【推荐1】Are men able to dance? Well, if I am an example, then no—I have two left feet and taking to the dance floor just fills me with dread. But of course, we know that most of us have the potential to throw some shapes,     1    

If you’ve ever watched fascinating dance shows on TV, you’ll know that there are men who have great dexterity and fancy footwork on the dance floor. These professional dancers have spent years learning and performing ballroom dances such as the waltz, foxtrot and tango.

    2     According to a survey, over three quarters of British men have never or rarely danced. It found that over a third of men surveyed wouldn’t show off their skills on the dance floor because they were too embarrassed. And ten percent said what put them off was fear of being the center of attention, being made fun of, or being judged.

Women may say we have to relax, get on our feet and just let ourselves go!     3     But what helps is a crowded dance floor where there is safety in numbers. And according to the survey,     4     One man questioned said, “I don’t think I’m very good at it and therefore need some Dutch courage to get me on the floor.”

    5     We need training, we need to practice and we need to lose our inhibitions. Gareth Dew, who took part in the survey, says, “I think to be able to dance you need to be able to let loose, be aware of your body and generally be more comfortable in yourself.” Would you agree?

A．as long as we are smart enough.

B．men always need a great dancing partner.

C．so what is it that’s stopping us?

D．many men need a drink.

E．But for a majority of us men, we are not willing to participate.

F．Easier said than done.

G．So let’s face it, men just need help.

【推荐3】Have you ever thought about why malls, restaurants, and even theaters have music? Well, to understand this, you simply just look back at how you felt when you heard music in these places. Music is known to improve the mood of people. Often music helps us pay attention to what we are doing. Music helps patients feel good and helps them recover faster and better.
Depression（沮丧) is a state of mind that most of us experience at some point of time. There are some periods in our life when everything seems difficult. It seems that everything is getting worse and we have no control over our life. Studies have shown that music can be an important mood lifter in such situations. Music also plays a great role in making us feel less nervous or worried. Anxiety(焦虑) can often cause loss of sleep and other illnesses.
Music is often known as an international language. We may not know the language another person is speaking, but most of us respond to music in the same way. Music can often be the best way to connect with someone.
Music is one of the best ways to improve your moods, but this can depend largely on the kind of music you listen to. While happy music can certainly make you feel better, sad music can further lower your spirits. Listening to classical music can often make you feel a lot more powerful, while soft music can be the perfect way to relax at the end of a long way. If you want to use music to change the way how you are feeling, you need to understand the role of it, learn to recognize the kind of music that lifts your mood and helps you feel better. Once you realize the kind of music you can use, you can use it to change the way you feel. The right kind of music can be the perfect way to help us feel happier.
1. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．what meanings music has

B．how we control our moods

C．how music affects our moods

D．what kind of music we listen to

2. According to the passage, playing music in restaurants is to __________.

A．welcome the customers

B．make customers feel good

C．make customers dance

D．make customers feel powerful

3. From the passage, we can know that __________.

A．most of us suffer depression all the time

B．most of us respond to music in different ways

C．music can be a good way to connect with others

D．any kind of music will help us improve our moods

4. According to the passage, which kind of music can relax ourselves from a long day’s work?

A．Soft music.	B．Classical music.
C．Sad music.	D．Rock music.

【推荐1】During a small earthquake, you will feel a little shaking. Pictures hanging on the walls might move back and forth. Dishes might rattle (发出响声) inside the kitchen cabinet. A lamp might possibly fall and break.

In a very strong earthquake, you might be thrown upward or down to the ground. Cracks might appear in the ground. Windows might be broken. Buildings and bridges might fall down. People might be injured or even killed. Strong earthquakes often suddenly break electric wires. That means electric lights and machines will not work. Water pipes sometimes break, so people have no water to drink. Pipes that carry natural gas and tanks that hold petrol and dangerous chemicals can break and start fires.

Aftershocks (余震) are mini-quakes that come after the main part, of an earthquake. They can cause even more damage. Aftershocks are especially dangerous for rescue workers who have gone into ruined buildings to help people who are trapped inside. The buildings can collapse, trapping the rescue workers along with the people they are trying to help.

Very strong earthquakes can cause tsunamis in the ocean, which may bring great damage. Earthquakes can cause landslides where dirt and rocks slide down the sides of a mountain and damage buildings and hurt people. Earthquakes can also cause avalanches (雪崩) and heavy snow slide down a mountainside. An avalanche can be just as dangerous as a landslide.

1. All the following may be the results of a strong earthquake EXCEPT that                   .

A．strong bridges fall down

B．people have no water to drink

C．some dangerous chemicals flow out

D．dishes in the kitchen shake and make sounds

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Aftershocks are not as dangerous as the main part of an earthquake.

B．Aftershocks are even more dangerous than big earthquakes to the rescue workers.

C．Aftershocks are not dangerous for rescue workers.

D．Aftershocks are strong earthquakes following the main part of an earthquake.

3. The underlined word “collapse” in Paragraph 3 probably means “               ”.

A．fall down	B．shake out
C．set up	D．break through

4. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .

A．strong earthquakes can cause tsunamis in the river

B．strong earthquakes are caused by the movements of oceans

C．landslides do less damage than strong earthquakes

D．strong earthquakes can cause other big natural disasters

【推荐2】3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to print things such as clothing, musical instruments and model cars. People and businesses are able to create the things they need very quickly and easily using 3D printers.

But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are trying to create a new dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the microwave or the fridge. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to choose what you want to eat and put the uncooked food ‘inks’ into the printer. You can also change the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and healthy meals.

Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing and transporting as food production would be much simpler. Printing food could also help people who are experiencing the swallowing disorder. They could make the printer to print softer foods so that they would not have trouble swallowing them.

However, some people think that a future of 3D­-printed food would cause many problems. It could take away many jobs, including those for growing and transporting food. Likewise, traditional cafés and restaurants might lose business. Also, people are worrying about whether the printed food is nutritious: Is it really possible to get the nutrients we need from food­based inks? What’s more, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

1. Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?

A．Quick and easy.	B．Impossible and failed.
C．Nutritious and tasty.	D．Unhealthy and difficult.

2. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about ________.

A．the advantages of the 3D food printing	B．the problems caused by the 3D food printing
C．the future development of the 3D food printing	D．the introduction of the 3D food printing

3. Which of the following is the problem caused by food printing?

A．Traditional food will disappear.	B．Many people will lose their jobs.
C．Cooking meals will take more time.	D．People have to pay more for the printed food.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A．3D Food Printing Is Coming	B．Can 3D Printing Create Everything?
C．3D­ printing Food Will Be in Fashion!	D．The Disadvantages of 3D Food Printing

【推荐3】Deforestation——by clear-cutting or wildfires——has massive consequences both on climate and health. But leaving reforestation to Mother Nature can take decades, particularly as disastrous wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity. And the time, cost and labour involved makes traditional methods of tree planting not as practical as they once were.

Bryce Jones knows how hard it is to replant forests. For four months in 2013, he worked as a tree planter throughout Canada. “There’s no technology there,” he says. “The only way you can automate reforestation is through the air.” But it wasn’t until 2019 that he hit on the one that he thought had potential: use drones (无人机) to fire specially designed seed pods (荚) into the ground—at 10 times the normal rate and costing 20-percent less than traditional methods. He proposed the idea to his brother and Flash Forest was born. His first goal was to plant a billion trees by 2025.

The team took out a loan, bought a drone and used 3D printers at Jones’s school to make casts of the pods. Now, only two and a half years later, the company has a group of drones with each able to carry several thousand pods per flight. Three operators work in a field, controlling five drones, whose flights take 15 to 20minutes. Flash Forest’s big draw is its seed pod, which contains everything seedlings (幼苗) need to promote survival. And its technology allows them to reach post-burn sites or remote areas that are difficult for traditional tree planting.

There are challenges every day, Jones says, as they work to improve the engineering, hardware, software and seed-po d recipes. Then there are the challenges presented by the climate——this year, record temperatures,record wildfires and drought. “That was something that was totally out of our control,” he says.

Unlike some traditional forms of reforestation, Flash Forest is focused on biodiversity. For Jones, the target of planting a billion trees by 2025 is just the beginning. “I have a dream that the company will plant on six continents——everywhere where our technology is needed,” he says.

1. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 1?

A．The benefits of reforestation.	B．The power of Mother Nature.
C．The way of putting out wildfires.	D．The urgency to seek a planting way.

2. What are the features of Jones’ technology?

A．Efficient and cost-saving.	B．Innovative and back-breaking.
C．Pricey and ground-breaking.	D．Challenging and time-consuming.

3. What contributes to the particular appeal of Flash Forest?

A．Its drone operators.	B．The frequent flights.
C．Its seed pod.	D．The low cost of seedlings.

4. What can we infer about Flash Forest from the last paragraph?

A．It changed its focus in the past.	B．It will achieve its final target in 2025.
C．It might be available worldwide one day.	D．It has replaced traditional forms of reforestation.