【推荐1】In many countries, governments advise people to buy electric（电动的）car and tell them that driving an electric car is good for the environment. But is it true?

The University of Minnesota recently studied the waste from different cars. The scientists found that sometimes, electric cars are more harmful than petrol（汽油）cars.

Surprising? Well, please pay attention to the word “sometimes”. Electric cars should be clean. The problem lies in the power that is used to charge（使充电）them. If the power comes from wind or solar energy（太阳能）, electric cars will cause little pollution. However, if the power comes from coal, they will be very harmful. According to the study, pollution caused by these cars kills about 3,000 people a year. Pollution caused by petrol cars leads to about 880 deaths a year.

In fact, you can believe salespeople’s words when they say electric cars are clean. However, they are right only when the power used to charge their cars is also clean.

So how clean electric cars are depends on where people drive them. In France, more than half of the power comes from nuclear stations（核电站）. Driving electric cars is good for the environment. In some other counties, however, power still mainly comes from coal. India, for example, depends on coal for 61% of its power. Only 2% of its power comes from nuclear energy. In countries like India, electric cars are not clean at all! They should prepare clean power for their electric cars.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why do governments advise people to buy electric cars according to the first paragraph?

A．To have a popular car.

B．To save lots of money.

C．To protect the environment.

2. Which is a disadvantage（劣势）of electric cars that get power from coal?

A．They use more coal to get power.

B．They need two more drivers during the trip.

C．They cause more people to die than petrol cars.

3. What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?

A．Nowadays electric cars are not always clean.

B．The power of most cars in France comes from nuclear stations.

C．Salespeople advise more people to buy electric cars.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To tell us petrol cars are very harmful to the environment.

B．To explain why solar energy has a great advantage over coal.

C．To tell us what kind of electric cars are friendly to the environment.

5. Where can you most probably find the text?

A．In a storybook.

B．In a science newspaper.

C．On a notice board.

【推荐2】Julia Hill is an American woman. When she was 23 years old, she heard that a company wanted to cut down part of a forest in California. In the forest there were lots of old trees. One of them was over 70 meters tall and more than 1, 000 years old.

Julia wasn’t happy about this. She travelled to California and climbed up the tree. “If I sit in the tree,” she said, “the company can’t cut it down.” At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks. She lived in a small tree-house and her friends helped her. They cooked food for her every day. She talked to her family and news reporters by phone. She stayed in the tree day and night.

The company tried to stop her. They used a helicopter (直升机) to stay near her tree-house for a long time. The helicopter was very noisy and it made a lot of wind. Julia didn’t like it, but she stayed in the tree.

In the end, she was successful. The company agreed not to cut down the old tree. Finally, after two years and eight days in the tree, Julia Hill got down and walked on the ground again. She and her friends were very happy.

1. Why did Julia go to California?

A．To visit the forest.

B．To protect a tree.

C．To be a reporter.

D．To meet her family.

2. What did Julia’s friends do for her?

A．They cooked food.	B．They built the tree-house.
C．They invited news reporters.	D．They lived in the tree with her.

3. The underline word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指的是) ________.

A．In the forests there were lots of trees	B．One of the trees was over 70 meters tall
C．A company wanted to cut down an old tree	D．One of the trees was more than 1, 000 years old

4. In what order (顺序) did the story happen?
a. A helicopter flew near Julia.
b. Julia lived in a tree-house.
c. Julia got down from the tree.
d. A company wanted to cut down the tree.
e. Julia went to California.

A．e, b, d, a, c

B．d, e, b, c, a

C．d, e, b, a, c

D．e, b, a, d, c

【推荐3】根据短文内容, 从短文后方框中的A-F选项中，选出适当的选项补全短文，并将其编号字母涂在答题卡上相应的位置。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The next time you sit down to a delicious dinner, ask yourself, “How much food will I be able to eat?” If you think about only taking as much food as you can eat, it will help cut down waste.     1     This is very sad when we consider that many people can't even afford to have one meal every day and some of them even die from hunger. The problem of waste happens all over the world.     2    

First,     3     Only take as much food as you can eat, buy things in environmentally friendly packaging such as paper or cardboard. Second, leave rubbish in its proper place. If every person could cut down waste, even just a little, the whole effect would be great.

    4     If rubbish or food is left in the streets in our city, it can make the city dirty and may also lead to a bad smell in the streets. So     5    .In this way, we will feel more comfortable living in the city.

A．the most important thing for us to remember is to be friendly to the environment.

B．Some actions must be taken to reduce food waste.

C．Every day, plenty of food goes uneaten and turns into rubbish.

D．Rubbish and waste can be a big problem in large cities.

E．we should try our best to work out the problem and make the city more beautiful.

F．People often want more than what they really need.

【推荐1】Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself ? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers in the Britain’s largest health center. The results were very surprising.
About one in six people who were asked said if their control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those asked said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of 654 respondents (离婚被告) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
We know that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are very fat before they start school.
Dr Sarah, Dauncey, medical director of the center, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own health, but for their families, friends and pets, too.”
“If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic tasks.”
And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% asked thinking they do not get enough exercise, followed by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
So there are some problems for the National Health Service, where fatness-related (相关的) illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on an increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
1. What does the underlined word “quizzed” mean?

A．questioned

B．answered

C．listened

D．heard

2. Of 654 respondents with children, 64% said _____.

A．they were often too busy to play with their children

B．they were often so tired that they couldn’t play with their children

C．they were often so sad that they didn’t want to play with their children

D．they were often ill and they couldn’t play with their children

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

A．All the adults in the UK are very lazy.

B．Half of the children are very fat before they go to school.

C．Pets will be in trouble if their owners don’t keep healthy.

D．All people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they don’t get enough exercise.

4. From the last paragraph, we can learn ______ if they keep lazy.

A．people may have heart disease

B．people can work at home all the time

C．people like shopping online

D．people don’t like climbing the stairs

5. What does the passage mainly talk about ?

A．The health service in the UK.

B．A study of British people’s lifestyles.

C．A study of British people’s laziness.

D．The fatness problem in the UK.

【推荐2】When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.

Why is lifelong learning important?

You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can also happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.

Lifelong learning in Japan

In Japan, lifelong learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music, calligraphy (书法), flower arranging (插花), and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.

Conclusion

When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!

1. Why is lifelong learning important?

A．It helps you improve yourself.

B．It’s the best way to learn.

C．It’s an important goal.

2. Some people in Japan take foreign language classes to __________.

A．get a job

B．learn new things

C．finish college

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Learning only happens in school.

B．When we graduate from school, learning is done.

C．Music, calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan.

4. When can we learn?

A．Go to a museum.

B．Take a trip.

C．Both A and B.

5. What is the main idea of the reading?

A．Learning can be fun.

B．People can learn all their lives.

C．Finishing high school is important.

【推荐3】Yun Siqi from Beijing is a 19-year-old young pianist（钢琴家). He started to learn the piano at age 4 and it has been his favourite hobby since then. Before that, he often heard his elder sister playing the violin and he loved the classical music she played. "I wanted to beat her in something and I chose the piano," Yun said.

At 4, several minutes of practice a day was enough. As Yum grew up, at ages 7 and 8, he had to practise for four hours a day. The time kept going up after Yun was 12. Now, he needs to practise at least seven hours every day. He sleeps for only five to six hours a day, but he is still full of energy(活力).

Yun never got tired of the piano. In fact, he had great fun playing it. "Music is my special luck, and it is a real enjoyment to be with it every day," he said.

Yun worked hard and soon he stood out. From 2013 to now, Yun shone at different music festivals, concerts and competitions. Yun said successes or failures（失败）were not important and they would not affect his understanding of music or his plan for the future. "If you lose, think carefully about it, and if you win, just work harder," the young pianist said "I still need to practise more to become better, to bring out the real beauty of classical music through the piano. It may take a lifetime."

1. Yun Siqi began to learn the piano in___________.

A．2003

B．2005

C．2007

D．2009

2. Yun Siqi chose the piano because __________.

A．he was not able to play the violin

B．it was easy to learn to play the piano

C．he wanted to be better than his sister in something

D．his sister refused to play his favourite classical music

3. What does the second paragraph(段落）mainly tell us about Yun Siqi?

A．He lived a happy life at the age of 4.

B．He was not good at playing the piano.

C．He practises playing the piano very hard.

D．He doesn't have enough sleep but he is healthy.

4. The underlined word "affect" in Paragraph4 probably means "________" in Chinese.

A．允许

B．维持

C．放弃

D．影响

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Yun played the piano really well.

B．Yun was tired of playing the piano.

C．Yun didn't think he needed more practice.

D．Yun said one should work harder if he lost.

【推荐1】

Zhang Yufei has made a name for herself as the new butterfly queen at the National Swimming Championships(锦标赛). During the nine days of the event, she won five gold medals and a silver one. “With the Olympic Games drawing near, I feel more and more nervous, but I’m doing everything I can to relax and to focus on my game.” Zhang says. All eyes will be on the 23-year-old girl to see if she will pick up two gold medals in Tokyo. We know her dream came true.

The Bulgarian national qualification contest, of the 20th, “Chinese Bridge”, a major international Chinese professional competition for foreign university students, was held in Sofia on Sunday. The event, organized by the Chinese embassy(大使馆) in Bulgaria and the Confucius Institute in Sofia, was COVID-19, with seven students from three universities attending. The “Chinese Bridge” competition is organized every year to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese and improve their understanding of Chinese culture.

Tianwen I landed on Mars(火星) on May 15, 2021 successfully. It’s China’s first probe(探测器) to land on a planet other than Earth. China named its first Mars exploration mission(任务) Tianwen I on April 24, 2021, China’s fifth Space Day. The name comes from a poem of the same name by Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets of ancient China. In his poem, Qu Yuan asked questions about the sky, stars, nature and the world around us. He questioned traditional ideas and looked for the truth of the universe.

1. What do you know about the 20th “Chinese Bridge” competition?

A．It was organized by Bulgarian people.

B．It was organized to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese.

C．Seven students from Sofia came to China to attend the competition’

D．“Chinese Bridge”, a major international Chinese professional competition for Chinese university students.

2. How many medals did Zhang Yufei win at the National Swimming Championships?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six,

3. What does ZhangYufei do?

A．A teacher.

B．A coach.

C．A swimmer.

D．A student,

4. How does Tianwen I get its name?

A．It was named by Qu Yuan.	B．It landed on Mars for the first time.
C．It’s China’s first probe.	D．It comes from the name of Qu Yuan’s Tianwen.

5. When did Tianwen I land on Mars?

A．On May 24th.

B．On May 15th.

C．On: April 24th.

D．On April 15th.

【推荐3】Astronaut(宇航员)Wang Yaping, together with Zhai Zhigang, two of the three-member team at China’s new Tiangong Space Station, successfully went on a 6.5-hour spacewalk in the early morning of Nov. 7 in 2021.

So what is a spacewalk? Any time an astronaut goes out in spacesuits, it is called a spacewalk. How do astronauts go on spacewalks? They wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe.

Inside spacesuits, astronauts have the air they need to breathe(呼吸)and the water they need to drink. Astronauts put on their spacesuits some hours before a spacewalk. They use safety tethers(系绳) to stay close to their spaceship. The safety tethers keep astronauts from floating away. Astronauts use tethers to keep things from floating away, too.

How do astronauts train for spacewalks? One way is by going for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a large swimming pool. They train seven hours in the pool for every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk. Another way to train astronauts is by using virtual reality(虚拟现实). It looks and feels just like a spacewalk. Astronauts wear helmets(头盔) and special gloves as well. What they will see during a spacewalk is shown inside the helmets.

So far, astronauts from different countries have done over 220 spacewalks. Only 15 women did spacewalks before. Wang is the “16”. She made history Sunday when she became the first Chinese woman to go on a spacewalk.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1. How many Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk on Nov. 7, 2021?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “floating away” in Chinese?

A．漂走

B．游走

C．溜走

D．消失

3. From the passage, we know that ___________.

A．Wang’s first spacewalk lasted for 6 hours.

B．Spacesuits help astronauts to stay safe in space.

C．Virtual reality is used to train astronauts underwater.

D．Wang Yaping is the fifteenth woman spacewalker in the world.

4. Where may the passage be found?

A．In a story book.

B．In a cook book.

C．In a travel book.

D．In a science book.