【推荐1】

Finally, you finish all your schoolwork and sit back in your chair. Suddenly you feel a headache and realize your eyes are painful. What’s going on? Doctors say that many students are spending too much time in front of screens, especially during online classes. The following suggestions might help to protect your eyes.
THE 20-20-20 RULE This gives your eyes a break from long screen time. It suggests looking at something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds after 20 minutes of work on the screen. You can then continue working without feeling pain.	●Studies show that people blink (眨眼睛) less often when looking at a screen. Keep your eyes wet by blinking often or using eye drops.
	●Sit up straight about an arm’s length (长度) away from the screen. Make sure you’re looking down at your screen. Stand up and exercise often to avoid neck and shoulder pain.
	●What about blue light blocking glasses (防蓝光眼镜)? They may look cool, but research shows that blue light isn’t the biggest cause of eye tiredness. So ask doctors before putting them on.

1. Who is the text written for?

A．Parents.

B．Students.

C．Doctors.

D．Patients.

2. What are the key words in the 20-20-20 Rule?

A．20 minutes, 20 feet, 20 times.	B．20 seconds, 20 times, 20 feet.
C．20 feet, 20 seconds, 20 minutes.	D．20 times, 20 minutes, 20 seconds.

3. Which of the following best explains the meaning of the underlined sentence in the text?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The reasons for eye tiredness.	B．The influence of online classes.
C．The importance of computer glasses.	D．The suggestions about eye protection.

5. In which part of a magazine can you read the text?

A．Health.

B．Sports.

C．Culture.

D．Travel.

【推荐2】In 2001, when Jesse Sullivan was 51, he had an accident at work. He worked with electricity. It was a bad accident. He hurt both his arms.

"I don't want to lose my arms," he thought. "How can I manage without arms?"

Because he was hurt so badly, he did lose his arms. But the doctors replaced them with artificial ones. Now he doesn't have arms like other people. His arms are made by scientists and doctors. They are like machines and Jesse can do a lot of things with them. He can eat with hands. He can go fishing. He can pick up and carry things. He can even put his arms around his grandchildren. Though they let him do many things, Jesse can't feel anything with them.

Doctors are learning how to make better artificial arms. They want an artificial arm to be as good as a normal arm, or even better than a normal one.

Artificial arms help Jesse live a normal life. The arms can make life much better for many people all over the world.

1. What can Jesse do with his artificial arms?
a. look after his grandchildren             b. make electricity
c. move something light                    d. eat apples            e. feel cold or warm

A．bce

B．abe

C．acd

D．cde

2. What does the underlined word "replaced" mean?

A．Found out.

B．Took the place of.

C．Put out.

D．Threw away.

3. What does the underlined word "them" refer to?

A．His hands.	B．His artificial arms.
C．Machines.	D．His grandchildren.

4. What can we know about Jesse according to the passage?

A．His grandchildren let him do many things.

B．He has got better artificial arms with the help of the doctors.

C．He feels pain when he hurt his artificial arms.

D．He can go fishing like a normal person.

【推荐3】 Yesterday Dr. Hill put braces（牙箍）on my teeth. When she finished doing it, she walked me out to the front desk. She told Grandma would have to come back in two weeks to have my braces checked “Sounds like she put a washing machine in your mouth, doesn’t it. Amy？” joked Grandma. Then Dr. Hill give me an appointment for 2: 30 p.m. on October 28^th. Oh, well, I guess getting out of school early to see Dr. Hill will be one good thing about having braces.

Other things are not so good. When I woke up this morning. My mouth really hurt. I couldn’t eat any bread or meat. Finally Mom mashed（捣烂）banana and mixed it with some milk in the honey, which tasted good. At school, my friends tried to be nice about my braces. Benny said he could hardly notice them unless I smiled. (Note to myself: Try not to smile too much.) Angel said they made me look more grown-up. And Keith thanked me for joining him. He said my braces looked nicer than his.

Of course, Charlie had mean things to say. First he called me Brace Face, and then he called me Metal Mouth. I ignored (不理睬) him, but he kept laughing and pointing. He didn’t stop until Mrs. Fremont gave him one of her looks. Right now, Dr. Hill’s not sure how long I’ll have to wear the braces. But it may be at least nine months. That seems like a long, long time.

1. From Paragraph 1, we can know that __________.

A．Amy’s dentist said Amy was brave	B．Amy’s dentist is quite humorous
C．Amy went to the dentist with her grandma	D．Amy needs to come back to the dentist in one week

2. On the morning of October 14^th, Amy __________.

A．got up late

B．had pain in her mouth

C．didn’t want to go to school

D．didn’t eat anything

3. Who wears braces like Amy?

A．Charlie.

B．Angel.

C．Benny.

D．Keith

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

A．甜蜜的

B．刻薄的

C．感动的

D．奇怪的

5. When Mrs. Fremont gave Charlie a look, what do you think the look mean?

A．He should be quiet.	B．He made a good joke
C．She was proud of him	D．She agreed with him

【推荐1】The company Open AI introduced ChatGPT to the world. It is the latest kind of AI chatbots. Anyone can use ChatGPT for free now so that the company can collect (收集) people’s ideas on how to improve it.

ChatGPT is able to write articles for newspapers. And when teachers ask it to write answers to exam questions, ChatGPT can almost get full marks. In our everyday life, it can help a father come up with ideas of a birthday party for his son. It is also able to solve difficult coding (编程) challenges (挑战) and answer very quickly.

What’s more, when people ask ChatGPT questions, it can find mistakes. If somebody asks what happened when Columbus arrived in America in 2023, ChatGPT can point out that Columbus reached America in the 1400s, not in 2023. It can also refuse to answer some questions. For example, if you ask it for advice on stealing a car, it will say that stealing a car can have bad results. Instead, it gives advice such as “taking the bus”.

ChatGPT might help people solve problems, but AI must use texts (文档) from the Internet. Often, the texts are used without being allowed (允许) by the writers of those texts, and sometimes the writers wouldn’t like to share their texts with others at all. So some people think that AI is bad for the human.

However, like it or not, AI is here. Maybe working on it well is the best way out.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “stealing” in the passage means ______.

A．borrowing sth. from others

B．taking sth. away without permission (许可)

C．giving sth. back to the owner

2. Why can we use ChatGPT for free now?

A．The company wants to serve people.

B．It needs to improve.

C．Too many people use it.

3. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?

A．ChatGPT is able to teach students.

B．ChatGPT can’t take the place of computer programmers.

C．ChatGPT plays an important role in our life.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．ChatGPT is able to write articles for newspapers.

B．ChatGPT never refuses to answer questions.

C．AI uses texts only after being allowed (允许) by the writers.

5. What’s the writer’s purpose (目的) of writing the passage?

A．To tell us the reasons why Open AI introduced ChatGPT.

B．To tell us the way how ChatGPT works.

C．To tell us the uses and problems of ChatGPT.

【推荐2】Everyone has got two personalities（性格）---the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. On a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you are asleep and completely don’t know what’s happening around you.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life they way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up（蜷缩）, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced（平衡的）personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

1. You may find the passage in                   .

A．a science magazine	B．a guide book
C．a sports newspaper	D．a story book

2. When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A．In the daytime	B．At the beginning of sleep
C．At night	D．During the deep sleep

3. Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep .

A．on curled up	B．on her stomach
C．on her back	D．on her side

4. Which statement is right according to writer?

A．An open person likes sleeping on his or her side.

B．A confident and careful person always sleep on his or her back.

C．A defensive person only sleep on his or her side.

D．A nervous person may sleep on curled up.

5. What does the passage tell us?

A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C．Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

【推荐3】In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all over the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike .

Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.

1. The Daguerreotype was _________.

A．a Frenchman	B．a kind of picture
C．a kind of camera	D．a photographer

2. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in about 1840, he had to _________.

A．watch lots of films	B．buy an expensive camera
C．stop in most cities	D．take many films and something else with him

3. Mathew Brady _________.

A．was very lifelike	B．was famous for his unusual pictures
C．was quite strong	D．took many pictures of moving people

4. The photographers became one kind of art _________.

A．in about 1826	B．in 1837
C．in 1840	D．by the end of the 19th century

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Daguerre used a new kind of camera in a different way.

B．Niepce, a Frenchman needed pictures for his art in 1826.

C．Photographers could take pictures of people and moving things until the 19th century.

D．It is not simple to take pictures in 1840 because photographers can’t take pictures of moving things.

6. This passage tells us _________.

A．how photography was developed

B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures

C．how to take pictures in the world

D．how to use different cameras

【推荐1】This is a street crossing. There are red and green lights at each corner. Drivers must watch the lights carefully. When there is a green light, the cars may go. When there is a red light, the cars must stop. They must wait until the red light changes to green. Then they can go on.

Sometimes the cars want to make a right turn or a left turn. They can make a right turn when the light is green or red. But they must wait until the green light is shining if they want to turn left.

Some people are color-blind (色盲). They can not see the difference between red and green lights. These people must not drive, or there will be accidents. We must keep our streets safe.

1. Drivers must watch ________ carefully at each corner.

A．green lights	B．red lights
C．orange lights	D．both green lights and red lights

2. When there is a red light, ________.

A．the cars must stop	B．the cars may go on
C．the cars may make a left turn	D．the cars may take a right or left turn

3. Cars can make a right turn when ________.

A．there is a red light	B．there is a green light
C．there is a red or green light	D．there is no light

4. Color-blind people may have accidents because they can’t ________.

A．see the cars	B．see the lights
C．see the difference between the red and green lights	D．hear cars

5. According to (根据) the passage, ________ must not drive.

A．young people	B．women
C．people that are color-blind	D．old men

【推荐2】Scientists will put some robot fish into the sea near Spain this year. These robot fish will help people find out the pollution in the water. If the robot fish are able to finish their work successfully, the scientists hope the fish will be used in rivers, lakes and seas around the world.

The robot fish are about 1.5 meters long. There is a detector(探测器) in their bodies. It can find the pollution in the water, and then the robot fish will eat part of it.

They can “swim” for eight hours in the sea freely and send back information to people on the beach. After they run down, they will go back to the beach by themselves.

There are five robot fish altogether. Each costs about 29, 000 dollars. They are part of a three-year project between engineering company BMT Group and Essex University in southeastern England.

Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
1. From the passage we know the robot fish will ________.

A．begin to work next year

B．work in the sea near England

C．find out the pollution in the water

2. What will the robot fish do if they find the pollution in the water?

A．They will eat part of it.

B．They will stop working.

C．They will tell people where it is.

3. How long can the robot fish work each time?

A．For five hours.

B．For eight hours.

C．For twelve hours.

4. The five robot fish cost ________ dollars altogether.

A．14, 500

B．29, 000

C．145, 000

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The robot fish can go back to the beach by themselves.

B．People have to help the robot fish go back to the beach.

C．The robot fish look like sharks.

【推荐3】

The weather is nice, and you need some exercise. Why not go for a hike? Hiking is a great outdoor activity. It can be easy, or it can be difficult. It depends on the hiking trail. Many hiking trails are in the mountains. If the trail is steep, hiking is hard work. You may have to step over rocks or hike through a small river. If the trail isn't steep, hiking can be relaxing. As you hike, you can enjoy the beauty of nature around you.

When you hiking, bring a bottle of water for each hour of hiking. Bring a compass, sunscreen, insect protection, snacks, a flashlight, a rain jacket and a knife. You may need them in some dangerous situation. Check the weather before you leave. And keep an eye on the sky while you're hiking. If you see a storm coming, stop and go back. Storms in the mountains can be dangerous. Before you leave for your hike, tell someone about your hike. Also tell them when you're likely to return.

Hiking trails in White Mountain Park Hours: 6 a. m. to 9 p. m. Lake Trail             3 km                    easy               40 minutes             See birds near the lake Pine Trail             7 km                    easy               90 minutes             You pass by very large trees Red Cliff Trail       10 km                  medium            2.5 hours               You can see for miles from the top Big Mountain Trail     15 km               hard               4 hours                 Watch for falling

1. What does the underlined word "steep" mean?

A．笔直的

B．陡峭的

C．弯曲的

D．平缓的

2. If you hike Big Mountain Trail,how many bottles of water do you have to bring at least?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. Which trail probably takes you to see ducks?

A．Lake Trail.

B．Pine Trail.

C．Red Cliff Trail.

D．Big Mountain Trail.

4. Which of the following information is not mention is this passage?

A．Things you need to prepare before hiking.

B．Times you can hike in White Mountain Park.

C．Reasons why hiking can be easy or difficult.

D．People who you can hike together with.