1.Last week,we talked about the conflict between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes.Many people commented on our website. For example,Damla Ece in Turkey wrote:I agree with the idea of starting lessons later so teenagers can feel better in the morning.But sleeping more than seven hours can be wasting time for students. Tran in Vietnam disagreed:I think teenagers,on average,need eight to ten hours of sleep every day.It's useless to try to force them to concentrate while they can't concentrate. Afshin Heydari from Iran wrote:Schools should start early to avoid heavy traffic later in the morning. And Suze from Jordan wrote:When I was a teenager,I enjoyed taking my courses as early as possible.That way I could find a long time in the day to do my own activities. But Azra from Kyrgyzstan said:The reason why schools start early here is a lack of classrooms. And Joruji in Japan wrote:When I was a teenager,I used to get up before six to go to school,which was far from home,and I don't remember having problems.I think nowadays the Internet,TV games and cell phones make teens go to sleep later. Thirty-year-old Kika in Spain said:In my opinion,young people are very lazy. But Dennis Jin disagreed:For high school students in China,we must reach class at 6:20 in the morning and be back home usually at 10:00 in the evening.Then we'll have some extra schoolwork to do.Can you imagine how long could we sleep every day? Teenagers are not the only ones who suffer.Kathy in Canada wrote:My daughter likes complaining about everything in the morning,and I know that this is from lack of sleep.I wish schools should change their start time to 8:30 or 9:00 in the morning. And Naima Star in Libya wrote:Getting up so early in the morning and leaving the warm bed is so difficult,especially in the cold weather.It reminds me of that old song:"It's nice to get up in the morning,but it's nicer to stay in bed."
(1)The passage is most likely to be taken from
. A.a personal letter B.a travel guide C.a geography book D.a radio broadcast (2)About teenagers' sleeping time,which people belong to one group?
A.Joruji,Tran and Kika. B.Tran,Kathy and Dennis Jin. C.Suze,Kathy and Afshin Heydari. D.Suze,Tran and Afshin Heydari. (3)From Dennis Jin's words,we can see he expressed his
. A.amazement B.pleasure C.determination D.dissatisfaction (4)While giving his view,Suze took
into consideration. A.his own habit B.political situation C.school environment D.traffic conditions
2.Richard Campbell is a secondary school student.He is 15 years old.He lives in a small town in the north of England.Every morning,he gets up at eight o'clock,puts on his uniform and walks to school. One hour later,the lessons start.The students usually study maths,English,history and geography in the morning.They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch.They have a ten-minute break between classes.They also spend a long time in the school library,reading books and doing their homework. Richard likes his school very much.His favourite subjects are English and geography,but he doesn't like maths because he is not good at it. Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school.Lunch is at one o'clock.He doesn't like the food that the school serves.This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home.He always has his lunch in the dining hall,but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate. At weekends,he always goes out with his friends because he doesn't go to school.On Saturday,he always goes to the cinema or to the sports centre.On Sunday,he just goes for a walk with his dog.
(1)What time do Richard's lessons begin in the morning?
A.At 8:00. B.At 8:30. C.At 9:00. D.At 9:10. (2)What does Richard like best?
A.Maths and English. B.English and geography. C.History and maths. D.Geography and history. (3)Where does Richard have lunch on weekdays?
A.In the dining hall. B.At home. C.In the courtyard. D.Outside his school gate. (4)What does Richard always do on Saturday?
A.He reads and does homework. B.He goes to see films or does sports. C.He walks his dog or does exercise. D.He spends a long time in the library.
3. Any image taken from space confirms that we live on an ocean planet.How strange that we call our planet "Earth," derived from a Germanic word meaning "the ground," when more than 70 percent of its surface is covered by ocean. We need more people to see the sea.Right now,less than 3 percent of the ocean is considered highly protected.Experts urge that at least 30 percent be protected to safeguard marine(海洋的) ecosystems,which in turn will help protect our health and well-being.The ocean supplies more than half our oxygen,absorbs carbon dioxide,regulates our climate,and supports much of the world's economy.We need it a lot more than it needs us. Take Florida,for example,one of the United States' recreational hot spots.It's bordered by the Florida Reef Tract,North America's only living coral barrier reef and the third largest in the world.Home to more than 500 species of fish,the reef is also essential to the Sunshine State's economy,generating an estimated ﹩1.1 billion annually in tourism.The reef buffers(保護) the coastline,too,since health y coral reefs absorb 97 percent of a wave's energy.Three-quarters of Florida's 22 million people live along the coast,and the Florida Reef Tract provides more than ﹩650 million in combined economic activity and flood protection. A November 2022 study from the University of Miami has found that 70 percent of Florida's coral reefs are experiencing a net loss of reef habitat.Directly facing these concerns is what I mean by seeing the sea—the good,the bad,the important.Knowledge is power,and we can use it to inform our choices,from traveling more mindfully,to examining how we run our businesses,to voting. "No one can do everything,but everyone can do something," Sylvia Earle,oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer at Large,is fond of saying. The ocean is a remarkable teacher,and it's never too late to start learning.
(1)What does the sea do for our human?
A.The sea changes our climate. B.The sea controls carbon dioxide for us. C.The sea produces all the oxygen we need. D.The sea provides economical benefits for us. (2)What does the writer suggest?
A.Travelling more,learning more. B.Running our business creatively. C.Raising awareness of conservation. D.Doing some voting before actions. (3)Where is the passage probably from?
A.A scientific fiction. B.A news report. C.A travel journal. D.A natural magazine. (4)What is a suitable title for the text?
A.To Hug the Ocean Tightly. B.To Learn the Ocean Devotedly. C.To Clean the Ocean Carefully. D.To Love the Ocean Permanently.
4.Kuala Lumpur is a capital city in Malaysia.Here are the top 4 budget hotels: The Chinatown Inn (About ﹩30 per night) Just a block from the railway station,located in Chinatown's open market.It has clean beds,central air conditioning,hot water for coffee and tea,and a hall with a big screen TV.Wi-Fi is good except Floor 5.The guests' complaint is that the air condition is too cold,so make sure you get a room with a window.You can open it to let some warmth in. Ancasa Express (About ﹩45 per night). The hotel is above the sky-train station.That makes it convenient to get to other parts of the city.From the station,take the elevator to the 5th floor to reach the hotel lobby (大廳).The rooms are clean and nice.There is a flat screen TV,the strongest Wi-Fi,and a very hot rainfall shower.The guests' complaint is that the cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner,and not 24 hours. Central Hotel (About ﹩35 per night) This hotel is just two blocks from the Central Station,which is the heart of all transportation in the city.From Central you can walk 2 blocks to the beautiful Central Hotel,in which rooms are small but clean,and have common Wi-Fi. Ocean 77 (About ﹩25 per night) On Petaling Street in Chinatown,this brand new hotel is most spotlessly clean.There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi in each room.The location is good,in the heart of the Petaling Street market.No cafe in the hotel,but many on the street.
(1)In the Chinatown Inn you are told to choose a room with a window
. A.because the light in the room is dim B.so that you can breathe the fresh air C.so that you can let some warm air in D.so that you can have a good view from it (2)If a guest likes surfing the Net,which of the following would be his first choice?
A.The Chinatown Inn. B.Central Hotel. C.Ocean 77. D.Ancasa Express. (3)What is the unusual characteristic of Ocean 77?
A.It is the cheapest,newest and cleanest. B.Its location is in the heart of the city. C.It is located in the street in Chinatown. D.There is a flat screen TV and good Wi-Fi.
5.閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。 Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have followed the meal-time habits of more than 500 people for six years, (1)
(find) weight change is most affected by the size and (2)
(frequent) of meals rather than the interval from first to last meal.The study challenges the popular trend of intermittent fasting (禁食療法) as a useful weight loss strategy. Intermittent fasting,also referred to (3)
time-restricted feeding,is a dietary strategy where all meals (4)
(consume) during a short window of time each day.These windows can span anywhere from six to ten hours,resulting in a person essentially fasting for up to 18 hours each day. Through tracking (5)
(participant) daily meal times and sizes and correlating them with weight loss patterns over a six-year period,researchers revealed there was no link between the time of a person's eating window each day and weight changes. "Timing of meals most likely doesn't produce (6)
immediate impact on weight loss," said Bennett. "What does make a difference to weight, (7)
,is the total number of meals a person eats over the day.Simply eating smaller meals,less frequently,is (8)
ultimately leads to weight loss. All of this,of course,doesn't mean intermittent fasting strategies won't help.But it seems increasingly clear that the weight loss (9)
(occasion) seen with these eating strategies may be primarily driven by a(10)
6.A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door.She spent all,her time taking care of the tree.But the children nearby drove her(1)
by making fun of her.The would climb her tree and then run away with pears,(2)
"Aunty Misery"at her. One evening,a passer-by asked to(3)
for the night.Seeing that he had an(4)
face,she let him in and gave him a nice (5)
.The next morning the stranger,actually a sorcerer (巫師),thanked her by granting (允準) her(6)
that anyone who climbed up her tree(7)
not be able to come back down until she(8)
it. When the children came back to steal her (9)
,she had them stuck on the tree.They had to beg her long(10)
she gave the tree permission to let (11)
go.Aunty Misery was free from the (12)
at last. One day another man (13)
her door.This one not took trustworthy to her,(14)
she asked who he was."I am Death.I've come to take you (15)
me,"said he. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said,"Fine,but I'd like to(16)
some pears from my pear tree to remember the(17)
it brought to me in this life.But I am too (18)
to climb high to get the best fruit.Will you be so (19)
as to do it for me?"With a deep sigh,Mr.Death climbed up the tree(20)
and was immediately stuck to it.No matter how much he warned or begged,Aunty Misery,would not allow the tree to let Death go.
(long) have to worry about waiting in line to check in.At the Alibaba's futuristic hotels,guests can scan their IDs,take a photo and input personal details using a machine to check (2)
(they) in.The smart equipment will then provide a room key card after the information (3)
(check).The process will take less than a minute,according to company.Targeting only Chinese customers for now,the new service will be (4)
(gradual) expanded globally.The rapid growth of mobile usage and mobile payment adoption can show (5)
convenient people's life,is becoming in China. Alibaba isn't the only company (6)
introduces high-tech hotels.Smart LYZ,a Shenzhen-based company which focused (7)
developing AI technology and smart hotels,opened the first ever fully automated (自動化) hotel in Chengdu,Sichuan,back in January.(8)
(travel) can book a room through Smart LYZ's WeChat website,check in through a facial recognition machine,unlock the door with a(9)
(give) passcode or through its mobile app and finally,check out by pressing a button on the app.The AI Smart Room will undoubtedly be extremely attractive for guests,(10)
(create) the way for a new level of modernization and consumers' satisfaction.