【推荐3】Do you know the movie Robot? It tells us a story about the future.

The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as mobile phones. People depend on their robots to do lots of things, for example, babysitting, doing housework and taking their dogs for a walk. Robots have to obey (听从) humans’ orders (命令) because their designers make them do so. A police officer called Spooner hates (厌恶) robots. He doesn’t think humans can get on well with their robots at all! But the scientist Susan has different opinions (观点).

Susan works on robots’ mind and she thinks one day robots will become more powerful (强大的) than humans and help humans to make progress (进步).

When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world’s robots. A few robots have their own thoughts and they’re trying to get out of humans’ control (控制). Of course these robots’ dream doesn’t come true.

Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.

1. The story will happen in ________.

A．2010

B．2020

C．2035

2. The underlined phrase “depend on” in this article means ________.

A．依靠

B．相信

C．取决于

3. Spooner is a ________and Susan is a ________.

A．scientist; professor

B．police officer; scientist

C．police man; doctor

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

A．The movie Robot talks about the future.	B．People use their robots to do everything.
C．A few robots want to get out of humans’ control.

【推荐1】Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge (知识) and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

★Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.

★Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.

★Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents’ permission. Never meet anyone you met online alone.

★If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable (不舒服), leave the site and tell a parent or teacher right away.

Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.

1. According to the passage, which is NOT the good way the children use the Internet to do?

A．To relax in their free time.	B．To go into a chat room.
C．To get useful knowledge and information.	D．To read some uncomfortable things on line.

2. What should we do if we see or read something uncomfortable online according to the passage?

A．Use it in a good way.	B．Turn off the computer.
C．Keep on reading.	D．Leave the site and tell a parent or teacher right away.

3. What does “permission” mean in the third paragraph?

A．承诺

B．允许

C．喜悦

D．休息

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

A．You can meet someone you met online with your parents’ permission.

B．Internet is not safe for children, so you shouldn’t use the Internet.

C．Chat rooms have the same rules but attract different kinds of people.

D．Everything you read on the Internet is true.

5. What’s this passage mainly about?

A．How to use computers.	B．Surfing on the Internet.
C．Information on the Internet.	D．Internet safety rules.

【推荐2】It's difficult when you have no good friends around-maybe because you have moved to different schools or a different class or you're sick at home. You may feel lonely without friends. You want to have new friends. But how to make them? How do you start? How do you get along with people? Here are some ways to help you to do these.

1. Greet people and hope that they have a goal day-whatever time of day it is. It doesn't hurt any people. It also makes people think you're friendly.
2. Take something to eat in your pocket. Ask if people would like to have some, and at the same time hand it to them.
3. Simple actions, like helping people carry something or opening a door show your kindness.
4. Perhaps smiling is the easier way to introduce yourself. There's a great reason why it takes fewer muscles to smile than to cry. Nature just wishes us to smile more.
5. The world's full of differences. So learn to respect others. It is the only way other people will respect you.

A．Respect（尊重）others

B．Share with others

C．Smile often

D．Greet（问候）people

E．Help people

F．Care about others' feeling

【推荐1】

Many of us eat instant noodles once in a while, but have you ever noticed the shape of that? Why is it curved（弯曲）?

Fan Zhihong, a professor on food nutrition（营养）studies at China Agricultural University, said that the shape of noodles has little to do with its nutrition. She believes that it is mainly for the convenience of transportation that instant noodles are made curved.

Most instant noodles are made by the processes of steaming and oil frying, which makes them quite fragile（脆弱）. Curved shapes could help them get the anti-pressure（抗压）ability.

Curvedness saves money. The same cup can hold more curved noodles than straight ones, while the same amount of curved noodles take up less space than straight ones.

Curved noodles have bigger spaces from each other, which makes them have a better bath in hot water and promises better taste.

Whether you use a fork or chopsticks, the curly shape is much more convenient for you to eat.

1. Fan Zhihong believes that the shape of noodles _________ its nutrition.

A．has a lot to do with

B．has nothing to do with

C．is hardly related to

D．is related to

2. Which is the process of making instant noodles?

A．Boiling.

B．Oil frying,

C．Baking.

D．Burning,

3. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．curved shapes could make them fragile

B．instant noodles are curved so that it can save money

C．curved noodles have the same spaces from each other

D．we can only use a fork to have instant noodles

4. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．why instant noodles are curved	B．instant noodles are convenient
C．anyone can eat instant noodles	D．how we can make instant noodles

【推荐2】Tibet is in the southwest of China. It is the home to many natural wonders, such as valleys, mountains, lakes and even deserts. Tibet is very large, so it is perfect for traveling, especially the bike tour(旅游).
You can start the wonderful bike tour in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. It is 3600 metres above the sea level. It’s very high, isn’t it? So it is important to spend a few days there to get used to（习惯） the thin air there, or you may feel sick and get hurt. The bike tour will pass rivers, large open grassland and high mountains, including the world's famous Mount Everest(珠穆朗玛峰).
After finishing the bike tour, people will feel quite successful. They will also have hundreds of photos of the wonderful places.
1. Tibet is the home to _____________.

A．valleys	B．mountains
C．deserts	D．many natural wonders

2. Why do people have to stay in Lhasa for a few days?

A．To meet friends there.

B．To get used to the thin air there.

C．To go home in the first week.

D．To wait until it rains.

3. People usually feel __________ after the bike tour.

A．unhappy

B．sad

C．blue

D．successful

【推荐3】One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”

“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”

“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”

根据短文内容,判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1. The story took place (发生) in the afternoon.
2. When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be ill.
3. The man went to sleep after he took some medicine.
4. The dentist pulled all the teeth out of the man’s mouth.
5. The man ran in to tell the dentist that his house was on fire.

【推荐1】If you want to know which social media platform Chinese young people like now, you'd better not miss short videos.

“As for Douyin, a short video app, 85 percent of its users are under 24 and the main influenced(受影响的) users are born after 1995, and even 2000,” said a person in charge of the app, in an interview with China Youth Daily.

On popular short video apps, including Douyin and Kuaishou, users can upload short videos. The content is quite different, from cooking and physical exercise to dancing and singing, and they share them with other users.

A 12-year-old user named Xiao Qianyu has about 2.6 million followers on Douyin. The common(普通的) girl, who’s enjoyed dancing since she was in kindergarten, has uploaded videos showing her learning jazz dance and finger dance since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans, ______. People can see her more often on the Internet from then on.

“I enjoy recording the movements, and I can add music to the video, so it’s easy and fun to shoot(拍摄) short videos.” said Xiao Qianyu, who enjoys sharing happiness with strangers by shooting short videos.

1. The second paragraph suggests that________.

A．short videos are popular with young people	B．the young people influence the use of apps
C．Douyin is a social media platform for the young	D．the users of Douyin are under 24

2. Which of the following sentences can be put in the________.

A．but she has been worried about it as a result	B．and she has become famous as a result
C．but she has been unhappy about it as a result	D．and she has loved dancing as a result

3. What does the example of Xiaoqianyu tell us?

A．There are famous singers and dancers on Douyin.

B．Common people can become famous through social media.

C．It is easy to become famous with short videos.

D．Young people find it easy and fun to shoot the videos.

4. What can you learn from the passage?

A．All people in China like short videos.

B．People can’t find videos about cooking on Douyin.

C．Xiao Qianyu began to enjoy dance last July.

D．Xiao Qianyu likes to share part of her life with strangers.

【推荐2】The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a poor person”, as the old saying goes. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It provides us with energy after a long night without food.

If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry easily. Breakfast helps children stay focused in school. One study shows that children who keep eating breakfast get higher test results in most subjects. Breakfast is also important for losing weight. If you have a good breakfast, you will eat less throughout the day.

A healthy and balanced breakfast should include some protein like eggs, milk or a little meat. They give you energy. Carbohydrates (碳水化合物) like rice or bread can keep you active. Vegetables and fruit have the vitamins that humans need.

In China, breakfast is different from place to place. However, porridge, baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the whole country. Although Western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still prefer a traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested (消化), but can also provide enough energy in the morning.

1. What does “Eat breakfast like a king” mean?

A．Eat breakfast very early.	B．Eat breakfast slowly.
C．Eat well for breakfast.	D．Eat expensive food.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Eating too much for breakfast will make people tired.

B．Eating breakfast helps with students’ performance at school.

C．Students can get high scores if they eat breakfast before tests.

D．Eating less for breakfast helps people lose weight.

3. If a person often eats bananas and apples, his or her body will be rich in     .

A．carbohydrates

B．vitamins

C．protein

D．energy

4. The best title for the story is     .

A．The Most Important Meal of the Day	B．Best Food for Breakfast
C．Different Chinese Breakfasts	D．Traditional Chinese Breakfast

【推荐3】Pingshu, or storytelling, a traditional Chinese art form, has been popular mostly in northern China. Speaking of it, we can’t fail to mention Shan Tianfang. With a simple backdrop (usually a pair of screen doors), a table, a folding fan and a piece of wood (known as xingmu), Shan won a large number of fans.

Shan Tianfang was born in a Quyi family in Yingkou, Liaoning Province in 1934. His grandparents and parents were either storytellers or Xihe Dagu (a kind of folk music) singers. Influenced by his family, Shan could tell vivid stories when he was only five to six years old and won high praise.

In 1953, Shan entered Northeast Engineering College but dropped out soon because of health problems. In the same year, Shan began to learn storytelling from Li Qinghai, an experienced storytelling artist. Soon Shan became famous in Anshan, Liaoning Province. The teahouses where Shan told stories were always very crowded.

In 1957, to know more about history and literature, Shan attended some classes of Liaoning University’s History Department(系) where he studied for three years. Whenever speaking of the decision Shan said proudly, “It’s impossible to achieve my later success without the three years’ study.”

As many good storytelling materials were lost over time, Shan decided to write down all the stories he knew. In more than ten years, he finished nearly 50 storytelling novels, with more than 20 million words. Also, he started an art school, and especially opened classes of storytelling performances, hoping to educate more young storytellers to develop the art.

On 11th September, 2018, Shan died in a hospital in Beijing at the age of 84.

1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly talk about?

A．Traditional Chinese art forms.

B．Shan Tianfang’s lifestyle.

C．Shan Tianfang’s performance style.

D．Reasons for Shan Tianfang’s popularity.

2. The meaning of the underlined word “vivid” is probably similar to “_______”.

A．lively

B．causal

C．difficult

D．nervous

3. The underlined words “the decision” in Paragraph 4 refer to “_______”.

A．starting an art school	B．recording storytelling materials
C．studying in Liaoning University	D．learning storytelling from Li Qinghai

4. The passage mainly tells us _______.

A．Shan Tianfang and his novels

B．Shan Tianfang’s life experience

C．the place where Pingshu comes from

D．Pingshu, a traditional Chinese art form