【推荐1】Teenage life-better now, or in the past?

Does this situation sound familiar?

You are complaining to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn't powerful enough to play the latest games.     1     Then you hear...

When I was your age, there weren't any computers or video games, And I didn't get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand. And it was too big for me.

So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays.     2     So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children.

    3     Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smart phones. And now these things are necessary-we can't imagine living without them!

However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it's just with our computer or television. Teenagers don't do enough exercises.     4     And, although young people still get on well with their friends, some people think teenagers today don't have so many social activities as they did in the past.

What do you think? How is teenage life better these days?

A．And they are healthy and strong.

B．A typical family is smaller now.

C．Or your friends' bikes are better than yours!

D．So they aren't as healthy as they were in the past.

E．Technology is probably the greatest change in our life.

【推荐3】配对阅读。左栏是五个人的介绍，右栏是七则资讯，请将这五个人与他们需要的资讯配对。

1     Mike wants to know whether students should learn to do some housework or not.     2     Lily is interested in what students can learn from their idols (偶像).     3     Tom is planning an interview with teens on how they keep healthy and good-looking.     4     Peter would like to know students’ ideas on using their mobile phones.     5     John would like to know whether teenagers often read news in the newspaper or on TV.

A. Many girls today are trying hard to lose weight. Some even take pills. I can’t understand this situation. Everyone wants to be good-looking, but we also need to take care of our health. So doing exercise is a good way. B. Some people don’t think students need to learn cooking. But I think cooking is a really important skill. C. Many people say that mobile phones stop us from reading books. But I don’t think we should blame(责备) the technology for this. D. Many of my classmates don’t like school uniforms especially the girls. We want to wear clothes that we like. Many teenagers today have idols. Some say adoring idols (追星) is good for their personality. But to me, there are many problems as well. F. I think middle school students should learn both home news and international news. I began to read different kinds of newspapers from a nearly age and I’ve learnt a lot. G. Everyone has his or her own idols. Some idols are hardworking and have different talents. I don’t think it’s bad to have an idol like these.

【推荐1】Mind maps are a great way of showing a picture of information that you need to learn. You can use mind maps for all kinds of learning. They work very well for vocabulary when you are learning a new language.

1. Draw a circle in the middle of the page and write the key word in the middle. For example:

2. Think of some word groups for “transport” and think of headings for each one. For example: air transport land transport sea transport

3. Look at each group and try to add more groups. For example, in “land transport” there are two sub-groups: λ road λ rail

4. When you can’t make any new groups, add a line for each word you know. Write the words along the lines.

5. As you learn new vocabulary, add it to the mind map.

6. To make the mind maps even better, use color to show important ideas or parts of the map.

1. What is the first step for drawing a mind map?

A．Draw some lines.	B．Think of some word groups.
C．Look up words in the dictionary.	D．Draw a circle and write the key word.

2. How many word groups for “transport” are shown in the map above?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

3. What should you do when you can’t make any new groups?

A．Add lines and write words along it.	B．Write the words down in a list.
C．Draw a new map on another page.	D．Write the words on pieces of paper.

【推荐2】请根据产品描述，选出与之相匹配的产品名称。其中有一个产品名称是多余的。

AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

    1     It can seat fourteen people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.

    2     It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. It joins Xinhua’s reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.

    3     This beautiful painting is painted by it. Since three Frenchmen created it, it has studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.

A．Popular AI artist

B．Hard-working AI host

C．Your close friend

D．Cool driverless bus

【推荐3】Homework is a problem for students all over the world. As a student, you have a lot of homework to do every day. It’s a important part of a student’s schooldays. It’s the best way to review what you have learned in class. And it helps you understand important concepts (概念).

Luckily, there are several things you can do to make homework les difficult. Be sure you understand the homework. Write your homework down in your notebook if you need to. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about it. It’s much easier to ask the teacher during or after class than to try to remember later that night!

Use your time at school

Many schools have study halls. It is designed to allow students to study on their own. It’s more interesting to play with your friends. But the more homework you finish at school, the les you’ll have to do that night.

Take a break

It’s difficult to hold your attention for too long. So take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you feel very tired. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.

Make a plan

If you don’t finish your homework at school, think about how much you have left, so you can budget your time. Most students have between 1 hour and 3 hours of homework a night. If it’s a heavy homework day, you’ll need to spend more time on it. It’s a good idea to make a homework timetable, especially when you want to enjoy sports or other activities.

1. The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A．why homework is hard to do	B．why students should do homework
C．how much homework students should do	D．when students should do homework

2. You should do the following things EXCEPT _________.

A．writing your homework down in your notebook

B．trying to finish your homework at school

C．doing homework without taking a break

D．making a plan for your homework

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

A．安排

B．拯救

C．浪费

D．杀死

4. What does the writer advises students to do if the homework is heavy?

A．To do less homework at night.	B．To do other activities first.
C．To take a break and do some chores.	D．To make a homework timetable.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Too much homework means too much pressure.

B．Students should learn to relax.

C．Ways to make homework easier.

D．Problems students meet when doing homework.

【推荐1】Sports City Bar
Every Tuesday and Thursday evening in Sports City Bar everyone can enjoy a “Buy one, get one free”Tex-Mex ＆seafood Buffet* for 118 yuan.
At our Sunday Family Buffet, we have exciting games for children.   The buffet lasts from 11:00am to 2:00 pm. And costs 98 yuan per adult.   Children aged 12 to 16 eat for half price, and children under 12(limited* to two) eat for free.
Happy hours at Sports City Bar lasts from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.   But one soft drink, get one free.
Tel:65118976-4228
Location: The fourth floor, Blue Sky shopping centre.
1. Who have free lunch at the Sunday Family Buffet?

A．Children under 12	B．All the children
C．Everyone	D．Adults

2. If you are thirteen, you        

A．can’t buy one, get one free in Sports City Bar.

B．Can eat for free at Sunday Family Buffet.

C．Must pay 49 yuan for your lunch at Sunday Family Buffet

D．Must go to the Sports City Bar with your parents

3. How much will your father pay if he and your 10-year old brother go to have lunch at the Sunday Family Buffet?

A．49 yuan

B．98 yuan

C．118 yuan

D．147 yuan

【推荐2】Donald Trump is the President(总统) of America now. He began to work in the White House on January 20th, 2017. He was a businessman before he became a president. Trump was born in New York City in 1946. He is one of five children. He went to the Kew­Forest School when he was a kid. At the age of 13, his parents sent him to New York Military Academy(NYMA). He did very well there. He was famous as a sports star at school. He finished his studying from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. He joined his father’s company Elizabeth Trump and Son. He made much money at that time. In 1971, he moved into Manhattan, New York and became a successful businessman slowly.
1. What did Trump do before January 20th, 2017?

A．He was a student.	B．He was a businessman.
C．He was a worker.	D．He was an office clerk.

2. How many children did his parents have?

A．One.

B．Three.

C．Five.

D．Six.

3. Trump was good at ________ at school.

A．playing sports	B．telling stories
C．singing songs	D．drawing pictures

4. Where is the passage from?

A．A storybook.	B．A sports report.
C．A science newspaper.	D．A people magazine.

【推荐3】Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your cell phone losts its signal, the television has no programs, and you can’t get online with your computer.

What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm might cause. It may not sound as serious as other natural disasters, such as earthquakes. But today, a solar storm often puts our society in danger.

A solar storm is caused by solar flares: large sudden burning near the sun. It can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems that operate our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.

In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine’s Day. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.

“Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we’ve seen in the past. We’re not talking about a few cities losing power. It could be half the country, maybe more,” SolarStorm Warning.com, a US website about space weather, warned.

Experts say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.

1. Solar storms can cause many problems expect that _________.

A．you can’t call your friend.	B．TVs cannot be turned on
C．the satellite system will be stopped	D．you can’t shop online

2. From the passage, we know that solar flares can be ___________.

A．caused by strong energy	B．reported before it came
C．destroyed by satellites	D．much worse than before

3. The underlined words “go out” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．leave

B．leave for

C．off

D．black

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

A．A solar storm always comes with earthquakes.

B．A loud sound can be heard with a solar storm.

C．Solar storms are certain to happen some day.

D．Solar storms always appeared in February.

5. The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.

A．call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen.

B．tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms.

C．introduce what solar storms are to people.

D．Ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening.

【推荐1】

Mike, Canada I spent three months with my host family in China. It was a lifetime experience. I was able to experience Chinese living and culture, from basic Tai Chi to Beijing Opera. I even visited a famous traditional Chinese medicine hospital. Now I have a better understanding of Chinese culture.

Joanna, Australia I stayed with my host family for five months. My host mother is a Chinese teacher and she is really warm-hearted. With her help, my Chinese has improved a lot. And I have got used to a new culture. My favorite part of the experience was sharing my feelings in China with her.

Bill, America My host mother is a wonderful cook! She makes me all kinds of traditional Chinese dishes. They are tasty and I like them very much, Just like me, my host parents love to learn about different cultures.They often ask me questions about life in America.

Cindy, Germany Recently I took part in a program to study Chinese. I lived with a host family in China for six months. My host sister is a really hardworking student. It was amazing to see how she made progress in English. And a close relationship has developed between us.

做出正误判断，正(A)误(B)。
1. Mike visited a traditional Chinese medicine school.
2. Joanna had a six-month stay with her host family in china.
3. Both Bill and his host parents like learning about different cultures.
4. Cindy feels amazed to see how she herself made progress in Chine.
5. All of the four students enjoyed themselves in China.

【推荐2】In China, more and more villagers have left their villages to work in big cities. As a result, their
children have become left-behind children and they need more care. The survey below was done in
villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred left-behind children were chosen to answer the questions.

What do you need most?	Love	Money	Freedom （自由）	Control	Something else
	40%	18%	28%	10%	4%
Whom do you communicate with?	Oneself		Family members		No one
	27%		55%		18%
Can you communicate with your parents freely?	Yes		A little difficult		No
	46%		44%		10%
Do you want to live with your parents or alone?	Living with parents		Living alone		No idea
	58%		14%		28%
What do you think of your parents' working in cities?	Bad		Good		No idea
	20%		39%		41%
What's your happiest place?	School		Home		Friends' homes
	48%		34%		18%

1. The survey was done to        。

A．make left-behind children go to school

B．know how to make children happy

C．care about left-behind children

2. Of all the four things, the children need      most.

A．love

B．money

C．freedom

3. 58% of the children like to

A．live with their grandparents

B．live in big cities

C．live with their parents

4. How many children think their happiest place is their school?

A．48.

B．102.

C．144.

5. We can learn from the survey that __________.

A．over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to their parents freely

B．about 1/3 of the children think their parents' working in cities is bad

C．about half of the children have no one to talk with

【推荐3】Helping others is important. Read about four kids who have started projects（项目）to help others. What can you do? Make a plan. Then get started!

Willow Phelps	Willow Phelps makes crafts(手工)and sells them on the internet. She uses the money to help animals. She also takes care of hurt animals at home.	Addison Riecke	Addison Riecke is an actress. She gives books to kids who need them. ―I always want to do as much as I can for my community, she says.
Mikaila Ulmer	Mikaila Ulmer often makes lemonade. She makes it sweet with honey(蜂蜜). She sells it and uses the money to help protect (保护) bees.	Lilly & Tougas	Siblings Lilly and Trent Tougas plan some beach clean-up projects. They also teach kids how to protect sharks and sea turtles.

1. Willow Phelps sells       to make some money and helps animals.

A．Books

B．crafts

C．clothes

D．honey

2. Mikaila Ulmer sells lemonade and uses the money to protect the      .

A．sharks

B．turtles

C．bees

D．horses

3. From the passage, we can know that all these kids are very     .

A．friendly

B．outgoing

C．serious

D．funny

4.            teach kids about the shark protection.

A．Mikaila Ulmer

B．Sibling Lily

C．Addison Riecke

D．Willow Phelps

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．We don’t need to make a plan if we want to help others.

B．Addison Riecke gives the books to kids in need.

C．Many kinds of animals need our help.

D．The kids don’t do these things for money.