【推荐2】What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves?Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner, or a car full of passengers who are reading, listening to music or even sleeping. But none of them is worried about the road ahead.

Well, all of these could be the future of driving. There are several companies, for example, Google, working on driverless cars. So far, no Google self­driven car has got a traffic ticket, but some of them have been in accident when other cars hit them.

These cars are now still in the testing stages. If the tests are successful, these electric, self­driven cars could be available very soon. But how is it possible for a car to drive itself?Cars already have many features allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations. Some features include cars being able to park themselves, or slow down when they notice other cars close by. They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions.

Scientists believe that with the help of wireless signals, cameras and GPS, it is possible to create a safe self­driven car very soon.

The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions. The self­driven car may be able to stop this. However, some people do not like the idea. American lawyer Whit Drake, for example, doesn't believe these cars are safe. He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes.

1. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.

A．get readers to pay attention to road safety

B．tell readers the danger of self­driven cars

C．ask readers to keep away from heavy traffic

D．make readers be interested in self­driven cars

2. The testing self­driven cars need ________ to run.

A．solar energy	B．water
C．electricity	D．coal

3. From the passage, we know that the testing self­driven cars can already ________.

A．stop any accident on the road

B．turn around when getting near other cars

C．control the speed in dangerous situations

D．park themselves with the help of the drivers

4. Which is NOT helpful to make the self­driven cars run safely according to the passage?

A．E­reading.	B．Wireless signals.
C．Cameras.	D．GPS.

【推荐3】Good News for Space Lovers

Do you dream of exploring space someday? You can now begin locally—just buy a ticket to the newly opened Shanghai Astronomy Museum. As the largest of its kind in the world, the museum makes a new space to lead visitors on a true-to-life tour around the universe. That sounds cool, doesn’t it?

Four Ordinary People Flew into Space

A group of four ordinary people (普通人) flew into space in the first space mission (任务) with no professional astronauts. The four remained in space, circling the Earth for three days. Though this was the first “all amateur (业余者)” flight, it’s clear that the members had a lot of knowledge and experience which was helpful. They had also had a quick astronaut training course.

Plane travel used to be very expensive, but now many people may afford it. It opens up space for ordinary tourists.

Robot Wolves Scare Away Bears

A town in Japan is using robot wolves to keep bears away. The robots, known as “Monster Wolves”, look like real wolves, only scarier. They’re meant to scare away unwanted wild animals. Since the town began using the robot wolves, there have been no bears.

1. What can you do in the Shanghai Astronomy Museum?

A．Have a dream of exploring space.

B．Experience a true-to-life space trip.

C．Learn to be an astronaut.

2. It took the four ordinary people ________ to remain in space and circle the Earth.

A．2 days

B．3 days

C．4 days

3. What do the people in a town of Japan use robot wolves for?

A．To keep the bears away.	B．To make people scared.
C．To keep real wolves away.

4. From the introduction of the second picture we learn that ________.

A．they had a lot of experience

B．many people can afford space travel

C．they had no quick astronaut training courses.

5. All the news above has something to do with ________.

A．space

B．nature

C．technology

【推荐1】

Myopia (近视) in Children Why do children get myopia?
	If a child spends 7+hours a week on computer or mobile phone, he may have myopia.	Fewer outdoor activities increase the risk of getting myopia.
	Parents who have myopia may have a myopia child.
		What should children do? ①At least 2 hours of outdoor activities every day. ②20/20/20 rule when using the computer or mobile phone: Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 minutes. ③Get enough sleep.

1. What’s the myopia rate of the junior high school students in China in 2024?

A．42%.

B．80.7%.

C．85.7%.

2. Which can show the change in the number of myopic children as they grow older?

A．

B．

C．

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Reasons for myopia.

B．Proper food for myopic children.

C．Ways to stay away from myopia.

4. In which section of a newspaper could we read the text?

A．Health.

B．Nature.

C．Science.

【推荐2】To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade (遮阳伞).

Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use: it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as kings or queens.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power.

The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time, though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

1. What did the ancient people first use umbrellas to do?

A．To protect against the rain.	B．To protect against the sun.
C．To show one’s honor.	D．To show one’s power.

2. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The umbrella was a symbol of honor and power in ancient Egypt.

B．Ancient China was probably the first country to use umbrellas.

C．The ancient Romans were the first people to use umbrellas.

D．The umbrella was invented in ancient China.

3. The underlined word “royal” might mean “________” in Chinese.

A．贫穷的

B．富裕的

C．王室的

D．平民的

【推荐3】Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.

By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. People don’t drink enough water.

So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce (缺乏的). There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars (战争) broke out between the rich and the poor.

By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our spaceships.

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正(T)、误(F)。
1. Food problem is talked about in Paragraph 2.
2. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.
3. There wasn’t enough water for people to drink by the year 2200.
4. All the animals died because of pollution by the year 2300.
5. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.