【推荐1】Humans’ Greatest Achievements

The Earth is about 4.6 billion years old, but the humans have lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

    1     The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics( 抗生素 ) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press(印刷术) ? Without the printing press, you wouldn’t be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet. and smartphones(智能手机).     2       

What about the arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?     3    

Finally, we must not forget humans’ early achievements.     4     We can’t imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

What are humans’ greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”.     5     Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow”, like the Great Wall? What do you think?

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A．Is it something that makes us rich or happy or saves lives.

B．They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel.

C．Many of humans’ great achievements are in science and technology.

D．And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

E．We could probably live without them, but life wouldn’t be as interesting.

【推荐3】The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. They have changed our lives a lot, from the ways we work to the ways we play.

Here are some other examples of modern technology that is changing our ideas and lives greatly.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

It’s a system (系统) that shows exact information with the help of satellites (卫星). It tells where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipment (设备) on land and receivers.

Space Technology

Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipment. It is used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. However, we should try our best to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives, or we will fall behind the times.

1. ________ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Underwater Robot

B．International Space Station

C．Global Positioning System

2. How many parts is GPS made up of?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

3. Hercules is used to ________.

A．take pictures in the sea

B．repair the broken ships

C．look for the ancient ships in the sea

4. From the passage, we know that ________.

A．the Internet is only changing our ways of working

B．it’s not easy for users to catch up with all the new inventions

C．whether GPS can be used or not depends on the weather conditions

5. The purpose of the passage is ________.

A．to help us study some new technology

B．to help solve the problems that new technology causes

C．to tell us technology is changing the world

【推荐1】Perhaps you've walked past homeless people who are living on the streets. Or maybe you've come across stray dogs（流浪狗）and wished you could give them a home. So what can you do to help these people and animals? The answer is volunteering. Volunteering means spending some of your free time，your energy or your talent, to help others.

Dec.5 is International Volunteer Day. The United Nations（联合国）announced the special day in 1985. It calls for more and more people around the world to volunteer to help those in need.

People volunteer to help others in many ways. The traditional way is to give away your free time. Volunteers visit homes of old people and orphans(孤儿). Compared to traditional volunteering, skill-based（以技能为基础的）volunteering asks for certain professional knowledge or special training. For example, in China many children volunteer to become narrators in museums. They receive history and communication lessons before so that they can tell the stories behind a masterpiece (名作) to visitors. Besides, a person can volunteer to protect the environment, such as volunteering to plant trees and clear rubbish.

Although volunteering takes up our time，it shows our care for others. When people benefit (受益) from your help, you will find your life becomes more meaningful.

1. Volunteers are those people spending their time, energy or talent _______________.

A．to help others	B．to learn from others
C．to punish others	D．to refuse others

2. The United Nations announced the Dec.5 as the National Volunteer to _______________.

A．ask people to become writers

B．organize homeless people into groups

C．call for more and more people to volunteer to help those in need

D．cheer up the stray dogs

3. Many ways for people to volunteer are mentioned except _______________.

A．visiting homes of old people and orphans

B．telling the stories behind a masterpiece to visitors in museums

C．planting trees and clearing rubbish

D．giving away their money to homeless people

4. The underlined word “narrator” means _______________ in Chinese.

A．讲解

B．参观者

C．警卫员

D．保洁员

5. When volunteers help others, they will _______________.

A．make a lot of money

B．get high grades in tests

C．have more free time to have fun

D．find their lives become more meaningful

【推荐2】People are afraid of illness. When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body feels bad or there are pains all over your body. You don’t want to work or eat. Instead, you just want to stay in bed, feeling very sad.

What makes you ill? They are germs (细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope (显微镜). They are very small and the number of the germs can be very large on a very small thing.

There are always lots of germs in dirty water. When we look at the dirty water with a microscope, we can see them. So your father and mother won’t let you drink dirty water. We can find germs in water and we can also find them in air and dust (灰尘). If you cut your finger and some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut, the germs will go into your finger and then the cut will be flamed. Your finger will become big and red, and you will have much pain in it. And sometimes germs can go into your body, and you will have pain everywhere in your body. So let’s always keep away from dirty things and then we can be in good health.

1. Germs are everywhere and they can make us __________.

A．happy

B．healthy

C．dirty

D．sick

2. We can use a microscope to ________.

A．make very small things look much bigger	B．help people read newspapers
C．make very big things look much smaller	D．help people when they are ill

3. Parents don’t let us drink dirty water because we can find ____________ in it.

A．lots of air

B．no dust

C．a lot of germs

D．some fish

4. Maybe the word “flamed” in the passage means __________.

A．痊愈

B．发炎

C．疤痕

D．开裂

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are germs both in water and in the air.

B．Germs can go into your finger when you cut it.

C．If you have a fever, there are germs in your body.

D．If you don’t cut your finger, you can’t find any germs on it.

【推荐3】There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.

1. Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.

A．hot

B．pleasant

C．cold

D．dry

2. The World Wetlands Day is on ________.

A．April 22	B．June 25
C．February 2	D．March 22

3. One of the reasons why we must protect wetlands is that ________.

A．they are home for wildlife	B．there is a lot of rain
C．people can change them into farms	D．there are many wetlands in China

4. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．China’s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List

B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife

C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D．How to Protect Wetlands