【推荐1】Exhibition(展览) at the Palace Museum

The Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. There are lots of fun and interesting things to see. Come to visit the Palace Museum.

Closing Time	Place	Things to See
10:00 a.m.	Taihe Palace	Golden Throne
10:30 a.m.	Zhonghe Palace	Works of Art
11:00 a.m.	Baohe Palace	Works of Art
1:00 p.m.	Jingren Palace	Bronzes
1:40 p.m.	Yonghe Palace	Pottery
2:30 p.m.	Huangji Palace	Chinese Paintings
4:00 p.m.	Fengxian Palace	Clocks and watches

Tickets: Adults: ¥15.00     Children: Over 12: ¥10.00   Under 12: Free       
Discount(折扣): 20% on Saturday
Opening Time: 9:00 a.m.~ 4:00 p.m.   
10:00 a.m.~ 3:00 p.m. on Saturday       
Not Open on Sunday
Notices:
Keep quiet.
Keep the museum clean.
Don’t forget to buy some souvenirs for your friends and family.
Do not take any photos.
Do not touch anything.
1. Where can you see clocks and watches?

A．In Taihe Palace.

B．In Baohe Palace.

C．In Yonghe Palace.

D．In Fengxian Palace.

2. Mr. Wu wants to visit the exhibition with his two students this Saturday. The two students are both 14. How much are the tickets together?

A．¥35.00

B．¥28.00

C．¥15.00

D．¥7.00

3. Which of the following can you do at the exhibition?

A．To talk to each other.	B．To take a few nice photos.
C．To buy some souvenirs.	D．To touch golden throne.

【推荐3】Attention residents(居民)！

Spring is here and the office of Loveland Housing is happy to announce the dates for the 2019 Spring Cleanup!

The cleanup in Loveland will take place on Saturday May 11th, beginning at 9:00 a. m. We will also do pick-up for Dove Valley, Windsor Meadows, and Century III on the same day. The cleanup at Lone Tree in Estes Park will be done on Sunday May 12th, 2019. If you have something that you would like to be picked up, please call the Spring Cleanup line at 970-635-5958. Please leave your name, complete address, phone number, and a list of the objects that you wish to be picked up. If you do not call or provide all of this information, your objects will not be picked up. You can leave a message up until Friday May 10th, 2019.

If you are in a town house, please leave all household(家用) objects outside in front of your unit on the sidewalk. If you are in a flat, leave all household objects in front of the building in the grass areas. All objects must be outside by 9:00 a. m on the morning of pick-up.

Non-acceptable objects include: televisions, air conditioners, washing machines, fridges, or other electrical products; dangerous materials such as motor oil, paint, auto batteries, cleaning products, chemicals; other everyday household rubbish. If you have any of these objects and you do not know what to do with them, turn to the local resource disposal(处置) office for help.

The City of Loveland has provided a truck for the cleanup and the Loveland Housing staff members have volunteered their time so that we can offer this service for free! So get your objects ready and call to take advantage while you still can! Thanks!

1. Where will a pick-up be done on Sunday May 12th?

A．In Windsor Meadows.	B．At Dove Valley.
C．At Lone Tree.	D．In Loveland.

2. What will probably be collected during the 2019 Spring Cleanup？

A．Food waste.

B．Furniture.

C．Televisions.

D．paint

3. The notice is announced mainly to     .

A．get the residents prepared for the cleanup

B．show the residents a list of non-acceptable objects

C．tell the residents the pick-up service is free

D．have the residents know the date of the 2019 Spring Cleanup

【推荐1】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 the earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity holds the food down and keeps it on a plate. But there is almost no gravity in space, so food can float(飘动) 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 the bag to a wall so that they won’t float away at night. Exercise is very important in space. On the earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not 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 films, play games, or talk to their friends and families on the earth.

1. What can holds food down and keep it on a plate?

A．Air.

B．People.

C．Plate.

D．Gravity.

2. How do astronauts sleep in space?

A．They sleep on the bed.	B．They tie the sleeping bag to a wall.
C．They sleep freely.	D．They sleep in the river.

3. Why do the astronauts do exercise in space?

A．Because they like doing sports.	B．Because they have nothing to do but exercise.
C．Because they want to play games.	D．They want to exercise their legs for health.

4. What does the underlined word “Gravity ”mean in Chinese?

A．压力

B．大气

C．重力

D．浮力

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Exercise in space	B．Astronauts’ everyday life in space
C．Eating in space	D．Sleeping in space

【推荐2】Fire can be very frightening, but don’t worry. If a fire starts in your home, you will be scared, but try to stay calm. Having a Fire Escape Plan could save your life, so you know what to do if there is a fire.

Fire Plan part 1 If you are woken up by the sound of your smoke alarm or by the sound of what you think is a fire, remember: STOP—THINK—ACT Stay calm. Wake all the members of your family. Make your way out together, through the nearest exit. If a door feels hot, DO NOT open it. When everyone is safely outside, call the Fire Service from a public telephone or a neighbor’s house. Don’t go back to the house for any reason until the Fire Service tell you it is safe to return. If the fire is blocking your way or you can’t use the stairs for any reason, you must use the second part of your Fire Escape Plan.

Fire Plan part 2 In fires there is sometimes a lot of smoke. This can kill you. If you have to go through a smoke-filled hallway or room, get down on your hands and knees and crawl（爬行）under it. Get all the family into a room from where it would be safest to drop from a window, onto a flat roof or into the garden. ALWAYS pass children down first. Never leave children until last. Remember-NEVER JUMP! Lower yourself to arms length and then drop. Everyone’s home is different. You will need to have a Fire Escape Plan that suits your home. Practice your Fire Escape Plan with your family at home. It could help to save your lives.

1. What magazine can you find this passage?

A．Human and Earth.

B．Family Safety.

C．Science and Future.

2. What would you do if everyone had escaped from a big fire safely?

A．Make a Fire Escape Plan.

B．Call the doctor to have a check.

C．Call the Fire Service.

3. Which is RIGHT behavior if there is a fire in your house?

A．Don’t open the hot doors.

B．Let the children leave the room last.

C．Lock all the doors.

4. What can you do if the smoke have filled in the hallway or room?

A．Open all the windows.

B．Jump out of the window quickly

C．Crawl under the smoke.

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Fire Escape Plan.

B．Look Out of the Fire.

C．How to Prevent the Fire.

【推荐3】Gray is teaching his students a game called “Word House” in the English class. Here is the way to play the game.

* Get some pieces of paper that are cut into squares. Each square is for writing one letter only.

* Write a letter on one square. For example, write “i”.

* Next, take another two squares. Make a two-letter word which contains the letter you have written, for example, “in” or “hi”. Put the new word (written on the two squares) below the first square.

* Then make a three-letter word which contains the two letters you have written. Again, put the new word in the next line.

* Keep making new words in the same way to build “word house”. The person who builds the highest word house in twenty minutes wins the game.

1. What does a “word house” look like?

A．	B．
C．	D．

2. Which is TRUE about the game?

A．It is a computer game.

B．Students have to write four words in twenty minutes.

C．Students can write two letters on every square.

D．Whoever builds the highest word house in 20 minutes wins the game.

3. The passage is probably a(n) ________ about playing the game “Word House”.

A．ad

B．report

C．instruction

D．letter

【推荐1】It is 40 meters long and 6 meters wide. This must be the biggest bus you have ever seen. It can carry 1,200 to 1,400 people.

It is China’s new Super Bus. It is going for a test run in Beijing at the end of this year. Some other cities are also interested in running the Super Bus. They hope the traffic problems will be solved.

The Super Bus runs along fixed tracks (固定轨道) . The bus sits on top of two 2.2-meter-tall legs. The legs have wheels at one end. Small cars can drive under the bus, so the Super Bus does not take up road space.

The bus runs on electricity and solar power. It can travel up to 60 km every hour. Its creator, Song Youzhou, says a lot of traffic jams will be reduced.

The Super Bus can do the work of 40 buses. In that way, it can save 860 tons of fuel (燃料) every year, according to Song.

“To build a Super Bus and its track costs less than building subways. Subways are nearly ten times more expensive to build.” Song said.

Some people worry that the Super Bus may not be safe. However, Song says there’s no need to worry about. The Super Bus has laser scanners (激光扫描仪) between its legs. The scanners make sure the cars keep a safe distance(距离).

1. The Super Bus can carry           people.

A．1,300

B．1,500

C．1,700

2. All the following are the advantages of the Super Bus EXCEPT that          .

A．the bus doesn’t take up road space

B．the bus can do the work of 40 buses

C．the bus is very easy to build and drive

3. According to Song, it’s safe for small cars to drive under the Super Bus because          .

A．the bus is tall enough	B．the road is wide enough
C．there are scanners between its legs

4. We can guess that Song’s purpose for building the bus was to          .

A．take the place of small cars	B．solve traffic problems
C．reduce car accidents

5. This passage is mainly about          .

A．the Super Bus

B．the normal bus

C．the small car

【推荐2】读下面的短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。

In Chiang Mai, there is a museum, it was decorated with beautiful marble tiles(大理石砖) and a huge marble statue(大理石雕像). Although the museum is a little far away from the city center of Chiang Mai, many people come here and admire the statue. One night, after all the tourists left, marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.

Tiles: Hi, statue. Don’t you think it’s unfair that everybody comes here to admire you while stepping on us?

Statue: Dear brothers, don’t you remember that we are actually from the same place?

Tiles: Yes, we do. That is why we feel it is even more unfair. All of us were born from the same place, and yet the world treats us so friendly now. That is unfair!

Statue: Yes, you are right, my brothers. But do you still remember the day when the artist tried to work on you, but you said no to him?

Tiles: Yes, we refused him because we didn’t want to get hurt.

Statue: Well, since you refused his tools, he couldn’t work on you. Then he started working on me instead. I knew that I would be something different and special after his hard work. I bore all the pain and allowed him to carve me!

Tiles: But it hurt quite a lot!

Statue: That’s for sure. Since you decided to give up halfway, you can’t complain about the world’s unfairness to you.

1. The story happened in the city center of Chiang Mai, Thailand. ______
2. The marble tiles complained because they didn’t get as much admiration as the statues. ______
3. According to the article, the marble statue might experience that it was hurt a lot, but never complained. ______
4. The underlined word in the 7th paragraph ‘carve’ means “伤害”. ______
5. According to the passage, although you give up halfway, you can still be successful. ______

【推荐3】

DANFIELD SCHOOL NOTICEBOARD Saving Water Week 14-18 May Enter the Danfield School student competition By designing a poster that encourages everyone to save water. Two prizes will be given for each Year level — Prep to Year 6. Judging for prizes will be based on ·ideas for saving water ·exciting use of color ·good design. Entrance fee is $1. Collect your paper from your teacher. Completed posters to the Office by 10 May. Pasters must be on whites A3 or A4 paper. All entries displayed in the libaray from 1-16 May. Winners announced at Assembly on 18 May in the Gym. Winning posters shown in the Town Hall from 21-25 May. Prizes include caps, drink bottles and books.

1. The Saving Water Week is in ______.

A．January

B．March

C．Маy

D．August

2. The school notice introduces all information EXCEPT the ______.

A．entrance fee

B．winner prizes

C．poster size

D．poster pages

3. Dot points (独立点) have been used in this text to show ______.

A．who can enter the competition	B．how winning posters will be chosen
C．what the next competition will be	D．where the posters will be shown

【推荐1】阅读理解。
Mr. Lin has a store. It’s next to No. 5 Middle School. It sells maps, books, pens, pencils, clothes and some other things. The things in his store are not expensive. Boys and girls like to go to his store. They like Mr. Lin because he is very nice. Mr. Lin likes the boys and girls, too. Mr. Lin has a “lost and found” box in his store. Look! A baseball, a ruler and some books are in the box. This box helps some boys and girls find their lost things. A sofa is in Mr. Lin's store, too. Boys and girls can sit there and read books after school. They can ask Mr. Lin questions about these books and he often helps them to find the answers.
1. 划线单词“ sells ” 的中文意思是“_____”。

A．展示	B．制作
C．购买	D．出售

2. The boys and girls like Mr. Lin because_____.

A．he is nice

B．he is interesting

C．his store is tidy

D．the things in his store are not expensive

3. _____ are in the “lost and found” box.

A．A baseball, a pen and some books

B．A baseball, a ruler and some books

C．A basketball, a pen and some maps

D．A basketball, a ruler and some maps

4. The boys and girls can _____ in the store after school.

A．play sports	B．play games
C．read books	D．watch TV

5. 下面的陈述哪一项是正确的？

A．Mr. Lin has a sofa in his house.

B．Mr. Lin ’s store is in No. 5 Middle School.

C．Boys and girls like to buy baseballs and books in Mr. Lin’s store.

D．Boys and girls can get the answers about the books from Mr. Lin.

【推荐2】Dear Jack,

How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I don't have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I don't like sports at all. I like the food very much.   I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke(可乐)very much. I don't drink water. I drink coke instead. I'm enjoying my life here. The sad thing is that sometimes I get ill. I don't know why. My parents say I must go on a diet(节食)and do more sports. Must I ?

Yours,

David

1. David has been in America for six months.
2. David has to do much homework.
3. There are many sports at David's school.
4. David likes coke better than water.
5. David knows why he is often ill.

【推荐3】Climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30-year time period for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere (大气).
The climate is changing. Many agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats (威胁) facing the planet. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities (极端性) in weather patterns.
Is the Earth getting warmer? Yes! The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years. But why? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world’s leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.
Global Warming may be a big problem, but can you make a difference? Yes! There are several little things you can do to make a difference. Try carpooling. This will help reduce the amount of fossil fuels going into the atmosphere. Whenever you use electricity, you help put greenhouse gases into the air. Turn off lights, the television, and the computer when you are through with them. Also, planting trees is fun and a great way to reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Finally, don’t forget about recycling.
1. Climate is               weather.

A．the same as	B．different from
C．a kind of	D．part of

2. The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years               .

A．only because of human activities

B．but scientists are not exactly sure of the reasons.

C．and we can do nothing to it.

D．and it’s getting warmer on its own

3. Global Warming may be a big problem, but we can do the following things to make a difference except                 .

A．carpooling	B．saving electricity
C．cutting down more trees	D．recycling

4. What can be the best title of the article?

A．Climate and weather.

B．Weather and climate changing.

C．Climate changing and global warming.

D．Weather and global warming.