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阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、（D）四个选项中选出最住答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑“

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PrinceCaspian'sparentsdied.Helivedwithhisuncle,Miraz,theKingofNarniaandhisaunt.Thoughhehad

wonderfultoys,helikedbestthelasthourofthedaywhenthetoyshadallbeenputawayandNursewouldtellhim

stories

Hedidn'tcaremuchforhisuncleandaunt,butabouttwiceaweekhisunclewouldaskhimtocomeandhave

awalktogether.

Oneday,while（heyweredoingthis,theKingsaid,“Well,boy,wemustsoonteachyoutorideanduseasword.

Youknowwehavenochildren,soitlooksasifyoumighthavetobeKingwhenI'mgone.Howshallyoulikethat,

ch',”

“Idon'tknow,Uncle,"saidCaspian.tlWhatdoyouwish?”askedtheKing.“Iwish-Iwish—IwishIcould

havelivedintheOldDays,^^saidCaspian.

UptillnowtheKinghadbeentalkinginatiresomeway,whichmadeitquiteclearthathewasn'treally

interestedinwhattheyweresaying,buthesuddenlygaveCaspianasharp（锐利的）look.

“Eh?What'sthat?''hesaid.uWhatolddays?”

“Oh,don'tyouknow,Unclc?^^saidCaspian.kkOncctherewasaWhiteWitch（女巫）andshemadeherselfQueen

ofthewholecountry.Andshemadeitso（hati（wasalwayswinter.And（hentwoboysandtwogirlscamefrom

somewhereandkilledtheWitchandtheyweremadeKingsandQueensofNamia.Andsotheyruledforalongtime

andeveryonehadalovelytime,anditwasallbecauseofAslan—"

“Who'she?"saidtheKing.IfCaspianhadbeenalittleolder,thetone（语气）ofhisuncle'svoicewouldhave

warnedhimitwouldbewisertoshutup.Buthetalkedon...

1.WhatwasCaspian'sfavouritehourduringaday?

A.Whenheplayedwithwonderfultoys.

B.Whenhisunclehadawalkwithhim.

C.Whenhelearnedtorideahorse.

D.WhenNursetoklhimstories.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"tiresome"inParagraph5mean?

A.Fantastic.B.Boring.C.Funny.D.Wrong.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Caspiandidn'tlivewithhisuncleandhisaunt.

B.Caspianwasn,tsatisfiedwithhispresentlife.

C.Caspianthoughthisunclev/asagreatking.

D.Caspianhadanenjoyablewalkwithhisuncle.

4.HowdidtheKingfeelattheendofthestory?

A.Proud.B.Worried

C.Angry.D.Calm.

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®AI（artificialintelligence人工智能）andmachinelearningrefertotheabilityofmachinestolearnandact

intelligently.Itmeanstheycanmakedecisions,finishtasks,andeventellthepossiblefutureresultsbasedonwhat

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theylearnfromdata（数据）.

@AIandmachinelearningalreadyplayabiggerroleineverydaylifethanyoumightimagine.Healthcare,

banking,videogames,everysearchontheInternetyoumake...,allaredrivenbyAI.

③AIisgoingtochangealmosteveryfieldofmodemlife.StephenHawkingsaid,“SuccessincreatingAI

wouldbethebiggesteventinhumanhistory.AndHawkingaddedatonce,Alrequirescarefulmtnagement

Europe2023

（'Unluckily,itmightalsobethelast,unlesswelearnhowtoavoidtherisks.”

④▲,especiallywhenyouconsidersomecountriesarcracing

todevelopAl-enabledautonomousweapons（自主武器）.Itisalsogoingto

changeandtaketheplaceofmanyhumanjobs.Thesameworriesalsocome

fromthepublic.AccordingtothesurveyresultfromCentreforthe

GovernanceofAI,91%ofthepeople（tendtoandtotally）agreethat“Alis

atechnologythatrequirescarefi.ilmanagement''inEurope.

⑤ButratherthanagreeingwithanideaofahelplessfuturewhereallDiagram（图表）otSurveyResult

humanjobsaregivenovertorobots,somepeoplebelieveAIwillmakeonworkinglivesbetter.Itwillimprovethe

workofhumans,andnewjobswillappeartotaketheplaceoftheoldones.

⑥What'smore,machinesbecomemoreintelligentandtheyarcabletofinishmorehumantasks.Thingswhich

onlybelongtohumansliecreativityandcritical（批判性的）thinking,willbecomeevenmorevaluablein（hefuture.

©Likeitornot,AIishere.MaybechangingourselvesandmanagingitwellarethebestwayoutJustas

BenjaminFranklinoncesaid,“Whenyou'refinishedchanging,you'refinished.

5.Whichparagraphdoesthediagrammainlysupport?

A.②B.③C.©D.⑤

6.Whichsentencecanbeputinthe▲?

A.Asweknow,therearepossiblehugerisksforsocietyandhumanlife

B.Also,youcanfindAIservingourdailylifeinevei-ypossiblefield

C.Withoutdoubt,AIisafantastictechnologytoleadusintothefuture

D.HumansatesurelymorecreativeandbetteratmanythingsthanAI

7.What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.TowarnusthatAIwilltakehumans'place.

B.Toshowus（hattherearealotofusesofAI.

C.TotellusthatmanypeopleareworriedaboutAL

D.TosuggestweprepareforthechangesbroughtbyAL

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It'softenbelievedthatonlygrown-upscanmakeadifference.Isittrue?TeenVogueinterviewedsome

teenagersacrosstheworld.Getreadytobeinspired(启发).

16-year-oldMichaelstartedusingsocialmedia(tocheerupteenagersofhisagetofollowtheirdreamsonhis

baseballblogs.Michaelalsowroteaboutsportspeopleandhowtheywouldfacetheirchallenges.

Lesein,14yearsold,firstlearnedaboutclimatechangewhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hishomecountryof

Kenyalosesabout29,650acresofforesteachyear.

Withadeeploveofsoccer,LcseinstartedTreesforGoals,plantingatreeforeverygoalhescoredinamatch.

Latertheschool'ssoccerandbasketballteamsallfollowedhim.In2019,almost1,000treesinforestsoutsideof

Nairobiwereplanted.Nowthegovernmentprovidestreesforthemtoplant.

AlexisLewis,a15-ycar-oldinventor,designedasimplewheelchairwithbambootohelppoorpeoplewhoneed

totransportchildrenmanymilestohospitals.Anotherinventionofhisisaspecialmaskwhichcanbethrown

throughawindowofasmoke-filledbuildingtopeopleinside.

Alexissaid,"Peoplearedyingbecausetheycan'tbesavedintime.AnotherreasonwhyIwanttoinvent

somethingisthatIlovephysicsandIuseittoimprovetechnologies.^^Alexisalsotoldourreporterthathewanted

childrentoknowthat▲.

Theseyoungpeoplearecertainlyshiningexamplestoshowyou'renevertooyoungtomakeadifference.

9.HowdidMichaelinfluenceotherteenagers?

A.Byfollowinghisdream.B.Byusingsocialmedia.

C.Bytalkingtoteenagers.D.Byplayingbaseball.

10.WhatdidLeseindotohelpfightclimatechange?

A.HestartedTreesforGoalsandkeptplantingtrees.

B.Hefollowedsoccerandbasketballteamstoplanttrees.

C.Heplantedalmost1,000bamboosoutsideothisschool.

D.Heusedsocialmediatocallonotherchildrentoplanttrees.

11.Whichof(hefollowingcanheputinthe▲?

A.asmalldreamcanmakeabigchangetothewholeworld

B.inventorscanbeeverybodywho'severtriedtosolveaproblem

C.weallshouldstartplantingtrees(omaketheearthabetterplace

D.youdon'thavetobeaninventorunlessyouaregoodenough

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheWaystoMakeaDifferenceB.TeenagersAretheFutureof(heWorld

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C.AnInterviewwithTeenagersD.TeenagersCanMakeChangestotheWorld

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®Greenisthecolorofnatureandthesymboloflife.Forthousandsofyears,humanshavefollowedthelaws

ofnaturetoliveinharmony（和谐）withnature.

②ThathasbeenseeninancientChinesehouses.AncientChineseoftenbuilttheirhomesatthefootofthe

mountainwithariverrunningnearby.Themountainscouldstopthecoldwindfromthenorthandtheriverprovided

waterforlife.Mosthouseswerealsobuiltfacingsoutharwestsothat（heroomswereabletogetenoughsunshine

inwinterandkeepcoolinsummer.

③Inmoderntimes,humansdidn'tfollowthelawsofnatureduringfastdevelopment.Luckily,it'snevertoo

latetomakechanges.

©Greendevelopmentisthegoalofallcountries.OnApril23,2016,ChinasignedtheParisAgreementon

climatechange,givingastrongpushtotheinternationaleffortsagainstglobal（全球的）wanning.

⑤AlsoinChina,thegovernmentaddedgreendevelopmenttothecountry'sworkplans.From1999totheend

of2018,bycarryingoutMotherRiverProtectionOperation,Chinaraised600millionyuantobuildover5,700

greenprojects.Throughinternationalcooperation（合作）,over98.32milliontreeswereplantedacrossChina.

©Denmarkisaleadingcountryinwindandsolartechnologies.ThisyearDenmarkhasstartedthe<4Power-to-

X”plan,providingabout1.25billionkroner（about1.27billionyuan）fbrprojectsproducinghydrogen（氢气）.

⑦Buildersacrosstheworldarcalsoplayingaroleingreendevelopment.InChicago,pressednewspaper,

recycledglassandplasticareusedcnbuildings.InBali,thegreenschoolismadefrombamboo.Theschoolgelsits

electricity（电）fromsolarpanels（太阳能电池板），waterpowerandageneratorthatburnsfarmwaste.

©Followingthelawsofnatureistheonlywayout.Asmallmoveinonecountrymayinfluencetheglobal

communityasawhole.Let'sjoinourhandstomaketheworldabetterplacefbrnowandfuture.

13.WhatdoweknowabouttheancientChinesehouses?

A.Theywerebuiltonthemountains.B.Theywerebuiltfarfromrivers.

C.Theywerebuiltfacingsouthorwest.D.Theywerebuilttogetenoughwind.

14.HowdoesthewriterdevelophisideainParagraph7?

A.Byexplainingtheresults.B.Byraisingquestions.

C.Bycomparingdifferences.D.Bygivingexamples.

15.Whichofthefollowingwouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Everyoneispariofthegreendevelopment.

B.Greenbuildingsarethefutureoftheworld.

C.Greendevelopmentisjustprotectingnature.

D.Thefutureofhumansdependsontechnology.

16.Whichisthebeststructureof（hispassage?

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IwastravellingonaBritishshipfromIndiatoLondonin1905.Amongallthe

passengers,noonewouldfailtonoticePadishah,anIndianbusinessman.Fromthe

momenthegotontheship,hekeptshowingoff(hediamond*onhisturban.Thebig

diamondsuccessfullyattractedattention,includingthatofthefiveostrichesonthedeck

*.

Onemorning,asPadishahpassedbytheostriches,oneswallowed*hisdiamond

suddenly.Thebirdranaroundandmixeditselfwiththeothersinnotime.

“Whosearcthesestupidostriches?Iwantmydiamondback!”Padishahshoutedangrily.Peoplebegantocrowd

onthedeck.Iwasamongthefirsttoarrive.Ididn'tfeelhalfsorryfbrthemanashewasaskingeveryonewhatto

dofbrthediamond'sreturn.

Wordsweptacrosstheshipabouttheaccident,reachingamannamedPotter.Afterlunchinthehall,Potter

wenttoPadishahandclaimed,"I'vecontactedtheostriches'ownerinLondon.Heacceptedmyofferfbrallfive

andnowIamtheowner.Ihavetherighttokeepthebirdsandthediamondinside/'IthoughtPotterwasrathersmart

andregretteddeeplyatalostchance.

Padishahwassoupsetandblurted,“There'snowayyoucangetmydiamond,“hecontinuedashegotcalmer.

“Icanofferyou100poundsfbrthebirds.”Pottersimplyrefusedandleft.

Afterawhile,Pottercameback(othehallwithaslysmile.Heannouncedthathewantedtosellfourbirds

separatelytoseparatepeoplebyauction*.Thestartingpricewas80forabird.Oneofthem,hewouldkeepfbr

himself.

Beforethecrowdrealisedwhatwashappening,adiamondbusinessmangotonebirdfor100pounds.The

pricesforthefollowingbirdsrosehigherandhigher.Afterthefourthbeingsold,Padishahgothalfmad.notknowing

whattodo.Potterseemedsuddenlysorryandsaid,“Ishouldhavekeptthemall.But...Trustme!Theastbirdmust

betheone.”

IstaredatthelastbirdfbrquiteawhileandaskedPotterforaprivateconversation.Afteralongtalk,Ifinally

gotthebirdfor700pounds.▲

Thenextmorning,Iwaswaitinginlinetogelofftheship,picturingtheamazingfuturelifeinmind.Then,I

sawPadishahandPotterwalkarminarmontheshore,justlikeoldfriends.Atthatmoment,Ilearntalesson

worthadiamond.

I.WhathappenedtoPadishahonthedeck?

A.Hewashurtbyapassenger,B.Hefailedtogetothers'attention.

C.Peopleshoutedangrilyathim.D.Anostrichtookawayhisdiamond.

2.Paltercamebacktothehallto.

A.saysorrytoPadishahB.tellpeoplehewasthenewowner

C.sellostrichesathighpricesD.talkwiththediamondbusinessman

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3.Whichofthefollowingcanheputinto▲inParagraph8?

A.HowworriedIwas!B.Whatagreatdealitwas!

C.HowupsetPadishahwas!D.WhatanhonestmanPotterwas!

4.Whatdoesthewritermeanbytheunderlinedsentence[nthelastparagraph?（请用约40词回答）

DCB

回答要点：

当看到Padishah和Power手挽手如老友般亲密，“我”意识到自己被骗，“鸵鸟拍卖''是他们精心策划的

骗局。通过这次经历，“我”买到了一个像钻石一样宝贝•的教训——不要轻信他人/眼见不一定为实/不要贪婪

等，

参考答案（39词）：

ThewriterrealisedthatPadishiihandPotterwereoldfriendsandtheyworkedtogethertolietopeopleandget

money.Thoughthewriterknewthathewascheated,thelessonhelearntwasvaluable一don'ttrustDCODIC

easilyjseeingisnolbelieving./don'lbegreedy.

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Theraceisontogetmoreelectriccarsonthetoad.Peoplepredicttha:electriccare

----------4^*mightbemorecommoninthefuture.Buiaccordingtoa2021surveybyPewResearch

Center.morethanhalfofU.S.,adultslikegas-poweredcarsbetter.Theysayelectriccarsareexpensiveandcharging

（充电）themisabigproblem,Fernow.mostpeopleplantostickwithgas-powcrcdcars.Weaskyoungreaders

whattheythinkaboutelectricears.

Henry,12yearsold,SanFrancisco

Ithinkweshouldallhaveelectriccars.Thiswouldcutdownairpollutionandallowustol

breathebetter.Cleanerairalsomeanstherewillbefeweranimalsdying.Thinkofalltheliveswe

havelostbydestroyingourenvironment.

Sonicpeoplethinkelectriccarsarcpricey.Buttheirpricesarecomingdown.What'smore,gascostsalot

morethanelectricity.Onceyouusethegas,it'sgone.Anyway,Ithinkwe'regoingtorunoutofgasatsome

point.Thiswillmakeelectriccarsaneed.Also,doyouknowthatelectriccarscantravel33milesforabouta

dollar?Youcan'tsaythatforgas.Allcarsshouldbeelectric!

Sandy,13yearsold,NewYork

Idon'tthinkallcarsshouldbeelectric.Firstofall.chargingstationsarelesscommonthangas/

stations.Thismakeselectriccarsalotlessconvenientfbrlongtrips.What'smore,coldweatherdoes

harmtothebatteries（电池）.Theycan'tworkwellasusual.Andelectriccarsarealsomoreexpensivethan

commoncars.Anewelectriccarusuallycostsaround$11,000more（hananewgarca匚True,electriccarshelp

slowclimatechange.Butthrowingbatteriesawaycanhurtourplanet.

1.OverhalfoftheAmericanadultsagreethatelectriccarsaccordingtothesurvey.

A.havenoprobleminchargingB.arebadfortheenvironment

C.areexpensiveandlessconvenientD.canworkbetterincoldweather

2.Theunderlinedword“pricey”probablymeans“

A.fastB.slowC.cheapD.expensive

3.Sandydevelopsherideamainlyby.

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A.tellingstoriesB.listingfactsC.askingquestionsD.usingsayings

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Shouldallcarsbeelectric?

B.Willcarsbecommoninthefuture?

C.Canelectriccarshelpslowclimatechange?

D.Aregas-poweredcarsbadfortheenvironment?

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Doyougetintroubleforfeedingyourdogonfoodfromdinnerunderthetable?Anew

,,

studysuggeststhatbysharing“peoplefbod,youmightactuallybehelpingtokeepyour

pelhealthy.

Manydogsarefeddryprocessedfood.Sciencehasshownthatadiet（饮食）of

processedfoodisnothealthyforhumans.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofHelsinki,inFinland,saythisdietisnot

goodfbrourpetdogs,either.

Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthefoodsadogmightfindinanowner'shome—suchaseggs,fish,meatand

vegetables—maybebetterthanadietofjustdogfood.Thisisbecausehavingdifferentkindsoffoodsleadstomore

variety（多样性）inmicrobes,whicharelittlelivingthings,loosma.lCobeseenwithoureyes.Therearemillions

oftheminhumanandanimalbodies.Somearebadforus,butmanyaregoodforus,andtheyplayimportantroles

inhelpingusdigest（消化）food.

Atotalof8,500youngpetdogstookpartinthestudy.4,500ofihemwereunder6monthsold,andtherest

werebetween6and18monthsold.Theownerswereaskedaboutwhatfoodstheyhadfedtheirpetsandhowoften.

Whenthedogsreachedadulthood,theirownersreportedthatabout20%ofthedogsshowedCEsymptoms（慢性

肠胃不适症状）suchasweightloss.However,ifdogshadbeenfedamixeddietwhileyoung,itwas22%less

possiblefbrthemtoexperienceCEsymptomslaterinlife.

Dr.AnnaHiehn-BjorkmantoldThelimesofLondon,34'Dogfoodsonsalearcdescribedasprovidingacomplete

diet...Butwhatweshowisthatvarietyisimportant.Nobodywouldgive12yearsofthesamefoodtoachild—why

shouldadogbedifferent?”

I.Accordingtothenewstudy,dogowners

A.mustofferdryfoodtotheirdogsB.canfeeddogson"peoplefood”

C.hadbetterbuymoreprocessedfoodD.shouldn'tmakefoodbythemselves

2.Paragraph3mainlyexplainsuhy

A.clogsneeddifferentkindsoffoodsB.littlelivingthingsstayinhumanbodies

C.scientistsstudydryprocessedfoodD.peopleshouldkeepdogsathome

3.HowdoesthewriterdescribethestudyinParagraph4tomakeitbelievable?

A.Byusingpictures.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bytellingstories.D.Bylistingnumbers.

4.Whichpartofamagazineis（hepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.History.B.Business.C.Science.D.Culture.

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Plantsaremorethanjustprettytolookat.Theygiveusfruits,vegetablesandfoodweeat.

Someplantsevenprovidematerialsformedicineorbuildingthings.Butdoyouknowthat

plantscandosomethingevenmoreamazing?Theycanmakeourhomes,schoolsand

workplacesmuchhealthier.

Wespendalargepartofourdayindoors.Unluckily,theairinsidebuildingscanoftenbe

fullofchemicals（化学物质）frommanythingsaroundus.Thispoorairquality（质量）canmakeusfeelsick,causing

soreeyesandthroats,andevenmakingithardfbrustobreathe.Whentheairinsidebuildingsgetsreallybad,people

evencallthem“sickbuildings".

Thegoodnewsisthatplantsarelikenature'slittlesuperheroes.Theyhaveamagicpowerfightingagainstbad

air.Plantsbreatheincarbondioxide（CO2）andbreatheoutoxygen1O2）whichwehumansneedtolive.Theycan

alsoaddmoisturetotheairifit'stoodry,makingitmorecomfortablefbrustobreathe.

▲Scientistshavediscoveredthatplantshavetheabilitytotakeinharmfulchemicals,

makingtheairaroundussafertobreathe.Theysetupacompletelyclosedbuildingcalled"b:o-homc”fbr

experiments.Beforetheyaddedplants,theairinsidewasfullofchemicalsandpeopleIbundithardtobreathe.But

aftertheyaddedplants,theairgotmuchcleaneranditbecameeasiertobreathe,lbmaketheairinsideevenbetter,

thescientistsuseddifferentkindsofplants.Afterawhile,thebuildingwasn'ta"sickbuilding''anymore.People

couldgoinsidewithoutfeelingunwell.

Soyousee,plantsarefantastic!Theyarenotonlybeautifultolookat,buttheyalsoprovideuswithfood,help

creatematerialsandplayanimportantroleinourhealth.Theymakeourindoorenvironmentscleanerandhealthier,

makingusfeelbetter.Nexttimeyouseeaplant,rememberalltheamazingthingsitcandoforus!

1.Whichofthefollowingisonewayfbrplantstoimprovetheairinsidebuildings?

A.Theybreatheoutcarbondioxide.B.Theyproduceoxygen.

C.Theygiveoutharmfulchemicals.D.Theymaketheairdry.

2.Whichcanbethebesttofillintheblank▲inParagraph4?

A.Butthemostamazingthingplantscandoistocleantheair.

B.Butoneinterestingthingplantscandoistobuildthings.

C.Butplantscanprovidewhathumansneedtoeat.

D.Butplantscanbeusedtomakemedicineforhumans.

3.Howdoesthewritersupporth:sopinionaboutplantsimprovingairquality?

A.Bytellingpersonalexperiences.B.Byprovidingnumbersandforms.

C.Byquestioningfamousscientists.D.Byusingscientificexperiments.

4.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?

A.Plantsarcimportantforprovidingfood.B.Plantsmakepeoplelookmuchbetter.

C.Plantsaregoodfbrindoorenvironments.D.Plantsmakeiteasiertobuildhouses.

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Therewereonly15minutesuntillunch.ButeveryoneinMrs.Stretch'smathclasswaswailingexcitedlyfbr

thestartofAroundtheWorld.

AroundtheWorldwasEddie'sfavoriteclassroomgame.Helovedracingagainstaclassmatetosolveamath

problem.Eddiewonandlost.ButhisfriendMichaelneverlost.Hewasthechampion（冠军）ofAroundtheWorld.

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Everyweekhewouldgoaroundtheclassroomwinningagainsteveiyone.

“Areweallready?”Mrs.Stretchasked.Everyonenodded.

“Thenlet'sbegin,saidMrs.Stretch.4iTalia,youstart.”

Taliawasnewtotheclass.Thiswouldbeherfirsttimeplaying.Shejumpedupand

wentovertoEddie'sdesk.Eddiestoodup,too.

'"Twelvetimestwo,“saidMrs.Stretch.

“Twentyfbur!”Taliacalledout,asecondbeforeEddiecould.

Eddiesatdown,disappointedbutstillhappytoknowtherightanswer.

Taliamovedontochallengethenextclassmate.Sheseemedunstoppable.Finally,TaliagottoMichael.

“Eighttimestwelve,MMrs.Stretchsaid,

ttNinety-six^^^shoutedTaliafirst,

Theclasssatshocked,theneveryonecheeredforTalia,today'schampion.

“Nicejob,Talia,nsaidMrs.Stretch.uIt'stimeforlunch,everyone.Nowlineup,please.n

Eddiestoodtogotolunch.HenoticedMichaelhadhisheaddownonhisdesk,hisfaceburiedinhisarms.

EddiewalkedtoMichaelandputhishandonhisshoulder.

"It'sOKtolose?'Eddiesaid,4,IloseAroundtheWorlda.\\thetime.You'restillgreatatmultiplication?,

"That'snotwhyI'mupset,Michaelsaidintohisarms."Noonelikesme.TheycheeredwhenI

“Youthinktheycheeredagainstyou?”Eddieasked.

"▲"Michaelsaid.

“Ithinktheycheeredbecausetheyweretoosurprised,“Eddiesaid."You'rethechamp.Taliahadtodoherbest

tobeatyou.So.peoplewereexcitedaboutit.”

"Sheisreallygoodatmath、”Michaelagreed,

“Andsoareyou,“saidEddie."Youhelpusallworkharder.Becauseofyou,weprobablyhavethebestmath

classinthewholeschool.''

'"Thanks,“Michaelsaid.HesmiledatEddie,“Doyouwanttosittogetheratlunch?”

“Sure,“saidEddie."Youcanquizmeonmathproblemsandhelpmegetbetter.”

Michaelstoodup.uChallcngcaccepted!”

I.WhatisAroundtheWorlds

A.Amathchallenge.B.Arunningrace.

C.Acomputergame.D.Awritingcompetition.

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthecharactersinthestory?

A.Taliawasreallygoodatmath.

B.Mrs.Stretchlikedthechampionbest.

C.Eddiecaredalotaboutwhetherhewonorlost.

D.Michaelwashard-workingbutseldomhelpedothers.

3.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillin▲inParagraph18?

A.Whatelse?B.Whyelse?C.Whoelse?D.Whereelse?

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemessage（启示）ofthestory?

A.Onceachampion,alwaysachampion