【推荐1】Have you ever seen a car without a driver? It sounds crazy, but these computer-driven driverless cars will soon be filling roads near you. Companies like Google and Tesla have been designing and testing these cars, and the technology is there — they just need to see if they’re value for money, work out insurance（保险）issues, and run final tests to check they can run alongside human-driven cars on the road.

So how do they work? The cars have sensors all around which can detect other cars and obstacles（障碍物）in the road. Sensors on the wheels also help when parking, so the car know how far it is from the outside of the road or other parked cars. Road signs are read by cameras and satellite navigation systems are used so the car knows how to get to your destination. All you have to do is type in the address! Finally, a central computer system takes in all the information it receives from the sensors and cameras and processes this to work out when to speed up, brake and go.

Sound like your idea of heaven? Sitting back, looking out of the windows and even watching film or reading a book while ‘driving’ would be possible with this new technology. You wouldn’t have to worry about remembering directions to where you’re going. In addition, computers are generally more efficient drivers than humans. They would also drive more safely than people — they are not influenced by music or friends, they would obey the speed limit and they have quicker reaction times in case of an emergency.

However, there are many disadvantages of driverless cars. Computers would have difficulties making ethical（伦理学的）decisions: If a child ran into the road, would the computer choose to hit the child or change the direction immediately and potentially kill the car’s passengers, which might cause more death. Moreover, I personally find driving fun — I’d miss never being behind the wheel myself. There would also be many legal decisions to be made — should children, or drunk people, be allowed in a driverless car by themselves? Or would there need to be a responsible adult with a driving license in the car at all times?

Although being driven around by a machine would perhaps mean that no one needs a driving license, saving money for everyone, many people would be put out of a job when driverless cars appear. Bus, taxi and train drivers as well as driving instructors would be made unnecessary.

I’m not convinced I’d want a driverless car, but it’s only a matter of time before they’ll become more affordable and common on our roads.

1. When using a driverless car, you need only ________.

A．read the road signs carefully

B．check the cameras

C．put the address into the computer

D．remembers the directions

2. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A．How driverless cars work.	B．How a central computer system runs.
C．Ways in which the sensors help driverless cars.	D．The helpful system that driverless cars have.

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer is eager to have a driverless car.

B．Some problems won’t be solved in the future.

C．Engineers are active in improving driverless cars.

D．More factors should be considered before driverless cars go on roads.

4. The underlined word “potentially” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A．possibly

B．successfully

C．especially

D．naturally

5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Driverless cars: Are You Ready for Them?	B．Driverless cars: Are They Your Favourite?
C．Driverless cars: A Model of New Technology	D．Driverless cars: Just Enjoy Them

【推荐2】Space tourism (太空旅游业) is no longer a thing of science fiction. There are lots of companies planning to send people into space in the next few years. Space X is one of the most famous companies offering trips to space. So far, it has had over 100 customers. And in April, 2022, it sent 4 people into space. Now what can space tourists do while in space? Here are some examples:

See the Earth from Space      Seeing the Earth from a distance has always been a dream.It gives most people a sense of both achievement and wonder,just like people climb the highest mountain and dive the deepest sea on the earth.	Stay in a Space Hotel      Hotels are directly connected with tourism, right? So if there’s space tourism, there might also be space hotels up soon. Orion Span has been planning to send tourists to stay in their “space hotel”.
Eat in Space      Eating is not easy in space. Even drinking water is difficult. Oh, a quick fact! You aren’t allowed to burp (打嗝) in space! Bubbles will come out of your mouth and it might be dangerous to leave them around.	Visit the Moon and Other Planets      Space tourism companies are racing to launch (发射) the first tourist flight to the moon. Although there might be a long way to go before common people can step on the moon, we will probably see it in our life-time. And who knows.

With the industry rapidly developing, space tourism is around the corner, and it might come much faster than we think. Who knows what the future might be like? Will you be the next person to travel to space?

1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Space.

B．Space X.

C．Space tourism.

D．A thing of science fiction.

2. How does the writer explain the things that space tourists do while in space?

A．By taking examples.

B．By telling a story.

C．By having a discussion.

D．By interviewing space tourism companies.

3. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．People won’t climb the highest mountain in the future.

B．Space hotels will be offered for the tourists during space trip.

C．People will not allowed to eat in space for their safety.

D．Common people can never step on the moon in the future.

4. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A．To explain the importance of Space tourism.

B．To explain the danger of eating in space.

C．To introduce the future of space travel.

D．To introduce the challenges in building hotels on the moon.

【推荐1】Let’s say that you’re 12 years old, you feel strongly about something and you want to talk about it. Perhaps you may think that no one wants to hear what you have to say. Well, there are examples of young people who have made the adult world pay attention.

One example is Severn Cullis-Suzuki from Canada. Many years ago, when she was very young, she learned that the United Nations General Assembly was going to meet in Brazil in 1992. Severn decided that she wanted not only to go there but also to say something. She started to raise money for the trip and when she was 12, she had enough money for the 11, 000-kilometer journey.

Severn was sure that she had something to say, and when she made her six-minute speech, she tried very hard to make an impact (影响). Severn stood up and talked to the Assembly about lots of things. She talked about environmental problems like pollution and endangered animals; she talked about the situation of children in many parts of the world, especially the poor children. She compared them with children in richer countries who own more than they need and throw things away, and even waste things and money. Severn didn’t pretend (自认为) to have any answers, but her questions were a challenge to the world’s leaders—questions about why the adults running the world don’t take more care of it and don’t care about the people who live in it.

Severn’s speech caused quite a stir. Many listeners were crying in the end, and there were lots of people standing up and clapping when she finished.

So, the lesson is that your age isn’t a problem. Severn showed that young people can make a difference if they’re brave enough to believe in themselves. Who knows? Perhaps you could be another Severn.

1. Severn went to Brazil to ________.

A．raise money

B．take a holiday

C．give a speech

D．make friends

2. Which of the following problems didn’t Severn talk about?

A．Pollution.

B．Overpopulation.

C．Poor children.

D．Endangered animals

3. What does the underlined word “stir” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?

A．轰动

B．混乱

C．争吵

D．延误

4. The structure of the passage may be ________.
(①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph2 ③=Paragraph3 ④=Paragraph4 ⑤=Paragraph5)

A．①/②③④⑤

B．①②/③④/⑤

C．①/②③④/⑤

D．①②/③④⑤

5. What can we learn from Severn’s story?

A．Beauty is but skin-deep.

B．We should ask for help when in trouble.

C．It’s never too young to make a difference.

D．We should think twice before doing something.

【推荐2】As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t feel sad! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!

With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help plan your future. You may already know your career way or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will wait for you.

Your adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of our life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.

It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is a part of your life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may never see all of your classmates again.

You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important for you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

1. Who is the passage mainly talk about?

A．Children.

B．Teenagers.

C．Teachers.

D．Young parents.

2. As far as the writer is concerned, teenage years are ________.

A．too hard for the young people to get through

B．a time of complete freedom to make some choices

C．a key period for young students to leave their parents

D．an important time for the young to make the right choices

3. What does the underlined word “part” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Attract each other.

B．Push each other.

C．Leave each other.

D．Impress each other.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Becoming a young adult.	B．The hard choices in life.
C．Saying goodbye to the past.	D．The key to childhood success.

【推荐1】Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber(橡胶) ball. If you drop it, it will bounce( 反弹 )back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth(价值) by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best to yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. ____________________________.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. Be brave!
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure(宝藏) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery(秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “ the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip ,step by step.
1. The passage tells us not to______ because everyone is special.

A．be afraid of difficulties

B．compare yourself with others to look down on yourself

C．run through life so fast

D．be afraid to learn

2. The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that___________

A．if we don’t give up, there is always hope

B．you should set goals for yourself

C．you should learn to give up

D．although you try, nothing will change

3. Why can’t we use time carelessly？

A．Because time is expensive.

B．Because time will get back.

C．Because we are too poor.

D．Because time never returns.

4. If you run through life so fast, you will____________.

A．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

B．forget not only where you have been, but also where you are going.

C．look down on your worth

D．not be afraid of difficulties.

5. According to the passage, which is the best title?

A．Nothing is impossible.

B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C．treat your life in a right way.

D．Things you can’t do.

【推荐2】

When you hear "single-use (一次性使用)", you might think of something like chopsticks (筷 子) from fast food restaurants. You use them once, throw them away and forget about them. But when we forget about them, we also forget that we're creating waste.

"Single-use" was chosen as Collins Dictionary's "Word of the Year" for 2018. The idea of single-use is not just about real objects that we can touch or see. It also includes the ways that we communicate.

On social media (社交媒体), we see picture, news and articles everywhere. We look, laugh and keep scrolling (滚屏). We never look twice. This is called single-use media. It's all about sharing the small things of our lives. For example, I know what restaurant all of my friends went to last night. However, I don't know their deepest thoughts and feelings about serious problems. I don't even know what their dinner tasted like. I look at their picture and give them a "Like". Then I "throw it away" and keep scrolling.

Social media nowadays make it very easy for us to forget what we have lost. Before we use social media and send messages on the phone, we communicated by talking. We had to remember or write down important things. Many people also communicated by writing letters, which took time and energy. They had to think carefully about each sentence. People treasured (珍惜) and kept letters for years. A letter was serious. It's a shared piece of the writer's spirit.

On social media, we treat our friends and family like cheap chopsticks. It's simple and efficient (有效率的) in use, but we don't spend time sharing little pieces of our thoughts and feelings any more.

1. From the passage we know that single-use ________.

A．is only about real objects

B．is about using things online

C．includes the ways we communicate

2. Nowadays people talk and write letters less because ________.

A．they use social media and send messages more

B．they enjoy pictures on the Internet more

C．they eat out with friends more

3. Which of the following is NOT the single-use way of life?

A．Half people visit an internet-famous restaurant only once.

B．Students read the books again and again to write a book report.

C．1/4 of the apps (应用程序) are opened only once during the use of the phone.

4. According to paragraph four, we have lost ________ after social media becomes popular.

A．the ability to talk with others

B．the possibility to send messages

C．the real communication with thoughts and feelings

5. What can you infer from the end of the passage?

A．We should treasure our friends and family by telling them how we think and feel.

B．Friends are like chopsticks, and we should use them only when we need them.

C．There is no need to save the letters from friends because they are meaningless.

【推荐3】Chinese are very generous(慷慨的) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the   money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States and Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter. However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children are very skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children are short of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework. Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job successfully step by step. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and lots of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse(激发) his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
1. . Most Chinese parents don’t realize __________.

A．how much the best education is worth

B．when children should be educated

C．what children really need in later life

D．why school tests don’t satisfy children

2. . What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Fixing old machines is very important.

B．Interest is necessary for everything.

C．Broken things are useful for children.

D．Using hands helps improve thinking ability.

3. . The writer’s attitude(看法) to children’s education is that __________.

A．the cheaper an education is, the better it is

B．children today should learn different skills

C．practical skills are useful to children's growth

D．school education can’t meet parents’ expectation

【推荐1】What Does the Sign Say

1. What time does the university（大学）park open in March?

A．At 6:00 a.m.	B．At 6:30 a.m.
C．At 8:00 a.m.	D．At 8:30 a.m.

2. Which sign tell you not to smoke?

A．Sign 2.

B．Sign 4.

C．Sign 6.

D．Sign 8.

3. How much will you at least pay for renting（租借）tents if you go camping with three friends?

A．￡10.

B．￡15.

C．￡20.

D．￡30.

4. Where can you see Sign 5?

A．Near the hospital.	B．In front of the cinema.
C．In front of the school.	D．In a park.

5. Where can you see Sign 9?

A．On the playground

B．At the school library.

C．Near the swimming pool.

D．In the computer room.

【推荐2】

1. Sunny English Club if for ______.

A．nurses	B．policeman
C．businessmen	D．students

2. You will pay ______ if you want to stay in the English club for half a year.

A．300 yuan	B．600 yuan
C．1,200 yuan	D．2,400 yuan

3. You can visit Ocean Museum ______.

A．on Saturday	B．on Wednesday
C．on Monday	D．anytime

4. One can get free examinations in the Health Centre if he is ______.

A．9

B．17

C．67

D．73

5. lf you have 50 yuan, you can go to _____.

A．Health Centre	B．Ocean Museum
C．Sunny English Club	D．all of the above

【推荐3】George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines(发动机). And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteen birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented（发明）many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we’ll think of this great man—George Stephenson.

1. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?   

A．In 1798.

B．In 1789.

C．In 1795.

D．In 1781.

2. He learned about the engine ________.

A．at lessons from a young teacher

B．by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C．through reading and writing

D．by asking a lot of questions

3. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he ________.

A．became a good worker	B．became a good businessman
C．became a good teacher	D．started to teach other workers

4. ________ was invented by George Stephenson.

A．The train

B．The telephone

C．The Car

D．The computer

5. From this passage we know that George Stephenson was one of the greatest ________ in the world.

A．teachers

B．inventors

C．learners

D．workers