The sound from Miranda's alarm,clock(闹钟)would not stop.Miranda reached over.and stopped the noise ringing in her room.The action brought her,a few minutes of peace and quietness.
On a usual day,Miranda jumped out of bed even before the alarm clock could ring.She did not.mind getting up early.She loved morning because she could,complete her two﹣mile run before most of her family members got up.She ran every morning so that she would realize her dream of being the best runner in the school.However,this morning was different.She would go and find out whether the pain in her leg was something that could be easily treated or would stop her.from doing something she loved most:running with the school track team.
As the alarm clock rang out again, ▲ .She cut off the annoying (讨厌的)noise and rose from her bed.She could hear the sound from the kitchen where her mother was making her favourite breakfast of pancakes and bacon.Her mother always made her favourites whenever Miranda was facing a problem or in a bad situation,but she'd never faced anything like this before.
Sighing (叹气)deeply in the quiet room,she tried to stand up.She could feel the pain in her right leg.It was serious but not unbearable.Surely,Miranda thought,it would not be as bad as she had imagined.
She shook her head to clear her thought and got ready to join her mother.As she walked into the kitchen,her mother gave her a big smile.Immediately,Miranda felt comforted.If nothing else,she at least knew one thing was certain.She was not alone in this and that would make all the differences,no matter what the day would bring.
(1)What did Miranda usually do every morning?
A. |
She woke her family up. |
B. |
She cleaned her room. |
C. |
She cooked for her mother. |
D. |
She ran for two miles. |
(2)Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ in Paragraph 3?
A. |
Miranda jumped out of bed |
B. |
her mother came into her room |
C. |
Miranda knew she had to get up |
D. |
the telephone rang at the same time |
(3)What did the smile on her mother's face mean to Miranda?
A. |
Suggestion. |
B. |
Encouragement. |
C. |
Instruction. |
D. |
Agreement. |
(4)What would Miranda probably do after breakfast?
A. |
She would go to see the doctor. |
B. |
She would go to bed and have a rest. |
C. |
She would join her team members. |
D. |
She would join her mother in the kitchen. |
What are the cultural differences between China and the West?You might be able to find the answer in Cao Siyu's comics (漫画).
Cao,32,was born in Beijing,but left home at 20 and has studied and lived in the US,the UK,and France for 12 years.Having seen so many cultures,Cao wanted to use her drawing sills to show the differences she has experienced.So she created the cartoon series Tiny Eyes Comics.
"My experience shows that although travel is much easier and faster today,the distance (距离) between cultures hasn't shortened," Cao said.She hopes to build bridges and break down misunderstandingsbetween different cultures.One of her cartoons shows water forms in different countries.Three glasses of water are shown.The glass of water from the US has ice;the one from France is full of sparkling water (气泡水);the one from China is steaming (冒热气的).
Cao also uses her cartoons to show different ways of thinking and social customs.During the COVID﹣19 pandemic,she used her comics to explain why Chinese people prefer to wear masks while western people don't."Her simple pictures have played a big part in reflecting Chinese culture," Italian magazine Grazia reported.
Many foreign readers say that Cao's comics help them understand China,while Chinese living abroad have felt that they are seen and understood.
She said that this voice has been the biggest motivation (动力) for her to keep creating.
(1)Cao Siyu shows people the cultural differences by .
A. |
living abroad |
B. |
creating comics |
C. |
writing for an Italian magazine |
D. |
talking about her experience |
(2)Cao's comic ideas come from her studies and life in counties.
A. |
3 |
B. |
12 |
C. |
20 |
D. |
32 |
(3)The underlined word"misunderstandings" means .
A. |
融合 |
B. |
交流 |
C. |
差异 |
D. |
误解 |
(4)We can infer from the passage that is more popular in China.
A.cold water
B.ice water
C.sparkling water
D.hot water
(5)The best title of the passage is" ".
A. |
Travel is much easier and faster today |
B. |
Comics show us how we are different |
C. |
School life abroad is busy and lonely |
D. |
Different ways of thinking and behaving |
A small cloud moves slowly through the air in a hospital operating room (手术室).In the room a patient with cancer(癌症),lies on a table.The cloud is all around the patient,covering her body and filling her lungs(肺).The cloud is not smoke.It is made of millions of nano﹣robots(纳米机器人).These tiny robots move from cell (细胞) to cell in the patient's body,killing the cancer.
Fighting cancer with nano﹣robots is only an idea today,but scientists say that it could be possible in the future.Using nano﹣robots for good purposes such as fighting the illness or repairing the environment may be the way to many of today's problems.
However,nano﹣robots could be a dangerous risk as well.Because nano﹣robots are so tiny,they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions.For this reason,nano﹣robots will have to be programmed(被编程)to build themselves.Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano﹣robots one by one.
This ability to re﹣produce is making some scientists worried.What will happen if something goes wrong in the programming?Quite a lot of crazy nano﹣robots would be far worse than any illness.Some people think that if they get out of control,nano﹣robots could make the Earth gone.
What should be done?Should we continue researching nano﹣robots or should we search for other methods?This is one of the many difficult decisions that we have to make in the future.
(1)What is the cloud in the passage?
A.Smoke in the air.
B.Millions of nano﹣robots.
C.Something full of drops of water.
D.Clothes to cover a patient.
(2)What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?
A.Fighting cancer with nano﹣robots.
B.Moving from cell to cell.
C.Killing the cancer.
D.Repairing the environment.
(3)Which of the following is NOT the reason why some scientists are worried about using nano﹣robots?
A.Nano﹣robots have the ability to build themselves.
B.Something may go wrong in the programming.
C.Scientists have to build millions of nano﹣robots one by one.
D.Nano﹣robots in large teams may be out of control.
(4)What does the writer think of using nano﹣robots in the future?
A.He agrees to the idea.
B.He disagrees to the idea.
C.He doesn't talk about his own opinion.
D.He is crazy about it.
(5)What is the best title?
A.Future Robots
B.The Ways to Fight Cancer
C.Nano﹣robots in Use
D.A Cloud of Hope and Danger
What would you do if you had trouble seeing clearly?You would probably go to an eye doctor who might give you glasses.For many people around the world,however,such a way isn't that simple.
The World Health Organization reports that glasses can help one billion people in the world.Yet places like Ghana have only one eye doctor every 8 million people. Thismakes glasses almost impossible to get.Joshua Silver,a teacher at Oxford University,however,may have solved the problem.
Mr.Silver has developed liquid(液体)﹣filled glasses that users can adjust(调整) by themselves without seeing a doctor!The lenses(镜片) are filled with oil.Using a dial on the glasses,the user changes the amount of oil.This changes the strength(度数) of the lens.After the user finds the right strength,he then fixes the lens.
Results show that among those who have tried the glasses,around 80% are satisfied.Mr.Silver's goal is for everyone who still needs glasses to have such glasses as soon as possible.With a little more effort,Mr.Silver thinks that his goal might be achieved in the near future.
(1)The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph(段落) means .
A. |
glasses can help many people |
B. |
Mr.Silver has solved the problem |
C. |
there are many people in need of glasses |
D. |
there are not enough eye doctors |
(2)The third paragraph is mainly about .
A. |
who the new glasses are used by |
B. |
how the new glasses are used |
C. |
why the new glasses were made |
D. |
where the new glasses were invented |
(3)We can know from the passage that .
A. |
the new glasses can do good to large numbers of people |
B. |
the new glasses must be adjusted by eye doctors |
C. |
oil is not necessary for the new glasses |
D. |
glasses are easy to get everywhere all over the world |
(4)What does Mr.Silver think of the new glasses?
A. |
He thinks they're the best of all. |
B. |
He's completely uncertain about them. |
C. |
He is worried about their future. |
D. |
He thinks they have a bright future. |
(5)What will Mr.Silver do next according to the last paragraph?
A. |
He will let more people own the new glasses. |
B. |
He will invent another new kind of glasses. |
C. |
He will decide the price of the new glasses. |
D. |
He will make the new glasses cheaper. |
There are about 1.5 million kinds of living things on Earth,but how many do you see every day?You often see the big colourful animals,like birds,rabbits,and fish.But look more closely.Can you see the small ones,too?Insects(昆虫)make up 80 percent of all the world's living kinds.Look on the ground.Imagine you could look under the ground,too.Many small living things with one cell live there.Life is everywhere around us,in every cubic foot (a foot= 12 inches).
David Littschwager is a photographer who wanted to find out how many living things lived in one cubic foot .So he made a 12﹣inch cube with a green metal frame.And then he put it in five habitats(栖息地).He chose a tropical rainforest(Costa Rica),a coral reef(Pacific Ocean),the Table Mountain(South Africa),a freshwater river(USA),and a small park(New York).Three weeks were spent at each place.He watched,counted,and took photos of everything down to I millimeter in size-that crawled(爬)or flew into the cube.
The results were amazing.Liittschwager found both common and rare living things.He discovered many new living kinds,like a strange transparent octopus that is the size of a fingernail!In total,more than a thousand living things were photographed.Liittchwager said the One Cubic Foot experience was like "finding treasure".David Liittschwager also found that the highest biodiversity(生物多样性)in the reef was in the skeleton coral(珊瑚遗骨).These skeleton coral are suitable for sea living things of all sizes to grow.Although the coral reef had the widest range of biodiversity,all the other habitats were full of life.Even the city park!
(1)What does "one cubic foot" mean in Paragraph 2?
A. |
1 inch × 1 inch |
B. |
1 inch × 1 inch × l inch |
C. |
12 inches × 12 inches |
D. |
12 inches × 12 inches × 12 inches |
(2)What did David Liittschwager think of the One Cubic Foot experience?
A.It was valuable.
B.It was different.
C.It was simple.
D.It was common.
(3)Which habitat has the most biodiversity?
A. |
The tropical rainforest. |
B. |
The coral reef. |
C. |
The Table Mountain. |
D. |
The city park. |
(4)Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. |
Life Is Everywhere |
B. |
Find Treasure in Nature |
C. |
Five Habitats to Live in |
D. |
A Story of David Littschwager |
Mel found a wallet on her way back home.She picked it up and looked inside.Five hundred dollars!Mel thought about the bike she wanted.She had asked her mum for one,which would cost 460 dollars,but her mum said they had no money.Mel looked around.No one had seen her with the wallet.She put it into her school bag and ran home fast.
When she got home,she put the wallet in her treasure box.However,there was one problem.How could she tell her parents about it?Then Mel remembered the prize of the science competition was five hundred dollars.She would tell her parents she had won it.
The next day,Mel rushed home from school.She was just about to tell her mother the good news when her mother said," "I have enough money left over this week for a treat.I've bought some strawberries.You can have one." Mel's news darted (猛冲) back inside her , like a moth (蛾子) into a dark corner.What would happen if her mother lost her wallet and someone kept it?They might not have any food for weeks!Mel ran to her room.She opened the treasure box and took the wallet to her mother.
"I found this," she said. "It has five hundred dollars in it."
"Wow!" said her mother. "Five hundred dollars!"
She looked inside the wallet. "It could be Mrs.Maka's," she said. "We'll have to take it to her right now."
Mrs.Maka was very pleased to get her wallet back. "This money is to get my eyes fixed,or I will go blind," she said.She gave twenty dollars to Mel,but Mel refused.
After that,Mel and Mrs.Maka became good friends.Mel helped Mrs.Maka make a garden and Mrs.Maka showed Mel how to make clay pots(陶罐).One day,Mrs.Maka said, "Mel,my clay pot won a prize﹣1000 dollars and a red bike!I can't ride a bike.Would you like it?"
(1)How did Mel get the 500 dollars?
A. |
She found it on her way home. |
B. |
She won the prize of a competition. |
C. |
She borrowed it from her friend. |
D. |
She saved it from her pocket money. |
(2)From the underlined sentence,we can infer that Mel felt .
A. |
bored |
B. |
sorry |
C. |
sick |
D. |
disappointed |
(3)What did Mel do with the money in the end?
A. |
She gave it to her mum. |
B. |
She kept it in her treasure box. |
C. |
She bought herself a bike. |
D. |
She returned it to Mrs.Maka. |
(4)From the last paragraph we can know that .
A. |
Mel's dream finally came true |
B. |
Mel became good at making clay pots |
C. |
Mrs.Maka didn't like the bike at all |
D. |
Mrs.Maka needed more money for her eyes |
(5)What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. |
Trust is the best choice. |
B. |
Honesty makes close friendship. |
C. |
Do well and have well. |
D. |
Don't wait to correct your mistakes. |
Turkey was proud of his looks.Every time he walked past the other animals,he would show off his feathers(毛) and say,"I am so beautiful.Move out of my way!"
The other animals thought Turkey was to proud.They decided to give him a lesson,so Fox wrote a note to invite Turkey to a dance party.Turkey was so pleased.When the sun went down,he got to Fox's home.Seeing Turkey,all the animals bowed and cheered.
Just at that time,a beautiful peacock(孔雀) showed up.When Turkey saw the beautiful feathers of the peacock,he became speechless.The other animals began to laugh."I look like a fool." thought Turkey.He ran out of the house as quickly as he could.
And then,no one saw Turkey for several days.Everyone began to feel bad about what they did.They looked for Turkey everywhere.They just wanted to teach him to be humble.They didn't want to hurt his feelings.Finally,they found Turkey in an old tree.He looked quite sad.
Peacock flew to Turkey and said, "Your friends are worried about you.They feel sorry for you."
"We are sorry for the joke we played on you,Turkey." the animals said.
"I am sorry I was so proud." replied Turkey.
"I think we should have another dance party!" said Fox,so they went towards Fox's home together.
(1)Why did the animals invite Turkey to the dance party?
A.Because they liked him.
B.Because they thought his feathers were beautiful.
C.Because they decided to give him a lesson.
D.Because they were proud of him.
(2)Where did they have the dance party?
A.At Turkey's home.
B.In an old tree.
C.At Peacock's home.
D.At Fox's home.
(3)Turkey left the dance party because he .
A.was tired
B.was fooled
C.had a fever
D.had to go home
(4)What does the underlined word "humble" mean in Chinese?
A.善良的.
B.温和的.
C.随意的.
D.谦逊的.
(5)Which is the best title for the passage?
A.What a party!
B.The proud Turkey.
C.Turkey's bad luck.
D.Who is more beautiful?
One afternoon,a man asked his wife what she'd like for her birthday. "I'd really love to be ten again," she replied hopefully.
On the morning of her birthday,the husband got up early,made her a nice breakfast and then took her to the local amusement park.He put her on every ride in the park-the Slide,the Roller Coaster(过山车) and the Wall of Fear....They tried everything there was in the park.
When they went out of the park five hours later,she felt tired and hungry.Right away,they hurried to a McDonald's where her loving husband ordered her a Happy Meal with a chicken hamburger and a large cup of chocolate shake.
Then they were off to the cinema to see the latest movie,complete with a hot dog,popcorn,a big drink and a huge bag of M&M's,her favorite sweets.
After that,the husband drove his heavy wife to the biggest store in the city.There he bought her several dolls that little girls like best.
It was a really busy day.The husband was so proud of what he did for his loving wife.
Finally she went home with her husband and threw herself into the sofa.He asked his loving wife with a big smile, "Well,dear,what was it like being ten years old again?"
Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed.
"You fool," she replied a little angrily, "I meant my dress size…"
(1)The wife ate many things that day except .
A. |
ice﹣cream |
B. |
popcorn |
C. |
a hot dog |
D. |
a hamburger |
(2)Which is the right order according to the passage?
①try the Roller Coaster
②see the latest movie
③buy several dolls
④have a cup of shake
A. |
①②④③ |
B. |
①②③④ |
C. |
①③②④ |
D. |
①④②③ |
(3)How did the wife feel when she heard her husband's last question?
A. |
Excited. |
B. |
Strange. |
C. |
Angry. |
D. |
Surprised. |
(4)Which of the followings is true?
A. |
The husband bought his wife a vegetable hamburger. |
B. |
The husband was very satisfied with what he did. |
C. |
The wife was too happy to feel tired when they got home. |
D. |
The husband took his wife to the Water Park. |
(5)What was the true meaning of the wife's wish?
A. |
She wanted her husband to take her to go shopping. |
B. |
She wanted to be ten years old again. |
C. |
She wanted to see the latest movie. |
D. |
She wanted to be thinner again. |
Ludwick Marishane,a South African,was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on your skin(皮肤)so you don't have to take a bath.Ludwick thought that this was a great idea.He did some research on the Internet,and he found some surprising facts.
About 2,500,000,000 people around the world haven't got clean water.This is a huge problem because dirty water can create illnesses.One of them' is trachoma:8,000,000 people all over the world get trachoma every year.They wash their faces with dirty water,get ill and go blind.To stop trachoma,people don't have to receive expensive medical care.They have to wash their faces with clean water.That's it.
Ludwick started thinking.He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water.He did more research on the Internet,and he did more thinking.Ludwick had a plan.He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so.they don't have to take a bath.When he was at university,he never stopped thinking about his invention.He started to talk to other people about it,and three years later the dream came true.He made the gel and called it "DryBath".
Ludwick is the winner of lots of prizes.People call him "one of the brightest young men in the world".He is happy about his success.DryBath is helping people to be healthy.And DryBath also helps to save water.That's important in many parts of the world,where it 's difficult to find clean water.Now he wants to invent other things and also wants to help other young people to become inventors.
(1)Trachoma is a kind of illness that may make people .
A.feel hungry
B.feel thirsty
C.become blind
D.become sleepy
(2)Ludwick invented the gel "DryBath" to .
A.treat people with skin trouble
B.make dirty water become clean
C.show people how to be an inventor
D.help people without enough clean water
(3)Which word best describes Ludwick according to the passage?
A.Creative.
B.Brave.
C.Honest.
D.Humorous.
(4)What can we learn from Ludwick's experience?
A.Luck is very important in achieving success.
B.People can succeed by sticking to their dreams.
C.Young people can easily come up with new ideas.
D.Going to university can make young people smarter.
In September,2020,I had the chance to come to China for the first time and visited Yunnan Province.
On the first day we went to a village named Xiaopingzhai.I was amazed to discover that small tea factory could bring in 6 million yuan a year with only 20 workers.
The next of our trip was the village of Kangmian.Many families now live there after leaving uninhabitable(不适合居住的)areas.The new village has 450 housing units.There I have learned that the government helps the people by providing jobs so that they can support themselves.Of the 1,331 villagers,609 now have jobs.
In Shuiduichong,a traditional Yao ethnic(瑶族)group village,we visited the workshops for making silver ornaments(饰品).We discovered the skill had a history of more than 200 year.Besides the traditional use of silver ornaments in Yao culture, ▲ .
A set of silver ornaments can be sold for between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan on the market.The making of silver ornaments creates jobs in the village.Shuiduichong now has more than 20 family workshops.
This trip was over.I have realized that through the hard work of the Chinese government,great changes have taken place in Yunnan.These impressive(印象深刻的)results should serve as an example for other developing countries.
(1)The trip followed the way of .
A. |
Xiaopinghai→ Shuiduichong→ Kangmian |
B. |
Xiaopingzhai→Kangmian→ Shuiduichong |
C. |
Kangmian→ Shuiduichong→ Xiaopingzhai |
D. |
Kangmian→Xiaopingzhai→ Shuiduichong |
(2)In Kangmian the government helps the people by .
A. |
selling products |
B. |
giving money |
C. |
opening factories |
D. |
providing jobs |
(3)Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲?
A. |
tourists like them very much |
B. |
these objects have a high value |
C. |
people buy them as gifts |
D. |
they can be seen everywhere |
(4)The structure of the passage may be .
(①=Paragraph 1
②Paragraph 2
③Paragraph3
④Paragraph 4
⑤Paragraph5
⑥Paragraph 6)
A. |
|
B. |
|
C. |
|
D. |
|
Build for yourself a strong box.Build each part with care;
When it strong as your hand can make it,
Put all your troubles there.
Hide there all thought of your failures.And each pain that you take;
Lock all your heartaches in it,
Then sit on the lid(盖子)and laugh
Tell no one else what's inside,Never share its secrets;
When you've dropped in your care and worry,
Keep them for ever there.Hide them from sight(视野)so completely;
That the world will never dream half;Cover the strong box safely,
Then sit on the lid and laugh.
(1)The material above is probably .
A. |
a story |
B. |
a play |
C. |
a poem |
D. |
a letter |
(2)What does the writer advise us to put in the box?
A. |
Happy things. |
B. |
Sad things. |
C. |
Interesting things. |
D. |
Boring things. |
(3)According to the writer,we'd better keep these things in the box .
A. |
for ever |
B. |
for a year |
C. |
for a month |
D. |
for a week |
(4)After covering the box with the lid,we can sit on it and .
A. |
cry |
B. |
share |
C. |
dream |
D. |
laugh |
Marianne Carus,who started Cricket(蟋蟀)magazine in 1973 and served as Editor﹣in﹣Chief(总主编)until 2012,died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.
Marianne believed that "only the best of the best is good enough for the young. "In Cricket,children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art,and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences.Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures.Most important,Cricket would never talk down to children.
Marianne knew that children were filled with fun,and she wanted Cricket to be,too - "humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. "And so she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs(虫子),such as Lady bung and Spider.
Over the years,Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start.Marianne kept a special box of "love letters" to the magazine.She treasured these letters from Cricket readers,including long﹣ago readers.They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.
▲She considered other names,such as Troubadour or Taliesin,the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories.Then,one night,she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer's memoir(回忆录)A Day of Pleasure,about his childhood in Warsaw.In it he wrote:There was a stove in Shosha's apartment behind which there lived a cricket.It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. "That's exactly what Marianne wanted her children's magazine to do-to tell stories that would never end!So the name Cricket became her best choice.
Thank you for everything,Marianne.May the stories,and the laughter,never end!
(1)Cricket is a magazine most probably for .
A. |
writer |
B. |
children |
C. |
artists |
D. |
teachers |
(2)According to the passage,Marianne .
A. |
made an effort to find the best stories |
B. |
raised many bugs as her pets |
C. |
replied to long﹣ago Cricket readers |
D. |
started Cricket 39 years ago |
(3)Which of the following can be the best to fill in" ▲"in Paragraph 5?
A. |
How was the life of crickets? |
B. |
When was the magazine Cricket born? |
C. |
What did Marianne think of crickets? |
D. |
Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricket? |
(4)The best title for the passage can probably be .
A. |
The Life of a Cricket |
B. |
Admiration for Different Cultures |
C. |
Best Stories for the Young |
D. |
Achievements in Marianne 's Life |
Is there something in your community that could be changed?Is there a person in your neighborhood who could offer help?If If you're hoping for someone to make a difference,that someone could be you!
Volunteering your time is a great way to make a difference in your community.And you'll feel good about doing something that helps people or improves the places around you.
This past summer,my friends and I noticed how messy our neighborhood park was.We wanted to be different.We worked with our parents and teachers to clean up the park,We had a great time making the park even better than before,and now the whole neighborhood is able to share and enjoy it again.
Maybe cleaning up a park isn't your choice,though.No problem!You can turn anything that matters to you into a volunteer project.Do you like playing chess reading,or spending time with your pet?You can volunteer to do what you love to do.For example,you could help at an old people's center,simply by talking or playing games with them to make their days better.If you re great at math or English.you could volunteer to be a homework helper at your school.You're always needed to walk dogs or play with cats,Or you can collect things for homeless people,such as soap and toothbrushes.
You see,there is something for everyone.Whatever you do as a volunteer your time will be enjoyed and that always feels good.Kids everywhere are making a difference by volunteering.You can,too!
(1)The passage is mainly written for .
A. |
kids |
B. |
parents |
C. |
teachers |
D. |
neighbors |
(2)Last summer the writer volunteered to .
A. |
walk dogs |
B. |
teach pupils math |
C. |
talk with the old |
D. |
clean up the park |
(3)The main idea of Paragraph 4 is that .
A. |
collecting things has a lot of fun |
B. |
cleaning up a park isn't your choice |
C. |
the old people always need help |
D. |
anything can become a volunteer job |
(4)We can infer (推断)that the writer is full of when writing this passage.
A. |
thanks |
B. |
hope |
C. |
surprise |
D. |
worries |
Boyan Slat has been dreaming of cleaning up the world's oceans for a long time.
In 2010,he went on a diving (潜水)vacation in Greece and was shocked."I saw more plastic bags than fish in the water," he said.
From then on,Slat began to pay more attention to ocean pollution.He decided to give up higher education and set up the Ocean Cleanup,a non﹣government organization.Its purpose is to clean up ocean rubbish.He has set up the world's first ocean cleanup system ( 系统)with his team.
Every year,over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans,and it can take up to 500 years to break down.In 2018,the World Economic Forum predicted that the weight of ocean plastic would match that of all the fish in our oceans by 2050.Sea animals easily get caught in plastic.They can't move.They can even die if they eat it.Smaller plastic pieces can also enter the food chain (链)and end up in our bodies.
Slat's plan was to create an environmentally﹣friendly,large system to clear out plastic rubbish from the ocean.
After seven years of tests,on October 2nd,2019,a machine called System 001/B came out.It successfully caught and collected a large amount of plastic rubbish floating in the ocean.
Slat and his team are working to improve System 001/B.Their dream is to clear out 90 percent of all the ocean plastic by 2040.
(1)What did Boyan Slat care more about after his vacation in Greece?
A. |
Diving. |
B. |
Plastic bags. |
C. |
Ocean pollution. |
D. |
Higher education. |
(2)How long does it take to break down 8 million tons of plastic?
A. |
More than 7 years. |
B. |
Up to 30 years. |
C. |
Less than 40 years. |
D. |
About 500 years. |
(3)From the prediction of the World Economic Forum in 2018,we can learn .
A. |
little pollution ends up in the ocean |
B. |
ocean plastic pollution is serious |
C. |
animals prefer plastic |
D. |
people like sea food |
(4)How did System 001/B work?
A. |
It collected much plastic rubbish in the ocean. |
B. |
It dealt with all the rubbish in the ocean. |
C. |
It cleared out rubbish everywhere. |
D. |
It cleared out 90% of the plastic. |
(5)What's the main idea of the passage?
A. |
Animals and humans. |
B. |
Plastic problems. |
C. |
Life in the future. |
D. |
Ocean cleanup. |
The Brightest Star in the Sky
Yuan Longping is one of the most famous scientists.He regards himself as a farmer because he does his research in the fields.In fact,his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body are just like those of millions of farmers.Dr.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid (杂交性的) rice.In 1974,he became the first agricultural (农业的) pioneer in the word to grow rice hat has a high output(产量).This special rice makes it possible to produce one﹣third more of the crop in the same fields.Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from the hybrid rice strain (品种,种类).He was born in Beijing in 1930.Since he graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953,finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal.He searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding (扩大,增加) the area of the fields.
In a recent research,these increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China.India,Vietnam and many other less developed countries have planted super hybrid rice to increase their rice harvests.
Unluckily,he died on May 22,2021.Though he was ill in bed,he still cared about his rice in the fields.He always said,"A man is just like a seed.Please be a good seed." Yuan works for the people not only in China but also around the world.He has become a hero and is remembered in everyone's heart forever.He is called "the brightest star in the sky" by his students.
(1)What does Yuan Longping do?
A. |
A farmer. |
B. |
A pioneer. |
C. |
A scientist. |
D. |
A hero. |
(2)Why does Yuan Longping call himself a farmer?
A. |
Because of his sunburnt face and arms. |
B. |
Because of his working place in the fields. |
C. |
Because of his slim and strong body. |
D. |
Because of his research of super hybrid wheat. |
(3)Yuan Longping was years old when he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world.
A. |
68 |
B. |
91 |
C. |
44 |
D. |
89 |
(4)According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A. |
This special rice can produce about one third more than usual ones in the same fields. |
B. |
60% of the rice output is from common strains. |
C. |
7% of the world's people are fed by China. |
D. |
The production from 22% of the farmland can't satisfy the need of China. |
(5)What can we learn from him?
A. |
Practice makes perfect. |
B. |
When in Rome,do as the Romans do. |
C. |
The early bird catches the worm. |
D. |
Where there is a will,there is a way. |