【推荐1】Everyone has hobbies(爱好). In my family, my parents like watching TV. I love music. My sister Kate’s favorite is baseball.

We all know playing sports is good. It can keep healthy. Kate always asks me, “Peter, why don’t you like to play baseball? It’s so interesting. And you can make very good friends, too.” But I think it’s difficult. For me, music is relaxing.

After school, Kate spends(花费) lots of time playing baseball. So my parents aren’t happy. They don’t let her go out for a long time. But she thinks it’s very useful for her life. Kate says she knows it’s not good for her to play for a long time. But she likes it. Sometimes she forgets(忘记) the time.

1. Why does Peter like music?

A．Because it is good.	B．Because it is relaxing.
C．Because it is difficult.	D．Because it is interesting.

2. What does Kate do after school?

A．She makes good friends.	B．She makes her parents happy.
C．She watches TV with her parents.	D．She plays baseball for a long       time.

3. What can we know from the passage (文章)?

A．Playing sports is good.	B．Kate loves music.
C．Kale's parents like sports.	D．Peter likes baseball.

4. What does the underlined word(划线单词) “it” refer to(指代)？

A．music.

B．watching TV.

C．baseball.

D．basketball.

【推荐2】Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That's how millions of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. "Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day," says Dr. Kataria. "Everyone is naturally good at laughing-it's the language. We want people to feel happy with their lives." There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.

Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.

So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest. I wasn't interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho ho ho, ha ha ha," while looking at each other. However, our bodies can't tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes, everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn't stop! At the end of the class, I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you're under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!

1. The first Laughter Club was started in __________.

A．India

B．Australia

C．Britain

D．America

2. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

A．Surprised.

B．Pleased.

C．Nervous.

D．Tired.

3. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

A．After ten minutes.

B．After ten hours.

C．After ten seconds.

D．After ten days.

4. The article mainly tells us _________.

A．young children laugh much more often than adults in a day

B．laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy

C．many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health

D．real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health

【推荐3】阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入1-5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude. But how to be confident? Here are some suggestions.

Speak loudly. When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loudly enough so that people can hear you clearly.     1    

Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed.     2    

Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh?     3    

Get rid of fear. Fear comes along with failure. But it’s easy to overcome if you know that failure is part of your life.     4     Try to start again and believe you can do better.

Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can.     5     And it will make you joyful and confident.

A．Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.

B．In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding.

C．The high voice can help you become more confident.

D．Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time.

E．A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

【推荐1】Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life. Then what will he world be like in the future?

3-D food will be both delicious and nutritious. We can use 3-D printers（打印机）to print some basic materials. And we can go further. Scientists believe that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like.

5G network will allow many more people to get information. Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G. It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G. For example, we can download a film within just 1 second. But with a 4G network, it takes a few minutes. There will be much bandwidth（带宽）and we can get unlimited（无限的）information.

Underwater cities will provide more space. The earth is becoming more and more crowded. We may turn to underwater homes, which will be built as low as 15 kilometers below the sea. And the sea water can be used to provide power for the homes.

Space tour is a piece of cake. For us common people on the earth, the dream of travelling around space will come true. In the coming years, spacecrafts will be as popular as buses, trains and planes. We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure. And even we will get used to living there.

A robot will be a part of life. Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars. But they will be used in other areas as well. They will be able to think. They can tell the difference between right and wrong.

In a word, just as Jules Verne said, “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make it real.”

1. The passage probably comes from ________.

A．a science magazine

B．a travel guide

C．a story book

D．a film poster

2. The underlined sentence “Space tour is a piece of cake.” in the passage means “________.”

A．Space tour is expensive.	B．Space tour is cheap.
C．Space tour is difficult.	D．Space tour is easy.

3. It takes John 10 minutes to download two films by 4G, but maybe about ________ seconds by 5G, according to the passage.

A．6

B．60

C．100

D．600

4. What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．We don’t need to grow vegetables and rice in the future.

B．Underwater cities will make people live a happy life.

C．We will travel around space for free.

D．Robots will help people do lots of things.

5. The best title of the passage can be _________.

A．Space living	B．5G network for better life
C．Future life with technology	D．Much bandwidth, much information

【推荐2】

VR Classes Grab Kids

It happened in a New York classroom. Sixteen-year-old Taylor Engler came face to face with a cow. But it was all in her head.

She was trying out a virtual reality（VR，虚拟现实）headset（头戴式眼罩）. It took Berkeley Carroll School junior students to a farm. The farm was 400 kilometers away.

Students across the US are taking VR “trips”. They are swimming in the deep sea. They are watching medical operations. They are even “walking” through the human body. Teachers say this helps students understand their learning material and improve their grades.

“It grabs the students right away,” Colin Jones, a science teacher from Plainview Old Bethpage Central School District, told AP news. He uses a VR system called z-Space to cut up cells（细胞）. “It’s something that can be done in 40 minutes.” he said. “But it could take even a week when you’re doing a lab（实验室操作）.”

“It’s different than watching video because you can have more than one perspective (视角). You can actually move,” Taylor said during her “trip” on the farm.

According to neuroscientist（神经学家）Richard Lamb, VR can give people experiences that are similar to the real world. Our bodies even react（反应）the same to VR as they do to real-life situations. “Heart rate（心率）, brain activity, breathing, everything,” he said.

But there are not many classrooms that can use this technology. VR systems are very expensive. Experts say they will try their best to help more students to use it in the future, especially for doing science experiments (实验) that could be dangerous to do in real life.

1. What did the VR technology enable Tayler Engler to do? ________

A．To swim in the deep sea.	B．To watch medical operations.
C．To “walk” through the human body.	D．To visit a farm far away.

2. What does the underlined Word “grabs” in the 4th paragraph probably mean? ________

A．seizes

B．helps

C．attracts

D．teaches

3. Why isn’t the VR technology used in many classrooms? ________

A．It is very dangerous.

B．It is very expensive.

C．It is not necessary.

D．It is not allowed.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph? ________

A．Scientists will keep working so that more students can use the VR technology

B．Berkeley Carroll School juniors students will go to a real farm in the future.

C．More students in the US will watch medical operations with help of VR headset.

D．Colin Jones will use the VR system to cut up calls because it takes less time.

【推荐3】There are forty-seven different kinds of kangaroos（袋鼠）. They live in Australia. The smallest are about a quarter of a metre long; the biggest are taller than a man.

Kangaroos have very long, strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long, strong tails（尾巴） used for resting on. Kangaroos' front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. Kangaroos' heads are small, but their ears are quite large.

Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight（直接） into its mother's pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.

The biggest kangaroos stand more than two metres tall, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than nine metres. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometres an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.

1. How many different kinds of kangaroos are there?

A．37.

B．74.

C．47.

D．40.

2. The biggest kangaroos are ________.

A．smaller than a man	B．bigger than a man
C．the same size as a man	D．a quarter of a metre long

3. Does a mother kangaroo have a pocket?

A．Yes, it does.	B．We don't know.
C．No, it doesn't.	D．It doesn’t tell us.

4. A baby kangaroo stays in its mother's pocket for ________.

A．one month

B．three months

C．six months

D．five months

5. How far can kangaroos jump?

A．More than 2 metres.	B．More than 9 metres.
C．Less than 2 metres.	D．Less than 9 metres.