【推荐2】Sometimes you may find leading a healthy lifestyle can be difficult. However, as a teen, it is important to remember that what you do now will carry with you throughout the rest of your life.     1    

To remain healthy, keep a healthy weight. Regular exercise and good eating habits are good for your health. Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity each day. It is important to find an activity you enjoy.     2     If 60 minutes seems like a lot of exercise to finish at one time, it’s okay to break up it throughout the day.

    3     Eat different kinds of foods, and remember that it is okay to have an occasional treat. Consider eating at least five servings (份) of fruits and vegetables each day and foods from all the different food groups. Besides, choose healthy snacks.

Avoid bad habits, including smoking and drinking wine.     4     Smoking can lead to serious lung and heart disease. Alcohol ruins your judgment, adds calories to your diet, and leads to healthy problems.

Sleep and get up early. Try to go to bed before 10:00 pm and get up around 6:00 am so that you can have enough sleep. Besides, you can have enough time to do some exercise and have breakfast before school.     5    

A．Keep good eating habits.

B．Develop a healthy sleep habit.

C．Such a habit can make you active in class.

D．Some minutes of daily work can make you sleepy.

E．These bad habits can have long-term effects on your health.

F．Taking care of your body is important for long-term good health.

G．Consider sports like weight lifting, swimming, walking or running.

【推荐1】How to Grow Organic Tomatoes in a Container

Anyone who has seen tomatoes growing in a garden knows that they tend to be huge plants.     1     So the first thing to do when considering growing tomatoes in a pot is to find a suitable variety.

After you find the perfect plant, it is time to plant it. In general, plastic or fiberglass pots are best for growing tomatoes. They don’t dry out quickly. While tomatoes love heat, they don’t like being dry.     2     Besides, tomatoes need to grow in a reasonably large pot. A pot must be 8 inches deep. That’ s the absolute minimum. A 12- or 16-inch pot is even better.

Any good quality organic potting soil works for tomatoes. Don’t use soil dug directly from the garden.     3     Compost-based soil, whether purchased or mixed from your special recipe, is nice. When planting the tomato, put some soil in the bottom of the pot and set the plant in. After you have the plant set at the proper level, fill in around it with soil. The soil should go up to about an inch below the rim of the pot to allow room for watering.

    4     The best way to tell when to water is to stick your finger into the soil—if the first two inches are dry, it’s time to water.

The trickiest thing about growing tomatoes in a pot is that they are heavy feeders. Every time you water, you wash nutrients out of the soil. So fertilize （施肥） regularly. Once a month is good. But every other week, applying the fertilizer at half-strength is better.     5    

A．It is too heavy for container gardens.

B．That’s why clay pots are popular.

C．Instead, use whatever soil you can get.

D．And dry soil can reduce fruit production.

E．This provides constant nutrients for the tomato plants.

F．They require people’s much work to stay manageable.

G．Tomatoes don’t like being dry, so water them regularly.

【推荐2】The huge T-rex (霸王龙) bends over a large triceratops (三角龙) lying on his side below. With its mouth open wide, the T-rex looks ready to kill the triceratops with a final bite to the triceratops’s neck. The display will be found at the National Museum of Natural History.

The museum has sought a huge T-rex skeleton (骨架) for many years. Before, it used a model of one. But museum director Kirk Johnson says that was never good enough. “It’s been kind of deeply embarrassing to be the national museum and NOT have a T-rex,” he said. The T-rex display is now the centerpiece of the museum’s newest show, which will be available to the public on July 15.

That T-rex, named Sue, was found in South Dakota. Officials at the museum built a special area for the skeleton. It includes a gift store of all things related to Sue. Sue even has her own Twitter account and a media presentation of her life story.

In modern times, movies like “Jurassic Park (侏罗纪公园)” have helped grow dinosaur interest for a new generation of young fans. But such movies describe the T-rexes as mostly huge, stupid and dangerous animals, which are true threat in the fighting: quick, intelligent and aggressive hunters in groups.

1. What is described in Paragraph 1?

A．How a T-rex hunts in the wild.

B．How a T-rex will be displayed in a museum.

C．How a T-rex is painted in a picture.

D．How a T-rex is filmed in a movie.

2. What do we know about the T-rex skeleton?

A．It was found in Australia.

B．It has been open to the public.

C．It is valued by the museum.

D．It is still a model one.

3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Movies about dinosaurs should be reduced.

B．The young generation dislikes dinosaurs.

C．The T-rex is a kind of huge, stupid dinosaur.

D．Some movies are misleading in a way.

【推荐3】In the U. S. state of Washington, a road called Interstate 90 cuts through a wild mountainous area to reach the city of Seattle. For the area's many kinds of animals, the busy highway greatly limits their movements. Animals need to move to find food, to find mates and to find new places to live. Crossing I-90 as the road is called is a risky but sometimes necessary act. But soon, animals will have a safer choice.

To help the animals, the state is finishing work on its largest-ever wildlife bridge. The 11-meter-tall, 20-meter-wide bridge begins in the forest. Workers are adding fencing anti-plants to help guide the animals across the bridge. The I-90 bridge is part of a growing number of wildlife crossings across the United States. Some are fences, some are overland bridges, and some are underpasses. They all aim to keep drivers and animals away from each other.

A U.S. Transportation Department study found crashes between animals and humans rose year by year. The accidents made up about 5 percent of all crashes nationally, and cost the economy about $8 billion. Such costs come from car repaid, emergency room visits and removal of the dead animals on roads. Collisions between animals and drivers are rarely deadly to people. But they are often deadly to wildlife. The study also found that 21 endangered or threatened species in the U.S. are affected by vehicle hits.

Patty Garvey Darda of the U. S. Forest Service says the $6-million bridge will one day pay for itself because the highway will not have to be fully or partly closed each time a large animal is struck. “If you shut down Interstate 90, you shut down interstate trade.” she adds.

1. Why is moving across highways necessary for animals?

A．To survive.

B．To find food.

C．To follow their habit.

D．To free their movements.

2. What are those wildlife crossings in the U.S. built for?

A．Avoiding human deaths.

B．Preventing car accidents.

C．Increasing interstate trade.

D．Protecting wild animals.

3. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?

A．Highlight the harm caused by car accidents.

B．Show the costs related to car-animal crashes.

C．Explain the necessity of wildlife crossings.

D．Present the urgency to protect wild species.

4. What is Darda’s attitude towards the building of I-90?

A．Opposed.

B．Concerned.

C．Favorable.

D．Indifferent.

【推荐3】My secret for staying young is simple. Put all attention to the part of you---your brain and keep it young and growing. Keep your mind awake and you’ll stay young all over. These are exciting time. Take an interest in the world around you, and stick to(坚持) learning at least one new thing every day.
No matter how old you are, it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife with no knowledge before who made herself into a famous industrial engineer(工业工程师).I know a retired(退休) electrical engineer who has became a highly-paid ceramin (陶器的) artist.
Get over the idea that you are ever too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70.He got his degree with honor and became a famous doctor. Another man went to law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer(律师).Staying young is easy for those, old or young, who live in the future. You can do it if you care enough to try. Keep you mind awake and active: that’s the only elixir(万验灵丹)
1. The statement that brain to people of all ages, remains young and growing is_____.

A．possible	B．a scientific fact(科学事实)
C．supposed(或许) to be true	D．a wrong conclusion( 错误结论)

2. It is wrong for the old to______.

A．think oneself too old to go back to school	B．keep one’s mind awake
C．try to stay young	D．get one’s degree with honors

3. The passage tells that the man who entered college at 70 became_____.

A．an active lawyer	B．an electrical engineer
C．a famous doctor	D．a highly-paid ceramic artist

4. The only youth elixir is______.

A．to go back to school	B．not to think about one’s age
C．to live in the future	D．to keep one’s mind awake and active

5. Accord to the writer,you should_____learning at least one new thing every day.

A．take care of

B．start

C．begin

D．keep on

【推荐1】Vancouver(温哥华)
Natural Resources:

As a major centre for the global forestry industry, Vancouver is host to many international forestry conferences and events, and the natural home of the massive BC forestry business. Companies such as Canfor and West Fraser Timber Co., the second and third largest lumber(木材)producers in the world, are headquartered in Vancouver. Vancouver is also a major centre for the mining industry.

International trade:

International trade is a key part for Vancouver's economy．The city has Canada's largest port and is one of North America's major gateways for Pan-Pacific(泛太平洋)trade. The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports and second on the West Coast in total goods volume.

Banking and Financial:
     The headquarters for HSBC Canada (汇丰银行)is located in the Financial District in downtown. Canada's third largest commercial entity(实体), Jim Pattison Group is also based in Vancouver.
International relation:

Vancouver is a major centre for diplomacy(外交) and foreign relations. Most countries of the world have consulate(领事馆)or general offices in the Central Business District. In fact, many major diplomatic conferences are hosted by the city - including the world famous G7 summit with President Clinton, APEC, and the World Trade Organization. Greenpeace has its world headquarters in the city. Therefore, Vancouver was among the first North American cities to declare itself a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.

Tourism:

Tourism is a leading industry to Vancouver. The Whistler-Blackcomb Resort is among the most popular skiing resorts in North America, and will be the site of the downhill events of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver's beaches, parks, waterfronts, and mountain backdrops and its multi- cultural character attract more and more tourists.

Film:

Vancouver was the source of the sobriquet(绰号)"Hollywood North", for hosting the production of about ten percent of Hollywood's movies. Many U. S. television and films series are shot exclusively in Vancouver. This has partly been because of the favorable Canadian dollar exchange rate.

1. Which of the following description about Vancouver is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The Port of Vancouver ranks first in North America in total foreign exports

B．Vancouver is a film production centre and called “Hollywood North".

C．International forestry conferences and events were held in Vancouver.

D．Vancouver is a leading centre for the global agriculture and industry.

2. Which of the following organizations or events is not related to Vancouver?

A．Jim Pattison Group	B．WHO
C．Greenpeace	D．The 2010 Winter Olympics

3. If you are a graduate from Shanghai Finance and Economics University, what is it that will probably attract you to visit Vancouver?

A．HSBC Canada	B．Its film industry
C．Its international trade.	D．Its beautiful natural scenery

4. We can infer______ from the part: International relation.

A．Vancouver is a major centre for foreign relations.

B．Vancouver has hosted many major diplomatic conferences.

C．APEC and WTO are headquartered in Vancouver

D．Canada is a peace-loving country.

5. The passage is probably taken from________.

A．a magazine	B．a geography book
C．a newspaper	D．an entertainment book

【推荐2】An 8-year-old therapy dog(治疗犬) named Moose was among the graduates at this year's virtual graduation ceremony at Virginia Tech — and this good boy has a lot to celebrate．

Moose, who came to Virginia Tech in 2014, received an honorary doctor's degree in vet medicine, the university said．He is one of four dogs who work at the school's Cook Counseling Center, serving as working therapy animals and ambassadors for merrtal health awareness．

The Labrador retriever has aided in more than 7,500 counseling sessions(心理治疗课程) and over 500 outreach events in his six years at Virginia Tech, according to his owner Trent Davis, the coordinator of animal-assisted therapy and a counselor at the center．

Recently, Moose has faced a challenging few months after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer just a week after his birthday in February．The pup began radiation, chemotherapy and other therapies and has been given a positive result．

In 2019, the cute pup was honored with the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association's Animal Hero Award, an honor given to an animal that has performed “a heroic act of service or provides daily outstanding service for humans．”

“Moose loves you if you're super smart, and he loves you if you got an F．He loves you if you've been in the hospital, and he loves you if you're a sports star,” Davis said of the honor．“Moose doesn't care if you have a mental health concern．He doesn't care if you got an A or a B or if you didn't get into college…That's got a magic to it．”

When Moose isn't working, he enjoys swimming, playing a classic game of tug of war, and most of all, eating．

1. When did Moose receive an honorary degree?

A．In 2014．	B．When he was eight years old．
C．In 2019．	D．When he was six years old．

2. What is a therapy dog's job according to the text?

A．Getting all kinds of therapies．	B．Assisting in therapy for mental health．
C．Working as an ambassador．	D．Receiving honors for outstanding service．

3. What can we know about Moose?

A．Moose is a dog with magic power	B．Moose got cancer because of challenging work．
C．Moose likes eating while working．	D．Moose loves you even if you didn't go to college:

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The importance of therapy dogs．	B．The amazing work done by a therapy dog．
C．The comfortable life of therapy dogs．	D．The story of a therapy dog．

【推荐3】

Did you know that the Chinese built the largest canal in the world? Its length of 1,104 miles easily compares with a route linking New York and Florida. Connecting five river systems and four provinces, it ends at Beijing in the North and Hangzhou in the south. For this reason, it is officially called the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

In 486 B.C., the leader of the State of Wu, to transport goods to the northern areas of China, constructed a man-made channel using already existing waterways to link the Yangtze and Huai rivers. It was this channel that laid the foundation for the future longer Grand Canal. More than 1000 years later, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty had the old canals rebuilt and connected to form what we know today as the Grand Canal.

Then in 1403,Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty transferred his capital from Nanjing to Beijing. In order to feed all those moving North, he had to transport grain from the south along the Grand Canal. To restore the Canal, more than 47,000 men were employed.

The canal soon became the economic lifeline of the empire. Grain was not the only trade goods transported North on the waterways. Salt was another, as well as wine and tea. Goods traded from the North included cotton, wool, coal, flour, precious stones, and dried meat. At times, more than 120,000 soldiers and officers were needed to operate the almost 12,000 ships that annually travelled the Grand Canal.

With the expansion of the railway system in the mid-1800s, the Grand Canal became less and less important to traders. Today, few goods are transported along its waterways. Still, the current South-North Water Transfer Project proves that the Chinese government still sees the Grand Canal important to the welfare of China. The aim of this costly project is to divert huge amounts of water every year from the Yangtze River to the drier regions in the north.

1. What is special about the Grand Canal?

A．It can date back to the Sui Dynasty.

B．It has a history of less than1, 000 years.

C．It runs from New York to Florida.

D．It is the longest canal across the world.

2. What can we learn about the function of the Grand Canal?

A．It was first constructed to convey officers.

B．It was employed for wars by Emperor Yongle.

C．It used to transport goods between south and north.

D．It is now carrying more goods than the railway system.

3. What does the underlined word “divert” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Transfer.

B．Recycle.

C．Conserve.

D．Clarify.

4. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A diary.

B．A magazine.

C．A novel.

D．A biography.