“Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. It means that when we go to bed early, we can get up early the next morning. Then we will become healthy. We will also become rich and clever.
This is true. To be healthy, we must have enough sleep. Experts(专家) say that adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Teenagers need nine to ten hours. And school-aged children may need more than ten hours of sleep. Children who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They won’t be wise and they may not become wealthy!
We also need exercise. Walking, running, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps us strong. It also helps the blood to move around the body. This is very important. Our blood takes the nutrition(营养) from food to all parts of our body.
The head also needs blood. So exercise that moves the blood to our head helps us think better!
1. If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll ________.| A．become weak | B．have more time | C．be healthy | D．have more work to do |
| A．Adults | B．Teenagers | C．Experts | D．School-aged children |
| A．can’t study well | B．will be wise | C．will be wealthy | D．will be active in class |
| A．he is strong enough | B．it helps make him healthy |
| C．he has a lot of homework to do | D．it can bring him much blood |
| A．Exercise helps the blood to move. | B．Exercise is good for a person’s head. |
| C．If we have enough blood, we’ll be wise. | D．It’s good for us to get up early and go to bed early. |
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【推荐1】What do young people today expect to do when they spend money? According to a survey made by CCTV in 2021, travel, health care and education are the top three.
The survey has found more than one third of young people who were born in or after 1995 show their great interest in traveling around the world. What’s more, people in other age periods （年龄段） also have a lot of expectations of travel and the need in the tourism market （旅游市场） may increase more and more quickly.
Health care is in the second place. The survey shows that about 33.27 percent of young people will spend more money on health care in 2021: To stay healthy, they will buy healthy foods, get vaccinations （接种疫苗） and keep fit by doing sports. ______
Education follows health care. More and more young people look forward to gaining knowledge and developing themselves. Going to a good college is their first choice. They can get better education and create a more perfect life by going to college. Even though some of them can’t study in a university, they expect to learn more professional skills outside the school. According to the survey, almost all the young people can realize the importance of education and want to work hard for it.
So what do you plan to spend more money doing in the future?
1. What does the second paragraph mainly show?| A．Young people today are very interested in traveling. |
| B．Traveling around the world is good for young people. |
| C．Young people spend less money on travel than old people. |
| A．Most young people don’t want to spend much money on health. |
| B．Most young people can’t accept that keeping healthy costs a lot of money. |
| C．Most young people think it’s necessary to take health seriously. |
| A．Few young people want to learn professional skills outside the school. |
| B．Most of the young people in China have known the importance of going to school. |
| C．More and more young people can succeed in going to college. |
A． | B． | C． |
Tony and Anna are brother and sister. They are from England.
In the morning, they have four lessons. They play sports for about 30 minutes (分钟) after the third lesson.
| A．It’s really good for their health. |
| B．Tony likes sports very much. |
| C．But they don’t like hamburgers. |
| D．They like to have eggs and bread for breakfast. |
| E．Tony and Anna like playing computers. |
【推荐3】Is there a way to quickly recall information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a solution. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.
Researchers asked 114 volunteers to watch a video. After watching the video, participants were divided into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 meters forward. The second group walked 10 meters backward. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.
The scientists found that the backward-walking group got two more answers correct on average than the other two groups.
This suggests that the link between the concepts ( 概念 ) of time and space is important in terms of ( 就……而言) how our minds form memories. “Time is really expressed through space,”
Aleksandar Aksentijevic, who led the study, told the Daily Mail. When you walk backward, you see things from a different angle ( ⻆ 度 ) compared to walking forward. This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.
And walking backward is not just good for the brain. It is also good for the rest of the body. Compared to walking forward, walking backward is more challenging. This can help us improve our health, says New Scientist. Walking backward uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories (卡路里).
In addition, walking backward is less stressful for our knees. It could be helpful for people who often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in the US. Walking backward also keeps our backbones strong, which can help to lighten pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backward.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. Walking backwards can help people improve their long-term memory.
2. Paragraph 2 is written to describe how researchers did their experiment.
3. Walking forward uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories.
4. Walking backwards can lighten pain in people’s knees and backs.
5. Walking backward can help people in many ways.
Parents, teachers, and anyone who often deals with teens know how difficult the teen years can be. Teens always do wild and even dangerous things. This was thought to be due to the foolishness of youth. Now, scientists have a new idea of why teens act this way.
Recently, scientists discovered that though our brains are almost at their full size by the age of six, they are far from fully developed. Only during the teen years do our brains truly “grow up”. During this time, they go through great changes. These changes were once thought to be finished by age 12. Now, scientists have found that our brains continue to change until age 25. Such changes make us better at balancing our impulses (冲动) with the need to follow rules. However, a still-developing brain does this clumsily. The result is the unpredictable behavior (行为) in teens.
The studies show that teens prefer to take risks (冒险). Luckily, the news isn’t all bad. As brain scientist B. J. Casey points out, the teen brain inspires (激发) such behavior to help teens prepare for adult life. One way is by changing the way teens measure risk and reward (回报). When teens think about rewards, their brains get more pleasure than an adult brain would. This makes the rewards seem more important than the risks, and makes teens feel the excitement of new experiences more strongly than adults do.
Although teens sometimes make bad decisions for greater rewards, they are still less afraid to try new things. The special period of brain developing is what help teens leave their parents’ care and live their own lives successfully.
1. What is the main purpose of the reading?
| A．To advise teens to think the same as their parents. |
| B．To explain how teen brains affect their behavior. |
| C．To describe a study on teen brains. |
| D．To encourage teens to take risks. |
| A．It is almost at the full size by the age of six. |
| B．It makes teens less afraid to try new things. |
| C．It goes on developing until about age 12. |
| D．It changes the way teens measure risk and reward. |
| A．without skills | B．with hope | C．without danger | D．with warmth |
| A．The teens can get less pleasure than adults. |
| B．The bad side of the studies is not understood. |
| C．The way teen brains work has some strong points. |
| D．The weak points of the teen brain can be predicted. |
| A．successful | B．helpful | C．acceptable | D．unpredictable |
【推荐2】Quilts keep people warm. However, you may not know well about quilts.
Quilts have a long history in different places. In Asia, the quilt appeared in the first century BC. In the 11th century, people in Europe brought quilting skill from the Middle East. From then on people in Europe wore quilted（夹层的） clothing under their heavy coats to keep warm.
Bed quilts had something to do with women in American history. When the earliest people in Europe came to America, there were few or no stores. Women cut up old clothes and used them to make new clothes. During the 1700s and 1800s, women made quilts. Quilting kept families from living in the cold environment. Women met at parties to help each other finish making quilts.
Quilts are also a form of art. Every quilt is a way for the artist to show himself or herself. Each one uses different designs and colors. Each one also uses different skills for sewing the pieces together. In the beginning, people just sewed the materials together. Later, people added some pictures, such as birds and flowers.
So next time you climb into bed with a nice warm quilt, look at it carefully.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案
1. The underlined word “sewing” in the passage means “ ________ ” in Chinese.
| A．剪敕 | B．焊接 | C．缝纫 |
| A．earlier than | B．later than | C．as early as |
| A．old bed | B．old clothes | C．new clothes |
| A．People in Europe took quilting skills to the Middle Last. |
| B．Men in America met at parties to help each other finish making quilts. |
| C．Quilts are also a form of art. |
| A．It’s mainly about the history and development of quilts. |
| B．It’s mainly about the importance and difference of quilts. |
| C．It’s mainly about how to make quilts. |
【推荐3】Like most people I know, I love watching television. When I was little, I would always look forward to watching a children’s programme on TV when I arrived home from school. These days, when I am at home, I enjoy turning on the television in the evening after a busy day to watch a crime drama or chat show. Although I normally watch television to relax and I often feel guilty about watching television too much, TV series are an excellent resource for any ambitious language learner.
When you are learning a language, it is a great idea to choose a foreign language series to watch. The series can belong to any kind: thriller, drama, comedy or even reality television, whatever makes you interested. Watching this series is a good way to improve your listening skills because the characters or presenters will talk at a normal speed and will use authentic language. It is also a useful way to practice your spoken English, which cannot be found in a textbook but is used regularly in real life.
If you are a beginner, it can be a good idea to start by watching the programme with subtitles (字幕) in your native language. However, as you become more confident, you can watch a series with foreign language subtitles or even with no subtitles at all. Remember that the aim is not to understand every single word! You just need to be able to understand the overall storyline and you can often work out the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases from the context. It can be difficult at first, but it is really important to keep going!
Sometimes, while watching the programme, I noted down any unfamiliar vocabulary before checking it in a dictionary. However, at other times, I put my pen down, relaxed and enjoyed the show. My listening skills have definitely improved and my vocabulary has widened.
So, there you have it: an excuse to watch television!
1. If your English is poor, you’d better ________.| A．try to improve your listening skills first |
| B．watch more programmes with no subtitles |
| C．choose thriller, drama, comedy and reality television to watch |
| D．watch English programmes with your native language subtitles |
| A．Standard. | B．Special. | C．Meaningful. | D．Unusual. |
| A．He is doubtful about it. | B．He encourages us to do it this way. |
| C．His attitude is unclear. | D．He hates to learn English this way. |
| A．As a student, the writer liked watching crime dramas on TV. |
| B．It is very easy to watch programmes with no subtitles at first. |
| C．These days, the writer doesn’t like watching chat shows at all. |
| D．If the writer watches television too much, he often feels guilty. |
| A．The way to learn a language. | B．A skill in improving vocabulary. |
| C．An excuse to watch television. | D．The benefit of watching television. |
【推荐1】A survey shows that the number of lonely adults (成年人) is rising. According to recent research, loneliness can be bad for health.
Make time to meet people
Maybe it seems that you don’t have time to meet new friends, but you need to consider your social life first.
Build your community online
Without doubt, it’s difficult for you to move to meet like-minded people. However, the Internet can easily bring people with the same interests together.
Know more about your friends
In order to find possible friends, try to know more about them. What do they like doing? Join one of their activities. What subject (话题) are they interested in?
Work as volunteers
Volunteering is good for both body and mind. It gives you the chance to communicate with people. Helping at the local food store or in a charity (慈善) shop will give you a warm feeling and you’ll get to know other volunteers.
| A．Find out more about it and discuss it with them. |
| B．So it is easy to build an online friend community. |
| C．There are so many ways you can talk face to face now. |
| D．So if you feel lonely at times, be sure to care about it. |
| E．It’ll also give you something to talk about with friends and family. |
| F．Instead of checking your phone, go for a walk and chat with someone. |
【推荐2】Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English?
The first step is to feel positive (有信心的) about learning English.
The second step is to practice your English.
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your diary.
| A．We can learn from them. |
| B．After each class, think about what you did. |
| C．If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. |
| D．For example, write in a diary, every day. |
| E．There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting. |
【推荐3】Now many students like shopping online (网上). They think it is fast and online things are cheap. Is shopping online good or bad? Let’s have a look at four students’ ideas (想法；观点) about shopping online.
I love fashion (时尚). At weekends, I usually visit online clothes shops. I don’t have too much money, but I can enjoy new clothes on Taobao. When I see my favorite things, I will buy them.
— Helen
I think it’s easy to buy things online. I don’t need to go to the supermarket or mall and I can get my favorite things. Someone brings them to my home. It doesn’t take me too much time.
— Tony
I’m not good at computers. I don’t like shopping online. I don’t think it is interesting. Shopping online is a waste of time. When I want some things, I ask my mom to buy them in malls. I have more time to study my lessons.
— Mary
Shopping online isn’t good. I can only see some pictures. They are different from real things. I can’t know about them well. If I want a pair of shoes, I can’t try them on, either.
— Bob
1. When does Helen usually visit online clothes shops?| A．On Mondays. | B．On Fridays. | C．On weekdays. | D．At weekends. |
| A．At shops. | B．In malls. | C．On the Internet. | D．In supermarkets. |
| A．She thinks it’s a waste of time. |
| B．She thinks she’s good at computers. |
| C．She thinks it’s interesting to shop online. |
| D．She thinks she can ask her mom to buy many things online. |
| A．Not good. | B．Not the same. | C．Not free. | D．Not easy. |
| A．Shopping online isn’t good. | B．Shopping online is useful (有用的). |
| C．Students like shopping online. | D．Students’ ideas about shopping online. |
