We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth.
April 22 is Earth Day. The theme of this year is “Green Cities”.
A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live, according to the United Nations. A green city can get its energy from regenerative sources like solar (太阳能的) and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation. Moreover, a green city is made up of facilities (设施) that can save energy and reduce waste.
Around the world, many cities and countries have done well to build themselves in a green way. Chicago is well known for its green roof (屋顶) program. These roofs are covered with plants. The plants get a great amount of rainwater. Later, the water evaporates (蒸发) to help make the air cool and clean. So far, there are about 360 green roofs in Chicago, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Curitiba, Brazil, has great transportation(运输). It opened the world’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system in 1974. BRT runs on special lanes. This makes sure that buses are on time even in traffic jams. With the help of BRT, the city has the lowest level of air pollution in Brazil. Today, many other countries have copied BRT, including China and Mexico.
Singapore is home to the first zero-energy building in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building is able to create more energy than it uses. Zero-energy buildings work with solar panels (板) mainly on roofs. These panels can make electricity which powers the buildings. By 2030, Singapore plans to build 80 percent of its buildings like this.What is a green city according to the United Nations?
| A．A city with many green trees and flowers. |
| B．A green place for people to live. |
| C．A healthy and pleasant place for people to live. |
| D．A place is green for people to live. |
The theme of Earth Day this year is “ ”.
| A．Green Roofs | B．Green Cities |
| C．Reducing and Recycling | D．Environmental Protection |
The underlined word “regenerative” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.
| A．getting terrible things and smells |
| B．giving new life and freshness |
| C．reducing waste things |
| D．producing old materials again |
From the passage, we learn that in the three cities .
| A．people are encouraged to grow plants on their roofs |
| B．special lanes (车道) are designed to solve traffic jams |
| C．people make good use of solar and wind energy |
| D．people are provided with a pleasant place to live |
The passage is mainly developed by .
| A．giving examples | B．explaining reasons |
| C．listing suggestions | D．showing different opinions |
阅读下面材料，并按要求完成下面小题。
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Beijing has become the first city ever to hold both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after winning the 2022 Winter Olympics bid with co-host city Zhangjiakou. That brings snow and ice sports into public spotlight. Unlike the hugely popular Summer Olympic events such as tennis and badminton, winter sports have limited fans in China. ②However, Beijing and Zhangjiakou’s success in holding the Winter Olympics has … Let’s take a look at the present and the future plans of the ice and snow sports.
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（1）（2）题回答问题；（3）、（4）题补全内容；（5）题读用结合。
（1） How many cities held the 2022 Winter Olympics?
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（2）What sport is more popular, ice sports or snow sports?
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（3）根据材料内容，补全①处画线标题。
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（4）根据以下所给单词提示，将材料②处画线句子补全，使上下文语义通顺、连贯、语法正确。（词数不限）make, more, interested, sports
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（5）根据材料内容，完成以下折线图表（画出2020-2025的Development plan）。
Life in Outer Space
Chinese taikonauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu carried out the Shenzhou-13 spaceflight mission （任务） that started on Oct. 15, 2021. This mission lasts 6 months, which was also a national record. Zhai is the commander （指令长） who performed China’s first spacewalk in the Shenzhou-7 mission in 2008. Wang, who was in the Shenzhou-10 mission in 2013, is the first Chinese woman astronaut to visit China’s space station. Ye is a new comer to space.
The trio had carried out two spacewalks and completed more than 20 scientific tasks. Besides their tasks, they had also given two live lectures from the space station, showing the students their living and working areas at the Tianhe core module and several scientific experiments under zero-gravity conditions and answering real-time questions from students.
The trio also became the first Chinese to spend the nation’s most important festival — the Chinese Lunar New Year — in outer space.
They returned to Earth on April 16, 2022 and made Shenzhou-13 mission a great success.
阅读以上新闻稿，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（1）How long was the mission that was carried out by the taikonauts?
| A． |
13 months. |
B． |
10 months. |
C． |
7 months. |
D． |
6 months. |
（2）What does the underlined “ trio ” probably mean?
| A． |
A group of two. |
B． |
A group of three. |
C． |
A group of four. |
D． |
A group of five. |
（3）Which paragraph tells us what the taikonauts had mainly done in this mission in space?
| A． |
Paragraph 1. |
B． |
Paragraph 2. |
C． |
Paragraph 3. |
D． |
Paragraph 4. |
（4）What would be the most suitable to replace ＿＿＿＿＿ in the picture?
| A． |
Commander Zhai held a pair of couplets and wished the Chinese people good health. |
| B． |
Wang, with a red balloon in hand, wished children across the country healthy growth. |
| C． |
Ye held a sticker with the Chinese character “ fu, ” and wished the Chinese people a happy Lunar New Year. |
| D． |
The taikonauts have put up red lanterns, Chinese knots and paper-cut craft to celebrate the Chinese New Year. |
（5）Which of the following is NOT true?
| A． |
All the three taikonauts had been to the space before. |
B． |
Zhai Zhigang is a commander. |
| C． |
The trio gave two live lectures from the space station. |
D． |
They returned to earth in mid-April. |
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Riddle 1 I carry a big bag every day. There are letters and parcels in the bag. I take them to people. Who am I? |
Riddle 2 I wear a uniform. I catch thieves. I make sure the neighbourhood is safe. Who am I? |
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Riddle 3 I work on a bus. I drive it around every day. I take people to different places. Who am I? |
Riddle 4 I work in a shop. Many children come to the shop. They buy sweets and chocolate. Who am I? |
阅读以上四条谜语，根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
（1）The underlined pronoun “them” in Riddle 1 refers to ＿＿＿＿＿ .
| A． |
big bags |
B． |
letters and parcels |
C． |
people |
D． |
riddles |
（2）What is the answer of Riddle 2?
| A． |
A teacher. |
B． |
An engineer. |
C． |
A waiter. |
D． |
A policeman. |
（3）Where does the person in Riddle 3 work?
| A． |
On a bus. |
B． |
In a zoo. |
C． |
At an airport. |
D． |
On a farm. |
（4）The shop in Riddle 4 is probably a ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A． |
book store |
B． |
fruit store |
C． |
fish market |
D． |
candy store |
（5）The riddles are about ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A． |
children |
B． |
parents |
C． |
jobs |
D． |
places |
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Dear Kimmy, Guess what, we have a class pet! It’s a hamster. Miss Lee showed us how to take care of our new furry friend, Tobin. She explained that her own hamster had given birth to three pups and Tobin is one of them. Needless to say, we were delighted and promised to be responsible pet owners. Well, till next time. PS: It’s a picture of our new pet. Do you have a pet? Your pen-pal, Andrew |
阅读以上书信，根据其内容判读下列句子正误。正确填A，错误填B。
（1）It’s a letter from Kimmy to Andrew.
（2）Andrew’s class pet is furry.
（3）Miss Lee took Tobin to the class.
（4）Tobin’s mother gave birth to four pups.
（5）Andrew is sure that his pen-pal has a pet and loves animals.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
“Do you want to grow your own vegetables?” Mom asked “Yes!” My eyes got wide. Mom smiled at my excitement. She gave me a book on gardening, and I carefully planted some seeds(种子) in the backyard.
After supper, I rushed to see how much they might grow. Nothing! My mouth dropped “Someone stole my seeds!” Mom laughed from ear to ear. She said “Johnny, go and check the book.” I hung my head down. I read the book and I knew something needed to be done.
Early the next morning, I ran to the back yard. Everything looked the same but I wasn’t that disappointed(失望). As the book said, I lightly watered my seeds and stuck my finger in the soil(泥土) to make sure it wasn’t too dry. That evening, I couldn’t help going to check my garden again. No sign of anything green. Just dirt.
The next morning I raced to the garden again. No changes. “Why is it taking so long for the seeds to grow?” I asked. “Grow up!” I shouted. “Please, just grow,” I almost cried. Mom was too busy with housework to help. “Read the book, and wait patiently.” So I read it again. I removed(除去) the grass from the soil and watered the seeds.
Then one morning, I walked out to my garden. I wasn’t expecting to see anything yet. To my surprise, a little bit of green came into my eyes. I got down on my knees for a closer look. “They grew!” I shouted. I could see little green leaves growing everywhere! I was so excited “They finally grew! The book is right.” It took several days for the seeds to be in the soil before popping up.
(1). Did Johnny want to grow his own vegetables?
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(2). Where did Johnny plant the seeds?
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(3). Soil and water helped. What else did it take for the seeds to grow according to the passage? (List 2 things)
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(4). Do you think Mom teaches Johnny in a good way? Why or why not?
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