【推荐1】Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businessesprovide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.
1. Who thinks that students won’t have to go to school?

A．Everyone.	B．The writer.
C．Some people.	D．The teachers.

2. What does “a new kind of school” mean in the passage?

A．A school with many new computers.

B．A school with many new students.

C．A school with many new teachers.

D．A school connected to the Internet.

3. What the writer thinks is that____________.

A．schools are still necessary

B．more schools should be built

C．there should be fewer schools

D．more computers are needed in schools

4. Why do people think learning can take place at home,at school, and in the office?

A．Because whole city is connected to the Internet.

B．Because everyone can go on the Internet.

C．Because gettting online is very easy.

D．Because scientists could give talks through the Internet.

5. What fact does the passage NOT provide?

A．Technology will change our way of learning.

B．If you are a student ,you can set. up websites to show new technology.

C．The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers.

D．On the Internet,you can visit another city’s libraries as easily as the people there.

【推荐2】During the novel coronavirus outbreak, hospitals all over China have used smart technology to care for patients and make work easier for doctors. The outbreak will help smart healthcare develop faster in China, according to Xinhua.

       Robots lend a hand
       Robots are being used to fight the virus. For example, medical workers at the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen are using robots to do routine (常规的) medical tasks.
       Developed by Chinese AI company UB Tech, these robots can offer medical advice, deliver （递送）medicine and disinfect （消毒）the patients’ room and other areas. They can also check temperatures.
       Liu Yue, head of the hospital's fever outpatient services(发热门诊), said the robots have made work much easier. "It greatly reduces our burden (负担), and it can also prevent us from missing infected patients," Liu said.
       Remote (远程的) healthcare services
       It can be dangerous for medical workers and patients to come into contact with each other. But with remote medical services, doctors at different hospitals can share photos and videos to come up with the best treatment. China's three biggest telecom companies(电信公司) are providing hospitals across the country with 5G support. This allows them to transfer(传送) large amounts of data (数据) quickly.
       For example, on Feb 27, doctors in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou used 5G technology to treat a seriously ill 67﹣year﹣old patient in Wuhan. By diagnosing (诊断) patients remotely, doctors can protect both themselves and their patients.
       AI makes work more efficient
       Ask Bob is an AI﹣powered consultation(咨询) platform. Developed by Ping An Smart Healthcare, it can provide users with information about the virus, help people do medical self﹣checks, check their mental health and choose the right face masks.
       Ping An Smart Healthcare has also developed AI software that can read CT images and provide correct analyses to doctors. This can speed up the diagnostic process and allow doctors to give faster treatment.
1. What did robots do during the epidemic？
a. They delivered medicines.                  b. They disinfected the patients’ room.
c. They transferred patients.                    d. They checked temperatures.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

2. What happened to the seriously ill 67﹣year﹣old patient in Wuhan？

A．He was treated remotely.	B．He was treated by robots.
C．He was transferred to Beijing.	D．He was not diagnosed with the virus.

3. The AI software developed by Ping An Smart Healthcare can help_______.

A．save treatment costs	B．collect and transfer data
C．develop a vaccine(疫苗)	D．reduce doctors' burdens

4. Which of the following statements is WRONG？

A．Ask Bob is an AI﹣powered consultation platform, which is developed by Ping An Smart Healthcare.

B．By diagnosing patients remotely, doctors can protect neither themselves nor their patients.

C．With remote medical services, doctors at different hospitals can share photos and videos to come up with the best treatment.

D．Medical workers at the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen are using robots to do routine medical tasks.

5. The story is mainly about ________.

A．why China was slow to control the epidemic

B．how smart technology is developing in China

C．how smart technology helps doctors during the outbreak

D．which smart technologies are being developed in China

【推荐3】Hello! I’m Kale. I want to talk about my mobile phone（手机）. I got it from my parent for my birthday two years ago. I like it very much and I think it’s good to have it.

①________

I always take it with me when I’m out so my parents and my friends can always find me. It has a calculator（计算器）and I sometimes use it at school. I can use my phone to watch movies, look through（浏览）the news or read e-mails. But I never do that at school.

②________

Last August I went on holiday with my friend, Wendy. One day we went riding our bikes. The weather wasn’t good. It was cold and windy. After we rode for about half an hour, it started to rain and it got dark soon. Suddenly（突然地）Wendy fell off her bike and she broke her leg. At first I didn’t know what to do but then I thought about my phone. It was in my bag so I called 120 for help. After fifteen minutes doctors arrived.

③________

Some people don’t like mobile phones. They think they are a real problem because many people use them too much. I’m not addicted（上瘾的）to my phone and I know when is the right to use it.

1. What does Kale do with her mobile phone al school?

A．She reads e-mails.	B．She does some math.
C．She watches movies.	D．She looks through the news.

2. Match the title（标题）with each paragraph.
a. Using a phone to help a friend b. The right time to use a phone
c. The usage（用处）of a phone d. Addicted（上瘾的）to a phone

A．①-c，②-a，③-b	B．①-a，②-b，③-c
C．①-c，②-d，③-b	D．①-b，②-a，③-c

3. What kind of article the passage probably is?

A．A fiction

B．A story

C．An introduction（介绍）

D．A report

4. What can we get from the passage?

A．Mobile phones can be very useful.

B．It is dangerous to go out in bad weather.

C．Kale rides the bike belter than Wendy does.

D．We should always keep our mobile phones dry.

5. What would be the best title for the passage（短文）?

A．A real problem.	B．Making a phone call.
C．The use of a calculator.	D．The function（功能）of a phone.

【推荐1】Do you know how to cook, clean or grow plants? From this term, the students in my school start to have labor education（劳动教育）to learn these skills（技能）. How do students feel about this new subject? Let’s have a look.

Tang Yuxi, 12, Class 11 Grade 7 At school, I learned how to cook egg noodles. I think cooking is fun. We’re very happy when we cook delicious food. We can also live better if we have these skills.

Li Rui, 13, Class 3 Grade 8 Our school teaches students to grow plants such as corn（玉米）, tomatoes, cabbages and so on. It’s not easy because they have different needs. For example, Chinese cabbages need more water and we need to clear away the grass（草）for the corn. But we think that labor education is very interesting and relaxing.

1. What did Tang Yuxi learn to do at school?

A．Grow plants.	B．Clear away the grass.
C．Feed chickens.	D．Cook egg noodles.

2. Li Rui thinks that growing plants makes ________.

A．the subject easy	B．students relaxed
C．parents unhappy	D．teachers tired

3. What is NOT Tang Yuxi and Li Rui’s feeling about the labor education?

A．Interesting

B．Relaxing

C．Useful.

D．Boring.

【推荐2】This year, about one hundred teenagers from all over China will spend one year in American homes. They will attend schools and meet teenagers in the U.S., and have a new understanding of America. At the same time, about one hundred American teenagers will come to China to learn Chinese and get a new understanding of China.

A 15-year-old exchange student, Fred, spent last year in China with Li Hua’s family. In turn, Li Hua spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred knew little Chinese when he arrived, but after two months’ study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students stood up respectfully(尊敬地) when the teacher entered the classroom. They took fourteen subjects instead of six in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the whole family rather than individuals(个人).

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. But in China, you walk home and you have to finish your homework first.”

At the same time, in America, Li Hua, a friendly Chinese boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools,” he says. “It is much too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In China we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities.”

1. Which countries are these exchange students from?

A．China and America.	B．Japan and America.
C．Australia and China.	D．Africa and Canada.

2. What’s the most important purpose of exchange students in the other country?

A．To attend schools.	B．To learn a new language.
C．To live with the host family.	D．To get a new understanding of that country.

3. What was the difference about outdoor activities between the two countries?

A．There were almost no outside activities in the U.S. but there were many in China.

B．There were almost no outside activities in China but there were many in the U.S.

C．There wasn’t any outside activities in the U.S. but there were a few in China.

D．There wasn’t any outside activities in China but there were a few in the U.S.

4. According to the passage, we know ________

A．Li Hua didn’t like American schools.

B．Fred knew much Chinese when he arrived.

C．Chinese students take fourteen subjects at school.

D．Students in the U.S. have to finish homework first after getting home.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Fred’s life in China.	B．Li Hua’s school life in America.
C．How people learn from other countries.	D．The differences in education between the two countries.

【推荐3】It’s 7 a.m. It’s time to go to school. What? You don’t want to go? Well maybe you don’t have to. Many kids don’t go to school. They stay at home. Someone teaches them at home. Usually, their parents teach them, but sometimes a special teacher teaches them. This is home schooling.

There are many reasons for home schooling. Some children are very sick and cannot go to school. Some students live very far in the country. There aren’t any schools near their homes. Sometimes, parents just don’t like the schools near their homes. Home-schooling sounds easy, but it’s really not. Home-school students have to do the same work as regular（正规的）students. They study the same subjects and have homework. Also, home-school students don’t meet other students in school. Sometimes, finding friends can be hard for them. Not going to school can be harder than you thought.

1. Some kids don’t go to school because _____________.

A．they don’t like studying	B．they don’t have friends
C．they are very sick	D．they are too young

2. The underlined word “reason” means __________ in Chinese.

A．所以

B．原因

C．说明

D．秘密

3. It’s difficult for home-school students ___________.

A．to do their homework	B．to have lunch
C．to get up early	D．to find friends

4. The best title of the passage is ____________.

A．Home Schooling	B．Don’t Go To School
C．Too Difficult To Find Friends	D．Why Do You Go To School

【推荐2】Inventions change how we live, work, play and think about what’s possible. Every year, TIME lists the 100 best inventions based on their creativity and impact （创造力和影响力）on our lives. What did the magazine choose this year? Here are three of them.

Easier to read Reading can be a big challenge for tens of millions of people. They may have poor eyesight or reading difficulties. But OrCam Read can help them! It’s the first of its kind reading pen with a smart camera and an AI system. After scanning a page of text with the click of a button, it can read the text aloud to the user. You don’t need to connect it with the Internet. You can use it offline at home, work, school, or even in stores when you need to read a price tag（标签）.

Sweet idea Honey is produced by bees. But today’s beekeeping business（养蜂产业）is not good for these hard-working insects. Bee farmers may kill them after getting honey because it’s cheaper than feeding the bees through the winter. To save bees, US company MeliBio has found a way to make the world’s first bee-free honey. They used synthetic biology（合成生物学）to create honey directly from plants. This kind of honey tastes just like the real one, and it is healthy, too.

Keep you calm When you feel angry or unhappy, what do you do about it? Scientists say you can try to calm others. This can help you calm down. That’s why Purrble was invented. This furry, bear-like toy has 9 sensors（感应器）. It has a quick “heartbeat” and can reply to your touch. And it purrs （发出呼噜声）like a cat. It sounds like it really enjoys your touch! Through petting Purrble, you’ll become more aware of your own feelings and learn how to feel calm yourself.

1. How many inventions does TIME list every year according to the passage?

A．3.

B．Over 3.

C．100.

D．Over 100.

2. What can we know about OrCam Read?

A．People must use it online.	B．It only helps read a price tag.
C．Reading becomes easier with it.	D．It’s useless for the blind to use it.

3. Why is today’s beekeeping business not good for bees?

A．Many bees die of hunger during the cold winter.

B．Honey produced by bees tastes good but unhealthy.

C．Bees will perhaps be killed after they produce honey.

D．Bee farmers don’t want to spend money feeding them.

4. What can Purrble help us with?

A．The sense of touch.	B．The sense of hearing.
C．Awareness of safety.	D．Awareness of being calm.

5. Where can we most probably read the passage?

A．In a guidebook.

B．In a magazine.

C．In a storybook.

D．On a noticeboard.