【推荐2】The network technology in your mobile phone is the result of years of development in wireless communications. It is called 2G, 3G, 4G and now 5G. 5G networks have been treated as the next big thing for wireless users. They allow people to get __, with videos that will start to play immediately and information downloads that will take only seconds, instead of minutes.

       But no true 5G phones are able to be used now. Motorola has produced publicly the first 5G smartphone, the Moto Z3. But the problem is that it won't work with 5G until such services are built. Users will need an adapter to bring in 5G signals. There's completely no need for users to worry about the safety of 5G signals. But when to use 5G directly is the point.

Where will we probably see 5G first? The answer is in our living rooms. The speeds, about 20 times faster than the standard home Internet connection, are very likely to do wonders in our living rooms. Cord-cutting has become popular and common. Many users are tired of spending $100 or more monthly in booking cable (有线的)TV. They don't choose cable TV any more and begin to use streaming (在线播放) services connected to their broadband (宽带)service instead. The U.S. communications company Verizon has developed home broadband for its 5G tests and has decided to work together with Apple TV. Another U.S. top communications company, AT&T, now is the No. 1 broadband provider in the United States, tested 5G in nine markets in late 2018.

       Besides faster access, connectivity might get a little cheaper in the future for users as long as a complete 5G network is set up. However, the cost of programs and apps will go up. Meanwhile, users are in great need of ordering more monthly services. Comparatively speaking, users are likely to pay more for 5G services.

So for now, it's all about the home. How will 5G develop next? What will 5G bring to us? Let's wait and see.

1. Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank in Paragraph 1?

A．cheaper prices

B．more information

C．smaller shapes

D．faster services

2. The reason why 5G phones are NOT able to be used now is that _____.

A．teach companies are not able to set 5G phones

B．5G networks haven't been built to offer services

C．the speed of 5G networks is too fast for the regular phone

D．the signals used by 5G phones are not safe enough to bring

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Booking cable TV is still popular among users.

B．5G is possible to be used to office working first.

C．5G will help us save money because of its cheaper costs.

D．Some communications companies are working on 5G tests.

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．The influence of 5G.	B．The smartphones armed with 5G.
C．The development of 5G.	D．The differences between 4G and 5G.

【推荐3】Choose the best answer ( 选择最恰当的答案)

We took a survey on “What do you use the Internet for?” The following form is part of the survey result.

Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use it more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to reserve holidays over the Internet. I reserved a cheap flight once, it was very easy, and it was really good.

David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all round the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download games from the Internet, so I can have any game Internet I want.

Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my school work. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias( 百 科 全 书 ) and magazines. It’s great because I can download pictures or articles and use them with my homework. It’s very easy to use and it’s free, so I like it.

Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to email. I usually write to my customers by email, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred emails a month. But of course, I also use email to keep in touch with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send emails to each other every day.

1. ________ prefers to use the internet to buy things.

A．Henry

B．David

C．Peter

D．Tony

2. The underlined word” reserve” is the closest in meaning to ________

A．miss

B．find

C．wait

D．book

3. David’s hobby is to________ over the internet.

A．read books	B．book holidays
C．play games	D．download pictures

4. Peter can use the internet to________ easily.

A．Play chess	B．do some shopping
C．do school work	D．talk with his daughter

5. From the passage we know that________.

A．Peter is a teacher	B．Tony is a businessman
C．David is an engineer	D．Henry is a bookseller

6. According to the passages which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Henry had an experience of using the Internet to buy a cheap flight.

B．David had a game with a Japanese over the internet last night.

C．Tony often emails to his customers, friends and family.

D．Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet.

【推荐1】Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation—their young trees?

Professor Simard, forest scientist from the University of British Columbia, explains how trees are much more complex (复杂) than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard and her team have made a new discovery and showed just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their group work and support, passing necessary nutrition (营养) like nitrogen and carbon to its members.

Nitrogen and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi (真菌) networks. This makes sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons (神经元) in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it influences all.

Simard talks about “mother trees”. These are usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend. These “mother trees” are connected to all the other trees in the forest by this network of fungi, and may manage the nutrition of the whole trees and plants in the forest. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, carrying important nutrition to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down “mother trees” without paying attention to these highly complex networks on which they fed, we are reducing the chances to save the whole forest.

“We didn’t take any notice of it,” Simard says sadly. “Mother trees move nutrition into the young tees before dying, but we never give them a chance.” If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection for the future.

1. The underlined sentence the opposite is true probably means that tees _______.

A．compete for survival

B．depend on each other

C．protect their own wealth

D．provide support for dying trees

2. Why is “neuron” mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．To explain different work between tree members.

B．To provide different examples of different networks.

C．To show the close connections among tree members.

D．To tell the differences between tree network and neuron network.

3. Which of the following shows the relationship of the trees in forest?

A．	B．
C．	D．

4. What does the writer think of the discovery of Professor Simard’s team?

A．It is helpful for the environment.

B．It is as useful as the network of neurons.

C．It is as important as Darwin’s theory.

D．It is interesting for the forestry industry.

【推荐2】Young people enjoy different kinds of drinks, though they know how bad drinks are for their health. What about you? What will happen to you if water takes the place of (代替) all drinks?

Chris Bailey, a popular blogger (博客作者), tried this out. Here is what he has found.

First, you lose weight (体重) faster. Yeah, you do! You don’t have to exercise but just keep away from drinks for 9 days. It is the same as running for 8 kilometers a day! So write down your resolution on a piece of paper and put it on the wall. And you will see the result soon.

Sometimes when you have to stay up late for a test, a cup of tea or coffee is usually by your side on the desk. But do you know 75 to 85 percent of your brain (大脑) is water? Nothing else! Just by drinking water, your brain can work efficiently. You may remember things quickly and well.

What’s more, water washes out something bad in your body. So drinking enough water can stop you from getting old soon. If you want to look young and beautiful as long as possible, drink a glass of water right now! Keep on doing it for longer, and you will be surprised to touch your soft and clean skin (皮肤) .

Lastly, you save money! How much money do you spend on coffee and juice every week? The price of water is much lower than that of other drinks. Drink 5 glasses of water every day, or spend money visiting doctors. Think about it!

So, what are you waiting for?

1. Why is Chris Bailey mentioned?

A．To show he is popular.	B．To describe his first try.
C．To discuss his health problems.	D．To take his findings (发现物) as an example.

2. Which of the following is probably the paper in Paragraph 3?

A．Take more exercise!	B．Drink more water!
C．Use the brain more!	D．Save more money!

3. What does “efficiently” mean?

A．高效地

B．持续地

C．主动地

D．反复地

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．65 to 75 percent of the brain is water.

B．Keeping on drinking water makes hair soft and clean.

C．Staying away from drinks for 9 days helps lose weight.

D．The money spent on coffee is less than that in visiting doctors.

【推荐3】

How do you spend your vacation? Do you like travelling（旅行）? How can you make your trip interesting? Here’s some advice（建议）.

◆Read! Before you leave, you should find some information about the place, such as geography, history and people. You can know the place better by reading.

◆Take photos! If you want to take some photos, remember to choose the most special sights. Don’t choose the sights you can see in other places. For example, Qingdao and Ningbo are coastal cities, so don’t only take photos of the sea. You should take photos of something else, too.

◆Taste! You’d better taste some specials in the area. Food in some places is very delicious. So why not taste it in your life?

◆Write! When you visit a place, you should take a pen and a notebook, so you can write down what you see and what you think during the trip.

1. How many pieces of advice are mentioned（被提及）in this passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. Before we travel to a place, we should ________.

A．learn something about it

B．know which bus to take

C．decide when to leave

3. The underlined word “coastal” means ________ in Chinese.

A．接近的

B．平静的

C．沿海的

4. You’d better taste some ________ in the area during your trip.

A．oranges

B．specials

C．fruit

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．How to make your trip interesting

B．The most popular way to travel

C．How to make a travel plan

【推荐1】Clarkson is a large town. There are more than fifty thousand people living there. It sits next to a large river, the Clark River. Every day, people take the ferry from North Clarkson to South Clarkson to work.

Most people live In North Clarkson. There are lots of trees and the streets an very broad. When the sun shines, the children run and play in the safe streets. North Clarkson is a wonderful place to live. South Clarkson has a lot of shops and factories. People don't live there, but they come in the morning to work. There is also a big stadium where the Clarkson Tigers play. On Sundays, many people go to watch their favorite team.

At the weekend, people enjoy walking along the bank of the Clark River. They also sail small boats on the water and if there is a little wind, they fly kites in the large park.

Every year, Clarkson grows in size because a lot of people come to live there. The government builds more houses and the streets get busier and busier.

1. There is a river, the Clionton River, near Clarkson.
2. There are wide streets in North Clarkson.
3. On Sundays, many people go to the stadium in South Clarkson to watch their favorite team.
4. At the weekend, people in Clarkson enjoy swimming in the Clark River.
5. Every year, Clarkson grows in size because lots of people come to travel here.

【推荐2】An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”
1. The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

A．The Tower of London

B．St. Paul’s Cathedral

C．Some famous buildings in the city

D．The whole city of London

2. The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build the Tower of London.

A．less than half a year

B．forty days

C．five hundred years

D．fifty days

3. It took them a few days to see ______.

A．some of the best known buildings in England

B．several best known places in England

C．many famous houses in the city of London

D．most of the best known buildings in London

4. The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.

A．didn’t want to say anything

B．tried to show it to the visitor

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．tried not to show it to the visitor

5. The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.

A．he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it

C．he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name

D．he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

【推荐3】In China, most people work or study for five days every week. They can have a rest on weekends. But not everyone can rest on weekends. Most of them do some interesting things or their favorite things.

As students, we can do many things. Some students have all kinds of lessons, such as math lessons, English lessons, piano lessons and art lessons. They want to improve（提高）themselves. Some students help their parents do the housework. Some students do some relaxing things, like going shopping or going to a movie. And other students like playing sports. It is good for their health.

How about you? What do you usually do on weekends?

1. Most people have a ________rest every week in China.

A．one-day

B．two-day

C．five-day

D．six-day

2. On weekends, most students ________.

A．play sports	B．do the housework
C．do their favorite things	D．go shopping with friends

3. Why do some students have all kinds of lessons on weekends?

A．Because the lessons are fun.	B．Because their teachers ask them to do so.
C．Because their parents ask them to do so.	D．Because they want to improve themselves.

4. To improve their health, some students ________.

A．go shopping

B．play sports

C．go to a movie

D．do the housework

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Students’ Activities on weekends	B．Chinese Students’ Lessons
C．A Bad Weekend	D．A Happy Weekend

【推荐2】Some teenagers think that newspapers are boring and only for adults. But that’s not true. There are many interesting stories in the paper. __________________________ “I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day,” said 15-year-old Gao Ming from Beijing. “I’m interested in things happening at school. ” School news is just one kind of news story in newspapers. There’s also world news: from international problems to pop stars.
Read the newspaper carefully, we’ll find different types of articles on the pages:
News stories — these stories are about events. Reporters try to show all points of a story to help readers understand what happened. Reporters try to speak to as many people as possible. They also use pictures and numbers to show the readers that the stories are true. The newspaper Teenagers has lots of news stories on the news page and front page. When we read them, we learn more about the facts, not the writers’ ideas.
Opinion writing — opinion writing is usually about something happening right now. But it isn’t just facts. Here writers add their own opinions to the news. Writers pick only the facts that help back up their ideas. They make readers believe that they are telling the truth. This is usually the kind of story that gets people thinking. Go to “Speak Out” on Page Two for an example of opinion writing in Teenagers.
Advertisement — Don’t get happy too early when you read them. Those sweet words and lovely pictures are just ways to get us interested in their products! People have to pay to put advertisements in newspapers!
1. The underlined sentence means that the readers ___________.

A．should understand interesting news stories

B．ought to know which kind of things to read

C．need to look at the school news first

D．must know the contents of all the news

2. In the writer’s opinion, we’d better be ___________ advertisements in newspapers.

A．interested in

B．against

C．worried about

D．careful of

3. This passage mainly discusses how___________.

A．reporters write different kinds of news

B．teenagers get interested in newspapers

C．readers can read newspapers in better ways

D．readers can’t read different news in newspapers