【推荐2】Tom and Mike were good friends, they began to work in a company together the same year. They both worked hard. After several years, however, the boss made Mike manager（经理）but Tom was still an office worker. Tom couldn’t stand it, so he handed a letter to his boss, saying that he decided to resign（辞职）his job because the boss didn’t value his hard work at all.

The boss knew that Tom worked very hard for years. He thought for a moment and said, “I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind.”Tom agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out if there was anyone who sold water-melons in the market. Tom returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked the price of the watermelons. Tom shook his head and went back to the market again. When he returned, he told the boss it was $2 for each kilo.

The boss told Tom to wait for a moment in his office, and he called Mike in. He asked Mike to find if there was anyone selling watermelons in the market. Later Mike returned and said, “Only one man is selling watermelons, $2 for each kilo. He has 100 watermelons in all. Every watermelon weighs about 2 kilos. They were brought here two days ago, pretty fresh and sweet.”Tom got to know the difference between Mike and himself. He decided not to resign his job any more.

1. How did Tom probably feel when he knew Mike became the manager?

A．Angry.

B．Excited.

C．Worried.

D．Surprised.

2. Tom decided to resign his job because _________.

A．he thought his job was boring	B．he wanted to get an easier job
C．he thought the boss was unfair	D．he wanted to get a well-paid job

3. What did the boss ask Tom to do before he left?

A．To write him a letter.	B．To do one more thing.
C．To work for another year.	D．To buy some watermelons.

4. The boss asked Mike to go to the market in order to_________.

A．tell Tom that Mike worked much harder than him

B．make Tom understand why he made Mike manager

C．show that he was very satisfied with what Tom had done

D．know more information about watermelons in the market

5. What can we learn from the story?

A．It is very important to work hard.	B．Honesty always brings you good luck.
C．Learn to say “No” when it is necessary.	D．Success needs one’s fullest consideration（思考）.

【推荐3】One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator (莫尔斯电码报务员). Answering the job information in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise (the sound of the telegraph). An office worker asked him to wait until he was called to go into the inner (里面的) office. Seven other people were in the waiting area for the interview. The young man sat down and waited with them. After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. The other people wondered what was going on. They were sure that the young man made a mistake (错误) and would be refused.

A few minutes later, however, the boss came out of the inner office with the young man and said to the other people, “Gentlemen, thank you very much for coming, but the young man got the job.” The other people were surprised, and one of them said, “Wait a minute. I don’t understand. He was the last to come in, and we never even got a chance to be interviewed. But he got the job. Why?”

The boss said, “I’m sorry, the telegraph (电报) sent the following message in Mores code: ‘If you understand this message, then come right in. The job is yours.’ No one heard it or understood it. But this young man did. So the job is his.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The young man got the information about the job from _________.

A．the telegraph	B．a friend
C．the newspaper	D．an office worker

2. What was the office like?

A．Large, busy and noisy.	B．Busy, crowded but quiet.
C．Large, crowded but quiet.	D．Busy, noisy (吵闹的) and crowded.

3. How many people went for the job interview that day?

A．7

B．8

C．9

D．10

4. Did the young man make a mistake during the interview?

A．Yes, he did.

B．No, he didn’t.

C．Maybe.

D．We don’t know.

5. Why did the young man get the job?

A．Because he was young.

B．Because he knew the boss.

C．Because he was the last one to walk into the inner office.

D．Because he heard the telegraph message and understood it.

【推荐1】It is often said that dogs are “mans’ best friends “But for some children in China, this idea has taken on an even deeper meaning.

Wu Qi, a dog trainer（驯养师）in Shanghai, started the Paw for Heal(PFH)program in China about eight years ago. The program trains dogs for animal-assisted therapy （动物辅助治疗）. ________ They also help people with mental illnesses（精神疾病）.

In Shanghai, the dogs have been trained to help kids with autism. Autistic（自闭的）children are easily confused（困惑的）or scared by their environments. But when the PFH dogs are around, they feel much more calm.

Pet owners can train their pets to become therapy dogs through PFH. Although this training is difficult (only 20 percent of dogs end up passing the program), it also helps a lot of people.

“She(my dog)makes me happy every day, and I think she can bring happiness to other people in need as well pet owner Wang Rui said in a report by Sixth Tone.

Animal-assisted therapy is new to China. But Wu has high hopes for the future, as he is now working together with a Scottish（苏格三的）university to improve his program.

“Through learning from the European team, China may shorten the time to catch up with Western countries in this field by several decades（几十年）. “Wu said in the Sixth Tone report

1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph1 actually refer to?

A．Dogs can play with kids	B．Dogs can help sick kids feel better
C．Dogs are man’s best friends	D．Dogs are smarter than other animals

2. Choose the best sentence to fill in the blank “________” in Paragraph 2.

A．The dogs are usually from some families

B．They get many donations from the PFH

C．When people hear that, they are willing to keep a dog

D．These animals help elderly people feel calm and less stressed

3. How is the PFH program doing?

A．Autistic kids don’t like the PFH dogs	B．About 20 percent of dogs end up dying
C．Only one-fifth of dogs can pass the program	D．Pet owners don’t want their pets to be trained

4. What do we know about Wu Qi?

A．He is working for a Scottish university.

B．He is the first Chinese person to write for Six Tone.

C．He doesn’t agree that animals should be used for therapy.

D．He thinks China needs to improve its animal-assisted therapy.

【推荐2】An astronaut’s work may sound exciting, but living in space isn’t as fun as you think. The website www.space.com lists the disadvantages of living in space. Here are some of them.
When astronauts work outside the station during spacewalks, they have to wear special gloves. The gloves are very tight. They can hurt the astronauts’ fingernails(手指甲) and even make them fall off.
In space, you don’t have many choices in what you eat. It’s hard to get fresh fruits and vegetables. It is not OK to eat bread because it leaves crumbs(碎屑). Crumbs could fly around everywhere.
In space, it is impossible to have a good shower because water can fly all over the ship and break the machines. Astronauts have to use a special water-shooting(喷水) gun and a washcloth.
Astronauts lose their bone strength quickly during their stay in space. So far, there is no way to solve this problem. They do exercise while they’re in space to try to keep their bones strong as long as possible.
Perhaps the hardest part of life in space is the feeling of loneliness. Astronauts sometimes have to spend weeks and even months away from Earth. They miss their friends and families.
1. People often think the life in space is       .

A．terrible

B．lonely

C．hard

D．fun

2. What may hurt astronauts fingernails while working in space?

A．Washcloth.	B．The special gloves.
C．The water-shooting gun.	D．Crumbs.

3. . How do the astronauts have a good shower in space?

A．By eating bread.

B．By breaking the machines.

C．By using a special water-shooting gun and a washcloth.

D．By wearing gloves.

4. How do the astronauts keep their bones strong in space?

A．By taking medicine.	B．By doing exercise.
C．By taking a good rest.	D．By walking in space.

5. What’s the hardest part of life for astronauts in space?

A．They feel very lonely.	B．They have to stay alone in space.
C．They have no friends.	D．They have no families.

【推荐3】We all know that animals are better at some things than humans, and we can usually explain why animals can do some things better than us. One of the natural abilities many animals have is their homing instinct, which can help them find their homes. These animals such as pigeons(鸽子), bees, frogs and cats are able to find their way home, sometimes making journeys of hundreds of kilometers back home. In our daily life, humans can make use of an animal's homing instinct. Pigeons, for example, have been used to send information or carry letters in times of war. Today some people train their pigeons and take part in pigeon races as a hobby.

There are many interesting stories of the homing instinct at work. In the USA, a cat traveled 1,360 kilometers back to its old home after the owners moved, taking nearly a year over the journey. When we lose our kitten, we usually find her again near the house where she was born. We have a pool in the garden where the frogs come back every year. I even heard a dog which was hurt by a car managed to take itself to the house. There are other wonderful stories about the homing instinct. But how do these animals find their way home?

They can't read maps and, as we know, they can't ask each other for directions. It seems that some animals use their sense of smell to take them back to the place where they were born. Other animals such as birds and bees may use the sun, the stars and the moon to help them find their way. Scientists believe that some animals have special things in their brain which help them to find their way. As for cats, nobody really knows how their homing instinct works and I am sure-cats are never going to tell us their secrets.

1. What does the underlined word "instinct" in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Animal behaviour.

B．Better things.

C．Th secret of animals.

D．Natural ability.

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．All the animals can go back home from far-away places.

B．Humans use animals' homing instinct to work for them.

C．Humans have better homing instinct than animals.

D．Scientists know exactly how animals' homing instinct works.

3. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．How humans are different from animals.	B．What special ability some animals have.
C．Why some people like to train animals.	D．When some animals can go back home.

【推荐1】It’s hard to believe that a beautiful silk dress comes from thousands of small insects! Silk is made by insects called silkworms (蚕). It takes about 5,500 silkworms to make 1 kilogram of silk. The process was discovered by the Chinese about 5,000 years ago.

How is silk made? The process starts with the eggs of a certain kind of insect. The eggs are collected an kept warm. After a few days, the silkworms come out of the eggs. They are fed with leaves from mulberry (桑树) trees every 30 minutes, all night and all day. The room is kept warm, and the silkworms must not be influenced by loud noises or bad smells. After a month, they start to make a cocoon (茧). After four days, the cocoon is ready.

The cocoons are heated. Then the cocoons are put into water to make the silk loose (松散的). The silk from three or four cocoons is put together and made into a thread (线). One cocoon can make a thread that is 1 kilometer long.

Finally, the silk threads are made into cloth, and the cloth is used for things like dresses and scarves. Today, silk is produced in many countries, including India and Thailand, but more than 80 percent of the world’s silk comes from China. Every year, enough silk thread is produced, which can go from the earth to the sun 300 times. People love clothes made of silk because they are very beautiful. Also, they are comfortable to wear—silk feels cool in warm weather and warm in cool weather.

1. ________ discovered the way of making silk.

A．Japanese

B．Chinese

C．Silkworms

D．Insects

2. Silkworms must live in a ________ environment.

A．dry and noisy

B．noisy and dirty

C．warm and quiet

D．dirty and warm

3. What’s the right order of making silk?
① Silkworms start to make cocoons.
② Threads are made from the cocoons.
③ Cocoons are heated and put into water.
④ Feed the silkworms with mulberry leaves.
⑤ Collect the eggs of a certain kind of insect.

A．⑤④①③②

B．⑤④①②③

C．④①③②⑤

D．④①②③⑤

4. We like to wear silk clothes because they’re ________.

A．beautiful and cool	B．cool and warm
C．beautiful and warm	D．beautiful and comfortable

5. The best title of the passage could be “________”.

A．Why is silk so popular?	B．Why is silk so expensive?
C．How is silk made?	D．Where can people buy silk clothes?

【推荐2】Do you often use a cell phone? Do you take the subway（地铁）to school every day? These items（项目） make our modern life easier. But do you know how we should behave properly while using them? The following suggestions might be helpful.

For cell phone users
◆Keep your voice down when you make a phone call in public. Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable. And you’d better not use it during an appointment（约会）.
◆Stop sending messages or playing games with your cellphone at a dinner or a party. It’s a good time to communicate with your family and friends.
◆Don’t make or answer a call while driving. It is very dangerous for both you and your passengers.
For subway passengers
◆You are supposed to wait in line while buying tickets and getting on the subway.
◆You’re not allowed to eat, drink or smoke on the subway train. The smell and noise may trouble others. It’s our duty to keep the train clean and tidy. Besides, smoking is bad for health.
◆You can’t take pets on the train. As we all know, animals may spread diseases (疾病)， get the train dirty and make much noise.
◆You’d better not lie across the subway seats even if the train isn’t crowded. Offering your seat to someone who needs it is regarded as good manners.

1. When you join in a party or eat at a dinner, you can               .

A．talk about the weather with friends

B．play games with cell phones

C．send messages with cell phones

D．make a telephone with cell phones

2. How many suggestions are offered to subway passengers in the passage?

A．3

B．4

C．5

D．7

3. Which of the following actions is improper?

A．No smoking on the subway.

B．Making a phone in a low voice in public.

C．Answering a telephone while driving

D．Offering your seat to someone who needs.

4. The passage above may be chosen from       .

A．A Guidebook on Proper Behaviors

B．A Handbook on Chinese History

C．A Handbook on Using Cell Phone

D．A Guidebook on Taking Subways

【推荐3】China has just opened its FAST radio telescope (射电望远镜) to international scientists. It means scientists across the world can apply for using the telescope to do astronomical observations.

FAST is short for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. It was completed in September 2016 and it officially began operating in January 2020. Measuring 500 meters in diameter, FAST is the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, and is 10 times more sensitive than the 100-meter Radio Telescope Effelsberg in Germany.

The major scientific task of the telescope is the observation of pulsars(脉冲星). The study of pulsars can help to confirm the existence of gravitational radiation (引力辐射) and black holes, and help solve many other major questions in physics. Another major scientific goal of FAST is to search for life outside the Earth.

The telescope is located in a naturally deep and round karst depression (喀斯特洼地) in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The first advantage of the selected site is the altitude (海拔). The average altitude of Guizhou is about 1,100 meters. Generally, the higher the altitude is, the more the telescope can observe. Secondly, the radio telescope needs to have a “big pan” to receive better signals. The huge natural depression could reduce the difficulty of construction.Moreover, the selected site in Guizhou is far away from cities, and has a low population density.which reduces the interference (干扰) caused by wireless devices such as TVs, mobile phones and radios from human activities.

So far, FAST has found over 300 pulsars. Experts predict that the number could reach 1, 000 in five years and that the telescope could find and locate (定位) the first pulsar outside the Galaxy. Let’s wait and see more fantastic discoveries.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. Which of the following is TRUE about FAST?

A．Only Chinese scientists can use FAST.

B．FAST started working officially in 2020.

C．FAST is the world’s second largest single-dish radio telescope.

2. The study of pulsars doesn’t include ______.

A．confirming the existence of gravitational radiation

B．learning more about black holes in the universe

C．helping solve many other major questions in chemistry

3. Which of the following is NOT the scientific goal of FAST?

A．Building a “big pan” in Karst depression.

B．Observing pulsars in the universe.

C．Searching for life outside the Earth

4. What isn’t the advantage of choosing the selected site for FAST?

A．The higher the altitude is, the more the telescope can observe.

B．It is far away from the interference from human activities.

C．The huge natural depression could increase the trouble of construction.

5. What do scientists think FAST will probably be able to do in the future?

A．Identify more than 300 pulsars in five years.

B．Discover the first pulsar outside the Galaxy.

C．Collect all kinds of sounds in the space.

【推荐1】Mostly, inventions happen because someone works to solve a problem. Kids are natural inventors. They often create amazing things from simple ideas. Here are a few examples that might make you wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Popsicles

Popsicles were invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson in 1905. He forgot a drink of juice and left it with a stir（搅拌）stick in it outside on a cold night. The next day it was ice. Because of this he couldn't drink it any more, but he could eat it. It tasted good! These ice sticks became popular among kids at school in summer because they were delicious and helped them stay cool. More than a hundred years later, popsicles are sill one of the best summer treats!

Crayon Holders

When 11-year-old Cassidy Goldstein needed crayons for a school project, she had a hard time because there were so many small or broken ones. She found some small clear plastic tubes（管子）at home. Although the tiny tubes were usually filled with water to keep flowers fresh, she found that they fit tightly（紧紧地）around the crayons. She was now able to hold them easily. This is how she invented Crayon Holders.

Wristies

When snow gets in kids' gloves and their hands get wet, they feel uncomfortable. 10-year-old Kathryn Gregory decided to do something about it. She created the wristies as she wanted to keep her wrists（手腕）warm and dry. Wristies are long gloves with no fingers and they are worn under your coat. They help you when you work in the cold because your hands stay warm while you use your fingers. With her parents' help, Kathryn also opened a small shop where she sold her wristies. And she still runs it today.

All these inventions have one thing in common-the kids were trying to solve problems in their lives. When you meet problems, what would you do? If the kids can do it, you can do it, too!

1. Popsicles became popular among kids at school in summer because　 　.

A．they could not only drink them but also eat them

B．they tasted good and helped them stay cool

C．the stir sticks were useful in popsicles

D．it was easy to make them

2. The underlined word "runs" in the passage means"　 　"in Chinese.

A．经营

B．跑步

C．行驶

D．竞赛

3. Where do you think the passage is from?　 　

A．A novel.

B．A guidebook.

C．A science magazine.

D．A poster.

4. What 's the main idea of this passage?　 　

A．Let us run a shop like Kathryn.

B．Everyone can become an inventor by accident.

C．Kids are so clever that they can invent things.

D．When you meet problems, never give up and you can solve them well.

【推荐2】Hello. I’m Mary. My family lives in Guilin. There are five people in my family. In the morning, my father goes to work and we go to school. My father takes us to school and goes to work then. My mother is at home. She does the housework in the morning. She always has lunch at home, and visits her friends in the afternoon. In the afternoon, we go home from school by bus. My father gets home from work late. At night my two brothers and I always do the homework. My father and my mother usually read books. We go to bed at about ten.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Mary’s mother takes the children to school in the morning.
2. Mary’s mother does the housework at home.
3. Mary’s brothers go home from school by bike.
4. Mary’s father gets home from work late.
5. There are three children in the family.

【推荐3】Now a lot of families keep pets in their houses. Most pets are small animals, such as cats, dogs, fish, snakes, birds and so on.

Dogs are the favorite pets（宠物）. The second favorites are cats and the third favorites are birds. These small animals are very cute and friendly. People usually have them as their family members. They look after them very well, they let them wear beautiful clothes and their pets have nice names. They also afford their pets nice food to have. They buy food for their pets in pet shops. They keep them clean every day. Pets are all very happy. Many pets have their houses and beds. They often go out to relax and take a walk with people in the park in the morning.

Some children like pets because they need a friend to play with at home. Many old people don’t live with their children, and they keep pets at home just because they often feel lonely（孤独的）. They have them as their children and they love them very much. So pets are very important. I think every family needs pets.

1. Most people like to keep ________ animals at home.

A．small

B．white

C．big

D．black

2. People give their pets _______ and _________.

A．nice names, nice books	B．pet shops, nice books
C．nice names, nice food	D．pet shops, nice food

3. Pets often _______ with people in the morning.

A．take a shower

B．play soccer

C．take a walk

D．listen to music

4. Why are the pets happy?

A．Many of them have their houses and beds.	B．They are children’s friends.
C．They often go out to relax and take a walk.	D．Both A and C.

5. The writer thinks __________.

A．pets are dirty	B．people don’t need pets at home
C．people don’t like animals	D．pets are very important