焦点10 读写之根据短文内容回答问题
备战2024年中考英语复习之优秀生拔高特训
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Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题。)
When you think of the cinema, the phrase “watching a movie” probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make the pictures wonderful. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects which people don’t need to see in order to enjoy.
Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website called Blindspots to help blind people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10 based on several factors. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place.
Of course, blind or visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help of a friend who doesn’t mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen. But that means that someone is talking during the movie, which could annoy some audience members. To solve these problems, movie theaters provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration. The narration includes descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on screen during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movie’s music and other sounds.
Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website, Blindside Reviews. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 28 and deciding to go to college. His first review appeared in the college newspaper. Forry’s writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his review or listening to them on the radio. After “watching” The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied (嫉妒) the boy was the main character, “He had six senses, and I only have four.”
1．What can be enjoyed without being seen at the cinema
2．Blindspots isn’t a website for blind people to choose movies from, is it
3．Which word or phrase has the same meaning as blind is used in the passage
4．How do movie theatres deal with the problem of blind people attending movies with assistants
5．What keeps people reading Forry’s review or listening to them on the radio, his writing skills or sense of humor
6．What kind of movies is suitable for blind people Give at least two examples.
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Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答下列问题):
If you wake up with a cough and a sore throat, you can go to the doctor. But when the soil is sick, it is not able to tell anyone! This is the concept that made the EPA take action. They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
Healthy soil is essential because it allows plants and animals to grow well. Healthy soil also prevent poisonous chemicals, holds water and gives some wastes time to be destroyed. But its ability to do these things is not unlimited. That’s when a soil doctor is needed.
As the world’s economies and certain industries grow, so does soil pollution. Sources of this pollution include waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. Water often carries poisonous chemical from this waste into the fields where they work their way into the soil. These chemicals can cause plants to produce food that is harmful or prevents crops from growing at all.
People need to be on the lookout for soil pollution to protect themselves and others. In 1984 in Taoyuan County, a chemical company let out wastewater into a rice field. In order to keep people from eating the poisonous rice, all of the crops had to be destroyed.
In situations where soil is polluted, the first step soil doctors take is to stop the farming of the land. The EPA then treats the soil so that it can be used again. Some types of treatment take place onsite in the field and some are offsite. Eventually, crops can be planted again in the soil, but it could be years before that happens.
Soil doctors can treat “sick” soil, but they prefer to prevent soil pollution. They try to manage the risk of pollution by testing dirt regularly. Soil doctors play an important role in preventing poisonous chemicals from harming plants, animals and people. But ordinary people can do their part by _____________________.
7．What action did the EPA take to help soil
8．When does soil need to see a doctor
9．What usually causes the soil pollution
10．Without the help of soil doctors, what may happen
11．Soil treatment is time consuming, isn’t it
12．What responsibility should ordinary people take for keeping soil healthy Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
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Here to Help
Dear Jordan, I learned from the Internet that you are a young activist (活动家). What you did was so inspiring! Now I want to go out and do something to make a change in my community and become an activist myself! So I wonder: What does it take to be an activist How did you start Can I become one Yours, Carolina
Dear Carolina, Anyone can become an activist if there’s an issue they feel strongly about. I started speaking up about disabilities because I know what it was like to have one and to be treated differently because of it. When I was little, I wondered why toy figures didn’t look like me. So at the age of ten, I wrote to ask a big company to do something about this problem. I spoke about it on the news, and I even did a TED Talk about it. After more than a year of using my voice, I got to work with a design team on a Barbie doll that uses a prosthetic leg (假肢). That experience showed me that the more I spoke up, the more changes I might be able to make. Sometimes, being an activist means stepping up and speaking up in a more public way than you normally would. Taking risks is a big part of being an activist. Your age doesn’t matter. I know so many kids who are fighting for change. Mari Copeny, 13, is making sure people have safe drinking water. Haven Coleman and Taylor Richardson are both teenagers. Haven is raising awareness of climate change, and Taylor is making sure that girls around the world are involved in STEAM education. If you really care about an issue, learn as much as you can about it and find creative ways to speak up. Maybe it’s writing a letter to the editor of your local paper. Maybe it’s creating a club at your school or in your neighborhood. You can work with other kids to unite your voices so as to be able to make a change. You don’t have to do something as big as creating a new toy or speaking in front of a crowd. If you help even one person learn and change, you’ve made a big difference! Yours, Jordan Reeves
13．Carolina wrote a letter to Jordan, didn’t she
14．What did Carolina want to do
15．Why did Jordan Reeves start speaking up about disabilities
16．What did Jordan learn from producing a new toy
17．Why does Jordan list the examples of Mari Copeny, Haven Coleman and Taylor Richardson
18．What change would you like to make most in your school or community How do you plan to make it
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Has anyone ever told you that “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” How about that you might be “jumping from the frying pan into the fire” What do all these sayings have in common They’re all idioms, of course!
What is an idiom An idiom is “a group of words in a fixed (固定的) order that has a special meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own”. In other words, “Idioms mean something different from the single words.” For example, when someone syas it’s raining cats and dogs, they don’t mean that there are actual animals falling from the sky. It’s an idiom! The phrase means that it’s raining very heavily.
Why are idioms difficult Idioms can be found in all languages and cultures around the world. Translating idioms into other languages can be challenging because some meanings may be lost. That’s why English learners find English idioms strange and hard to understand. You can only understand an idiom by inferring (推断) or if someone explains it to you.
________We use idioms daily for several reasons. They are not just for fun. They’re an important part of how we communicate. Idioms have been used for centuries to send a deeper, more meaningful message than just that of the words themselves. They are used in everyday conversations and create a sense of fun and humor, making our languages richer and more powerful. The use of idioms can also help to better express thoughts and emotions. However, English idioms are quite common in daily conversations. Knowing their meanings can help you better express yourself and understand others. And you can even make up your own idiom! Think about situations you face. Is there something you’re always saying to explain this situation Come up with a funny, or special saying that you could use!
19．What is an idiom
20．How can you understand an English idiom
21．What question can the fourth paragraph (段落) answer
22．Two of the idioms in the picture can be used to express the meaning of “working hard”. Please list them.
23．If your friend tells you that he is “in the hot water”, what does he mean And what will you do
24．Think about situations you face now. You can choose one of the idioms or make up your own idiom to describe it. And tell us what it means.
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Vision of Hope
Molly Burke was not born blind. She started losing her sight when she was four years old. Doctors said that she had a rare eye disease that would gradually take away her vision. In her first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind), although she could still see.
By age 14, Molly was completely blind. What’s worse, a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her. Eventually, Molly became disappointed and depressed. Her high school years were not easy.
After she finished high school, Molly wanted to do something that would help others. Then she found out about Me to We, an organization that runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps. Molly knew what she wanted to do next - to help inspire people by being a speaker at Me to We.
Molly began speaking at schools all over the USA and Canada about bullying. Her advice Be strong! During a speech in Toronto, she spoke to about 20,000 people. After her speech, the crowd stood up and clapped. “Molly has a real ability to inspire people and to help others,” her father says.
In 2014, Molly started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs. As of 2019, she has close to two million followers, some of whom don’t even know she’s blind. She tries to be a role model for young people but is realistic about what she can and can’t do. She even makes fun of the challenges she faces as a blind person - like sharing a video that she once bit into a lemon, thinking it was a potato.
“How can you hold somebody like that back ” says Molly’s mother. “She’s unstoppable”.
25．Has Molly lost her sight when she started learning Braille
26．Why were Molly’s high school years not easy for her
27．What does the organization Me to We do
28．What’s Molly’s advice on how to face bullying
29．How did Molly inspire people besides giving speeches
30．How do you understand the title “Vision of Hope” according to the passage
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Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)
Face to the Sunshine
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows” is a popular saying. It encourages people to make the best of a situation, to see the “bright side” of things. It calls attention to the way sunflowers follow the sun during the day. People have known about this phenomenon (现象) for a long time. Recently scientists have discovered how this works. They know why sunflowers keep their “faces” to the sunshine.
Sunflowers move and respond to their environment. These flowers actually face the sun as it rises in the east and follow it as it moves across the sky until it sets in the west. Just like people, these flowers depend on the daily rhythms (节奏) of the day and night. Both the sunflowers and human beings wake up in the morning, follow the sun all day and then rest at night.
During the day, young sunflower plants track the sun from east to west. The green flower head turns towards the sun. At night, the young plants turn east waiting for the sun to rise in the morning. Adult sunflowers don’t move. Once the flower is open, it faces only east. Scientists have discovered that this movement and lack of movement has to do with uneven (不均匀的) growth in the plant stems. One side of the stem gets bigger during the day, and at night the other side gets bigger. Certain genes (基因) control this growth. They respond to the light and cause the flowers to turn to face the sun.
Scientists have found that young sunflowers that follow the sun have more biomass (生物量) —that means that they get bigger. Adult plants facing the east get warmer. That in turn attracts more bees and other insects that will help pollinate(授粉) the plant. This means that the plant can produce seeds and has a better chance of reproducing.
31．The material above is a news report, isn’t it
32．What do sunflowers usually do during the day
33．Why do both sunflowers and human beings depend on the daily rhythms of the day and night
34．When do the young sunflower plants turn to face the east
35．According to scientists, what causes the movement and lack of movement of the sunflowers
36．Do you like to be young sunflowers or adult sunflowers Give your reason(s).
G
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Fourteen-year-old Jimmy Cooper and the other boys on the local teenage football team may sometimes lose a game, but they won a fight against bullying.
Danny Edwards, the team’s “water boy”, was being bullied at school. Danny has had a speech disorder(语言障碍) since his birth. When he grew up, kids made fun of him for the way he talked and the way he dressed. Each day, Danny went to school in a favourite suit, tie and fedora hat(软呢帽). Danny didn’t think it was a big deal. “I...just feel…really...comfortable in it,” he said.
Jimmy was upset when he found out Danny was being bullied. “I thought to myself, no one should be picked on for the way he looks or speaks,” said Jimmy.
So Jimmy decided to wear the same suit and hat to school, too. “I did it to stand up for Danny and show him that bullying is not right I wanted him to feel happy and safe and know that anywhere he goes he’ll be treated fairly by his friends,” Jimmy said. “I knew Danny would like it. I told my mum that I didn’t care what people thought about me in school because I was doing it for Danny.”
When Jimmy told the other boys on the team what he was planning, they wanted to be part of it, too. So they planned a “Danny Edwards Appreciation Day(感恩日).”
They decided that on a special day, instead of wearing football jerseys(球衣) , they would dress like Danny. Word spread about the special day, and other kids in school decided to show their support, too. On the planned day, they all dressed in suits and ties and met in the school library where they cheered, stomped their feet, and chanted “Danny! Danny! Danny!”.
“I was...really... really happy, and it made...my...day,” said Danny. “It’s really meaningful for us to team up for kids like Danny, Jimmy said.
37．Jimmy Cooper had a fight with the other boys on the local teenage football team, didn’t he
38．Why did the kids at school make fun of Danny Edwards when he grew up
39．How did Jimmy feel when he found out Danny was being bullied
40．What does the underlined word “it” refer to
41．Who took part in “Danny Edwards Appreciation Day”
42．What do you think of Jimmy and the other boys’ plan for Danny Why (Write TWO reasons.)
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How will geography affect your life For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.
Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. She led the whole process from start to finish, working with university professors. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don’t have the chance to have access to education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.
Maggie then drew a design for the school. She thought about what the people might need and where they worked best.
Next, Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
What’s more, Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer so that they could build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have the chance to attend primary school there.
So far, Grouts charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s not so bad to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website.
43．When did Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts
44．What kind of energy did Maggie’s 3D-printed schools use
45．Why did Maggie build the 3D-printed schools in Madagascar first
46．How did the 3D printing firm make its work environmentally friendly
47．Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer, didn’t it
48．What would you like to do to support Thinking Huts Show your reasons
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I AM THE PINE
“Look,” I said to my friend Mandy, holding up the bright-red paper. “There’s a five-day art camp this summer.”
Mandy took the paper and looked at it. “Tessa, you should go. You’re the artist. I am not.”
“You can learn with me.” I said in an encouraging voice. “I really didn’t want to go alone.”
Mandy smiled, “I tried, but my little brother thought the corns I painted were rockets.”
Later, I called my other friends, but none of them could go with me. Disappointed, I decided to go outside to draw the Westons’ pine tree. Drawing always made me feel better. On the way, I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Mandy could make friends with others in 10 minutes, but I was embarrassed when there were no familiar faces around me. By the time I arrived there, I had made myself believe that I was happy to give up going to the camp.
I took out my pencils and started drawing the strong trunk of the pine. Once I started, I didn’t notice the fly buzzing around me. That’s why I jumped when Mr. Weston talked behind me, “You’ve done a great job showing the strength of that tree.” “Thanks.” I smiled. Mr. Weston continued, “I’ve planted pine trees before. You have to spread out the roots near the surface so the tree can get enough water and grow tall. If you plant the root ball too deep, the tree dries up and dies. Roots grow out, not down.”
Now I noticed the roots all around the tree. I’d never realized how far a tree’s roots stretched（延伸） outward. It made me think about the art camp and my own roots. I was planting myself into one deep spot because it felt safer. If I wanted to grow, I had to start reaching out too.
That night, I made my final decision. I felt nervous but excited. “I am stretching my roots out into new earth so I can grow”, I thought. “I am the pine”.
49．How long would the art camp last
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50．Who was good at art, the writer or her friend Mandy
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51．Why did the writer decide to give up going to the art camp at first
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52．How did the writer feel when Mr. Weston talked behind her
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53．According to Mr. Weston’s experience, what makes a pine tree grow tall
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54．What is the implied（隐含的） meaning of the underlined sentence And what may the writer do later
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J
Musk, the richest man in the world, is good at Chinese. When he was at a meeting on global food crisis（危机）, Musk quoted（引述）Cao Zhi’s seven-step poem, “ Pods burned to cook peas, Peas weep in the pot, Grown from same root, Why boil us so hot ”
Besides Musk, it’s amazing to know that an Italian astronaut working on the International Space Station wrote on her social media, “The universe is so big and has so much stuff（事物）to watch, and it’s great to see and know and drink.”
Before she came to China, she had learned to speak Chinese. She quoted the Preface to the Works of Lanting《兰亭集序》because she had a good friend who was a Sinologist（汉学家）. Before the flight, her Sinologist friend suggested that she quote this line from the Preface to the Lanting Collection.
Chinese belongs to an elite（精英的）culture in European and American countries. Ordinary people in Europe and America have no interest in Chinese. They think Chinese is really too difficult for them to learn. However, in the elite circles of Europe and America, it is different. No matter in business and space, or science research. Not only the European astronauts have to learn Chinese, but also the workers of the Saudi Arabian who work closely with China. Even American astronauts need to learn Chinese ahead of time（提前）.
More and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese because the future of China’s global influence will be bigger and bigger. They plan ahead and plan ahead for their children.
Learning Chinese is necessary if astronauts from around the world want to work on China’s space station. This is why the Italian astronaut learned Chinese.
The goal of China’s plan to land on the moon is to build a permanent base（永久基地） on the moon. Any astronaut needs to learn at least two languages, either in an American or Chinese spaceship. There is no third choice in the future. Chinese is directly connected to the career and future. Therefore, the elite of Europe and America think they really can’t fit the situation if they do not learn Chinese.
55．What did Musk quote when he was at a meeting on global food crisis
56．Who advised the Italian astronaut quote the line from the Preface to the Lanting Collection
57．Why do ordinary people in Europe and America have no interest in Chinese
58．Why do more and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese
59．How many languages does the astronauts need to learn
60．What do you think Chinese will be like in the future Why
K
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Paddling (用桨划船）a dragon boat is no piece of cake. Besides the key time required to be part of a team, it’s a full-body exercise. When I joined a team, they told me it took at least three years to become a good paddler. There’s so much to remember: correct posture and movement as well as team synchronization(同步，同时性）are necessary for a team’s success.
Dragon boat racing is a well-honored tradition in China and the highlight of the Dragon Boat Festival. However, because of the pandemic (疫情）, last year’ s races were put off from June to October. For the first time, Taipei’s dragon boat championships were held during the October holiday,
Our team knew racing conditions on the river would be different in October, but we had no idea how different they would be. A nearby typhoon brought in the fierce winds and big waves on the river. With about 40 teams participating, I didn’t expect our team to go very far. This was the first competition for most of us. And only the top two finishers in each group would advance to the next round.
Simply getting to the race’s starting point for our first group was a challenge. The big waves threatened to flip(翻转）us over. Paddling against wave was tough, but we crossed the finish line and surprisingly, advanced to the second round.
The next day, there was no shortage of accidents. Boats flipped over and others lost control and weren’t able to finish their races. In our final race that day, we narrowly advanced to the following day’s semifinals.
We faced strong competitors in the semifinals, including a semiprofessional team. Being held back by their boat’s waves was highly frustrating. However, in dragon boat racing, no one ever stops paddling, no matter what! So I kept paddling working my hardest to keep pace with the team. We trailed the other boats, but we didn’t lose hope. In the final push, filled with both excitement and exhaustion, we persisted and advanced to the finals!
Although we had expectations, never did we imagine we’d make it into the top three. How come Let me tell you! To win a dragon boat race, you need three things:
6 , 6 and 6 .
61．Paddling a dragon boat is easy, isn’t it
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62．According to the team mates, how long did it take to become a good paddler
63．Why were the races put off last year
64．How did the writer feel when they advanced to the second round
65．What do you think of the writer’s semifinal race
66．What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph
To win a dragon boat race, you need three things: , and .焦点10 读写之根据短文内容回答问题
备战2024年中考英语复习之优秀生拔高特训
A
Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题。)
When you think of the cinema, the phrase “watching a movie” probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make the pictures wonderful. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects which people don’t need to see in order to enjoy.
Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website called Blindspots to help blind people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10 based on several factors. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place.
Of course, blind or visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help of a friend who doesn’t mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen. But that means that someone is talking during the movie, which could annoy some audience members. To solve these problems, movie theaters provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration. The narration includes descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on screen during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movie’s music and other sounds.
Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website, Blindside Reviews. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 28 and deciding to go to college. His first review appeared in the college newspaper. Forry’s writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his review or listening to them on the radio. After “watching” The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied (嫉妒) the boy was the main character, “He had six senses, and I only have four.”
1．What can be enjoyed without being seen at the cinema
2．Blindspots isn’t a website for blind people to choose movies from, is it
3．Which word or phrase has the same meaning as blind is used in the passage
4．How do movie theatres deal with the problem of blind people attending movies with assistants
5．What keeps people reading Forry’s review or listening to them on the radio, his writing skills or sense of humor
6．What kind of movies is suitable for blind people Give at least two examples.
【答案】
1．Stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects. 2．Yes, it is. 3．Visually impaired. 4．They provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration. 5．Both. 6．The Sixth Sense, The Legend of 1900. (答案合理即可)
【导语】本文讲述了影评人Marty Klein和Jay Forry写的电影评论，以及新技术的进步使得盲人欣赏电影更容易。
1．根据“But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects which people don’t need to see in order to enjoy.”可知，故事、对话、音乐和音效，这些东西人们不在电影院也能享受。故填Stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects.
2．根据“Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website called Blindspots to help blind people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen.”可知，盲点是一个供盲人选择电影的网站，事实是肯定的，应用yes进行回答。故填Yes, it is.
3．根据“Of course, blind or visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help of a friend who doesn’t mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen.”可知，盲人或视障人士可以在朋友的帮助下欣赏许多电影；“blind”与“visually impaired”同义，表示“视力上有障碍”。故填Visually impaired.
4．根据“movie theaters provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration.”可知，电影院提供了无线耳机，盲人可以通过它听到录制的旁白。故填They provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration.
5．根据“Forry’s writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his review or listening to them on the radio.”可知，Forry的写作技巧和幽默感是人们阅读他的评论或收听广播的原因。故填Both.
6．开放性试题，答案不唯一。参考答案为The Sixth Sense, The Legend of 1900.
B
Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答下列问题):
If you wake up with a cough and a sore throat, you can go to the doctor. But when the soil is sick, it is not able to tell anyone! This is the concept that made the EPA take action. They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
Healthy soil is essential because it allows plants and animals to grow well. Healthy soil also prevent poisonous chemicals, holds water and gives some wastes time to be destroyed. But its ability to do these things is not unlimited. That’s when a soil doctor is needed.
As the world’s economies and certain industries grow, so does soil pollution. Sources of this pollution include waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. Water often carries poisonous chemical from this waste into the fields where they work their way into the soil. These chemicals can cause plants to produce food that is harmful or prevents crops from growing at all.
People need to be on the lookout for soil pollution to protect themselves and others. In 1984 in Taoyuan County, a chemical company let out wastewater into a rice field. In order to keep people from eating the poisonous rice, all of the crops had to be destroyed.
In situations where soil is polluted, the first step soil doctors take is to stop the farming of the land. The EPA then treats the soil so that it can be used again. Some types of treatment take place onsite in the field and some are offsite. Eventually, crops can be planted again in the soil, but it could be years before that happens.
Soil doctors can treat “sick” soil, but they prefer to prevent soil pollution. They try to manage the risk of pollution by testing dirt regularly. Soil doctors play an important role in preventing poisonous chemicals from harming plants, animals and people. But ordinary people can do their part by _____________________.
7．What action did the EPA take to help soil
8．When does soil need to see a doctor
9．What usually causes the soil pollution
10．Without the help of soil doctors, what may happen
11．Soil treatment is time consuming, isn’t it
12．What responsibility should ordinary people take for keeping soil healthy Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
【答案】
They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
When its ability is not unlimited.
Waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. 10．Poisonous chemicals may be got from harming plants, animals and people.
11．Yes, it is./Yes. 12．caring for where waste goes
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了健康土壤以及如何治疗生病的土壤。
7．根据“They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.”可知，他们组成了一个专业的土壤医生小组来监测土壤的健康状况。故填They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
8．根据“But its ability to do these things is not unlimited. That’s when a soil doctor is needed.”可知，但它做这些事情的能力并不是无限的。这时就需要土壤医生了。故填When its ability is not unlimited.
9．根据“Sources of this pollution include waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste.”可知，污染源包括工厂的垃圾、农场和家庭垃圾还有农业垃圾，故填Waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste.
10．根据“Soil doctors play an important role in preventing poisonous chemicals from harming plants, animals and people.”可知，土壤医生在防止有毒化学物质伤害植物、动物和人类方面发挥着重要作用，由此可知，如果没有土壤医生，有毒的化学物质可能伤害植物、动物和人们。故填Poisonous chemicals may be got from harming plants, animals and people.
11．根据“Eventually, crops can be planted again in the soil, but it could be years before that happens.”可知，作物可以再次在土壤中种植，但这可能需要数年时间，由此可知，这会很耗时。故填Yes, it is./Yes.
12．根据“People need to be on the lookout for soil pollution to protect themselves and others. In 1984 in Taoyuan County, a chemical company let out wastewater into a rice field.”可知，人们可以关注废弃物的去向，用以保护土壤。故填caring for where waste goes。
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Here to Help
Dear Jordan, I learned from the Internet that you are a young activist (活动家). What you did was so inspiring! Now I want to go out and do something to make a change in my community and become an activist myself! So I wonder: What does it take to be an activist How did you start Can I become one Yours, Carolina
Dear Carolina, Anyone can become an activist if there’s an issue they feel strongly about. I started speaking up about disabilities because I know what it was like to have one and to be treated differently because of it. When I was little, I wondered why toy figures didn’t look like me. So at the age of ten, I wrote to ask a big company to do something about this problem. I spoke about it on the news, and I even did a TED Talk about it. After more than a year of using my voice, I got to work with a design team on a Barbie doll that uses a prosthetic leg (假肢). That experience showed me that the more I spoke up, the more changes I might be able to make. Sometimes, being an activist means stepping up and speaking up in a more public way than you normally would. Taking risks is a big part of being an activist. Your age doesn’t matter. I know so many kids who are fighting for change. Mari Copeny, 13, is making sure people have safe drinking water. Haven Coleman and Taylor Richardson are both teenagers. Haven is raising awareness of climate change, and Taylor is making sure that girls around the world are involved in STEAM education. If you really care about an issue, learn as much as you can about it and find creative ways to speak up. Maybe it’s writing a letter to the editor of your local paper. Maybe it’s creating a club at your school or in your neighborhood. You can work with other kids to unite your voices so as to be able to make a change. You don’t have to do something as big as creating a new toy or speaking in front of a crowd. If you help even one person learn and change, you’ve made a big difference! Yours, Jordan Reeves
13．Carolina wrote a letter to Jordan, didn’t she
14．What did Carolina want to do
15．Why did Jordan Reeves start speaking up about disabilities
16．What did Jordan learn from producing a new toy
17．Why does Jordan list the examples of Mari Copeny, Haven Coleman and Taylor Richardson
18．What change would you like to make most in your school or community How do you plan to make it
【答案】
Yes, she did. 14．She wanted to make a change in her community and become an activist. 15．Because Jordan knew what it was like to have a disability and to be treated differently because of it.
Jordan learned that the more he spoke up, the more changes he might be able to make. 17．Because he wanted to tell Carolina that her age didn’t matter.
18．I want to do something to make a change in the small park in my community. Because there’s lots of rubbish in the small park in our community. First, I would write to the leaders of my community and tell them it’s a good idea to plant some flowers in the park. Then, I would invite some friends to the park and we would spend some time collecting the rubbish and then put up some “No littering” signs in the park. (开放性题目，合理即可。)
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要是卡罗琳娜写信给年轻的活动家乔丹·里夫斯询问如何成为一名活动家；然后乔丹回信提供了一些建议。
13．根据“Dear Jordan, …Yours, Carolina”可知，卡罗琳娜写信给年轻的活动家乔丹了。故填Yes, she did.
14．根据“Now I want to go out and do something to make a change in my community and become an activist myself!”可知，卡罗琳娜想改变她的社区，也想成为一名活动家。故填She wanted to make a change in her community and become an activist.
15．根据“I started speaking up about disabilities because I know what it was like to have one and to be treated differently because of it.”可知，乔丹·里夫斯开始谈论残疾，因为他知道有残疾是什么感觉，也知道因此受到不同的对待是什么感觉。故填Because Jordan knew what it was like to have a disability and to be treated differently because of it.
16．根据“After more than a year of using my voice, I got to work with a design team on a Barbie doll that uses a prosthetic leg. That experience showed me that the more I spoke up, the more changes I might be able to make.”可知，从生产新玩具的经历中，乔丹了解到，他说得越多，他就能做出更多的改变。故填Jordan learned that the more he spoke up, the more changes he might be able to make.
17．根据“Your age doesn’t matter. I know so many kids who are fighting for change. Mari Copeny, 13, ... Haven Coleman and Taylor Richardson are both teenagers.”可知，乔丹列举了玛丽·科本尼、海文·科尔曼和泰勒·理查森的例子，因为他想告诉卡罗琳娜，她的年龄并不重要。故填Because he wanted to tell Carolina that her age didn’t matter.
18．在小区的小公园里，有很多垃圾，想做点事情改变这种状况。首先写信给社区领导，建议在小公园种一些花；然后邀请一些朋友来小公园把垃圾清理干净，张贴告示牌：禁止扔垃圾。故填I want to do something to make a change in the small park in my community. Because there’s lots of rubbish in the small park in our community. First, I would write to the leaders of my community and tell them it’s a good idea to plant some flowers in the park. Then, I would invite some friends to the park and we would spend some time collecting the rubbish and then put up some “No littering” signs in the park. (开放性题目，合理即可。)
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阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给的任务。
Has anyone ever told you that “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” How about that you might be “jumping from the frying pan into the fire” What do all these sayings have in common They’re all idioms, of course!
What is an idiom An idiom is “a group of words in a fixed (固定的) order that has a special meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own”. In other words, “Idioms mean something different from the single words.” For example, when someone syas it’s raining cats and dogs, they don’t mean that there are actual animals falling from the sky. It’s an idiom! The phrase means that it’s raining very heavily.
Why are idioms difficult Idioms can be found in all languages and cultures around the world. Translating idioms into other languages can be challenging because some meanings may be lost. That’s why English learners find English idioms strange and hard to understand. You can only understand an idiom by inferring (推断) or if someone explains it to you.
________We use idioms daily for several reasons. They are not just for fun. They’re an important part of how we communicate. Idioms have been used for centuries to send a deeper, more meaningful message than just that of the words themselves. They are used in everyday conversations and create a sense of fun and humor, making our languages richer and more powerful. The use of idioms can also help to better express thoughts and emotions. However, English idioms are quite common in daily conversations. Knowing their meanings can help you better express yourself and understand others. And you can even make up your own idiom! Think about situations you face. Is there something you’re always saying to explain this situation Come up with a funny, or special saying that you could use!
19．What is an idiom
20．How can you understand an English idiom
21．What question can the fourth paragraph (段落) answer
22．Two of the idioms in the picture can be used to express the meaning of “working hard”. Please list them.
23．If your friend tells you that he is “in the hot water”, what does he mean And what will you do
24．Think about situations you face now. You can choose one of the idioms or make up your own idiom to describe it. And tell us what it means.
【答案】
19．It’s a group of words in a fixed order that has a special meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own. 20．By inferring or if someone explains it to you. 21．Why do we use idioms daily 22．Burn the midnight oil; Burn the candles at both ends. 23．He means that he is in trouble. I will help him. 24．Walk on air. It means I am happy.
【导语】本文主要介绍了什么是习语，习语为什么很难以及使用习语的原因。
19．根据“What is an idiom An idiom is “a group of words in a fixed (固定的) order that has a special meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own”.”可知，它是一组按固定顺序排列的单词，它们具有特殊的意义，与每个单词本身的意义不同，故填It’s a group of words in a fixed order that has a special meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
20．根据“You can only understand an idiom by inferring (推断) or if someone explains it to you”可知，通过推断或者别人向你解释来理解一个习语，故填By inferring or if someone explains it to you.
21．根据“We use idioms daily for several reasons”可知，本段解释使用习语的原因，所以此处应是提出问题“为什么我们每天都使用习语”，故填Why do we use idioms daily
22．图中的两个短语Burn the midnight oil“熬夜读书”和Burn the candles at both ends“两头燃烧蜡烛”，都是表达“努力学习/工作”的意思，故填Burn the midnight oil; Burn the candles at both ends.
23．“in the hot water”表示“处在水深火热之中”，意为遇到麻烦了，听到朋友这么说，我们应表示“我可以帮助你”，故填He means that he is in trouble. I will help him.
24．开放性题，答案合理即可。参考答案为Walk on air. It means I am happy.
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Vision of Hope
Molly Burke was not born blind. She started losing her sight when she was four years old. Doctors said that she had a rare eye disease that would gradually take away her vision. In her first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind), although she could still see.
By age 14, Molly was completely blind. What’s worse, a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her. Eventually, Molly became disappointed and depressed. Her high school years were not easy.
After she finished high school, Molly wanted to do something that would help others. Then she found out about Me to We, an organization that runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps. Molly knew what she wanted to do next - to help inspire people by being a speaker at Me to We.
Molly began speaking at schools all over the USA and Canada about bullying. Her advice Be strong! During a speech in Toronto, she spoke to about 20,000 people. After her speech, the crowd stood up and clapped. “Molly has a real ability to inspire people and to help others,” her father says.
In 2014, Molly started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs. As of 2019, she has close to two million followers, some of whom don’t even know she’s blind. She tries to be a role model for young people but is realistic about what she can and can’t do. She even makes fun of the challenges she faces as a blind person - like sharing a video that she once bit into a lemon, thinking it was a potato.
“How can you hold somebody like that back ” says Molly’s mother. “She’s unstoppable”.
25．Has Molly lost her sight when she started learning Braille
26．Why were Molly’s high school years not easy for her
27．What does the organization Me to We do
28．What’s Molly’s advice on how to face bullying
29．How did Molly inspire people besides giving speeches
30．How do you understand the title “Vision of Hope” according to the passage
【答案】
No, she hasn't .
26．Molly was completely blind and a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her.
27．It runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps. 28．Be strong.
29．She started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs. / She shared her life through social media and tried to be a role model for young people. 30．Although Molly is a blind person and had many difficulties in her life, she never gives up and is always hopeful. She is also a role model to those who had difficulties in life and inspires them that they should always be positive. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了盲人莫莉的励志故事。
25．根据文中In her first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind), although she could still see.可知，她学习盲文时还可以看得见，故填No, she hasn’ t.
26．根据文中By age 14, Molly was completely blind. What’s worse, a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her.可知，高中的时候她的眼睛完全看不见了，还有女生霸凌她，这让她的高中生活不容易，故填Molly was completely blind and a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her.
27．根据文中Then she found out about Me to We, an organization that runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps.可知，它是一个举办国际志愿者之旅和领导力训练营的组织，故填It runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps.
28．根据文中Her advice Be strong!，可知，她给的建议是变强大，故填Be strong.
29．根据文中Molly started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs.和She tries to be a role model for young people but is realistic about what she can and can’t do.，可知，莫莉通过分享自己的人生经历的博客去鼓励人们，故填She started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs. / She shared her life through social media and tried to be a role model for young people.
30．开放性作答，说明自己的理解，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Although Molly is a blind person and had many difficulties in her life, she never gives up and is always hopeful. She is also a role model to those who had difficulties in life and inspires them that they should always be positive.
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Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)
Face to the Sunshine
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows” is a popular saying. It encourages people to make the best of a situation, to see the “bright side” of things. It calls attention to the way sunflowers follow the sun during the day. People have known about this phenomenon (现象) for a long time. Recently scientists have discovered how this works. They know why sunflowers keep their “faces” to the sunshine.
Sunflowers move and respond to their environment. These flowers actually face the sun as it rises in the east and follow it as it moves across the sky until it sets in the west. Just like people, these flowers depend on the daily rhythms (节奏) of the day and night. Both the sunflowers and human beings wake up in the morning, follow the sun all day and then rest at night.
During the day, young sunflower plants track the sun from east to west. The green flower head turns towards the sun. At night, the young plants turn east waiting for the sun to rise in the morning. Adult sunflowers don’t move. Once the flower is open, it faces only east. Scientists have discovered that this movement and lack of movement has to do with uneven (不均匀的) growth in the plant stems. One side of the stem gets bigger during the day, and at night the other side gets bigger. Certain genes (基因) control this growth. They respond to the light and cause the flowers to turn to face the sun.
Scientists have found that young sunflowers that follow the sun have more biomass (生物量) —that means that they get bigger. Adult plants facing the east get warmer. That in turn attracts more bees and other insects that will help pollinate(授粉) the plant. This means that the plant can produce seeds and has a better chance of reproducing.
31．The material above is a news report, isn’t it
32．What do sunflowers usually do during the day
33．Why do both sunflowers and human beings depend on the daily rhythms of the day and night
34．When do the young sunflower plants turn to face the east
35．According to scientists, what causes the movement and lack of movement of the sunflowers
36．Do you like to be young sunflowers or adult sunflowers Give your reason(s).
【答案】
No, it isn’t. 32．They follow/face the sun. / They keep their “faces” to the sunshine. 33．Because they both move and respond to the/their environment.
At night. 35．Uneven growth in the plant stems.
36．I like to be young sunflowers. Because I can always follow the sun to move, have more biomass and be easy to get bigger. /…
I like to be adult sunflowers. Because I can stay warm and always face the east. /…
【导语】本文是一篇关于向日葵的说明文，为读者科普了向日葵的运动规律和造成其会运动的原因以及未成熟和已成熟的向日葵的差异。
31．根据通读全文可知，这是一篇科普类文章，并不是一篇新闻报道，故填No, it isn’t.
32．根据“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows”和“It calls attention to the way sunflowers follow the sun during the day. ”，可知这句谚语提醒了人们注意向日葵在白天跟随太阳的方式，即“把脸面向太阳”。故填They follow/face the sun./They keep their “faces” to the sunshine.
33．根据“Sunflowers move and respond to their environment.”和“Both the sunflowers and human beings wake up in the morning, follow the sun all day and then rest at night.”，可知向日葵和人类都是一样的，这种作息都是因为对环境做出的反应。故填Because they both move and respond to the/their environment.
34．根据“At night, the young plants turn east waiting for the sun to rise in the morning.”可知未成熟的向日葵是在晚上转向东方，故填At night.
35．根据“Scientists have discovered that this movement and lack of movement has to do with uneven (不均匀的) growth in the plant stems.”，可知这是因为在植物茎上不均匀的生长造成的，故填Uneven growth in the plant stems.
36．这是开放型问答，答之有理即可。如果选择“young sunflowers”，可填：I like to be young sunflowers. Because I can always follow the sun to move, have more biomass and be easy to get bigger. /…；如果选择“adult sunflowers”，可填：I like to be adult sunflowers. Because I can stay warm and always face the east. /…
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Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Fourteen-year-old Jimmy Cooper and the other boys on the local teenage football team may sometimes lose a game, but they won a fight against bullying.
Danny Edwards, the team’s “water boy”, was being bullied at school. Danny has had a speech disorder(语言障碍) since his birth. When he grew up, kids made fun of him for the way he talked and the way he dressed. Each day, Danny went to school in a favourite suit, tie and fedora hat(软呢帽). Danny didn’t think it was a big deal. “I...just feel…really...comfortable in it,” he said.
Jimmy was upset when he found out Danny was being bullied. “I thought to myself, no one should be picked on for the way he looks or speaks,” said Jimmy.
So Jimmy decided to wear the same suit and hat to school, too. “I did it to stand up for Danny and show him that bullying is not right I wanted him to feel happy and safe and know that anywhere he goes he’ll be treated fairly by his friends,” Jimmy said. “I knew Danny would like it. I told my mum that I didn’t care what people thought about me in school because I was doing it for Danny.”
When Jimmy told the other boys on the team what he was planning, they wanted to be part of it, too. So they planned a “Danny Edwards Appreciation Day(感恩日).”
They decided that on a special day, instead of wearing football jerseys(球衣) , they would dress like Danny. Word spread about the special day, and other kids in school decided to show their support, too. On the planned day, they all dressed in suits and ties and met in the school library where they cheered, stomped their feet, and chanted “Danny! Danny! Danny!”.
“I was...really... really happy, and it made...my...day,” said Danny. “It’s really meaningful for us to team up for kids like Danny, Jimmy said.
37．Jimmy Cooper had a fight with the other boys on the local teenage football team, didn’t he
38．Why did the kids at school make fun of Danny Edwards when he grew up
39．How did Jimmy feel when he found out Danny was being bullied
40．What does the underlined word “it” refer to
41．Who took part in “Danny Edwards Appreciation Day”
42．What do you think of Jimmy and the other boys’ plan for Danny Why (Write TWO reasons.)
【答案】
No, he didn’t. 38．Because of the way he talked and the way he dressed.
Upset. 40．Wearing the same suit and hat to school.
The other boys from Jimmy’s team and the other kids in school.
42．I think it’s really meaningful. Because Danny will not be bullied and the atmosphere of the whole school will be fine.
【导语】本文主要讲述了丹尼在学校因为说话和穿着方式被人欺负，之后吉米决定在特殊的一天和丹尼穿着同样的衣服，戴同样的帽子去上学，最后其他孩子也加入他的行列。
37．根据“Fourteen-year-old Jimmy Cooper and the other boys on the local teenage football team may sometimes lose a game, but they won a fight against bullying.”可知，吉米没有和当地青少年足球队的其他男孩打架，故填No, he didn’t.
38．根据“When he grew up, kids made fun of him for the way he talked and the way he dressed”可知孩子们取笑他说话的方式和穿着的方式。故填Because of the way he talked and the way he dressed.
39．根据“Jimmy was upset when he found out Danny was being bullied”可知，吉米发现丹尼被欺负时很难过。故填Upset.
40．根据“So Jimmy decided to wear the same suit and hat to school, too”以及“I did it to stand up for Danny and show him that bullying is not right I wanted him to feel happy and safe and know that anywhere he goes he’ll be treated fairly by his friends”可知，it指的是“穿同样的西装，戴同样的帽子去上学”。故填Wearing the same suit and hat to school.
41．根据“When Jimmy told the other boys on the team what he was planning, they wanted to be part of it, too”以及“and other kids in school decided to show their support, too. On the planned day, they all dressed in suits and ties”可知，吉米队伍里的其他男孩以及学校里的其他孩子都加入了。故填The other boys from Jimmy’s team and the other kids in school.
42．开放性作答，结合文章，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think it’s really meaningful. Because Danny will not be bullied and the atmosphere of the whole school will be fine.
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How will geography affect your life For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.
Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. She led the whole process from start to finish, working with university professors. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don’t have the chance to have access to education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.
Maggie then drew a design for the school. She thought about what the people might need and where they worked best.
Next, Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
What’s more, Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer so that they could build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have the chance to attend primary school there.
So far, Grouts charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s not so bad to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website.
43．When did Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts
44．What kind of energy did Maggie’s 3D-printed schools use
45．Why did Maggie build the 3D-printed schools in Madagascar first
46．How did the 3D printing firm make its work environmentally friendly
47．Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer, didn’t it
48．What would you like to do to support Thinking Huts Show your reasons
【答案】
At the age of 15. 44．Solar energy. 45．Because it needs more schools.
They use a special 3D printer to build the school and they also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
Yes, it did.
48．I will go out on the street with my classmates and hand out fliers to call on them to donate to this organization.（答案合理即可）
【导语】本文主要讲述了Maggie Grout成立了一个非盈利的机构——Thinking Huts，这个机构建造一系列由太阳能供电的3d打印学校，可以帮助那些没有机会上学的孩子们接受教育。
43．根据“Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization-Thinking Huts.”可知，在她15岁的时候成立了这个机构，故填At the age of 15.
44．根据“Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy.”可知，使用的是太阳能，故填Solar energy.
45．根据“They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools”可知，因为它需要更多的学校，故填Because it needs more schools.
46．根据“To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. … They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.”可知，使用了一种特殊的3D打印机来建造学校，还使用当地的材料建造门、窗和屋顶，故填They use a special 3D printer to build the school and they also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
47．根据“What’s more, Thinking Huts trained local workers to use a 3D printer so that they could build more schools on their own in the future.”可知，培训当地工人使用3D打印机，故填Yes, it did.
48．开放性题，答案合理即可。参考答案为：I will go out on the street with my classmates and hand out fliers to call on them to donate to this organization.
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I AM THE PINE
“Look,” I said to my friend Mandy, holding up the bright-red paper. “There’s a five-day art camp this summer.”
Mandy took the paper and looked at it. “Tessa, you should go. You’re the artist. I am not.”
“You can learn with me.” I said in an encouraging voice. “I really didn’t want to go alone.”
Mandy smiled, “I tried, but my little brother thought the corns I painted were rockets.”
Later, I called my other friends, but none of them could go with me. Disappointed, I decided to go outside to draw the Westons’ pine tree. Drawing always made me feel better. On the way, I thought about the art camp and wished I felt a little braver. Mandy could make friends with others in 10 minutes, but I was embarrassed when there were no familiar faces around me. By the time I arrived there, I had made myself believe that I was happy to give up going to the camp.
I took out my pencils and started drawing the strong trunk of the pine. Once I started, I didn’t notice the fly buzzing around me. That’s why I jumped when Mr. Weston talked behind me, “You’ve done a great job showing the strength of that tree.” “Thanks.” I smiled. Mr. Weston continued, “I’ve planted pine trees before. You have to spread out the roots near the surface so the tree can get enough water and grow tall. If you plant the root ball too deep, the tree dries up and dies. Roots grow out, not down.”
Now I noticed the roots all around the tree. I’d never realized how far a tree’s roots stretched（延伸） outward. It made me think about the art camp and my own roots. I was planting myself into one deep spot because it felt safer. If I wanted to grow, I had to start reaching out too.
That night, I made my final decision. I felt nervous but excited. “I am stretching my roots out into new earth so I can grow”, I thought. “I am the pine”.
49．How long would the art camp last
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50．Who was good at art, the writer or her friend Mandy
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51．Why did the writer decide to give up going to the art camp at first
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52．How did the writer feel when Mr. Weston talked behind her
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53．According to Mr. Weston’s experience, what makes a pine tree grow tall
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54．What is the implied（隐含的） meaning of the underlined sentence And what may the writer do later
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【答案】
（For） 5 days. 50．The writer（Tessa）.
Because she was embarrassed when there were no familiar faces around her.
（The writer/She felt） surprised/frightened/scared/...
Spreading out the roots near the surface.
54．I will leave the comfort zone/challenge myself and go farther/step forward. She may take part in the art camp.
【导语】本文主要讲述作者的朋友无法陪她去参加艺术夏令营，她想放弃，但后来通过画松树和Mr. Weston的交谈中意识到要像松树一样，把根扎延伸出去才能生长。
49．根据“There’s a five-day art camp this summer.”可知，艺术夏令营持续五天。故填（For） 5 days。
50．根据“Tessa, you should go. You’re the artist. I am not.”可知，作者Tessa擅长艺术。故填The writer（Tessa）。
51．根据“I was embarrassed when there were no familiar faces around me.”可知，作者在没有熟悉面孔时会很尴尬，这使得在没有朋友陪她参加夏令营时，她想放弃。故填Because she was embarrassed when there were no familiar faces around her.
52．根据“That’s why I jumped when Mr. Weston talked behind me”可知，作者受到惊吓而跳起来。故填（The writer/She felt） surprised/frightened/scared/...
53．根据“You have to spread out the roots near the surface so the tree can get enough water and grow tall”可知，把树根铺在地表附近，树才能长高。故填Spreading out the roots near the surface.
54．作者把自己比作松树，要将树根铺在地表附近而不是扎在地面深处，说明作者要改变自己，走出舒适区，她可能会接受挑战独自去参加艺术夏令营。故填I will leave the comfort zone/challenge myself and go farther/step forward. She may take part in the art camp.
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Musk, the richest man in the world, is good at Chinese. When he was at a meeting on global food crisis（危机）, Musk quoted（引述）Cao Zhi’s seven-step poem, “ Pods burned to cook peas, Peas weep in the pot, Grown from same root, Why boil us so hot ”
Besides Musk, it’s amazing to know that an Italian astronaut working on the International Space Station wrote on her social media, “The universe is so big and has so much stuff（事物）to watch, and it’s great to see and know and drink.”
Before she came to China, she had learned to speak Chinese. She quoted the Preface to the Works of Lanting《兰亭集序》because she had a good friend who was a Sinologist（汉学家）. Before the flight, her Sinologist friend suggested that she quote this line from the Preface to the Lanting Collection.
Chinese belongs to an elite（精英的）culture in European and American countries. Ordinary people in Europe and America have no interest in Chinese. They think Chinese is really too difficult for them to learn. However, in the elite circles of Europe and America, it is different. No matter in business and space, or science research. Not only the European astronauts have to learn Chinese, but also the workers of the Saudi Arabian who work closely with China. Even American astronauts need to learn Chinese ahead of time（提前）.
More and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese because the future of China’s global influence will be bigger and bigger. They plan ahead and plan ahead for their children.
Learning Chinese is necessary if astronauts from around the world want to work on China’s space station. This is why the Italian astronaut learned Chinese.
The goal of China’s plan to land on the moon is to build a permanent base（永久基地） on the moon. Any astronaut needs to learn at least two languages, either in an American or Chinese spaceship. There is no third choice in the future. Chinese is directly connected to the career and future. Therefore, the elite of Europe and America think they really can’t fit the situation if they do not learn Chinese.
55．What did Musk quote when he was at a meeting on global food crisis
56．Who advised the Italian astronaut quote the line from the Preface to the Lanting Collection
57．Why do ordinary people in Europe and America have no interest in Chinese
58．Why do more and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese
59．How many languages does the astronauts need to learn
60．What do you think Chinese will be like in the future Why
【答案】
55．He quoted Cao Zhi’s seven-step poem, “Pods burned to cook peas, Peas weep in the pot, Grown from same root, Why boil us so hot ”
56．Her Sinologist friend.
57．Because they think Chinese is really too difficult for them to learn.
58．Because the future of China’s global influence will be bigger and bigger.
59．At least two languages.
60．It will be more and more important / necessary in the future because China’s influence in many areas is becoming bigger and bigger. ( Any acceptable answers)
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过举例马斯克以及意大利航天员引用中文名言的例子，讲述了随着中国科技进步以及航天技术的发展，外国精英人士学习中文的必要性。
55．根据“When he was at a meeting on global food crisis（危机）, Musk quoted（引述）Cao Zhi’s seven-step poem, ‘Pods burned to cook peas, Peas weep in the pot, Grown from same root, Why boil us so hot’ ”可知，关于全球的粮食危机，马斯克引用了曹植的七步诗。故填He quoted Cao Zhi’s seven-step poem,“Pods burned to cook peas, Peas weep in the pot, Grown from same root, Why boil us so hot ”
56．根据“She quoted the Preface to the Works of Lanting《兰亭集序》because she had a good friend who was a Sinologist（汉学家）.”可知，因为的一个汉学家的朋友，她引用了《兰亭集序》。故填Her Sinologist friend.
57．根据“Ordinary people in Europe and America have no interest in Chinese. They think Chinese is really too difficult for them to learn.”可知，他们认为汉语太难了。故填Because they think Chinese is really too difficult for them to learn.
58．根据“More and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese because the future of China's global influence will be bigger and bigger.”可知，因为未来中国的全球影响力将会越来越大。故填Because the future of China’s global influence will be bigger and bigger.
59．根据“Any astronaut needs to learn at least two languages, either in an American or Chinese spaceship.”可知，任何一个宇航员都需要学习两种语言。故填At least two languages.
60．开放性题目，答案言之有理即可。根据“More and more European and American elites start to learn Chinese because the future of China's global influence will be bigger and bigger. ”可知，因为未来中国的全球影响力将会越来越大，汉语会变得越来越重要/有必要。故填It will be more and more important / necessary in the future because China’s influence in many areas is becoming bigger and bigger.
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根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Paddling (用桨划船）a dragon boat is no piece of cake. Besides the key time required to be part of a team, it’s a full-body exercise. When I joined a team, they told me it took at least three years to become a good paddler. There’s so much to remember: correct posture and movement as well as team synchronization(同步，同时性）are necessary for a team’s success.
Dragon boat racing is a well-honored tradition in China and the highlight of the Dragon Boat Festival. However, because of the pandemic (疫情）, last year’ s races were put off from June to October. For the first time, Taipei’s dragon boat championships were held during the October holiday,
Our team knew racing conditions on the river would be different in October, but we had no idea how different they would be. A nearby typhoon brought in the fierce winds and big waves on the river. With about 40 teams participating, I didn’t expect our team to go very far. This was the first competition for most of us. And only the top two finishers in each group would advance to the next round.
Simply getting to the race’s starting point for our first group was a challenge. The big waves threatened to flip(翻转）us over. Paddling against wave was tough, but we crossed the finish line and surprisingly, advanced to the second round.
The next day, there was no shortage of accidents. Boats flipped over and others lost control and weren’t able to finish their races. In our final race that day, we narrowly advanced to the following day’s semifinals.
We faced strong competitors in the semifinals, including a semiprofessional team. Being held back by their boat’s waves was highly frustrating. However, in dragon boat racing, no one ever stops paddling, no matter what! So I kept paddling working my hardest to keep pace with the team. We trailed the other boats, but we didn’t lose hope. In the final push, filled with both excitement and exhaustion, we persisted and advanced to the finals!
Although we had expectations, never did we imagine we’d make it into the top three. How come Let me tell you! To win a dragon boat race, you need three things:
6 , 6 and 6 .
61．Paddling a dragon boat is easy, isn’t it
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62．According to the team mates, how long did it take to become a good paddler
63．Why were the races put off last year
64．How did the writer feel when they advanced to the second round
65．What do you think of the writer’s semifinal race
66．What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph
To win a dragon boat race, you need three things: , and .
【答案】
No it isn’t 62．At least three years. 63．Because of the pandemic.
He felt surprised./Surprised. 65．It was frustrating/difficult/exciting.
66．hard work effort practice
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了划龙舟这项传统以及作者去年参加的划龙舟比赛的经历。
61．根据“Paddling (用桨划船）a dragon boat is no piece of cake.”可知，划龙舟不是很容易。故填No；it isn’t。
62．根据“When I joined a team, they told me it took at least three years to become a good paddler.”可知，成为一名优秀的桨手需要至少三年的时间。故填At least three years.
63．根据“However, because of the pandemic (疫情）, last year’ s races were put off from June to October. ”可知，因为疫情，去年的比赛推迟了。故填Because of the pandemic.
64．根据“Paddling against wave was tough, but we crossed the finish line and surprisingly, advanced to the second round.”可知，进入第二轮让作者感到意外。故填He felt surprised./Surprised.
65．根据第四、五段的内容可知，作者进入的的半决赛很令人沮丧，半决赛很困难，也很令人兴奋。故填It was frustrating/difficult/exciting.
66．根据文章的内容可知，要赢得龙舟比赛，需要的三样东西是：勤奋，努力以及练习。故填hard work；effort；practice。

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