Sophia is very happy these days. The 13-year-old girl from the UK has a lot of fun during her trip in Beijing. She eats dumplings, tries Chinese calligraphy(书法), climbs the Great Wall and speaks Chinese, all for the first time!
She even stays with a Chinese family for a week. “Beijing is very big and beautiful. And the people here are very nice!” She says. Sophia comes with her teachers and classmates from the UK. The students in Shangdi Experimental Primary School of Haidian District receive them. These two schools are “Heart to Heart” schools. There are 200 “Heart to Heart” schools in Beijing. Each of them has a partner school in a foreign country. They meet and get to know each other. How old is Sophia?
| A．15 | B．14 | C．13 | D．11 |
How long did Sophia stay with a Chinese family?
| A．Two days. | B．Seven days. | C．A year. | D．6 months. |
What did Sophia think of Beijing?
A. Big. B. Beautiful. C. Exciting. D. A and B.
Salt in the soil has always made it impossible to grow crops.But that's now changing.
Famous agriculturalist （农学家）Yuan Longping said they would grow a special rice.They would turn 100 million mu of saline﹣alkali （盐碱的）land into farmland in the country over the next 10 years.
In 2017，Yuan's team successfully grew rice on the saline﹣alkali land in Jiangsu Province.It is called sea rice.Now they have made great progress.Both China and many other countries around the world have large saline﹣alkali land.If all of it can be used to grow rice and grain，it is very important for food security（安全）.And it will help the UN zero﹣hunger goal come true.
Yuan Longping was named as"Father of Hybrid Rice".He helped China make a great wonder—feeding nearly 20% of the world's population with less than 9% of the world's farmland.Then Yuan had a much bigger dream—to save the world from hunger.The world is seeing China's sea rice as a way to fight food insecurity.
"I had a dream.Rice was as high as sorghum （高粱）；ears （穗）were as long as brooms；grains were as big as peanuts （花生）.I could actually enjoy the cool under the rice crops." Yuan said of his childhood dream.And he was one step closer to his dream.
"I'm confident in the future of my country，and I want to do more for my motherland." said Yuan.
（1）What was Yuan Longping？
A.A famous reporter.
B.A famous pianist.
C.A famous headmaster.
D.A famous agriculturalist.
（2）What did Yuan's team grow on the saline﹣alkali land in 2017？
A.Corn.
B.Vegetables.
C.Sea rice.
D.Hybrid rice.
（3）What will happen if all saline﹣alkali land around the world is turned into farmland？
A.The people in China will stay away from hunger.
B.The people in Africa will stay away from hunger.
C.The people in many countries will stay away from hunger.
D.The people in the world will stay away from hunger.
（4）Yuan Longping helped China feed nearly of the world's population with less farmland.
A.one fifth
B.one tenth
C.four fifths
D.nine tenths
（5）What was Yuan Longping's bigger dream？
A.The rice was as high as sorghum.
B.He could save the world from hunger.
C.The ears were as long as brooms.
D.He could enjoy the cool under the rice crops.
Wang Xiangjun is the first blind student to take gaokao in Anhui.She went to a music college in Tianjin in 2015.It's never an easy thing for blind people to do that.
Wang was blind when she was born.At the age of eight，she started to learn to play the piano.The first problem for Wang was to find the keys.She had to listen to the melody（旋律）again and again，keep it in mind and then practice playing it over and over again.She worked very hard and played better and better.Music made her confident and happy.
"Many kind people helped me over the past years.I wish to pass on the love and kindness to more blind children by working as a teacher. "said Wang after she graduated from college in 2019.
Her dream came true soon.She became a piano teacher in the Hefei Special Education Center that year.Now Wang lives a busy but happy life. "All of my students are so lovely.I know their difficulties in learning.I can teach them with my experience and let them know there is hope and a bright future ahead， " said Wang.
（1）It's never an easy thing for to go to college.
A.old people
B.young people
C.blind people
D.deaf people
（2）Wang started to learn to play the piano when she was years old.
A.seven
B.eight
C.nine
D.ten
（3）The first problem for Wang is when she started to play the piano.
A.to find the keys
B.to listen to the melody
C.to keep the melody in mind
D.to play the piano with fingers
（4）After Wang graduated from college in 2019，she wanted to work as .
A.a worker
B.a nurse
C.a teacher
D.an officer
（5）Wang helped her students know there is hope and a bright ahead.
A.job
B.sun
C.road
D.future
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Many have heard of shark fin soup.This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China.But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？
When people catch sharks，they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean.This is not only cruel，but also harmful to the environment.Without a fin，a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies.Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem.If their numbers drop too low，it will bring danger to all ocean life.Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain.But in fact，around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year.The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
So far，no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health，so why eat them？Help save the sharks!
（1）Shark fin soup is especially popular in northern China.
（2）People cut off sharks' fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean.
（3）Sharks are at the bottom of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem.
（4）Around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year.
（5）So far，no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health.
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Xiangiang Middle School encourages the students to have different talents.Mike plays the guitar at school，and Max plays the drums.They both play very well.All the students like to enjoy their music.There are more than 50 clubs in the school，but they want to do something different.One day Mike and Max decided for the school's first marching band（行进乐队）.But they needed more musical instruments （器） and members.
Mike and Max put up a sign asking anyone who plays a musical instrument to join.Many students were really interested in this.Soon they got a lot of answers.
Sam really wanted to join the band，but he had one huge problem.He could not play any musical instrument.Sophia also wanted to join the band，but she played the harp （竖琴）.The harp is too big.She can't carry it while playing.
"How can you be in our band？" Mike asked Sophia."You play the harp sitting down，how can you march？"
All the band members wanted Sophia to play in the band.But they also wanted to march.Where is the way？
Then Max had an idea.He invited Sam and Sophia to join the band.Max asked his father for help.His father is good at creating.He made a big board with four wheels.Then Max asked Sam to ride a bicycle to pull the board with Sophia and her harp on it.Sam could use the bicycle's bell as a kind of musical instrument.
The band members loved Max's idea and everyone loved the marching band's great music.
（1）How many clubs are there in the school？
（2）What could Sophia play？
（3）Who rode a bicycle in the band？
（4）What did Max's father do for the band？
（5）Why was Sam able to join the band？
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The Internet and your friends influence your beauty standards. （1） 你的朋友总是在网上发照片。They want to show off their beautiful dresses or strong bodies，and you will compare yourself to them.
First of all，not to follow popular beauty standards blindly.They are out of reach for 99% of us，so it's better to just forget about them.
（2）Another suggestion is to tell yourself that you are special. Talk about your feelings with someone you trust.Hearing how much they value you can help you feel comfortable in your own skin. （3）每个人都了不起。Everyone has their own talents.
Finally，it is a good idea to try to direct your attention away from bad thoughts.To achieve this，you should do something you enjoy.You can enjoy yourselves by learning. （4）This is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. You can also take part in social activities，like playing sports with your friends.These things can help you take your mind off matters that worry you and make you feel good about yourself.
You may often judge yourself by what is on the outside，not on the inside.However，like a book，your contents are much more important than your cover. （5）Don't judge a book by its cover. If you can learn to see the good things about yourself，you will soon begin to love yourself just the way you are.
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