【推荐1】Computers, smart phones, and other machines are the perfect servants. They always do what they are “told”. We usually “tell” them to do things by using a mouse or keyboard. But what if we could just talk to them normally and tell them what to do in our daily life?

This type of technology, known as voice control or voice recognition（声音识别）, has been shown in films and TV shows since the 1960s. And real-world voice recognition is used for more everyday tasks. You might be familiar with Siri and Alexa, two examples of voice recognition software made by Apple and Amazon. They can be asked to do many things, from setting alarms and playing music to placing online shopping orders and controlling household appliances（家用电器）.

One of the nice things about voice recognition is that it can be used when we’re on the go. When you’re driving a car or walking down the sidewalk, it can be inconvenient or even dangerous to pick up your smart phone and type away on the keyboard. Voice recognition allows you to focus on（专注于）whatever you’re doing at the moment while still doing other tasks. What’s more, people with hearing disabilities can also benefit（获益）, as speech recognition software can be used to “listen” to spoken words and turn them into text that deaf people can read.

1. We usually “tell” computers and smart phones to do things by ______________.

A．other machines	B．the perfect servants
C．using a mouse or keyboard	D．talking to the people who are using them

2. What does the word “familiar” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A．喜欢的

B．家里的

C．真实的

D．熟悉的

3. We can’t use voice recognition to ______________.

A．set alarms and play music	B．cook some food
C．place online shopping orders	D．control household appliances

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Siri and Alexa are made by Apple and Alibaba.

B．We can pick up and type on our phones when we’re driving a car.

C．The deaf people can’t use voice recognition because they hear nothing.

D．Voice recognition can make people do different things at the same time.

5. This passage is mainly about ______________.

A．the uses of voice recognition

B．the reason why people use voice recognition

C．the advantages and disadvantages of voice recognition

D．how to use computers, smart phones, and other machines

【推荐2】In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten(打败) Apple and become the world's second largest maker of smartphones behind Korea's Samsung. It has also become the world's largest supplier(供应商) of 5G.

But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The US government ordered a ban(禁令) on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the US government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei's business would be hurt.

“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.”Ren Zhengfei, Huawei's founder and president said.“This ban from the US would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.”Ren added.

In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said,“I started Huawei with only ￡4,000 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic(浪漫的) as you imagine.”

Facing the ban of the US, Huawei is growing. Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunications equipment(电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries! It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

1. Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world?

A．Apple.

B．Samsung.

C．Huawei.

D．Nokia.

2. Why did the US government order a ban on Huawei?

A．Huawei's sales in America were growing faster than Apple.

B．Huawei refused to supply services to the US government.

C．They didn't want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei.

D．They thought Huawei collected information for the Chinese government.

3. From what Ren Zhengfei said, we can learn that Huawei ______.

A．is deeply affected by the ban

B．has got into the system of the US

C．can solve the problems they are facing

D．is asked to supply information to China

4. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Huawei will grow slowly.

B．Huawei is full of hope.

C．Huawei's sales will be doubled.

D．Huawei is the largest smartphone maker.

【推荐3】Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.

The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology (技术) will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.

However, scientists are also working on other systems (系统). Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.

Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct at present. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile!

1. How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．You write your number.	B．You look at the machine.
C．You say your name.	D．You show your ID card.

2. How many ways will machines be able to know you soon?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Six.

3. Why can the program be up to 94% correct?

A．Because hands or fingers can get dirty.

B．Because eyes never change.

C．Because people like the idea of the program.

D．Because the program is widely used around the world.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The program is being tested in Japan.

B．91% of people like the idea of the program.

C．Machines with other systems can also tell who you are.

D．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.

5. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Introduction to some kinds of programs.

B．Introduction to the eye-recognition program.

C．The way how the eye-recognition program works.

D．The places where the eye-recognition program is tested.

【推荐1】

Do you have any online classes? It is possible to take classes at home. All you need is a computer and a headset.

However, most students don’t seem to like online classes. Recently, over 1,500 students from 10 cities took a survey. According to the survey, only 33 percent of the students would take such classes.

Many students said it was hard to put their hearts into studying while taking online classes. This was true for Lian Ruohan, 15, at the Affiliated High School of Peking University. “There are no classmates, no real teachers watching me. I can surf the Internet or do other things if I want to. It’s harder to always stay focused,” she said.

Lian prepares a lot before taking her classes to make sure she will pay attention. She also pushes herself to communicate with teachers. Students can come up with or answer questions while taking online classes.

But Wen Jiayi, 14, at Chengdu No. 7 High School, thinks online interaction (互动) isn’t enough. “The online teachers don’t really get to know me. When I don’t hand in homework, all I get is a short message instead of real concern,” she said.

However, online classes still have other advantages. “It saves time and money compared to taking offline classes. Also, if I don’t understand some parts of a lesson, I can watch it over again,” Lian said.

1. How many students would take online classes according to the survey?

A．About 400.

B．About 500.

C．About 600.

2. The underlined word “focused” means ________ in Chinese.

A．困倦的

B．专注的

C．安全的

3. Which of the following is Lian Ruohan’s opinion on online classes?

A．There are both advantages and disadvantages.

B．Online classes cost more.

C．She can learn more through online classes.

4. What’s Wen Jiayi’s problem in taking online classes?

A．She can’t follow the teachers.

B．The teachers can’t answer her problems.

C．The teachers online care her less.

【推荐3】Chen Quan is 10 years old. She is in Grade Four at a primary school. She is a kid traffic police officer. She works with traffic police at the crossing near her school.

The street is very busy in front of her school every morning. There are many cars, bikes and people on the street. She and her classmates take turns to work as a policeman every day. They wear a uniform and work from 7: 00 to 7: 30.

“We tell people to wait for the traffic lights. We tell the cars to stop or turn left or turn right. We keep students safe,” Chen says.

There are 45 kid traffic police in the school. Traffic police teach students traffic signs and gestures (手势). “Every week, policemen come to our school. They teach us how to cross the street. We play games and sing songs in class. The lessons are interesting and helpful. We know how to be safe on the road,” Chen says.

1. Who does Chen work with at the crossing near her school?

A．Traffic police.

B．Her teachers.

C．Her friends.

D．Her family.

2. What do the kid traffic officers do when they work as a traffic policeman?
①They wear uniforms.                                          ②They work in their school.
③They tell people to wait for traffic lights.             ④They tell the cars to turn left or turn right.

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．①③④

D．①②④

3. Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the traffic police's lessons?

A．Traffic signs and gestures.	B．How to cross the road.
C．Play games and sing songs.	D．How to drive a car.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．The Kid Traffic Officers.	B．Traffic Police’s Lessons.
C．A Heavy Traffic.	D．Being Safe on the Road.

【推荐2】“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ” is a popular saying in the USA. We need to rest as we need to work. Without enjoying recreation (娱乐) we can’t keep ourselves in good health and high spirits (精神), and therefore (因此) we can’t continue working well.

People have different ways to relax themselves, but the most popular way is to take part in some sports. There are individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming, running, skating and climbing mountains. There are also team sports, such as basketball, volleyball and football. Many people also like some forms of indoor recreation, such as singing, dancing and watching TV. It doesn’t matter whether you like indoor recreation or outdoor sports. You need to play well if you want to work well.

1. If we want to be healthy and enjoy life, we________.

A．can’t work at all	B．must work all the time
C．should sleep all the time	D．need to work and recreate

2. Football is a kind of________.

A．individual sport	B．team race
C．individual exercise	D．team sport

3. In the saying “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ” the word “dull” means “________”.

A．good	B．happy
C．foolish	D．nice

4. The most popular way of relaxing is to ________.

A．take part in some sports	B．study
C．read English stories	D．work hard

5. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A．If you want to keep fit, you can only take part in team sports.

B．Recreation can help us work better.

C．Indoor recreation is bad for our health.

D．“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ” is a Chinese saying.

【推荐3】Culture Flying High

Known as the birthplace of kites, Weifang in Shandong Province has a long history of making kites.

Weifang kite-making dates back to 2,000 years ago. At first, they were often used by the army for measuring distance and communication purposes. During the Ming Dynasty(1368—1644), kites started to be popular among ordinary people as entertainment. Weifang kite-making was included in the national-level intangible cultural heritage lists(国家级非物质文化遗产名录) in 2006. Since 1984, the International Kite Festival has been held in Weifang every year.

Yang Hongwei, 56, is an inheritor(继承人) of the Weifang kite-making art, born into a kite-making family. “Every time I see the beautiful kites, my boredom and negative feelings go away,” said Yang.

Having a special connection with kites, Yang learned the art from her grandfather at the age of 16. After practicing the skills for 10 years, she started her own shop in 1992. On Yang’s kites, people can see not only common patterns like butterflies and birds, but also some paintings telling Chinese legends and history.

Though the idea was cool, the process was not easy. “It’s really hard work,” Yang added, “but when I explain the stories on the kites to foreign customers, I feel a sense of great achievement.”

In her space time, she also travels to different countries including Germany, Australia, the US and New Zealand to tell people about Chinese stories seen on kites and the traditional ways of making kites. “I’m an inheritor of the culture. It is also an important job of mine to spread the heritage around the world and onto the next generation,” she said.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. When did kites start to be popular as entertainment?

A．During Ming Dynasty.	B．2000 years ago.
C．In 2006.	D．In 1984.

2. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.

A．the birthplace of kites	B．the purposes of kites
C．the styles of kites	D．the development of kites

3. The underlined word “negative” is similar to ________.

A．positive

B．terrible

C．personal

D．joyful

4. According to the passage, what can we know about Yang Hongwei?

A．She traveled all over the world.

B．She started her own shop at the age of 16.

C．She tried her best to spread Chinese culture of kite to the world.

D．She was the only inheritor of the Weifang kite-making art.

5. The passage is written to ________.

A．tell the history of kites

B．teach us how to make a kite

C．introduce an inheritor of Weifang kite-making art

D．describe patterns of kites

【推荐1】There are twenty-four boys and twenty-six girls in our class．Some students live near the school，and some others live far from school．Half of the students usually come to school by bike．They often get to school at a quarter to seven．Fifteen students often come to school by bus．They often get to school very early．Ten students come to school on foot．Their homes are near the school，but they are often late for school，because they often get up late．

1. ______ live near the school．

A．Some of the students

B．Half of the students

C．No students

D．All the students

2. ______ students usually come to school by bike．

A．Twenty-five

B．Twenty-four

C．Twenty-three

D．Fifty

3. Fifteen of the students ______ ．

A．come to school by bike

B．often come to school late

C．come to school by bus

D．live in the school

4. Some students often get to school by bike at ______

A．7：35

B．7：30

C．6：45

D．6：30

5. ______ students often get up late．

A．Thirty

B．Twenty

C．Thirty-eight

D．Ten

【推荐2】

If you are in Shanghai and want to throw away a cup of milk tea, be careful. You need to follow these steps: first, pour out any leftover into a wet waste bin; then, before throwing the single-use cup into a dry waste bin, put the paper wrapper into a recyclable waste bin.

Sound difficult and annoying? You’ll have to get used to it. People in Shanghai are required to sort their garbage according to strict rules.

Why should we sort our garbage? The answer lies in the increasing amount of waste we are producing. Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year, according to China Economic Net. Most of this waste is buried in landfills, which may pollute the water and soil. Moreover, we are running out of space for new landfills.

In fact, more than half of our waste can be recycled. Recyclable garbage can be made into new materials. For example, wet garbage can be used to make gas, heat and fertilizer. But in order to recycle garbage efficiently, we need to sort our garbage.

Can’t garbage-processing companies do the sorting job focus? They can. But that requires a lot of work and costs lots of money. Things will become much easier if each of us can sort our own garbage. Besides, the annoying task of sorting might encourage people to produce less waste. Do you still want to buy that milk tea?

1. If you want to throw a drink bottle, which of the following orders is RIGHT?
① Pour out any leftover into a poisonous waste bin.
② Put the paper wrapper into a recyclable waste bin.
③ Throw the single-use cup into dry waste bin.
④ Put any leftover into a wet waste bin.

A．①②③

B．④②③

C．③①②

D．④③②

2. What does the underlined word “landfills” mean in Chinese?

A．沙漠

B．森林地区

C．郊区

D．垃圾填埋场

3. Why should we sort our garbage?

A．Because people produce less waste.	B．Because recycling garbage is easy.
C．Because no one recycles garbage.	D．Because of the increasing amount of waste.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Chinese cities produce over 200 billion tons of waste each year.

B．Chinese cities have enough space for the new landfills.

C．Over half of our waste can be recycled.

D．Wet garbage can be used to make gas, heat and plastic.

5. What’s the best title for the text?

A．The advantages of sorting garbage	B．Wonderful ways of sorting garbage
C．An introduction of sorting garbage	D．An environmental city—Shanghai

【推荐3】Change is good. Without change our lives would be very boring, indeed. It would be like listening to the same song over and over again.

Of course, ________ They want life to be predictable(可预料的). They want to do the same things and see the same people every day. When something changes, it makes them feel insecure(不安全的) and uncomfortable, like a child who can’t go to sleep unless all his toys are in their proper places.

But change is a big part of life and we all change in small ways every day. The young get stronger, while the old get weaker. We meet new friends. We have new interests.

You will probably go through many changes in your lifetime. In America, people can expect to change jobs at an average of ten times during their lives. They can expect to change their homes eleven times. That’s a lot of changes! But people in America like change because they think it improves their lives.

In China, there have been many changes in recent years and most of them are for the better. People are healthier and they are living longer. People have more money, more food and they are better educated. Children are growing taller and taller.

Change has been good for China and it will be good for you, too.

1. How many countries has the passage mentioned when talking about changing?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Which is the best for the blank ________?

A．Some people like change	B．Some people like the same things.
C．Some people don’t like change	D．Some people like different things.

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Some people don’t like change because their children can’t go to sleep.

B．Every day there are some small changes in our lives.

C．Americans think changes can improve their lives.

D．Great changes have taken place in China.

4. The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Changes in Life	B．Americans Like Changes
C．Changes in China	D．Change is Good