【推荐1】Americans usually eat three meals a day. Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning. They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock. It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.
Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school. Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening. People cook it carefully. They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck. They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad. The drink is coffee, tea or milk. Then comes the dessert.
1. Americans have breakfast ________.

A．after eight o’clock	B．at eight o’clock
C．before eight o’clock in the morning	D．in the morning

2. ________ is the most important meal in a day.

A．Breakfast

B．Lunch

C．Meal

D．Supper

3. What does “light” mean in Chinese?

A．重的

B．有用的

C．轻的

D．不太重要的

4. Americans usually take lunch with them or get it ________.

A．at home.

B．in the office

C．at school

D．near workplace

5. When Americans have supper, ________ comes last.

A．drink

B．meat

C．dessert

D．vegetables

【推荐2】In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥) ,eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soup, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.
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1. Many English people have ______ meals a day.

A．two

B．three

C．four

2. People may have _______ for their breakfast according to the passage.

A．porridge(粥) ,eggs or bread

B．hamburgers and tea

C．coffee and salad

3. People have lunch at _______.

A．nine

B．five

C．one

4. People don’t have _______ for their dinner.

A．soup and meat

B．meat and fish

C．porridge

5. Some of Englishmen have dinner ________.

A．in the middle of the day

B．at any time

C．at noon

【推荐3】Separate dining is common in the western culture, while in China’s dining culture, whether dining at home or eating out, a grouped dining system is used in most situations.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic(大流行) has challenged the deep-rooted Chinese dining tradition of sharing dishes together, which makes the government, restaurants and citizens rethink about eating customs.

Standards on dining came out on March 18. Here are the main points.

Individual diners’ food should be served to customers in separate tableware.

Each shared dish should be served with a separate pair of serving chopsticks(公筷).

Each dinner should have two pairs of differently colored chopsticks. One is to get food from shared dishes to place into individual bowls, and the other is for eating from individual bowls.

The above new standards aim to protect the public health in a scientific and practical way. Over 200 companies have followed the guidelines. In order to encourage customers to follow the standards, some restaurants offer parking coupons(优惠券) to those who use serving chopsticks.

According to a survey about separate dining, nearly 89% of 100,000 interviewees believe it’s more hygienic(卫生的) because it reduces the risk of infection via saliva(唾液传染).

For Chinese, it is not easy to change their dining behavior, because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition. When they share the food, they are building up a close relationship among diners. Besides, it is difficult to divide Chinese dishes into separate parts.

Eating separately is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health. People can still sit at the same table, sharing the same food and the same culture in a new way.

1. What is the purpose of the new standards?

A．To protect the public health.

B．To change the dinning traditions in China.

C．To completely stop the pandemic.

D．To encourage separate dinning at home.

2. How do some restaurants encourage customers to use serving chopsticks?

A．By offering free meals.

B．By putting up posters in the restaurant.

C．By giving customers small gifts.

D．By reducing customers’ parking fees(费用).

3. The following are the reasons why it’s not easy to change Chinese dinning behavior EXCEPT ________.

A．Dining together is a tradition in China.

B．People believe a close relationship can be developed when dinning together.

C．Dividing Chinese dishes into separate parts is not easy.

D．People care little about the public health.

4. What’s the best title for the article?

A．New Dinning Standards	B．How COVID-19 Changes Us
C．Chinese Dinning Culture	D．Eating Together, Separately

【推荐1】

This year, the First class for New School Year moved the classroom to the Chinese space station.Through the “heaven and earth connection” way, three astronauts in the core module Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, Tang Hongbo were invited to bring a special “space teaching”for the students.

Astronaut, Liu Boming took the students to the space station in the form of Vlog, showing the space kitchen, hot air device, microwave heating device, three meals a day, drinking water system, refrigerator and other facilities.

Nie showed off the flute, a traditional Chinese musical instrument he brought to the space station, and brought a special family photo of all the astronauts in active service.

Tang hongbo prepared two scientific experiments for the students: “Drinking tea with chopsticks” and “growing sweet potatoes in space.” The sweet potatoes that accompanied him all the way from his hometown to space have sprouted. Tang Hongbo also sent a message: “The road of life is long, do not give up your dream because of difficulties and challenges. Life requires keeping making progress. and the future is always full of hope. I believe that in the near future, we will meet each other better of ourselves.”

In addition, in order to let the students know the astronauts exercise and build a strong body, the three astronauts led the children on the spot to play “sky patrol Tai Chi”.

1. Where was the First class for New School Year taught this year?

A．On the Chinese space station	B．In a Chinese scientific lab
C．In a Chinese music hall	D．In a special kitchen

2. How did Liu Boming take the students to the space station?

A．By taking a spaceship	B．By talking a telephone
C．By using the Vlog	D．By telling a story

3. What musical instrument did Nie Haisheng take to the space station?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. Who encouraged students to face difficulties and challenges bravely in class?

A．Liu Boming.

B．Tang Hongbo.

C．Nie Haisheng.

D．Yang Liwei.

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Sky Patrol Tai Chi

B．Space Teaching

C．Pilot Heroes

D．Great China

【推荐2】On April 16th, 2022, Shenzhou-13 and its crew returned to Earth successfully.

As you may expect, life in space is much different from life on earth. So of course people need some time to get used to it. How do they live, work and play up there?

Space food keeps getting more like the food we eat at home on the earth. In the past, astronauts could eat only freeze-dried food. But now the space station has water, microwave(微波炉) ovens and fridges. So astronauts can eat more usual kinds of food, like fruit, vegetables and ice cream!

All people in the ISS(国际空间站) have their own rooms. There’s no gravity(重力), so they have to attach(依附于) themselves to their beds, or they’ll float(漂浮) away! That may seem like a hard way to sleep, but astronauts say that sleeping in space is actually not too bad.

This is more important in space than on Earth. There’s not much gravity in space. Astronauts don’t stand up, sit down or walk in space, so their muscles don’t have to work much. They exercise on bikes and other machines for about two hours every day while they’re in space. In this way, they can still keep strong and healthy when they get back home.

Easy things like brushing your teeth can be hard in space with low gravity. Water doesn’t flow out of a tap. It floats in a bubble(水泡)! Astronauts use a special hose(软管) to take showers. And when they’ve finished, they use a vacuum(真空的) hose to suck the dirty water off of their bodies. How do you go to the toilet in space? They use a special “air toilet”. It uses air, not water, to take everything away.

What do astronauts do when they aren’t working? They read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mail to their friends and family. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. Doesn’t it sound like much fun? But what if you could see planet Earth out of your window, with a sunset or sunrise every 45 minutes?

1. Which of the following can be the title of this passage?

A．Life in Space.

B．Space Food.

C．Showers in Space.

D．A Visit to Space.

2. Astronauts attach themselves to bed in order to________.

A．keep themselves warm	B．prevent themselves from floating away
C．have a good sleep	D．feel better

3. Astronauts have to do exercise for two hours every day because ________.

A．they have nothing to do in space	B．they are told to do so
C．they do so to keep healthy	D．they do so to prevent them from sleeping

【推荐3】It happens every spring. Flowers come out everywhere on the same day. But how do plants “know” when to flower?

For years, it has been a difficult question for scientists. But a US research group may have finally answered it—the secret lies in a protein(蛋白质) called FKF1. This helps plants to know when the days become long and when they get short. Then they can tell the seasons(季节) are changing.

Researchers found the FKF1 protein when they were studying a plant called Arabidopsis. It is sensitive(敏感的) to sunlight, and can be made active by sunlight.

Plants produce this protein every day in the late afternoon all year. If there is no light at this time, for example, in winter when the sun goes down early, the protein won’t be active. But when spring comes and the days get longer, the FKF1 protein can be made active by day light and the plants “know” it is time to flower. “If there is light in the late afternoon, plants will know that the days are getting longer and that it is the best time for flowers to come out,” explained Takato Imaizumi, leader of study. But when conditions are poor for growing, such as during autumn or winter when the weather is cold and days are short, plants won’ t flower.

Although researchers have only studied how the FKF1 protein works in the Arabidopsis, they believe that it is the same with many other plants, including crops such as rice and wheat.

“If we can control when flowers come out, we might be able to increase crop production,” Imaizumi said.

1. Scientists found the FKF1 protein when they were________ .

A．answering a question

B．controlling the colors of flowers

C．planting flowers in the garden

D．studying a plant called Arabidopsis

2. The best time for flowers to come out is when________ .

A．it rains in spring	B．there is light in the late afternoon
C．it is getting dark	D．the sun goes down early

3. Scientists believe that________ .

A．other plants also know when to flowers

B．flowers are more useful than fruits and vegetables

C．people have known how to control when flowers come out

D．if the weather is cold and days are short, plants will flower

4. The passage is mainly about ________ .

A．how plants “know” when to flower	B．what people can do with plants
C．how seasons are changing	D．what kind of plant Arabidopsis is

【推荐3】

Dear Readers， Now over the years, real Chinese dishes have become more and more popular in foreign countries. In the United States, people are eating hotpot, jianbing and roujiamo. In Russia, hundreds of tanghulu were sold out in just a few hours. Latiao is even appearing in classrooms abroad. A lot of these foods are similar to Western foods. This may explain why foreigners are getting more and more interested in them and love eating them. ·1·

For example, roujiamo is similar to hamburgers. Youtiao is kind of like the “churro”, a snack that is popular in Spain. And tanghulu is similar to candy apples, which are loved by children in the US and UK. Chinese people who live abroad introduced most of these foods. Some of them are new, like latiao. Some of them have been popular in foreign countries for many years. This book will give you a better understanding of Chinese foods. Editor ·2·

The Content Hotpot…………………………………………P5~10 Hotpot, a special meal that can be shared with friends, is winning popularity abroad. Learn more here. Jianbing………………………………………P11~14 This delicious breakfast food is enjoyed by people in several countries. Cheek it out here! Latiao…………………………………………P15~18 We are people so interested in this spicy stick? This special snack gets hot online. ·3·

Roujiamo………………………………………P19~23 Did China invent the hamburger? Read this story and find out some interesting facts about roujiamo. Tanghulu…………………………………… P24~26 Candied fruit is a treat that everyone can enjoy. Is it similar to some foreign foods? Find out here. You tiao………………………………………P27~30 Many countries have dishes that are similar to youtiao. Fried food is tasty everywhere. ·4·

1. On which pages of the book can you find more information about jianbing?

A．Pages 1~2.

B．Pages 3~4.

C．Pages 11~14.

D．Pages 27~30.

2. Which is TRUE according to the editor of this book?

A．Children in the US and UK love tanghulu.

B．Roujiamo is eaten in both China and Russia.

C．Foreigners living in China introduced these foods abroad.

D．This book helps us understand western culture.

3. Match the popular Chinese foods ①~③ with their similar Western foods a~c.
①roujiamo       ②tanghulu             ③youtiao
a. candy apples        b. churro             c. hamburgers
Which of the following is right?

A．①-c; ②-b; ③-a	B．①-b; ②-a; ③-c
C．①-c; ②-a; ③-b	D．①-a; ②-b; ③-c

【推荐1】For people, it's not surprising that we can open a door, lift a heavy box and control ourselves while walking in the snow. But can a robot do this? Well, Google's new robot, Atlas, can not only do these things, but it can also stand up if it falls down. Although the robot may be slow and clumsy, it was created mainly to work in dangerous places for humans.

Now, robots are much smarter than you might imagine. On March 9 this year, AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI, 人工智能) program made by Google's DeepMind, challenged top professional Go player Lee Se­dol from South Korea. And AlphaGo beat Lee at last.

AI is when computers or computer software is able to have intelligent behavior, such as thinking or acting like a human. In our daily lives, we already use AI in many ways, like Apple's Siri and search engines like Baidu and Google.

Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But experts say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. For example, humans can watch a person throw down a cup of coffee and know that the result will be a mess on the floor. A computer program would have to know the size of the cup, the height of the cup from the floor and many other things to find out the result. But we never know what will happen in the future.

1. The underlined word “clumsy” in the first paragraph means ________.

A．敏捷的

B．结实的

C．笨拙的

D．呆傻的

2. Atlas was created mainly to ________.

A．help the disabled people	B．show the development of technology
C．help people do simple jobs	D．work in dangerous places for humans

3. In Paragraph 2, the writer mentioned the game between AlphaGo and Lee Se­dol to ________.

A．explain how smart robots are	B．introduce the development of robots
C．show the game was very exciting	D．tell us how robots beat humans in the game

4. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers to “________”.

A．AI is already used in many ways	B．AI can think and act like a human
C．AlphaGo beat Lee Se­dol in the Go game	D．Computers can beat humans at everything

5. From the passage, we can infer(推断) ________.

A．humans will have to follow robots' orders

B．it's difficult for robots to take human's place

C．robots will be just as common as mobile phones

D．people will depend on their robots to do all the things

【推荐2】

A lot of movies have tried to describe the afterlife and our memories of family members who have died. But few have done as well as Coco, Disney Pixar’s latest masterpiece animation（动画），which hit the big screen on Nov.24, 2017.

One thing’s for certain-you’re going to call your grandparents after seeing Coco, the movie critic written by Katie Walsh.

Inspired by the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos—Day of the Dead（墨西哥亡灵节），the movie created a young boy, Miguel, who wants his family to understand his love of music. On that year’s Día de los Muertos, an accident takes him to the Land of the Dead. While there, Miguel has an unforgettable night. In the Land of Dead, there are friendly skeletons（骷髅）who can cross a bridge made of flower petals（花瓣）on Día de los Muertos to visit their living family in the world of the living   as long as their family still puts their photos on the family shrine（灵坛）. Those spirits who are forgotten by their family will perish and disappear completely.

In this magical world, Miguel gets to meet and discover the truth about his great-great-grandpa. To save him from perishing, he has to bring his photo back to the living world as soon as possible.

The story sends out a clear and warm message about family. Family is a concept（概念）at the center of Mexican culture. On Día de los Muertos every year, people in Mexico remember their ancestors by putting their photos up on the family shrine, as shown in the movie, and share food and drinks to keep the spirits of their family members alive.

1. What can you learn about the main character Miguel from the passage?

A．He is a young boy who is interested in music.

B．In the Land of the Dead he meets his grandfather.

C．He has to take his grandfather back as soon as possible.

D．Miguel dies by accident and has and unforgettable night.

2. What do you know about the Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos-Day of the Dead?

A．The family members who have died can come back to life.

B．Mexican people usually put their ancestors’ photos on the family shrine.

C．Living people visit their ancestors by crossing a bridge made of flower perals.

D．All the people who have died can visit the world of the living.

3. The underlined word “perish” in Paragraph 3 may mean “ _____ ”in the passage.

A．appear

B．die out

C．attract

D．imagine

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

A．Family is very important in Mexican culture.

B．After watching the movie, you will call your family more often.

C．The movie wants to remind people to love their family members.

D．We can go into the world of the dead by crossing a bridge.

【推荐3】Look at this . Here’s a pencil case, it’s orange, it’s my pencil case, it’s on the desk. Look! This is a pen, it’s black. And this is an eraser, it’s blue and white. They’re both (都) in the pencil case. This is a ruler, it’s red, it’s on the pencil case. That is a ruler, too. It’s yellow. It’s in the drawer. Where’s my math book? Ah, it’s there, under the sofa.
1. This is   ______ pencil case.

A．my

B．her

C．his

D．its

2. The yellow ruler is______.

A．in the backpack	B．in the drawer
C．on the pencil case	D．on the desk

3. ______in the pencil case.

A．A pen is	B．An eraser is
C．A ruler is	D．A and B are

4. The _____is orange.

A．pen	B．pencil
C．pencil case	D．ruler

5. Where is my English book?

A．Under the sofa	B．On the desk
C．In the drawer	D．Sorry, I don’t know