the leader of the other dogs. They followed him and obeyed him. None of them would become friends with White Fang. Whenever he came near them, they attacked him.
②He was never allowed to play with the other dogs. This made him unhappy and angry. He often forgot how to behave well.
③Several days later, White Fang saw a man take his mother in a small boat. He tried to follow them. He jumped into the river and swam after the boat. Another man came after White Fang in his boat. He lifted White Fang out of the water. White Fang tried to get away from the man, but the man hit him and threw him into the boat.
④White Fang was now very angry because he wanted to be with his mother. He forgot how powerful men were, and he bit the man. The man was so angry that he beat(打) White Fang again and again. The man hurt him badly.
White Fang finally learned that he couldn’t bite a man because if he did, he would be beaten badly.
——Adapted from White Fang
41．Why did White Fang always lose the fights with Lip-Lip?
A．Because he was bigger and stronger than Lip-Lip. B．Because he was smaller and weaker than Lip-Lip.
C．Because he wanted to make Lip-Lip happy. D．Because he wanted to make friends with Lip-Lip.
42．What does the underlined word “pretended” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A．准备 B．防止 C．假设 D．假装
43．From Paragraph 2, we know White Fang was ________.
A．shy B．generous C．clever D．humorous
44．It’s better to put “White Fang was always alone.” in ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
45．According to the last paragraph, we can inter(推断) that ________.
A．White Fang would continue to bite people
B．White Fang would enjoy staying with people
C．White Fang would keep away from people
D．White Fang would not be afraid of being beaten by people


十三、 徐州市
三、阅读单选

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A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
32．What can visitors to the website do?
A．Write news. B．Talk with other people. C．Get free fruit. D．Make short movies.
33．Where is the advertisement?
A．At the top of the page. B．In the center of the page. C．On one side of the page. D．Next to the family picture.



Minmin
15
I live by the seaside in a stone house. My father is a fisherman. Sometimes I go fishing with him at the weekends. It is great fun! After dinner, I usually take a walk on the beach with my parents. I talk about my school life with them and enjoy the beautiful sunset. We swim in the sea when the weather is fine. I love my home and my life here.

Yanyan
13
I live in a house made of bamboo. It has two floors. The ground floor has no walls. We keep animals like pigs, cattle and chickens on the ground floor. Our family lives on the first floor. It is a good way to keep dry. _______ The tables and chairs in my house are made of bamboo. We also eat with bamboo plates and bowls. Sometimes we cook rice in bamboo. It is very delicious. Come and have a try!

Leilei
14
I live on the grassland. My home is like a big tent. We can move it from one place to another. My family has 100 sheep and 60 cattle. Sometimes I help my parents look after them. We usually eat mutton and beef. They are very delicious. During the summer holiday, I often go riding on the grassland with my brother. It’s so exciting. Please come and visit my home it’s very beautiful here!

34．Which sentence is WRONG about Minmin?
A．His father makes a living by fishing. B．His family often ride on the grassland.
C．He likes watching the beautiful sunset. D．He usually goes walking on the beach.
35．Which sentence should be put here?
A．Bamboo looks so beautiful. B．Bamboo can live a very long life.
C．Bamboo is used a lot in artists’ works. D．Bamboo is very important in our daily life.
36．What do we know about Minmin, Yanyan and Leilei?
A．They are all teenagers. B．They live in the same style house.
C．They keep animals at home. D．They enjoy the same kind of food.
37．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Practice makes perfect. B．Many hands make light work.
C．East or west, home is best. D．The early bird catches the worm.

Lisa stood next to her tall silent grandfather and watched her parents drive off, leaving her behind. She looked up at her grandfather. He looked down at her. His skin was a little darker than hers. His hair was black and white, as if it couldn’t decide which color it should be.
“You don’t talk much, Grandpa,” Lisa said.
“You don’t visit much, Lisa,” her grandfather replied.
They stood looking at each other. “Come with me, Lisa,” said Grandpa. He started walking without looking back.
Lisa followed him to a large storehouse.
Lisa remembered her last visit to Grandpa’s. She had played hide-and-seek with her brother Jack in the storehouse. But now Jack needed an operation. Lisa had to stay here alone for a few days.
“You coming?” Grandpa’s voice sounded muffled. His words were coming from inside the storehouse.
Lisa went inside. The storehouse was full of all kinds of things. She could see him in the far corner. Lisa walked over and stood next to him. He pointed to a small wooden box with “Lisa” painted on it in bright green letters.
“Yours,” he said.
Lisa bent down and opened it. In it were some old things—a bright blue feather, a tiny V-shape leaf and some dolls. She looked up at Grandpa, with tears in her eyes.
“The box stays here, but it belonged to you. No one else.” Then he closed his eyes and smiled. His smile reminded Lisa of her father. Grandpa no longer seemed strange and silent.
“I may be so overcapitalized （过剩）,” Lisa answered, carefully pronouncing the familiar word.
Grandpa laughed out loud. “How did that eight-year-old brain of yours find its way around a big word like ‘overcapitalized’?”
“It’s my dad’s favourite word,” Lisa replied.
Grandpa looked down at Lisa and smiled. His smile again reminded Lisa of her father. Without thinking, she reached up and took Grandpa’s hand. Lisa’s hand felt small and safe inside her grandfather’s.
“I might need more than one visit to my box,” Lisa said seriously.
“I expect,” Grandpa said.
38．Why did Lisa stay with Grandpa alone for a few days?
A．She was on her summer vacation. B．She missed her grandfather very much.
C．Her grandfather needed an operation soon. D．Her parents had to look after her sick brother.
39．What does the underlined word “muffled” probably mean?
A．Strange. B．Loud. C．Unclear. D．Beautiful.
40．The passage tells about Grandpa EXCEPT that ________.
A．he liked doing DIY B．he was a man of few words
C．he had black and white hair D．he kept a wooden box for Lisa
41．What did Lisa promise to do at the end of the story?
A．Take care of her brother. B．Write to her parents. C．Use big words sometimes. D．Visit Grandpa often.

Language shows the environment where we live. We name the things around. Usually, the important things own many specific names, while the less important things only have some general names. So in one culture, people may have a large vocabulary to describe a certain object, while in another culture, such vocabulary is small.
For instance, the Chinese have many words for “rice” and for “family members”. The British use many different expressions for “rain”. Kids growing up on a farm may be able to offer ten different words for plow, a farming tool.
In some cultures, there is an amazingly large vocabulary to describe a certain thing. Eskimos have about 100 words for snow. For them, snow is so important to life that each of its forms and conditions has to own a name. They divide snow into four main categories, such as snow lying on the ground, snow floating in the sky, snow piling up, and snow piles. These different kinds of snow will tell them different weather conditions. It’s the same with the Arabians, whose life depends much on camels. In the Arabic language, according to camels’ appearance, characters, drinking behaviours, and the roles they play, there are hundreds of different words for the camel and all of its parts. Snow and camel are far less important in English-speaking cultures, and the single words “snow” and “camel” can usually satisfy their needs. When the needs become more specific, however, they can make up longer phrases to meet the needs: “corn snow”, “flying snow”, “big camel”, “funny camel”, etc.
As we can see, there is a 4 between the words and the ideas of that culture. So it’s not hard to understand that each culture passes on its ideas and thoughts through word.
42．What does Paragraph 2 serve as?
A．Opinions. B．Examples. C．Conclusions. D．Reasons.
43．From the passage, we know that the Eskimos live in very ________ places.
A．cold B．dry C．hot D．wet
44．In English-speaking cultures, how do people show more specific meanings of single words like “snow” and “camel”?
A．By inventing new words. B．By using other sentences.
C．By making up longer phrases. D．By translating from another language.
45．Which word is the most suitable here?
A．difference B．connection C．change D．distance






2022年目录

一、淮安市
二、连云港市
三、南京市
四、南通市
五、苏州市
六、泰州市
七、无锡市
八、徐州市
九、盐城市
十、扬州市
十一、镇江市
十二、常州市
十三、宿迁市

一、 淮安市


The two boys, Tom and Huck, were very frightened because they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend. Through the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk. Then the men were tired and fell asleep. Tom and Huck lay there for a very long time. Finally, the two men woke up and lifted up a stone in the ground and took out some money they had stolen. Then Injun Joe lifted up another stone and found a box.
"What's this?" Injun Joe asked.
The two men pulled the box out of the ground and opened it. The two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in it. They were very excited.
"There's thousands of dollars in the box!" said his friend.
"It must have been left here by Murrel," said Injun Joe.
"What will we do with it?"
"We'll take it to my hideout(隐匿处)."
"Number one or number two?"
"Number two, under the cross."
Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the corner and decided to go upstairs. But the stairs broke when Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river. Tom went home as quickly as he could.
The next day, the two boys remembered the "Number two", thinking this must be the number of the room in the hotel. They got all the keys they could find anywhere. But Tom discovered the door was not locked. He opened it!
—Adapted from The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
31．Tom and Huck were very frightened because _________.
A．they worried about being found
B．they stole Injun Joe and his friend's money
C．Injun Joe and his friend were looking for them
D．Injun Joe and his friend wanted to talk to them
32．Tom and Huck were very excited after they saw _________.
A．Murrel and Injun Joe B．a box in the ground C．Injun Joe and his friend D．much money in the box
33．What would Injun Joe do with the money?
A．He would throw it away. B．He would hide it in the ground.
C．He would take it to his hideout. D．He would give it to the two boys.
34．What happened when Injun Joe stood on the stairs?
A．The stairs broke. B．Another box was found. C．He fell off the stairs. D．He saw Tom and Huck.
35．From the story, we can know _________.
A．Injun Joe and his friend found many works of art in the box
B．Tom followed the men when Injun Joe and his friend left the house
C．Tom thought "Number two" was the number of the room in the hotel
D．Tom opened the door of the room in the hotel with the key that he found

Watching movies is fun. Here is some information about four great movies in 2020.
Names of the movies
Actors / Actresses
Directors
More information about the movies
　　　Leap
　

Gong Li,
Wu Gang

Chen Kexin
(China)

In this film, it tells the Chinese Women's Volleyball Team's exciting stories and shows great team spirit to us.
　　Mulan
　

Liu Yifei,
Gong Li

Nick Caro
(New Zealand)
The real-life version(真人版)of Mulan is based on Hua Mulan in Chinese history. She goes to a war instead of her father and has become a well-known heroine.
　　Artemis Fowl


Fredia Shaw,
Josh Gad

Kenneth Branagh
(England)
The hero, Artemis Fowl, is a 12-year-old clever boy and criminal leader who fights against fairies(精灵)while searching for his father. The film is more suitable for children.
News of the world


Tom Hanks, Neil
Sandilands

Paul Greengrass
( England)
Tom Hanks played the role of storyteller in the 19th century US, sending the news from one small town to another. Tom is also required to bring a 10-year-old girl back to her parents.



36．The director of the film Leap comes from _________.
A．US B．China C．England D．New Zealand
37．How many films does Gong Li take part in?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
38．Which is more suitable for children among the four films?
A．Leap. B．Mulan. C．Artemis Fowl. D．News of the World.
39．Who played the role of storyteller in the 19thcentury US?
A．Josh Gad. B．Tom Hanks. C．Fredia Shaw. D．Neil Sandilands.
40．According to the information about the movies, we can learn that _______.
A．Tom Hanks is good at making up news
B．Mulan is a girl who goes to a war with his father
C．The film Leap shows us how to work together
D．Artemis Fowl is a clever boy of 10 and fights for his father

Recently children have been told to buy traditional alarm clocks instead of mobile phones to wake them up in the morning. Schools will advise pupils to turn off mobile phones or iPads in the evening to have enough sleep.
Researchers from a charity say that using internet-connected devices(装置)in the evening can prevent children getting more rest. Moreover, they suggest that school children should invest in a real alarm clock to make sure that they get a good night's sleep and arrive at school on time.
① . The result is that 40% pupils in secondary schools can now hardly get on well without these devices. About two-thirds of pupils have a habit of taking mobile phones to bed at night.
② . The study also shows that girls are more likely to be attracted by mobile phones than boys, and often use the Internet to talk to friends by social networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter. One girl aged 12 said, "I have been told that I am addicted(上瘾的)to the Internet, and prefer being online to being with other people."
③ . A girl of 13 told researchers, "I can't imagine if someone takes my iPad away. I walk around the house with it even though its' not turned on. I just like being with it." Another girl added, "Sometimes I can't sleep without using the mobile phone at night."
④ . The charity, which was set up to promote(推动)iPads in the classroom, has now given five suggestions to protect children from being affected by electronic(电子的)devices.
41．To get a good night's sleep, school pupils are asked to buy ________.
A．iPads B．alarm clocks C．mobile phones D．electronic devices
42．The underlined words "invest in" in Paragraph(段落)2 mean ________.
A．hand out B．hand in C．spend time on D．spend money on
43．It is better to put "A study of about 3000 pupils shows that almost half feel to be controlled by electronic devices" in ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
44．From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A．most pupils turn off their mobile phones in the evening
B．using mobile phones can make children get more rest
C．one-third of pupils get used to sleeping with mobile phones
D．girls are more interested in using mobile phones than boys
45．What will be talked about in the following paragraph?
A．Examples of boys. B．More information about the charity.
C．The tips given to children. D．Instructions about electronic devices

二、 连云港市

Royal Engineers Museum
Events

Chinese New Year（16 Jan--24 Feb）
Join in as the Museum celebrates the Year of the Rat Get creative by decorating a paper lantern or creating your own rat toys.
￡2 per activity, not included in standard prices.
The Soldiers as Artists（5 Feb--23 Jun）
Royal Engineers were also taught drawing to help make maps. The paintings and drawings on display show not only the soldiers’ drawing skills but also their talent that went beyond the training they received.
Included in standard prices.
Historic Headwear Hunt（19 Apr-26 Jul）
Discover the unusual hats, caps and helmets worn by royal Engineers! Imagine what has happened to them over the last 300 years!
Included in standard prices.
Medway in Time（7 Jul--31 Aug）
Following a 15-week Medway Adult Education course, the Museum is proud to present artworks about the area’s special history and traditions.
Included in standard prices.
Plan your Visit
Opening time
Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p. m.
Standard tickets
Adult ￡9.20 Senior citizen（老年人） ￡8.20
Child （5-15） ￡4.60 Student ￡7.60
Family（2Ad+ 2Ch） ￡24.80 Serving Royal Engineers Free
How to find us
Located on Prince Arthur Road. Gillingham. Kent.
Within walking distance from Gillingham Station.
Contact us
Tel: 01634822839 www. re-museum. co. uk/contact




31．Which activity can Lily join in if she visits Royal Engineers Museum on 19 Aug?
A．Chinese New Year. B．The soldiers as artists.
C．Medway in Time D．Historic headwear Hunt.
32．Mr Brown brought his 5-year-old son to the museum and created a rat toy, how much did they pay at least?
A．￡9.20. B．￡12.80. C．￡13.80. D．￡15.80.
33．What can visitors do when visiting Royal Engineers Museum?
A．Visitors can be taught drawing and map making.
B．Visitors can buy the hats worn by royal engineers.
C．Visitors can explore Medway’s history and traditions.
D．Visitors can call 01634 822839 for some free tickets.

Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to make money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their money!
Pocket money
Most teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do some housework to get pocket money, including cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and so on.
Part-time work
A part-time job is a choice for teenagers who don’t have pocket money or who want to get extra money. About 15% teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular part-time jobs for teens include babysitting, delivering（递送）newspapers, restaurant work and shop work. Children in Britain can work two hours a day at the most on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.
Bank accounts（账户）
Some children and teenagers have a bank account. There is no age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or a young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their child’s bank account. Most banks have a prepaid bank card designed for young people.
Mobile apps
Many companies have made mobile apps for children, including GoHenry, Osper and Gimi. Parents can add money to their children’s accounts and check to see how the money is spent. Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a card. The apps suggest that kids from 8 to 13 can use the cards.
So, many teenagers are getting experience working part-time, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent （经济独立的） person and making and looking after your own money.
34．How can British teenagers get their pocket money?
A．By doing homework. B．By doing housework.
C．By opening accounts. D．By using mobile apps.
35．To get extra money, British teenagers over 13 can___________.
A．work in shops two hours a day during weekends
B．help to take care of babies during school hours
C．deliver newspapers for three hours on school days
D．work in restaurants every day as long as they wish
36．What does the author think of the bank accounts and mobile apps for children?
A．They may help parents save their children’s money.
B．They may help kids learn to look after their money.
C．They might prevent children getting extra money.
D．They might get kids used to spending extra money.
37．What is the passage mainly about?
A．How to get along well with the bank managers.
B．How to deal with bank accounts and mobile apps.
C．How British teenagers work part-time to make money.
D．How British teenagers make and manage their money.

We always think that it’s OK for us to leave our plants home during our vacation as plants won’t scream like pets, right?
A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has discovered that some plants will scream when they are under stress.
The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco plants by cutting their stems（茎） and depriving（剥夺） them of water. A microphone was placed 10cm away from them. When their stems were cut, the plants started “screaming” between 20 and 100 kilohertz, and the scientists guess that this scream is probably meant to warn other plants nearby.
When the tomato plants’ stems were cut, 25 ultrasonic（超声的） pain sounds were recorded in an hour, and at the same time, 15 ultrasonic pain sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants. When they were deprived of water, the tomato plants recorded even more pain sounds with 35 pain sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded about 11 pain sounds.
The plants also acted differently to different kinds of stresses. For example, the tobacco plants gave out a stronger “scream” when they were deprived of water than when their stems were cut. But plants that were in no immediate（立刻的）danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound per hour.
The group of scientists said that plants are not as quiet as we had always thought, but in fact their voices are so high-pitched that we just can’t hear them.
Last year, another study has found out that plants feel pain when they are touched or hurt and they will give off a terrible smell.

38．What have the group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University discovered?
A．Some plants under stress will scream.
B．Plants in danger scream to warn others.
C．Some plants under stress feel energetic.
D．Plants in danger give off a sweet smell.
39．What was the microphone underlined in paragraph 3 used for?
A．Cutting the stems of plants. B．Depriving plants of water.
C．Collecting ultrasonic sounds. D．Testing different stresses.
40．How many ultrasonic pain sounds did the tobacco plants give out in an hour when deprived of water？
A．11. B．15. C．25. D．35.
41．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Tomato plants acted the same under different stresses.
B．Tobacco plants gave off a smell when they were safe.
C．Plants not in immediate danger screamed most weakly.
D．Plants that felt pain screamed loudly for people to hear.

A horse fair is an interesting place. There were young horses from the country, little Welsh ponies and many beautiful horses too. But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, tired from hard work. I was very sad to see them.
At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered 23 pounds for me, but they refused. Then a man with a very loud voice came. I was afraid he was going to buy me, but he walked off. Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said:
“I’ll give 24 for him.”
“Done,” said the salesman. “He’s a quality horse and if you want him for cab（出租马车）work, he’s a bargain.”
Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city. There were streets to the right, and streets to the left. We went into one of the small streets, and then into a very narrow street, with small, old houses.
My owner stopped at a house. The door opened, and a woman, a little girl and boy, came out.
“Is he gentle, father?”
“Yes, Dolly, as gentle as a kitten; you can pat him.”
Dolly, the little girl, patted my shoulder without fear. It felt so good! They led me into a comfortable, clean stable, and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep, thinking “I’m going to very happy here”.
My new owner’s name was Jerry. His wife was called Polly and they had two children, Harry and Dolly. The next morning they came to see me. I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices.
“Let’s call him ‘Jack’, after the old horse, shall we, Harry?” said Dolly.
“Yes, let’s,” said Harry.
The first week of my life as Jack, the London cab horse was very hard. The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets scared me. But Jerry was a very good driver, and that helped a lot Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best, and he didn’t whip（鞭打）me.
He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.

42．A horse fair is a place for__________.
A．people to sell and buy horses B．horses to learn new skills
C．people to learn to ride horses D．horses to meet new friends
43．What did the salesman mean by saying “he is a bargain”?
A．The buyer is a good driver. B．The horse is well worth the price.
C．The buyer is gentle and kind. D．The horse is as gentle as a kitten.
44．Living and working in London with Jerry’s family, “I” felt___________.
A．sad and helpless B．challenged but satisfied
C．tired and afraid D．curious but impatient
45．What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A．The experiences of visiting a horse fair.
B．The chance of having a new owner.
C．The disadvantages of working in London.
D．The start of a London-cab-horse life.

Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” These are certainly words that millions of volunteers around the world could agree with.
In the US, April is National Volunteer Month, to praise and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, and support to what they care about.
46． People who volunteer spend their time doing things they feel strongly about. For example, animal lovers may volunteer at an animal centre to help improve the treatment of animals.
Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people, try out new skills and explore career choices. 47．
Take Andrew Makhoul, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, as an example. Andrew didn’t spend his last spring break relaxing. Instead, the 19-year-old boy decided to do something for people who were less lucky than himself. He travelled to an orphanage(孤儿院) in Guatemala in Central America. 48． And it depends on volunteers to stay open.
Andrew doesn’t speak much Spanish, but he found communication wasn’t a problem, “You communicated with love,” according to an article on his university’s website. And what he gave out, he got back, “49．” Andrew’s first time as a volunteer only lasted a week, but by the end of that week, he knew he’d be back soon — because he saw love and hope.
US author Sherry Anderson once wrote, “50．” And this is perhaps why volunteers all around the world keep doing what they do — their work is “priceless”.
A．It is in one of the poorest parts of the country.
B．You could see love when you looked in their eyes.
C．Volunteering means choosing to work without being paid.
D．It’s a chance for poor children to get better care and support.
E.Life will be difficult, but I have the confidence to live a happy, full life.
F.For young adults, valuable lessons may also be learned through volunteering.
G.Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.

三、 南京市


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26．The Walla Walla Wallaby Foundation is set up to ________.
A．sell the wallaby’s food B．support the wallaby
C．take photos of the wallaby D．provide news about the wallaby
27．If you want to give money to support WWWF, you can click on the icon “________”.
A．About WWWF B．Donate C．Discussion Forums D．Educational Resources
28．The reading material above is ________.
A．a diary B．a story C．a questionnaire D．a web page



Tea is tasty and good for you. It is also one of the most popular drinks around the world. But what is tea? And why is it so popular?
All tea comes from tea leaves but tea is not always the same. There are many kinds of tea. You can drink black tea, green tea, white tea or fruit tea. Each type of tea has a different taste and a different colour.
The history of tea begins in Asia. In China, Korea and Japan, tea is still very important today. In Japan, it can take many hours to prepare and drink tea with your guests. In Malaysia, a popular drink at breakfast is teh tarik (‘pulled tea’). Malaysians say it is good for you and tastes good with canai bread.
Tourists in Kuala Lumpur like watching the tea sellers make ‘pulled tea’. The tea sellers pour hot water on black tea. After five minutes, they add sugar and milk. Then they ‘pull’ the tea—they pour the tea from one cup to another many times.
In many countries, you must have a special kettle to make tea. People in different countries also like to add different things to their tea. For example, Russians use a special kettle called a samovar. They like drinking tea with lemon. Sometimes, they also drink tea with some sugar or jam.
In Turkey, tea comes in a Caydanlik. A Caydanlik has two kettles: one for the water and one for the tea. Drink Turkish tea with some sugar.
Arab tea, called karak, has cardamom, ginger, milk and sugar. In the United Kingdom, they add some milk and sugar.
The British usually eat biscuits with their tea. In Japan, they like. . .
29．Tea, a drink with a long history, first appeared in ________.
A．Europe B．America C．Asia D．Africa
30．The writer uses the punctuation mark “…” at the end of the passage to ________.
A．express his uncertainly of the subject B．show his special taste in Japanese tea
C．attract readers’ interest in further reading D．hide his limited knowledge in this field
31．What is the best title for the passage?
A．The History of Tea B．Different Tea Kettles
C．The Most Popular Drink D．The World in a Teacup



LIFE is AWKWARD．What should you do when your parents are embarrassing (使尴尬) you in front of your friends? Or what if you see what looks like a classmate stealing someone else’s headphones? In our social Q’s column (专栏), the teenager Harper Ediger and the adult Philip Glances give their best advice to kids looking for help navigating real-life situations. Now it’s your turn: Do you have a question about an uncomfortable social situation at school, at home, on social media or among friends? Email it to us at Kjdsqs@njpost. com and Harper and Philip may answer it in a future issue. Please include your age and hometown. C’mon, we know you have one.
To inspire (激励) you, here are reader-submitted questions we’ve published in previous issues:
My mom signs me up for camps and activities without asking what I want to do. I only learn what I’m doing at the last minute. I don’t like that it’s a surprise, and I feel that I should be able to help plan my time. How can I have more of a say?
At my school, fourth graders need to learn different dances, then dress up for a fancy party where we ask partners to dance with us. This makes me nervous, and I’m not looking forward to it. How should I handle this situation?
My sister is home for college break, and lucky me, she’s my roommate. As I’m 12 and she’s almost 19, we both want our own space. I know she doesn’t mean it personally, but she always complains that she doesn’t have a home, which makes me feel as if I’m intruding in my own room. Do I tell her how I feel or let it go?
32．What should be included in your email to the social Q’s column?
A．Name, age and social media. B．Age, school and hometown.
C．Age, hometown and questions. D．Name, school and questions.
33．The underlined word “say” in the passage means ________.
A．the ability to plan time B．the chance to set up camps
C．the right to make decisions D．the plan to enjoy activities
34．The writer uses some published reader-submitted questions in order to ________.
A．show kids ways of solving problems B．give kids examples of what to write about
C．share Harper and Philip’s advice with kids D．offer kids a chance to complain about their lives
35．The social Q’s column is designed to ________.
A．help kids deal with their troubles B．train kids to write
C．have kids introduce themselves D．advise kids to behave well



Me: Hello, Television Viewers! I am Aziza Bellamy, and thanks for watching. I want to especially thank you, Ms. Bertha, for agreeing to this interview on live television. It’s a pleasure to meet you, the first-known trans-galactic visitor to Earth. Now, I understand that you are from a planet called Zadernol?
Bertha: Just call me Miss Bertha or Bertha, please, but not “Ms. ”
Me: Okay, sorry about that. So, you’ve been on Earth for about a week now. What have been your biggest disappointments or challenges so far?
Bertha: It’s not the worst planet I’ve ever been to. Mercury was much worse. The aliens— oops, I mean humans, have been unkind, overall. The family I’m staying with, for example, were nice at first. But now they roll their eyes whenever I open my mouth to say anything. They’re not interested in any of my stories. And I think they may be trying to avoid me. Worst of all, they make me wash my own dishes and bathe myself. They’re so rude.
Me: Oh, um. . . wow. That’s just. . .
Bertha: I am used to having high standards when I choose where to stay, by the way. I have stayed with royalty and presidents on other planets. And they all adored (崇拜) me and begged me not to leave. But I gave this human family a chance to host me. I mean, really, they should be grateful that I selected them, of all the people on Earth, to wash my clothes and cook my meals and entertain (款待) me.
Me: Well, what you’re saying is surprising, Bertha. Do you think it’s possible that this family just wants you to pitch in a little, to be a good guest?
Bertha: It’s odd to me that you’re not agreeing with me. If you were smarter, you’d agree with me. That’s another thing. Everyone on Zadernol is smarter than the smartest person on Earth. Earth is below me.
Me: You know what. Bertha? I’m starting to see why you’re so unhappy here on Earth. You’re just a boastful (自夸的), spoiled alien.
36．Who is hosting the interview?
A．Aziza Bellamy. B．Bertha. C．A trans-galactic visitor. D．A president.
37．Which of the following sentences from the passage is an opinion?
A．Well, what you’re saying is surprising, Bertha.
B．So, you’ve been on Earth for about a week now.
C．I have stayed with royalty and presidents on other planets.
D．But now they roll their eyes whenever I open my mouth to say anything.
38．From the passage, we know that Aziza is ________.
A．proud of Bertha B．interested in Zademol
C．dissatisfied with Bertha D．scared of Bertha’s words
39．What might Aziza write in his diary about the interview?
A．Talking to Bertha was great fun. I now know much about Zademol.
B．We should try to improve our earth as Berthas hometown is much better.
C．The interview was interesting. But I dislike the family Bertha is staying with.
D．It was an unusual interview, and an unexpected experience as well.
40．We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．being boastful will win us few friends B．there are many good reasons to be boastful
C．people who boast a lot are better than others D．boasting a lot is a good way to get people to like us

四、 南通市



My wife and I were on our honeymoon in our homeland, visiting my parents-in-law. My wife Helen was making a film and my job was to make up the music, but I didn’t bring my guitar with me. I locked myself in the barn toilet, and carved a guitar neck from a scrap(废弃的) piece of wood. In the barn, I found a drum, which used to be part of an old tape-recorder, It’s like a guitar, but it has four strings. So is it a balalaika or a guitar? They have something in common (共性), we call it a balalaika but it’s played differently.

Our daughter Kitty had just started school, so she needed a place to do her homework. There isn’t much room except a table in the kitchen. When my wife cooks, she needs to use the table. One day I walked past a rubbish bin and saw a folding (可折叠的) table lying there. I thought I could make something out of it. It was just the right size a bigger one wouldn’t have fitted into the room. I fixed a slab of board for the desk and made the back of the seat softer, then I oiled the screws so it is easier to fold.
Our dad’s friend made the Little House for his daughter. It was made of wood and bricks which were thrown away. And when she grew up, he offered it to us. So how long has it been standing here? I’m forty years old now, so it must be at least fifty. The man’s name was Bob. He’s not alive any more but I still remember the nice time in the Little House. When my children were growing up, they used to say “We’re going to play in the Little House!”or “Where are you? I’m in the Little House!”
It’s a go-kart for my son Tom to ride down the hill. He wanted to make one so I helped him. I had bought him one, but he wasn’t satisfied with that. I just made it from pieces lying around. The wheels were from two different scrapped carts. My father-in-law had them in his barn. He doesn’t throw anything away. I only used cart parts, some wood, a cushioned seat, and a rope. It cost nothing. My son likes it so much. I feel so happy.



31．Which of the following was given by a friend?
A． B． C． D．
32．What do the four stories have in common?
A．The children in the stories were good at DIY.
B．Fathers made the four objects for their children.
C．Some scrap materials were made good use of.
D．The four objects were made just for pleasure.
33．From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _________.
A．Kitty's father did not have money to buy a new table
B．at least four children once played in the Little House
C．Helen and her husband were good at making instruments
D．Tom enjoyed making things like his father and grandfather



Resting her phone on a stand and making the light more suitable, 49-year-old Lyu Min started her livestreaming session — her daily job during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dressed in a qipao, a traditional Chinese dress, Lyu started the livestreaming session from her workshop at 10 in the morning, sharing the art of making Chinese knots with many handicraft(手工艺) lovers. Lyu, an inheritor(继承人) of the art of making Chinese knots, which is listed as an intangible(非物质) cultural heritage, became a livestreaming host.
“Though the sales of Chinese knots have dropped a lot, I’m still confident that I can get out of the trouble brought by the outbreak. I can make full use of this period to improve my skills and develop this traditional handicraft online,” she said. Lyu is quite new to the world of livestreaming, having bought all the necessary equipment(设备) after following her friends advice. She practises livestreaming every day and records a large number of educational videos. As face-to-face interaction is still impractical for many, even as the outbreak has been largely brought under control in China, she thinks livestreaming classes can meet more Chinese knot lovers’ needs to learn the handicraft.
She has integrated the anti-epidemic spirit into her works, expressing the determination(决心) and confidence of the Chinese people to win against the COVID-19. “I love Wuhan, where I showed my works in 2019. Chinese knots are popular among many local people, and I made lots of friends there,” Lyu said. She designed a special Chinese knot to express her thanks to the medics who were sent to support Wuhan several months ago.
She has more than 200 followers right now. There are more and more Chinese knot lovers on her online platform. She is using a length of colored string and determination to keep this traditional art of Chinese knots alive online and help more people understand the culture.
34．The underlined word “livestreaming” in Paragraph 1 is close to “_______”.
A．sending out while happening B．equipment for recording videos
C．sending out after recording D．equipment for making handicrafts
35．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Lyu Min advised her friends to livestream traditional handicraft online.
B．Lyu Min’s friends provided the necessary equipment for her to livestream.
C．Chinese knots sell very well in Lyu Min’s workshop through the Internet.
D．More Chinese knot lovers want to learn the handicraft because of Lyu Min.
36．What does Lyu Min think of the future of Chinese knots?
A．Unexpected. B．Hopeful. C．Difficult. D．Doubtful.
37．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Having online classes during the outbreak
B．Introducing an intangible cultural heritage
C．Livestreaming the art of making Chinese knots
D．Expressing thanks to the doctors and nurses


Do you like Physics or Chemistry? Matter (物质) is always changing, either physically or chemically. If a material goes through a physical change, it is still the same material. During a chemical change, one kind of matter changes into another completely different kind of matter. For example, when we burn wood or cook fish, materials change. People use chemistry every day in the kitchen. The food we eat has many different natural chemicals. Many of the chemicals in food are necessary parts of a healthy diet.
Much of the food we eat has been changed in some way from its original form. The changes that food undergoes may be chemical or physical. If a change does not affect the food’s chemical composition, we call it a physical change. For example, melted (溶解的) cheese has gone through a physical change. It gets softer when it is heated but it is still the same type of material. Any change that changes the chemicals in the food is a chemical change. Bread contains carbohydrates, which are chemicals made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When bread is baked (烘焙), the carbohydrates break down into black carbon and water. The carbon gives the bread a dark color and a crunchy texture (质地). The water goes into the air.
To get a closer look at the chemistry of baking, let’s watch how a carrot cake is made. The main steps of baking any cake are mixing the ingredients (材料) and baking them together. In the course of making cakes, the dry ingredients are mixed first. They are flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and spices. Flour gives the cake structure. Sugar helps to make it sweet. Salt strengthens the cake batter. Baking powder and baking soda make the cake rise.
Next, the carrots may be added to the cake. These help give the carrot cake its flavor, texture, and color. The other ingredients in the carrot cake are oil and eggs. The oil makes the cake tender and moist. Eggs serve two purposes—the whites help the cake to rise, while the yolks (蛋黄) give it a creamy texture. All of these ingredients form a mixture. This mixture can be separated into its different components (成分) although it is very difficult. Once the cake mixture is formed, it’s poured into a cake pan and baked in an oven. The heat from the oven has caused chemical changes to take place. The cake is finished and the ingredients cannot be separated.
38．The material doesn’t change when we _______.
A．melt ice cream B．burn paper C．bake apple pies D．cook beef
39．What’s the correct order of baking a carrot cake in the passage?
a. Carrots, oil and eggs are added. b. The dry ingredients are mixed.
c. The mixture is baked in an oven. d. Baking powder and soda make the cake rise.
e. Preparing some dry ingredients. f. The heat from the oven causes chemical changes.
g. The ingredients cannot be separated. h. The mixture is poured into a pan
A．b-a-h-f-g B．b-h-c-d-f C．e-d-c-a-g D．e-c-a-g-d
40．After reading the passage, we know that ________.
A．water and carbon can give the cake a dark color and a crunchy texture
B．people can separate the mixture of eggs and oil into different components
C．chemicals in different kinds of food that people eat are bad for their health
D．sugar and salt can’t be put into the mixture to make a cake at the same time
41．The passage mainly helps us to _______.
A．look at the steps of baking cakes closely
B．learn how to make carrot cakes at home
C．have a healthy diet with natural chemicals
D．understand physical and chemical changes


Herman planted the hot peppers (胡椒) in his five-hectare field in his town. The 36-year-old man put up a sign reading “Africa Hema Village” in Chinese, English and his native language. His first harvest will start this
month. Herman studied in China from 2011 to 2018, receiving his master’s degree and a doctorate in environmental science. He returned to Rwanda in 2018 with his wife, Yang Hong, who is from China, and started his own business. Hema Xiansheng CEO Hou Yi visited Rwanda to find quality products to bring to the Chinese market. Hot peppers were one of his discoveries. The couple helped Hou’s team, from research to field trips, testing production processes (加工) and so on. They also helped Hema Xiansheng’s purchasing (采购) manager, Chen Huifang, when she led a team of eight to visit Rwanda to research the possibilities of making hot pepper products that suit Chinese preferences.
“We wore rubber gloves when we touched them. Our fingers still felt hot the next day,” Chen said. Their research and development team spent four days studying and cooking the peppers. Transporting fresh hot peppers to China proved difficult, so the fresh peppers can’t be imported (进口) into China. Then Chen’s team decided to perform basic processing in Rwanda before shipping. Processing requires a careful balance. Too much salt will make the peppers less delicious. Too little, and the peppers may go bad. Because plastics mustn’t be used in Rwanda, they had to find proper ways to carry the pepper sauce. The material they first used couldn’t stand the long flights. Now Chen is happy to see that the pepper sauce has sold well in Hema’s offline and online stores.
Herman pointed out that few local farmers grow hot peppers because the market is small. A small amount is sold to Europe. And local need is limited due to its spiciness. So, about half the harvest is wasted every year. A young man in Rwanda will only make 10 yuan ($1.4) a day by working in the cities, but if they grow hot peppers due to Hema’s orders, they can make 50 to 60 yuan a day. Herman expressed his willingness to introduce more people to make more money by farming, rather than working for lower incomes, when e-commerce (电子商务) can bring greater needs and sales.
“It’s a chance for Rwandan people to join the new field and change their lives,” Herman said, “Through building more Hema Villages, Rwanda has the chance to become a country of digital agriculture.”
42．“Africa Hema Village” in Paragraph 1 is a place _______.
A．called Hema in Africa B．where Herman’s wife was born
C．providing hot peppers for Hema D．for Africans to buy hot peppers
43．Why should the peppers be processed before shipping to China? Because _______.
A．a balance is needed when the processing is done
B．fresh hot peppers mustn’t be imported into China
C．in Rwanda, people are not allowed to use plastics
D．during shipping, fresh hot peppers are easy to go bad
44．If a young man in Rwanda grows hot peppers for Hema, he may get about ______.
A．10 dollars a week B．1,600 yuan a month
C．500 dollars a year D．16,000 yuan half a year
45．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Many types of products have been offered in Africa Hema Village.
B．Hot peppers from Africa have a large market all around the world.
C．Hema Xiansheng paid for Herman’s seven-year education in China.
D．Herman hopes to do something to improve people’s lives in Rwanda.

五、 苏州市


Night Noodle Markets
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Dreaming of some fantastic family entertainment? The Night Noodle Markets could be just what you and your family are looking for.

Tasty food. Delicious smell at the Night Noodle Markets. Enjoy the Asian-style street food.
Great locations. Top outdoor dining at all the main squares of your city.
Take a look at the menus on offer. Click on the icons below.

When? Monday to Saturday,5 pm to 11 pm.
Where? Click HERE to find a Night Noodle Market in your city.



21．What is www.niftynoodlesatnight.com.cn?
A．The name of the owner. B．The address of the website.
C．A collection of food. D．The name of the markets.
22．When can people go to the markets?
A．At 3 pm on Monday. B．At 11 am on Tuesday.
C．At 9 pm on Sunday. D．At 10 pm on Thursday.
23．The main purpose of the advertisement is to ________.
A．encourage people to go and eat at the markets
B．tell people the features of delicious Asian food
C．ask people to choose the food pictures they like
D．introduce some supporting companies to people


We all have our favourite music, films or books — but which are the most popular ever?
The most popular album (音乐专辑)

Thriller by Michael Jackson
At the time Jackson started writing his best-selling album Thriller, he hoped that his album would sell 50 million copies. He was wrong — it sold over ten million more than that. Even today around 130,000 copies are sold in the USA every year.
The most popular classical music

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
When Beethoven was alive, his Fifth Symphony wasn’t his most popular piece of music. But now most people know the da da da dah introduction. In the 20th century, the first four notes (音符) were used by other musicians to make different types of music like hiphop and rock and roll.
The most popular novel

A Tale of Two Cities
Many people think the best-selling book of all time is one of the Harry Potter books. It’s true that all the Harry Potter books together have sold about 450 million copies. But the most popular single novel is much older.
A Tale of Two Cities was written by Charles Dickens in 1859 and has sold 250 million copies.
The most popular ________

The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont in 1994, didn’t make much money at the cinema. It only became popular later on video, DVD and TV. It was based on a book by Stephen King. The writer sold the story for only a dollar.

24．The best word for the blank is ________.
A．painting B．film C．poem D．sculpture
25．Which of the following is true?
A．Thriller turned out to be more popular than Michael Jackson expected.
B．The Fifth Symphony was used in many other music forms by Beethoven.
C．A Tale of Two Cities has sold more copies than all the Harry Potter books.
D．The Shawshank Redemption made much money as soon as it came out.
26．Which section of a magazine is the passage probably from?
A．Sports Time. B．Science Study. C．Culture World. D．Nature Watch.


I think there are several reasons that suggest developing robots is a waste of money.
In San Diego recently $325,000 was spent on inventing a robotic squirrel to do some scientific experiments. The research proved that squirrels are able to scare away snakes by wagging (摇动) their tails. Do you need a robotic squirrel to work this out?
What about AIBO, a robotic pet, developed in Japan? In Japanese aibou means “buddy”. These pets have been developed at huge cost mainly to provide entertainment. They've been used in movies and music videos. Universities have used them for educational purposes. However, in 2006 the company stopped producing these robotic pets in order to save money. Was it worth a lot of money?
Then there’s NAO, a robot which has been developed by a French company. Its main purpose is to make life easier for humans. It speaks 19 languages and has its own personality. It can tell children a story, help in the classroom or the home, or act as a companion to those people who need someone to be with. A fully developed one costs $16,000. Is that value for money? Who can afford it anyway?
There may be good reasons why it is worth developing robots, but so far I haven’t thought of any.
27．What does the underlined word “companion” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A．公司 B．机构 C．对手 D．伙伴
28．What is the true fact about the robots mentioned?
A．The robotic squirrel is needed by every scientist to do some research.
B．AIBO wasn’t made any more because it only provided entertainment.
C．A fully developed NAO may tell kids stories in different languages.
D．All the three types of robots used to be produced at a very low cost.
29．What does the writer think of developing robots?
A．It can help bring people a lot of fun. B．It has advantages in many ways.
C．It may be useful but costs too much. D．It is worth a great deal of money.

“This is John,” said Mr Turner. The boy standing next to him was tall, with a friendly face. I noticed Adam and Chen give each other the thumbs (大拇指) up. That meant they were going to invite him to join the cool group. They smiled at him and he smiled back.
Mr Turner always gave new students a buddy with the same hobbies as them. I was sure he wouldn’t choose me. I wasn’t one of the cool kids.
“Hyun, I want you to be John’s buddy this term,” said Mr Turner. Me? I couldn’t believe my ears! Everyone in the class looked in my direction. Adam and Chen even looked unhappy.
John walked over to my desk and sat down beside me. He smiled at me. “Hello,” he said in a confident voice.
“Hello,” I replied, not looking at him.
All morning I could feel the boys in the cool group looking angrily at me, but John didn’t seem to notice.
Finally the bell rang for a break. I had butterflies in my stomach. I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun of me in front of John, and that John would decide that he’d rather be buddies with them.
Sure enough, as soon as we got outside, Adam and Chen swaggered (大摇大摆地走) up to us.
“Mr Turner says you’re a good basketball player, John,” said Adam.“How’d you like to play with us at lunch break? Hyun doesn’t know anything about basketball."
“No thanks,” said John.“I’d rather play chess with Hyun, if he doesn’t mind. Mr Turner says he’s an excellent player.”
I was walking on air as John and I crossed the playground. I remembered the saying we learnt in class about not judging (判断) a book by its cover. I completely misjudged John.
30．The underlined “him” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A．Adam B．Mr Turner C．Chen D．John
31．The sentence “I was walking on air…” in the last paragraph shows that the writer felt_______.
A．happy B．nervous C．calm D．lonely
32．What can we learn from the story?
A．Adam and Chen were not only cool but also friendly.
B．Hyun realized appearance didn’t always tell the truth.
C．John didn’t want to make friends with Hyun at first.
D．Hyun was a cool kid and good at playing basketball.

六、 泰州市

Welcome to the Summer Palace

Opening hours:
Apr. 1—Oct. 3l: 6:30—18:00; Inside gardens: 8:30—17:00
Nov. 1—Mar. 31: 7:00—17:00; Inside gardens: 9:00—16:00
Ticket Price:
Adult age 18+ ¥30
Child: age 6—18 ¥15
◆Free for children under 120 cm (3.9 feet), or below 6 years old.
◆The elderly over 60 enjoy half price.
(Ticket prices of Dehe Garden, Tower of Buddhist Incense, Wenchang Hall, Suzhou Street and Danning Hall are not included)
Online booking:
1. The tickets are sold 7 days in advance (提前)
2. Your Passport or ID information is required, and one person can book only one ticket per day.
3. One adult could only book one child ticket.
Important Notice:
☆During COVID-19 Epidemic Control Period:
1. The real-time local “Health Code” will be checked before entering.
2. Body temperalure over 37.3℃ or coughing and short of breath, visitors are not allowed to enter.
3. Wear masks during the visit and keep distance with others.
For more information, you can visit: https://www.travelchinaguide.com/summer-palace-tickets-booking.htm



31．On National Day, visitors can enter the Summer Palace at________.
A．6:00am B．8:00am C．9:00pm D．any time
32．How much will a 70-year-old lady pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A．¥15 B．¥30 C．¥45 D．None
33．How much will a young couple with a 4-year-old child pay at least to visit the Summer Palace?
A．¥30. B．¥45 C．¥60 D．¥75
34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．One adult could only book one child ticket.
B．One should pay extra money to visit Danning Hall.
C．Passport or ID information is needed when booking tickets online.
D．A man with a high fever can enter the Summer Palace with a mask.
35．Where is the passage probably taken from?
A．A story book B．A news report C．A science fiction. D．A travel guide

Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his car (小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here? “he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over (绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself. “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.”
After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”
36．How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?
A．Angry. B．Sad. C．Curious. D．Worried.
37．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph (段落) 4?
A．欲望 B．兴趣 C．责任 D．能力
38．Why did the king place a stone on the road?
A．He wanted to give the girl a reward. B．He wanted to hide gold coins under it
C．He wanted to play a trick on his people. D．He wanted to see if anyone would move it.
39．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．All the people complained about the stone.
B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone.
40．What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?
A．A wise king B．A kind girl
C．A stone on the road D．Gold coins under the stone



As usual, Amber was hurrying to catch the yellow school bus. Luckily the traffic lights turned green as she was to cross the road, so she made it. When the bus passed the golden arches(拱形门) of McDonald’s, they reminded her of a hamburger. She hadn’t had breakfast that morning because the fruit salad on the blue dish didn’t look delicious at all. However, Amber remembered that she was still on a diet. So now she was really in a black mood.
You may have noticed that several colors were used in the above story so as to help describe Amber’s morning. In fact, colors influence your life more than you can ever imagine. Take language for example: You may describe a sick person as being “a bit green”. To describe a depressed(沮丧的) person, you say that the person is “feeling blue”. In short, colors do add interest to daily conversations.
Besides, colors can be used in many parts of your daily life. Have you ever thought about why many school buses and taxis are painted yellow, and stop signs red? Since yellow is the most eye-catching color, it can catch people’s attention, especially in heavy traffic. As for red, it is the color which usually shows warning, as a result, some traffic signs use this color. For the same reason, hot-water taps are usually marked red.
The colors of a dining environment possibly decide how much you eat. Most fast-food restaurants are often decorated in bright colors such as red, yellow, orange, and white for the purpose of increasing people’s appetites(胃口). This is because bright colors are natural colors found in many foods, and, therefore, able to raise people’s spirits. Blue, in comparison with bright colors, is said to lower people’s appetites because few foods are blue in nature. For those who are on a diet, blue dishes and bowls might help!
“Morning, Amber! What happened? You look a bit green,” said Violet, Amber’s best friend.
“Nothing … just feeling … blue,” said Amber.
“Hey! Come to my place tonight. Do you know what I just bought? A Wii! It’s red-hot.”
Amber was tickled pink to have the chance to play with the Wii and said, “Sounds great!”
41．According to the passage, if you are on a diet, ________ might help.
A．putting your food in a blue dish or bowl
B．turning on a yellow light during the meal
C．painting the walls of the dining table with an orange cloth
D．covering the dining table with an orange cloth
42．Most school buses are painted yellow because ________.
A．it tells other drivers to prepare to stop B．it helps bus drivers stay in a good mood
C．it can easily catch other people’s attention D．it is the color that most school
43．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Amber looked ill when Violet saw her first.
B．Amber ate up all her fruit salad in the morning.
C．Amber refused to go to Violet’s house in the end.
D．Amber didn’t catch the school bus and was late for school.
44．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Colors influence people’s daily lives.
B．Most fast-food restaurants are painted grey.
C．Different colors are used for different purposes.
D．Colors make daily conversations more interesting.
45．What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A．Amber was not fat at all.
B．Amber cheered up at Violet’s invitation at last.
C．Violet didn’t know how colors influenced our lives.
D．Arches of McDonald’s are painted gold only to make them beautiful.

七、 无锡市



25．This is a poster of ________.
A．a sports meeting B．a charity walk
C．a football match D．a women’s race
26．This event will start ________.
A．early in the morning B．late in the morning
C．early in the afternoon D．late in the afternoon
27．If you take part in this event with your parents, the least cost will be ________.
A．105 dollars B．120 dollars C．165 dollars D．360 dollars



NEW word in 2020
Coronavirus is this year’s Children’s Word of the Year. This is very interesting given that the 500 Words competition closed on 27 February 2020, the day before the first case was documented in the UK. This shows the influence of important events around the world on children’s creativity.
Highlights
The word coronavirus appeared for the first time in the 500 Words stories in 2020. It is not a word that has been used before.
The word has been used 459 times in the stories in 2020, with 287 of them as coronavirus, 168 as corona virus, and 4 as corona-virus.
It is amazing that many of the themes young writers explored in fiction soon became a reality with the world in lockdown.
Examples
The nurses came running over. I felt a pain in my neck, I started to gasp for air. My body started shaking I couldn’t control myself. My eyes rolled to the back of my head, a mask covered my mouth, my temperature raised and I have the coronavirus.
(The Ex, girl 13)
A few years later he finally landed on earth ... but when he landed he found out a deadly virus had struck earth, the corona virus ...
(Bob’s Trip Around the Universe, boy 10)
28．This passage is most probably part of ________.
A．a language report B．a science report
C．a book review D．a film review
29．The result is based on the findings from ________.
A．a 2019 survey B．a 2020 survey
C．a 2019 competition D．a 2020 competition
30．What can we learn about the word coronavirus?
A．Most children like the word very much. B．Most children use the word very often.
C．Children first used it in stories this year. D．Children first used it in stories years ago.

“Look at Amy’s picture!” Mom said, too loud. She does that when she’s excite, because she can’t hear herself. Some kids turned to stare at us and I wanted to hide.
I led my family into my classroom and looked around. Other kids and parents were there, but I didn’t see Evelyn.
Ms. Jennings walked over to us. I introduced her to my family and explained that my parents are deaf.
“Oh,” she said. “Well, how do you say ‘Welcome!’ in sign language?”
“Like this.” I swept my open right hand in toward my body, palm (掌心) up.
She repeated the movement.
“Thank you,” Mom said, smiling. “It’s nice to meet you.”
Ms. Jennings looked surprised. “You speak very well,” she said.
In sign language, I repeated what Ms. Jennings had said in case my parents hadn’t read her lips (嘴唇).
Mom nodded. “I lost my hearing as a child, after I’d learned to talk. Amy’s father was born deaf. He can talk, too, but he’s shy about his voice.”
Dad smiled in agreement.
Some of my classmates were watching us and whispering. Then I noticed Evelyn and her mom standing by the door.
“I sit over there,” I told my family and quickly walked toward my desk.
“Hi, Amy,” Evelyn said suddenly.
I turned around. “Hi.”
“I didn’t know your parents are deaf,” she said.
“Yeah.” I couldn’t think of anything else to say.
“And you can talk to them with your hands? That’s so cool.”
“You think so?” I asked. I exhaled with relief.
Evelyn nodded. “It’s like a secret code. Would you teach me some words sometime?”
I smiled. “Of course.”
“One of my dad’s neighbours uses sign,” she said. “Maybe I can surprise her with a greeting next time I visit my dad.”
“Your dad doesn’t live with you?” I said.
She shook her head. “My parents are separated.”
“Oh, I...” I’d been so worried about my family that I hadn’t thought about Evelyn’s family. “Hey, if you come over tomorrow, we can practice some sign language then.”
1 got my parents’ attention. “Mom, Dad,” I said, signing, “I’d like you to meet my friend Evelyn and her mom.”
31．How is Welcome!’ said in sign language?
A． B． C． D．
32．When Amy exhaled with relief, she most probably felt ________.
A．worried B．proud C．relaxed D．nervous
33．What can we infer from the passage about Amy?
A．She learned sign language by herself. B．She didn’t want her parents to come.
C．She won’t share Evelyn’s family secret. D．She won’t be so shy about her family.



Last month, the artist Christo opened his new art sculpture. It is made up of 7,506 colorful barrels (桶) floating on a lake in Hyde Park in London. Christo calls it The London Mastaba. It is his first major outdoor art sculpture in Great Britain. The artwork is in the shape of a mastaba. It looks somewhat like a pyramid with a fat top. The London Mastaba is about 65 feet high, 98 feet wide and 130 feet long, and it weighs about 1.3 million pounds. The metal barrels can be seen from hundreds of feet away.
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Everyone who looks at it will see something different. Many will think the barrels are barrels of oil in the heart of one of London’s oldest parks. They might wonder if Christo was making an announcement against pollution. Others will see a prism or giant pixels or simply a shape. However, everyone must decide for themselves, the 83-year-old artist said. Christo said he had nothing special in mind when he created The London Mastaba. “There are no messages,” Christo said. “There is something in it to discover yourself. I cannot direct you.”
“A Stairway To The Sky”
“It’s created a giant invitation, like a stairway to the sky,” Christo said. The artist was standing on the banks of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park where his artwork floats. Swans are swimming nearby. Some barrels are red with a white candy stripe on the sides. Others are colored blue, purple and red. Their colors will look different as the light changes, Christo said. Their reflection (倒影) in the lake will be like an abstract painting. Abstraction is an artistic style that does not always show something recognizable or realistic.
“Not Really Sure How I Feel About It”
Many people walking in the park were surprised to see the artwork. “It’s very modern, but this place is nature and historical. I don’t like it here,” said Yasmin KocOzcengel, who is a tourist from Turkey. Another person who took a look at the artwork was Anna Andronova. She called The London Mastaba very brave. If it weren’t as brave, it wouldn’t be as amazing, she said. Sheila Seffenson is an American living in London. “I’m just not really sure how I feel about it,” Steffenson said. “Maybe it’s a message about pollution. Who knows?”
34．What can we learn about the artwork?
A．It is a floating pyramid. B．It is made up of empty oil barrels.
C．It is an abstract painting. D．It is considered as different things.
35．Which of the following would be most suitable for________?
A．An Announcement Against Pollution. B．An Announcement Against Pollution?
C．A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park. D．A New Landmark Of The Oldest Park?
36．Which of the following words can best describe The London Mastaba?
A．Romantic. B．Magical. C．Realistic. D．Mysterious.
37．What can most possibly be the artist’s real purpose?
A．To add some more colours to the old park. B．To bring his art career to a new height.
C．To encourage people to discover and think. D．To remind people to care about nature.

八、 徐州市


Fun film facts
Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French sciencefiction film A Trip to the Moon (1902) and the American film The Great Train Robbery (1903).
The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation (1915), which was produced and directed by D．W. A Griffith. It made $10,000,000.
Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public. However, they didn't believe that films would become very popular. Auguste said, 'Cinema...has nocommercial (商业) future!'

25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales, 46% from DVD sales, and 29% from television. We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales, but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food, especially when watching a horror film.



31．A Trip to the Moon, The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ________.
A．silent films B．science fiction films
C．made in the same year D．made by a French director
32．What did Auguste Lumire believe?
A．Horror films would become popular.
B．Film-makers would be rich in the future.
C．People would eat popcorn when seeing films.
D．Not many people would be interested in films.
33．What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales?
A．About a quarter. B．About one-third.
C．About a half. D．About three-fourths.

At the doctor’s office
Wilson is a foreign student in Britain. He is learning English there. He still has some trouble using the language.
Doctor: Good morning. You’re a new patient, I think. What’s the trouble?
Wilson: Sometimes I feel cold and sometimes hot. I have a headache and a stomachache.
Doctor: Yes, you look a bit off-colour.
Wilson: What colour, please?
Doctor: Sorry, what I said was “off-colour”. We use it to describe how people look or feel when they are unwell. Let me take your temperature. When did this start?
Wilson: I felt very tired last night when I went to bed. Then I felt really bad this morning when I woke up.
Doctor: I see. Now, let’s look at your temperature. Ah, just as I thought, a hundred and one.
Wilson: Oh, a hundred and one? So high?
Doctor: Ah, yes, that must sound strange to you. We measure people’s temperature on the Fahrenheit scale（华氏）. In centigrade, your temperature is 39℃, which is a bit high, but not exactly boiling point（沸点）.
Wilson: Oh, it isn’t very bad, then.
Doctor: No, it isn’t serious. You’ve got a cold. I’ll give you some medicine. You’d better stay at home in the warm for a day or two and drink plenty of water.
Wilson: Thank you very much, doctor. I’m feeling better already. It wasn’t so difficult telling you about my illness.
Doctor: No, language doesn’t matter too much to a doctor. After all, vets manage without language at all.
Wilson: Please, what is a “vets”?
Doctor: Animal doctors. Now I must end this English lesson and see my next patient.
34．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “off-colour”?
A．tired B．lazy C．sick D．stressed
35．What do we know about Wilson?
A．He is good at English. B．He has had a cold.
C．He is from the UK. D．He knows the doctor well.
36．What is the doctor like?
A．Impatient. B．Strict. C．Humorous. D．Curious.

“I want a mobile phone!” said Lisa. “I’m sure you do,” said her dad.
“No, Dad. You don’t understand. I really, really, really want a mobile phone.” “And I really, really, really want a boat. It’s not going to happen.”
Lisa and her dad were stuck in traffic. It seemed that it’s always the case. When he took her to school in the morning — traffic. When he picked her up in the afternoon — traffic. Go to the supermarket, a birthday party, and what felt like ten hours of traffic was what they got.
Lisa was bored. When she was bored, she wanted things. Right now, she wanted a mobile phone. She wasn’t sure if her dad understood that. She would have to tell him again.
“I WANT A MOBILE PHONE.” “NO.”
“What if I got stuck in a cave?”
“What?” asked her dad, trying not to laugh.
“What if I had a dog and the dog ran away, and I had to run after it. What if the dog ran into a cave, and I ran after the dog. In the cave there was a bear, and the bear trapped me, and …”
“And then you were stuck in the cave.”
“Yes. It’s a mother bear. She will eat me unless I have a mobile phone to call for help.”
“If it’s a mother bear, you can use her phone. Everyone knows mums always carry phones.” Dad was laughing as he said this. Lisa didn’t think it was very funny. Now she was angry. “If I had a mobile phone, I could play games on it!”
“If I had a boat, I could eat beef on it. That doesn’t mean I’m getting one.”
“No, but I mean if I could play games, I wouldn’t be so bored when we were in traffic. I wouldn’t trouble you!”
“I don’t mind being troubled. I like talking to you.” “Then I won’t say anything at all!”
Dad smiled quietly to himself. “I’m going to call Mum to let her know we’ll be late.” He reached into his pocket. “Oh! My battery’s dead.”
“You know…if I had a mobile phone, I could call Mum,” said Lisa. “Nice try.”
Lisa smiled. She wasn’t getting a phone, but she knew she was right, and that was almost as good.
37．What happened to Lisa and her dad?
A．They lost their way. B．Their car broke down.
C．They were stuck in traffic. D．They couldn’t find their dog.
38．Why did Lisa talk about being stuck in a cave?
A．She wanted to play there. B．Her dad didn’t pay attention to her. C．She had a good imagination. D．She needed a mobile phone.
39．What does the underlined word “one” refer to?
A．a mobile phone B．a boat C．a piece of beef D．a game
40．Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lisa was angry?
A．Dad was making fun of her.
B．She would get home late today.
C．Dad didn’t want to buy her a mobile phone.
D．She failed in making Dad buy her a mobile phone.
41．How did Lisa feel at the end of the story?
A．Calm. B．Worried. C．Excited. D．Bored.

Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, U.S.A．, and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the café. Why has she got a lot of different jobs? Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one — Elsie.
Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s café is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.
____________Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”
42．What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler?
A．She is the only person living in Monowi. B．She has a good time living in Monowi.
C．She can do different kinds of jobs. D．She will leave Monowi soon.
43．Mostly and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.
A．railway workers B．shopkeepers
C．truck drivers D．farmers
44．The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT .
A．what it looks like B．whether there is train there
C．when people first lived there D．why people started to leave it
45．Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
A．Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future.
B．Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.
C．Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years.
D．Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.

九、 盐城市

Cyleball
This sport is like football on bikes. There are two teams. Each team has usually got two players. Players in each team try to hit the ball into the goal. They can use their bikes or their heads to do this. The winning team is the team with the most goals at the end of the game.
Gilli-danda
This is an ancient sport from India. The players use two things: one long stick, called a danda and a short egg- shaped bat, called a gilli. There are two teams. One player puts the gilli on the ground inside a small circle and hits it into the air with the danda. Then the player hits the gilli gain and runs to touch a spot outside the circle to get a point.
Octopush
The sport is also called underwater hockey（曲棍球）. There are two teams. Each team has got six players. Players swim underwater to play this game. They use small sticks and a puck. The puck is a little like a ball. Players try to push the puck along the bottom of a swimming pool into the other team's goal. The winning team is the learn with the most goals at the end of the match.
31．Which is the correct order of the pictures according to the passage?

A．a→b→c B．c→b→a C．a→c→b D．c→a→b
32．Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from?
A．Animal World B．Teenage Problems.
C．Science and Technology. D．Sports and Games.
33．What do these sports have in common?
A．They all have a short history. B．A long stick is needed for each sport.
C．Every sport team has six players. D．There’re two teams in every sport game.

You draw, you paint, or you do sculptures. It doesn’t matter—everyone is an artist!
THE CASE FOR
We look at the Mona Lisa or a Picasso painting, and we say, "That’s art." But what about the amazing graffiti（涂鸦） on your street? What about photographs posted online by our friends? What about your school art display? You worked hard, and it's great. So, is that art? To me, art is anything that’s creative. Of course, I like going to famous museums. But I also like drawing pictures of my friends. I'm not very good, but I'm creative. I'm very interested in it, and my friends like it. Most of all, I like it!
Jane, age 15

THE CASE AGAINST
I like visiting art museums, too. Why? Because I like looking at good art. Art is not the drawings of four-year-old children. It isn't painting your body crazy colors and standing in the street. And it certainly isn’t graffiti. Some people say, "If it's creative and cool, it’s art.” I don t agree. Art is the result of hard work and study. My aunt is an artist. She went to art school for six years. She doesn't make much money, but sometimes her sculptures are on display. Her art is great. Art is very hard, and not many people can do it well.
Kayla, age 16

34．What do Jane and Kayla argue（争辩）about？
A．Whether everyone is an artist. B．Whether children should learn art.
C．Whether artists make much money. D．Whether people like visiting museums.
35．The underlined word "it” in THE CASE FOR refers to .
A．going to famous museums posting B．posting photographs online
C．drawing pictures of friends D．making friends by drawing
36．How can we become artists according to Kayla？
A．Go to art museums from time to time. B．Stay in an art school for six years.
C．Devote ourselves to art study and practice. D．Try to get our sculptures displayed.

All about Electric Cars
Electric vehicles(电动车辆) have been around for more than a hundred years. But they have really been liked by a large number of people over the last ten years. More than three million all-electric cars trucks and vans are now on the road worldwide.
Helping the Environment
Most cars run on gasoline(汽油). Burning gasoline and other fossil fuels(矿物燃料) produces greenhouse gases. Electric vehicles don’t burn gasoline. Instead, strong batteries run their electric engines. So, electric vehicles don’t directly produce greenhouse gases.

Poop Power!
Electric vehicles are better for the environment. But they are not perfect. Their batteries often use electricity(电) that was made by burning fossil fuels. But an electric vehicle uses less energy than a vehicle that runs on gasoline. Plus, some of the electricity comes from “greener” sources, such as solar and wind power. And some may soon come from a new source — cow poop(牛粪)! An electric car company has worked together with a large dairy farm. They plan to make electricity using a greenhouse gas from cow poop.
Always Improving
One of the problems for electric vehicles is their limited range. This is how far they can travel before their batteries need another charge(充电). But now their range is improving. Some new electric vehicles can travel almost three times as far as older ones did. Another problem is finding a place to recharge the batteries. But the number of charging stations is going up as well. China now has thousands more charging stations than it did ten years ago. In Sweden, engineers have even designed a road that will charge electric vehicles as they drive along.
37．Which of the following truly describes electric vehicles according to Paragraph 1?
A．Useless. B．Popular. C．Cheap. D．Perfect.
38．What does the picture above show?
A．Parts of an electric car. B．Ways of driving a car.
C．Wheels on an electric car. D．Batteries in an electric car.
39．How does the electric car company plan to make electricity according to Paragraph 3？
A．By burning gasoline. B．By burning fossil fuels.
C．By using a gas coming from cow poop. D．By using solar and wind power.
40．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．Reasons for buying new electric cars.
B．Importance of electric cars in our life.
C．Ways to produce more electric vehicles.
D．Problems and improvements of electric vehicles.

The next time Wayde saw Manningtree, he said, "Could you let me have a little of that medicine? Just enough to see if it works. I’m sorry to trouble you.”
"I have only a very small amount left. It will take me some time to find out how to make more.
"I will pay you anything you ask,.” Wayde said.
“ Don't give me anything now, but promise to pay me $10,000 when you become Prime Minister（首相）.”
Wayde laughed. “That’s impossible, "he said. "I shall never become Prime Minister.”
"Who knows " Manningtree said." Give me a week, and I'll see what I can do.”
A week passed. Then, Manningtree came to visit Wayde again. He brought with him a small bottle.
"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine, "he said, " but you can have what's left I don' t need it anymore.
"That’s very generous of you." Wayde said. " How can I ever thank you?”
"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month." Manningtree said.
Wayde took the bottle from his friend. Once a month. he took one small drop.
The effect（效果）was immediate. Suddenly, he was not nervous anymore. He was not shy anymore, either. He was confident of his abilities.
He started a business and within a year became a millionaire. He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her. He ran for parliament（议会）and succeeded. Within two years, he was a minister. Two years later, he became Prime Minister.
One day, he went to see Manningtree.
“You have come to give me S10,000,” Manningtree said with a laugh. "Forget it. I don't want it.”
“You can certainly have it if you want it." Wayde said. “But that is not the reason I have come to see you.”
“Oh? And what is the reason?" Manningtree asked.
“ I have almost finished the medicine you gave me, " Wayde said. “Have you found out how to make it?”
Again Manningtree laughed. "Oh, yes,” he said. “ I have known how to make it for a long time I knew how to make it when I was at school.”
"What do you mean?” Wayde asked.
“ My dear friend and Prime Minister, " Manningtree said, "the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water.”
“ But the colour.”
“Oh, I added some coloring.”
“Then, the medicine did me no good, " Wayde said.
“ It didn’t need to. There was nothing wrong with you. All you needed was to have confidence in yourself.”

41．The story is organized .
A．in time order B．in space order
C．from specific to general D．from general to specific
42．What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine?
A．He got rich in a week as expected.
B．He suddenly got nervous and shy.
C．He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister.
D．He became the most intelligent man in the country.
43．Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？
A．To say thanks to the doctor. B．To ask for more of the medicine
C．To pay for the medicine D．To give the rest of the medicine back
44．What do we know about the medicine?
A．It cost Wayde $10,000. B．It was useful but expensive.
C．It didn’t work well on Wayde. D．It was made up of water and coloring.
45．What can we learn from the story?
A．Confidence is the secret of success. B．A friend in need is a friend indeed
C．Helping others is helping ourselves D．Too much medicine is bad for health

十、 扬州市

20,000 local sea creatures, from dolphins to otters（水獭）, await you at Aquarium（水族馆）of the Bay, San Francisco, CA（California）. When you see a river otter in the wild, you know that water system is healthy. Plus, they’re fun to watch! Here come the Aquarium’s popular and lovable river otters：Tahoe, Ryer and Shasta.

Me: I was born at the Oakland Zoo. I’m the half-brother of Ryer. February 20, 2016 is my birthday and I joined the Aquarium’s river otter family in January, 2017. I’m named after Lake Tahoe, CA．
How to find me: My fur is reddish in color. I am the youngest but the longest of the group.
Hobbies: I enjoy playing with rope and toys, running and jumping around.

Me: I’m a male river otter named after Ryer Island, CA．I was born in February, 2013 at the Oakland Zoo and joined the Aquarium’s otter team in 2014.
How to find me: I have the widest head and the fattest face.
Hobbies: What could be more fun than playing with my food and balancing rocks, and curling up with a warm blanket for a nap （a short sleep）?We river otters can sleep up to 18 hours a day.

Me: I’m a 7-year-old male river otter named after Mount Shasta, CA．I was saved from the fur trade in Louisiana and found a new home at the Aquarium in 2013.
How to find me: I’m the largest of the otters. I have large close-set eyes. Which of the three is me?
Hobbies: I enjoy long afternoon naps, throwing leaves and sticks into the water.



31．The passage mainly talks about________.
A．how to play with the otters in the zoo B．how to protect river otters in the wild
C．the importance of protecting river otters D．the river otter family at Aquarium of the Bay
32．Which of the following is TRUE about Ryer?
A．He was born in February, 2014. B．He has large close-set eyes.
C．He is the half-brother of Tahoe. D．His fur is reddish in color.
33．What do the three otters have in common?
A．They are all named after a place in California. B．They were all born at the Oakland Zoo.
C．They can sleep at most 8 hours a day. D．They enjoy playing with food and rocks.

As a kid, I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading. I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped, “Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all.”
“But I did read them all,” I said.
In college, when I created my online dating（约会）profile, in the “ favorite books” section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Moveable Feast, White Fang and so on. But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years.
David was my first online date. David read about a book or two a week. When we compared libraries, we had only four titles in common.
On our seventh date, David and I visited the library.
“I have a game,” he said, taking out two pens and Post-its（便利贴）. Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person. ”
We stayed there for an hour.
Before leaving, I said, “I will tell you something. I’ve only read one book this year. ”
“But you like books, ”he said. “You like bookstores. You like libraries. Read a book!”
Back home, David’ s charge to “read a book” echoed in my head. I bought books whenever I got the chance, but I hardly read them. They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes.
I picked up one. Whenever I wanted to give up on it, I thought of David__________.
“How’s your day?” David texted.
“Good. A little tired, ”I replied. “I stayed up late and finished my book. ”The last time I’d pulled an all-nighter to read, I was 12 and the book was Little Women.
David suggested we visit the library again. He pulled a book from the shelf, dropped to one knee, and opened it. Inside, his Post-it read:“Karla, it has always been you. Will you marry me? ”
His proposal had rested in the book for over a year.
34．How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story?
A．To show how rude the librarian was. B．To show Karla was always a reader.
C．To prove Karla just liked borrowing books. D．To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books.
35．Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla?
a. She had a game with David.
b. She created her online dating profile.
c. She was shown the Post-it written to her.
d. She told David she only read one book that year.
e. She found they had only four titles in common.
A．dbeac B．baecd C．beadc D．dbase
36．Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom?
A．I just loved the idea of reading.
B．I tried to appear to be a book lover.
C．I painfully realized most of my books went unread.
D．I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be.
37．What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Falling in love by the book B．Buying books for yourself not for your shelf
C．A true lover of books knows no time D．Love books enough and books love you back

Katie Steller has her own salon (美发院). She often wheels her red chair and scissors around the city to give free haircuts.
Edward was her first lucky customer. He looked to be in his 60s. He was balding and missing a few teeth. While she was cutting his greying hair, he told her about moving closer to his adult children.
Till now, Steller has offered about 30 such haircuts. These people are all living a hard time, and she is aware of the power of her cleanup job.
“It’s more than a haircut,” she says. “I want it to be a gateway, to show value and respect, but also to get to know people. I want to build relationships. ”
Steller knows that a haircut can change a life. As a teen, she had a very serious disease and her hair thinned terribly. Her mother took Steller for her first professional haircut.
“To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness, it helped me feel cared about and less alone,” she says.
After that, Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day. In 2019, she began her Red Chair Project.
She says, “I can’t fix their problems with free haircuts, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment.”
Early this year she started the Steller Kindness Project, in which people who do acts of kindness (volunteering for snowstorm relief, helping neighbors in need) are invited for a free haircut at Steller’s salon. In exchange, they tell their stories, which Steller shares on her website. Her hope is that by reading about kind acts, others will spread their own.
So far Steller has had people reach out from around the country.
38．Why did Steller start her Red Chair Project?
A．To help her neighbors in need. B．To attract customers to her salon.
C．To help the lonely people feel less alone. D．To invite customers to tell their kind acts.
39．What does Steller mean by the sentence “It’s more than a haircut” in Paragraph 4?
A．A haircut can fix people’s problems.
B．A haircut is what people need most.
C．Haircut stories are well reviewed on her website.
D．A haircut is a simple act to show care, value and respect.
40．Which best describes Katie Steller?
A．Lonely and inactive. B．Kind and thoughtful.
C．Doubtful and generous. D．Serious and careful.
41．Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?
A．Simple acts of kindness like a free haircut will spread.
B．Haircuts need practice and practice makes perfect.
C．It’s heartbreaking to see how lonely people look.
D．We can win great respect by giving free haircuts.



Since May 8, Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot, Spot, has been in use at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore to help encourage social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic (新冠肺炎疫情) according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
Singpore’s government is funding the experiment of the robotic dog, which will last for two weeks at the park during off-peak(非高峰的) hours.
“The robot isn’t enforcing (强制 ). It’s just giving people information and encouraging them, ”Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert told CNBC．“When Spot is patrolling(巡逻)the area, there’s a parks officer nearby who can do whatever enforcement he decides is suitable. ”
Cameras fixed on Spot will scan the surroundings and help officers work out the number of visitors in the park, but they cannot read faces and won’t collect any personal information. It also carries a loudspeaker to broadcast a pre-recorded message to remind visitors of the importance of social distancing.
Without enough manpower, Singapore is turning to robotics to reduce the manpower required for park patrols and remind people about the risks they may be putting themselves and others in.
The question, however, is whether their use of Spot will be a good tool or will or only attract more people to it instead.
If the two-week experiment proves successful, the government will consider using Spot at the park during peak hours. Singapore will also do studies to see if it’s worth using other Spots in other parks. Already, Singapore engineers are trying to improve Spot, making it tell if people are together in a group or strangers passing on the grass.
No one knows if Spot will stay after the pandemic is gone, but one thing is for sure: the robot is the hardest working dog in the world.
42．Why is Spot used at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park?
A．To draw visitors’ attention to it. B．To help encourage social distancing.
C．To read and record visitors’ faces. D．To help collect private information.
43．The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)________ .
A．visitors B．strangers C．cameras D．officers
44．What can we learn from the last 3 paragraphs?
A．The experiment is still in progress. B．The use of Spot proves to be a good tool.
C．Spot will stay after the pandemic is over. D．Singapore will no longer need other Spot robots.
45．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Spot scares people into keeping a distance in public.
B．Spot patrols the park for two weeks during peak hours.
C．Spot can tell people together in a group from strangers passing by.
D．The parks officer nearby decides on the enforcement instead of Spot.

十一、 镇江市

Do you like cartoons? If so, read the introduction to the 5 Best Animation(动画)Studios.
TOP 5 Nickelodeon Animation Studios
In 1998, the company entered the cartoon film industry. Among the best animated series it has offered, many stand out, including Sponge Bob Square Pants and Invader Zim.
TOP 4 DreamWorks Animation
Since 1994, Dream Works has never failed to leave a mark. Most cartoon-lovers may know the logo (标志) of a young boy fishing from his seat on a moon. For over twenty years, audiences have enjoyed its imagination. But its influence has always been just slightly weaker than those of the next three.
TOP 3 Studio Ghibli
After the success of Miyazaki's 1984 film Nausicaa of the valley of the Wind, he set up Studio Ghibli in 1985 with producer Toshio and director Isao. Now, eight of the fifteen most money-making cartoon films in Japanese history are made by Studio Ghibli. Because of his achievements, Miyazaki is considered the best animated director, perhaps of all the time.
TOP 2 Walt Disney Animation Studios
Disney has given us so many childhood memories. The studio was set up in 1923 by Walt Disney and his elder brother Roy when the two began producing silent short cartoons in Los Angeles. The introduction of Mickey Mouse helped start the company's career, but the 1937 cartoon film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs caught more attention.
TOP 1 Pixar Animation Studios
For thirty years, it has produced many wonderful stories which attract every age group. Every Pixar film is the result of its writers trying to tell better stories. With the releases(发行)for Cars 3, Coco, Toy Story 4, Pixar's next work will be better.
26．What animation was produced in Studio Ghibli?
A．Toy Story 4. B．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
C．SpongeBob SquarePants. D．Nausicaa of the valley of the Wind.
27．What can we learn from the introduction?
A．Nickelodeon Animation Studio began to make silent short cartoons in 1998.
B．The writers from Pixar Animation Studios are trying to tell better stories.
C．Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs didn't catch any attention in 1937.
D．The logo of Dream Works Animation is known by all cartoon-lovers.
28．Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from?
A．Outdoor Fun. B．Great People. C．Art World. D．Wild Animals.


In a few hours Sam would be flying to Germany. We looked at each other but no sound broke the silence of my beach-side house.
Such a moment was not the first time for me. On Sam's first day of kindergarten(幼儿园), I felt his stress when holding his hand. He looked at me-as he did now. But I said nothing till the school bus came. About ten years later, I drove him to the college. He was sick but I didn't know then. I thought he was just too tired. I tried to think of something to say as he would start a new period of life. Again, _______.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those opportunities we parents all let pass. A boy graduates from school, a daughter gets married. We seldom find a quiet moment to tell them what they have meant to us. Or what they might face in the future.
Sam was weak when he was born but grew into a strong boy. Then he became the best baseball player in high school. His finest moment came when he got the first prize at a science fair. I was sorry he gave up his athletic talent, but proud that later he chose English literature. One day, I told Sam I regretted never traveling abroad to know better about the world before working. Sam decided to learn German in Berlin, even though his friends thought it meaningless.
The night before he was to leave, I failed to say any words again. Maybe, I thought, it wasn't necessary to say anything.
What does it matter if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? But as I stood before Sam, I knew it does matter. My father and I loved each other. However, I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings into words.
"Sam," I said, "if I could have picked, I would have picked you." I wasn't sure he understood what I meant. Sam came towards me and threw his arms around me, saying "thank your". My eyes misted over(模糊). Then, the moment ended, and Sam left home.
That was seven weeks ago, and now I think about him when I walk along the beach near my home on weekends. Thousands of miles away Sam might be busy walking in the street of Berlin.
What I had said to Sam was not new. It was nothing. But, it was everything.
(adapted from Words from a Father)
29．Which of the following can be put at the end of Paragraph 2?
A．I failed to say a word B．his illness worried me
C．I decided to go abroad D．his growth satisfied me
30．When Sam heard "if I could have picked, I would have picked you", he might feel_________.
A．stressed B．sad C．calm D．excited
31．What does the writer mean by writing the last sentence "But, it was everything"?
A．A father should care about his son's education.
B．A father should express deep love to his son.
C．A son should take his father's suggestion.
D．A son should respect his father's decision.

Have you ever paid for educational podcasts (播客)or live videos? Ask some people and most of them will say yes. "Pay-for-knowledge" has been more and more fashionable these years. The contents of these "pay-for-knowledge" products are from language learning to gardening or baby-caring. Everything you think of can be found online at this moment. "Pay-for-knowledge" is on the rise(兴起).
Why is "pay-for-knowledge" industry developing so rapidly? First, its development is based on the Internet. With a fast network and a smartphone, anyone who has passed the identity(身份) check can be an online teacher, and anyone with an online account can buy "pay-for-knowledge" products that he or she wants at an affordable price. Second, people are afraid to miss any information. On one hand, people hope for more useful information.
On the other hand, such information is usually at the hands of experts (专家) who serve well-known companies and universities. Moreover, the need to learn new skills in today's job market also pushes people to learn on such educational podcasts.
The industry of "pay-for-knowledge" has proved to be lucrative. It promises possibilities of turning information into money. It is good for the development of our country and it can help sellers make lots of money. Besides, buyers can enjoy self-growth from it. What's more, this is a reflection(反映)of respect for knowledge and talents.
However, the rapid development of "pay-for-knowledge" has a few problems. For one thing, the market is full of eye-catching words such as "How to be an Industry's Expert in 5 Hours" and "15 Classes to Be a Master of Appreciating (欣赏) Classical Music", which sound like if you pay for it, you are sure to succeed. For another, a large number of customers buy them just for showing off. In fact, those who have really had self-growth after buying online courses may be the kind of people who need them least. In other words, with or without these courses, they can make it anyway, because they are those who have the ability to learn by themselves.
In general, the best is the one that suits you most. "Pay-for-knowledge" may be used as a good start for self-growth. Be careful! Otherwise, your dream of success may not come true.
32．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．"Pay-for-knowledge" products can help all the people succeed.
B．"Pay-for-knowledge" products can offer people different kinds of courses.
C．People who can teach themselves need "pay-for-knowledge" products most.
D．People must learn from experts who serve famous companies and universities.
33．What can we learn about "pay-for-knowledge" industry from Paragraph 2?
A．The history of its development. B．The problems of its products.
C．The advantages of its products. D．The causes of its rise.
34．The underlined phrase "be lucrative" in Paragraph 3 means "_____________".
A．produce lots of money B．get much information
C．win great respect D．enjoy self-growth
35．The main purpose of this passage is to___________.
A．recommend the "pay-for-knowledge" products to people
B．advise everyone to learn knowledge by themselves online
C．remind people to choose "pay-for-knowledge" products wisely
D．teach parents how to buy some online courses for their children

十二、 常州市

With so much free time on our hands during lockdown, many of us have entertained the idea of knowing more about the world. Learning a foreign language is a good choice. Here are a few examples, in order of time it takes people to learn them.
Latin languages (about 600 hours)
The popular Latin languages — Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese — require about 600 hours to learn. Of these, Spanish and Italian are the easiest for English speakers to learn. They are followed by Portuguese and finally French.
Latin languages share many words with English. However, those shared words look or sound similar, but have different meanings over time.
Greek (1,100 hours)
Modern Greek is maybe the easiest language to learn that uses a different alphabet(字母表). It is also a language that has contributed many words to English. Indeed, the president of Greece once gave two speeches at an international meeting that included just Greek loan words(外来词) as well as the unavoidable basic English.
Japanese (2, 200 hours)
Counting objects in Japanese depends on whether they are long and thin (like “roads”), small and round (like “apples”), thin and flat (like “sheets of paper”), and hundreds more examples.
What Japanese you speak also depends on your gender(性别). There’s a “rough” language for men and a more “ladylike” language for women, but you must understand both.
Chinese (2, 200 hours)
Each Chinese written word is hardly understandable when spoken between a Mandarin (普通话) speaker in Beijing and a Cantonese speaker in Guangdong. If you think that's strange, consider our number system: the symbol “2” is widely understood but it’s pronounced “two” in English and “duex” in French.
23．For an English speaker, which of the following is the easiest to learn?
A．Japanese. B．French. C．Greek. D．Italian.
24．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The same word in two languages always has the same meaning.
B．The English language and the Greek language use the same alphabet.
C．Objects are counted differently in Japanese according to their shapes.
D．A Mandarin speaker and a Cantonese speaker write Chinese differently.
25．The purpose of this passage is to tell English speakers__________.
A．how to learn some foreign languages
B．why they must learn a foreign language
C．some information on the difficulty of foreign languages
D．not to choose an Asian language to learn as it is too hard

Influenza, or flu(流感), is a type of virus. It spreads from one person to another quickly. When someone who has the flu coughs or sneezes, little droplets from their lungs (肺) spread out into the air. Anyone nearby can get sick. Even a person who touches something with the virus and then touches his or her mouth, eyes, or nose, can become infected(感染).
The outbreak of the 1918 influenza infected about 500 million people worldwide. It killed from 20 million to 50 million people. It was first seen in Europe, the United States, and parts of Asia. It then spread quickly around the world. Many people who became sick were young, healthy adults. At the time, no treatments worked in the prevention of the spread of the killer flu. People were ordered to wear masks. Schools, theaters and other public places were closed.
When the first wave(波〉in the spring of 1918 hit, it didn't seem serious. People who were infected felt the usual flu symptoms(症状), which are chills, fevers, and feeling tired. Those who got sick generally got better after several days. Not many died. However, a second, highly contagious(传染的)wave of influenza appeared in the fall of that same year. Victims died shortly after they were infected — within hours or days. Their skin turned blue and their lungs were filled with liquid(液体), making it very difficult to breathe.
By the summer of 1919, the flu pandemic(大流行病) came to an end. Sick people had either got well or died. Almost 90 years later, in 2008, researchers announced they’d discovered why the 1918 flu was so deadly. The flu virus inflamed (使…恶化)the lungs, causing them to fill with liquid.
Since 1918, there have been several other influenza pandemics, although none has been quite as deadly.
26．What information about the 1918 flu is mentioned in the passage?
A．The reason why it was so deadly.
B．The reason why it ended.
C．The change it caused to medical research.
D．The place in which it was last seen.
27．All the people that were infected with the 1918 flu___________.
A．had blue skin that led to their death
B．had touched someone with the virus
C．died as their lungs were filled with liquid
D．had the virus in their bodies that made them sick
28．Which of the following statements about the 1918 flu is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Wearing a mask was the best way to treat it.
B．A younger person had a lower risk of being infected with it.
C．People expected the coming of its second wave, but couldn’t stop it.
D．It was deadlier than any other influenza pandemic in modern history.

“What’s wrong, Carina?” Collin asked. “Homesick again?”
His sister nodded.
“Yeah, me too.” Collin sighed(叹息).
Their family had moved to the new place nearly four months ago. The new place was housed inside a huge transparent dome (透明的圆屋顶). It still didn't feel like home.
“I miss my friends,” Carina said sadly. “And green grass and swimming, and everything. I even miss the sound of rain on the roof(屋顶).”
“Worst of all,” Carina continued, “my birthday is in two days, and I don't think Mom and Dad are planning anything special. They're too busy.”
“She's probably right,” thought Collin. Life here was very busy for scientists like their parents. He doubted if they had time to plan a party. And how could they anyway? Things such as balloons and birthday candles didn’t exist here. They didn't even have enough materials to make a cake.
“Don’t worry.” Collin put an arm around Carina's shoulder.
Collin walked toward the agricultural center, where his mom worked. He found her taking notes on some tall tube-like plants.
“What are those?” he asked.
“Bamboo plants,” said Mom. “They’re strong and grow fast. They make good building materials.”
“May I have a piece?”
“Sure.” Mom handed one to him and made a note on her notebook.
The next day, Collin made tiny holes into the piece of bamboo and put small nails(钉子)into each hole. He poured a handful of pebbles(鹅卵石) inside and covered the open ends.
Collin held the bamboo piece carefully as he hurried home. He hid it behind his back and opened the front door. To his surprise, Mom and Dad were home early from work. Mom was carrying something that looked like a cake.
He looked closer and realized Mom had made a cake with dried apples and cinnamon(肉桂皮) sugar. A real treat, on the Moon.
Collin handed his sister the bamboo rod. “Happy birthday!”
“What is it?” Carina asked, looking at it curiously.
“A rain stick,” said Collin. “Whenever you turn it over, the pebbles fall around the nails and it sounds like rain.”
Carina turned the stick, and the room was filled with a sound like rain drumming on a roof.
“It’s Moon Rain!” she said. “It makes me feel like I’m home.” She smiled at Collin and turned the rain stick over again.
29．What may be the best title of this passage?
A．Bamboo Plants B．Moon Rain
C．Homesick Again! D．United Family
30．What can we know from the passage?
A．This passage is part of a science fiction written for scientific research.
B．The family moved to the new place in order to do some sightseeing.
C．Their new home was on a dry land on the earth far from their old one.
D．Carina didn’t think her parents would plan anything special for her birthday.
31．Which of the following can best describe Collin?
A．Careful and brave. B．Caring and creative.
C．Generous and intellectual. D．Romantic and popular.

Looking at art should be like walking in the countryside. You may not know exactly where you are, what bird is making that strange sound, or what the hill ahead of you is called, but that’s part of the fun of it. You don’t need to know these things to feel the beauty of nature.
Of course, if you do know your birds, trees and local history, a walk can be more attractive. Yet such knowledge comes slowly. It is picked up through experience. A true knowledge of nature cannot just be given to you through an app on your phone. Imagine pointing your phone at the hill and getting plenty of information on screen. Would that enrich your dreamy walk or ruin(毁灭) it?
Braggarts enjoy an app that allows them to show off their knowledge, for example, about baroque(巴洛克风格的) paintings. In fact, apps in museums try to provide on-screen art history at once just to encourage people to read their phones instead of looking at paintings.
It is a mistaken idea that you need to be spoon-fed(灌输) amazing facts about a work of art in order to appreciate(欣赏) it. Our first experience of a work of art should be raw(自然状态的), unguided, and a bit puzzling, like following a path in the woods. Later, you might choose to do some personal research into the work. It can further increase your enjoyment and appreciation for it. Yet it is best done when you’re away from the art itself, so that even when you return, the work still feels fresh.
Anyone who thinks knowing some dates and details makes you better understand a work of art is wrong. We all need to put aside our screens and our supposed knowledge when we look at art. Let the paintings flow in; let your intuitions(直觉) fly off. Art is a journey in the wilderness or it is nothing at all.
32．What does the writer mainly want to say?
A．Art is best with the help of apps.
B．Art is best when hidden in mystery.
C．Art is nothing compared with nature.
D．Art is nothing when details and facts are known.
33．The underlined word “braggarts” refers to(指)_________.
A．people who like showing off
B．people who like baroque paintings
C．those who are good at appreciating art
D．those who are good at painting with phones
34．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A．How to appreciate a work of art.
B．How to personal research into a work of art.
C．How to keep your feelings about a work of art fresh.
D．How to be spoon-fed amazing facts about a work of art.
35．what can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A．Because of apps, art will be ruined in the future.
B．A good piece of art is usually made about nature.
C．Research work and intuitions can both help understand art.
D．Museums are not supposed to allow the use of mobile phones.


十三、宿迁市
三、阅读单选
Here is the 6﹣day weather report in Suqian， Jiangsu Province．
Day
Description
Temperature
Humidity（湿度）
MondayJune 29
Partly Sunny
27°C / 19°C
91%
TuesdayJune 30
A． M． Showers
28°C / 21°C
85%
WednesdayJuly 1
Partly Cloudy
27°C / 23°C
79%
ThursdayJuly 2
Mostly Sunny
25°C / 20°C
89%
FridayJuly 3
Mostly Cloudy
30°C / 24°C
87%
SaturdayJuly 4
P． M． Showers
31°C/ 22°C
92%

31．What's the weather like on Wednesday，July 1？　 　
A．Mostly Sunny．
B．Partly Cloudy．
C．A． M． Showers．
D．P． M． Showers．
32．The highest temperature appears on　 　．
A．Tuesday
B．Monday
C．Saturday
D．Thursday
33．The humidity on Friday，July 3 is　 　．
A．92%
B．85%
C．79%
D．87%

The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft （手工艺品）. Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China. In spring, large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there.
A philosopher （哲学家） called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite. His invention had the bird's name of "Yuan", a kind of bird of the hawk （鹰） family with a long tail. He made the kite out of wood. Later, his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bamboo.
With the development of papermaking, paper was introduced into the kite-making. The kite got the name "Zhi Yuan", as "Zhi" in Chinese means paper. And during the Five Dynasties period, people tied the bamboo whistle （哨子） to the kite. When the kite was flying, the airflow （气流）could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing. So the kite carried the name "Fengzheng".
From then on, making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang, Shandong Province. Every year in spring, when the weather became warm, almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days. It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites. At the same time, they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air. The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world﹣ famous Weifang International Kite Festival, which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year.
Flying a kite in spring does people much good. For example, it is a good way to reduce the backache （背痛）. Besides, when people fly a kite, it can help them forget their stressful （压力重的） situations and reconnect （再连接） them to nature.
34．From the second paragraph, we can know that "Yuan" is________.
A．a bird's name
B．a kind of shape
C．a symbol of stress
D．an inventor's name
35．How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year?
A．5 days.
B．6 days.
C．7 days.
D．8 days.
36．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．A lot of ways of making kites.
B．Some advantages of flying kites.
C．The dynasties of making kites.
D．The good places of flying kites.

Antarctica（南极洲）is at the southern end of the Earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on our planet. What would it be like to live and work there?
On Oct 15, 50 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica. Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker（破冰船）made in China. It took two years to build Xuelong 2. It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers.
Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times. Because of its unusual environment, researchers from around the world have been going there to do study（研究）for many years. Some studies can only be done in Antarctica. For example, there is little air pollution there. This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather, atmosphere（大气）and stars.
The study of Antarctica's geology（地质）is also important. Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago, and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time. There are also many wild animals, such as penguins（企鹅）, seals（海豹）and birds. Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them.
Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China. He was part of China's 15th research trip to Antarctica. He said, "Life in Antarctica is not easy. It is tiring and sometimes dangerous, but it is still quite fun. "He also said," I studied how penguins walk, what they eat, and why they move from one place to another. I was excited to see the cute animals playing around. I hope my studies can help protect them."
37．What can we know from the first three paragraphs?　 　
A．Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth.
B．There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica.
C．Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China.
D．Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica 45 times.
38．What does the underlined word "it" mean in the fifth paragraph?　 　
A．Life in Antarctica.
B．Rocks in Antarctica.
C．Fun in Antarctica.
D．Danger in Antarctica.
39．What can we infer（推断）from the passage?　 　
A．The weather in Antarctica hasn't changed over time.
B．Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica.
C．Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica.
D．The study in Antarctica can't help protect penguins and seals.
40．Where does the passage probably come from?　 　
A．A storybook.
B．A cooking guide.
C．A film review.
D．A science magazine.

"Well, I'll eat the cake," Alice said. "If I get taller, I can reach the key on the table. And if get smaller, I can go under the door into the garden. "Then she finished the cake very soon.
"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute," she said. She tried to look down at her feet, and could only just see them.
Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room. She was now about three meters tall quickly, she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door. But she was too tall to go through the door. She began to cry. The tears （泪水） ran down her face, and soon there was   large pool of salt water all around her on the floor. Suddenly she heard a voice, and she stopped crying to listen.
"Oh, the Duchess （公爵夫人）, the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late, and she's waiting for me. Oh dear, oh dear!"
It was the White Rabbit again. He was hurrying down the long room, with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand.
Alice was afraid, but she needed help. So she said in a low voice, "Oh, please, sir."
Her voice frightened （使惊恐） the Rabbit. He dropped the gloves and the fan, and ran away quickly.
Alice picked up the gloves and the fan. The room was very hot, so she cooled down with the fan. She said, "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night?"
She began to feel very unhappy again, but then she looked down at her hand. She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves. "How did I get it on my hand?" she thought." Oh, I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it?" She saw the fan in her other hand. "It must be the fan!" she thought, and quickly she dropped it.
She was now very, very small, and the key was still lying on the table.
"Things are worse than ever," thought poor Alice. She turned away from the door, and fell into salt water, right up to her neck. At first, she thought it was the sea, but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears.
"Oh, why did I cry so much?" said Alice. She swam around and looked for a way out, but the pool was very big. Just then she saw an animal in the water near her. It looked like a large animal to Alice, but it was only a mouse.
"Shall I speak to it?" thought Alice. "Everything is very strange here, so perhaps a mouse can speak."
Then she began, "Oh, mouse, do you know the way out of this pool? I am very tired of swimming."
But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing.
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English," thought Alice. "Perhaps it's a French mouse." So she began again, and said in French, "Where is my cat?" （This was first sentence in her French book.）
The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly. "Of course, you don't like cats, do you?"
"No. I don't like cats," the mouse replied.
（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland）
41．What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice?
A．The cake and the fan.
B．The cake and the key.
C．The gloves and the fan.
D．The gloves and the key.
42．How did Alice feel after the White Rabbit ran away?
A．Bored.
B．Excited.
C．Unhappy.
D．Curious.
43．What is the correct order of what happened to Alice in the story?
a. Alice fell into the salt water.
b. Alice ate up the whole cake.
c. Alice met a mouse and spoke to it.
d. Alice took the key and hurried to the door.
A．b﹣a﹣d﹣c B．c﹣b﹣d﹣a C．c﹣d﹣a﹣b D．b﹣d﹣a﹣c
44．What can we learn from the story?
A．The key was taken away by a French cat.
B．The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller.
C．The mouse couldn't speak French or English.
D．The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess.
45．Which of the following is the best title for the story?
A．The White Rabbit's house
B．The ceiling of the room
C．A cute mouse and a lazy cat
D．Alice's strange experience