The 6﹣year﹣old girl，Ruby，lived in New Orleans，Louisiana..She was supposed to go to school close to her home.But all the students in that school were white.Ruby was black.School leaders didn't want to accept her，so they made Ruby take a hard exam and hoped she would fail.But Ruby was so smart that she passed the test easily and was finally allowed to go to the school.
Ruby was excited about her new school.But when she and her mom arrived on her first day，she saw a crowd of angry people shouting very cruel things at the gate.They did not want a black child to attend the school. "I had no idea what was happening， " remembered Ruby.She thought the crowd was celebrating something.
Each day.Ruby went to school with four police officers who worked for the national government to protect her.The sight of this small girl with her big bodyguards moved the artist Norman Rockwell.He created a painting of Ruby.He called it The Problem We All Live With"，It became a very famous painting.
Ruby grew up to be a civil rights activist.She worked to protect the rights given to all citizens by the government.She even went to the White House to meet President Barack Obama.They looked at Mr.Rockwell's painting.It hung outside the Oval Office.
"We should never judge a person by the color of their skin， " Ruby said. " That's the lesson I learned in first grade. "
（1）How could Ruby get the chance to go to the school？
| A． |
By meeting the president. |
| B． |
By passing a difficult exam. |
| C． |
By visiting the school leaders. |
| D． |
By asking for help from the government. |
（2）What was the crowd probably shouting at the school gate？
| A． |
No seats for black! |
| B． |
Congratulations ! |
| C． |
Let her in! |
| D． |
Welcome! |
（3）Why did Mr.Rockwell create the painting？
| A． |
To celebrate Ruby's success. |
| B． |
To present his painting skills. |
| C． |
To praise the four police officers. |
| D． |
To show the serious social problem in the US. |
（4）What lesson did Ruby learn in first grade？
| A． |
Fight for your rights. |
| B． |
Intelligence （智商）is valuable. |
| C． |
Treat people of different colors equally （平等地）. |
| D． |
Get help from the police when in trouble. |
Mary Armstrong was a pretty little girl，but she did not pay attention to her things.She usually left her books and playthings everywhere，and it gave her mom much trouble in picking them up and putting them in the proper places.Some of her books and toys became spoiled（损坏）.Her mom had often told Mary the bad result of being so careless.The growing habit of carelessness would make her unhappy，and sometimes annoy her friends.Even worse，it would be of great harm to her all her life.But Mary didn't listen to her mom.So they argued a lot.
One day Mary made a beautiful toy，a gift for her best friend's birthday.When her mom asked her to go out into their yard to play，Mary put the toy in her room casually（不经意地）.She ran around and played happily there.An hour later，it was time to go to her friend's birthday party.Mary went back to get the toy.But she couldn't find it anywhere.Finally，she found the toy broken in the corner.At once she realized that Dash，her pet dog had done this，and she was very angry.Carrying the broken toy to her mom，she couldn't help crying.
Mrs.Armstrong asked Mary if she had left the toy in the place where Dash could easily get it，and Mary answered， "Yes，mom"
"Then you should not be irritated，Mary，because the dog does not know it is wrong to play with your toy.I hope this will be a lesson to you hereafter，to put your things away when you finish"
I will try， "said Mary.And her mom promised to repair the toy as well as she could.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
（1）What did Mary and her mom argue about？
A.Her books.
B.Her playthings.
C.Her way of making friends.
D.Her habit of carelessness.
（2）Why did Mary cry when carrying the gift to her mom？
A.Because her gift was broken.
B.Because Dash broke her book.
C.Because Dash annoyed her friends.
D.Because Mrs.Armstrong was mad at her.
（3）Which is the right order of he following things？
①Dash broke the toy. ②Mary put the toy in her room.
③Mary found the toy in the corner. ④Mom would repair the toy for Mary.
A. ①③②④
B. ①③④②
C. ②①④③
D. ②①③④
（4）What does the underlined word "irritated" in the fourth paragraph probably mean？
A.Glad.
B.Scared.
C.Angry.
D.Interested.
（5）What does the passage mainly tell us？
A.Listen to our parents，and they'll repair our things.
B.Be kind to our pets，and they won't break our things.
C.Get on well with our friends，and we'll get birthday gifts.
D.Be careful with our things and we'll develop a good habit.
Named after the "quest for heavenly truth"，Tianwen 1，China's first Mars probe（探测器），has given us impressive pictures of the red planet.The first high﹣resolution（高分辨率的）pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 were made public by the China National Space Administration（CNSA）on March 4.
"These are the first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface taken by China， " said Bao Weimin，a scientist of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The pictures were taken at different distances from Mars.The two black﹣and﹣white pictures were taken by the high﹣resolution camera on Tianwen 1 when the probe was about 330﹣350 kilometers above the Martian surface.As for the color picture，it was taken by Tianwen 1's medium﹣resolution（中分辨率的）camera when the probe was about 5，000 kilometers above the red planet. Itshows Mars' North Pole.
The high﹣resolution camera can take both color and panchromatic（全色的）pictures.Panchromatic pictures，which are black and white，are the clearest，having the largest amount of data for scientific study，said Liu Tongjie.The medium﹣resolution camera，can only produce lesser clear pictures.Scientists put the panchromatic and color pictures together to form a clear and beautiful color picture，Liu added.
Tianwen 1，the country's first independent Mars task，was sent up on July 23，kicking off the nation's planetary exploration program.The probe entered its preset orbit above Mars on Feb 24 and is looking for a landing site on the planet's largest plain.The probe is expected to land on the red planet sometime between May and June.
（1）When were the first high﹣resolution photos of Mars made public by CNSA？
| A． |
On Feb 24. |
| B． |
On March 4. |
| C． |
On July 23. |
（2）What does the word " It" refer to in paragraph 3？
| A． |
The color picture. |
| B． |
The black﹣and﹣white picture. |
| C． |
The clear and beautiful picture. |
（3）What do we know about the pictures according to the text？
| A． |
The first close﹣up pictures of Mars' surface were taken at different distances from Mars. |
| B． |
The color pictures have the largest amount of data for scientific study. |
| C． |
The clearest pictures were taken by the medium﹣resolution camera. |
（4）What will be most probably discussed next？
| A． |
Tianwen 1 will take more pictures of Mars. |
| B． |
Tianwen 1 will land on the red planet，Mars. |
| C． |
Tianwen 1 will do some scientific research on Mars. |
In Darayya，a city in Syria，there's a library and it has 15，000 books on almost every subject you can think of.However，it is different from any libraries you know：It is a secret underground library，and only people in Darayya know where it is.
Over the years，war has shaken Darayya badly.△ Stores are closed one after another，and so are schools.To help the kids in Darayya with their learning，Anas Ahmad，a 19 year﹣old student，and his friends decided to build a library.They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing.But it is dangerous to collect books for the library.Often，Ahmad and his friends lo for books in houses that were bombed.They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.
You may ask， "In a place like Darayya，would people be interested in books？" "Just like the body needs food，the mind needs books， "says one library user.In the library，people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above，so their life doesn't seem so hard.Through reading，they are able to dream of a better life after war.
（1）What do we know about Darayya's library？
A.It was built during the war.
B.It has been bombed many times.
C.Most of its books are from outside of Darayya.
（2）Which can best replace "△" in the passage？
A.Every day，houses are bombed and people are killed.
B.Every night，people come to help to build the library.
C.Every Monday，kids come to the library to read different books.
（3）Why do people in Darayya go to the library even during the war？
A.They can get free food.
B.They find joy and hope in reading.
C.They want to learn how to win the war.
（4）The sentence﹣ "Just like the body needs food，the mind needs books， "says one library user. ﹣is used .
A.to answer the question above
B.to offer a solution to a problem
C.to give a supporting example for a topic
Think about what you like to wear on the weekend.There's a good chance that you like to put on a pair of blue jeans.At any moment，about half of the world's population is wearing jeans.But according to a new study，our love for jeans may be bad for Earth.Denim （牛仔布）might be putting some sea animals in danger.
Every time we wash our jeans，tiny bits of denim will flow out of our washing machines，down into the world's rivers，lakes and oceans.
You might wonder：Isn't denim made of cotton，a natural material？How can it become a danger to nature？Well，in the process of making jeans，denim is treated with many types of man﹣made chemicals.Some improve its durability （耐用性）and feel；others give jeans their blue color.
Scientists studied the Great Lakes in America and the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada.They found denim waste in all of the samples （样本）they had collected.It is feared that the harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide.Scientists aren't yet sure how these chemicals might harm animals.
In the study，the scientists also washed jeans to see how many bits of denim each pair would drop per wash.The answer was frightening：About 50，000.Not all of them make their way into the environment.Wastewater treatment plants hold back 83 to 99 percent of them.This may sound pretty good.However，one percent of 50，000 bits are still 500 per wash.Now think about the number of jeans around the world and the times each of them gets washed.As a result，a large amount of denim waste still gets into the environment.
Does this mean we shouldn't wear jeans？Probably not" We need to buy fewer jeans and only wash them when we truly need to do it，" says Sam Athey，one of the scientists. " You don't need to wash your jeans after having worn them only a couple of times. "
（1）What influence might denim have on sea animals？
| A． |
It might do harm to some sea animals. |
| B． |
It has no influence on sea animals. |
| C． |
It is good to all the sea animals. |
（2）Why do people add man﹣made chemicals when making jeans？
①To save the materials and make more money.
②To improve denim's durability and feel.
③To make jeans blue.
| A． |
①② |
| B． |
①③ |
| C． |
②③ |
（3）How many bits of denim might get into the environment every year？
| A． |
Five hundred. |
| B． |
Fifty thousand. |
| C． |
Too many to count. |
（4）What should we do according to Sam Athey's words？
| A． |
We are not supposed to wear jeans. |
| B． |
We need to wash our jeans every day. |
| C． |
We should buy fewer jeans and wash them fewer times. |
Think of somebody you really admire.You will probably find that their success didn't come easily.As "Father of Hybrid Rice（杂交水稻）"，Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.
Wu Mengchao，the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery（肝胆外科）"，focused on saving people's lives for nearly eighty years.He performed more than 16，000 operations during his life.Holding the surgeon' s knife for such a long time deformed his fingers .Wu once said， "It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day."
In1969，in order to solve the problem of treating malaria（疟疾），Tu Youyou，pharmacologist （药学家） took on the job as head of a research team.She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments.However，the results were disappointing.Instead of giving up，they kept trying.Finally，in1972，they made it!In2015，at the age of 85，she received Nobel Prize.
Thomas Edison，the inventor of the light bulb believed that every failure was a step towards success.He once said， "If I find 10，000 ways something won't work，I haven't failed.I am not discouraged，because every wrong try is another step forward.
Sometimes，their success was a surprise，even to themselves.The famous scientist Alexander Fleming said， "When I woke up just after daybreak on 28th September，1928，I certainly didn't plan to revolutionize（变革） all medicine by discovering the world's' first antibiotic（抗生素）.But I guess that was exactly what I did.
Some people only became successful after their deaths.Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime，the artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend.But he kept painting and he painted more than 2，000 artworks in the following ten years.Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.
One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.
（1）What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common？
A.They succeeded in solving world problems.
B.They spent all their lives serving people.
C.They achieved a lot in the medical field.
D.They are remembered for their happiness.
（2）The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by .
A.changed the shape of his fingers
B.made him feel down
C.gave him too much pressure
D.got his fingers cut off
（3）It is clear that .
A.Pablo Picasso became famous after his death
B.Vincent Van Gogh painted 2，001 artworks in his life
C.it took Tu Youyou's team about 3 years to reach their goal
D.Thomas Edison tried 10.000 ways before he invented the light bulb
（4）When Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic，he .
A.felt too tired to stay awake
B.didn't plan to study all medicine
C.knew exactly what his success meant
D.didn't fully realize its importance
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
A.Not everyone can be successful.
B.The more difficulties，the better.
C.Great achievements aren't made naturally.
D.Great hopes make great men.
Have you ever entered a tropical rainforest（热带雨林）？Rainforests make up only a small part of the Earth's surface，about six percent，but there are more kinds of tees than any other area in the whole world.
Tropical rainforests are in Africa，Asia，Central and South America，Australia，and on the Pacific islands.The largest tropical rainforest is the Amazon（亚马逊）Rainforest in South America，which covers 1.2 billion acres，or almost five million square kilometres.The second largest rainforest is in Western Africa.
Rainforests provide us with many things.In fact，the Amazon Rainforest is the "lungs of our planet" because it produces 20%of the world's oxygen （氧气）.One fifth of the world's fresh water is also found in the Amazon Rainforest.Furthermore，one half of the world's species of animals，plants and insects live in the Earth's rainforests.80% of the food we eat first grew in the rainforest.25%of the drugs we take when we are sick are made of plants that grow only in rainforests.Some of these drugs are even used to fight and cure cancer.
There are four different levels of trees in a rainforest.The forest floor is the lowest layer full of animal life and receives the least amount of light.The under storey is the dark，cool environment under the leaves but over the ground.The canopy layer is the upper parts of most of the trees.The emergent layer contains a small number of very tall trees.
These different parts of a rainforest exist together to create an ecosystem for many animals，plants and human beings.
（1）This passage is mainly about .
A.kinds of forest
B.where rainforests are
C.facts about rainforests
D.how much oxygen rainforests make
（2）The Amazon Rainforest provides us with percent of the world's oxygen.
| A． |
twenty |
| B． |
twenty﹣five |
| C． |
fifty |
| D． |
eighty |
（3）Where can we probably find a tropical rainforest according to the passage？
| A． |
In France. |
| B． |
In China. |
| C． |
In Canada. |
| D． |
In Britain. |
（4）Which is the right picture to show four different levels of trees in a rainforest？
| A． |
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| B． |
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| C． |
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| D． |
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Last summer holiday，Aunt Emily took us to a safari park （野生动物园），not far from Liverpool.
I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before.It' s a very interesting park，full of wild animals running freely.
When we got there，we bought our tickets and drove into the park.We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions.But to get to the lion' s place we had to go through the monkeys' land first.And that was an experience because they climbed all over the car，ate apples and bananas，and threw all kinds of things at us.They seemed very unfriendly.
Anyway，we went on our way to the lions' place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous.A lion came up very close to us.The next thing we knew，it was on the bonnet （车盖）.It looked calm but we felt terrified.Aunt Emily，who isn't very brave，started to call for help.The kids started crying.Only my brother，George，stayed cool.I sounded the horn （喇叭） but nobody heard us.
In the end a guard arrived in his car，and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard's hand as if nothing was the matter.
（1）Which animal did the writer want to see the most？
A.The lions.
B.The elephants.
C.The monkeys.
D.All of them.
（2）Why did they lock themselves in the car？
A.Because the monkeys might steal things.
B.Because they were afraid of being robbed.
C.Because the lions might be dangerous in the park.
D.Because something was wrong with the car.
（3）What does the underlined word "terrified"in paragraph 4 probably mean？
A.Excited.
B.Bored.
C.Interested.
D.Scared.
（4）Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion？
A.Aunt Emily.
B.George.
C.The guard.
D.The writer.
When most people decide to buy food, they go to a grocery store. Grocery stores sell many different kinds of food in just one store. Some grocery stores also sell household goods such as kitchen paper, cleaning things, and diapers （尿布）. A grocery store is a convenient place to shop for the kitchen and others.
Although it is comfortable and relaxing to shop at a grocery store, some people decide to buy their food from other places like farmers' markets. At a farmers' market, local farmers sell the foods they grow to customers. The foods they sell often include fruits, vegetables, and meats. Most of these foods are freshly harvested（收获）with no man-made additions.
There are several ways in which farmers' markets are less convenient than grocery stores. For example, packed foods usually are not sold at farmers' markets. Besides, many farmers do not accept credit（信用）cards or checks （支票）as payment for their goods. What is more, most farmers' markets are only open for business once or twice each week. This makes some people not want to shop at farmers' markets, but others are willing because of the fresh and local food there.
Deciding whether to shop for food at grocery stores or at farmers' markets is a personal choice. This choice reflects a person's values about life and about food. Those who value convenience and（多样）will probably choose to shop at a grocery store. People who value freshness and enjoy supporting local farmers will probably prefer the farmers' markets. Luckily, most communities provide choices for both kinds of shoppers.
（1）According to the passage，which of the following may not be sold at a farmers' market？
| A． |
Apples. |
| B． |
Potatoes. |
| C． |
Beef. |
| D． |
Kitchen paper. |
（2）We can NOT infer（推断） from Paragraph 3.
| A． |
grocery stores sell packed foods |
| B． |
people can use credit cards as payment at grocery stores |
| C． |
grocery stores sell fresh and local food with no man﹣made additions |
| D． |
grocery stores are open for business more often than farmers' market |
（3）In Paragraph 3，why does the writer mention that farmers' markets "are only open for business once or twice each week？ "
| A． |
To complain（抱怨）about the business time of farmers' markets. |
| B． |
To help readers look for a better farmers' market. |
| C． |
To explain why farmers' markets are less convenient than grocery stores. |
| D． |
To make readers believe that farmers' markets are too uncomfortable to visit. |
（4）What's the main idea of the last paragraph？
| A． |
If people want to have more choices，they'll probably prefer grocery stores. |
| B． |
Where a person decides to shop depends on his or her personal values. |
| C． |
If people want to support local farmers，they will probably prefer farmers' markets. |
| D． |
In most communities，people can choose to shop either at grocery stores or at farmers' markets. |
（5）The writer writes the article mainly to .
| A． |
compare two places where people buy food |
| B． |
explain why the smartest people shop at grocery stores |
| C． |
make readers believe that farmers' markets are better than grocery stores |
| D． |
show that people should be judged （评价）according to the places where they buy food |
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． |
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| B． |
|
| C． |
|
| D． |
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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. |
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