【推荐1】“Billy, one, two, three, get up! It is 25th February, 2099, seven o'clock. It's time to get up and go to school,” says the clock-robot in a loud voice. Then the clothing-robot dresses(给……穿衣服)Billy quickly. Next the kitchen-robot gives Billy some bread, some milk and eggs. Billy doesn't like them, and the kitchen-robot gives him a hamburger. After eating the hamburger, Billy goes to school. When he gets out of the house with his schoolbag, he sees a car-robot waiting for him. “Hello! I will drive you to school. Your name is Billy, isn't it?” asks the car-robot. “Right,” Billy answers. “Now would you please show me your school ID card?” says the car-robot. Billy shows it his school ID card. “Get in, please.” Billy gets in it. Then the car-robot goes on, “I will check your homework today. Please take it out.” Billy does as what the car-robot says. When they get to school, the car says to Billy, “See you tomorrow, Billy. Good luck!”

1. How many robots does Billy have in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. Billy has ________ for breakfast.

A．some bread

B．some eggs

C．a hamburger

D．some milk

3. Before getting in the car, Billy shows his ________ to the car-robot.

A．homework

B．ticket

C．schoolbag

D．school ID card

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Billy's School Life

B．Robots at Billy's Home

C．Billy's Way to School

D．Robots and Billy in the Future

【推荐2】Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you.

In fact, the e-schoolbag is the e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. Heavy schoolbags are not good for them. But the e-schoolbag will change (改变) everything. It is right and small, but it can save all the things for study, like a textbook, an exercise book and so on. There are some chips(芯片) of the textbooks for the students. The students can put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and read the textbook page by page on the screen. And they can also use the e-schoolbag to take note (记笔记) or send emails to their teachers.

Some people say the e-textbook is good for students’ study, but some people say it is not good for students’ eyes. I think only time will tell.

1. An e-schoolbag is ________.

A．a usual book

B．a heavy book

C．a small computer

2. The students can put the right chip into the e-schoolbag to ________.

A．read the texts

B．take notes and send e-mails

C．A and B

3. The underline word ‘‘screen’’ means ________.

A．显示屏

B．键盘

C．录音机

4. What’s the difference between e-schoolbag and the ordinary (普通的)schoolbag?

A．They have no difference.

B．E-schoolbag is not convenient(方便).

C．E-schoolbag has many different functions(功能), it can save all the things for study.

5. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．All the people like the e-schoolbag.

B．E-schoolbags can do everything for students

C．Students can use the e-schoolbag to read the textbook.

【推荐3】WeRun (微信运动) is an app in WeChat. It lets users see their everyday step counts (步数). One of its most popular things is a leaderboard (排行榜) among friends. Users can see how their results are compared (比较) with others.

As a growing number of people use WeRun, we wonder how much we can learn about a person from his step counts. Here let’s have a look:

No more than 50 steps: Anyone who takes no more than 50 steps in one day may be ill or sad. Or he or she is just too lazy to get out of the bed.

50—500 steps: It’s easy to have a few hundred steps. For example, going shopping will be enough.

501—8000 steps: Most students and workers will take between 501 and 8000 steps a day. These step counts are often in the middle of the leaderboard. But your parents will always give your step counts a thumbs-up .(It’s their job to care about you!)

8001—30,000 steps: Sales people and P. E. teachers often take so many steps a day, because they are always on the move.

More than 30,000 steps: Mostly, these step counts can be on the top of the leaderboard. They are policemen, reporters, cleaners and so on. They are the people who help us live easy and comfortable lives and keep our environment (环境) nice and clean.

Now more and more people use WeRun, from the young to the old. To some degree (在某种程度上), a person’s WeRun data (数据) can show his or her character and personal life.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. WeRun is an app in WeChat to count users’ everyday steps.
2. The underlined word “thumbs-up” means in Chinese “转发” in Chinese.
3. Both young people and old people like to use WeRun.
4. WeRun data can be the only way to know someone’s personal life.
5. According to the passage, P. E. teachers’ step counts may be on the top of the leaderboard all the time

【推荐1】For many years, people have read the news in newspapers or magazines, listened to it on the radio or watched it on TV. These days, social media (社交媒体) has become a new way for people to know what’s going on around the world.

A study showed out that the number of people in the UK watching news on TikTok in 2022 was 3,900,000 up from 800,000 in 2020. It’s also said that 29% of the UK children use TikTok as their main news source (来源).

For many people use social media every day, it’s an easy way to follow news. Stories pop upon people’s eyes as they scroll (滑动) the screen. Also, the news is shown in a user-friendly way—a short video on TikTok. Social media even shows news, stories going on around the world.

However, some people believe that news on social media isn’t true and can’t be always trusted. The newspaper or the TV carefully make sure to get the true information before they post news online, but other people might not do this. Studies show that people in the UK spent 108 minutes a day on a social media. People will be able to take a break from it if they get their news from a newspaper or the TV.

Is social media a good news source? What do you think?

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How does the writer begin the passage?

A．By telling a story.	B．By asking a question.
C．By showing the difference.	D．By using the numbers.

2. Which picture shows the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How people get news from social media.	B．If people can trust news on social media.
C．Why people like to read news in the newspaper.	D．How long people spend on social media every day.

4. What does the underlined word “this” mean?

A．Use social media.	B．Post news online.
C．Tell news stories.	D．Make sure to get the true information.

5. Where can you read this passage?

A．In a history book.

B．In a story book.

C．In a newspaper.

D．In a guide book.

【推荐2】Nowadays, experts call on high school students to read as many literary classics (文学名著) as possible. What do you think of it?

Linda: We don’t have enough life experiences, so we may have difficulty understanding the deeper classics. But this shouldn’t be a reason to give up reading classics. As Francis Bacon said, “Reading makes a full man; conference (谈话) a ready man; and writing an exact man.”

Frank: Without background and life experiences, students can’t understand what writers want to express in their classics. While reading, some students mainly pay more attention to words and expressions than the hidden ideas. For this reason, reading classics might be a waste of time.

Curry: Classics are the treasures our ancestors left us. We should read them and pass them down. As the old Chinese saying goes “One who is filled with knowledge always behaves well.” Classics can open up our minds and develop our interest in culture.

Mary: On the one hand, not all classics are suitable for all students, as there are many difficult expressions and deep ideas. On the other hand, the special writing styles make it difficult for students to understand. So they won’t probably choose them.

1. Who agrees with the idea of reading literary classics?

A．Linda &Curry.

B．Linda &Mary.

C．Curry &Frank.

D．Frank &Mary.

2. What does Curry think of literary classics?

A．They improve students’ reading skills.	B．They help students learn more words.
C．They develop students’ interest in culture.	D．They can change students’ personalities (个性).

3. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Why literary classics become popular in high schools.

B．If high school students should read literary classics.

C．Why high school students should read literary classics.

D．How high schools should help students improve reading skills.

【推荐3】There is no doubt that technology has had a big influence on our lives. People from all around the world can now talk to each other almost at once on mobile phones and the Internet. People can easily solve their problems with the help of computers and the world wide web. With this technology, it seems that the world is more connected now than ever before. Even so, there have been worries about technology making people feel lonely and disconnected from others around them.

So does this mean that technology makes us lonely?

In my opinion, it is hard to say Yes or No.

It’s true that humans need communication with each other. If we depend on technology too much to communicate, this can badly impact our mental (心理的) health. For me, technology is a tool. And just like any other kind of tool—like scissors, a pencil or a ruler, for example, it depends on how we use it: in a right way or in a right place. Take social media (社交媒体) as an example. If you only use it to compare yourself with others, you might feel sad and lonely. But if you use it as a tool to connect with friends and family or to start a new community to talk about your hobbies and interests, the loneliness will turn into love and friendship.

When you feel lonely after staring at your computer screen all day, maybe you can use that technology to reach out to a reliable (可靠的) friend and invite him or her out for lunch or a coffee.

1. According to the writer, technology is ________.

A．a tool	B．an influence
C．a pair of scissors	D．a way of communication

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “impact” in Paragraph 4?

A．Favor.

B．Promote.

C．Affect.

D．Enter.

3. According to the passage, if people use technology too much, people may ________.

A．sleep less	B．live longer
C．feel lonely	D．get more jobs

4. When we use technology to ________ others, we can find love and friendship.

A．argue with	B．compete with
C．connect with	D．compare with

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Social media is important to us.

B．Technology can be good and bad to us.

C．People need to communicate with each other.

D．Computers and the Internet help us with our work.