Playing sports is fun. Even if you do not win every game, you are still spending time doing something you enjoy. Having fun is not the only reason to get involved in a sport. Playing sports helps you in many different ways.
Making Your Heart Stronger
Your heart is a muscle（肌肉）that pumps（输送）blood through your body. Like any muscle, your heart gets stronger when you make it work hard. How do you know when your heart is working hard? You breathe faster. All sports make your heart work harder.
Making Friends
Playing a sport helps make new friends. If you play on a sports team at school, you can get to know students in other classes. If you play sports outside of school, you can get to know more kids in your community. Some of the people you meet might become new friends.
Learning That Hard Work Pays off
Playing sports is fun, but it is hard work, too. It helps you learn that hard work pays off. Leaning this important lesson will help you at school and throughout your life.
Improving Self-Esteem（自尊心）
Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself. People with good self-esteem have confidence and feel good about themselves. Scientists have discovered that playing sports helps most young people improve their self-esteem.
1. What does the underlined phrase “get involved in” probably mean? ________| A．get out of | B．take part in | C．get on with | D．come up with |
| A．You sleep deeply. | B．You breathe faster. |
| C．You eat more food. | D．You get stronger. |
| A．Learning that hard work pays off. |
| B．Making new friends with others. |
| C．Spending time doing something you enjoy. |
| D．Working hard to learn something important. |
| A．Did the writer tell us how to make new friends? |
| B．Did the writer help us understand ideas? |
| C．Did the writer offer us good ways of exercising? |
| D．Did the writer show us the importance of playing sports? |
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【推荐1】Teeth are very important for our health. They will be our lifelong friends. So we should learn to protect them at a very young age. Here are some tips:
First, we should eat right.
*Don't eat too much candy or drink too much cola, or our teeth will go bad easily.
*Have more cheese, milk and yogurt to make teeth strong.
*Eat more vegetables and fruits to help teeth clean.
Second, we should keep these numbers in mind.
*2/Day Brush your teeth at least twice a day: in the morning and before bedtime.
*2-3 Minutes Brush for at least two to three minutes every time.
*3 Months Get a new toothbrush every three months.
*6 Months Go to the dentist every six months for a check-up.
1. We're too young, so we needn't start protecting our teeth.2. Cheese, milk and yogurt can keep our teeth strong.
3. We shouldn't brush our teeth before bedtime.
4. We can brush our teeth for only one minute each time.
5. At least four toothbrushes should be used in a year.
【推荐2】In students’ daily life, superstars are usually a hot topic, including their clothes, actions, family members and other things. Who is your favorite superstar? Or you can say who is your role model (榜样)? Normally the answer to this question can be anyone excellent around you. It could also be someone like Zhong Nanshan or Zhang Guimei. They are strong and helpful people.
However, in today’s world, teenagers usually look up to pop stars. Teenagers try to imitate (模仿) their actions for two main reasons. Firstly, they want to be welcomed by popular culture, and secondly they want to follow stars’lifestyles.
These years, some reports about stars are surprising. Some smoke or some drive after drinking. Others even say bad words about their family members. These bad actions or lifestyles are improper for teenagers.
In fact, some people believe that teenagers can try to be a good role model themselves. Even if they are not famous people, they can still be role models to their sisters, brothers, and younger neighbors.
What’s more, teenagers should use their good eyes to find good examples around them, like soldiers (士兵), doctors and nurses . From their words and actions you can improve yourselves, so that the power of examples can shock every heart around us!
1. According to the first paragraph, ________ should be role models.| A．rich people | B．helpful people | C．beautiful people | D．handsome people |
| A．They hope to get rich. |
| B．They hope to be fashionable and popular. |
| C．They hope to be welcomed and follow stars’lifestyles. |
| D．They hope to be like them one day. |
| A．不稀奇的. | B．不平衡的. | C．不确定的. | D．不合适的. |
| A．learn how to choose right role models |
| B．learn how to be welcomed and popular |
| C．learn how to follow pop stars’steps |
| D．learn how to improve themselves |
Ways to Cheer Someone up
Everybody gets sad from time to time. If you want to know how to cheer someone up, here are some easy steps to help you.
Listen to them. Those people aren’t really looking for an answer. Most of the time they just want to be heard.
Give them advice if they ask for it. After figuring out just what the problem is, take a little bit of time to think over how to deal with it. Let them know you have an idea of what they could do. If you don’t, be honest to yourself and them.
Give them a gift. Can you remember the time when someone gave you a gift? How warm did you feel inside when it happened? In fact, the gesture of giving the gift is more important than the gift itself.
Change their environment.
| A．Make them laugh. |
| B．Make sure you don’t lie. |
| C．They need a chance to express their feelings. |
| D．It can brighten their whole day. |
| E．Think about what the person loves the most in the world. |
| F．The environment has a great influence on the feelings. |
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming. They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness(粗心）. Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “ No Swimming” sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable(舒服的).
1. _________like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Lots of people |
| C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
| A．clean | B．fat | C．healthy | D．ill |
| A．Wonderful | B．interesting |
| C．not safe | D．not careful |
| A．students | B．children |
| C．not strong | D．too careless |
| A．get into water | B．die in water |
| C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
【推荐2】In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Maybe the most popular kind is to take part in (参加) sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and soccer. There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like outdoor (户外的) sports.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some kinds of indoor (室内的) recreation like watching TV, singing and dancing.
It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some kinds of recreation.
1. Which is the most popular kind of recreation?| A．Sports. | B．Watching TV. | C．Sleeping. | D．Singing and dancing. |
| A．keep healthy and enjoy life | B．make friends | C．find a good job | D．make money |
| A．watching TV | B．singing and dancing |
| C．listening to the radio | D．skating and mountain climbing |
| A．watching TV, singing and dancing | B．climbing mountains |
| C．riding bikes | D．playing soccer |
| A．basketball is a kind of team sport |
| B．everyone must take part in team sports |
| C．different people have different ways of relaxing |
| D．indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports |
Do you like exercise? Do you know something about plank (平板支撑) exercise?
Plank exercise has become more and more popular in recent years. It requires little time. It’s easy to do. What’s more, doing plank exercise regularly may bring you lots of benefits.
Performing plank exercise as a daily home exercise before or after school will not only speed up your metabolism (新陈代谢), but also keep your metabolic rate high all day long. Doing the exercise regularly will make you burn lots of calories. This is especially useful if you have to sit in the classroom for hours every day. A high metabolic rate will help you lose weight and keep in good shape.
Have you ever tried standing on one leg? You couldn’t stand straight for more than ten seconds, right? It’s not because you are drunk, of course. Instead, it’s because your muscles (肌肉) aren’t strong enough to give you the balance you need. Doing plank exercise regularly will improve your balance. Stronger muscles will also help you stand with straight posture (姿势) at all times.
_________ Just think about it: You are sitting in your chair, at home or at school, all day long. Your muscles get tired, and your legs get heavy. Plank exercise will relax the muscle groups that may cause stress in the body. As a result, it can have a powerful and positive effect on our mood.
Considering all the benefits (益处) of plank exercise, will you make it part of your everyday life?
1. Which of the following charts shows the change in your metabolic rate after you complete plank exercise?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．they are drunk | B．their muscles are tired |
| C．their muscles are weak | D．they have fewer muscles |
| A．You will also see some mental benefits. | B．You may get other physical benefits. |
| C．Plank exercise is necessary for us. | D．Everyone needs plank exercise. |
| A．By making our muscles strong. |
| B．By speeding up our metabolic rate. |
| C．By slowing down our metabolic rate. |
| D．By relaxing the muscle groups that usually cause stress. |
| A．The danger of regular plank exercise. |
| B．The benefits of regular plank exercise. |
| C．The growing popularity of plank exercise. |
| D．Common mistakes (错误) in doing plank exercise. |
【推荐1】The paper money in your wallet now has some new friends.
China upgraded (升级) to the fifth edition (版本) of the renminbi (RMB) and started to use it from Aug 30, 2019. The new money has brighter colors and use new technology. Making fake (伪造的) money has become even harder.
In fact, China was the first country to use paper money. The earliest paper money was the jiaozi. People used it during the Northern Song Dynasty (960—1279).
For about 1,000 years, paper money has played a big part in our lives. But things have changed in recent years. In China, paper money is getting less popular. More people are paying for things with WeChat Wallet and Alipay mobile apps.
Does this mean paper money will go away one day? Maybe. But not for now, according to The New York Times.
There are a few reasons for this. First of all, not every country is going cashless (无现金的). People in some countries still prefer to use paper money. There is also the danger of hacking (黑客攻击). If you pay for everything online, someone could break into your phone and take your money away. So, you may still want to keep some paper money on hand—just in case.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the phrase “new friends” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
| A．The earliest paper money jiaozi. | B．The upgraded fifth edition of the RMB. |
| C．Paper money in other countries. | D．WeChat Wallet and Alipay mobile apps. |
| A．China started to use less paper money in 2019. |
| B．The fifth edition of RMB looks darker in color. |
| C．Paper money is safer to use than WeChat Wallet. |
| D．It’s harder to make fake money with the fifth edition. |
| A．Paragraph 3. | B．Paragraph 4. | C．Paragraph 5. | D．Paragraph 6. |
| A．many people don’t know how to use WeChat or Alipay |
| B．a new edition of paper money comes out every year |
| C．most countries still use paper money |
| D．paper money has about 1,000 years of history in China |
| A．Will paper money go away | B．Different kinds of paper money in the world |
| C．Cashless payment is popular | D．The importance of saving money |
Shenzhen is well known for having a lot of different kinds of local birds as well as some visiting birds. Sometimes our city receives special and unexpected animal visitors, such as the lovely green magpie (鹊) from Southeast Asia.
The beautiful green bird, which is 35cm long, will take anyone’s breath away. The green magpie has a very loud call that will catch any wild animal’s attention quickly; however, its green color makes the bird quite difficult to be found, as it has perfectly the same color as the vegetation (植被) around it. In fact, this lovely bird has a lot of different color types that go from being totally blue to having a yellow belly (腹部) and a green back.
Green magpies are known for being social birds, usually flying together in a large number. Male and female green magpies also like to build their home together. The female bird will lay up to four eggs each time and it usually lasts three weeks before baby magpies come out of the eggs. These beautiful birds feed on almost any animal they can find and that they can eat, including insects, frogs, and even snakes.
It is quite unbelievable to have these amazing creatures visiting Shenzhen since this kind of bird is not a bird that will always come here. So it is lucky to have them around and enjoy the new visitors to our city. If we continue protecting Shenzhen’s green areas, it is very likely that in the near future we may have even more kinds of animals not only passing by, but staying among us forever.
1. What is Shenzhen famous for according to Paragraph 1?| A．Home to green magpies. | B．Receiving no animal visitors. |
| C．Having both local and visiting birds. | D．Home to birds from Northeast Asia. |
| A．They are not long enough. | B．They usually fly in groups. |
| C．They spend much time building homes. | D．They have the same color as plants around. |
| A．Green magpies don’t like eating insects. |
| B．The female bird can lay more than four eggs once. |
| C．It takes green magpies 21 days to come out of eggs. |
| D．Male green magpies build homes and female ones lay eggs. |
| A．Build more homes for green magpies. |
| B．Allow more green magpies to visit Shenzhen. |
| C．Raise more female green magpies to lay eggs. |
| D．Continue to protect Shenzhen’s natural environment. |
| A．The green magpies in Shenzhen. | B．The ways to protect green magpies |
| C．The visiting creatures in Shenzhen. | D．The differences between magpies. |
【推荐3】Our school is a green school. What makes it green?
First, we have a lot of trees. There are trees in front of and behind every building. Some trees are green only in spring and summer. And some are green all year round. The trees make our school look like a big forest.
And our school is a green one because we "go green". How do we go green? We have two green days every month.On green days, no students or teachers go to school by car. And we have Clean-up Day every month. On that day,students go to streets to pick up rubbish. Also, we have Tree-planting Day every spring. We plant young trees on hills. We have three Green Clubs. The members of the clubs look after those trees well.
Green is not only a colour. It is about life. Please go green with us and make the world a more beautiful place.
1. Students go to streets to do some cleaning on ________.| A．green days | B．Tree-planting Day | C．Clean-up Day | D．Saturdays and Sundays |
| A．Teachers | B．All students | C．Parents | D．Members of Green Clubs |
| A．her school is very beautiful |
| B．there are many trees around her school |
| C．we should do something to make the world more beautiful |
| D．she likes her school very much |
| A．Going Green | B．Green Days | C．Planting Trees | D．Love Your School |
