【推荐1】Summer is in full swing，and as the temperature rises our food choices go down. During the hot days，hot dishes just do not taste as appetising as they normally do. Fortunately，there are many foods that taste just as good，and even better，when eaten cold.

In recent years，many different kinds of cold noodles have appeared on Chinese menus，including those from foreign countries. They are widely available in restaurants. They are also easy to cook and delicious when eaten straight out of the fridge. Let's take a look at the options！

Sichuan spicy cold noodles. A popular appetizer on Chinese tables，especially in Sichuan. The tongue-numbing noodles are pungent，richly sauced and mouth-watering.   It's one of the best foods to wake up a sleepy stomach in summer.

Shanghai cold noodles. Shanghai cold noodles are much milder in taste. While the noodles are cooled，seasonings，such as peanut butter and vinegar，are added. Toppings usually come in many varieties，served in small dishes.

Naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means“cold noodles” in English，and refers to a dish made of long，thin buckwheat noodles and served cold with half an egg and vegetables. The dish is widely available in Korean restaurants.

Japanese cold noodles.   Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. Cold soba noodles are enjoyed for breakfast，lunch and dinner in Japan.   Actually，this is one of those dishes that are perfect anywhere on a hot summer's day.

Italian cold noodles. Cold pasta is less heavy and tastes less greasy（油腻的）than the regular hot dish. You can go light on the sauce and dressings without making the taste less pleasant. Pasta is also easy to cook，and tastes good when served straight out of the fridge.

1. What do the noodles mentioned in the passage have in common？

A．They are all tasty food.

B．They are all frozen food.

C．They don't cost you much.

D．They are available everywhere.

2. Which of the following is popular in Korea?

A．Naengmyeon.

B．Italian cold noodles.

C．Shanghai cold noodles.

D．Japanese cold noodles.

3. From the passage, we know_____________.

A．soba noodles are served with half an egg and vegetables

B．soba noodles are thin noodles

C．soba noodles are only enjoyed in summer

D．soba noodles are popular in Japan

4. What do we know about cold pasta?

A．It is popular in Japan.

B．You can eat it only in a restaurant.

C．It doesn't take much time to cook.

D．It tastes more greasy than hot noodles.

【推荐3】

Once upon a time, a poor widow in China opened a noodle shop. The noodles were good, but the spicy, crunchy sauce she put on them was even better. Soon, people came from far and wide to buy it (while rivals tried their best to copy it). The enterprising widow, Tao Huabi, decided to open a factory to bottle her magic sauce. It became the best-selling chile-sauce brand in China and made Ms. Tao a billionaire.

This is the true story of chile crisp, a chile oil boosted by crunchy chiles (菜椒), fermented (发酵) soybeans, garlic and, okay, MSG. The“it”condiment (调味料) of the pandemic, this vigorous booster of taste and texture is a gift to fatigued cooks who struggle to find joy in the kitchen. Unlike so many game-changing Asian ingredients that Westemers “discover”, this one is actually relatively new. Ms. Tao launched her Lao Gan Ma, or “God-mother” brand in 1997. It is now available worldwide.

Noodles, dumplings and stir-fries are obvious and very good uses for this sauce. But the chile-crisp-mad internet has inspired all manner of mashups. Chile crisp on broccoli, pineapple and even vanilla ice cream are all guaranteed to gamer (获得) likes.

1. What can we learn about chile crisp according to paragraph 2?

A．Cooks often send chile crisp to others as a gift.

B．Chile crisp is mixed up with many other ingredients.

C．The story behind chile crisp is attractive to many foreigners.

D．Chile crisp was discovered by Westerners first.

2. The captions (说明文字) from the illustration shown in the article are meant to ______.

A．list the ingredients of the popular chile sauce

B．explain the procedures for making chile crisp

C．illustrate the design of the chile sauce brand label

D．introduce the ways chile crisp goes with various dishes

3. This article aims to ______.

A．promote the product “God-mother”

B．introduce the enterpriser Tao Huabi

C．list innovated ways to eat chile crisp

D．present the popularity of chile crisp

【推荐2】Dance is one of the most wonderful forms of human communication. In many cultures, dance has both historic and cultural significance, which is communicated through learned gestures and expressions. Here are a bit more details about three of the world’s most beautiful dances.

Kathakali

Kathakali is a storytelling dance, during which performers use a variety of gestures, and eyes and facial expressions to communicate meanings. Costumes, hair styles, makeup and face paint, and jewelry also all hold specific meanings in the performance of Kathakali. There are nine facial expressions used to express emotions ranging from sadness and anger to curiosity. Through their expressions, it should be completely clear to the viewer what the performer is intending to convey.

Tango

The dance has its roots in an African slave dance called candombe, which is also a type of music. One key factor of a candombe performance is a partnered dance, which has over time developed into the modern tango. If you can keep your eyes on one part of the tango, just focus on the dancers’ legs and feet. The tango is typically performed low to the ground, with both performers’ steps often taking place at the same time. It’s complex and communicative.

Flamenco

One of the most interesting facts about the flamenco is that it began as a song. Over time, flamenco developed to include its now-famous passionate accompanying dance. One of the key factors of flamenco is palmas. It may look like simple, rhythmic clapping, but palmas are performed at different speeds,and strengths, and it is essential that the flamenco dancer understands how to make use of his or her hands as part of the performance.

1. Kathakali is a dance for performers to __________

A．pass on information to each other	B．tell a story and express emotions
C．exchange ideas with the audience	D．show costumes, hair styles, makeup and face paint

2. What should you pay attention to when watching a tango?

A．The dancers’ arms and hands.	B．The dancers’ eyes and hands.
C．The dancers’ facial expressions.	D．The dancers’ legs and feet.

3. The passage is written to __________

A．introduce three of the world’s most beautiful dances

B．emphasize the importance of human communication

C．promote the development of passionate accompanying dances

D．attract readers to join in different forms of human communication

【推荐3】Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.

A team from the School of Dentistry' s Violence Research Group studied drinking habits inchildren aged | 1-16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they weren' t violent themselves.

The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury risk. Current policy focuses on reducing aggression but this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization(受害).

More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London, and the South. The study found that 25% of 1 l-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 times a year. By the age of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed 22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.

The study, which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence, found a strong link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.

However, children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be hit. Adolescents(青少年) who drank but didn't get into fights were more likely to be hit than those who did fight.

Professor Jonathan Shepherd, who led the research, said a lot of previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders rather than the victims. His team is calling for more pre-vention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advantage of the "teachable moment", that is, immediately after a student has missed school because of drunkenness.

Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of vio-lence because of reduced physical co-ordinatlon ( 配合), poor decision-making in threatening situa-tions and isolation while out late at night.

He said,"This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuses and victimization. There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury. "

1. The underlined word "aggression" in the third paragraph probably means_____

A．violence

B．sad feelings

C．bad manners

D．drunkenness

2. Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT __

A．reduced the physical co-ordination

B．isolation while out late at night

C．a higher frequency of hitting other people

D．poor decision-making in threatening situations

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Professor Shepherd' s research?

A．The frequency of children getting drunk increases with age.

B．His previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders

C．Some children missed school because of drunkenness.

D．This new study shows a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization.