Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many shops. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots can __________ for us.
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals |
| C．watch films | D．talk with friends |
How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
| A．hard | B．easy | C．interesting | D．healthy |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Life in the future |
| B．Studying at home |
| C．Working at home |
| D．A hard life |
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Recently, the story of a Chinese girl playing the erhu on the streets of Milan, Italy has been reported. She has been trying street performances in her spare time since April 2023. Every time she performs, she attracts（吸引）many people to watch, building a bridge of communication between China and Italy through music. The girl is Zheng Xiaohui from Weifang, who is talented in playing the erhu.
In 2021, Zheng went to Milan for study. There, she found the street art culture was very popular. She saw some wonderful street performances that caused many people to dance, “I was so touched, and found that music has a great power to bring people together,” she said.
In 2023, Zheng started her street performance during Milan Design Week. And many tourists were attracted by her performance. Some even experienced playing the erhu. Zheng also performed at the 2023 Milan Fashion Week. “I am very happy that China’s erhu has shown its special beauty on the international stage,” Zheng said.
With the popularity of her performances, Zheng has more chances to show traditional Chinese culture. Besides street performances, she also performs online and gives concerts to show the beauty of the erhu to the world. She hopes to meet more friends who love Chinese folk music and traditional Chinese culture through her performances.
（1）How does the writer begin the text?
| A． |
By telling a fact. |
B． |
By making a suggestion. |
C． |
By answering a question. |
（2）What can we infer（推断）from the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?
| A． |
Zheng may learn to dance from local people. |
| B． |
Zheng may make money by street performances. |
| C． |
Zheng may produce the idea of playing the erhu on the streets. |
（3）How many ways did Zheng use to show the beauty of the erhu?
| A． |
One. |
B． |
Two. |
C． |
Three. |
（4）What is the purpose of Zheng’s performances?
| A． |
To make more people know her. |
| B． |
To show her love for playing the erhu. |
| C． |
To spread traditional Chinese culture through folk music. |
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Catia, a 73-year-old woman, is a hummingbird（蜂鸟）nurse. Her story with hummingbirds began in 2011, at a very difficult time in her life.
She lost her husband in 2009. Two years later, she herself got cancer（癌症）. To fight against her illness, she sold her five shops but it didn’t help much. So she felt depressed.
One day, she was walking on the street when she noticed a tiny hummingbird with a serious eye problem. The kind woman took it home and named it Gucci. At first, she knew nothing about taking care of a bird. To look after Gucci, she studied the birds and their habits. Finally, Gucci got well.
Later, Catia’s friends began to bring her sick and homeless hummingbirds. She never turned them away. Then, more and more hummingbirds were sent to her. So she used her apartment as a hospital and Safe House for them. Since then, her home has been a hummingbirds’ home.
Now Catia is considered as an expert on hummingbirds and lives happily with hummingbirds. People think she is a protector of hummingbirds, but she thinks it is the tiny birds that save her. She told others the hummingbirds managed to pull her out of sadness and hopelessness. She always says, “The hummingbirds wrote me a new life.”
（1）When did Catia get cancer?
| A． |
In 2007. |
B． |
In 2009. |
C． |
In 2011. |
（2）What does the underlined word “depressed” in paragraph 2 mean?
| A． |
Bored. |
B． |
Down. |
C． |
Angry. |
（3）What is the correct order of the following events?
①Catia lost her husband.
②Catia is considered as an expert.
③Catia’s home has been a hummingbirds’ home.
④Catia helped a hummingbird with an eye problem.
| A． |
①④③② |
B． |
②③④① |
C． |
④③②① |
（4）What is the main idea of the text?
| A． |
It’s important to protect animals. |
| B． |
We should face difficulties bravely. |
| C． |
Helping animals is helping humans. |
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Volunteers Wanted
Do you want to have a meaningful summer holiday? Do you hope to protect our environment? Come and join us!
We want you to help us:
Age: 12 years old and above
Date: July 10th—July 15th
If you are in good health and interested in our activity, please call us at 0813-8866012 or e-mail us at volunteer@qq.com.
（1）What do the volunteers need to help?
| A． |
Plant flowers in the park. |
| B． |
Make and give out posters. |
| C． |
Clean the office in our community. |
（2）If Dave wants to become a volunteer, he must ________.
| A． |
be healthy |
| B． |
be under 12 years old |
| C． |
be free before July 10th |
（3）Where can the text be found?
| A． |
In a storybook. |
| B． |
In a newspaper. |
| C． |
In a travel magazine. |
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①Plants have roots, leaves, and flowers. They have seeds（种子）, too. New plants grow from seeds. Some seeds fall on the ground. New plants grow next to the old plants. When plants grow this way, they are too crowded to get enough sunshine and water. So some of them die. But some plants spread their seeds even far from where they live. These seeds grow in new places. There are many ways of the seeds’ travel.
②The wind helps seeds to travel. Some plant seeds have little wings. When the wind blows, the seeds fly away. Soon they fall to the ground and new plants may grow there. Some plants dry up. The wind pulls them from the ground, but they are so big that they can’t fly. They roll along the ground, dropping off their seeds.
③Other plants grow near the water. Their seeds drop into the water and go away with it. They may travel many miles before they stop.
④Some seeds have special parts called “stickers”. The stickers help the seeds travel far. How? These seeds wait for an animal to walk by. Then they stick into its fur to get a free ride. Sometimes it’s a long trip. Birds carry some plant seeds to new places, too.
⑤Seeds can’t walk. They can’t run. But they can travel with the help of wind, water and animals.
（1）What will happen if new plants are crowded?
| A． |
Some of them will travel. |
B． |
Some of them will die. |
| C． |
Some of them can grow taller. |
D． |
Some of them can live better. |
（2）The underlined word “them” refers to ________.
| A． |
Wings. |
B． |
Seeds. |
C． |
Plants. |
D． |
Birds. |
（3）What can help the seeds to travel according to the text?
| A． |
Leaves, roots and flowers. |
B． |
Birds, stickers and wings. |
| C． |
Wind, water and other plants. |
D． |
Animals, water and wind. |
（4）Which can be the best title for the passage?
| A． |
The growth of the plants. |
B． |
The kinds of the seeds. |
| C． |
The parts of the plants. |
D． |
The travel of the seeds. |
（5）What’s the structure of the passage?
| A． |
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B． |
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C． |
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D． |
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Li Fang is an engineer during the day, but in the evening, she becomes a student at a night school in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. She is trying new hobbies with her 4-year-old daughter, including art and jazz dancing. She used to spend evenings watching her daughter play in the park. Now, she can experience new things together with her daughter at a night school.
A growing number of Chinese people go to night schools. They can get colorful courses from dancing and sports to wine tasting. These courses usually cost hardly anything. They have become popular among young people who want to look for new skills, hobbies and friends.
In the 1980s, many people studied at night schools for middle school courses. However, night schools disappeared because of the popularization of higher education. The latest fashion came to Shanghai last autumn, when more than 650,000 people competed for 10,000 places at the city’s night schools.
Night schools have also rapidly appeared in other cities. Miss Wang in Wuhan thinks night schools are good places to make friends. “I used to spend much of my time alone. Since I attended the night school, І have felt more connected with modern society. Besides, chatting to people with similar hobbies is a lot of fun,” she said.
Young people strongly wish to improve themselves and make their cultural lives colorful. That has made night schools popular.
（1）What did Li Fang use to do in the evening?
| A． |
Watch her daughter play. |
B． |
Experience new hobbies. |
| C． |
Try new things. |
D． |
Learn jazz dancing. |
（2）How much does it cost if young people go to night schools?
| A． |
A little. |
B． |
Much. |
C． |
Little or nothing. |
D． |
Too much. |
（3）According to the numbers “650,0000” and “10,000”, we can infer _______.
| A． |
there are more young people |
B． |
there are more night schools |
| C． |
the night schools are very popular |
D． |
the night schools are only in Shanghai |
（4）What does Miss Wang think of the night schools?
| A． |
Good places to connect with society. |
B． |
Good places to spend time alone. |
| C． |
Good places to take up hobbies. |
D． |
Good places to chat with old people. |
（5）Why do young people attend the night schools?
| A． |
To make friends. |
B． |
To taste wine. |
| C． |
To do sports. |
D． |
To improve themselves. |
