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任务型阅读阅读下文并回答问题。

①ATeacher'sDiary③TheShowTime

April14Thelastworkdayfortheprojectcame»

1putSharia,Tony,andLeetogethertomakeavolcano(火“Isthereaproblcm?''Mrs.Holtknew

dl).Iknewtheyweren'tgoodfriends,andIencouragedallmywelltherewasaproblem.Shev/antedthem

studentstolearntoworktogether.toputitintheirownwords,though.

Somethingblewup!Onelookedmad,onelookedsad,and“Well,Ithinkthevolcanoshouldbe

onewasnearlyin(ears.Theydidn'tagreewitheachother.Oh,smooth."Shariabegan.

dear!“And,"jumpedinLee,“itshouldlook

Icalmedthemdown.Buttheycouldn'tagreeoneventherocky,likearealmountain.

baseforthevolcano,andTonydidn'twanttotouchthepaste(浆“Isee.Whatdoyouthink,Tony?^^Mrs.

糊).Holtwaited.

IwonderedifIhadmadeabigmistake.Maybethiswasone“Well,Ithinkitwouldhavelava(岩浆)

groupwhocouldn'tworktogether.runningdown.”

②AStudenfsDiary"Hey,agreatidea!**cutinSharia,“The

April16lavawouldbesmooth.RightMrs.

Yesterday,Mrs.HoltmadeusstaybehindsowecouldfinishShariacontinued."Theotherside

planningourvolcano.Anyway,wefinallymovedaheadwithourwithoutlavawouldlookrocky.Right?”

project.Tonycaughton."Soonesidecanbe

Iwasmakingmysidesmooth.Tonyjustwatched(unfair).Itsmooth,andtheotherrocky.Comeon,you

oldLeetosmoothoutherside,mo,"No,Sharia,itshouldlookguys,let'sgofinish!”

likearealmountain,“shesaidjustasifsheweretheboss.TheItwastheshowtime.68

wholethingwentdownhill.Thedayendedwithnoprogress.

65.Didthestudentsagreewitheachotheratfirst?

66.Whowrotethestudent'sdiary?

67.Whatcouldthestudentslearnaboutworkingtogetheraftertheproject?

68.Whathappenednext?Finishtheending,(about30words)

65.No./No,theydidn't.

66.Sharia.

67.Everyoneshoulddosomething：ntheteamworkandrespectothers,ideastofindawayout.

68.Sharia,TonyandLeestoodproudlybehindthemodel.Aftertheygaveawonderfulintroductiontotheirproject,

bigsmilesappearedonMrs.Holt'sface./

Sharia,TonyandLeefeltsorrythattheydidn'tfinishtheprojectbecausetheywastedsometimeinthebeginning,

buttheylearnedhowtoworktogether.

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任务型阅读阅读下文并回答问题。

Iwasreadingwhenmylittlebrotherrushedintomyroom.UImadepaperairplanes,David!Aren'ttheycool?"

Texshouted,sendinghisplanedirectlyintomyhead.

Iwasabitangry."Excuseme,canIhavealittlepeaceandquietsoIcanread?”Infact,Iwasupsetaboutthe

examwhichIfailedyesterday.

“Oh!Iwanttoread!”saidTex."Canyoureadyourbookoutloud?”

“Idon'twanttoreadaloud,“Isaidmoreangrily.

“Areyouinabadmood（情绪）？"Texasked

t4Tcx,justleavemealone!”Igotup,makingmywaytowardsthelivingroom.

“What'sup,David?^^askedmyfather.

'Tminaterriblemood!”Isaid.

4tllikeorganizingthingswhenI'minabadmood,“saidmydad.

likecleaningupwhenIneedachangeinmood,“saidmymom.

Ikneweverybodywastryingtohelpmakemefeelbetter,butIfeltevenworse.

Justthen,myfriendOlliestoppedby."Checkoutmynewsoccer

Isteppedoutsideandsaid,'Tmtoobusybeingintheworld'sworstmoodtodoanythingat

“WhenIaminabadmood,ImoveJsaidOllie.Hekickedtheballfar.llWcranandranto

catchituntilitwasfinallystoppedbyatree.That'swhenwesawacutesquirrel（松鼠）catch

snacksfromabirdfeeder.^^

“Whoa!”saidOllie.neverknewsquirrelscouldhangupsidedownlikethat.^^

“Sure,"Igiggled（咯咯地笑）.

“Hey!”saidOllie.“Thatnoiseyoujustmadesoundedalotlikealaugh.”

Ismiled."Possibly.”

“Ofcourse,youdo.Catch!”saidOllie.Hethrewtheballatme.

65.DidDavidfailtheexam?

66.HowdidDavidfeelwhenhisparentstriedtohelp?

67.WhatdoestheadvicefromFather,MotherandOlliehaveincommon（共有的）？

68.DoyouthinkthewaythathelpedDavidisusefultoyou?Explain.

65.Yes./Yes,hedid.

66.Hefeltevenworse.

67.Theysolvetheirbadmoodbymovingordoingotherthings.

68.略

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阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的A-E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项），将其序号

填入71-74题，并回答75题。

AGuidetoHaveMoreFun

Whenisthelasttimeyouhadfiin?Felttrulyhappy?Ifyou'remakingeffortsnottobeboredinyourlife,we'll

offeryouexpertadviceonhowtohavemorefun.

©Findanewhobby.Youmaynotbehavingasmuchasyouwantbecauseyoufeellikeyou'redoingthesame

olethingdayafterday.71Itwillnotonlyprovidesomethingtolookforwardtoinyourdailylife,butit

willalsomakeyoumoreopentonewideas.

◎72Expertssuggest:hatmusichelpsreduce（减少）stressandimprovesyourfeelings.Everytime

youfeelstressed,turnonasongyouliketoreduceyourstress.Bydoingso,you'llmakeitapartofyourdaily

activitieswhichwillimproveyourfeelings.

©Takeatriptogether.Travelisgreatforyourmentalhealth.73Andtrytoimproveyourrelationships

withthepeopleyoutravelwith.Traveldoesn'thavetobebigorexpensiveeither.Itcanbeassimpleastakinga

roadtripjustafewhoursaway.

◎74Youwon'tseriouslyinfluenceyourproductivityifyoutakethetimetoenjoyalittlegameonce

inawhile.Evenjustplayingwithsillyputtywhileyou'reatyourdeskwillmakeyourstudydayalittlemore

enjoyable.

Evenbusywithyourstudy,it,sstillimportanttofindtimeforfan.Itmakesyourlifenotsoboringandoffers

lotsofhealthbenefitslikelesssires斗bettermemoryandmoreenergy.

A.Listentomusic.

B.Playsomegames.

C.Stayaloneathome.

D.Getachangeofscene.

ETryanewactivityyoulove.

75.Whatelsecanyoudotohavemorefun?

71-74EADB

75.本题为开放性试题，没有唯一答案。

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阅读下列短文，在空白处填入与短文内容相符的信息，完成阅读摘记。每空不得超过三个词。

WelcometoJinhuaScienceandTechnologyMuseum!

Themuseumcovers11,000squaremeters,withfourthemeexhibitionhallsforyoutoexplore.Sofar,more

than500,000peoplehavepaidavisitsinceitwasopenin2020.Herefollowswhatyoucanseeanddo.

LifeandDevelopment

ThefirstfloorexhibitionhallfocusesonLifeandDevelopment.Here,youcanlearnabouttheoriginand

developmentoflife,forexample,howourbrainisdeveloping.Youcanalsoenjoysonicpicturesabouttheanimals

（hathavedisappeared.

ExplorationandDiscovery

Ifyouarcinterestedinphysics,thesecondfloorisagoodchoice.Itoffersagoodchancetodosomehands-on

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activities.Somephysicsexperimentsarealsoallowed,whichhelpyoubetterunderstanddifferentscientific

phenomena（现象）.

DesignandIntelligence

Robotfanswillsurelybeattractedbydifferentrobotsonthethirdfloor.Amazingly,therobotscandraw,dance

andevenplaythepianoforyou.Ofcourse,youcanalsoplaygameswiththem.

EarthandUniverse

ThehallonthefourthfloorisaboutEarthandUniverse,whereyoucanexperiencekindsofactivitiesabout

universeexploration（探索）.Therecordsofspaceexplorationwillgiveyouastrongfeelingofpride.Morefunis

waitingforyou!Weareopenfrom9:00amto4:30pm.WednesdaytoSunday,closedonMondayandTuesday

（exceptholidaysandfestivals）.Andwcstopreceivingvisitorsby4:DOpm.Welcometobookyourfreeticketsand

visitu.Formoreinformation,pleasecallusa

XJishuaScienceandTechnologyMuseum

♦Size:A

Itcovers71.

♦History:

Ithasbeenopenforovertwoyears.

♦Openingtime:

Itopensforfivedaysaweek.

♦Ticketprice:

Enterthemuseum72.

♦Telephone:

Calormoreinformation.y

71,11,000squaremeters72.forfree/fornothing

73.playgames74.physics

75.Life

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任务型阅读与表达（本题有两小节，第一节有3小题,每小题1分，共计3分;第二节有1小题，共计2分）

第一节阅读以下材料，然后从下西方框中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合各部分信息的问句（其

中一项为多余选项），完成第56~58题,

GAL酬颂iowtoMakeadifference

Liam'sLunchesofLoveEDITOR'S（编者）NOTE

LiamHannonwasonlytenwhenhestarted58

handingoutfreelunchestopeoplewhowerehungry.First,thinkwhatDeedstobeimproved.Bydoing

Withhelpfromhisfamilyandothersupporters,hethis,youmayseestepsyoucantaketowardsthatgoal.

handsout75tol（X）lunchesthreetimesamonth.WeManypeopledon'tgiveastartbecausetheywant

askedLiamtotellusaboutit.tomakeaHUGEdifference.Butactionsandresults

Q:56don'thavetobehugetobemeaningful.

A:Foursummersago,1didn?wanttogotocamp.TakeLiam,forexample.Hisgoalwasnottosolve

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fnslead,Ididanonlinelreu^uie-/iunlpionium.Myjustthepeoplebuttohelp.Sohedid.Forthepeoplewho

taskwastodosomethingtohelphomelesspeople,andgotthoselunches,hemadethingsbetter.

Igoftheideaofmakingthemlunch.Shareyourideaswithaparent.Everyhelpfulact

Q:Whatsthebestpartaboutwhatyoudo?youdo,nomatterhowsmall,makestheworldbetter!

A:I'dsaymeetingthepeople.They'rerealpeople

whojustneedalittlekindnessintheirlives.Someof

themhavebecomefriendsofourfamily.

Q:57

A:1wanttotellthemtodosomethingtheyenjoy.

Andgethelpfromfriendsandfamilyinvitemyfriends

tohelpwithlunches,andalmosteverytime,they've

comeandgivenoutluncheswithmeandinydad.

IA.Howcanyoumaketheworldabetterone?I

il

।B.Whatdoyoulikedoinginyoursparefitne?t

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]C.Howdidyougettheideaofmakingfreelunches?'

ID.Whatwouldyoutellotherkidswhowanttomakeadifference?|

56.C57.D58.A

59.Possibleanswers:

•Wecanturnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroombecauseithelpstosaveenergy.

•Manychildrenlikereadingbutdon'thaveenoughbooks,soIwilldonatesometohelpthem.

•Iwanttobeavolunteerinanoldpeople'shome.Icantelltheoldpeoplefiinnystoriesandchccrthemup.

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任务型阅读阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成句子。

Itishealthytolivearoundtrees.Treesworkasdoctorsandtheykeepushealthy.

Manyscientistshavestudiedhowtreescleantheair.Forpeopleinlargecities,treescanbeveryimportantfor

theirhealth.Thesedays,citiesareplantingtreesnotjustinparks.Theyarealsoplantingtreesalongstreetsinorder

tohelpcleantheair.

Somescienlistsalsobelievetreeshelpmorethanjusttheair.Treeskeepourbodieshealthyaswell.Peoplein

hospitalsseemtodobetterwhentheycanseetreesfromtheirrooms.Peoplewithtreesneartheirhomesusually

takemoreexercise.

Scientistshavealsostudiedthehealthyeffects（效果）oftreesonourminds.Oneeffectoftreesseemstobe

thattheymakepeoplefeelrelaxed.Scientistsdidsomeresearchoncitypeopleinanareawithfewtrees.Aftertrees

wereplantedonthestreet,peoplewalkedslowerwhengoinghome.Theysaidtheareawasmuchnicer.

Ofcourse,anothergoodeffectisthatdoctortreesworkforfree

71.Treesworkasandtheykeepushealthy.

72.Citiesarealsoalongstreetstohelpcleantheair.

73.Peopleinhospitalswhentheycanseetrees.

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74.Scientistshavestudiedonourminds.

75.Aftertreeswereplantedonthestreet,whentheywenthome.

71.doctors72.plantingtrees73.seemtodobetter74.(hehealthyeffectsoftrees75.peoplewalkedslower

所填内容符合上下文，无语法和拼写错误，可计满分。否则，酌情计分。

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你所在的社区面向中小学生推出了丰富多彩的公益性暑期课程。假如你是志愿者，请为以下课程找到

对应的广告词(A-F)o选项中有一项为多余选项。

PublicspeakingBottlerockets

33.▲一—————34.▲

EnergeticCommunityCenter

Newcoursesstartingnow!

A.MakeDeliciousTreats!I.earntomakeyummycakes,cookiesandtastydesserts.Joinourclassandbecome

amasterbaker!

B.LearntoTalkConfidently!Overcomeyourfearofspeakinginfrontofothers.Ourclasswill:eachyouto

becalmandsoundconfident.Getreadytoshine!

C.Rethink,Reuse,Recycle!Joinourclassandmakecoolcards,prettybagsandcutesofttoyswithused

things.Letyourcreativityshine!

D.MakeYourHomeBeautiful!Joinusandleameasytipstomakeyourhomewelcomingwithplantslike

roses,carnations,etc.Createaspaceyou'lllove!

E.JumpandStayFit!Frombeginnertoadvanced,exploredifferentskippingstyleslokeepyourbodystrong

andhealthy.Comeandhavefunwhileexercising!

F.LetYourImaginationFly!Usebottlestocreateandsendupyourveryownrockets.Showoffyourskills

andhaveanamazinglime!

Comeandjoinusforfunandfitness!

3LE32.A33.B34.F35.D

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阅读短文，根据短文内容，在短文后的空格里填入最恰当的单词（每空限填一词）。

Aswintercomes,handscaneasilygetcold.Thickglovesmightbeagoodchoice,butsometimeswearingthem

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isinconvenient.However,thiswasnotaproblemforancientChinesepeople,whohadafinetooltowarmtheir

hands:handwarmers.

Thereisonefolkstoryaboutitsinvention.EmperorYangfromtheSuiDynastyvisitedJiangsuinwinter.

Becauseofthecold,alocalofficialaskedcraftsmen（工匠人）tomakeasmallwarmerfortheemperorthatcouldbe

heldinhishands.So,thehandwarmerwascreated.

BytheSongDynasty,thewarmershadbecomepopularamongthecommonpeople.Skillsforproducingthe

toolwerewidelyusedintheMingandQingDynasties.Manypoetsfromthisperiodkeptarecordofpeopleusing

handwarmers.

Intheearlydays,copper（钢）wasgenerallyusedintheproductionprocess.Itwasmoresuitablethansilver,

ironandporcelainbecauseitcouldtransfer（传导）heatbetter,whilereducingtheriskofbreakageorcorrosion（腐

蚀j.Insideahandwarmer,therewerecoals,someofwhichweremixedwithflowers,givingoffanicesmellwhen

burned.

Ancienthandwarmershaddifferentdesigns.Round,squareandoctagonalshapesweretypical,andtherewere

alsosomefashionedshapeswhichlookedlikepumpkins,flowersandturtleshells.

Thepatternsonthewarmerswouldusuallybeanimalsorsymbolswithgoodmeanings,suchasdeer,flowers

ortheChinesecharactersforlonglife.

Howancientpeoplewarmedtheirhandsinwinter

IntroductionHandwarmers:afinetoolforancientChinesepeopletokeeptheirhands66.

•IntheSuiDynasty:

CraftsmenmadeasmallwannerforEmperorYang.

Thehistory•BytheSongDynasty:

Thepopularityofthewarmershadrisen.

•IntheMingandQingDynasties:

Manypoets67theuseofhandwarmers.

•Theoutside:copper

Itcouldtransferheatbetter.

The68Itreducedtheriskofbreakageorcorrosion.

•The69:coals,somemixedwithflowers

Thedesignsoftheancienthandwarmerswerenotthe70.

Thedesigns•Shapes:typicalshapesandfashionedshapes

•Patterns:animalsorsymbolswithgoodmeanings

66.warm67.recorded58.material69.inside70.same

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完成表格阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息，并将其答案的完整形式写在答题卡

上相应的位置。每空一词。

Ourworldisindanger.Wemustdosomethingtoprotecttheenvironment.Whatarethemainproblemswe

face?

Thegreenhouseeffect

Whenweburnfuelssuchaspetrolandcoal,agascalledCO2isproduced.Toomuchofthisgaspollutes

atmosphere,andcausesittokeepintoomuchheat.Asaresultofthegreenhouseeffect,theearth'stemperatureis

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increasing.Thiscausessealeveltogoup,andinthefuturemaycausecitiestodisappear.

Cuttingdownforests

Everyyear,wedestroynaturebycuttingdownhugeareasofforests.Thismakesthegreenhouseeffectworse

becausetreestakeinCO2andgiveoutO2.Cuttingdowntreesalsodestroysthehomesoftheanimalsthatlivein

ourforests,andcausesthesurfaceofthesoiltobeeasilydestroyedbyrain.Thiscanresultinfloodsandevenmore

damagetotheenvironment.

Badhabits

Manyofourhabitscausepollution.Peopleoftenusethingsonceandthenthrow〔hem

away,orleavethemonthegroundasliter.Thiscreatestonsofrubbishandpollutesourland

andseas.

Inordertoprotect（heenvironment,weneedtotakeproperaction.Chinesegovernment

hasmadelawsandrulesaboutdealingwiththewaste.Wearegettingseriousaboutourbadhabitsnow.Weshould

onlybuyanduseproductsfriendlytotheenvironment.Wcshouldalsorecycleasmanythingsaspossible.Toreduce

airpollution,wecantakethebusorsubwayinsteadofdriving.

Ifwejustleamtoliveinnewanddifferentways,wecanmakeadifference.

TheWorldIsin86

CO2isproducedwhenburningfuels.

ToomuchCO2causesatmospheretokeepinloomuch88.

Thegreenhouseeffect

。Theearth'stemperatureisincreasing.

Sealevelgoesup,citiesmay89.

♦Makethegreenhouseeffect90

87

。Destroytheanimals*homes

Cuttingdownforests

♦Causethesoiltobe91destroyed

Resultinfloodsandevenmoredamage

❖Throwaway93things

92habits

❖Pollutethelandandseas

<♦Makelawsandrulestodealwiththewaste

Takeourbadhabits94

Ways❖Buyanduseproductsfriendlytotheenvironment

❖Recycleasmanythingsas95

❖Takethebusorsubwayinsteadofdriving

86.Danger87.Reasons88.heat89disappear90.worse91.easily92.Bad93.used94.seriously95.Possible

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阅读下面的短文，然后根据文章内容简要回答第91至95小题，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。

MaXuwasChina'sfirstwomanparatrooper（空降兵）andheranotherdreamcametrueatage86.Shetotally

gaveaway（捐赠）10millionyuanofherlifesavings（积蓄）toherhometown,MulanCountyinHeilongjiang

Province.Shegaveaway3millionyuanonSep.13,2018and7milliononApril8,2019.

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Mawasborninadoctor'sfamilyinMulanCountyin1933.Shejoinedthearmyasadoctorin1947.Shewon

manymedalsandhonors.Afterthewars,shestudiedatamilitarymedicaluniversityandlater

workedatamilitaiyhospitalinWuhan,HubeiProvince.In1961,shebecameChina'sfirstwoman

paratrooper.Shemademorethan140jumpsuntil1984,whenshewas51yearsold.Shewasthe

olcestwomanparatrooperandsheownsthelargestnumberofjumping.Aftersloppingwork,Ma

Xuandherhusbandinventedinstrumentsforparatroopersandwroteover100importantpapers.

MaXudidmanymeaningfulthings.Shethoughtifchildrenkeptstudying,thecountrywould

bebetter.Soshedecidedtosupport(支持)theeducationofherhometownwithherfamily's

savings.Nowthefamilylivesinasmallhouse.Theystillusetheiroldbedfromthe1970s.Their

sofahasa50-ycarhistory.Theyalsoweartheirarmyuniforms.

91.WasMaXuChina'sfirstwomanparatrooper?(nomorethan3words)

92.HowmuchdidMaXugiveawaytotally?(nomorethan3words)

93,WhenwasMaXuborn?(nomorethan2words)

94.WheredoesMaXulivenow?(nomore(han4words)

95.WhydidMaXudecidetosupporttheeducationofherhometown?(nomorethan12words)

91.Yes,shewas.

92.10millionyuan.

93.In1933.

94.Inasmallhouse.

95.Shethoughtifchildrenkeptstudying,thecountrywouldbebetter.

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完成图表根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。

Mapsmarkseas,countries,citiesandourhomes,andguideusthroughtheworld.Toknowthembetter,let's

takealookathowmapshavechangedoverthecenturies.

Manyancientcountriesusedmaps.OneofthefirstisthoughttohavebeendrawnonthewallinLascaux,

France,around16,500yearsago.Hiddenamongthedrawingsofbirdsandbulls(公牛)isamapofthestars.The

BabylonianMapoftheWorldis(heoldestknownearthlymap,whichshowsBabylonanditsneighboringtownson

thestone.

ClaudiusPtolemymademapsgoglobal.BorninEgyptaround1()0AD,hewas(hefirstpersontotrytomake

aworldmap.Withthehelpofmath,Ptolemymarkedaround10.000locationsfromBritaintoAsiaandAfrica.

PerhapsthemostcommonlyusedworldmapistheMercatorProjection.Itwasintroduced

in1569byGerardusMercator.Animportantpartofmapsistheimaginarylinesoflongitude,/

latitudeandtheequator.Mercatortooktheglobeandmadeitflat(平的)，buttodothishehadto'

longitude

maketheareasfurthernorthandsouthlarger,whiletheareasnearerthemiddlestayabouttheglobe

rightsize.Thereasonforthisisthat(heEarthislikeaball,butamapisflat.Itiseasytofindplaces,butsome

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peoplesaiditwasunfairbecauseplacesincludingCanada,theUKandEuropeappearedmuchbiggerthanthey

reallywere.

CJInthe19thand20thcenturies,moderntechnologyallowedmapmakerstoproducemaps

showinglocationsexactly.Today,manypeopleviewmapsontheirphones.Researchersare

telescope

IlWworkingtomaptheflooroftheoceansandtolocateeverytreeonEarth.Scientistsarealsotrying

tomap（hepastbyusingtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope（JWST）.Thisinventionwillcollectlightfromstarsand

mayfindthesecretsaboutthebeginningoftheuniverse（宇宙）.

TheHistoryofMaps

Mapsprovideuswithinformationof6.

Ancientmaps

•Oneofthefirstmapsisamapof7around16,500yearsago.

•TheoldestearthlymapistheBabylonianMapoftheWorld.

Mapsgoglobal

*Thefirstworldmapwasdrawnbyusing8

•TheimaginarylinesintroducedtotheMercatorProjection

madeitmostcommonlyused,butitstillneeded9

/Mapsand10

Mapscanbeusedunthephone.

Mapscanhelpusknowmoreabouttheoceans,thelandandthe

universethroughJWST.

6.geography7.thestars8.math（s）9,improvement10,moderntechnology

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任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

ProfessorChenLinwasafamousChineseeducatoroftheEnglishlanguage.Hedid

alottohelpEnglishlearnersinChina.OnJanuary21,2023,hepassedawayattheageof

101.

Whenhewasinterviewedin2006,hetalkedaboutanamusingexperiencewithChina

Dailytoexpresshisspecialloveforit:"Imustsaythatoverthepast25years,IhavecometolikethisEnglish

title—ChinaDaily-moreandmore,withmyloveforthenewspaper.Onesmalleventinmyrelationshipwith

ChinaDailywasanamusingandunforgettableone.

“In1982,ChinaDailycelebrateditsfirstanniversary（周年纪念）.Atthattime,KatherineFloweroftheUK

andIwerehelpingwiththeBritishEnglish-teachingTVprogramme'FollowMe.'

“Soonafterthat,theeditorialboard（编辑部）suggestedthatKathyandIcouldhelpthemwiththeirpublicity（宣

传：推广）programme.SotheIwoofusappearedinaCCTVadinwhichwesatatbreakfastcablereadingChina

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Daily.Weraisedourheadsandsaidtotheaudience,smiling:'Let'sreadChinaDailyDAILY/

“Wethoughtitwasverycleverandenjoyedit.”

From(henon,thenumberofChinaDaily'sreadershasbeenincreasing.Moreandmorepeople,bothathome

andabroad,fellinlovewithit.ThenatProfessorChenLin'ssuggestion,aseriesofEnglishweeklynewspapersfbr

middleschoolstudents,suchas21stCenturyTeensJRand21stCenturyTeensSR,cameoutafterChinaDaily.

Now,theyareenjoyedbymanyteachers