【推荐1】Rachel Carson（1907-1964）was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world. Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people. It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic（有害的）chemicals on farmland.

Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries. In 1951 she published her first book，The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller. It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing. She was a gifted writer. Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists.

Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature. It painted a bleak（荒凉的）future for the whole natural world. It led to a nationwide ban（禁止）on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT，and other toxic pesticides（农药）that farmers used for their crops. Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.

Since her death，Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment. There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize. Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection. In 1980，16 years after her death，she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom，the highest civilian honour in America.

1. What happened to Rachel Carson in 1962？

A．She started to write books.

B．She gave up working as a biologist.

C．Her book The Sea Around Us sold well.

D．Her book Silent Spring made her famous.

2. What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job?

A．She got an award.

B．She published Silent Spring.

C．The Sea Around Us brought her enough money.

D．The US government took notice of her researches.

3. Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection?

A．It describes a silent spring.

B．It topped the book sales lists.

C．It changed how America thought about nature.

D．It includes all Carson's research achievements.

4. What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 3mean?

A．The book Silent Spring.

B．The way America thought.

C．The US Bureau of Fisheries.

D．America's Environmental Protection Agency.

5. Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

A．She published the book Silent Spring.

B．She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries.

C．She donated much money to the Rachel Carson Book Prize.

D．She made great contributions to the environmental protection.

【推荐2】It’s important to learn things about protecting environment. Here’s a 4Rs rule for us.
·Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智的). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with waste in big cities, so it’s necessary to reduce waste.
·Reuse
You should always think of reusing the usable (可用的) things before throwing them away. Give your clothes or things you don’t use to the poor. In a family, you may pass such clothes on to your younger brothers or sisters.
·Recycle
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money, for example, cola cans are sent to a factory, where they’re smashed flat（压平）and smelted (熔化), and the metal things are made into new cola cans.
·Repair
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it’s better for you to sell the old ones or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The “Reduce” rule mainly requires us _____.

A．to use things wisely

B．to cut down many trees

C．to use paper carelessly

2. What’s the right order of recycling cola cans?
a. smash them flat
b. collect the used cans
c. smelt them
d. send them to a factory

A．a-b-c-d

B．d-c-b-a

C．b-d-a-c

3. The “Reuse” rule mainly requires us _____.

A．to throw away the old clothes

B．to give the old but usable things to the poor

C．to use both sides of paper

4. Which sentence is about the “Repair” rule?

A．When you leave a room, turn off the lights.

B．Take a cloth bag when you go shopping.

C．If your chair is broken, you can repair it.

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．A 4Rs Rule

B．Protect the Environment

C．Save Energy

【推荐3】A sandstorm is a kind of strong wind that blows over the desert. It raises sand and dust into the air and makes it difficult to see the sun and it reducesvisibilityof most to zero. It is also known as a dust storm. Some storms are usually the result of convection currents（对流气流）caused by the strong heating of the ground. Then wind is usually strong enough to move a small hill of sand. It can make travel very difficult and can even destroy roads in flat dry areas such as those in the United States.

The Simoom is the strong hot wind that comes across the Sahara and Arabian desert. This wind is the reason for much of the dust in the air over Europe. Evidence（证据）of the dust from Simoom wind has also been found at the bottom of the sea at a long distance from the shore.

Alasksi is the strongest sandstorm. It can destroy all the things in his way. It is very dangerous. It has killed more than one hundred people in the area. The Haboob is a sandstorm that often happens in the area of Sudan around Khartoum. Sandstorms, the height as 5,000 ft (1,525m), also happened, although not often in the United States. It is stronger than the Simoom. One that appeared near Tucson, Arizona, on July 16, 1971, was widely proved by meteorologists.（天文学家）。

1. Which of the following is not a name of sandstorm?

A．Simoom

B．Haboob

C．Khartoum

2. The underlined word "visibility" may mean_______ in Chinese.

A．模糊度

B．能见度

C．对流度

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

A．Sandstorms carry lots of sand and dust.

B．Sandstorms are also known as rainstorms

C．Sandstorms are usually the result of wind.

4. _____shows the right picture of the three sandstorms in the correct way.

A．A

B．B

C．C

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．When sandstorms happen

B．Where sandstorms happen

C．What sandstorms are

【推荐1】People began to make robots about several（几个）hundred years ago. In the past, some of the early ones looked like animals or humans. However, they could not talk and were pretty dumb. They worked like clocks and did the same things over and over again.

Now modern robots do not always look like people. Some are like big machines; others are nothing but long arms with boxy（箱子般地）bodies. However, modern robots are smart. Some can work out（解决） problems on their own. Their brains（大脑）are computers and their eyes are sensors（传感器）. Motors（发动机）help them move.

In the future, robots will learn from their mistakes more than they do now. They will be smarter. It is possible that we will have robot judges（评判员，法官）, robot house workers, and robot factory workers. Robots will help people to do more things.

根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。
1. The history of robots is about _______.

A．one hundred years	B．seven hundred years
C．several hundred years	D．seventy hundred years

2. The underline word “ dumb”   in paragraph one means _______.

A．聪明的

B．哑的，笨的

C．瘸的

D．聋的

3. In the past, robots could _______.

A．eat

B．drink

C．talk

D．work like clocks

4. Which of the following is NOT true about modern robots?

A．Motor can help robots move.	B．Some robots’ brains are sensors.
C．Some robots are like big machines.	D．Some robots can work out problems on their own.

5. According to the passage, robots can’t ________ in the future.

A．have brains as people	B．work in factory
C．help people do more things	D．judge（评判，评价）

【推荐2】China Youth says that more and more girl students have entered colleges to study in the recent few years. As we know, once the number of boys was larger than that of girls and boys did much better than girls in our country for a long time. Now, things have changed a lot.
In recent years, the proportion of girl students is growing fast. In 1998, about 39.7% of college students were girls. In 2000, it was 41.07% and in 2001, the number was 42.14%.
There are several reasons for this.
Firstly, there is little difference between boys and girls in their intelligence(智力). That’s to say, girls are as clever as boys. And boys have more interests than girls, so they may not always do well in their study.
Secondly, girls are more careful than boys. They work harder at school and they do better in all exams. Another reason is that with the development of society, people pay more and more attention to girls’ education.
1. China Youth says that more and more ______.

A．boys are clever than girls

B．boys can’t go to school

C．girls have entered colleges

D．girls begin to study at school

2. 42.14% refers to(指) the number of ______.

A．girls at schools in 1998

B．girls in colleges in 2001

C．boys at schools in 2001

D．boys in colleges in 1998

3. The writer gave us ______ reasons to explain the question.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

4. What does the underlined word “proportion” mean in Chinese?

A．身高	B．比例
C．特性	D．速度

5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Boys may not do well in their study as girls because they don’t like studying.

B．Boys are much cleverer than girls because they’re interested in many things.

C．Girls’ intelligence is the same as boys’.

D．Girls study harder, but they couldn’t get higher marks than boys.

【推荐3】For middle and primary school students, being able to cook has become a must. They will also need to learn how to plant vegetables, raise poultry(家禽) and maintain home appliances(修理家电) under new requirements for labor education.

The Ministry of Education(MOE教育部) brought out a new standard for labor education in schools last year. Starting from the 2022 fall semester, students in primary and middle schools have to take courses on labor skills at least once a week.

Labor education helps students value hard work. It includes things like household chores(家务), on-campus labor and community volunteer services.

The new standards include three types of labor tasks. The first is for things like everyday chores, including cleaning, organizing, cooking, and using and maintaining home appliances. Next is productive labor, including agriculture, making traditional handicrafts, and applying new technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting(激光切割). The third type is service work, which includes volunteer work.

Schools in China have traditionally places more focus on studying, and many have seen household chores as a waste of children’s time. But according to the MOE, labor education must be build up to help students cultivate(培养) social values and develop an interest in labor.

Online, people have been busy discussing the new standards on social media.

Liu Fang, a mother of 6-year-old twins in Beijing, strongly supports labor education. For the past year, she has trained her daughters to do household chores and make simple dishes for the family.

“The main idea is to let them share responsibility as family members and become independent as early as they can,” said Liu. “Through doing housework, their hand-eye coordination(协调), time management and organization skills can be trained and it’s also good to help them relax.”

Through such education, Liu said her twins have found fun in doing chores and are more independent.

1. What do we know about the new labor education standard?

A．It is for students from primary school to college.

B．Students can get extra credits for taking labor courses.

C．It started in the fall semester of 2022.

D．Students have to take three labor courses every week.

2. What can students learn through labor education?
a. How to plant vegetables.                       b. How to raise chickens or ducks.
c. How to be more focused in class.            d. How to fix computers or fridges.

A．abc

B．abd

C．bcd

D．acd

3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Why students should receive labor education .

B．What labor education was like in China in the past.

C．The types of labor education included in the new standards.

D．How students find a balance between their study and labor tasks.

4. What does Liu Fang think of labor education?

A．It’s too simple for students.	B．It helps students develop different skills.
C．It takes up too much of students’ free time.	D．It isn’t fun enough for students.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．New courses for primary school students.

B．Labor education for primary and middle school students.

C．Ways to cultivate students’ social values.

D．New technologies used in primary and middle schools.