【推荐1】Here are special moments in 40 years of reform and opening up in China.

1980 Shenzhen Special Economic（经济）Zone Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, one of China’s first special economic zones, is established in 1980. The move allows Shenzhen to enjoy more market — oriented and flexible economic policies.	1997 Hong Kong’s return to China In 1997, Hong Kong returns to China. Since then, “one country, two systems,” “Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong” and a high degree of autonomy have been effectively implemented.	1999 Macao’s return to China In 1999, Macao returns to the motherland from the control of Portugal. Under the “one country, two systems” policy, Macao enjoys a high degree of autonomy.
1978 Third Plenary（全体会议）Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist party of China In 1978 the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist party of China decides to implement reform and up to the outside world. The Focus of the whole party shifts to economic policies.		1992 Deng Xiaoping’s speeches during his southern tour From January 18 to February 21, 1992, Deng Xiaoping tours southern cities including Wuchang, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shanghai and delivers a series of important speeches on reform and opening-up.
2018 Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The world’s longest cross-sea bridge opens to traffic in October, 2018. As the first road link to span the Pearl River Estuary. The bridge will improve the development of Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area.	2017 Fuxing Bullet Trains China’s first self-developed bullet train Fuxing is launched in June 2017. Its core technologies, including its power supply, operation management and security monitoring, are all homegrown.	2008 First spacewalk On Sept 27, 2008, astronaut Zhai Zhigang accomplishes the first space walk, making China the third country to independently master the key technologies for doing spacewalks.

1. What happened to Shenzhen in 1980?

A．She became a special economic zone.	B．She held the third plenary session.
C．She was the neighbour of Hong Kong.	D．She opened the gate to welcome Macao.

2. How many events can you find during 1978 — 1999?

A．Six.

B．Three.

C．Eight.

D．Five.

3. What does “2008 First spacewalk” mainly want to tell us?

A．Zhai Zhigang’s achievement.	B．China’s breakthrough in outer space.
C．China’s greater technologies.	D．The third country of the world.

4. What have the two events of 2017 and 2018 told the world?

A．China has had the longest cross-sea bridge in the world.

B．China has developed its first bullet trains named “Fuxing”.

C．China is keeping pace with（跟上）the developed countries.

D．China’s opening up policy is better than others.

5. The text is likely to appear in ________.

A．a story book

B．a science fiction

C．a website

D．a magazine

【推荐2】In August, 2021, some new rules came out to restrict (限制) young people’s online game time. People under the age of 18 can only play online games three hours a week. Online game providers can offer only one-hour service to young people from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. They are very popular with teachers and parents.

Zhang Zhe, a high school teacher in Nanjing, thinks online games influence students’ studies a lot. At home, parents often find it hard to stop their children from playing them. What’s worse, students might have no interest in developing friendship. “Students who become seriously addicted (上瘾的) to online games often find all kinds of excuses to play them. They also spend little on food or clothes to save their money for online games. So I think it is really necessary for the government to take action.” said Wu Li, a teacher in Wuhan.

Mrs. Wang, a mother of a high school student in Shanghai, used to have difficulty keeping her son away from online games, so she felt really glad when the new rules came out. “Whenever I tried to stop him, he got really angry. For several months, he even refused to talk to me,” said Mrs. Wang.

Thanks to the rules, students can have more time to take up new hobbies. To make sure that students develop healthier lifestyle (生活方式), schools, teachers and parents need to work closely to help young students find proper hobbies, and hold different after-school activities for them.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What’s the teachers’ attitude towards the new rules on online game time?

A．Supportive.

B．Opposed.

C．Uninterested.

D．Doubtful.

2. A 16-year-old boy can play online games ________.

A．every day for an hour	B．three hours a week
C．from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday	D．two hours every day

3. Which of the following may happen to the students who are addicted to online games?

A．They spend more on food and clothes.	B．They become active in making friends.
C．Their studies are seriously influenced.	D．They have more time to be with their family.

4. Why is “Mrs. Wang” mentioned in paragraph 3?

A．To show how parents welcome the new rules.

B．To tell readers his son used to be addicted to games.

C．To show women’s difficulty as a mother.

D．To tell her and her son were not in good relationship.

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．some online games are harmful to students

B．some students are addicted to online games

C．some parents and teachers are against the new rules

D．some parents and teachers welcome the new rules

【推荐3】①In 2021, China’s education system announced a new “Double Reduction” policy （“双减”政策）. “Double Reduction” refers to a reduction in the total amount and time of school homework and a reduction of after-school classes.

②“The policy really helps me,” Shen Yuzhe, a 13-year-old boy from Beijing said. He is happy that he has less homework than before and he can finish it at school with no need to take it home. “I’m also happy to find there are fewer exams. Besides, teachers now teach at a much slower pace so that we have enough time to understand what we have learned. We don’t need to buy workbooks anymore and the exercises are mainly from the textbook,” Shen Yuzhe said.

③“The best thing about the ‘Double Reduction’ is the increased time in after-school activities such as dancing, volleyball and drama.” Zhang Hangming from Tianjin is also excited. He has joined a group called “Leadership Development”, learning all kinds of useful skills. He likes it because teachers are also giving them more chances to learn from real life. For example, they went to research plants in a field during a science class. He believes that is a much better way to learn than just studying the books.

④Some people welcome the policy while others are still worried. Yu Zhiyue, a middle school student in Jiangsu, still feels tired. “With the ‘Double Reduction’, I have really got less homework to do. But my mother is worried that I will lose the chance to review what I’ve learned in class without enough homework. So I have lots of after-school classes. Since I can only take these classes on weekdays now, weekdays have become especially long and tiring for me. From Monday to Friday, I need to take online classes at home after I come back from school,” she said. “My parents told me the rules had changed but the competition had not gone away.”

1. Why does Shen Yuzhe like the policy?

A．Because he has less homework and fewer exams.

B．Because he has more after-school activities.

C．Because he takes after-school classes on weekdays.

D．Because he has chances to learn from real life.

2. Which opinion may Yu Zhiyue’s mother agree?

A．Children should have time to relax.	B．It’s better to learn by reading books.
C．Children still need to study very hard.	D．It’s important to develop useful skills.

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To show the influence of the policy on students.

B．To introduce the importance of the policy.

C．To explain the reason why the policy is popular.

D．To encourage students to do less homework.

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

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【推荐2】Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy? Have you ever thought about how running helps clean up the earth? Sometimes a creative mind can bring us a win-win situation.

Plogging, a new way to exercise, began in Sweden. The name “plogging” comes from two words-the Swedish word “plocka”, which means “to pick up”, and the English word “jogging”, which means “to run slowly”. A Swedish man called Eric started the movement. He saw rubbish here and there when riding to work each day. He became worried about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike anymore. Instead, he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time. To his joy, more and more people followed him and soon plogging became popular.

Many people choose plogging instead of just jogging because they think plogging is a good way to help clean up the earth. Sometimes rubbish is difficult to collect because it may scatter around. But if the runners pick up the rubbish on the way, it is quite different. After all, many hands make light work. Another reason is that plogging burns more calories. According to a research, plogging for 10 minutes burns 48 calories, while usual jogging for 10 minutes burns about 39 calories.

Everyone on the earth should play a part in cleaning it up! It’s time for us to take action together. So ready? Let’s plog tomorrow!

1. After Eric saw rubbish everywhere while riding to work, ________.

A．he decided to drive to work

B．he didn’t care and did nothing about it

C．he asked other people to pick up the rubbish on the way together

D．he began to pick up the rubbish while running to work every day

2. People choose plogging because ________.

A．the buses are very busy all the time

B．there are too many bikes in the city that we can choose

C．it is a good way to help clean up the earth and keep healthy

D．We all know that riding bikes is harmful to their health

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．Plogging started in Sweden.

B．An English man called Eric started plogging.

C．Plogging for 10 minutes burns about 84 calories.

D．The name “plogging” comes from two English words.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A new way to keep healthy.	B．A new way to exercise.
C．A new way to go to work.	D．A new lifestyle friendly to the environment.

【推荐3】Alice in Wonderland is a 3D film. It is an updated version (现代更新版) of the old British children’s novel Alice in Wonderland. The film is the work of a Hollywood director Tim Burton who likes re-imagining old films and stories in his Gothic (哥特式的) style.

Johny Depp, a famous Hollywood film star, is the main character of this film as the Nad Hatter. There are also many other celebrities in this film, including Burton’s wife and Anne Hathaway. Some British actors supply (提供) the voices for the film’s CGI characters (特效角色).

Although the film is a piece of work in the 21^st century, it is based on the works of the 19^th century mathematician Lweis Carroll. In fact, Lweis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a Maths teacher at Christ Church College, Oxford.

Carroll is said to have written the book for the children of an Oxford friend. He made up stories during rowing trips around the Oxford area. However, Alice in Wonderland is liked not only by children but also adults.

Alice in Wonderland has become one of the Disney’s most money-making movies, second only to the 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest.

1. Alice in the wonderland in this passage is ________.

A．a film	B．an old novel
C．A strange place	D．a little girl

2. The novel was written by ________.

A．a director	B．a film star
C．a college teacher	D．a girl

3. What does “celebrities” in “There are also many other celebrities in this film” mean?

A．主角

B．导演

C．名人

D．权贵

4. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．The film Alice in wonderland has nothing to do with the novel.

B．In the film there are not many famous people.

C．Lewis Carroll and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was the same person.

D．The film is only welcomed by children.

5. The last sentence of the passage wants to tell us that ________.

A．Alice in Wonderland is a cartoon film

B．Alice in Wonderland is a success

C．Alice in Wonderland is better than Pirates of the Caribbean 2

D．Alice in Wonderland cost Disney a lot of money

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We look up all countries, and I think of questions I would like to ask. I'm interested in history, stars and planets, science, wild animals, film making, writing, reading, dancing, and how people protect the environment in lots of places all over the world! I also want to know how people live, what food they eat, and what school is like! Until now, I've written 780 letters and gotten 327 replies.

I write all letters by hand. My mother is looking after this website for me. You can read all the letters I have written, and all the replies I have gotten. I am also raising money for ShelterBox, because they help people in need all over the world. Thank you for reading about my project!

根据材料内容判断正(T)误(F)。
1. Toby began his project three years ago.
2. Toby thinks it is easy to find people in every country.
3. Toby's questions show that he is a person of wide interests.
4. Toby has gotten replies for each letter he has written.
5. Toby looks after his website by himself.

【推荐2】Is it true ?
1．Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes .
This is not true for adults , although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10 . Ready-made glasses , and not wearing when you should , won’ t do harm to your eyes , but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you .
2．Watching too much television is bad for you eyes .
This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods , but there won’ t be any lasting effects .
3. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However , people in most countries don’ t need to worry about vitamin A deficiency（缺乏）, night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem .
1. Night blindness is most likely caused by _____ .

A．staring for long periods	B．too much beta-carotene
C．not enough vitamin A	D．vision problems

2. According to the article , eye problems can be corrected by _____ .

A．wearing specially-made glasses	B．performing eye exercises
C．cutting back on television	D．eating more carrots

3. Watching too much television can cause _____ .

A．night blindness	B．lasting eye problems
C．a number of vision problems	D．eye trouble for a limited time

4. The main purpose of this article is to _____ .

A．tell people of the importance of their eyes

B．tell people how to protect their eyes

C．tell people to have more carrots

D．tell people something more about their eyes

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1. What are the creative gifts? They are _________.

A．some flowers	B．talking stuffed animals
C．some candies	D．pets

2. If I order a small teddy bear and a large stuffed dog , I should pay _________ for them.

A．$60

B．$35

C．$48

D．$33

3. We can buy these stuffed animals by _________.

A．turning on the computer	B．calling 081-95684712
C．going to a store	D．listening to the radio

4. Which of the following is right? _________

A．Fewer people like to get flowers as gifts.

B．Teddy bears come in four different sizes.

C．People can record their voices with talking teddy bears.

D．Teddy bears can speak instead of a man

5. We can probably find the passage in a _________.

A．Newspaper	B．work report
C．personal letter	D．story book

【推荐1】Do you know what your friends watched on TV last night? Do your friends know what you had for breakfast today? Do you think you are using social media too much?

    1     It is reported that around 2,800 million people often use social media. That’s almost 40 percent of the world’s population. But how much time do we really spend on social media? And what exactly do we spend that time doing?

Research shows that, worldwide, the average person spends two hours and 19 minutes on social media each day.    2     An average person there spends four hours and 17 minutes a day on social media. Research also shows that women use social media more than men. In the United States, for example, women spend around two hours more a week than men on social media.

    3     In general, it seems we spend more time looking at other people’s pages than adding to our own. According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting friends’ pages, reading their news, and commenting on their posts.

The most popular social media site is Facebook.     4     In second place, however, is the Chinese site Qzone. In 2017, Qzone was China’s most popular social media site, with around 600 million users worldwide. That’s more than Twitter and Instagram.

Social media continues to grow. It has over 2,000 million users.     5    

A．What do most people do on social media?

B．Social media is now a part of many people’s everyday lives.

C．People in Philippines are: the most active users.

D．And as more and more people around the world, this growth won’t stop anytime soon.

E．Right now, there are new Facebook users every second.

【推荐3】Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from taking mobile phones during school hours. Mobile phone use has become a serious problem for the school this year. Several children got mobile phones as Christmas gifts. Teachers said some students used the mobile phones to play games during school hours. It gives so much trouble in class. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phones to cheat in exams.

Some schools tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with (联系) their children. Many teachers said students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave the phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were bad for studying.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their phones.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）误（F）。
1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from taking mobile phones when they are at school.
2. We know from the passage that some students get mobile phones on their birthdays.
3. The underlined word cheat means “作弊” in Chinese.
4. Some parents felt happy because they could not get in touch with their children.
5. Many people think schools should make the students know when to use their phones.