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Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures: 18~33℃. Part 1 Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds 1. Choose one kind you like. 2. Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Put them in plastic bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. Part 2 _________ 1. Choose a sunny location. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. 1. Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5 cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting. Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants 1. Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. 2. Fertilize a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize. 3. Harvest the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature (成熟) and have new seeds. Tips ◆ Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. ◆ Support plants over 90 cm with sticks.

1. Which temperature is the most suitable to plant sunflowers?

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. Which of the following can be put in ________?

A．Planting Sunflower Seeds	B．Considering Seeds Quality
C．Watering Sunflower Plants	D．Checking the Temperature

3. If you plant your seeds in April, in which month may you harvest?

A．January.

B．May.

C．July.

D．November.

【推荐3】Growing mushrooms(蘑菇)is probably the easiest thing you can do even if you are new to mushroom growing. It is becoming more common because restaurants are starting to create more dishes that include mushrooms.
To start growing mushroom, you need to have a space where you are going to grow these mushrooms. It does not have to be a huge space but just enough for you to grow as many mushrooms as you need. When you have found the space perfect for you, you can start researching what kind of mushrooms you want to grow. There are a lot of mushrooms to choose from but not all of them are suitable(适合的) to eat.
When you decide what kind of mushrooms you want to grow, you can start to plant the mushrooms. Sometimes you may need some workers to help if you have a large mushroom farm or if you are trying to start a professional mushroom growing business. Trying to have a business by yourself can be stressful. If you don’t have enough time to spend taking care of everything yourself, some helpers may be the best choice.
After you have started the mushroom growing, you should regularly check your mushrooms grow properly and that they are not being attacked by any pesticides(农药)or any other animals or something that could be dangerous to them. That is the worst part of mushroom developing. Protect your mushroom farm well with a fence(围栏)or a gate so that only you and your workers can get in and out.
It is easy to get started in the world of farming by growing mushrooms. You will soon possibly be able to provide some of the great cooks of the world with high quality mushrooms that will be enjoyed by thousands of people all over the world.
1. Why do many people begin to plant mushrooms according to the passage?

A．Because they are healthy food.

B．Because they are in great need.

C．Because they are very expensive.

D．Because they look very beautiful.

2. What should you do after choosing suitable mushrooms ?

A．Protect your mushrooms well.

B．Start to grow the mushrooms.

C．Find some workers to help you.

D．Find a place for your mushrooms.

3. What can be inferred(推断)from the passage?

A．Pesticides can be used in mushroom growing.

B．Anyone can produce high quality mushrooms.

C．Having a mushroom business can be kind of difficult.

D．All the mushrooms can be cooked into delicious dishes.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How to cook mushrooms?

B．How to protect mushrooms?

C．How to choose mushrooms?

D．How to grow mushrooms?

【推荐1】Inventions make the world better, smarter and a little more fun.

	The folding bike helmet(头盔) People hate to wear a helmet because it's thick and heavy. Morpher is a bike helmet made from plastics. It is just as strong as the traditional ones, but flexible(灵活的)enough to fold almost totally flat. Also it is much easier to carry.
	Shoes that tie themselves After we see the movie Back to the Future, almost everyone wants a pair of self­tying shoes. Now, thanks to Nike, the shoe dream comes true. When you press a button, the shoes can tie themselves.
	The smart alarm clock—Hello Sense An alarm clock, called Hello Sense, can improve your sleep. It can control the temperature, light and even air quality in your bedroom to help you have a perfect sleep environment. And it can record your sleep cycles.
	Sweet potatoes that could save lives The lack(缺 乏)of vitamin A can cause blindness and many other illnesses for illnesses. In sub­Saharan Africa, plant experts are helping them grow a kind of new sweet potatoes. These potatoes can help them fight against some illnesses.

1. Which company makes self­tying shoes?

A．Adidas.	B．Kappa.
C．Nike.	D．Li­Ning.

2. If a child has a poor eyesight, he may be in the lack of ________.

A．vitamin A	B．vitamin B
C．vitamin C	D．vitamin D

3. You can find the passage in a ________.

A．newspaper	B．story book
C．guide book	D．cookery book

【推荐2】

	Lost: A white dog My name is Alan Green. My phone number is 612-0911. You can e-mail me at alan6512@163.com.
	Found: A purple schoolbag An English book, a dictionary and some keys are in it. My name is Jenny Black. My phone number is 612-7878.
	Found: A photo I found a photo in the school library. A teacher, a girl and a boy are in the photo. The teacher's jacket is a blue jacket. Is it yours? Call Mike at 216-9871.

1. Alan can't find his ________.

A．phone

B．dog

C．photo

D．model plane

2. What's NOT in the schoolbag?

A．A dictionary

B．An English book

C．A notebook

D．Some keys

3. What color is the teacher's jacket?

A．White

B．Yellow

C．Blue

D．Purple

【推荐3】Are fables(寓言故事) and fairy tales(童话故事) different or the same? They are both stories for children, but fables are stories for adults, too.

Fables are stories which are passed down from grandparents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from them. The characters are mostly animals. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were written by a man called Aesop. There are many famous fables in Aesop’s Fables. The Lion and the Mouse and The Farmer and the Snake are two examples.

Fairy tales are usually stories for children. They are often about magic characters, for example, fairies and gods. Sometimes the characters are animals. We are able to enjoy these fairy tales because of the famous Brothers Grimm. They tried their best to collect these stories before people forgot. There are many fairy tales in Gimmes Fairy Tales, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White.

1. _________ are the main characters in fables.

A．Humans

B．plants

C．Gods

D．Animals

2. What do the underlined works “passed down” mean in Chinese?

A．采访

B．编辑

C．流传

D．回收

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．People can learn nothing from fables.

B．Children may love reading fairy tales.

C．Aesop collected fairy tales before people forgot.

D．The characters in fairy tales are all real people.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Famous fables and fairy tales in the world.

B．The ways to collect fairy tales for kids.

C．The reasons why people can read fables.

D．Differences between fables and fairy tales.

【推荐1】Dear Clark,

How are you? I’m happy to get your e-mail and know your daily life. Now let me tell you something about my daily life. From Monday to Friday, my day starts at 6:30. Then I get dressed and brush my teeth. After that I do some exercise for thirty minutes. At 7:30, I have some bread and milk for breakfast. Then I take the school bus to go to school. My class starts at 8:20 and finishes at 5:30. And I like having classes and my favorite subject is math. Most students think it’s difficult but I don’t think so. It’s interesting and easy for me. At 5:45, I go back home and then I play tennis with my friends for about one hour. At 7:00, I have dinner with my parents. After dinner, I watch some music games on TV.

On weekends, my life is a little different (不同的) from that on weekdays, because I don’t go to school. In the morning, I get up at 8:00 and I have breakfast at 8:30. Then I can go shopping or go to the park with my friends or my parents. Sometimes I stay (待) at home and clean my room. I love my life.

Yours,

Laura

1. What time does Laura get up on weekdays?

A．At 6:30.

B．At 7:00.

C．At 7:30.

D．At 6:00.

2. What does Laura think of math?

A．Easy and interesting.	B．Easy but boring.
C．Interesting but difficult.	D．Interesting and useful.

3. What does Laura do after school on school days?

A．Plays basketball.	B．Plays tennis.
C．Watches music games on TV.	D．Does her homework.

4. The passage is mainly about________.

A．Laura’s school life	B．Laura’s favorite subject
C．Laura’s weekend	D．Laura’s daily life

【推荐2】Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise?
When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly.
A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn’t know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn’t believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor!
What a terrible trip!
1. How did the writer travel to Paris?

A．By train.

B．By plane.

C．By boat.

D．By car.

2. When did the writer probably start his trip?

A．At about 9 a.m.	B．At about 10 a.m.
C．At about 11 a.m.	D．At about 12 a.m.

3. Why did the writer feel even more tired when he arrived in Paris?

A．Because he didn’t sleep well the night before.

B．Because he didn’t want to go to Paris.

C．Because a baby sang songs all the way during the whole trip.

D．Because the flight was too long and a baby cried and screamed during the whole trip.

4. What did the writer see in the hotel room at midnight?

A．A mouse.

B．A cat.

C．Two cats.

D．Two mice.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer had a good rest in the hotel room.

B．The writer couldn’t sleep well in the hotel room, either.

C．The writer enjoyed the first night in Paris a lot.

D．The writer would never travel by plane again

【推荐3】E-waste is fast becoming a serious problem around the world. This report will examine this problem and provide some possible ways to solve it.

We live in a society that is producing and using electronics all the time. It is often cheaper to buy new products than to repair old ones. Also, through clever advertising, companies always encourage people to change their old TVs, mobile phones and computers for the latest models. E-waste is created when we throw away old ones. In the EU alone, about 8,700,000 tons of e-waste is produced each year. Sadly, just over 1,000,000 tons is recycled.

Burying（填埋) e-waste or burning it cause serious problems for the environment. Electronics have dangerous things in them. These things can then get into the ground or pollute the air when they are burnt.

In recent years, many countries have started recycling e-waste. However, their plans are not always managed properly. Sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana. Here they are often burnt in public areas, which is very bad for people's health. Setting up recycling centers is a good way to solve this problem. E-cycling centers could recycle the parts that can be reused and deal with the rest properly.

Another way is to make producers responsible for their used products. This means that producers must take back old products. They should then make sure old products are properly recycled or reused.

As for us, we should try to reduce e-waste. Change electronics only when we have to. And don't buy a product just to have the latest model.

E-waste is a serious problem in the modern world. Both producers and users must take actions and try to keep it to the smallest amount.

1. People would rather buy new electronics than repair old ones mostly because ______.

A．it's more expensive to repair them

B．new electronics always cause serious problems for the environment

C．The new ones are more attractive

D．the old ones always cause serious problems for the environment.

2. The e-waste appears then ______.

A．new electronic products were made	B．electronic products were used
C．old ones need repairing	D．old ones were thrown away

3. Which one is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Numerous countries have started recycling waste in recent years.

B．The way of recycling electronics in Ghana is not good to people's health.

C．E-cycling centers should recycle the electronics completely.

D．Useless products ought to be recycled or reused by producers.

4. The word "reduce” most probably means " ______”.

A．cut up

B．cut off

C．cut out

D．cut down on

5. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A．Burning e-waste causes problems for the environment

B．E-waste problem is very serious and people should take actions.

C．Sometimes electronics are sent to poor countries such as Ghana]

D．In the EU alone, about 8,7000, 000 tons of e-waste is produced each year.

【推荐1】China is running ahead in 5G. In March, 2019, the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station became world's first "5G railway station". Now, it takes only 20 seconds to download a long movie there.

We are moving closer and closer to the 5G world. However, the new technology is still strange to most of us. What is 5G, after all? At first, 5G is fast. 5G will be much faster than today's 4G networks!

The first 5G modem (猫，调制解调器) of the IT company Qualcomm supports speeds of up to 5 Gigabytes (千兆字节) per second. Most of us have never experienced anything close to that speed. And we are only talking about the first generation (一代) of 5G modems. Future models are likely to be even faster.

But 5G is not all about speed. Have you ever been to a large event where your data (数据) connection slowed down? That is because 4G networks can only support a certain number of devices (设置) per square meter. 5G networks will be able to do much better. They can support up to a million devices per square kilometer.

Now, you begin to understand why 5G is a huge change over 4G. The technology is not just for the smart phones. It has a strong influence(影响) on every connected device. With 5G, self-driving cars will be able to communicate with the world around them as quickly as possible. Wearables, Pcs and smart home devices will be able to improve as well.

Are you looking forward to that 5G world now?

1. Each of the following is mentioned about 5G EXCEPT________.

A．the first place where 5G is used in the world

B．the speed of using 5G to download

C．the way of 5G spreading

2. Paragraph 4 shows the advantages of 5G by________.

A．using different advice

B．comparing 5G with 4G

C．some data of 5G networks

3. How many fields of using 5G does the passage tell us?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five

4. From the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．5G technology is closer and closer to us.

B．5G self-driving cars will be cheaper than any other cars.

C．IT company Qualcomm produced the first generation of 5G modems.

5. What's the best title for the passage?

A．What's 5G?

B．How is 5G used?

C．Is 5G good or bad?

【推荐2】Your Internet experience is terrible when the net speed is too slow—it takes so long to open a web page and the film you’re watching stops every few minutes. That can be very annoying. But it could be a thing of the past. In the near future, major telecom carriers will start to provide 5G services.

What is 5G? What difference will it really make to our lives? The “G” in “5G” refers to the generations of mobile network technologies. 1G let us talk to each other, 2G let us send messages, 3G gave us mobile data and the Internet, and 4G made all of these things faster. Now 5G promises much faster data download and upload speeds, and ore stable connections. This means that you will be able to download an entire HD movie in seconds and only experience a short delay between sending and receiving data. For example, when you have a video chat with your friend, there is generally a 200 milliseconds delay with 4G, but 5G will reduce the delay to 1 millisecond, which is almost real time.

5G will be able to improve many advanced technologies, such as driverless cars, wearable devices and entertainment. With a 5G network, the short delay in information exchange will allow driverless cars to run more safely, as they will be able to communicate in real time and avoid dangers. Meanwhile, 5G-enabled wearable devices will keep doctors updated on the health status of their patients, so doctors can give patients advice immediately if there’s something wrong. Besides, VR games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make the games feel even more real.

Though 5G will make our lives more convenient, it will not be perfect. For one thing, 5G will not “travel” far. On 4G networks, you can be 10 kilometres away from the nearest transmission base and barely lose signals. But 5G will only cover about 300 metres, meaning that we will need more transmitters so that we can get signals. And in order to use 5G, we will have to buy new products specifically designed for 5G that are currently expensive.

1. What does the “G” in “5G” refer to?

A．Games.

B．Groups.

C．Grades.

D．Generations.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．The advantages of 5G.	B．The disadvantages of 5G.
C．The price of 5G products.	D．The advanced technologies.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．3G gave us mobile data and the Internet.	B．5G will allow driverless cars to run more safely.
C．5G will cover about 300 metres to 1,000 metres.	D．5G will make the VR games feel even more real.

4. Where is the article possibly from？

A．A diary.

B．A magazine.

C．A storybook.

D．A novel.