【推荐1】Swimming is very popular in summer, even in the other three seasons. Because it makes people feel cool and it is good for their health. To keep safe when swimming, you must obey these rules.

First, you shouldn’t swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. Some people lost their lives when they were having fun in the water, and most of them were children. Last summer, a few children went swimming in the river near their home. Unluckily, two of them never came out of the river.

Second, you must be careful when swimming. Some people often think they can swim well, but they may not be safe in water.

Third, don’t get close to the water when you are alone. When you see “No Swimming” sign, don’t get into water. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable(有趣的).

1. Swimming is very popular in       .

A．spring

B．summer

C．fall

D．winter

2. People like swimming because       .

A．it is safe.	B．it makes people feel cool.
C．it is good for their health.	D．B and C.

3. The underlined (划线的) word “Unluckily” means        in Chinese.

A．不幸地

B．小心地

C．幸运地

D．幸福地

4. How many rules are there in this passage(文章)?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

5. This passage mainly(主要地) talks about       .

A．don’t get close to the water when you are alone.

B．swimming is very popular in summer.

C．people often think they can swim well.

D．how to keep safe when swimming.

【推荐2】信息匹配
下面的材料是Sports Daily记者对五个人的采访摘录，A-F是运动专家的一些建议，请根据受访者的自述，帮他们选出最适合他们的建议。
1. “I think sport is bad for my heart. I have some problems with my heart and my doctor told me I had to rest. When I do sports I feel very tired and my heart beats faster. I’m afraid of getting heart attacks...”
2. “I’m not good at any sports. And I am fat. I can’t play fast games such as football and basketball. When I do sports, it’s hard for me to breathe. I think I have to rest more...”
3. “I don’t have time to do any sports. I have to work from morning till night. I can’t leave my office earlier. You see, I can’t do sports.”
4. “Oh, no. I did sports when I was young. I’m too old to do any sports. I think what I need is rest, not sports. If I don’t have enough rest, I’ll get angry very easily. So you see how important rest is for me…”
5. “I think I am a lazy student. I don’t like doing any sports. I always go out by bus or car. I even dislike doing my homework. I am annoyed when I have to read, count, or remember the notes...”

A．Do you want to lose weight and be healthier? Yes. Do sports. I’m sure it can help you become slim. No sport is bad for your health. But if you breathe with difficulty, you can begin with swimming or jogging.

B．Don’t worry. Sport is good for your health. Of course, you can’t do too much and you must go to your doctor and ask for advice. Of course, you must exercise slowly at first. If you do sports every day, your heart will get stronger.

C．Scientists say sports are helping people to learn or remember. If we can do sports three times a week, it is good for us. For example, jogging is good exercise. If we often jog instead of taking a bus or driving a car, we can live longer.

D．You should still try your best to do more exercise. It’s good for your health. If you are strong enough, the illness will go away from you.

E．It is very important to do sports. People who work long hours have to do some exercise, especially if they work in an office or have to sit down at work. You can find a place near your work or your home to do sports so it won’t take you long to get there.

F．Yes, rest is very important. It is also important for you to do some exercise. Sport is also a way of relaxation. It helps you to eat well and rest well. It’s good for your health.

【推荐3】根据内容，从 A~E选项中选择合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

We all know that exercise is good for us, don’t we?     1     Just thinking about having to run or swim a long way can be enough to make some people want to lie down and give up! However, did you know that exercise is not all about doing sports?

For a start, exercise is not just about the body. Moving our bodies causes our brains to give out some special chemicals that create a good feeling. Just ten minutes of working out can leave us feeling happier.     2     Finally, if we connect our exercise with a healthy diet, we will look healthier and feel more confident about ourselves. Sounds like a good deal, doesn’t it?

    3     If exercise hasn’t been part of your life for a long time, there is no point training for a marathon (马拉松): you will soon give up and go back to your old ways! Walking and riding bikes around the local park for ten minutes every day are great ways to develop a fitness habit.

Choose an activity that not only exercises your body, but that you also enjoy. Some people simply go jogging while listening to their favorite music. Others take up activities such as dancing or playing basketball with their friends. Make the experience more enjoyable as you work out.     4    

It doesn’t matter how much we exercise. Doing regular exercise isn’t just about appearance.     5     Who wouldn’t want that?

A．Start small!

B．That way, you’ll never give it up!

C．It’s about being healthier and feeling happier.

D．But we also know that not everybody loves doing it.

E．Besides, regular exercise helps us feel fresher and get to sleep more easily.

【推荐1】Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?
According to a study, half of British people own smartphones and they spend an average(平均) of two hours a day using them. There has been a 35% increase in the number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness(近视) since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.
Staring(盯) at smartphones for long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance, your eyes automatically blink(自动眨眼) a certain number of times. However, when you look at things closer to your face, the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes.
Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep. If you look at a bright screen while your pupils(瞳孔) become larger, too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma(青光眼).
While you’re probably not going to stop using to your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes.
Hold your phone at least 30 centimetres away from your eyes when using it.
Take a break every hour and try the following: look at something at least five meters from you and then focus on the tip of your nose.
Repeat this several times. It should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.
1. The last sentence in Paragraph 2 probably means      .

A．The number of shortsighted people makes up 35% of the population in the UK

B．The number of smartphone users has increased since 1997

C．Shortsightedness is common among people around the world

D．More British people have got shortsightedness since 1997

2. Using smartphones in dark rooms may lead to      .

A．A．Dry eyes	B．The danger of glaucoma
C．Sleeping problems	D．A drop in the amount of tears

3. We can infer from the passage that     .

A．The blinking of eyes is a kind of self-protection

B．Smartphones have become a necessary item nowadays

C．People should spend an hour a day on smartphones

D．Users couldn’t fall asleep without smartphones

4. According to the author, smartphone users should      .

A．Blink their eyes more times to avoid glaucoma

B．Look at something at least 30 centimeters from you

C．Avoid always staring at the screens without a break

D．Do some exercise every day to kill the discomfort

5. The article is mainly about      .

A．The rules to make full use of smartphones

B．The harm that smartphones do to users’ eyes

C．The reason why teenagers get shortsightedness

D．The popularity of smartphones among the British

【推荐3】If you like chocolate, you’re not alone. Millions of people around the world say they can’t live without chocolate. But have you wondered if chocolate is bad for your health? Let’s separate the truth from the facts about this popular food.

Chocolate makes you happy

There are over three hundred chemicals in chocolate, which make your brain active and help you feel happy. For example, the obromine (可可碱) can help produce feelings of happiness and make you feel less stressed. The caffeine (咖啡因) in chocolate can give you more energy and is also found in coffee and tea.

Chocolate makes you fat

Chocolate is commonly seen as a kind of fattening food. In fact, cocoa beans are full of antioxidants (抗氧化剂) that are good for health. However, a lot of antioxidants are removed during the process to clear up their bitterness (苦味). Most store-bought chocolates have high sugar and fat, and only a little cocoa. Eating these and other high-fat chocolate desserts, like cakes and cookies, can really increase your weight.

Chocolate causes bad teeth

It’s not chocolate itself that causes bad teeth, but the sugar in chocolate products and bad teeth-brushing habits! In fact, it’s believed that cocoa butter forms a coating over our teeth, and this might actually protect rather than hurt them.

As with most things, chocolate only becomes a danger when you eat it too much. It’s important to remember that most of the advantages of chocolate come from cocoa. That’s why dark chocolate is the healthiest choice. So choose your chocolate wisely, eat it properly, and you’ll get the best of both happiness and health.

1. According to the passage, the obromine is helpful because it can       .

A．make us energetic	B．make us less stressed
C．control our weight	D．improve our living habits

2. The underlined word “removed” in paragraph 3 means         .

A．产生

B．增加

C．去除

D．制造

3. We can infer that the writer’s attitude (态度) towards chocolate is        .

A．chocolate is surely not good for people’s health

B．the sugar in chocolate increase people’s weight

C．a proper choice of chocolate can be good for people

D．people can eat as much chocolate as they can

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The caffeine in chocolate	B．The ways to have good health
C．The truth about chocolate	D．The ways to make you happy

【推荐1】On Oct 23, Chinese swimmer Qin Haiyang got the title (头衔) of the Best Male Swimmer of the Year 2023. He won the award (奖励) just one day after he won the Swimming World Cup Overall Male Award.

People call Qin the “King of Breaststroke (蛙泳)” for his breaststroke achievements (成就) in 2023. He won all 23 gold medals (金牌) in breaststroke in the big competitions he took part in. At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the 24-year-old player became the first swimmer in history to win all three breaststroke golds at the event.

Breaststroke is not easy. It’s harder to swim fast because all the strokes (划水) in breaststroke happen under the water. This makes the water push back on the swimmer more, and it takes a lot of skills to swim well. “Even a small change in how you move your hands can make you swim faster or slower,” Qin said to Jimu News. “Some people say I’m fast because I save energy (能量) by using fewer strokes. When others might take one and a half strokes, I only need one to swim as far as they do.”

Even though Qin has won many awards, he doesn’t want people to call him the “King of Breaststroke”. He is a modest person. “Just call me a breaststroke swimmer,” Qin said after winning the men’s 50m breaststroke at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

1. When did Qin Haiyang win the Swimming World Cup Overall Male Award? ________

A．On October 23rd.	B．On October 22nd.
C．On October 24th.	D．On October 21st.

2. How many breaststroke golds did he win at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka? ________

A．Twenty-three.	B．Twenty-six.
C．Twenty-four.	D．Three.

3. Why is it hard to swim fast by breaststroke? ________

A．Because Qin Haiyang doesn’t have a lot of skills.

B．Because Qin thinks the water in the swimming pool is quite cold.

C．Because Qin Haiyang doesn’t like breaststroke.

D．Because all the strokes in breaststroke happen under the water.

4. What does the word “modest” mean in the last paragraph? ________

A．骄傲的

B．谦虚的

C．善良的

D．勤奋的

5. Which is the best title of the passage? ________

A．The best male swimmer in 2023—Qin Haiyang.

B．The best swimming competitions—the World Aquatics Championships.

C．The best swimming teacher—Qin Haiyang.

D．The best kind of swimming—Breaststroke.

【推荐2】As an English, I can speak three languages—English, German and French, so do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.

Some statistics (数据) from the survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with(与……相比) the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why my people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only an option at school. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

Changing the British attitude (态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to try!

1. Which country does the writer come from?

A．Britain.

B．China.

C．America.

D．Egypt.

2. Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?

A．They are good language learners.

B．62% of them speak two or more languages.

C．More than half of them only speak English.

D．They are famous for speaking foreign languages.

3. According to the passage, students in Britain prefer to learn ________.

A．science or German	B．history or German
C．German or French	D．science or history

4. In Paragraph 4, “an option” means ________.

A．a mistake

B．a game

C．a choice

D．a conversation

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Schools in UK	B．Young English Learners
C．Speaking English	D．Foreign Language Learning in UK

【推荐3】

Students often want to practice their English outside class. One of the best ways to practice your English is to speak to a foreigner. This week’s question comes from a student who is eager (渴望) to start a conversation with the foreigners he sees every day. This student asks, “Is it okay to talk to foreigners I see in the street?”

The answer is yes and no, but probably no! If you see a foreigner who looks lost, it is polite to ask them, “May I help you?” But, otherwise (否则), you should probably let them get on with their business. Situations, however, do exist (存在) where it is quite all right to talk to foreigners. For example, if a foreigner enters your school, classroom, office, shop or restaurant, you can ask them:

－What is your name?

－Where do you come from?

－What do you think of Wudi?

－How long will you stay in Wudi?

There are also situations where it’s OK to talk to foreigners in public places. If you see a foreigner alone in a restaurant, bar or coffee shop, it may be appropriate (合适的) to ask him or her:

－Is this seat free?

－Do you mind if I talk to you in English?

You can probably help them if they are new to China and if they are alone, you may be able to make them feel more welcome.

After a few such questions, you should know whether this person wants to talk to you or not. If they ask you similar questions, or if they give long, informative answers, you’re in luck. If not, then give them their privacy (独处). Talking to strangers is fun if you choose the right time and place.

1. According to the passage, the best way to practice your spoken English is to try to speak to         .

A．your English teacher

B．foreigners

C．your classmates

D．yourself

2. From the second paragraph, we know that         .

A．it is polite to stop foreigners to talk with them in the street

B．it is polite to interrupt (打扰) foreigners in a conversation

C．it is impolite to interrupt foreigners when they are on business

D．it is impolite to help foreigners in the street

3. When you first meet a foreigner, which of the following would you like to say?

A．Where are you going?

B．Have you eaten your dinner?

C．Hi, nice to meet you!

D．How old are you?

4. The writer suggests (建议) to us that we should         .

A．talk with a foreigner in an accepted way

B．have a meal with foreigners in a restaurant

C．move to a place where a foreigner lives

D．talk with a foreigner in the street

5. This passage comes from a newspaper in          column (栏目).

A．sports

B．news

C．business

D．language