【推荐1】There are different ways to store fish. One way to keep fish for future use is canning it. We’ll have this article describing, step by step, how to prepare dried fish.
Begin with fish that are out of the water. If the fish are small, leave their heads on. Cut off the heads if the fish are longer than twenty centimeters or weigh more than one hundred fifteen grams.
Now clean the freshly caught fish. Cut off the scales and cut open the stomach. Remove everything inside. Then wash the fish in clean water and fill salt into them.
Next, put the fish in a container with a solution (溶液) of three hundred grams of salt and one liter of water. This will remove the blood from the meat. Keep the fish in the saltwater for about thirty minutes. After that , wash them again in clean water.
Next, put the fish in a solution that has more salt in the water. The water should be salty enough so that the fish can float to the top. If the fish sink to the bottom of the container, add more salt to the water.
Cover the container with a clean piece of wood. Place a heavy stone on the wood to hold it down. Leave the fish there for about six hours.
After that, remove them from the saltwater and place them on a clean surface. Cover the fish with a clean piece of white cloth and let them dry.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. What is this article mainly about?

A．About all kinds of fishes.

B．About how to store fish.

C．About how to cook.

D．About food.

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Cut off the heads if the fish are longer than twenty centimeters.

B．Cut off the heads if the fish are very small.

C．If the fish weigh more than one hundred fifteen grams, leave their heads on.

D．Leave all the heads of the fishes on.

3. What is the solution of salt and water for?

A．To make the fish clean and dry.

B．To make the meat more delicious.

C．To keep the meat fresh.

D．To remove the blood from the fish.

4. If the solution is not salty enough, __________________.

A．The fish can not float to the top.

B．The fish can float to the top.

C．The fish will dry.

D．The fish will go bad.

5. Which of the following is in the correct order?

A．cut off the scales →cut off the heads →open the stomach.

B．remove everything inside the stomach →wash the fish →fill salt into them.

C．place a stone on the wood →put the fish in salt water →cover the container with wood.

D．cover the fish with cloth →put them on a heavy stone →let them dry.

【推荐2】When astronauts (宇航员) are in space, they eat, sleep, wash, work and play. They do the same things as us on Earth, but they do them differently.

On Earth, we put food on a plate and water in a glass. Gravity holds the food down and keeps the water in the glass. But in space, there is almost no gravity. So food floats away, and astronauts must eat and drink carefully.

Sleeping is very difficult in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in sleeping bags. They tie the bags to a wall.

Washing is difficult, too. There is no shower or both, so astronauts must use a sponge (海绵).

Exercise is very important in space, on Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs. This is very bad for their legs, so they have to exercise for thirty minutes every day. They often use an exercise bicycle for this.

After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read books, watch films, play games or talk to their friends and families by radio. On the International Space Station, astronauts sometimes race from one end of the station to the other. The most popular pastime is looking out of the window, looking at space and watching the Earth.

1. In space, ________.

A．food was put on a plate	B．astronauts sleep on beds
C．gravity holds the food down	D．astronauts drink in a different way

2. What do astronauts have to do every day?

A．Take a shower.

B．Do exercises.

C．Listen to music.

D．Talk to their families.

3. What does the underlined word “pastime” in the last paragraph mean?

A．穿越

B．思念

C．消遣

D．回忆

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．What to do in space	B．Hard life in space
C．How to become astronauts	D．Astronauts’ life in space

【推荐3】Have you heard of the word “hygge”? It’s a Danish (丹麦的) word, as well as a lifestyle practiced by Danish people. There is no English word for the exact meaning of hygge, according to Oxford Dictionaries. It might be translated into being comfortable, safe in English, but it is more than that.

Enjoying beautiful music or having a movie night is hygge. Lighting candles or making real tea in china cups—that’s hygge too. There’s nothing more hygge than sitting around a table with your family or friends, discussing the big and small things in life. Hygge focuses on the idea of making ordinary daily activities special or meaningful, according to the BBC.

For Danish people, hygge is a way of fighting the cold winter.In Denmark (丹麦), there can be up to 17 hours of darkness a day in winter, and the average temperature is around 0℃, according to the BBC. As a result, people spend more time indoors and focus on home entertaining.

Now the idea of hygge is traveling abroad and becoming popular in the world. In the United Kingdom and the United States, there are more and more hygge-themed cookbooks and lifestyle guides, as well as Danish restaurants, cafes and bars. “The rest of the world seems to be slowly waking up to what Danes have been wise to for ages,” Helen Russell, author of The Year of Living Danishly, told the BBC.

1. How does the author explain “hygge” in Para. 2?

A．By telling a story.	B．By giving examples.
C．By listing reasons.	D．By comparing different cultures.

2. What does hygge mainly focus on according to the BBC?

A．Lighting candles or making real tea in china cups.

B．Enjoying beautiful music or having a movie night.

C．Making ordinary daily activities special or meaningful.

D．Sitting around the table and enjoying home entertaining.

3. How many hours of darkness can there be a day in Denmark during winter?

A．Around 5 hours.	B．Up to 12 hours.
C．Around 10 hours.	D．Up to 17 hours.

4. What can we get out of the last paragraph?

A．The history of the hygge.	B．The spread of the hygge.
C．The meaning of the hygge.	D．The importance of the hygge.

5. According to the passage, which word can best describe the meaning of hygge?

A．Popularity.

B．Warmth.

C．Happiness.

D．Wisdom.

【推荐1】Zhi Nong was born in a small town in Yunnan Province. When he was young, he moved to Kunming with his mother. Feeling like a caged (笼中的) bird in the big city, he was bored with the busy and noisy city life and looked forward to nature.

His chance soon came. In 1983, he helped shoot a documentary about birds. That experience led him to learn photography and take photos of flying birds.

In the 1980s, the Internet was not that popular in China and cameras were expensive. He managed to borrow a camera and threw himself into studying how to use it. During that time, the library became his favorite place where he first read some magazines about nature. It opened a door for him to connect with nature.

In 1992, a research program was organized to protect a type of unusual monkeys which only live in China. Usually the home of these monkeys has half-a-year-long winters. It created great challenges for Zhi Nong’s work, but he never drew back. “I didn’t see the monkeys in the wild until I went into the mountains the third time,” said Zhi Nong. He went into the snow mountains six times just to get valuable photographs of the monkeys.

Three years later, his works won international prizes. People around the world began to pay attention to the protection of wild animals in China. And he is the first Chinese winner of the world Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

In order to call up (召集) tons of people to protect wildlife with cameras, he started “China Wildlife Photography Training Camp”. He hopes that more young people will join in for the nature protection.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What led Zhi Nong to learn photography?

A．The experience of shooting a documentary.

B．His dream of being a professional photographer.

C．His dislike of the busy and noisy city life.

D．Some magazines about nature he read.

2. Where was his favorite place to read magazines?

A．The Internet.

B．His own home.

C．Nature.

D．The library.

3. What does the underlined phrase “drew back” mean?

A．Grew up.

B．Gave up.

C．Set out.

D．Put on.

4. Which is the right order of Zhi Nong’s experience?
a. He won some prizes in the world.
b. He borrowed a camera to study how to use it.
c. He took some pictures of monkeys.
d. He set up a camp to train photographers.

A．a-b-c-d.

B．b-c-a-d.

C．c-a-d-b.

D．d-a-b-c.

5. What is the theme (主题) of the text?

A．Technology.

B．Education.

C．Nature.

D．Economy.

【推荐2】Who was the most talented person that ever lived? It might be Leonardo da Vinci. The Italian was a painter, sculptor（雕塑家）and inventor. In 2023, we will celebrate his 571st birthday on April 15th.

Da Vinci is still widely considered as a great painter. His most famous painting, the Mona Lisa which still sits in the Louvre Museum, is a piece of great art work.

The Mona Lisa is famous for the mysterious smile. What is the reason for the woman’s smile? This is a question always asked, but it remains unanswered to this day.

Some believe that the Mona Lisa is actually a portrait（肖像）of Da Vinci himself! This is because some of her expressions on the face are similar to those in one of Da Vinci’s self-portraits. Others might suggest she smiles because she has lost her teeth! We will never know for sure. It is just fun to guess.

Others even think she isn’t smiling but looks unhappy. The scientists also say that if Mona Lisa doesn’t look happy to you, it might be because of your own feelings.

The researchers showed 43 people two groups of pictures. Group One all had neutral（中性的）faces. Group Two had happy and angry faces. Each time, people saw two pictures, one from Group One, the other from Group Two. Later, they described what the neutral faces were like. When people saw a neutral face after a happy face, most of them thought it was smiling. When they saw a neutral face after a sad face, most of them thought it had a sad expression. Scientists believe our brain has predictive power. People use their past experiences to predict what they are going to experience next.

“________” said Erika Siegel, one of the researchers. “However, you see the Mona Lisa after you have great fun, you will see her beautiful smile.”

1. According to the passage, we can find the following information about Leonardo Da Vinci EXCEPT ________.

A．was born on April 15th, 1452

B．is known as a great painter

C．studied in Italy but worked in Paris

D．was also an inventor when he was alive

2. Some people think Mona Lisa is a portrait of Da Vinci himself because ________.

A．Mona Lisa is actually a man rather than a woman

B．most of Da Vinci’s paintings were about himself

C．he lost his teeth and so did Mona Lisa

D．some expressions were in the way he once painted himself

3. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ________?

A．The expression of the Mona Lisa is always changing.

B．People’s past experiences have an influence on their feelings.

C．Different people get different feelings while seeing the Mona Lisa.

D．If you see the Mona Lisa after you fail your exam, you may think she is sad.

4. If we put the passage into three parts,which of the following is the best?________
①＝Para.1；②＝Para.2；③＝Para.3；④＝Para.4；....

A．①②；③④；⑤⑥⑦

B．①②；③④⑤；⑥⑦

C．①；②③④⑤⑥；⑦

D．①②③④；⑤⑥；⑦