【推荐2】Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.

The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue reminded her of her uncle Oscar!

The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!

In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.

It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodar Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.

1. Who give the awards?

A．In 1927.	B．Oscar.	C．The Academy of Nicknames.
D．A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.

2. What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?

A．Best Director.

B．Best Foreign Film.

C．Best Actress.

D．Best Actor.

3. Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?

A．Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger.	B．Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.
C．Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.	D．Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.

4. Where are the Oscars held?

A．At the Academy.	B．In a Los Angeles restaurant.
C．At Oscar’s house.	D．At Kodar Theater.

5. Why do some people watch Oscars?

A．To see the restaurant.	B．To see the fashion.
C．To see a film.	D．To see the stars crying and laughing.

【推荐3】Films are everywhere.     1    . Many young people like to go to the cinema, and the new film is often an important social event. There are film festivals in many big cities and some schools have their own film clubs.

    2    . They often tell an exciting or fantastic story and they can keep young people a lot of pleasure.    3    . So they are useful if you don't have time to read a very long book.

Sometimes they are also important to help young people learn new information. Films can help us understand the culture of our society or of another country's society.     4    .

However, some people are not film fans. Films sometimes show blood or fighting, or the people in them use bad words.     5    .Other people feel that reading more books would be better for students because it will help them think more clearly and improve their imagination.

A．Films are certainly important for many teenagers

B．Many teachers say that modern films have a bad influence on young people if they watch the wrong types

C．We can see things about films in newspapers and on TV every day.

D．Many students in China like to watch foreign films to help them improve their English

E．Films can also tell a complete story in just a few hours

【推荐1】In China, lots of students often use much of their time to study their lessons, and don’t help with housework at home. Some students don’t think they need to do housework. Some parents don’t let their children do it. As a result, students are all in need of basic skills (基本技能).

Luckily, things are changing. In 2021, many schools began to teach students life skills.

Guangming Middle School in Sichuan built some farming clubs. There students learnt to plant vegetables. “At first I thought I could only grow some vegetables here, but in fact, I learnt a lot about vegetables.” said Chen Jia, a girl at the school.

In Hope Middle School, students have a special life skill class. They learn to make dumplings in different kinds of shapes. “I couldn’t make dumplings before, but now I am good at doing it. I really love my life skill class. It’s my favorite class.” said Zhang Yan, a boy at the school.

As we know, learning life skills is as important as learning Chinese and math, because it helps us prepare for our future life. Boys and girls, do you help your parents do housework at home? If not, maybe you should get started now.

1. What do many Chinese students spend most of their time doing according to the passage?

A．Doing housework.	B．Growing some vegetables.
C．Learning to make dumplings.	D．Studying their lessons.

2. What club did Guangming Middle School build?

A．Some farming clubs.	B．Some dumpling clubs.
C．Some Chinese clubs.	D．Some math clubs.

3. Which of the following does Chen Jia probably (可能) learn at school clubs?

A．To feed chickens.

B．To milk cows.

C．To ride a horse.

D．To plant potatoes.

4. What is Zhang Yan good at now?

A．Farming.

B．Learning Chinese.

C．Making dumplings.

D．Planting vegetables.

5. Why is learning life skills as important as learning Chinese and math?

A．Because it is fun to learn life skills.

B．Because students need life skills in the future.

C．Because parents tell their children to learn life skills.

D．Because teachers teach their students to learn life skills.

【推荐2】
We all enjoy the beautiful show of colours as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens?
Leaves are nature’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose (葡萄糖). Glucose is a kind of sugar, which plants use as food for energy and growing.
The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis that means “ putting together with light”. A chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. It gives plants their green colour. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter, and trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live on the food they store during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.
As the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples (枫树), glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red colour. The brown colour of trees like oaks (橡树) is made from waste left in the leaves.
It is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful colours we enjoy during autumn.
1. The word “chlorophyll” in the third paragraph means _______ in Chinese.

A．叶绿素

B．氧气

C．胡萝卜素

D．蛋白质

2. The leaves of the trees in autumn turn yellow because of the short of _____.

A．water and carbon dioxide

B．glucose and energy

C．sunlight and water

D．sunlight and carbon dioxide

3. The way that _______________________ is called Photosynthesis .

A．plants change water and carbon dioxide into sugar

B．plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar with the help of sunlight

C．plants use glucose as food for energy and growing

D．chlorophyll is a great help

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．When autumn and winter come, the days get shorter and shorter.

B．During winter trees rest and live on the food they store during the summer.

C．During winter small amounts of yellow and orange colours are kept in the leaves all the time.

D．Trees begin to stop making food in summer.

5. This passage tells us __________________.

A．all the plants can grow well with the strong sunlight

B．there are all kinds of plants on the earth

C．all the colours of the leaves aren’t made from chlorophyll

D．maples and oaks have the same reason as other trees for the change of colours

【推荐3】High school students who take music classes get better grades on Maths, Science and English exams than their non-musical classmates, according to a new study. The students who learnt to play a musical instrument (乐器) in primary school and continued playing in high school not only got better grades, but were about one school year ahead of their non-musical classmates.

Scientists studied over 112, 000 students who finished all the 12-grade schoolwork from 2012 to 2015. Students who had at least one instrumental music class were seen as students taking music classes. The music classes need instrumental music experience and include concert bands, jazz bands and so on.

The scientists found the relationships between music education and grades were clearer for those who learnt musical instruments. The study shows the skills learnt in instrumental music class can turn into the students’ learning ability at school.

According to the study, a music student has to learn to read music notation (乐谱), and develop eye-hand-mind coordination (协调) skills, quick listening skills and team skills. All those skills play an important role in developing the learner’s different abilities.

Lots of people expressed their opinions on the Internet. Some said they agreed with the result. They thought it was interesting. However, others didn’t think so. They thought music education had nothing to do with grades.

1. What do we learn from the study?

A．Grades have something to do with music education.

B．Non-musical students aren’t so clever as music students.

C．The school exams are easy for the students who take music classes.

D．Students should learn a musical instrument from primary school.

2. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Music students do better at school than non-musical ones.

B．Music is more important than any other subject at school.

C．It’s necessary for students to develop different skills.

D．High school students need music to relax.

3. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．The writer doesn’t support the result.

B．Music students think it’s interesting to learn music.

C．If a student keeps taking music classes, he’ll be the best at school.

D．Music skills are helpful to a music student’s learning ability.

4. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To talk about different opinions.	B．To tell readers about a new study.
C．To show what music students learn.	D．To advise readers to take music classes.