Every 14 days, another language dies． There are many reasons for this． Some people think more common languages have more economic（经济的） power． Because of this, young people choose to learn a common language as they think it is more useful． Another reason is that some languages aren't written down． Guujaaw is a leader of the Haida Nation, whose people have lived on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, for more than 10, 000 years． Their language is endangered． Traditionally, it wasn't written down, and, as a result, some people are worried that it will die one day． Guujaaw replies to this," We talk to each other,listen, visit, and believe in the spoken word． Expressing yourself without writing is natural．" However, if Guujaaw's language and others like it are going to stay alive, writing may have to become part of their lives．
When a language dies, a lot of knowledge dies with it． To begin with, language is a huge part of the culture of the people who speak it． Language allows speakers to say certain things： words that describe a cultural idea may not translate exactly into another language． Furthermore, many endangered languages have rich spoken cultures． Stories, songs and histories are passed on from older people to younger generations （一代）． Elizabeth Lindsey, an expert in languages , emphasizes（强调）this．" When an elder dies, a library is burned," she says．
Also, language death affects our knowledge about nature． Local people often have a deep understanding of plants, animals, and the relationship between them． David Harrison, a researcher on endangered languages, reflects,"80% of plant and animal species（物种） have been undiscovered by science．But that doesn't mean they're unknown to humans．"
Many languages are endangered． However, it's not too late． Children often grow up speaking two languages．"No one…becomes richer by giving up.. one language to learn another, "Harrison said． If children feel both languages are important, they will use both．So, it is necessary that children realize how useful their local language is．
（1）How many reasons are mentioned for endangered languages in Paragraph 1？
A．2．
B．3．
C．4．
D．5．
（2）In Paragraph 2, the writer mainly tells us ．
A． how cultures are passed on
B． how cultures are discovered
C． why languages are written down
D． why languages are important to cultures
（3）The underlined word" affects" in the passage means" "．
A． waits for
B． depends on
C． is different from
D． has an influence on
（4）Which of the following is the writers opinion ？
A． People need to use common languages more often．
B． The spoken word is more important than the written word．
C． Children are the hope to stop the local language from dying．
D． Many animals and plants are in danger because of dying languages．
Since May 8， Boston Dynamics， doglike robot， Spot， has been in use at BishanAng Mo Kio Park in Singapore to help encourage social distancing during the COVID19 pandemic （新冠肺炎疫情） according to a report in the South China Morning Post．
Singpore’s government is funding the experiment of the robotic dog， which will last for two weeks at the park during offpeak（非高峰的） hours．
"The robot isn’t enforcing （强制 ）． It’s just giving people information and encouraging them， "Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert told CNBC． "When Spot is patrolling（巡逻）the area， there’s a parks officer nearby who can do whatever enforcement he decides is suitable． "
Cameras fixed on Spot will scan the surroundings and help officers work out the number of visitors in the park， but they cannot read faces and won’t collect any personal information． It also carries a loudspeaker to broadcast a prerecorded message to remind visitors of the importance of social distancing．
Without enough manpower， Singapore is turning to robotics to reduce the manpower required for park patrols and remind people about the risks they may be putting themselves and others in．
The question， however， is whether their use of Spot will be a good tool or will or only attract more people to it instead．
If the twoweek experiment proves successful， the government will consider using Spot at the park during peak hours． Singapore will also do studies to see if it’s worth using other Spots in other parks． Already， Singapore engineers are trying to improve Spot， making it tell if people are together in a group or strangers passing on the grass．
No one knows if Spot will stay after the pandemic is gone， but one thing is for sure： the robot is the hardest working dog in the world．
（1）Why is Spot used at BishanAng Mo Kio Park？
A． To draw visitors， attention to it．
B． To help encourage social distancing．
C． To read and record visitors， faces．
D． To help collect private information．
（2）The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 4 refers to（指的是） ．
A． visitors
B． strangers
C． cameras
D． officers
（3）What can we learn from the last 3 paragraphs？
A． The experiment is still in progress．
B． The use of Spot proves to be a good tool．
C． Spot will stay after the pandemic is over．
D． Singapore will no longer need other Spot robots．
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． Spot scares people into keeping a distance in public．
B． Spot patrols the park for two weeks during peak hours．
C． Spot can tell people together in a group from strangers passing by．
D． The parks officer nearby decides on the enforcement instead of Spot．
In Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan， Qi Jianfeng attended the 10th anniversary（周年纪念日） of Wenchuan Earthquake with hundreds of doctors and volunteers， （1） ．
Wenchuan was hit by a strong earthquake on May 12th，2008．At least 69，000 people were killed and more than 375，000 were hurt．（2） Soldiers and doctors quickly arrived in the area．At that time，they were saving people and rebuilding （重建） homes．（3） he wanted to help those who had lost their families or homes． Qi Jian feng sorked as a volunteer after the earthquake． He also listened to the local people carefully so that they had someone to talk to．
Qi's job lasted （持续的）for three years． （4） but Qi kept on staying here． He saw the destroyed （毁坏的） place become a new town． The beautiful mountains and friendly people made him prefer to work here． He got a job and bought an apartment in Wenchuan．（5） He hopes to help people specially the young receive earthquake traning．
Although the earthquake broke many things apart， it brought everyone closer together．
A． It was easy enough to save the people under the buildings．
B． He never imagined what a big difference an earthquake made to his life．
C． Most volunteers have left Wenchuan．
D． He has remained in Wenchuan ever since then．
E． As soon as Qi Jianfeng heard the news．
F． Many people became homeless．
G． Qi Jianfeng was on his way to Wenchuan．
Rice is one of the most commonly eaten basic foods around the world.Buying it and cooking it is a daily matter.Yet for many，its presence has been a matter of life and death.It is a main food because it is easy to grow，besides low cost and convenience.A poor community in the developing world may find it difficult to bring in foreign fruits or raise cattle for meat，but it can almost certainly use the land it has in order to grow plenty of rice.
This was the great achievement of Yuan Longping，who passed away on May 22 this year.A great Chinese scientist，Yuan successfully developed what is known as "hybrid rice" which can produce up a 30% higher output.Yuan Longping was born in the year 1930，a time when China was very different.It was a nation，without modern industry，depending on the rice which they grew.The first few decades （十年） of his life were met with major social events，and a rapidly growing population that made food supply not last all the time.This experience left its mark on Yuan Longping，which made him focus on （关注） farming science and work on his research of hybrid rice.
His achievement would see the rice supply in China increasing from 56.9 million tons in 1950 to 194.7 million tons by 2017.By 1991，20% of the world's rice output came from hybrid rice，even if only being planted in 10% of fields.
Always remember，human development begins first with the most basic and sample things，such as developing rice.We should be thankful for scientific thinkers like Yuan.
（1）Why is rice a main food around the world？
（2）What did Yuan develop successfully？
（3）When was Yuan Longping born？
（4）What made Yuan focus on farming science？
（5）How many tons was the rice supply in China by 2017？
On April 26， 2017， a big Chinese ship caught the eyes of the whole world． China's first homemade aircraft carrier（航空母舰）hit the water in Dalian， Liaoning．
The new big ship is China's second aircraft carrier． It was designed in China and built in China， too． It is about 315meters long and 75meters wide． That is a bit larger than three soccer fields．
An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea． It can carry planes and troops to war． Planes fly from and land back on it， and soldiers work and live on it， too． But building an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive． It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel and other special materials． For example， a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60，000tons of steel． It also uses complex（综合的） technologies， including radar， electrics， mechanics and weapons． Finally， it takes years to build．
Today， not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one． China has become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself， after the USA， Russia， England， France， Italy and Spain．
（1）When did China's first homemade aircraft carrier hit the water？
A．On April 26， 2017．
B． On May 26， 2017．
C． On April 26， 2016．
（2）What's the size of the new Chinese aircraft carrier？
A． About 75meters long and 315meters wide．
B． About 315meters long and 75meters wide．
C． About 315meters long and 315meters wide．
（3）How many aircraft carriers does China have according to the passage？
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
（4）What is an aircraft carrier used for according to the passage？
A． Playing basketball and football．
B． Carrying planes and troops to war．
C． Catching the eyes of the whole world．
（5）Does Japan have the ability to build an aircraft carrier according to the passage？
A．Sorry， I don't know．
B． Yes， it does．
C．No， it doesn't．
Antarctica （南极洲） is at the southern end of the Earth． It is the coldest， driest and windiest place on our planet． What would it be like to live and work there？
On Oct 15， 50 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker （破冰船） made in China． It took two years to build Xuelong 2． It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers．
Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times． Because of its unusual environment， researchers from around the world have been going there to do study （研究） for many years． Some studies can only be done in Antarctica． For example， there is little air pollution there． This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather， atmosphere （大气） and stars．
The study of Antarctica's geology （地质） is also important． Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago， and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time． There are also many wild animals， such as penguins （企鹅），seals （海豹） and birds． Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them．
Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China． He was part of China's 15th research trip to Antarctica． He said， "Life in Antarctica is not easy．It is tiring and sometimes dangerous， but it is still quite fun．" He also said，"I studied how penguins walk， what they eat， and why they move from one place to another． I was excited to see the cute animals playing around． I hope my studies can help protect them．"
（1）What can we know from the first three paragraphs？
A． Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth．
B． There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica．
C． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China．
D． Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica 45 times．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the fifth paragraph？
A． Life in Antarctica．
B． Rocks in Antarctica．
C． Fun in Antarctica．
D． Danger in Antarctica．
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． The weather in Antarctica hasn't changed over time．
B． Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica．
C． Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica．
D． The study in Antarctica can't help protect penguins and seals．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A cooking guide．
C． A film review．
D． A science magazine．
What does a cake look like？ Maybe you've got lots of different answers in mind， but Zhou Yi and his team's cakes will certainly make you feel amazed!
Zhou is called China's "Sugar King"． Last November in the UK． he and his team won three gold medals and two bronze medals（铜牌） at the International Cake Competition， the world's largest cake competition．
Zhou and his team's cakes show not only their great cake﹣making skills， but also traditional Chinese culture and art． For example， one of the gold medal﹣winning cakes shows China's first and only female（女性的） emperor Wu Zetian as a young woman． （4）Someone said that the cake showed the beauty of Chinese art to the world!
But don't think creating such amazing works of art is very easy． "Some parts were made eight times just because the result was not quite what I wanted，" Zhou said． "You need to build every single part over and over again until you find the perfect fit．" （5）他希望能通过他让人们更多地了解中国．
（1）How many medals did Zhou Yi and his team win last November？ 5
（2）Was it easy for Zhou Yi and his team to make these cakes？ No，it wasn't．
（3）If you were Zhou Yi， what would you make to join the competition？ I want to do some cake with Chinese characteristics．
将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成中文或英文．
（4） 有人说蛋糕向世界展示了中国艺术之美！
（5） He hopes to let people know more about China through him．
（1）We may read the advertisement above ．
A． in a geography book
B． in a history magazine
C． on a travel website
D． in a city newspaper
（2）The advertisement offers information mainly to people from ．
A． China
B． America
C． England
D． Canada
（3）If you want to get an event pack， you need to
A． text CHINA to 82727
B． learn about the Great Wall
C．visit nspcc．org．uk/chinatrek
D． e﹣mail chailenges@nspcc．org．uk
（4）we learn from the material that ．
A． you can sign up on Octobr 30th
B． you can call for more information
C． the Great Wall Trek lasts for half a month
D． the joiners can trek on the whole Greal wall
（5）NSPCC has something to do with ．
A． nature
B． children
C． the Great Wall
D． standard network
With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and her vision blurry（视力模糊的），l6﹣year﹣old Tian Ting went to the hospital with her parents in January.She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5.0 to 4.6 in only a term. "A few of my friends have had the same experience lately，" Tian said.
In fact，poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the first six months of 2020，according to the Ministry of Education.
To protect students' eyesight，the Chinese government has worked out new requirements （要求） for school supplies （供应品） and equipments that will take effect （生效） on March 1，2022.For example，according to the requirements，the size of text in students' textbooks should be no smaller than nine﹣point.Teachers should also try not to use projectors （投影仪） or other multimedia equipments （多媒体设备） that are too bright，Beijing Daily reported.There are also requirements for desks and classroom lights.For example，these lights should give off （散发） as little blue light as possible.
Blue light is bad for our eyes，as it can kill the photoreceptor cells （光感器细胞） we need for vision，according to Harvard Medical School.Many of the electronic devices we use every day，like our phones and computer screens，give off blue light.
Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students' eyesight in China.In May 2020，the National Health Commission urged schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.
（1）In the first half of 2020，there were of students becoming short﹣sighted.
A.0.4%
B.11.4%
C.59.2%
D.70.6%
（2）The writer probably agrees that .
A.Schools use textbooks with the smaller size of text
B.Teachers use over﹣bright multimedia equipments
C.Students are made sure to have fewer than two hours of outdoor activity a day
D.Schools use lights that give off less blue light
（3）What's the best title of the passage？
A.How to protect us from illness.
B.How to have outdoor activity.
C.How to use electronic devices.
D.How to protect students' eyesight.
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Wild beavers （河狸） are back! Experts say that the wild beaver families are doing well． The beavers are even boosting wildlife and the environment!
Over ten years ago， a family of beavers turned up in a part of the river Otter， in Devon．No one knew exactly where they came from． It was a big surprise一wild beavers hadn't lived in England for around 400 years!
In 2015， the government allowed the beavers to stay there as part of a trial （试验）． They wanted to see if these animals could be reintroduced to the wild．The trial ends in February．Some scientists from the University of Exeter already say the beavers help the wildlife in the area． One scientist called it" an amazing story"．
A lot of this is because of dams． Beavers build dams along the river． This creates deep pools in the riverbed and slows the water down． Scientists say this is perfect for many different types of plants and animals! Many plants are growing near the beavers．Different types of animals are also becoming more and more in the river． Beavers also help make flooding less，scientists say．The beavers' dams slow down the speed of the river， especially after heavy rain．
There are， however， some problems． Beavers gnaw （咬，啃） on trees and this can harm them．Their dams can also sometimes create floods （洪水） on people's land．
Beavers aren't the only animals that are being reintroduced to the wild! In 2019， red squirrels were brought back to an area of the Scottish Highlands． Further away， the world's rarest （罕见的）duck， the Madagascar pochard， is making a comeback． It was set free into the wild on the African island in 2019 and is doing well．
Who knows what other animals might be making a comeback？
（1）Which of the following best explains "boosting" in paragraph 1？
A． building
B． spreading
C． helping
D． creating
（2）Why did the government want a trial first？ Because they wanted to ．
A． grow more plants along the river
B． build dams for the beavers in the wild
C． introduce the beavers to the wild
D． see if the beavers could be reintroduced to the wild
（3）What are the good things about wild beavers living on the river Otter？
A． They help plants grow and make flooding less．
B． They bring heavy rain and floods．
C． They gnaw on trees and harm them．
D． Their dams create floods on people's land．
（4）How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the news story which have been reintroduced to the wild？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（5）How do you think animal lovers feel about the news？
A． Embarrassed．
B． Pleased．
C． Tired．
D． Disappointed．
Look at this newspaper page． Read about December holiday events in one town． Then answer the questions：
Holiday Events This Week |
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Monday， December 12 Crafts Projects For kids ages 5 to 12 Library， 4 p．m． |
Saturday， December 17 Holiday Fair Do last﹣minute shopping Town Hall， 11 a．m． |
Friday， December 16 Holiday Concert Hear the chorus sing High School， 6 p．m． |
Sunday， December 18 Benefit Breakfast Bring cons to give Clothes shop， 9 a．m． |
（1）Which event is only for kids？
A． Crafts Projects．
B． Holiday Concert．
C． Benefit Breakfast．
（2）What time does the breakfast start？
A． 4 p．m．
B． 11 a．m．
C． 9 a．m．
（3）Which event is on Saturday？
A． Holiday Fair．
B． Holiday Concert．
C． Benefit Breakfast．
（4）Where is the Holiday Concert？
A． In the library．
B． In the high school．
C． In Town Hall．
Amazing China is a 90﹣minute documentary about the development of China． Many people have watched it．We asked some students how they liked this movie． Here are their opinions．
▲The director Wei Tie made this successful movie． It shows that China has progressed rapidly in the past nearly 70 years．
﹣﹣Li Lin
▲This movie drew a picture of common people's great work． I'm proud of our country because all the Chinese try to achieve Chinese dream．
﹣﹣Xu Wei
▲In this documentary， we saw the longest sea﹣crossing bridge in the world， Hong Kong﹣Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge． Now， China also has longer high﹣speed rail network （高铁网） than any other country．
﹣﹣Liu Yang
▲The film helped people to know China better． The stories in the movie touched my heart deeply． From then on， I decided to work harder than before．
﹣﹣Huang Lei
（1）What kind of movie is Amazing China？
（2）Who is the director of this movie？
（3）Why is Xu Wei proud of China？
（4）Which is the longest sea﹣crossing bridge in the world？
（5）Did Amazing China touch Huang Lei's heart？
The movie Ne Zha came back to the big screen last year． And lots of people watched it．
For many years， the character Ne Zha has been familiar to many children of China． Most Chinese children came to know Ne Zha from the TV series Journey to the West． Of course， Ne Zha in that TV series is not as great as Sun Wukong． But still， Ne Zha is popular in Chinese children's hearts．
Now， the relationships among the characters in the 3D movie Ne Zha are given modern meanings． New Ne Zha in the 3D movie is more than a child． He is very happy when he feels the warmth of the family．And he does not hide his anger when he meets bad men． He lives as he wants to live．
It was hard to believe that a panda﹣eyed， buck﹣toothed（龅牙） child could be a hero in hearts of millions of people． But it made it and the movie was a big success．The film's director and screenwriter is Yang Yu． It took him three years to write this play and two more years to make the cartoon．It is one of the most successful cartoons made in China． You can enjoy the beauty created by high technology when watching it
（1）From which TV series did most Chinese children come to know Ne Zha？
（2）What does new Ne Zha look like in the 3D movie？
（3）How long did it take Yang Yu to write the play and make the cartoon？
（4）请把划线句子翻译成汉语．
（5）请给短文拟一个恰当的标题．
When you look up into the night sky， you can see the moon． But do you know that you're only seeing one side of the moon？ The other side， also known as the far side of the moon， has long been a secret to us． But now， we have a chance to see what's on the far side．
On January 3rd，China's Chang'e 4 probe（探测器） landed on the far side of the moon． It is the first probe in history to land there．
Chang'e 4 probe has already done a lot of things on the moon． One of its jobs is to grow plants． Chang'e 4 probe took six living things to the moon． Such as cotton， potatoes and fruit flies（果蝇）． The cotton has already started growing． This is the first time humans have grown plants on the moon．
Chang'e 4 probe also took a lot of pictures of the moon's far side． With these pictures， scientists will learn more about the moon．
（1）According to the passage， we can see both sides of the moon． （判断对错）
（2）Growing plants on the moon is Chang'e 4 probe's only task． （判断对错）
（3）Chang'e 4 probe is the first probe to land on the far side of the moon． （判断对错）
（4）Seven living things were brought to the moon by Chang'e 4 probe． （判断对错）
（5）The cotton has already begun growing on the moon． （判断对错）
阅读下面的图表， 完成问题．
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Huawei has announced today that smartphone sales abroad in 2018 have reached over 200 million units． In recent months the company has become the No． 2 supplier（供应商）of smartphones， ahead of Apple and behind Samsung， marking a great progress Huawei has made since it entered this market eight years ago． |
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An extended version of the Fuzing bullet train will be fitted with the automatic train operation system（列车自动控制系统）． With a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour， the new train is 439.8 meters long， with 17 carriages（火车车厢）that can carry 1283 passengers． |
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The world's first 5G﹣enabled railway station is on its way! The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is the first railway station built upon the 5G digital（数字的）indoor system， with China Mobile and Huawei launching（发射）the network's system there． |
（1）In recent months， which company has become the No． 2 supplier of smartphones？
A． Samsung．
B． Huawei．
C． Apple．
（2）An extended version of the Fuzing bullet train can reach the speed of ．
A． 350 kilometers per hour
B． 200 kilometers per hour
C． 128 kilometers per hour
（3） will be the world's first 5G﹣enabled railway station？
A． Beijing Railway Station
B． Shenzhen Railway Station
C． The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
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