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China Daily—On Sunday, fifteen world’s leading scientific and technological inventions in the Internet part were shown at the 6th World Internet Meeting. The meeting was held in the river town of Wuzhen in east China’s Zhejiang Province. The inventions included AI, 5G, self-driving, cloud computing and so on.

Xinhua—The Untamed, or Chen Qing Ling becomes one of the most popular topics on Twitter, drawing worldwide attention. Netflix says the Chinese TV series will be shown to the people in North America, South America and Europe. Japan and South Korea will also show this TV series later.

CRI(国际广播电视台)—Forbes has given the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award (终身成就奖) to Alibaba Group creator Jack Ma. “Jack Ma has created Alibaba Group, which not only is one of the world’s most amazing companies but also helps small businesses both in China and around the world.” Forbes chairman said.

1. The inventions at the 6th World Internet Meeting didn’t include ________.

A．AI

B．5G

C．computers

2. ________ will not show the Chinese TV series Chen Qing Ling.

A．Europe

B．North Korea

C．Japan

3. Jack Ma has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award because ________.

A．he is the richest man in China

B．he has saved many poor people

C．he has created Alibaba Group

【推荐2】Most children like watching TV because it’s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why?

Because they can hear and see at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio. TV helps to open children’s eyes. It also helps to open their minds (智力). They learn newer and better ways of doing things.

Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons on weekdays. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest, so their study is not good. How about you, my young friends?

1. Children can study better and more easily on TV because ________.

A．they like to watch TV	B．they can hear
C．they can see	D．they can hear and see at the same time

2. Children can’t see anything ________.

A．in class

B．over the radio

C．on TV

D．at home

3. TV helps to open children’s ________.

A．eyes and minds

B．minds

C．body

D．eyes

4. Why do many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening? Because ________.

A．TV is not good

B．they don’t like watching TV

C．they are always busy with their lessons on weekdays

D．they want to play tennis

【推荐3】Tom watched TV at least five hours every day. He was always late for school because of this.

One day, he found a pair of special glasses on his table. He also found a message saying “With these you can see time”.

The boy decided to have a try. He put on the glasses and looked at his brother. He saw a big box of flowers on the top of his head. When he looked at his parents, he also saw the flowers. The flowers were very beautiful. Then he looked at himself（他自己） from the mirror. He saw the flowers, too. And his flowers went to the mouth of the television.

At last, he learned that watching TV was a waste of time. He could learn nothing from it. He decided he would never let the television eat his time again.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. Tom was always late for school because he studied late.
2. Tom can see the time with this pair of glasses.
3. Tom can see fewer and fewer flowers on his brother’s and parents’ heads.
4. The flowers of Tom’s went to the mouth of the television.
5. The passage tells us watching too much TV wastes our time.

【推荐1】Experts (专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger with his eyes still closed, begging (请求) for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.

A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.

Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.

1. The 10-year-old boy begged for one more minute to sleep because _________.

A．he didn’t have enough sleep

B．it wasn’t time for him to get up

C．he didn’t want to go to school

D．he wanted his mother to wake him up

2. In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________.

A．become too weak to sleep	B．not work well in class
C．go to bed early	D．be weak in English

3. In this passage “early birds” means“people who________”.

A．get up early	B．get up late
C．sleep less	D．don’t want to sleep

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

A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night.

B．Sleeping less means working hard.

C．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do.

D．Some students can work well in class because they have good study habits.

【推荐2】Young people aren’t as healthy as they were. They’re getting very heavy. A study shows 97% of the young people need more exercise. Exercise helps in two ways. First, exercise can help your mind. People who exercise a lot might worry less and sleep better at night. You may even learn better in school. Second, exercise helps your body.

Physical activity can make your body strong. It can also keep you at a healthy weight(体重). But how to encourage(鼓励) young people to do more exercise? Here are some good suggestions.

Keep away from the screen. Doctors call watching TV or playing computer games screen time. You should have no more than two hours of screen time a day. Then you will enjoy your life more.

Find a sport you are interested in. Interest is the best teacher. You can choose many different kinds of sports such as basketball, soccer, or baseball. Those are all great sports and if you like them, play them.

Exercise with others together. Find a friend to exercise with you. You’ll have more fun and it’s not easy for you to give up.

All in all, it’s necessary for young people to do more exercise to stay in good health.

1. How long screen time a day do doctors advise us to have at most?

A．One hour.

B．Two hours.

C．Three hours.

D．Four hours.

2. How do you feel when you exercise with others together?

A．Not become tired easily.	B．Time goes quickly.
C．Not easy to give up.	D．Not easy to lose yourself.

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

A．When to do exercise best	B．What sport is the best
C．Why to exercise with others	D．How to do more exercise