Seventy percent of our planet is covered by one huge body of seawater﹣the ocean． In 2008， the United Nations recognized（确立） June 8 as World Oceans Day． It's a day to think about the important role that the oceans play in our lives， the dangers that our oceans are facing and the action we can take to protect them．
The ocean is home to the most of plants and animals on Earth． Plants in the sea provide us with 70 percent of O2 we breathe． The ocean controls our climate （气候）， providing heat in winter and cool air in summer． It also provides us with food and medicine． No matter where you live on the planet， no matter how far from the sea， your life is dependent on the ocean．
The biggest problem facing the ocean at the moment is plastic pollution． Reducing single﹣use plastic， including plastic bags and plastic bottles， has been an important theme for World Oceans Day for a number of years．
Climate change and rising sea temperatures are also a huge problem． Rising sea temperatures have a direct influence on weather patterns and are seen as partly responsible for an increase in extreme （极端的） weather．
The day is celebrated in all kinds of ways， including special events on the beach， river clean﹣ups， school activities， art contests and film festivals． You can join in to remind people about the importance of our oceans and to make a difference．
（1）What percent of our planet is covered with seawater？
A． 30%
B． 40%
C． 70%
（2）What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A． The ocean provides us with heat and cool air．
B． Our life is dependent on the ocean．
C． The ocean provides us with food and medicine
（3）What is the biggest problem facing the ocean？
A． Plastic pollution．
B． Reducing single﹣use plastic．
C． Air pollution．
（4）What is partly responsible for an increase of extreme weather？
A． Climate change．
B． Rising sea temperatures．
C． Weather patterns．
（5）How do people celebrate World Oceans Day？
A． Eating out together．
B． Having a meeting．
C． Holding special events．
Becoming a Minimalist ( 极简主义者 )
I have too many things. My bedroom is often in a mess. I have shelves with dirty books I never read and CDs I don't listen to. My drawers are filled with clothes I never wear. I was getting upset ( 心烦意乱的 ) that I never had any space in my bedroom. Then I read about minimalist. Minimalist suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of ( 处理掉 ) everything else. After reading about minimalism, I felt encouraged to solve my problem.
I started clearing out a lot of the things which I didn't use. I collected bags of clothes to give to charity ( 慈善机构 ). I sold some of the CDs and books online. Although I knew that I would never need these things again, I still found it very difficult to get rid of them. My brain tried to stop me from letting them go. I said to myself "I might need that in the future!" or "Won't I be sad if I lose that?" But the thing was, I knew I couldn't keep everything.
After getting lots of things out of my room, I actually became quite excited to see the tidy room with some fresh space. And a tidy room also makes me have a clear mind! The main idea behind minimalism is to cut down what you own and really value the things you have. It's not easy to be a minimalist. We are often told that it is better to have more things. Advertisements try to make us believe that we will only be happy by spending more money buying more things. Of course, I'm not a perfect minimalist - I've only just started. I still own a lot of things which I don't really need, but I think this was a good start. In the future, I will be more mindful of what I buy. And I will continue to make an effort to get rid of what I don't need.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
67. Is the writer's bedroom often in a mess?
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68. When did the writer feel encouraged to solve the problem?
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69. How did the writer get rid of some of the CDs and books?
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70. What is the main idea behind minimalism?
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71. Why is it not easy to be a minimalist?
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Walking
If you want to get healthy or stay healthy, there is one easy activity for you - walking. You may think that simply taking a walk is not enough to make a big difference. You may think that you need to do something like running to stay healthy. Well, a new study says that is not true. It finds out that walking may be as good for us as running.
Running is a high-impact ( 高强度的 ) activity and can be hard on the body. So, many people cannot run. Walking seems to have all of the advantages and none of the disadvantages of running.
Dr Russell Pate is a professor of exercise science at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. He says, "Walking is one of the easiest and safest exercises a person can do. You do not need to learn a lot to get results."
Walking needs no special skills or equipment . You can do it anywhere. It fits easily into your daily schedule ( 日程表 ). You can walk at work. You can walk if you want to go shopping. You can take the stairs instead of the lift.
Walking is a great exercise for beginners. If you are out of shape or getting back into shape after an illness or accident, walking is perfect. You can do a little at a time, or as we like to say, take baby steps.
62. The new study shows that ________.
| A． |
running is better than walking |
B． |
walking is the best way of exercising |
| C． |
walking and running are not good enough |
D． |
walking is as good as running |
63. Dr Russell Pate says walking is one of the easiest and safest exercises because ________.
| A． |
walking is a high-impact activity and can be easy on the body |
| B． |
walking needs no skills |
| C． |
walking needs no special skills or equipment |
| D． |
walking has more advantages than running |
64. What does the underlined word "equipment" in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?
| A． |
器材 |
B． |
食宿 |
C． |
机会 |
D． |
阶段 |
65. Which one is TRUE according to this passage?
| A． |
Walking is not good for a beginner. |
| B． |
Walking seems to have all of the advantages of running. |
| C． |
You'd better drive when you want to go shopping. |
| D． |
Walking does harm to all people after an illness or accident. |
66. What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?
| A． |
To tell people that they shouldn't walk more. |
B． |
To tell people that walking is a waste of time. |
| C． |
To tell people that they should walk more. |
D． |
To tell people that they don't need to run any more. |
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The 8th Inter-School Musical Show!
The school is hosting the 8th Inter-School Musical Show for Grades 9-11 on December 19 at Harrington Center, Bank Road at 9 am. All students are welcome to try out for the show at the audition ( 试演 ), which will be held on December 8 at 9 am in the school's Central Hall. For more information, please email Mr. Black, the secretary of the Music Club, at black123@126.com . North Hill Field Day! Grades 7-9: 9:30-11:30 am Grades 10-12: 1:40-3:40 pm Dear parents, On Friday, December 11, we will be holding our North Hill Field Day. It will be a day of laughs and lots of fun. Be sure to tell your children to bring cameras and take pictures. The purpose of the day is for our school to get together for an enjoyable two-hour activity. There won't be any competitions among the students. The real reward ( 奖励 ) will be happiness and the feeling of participation ( 参与 ). |
57. Where should you go if you want to try out for the show at the audition?
| A． |
North Hill. |
B． |
Harrington Center. |
C． |
The Music Club. |
D． |
The school's Central Hall. |
58. What does Mr. Black do?
| A． |
A teacher. |
B． |
A secretary. |
C． |
A director. |
D． |
A manager. |
59. North Hill Field Day will be held on _______.
| A． |
December 8 |
B． |
December 9 |
C． |
December 11 |
D． |
December 19 |
60. What should students take with them to take part in North Hill Field Day?
| A． |
Cameras. |
B． |
Sunglasses. |
C． |
Notebooks. |
D． |
Lunches. |
61. The purpose of North Hill Field Day is to _______.
| A． |
take part in the speaking competition |
B． |
hand in a report of the trip |
| C． |
join a club after the trip |
D． |
make the students enjoy the trip together |
Have your mom or grandma ever made embroidered （刺绣的） clothes for you? People in the past often embroidered on handkerchiefs（手帕）, bed covers and dresses. Girls would embroider on a sachet （香囊）as a gift for their lovers.
Shu embroidery comes from Sichuan. It is the oldest kind of embroidery in China. People began to make it during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). They sold it to other countries along the South Silk Road.
Embroidery takes time. It might take as long as a whole day to finish just 10 cm. By the 1970s, Sichuan had as many as 5, 000 embroiderers. But since modern machines can make cheaper embroidery products today, fewer people are buying handmade Shu embroider products. Young people aren't learning the skill. To protect this skill, Shu embroidery was added to China's intangible cultural heritage （非物质文化遗产） list in 2006.
Meng Dezhi, a national-level inheritor（国家级传承人）of the skill, has been making Shu embroidery for 40 years. After her factory closed down in 2005, she didn't give up loving this form of art. So she decided to teach others to make Shu embroidery. The work is hard and the pay is low. Not many people want to learn it. But Meng wants to change that. She now teaches it in universities and communities.
Shu embroidery stands for（代表）thousands of years of Sichuan culture. We should try to save it.
76. Where does Shu embroidery come from?
77. How many embroiderers did Sichuan have by the 1970s?
78. Are many people buying handmade Shu embroidery products today?
79. How long has Meng Dezhi been making Shu embroidery?
80. What does Shu embroidery stand for?
There are about 1. 4 billion （十亿）people in China. WeChat is part of life for many Chinese. We use it to chat, send photos, pay for things, etc. It is playing a bigger role. But do you know who invented WeChat? The man behind it is Zhang Xiaolong. He is the vice president（副总裁） of Tencent and is called "Father of WeChat".
Zhang Xiaolong was born in Shaoyang, Hunan Province in 1969.
He graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1994. While at university he had many hobbies, such as chess, tennis and bowling. His classmates said whatever he did, he could get quite good atit after trying hard for several years. He liked to sleep late, but that didn't mean he was lazy. He would keep working hard on something for many hours till midnight
Such a clever and hard-working man would surely succeed. In 1997, he created Foxmail and achieved success. He created WeChat in 2011, and it became a bigger success. It is so easy to use. _______. Because of it, Zhang has become rich and successful, but he always keeps a low profile（低调）. Few people know about him. He only lets his work speak for him. You may have a good understanding of him by using WeChat.
January 21, 2021 was the10th birthday of WeChat. It's said that Zhang Xiaolong is making his another 10-year plan for WeChat. Will he surprise us again? That's for sure.
46. If you forget to take money, you can______ by WeChat.
| A． |
cook |
B． |
chat |
C． |
send photos |
D． |
pay for things |
47. Zhang Xiaolong left his university ______.
| A． |
in 1969 |
B． |
in 1994 |
C． |
in 1997 |
D． |
in 2011 |
48. According to Zhang's classmates, he was ______ at university.
| A． |
lazy |
B． |
hard-working |
C． |
relaxed |
D． |
friendly |
49. Which of the following can be put in the ______in the third paragraph?
| A． |
About one billion people use it now |
| B． |
Few people find WeChat very interesting |
| C． |
People never use WeChat in their daily life |
| D． |
Someone likes using WeChat to do many things |
50. Which of the following is TRUE?
| A． |
Zhang Xiaolong likes speaking for himself. |
| B． |
People have used WeChat for less than ten years. |
| C． |
WeChat is playing a bigger role in people's lives. |
| D． |
Zhang Xiaolong can get good at something easily. |
and we can do it anywhere