【推荐1】Where does your food come from? How is it made? These days, many people worry about food safety, but food safety is not a new worry. In 1906, Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle. The book is the story of a poor family in Chicago. It is also about the dangerous ways that food was prepared. People were so worried that the U. S. started testing food.

These days, most food in the world is safe. Laws control where food comes from. They also control how food is managed and prepared. Laws are important. But it’s more important to make sure the rules are followed. A good food safety system keeps people safe. It also helps them eat healthy food. Labels（标签） on food give people important information. Then they can make good choices about their food.

Although food safety systems usually work, there can be problems. Sometimes mistakes are made. For example, a truck might carry eggs and then ice cream. The ice cream could make people sick when the truck isn’t cleaned before carrying it. Other problems are not mistakes. Sometimes companies break rules to make more money. When this happens, people don’t know if their food is safe.

As we all know, food is closely related to our daily life. We should take action to make food safer!

1. Who wrote The Jungle?
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2. What are the food labels used to do?
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3. Is it necessary to pay attention to food safety? Why or why not?
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【推荐2】Rainforests are very large, they can be found close to the equator（赤道）, in South East Asia, West Africa and Central and South America. They have very high temperatures and it rains all year round. In a year it can rain as much as 260 cm!

The rainforest is divided into three layers（层）. The canopy（树冠）is the top layer of the trees where most of the animals live. These trees can be more than 30 meters high and it is the noisiest layer of the rainforest. The middle layer is under the canopy and has some shorter trees. The third layer is the forest floor. It has very little sunlight and is the quietest layer of the rainforest. It can take ten minutes for a falling raindrop to travel from a rainforest’s thick canopy to the floor.

Rainforests help to protect the Earth’s climate（气候）because they take in CO₂, a greenhouse gas from the air, and give out O₂. Many things we need such as medicines and food come from the rainforests, too.

          Unluckily, these rainforests are disappearing. Every second an area the size of a football field is either cut down for wood, to make furniture（家具）, to build houses or to be cleared for farming animals. Action needs to be taken to protect the rainforests now!
1. In rainforests, it can rain as much as ________ in a year.
2. The forest floor has very little sunlight and is ________ of the rainforest.
3. Rainforests help to protect the ________ because they take in CO₂.
4. Every second an area the size of a football field is either cut down for wood, to ________ to build houses or to be cleared for farming animals.
5. We should ________ to protect the rainforests now.

【推荐3】请阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务。

A new study shows that sitting for a long time without exercise is worse than smoking and heart problems.

Scientists at the University of California find that just 10 minutes’ exercise is enough to improve memory (记忆力) — 10 minutes of slow walking, yoga or tai chi.

Do much exercise in school

Doing exercise is good for health and study. Scientists say that children are more active when long hours of sitting is broken by exercise. And children should get an hour of exercise a day. But only half of that is done at school.

Have enough sleep every night at home

A 14-year-old girl suddenly died when she played with her mobile phone. She had a lot of late nights because of playing with her mobile phone.

Children aged 8 to 11 spent about 3.6 hours a day on TVs, mobile phones or computers, 1.6 hours or more than 2 hours. Many teachers say that smart phones make it difficult for students to concentrate (集中精力) on lessons. It is mainly because of too little sleep and too much screen time. So spend more time on sleep and less time on the screen.

1. What do scientists at the University of California find?
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2. What exercise can make children improve their memory? (One or two examples are OK.)
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3. How often should children exercise according to (根据) the passage?
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4. Why did the girl suddenly die?
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5. What’s the main reason for students concentrate on lessons difficultly?
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6. Do you have a good living habit? What is it?
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【推荐1】What is the oldest drink in the world? The answer might be tea. Thousands of years ago, Chinese people made this fragrant drink. In 2019, the United Nations declared May 21 to be International Tea Day.

Tea leaves are full of healthy substances (物质) that lower the risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Tea also helps us lose weight and keeps our mind clear. But healthy experts advise that we should not drink too much tea. Otherwise you might not fall asleep at night, as tea can make you excited.

China ranks first in the world in terms of its total tea-planting area and yearly tea output. Around 115 million Chinese people work in this industry. In many poor areas, tea is the main source of income.

The cultural value of tea is deeply rooted in old traditions and daily habits. In China, people use top-grade tea to show respect when receiving important guests. In Japan, the tea-serving process has developed into a form of art known as chado (茶道). In the UK, people are well-known for their custom of “afternoon tea”, while in Russia, the beautiful samovar, a hot water heater for tea, has become a symbols of Russian culture.

To attract consumers, tea companies are trying to give the old drink a new look. The Chinese tea brand Xiao Guan Tea uses fashionable packaging designs to make its tea more attractive. Hey Tea, a Guangdong-based brand that has gone viral (走红) online, has won over many young customers with its unique flavors. It does seem that a small cup of tea connects everything-farmers and consumers, tradition and fashion.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。

The oldest drink in the world

History	Chinese began making tea thousands of years ago.
Health effects(影响)of drinking tea	◇Tea leaves help lower the risk of disease,     1     cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
	◇Tea also helps us lose weight and keeps our mind clear.
	◇Tea can make you excited. You might be awake at night after drinking too much.
Tea planting in China	China produces the     2     tea in the world. Around 115 million Chinese people work in this industry. In may poor areas, people make a living by producing tea.
Cultural value of tea in different     3	◇In China, people show respect to important guests by using top-grade tea.
	◇In Japan, a form of art has been developed well known as chado.
	◇    4     people are well-known for their custom of “afternoon tea”
	◇In Russia, the beautiful samovar has become a symbol of Russian culture.
The changes in tea	Tea companies are trying to give the old drink a new look in order to attract consumers. The fashionable packaging designs are     5     to make its tea more attractive. Hey Tea has been popular with many young customers with its unique flavors.

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All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.                           

In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in tea houses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.

Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at tea time.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapot. Sometimes they drink tea from cans, like soda.

1. Do people in different countries have the same idea about drinking tea?
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2. When and where do the Chinese drink tea?
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3. What does the sentence “The Chinese prefer their tea plain” mean?
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4. What else do the English eat at tea time?
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5. What do American use tea bags to do?
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6. Why do people usually use tea bags instead of making tea in teapot?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）。

“Zero calories (卡路里) and no weight gain (增加).” We often talk about diet soft drinks like this. But are they really a good choice?

Some people think diet soft drinks are healthier because they don’t have sugar or calories. They think having these drinks can help them lose weight.

Actually, diet soft drinks do have some sugar, although very little. Usually, if there is 0.5 grams of sugar or less in a 100-gram drink, it can be called a diet soft drink. Although they have little sugar, diet soft drinks still taste sweet by using artificial sweeteners (人工甜味剂). They have very few calories.

But when you eat sweet-tasting things like sugar, it hits your brain and makes you want more. Your brain tells your body to prepare itself for more sugar. When you drink a diet soft drink, the brain receives the “sweet signal (信号)”, but no sugar arrives. Since the brain is fooled (被愚弄), it still wants more sweets. So, you may gain weight but not lose if you drink diet soft drinks.

1. How much sugar does a 100-gram diet soft drink have? (不超过5个词)
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2. Why do our brains feel to be fooled when we drink diet soft drinks? (不超过 10个词)
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3. Will you choose diet soft drinks? Why or why not? (不超过15个词)
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