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ADogsJourney,.ANovelbyW.BruceCameron

W.BruceCameron'snovel,muchenjoyedbydoglovers,wasalsomadeintoapopular

film.Itsharesasurprisingstoryofadogwhofindsthemeaningofhislifeandteachespeople

tolaughandlove.

Price：$12.8(paperbook)/$9.99(e-book)

Ienjoyedthisbookbecauseitmademelaughattimesandmademecryatother

Adelinetimes.Agoodbookwillgetyouintothestoryandmakeyoufeelasifyouare

there.

Tobehonest,thelanguageisdifficultforkids.ButmyfriendstoldmeIshould

Ellenreaditasmylittledoghadjustpassedawayanditwouldmakemegetoutofmy

sadness.AfterIreadit,Ifeltmuchbetter.

There9snothingherethatholdsmyinterest.Itfocusedmostonpeople'sproblems

Gary

andverylittleonthedog.

1.Amongtheabovethreereaders,______—likesADogsJourneyleast.

A.AdelineB.EllenC.GaryD.Cameron

2.WhatdoesEllenthinkofthebook?

A.Ifspopular.B.Ifsmoving.C.Ifshelpful.D.Ifsterrible.

3.Fromthebookreviewabove,weknowthat.

A.Youcanbuyapaperbookwith10dollars

B.Mostreadersgivethebook4stars

C.Youcanreadthenovelaswellaswatchamovieaboutit

D.Onlyonecustomergivesthebookonestar

4.Whereisthepassagefrom?

A.Aguidebook.B.Awebsite.C.Anewspaper.D.Anovel.

MaBaoliisapilotwiththeDalianbranchofChinaSouthernAirlines,inNortheast

China'sLiaoningProvince.Hehaswonthename"poeticcaptain^^forhispassionforpoems.

WhileflyingovertheYellowRiver,hethinksofthisverse（詩）:“①Doyounotseethe

YellowRivercomefromthesky,rushintothesea,andnevercomeback?”AbovetheYangtze

River,herecites（吟誦）:“②Waveafterwave,theYangtzeRiverroarseast,sweepingaway

withitallourheroes.”

Ifconditionspermit,hesharesthepoemswithpassengersviacaptains5announcements.

“It'samazing!ThepoetsofancientChinacouldnothaveflowntosuchheights,andyetthey

wrotepoemsthatperfectlydescribedthebeautyofnature,9,saysMa.InearlyFebruary,2023,

the35-year-oldwonfirstplaceintheChinesePoetryConference,apopularpoetry-themed

quizshow.Thisisthesecondtimehehastakenpartintheshowasacontestantsince2019.

ForMa,classicalpoetry,whichhasaccompaniedhimsincehischildhood,isthemost

beautifullanguageintheworld.a4Ilikereadingpoetryinmysparetime.OnceIpickupa

bookofpoetry.Ican'tputitdown——it'sabitlikethosewhocan'tstopwatchingshortvideos

onsocialmediathesedays,“saysMa.

Mawasbomin1988inavillageinPizhou,EastChina'sJiangsuProvince.Hisfather,

whoworkedhardtofeedthefamilythroughfarmingandfishing,usedtopaintonthewhite

wallsoftheirhouseandwritepoemstomatchthepaintings.t4Ienjoyedwatchingmyfather

dothesethingsandlisteningtohimrecitepoems.Thepoemsencouragedmetochase（追逐）

thedreamofreading"tenthousandbooksandtravelingtenthousandmiles'JMarecalls.

5.Whichofthefollowingarethemostsuitabletitlesfortheunderlinedpoems①and②？

A.①《將進酒》；②《早發(fā)白帝城》B.①《將進酒》；②《臨江仙》

C.①《臨江仙》；②《早發(fā)白帝城》D.①《將進酒》；②《登鸛雀樓》

6.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A.Mareadspoemswhilehedrivestheplane.

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B.Maissurprisedatancientpoets'flyingsohigh.

C.Mapraisedthepoemswrittenbytheancients.

D.Mawrotepoemstodescribethebeautyofnature

7.WhatdoyouknowaboutMaBaoli?

1Helikeswatchingshortvideos.

2Heenjoysreadingpoemswhenheisfree.

3Hebegantolovepoetrywhenhewaschild.

4HetookpartintheChinesePoetryConferencetwice.

A.①②③B.②③④

C.①③④D.①②④

8.Whafsthewriter'spurposeinwritingthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Todiscusshowtowriteandenjoypoetry.

B.TotellthereasonswhyMaenjoyspoetry.

C.Toshowhowhard-workingMa'sfatherwas.

D.TodescribehowMaworkedhardathislessons.

DuringtheEuropeancolonization（殖民）ofNorthAmerica,manynativelanguageswere

givenup.Asaresult,manychildrenwerestoppedfromusingtheirownlanguages.Today,

thereareabout180,000Inuitpeopleintheworldandfewerthan40,000canspeakInuktitut,

oneofthedialects（方言）spokenbytheInuit.

Thereareabout65,000InuitlivinginCanada.Mialiisa40-year-oldstudentat

UniversityofCalgarywhoismajoringin（主修）InternationalIndigenous（本地的）Studies.

ShehasspentmuchofherlifefightingforIndigenousrights.Asoneofthefewpeoplewho

stillspeakInuktitut,sheshowsgreatinterestinspreadingthelanguagetokeepitfromdying

outcompletely.

Askingwhythisisimportantisjustlikeaskingwhywaterisimportant,saidMiali."We

needit,andthere9saninnate（天生的）needinsideussearchingforapartofourselveswecan

identifywith（認同）.Iwanttogivepeopletheirlanguage,andallowthemtounderstand

somethingthey'vebeensearchingfor.^^

MialihasbeenteachingothersinInuktitutfor10yearsnow.Shedreamedoftakingher

taskevenfurther,soin2021,shestartedanonlinecoursetoteachthelanguagetoanyone

whowantstolearnit,nomatterwheretheylive.Sheoffersthecoursethroughherbusiness,

Allurvik,whichalsosellsavarietyofInuit-madeproductsandservices.Sheevenmakes

videosinbothEnglishandInuktitut.

Mialibelievesthatspeakingtheirnativelanguageshelpsthemconnecttotheirancestors

andland.Thisconnectionisgrownintheirculturehelpingthemunderstandwhotheyareand

howtheyfitintotheircommunities.She'spleasedtobeabletousetechnologytobringher

languagetoanyoneintheworld.

“ManypeoplewanttolearnInuktitutbutdon'thavethesupportsinplace,9,shesaid.

“AllIwanttodoistomakeInuktitutalittlemoreavailable,especiallytotheInuitpeople

whowanttolearnandanyoneelsewho'sinterestedinit.Ihopemyworkalsoencourages

otherstomakeIndigenouslanguagesmorewidelyavailable.^^

9.WhydoesMialitryherbesttospreadInuktitut?

A.BecausetherearemanyInuitintheworld.

B.Becauseshewantstostopitfromdisappearing

C.BecauseshewantsInuktituttobepopularintheworld.

D.BecauseshewantsmoreInuitpeopletospeaktheirownlanguage.

10.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.ThetimewhenMialiteachesInuktitut

B.TheplaceswhereMialiteachesInuktitut.

C.ThereasonswhyMialiworksasateacher.

D.ThewaysMialiprovidesteachingservices.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Inuktitutisgettingmoreandmorepopular.

B.MialiistryingtohelppeoplelearnInuktitut.

C.MialiwantsmorepeopletohelpteachInuktitut.

D.Inuktitutissodifficultthatfewpeoplelearnit.

12.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

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D.

China?sOlympicgoldmedalistZhangYufeihassethersightsonthe100mbutterfly（蝶

泳）goldatthe2024ParisOlympicGames.64The100mbutterflytitle（冠軍）iswhatIwant

themost.Ihopetobringitbackhome,^^saidZhang.Zhangwonthewomen's200mbutterfly

and4x200mfreestylerelaygoldsattheTokyoOlympics,andshegotthesecondplaceinthe

100mbutterflyandmixed4x100mmedleyrelay（混合泳接力）.

SheisalsohopefulaboutmorerelaysuccessinParis.Shesaid,"'Lookingbacktowhat

wedidattheTokyoOlympics,wecanstilldobetterinParis.Ineedtohelpyounger

teammatesspirituallyandimprovetheirtraininglevelinthesetwoyearssothatwecan

realizeourdreamstogether.9,

ZhangaddedthatshehashighexpectationsfortheWorldAquaticsChampionships（錦

標(biāo)賽）inFukuoka,JapaninJulyandtheHangzhouAsianGamesinSeptember.'"HopefullyI

canmakeitthisshesaid.AsfortheAsianGamesinHangzhou,Zhangsaidsheis

lookingforwardtoandistryingtobreakthe100mbutterflyworldrecord.

AfterbecominganOlympicchampion,Zhangsaidhermentality（心態(tài)）haschanged

overthepasttwoyears.Shesaid,“ForawhileaftertheTokyoOlympics,Iwasafraidof

failure,whichplacedaheavyburdenonme.Icouldnotacceptthesecondprize.Butafterthe

short-courseworldchampionshipsattheendoflastyear.Ifeltthatmywinningmentalitywas

alwaystherebutIwasnolongerafraidoffailure.^^

The24-year-oldeliteswimmersaysshehopesyoungerteammatescanstepupand

shouldertheirresponsibilitiesforChina,andthatmoreyouthsenjoyandengageinsports.

13.HowmanyprizesdidZhangYufeigetattheTokyoOlympicGames?

A.Two.B.ThreeC.Four.D.Five.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto""inParagraph3?

A.stoppingherselffromgivingupB.stayingawayfrombeingscared

C.hearingthecheersofthehomecrowdD.gettingalongwellwithforeign

swimmers

15.WhichofthefollowingdescribesZhang?smentalityaftertheshort-courseworld

championships?

A.Sheisafraidoftheresult.B.Shedoesn'tcareabouttheresult

C.Shehastheonlygoaltobethefirst.D.Shewantstowinbutisnotafraidtolose

16.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HopingtodobetterattheParisOlympicGames

B.DoingherbestattheTokyoOlympicGames

C.Fearingplacedaheavyburdenonher

D.Youths'enjoyingtakingpartinsports

閱讀短文，從下面所給的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，其中有一個多余的

選項。

Bambooisawonderfulplantformanypeoplearoundtheworld.17People

maketables,clothes,medicine,andmusicalinstrumentswithit.Pandasmayeatbamboo

everyday,butpeoplecanalsoeatit.

18Somebamboogrowssoquicklythatpeoplesaytheycanwatchitgrow.The

speedofgrowthdependsonthetypeofbamboo,theearthandtheseason.Normalbamboo

grows3-10cmaday.Itusuallygrowsintropical（熱帶的）areas.19Bamboo

plantsarefoundinAsia,Australia,partsofAfrica,andSouthAmerica.

Oneoftheworld'soldestbuildingmaterialsisbamboo.Liketoday,peopleuseit

becauseifsverystrong.Theyusedittobuildhouses,boats,andbridges.TheChinesemadea

bamboobridgeovertheMinRiverinSichuan,Chinaalmost1,000yearsago.20

Also,bambooisstill,usedtomakehousestodayespeciallyinChinaandPhilippines.

Asapartofhistory,bambooisveryimportant.ThegreatscientistThomasEdisondid

notinventthelightbulb（燈泡）,buthemadeitperfect.Hewantedthematerialinsidetobum

foralongperiodoftime.Hetriedover1,000differenttypesofmaterials.Howevernone

workedverywell.Oneday,hetriedtouseapieceofbambooandthelightbulblitupforover

athousandhours.Thisinventionhelpedotherscientiststomakethemodemlightbulbweuse

today.

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A.Youcanstillvisitittoday.

B.Thereareover1,000usesforit.

C.Bambooislightbecauseitisemptyinside.

D.Itcanalsobefoundinotherpartsoftheworld.

E.Thefastestgrowingplantintheworldisbamboo.

二、完形填空

Peoplearoundtheworldeateggs.Youcancooktheminmanydifferentways!My

favouritewaytoeateggsissunnysideup.Youheatapan（鍋），addsomeoiland21

aneggintoit.Onesideoftheeggcooksuntilthewhitepartbecomessolid（凝固），andthe

yellowpartoftheegg22yellow.Itlookslikeahappysunonaplate.Thatiswhy

wecallit“sunnysideup”.

Theadjective"sunny“isalsousedtodescribepeople.Averyhappypersoncanbe

describedassunny.Weoftenmatch“sunny"with"23Itdescribesthewaysthat

peoplebehave.Lefslookatanexample.MyclassmatePeteris24forbeingsunny.

Anyonewhomeetshimlikeshim.Heisalwayssmilingandenergetic.Peterisalwaysina

good25.

Wecanalsocallaveryhappyperson“alightofsunshine”.Thelightcuts26

cloudsanddarknesstomakethedaybright.Peoplewhoarelightsofsunshinedothesame,

whichmeansthattheycan27yourspiritsormakeyoufeelhappy.Theybringjoy

intothelivesofothers.

Butsometimesweuseitinadifferentway.Imaycallsomeone"alightofsunshine^^if

heactingunhappilyoreven28.Infact,thereisnothingwrongwithmyfriendwhen

hefeelslikethis,butnothingseemstomakehimhappy.Icansaytohim,“Well,aren'tyoua

rayofsunshinetoday?^^

Ofcourse,peoplecannotalwayskeephappyduringtheir29,becausegood

thingsandbadthingseachhavea50percentchancetohappen.Peoplemaybeinfluencedby

differentkindsofthings,30someofthemareabletothinkaboutthegoodthingsin

lifemorethanthebad.Inotherwords,theychoosetolookonthesunnysideoflife.

21.A.divideB.orderC.breakD.present

22.A.scoresB.staysC.shapesD.suits

23.A.thoughtB.strengthC.personalityD.relationship

24.A.strictB.guiltyC.knownD.loyal

25.A.valueB.moodC.stressD.progress

26.A.byB.overC.acrossD.through

27.A.liftB.markC.shutD.praise

28.A.angrilyB.happilyC.certainlyD.correctly

29.A.decisionB.victoryC.courageD.lifetime

30.A.orB.andC.soD.but

三、短文填空

閱讀短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通

順、連貫。

LegendhasitthatRomewasfoundedin753BCbyitsfirstking,Romulus.Itgrewinto

arichandpowerfulcityduringthenextfew31(hundred)years.

RomanlegendsaysthatRomulushadatwinbrother.Asbabiesthey32(throw)

intheareawhichlaterbecameRome.Ashe-wolffoundandraisedthem.WhenRomulus

grewup,hebecamethefirstrulerofRome!

By117ADtheRomanEmpireincludedthewholeofItaly,allthelands33the

Mediterranean(地中海)andmuchofEurope,includingEngland,WalesandpartsofScotland.

TheRomansbuiltsuchahugeempireandconquered(征服)newlands,34(thank)

totheirstrongarmy.TheRomanarmycouldmarch(行軍)upto40kmaday!TheRomans

didn'tspendall35timefighting-theywereamazingarchitectsandengineerstoo!

Theybuiltroadsandwalls-thingswenowtakeforgranted.

36(bring)watertotheircities,thecleverRomansbuiltaqueducts(渡槽)——a

systemofchannelsandbridges-totransportwaterforpublicbathsandtoilets!

TheRomanslikedtoenjoytheirfood,often37(lie)downonacouchwhile

eatingwiththeirhands.Theysometimesusedaspoon,38theywouldneverusea

knifeandfork.RichRomanslikedtoeatexotic(奇異的)food,suchasstork(鸛),roastparrot

andevenflamingo!

Oneofthe39(famous)buildingsleftbytheAncientRomansistheColosseum

(圓形大劇場)inthecenterofRome.This40(be)wheremembersofthepublic

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wouldcometowatchsportingeventsandgames,includingbattlesbetweenRomangladiators

（角斗士）!

四、任務(wù)型閱讀

Howdoesyourteachermakeyousit-inrowsoringroups?Howwouldyouliketosit?

Doessittinginrowsmakeyoufeelgoodordoesitmakeyoufeellonely?Doyoufeelthat

sittinginagroupanddiscussingthingsmakesyoulearnmoreinaneasierway?

Inthelast30yearsorso,expertsonteachingmethodshavethoughtaboutthese

questions.Theyfeltthatsittinginrowswasnotveryusefultochildren,andthattheylearnt

easierandbetterwhentheysataroundatableinagroup.Thatway,theycouldalsolearnto

getalongwithothersandexchangeideaseasily.

However,itseemstheywerenotquiteright.AtleastNigelHastings,professorof

NottinghamTrentUniversity,doesnotthinkso.Hehasbeenresearchingclassroombehavior

forthelast20yearsinEngland.Hisconclusion（結(jié)論）isthatchildrenworkmuchbetter

whentheysitinrowsthansittingaroundingroups.

Hisstudyfoundthatstudentswastedalotoftimetalkingwhentheywereplacedin

groups.Whenchildrenweremadetositsinglyorinpairsandnotingroupsastheywereused

to,theyweremoreattentive（專注的）totheirwork.

Rightnow,mostprimaryschoolstudentsinEnglandareseatedingroupsoffourandsix

accordingtoSundayTimes.SothereportofNigefsstudycouldmakeabigdifferencetohow

theywillsitandlearn.

41.Whydidsomeexpertsthinksittingingroupswasbetter?

42.WhafstheconclusionofNigefsstudy?

43.WhathappenedwhenstudentssatingroupsinNigel'sstudy?

44.HowarethemostpupilsinEnglandseatednowadays?

45.Wouldyouliketositingroupsorinrows?Why?

Ladybugs（瓢蟲）arelovedbypeoplesomuch.Inmanyculturesthey'reconsidered

goodluck.Thereareabout5,000differenttypesofladybugsintheworld.Theycomein

manydifferentcolorsandpatterns,butthemostfamiliarintheUKistheseven-spotladybug

whichhasashiny,red-and-blackbody.Mostpeoplelikeladybugsbecausetheyarepretty

gracefulandharmlesstohumans.Farmersalsolovethemverymuch.Theyeataphids（蛀蟲）

andotherplant-eatingpests.

Mostladybugshaveoval,dome-shapedbodieswithsixshortlegs.Dependingonthe

types,theycanhavespots,stripes（條紋）ornomarkingsatall.Seven-spotladybugsarered

orsometimesora