American boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Television is like books and films. A child can learn good things and bad things from it. Some TV programmes (节目) help children to understand the news, the people and places from other countries. With TV, children do not have to go out to see films. They can hear interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programmes are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.
1. In America, some children spend eight hours or more ___________ on Saturday.| A．studying | B．playing games | C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours | C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
| A．games | B．big animals | C．rivers and lakes | D．almost everything |
| A．play football | B．hold a sports meeting | C．see some films | D．have a swim |
| A．good programmes | B．bad programmes | C．news | D．weather report |
| A．fight each other | B．go shopping | C．read books | D．play video games |
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| Name | Time for lunch | Food for lunch | Sport after lunch |
| Tony | 11：30—12：00 | rice, vegetables, strawberries | volleyball |
| Tracy | 12：00—12：30 | noodles(面条), chicken, an apple | baseball |
| Ben | 11：40—12：10 | hamburgers, salad | basketball |
| Jill | 11：50—12：20 | noodles, vegetables, two bananas | tennis |
1. For lunch, Jill has ________.
| A．rice, vegetables and strawberries |
| B．noodles, chicken and an apple |
| C．hamburgers and salad |
| D．noodles, vegetables and two bananas |
| A．from 11：50 to 12：20 |
| B．from 11：40 to 12：10 |
| C．from 11：30 to 12：00 |
| D．from 12：00 to 12：30 |
| A．Two bananas. | B．An apple. |
| C．Three pears. | D．Strawberries. |
| A．Baseball. | B．Volleyball. |
| C．Basketball. | D．Tennis. |
| A．Tracy and Ben both(两者都) like basketball. |
| B．Tony likes playing volleyball after lunch. |
| C．Jill has lunch for 20 minutes(分钟). |
| D．Ben likes noodles very much. |
1. How far is Leilei’s home from school?
| A．10 minutes’ walk. |
| B．10 minutes’ drive. |
| C．20 minutes’ walk. |
| D．20 minutes’ drive. |
| A．At home. | B．At school. | C．In the park. | D．On her way home. |
| A．On foot. | B．By bike. | C．By bus. | D．By taxi. |
| A．schedule | B．homework |
| C．housework | D．exercise |
①Having dinner.
②Going to school.
③Doing her homework.
④Watching TV.
| A．②③④① | B．②④①③ | C．②①③④ | D．②③①④ |
Dad,
I am going to the ball game on Saturday.
Can you help me find the baseball bat and baseballs?
Tanks
Eric
Sally,
The short you read for Art Festival is on your bed.
Don’t forget the music lesson on Saturday.
Love,
Mom
David,
I can’t eat dinner with you .
Sorry!
Your friend Mally calls to tell you English Day changes from Friday to Tuesday.
Dad
Dear,
I get all the things on the shopping list.I meet a big sale.They have sweater for only﹩12.And I take two for you.
1. _____ wants to go to the ball game.
| A．Eric | B．Frank | C．David |
| A．a skirt | B．a baseball bat | C．a sweater |
| A．on Tuesday | B．on Friday | C．on Sunday |
| A．补充 | B．改变 | C．取消 |
| A．2 dollars | B．12 dollars | C．24 dollars |
Soap operas are a kind of popular culture in America. Every weekday, lots of fans from all over the world are waiting to see their favorite soap operas.
Soap operas were first on TV in 1952. The soap opera is not about soap, and it is not an opera. It gets this name because soap companies (公司) paid for the shows, and they tell stories just like operas do. What makes the soap operas special is that the story never ends.
There are daytime and nighttime soaps. Daytime soaps usually have more information. Nighttime soaps are usually once a week, and each lasts for about an hour.
Soap operas are having a difficult time in today's TV market, but they are here to stay. Big fans will never give them up easily!
1. TV soaps have a history of about __________ years.| A．80 | B．64 | C．52 | D．40 |
| A．they were popular like soaps. |
| B．they only told stories about soaps |
| C．the TV station was near soap companies |
| D．soap companies paid for the shows |
| A．Once a night. | B．Twice a week. |
| C．Once a week. | D．Three times a week. |
| A．过去的 | B．近来 | C．上一个 | D．持续 |
| A．Because fans can only watch them on weekday. |
| B．Because their fans come from around the world. |
| C．Because the story in them never comes to an end. |
| D．Because they are having a difficult time in the market. |
【推荐2】Many people think that TV programs have little or no educational value (教育意义). It is true that lots of programs are meaningless. However, some programs are good and we can learn many things from them. Here are a few of my favorite programs.
| Blue Peter | When I was a child, this was the only program I could watch. I watched it three times a week. You can learn about different countries around the world from it. As the show is for children, the language in it is easy. |
| The Great British Bake off | This show is about making bread, cakes and so on. The show wants to find Britain’s best amateur baker (业余烘焙师). You can watch the show to get some ideas of new things to try the baking and you can always find the recipes online. |
| Frozen Planet | This one is about life in cold places. There are many special animals in this show. I love this show not because of the cute animals, but because it teaches us about the impact (影响) we have on these animals and what we need to do to save them. |
| Pointless | This show is great for making you think. It is a quiz (知识竞赛) show. It may be about sports, weather, movies and so on. I learned lots of things from this show. |
| A．Three times a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Three times a month. | D．Twice a month. |
| A．请柬 | B．协议 | C．餐券 | D．食谱 |
| A．Pointless is a quiz only about sports. |
| B．Blue Peter tells about different countries around the world. |
| C．The writer always watches The Great British Bake Off online. |
| D．The writer likes Frozen Planet because of the lovely animals in it. |
| A．movies | B．magazines | C．TV programs | D．talent shows |
【推荐3】Billy wants to be a star chef（厨师）. This is why he’s on the Star Junior Chefs TV show.
The ten-year-old New Yorker likes cooking. He can make nice soup and salads, But there are many other children on the show, too. And they are all very good cooks.
But what must you do to be a star chef? Of course, it’s important that you like cooking and are really good at it. You must be nine years old or older. “We must wash our hands before cooking.” Billy says. “And we must not put them in our mouths. A chef doesn’t do that.”
The show, starts. Billy is excited. This time he makes tomato soup and some salads. The experts（专家）love Billy’s food.
It’s 5:00 pm. The show is over. Billy goes home with his parents happily.
1. Why is Billy on the Star Junior Chefs TV show?| A．Because he wants to be a star chef. | B．Because he can make tomato soup. |
| C．Because he wants to make his parents happy. | D．Because he likes salad. |
| A．A star family. | B．A family of chefs. | C．New York. | D．A cooking school. |
| A．They have to be good at showing. | B．They have to put hands in their mouths. |
| C．They have to wash their hands. | D．They have to give a talk on the show. |
| A．Excited. | B．Worried | C．happy | D．relaxed |
【推荐1】Students will be given lessons on how to sleep in Scotland for the first time. Schools will get materials to teach students how to get enough sleep. The teaching created by the charity Sleep Scotland is used to be part of the school course. Its aim is to help people realize the importance of sleep for young people’s bodies and minds.
The charity said watching TV and using computers and mobile phones at night can prevent children getting the nine hours of sleep they need. Sleep Scotland, which also offers a sleep advising service, said getting enough sleep can improve grades and physical health. However, less sleep can lead to be heavy and have a greater risk of feeling hopeless.
Jane Ansell, leader of Sleep Scotland, said, “I don’t think any parent would send out their child without enough food in the morning, or beautiful clothing, and they know how important exercise is, so why should you send your child out without enough sleep?”
The charity hopes to tell young people why they need a full night’s sleep and how to develop good sleeping habits. Kate Pearce, a teacher of guidance, said, “We’ve studied it for more than three years. Students often find it very difficult to get up in the morning and pay attention to their study. Sleep is surely a problem for them.”
Research shows that sleep time for children around the world has decreased over the past 10 to 20 years. A report said young people often believed they could make up for (弥补) sleep time by sleeping late at weekends. However, by going to bed later at weekends they were actually forcing a change in their body clocks, and it may influence their study on Monday mornings.
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs in Scotland?| A．All children have nine hours of sleep. |
| B．Children can’t sleep well at night. |
| C．Schools used to have no lessons on sleep. |
| D．Many people feel hopeless. |
| A．Few children go to school with breakfast. |
| B．Parents think sleep is less important. |
| C．It’s helpful to sleep more at weekends. |
| D．Less sleep may make children heavy. |
| A．Gone down. | B．Been wasted. | C．Come up. | D．Been used up. |
| A．Culture. | B．Health. | C．Sports. | D．Business. |
【推荐2】Do you like watching TV or playing games? How many hours do you use your phone a day? We call the time we spend on TV, computers and phones “screen (屏幕) time”.
In a study (研究), scientists (科学家) ask 577, 000 children how much time they spend on screens, schoolwork and sports every day. They find about 68% of them spend more than 2 hours on screens.
Two hours of screen time a day is bad for children’s health. The study shows harm (伤害) starts after 75 minutes of screen time for girls and 105 minutes for boys. Why is that? “Just because ▲ . In our study, 24% of boys spend an hour a day doing sports, but only 14% of girls do that,” Dr. Khan says.
So it is important for students to do sports and balance (平衡) their screen time. Tom has a “three-time system (系统) for his son, Patrick—a “go time” for schoolwork, a “slow time” to play games or talk with friends on the Internet and a “green time” for sports. “We need to get children out and move. They can walk, ride a bike and play football,” he says.
1. From the passage, we know 68% of the 577, 000 children spend ________ on screens.| A．more than 2 hours | B．an hour | C．75 minutes | D．105 minutes |
| A．girls can do sports well | B．boys do not like sports |
| C．boys take more exercise | D．girls do more schoolwork |
| A．a music magazine | B．a science magazine | C．a story book | D．an advertisement (广告） |
| A．girls shouldn’t spend time on screens. |
| B．two hours of screen time is good for boys. |
| C．it is important for students to do their schoolwork. |
| D．children should do sports to balance their screen time. |
【推荐3】Have you been finding yourself in hot water with just about everyone in your life? Have your parents got angry with you because you didn’t clean up your room even after they had repeatedly told you to do so? Have your teachers been criticizing you for not handing in your homework on time? Maybe you are even in trouble with yourself. Are you yawning (打哈欠) all the time? Do the things that used to interest you no longer make you feel good?
Did you answer “yes” to some or even all of these questions? Do you consider yourself to be a gamer? If so, then maybe it’s time to turm off your computer and read this article carefully.
More and more study has proved that too much gaming can change your brain structure (构造). It can also lead to some physical illnesses that will remain with you for a lifetime. Your love for games is taking away your freedom to control your own future. This is not a joke!
Luckily, there are ways for you to help yourself so that you can start feeling good about your life again. The first step is to accept that you’ve got a problem. You can say this to your friends. Next, spend some time learning about what is happening inside your brain as a result of too much gaming. Think about how you feel when you are playing your favorite games. As soon as you win a round, do your hands move to start a new game without you even thinking about it? This is a clear sign of addiction (上瘾) — a brain disease.
In order to fight this disease, you may have to give up playing a particular game. Limit the amount of time you spend on gaming (the new national rules may be just what you need). You can also get help from your friends. They can, for example, help you to take up some new hobbies.
The teen brain is very flexible: it can repair itself. The key, however, is whether you are willing enough to give the chance to do so.
It is time to click “____*____”.
1. What is the underlined phrase “in hot water with” in the passage similar to?| A．get into trouble with | B．have fun with |
| C．be popular with | D．be honest with |
| A．A good gamer doesn’t have a clear sign of addiction. |
| B．Too much gaming can cause some lifelong illnesses. |
| C．The love for games can help you control your future. |
| D．Once you have a game addiction, it can’t be cured. |
| A．Teachers. | B．Parents. | C．Teenagers. | D．Doctors. |
| A．Back | B．Start | C．Quit (退出) | D．Update (更新) |
【推荐1】How much do you know about the food in your hometown? No.1 Secondary School from Chengdu asked its students to do something different with the food.
Lin Tingyue, 14, traveled with her dad in western Sichuan during 2022 summer holiday. She tasted so many delicious foods along the way. So she drew a food map. There is mutton, beef and bread pieces in soup in Dawu, diced pork in the pot in Hailuogou and more. Her favorite dish is the fish hot pot in Ya’an.When she finished eating the fish, she got a gift from the restaurant: a fish bone sword(鱼骨剑) which is believed to be able to drive away bad luck! “After drawing the map, I felt proud of my hometown and its food culture!” Lin said.
Another student, 14-year-old Tang Zihan, made Paocai. He put in carrots, apples and pears together. Then he boiled them with sugar, salt and wine. Finally, he put all these things into three pots. People say Paocai can be unhealthy because there is nitrite (亚硝酸盐) in them. So Tang tried three different ways of fermentation (发酵法): using DVS (发酵剂) , recycled pickle water (老窖水) and natural fermentation. It turns out that the pot with recycled pickle water is the best! It has the least nitrite in the first days and tastes better than the other two!
Do you have any special experiences with the food in your hometown? If you do, why not share with our readers!
1. How does the writer lead into the topic of the passage?| A．By sharing reasons. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By giving an example. | D．By listing numbers. |
| A．She traveled with her mother in western Sichuan. |
| B．She didn't draw any food about Dawu. |
| C．She likes the fish hot pot in Ya'an best. |
| D．She got a fish from a restaurant. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
【推荐2】In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. Since then, many countries have successfully held the Olympics, such as England, France, Germany, Canada, the U.S.A., Spain and Australia. After more than a century, the games returned to its hometown.
When people hold the Olympic Games, they always make an emblem（会徽）.The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games was a white circle of love branches in the sky.
In 2004, Athens developed a spirit of peace. An officer said, “While in Athens, the world should be at peace. We hope the peace is not just for a short time. We would like the message from the Athens Games to help countries come together and solve their problems.”
The Olympic Games has been held in China. And China has already made a seal（图章）as the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The emblem has a single Chinese character on a red seal and means “Chinese seal——dancing Beijing”. The character in the emblem is “Jing”. It means the capital of China and it is like a runner or a dancer. The running figure（人形）of the emblem shows the spirit of the Olympics——faster, higher and stronger.
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1. What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．An emblem. | B．The spirit of Olympic. |
| C．Modern Olympic Games. | D．Dancing Beijing |
| A．Pictures. | B．An emblem. | C．A flag | D．A map |
| A．War. | B．Luck. | C．Danger. | D．Peace. |
| A．100 | B．104 | C．108 | D．112 |
| A．history and friendship | B．faster,higher and stronger |
| C．running and dancing | D．peace,friendship and development |
【推荐3】①On January 4th, the China National Traditional Orchestra（民族乐团）played some well-known traditional music in their concert. Audiences（观众）enjoyed the beautiful sounds of guzheng, the powerful tunes of suona, the tearful notes of erhu and so on. Each traditional Chinese musical instrument tells its own story.
②“I’ve fallen in love with the sounds of traditional instruments, especially pipa, a four-stringed（弦）instrument with a history of more than 2,000 years. It can produce different sounds, such as the sounds of falling snow and raindrops. Every time I listen to a pipa tune, I have a strong feeling of peace,” said Yang Tian, one of the audience of the concert.
③However, a recent report suggests ________. To wake up people’s love for traditional music, something creative has been done.
④In some traditional music concerts, VR（虚拟现实）technology is used to bring the starry sky or the beautiful sandy view of Dunhuang to the music hall. It makes the experience like watching a 3D movie.
⑤Li Xiaobing, a music teacher from Beijing, mixes traditional folk（民间的）singing, operas with Chinese instruments through technology. People are surprised at his works and they love them!
⑥Some musicians try to add something new to traditional music. They bring modern music like pop and rap into traditional music. When the East meets the West, the new form of music wins the hearts of both the old and the young.
⑦Traditional music shows the beauty of our culture, and with some creativity, great things happen.
1. Which of the following can be put in the ________?| A．pipa cannot produce the sound of falling snow | B．traditional music is much better than modern music |
| C．the number of traditional music listeners is dropping | D．more young people show interest in traditional |
| A．tells many tearful stories | B．makes good 3D movies |
| C．mixes traditional music with Chinese instruments | D．sings pop and rap songs |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．traditional music should only be played in concerts |
| B．the ways to play traditional music must be changed |
| C．traditional music must remain unchanged all the time |
| D．traditional music with creativity will be more popular |
