【推荐1】He creates fantasy worlds with witches (女巫), floating castles and flying pigs. He is Hayao Miyazaki, also known as “Japan’s Walt Disney”.

In 2016, the 75-year-old returned to make Boro the Caterpillar (《毛毛虫菠萝》), a computer-generated (CG) short movie, into a feature film.

“Miyazaki … will keep making films until he dies”, Toshio Suzuki, an experienced producer at Studio Ghibli, told Variety magazine. For Boro, Miyazaki, who has always used hand-drawn 2D animation, will work with computer technology.

The animation may be different, but Miyazaki’s movies always have something in common.

Many themes are seen again and again in his films.

Two of these themes are the sky and water. From his early film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (《风之谷》, 1984) to his popular 2004 movie Howl’s Moving Castle (《哈尔的移动城堡》), Miyazaki’s films are full of flight. The water is another place where gravity doesn’t work. Miyazaki loves quickly filling spaces with clear water, leaving things to float.

Another repeated idea in Miyazaki’s work is the Earth’s fragility (脆弱性). He often criticizes (批评) development and pollution. Princess Mononoke (《幽灵公主》) shows villagers cutting down a forest to provide fuel for their iron factory, while natural forces fight against them.

In his movies, there is often no clear good or evil. Miyazaki has explained that he sees the 21st century as a complex time. Simple stereotypes cannot be accepted, he said, even in children’s films.

1. Hayao Miyazaki was born ________.

A．in 1940

B．in 1941

C．in 1942

D．in 1943

2. In which film did Miyazaki show his attitude?

A．Boro the Caterpillar

B．Howl’s Moving Castle

C．Princess Mononoke

D．Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

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

A．easy	B．modern
C．standard	D．difficult to understand

4. What do we know from the passage?

A．Miyazaki learnt to draw from his mother.

B．Miyazaki has given up drawing animation by hand.

C．Miyazaki is starting to focus on protecting the environment

D．Miyazaki doesn’t like using simple stereotypes in his films.

【推荐2】These people are famous all over the world. Read and get to know them.

	Tu Youyou is from China. She is famous for winning the 2015 Nobel Prize. She has a happy family. There are four people in her family. Her husband is an engineer. Her younger daughter lives in Beijing, and her older daughter is working at the Cambridge University.
	Willard Smith comes from America. He is a famous actor and song-writer. He has big success(成功) in TV, film and music. People think he is the most successful actor in Hollywood. Smith and his family live happily in Los Angeles, California.
	Mark Zuckerberg is also from America. At the age of 23, Zuckerberg became very rich because of the success of the Facebook. He is good at using computers. He and his wife Priscilla Chan have a happy life.
	Usain Bolt is from Jamaica. He is almost thirty years old. He runs very fast. He is good at 100 metres, 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay(接力). He is the first man to have six Olympic gold medals. Many young people love him very much.

1. How many countries are these people from?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Tu Youyou is famous for _______.

A．her happy family

B．her home country

C．her two lovely daughters

D．getting the 2015 Nobel Prize

3. Who is good at using computers?

A．Tu Youyou.	B．Mark Zuekerberg.
C．Willard Smith.	D．Usain Bolt.

4. What is Usain Bolt good at?

A．Running.	B．Using computers.
C．Writing songs.	D．Acting.

【推荐3】It has more than 845 million users worldwide. If it were a country, it would have the third largest population(人口) in the world, behind China and India. This is Facebook, a popular website from the US. It is similar to Renren in China.

Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs. He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had the idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other. He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share photos and their personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full time. It was the biggest adventure(冒险) in his life and later brought him great success. Now, the service is popular around the world.

Greeting such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” became a part of young people’s everyday language in the US. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg’s dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,’’ he said.

What’s the young man’s secret to success? Zuekerberg believes it’s important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks,” he once said in an open letter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Mark can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.

1. People can NOT _______ on Facebook.

A．exchange messages

B．do online shopping

C．share information

D．put up photos

2. Zuckerberg started Facebook because _______.

A．he wanted to collect some money	B．he felt bored when studying in Harvard
C．he didn’t know his classmates very well	D．he wanted to connect people through the Internet

3. Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Zuckerberg attended Harward University.
b. Facebook is popular around the world.
c. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard.
d. Zuckerberg set up the Facebook website.

A．a-b-c-d

B．a-c-b-d

C．a-d-b-c

D．a-d-c-b

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason for Zuckerberg’s success?

A．He is not afraid of risks.	B．He likes trying new things.
C．He is richer than anyone else.	D．He has an open mind.

【推荐1】The world is a beautiful place in our eyes. But does it look the same through the eyes of animals?

	They can’t see as many colors as we can. They can see blues, browns and yellows. They have fewer color—detecting cells (色彩感知细胞) than we do.
	They have eight pairs of eyes. They can see more colors than us. They can see ultraviolet light (紫外线). So they see things more clearly than we do.
	They can move one eye in different directions (方向) while keeping the other eye stop moving. It is to see their enemies (敌人) better. They can’t see many colors. It’s not necessary because they mostly come out at night. They are good at seeing bright light.
	They have an eye on either side (任意一侧) of their heads. So they see wider than us. They have a blind spot (盲点) in front of their noses. They can’t see as many colors as we do. They can see greens and blues.

1. What color can dogs see according to the text?

A．Green.

B．White.

C．Blue.

D．Gray.

2. Which animal can see more colors than us from the text?

A．Dogs.

B．Jumping spiders.

C．Mice.

D．Horses.

3. Which of the following about mice is TRUE?

A．They can see ultraviolet light.

B．They can’t see bright light well.

C．It’s not necessary for them to see all directions.

D．They can move one eye while keeping the other eye stop moving.

4. What will happen if there is a fly flying in front of a horse’s nose?

A．The horse will smell it but do nothing.

B．The horse won’t mind it when seeing it.

C．The horse can’t see it and will let it there.

D．The horse can find it and drive it away.

5. What is the best title of the text?

A．World through Animals’ Eyes	B．See a Beautiful World
C．Seeing Things in the Same Way	D．Different Kinds of Animals

【推荐3】Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the US. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, egg, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight(减轻体重).This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight (增加体重 )instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
1. During the test, the people were given __________.

A．no breakfast at all	B．different foods or sometimes none
C．very rich breakfast	D．little food for breakfast

2. The results show that _________.

A．breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies.

B．breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C．a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk.

D．girl students should have little for breakfast.

3. According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _______.

A．be healthier

B．work better

C．lose weight

D．lose your way

4. The word “reduce” in the last sentence means_________

A．增加

B．减少

C．放弃

D．享用

【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，选项中有一项是多余的选项。

In May, China lost two great stars of science, Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao.     1    

Yuan Longping was known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He studied rice for his entire life(毕生). In the 1970s, he developed a hybrid strain(杂交品种) of rice. It is widely planted.     2     Yuan said he once has a dream. That is, his hybrid rice was taller than men.     3    

Wu Mengchao was the founder of hepatobiliary surgery (肝胆外科) in China. For a time, the success rate (成功率) of hepatic surgery(肝脏手术) was only 16%. Wu raised it over 98%!     4     Even into his 90s, he was still working at the operating table(手术台).

These two top scientists have left us.     5     They each have a planet(行星) which has been named after them. They are the brightest stars in our hearts.

A．He saved many lives.

B．But you can find them in the sky.

C．He sat down to enjoy the cool.

D．The news made Chinese people sad(悲伤).

E．He won many prizes for his hybrid rice.

F．Today, about 20% of the world’s rice comes from hybrid rice.

【推荐2】On Sept. 8, 2020, President Xi Jinping presents medals to the recipient (接受者) of the Medal of the Republic Zhong Nanshan, and recipients of the national honorary title “the People’s Hero,” Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei, at a meeting commending (表彰) role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic (流行病) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Zhong Nanshan is one of them. He led his team to Wuhan to fight against the illness. He made the important decision to cut off Wuhan from other cities to stop the virus. Thanks to him, the disease is under control day by day.

“Wearing this uniform, I should do everything for the country,” said Chen Wei, a key figure behind the vaccine (疫苗). She made great achievements in COVID-19 related basic research and development of vaccine and protective medicine.

Zhang Dingyu, head of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, learned that his wife was infected (感染) with COVID-19, but he still fought in the front line of the epidemic for more than 30 days. And he led the medical team to treat thousands of patients.

Although people have different positions, industries, abilities and levels, they can create great achievements in common positions. That’s because they have heroic dreams and do heroic deeds. Everyone admires a hero. The heroic Chinese people will surely create newer and greater Chinese miracles(奇迹).

1. Which of the following is TRUE about Zhang Dingyu?

A．His son was infected with COVID-19.

B．He fought in the front line of the epidemic for over 300 days.

C．His medical team saved thousands of patients.

D．This year he is eighty-four years old.

2. According to the passage, the recipients are honored because they are all ________.

A．role models in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 epidemic

B．making great achievements in science

C．key figures behind the vaccine

D．developing vaccine and protective medicine in 2020

3. According to the passage, what mainly makes common people create great achievements?

A．High positions.	B．Good abilities and high levels.
C．Great feelings.	D．Heroic dreams and heroic deeds.

4. What does the underlined word “admires” mean?

A．loves

B．looks up to

C．imagines

D．looks down on

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．China’s Great Achievements	B．Development of Vaccine
C．The Heroic Dreams of People	D．Give the Epidemic Heroes Thumb(大拇指) up

【推荐3】Honoring the Fallen

戍边英雄，我们的国土守护者。

“    1    ”—this is a sentence from the diary of Chen Xiangrong, a 19-year-old Chinese soldier(军人). Unfortunately, he died during a border clash(边境冲突) between Chinese and Indian army in June 2020.

The border is India’s responsibility.     2     Regimental commander(团长) Qi Fabao, 41, led several of his soldiers to negotiate(协商) with the Indian side. However, they were then attacked by Indian soldiers with rocks and other things. Chen Hongjun, 33, Chen Xiangrong, 19, Wang Zhuoran, 24 and Xiao Siyuan, 24, died during the clash.     3    

On Feb 19, the Central Military Commission(CMC)(中央军委) honored these five soldiers for guarding the border.    4     The awards include honorary titles and first-class merit(荣誉称号和一等功)

The country has also offered pensions(抚恤金) to the four martyrs’ (烈士的) families.     5     The martyrs’ children will also get extra points on the gaokao.

A．Last June, Indian soldiers illegally(非法地) crossed to the Chinese border and set up tents.

B．A team will stay in touch with the family members and help them if needed.

C．Four of them received awards after death.

D．Qi Fabao was the only one alive, but was seriously injured.

E．Pure(纯洁的) love, only for the country.