【推荐1】Imagine you are in a jumping contest。 Animals and insects can also enter this contest. But they might just leave humans in the dust!

The first event is the long jump. The human athlete is Mike Powell. In 1991, he jumped nearly 30 feet, which is the world record for the long jump. That is about five times his own height.

His competitor in the long-jump contest is a frog named "Rosie the Ribbiter" Rosie set the world record for frogs in 1986 by jumping more than 21 feet. Her record has never been broken by any other frog. Compared to Mike Powell, Rosie's jump is not that amazing. But wait! Rosie is only about 10 inches long when her legs are stretched (伸展) to their full length. She can jump more than 25 times her size. Rosie, the frog, wins the long jump event.

The next event is the high jump. Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder, can jump a bar (横杆) 8 feet high. That is about as high as the ceiling in most homes.

Looking around for someone to challenge his record, Javier might need a magnifying glass (放大镜),The next contestant is a tiny insect called the spittlebug (吹沫虫).

The spittlebug can jump 28 inches into the air. It is only a quarter-inch long, less than the width of a pencil. If the spittlebug were the same size as Javier, it would be able to jump 600 feet into the air. That is like a human jumping over a building 55 stories (层) high!

Though the humans lose the "jumping contest", their competitors would probably agree that Mike and Javier are still pretty excellent athletes. If only Rosie and the spittlebug could speak!

1. In the writer's opinion, Rosie and the spittlebug's jumping abilities are ________.

A．surprising

B．promising

C．helpful

D．fearful

2. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．Humans jump much better than animals and insects.

B．Humans jump as well as animals and insects.

C．Animals and insects jump much better than humans.

D．Humans jump as badly as animals and insects.

3. How does the writer develop the text?

A．By giving instructions.	B．By making comparisons.
C．By following the order of time	D．By following the order of

【推荐2】Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.

On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity (重力) holds the food down and keeps it in its place. But there is no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat carefully.

Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won’t float away at night.

Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in space.

1. Astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall because ________________.

A．that makes them sleep well

B．in that way they won’t float away

C．they can’t fall asleep if they don’t do that

D．the sleeping bag is not safe enough

2. Astronauts must exercise ____________ every day when they are in space.

A．more than an hour	B．thirteen minutes
C．half an hour	D．nearly an hour

3. Astronauts can’t __________ in space according to the passage.

A．listen to music	B．talk to their friends and families
C．play games	D．run as they are on Earth

4. Which of the following is true?

A．On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, you will float.

B．Astronauts tie themselves to a wall so that they won’t float away at night.

C．Astronauts listen to music, play games, or talk to their friends and families on TV when they relax.

D．Astronauts must eat and drink carefully because they put food on a plate and water in a glass.

5. The main idea of the passage is about _________.

A．the importance of gravity

B．astronauts’ everyday life in space

C．the difference between space and Earth

D．how to avoid floating away while sleeping

【推荐3】①In the south of China, winter is usually short and cool. It sometimes rains. In summer, the weather is often hot and wet.

②The weather in the south-west of China is quite special. It is nice to live there because summer is cool and winter is warm.

③The weather in the middle and east of China is quite different. It is hot and dry in summer and very cold and wet in winter.

④In the north of China, it is very cold and dry in winter. There is sometimes heavy snow. But many people like playing in the snow. Summer is different. It is sometimes very hot during the day, but it is often cool in the evening. Spring and autumn are the best seasons.

⑤However, people make too much carbon dioxide and the weather is getting warmer. We must do something to stop great changes in weather.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. In the south of China, what’s the weather like in summer?

A．It’s dry and cool.

B．It’s cool and rainy.

C．It’s hot and wet.

2. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．It is nice to live in the south-west of China.

B．It is cold and dry in winter in the middle and east of China.

C．It is very cold and dry in winter in the north of China.

3. What may the writer talk about after the last paragraph?

A．The ways to stop great changes in weather.

B．The weather in other parts of China.

C．The activities in different weather in China.

4. What’s the structure (结构) of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

【推荐1】On a weekend during Spring Festival, my parents and I were sitting in a restaurant. The drinks and food were good, so when we finished, my father left a tip (小费). As we were about to open the door, the waiter caught up with us. He gave the tip back to us. My dad forgot that here is China.

However, in some countries, tipping is the norm. That’s the way it is in the US. It’s said to be good manners to tip your waiter, taxi driver, hairdresser, which can really put your math skills to the test! But we usually give a tip that is 15-20% of the bill.

So why is there a strong custom of tipping? In the US, waiters have a very low income (收入). They depend on tips to pay their bills. As a US writer once wrote about her experience as a waitress, “It was difficult and I lived and died by my tips.”

1. Where were the parents when the waiter stopped them?

A．At the table.

B．At the door.

C．Outside the restaurant.

D．Beside the window.

2. What does the underlined word “norm” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Idea.

B．Custom.

C．Bill.

D．Way.

3. What can be the tip for a ＄100 bill according to the writer?

A．＄8.

B．＄10.

C．＄18.

D．＄25.

【推荐2】One day, an American man Simon went to London to see his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat (公寓) was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But a man told him that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

     In fact, the British (英国人) call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, but Americans would call it the second floor.
       The story shows that there are a few culture (文化) differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English.
       The British don’t like showing their feelings. They hardly start a small talk with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
       The British and Americans may use different terms for the same things.The British usually use “football” “holiday” and “lift”, but Americans like to use “soccer” “vacation” and “elevator”.
1. Simon went to London to ________

A．visit his friend

B．spend his holiday

C．have a meeting

2. Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was? ________

A．

B．

C．

3. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time ________ on the train.

A．playing cards

B．talking loudly

C．doing some reading

4. What does the underlined word “terms” mean in the passage? ________

A．学期

B．词语

C．会议

5. What’s the best title for the passage? ________

A．Simon’s funny story

B．Small talk in Britain and America

C．The differences between British and American culture

【推荐3】People enjoy eating together with family and friends in every corner of the world. However, customs to do with good behavior around the dinner table are different from one place to another greatly.     1    

In many parts of the world, people think it is rude (粗鲁的) to eat your food noisily or to make any noise when you drink.     2     In Japan for example, it is considered polite to eat and drink noisily, because this is a sign that you are enjoying your meal.

    3     For example, in Britain, it is bad manners to put your elbows (肘部) on the table, and children are taught to keep their hands under the table when they’re not eating. But in France, the opposite is true.     4    

And what about when the meal is over and the restaurant bill (帐单) arrives? In France, the custom is for one person to pay the whole bill. In Germany, however, the bill is divided up according to how much each person has eaten. Then, finally, there’s a problem of whether to leave a tip for the waiters.     5     In Japan, people almost never tip, while in the USA, you are expected to leave at least 15—20%.

So, before you travel somewhere, make sure you know the local customs!

A．In many countries, people only give one if the service is especially good.

B．But in some countries, this is seen as a good thing.

C．The polite behavior in one country may be seen as impolite in another.

D．There are even differences regarding how you sit at the dinner table.

E．There, people are expected to keep their hands on the table all the time.

【推荐1】Do you know mukbang? It is about the eating shows in front of the camera on the Internet. In the shows, mukbangers eat food and sometimes talk to people who watch their videos.

The eating shows started in South Korea in around 2010 and there are many viewers (观看者) from all over the world. Why did mukbang start in this country? In fact, South Korea has the culture of eating together. But nowadays, eating alone is quite usual in the country. Watching mukbang can be a way to have someone to eat with. People can chat with others when they are at home alone.

However, mukbang has its dark sides. The way mukbangers eat food in some shows isn’t healthy. These bad eating habits can bring serious health problems. What’s worse, some mukbangers prepare a lot of food but throw away much food during the show or after the show. These mukbangers waste (浪费) a lot of food.

Now, many people criticize such shows. Food waste is a serious problem around the world, and there are lots of people who still don’t have enough food to eat. Our country does a lot of things to solve the problem and asks short video platforms (平台), such as Tiktok and Kuaishou, to take action.

1. If we watch mukbang videos, maybe we can see ________.

A．someone telling stories	B．someone having food
C．someone cooking a meal	D．someone selling things

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the second paragraph?

A．Mukbang appeared 10 years ago.

B．Very few people in South Korea eat on their own.

C．People only in South Korea like watching mukbang.

D．Watching mukbang makes viewers feel they aren’t eating alone.

3. What dark sides of mukbang are mentioned?
①Mukbangers may show unhealthy eating habits to the viewers.
②Some mukbangers don’t eat all the food they prepare and throw much away.
③Some mukbangers don’t have enough food to eat.

A．①②

B．②③

C．①③

D．①②③

4. From the last paragraph, we learn that ________.

A．Tiktok and Kuaishou help to waste food

B．our country does nothing to solve food waste

C．some mukbangers prepare too much food to eat

D．short video platforms should help to solve the problem of food waste

【推荐3】Nowadays, we have kinds of technologies that can protect us from different disasters (灾难). With them, we even know where and when some disasters, like the typhoon, will hit. While most of the new technologies are far away from us, some around us can help people in disasters.

The drone (无人机) is one of them. It can be used to send food, water and important things when a natural disaster happens. Very often the buildings are too dangerous for rescue (救援) teams to get in, but they can make the drone fly into the buildings to search for those who are still alive first.

Social media is also a useful tool when it comes to natural disasters. With its help, people can know about the natural disasters earlier. And some social media platforms (平台) allow people to mark themselves as safe after disasters so others can know their status (状态). Social media is also a place for the latest news, so people can learn what is going on in the disaster areas. Besides, many social media platforms allow people to donate money to help people in disaster areas. The money will help them get back to their normal life as soon as possible. For example, live-streaming (直播) helped raise a lot of money for Henan after the flood in 2021.

Although these technologies can help when there is a natural disaster, we still need to prepare necessary tools and learn important skills to protect ourselves.

1. What do you think “the typhoon” in Paragraph 1 probably is?

A．A kind of disaster.	B．A kind of technology.
C．A rescue team.	D．A kind of tool.

2. Why do rescue teams make the drones fly into the buildings first after disasters?

A．To raise money.	B．To help carry important things.
C．To search for people who are still alive.	D．To ask more people for help.

3. What does the underlined word “its” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The drone’s	B．The rescue team’s.
C．The important thing’s	D．The social media’s.

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

A．Social media can help search for people who are alive.

B．Social media can help raise money after a disaster.

C．The drone helped save a lot of people in Henan in 2021.

D．We needn’t prepare tools with the help of social media before a disaster comes.

5. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】根据文章内容判断正（T）误（F）。

If you agree to come to a friend’s party in America, it is better not to change it, for the Americans arrange the table and food for the number of guests they have invited.

If the Americans ask you to the party at six in the afternoon, they do not want you to come “on time”. You can come at 6: 15. But remember, never be later than fifteen minutes after six.

At table you can talk everything as you wish, but you must say something nice about the food. If you really do not like the food, you may say something about how nice it looks or ask how it is made.

If you are hungry, it is all right to help yourself to more food. Nobody would help you every time you finish something.

1. “Arrange” means “安排” in Chinese.
2. If your American friend asks you to have dinner at 5: 30 p.m., you’d better come at 5: 30.
3. At table you can only say something nice about the food.
4. If you don’t like the food, you may say “I’m full, thanks”.
5. If you are hungry, you don’t need to wait until someone else provides you with more food.

【推荐3】The COVID-19 has changed the way we work, study, and even the way we greet each other. To help stop the spread of he virus (病毒) some people give up their traditional ways of greeting and in turn safe ones. Let’s take a look!

In Franch, kissing on the cheek is a common way to greet people. However, the government has advised the public not to do this. An expert gives the public a suggestion-simply looking into a person’s eyes. It’s much safer.

In the Eastern Congo, people greet each other by bumping (碰撞) elbows. It has become popular in other parts of Africa and around the world until now.

It’s a very Australian, way to put your hand to shake hands in Australia. Now a government official in this country says a pat (拍打) on the back would be better. But it also has some problems. For example, it may be considered as bad manners if you do this to your teachers. What do you think?

In Iran, don’t be mad if someone puts out one of his feet to greet you. The fact is that they great-each other by kicking feet.

Besides, many Asian people greet each other without touching. In Japan, a deep bow with both hands kept down to the sides is a traditional greeting.

I believe gradually people will get used to the new ways of greeting. And no matter what bappens, don’t forget the value of good manners.

1. Why do people change the ways to greet people?

A．Because the traditional ways are out of style.

B．Because young people like new special ways.

C．Because people are tired of old traditional ways.

D．Because people want to avoid spreading the virus.

2. Which country isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A．Japan

B．Canada.

C．Australia.

D．Iran.

3. What’s the best title?

A．Different countries, different manners

B．Different countries, different history

C．Different people, different habits

D．Different people, different activities