| A．They’re good-looking. | B．They’re hard-working. | C．They’re warm-hearted. |
Han Yong, a Senior 1 student, was feeling very discouraged because of his failure in mid-term exams. He was not as active in answering his teachers’ questions as before. Meanwhile, when communicating with classmates, he avoided eye contact with them. His friends and classmates were all worried about him, but he didn’t feel like talking with them about it. Ms. Gao, his English teacher, noticed his changes and made a decision to help him.
One day, Ms. Gao walked into the classroom and gave her students a surprise test. They waited at the desks for the test, anxious. After handing out the question papers with the text facing down as usual, she asked the students to turn the page and begin. Surprisingly, no questions were on the page，just a black dot (点) in the center. Seeing the surprised expression on everyone’s face, Ms. Gao told them the following: “Write what you see there.”
The students, though puzzled, worked on the task.
Ten minutes later, with all the answer papers collected, Ms.Gao began reading them aloud in front of all the students. All of them described the black dot, explaining its position, etc. Then Ms. Gao picked out Han Yong’s paper and said. “Han Yong, I like your idea. Would you please follow me to the office and talk about it?”
“Er... Yes, madam!” Han Yong was confused because he also focused on the black dot only and paid no attention to the white part of the paper.
I am writing to tell you about our 3+1+2, which you referred to.
If you want to know more, don’t hesitate to ask me.
Yours,
Li Hua
Intangible cultural inheritors and folk
Bi Wenjing’s booth (摊位) presenting Huanghekou Huamo was
In addition, more than 100
Sun Zhaohai, a resident of Dongying, said people could taste mouthwatering food while learning about folk customs at the festival, making it perfect for children. The Yellow River, the second
When traveling in foreign nations, you have to know their way of life.
Know as much as possible about your destination before travelling. What one country values might not be accepted in a different country. Get to know the religion, language, culture and things that appear obvious.
Travel in the low season. There are times when people do sightseeing in large numbers. During such times, you need to pay lots of money for your flight.
Enjoy without reservation. Don’t think of the next time.
| A．Be nice to people. |
| B．Enjoy the present moment. |
| C．Write down your spending when travelling. |
| D．It requires you to see things from a different angle. |
| E．If there are not many travelers, you can save on tickets. |
| F．Traveling there, you can communicate better with local people. |
| G．It refers to appreciating beautiful natural scenery in the country. |
A rising number of Chinese mobile apps are having an influence around the world. From top short-video app TikTok to the biggest fashion app Shein and karaoke video app StarMaker，the Chinese apps are getting big. In 2021, the overseas revenue (收益) of China’s entertainment apps grew 204 percent year-on-year, according to a report by market research company, iResearch. The US, Japan and South Korea were the main overseas sources of income for Chinese apps. Downloads of Chinese apps also increased in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in 2021.
Experts said that this has shown the strong innovative (创新的) power of Chinese companies. “The global market is promising for Chinese companies. Though it takes a long time to develop a brand in foreign markets, Chinese companies are good at research and development,” said Fang Han, the developer of StarMaker.
For example, TikTok has more than one billion downloads in 150 markets and 75 languages worldwide, noted Harvard Business Review. Apart from showing videos to users according to their interests, it also offers simple creative video editing tools, such as music, filters (滤镜) and stickers (贴纸) to meet local cultural needs, reported People’s Daily.
The Chinese government has also made great efforts to encourage companies to go global. In July 2021, a guideline came out. It says more efforts will be made to help with the companies’ research and development overseas. They are encouraged to work together with foreign technology companies in fields such as big data, 5G and artificial intelligence.
1．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．The rising number of Apps. | B．The promising global market. |
| C．The Chinese apps getting big. | D．The growing overseas revenue of apps. |
| A．Editing videos. | B．Introducing the local culture. |
| C．Beautifying the style. | D．Drawing public attention. |
| A．The global markets mainly depends on Asia and Africa. |
| B．The stylish Apps attract overseas customers more easily. |
| C．The overseas revenue in 2020 is double of that in 2021. |
| D．Innovative power matters in the popularity of the apps. |
| A．Chinese Apps Go Global |
| B．Chinese Companies Market Themselves |
| C．Chinese Apps Push Scientific Development |
| D．Chinese Government Cares More about Global Market |
Scientists discovered that fewer humpback whales made the singing noises, as their population grew. “It was getting more difficult to actually find singers,” marine biologist Rebecca Dunlop in Brisbane said. She added, “When there were fewer of them, there was a lot of singing-now that there are lots of them, no need to be singing so much.”
Eastern Australia’s humpback whales came close to disappearing in the 1960s. With the end of commercial whaling (捕鲸), the population began to regrow, climbing to about 27,000 whales by 2015. That number is near estimated pre-whaling levels. As the density (密度) of whales increased, their singing behaviors changed. While 2 in 10 males made crying noises in 2004, 10 years later the number had dropped to 1 in 10, Dunlop said.
The team’s study appeared in a recent issue of Nature Communications Biology. Dunlop said she thinks singing played a big part in bringing in mates when populations severely declined. When humpbacks live in denser populations, males looking for mates also have to deal with competing whales.
Boris Worm, an ocean biologist, was not involved in the research. “As animal populations recover, they change their behavior-they have different cries,” Worm said. The research suggests the seas are still noisy with humpback whale sounds.
Many humpbacks seek to bring in mates with a combination of singing and physical movements, the study notes. The large increase in the humpback population during the study period provided valuable data about changes in the animals’ behavior and they must have been singers long before whaling reduced their numbers, said Simon Ingram. But the new study demonstrates (证明) how necessary their complex and beautiful songs were to their survival and recovery, he added.
1．Which may make humpback whales sing in the discovery?| A．The power of waves. | B．The use of microphone. |
| C．The feeling of loneliness. | D．The increase of their numbers. |
| A．Their sudden disappearance. | B．Their sharp rise in numbers. |
| C．Their being well protected. | D．Their change in behaviors. |
| A．Increased. | B．Dropped. | C．Climbed. | D．Recovered. |
| A．Humpbacks’ behaviors have never changed. |
| B．Humpbacks’ numbers increased by whaling. |
| C．Humpbacks’ singing noises are important. |
| D．Humpbacks’ singing will disappear soon. |
| A．Through a friend. | B．Through an interview. | C．Through a magazine. |
| A．Her physical condition. | B．Her business. | C．Her age. |
| A．In 2004. | B．In 2006. | C．In 2012. |
| A．She’s humorous. | B．She’s self-centered. | C．She’s hard-working. |
| A．From a book. B .From his parents. C. From a TV programme. |
| A．To finish her paper. |
| B．To know if it’s worth a visit. |
| C．To make sure it is a safe place. |
| A．Its large size. |
| B．The special custom. |
| C．The home of a special animal. |
| A．Friends. | B．Family members. | C．Co-workers. |
| A．The price. | B．The food. | C．The waiters. |
| A．Just so-so. | B．Interesting. | C．Boring. |
| A．Go to the festival. | B．Try the restaurant. | C．Learn to cook. |
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