【推荐1】“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?” How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 20 years ago?     1    

Google is the most popular Internet search engine (引擎) in the world.     2     They met in 1995, when they were both studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They were also both fans of the science fiction TV programs, and they loved the spaceship computer. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.     3     In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine.

    4     So they used their credit cards (信用卡) and bought as much computer memory as possible. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, with $100,000, they started their own company in a small garage (车库).

The Google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and accurate (准确的). By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet.     5     Google hopes that in the future all the world’s information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.

A．Nobody would give them money for their project at first.

B．It answers all kinds of questions, including sports, science, music and medicine.

C．You can google it and find the answer in a second.

D．It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

E．Internet search engines at the time were slow and gave many websites that weren’t useful.

【推荐2】3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to print things such as clothing, musical instruments and even cars. People and businesses are able to create the things they need very quickly and easily by using 3D printers.

But can you imagine printing food? Some scientists are trying to change the dining experience completely by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will become as common as the blender or microwave. Scientists say that they are easy to use: you simply have to choose a recipe(食谱) and put the uncooked food“inks” into the printer to make the food you want. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and healthy meals.

Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment, There would be less need for traditional growing, shipping and packaging steps as food production would be a lot quicker and better.   For example, tree leaves and insects could be turned into tasty products!

Printing food could also help people who have a swallowing(香咽) trouble. They could program the printer to print softer kinds of their favorite foods so that they would not have difficulty swallowing them.

However, some people think that a future of 3D-printed food would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those for growing, shipping and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes and structures could be printed from an uncooked “food ink”.   Traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business, too.

Also, there are worries about the healthy value of printed food: is it really possible to get what we need from food-based “inks” or something like that?

As we know, cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.

1. The second paragraph mainly tells us            .

A．we can change our recipes by 3D food printing

B．there are many ways of printing food on the 3D printer

C．3D food printing has become very common in the kitchen

D．some scientists are trying to make 3D food printing used wildely

2. The writer gives the example in Paragraph 3 in order to         .

A．show us how 3D food printing works

B．tell us why we should use 3D food printing

C．help us to know what we can use to print food

D．let us understand when to use 3D food printing

3. How many disadvantages of 3D food printing are mentioned from the last two paragraphs?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

4. What is the writer’s opinion about 3D food printing?

A．3D-printed food is tasty and necessary.

B．It is difficult to understand 3D food printing.

C．Cooking food is more pleasant than printing food.

D．It is happy to see the change of the dining experience.

【推荐1】World Sleeping Day is on March 21. It wants to tell us sleeping is important for our health. As students, we need to sleep well, because our bodies grow fast when we are sleeping. We can learn better if we have a good sleep. Students about 13 years old need 9 hours of sleep every night. How can we get a good sleep? First, open the window a little to let fresh air in. Our bodies need much air when we are sleeping. Next, when we are in bed, we cannot cover our heads with quilts. If we do, we will not get much fresh air. Then, go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Early to bed, early to rise. What’s more, eating a big dinner or drinking coffee at night is not good for your sleep. Last but not least, don’t put computers or TV in your bedroom. Say no to late-night TV.

1. What does World Sleeping Day want to tell us?

A．Our bodies grow fast when we’re sleeping.

B．Sleeping is quite important.

C．We can learn better when we have a good sleep.

D．Students need enough sleep.

2. How many tips does the writer give?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

3. What’s the best title for this passage?

A．How to Sleep Well	B．How to Learn Well
C．How to Grow Fast	D．Early to Bed, Early to Rise

【推荐2】High -speed trains, Zhi Fu Bao, shared bikes and online shopping are considered as the new Four Great Inventions of China by young foreigners, according to a video survey by Beijing Foreign Studies University. In the video ,young people from 20 countries were asked to talk about the great inventions that had influence their lives in China. Here are 4 young people's . opinions.

Sam	I' m from Romania. China is really great country and its high - speed railways are very fast, comfortable and tidy. It takes me only about 6 hours from Beijing to Shanghai by train. It saves a lot of time and it is cheaper than airplane. I wish we would have high - speed railways in our country some day.
Yala	I' m from Nepal. I always go out by bike. Bicycle - sharing system allows people to borrow a bike from point" A" and return it at point "B". It's not only cheap but also a green and healthy way of life. I like it very much.
Archuna	My life in Beijing is quite different from that in India. Here in China, I seldom take money with me when I go out. I can pay for almost everything by Zhi Eu Bao. Oh, it' s amazing. However, in India, if you don 't take a wallet with you, you'll be in trouble.
Bond	You can find many wonderful things that we don't have in Thailand. We don' t have Zhi Fu Bao or other online payment Apps. With them, I can go shopping without going out of the doors. It' s so exciting!

1. What does Sam think of the high - speed railways in China according to his words?

A．Fast and tidy.	B．Comfortable and interesting.
C．Cheap and amazing.	D．Expensive but fast.

2. What do "A" and "B"   refer to in Yala' s words?

A．Two bikes.

B．Two riders.

C．Two places.

D．Two people.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A．Bicycle - sharing system provides bikes for free.

B．People can also go shopping without a wallet in Thailand.

C．Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things.

D．There' re no high - speed railways in Romania

4. What can we know about the new Four Great Inventions?

A．They were created by young foreign people.

B．They are the signs that China is improving quickly.

C．They were brought to 20 countries.

D．They are just so - so in young foreigners' eyes.

【推荐3】

Enjoy different kinds of exercise
	China A study shows fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. Fast walking is easier than running, cost less and work better. And many people like doing exercise in nature better than going to gyms. It seems that people in the country are enjoying fast walking.
	America Goat yoga is finally coming to New York City. It’s interesting exercise for people to do outdoors with the goats. Several baby goats jump onto your back and enjoy working with human. The goats are relaxed and help people get more comfortable with the practice. It’s a little afraid when you have five baby goats running around, jumping on you.
	England People in London are too busy to go to the gym. But they will soon get the chance to work out during their way to work, thanks to special buses with bikes. It is called “The Wheels on the Bus”. The modern public bus will have bikes, not seats as usual. Riders spend time doing exercise while travelling to work and they have to pay 12 to 15 pounds for a 45-minute ride.

1. Most Chinese people choose ________ as their favorite exercise.

A．running

B．fast walking

C．goat yoga

D．riding a bike

2. “The Wheels on the Bus” tells us ________.

A．a common seat on the bus	B．special buses with bikes
C．a bike has special wheels	D．a bike has special wheels

3. The writer probably agrees that ________.

A．people live in big cities like fast walking

B．goats can help people practise yoga

C．people will do exercise easily while travelling to work in New York

D．bike ride on the bus is popular and doesn’t cost any.

4. We can read this passage in the ________ part of a newspaper.

A．mum’s kitchen

B．music today

C．health & sports

D．school life

【推荐1】Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult（成年的）drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk（民间）music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
1. _______ kinds of music are mentioned in this passage.

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

2. When pop singers _______, they will become national stars.

A．make much money

B．make a CD or tape

C．are loved by all the young people

D．are wanted to sing on the radio

3. From the passage we know that country music is about the______.

A．common life of Americans

B．country life and love stories

C．life of cowboys

D．school life in America

4. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Most students in America like popular music.

B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.

C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.

D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.

5. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．American Music	B．Popular Music
C．History of Music	D．Western Music

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”错误的涂“B”。

Tiny plants and animals live all around us. We cannot see them because they are so small, but they are everywhere. They live in the soil, in the air, and in rivers and oceans. They grow on mountains and in caves. Some live in the ice at the north and south poles; some live where it is very hot. They are found throughout cities and in the country. They grow on other plants and animals. Some are even living on you, on your skin, hair, and inside your body, in your mouth, nose, and all through your body.

These tiny plants and animals are called microbes. The word microbe is made from two other words: micro, meaning small, and bios, meaning life. So, microbe means small life.

Microbes have been on earth for a very long time. They may have been the first forms of life to be alive. Today there are more microbes in the world than all other living things.

People did not know microbes had existed(存在) long. They were too small for them to see.

But people did see many changes in their world—important changes. And they did not know what caused them. They saw food that they kept too long change color and begin to smell bad. They saw cuts and wounds grow red and painful and become worse. They saw old plants and leaves and trees crumble apart on the forest floor and disappear into the soil. Such changes were a natural part of the world, but people did not understand them. They did not know these changes were evidence(证据) of tiny plants and animals growing all around them.

1. Microbes can live everywhere around us.
2. Microbes can’t live under icy or hot temperature.
3. Microbes may be older than humans on the earth.
4. People used to know the importance of these tiny living things.
5. The food changes color and smells bad because of the microbes.

【推荐3】The kiwi (几维鸟) lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it can't fly.

The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds. It has hair on its body. Its mouth is very long. It has two feet and each foot has four toes (脚趾).

A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts (伤害) its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big. There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. The government says that people can’t kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live.

There is a picture of kiwis on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis.

1. The kiwi only lives ________.

A．in America

B．in Australia

C．in New Zealand

D．in Canada

2. The kiwi is the same size as a ________.

A．dolphin

B．chicken

C．penguin

D．monkey

3. How many toes does a kiwi have?

A．Four.

B．Eight.

C．Twelve.

D．Sixteen,

4. What does a kiwi like?

A．Trees.

B．Sunlight.

C．Feathers.

D．People.

5. The kiwi is the only bird in the world ________.

A．that has wings or tail	B．that has hair on its body
C．that sleeps during the day	D．that can smell things

【推荐1】Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

Farmer John and his wife lived on a farm. They raised a pig, a cow and a chicken. One day, a mouse saw that John had set a mousetrap(捕鼠器). He went around the farm and warned all of the other animals about the trap.“There is a mousetrap in the house!” the mouse said to the chicken.

“That’s bad news for you, but it doesn’t bother (打扰）me,” the chicken said.

Then, the mouse went to the pig and the cow. But the pig and the cow did not care either. They said they didn’t have to worry about it and wished the mouse good luck.

One night, a snake got caught in the mousetrap. John’s wife thought the snake was dead and tried to remove it. But the snake was still alive and bit her hand. She became very sick and had a bad fever. The farmer decided to make some chicken soup to treat (治疗) her sickness － so he killed the chicken.

As John’s wife continued to become sicker, many of her friends came to visit her. The farmer killed the pig and used it to make food for the visitors. Sadly, John’s wife died from her illness. The farmer killed the cow as a sacrifice (祭品) for her funeral. The mouse watched all of this with great sorrow.

When we learn that someone is facing difficulties or danger, all of us can be at risk. It is better to help and encourage one another instead of leaving others alone with their problems.

1. The mouse went to warn ________ about the mousetrap first.

A．the farmer

B．the cow

C．the chicken

D．the pig

2. ________ got caught in the mousetrap.

A．The mouse

B．The chicken

C．The cow

D．The snake

3. The wife removed the snake from the trap because she thought it was     ________.

A．dead

B．lovely

C．sick

D．alive

4. What do we know about the mouse?

A．He was happy that other animals were killed.

B．He warned the other animals to be careful with the snake.

C．The farmer caught him with a mousetrap.

D．He was afraid that the other animals might be in danger.

5. The underlined word “sorrow” means ________ according to the context.

A．happiness

B．sadness

C．kindness

D．health

6. The story tells us _____.

A．there are many dangers in the world	B．being brave can help us solve problems
C．we should help others who are in danger	D．encouragement is important for everyone

【推荐2】Girls aren't any less capable（有能力的） than boys in the left-brain area. They just do far fewer science and math jobs than boys when they grow up.

Few girls like jobs about science and math, largely because they think they are less proficient （精通）in those subjects than boys. According to a study, only 15 percent of first-year college girls plan to study science, technology, engineering and math. Women make up half of the US workforce, but they only do 20 percent of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math.

The program named The Girls, Math & Science Partnership is for girls aged 11 to 17. “They feel safer taking challenges（挑战）, and feel safer asking questions,” Marcia Biswell says. “They seem to have more confidence（自信心） in the things they have learned in that environment.”

Biswell hopes to make excitement about math and science among girls. The girls can grow into women who can someday take a growing number of jobs in math and science.

The program is important to girls because so many high-paying jobs are out there, both now and in the future. In the early school years, girls have as much interest in math and science as boys do. However, the girls lose their interest as they get older.

"Even for kids who don't do math and science jobs, learning these subjects well is helpful for their everyday lives, such as spending money," Biswell says. "We can't turn them all into a scientist or an engineer or a doctor, but we can at least show them how math and science can be used in their lives."

1. Why do few women do jobs about science and math?

A．Because they don't think these are important jobs.

B．Because they don't think they are better at science and math.

C．Because they get less money when working on such jobs.

D．Because they are not interested in those jobs at all.

2. What is the program "The Girls, Math & Science Partnership" for?

A．Helping girls have more confidence in language learning.

B．Asking girls to take safer challenges

C．Helping girls become more interested in math and science.

D．Encouraging more girls to ask questions about themselves.

3. Which of the following ideas may Biswell agree on?

A．Math and science jobs are more interesting than others.

B．Girls are less interested in math and science than boys at birth.

C．Math and science are mostly for studying some difficult problems.

D．The program may make more girls take jobs in science and math.

4. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A．Girls are not less capable in math and science.

B．Teachers try hard to develop girls' left brain.

C．Girls should all like learning math and science.

D．It is important to use math and science in girls' lives.

【推荐3】It was an early morning, a morning so peaceful,
The kind of morning that was inviting me with a warm arm.
So I decided to spend an hour doing almost nothing,
Sitting and enjoying the best of what nature could bring.
Getting up from my chair, I thought I'd take a walk,
Then there was a bee that suddenly came to me for a talk.
There was a kind of music as the bee moved its wing,
Music so perfect that no one could ever sing.
Walking little further, I saw a butterfly,
Which was dancing among the flowers and then flying high.
My morning hour in the garden was very well spent,
And now I know what beauty and music really meant!!
1. What's the best title for the poem?

A．A Wonderful Morning

B．Lovely Music

C．Warm Spring

D．Sweet Flowers

2. How does the writer probably feel?

A．Asleep.

B．Lonely.

C．Worried.

D．Happy.