【推荐1】Accidents happen more often than you think. Every year in China, 3,200,000 people die in accidents. Experts say that the 10 minutes after an accident can make the difference between life and death. This is why learning first aid (急救) is so necessary.

The second Saturday of September is World First Aid Day. First aid mentions the first steps taken to help those who are hurt. They include keeping the person safe from harm, paying attention to their pain, and getting help either by telling other people or calling 120. Basic first aid training teaches you how to deal with emergencies, treat things like burns, bleeding and broken bones. It takes as little as two hours to learn these skills.

You can learn first aid by visiting the official website of China First Aid Training (http://www.chrctc.org.cn/). You can read books or watch videos that can be found on free apps like First Aid Guide. Some hospitals also give courses or even hold first aid camps for kids.

"Learning first aid is good for everyone and it is better to start young," said Wang Jiangshan, a doctor in the hospital's emergency room. It can be good for oneself and others for the rest of one's life.

1. The underlined word "emergencies" in the passage means "______" in Chinese.

A．医学症状

B．心肺复苏

C．突发状况

2. In China, _______ people die in accidents every year.

A．0.32 million

B．3.2 million

C．32 million

3. From the article, we can learn first aid in many ways, not including ______.

A．keeping the person safe from harm

B．feeding medicine

C．treating things like burns, bleeding and broken bones

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The first 10 minutes is the most important to save lives after an accident.

B．Learning first aid can only be good for others.

C．First aid mentions to tell others to call 120.

5. The passage is mainly about______.

A．the difference between life and death

B．learning how to save a life

C．World First Aid Day

【推荐2】Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The American writer Sally tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says making friends is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What is a good friend? A good friend is not a person who has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and helpful. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you.

But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends may quarrel (吵架). What should you do when you have a quarrel with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk with him or her and tell him or her how you are feeling. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you can write a letter to say sorry. Tell your friend why you did this or that. Finally, remember that friendship is one of the most important things in our life.

1. The writer wants to tell us how to____________.

A．plant trees

B．keep healthy

C．find friendship and keep it

D．write a letter

2. A good friend should____________.

A．have much money

B．be kind and helpful

C．have good looks

D．be smart

3. The underlined word "complaints" means___________in Chinese.

A．抱怨

B．辩论

C．宣布

D．发言

4. What should you do when you have a quarrel with your friend?

A．You should ask your teacher for help.

B．You should tell this to your parents.

C．You should make a new friend.

D．You should have a good talk or write a letter to him or her.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Making friends is just like planting a tree.

B．A good friend can do his or her best to help you.

C．The best friends never quarrel with each other.

D．Friendship is very important in our life.

【推荐3】If you have problems in your schoolwork, who can you get help from?

❖Teachers are important persons for you because they can give you some useful advice on your problems. They can also give you some useful ideas about how to finish schoolwork better. Helping children learn is their job, so be sure to ask them for advice!

❖Many places have after-school care for children. Homework help is a part of it. There, you can get some help from adults, and other children as well.

❖You might also try a local（当地的）homework help line. It can help you by phone. In this way, teachers, older students, and other experts in school subjects can give you some help.

❖You can also use the Internet to visit online homework help sites（站点）. These sites can give you much knowledge. But sometimes you can’t help copying information from a site. It isn’t right. So knowing how to use the information right is necessary.

Which one do you usually like to choose to get help?

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1. Teachers can give you some useful advice on your problems.
2. You can only get some help from adults in the after-school care.
3. A local homework help line can offer help on computers.
4. Knowing how to use the information right is necessary when using the Internet.
5. You have four ways to get help if you have problems in your schoolwork from the passage.

【推荐1】Have you ever shown your photos on your favorite social media?     1     If yes, do you know what you have posted on the social media can cause problems you could not expect?

Many teenagers think they know everything about social media, and that bad things could never happen to them. However, studies show that each year more than three million young people in the world get into trouble because of their online activities.

So do remember these if you really want to share something online.

    2     Not everyone will like what you write online. Think before you post anything. You never know who sees your texts, pictures or videos. Before clicking “post”, you should ask yourself, “How will I feel if my family or teachers see this?” and “How might this post be bad for me in five or ten years from now?”

    3     Imagine someone is unfriendly in real life. The same is true of online communication.     4     If you feel angry or frustrated while you’re writing a message, wait a bit. Read it again later and then send it.

Protect and respect! Never share your passwords with anyone.     5     Don’t say bad things about people. If you get messages like that or see them online, talk to your parents or your teachers.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．It’s not wise to post your home or email address online.

B．Be polite when you write!

C．No one like it when you “shout” in your message.

D．Have you ever expressed your feelings and emotions on your online page?

E．Share with care!

【推荐2】What did people do to communicate in ancient times? Here are some very interesting answers to this question.

Alphorns (阿尔卑斯长号角) were once used to communicate in the mountains in Switzerland. They are very long and they are very heavy, too. So, alphorns are hard work to blow. Then why use them? Well, they make a loud sound which travels much further than the human voice. Herdsmen (牧民) used them to call cows in the distance (在远处) for milking. At sunset, alphorns were also used to send a message down to villagers that all was well. These days, they’re mostly used as musical instruments.

The people of La Gomera, an island in Europe, have their own special way of sending messages from mountain to mountain. They use a whistled (口哨的) language called el silbo. El silbo comes from their language Spanish. Whistling can be heard within five kilometers, so it can be used across much greater distances than shouting. El silbo can be used for all kinds of messages, including greetings and announcements. El silbo is used a lot less than it used to be, but primary school students in La Gomera have to learn it.

Did you know it’s also possible to send messages without making a noise? This is called visual (视觉的) communication, and it includes the use of flags and even smoke. Long ago, soldiers along the Great Wall of China used smoke as a warning. If they noticed the enemy from their signal (信号) tower, they lit a smoky fire. When soldiers in other towers saw the smoke signal, they lit fires, too. In this way, messages about the enemy’s arrival could travel as far as 800 kilometers in just a few hours.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Today alphorns are mostly used for ________.

A．communicating in the mountains

B．calling cows for milking

C．playing a kind of music

2. The people of La Gomera use el silbo to communicate because ________.

A．it can send messages to animals

B．it can be heard at a great distance

C．it is a subject for young students

3. How did soldiers along the Great Wall get warning messages between towers?

A．By whistling.

B．By listening.

C．By watching.

4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

【推荐3】A man who was climbing a mountain thought he was alone. But suddenly, he was hit by a falling rock and then, a woman climber fell from above, landing right on him. They were both badly injured(受伤）. His leg was broken. He tried to stand but couldn’t. The woman’s arm was broken and couldn’t climb. What were they going to do?

It was very cold and night was coming. They both knew they wouldn’t live through the night if they didn’t go down the mountain before darkness came.

The woman had an idea. “Look,” she said. “I have two good legs, and you have two good arms. Together, that makes one healthy body.”

They tied themselves together so that he was on her back. Slowly, they climbed down, little by little. Every step was difficult. They had to stop every minute or so, but the man was counting on(指望) the woman’s strong legs and the woman was counting on the strength in the man’s arms to keep them from falling.

When they finally reached the foot of the mountain, they were found and sent to the hospital by the local people. In the end, they were fine.

They both learned a good lesson that day. A good team isn’t made up of people who can all do the same thing. It must be made up of people who can provide many different skills. By using their individual strengths, they went down the mountain safely.

Sometimes in life, we must depend on another person’s strengths to make up for our weakness.

Isn’t it good that we’re not all the same?

1. This story took place ________.

A．in the morning

B．at noon

C．in the afternoon

D．at night

2. From Paragraph 4 we know that ________.

A．the man’s leg was broken	B．the woman’s arm was broken
C．they tried their best to climb down	D．they tried their best to climb up

3. From this experience they learned that a good team is made up of people ________.

A．who can all do the same thing	B．who can provide many different skills.
C．whose arms are broken	D．whose legs are broken

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Never climb a mountain alone.

B．Be careful while climbing mountains.

C．We should use different people’s strengths in a team.

D．We should always help women in life.

【推荐1】

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a double-edged sword. It can help us, but also cause us harm. Who is using AI? Is AI replacing humans? What should we do to avoid the risks and dangers that AI might bring?

AI is set to help people in many ways. It will make everyday tasks easier and bring efficiency to lots of industries. It might be one of man’s greatest inventions.

However, like any other technology, AI will also bring risks. In February 2018, a group of AI experts got together to discuss the possible misuse of AI. What they found was that “Every AI advance (前进) by the good guys is an advance for the bad guys, too,” according to Quartz.

What they were most worried about was that criminals (罪犯) could use AI for wrongful purposes. One of the areas they looked at was the use of AI to create websites that could be used to steal people’s personal information. Another possibility is that AI programs could be taught to break into computer secure systems.

There are some other concerns as well. It is possible that AI could be used to create fake news and videos. In fact, Chinese tech giant Baidu, has developed a program called Deep Voice that can “clone” (克隆) anyone’s voice by studying a 3. 7-second audio sample.

Many famous people in the tech world have expressed concern about AI. People like Bill Gates and Elon Musk have called for the industry to be more strictly regulated (管理), as there are few laws right now on the use of AI.

However, this is set to change. In March 2018, the European Union plans to set up a group that will discuss the dangers of AI, and hopefully, make some rules that will help us keep it safe for humans.

1. The underlined word “misuse” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．wide use

B．proper use

C．incorrect use

D．full use

2. Some experts have concerns about AI because ________.

A．it makes people lazier	B．it is developing too fast
C．it will replace workers in the future	D．some people may use it to do bad things

3. Deep Voice is mentioned to show ________.

A．how AI is developed	B．what AI can do in the future
C．why Baidu is a tech giant	D．how AI can copy voices

4. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．there may be new laws to regulate the use of AI.

B．AI will bring more harm than benefit to people.

C．many AI programmers will become criminals.

D．there will only be fake news and videos online.

5. This passage is written mainly to ________.

A．tell readers that AI is a new invention	B．introduce what AI is really about
C．show that AI also has disadvantages	D．suggest some rules for AI

【推荐2】

Twenty-five years ago, most British young people wanted to be doctors or lawyers in the future. If they were open-minded, they might even want to be singers. But today, things are quite different.

According to a survey, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger or “vlogger”(视频博主). The survey, carried out among 1,002 people, found that as much as 40 percent of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal jobs.

The reasons for this change are the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach everyone around the world, without having to enter an acting career in the traditional way.

“In years gone by, the biggest stars were trained by the Hollywood studios(工作室). Now, anyone with a computer camera can become a star,” a Tesco Mobile spokesperson said. “These self-made stars record(记录) and show their hobbies to their fans. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people chatting with their fans about everyday life.”

However, what people see is only the bright side of being a vlogger and they don’t notice the fact that only those who are successful get fame(名望) and money. For every success, there are a hundred others who fail. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that still stay dreams.

Among those vloggers, some have different opinions. Fame is not what they really want. They just make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. A Young man called David Leshaw, for example, has his own company called the Finishers Club. It’s an online platform for runners to keep a record of their races. He thinks his job helps him to show his passion(热情), and at the same time, he learns a lot from it. That’s enough for him.

1. How many young people choose “vlogger” to be their dream job in the survey?

A．40.

B．400.

C．1000.

2. What are the reasons for the change of young people’s dream jobs?

A．Their hobbies.

B．The Hollywood studios.

C．The Internet and social media.

3. Which is the Tesco Mobile spokesperson’s opinion(观点)?

A．To be a star is easier than before.

B．It’s unusual that vloggers are the big stars.

C．Hollywood stars are popular all over the world.

4. What can we learn from this article(文章)?

A．What vloggers really want is to get money.

B．Most young people’s dreams are easy to come true.

C．Among all the vloggers, only some can be popular and rich.

【推荐3】Why do people listen to music? The answer may seem simple: making and hearing music is a pleasure. But music touches our lives in many other ways, too.

Music changes our moods (心情)

My brother doesn’t choose music according to what he wants to hear. Instead, he decides what he wants to feel and picks music depending on it. Upbeat (乐观的), bright-sounding music generally makes people feel happy. But some people enjoy listening to sad music. It can be like talking with a friend who understands your sadness. But for some people, sad music can make them feel even sadder.

Music helps us get things done

Do you ever listen to music while you work? I do, and I find that it sometimes helps me concentrate (全神贯注). According to one expert, music can help you pay attention to boring or repeated tasks. But when you are doing tasks that require more thought, music can make them harder.

My mom, a preschool teacher, uses music to manage her class. When she wants to call a child, instead of shouting the child’s name, she sings it. This creates a more active environment, while still getting the child’s attention.

Music brings people together

Music can also bring people closer to each other. This is especially true of music played live (现场直播). Live music often features (以……为特色) a group of people playing different instruments, which makes it a shared experience. Listeners can share the feelings that the song expresses. They also create memories together.

When they hear a certain song, they can be taken back to some points in the past. Therefore music can connect people not only to present people but also to people from their past.

Music is more than just entertainment; it’s a powerful force that influences us in many ways.

1. Which of the following music will not make you happy?

A．Rabbit Dance.

B．Merry Christmas.

C．Moon Reflected on Second Spring.

2. What does the underlined word “It” refer to (指的是)?

A．Sad music.

B．Listening to sad music.

C．Listening to upbeat music.

3. Listening to music is not helpful when ________.

A．you are doing repeated tasks

B．you are doing easy tasks

C．the tasks require more thought

4. Which of the following is not true?

A．Singing children’s names is impolite.

B．Listening to live music can make listeners share their feelings.

C．Music can make people become closer.

5. What’s the writer’s attitude to music?

A．doubtful

B．active

C．uncertain

【推荐1】Dear Abby,

I’m a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.

My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I’m getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.

Second, he likes new technology, but I don’t have enough money and I can’t afford all the things he wants.

Recently, I’ve found that he is always alone. I’ve never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone at weekends. That is the last problem I have.

What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.

A helpless mother

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. The helpless mother has four problems.
2. Tom talks with his mother for almost all his spare time at home.
3. Tom is not good at English.
4. From the passage we know that Tom’s mother is not rich.
5. The helpless mother asks Abby to buy what Tom wants.