Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA. They are good at making new things and both of them are also good at sales. They are selling charms (小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids. They talked with their parents about the idea. Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them. They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps. There are different kinds of pictures. “Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,” Emma and Hannah said.
Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. “Students put charms on purses, backpacks, and their lunchboxes,” said Emma. Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet. They hope they can sell their charms to more kids. They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money. At their Valentine’s sale, 20% of the income (收入) went to charity.What are Emma and Hannah?
| A．They’re waiters. | B．They’re sellers. |
| C．They’re students. | D．They’re charm makers. |
When did the girls begin to sell the charms?
| A．About a year ago. | B．About two months ago. |
| C．Nearly fifty days ago. | D．Nearly five weeks ago. |
Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?
| A．Pictures. | B．Signs. | C．Letters. | D．Numbers. |
What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?
| A．They hope to become rich people. |
| B．They hope to give money to charity. |
| C．They hope to sell more charms. |
| D．They hope to sell charms in every school. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two girls love their parents and money. |
| B．Boys like charms with signs. |
| C．They won’t sell charms next summer. |
| D．The charms are popular with students. |
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Nagasaki University（N.U.）in Japan will no longer accept teachers who smoke. It wants to create a healthier environment for workers and students. The university’s president S. Kono said, “Our job is to look after our staff（职员）. We think we have to discourage them from smoking.” He added, “There will be no smoking anywhere in the university from August 2022.What’s more, staff and students can’t take cigarettes into any areas of the university from next year.”
N.U.’s no-smoking policy is part of a trend in Japan to end smoking in public. There are now bans（禁令）in many public places, including restaurants and bars. There are many areas in Tokyo and Kyoto where people cannot smoke on the streets.
The number of people who smoke in Japan is falling. In 1966, 49% of adults smoked, including 84% of men. Last year, 18% of adults smoked, including 28% of men. Many companies have also started not using smokers. One company in Tokyo is trying to get its staff to give up smoking. It is providing extra（额外的）days off for staff members who do not smoke. Several members soon gave up the habit.
（1）N.U.refuses smokers to be teachers in order to ________.
| A． |
create a healthier environment |
B． |
attract more students |
| C． |
make itself more famous |
D． |
reduce the waste |
（2）If you work at N.U.in 2023, you ________ in the school.
| A． |
can only smoke somewhere |
B． |
will be able to buy cigarettes |
| C． |
should avoid taking cigarettes |
D． |
will be accepted even if you smoke |
（3）How does the company in Tokyo encourage people to give up smoking?
| A． |
By giving more money. |
B． |
By providing extra days off. |
| C． |
By providing a free trip. |
D． |
By praising them orally. |
（4）What can we know from the last paragraph?
| A． |
Many companies have started using smokers. |
B． |
There are no smokers in Japan. |
| C． |
The number of the smokers in Japan is smaller. |
D． |
Half of adults smoked last year. |
（5）What is the main idea of the article?
| A． |
starts the no-smoking policy. |
B． |
The staff in companies give up smoking. |
| C． |
Smoking ends in Tokyo and Kyoto. |
D． |
The no-smoking policy in Japan works well. |
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Hongxing Community Bulletin Board
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FOR RENT A big apartment for a family of three ¥9,800 a year Call Mrs. Li at 010-8651342 from Monday to Friday. |
PARTY A party for the old in Hongxing community center from 15:00 to 17:00 on Saturday. Call Mr. Song to join us! Tel: 010-8664506 |
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FOUND An ID card, a wallet, some books Please call Mr. Wang from Monday to Friday. Tel: 010-8567869 |
COME AND JOIN US Volunteers for the disabled children’s home. Age: 12 and above Time: 16:00-17:00 every Saturday Tel: 010-8663258 |
（1）Which phone number can Nancy call if she wants to rent an apartment?
| A． |
010-8567869 |
B． |
010-8651342 |
C． |
010-8663258 |
D． |
010-8664506 |
（2）If you lost your ID card, you can call ________.
| A． |
Mr. Song |
B． |
Mrs. Li |
C． |
Mr. Wang |
D． |
Mrs. Wu |
（3）The party for the old will be held in ________.
| A． |
Hongxing community center |
B． |
a big apartment |
| C． |
the children’s home |
D． |
the old men’s home |
（4）It’s 15:30 on Saturday. Mrs. Zhao can ________.
| A． |
buy some books |
B． |
take part in the party for the old |
| C． |
rent an apartment |
D． |
go to the children’s home |
（5）What do we know about the volunteers?
| A． |
They work twice a week. |
B． |
They spend two hours on Saturdays. |
| C． |
An 11-year-old student can be a volunteer. |
D． |
They work for the disabled children. |
I’m Lin Yue. In March, 2022, COVID-19 started suddenly in my city. It was so serious that the whole city was locked down. At the very beginning of the lockdown (行动限制), some old people, especially those living alone, had difficulty getting vegetables.
One day, in the community WeChat group, an old man said that he was short of vegetables so I had an idea of setting up a food bank in the community, and my neighbors were also ready to offer help.
To keep social distancing (社交距离), I used a large box as the food bank, and put it in the public area. Neighbors could give away and get some food there. The large box was quickly filled with vegetables, rice and snacks.
One evening, I saw a bag of vegetables with a note saying “These are fresh vegetables. Please take them home if you need.”
In the WeChat group, an old lady who got the vegetables said, “I was so moved by the good-will (善意), but I only took three tomatoes, because I wanted to leave the rest for those people really in need.”
There were many similar stories in my city during the lockdown. Although COVID-19 keeps us apart, we can get through the hard times as long as we pull together.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
（1）When did COVID-19 start suddenly in the city?
_______________________________________________
（2）Who had difficulty getting vegetables?
_______________________________________________
（3）Where did the writer put the large box in the community?
_______________________________________________
（4）Why did the old lady only take three tomatoes?
_______________________________________________
（5）What can we learn from the passage?
_______________________________________________
（1） The ear is an important organ (器官). To make people know the importance of our ears, the government set up National Ear Care Day. It falls on March 3rd every year. How much do you know about the ear?
（2） There are three parts in our ears — the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. We can see the outer ear clearly. It can collect sound around us. Then the sound goes through the middle ear to the inner ear and finally to our brain.
（3） Our ears keep working all the time even when we are sleeping, but our brain just pays no attention to it. Sometimes we may wake up suddenly at midnight. That’s because our brain hears something, although we don’t know what it is.
（4） Our ears also help us keep a balance. There are some organs that are full of liquid (液体) with small hairs around them in the inner ear. The liquid and hairs send messages to our brain to make us keep a balance.
（5） Our ears even have something to do with tasting food. We may have problems telling tastes if there is something wrong with our ears.
You see, ears can do more than we think, so take good care of our ears from now on.
(a)根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意。
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A. Helping us keep a balance B. Keeping hearing day and night C. Different parts of the ear D. Helping with tasting food E. An important organ—the ear |
____（1）____ ____（2）____ ____（3）____ ____（4）____ ____（5）____
(b) 根据短文内容，补全下面的表格，每空填一词。
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Date |
★National Ear Care Day is on ____（6）____ 3rd. |
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Parts |
★Our ears have three parts. They are the outer ear, the ____（7）____ ear and the inner ear. |
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Functions (功能) |
★Sometimes we may wake up suddenly at midnight ____（8）____ our brain hears something. ★The liquid and hairs in the inner ear ____（9）____ messages to our brain to make us keep a balance. ★If there is something ____（10）____ with our ears, we may have problems telling tastes. |
There is a traditional toy called taiping nijiaojiao. It is a clay toy and also a whistle (哨子) in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. It has a history of over 1,000 years.
Taiping nijiaojiao is made of the mud from the local mountain. It takes more than ten steps to make the clay toy, and the key step is to knead (捏) it with your hands. You can knead the clay toy into anything, like animals and plants. The blowhole is the most difficult part to make, for the size of the blowhole makes a difference to the sound. While coloring, you can use traditional cultural elements (元素) that carry good meanings. It’s hard to make taiping nijiaojiao. But when you finally make it, you will feel proud of yourself.
Zhou Baokang, a lover of folk art, learned how to make the clay toy from local artists about 20 years ago. He wants more people to know about it, so he has opened a museum to introduce the clay toy. He teaches kids how to make the clay toy, too.
There are many traditional art forms in China, but some of them have been lost. Luckily, the traditional clay toy taiping nijiaojiao is kept to this day.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
（1）What is taiping nijiaojiao?
| A． |
A toy. |
B． |
An animal. |
C． |
A plant. |
D． |
A museum. |
（2）What does the underlined word “mud” mean in Paragraph 2?
| A． |
Soft silk. |
B． |
Clean water. |
C． |
Wet earth. |
D． |
Dead wood. |
（3）What is the key step when you make taiping nijiaojiao?
| A． |
Choosing the elements. |
B． |
Kneading the clay toy. |
| C． |
Making the blowhole. |
D． |
Coloring the clay toy. |
（4）Who does Zhou Baokang teach to make taiping nijiaojiao?
| A． |
Artists. |
B． |
Kids. |
C． |
Masters. |
D． |
Teachers. |
（5）What’s the best title for the passage?
| A． |
Shapes of the Clay Toy |
B． |
A Lover of Folk Art |
| C． |
Ways of Making a Clay Toy |
D． |
A Traditional Clay Toy |
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