1
In 2007, a picture got popular on the Internet. In the picture, you can see two girls crossing a river with the help of ___1____ but a ropeway, trying to reach their school. 15 years ___2___, how are they doing now
In 2014, the elder sister Yu Chunhua ___3___ the Yunnan Secondary Specialized School of
Chinese Medicine. After finishing school, she became a nurse. Yu Caimei, the younger sister, is also leading a ___4___life now. She works as a farmer and makes much money after joining a targeted poverty alleviation（精准扶贫）___5___.
On Dec. 30, 2018, the Qiaoma Bridge, a suspension bridge （悬索桥）over the Nujiang River, was ___6___. Over the past years, the hometown of the two sisters has changed greatly. As a___7__ , ropeways became part of a leisure （休闲）activity under a tourism program in the area.
“ After the bridge was built, there were fewer ropeways ___8___ this one, except for a few that have been kept for tourists to ___9___,”said Yu Caimei. “People of our generation(一代人) and the ___10___ generations don’t need ropeways. This fact gives us a sense of happiness.” said the two sisters.
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
A. ago B. before C. later D. earlier
A. built B. entered C. repaired D. refused
A. better B. simpler C. safer D. funnier
A. project B. decision C. company D. class
A. broken B. collected C. completed D. lost
A. reason B. result C. method D. secret
A. like B. from C. against D. below
A. study B. imagine C. visit D. experience
A. past B. young C. future D. recent
重点词汇：1. tourism n. 旅游业 tourist n. 游客，旅行者 adj. 旅游的
2. except except for 通过句子比较两者区别
*We all go to the park excetp my mother.
*This movie is great except for the ending.
3. nothing but 只有，仅仅
Nothing but the dog can lead you to the place.
2
In 2018, NASA,s spacecraft called Parker Solar Probe（太阳探测器）went on a trip to learn
about the Sun. The project cost 1.5 billion dollars. The probe weighs 685 kilograms, and it will arrive somewhere 6. 16 million kilometers from the center of the Sun. As the first spacecraft to get so close to the Sun, its highest speed can be at 690,000 kilometers an hour.
▲ In December 2021, the probe finally flew through the Sun’s atmosphere （大气层），and it took samples一 small pieces of examples of things-of the Sun’s particle （粒子）.It also explored the Sun’s magnetic field （磁场）. This is where many things change on the Sun. The magnetic field can also affect（影响）us on earth.
Scientists were very excited about this because it can help them understand more things about the Sun and about our solar system. All the things that they will learn will teach them more about other stars and about the universe.
1. How heavy is the Parker Solar Probe
A. 15 ,000 kilograms. B. 685 kilograms. C. 616 kilograms. D. 690,000 kilograms.
2. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank " ▲ " in Paragraph 2.
A. Scientists shared the news during a meeting.
B. One of the probe’s jobs is to study the Sun.
C. Scientists are looking forward to learning more about the Sun.
D. During the next three years, the probe had been moving around the Sun.
3. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A. What the probe did B. How the probe was made.
C. Where the probe went . D. Why the probe was there.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The probe returned to earth after finishing its work.
B. The probe will help scientists Iearn more about the Sun.
C. The probe is always flying at the speed of 690,000 km per hour.
D. Another spacecraft has reached 6. 16 million kilometers from the Sun.
5. Where is the passage most probably from
A. A storybook. B. A film magazine. C. A travel guide. D. A science website.
重点词汇： 1. speed n. 速度 speed up 加速
2. get close to 接近，靠近，get in touch with sb. 与某人取得联系
3. explore v. 探索，发现 exploration n.
3
There are twins born just 15 minutes apart, but they have separate（分开的） birthdays in different years. This is an event that has around a one in two million chance of happening.
Fatima Madrigal and Robert Trujillo welcomed their son Alfredo Antonio Trujillo at a medical center in California at 11 ：45 pm on New Year’s Eve（前夕）.But as the clock struck（敲 响）midnight, his twin sister Aylin Yolanda Trujillo was born, making her birthday New Year's Day.
Ms Madrigal said:” It’s crazy to me that they are twins and have different birthdays.”
The fraternal twins（异卵双胞胎）join three older children, two girls and a boy. The whole family could not wait to meet them.
Across the US, around 120,000 twins are born every year, making up just 3% of all births. However, twins born with different birthdays are rare. The chance of them being born in different years is almost one in two million.
Their family doctor at the medical center, Dr Ana Abril Arias, called the twins’ births “one of the most memorable （难忘的）” experiences of her working life. As she said, it was a pleasure to help these little ones arrive safely in 2021 and 2022.
1. When is Alfredo Antonio Trujillo’s birthday
A. On Dec. 30, 2021. B. On Dec. 31, 2021. C. On Jan. 1, 2022. D.On Jan. 2, 2022.
2. How did the twins' mother feel about the event
A. Proud. B. Nervous. C. Relaxed. D. Excited.
3. How many kids are there in the Trujillo family
A. Two. B. Three. C. Five. D. Eight.
4. Why does the writer list many numbers in Paragraph 5
A. To show how unusual this event is. B. To interest readers to read more.
C. To show if s great to have twins. D. To introduce when the twins were born.
5. What’s the best title for the passage
A. A happy family with twins B. Twins born on New Year’s Day
C. Twins born in different years D. A woman and her twins
重点词汇： 1. chance n. 机会，可能性，概念 同义词：opportunity
2. medical adj. 医学的，医疗的 medicine. n. 药
3. make up 组成，构成 给……化妆
4. rare 稀少的，罕见的
5. one in two million 两百万分之一 用来表达分数
One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
one seventh 也可表达七分之一
4
In Japan, rice cakes are part of people’s everyday life. They call them “mocha”. They usually make mochi into desserts, soups and hotpot dishes.
Every year, Japan holds a rice cake lifting competition. People make big round rice cakes and take turns to lift them. For men, the rice cakes weigh 150 kg. For women, they weigh 90 kg. By doing so, people believe that they can be healthy. Many visitors, both men and women, would also take part in the competition.
On February 23th, 2022, the competition was held at Daigo-ji Temple. Luckily, I saw the rice cake lifting competition for the first time. It was even more exciting than I had expected. At first, they held a ceremony as they did each year to pray （祈祷）for a successful event. Then people tried to lift up the huge rice cakes to pray for their own health.
They can’t be lifted easily. All the challengers did their best. The woman who got the first prize in the girl’s part kept lifting the 198-pound rice cake tor 6 minutes! It is an unbelievable record! Their performances brought happiness to not only themselves but also the audience(观众) .It was a really great moment for me to remember.
People in Japan hold the rice cake lifting competition for.
A good luck B. happiness C. healthy bodies D. a bright future
2. What do people usually do before the competition according to the passage
A Make rice cakes into desserts, soups and hotpot dishes.
B. Weigh the rice cakes to be lifted in the competition.
C. Invite more visitors to watch the competition.
D. Hold a ceremony to pray for the competition.
3. If someone wants to win the competition, he or she must.
A. lift as many rice cakes as possible
B. lift the rice cake as long as possible
C. lift the rice cake as fast as possible
D. lift the rice cake as high as possible
4. What did the writer think of the competition
A. It was very boring. B. It was very exciting.
C. It was very surprising. D. It was very helpful.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The writer also had a try in the competition.
B. The writer takes part in the competition every year.
C. All the challengers must lift the cakes at the same time.
D. The rice cakes used in the competition are of different weights.
重点词汇： 1. lift v 举起，抬起， 将……从……中提起，提出
believe v. 相信 believable adj. 相信的 unbelievable adj. 难以置信的 belief n. 信仰
take part in join in participate in 均可表示参加
It is a really great moment for me to ……. It is +adj. +for sb, to do, sth, 对某人来说做某事太……
5
Although you can make choices and plans for life, no one can ever be prepared for the unexpected （意外事件）. When these unexpected situations add up, it’s easy to become quite worried and feel as if your life is out of control. ____1____
Stop and Take a Break
____2____ It is perfectly OK to take some time to yourself: think quietly, relax or do self-care.
Try to Change Your Perspective（视角）
Rather than（而不是）considering your life as “out of control" , it may help to take an “it is what it is” perspective for the time being. ___3___ Instead, it just means letting go of a need to control everything can lead to greater life satisfaction.
____4_____
Even though people may not have control of :everything in their lives, they do still have control of some things. Work on changing those things, like going to the gym a bit more or eating fewer sweets. Maybe it is the Iittlest of things, but it can help in building a sense of control and optimism(乐观主义)in your life.
Pick Up a Hobby
Hobbies are a great way to take your mind off the things you can’t change. You can go for a daily walk. ___5___ Hobbies, in a way, remind you that you do control your life since it’s you who gets to choose how to spend your free time.
根据短文内容,从方框内所给的选项中透 出能填入空白处的最佳选项二有两项多余二
A. Some of the steps below may be useful.
B. Get Used to What You Cannot Change.
C. Take Control of Things You Can Change.
D. This does not mean accepting the poor situation.
E. It is important to take a break every now and then.
F. You can also write down some words in your diary.
G. Therefore, it is necessary to say goodbye to unhappy things.
重点词汇： 1. add up 积累，积少成多 add 添加
2. situation 情况 局面 condition 情况 （可指身体状况）
3. take one’s mind off sth. 转移自己（某人）对某事物的注意力
Try to focus on your homework and take your mind off your toys
6
A farmer in Israel has entered the Guinness World Records after he grew the largest strawberry on record. It was reported that the strawberry _____1________(weigh) about 289 g.
Chahi Ariel said he jumped up and down, laughing and singing when he got the news. He spent a year _____2______ (farm) it on his family farm. The strawberry was picked ___3___ February 2021. “We ____4____ ( wait) for a year for the results. Before that, it had been ___5___ (careful) kept in a fridge for a year. It’s no longer as pretty ____6_____ it was." Mr. Ariel said.
The strawberry is one of the local ___7____ (kind) called Ilan. Strawberries of this kind are
much ____8____( easy ) to grow into large sizes. Because of being frozen (冷冻的)for a long time, the strawberry has shrunk(缩小)to about half of ____9____ ( it) size a year ago. The last record was a strawberry of about 250 g that was ____10____ (grow) in 2015 in Fukuoka, Japan.
重点词汇：1. on record 记录在案的 record n. v. 记录
2. enter v. 进入 entry n 进入 入口
3. no longer 不再
He no longer studies English.
参考答案 1 1. D. 2. C. 3. B. 4. A. 5.A. 6. C. 7. B. 8. A. 9. D. 10. C
2 1. B. 2. D. 3. A. 4. A. 5.B 6. D
3. 1. B. 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C
4. 1. C. 2. D 3. B. 4. B 5. D
5. 1. A. 2. E. 3. D. 4. C 5. F
6. 1. weighted 2. farming 3. in 4. waited 5. carefully 6. as
7. kinds 8. easier 9. its 10. grown
