【推荐1】阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。

Disney has made many cartoon movies. The princesses (公主) are often girls’ favorites. However, have you noticed that Disney princesses are changing?

In the early Disney cartoon movies, princesses like Snow White, Cinderella are usually good-looking and kind-hearted. But they depend on others to get out of trouble and find happiness. They end up living happily with their princes.

But now more girls know they have to fight for their own happiness. Disney has noticed the change. So the princesses in its newer movies don’t just have good looks.

Merida is a good example. She was a princess and she likes going on adventures. She ▲ her days practicing archery (射箭), riding her horse and experiencing the world. She loves her family, but she wants to create her own life.

Disney even put up their “new rules for being a modern princess”. The rules include: Care for others; Live healthily; Be honest; Be friendly; Believe in yourself; Try your best; Never give up.

None of the rules are about the looks of a princess. Anyway, one’s inner beauty is more valuable. Don’t you think so?

1. What are princesses like in the early Disney cartoon movies? (Less than 10 words)
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2. What change has Disney noticed? (Less than 15 words)
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3. 在▲处填入一个适当的单词。
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4. Why are none of the rules about the looks of a princess? (Less than 10 words)
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5. Give a proper title for this passage.
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【推荐2】阅读表达。

Animals United is a 3-D German cartoon（动画片）which is directed（导演）by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe. It is a story about animals that get together to find water. Along their journey, lots of fun things gappen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.

The animals on the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood（洪水）. However, this year’s flood seems to come later than that in other years. The animals become worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation（情况）seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decided to look for the river.

Finally, they find the reason why they don’t have any water to drink. The humans build a dam（水坝）. 他们让世界知道动物处于危险中。This film is about environmental matters. The humans are the bad and the animals are the good in it. The film tells people that people not to destroy the homes of animals and nature to have their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own life.

1. Why the animals don’t have water to drink this year?
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2. What are the humans like in this film?
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3. 把划线句子翻译成汉语。
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4. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
The animals worry about it.
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5. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。
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【推荐3】Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题。)

When you think of the cinema, the phrase “watching a movie” probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make the pictures wonderful. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music, and sound effects which people don’t need to see in order to enjoy.

Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website called Blindspots to help blind people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10 based on several factors. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place.

Of course, blind or visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help of a friend who doesn’t mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen. But that means that someone is talking during the movie, which could annoy some audience members. To solve these problems, movie theaters provide wireless headsets with which blind people can hear a recorded narration. The narration includes descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on screen during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration while still hearing a movie’s music and other sounds.

Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website, Blindside Reviews. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 28 and deciding to go to college. His first review appeared in the college newspaper. Forry’s writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his review or listening to them on the radio. After “watching” The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied (嫉妒) the boy was the main character, “He had six senses, and I only have four.”

1. What can be enjoyed without being seen at the cinema?
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2. Blindspots isn’t a website for blind people to choose movies from, is it?
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3. Which word or phrase has the same meaning as blind is used in the passage?
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4. How do movie theatres deal with the problem of blind people attending movies with assistants?
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5. What keeps people reading Forry’s review or listening to them on the radio, his writing skills or sense of humor?
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6. What kind of movies is suitable for blind people? Give at least two examples.
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【推荐2】请读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,完成信息卡。

Readers is a popular TV show. It invites people to read aloud on the stage. They can read everything worth reading.

For example, they can read poems, books and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.

Many people in our society are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show offers a special place to them to read across China. It is a reading pavilion(亭子). They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi'an.

The pavilion is very small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records people's voices. Everyone can read for about three minutes in the pavilion. Then the show will pick some of the readers with good voices and emotion(感情), and invite them to read on TV.

People of all ages read in the pavilion. "Reading should be just like singing and talking," said Dong Qing, the host and producer of the show. "People need a place to express true feelings." If you have a chance to read, catch it and try!

Information Card
The things that readers can read on the stage      1    
The place that the show offers people to read     2    
The length of the time people can read in the pavilion     3    
The people who can be invited to read on the stage     4    
The host and producer of Readers     5    

【推荐3】Read the passage carefully and complete the table with only one word for each blank
A Bite of China has become a hot topic of discussion on the Internet in China since it’s first shown on China Central Television (CCTV). This TV program is a documentary series about traditional Chinese food. Please allow me to introduce it to you.
According to World Journal, it is a great attraction for more than one hundred million Chinese audience. Most of them don’t see this program as an ordinary food show, because it shows them the value and quality of Chinese food, as well as the changes in society today. The audience are also given the chance to see how hard the cooks and farmers have to work to produce such wonderful Chinese food.
A Bite of China makes Chinese people think back to their cooking traditions, most of which have been forgotten in today’s busy life. Chen Xiaoqing, the lead director of the series, says that the program is not only about eating, but also about traditional habits and historical heritage(遗产) Chen’s friend, Liu Wen, says, “We also wanted to show international audience what modern China is like.”
Do you like my introduction of this program? If you do, come and join us!
An     1     to A Bite of China

What it is	A     Chinese TV     2
How it’s     3     with audiences	It attracts lots of Chinese audience.
What it shows	It not only shows traditional Chinese food, but also the food’s value, quality and the     4     changes.
What it reminds Chinese people of	It reminds them of their cooking    5    .

【推荐1】Pop Princess Britney Spears would be very happy, (or upset, maybe) if she knew what her songs could do for some German farmers.

Recently, some farmers in Germany have been playing Britney's songs very often on their farms. Not that they like her songs a lot, but that her songs can drive away the troublesome wild boars(野猪)! As the boars are one of the endangered species in Germany, pople can't shoot or kill them. Farmers there tried their best to stop the boars from destroying the crops but failed.

One day, one of the German farmers noticed that all the boars were scared away when he started to play one of Britney's songs. The farmer was delighted and then he tried some other singers on the boars.

Madonna's and Robbie William's songs didn't work at all. Only Britney's songs seemed to have the magical power. Every time her songs were played on his farm, the boars would go running away in a rush.

It's reported quite a number of German farmers are using Britney's magic songs to protect their vegetables and fruits.

1. The writer is not sure about Britney's feeling if she knew the magic of her songs, is he?
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2. Were the wild boars scared away by Madonna's songs or Robbie Williams' songs?
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3. How did the German farmers feel when they found Britniey's songs have the magical power?
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4. Why must we Chinese protect pandas from being shot or killed?
Because pandas in China are also _____________
5. How do you think would Britney feel after she reads this passage? Why?
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【推荐2】阅读下面短文，客观题请从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Emperor penguins are the largest penguins on the earth. The largest emperor penguin is over a meter tall and up to 40 kilograms heavy.

For many months each year, emperors live near the sea in large groups called colonies. However, in May, the weather gets colder and ice covers large part of the sea. Each colony moves many kilometers from the water. There, each mother penguin lays just one egg. Then all the hungry mothers must walk back to the sea to find food. The father penguins put their eggs on top of their feet, under a special piece of skin called the brood pouch.

Working together

For two months, the father penguins keep the eggs safe and warm. They do this through some of the coldest weather on Earth. By July, it is winter in Antarctica. Most animals leave for warmer places, but the father penguins stay. In this time, without food, a father penguin can lose almost half of his body weight, so he is thinner.

New Life

By August, the babies begin to hatch. The mother penguin returns just in time to see her baby come out of its egg. The chick is then moved to her brood pouch. This can be difficult. If the chick falls, it may freeze quickly because of the really cold weather, so the penguin parents must be very careful. Once the chick goes into its mother’s brood pouch, the father penguin can go back to the sea to find food.

Growing up

Over the next few months, penguin parents take turns going to the sea for food. They each make the trip over a few times, bringing back food for the chick. The chick grows quickly and is always hungry.

Into the Water

By December, winter is ending. The chick is five months old and can live by itself. Soon it goes into the water for the first time. It will swim and eat. By next April, it goes back here. After a few more years, it, too, will start its own family.

1. The underlined word “hatch” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A．pushing out from its body	B．putting the egg on top of its feet
C．coming out of an egg	D．moving to the brood pouch

2. What may happen if the chick falls onto the ice?

A．Mother penguin will feed it.

B．The chick will die because of the cold.

C．Father penguin will play with it.

D．The chick will sleep on the snow.

3. The best title for this passage would be ________.

A．How Emperor Penguins Find Food

B．Emperor Penguins and Cold Weather

C．Different Kinds of Penguins

D．How Emperor Penguins Look After Babies

4. How does Father penguin help during the growing of the baby penguin?（40-50 words）
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【推荐3】According to the traditional Chinese custom, 2018 is just the year of Dog. Ranking as the eleventh animal in the Chinese zodiac -- the Shengxiao, Dog is a symbol of loyalty (忠诚) and honesty.

● Self-mocker (自嘲)

Words and phrases including dogs (Gou in Chinese) are commonly used by young people when telling jokes about themselves. For example, you can say “Valentine’s Day has nothing to do with me since I am a single dog.” It is believed that dog-related words and phrases usually have good humour.

● Close relationship

Among some young people, adding “dog” to a friend’s name has the meaning of a close relationship. One of the most famous examples in China is that the actor Lin Gengxin is called Lin Gou by his close friends and beloved fans.

● Easy to raise

Kids with pleasant names are easy to bring up, according to an ancient Chinese saying. Parents in the countryside prefer to give nicknames including Gou Sheng and Gou Dan to their kids in the hope that they are as easy to be raised as dogs.

● Metaphor (隐喻)

Since dogs are considered to have many good qualities (品质), the word is included in more than 10 Chinese metaphors. For example, “serve like a dog or a horse,” is used to describe someone who is ready to work hard for the people who have powers.

	Symbol Dog is a loyal and     1     animal.
Self-mocker The dog-related words and phrases are commonly used by young people when telling     2     .		Easy to raise Parents hope that kids can grow up as     3     as dogs by giving nicknames to them.
Close relationship Adding “dog” to a person’s name     4     that you have a closer relationship with him or her than others.		Metaphor Please translate “Serve like a dog or a horse.” into Chinese.     5     (不超过5个汉字)

【推荐1】先通过读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。

Since the beginning of human evolution(演变，进化), men have migrated(迁移) across continents(洲) in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation.

Three million migrants(移民) are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination(目的地) is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, getting away from wars and conflicts. They are also leading to population pressures because some countries are now crowded with people, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.

There are three main reasons why people move. The basic kinds and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys(CPS):

Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marriage and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.

Americans have been migrating south and west for many years in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.” They like to live in the countryside.

Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Some families even went abroad.

Title: People on the move
Lead-in	● During human history, people have migrated across continents. ● An increasing     1     of people from poor countries are moving to richer countries, especially neighbouring ones.
2     for people’s migration	● According to the CPS, most people move to other places because of the problems of     3    . ● Americans have long been moving south and west, looking for a better job chance, a warmer climate and a bigger yard, etc. Many     4     the life in the countryside to the one in cities now.
Conclusion	Now every year more and more people move to other places, some still in the same country, but others to a     5     country.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答）

ChatGPT, an AI chatbot tool (聊天工具), has quickly become popular since it came out in late 2022. It can do a lot of things such as chatting, doing translations and even writing codes for a computer program. While it has surprised the world, it has also caused both excitement and worries in teaching and learning.

According to a survey covering over 1, 000 students and 100 educators, about 89% students said they used it to help with homework. About 48% said they used it to finish home tests. And over 50% used it to write an article. 34% of the educators said ChatGPT should not be banned (禁止) in schools and universities. But 66% thought students could not use it.

Now, some universities and schools in New York City have already banned the use of ChatGPT. They are really afraid that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat (欺骗) and be used to spread wrong information. Besides, they think the tool does not build creative-thinking and problem-solving skills, which are important for lifelong success.

However, some people think banning ChatGPT is not smart. Instead of simply banning it, using it can free teachers and students from the simple work so that they can do more creative work. To avoid (避免) cheating, instructions on how to use it in a right way should be given.

1. ChatGPT is a ____________ AI chatbot tool today.
2. According to the survey, over half of students use ChatGPT to __________________.
3. In New York, some ________________ have stopped students from using ChatGPT.
4. From paragraph 3 and 4, we know people have ___________ about stopping using ChatGPT.
5. Do you want to use ChatGPT in your life? Why or why not?
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