【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are many great inventions that have changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today — the wheel.     1    

For hundreds of years after that, there were few inventions that had as much effect （影响） as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s, the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore （探测） much anymore. They began to work so as to make life better.

In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made.     2     These all play a big part in our daily life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions such as the helicopter （直升机）, movies with sound, and jet planes. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came in 1935.     3    

By this time most people had a very good life. Man has a desire to explore again, the world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step.     4     In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon.     5     New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.

A．Among them were the camera, the light and the radio.

B．This is certainly just a beginning, though.

C．It changed the kind of clothes people wear.

D．This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.

E．Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

Have you ever seen the houses with gardens on the walls, or the houses that have something to do with weather? Maybe they are the houses of the future. Architects（建筑师）believe that they are all possibilities, and the houses will be as green as possible.

Food production

The food production will be one part of the future house. Gardens may appear on the outside walls of the house. You can plant tomatoes and carrots on the walls. So you just need to walk outside and collect your meals in the morning every day.

The tree house

Some architects from all over the world may build a “tree house”. The surface of the house, like a leaf, will collect sunlight in the daytime. The energy from sunlight can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the house. The “root（根）” of the house will be deep under the ground and it will use the soil（土壤）to control the temperature of the house.

The lizard（蜥蜴） house

A lizard house can change its color with the weather. When it’s in the bright sun, the color of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it will turn white and take in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.

1. The houses of the future will be as green as possible.
2. Tomatoes and carrots can be planted on the outside walls of the house in the future.
3. The energy can only be used to heat water and produce electricity.
4. The “root” of the house will use the soil to control the temperature of the house.
5. During dark days, the color of the lizard house will turn white to protect it from strong heat.

【推荐3】Two years ago, Bing Dwen Dwen was chosen as the mascot（吉祥物）for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Now the panda has been made into toys and models, as well as printed on notebooks and bags.

The design was chosen from 5, 816 works from 38 countries and regions（地区）. Cao Xue, the designer of Bing Dwen Dwen, said the idea first came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu—the sugar coat later turned into an ice shell around Bing Dwen Dwen. However, a simple snack couldn’t stand for a country by itself. Cao’s team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a panda. “We don’t need to explain anything to have it understood across different cultures,” said Cao. However, there were already too many cartoon images（形象）of pandas. The mascot needed to be original（原创的）and creative. Cao first decided that it should be a baby panda instead of an adult one. So the body of Bing Dwen Dwen is as long as its head. Cao’s team looked all around the world to collect all the panda designs they could find. They wanted to make sure their panda looked different. They visited the panda research base in Wolong, Sichuan, to get ideas. They saw that baby pandas are pigeon-toed（内八字）and often lean in（倾斜）while standing.

“If we say artists are like actors who play themselves, designers are actors who have to fit into different roles,” Cao said. “Design is like dancing with chains. I’m glad we performed a good dance.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does Bing Dwen Dwen look like?

A．A lantern.

B．A panda.

C．A notebook.

D．A bag.

2. What does the underlined word “shell” mean?

A．A cover.

B．A snack.

C．A sweet.

D．A fruit.

3. What can we infer (推断) from the sentence “We don’t need to explain anything to have it understood across different cultures”?

A．We don’t need to know about different cultures.

B．People from different cultures can understand each other easily.

C．People from different cultures can understand pandas are the symbol of China.

D．We need to explain it to different cultures that pandas are the symbol of China.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Bingtanghulu can stand for China itself.

B．About 38 works competed with Bing Dwen Dwen to be the mascot.

C．Bing Dwen Dwen looks different from other panda images.

D．Designers like dancing with chains.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Baby Panda Says “Hi” to the World

B．The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Are a Success

C．What Will Be the Mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics?

D．Who Are the Best Dancers in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics?

【推荐1】①Is there anybody who likes doing housework? Should children do housework at home? For some children, doing house work may be the last thing they want to do. For many parents, getting their children to help with some of the housework is also one big headache. However, a Malaysian mother found a creative way.

②Nurafiza came up with a reward system (奖励制度) for her two sons at home and posted it online. She made a list of housework and gave them money for every task they had completed. The list of housework included cleaning up the house and putting away their toys for RM50 each, studying for RM150, and even not fighting with each other for RM10 to RM15. Nurafiza also opened a “mini market” at home for her kids. Her sons could buy snacks at her mini market which was open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The money she gave to her kids was a kind of prop (道具), which she had bought online.

③Because of this system, Nurafiza’s children are now more willing to do their housework. Her post has got over 15,000 likes and has been shared over 27,000 times online. Many parents have begun to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children

④In fact, doing housework can play a very important role in children’s development. First, doing housework teaches children basic skills for living, like cooking, cleaning and so on. Second, doing housework is a good way to help children keep healthy. Third, doing housework create s chances for parents and children to be closer. Finally, a child can grow into a responsible (有责任感的) and independent person by helping with the housework.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. How does the writer start the passage?

A．By telling stories.

B．By giving examples.

C．By asking questions.

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph ②?

A．Nurafiza’s reward system.

B．Nurafiza’s two children.

C．Nurafiza’s mini market.

3. What does the underlined word “imitate” mean in Paragraph ③?

A．注意

B．喜欢

C．模仿

4. How many advantages of doing housework are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

5. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To advise parents to do housework.

B．To encourage kids to do housework.

C．To make housework fun and easy.

【推荐3】In the small villages of Kenya, Africa, most kids want to read books. But no roads lead to their homes, only miles and miles of sand. Cars and trucks are not useful. So library books arrive on the backs of camels (骆驼). Camels can carry (携带) the books along the sand. Two camels, a driver, and a librarian walk to the villages. One camel carries about 400 pounds of books, and the other carries a tent. At each village, the librarian sets up the tent and puts the books inside. Two weeks later, the camels come back with new books.

Some people in Thailand live on mountains and in jungles. Elephants carry the “libraries” on their backs. These large elephants can help carry books along the difficult way. Because of their size, they can carry many heavy books in metal (金属) cases. The metal helps the books away from the heavy rain.

Indonesia has its own problems. There are over 17,000 islands in this country. So most people travel by boat, and so do their library books. A wooden library boat holds about 500 books in boxes. Boxes of books are left in villages. A few weeks later new books arrive.

For people who live far away and can't get to a library, this kind of library can bring more than books. It brings a whole world of happiness and hope.

1. According to the passage, people use ________ ways to carry books.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. What does the underlined word “island” mean in Chinese?

A．城市

B．省份

C．沙漠

D．岛屿

3. Because of the heavy rain in Thailand, ________.

A．camels carry library books	B．library books are put in metal cases
C．boats carry library books	D．elephants carry tents and library books

4. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．reading is important to people around the world

B．all libraries are buildings (楼房)

C．camels and elephants are weak (无力的)

D．boats work best (最适合) for taking library books