【推荐1】In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather. “Nice day, isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something that both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. In the UK people usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching. “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment on the transport system. “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”
1. Small talk is ________.

A．a kind of conversation with short words

B．a greeting used when people meet each other

C．to let people disagree about something

D．something we talk about to start a conversation

2. The favorite topic of small talk for English people is _________.

A．the weather	B．politics
C．games	D．languages

3. The passage suggests that when we learn a language _________.

A．we should learn about the transport system of the country

B．we should only master the grammar and the vocabulary

C．we should learn the culture of the country

D．we should understand the importance of the language

4. When we say “Great game, isn’t it?”, we are in fact __________.

A．asking a question	B．having a conversation
C．make a comment	D．making small talk

【推荐2】The first Chinese Culture Talk about Chinese drama, titled as "Play Is As Life", was held in Cannada at University of Toronto on November 4, 2016.

Performing artist Pu Cunxin and actors from Beijing People's Art Theater, were on a tour of the drama “Teahouse” in the city. They shared their understandings of traditional Chinese drama and life in ancient China. Xu Wei, deputy-counselor (副总领事)of the Consulate General of China in Toronto, Han Ning, cultural consul of the Consulate, Antje Budde, professor from the Center of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies of University of Toronto, Meng Yue, professor from the Department of East Asian Studies of the university and about a hundred students and local scholars were present.

Meng Yue introduced the famous Chinese writer, Lao She, author of the play “Teahouse”. Pu Cunxin recalled how the theatre staged the play that has been performed more than 670 times at home and abroad."The play was finished by Lao She 10 years earlier than his death in 1966. Half a century had passed before we came to perform it in Canada," said Pu Cunxin.2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the writer's death. Pu Conxin told audiences about Lao She's relationship with the theatre, also answering questions about drama writing and performing.

Chinese Cultural Talk aims to introduce Chinese drama classics at a group of Canadian universities during the tour. Launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Culture Talk is a series of high-level cultural and academic lectures. More than 40 lectures have been held in the US, France, Italy, Cambodia and Indonesia. The themes vary from philosophy, religion, culture, literature and art, costume to cooking and Chinese medicine.

1. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．A brief introduction to “Teahouse”.

B．Understandings of traditional Chinese drama.

C．Some famous Chinese art organizations.

D．People who attended the event.

2. We can know from the passage that_____.

A．“Teahouse” was completed in 1956

B．“Teahouse” wasn’t finished before Lao She’s death

C．Chinese Culture Talk is only aimed at students

D．Pu Cunxin played the role of Lao She in “Teahouse”

3. Which of the following can be the title for the passage?

A．Chinese culture activities in 2016	B．A famous Chinese drama
C．A cultural event held in Canada	D．Relationship between play and life

【推荐3】The top ten hottest English words in 2015
Selfie (自拍) is “taking a photo by yourself”, Now “taking a selfie” is generally a way of self-expression.
Budgetwife is the opposite of budget husband (经济适用男). By name, you can see that the economy strength of budget male is not strong as the "diamond man" (钻石男), but he is both economically and emotionally reliable.
Phubbing refers to impolite behavior that in social situations people don’t pay attention to the people around, but just look at their mobile phones, we can call it “down”. People are called phubber “down” (低头族).
Bromeo (男闺蜜) are male girlfriends. He is one of your most loyal friends, will support you in every situation.
“Fangirl” or “fanboy” (脑残粉) refers to those who are crazy about something or a star, even to the point of sanity.
Gayriage (基婚) refers to two people of equal gender form of marriage. Two men to get married, the marriage is called gayriage.
Mompetition, it is the competition between mothers, comparing whose child is more beautiful, more smarter, more fashionable. It can be compared two or more mothers, and the children being compared can be adult.
Social bubble (社交泡沫), which means that some people seem to know many people, but only few people could be friends. After “financial bubble”, “housing bubble”, personal bubbles begin to hit career people.
1. Tom is a ______, crazy about selfies.

A．fanboy

B．phubber

C．bromeo

D．photographer

2. Today’s career people meet many problems except______.

A．personal bubble	B．financial bubble
C．housing bubble	D．mompetition

3. What will the text talk about next?

A．The use of the hottest words.

B．The way of picking the hottest words.

C．The ninth top hottest words.

D．The effect of the hottest words.