【推荐1】

Lovely dog aged 5 I'm moving and can't take him with me. Very good with children. I'd like to give it away to a good home. Tel: 8631966	Wanted Welcome to the Hilo's Store Take any old pair of shoes to us between now and 30 Sep. And you will pay not more than ten dollars for any new pair of shoes. Your old shoes will be given to the poor people. Tel: 2455919 or 2456836
A women's dress size 12 silk $150. Also three dresses for girls between 5 and 9 years old, $120 the three. More information call Laura at 5998326.

1. What can you get for free according to the given information?

A．a pair of shoes

B．a women's dress

C．a girl's dress

D．a lovely dog

2. If you are interested in the dresses, which number should you call?

A．8631966

B．5998326

C．2455919

D．2456836

3. For what purpose are the old shoes used?

A．Recycling.

B．Sales.

C．Charity.

D．Exhibition.

【推荐2】1234 PENS is your No. 1 source for promotional pens, advertising pens, and logo pens. We have been in business since 1976, so you can be confident that you’re dealing with a trusted name in the industry.

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1. What do we know about 1234 PENS?

A．It has its name printed on each pen.

B．It has a history of over 40 years.

C．It has built up a large pen market.

D．It charges a low price for extra service.

2. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?

A．The different types of the products.

B．The high quality of the products.

C．The trade shows of 1234 PENS.

D．The quick service of 1234 PENS.

3. The main purpose of the passage is to __________.

A．introduce the different services of 1234 PENS

B．explain the process of making logo pens

C．persuade people to order the products

D．show people how to choose different pens

【推荐3】Book 1: Iggy peck, Architect
——By Andrea Beaty
32 pages, US $ 15.95
This book is the classic oddball (古怪的人) story about a kid whose head teacher does not recognize his great talent ( he makes buildings out of anything at hand, including table cloths, fruit and chalk) until it saves her life.
Book 2: The Chicken—Chasing Queen of Lamar County
——By Janice N. Harrington
40 pages, US $ 16.00
Our character here loves to run after chickens, particularly Miss Hen, who’s very fat. But, as all farming folk know, this is not a good way to produce happy, productive chickens. What will make her change her ways? The author is a professional storyteller and this book is full of fun, and has great illustrations (插图) .
Book 3: Diary of a Fly
——By Doreen Cronin
40 pages, US $ 15.99
This is the diary of a fly. A fly who, when she’s not landing on your head or swimming in your soup, is trying to escape her 327 brothers and sisters who are driving her crazy. Even though she’s little—just like her best friends, Worm and Spider—she wants to be a superhero. This is the story of a little fly who’s not afraid to dream really big.
Book 4：Cherry and Olive
——By Benjamin Lacombe
32 pages, US $ 16.95
Children’s books can quickly take little readers into new worlds, such as the big city, 1930s Georgia, or outer space. This book takes us on a little trip to some European capitals. Cherry is fat and likes books, and she has few friends until she meets a stray Shar—Pei puppy (迷途的沙皮犬) . She names it Olive. Through it she finds confidence and friendship. But what will happen when its owner returns?
1. In book 2, the character__________.

A．can make buildings out of anything

B．is a kid who likes to play tricks on teachers

C．keeps lots of chickens

D．likes to run after chickens

2. Which of the following can best describe the fly in Book 3?

A．Lazy and proud.	B．Stupid and funny.
C．Brave and courageous.	D．Loyal and honest.

3. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?

A．Strange students are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 3.

B．Book 4 introduces lots of farm animals.

C．A fly is a superhero on outer space in Book 2.

D．Book 1 is the cheapest of the four books.

4. If you are interested in European cities, you may want to read the book by__________.

A．Benjamin Lacombe

B．Janice N. Harrington

C．Andrea Beaty

D．Doreen Cronin

【推荐1】In an effort to fight the “throw-away culture” and promote reuse and repair, the city of Berlin has taken the unique step of opening its own secondhand department store.

This isn’t your grandma’s thrift shop (旧货商店). It resells perfectly good items that would otherwise be thrown away. A pun on the German words for “department store” and “conserving house”, B-Wa(h)renhaus sells a wide variety of products. Far from simply selling old items, the electronic goods have been fixed by expert technicians and come with a year’s guarantee. And, to reach more secondhand shoppers, the store was set up right in the middle of the famous Karstadt department store.

With the success of its initial six-month trial run, the city plans to open four more similar operations in other parts of Berlin. By 2030, it hopes to have at least one location in each of Berlin’s 12 districts. Since 2008, city policies and educational campaigns have reduced average annual household waste by about 25 pounds per resident. It also recycles about 49% of its mineral construction waste. Currently, the city estimates that 8% of abandoned electronic goods and 6% of huge items thrown away can actually be reused. The goal is to expand the market for these items beyond the usual bargain hunters and eco-conscious consumers.

“Three years ago, we started collecting all kinds of used goods,” city spokesperson Dorothee Winden said. “There are lots of things that are well-preserved and functioning but aren’t being used anymore. The goal is to give these things a new life with somebody who can use them.” The store also includes an education center to encourage more sustainable lifestyles — and also gave an award to a project that recycles school uniforms, so that parents don’t have to buy new ones every year.

1. Why has Berlin opened its own secondhand department store?

A．To attract more shoppers.	B．To promote recycling.
C．To foster traditional culture.	D．To expand secondhand market.

2. In which aspect is B-Wa(h)renhaus different from the traditional thrift store?

A．The variety of the goods.	B．The location of the store.
C．The quality of the products.	D．The operation of the store.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

A．Berlin currently has 4 second-hand stores in construction.

B．Berlin has been successful in cutting its waste since 2008.

C．It is not easy to make the goal to expand the market a reality.

D．It is estimated that Berlin will be a zero-waste city by 2030.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce Berlin’s new reuse shop operation.

B．To raise people’s awareness of reasonable shopping.

C．To persuade people to become eco-friendly shoppers.

D．To encourage more people to donate to secondhand shops.

【推荐2】Below is a selection about interesting hotels.

Tayka Hotel de Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt – including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses(床垫)and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake, which is the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste(糊)of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When there is big rain, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window – there is no glass! – you watch monkey and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩棚). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast – the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼)in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant(消防栓)outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65·F in summer. (Don’t worry – there is heat in winter.)

1. What is the similarity of the four hotels?

A．Being expensive.	B．Being comfortable.
C．Being natural.	D．Being unique.

2. What does the underlined words“Sweet Willy”refer to?

A．The name of a doghouse.

B．The name of the hotel owner.

C．The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

D．The name of the hotel owner’s pet dog.

3. Which of the hotels gives you a feeling of living in the far past?

A．Tayka Hotel de Sal.	B．Green Magic Nature Resort.
C．Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.	D．Gamirasu Cave Hotel.

【推荐3】
1. According to Warranty Limitations， a product can be under warranty if ______.

A．shipped from a Canadian factor

B．rented for home use

C．repaired by the user himself

D．used in the U.S.A.

2. According to Owner’s Responsibilities， an owner has to pay for ______.

A．the loss of the sales receipt

B．a servicer’s overtime work

C．the product installation

D．a mechanic's transportation

3. Which of the following is true according to the warranty？

A．Consequential damages are excluded across America.

B．A product damaged in a natural disaster is covered by the warranty.

C．A faulty cabinet due to rust can be replaced free in the second year.

D．Free repair is available for a product used improperly in the first year.

4. Why does the writer mention Warranty Limitations ？

A．To arouse the readers’ attention

B．Users must know something about the product in case that you are involved in some problems

C．Users must know something about the product.

D．Know something about the products used on a commercial or rental basis

5. What can we know from the passage？

A．It informs all aspects of the Home Laundry Automatic Dryer Product about the warranty

B．Anything wrong about the Home Laundry Automatic Dryer Product can be in warranty.

C．Servicer can use the Home Laundry Automatic Dryer Product freely

D．Service must be performed by an Amana servicer.

【推荐1】2015 TFK Poetry Contest

(2015 • 江西调研）Call all poets! Time For Kids (TFK) has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.

Contest Rules

1. How to enter This contest begins at 12:01 am on March 6, 2015 and ends at 11:59 pm on July 24, 2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b) entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrant promises that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.

2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.

3. Prizes Our judge will select four semi-finalists (半决赛选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value at $ 275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.

4. Eligibility (参赛资格) Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.

5. Winner’s list For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after August 1, 2015, available for a period of 10 days).

1. The purpose of the contest is to       .

A．encourage children to learn from other poets

B．help children realize the dream of poetry writing

C．encourage children’s interest in poetry writing

D．encourage children to read more original poems

2. Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?

A．Being creative and original.

B．Using a proper number of words.

C．Using proper language and rhyme.

D．Being appropriate to the contest theme.

3. What can be known about the finalists of the contest?

A．They will get a great deal of money.

B．Their poems can be read at timeforkids.com.

C．They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.

D．Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.

4. According to the contest rules,       .

A．poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail

B．all children have the right to take part in the contest

C．the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited

D．the result of the contest will be unknown before August, 2015

【推荐2】Read the following posters carefully and answer the questions below.

Basketball Match Rockets VS Lakers DATE: July 19, 7 o'clock; Billy Basketball Club For detailed information, see Paul Burton before Friday lunch time.

Layla’s Disco No-shop light music show 15 Pembroke Road; Weekdays: 7 pm-11 pm; Sunday closed Over 18s only

Fashion Show At the Daxing Square Date: May the 1st to the 8th From 7:30 to 11:00 pm Booking agent: Peter Smith— 010-8266 1555

KARMA Health Food Restaurant 6 Castle Street Hot and cold vegetable food(素食) Lunch(11:00—14:00) Self-service; Dinner(17:00—21:00) Table-service For bookings, ring 0865-5677665

1. ________ can give you more information about the basketball match.

A．John Smith.

B．Tommy Brown.

C．Paul Burton.

D．Tonny Wang.

2. Who can’t be allowed to go to the Layla’s Disco?

A．A 30-year-old worker.	B．A 50-year-old doctor.
C．A 22-year-old manager.	D．A 15-year-old student.

3. You must phone ________ if you want to get a ticket for the fashion show.

A．the booking agent	B．the teacher
C．the manager	D．a postman

4. Which of the following food can you have at KARMA?

A．Chicken.

B．Tomato.

C．Fish.

D．Beef.