【推荐1】The use of technology reaches all areas of the school world, including the subject of Physical Education. But working at a distance and without going to the school may seem a little complicated. However, this selection of applications （apps）is ideal for bringing sports education out of school.

Munzee

A gaming app in which students participate through their smartphones. It consists of searching and catching 'munzee' throughout the city. The munzees are cards with a QR code（二维码）that the teacher will hide and that the students must find in order to obtain points and advance in the game. To play the game you only need a mobile device with GPS and Wi-Fi.

Activilandia

This app seeks to promote a balanced diet and the practice of physical exercise in children between 6 and 12 years of age. To this end, they have developed this virtual theme park to fight overweight. The game combines recreational and educational content to convey that with small changes in lifestyle great health benefits can be achieved.

FTT Radio

Motivation is part of the training: with a favorable mood, the performance of physical exercises becomes much more bearable and tiredness is less noticeable. Under this concept this app has been created, which contains a great amount of music with high energy to activate the body and the mind. In addition, it contains songs of all types to suit musical tastes.

Genius App Manager

It aims to encourage children to move around and to reduce the use of digital devices. It gives the possibility of having a parental control for adults to block some applications. It also offers functions such as setting time for homework, sleeping, eating or showering.

1. Which app offers the opportunity of a citywide exploration?

A．Munzee.

B．Activilandia.

C．FIT Radio.

D．Genius App Manager.

2. Who will be most interested in using FIT Radio?

A．A kid who finds exercise hard to keep on.

B．A kid who has an unbearable personality.

C．A kid who is bad-tempered.

D．A kid who is very energetic.

3. Why is Genius App Manager specially recommended?

A．It is used on mobile devices.

B．It can help users do homework.

C．It can block parents using some apps.

D．It can limit user's access to digital contents.

【推荐1】Record pressing companies are handling ongoing supply chain issues and accelerating demand for vinyl releases pushes long-playing sales to record highs.

According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), more than five million vinyl records were bought in 2021. It means that vinyl comprised 23% of all albums sold in the UK last year, the trade body (行业机构) says that vinyl is on course to beat CDs as the dominant physical medium of choice for music fans this year.

Some big-name releases in the latter half of the year are expected to push the sales even higher. The latest release from Harry Styles, Harry’s House, broke records in May has become the quickest-selling vinyl album in the US since 1991, selling 182,000 copies in its first week.

In the US, profits from the sale of vinyl albums grew by 61% in 2021, far outpacing growth rates for paid music and streaming services like Spotify, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. But in the wake of the revival (复兴) are some significant production problems. Dozens of record-pressing factories have been built to try to meet demand in North America — and it’s still not enough.

The industry “has found a new gear, and is accelerating at a new pace”, said Mark Michaels, boss of United Record Pressing, America’s largest record producer, in Nashville, Tennessee. There are now about 40 plants in the US – most of them smaller operations – but challenges remain. Where major record labels may have once pressed the records for their artists, now the manufacture of the discs is increasingly carried out by independent plants. Some, like Jack White’s Third Man Pressing, based in Detroit, are run by musicians themselves.

Backlogs (积压的工作) are preventing new releases, however, as the capacity of smaller firms to press new vinyl releases is held up by growing demand and supply chain failures. Shortages of raw materials melted and flattened into the actual records, have caused widespread problems. It is uneasy to launch a new plant because there are a handful of companies that make record-pressing machines. Those machines are backordered, as well.

In the UK, Press On Vinyl, have been established in recent years to meet increasing demand from acts of all sizes to have their tunes preserved in a physical format. The pressing plant adapts cutting-edge technology to make records with lower energy consumption, better quality control and a smaller chance of adding surface noise to the records than other manufacturing techniques.

But Danny Lowe, co-founder of the business along with David Todd, says: “Widespread problems along the supply chain are leaving record pressers at risk of being unable to meet the growing appetite for vinyl.” “Demand has grown from all quarters,” says Lowe, “whether from smaller independent artists who only order a run of 100 or so records, up to bigger acts who can take up the plant’s capacity for a while at a time.” “We’ve just added more machinery to our production line so that we have more available capacity.” he explains.

1. Which understanding of the underlined words is WRONG?

A．Vinyl: a kind of material.

B．Big-name: famous.

C．Backorder: delay filling the order.

D．A physical format: a finding in physics.

2. What can we infer from Para. 2 - Para. 3?

A．Physical medium has dominated the CD industry this year.

B．Vinyl comprised 23% of albums’ total sale of more than five million according to BPI.

C．The latest release from Harry House, Harry’s Styles, sold more than 180 thousand copies in its first week.

D．Big-name releases contributed to even higher sales.

3. Which statements COULD be the reasons of the increase in the sale of vinyl albums?
① Because of fans economy.
② Thanks to paid music and streaming services.
③ It was the newly-built factories that met the huge requirement.
④ The efficiency promotion, benefited from a new technique.

A．①④

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

4. Why was Press On Vinyl founded?

A．Because it had advanced technology.

B．To fill in the industry blank.

C．To arouse people’s love for vinyl.

D．Because of considerable benefits.

5. What can we know about David Todd and Danny Lowe?

A．David Todd pointed out that the problem was they couldn’t meet needs.

B．Danny Lowe thought there was a need to supplement workers.

C．David Todd put more effort in the foundation of Press On Vinyl.

D．They both held a positive attitude towards the industry prospect.

6. What may be talked next in the article?

A．What made the record industry so low.

B．The importance of promoting physical medium.

C．Other ways adopted to improve the situation.

D．Where records could have a better sale.

【推荐2】Many kinds of birds migrate (迁徙) north in the spring and south in the fall, with most flying at night, looking for food and better conditions. But many birds die along the way. Some of these deaths are the result of human actions, such as hunting, or clearing huge areas of land that used to be used by migrating birds. Most importantly, experts say that as many as one billion birds may die every year in the US alone as a result of flying into buildings. Other tall structures, such as power lines and cell towers also lead to many bird deaths.

Now people in Philadelphia are working to remove at least one of the ways that migrating birds die. Birds can get disoriented by the lights and glass of buildings along their migration paths, causing them to strike buildings or windows. Buildings are a special challenge for migrating birds. The windows can reflect things like the sky or tree branches, causing birds to fly directly into the glass. Many birds migrate at night. Bright city lights add another layer of difficulty, confusing birds that might normally be guided by the stars.

Now the city has begun a program called Lights Out Philly, which requires building owners and people who live in the area to turn off all outside lights that aren’t needed between midnight and 6 in the morning. So far, the majority of the public have been taking part, including the city’s best-known and tallest buildings: One and Two Liberty Place, the Comcast towers, and the BNY Mellon Center. “We want to be part of the program in preserving the bird population,” they said.

Twice a year (from April 1 to May 31, and from August 15 to November 15), the lights on many of the city’s buildings are turned off.

1. What does paragraph 1 center on about migrating birds?

A．The dangers they face.

B．The processes they experience.

C．The directions they take.

D．The barriers they overcome.

2. Which can replace the underlined word “disoriented” in paragraph 2?

A．Tired.

B．Blind.

C．Angry.

D．Lost.

3. What is most people’s attitude to the program?

A．Tolerant.

B．Positive.

C．Disapproving.

D．Ambiguous.

4. What is the suitable title for the text?

A．Birds Meet Dangers While Migrating

B．Migrations Lead to Mass die-offs of Birds

C．Philadelphia Goes Dark to Protect Birds

D．Birds Migrate to Look for Better Conditions

【推荐3】Shanghai Disneyland to reopen after shutting down

May 11 could be a very magical day for theme park lovers. As parts of the world start to reopen in the coronavirus (新冠病毒) pandemic (大流行病), many people are looking to see how businesses will return after closing down. It’s likely that theme park lovers will be interested to see how the Disney parks change their practices in response to the outbreak. Shanghai Disneyland announced that it will be reopening to the public on Monday. The park closed its doors on Jan. 25 as part of China’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the outbreak has become a pandemic and Disney parks across the world have also been limited and shut their doors.

In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said: “We know how much our guests have been looking forward to returning to Shanghai Disneyland, and we are excited to begin welcoming them back. As the park reopens with significantly enhanced health and safety measures, our guests will find Shanghai Disneyland as magical and memorable as ever.”

When the park reopens, guests will be required to purchase admission tickets valid for certain dates only. Also, annual pass holders will have to make reservations prior to arrival, The park will also control guest density (密度) in lines, restaurants, ride vehicles and other facilities. The park will also use temperature screening and require guests to wear masks in the park, except when eating.

1. What does the underlined word “curb” mean in paragraph 1?

A．compete

B．encourage

C．control

D．treat

2. What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A．Shanghai Disneyland closed before the pandemic of the coronavirus.

B．Only Shanghai Disneyland shut its door during the pandemic.

C．Shanghai Disneyland will be reopen because the pandemic is ended.

D．China has curbed the spread of the coronavirus.

3. What will happen when Shanghai Disneyland reopens?

A．It won’t be as entertaining as before.	B．Those who bought ticket can visit it at any time.
C．Annual pass holders can visit the park freely.	D．Many measures will be used to enhance safety.