【推荐1】A recent research shows that some animals are born with certain unusual abilities. The followings are the results.

A certain kind of ants lives in the open desert. They have nothing to guide them along the way. It’s like someone walking six kilometers through a dark forest. But these ants can go as far as 110 meters and bring food home because they can count their steps to avoid getting lost.

Bees can tell other bees how far away a flower is, in which direction, and what kind of flower it is. They do it by a dance that we would not be able to copy and follow. And it would be hard for us to give that kind of information as exactly as bees do. But the meaning of the dance is still an enigma. No one gets the right answers.

Fish sleep with their eyes open. They seem to look ahead far into the sea while they rest. Parrotfish blow something from their mouths when they are ready to sleep. Then a bubble (气泡) will be formed around them. The bubble protects them from harm while they sleep.

1. A certain kind of ants can ________ by counting the steps.

A．have a walk

B．learn numbers

C．find the way

D．become smart

2. The underlined word “enigma” in the text probably means ________.

A．task

B．victory

C．choice

D．secret

3. If you want to know ________, please read Paragraph 4.

A．how fish sleep	B．why fish make sounds
C．what fish eat                              .	D．when fish open mouths

4. Where can we probably find the text?

A．A healthy report.	B．A science magazine.
C．A picture book.	D．An art newspaper.

【推荐2】A number of years ago, a man went to visit a circus (马戏团) in New York. He was able to walk around looking at the lions, monkeys, bears and other circus animals. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains (链子), no cages (笼子). It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reasons, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller, we use the same size rope to tie them, and at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they can not break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”

“How could it be?” said the man. These animals could at any time break free from ropes. But because they were always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.

Just like poor elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we can not do something, just because we failed at it once before?

Fail is part of learning.

1. Where were the animals kept?

A．In the circus.

B．In the zoo.

C．On the farm.

D．In the park.

2. How were the elephants held?

A．By a strong rope.

B．In cages.

C．With chains.

D．By a small rope.

3. What does the underlined phrase “break away” mean?

A．击败

B．挣脱

C．打破

D．折断

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The elephants often escaped.

B．The animals were trained to perform.

C．There were many kinds of animals in the circus.

D．The elephants were held in this way when they were young.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Well begun is half done.	B．Early bird catches the worm.
C．We should never give up.	D．One tree can’t make a forest.

【推荐3】The world we live in is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?

★Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.

★We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail may sleep for three years.

★Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.

★You may think a bear walks slowly. In fact, it can run as fast as a horse.

★Cats won't die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way.

★The largest animal on the earth is the blue whale. It weigh about 80 tons—more than 24 elephants.

★Most animals will die soon if they lose the head, But a cockroach(蟑螂)can live for nine or ten days when they have no head.

★Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can't fly, like the penguin and the ostrich(鸵鸟).

1. Which animals aren't mentioned in the passage?

A．Pandas.

B．Bears.

C．Horses

D．Snails.

2. What kind of animals are the largest on the earth?

A．The blue whale.

B．The polar bear

C．The elephant

D．The shark

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Cats won't die if they fall off very high places.	B．Our eyes become smaller when we grow up.
C．Not all animals will die soon if they lose the heads.	D．Penguins and Ostriches are two kinds of birds.

4. Where can we probably read this passage?

A．In a travel guide

B．In a poster

C．In a comic book

D．In a science book

【推荐1】①Over the past forty years, cars have become less polluting. Many people now drive electric cars (e-cars). And there are fewer emissions (排放) from cars. However, cities such as London and Los Angeles are still fighting air pollution. Using cleaner cars is a good step, but is this enough?

②A survey shows that more than 40 percent of the cars only have one person inside. But a car trip takes a lot of electricity (电). In the U.S, more than 60 percent of electricity still comes from fossil fuels (化石燃料). So if all of us were to use e-cars, the emissions would only be cut down by 25 percent.

③And there are other things to be worried about. Roads and other systems for cars need a lot of space. About 24 percent of London’s land (土地) has been used to build these systems. In many U.S. cities, this number can be as high as 40 percent. The World Health Organization advises cities to create at least 9 ㎡ of green space for each person. However, in many fast-growing cities around the world, each gets less than 2 ㎡ because they have to use more land for roads and parking.

④So, using cleaner cars is not enough to make our cities better. In fact, cities need much fewer cars. People should have different ways to get around. Studies show that people will get out of their cars if they have more and better ways to choose. Only then will our cities become faster and greener.

1. Why would the emissions only be cut down by 25 percent?

A．Because 100 percent of the cars only have one person inside.

B．Because more than 60 percent of electricity still comes from fossil fuels.

C．Because a car trip takes a little electricity.

D．Because many people now drive electric cars (e-cars).

2. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refers to “________”.

A．driving cars	B．stopping emissions
C．fighting air pollution	D．using cleaner cars

3. In American cities, about ________ of the land has been used because of cars.

A．24%

B．25%

C．40%

D．60%

4. The writer of the passage is trying to advise people to _________.

A．drive cars less	B．build more roads
C．use more cleaner cars	D．stop using fossil fuels

5. The structure (结构) of the passage may be ________.

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from volunteers in Jiaxing Road, Shanghai. They help with garbage sorting (垃圾分类). In his reply, Xi said he was happy to know that the volunteers’ community has made new progress in garbage sorting. He also hopes volunteers could encourage more people to develop the habit of sorting garbage.

Since 2019, more than 22, 000 garbage stations have improved in Shanghai. A huge change has taken place in the city in recent years: people used to refuse to sort garbage, but now they are actively to sort it. Garbage sorting has become a “new fashion”. It is getting more and more popular to sort garbage.

“Sorting trash is a way to make the community (社区) a better place. For example, house prices may go up,” said Cui Fenglin, 36, one of the Shanghai volunteers. He said many people changed their minds after sharing this kind of opinions with volunteers. Sixteen-year-old volunteer Yu Yue has made posters and written passages about garbage sorting. “My classmates and I even made a cartoon to help people understand how sorting trash can influence the environment,” Yu said.

The community also makes use of technology in garbage sorting. There are special recycling machines besides the garbage bins. People scan the code (扫描二维码) on the machine, put in paper or clothes, and then get money from it.

By 2022, about 297 cities in China had fully implemented (实行) trash sorting, reported CCTV News. The whole country is going to implement trash sorting by the end of 2025.

1. President Xi replied a letter to ________.

A．Cui Fenglin only	B．Yu Yue only
C．garbage collectors	D．volunteers from Jiaxing Road

2. The underlined word “fashion” in Paragraph 2 means “________ ” in Chinese.

A．时尚

B．收藏品

C．进步

D．倒退

3. Why do people sort the garbage in Shanghai?

A．To save money.	B．To receive a letter from President Xi Jinping.
C．To have a better living environment.	D．To be volunteers.

4. People put ________ into the special recycling machines to get money.

A．bottles

B．paper

C．kitchen garbage

D．wood

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

A．A Letter From President Xi	B．A New Special Machine
C．A Report from CCTV	D．A New Fashion—Garbage Sorting

【推荐3】Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鸟)? The dodo was a kind of bird that was very large. You might not think it was a bird at all because the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until people arrived. European sailors (水手) found those birds in the 16th century on Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean.

When the sailors found the strange birds that could not fly, they were surprised. The Europeans on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very delicious. So large numbers of dodos were killed and no living dodos were found on the island in the following years. Later, the samples (标本) of some dodos were brought to England in the 17th century for the further study.

In fact, the extinction (灭绝) of dodos was caused by people. This was how the phrase “as dead as a dodo” came. It teaches us a big lesson. If we are not able to get along with nature, we will lose the things more than we would expect. And we should stop the activities that will be bad for the environment or other animals.

1. When did European sailors find dodos?

A．In the 15th century.	B．In the 16th century.
C．In the 17th century.	D．In the 18th century.

2. How did the European sailors feel when they saw those strange birds?

A．Happy.

B．Excited.

C．Surprised.

D．Terrible.

3. Which of the following about dodos is TRUE according to the passage?

A．They were born on Mauritius Island and could fly well.

B．They lived a hard life until people arrived in the Island.

C．Their population became small only because pigs ate them.

D．You could find the samples of them in the 17th century in England.

4. What’s the correct order about dodos?
a. People caused the extinction of the dodos.
b. European sailors discovered dodos on Mauritius Island.
c. The Europeans and the pigs found dodos very delicious.
d. Large numbers of dodos were killed on the Island.

A．b-a-c-d	B．d-c-b-a
C．b-c-d-a	D．b-c-a-d

5. The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that ______ .

A．dodos could not fly	B．the dodo was a chicken
C．no living dodos were found	D．we should protect animals

【推荐1】In a small village, there was a middle-aged postman, who just turned 20 years old and started delivering (投递) all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers. 20 years flew by, and so many changes took place, but the road from the post office to the village always hadn’t had any trees and nothing but the flying dust (尘土) could be seen.

“How long shall I go along this lonely road?”

As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flowers or trees, he felt somewhat sorry.

One day, when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return, he happened to pass by a flower shop.“Right, that’s it!” He walked into the shop, bought a handful of wild flower seeds (种子), and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside. Thus, after one day, two days, one month, two months... he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.

Before long, on the lonely road, where he had come and gone for 20 years, grew up a lot of little flowers, in all seasons endlessly.

For the villagers, the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.

On the road without dust but full of petals (花瓣), the postman rode his bike, losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.

1. How old was the postman when he started his job?

A．About thirty years old.	B．About twenty years old.
C．Over forty years old.	D．Over fifty years old.

2. What was the road like before?

A．Covered with flowers.	B．Covered with trees.
C．Full of flying dust.	D．Full of seeds.

3. What did the postman buy at the flower shop?

A．Wild flowers.

B．Bikes.

C．Wild flower seeds.

D．Petals.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The villagers showed no interest in the flowers.

B．The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers.

C．The villagers helped buy the flower seeds.

D．The postman still felt lonely in the end.

5. What does the writer want to express in this passage?

A．Little things make a big difference.

B．Failure is the mother of success.

C．Practice makes perfect.

D．Old habits die hard.

【推荐2】Lucy’s grandparents are healthy and they live in the countryside. The weather there is always great. It is sunny all year round. Lucy likes to visit them on weekends. Her grandparents are happy to see her.

Last Sunday, she went there again. In the morning, she helped her grandparents milk a cow and feed chickens. She loved to do them because the animals were lovely. After that, she went to the supermarket with her grandfather. They often go shopping together. It’s far from their house, so they can only get there by car.

Lucy loves staying in the countryside. It’s a good place to relax. And she thinks the best things in life are free like sunshine and the clean air.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Where do Lucy’s grandparents live?

A．In the city.

B．In the town.

C．In the countryside.

D．We don’t know.

2. What didn’t Lucy do last Sunday?

A．Milk a cow.

B．Feed chickens.

C．Go shopping.

D．Swim.

3. Why did Lucy like cows and chickens?

A．Because they were lovely.	B．Because they were lazy.
C．Because they were big.	D．Because they were small.

4. Who did Lucy go shopping with last Sunday?

A．Her father.

B．Her mother.

C．Her grandfather.

D．Her grandmother.

5. How was Lucy’s trip?

A．It was great.

B．It was terrible.

C．It was boring.

D．It was bad.

【推荐3】Language changes all the time. New words and phrases appear and develop. The words and pronunciations used by young people in the UK can be very different to those used by adults. Living in a multicultural (多元文化的) society has an effect on language, especially on young people, whose friends are often from a mix of backgrounds. TV and music also have big influence on the language of the young. Often UK singers sing in American accents (口音) without realizing.
Young British people use lots of language that you usually can’t find in most dictionaries. These informal words and expressions are known as ‘slang’. It is not possible to make a complete list of modern British slang. By the time the list was finished, it would be out of date! New words come and go like fashions. However, here are a few examples:
Safe, sorted, sound, cool or wicked all mean “That’s good” or “I understand”.
Instead of using different tag questions like … isn’t it?, can’t you? or don’t they?, people use innit.
Instead of saying very, really or completely, people use well.
Whatever means I don’t care.
‘He’s fine’ or ‘He’s fit’ both mean ‘He’s good-looking’. Fine and fit can describe a boy or a girl.
Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in Sheffield, in the north of England, recently stopped its pupils using slang words such as hiya (hello), cheers and ta (both mean thank you). The head teacher says that if young people learn to speak ‘correctly’ this will help them get a place at university and a good job.
When British people use language like this, it’s no surprise that some students say they can’t understand native (本土的) speakers. But perhaps learners don’t need to worry about communicating with native speakers so much. Research shows that most of the English spoken in the world today is spoken between non-native speakers of the language. In fact, when we think about “International English”, there is no such thing as a native or non-native speaker.

1. In the UK, you can find little slang in       .

A．pop songs	B．TV programmes
C．most dictionaries	D．young people’s language

2. The writer uses the example of a school in Sheffield to support that       .

A．slang is out of date

B．slang is changing quickly

C．slang words can be used easily

D．some people don’t like slang

3. Which slang can be used in the following dialogue?
—But the teacher says we can’t leave until we’ve finished.
—     . I’m going.

A．Sound

B．Fine

C．Cheers

D．Whatever

4. If you want to learn more about the subject of the passage, you can search the Internet with the key words “     ”.

A．British people	B．English slang
C．language changes	D．English cultures

5. This passage would most likely be found in a book of       .

A．novel	B．culture
C．travel	D．History