【推荐1】The books that are included in this list can meet your reading needs at any time of year.

Name of the book	Writer	Introduction
Nolxxly Will Tell You This but Me	Bess Kalb	In this book, the writer shares the advice from her beloved grandma Bobby. This book shows that family life is important for everyone.
We Came Here to Shine	Susie Orman Schnall	This book told us about the friendship of two women. They tried to fight against difficulties at the time when women had little say.
A Star Is Bored	Byron Lane	This novel is partly based on the writer’s experiences as the personal assistant (助手) of Carrie Frances Fisher, a famous American actress.
Fast Girls	Elise Hooper	The story in Fast Girls took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympic. The three girls dealt with difficult pasts to be the world’s fastest sportswomen.

1. Who is the writer of We Came Here to Shine?

A．Bess Kalb.

B．Byron Lane.

C．Elise Hooper.

D．Susie Orman Schall.

2. Which of the followings is about sports?

A．Fast Girls.	B．A Star Is Bored.
C．We Came Here to Shine.	D．Nobody Will Tell You This but Me.

3. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To ask students to write more books.	B．To present some reading problems.
C．To introduce some excellent books.	D．To tell students to know more writers.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，将下面的选项填入空白处，使短文意思完整、连贯，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。（每个选项限用一次）

Hank is an American boy. He is a middle school student now. He loves reading books very much. Today, his teacher says to the class. “There is something new in our school library.     1    

Hank wants to borrow (借) a book from the library, so he comes to the library with his classmates after class.     2     They only see some robots (机器人) standing there.

Hank says to a robot, “    3    ” But the robot doesn’t move.

Then one of his classmates tells Hank, “You must say ‘Excuse me’ and ‘Please’ first when you want some help.”     4    

But Hank still (仍然) can’t get the book from the robot’s hands. He thinks for a minute. and then he says “Please” to the robot. The robot gives him the book. Hank gets the book and goes home happily.

A．Why not go and have a look?

B．Hey, give me a book on music.

C．Hank does so and the robot brings the book.

D．There aren’t any librarians (图书馆管理员) in it.

【推荐3】根据短文内容判断对错。对的为T，错的为F。

Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.

Next, you can read a book anywhere— in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book.

Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.

Some people say that reading is out of date (过时的). This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.

Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.

Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

1. Reading is a good hobby.
2. If you like reading, you will feel tired.
3. You can’t read a book in a car.
4. It’s true that reading is out of date.
5. Good readers may become writers.

【推荐1】Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Scientists (科学家) find early rising (早起) people are healthier than late rising people.

We know early rising is helpful in some ways:

Firstly, it helps to keep us healthy, because we can get fresh air in the morning. And it is also useful to do morning exercises.

Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning, we can learn more quickly and better.

Thirdly, early rising can help us make a plan (计划) for our work. A good plan is very important to our work.

Fourthly, of course, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work.

It’s not easy to form the habit(养成习惯) of early rising. Everyone has to try hard to do so. As an old saying goes, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

1. Early rising people are ________ than late rising people.

A．fatter

B．thinner

C．healthier

D．wealthier

2. Air is fresh ________ according to the passage.

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening

D．all the day

3. Which of the following is the result (结果) of early rising?

A．People can get ready for their work.	B．People can get fresh air.
C．People can learn things more quickly and better.	D．All of the above.

4. It’s ________ for us to form the habit of getting up early, so we must try hard.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．happy

D．sad

【推荐2】What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.

Problems	Causes	Advice
Feeling stressed out（压力）	Too much homework;Don't have enough time for their hobbies.	Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can.
Getting short-sighted（近视的）	Too much homework;Bad reading and writing habits.	Do homework or read in a correct way.
Fighting with each other	Don't know how to get on well with classmates.	Make more friends and understand each other.Share your problems with them.
Feeling tired of study	Computer games' bad influence（影响）	Don't be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired.
Getting fat	Having more pocket money to buy snacks;Dislike doing exercise.	Use your pocket money to do something meaningful.Spend some time doing exercise every day.

1. How many main problems are there in the survey?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. What problems may caused by too much homework?

A．Feeling stressed out and fighting with each other.

B．Feeling tired of study and getting fat.

C．Feeling stressed out and getting short-sighted.

D．Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study.

3. Peter is tired of study.Which one can be the reason?

A．He has no close friends.	B．He often plays too many computer games.
C．He often fights with his classmates.	D．He gets fatter and fatter

4. Jerry has become a little heavier. What should she do?

A．She should eat more meat.

B．She should spend some time doing exercise every day.

C．She should always eat ice-cream if she has pocket money.

D．She should do homework or read in a correct way.

【推荐1】Your English teacher has introduced a play to your class. Read the play.

Characters: Benny, student, 14 years old

Peter, students, 15 years old

Susie, student, 14 years old

Grace, student, 14 years old

Time: One Sunday afternoon in autumn

Place: Sunny Park

(The four teenagers have just finished the picnic. They are tidying up.)

Benny: Wow! That was a great picnic. I’m so full that I can hardly move.

Grace: That’s no excuse for not tidying up, Benny. Come over here and help me pack up the leftover food. Peter, can you put out the fire, please? And clean up the plate.

Peter: (Speaking unhappily to himself) How can I always get the dirty and difficult jobs?

It’s not fair.

(Peter throws a bit of water on the fire. Then he picks up the ashes (灰烬) with an old newspaper and wants to throw them into the long grass.)

Susie: (Sounding surprised) What are you doing , Peter? That’s d…

Peter: Whoops…the newspaper has caught fire.

Susie: And the grass… Benny, Grace, help! Help!

(Benny and Grace come over quickly. They help put out the fire completely.)

Peter: Oh, no. What have I done?

Grace: You know that we should do everything carefully, don’t you?

Peter: (With his head in his hands) Yes. What have I done? What have I done?

1. How does Peter feel about his job?

A．Clean an easy	B．Dirty and difficult
C．Great and interesting	D．Noisy and harmful

2. What word do you think Susie would say in the sentence “That’s d…”?

A．dirty

B．difficult

C．delicious

D．dangerous

3. Which of the following sentences is true?

A．There are five people in the play.	B．Peter’s carelessness causes the fire.
C．They have a picnic in the morning	D．Benny refuses to help others tidy up.

【推荐2】Amy is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. She is nine years old and she is in Grade Four this year. Now she and her friends are pen pals of the students in India.

In their letters, Amy learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don’t have money to buy desks for school. She is surprised and wants to help them.

She and her friends collect $711. A charity (慈善) group helps them buy 75 desks. “We have many good things in our country, ”said Amy. “We should help others.” She also hopes to raise (募捐) money to build a well for them. Then the students can get clean water from it. It may be a good gift for the Indian children.

1. Where are Amy’s pen pals from?

A．America.

B．India.

C．England.

D．China.

2. How is the students’ life in India?

A．It’s hard.

B．It’s boring.

C．It’s happy.

D．It’s rich.

3. How much is each (每一个) of the desks according to (根据) passage?

A．$711.

B．$75.

C．$9.48.

D．$6.36.

4. What does the underlined word “well” mean in the last paragraph in Chinese?

A．玩具

B．房子

C．好

D．水井

5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Amy is an Indian boy.

B．The Indian children will be happy to get Amy’s gift.

C．Amy buys 75 desks for her pen pals.

D．The Indian children want to help others.

【推荐3】My husband Shane and I were hanging out on the street one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone.

He walked over to a young girl who was crying. As he talked to her, I could see from his body language that he was trying to calm（使平静） her down. When I joined them, I realized that she had been homeless for some time. She told Shane that all she wanted was to go to her sister’s house in another city.

Some people would have handed her some money, wished her lunch or maybe allowed her to make a call. Shane did much more. He said, "Kelly, I can’t leave her here like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to help them but to believe they’re telling the truth.”

It was a bit cold, so we had an idea to take her home. When I asked her if she’d like to go home with us, she thanked me about a million times with tears in her eyes.

We went home and I gave her some clean clothes to wear and told her she could use the shower. We ate something. Finally, she told us her story.

In the morning she was finally able to get a hold of her sister, so she had a place to go. Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket.

Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust, listen to and understand them.

1. Kelly knew Shane was making the girl be quiet because she __________.

A．heard what they said	B．saw his body language
C．asked Shane what he said	D．was doing the same thing

2. Shane wanted to __________ when he knew her trouble on the street.

A．give the girl some money	B．let the girl use his phone
C．have a lunch with the girl	D．take the girl to their home

3. Choose the true sentence according to the fourth paragraph.

A．The girl was so hungry that she began to cry.

B．The girl didn’t believe in Shane and Kelly at all.

C．The girl agreed to go with Shane and Kelly soon.

D．Kelly felt unhappy when she heard what Shane said.

4. The phrase “get a hold of” in the sixth paragraph means“__________”in Chinese.

A．联系

B．抓住

C．看到

D．控制

5. From this article we know __________.

A．Shane drove the girl to her sister’s home

B．Shane and Kelly met the girl’s sister at last

C．the girl’s sister and Shane lived in the same city

D．the girl went to the city her sister lived in by bus

【推荐1】Today, people care about their health much more than before and want to get a well-toned body shape, this is because when we are in good shape, it makes us feel fit and healthy.We feel good about ourselves and feel much more confident than before.When you want to tone up your body, just workouts will not do.You have to take care of your overall health by eating proper food, doing the right kind of exercises and keeping yourself happy.

The first thing that needs to be done is to reduce the intake(摄入) of calories(卡路里).The calories content (含量) of each meal should not be higher than 400 calories.Ideally, one is well advised to have six meals in a day.There should be a gap(间隔) of three hours between each meal.Fresh vegetables, fruits, egg white, fish, chicken breast are some of the food that can provide you with the right nutrients(养分), at the same time will help you to get in shape.

Many people make the mistake of avoiding strength training when they are trying for weight loss.They think that strength training will increase their body weight.However, this is not true.Be careful not to over exercise in order to lose weight fast.Too much of exercise can cause injury to you.

Drinking 8-10 glasses of water can help in reducing fat.If you drink ice cold water, then it will burn out some extra calories from your body.This is because when you are drinking cold water, your body needs to raise the temperature of the water up to your body temperature.In this process, almost one calorie of fat gets burned from the body.Drinking a glass of water before a meal will be helpful in this regard.

You can get a healthy body only if your mind is free from stress.Stress can also lead to other health problems like high blood pressure, upset stomach, headaches, etc.For all these reasons, special efforts need to be taken to relax your mind.

1. Many people don't do strength training because_______.

A．they think it can cause injury	B．they think it loses weight too fast
C．they think it can help to reduce fat	D．they think it makes them put on weight

2. From the fourth paragraph we can know_______.

A．cold water can help lose weight better than hot water

B．cold water burns out fewer calories than hot water

C．cold water can raise the temperature of your body

D．cold water brings your body some extra calories

3. What does the writer mainly try to tell us?

A．How to work out at home.	B．How to get free from stress.
C．How to get a right shape.	D．How to train strength.

【推荐2】You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

Who studies hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.

South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US (89%).

Who is the most distracted(分心的)?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted:   64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV.

1. In the report, who studies hardest?

A．Japanese students.	B．Chinese students.
C．American students.	D．South Korean students.

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

A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.

B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class.

C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class.

D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.

3. In China, how many students fall asleep in class?

A．45%.

B．32%.

C．21%.

D．5%.

4. What do American students do in their free time?

A．Do physical exercises.

B．Study or surf the Internet.

C．Watch TV.

D．Go out with friends.

5. What is the article about?

A．It is a report about the students’ lessons in four countries.

B．It is an article about the students’ study and life in four countries.

C．It is a story about students’ sports after class.

D．It tells us that American students don’t like studying.

【推荐3】People in the UK spend their free time in different ways. They usually use it to relax. They spend a lot of their free time at home. The most popular activity is watching TV. People in the UK watch TV for about 25 hours a week. They often record (录制) programs, so they can watch them later. Reading is also a popular way of spending free time. People in the UK spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. Many people in the UK have pets. They like playing with their pets in their free time.

In summer, gardening (园艺) is popular. And families often have a “day out” on the weekend. They often go to a festival or see a show. Young people like to go to clubs, and people of all ages like to go to the cinema.

In winter, “do-it-yourself” is popular. People often spend their free time repairing (修理) houses.

Some free time activities are with friends. Asking friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people and their friends have dinner in a restaurant.

On the weekend, people in the UK like to spend their free time doing sports. The popular kinds of sports are soccer, horse racing, swimming, tennis, skating, climbing and hill walking.

1. What is the favorite free time activity of people in the UK?

A．Reading.

B．Watching TV.

C．Doing sports.

2. ________ is popular in winter in the UK.

A．Gardening

B．Seeing a show

C．Repairing houses

3. We can find ________ kinds of popular sports in the passage.

A．5

B．6

C．7

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．People in the UK often record TV programs.

B．People of all ages in the UK like to go to clubs in summer.

C．People in the UK often have a “day out” with their friends.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Why people in the UK have a lot of free time.

B．People in the UK enjoy different activities.

C．What people in the UK do in their free time.