【推荐1】配对阅读左栏是5个人对应软件的要求，右栏是7个应用软件的简介，请问不同的人找到合适的应用软件。

A. Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with world exercises of different levels. Only when you pass a test of a certain level, can you go on to learn words of a higher level. B. Rail Friend can be the best for helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets, you can buy tickets anywhere at any time. C. World of Tanks Blitz, a free-to-play online dating with over 40million downloads, brings quick-fire tank fights" A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun. "It will be the best choice to kill your time. D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’ s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. E. Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each book you have a download so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5minutes. F. Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app. G. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you’ re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!

1.Jenny has to do the homework after work. She is so busy that she seldom has time to take care of her 2-year-old son, So she needs a app for him to learn to speak and count. 2. Sam was given a list of books to read by his teacher, but he has just had an eye operation and needs some app that can store the books and read them aloud to him. 3. Bob find it difficult to remember all the new words from the English textbook. He wants to make progress in a relaxing way for he thinks it boring to do a lot of word exercises. 4. Cathy is fun of traveling, she needs a nap that can make it easier for her to buy train or airline tickets. 5. John is going to have a long railway trip. During this trip, he needs something like games to kill the time.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________

【推荐2】Do you play video games? If so, you aren't alone. Video games are becoming more common and are increasingly enjoyed by adults. The average（平均）age of gamers has been increasing, and was said to be 35 in 2016. Changing technology also makes it possible for more people to play video games. A new type of casual gamer has appeared, who plays on smart phones and tablets in spare time throughout the day. So, we know that video games are an increasingly common form of entertainment, but do they have any effect（影响）on our brains?

Over the years, the media have been talking about the effect of video games on our health and happiness. "Games have sometimes been praised or criticized. Also, playing video games is a popular activity, so everyone seems to have strong opinions on the topic," says Marc Palaus, who carried out research together with his colleagues. They collected the results from 116 scientific studies, 22 of which looked at structural（结构的） changes in the brain and the rest of which looked at changes in brain functionality（功能）.

The research shows that playing video games can alter how our brains perform, and even their structure. For example, playing video games affects our attention, and some studies find that gamers show improvements in several types of attention, such as sustained attention or selective attention.

Video games can also be addictive（使人沉溺）, and this kind of addiction is called "Internet gaming disorder". Researchers have found functional and structural changes in the neural system（神经系统）in some people. These neural changes are basically the same as those seen in other addictive disorders.

So, what do all these brain changes mean? "We pay attention to how the brain reacts to video games, but these effects do not always turn to real-life changes." says Palaus."As video games are still quite new, the research is still in its early stage."

1. Why does a new type of casual gamer appear according to Paragraph 1?

A．Because the work pressure becomes bigger.

B．Because video games become more popular.

C．Because people have fewer activities to relax themselves.

D．Because changing technology makes it convenient to play video games.

2. What does the underlined word' “alter” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Change.

B．Avoid.

C．Doubt.

D．Cancel.

3. What did Palaus' research pay attention to?

A．Why video games affect brains.	B．When video games affect brains.
C．What effects video games have on brains.	D．How video games affect our health.

4. What does Palaus think of video games according to the last paragraph?

A．They can certainly change people's real life.	B．Their effects need to be further studied.
C．They can help people feel more relaxed.	D．They are really harmful to people.

【推荐3】Here is one of the world's largest indoor ski-slopes（滑雪斜坡）. It covers an area of 22, 500 m², about the same size as three football fields, and the temperature is about-1℃ to-2℃. However, the strangest thing about this place is that it's in the middle of the desert! It's called Ski Dubai.

It sounds crazy, but it just shows how serious people are about having fun. We spend huge sums on sports facilities（设备）. We pay our sports stars lots of money. And we spend hour after hour playing games! I wonder if all the sports-lovers and game-players in the world aren't a little crazy. I know I am. I was once driving past a football field where some kids were playing. I turned to watch and crashed my car. I know it's stupid but I can do nothing about it. As someone said, "Football isn't a matter of life and death. It's much more important than that! ”

Of course, it isn't that important really. No game is. But the problem is that games are addictive（使人上瘾的）. From the tennis court to the golf course, you'll fred participants and spectators who can't live without the drug of their choice. It could be a good thing. After all, it's really true that sports and games help us to relax. Maybe if it wasn't for sport, our societies would be more violent. Perhaps sport is a substitute（替代）for war? It's hard to think of a quieter, more peaceful game than chess, and what's the purpose? Getting control of your opponent（对手）'s king. And surely, it's better to have wars in athletics stadiums rather than on battlefields.

What's more, playing is natural. Little cats chase balls of wool and little dogs pretend to fight. Games help us perfect our skills and prepare us for the serious contest of survival.

But do all games help us relax and stay away from violence? What about computer games? A recent article in New Scientist suggests that playing violent video games makes people more likely to commit violent crimes.

Are these games a rehearsal（彩排）for life or a substitute for life? Do we play instead of facing up to our real problems? I don't know. But what I do know is that I need a break. Something to help me relax. Skiing would be nice. I wonder how much it costs to get to Dubai.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
1. According to the author, the most surprising thing about Ski Dubai is its ________.

A．slopes

B．size

C．location

D．facilities

2. What happened when the writer turned to watch some kids playing football?

A．He joined them after parking the car.	B．He drove past the football field directly.
C．He became crazy and stupid about it.	D．He had an accident with car damage.

3. The expression “the drug of their choice” in the 3rd paragraph refers to________.

A．the game they are fond of	B．the medicine they take
C．the activity good for health	D．the sport in place of war

4. Which of the following statements does the writer most probably agree with?

A．Sports stars should be paid more to play well.	B．Sports are more important than life and death.
C．Chess is too peaceful to be considered a sport.	D．Games can make one relaxed as well as violent.

5. What does the writer mainly talk about in the passage?

A．The relationship between games and crimes.

B．Human natural craze for having fun with games.

C．Serious concerns about time that is spent on games.

D．Real problems facing game players in everyday life.

【推荐1】Have you ever counted the number of digits (数字) in your mobile phone number? Your number has eleven digits.     1     That’s because China has the longest mobile phone numbers in the world. Why is that?

The eleven digits can be divided into three parts.     2     The first three numbers tell you which mobile phone service provider you are using. For example, 135 is for China Mobile Communication Corporation and 188 is for China Unicom. The fourth to the seventh digits tell you which areas the number is recorded in. 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 ten numbers.     3     So we began to use eleven digits starting from 1999.                            

Eleven digits can be used to make tens of millions of mobile phone numbers. That’s enough for each person to have seven or eight phone numbers to use in China.     4     Usually, the

service provider will reuse a canceled number after three to six months. Besides China, Britain and Japan also use 11-digit mobile phone numbers.     5     So they cannot create as many numbers as we can. Countries like the United States, Australia and India use mobile phone numbers with ten digits, Canadians mobile phone numbers are perhaps the world’s shortest: they use seven digits.

A．Each part has a different meaning.

B．But their numbers always start with 0.

C．Also, mobile phone numbers can be recycled.

D．The phone number ending with an eight is the most popular.

E．You may sometimes find it hard to remember your number.

F．But as our population grows, there are not enough numbers for us to use.

【推荐2】As everyone knows, World Reading Day is celebrated on April 23 every year, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It was celebrated for the first time on April 23, 1995. In the United Kingdom, the day is usually celebrated on the first Thursday in March.

A new survey by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication shows that Chinese adults read an average of 7.86 books in 2016, of which 4.65 were traditional books and 3.21 were e-books. The survey, made known to the public on April 18, was carried out in 52 cities. And 22,415 people were surveyed.

The survey also shows that the time Chinese adults spent reading through the use of mobile phones has increased. They spent an average of 74.4 minutes reading on mobile phones every day. In 2016, 62.4 percent of Chinese adults reported reading on WeChat, increasing by 9.1 percent from the 2015 figure.

25.2% of respondents said they would be willing to pay for reading materials. The average cost on reading materials in 2016 was 16.95 yuan per person, up by 5.76 yuan from 2015. The chart below is about popular reading materials among mobile readers.

1. According to the first two paragraphs, ___________.

A．World Reading Day is celebrated once a month	B．the survey was known on April 23, 2017
C．over 22 thousand people took part in the survey	D．the respondents were from the same city

2. The average cost on reading materials was ___________ per person in 2015.

A．5.76 yuan

B．11.19 yuan

C．16.95 yuan

D．22.71 yuan

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Every Chinese adult read seven books in 2016.

B．People did more online reading in 2016 than in 2015.

C．In 2016,it took readers 74.4 minutes to read paper books every day.

D．Most respondents would like to pay for reading materials.

【推荐3】Many of us may have experienced the pleasant moment of seeing recommended (推荐) songs after we listen to some songs on a music app. When we open shopping websites, we often see things we want to buy on the home page. The businessman can decide which is the best place to build a new entrance in a big supermarket in the city center. If you want to take a taxi on a taxi app, it can even guess where you want to go before you tell it! Aren’t these things amazing?

This is based on data (数据). Data is no longer only about numbers, but information from almost every side of our lives: our shopping habits, interests or what we eat. All of this is called “big data”. In December 2017, President Xi Jinping called for China to speed up its big data strategy (战略) to better serve social development. As a result, people’s lives can be improved as well. He also asked for greater use of big data in areas like education, and transportation.

We have seen big data being used more often in China in the past few years. The role it plays in travel is just one example. Many travelers today like to share their experiences with others on the Internet. All the data that travelers share online is helping the tourism industry get a lot of information. After the data is analyzed (分析), these tour sights can know about travelers’ needs better. In this way, services will be improved, which is helpful to the development of the whole industry. As a result, travelers can expect better tours in the future.

Moreover, big data is also an important growth tool for trade. With growth rate of 30 percent every year, sales of big data industry in China will reach one trillion (万亿) yuan yearly by 2020. Having so many good influences, big data is sure to be seen more and more in China.

1. According to Paragraph 1, big data can help people ________.

A．buy songs from a music app	B．design home pages for websites
C．take a taxi without paying for it	D．make better decisions in business

2. According to Paragraph 2, President Xi Jinping’s attitude towards big data is to ________.

A．improve people’s shopping habits	B．use the big data in education
C．use the big data in medicine	D．use the big data in safety of society.

3. After reading the passage, we know that ________.

A．the speed of big data development in China now is enough

B．people have few chances to use big data at present in China

C．big data improve people’s life better

D．big data is just sure to be seen more and more in education

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Big Data Brings Good Songs	B．Big Data Influences China
C．Tourism Gets Help from Big Data	D．Sales of Big Data Industry in China

【推荐1】What do you say after you burp (打隔)? In the US, people usually say “excuse me” after they burp. I do it all the time.

But why do people say it in the first place? In Western culture, people think burping is a bit rude (粗鲁的). Burping loudly in public is especially rude. So when we burp, we say “excuse me”.

However, when we sneeze, we don’t say “excuse me”. In fact, it is polite for other people to say “bless you (保佑你)” when you sneeze. You don’t have to say anything yourself. This is partly because sneezing is hard to stop.

However, you can usually stop your burps—or at least try to burp quietly.

In fact, it can be bad for your health to try to “hold in” your sneezes. Just make sure you cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze so you don’t spread (传播) any germs (细菌).

1. The underlined word “sneeze” means “________” in Chinese.

A．打嗝

B．打哈欠

C．打喷嚏

D．打呼噜

2. What do people in the US say after they burp?

A．“My god!”.

B．“Excuse me.”.

C．“Bless me.”.

D．“Bless you.”.

3. What do Western people think of burping?

A．It is rude.

B．It is polite.

C．It is hard.

D．It is OK.

4. In Western culture, sneezing is kind of better than burping because ________.

A．it is difficult to stop sneezing	B．people can sneeze quietly
C．burping is hard to stop	D．it is hard to burp quietly

5. Why do you need to cover your mouth or nose when you sneeze?

A．To stay healthy.	B．To make it less loud.
C．To stop germs from spreading.	D．To finish sneezing quickly.

【推荐2】信息匹配。左边是五个人物的相关信息，右栏是七个活动的描述。请为每个人选择合适的活动。

1    . Running after each other at the rest time between two classes may get you hurt.     2    . Making a fire in the bedroom is very dangerous.     3    . When you get angry with others, you may fight against him. It isn’t good at all.     4    . If you go to swim in the river nearby without your teachers’ permission, you will be in danger.     5    . Riding bikes inside the schoolyard fast is regarded as one of the most dangerous things at school.

A. Some students die in this way. Without their teachers or parents nearby, they may not know what to do with dangerous things they meet in the river. B. Students must wait in line when they are waiting to get their meals in the dining hall. C. When class is over, you should have a short rest either inside or outside your classroom. But don’t run here and there. D. When it’s time for you to go to bed, you should turn off the lights and lie on your bed. E. You may burn the things inside your bedroom and even be killed by the fire. F. If you go home by bike, please don’t ride on it inside the schoolyard until you are on the street outside your school. G. Some classmates are your friends. Even if you can’t agree on anything, you needn’t quarrel or fight. You should learn how to get along well with others.

【推荐3】Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about fifty percent of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent（租） their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments.

74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.

Families in the USA are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.

Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.

An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person eight times.

1. According to the passage, where do most American live?

A．In the cities

B．Around the cities

C．In the country

D．Both A and B

2. How many American families own a cat?

A．40%

B．26%

C．74%

D．20%

3. Do all the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms?

A．Yes, they do	B．No. Half of them do
C．No. 5% of them do	D．I don’t know.

4. The passage is about _______.

A．people and homes in the United States	B．dogs and cats in American homes
C．teenagers’ bedrooms	D．moving house