【推荐1】What will humans look like in the future? It sounds like a cool question, but the answer may not be that fun.

A team from Toll Free Forwarding, a US company, built a 3D model of what a human might look like in the year 3000. Her name is Mindy. She looks a little bit scary. The company said the model showed how technology (科技) will change human bodies in less than 800 years.

For example, Mindy’s hands look different from ours. It seems that she always has a cellphone in her hand. That’s called “text claw”, according to the team. Mindy also has a much wider neck. It’s called “tech neck”. It’s from looking down at the phone for too long. Muscles (肌肉) in our necks need to be stronger to support (支撑) our heads.

Mindy also has another eyelid (眼皮). It can protect the eyes from the blue light of the screens. Her skull (头骨) is thicker. It protects the brain from the radiation (辐射) of computers and phones. Technology is so helpful that humans think less. That’s why humans may also have smaller brains in the future. Will you spend less time on your computer and cellphone after seeing this scary model?

OTHER POSSIBILITIES

Many people have other thoughts about what future humans will look like. Let’s take a look.

Smaller body:

There will be more and more people living on Earth. There may not be enough food. The future humans might become smaller, making our bodies need less food and energy (能量).

Darker skin:

People in Africa are having much more babies today than people with light skin (皮肤) in other places. So some people say the skin color of future humans will get darker.

1. What do we know about the 3D model in Paragraph 2?

A．It looks scared.	B．A girl named Mindy made it.
C．People might feel afraid after seeing it.	D．People will need it to live longer.

2. In the future, humans’ brains might become ___________.

A．heavier

B．bigger

C．stronger

D．smaller

3. Who is Mindy?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Finding answers to some cool questions.	B．What humans may look like in the future.
C．Making 3D models for different people.	D．How Mindy will live her life in the future.

5. The writer wants us to ___________.

A．develop science and technology quickly	B．spend less time on cellphones and computers
C．have more babies	D．be good-looking

【推荐2】The future is unknown, and no one can predict it. What will you do in the future?

Liu Ying	I’ll try to learn as much as I can although I don’t know what I will do in the future.
Li Qiang	A serious problem is that I often feel bored. I began working in July. I hate having nothing important to do every day. I’m tired of it, so I want to get another job.
Zhang Na	I live and study happily now, and that is my future. I do not worry about tomorrow. I will enjoy the time I have now.
Song Wenwen	Put your heart into what you can do the best today, and make your plans for tomorrow. Then try as hard as you can. I don’t know what I will be in the future, but I know what I want to be.
Hao Yuan	Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery (谜团). Today is a gift, so that’s why we call it the present.

1. How does Li Qiang like his job?

A．He really likes it.	B．He thinks it is relaxing.
C．He thinks it is boring.	D．He thinks it’s easy.

2. What may be Hao Yuan’s opinion?

A．We should do our best today.	B．Thinking about the future is bad.
C．Learning about history is helpful.	D．Dreams will come true tomorrow.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Li Qiang may have the most colorful future.

B．Zhang Na lives a happy life and she enjoys it.

C．Liu Ying is sure about what to do in the future.

D．Song Wenwen doesn’t have a clear plan for tomorrow.

【推荐3】Moving On

(1) The end of school is here at last It has come so very fast We look ahead with such delight The future looks so very bright It's now time to say goodbye We're all leaving junior high		(2) Other people， other places Different schools， different faces Please don't feel bad and grieve On the day you take your leave But celebrate and raise your glass And say goodbye to all your class
(3) Other subjects， a new class Different teachers and exams to pass For everyone in this hall A new life awaits you all So don't look sad and cry .You're moving on senior high		Tips: senior high高中 prom night毕业晚会 positive积极的;主动的 await等待

1. What’s the type of the passage above?

A．a novel

B．a story

C．a report

D．a poem

2. According to the passage，       has come so fast.

A．the end of school	B．the exam
C．the celebration	D．the new class

3. What does the underlined word– “delight” mean?

A．Sickness.	B．Sadness.
C．Happiness.	D．Fairness.

4. What's waiting for you all according to the passage?

A．Too many subjects.	B．The same school.
C．Similar faces.	D．A new life.

5. The purpose of this passage is to      .

A．tell us to say thanks to all our teachers

B．encourage us to be positive and move on our senior high

C．tell us that we should do something for our junior high schools

D．remind us of our happy junior high life

【推荐2】配对阅读。左栏是五个人的情况介绍，右栏是七个英语习语及其解释。请为每个人选释一个合适的习语描述他/她的情况。

1     Mary enjoys improving herself. She spends a lot of time reading and takes part in many activities. She seldom has time to rest.     2     Jenny never laughs or smiles. She is mean and only thinks about herself. No one would like to make friends with her.     3     Victor is a nice boy. He always listens to his mother and teachers. He is easygoing and never gets angry.     4     David hardly listens carefully in class. What’s worse, he often breaks the rules and makes noise in class. Classes are often broken by him.     5     Danny always says that his dream is to be a scientist. However, he never takes action to work hard for his dream.

A. As we all know fish is a coldblooded animal. When people describe those who are very cool and unfriendly, they will call them “________”. B. Do you think it’s possible to have a head in clouds? Of course not! When someone is day dreaming, we may say “________”. C. Bees are always busy working hard. To describe people who work without stopping, you can say they are “________” . D. It’s uncomfortable to see a black sheep among a group of white sheep. If a person does harm to his group or team, he may be called “________”. E. Lambs are gentle little sheep. They are easy to keep and hardly hurt humans. If a person who seldom gets angry with others, you can say he/she is “________”. F. Mr. Black at dinner just now. He must not be allowed to drive or he will break the law “________”. G. What if a person has two left feet? He can’t walk well! So if someone doesn’t do well in something, we may say “________”.

【推荐3】It happens every night — bedtime. But what will you do if you’re not sleepy? Should you still go to bed if you are just going to lie there with your eyes wide open?

There are many reasons why you are not able to fall asleep. You might be excited by something you did that day. You might be excited about what you’re going to do next day. Maybe you can’t fall asleep because you don’t like sleeping all alone in your room. All of these reasons are normal. However, there are some steps you can take to help you fall asleep.

One thing that can help is talking to a parent or another trusted adult about what you’re thinking about at bedtime. For example, if you’re nervous about taking a test, it can really help to tell somebody. Knowing that somebody has heard you can help ease (宽慰) your mind so that you can rest.

It also helps to sleep in a comfortable bed in a quiet and cool room. If there’s anything in your room that makes you feel afraid at night, like a picture that looks strange in the dark, be sure to ask one of your parents if it can be moved.

If you are usually sleepless around bedtime, you can take a warm bath, or listen to a story at least 30 minutes before you want to go to sleep. It also helps to go to sleep at the same time every night. As a result, your body will get the message that it’s almost time to sleep.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在题前括号内填“T”，错误的填“F”。
1. Four reasons are given to explain why you are not able to fall asleep.
2. If you are nervous about taking a test, you’d better talk to somebody.
3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to “the picture”.
4. In order to fall asleep, you can listen to a story at least half an hour before bedtime.
5. The passage mainly tells us about the reasons of sleeplessness.

【推荐1】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项。将其标号填入题前的括号内。

Mr. Cool’s Clothes Store
Clothes	Color	Price
T-shirts	white, red, blue, yellow	＄15
jackets	black, white, brown	＄32
hats	red, blue, yellow	＄6
trousers	black	＄20
skirts	red, green	＄18
sweaters	yellow, purple, blue	＄22
shoes	white, brown, yellow	＄17

1. Which are the cheapest（最便宜的）of all?

A．Hats.

B．Jackets.

C．Shoes.

D．T-shirts.

2. You can buy ________ in Mr. Cool’s Clothes Store.

A．blue skirts

B．yellow hats

C．red sweaters

D．brown trousers

3. How much are two hats and a jacket?

A．＄12.

B．＄32.

C．＄38.

D．＄44.

4. Mr. Cool has T-shirts in ________ colors.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

5. If you have 40 dollars, you can buy ________.

A．a hat and two jackets	B．a skirt and two pairs of shoes
C．two T-shirts and a hat	D．a sweater and a jacket

【推荐2】Becky and Steve walked to school on a winter morning. Becky wore a hat and gloves but no scarf. Steve wore a hat and two scarves, but he didn’t have any gloves. They both felt very cold.

Then Becky had an idea! “What if I trade you one glove for one of your scarves?”, Becky said. “Then both of our necks would be warm, and we’d each have one warm hand. We could put the other hand in our pockets.”

“Good idea!” said Steve.

After they shared the scarf and glove, they began to feel warmer.

A few minutes later Mrs. Brown appeared. “Did I just see you barter?” she asked.

Becky and Steve looked puzzled(迷惑的). “What’s barter?” Becky asked.

“Barter means trade things without using money”, Mrs. Brown explained. “You two traded a scarf and a glove so you could be warm. Did you know that traders bartered for thousands of years?”

“Really? How did it work?” Steve asked.

Mrs. Brown said, “Well, traders who had too much of one thing, such as salt or cloth or pigs, would exchange them with other traders for other things that they needed. Trading grew and developed, but it had problems.”

“Like what?” Becky asked.

“Suppose you raised chickens. You could trade the chickens and eggs for what you needed. But if the chickens got away...”

“I wouldn’t have anything to trade!”

“Exactly!” said Mrs. Brown.

“Now you see why people began to use money to trade.” Mrs. Brown added.

“Is it true that silver and gold coins were used before paper money?” Steve asked.

“Yes, but they were too heavy to carry.” Mrs. Brown said. “People then began to write promises on paper instead of trading coins. That was how paper money got its start.”

“Wow!” said Becky, “but I guess people still trade sometimes, the way Steve and I did today! "

1. How many students are mentioned in this text?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. After they traded, what did Steve wear?

A．A hat and two scarves.	B．A hat and two gloves.
C．A hat, a scarf and a glove.	D．A scarf and two gloves.

3. In which order did the way of trading develop?
① exchange objects        ② use coins               ③ use paper money

A．①②③

B．③①②

C．③②①

D．②①③

4. Which of the following can be called “barter”?

A．Becky borrows a pen from Steve.

B．Becky pays Steve 2 dollars for a pen.

C．Steve gives a pen to Becky as a gift.

D．Steve trades his pen for Becky’s pen.

【推荐3】Long long ago, people lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants and they didn’t need to use money.

As time passed, families had more products (产品) than they needed, such as animals and crops. So they needed to trade with others. They began to use money to make it easier. However, it was not like the money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt or large stones.

During the 600 BC, people began using coins as money. Because they were easier to carry than goods (货物), countries began to make coins as their money.

The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably in the 11th century. An Italian traveler, Marco Polo, saw the Chinese use paper money when he visited China in the 1200s. After his travel, he told the western people what he saw. But European countries didn’t start using paper money till the1600s.

Today people have many ways to pay for things, such as coins, paper money and cards. Some prefer to pay by card. That’s because paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. People begin to use money because they ________.

A．lived on plants	B．raised animals
C．needed to trade	D．could change products

2. People used ________ as money during the 600 BC.

A．shells

B．coins

C．cards

D．paper

3. Which country used paper money first?

A．Japan.

B．USA.

C．China.

D．England.

4. How many ways have we shopping today?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

5. The passage tells us the ________ of money.

A．history

B．use

C．collection

D．kinds