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China's Grand Canal

Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China，but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.This man﹣made waterway﹣known in China as Da Yun he ﹣ is 1，700 kilometers long and some parts of it are more than 2，000 years old.It linksthe north of China with Hangzhou，a city in the southern part of the country.It's the longest man﹣ made waterway in the world.

It was built as a way to transport grain （谷物） from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north.In fact，it's not one canal，but a system of canals and rivers linked together.It's still an important part of the transport system in China.Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo.

Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal，It is making parts of it deeper，so bigger ships can use it.The canal will also help to move water.There is a lot of rain in the south of China，but not as much in the north.The canal will carry millions of liters of water from the south to the north.

The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall，and not very many tourists visit it.But its possible to go on a cruise （乘船游览） along some of the oldest parts of the canal.Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.

（1）From the passage，we know that the Grand Canal is 　.

A．	more than two thousand years old
B．	more famous than the Great Wall
C．	the longest man﹣made waterway

（2）What does the underlined word"'links" mean in paragraph 1？　　

A．	Connects.
B．	Compares.
C．	Competes.

（3）What is the main idea of paragraph 2？　　

A．	The Grand Canal is helping to move water.
B．	Why the canal was built and how it is used now.
C．	The Grand Canal was used for transporting grain.

（4）The writer wrote this passage to 　　.

A．	describe how beautiful the Grand Canal is
B．	introduce how important the Grand Canal is
C．	explain why few people visit the Grand Canal

（5）This passage is probably taken from a 　　magazine.

A．	history
B．	fashion
C．	science

Vicky liked dog biscuits. （1）　　She thought of a way to get the biscuits for herself.

As a little dog.Vicky had learned to watch for the postman.Every day she went to meet him.He gave her all the letters.She brought these to Mrs.Smith﹣sometimes as many as six at a time.（2）　　

One day Vicky brought only one letter to Mrs.Smith.But the little dog looked excited about something.How happily her feet danced as she followed Mrs.Smith to the cupboard!She ran into the next room with the biscuit. （3）　　"How strange!" thought Mrs.Smith. "Why did the postman come back so soon？" But she went to the cupboard and got another biscuit for Vicky. （4）　　There she saw Vicky eating the biscuit.And under the dog"s front paws （爪） was another letter!

Vicky had thought of a way to get more of the biscuits she liked.She was not going to bring all the letters at once.（5）　　

What will you do to a dog like Vicky？Will you give her another biscuit？Mrs.Smith did just that.

A.Then she followed the dog to the next room.

B.But she did not ask anyone to help her to get them.

C.She wanted a biscuit for every letter she brought in.

D.As a reward （奖励），Mrs.Smith gave Vicky a dog biscuit.

E.After about two minutes，Vicky was back with another letter.

Recycling is a way to take rubbish and turn in into new products.helpful to our environment There are a number of different recycling steps that allow materials to be used more than once.

All kinds of materials can be recycled.Some of the most common things in use today include recycling plastic glass，metals and paper Things made of these materials include soda cans，plastic milk boxes，newspapers，computers and cardboard boxes.

There are a number of advantages for recycling.These include：Landfills ﹣Recycling materials means less rubbish and saves space in landfills.Resources﹣ When we use materials again，this means we can take fewer resources from the earth Pollution in general，recycling materials can produce less pollution，helping to keep our environment clean.

Be sure to recycle everything you can in your house and school There is almost a "recycle" rubbish can around.Be sure to drop your used aluminum cans and plastic bottles there.At home，be sure to put paper things like the newspapers.paper bores.and homework pages into the recycle box.

Plastics are usually marked with an identification code that shows a recycling symbol and a number from 1 to 7.This shows that the type of chemicals，or materials，is used in making the plastic.Used paper can be recycled around seven times.

It is high time we set up a recycle station in every street，across the city and the country so the cleaners can transport the rubbish conveniently.This is the only way out for handling rubbish without causing danger to the environment and our health.For ourselves，our children and our children's children，let's take action NOW!

（1）From the first paragraph，we know that 　　.

A．	A we can make more money from recycling
B．	recycling is helpful to our environment
C．	recycling is common and popular
D．	there is too much rubbish around us

（2）In paragraph 3，we know that recycling has many advantages including 　　.

A．	less rubbish
B．	more space
C．	less pollution
D．	all the above

（3）What kinds of materials are usually marked with an identification code？　　

A．	Paper.
B．	Plastics.
C．	Glass.
D．	Metals.

（4）The underlined word "handling" in the last paragraph means 　　in Chinese.

A．	处理
B．	生产
C．	收购
D．	变卖

（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？　　

A．	We should recycle everything in our daily life.
B．	Many resources can be saved by recycling.
C．	We should take action to recycle rubbish.
D．	Recycle stations should be set up in the street.

Students from Taizhou Middle School，experience farming during their labor course Housework like cooking and washing always ends up at the bottom of many of our 1 to do lists.Some people even think that it should be taken care of by their parents.

However，these life skills are important and should be taught as part of labor education.On June 3.2020，the Ministry of Education （MOE）（教育部） gave a revised （修订后的） course for high schools across the country.Labor education，also called education on the hardworking spirit，ranges from housework to school labor and community voluntary services （社会志愿服务）.

" Labor education must be carried out with the aim to develop the view of the world life and values and develop an interest in doing shores." said Zheng Fuzhi a Vice﹣Minister （副部长） of Education.

According to China Youth Dally，the labor course will take six credits﹣ the same as English and physics.Voluntary service，a part of labor education.would take two credits The MOE also asks schools to make sure 40 hours of voluntary service during the full three school years.

According to Xinhua，adding labor education was out of care that the country's youngsters do too lite housework and that they think labor jobs aren't important.Because of a lot of school stress，schools pay more attention to the educational course，and parents sometimes think that housework wastes their kids' time.

According to a survey.primary and middle school students in Chins only spend 12 minutes.day on chores，compared with 72 minutes in the Us，42 minutes in South Korea and 30 minutes in France.

However，doing housework does not take young people's attention away.Instead，it is necessary for developing a strong working spirit. "The earlier you start.the better.. "the writer of How to Raise an Adult said.

（1）According to the passage，which one belongs to 1 abor education？　　

A．	Doing homework.
B．	Doing volunteer work.
C．	Going traveling.
D．	Learning to drive a car.

（2）What did Zheng Fuzhi talk about？　　

A．	The time to carry out labor education.
B．	The way to carry out labor education.
C．	C The purpose to carry out labor education.
D．	The place to cary ou labor education.

（3）How many credits can voluntary service take？　　

A．	A Two.
B．	Four.
C．	C Six.
D．	Eight.

（4）　　spend the most time on chores.

A．	A Students in China
B．	Students in South Korea
C．	Students in France
D．	Students in America

（5）What did the writer of How to Raise an Adult think of doing housework？　　

A．	A Difficult.
B．	Popular.
C．	Important.
D．	Comfortable.

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The Chang'e 5 robotic probe （探测器） has become China's first spaceship to bring the country' national flag to the Moon.

The scene of the Five Starred Red Flag against the dark sky on the grey lunar surface was taken by a camera on the Chang'e s robotic probe's lander and then sent to the ground control.In Chang'e 3 and 4 tasks，the national flag was painted on the spaceship.Therefore，the flag carried by Chang'e 5 is the first Chinese national flag that has been planted on the Moon.

The system to raise the flag was designed and produced by engineers at China Space Sanjing Group in Hubei Province.It has three parts.

Because of the strong radiation （辐射） and the terrible temperatures on the Moon，we couldn't use traditional fabrics （面料）.If we place an ordinary flag on the Moon，its colors will quickly become lighter.Designers spent more than one year choosing and testing ideal materials.and finally picked a new kind of material that can resist the very difficult conditions on the Moon.

（1）The Chang'e s brought the flag outside the space. 　　

（2）The scene of the national flag was taken by a smartphone. 　　

（3）The flag raising system includes three pars. 　　

（4）If we place an ordinary flag on the Moon，its colors will quickly become dark. 　　

（5）The last paragraph shows how the designers chose and tested the flag's materials. 　　