【推荐2】根据以下内容回答问题。

The Smiths are planning a trip to Shanghai Zoo. They are talking about their plan to visit the Zoo. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two children. A boy named John is 10 years old and his sister Cathy is only 5. Read the advertisement carefully and answer the questions.

Welcome to Shanghai Zoo Open: Monday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.— 6:00 p.m. Saturday to Sunday: 8:00 a.m. —8:00 p.m. Fee: Adults（成人）: 30 yuan per person Ages 15 — 18: 20 yuan per person Ages 8 — 14: 15 yuan per person Under 8: Free Transportation: Try our Train Ride for 2 yuan per person for the fare（车费）! Children under 3 are free.

1. How many people are there in the Smith’s family?
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2. Where are the Smiths planning to visit?
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3. When does it open from Monday to Friday?
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4. How long does it open in a day at weekends?
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5. How much will the Smiths pay for the fee?
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6. How can they travel in the zoo?
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【推荐3】阅读下列短文，从A-E中选出符合1-5小题各段落的小标题

It seems every time you make plans, something goes wrong or it just doesn't happen. How can we make good plans? Here is some advice.

1). Find out what time you want to go, what you want to do, where you want to do it, who you want to go with, and how long you want to do it.
2). Be sure to know if someone in your group can drive and has a car. If they need to ask for a car, make sure they do.
3). Make sure you have everything. If you want to go to the beach, check()for your sunglasses, swimming suit, food and other important things
4). Ask permission (许可) from your parents. Make sure that they know you need to be out of the house for some days. If you don't tell them, they will worry about you.
5). Enjoy being out with your friends. Because everything is well planned, you don't have to worry about anything and just wait for your fun!

A. Have fun. B. Get the necessary things. C. Decide how you're getting there. D. Ask for permission. E. Decide what or where you want to make plans for.

1).    1     2).    2     3).     3    4).    4    5).    5    

【推荐1】根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Cars, undoubtedly, are one of the most important transportation tools today. They have had a huge(1)________[ˈɪnfluəns] on our daily lives. In my opinion, when it comes to the future of the automobile industry, there are three challenges: accidents, traffic jams and pollution.

The first two challenges can be solved by artificial intelligence(AI) and the Internet of things. These two technologies will make self-driving cars a reality. Cars will drive themselves to their destinations automatically. Thanks(2)__the IT, cars traffic lights and even pedestrians will be connected with each other. Traffic information will be transmitted in real time. For example, if there is roadwork ahead, the AI system will tell the car to change its planned route. This way, traffic jams can be avoided. There will also be fewer accidents caused by careless drivers.

The last challenge, pollution can be solved by exploring new sources of energy. Electric cars are much cleaner than petrol cars. In recent years, electric cars have already become more and more popular. Many people have been driving electric cars. However, new problems, such as pollution caused by old batteries, have been arising. How can we solve these problems? It’s high time we thought about that. There is still a long way for us to go. I believe that with our combined efforts, newer and more reliable technologies will appear. They will help create a brighter future for road transportation.

1. Cars will drive themselves to their _____________.
2. Electric cars are ______________ than petrol cars.
3. 根据(1)的音标写出单词 _____________
4. 在(2)处填上合适的介词。______________
5. How can cars avoid traffic jams in the future?
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6. 找出并写下全文的主题句。
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7. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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【推荐2】Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you predict people will work and live in the sea? But how will people go to work then? Of course they can go by submarine (潜水艇). Some scientists believe that some day submarine will be as many as today’s cars. A famous French driver says “One day, man will walk on the sea floor as they do on the street!”

If humans want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems first, similar to those of living on the moon, are lack of oxygen (缺氧) and weightlessness (失重). Many questions are hard to solve. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers. Maybe in 50 years man will be able to live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land. Man will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea.

And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don’t you think so?

阅读短文内容，完成下列任务：
任务一：完成句子：
1. Where do you think people will live ____________?
2. If humans want to live in the sea, they ____________.
任务二：简略回答下列问题：
3. What problems will humans have if they live in the sea?
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4. How will people go to work if they live in the sea?
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任务三：将文中划线句子译成汉语。
5. ____________________________________________

【推荐3】阅读短文并完成下列表格(每空一词)。

Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in twenty years.

Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner and safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.

New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level, and the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.

Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illness (病虫 害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.

Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use new products (产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.

Things	To happen in     1     years
Cars	To run on solar power; to be much     2     and safer.
New cities	To be     3     in the sea.
Biotechnology	To make food better and healthier. Plants will have no insects or illness. The     4     of fruit and vegetables will be better and better.
illnesses	To be cured, some new illnesses will appear, some people have to find new       5     to cure new illness.

【推荐1】根据短文内容，在表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词，每空一词。

In many parents’ eyes, their children don’t enjoy doing chores. Even if the room is messy, they like playing computer games rather than sweeping the floor or doing the dishes. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, comes up with good ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help Mom cook, wash vegetables, make the bed, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children develop their independence, their mother thought hard and ended up with this idea of encouraging them to do chores. Of course, the parents did the chores on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

In many parents’ eyes, children     1     doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than doing chores although the room is in a     2    . In Mrs. Black’s family, children can’t wait to choose chores to do. They often take away the cards with chores     3     before a week begins. Jim likes to clean the bathroom     4     Robert loves to make the bed. Jim and Robert don’t have to do housework on weekends. The habit of doing chores     5     their independence.

【推荐2】请阅读短文，并根据短文内容完成后面的表格。每空一词。

How do you study for exams (考试)? Different students have different ways. Some of my friends are sharing their ideas.

Angela: I often study very hard before exams. I don’t play sports or games in the exam week. And I don’t go out often. I study for hours at night. I don’t go to sleep before 12 o’clock, so I always don’t have enough sleep. But it seems I need to change, because I usually want to sleep when I have exams. Of course I fail some of them. I feel bad!
Haitao: Before exams, I study very hard, too. I buy lots of books and do the exercises in them. Sometimes when I really get tired, I tell myself that I must do them. I think if I practise more, I can do better. But sometimes I feel more confused (困惑的) after doing the exercises. I can’t remember the answers. I don’t know why.
Andy: I never study late. And I don’t do many exercises. I always read my notebooks carefully the day before the exam. And I have enough food and sleep. I don’t think scores are important. I just try my best. Do I get good grades? Yes, I usually do.

How to     1     for your exams
Name	Ways	Result (结果)
Angela	She doesn’t play sports or games in the exam week. She     2     goes out. She works hard without enough     3    .	She sometimes     4     her exams.
Haitao	He does lots of     5    . He thinks     6     practice can help him do better.	He doesn’t know why he always     7     the answers.
Andy	He reads his     8     carefully before exams. He has enough     9     and sleep.	He thinks scores are not     10    , but he often gets good grades.