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Perhaps you’ve already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has become popular these years. It invites different people to read aloud on the stages (舞台) as well as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems, novels and letters.

Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions (亭子) are now in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.

The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it. The microphone records people’s voice. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick (挑选) some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.

People of all ages have come and read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host of the show. “We can actually (实际上) express our deep feelings through reading aloud.”

根据上面短文的内容填空。
1. ________ is a TV show. It invites different people to read aloud on the stages. It also invites people to ________ behind them.
2. ________ begin to ________ aloud at home.
3. The pavilion is not ________ and there is a microphone in it. The microphone records ________.
4. After reading for ________ in the pavilion, the show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to ________.
5. According to Dong Qing, we can actually express ________ through ________.

【推荐2】I like watching TV very much. I think it has many advantages (优点).

First of all, watching TV is a kind of rest. After a day’s hard work, we need a good rest. Interesting TV plays and programs can make our mind and body relax.

Besides, watching TV is fun. There are lots of entertainments (文娱节目), (A) 例如sports activities and concerts all over the world every day. Traveling around to enjoy all the activities is not possible. We need (B) 至少over ten hours to fly from New York City to Paris, six days by train from Beijing to Moscow and an hour to drive from our home to a nearby city. But within just one second, TV can bring us from an NBA game in New York City to a fashion show in Paris by changing the channels (频道).

We can also learn a lot through watching TV. Many programs and special reports on TV are educational (有教育意义的). It’s also easy for us to learn English from a British teacher in London and to learn Chinese from a Chinese teacher in Beijing. A teacher can teach many students without a classroom.

根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：完成下面的句子。
1. According to the second paragraph, we can ________ after a day’s hard work by watching TV.
任务二：将文中画线词语译成英语。
2. (A) ________(B) ________
任务三：从文中找出下面句子的同义句。
3. It’s not possible for us to travel around to enjoy all the activities.
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任务四：将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
4. ________________
任务五：给文章拟一个合适的标题。
5. ________________

【推荐3】The reality show (真人秀) is a kind of television program. Usually a reality show has many series (集). And it can be on TV for many years.

The reality show is different from other kinds of TV shows. Because it shows the life of common people and there are no actors or actresses play in it. It often shows true stories that happen in people’s daily life. So many people like to watch reality shows.

The first reality show came out in the 1990s in America. At that time, the most famous and popular reality show was Survivor. It was popular not only in America but also around the world.

Reality shows also show different kinds of competitions. For example, there’s a Chinese reality show called The Voice of China. In this show, there are four famous Chinese singers. Their job is to find their favorite students and help them be the winner. The show is very successful. Many people like to watch it.

1. The reality show is different from other kinds of TV shows.
The reality show is ________ the ________ as other kinds of TV shows.
2. What is the reality show?
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3. Are there any actors acting in the reality show?
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4. When and where did the first reality show happen?
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【推荐1】    1     There are some important things that a robot must have. They might help you to decide what is and what is not a robot. It will also help you to decide what you will need to build into a machine before it can be considered as a robot.

    2     First of all, your robot would have to be able to sense (感觉) the environment around it. Give your robot sensors (传感器): light sensors (eyes), touch sensors (hands), chemical sensors (nose), hearing sensors (ears) and taste sensors (tongue).

    3     A robot needs to be able to move around its environment. It can move on wheels, walk on legs or be driven by small engines (发动机). A robot can move either the whole body or just parts of it.

    4     A robot needs to be able to power itself. Some robots might power itself with sunlight, some might with electricity, while others with the battery (电池). The way your robot gets its energy (能量) will depend on what your robot needs to do.

    5     A robot needs some kind of “smarts”. A programmer is the person who gives the robot its “smarts”. The robot will have to have a certain way to receive the program so that it knows what it is to do.

（a）信息匹配，从方框中选出与以上段落内容相匹配的小标题。

A. Sensing.       B. Movement.       C. Intelligence (智能). D. Energy.       E. What exactly is a robot?

（b）根据短文内容填空，每空一词。

What makes a     6    ? ※It needs sensors to sense the     7    . ※It needs to     8     on wheels, walk on legs or be driven by small engines. ※It needs to power itself with sunlight, some might with     9    , while others with the battery. ※It needs some kind of “    10    .”

【推荐2】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

These days, many people have weight problems. In fact, it’s not difficult to lose weight（减肥）. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym（体育馆）. You just follow some ways that thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

● Wake up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories（卡路里）.

● Start with soup

Have a clear soup first before you have the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

● An apple（or more）a day

Apples are full of fiber（纤维）and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.

● Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people usually sit about two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.

Follow these ways, and you will have a big weight loss.

1. Is it easy to lose weight?
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2. How many ways does the writer talk about losing weight?
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3. What should you have first before having the main food?
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4. Why does your stomach want less food after eating apples?
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5. What is the passage mainly(主要) about?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，然后在文后思维导图内完成内容摘要，每空不超过3个词。

Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage.

When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:

★What happened

★When, where, and how

★What does the speaker want to tell us

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

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