【推荐1】

Penguin (企鹅) Swims 5000 Miles Every Year

Joao, 71, lives on an island near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has retired (退休) but still works as a part-time fisherman. One day, about five years ago, when he was fishing, he found a tiny, sick penguin on the beach near his home. The penguin’s feathers (羽毛) were covered in oil. The poor bird was dying. Joao felt sorry for the sick, little bird, and so he took him back to his home. He cleaned him and fed him fish, and he gave him the name Dindim. The penguin soon became strong and healthy again. After a week or two, Joao went down to the coast and tried to put Dindim back into the water. The penguin didn’t want to go. He stayed with Joao, getting bigger and bigger — beautiful new feathers grew on his back. Eight months passed. Joao was very happy because he was enjoying the company of his new friend. Then suddenly, one day in February Dindim disappeared. Joao was sad to lose him, but hoped that the bird just wanted to return to his penguin family. Four more months passed, Joao was walking sadly home from the beach, when suddenly he heard a familiar (熟悉的) “honking” sound — Dindim was back.

Every year since then, Dindim spends eight months with Joao and then disappears for four months. Where does he go? It is thought that he swims 2500 miles to the coast of Argentina or Chile to start a penguin family and then swims 2500 miles to Joao. That’s 5000 miles a year to be with the man who saved his life.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What was the penguin like when Joao first met him?

A．He was tiny and sick.

B．He was strong and healthy.

C．He had clean and beautiful feathers.

2. When the penguin became healthy after a week or two, what did he do?

A．He still stayed with Joao.

B．He returned to his penguin family.

C．He walked sadly on the beach every day.

3. How might Joao feel when he suddenly heard a familiar sound?

A．Sorry and sad.

B．Surprised and sad.

C．Surprised and happy.

4. Which is the right order according to the passage?
a. The penguin was found.
b. The penguin was hurt.
c. The penguin was back.
d. The penguin disappeared.

A．d-c-b-a

B．b-a-d-c

C．a-b-d-c

【推荐2】This story happened to Brantley Harrison and her family. Living in South Carolina, the Harrisons of ten looked after wild animals and sent them back into the wild when they felt better. They were not expecting to see them again.

In October 2009, a wildlife rescue (援助) group found a 4-week-old dying squirrel (松鼠) and took her in and then placed her with Brantley and her family. The Harrisons named the squirrel Bella. The little squirrel, together with three other ones, lived outside of the Harrisons’ home in an outdoor cage. They stayed in the Harrisons’ care until spring.

In April 2010, the Harrisons sent the squirrels back into the wild. The other squirrels soon got used to the wild life. But Bella didn’t. The squirrel wasn’t ready to leave her human family. “Bella usually sits at the front door, waiting for someone to notice her,” Brantley said. Her husband John often brought Bella food, as she was waiting by the door for him. Bella had become a member of the family.

Although the Harrisons had said their goodbyes, Bella had other plans in mind. She refused to leave the family and would not like to go very far into the wild. For eleven years, she has continued to visit them.

1. How old was Bella when the Harrisons sent it back to the wild?

A．Four weeks old.	B．Four months old.
C．More than half a year old.	D．Eleven years old.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Brantley was a member of the rescue group.

B．During the eleven years, Bella has continued to visit the Harrisons.

C．The Harrisons lived in North Carolina.

D．Bella and the other squirrels soon got used to the wild life.

3. From the passage, the right order of the following is ________.
①Bella lived with three other squirrels in the Harrisons’ house.
②Bella usually visits the Harrisons.       ③The rescue group took Bella in.
④A wildlife rescue group found Bella.       ⑤The Harrisons sent Bella to the wild at last.

A．③④①⑤②

B．③④①②⑤

C．④①②⑤③

D．④③①⑤②

4. When did Harrisons send the squirrels back into the wild?

A．In October 2009.

B．In April 2010.

C．In April 2009.

D．In October 2010.

【推荐3】An earthquake (地震) can make buildings to fall down. Rescuers look through the rubble (废墟) to find people and try to rescue them, but it’s not easy.

Luckily, there’s a new way to do it now. A Dutch group has made a special bag. It has a camera and a two-way microphone. They train (训练) African giant pouched rats (非洲巨颊囊鼠) and wear the bag on their backs, and then the rats can search for people in the rubble with the backpack.

The idea is that the rats can get into small places. When the rat is searching a place with the bag, human rescuers can watch a live feed (现场直播). The live feed lets rescuers see if someone needs help.

Donna Kean is working on the project. She says that rats are perfect (完美的) for the job because they are usually quite interested in new things, and they like to run everywhere. Together with the bag and the training, the rats are very useful for search and rescue.

1. What does the underlined word “rescue” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Save.

B．Watch.

C．Train.

D．Search.

2. What does the bag have according to (根据) the passage?

A．A camera.	B．A microphone.
C．A camera and a two-way microphone.	D．A camera and a one-way microphone.

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Why the rats are perfect for the job.

B．How the rats get into the small places.

C．How the rats help people in the earthquake.

D．Why it is not easy to search for the people in the rubble.

4. Why are the rats useful for the job?

A．Because they like to run everywhere.	B．Because they are trained.
C．Because they can carry a special bag.	D．All of the above.

5. Which is the best title (题目) for this passage?

A．An earthquake.

B．A special bag.

C．Human rescuers.

D．Rescue Rats.

【推荐1】In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.
Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider (蜘蛛) with four legs.
Until now, even the most advanced robot was almost certain to break down when it was broken. That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals (信号) to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then work out the machine’s shape at any moment.
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better man-made (人造的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals work out their own sense of place in space.
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in the US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”

1. Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

A．They have no computers inside.

B．The computer has changed a lot.

C．They cannot repair themselves.

D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes.

2. The new technology allows the robot to       .

A．do house work for humans

B．tell people where it is

C．remember a lot of information

D．keep working after being damaged

3. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to       .

A．sensors

B．arms and legs

C．scientists

D．robots

4. How do the sensors in the robot work?

A．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition.

B．They can find out where the damage comes from.

C．They can replace (替代) the computer when it’s broken.

D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot.

【推荐2】Some cool inventions are listed in Science Magazine's 25 best inventions of 2018. They are "making the world better, smarter and -- in some cases -- a little more fun", according to the magazine's website. Do you want to lean more about some of the inventions? Let's find out.

● Spark

Spark is a new type of drones (飞行器) made by a Chinese company (公司) in Shenzhen called DJI. It can help people take photos and videos. Spark might be the smallest drone ever made. When folded, it is as small as a can of cola (可乐罐). The coolest part is that users can control the small drone just by using hand gestures(手势). For example, if you wave (挥动) your hand from left to right, the drone will fly in the same direction. When you want it to land, you just put your hand out. The drone will come to you and land on your hand.

● Social Robot

Robots may not be good communicators. But Jibo, made by US company Jibo Inc, may be different. With a big, round head and round, fat body, Jibo looks like a cartoon character. As soon as you say, "Hey, Jibo." It will giggle(咯咯地笑), dance and turn to face you. When it talks to you, it moves its head and body naturally to communicate with you. Although it has no eyes or mouth, Jibo uses animated icons (生动的表情), such as a smile icon, to show emotions. Right now Jibo can only do some basic things, like taking photos or reading the news to you. But it may learn to do more in the future.

1. According to the passage, we know _______.

A．Spark might be bigger than any other drones.

B．Spark is controlled by using hand gestures.

C．Spark can only fly towards the same direction.

D．Spark is created by a US company.

2. Jibo is ________.

A．a robot

B．a drone

C．a wheel

D．the name of a magazine

3. What can we know about Jibo?

A．It has a round head and a thin body.

B．It looks like a cartoon character.

C．It can do lots of difficult work.

D．It has two eyes and a mouth.

4. What do the two inventions have in common?

A．Both of them are made by Chinese companies.

B．Both of them have big bodies.

C．Both of them can fly in the sky.

D．Both of them can help us take photos.

【推荐3】A telephone is an electric tool. Using a telephone, two people who are in different places can talk. Early telephones needed to be connected with wires. Now telephone calls can be sent with radio. This is called wireless.

Most people believe that it was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. He was a 29-year-old Scotsman living in the US. In 2002 the US Congress agreed that Antonio Meucci developed and patented (取得专利) a working telephone in the US in 1871. This was five years earlier than Bell. Meucci was unable to find someone to provide him with the money to finance (筹集资金) his project. His wife was sick and had to stay in bed. Meucci invented his “teletrofono” to talk to her while he worked in his workshop.

There are many types of telephone. A telephone that you can carry around with you is called a mobile phone. These became popular in the late 1980s.

1. Wireless is the telephone call that can be sent with ______.

A．TV

B．radio

C．computer

D．Internet

2. Now people believe the first telephone was invented in ______ by Auntonio Meucci.

A．1871

B．1876

C．the late 1980s

D．2002

3. Meucci had no ______ to finance his project.

A．time

B．place

C．money

D．wire

4. Meucci used his invention to talk to ______.

A．his students

B．his son

C．his friends

D．his wife

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Telephone was first invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell.

B．People can carry mobile phones around with them.

C．People in different places can talk by telephone.

D．Mobile phones became popular in the late 1980s.

【推荐2】Have you ever had dreams about building a robot? Or putting together a spaceship? Or even seeing your face made out of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer.

The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. All the user has to do is to design an object on the computer and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses “print”, the 3-D printer spreads the material layer（层）by layer and like magic the object is produced.

The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by an American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for most people to use. Designers now use 3-D printing to create unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture made from old fridges. And doctors have used 3-D printing to print human body parts! The Telegraph reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made ear.

But like a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printing gets into the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. In 2011 a group of four men in the US used 3-D printing to produce ATM skimmers（提款机盗刷器）. These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM. It is terrible to think that criminals like them might one day use a 3-D printer to print a gun.

But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use. In a few years, you’ll probably be wondering how you could ever live without your 3-D printer!

1. What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?
a. Choose a proper material.
b. Press the print button.
c. The 3-D printer spreads the material.
d. Use a computer to design an object.

A．a-b-c-d

B．d-a-b-c

C．a-c-d-b

D．d-c-b-a

2. According to the passage, people have NOT yet produced ________ with a 3-D printer.

A．a gun

B．some furniture

C．a man-made ear

D．ATM skimmers

3. What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?

A．It is useless in our daily life.	B．It is helpful but dangerous.
C．It is necessary only for our work.	D．It is too expensive for most people.

【推荐3】The new and publicly-available ChatGPT is a type of AI that has been “trained” by looking at over 8 million web pages. When asked a question, ChatGPT uses this training to produce detailed answers that often seem like they were written by a human. You can ask it anything and it will give you answers to not only follow-up questions but also professional questions (although it does sometimes make mistakes). You can also ask it to write text, such as short stories or essays. The technology is so promising (有前途的) that some people believe it will overtake (超过) Google in the near future.

For many years it has been expected that AI will become an important part of our lives, and for just as long there have been concerns (忧虑) of the trouble that AI could cause. In the 20th century, scientists, philosophers and writers sometimes worried that AI would become too powerful. In the short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, a giant supercomputer has killed every human on earth except five people it keeps to torture (折磨). And in the 1984 film The Terminator, a powerful AI called Skynet uses time travel to send a robot into the past to try and kill the mother of a brave and strong fighter. On the other hand, some people were optimistic of advanced technologies’ potential (潜力) to build a better world. In the 1960s TV show Lost in Space, a family of humans were helped by a friendly robot named Robby.

Nowadays, there is less concern of an all-powerful AI trying to destroy the world, and we are not expecting friendly robots just yet. That doesn’t mean there is not a lot of excitement and concern being felt towards new technologies like AI, though. ChatGPT is a great example of a modern technology that is causing mixed feelings.

It’s too soon to say what kind of influence ChatGPT will have on our lives. Let’s hope that, if ChatGPT does become bigger and more popular, its effects are mostly positive. So, what do you think? Will ChatGPT be good, bad, or somewhere in between for humankind?

1. Why can ChatGPT produce detailed answers like they are from a human?

A．Scientists teach ChatGPT to talk like a human.	B．ChatGPT has looked at over 8 million web pages.
C．ChatGPT depends on Google’s basic information.	D．Many people answer the question on the Internet.

2. Which has a positive attitude towards AI?

A．Lost in Space	B．The Terminator
C．Skynet	D．I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

3. What opinion does the writer agree with?

A．People are always crazy about new technologies.	B．People become more worried about Al at present.
C．ChatGPT is a perfect Al technology with no doubt.	D．ChatGPT brings people a mixture of joy and worries.

【推荐1】We are all learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe(可能) he can’t speak English.

If you want to know how to swim, you must(必须) get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So, you see. You can learn English only by using it. You must listen to your teacher in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your classmates and also you must write something sometimes. Then one day, you may find your English very good.

1. You know a lot about English but maybe you ________.

A．can speak	B．can study it
C．can’t study it	D．can’t use it

2. The story of learning swimming and playing football tells us ________.

A．we learn English by using it

B．swimming needs water

C．playing football is easy

D．learning English is difficult

3. If you want to study English well, you must often ________.

A．speak English	B．write in English
C．listen to English	D．A, B and C

【推荐2】Can you make a kite?
In the spring we often see colorful kites in the sky .
To make a kite is not very hard.
First , make a small cross of two pieces of light wood , and get a silk handkerchief ready . Next , tie the corners of the handkerchief to the points of the cross and you will have a nice , strong lite . Then add a tail to the frame and tie a long string to the cross so that you can control the kite . Right now a beautiful kite is in your hand .
1. This short passage is about _________.

A．how to fly a kite	B．how to make a kite
C．how to cook	D．how to have a good time

2. We usually see kites in the sky in _______.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

3. To make a kite is very ____________.

A．hard

B．easy

C．difficult

D．useful

4. You can use a ________to make a kite.

A．box	B．paper
C．cloth	D．handkerchief

5. Usually the kite has a _________.

A．tail

B．leg

C．foot

D．hand

【推荐3】Thanks to the ancient Silk Road, the lands of Italy and China have been connected for more than 2,000 years. Tourists from China and every corner of the world come to visit Italy every year. Here are four famous cities of Italy.

Rome Coliseum	Rome is the birthplace of science, culture and of course, art in Europe. It is the perfect combination (结合) of the modern and the classical. When one walks around the city, one can see many museums. Of course, Rome is also regarded as the fashion (时尚) centre of the world now. The Rome Coliseum is today considered one wonder (奇迹) of the modern world.
Leaning Tower	Pisa is a small city. It is famous for the leaning tower of Pisa. If you think that Pisa has only one leaning tower, you may just be wrong. This city has three leaning towers. Home of the famous scientist Galilec, Pisa is also known for its universities because the city is home of some of the most important universities in Europe.
David	Florence is one of the most important provinces around Italy. Shopping here, you’ll find David, the most famous statue (雕像) of Michelangelo. If you are planning to spend a couple of days in Florence, you likely will not want to lose the opportunity to see and enjoy Arnolfo Tower, it will be open on Sunday and Monday from 9 to 6 p.m. (closed in case of rain).
gondolas	Venice is a city over a hundred islands. You can visit most interesting places of the city by walks or by the famous gondolas. Art exhibitions, film festivals and famous carnival (狂欢节) make Venice a place that can be visited any time of the year.

1. According to the passage, ________ is regarded as a fashion center of the world now.

A．Rome

B．Pisa

C．Florence

2. Pisa is famous for its ________ besides leaning towers.

A．science

B．universities

C．museums

3. We can visit Arnolfo Tower ________.

A．at 8 a.m. on Sunday

B．at 10 a.m. on Monday

C．at 9 p.m. on Saturday

4. According to the passage, which one of the following is NOT true?

A．Pisa has three leaning towers.

B．Every year, thousands of tourists all over the world come to visit Italy.

C．You can visit most interesting places of Venice by walks or by bus.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Italy and China.

B．The ancient Silk Road.

C．Four famous cities of Italy.