【推荐1】Hello and welcome to World Book Day

World Book Day is here to change lives through the love for books and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is an excellent chance for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading.

*Share A Story Live—our exciting digital events programme, bringing authors（作家）straight into your school.

*Raising money, raising readers—our wonderful ideas to help us change lives through reading.

*World Book Day Book Club—a new online reading community.

*Share A Story Corner—stories to encourage families to read together.

For up-to-date information, visit our website worldbookday.com!

1. World Book Day is a day________.

A．to raise money for the poor	B．to help families get together
C．to celebrate the joy of reading	D．to enjoy writing in local communities

2. According to the text, if you want to read online, which event should you choose?

A．Share a story live.	B．Share A Story Corner.
C．World Book Day Book Club.	D．Raising money, raising readers.

3. What is the author’s purpose of writing the poster?

A．To catch writers’ attention.	B．To invite readers to the activity.
C．To describe different types of books.	D．To encourage families to write books.

4. How can you get up-to-date information about the World Book Day?

A．By writing a letter.	B．By joining the club.
C．By calling.	D．By visiting the website.

【推荐2】Here are some good books for you!

Harry Potter It is J. K. Rowling's seven-book series（系列）. It talks about Harry and his life as a student at Hogwarts. The price of the book is only 8 dollars. You can have two with only 15 dollars.
The Giver It is a book by Lois Lowry. It tells the story of Jonas. He is a boy who lives in a strange society（社会）. He wants to change（改变）his life. The price of the book is 10 dollars.
Doris May It is a new book. The writer wrote it in February in 2018. Just like the writer's another book, at Midnight, it is a must-read for all middle school students. Many readers think it is very interesting. Nearly every student is a fan of it. It is 15 dollars.

1. The writer of Harry Potter is _______.

A．J. K. Rowling

B．Doris May

C．Lois Lowry

D．Jonas

2. Many readers think Doris May is ______.

A．difficult

B．friendly

C．interesting

D．exciting

3. Mr Green wants to buy two books called The Giver, and he has to pay _____.

A．15 dollars

B．10 dollars

C．20 dollars

D．30 dollars

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据内容从七个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使意思通顺，结构完整，一空一句。

Simple ways to improve your written English

Many people think it is really difficult to improve their writing in English. Don’t worry, though. Here are some simple steps that you can take to improve your written English.

● Increase your vocabulary.

To express yourself clearly, you need a good active vocabulary. That’s not just being able to know lots of words—it means actually being able to use them correctly.     1    

Tip: When you learn a new word, try to learn all the forms of that word.

●    2    

People often say that we learn to write best by reading. Reading in English is useful in many ways. It is a great way to get an idea of the different styles of writing and see how to use words properly.

Tip:     3     Learning shouldn’t be boring. Read each text several times to make sure you understand how to use new words and expressions in the text.

● Improve your grammar.

Grammar is very important because it improves the quality of your writing.

Tip:     4    . The first time, look for general mistakes and the second time look for mistakes with the grammar point you are studying at the moment.

● Just do it!

The best way to improve your writing is to get a pen and paper and write. Be prepared to write several versions（版本）of each text.     5    

A．Know your readers.

B．Read widely and often.

C．Always check your writing twice.

D．Remember, practice makes perfect!

E．Choose books or articles that interest you.

F．Use simpler language and shorter sentences to show your ideas.

G．Do this by learning new words with example sentences, not just word lists.

【推荐1】配对阅读。左栏是5 个人对应用软件的要求，右栏是7个应用软件的简介，请为不同的人找到合适的应用软件，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1     Jenny has to do the housework after work. She is so busy that she hardly has time to take care of her 2-year-old son. So she needs an app for him to learn to speak and count.     2     Sam was given a list of books to read by his teacher, but he has just had an eye operation (手术) and needs some app that can store the books and read them aloud to him.     3     Bob find it difficult to remember all the new words from the English textbook. He wants to make progress in a relaxing way for he thinks it boring to do a lot of word exercises.     4     Cathy is fun of traveling. She needs an app that can make it easier for her to buy train or airline tickets.     5     John is going to have a long railway trip. During this trip, he needs something like games to kill the time.

A. Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with world exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level, can you go on to learn words of a higher level. B. Rail Friend can be the best for helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets, you can buy tickets anywhere at any time. C. World of Tanks Blitz (坦克闪电战), a free-to-play online dating with over 40 million downloads, brings quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time. D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. E. Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each book you have a download so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5 minutes. F. Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. G. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!

【推荐2】

If you have a question, you may want to get a quick answer online. Some technology companies are working to make this come true by developing chatbots. They are computer programs that can communicate with people by phone, on messaging apps or on websites.

Chatbots can look up information, answer frequently (经常地) asked questions and collect information from users. They can also be used for online shopping to help people decide what to buy.

There are two kinds of chatbots: open and closed. A closed chatbot may or may not use AI (人工智能) to understand messages from users. An open chatbot uses AI both to know what people want and to create a reply. Open chatbots are able to learn from their conversations and then improve their ability to communicate over time. This means that open chatbots can answer a wider range (范围) of questions, compared with closed chatbots.

One important advantage of chatbots is that they are available all the time, even at midnight. What’s more, one chatbot can serve many users at once. This means that people can get answers quickly instead of waiting for the reply of a human agent.

▲ Someone has to program the chatbots at the beginning and train them. Sometimes, open chatbots can’t give answers to certain questions. Besides, many people prefer speaking to a human rather than a chatbot.

1. What is the chatbot?

A．A website.

B．A messaging app.

C．A technology company.

D．A computer program.

2. What can chatbots do according to the second paragraph?

A．Keep personal information safe.	B．Answer the questions of their users.
C．Buy necessary things for their users.	D．Help people make important decisions.

3. What is the difference between open chatbots and closed chatbots?

A．Open chatbots reply more quickly.

B．Closed chatbots are better at communicating.

C．Open chatbots answer questions on more topics.

D．Open chatbots don’t use AI to understand questions.

4. Which of the following can be put into ▲ ?

A．However, chatbots can’t take the place of human agents.

B．Human agents and chatbots are good partners.

C．To solve the problem, humans are necessary.

D．Chatbots can do a great job by themselves.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Human agents are more popular than chatbots.

B．One chatbot can only serve one person at a time.

C．Chatbots have been widely used around the world.

D．Sometimes chatbots can’t answer people’s questions.

【推荐1】The COVID-19 (新冠肺炎) outbreak is changing people’s traditional habits such as greetings and customs. People in different countries have had some new and creative choices. Knowing about this could help us understand their cultures and communicate with each other.

France

Newspapers have been filled with advice on how to replace (取代) handshaking and kissing on the cheek. Now looking into a person’s eyes can satisfy that as a greeting.

Romania

Martisor Festival marks the begmning of spring when the flowers and talismans (护身符) are handed out. But the government has told people to hand over the flowers and talismans without kissing.

China

People are called on to greet each other through the Internet and not to get together if possible. They can join their hands together as a sign of greetings instead of shaking hands when they meet.

Iran

A video has become popular. It shows that three friends are meeting. Two of them are wearing masks (口罩). Hands in their pockets, they tap their feet against each other as a greeting.

Australia

People are not advised to shake hands. And instead, they can give each other a pat on the back. “I won’t say Don’t kiss’, but you could be exercising a degree of care with whom you choose to kiss.” said an officer.

1. How are Chinese people called on to greet each other?

A．By greeting online.

B．By handing out talismans.

C．By tapping feet.

2. In which country are people advised to pat others on the back?

A．Romania.

B．Iran.

C．Australia.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nobody wears masks in the video from Iran.

B．Shaking hands is not advised in China or France.

C．People in Romania welcome spring with only flowers now.

4. What may be the common traditional way of greeting in France?

A．Kissing on the cheek.

B．Joining hands together.

C．Looking into the eyes.

5. According to the passage, what influence can COVID-19 have on people’s life?

A．People might change their social behavior.

B．People might value their traditional festivals more.

C．People might spread cultures in different countries.

【推荐2】The whole world is waiting for a vaccine(疫苗) to prevent COVID-19. Because of this, scientists from 172 countries and regions, including China, Canada, Japan and the UK, are working together through the COVAX(新冠俊苗全球获得机制). COVAX is organized by the World Health Organization(WHO). It will make sure that all members get the vaccine in the future. When a vaccine is regarded to be safe and effective, all countries within COVAX will be able to get it in time. This will also make sure that the vaccine will be priced fairly.

“A number of vaccines are now in the final stage.” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreycsus. He added that the goal of COVAX was to make at least 2 billion vaccines by the end of 2022.

All the countries must work together for the world when vaccines are found. The world needs to prevent vaccine nationalism. “Vaccine nationalism only helps the spread of COVID-19.” Tedros said. He warned that if only a small number of countries got most of the vaccines, COVID-19 would last longer. “Like an orchestra(交响乐团), we need all instruments to be played in harmony to create music that everyone enjoys.” he said.

1. COVAX was started to ________.

A．provide its members with medical advice

B．encourage competition among its members

C．share experience on how to prevent COVID-19

D．work together to develop COVID-19 vaccines

2. The goal of COVAX is to ________ by the end of 2022.

A．make at least 2 billion vaccines	B．prevent vaccine nationalism
C．spread COVID-19	D．play all instruments

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

A．和平

B．公平

C．和谐

D．合理

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A．a small number of countries can get the vaccine

B．most countries can get the supply from COVAX

C．an orchestra needs to create music that everyone enjoys

D．all countries need to pull together for the world

5. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．WHO

B．Vaccine Nationalism

C．COVAX

D．COVID-19

【推荐3】Teenagers can’t afford（负担得起）to buy expensive gifts. So what do you do if you want to give gifts to the important people in your life? In fact, you don’t have to spend much money on holiday gifts. There are many cheap ways to do that.

Here are some make-it-yourself gifts ideas to try:

To your mom and dad:

You can clean the room, sing a song or write a letter to your mom and dad. You could also draw a picture if you like that.

To your teachers:

Sometimes students put their pocket money（零花钱）together and buy a teacher a holiday gift. Some kids would like to give their own gifts. You can send a nice card with the words of thanks inside. You might even write down the favorite things that you learned in the teacher’s class this year. It will make the teacher feel happy.

To the kids who need a friend:

The holidays are a good time to think about the lonely people. In your class, maybe there is someone who doesn’t have any friends. Try to do something for this person. It could be giving a Christmas card or just chatting（闲聊）with him or her. It’s a small thing, but it could mean a lot to him or her.

1. According to the passage ,teenagers don’t have to ________ their parents as a gift.

A．sing a song to

B．draw a picture for

C．write a letter to

D．buy an expensive gift for

2. If you want to send your teacher a card, what will you write in it?

A．Ways to improve your grades.	B．The names of the students you don’t like.
C．Something you learned in the teacher’s class.	D．The importance of making nice gifts by yourself.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．You should spend much money buying gifts for your teacher.

B．Chatting with a classmate who has few friends is also a good holiday gift.

C．A small gift during holidays may mean a lot to someone who feels lonely.

D．Sometimes students put their pocket money together to buy a teacher a gift.

4. You might see this passage in a(n) ________

A．notice

B．science book

C．school newspaper

D．advertisement （广告）

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Making Friends by Giving Gifts	B．Making Holiday Gifts by Yourself
C．How to Save Money During Holidays	D．How to Choose Gifts for Different People