To save time, many Americans buy foods which can be quickly made ready for the table. On holidays, families enjoy delicious meals. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November, family members get together for a turkey dinner with pumpkin pie(南瓜派).
The United States is known around the world for its fast food, such as hamburgers, sandwiches, pizzas, salad bars, and many kinds of ice cream. People can easily find fast food chains(连锁店),such as McDonalds’ and KFC, in most of the big cities in the world.
These years, many people have taken more and more care of their health while eating. They come to know eating too much meat will make them overweight. Many of them are also worried about food additives(添加剂). Some of them may be harmful(有害的) to the body.
1. Many Americans buy _______ to save time.| A．ready-made food | B．food to cook at home | C．inexpensive food | D．foreign food |
| A．November 4th | B．Every the 4th Tuesday in November |
| C．the fourth Thursday in November | D．Every November the fourth |
| A．take-away | B．home-cooking | C．fast | D．Chinese |
| A．thinner | B．fatter | C．worse | D．better |
| A．overweight | B．their health | C．food addictives | D．fast food |
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【推荐1】There are lots of visitors in London every year. Their homes are not here, so they often eat in restaurants. The owners and workers among them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don’t feel they are in England. Most of English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find that he doesn’t understand why everything is written in French and Italian.
Most of English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don’t want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas,they will spend two or three weeks to get ready for it. Because it’s a big day for them and they want to have good food.
1. Visitors to London often eat in restaurants because ________.| A．they don’t like the food at home | B．it’s cheaper |
| C．restaurants are beautiful places | D．their homes are not in London |
| A．they are in another country | B．they are in England |
| C．they are in a town | D．they love their country |
| A．why everything comes from French and Italian |
| B．everything in restaurants |
| C．why the owners write everything in French and Italian |
| D．everyone in restaurants |
| A．it is good for their health | B．the food is expensive outside |
| C．they don’t have much money | D．the food is very delicious at home |
| A．get more food | B．have delicious and enough food |
| C．have much food | D．have fast food |
【推荐2】In North America, people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home until 7 or 8 oclock at night. More than 50% of women have full-time jobs. And many people do part-time jobs.
When a family want to eat a meal together, they don’t have enough time to prepare the food. That is why fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their money buying fast food.
Fast food is the food such as pizza, sandwiches and fried chicken. People can buy fast food from a restaurant chain like Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and KFC. Fast food saves work and time, but it’s usually junk food.
Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not everyone is happy about the spread of North American fast food. Some people in Italy want to fight against (反对) it. They don’t want any more fast food chains to open in their country. They also want to fight against the spread of fast food around the world.
1. What do children do after school in North America?| A．They have special lessons or sleep. |
| B．They make some food or sports activities. |
| C．They make some food or sleep. |
| D．They have special lessons or sports activities. |
| A．Because they don’t have enough time to prepare the food. |
| B．Because they don’t have enough money to prepare the food. |
| C．Because fast food is expensive. |
| D．Because fast food is healthy. |
| A．Some people in Italy. | B．Some food in Italy. |
| C．Some people in America. | D．Some food in America. |
| A．In North America, parents often get home at 5 or 6 oclock at night. |
| B．In North America, more than 50% of women have part-time jobs. |
| C．Everyone is happy about the spread of North American fast food. |
| D．Fast food is popular in many countries. |
【推荐3】In China, there’re many different kinds of food. Some often are very popular. The real Chinese is dumplings. Now let’s talk about them, OK?
Everyone in China likes dumpling very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.
Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them from any supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar.
The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the year.
In the old days, people couldn’t often eat dumplings, because they were very poor. Now, our county is becoming stronger and stronger and our people are richer and richer. We can eat them very often. Now tell me, do you like dumplings?
Welcome to China, and we'll invite you to eat the real China food—dumplings.
1. From the passage, we know the writer likes dumplings with _________ best.| A．meat | B．seafood. | C．vegetables and pork. | D．vegetables |
| A．you have time | B．you are tired | C． you are busy | D．you are happy |
| A．糖 | B．醋 | C．辣椒 | D．酱油 |
| A．The Chinese like dumplings very much. |
| B．If someone eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the year. |
| C．In the old days, people could only eat dumplings because they were poor. |
| D．Now people are rich and they often eat dumplings. |
Hello, boys and girls! My name is Li Kui. I’m 12 years old and I’m a middle school student. I can draw, and I can do that well.
Here is one of my pictures! In it, you can see four boys—my brother, my cousin and their two friends. My brother is l4 years old. He is in red. His number is three. Liu Xing is 13. He is my cousin. His mother is my mother’s sister. In my picture, Liu Xing is in blue, What’s his number? It’s one. My cousin can play basketball (打篮球) well. He is a very kind boy and he always helps my brother. Is this picture nice? I think so!
1. How old is Li Kui?| A．11. | B．12. | C．13. | D．14. |
| A．健康的 | B．无聊的 | C．善良的 | D．干净的 |
| A．Liu Xing is in red. | B．Liu Xing’s number is 3 |
| C．Li Kui is in the picture, too. | D．Li Kui is Liu Xing’s cousin. |
【推荐2】I love to go biking! Two years ago I bought an exercise bike(健身脚踏车). But soon I got bored with being at home, so I bought a used bike and started going for short rides. Now I plan day trips in my neighborhood (街区). When you drive a car, you miss many things. It's surprising how much more you can see when you're biking.
----Sam
My favourite thing to do at weekends is to go to the beach. The beach is beautiful all through the year. I usually drive there. If the weather is cold, I wear some warm clothes and go for long walks on the beach. When the weather is hot. I enjoy swimming or just lying in the sun.
-----Barbara
At weekends I like to read books. If the weather is nice, I'll take a good book to the park and stay there reading for hours. I think there's nothing as delightful as reading a good book.
----Bill
Weekends are for going hiking(徒步旅行) with my parents. We live near some beautiful mountains. Sometimes we camp out at night. We really enjoy cooking dinner over a campfire and spending a night under the stars!
----Grace
1. Now Sam plans to________.
| A．drive a car | B．go for short rides |
| C．ride his exercise bike | D．go biking in his neighborhood |
| A．drives on the beach | B．walks on the beach |
| C．swims in the sea | D．lies in the sun |
| A．有光线的 | B．轻如羽毛的 | C．令人愉快的 | D．浅色调的 |
| A．She goes hiking alone at weekends |
| B．She doesn't like cooking over a campfire. |
| C．She and her parents sometimes camp out. |
| D．She and her parents live in the mountains. |
| A．Favourites | B．Suggestion | C．Shopping | D．Nature |
On a sunny afternoon, Bob went to a park to take walks. Some people were painting pictures, some were reading poems and some were shooting arrows(射箭). It looked fun so he decided to challenge it himself.
He saw one woman pick up an arrow and shoot it after taking a moment to aim(瞄准). The arrow curved(飞出弧线)through the air beautifully. But it finally fell to the ground and missed the target(目标).
It seemed that she didn't put enough power into her shot. While Bob was thinking about what he should do. It was his turn to shoot. He focused(使集中)his eyes on the target and shot the arrow with all of his strength. But the arrow missed the target and stuck straight in the grass. He shot three more arrows, but all of them missed.
He was upset, but decided to take one more shot. He took a deep breath and put one foot forward to keep his balance(平衡). He focused hard on the target and shot the arrow. This time he hit the target!
He said, "There are many things that are not as simple as we imagine. There are challenges everywhere. But if we focus on one thing at a time and learn from failure, we can succeed in the end."
1. Bob went to a park to ________on a sunny afternoon.| A．take walks | B．shoot arrows | C．paint pictures | D．read poems. |
| A．after checking it carefully | B．after taking a moment to aim. |
| C．after keeping her balance | D．after thinking for a long time. |
| A．fell | B．cried | C．succeeded | D．failed |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．everything is as simple as we imagine |
| B．take a deep breath before shooting an arrow |
| C．we aren't in the face of challenges everywhere |
| D．learn from failure, never give up and you will succeed |
Molly and David live in a big house with their parents. Molly is twelve years old and David is fourteen years old. They are both middle school students in Yaohua Middle School. Every morning, they get up at 6:45 and have a big breakfast. Molly eats eggs, bread and corn and David eats sandwiches and eggs. Molly usually drinks milk and fruit juice and she likes orange and apple juice very much. David always drinks cola 
and coffee 
. His mom tells him that it is not good for his health. For lunch, Molly usually eats healthy food like rice, chicken, fish and pork(猪肉)with some vegetable soup but David only likes chicken and fish. He doesn’t like green vegetables or fruit at all. When he goes shopping with his mom, he buys a lot of food to eat and he likes Latiao 
very much. Sometimes, his mom is not happy about him.
2. David is twelve years old.
3. Molly and David eat eggs in the morning.
4. David doesn’t like eating meat.
5. Molly has a healthy eating habit.
【推荐2】Peter’s uncle lived in the country. Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. Whenever they went for a walk and they passed somebody, his uncle waved.
Peter was surprised and said, “Uncle George, you know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?”
“I don’t know all these people,” said his uncle.
“Then why do you wave to them?” asked Peter. “Well, Peter,” answered his uncle, “When I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continues his journey with a happier heart. But when I wave to someone and he doesn’t know me, he is surprised and says to himself, ‘Who’s that man? Why did he wave to me?’ So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I make everybody happy.”
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. Peter’s uncle lived in the city.
2. Peter’s uncle waved to others when he met them.
3. Peter was surprised at his uncle’s behaviour (行为).
4. Peter’s uncle knew everyone he met on the road.
5. Peter’s uncle waved to make other people happy.
In the universe, there is the Sun. The Moon, the Earth and so on. We know the Earth goes around the Sun, and the Moon goes around the Earth. We have day and night because the
Earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the Earth turns to the Sun, it is day, When our part of the Earth turns away from the Sun, it is night.
Just because the Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun, it looks much bigger than the Sun. Big things will look smaller when they are further, and small ones look bigger when they are nearer.
The Sun is big enough to give out very strong light. The Moon can't give out any light, but it looks quite bright too. Why? In fact, the light from the Moon comes from the Sun. The Moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually (事实上) the stars are much bigger and brighter than the Moon. Also, they look smaller than the Moon because they are further away from the Earth。
There are many other planets (行星) in the universe. But of all the planets, people can only live on the Earth.
1. We see the Sun is _________ than the Moon from the Earth.| A．bigger | B．longer | C．shorter | D．smaller |
| A．night | B．day | C．evening | D．noon |
| A．更远 | B．更低 | C．更重 | D．更圆 |
| A．The Moon goes around the Earth and it can't give out any light. |
| B．Moon goes around the Sun and its light is from the Sun. |
| C．The Earth goes around the Moon and people can live only on the Earth. |
| D．Of all the planets, only the Earth goes around the Sun. |
| A．In a science newspaper. | B．In a History textbook. |
| C．In a daily schedule. | D．In an English diary |
【推荐1】More artificial intelligence- related and coding courses（人工智能AI相关课程和编程课程）are expected（期待）to be set up in China's primary and middle schools. The news comes from the State Council（国务院）and it attracts big attention of parents because their children will learn a lot about AI technology.
AI technology is considered as the key to future reform in the following years. AI technology’s rapid development is changing the society（社会）rapidly. So the government put AI technology into the primary and secondary schools. The students should be cultivated from the beginning，and then they would know how to use it. What’s more，now more and more students take an interest in AI technology.
China should catch the opportunity and join the development of Al popular science. And China should encourage more basic courses to develop Al initiation（人工智能启蒙）. The State Council pointed out the idea in the news.
China’s educational organizations should provide more Al-related courses. And China’s educational organizations will develop interests for the youth and encourage them to walk into AI education. AI technology will be good for the students’ development.
The primary and secondary schools are very important for the educational reform. Besides，our future is in the hand of the youth. At the same time，our country will train and cultivate more professionals.
1. Where does the news that artificial intelligence-related courses will be set up come from?| A．The State Council. |
| B．China’s educational organizations. |
| C．Artificial Intelligence Development Plan. |
| D．China's primary and secondary schools. |
| A．Because a lot of their children' s time will be wasted. |
| B．Because their children will have chances to be scientists. |
| C．Because their children will design robots in the future. |
| D．Because their children will learn much about Al technology. |
| A．使用 | B．放弃 | C．培训 | D．观看 |
| A．gain rapid development | B．develop Al popular science |
| C．get more international support | D．show its friendly opinions and feelings |
| A．AI technology courses in the primary and secondary schools |
| B．the rapid education development and big reform in China |
| C．the importance of Chinese children’s future |
| D．the importance of the primary and middle schools |
【推荐2】Mr. Smith works in an office of a computer company. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he's always tired and didn't want to say anything. All he hopes is to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner. she doesn’t stop talking before she goes to sleep.
Because of this he felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. So one day he decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs. smith went to the hospital with him, Before her husband asked the doctor what was wrong with him, the woman told the doctor all and the doctor understood why. He wrote out a prescription(处方). And when Mrs. Smith brought the medicine to the doctor, the doctor said to her."This bottle of medicine is for your husband, and these sleeping Pills（药片）are for you". "For me" the woman wasastonishedand then said: "I feel pretty well. I don't need any medicine! You must be mistaken!" "I don't think so, madam", said the doctor. "They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them. "
1. Mr.Smith works.| A．in a school | B．in a hospital | C．in an office | D．in a computer shop |
| A．wants to go to bed early. |
| B．wants to say something interesting. |
| C．goes to see a doctor. |
| D．stays up late to work. |
| A．surprised | B．happy | C．excited | D．angry |
| A．Mr.Smith doesn't stop talking before going to bed. |
| B．Mr.Smith doesn't like his wife. |
| C．The doctor gave the sleeping pills to Mr. Smith to help him sleep well. |
| D．Mr.Smith couldn't have enough sleep. |
| A．Mrs.Smith takes the bottle of medicine. |
| B．Mr.Smith takes the sleeping pills. |
| C．Mr.Smith stops working late. |
| D．Ms.Smith stops talking too much at night. |
I stayed in my boat for three days, waiting. A few times, I thought I felt a fish at the end of the line. The first time I pulled in my catch, it was not a fish; it was an old bag. The second time, it was a shoe. Finally, at the end of the third day, I felt a strong pull at the end of the line. The pull was so strong they my boat raced around and around. I needed all my power just to hold onto the fishing rod. I pulled, and I pulled and I caught the biggest fish that ever swam on the Earth! It was heavier than everyone in this room put together! Then something terrible happened!
After I pulled the huge fish into my boat, I saw that the boat was going under water! Water was coming into the boat from all sides! I was not a very good swimmer, so I was scared.
Although it was the hardest choice I ever made. I had to let the fish go. I pushed it back over the side of the boat, and we waved good-bye to each other as it swam away.
1. How long did the writer spend in his boat?
| A．Two days. | B．Two hours |
| C．Three days | D．Three hours |
| A．A shoe | B．An old bag |
| C．A fish | D．A small boat |
| A．The fish bit people |
| B．The fish was too small to keep |
| C．The boat started to go under water. |
| D．There was a hole in the side of the boat. |
| A．walked | B．beat somebody |
| C．moved very fast | D．swam |
