【推荐1】If you’re too busy, maybe it’s time for you to slow down and enjoy a meal with a friend. Try to get away from fast food and choose slow food.

For years, the pace of life has increased for many people. They are too busy to cook. Luckily, business people provide a “fast” way to deal with the problem. You can go to the supermarket and buy cooked food. All you have to do is to heat it and you can enjoy your meal in 10 minutes.

Still too slow? OK, just go to a fast food restaurant, order your meal and within 5 minutes it will be made for you.

The problem is health. Fast food has much more fat, sugar, salt, oil and calories and far few vitamins than homemade food. And so, since people have always wanted to live longer, a small but growing population is choosing not only fresh food, but also organic (有机的) food.

Another reason for changes in eating habits is social. Over the centuries, mealtime has been used to visit, laugh and learn. However, today most of us are having a very different lifestyle! Some people have realized it and they are looking for ways to return to that. Goodbye, McDonald’s.

Finally, it makes you feel good to plan your meal, cook your meal and see your meal looking like the picture in your cookbook. So if you’re too busy, maybe it’s time for you to slow down and enjoy homemade meal.

1. For people who are too busy to cook, they have no time to ________.

A．order the meal

B．plan the meal

C．heat the food

D．enjoy the food

2. Homemade food is rich in ________.

A．fat

B．salt

C．oil

D．vitamins

3. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Fast and Slow Food

B．Serious Food Problem

C．Healthy Eating Habits

D．Popular Fast Food

【推荐2】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

It is 600 years old and has become a popular snack around China. You can buy it every morning at small street stalls(摊位) for around 5 to 10 yuan in most Chinese cities.     1    

But it is cooked in many different ways. It depends on where you buy it. The Tianjin Catering Industry Association(天津餐饮行业协会) made standards for jianbing guozi to keep the traditional taste on May 25, 2018.     2     According to the new rules, jianbing guozi should be made of ingredients(原料) that include green bean flour(面粉) and eggs. It should be 38 to 45 centimeters in diameter(直径).

    3     They have pointed out that everyone has different tastes and that it is useless to create the standards for food. “The jianbing guozi with no standard is the one I like eating.” One Sina Weibo user wrote.

The association has explained that it doesn’t want to make everyone cook the snack the same way every time.     4     It just aims to better regulate(规范) the cooking process, techniques(做法) and food safety than before.

A．It is not important whether you like it or not.

B．The reason of making standards is to pass down the cooking skills.

C．The snack is called jianbing guozi.

D．It’s not its aim (目标) to make it standard.

E．But some people are wondering if it's necessary to create such standards.

【推荐3】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Did you know that chocolate comes from a tree? The cacao (可可) tree gets large brown fruits called cocoa pods (荚) , and inside the pods are cocoa beans. To make chocolate, first we leave the beans in the dark for a few days, and then dry them in the sun.     1     That liquid (液体) is pressed until it separates and the result is cocoa butter (可可脂) , which can be turned into chocolate.     2    

The first people to grow cacao trees for chocolate were the Mayans, who lived in Mexico thousands of years ago.     3     When people from Spain came to Mexico, they discovered the drink, they took chocolate home with them, and soon the love for chocolate spread all over Europe!

Wouldn’t you like to have a cacao tree in your garden so you could have your own special supply (供应) of chocolate? Well, don’t even think about it!     4     What a pity!

Chocolate is good for you as long as you don’t eat it all day long! It has iron, which is good for your body!     5     So don’t eat too much, and remember to brush your teeth after you eat it!

A．They used chocolate to make a special drink.

B．What a lot of work just to make a piece of chocolate!

C．But remember where there is chocolate, there is sugar!

D．After that, the beans are pressed hard until a dark liquid comes out.

E．Cacao trees can only grow in rainforests, where it is very hot and rainy all the time.

【推荐2】Sleep is something we all do but we understand very little about it. In fact, we spend more than 30% of our lives sleeping! For some people as soon as they lie (躺) on the bed they fall asleep (睡着). But for others they can’t get a goodnight’s sleep, and they feel tired in the morning. Why would these happen?

Even scientists don’t know the reason of sleep. After over 50 years of studying sleep, Dr. William Dement said. “The only reason we need to sleep is that we get sleepy (瞌睡的).”

The main reason of sleep is that the brain (大脑) needs it. Whose head doesn’t feel clearer after a good night’s sleep? But we don’t know how sleeping helps the brain. Some studies show the sleeping brain appears to be necessary for long-term memory (记忆). And it can make us forget unnecessary information. So sleep may help us remember what’s important and let us forget what’s not. Sleep can also help our health.

We should pay attention to (注意) the needs of our bodies, such as getting enough sleep. It’s important for us to have good sleep habits.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. If a person is 60 years old, how long does he spend his lives sleeping?

A．About 12 years.

B．About 20 years.

C．About 30 years.

D．About 50 years.

2. Why do we need to sleep according to Dr. William Dement?

A．Because sleeping is important.

B．Because we want to live long.

C．Because we get sleepy.

D．Because we will feel tired without sleeping.

3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A．Brain.

B．Sleep.

C．Night.

D．Bed.

4. Which paragraph (段落) tells the connection (联系) between sleep and memory?

A．Paragraph 1.

B．Paragraph 2.

C．Paragraph 3.

D．Paragraph 4.

5. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To tell readers to have good sleep habits.

B．To talk about different sleep habits.

C．To show what scientists study on sleep.

D．To help readers to have good sleep.

【推荐3】More youth are saying 'no' to meat, 'yes' to veggies

Sticking to a vegan diet might sound difficult. But in recent years, veganism(素食主义)has become a more popular lifestyle in many places.     1     In the UK, about 542,000 people turned vegan during the last decade.

So why exactly has veganism become so popular?     2     The heat used to keep barns(畜棚)warm, the machines that process meat and even the animals' farts(屁)can result in more greenhouse gases. These factors are believed to account for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2013 study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.     3     A growing number of people are also deciding that it's wrong to kill animals for food, according to BBC News. Jess Murray, 22, is a student from London. He said that humans do not need to eat animals to survive. He believes whether to eat animals or not is an ethical(道德的)choice and has therefore chosen to become vegan.

    4     Vegan famous people are able to use social media to spread their message and share tips about living a vegan lifestyle.

But experts also want to remind people that meat is important for our health. A strict vegan diet cannot always offer the minerals and vitamins that a human body needs, depending on one's dietary choices.     5    .

A．So you may want to think it through before you decide to become a vegan.

B．This amount is even greater than that of all the world's cars, trains and planes together.

C．According to Huff Post, more than 3 million people in the US are vegans.

D．Social media is also believed to be behind the increase in veganism, according to BBC News.

E．One reason could be that people want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放).

【推荐1】

A dance performance taken from the poetic dance drama Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting(《只此青绿》) has been considered the most amazing program at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

The creators of the poetic dance drama got inspiration from a great ancient Chinese painting, A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers (《千里江山图》) by Wang Ximeng. Wang was a painter from the Song Dynasty. He spent half a year finishing the painting when he was only 18. Now the painting is at the Palace Museum. It has been on show to the public only four times since 1949. The 11.9-meter-long painting is a record of people’s lives and the natural scenery including mountains, rivers and villages of that time.

The poetic dance drama tells the story of a researcher from the Palace Museum who has spent all his time studying the painting. We can follow him to the moment when Wang was about to finish the artwork. “It is not to tell people how great the painting is, but to help people understand traditional Chinese culture,” says Xie Suhao, who plays the character.

Since last August, the dance poetic drama has been played more than 50 times in over 18 cities in China. “I hope our dance can be performed on more and bigger stages to show more people all over the world a beautiful China with a mix of old and new,” says Meng Qingyang, the lead dancer of Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting.

1. The poetic dance drama is inspired by ________.

A．a poem

B．a painting

C．a song

D．a film

2. We can know that A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers ________ from Paragraph 2.

A．took 6 months to complete

B．is the longest ancient painting in China

C．can be seen easily in the Palace Museum

D．was painted by Wang Ximeng when he was eighty years old

3. According to Xie Suhao, the poetic dance drama is played to ________.

A．spread traditional Chinese culture

B．discover the beauty of the natural scenery

C．make people pay more attention to the dance group

D．show A Panorama of Mountains and Rivers is a great artwork

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

A．Traditional Chinese culture gets popular online.

B．The natural scenery recorded in ancient painting.

C．The most popular program at the Spring Festival Gala.

D．Poetic dance drama brings the ancient painting a new life.

5. We can probably read the passage in the “________” column (栏目) of a magazine.

A．Travel

B．Health

C．Culture

D．Festival

【推荐2】Ben Jones was walking home from school one day when he saw a black cat. It was walking across the street in front of him. Ben stopped, turned around, and walked down a different street to go home. Why did he do that?

“It’s unlucky when a black cat crosses the street in front of you,” says Ben. “I did not want to walk down that street!”

Many people think that some things bring bad luck. For example, some people think that 13 is an unlucky number. They never invite 13 people to a party.

“I never walk under a ladder（梯子）, ” says Ben. “And I never open an umbrella inside the house. They both bring bad luck.”

And what brings good luck?

“We have a horseshoe over the front door of our house for good luck,” says Ben.

“And when I find a penny on the ground, I always pick it up. That brings me good luck all day!”

1. Why did Ben turn around when he saw the black cat crossing the street？

A．Because he thought it was unlucky.	B．Because he disliked a black cat.
C．Because he was afraid of the cat.	D．Because he went a wrong way.

2. In western countries, which number do some people think is unlucky?

A．4.

B．10.

C．13.

D．8.

3. Which of the following things can bring people good luck?

A．Opening an umbrella inside the house.

B．Walking under a ladder.

C．Picking up a penny on the ground.

D．Walking behind a black cat.

4. Where does Ben’s family have a horseshoe?

A．Over the front door.	B．Inside the house.
C．Under a ladder.	D．At the back door.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．A black cat	B．Good luck and bad luck
C．Good things can bring good luck	D．Pick up a penny

【推荐3】A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built on land like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn't difficult. The water ways have always been the best way to get around. There are 177 canals and more than 400 bridges that can guide you to where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower little by little. Now the city has gone down by about 23 centimetres. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋) melt(融化) .

Every year, high water hits the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project, which is planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.

1. According to the passage, Venice is ________ of Italy.

A．in the northeast

B．in the west

C．in the southwest

D．in the south

2. ________ have always been the best way to go here and there in the city.

A．Taxis and cars

B．The waterways

C．The bridges

D．Boats and rain shoes

3. Venice ________ small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago.

A．changed into

B．used to be

C．became

D．developed from

4. Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?

A．The higher temperature.	B．Overused underground water.
C．Too many waterways.	D．The rising seawater.

5. The passage is mainly about ________ of Venice.

A．the waterways and bridges	B．the MOST project and problems
C．the specials and problems	D．the history and scenery