【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Anger is a kind of feeling.     1     When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.

    2     For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit (打) someone, but sometimes, you hide (隐藏) your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.

In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes.     3     When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc.     4     Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug (拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.

Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse.     5    

A．But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself.

B．Don’t let your anger control you.

C．When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away.

D．As soon as you can find your problems, you may cry to relax.

E．Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry.

F．Many things can make you angry.

【推荐2】From my father I have learned a lot. And I’m very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child my father always got up very early, quietly putting on his clothes and going off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30, he needed to leave our apartment at 6:30. After all, he had to take a bus and then the subway. The last journey was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish. I learned: it is very important to work. No excuse.
When I was 12, I would, on some Saturdays, go to my father’s store to help out. After helping set up the outside clothing display, for the rest of the day, I’d watch to make sure no one stole anything. When I noticed someone looking unusual or strange, I would look the person in the eye, smile and say, “May I help you?” Usually that worked, but sometimes, someone would run off with something. The first time, I ran after the thief but my father shouted, “Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.” It’s true that safety is more important than money.
After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one—he wouldn’t buy one until he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money. I learned: buy only what you can afford. Buying necessary food and clothing won’t make us go in debt(债务). The unnecessary things won’t give us happiness, which comes from achievement only.
1. What shop did the author’s father own?

A．A bookshop.	B．A coffee shop.
C．A clothing shop.	D．A food shop.

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The author ran after thieves many times.

B．The author thanked his father a lot.

C．The author’s father worked very hard.

D．The author’s father made some money.

3. All the following are talked about in the passage EXCEPT       .

A．the importance of working

B．the good ways to keep healthy

C．that safety comes before money

D．that it’s bad to spend more than you make

4. According to the author, what usually makes people go in debt?

A．To rent a house for the family.

B．To send their children to school.

C．To enjoy something unnecessary.

D．To buy enough food for the family.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to live a happy life.

B．What makes a person successful.

C．The help the author got from his father.

D．What the author learned from his father.

【推荐3】My vacation with Grandma and Grandpa was great!They used to live with us in New York,but they moved to Arizona when I was five.They are Native American,and Arizona has always been their home.Dad usually visits them, but not this summer!Dad is sending me to stay with them for a two-week adventure.

This was my first time to travel alone.On the airplane,I studied the picture that Grandma had sent me.It was a picture of Walpi, an old Hopi village where Grandma and Grandpa live.The village is on top of a tall rock hill.It looked steep, and I wasn't sure I could climb that high.I also wondered if Grandma and Grandpa would act more differently in this village than they had in our apartment in New York.Would I be a stranger there?

Grandpa met me at the airport.He looked the same!We picked up my suitcase and took it to Grandpa's truck.As we drove away from the city, I stared at the beauty of the desert.An eagle flew above us.Soon we headed up the path to Walpi.Grandpa parked the truck on the edge of the hill.I looked down.We were so high up, I felt like a bird!He took me to some stairs that led to a door of the building.Ladders were used to get to other rows of doors on the second and third floors.

Grandma was waiting for us."Joe，this is called a‘pueblo'.The buildings are made from stones and baked clay,” she explained. “We live on the first floor, and other people live above us."

Grandma and Grandpa's rooms felt cool after standing under the hot Arizona sun.Grandma said that the stones kept the rooms cool.Her handwoven（手织的）rugs covered the walls.After eating beans and cornbread that Grandpa cooked on the stone fireplace, we took a walk outside. We visited the"kiva", which is a large room where the Hopi go for special events.

I really liked meeting the Hopi people.One man helped me make a clay vase to take home to Mom.The children included me in their ball games and foot races.Sometimes I helped Grandpa and his friends work in the fields.One afternoon a woman showed me how to weave a basket from grasses.The whole time I felt as if I were part of a big family in our secret village in the sky.It was hard to leave my grandparents when my two weeks were over.I could have lived in Walpi forever!

1. You can tell that a reason Joe visited Walpi was to________.

A．learn about a new place	B．work in the fields
C．enjoy the beautiful desert	D．eat homecooked foods

2. At what point in the story does Joe think he might feel like a stranger in Walpi?

A．When he sees his grandfather at the airport.	B．When he is talking to his father.
C．When he makes a clay vase for his mother.	D．When he looks at a picture of the village.

3. The story would most likely be found in a________.

A．big city newspaper	B．student's journal
C．book on the Hopi people	D．report on the desert

4. Which sentence from the story contains a simile（明喻）?

A．“This was my first time to travel alone.”

B．"I could have lived in Walpi forever!”

C．“We were so high up, I felt like a bird!”

D．"As we drove away from the city, I started at the beauty of the desert.”

【推荐1】Inventions play an important part in our lives. They open the door to a new world for us and change the way we live. Humans have been inventing from the beginning of time. Some of the most famous inventions are so common in our everyday lives that we no longer think of them as inventions. Here are some inventions from different centuries.

	In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell built the first telephone that transmitted (传输) the human voice by electricity.
	There are many important events (事件) in the the history of computers. In 1936, Konrad Zuse built the first freely programmable computer.
	Eli Whitney patented (获得专利) the cotton gin on March 14, 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that separates unwanted materials from cotton after it has been picked.
	Barthelemy Thimonnier invented the first sewing machine in 1830. Elias Howe patented and improved sewing machine in 1846.
	Penicillin was first noticed by a French medical student, Emest Duchesne, in 1896. It was rediscovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Inventions close the door to the new world.

B．People know how every invention was invented.

C．Some inventions are so common that they are useless to people.

D．We pay little attention to some inventions because they are so common.

2. Which of the following inventions were invented in the 19th century?

A．Penicillin and the cotton gin.

B．The telephone and the computer.

C．The telephone and the sewing machine.

D．The sewing machine and the computer.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Elias Howe patented an improved sewing machine in 1846.

B．Alexander Graham Bell patented the cotton gin in 1794.

C．The sewing machine can be used to separate cotton.

D．Eli Whitney built the first telephone.

【推荐2】By drawing patterns (图案) on the surface of a cup of tea, chabaixi, an ancient Chinese tea trick displayed in a recent TV drama, has become popular for its clear similarity with modern latte art (咖啡拉花艺术). However, ten years ago, this special technique was close to disappearing completely. Zhang Zhifeng, a practitioner of chabaixi, found scenes of chabaixi in the drama aroused great interest among ordinary people.

Chabaixi can create endless patterns such as bamboos and mountains or even calligraphy. There are over a dozen steps, from grinding (碾碎) tea for fine powder, to pouring boiled water, stirring the mixture for thick froth (泡沫), and finally drawing the patterns. It is different from making latte because people use clear water as the object to put into the cup instead of milk. But when the water touches the surface of whipped (搅打起泡沫的) tea, it turns into a white color and disappears in 20 minutes. The process before the drawing is known as the tea-making technique, diancha. The quality of diancha is important to whether patterns can be successfully produced later.

“Chabaixi is one of the countless forms of tea-making techniques in China. The importance of chabaixi is not only that this technique is unique in the world, but also it gives us a window into people’s lifestyle in the Song Dynasty, a period when leisure activities in some ways resemble what we have now.” Zhang said.

Before chabaixi was discovered by TY audiences, the technique was listed as part of China Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017, after it was recovered by Zhang Zhifeng. He started researching the origins of chabaixi in the 1980s and brought the technique back in 2009 after decades of trials and practice. Zhang spent nearly 30 years studying and researching the origins and making of tea but for him it was all worthwhile.

“This technique is key to the tea culture of the Song Dynasty, and it would be a shame to let it fade. This technique must be passed on to the next generations so they can understand its history.” Zhang said.

1. What do we know about chabaixi?

A．It is painted with whipped milk instead of clear water.

B．It is based on latte art which has clear similarity to each other.

C．The technique was listed as part of World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017.

D．The tea-making skills matters a lot to whether we can successfully produce patterns.

2. What are the right steps to create endless patterns of Chabaixi?
①Drawing the patterns.
②Stirring the mixture for thick froth.
③Pouring boiled water.
④Grinding tea for fine powder.

A．①②③④

B．③②④①

C．④③②①

D．③②①④

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

A．He teaches people the tea culture of the Song Dynasty.

B．He is devoted to developing chabaixi through media.

C．He encourages people to pass on the technique of chabaixi.

D．He is leading young generations to improve chabaixi.

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To introduce Zhang Zhifeng to the readers.

B．To teach us how to make Chabaixi sucessfully.

C．To show the foreigners tea culture of the Song Dynasty.

D．To tell the importance of passing on the technique of making Chabaixi.

【推荐1】

“Boots (靴子) from Italy, they will make your legs look thinner and longer…”

In a small room, Zhang Man is describing the products (产品) to viewers who are watching her live streaming. She sells more than 100,000 pairs of shoes in just ten minutes.

Mi Sitian is a new mom from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province. She is a die–hard fan of streaming shopping. For her, it is a time-saving and easy way of shopping. “I can hardly find the time to go shopping after having a baby,” she said, “I only have some free time at night to watch live streaming and shop online.” Also, live streaming shopping makes it possible for her to communicate with the sellers face-to-face. “It’s just like shopping in the real stores.” she said.

For sellers, live streaming helps them attract (吸引) more buyers online and sell more products. Even the Chinese government sees it as a way to help farmers out of poverty (贫困), Shandong Province. She attracted 90,000 fans and sold more than 1.1 million yuan of fruit in a few months through live streaming.

Seeing what the Chinese market is doing with live streaming, many other countries are ready to take steps. Live streaming shopping is sure to take off outside of China.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. At the beginning of the passage, Zhang Man is busy ________.

A．talking with friends

B．shopping online

C．selling boots

D．watching her live streaming

2. Mi Sitian hardly ever goes to stores because she________.

A．hates talking with people face-to-face

B．needs to take care of her baby

C．doesn't have enough money

D．only has free time in the day.

3. What does the underlined part “take off” in the last passage mean?

A．become popular	B．fly to the sky
C．die down	D．give away

4. The writer mainly develops his/her idea by________.

A．raising questions	B．giving examples
C．listing numbers	D．explaining differences

5. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Both buyers and sellers love it.

B．It’s an easy way for sellers through live streaming.

C．Many other countries are ready to learn from China.

D．Live streaming shopping is popular outside of China.

【推荐2】It's no secret that laughter works wonders for us. And much research has been carried out into the good that laughter can do for our general health and well-being. It has been found to release endorphins (释放安多芬), our bodies’natural“feel-good"chemicals, into our blood. But as we grow older, we are more likely to find fewer things funny. A child will laugh on average 300 times a day. By the time we reach adulthood, this number is around 20. But what's behind this? One theory(理论) suggests that it's not a problem of us losing our sense of humor but rather, as we grow older, we're socially conditioned to take things a bit more seriously.

Laughter is very much something we do with others. Studies have shown that we are 30 times more likely to find something funny when we are with others than when we are by ourselves. But to laugh with others, we do need to feel a connection to them. We need to feel comfortable in their company. That's why it can be difficult to laugh in the presence of strangers. Laughter is also very contagious and one person's laugh can spread quickly throughout a group of people. But often what makes us join in is the fear of standing out and being different. We laugh, even if we don' t really get the joke, especially in groups controlled by a powerful person. When the head teacher tells a joke, for example, you laugh, even though later you might wonder if the joke was really that funny at all.

There are many different reasons why we laugh. Here are three widely accepted theories:

The Incongruity Theory: It's often the unexpected that makes us laugh. When things that we are familiar with suddenly take a turn into the unknown, our expectations are challenged and that often results in laughter.

The Superiority Theory: We often find the mistakes and misfortunes of others funny. This would explain the popularity of online videos showing pranks (恶作剧).

The Relief Theory:Laugh offers light relief. It explains why there are so many jokes about the darker things in life. By being able to laugh at them, we are able to face them more easily.

1. According to the theory in Paragraph 1, why do we laugh less as we grow older?

A．There are fewer funny things.

B．We take things more seriously.

C．Our body releases less endorphins.

D．We gradually lose our sense of humor.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．More funny things happen when we are with others.

B．It's difficult to build up connections with strangers.

C．We laugh sometimes because of social needs.

D．Powerful people are more likely to be funny.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The science of laughter

B．the power of laughter.

C．The sign of laughter.

D．The art of laughter

【推荐3】All over the world, thousands of animals are used for wildlife tourism. People travel to watch monkey shows, hug baby tigers and swim with dolphins. It might look like fun, but there are reports that animals are hurt now and again. The World Animal Protection (WAP) says that up to 550,000 wild animals are exposed (暴露) to ill treatment around the world. In Cambodia, for example, it’s been reported that elephants have died after carrying tourists for long in hot weather. This is getting attention—over 100 travel companies have promised that they will no longer open up such places. However, some people argue that animal tourism isn’t always as bad as it seems. So what do you think?

Group Yes

◇Animals weren’t put on this planet for enjoyment. They should be free to live as they choose.

◇The way animals are treated is often cruel (残忍的) and causes much pain. Even if treated well, they cannot act in the same way as they would in the wild.

◇We don’t need wildlife tourism. We can see animals close up in their natural home in TV programs. There’s no need to disturb (打扰) them in real life.

Group No

◇It is enjoyable and educational for people to communicate with the wonderful animals. The more people know about them, the more they want to protect them.

◇Wildlife tourism brings money to poor areas and may be the only way for some people to make a living.

◇Not all animals are treated badly. Some endangered animals are under the protection of programs that look after rare species (稀有物种).

1. How many wild animals are facing bad treatment according to WAP?

A．More than 100.

B．Hundreds.

C．Thousands.

D．About 550,000.

2. The underlined words “such places” refer to (指) the places for ________.

A．foreign travelers	B．sick elephants
C．wildlife protection	D．animal tourism

3. What opinion do the two groups have in common?

A．Animals can live wherever they like.

B．Wildlife should be protected.

C．Animal tourism supports poor people.

D．Wildlife is well looked after.

4. “Group Yes” suggests that people should not disturb animals ________.

A．in Cambodia

B．in travel companies

C．in real life

D．in poor areas

5. What is the text mainly about?

A．Ways of protecting rare species.

B．Different opinions on wildlife tourism.

C．How to bring tourists enjoyment.

D．Whether to collect information on wildlife.

【推荐1】Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What are the rewards (收获) of the three years? Teenagers have their stories to share.

Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian

I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades suddenly dropped a lot. I faced great pressure (压力). In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the top of exams, I felt everything was worthwhile (值得的).

Zhang Wanying, 15, Dalian, Liaoning

In 2015 I had a trip to the US with some students and teachers. When we arrived there, the other students and I didn’t want to eat the local food. The teachers were worried and tried to make us eat. When we finally finished the meal, the guide scolded (责备) us, saying that the world now sees how spoiled Chinese kids are. I felt really sorry.

Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

I live in a dorm (寝室) during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of everything myself. I learned to tidy my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a schedule to arrange (安排) my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel proud.

Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing

I won first place in the rope skipping (跳绳) competition at our school’s sports meeting in my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big event at our school. To prepare for it I practiced hard and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “spoiled” may probably mean _________.

A．溺爱的，宠坏的

B．独立的

C．有主见的

D．执着的

2. Luo Shu’er _________

A．went to America with other students in 2015.

B．lived with his parents during junior school.

C．succeeded in taking good care of everything alone.

D．wanted to learn English online.

3. Yin Donghui _________

A．skipped over 2010 times in an hour.

B．won the first place in rope skipping when she was in Grade 2.

C．will finish her junior middle school soon.

D．had a trip to the US with some students and teachers.

4. Which one is NOT TRUE?

A．Lin Yijian faced pressure, he was crazy and   work hard.

B．Zhang Wanying and her classmates used to travel to America.

C．Four students in this passage are from different places of China.

D．Yin Donghui won first place in the rope skipping (跳绳) competition at the school’s sports meeting.

5. This passage is about _________

A．what sports junior students like.

B．some rewards some students have got from their junior life.

C．how junior students spend their holiday.

D．how to deal with pressure.

【推荐2】Imagine 50 years from now. Imagine the perfect school.

Getting to school is already difficult because of traffic. In 50 years' time, it will be even more difficult. A solution is needed.

Imagine one big school in your city, a big cyber school(网络学校), but the classes are in many different places. In fact there would be classes all around, both in the suburbs and in the city. You would never need to walk more than 10 minutes to get to school.

Once you get there, there is no teacher speaking at the front of the classroom. Instead, there is a large screen playing a video of the teacher. There is a classroom helper who walks around helping you with your problems. You can get the best teaching there, and you have a helper who can help you understand your work.

You listen to the teacher for only 15 minutes. Then you work in teams to do group projects and solve problems together.

The days of pen and paper are gone. You each have your own computer and you do all your work and assignments on it. After classes finish, you can stay there and talk with your school friends.

You each have a locker to keep your personal things. There is a fridge to keep your lunch and a microwave to warm it. There are sofas to sit on when it's time to read a book.

Your classroom would always be cool in summer and warm in winter. There is solar and wind power on the roof of the building. Each room is kept at a comfortable temperature automatically.

The school of the future is high­tech, but it is a friendly place to be.

1. How long might it take you to walk to a cyber school in the future?

A．More than ten minutes.	B．Less than ten minutes.
C．More than thirty minutes.	D．Less than five minutes.

2. If you have a problem in class, who can you ask for help?

A．Your classmates.	B．Your teacher.
C．A classroom helper.	D．A large screen.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Students listen to the teacher for only 15 minutes.

B．There are no sofas to sit on when it's time to read a book.

C．Students can keep their lunch in their lockers.

D．Students still use their pens and paper.

4. Which of the following can be a proper title for the passage?

A．Life in the Future	B．The School of the Future
C．The Computer of the Future	D．The Classroom of the Future

【推荐3】When Einstein was 16, he always played with a group of mischievous kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly, "Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"

"My boy, you can't think like that," his dad said. "There is a fable（寓言故事）that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof. One cat got caught off guard and fell down the   chimney（烟囱）while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot（烟灰）on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just swaggered down the street."

"Einstein, no one can be your `mirror'. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cues from others, you will never learn."

Hearing this, Einstein laid down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.

1. What was Einstein's problem, according to his father?

A．He always failed his final exams then.	B．He was not good at maths at an early age.
C．He liked to go fishing with his friends.	D．He played with naughty kids too much.

2. What do we know from the fable?

A．The clean cat didn't wash its face.	B．Both cats made the wrong decision.
C．The soot-faced cat washed its face clean.	D．The soot-faced cat couldn't be a mirror.

3. What does the underlined word "swaggered" show?

A．The cat ran out very quickly.	B．The cat felt very confident.
C．The cat felt he was just a fool.	D．The cat laughed at the other cat.

4. What lesson did Einstein learn from his father?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．There are no shortcuts to success.

C．A genius is one step away from becoming a fool.

D．Don't look to others when deciding how to behave.