【推荐2】In the future, at-home cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as sound. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, washing and gardening. Lighting serves as wallpaper and it will make your room look nicer. More people will eat out. They will also have a lot more kinds of food.
At work, robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer.
There will be more foreign travels. Non-stop flights will be cheaper. Hobbies and education will become more and more important.
1. People will know prices at the shops and news on .

A．computer	B．television
C．wallpaper	D．videophone

2. What can make your room look nicer?

A．Gardening.	B．Switches.
C．Lighting.	D．Machines.

3. People will work for 30 hours a week.

A．less than	B．more than
C．much more	D．more or less

4. Which of the following sentences is true?

A．People will have less free time.

B．People will take over most jobs in factories.

C．There will be more people eating out.

D．People won’t travel to space.

5.       will be more and more important.

A．Hobbies	B．Education
C．Travel	D．Both A and B

【推荐1】Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Ningxia, Yinchuan, learns the skills required to take care of vegetable fields.

“I learned how to place the mulch film(地膜),” he says, “It’s not easy.”

In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children’s good results, but vocational(职业的) skills have little been cared.

   “Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, an official with the primary school, adding that many students are short of the basic skills needed in their daily lives. For example, Yan says, some parents would do the school’s general cleaning instead of their children.

Since March last year, the governments have launched a lot of policies, requiring that colleges, middle schools and primary schools pay more attention to teaching students practical skills.

Following these policies, the primary school launched an “agricultural(农业的) class base” on one of its schoolyards. Students plant fruit and vegetables on an area of land about 4,000㎡ in size.

In the days coming up to the May Day holiday, students of various grades at the school worked together in the fields, says school principal Yang Bo. They planted watermelon, carrot and corn. May Day, also known as Labor Day, is celebrated on May 1st in China.

The school hopes that students will understand the food is quite precious so that they will better realize the difficulties that their parents went through.

1. What does Duan Jiayang think of this activity?

A．Boring.

B．Easy.

C．Difficult.

2. What do many parents care most in the passage?

A．Children’s life skills.

B．Children’s high marks.

C．Teachers’ skills course.

3. Which of the following crops is not mentioned according to the passage?

A．Corn.

B．Watermelon.

C．Cabbage.

4. What can students learn from the agricultural class?

A．Students will understand the importance of studying.

B．Students can realize the difficulties their parents went through.

C．Students can learn all skills of life.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Youths Get a Lesson in Life through Skills Course

B．Duan Jiayang, a Hard-working Student

C．Schools Follow the Governments’ Policies

【推荐2】Nowadays more and more children seem to get lost in a “sea of digital technology”. As they use digital technology too much, they are losing their ability to do the simple things. They can’t make toys themselves with hands or help mum cook dinner. And worst of all, they seem to be losing interests in communicating with others.

“I have talked with a number of teachers. They care about increasing numbers of young pupils who can play with computers or smart phones, but few or no skills to play with making things,” said a teacher, Colin Kinney. “Many pupils can’t communicate with other pupils but their parents talk proudly of their ability to use a computer or smart phone.”

Instead of playing with other children, more and more children are choosing to stay indoors and quietly play on a tablet on weekends and after school. How can a child grow up to be a very good artist if he doesn’t learn how to use a paintbrush and develop his painting skills? How can a child learn to making friends as he gets older if he doesn’t learn to communicate with others at a young age?

Digital technology can be used for good or bad. We can use stone to either break a window or build a house. We shouldn’t blame the children. We should help them make right choices. It is certainly necessary for children to know how to use digital technology in today’s world, but what is more important, we should encourage them to develop social abilities, which will do them good when they grow up.

1. What’s the worst problem that is mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．Children make too many friends themselves.	B．Children make too many friends online.
C．Children don’t want to communicate with others.	D．Children don’t like helping Mum cook meals at home.

2. According to Colin Kinney, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Teachers don’t notice that young pupils have few skills to make things.

B．Many parents are very happy that their kids can use digital technology.

C．Many parents don’t care if young pupils can play computers or tablets.

D．Some parents are worried that their kids use digital technology too much.

3. What do many young children choose to do on weekends and after school?

A．To play on a tablet indoors.	B．To paint with their paintbrushes.
C．To play with other children.	D．To make friends with other children.

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

A．表扬

B．原谅

C．评价

D．责怪

5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．It’s very important for children to have social skills.

B．It’s very helpful for children to do some housework.

C．It’s necessary for parents to learn to use digital technology.

D．It’s difficult for teachers to make right choices for their pupils.

【推荐3】My town is a great place to live in. It's the best place to enjoy your free time. There are three movie theaters in town. They are all good，but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy. There are many shops and most of them are trendy（时髦的）. They sell very fashionable clothes. The shops are also cheaper than those in other towns，so students love to shop here.

There are also a lot of video and music stores. They are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park. Everyone goes there，so it's really interesting. Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they're boring，but I think they're the most creative people. I want to be a street performer，too.

1. The writer's town is the best place to ________.

A．eat delicious food

B．have fun

C．play games

D．swim

2. The cinemas in town are all ________.

A．terrible

B．relaxing

C．bad

D．good

3. The cinema nearest the writer's house is ________.

A．the best

B．the worst

C．the most crowded

D．the smallest

4. Most of the shops are ________.

A．expensive

B．interesting

C．fashionable

D．unfashionable

5. The writer thinks street performers are ________.

A．creative

B．boring

C．poor

D．trendy