【推荐1】Do you know these fun facts? More than 3 billion people use the Internet;more than 200 billion emails are sent every day; the first computer mouse was made of wood...

    1     What do you know about the history of computers?

    2     Early computers could also do simple math like a calculator. In the 1930s, Alan Turing had the idea for a computer you could program to do different things.

    3     In the 1970s, computers were smaller and cheaper so people started to use them at home. In the 1980s, computer games were very popular. Lots of people bought computers just to play games. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, which is a way to organize information on the Internet.     4    

Today people can use smartphones to play games, send emails and go on the Internet.     5    

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Computers can do lots of jobs. They can do math, store information, or play music. You can use a computer to write or to play games.

B．In 1958, Jack Kilby invented the microchip. Microchips are tiny but can store lots of information.They helped make computers smaller.

C．Now people all over the world can look for and share information on websites.

D．The first computers were very big. They were the size of a room! They were so big that people didn’t have them at home.

E．In the past a simple computer was the size of a room. Now it can go in your pocket!

【推荐3】阅读短文，选择话题(其中有一项多余)5分
1. What do you think the life on the earth will be like in 100 years?
Many scientists say that by the year 2100 the earth will become a worse place for us to live on.
2. Water is around us .All the creatures must have water to live. The plants must have it. The animals must have it .We must have it, too. We can’t live without drinking.
3. In some places of America, lots of people found some unidentified flying objects. They have different shapes. Some look like round plates, some look like   bright planes and so on.
4. When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important , but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can’t only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words.
5. The internet is a net-work . It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world .

A. The importance of learning English. B. A good way to learn English C. What is the Internet. D. Talking about UFOs E. The earth in the future. F. Water is important to creatures.

【推荐2】This year 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet Us teenagers, and form impressions(印象) of America.     1     They will learn new languages and have a new understanding of the world.

    2     Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was quite different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully(尊敬地) when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

    3     The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

"Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools." He said. "It is far too easy by our level.     4     In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There should be some middle ground between the two."

A．Family life too, was different.

B．But I have to say that I like it very much.

C．Here is a two-way student exchange in action.

D．In fact, there are many differences between the two countries' culture.

E．At the same time, about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries.

【推荐3】Every year First Class for the New Term meets people on CCTV 1 at 8 p.m. on September 1st, and It was firstly shown on September 1st, 2008. In 2023 the show wanted to tell us “We can build a powerful China together”.

First Class for the New Term is popular with all the primary and middle school students because it shows something educational and meaningful through some real stories.

There are some pictures showing some great events happening in our country. We all feel proud after watching them. We can’t help thinking: the development of our country can not do without everyone’s efforts. Therefore, as students, we should keep working hard and grow healthily to be ready for the development of our country in the future.

When we watch First Class for the New Term in 2023 and learn about the stories in the show, we will find that our world is really beautiful. It’s lucky for us to live in such a happy and peaceful time.

In addition, the program is full of positive energy. It tells us the importance of having right ideas and dreams. So we should set up the right idea to brighten our nice future. Therefore, this is the reason why First Class for the New Term is so popular. We can also get the knowledge out of class.

Generally, as teenagers in the new time, we should regard the characters in the stories as our own examples, learn their spirit, and be more serious about studying hard in the future. We should try our best to become a useful person to society in the future.

1. What does First Class for the New Term in 2023 want to tell us?

A．Students should keep working hard and grow healthily.

B．We can build a powerful China together.

C．Some great events happening in our country.

D．Students should become a useful person in the future.

2. Which group is First Class for the New Term popular with?

A．Primary school students and College students.

B．Middle school students and College students.

C．Primary and middle school students.

D．College students and their parents.

3. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?

A．Great changes happening in our country has to do with only some of us.

B．Some real stories are shown to give the students more knowledge.

C．Students can get the knowledge out of class.

D．Teenagers should make an effort to be useful to our country.

4. What is the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. What’s the theme of the passage?

A．Literature.

B．Nature.

C．Science.

D．Education.

【推荐1】In England, some food companies across the whole country have been told to carry out urgent (紧急的) tests on all beef products. Do you know why? That’s because some food companies used horsemeat to make beef products.
There are some examples about the horsemeat matter. In January, 2013, in a number of UK supermarkets, frozen(冰冻的) hamburgers were found to have a little horsemeat in them. Some frozen beef products made by food company FINDUS were found to contain horsemeat. All of the beef products made by this company have been removed from sale.
The government said that there’s nothing to suggest any health risk from the products. Food minister David Heath said people should not throw away frozen meat products and carry on eating meat. The government will tell people not to eat meat if the meat is not safe.
Food safety has been an important matter all over the world. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure the safety of food.
根据以上新闻内容，回答下列问题。
1. In England, some food companies have been told to ________urgently.

A．stop making beef products

B．test all their beef products

C．test all their products

D．remove all their products from sale

2. What else did some food companies use to make beef products in England according to the passage?

A．Horsemeat.

B．Beef.

C．Fish.

D．Chicken.

3. What should people do with meat products according to David Heath’s suggestions?

A．Send them back to the food companies.

B．Throw them away.

C．Never eat them.

D．Go on eating them.

4. More and more countries plan to take some useful measures to ensure _______________.

A．horsemeat out of products

B．the food safety

C．the test food

D．the food sale

【推荐2】If you stay in space for a long time, will your body change? Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly from the United States will show you the answer.

Mark and Scott are twins. They are both retired(退休的）NASA（美国国家航天航空局）astronauts. From 2015 to 2016,Scott spent 340 days at the international space station, while Mark stayed on the earth. People took measures of both men before, during and after the flight. They were helping with a NASA project which studies how long-term space travel influences the human body.

The full results of the study will come out in a year or two. But scientists are sharing some findings in the journal Nature.

A change in appearance was easy to see. Scott, when he returned to the earth, was 5cm taller before. Another change was that Scott's eyesight declined after he came back. He found he couldn't see clearly. He also found that he couldn't move his legs so easily like before. Scientist found that after coming back to the earth, he took a little longer to understand things and make decisions.

There were also changes that were much harder to see. As someone grows older, his telomeres(端粒）get shorter and become less effective to stop DNA from getting damaged. But during Scott's stay in space, his telomeres got longer while Mark's kept getting shorter.

Further tests on the twins are still going on.NASA plans to send people to Mars in the 2030s,and the twins' research could help them prepare for those space trips.

1. Which of the following is Not true about Scott?

A．He has a twin brother.	B．He is from the United States.
C．He has never been to space before.	D．He was once a NASA astronaut.

2. We can know that scientists did the research between the twins in order to_______.

A．see who is a better astronaut.

B．learn more about the twins' daily life

C．study how twin brothers act differently in life

D．study how long-term space travel influences the human body

3. What does the underlined word“declined”mean in Chinese?

A．下降

B．漂浮

C．提高

D．控制

4. What didn't Scott experience while he returned to the earth?

A．He couldn't understand others as well as before.	B．He could walk faster than before.
C．His telomeres became longer.	D．He grew taller than before.

5. The last paragraph mainly tells us ____________.

A．the fun of space travel

B．the success of the twins' research

C．the full results of the twins' research

D．the purpse of the twins' research

【推荐3】Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.
To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.
To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.
The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!
People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.
1. A hot-air balloon is ____

A．smaller than a toy balloon	B．bigger than a toy balloon
C．the same as a toy balloon	D．lighter than a toy balloon

2. Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?

A．Inside the basket	B．On top of the balloon
C．Under the basket	D．Inside the balloon

3. You want the balloon to go up. So you will ____

A．jump out of the balloon

B．let the air out of the balloon

C．make the air inside the balloon hotter

D．let the air inside the balloon cool down

4. Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will _____

A．make your friends go out of the basket

B．make a hole in the balloon with a knife

C．make the air inside the balloon hotter

D．make the air inside the balloon cooler

5. Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?

A．Towards the sun	B．To the seaside
C．Where the wind blows you.	D．To the nearest mountains