【推荐1】Do you know how to cook, clean or grow plants? If not, you will soon. These will all be part of Chinese public education starting this fall. A new standard（标准）for labor education recently came out. Students in primary and middle school will have at least one class a week to try and experience different kinds of labor and learn different life skills and even job skills. The standard includes different tasks for each grade. For example, fifth-and sixth-graders learn to cook two or three common dishes, like fried eggs or scrambled eggs with tomato.

This move is to enrich Chinese students’ life and build their character（塑造品行） through labor. Chinese school education didn’t pay enough attention to this in the past. According to a 2019 report, Chinese kids only do 12 minutes of practical activity each day, while US kids do 1.2 hours each day, China Daily reported.

The standard also calls on families to take part in students’ labor education. They will make household lists to help students be more independent.

According to the new standard for labor education, middle school students need to learn the following skills:

Organize their room and classroom.

Pick proper clothes for travel and pack a suitcase.

Make a healthy daily eating plan.

Cook three or four dishes by themselves.

Look after and fix some home appliances, such as washing the air conditioner and the fridge. Take part in local labor such as planting and fishing.

Make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts such as pottery（陶艺）and wood carving（木雕）.

Take part in one or two industrial（工业的）projects, like paper making. Do one or two kinds of volunteer work.

1. When will you learn how to cook, clean or grow plants in class?

A．From the spring in 2022.	B．From the autumn in 2022.
C．From the spring in 2019.	D．From the autumn in 2019.

2. What does the underlined word exactly mean?

A．家务活

B．家具

C．家用电器

D．家纺制品

3. Which of the following skills is not included for middle school students to learn?

A．Have at least one class a week to try and experience different kinds of labor.

B．Cook three or four common dishes by themselves.

C．Organize their room and classroom.

D．Make one or two kinds of traditional handicrafts like paper-cutting.

4. What’s the purpose of the Ministry of Education to implement（实施）this policy?

A．To finish different tasks in different grades.

B．To call on parents to take part in labor activities.

C．To make students be more dependent on their parents.

D．To make Chinese students’ life more colorful and build their character through labor.

【推荐2】

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays．

There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June．Most American children go to public schools．

High school students study only four or five subjects at a time．They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment (课外作业) for every class．After class they have many activities．

After high school，many students go to college．They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education．But there are scholarships．(奖学金) for good students，and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education．

1. How long do American students study in school every, year?

A．8 months

B．9 months

C．10 months

D．11 months

2.         can get scholarships．

A．Many college students

B．All the students

C．Good high school students

D．Good college students

3. Many college students work part time because        ．

A．they have many activities

B．they have a lot of free time

C．they like doing things

D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education

4. According to the passage，which sentence is NOT true?

A．American schools have long summer holidays．

B．There are two terms in the USA．

C．American students don’t do exercises after class．

D．They do part time job to get money to pay for their education．

【推荐1】There are some things you can do to make homework less work.

First, be sure you understand the homework. Write it down in your notebook or day planner if you need to, and don't be afraid to ask questions about what's expected(wanted). It's much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night! If you want, you can also ask how long the homework should take to finish so you can budget your time.

Second, use any free time you have in school to work on your homework. Many schools have study halls that are specifically designed to allow students to study or do homework. It's tempting（有吸引力的）to hang out with friends during study periods or unstructured（未组织的）time, but the more work you can do in school, the less you'll have to do that night.

Third, pace（调整节奏）yourself. If you don't finish your homework at school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then budget your time. Most high school students have between one and three hours of homework a night. If it's a heavy homework day and it seems you've got homework in every subject, you'll need to have more time to do your homework. It's a good idea to come up with some kind of homework schedule, especially if you take part in sports or activities or have an after-school job.

1. What does the underlined word "budget" mean in Chinese?

A．节省

B．预算

C．奉献

D．浪费

2. ___________ about the homework is easier than to remember later that night!

A．To ask the teacher during or after class	B．To ask the classmates during or after class
C．To ask your parents at home	D．To ask your friends on the way home

3. Most high school students often spend ___________ hours in finishing homework a night.

A．between 1 and 2

B．between 1 and 3

C．between 2 and 4

D．between 3 and 5

4. What should you do if you want to go shopping after school but you have some homework?

A．Leave the homework undone	B．Ask somebody to help you do it.
C．Finish it at school.	D．Tell your teacher the real reason.

5. What does the passage tell us?

A．Homework is important to students.	B．Why we should finish homework on time.
C．Pace yourself at school.	D．Ways to make homework less work.

【推荐3】Recently, China Youth Daily has done a survey on memes(梗). They find that 67.34% of the interviewees will share new memes with their friends while the rest of the interviewees say “no”. Some people think that memes can create a relaxing atmosphere, but others think that Internet language should not be widely used in real life. Do you think memes can help social communication?

Chen Shuqi Memes are created to communicate with others not only online but also in daily communication offline. Most memes have more than one meaning ,which helps people express their feelings better. Nowadays, memes have become fashionable in daily lives and have made the Chinese language more diverse and colorful.

Xia Xiaoyu Though memes are popular in daily communication, they have some disadvantages. For example, memes are changing so fast that some people will fall behind. Using memes depends on the important premise(前提) that both speakers understand each other. If one of them doesn’t understand, it will be embarrassing. So I suggest that people should use easier words instead of following the crowd blindly.

Zeng Xinyue Some memes are from movies, comics and other popular entertainment(娱乐). People can use this kind of memes to recognize friends who have the same interests as they do. What’s more, these funny memes can attract more people to share what they like. If you get tired of a boring conversation, you can add proper memes that not only make it lively but also show your sense of humor.

Liu Jiaming Using certain memes may sometimes resonate(共鸣) with someone, but they can also cause misunderstanding. Recently, the meme “AaBaAaBa” has been popular. But do you know the meme was first used to laugh at the deaf and dumb? What if you were made fun of?

1. Who may probably share the same opinion with Xia Xiaoyu?

A．The writer.

B．Chen Shuqi.

C．Zeng Xinyue.

D．Liu Jiaming.

2. What does Zeng Xinyue think of memes?

A．Memes may cause misunderstanding if we use them too much.

B．Memes are changing so fast that some people will fall behind.

C．Memes help to find out friends sharing the same interests.

D．Memes have made either online or offline dialogues boring.

3. What does the underlined word “diverse” mean in Chinese?

A．博大精深的

B．有意义的

C．多样化的

D．个性化的

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

A．Memes are only used to communicate with others on the Internet.

B．Memes sometimes help to make the conversation lively and interesting.

C．All the memes have many meanings that help people show their feelings in many ways.

D．Using memes can always cause embarrassing atmosphere and misunderstanding.

5. Where can we most probably read the passage?

A．In a storybook.	B．In a newspaper.
C．On a shopping website.	D．In a sports magazine.

【推荐1】Welcome to Sunshine Middle School! Let me tell you about it.
Sunshine Middle School is a beautiful and modern school. Behind the school gate, you can see a big playground. Students have different sports here.
Our classrooms are clean and bright. There are 20 classrooms in the classroom building and my classroom is on the ground floor. Beside the classroom building is the library. We often go there in the afternoon. The art and music building is behind the library. We have four art rooms on the ground floor and four music rooms on the first floor. You can draw pictures and play music there. We also have a school hall. It is big and we have meetings there every week.
My school is very nice. We all like it.     （选自《课课练》七年级上册）

1. There is            behind the school gate.

A．a hall	B．a tall building
C．a playground	D．a garden

2. The classrooms are            in the classroom building.

A．clean and bright	B．big and clean
C．small but clean	D．small but bright

3. The library is            the art and music building.

A．behind	B．beside
C．on the left of	D．in front of

4. We            in the school hall every week.

A．have lessons	B．have meetings
C．draw pictures	D．play music

5. What can be the title (标题) for the passage?

A．A Nice Library.	B．A Nice Building.
C．A Nice Hall.	D．A Nice School.

【推荐2】阅读理解（本题共15小题；
Dear daughter
You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you. It will not be long before you leave school to make your way in the world. Can I give you some friendly suggestions? Here are some things that you should never do.
1. Never get upset with your looks.
We think you look great. Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have. Eat well, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls become upset because they try to lose weight or get the perfect shape. You look fine.
2. Never spend money more than your income (收入).
Never spend money more than your income and save a little every month. Don’t borrow others’ money if possible.
3. Never look down on yourself.
You are great of achieving great things so believe in yourself. When things go badly, never stop believing. Some girls get upset and lose confidence (自信), and then all kinds of problems can follow.
4. Never give less than your best.
We are very proud of what you have succeeded so far. You should be proud too. Keep doing well. Keep trying your hardest at everything you do.
5. Never forget that your parents love you.
Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family. Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you.
Love
Dad
1. From the letter, we can know the daughter will soon.

A．leave school

B．go to college

C．go to another city

D．face lots of difficulties

2. According to the father, some girls become upset because they .

A．aren’t healthy enough

B．don’t make enough money

C．look down on themselves

D．try to have the perfect shape

3. When someone gets upset and loses confidence, .

A．nobody will love him

B．he can’t get good income

C．all problems will follow him

D．his parents won’t believe in him anymore

4. The father thinks his daughter has been a person.

A．happy	B．successful
C．perfect	D．careful

【推荐3】

Art of sushi (寿司) making Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are at 11:30 a.m. on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230	Festive buffet (自助餐) CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet, featuring (以……为特色) roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing (填料), bread and fruit cakes, and buffet selections (选择). 010-6530-9383
New Year dinner party Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on New Year Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 p.m., Jan 22, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466	New Year shopping Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there are many offerings, or shop at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry (珠宝), leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 010-8516-2888

1. Many people are attracted (吸引) to Bei Restaurant for its _________.

A．fruit cakes

B．song-and-dance performances

C．jewelry and leather

D．art of sushi making

2. If you want to buy some gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.

A．Beijing Minzu Hotel

B．Grand Millennium Beijing

C．The Peninsula Beijing

D．Bei Restaurant

3. If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.

A．010-8516-2888	B．010-6601-4466
C．010-6530-9383	D．010-6410-5230

【推荐1】Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched You turn around and ,sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists(心灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “ six sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist（心理学家） at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects (受试者) were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they are being stared at. If people doubt theoutcomeof his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
1. what’s the aim of the two experiments ？

A．To study whether humans can sense when they are stared at.

B．To explain when people can have a sixth sense

C．To show how people act while being watched in the lab.

D．To Prove why humans have a sixth sense.

2. what sense does parapsychologists say that humans have to

A．A looking feeling	B．A natural staring ability
C．A strange thinking	D．A natural ability

3. The underlined word” outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means

A．value	B．performance
C．result	D．connection

4. What can we learn from the passage

A．People are born with a sixth sense.

B．The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.

C．The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.

D．People have a sixth sense in all places.

【推荐2】Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
1. From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.

A．have dinner with their friends	B．go shopping
C．watch a football game	D．enjoy themselves

2. Job-hopping means “_______________”.

A．looking for a job	B．having a job
C．changing jobs often	D．losing a job

3. In the USA job-hopping _______________.

A．is very popular

B．helps young people go to college

C．helps workers in traveling

D．helps students begin to work

4. The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.

A．does good only to the workers	B．does good only to the boss
C．must be stopped	D．is helpful

【推荐3】

Learning How to learn ＄22 Children who read this book show great interest in study. May pictures will help them understand it easily and quickly.

Basic Study Guide book ＄36 Read this book and learn: What the three barriers（障碍）to study are and what to do about them. What to do if you are tired of a subject. Children read it to improve the ability（能力）to study.

How to use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children ＄35 Read this book and learn: How to look up words in a dictionary. What the different marks in a dictionary mean. How to use a dictionary to pronounce words correctly. But this book and help children unlock their education. What’s more you will just pay 60% for it before December 20

1. “____.” can tell you what to do if(如果)you are tired of a subject（课程）.

A．Study skills for life

B．Learning How to Learn

C．Basic Study Guidebook

D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children

2. According to the ads（根据广告）the three books are for_____.

A．the old

B．parents

C．children

D．men

3. If(如果)you buy the three books on December 2, you will just pay ____ for them.

A．$93

B．$71

C．$80

D．$79