【推荐1】John went to the planet Mars for his holiday. This is his holiday.
Monday
We arrived in the Mars City at 4:30 in the afternoon (Mars time) by a space shuttle. We went to the Mars Hotel (five stars) for dinner before going to bed. I was very tired after the journey (it takes 72 hours to get there) , but I am looking forward to my holiday very much.
Tuesday
I didn’t sleep well because of the weightlessness, the gravity is only about three-eighths of that on Earth. I hit my head on the bedroom ceiling several times. After breakfast we spent the morning on the Mars farm. They don’t use earth or chemicals to grow their food. We had lunch on the farm and then had a hoverbus ride over the Mars City. That was very exciting. In the evening we went shopping in the Mars City Shopping Mall. I bought some souvenirs for my family and my friends.
1. This is John’s ______________ .

A．homework

B．message

C．diary

D．letter

2. They got to the Mars City ______________ .

A．in the afternoon

B．in the evening

C．at night

D．in the morning

3. It took them ______________ to arrive in the Mars City.

A．several weeks

B．several months

C．24 hours

D．several days

4. John had lunch ______________ .

A．in the restaurant	B．on the farm
C．in the Mars City Shopping Mall	D．in the hotel

5. John didn’t ______________ because of the weightlessness.

A．enjoy himself

B．buy anything

C．have breakfast

D．sleep well

【推荐2】When you are curious about something and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject. List what you have already known like the sentences below:
1. The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2. A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3. Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions, start writing down questions about the robots on the paper:
1. What might robots be like in the future?
2. What other things can robots do for people?
3. What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years?
Step 4 ________________, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions.
For example, you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places, like the sea and outer space. How? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions. And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
1. What does the writer advise us to do when we’re curious about something?

A．To read more books about it.

B．To look it up in the dictionary.

C．To turn to the teacher for help.

D．To raise questions and find the answers.

2. What does the underlined part “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

A．Writing down your list of questions.

B．Discussing your questions with others.

C．Taking your list of questions with you.

D．Putting your list of questions under your arm.

3. What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research?
① List what you want to learn. ② Find new problems.
③ List what you’ve already known. ④ Choose a research subject.

A．④③①②

B．④①③②

C．②③④①

D．③②①④

4. What might be the best title for this passage?

A．Doing Research onRobots

B．Asking Good Questions While Doing Research

C．Having Interesting Answers on Robots

D．Finding Subjects before Doing Research

【推荐3】Life in the 22nd century will be different from that in the 21st century, because many changes (变化) will take place.     1     There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before.

Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects at school.

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 21st century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and shopping.     2     And more people will go to other countries for holidays.

    3     More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day; instead they eat more vegetables and fruit. In this way, people will be healthier.

    4     Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．The pollution will be more serious.

B．Traveling will be much easier.

C．Work in the future will be different, too.

D．The population is growing fast.

E．There will be changes in our food, too.

【推荐1】Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured (受伤的) in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous.
Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on (专注于) driving and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.
And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, but texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted (承认) they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month. An average (平均的) text message takes 90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make things worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．
Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk. No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not careful，we are put in danger by their actions. Such drivers are selfish，careless and should have their driving licences (驾照) cancelled (撤销).
There is no doubt that mobile phones can be fun and are useful，especially when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own.
1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.

A．phone users	B．mobile phones
C．drivers	D．ears

2. According to the passage, if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need _______ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone．

A．12

B．13

C．14

D．15

3. According to the passage, in what order do the following activities influence driving?
Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous

A．drinking→talking on phone→texting

B．texting→talking on phone→drinking

C．talking on phone→drinking→texting. drinking→texting→talking on phone

4. Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?

A．It will take longer to send text messages.

B．People will want to talk on their phones more often.

C．There will be more things for people to do with their phones.

D．People think the new phones are easier and safer to use.

5. According to the writer, what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?

A．They should be put into prison (监狱).

B．Their cars should be taken away.

C．Their phones should be taken from them.

D．They should not be allowed to drive any longer.

【推荐2】Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen. Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?

Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite (暗物质粒子探测卫星), is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the West, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists search for dark matter in space.

The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths, this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together.

Tianwen, China’s Mars missions (任务), gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.

If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished (珍藏已久的) space dream. So the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very seriously.

1. What is the Wukong satellite used for?

A．Answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.

B．Finding the difference between good and evil.

C．Helping scientists search for dark matter in space.

D．Welcoming foreign astronauts to the space station.

2. The underlined word “myth” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese.

A．诗歌

B．神话

C．谚语

D．传记

3. The name of China’s Mars missions is from ________.

A．Qu Yuan’s poem Tianwen	B．an ancient novel
C．ancient Chinese myths	D．Journey to the West

4. Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．What Beautiful Names	B．What a Cherished Star
C．What Excellent Poems	D．What a Long Journey

【推荐3】We usually think that garbage (垃圾) is useless and dirty. However, an art exhibition (展览) in 2019 proves that “useless” things can actually be helpful.

Dear Pretty Rubbish, an art event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWFN) and digital media art company Blackbow, was held in Beijing. It looked at wasteful consumption (消耗) and asked questions about the relationship between our lifestyles and our garbage.

“We hope that everyone who visited the show can think about how ‘useless things’ are produced, why they are tossed out, and whether ‘useless things’ are really useless,” said Cao Yujia, the design director at Blackbow.

The organizers said that all the raw (未经加工的) materials for the exhibition were collected from community garbage cans.

Artists Zhou Yuxuan and Liu Yifan collected nylon cable ties (尼龙扎带), LED lights and beverage (饮料) bottles from designers’ workshops to create a work where plastics, in the shape of cells, “grow” in a corner. There, the lights blink (闪烁) regularly to imitate (模仿) “breathing”. When people walk near it, the work responds by forming light patterns, as if communicating with the visitors.

Speaking about the work, Zhou said, “It’s like some kind of communication between humans and plastics.”

Plastic has a life longer than almost any creature, taking centuries to break down. Though people blame plastics for damage (损害) to the environment, they are a big part of our daily lives.

“So we want to ask the question: Although the damage continues, is there a way for humans to reconcile (和解) with plastics?” said Zhou.

1. What is the purpose of “Dear Pretty Rubbish”?

A．To get people to think about the relationship between lifestyles and garbage.

B．To get people to realize the importance of not using plastics.

C．To show how to break down plastic products effectively.

D．To show how to recycle different types of useless things around home.

2. Which phrase can take the place of the underlined phrase “tossed out”?

A．worked out

B．thrown away

C．used up

D．put off

3. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Artists who collected materials from garbage cane.

B．One of the artworks at the exhibition.

C．Ways to turn “useless things” into different shapes.

D．Communication between artists and visitors at the exhibition.

4. Which word can best describe the art event?

A．Wasteful.

B．Balanced (平衡的).

C．Creative.

D．Disgusting (令人厌恶的).

【推荐1】Months ago, a company (公司) in Japan showed people its new flying car, the SD-03. The small car flew around for a few minutes.

There was a difference between this test flight and other flights--there was a driver in the car. A worker of the company said, “Of the world's more than 100 flying car projects (项目), only a few of cars are able to fly with a person in them."

Many companies around the world are working to make flying cars. And many scientists agree with the idea and hope that in the future, they will be useful for short trips like taxi rides in cities. Flying cars can also save time and reach places that can't be reached through roads.

There are many problems in the way. Controlling a flying car is so difficult that most people won't be able to do it. Some people believe flying cars will reduce traffic jams (减少交通拥挤). However, there should be new traffic rules to help control traffic in the air. With lots of cars flying around, the control work seems to be too difficult. Also, flying cars will be very expensive.

The worker wanted the SD-03 to be able to fly two people on trips of up to 3 miles by 2023. He hoped people would be able to fly anywhere inside Tokyo in just 10 minutes by 2050.

1. Why was this test flight special?

A．Because there were plants in the car.	B．Because the car flew with a person in it.
C．Because the car was.very beautiful.	D．Because it was the first flying car.

2. What does the underlined word "they" refer to in Paragraph 3?

A．Flying cars.

B．Many companies.

C．The roads.

D．Many scientists.

3. What does the underlined word "Controlling" mean in Chinese?

A．锁住

B．打扫

C．控制

D．赠送

4. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Some problems will appear when people drive flying cars.

B．How flying cars will make people's life easier.

C．What traffic rules people will make for driving flying cars.

D．What people will have to learn to drive.

【推荐2】Kara likes getting e-mail from Fumi. Kara is a third-grader in Arizona(亚利桑那), and Fumi is in third grade in Japan.They are e-pals who send e-mails every week. Fumi sent Kars photos and descriptions of her home.
The first room in Fumi’s house is a small entryway. People who enter the home remove their shoes. They put on different shoes with soft soles. That seemed odd to Kara. She wears her street shoes in the house.
Kara likes the photo of Fumi and her family eating. They gather around a table, just like Kara and her family, Kara’s family sits on chairs, but Fumi’s family sits on cushions on a strau mat on the floor. The table is low to the ground. What seems             to be a wall behind Fumi’s family is actually a door without knobs. Fumi explained that the door slides open. It is made from strong paper glued to thin strips of wood. “I could never play ball in that house!” thought Kara.
1. Why did the author write the passage?

A．to explain how to have an e-pal

B．to tell the history of e-mail

C．to compare homes in Japan and in America

D．to show that homes in Arizona are better than homes in Japan

2. What does Fumi usually do before getting into the house?

A．Take off the shoes.

B．Put on her street shoes

C．Wear her different shoes with high heels.

D．Have slippers on.

3. How is Fumi different from Kara?

A．Fumi lives in the United States.

B．Fumi’s family sits on the floor to eat.

C．Fumi’s family eats around a table.

D．Fumi is in the third grade.

4. What is the same about Fumi’s and Kara’s homes?

A．Families sit around a table to eat.

B．People wear soft-soled shoes inside.

C．The floors are covered with straw mats.

D．They are in the same country.

5. Kara and Fumi both__________.

A．take their shoes on when they get home.

B．live in houses with doors made from paper

C．learn about a new place from their e-pal

D．sit on chairs during dinner

【推荐3】

Today’s radio
640 AM 16:50 Light music 19:00 International news 21:00 Interesting stories 23:10 Chinese pop songs 00:10 World famous piano works（作品） 01:30 （over）	90.5FM 09:30 Chinese songs by famous singers 10:00 Animal world 10:30 Songs of the century 12:10 Happy talk show 18:00 Chinese pop songs 19:30 Radio songs 21:00 （over）
720AM 09:00 Happy 30 minutes 09:35 World famous piano works 12:00 The latest news 14:00 Chinese classical music 17:00 Songs of the century 19:35 Chinese songs 23:00 Chinese folk songs（民歌）by famous singers 00:00 （over）	97.4FM 09:00 Hello, taxi 10:00 Modern music 11:00 Pop music 12:30 Famous Chinese songs 13:00 World famous operas 16:00 Old records 18:00 International news 20:00 Famous Chinese songs 21:30 Love the human world 23:00 Music magazine 01:00（over）

1. All the bands have        .

A．light music	B．Chinese songs
C．country music	D．world famous piano works

2. Which band broadcasts（广播）for the shortest time?

A．640AM.	B．720AM.
C．90.5FM.	D．97.4 FM.

3. Which band has the most programs?

A．97.4FM	B．90.5FM
C．720AM	D．640AM.

4. It’s 11:00pm.We can listen to “        ”.

A．pop music

B．Songs of the century

C．Music magazine

D．World famous piano works

5. Which of the following if NOT true?

A．You can listen to “Radio songs” at 19:30 at 90.5FM.

B．You can listen to “Famous Chinese songs” at 12:30 at 97.4 FM.

C．You can listen to “International news” at 18:00 at 640 AM.

D．You can listen to “Chinese songs” at 19:35 at 720 AM.

【推荐1】The world's longest sea bridge has been opened,connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainlan Chinese city of Zhuhai.

President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony( 开幕式 ）in the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. More than 800 people also attended the ceremony including government officials and workers,engineers and designers who built the bridge.The bridge has started serving travelers, opening 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Xi said, the bridge would be helpful and important for Hong Kong and Macau to join in the whole country's development.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge(HZMB)measures 55km and took nine years to complete with 120 billion yuan. It cuts the travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from three hours to 30 minutes.It’s a symbol of the mainlan’s close ties with Hong Kong and Macau. Most people think that the bridge shows China's growing science and technology. As Chinese people, we feel proud of it.

1. Who did NOT attend the opening ceremony of the HZMB?

A．Designers of the bridge	B．Some government officials
C．President of the USA	D．Workers who built the bridge

2. The passage might be taken from      

A．a newspaper

B．a science book

C．a guide book

D．a story book

3. What does the underlined word “ties”mean?

A．捆 绑

B．固 定

C．联 系

D．限 制

4. We can infer from the whole passage that________.

A．We Chinese are proud of the Bridge

B．The Bridge is the world's longest sea bridge

C．The HZMB can save two hours and a half to drive from Hong Kong to Zhuhai.

D．Most people consider the HZMB as the symbol of China’s rapid growth.

【推荐2】A Juice Carton's Diary

January 16

I'm siting on a shelf in a big store！I am an orange juice carton（硬纸盒）！I'm made of hard paper.This morning，something great happened.A little girl looked at my shelf for a long time，and then she chose me！She's taking me to a picnic by the lake so I hope she'll drink me.

January 17

I’m in a lake. The little girl drank the juice, but left me in front of the lake. The wind blew me into the water.I don't like it here.

January 18

I saw a man taking rubbish out of the lake with a net. He saw my bright orange colour，and he saved me.He caught me and a plastic （塑料的）bottle in his net. Now，we're in the boat，and we aren't waste anymore.We're happy.

January 19

I'm at the recycling factory. I feel a little afraid here because there are large machines that make loud noises. My plastic bottle friend is across from me.I think this is a good place.

January 20

I'm sitting on a shelf in a stationery store!

Everything here is made of paper. Yes, they recycled me into a notebook.I'm very happy and excited, and I really want to see the recycling factory again. Maybe next I' ll be a comic book!

1. How many places has the juice carton ever been to?

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

2. In what order did the story happen?
a.A man saved the carton with a net.
b.The juice carton felt a little afraid.
c.The girl took the juice carton to a lake.
d.The juice carton sat on a shelf in the store.
e.The juice carton was recycled into a notebook.

A．c-a-e-b-d	B．c-b-a-e-d
C．d-c-a-b-e	D．d-a-c-b-e

3. The underlined words "a stationery store"are a place where you can buy .

A．food

B．clothes

C．toys

D．exercise books

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．It's important for us to recycle things.	B．It's easy to change a bottle into a notebook.
C．We can buy a lot of drinks in a big store.	D．We should pick up the rubbish from the lake

5. According to the passage,a juice carton can probably be the following things EXCEPT _________.

A．a comic book

B．a plastic bottle

C．a newspaper

D．a postcard

【推荐3】A mother returned home from the store very tiredly. As she put down all of the things on the kitchen table, her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her what his younger brother had done.
“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room. I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again, but I couldn’t stop him.”She let out a long sound and asked,“He did it again? Where is your little brother now” “He is in his room,” the son answered quickly.
She walked to the younger son’s room. She called his full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler who was trying to hide. He knew that the worst moment was coming!For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded the little boy for his bad behavior. The more she scolded, the madder she got. Finally, she stopped.
Then, she walked to the living room to see what happened. As she saw the wall, her eyes were filled with tears at once. It said “I love Mommy”and a heart shape was around it.
Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, with an empty picture frame hung around it. A reminder(提示) to her and to all: Take time to read the handwriting on the wall.
So when you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought.
1. What did Tyler do before his mother came back?

A．He wrote something on the new wallpaper with his crayons.

B．He broke all his crayons and threw them away.

C．He played games with his elder brother in their house.

D．He had a big fight with his elder brother.

2. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．The mother began to realize her mistake.

B．The mother was quite angry with her little son.

C．The mother didn’t get along well with her little son.

D．The mother wanted to make her little son feel relaxed.

3. What does the underlined word “scolded” mean in Chinese?

A．赞扬

B．斥责

C．摧毁

D．接受

4. How did the mother feel when she saw what her little son wrote on the wallpaper?

A．Calm.

B．Surprised.

C．Moved.

D．Relaxed.

5. What is the main idea of the story?

A．It’s never too late to show love to our families.

B．Love from your mother often hides in small things.

C．It’s important to believe in your family members.

D．We’d better take time to learn from others’ mistakes.