【推荐1】It’s been 51 years since man last landed on the moon, but now NASA is planning to return as part of its Artemus mission (阿尔忒弥斯计划). This time, astronauts will wear a new kind of spacesuit.

The spacesuit is beautiful in black and orange, which will stand out on the moon’s surface. The helmet is much larger than before, providing astronauts with a wider view. There’s also a video camera that can send videos from the moon back to Earth. The shoes of the suit are also better insulated (隔绝) from the moon’s cold temperature.

In the past, the suits were large and heavy. This new suit has been better improved. It has more joints (关节) so that astronauts can bend (弯曲) over, raise their arms and move their fingers more easily. Also, this one has been made with women in mind, with different sizes. Spacewalks on the international space station had to be canceled for women in the past due to unfit suits. The new spacesuits will open chances for more people to explore and do scientific studies on the moon than ever before.

1. When was the last time man landed on the moon?

A．1969.

B．1972.

C．2022.

D．2023.

2. What can the new spacesuit do?
a. Make it easier to see the astronauts on the moon.       b. Help astronauts see with a bigger view.
c. Keep astronauts warm.             d. Make their recorded videos clearer.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

3. How is the new suit improved?

A．By reducing weight.	B．By making the size smaller.
C．By adding more joints.	D．By using materials to bend easily.

【推荐2】In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.

Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper.            

So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief（手帕）and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.

1. When he was in China, Marco Polo________.

A．saw many wonderful things

B．read a lot of books

C．discovered Cai Lun invented paper

D．learned to make paper

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．In the 13th century, a famous Italian traveler visited China.	B．If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use.
C．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries.	D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper.

3. Which is the best title of the passages?

A．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again	B．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor
C．Saving Paper	D．The history of Paper

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Hello, my name is Sandy. My dream house is on a beach. It has two gardens. The front garden is large and has many beautiful flowers and trees. We can take a walk and enjoy the beautiful flowers in it. There is a swimming pool in the back garden. We can swim there at any time.

On the ground floor, there is a big hall. You can see it after you walk past the front door. On the right of the big hall is a wonderful living room. There we can chat with friends, have a good rest, watch TV and enjoy different kinds of entertainments(娱乐). On the left, there is a computer room and a study. They are mine. I want to be a computer game designer, so the computer room is my favourite.

On the first floor, there are six bedrooms, and each has a modern bathroom. When my friends stay with me, they can have a bath in their own rooms. There is a big bed in each bedroom. So we can sleep comfortably.

Well, that is my dream house. Don't you think it's wonderful?

1. Sandy has ________ in the front garden of her dream house.

A．a swimming pool

B．a computer

C．many flowers and trees

D．a hall

2. Sandy can ________ in the back garden of her dream house.

A．swim

B．sleep comfortably

C．cook delicious meals

D．watch TV

3. Which room does Sandy like best?

A．The kitchen.	B．Her bedroom.
C．The bathroom.	D．The computer room.

4. Sandy and her friends can do the following things in the living room except(除了) ________.

A．watching TV	B．having a good rest
C．playing ball games	D．chatting with each other

5. How many bathrooms are there on the first floor?

A．Six.

B．Eleven.

C．One.

D．Fifteen.

【推荐3】Someday in the future we may not need to have money in our pockets. Is life easier when people don’t need to carry any money at all? Is money heavy to carry? Is it safe to carry money? Maybe in the future each of us will have only one small credit card(信用卡). We will use it instead of money to buy all the things.
Of course we may still have some of the same problems with cards we now have with money. For example, we lose money from time to time. Maybe we will lose the cards. Maybe someone will take the cards. Someone may even make a card that looks like our cards. Since we can’t buy anything without our cards, the credit cards may be no better than money.
Is there something easier to use than credit cards? Each of us has a thumbprint(拇指指纹). No two thumbprints are the same. Maybe someday the government will keep people’s thumbprints with a number. When you want to buy something, you will put your thumb on a machine or a computer. Each store or business will posses one. Everyone’s thumbprints will be in the computer. It will be difficult to lose our thumbprints! It will be difficult for someone to steal it or to make one like it.
1. The writer probably agrees that credit cards are ________ to carry than money.

A．heavier

B．easier

C．more difficult

D．more expensive

2. What may be a problem with credit cards in the future?

A．We may lose the cards from time to time.

B．We won’t be able to make enough cards.

C．We may not know how to use the cards.

D．We may make cards like others.

3. Someday the government may keep people’s thumbprints with a ________.

A．sign

B．note

C．number

D．symbol

4. The underlined word “posses” probably means “________” in English.

A．lend

B．have

C．sell

D．make

【推荐1】One day we went to pick up our grandson Mark at his school. It was a beautiful spring day so we went to the garden.

We noticed that Mark was sad. He said, “There is nothing special about me. Well, I am smaller than my elder brother and I am bigger than my younger brother.” I knew he felt that he, was not getting the same attention.

We walked a little farther into the woods when Mark asked me if we could throw rocks into the stream （小溪） to see which one would go to the farthest. I agreed. Then Mark said, “I am going to throw the biggest rock, because I know it will go the farthest.” Mark picked up the largest rock he could find and threw it. Although it made a very big splash（飞溅的水）, it didn’t go very far. Mark thought for a minute and said, “I am going to throw a little rock instead.” He picked up a little stone and threw it but it didn’t go very far because it was too little.

I thought this was a very good chance to teach him. I said, “Why don’t you pick up a medium-sized rock and see what happens?”

Mark picked up a medium-sized rock and threw it. Mark said, “Look, the middle-sized rock went the farthest!”

I smiled, “You see, Mark, you are like the middle-sized rock. In this situation the little rock was too light, the big rock was too heavy, but the middle-sized rock was just right. ”

“So, I am special?”

“Yes, Mark, everyone and everything is special and has a special purpose, especially you.”

1. What made Mark sad?

A．His being the shortest among his brothers.

B．His few chances to visit gardens.

C．His low grades in his class.

D．His getting less attention at home.

2. What happened when Mark threw the biggest rock into the stream?

A．The rock went the farthest.

B．The rock went the nearest.

C．The rock made a very big splash.

D．The rock went as far as the little stone.

3. Which is the best word to describe the writer?

A．Wise.

B．Honest.

C．Serious.

D．Brave.

4. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．A person may do everything on purpose.

B．Bigger may not be better.

C．One can go the farthest without pain.

D．Everyone is special in fact.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断正误(正确“T”，错误“F”)，并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

Ma Lan comes from China. Her English name is May. She’s 12 years old. She’s new in Great School in England. She is welcome in the school. The students in the school are nice to her. She has many good friends in the school.

Look! May is in a green dress now. She likes green very much. She has many green things(东西). May likes drawing(画画). She likes to draw nice flowers (花). And she likes to give the pictures(画) to her friends after she draws. They are happy. May likes playing football(足球) too. She has a white football. It is from her dad. She likes to play football with her classmates after school. She thinks it’s very cool.

1. May is twelve years old.
2. May’s favorite color is red.
3. May likes to give her pictures to her friends.
4. May’s football is from her mom.
5. May thinks playing football is cool.