2024北京中考名校密题：英语最后冲刺30题-阅读类型专题

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1 . Me and My Brain
We all knw that meaningful changes happen in ur bdies during adlescence (青春期), but have yu ever stpped t wnder what’s actually ging n inside ur brains during this time?
T paint a clear picture, we shuld first knw abut urselves with the different parts f the brain. Did yu knw, fr example, that ur brains are made up f arund 100 billin nerve cells (神经细胞) called neurns (神经元)? And cming frm these neurns are several branch-like structures fr sending and receiving electrical signals? Every time we d r think anything, a signal is sent. The signal travels dwn a lng structure called the axn (轴突) and, at the end, it passes acrss small gaps called synapses (神经元的突触) t the dendrites (树突) f anther neurn, which receive the signal. In this way, messages are sent acrss ur neural netwrk.
Our brain structure changes greatly as we grw up. Newbrn babies have almst all their neurns but few cnnectins between them, which is why they can’t d very much. After a few mnths hwever, the number f cnnectins increases quickly, which in turn helps small kids master new skills such as walking and talking. Mst brain develpment is cmpleted in the first few years, but we nw knw that ur brains cntinue t develp thrughut ur lives and perhaps the mst surprising time f change and develpment is during adlescence.
During this perid f rerganizatin, the brain ntices a sudden increase in neurns nt dissimilar t a plant grwing uncntrllably in spring. Just as we cut back a plant t make it strnger and healthier, we cut back ur brains. The cnnectins that are used becme strnger, whereas thse which aren’t used dry and die. S, the mre ften an actin r thught is activated, the strnger the cnnectins becme between the neurns, which in turn makes the part f the brain being used strnger. This explains why the mre yu d smething, the better yu becme at it, reinfrcing the ld saying “practice makes perfect”. In fact, the teenage brain prvides cnditins fr perfecting skills such as playing a musical instrument, speaking anther language, r learning a difficult cmputer game. It culd be argued that teenagers decide the develpment f their wn grey matter thrugh the activities they take part in and their experiences.
It may als be unsurprising t many t learn that the last part f the adlescent brain t develp is the frntal crtex (额皮质), respnsible fr self-cntrl, prblem slving and decisin making. S, lng befre teens are gd at abstract thinking (抽象思维) and lgical decisin making, they depend n the emtinal center f the brain t make chices and think. S perhaps unpredictable, uncertain, risk taking teenage behavirs, ften put dwn t hrmnes (荷尔蒙), may actually have mre t d with what’s ging n inside ur brain.
1. What d we learn abut the structure f the brain?
2. What des Paragraph 3 tell us?
3. The wrd “reinfrcing” in Paragraph 4 prbably means “_________”.
4. The writer agrees that teenagers ________.
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2 . Teachers Needed in the Cmmunity
1. ______: I’m gd at dancing. I can dance well and I’m very patient.
2. ______: I like creating many things with scissrs and paper. Yu can see my wrk n the wall f my schl.
3. ______: I am the leader f ur schl basketball team. We have wn a lt f matches.
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3 . Have yu heard f a bike bus? It carries a grup f children t schl in the same way a schl bus des, except everyne is n bikes. The “bus driver”—an adult n a bike—guides a slwly mving grup alng a rute (路线) that has already been chsen. Kids and their parents jin the grup n their wn bikes when the grup rides by.
Bike buses are a way fr everyne t bike tgether fr fun, cnvenience and safety. On busy streets, a big grup f five t ten kids is much mre visible (明显的) than ne r tw kids biking alne.
Sam Balt is a PE teacher. He leads a bike bus t schl. His bus is especially visible because it has hundreds f shuting kids and parents. It stretches ut ver several blcks (街区). Sam vlgs his bike bus trip. As the parent f tw kids, I can’t watch his vides withut crying. The bike bus calms my fear that the kids will get hurt n the rad. Laughing kids! Outside, in persn! Tgether! S when a friend asked if I wuld lead a bike bus in ur neighbrhd, f curse I said yes.
Using active transprtatin t g t wrk and schl—whether that’s a biking bus, r even a walking bus—has many advantages. Yes, peple are healthier and happier when they’re mre active, but reducing the number f cars arund a schl can als reduce heavy traffic and air pllutin.
I was shcked by what starting r driving a bike bus meant t different peple. Fr Luke Brnheimer, the leader f the San Francisc Bike Bus, it’s amazing t see children take care f themselves. “Kids are really smart and strng.” Brnheimer says. “They get hw t ride respnsibly (负责任地) and have fun. We’re just giving them that chance.” Fr me, the bike bus was the start f rejining my cmmunity. My kids lve the bike bus, but we parents might lve it even mre. We talk abut everything, frm the bike bus t ther tpics, such as planning neighbrhd rller skating meetups and party nights.
I d accept that getting mre kids t safely bike and walk in mre places will take a lt mre wrk than parents just trying t get their kids t schl every day. But ur effrts are a start. We live n a planet that has many envirnmental prblems. Maybe the best way t remind urselves that we and the Earth are wrth (值得的) prtecting is by mving thrugh it, nt in cars, but with fresh air n ur faces and the sunds f kids’ laughter eching in ur ears.
1. Accrding t the passage, a bike bus is __________.
2. Why did the writer want t lead a bike bus?
3. What can we learn frm the passage?
4. What is the writer’s purpse f writing the passage?
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4 . Recently, sme peple have cmplained abut the purpsefully addictive (上瘾的) designs f smartphnes and scial media, which make it hard fr anyne t put them dwn, especially teens. Nw, a new reprt in Emtin gives facts that back up what these peple said.
Accrding t the reprt, yung peple’s life satisfactin and happiness have drpped since 2012, the year the percentage f teens wning smartphnes started increasing rapidly. The reprt als finds that teens’ psychlgical (心理的) health gets wrse the mre hurs a week they spend n screens.
Jean Twenge is the lead writer f the reprt. She graphed (制图) the cnnectin between happiness and screen activities, such as scial media, texting, gaming, and vide chats. She als graphed the cnnectin between happiness and nn-screen activities, including sprts, reading, and face-t-face cmmunicatins. She called the relatinship between screen and nn-screen activities “zer sum”—if yu are ding ne, it takes time away frm the thers.
Diane Tanman cmplains that her sns are like that. They are 11 and 15. They used t play games in fields, and it made them happier. These days, her sns are mre int nline games. Many f the games have rewards (奖励) built in t keep players cming back. “It’s just junk fd fr the brain,” Tanman said.
Ed Lazzara says his 12-year-ld sn Le is a fan f vide games. After playing a lt, Le gets mre upset and uncmfrtable. He wants his sn t play fewer vide games.
Hwever, ttally staying away frm electrnic devices (设备) desn’t lead t happiness, either. Twenge and her c-writers fund that the happiest teens used electrnic devices a little less than an hur daily. After a daily hur f screen time, unhappiness rises in relatin t increasing screen time.
Spending time in frnt f a screen is a nrmal part f being a teenager. Many schls require students t be nline and t use iPads r ther devices t d their wrk. But teachers and parents have als cmplained that technlgy can get in the way f learning when teens use their devices fr things ther than their studies.
If we recgnize hw screen time influences yung minds, we can help teens use technlgy better and prtect their psychlgical health in the prcess. Screen time is like ice cream. Sure, we can have sme nce in a while, but it shuldn’t be part f ur everyday lives.
1. What can we learn frm the passage?
2. Why des the passage give the examples f families with teens?
3. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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5 . Persnality describes the certain ways f thughts, feelings, and behavirs that tell apart a persn frm thers. The wrd “persnality” cmes frm the Latin wrd “persna”, which refers t a mask wrn by perfrmers in the theatre t play rles, r disguise wh the persn is. Althugh there are many meanings f mask persnality, mst fcus n the way f behavirs and characteristics that can help predict and explain a persn’s behavir. Explanatins fr persnality can fcus n lts f influences, frm genetic (基因的) effects t the rle f the envirnment and experience in shaping a persn’s persnality.
Types f Persnality
There is ppular general knwledge f persnality types such as the Myers-Briggs thery. The Myers-Briggs Persnality Type Indicatr (MBTI人格类型量表)recgnizes a persnality based n fur aspects: intrversin-extraversin (内倾-外倾), sensing-intuitin (实感-知觉), thinking-feeling, and judging-perceiving (判断-感知). After taking a Myers-Briggs persnality test, yu are cnsidered ne f 16 persnality types. Here are sme examples f these persnality types:
◇ISTJ: Intrverted, sensing, thinking, and judging. Peple with this persnality type are lgical, rganized, detail-riented and practical.
◇INFP: Intrverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. They are easy t be idealists and sensitive t their feelings.
◇ESFJ: Extrverted, sensing, feeling, and judging. They are utging, kind, lyal and sensitive.
◇ENFJ: Extrverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging. They are knwn as “givers” fr being warm-hearted and they are practical.
◇…
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Research n persnality can ffer deep understanding abut hw persnality develps and changes ver the curse f a lifetime. This research can als have imprtant practical applicatins in the real wrld. Fr example, peple can use a persnality test t learn mre abut themselves and their advantages r disadvantages. Sme tests give peple deep understanding abut hw their persnality affects many areas f their lives, including careers, relatinships, persnal grwth, and mre. Understanding yur persnality type can help yu find ut what career yu might enjy, hw well yu might perfrm in certain jb rles, r hw effective a kind f psychlgical treatment culd be fr yu. Persnality type can als have an influence n yur health, including hw ften yu visit the dctr and hw yu deal with stress.
Understanding the psychlgy (心理学) f persnality is much mre than simply general knwledge r studying. The findings frm persnality research can have imprtant applicatins in the wrld f medicine, health, business, ecnmics, technlgy, amng thers. By building a better understanding f hw persnality wrks, we can lk fr new ways t imprve bth persnal and public health.
1. What des the wrd “disguise” prbably mean in Paragraph 1?
2. What might be the strengths f an ISFJ?
3. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best heading fr ________?
4. The writer prbably agrees that ________.
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Eyes n Visin
Tw years ag, Azara Masn was having truble seeing the bard in class. An eye dctr tld her she had mypia（近视）, r nearsightedness! Peple wh are nearsighted have truble seeing things that are far away. Azara nw wears glasses when she needs them.
The eye wrks like a camera. Light passes thrugh a lens and is turned int images. The brain then helps us understand what they are.
When peple have healthy visin, their eyes fcus（聚焦） light n the retina（视网膜）. When peple are nearsighted, their eyes fcus light in frnt f the retina. That makes bjects that are far away lk blurry.
Dr Maria Liu is head f the Mypia Cntrl Clinic at the University f Califrnia at Berkeley. She says a grwing number f peple have mypia, and kids are develping it at a yunger age.
Many studies shw a rise in mypia. The Natinal Eye Institute（NEI） fund that nearsightedness amng Americans grew 66% frm 1971 t 2004. Experts say that by 2020, mypia culd affect（影响） ne third f the wrld’s ppulatin.
Scientists link（联系） the rise in nearsightedness t an increase in near wrk, including cmputer and cell-phne use. Studies shw that less time spent utdrs may als be adding t the increase.
What can yu d t take care f yur eyes? Liu advises everyne t stay away frm electrnic devices（设备） and spend mre time utdrs t keep eyes healthy. Screen-Free Week, frm May 4 t 10, is a gd time t d just that. Liu als tells patients t take a 15-minute break t lk at things in the distance fr every 45 minutes f near wrk.
If yu are wrried abut yur visin, yu shuld visit an eye-care prfessinal. Liu ften advises patients t use special cntact lenses and eye drps. She says they can crrect nearsightedness and slw it frm prgressing. Glasses and regular cntact lenses imprve visin but dn’t have that extra benefit（益处）, she says.
If yu suffer（遭受） frm mypia, yur parents and dctr can best decide the treatment that is right fr yu. Azara’s mm is lking int ptins ther than glasses. But fr nw, Azara cntinues t happily wear her glasses and clearly see the bard.
1. The wrd “blurry” in Paragraph 3 prbably means “________”.
2. What des Paragraph 6 mainly talk abut?
3. What can we learn frm the passage?
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When smene has a sharply different viewpint frm ur wn, we naturally chse tw cmmn ways, either aviding a cnversatin with that persn r trying t cnvince(说服) them that they are wrng. Research shws there is anther way: using receptive (接纳性的) language, shwing that we are truly interested in a new pint f view.
Many f us try t avid disputed (有争议的) discussins. We prefer t talk with smene with similar pinins. This happens because we usually think that talking t smene wh has disagreements will be mre unpleasant than it actually is. When we d have t talk with peple hlding different views, we typically try t cnvince them t give up their belief because we think we are right and try t “win” the argument. And the ther side is likely t think the same way, which leads t even mre difficult prblems t wrk thrugh.
A mre effective methd is being cnversatinally receptive. Research shws that when we appear receptive t thers’ different views, ur arguments sund mre cnvincing. Receptive language can als make thse with whm we disagree mre receptive in return. It makes us mre likable, and thers mre interested in partnering with us.
Researchers suggested three tips that can help us imprve cnversatinal receptiveness in even the mst heated disagreements.
Recgnize (承认) the ther persn’s pint f view. Say “I understand that ...” r “I believe what yu’re saying is ...” t shw that yu take an active part in the cnversatin and find value and even trust in their pints.
Hedge yur statements. When we talk, we usually hld the pinin that we shuld be strng and cnfident and express ur views in a direct, frceful way. But if we shw that we are nt s sure abut ur belief, ur views will be likely t be better received.
Express yur arguments in an acceptable way. Yu might say, “Let’s cnsider the pssible benefits f having fewer peple wrking n the prject” rather than “We shuld nt add mre peple t the prject.” The secnd sentence sunds unpleasant, shwing that the speaker is nt pen t the pssibility f further discussin.
By fllwing these tips in ur cmmunicatin, we’ll be mre likely t have an effective cnversatin and bridge the differences.
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly abut?
2. Accrding t the passage, being cnversatinally receptive can lead t _________.
3. The wrds “hedge yur statements” in Paragraph 6 prbably mean “_________”.
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
8. 阅读表达。阅读E篇短文，根据短文内容，用完整句子回答问题。
When yur teenager has dne smething inapprpriate r dangerus, yu may need t immediately crrect their behavir; hwever, any teaching mments yu have in mind may have t wait if yu want them t be effective.
The minute yu start crrecting yur child in a frceful way, it’s likely that their defense mechanisms kick int gear and they start blcking ut what yu’re saying. This is nrmal, as it’s a way f prtecting themselves when smene is saying negative things t them. The prblem is, it renders yu helpless t get yur pint acrss at that mment.
Lking at this frm the teen’s pint f view, when they recgnize they’ve messed up and are upset abut their behavir, it can lead t them becming upset with themselves. It’s als pssible the teen may feel the adult is verreacting and that they didn’t d anything wrng. Either f these feelings can cause them t becme absrbed in their wn emtins and nt be pen t input frm the adult. As a result, they may nt be in a place t hear yu. That’s why n matter what yu say, it may nt be effective and can cause the child t becme mre upset and defiant, which in turn can further infuriate yu.
T have mre psitive cmmunicatin with adlescents, we have t talk with them when they’re ready t hear us. While we need t crrect ptentially dangerus behavirs immediately, the educatinal part f the discussin may need t wait. T really reach them, they have t be in a place t listen t us, which may mean waiting until the emtins have eased and yu can each discuss what happened lgically. That wuld be the time yu and yur child can discuss expectatins and bundaries mving frward. Teens can be reasnable. It’s just tugh fr them t be reasnable when they’re in the midst f being taken t task and becme reactive. By waiting fr the emtinal upset t fade, we can be mre effective in talking with them, and finally having them fllw behavirs that can help keep them safe.
1. What is defense mechanism accrding t Paragraph 2?
___________________________________________
2. What are the feelings that prevent children frm listening t their parents?
___________________________________________
3. Hw can parents make sure their kids listen t them?
___________________________________________
4. Explain ne skill that yu use in yur cmmunicatin with yur parents with an example. （In abut 30 wrds）
___________________________________________
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9 . At the end f many sprts events and cmpetitins, all the cntestants are hnred fr their effrt. But in a wrld where nt everyne can be a winner, des getting a cnslatin prize（安慰奖）actually imprve a child’s self-esteem?
Participatin awards have been arund fr at least 100 years, but lately they have cme under fire fr killing children’s sense f cmpetitin. Yet that is exactly the ppsite f what these medals d fr little nes, says psychlgist and parenting cach Emily Pagne.
When preschlers and kindergartners cmpete, they dn’t knw the expectatins adults have fr them, Pagne says. Offering them a trphy（奖杯）r medal can highlight the skills that the lsers shwed and encurage the sprtsmanship f all the players.
But what really makes a participatin award wrthwhile is the cnversatin that cmes with it. “When the caregivers arund the children recgnize their abilities, talents and strengths, children are placed in a psitin t learn abut the expectatins f the situatin. And pinting ut what kids d well can als build their self-cnfidence.” Pagne says.
Still, there is ne prblem with this system: students may rely t much n rewards frm utside surces t mtivate themselves. It’s valuable fr them t play sccer nt nly because they want t earn smething t decrate their rms, but als because they enjy the sprt. They wn’t always get prizes fr ding their best, s it’s imprtant t build an inner desire t push thrugh challenging times.
Fr this reasn, Pagne recmmends discntinuing the use f participatin awards arund first grade. But nt all experts agree that is best. Psitive feedback can als benefit lder kids and adults, keeping them cming back t their hbby even after a tugh practice r seasn, says Kelly LaPrte, clinical directr at a cunseling center. That lessn f celebrating the effrt and nt just the result remains imprtant thrughut a persn’s life.
Trphies and medals fr preteens and teens shuld als be paired with cnversatins, particularly t prepare them t deal with lss. Smetimes this means letting them take a five-minute walk t calm dwn after a match. Other times it just requires allwing them t express their feelings. A “perfect wrld” wuld include participatin awards fr kids and pstgame reflectins with caregivers and caches.
1. What d participatin awards d t little children accrding t Pagne?
2. Which f the fllwing statements abut participatin awards might Pagne agree?
3. What is the authr’s attitude twards participatin awards?
4. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the passage?
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10 . A new study finds climate events such as flding, heatwaves and drught wrsen mre than half f the knwn diseases that infect peple. These diseases include malaria（疟疾）, chlera（霍乱）and anthrax（炭疽）.
Researchers examined medical literature（文献）f established cases f such diseases. They fund ut that 218 ut f the knwn 375 human infectius diseases seemed t be made wrse by extreme weather cnnected t climate change. The study cnnected mre than 1,000 pathways frm climate events t sick peple. In sme cases, heavy rains and flding sicken peple thrugh disease-carrying msquites, rats and deer. Other events, like warming ceans and heatwaves, spil seafd and drughts bring bats carrying viral（病毒性的）infectins t peple.
Medical dctrs, ging back t the days f ancient Greek civilizatin, have lng cnnected disease t weather. But this study shws hw widespread the influence f climate events is n human health. “Climate is changing, and the risk f these diseases is changing,” said Dr Jnathan Patz. “The findings f this study are terrifying and illustrate well the enrmus cnsequences f climate change n human pathgens（病原体）. Humans need t all wrk tgether t prevent disasters frm climate change.”
Camil Mra, a climate data expert, said the study is nt abut predicting future cases. “These are things that have already happened,” he nted. Here’s ne example Mra knws frm his wn experience. Abut five years ag, Mra’s hme in rural Clmbia was flded, creating a breeding grund fr msquites. Mra cntracted Chikungunya, a virus spread by msquit bites. He survived, but he still suffers pain related t the disease. In anther case, the remains f a reindeer which died frm anthrax were unearthed as the Siberian permafrst（永冻土）melted frm warming in 2016. A child tuched the dead animal, gt anthrax, and an utbreak spread.
Dr Aarn Bernstein said the study is a gd warning abut climate and health fr nw and the future. He added, “But f curse, it nly reprts n what we already knw, and what’s yet unknwn abut pathgens may be yet mre cnvincing abut hw preventing further climate change may prevent future disasters like COVID-19.”
1. What is the main idea f the passage?
2. The examples in Para. 4 are mentined t shw ________.
3. The last paragraph suggests ________.
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1 . We all lve ur parents: ur parents lve us t. Things, hwever, can still be wrng if bth parents and children are nt used t their ways f expressing lve in the right way. With parent-children relatinships, the imprtance f it is even mre.
Different peple have different ways f expressing lve. The way smene expresses lve is referred t as the language f lve. In the bk The Five Lve Languages, the writer Gary Chapman states the five key lve languages peple use are: wrds f affirmatin (肯定), quality time (spent tgether), receiving gifts, acts f service and physical tuch.
Being brught up in a different generatin, it’s nt surprising t knw ur language f lve is likely different frm ur parents’. Fr example, my parents express their lve by acts f service. They like t d things fr me. Fr me, I express lve by giving wrds f affirmatin. I als use ther ways t express my lve, but cmmunicating in the frm f wrds is the primary methd I use. I’m always telling them hw much I lve them.
This difference created a big rift between us at the beginning. I wuld try t cmmunicate with them, but get nthing in return. In turn, they kept trying t d things like buying fd fr me and cking fr me, but I wuld be impatient f their preference fr fd. It wasn’t until I recgnized their underlying intentins(意图) that things changed.
What d yu think represents lve t yur parents? Rather than “speak” t yur parents in yur language f lve, speak t them in their language f lve. This means if their language f lve is quality time tgether, then spend mre time with them. If their language f lve is receiving gifts, then buy a small gift that means smething t bth f yu. If their language f lve is wrds f affirmatin, give them a cmpliment(称赞). They will be able t recgnize yur intentins mre easily that way, and accept them mre readily.
Dn’t frce them t accept a language they cannt recgnize. An example wuld be t insist n hugging them when they’re clearly uncmfrtable with the idea. While yu may have the best intentins, yu just frce them t accept yur beliefs.
Learn t “speak” t them in their language, nt in yur language. Yu’ll get much better and faster results this way.
1. Accrding t the passage, parent-children relatinships may be better if ________.
2. What can we learn frm the passage?
3. The wrds “created a big rift” in Paragraph 3 prbably mean ________.
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
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2 . Avid cnflicts with I-statements
It’s easy t pint fingers when in a heated cnversatin. Wuldn’t it be great t change the directin f it and avid cnflicts（冲突）with ne wrd? It’s pssible. Cnflicts ften start and becme wrse by ur chice f wrds. Wrds like “Yu are s…” r “Hw culd yu…?” start cnversatins n a bad nte. Instead, start with an “I” and center n yur thughts and feelings abut the matter.
Dr. Thmas Grdn cined the term I-message in the 1960s. I-message als knwn as I-statement is a frm f sentence meant fr expressing yur thughts withut criticizing thers.
I-statements enable yu t express yur pinin withut using upsetting language. Fr example, “I frgt t ask yu fr directins after yu invited me t cme,” is better than “Yu invited me s yu shuld’ve given me the directins.” In this way, yu avid getting int an argument with thers r directly pinting ut the ther persn’s mistake. Als, yu carefully make them realize what’s ging n, shwing them hw the situatin makes yu feel. Ding s clears up things, and yu can finally have a meaningful, tw-way cnversatin.
I-statements are useful in any cnversatin when yu want t tell yur side f the stry in a mre agreeable and reasnable way. Using an I-statement can als lead t necessary changes and even add warmth t yur relatinships. Strangers yu cme acrss will find yu pleasant and cnsiderate. Yu and yur friends will cntinue t build trust in each ther.
Yet nt all statements（陈述）that begin with “I”are effective in aviding cnflicts. Fr example, “I feel like yu’re respnsible fr this,” is as upsetting as “Yu’re wrng.” Thmas Grdn als said that t successfully use an I-statement, yur wrds shuld match yur tne（语调）, facial expressins, bdy language, and hw yu feel.
What’s mre, an I-statement als has its drawbacks. The repeated use f “I” can make yu appear self-centered, especially in sme cultures. Sme may even think yu’re weak and unable t understand pinins that aren’t yurs. Yu have t be careful nt t use the I-statement in a manner that destrys yur effrt t plitely vice yur real intentin（意图）.
All in all, crrectly using the I-statement in cnversatins is a gd way t avid misunderstandings. By addressing a matter with vulnerability instead f immediately hlding the ther persn respnsible, yu can keep respect and trust in yur relatinships. Whether it invlves a classmate r a family member, expressing yurself well is key. Practice using I-statements effectively and yu’ll be amazed hw smething s simple can make a huge difference in yur scial life.
1. When yu use an I-statement in a cnversatin, yu ________.
2. Accrding t the passage, which f these statements wuld help yu avid cnflicts? ________
3. The wrd “vulnerability” in the last paragraph prbably means “ ________ ”.
4. The writer wuld prbably agree that ________.
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3 . It’s easy t think “that will never happen t me,” but natural disasters (灾难) are becming bth mre cmmn and serius. Millins f families face flds, trnades and ther natural disasters every year. In Australia, fr example, its wildfires frm 2019 t 2020 were caused by the high temperature and a drught (干旱), taking away the lives f hundreds f peple and billins (十亿) f animals.
While yu can’t stp disasters frm happening, yu can stay safe during ne if yu knw what t d.
Fld
Flds can happen very suddenly. Fld water can be deeper than it lks. It can carry yu away, s stay away! Glass, snakes, and dirty things can be in fld water. They can make yu sick, s dn’t drink it even if yu are thirsty.
Trnad
A trnad happens during sme strms. If there’s a trnad warning, g smeplace, such as a small and sturdy (结实的) bathrm, which is safe frm the wind and flying things. Remember t keep away frm windws r anything heavy that might fall n1 yu. Get dwn lw and cver yur head with yur arms.
Earthquake
Yu can stay safe during an earthquake by mving away frm things that might fall. Get dwn under smething that's strng if yu can't rush ut f the building right away. Prtect yur neck and head with yur arm. If yu're utside, g t an pen space. Stay away frm trees r anything that might fall ver and hurt yu.
Bushfire
Bushfires, als knwn as wildfires, are cmmn acrss the wrld during the htter mnths. It is imprtant that yu try t stay calm in a bushfire. Sme fires can start s quickly that they threaten (威胁) hmes and lives within minutes, s yur safest chice is always t leave early. Yu'd better prepare an emergency survival kit and have it handy at all times.
N ne wants t be caught in a dangerus and extreme situatin. If the unthinkable des take place, having a plan and knwing what t d culd make all the difference fr yu and yur lved nes.
1. The writer mentins Australian wildfires t shw ________.
2. When disasters happen, what can yu d t keep safe?
3. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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4 . In a recent study in the U. S. and U. K., Van Tilburg and his team asked peple thrugh nline surveys t describe the characteristics f a bring persn accrding t smene they knew. Being dull and quiet, having n interests, n pinins and lacking（缺乏）a sense f humr are ften mentined.
The researchers then fllwed up with additinal surveys. The results clearly suggest that being cnsidered bring is a negative（负面的）persnality characteristic, and is ften tied t intrversin（内向）.
S why are intrverts smetimes seen as bring? Maybe because quiet peple value their privacy and avid sharing their everyday life. Their behavir is the ppsite f the preference in a culture twards extrversin（外向）. This preference leads t a fixed idea that “quiet” means “bring”, and it reflects a push tward uncntrlled extrversin—just think abut peple crazily psting nearly everything n scial media f their life and activities t attract attentin.
Anther research argued that it might be prblematic t vervalue extrversin as mre scially preferred than intrversin. This wrng idea might start frm teenage years when we think having the mst friends and being the best-liked means being ppular. This type f everyne-agreed ppularity may make quiet peple see their lack f extrversin as a deficit.
In fact, intrverts tend t have the “quiet eg（自我）”, which allws them t have the ability t put themselves in ther peple’s shes and understand situatins frm a bigger picture. Accrding t researchers Bauer and Wayment, the quiet eg is a way f explaining the self that ges beynd being “self-centered” by cnsidering bth self and thers. The quiet eg helps intrverts t balance self-fcused values, like pwer and achievement, and ther-fcused values, such as kindness and care fr thers. Balancing bth values can lead t psychlgical well-being and life satisfactin.
Generalizing intrverted peple with negative characteristics is false and harmful because intrversin can carry many psitive influences. In fact, an intrverted style can be a strength. This is because intrverts are likely t be truer t themselves than extrverts. Mrever, accepting their intrversin as a benefit wuld in turn imprve their sense f happiness. There can be a jy t being “bring” that can g alng with a quiet, intrverted persnality.
1. Intrverted peple are ften seen as bring because ________.
2. The wrd “deficit” in Paragraph 4 prbably means “________”.
3. The writer wuld prbably agree that ________.
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
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Cathy Hackl’s sn wanted t celebrate his ninth birthday, but he didn’t ask fr a party r gifts. He asked if he culd hld the celebratin n Rblx, a digital platfrm (数码平台) where users can play and create games. He and his friends wuldn’t meet in persn—they wuld attend the party nline.
“They hung ut and played and they went t ther different games tgether,” Hackl says. “It happens in a virtual (虚拟的) space but it’s very real t my sn.”
Rblx is part f the metaverse (虚拟世界), a “place” similar t the real wrld. Tday, millins f peple spend hurs a day in nline cmmunities. We enter the metaverse thrugh virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), r simply n a screen. These experiences allw a strnger cnnectin between ur digital and physical lives. But these tw wrlds are already mixed tgether, n headset (头戴式视图器) required. Think abut the Ggle Map. It uses lcatin data t help peple find the best way t a place.
The metaverse is part f the Internet. And there are plenty f Internet prblems. Fr example, the persnal infrmatin may be stlen. These suggest hw challenging a future in the metaverse culd be. Hwever, many peple believe the metaverse has real benefits. They say it can enlarge scial netwrks.
Hackl is a metaverse expert. She’s als Latina (拉丁美洲裔女性). “We need t see peple like me in these public-facing rles,” she says. “Yu can inspire a lt mre peple t jin and say, ‘Hey, I am welcme and highly valued in this metaverse wrld. I’m sure I can build a different life.’” Fr thse wh are already spending part f their life in the metaverse, that building has begun.
Carrie Tatsu runs a business in the metaverse. But she wants her kids t spend as much time as pssible in the real wrld. “It’s s imprtant fr humans t be with humans in real life,” she says. “I think that as kids grw up in this space, there must be sme utlets fr them t be cnnected with the real wrld, like tasting the delicius fd, feeling the warm light n the face, having a face-t-face cnversatin with a real friend…any activity that can help them leave the virtual space and share their ideas in real life. Even thugh yu can create a virtual wrld nline, it is nt the same as the real ne.”
1. What can we learn frm the passage?
2. Cathy Hackl prbably agrees that _________.
3. The wrd “utlets” in Paragraph 6 prbably means “_________”.
4. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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On 20 July 1969, the wrld celebrated an imprtant mment in histry when American astrnaut, Neil Armstrng, became the first man t walk n the mn, making a giant leap fr humanity. Fr mre than 50 years, human beings have tried many times t understand the space envirnment. These effrts have paid ff. Tday, we are in a better psitin t understand ur universe in which we live, thanks t space explratin.
Space explratin has triggered advances in science and technlgy which have benefitted humans and imprved the quality f life n Earth. These benefits are related t space technlgy such as satellite cmmunicatins, glbal psitining system(GPS) and weather frecasting. The develpment f satellite technlgy, fr instance, makes telecmmunicatins pssible, cnnecting peple frm different parts f the wrld thrugh satellite televisin, phnes, radi and Internet access. Tday, space technlgy als enables us t have virtual (虚拟的) meetings and lessns, making wrk and study frm hme pssible during the Cvid-19 pandemic.
With the excitement and curisity generated (产生), space explratin is attracting yung peple t careers in engineering, science, technlgy and mathematics, which creates innvatins (创新) in science and technlgy. In cuntries such as America, Canada and Eurpe, space explratin has als generated jbs in fields related t engineering, technlgy and science. Even if interested yungsters d nt end up in a jb in these areas, space technlgy enriches their imaginatin abut the pssibility f life beynd Earth and space travel. T this end, space explratin cntinues t encurage human imaginatin, inspiring (激励) peple t write stries and create mvies, phtgraphs and sngs abut space explratin.
Althugh there are many benefits, space explratin has ften been criticized (批评)fr its high cst. Accrding t the University f Flrida, it csts abut $500 millin t launch (发射) a space shuttle and many argue that this mney culd be better spent n slving the prblems n Earth such as hunger, pllutin, diseases and climate change. Althugh space explratin cannt directly prvide immediate slutins t these prblems, it generates many useful technlgies and new knwledge in sciences necessary t imprve the cnditins f human life n Earth.
Every year, abut a thusand innvatins in the space prgrammes find their way int earthly technlgy that leads t better farming; better medical instruments; and mre energy-efficient vehicles(交通工具). As a result, the mney spent n space explratin des finally benefit human beings.
There is n dubt that space explratin has prduced many benefits fr humanity. It has als encuraged many t understand Earth and the universe in a deeper way. In the cming decade, we can cntinue t expect mre exciting discveries. We may eventually even find anther planet where humans can live.
1. The wrds “triggered advances” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean” ________” .
2. What des Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
3. Accrding t the writer, the mney spent n space explratin ________.
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
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7 . Des Music Make Yu Smarter?
What interests many parents is that musical training imprves the develpment f the brain — that “music makes us smarter”. Accrding t a study published by the UK’s largest music educatin bdy, 7 ut f every 10 children say they presently play a musical instrument. Whether this figure (数字) shws that mst parents d believe the statement, r whether the ptential benefits f music are hard t ignre (忽视). Onging research lks fr suggestive evidence prving that musical training may actually strengthen the s-called “smart skills”.
The relatinship between music and memry has lng been the subject f research. In the 2003 study by The Chinese University f Hng Kng were 90 bys between the ages f 6 and 15, half f whm had 1 t 5 years f musical training and half f whm had nne at all. Each f them had a memry test, with the musically trained students recalling mre wrds, and being able t memrize mre wrds after 30 minutes. One year later, a fllw-up study shwed that thse students wh had cntinued training, as well as nvices wh had recently begun musical training, bth shwed imprvement in retentin. Hwever, students wh had stpped music practice fewer than three mnths after the first study shwed n further imprvement. These results suggest that music training might imprve memry functin.
There is als increasing evidence that musical training may result in structural changes t the brain. Nticeable differences have been fund between the brains f musicians and nn-musicians. The size f thse areas f the musician’s brain cnnected with hearing and visuspatial abilities is larger. A 2014 study fund that the part f the crtex (大脑皮层) was thicker in children wh had taken musical training.
Hwever, like many scientific studies, research int the benefits f music remains nging, with many different pinins. Sme deny (否认) that music makes peple smarter. Others think that peple wh are naturally gifted in the cgnitive (认知的) functins are simply mre likely t play musical instruments. It wuld therefre be premature (草率的) t state withut any dubt that music makes peple smarter. Whatever the truth behind the statement that “music makes us smarter”, it shuld eventually cme secnd nly t the fact that music is ne f life’s greatest pleasures.
1. The studies by The Chinese University f Hng Kng shw that ________.
2. The wrd “retentin” in Paragraph 2 prbably means “_________.”
3. What can we learn frm the passage?
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
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8 . Nwadays ur life is getting mre and mre demanding. It seems that multitasking can help us get ut f the truble. It was first used t describe cmputer perfrmance. Hwever, the human brain, is nt a cmputer. And human attentin is a very limited resurce. Can we actually multitask?
Accrding t the sptlight thery f attentin, when we fcus n the leftmst r rightmst things, ur attentin must cver the intervening regin(间隔区) because the sptlight f attentin cannt be divided. Even thugh we’re cnstantly receiving a huge amunt f infrmatin frm ur senses, it’s nly pssible fr a small amunt t make it thrugh t cnscius awareness(意识). Take the Buncing Ball Experiment fr an example. Let’s watch carefully and pay particular attentin t hw many balls bunce(弹跳) in the circle. Hw many balls can yu cunt? Seven, right? But did yu als ntice that little dinsaur? What abut the changing shape f the circle? Or the smiley face n ne f the balls? This experiment shws just hw pwerful ur fcused attentin is.
Being able t delete irrelevant(无关的) detail is an amazingly useful tl, but it means we might miss things that are right under ur nses. This is the effect knwn as inattentin blindness. Yu can see this very clearly in the famus Invisible Grilla experiment. When asked t cncentrate exclusively n hw ften basketball players in white pass the ball, mst peple cmpletely miss the grilla walking acrss the screen and beating his chest.
We just dn’t have the ability t prcess everything at a time. This is a particular prblem when we try t multitask. We can change attentin frm ne task t anther and back again. But when attentin is verladed, we miss things, and the result is nearly always that we perfrm tasks less well than we will d them ne at a time. It’s nly truly pssible t d tw things at nce if they require different sets f mental(头脑的) resurces. Fr example, it’s ttally pssible t read a bk and listen t music at the same time.
This wuld suggest that driving while talking n the phne is nt a prblem, as lng as it’s a hands-free phne. But it’s nt that simple. Research has shwn that while talking n the phne we have tendency(趋势) t create mental images, and this uses the same visual resurces needed fr driving. And if visual resurces becme t spread, it’s pssible fr a driver t lk directly at a danger but, just like with that little dinsaur, fail t see it.
S multitasking makes us at best, inefficient, and at wrst, dwnright dangerus. If yu’re feeling like yu shuld be ding 17 things at nce, remember, that’s just nt the way yur brain wrks.
1. The sptlight thery f attentin in Paragraph 2 shws that ________.
2. Accrding t the passage, “inattentin blindness” might happen when ________.
3. What can we learn frm the passage?
4. What is the writer’s main purpse in writing this passage?
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Have yu ever heard f ChatGPT? It’s an AI (人工智能) language mdel and is develped by Open AI. It’s designed t understand and prduce human-like texts.
ChatGPT, r “Chatbt Generative Pre-trained Transfrmer”, is an advanced language mdel which is created with cutting-edge (尖端) artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. It’s designed t understand and prduce texts like hw humans d. ChatGPT is based n the GPT series f mdels, and it’s the furth frm that is knwn as GPT-4.
ChatGPT is trained n an extremely large amunt f text data (数据) frm bks, websites, and ther surces. It learns t understand the structure f the language, grammar, and cntext. When yu prvide key wrds abut a text, ChatGPT rganizes the infrmatin in a special rder and makes a respnse, which is based n its knwledge.
The mdel has been trained t use a technique called “unsupervised learning”, which means it’s unnecessary t tell it what t d and hw t d. It learns by bserving patterns and relatinships in the data. This helps ChatGPT t be highly creative and mre suitable.
As a middle schl student, yu may find ChatGPT an excellent resurce fr different kinds f tasks. If yu’re stuck n a prblem r need help t understand a cncept (概念), ChatGPT can prvide explanatins and examples. It can help yu brainstrm ideas, make utlines, and even prfread yur articles t imprve yur writing skills. If yu’re learning a new language, it can help yu practice by making cnversatins r translating phrases. It can als be a surce f entertainment, creating stries, jkes, r even taking part in friendly cnversatins.
ChatGPT is undubtedly a pwerful tl. Hwever, it is imprtant t nte that ChatGPT is nt perfect and may smetimes make respnses that are nt apprpriate r crrect. We shuld use critical thinking skills and evaluate the respnses which are generated by ChatGPT t ensure that they are apprpriate and helpful.
1. What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
2. What can we learn frm the passage?
3. The underlined wrd “prfread” in Paragraph 5 prbably means ________.
4. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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In many ways, ur memries define (定义) ur sense f self. Yu first have a sense f yurself early in life, perhaps as yung as 18 mnths, when yu recgnize that the little baby yu see in the mirrr is really yu, and nt anther child. As yu prgress thrugh childhd and int teenage years, yu start t develp a set f views abut yur identity (身份), including hw yur bdy lks and perfrms, yur abilities, yur persnality and yur place in sciety.
While we are grwing up, we start t create ur wn descriptins abut the events we have gne thrugh, r what I call the “life stry”. Our identities are shaped by ur life stries, as the memries f these stries gradually becme a part f ur sense f self. Of all these memries, the mst imprtant are “self-defining memries”. They are remembered mst clearly and can help t build up ur verall sense f self mst greatly.
Learning t recgnize yur wn self-defining memries can help yu gain imprtant insights abut yur identity. The easiest way t discver yur wn self-defining memries is by thinking abut the events in yur life that yu are mst likely t tell ther peple abut when they say “tell me a little abut yurself”.
Hwever, self-defining memries are always changing as yu experience mre events. They may vary accrding t yur age and what yu care abut in present life.
In a study, scientists cmpared lder adults with cllege students. They fund that lder adults were mre likely t feel mre psitively (正面地) abut their self-defining memries, even if the memries were f events that were negative in nature. A similar study als suggests that lder adults have fund ways t make sense ut f their life stries. They turn memries f trubling events int psitive stries, and in this way, they make peace with their past struggles (挣扎). Fr yunger adults, trubling events cause them t experience mre pain when they recall them. As scientists have discvered, a self-defining memry des nt have t be psitive in rder fr yu t grw frm it. It’s nt the event, but the meaning yu make ut f the event, that affects (影响) yur sense f well-being.
Discvering yur self-defining memries is an imprtant step in dealing with yur life experiences. By recgnizing and making sense ut f past events, yur identity can cntinue t grw and imprve hw yu see yurself, bth nw, and in the future.
1. What can we learn frm the passage?
2. Frm the studies mentined in Paragraph 5, we knw ________.
3. Which wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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Fr mst f us, the simple, cheap and cmmn bicycle is just a means f transprtatin. But the United Natins sees it as a useful weapn t fight climate change.
On March 15, the UN General Assembly passed a reslutin (决议) supprting bicycles as a tl fr dealing with climate change. The reslutin calls n member cuntries t include bicycles in public transprtatin ptins (选择). Mre cyclists mean fewer greenhuse gases. Mre specifically, it fcuses n bicycle-sharing services.
The reslutin is nt surprising. On Feb 28th 2022, the UN brught ut a new reprt n climate change. It warns that the glbal average temperature will rise by 1.5℃ abve pre-industrial levels (1850-1900), with mre than 40 percent f the wrld’s ppulatin “highly vulnerable (脆弱的)” t climate change.
The UN said transprtatin is the third-largest surce f carbn dixide (CO₂), a greenhuse gas that causes glbal warming. Chsing a bike ver a car just nce a day can reduce a persn’s transprtatin carbn emissins (排放) by 67 percent, accrding t a University f Oxfrd study.
The UN reslutin culd be seen as an apprval (认可) f China’s 14 years f bike sharing, nted CGTN. Mre than 360 Chinese cities have bike-sharing systems that deal with nearly 20 millin bicycles fr an average 47 millin trips each day, said China’s Ministry f Transprt. It reduces CO₂ by 4.8 millin tns every year, accrding t a 2020 reprt frm the Wrld Resurces Institute.
In fact, bikes have been bming wrldwide since the COVID-19 utbreak. Cycling t wrk is a safer chice fr many Eurpeans as they wrry abut getting infected (感染) n buses and subways. Plus, gyms had t clse during mnths f lckdwns, s peple turned t bicycles fr exercise, reprted China News. In Spain, in May 2020, bike sales increased 22-fld (倍) cmpared with 2019. In Lndn, large parts f the city are being clsed ff t cars s that peple can walk and cycle safely. Cities like Berlin and Mntreal have als added new, wider bike lanes.
1. T deal with climate change, the United Natins encurage member cuntries t ________.
2. The underlined wrd “bming” means ________.
3. What d we knw abut China’s bike-sharing industry?
22. 阅读下列短文。根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Lie dwn, but dn’t be beaten dwn.
“Tang ping”, r “lie dwn”, has becme a buzzwrd amng yung Chinese peple recently. It is used t describe yungsters wh give up all ambitins f achieving wrldly success in life, and instead d the least t get by. Such peple prefer t lie dwn, lwer their desire fr buying new things, and keep themselves far away frm cmpetitin fr fame and mney.
Many say such peple dn’t want t wrk hard fr a better life. Others say thse wh “lie dwn” decide t avid the unreasnable fierce cmpetitin at schl and wrk, lking fr new ways f develping their career and leading a meaningful life.
It’s n gd criticizing the yung generatin fr “lying dwn” befre finding ut why they chse t d s.
The fierce cmpetitin fr a gd cllege, the tiring 996 wrk schedule（wrking frm 9 am t 9 pm, six days a week）, and the skyrcketing huse prices frustrate（使挫败）many yung peple. Sme even believe n matter hw hard they try, they will fail. In this case, why nt lie dwn in the first place?
Instead f taking part in “invlutin”（内卷）, which gives peple a burned-ut feeling and makes individual effrts less wrthwhile in invluntary （不自愿的）cmpetitins, these yung peple wuld rather live a different life, fcusing mre n their persnal develpment than success.
This trend f “lying dwn” requires attentin but there is n need t panic. On the ne hand, it serves as a warning t prevent the cuntry frm sliding int a lw-desire sciety, as happened in Japan, where an aging ppulatin and a large number f yung peple wh have lst their passin are destrying the ecnmy. On the ther hand, the phrase serves mre as self-mckery（自嘲）, and thus serius criticism is nt necessary. Yung peple als like t call themselves “crprate slaves”（社畜）thugh they mean n harm t the cmpany. These fun terms help them find peple alike and feel better.
Luckily, the gvernment and mre cmpanies are seeking slutins t ease the pressure f the yung. Fr instance, Bye-Dance Technlgy made new rules last Nvember t discurage staff frm wrking vertime. The cmpany tld its emplyees nt t wrk beynd 7 pm. In recent years, the gvernment is als putting grwing effrts int lwering husing prices and prviding public rental husing.
Success shuldn’t be measured by fame and mney nly. Peple frm all walks f life deserve equal respect. Fr yung peple, what they really desire is being seen. Actually, Chinese yung peple are fulfilling their duties well. The average age f mre than 67,000 scientists and engineers wh devte themselves t China’s aerspace cause is nly 36 years ld. And many excel in rdinary jbs. They live n their wn, supprt their families, and cntribute t the sciety with their wrk. They may lie dwn fr a while when they are tired, but they will never be beaten dwn.
1. The underlined wrd “burned-ut” in Paragraph 5 prbably means “________”.
2. What can we learn abut the trend f “lying dwn” frm the passage?
3. What is Paragraph 7 mainly abut?
4. The writer wuld prbably agree that ________.
23. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
The Sprt f Cncentratin
Every day, it seems, a new gadget (设备) prmises t help me increase the distance and pace I run, r the number f hurs I sleep, r the rate f my heartbeats. It will make me a “better me,” r s the stry ges.
Maybe sme f them actually help t d these things, but nnetheless, I still decided t sell all f my sprts gadgets a few mnths ag and simply recrd my running times with a pen and a ntepad. Sn after, I began t train fr a marathn the ld-fashined way, withut smething n my wrist telling me my pace and current heart rate. As it turned ut, running withut knwing all that infrmatin was a great pleasure.
In the past, whenever I was running slwer than my smartwatch said I shuld be, I’d frce myself t speed up, even if it was clear that my bdy didn’t want t. But this time, I ran the way I wanted t.
On mre than a few ccasins, when I’d lk at my ntepad fllwing key wrkuts (锻炼), I was shcked t see that I’d had sme real breakthrughs (突破), running much faster than I thught I culd. I was s shcked abut these numbers and thught that if I’d seen them during the wrkut itself, I wuld have prbably slwed dwn. Yet, because I was blind t them, I just kept n running.
Anther psitive thing abut getting rid f all my running gadgets is that it’s helping me cncentrate (集中注意力) mre n the running itself. Since I n lnger feel like I need technlgy t run well, I can g ut and run withut wrrying abut whether everything has enugh battery pwer.
S, what’s the lessn here? Well, we culd very easily replace the example f running with writing, studying, r anything else. N matter what it is the mre time we spend wrrying abut hw t make urselves better at smething, the mre ur perfrmance is affected.
Shuld yu stp using technlgy t “imprve” yur perfrmance? Of curse, that’s up t yu. Hwever, if I were t be asked that questin, I’d certainly say that I’m better ff withut it.
1. When did the writer decide t sell all f the sprts gadgets?
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2. Why was the writer shcked?
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3. What’s anther psitive thing withut any running gadgets?
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4. What des the writer learn frm the example f running?
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5. What d yu think f sprts gadgets? Why d yu think s?
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4 . Tuch dwn t Earth
China welcmed three heric astrnauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu hme n April 16. This return ended the Shenzhu XIII astrnauts’ six-mnth space missin. It als marks a majr (重大的) breakthrugh fr China’s effrts in space.
In rder t return hme safety, they did a lt f preparatin befre leaving the space statin.
If yu are cming hme after a lng jurney, yu have t pack up. Fr astrnauts in space, besides their persnal belngings, they “packed” experimental data (数据) and samples, s they wuld be further researched n Earth.
The astrnauts had t tidy up a large number f materials, including gds n the Tianzhu 3 carg (货物) spacecraft, accrding t Zhng Weiwei, a researcher at the China Astrnaut Research and Training Center.
Since the space statin had n rm service, the three astrnauts needed t “clear the huse” themselves. They cllected a great amunt f waste. This included leftver fds, sanitary (卫生) waste and waste frm in-rbit experiments. The waste was then put int the rbital mdule (轨道舱), which burnt up as it reentered Earth’s atmsphere.
They als had t put all equipment in place crrectly since there wuld be a gap f mre than ne mnth befre the astrnauts f Shenzhu XIV enter the space statin, accrding t Zhng. They needed t make sure sme items, such as gym equipment, were fixed t the walls t avid flating and slipping (滑落).
Astrnauts experienced micrgravity fr lng perids f time during their stays n the space statin, which had an effect n their bdies. This included a lss f fluid (体液) muscle atrphy (萎缩) as well as bne lss.
T ensure their safe and sund return, the three astrnauts had been ding physical exercises t train their muscles fr the return t Earth. Based n their in-rbit physical examinatins and data, experts had custmized (定制) exercise plans fr each f them t ensure a safe landing.
Just like a huse that will be vacant (空着的) fr a lng time must have it’s water and pwer switched ff, astrnauts checked everything befre they left. Based n experience at hme and abrad, they checked and adjusted 40 t 50 items t ensure that the space statin culd transmit valid parameters (参数) t the grund during subsequent unmanned missins.
1. When did the three astrnauts return t earth safety?
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2. What did they “pack” experimental data and samples fr?
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3. Where did they put the waste they cllected?
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4. Hw did experts help the three astrnauts return?
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5. What d yu think f staying in space? Why d yu think s?
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The wrld’s leading researchers are studying ur senses. Frm the cnnectin between taste and smell, t the idea f “scent（气味）training”, there’s s much mre than we think t ur sense f smell.
Yur sense f smell is largely respnsible fr yur ability t taste fd. “Flavr（味道）is really an experience that jins what happens n yur tngue with smell,” says a prfessr at the University f Yrk, UK. “When yu put smething in yur muth, the mlecules（分子）g int yur nse. Maybe yur tngue can tell there’s fat in that chclate, and that’s smething the brain finds very satisfying, but the frmal chclate experience cmes frm all the mlecules ging int yur nse.”
Wmen ut-perfrm men when bth grups are asked t tell a certain number f scents
That hlds true acrss all age grups. This is because wmen are better at nticing a smell and better at describing it with language. Research shws that when peple were asked t memrize eight scents and were then given a scent test, the wmen were better able t tell whether r nt a scent was ne f the nes that had been memrized. Wmen were als better at recgnizing the scents by name.
Yur eating habits may change because f the lss f smell
“Yu think, ‘I remember hw this tasted in the past. I guess they dn’t have the same tasty tmates r meat any mre, ’”says a researcher. “But in fact, it’s yur sense f smell that may be wrking less.” Lsing the sense f smell is likely age-related r caused by a cld.
The lss f smell may even change peple’s eating habits. Sme peple will lse interest in eating r dn’t want t eat with their friends. Others will start eating lts f junk fd, spices, salt, t try t make eating mre enjyable.
Scent training might prtect ur sense f smell
The lss f smell is nt the end f the wrld. Sme research suggests that scent training might prtect ur sense f smell. By breathing in strng smells n purpse fr several weeks, peple becme mre sensitive（敏感的）t all scents and imprve their ability t smell. Researchers fund the MRI brain images f peple underging scent training gt thicker in the parts f the brain respnsible fr dealing with the rle f scent, which means it’s nt just a nse that is trained, it’s the whle brain.
1. What is respnsible fr flavr when yu eat smething?
2. What can we knw abut the sense f smell frm the passage?
3. Which wuld be the best title fr this passage?
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6 . Althugh yu can make chices and plans fr life, n ne can ever be prepared fr the unexpected. When these unexpected situatins add up, it’s easy t becme verly wrried and feel as if yur life is ut f cntrl. This is why we ften try t find cntrl whenever we can.
Feeling as if yur life is ut f cntrl cmes frm the anxiety(焦虑) that yu dn’t knw what yu really want and what will happen t yu. Peple have n idea when bad luck may visit and fr hw lng, s it prduces the feelings like sadness, disappintment, and anger. Sme f the belw steps may be useful when life starts t feel ut f cntrl.
Pause(暂停)and Take a Break
It is imprtant t take a break every nw and then. It is perfectly OK t take sme time t yurself; think ver, relax, and practice self-care.
Take Cntrl f Things Yu Can Change
Even thugh peple may nt have cntrl f everything in their lives, they d still have cntrl f sme things. Wrk n changing the things in life that yu d have cntrl ver, like ging t the gym a bit mre, eating fewer sweets, r staying away frm a bad persn. Even if it is the littlest f things, it can help in establishing a sense f cntrl and ptimism (乐观主义)in yur life.
Be Cnfident in Yur Life Decisins
Smetimes life can feel ut f cntrl when yu keep wrrying and wndering if yu are making the right chices in life. With the things yu d have cntrl ver, perhaps yu want t make sure yu get it just right, almst perfect — but nthing will ever be perfect. Take pride in what yu created fr yur life and, if yu made a few bad decisins, learn frm them and mve frward. These mistakes may have helped develp persnal grwth and wisdm.
Pick Up a Hbby
Hbbies are a great way t take yur mind ff f things yu can’t change. Whether it be ging fr a daily walk, r writing dwn a few sentences in yur diary, hbbies may help yu t feel a bit f an escape(逃离)frm life’s challenges.
1. Peple feel their life is ut f cntrl when ________.
2. The wrd “establishing” in Paragraph 4 prbably means “________”.
3. Why des the writer talk abut making bad decisins in Paragraph 5?
4. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
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It is a cmmn experience: Yu’re checking thrugh a scial media page, and yu see pictures f friends traveling r ging t parties. Suddenly yu start t wnder why yu are nt ding thse things. Are yu missing ut n smething fun r exciting? This experience is knwn as FOMO—the fear f missing ut. In sme ways, peple have always been wrried abut missing ut n scial events. But with the rise f scial media, FOMO is becming much mre cmmn.
While wanting t take part in exciting things is cmpletely nrmal, it can bring abut sme negative (负面的) effects. Fr sme peple, it leads t an bsessin (沉迷) with checking their phnes t find ut what ther peple are ding. Even while ding things that are fun r necessary, peple can feel like there’s smething better ging n elsewhere. This strng wish t cnnect can make them discnnect frm the peple they are actually with. It stps them frm being satisfied with the gd things in their lives. It can even be dangerus; sme peple try t check messages while driving.
S what can we d t vercme FOMO? Firstly, it is imprtant t remember that what peple prefer t pick and chse t pst n scial media desn’t necessarily shw their life verall, s we nly knw a small part f anyne else’s life. It is als imprtant t accept yur limitatins. Yu can’t be everywhere and d everything that might be interesting, and that’s OK. It might even be necessary t turn ff yur phne r lg ut f scial media fr a while. Stay away frm the cnstant reminders f everything that’s happening in the wrld. Yu can even set particular times in yur day t check email r scial media. By stepping away fr a time, yu can view thers’ lives in a reasnable way. Finally, fcus n the things in frnt f yu. Relish them, d them well and let everything else g. When yu are fully invlved in life, yu will wrry less abut what yu are nt ding.
Dn’t let the fear f missing ut cause yu t miss ut n the gd things yu have in life. Relax, enjy what yu d and let ther peple enjy their lives withut envying (羡慕，嫉妒) them.
1. Experiencing FOMO, peple may ________.
2. What des the underlined wrd “relish” prbably mean?
3. Accrding t the passage, what can help peple vercme FOMO?
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8 . Nwadays, the nline wrld is nearly as imprtant as the real ne. It is nt uncmmn t see the whle Internet bands tgether t “cancel” smene after they make a mistake, which is called Cancel Culture. It can result in a persn, if famus, lsing fans and having t face attacks nline. Even a nrmal persn faces risks f lsing their jbs r persnal relatinships. While stepping ft n any scial media platfrm, everyne including yung children can fall victim t it.
Cancel Culture is a lse-lse situatin. The persn being canceled has t stand the negative effects f the Internet, and the peple ding the canceling are cntributing t (促成) the mindset that it’s kay t d this t peple they dn’t knw. Yung kids may nt understand r cntribute cmpletely t Cancel Culture, but by simply being n the Internet, they can see it firsthand, affecting their real lives. A New Yrk Metr Parents article describes ne girl wh was canceled in schl the same way peple are canceled n the Internet, and her friends wuldn’t even talk t r lk at her.
Dr. Pam Rultledge, a media psychlgist, explains in her blg pst that Cancel Culture discurages kids frm expressing their pinins and standing up fr thers. It’s always an “us against them” mindset; anyne agreeing with the persn being canceled is at risk f being left ut nline t.
S again I ask, what is this teaching ur kids? That they aren’t allwed t make mistakes? That they have t be perfect? This may be the current narrative, but it shuldn’t be. Everyne messes up at sme pint, especially yung children. They shuldn’t be publicly punished fr it and nt given the chance t change peple’s minds. Frgiveness is an imprtant skill kids need t learn, and Cancel Culture is encuraging the ppsite.
One small mistake desn’t make smene a bad persn, but Cancel Culture makes them feel as if they are. Cancel Culture desn’t have t exist. We make it exist. And just as easily, we can make it disappear by cntributing t an nline wrld full f praise and lve.
1. The underlined wrds “fall victim t” in Paragraph 1 prbably mean “________”.
2. Why des the writer mentin the New Yrk Metr Parents article in Paragraph 2?
3. In Cancel Culture, a persn wh makes mistakes will be ________.
4. By saying “This may be the current narrative, but it shuldn’t be” in Paragraph 4,the writer wants t express that Cancel Culture ________.
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9 . Tday, the wrld is highly cmpetitive. Gvernments, cmpanies and individuals（个人）are all cmpeting t be the best in the sciety. It is true that cmpetitin leads t better prducts and services; many peple, especially parents, believe that being cmpetitive is helpful fr children because it prepares them fr the mdern wrld. Hwever, is cmpetitin the first thing that ur sciety needs?
Schls teach students t cmpete fr better grades, while in businesses, peple are better paid fr their cmpetitive perfrmances. Hwever, nne f them realizes the adverse effects cmpetitin has n the sciety. Fr tw cmpanies in a cmpetitin, ne will surely lse then disappear, while the ther remains strnger in the market. If this is ppular in a cuntry, the number f cmpanies may drp, and then the ecnmy（经济）gets wrse. Besides, cmpetitin may result in distrust in sciety.
Cperatin（合作）presents a different picture. Cmpetitin breaks relatinships, while cperatin strengthens relatinships. When we cperate with thers, we meet new peple, we get t knw new things, we share thughts, we help each ther and we succeed tgether. Cperatin fcuses n the grwth and develpment f everyne, as many peple wrk tgether tward a cmmn gal. This way, everyne is equally（相同地）develped.
The prcesses f cperatin have played an imprtant rle in shaping the histry. Let’s discuss the example f UN（United Natins）.The UN’s calling is t keep wrld peace and create harmny（和谐）.All natins have cperated and will keep cperating with ne anther t fight fr a better future fr the whle wrld.
Sprts als prvide us with a best example f cperatin. Think abut hw all members f the team frget wh they themselves are and wrk nly fr the benefit f the team. Althugh sprts are cmpetitive by nature, when there is cperatin between the members, they encurage and supprt each ther, and they get a greater chance f winning.
The develpment f bth sciety and individual tday depends n nt just healthy cmpetitin but cperatin. Unfrtunately, peple are nt taught cperative skills at an early age, and this has encuraged a culture f cmpetitin in tday’s sciety. The skills f cperatin shuld be included in the educatinal system fr children in their early ages. This way, children grw up int adults wh value and welcme cperatin, which brings ut the best in us.
1. Accrding t the passage,cmpetitin causes ________.
2. What des the underlined wrd “adverse” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
3. What can we learn frm the passage?
4. The writer prbably agrees that _________.
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10 . If we cmpare active listening with passive listening, is ne better than the ther? As we will find ne is better than the ther fr many situatins but nt necessarily all. Many peple think that listening is a passive business. It is just the ppsite. Listening well is an active exercise f ur attentin and hard wrk. It is because they d nt realize this, r because they are nt willing t d the wrk, that mst peple d nt listen well.
Listening well als requires peple pay all their attentin t smene else. A necessary part f listening well is the rule knwn as “bracketing”. Bracketing includes the temprary giving up r setting aside f yur wn prejudices (偏见) and strng wishes, t experience as far as pssible smene else’s wrld frm the inside, stepping int his r her shes. That means if yu want t listen well yu shuld have a shrt acceptance f the ther persn. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing t pen up the inner part f his r her mind t the listener. True cmmunicatin is under way and the energy required fr listening well is s great that it can be cmpleted nly by the will t imprve neself fr the grwth f each ther.
Mst f the time, we lack this energy. Even thugh we may feel in ur business dealings r scial relatinships that we are listening well, what we are usually ding is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wnder, as we listen, hw we can achieve certain expected results t get the cnversatin ver as quickly as pssible r redirected in ways mre satisfactry t us. Many f us are far mre interested in talking than in listening, r we simply refuse t listen t what we dn’t want t hear.
It wasn’t until tward the end f my dctr career that I have fund the knwledge that ne is being truly listened t is always therapeutic (有疗效的). In abut a quarter f the patients I saw, surprising imprvement was shwn during the first few mnths f psychtherapy (心理疗法), befre any f the causes f prblems had been uncvered r explained. There are several reasns fr this experience, but the mst imprtant amng them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he r she was being truly listened t, ften fr the first time in years, and fr sme, perhaps fr the first time ever.
1. Why d many peple listen passively?
2. The wrd “temprary” in Paragraph 2 prbably means “________”.
3. The writer prbably agrees that ________.
4. What can we learn frm this passage?
A．All neurns are activated when we think.
B．The structure f a brain cell is cmpared t a tree.
C．Neurns allw a message t travel arund the brain.
D．The structure f a brain changes when a message is sent.
A．A decisin helps babies learn hw t speak.
B．Mst changes in brain happen after adulthd.
C．The prcess f brain develpment is cntinuus.
D．Babies are brn with the ability t d anything.
A．judging
B．challenging
C．supprting
D．limiting
A．are cleverer than they used t be when they study their brains
B．are misunderstd and they can play difficult cmputer games
C．want t learn mre abut the changes in their brains and bdies
D．can benefit frm understanding the changes that happen in their brains
A
Making Paper Cuts
Sme children in ur cmmunity want t learn making paper cuts. We plan t teach them t cut sme flwers at first. We need a student t teach them. The lessn is frm 9:00 t 10:00 n Saturday mrning.
B
Writing Chinese Calligraphy
A few ld men are interested in Chinese calligraphy. They want t learn hw t write Chinese calligraphy. We need a student wh has gd skills in writing Chinese calligraphy. The lessn is frm 19:00 t 20:00 n Friday.
C
Dancing
A grup f ld ladies want t learn square dance. We want t invite a student wh can dance well t teach them. The lessn is frm 18:00 t 19:00 n Sunday evening.
D
Playing Basketball
Sme schl bys between 7 and 8 years ld want t learn hw t play basketball. We need a student t teach them basic actins. The lessn is frm 15:00 t 16:00 n Saturday afternn.
A．a special bus that parents take t g t their wrkplace
B．a schl bus with parents riding bikes as guides in frnt
C．a fun game fr children as they’re n their way t schl
D．a way fr children t ride t schl with a “driver” n a bike
A．She culdn’t stand her kids shuting.
B．She decided t d smething fr the schl.
C．She liked hw it kept children safe n the rad.
D．She thught cycling was a ppular utdr activity.
A．The writer is the leader f her neighbrhd activities.
B．Different peple started the bike bus in different ways.
C．Bike buses ffer kids chances t be respnsible n the rad.
D．The writer started riding a bike because f the heavy traffic.
A．T intrduce the gd and bad pints f active transprtatin.
B．T invite sme experienced bus drivers t be bike bus leaders.
C．T advise the lcal gvernment t ffer mre public services fr kids.
D．T ask peple t help kids and the envirnment by starting bike buses.
A．Screen time at hme is nt as beneficial as screen time at schl.
B．Nearly an hur f screen time every day makes teens happiest.
C．Technlgy shuld be encuraged in classrm learning.
D．What teens d n the screen influences their happiness.
A．T prve the bad effect f the addictive designs f electrnic devices.
B．T shw parents have little cntrl ver their teens’ screen time.
C．T cmpare different-aged teens’ feelings abut screen use.
D．T explain why electrnic devices make teens feel happy.
A．Use f Electrnic Devices: Shuld We Cnsider Teens’ Needs?
B．Teens’ Psychlgical Health: Why Is It Imprtant?
C．Screen Time and Teens’ Study Perfrmance
D．Screen Time and Teens’ Life Satisfactin
A．T questin.
B．T hide.
C．T discuss.
D．T guess.
A．Outging and kind.
B．Humrus and self-cnfident.
C．Curius and practical.
D．Practical and sensitive.
A．The Influence f Persnality.
B．The Frms f Persnality.
C．The Changes in Persnality.
D．The Studies n Persnality.
A．peple’s living envirnment is decided by persnality
B．a persnality test is a must when lking fr a wrker
C．deep understanding f hw persnality wrks matters a lt
D．learning psychlgy can largely imprve ne’s persnality
A．large
B．bright
C．disrdered
D．unclear
A．The treatments fr mypia.
B．The link between mypia and near wrk.
C．The causes f increase in mypia.
D．The electrnics fr studying mypia.
A．Using eyedrps can’t slw nearsightedness frm prgressing.
B．The number f peple wh suffer frm mypia is increasing.
C．Peple’s eyes fcus light behind the retina if they are nearsighted.
D．Reading n electrnic devices utdrs can help t keep eyes healthy.
A．Why peple use tw cmmn ways when facing disagreements.
B．Hw peple cmmunicate t deal with difficult prblems.
C．Hw peple cnvince thers t give up their belief.
D．Why peple dislike thse with different pinins.
A．prductive cmmunicatin
B．creative statements
C．increased cnfidence
D．divided pinins
A．explain yur reasns clearly
B．raise yur questins plitely
C．vice yur ideas less frcefully
D．express yur excuses mre directly
A．T stress the imprtance f prductive cmmunicatin.
B．T intrduce a better way t deal with disagreements.
C．T explain the reasns fr using receptive language.
D．T prvide three effective tips t win an argument.
A．They kill their sense f cmpetitin.
B．They encurage sprtsmanship f all players.
C．They meet kids’ expectatins fr the game.
D．They make players ignre the sprts skills.
A．They get in the way f helping children build self-cnfidence.
B．They might prevent kids frm building an inner desire fr the sprt.
C．They benefit bth little children, lder kids and adults in learning.
D．Their value lies in that they celebrate the effrt rather than the result.
A．They are mre beneficial than harmful.
B．They are mre harmful than beneficial.
C．They can be effective but have limitatins.
D．They shuld be replaced with cnversatins.
A．Are Participatin Awards Still Necessary?
B．Hw D Participatin Awards Impact Children?
C．What is the Myth abut Participatin Awards?
D．Why Shuld Participatin Awards be Abandned?
A．Climate disasters make infectius diseases wrse.
B．Climate disasters bring deadly threats t humans
C．Climate disasters cause unknwn infectius diseases.
D．Climate disasters enable viruses t spread acrss the wrld.
A．the wide spread f climate-related viruses
B．the dangers f disease-carrying animals
C．the real-life impact f climate change
D．the huge damages f infectius diseases
A．mre related researches are needed
B．unknwn diseases are the real threat
C．COVID-19 still remains a mystery
D．actins shuld be taken fr preventin
A．parents and children lve each ther
B．parents try t ffer gd services fr children
C．parents can cmmunicate in different languages
D．parents and children use the right way f expressing lve
A．The writer and his parents like the same kind f fd.
B．Children’s language f lve is similar t their parents’.
C．The writer expressed lve in speech mre than in actin.
D．Parents can easily accept the way their children shw lve.
A．built a clse relatinship
B．caused a serius disagreement
C．develped a lng silence
D．cleared up a great misunderstanding
A．T suggest a way f shwing lve t parents.
B．T intrduce a bk and five key lve languages.
C．T share his persnal experience f expressing lve.
D．T explain hw t recgnize parents’ language f lve.
A．calmly pint fingers withut vicing yur pinin
B．directly get int an argument with the ther persn
C．unknwingly change yur thughts abut the matter
D．carefully express yurself t avid misunderstandings
A．Yu shuld bk a table earlier.
B．Yu never allw me t d anything fun.
C．I get nervus when yu raise yur vice.
D．I think yu always make decisins withut me.
A．great eagerness t be right
B．readiness t give up
C．willingness t examine yurself
D．a shrtage f cnfidence
A．I-statements shw ne’s inability t understand thers
B．I-statements shuld be avided in rder nt t appear self-centered
C．using I-statements can surely result in perfect tw-way cmmunicatin
D．using I-statements prperly leads t imprvements in ne’s relatinships
A．a natural disaster will never happen t us
B．the fires can cause the death f peple and animals
C．natural disasters are becming mre and mre serius
D．the high temperature and a drught may lead t wildfires
A．Drink fld water if yu are thirsty when a fld happens.
B．Stp mving and wait fr ther peple’s help in a bushfire.
C．Stay away frm windws r flying things when a trnad cmes.
D．Stay under the trees after getting ut f buildings in an earthquake.
A．The Predictins abut Natural Disasters
B．The Ways t Keep Safe in Natural Disasters
C．The Reasns Why Natural Disasters Happen
D．The Types f Natural Disasters arund the Wrld
A．they have n interest in pleasing thers
B．they refuse t express their ideas in public
C．their sense f humr is ften difficult t get
D．their behavir ges against cultural preference
A．mistake
B．weakness
C．symbl
D．talent
A．extrversin is mre scially beneficial
B．intrversin usually leads t unhappiness
C．being extrverted makes peple truer t thers
D．intrverted peple are likely t get life satisfactin
A．T crrect a false idea abut intrversin.
B．T discuss different causes f intrversin.
C．T explain why intrverted peple are quieter.
D．T cmpare self-fcused and ther-fcused values.
A．Teens can meet and hang ut with friends in persn n Rblx.
B．It’s difficult t have a metaverse experience withut VR r AR.
C．The Ggle Map ffers peple a scial experience with a headset.
D．The metaverse brings peple real-life experiences n digital platfrms.
A．custmers will have better shpping experience in the metaverse
B．as part f the Internet, the metaverse culd have a challenging future
C．the metaverse can help her becme ppular and imprve self-cnfidence
D．it’s mre imprtant fr peple t interact with each ther in the real wrld
A．duties t care and live
B．ways t express feelings r energy
C．rules t play and speak
D．messages t receive r pass n
A．What is the future f the metaverse?
B．Is the scial netwrk disappearing?
C．What has the metaverse brught t us?
D．Is the scial netwrk imprtant fr teens?
A．led t great prgress
B．slwed dwn the speed
C．set back future grwth
D．caught up the develpment
A．The benefits created by space explratin.
B．The high-tech jbs generated by space explratin.
C．The imaginative art wrks inspired by space explratin.
D．The abilities yungsters develped thrugh space explratin.
A．slves the wrst prblems n Earth directly
B．benefits humans thrugh space prgrammes
C．fails t imprve the cnditins f human life
D．limits the develpment f earthly technlgy
A．T intrduce technlgy prgrammes in space explratin.
B．T cmpare different jbs generated by space explratin.
C．T present the benefits brught by space explratin.
D．T encurage peple t carry n space explratin.
A．mst parents believe the statement
B．peple wh take musical training might be happier
C．musical training may result in changes t the brain
D．musical training might imprve students’ ability t remember things
A．memry
B．practice
C．train
D．subject
A．Peple have different pinins n whether music can make them smarter.
B．A child whse crtex is thicker prefers t take musical training.
C．70 percent f students like playing musical instrument.
D．Students wh had taken the test had cntinued training.
A．T stress that musical training may benefit the brain.
B．T shw that finding pleasure in music is imprtant.
C．T suggest that peple learn a musical instrument.
D．T remind that musicians are usually smart.
A．nly a small amunt f infrmatin can be nticed by us
B．ur attentin is gd at receiving infrmatin unlimitedly
C．the sptlight attentin can be divided int several regins
D．it’s imprtant t imprve ur pwerful fcused attentin
A．each f the tasks is cmpleted as the way the brain wrks
B．several tasks are repeated in a regular cycle ne by ne
C．mental resurces are used t finish the tasks separately
D．mental attentin resurces are verladed r t spread
A．We shuld learn t recgnize different infrmatin frm multitask.
B．Multitasking can help us imprve the efficiency f ur daily wrk.
C．We have t carry ut special training fr higher quality f multitask.
D．Our brains are hardly able t deal with multitask at the same time.
A．T tell the advantages f changing tasks frm ne t anther.
B．T remind us t take ntice f the bad results f multitasking.
C．T teach us hw t multitask t lwer the stress in daily lives.
D．T shw sme successful experience f develping multitask.
A．Hw ChatGPT wrks.
B．What ChatGPT is.
C．Hw ChatGPT helps yu.
D．Why ChatGPT is used.
A．ChatGPT cannt help yu relax.
B．We shuld check what we get frm ChatGPT.
C．ChatGPT learns t understand and prduce under directins.
D．N key wrds need t be put in befre ChatGPT starts t wrk
A．read and crrect
B．chse and write
C．practice and create
D．remember and understand
A．ChatGPT—Train It Prperly and Fllw It
B．ChatGPT—Use It Respnsibly and Enjy It
C．Meet ChatGPT: A Friendly AI Language Mdel fr Yu
D．Welcme, ChatGPT: A Big Change in Cmputer Technlgy save life
A．Our self-defining memries have little t d with age.
B．Our wn descriptins f life experiences shape ur identity.
C．We shuld share psitive life stries when intrducing urselves.
D．We start t have self-defining memries when we are 18 mnths ld.
A．imprtant events can be changed by time
B．lder adults have few trubling life events
C．making sense ut f memries helps us t grw
D．self-discvery happens during psitive experiences
A．Self-defining memries: Hw thers get t knw yu
B．Self-defining memries: A cllectin f pleasant memries
C．Self-defining memries: A great way t understand yurself
D．Self-defining memries: Describing yur best self t the wrld
A．clse cities ff t cars
B．encurage bike riding
C．share peple’s bicycles
D．repair brken bicycles
A．促进
B．阻碍
C．激增
D．减少
A．It serves 47 millin peple per day.
B．It has reduced 4.8 millin tns f CO₂.
C．Its services in small cities need t be imprved.
D．It has played an imprtant rle in prtecting the envirnment.
A．exhausted
B．scared
C．wrried
D．shcked
A．It prevents the cuntry frm sliding int a lw-desire sciety.
B．It started in Japan, where “invlutin” destryed the ecnmy.
C．It happens in big cities because wrk hurs are lng and huse prices are high.
D．It requires little serius criticism as yung peple use it t make fun f themselves.
A．What sciety has dne t help yung peple.
B．Hw Chinese yung peple ease their pressure.
C．Hw cmpanies stp yung peple frm “lying dwn”.
D．What respnsibilities the sciety has fr yung peple.
A．it is necessary t respect peple wh refuse t “lie dwn”
B．sme yung peple “lie dwn” t get ready fr future life
C．the peple wh excel in rdinary jbs shuld be better paid
D．it is fine fr sme peple t lie dwn as lng as they succeed
A．The teeth and brain.
B．The nse and tngue.
C．The brain and nse.
D．The tngue and teeth.
A．Scent training can help men smell mre things.
B．Wmen are mre creative abut naming scents.
C．Wmen are better than men at recgnizing scents.
D．Brain training can imprve men’s ability t smell.
A．What yu smell may nt be real
B．Unlck facts abut the sense f smell
C．Hw t develp a gd sense f taste
D．Mre than yu think t the sense f taste
A．they make chices and plans fr life
B．many unexpected things happen
C．they are prepared fr the unexpected
D．they knw what will happen t them
A．building
B．wndering
C．cntrlling
D．writing
A．T explain why mistakes help yu grw.
B．T make sure yu will crrect the mistakes.
C．T shw yu that nthing will ever be perfect.
D．T tell us t learn frm ur mistakes and keep n.
A．Why is Yur Life Out f Cntrl
B．Make the Right Chices in Yur Life
C．Take Cntrl f Everything in Yur Life
D．What t D When Life Feels Out f Cntrl
A．like t drive fast
B．miss ut n scial events
C．prefer t stay alne
D．be unsatisfied with real life
A．Break.
B．Change.
C．Enjy.
D．Remember.
A．Breaking their wn limitatins.
B．Staying away frm scial media.
C．Making friends as many as pssible.
D．Checking scial media at particular times.
A．be attracted t
B．get used t
C．be shcked by
D．get hurt by
A．T explain why Cancel Culture des harm t children’s friendships.
B．T stress the imprtance f clse relatinships with friends fr students.
C．T shw hw Cancel Culture has exercised influence n kids’ real lives.
D．T suggest pssible ways f changing the habit f verusing the Internet.
A．cmfrted with great patience
B．left ut and publicly punished
C．taught hw t crrect the mistakes
D．blcked frm using the Internet again
A．is easy t change
B．has a tw-sided nature
C．is suppsed t be canceled
D．stps mistakes frm being repeated
A．helpful suggestins and ideas
B．excellent prducts and services
C．respnsible children and parents
D．cnfident perfrmances and vice
A．Supprtive.
B．Varius.
C．Cnfusing.
D．Harmful
A．The ecnmy can grw rapidly in cmpetitin.
B．Kids shuld nt just learn the skills f cmpetitin.
C．UN was set up t call n peple t create cmpetitin.
D．Sprtsmen shuld nt be cperative t win the game.
A．peple shuld value cmpetitin mre than cperatin
B．peple can perfrm better in cmpetitin than cperatin
C．peple can benefit mre frm cperatin than cmpetitin
D．peple shuld depend mre n cmpetitin than cperatin
A．Because listening passively is better than listening actively.
B．Because they like t pay attentin t what they are talking.
C．Because they are nt willing t speak t thers patiently.
D．Because they dn’t want t care what they are listening.
A．happening immediately
B．lasting fr a shrt time
C．having n reasns
D．trying yur best
A．peple always listened actively t make wrk easily
B．peple ften listen purpsefully in cmmunicatin
C．peple like t set aside their prejudices t listen well
D．peple are willing t pen up their mind while listening
A．The dctr realized that patients needed t be truly listened.
B．The patients culd be better sn if they were taken gd care f.
C．True cmmunicatin needs speakers t accept ther persn’s ideas.
D．Mst peple d nt listen well because listening is a passive prcess.