【推荐1】“You're my best friend.” It’s the nicest thing you can say to someone.    1     . Good friendships (友谊）begin in middle school. It’s the place you begin to develop (培养）your own (自己的）personality (个性）    2     , you work with them and    3    . But not all of them will become your best friends. Best friends are the people who like you and understand(了解）you the most. They are easy to work and have fun with,    4    Sometimes you can feel a little lonely (孤独），because you don’t have a best friend now.     5     .

Best friends seem to find each other as if by magic (魔力）. And when you find your best friend, the magic will last (持 续）forever(永远）

A．And it's also the nicest thing you can hear from someone

B．That doesn’t mean (意味)you won’t have one in the future (将来）

C．But sometimes it’s not easy to find a best friend

D．You talk with them

E．you make friends with them

【推荐2】Hi，I am a Chinese boy（中国男孩）. My name is Chen Yang. My first name is Yang. My family name is Chen. My English name is Dale. I like（喜欢）red. My telephone number is 178—4267. I have a good friend. He is English（英国人）. His name is Jim Smith. Jim is his first name and Smith is his last name. His Chinese name is Huang Qiang. His phone number is 362—4597.

1. What's the boy's first name？

A．Yang.

B．Chen.

C．Chen Yang.

D．Chenyang.

2. What's the boy's English name？     

A．Tom.

B．Jim.

C．Dale.

D．Bob.

3. Chen Yang's telephone number is _________.

A．362—4597

B．362—4567

C．178—4297

D．178—4267

4. _________ is Chen Yang's good friend.

A．Tom Smith

B．Jim Smith

C．Tom Green

D．Jim Green

5. Jim's Chinese name is _________.

A．Chen Yang

B．Huang Qiang

C．Bob

D．Frank

【推荐3】Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costurne party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, “Nancy, what about inviting John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class. “Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costurne?” Mom said nothing.
The next day, mom gave me an envelope(信封) with a shopping card in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mom said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet(床单)，but still in the same brown pants as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game.” It was a math game. None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did We.
1. Nancy and Betty are ______.

A．best friends	B．cousins
C．sisters	D．brother and sister

2. John did best in ______ of all the class.

A．English	B．games
C．math	D．science

3. ______ had the idea of playing a math game.

A．Nancy’s mother	B．Nancy
C．Betty	D．Betty and Nancy

4. John got ______ as the prize for the math game.

A．an envelope	B．a shopping card
C．a birthday cake	D．a new pair of pants

5. Betty, Nancy and John all felt ______ in the end.

A．happy	B．embarrassed
C．surprised	D．sad

【推荐2】If you have a brother or a sister, you already know you are different from each other. You live together in the same house and have the same parents.     1     Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.

First—born children receive all the attention from their parents. Most families have much more photos of a first—born than any other child. Parents give them more responsibility（责任）.     2     As a result, first—borns are often responsible, hard—working and serious. They often want to do well at school and work.     3     For example, Gorge Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first—born.

When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child is allowed to be more independent. But he also has to compete with the first—born for the parents’ attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence.     4     They are often adventurous（爱冒险的）, fun—loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous（好嫉妒的）and get angry easily.

The youngest child is the happiest. He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom. These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention.     5    So, many famous talk—show hosts and comedians were born last.

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A．There are more first- -born American presidents than second or last- -born children.

B．They are often friendly. humorous and calm.

C．But you have different personalities (个性) .

D．And they develop different personalities.

E．They depend on the first-borns to look after younger brothers and sisters.

【推荐1】Four New Cool Inventions

Mip

Mip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands 19 cm tall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.

Android Wear

Google is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touchscreen and voice control. Simply say “OK, Google” to ask what ever you want to know. For example, say “OK, Goodgle. Where’s the nearest toy store?” Your answer will tell you the answer on Google Maps.

Le Pen

Do you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you write on paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favourite songs, keep on writing.

One wheel

In the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called Onewheel. It can go as fast as 19km an hour. On a single charge(充电), it can take you as far as 7-10km.

1. If you want to enjoy music while writing, you can choose ________.

A．	B．
C．	D．

2. According to the passage, Android Wear can_________.

A．go as fast as 19km an hour

B．tell you how to get to some places

C．run, balance, dance and even serve you

D．play music while you are writing on paper

3. In which part of a newspaper can you find in the passage?

A．Culture.	B．Literature.
C．Science.	D．History.

【推荐3】After China’s Tianwen-1 probe entered Mars’ orbit(轨道) on Feb.10th, NASA’s Perseverance rover(“毅力”号火星车) made a historic landing on the surface of Mars on Feb. 18th. This is the fifth rover that NASA has sent to Mars and it is full of firsts. It will be the first rover to search for signs of ancient life. A helicopter will fly on the planet for the first time as well. The rover is also better at solving problems on its own than previous rovers.

Landing a spacecraft on Mars isn’t easy. It had to go through the “seven minutes of terror”(惊险七分钟) all by itself. Since it takes 11 minutes for a radio signal to travel from Earth to Mars, NASA couldn’t control the craft during the process.

The spacecraft hit the top of the Martian atmosphere(大气层) moving at 12,000 miles per hour and had to slow down to 1.7 miles per hour within seven minutes before landing. At the same time, the surface of the craft is heated up to about 1,300 ℃. This high temperature could destroy the rover! But since the craft’s heat shield(抗热涂层) was able to take in most of this heat. Perseverance itself only reached room temperature.

The craft then used a parachute(降落伞) and a sky crane(空中吊车) to slow itself down for its final landing on Mars. A video of the landing was shared online later, at lowing people all over the world to see the amazing moment for themselves. The rover even recorded he sound of the wind on Mars for the first time.

1. The purpose that NASA sent Perseverance to Mars is ________.

A．to take a helicopter to the planet	B．to experiment with a new landing technique
C．to check on NASA’s previous rovers	D．to look for signs of ancient life

2. During the “seven minutes of terror”, what did the spacecraft do?

A．It waited for a radio signal from a control room on Earth.

B．It heated itself up to l,300 ℃ and destroyed the rover.

C．It had to slow itself down to get ready for landing.

D．It reached a speed of 12,000 miles per hour.

3. What does the underlined word “previous” mean?

A．未来的

B．先进的

C．陈旧的

D．先前的

4. What does the passage focus on?

A．Perseverance’s landing process.	B．The materials that Perseverance is made of.
C．The tasks that Perseverance will complete.	D．The records that Perseverance has set.