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What do you think a 9 year old boy can do, studying in a primary school or depending on his parents？But a 9-year-old boy from Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, is thinking about （make） history. If he is successful, he will become the （ young） trained pilot to fly alone in a hot air balloon. The boy is Bobby Bradley. 

Bobby Bradley has been training for this moment he was just 4 years old. At first he was a little afraid, but then he （try） to overcome his fear and did the training. Finally, he got much experience. Interviewed by local newspapers, he said that he was （excite） but a little nervous about the coming flight. He will take off in about 7 weeks. 

Bobby's parents have great influence on Bobby. They are famous two of the best balloon pilots in the world. 

They have won some of the biggest （race） which have been held in the past years. Bobby managed to complete the first ever balloon journey from North America to Africa with his partner. When he was 14, he made his first successful flight by （he）. 

The young boy is so brave that he seems （ complete） easy in piloting（驾驶） the balloon. We also should learn from him and face all kinds of challenges in our life. 

Ever since the 19th century, people's search for improved ways of producing electricity has never stopped. Now a UK company has developed a new kind of floor. It is very special. There is a system that can produce a certain amount of electricity very cheaply using the energy from footsteps. When people step on this special floor, electricity is produced. 

The inventor of the floor came up with the idea when he was a student and worked in an energy business. The business asked him to find ways to power up street lights in the city center using the energy from the sun, but it soon became clear that this might not work because many city centers don't get enough sunlight because of tall buildings. Then he thought of a better plan. 

Why not use the energy produced by people who walk past the street instead？The right technology could be used to convert this energy into electricity—right under people's feet. 

The floor could actually be very efficient（效率高的）. This is especially true when it is used in very busy areas. And the reason is that a lot of energy is produced simply because of large numbers of people walking across the floor. 

The floor can have other uses too, such as recording how many people visit a particular（特定的） place at particular times. This kind of information is very useful for certain people. For example, shop owners near the place would be interested in knowing what time of the day they have the highest customer numbers. 

The technology was created out of a hope of making energy that is untouchable closer to people. The business also said it tried to find a way for people to further their understanding of problems of climate change and sustainability （可持续性）. 

"No freedom summer holiday" has become a popular topic on Weibo, as parents begin spending much time and money planning their children's holiday. It has been a similar topic these years, when"Having30, 000 yuan a month cannot afford the summer holiday "also becomes popular online. 

According to a survey, parents in big cities are ready to spend on their children's education during the break. 

"I feel much more stressed during the summer holiday than on normal school days since I need to plan different activities for my children. A study tour costs 35, 000 yuan for a kid and there are also classes which are necessary for kids, "said Chan Lee, a40-year-old mother of two primary school children. 

Sending children on overseas tours has also become an important part of the break. Almost everyone in Chan's children's classes has joined a summer study tour. They wanted to experience an overseas educational environment, culture, and language through meeting people, visiting famous universities and sightseeing. 

Cheng Guowei, a manager of a study tour center based in Shanghai, said parents care about their children's education. "Nearly 95% of our participants（参与者） are students, and most of them are primary and middle school kids. Yet this market is also very competitive（有竞争力的）, as there are many similar centers targeting the parents, "he said. 

Yin Jianli is a writer. She is interested in family and education topics. She said it was unnecessary to plan too many activities for children during the summer holidays. "Parents are not helping their children. They are just doing it to cut down their own worry, "she said. Many parents thought they could buy their children a better education, "But actually a summer holiday should be a time for rest and play, not study, "she said. 

A man in black jumps high into the air. Before he lands, he strikes（摆出）a pose. With long white sleeves（袖子）, he spreads his arms like wings. Sometimes, he carries a red fan. His dance is eye-catching, often bringing in crowds. 

He is Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he's made short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city's parks and iconic landmarks like Tower Bridge. The 35-year-old has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin, where he shares his videos. 

Classical Chinese dance brings martial arts movements together with those of traditional Chinese opera. He started to learn it at the age of 12. "I was attracted by the dancers who play ancient heroes through the movements of classical Chinese dance, " said Ma. 

Ma studied at the Beijing Dance Academy. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London. 

Three years ago, Ma had to give online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife's suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular tourist spot. She recorded Ma. He then edited the video, added music and sent it to friends. "Surprisingly, they loved it, which inspired me to share it online, " said Ma. 

Later, Ma made more short videos of his performances. People are often interested in his moves. So, while dancing, he likes to interact with his audience. 

"Now, making and sharing short videos has become a part of my life and, most importantly, a great way to introduce classical Chinese dance to more people, especially overseas viewers, " said Ma. 

Taiyuan Ancient County lies in the Jinyuan District of Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. It was first built in the Ming Dynasty, over 600 years ago. It is part of the Jinyang ancient city relics （遗迹）. On May 1, 2021, Taiyuan Ancient County first opened to welcome the tourists. 

The movie Full River Red, directed by Zhang Yimou, came out on Jan. 22, 2023 and topped China's box office in a short time. It was named after Yue Fei's most famous poem, which tells a patriotic （爱国的） story of the Song Dynasty. As the place where the movie was filmed, Taiyuan Ancient County has attracted about 350, 000 tourists during the Spring Festival holiday. If you would like to pay it a visit, the following information can help you. 

My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted（注意到）a man holding a piece of paper that said, "1 my job. Family to Feed. " 

At this store, a sight like this is not normal. My 10-year-old2 him and made a comment（评论） on how bad it must be to have to stand 3 in the cold wind. 

In the store, I asked each of my kids to 4 something they thought our "friend"there would need. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a 5 . I thought about it. We were low on cash（现金） ourselves, but. . . well, sometimes 6 from our need instead of our abundance（富足） is still what we need to do!All the kids announced something they could part with for the week. 

When we handed him the bag of 7 , he lit up and thanked us with 8 eyes. When I handed him the gift card, we said he could use it for 9 his family might need, he burst into tears. 

This has been a wonderful 10 for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 11 !Things would have played out so 12 if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have13 to give more. "Stepping out not only helped a person in 14 , it also gave my kids the 15 taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them. 

B: I have no plans yet.?

A: I will go to Beishan Park to plant trees.

B:. It's good for our city environment.

A: Yes. The more trees, the fresher the air will be.

B: Yeah!?

A: My teacher Ms. Jones and my classmates.?

B: Sure, I'd love to..

A: In our classroom.You must get there before eight.

B: OK, see you then.

Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, went into a strict lockdown (居家隔离) on the 24th March, 2020. A study team looked at the PM2.5 particle concentration (浓度) in the air at the US embassy (大使馆) in Delhi before and after the lockdown. They found the PM 2.5 particle concentration dropped by 46%.

The new study also looked at solar power (太阳能) in Delhi. It has found that the reduction (减少) in air pollution has allowed a lot more sunlight to get through to solar panels in the city.

Overall, the amount of sunlight reaching solar panels in Delhi increased by around 8% in late March 2020, and 6% in April 2020 compared to similar dates in earlier years.

How is it going? I haven't (hear) from you for a long time. I want to tell you something about housework. Parents nearly do all the housework. It is unfair for (they), I think children should share housework their parents. Here is my housework plan for this term.

First, I will make my bed take out the rubbish. Besides, I will clean the house every day to make it tidy. (two), I want to learn to cook. My mother is English teacher. She is usually busy. And she often (worry) about me when she is busy with work. If I can cook, she needn't worry about me anymore. I also want to learn many other (skill) to improve myself.

What housework do you (most) do at home? Let's share the housework together. Then we can have a (clean) house than before.

I hope to get your reply soon.

Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the swan's. From that day on, the raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake. He also started to eat water plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day, the raven would wash his feathers, hoping that they would turn white. Even he went to the nearby rivers and ponds to wash his feathers because he thought the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.

As he ate only water plants, he soon grew thinner and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.

After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin (知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus (晨鸣), and it's beautiful.

"Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

"Birds can sing any time of the year, but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most." "Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.

"Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female (雌性) so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."

I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also, the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example, the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!" So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."

By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light, so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.

Once, Tony's father would go to London on business (生意) for a year. Before leaving, he told his wife to look after their son well. The woman had to get up earlier and did all that her husband did before. Two months later, she was so tired that she was ill. The young man got into trouble right away. He couldn't do housework. Even he didn't know where to get on the bus.

Yesterday, Tony's mother found his shoes were worn out (穿烂了) and told him to buy a new pair. But he didn't know how to choose right shoes. The woman had a sigh (叹息), gave him a shoe pattern (鞋样) and told him to buy shoes himself. With a policeman's help, he found a shop. The shopkeeper (店主) brought some shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly, he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. I've left my shoe pattern at home."

According to a study in Nature Climate (气候) Change, the number of most polar bears will1 rapidly (快速地) by 2080. There are two reasons. One is that the sea ice is melting (融化). Polar bears catch seals (海豹) to eat on the ice.2 ice, they have to stay on land. But there is no3 food on land to support so many polar bears. The animals could die from hunger. The other reason is that mother bears may not be fat enough to4 milk for their babies, so some bears could stop having babies.

Polar bears are5 land animals that eat meat on the planet. They help control other kinds of animals. Losing them would break the balance of their living place.

The Arctic is the6 to about 25,000 polar bears. Arctic sea ice usually melts in spring and summer, then grows in winter. But now, the7 is taking longer to grow back. Scientists say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet.

The study also shows8 it is possible to slow Arctic melting. Greenhouse gases (温室气体) could lead to climate change. In order to avoid creating greenhouse gases, the world should try to stop burning coal and riding in cars.

Saving the bears is9 us. Holland, one of the writers of the study, says, "I believe there is hope, but humans need to act10 to make that hope come true." Let's take action to protect our earth and save polar bears.

The students' answers were2, from 20g to 500g. The teacher said, "It doesn't matter on the real weight. It3 how long you hold it. If I hold it for a4, it's OK. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to help me call a5. The longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is putting the glass down, and6 for a while before holding it up again."

"If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we'll be tired. The burden will7 become heavier. Sometimes we have to8 the burden in order to carry on."

"So after you return home from school tonight, take a9 to have a break. Forget your burdens."

"Whatever burdens you have, you should learn to10 yourselves for a moment. Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!"

要点如下：

1.读有趣的书；

2.每天花一些时间阅读；

3.读完一本书后奖励自己；

4.……

注意：

1.短文须包含以上所有要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.文中不得出现真实姓名和地名；

3.词数80~100 (短文的开头和结尾已为你写好在答题卷，不计入总词数)。

参考词汇：reward (v.奖励)

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Do you want to do volunteer work but don't know how? Here are some ideas for you.

Helping your old neighbors

When people get older, it becomes harder to do many things. Old people living alone can also feel lonely. As a volunteer, you can do a lot to help the old in your neighborhood. You can visit and talk to them. And there is also much housework you can help with.

Helping the disabled

Many people with disabilities need help. Some of them even can't live on their own. You can volunteer to read books to the blind or deliver (递送) something for people who can't get around too well.
Helping poor families

Some families don't have enough money to buy food and clothes for their kids. Some people even have no place to live. To help these people, you can give clothes, food or money to, or raise money for, a charity (慈善机构).

Xu Keyi, a 37-year-old photographer (摄影师), developed an interest in taking photos of wild animals. When she was a child, she always (dream) of traveling with a camera. After university, she worked as a reporter, but then a special trip (complete) changed her life.

During a trip to Antarctica, Xu saw penguin (企鹅) parents protecting their babies from danger. It touched her greatly and she made a (decide) to become a full-time wildlife photographer. she has visited many places in the world, her favorite place to work is China. "Some amazing animals like green peafowls (孔雀) only live in (we) country," she said. Last year, Xu climbed a mountain in Yunnan to take photos of green peafowls. After waiting in the rain for hours, she finally heard a peafowl singing on the mountain. It was moment of breathtaking beauty.

Xu also encourages people (care) about endangered animals through her photos. After she shared photos of China's protected golden Kaiser-i-Hind butterfly online, more (volunteer) began to help protect these butterflies. "Many animals may disappear before people notice them," Xu says. "We should act much (early)." The photographer feels happy when seeing more young people play a part protecting the wildlife. Xu will continue showing the beauty of animals to the world through her camera.