【推荐1】The 24th Beijing Winter Olympics will begin on 4th February, 2022. The Winter Paralympics(残疾人运动会) will begin a month later. Let’s meet the mascots!

I’m Bing Dwen Dwen. I’m the mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics. I am a black and white panda wearing a full-body “shell” made of ice. The red heart shape in my left palm(手心) means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colours of the circles around my face stand for ice and snow sport tracks, meaning connectivity and advanced technologies. I look like an astronaut, making full use of new technologies for a future with all kinds of possibilities.

Shuey Rhon Rhon is here! I’m the mascot of the 2022 Winter Paralympics. What do you think of when you see me? Does a red lantern come into your mind? That’s what I look like. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. Take a look at my head. There are paper cuttings of doves(鸽子). They make up a circle. Follow me. I’ll light the way to the Paralympics.

1. What does the underlined word “mascot” mean in Chinese?

A．选手.

B．裁判.

C．志愿者.

D．吉祥物.

2. What does Bing Dwen Dwen look like?

A．A child.

B．A lantern.

C．An astronaut.

D．A sports track.

3. What’s on Shuey Rhon Rhon’s head?

A．Paper cuttings of doves.	B．Paper cuttings of pandas.
C．Bright colours of the circles.	D．Chinese characters(汉字) of Olympics.

【推荐3】Do you know the two lovely mascots（吉祥物）? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the colour of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games（残奥会）.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

1. ________ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

A．“Fuwa” dolls

B．Bing Dwen Dwen

C．An astronaut

D．Shuey Rhon

2. Why do people make or buy red lanterns when the Chinese New Year comes?

A．Because it is easy to make red lanterns.

B．Because “Shuey Rhon Rhon” is a mascot.

C．Because people think red lanterns are very lovely.

D．Because people think red lanterns can bring good luck.

3. From the passage, we can learn ________

A．“Bing Dwen Dwen” can skate very well.

B．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” likes ice sports and is good at them.

C．The two lovely mascots were first showed on TV on September 16.

D．Everybody likes the two mascots and shows his love on the Internet.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The sports in Olympic Games.	B．Two Olympic mascots come to life.
C．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.	D．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

【推荐1】

Junk e-mail (垃圾邮件) A new UK study shows that around the world, junk e-mail uses 33 billion kilowatt hours (kwh,度) each year. That is enough energy to power 2.4 million homes. E-mail users spend nearly 80 percent of their energy in deleting (删除) junk e-mail and looking for useful e-mails.

Biking to work A few months ago, France starts to pay people to bike to work. About 20 companies (公司) join it. They pay their workers 0.25 euros (2 yuan) every kilometer if they bike to work. Several other European countries, such as Germany and the UK, have nearly the same project. They ask people to bike to stay healthy, save (节约) energy and reduce (减少) air pollution.

Football schools China is to build 20, 000 football schools around the country in three years. It is to fight obesity(肥胖) and make China’s national football team better. All students at these football schools will have one football class each day. They will also have football matches.

1. The junk e-mails uses         billion kilowatt hours a year.

A．24

B．33

C．80

D．20

2. Why is China going to build 20, 000 football schools?

A．To have football matches.	B．To fight obesity.
C．To make China’s basketball team better.	D．To have football classes each day.

3. Where does this article come from?

A．A newspaper.	B．A story book.
C．A fashion (时尚) magazine.	D．A book about history.

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China Daily        January 4, 2023, Wednesday

THEY NEED YOUR HELP This is the chance for you to help those less lucky members. We suggest you give help to the following organizations. Orphan（孤儿）House Children’s toys, books and clothes are needed here. Also we are looking for friendly families who would like to take our children into their homes for a few hours as guests. If possible, please phone Mrs. Liu at 88776655. Street Food In very cold weather, it is no fun being homeless and hungry. We give hot food to at least one hundred people every night. We need new cookers（炊具）. Please give us a hand. If possible, please phone 88775566. Youth Club Have you got an unwanted chair or a CD player? We need them to work in our meeting room! Please call the secretary. Phone number: 88667755. We’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us. Thank you! Night Shelter（庇护所） We offer a warm bed to anyone who has nowhere to go. Although a bed is not expensive, we do not have enough money to pay for enough beds. If you would like to support us some, please send money to us at 15, Landong Street Office. Phone number: 88557766.

1. If people can take an orphan into their homes for a few hours, they may call ________.

A．88667755

B．88776655

C．88775566

D．88557766

2. Street Food need ________ to give hot food to homeless and hungry people every night.

A．toys and books

B．beds and chairs

C．new cookers

D．CD players

3. People can send their money to Night Shelter ________.

A．to buy enough beds	B．to buy some hot food
C．to get toys and clothes	D．to take unwanted things

4. If you can give a hand, you are helping ________.

A．Mrs. Liu	B．less lucky members
C．Landong Street Office	D．the secretary of Youth Club

【推荐1】We can’t live without love and we know what love is, but we don’t say only humans know what love is. Yes, it’s impossible for animals to do some things because of their physical body. However, sometimes some of them might be able to show us the love that we have forgotten on our “busy road”, just like the following story.
A dog, was knocked down by a car and died in the middle of the road. Later, another dog ran beside the body of the dead dog and he tried to wake his friend up using his legs. When his effort to wake up his friend failed, he tried to push his friend to the roadside. But his friend was too heavy for him to push.
Though traffic was busy and dangerous, he wouldn’t want to go away from his friend, just standing beside his friend shouting and crying.
A lot of people saw this story and were very touched (感动的). Even a dog can show his loyalty (忠诚) and love to his friend, what can our humans do?
1. The dog died because _______________.

A．it was badly ill	B．it was knocked down by a car
C．it was too old	D．it fought against other dogs

2. The other dog saw it lying in the middle of the road and it wanted to ________first.

A．wake his friend up	B．push his friend to the roadside
C．catch up with the car	D．stop the traffic

3. We learn __________ from the passage.

A．the car driver is too cruel	B．animals can also show love
C．the two dogs are brothers	D．friends are the best in the world

【推荐2】In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.

The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say “Thank you” for the harvest.

At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and pumpkins pie. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.

1. ________ has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States.

A．Japan

B．China

C．Korea

D．Canada

2. In Canada, Thanksgiving is on the _________.

A．fourth Thursday of January	B．second Monday of October
C．fourth Thursday of November	D．second Monday in December

3. Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because _________.

A．they like flowers	B．they have a big meal
C．the harvest come earlier	D．they want to be different

4. The harvest brings _________ to people.

A．flowers	B．turkeys
C．vegetables	D．food

5. What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?

A．Thank you.	B．Good morning.
C．I’m hungry.	D．Thank you a lot.

【推荐3】Duck Island is a small island in Australia. The easiest way to get there is to take a plane from the International Airport. It takes you forty-five minutes. If you don't like flying, there is also a bus. It comes across on the ship, but this takes two hours.

Most of the island is rainforest. It's very beautiful. There is a hotel right on the beach and it is the only place to stay. It has 147 rooms. But it doesn't look as big as it sounds, because most of the rooms are in small buildings.

It has a good kid's club for 12 to 14 years old children. The club has activities such as horse racing and water sports. It is open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on weekends. There are also some artists working on the island. You can visit them and buy samples（样品）of their work.

1. Where is Duck Island?

A．In England.

B．In America.

C．In Canada.

D．In Australia.

2. Where can you stay for night on the island?

A．In a hotel in the rainforest.	B．In a hotel on the beach.
C．In a good kid's club there.	D．In a horse racing club.

3. When is the kid's club open on Sunday?

A．At 8:00 a.m.

B．At 9:00 a.m.

C．At 10:00 a.m.

D．At 10:00 p.m.

【推荐2】Welcome to Kids' Club

Volleyball Time: Mon. Thurs. & Fri. 9：00 am—11：00 am Place: Room 101 Teacher: Mr. Wood Tel: 85673567	Skating Time: Tues. Wed. & Fri. 9：00 am—11：00 am Place: Room 102 Teacher: Miss Zhou Tel: 85679481
Table tennis Time: Wed. Thurs. & Sun. 9：00 am—11：00 am 3：00 pm—5：00 pm Place: Room 105 Teacher: Mrs. Su Tel: 85678349	Swimming Time: Tues. Fri. Sat. & Sun. 9：00 am—11：00 am 3：00 pm—5：00 pm Place: The swimming pool Teacher: Miss Wang and Mr. Li Tel: 85673668

1. The place for kids to learn volleyball is ________.

A．Room 105	B．Room 101
C．Room 102	D．Room 103

2. What is Miss Zhou?

A．A volleyball teacher.	B．A skating teacher.
C．A table tennis teacher.	D．A swimming teacher.

3. Jane wants to learn to play table tennis. She needs to call ________.

A．85678349	B．85673668
C．85673567	D．85679481

4. Kids can go to Kids' Club to learn ________ on Sunday.

A．skating and volleyball

B．table tennis and swimming

C．table tennis and skating

D．volleyball and table tennis

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr. Wood teaches kids volleyball.

B．Kids can go to learn table tennis on Friday.

C．There is only one teacher teaching swimming in the club.

D．Kids' Club is open from 9：00 am to 12：00 am every day.

【推荐3】“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them an exact(精确的）answer，for there is no wall to be found around the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge was already a town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta，and the river was once called the Cam. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.

In the 14th and 15th centuries more and more land was for college buildings.

The town grew much faster in the 19th century after the opening of the railway in 1845.

Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries expect to study at Cambridge. A large number of people from all over the world come to visit the university, and it is many young people’s dream to go there to study.

1. Visitors to Cambridge can find the following in the university EXCEPT____________.

A．libraries

B．walls

C．offices

2. According to the passage,Cambridge University is made up of（由……组成）_________colleges.

A．31

B．15

C．875

3. The town got its name from____________.

A．the first students and teachers

B．the bridge built over the river Cam

C．the members of the university

4. Which is the correct order of the events about Cambridge?
a. The railway was opened.          b. Cambridge became a city.
c. More and more land was for college buildings.     d. The first students and teachers arrived at the town

A．a→c→b→d

B．d→a→c→b

C．d→c→a→b

5. From the passage, we know that_____________.

A．the town grew much faster before 1845

B．the city had a population of 100,00 in 1953

C．Many young students dream of studying at Cambridge University