【推荐2】My cousin is a sixth grader. We used to be very close and often did our homework together. This was until not very long ago when he started playing computer games.

Every day after he came home, he would drop his school bag and sit down in front of the computer. At dinnertime, he would eat as quickly as he could so that he could get back to his games. And when it was time to go to bed, he would always stay up for another hour to play games. All of this left no time for his homework.

It was no surprise that my cousin’s grades fell sharply(急剧地). And his teacher said that he was always clueless(迷糊的) in class, dozing off(打瞌睡) all the time.

I talked to my cousin about the harm of spending so much time on videogames. He agreed and decided to break his addiction(瘾). Slowly he go this old life back and, of course, his old self(老样子) back as well.

正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
1. My cousin isn’t a sixth grader.
2. At dinnertime, he would eat as quickly as he could so that he could do his homework.
3. When it was time to go to bed, my brother would always stay up for another hour to play games.
4. My cousin was addicted to(沉溺于) playing computer games, so his grades fell sharply.
5. I talked to my cousin. Then he broke his addiction.

【推荐1】Tomatoes taste great. With a lot of vitamins, they are good for you, too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit.

Not all tomatoes are red. They can be yellow, orange, pink, or white. All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked. Then the tomatoes turn their true color. That’s when they’re ready to eat!

Tomatoes first grew in the Americas. The Incas grew them over 1,000 years ago. They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food. In France, people grew tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty. Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick. It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes.

Tomatoes are fruits. They grow from seeds. They won’t grow in cold weather. But with water, sunlight and warmth, tomatoes grow fast. They can grow in pots or in the ground. As the plant grows taller, people may tie it to a stick. Next is the blooming stage. Flowers appear. The flowers turn into fruit.

Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks. Some tomatoes are large. One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds.

You can eat raw tomatoes. First, wash them. Then, cut them up for salads or sandwiches. Tomatoes can be cooked, too. They can be grilled, boiled, or even fried. Do you use ketchup? It is made from tomatoes. Tomatoes don’t have a smell. But they taste great in foods around the world. Many dishes from India use tomatoes. Italians use them to make spaghetti sauce and pizza, too. Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa.

1. From the passage, we know that tomatoes ________.

A．come in different colors

B．grew in Europe first

C．can grow in all weathers

D．have a special smell

2. The underlined phrase some of them in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A．some people in Inca

B．some people in Italy

C．some people in France

D．some people in Spain

3. To know how to grow tomatoes, you can read ________.

A．Paragraph 2

B．Paragraph 3

C．Paragraph 4

D．Paragraph 5

4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Value of Tomatoes

B．All About Tomatoes

C．Incas and Tomatoes

D．Growing Great Tomatoes

【推荐2】People like to say：“The hand that rocks(摇动)the cradle(摇篮)rules the world．”Or theysay：“Behind every successful man，there is a woman．”
Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful．But some women want more for themselves．They want to be successful as men．
Today the best jobs are still given to men．Even when women do the same work，they are often paid less than men．Some women want these things changed．They want to stand beside the men，with the same chances for success．
Now many American women are earning money outside their homes．More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs．In general，working women have more education than those who stay at home．
Among women with jobs，eight out of ten drive a car to work，and most of them often spend their holidays away from home．They like traveling by air．Women’s work has made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives，too．
But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries．
In the Middle East countries，women have to stay at home．They look after their families and do all the housework．They can’t find work outside．When they go out in public．they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands．
For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries．Many women want to play an active role in the society．Though working gives them few chances of getting married，many men still want to marry them in the old ways．
1. More and more women want to get jobs because        ．

A．they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street

B．they think they are more important than men

C．they think they are as important as men

D．housework troubles them too much

2. Some women are still badly paid       ．

A．because women want more money

B．because of the old ways of thinking

C．because women can’t do as well as men do

D．but we don’t know why

3. If women have got higher education       ．

A．they can get better jobs more easily	B．they don’t have to do any housework
C．they can travel by plane	D．they can be paid better than men

4. Working gives women      ．

A．the chance to receive more education than men

B．chances to play an important role in the society

C．more pay than men

D．fewer chances of getting married

5. From this passage we know       ．

A．women have the same rights as men today

B．women don’t want to work outside their homes

C．more and more women want to play an active role in their countries

D．in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home

【推荐3】After Russia and Canada, China is the third largest country in the world. But it has the largest population. In order to solve the population problem, the government carried out one-child policy (政策) before. However, in the past few years, people see not only its advantages but also disadvantages.

In 2016, two-child policy started. In my opinion, two-child policy is the present for the only child. The only child in the family is always lonely. For some families, maybe the parents are the only child and they can only have one child. When their child grows up and then grows older, and then marries an only child girl. The burden (负担) on their child and his wife will be too heavy. Their child and his wife will have to take care of two couples (夫妻). Usually, a young couple looking after an old couple is a little difficult. But if their parents have two children, they can share the burden of taking care of their parents. It would be much better. At the same time, two-child policy can keep the number of Chinese population.

All in all, one-child policy has been out of date. And two-child policy is needed and necessary. It can solve the problems of today and the future.

1. ________ has the largest population in the world.

A．Russia

B．Canada

C．China

D．India

2. The underlined part “carried out” in Paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

A．实施

B．结束

C．改进

D．研究

3. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The only child in a family is always pleased.

B．Chinese people can have two children before 2016.

C．One-child policy has advantages as well as disadvantages.

D．It’s easy for a young couple to look after an old one.

4. What’s the writer’s opinion about two-child policy?

A．He likes one-child policy better.

B．He has no idea about two-child policy.

C．He thinks the new policy is really good.

D．He thinks Two- child policy can’t solve population problem.

5. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．the population of China	B．the ways to look after old people
C．the advantages of one-child policy	D．the advantages of two-child policy