【推荐1】DIY which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman's home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful "castles". If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economy becoming worse at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better with less money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture. People need to get together pieces of furniture with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are very simple but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best ideas, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warming and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY. All in all, it is a very good and suitable thing for many people.
1. What are DIY things?

A．Things that are done by yourself.

B．Things that are sold in the supermarket

C．Things that are shown on TV.

D．Things that are sold in the store.

2. Why do people in UK like DIY?

A．DIY can bring them fun.

B．DIY can help them save money.

C．DIY can be difficult.

D．Both A and B.

3. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is True?

A．People can often understand the instructions easily to build a piece of furniture.

B．All DIY projects with the best ideas can get finished.

C．Less than 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in just one year.

D．41,000 people fell off ladders while doing DIY in UK in just one year.

4. The passage does NOT mention of DIY.

A．the advantages

B．the disadvantages

C．the inventor

D．the meaning

5. You may read the passage in the part of      in a magazine.

A．Life

B．Ad.

C．History.

D．Geography.

【推荐2】Many people know Shanghai’s beautiful night view (景色), especially the colorful lights from the buildings. Light helps us see and makes the environment more beautiful. However, too much light becomes a kind of pollution but many of us pay little attention to this pollution or even ignore it. In fact, it causes a lot of problems. Light pollution can be almost as bad as carbon dioxide pollution.

Too much light can do harm to our health. First, it can make us feel bad and we can’t sleep well. Second, lights need electricity, and creating electricity will give off greenhouse gases. This affects the air and causes breathing problems. Third, study shows people living under bright light for long can have cancer more easily.

Too much light may be even harmful to wild animals. Thousands of birds die from it each year. Some hit into the light buildings, because they can’t see clearly in the strong light. Some birds sometimes lose their ways in the bright light. Sea turtles (海龟) can’t find the dark beaches to lay their eggs.

To protect humans and wildlife, we should take measures to reduce the use of lights at night.

1. Shanghai’s night is beautiful because of the ________.

A．tall buildings

B．colorful lights

C．nice sea

D．wild animals

2. The underlined word “ignore” means ________ in Chinese.

A．熟悉

B．忽视

C．消除

D．防治

3. According to the passage, light pollution can be almost as bad as ________ pollution.

A．air

B．water

C．noise

D．soil

4. Which of the following is wrong?

A．Too much light can do harm to wild animals.

B．Birds can’t see clearly because the light is too bright.

C．Birds sometimes lose their way because of the bright light.

D．Sea turtles can’t find the dark beaches to rest.

5. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．the measures to reduce the use of lights at night

B．the reasons why thousands of birds die each year

C．the harm of light pollution

D．how to protect ourselves from the bright light

【推荐3】Packing for a week-long holiday may be hard. If you want to go for a holiday but don’t know what to do, here is some advice for you.

Check the weather of the city before you go there.

You can check on weather.com or AccuWeather.com. It can help you get weather information of anywhere in the world.

Calling or sending an email to the local tourism bureaus（当地旅游局）can also help you a lot.

Learn a little local（当地的）language.

If you are traveling in other countries, it is important to know how to talk with the local people in their language. For this, you can learn it on an app like Duolingo.

Pack the right clothes.

Bring a hat and use it to keep your face out of the sunshine if you’re going somewhere hot. Bring clothes like sweaters（毛衣）if you are going somewhere cold. Don’t forget to pack warm socks, but don’t pack too many!

Take a required power adapter（所需的电源适配器）with you.

Check to see what kind of power adapter can be used in the country you are leaving for. Make sure to bring the required adapter before you leave.

1. To know about the weather of a city, you can know it except by ________ according to the passage.

A．checking it online	B．asking your friend for more information
C．calling the local tourism bureaus	D．sending an email to the local tourism bureaus

2. From the passage, you should bring a hat if the place is hot, because ________.

A．it is easy to pack	B．it will look nice on you
C．it can keep your face out of the sunshine	D．it is hard to buy

3. We can see this passage in the part of ________ in the newspaper.

A．Health

B．Travel

C．History

D．Culture

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can learn local language on Duolingo.

B．You can only check the weather of your country on weather.com.

C．You can bring any kind of power adapter when you travel to other places.

D．It’s better to take as many clothes as you can.

【推荐1】①These days, a new way is used to decide who are good students at school. The best students are those who not only get high grades, but also follow the rules and the behavior standards (行为标准) for middle school students. Here are some of them.

②Tell the truth. Have you ever copied (抄袭) someone else's work on an exam? If you have, then don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you were doing homework.

③Learn to work together with others. It would be more fun when more people work together. Working together can make you stronger. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, instead of only yourself.

④Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you’ll discover Earth II someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.

⑤Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. Some websites (网站) on the Internet aren’t for kids, so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you. You can use the web for fun or homework.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The new rules tell kids _________.

A．how they can use the Internet

B．how they can get high grades

C．how they can be good students

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Working together with others can be more interesting.

B．An honest student can sometimes copy someone else's work.

C．There is only one way to decide who are good students.

3. What is the structure (结构) of this passage?

A．

B．

C．

4. We can probably find this passage from a _______.

A．tour guide

B．school newspaper

C．sports website

【推荐2】阅读短文，从短文下面的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中。
Dear Li Han,

Hi! I’m very happy to be your pen friend. My name is Susan White. I am from New York.     1     Now I am studying in Simon Baruch Middle School and I am in Grade Seven.     2    

There are some rules (规则) in my school. For example, we have to wear school uniforms (制服) on school days. We have to do morning exercises every day. We can’t fight with others. We can’t use phones in class, either. These rules are strict (严格的), but I think they are good for us.     3     I want to learn it well because I wish to go to China one day. Mr. Huang is our Chinese teacher. He is very strict.     4     We have to finish our homework on time. We can’t leave it for the next day.

I don’t have many rules at home.     5     I can eat in my bedroom. I can read in bed and get up late on Sundays. But I can’t listen to music at night. My parents think it’s too noisy.

Are there any rules in your school or home? Please let me know.

Yours,

Susan

A．It’s in the east of America.

B．In his class, we must speak Chinese and do spelling exercises.

C．Let me tell you something about my school and family.

D．Chinese is my favorite subject.

E．I love my teachers and classmates.

F．I can invite (邀请) my friends to my house on the weekend.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

Do you follow the rules in your school?     1     In many countries, there are a lot of similar(相似的) school rules, but some are different. Every school has their rules.

There are some rules in Japanese schools. Students mustn’t dye(染) their hair.     2     Almost all schools asked students to wear uniforms in the past but now only half of the schools have this rule. The students feel happy to wear all kinds of clothes. The students are not allowed to(被允许) be late for school.     3     In Japan, students can’t do part-time jobs(兼职工作) because they must study hard.

American schools also have all kinds of rules. For example, in Morton High School, students are not allowed to wear their own(自己的) clothes. Students must get to school and leave school on time. They must wear sports shoes in P.E. class.     4     In America, the students can have part-time jobs in their free time.

    5    

A．Now, do you still think your school rules are too strict?

B．If they are late, they can’t get into the school gate because the school gate is closed.

C．How do you like your school rules?

D．They have to keep quiet in the school bus.

E．It’s important to keep the hair Japanese black color.