【推荐1】Life is full of regrets. It seems to be a fact of life: the job you didn’t take, the choice of the wrong school, the money you didn’t save, and on and on and on. Everyone has regrets in life. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices, so what can we do to avoid future regrets?

Make better plans

If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the better. You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. If changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep you relaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “Thank you” can bring a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.

Make friends carefully

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you have to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always give you good ideas. When you get into trouble, ask others for help. That little help may get you good results.

Never fear failure

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the end of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do hope that we can plan better, live better and work better when we have the chance to do so.

1. What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．Regrets are common in life.	B．Old people like to look back.
C．Not everybody regrets in life.	D．Saving money is the wrong choice.

2. What may help you have more time to deal with changes?

A．Never fearing failure.	B．Making friends carefully.
C．Living a more active life.	D．Making better plans.

3. How can outdoor activities keep you?

A．Excited and happy.	B．Relaxed and active.
C．Excited and active.	D．Relaxed and angry.

4. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Life is full of regrets.	B．Failure isn’t the end of the road.
C．How to avoid future regrets.	D．Say “Thank you” and “Sorry” more often.

【推荐1】Teachers help us to be good students and people.     1     Teachers' Day is the best time for us to express(表达) our thanks.

Different countries have different Teachers’ Days.

    2     On this day, students give cards and flowers to teachers. They usually decorate(装饰) the cards with beautiful colors and pictures.

    3    

In the US, Teachers' Day is the first week in May. During this week, the school will have parties and give gifts and snacks(小吃) to the teachers.     4     Because an apple means (意味着) health.

In India, Teachers' Day is on September 5. Students and teachers change roles (角色) for a day.     5       

No matter (无论) which country you are in, one thing is always the same Say thanks to your teacher.

A．You can run out and buy a card.

B．Chinese students have the Teachers' Day on September 10.

C．The students will know how hard it is to be a teacher.

D．Students here give gifts with pictures of apples to their teachers.

E．US students like to give small gifts to their teachers.

F．So we need to thank them for their hard work.

G．But how do US students thank their teachers?

【推荐2】A 14-year-old British student is packing for the next day of school: textbooks, notebooks, pens, 250 grams of flour, an egg and some cooking oil. Wait, what? It’s not joke. From September, cookery will be a compulsory(必修的) course for kids aged 7-14 in the UK. Primary school students will learn how to put things together and make simple, healthy food.
At high school, students will then master a number of different meals. They will also learn some cooking skills including baking. Britain is sometimes known as a country with bad food and unhealthy eating habits. These new courses are part of the country’s effort to bring healthy food back onto the table. “One in four British families no longer have a table that everyone can eat around. One out of every two meals we eat is eaten alone. Only four out of ten of us enjoy eating meals with our children,” British writer Joanna Blythman wrote in her book Bad Food Britain: How A Nation Ruined Its Appetite(胃口) in 2006. Instead, ready meals have become the first choice for many British kids, because their parents are often too busy to cook a proper meal. The Department for   Education hopes that the cookery courses can introduce children to good food and reduce childhood obesity. “It’s important that children can develop an interest and understanding of good food,” said a spokesman for the department.
“ We want to encourage them to develop a love of food and cooking that will stay with them as they grow up.”
1. According to the passage, what is not special for a kid to take a school with?

A．egg

B．notebooks

C．flour

2. Students under 14 in the UK_________.

A．are good at cooking at school

B．can chose to learn how to cook at school

C．have to learn how to cook at school

3. From the passage, we can learn that______.

A．many British people have unhealthy eating habits.

B．people in British don’t love to eat around the table

C．parents cooks meals for their kids although they are busy

4. The aim of the cookery course is to the help children_________.

A．have a good appetite

B．enjoy eating and cooking healthy food

C．develop an interest of junk food

5. The underlined word “ruin” in the passage means______ in Chinese.

A．激发

B．享受

C．毁坏

【推荐3】Tyson Terry woke up and got ready for his class, but he didn’t go to school. Instead, he turned on his computer.

For many students, this was what they did every day. COVID-19 made it not safe to study at school. Learning online was a good choice when it came to teaching and learning. “It’s easy to study online, ”said Tyson. Kids were at home during that special time. YouTube, TikTok, WeChat and video games offered easy ways to kill time. Tyson’s sister Nia has been spending more and more time on her smartphone since several months ago. “It’s hard to do anything without it.” she said.

Tyson and Nia were not the only young people getting lots of screen(屏幕) time during those days. Experts(专家) advised just two hours of phone time a day, and that kids needed to take exercise for at least 60 minutes every day. But few kids could do what experts recommended.

A study has shown that kids who spend a lot of time sitting before screens are more likely to have eye problems, health problems and trouble in reading. Now because of COVID-19, screens were the only safe way for many young people to learn and keep in touch. How should kids like Nia and Tyson solve this problem?

1. Nia ________ because of COVID-19 according to the second paragraph.

A．could do nothing to kill free time	B．depended on her smartphone a lot
C．worked much harder at home	D．spent half of her time studying

2. What does the underlined word “recommended” mean in the third paragraph?

A．建议

B．猜测

C．允许

D．提供

3. Lots of screen time cause many problems EXCEPT ________.

A．eye problems

B．health problems

C．pollution problems

D．reading problems

【推荐1】A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go.People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋)

melt (融化).

Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

1. Where is Venice?

A．In Italy.

B．In Canada.

C．In England.

D．In America.

2. Which is the most impossible way for people in Venice to get around ?

A．On foot.

B．By boat.

C．By car.

D．By bike.

3. Why is Venice still getting lower and lower?

A．Because too many people live there.	B．Because the rising temperature has made the ice melt.
C．Because lots of bridges have been built.	D．Because the underground water is rising.

4. What seasons are dangerous for Venice because of high waters?

A．Summer and autumn.

B．Autumn and winter.

C．Summer and winter.

D．Spring and winter.

5. The passage is mainly about.

A．the waterways of Venice

B．the history of Venice

C．the scenery of Venice

D．the problem of Venice

【推荐2】In Tianjin, China, a group of people are waiting at the bus stop. Soon, the special bus comes to the bus stop. It looks like a panda with black ears and black eyes. After getting on the bus, people only need to buy their tickets by scanning（扫描） their hands! About one minute later, the bus begins its self-driving mode. When the traffic lights turn red or when it reaches the bus stop, it stops automatically. There is also a robot on the bus. People can talk to it and ask it for help. If there is a bad person on the bus, the robot will call the police. “It’ s very convenient.” says a woman taking the bus. “And kids love it.”

A company called Deep Blue Technology makes this kind of buses. They’ re working in ten cities all over China. More cities in China will put this kind of buses into use this year. I think soon you can take the bus in your city.

Now smart buses are no longer buses in the future. Would you like to take a ride on the smart bus?

1. What does the bus look like?

A．A cat.

B．A duck.

C．A panda.

D．A bear.

2. What does the underlined word “automatically” in the first paragraph mean?

A．快速地

B．自动地

C．突然地

D．缓慢地

3. What can the robots do on the bus?
①Call the police.②Talk to people.③Play with kids.④Drive the bus.

A．①②

B．①④

C．①③

D．②④

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．People can only take the bus in Tianjin.

B．People don’t need to pay for tickets on the bus.

C．It’s a smart bus with black ears and black eyes.

D．Ten cities will put this kind of buses into use this year.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Buses in the future

B．A new kind of bus

C．Deep Blue

D．A modern city

【推荐3】

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, in Beijing was the Chinese Imperial Palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing Dynasties. It is the world's largest palace complex and surrounded (环绕) by a six-meter-deep river and a ten-meter-high wall. The Forbidden City includes five halls, seventeen palaces and numerous other buildings.

Though the Forbidden City was closed to the public for a while because of the COVID-19, it is still one of the "must-sees" for any visitors in China. Once the area of emperors and the royal court (皇家庭院), the Forbidden City celebrates it recorded lives of important people through quite a museum can provide a large amount of important material for today’s historical research and inspiration (灵感) for literature and entertainment.

Besides showing people history, the Forbidden City is also creative in marketing. Over the last 10 years, the museum has produced more than 10,000 cultural goods with the feature (特征) of the Imperial Palace and its priceless treasures, from fans, notebooks to make-ups.

The most popular products are ones that feature the royal cats. The items are inspired by the real cats. More than 200 cats are living in the palace where they are being cared for. These fury guys often walk around and pose to visitors, who can often interact (互动) with them.

"The most important reason why the Palace Museum has become so popular among people is that it gets the right balance between keeping history, sharing knowledge, and making interesting goods," said Shan Jixiang, former director of the museum.

1. In the Forbidden City, people can see ________.

A．cats and dogs

B．rivers and walls

C．halls and palaces

2. From the passage we can know that ________

A．many young people have history classes in the Forbidden City

B．the Palace Museum is still one of the most popular places in China

C．people can only take photos of cats in the Forbidden City instead of touching them

3. According to the passage, people can NOT buy ________ as a present about the Palace Museum.

A．lovely cats

B．cups with the royal cats

C．fans with traditional Chinese paintings

4. The Forbidden City is still popular with people because ________.

A．it has a history of 600 years

B．people can meet lots of cute cats in it

C．it finds a balance in history, knowledge and products

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A．The Popular Forbidden City

B．Beauty in the Forbidden City

C．History of the Forbidden City

【推荐1】阅读短文，选择合适选项还原到文中。

Every year, lots of students choose to study abroad (到国外) for the summer, six months, a year or longer.     1    

Why do it?

Living in another country will help you learn about the culture of another place.

    2     You can also learn to speak a second language by studying abroad. And it will help you find a better job in the future.

Make the right choice (选择)

Choose the right country or school, and ask yourself these questions: How long do I want to study abroad? Do I want to live with a host family? How much do I want to pay?

Before you go

Learn as much of the language as you can before you go, and read about the culture of the country.     3     Call the school to make sure someone can meet you when you get there.

Once you are there

After the first few weeks, you’ll feel sad and miss your family and friends.     4    

Talk to your new friends and write about your feelings. Always keep an open mind, and you will be happy.

A．Also, you can talk with people who are studying abroad.

B．And you should think about these things before you make such a decision.

C．Just ask yourself to meet new people and have new experiences.

D．You will see the world in a new way.

【推荐2】越早锻炼越好

Most of us know that physical (身体的) activity leads to better health.     1     But for the first time in recent 10 years, the United States government has changed its guidance (指导) on how much exercise people need to stay healthy and when they should start.

The new guidance says that children as young as 3-year-old need to exercise.     2     Dr. Giror says that the most important time for children to begin exercising is between 3 and 5. He notes that boys and girls in this age group need at least three hours of activity every day.

    3     They add that from birth to age 5, a child's brain develops more than at any other time in life. These developments have a lasting effect on a child's ability to learn and to succeed in study and life. As for children between 6 and 17, at least one hour a day.

For adults, the suggested time for exercise remains the same 150 minutes per week. However, those people who are over age 65 should include activities that help their balance.     4    

Many people are excited and satisfied with this guidance. But some find that it has changed nothing about the danger of sitting too much.     5     It is harmful and can even undo (破坏) the benefits of exercise you may have gotten. Because of this, let's sit less and start exercising. You will get a better health.

A．That is nothing new.

B．You know it is bad in some ways.

C．Earlier guidance used to begin at the age of 6.

D．Doctors say it is important to begin at a younger age.

E．Better balance means fewer falls and fewer chances of injury.

F．Because there are still lots of people who sit too much every day.

G．Why do so many people still love to spend lots of time doing that?

【推荐3】Young people enjoy different kinds of drinks, though they know how bad drinks are for their health. What about you? What will happen to you if water takes the place of all drinks?

Chris Bailey, a popular blogger（博客作者）, tried this out. Here is what he has found.

First, you lose weight（体重）faster. Yeah, you do! You don’t have to exercise but just keep away from drinks for 9 days. It is the same as running for 8 kilometers a day! So write down your resolution on a piece of paper and put it on the wall. And you will see the result soon.

Sometimes when you have to stay up late for a test, a cup of tea or coffee is usually by your side on the desk. But do you know 75 to 85 percent of your brain（大脑）is water? Nothing else! Just by drinking water, your brain can work efficiently. You may remember things quickly and well.

What’s more, water washes out something bad in your body. So drinking enough water can stop you from getting old soon. If you want to look young and beautiful as long as possible, drink a glass of water right now! Keep on doing it for longer, and you will be surprised to touch your soft and clean skin（皮肤）.

Lastly, you save money! How much money do you spend on coffee and juice every week? The price of water is much lower than that of other drinks. Drink 5 glasses of water every day, or spend money visiting doctors. Think about it!

So, what are you waiting for?

1. Why is Chris Bailey mentioned（被提及）?

A．To show he is popular.	B．To describe his first try.
C．To discuss his health problems.	D．To take his findings as an example.

2. Which of the following is probably on the paper in Paragraph 3?

A．Take more exercise!	B．Drink more water!
C．Use the brain more!	D．Save more money!

3. What does “efficiently” mean in Chinese?

A．高效地

B．持续地

C．主动地

D．反复地

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．65 to 75 percent of the brain is water.

B．Keeping on drinking water makes hair soft and clean.

C．Staying away from drinks for 9 days helps lose weight.

D．The money spent on coffee is less than that in visiting doctors.

5. What’s the structure（结构）of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．