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广州市白云区2020-2021
(C)
You might not usually pick up someone else’s rubbish. But imagine if everyone does it, the world will be a
much cleaner place!
When I was young, my parents and my teachers always told me to pick up any rubbish around me. Each day at
school during our lunch break, every student had to find some rubbish. We put it in the bin before we returned to
class. Our school was always very clean because everyone spent one or two minutes picking up rubbish every day.
That same idea is now becoming popular around the world, thanks to Take 3. Australian surfer (冲浪运动员)
Amanda Marechal and ocean scientist Roberta Dixon-Valk came up with the idea in 2009. They asked everyone to
pick up three pieces of rubbish each time they visited the beach. Why did they ask people to pick up just three
pieces of rubbish, instead of 10 or 20? They think it’s an easy thing that people might actually do.
Today, Take 3 is a popular idea around the world, and not just on the beach. Take 3 has gone to the United
Kingdom, the United States, Costa Rica and some other countries. Their latest plan is to make an app. It will help
people learn more about what kinds of plastic are polluting the ocean.
Do you want to make the world a cleaner place? Why not start a Take 3 group with your friends this weekend?
33. Why was the writer’s school clean?
A. Because no one threw away rubbish.
B. Because everyone picked up rubbish every day.
C. Because there were many trash bins in the school.
D. Because parents and teachers cleaned the school every day.
34. What does “Take 3” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Spending three minutes picking up rubbish.
B. Picking up rubbish with three of your friends.
C. Picking up three pieces of rubbish on the beach.
D. Picking up rubbish three times a day.
35. How will the Take 3 app help people?
A. It will help people find rubbish on the beach.
B. It will tell people which ocean is polluted.
C. It will stop people from throwing away plastic.
D. It will teach people which plastic pollutes the ocean.
36. What does the story mainly talk about?
A. A school rule in the writer’s school.
B. Plastic waste and ocean pollution.
C. Picking up someone else’s rubbish.
D. Three Australian surfers’ dream.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司(D)
Kelly’s favorite subject is P. E. But she had a hard time in P. E. class. She was not good at jumping, she had
trouble throwing a ball, and she couldn’t run really fast. Sometimes, some kids made fun of her. So, why does Kelly
love P. E. class?
The reason is that her teacher Mr. Burns always tells her to do her best. Though she only ran for a few minutes,
Mr. Burns said, “Good job! Next time you will be able to go a little longer.” Mr. Burns even put a small box on the
floor, so Kelly would be able to practice jumping over it.
That night when Kelly finished her dinner, she put three boxes and began practicing jumping over them. She
made it! Kelly thought to herself, “Tomorrow I will be able to jump over those boxes in P. E. class.”
There was a relay race (接力赛) on Tuesday. Kelly was scared (害怕) that she would not be able to run very
fast. When Kelly ran around the track (跑道), she heard many cheers and kids shouting, “Go! Kelly! You can do
it!” That was all she needed. Kelly ran fast. She finished first! The kids cheered for her. Kelly felt so good. “Thank
you, Mr. Burns,” said Kelly. “Kelly, you ran the race, not me.” “Yes, but you always said I could do it.”
37. According to Paragraph 1, we can learn that Kelly has trouble ________ in P. E. class.
A. playing soccer B. skating C. swimming D. running
38. In Paragraph 3, Kelly jumped over ________ box(es) after dinner.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
39. Kelly was scared before the relay race because she was afraid that ________.
A. she would fall B. she would not run very fast
C. other kids would make fun of her D. other kids would run slower than her
40. At the end of the story, we can learn that Kelly felt ________.
A. happy B. bored C. upset D. independent (独立的)
二
2020-2021广州市番禺区
C
A teenager’s（青少年的）dream of cleaning up the world’s oceans may soon come true
Seven years ago, when Mike was a teenager, he was swimming in the ocean. He saw more rubbish in the water
than fish. So for a school project, he made a plan to clean up the ocean.
In 2013, Mike formed a group called The Ocean Cleanup. It collected money to put Mike’s water clean-up
plan into action. Two years later, Mike’s plan began.
In the ocean, there is a lot of floating rubbish. Mike’s group will clean it up by using a floating plastic tube
（漂浮塑料管）. The tube will go around the rubbish and trap（收集）, waves and ocean currents will push the
rubbish to the tube. A ship will pick up the rubbish and take it back to the coast to sort（分类）and recycle it.
There are 1.8 trillion pieces of rubbish in the area. Most of it is plastic, like bottles, bags and packaging.
Plastic rubbish is very bad for birds and fish. They eat the rubbish and may become sick. The Ocean Cleanup says it
will be able to clean up half of the rubbish in the area within five years. If this first project works well, The Ocean
Cleanup hopes to launch as many as 60 more.
48. Why did Mike make a plan to clean up the ocean? ________
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. Because he loved swimming in the ocean.
B. Because he saw there was too much rubbish in the ocean.
C. Because he needed to complete a school game.
D. Because he wanted to collect money.
49. Mike’s group used ________ to trap the rubbish.
A. a tube B. wind C. a ship D. waves
50. Why is plastic rubbish bad for birds and fish? ________
A. Because they eat the rubbish and get sick.
B. Because they like eating plastic rubbish best.
C. Because it makes the sea clean.
D. Because it pollutes the land.
51. What is the best title for the passage? ________
A. A Boy’s Project to Clean up the Ocean
B. The Use of the Plastic Tubes
C. The Danger of Rubbish in the Ocean
D. An Important School Project
D
Going green seems to be a fashion for a lot of people these days, but for the two of us, going green is not a
fashion but a lifestyle.
On April 22, 2019, we started our plan to go green every day for a year. This meant doing 365 different green
things. For example, we reused water and cut down the use of our energy. Also, we had to think of something
different to do and this was not easy.
With the idea of going green every single day for a year, Our Green Year started. My wife and I taught people
how they could go green in their lives. We hoped we could show people all the green things that we could do to
make the environment（环境）better. We wanted to push the idea that every little bit helps it a lot.
During Our Green Year, we completely changed our lifestyles. We now shop at organic（有机的）stores. We
eat less meat, choosing green food. We greatly cut down our buying. We give away half of what we have on the
Internet. We clean our home with vinegar（醋）and lemon juice instead of chemical cleaners. We make our own
butter, enjoying the smell of home-made bread. In our home office, anyone doing something ungreen may be
punished（惩罚）.
We changed a lot during Our Green Year. We are thankful for the chance to be able to go green and teach
others. We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.
52. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The lifestyle. B. The environment.
C. The fashion. D. Our Green Year.
53. It was difficult for the writer and his wife to live a green life for the whole year because ________.
A. they wanted to follow the green fashion
B. they didn’t know how to teach other people
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. they would not like to cut down their use of energy
D. they needed to do something green and unusual
54. What did the writer and his wife do during the Green Year?
A. They tried to stop their ungreen habits.
B. They stopped others’ green behavior.
C. They used better chemical cleaners.
D. They sold their home-made food.
55. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The government will give support to the green project.
B. Some people disagree with the writer’s green ideas.
C. The writer may continue his lifestyle in the future.
D. Our Green Year is becoming a national fashion.
三
2020-2021广州市海珠区
(C)
Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, widely known for developing the first hybrid rice strain(杂交水稻品种),
died of illness on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
The top rice scientist in China passed away in a hospital in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, at about 1
p.m., according to the news report.
Having spent over fifty years in hybrid rice research, Yuan Longping has helped China work a great wonder—
feeding nearly one-fifth of the world’s population with less than 9 percent of the world’s total land.
Born in Beijing in 1930, Yuan succeeded in growing the world’s first hybrid rice strain in 1973. It was later
grown on a large scale in China and other countries to greatly increase production, and it pulled countless people
out of hunger.
For the next forty years, he continued to research and upgrade hybrid rice, which has reached its third
generation. Until early this year, he had been doing research in Hainan.
Yuan once said he had two dreams—to “enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men” and that hybrid
rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food shortage.
On China’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo, the news has been viewed 950 million times so far, with netizens(网友)
expressing sadness at the death of a great man.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司“Three times a day, when we enjoy the fragrance of rice, you will be dearly remembered,” said a comment that
has been liked more than 600,000 times.
34. What does the underlined word “upgrade” in paragraph 5 mean?
A. develop B. feed C. help D. enjoy
35. What can we learn about Yuan Longping from the passage?
A. He stopped his research when he got old.
B. He spent 40 years researching hybrid rice.
C. His hybrid rice helps both China and other countries.
D. He grew the world’s first hybrid rice strain at the age of 42.
36. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. Yuan Longping passed away because of an illness.
b. A comment said people will often miss Yuan Longping.
c. The hybrid rice strain appeared for the first time.
d.The hybrid rice reached its third generation.
e. The hybrid rice saved millions of people from hunger.
A. c-e-d-b-a B. d-c-e-b-a C. c-d-e-a-b D. c-e-d-a-b
37. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The hybrid rice. B. Yuan Longping’s dreams.
C. Yuan Longping’s life. D. The way to solve the global food shortage.
38. Why is Yu Longping remembered by so many people?
A. Because he helped many poor kids go to school.
B. Because he helped lots of people stay out of hunger.
C. Because he helped countless people fight against illnesses.
D. Because he helped make our environment more beautiful.
四
2020-2021广州市花都区
C
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Fun facts about oxen!
Here comes 2021——it’s the Year of the Ox. Chinese people believe this year will be great, because the ox has
many positive meanings in Chinese culture.
The ox stands for the spirit of hard work and helpfulness. They are our friends. Cows give people milk. Yaks
help people carry things around.
People like this animal so much that they write poems about it and paint pictures of it, they also make paper
cuttings of it to beautify their homes during important holidays.
Lu Xun, one of China’s most famous writers, wrote “Cows eat grass, but give milk.” In Chinese, we use the
word “lao huang niu” to describe those who help others and ask nothing for themselves.
But in the West, some people have a different opinion about the animal. “Bullheaded” people are very
stubborn and will not listen to advice. If we say someone behaves like “a bull in a china shop”, it means he or she
acts impolitely.
Cow, in Indian culture, is known as a Holy animal. Most Indians don’t kill or eat cows. Cows often walk
around freely, even along busy streets in big cities in India. Why are cows so important to Indians? Because cows
produce milk and Indians see milk as amazing food. They will serve the milk to the God.
39. What does the underlined word “positive” in paragraph 1 mean? ________
A. Funny. B. Good. C. Patient. D. Famous.
40. How do Chinese show their love to oxen? ________
A. They enjoy calling them “lao huang niu”.
B. They usually make them carry things around.
C. They make paper cuttings of them all year round.
D. They write poems and draw many pictures about them.
41. Why are cows so important in India? ________
A. Because cows often walk around in the streets.
B. Because cows were painted in pictures there.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. Because cows help people carry things in trips.
D. Because cows provide something important for Indians.
42. What is the passage mainly about? ________
A. The reasons why people like cows in India.
B. Different ideas about oxen in different places.
C. The positive meanings of oxen in Chinese culture.
D. English words and sayings about oxen in the West.
D
Welcome to the Huangshan Taiping Cableway! This is Asia’s longest—and China’s biggest—visitor cableway!
Each cable car can carry 100 visitors and one attendant（服务员）.
The cableway is 3,709 metres long. This ride will take you from the Songgu Monastery up to the Songlin
Peak. It takes about eight minutes. The cableway opens from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Taking a cable saves you a lot of energy. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains along the way.
It will be an unforgettable experience!
Here are the tips for you.
●Please obey public order. Wait in line for tickets, safety check and entry.
●You must show your ticket to enter the cableway hall and take the cable car.
●Don’t use your mobile phone while you are in the cable car. Keep your head and hands inside the car.
●If anything goes wrong, please keep calm. Follow the attendant’s direction.
●You are not allowed to carry flammable, explosive or other dangerous objects into the cable car.
For more information, please contact us at 0559-5583218 and 0559-8551808.
43. What do you know about the Huangshan Taiping Cableway?
A. A cable car can hold 101 people.
B. This ride will last eighty minutes.
C. It is the longest cableway in the world.
D. The cableway is 3,709 kilometres long.
44. Who would probably take the cable car?
A Jim prefers to travel at night.
B. Mike likes hiking very much.
C. Kelly wants a comfortable trip.
D. Amy enjoys the scenery of sea.
45. What should you do in the cable car?
A. Listen to the attendant’s direction.
B. Buy your tickets from the attendant.
C. Keep your hands outside the cable car.
D. Use your mobile phone in the cable car.
46. Where can we find this passage?
A. In a story book. B. In a travel guide. C. In a fashion website. D. In a science magazine.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司五
2020-2021广州市黄埔区
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is
one of our cleanest and richest power source（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. People began to use windmills
（风车）in West Asia about 2700 years ago. During the 1100s, European soldiers returned from the Middle East
and they knew how to use wind power. Then windmills first appeared in Europe.
For many centuries, people used windmills to make wheat（小麦）into flour（面粉）or get water from deep
underground. When people discovered electricity in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use
windmills to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when
almost all areas of the United States burned fossil fuel（化石燃料）for electricity, windmills disappeared.
During the 1970s, people started to care about the pollution from burning fossil fuel. People also came to
know that the fuel would run out one day. Although using wind power means more money, people still began to
use it and the use of wind is becoming more and more popular.
41. From Paragraph 1, what can we know about wind and windmills?
A. Wind is the cleanest, richest and newest power source.
B. European soldiers first used windmills before the 1100s.
C. Soldiers in West Asia knew how to use wind power.
D. People used windmills in West Asia about 2700 years ago.
42. What did people use windmills to do for many centuries?
A. To help make flour from wheat. B. To help get water from the river.
C. To help make electric lights. D. To help dig wells an faraway areas.
43. When did people use the windmills to produce electricity in some places?
A. In the 1100s. B. In the 1800s. C. In the 1940s. D. In the 1970s
44. The underlined phrase “run out” in Paragraph 3 mean ________.
A. 跑出去 B. 逃跑 C. 用完 D. 流走
45. Why did people use wind power again during the 1970s?
A. Because fossil fuel would be expensive.
B. Because it was cheaper to produce electricity.
C. Because it’s better for the environment.
D. Because it could only be used in faraway areas.
六
2020-2021广州市南沙区
C
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Blue seas, white beaches, old buildings on mountains—Greece is a place where you can enjoy nature and
culture (文化) at the same time.
The two cultures of China and Greece “talked” with each other in old times. Thousands of years ago, Greek
mathematician ( 数学家) Archimedes (287-212 BC) was the first person to count Pi (圆周率), which was about
3.14. Later, Chinese mathematician Zu Chongzi (429-500) made it more accurate, which was between
3.1415926 and 3.1415927.
Today, the two countries joined hand in hand again. Greece has taken part in China’s Belt and Road
Initiative(一带一路倡议). The two countries are doing more business, and they will walk into a better future
together.
34. What is the Parthenon? It is .
A. a museum B. a library C. a temple D. a capital
35. The writer writes paragraph 2 to tell us .
A. Zu Chongzhi was clever than Archimedes.
B. people in Greece were good at maths.
C. the history of Greece is as long as China.
D. the two countries had “talks” in old times.
36. What does the underlined word “accurate” mean ?
A. correct B. useful C. valuable D. careful
37. Which of the following of Greece is TRUE ?
A. Athens is the most beautiful city in Greece.
B. The official language of Greece is Greek.
C. The population of Greece is 10.74 million now.
D. It is usually cold in winter and hot in summer.
38. The purpose of the writer is .
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. to introduce the culture of Greece B. to show the beauty of Greece
C. to tell the difference of Greece D. to have people travel to Greece
七
2020-2021广州市越秀区
C
Life is like a competition. All people are different and how well you can do something is different to others.
Some kids can do something faster or better than other kids. This means there are “winners” and “losers”, and
lots of people are not winners or losers but in-between. You can choose to be a good winner or an even better
loser.
Being a “good” winner
No one likes a person who always tells others what he is good at.
No one likes someone who takes all the praise (赞扬) for the efforts of a team.
No one likes the man who always puts others down to make himself look good.
To be a good winner you need to:
◆ Thank those who helped you for their efforts.
◆ Keep trying to improve your skills.
◆ Think about what you should do next.
Being an even better loser
Of course, it’s sad to lose, especially if you are close to winning. Being angry or impolite to others won’t change
the final result and will only make you look worse. And no one likes it
To be an even better loser you need to:
◆ Be polite, nice and kind.
◆ Congratulate the other team.
◆ Keep any negative (消极的) thought to yourself-at least until you are away from the game.
It’s OK to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later. And if you don’t do very well in a
game, try harder to learn for the next one. Improving yourself makes you a winner too.
51. What does the writer want to tell us in paragraph 1?
A. It is important to win. B. You are a winner or loser.
C. Being slow means you are a loser. D. Winning or losing is not the end of a game.
52. According to the passage, what should we do after wining and losing?
A. Say thank you to others. B. Try to improve ourselves.
C. Be polite to the other team. D. Keep negative thoughts to ourselves.
53. Which of the following will the writer most probably agree with?
A. A good loser makes a good winner.
B. Winning won’t come to us if we don’t go to it.
C. Nothing is difficult to the man who wants to win.
D. Winning starts with practice and losing ends with it.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司54. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help people win their competition.
B. To tell people the importance of winning and losing.
C. To ask people to face winning or losing in a right way.
D. To let people understand the meaning of winning and losing.
55. Where can we find this article?
A. In a novel. B. In a story book. C. In a magazine. D. In a safety book.
八
2020-2021深圳市宝安区
C
Electric cars are cars that use electricity for power. They have an electric motor which is powered by batteries
or a fuel cell.
There are different kinds of electric cars. Plug-in hybrids use both fossil fuel and battery. The battery of plug-
in hybrids can be recharged (充电). The second kind of electric cars is battery electric cars. It does not use any fuel.
However, people can still drive it because it runs only on electricity. Another kind of electric cars are hydrogen (氢
气) fuel cars. The power of it comes from hydrogen gas. When people are driving the cars, the hydrogen gas will
help the battery make electricity.
Electric cars produce less pollution than the most efficient conventional (传统的) cars.
In other words, they are greener and more useful for protecting environment. Now more and more people are
interested in electric cars. However, electric cars are not cheap, and sometimes you would even spend more money
buying electric cars. Therefore, governments in some cities like Dongguan, Shenzhen and Guangzhou have taken
action to encourage people to buy electric cars by giving them money in other ways.
With electric cars becoming more and more popular, hopefully the environment will be greatly improved.
31. Which of the following do electric cars use for power?
A. Solar power. B. Wind. C. Water. D. Electricity.
32. What kind of cars uses both fossil fuel and battery?
A. Hydrogen fuel cars. B. Plug-in hybrids. C. Battery electric cars. D. Fossil fuel cars.
33. Why do governments encourage people to buy electric cars?
A. There are too many electric cars on sale. B. Electric cars are good for the environment.
C. They want to get more money from people. D. The conventional cars are much more expensive.
34. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Hydrogen can help all kinds of cars make electricity.
B. Electric cars can solve all the environmental problems.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. More and more people will buy electric cars in the future.
D. People don’t want to buy electric cars because of the price.
35. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Electric cars. B. Fossil fuel cars. C. Cars and environment. D. Cars and recharging.
九
2020-2021深圳市福田区
C
When I arrived at my class on the early morning, I suddenly felt upset and uncomfortable. Today was the day
when our teacher would leave and move to another school. Mr. Smith was very easy to talk with and to have fun
with. He was cool, relaxed and was always friendly when you would see him. I couldn’t even imagine how things
were going to be without him.
“Thank you everyone for my time here. I will forever keep these memories and friendships I’ve made in the
past five years.” He took a deep breath and said, “As a moment for me leaving, please look under your seats.”
Confused, I slowly checked under my seat to see a yellow block of wood that read “Love” on it. I quickly got
it and began to study it. After seconds of watching the block, I realized that it was a Jenga block (积木块).
Tears ran down my face and fell on the Jenga block. I heard my classmates sobbing (抽泣). That was to say,
everyone in my class had a Jenga block with the word “Love”. We hadn’t found a way to express our sadness and
also we couldn’t find a way to express our love to the respectable man. “This is a reminder to always love others,”
Mr. Smith said slowly.
Maybe that day wasn’t the worst day, and it was just a moment of my life and I was too young to understand
Mr. Smith. What Mr. Smith taught us is that whenever and wherever we are, we should love others. The Jenga
block acts as a reminder, encouraging me to give a hand to those in need of help. As time goes on, “Love” others
has been a habit.
21. What was Mr. Smith going to do?
A. To change his job.B. To teach a new subject.C. To give his last lesson.D. To work in another school.
22. What is Mr. Smith like?
A. Easy-going and friendly. B. Strict and funny. C. Boring and cool. D. Silly and funny.
23. Where did the students find Jenga blocks?
A. In their desks. B. Under their seats. C. On the blackboard. D. Inside their hearts.
24. What does the underlined word “confused” probably mean in the passage?
A. Sad. B. Puzzled. C. Uncomfortable. D. Thankful.
25. What do we know about the Jenga block?
A. It is a kind of toys popular with students. B. It shows students’ respect to Mr. Smith
C. It means good memories and friendships. D. It stands for Mr. Smith’s wish to his students.
十
2020-2021深圳市光明区
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Subway cars are public places, and nobody should disturb(打扰)others. However, some people play music or
watch movies on their phones without using earphones(耳机). Some of them even laugh aloud while watching
something funny.
Many people are angry about that.
Now, the situation has become a thing of the past in the city of Shanghai. From December 1st, 2020, the city
didn’t allow people to use speakers on their phones on the subway. It also didn’t allow people to eat or drink inside
subway cars. It hoped to provide everyone with a better environment on the subway.
After the city carried out the rules, many people showed their support. Mr Wang said, “I was crazy when
someone turned on Douyin or Kuaishou without putting on earphones. I tried to stop them but few of them
listened to me. Thanks to the rules, the subway is quiet now. I can read a book or have a good rest on the subway.”
Some other cities have also carried out the rules like Shanghai, such as Beijing, Tianjin, Wuhan and Kunming.
There are even quiet cars on some trains from Beijing to Shanghai. A worker at Shanghai Subway Station said, “If
people use speakers on their phones, we will stop them at first. If they don’t listen to us, we will take them to the
police station. There they will get warnings(警告)or fines. So we hope everyone can follow the rules.”
21. What can’t people do on the subway according to the rules?
A. Sleep. B. Talk. C. Listen to music. D. Eat something.
22. According to the passage, we know that the rules are ________.
A. popular B. not strict C. interesting D. not successful
23. What might the worker do first if people use speakers on the subway?
A. Ask them to pay 200 yuan. B. Ask them to put on earphones.
C. Take them to the police station. D. Tell them to get off the subway.
24. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some people are against the rules. B. Mr Wang likes reading books on the subway.
C. It is dangerous to use phones on the subway. D. Shanghai is the first city to carry out the rules.
25 Where can we see the passage?
A. In a travel guide. B. In a text book. C. In a storybook. D. In a newspaper.
十一
2020-2021深圳市龙华区
C
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Most of us are used to having electricity at all times. But recent power shortages in some cities in Zhejiang
Jiangxi and Hunan provinces brought a lot of trouble.
Since early December, streetlights in some cities have been off. Elevator in some office buildings are nor
working. The central air conditioner in malls, libraries and government buildings has been off for many days,
Xinhua reported.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司The power cuts in these provinces have some reasons, the National Development and Reform
Commission(NDRC) said. The need for electricity has been larger and larger. This winter’s cold weather made
things worse. Take Hunan, for example. Cold weather came at least one month earlier than usual this year. Millions
of people started using space heater.
Besides, most electricity in China is produced by burning coal, which creates a lot of carbon dioxide. But now
the province has burned less coal in power stations in order to protect the environment, China Daily noted.
Therefore, the province produced less electricity.
Governments are trying to end the shortages. While calling on people to use less electricity, the NDRC will
also ask power companies to produce more power. It will also move power from other provinces to the provinces
that need power.
26. Xinhua’s report shows that ________.
A. people are using too much electricity
B. people have no electricity to use now
C. power shortages brought a lot of trouble
D. people can live without power
27. ________ reasons to the power shortages are mentioned in the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
28. What will governments NOT do to solve the problem?
A. Ask people to stop using space heaters.
B. Ask people to use less electricity.
C. Produce more power.
D. Move power from other provinces.
29. The underlined words “calling on” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 确认 B. 强制 C. 允许 D. 号召
30. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. why people are using electricity all the time
B. how to produce more and more power
C. why there are power shortages in some cities
D. more and more clean power will come out
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Ghosts of our loved ones
Many people think things like ghosts(鬼魂) and death are scary. But in fact, we just had a festival
celebrating(庆祝) these things.
Every year, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar(阴历), we celebrate
Zhongyuan Festival, or Ghost Festival. It is on Aug 22 this year. On this day, families light lanterns to help dead
people find their way home. But at the same time, living people don’t want to stay out at night during Ghost
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Festival. They believe ghosts may hurt them.
Ghost Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day, or Qingming Festival are both holidays that honor(对……表示尊敬)
the dead. During Ghost Festival, the spirits(灵魂) of all dead people are honored. But we only honor our dead
family members at Qingming. People believe the spirits of the dead would come back to Earth during Ghost
Festival, but not during Qingming.
In Chinese culture, death is a scary and heavy thing. People are mostly afraid of it. But in some other cultures,
death is a less gloomy(阴郁的) thing.
In the US, people remember the dead on Halloween. But they make it a fun festival. People wear scary
clothes. Children do fun things, like trick-or-treating.
In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is a time for the living to connect(连接) with the dead. They make dolls of the
dead and tell stories about them. There are also parties at night. Whether you like it or not, death is a part of life.
Understanding death can help us cherish(珍惜) our time here and live best lives.
21. What countries have a festival to celebrate ghosts and death according to the passage?
A. The US, Mexico and China.
B. The US, Mexico and Australia.
C. China, Mexico and Australia.
D. China, the US and Australia.
22. Which season is Ghost Festival in?
A. Winter. B. Spring. C. Summer. D. August.
23. What do people in China do on Ghost Festival?
A. Honor our dead family members.
B. Light lanterns to help the dead come home.
C. Wear scary clothes and do fun things.
D. Make dolls of the dead and tell stories.
24. What do Chinese think of death?
A. They remember it for a long time.
B. They think it is very fun with games.
C. They think it scary but fun.
D. Most of them are frightened of it.
25. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. We should know the meaning of death.
B. Everybody has to die someday.
C. Life is valuable and we’d better keep it seriously.
D. All of above.
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