【推荐1】There are two sides of a mobile phone. At present, almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phone might be ________ for your health? A study ________ that heavy mobile phone use may cause phones hearing loss (损耗；损失).

This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a shorter time ________ some similar sounds, ________ in their right ears. It is getting harder for ________ to tell the difference ________ the sounds of “s” and “f”, and “t” and “z”.

Researchers studied 100 people who ________ cell phones, and compared (比较) them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for 12 months. ________ the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing ________ than those who did not use cell phones.

Besides this, our ears have many little ________ inside them. Too much noise will cause these hairs to get weak and finally ________. When these hairs die, it affects (影响) our ability to listen. ________, cell phone users don’t care too much ________ this study. One man said, “I’d be more worried about people who ________ MP3 players. They put those earphones in their ears and listen to very ________ music. I think that is more likely to cause hearing loss than a cell phone.”

1.

A．good

B．fine

C．bad

D．well

2.

A．shows

B．tells

C．thinks

D．gets

3.

A．saying

B．watching

C．hearing

D．talking

4.

A．easily

B．especially

C．suddenly

D．carefully

5.

A．her

B．you

C．him

D．them

6.

A．during

B．between

C．in

D．at

7.

A．used

B．use

C．wrote

D．write

8.

A．Why

B．Which

C．Who

D．What

9.

A．surprise

B．rules

C．problems

D．words

10.

A．hairs

B．pains

C．sounds

D．blood

11.

A．live

B．alive

C．rise

D．die

12.

A．All in all

B．However

C．Firstly

D．Finally

13.

A．to

B．with

C．about

D．of

14.

A．buy

B．use

C．discover

D．see

15.

A．beautiful

B．soft

C．loud

D．light

【推荐2】Man began to make use of fire long long ago. Fire is useful in many ways, but sometimes it is dangerous. If you are not careful with it, it can burn things or ______ hurt you. A big fire can burn forests and tall buildings. Sometimes a piece of thin paper can ______ a big fire. So please remember ______ in the dry places like woods and forests ______ throw a cigarette end on the grass and it's also important for you ______ the candles in the right place.

But if there is a fire in our building, what should we do with it? The following advice can help you get outside safely. Smoke from a fire can make ______ hard to see where things are. So it's important to remember the ______ out of your home. Pour some water over your clothes. What's more, put a wet towel (毛巾) over your mouth and your nose to keep the ______   out. Then go to the fire exit (安全出口). Try to stay low to go to the exit so that you'll breathe ______ smoke. Studies show that smoke usually hurt more people in a fire. You'd better run away from the fire as ______ as you can. But you ______ rush! Or you may fall over and hurt ______ or others. Of course you should also call 119. ______ the phone you should clearly tell the firemen ______ the fire is to help them get there without difficulty. By the way, don't jump out of the window. Jumping ______ more dangerous than the fire.

Keep ourselves away from fire and safety is above all!

1.

A．always

B．still

C．even

2.

A．change

B．cause

C．caused

3.

A．not smoke

B．not to smoke

C．don't smoke

4.

A．and

B．or

C．but

5.

A．put

B．putting

C．to put

6.

A．it

B．this

C．that

7.

A．ways

B．things

C．shapes

8.

A．air

B．smoke

C．fire

9.

A．more

B．few

C．less

10.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．early

11.

A．can't

B．needn't

C．mustn't

12.

A．you

B．yours

C．yourself

13.

A．In

B．On

C．At

14.

A．where

B．when

C．how

15.

A．perhaps

B．may be

C．maybe

【推荐3】What does “self-control” mean? Suppose you have a ticket for an exciting film which you want to see very much, but unluckily you have to study ____ an exam tomorrow. What will you do? See the film ____ study for the exam? If you can give up seeing the film and work hard at your ____, it means that you have self-control. Self-control is not something that you have at birth. It needs to be cultivated in your life.
Often, young children are easily ____ when their needs or wishes are not met at once. Almost daily, children see a lot of food, toys and activities that are attractive to them. Many time children do not know how to ____ their frustration（挫折） when they are told “no” or “later”. Also, sometimes young children do not understand ____ they are not allowed to do anything. In order to have positive experiences at home and at school, children need to learn ____ to properly deal with their feelings when they cannot have something. These skills will increase children’s self- control.
Don’t go to bed late because of a nice TV program, or you may go to school ____ and it is a waste of time. Every one of us has some hobbies, a few of which may ____ us from making progress in life. We must use our ____ to become free of them.1.

A．for

B．at

C．on

D．about

2.

A．and

B．while

C．but

D．or

3.

A．school

B．lessons

C．films

D．listening

4.

A．happy

B．upset

C．tired

D．excited

5.

A．begin with

B．play with

C．deal with

D．do with

6.

A．what

B．which

C．why

D．who

7.

A．skills

B．lessons

C．ways

D．strategies

8.

A．early

B．late

C．on time

D．slowly

9.

A．leave

B．make

C．keep

D．push

10.

A．decision

B．energy

C．knowledge

D．self-control

【推荐1】Every school day, we use schoolbags to carry all of our things to school. They are a big part of our lives. But have you ever thought about the_________of the schoolbag?

In the Han Dynasty, when old -style private schools were opened, students used bamboo boxes to carry books to school. People consider the bamboo box to be the_________schoolbag. There were usually two or three layers in the________. Kids put different things, like books, brushes, ink stones and paper in the boxes. You can see the bamboo box in many TV shows. ______, in the Legend of White Snake, Xu Shilin carries a bamboo box to the capital to take an exam.

Hundreds of years________ , people developed a new kind of schoolbag called the budai, or “hip-pocket”. The budai was lighter than the bamboo box. With the founding of the people’s Republic of China, military rucksacks(军用帆布包）became popular. Ask your grandparents or parents about these bags. Maybe they can tell you about their ______ of carrying them when they were in school.

A new style of schoolbag has   _______ in recent years. Many of them have colorful and fashionable______, such as pictures of cartoons or pop stars. And they are more comfortable to use. Some students pull wheeled bags ______ with heavy textbooks and others carry backpacks.

Schoolbags are still changing.Can you imagine ______ future schoolbags will be like?

1.

A．material

B．history

C．shape

2.

A．ugliest

B．finest

C．earliest

3.

A．bag

B．pocket

C．box

4.

A．However

B．Such as

C．For exmple

5.

A．before

B．later

C．ago

6.

A．experiences

B．pictures

C．dreams

7.

A．produced

B．came

C．appeared

8.

A．designs

B．wheels

C．clothes

9.

A．full

B．filled

C．poured

10.

A．how

B．what

C．which

【推荐2】Chewing gum (口香糖) may be one of your favorite sweets. But did you know how it was ____?

The sweet was invented by American scientist Thomas Adams. However, he invented it completely __ .

It was 1869. Earlier that year, one of Adams' friends showed him an interesting kind of sap (树汁). His friend told him_____ people in Central America liked to chew (咀嚼) on it for fun. Hundreds of years passed, people didn't do that any longer. But Adams was interested in the sap. He wanted to use it to create some new ____ .

Adams, however, ________ to create the products he wanted. He felt bored and________ and happened to chew on the sap. _______ , the sap tasted great. Adams then added something else to the sap and started selling it. Later in 1869, he opened a factory to produce this delicious _______ .

In 1888, Adams gave a ________ to the invention: "chewing gum." The sweet can be got from selling machines at underground stations all over New York City. Over the years, new kinds have been _______ . Now, chewing gum is popular among many people. However, few people know this was all started by an American scientist from a mistake.

1.

A．eaten

B．polluted

C．sold

D．invented

2.

A．in public

B．by mistake

C．in person

D．by hand

3.

A．ancient

B．single

C．famous

D．sick

4.

A．products

B．records

C．crops

D．fruits

5.

A．agreed

B．preferred

C．failed

D．afforded

6.

A．angry

B．nervous

C．lucky

D．satisfied

7.

A．Usually

B．Surprisingly

C．Slowly

D．Clearly

8.

A．dish

B．meal

C．drink

D．treat

9.

A．method

B．name

C．prize

D．menu

10.

A．divided

B．stored

C．developed

D．repeated

【推荐3】Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. _______? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people _______ sealed (密封的) letters.

The _______ for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card _______ a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them _______. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was _______ for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their _______ on the back left side. And they put the address _______. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more _______ picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

Today, postcards are the ________ most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

1.

A．How

B．When

C．Why

D．Where

2.

A．liked

B．hated

C．found

D．lost

3.

A．advice

B．picture

C．idea

D．card

4.

A．above

B．with

C．under

D．for

5.

A．happened

B．changed

C．ended

D．appeared

6.

A．even

B．only

C．still

D．ever

7.

A．note

B．word

C．address

D．letter

8.

A．on the front

B．on the back

C．on the left

D．on the right

9.

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．expected by

D．worried about

10.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth