Mr. John and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. John says to Mr. Brown, "I will have a small party in our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?"
Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first." So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very worried.
"What's the matter?" asks Mr. John. "Is your wife there at home?"
"No," answers Mr. Brown. "She isn't there. My small son answers the telephone. I say to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answers 'No, she isn't in the house. ''Where is she?' I ask, 'She is somewhere outside.' 'What's she doing?' 'She is looking for me.'"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填入括号内。 _____ will have a small party at home on Monday evening.
| A．Mr. John | B．Mr. Brown |
| C．Mrs. Brown | D．David |
Mrs. Brown is looking for _____.
| A．Mr. John | B．Mr. Brown |
| C．Mrs. John | D．David |
The telephone is in _____ office.
| A． Mr. Brown's | B．Mr. John's |
| C．the other | D．David's |
How many people are there in the story?
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
Mr. Brown speaks to _____ in the telephone.
| A．Mr. John | B．Mrs. Brown |
| C．his son | D．himself |
Hearing that Erin was coming for the silver wedding party, Mr. Joe and his wife got worried.
“Erin the thief!” said Mr. Joe to his wife. “Anything smaller than a table, and more expensive than paper, would finally be found in his bag.”
“He’s sure to come for the presents we’ve received,” added Mrs. Joe. “We can’t hide them all. How can we deal with him?”
“We must keep an eye on him,” said Mr. Joe.
As soon as Erin arrived, the couple started to keep a sharp lookout. After dinner, the three talked nervously from one boring topic to another in the living room.
Suddenly, Erin asked, “You’ve got so many presents. Can I take a look at those pretty silk scarves?”
“Only it’s annoying to have seven of them,” Mr. Joe blurted.
Erin studied the scarves carefully, lost in thought. The couple got more anxious.
After Erin went for sleep, Mrs. Joe counted the presents immediately. “I’m not sure if we’ve lost anything,” she doubted.
“He must have taken something,” claimed Mr. Joe angrily. “The awful pig hasn’t brought us a present. How dare he take anything from us?”
“Let’s go through his bag late at night,” Mrs. Joe suggested.
The search was a short one. They found a silk scarf carefully placed in the bag. Mrs. Joe quickly picked it up and put it into her pocket.
The next morning, Erin was late for breakfast. “Something’s been taken out of my bag,” he said. “It was a present I had prepared for your silver wedding, only it happened to be a scarf. You seemed annoyed at having so many, so I thought I’d get it changed, but now it’s gone.”
The couple turned deadly pale. Mrs. Joe ran to the living room and surprisingly, she found their seven scarves were still there, ▲ .
Mrs. Joe returned with Erin’s scarf. “This one is yours,” she went on. “It’s an unpleasant thing to say… Actually, we took it last night. It all started because there were some unkind words about you. It’s really shameful to go through your bag without asking.”
Erin’s eyes widened as he was listening. Mrs. Joe handed the scarf to Erin.
“Please take your scarf back. It’s unfair to you. Really hope you can forgive us for everything we did,” Mr. Joe said.
Erin refused the scarf with a smile. “It has always been for you. Please keep it. Just want you to know that people change.”
（1）What did Mr. and Mrs. Joe do before Erin arrived?
| A． |
They hid all their presents. |
B． |
They told Erin to come the next week. |
| C． |
They changed the date for the party. |
D． |
They talked about how to deal with Erin. |
（2）What can we know from the story?
| A． |
Erin had prepared a present for the couple. |
| B． |
The couple had a nice talk with Erin after dinner. |
| C． |
The couple spent a lot of time checking Erin’s bag. |
| D． |
Erin thought the couple was happy to have many scarves. |
（3）Which of the following can be put into ▲ in Paragraph 14?
| A． |
She put one of the scarves into her pocket |
| B． |
She placed all the seven scarves in the bag |
| C． |
She was quite sure that Erin had lied to them |
| D． |
She realised the scarf in her pocket wasn’t theirs |
（4）How might Mr. and Mrs. Joe feel at the end of the story? Why? （请用约40词回答）
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Scientists are looking for ways that we can effectively use the light and heat from the sun. One idea that has caught their imagination is solar roads. They are expected to produce clean and renewable energy.
With solar panels on the surfaces, solar roads cost more than traditional roads. However, besides the functions of traditional roods, they have the panels to receive sunlight and change it into the energy to supply power to homes, factories and street lighting. There are four layers in a solar panel:
•Base layer: It is made of insulation material and forms a good grip with the road below this layer.
•Middle layer: This is the most important layer. It holds all kinds of power lines connecting all the solar parts in the panel, like LED lights and the heating system.
•Top layer: This layer is super-strong glass. It allows the panel to hold the weight of the heaviest vehicles.
•Capping: This is the topmost layer used to offer extra protection to the solar parts in the panel. The layer must be rough enough to provide the traction for the safety of vehicles.
With the smart design, solar roads can successfully charge the vehicles on them. And the roads have inbuilt LED lights to replace the traditional rood signs and lines, which are usually painted and harmful to humans. What’s more, the heating systems in the solar roads can take care of the snow and ice on the roads for drivers.
Test solar roads have been built in several countries (France, China, USA, etc.) since 2014. The first word solar road project, Metrics of Watt Way in France, was set up by a French company called Construction Colas. It was an example of low effectiveness. In the first year, it had been expected to produce around 767 kWh of energy a day, but it only produced 409 kWh. Even so, the production could increase with design improvements. Of course, more time is needed before this technology is put into use.
Solar roads may not be widely used in the near future, but they are indeed great for an environment-friendly and energy-saving world.
（1）Solar roads ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A． |
offer power to homes |
B． |
get energy from factories |
| C． |
keep the sunlight away |
D． |
cost less than traditional roods |
（2）Which of the following about the layers of a solar panel is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． |
The base layer is the most important layer. |
| B． |
There are many power lines in the middle layer. |
| C． |
The top layer lies on the top of the solar panel. |
| D． |
The capping should be smooth enough for drivers. |
（3）The first world solar road project ＿＿＿＿＿.
| A． |
was set up in China in 2014 |
B． |
showed high effectiveness as expected |
| C． |
was started by a US company |
D． |
could get better with design improvements |
（4）What is the best title for the passage?
| A． |
Solar Roads: A Widely Used Invention |
| B． |
Solar Roads: A Safety Guard for Drivers |
| C． |
Solar Roads: A New Idea for Clean Energy |
| D． |
Solar Roads: A Way to Produce LED Lights |
“Motasharefon bema’ refatek!” is often heard in Arabs’ daily talks. This greeting in the language Arabic means “Nice to meet you!” You may find Arabic difficult to understand, but the following facts can offer you some basics.
Arabic is s language of over twenty countries across the Middle East and North Africa, It’s also one of the six official languages of the UN. Now about 400 million people worldwide speak Arabic.
Arabic has different varieties. One of them is Modern Standard Arabic. It is taught at schools in all Arabic-speaking countries and used formally over media. Colloquial Arabic is another variety which people in the Arab world usually use in their everyday life.
Arabic is written from right to left in a beautiful and flowing script. Written Arabic is formed from eighteen different curves with dots (
) above or below. The curve (
) with one dot below is pronounced /b/, two on top is /t/, and three on top is /th/, while the curve (
) with two dots below is pronounced /y/.
A main feature of Arable is the throe letter root system. Almost every Arabic word is based on a root of three letters. If you take a root and add other letters to it, you can create many words related to the meaning of that root. For example, “k-t-b” is a common root in Arabic. Some words from that root are kitaab (“book”) and maktaba (“library”).
There are more facts about Arabic for you to explore. You’ll find that learning about it helps open up door to a different culture and provides a new way of thinking about the world.
（1）How many varieties of Arabic are mentioned in the passage?
| A． |
Two. |
B． |
Three. |
C． |
Four. |
D． |
Five. |
（2）According to the passage, which of the following is pronounced /b/ in Arabic?
| A． |
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B． |
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C． |
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D． |
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（3）What does the underlined root “k-t-b” in Paragraph 5 most probably mean?
| A． |
Cooking. |
B． |
Singing. |
C． |
Writing. |
D． |
Swimming. |
（4）Why does the author write this passage?
| A． |
To introduce the language Arabic. |
| B． |
To tell stories from Arab countries. |
| C． |
To encourage people to visit Arab countries. |
| D． |
To advise people to protect the language Arabic. |
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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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. |
