【推荐1】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 been tested in shops and banks in the USA , Britain and Italy.

Scientists are working on other systems, such as knowing you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! And machines can already tell who you are from your voice or your fingerprint(指纹). But eye-recognition will replace other ways of finding out who you are, it is better 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 program can be up to 94% correct depending on how good the technology is. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.

1. How does the eye-recognition program work?

A．The machine remembers your look.

B．The machine has a look at your eyes.

C．You touch the machine and type a number.

D．You need to remember the special machine.

2. The program hasn't been tested for remembering eyes___________.

A．in America

B．in China

C．in Italy

D．in England

3. Which recognition technology has already been in use?

A．Remembering smell.	B．Remembering hands.
C．Remembering faces.	D．Remembering fingerprints.

4. What problem could there be with the eye-recognition program?

A．It is not always correct.	B．Eyes can get dirty.
C．Some eyes are the same.	D．Eyes can change.

5. What isn't the advantage of the eye-recognition program?

A．You needn’t remember a number.

B．You needn't take money with you.

C．You don't need to look at the machine.

D．The program can be up to 94 % correct.

【推荐2】Do you know your mobile phone number well? Your number has 11 digits（数字）. You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number. That’s because China has the longest mobile phone numbers in the world. Why is that?

The 11 digits include three parts. Each part has a different meaning. The first three numbers tell you the mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for the China Mobile Communication Corporation（中国移动）and 188 is for China Unicom（中国联通）. The fourth to the seventh digits tell you where the number is from. And the last four digits are random（随机的）.

The main reason for using 11 digits is that we have the largest population in the world. We once had 10 numbers. But as our population grew, there were not enough numbers for us to use. So we began to use 11 digits from 1999.

Eleven digits can make tens of billions of mobile phone numbers. That’s enough for each person to have seven or eight phone numbers to use in China. Also, we can use the mobile phone numbers again. Usually, the service provider will use a canceled number again after three to six months. If you call a number that you haven’t called for a long time, you may find its owner has changed.

Besides China, Britain and Japan also use 11-digit mobile phone numbers. But their numbers always start with 0. So they cannot make as many numbers as we can. Countries like the United States, Australia and India use phone numbers with 10 digits. Canada’s mobile phone numbers are perhaps the world’s shortest: they use seven digits.

1. What can we learn from the mobile phone number 188-4792-8343?

A．The service provider is the China Mobile Communication Corporation.

B．The digits 4792 tell you the area the mobile phone number is from.

C．There are ten digits in the mobile phone number.

D．The digits 8343 tell you the number of service providers in China.

2. Why do we use 11-digit mobile phone numbers in China?

A．There are many people in China.

B．People in China can remember numbers well.

C．11 is a lucky number for Chinese people.

D．It helps people to remember more phone numbers.

3. ________ can make the most mobile phone numbers.

A．10 digits starting with 1	B．11 digits starting with 0
C．11 digits starting with 1	D．10 digits starting with 0

4. Which countries use phone numbers with 10 digits?

A．Britain and Japan.	B．Britain and China.
C．Canada and Australia.	D．India and Australia.

【推荐1】As we know, fast food is quick and convenient. We can find fast food restaurants easily and we don’t need to wait long to get the food. Fast food is usually not very expensive. That is because it is usually made with cheaper ingredients, such as high-fat meat and sugar.

Eating fast food is not good for our health. If we eat too much fast food for a long time, it can cause some health problems. For example, you could become overweight or have a heart disease.

More and more people care about health. The government also calls on young people to stay away from fast food. If the owners of fast food restaurants want to attract more customers, they have to take some helpful measures (措施).

Here are some measures for the owners.

★They should stop selling food made with unhealthy ingredients.

★They should try to sell food with fruit and vegetables.

★Why not write down the information of the new food on the leaflets and hand them out?

In that way, more people will know their new food easily.

1. Fast food is usually cheap because ________.

A．it is usually made with high-fat meat and sugar and some other cheap ingredients

B．it is usually made with less fruit and fewer vegetables

C．it is usually made by the owners themselves

D．it can be bought easily

2. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．It is about the place where we can buy fast food.

B．It is about the health problems fast food can cause.

C．It is about the measures the owners of fast food restaurants should take.

D．It is about the differences between the healthy ingredients and the unhealthy ones.

3. The owners of fast food restaurants have to take some measures in order to ________.

A．attract more customers

B．stop selling unhealthy food

C．sell food with fruit and vegetables

D．let the government know their change

4. In the last paragraph，the underlined word “them” refers to “________”.

A．the vegetables	B．the food
C．the owners	D．the leaflets

5. According to the passage, we can know ________.

A．fast food restaurants can be found easily in the city rather than in the countryside

B．most fast food is not very expensive

C．fewer people look after their health

D．there are five measures mentioned in the last paragraph

【推荐2】To help you decide what might make a good pet, we’ve put together a pet checklist. We’ve named some of the animals that are often kept as pets. We’ve shown some good points and bad points about each. And we hope it may help you make the best choice(选择).

Pick-a-Pet Checklist
Pets	Good Points	Bad Points
	Easy to keep Enjoy being petted Good to hold	Hard to house train Drop lots of hair Easily upset by high temperature
	Can be very interesting Can be friendly when young	Against the law to keep in many states in the U. S. Can get unkind when older
	Easy to feed ＆ care for Can live indoors or out Fun to hold Very friendly	Little pans can be messy May kill birds May make you sneeze
	Come in many sizes Can live indoors or out Fun to love ＆ play with Very friendly Can give safety	Can be noisy Need to be trained May bite if angry Need lots of attention

1. You are __________ to keep a raccoon as a pet in many places of America.

A．suggested

B．encouraged

C．not allowed

D．told

2. It would be easier for you to keep a __________ as a pet if you’re often too busy to take care of it.

A．rabbit or raccoon

B．rabbit or cat

C．raccoon or dog

D．dog or cat

3. If you feed birds at home，you should be very careful to choose a __________ as your another pet.

A．rabbit

B．raccoon

C．cat

D．dog

4. The dog may __________ you if you make it angry.

A．hurt

B．fix

C．train

D．smell

5. The writer tries to help us __________ with the checklist.

A．learn how to look after our pets

B．find which animal is our best choice as a pet

C．know what kind of animals can be kept as a pet

D．keep a pet in a easy way

【推荐3】Here are some clever robots from different countries.

Partner	It is from Japan. About 40% of the robots in the world are made in Japan. It can play the violin and it can also do the housework.
Nao	It is from France. It can talk with people in French（法语）, English and Chinese. It can also dance and play Tai Chi. Its price is about $12,600. It will probably become cheaper. Maybe it will become your friend in the near future.
AIC—CI	It is from China. It is good at cooking. It can make many kinds of Chinese dishes. It can finish a dish in five minutes. It may come to your home in twenty years.
Miguelin	It is from Spain. It is a lovely robot. It is 6.5 meters tall. It can blink（眨眼）, giggle（咯咯地笑） and turn its head from side to side.

1. Miguelin can't________according to the passage.

A．blink

B．giggle

C．turn its head from side to side

D．do the housework

2. Which is NOT right about Nao?

A．It can play the violin	B．It can play Tai Chi.
C．I costs about $12,600	D．It can speak three languages

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

A．Partner is a robot from Spain.

B．Miguelin is a 6.5—meter—tall robot.

C．Nao will probably become more expensive.

D．AIC— CI can make many kinds of French dishes.

【推荐1】

Date	From	Message	Answer
July 1	Wendy	I didn’t pass my English test again. Can you tell me how to prepare for English tests?	16
July 2	Maggie	Does anyone know any nice English exercise books?	20
July 4	Eric	I bought a new English storybook last week. It is called The Fun Fun Animal World. There are twelve interesting stories in the book.	32
July 6	English Writing Group	Are you interested in joining our English Writing Group? E-mail us at eng-writing-gq@ritingizu.com to learn more about it!	12

根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Who wants to know nice English exercise books?

A．Wendy.

B．Maggie.

C．Eric.

D．English Writing Group.

2. When did Maggie put the message on the bulletin board?

A．On July 1.

B．On July 2.

C．On July 4.

D．On July 6.

3. Which of the following gets the most answers?

A．Wendy.

B．Maggie.

C．Eric.

D．English Writing Group.

4. How many people answered Eric’s message?

A．Ten.

B．Sixteen.

C．Twenty-six.

D．Thirty-two.

【推荐2】When the new school year is coming, many students buy new pencils, pens, erasers… But how can you save money on these school things? Here are some good ideas.

◆Have a look at your schoolbag and pencil box

When you want to buy new pencils, books and other school things, have a look at your schoolbag and pencil box. You may find some old books, pencils, pens…Then you don’t need to buy new ones.

◆Write a shopping list

You can go to buy some school things with a shopping list. You don’t need to buy what you don’t really need.

◆Buy old books or borrow books

You don’t need to buy all the new books. You can buy old ones or borrow some from your friends. It’s also good to read books in bookstores or in libraries.

1. How many ideas does the writer give to the students? ____________

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

2. The word underline “save” means__________.

A．节约

B．挽救

C．存储

3. What does students often buy at the beginning of the school year?__________

A．School things

B．School clothes

C．School desks

4. You shouldn’t buy _________, when the new school year is coming.

A．any new books

B．any old books

C．all the new books

5. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．You should buy what you really need.

B．You may get your school things from your friends.

C．It’s not good to read books in bookstores or in libraries.

【推荐3】I love to tell the story about how I met my best friend-Tiger. We met at the school fair (集市). Each year, all the fourth-grade classes hold a school fair. Everyone in the fourth grade works at the fair. Some sell ice cream, drinks and snacks, others take care of the little children who ride the horses. I got the second job and I've never forgotten it, because that's where I met Tiger.
My job was to help little children get on the back of a little horse. I kept telling the children to wait their turn and holding ice cream for them while they rode about. It’s clear that I was growing older and should be more responsible.
Suddenly, a boy came to the horse. He took the little horse's reins (缰绳)! The horse stopped, and the girl on its back started to fall. I was trying to reach the girl when I saw Tiger go by my legs. It held the horse's reins and pulled the horse away from my legs. I caught the girl just before we both hit the ground. The girl sat on top of me. She was laughing at the ice cream on my face. The horse's reins were in Tiger's mouth!
Thanks to Tiger's fast action, I saved the little girl. We were both heroes. And Tiger, the fastest dog I've ever known became my new best friend.
1. Tiger is ________.

A．a tiger	B．the boy’s name
C．a dog	D．the girl’s name

2. The writer’s job was to________.

A．feed the horse	B．look after the children
C．ride the horse	D．take care of the horse

3. Who made the horse stop at first?

A．A boy.

B．The writer.

C．The girl.

D．Tiger.

4. From the passage we can know that the writer is ________.

A．serious and outgoing

B．patient and interesting

C．brave and responsible

D．careful and hardworking

【推荐2】阅读以下材料，判断句子正误，正确的涂A，错误的涂B。

The growth of the world’s population influences the environment strongly. According to the UN, the world’s population reaches eight billion on November 15th of this year. Here is the world population by continent in 2016. Let’s see the change.

World population by continent(2016)

Continent	Population(millions)	Most populous country
Asia	4,436	1,382,300,000—China
Africa	1,216	186,987,000—Nigeria
Europe	738	145,939,000—Russia
North America	579	324,991,600—United States
South America	422	209,567,000—Brazil
Oceania	39.9	24,458,800—Australia

Population density(人口密度)

1. The population of Europe is 738 million in 2016.
2. Asia has a population of less than four billion back then.
3. The biggest country in South America is Brazil according to the form.
4. Africa has more people and a higher population density than Europe.
5. The world’s population has increased over 500 million since 2016.

【推荐3】A man comes back home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“Oh, my baby. I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replies with his head down. He thinks for a minute, looks up and says.

“Daddy, could you give me $10?”

The father is very unhappy. “If you ask for the money to buy a toy or some junk food for yourself, then go straight to your room and think it over.”

The little boy doesn't want to make his father unhappy, so he goes to his room quietly. An hour later, the father calms down and thinks carefully, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he doesn't ask for money often.” So he goes to the little boy's room.

“Sorry! I am too hard on you.” says the man,” Here's $10.”

“Thank you, Daddy!” he says with great joy. Then the boy takes out some coins(硬币). When the father finds the boy already has money, he doesn't understand why the little boy asks for another $10. After seeing his father's strange(奇怪的) feeling. “Because I don't have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replies quickly. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1. How does the father feel when the boy asks him for $10?

A．Sad.

B．Tired.

C．Happy.

D．Angry.

2. Why doesn't the father give the boy any money at first?

A．Because the boy always asks his father for money.

B．Because he is poor and he can't give his son any money.

C．Because he thinks the boy wants to buy something useless.

D．Because the boy already has much money to buy something.

3. What does the boy want to buy with the 20 dollars?

A．A new toy for himself.	B．A nice gift for his father.
C．An hour of his father's time.	D．An hour of himself to play.

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

A．The father spends little time with his son.

B．The father often comes back home early.

C．The father often makes friends with his son.

D．The father usually gives some money to his son.