【推荐1】Most people know how to keep their bodies healthy, but not many people think about how to keep their brains healthy. Brain health is very important. It can help to make your brain work better and to stay away from some brain problems, such as strokes (中风).

Our reporter Judy is speaking to Dr. Cortez, professor of psychiatry.

Dr. Cortez: We must eat healthily. One of the best ways for the brain to get energy is from wholegrain food, like wholemeal bread. They can keep the brain working hard for longer.

Judy: Is fat important? What kind of fats should we eat?

Dr. Cortez: The brain needs fat to work well. Fatty acids(脂肪酸) are healthy fats found in fish and nuts. Trans-fatty acids(反式脂肪酸) from fast food like hamburgers are not good for the brain. They may cause damage to the brain.

Judy: People talk about berries a lot. Are they a “super food”?

Dr. Cortez: Yes, berries are very good for the brain. Blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are full of something called antioxidants. They help the brain to stay healthy.

Judy: What about sleep?

Dr. Cortez: Sleep is important. It is difficult for your brain to work well if you don’t have enough sleep. But too much sleep is also bad. It can make you feel tired.

Judy: We know exercise is good for our bodies. Is it good for our brains?

Dr. Cortez: Yes, exercise is another good way to take care of the brain. It makes the blood(血) move to the brain more easily and quickly.

1. Which of the following is bad for our brains according to Dr. Cortez?

A．The fish.

B．The wholemeal bread.

C．The berry.

D．The hamburger.

2. The underlined word “antioxidants” may be ________.

A．a kind of useful fruit	B．a useful thing for our brains
C．the name of a medicine	D．an important part of our bodies

3. Why does the writer write this passage?

A．He wants to show different ideas about food safety.

B．He wants to teach people how to exercise.

C．He wants to ask people to learn more about brain problems.

D．He wants to get people to know how to help our brains keep healthy.

4. This passage is most probably from ________.

A．a newspaper

B．a storybook

C．a poem

D．a postcard

【推荐2】

Many of my classmates are losing weight so they can look more beautiful. There is nothing wrong with being beautiful, but it is not wise to lose weight by dieting (节食) unhealthily. Every year, many people become sick because of dieting. It is bad for their health and even costs them their own lives. In fact, life is the most important thing. Exercise more and eat less. This could be the best way to lose weight.

These days, many of us have idols (偶像). They are mostly pop stars. It’s good to like someone with great qualities (品质). But sometimes some fans are too crazy. For example, they might spend too much time watching their idols’ shows. They also buy expensive gifts for their idols. But their own lives might be pretty hard. Some young fans might pay so much attention to their idols that their grades get worse. Some even give up classes to see their idols. Fans should love their idols in a healthy way.

I often see people wearing hanfu on the street. Some might think they are strange, but I don’t think so. Everyone has the right to make a choice. Some people enjoy fashion (时尚), while others like tradition. In fact, when I sometimes see girls wearing hanfu in my school, I say to myself, “Wow! That’s a beautiful dress! They are so different!” One day, I will wear hanfu and introduce it to foreigners.

1. The first paragraph tells us ________ is the most important.

A．attention

B．exercise

C．life

D．beauty

2. According to Meiqi, the best way to lose weight could be ________.

A．becoming sick	B．exercising more and eating less
C．giving up classes	D．dieting unhealthily

3. Zixuan thinks idols should ________.

A．buy fans gifts

B．get good grades

C．lose weight

D．have great qualities

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer Miaoxi ________.

A．doesn’t like tradition	B．wants to visit foreigners
C．thinks wearing hanfu is strange	D．wants to spread Chinese tradition culture

5. The three people in this passage may be ________.

A．students

B．writers

C．reporters

D．teachers

【推荐3】Almost every day, we talk about health. But what is health? Health means eating well, getting enough exercise, and having a right weight. Let's read the following rules,     1    

◆Eat different kinds of food.     2     Remember that we can only get what we need by eating different kinds of food, especially fruit and vegetables.

◆Drink water more often.     3     We should try to drink more water and less sugary(含糖的)drinks.

◆Listen to your body. When you are eating, notice how your body feels. When your stomach feels comfortably full, stop eating.     4     If you do it too often, it can make you unhealthy and fat.

◆    5     Try to spend more time doing outdoor activities, such as playing basketball, walking and swimming.

A．Everyone knows that water is important.

B．Never eat too much for dinner.

C．They can help you keep healthy.

D．Limit the time you spend on the computer and TV.

E．Less sugary drinks is good for our health.

F．Eating too much makes you feel uncomfortable.

G．Many of us only eat our favorite food.

【推荐1】

At 10:44 am on June 5th, 2022, the Shenzhou XIV spacecraft rose into the sky. Another three Chinese astronauts, Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe, set off for the Tiangong Space Station.

During their six-month stay, they will set up tools and do medical tests. It’s not an easy job to do all these things. Chinese astronauts get difficult training before going to space. All the Chinese astronauts are excellent pilots（飞行员）with thousands of hours of flying experience. They also receive hundreds of classes to prepare for space travel.

One of the hardest parts is the high-G training. Sitting in a super-fast spinning（旋转的）machine, astronauts’ faces change shape. They can’t help crying. Blood can’t get to their heads well, causing even blindness（失明）. Astronauts must operate the spacecraft under such conditions.

When Chinese astronauts do the high-G training, they have a red button（按钮）on hand. If they can’t continue, they can stop the machine. But for more than 20 years since China set up its first astronaut team in 1998, nobody has ever used it. “The ‘stop’ button is never in our hearts,’’ said Wang Yaping, the first Chinese woman to take a spacewalk.

Another exercise is the underwater training which lasts seven hours each time. In a weightless environment, the astronauts have to wear the 200-kilo clothes and do the training in 10-metre-deep water without eating or having a break. After each training, they might lose up to 2kg of body weight.

“We may have to do such training every day for many years,” said Wang. “But there is no ‘give up’ in our dictionary.” They are our heroes.

1. How could you become an astronaut?

A．You must be an excellent pilot first.	B．You should take all kinds of classes in a university.
C．You must have hundreds of hours of flying experience.	D．You must know how to build a spacecraft.

2. What does the underlined word “operate” mean in Chinese?

A．手术

B．停止

C．操作

D．拆解

3. What happens to the astronauts when they sit in a super-fast spinning machine?
a. They can’t help crying.       b. They may not see things. c. Their blood stops moving. d. Their faces change shape.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．What Chinese astronauts will do at the space station.	B．How Chinese astronauts lose weight before going to space.
C．The reasons why Chinese astronauts need to do some training.	D．The difficult training that Chinese astronauts receive before going to space.

【推荐2】The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.

It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom（王国）Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.

One day after hunting, Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail（痕迹）on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”

On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. So he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.

However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.

1. Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?

A．Because the king asked him to do so.

B．Because he didn’t like the rabbit’s hair.

C．Because the old pen brought him much trouble.

D．Because he had to fight against the Kingdom of Chu.

2. When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3?

A．Before hunting animals.	B．When he saw the trail.
C．During cleaning the hair.	D．When he arrived home.

3. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?
a. The brush pen could write well.
b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick.
c. The special water washed the oil away.
d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.

A．b-d-a-c

B．d-b-a-c

C．b-d-c-a

D．a-d-c-b

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Meng was a great leader.	B．The rabbit’s hair is useful.
C．How was the brush pen invented?	D．It is important to learn Chinese culture.

【推荐3】

Do you know how Chinese people get their names? Are there any differences (不同) between girls’ names and boys’ names? And what do different names mean? Let me tell you now.

In China, the parents or grandparents give the child the first name and family name. Generally speaking (一般来说), the child’s family name is the same as the father’s family name. For example, if the father’s family name is Liu, the child’s family name is Liu, too. But there are also exceptions (例外). Some parents will let their child use the mother’s family name. About the first name, it usually has one or two Chinese words in a first name. And the first name has the hopes (希望) and best wishes for the child from the parents. So, parents will use very nice words for the child’s first name. And in most cases, the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys as parents have different hopes for the girls and boys. For example, parents with boys hope their boys to be strong, honest, powerful, while parents with girls hope their girls to be good-looking, friendly, and gentle.

Another interesting fact is that if the child is born (出生) on a special (特殊的) and good day, the parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day. For example, if the child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may (可能) name the child Guoqing meaning the National Day.

So, from the name of Chinese, you can know something about him/her and his/her family.

1. According to the passage, whose last name does a child use in most families?

A．The father’s.

B．The grandparents’.

C．The mother’s.

2. Which name has the parents’ hopes and wishes for their child?

A．The first name.

B．The last name.

C．The full name.

3. What does the underlined word “good-looking” mean?

A．Good.

B．Beautiful.

C．Nice.

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

A．A child in China can only (仅仅) have his/her father’s last name.

B．In China, grandparents can’t give their grandchild names.

C．A man with the first name “Jianguo” may be born in 1949.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How Chinese get their family name and first name.

B．Girls’ names and boys’ names in China.

C．Differences among Chinese names.

【推荐1】We all want our skin (皮肤) to look good. If your skin is clear and healthy, it makes you feel better about yourself. How do you get great skin? Here are some suggestions.
Protect your skin against the sun.
● If you are going outside, especially in the sun, you’d better put on sun cream about half an hour before going out in summer.
● Wear a hat to protect your face.
● Stay in the shade whenever you can.
How to wash your skin?
● Wash your body all over once a day. Use mild soap and warm water.
● Wash the soap off, as it may hurt your skin.
● Wash your face by using a facecloth and cleaning cream, and then wash with cool water.
Twice a day is enough.
What else should you do?
● Remember to drink lots of water-your skin loves it.
● Regular exercise is good for your skin.
● Eat healthily so that your skin can get what it needs to do its job.
1. According to the passage, you can usewater to wash your body.

A．cool

B．hot

C．warm

D．cold

2. It’s enough to wash your facea day.

A．once	B．twice
C．three times	D．many times

3. To protect your -skin in your daily life, you can’t.

A．drink lots of water

B．do exercise regularly

C．go out in summer with hats or sun scream

D．eat junk food

【推荐2】Computers are wonderful machines. The Internet is also wonderful. But some people spend too much time online. They can’t stop. Doctors say this is a new illness called Internet Addiction Disorder (互联网成瘾症).

People with IAD are online a lot. They spend many hours chatting with their friends or playing games online. Many people with IAD spend more time surfing the Internet than staying with their families or friends. Some people with IAD even give up their jobs!

Do you have IAD? Think about the following questions carefully: How many hours a day are you online? When you are not online, do you want to play computer games or check your messages? When you are online, do you often lose track of time? Do you get angry when you can’t play computer games?

If you have IAD, what should you do? Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young give some advice. First, ask yourself, “Why am I online a lot?” Then try to take a break. For example, use the computer or play computer games twice a week, not every day. In this way, you can spend more time with your families or friends.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A．going online too much can cause a new illness

B．spending too much time online is much happier

C．we can get more information on the Internet than before

D．we can make more e-friends on the Internet now

2. People with IAD usually spend too much time ________.

A．studying at school	B．working at the office
C．playing on the Internet	D．talking on the phone

3. Which of the following is a sign of IAD according to the passage?

A．Giving up your job to spend more time online.

B．Spending much time with your friends.

C．Forgetting your family when you are online.

D．Getting silent when you can’t play a computer game.

4. Dr. Ivan Goldberg and Dr. Kimberly S. Young advise people with IAD ________.

A．to stop going online

B．to take more exercise every day and protect their eyes

C．to go to see a doctor as soon as possible

D．to use the computer less often than before

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．A new illness—IAD	B．A computer game
C．Going online	D．How to use the computer correctly

【推荐3】Anger often makes us uncomfortable. Seeing your child’s anger can be especially uncomfortable. In order to relieve (缓解) this feeling, parents often encourage children to “stop crying” and say things like “It’s nothing to cry about.” It’s moments like those that plant the seeds of unhealthy anger. The “stop crying” parents are just doing what they were taught by their own parents, who were probably taught that by their parents on and on. However, we should learn how to create healthy anger in our kids.

If a child never sees his or her parents express anger, he or she should never express anger, either. But if parents always express their anger loudly, their child may start to think of anger as something that is always frightening.

The first thing you can do to create healthy anger in your children is to practice creating healthy anger in yourself. Once you’re better at experiencing anger and expressing it in a healthy way, you’ll be able to set a good example for your kids.

Stopping kids from expressing their feelings is wrong. You may feel bad when you believe you are wrong. When children express their feelings and are told that it’s nothing to cry about, they come to know that they themselves are bad.

We need to raise them in an environment where it’s safe to express feelings. Once you feel more comfortable with your own anger, you can teach your children why anger is a helpful feeling. When your kids express anger, help them examine what it is that has made them angry. Why did it make them angry? How did it do that? Then, you can teach them that those feelings are never wrong and our expressions of feelings are in our control.

Anger is natural and normal, and it can be experienced and expressed in a healthy way.

1. Why do parents say “It’s nothing to cry about” to their children?

A．To encourage them to stop crying.	B．To make them uncomfortable.
C．To relieve their anger.	D．To plant the seeds of unhealthy anger.

2. Parents should set a good example for children by ________.

A．stopping them from expressing their anger

B．expressing their own anger in a healthy way

C．letting them know they are right or wrong

D．raising them in a safe environment

3. The writer thinks that anger is a kind of feeling that is always ________.

A．wrong

B．uncomfortable

C．harmful

D．helpful

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

A．Anger often makes us and our children uncomfortable.

B．Parents should create healthy anger in themselves.

C．Parents should create healthy anger in their kids.

D．Parents should never express their anger.