B4 LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Shanghai Students’ Post初中进阶版 Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 编辑: 吴佳骏
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A. Listen and choose the right picture. (根据听到的句子，选出 12. What uses about a quarter of all the water in U.K. homes?
相应的图片。) A. Taking showers. B. Washing dishes.
C. Flushing the toilet.
13. How much water does it take to produce one beef hamburger?
A. About 150 liters. B. About 2,400 liters.
C. About 2,700 liters.
14. What does the speaker suggest people do?
A B
A. Take baths instead of showers.
B. Flush the toilet using shower water.
C. Use the dishwasher only when it is full.
15. What is the speaker’s main message?
A. Water is expensive and hard to get.
B. Taking showers wastes time and water.
C D
C. We should save water because it is limited.
D. Listen to the interview and complete the chart with no more
than three words for each blank. (根据听到的长对话，完成采访
笔记。每空不超过三个词。)
Situation: After visiting a wastewater treatment plant, some SSP
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student reporters are making a chart to show how wastewater is
given a second life.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
Wastewater is collected.
B. Listen to the short conversations and choose the best answer
Wastewater arrives from
to each question you hear. (根据听到的短对话，选出最恰当的答 ●
homes, factories, businesses
案。)
and hospitals.
6. A. Washing her face. B. Washing her clothes.
C. Washing some plates.
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7. A. Physics. B. Geography.
Wastewater is treated. The process takes a lot
C. Information technology.
(16)__________ are removed. of energy, but new
●
8. A. Writing a report about water problems. technologies are
(17)__________ settles at the
●
B. Studying clean groundwater resources. bottom. (18)__________.
C. Preparing a science presentation. More pollutants are removed.
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9. A. Once a week. B. Once a month.
C. Twice a month.
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10. A. About 9 liters. B. About 19 liters.
Treated water is produced.
Some cities are
C. About 90 liters.
The water is reused to water
trying to make the
●
parks, clean streets, etc.
water (20)_________.
C. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each In recent years, China has
●
reused (19)__________ cubic
question. (根据听到的短文，选出最恰当的答案。)
meters of treated wastewater
11. How much water do people in England and Wales actually use
each year.
each day?
A. About 30 liters. B. About 140 liters.
C. About 200 liters.2026年9月4日 第1641期 (总第3282期)
The exercises on pages B1 and B2 are based on some of the articles in this week’s SSP.
Aha! It Takes More Than a Math Brain! (A1) It’s No Longer Just a Water Crisis (A4)
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I. Guess the meaning of each underlined word below. I. Guess the meaning of each underlined word below.
1. It’s awarded once every four years to four outstanding 1. We can also use AI to better monitor water resources.
mathematicians under the age of 40. A. 循环 B. 监测 C. 开发
A. 杰出的 B. 忙碌的 C. 幸运的 2. “The longer we delay, the deeper the debt grows.”
2. But talent alone doesn’t guarantee success. A. 计算 B. 讨论 C. 推迟
A. 保证 B. 改变 C. 替代
3. These discoveries often inspire them to continue their research. II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Each word
can be used twice.
A. 激励 B. 强迫 C. 提醒
term covers recognize
II. Complete the sentences with the words below. Each word can
be used twice.
1. The autumn ________ of the 2026-27 school year has just started.
2. Athletes must ________ when their bodies need proper rest and
award secret stuck research
recovery.
3. Children can easily ________ their parents’ voices, even in
1. Firefighters rescued a small cat that was ________ between two
crowded rooms.
walls.
4. The dark curtain fully ________ the windows, blocking the bright
2. They discovered a(n) ________ underground tunnel beneath the
streetlights.
ancient palace.
5. The Shanghai Grand Opera House ________ a site area of 53,023
3. Daily practice remains the open ________ behind mastering a square meters.
second language. 6. The report uses the ________ “carbon footprint” to measure
4. The judges will ________ first prize to the garden that best environmental impact.
features local wildlife.
5. If you get ________ on a difficult math problem, take a short III. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese.
break and try again later. 1. 终场哨响后，C罗情绪激动，因为他将不再征战世界杯。(no
6. Zhang Yimou received a lifetime achievement ________ at the longer)
international film festival. Ronaldo was emotional after the final whistle, as he would
7. Scientists from around the world come together to ________ how _____________________________________________________.
2. 运动相机如今非常受欢迎。大多数运动相机的重量还不到传
climate change affects deep-sea life.
统相机的一半。(weight)
8. New ________ shows that getting eight hours of sleep every
Action cameras are very popular now. Most of them are
night helps students perform better on tests.
_____________________________________ traditional cameras.
3. 澳大利亚是第一个禁止16岁以下儿童使用社交媒体的国家。
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Australia is ________ children under 16 from using social media.
III. Answer the questions.
4. 解决这一系统错误最快的方法是重启电脑。(restart)
1. How often is the Fields Medal awarded?
The quickest solution to this system error is _________________.
2. According to the article, how did the Chinese people feel when
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Deng Yu and Wang Hong received their Fields Medals?
IV. Answer the questions.
1. What does the underlined phrase “new term” refer to in Para. 1?
3. What hobbies do Deng and Wang have in common?
2. Fill in the blank in Para. 2 according to the article.
“Water bankruptcy,” similarly, refers to a state in which ________.
4. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning that Deng and Wang
3. According to the U.N. report, how much wetland area has
discovered mathematical patterns in plants, waves and many other
disappeared over the past 50 years?
things in nature? 4. Why does the author mention Los Angeles?
5. What did Kaveh Madani expect to happen after the report was
5. According to the author, what valuable lessons can we learn from published?
Deng and Wang? 6. What “hard choices” did Madani suggest making in the report?
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V. Pick one of the following tasks and write about 30 words.
IV. Pick one of the following tasks and write about 30 words. 1. Madani warns, “The longer we delay, the deeper the debt grows.”
1. Talk about how you deal with pressure in your life and studies. What does this remind you to do starting from today?
2. Describe a time when one of your hobbies led you to an “Aha!” 2. Do you think Madani’s report is able to bring about the changes
moment. he expected? Why or why not?B2 QUIZ TIME
Shanghai Students’ Post初中进阶版 Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 B1、B2编辑: 吴佳骏、高云舟
Pedal Your Way to Pure Water (A4) Fixing Roads, One Click at a Time (A6)
Language focus Language focus
I. Complete the sentences with the words below. Each word can I. Translate the following phrases into English.
be used twice. 1. 决定做某事 2. 反击
average chemical display
3. 突出 4. 致力于做某事
1. Does your smartwatch ________ your step count in real time?
5. 迄今为止 6. 产生影响
2. Many household cleaning products contain this strong ________.
3. The city is planning to build a new ________ plant to produce
plastic. II. Complete the following sentences according to the Chinese.
4. Rainfall in the city last month was well above the August 1. 她还没决定是否要竞选班长。(whether)
________. She hasn’t decided __________________________________ yet.
5. Drivers can clearly view their speed on the central ________ 2. 别担心，我们可以一起想办法解决这个问题。(fix)
while on the road.
Don’t worry, __________________________________________.
6. According to the report, the ________ person checks their phone
3. 通过刻苦努力，你可以将梦想变为现实。(turn ... into)
58 times a day.
With hard work, _______________________________________.
4. 充足的睡眠可以提高你的记忆力和注意力。(improve)
II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper
Getting enough sleep can ________________________________.
forms.
1. The 48th WorldSkills ________ will take place in Shanghai this 5. 你有没有读那篇关于人工智能技术的最新报道？(report)
month. (compete) Have you ____________________________________________?
2. The museum’s most popular ________ is a 2,000-year-old Roman 6. 虽然这项任务看起来很难，但我相信我们能按时完成。
coin. (exhibition)
(while)
3. Many people now ________ to work because it saves money and
_________________________, I’m sure we can finish it on time.
keeps them healthy. (cyclist)
4. The experts shared ________ tips with local villagers on how to
grow vegetables better. (use) Reading focus
5. Personal information collected by the app is ________ securely
III. Choose the best answer.
on cloud servers, the company said. (storage)
1. What inspired Parth to create the app?
A. A desire to explore AI potential.
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B. A request from local authorities.
III. Choose the best answer.
C. A road accident that injured his parents.
1. This article mainly introduces ______.
D. A need for a school technology project.
A. water shortages in Abu Dhabi
2. Based on the article, which one shows the flow of reporting a
B. a system for producing clean water
pothole?
C. the 44th WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi
A. Photo AI check Human review Map update
D. the exhibits at the WorldSkills Museum in Shanghai
→ → →
2. According to the article, the red area on the wall display at the B. Photo Human review AI check Map update
→ → →
museum stands for ______. C. AI check Photo Human review Map update
→ → →
A. the pump B. one of the filters D. Human review Photo AI check Map update
→ → →
C. dirty water D. clean water 3. The underlined phrase “from scratch” (in Para. 3) means that
3. The underlined word “purification” means the action of ______.
Parth built the platform ________.
A. making dirty water clean
A. by copying others’ work
B. storing water for future use
B. by collecting online resources
C. measuring the amount of water
C. with the help of senior developers
D. moving water from one place to another
D. by building everything from the beginning
4. If you pedal the “water bike” as fast as a city cyclist, you can
produce about ______ liters of water in half an hour. 4. How do the reports now reach the city officials?
A. 6 B. 60 C. 180 D. 600 A. The team writes them down by hand.
5. We can learn from the article that the “water bike” was built B. Users call the government office directly.
______.
C. The app mails paper letters to the authorities.
A. in Abu Dhabi
D. The app automatically sends them to the authorities.
B. in only a few weeks
5. To improve his system, Parth plans to ________.
C. by a Canadian professor alone
A. build a website to show repaired potholes
D. after the 44th WorldSkills Competition
B. handle reports through government phone lines
6. After passing through the filters, the water flows toward ______.
A. the tap B. the pump C. create a more complex app and hire more helpers
C. the pink container D. the silver container D. make the process automatic and add another reporting wayREADING IN DEPTH B3
编辑: 吴佳骏 Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Shanghai Students’ Post初中进阶版
The following exercises are all based on the article “My Guide Through the ‘Storm’” on page A4-5.
A. her health prevented her from playing sports
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B. it had been her dream job since she was young
I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Each word C. she had been deeply influenced by Ms. Tedesco
can be used twice. D. Ms. Tedesco suggested she work as a school counselor
5. As the author wrote this article, she was ______.
chance struggle support natural performance A. working as a school counselor
B. preparing for an important operation
1. I couldn’t have finished my degree without my family’s
C. recovering from her operation at home
________.
D. studying in her final year of high school
2. Waking up early on cold days is a real ________ for many
students.
IV. Answer the questions.
3. He worked two part-time jobs to ________ his family and pay for
1. Read the title of the article: My Guide Through the “Storm.”
school.
What was the “storm”? Who was the author’s “guide” through this
4. According to the weather report, there is a high ________ of
“storm”?
heavy rain tonight.
5. More and more people are choosing food made with pure,
2. How did the author probably feel after answering her doctor’s
________ ingredients.
call, and why?
6. The boss was happy because the company had a good sales
________ last month.
3. How did the author view Ms. Tedesco before her operation? How
7. It is completely ________ for students to feel nervous before
did she view her after her operation?
taking an important exam.
8. Without enough sleep, many teenagers will ________ to pay
V. Complete the task.
attention in their morning classes.
Imagine you are the author. Write a thank-you note of about 30
9. Thanks to internet classes, students in mountain villages now have
words to Ms. Tedesco.
a better ________ of learning well.
10. Last night, thousands of people gathered in the city square to
watch the traditional dance ________. Writing skill Writing about events and feelings in the proper order
叙述个人经历时，可以按照事情发展的先后顺序来写，并加入
II. Here are some useful expressions from the article. Use them
人物当时的感受。这样不仅能让读者清楚了解事情经过，还能
to translate the sentences below into English.
更好地体会人物的心理变化。
go smoothly look forward to doing sth. Review the article and complete the chart.
make a differece in ... take a different path
when it comes time to ... be much more than ... As her final year of high After her doctor told her about
school began, the author felt her genetic mutation, the
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1. 我期待与你一起参与这个新项目。 (1)__________. author felt (2)__________.
2. 如果团队成员之间缺乏沟通，工作就难以顺利开展。
3. 一座优秀的校图书馆，不应只是一个安静的藏书之所。 ⬇
Before returning to school As she considered whether to
4. 这个故事告诉我们，年轻学生同样可以为社会带来改变。
after the operation, the author go ahead with the operation,
5. 如果当初没有参加这个培训项目，我的人生轨迹或许会截然 ⬅
felt (4)__________. the author felt (3)__________.
不同。
6. 到了选择加入哪个社团的时候，许多学生会因为选择太多而
⬇
犹豫不决。 As the school nurse, her
teachers and her friends As she looked back on her
worked together to make sure experience, the author felt
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she got the help she needed, (6)__________.
III. Choose the best answer. the author felt (5)__________.
1. What was the author’s biggest worry about having the operation?
What did she learn from the experience?
A. The high cost of the medical treatment.
(7)____________________________________________________
B. The pain she would experience afterwards.
C. The possible difficulty in finding a good counselor.
D. The possible influence on her school and sports goals. Question of the week
2. The underlined expression “be in good hands” is closest in Are we shaped more by the challenges we face, or by the people who
meaning to “______.” stand by us during those challenges?
A. be well taken care of B. have very strong hands 塑造我们的，究竟是人生路上的种种挑战，还是那些在风雨中
C. become a helpful person D. solve all the problems alone 始终与我们并肩同行的人？
3. Which of the following best describes Ms. Tedesco?
A. Quiet and calm. B. Strict and serious.
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C. Brave and confident. D. Caring and responsible.
opinion and the story/experience that makes you believe so.
4. The author chose to become a school counselor in the end
Remember to include your school and your name in your submission.
because ______.
