【推荐1】Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭) in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.
1. Where do most Americans live?

A．Around the country.

B．In or around cities.

C．In the country.

D．In cities.

2. How many American families own a cat?

A．40%

B．64%

C．20%

D．74%

3. Families in the US are      .

A．becoming bigger .	B．becoming smaller
C．becoming happy.	D．not sure

4. Which of the following is TURE?

A．Americans move more often than the English.

B．The average number in a family now is getting bigger than that in the 1960s.

C．The Japanese move . more often than the British.

D．Most young people of the US have no bedrooms of their own.

5. The best title for the passage is about      .

A．Americans moving homes all the time

B．Pets in American families.

C．City families & country families.

D．Americans families.

【推荐2】Free time activities are very important now. They are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy themselves when they are not working or going to school.    1    

In the past, there were few free time activities. Children often got together to play hide—and—seek（捉迷藏）,     2     Few people had chances to travel. Watching TV and listening to the radio were the main activities in their free time.

Since the reform（自从改革）and opening up（开放）, China has developed（发展）fast.    3     A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports like basketball or football. Many people stay at home having a rest, reading books and watching movies.    4    

In recent years, more and more people love to travel during vacation.     5     Some people even go to other countries to see the world. Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of free time activities.

A．Young people like to play games on computers or chat on the Internet.

B．They go to visit some places of interest, seeing and trying new things.

C．Free time activities play an important role in people's lives.

D．People usually played cards or chess in the street.

E．Chinese people have more time to spend on different kinds of free time activities.

【推荐3】Zak’s grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard(胡子).

One day Zak asked his grandfather, “When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt?” “I’m not sure. I never care about that,” said his grandfather, “I’ll look tonight.”

Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson’s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel right?

He lifted his beard from under the quilt and put it above it. This also didn’t feel right. So he put the beard under the quilt again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. The beard went in and out—first under the quilt, then over it, under, over, all night long.

Stan spent a sleepless night. In the morning, he was so tired and unhappy that he cut his long beard right off! Stan’s wife was so happy. She advised Stan to cut that beard off many times, but he never did it. Now a simple question made him do that.

根据上述内容,判断下列句子正误,正确的填 T,错误填 F。
1. Stan was very famous for his long white beard.
2. Stan never cared about Zak, his grandson.
3. At the very beginning, Stan’s beard was under the quilt.
4. That night Stan was sleepless and tired because of the question.
5. Stan listened to his wife’s advice to cut the beard off.

【推荐1】Chinese people are eating too much salt. On average, people in China eat about 10.5 grams of salt each day, much higher than the 6 grams recommended (建议) by Chinese Dietary Guidelines (2016).

China now has one of the highest salt intakes (摄入量) in the world. To fix this, China issued the first salt reduction guide for its food industry on April 18, 2018, People’s Daily reported.

If the guide is followed properly, the average salt intake for Chinese people will drop by 20 percent by 2030. The guide calls for food companies to lower the salt content in their products by improving their production techniques (技术) and adjusting (调整) flavors.

The salt we take in mainly comes from processed (加工的) food. For example, a 104-gram can of Lay’s classic potato chips contains about 0.66 grams of salt, which accounts for over 10 percent of the recommended daily salt intake.

A small amount of salt makes food taste better and is important for good health, but eating too much increases the risk of high blood pressure, Xinhua reported.

Less salt leads to better health. And there’s no need to worry that food will be less tasty in the future. A study by the Monell Chemical Senses Center in the United States found that it’s easy for people to reduce their salt intake. Although you may think your food is not salty enough at first, your taste buds (味蕾) will gradually get used to it and you will feel that your food tastes the same as it did before.

1. Who or what is the salt reduction guide aimed at?

A．Chinese people.

B．Food companies.

C．The salt industry.

D．Potato chip makers.

2. If the guide is followed properly, what change will take place in China?

A．Many people will find the food not tasty.

B．There will be no more processed food.

C．Chinese people will take in less salt than they do now.

D．Chinese people will not get enough salt in the future.

3. What does the author want to tell us in the last two paragraphs?

A．High blood pressure is common in China.

B．Taking in less salt can make us healthier.

C．There is no need to worry about a lack of salt.

D．Our taste buds prefer the flavor of salt.

【推荐2】If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers. Today, many teenagers are overweight, and one of the reasons is their bad eating habits. They like eating “junk food”. What is junk food? It is food which contains (包含) a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar.

It is true that eating too much junk food might be one of the reasons why the teenagers are overweight. However, unhealthy eating habits are the main reason. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. They just choose the food they like to eat. Scientists did a survey at one school. As is shown in the survey, over 60% of students don’t like vegetables, and more than 50% of them don’t eat fruit every day. They prefer to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar or fat. Parents are worried about their unhealthy eating habits. How can we have a healthy diet? Here are some suggestions from the doctors.

* Don’t eat too much junk food.

* Don’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure in the future.

* Eat food with less fat, oil and sugar.

* Eat at least three kinds of vegetables and fruits every day.

1. What does the junk food contain?

A．Milk and yogurt.	B．Fruit and water.
C．Meat and vegetables.	D．Oil, fat, salt and sugar.

2. What’s the main reason why the teenagers are overweight?

A．Because they never do exercise.

B．Because they like eating junk food.

C．Because they have bad eating habits.

D．Because they have unhealthy eating habits.

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

A．调查

B．演讲

C．报告

D．会议

4. How many suggestions do the doctors give to have a healthy diet?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

5. Where can we usually read the article?

A．In a letter.

B．In a storybook.

C．In a newspaper.

D．In a guidebook.

【推荐3】

Have you heard of the following strange (奇怪的) ways of keeping healthy before? Let’s have a look!

Have a hot drink to feel cooler

Many people like to drink coffee or tea with ice in summer. However, a cold drink just cools you from the inside. But that’s not truly how people’s bodies work. A hot drink helps people sweat (流汗). As sweat evaporates from your skin (从皮肤蒸发), you will feel cooler.

Write down information by hand to remember it better

Modern people like to type (打字) everything because it’s quick and clear. But studies have shown that people are more likely to remember the information if they write it down by hand. Because you have to think over before writing down it and look carefully after finishing writing. This helps you remember the information and keeps your mind and body healthy.

Don’t brush your teeth after eating

People should clean their teeth every day, but brushing teeth at once after eating is not good. It may cause some problems like discoloration and cracking (变色和破裂). Doctors’ advice is to wait at least 30-60 minutes after eating.

1. What do many people like to put in coffee in summer?

A．Sugar.

B．Milk.

C．Ice.

2. What can we learn about brushing teeth?

A．People should brush teeth at least twice a day.

B．It’s not good to brush your teeth right away after eating.

C．People can brush teeth at any time.

3. What can we know from the material?

A．People shouldn’t drink hot coffee or tea in summer.

B．Typing is much better than writing by hand.

C．After sweating a lot in summer, people will feel cooler.

【推荐2】The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.
Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting.
“The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.
Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.
1. From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.

A．easy

B．poor

C．rich

D．bored

2. How can the children in the village learn English words?

A．They go to school every day.

B．They have good teachers.

C．One Computer Every Child gave them computers.

D．They can learn from books.

3. What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?

A．To teach children how to use today’s new technology.

B．To help children to spend their free time.

C．To help children out of their hard life.

D．To help children teach themselves to read through new technology.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Kelbesa is in Grade2 now.

B．The computers help the children a lot.

C．Keller is the teacher of those children.

D．Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Learning with the help of computers

B．The development of One Computer Every Child

C．Computers are better than teachers

D．How to learn by yourself

【推荐3】Is a nearby neighbor better than a faraway cousin? An American lady, Anna Lane, believes it's true. Her kind neighbors once helped her out when she was in a big trouble. Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（＝grass land）. Then a big trouble found her. She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and if broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!

Luckily, her neighbors, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. "We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help," said Sam Adams, one of the boys. "That's the least we could do." The Adams brothers took their mowers machines which are used to mow grass and came to Mrs. Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbors saw what was going on and joined in the effort.

Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs. Lane saw what her neighbors did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears. "I cannot believe this," she said. "They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names." As for the Adams brothers, they said they would always be ready to help her.

1. What can we know about Mrs. Lane?

A．She was 70 years old	B．she could not do her housework.
C．She was living with her children.	D．She could not cut the grass on the lawn.

2. Mrs. Lane was in danger of going to prison because       .

A．she broke the education law in her city

B．the grass on her lawn was over 18 inches high

C．the news about her on TV was made up by her

D．she didn't pay enough money to her neighbors

3. Who mowed the lawn?

A．the Adams brothers	B．Sam Adams and Mrs. Lane
C．the Adams brothers and Mrs. Lane	D．the Adams brothers and other neighbors

4. Which of the following TRUE?

A．The Adams brothers knew Mrs. Lane very well.

B．Mrs. Lane knew some of her neighbors' names.

C．Mrs. Lane didn't expect her neighbors would help her.

D．The Adams brothers used Mrs. Lane's mowers to cut the grass.