【推荐1】Everyone gets sad. Being sad can happen pretty often. More than half of teenagers go through a period of sadness at least once a month. When you’re sad, it feels like it will last forever. The world seems dark and unfriendly. You might feel like you have nothing to look forward to. Many times, you cry, and it’s hard to stop. However, your feeling of sadness usually doesn’t last very long—a few hours, or maybe a day or two.

When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a big stone is being lifted from your body. If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression (抑郁症). Children who have depression may not know it. Often, it’s a parent or teacher who notices children’s changes.

When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment. When they do, they can get better quickly. Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who knows all about depression. Sometimes it means taking medicine. Sometimes both of these things are used. If you think you have depression, or you just have sadness that simply will not go away, it is important to talk to an adult about it first. This person can help you find the right kind of treatment. Many cities also have mental health hotlines (心理健康热线) that are listed in the phone book. There is always somebody who can help.

1. What might you look forward to at the time of sadness?

A．Sadness.

B．Nothing.

C．Depression.

D．A stone.

2. According to the passage, we know the feeling of sadness may last for ________.

A．a few days

B．a few weeks

C．a few years

D．a few months

3. If we have depression, who probably first notices that we have been different?

A．We ourselves.

B．Our parent or teacher.

C．Our classmate.

D．Our friend or neighbor.

4. Children who have depression are advised to ________ first.

A．talk to an adult

B．go to hospital

C．take medicine

D．call their friends

5. On which part of a newspaper can we find this text?

A．Culture.

B．Travel.

C．Health.

D．Education.

【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 family 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 family or friends.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案.

1. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

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

B．going online too much can cause a new illness

C．spending much time online can make us much happier

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

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

A．studying at school

B．talking on the phone

C．working at home

D．playing on the Internet

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

A．Spending much time with your friends.

B．Forgetting your family when you are online.

C．Giving up your job to spend more time 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 use the computer less often than before

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

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

D．to stop going online and stay with your family or friends

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

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

【推荐3】从文后选择恰当的选项，将短文补全，使其通顺达意。其中有一个为多余选项。

When Rebecca was a middle school student, she was often bullied（欺凌）. At that time, she didn’t want to tell others. However, she now thinks if people are bullied , they should talk about their experiences.

    1     But it isn’t the best way to solve the problem. She says that although she always heard about bullying when she was in primary school. She never thought it would happen to her. The bullying began when she went to middle school. People started making fun of her for being a good student and knowing all the answers. Every time she answered a question correctly in class, some of her classmates would start shouting.     2    

Rebecca told us that by the end of the year, she was very worried about the bullying and became ill.     3     She even wanted to leave her school. But luckily, she had a friend who she could talk to, and they told their head teacher about her problem. She believes that talking to her teachers helped her a lot.     4     The bullying finally stopped.

Her advice is that don’t see yourself as the problem.     5     But if you don’t tell anyone what is going on, nobody will know that you need help.

A．She began to hate school.

B．Nobody should be bullied.

C．They found ways to solve the problem.

D．They said that she was too clever for them.

E．She didn’t talk to anyone.

F．Rebecca says that many people suffer(忍受) quietly when they are bullied.

【推荐1】New traffic laws (交通法) say that if people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan.

The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians(行人. Drivers have to slow down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a crosswalk, cars must stop to let them pass.

There are rules for bus drivers, too. If bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls while driving, they can be fined. Buses that carry too many people are also against the law.

Do you ride a bike to school? It’s not a good idea to carry classmates on the back. You could be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the bike lane (车道) when you’re riding. The big roads are for cars and buses.

Do you like to ride your uncle’s motorbike? When you put on your helmet (头盔), ask him to put one on, too. People on motorbikes must wear helmets, the new law says. If they don’t, they’ll have to pay 200 yuan.

Do you ride in cars often? Don’t forget to put on your seat belt (安全带), even if you’re going for a short taxi ride. It could save your life.

If you see a hit-and-run (肇事逃逸), tell the police. They may give you a reward (奖赏). And don’t be afraid to help people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Don’t worry about money. The new law says that doctors must take care of them even if they can’t pay right away.

1. What does the word “crosswalk” mean in Chinese?

A．过马路

B．人行横道

C．立交桥

D．车行道

2. If you are a bus driver, ______ while you are driving, according to the new traffic laws.

A．you can make a phone call

B．you can’t talk to others

C．you can’t smoke

D．you can drink

3. When you ride in a car, the first thing you must do is __________.

A．to put on the helmet

B．to pay the driver

C．to put on the seat belt

D．to see if it carries too many people

4. You should do all the following EXCEPT _________.

A．carrying your classmate on the back when you’re riding a bike

B．phoning the police when you see a hit-and-run

C．helping people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident

D．wearing your helmet while riding a motorbike

【推荐2】There are many things we need to know that we can not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality (质量) of different brands (品牌). We need to know how to make choices (选择) when we shop. Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we need the skill if we want to live useful and happy lives. Some of the choices are small. For example, will I take an apple or a pear for lunch? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like these every day.

We have to realize that the choices we make can influence the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also influence other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice influence?

1. According to the passage, we can learn ________ at school.

A．all the useful things	B．all the things we need to know
C．something we need to know	D．those things that are useless in daily life

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．To shop carefully, we need to compare the prices of the things in different shops.

B．To shop carefully, we need to compare the quality of different brands.

C．To shop carefully, we need to buy the cheapest things.

D．To shop carefully, we need to know how to make choices when we shop.

3. We need the life skills to live a ________ life according to the passage.

A．useful and happy	B．careful and happy
C．useful and rich	D．rich and happy

4. The choices we make every day can influence ________.

A．only others

B．our family

C．our friends

D．ourselves and others

5. What should we do before we make a choice according to the passage?

A．Ask others for advice.	B．Ask for others’ permission (允许).
C．Check it on the Internet.	D．Think about the influence it will bring to others.

【推荐3】The European Medicines Agency predicted (预言) that there could be drugs to treat the new coronavirus (冠状病毒) in the next few months. The organization added that a vaccine (疫苗) might be approved in early 2021.

Dr. Marco Cavaleri heads the European regulator’s vaccines department. He said Thursday that approving medicines to treat COVID-19 might be possible “before the summer” noting several current clinical trials.

A recent study in the United States suggested that the drug remdesivir could help patients recover from the coronavirus faster. Patients who received remdesivir recovered on average four days earlier than those who got the usual care. Earlier, animal studies showed remdesivir was effective against SARS and MERS, two diseases also caused by coronaviruses. It helped prevent infection (感染) and some symptoms (症状) when given early enough in the disease process.

In France, a group of hospitals reported success with use of another drug, Actemra, against COVID-19. In a study of 129 coronavirus patients, 65 were treated with the drug while the other patients received the usual care. The doctors did not release details, but said they were preparing to publish results. Actemra is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

Doctors around the world are also trying a treatment for infections that is about 100 years old: giving blood plasma from recovered (康复的) patients to sick ones. Plasma is the yellowish liquid part of blood. The blood from former patients is filled with protein molecules that fight infection. These molecules can help survivors defeat COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

1. How many treatments are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three

B．Four

C．One

D．Two

2. According to the passage, ________

A．a vaccine has been approved recently.

B．the drugs also have some bad side effects.

C．Actemra is used to treat SARS and MERS.

D．two drugs may be helpful to treat patients with COVID-19.

3. You can read this article in ________.

A．National Geography

B．Family circle

C．Traveler

D．News Week

【推荐1】The end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 have undoubtedly been a hard time. Diseases, earthquakes and forest fires have begun a new year like never before. While those of us in China have been asked to stay at home for a quiet winter, many Australians have been forced to leave theirs during a “hot and fiery” summer.

I've spent at least ten summers in Sydney, Australia. Unlike summers in Shanghai, the weather there is quick to change. A really hot day is usually followed by a few cool days and some rain. That's why the average summer temperature is only 26℃. This year , the average temperature was about 1.5℃ higher.

"1.5℃" - that's a number we have seen before. In 2018, the United Nations reported that we needed to keep temperature increases below 1.5℃. At the time, many of us didn't really understand what it meant. " It's just a number," we thought. Well, now we know.

The amount of fire and smoke in Australia this year has never been seen before. Over a billion wild animals have been killed. Anybody you talk to would say that these are the worst bushfires (森林火灾) they have ever seen. I was lucky and made it back to Sydney one day before the fires forced the roads to close. Thousands of others were trapped and had to be rescued by emergency services.

Our goal for the past few years has been to limit global(全球的) warming to 1.5℃. We now know what could happen if we didn't succeed.

1. The passage mainly tells us ___________.

A．people in Australia had to leave their homes

B．the weather in Sydney is different from that in Shanghai

C．the bushfires in Australia were the worst people had ever seen

D．the temperature increase is dangerous to the earth

2. According to the writer,___________.

A．people in Australia suffered a lot before the end of 2019

B．lots of wild animals in Australia died in the fire last year

C．all Chinese were asked to stay at home for a quiet winter

D．the weather in Shanghai changes quickly in summers

3. In line 15, the underlined word “others" refers to ___________.

A．people

B．roads

C．forest fires

D．wild animals

4. The writer thought he was lucky because he ___________.

A．had spent at least ten summers in Sydney

B．understood the meaning of " It's just a number.

C．had been back to Sydney before the roads were closed

D．was rescued by emergency services with others

5. The best title of the passage should be ___________.

A．Only 1.5℃

B．Hard 2020

C．World Events

D．Global Warming

【推荐2】

I' m an English girl. I have a brother. His name is Jack. I' m 13 and he is 15. My favorite (最喜欢的) color is green, but his favorite color is blue. Jenny

I have a family of five. I have two sisters. We share (分享) the same (相同的) room. My sister Amy has a black pencil box and five pens. And my sister May has a yellow pencil box and six pencils. I have the same as May’s. Betty

1. Betty and her sisters _________.

A．go to the same school

B．live (居住) in the same room

C．like the same color

2. What color is May’s pencil box?

A．Green.

B．Yellow.

C．Black.

【推荐3】To me, music is food and water. I can’t live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people don’t listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.
It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music.   So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.
Someone said, “Through music, a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong.” Music is an important part of our lives.
1. The passage tells us that the writer _______.

A．likes to sit by the sea

B．is not interested in music

C．likes to travel by plane

D．likes music very much

2. The word “boring” in the first paragraph means ______.

A．interesting	B．not interesting
C．tiring	D．foolish

3. Music is important to _______.

A．some people	B．everyone
C．nobody	D．writers only

4. Listening to music can ______ when you are waiting for the train.

A．make time fly quickly

B．help you save time

C．make time short

D．make you feel time passes more quickly

5. Which of the following is true?

A．The writer likes to write music every day.

B．The writer becomes strong through music.

C．Most people like to listen to the sound of the sea.

D．Music has some kind of meaning to everyone.

【推荐1】Have you ever watched a film with your friends and thought, “How wonderful！” or had a meal with your family and said, “That's was the best！”？
Well, there may be a small secret(秘密) about why you enjoyed it so much. Our experiences are stronger if we share them with someone. That means good experiences become better, and bad ones become worse. That's according to a new study by Yale University.
Scientists did a small study on female(女性) college students. In the test they share chocolate with someone they thought was another participant(参与者). But in fact, it was a scientist. In each test, they got two pieces of chocolate. They ate one piece at the same time with the “participant” and another piece alone. The participants thought the chocolate was tastier and more enjoyable when they shared it with someone. Even though both pieces of chocolate were from the same box.
Scientists then did another experiment, this time with bitter,_unpleasant chocolate. Again, the participants thought the chocolate was bitterer than the piece they ate alone.
“When people think of shared experience, what usually comes to mind is being with friends or family，” said scientist Erica Boothby. We often don't know how much people around influence(影响) our decisions, according to Erica.
However, it does show that sharing things with a friend may just make your good way a little brighter. Because the study only looked at female college students, it doesn't mean the whole(全部的) picture.
1. According to the new study ________.

A．the best film is the one you watch with your friends

B．sharing secrets with your friends can make you happier

C．the most delicious meal is the one you have with your family

D．your experiences are stronger if you   share them with others

2. Which of the following statements is WRONG to the test?

A．The chocolate has two different tastes.

B．The scientists also take part in the test.

C．The chocolate is from the same box.

D．The participants were female college students.

3. The underlined word “bitter” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

A．苦味的

B．灰色的

C．精致的

D．明亮的

4. We can learn from the last two paragraphs ________.

A．Erica Boothby really likes eating chocolate

B．making more friends can make you luckier

C．boys don't like to do things with their friends

D．friends or family play a role in our decisions

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Eating Chocolate Lets Us Be Happier

B．Sharing Things Makes a Difference

C．Watching a Movie Brings Us Luck

D．Doing a Study Is Really Interesting

【推荐2】You need some bread and milk. But half an hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推车) full of food. What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?
The tricks usually start before you walk in. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food, not just bread.
Now you’re inside and, of course, a small basket would be fine, but all they have are trolleys. And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside. So we may fill it with something. In fact, supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more.
Of course, many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops. So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products. One new trick is to put red stickers on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! Interestingly, this trick appears to work more with men than with women.
There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket. For example, customers often go only to buy milk. So they put it right at the back, forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products. The position of products on each shelf is also important. The most expensive products are usually at eye-level so you see these immediately. The exception is anything that children might like. These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them.
Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket, what about what you listen to? In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. It’s so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time (and money) in the store. You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy. Experts suggest it’s better to shop when it’s quieter, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example. And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate(故意), to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait.
So, next time you go into your local supermarket, remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for.
1. Supermarkets don’t provide baskets because ______.

A．supermarkets don’t usually have many

B．baskets are too small to hold many products

C．it’s easy to go shopping with trolleys

D．a trolley can hold one or two products inside

2. According to the passage, supermarkets put red stickers on products to ______.

A．make them look more beautiful

B．make them different from cheaper ones

C．make people think the stickers are for men

D．make people think they could save money

3. According to the passage, toys for children are usually placed ______.

A．on higher shelves

B．on each shelf

C．on lower shelves

D．on the back shelves

4. It can be learned from Paragraph 6 that supermarkets usually ______.

A．stop people lining up at the checkouts	B．close on Monday morning
C．play loud and noisy music inside	D．make customers feel relaxed

5. The passage is mainly about _____.

A．several ways supermarkets use to sell more products

B．some advice when people go shopping on the street

C．several rules that every business should follow

D．some advertisements that make people buy more

【推荐3】There is a saying that the British like a nice cup of tea in the morning and a nice cup of tea at night. And at half past seven, their idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea. They like a nice cup of tea with their dinner and a nice cup of tea time, and before they go to bed, there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea!
Sometime it seems that no one likes tea as much as the British does. But in fact, tea is liked in countries around the world. In China and Japan tea was first used as a medicine, many years later, people there drank tea as a beverage（饮料）.
People in the world like to drink different kinds of tea — green, black or red as some people call it. It is served in different ways. But they all know that drinking tea is good for one’s health.
1. The main idea of the first paragraph（自然段）is ______.

A．how many cups of tea the British drink each day

B．that the British like talking about tea

C．that the British can’t live without drinking tea

D．that tea is very important in the life of the British

2. The phrase “their idea of heaven” means ______.

A．the happiest thing for them	B．their thoughts
C．their God	D．the worst thing for them

3. The sentence “there is a lot to be said about a nice cup of tea” means ______.

A．they enjoy drinking a nice cup of tea

B．there is a lot of tea

C．they talk much about a nice cup of tea

D．there is a talk while drinking tea

4. From the passage we know tea was used as a medicine ______ many years ago

A．the world	B．British
C．many countries	D．China and Japan