【推荐1】 Many French parents complain （抱怨）that their kids are not smarter than they were. They say young people visit museums less and spend more time on the Internet. They only read comics （连环漫画）and listen to music, and like American culture more than their own. But is this true? A recent survey shows that many French kids spend their time as other kids always do.

Most French teens love music, with 86% putting it as their top hobby, above movies, sports and television.

French children read a lot and like different things, from Japanese cartoons to American novels （小说）.

Many French parents worry about their children watching too many American movies and listening to too much American music. But the results of this survey show that French young people like their own culture.

As Silvia Berlin, a student from Paris, said. "I love watching American TV programs, but I watch more French programs. I love being a Frenchman!"

1. Many French parents think ________.

A．their kids are more clever than they were

B．their kids are not as clever as they were

C．their kids are as clever as they were

D．their kids are not clever at all

2. Most French teens’ top hobby is ________.

A．watching TV	B．doing sports
C．going to the movies	D．listening to music

3. The words in the last paragraph show that French kids ________.

A．love their country	B．love their schools
C．like American programs more	D．like American culture more

【推荐3】Live-streaming （直播） has become very popular in China. Viewers can interact （互动） with hosts by messaging them, or sending them tips.

However, some children are spending too much money on live-steam platforms. Earlier this year, a 17-year-old boy in Jingmen, sent tips that added up to 150, 000 yuan to a host. That sum of money was his parents’ life savings.

To prevent things like this from happening again, the National Radio and Television Administration introduced a new regulation （规定） on Nov. 23 to better manage live-streaming services.

The regulation bans children from tipping or sending gifts to live-stream hosts and performers. It also requires people to register （注册） on live-streaming sites with their real names.

This new regulation has been welcomed by parents. According to Legal Daily, about one-fifth of live-stream viewers were children.

“Online shows and live-streaming have become so popular. I always feel worried that my son might become addicted to （沉迷于） them or do something that is harmful to his growth,” said Wang Haifeng.

In addition, there are some other measures to help manage live-streaming services. For example, live-streaming platforms will be required to put a limit on how much money people can send to live-streamers. Once the limit is reached, viewers will not be able to send gifts or tips.

Other regulations include stopping live-streaming platforms from encouraging viewers to send gifts or tips. Any host who is found doing this will be added to blacklist, China Daily reported.

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1. What does the underline word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Some children send messages to hosts.

B．Some children become addicted to live-streaming.

C．Some children spend too much money on live-stream platforms.

2. Why has the new regulation been welcomed by parents?
①Because it stops children from tipping or sending gifts to live-stream hosts.
②Because it may avoid the harm to children’s growth.
③Because the stricter management makes parents feel safer.
④Because it saves much time for children.
⑤Because it encourage hosts to send gift to children.

A．①②③

B．①④⑤

C．①②④

3. What does NOT the new regulation include?

A．Live-streaming platforms are required to put a limit on how much money people can send to live-streamers.

B．Any host who receives gifts or tips will be added to a blacklist.

C．Hosts should register on live-streaming sites with their real names.

4. What is the best title for this passage?

A．Stop spending money on live-streaming

B．A new regulation for children

C．New rules for live-streaming service

【推荐1】AI (人工智能) makes our lives easier and better. Let’s see the amazing AI.

Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn’t need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light.	Your close friend Hi, everyone. I’m Xiaoice, a chatbot (聊天机器人), you can talk with me. I’m good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend!
World’s first AI anchor (主播) Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is “he” really Qiu Hao? The answer is “no”. This is the world’s first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins in human reporting team. You might see it on TV soon.	Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction (拍卖) in 2018. It was about 3,000, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created it. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world.

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Apolong?

A．There is no driver in it.	B．The door is opened by the passenger.
C．There are 14 seats in it.	D．It stops every time it sees a stop light.

2. Xiaoice CAN’T ________.

A．tell stories	B．talk with you
C．play basketball with you	D．sing and write poems

3. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．a work by Vin-cent van Gogh	B．the AI artist
C．the beautiful painting	D．the auction in 2018

4. What can we learn from these passages?

A．Xiaoice is a 17-year-old girl.

B．The AI anchor can only speak English.

C．The AI artist was made in the USA.

D．The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.

5. We can probably see the passages in ________.

A．a science magazine

B．a notice

C．a story book

D．a guidebook

【推荐2】There are many man-made wonders and natural wonders all over the world. Let’s know about some information about some of the man-made wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.

	There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known was for Pharaoh（法老）Khufu. It is known as the “Great Pyramid”. It’s also the largest one. Workers used about 2.3 million blocks of stone to build it. It took twenty years to build it.
	The garden sat on a hill. It was a large and wonderful structure（建筑物）. Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns（支柱）. There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers. Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed（存在）!
	The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago. It was in Egypt, too. It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high. It was once the highest building in the world. Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic every year.

1. Both __________ and __________ are in Egypt.

A．the Lighthouse of Alexandria; the Pyramids of Egypt

B．the Pyramids of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

C．the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Lighthouse of Alexandria

D．the Sydney Opera House; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

2. How long did it take to build the “Great Pyramid”? __________

A．Five years.

B．Eight years.

C．Twenty years.

D．Twenty-five years.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build.

B．Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed.

C．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt.

D．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 metres high.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “relic”? __________

A．遗址

B．风景

C．侧面

D．顶部

【推荐3】What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?

But have you ever noticed the smell? If it isn't special, the answer is likely to be no. But though a shop's scent (气味) may not be compared with sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase (购买).

A brand store has become famous for its special scent which floats through the quite dark hall and out to the entrance. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers' willingness to purchase increased by 80 percent.

When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris, scent is just as important to a brand's success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.

Some years ago, the focus (聚焦) for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants' disproving attitude (伪善的态度) and don't-touch-what-you-can't-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic purchase has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to (追寻) much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.

Now a famous store uses man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit department. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store's windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.

1. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?

A．Friendly assistant.

B．Special scents.

C．Soft background music.

D．Attractive window display.

2. E-shops are mentioned in the passage to __________.

A．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores	B．force shop assistants to change their attitude
C．push stores to use sights and sounds	D．introduce the rise of e-shopping

3. The underlined word "destination" in Paragraph 5 means __________ .

A．an area that exhibits goods	B．a place where travelers like to stay
C．a place where customers love to go	D．a goal that a store expects to meet

4. The main purpose of the passage is to __________.

A．compare and introduce	B．examine and recommend
C．discuss and review	D．inform and explain