【推荐1】Our kids are the future. They have the right to learn about our country. It is your responsibility, as a parent, to make sure your kids know about the economy.

Here are some tips to help you teach your kids about economy.

Join Learning Activities.

One of the best ways to teach a child something is to develop his brain with fun activities. The game of Monopoly (大富翁) is a great way to explain the simple knowledge of finances (金融). Your local library may also have fun activities or books that can help you teach your child about the economy.

Have Daily Conversations.

Repetition is the key to leaning about the economy. At first, you should talk about its rules, such as how money works or how loans (贷款) work. Afterthat, you can explain some important terms (术语) and why they are important.

Answer Every Question with a Simple Explanation.

Your children will have a hard time to understand difficult words and sentences. You need to do your best to explain things in very simple words and terms. It can help children understand easily.

Take Your Kids on Field Trips.

Sometimes, the best way to learn something is to see it. For example, if you take your kids to a museum of American history, you can show them how different the economy was at different times in the nation's history.

1. What is the best way for parents to develop their children's brain in a funny way?

A．Join learning activities.

B．Have daily conversations.

C．Answer every question with a simple explanation.

D．Take your kids on field trips.

2. The underlined word "that" refers to ________.

A．repeating important terms	B．talking about the rules
C．explaining important terms	D．having conversations with kids

3. What can parents do to help their kids understand better, according to the material?

A．Play fun games with them or read books to them.

B．Say the most important information at first.

C．Explain difficult words in a clear and simple way.

D．Tell them more useful information.

4. What can we learn from the material?

A．The game of Monopoly is of little help in understanding the economy.

B．Children should learn terms about the economy before knowing the rules.

C．Parents should make a great effort in dealing with their kids' questions.

D．Different periods of time in history had the same economy.

5. In which column of a newspaper can this material be seen?

A．Education

B．Games

C．History

D．Sports.

【推荐2】Zhang Guimei is one of the most beautiful teachers in China. She was born in Heilongjiang in 1957. She came to Yunnan at the age of 17. Now she is the headmaster of Huaping Senior High School for Girls.

About 20 years ago, she saw a 13-year-old girl sitting on the hill. The girl told Zhang she would get married but she wanted to go to school. After hearing that, Zhang went to her house and tried to persuade her parents to let her return to school. However, they didn’t agree. After that, Zhang decided to build a free school for girls who can’t go to school.

After years’ trying, in September 2008, Huaping Senior High School for Girls was built in Lijiang. To help girls from villages to go to universities, for many years, Zhang has walked thousands of kilometers, visited students’ families and asked girls to go back to school. So far, more than 1,800 girl students have entered the universities.

Girls called her “Mom Zhang” because she has changed their lives. Also, her moving stories inspired(鼓舞) thousands of people.

1. Where is Zhang Guimei’s hometown?

A．Yunnan.

B．Lijiang.

C．Heilongjiang.

D．Huaping.

2. What does the underlined word “persuade” mean in Chinese? 　   　.

A．想象

B．劝说

C．依靠

D．适应

3. When was Huaping Senior High School for Girls built?

A．In 1957.

B．20 years ago.

C．In 2008.

D．In 2021.

4. What did Zhang do to help girls go to universities?

A．She walked thousands of kilometers.	B．She visited students’ families.
C．She asked girls to go back to school.	D．A, B and C.

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．Zhang is a great teacher who moves many people

B．Zhang is the headmaster of Huaping Senior High School for Girls

C．Zhang helped 1800 girls

D．Zhang helped a 13-year-old girl

【推荐3】Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案）

It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated (毕业）and found jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had； others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer (征服）the world.

The coming exam, they knew，would be easy. The professor (教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted, but they couldn't talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.

She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked, “How many students completed all five questions?”

Not a hand was put up.

“How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is just what I expected,” she said.

“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don't know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can't expect to be an expert (专家）on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go."

Then, smiling, she added, “You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.”

1. The students on the steps of one building are NOT talking about ________.

A．the exam they were going to take	B．the exam they had already taken
C．the jobs they had already had	D．the jobs they would get

2. Before the exam, the group of engineering students felt ________.

A．happy

B．nervous

C．relaxed

D．confident

3. The students could ________ during the exam.

A．discuss questions

B．look at books and notes

C．search information online

D．ask the teacher questions

4. Why did the professor design the final exam in such a way?

A．To make the students realize that they still had much to learn after graduation.

B．To find out whether the students could put what they had learned into practice.

C．To show that she had much more knowledge than her students in engineering.

D．To examine whether the students learned what they had been taught in her class.

5. What does the underlined word “restlessly” mean in the passage?

A．Confidently.

B．Proudly.

C．Excitedly.

D．Nervously.

6. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Playful Joke.

B．A Lucky Chance.

C．A Strange Professor.

D．A Special Exam.

【推荐1】When spring comes, some wildflowe come out in the ditches(沟渠) along the highway where I travel daily to work., I’ve noticed one special blue flower. It blooms(开花) only in the morning hours.   For the afternoon sun is too hot for it. Every day for nearly two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard,. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.
Every day I drove past the flowers thinking “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “See. I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty.” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.
One day on my way home from work. I was sad to see the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself. “You wanted too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”
A week ago we were shocked and sad to learn that my oldest sister-in-law(夫或妻的姐妹) was badly ill. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have been.
I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again. You can bet I’ll stop and transplant(移植)   them to my wildflower garden.
1. The writer didn’t stop to dig the wildflowers because _____.

A．The flowers were not beautiful enough

B．She was always too busy

C．She wanted her sister to dig them

D．She didn’t pay enough attention to them

2. The writer started a flower garden in her yard to show that____.

A．She wanted to sell her flowers

B．She liked planted flowers

C．Her husband made her do that

D．Her husband’s sister loved flowers

3. The blue flower blooms only in the morning because _______.

A．It is very special

B．The flower doesn’t want to bloom at other time

C．It can’t stand the strong sunlight in the afternoon

D．The text doesn’t tell us

4. From the passage, we can infer that the writer ______.

A．Didn’t care too much for flowers

B．Always transplanted wildflowers to her garden

C．Stopped on her way to dig some flowers

D．Missed some valuable things in her life

5. What is the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A．To tell people when chance comes ,don’t let it go.

B．To advise people to plant flowers in their yards.

C．To transplant wildflowers to their own garden.

D．To tell readers she loves her family。

【推荐2】Everyone wants to have a perfect life. But how can we own that? The writer called Brian Tracy tells us some tips:
The first goal common to all of us is healthy and energy.
We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy
and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the quick
development of medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan, is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits.
The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships, getting along well with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships(人际关系) at each time, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more effect on the quality of your life than perhaps any other reasons.
The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted(提升) faster. You want to earn as much money as possible at any time, whatever you do.
The last goal we all have in common is to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again. You want to be completely free of worries about money.

1. The passage mainly helps us to ______________________.

A．keep healthy	B．make money
C．have a perfect life	D．enjoy working

2. We can get more healthy and energetic if we ____________________.

A．wear well-designed clothes	B．catch the good chance
C．have good health habits	D．eat more medicine

3. Good relationship is needed ________________________________.

A．in rich areas

B．at each time and in each area

C．when we are at school

D．among people we like and respect

4. The statement is true EXCEPT that___________ according to the writer..

A．we can mostly design our health and our lifespan

B．the relationship with others can effect on your life quality

C．doing work that we enjoy is a part of a perfect life

D．money is the most important thing to a perfect life.

【推荐1】根据短文内容选择正确答案。
There is a big park near my home. People like to go to the park after work. Some of them go to the park every day. Look! That is Mr. Zhang. He is sitting on a chair and watching the children. Some children are playing a game. Some are playing football. Lucy and Lily are standing under a big tree. They are talking about their favorite movies. There is a small river in the park. We can see some boats on the water. Some children are sitting in the boats with their parents. Listen! A girl is singing. This is really a nice park. I come here after school every day.
1. _____________ like to go to the park.

A．Children

B．parents

C．People

2. There are _____________ in the park.

A．balls and kites

B．birds and cats

C．chairs and boats

3. Lucy is talking with _____________.

A．Mr. King

B．Lily

C．the boys

4. We can’t see _____________ in the park.

A．children

B．men

C．birds

5. What is writer doing?

A．He is playing a game

B．He is singing under the tree

C．He is watching the people in the park.

【推荐2】When animals and plants use color to be noticed, it is called advertising coloration (着色). Advertising coloration can be used to either warn or attract (吸引) animals.

The bright colors of flowers and berries are advertising coloration that attracts animals. Flowers need to be pollinated (授粉) to reproduce. Bee are attracted to bright colors and will pollinate the flowers. Some pollinated plants will produce berries. These berries will turn a bright color when they are ripe (成熟). The bright color lets berry eating birds know the fruit is sweet and safe to eat. After birds eat the berries, the seeds will pass through their digestive (消化的) system and be left behind. Some of the seeds left behind will grow into new plants!

Color is also used to attract mates. Many male birds are brightly colored to attract females. Bright feathers can be a sign of how healthy the bird is! Female birds are naturally attracted to healthier males because their offspring will be healthier. Female birds are often less colorful. This helps hide them when they are building places to live in.

Advertising coloration is also used to warn animals away. The ladybug has bright orange wings with black spots. Its coloring warns meat-eating animals that the ladybug tastes awful. The striped skunk (带条纹的臭鼬) has white stripes that are a warning to meat eating animals that they may be in for an unpleasant surprise if they try to attack.

Some animals, like the red-eyed tree frog, may scare their enemies away with their color. Red-eyed tree frogs sleep during the day. If a meat-eating animal comes up to them and they open their eyes, the bright red color of their eye might shock the enemy long enough to give the red-eyed frog time to jump away to safety.

1. Which function of advertising coloration does the 2nd paragraph mainly explain?

A．Warning animals.	B．Attracting animals.
C．Attracting mates.	D．Growing new plants.

2. What dose the underlined word “offspring” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Husband

B．Wife

C．Children.

D．Parents.

3. Which of the following is the correct order of the events according to Paragraph 2?
a. Birds eat the berries                                                      b. Seeds grow into new plants.
C. Some plants produce berries.                                        d. Bees pollinated the flowers.
e. These berries turned a bright color.                                   f. The flowers had bright colors.

A．a→b→f→e→d→c	B．e→c→a→b→f→d
C．f→d→c→e→a→b	D．b→e→a→c→f→d

4. Which bf the following would the writer probably agree with?

A．Female birds often have more colorful and brighter feathers to attract males.

B．Red-eyed tree frogs sleep during the day with their eyes open.

C．The striped skunk use white stripes to attract their animals.

D．The color of the ladybugs tells meat-eating animals that they taste terrible.

【推荐3】Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?

The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green is a color that represents the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good luck in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious (宗教的)beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils.

People's choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies' reactions toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color- It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.

Red can cause a person's blood pressure to rise and increase people's appetites. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red "Buy Now" button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.

Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less. some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.

The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.

1. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that green can        .

A．cut down pain and relax people	B．easily catch a person's eyes
C．cause more stomachaches	D．make people's blood pressure rise

2. Why will many commercial websites have a red ‘Buy Now’ button?

A．To relax people physically.	B．To increase people's appetites.
C．To encourage people to buy the products.	D．To cause a person's blood pressure to rise.

3. What color might help lose weight according to the text?

A．red

B．green

C．blue

D．purple

【推荐1】The world we live is changing rapidly. It is a big fashion to do online shopping. Do you know Double Eleven? As a special festival, the Double Eleven Shopping Festival is getting more and more popular all over the word. It has been 11 years since the foundation of the festival by 2019. During these years, Alibaba as a Chinese e-commerce（电商）group, with other platforms has co-created a great online shopping event whose heat has swept the world. Many people from over 72 countries choose to go shopping on line on November 11^th. . Double Eleven is incredible. The turnover（营业额）on Double eleven in 2019 reached around 268. 4$ billion. It is not a religious festival, but people living in different countries share it together. Many people from different countries really love the shopping festival because they can have something bought at a very good price with high quality. And all of the things can be bought and received easily. It is an attitude to choose to buy on line. We have been used to shopping on line on Double Eleven every year. It has been the Asian’s most important way of shopping! Many used to doubt online shopping, today, every one does that, what’s more, the owners of the shops on line don’t have to worry about missing the money of the products because most of the buyer pay online through Alipay or Wechat in advance. It is so convenient. Also, the buyers don’t have to worry about the quality of what they buy. They can sent them back to the owners of the owners of the shops if they are damaged or don’t like them.

1. What does the phrase underlined mean?

A．前进

B．预付

C．推进

D．提前

2. What is the way that buyers pay for what they choose on line?

A．Through Alipay	B．Through Wechat
C．Through Visa	D．A and B

3. How much is the turnover on Double Eleven in 2019?

A．268. 4$ billion	B．286. 4$ billion
C．26. 84$   billion	D．1684$ billion

4. Why did the owners of the shops on line don’t have to worry about missing the money of the products?

A．Because buyers are honest	B．Because buyers pay in advance
C．Because Ma Yun gives them money	D．Because the products are free

5. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．It mainly talks about the world we live is changing rapidly

B．It mainly talks about the way we pay through Alipay

C．It mainly talks about Alibaba created a great online shopping event

D．It mainly talks about Double Eleven Shopping Festival

【推荐2】The Dragon Boat festival is very popular in China, it usually comes in May or June. On that day, people eat a special food--- rice dumplings. It is known as dragon-boat racing. Dragon-boat racing is the most popular activity during the festival. A dragon boat looks like a dragon, and is painted in red, white, yellow or black. Usually, a dragon boat is 20 to 40 metres long, and needs 20 people to row. Boatmen row the boat in cadence (节奏) with the drumbeats(鼓点), and a man in the front of the boat waves a small flag to help coordinate(使动作协调) the rowing.
Dragon-boat racing becomes a popular activity in South China. International(国际的) dragon-boat racing is held in Guangzhou and Hong Kong every year.
1. Which is the most popular activity during the Dragon Boat Festival ?

A．Eat rice dumplings	B．trick or treat
C．Pumpkin lantern	D．Dragon-Boat racing

2. A Dragon boat needs ______________ people to row.

A．20

B．40

C．60

D．30

3. If you want to watch international dragon-boat racing, you can go to ______.

A．Guangxi and Guangzhou

B．Guangzhou and Fujian

C．Guangzhou and Hong Kong

D．Hong Kong and Guangxi

4. This passage is about __________.

A．South China

B．Dragon-boat racing

C．how to row the boat

D．the Dragon Boat Festival

【推荐3】Are you the type of person who easily gets less confident by negative(消极的) advice? Follow this short lesson about self confidence.

Henry Ward Beecher was a well-known American churchman, social reformer(改革者) and speaker in the middle of the 19th century. When he was a young boy in school, he learned a lesson which he never forgot.

Once he was called up to recite(背诵) in front of the class. When he recited only a few lines, the teacher interrupted with a forceful "No!" He started over and again the teacher shouted, "No!" Ashamed, Henry sat down.

The next boy rose to recite and had just begun when the teacher shouted, "No!" This student, however, kept on reciting until he completed it. As he sat down, the teacher replied, "Very good!"

Henry was angry. "I recited just as he did," he complained to the teacher.

But the teacher replied, "It is not enough to know your lesson, you must be sure. When you allowed me to stop you, it meant that you were uncertain, if the world says, No! it is your business to say Yes! and prove it."

The world will say, "No!" in a thousand ways.

"No! You can't do that."

"No! You are wrong."

"No! You are too young."

"No! You don't have the education."

"No! You don't have the ability."

"No! You don't have the money."

"No! You can't work it out."

And each "No!" you hear has the possibility to weaken your confidence bit by bit until you give up all together.

When the world says, "No!" to you, you should be strong-minded to say, "Yes!" and prove it.

1. What did Henry do when the teacher said "No!" to him the second time?

A．He started over.

B．He gave up reciting.

C．He kept on reciting.

D．He asked the teacher Why.

2. What did the teacher think of Henry?

A．He was not so clever as the next boy.

B．He didn't recite so fast as the next boy.

C．He didn't recite so loudly as the next boy.

D．He was not so sure as the next boy when reciting.

3. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．It's useless to complain.

B．It's rude to interrupt others.

C．It's important to be confident.

D．It's difficult for children to recite.