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1、The National Tree Planting Day falls on 12th March every year. But do you know that the tradition of planting trees started a long time ago in China? It rained a lot around the Qingming Festival. People planted trees around this time because trees could grow better with enough rain.
Ancient Chinese planted many kinds of trees like mulberry trees (桑树) and fruit trees. Farmers needed mulberry leaves to feed silkworms. They made clothes with silk, sold them to the west of the world and brought back what they needed. Another famous tree-planting lover, Zhuge Liang, planted 800 mulberry trees to help others.
Dong Feng, a famous doctor in the Three Kingdoms Period (三国时期), saved many people's lives. He didn't ask them for money. What he only asked for was to plant apricot trees (杏树) on a hill. As time went by, a forest of apricot trees grew on the hill. That's why we now show our thanks to a good doctor with the words "the warmth in an apricot forest".

There are many other interesting stories about planting trees. When the National Tree Planting Day comes next year, will you plant a tree with your wishes in it?
(1)、When is the National Tree Planting Day?A、On 11th March. B、On 12th March. C、On 13th March. D、On 14th March.(2)、Ancient Chinese planted trees around the Qingming Festival because ________.A、it was much warmer around that time B、farmers had more free time at that time C、the weather was better for trees to grow D、it was time to remember their dead family(3)、The writer wrote Paragraph 2 to tell us that ________.A、people planted trees to help the environment B、people could make mulberry leaves into clothes C、people only planted mulberry trees and fruit trees D、people could get what they needed by planting trees(4)、The underlined part "the warmth in an apricot forest" means "________" in Chinese.A、妙手回春 B、古道热肠 C、杏林春暖 D、悬壶济世(5)、What is the best title for this passage?A、The Best Time to Plant Trees B、Tree Planting in Ancient China C、Good Reasons for Planting Trees D、An Interesting Story of a Doctor -
2、Fish babies in space (太空)? What surprising news! In a space study on zebra fish, Chinese scientists have set a new record. They successfully got four zebra fish to live and grow healthily in a closed water world.
The zebra fish went to China's space station on the Shenzhou XIII spaceship on 25th April, 2024. Since then, they have been living in a closed fish tank (缸) with some plants. The fish grew up and had babies in 43 days. It means that the fish completed a whole life stage, from growth to development and giving babies.
In their special closed environment, the plants made air for the fish and the fish's waste gave the plants food. The scientists gave the fish food through a special needle (针管).
Such a closed environment is important for future studies in space. It means that plants and animals can live in space more easily.
The scientists also found that the zebra fish acted differently in space. For example, they often swam on their backs in space. The low gravity (重力) in space is a big reason. However, on Earth, gravity pulls everything to the Earth's centre, and animals can find their way easily. Gravity also makes their bodies work harder and become stronger.
It isn't the first time fish have been sent into space. Zebra fish were earlier sent to the space station in 1976. Why do scientists choose zebra fish? Humans and zebra fish share 70 per cent of the same genes (基因). So the new finding will help scientists better understand human health and human diseases.
(1)、What do we know about the space study?A、There were more than four zebra fish at last. B、It took scientists less than one month to finish the study. C、It took place in an open fish tank. D、Scientists from different countries did it together.(2)、Which picture should be in the circle with "?" to show the environment in the fish tank?
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(3)、What's the possible result of the low gravity in space?A、Human bodies get stronger. B、Animals can easily find their way. C、The zebra fish swim on their backs. D、The zebra fish swim in the same direction.(4)、What is the last paragraph mainly about?A、The importance of the study. B、The ways of the space study. C、Further studies on zebra fish. D、The differences between zebra fish and humans. -
3、As he lay awake, Bebeto could hear his parents discussing his sister Ana's birthday in two days. Although they were poor, their birthdays were always joyful, and the gifts were always homemade.
Bebeto remembered how Ana's eyes lit up when she saw the new doll at a gift store. How he wanted her to have it! Suddenly, he had an idea.
The following morning, Bebeto rode his bike to the outskirts (郊区) of town. He joined some boys picking mangoes (芒果) among some smaller trees there. The smaller trees had few mangoes left, but he gathered some by noon.
As the sun climbed high, Bebeto faced the challenge of the tall trees with ripe (成熟的) mangoes just out of reach. Bebeto made a tool with a bamboo stick to get them. It was tiring work. His neck and arms hurt. His hard work paid off. By late afternoon, his bag was nearly full.
On his way back, he worried he would be too late to sell his mangoes. Fortunately, he made it just in time to exchange them for the doll.
The next morning, at breakfast, Bebeto placed a large bowl of mangoes in front of Ana. "Happy birthday, my sister," he said.
"My favourite fruit! Thank you, Bebeto!" she picked up the top mango.
Then her eyes widened, and her smile became brighter. There, among the fruit, was the new doll.
(1)、What did Bebeto decide to do for his sister's birthday?A、Pick mangoes as a gift. B、Make a homemade doll. C、Sell mangoes to buy a doll. D、Buy a bowl of mangoes.(2)、How did Bebeto get the mangoes?A、He bought some mangoes. B、He picked the mangoes from trees. C、Some boys gave him the mangoes. D、Some boys helped him pick the mangoes.(3)、Which words best describe Bebeto?A、Selfless and nervous. B、Thoughtful and selfless. C、Intelligent but naughty. D、Hard-working but strict. -
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(1)、How much should Mrs Li pay if she takes the 3-day Hangzhou tour with her two daughters?A、¥3,600. B、¥3,000. C、¥2,640. D、¥2,000.(2)、What can you do on Nanjing Road?A、Enjoy delicious seafood. B、Make silk for your mum. C、Walk along the famous lake. D、Go shopping for gifts.(3)、How can you take the 2-day Dongtou tour from Shanghai?A、Travel by plane or by ship. B、Drive a car or go by train. C、Fly there or take a train. D、Drive a car or go by ship. -
5、 If you don't set your/ə'la:m/clock,you'll oversleep.
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6、Among the four seas off the/kəust/of China,East China Sea is the second deepest.
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7、 Look at the stars in the sky.They are so /brait/tonight.
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8、上周,你们学校举办了一场关于"最实用的发明"投票活动(voting activity)。请你就以下表格内容介绍这次活动及结果;并分享你的选择及理由。
Most Practical Invention
Invention
Mobile payment
Online shopping
High-speed train
3D printer
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40%
30%
25%
5%
Your choice
要求:80词左右,包含全部要点,可适当发挥,已给出部分不计入总词数。
Great inventions have made our life more and more convenient. Last week, our school held a voting activity about "the most practical invention".
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9、露西昨晚在才艺表演中展现的表演真是太精彩了!
performance Lucy gave at the talent show last night.
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10、这个红色的包和那个白色的包一样好。
The red bag is the white one.
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11、这些活动依靠大家的帮助,能让世界变得更加美丽。
These activities everyone's help and can make the world .
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12、以小明为例,他计划去捡垃圾。
Xiaoming . He plans to pick up rubbish.
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13、在那天到来之前,我们会认真写下自己的计划。
Before the day comes, we'll our plans carefully.
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14、那天将会进行很多有意义的活动。
Many meaningful activities that day.
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15、我们的社区在国家生态日发挥着重要作用。
Our community on the National Ecology Day.
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16、阅读短文,根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式,每空限填一词。答卷时,要求写出完整单词。
The Spring Festival is very important in China. Before it comes, people across the country o different kinds of activities to celebrate the new year. During the festival, red lanterns and couplets (对联) appear e—on streets, doorsteps, and shopping malls—as red stands for good luck in Chinese culture. The elders hand red envelopes with good wishes to children. People send warm m through phones to share joy with faraway relatives. The streets are also full of joy. The dragon dance, as a s of the festival, is performed. In the c squares of some towns, you can always see a big stage for shows like lion dances and other traditional celebrations. The festival is really a time of love, tradition, and new beginnings.
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17、阅读短文及文后A~E选项,选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。
Numbers play an important part in people's daily lives. These days, there are more and more people getting cheated (被欺骗) when they take a trip to different places by themselves. Some guides even ask people to buy expensive gifts at the end of a trip.
We hope you can remember the following special Chinese official phone numbers.
12301—Are you interested in popular places for a trip? By calling this number, you can know which place is full of people and how much it costs to take a trip there!
12121—If you want to take a two-day trip but are afraid that it may rain or snow, what can you do? Call this number.
12308—Do you want to enjoy yourself in a foreign country? If so, you must remember this number. When you lose your money or want to ask the way to a place, you can always get the quickest help by calling this number.
95566—Have you lost your bank card before? Many people have! By doing so, you can make sure that no one else can take out the money from your account (账户).
A. They can help you during holidays when necessary (必要的).
B. Call this number to learn more about popular places for travelling.
C. It can help you know the weather well and decide on the time better.
D. Some people do something wrong because they don't know the rules.
E. If you lose a card from Bank of China, you should call this number quickly.
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18、Libraries around the world still keep old books hundreds of years old. But will we be able to read today's digital (数字的) books in hundreds of years? Librarians are worried. Even now, we can't open some files (文件) from 20 or 25 years ago. Will our digital works be lost in a digital black hole? Will we face the loss of valuable information?
Technology is changing fast. Old ways of keeping information are gone now, or they are no longer supported by new technology. For example, many people used floppy discs (软盘) to save files years ago, but today few machines can open them. Also, millions of songs and music pieces were saved on tapes or CDs, but now most old music players no longer work. Another problem is that websites often change or close down, and all the information on them can fall into the digital black hole.
Books, however, are quite easy to keep. We don't need special tools or technology to read them. If you keep them in a dry and safe place, they will stay safe for a long time. Li Shizhen's great medical book Ben Cao Gang Mu came out in 1593. Amazingly, three copies from the first printing still survive today. That's not bad for a book more than 400 years old.
Today, to some researchers, printed books remain a safe way to keep information. In 2014, a professional group began to raise money to print a famous online encyclopedia into 1,000 books. This would make sure that even if digital technology fails, the knowledge can still be kept.
For now, when it comes to storing information, printed copies seem to be the safest choice. However, future technology might develop and provide new ways to solve the problem of the digital black hole. Time will tell.
(1)、What happens if our digital works fall into a digital black hole?A、They are carefully kept. B、They cannot be understood. C、They cannot be read or reached. D、They are saved in a wrong place.(2)、What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A、How music players are developing. B、How technology is changing over time. C、Why old machines are no longer used today. D、Why technology may cause information loss.(3)、Why does the writer mention Ben Cao Gang Mu?A、To discuss why this book is still important. B、To show printed books can last for a long time. C、To explain how easy it is to keep printed books. D、To tell when the earliest printed book came out.(4)、What would the writer most probably agree with?A、Libraries should keep more digital books. B、Digital books are less valuable than printed ones. C、Technology will soon solve the problem of the digital black hole. D、Technology is still looking for better ways to keep information. -
19、Long long ago, people didn't know how to plant crops, how to make clothes, or how to make tools. Life was difficult. The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the world. He kept it safe in a pot.
One day, Nyame decided to give the pot of wisdom to Anansi. Every time Anansi looked in the pot, he learned something new. It was so exciting!
Greedy (贪婪的) Anansi thought, "I'll keep the pot safe at the top of a tall tree. Then I can have it all to myself." He tied the pot to his stomach closely and began to climb. But it was hard to climb the tree with the pot hitting him in the knees (膝盖).
All the time Anansi's young son had been watching under the tree. Then he said, "Wouldn't it be easier to climb if you tied the pot to your back instead?" Anansi thought about that for some time, and then he followed his son's advice. It really was a lot easier!
In no time he was high up in the tree. He said to himself with happiness, "That's it! No one can reach this place." But then he stopped and thought, "I should be the one with all the wisdom, but here my son was cleverer than me! How could it be?" With all his strength, Anansi threw the pot down the tree with anger.
It broke into pieces on the ground. The wisdom was free for everyone. Then people learned to farm and make clothes, tools and other things.
(1)、The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.A、people's life B、all the wisdom of the world C、the world D、the sky(2)、Which is the correct order of the following things?①Anansi's young son watched him climbing the tree.
②Anansi threw the pot down the tree.
③Nyame gave the pot of wisdom to Anansi.
④Wisdom was freely shared among people from then on.
⑤People didn't know how to make clothes.
A、③⑤④①② B、⑤③②①④ C、⑤③①②④ D、③⑤①②④(3)、What can we learn from Anansi's son's advice?A、Kids always know more than adults. B、It's important to do things on your own. C、Sometimes others can see the problems we don't notice. D、Being strong is more important than being smart.(4)、What does the story mainly want to tell us?A、Greed makes a person wiser. B、Wisdom should be shared. C、Children are always smarter than their parents. D、There are no safe places for your secrets. -
20、In Guangzhou, people might soon be able to take a special flying taxi. A local company, EHang Holdings, is working hard to make this dream come true. They are making a special flying machine called an EH 216-S. It can take off and land straight up and down, like a helicopter.
The boss of EHang Holdings, Wang Zhao, said they hoped to get permission (准许) to start using these flying taxis this year. They are now testing a special app and it will help people book a ride in the sky. When the flying taxis start, they might cost a little more than usual taxis, but not too much more.
Mr. Wang once attended a meeting about new machines in Guangzhou. He talked about using cool new machines to make the city better. These machines can fly, drive, or float by themselves, without people controlling (控制) them.
The Guangzhou government wants to help make these cool things happen. They're giving money and help to companies that are working on them. And, by 2027, they plan to build 100 special places where the flying taxis can take off and land safely.
If EHang Holdings gets permission to use their flying taxis, Guangzhou will be the first city in China where people can fly in the sky in a taxi without a driver. In fact, EHang Holdings has already shown that their flying machines can carry people safely in different ways, like for fun rides or moving things from one place to another.
(1)、What does the underlined phrase "take off" mean in Paragraph 1?A、Take something off, like a hat. B、Start flying into the air. C、Run fast on the ground. D、Stop working.(2)、What can we know from the second paragraph?A、People will take an EH 216-S next year. B、It will be hard to get permission to use flying taxis. C、The special app will make booking an EH 216-S easier. D、Taking an EH 216-S will be much more expensive than taking a usual taxi.(3)、What might the meeting Mr. Wang attended in Guangzhou mainly be about?A、How to make people's life colorful. B、How to teach people more life skills. C、How to use cool machines to make the city better. D、How to let the old enjoy high-tech products.(4)、How is the passage mainly organized?A、By comparing flying taxis with other forms of transportation. B、By telling a story about a person's experience using a flying taxi. C、By listing problems in city transportation and offering solutions. D、By introducing a new technology and discussing its development and support.