【推荐1】The big day

Ruby,
Please help get Suzy ready for the dog show. She has to win a blue ribbon（丝带）this time!
Remember to do the following things to make her clean and beautiful:
1 Cut her hair.
☆   Don’t use the electric razor. She is afraid of the sound.
2 Cut her toenails（脚趾甲）
☆   If you don’t cut the toenails, she will walk with sound. That will make Suzy lose points in the show.
3 Wash her.
☆   Don’t use your shampoo（沐浴露）to wash Suzy. Use the special one just for dogs to make her hair look shiny and healthy.
4 Put a bow（蝴蝶结）in her hair.
☆   Suzy’s favourite colour is pink.
5 ___________________________
Thanks a lot!
Ming
1. Suzy is a _______.

A．girl

B．boy

C．dog

D．cat

2. The message is mainly about _____.

A．how to cut a dog’s toenails	B．the best shampoo for dogs
C．what the dog is called	D．getting the dog ready for a show

3. Ming hopes Suzy will win ______.

A．a new doghouse	B．a pink ribbon
C．a blue ribbon	D．a pink bow

4. Which of the following will NOT help Suzy win more points in the show?

A．Beautiful hair style.	B．Long toenails.
C．Shiny hair colour.	D．Abeautiful bow in the hair.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the message?

A．Ruby will take Suzy to the dog show.

B．Ming wants Ruby to make Suzy clean and beautiful.

C．Ruby will wash Suzy with the shampoo for cats.

D．When Suzy hears the sound of an electric razor, she is always happy.

6. The fifth step in the message should be“_____”.

A．Play with her in the garden. She will be among the flowers and grass!

B．Buy her an ice cream. She loves it!

C．Wash her face again. She is always dirty!

D．Don’t let her walk here and there. Keep her clean!

【推荐2】根据短文内容，从文后的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。提示：每个选项限用一次，其中有一项为多余选项。

    1     But what do you do with your worries? Whether（不管）your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to solve them.

Try to find out the causes（原因）

    2     Sometimes you know it, but sometimes you might not. If you can’t make sure what your worries are, you’ll have more and more new problems in your life. So, remember to find out the causes before you start to solve them. It might not be so easy but it’s necessary.

Think of ways to make it better

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.     3     If you’re worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:

★    4    

★How do I get ready for class?

★Do I listen to the teacher carefully?

★Have I tried different ways of studying?

Ask for help

When you’re worried, you need to find someone to communicate with. You can talk to your parents, friends, or teachers and ask them for help.     5     So you are halfway to solving it just by talking to someone.

A．What do grades mean to me?

B．Everyone has worries.

C．Sharing a problem is like cutting it in half.

D．What is my hobby?

E．The first step is to find out what you’re worried about.

F．Grades at school are often a top worry for students.

【推荐3】阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.     1     Read on for some techniques worth trying.

1. Focus on the future

People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病), according to a recent study. So have a purpose in life. Even something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do.     2    

2. Go for a walk

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories. However, physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels.     3     In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

3.     4    

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.     5     Or go dancing with your friends.

A．Learn something new.

B．This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C．It should be something like learning gardening.

D．In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

E．In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.

F．Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

【推荐1】We humans are only born with one set of eyes, so it’s important to take care of them for our whole lives. But the latest survey shows that 70% of teenagers in China are short-sighted (近视). The amazing number makes many people realize that we must take our eyes seriously. The good news is that if we do a few simple things every day, we can protect our eyesight and reduce (减少) the risk of ever hurting our eyes.

Do you know the ways of eye protection? Most doctors agree that we can improve and protect good eyesight by eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. It is especially important for us to eat vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes. And we need to protect our eyes when we spend a lot of time in bright sunlight. The best way to do this is by wearing sunglasses that have 100% UV (紫外线) protection. What’s more, it is important to protect our eyes when we work with dangerous chemical (化学品). For this reason, we should always wear goggles in chemistry labs at work or at school. Finally, we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. That is why doctors advise if we have to use a computer for a long time, we should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.

Keeping good eyesight is important to us. If we do these several simple things, we can protect our eyes and reduce the chances of losing our eyes. As the popular English expression goes, “It’s all fun and game, until someone loses an eye”. When people say this, they mean that losing an eye is a very bad thing.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What percent of the teenagers in China are short-sighted?

A．Seventy percent.

B．Eighty percent.

C．Ninety percent.

2. When should we wear goggles?

A．While using a computer.

B．While staying in the sun.

C．While working in a chemistry lab.

3. What kind of food is good for eyesight?

A．Drinks and snacks.

B．Hamburgers.

C．Fruit and vegetables.

4. What does the underlined word “That” refer to?

A．We should eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

B．We should not spend much time in front of a computer or TV.

C．We should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Know More about Eyes

B．Learn the Ways of Eye Protection

C．Why Are Teenagers in China Short-sighted?

【推荐2】Humans have many organs（器官）, but you can enjoy lots of things because of your ears. Do you know how the ears work?

The ear has three parts: the outer ear（外耳）, the middle ear and the inner ear（内耳）. The outer ear is the part you can see. It collects sounds around you. The sounds then travel down to the middle ear, the inner ear and then to your brain.

Your ears never stop working, even when you are asleep! In other words, your ears continue hearing sounds, but you can’t hear the sounds just because your brain ignores them.

But ears do more than hear. They help you keep balanced（平衡的）, too. In the inner ear, there are organs that are filled with liquid（液体）and covered with small hairs. When you move your head, the liquid and hairs move, too. They send messages to your brain about the position of your head.

More surprisingly, ears even help to taste food. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your ears. But there are nerves（神经）running through the middle ear that connect the tongue（舌头） to the brain. If something happens to your ears, you might have a hard time telling different tastes.

The ears are truly important organs. We should protect our ears well.

1. How many parts does the ear have?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

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

A．依赖

B．暗示

C．重视

D．忽略

3. Besides hearing, what else can ears do?

A．Help taste food and tell colors.

B．Help keep balanced and tell colors.

C．Help keep balanced and taste food.

D．Help keep balanced and wake people up.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The inner ears can collect sounds around you.

B．Your ears stop working when you are asleep.

C．If something happens to your ears, you might tell different tastes easily.

D．The organs in the inner ear are filled with liquid and covered with small hairs.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．How ears work.	B．What ears can hear.
C．How we protect ears.	D．Where ears send messages to.

【推荐3】

With her eyes feeling increasingly tired and her vision blurry (视力模糊的), 16-year-old Tian Ting went to the hospital with her parents in January. She was shocked when she found out that her eyesight dropped from 5.0 to 4.6 in only a term. “A few of my friends have had the same experience lately,” Tian said.

In fact, poor eyesight among Chinese primary and high school students rose from 59.2 percent to 70.6 percent in the first six months of 2020, according to the Ministry of Education.

To protect students’ eyesight, the Chinese government has worked out new requirements (要求) for school supplies (供应品) and equipments that will take effect (生效) on March 1, 2022. For example, according to the requirements, the size of text in students’ textbooks should be no smaller than nine-point. Teachers should also try not to use projectors (投影仪) or other multimedia equipments (多媒体设备) that are too bright, Beijing Daily reported. There are also requirements for desks and classroom lights. For example, these lights should give off (散发) as little blue light as possible.

Blue light is bad for our eyes, as it can kill the photoreceptor cells (光感器细胞) we need for vision, according to Harvard Medical School. Many of the electronic devices we use every day, like our phones and computer screens, give off blue light.

Chinese government has also taken other steps to protect students’ eyesight in China. In May 2020, the National Health Commission urged schools to make sure that students have at least two hours of outdoor activity a day.

1. In the first half of 2020, there were ________ of students becoming short-sighted.

A．0.4 %

B．11.4 %

C．59.2 %

D．70.6 %

2. The writer probably agrees that ________.

A．schools use textbooks with the smaller size of text

B．teachers use over-bright multimedia equipments

C．students are made sure to have fewer than two hours of outdoor activity a day

D．schools use lights that give off less blue light

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

A．How to protect us from illness.	B．How to have outdoor activity.
C．How to use electronic devices.	D．How to protect students’ eyesight.

【推荐1】Food may help you understand your personality（个性）. Choose your favorite food from the five kinds of foods.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

See the answers here.

A. You always try to make yourself different from others. Sometımes It’s not easy for you to have friends.

B. Your only interest is success, so you spend most of your time studying and you have no time to relax yourself.

C. There are so many new ideas in your mind. Also you like sharing them with your friends.

D. People think that you are shy but you are a good listener. And you would like to give others a hand.

E. Because you are outgoing and good at telling jokes, people like to make friends with you.

Does your choice（选择）really tell you who you are?

Just for fun!

1. We can read this personality test in a ________.

A．magazine

B．news report

C．story book

D．history book

2. Tom chooses hamburgers, so he may ________.

A．not work very hard	B．spend much time relaxing
C．want to be the best	D．be always serious

3. Li Ping often helps others, he might choose ________.

A．noodles

B．apples

C．fried chicken

D．hamburgers

4. From the answers, we can know that ________.

A．if you choose cakes, you always make others laugh

B．if you choose noodles, you are similar to others

C．if you choose apples, you are shy

D．if you choose hamburgers, you must be talented in something.

5. The writer thinks ________.

A．food can make your personality different	B．different food helps us to make friends
C．it is fun to choose your favorite food	D．we shouldn’t take the result seriously

【推荐2】Gift-giving, table manners: what’s acceptable at home doesn’t necessarily apply in other countries. Here are 8 distinctive customs to use as your passport to new experiences and friendships.

Avoid giving certain flowers in Russia Be careful when presenting flowers to a friend or business associate in Russia. Yellow blooms signify deceit(欺骗) or a relationship break-up. Skip red carnations, too. Traditionally, red carnation are placed on the grave of the dead.

Don’t expect a “Thank You” card for these gifts in China Clocks, straw sandals(草鞋) are all associated with death and funerals in China. Deemed inappropriate and morbid, you’ll risk damaging relationship if you present these gifts-for any occasion-to someone in China.

Skip the salt in Egypt When tucking into a meal in Egypt, by-pass the saltshaker. It’s insulting(侮辱的) to your host to sprinkle salt on your food. If you have to season your plate, it means that you find the meal’s taste disgusting.

Don’t show up on time in Venezuela Here’s one place where being early or on time is viewed as being rude. In Venezuela if you are invited to someone’s home for a meal, it’s recommended that you arrive 10-15 minutes later than the requested time. Early or on time guests are viewed as being too eager, even greedy(贪婪的).

Always use a knife and fork in Norway In Norway, table manners are extremely important. Most meals, including sandwiches, are eaten using utensils(餐具).

Be “blunt” in the Netherlands Gift giving should be a happy, positive experience. When selecting a present for someone in the Netherland, don’t purchase fancy kitchen knives or scissors. Giving sharp, pointy objects as gifts is considered unlucky.

Red equals dead in Korea Writing a lot of cards or notes while visiting South Korea? Be mindful of your pen’s ink color. Scrawling(潦草地写) a person’s name in red ink traditionally signifies that the person is deceased, which means dead.

Stick to the sauna(桑拿浴) in Finland In Finland, saunas are a preferred way to relax and socialize with family and friends. Don’t be surprised if your business meeting is followed up with an invite to let off some steam in a local sauna. If you receive such a request, rest assured that your business meeting went well.

1. Being on time can be seen as a merit in many countries, but in __________, it can be considered as rude.

A．China

B．Russia

C．Norway

D．Venezuela

2. The word “blunt” means ________.

A．钝的

B．坦率的

C．精致的

D．锋利的

3. If you are offered a sauna in Finland after a business meeting, it means ________.

A．The business goes well.

B．You will have trouble in doing business.

C．The owner thinks that you should clean yourself.

D．You must do business in another place.

4. Which of the following is true?

A．Sending yellow flowers or carnation is proper in Russia.

B．In Egypt, put salt on your food in front of our host means you like the food very much.

C．If you are Chinese, you’ll be happy to receive a clock as a gift.

D．You should avoid writing people’s name in red ink in a gift card in Korea.

【推荐1】Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.
John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.
But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?
M-call got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.
The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.
At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hat work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.
Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.
1. The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A．had a lot of books	B．bought candles from others
C．stayed in the church	D．enjoyed reading books

2. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to         .

A．to grow to love books	B．to bring books to people
C．to read and write	D．to build a new library

3. The passage doesn't mention      

A．when the barefoot librarians appeared	B．who worked as village librarians at   first
C．where Medcalf met Chinese doctors	D．how many village libraries Peru has today

4. It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that     ．

A．the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B．car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C．teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D．the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

【推荐2】DOGS are man’s best friends. We can have a dog as a pet. We can also train（训练） them to do many jobs, such as leading（引导）the blind（盲人） and smelling out criminals. But do you see a dog looking after（照料）a stall (摊位)? Let’s meet Ken-kun, the most hardworking shop assistant（最勤劳的商店助理）in the dog world.

Ken-kun is a three-year-old Shiba Inu (柴犬). He works at a roasted sweet potato (烤红薯) stall in Japan. When customers come to buy the food, Ken-kun greets（打招呼） them with a warm smile. Then the dog watches them choose the sweet potato from the box and leave the money. Will Ken-kun jump out and chase（追赶）the person who didn’t pay up? Not really. After all, no one wants to cheat（欺骗）such a cute worker.   

根据短文内容判断正（A）误（B）。
1. We can have dogs as our pets.
2. All the dogs can lead the blind and smell out criminals.
3. Ken-kun is the most hard-working person.
4. Ken-kun greets the customers with a warm smile.
5. Ken-kun works at a stall in China.

【推荐3】Lily Born is an 11-year-old girl from Chicago, America. When most 11-year-olds are watching Hunger Games, Lily is busy designing(设计) a special cup to help people with Parkinson’s disease(帕金森病).

Lily is the daughter of an inventor, and her grandfather has Parkinson’s disease. After Lily noticed that her grandfather spilled his drinks, she decided to make a special cup for him. Lily’s cup has three legs, so it’s harder to knock over than the common cup. She named it the Kangaroo Cup.

The design was not a success at first. The cup broke easily. However, with the help of her father, Lily worked with some older designers and manufacturers(厂商)to improve her design. Now Lily’s grandfather can use the Kangaroo Cup. This new Kangaroo Cup is made from plastic(塑料), and Lily’s grandfather can’t break it. The new cup can stand up on anywhere, even on the grass. It also has many colours, so it’s the perfect cup for picnics.

Lily gives some advice to boys and girls like her. “Don’t be afraid if you fail, because you’ll fail a lot before you get it right,” she said. “Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your parents and teachers ca n help you with a lot of things. Most of the time they are happy to help you if it’s not anything really expensive.”

1. Why did Lily invent the Kangaroo Cup?

A．To make her dream come true.	B．To help her grandfather
C．To finish her homework	D．To make some money

2. The underlined word “spilled” probably means“             ”.

A．flew out of a cup	B．got hurt easily
C．warmed something up	D．finished something quickly

3. The Kangaroo Cup   is harder to knock over because                  .

A．it has many colours	B．it has three legs
C．its shape is beautiful	D．it’s made from plastic

4. Which of the following is NOT Lily’s advice?

A．Don’t worry about failure	B．Don’t be afraid to ask for help
C．Your parents and teachers can help you a lot.	D．It’s expensive to get help from other people.