1. —Sorry, George broke your book!
—__________. After all, he didn’t mean to do so.
A.Bad luck | B.All right | C.Forget it | D.I hope not |
—__________. We should take action to protect them.
A.It’s a great pity | B.I’m not sure | C.I knew it already | D.I’m sorry |
—________.
A.It doesn’t matter | B.Thanks a lot | C.Never mind | D.Take it easy |
—That’s true. It successfully sent twelve more astronauts to the space station.
A.achieves | B.achieved | C.has achieved | D.is achieving |
—No, he is still __________. And he is playing with a toy.
A.alone | B.available | C.normal | D.awake |
—Yes, she always gave us help __________ we met difficulties.
A.whenever | B.wherever | C.whatever | D.however |
—Sorry. But I’m only __________ page 30.
A.at | B.of | C.on | D.towards |
—Yeah! It has received millions of __________ on the Internet.
A.hits | B.services | C.themes | D.signs |
—OK! But just a __________ one, it’s already 10 p. m.!
A.thick | B.safe | C.sweet | D.weak |
—They can’t __________ they fill in a card.
A.if | B.unless | C.while | D.although |
—Sorry, I have a terrible __________ for names.
A.record | B.experience | C.memory | D.condition |
—No, it __________ be her. She has gone to Beijing.
A.mustn’t | B.can’t | C.wouldn’t | D.shouldn’t |
—He made an unexpected choice. But I won’t ________ what it is. Go and see for yourself.
A.give up | B.give off | C.give away | D.give in |
— Maybe, but it is comfortable.
A.clearly | B.especially | C.actually | D.usually |
—I’m not sure. I’ll call to make sure __________.
A.how he will get back | B.if he has been back |
C.when has he come back | D.why he has come back |
On May 15, 2021, Zhang Rongqiao cried as a Chinese spacecraft Zhurong landed safely on Mars. It made China the second country to ________ the success. “I was so ________” said Zhang.
As the chief designer(总设计师), Zhang was ________ by the journal Nature as one of the top 10 people “who helped shape science” in 2021. Under Zhang, China has made a ________ step in deep-space exploration. “I got a ________ of an old Chinese saying—it takes 10 years to sharpen a good sword(剑),” Zhang told Nature.
In the Mars mission, Zhang ________ a team of thousands of researchers. The team not only did technical work, but also scientific ________ on Mars.
There were many ________ . They knew little about the strange environment of Mars. During the process, Zhang played a key part in the decision to ________ an orbiter(轨道飞行器), a lander and a rover to Mars together in one shipment— ________China the first country to do so. “That’s a big step ________ China is doing in a single go what NASA took many years to do,” said Roberto Orosei from Italy. Zhang also made the important decision to land the rover on Utopia Planitia(乌托邦平原), ________ there are unusual landforms(地形)for scientists to ________. He hopes that the mission can do as much research as possible and ________ “rich” information.
Thanks to his courage in the ________ of challenges, China is now among the leading countries in space exploration.1.
A.treasure | B.make | C.achieve | D.reach |
A.surprised | B.excited | C.confident | D.interested |
A.collected | B.changed | C.compared | D.chosen |
A.huge | B.small | C.strange | D.heavy |
A.taste | B.plan | C.copy | D.touch |
A.helped | B.led | C.encouraged | D.sent |
A.search | B.research | C.progress | D.invention |
A.challenges | B.treasures | C.performances | D.marks |
A.push | B.send | C.set | D.make |
A.making | B.protecting | C.forcing | D.developing |
A.before | B.until | C.so | D.because |
A.what | B.when | C.why | D.where |
A.own | B.remember | C.enjoy | D.study |
A.bring up | B.bring back | C.bring down | D.bring out |
A.front | B.mind | C.face | D.hope |
_____________________
People were surprised to see a group of Yangtze finless porpoises (江豚) swimming in the Yangtze River on March 23, 2022. They jumped, hunted and played. The Yangtze finless porpoises has been listed “endangered” since 2013. In 2020, the government put a10-year fishing ban (禁令) in place. Now the government’s environmental protection action is working.
Ocean Is Singing
Ecuador (厄瓜多尔) takes action to protect the ocean. It provides along “underwater highway” which allows animals to travel in protected waters. And a new reserve (保护区) has been set up. It will be divided into two parts. No fishing will be allowed in one of the parts. Some fishing will be allowed in the other part. But “long line” fishing will not be allowed.
The Coldest Post Office Is Hiring ( 招聘 )
Four people will be chosen to work at the world’s coldest post office — “Penguin Post Office”. It is in Antarctica
(南极洲). Although the four people each have their own roles, they offer service together to the tourists who come by boat. They should also monitor (监控) wildlife, including counting penguins and environmental data (数据) collection. |
A.PICTURE SHOW | B.TRAVEL AROUND |
C.HELLO, ANIMALS! | D.OCEAN WORLD |
A.Save the Endangered Animals | B.The River is Back to Life |
C.Protect the Environment | D.The Fishing Ban is Working |
A.Animals can travel in protected waters. |
B.Fishing isn’t allowed in the reserve. |
C.The ocean in Ecuador is divided into two parts. |
D.The reserve is set up to stop “long line” fishing. |
A.The ocean is now in better condition. | B.Fish in the ocean can sing songs. |
C.There’s no pollution in the ocean. | D.People are happy to protect the ocean. |
A.take a boat to Antarctica | B.monitor tourists’ life |
C.feed the penguins | D.collect information |
The child needs to work on her smize. A fashion model created the term “smize” several years ago. A “smize” is a word from smile and eyes, which means that you smile with your eyes. For example, models can make their eyes smile without moving their mouths.
Smizing is popular now. It’s hard to show friendliness when half of your face is covered. Restaurants are even teaching waiters to perfect the smize behind face masks. You can smize by scrunching (使收缩) up your eyes and pushing your eyes up to create a smiling look. It’s hard to do, but you can learn how to do it by keeping doing it again and again in front of a mirror. Like most people, I can wear my mask and smile at the same time, but my eyes can’t smile without my mouth. They have a very close bond.
We would rather get close to each other by smile and kindness than the cold face behind the mask. Go ahead, smize or smile, whatever you can do.
1. The writer mentioned her grandchild’s self-portrait to __________.
A.introduce a talented child |
B.show readers an art work |
C.raise public attention of wearing masks |
D.lead up to a special way of smiling |
A.“smize” means smiling with mouths | B.it’s impossible to smile with masks on |
C.it’s difficult to learn to smize | D.models can smile only with their eyes |
A.look | B.relation | C.knock | D.friend |
A.Masks can’t completely hide our friendliness | B.If you can push your eyes up, you can smize. |
C.All the waiters in restaurants can smize. | D.The writer learns to smize by keeping do it. |
A.With or Without Masks | B.Spread Friendliness Behind the Mask |
C.Get Close To Others | D.A Self-Portrait with A Mask On |
A man in black clothes jumps high into the air. Before he lands, he makes a pose. Sometimes, he carries a red fan. With long white sleeves (袖子), he spreads his arms like wings (翅膀). His dance is often drawing crowds.
He is the Chinese dancer Ma Jiaolong. Since 2020, he has begun to make short videos of himself dancing in London. He has performed at the city’s parks. Till now, the 35-year-old has already 5 million followers on Douyin, where he shares his videos.
Classical Chinese dance joins martial arts (武术) movements with traditional Chinese opera. He started to learn it at 12. “I was attracted by the dancers who played the roles of ancient heroes through classical Chinese dance”, said Ma. Later, Ma studied at a dancing school in Beijing. Since 2019, he has been teaching classical Chinese dance at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Two years ago, Ma began to give online classes. In his small home, he could only make small moves. One day, he took his wife’s suggestion and danced at Greenwich Park, a popular place for tourists. She recorded Ma. He then edited (剪辑) the video, and sent it to friends. His friends loved it and shared it online. People often want to know more about his performances. While dancing, he likes to interact (互动) with them. As his videos went popular, he received messages from people around the world.
“It’s a great way to introduce Chinese dance to the world,” said Ma.
1. From Paragraph 1 we can know that __________.
A.Ma can spread his wings | B.Ma often wears black clothes |
C.Ma’s dance is very beautiful | D.Ma has many fans on Douyin |
A.joined martial arts with Chinese opera | B.edited the videos recorded by himself |
C.got more fans from around the world | D.shared his video online |
A.Creative. | B.Careful. | C.Humorous. | D.Independent. |
A.Ma often depends on his wife | B.Ma has performed all over the world |
C.Ma started teaching at the age of 32 | D.Ma turned to his friends for help |
A.show a way to spread Chinese culture | B.introduce a great dancer |
C.encourage people learn Chinese dance | D.draw people’s attention to dance |
technology / came over / popular / came out / live / mark /changed |
2. Qomolangma is one of the most __________ places for serious mountain climbers.
3. I hope to see Sarah sing __________ one day.
4. It’s unbelievable that __________ has progressed in such a rapid way.
5. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with interest how their hometowns have __________.
21. 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词,单词的第一个字母已给出。
One Monday at school, a teacher was trying to explain the word “miracle (奇迹)” to students.
“Boys and girls,” she said, “If I stood on the top of a 10-story building, l 1 my balance (平衡) and fell off. Then all of a sudden (突然), something caught me in midair and brought me safely to the g 2 . What word would you use to d 3 this?”
After a long s 4 , a boy stood up and said, “Luck?”
“True, true,” replied the teacher. “It could be luck--but that’s not the word I w 5 . I’ll repeat (重复) the story. There I am on top of the 10-story building again, and I fall. Something c 6 me in midair. I’m s 7 again. Think now--which word can explain the situation?”
“Accident,” one girl r 8 her hand and said.
“No, no” answered the teacher. “Listen carefully for a third time. I’m on the s 9 building. I fall and something sweeps me to the s 10 sand. What word would you use now?”
The boys and girls shouted together, “Practice!”
22. 假如你是李华,你的美国笔友Peter想利用暑假时间当一名历史博物馆英语志愿者。请你根据以下中文提示,帮他写一封推荐信。内容要点如下:
1. 15岁,来自美国;
2. 通过阅读,了解中国文化和历史;
3. 已经在中国生活三年多,中文进步很大;
4. 性格开朗,善于与人沟通;
5. 适当补充一两点个人想法。
注意:
1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;
2. 词数:60-80
3. 内容连贯,不要逐条翻译;
4. 标题和开头已给出,不计入总词数
参考词汇:culture n. 文化 progress n. 进步 communicate v. 沟通
FROM: Li Hua
TO: Staff of the museum
SUBJECT: Recommendation
Dear friends,
I’m going to introduce my best friend Peter to you as an English volunteer in the History Museum.
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If he gets the chance, he won’t let you down.
Best wishes!
Li Hua