【推荐1】Earthquakes happen without warning（前兆）. They can happen any time of a day, at any point during the year. But don’t worry because most earthquakes are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. However, it’s important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening.

Do NOT go outside. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from buildings and power lines （输电线）.

Stay under a desk, table, or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a corner of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.

Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building, and anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake, not by the shaking itself.

Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.

If you are driving when an earthquake happens, stop the car if it’s safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and don’t drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power lines or trees. These could fall and hurt you.

1. Most earthquakes are so ________ that they can’t hurt people.

A．strong

B．weak

C．dangerous

D．heavy

2. From the passage, when an earthquake is happening, we should ________.

A．stay under a big building

B．stay under a strong furniture

C．stand by windows

D．drive near a big bridge

3. How many ways are mentioned in the paragraph?

A．Four

B．Six

C．Five

D．Seven

4. This passage tells us ________.

A．how dangerous the earthquake is

B．how to be safe in an earthquake

C．we shouldn’t be afraid of the earthquake

D．how the earthquake comes into being

5. The best title for this passage should be “ ________”.

A．How Earthquakes Happen

B．How to Drive a Car

C．What We Should Do in Earthquakes

D．Why Earthquakes Happen

【推荐2】阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。

Have you ever drunk “the first cup of milk tea in Autumn”? “The first cup of milk tea in Autumn” used to be very popular on the Internet.     1    

There are so many milk tea shops around every street.     2     There is bubble milk tea, house milk tea and iced milk tea. But it is also a good idea to make a cup of milk tea by hand at home. Today DIY (Do it Yourself) is very popular with young people.     3     Besides, they can enjoy the happiness from it and get the sense of success.

    4     First, prepare things you need. They are milk, black tea, sugar or honey, and some ice. Then, boil the black tea until the water turns light brown. The color of light brown means the tea is ready. Add 1/4 or 1/2 cup of ice, and then it will melt and bring the tea down to a room temperature. Next, pour the milk into the tea, and mix them up. After that, add sugar or honey to adjust (调整) the taste. Try not to add too much. Generally, milk tea is cooled in a fridge. If you want to drink iced tea without waiting, you’ll need to add more ice.     5    

Now, enjoy the delicious milk tea with your friends or family. We know that everything is better when shared.

A．Finally, add something else you like.

B．Here are some steps to make iced milk tea.

C．Milk tea is enjoyed by most young people.

D．People have different choices depending on their tastes.

E．It can give people real experience in doing something and they can express their own ideas by DIY.

【推荐3】Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these steps to deal with your worries.

Try to find out what you are worry about.

Sometimes, you will know what you’re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out. If you can’t, you can ask for help.

Think of ways to make it better.

There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.

Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you are worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:

Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

(A)       How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
(B)       Do I have a good place to do my homework?
(C)       Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do—write a note to her or him, invite her or him to a basketball game, say sorry to her or him, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.

Ask for help.

When you are worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends or teachers for help.

1. How many steps are mentioned to deal with your worries in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Seven.

2. If you’re worried about your grades, you can ask yourself these questions EXCEPT “________”.

A．Why are grades important?	B．What do grades mean to me?
C．How do I get ready for class?	D．Why don’t my friends like me?

3. According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?

A．Make a new friend.	B．Don’t talk to her or him anymore.
C．Have another fight with her or him.	D．Invite her or him to a basketball game.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________ .

A．who is often worried	B．when people are worried
C．how to deal with our worries	D．what kind of worries people have

【推荐1】Happy New Year！Many people make New Year's resolutions in January. A resolution is something that you are going to do or change. For example, I'm going to eat more fruit each week.

Do you make New Year's resolutions？What are your New Year's resolutions？The following is an e－mail. Here are my resolutions：

Dear Jim，

I have a lot of resolutions. The first one is to do some sports. Next is to keep my bedroom clean. Then I'm going to do my homework every day. I will not get into fights with people who really hate me. I am going to spend less time on computer games. I'm going to read more books. I know friends are very important in our life. So I'm going to make new friends who like me and don't just feel sorry for me. At the same time，I'm going to take more care of my appearance. I'm sure they will like my new look then! How do I make more friends? I'm going to join more clubs. Are you going to clubs with your classmates?

What are your New Year's resolutions？Please write me soon.

Yours,

David

1. From the first paragraph we know that New Year's resolutions ________.

A．are made just before New Year's Day	B．are made at the beginning of a new year
C．are usually about something you want to eat	D．are a New Year's gift

2. From the e-mail，we can infer that the writer ________.

A．wants to change his lifestyle	B．is a student who always makes trouble
C．is a teacher who wants to work harder	D．doesn't like sports at all

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．David wants to improve the skills of playing computer games.

B．David thinks he always has too much homework.

C．Jim always says sorry to David.

D．David wants to read more books than before.

4. David wants to take more care of his appearance because ________.

A．he is always dirty at school	B．none of his friends like his appearance
C．he always fights with others	D．he wants to make more friends

5. David sent the e-mail to Jim because he wanted ________.

A．to give Jim more advice	B．to show how much he was going to change
C．to know Jim's New Year's resolutions and tell Jim about his own	D．to make friends with Jim

【推荐2】

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.

Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life`s biggest challenge（挑战）. You may think you`re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1. What is Follow Your Heart?

A．The name of a famous Australian writer.	B．The name of a book by Andrew Matthews.
C．The biggest challenge you should take.	D．The most important dream to have for teenagers.

2. What should you do first if you want to make your dream real?

A．Never be afraid of difficulties.	B．Study instead of watching TV.
C．Remember what your dream is.	D．Try to start with all the things above.

3. What must you know when you are on the road to your dream?

A．Your dream can’t be too big.	B．Your dream can’t be too small.
C．You can’t change your dream.	D．What is the most important thing to do.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Never stop dreaming	B．Never lose heart
C．How to realize your dream	D．How to find your real dream

【推荐3】Even in early times, people could realize the importance of dreams and knew that dreams gave meaning to life. Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. If a person has a dream and holds fast to it, he or she will find a way to make it come true.

Children do not have much experience or knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not laugh at them for being their naive. With their rich imagination, they will come up with fantastic dreams. History is full of examples. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to be ostracized（排斥）when he was in primary school

Teenagers and young people should also be encouraged to dream. The world is full of successful teenagers and young people. They dreamt big and their dreams changed their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are good examples. They have developed technology and brought great progress to humans besides making money for themselves.

Older people should believe that it is never too late to dream and that human mind is never too old to make dreams turn into reality. Colonel Sanders realized his dreams at the age of 67 and set up the biggest fried chicken company (KFC) in the world.

To dream is a wonderful ability which can lead to wonderful results. Olympic records were broken by players who were brave enough to dream. No one is too young or too old to dream and to make dreams come true.

1. People who ________ could probably realize their dreams.

A．find a way to dream	B．get the meaning of life	C．dream and hold fast to them
D．have very good school results

2. The underlined word "naive" in the passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．逆反的

B．幼稚的

C．调皮的

D．冲动的

3. What does the example of Colonel Sanders show us?

A．Setting up a big company is a wonderful ability.

B．Developing technology can bring great progress.

C．Even older people can make their dreams come true.

D．People should be brave enough to dream when they are young.

【推荐1】① Numbers are not just numbers. They have some meanings (意义). Let’s see some of the lucky (幸运的) and unlucky numbers in the world.

②As for the number 3, people in Sweden think all good things come in threes. But people in Japan don’t think so. They don’t like taking photos when there are only 3 people. They think something bad will come for the one in the middle.

③Chinese people don’t like the number 4 because it sounds like Chinese pinyin “si”. But people in Australia love this number. They think four is the top pick for them to get new phone numbers or room numbers.

④In China, people think the number 6 means everything goes well. During the Spring Festival, many parents give 666 yuan to their children as gift money. But the number 6 is not welcome in most English speaking countries (国家). So it’s not good to use 666 when you talk with your friends from UK or USA.

⑤The number 9 also has a good meaning. It sounds like Chinese pinyin “jiǔ”， meaning a long time. In Norway, nine is a lucky number, too. There are many nice stories about it. But people in Japan don’t like it. When they say it in Japanese, it’s just like the word “ku”.

⑥Some people think the sounds of numbers have nothing to do with their meanings and lucky numbers are just for fun. In my eyes, if (如果) some numbers make you feel lucky, just use them as you like. But don’t forget to work hard at the same time. I think it’s the hard work that can always bring people good luck, not only the numbers themselves.

1. Which of these things may bring good luck to people according to (根据) this passage?

A．Frank from Sweden lives in Room 4046.

B．Sato from Japan takes photos with his two friends.

C．Lucas from Norway opens his new shop on June 9th.

D．Li Ming gives 666 yuan to his friend in UK as gift money.

2. What do the underlined words “the top pick” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．the last one

B．the best one

C．the same one

D．the big one

3. Which one can best show the structure (结构) of this passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. What’s the writer’s idea about lucky numbers?

A．With lucky numbers, everything can go well.

B．Everyone should have his or her lucky numbers.

C．With lucky numbers, people also need to work hard.

D．Lucky numbers can bring good luck because of their sounds.

【推荐2】Do you have a lucky number? What is it? Many people have a special number that they hope will bring them good luck.

In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to.

For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone number or on their vehicle license plate (车牌照) number. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 pm on Aug 8, 2008.

The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龙袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children. The number 9 also stands for “long lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes (求婚) to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.

So what’s an unlucky number in China? One example is 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as an unlucky number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.

Because of this, many buildings skip (跳过) the fourth floor, and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4, such as 4, 14, 24, 34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also skip the 13th floor, as this is considered an unlucky number in the West. As a result, a building whose highest floor is 50 may have only 35 physical floors.

1. What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?

A．The shape of the number.	B．The sound of the number.
C．The history of the number.	D．The spelling of the number.

2. A building whose highest floor is 60 in Hong Kong might only have ________ physical floors if it skips all the unlucky numbers.

A．35

B．44

C．50

D．60

3. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is best?
   (①=Paragraph 1   ②=Para. 2   ③=Para. 3     ④=Para. 4   ⑤=Para. 5   ⑥=Para. 6)

A．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥	B．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥
C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥	D．①; ②③④; ⑤⑥

4. What is the story mainly about?

A．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Western culture.	B．Meanings of different lucky numbers.
C．Meanings of different unlucky numbers.	D．Lucky and unlucky numbers in Chinese culture.

【推荐3】There are about 6,000 languages that are spoken around the world. But 43 percent of these languages are dying out, according to UNESCO. If no action is taken, some of these languages will disappear.

Languages become endangered for many reasons. One is that some communities of native speakers of the endangered languages disappear, Huff Post reported. These people sometimes leave their communities and move to cities.

In addition, the languages of “dominated (占主导地位的)” cultures may drive other languages into extinction(灭绝). To get better education and jobs, young people have to focus their attention on learning dominant language rather than their own languages.

Once a language dies out, it rarely comes back to life. Governments across the world are taking action to prevent this. In September, the US state of Alaska said that the loss of native languages was a hurry-up thing. It is now working to give a new life to such languages, Quartz reported.

In New Zealand, the government said that they want more than 20 percent of the county’s population to be able to speak basic Maori(毛利语) by 2040. They plan to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand schools by 2025, the New York Times reported.

China is also trying to protect its languages. About 130 languages are spoken in China, even more than the number of ethnic groups(民族) in the country. In 2015, the government started a project to record all the languages spoken in China, Xinhua reported.

1. How many percents of languages are dying out according to the passage?

A．67%

B．57%

C．43%

D．34%

2. The young people pay more attention to dominant languages because ________.

A．they want to get better education and jobs

B．the number of the dominant language is increasing today

C．speaking the dominant languages is easy

D．the government asks them to learn the dominant languages

3. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．the extinction of languages	B．speaking native languages
C．learning dominant languages	D．protecting languages

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Chinese language is popular.	B．How to learn language culture.
C．Different languages should be protected.	D．Many languages should disappear.

【推荐1】

It’s believed that Huck Finn is based on (基于) a childhood friend of Mark Twain’s. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character (虚构的角色) on a real-life person.

Severus Snape/John Nettleship

Severus Snape is a skillful wizard (巫师) teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J.K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.

The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. “I know I am a strict teacher,” he said. “But I don’t think I am as bad as Snape!” On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.

Alice/Alice Liddell

Famously, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.

Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.

Dill/Truman Capote

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, “Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I’m a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!”

1. Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT 　　　　.

A．their jobs

B．their looks

C．their hobbies

2. What does the underlined word “ill-tempered” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．沉着冷静的

B．优柔寡断的

C．脾气暴躁的

3. What made Carroll decide to create Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

A．Alice Liddell’s requirement.

B．His great interest in rabbits.

C．His experience of travelling.

4. Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt ________.

A．proud

B．unsatisfied

C．surprised

5. The text is mainly about ________.　　　　　　　.

A．purposes of writing fictional stories

B．introductions to famous writers’ childhood friends

C．characters of fictional stories from real-life persons

【推荐2】“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband. “That sounds like a pretty good idea.” Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?” “Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
Next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal ____. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots. She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
1. From the reading we learn that __________.

A．the Browns have never had a pet before.

B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

D．Mr. Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife.

2. The word “shelter” in Paragraph 4 means_________.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to keep homeless animals

C．a place to study animals

D．a place to sell books on pet care

3. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to___________.

A．see if they had moved to a new house

B．find out how rich the Browns were

C．know where they would keep their new pet

D．make sure they would take care of pets

4. It’s clear that _______________.

A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

C．Mr. Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．Shadow likes barking a lot

【推荐3】根据文章内容，判断文后句子的正确（T）与错误（F）.

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend（推荐）great books for you to read:

My favorite book is Don’t Die, My love by Lurkene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.

I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective（侦探）who has many wonderful ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age. and I can share the fun with her!

I strongly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny, so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss our funny stories!

I would suggest Growing Trouble by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.

I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was very good, I read it twice! It makes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Ncela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

1. Lurlene McDaniel is a man writer.
2. According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be describe as a funny story.
3. Growing Trouble isn’t a real story about Judy Blume.
4. We can learn different cultures from Neela: Victory Song.
5. Nancy is a 12-year-old girl who tries to save her father.