【推荐1】McIlroy is having a great week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (阿诺德帕尔默邀请赛), on the leaderboard (得分榜第一名) at least.

But he’s getting annoyed by naughty fans on the course, one of whom he says was repeatedly yelling out his wife’s name. And McIlroy says alcohol might be the root of the problem.

“I know that people want to come and enjoy themselves and whatever, and I’m all for that, but sometimes when the comments get personal and people get a little bit rude, it can get a little much. It used to be like, you bring beers on to the course or buy beers but not alcohol. And now it seems like everyone’s walking around with a cocktail (鸡尾酒) or whatever. So I don’t know whether it’s just go back to letting people walk around with beers in their hand, that’s fine, but, I don’t know.”

Maybe Saturday’s round was a little more disordered due to the fact it was St. Patrick’s Day (圣巴特里克节), but McIlroy points to tournament hosts that they are affected by the popularity of the Phoenix Open (菲尼克斯公开赛), which has included violent displays by fans and is considered the biggest party in golf.

“It’s obvious that a lot of tournaments see how successful Phoenix is and they want to try to recreate that, which is great,” said McIlroy. “It’s great for the tournament; it’s great for us. But golf is different from a football game, and there’s manner involved. You don’t want people to be stopped from bringing their kids when people are shouting out. You want people to enjoy themselves, have a good day.”

1. Which is the key reason that causes fans to do something rude according to McIlroy?

A．Alcohol.	B．The fan’s character.
C．Overexcitement.	D．The noisy atmosphere.

2. What does McIlroy value, when talking about stopping fans doing something improper during the tournament?

A．The days when buying alcohol was forbidden.

B．The case where comments shouldn’t get personal.

C．When fans walked around with beers in their hand.

D．The days when fans brought only beers on to the course.

3. What made Saturday’s round be in more trouble?

A．St. Patrick’s Day.	B．The Phoenix Open.
C．The violently displays by fans.	D．St. Patrick’s Day and The Phoenix Open.

4. What’s the difference between golf and football according to the last paragraph?

A．The latter is most violent.	B．There is manner in the former.
C．The former is more violent.	D．There is manner in the latter.

【推荐2】阅读下列短文，按照要求用英文回答问题。

After we all came to the conclusion that our family could responsibly care for   dog;my husband and I started our search at a local animal shelter.

We discovered a medium-sized male dog named Duke. This dog was a approximately only two years old and seemed to have the sweetest character. He looked at us   through intelligent eyes and already knew how to fetch a ball. My husband and I immediately adopted him Duke quickly fit into our family's lifestyle. And he quickly learned the   tricks like “sit",and “come”.

But there was one skill that Duke could not seem to grasp---that of a watchdog. My husband was trying to teach him to remind us by giving a single   warning bark when someone came into the yard. Duke would listen carefully to my husband's commands,but would cock (竖起)his head to one side in confusion and disappointment as if to tell his master that he just didn't understand what my husband was asking him to do. My   husband would give his "watch” command. Duke would stand up---muscles tightened in readiness,but would not have a clue as to what he was in readiness for.

One morning we heard the garbage collectors come up the driveway to get our garbage . My busband went to the open bedroom window so Duke could hear and see the men through the screen.

“Watch"my   husband commanded. Duke rose   in readiness, looked at my husband as sudden comprehension dawned on him,gave a   quick tail wave, and leaped through the window screenjumping happily out to greet the garbage men.

Seeing that, I couldn't help laughing. My laughter did nothing for my husbands mood when he found what was happening and he just went away to repair the screen with no expression on his face.

Duke brought our family so much fun. We never scolded or beat him. He was one of our family members.

1. What was Duke like when the author adopted him? (no more than 10 words)
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2. What did the author's husband expect Duke to do as a watchdog? (no more than 15 words)
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3. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 5? (no more than 10 words)
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4. How did the author and her husband feel about Duke's leaping through the window? (no more than 10 words)
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5. How do you think people should treat their pets? (no more than 20 words)
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【推荐2】At 11, Xi Ni is already an experienced tennis player. Off the court, the sixth-grader from Wuxi, in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, speaks quietly and gently. But when it’s game time, she’s totally focused as she chases the ball, moving energetically across the court.

Despite an overall trend of declining health and athleticism (竞技热) among Chinese children, a growing number of young people are taking up tennis — a sport invented in the U.K. in 1873 that barely existed in China less than two decades ago.

Like many others, Ni began playing tennis in 2011, when China’s former world No. 2 female tennis player Li Na became the first from Asia to win the Grand Slam championship title at the French Open. Li’s success led to a domestic tennis fever. In that same year, Ni’s father and coach, Xi Zhiye, began training his then-5-year-old daughter.

“There was a surge in the number of Chinese teenagers starting to learn tennis that year — some of the parents thought the sport could be a possible future for their children,” said Xi. He quit his job in securities trading two years ago to focus on his daughter’s tennis training.

In the U.S., there’s no contradiction between sports and academic studies, but in China, it’s the reality.

Last year, Xi Ni won third place in the national Zheng Jie Cup teen tennis tournament. The 11-year-old is a short-distance runner and a soccer player on the school teams, but it’s her tennis ability cultivated over six years of intensive training that has won her the most medals.

“I like playing tennis. It helps me relax after school,” Ni told Sixth Tone. “I’m the only one at my school who plays tennis, but I don’t feel lonely — I make friends at different tournaments, and they’re all excellent tennis players.”

1. The first paragraph is mainly used to ____________.

A．praise Xi Ni	B．introduce the topic
C．show Xi Ni’s hobby	D．make a comment

2. When did Xi Ni start to get tennis training?

A．In 2010.

B．In 2011.

C．In 2012.

D．In 2013.

3. Why did Xi Zhiye give up his job?

A．Because he was tired of it.

B．Because the salary was low.

C．Because he wished to train Xi Ni attentively.

D．Because his daughter begged him to coach her.

4. What conclusion can we draw from the last two paragraphs?

A．Ni cares more for soccer.

B．In her age group, Ni is a top player.

C．Intensive training has brought her suffering.

D．Ni keeps turning to excellent players for help.

【推荐3】阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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“I see you’ve got a bit of water on your coat,” said the man at the petrol station. “Is it raining out there?”“No, it’s pretty nice,” I replied, checking my sleeve. “Oh, right. A pony(马驹) bit me earlier.”
As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I’d jumped in ahead of him.
The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite sighs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area’s annual pony drift(迁移).
The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother’s milk, and those who’ve gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England.
Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few mils west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. “Hello!” I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again.
Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable(可持续的) future for one of Dartmoor’s most financially-troubled elements.
1. Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies?

A．To protect the tourists from being bitten

B．To keep the ponies off the petrol station

C．To avoid putting the ponies in danger

D．To prevent the ponies from fighting

2. One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is ______________.

A．to feed baby ponies on milk

B．to control the number of ponies

C．to expand the habitat for ponies

D．to sell the ponies at a good price

3. What as the author’s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back?

A．He freed it from the trap

B．He called a protection officer

C．He worried about it very much

D．He thought of it as being naughty

4. What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoor’s ponies?

A．It lacks people’s involvement.

B．It costs a large amount of money

C．It will affect tourism in Dartmoor.

D．It has caused an imbalance of species