【推荐1】阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I’m free. I always take out a book and read quietly. Good books can make me know what I didn’t know before. I’ll never forget this famous saying: Good books are the best friends who never turn their backs on us.     1    

Some people say that reading is out of date.     2     Reading is a good hobby for many kinds of reasons.

    3     We can always keep ourselves happy if we like reading. We will never feel bored or lonely if we read a book.

Next, we can read a book anywhere—in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All we need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If we keep reading as a hobby we will be better at it.     4    As our reading skills are improved, we will probably find our schoolwork becomes much better.

    5     They always have more things to write about. Reading is a good hobby, why not start reading right now?

A．That is not true.

B．First, reading is fun.

C．Good readers may become good writers too.

D．So I think of a good book as my best friend.

E．And we will find it easier to understand what we read.

【推荐3】When you are learning English, reading can be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing. Here are some good reading tips.

Try to read at the right level. Read something that you can (more or less) understand.

Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you are reading the passage. First, try to guess the meanings. When you finish the passage, try to remember them.

Try to read regularly（定期地）. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix a time to read and keep to it. For example, you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime.

Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money in reading it. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China and there’s something interesting in them.

1. According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. What should you do if you meet a few new words on a page while reading?

A．You should give up reading.

B．You should write then down at once.

C．You should guess the meaning at first.

D．You should look them up in a dictionary at once.

3. What does the underlined word “increase” mean in Chinese?

A．观察

B．解决

C．提高

D．记忆

4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Reading a lot can help you write better.

B．When you read, you can only learn some new words.

C．It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary.

D．Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better.

5. The passage is mainly about ________.

A．what to read	B．reading is very helpful
C．when to read	D．how to make reading better

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When Shanghai introduced a new rubbish-sorting policy in July last year, the city’s residents (居民) took some time to get used to it. They joked that every time they took out their rubbish, the workers standing by the bins would ask, “What kind of rubbish are you?”

Starting on May 1, Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new rubbish-sorting policy, People’s Daily reported. Residents should sort their rubbish into four groups: kitchen, recyclable, hazardous (有害的) and other waste.

These groups are represented by four different colors of rubbish bins – green, blue, red and gray. Those who fail to sort their rubbish correctly may face fines of up to 200 yuan, Xinhua reported.

The way Beijing sorts its rubbish sounds different from cities like Shanghai and Qingdao. These cities use four different groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. Although their names are different, the groups are actually the same. Wet rubbish in Shanghai is, in fact, kitchen rubbish. And dry rubbish is the same as other waste, China Youth Daily reported.

To help residents sort their rubbish correctly, the Beijing government is offering online guidelines. If people don’t know how to throw away rubbish, they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi (管城理市) to find out. By searching a key word or taking a photo, people can immediately find out which group their waste belongs in.

1. If people fail to sort their rubbish correctly, ________.

A．they may be fined

B．they have to sort the rubbish

C．the government may search for them

D．others may take a photo

2. This article is probably from ________.

A．a magazine

B．a book

C．a newspaper

D．a play

3. From the passage, we know that ________.

A．people in Beijing don’t get used to the new rubbish-sorting policy

B．both Beijing and Shanghai use four different groups to sort the rubbish

C．the Shanghai government is offering online guidelines

D．it’s strange for people to find out which group their waste belongs in

【推荐2】Modern inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let’s take a look at some inventions.

A new kind of enzyme (酶) Scientists in Britain and the United States have found a new kind of enzyme that eats plastics. With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly. It can stop plastics from being burned everywhere. Scientists believe that it can solve the problem of plastic pollution in the future.

Social robot Can robots talk to us like humans? Jibo, a robot made in US, can talk with you. The robot has a big, round head and a big body with no eyes or mouth. It uses animated icons (动画图标) to show emotions (情绪). It just seems like a real human. Right now, Jibo can only do some easy things, like taking photos and reading news to you. But it may learn to do new things in the future.

Spark Spark is a new drone (无人驾驶飞机) made by a Chinese company in Shenzhen. It can help people take photos and videos. Spark might be the smallest drone ever made. When folded, it is as small as a Coke can. The coolest part is that users can control the small drone just by using hand gestures. For example, if you wave your hand from left to right, the drone will fly in the same way. When you want it to land you just put your hand out. The drone will come to you and land on your hand.

1. According to the scientists, the new kind of enzyme can ____.

A．solve the problem of air pollution	B．stop plastics from being thrown everywhere
C．help plastics to burn quickly	D．help plastics to turn into smaller parts

2. We can learn that Jibo ____ according to the text.

A．is a person with a big, round head	B．has big eyes and a big mouth
C．can take photos and read news to people	D．can do many difficult things

3. According to the text, what can we know about Spark?

A．Spark is bigger than any other drones ever made.

B．Spark can be controlled by hand gestures.

C．Spark can only fly towards the same direction.

D．Spark is created by scientists from a US company.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．The enzyme is helpful in protecting the environment.

B．The social robot can only do something easy.

C．Spark can help people take photos and videos.

D．The social robot and Spark can both take photos and read news.

5. Where is this text most probably from?

A．A school introduction.	B．A science report.
C．A shopping poster.	D．A trip advertisement.

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Food Safety                                                                                                    Tuesday, March 28, 2019

Everyone knows the importance of food safety. Recently, China has published a new food safety regulation（法规）to take stricter supervision（监管）over school food safety. The regulation came into effect on April 1, and replaced an earlier one which was introduced in 2002. “It is necessary to publish such a regulation to improve the health standards of school food,” said an officer, who works in the Ministry of Education（教育部）. Under the new regulation, school officers from kindergartens to high schools are required to eat together with students during the school meals. The plan will guide them to pay more attention to school food safety, as well as find food problems in time. Student menus, food sources, suppliers（供应商）and other food information are required to be shown in public by schools once a week. According to this regulation, students’ parents are also invited to eat with students in school to take away their doubts. The regulation said schools should keep an eye on developing students’ healthy eating habits and pay close attention to food safety. In general, food stores are not allowed in kindergartens, primary schools and high schools. Also, all the markets should not sell food high in salt, sugar or fat which may do harm to students’ health.

1. Who are required to eat together with students during the school meals?

A．School cooks.

B．School officers.

C．All the teachers.

D．Food suppliers.

2. The food information should be shown in public by schools ________.

A．once a week

B．twice a week

C．once a month

D．twice a month

3. Students’ parents are invited to eat with their children in order to _________.

A．take away their doubts about students’ food safety

B．make sure they are full after work

C．let them solve the food problems as soon as possible

D．keep their children from eating out

4. Which of the following is allowed to be sold by markets according to this passage?

A．Food high in salt.

B．Food high in sugar.

C．Food high in fat.

D．Food with light salt.

5. We can probably read this passage from a（n）________.

A．advertisement

B．newspaper

C．novel

D．map