【推荐1】The technology is improving every year. We will see some very exciting home robots in the next few years. In the future the robots can do lots of things.
1. Getting things

In a few years, it will be possible to tell your home robot to get a piece of bread for you.

The robot will use its eyes and an arm to get the bread for you.
2. Watering plants

Future robots will carry water to water plants.

3. Telling dangers(危险)

A home robot will find out fire, smoke(烟）and other dangers easily. Every night the robot will make its rounds to make sure that everything is right.

4. Looking after children

A robot will help us look after our children well while we are not at home.

1. A robot will get something for you with______.

A．a hand	B．eyes and a leg
C．an arm	D．eyes and an arm

2. What does the phrase “make its rounds” mean in Chinese?

A．转圈

B．巡查

C．工作   . 制作

3. What will robots do when people are not at home?

A．Robots will do housework with the children.

B．Robots will cook for the children.

C．Robots will look after the children.

D．Robots will smoke with the children.

4. What doesn't this passage tell us the robots will do?

A．Carry heavy things.	B．Look after children.
C．Look after plants.	D．Get things for people

5. What does the passage talk about?

A．The habit of robots	B．The dream of robots
C．The future of robots	D．The life of robots

【推荐2】

Three Chinese astronauts Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu gave a space lecture on Dec. 9th, 2021

“Hello, everyone! Welcome to Tiangong Class.” With this greeting, a special lecture began on Tiangong space station about 400 kilometers above Earth on Dec. 9th, 2021.

Lasting for about an hour, the space lecture was broadcast live to millions of students. Three astronauts from the Shenzhou XIII crew hosted the lecture, introducing how they live and work on the space station and doing some interesting experiments that can only be done in space.

This is the second live space lecture in China. In 2013, with the assistance of two other Shenzhou X crew members, Wang hosted the country’s first live space lecture to over 60 million schoolchildren across China.

More space to teach

Compared with the class eight years ago, this year’s space lecture is greatly different. The “classroom” is bigger. Instead of Tiangong I experimental module (实验舱), this year Wang had the space lecture in the Tianhe space core module (核心舱), which is the biggest spacecraft developed by China.

Technological development

The quality of space to ground communication is also much improved.

The space lecture eight years ago sometimes faced the challenges of the video freezing and an unclear picture, but this year’s lecture is different.

With the help of China’s Tianlian sallies, the transmission (传输) speed has been highly increased and the whole live broadcast has run smoothly. These changes show that Chinese aerospace industry has made great progress in the past eight years.

More courses

Along with the technological progress, this year’s space lecture discussed more areas in science. Eight years ago, students could watch the interesting phenomenon of weightlessness in space on TV. But this year, biology was added.

Though these space lectures showed various topics, the aim behind the lectures has never changed. The space lectures aim to “spread knowledge about manned spaceflights and light up the interests for science among young people”. The spirit of science in the youth is an important driver of the progress of mankind. The space lecture makes young Chinese people take pride in our country as they see the rapid development of our space technology.

1. How far is Tiangong space station from the earth?

A．2400 kilometers.

B．1800 kilometers.

C．400 kilometers.

2. Who gave the space lecture on Dec. 9th, 2021?

A．Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Ye Guangfu.

B．Wang Yaping, Yang Liwei and Liu yang.

C．Wang Yaping, Zhai Zhigang and Yang Liwei.

3. Which of the following is false according to the passage?

A．The spacecraft where the astronauts gave the lecture on December 9th, 2021 is bigger than before.

B．We can learn as much knowledge as before from the space lecture.

C．Chinese aerospace industry has achieved a lot in the past eight years.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The space lecture can not attract young people to study science.

B．The purpose of the space lecture is to spread knowledge about manned spaceflights.

C．All people in the world will be proud of being Chinese when they know the success of our country’s space technology.

【推荐3】

Gaode Map is one of the most helpful mobile phone maps. It provides the location（位置）and life services. It can tell you the place you want to go to.

It’s such an interesting app(应用程序) and is popular with the young. The app is suitable (合适的) for friends who are going to take exams, or for the users to remember more words. It’s easily used by offering users pictures, sounds as well as short videos in English.

How many steps did you take today? This app does not just mark down the number of steps you take. Your real steps can take you on a virtual (虚拟的) journey around the world. It can really give you the power to move ahead.

1. Which app can help you find the way to a place?

A．Gaode Map.

B．The camera app.

C．The 100 app.

D．The walking app.

2. What’s the 100 app used for?

A．Finding the way to a place.	B．Remembering words.
C．Taking pictures.	D．Marking down the steps.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The 100 app is popular with the young.

B．The walking app can encourage you to move ahead.

C．Gaode Map is the most professional mobile phone map.

D．The 100 app provides the users with pictures, sounds and short videos.

【推荐1】

Daily News                                                  27th April: 2023 Panda Ya Ya returns home! Ya Ya the giant panda has just arrived in Shanghai, east China on Thursday after 20 years of stay at the Memphis Zoo in the U.S. The flight was around 15.5 hours. Both Chinese and American vets are with Ya Ya. Did you know...? Baby pandas are born pink and measure about 15 cm-that's about the size of a pencil. Giant pandas spend up to 12 hours a day eating bamboo. Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in the zoos they can live for up to 35 years. Ya Ya was born at Beijing Zoo on August 3,2000. She arrived at Memphis Zoo in April, 2003. Ya Ya has become a bridge of friendship between Chinese and foreign people. She will spend a month in Shanghai before returning to her birthplace, Beijing Zoo. We do hope all pandas that are in foreign countries can be healthy and happy.

1. Ya Ya had lived in U.S. for ________ years.

A．10

B．15

C．20

2. Ya Ya was born in ________.

A．Shanghai

B．Beijing

C．Chengdu

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

A．Ya Ya is still a young panda now.

B．Ya Ya had a short flight coming back home.

C．Ya Ya helps foreigners know more about China.

4. This passage is ________.

A．a piece of news

B．an ad

C．a diary

【推荐2】In many places, the ground will be covered with snow in winter. Some people will lock themselves in to get away from the cold. Some, however, would like to spend the season building snowmen and snow mazes (迷宫).

Clint Masse, a Canadian man, is one of them. Last winter he and his team worked six and a half days a week. After three weeks of work, they did it. They broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest snow maze.

Masse lives in Manitoba. It is in northern Canada. The man has built snow mazes for more than 20 years. However, he had never completed such a large one. The maze covered an area of 2,790 square meters. It had walls that were 2 meters tall and 0.6 meters thick. It took about 30 minutes to walk through the maze, depending on your luck.

The maze cost Masse 57,000 Canadian dollars. The man and his team used a snow machine to make enough snow for the project. Man-made snow is stronger than natural snow. “If you drive through the snow walls, you will break your car before you break the walls,” Masse said.

Masse felt excited when he knew he had broken the Guinness World Record. He said his family had a poor life. So the record was very important. It brought thousands of visitors to his large maze and also lots of money.

1. Clint Masse and his team ________ last winter.

A．stayed away from the cold	B．made the largest snowman
C．broke the Guinness World Record	D．locked themselves inside a house

2. How long did it take Clint Masse and his team to build the snow maze?

A．For about a week.	B．For about 20 days.
C．For about a season.	D．For about 20years.

3. From the text we can know the snow maze _________.

A．was made of natural snow	B．cost Masse 57,000 Canadian dollars
C．covered an area of 30 square meters	D．provided a 30-minute visit for everyone

4. What will the snow maze bring to Clint Masse’s family?

A．A good friend.	B．A good education.
C．A snow machine.	D．A richer life.

【推荐3】These days, a special “tour group” has caught people’s eyes. This group is a family of 15 wild（野生的）Asian elephants. They lived in Xishuangbanna in the south of Yunnan.

Last year, they left their home and started to move north. They visited many places in Yunnan. They walked through: mountains, forests, rivers and even city streets. They ate in the fields and slept in the wild. No one knows when the elephants will stop moving. For protecting the elephants, experts used drones（无人机）to watch them closely.

Asian elephants are usually kind. But when they are scared, they may attack（攻击）people. Experts put fences（围栏）and trucks between the elephants and people. They used tons of food like bananas and pineapples to lead the elephants to safe places.

1. How many wild Asian elephants are there in the special “tour group”?

A．Fourteen.

B．Fifteen.

C．Fifty.

2. Where did the wild Asian elephants live?

A．Guangxi.

B．Yunnan.

C．Africa.

3. The elephants didn’t walk through ________ in this trip.

A．forests

B．mountains

C．oceans

4. Experts watched the elephants closely with ________.

A．drones

B．camera

C．plane

5. The elephants may attack people when ________.

A．they are kind

B．they are happy

C．they are scared

【推荐2】

At 15:40 on December 9th, 2021, the “space teacher”, Wang Yaping, made some experiments (实验) in the Tianhe Core Module of the Chinese Space Station.

“Welcome to the ‘Tiangong Classroom’!” said Wang Yaping.

●Taking a “spacewalk” is difficult

Ye Guangfu was working hard to walk, but his body floated! Then he tried to turn around but he couldn’t. “In space, astronauts are in a weightless environment. So we need to use nearby devices(装置) to move,” he said.

● The paper flower “blooms”

In the “Tiangong Classroom”, Wang Yaping made a beautiful water film (薄膜). Then she took out a paper flower and placed it on the film of water. The pink flower slowly “bloomed”! “I hope your dreams can bloom in the huge universe (宇宙)!” she said.

●“Space Happy Ball” brings fun

Wang Yaping asked the children on the ground to put their ping pong ball in the water. The density (密度) of the ball was less than that of the water, so it floated up.

In space, when she put the ping pong ball into the water, it did not float up to the surface. It stopped in the center of the water!

“The buoyancy (浮力) disappears in a weightless environment in space so the ping pong ball cannot float,” Ms Wang explained.

1. What does the underlined word “blooms”mean in Chinese?

A．成长

B．绽放

C．枯萎

D．凋零

2. What does the underlined word “It” in the second paragraph from bottom refer to?

A．The space.

B．The ping pong ball.

C．The surface.

D．The “Tiangong Classroom”.

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Astronauts need nearby devices to float.

B．Wang Yaping grew flowers in the space station.

C．It was difficult for Ye Guangfu to turn around in space.

D．The ping pong ball doesn’t float up in the water on Earth.