【推荐1】The weather is closely related to our life. It is all around us all the time.     1     . We cannot control it, but it often controls how and where we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn something about the weather.

    2     The weather is just the state of the atmosphere(大气)at any time, such as temperature, wind, rain, sun, etc.

    3     As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get more sunlight. So it's warmer in those places.     4     Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water move around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth.

    5     Climate(气候)is a place's weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and even from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning, cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very slowly over lots of years.

A．What is the weather?

B．What can weather do?

C．What makes the weather change?

D．Some places get little or no sunlight in winter.

E．What's the difference between weather and climate?

F．We all like fine weather instead of bad weather.

G．It is an important part of our lives.

【推荐2】Phones are more important than ever in the daily lives of students, but how they use them has changed greatly in the past six years.

Teachers from London University surveyed 1,055 young people aged 13 to 18 about their mobile phone habits. Students use mobile phones mainly for two reasons: “communication” or “entertainment”. Communication means talking on the phone, sending text messages (发信息) or chatting using the software (软件) like QQ or WeChat. Entertainment was made up of playing games, watching movies, listening to music and surfing the Internet. The findings are different from the study of 2016. The results are below:

①talking ②sending text messages ③chatting ④playing games ⑤watching movies ⑥listening to music ⑦surfing the Internet

Six years ago, students spent around 36% of their mobile phone time making or answering calls. In 2022, only 10% of the time was used for talking. When students use their phones to communicate, they’d like to use QQ or WeChat.

“Communication is still an important use of mobile phones. But now mobile phones are being used more for entertainment than for communication,” said Dr. Harry Lectre.

1. What is the least popular mobile phone activity in 2022?

A．Talking.	B．Playing games.
C．Sending text messages.	D．Surfing the Internet.

2. What percent of time did students use their mobile phones for communication in 2016?

A．71%.

B．62%.

C．35%.

D．29%.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about watching movies on mobile phones?

A．It has increased most over the past six years.

B．14% of the students now watch movies on their mobile phones.

C．It was the most popular type of mobile phone entertainment in 2016.

D．Students now spend more time watching movies than talking on the phones.

4. Which mobile phone activities were more popular than surfing the Internet in 2022?

A．Chatting and listening to music.	B．Playing games and watching movies.
C．Chatting and watching movies.	D．Playing games and sending text messages.

【推荐3】

Most people have a place to call home on Earth. What about in outer space?     1     It welcomed its first crew that year, paving(铺平) the way for 22 years of future research.

“You just have this impression that we’re all citizens of not a country, but of the planet,” former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly told National Geographic about working in the ISS.     2    

Over the past 22 years, the ISS has mainly been used as a science lab, hosting 241 people from 19 countries, according to NASA. They went on spacewalks, did research on how space affects the human body, and even grew plants in space.

    3     For example, the station’s water purification(净化) technology has been used in poor areas to provide clean drinking water. The station also helps to warn us of natural disasters, such as earthquakes.

However, after being our home in space for over 7,000 days, the station is starting to get old. It has leaked(漏出) air a few times.     4     After that, scientists will bring it down to Earth. It is believed that Earth’s atmosphere(大气) will burn up most of the station. Other debris(残骸）will fall into the Pacific Ocean.

In the future, space will be home to more stations like the ISS. NASA is building a space station that is smaller than the ISS near the moon.     5    

A．Scientists think that the station can keep working until 2024.

B．Also, China will have its own space station up and running by the end of 2022.

C．The International Space Station(ISS) became our first “home” in space in 2000.

D．He felt they were all in the thing called humanity together.

E．The International Space Station weighs about 430 tons.

F．The station’s development has also done good to people on Earth.

【推荐1】The human body is a living machine, and like all machines, it needs “fuel” (燃料) to provide it with energy. This is provided by the food we eat. But how much do we need to stay healthy?
     The energy value of food is usually measured in calories (卡路里). A calorie is the amount of heat which is required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1℃. The number of calories people need per day is different, as the form below shows. Also, the number of calories you use at any one moment normally depends on the activity you are in. For example, you need more calories for standing than for sitting, more for running than for walking, and so on.
     The energy in food is in the form of three kinds of chemical materials-carbohydrate (碳水化合物), protein (蛋白质) and fat. Carbohydrate provides 3.8cal/gm of the energy, protein 4.0cal/gm, and fat 8.8cal/gm. Each food has different amounts of these materials, as the round pictures show.

CALORIES NEEDED PER DAY
Baby                                      750	Office worker                            2,700
Child aged 8                           2,100	Woman feeding baby                  2,700
Man over 70                           2,100	Boy aged 16                              3,000
Woman                                 2600	Farmer                                      3,600

1. ________ calories are needed to raise the temperature of 5kgs of water from 35℃ to 90℃.

A．275

B．265

C．280

D．300

2. —Which of the following has the largest number of calories, milk, rice or peanut?       —________.

A．Milk

B．Rice

C．Peanut

D．Rice and peanut

3. ____ needs 2600 calories per day.

A．Woman

B．Office worker

C．Boy aged 16

D．Man over 70

4. Farmer needs the ________ number of calories in general.

A．smallest

B．largest

C．second

D．third

5. _________ and _________ need the same number of calories per day according to the form.

A．Child aged; farmer	B．Office worker; woman feeding baby
C．Boy aged 16; woman feeding baby	D．Man over 70; baby

【推荐2】Most people who move to a foreign country may experience a period of time when they feel very homesick and have a lot of stress. This feeling is often called “culture shock.” It is important to understand it and learn how to deal with it if you want to adapt successfully to your new home’s culture.

Generally speaking, there are four stages that you will experience after you move to a foreign country. The first stage is usually referred to as the “excitement” stage. When arriving in a new environment, you’ll be interested in the new culture; everything will seem exciting and everyone will seem friendly.

But it won’t be long before you move from the “excitement” stage to the second stage. The excitement you felt before changes to stress. It seems that everything is difficult. The language is hard to learn, friends are difficult to make, and even simple things like shopping have become a challenge. It is at this “stress” stage that you are likely to feel worried and homesick. This is the stage which is referred to as “culture shock.”

However, culture shock doesn’t last for very long. If you are one of those who manage to overcome it, you’ll move to the “recovery” stage. At this stage, you start to understand and accept the way things are done and the way people behave in your new environment.

The last stage is the “home” stage. This is the stage when you start to feel at home in the new culture. You start to learn from your new home and to like certain aspects of the new culture better than those of your own culture.

Culture shock is normal. Everyone in a new situation will go through some form of it. Continue to be brave! And overcoming culture shock will be a piece of cake.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Among the four stages, the “________”stage can probably explain how “culture shock” happens.

A．excitement

B．stress

C．recovery

D．home

2. The underlined word “adapt” (in paragraph 1) probably means “to _______.”

A．get used to

B．hear from

C．look forward to

D．grow up

3. Jane went to study in Germany and was living abroad for the first time. What might she have gone through? (Put the following in the correct order according to the article.)
①Jane couldn’t understand German very well in class.
②After half a year’s hard work, Jane got rid of her language problems.
③The landmarks of Germany and the university campus were both amazing.
④Jane is now more independent in her learning and loves to spend time with her German friends.

A．①②③④

B．②④③①

C．③①②④

D．③①④②

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. The writer mainly to tell us ________.

A．culture shock usually lasts for long.

B．why people have culture shock and how to deal with it.

C．not everyone in a new environment can experience “culture shock”.

D．in the “home” stage, you will learn the way people behave in your new environment.

【推荐1】Andrew Holleman, a 12-year-old boy,loved playing in the open land near his home.The land was wet and forested, and made a home for birds, other animals and many different plants.
It made the perfect place for him to study and get to know the nature. He had seen some red-tail hawks, red foxes, wood turtles and other animals. He also found special native flowers.
Suddenly it was announced that the “empty” land would be improved by a lot of houses on it. The plants would be removed, the animals would run away and most would probably die. Then the wet soil would be covered with extra grounds.
When he heard about the news, he was not happy. He was very worried that the land ans water would be polluted.
Andrew wrote down clearly all the research he had down about the area, and how the houses would affect the local environment. He sent letters to members of local government and television reporters. He also called on his neighbors to oppose the building of the houses.
Although he was only 12 years old, he had the courage and wisdom of a person much older. Andrew’ s teachers described him as gentle, shy and active. His classmates also admired how much he knew about local animals and plants,and the environment.Each day after school, Andrew went door-to-door, to ask the people to sign, who did not want the houses to be built. In only one month, he got the signatures of 250 people.
In the end, the land remained a safe place for birds, animals and plants that belonged there.
Andrew won many prizes for his brave and great work to stop the houses being built,and thus help save the environment.
1. The passage is mainly about_______.

A．250 people who signed to help Andrew.

B．a brave boy who cared for the environment.

C．the open land that suited animals and plants

D．the research of improving the environment.

2. The underlined word “oppose” in the passage probably means_______.

A．support	B．dislike
C．disagree	D．prefer

3. Andrew was very worried because________.

A．the animals would be killed

B．new houses would be built on the open land

C．not all the neighbors were going to sign

D．was praised by his teachers and classmates

4. According to the passage, Andrew__________.

A．was good at going door-to door

B．got in no touch with the reporters

C．usually acted like a person much older

D．was praised by his teachers and classmates

5. We can infer that_______.

A．the land would remain as it used to be

B．the open land would be built into a park

C．the neighbors would have to move away

D．Andrew would soon work for the government

【推荐2】

You may know a lot about smartphones. But what about smart cities?     

Imagine living your life like this: When you wake up in the morning, you say "Open the window" to the computer and it opens the window. The sunshine is shining and the birds are singing. Then you finish breakfast and sit in front of your desk and begin to have classes through the Internet. With the help of building a smart city, this may become true one day.

A smart city uses digital technologies(数字科技）such as the Internet to improve city planning, save resources(资源) and make our lives easier. For example, people live in smart cities, where there is Internet almost everywhere. They can do many things at home, such as booking train tickets, paying water bills and shopping online. What a convenient life it is!

Now China is making some cities smarter. For example, Guiyang is going to build free Wi-Fi in the whole city. Tianjin plans to start a smart city program to solve traffic problems. Guangzhou is creating a smart city, so everyone in the city should play a role in creating a smart city.

1. Which city is planning to start a smart city program to solve traffic problems?

A．Guiyang

B．Tianjin

C．Guangzhou

D．Beijing

2. According to the passage, we can do the following things with Internet at home EXCEPT __________.

A．booking train tickets

B．having classes

C．paying water bills

D．having breakfast

3. The underlined word "convenient" in the passage means " _____".

A．difficult

B．easy

C．lazy

D．busy

4. What will the life be like in the future?

A．People in Guiyang can pay money for Wi-Fi in the whole city.

B．A smart city with digital technologies will use more resources.

C．People can open the windows through the computer.

D．Computers can make the sun shine and birds sing.

5. The passage mainly tells us ____________.

A．the smart cities

B．the future life

C．digital technologies

D．the smartphones

【推荐3】Dear Mr. Smith,

I am Lisa, Dean studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.

You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.

Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http.//www. Rainforestweb. Org/.By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.

If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at SunnyLisa@hotmail.com.Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Lisa, Dean

1. _________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

A．Rain

B．Tourism

C．Planting

D．Breathing

2. The writer advises Mr. Smith to _________.

A．stop shops from using paper any more	B．use paper which is made from tress
C．stop shops selling paper made from trees	D．plant more and more trees in the future

3. How can Mr.Smith contact the writer? _________.

A．By calling her	B．By interviewing her
C．By visiting her	D．By e-mailing her

4. What’s the purpose of this letter? _________.

A．To know more about Mr.Smith	B．To make friends with Mr.Smith
C．To ask Mr.Smith to teach in the school	D．To ask Mr.Smith to help protect forests

【推荐1】

Everybody’s house smells in some way.

You almost never even notice the way your own place smells. You notice the way everyone else’s place smells as soon as you walk in. There are their cats, and the soap, and the new furniture they just got. And those all add up to the way their house smells.

But you can only smell your own house after you’ve been away for a while—like, a long while. Not just a workday, but like a week.

It has to do with sensory adaptation (感觉适应). That’s the scientific way to say that you just get used to it. And it’s more pronounced for our sense of smell than for any other sense, like our hearing, for example.

Researcher Pamela Dalton at the Monell Chemical Senses Center has done a lot of work on sensory adaptation. She and her team say that adaptation means you respond (做出反应) less when a stimulus (刺激物) is repeated. So when you’re at home, the smell of your house is all around you. It never goes away. It’s not just repeated—you’re swimming in it. So you become adapted to the way it smells.

The thing with smell, though, is that you adapt to smells really quickly. After “even a few breaths” of a smell, Dalton says, you begin to acclimate to it.

You start to experience that smell as being less strong and finally take no note of it at all. That’s why you can smell your friend’s house when you walk in, but you don’t really notice it all the time you’re there.

Being able to detect (探测) smells is important. It might warn you of danger, like an approaching (接近的) tiger or something gone bad in your drinks. Or it might mean something pleasant, like that fresh bread or the blooming flowers.

Your nose can stay on the lookout for new smells that are dangerous or delicious.

It might be a simple housekeeping thing, like a dishwasher in the kitchen or towels in the bathroom that needs to be cleaned .

Then, if you still want to change the way your house smells, many things might do the trick, like a million candles, fresh fruits, or a bottle of perfume.

1. From Paragraph 2 we know our _______ may not be part of our house smells.

A．cats

B．soap

C．new sofa

D．old chairs

2. Pamela Dalton thinks _______.

A．when a stimulus is repeated, people respond more.

B．when you’re at home, the smell of your house never goes away.

C．You don’t really smell your friend’s house all the time you’re there.

D．People are easy to adapt to smells quickly, even after a few breaths.

3. Which of the following best explains “acclimate to” underlined in Paragraph 6?

A．Get used to.	B．Become interested in.
C．Disagree with.	D．Feel sick about.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．You can smell your own house after you’ve been away for a week or longer.

B．When you’re at home, you’re swimming in the smell of your house.

C．Smells can warn you of danger but can not mean something pleasant.

D．Fresh fruits and perfume can help to change the way your house smells.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How can you smell better?

B．Why can’t you smell your own house?

C．Everyone needs smells at home.

D．The ways of making new smell

【推荐2】Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
1. 16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

A．they want to show themselves off

B．they are not experienced drivers

C．older people always drive better

D．they never drive carefully on the road

2. Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

A．How rich the family is.

B．Whether the kid is old enough.

C．What traffic condition there is around.

D．Whether it's practically needed.

3. The passage mainly gives information about _______.

A．an American culture about teenagers' driving

B．a change in the Chinese culture

C．a cultural difference between America and China

D．the relationship between driving and a person's development

4. Which may serve as the best title of the article?

A．Cars Helping You to Grow Up	B．Driving into the Grown-up World
C．Teenagers' Driving in America	D．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult

【推荐3】When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”
1. The writer was from________.

A．Japan

B．France

C．America

D．England

2. The writer thought ________ in America at first.

A．he wouldn’t have any language difficulties

B．he would be lost and he had to call the police for help

C．he wouldn’t understand the Americans

D．he would have a terrible holiday

3. The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.

A．have a meal

B．buy a map

C．call his friend

D．find an old man

4. According to（根据） the friendly old man, “give somebody a ring” means “________”.

A．make a telephone call to somebody

B．be going to get married

C．buy a ring for somebody

D．ask somebody to wear a ring

5. The underlined word “they” refers to ________.

A．the old man and the boy	B．the British
C．the French	D．the Americans