【推荐1】阅读短文， 然后根据内容回答所提问题。

As a traditional and meaningful board game, Weiqi was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and it is still played until today.

The playing pieces are called stones. One player uses the white stones and the other, black. The players take turns to play the stones on the game board. As we know, the board surface has 361 cross points.The stones are placed on them.

Weiqi is also called Go in the world. Learning it can not only improve people’s logical thinking ability, but it can also develop their calm character. That’s why it is more and more popular with modern people.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Weiqi traveled to Japan, and then to Europe in the 19th century. Now it has grown into an international competition event. So far, people from over 40 countries have played it. Among them, players from China, Japan and South Korea have the highest level of Weiqi.

On February 19, Chinese-English Dictionary of Weiqi Term (术语) came out in Beijing. It’s the first professional dictionary about Weiqi in China. As a symbol of Chinese culture, Weiqi has its special language. It also has its own way of thinking and the method of communicating. The dictionary will serve as a necessary tool and bridge for spreading Weiqi culture.

1. When was Weiqi invented in China?
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2. Where are the stones placed when we are playing Weiqi?
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3. Why is Weiqi getting more and more popular with modern people?
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4. Do the Chinese players have the highest level of Weiqi in the world?
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5. What do you think of the Chinese-English Dictionary of Weiqi Term?
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【推荐2】“Conkers” is a children’s game in the UK. For the last 150 years, British children have collected (收集) the nuts of the horse chestnut tree (马栗树) in September and October. They use these “conkers” to play a game.

You need two players, two conkers and two pieces of string (绳子) about 20 cm long. Each player cuts a hole (洞) in the middle of their conker and pulls a piece of string through the hole. The idea is to find the strongest (最硬的) conker.

One player holds up their string with the conker at the bottom. The other player then hits the first player’s conker as hard as he or she can. Then the first player does the same to the other player.

They keep doing this until one conker breaks (破碎). The strongest conker has won one game, so it is called a “one-er”. If a “one-er” wins another game, it becomes a “two-er” and so on.

Some schools have stopped children from playing conkers because they think the game can be dangerous. Now there are online conkers games, but they are not as good as the real thing!

回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过8个词。
1. When can the children play conkers?
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2. Where can kids get the “conkers”?
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3. How many players does this game need?
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4. If a conker wins four games, what does it become?
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5. Why do some school stop children from playing conkers?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题。（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

Building blocks (积木) are still one of the most popular traditional toys today. Their interesting design and easy use attract children of all ages. Most traditional building blocks were first made of wood. Today, wooden building blocks are still used, but now there are several other types to choose from, like plastic building blocks.

Children build all kinds of things that they see in everyday life with building blocks. This gives them the chance to learn new things and life skills. Building blocks can help children practice their language skills. Most children talk to each other as they build things. They can also help develop the skills that children need in life. As they begin to join groups to play with building blocks, they team to take turns, share, and solve problems with others. What’s more, building blocks can also help develop children’s skills in math and science. They allow children to work according to the steps of scientific discovery, which includes watching and thinking, and then testing. Building blocks always come in different shapes, colors and sizes. These encourage children to develop skills in dividing things.

Playing with building blocks is not only fun but also very helpful. Maybe that is the reason why building blocks are so popular today.

1. What were most traditional building blocks made of?（不超过5个词）
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2. How can building blocks help develop children’s skills in math and science?（不超过15个词）
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3. Why are building blocks so popular today?（不超过10个词）
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【推荐2】根据短文内容简要回答下面的问题。

Life is hard. And junior middle school students have every reason to say so.

Recently, Zhejiang did a survey of young people’s mental(精神的）health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the biggest pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48.8% of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.

What are students worried about?

“First, the class ranking(排名）after exams. Second, being unable to reach their parents’ expectation,” the Youth Time reported.

This is not only true with Chinese students.

The experts in America recently did a similar survey. The results are surprising: In the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress is also schoolwork.

What can we do to help?

*Be sure to have an active life.

*Sleep for 9—10 hours a day.

*Find someone to exercise with every day.

1. What kind of survey did people do in Zhejiang recently?
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2. According to the passage, how many things do the Chinese students worry about?
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3. Do the students in America also have stress in schoolwork?
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4. Who have a higher level of stress in America, teenagers or adults?
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5. How many hours should students sleep a day in order to reduce their stress?
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【推荐3】根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”

“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”

“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”

“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my real-life friends.”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction (瘾) called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts (迷) spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.

For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. They called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet—for seven days straight.

A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms (症状):

You go out with your friends less and less.

☆You can’t wait to get online again.

☆You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

☆You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts? (no more than 6 words)
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2. Where was the missing college student found? (no more than 4 words)
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3. Why do some experts worry most about young people? (no more than 13 words)
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4. 将画线句子翻译成汉语。
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5. 给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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【推荐3】Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)

What’s the most enjoyable school activity among American students? The answer is the school dance. Most American high schools have two dances during the year, one in winter and the other in spring. The students like the school dance because it is a good chance for them to meet new friends and learn from each other. At the dance, most schools make some strict rules to help create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. Only the students under 21 years are allowed in most schools. Some schools will even give the students a safety check before they come into the dance area. Some schools ask their students to keep a standing position (姿势) when they are dancing. That means the students can’t lean. You’d better not break the rules and enjoy yourself at the dance.

1. What’s the most enjoyable school activity in America?
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2. Most American schools have dances all year long, don’t they?
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3. Why do most schools make some strict rules?
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4. What will some schools do before the students come into the dance area?
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5. Do you like school dance? Why?
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【推荐1】Dear boys and girls, do you like traveling? Do you know why so many people like traveling? In the past, people used to travel to foreign countries because they thought foreign countries would be different from their own countries in many ways—the buildings, the food, the national dresses and so on. At present, however, one large city is similar to another.

Then what is the foreign travel for? What do tourists hope to experience in a foreign country that they can’t experience at home? The answer could be that people show an interest in the past. Most people travel abroad to find out how foreign countries’ history and cultures used to be, not how they are today. Besides these, there is perhaps a country’s attraction (吸引力): its people. A country is not just its old buildings, its works of art or beautiful places, it’s also the people who live in it. This is why a country such as Thailand attracts millions of people. The tourists come mainly because of the friendliness of the people there.

根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1. h________: all the events that happened in the past
2. m________: more than anything else; for the most part
阅读短文，写出画线句子的同义句转换，每空一词。
3. The answer could be that people are ________ ________ the past.
根据短文内容回答问题。
4. What may also be a country’s attraction besides its old buildings, its works of a or beautiful places?
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5. When is one large city similar to another, in the past or at present?
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6. What does Thailand attract millions of tourists come to its country for?
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【推荐2】    1     Your head houses store (储存着) the most valuable part of your body — your brain. As you are reading, your eyes send pictures to your brain which makes meaning from what you see. Your brain helps you to remember and think, and makes sure your body is doing what it should.

    2     Your skin covers your body. In most parts of your body, the skin is just as thick as half a centimeter. If you have your skin cut, it will have a quick cure and stop viruses from getting into your body. Your skin also helps you feel the heat and coldness of the environment around you. Hair grows from inside the skin. When you feel hot, extra heat comes out through your skin. As a result, your body temperature drops.

    3     Muscles (肌肉) are found in most parts of your body. They work with your bones to help you move — whenever you cry or smile, eat or speak, walk or dance, etc.

    4     Your body needs to take in oxygen (氧气) from the air and give out the unwanted carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) in the body. When you breathe, air comes through your nose and mouth into your lungs (肺) where oxygen flows to different parts of your body.

    5     When dust or a strong smell gets into your nose, you sneeze (打喷嚏). This is the way your body cleans up the dust in your nose. Your lungs push out the air and try to clear your nose.

(a)根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意，其中有一个选项是多余的。

A.What makes me sneeze?                  B.What is inside my head? C.Why do I breathe?                           D.How do I move? E.What does my heart do?                  F.What is my skin（皮肤）for?

(b)根据短文内容，补全下面短文中所缺信息，每空填一个词。

Your brain is the most     6     part of your body. It can make your body to do what it should. If you have your     7     cut, it will have a quick cure and stop viruses from getting into your body. Muscles can work     8     your bones to help you move around. Your nose and mouth can     9     air to different parts of your body. Sneezeing is the good way to     10     your nose.

【推荐3】阅读短文， 然后根据短文内容回答问题。

Boredom (无聊) is something that we all have experienced. Its basic meaning is “the state of being bored”. We experience boredom when we have nothing to do like standing at a bus stop and waiting for a bus. And when we do the same task over and over again, we also get bored.

Boredom isn’t good or bad. What matters are the choices that we make. How can boredom be good for us? Just consider boredom as a “time-out” to clear your mind. This time can be used to create reflection, and discover new thoughts and possibilities.

1.It helps inspire creativity (激发创造力).

When you let yourself to be bored, you make your mind wander (走神) and rest at the same time. Giving your mind a break can inspire creativity.

2. It helps increase self-reflection (自我反思)．

Being bored gives your mind a quiet space to think and reflect on your emotions and thoughts. Self-reflection can help you understand yourself better and make improvements.

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Boredom gives us time and energy to pay attention to something different and new. You may discover a new hobby that you’ll enjoy learning. So it can make your boredom interesting!

Learning how to make use of boredom is one way to make sure you never get bored. Boredom can be good for you. When boredom appears, it lets your mind to break for a while. Let it reflect on what it is and what is needed.

1. When do we get bored? (One example is OK.)
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2. To make boredom good for us, what can we consider it as?
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3. What can be the subtitle (小标题) of the third advantage?
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4. Do you think boredom is good or bad? Why? Write 30 words or more.
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