【推荐1】My family and I have ridden bikes around the island several times. My friends often ask me questions about biking with their families. I’m sorry to learn that some of them don’t really enjoy biking or get hurt on the road because they don’t prepare well. Here I want to share some things that I think are important before you start off:
1) Get a bike of the right size for everyone in your family.
2) Check every part of your bike carefully.
3) Learn to fix some easy bike problems.
4) Check the traffic and weather news.
5) Pack maps, warm clothes, raincoats, snacks and enough water.
1. What is the writer talking about?

A．How to fix a bike on the road.

B．How to save money on a bike ride.

C．Things to do for a safe and happy bike ride.

D．Things to remember when you get hurt on the road.

2. Which is said in the reading?

A．Biking is good for health.

B．More and more people go to work by bike.

C．Biking around the island is getting popular.

D．The size of the bike is important for biking.

【推荐2】Knowing how to communicate well needs very personal attention between you and another person. We should face it. Is there a better way to learn how to communicate successfully? Yes, there is. Please follow the steps below.

Relax and breathe.

Whether it is a business meeting or a first date, the first thing you must do is to relax. When you relax, you are in control. You control your reactions（反应） and your reactions don’t control you. Breathing is central to relaxation. Take a few deep breaths and your body will begin to be more relaxed. This will help us what you have already known about how to communicate well.

Think and you will be prepared.

Have you heard the old saying, “Think before you speak”? Well, it rings true. By thinking ahead about how the conversation might flow(流畅), you will be better prepared , more relaxed and more confident(自信的).

Follow the flow of the conversation.

If you are uncomfortable, being silent will only make it worse and make the other person uncomfortable as well. So when all else fails, you should follow through with small talk until a common topic appears.

A good way to keep a conversation going is to ask the other person questions. People love to talk about themselves and if you do this, they will keep the conversation going, thinking very highly of you. Learning good communication skills is not something out of reach. If you try your best, you will be successful.

1. If you want to communicate successfully, what should you do first?

A．To follow the conversation.	B．To relax yourself.
C．To take as many breaths as possible	D．To prepare the conversation well.

2. According to the passage, how many steps are mentioned?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Relaxation will not help you control your reactions.

B．You will control the conversation by thinking hard.

C．Silence will make the other person comfortable.

D．Asking questions will keep a conversation going better.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A．You will be good at communication if you reach out your hand.

B．Good communication skills can be learned if you try.

C．Not all people can learn good communication skills.

D．Communication skills can be improved.

5. What is the best title of the passage?

A．How to Begin a Conversation	B．Relaxation and Conversation
C．How to Communicate Well	D．Personal Communication

【推荐3】阅读理解

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White，an officer of forty，was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer，Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I'm sorry，sir，”said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back. "

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last solider's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but. . . "

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"

"No, no, sir," said the young man. " __________ "

1. The underlined word "military" in the passage most probably means __________.

A．summer

B．space

C．army

D．winter

2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because __________.

A．he was kind to them	B．they felt lonely
C．they had something important to do	D．he was strict with them

3. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because __________.

A．something was wrong with their buses	B．their horses died on the return way
C．they all drank much in the town	D．there were no buses for them

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The officer believed the last soldier.	B．The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C．The officer believed none of the nine soldiers.	D．The officer believed the first soldier.

5. " __________ "can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A．There was something wrong with my bus.	B．My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!
C．I came back on time.	D．There was something wrong with my car.

【推荐1】Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house and in the spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice. One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them and we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!” Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late. All the vegetables are finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables. Then a few days before Christmas, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a beautiful fat duck. And on it was a piece of paper with the words, “ENJOY YOUR VEGETABLES!”
1. Mrs. Brown had a _________ behind her house.

A．shed

B．small garden

C．an apple orchard

D．small house

2. In _________ she planted some vegetables in the garden.

A．the summer

B．the winter

C．the autumn

D．the spring

3. When _________ came, the vegetables looked very nice.

A．the summer

B．the winter

C．the autumn

D．the spring

4. Early the next __________ her son ran into the kitchen and shouted.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．night

5. One morning __________ were eating vegetables in the garden.

A．monkeys

B．ducks

C．pigs

D．chickens

【推荐2】Dinner decisions!

Sally: The boss has asked me to dinner. What do I do? Should I take a gift?

Bob, Joe and Ellen: Yes!

Sally: OK, what should I take? What about wine?

Bob: No! It is too hard to pick the right wine. It is difficult because you don’t want to spend too much or too little. You have to pick a wine he likes. What’s more, you have to pick a wine that will go with the dinner! Don’t even think about it! Get some chocolates for his wife instead.

Ellen: No! What if she’s on a diet (减肥)? ________ You have to pick chocolates she likes. Some people like plain chocolate, while others like different fillings. So, not chocolates, Sally.

Sally: Flowers, then?

Joe: No! He has an allergy (过敏) to flowers. They make him sneeze (打喷嚏). Take some good coffee. I know he LOVES coffee.

Ellen: Anyway, Sally, that’s not the most important question. What are you going to wear? You mustn’t be better dressed than his wife. But you still have to look smart enough, or it is disrespectful.

Sally: Oh no! It’s too hard! I don’t want to go!

Bob: Well, that would be rude (无礼的)!

1. What does Bob want Sally to take to her boss?

A．Wine.

B．Chocolates.

C．Flowers.

D．Coffee.

2. Which sentence is the best for the blank (空白) in Line 8?

A．Chocolates usually cost a lot.	B．Chocolates are bad for her teeth.
C．It is hard to keep chocolates for long.	D．It is too hard to pick the right chocolates.

3. What can we infer (推断) from the dialogue?

A．Sally won’t go to the dinner.	B．Joe knows the boss very well.
C．The boss’s wife likes plain chocolates.	D．Bob, Joe, Ellen and Sally are classmates.

【推荐3】Singapore: A Fine City
Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.
SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000.
LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.
EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.
RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.
JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own.
1. The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.

A．好

B．罚款

C．晴朗

D．健康

2. When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________.

A．go shopping	B．keep the law of this country
C．go sightseeing	D．visit some fantastic sights

3. Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage.

A．cigarettes

B．green plants

C．litter

D．bikes

4. What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore?

A．You have to pick it up.

B．You have to sweep the street.

C．You will be fined up to $500.

D．You will be told not to do it again.

【推荐1】Real Friend，Real Meaning
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen, we will miss the meaning behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” and that’s friendly. But a “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy (嫉妒) in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see____ himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you observe your luck.
Just think of all the things you have to be “thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture (姿态)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
1. What mistakes often make us feel bad except money according to the writer?

A．Mistakes about people.

B．Mistakes about housework.

C．Mistakes about work.

D．Mistakes about our families.

2. The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A．being friendly	B．a bit of envy
C．lucky dog	D．your luck

3. We can know the real meaning of our friends’ words by ______ while listening.

A．asking them to say slowly

B．looking in their eyes

C．repeating their words

D．writing down their words

4. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?

A．We often make mistakes when we talk with others.

B．We should think carefully before talking.

C．What to do when we are talking with others.

D．Try to avoid mistakes while communicating with people.

【推荐2】Do you know the two lovely mascots? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let’s see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the colour of ice and snow. “Bing Dwen Dwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That’s why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colours of the circles around its face stand for ice and snow sport tracks, meaning connectivity (连接性) and advanced technologies.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern’s name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

1. ________ is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

A．“Fuwa” dolls

B．Bing Dwen Dwen

C．An astronaut

D．Shuey Rhon Rhon

2. Why do people make or buy red lanterns when the Chinese New Year comes?

A．Because it is easy to make red lanterns.

B．Because “Shuey Rhon Rhon” is a mascot.

C．Because people think red lanterns are very lovely.

D．Because people think red lanterns can bring good luck.

3. From the passage, we can learn ________.

A．“Bing Dwen Dwen” can skate very well.

B．“Shuey Rhon Rhon” likes ice sports and is good at them.

C．The two lovely mascots were first showed on TV on September 16.

D．Everybody likes the two mascots and shows his love on the Internet.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The sports in Olympic Games.	B．Two lovely Olympic mascots.
C．2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.	D．2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

【推荐1】A man’s cat climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The man tried many ways such as offering warm milk, etc. But the cat would not come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so he decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the cat. He did so, but as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke.

Then the tree went “boing” and the cat was darted through the air---out of sight. The man felt terrible. He walked all over the neighbourhood asking people if they’d seen his cat. Nobody had seen it.

So he said, “God, I just give this cat to your keeping,” and went home without his cat.

Several days later he was going shopping at the grocery（杂货店）, meeting one of his friends. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”

She answered , “You won’t believe this,” and told him her little girl had begged her for a cat, but she kept refusing（拒绝）.Then a few days before, the child begged again. So the mum finally told the little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it.” She told the man, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky and landed right in front of her.”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did the man drive his car to bend the tree?

A．Because he wanted to get his cat down from the tree.

B．Because he wanted to show how good his car was.

C．Because he wanted to give his cat some warm milk.

D．Because he wanted to see if his neighbour felt interested.

2. What does the underlined word “dart” probably mean in Chinese?

A．跳入

B．猛冲

C．落下

D．摔倒

3. How did the woman feel when she saw the flying cat?

A．Angry.

B．Sorry.

C．Happy

D．Surprised.

4. Put the sentences in the right order according to the text.
a.A cat climbed a tree.
b.the woman bought a lot of cat food.
c.The man drove his car to bent down a tree.
d.The man looked for his cat in the neighbourhood.
e.A cat came flying out the blue sky and landed in front of the girl.

A．a-c-d-b-e

B．a-c-e-d-b

C．a-c-d-e-b

D．a-c-e-b-d

5. What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Flying Cat	B．A Lucky Girl
C．God Sent Her a Cat	D．An unlucky Man

【推荐2】Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.

On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a place. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat carefully.

Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie（系；系住）the bag to a wall so that they won't float away at night.

Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they don’t use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch film, play games, or talk to their friends and family on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in the air.

1. On Earth, food can be put on a plate because ______.

A．there is gravity	B．the food is light
C．the food is heavy	D．the plate is heavy enough

2. Why do astronauts tie the sleeping bag to a wall?

A．Because in that way they won’t float away

B．Because that makes them sleep well

C．Because they can’t get to sleep if they don’t do that

D．Because the sleeping bag is not safe enough

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．It is about the importance of gravity.

B．It is about astronauts’ everyday life in space.

C．It is about the differences between space and Earth.

D．It is about how to avoid floating away while sleeping.

【推荐3】Dear Jenny,
I’m sorry you’re sick(病了) and can’t come to school this week. Let me tell you what you have on Monday next week.
We have math at 8:00. How boring! Then we have English. That’s interesting. I know you love English. Next is P.E. The fourth lesson is art. That’s my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we have history with Mr Chen. He is fun but history isn’t.   Then at 2:00 we have science with Miss Jones. You know how strict she is. I don’t like her. Our last class of the day is math. Again!
Yours,
Ben
1. _____ is not at school this week.

A．Jenny

B．Ben

C．Miss Jones

2. Their first lesson is ______.

A．math

B．English

C．science

3. Jenny’s favorite subject is_______.

A．P.E.

B．art

C．English

4. How many lessons do they have on Monday?

A．Four

B．Six

C．Seven

5. Their science teacher is _________.

A．friendly

B．strict

C．boring