【推荐2】Dear Sir or Madam,

I don’t like doing chores（家务）. But I have no choice to do them because doing chores is a rule in my family. When I come back from school, my mom always says, “Could you take out the rubbish?” or “Could you help me with cooking?” I know she is just trying to make me more independent and teach me how to take care of myself. But why does she make me do all the housework? Oh, I know I am the oldest and I should do the chores. But it’s not fair for me. My sister should do them, too.

Yesterday I did all the chores again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my sister in the morning. They left me alone at home because I had to do my housework. After I finish my homework, I found they didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms, washed the dishes and watered the garden.

What should I do? I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me some advice, please?

Wang Lin

1. Does the writer like doing chores?
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2. Where did the writer’s parents go yesterday morning?
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3. What did the writer do after she finished homework yesterday?
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4. Do you think writer’s sister should do chores? Why or why not?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Mr. Turner is standing near the window. His wife, Mrs. Turner is sitting behind him. She is reading a book. She closes the book and asks her husband, “What are you looking at?”

“I’m looking at a boy,” Mr. Turner answers. “He’s under the tree. He’s looking at my bike.”

“Oh,” Mrs. Turner says. “What is he doing now?”

“He’s cleaning the seat,” says Mr. Turner. “Now he is riding my bike.”

Mrs. Turner looks out of the window and then she says, “Ah, don’t you know who he is? He is our son! He is going to school. You’d better wear your glasses (眼镜)!”

1. Where is Mr. Turner?
He is _____________________________.
2. Is Mrs. Turner sitting or standing?
She is _____________________________.
3. Who’s the boy?
He’s Mr. Turner’s _____________________________.
4. Where’s Mr. Turner’s bike?
It’s _____________________________.
5. Why doesn’t Mr. Turner know his son?
Because he _____________________________.

【推荐2】One day on the street, Mr. Wilson met a young man, who asked him, “Do you remember me?” Mr. Wilson said, “No.” Then the young man told him he was his student and now he was a teacher as well. Mr. Wilson asked the young man at what time he decided to be a teacher.

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The young man then told him the following story:

When I was a little boy, I used to be very quiet. At that time my parents were busy with their work. I had to live with my grandparents. It seemed that nobody cared much about me.

One day, a friend of mine, Martin, came in with a nice new watch. It was shiny brightly in the sun and I knew I wanted it. I took it out of Martin’s pocket.

Shortly after, Martin noticed that his watch was missing and immediately told you about it. You told the class that whoever took it, he should return it. I didn’t give it back. You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle. You were going to search (搜查) our pockets. However, you asked us to close our eyes because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed. You searched my pocket and found the watch there. You kept searching everyone’s pockets and when you were done, you said, “We have the watch.” You never said who took the watch to save my dignity (尊严) forever. But it was the greatest shame (耻辱) of my life. You never said anything. You never shouted at me or took me aside to give me a lesson. I received your message clearly.

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“Do you remember this story, Mr. Wilson?” The old man answered. “Yes. I remember the situation with the missing watch. I was looking for it in everyone’s pocket. I didn’t remember you because I closed my eyes, too. You know, young man, I gave knowledge and I also did what a teacher would do for students.”

1. The young man still remembered Mr. Wilson, didn’t he?
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2. Who did the young man live with when he was a little boy?
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3. What did Martin do when he noticed his watch was missing?
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4. How did Mr. Wilson find the watch after the students closed eyes?
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5. Why didn’t Mr. Wilson tell others who took the watch?
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6. What did Mr. Wilson do for students as a teacher in the story?
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【推荐3】阅读下列材料，根据材料内容回答下列问题。

My name is Betty. I’m a student in Class 2. I have a good friend. Her name is Liu Fang. We are in the same school, but she is in Class 3. We have four classes in the morning. At 12:00 we have lunch at school. We have three classes in the afternoon. They are from 2:30 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. We have many subjects at school. My favorite subject is math, because my father says it is useful. I like English, too. My English teacher Ms. Wang is a great teacher. She is strict (严格的) with us. And she asks us to speak (说) English in and after class. We all like her because she is nice and she always helps us. Liu Fang likes music. She can play the piano (钢琴) well. She likes playing the piano in the evening. We like our school life (生活).

1. Are Betty and Liu Fang in the same class?
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2. How many classes do they have in the afternoon?
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3. What’s Betty’s favorite subject?
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4. Why do the students in Class 2 all like Ms. Wang?
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5. When does Liu Fang like playing the piano?
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【推荐1】Cooking should be considered (认为) as art just like any other activity which needs skills and knowledge (知识). It is often said that students should learn scientific facts as well as how to prepare meals. The following will explain why schools should teach students cooking.

Cooking is an important skill in life.

Schools should teach knowledge to the students so that they can lead successful independent lives when they are out of school. Also, they can go into the world knowing how to make a living.

Cooling helps discover future job.

When schools offer cooking lessons, students will show an interest in it and might take cooking as a job. ① This will give the the chance (机会) to practice their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen.

Cooking saves money.

One of the main reasons why schools should teach cooking is that the students always use a lot of money to buy ready-made food, while in the real sense they could prepare a nice meal with less cost by only buying the needed ingredients (材料).

Cooking betters math learning.

Schools do not just teach how to prepare delicious meals. Students are also taught to follow the instructions (说明) in a standard (标准) when mixing ingredients. If it is, add 1/4 spoon of salt, students should only add that amount. So there is no more or less.

1. 请根据短文内容，写出①This的指代内容：
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2. 请根据短文内容回答问题：Why should schools teach cooking?   
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3. 翻译划线句子：So there is no more or less.
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4. Ask ONE question about the second paragraph with what, why, how.______________________________________________________
5. Complete the sentences. (每空一词)

Students can lead independent lives ① ______ when at home alone. Students might be ② ______ in taking cooking as a job. To ③ ______ money, students can prepare nice dishes with less cost.

【推荐2】阅读下面材料， 根据材料内容， 完成下列各题。

Linda is from Shanghai. She is a Grade 7 student. She studies at No. 1 Junior High School. Her favourite subject is Geography. She wants to know about all the places in the world. She likes playing the guitar. Her daily life is simple. Every day, school starts at 8: 00 a. m. and ends at 3: 00 p. m. At noon, she has a one-hour break for lunch. So she seldom takes a rest at noon. She plays the guitar very well. When the bell rings at 3: 00 every afternoon, she goes to the music room. The practice ends at about 5: 00 p. m. After that, she goes home.

1. What’s Linda’s favourite subject?
It’s ____________________________.
2. How is Linda’s daily life?
It’s ____________________________.
3. What time does school end?
It ends ____________________________.
4. Where does she go at 3: 00?
She goes to ____________________________.
5. How long does she practice?
She practices ____________________________.