【推荐1】When you imagine yourself in your 80s, what do you see?Many people imagine a comfortable life, but friends Sandy and Ellie see things a little differently. “Don’t sit in that chair and waste away, ”Sandy said. “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Ellie and Sandy are from the same city, but they met each other while traveling in Africa many years ago. Since then, they have been travelling together.

Two years ago, the now 81-year-olds started planning an adventure they called “Around the World at 80”. Their goal was to travel to all seven continents (洲), see 9 Wonders of the World, and visit 18 countries in two-and-a-half months. Unluckily, their plans were put on hold because of COVID-19, but in 2023 they finally hit the road with a new motto(座右铭): “81 and still on the run!”

So far, they’ve seen the Northern Lights, played with penguins in Antarctica, flown over Qomolangma in an airplane, and enjoyed many other wonderful short journeys. Everywhere they go, they talk with people they meet and make new friends, which is part of the plan. Both of them think the Number One thing is meeting people, and the world is full of the greatest, most exciting, most interesting people.

Nothing slows these two ladies down, not even the knee replacements(全膝关节置换术)for both of them. Ellie records their journey with photos and they have a blog. They hope to encourage others to keep moving into their golden years!

1. In Para.1, Sandy wants to tell us that ________.

A．it’s never too old to learn	B．time waits for no man
C．practice makes perfect	D．a good beginning is half done

2. The underlined words “put on hold” in Para.3 mean ________.

A．put away

B．put off

C．take up

D．take off

3. What do we know about Ellie and Sandy? ________

A．They live in different cities.

B．They didn’t have their knees replaced.

C．They started to travel around the world at the age of 80.

D．They find it the most important to get to know people .

4. You can probably read this passage in the part of a magazine ________.

A．fashion

B．sports

C．travel

D．health

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1. According to the passage, Batam is a             

A．3—star hotel	B．food market
C．shopping mall	D．place near Singapore

2. You will stay in Batam for          .

A．one day	B．two days and one night
C．two days and two nights	D．three days and two nights

3. Which place is not including in this trip?

A．A Singapore square	B．Dried Food Market
C．Culture Dance Centre	D．Shopping Mall

4. You need to pay        altogether if you want to travel with two friends

A．$300

B．$360

C．$366

D．$372

5. You can attend this trip by             .

A．Calling Ms. Winnie Tang	B．visiting the website
C．Both A and B	D．Neither A nor B

6. You may read this paragraph on a           .

A．travel magazine	B．sports magazine
C．Chinese text book	D．story book

【推荐1】The BBC has listed 10 food trends for 2020. Take a look at some of them.

Blended burgers	A blended burger is still a burger, and it's still made of meat. But the meat mixes beef with all kinds of plants, such as cabbage, tomatoes or carrots. These burgers are lower in fat, but higher in nutrients （营养成分）than traditional burgers. They can meet people's needs for healthier and more environmentally-friendly food choices. So salad dressing will also be hardly used in this kind of burgers.
Nootropic foods	Foods that are healthy for your brain are becoming more popular. They can make our brains healthier. Brain-healthy foods are also called nootropic foods. Many of these foods are ones that you might already eat, such as eggs, fish and dark chocolate.
Ugly produce	In supermarkets, we like to pick good-looking fruits or vegetables. But in fact, “ugly" produce is just as healthy and delicious as good-looking produce. People are paying more attention to the problem of food waste. More people would like to buy imperfect fruits and vegetables, which might be wasted in the past.

1. You may find ________ in a blended burger.

A．chocolate

B．carrots

C．fried chicken

D．salad dressing

2. The underlined word "nootropic" means ________.

A．促智的

B．助长的

C．抗病的

D．健体的

3. According to the passage, we know that ugly produce ________.

A．has caused some waste problems

B．can't be found in the supermarkets

C．is less delicious than good-looking produce

D．was usually bought by people in the past

【推荐2】What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls or a pool with fish for dinner? Scientists predict that they are possible. And one thing for sure is that the houses will be as smart as possible.

The flying house

There are wings (翅膀) on both sides of the house, and there are many different kinds of wings that you can choose from. Wherever you want to go, the flying house can take you there in a short time. When the house is in the sky, the house will form (形成) a cover right away so that the temperature won’t be too high inside.

The garden house

This design (设计) is about the future of food. There will be houses with special walls. On the outside wall are the gardens of the houses. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and onions on them. So every day, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.

The lizard (蜥蜴) house

Like a lizard, changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn white to protect it from strong heat. During winter days, it turns dark and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy (产生能量).

The tree house

Many scientists in the world would like to build a “tree house”. Like a leaf, the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity (电) and even make the air fresher for the house. The “root” (根) of the house is deep down the ground.

Life in the future will be quite different. People will live with a new lifestyle. You can see many changes in the future world.

1. If you want to go somewhere in a short time, what kind of house will you choose?

A．The flying house.

B．The garden house.

C．The tree house.

D．The lizard house.

2. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?

A．It will take in light.

B．It will turn white.

C．It will turn dark.

D．It will take in heat.

3. We can heat water and produce electricity for the house with ________.

A．a leaf from the tree	B．gardens on its wall
C．the energy from sunlight	D．wings on both sides

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People will live in the trees in the future.

B．People will live just like a lizard in the future.

C．People will grow vegetables on the wall in the future.

D．People will fly with wings in the future.

5. What is the passage about?

A．Healthy life in the future.	B．Smart houses in the future.
C．New energy in the future.	D．Famous scientists in the future.

【推荐3】Tom and his friends are talking about the year 2050. “What will the world be like in the year 2050? Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess(猜测),” Tom says. “I guess everyone will have a pocket(口袋) computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems.” John answers. Mary says. “Perhaps people will live under the sea and there will be less work for people, because robots will do more jobs.” “I agree with you,” says Jim. “So people will have more free time to do what they like, such as traveling. Maybe it will be very easy and cheap to travel to another country.” “I’m expecting the year 2050. I hope to go to the moon!” says Henry. “Won’t that be interesting?”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. There are ________ students talking about the year 2050.

A．four

B．five

C．six

2. ________ wants to go to the moon.

A．Tom

B．John

C．Henry

3. The students are talking about ________.

A．their school life

B．their holidays

C．their life in the future

4. Jim thinks ________.

A．people will be busier with work

B．people will have more free time

C．people will live on the moon

5. They may think the life in 2050 will be ________.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．busy

【推荐1】Chang’e 5 completed its task successfully in 23 days, not only did it return with valuable rock and soil samples from the moon, but also brought back a group of seeds that traveled the furthest in China, including rice, oats etc., were placed inside the Chang’e 5 spacecraft and went around the moon for about 15 days.

Scientists wished to check what would happen to the seeds after the task. This task offered good opportunities to scientists, which helped them to deepen their studies on the effect of cosmic rays(宇宙射线) on the growth and development of life on Earth.

Space-based mutation breeding(太空诱变育种) refers to the process of placing seeds in the environment such as microgravity(微重力), vacuums(真空) and cosmic radiation(宇宙辐射) during a spaceflight and then sending them back to Earth for further study and planting. Scientists study and examine several generations of plants grown from seeds which went into the space and study their changes—some are desirable while others are bad and negative. Those with good changes will be kept for further research, and will be introduced to farmers after getting permission.

Space breeding(育种) can make the seeds change faster than the experiments on the earth and can bring about some wonderful results. Compared with the traditional methods, space-developed methods can make the seeds grow much better, such as having shorter growth periods and having more power to fight against diseases and insect.

China did its first space breeding experiment in 1987, using a satellite to carry seeds into space. Since then, hundreds of kinds of seeds and seedlings have traveled with dozens of Chinese spaceships. Space breeding has helped to produce more than 200 new types of mutated plants in China that have been allowed to be planted across the country from grains to vegetables and fruits.

The Chang’e 5 brought back 1,731 grams of moon’s rock and soil to Earth, showing a historic achievement 44 years after the last moon’s rock and soil were taken back.

1. The underlined word “desirable” in paragraph 3 is probably closest to in meaning __________.

A．good

B．worse

C．useless

D．correct

2. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Chang’e 5 flew around the moon for about 23 days.

B．China was the first to do a space breeding experiment.

C．Space breeding is good for farming.

D．It is some time since rock and soil were taken back.

3. From the passage, we can infer that __________.

A．space breeding is the best way to develop the seeds

B．China is the first country to do space breeding experiment

C．China will spend more time and energy on space breeding

D．Chang’e 5 spacecraft will fly to the moon again

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Chang’e 5 Returns with a Big Package	B．Space-bred Seeds Offer Great Chances
C．Plant Mutations Result in a Better Life	D．Seeds from Space Show a New History

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Many of you have probably had this experience: You get on a train and are ready to have a short sleep or read a book, only to find that the young lady in front of you is watching a TV show on her mobile phone without the earphones (耳机). The child next to you won’t stop crying. And the passenger behind you talks on his phone during the whole trip.

Wish the train could be less noisy? There’s a choice for you. The Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway, one of China’s busiest high-speed rail lines, started to provide quiet carriage(车厢) service on December 23, 2020. Passengers who are willing to follow the rules can choose the quiet carriage when booking their tickets.

In quiet carriages, passengers should enjoy music or videos through the earphones. Train station announcements are turned down. Doors at the ends of the quiet carriages are kept closed to reduce noise from other carriages. Train attendants (乘务员) will make sure that passengers follow the rules and remain quiet.

Some people have pointed out that this kind of quiet environment should be offered in all carriages. They say that having quiet carriages might make people think that they don’t need to be quiet in other carriages.

While some Internet users are in favor of the new service, it has also led to discussions about just how quiet passengers should be in quiet carriages. Many people have raised questions such as “What if I snore (打鼾)?” and “Can we talk to others if we need to?”.

1. Which is TRUE about the Beijing Shanghai high-speed railway?

A．It’s China’s busiest high-speed rail line.

B．It was brought into use on December 23, 2020.

C．Some of its carriages have much less noise.

D．Tickets for quiet carriages aren’t available online.

2. What does the underlined phrase “in favor of” in the last paragraph mean?

A．In need of.

B．In support of.

C．Angry with.

D．Worried about.

3. What do we know from the last paragraph?

A．It’s hard to keep quiet on trains.	B．The rules should be made clearer.
C．Most people don’t like the new service.	D．People who travel alone like the service better.

【推荐1】配对阅读。左栏是五位学生不开心时的状态，右栏是相应的调节情绪的建议。请为每位学生选择合适的建议，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1     When Mary is unhappy, she always wants to eat something, such as ice-cream, hamburgers, chocolate and so on.     2     Lily would like to be alone when she is unhappy. She doesn’t want to talk to anybody, because she gets angry easily when she is upset (沮丧的).     3     Tom likes dancing and listening to music when he feels not good. He likes pop music and country music better.     4     Claire chooses to go shopping with her friends when she is not happy. She thinks that shopping is the best way to say goodbye to something unhappy.     5     Helen loves traveling when she is unhappy. She thinks that when she travels somewhere interesting, she will become happier.

A. Library is a good place to stay alone by yourself. You can also find some good books to read if you don’t want to talk to others. B. You should find someone you trust (信赖) and write to him or her. After you talk to someone about something unhappy through writing, you will feel much happier. C. Daxin shopping mall is a nice choice for shopping. You can find all kinds of good things here, such as clothes, shoes, bags, food and so on. D. You can eat some ice cream, hamburgers and chocolate when you are unhappy, but not too much. You should also eat some vegetables and fruit. E. You could take a trip to Changsha. Changsha is a popular and interesting place for traveling. F. You’d better download Migu Music. There are all kinds of music in it, such as pop music and country music. G. You can watch movies to make yourself happier. There are lots of interesting movies, such as action movies, scary movies in www.movie.com.

【推荐2】Do you sleep well? If your answer is “no”, the following might help you.

    1     A certain time when you go to bed and get up can help you build up your body clock. It is good and natural for you. Don’t change the time on weekends.

    2     Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time, if you make tomorrow’s plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light, it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep.

    3     It’s a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat, watch TV, read, talk on the phone, or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep.

    4     Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness.

    5     A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 40℃ not only is a great relaxation at a day’s end, but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy.

根据阅读内容，选择最佳标题。

A．Avoid being excited before sleeping

B．Don’t go to bed too early or too late

C．Take a warm shower before your bedtime

D．Keep the bedroom for sleeping only

E．Set a certain bedtime and rising time

F．Read an interesting story

【推荐3】Being outgoing is good for your life. More outgoing people like to meet lots of people and they have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not as hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

At first, you can try to be out going in front of your best friends or a group of friends. But the real difficulty comes when you meet strangers or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will smile to you, too. In this way, you may have some talks Start a talk. Just a simple “ Hello!” or “ How is it going?” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

1. When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say “ ________ ”.

A．How old are you?	B．What’s your name?
C．How is it going?	D．Are you healthy?

2. The most important step to be outgoing is to _________ .

A．talk with your friends	B．smile to new friends
C．play with new friends	D．go out

3. The underlined word “strangers” means _________ in Chinese.

A．熟悉的人

B．陌生人

C．奇怪的人

D．坏人

4. Which of the following is NOT the writer’s idea?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult

B．Being outgoing is good for our life.

C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun

D．Being outgoing in front of strangers is a difficulty.