【推荐1】Owen Howkins was born with a very unusual illness. According to Owen's father, Will Howkins, at present there are only around 30 people in the world with the illness. Owen always needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, people are always looking at him, and that used to make the young boy nervous and uncomfortable.

Owen became lonely and even stopped going outside his house. That, however，was all before a dog named Haatchi came into his life！

Haatchi had a very difficult start in life too. When he was just five months old，the dog was hit by a train. His tail and a leg were hurt so badly that both had to be cut off. Luckily，his story was posted online and was seen by Owen's father and mother. They fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him，thinking that they were helping him.

In fact，it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying with Owen，he became the boy's best friend. Slowly，Owen liked going out. Now he proudly walks around the neighborhood，showing off his dog and telling anyone Haatchi's story.

Haatchi's influence on the young boy is great. In October 2012，the International Fund for Animal Welfare gave Haatchi a special award（奖），The amazing friendship between the two has been shown in a short film called "A Boy and His Dog". It has not only won several awards，but also been watched by millions of people. British writer Wendy Holden has also written their story in a heart-warming children's book.

1. Owen stopped going out of his house because_______________.

A．his wheelchair didn't work well	B．he disliked always being looked at
C．his father was too busy to take him outside	D．he felt uncomfortable to see the 30 sick people

2. Both Haatchi and Owen_______________.

A．had a hard start in life	B．was hit by a train
C．found a five-month old boy	D．fell in love with their neighbor

3. Which of the following is TRUE about "A Boy and His Dog"?

A．It is a popular film.	B．It made several children rich.
C．It was created by Owen's father.	D．It got special help for millions of people.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A Kind Family.	B．A Brave Dog.
C．An Unusual Illness.	D．A Special Friendship.

【推荐2】A well-made film offers a whole world of things to watch. First there are the story aspects: characters, dialogue and themes. Then there are the technical aspects: the camera work, cuttings and special effects.     1     A well-made film offers much more than you see in one way.

    2     They can teach you things just as newspapers do, or television, or any other ways or communication. Sometimes they communicate important things to you like ideas or lifestyles or ways of looking at the world. Sometimes people realize this, and sometimes not. The more you can realize, the better you are.

Notice, for example, the way films sometimes affect fashion.     3    

Boys in the 1950s could sometimes be seen wearing black leather jackets, walking here and there around the street comers and doing nothing seriously, just smoking cigarettes. They were coping Marlon Brando’s style. His films taught them a certain way to behave.

Films can also teach politics(政治). In Star Wars, the heroes were, in fact, rather like the British in the early days of World War II. Their enemies, like the Nazis, had a big advantage in equipment and numbers of armies. The whole film, in fact，was re-run(再上演) of World War II, and taught values like faith and love of freedom. This is all to the good.

    4    

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．It’s difficult to find out how many characters there are in a good film.

B．Films are a way of communication.

C．But the point is, did you notice it?

D．And there are many other things, like the credits(演职员表),musical score and acting.

E．A star dresses or wears her hair in a certain way, and gradually everyone is copying   her style.

【推荐3】Every child in China grows up hearing the story about Sun Wukong. Now there is a Peking Opera (京剧) film named Havoc in Heaven (《大闹天宫》). The story is one of the best-known parts from Journey to the West. From it, we can see how Sun Wukong turned from a happy monkey into the great Monkey King.

To make young people interested in traditional Chinese performance (表演) art, Fujian Peking Opera Theater made the film. “It’s a big challenge (挑战) to make the Peking Opera film. It’s really different from the common films we watch,” said Cheng Lu, the director (导演) of the film. “Peking Opera has its own way to tell a story. And the big screen (银幕) leaves no room for actors to make mistakes.”

To show the performing skill of Peking Opera in every possible way, four young actors played the role of Sun Wukong in the film. Zhan Lei is one of the four actors. Taking part in Havoc in Heaven made his childhood dream come true. He is a big fan of Sun Wukong, and Journey to the West is his favorite book. “This film explains the cultural importance of Peking Opera and it is possible to draw (吸引) younger fans to Peking Opera,” Zhan said.

1. Which story is Sun Wukong from?

A．Romatic of Three Kingdoms.	B．The Story of Stone.
C．All Men Are Brothers.	D．Journey to The West.

2. What do we learn from Cheng Lu?

A．Making the Peking Opera film is easy.

B．There is no difference between the Peking Opera films and the common films.

C．The big screen leaves no room for actors to makes mistakes.

D．Peking Opera has a long history.

3. What is the purpose of making the Peking Opera film?

A．To make Zhan Lei’s dream come true.

B．To make young people interested in traditional Chinese performance art.

C．To show the difference between the films and the Peking Opera.

D．To let more people enjoy Sun Wukong.

4. What’s the best title of this text?

A．A Peking Opera film named Havoc in Heaven.	B．A film on Journey to the West.
C．A younger fan to the Peking Opera film.	D．A Peking Opera from Fujian.

【推荐1】

Eleven young people from different countries sit around a meeting table, and have a discussion about the hottest topics these days. More amazingly, they do that all in Chinese. Isn’t that exciting? If you feel the same, you had better watch Hubei TV’s show Informal Talks.

First came out in April, 2015, the show is already in its seventh season. As one of the most popular TV programs, it gets a high score on the Internet.

Its producer（制作人）Yu Qing says when choosing the topics, they would first think about what interests the young people most.

Da Zuo, one host (主持人) of the show, says he always looks at the comments（评论）on the Internet to know people’s opinions on the show. To better take part in the talks, he also reads a lot of books about the histories of different foreign cultures or such famous books as A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.

Brian Gonzalez, better known as Gong Biyang in China, has been a guest (嘉宾) of the show for the past seven years. To him, the beauty of the show is that everyone shares true stories that happened in their own lives.

The show is so interesting that it has a lot of online viewers（观众）. They join the discussion by sending danmu or short live comments when watching the show on Bilibili. Liu Bin, a computer programmer and a big fan of the show says, “It satisfies my curiosity（好奇）about different places in the world.” “In the past, I read lots of books to learn about the culture and history of other countries, but now I find a more lively way to learn about them —watching the show.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How long is the history of Informal Talks? ________

A．7 years.

B．10 years.

C．15 years.

2. How does the host Da Zuo prepare for the show? ________
①Choosing the topics carefully.        ②Reading the online comments.
③Studying foreign cultures.             ④Reading famous books.

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．②③④

3. According to the passage, what is NOT mentioned (提到) about the show? ________

A．Its theme song.

B．Its producer.

C．Its score online.

4. What is the main idea of the passage? ________

A．To invite people to Hubei.

B．To discuss different cultures.

C．To introduce a TV program.

【推荐2】C
There are 5 channels on British television and each channel has several news programs all day long. Some programs are only for 3 minutes but some are one hour long. The people who read the news are called news presenters and because they appear on television every day, they are very famous.
This is a popular news presenter in England called Trevor McDonald, in the news studio. He presents a program called “News at Ten”every Monday to Friday evenings.
Another popular news presenter is Kirsty Young. She has a more modern style of reading the news, as you can see, she sits on the desk not on a chair!
Television news presenters need to have worked as journalists because they have to write most of the news that they read. Sometimes an important new event happens after the program has started, so the presenter has to be able to read something without looking at it first. They must always keep calm even when there are many changes during the program. At the end of “News at Ten”Trevor McDonald says “And finally...”. Then he reads an unusual or interesting item. It’s a famous saying in England now.
1. Who sits on the desk to read the news?

A．Kirsty Young.	B．Trevor McDonald.
C．All the news presenters.	D．Some journalists

2. People in Britain can watch TV news _______ every day.

A．only for three minutes	B．for an hour
C．in the evening	D．at any time

3. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Television News	B．Trevor McDonald
C．Evening News	D．News at Ten

【推荐3】

Do you know the young pink pig? Both kids and young people like this cute pig. Her name is Peppa.   The cartoon(卡通)Peppa Pig tells the stories of Peppa and her family. It has been broadcasted(播放) in 180 places in more than 40 different languages(语言).

Peppa is very cute. She has many good friends, Suzy,Rebecca, Candy and Danny. Peppa likes to play with them. She likes to dress up as a beautiful princess. She lives with her parents and little brother. Her brother's name is George. His favorite toy is Mr. Dinosaur.

Since last summer, the young pig has become the topic of many young people— especially since she was called as a shehuiren.

Peppa Pig theme parks are going to open in Beijing and Shanghai next year—just in time for the Year of the Pig in 2019.

1. What's the name of Peppa's brother?

A．Suzy.

B．Rebecca.

C．Candy.

D．George.

2. How many languages has the cartoon Peppa Pig used?

A．180.

B．40.

C．More than 40.

D．20.

3. Which of the following is right?

A．Only(只有) kids like the cartoon Peppa Pig.

B．The Peppa Pig theme park in Shenzhen is going to open in 2019.

C．Peppa lives with her parents and brother.

D．Mr. Dinosaur is Peppa's favorite toy.

【推荐3】Since last year, Where Are We Going, Dad? has become the most popular TV shows. On the show, the five fathers and their children traveled around China. riding camels through the western deserts, fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare(费用)home in southwestern Yunnan province.
One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must survive(生存)with his son for three days in the desert. because the father can’t cook ,they only eat instant noodles(方便面).
Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids.” In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentle on their kids and more involved(参与)in their upbringing(成长).” said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.
In the past, children were taught to follow their parents’ wishes and look after____in their old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children ’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society(社会). As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time.

1. According to the passage, what didn’t the fathers and their children do on the show?

A．Rode camels.

B．Sold vegetables.

C．Climbed the mountains.

D．Fished on the east coast.

2. In the forth paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to (指的是)       .

A．modern parents

B．the five fathers on the show

C．the parents in the past

D．the children in the old days

3. Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular?

A．Because it’s about how Chinese parents raise their children.

B．Because there are many famous stars on the show.

C．Because it’s about how to help the poor.

D．Because it’s about how to sell vegetables.

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Fathers are much gentle on their kids on the show.

B．Children were told to obey their parents’ wishes in the past.

C．Parents can also learn something when they raise their children.

D．In traditional Chinese culture, parents are both strict with their kids.