【推荐1】判断 阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合内容的写（T），不符合的写（F）。（T="True," F= False）
Different people have different skin（皮肤）. Some have black skin. Some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There was a woman in Alaska. Her skin was orange. It was almost the color of orange juice.
How did her skin become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots, and squashes (南瓜). She ate too many orange things. That’s why her skin turned orange.
The woman didn’t want her skin to be orange, so she went to see the doctor. The doctor said. “Stop eating orange things. Eat some green things.” The woman did so, and her skin wasn’t orange any more.
1. The woman in this story had orange eyes and hair.
2. The woman’s skin was orange because she ate orange food.
3. This story is mainly about a woman in Alaska.
4. The woman saw a doctor because she didn’t like the color of her skin.
5. The doctor told her not to buy any green vegetables.

【推荐2】Hannah walked alone in the woods and felt sad. She was nine years old but she had already seen many changes in her short life. They weren’t all bad things, some were pretty wonderful. Hannah loved having her new little sister and her stepmother, Emma, was just lovely.Shehad to start at another school soon, but she was always able to make friends. Even so, her secret self-wished that things didn’t have to change at all.
＂Why do people have to leave, families move, a little girl grows up?＂These thoughts made her feel worried.
Hannah kicked a stone on the path and it hit a huge oak tree. She walked nearer to the tree.＂Am I dreaming?＂Hannah rubbed her eyes. The tree was moving! Its big branches were reaching out to her. Soon, she was encircled by branches and leaves. Then she became one with the tree. Her brown hair grew longer and longer, as it curled around the leaves. Her body grew lean and strong and it mixed with the outer covering of tree until they shared one trunk. Her arms and legs reached out finger and higher. Finally, Hannah’s spirit softly settled into its new home and she became a forest goddess.
Hannah was now part of the woodland. Seasons changed and brought wonder and warmth to her. Winter was quiet and peaceful. In the springtime, she breathed in the rich smell of the soil and enjoyed the green new life in the forest. Her favorite season was autumn. Her leaves became magnificent colors and she loved to watch them dancing in wind.
Hannah observed how things didn’t stay the same in nature’s world. She saw young animals born and the spirit of old creatures pass on. Within the tree, she spent hours watching the clouds move across the sky. Sometimes it was fair, and sometimes heavy and gray. In the evening she watched the stars twinkle against the night sky. As part of the forest, Hannah came to love the changing world around her.
Suddenly, a nut hit her head. A squirrel hid from the tree quickly. Oh, she realized herself napping under the oak tree. What a wonderful dream! Hannah learned her cheek against the bark and gave thanks for their time together. Then she went back home, thinking and smiling.
1. Where did the story take place?

A．At home.

B．In the garden.

C．In the forest.

2. What does the underlined word＂She＂in Paragraph 1 referred to?

A．Hannah.

B．The little sister.

C．Emma.

3. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Hannah?
a. Hannah’s spirit settled in the tree. b. Hannah walked close to the oak tree.
c. Hannah’s arms and legs stretched out d. The branches of tree spread toward her.
e. Hannah’s body mixed with the tree trunk. f. Hannah’s hair grew longer and curled around the tree.

A．b - f- d - c - a – e

B．b – d – f – e – c – a

C．a – d – f – e - c - b

4. Hannah experienced the following changes in nature except ________.

A．seasonal exchanges

B．new lives of creatures passing on

C．animals moving their homes

5. From the smiling at the end of the story, we can infer that ________ in an ever-changing world.

A．Hannah would always feel very worried

B．Hannah would be happy to welcome changes

C．Hannah would become a real forest goddess

【推荐3】

A man was driving his car one day when he saw an old lady on the road. Her car broke down and she needed help. The man stopped his car and got out. Even though the man wore a smile on his face, the lady was worried, because the man didn't look safe. He looked poor and hungry. “I’m here to help you. Don’t worry. My name is Bryan Anderson,” he said.

After he fixed the car, the lady wanted to pay him. Bryan smiled and said, “If you really want to pay me back, the next time you see someone who needs help, give that person a hand. And think of me.”

On the same evening, the lady stopped by a small cafe. She noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕的), but she never let it change her attitude (态度) when she served customers. The waitress had a sweet, friendly smile, although she had spent the whole day on her feet.

The lady wondered how someone who has so little could be so kind to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan. The lady finished her meal and paid with a $100 bill. The waitress went to get change (零钱). When she came back, she found the lady had gone and left a note on a piece of paper. “You don’t owe (欠) me anything. Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you now. If you really want to pay me back, do not let the love end with you.” Under the paper were four more $100 bills.

1. Why was the old lady worried when the man offered help?

A．Because she had difficulty talking to a stranger.	B．Because she found him in trouble, too.
C．Because she feared he might hurt her.	D．Because she had no money with her.

2. What did the man mean in the second paragraph?

A．He hoped the lady would never forget him.	B．He hoped the lady could help others as he did.
C．He wanted to get some more money from the lady.	D．He wanted to make friends with the lady.

3. We can learn from the passage that the man was ________.

A．helpful

B．silly

C．wise

D．humorous

4. From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．the meal cost the old lady 400 dollars	B．Bryan must be helped by someone before
C．the old lady was able to fix the car herself	D．the waitress will probably help someone in the future

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．A Man and an Old Lady	B．Let the Love go on
C．The Kindness of Strangers	D．Happiness Is priceless

【推荐1】

Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They want to spend their time in doing some exercises on listening, grammar and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy and it is not helpful.
Many experts(专家)say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning language, says that pleasure reading helps students learn many important things about English. Students can learn more grammar and words. They can also use excellent sentences when they do some writing. Dr Krashen says pleasure reading helps each student in a different way, because each student has his own learning skills or levels. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you can choose your favourite books，and don't have to remember everything. You don't have any pressure because there are no tests about it.
In general, reading for pleasure can help：
◆make students read faster in English；
◆find examples of good writing in English；
◆learn new words and grammar；
◆know about the English native speakers' reading habits.
1. Why don't some students like reading for pleasure?

A．Because they think it takes them a lot of time.

B．Because they don't know what to read.

C．Because they think it is easy and unhelpful.

D．Because they think it is difficult and boring.

2. What does Dr Stephen Krashen do?

A．A doctor.	B．A language expert.
C．A teacher.	D．A writer.

3. Which is NOT true about reading for pleasure?

A．It helps students in the same way.

B．Students can learn more grammar.

C．It is helpful for students' English writing.

D．It is important for English study.

4. What does the underlined word “pressure” mean?

A．精神

B．信仰

C．潜力

D．压力

5. How many advantages does reading for pleasure have according to the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【推荐2】① Teachers are often considered（认为）to be engineers of the human soul. They are expected to spread knowledge, ideas and truth. There’s one person in China who is called the “teacher of teachers”. He is Tao Xingzhi, a Chinese educator.

② Born in Anhui province, China, in 1891, Tao studied abroad for educational philosophy（心理学）. When Tao returned to China in 1917 and began his own career as an educator, he did not blindly follow western education methods or theories. In fact, he changed the saying of “Education is life itself” to “Life is education”. Similarly, instead of “school as society (社会)”, he saw it as “society as school”.

③ For Tao, education is an active experience in real-life instead of telling and being told. He supported “unity of teaching, learning, and reflective（反思的）acting”.

④ Besides developing education methods, Tao also tried his best to improve mass education. After doing surveys in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921, Tao was surprised to learn that in China more than 70% of the people in the city didn’t know how to read or write.

⑤ To solve the problem, Tao organized young workers and farmers to study while working. To deal with the shortage of teachers and money, in 1927, Tao set up Xiaozhuang Normal College in Nanjing to train teachers and educators, most of whom became teachers at schools in the countryside.

⑥ In January 1934, he started the “Little Teacher” movement in which young students were encouraged to serve as teachers to others, even to those older than themselves. Under Tao’s guidance, over 18,000 “little teachers” were invited in Shanghai within 10 months. It later included 28 provinces and cities as a key nationwide education movement. Even in the fight against the Japanese army, Tao never forgot his dream. He founded a middle school in Chongqing and offered free education to poor children.

⑦ Maybe Tao’s motto is the best explanation for his life. “Giving a whole heart, yet taking nothing in return, not even a leaf of grass.”

1. What is the correct order of Tao Xingzhi’s life experiences?
a. He did surveys in different places in China.
b. He went to the US to study educational philosophy.
c. He began to build colleges to train teachers and educators.
d. He called on young students to be teachers to others in need.
e. He returned to China and started his own career as an educator.

A．a-c-b-d-e

B．a-d-c-e-b

C．b-e-a-c-d

D．b-c-e-a-d

2. The underlined phrase “mass education” in Paragraph 4 may mean education for ________?

A．young children	B．ordinary people
C．kids with great talent	D．poor workers

3. According to the passage, which of the following ideas may Tao Xingzhi agree with?

A．School is the best place to learn knowledge and values.

B．Students should learn from the world outside their schools.

C．Education is telling and being told between teachers and students.

D．It is the most important to teach students practical skills in school.

4. The structure of the passage may be ________?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐3】

This year, who “entertained us, challenged us and changed our world”? Absolutely(毫无疑问地), Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American NBA rising star, is one of those people. On April 18, TIME Magazine named him one of 2012’s MostInfluentialPeople in the World.

Lin, 23, is not just a good basketball player, but also a graduate of Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world.

“Lin has broken the idea that one can’t be a world-class athlete on the court and an excellent student off the court at the same time.” US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in the TIME article about Lin.

At 191cm, Lin isn’t especially strong, compared with other point guards (组织后卫) in the team. What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.

“I know how the team works. I may not get an opportunity, but I’m just going to put it all into this and see what happens.” Lin once said. He kept arriving early, leaving late, practicing hard and learning from other experienced players. Finally, when his opportunity came, he started to shine.

“He earned(赚得) it.” Duncan said. “He lives the right way, and he plays the right way. He works hard and stays modest. He sets a good example for young people today. ”

1. What did TIME Magazine name Jeremy Lin?

A．He is one of the most influential people in the USA.

B．He is one of the most influential people in 2012.

C．He entertains us, challenges us and changes our world.

D．He is an Asian-American NBA basketball player.

2. What makes Lin stand out from other players?

A．His hard work.	B．Never-give-up spirit.
C．His opportunity.	D．Both A and B.

3. Why did Lin start to shine when his opportunity came?

A．Because he graduated from Harvard University.

B．Because he knew how the team worked.

C．Because he practiced hard and learned from other experienced players.

D．Because he is an Asian-American NBA rising star.

4. What does the underlined word “influential” mean?

A．有影响力的

B．有价值的

C．有意义的

D．流行的

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Jeremy Lin’s School Life	B．Harvard Owns the Best
C．Hard Work Paid Off	D．Teamwork Comes First

【推荐1】“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”
After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.
I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”
1. After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in        at first.

A．Chicago	B．Dixon
C．Davenport	D．Illinois

2. The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because       .

A．he had played high school football

B．he did not pass the interview

C．he had no working experience

D．he had no interest in the job

3. Which sentence below is TRUE?

A．In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job.

B．The writer took the train to different places to look for the job.

C．The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again.

D．MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly.

4. The passage mainly tells us that       .

A．it is hard to find a job

B．mother’s help is necessary

C．we should hope for the best

D．life is full of disappointment

【推荐2】Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence”system(远程遥控系统)--- allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, healthcare and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies round the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener.” Said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

1. According to the text, living in a “smart” city _______________.

A．is not a green way	B．will be far from you
C．will soon become true	D．is completely impossible

2. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．A meeting in Songdo.	B．A city of the future
C．A plan to build a house,	D．A report on public health

3. Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A．Cisco

B．IBM

C．Siements

D．Microsoft

4. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to __________________.

A．drive people out of cities	B．control the world’s population
C．develop his own company	D．solve the cities’ coming problems

5. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A．Future Education	B．Smart Cities
C．Government Services	D．Famous Companies

【推荐3】判断 阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合内容的写（T），不符合的写（F）。（T="True," F= False）
Different people have different skin（皮肤）. Some have black skin. Some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. There was a woman in Alaska. Her skin was orange. It was almost the color of orange juice.
How did her skin become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots, and squashes (南瓜). She ate too many orange things. That’s why her skin turned orange.
The woman didn’t want her skin to be orange, so she went to see the doctor. The doctor said. “Stop eating orange things. Eat some green things.” The woman did so, and her skin wasn’t orange any more.
1. The woman in this story had orange eyes and hair.
2. The woman’s skin was orange because she ate orange food.
3. This story is mainly about a woman in Alaska.
4. The woman saw a doctor because she didn’t like the color of her skin.
5. The doctor told her not to buy any green vegetables.

【推荐1】Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.
“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask. “How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eat. Instead, they are good medicines.
Food that people use for medicines is called medical(药用的) food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(香辛料) for centuries. Ginger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking. Ginger gives food a nice flavor. The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. They used ginger not because it tasted good. They used ginger because it was medicinal. Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion. It also helped people who had colds. Pepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time ago.
Some people don’t believe that food and spices are good medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, “Maybe medicinal food can’t help me. But it can’t hurt me, either.”
People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California. The restaurant serves medicinal food. The menus at the restaurant have a list of dinners. Next to each dinner there is information about the food. The information helps people order “Queen’s Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurant. This dinner has meat from chickens with black feathers. It is for women who want to look young.
1. Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?

A．Because it gave food different flavors

B．Because it made food more delicious

C．Because it was good for people’s health

D．Because it made people feel cold

2. Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?

A．When did the Chinese start to eat bird brains?

B．Why do women like”Queen’s Secrets”?

C．What is the advantage of using pepper?

D．How do Chinese people stop a toothache?

3. What is the best title for the text?

A．The Medicinal Food

B．To Eat More Delicious Food

C．The Most Effective Medicine

D．Find a Good Place to Have Food

【推荐2】There are several kinds of distances people keep. Dr. Hall names them intimate, personal, social, and public. Intimate distance is being very close to another, as in a family. Personal distance might be the kind people put between themselves at a party. Social distance is more businesslike and formal. Public distance is used by actors, politicians, and leaders before a large group.

Scientists are trying to find out how people use these different distances. They want to discover why, when, and where people allow closeness or use space to protect themselves from others. Since proxemics (距离效应学) is a new science, there aren't many conclusions about the meaning of spaces separating people. But you can make some general observations (观察) on your own. Take note how you use space on different situations. What message do you get from other people as they move close to you or away from you? Does distance give you a feeling that you are being ignored (忽视)? When do you feel crowded?

Standing in line at a shop counter, you can learn about space. People keep just enough distance between each other so that they don't invade (侵犯) each other's area. If you should move in on another person's area, you would soon know it. That person would become nervous or turn around to show you the angry expression on his or her face. Or that person might simply tell you, "Please step back. I'm too crowded."

School is a good place to study how space is used and how people mark their own area. At school you probably have a desk or part of a table to call your own. How do you feel when you find someone sitting at your desk or covering your table with papers and books? Maybe you want to protect your area. You might tell the other person that it belongs to you. Then you might move his or her things aside. You might even ask that person to leave your area.

Whether people are close together or far from each other, space can tell you indeed. The most important thing in space dialogue is whether people respect one another's areas. Invading other people's space might mean trouble.

1. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A．close distance can make you feel comfortable

B．personal distance is between family members

C．close or not, there is distance between people

D．one must keep enough distance from others

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．You must protect your area from others' invading it.

B．Space among people is something important for us.

C．Scientists are studying why there are kinds of spaces.

D．Distance can tell the relationship between people.

3. What does the last sentence "Please step back. I'm too crowded" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Go away or I am leaving.	B．You're standing too close to me.
C．Come and see I am here.	D．You take all my area as yours.

4. The best title of the passage probably is ________.

A．Space does speak indeed	B．How interesting space is!
C．Space can be everywhere	D．One should own his space

【推荐3】A jigsaw is a power-driven saw (锯) used to cut sharp curves (急弯曲线) in pieces of wood.

A jigsaw is also a puzzle. It is made up of a large number of small, interlocking pieces. Each piece has a small part of a picture on it. A completed puzzle produces a picture or design.

Jigsaw puzzles were first created by producing a picture on a flat, rectangular (矩形) piece of wood, then cutting that picture into small pieces with a jigsaw – that’s where the name comes from!

Pictures found on jigsaw puzzles mainly include scenes from nature, city life and similar designs. Castles, mountains and water scenes are traditional subjects. However, any kind of picture can be used to make a jigsaw puzzle. Cartoon-styles are popular. There are companies that create puzzles from personal photographs. Completed puzzles can also be glued onto a piece of wood to make a wall hanging.

The first jigsaw puzzles were designed as geography teaching tools by John Spilsbury in 1767. His “jigsaw” was a map puzzle. It was a hand-painted map of England on a piece of wood. It was a   successful teaching method. He went on to make over thirty other map puzzles. The pieces were not interlocking.

With the invention of power tools more than a century later, jigsaw puzzles with fully interlocking pieces came into being. The jigsaw machine could cut sharp curves. Then the name jigsaw puzzles came into being. Jigsaw puzzles became very popular in the United States in the early 1930s, when people had difficulty in finding jobs and making money.

Today puzzles of all sizes are a standard item in toy shops and supermarkets. However, they usually come in 300-piece, 500-piece, 750-piece, and 1,000-piece sizes. The largest one even has 24,000 pieces.

Some jigsaws are quite tricky. Try doing one with all pieces without pictures on it. A few puzzles are made double-sided, so they can be solved from either side. This increases the difficulty, because the puzzle solver cannot be certain which way up each piece goes. Some jigsaws do not have straight edges     (边缘). The edge pieces could be any interlocking piece. Solving these jigsaws requires more effort than doing those straight-edged ones. Others designedly have a piece or two missing. Jigsaws are no longer educational toys but are used for entertainment or a hobby.

1. What can we learn about jigsaw puzzles?

A．Cartoon-style pictures are traditional subjects of jigsaw puzzles.

B．People can choose any photo they like to use in a jigsaw puzzle.

C．The smallest jigsaw puzzle in the world has three hundred pieces.

D．There are many small, interlocking pieces in all the jigsaw puzzles.

2. Which of the following can most probably be made by John Spilsbury?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. Which of the following jigsaws is the most difficult to solve?

A．A double-sided jigsaw with straight edges.

B．A one-sided jigsaw with straight edges.

C．A double-sided jigsaw with curved edges.

D．A one-sided jigsaw with curved edges.

4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A．Puzzles are cheap entertainment that can be replayed or passed on to others.

B．By 1767, students began to learn geography by putting the puzzles back together.

C．Spilsbury continued to build more puzzles with different area maps and sell them.

D．Early wooden puzzles had pictures printed to the front and lines for cutting on the back.