07：【好题精选】阅读表达之回答问题-2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练（第一期）（山东省青岛市）（含答案）

07：【好题精选】阅读表达之回答问题-2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练（第一期）（青岛市）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Where do the colors of your clothes come from The answer is dye（染料）. The clothes we wear these days are mainly dyed with chemicals in factories. But in the past, people did this by hand and the dyes often came from plants. In 2006, the tie-dye technique（扎染技艺）was added to China’s national intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）list.
Yang Cheng, 52, is the inheritor（传承人）of tie-dye in An’ning, Yunnan. He learned the skill from his mother in the 1980s. And he has passed it down to his daughter.
Yang has known about all the old skills of tie-dye. To tie-dye, you first need to use threads（线）to tie your cloth together. Then you put the cloth into the dye. As the cloth is folded（折叠）and dyed, some parts become dark blue, while other parts have a lighter color. When you unfold the cloth, you’ll see beautiful patterns.
At the same time, Yang has studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also tries to make some creative designs.
He once made two sets of tie-dyed wedding dresses. He used almost all the skills of An’ning tie-dye. Some patterns on the dresses are traditional such as small fish roes（鱼卵）, while others are modern. He added Dianchi Lake and eight popular flowers in Yunnan.
“Now, Yang teaches tie-dye in schools, communities and companies. More than 100,000 people have learned from him,” he said.
Some might worry that the machinery dyeing will take the place of tie-dye. But Yang is confident. “At the end of the day, machines can’t replace our creative hands,” Yang said.
1．Where did the dyes of the clothes come from in the past
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2．How long has the tie-dye technique been added to national intangible cultural heritage list
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3．How did Yang Chen learn tie-dye
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4．Are all the patterns of Yang’s tie-dyed wedding dresses traditional
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5．What do you think of Yang Chen
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6．What are the group of students mainly talking about
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7．What can you do if you want to thank someone in America
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8．How did Stone find the bus stop
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9．What do the students think of Chinese people
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10．Do you think it necessary for Sunny to give tips for the service Why or Why not
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阅读短文，根据要求回答问题。
Several days went by without any word from the philosophy (哲学) teacher. Tomorrow was Thursday, May 17—Norway’s National Day. School would be closed on the 18th as well. As they walked home after school, Joanna suddenly said, “Let’s go camping!”
Sophie’s immediate reaction (反应) was that she couldn’t be away from the house for long. But then she said, “Sure, why not ”
A couple of hours later, Joanna arrived at Sophie’s door with a large backpack. Sophie had packed hers as well, and I she also had the tent.
When Sophie’s mother got home around five o’clock, she gave them a sermon (指导) about what they must and must not do. She also insisted (坚持) on knowing where they were going to set up camp.
They told her they planned to head for Grouse Top. They might be lucky enough to hear the mating call of the grouse (松鸡) next morning.
Sophie had a secret motive (动机) for choosing that particular spot. She thought that Grouse Top must be pretty close to the major’s cabin (少校的木屋). Something was driving her to return to it, but she didn’t dare to go alone.
The two girls walked down the path that led from the little cul-de-sac (street open at one end only) just beyond Sophie’s garden gate. They chatted about this and that, and Sophie enjoyed taking a little time off from everything having to do with philosophy.
By eight o’clock they had set up their tent in a clearing (林中空地) by Grouse Top. They had prepared themselves for the night. When they had eaten their sandwiches, Sophie asked, “Have you ever heard of the major’s cabin ”
“The major’s cabin ”
“There’s a hut in the woods somewhere near here... by a little lake. A strange man lived there once, a major.”
“Does anyone live there now ”
“Do you want to go and see ”
Joanna was not full of interest, but in the end they set out. The sun was low in the sky.
11．How long did Sophie’s school holidays last
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12．Where did Joanna and Sophie camp out
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13．How did Sophie’s mother feel after knowing Sophie would go camping
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14．When the two girls walked down the path, did they talk about their philosophy course
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15．Why was the hut in the woods called the major’s cabin
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阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。
Everyone has his or her own living habits. Building good living habits is important. Why are some habits better than others Let’s find out.
Why do we need to eat coarse food grains
Corn, sweet potato, soybean and oats are all coarse food grains(粗粮). 2 Eating coarse food grains is good for your health. They have a lot of dietary fiber(食用纤维). It’s good for your stomach. You can cook them in porridge or make drinks with them.
Why shouldn’t we bend our heads for a long time
Keeping your head bent down for long is not good for your neck. Why is that It’s because you put too much pressure on your neck. It’s like putting two watermelons (about 27 kilograms) on your neck. You might have neck and shoulder pain by doing that.
Why shouldn’t we rub(揉) our eyes
Your hands are much dirtier than you think. When you rub your eyes, the bacteria(细菌) on your hands might go into your eyes. If something gets in your eyes, do not rub them. Clean them with running water instead.
Why is a cold-water bath after exercising bad
After exercising, your skin is sweating(流汗) and your heart is beating fast. A cold-water bath will stimulate(刺激) them too much. It might make you sick. You’d better wait for a while until your body cools down. Then you can take a warm-water bath to relax.
16．How many good habits are mentioned in the passage
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17．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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18．Why do you have neck pain by bending your head for a long time
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19．What should you do after exercising
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20．You must have some other good living habits. Give two examples, please.
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On September 3, 2003, Eileen Gu was born in the American city of San Francisco. She has an American father and a Beijing-born mother. Eileen can speak both English and Chinese.
Eileen’s mother loved skiing（滑雪）. In 2006, she put three-year-old Eileen in a ski school in Lake Tahoe. Eileen showed her talent in the sport. She picked up skiing easily. After one year, mother and daughter could ski together through the forest. From the age of eight, Eileen was in a free-skiing team. She often wore a cute frog helmet（青蛙头盔）for her ski lessons. The other kids called her “Frog Princess.” But Eileen looked more like a tomboy（假小子）than a princess. She was not afraid of the dangerous sport. Free—skiing gave her the feeling of flying over snow and she loved it! Eileen worked very hard. On weekends and holidays, she went to Lake Tahoe for skiing. It took eight hours to travel to and from training. Eileen learned to eat, sleep and do homework on car rides. When she was skiing, she put all her heart into it.
The “Frog Princess” won for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Now she wants to get more young people to join in snow sports in China!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
21．When was Eileen Gu born
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22．How many kinds of language can she speak
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23．Who put her in a ski school
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24．Why did the other kids call her “Frog Princess”
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25．Did she win for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
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阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成文后各小题。
Sun Ruifeng, a mother in Beijing, changed some of her plans for her 8-year-old son’s summer vacation. She looked for an English training course, but in the end, she changed it to a swimming training class.
“Due to the stricter regulations (on subject-training classes, many parents like me choose sports or other projects for developing interests instead, ” Sun said.
Sun’s choice is part of the result of the government’s growing efforts to lighten the academic pressure on young students.
On July 24, Chinese government introduced a guideline(意见) to ease the burden(负担) of excessive homework and off-campus training for primary and junior high school students. It lists requirements in areas such as reducing the amount and the difficulty of homework and improving the quality of education and after-class services provided by schools.
For example homework for children below the third grade is not allowed while homework for junior high school students should take no longer than 90 minutes to finish.
According to the guideline, training institutions(机构) cannot teach students content that is too advanced for the school curriculum. No training courses can be taught on weekends, national holidays or during winter and summer vacations.
According to Global Times, more than 75 percent of Chinese urban children, from Grade 1 to Grade 12, are enrolled in training programs. However, some training institutions take part in anxiety marketing, selling unnecessary programs that increase the burden on students.
Many parents showed their support for the new moves. “Subject learning is enough at school and we hope to improve the children’s overall quality of life during holidays, ” a parent surnamed(姓) Zhou in Guangzhou told Xinhua.
However, there are also some concerns. A parent surnamed Chen in Shanxi said that although she agreed on new moves, she worried about what her son would do after school if both parents have no time to be with him.
At present, nine cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Guangzhou, have been selected to carry out the guideline. It will later be rolled out nationwide.
26．Sun Ruifeng didn’t choose the swimming training class for her son at last, did she
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27．What does the guideline require primary and junior high schools to do on homework
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28．How long do the children below the third grade spend on homework
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29．Who increase the burden on students by selling unnecessary programs
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30．Why did many parents show their support for the new move
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任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，完成相关任务。
The Spring Festival is the most important and the biggest traditional festival in China. During the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually do some traditional activities to celebrate their reunion (团圆). But different parts of China have very different customs. Here are three popular traditional activities.
Cleaning
On the days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses because Chinese people think cleaning can sweep away bad luck. Dust and dirt are associated with “old” in Chinese culture, so cleaning the house and sweeping the dust represent saying goodbye to the past and welcoming a new year.
Shopping
Chinese people always go shopping and buy new clothes for the Spring Festival. In Chinese people’s mind, this is a new year, so they should buy a lot of new things. Shopping stands for welcoming new things and getting ready for a new year.
Decorations
After the cleaning, people will decorate the house to welcome the Chinese New Year. Most of the decorations are red in color. Red is a typical festival color and it means pleasure and good luck in Chinese culture. The most popular Chinese New Year decorations include couplets (对联), paper cutting, the Gate Gods and red paper lanterns.
31．What do Chinese people usually do during the Spring Festival
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32．Why do Chinese families clean their houses before the Spring Festival
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33．Most decorations are red, aren’t they
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34．How many Chinese New Year decorations are mentioned in the last paragraph
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35．What’s the main idea of the passage
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阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
Tea bag drinking is most Westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk (丝绸) bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.
36．Who invented the tea bag
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37．Why was the tea in silk bags welcome
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38．What’s the usual material of the tea bags now
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39．What does the underlined sentence mean
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40．What does the reading mainly talk about
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阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成文后各小题。
“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” the popular saying goes. “All that glitters is not gold,” is another. “Fine feathers do not make fine birds,” is a third. What do they have in common They remind us that something’s appearance should not be the most important thing when determining its value. This is what the body positivity movement is all about. Its message is that we should value ourselves for who we are warts and all—accept our flaws and stop judging ourselves against our imperfections.
But it’s easier said than done. Despite this rise in positivity, many people still feel insecure about themselves and their appearance because it may not measure up to the objectified stereotype. So what can a person do to improve their own body positivity
Not comparing your body to others’, particularly celebrities’, is a good first step. “We’re surrounded by these idealised images of what it is to be beautiful,” says Becky Young, founder of the Anti Diet Riot Club—a club helping people rethink their relationship with their bodies and food. She points out that comparing only creates a standard we think we need to aspire to and leads to feelings of disappointment if we aren’t up to scratch.
“Learn to take a compliment,” recommends Thriveworks, a counselling and coaching website which promotes positive mental health. When someone says something nice, embrace it—don’t push it away or play it down. And compliment others too. If you think someone looks nice, or someone has a good idea, tell them. It can lift them up.
Appreciate your body for what it can do—walking, yoga, playing sport or otherwise. “You can be an incredible human regardless of your shape or size,” says Esther Field, a body-positive social media campaigner interviewed by the BBC．“After knee surgery, I attended the gym and realized how strong and capable my body was, even though it was fat.”
And finally, don’t forget that low self-esteem and body confidence issues affect everyone. “There aren’t a lot of guys that are pushing this idea of body positivity,” David Fadd, a plus-size male model of two years told the BBC．The social media influencer wants to remind us that body image and confidence affect men too.
Ultimately, the only person who can truly affect your body positivity is you. Becoming comfortable with yourself is unlikely to be accomplished overnight, but don’t give up. Remember that everyone is insecure sometimes. And as David Fadd says “Be unapologetic about who you are and what you want as a person. Love what you look like.”
41．What do the three popular sayings at the beginning of the article aim to teach us
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42．What is the problem with comparing ourselves to others, according to Becky Young
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43．In what way can we improve other people’s body positivity and confidence
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44．Which event prompted Esther Field to realize how strong and capable she was
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45．What does David Fadd say you should not apologize for
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With the rapid development of science and technology, the ways of communication among people have changed a lot in the past years.
As we all know, in ancient times, people communicated with others who were far away only by writing letters. It took a very long time to get the message.
In the 19th century, telegraph was invented, but it was not widely used. The letter was still the commonest way at that time. In 1836, John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph (电磁电报机) in the world, and then telegraph came into being and was popular. It was much faster than letters. Bringing great convenience to people.
As time goes by, telephones become increasingly widely used. Now, phones have been developed as mobile phones, fixed telephones, Internet telephones and other categories. They are important communication tools in modern information society.
In addition, network communication is popular as well. It is especially widely welcomed by the youth. A great number of people communicate with others on the Internet by using software (软件), such as QQ, Wechat, BBS and MMS. Using software is easy. A computer which is connected to the network is enough. In China, Wechat has become the most popular communication software nowadays. Wechat, known as Weixin in China, is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software which is developed by Tencent. People who make video calls can not only hear the sound, but also see the people they talk to.
阅读短文，回答下列问题。
46．How did people communicate with others in ancient times
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47．When was the telegraph invented
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48．Who invented the first electromagnetic telegraph in 1836
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49．How many kinds of communication software are listed in the passage
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50．What kind of communication software is Wechat
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参考答案：
1．They come from plants. 2．For 16 years. 3．He learned the skill from his mother and studied in other countries. 4．No. 5．Great.
【导语】本文主要介绍了被列入国家非物质文化遗产名录的扎染技术，以及该技艺传人杨成。
1．根据“But in the past, people did this by hand - and the dyes often came from plants”可知过去染料通常来自植物。故填They come from plants.
2．根据“In 2006, the tie-dye technique（扎染技艺）was added to China’s national intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）list.”可知2006年，扎染技术被列入中国国家非物质文化遗产，如今是2022年，所以已经有16年了。故填For 16 years.
3．根据“He learned the skill from his mother in the 1980s.”以及“At the same time, Yang has studied tie-dye in other countries, such as Japan, India and France. He also tries to make some creative designs.”可知他从母亲那里学会了这项技能，并在其他国家学习。故填He learned the skill from his mother and studied in other countries.
4．根据“ Some patterns on the dresses are traditional such as small fish roes（鱼卵）, while others are modern. He added Dianchi Lake and eight popular flowers in Yunnan”可知杨的扎染婚纱的图案有传统的，也有现代的，所以应作否定回答。故填No.
5．开放性作答，结合文章，言之有理即可。参考答案为Great.
6．They are talking about (travelling) experiences in China./Unforgettable things and people in China./Different cultures between America and China. 7．I can give him/her a hug./I can hug him/her. 8．With the help of a Chinese stranger./He asked a Chinese man and followed him to the bus stop. 9．They think Chinese people are kind/ friendly/warm-hearted, polite and helpful. 10．Yes, I think so. Because it’s a way to show thanks for the waiter’s service./No, I don’t think so. Because we don’t give or accept tips for services in China.
【导语】本文是几个人的对话，谈论了在中国的经历，介绍了中美文化的不同。
6．根据几个人的对话内容可知，他们正在谈论在中国(旅行)的经历。/在中国难忘的人和事。/中美文化的不同。故填They are talking about (travelling) experiences in China./Unforgettable things and people in China./Different cultures between America and China.
7．根据“I wanted to give him a hug to show thanks, but he just said goodbye and walked away”可知在美国，如果我想感谢某人，我可以拥抱他/她。故填I can give him/her a hug./I can hug him/her.
8．根据“I couldn’t find the bus stop. I came up to a man who was walking near me and showed him the bus number. He nodded and asked me to follow”可知Stone在一个中国陌生人的帮助下找到了公共汽车站。/他问了一个中国人，然后跟着他到了公共汽车站。故填With the help of a Chinese stranger./He asked a Chinese man and followed him to the bus stop.
9．根据“How kind he is”以及“Chinese people I have met these days are all so friendly, polite and helpful”可知他们认为中国人善良/友好/热心，有礼貌和乐于助人。故填They think Chinese people are kind/ friendly/warm-hearted, polite and helpful.
10．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I think so. Because it’s a way to show thanks for the waiter’s service./No, I don’t think so. Because we don’t give or accept tips for services in China.
11．For two days./Two days. 12．In Grouse Top. 13．She felt a little worried./A little worried./Worried. 14．No, they didn’t. 15．Because a major lived there once.
【导语】本文主要讲述了乔安娜和苏菲决定在国庆节放假期间去露营。
11．根据“Tomorrow was Thursday, May 17—Norway’s National Day. School would be closed on the 18th as well.”可知，17号国庆节放假一天，学校18号也放假一天，所以休息2天，故填For two days./Two days.
12．根据“They told her they planned to head for Grouse Top.”可知，打算去Grouse Top露营，故填In Grouse Top.
13．根据“When Sophie’s mother got home around five o’clock, she gave them a sermon (指导) about what they must and must not do. She also insisted (坚持) on knowing where they were going to set up camp.”可知，苏菲的母亲给孩子们指导，哪些能做，哪些不能做，可见母亲很担忧，故填She felt a little worried./A little worried./Worried.
14．根据“They chatted about this and that, and Sophie enjoyed taking a little time off from everything having to do with philosophy.”可知，他们聊来聊去，索菲很喜欢从一切与哲学有关的事情中抽身出来休息一会儿。因此没有谈论哲学，故填No, they didn’t.
15．根据“ A strange man lived there once, a major.”可知，曾经有一个奇怪的少校住在这里，故填Because a major lived there once.
16．Four./4. 17．吃粗粮对你的健康有好处。 18．Because I put too much pressure on my neck. 19．I should wait for a while until my body cools down and take a warm-water bath to relax. 20．Go to bed early and get up early./Wash hands often./Brush teeth regularly./Save water.
【导语】本文讲述了每个人都有自己的生活习惯及养成良好的生活习惯的重要性，并介绍了一些良好的习惯。
16．根据“Why do we need to eat coarse food grains”为什么我们需要吃粗粮；“Why shouldn’t we bend our heads for a long time”为什么我们不能长时间低头；“Why shouldn’t we rub(揉) our eyes”为什么我们不应该揉眼睛；“Why is a cold-water bath after exercising bad”为什么运动后洗冷水澡不好。可知文章提到了四个好习惯。故填Four./4.
17．Eating coarse food grains“吃粗粮”；be good for“对……有好处”；your health“你的健康”。故填：吃粗粮对你的健康有好处。
18．根据“Keeping your head bent down for long is not good for your neck. Why is that It’s because you put too much pressure on your neck.”（长时间低着头对你的脖子不好。为什么？这是因为你在脖子上施加了太多的压力。）可知是因为在脖子上施加了太多的压力。故填Because I put too much pressure on my neck.
19．根据“You’d better wait for a while until your body cools down. Then you can take a warm-water bath to relax.”（你最好等一会儿，直到你的身体冷却下来。然后你可以洗个热水澡来放松。）可知应该等一段时间，直到我的身体冷却下来，然后洗个热水澡来放松。故填I should wait for a while until my body cools down and take a warm-water bath to relax.
20．开放性作答，言之有理即可。好的生活习惯还有早睡早起、常洗手、按时刷牙、节约用水等。故填Go to bed early and get up early./Wash hands often./Brush teeth regularly./Save water.
21．On September 3, 2003. 22．Two/2. 23．Eileen’s mother/Her mother. 24．Because she often wore a cute frog helmet for her ski lessons. 25．Yes/Yes, she did.
【导语】本文向我们介绍著名的体育运动员——谷爱凌。
21．根据“On September 3, 2003, Eileen Gu was born in the American city of San Francisco.”可知，2003年9月3日，谷爱凌出生于美国旧金山市，故填On September 3, 2003.
22．根据“Eileen can speak both English and Chinese.”可知，谷爱凌会说两种语言，故填Two/2.
23．根据“Eileen’s mother loved skiing. In 2006, she put three-year-old Eileen in a ski school in Lake Tahoe.”可知，谷爱凌的妈妈让她去滑雪学校，故填Eileen’s mother/Her mother.
24．根据“She often wore a cute frog helmet for her ski lessons. The other kids called her ‘Frog Princess.’”可知，她经常戴着一个可爱的青蛙头盔去上滑雪课，所以叫她“青蛙公主”。故填Because she often wore a cute frog helmet for her ski lessons.
25．根据“The ‘Frog Princess’ won for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.”可知，“青蛙公主”在2022年北京冬奥会上为中国赢得冠军。故填Yes/Yes, she did.
26．Yes, she did. 27．It requires primary and junior high schools to reduce the amount and the difficulty of homework.
28．Zero/0 hour/minute/second. 29．Some training institutions. 30．Because subject learning is enough at school and they hope to improve the children’s overall quality of life during holidays.
【导语】本文介绍了“双减”政策的主要内容，中小学课外培训的情况及不同人对该政策的态度。
26．根据“but in the end, she changed it to a swimming training class.”可知Sun Ruifeng最后给儿子选了游泳培训班。故填Yes, she did.
27．根据“It lists requirements in areas such as reducing the amount and the difficulty of homework and improving the quality of education and after-class services provided by schools.”可知指导方针列出了减少家庭作业的数量和难度。故填It requires primary and junior high schools to reduce the amount and the difficulty of homework.
28．根据“For example homework for children below the third grade is not allowed ”可知他们没有作业，所以他们不会花时间做作业。故填Zero/0 hour/minute/second.
29．根据“However, some training institutions take part in anxiety marketing, selling unnecessary programs that increase the burden on students.”可知一些培训机构参与焦虑营销，出售不必要的课程，增加学生的负担。故填Some training institutions.
30．根据“Many parents showed their support for the new moves. ‘Subject learning is enough at school and we hope to improve the children’s overall quality of life during holidays, ’ a parent surnamed(姓) Zhou in Guangzhou told Xinhua.”（许多家长对这些新举措表示支持。广州一位姓周的家长在接受新华社采访时表示：“学校里的科目学习已经足够了，我们希望在假期里提高孩子们的整体生活质量。”）可知是因为家长们认为学校里的科目学习已经足够了，他们希望在假期里提高孩子们的整体生活质量。故填Because subject learning is enough at school and they hope to improve the children’s overall quality of life during holidays.
31．They usually do some traditional activities to celebrate their reunion. 32．Because Chinese people think cleaning can sweep away bad luck. 33．Yes, they are. 34．Four. 35．It’s about three popular traditional activities during the Spring Festival.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了春节里中国人常进行的三种活动。
31．根据原文“During the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually do some traditional activities to celebrate their reunion (团圆)”可知，春节中国人通常会做些传统活动来庆祝团圆。故填They usually do some traditional activities to celebrate their reunion.
32．根据原文“On the days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses because Chinese people think cleaning can sweep away bad luck”可知，春节前中国人要大扫除，因为他们认为大扫除能扫掉霉运。故填Because Chinese people think cleaning can sweep away bad luck.
33．根据原文“Red is a typical festival color and it means pleasure and good luck in Chinese culture. The most popular Chinese New Year decorations include couplets (对联), paper cutting, the Gate Gods and red paper lanterns”可知，红色在中国文化中是个吉祥的颜色。春节里很多装饰品的颜色都是红色的。故填Yes, they are.
34．根据原文“The most popular Chinese New Year decorations include couplets (对联), paper cutting, the Gate Gods and red paper lanterns”可知，此处提到了对联、剪纸、门神、红灯笼四种装饰物。故填Four.
35．通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，介绍了春节里中国人常进行的三种活动。故填It’s about three popular traditional activities during the Spring Festival.
36．Thomas Sullivan. 37．Because the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash. 38．Paper. 39．Tea bags soon became popular./ The tea bags were very popular. 40．The history of tea bags.
【导语】本文主要介绍了茶包的发展过程，以及现在袋泡茶是西方大多数人最受欢迎的饮茶方式。
36．根据“The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller.”可知，茶包是1908年由美国茶商Thomas Sullivan发明的。故填Thomas Sullivan.
37．根据“The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup.”可知，茶的味道很好，而且人们认为杯子容易清洗。故填Because the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash.
38．根据“today 85% of tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.”可知，现在常用的茶包是纸质的。故填Paper.
39．根据“and today 85% of tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.”可推知，茶包很快在英国流行起来；故划线部分的含义为“茶包很快就流行起来/茶包很受欢迎”。故填Tea bags soon became popular./The tea bags were very popular.
40．根据“Do you know how it came about ”和全文可知，本文主要介绍了茶包的历史。故填The history of tea bags.
41．Something’s appearance should not be the most important thing when determining its value. 42．It creates a standard we think we need to aspire to and disappointment when we can’t or don’t. 43．We can compliment others. 44．Attending the gym after having knee surgery. 45．You should not apologize for who you are and what you want as a person.
【导语】本文建议大家学会欣赏自己，爱自己本来的样子，并提出了具体做法。
41．根据“They remind us that something’s appearance should not be the most important thing when determining its value.”可知，这三句谚语是为了提醒我们，在确定其价值时，事物的外观不应该是最重要的。故填Something’s appearance should not be the most important thing when determining its value.
42．根据“She points out that comparing only creates a standard we think we need to aspire to and leads to feelings of disappointment if we aren’t up to scratch.”可知，与他人比较创造了一个我们认为需要追求的标准，当我们做不到时，就会感到失望。故填It creates a standard we think we need to aspire to and disappointment when we can’t or don’t.
43．根据“And compliment others too. If you think someone looks nice, or someone has a good idea, tell them. It can lift them up.”可知，通过赞美他人，我们可以提高别人的积极性和自信。故填We can compliment others.
44．根据“After knee surgery, I attended the gym and realized how strong and capable my body was”可知，膝盖手术后去健身房让她认识到自己身体的强壮程度和能力。故填Attending the gym after having knee surgery.
45．根据“Be unapologetic about who you are and what you want as a person.”可知， David Fadd说你不应该为你是谁以及你作为一个人想要什么而道歉。故填You should not apologize for who you are and what you want as a person.
46．They/People communicated with others by writing letters(in ancient times). 47．It was invented in the 19th century./In the 19th century. 48．John Coker invented it in 1836./John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph in 1836./John Coker. 49．4/Four kinds of communication software are listed in the passage. 50．Wechat is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software.
【导语】本文主要讲述了人类通讯的发展史。
46．根据“in ancient times, people communicated with others who were far away only by writing letters”可知，古代人们是通过写信和其他人交流。故填They/People communicated with others by writing letters(in ancient times).
47．根据“In the 19th century, telegraph was invented”可知，电报发明于19世纪。故填It was invented in the 19th century./In the 19th century.
48．根据“In 1836, John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph (电磁电报机) in the world”可知，在1836年，John Coker发明了电磁电报机。故填John Coker invented it in 1836./John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph in 1836./John Coker.
49．根据“A great number of people communicate with others on the Internet by using software (软件), such as QQ, Wechat, BBS and MMS. Using software is easy.”可知，文章列举了4种通信软件。故填4/Four kinds of communication software are listed in the passage.
50．根据“Wechat, known as Weixin in China, is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software which is developed by Tencent.”可知，微信是一款手机短信和语音短信通信软件。故填Wechat is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software.