【推荐1】The hot pot (火锅) is one of the most popular meals in China. It has a long history of about 2,000 years. ①It used to be eaten in winter, but now it appears on tables all year round.

Apart from (除……之外) its delicious taste, there are two other important reasons for the Chinese to like the hot pot. The first one is that the hot pot is a great way to make new friends. People sit around the pot, talking, eating, drinking and having fun. The other is that the hot pot is a “healthy meal”.②吃火锅能暖身。And it can improve the blood movement in winter.

There are several kinds of hot pots in China with different soup. Two of the most popular hot pots are Sichuan hot pot and Beijing mutton hot pot.

Sichuan hot pot is famous for its numbing and spicy (又麻又辣的) taste because of Sichuan pepper. As for Beijing mutton hot pot, mutton is its main part.

When you eat a hot pot in a restaurant, there are usually two kinds of soup base (锅底): clear and spicy. A clear soup base has a quite mild (温和的) taste, which is made from seafood or meat bones. A spicy soup base usually has Sichuan pepper, which is spicy and salty.

If you have a mixed group, a double-flavor hot pot (鸳鸯锅) is a must. It has a clear soup base on one side, a spicy soup base on the other and a divider in the middle.

1. 请将①处划线句子译为汉语。
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2. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
There are another two important reasons why Chinese people like hot pot besides its delicious taste.
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3. 请将②处划线句子译为英语。
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4. What is Sichuan hot pot famous for?
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5. What kind of hot pot can you choose if you have a mixed group?
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【推荐2】阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目。

In many English homes, people (人们) have four meals (餐) a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea (茶) and dinner.

People have breakfast from 7: 00 to 9: 00 in the morning. They have eggs, bread and milk for breakfast. Lunch comes at about 13: 00. Afternoon tea is from 16: 00 to 17: 00, and dinner is about 19: 30. They often have soup (汤), and they have some chicken, fish and vegetables. Then they eat some fruit, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people have meals like that. Some of them don’t have their dinners in the evening.

1. How many (多少) meals do English people have a day? (No more than 1 word)
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2. What do English people have for breakfast? (No more than 8 words)
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3. When is afternoon tea? (No more than 7 words)
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4. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
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5. 请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
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【推荐3】This is a list of some Chinese tea.

Green Tea

Green tea is the oldest and most popular type of tea. It has been enjoyed in China for several thousand years. Green tea is made from the new shoots (芽) of the tea leaves which are dried and processed. Longjing may be the most well­known brand of green tea.

Black Tea

In Chinese and the languages of neighboring countries，black tea is known as “red tea”．It is made from the new shoots of the tea leaves which are fermented (发酵) and dried. It has a lovely red color. Dianhong and Yixing are popular brands of black tea.

Wulong Tea

Wulong tea，also known as blue tea，is made from a mixture of green tea and black tea. It is said that people who drink Wulong tea can lose weight. Wenshan Baozhong Tea and Dongding Wulong Tea are two famous brands of this popular tea.

White Tea

White Tea is unfermented tea that has been quickly dried. It is lighter in color than other types of tea. Popular brands of white tea are White Peony and Silver Needle.

Types of tea
Green tea	It is     1     and most popular type of tea. It is made from the new shoots of the tea leaves which are dried and processed.    2     may be the most well­known brand of green tea.
3	It is known as “red tea”．It is made from the new shoots of the tea leaves which are fermented and dried.
Wulong tea	It is also known as     4     ，is made from a mixture of green tea and black tea.
White Tea	It is unfermented tea that has been quickly dried. It is     5     in color than other types of tea.

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.

Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu(菜单) on the counter(柜台), and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip(小费).

In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table. You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier(收银员) as you leave.

In a family restaurant, the waitress shows you where you can sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you can’t finish eating everything, your waitress gives you a bag to take the rest(剩余的) of food home. You should add(增加) fifteen percent(百分比) to the bill(账单) as a tip.

In top class restaurants, you had better order before you come, and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine there, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter.

The     1     in the USA
	What you can do	Tips
Fast food restaurants	You can look at the menu and then     2     your food. You can eat your food there or take it away.	You don’t     3     to leave a tip.
In a coffee shop	After you sit at the counter or at a table, the waitress will bring you     4    . You pay the cashier as you leave.
In a family restaurant	The waitress shows you your     5    . She tells you her name, but you needn’t tell her your     6    . You can take away the rest of food.	If your bill is $100, your tip is $    7    .
In top     8    restaurant	You had better order first, then the waiter will show you where to sit. You can refuse the wine if it doesn’t taste     9    .	If your bill is $200, you can give the waiter a tip from $30 to $    10    .

【推荐2】Birthday Food Around the World

What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of the candles is the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. 59. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child with the candy is lucky. In China, it is getting popular to have a cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck. All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. 60. 他们会给过生日的人带来好运。

1. How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?
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2. What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?
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3. Why do people never cut up birthday noodles in China?
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4. 将文中划线部分译作汉语。
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5. 将文中划线部分译作英语。
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【推荐3】阅读短文按要求完成各题。

Most people drink tea in the world. But tea does not mean the same thing to different people. In different countries, people have different opinions (想法) about drinking tea.

In China, for example, tea is served when people get together. Chinese people drink it at home or in tea houses at any time of the day. They often use hot water to boil tea leaves.

Tea is also important in other Asian countries. People in these countries have a special way of serving tea. They hold a tea ceremony (仪式) in their houses when important guests come. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in their houses.

In the United States, people usually drink tea at breakfast or they drink it after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make tea. Because this way is easier and faster than the way of making tea in teapots (茶壶). In summer, Americans drink iced tea. They like to put some ice in their tea.

1 题完成句子；2—3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. In some Asian countries, people hold a tea ceremony in their houses when __________.
2. When do Chinese people drink tea at home or in tea houses?
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3. What do Americans like to do about drinking tea in summer?
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【推荐2】阅读下面短文，完成各题。

Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?

If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.

Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen. '

The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.

"Getting angry is not a natural way to act," the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.

The book says you can control your anger easily, all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.

The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.

●Keep a record. Every time you get angry , write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.

●Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.

●Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.

1. 回答问题。What will happen to you if you get angry with others?
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2. 列举图书My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals给出的控制情绪的两条建议。
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3. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
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4. 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。
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【推荐3】

For fans of traditional culture, the film I Am What I Am（雄狮少年）, which was first shown in the cinema on December 17, 2021, can be a good choice. The 104-minute film has connected the lion dance culture with a teenager’s pursuit（追求）of his dream.

Set in Guangdong Province, the film is about the growth of a left-behind teenager named A Juan. He met a girl who had the exact same name. Encouraged by her, A Juan made up his mind to form a lion dance team with his two close friends A Mao and A Gou. After being trained by a master, the three took part in a lion dance competition in Guangzhou. Although later A Juan had to work to support his family, he still bravely followed his dream—becoming the best lion dancer.

“It opens a new world for China’s animated film,” said an animator. Unlike most Chinese animated films today, which have to do with myths（神话）or fairy tales, I Am What I Am sets eyes on reality. This is not very common in the animation field in China. “I’ve always wanted to make an animated film about our real life. And I remembered the lion dance performances at festivals. They were so beautiful, colourful and folk. That inspired me to make a film about lion dance,” said the director.

The film has got high marks on different websites. Although (B) its story is not perfect, many people are deeply moved. It shows not only the beauty of Chinese culture but also the spirit of the nation, according to CCTV news.

1. 从文中找出与 The main topic of the movie is the growth of A Juan who is a left-behind teenager in Guangdong Province.意思相近的句子。
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2. What does the underlined word (B) “its” refer to?
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3. Fill in the blanks according to the text.
Encouraged by the girl, A Juan ①   ________ to form a lion dance team with his two close friends A Mao and A Gou. Although he met with many difficulties, he still stuck to ② ________ his dream. As long as you catch the main idea of the film, you will take pride in ③ ________ and ④ ________ expressed in it.
4. What do you think of the movie? Why?
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