【推荐1】

Hiking, boating and Valley adventure(冒险): People can go crazy on this crazy Croatian ●Jo Kessel took her three teenage children on an experience to Croatia. ●They experienced the rapids(急流) on Dalmatia’s longest river, the 62-mile Cetina. ●The family also went on a long walk around Ciovo, an island in Central Dalmatia.	Enjoy where we live Our hotel is the Sveti Kriz, which has a pool and tennis court, but best of all is near the beach. It’s not modern, but is clean, bright and good value. The price of the hotel is dear. The price may be because of its special location and good service. Sitting anywhere in the room you can see the beautiful river and grass.
By JO KESSEL FOR THE DAILY MAIL My task is to jump from a high rock into Adriatic. Looking up at me are 16 pairs of eyes belonging to people who have already done it. Three of them are my children. I’m the last one to go. “You can do it, Mummy!” Thanks. This jump offers a chance to cool off during our first activity—a long walk around Ciovo, an island in Central Dalmatia, 15 miles west of Split.
20-minute ride takes us to the walled-town Trogir. We hung out at its market. As the guide says, their “lemon cream” is dreamy. It won the “Best Ice Cream in Croatia” award and too soon it’s the last day, last activity: canyoning(峡谷漂流).

1. Where did Jo Kessel travel to with her children?

A．Split.

B．Croatia.

C．Sveti Kriz.

2. Which of the following activities didn’t Jo Kessel and her children experience?

A．Boating.

B．Hiking.

C．Rock climbing.

3. How many people in all took part in the high rock jump?

A．17.

B．16.

C．4.

4. The underlined word “dear” in the passage means the price is _______.

A．low

B．high

C．lovely

5. What can we know from the passage?

A．Jo Kessel gave up jumping from the high rock at last.

B．Living in the Sveti Kriz hotel, tourists can enjoy beautiful sights.

C．Lemon cream in Croatia is considered as the best ice cream in the world.

【推荐2】When Ben Cheng, 63, finished a bicycle journey along the ancient Silk Road in June, she immediately began planning her next trip. Ben was a teacher who comes from Changchun, Jilin province (省) . She has cycled (骑行) more than 100, 000 kilometers over the last eight years.

“I have kept up all kinds of sports, such as swimming and mountain climbing, for many years,” she said. “After retirement (退休), I had more time for my interests, and I found cycling to be a good choice.”

She began cycling in the Changchun suburbs (郊区) in 2013 after her retirement. In May 2015, she started her first long journey—a trip around Bohai Bay. It took her 24 days to complete the 2, 655-kilometer trip, and the success pushed her to do more.

In recent years, she has finished several long journeys across China, including a ride around Qinghai Lake in Qinghai province and other trips in Hainan province and Taiwan.

Together with several other cycling lovers, Ben started the ancient Silk Road journey from Xi’an Shaanxi province, on May 21. She crossed the cities of Lanzhou, Wuwei, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Jiayuguan in Gansu province and finally arrived in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (自治区) , on June 18.

“During the 3, 000-km journey, I enjoyed the beautiful scenery (景色),” she said. “However, I also met difficulties, such as storms and terrible road conditions.”

“Luckily, I kept on and finally reached my journey’s end,” she said. “I hope more people will take cycling as an exercise. It is more friendly to Environment.”

1. When did Ben Cheng start cycling?

A．At the age of 55.

B．At the age of 45.

C．At the age of 61.

2. How long is Ben Cheng’s ancient Silk Road journey?

A．2, 655 kilometers.

B．3,000 kilometers.

C．10,000 kilometers.

3. Which city do the underlined words “journey’s end” refer to in the passage?

A．Lanzhou.

B．Urumqi.

C．Xi’an.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Some advantages of keeping hobbies.

B．Some ways to do exercise after retirement.

C．A teacher’s hobby after her retirement.

5. Where can we find the passage?

A．A travel magazine.

B．A story book.

C．A science newspaper.

【推荐3】

Every week we find three special places around the world. This week we’re looking at three restaurants.

Ithaa        You can watch the fish and listen to the sea in this restaurant. It’s in the Maldives and it’s 5 metres below the sea. It only sits 14 people at a time. The food is expensive, but the view (风景) is wonderful.

The Treehouse Restaurant        Do you like being outside? Do you like looking at the tees? This restaurant is 10 metres above the ground in a treehouse in a forest in New Zealand. You can have lunch or dinner, look at the trees and listen to the birds. Bring warm clothes because it’s cold here in the evening.

Dinner in the Sky The home of this restaurant is Belgium, but it can be in the UK, the US or in your country. It travels around the world and last month it arrived in Perth, Australia. Do you want a view of a city or of the sea? You can choose Dinner in the Sky. There is one large table with 22 chairs and it is 50 metres above the ground! Don’t look down!

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many people at most can eat at Ithaa at a time?

A．10.

B．14.

C．22.

D．50.

2. At the Treehouse Restaurant, people can _______.

A．watch the fish	B．listen to the birds
C．enjoy a view of the city	D．get warm clothes in the evening

3. Which country is the home of Dinner in the Sky?

A．The UK.

B．The US.

C．Belgium.

D．Australia.

4. What’s the same about The Treehouse Restaurant and Dinner in the Sky?

A．Their tables are large.	B．Their food is expensive.
C．They are above the ground.	D．They are in the same country.

5. In which part of a magazine can we find the passage?

A．Travel.

B．Films.

C．Sports.

D．People.

【推荐1】Hong Kong has about forty public(公共的) beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink on most of the beaches.
You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions(说明)：
1.Never swim alone.
2.Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired.
3.Do not stay in the water too long.
4.Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.
Remember : A red flag means that it is dangerous for anybody to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.
1. We can reach ______ by bus.

A．all the public beaches

B．no public beach

C．only a few public beaches

D．many of the public beaches

2. When you see a blue flag, you know that ______ there.

A．women should not swim	B．children should not swim
C．nobody should swim	D．anybody can swim

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

A．You can swim when you see where there is a red flag.

B．You should not swim with other people.

C．You should not swim after lunch.

D．You can’t swim for a short time.

4. The passage mainly(主要地) tells us ______   in Hong Kong.

A．the public beaches and swimming

B．the danger of swimming

C．the best beaches

D．flags and beaches

【推荐2】E)阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

Nate Damm went from Delaware to San Francisco in 2011. Did the trip take four hours? No. It took longer. Eight hours? No. Much longer. A few weeks? No. It took even longer than that. The trip took him over seven months. Why did it take so long? Damm walked across the United States. He walked more than 3,000 miles across 14 states.

Someone asked Damm, “Wouldn't it be faster if you just drove?” Well, arriving wasn't the point.

Damm grew up in Maine. He never traveled farther west than Pennsylvania. He often thought about traveling to other countries, but then he realized he didn't know much about the United States. So he decided to walk across the country. By walking, he felt more connected to the people and the land.

In the beginning, Damm walked about 13 miles a day. Then he started walking longer distances. One day in Colorado, he walked 41 miles.

At first, Damm used GPS (全球定位系统) to find his way, but the directions it gave him were often wrong. He bought a paper road map and found it was much better. He avoided major highways (主路); the smaller roads were safer.

Damm is not the only person to cross the United States on foot. About ten to twenty people do it every year.

1. Damm's walking trip in 2011 _______.

A．took over nine months	B．started from San Francisco
C．covered 14 states of the US

2. The underlined words “the point” in Paragraph 2 mean _______.

A．the score

B．the opinion

C．the main goal

3. Damm decided to walk across the US after_______.

A．he was advised to do that

B．he found he knew little about the country

C．he found walking was good exercise

4. One day in Colorado, Damm walked a distance of up to _______.

A．13 miles

B．31 miles

C．41 miles

5. From the last two paragraphs, we can know _______.

A．GPS is not as good as a road map sometimes

B．Damm prefers major highways to smaller roads

C．less than ten people walk across the US every year

【推荐3】Famous Mountains in China

Mount Tai	Location: Shandong Height: 1532 meters Work Hours: 24 hours Ticket:￥125（February-November） ￥100（December-January） Tour Idea: The best time to visit Mount Tai is from May to October.
Mount Song	Location: Henan Height: 1491 meters Work Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Ticket:￥80 Tour Idea: Mount Song includes 72 peaks（主峰）, valley（溪谷）, waterfalls and caves（山洞）. The snow in winter is beautiful.
Mount Heng	Location: Hunan Height: 1300 meters Work Hours: 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.（April to October） 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.（November to March） Ticket:￥110 Tour Idea: The flowers in spring, the trees in summer, the clouds in autumn and the snow in winter are wonderful.
Mount Hua	Location: Shanxi Height: 2154 meters Work Hours of East Gate: 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. during high season 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. during low season Ticket:￥180（March to November） ￥100（December to February） Tour Idea: The best time to enjoy the sunrise is 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. all year round except in summer（4:00 a.m.-5:50 a.m.）

1. The best time to visit the second highest mountain is in.

A．September

B．November

C．February

D．March

2. Liu Jun wants to see sunrise at 5:00 a.m. in the mountain, he can go to.

A．Mount Song	B．Mount Hua or Mount Heng
C．Mount Heng	D．Mount Tai or Mount Hua

3. If a young couple go to Mount Hua with two friends in October, they should pay.

A．540 yuan

B．720 yuan

C．400 yuan

D．300 yuan

【推荐2】N: Hello. I am new to the chat room (聊天室) and the city. I came to this city by train yesterday.There is no furniture（家具） in my room. I don't know anyone in this city. Is there anybody online?

W: Hello, New Boy. I'm here. Why isn't there any furniture in your room?
N: Hi, Worried Girl. My furniture will arrive tomorrow. I came here earlier to visit the company (公司) where I will start to work. I had a meal in a restaurant just now, and then I went home alone.
W: Oh, you sound so sad. What did you have in the restaurant?
N: I had a hamburger, some potato chips and an ice-cream. Are you hungry?
W: No, I have just finished my dinner. I had a sandwich and a vegetable salad.
N: Worried Girl, what are you worried about?
W: I'm worried about my job. I'm looking for a job, but it seems I'll never get one.
N: Try to relax. Just try your best and you'll certainly find one.
W: Thank you. Nice talking with you. I feel much better.
N: I feel much better, too.
1. The boy came to this city because _____.

A．he found a job here	B．he had a friend here
C．he bought a house here

2. The girl is worried about her _____.

A．work

B．exam

C．parents

3. What do the boy and the girl have in common?

A．They both like living in this city.

B．They both feel better after the talk.

C．Neither of them is good at cooking.