【推荐1】①Recently, I have finished four space tasks. I stayed in space for more than 43 days, and complete six spacewalks for 43 hours and 13 minutes, so I have a lot of experience there. Today, I want to share some information unusual: what it’s like to eat in space.

②People often ask me if Tang—a kind of orange drink mix—is still taken in space. Don’t laugh, but we still drink it. Today’s space foods look like foods we’re used to eating every day. Foods, like nuts or brownies, can be taken on board as much as possible. But things like macaroni or noodles would be specially prepared, then kept and packaged (打包) to stop them going everywhere. It’s a difficult but necessary process. However, food on a space task can be quite rich and various, can’t it?

③The microgravity (微重力) on the space station changes things in some ways. For one thing, there is no “up” or “down” in space. It also changes how things taste. On Earth, most of your blood is usually below your heart. In space, you’re weightless, so the sharing of blood in your body changes. One result is lowering your sense of taste, at least at first. This happened to me on one task. When I took sugar candy, I wasn’t able to taste it until the ninth day.

④Food can be a real happiness in space. For us, eating is more than just getting power and energy. Familiar foods and tastes can remind us of home and keep us feeling that we still keep in touch with Earth.

1. What is the passage about?

A．Eating in space.

B．Life in space.

C．Exercise in space.

D．Sleeping in space.

2. Who might the writer be?

A．A teacher.

B．A scientist

C．A police artist.

D．An astronaut.

3. What does the underlined word “various” mean in the second paragraph?

A．Be of much money.	B．Be of similar taste.
C．Be of different kinds.	D．Be of the same color.

4. How is the passage organized?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】Fruit salad is a delicious dessert and you can make it in less than ten minutes. What’s more, you can enjoy it without becoming fatter. Fruit salad can also be a great dish at a party, or the wonderful snacks during any time of a day. If you want to know how to make fruit salad, just follow the steps.
Things you need
1 cup of strawberries
1 cup of cherries(樱桃)
1/2 red apple
1/2 peach(桃子)
1 pear
2 spoons of juice
Steps
1. choose your fruits
2. wash all of your fruits
3. cut the strawberries, cherries, red apple, peach, and pear into small pieces
4. put 2 spoons of juice in a bowl
5. put all the fruits in the bowl
6. serve and eat
1. After you choose your fruits, you should ______________.

A．wash your hands	B．wash them
C．cut them	D．put them in a bowl

2. There are __________ steps before you eat fruit salad.

A．one

B．three

C．five

D．four

3. The passage(文段) mainly tells us _________________.

A．fruit salad is very delicious

B．people should eat fruit salad more

C．how to make fruit salad

D．when we can make fruit salad

【推荐3】Beefburgers are the world's most popular fast food.    1     When restaurants open on the Moon, burger restaurants will probably be there first! Burgers are not very good for you.     2    Chips, or chipped potatoes, are also known as French fries. But they are not French. They were invented in Belgium about a hundred years ago. Although potatoes are kind of vegetables, there is not much vitamin C in them. So you need other vegetables too.

Ice cream was invented by Italians. Or was it? Some people think that the Italian explorer Marco Polo got the recipe（食谱）from China in 1295. There is very little cream in ice creams nowadays. Atypical modern ice cream includes less than 1 % cream.     3    "Pizza was invented by Italians." The Italians first put tomatoes on a pizza base 400 years ago. But modern pizzas have cheese too. That idea came from the Italians living in America in 1800. Pizza is not as bad as some fast food, but most pizzas have too much salt.     4    Falafel sandwiches（沙拉三明治）are probably the oldest type of fast food. Egyptians invented them about 2,500 years ago. They are made of beans and they have always been popular in Arab countries.     5    

A. They are also popular in Europe and America, because they are healthier.        B. You can buy one in almost every country in the world.        C. And that is bad for you.        D. But if you still want to eat them, you can add more fruits and vegetables to your diet        E. But it tastes good, doesn't it?

【推荐2】Do you know that vocabulary is more important than grammar? If you have good vocabulary, you can communicate successfully, even if the grammar is not completely perfect.

However, one common problem is learning new words and then forgetting them. So, when you want to use a new word in a conversation, you can’t remember it at that moment. Does this often happen to you? The reason for this difficulty is that most students try to learn vocabulary by studying lists and dictionaries and remembering the words. But it may not work if you don’t have a very good memory.

The best way to learn vocabulary and remember the words successfully is to learn new words and use them at once. You can do this with a very simple exercise. Each time you learn a new word, for example, from an English lesson or an article, write it down in your vocabulary notebook. Writing is more active than just reading a definition（释义）. You should write the word, the definition in English or translation, one example sentence from the article or dictionary and one example sentence that you create.

Imagine you just learn the word “generous”, write in your vocabulary notebook: generous (adjective), definition—giving or willing to give freely. Example One, from the article: Thanks for paying for my dinner, you’re very generous. Example Two, my example: My brother is generous because he volunteers at the animal shelter on weekends. It’s best if your example sentences are true to your life, because this creates a personal connection with the new word. The next day, read your vocabulary notebook again and try to add one more example sentence using the new word. It’s helpful for you to remember it. These two simple steps—writing the word and using it at once—help you remember and use new words.

1. The passage was mainly written to ________.

A．English teachers	B．language learners
C．English writers	D．language readers

2. The correct order of taking vocabulary notes is ________.
a. Make your own example sentence.
b. Write the word, its English definition or translation.
c. Copy an example sentence from the article or dictionary.
d. Read your notebook again and add one more example sentence.

A．b-c-a-d

B．b-c-d-a

C．c-d-b-a

D．c-b-a-d

3. How can we make the best example sentences according to the writer? ________

A．By asking for help from friends.

B．By explaining words’ definitions.

C．By connecting them with our life.

D．By adding words from the article.

4. The best title of the passage is ________.

A．Tips for Translating Words

B．Advice on Using Grammar

C．Abilities of Creating Examples

D．Ways of Learning New Words

【推荐3】There are many deserts on the earth. And the following are some facts you may find interesting.

What are deserts like?

Deserts can be hot and dry places. Rain may not fall there for months or years. Some deserts are sandy and stony. Deserts can also be very windy places. The wind can change the shape of the deserts. It moves sand around from place to place.

Temperatures in the desert can vary greatly. During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40℃ even in the shade. At night deserts can become very cold. In winter there may even be a frost(霜冻) in the early morning.

Living in the desert

The camel is sometimes called “the ship of the desert”. It stores food in its hump (驼峰) and can go for days without water. It has large feet and they help it not to fall into the soft sand. Its long eyelashes (睫毛) keep out the sand during sandstorms.

An oasis is an area of the desert and there water may be found. The water may be in pools or under the ground. People and animals visit an oasis for water and food. Plants grow at an oasis. Some farmers are able to grow crops there.

The Arabian Desert

The Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. In some parts of the desert it is too hot for people to live. Oil was discovered under parts of the desert and in the Arabian Gulf. This oil has made some countries in the area very rich. Much of the money has been spent building fine cities with lovely parks and lakes, and people live a comfortable life there.

1. Which of the following can best describe deserts?

A．Hot and dry.

B．Sandy and rainy.

C．Wet and stony.

D．Windy and snowy.

2. The underlined word “vary” in the passage means “________”.

A．be low

B．be high

C．be same

D．be different

3. The camel has long eyelashes to ________.

A．stay cool in deserts	B．go for days without water
C．help it not to fall into the soft sand	D．keep out the sand during sandstorms

4. According to the passage, people and animals visit an oasis for ________.

A．frost and crops	B．sand and stones
C．water and food	D．money and oil

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．What is the weather like in deserts?	B．What do you know about deserts?
C．How do people live in deserts?	D．Where is the Arabian Desert?