【推荐1】Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.

Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.

Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:

☆What happened?

☆When, where, and how?

☆What does the speaker want to tell us?

In this way, you may understand the passage better.

Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.

1. This passage mainly talks about _________.

A．tips on listening

B．tips on speaking

C．tips on reading

2. It’s better for you to keep _______ when you start to have a listening test.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．stressed out

3. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us ________.

A．the answers to the questions

B．where to write the answers

C．the main idea of the passage

4. When you’re listening, it’s important for you to _________.

A．remember every word

B．take some notes

C．think about one or two words for a long time

5. The writer gives us _______ tips to help us understand the passage better.

A．5

B．3

C．2

【推荐3】Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. Unluckily, many students don’t know how to take notes. Here are some ways to take notes.

Write down key facts. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts in class. Different teachers do things differently. Some teachers may focus on lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may say something important over and over again.

Ask. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you miss. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he or she is saying, you can ask him or her after class.

Compare. Comparing your notes with your classmates’ can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.

Organize. Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one notebook, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.

1. How many ways of taking notes are mentioned?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. What should you write down in your notebook in class?

A．Every word.

B．The most important facts.

C．Lots of dates.

D．Most of the things you hear.

3. Which way can help you correct mistakes in your notes?

A．Organizing the notes.

B．Asking your teachers for help.

C．Recopying your notes after class.

D．Comparing your notes with others’.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to take notes.

B．How to study for a test.

C．How to ask teachers for help.

D．How to correct some mistakes.

【推荐1】Have you watched movies that take place in the future? You may have seen people travelling in lying cars or using spacecraft to explore other planets. These movies could be showing us what air and space travel will be like in the future.

Imagine the year is 2040. Your new jetpack will take you to the store. A jetpack is something that a person straps on like a backpack. Fuel and air are burned in an engine. Then hot air is forced out of the exhaust, or the bottom of the jetpack. This thrusts(用力推)the person wearing the jetpack up into the air. A person wearing a jetpack can fly.

There are jetpacks that have already been made. One jetpack can stay up in the air for minutes. It has a range of 30 miles.

Most experts think that jetpacks would not be good for everyday travel. A group of scientists has started a project called myCopter. The group is studying very small aircraft and wants to know if the use of tiny aircraft could be possible in the future.

The group is thinking about how the tiny aircraft could work. The owners of the aircraft won't be trained pilots. Experts want to build aircraft that fly together. Each aircraft could send out signals to other aircraft nearby. This will help keep the aircraft from getting too close to each other. The owner of the aircraft will choose the main direction. But the aircraft will mostly be controlled by a computer on the aircraft.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。
1. The engine in the jetpack is used to ________.

A．produce fuel and air	B．produce hot air
C．be an exhaust	D．strap on a person's back

2. Most experts think that tiny aircraft are _________ for everyday travel than jetpack.

A．good

B．bad

C．better

D．worse

3. Which statement is right according to the passage?

A．It is impossible for us to use tiny aircraft in the future.

B．Experts are sure that we can use tiny aircraft in the future.

C．Whether we can use tiny aircraft is still not sure.

D．We will certainly use tiny aircraft in the future.

4. To keep away from the danger of crashing, the aircraft could _________.

A．send out signals for warning	B．choose the right direction
C．get too close to each other	D．fly together

5. What's the best title for the passage?

A．Jetpacks in the future	B．Flight in the future
C．Tiny aircraft	D．Everyday travel n the future

【推荐2】George: What are you doing?

User: Saying hello to you.

George: Are you a monkey?

User: Do you think monkeys can type?

George: Sure.

User: Are you a monkey?

George: Do you think monkeys can type?

User: You told me they could.

This is a conversation between a human "user" and a computer. The computer was made to be as human as possible. It was taught to talk to humans. It has also learnt from what people have said to it. This has helped it become more human.

What makes George talk is called Jabberwacky. It won the Loebner Prize not long ago. The prize is a contest to find the most realistic artificial intelligence(现实的人工智能). In 2006,   scientists talked to the computer. They typed questions to it, and it answered.

Jabberwacky first appeared in 1982. It has been getting better every year since then. The list of things that the computer says to a human is getting bigger and bigger. It means the computer has more things to say when you talk to it.

It is hoped that a computer like this will do our jobs in call centres. When Jabberwacky is more realistic, this will be possible.

1. From the passage, what can we know about George?

A．He's a computer.

B．He's a monkey.

C．He's an engineer.

D．He's a scientist

2. Why does the passage start with a conversation?

A．To tell us a joke about a monkey and human.	B．To show us the computer has become more human.
C．To show us what the computer is able to do now.	D．To tell us the computer can't be as clever as humans

3. What's the main function(功能) of Jabberwacky?

A．To tell people jokes	B．To look like humans.
C．To talk with people.	D．To type questions.

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．Jabberwacky has been getting better since it appeared.

B．When you talk with the computer,it has fewer things to say than before.

C．The computer may do our jobs in call centres in the future.

D．The Loebner Prize is a contest in computer science.

【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。

Robots seem new to some people, but they have a long history.     1     From then on, all kinds of different robots came to people lives.     2     The robots in these movies are faster, smarter and stronger than people.

    3     Robots are often used to do dangerous and boring jobs in factories. In people’s homes, robots can help clean the windows and the floor. They can take meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms in hospitals.     4     Some people can’t move, so many of them use a robot to help them get better. Finally, they could walk around like a normal man.

People will improve robots with the development (发展) of science in the future.     5     So that they can help us in a lot of different ways.

A．You may see robots in some movies.

B．In real life, you can see robots everywhere.

C．The first robot was made 2,000 years ago.

D．People never know what will happen in the future.

E．Scientists are working hard to make robots like humans more.

F．They will not lose way because they can remember maps easily.

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1. The sign tells drivers that ________.

A．they can’t see the traffic clearly

B．there are children playing nearby

C．some pedestrians（行人）are crossing the road

D．many accidents happen easily here

2. What’s the sign made of?

A．Wood.

B．Silver.

C．Aluminum.

D．Iron.

3. If Lucy buys six signs, she should pay ________.

A．$395.7

B．$365.7

C．$341.7

D．$289.7

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The sign is bright yellow and easily mounted.

B．A 5-year-old sign can not have free repairing service.

C．People needn’t pay for shipping.

D．The sign can be sent to you two days later.

5. What is this text most probably?

A．A personal letter.	B．A headmaster’s report.
C．An advertisement.	D．A menu of a restaurant.

【推荐3】

Drivers Wanted Drive for Xinhua Restaurant. Evening work on weekdays. All meals at work are free. Ring 8771255	House for Sale ¥1, 200, 000, with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom It is in the south of the city. Call Bob at 8395078
Yonghui Supermarket A new Supermarket in our city will open on Nov. 8th. Everybody with Fuzhou Daily can get a small present that day. Welcome! Tel: 8798432 Add: No. 122 Wuyi Road	Rose’s Special Concert（演奏会） Time: 2:00—4:30 p. m, Nov. 25th Place: Fuzhou Theater Ticket Price: 160 yuan for each adult（大人） and 80 yuan for each student. Tel: 8221223

1. If you work as a driver in the restaurant, you will work ________.

A．in the afternoon

B．in the evening

C．every day

D．on weekends

2. People with Fuzhou Daily can get a small present from ________.

A．Fuzhou Theater

B．Xinhua Restaurant

C．Fuzhou Daily

D．Yonghui Supermarket

3. Lin Ning is a school boy. He would like to go to Rose’s concert with his parents. They will pay ________ for the tickets.

A．¥80

B．¥160

C．¥240

D．¥400

4. If you want to buy the house built in 2005, you can call ________.

A．8771255

B．8395078

C．8798432

D．8221223

5. From the passage, we can know that ________

A．The wanted driver needn’t pay for（支付） his meals at work.

B．The house for sale costs more than 1, 200. 000 yuan.

C．You can go to the new Yonghui Supermarket on Nov 5th.

D．We can enjoy Rose’s concert in Fuzhou Theater in the evening.