Have you ever imagined the life in space？The following will show you the astronauts' daily life.
• Eating in space
If you go camping for more than a week with some friends，you will make sure you have plenty of foods and keep them properly.At the end of your camping trip，you would deal with your rubbish properly before the ride home.
Astronauts almost do the same thing when they go to space.Preparation changes with the food type.Some foods can be eaten in their natural forms，such as chocolate cakes and fruits.Other foods require adding water，such as cheese.Of course，an oven is provided at the space station to heat the food.But there are no fridges，so space food must be kept properly.
• Sleeping in space
After a long day at work，nothing is better than a good night's sleep!Just like on the earth，in space astronauts go to bed at a certain time，then get up and prepare for work again.When going to sleep，they have to attachthemselves，so they don't float （漂浮） around or hit their bodies against something.They usually use sleeping bags located in small crew cabins （乘员舱）.Each crew cabin is just big enough for one person.Generally，astronauts have an eight﹣hour sleep each day when they finish their task.
• Doing sports in space
Exercise is an important part of every astronaut's daily life to prevent muscle loss （肌肉萎缩）.Usually，astronauts exercise two hours every day.Lifting 200 pounds on the earth may be a lot of work.But lifting that same object in space would be much easier.That means the things for exercise need to be specially designed，so astronauts can receive the exercise needed.
Living in space is not just all work and no play.Astronauts have fun，too.They like to look out the window and play with their food.Fun plays an important role in the quality of their life.
（1）The writer starts to explain eating in space by .
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telling a story |
| B． |
asking a question |
| C． |
giving an example |
| D． |
comparing two facts |
（2）What does the underlined word " attach" in Paragraph 4 mean？
| A． |
Tie. |
| B． |
Hide. |
| C． |
Catch. |
| D． |
Carry. |
（3）It is much easier for people in space than on the earth.
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to fall asleep |
| B． |
to lift heavy things |
| C． |
to prevent muscle loss |
| D． |
to eat cold food |
（4）In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage？
A.CULTURE.
B.SOCIETY.
C.SCIENCE.
D.HISTORY.
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a Teens help students in remote areas
Luo, Chinese university student, only turned 18 in January, but he’s already made a big difference to the lives of many poor young people living in China’s remote（偏远的）areas. His online English lessons have offered them a chance to know a world they could only imagine before. Many have achieved university dreams. |
b Luban Lock: magic Chinese puzzle
2,000 years ago, a famous Chinese carpenter named Luban created a magic Chinese puzzle called “Luban Lock”, which he used to test how smart his son was. Watch as Rachel learns to make this Chinese puzzle and tries to solve it! Do you want to have a try? |
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c First picture of the black hole
The first picture of the huge black hole at the heart of the Way was shown on Thursday, thanks to the Thursday, thanks to the efforts of astronomers（天文学家）from around the world, including17 from China. Shen Zhiqiang says that the future purpose of the Event Horizon Telescope（EHT）is to get video pictures of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. |
d China’s healthcare
China has made progress in public health over the past years. In 1949, average life expectancy（平均寿命）was 35. It reached nearly 77 in 2019, much higher than the world average of 72. In 1949, there were just 3, 670 medical and health organizations in the whole country. The number increased to nearly 1 million at the end of 2018. Health insurance（保险）has also benefited over 95 percent of the population. |
(1). What did Luo do for the young people in the remote areas?
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He improved their living conditions. |
| B． |
He gave them online English lessons. |
| C． |
He helped them choose dream universities. |
(2). What does Rachel want to know?
| A． |
How Luban Lock works. |
| B． |
Why Luban created Luban Lock. |
| C． |
Whether Luban’s son was clever. |
(3). Who took the first picture of the black hole?
| A． |
A foreign astronomer team. |
| B． |
A Chinese astronomer team. |
| C． |
An international astronomer team. |
(4). Why are the numbers given in Passage d?
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To introduce the govermment’s plans. |
| B． |
To show China’s progress in healthcare. |
| C． |
To describe the present situation of China’s healthcare. |
(5). What’s the theme of the four passages?
| A． |
East meets West. |
B． |
For a better future. |
C． |
Great Chinese, great China. |
More than 1,000 schools across the UK have signed up（报名）to a project with the aim of helping schools become carbon neutral（碳平衡的）by 2030. Carbon neutral means cutting down carbon emissions（碳排放）to zero or balancing them out in other ways. Carbon emissions are gases such as carbon dioxide（CO2）that come out into the atmosphere, where they make climate change worse. This has also caused the temperature rise.
Emissions are caused by all sorts of human activities, such as burning fossil fuels（coal, oil and gas）to make energy, cutting down forests and some types of farming. Becoming carbon neutral includes cutting the amount of carbon emissions a school produces and balancing those that are left by taking some carbon out of the atmosphere.
The project also shows how small changes can make a big difference. These might include thinking carefully about energy use, cutting waste, growing food closer to where it's eaten and walking or cycling to school if it is possible. Ways of balancing out the carbon emissions that a school still makes include planting trees and plants that take in CO2 as they grow.
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr Secondary School in Wales has promised to run entirely on renewable（可再生的）energy（such as wind and solar power）within the next three years. At Down High School in Northern Ireland, the students are looking after their own bees. So when flowers and crops produce food, that helps. Other schools have projects to cut food waste by weighing it after each meal to know how much is not being eaten. Some put the waste into a system that can turn this waste into useful things. They will be put on the garden to help plants grow.
Climate change is seen as a major global challenge. We can see it all around us. So join together, find out ways your school can put efforts to, and talk to a teacher about signing up.
(1). Which statement would the author most probably agree with?
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Human activities influence the environment. |
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The fight against climate change will not succeed. |
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More UK schools should be introduced to the world. |
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We could deal with the climate change without changing our behavior. |
(2). How could the schools reduce carbon emissions?
| A． |
By moving to the countryside. |
B． |
By cutting waste and planting trees. |
| C． |
By providing more spaces for students. |
D． |
By burning coal instead of gas to make energy. |
(3). Why does the author give examples of the schools in paragraph 4?
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To praise these schools. |
B． |
To show the difficulties in the project. |
| C． |
To call for more schools to take action. |
D． |
To explain the efforts made by the government. |
(4). What is the best title for the text?
| A． |
How to Help Plants Grow |
B． |
Schools Sign Up to Help the Planet |
| C． |
Carbon Emissions in the UK Schools |
D． |
Our Planet, a Wonderful Living Place |
When we think of the most respected awards in the world, the Nobel Prize（诺贝尔奖）must be on the list.
Created by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895, the prize recognizes achievements in sciences and the people behind them. Every year in October, the announcement of winners catches the world’s attention.
But what is the importance behind this award? According to founder Nobel himself, the prize is for people who have provided “the greatest benefit to humankind”.
A number of Nobel Prizes have rewarded discoveries that have led to cures for diseases and health problems. A lot of parts in telephones, computers and telecommunication systems are also the fruits of Nobel Prize—awarded work. Other prizes have recognized those who have helped to create a more peaceful world.
The individuals selected and the contributions they made show how science, literature and peace efforts improve and change the world and better our lives.
In the series of books about the Nobel Prize, the author says, “many everyday things would be impossible without the work of the winners of the Nobel science prizes”.
Think about the plastic bags. Plastic wouldn’t have been invented without Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald’s research. The German scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1909.
In recent years, Chinese people have paid more attention to the results of the Nobel Prize. Chinese scientists and writers are known to the world by their achievements, such as 2012 Nobel literature prize winner Mo Yan, and Tu Youyou, China’s first Nobel winner in physiology or medicine in 2015. It’s an uplifting thing. Not only for the individual achievements, but also for the national confidence.
The Paper noted that the prize can encourage the young generation to do scientific research. Do you have any ideas about this?
(1). What does the underlined word “uplifting” in paragraph 8 probably mean?
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Encouraging. |
B． |
Rising. |
C． |
Clear. |
D． |
Right. |
(2). What is the main idea of the text?
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Introduce the history of the Nobel Prize. |
| B． |
People pay more attention to the Nobel Prize winners. |
| C． |
The Nobel Prize changes the world and benefits humankind. |
| D． |
The Nobel Prize is for people who help to create a peaceful world. |
(3). Where is the text probably from?
| A． |
A guidebook. |
B． |
A notice. |
C． |
A novel. |
D． |
A newspaper. |
(4). Which one of the following is most probably to be discussed next?
| A． |
The introduction of Mo Yan and Tu Youyou. |
| B． |
How to put the scientific fruits to the market. |
| C． |
Inventors should be respected and rewarded. |
| D． |
Ways the young could do scientific research. |
I looked at my blank page. All I’d written was the title “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”. The rest of the class were all busy writing.
“You have five minutes to finish.” Ms Clark announced.
“I want to be a teacher when I grow up because…” I just wrote a few lines when the bell went. My friend Lisa told me she wanted to be an astronaut. I laughed as I pictured Lisa floating in space. After school, I told my grandpa my real dream. “You promise not to laugh. I didn’t write it on the school paper.” I said, “I want to be an actor.” He didn’t laugh. Instead he asked, “Why?”
“I just do, that’s all, more than anything in the world. I’d be really good.”
“OK. Angela, I once dreamed to be a reporter. We’d better find out if you’ve got any talent then, hadn’t we?” He looked up a number in his phone. “You need drama lessons, and I know just the right person—Jane Rozzi, a friend of mine.” Fantastic! I couldn’t believe my luck. I gave him a big hug.
“I’d better check with your Mum and Dad first to make sure they don’t mind their daughter taking Jane Rozzi’s acting class.”
No problem there. Next evening, sitting in my grandpa’s car, my stomach felt tight and my mouth was dry. He was driving me to my first acting lesson. “She is kind and gentle. Don’t be nervous.”
He was right. I liked Jane immediately. She told me I was talented and my voice was good. Just needed to get louder. After that we did some breathing and voice exercises. I practised day after day…
“You have a natural talent and, with hard work and luck, you will make it.” I always bear Jane’s words in my mind. Now I am an actor on the stage.
Wow! How my life has changed since I first stared at that blank piece of paper!
(1). Which of the following is Angela’s dream job?
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Teacher. |
B． |
Astronaut. |
C． |
Reporter. |
D． |
Actor. |
(2). Why didn’t Angela write her real dream at school?
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Ms Clark didn’t like it. |
B． |
Her parents wouldn’t support it. |
| C． |
She was afraid of being laughed at. |
D． |
She couldn’t decide it when she was at school. |
(3). What does the underlined part in paragraph 7 probably mean?
| A． |
Angela felt sad. |
B． |
Angela felt nervous. |
C． |
Angela felt proud. |
D． |
Angela felt interested. |
(4). Which of the following could best describe Angela?
| A． |
Skillful and caring. |
B． |
Patient and helpful. |
| C． |
Talented and hard-working. |
D． |
Clever and beautiful. |
Most schools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but some schools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing and arts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talents from an early age and have greater success in their future profession.
THE ROYAL BALLET（芭蕾舞）SCHOOL
For ballet dancers, one of the best training centres in the world is the Royal Ballet School, in London, England. The school only accepts the most talented dancers, who must complete eight years of full-time training. There are 225 students, aged 11—19, and most of them live together in boarding houses.
THE IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY
Located in the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academy is a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, like drawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for the performing arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a very peaceful and beautiful place to learn.
THE NATIONAL CIRCUS（杂技）SCHOOL
If you’d like to join the circus, you should come to the National Circus School in Montreal, Canada. The school has offered training in theatre, dance and other circus arts. After finishing the programme, many students find work in circus companies such as the Cirque du Soleil. That’s the dream of every circus artist!
THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY（AAU）
Located in San Francisco, AAU（Academy of Art University）provides high school students with the Pre-College Art Experience（PCAE）a tuition-free art and design education programme. It’s a great opportunity to jump—start your art in San Francisco or online in advance. Students there will be trained strictly and only 60 percent students could graduate.
(1). Which of the following requires eight years of full-time training?
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The Royal Ballet School. |
B． |
The Idyllwild Arts Academy. |
| C． |
The National Circus School. |
D． |
The Academy of Art University. |
(2). What is special about the Academy of Art University?
| A． |
It offers training in arts. |
B． |
It is a boarding school. |
C． | |
| D． |
It only accepts the most talented dancers. |
E． |
It provides high school students with PCA |
F． |
(3). What do the listed schools have in common?
| A． |
They are located in peaceful places. |
| B． |
They help students develop their artistic talents. |
| C． |
Few students could graduate from these schools. |
| D． |
They provide good work chances for all their students. |
