【推荐1】On a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him. His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible(难以置信的) tug-of-war between the two. The crocodile was much stronger that the mother, but the mother was much too eager（急切的） to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
After several weeks in hospital, the little boy survived（幸存）. His legs were very scarred by the attack(袭击) of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches（抓痕）where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
A newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars (伤疤). The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter," But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."
Never judge（判断）another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made.
1. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A．Scars of love

B．Women hold up half sky

C．A terrible experience

D．Don't judge by appearances(外貌)

2. Hearing Mother's shouts, the boy _______.

A．remained in the middle in great fear

B．didn't stop swimming forwards

C．swam back towards the bank

D．was ready to fight the crocodile

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A．A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were bathing.

B．The crocodile snatched the arms of the boy when it reached him.

C．It was the farmer who shot the crocodile.

D．There is always an interesting story behind every scar.

4. By saying "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too." in Paragraph 4, the boy really wants to show ______.

A．how deep the scars made by the crocodile were

B．What a brave boy he was

C．how many scars and scratches he had

D．how great and beloved his mother was

【推荐2】She was a single mother, raising a 5-year-old son by herself. She was often worried about her son growing up without a father to care.

One day, she went away on business, leaving the child alone. She worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But her son always told her not to worry.

She went home after she finished her work. When she got home, the child was asleep. She was very tired. She was about to sleep when she was surprised to find an overturned (翻倒的) bowl of noodles under the quilt (被子). She hit her sleeping son angrily, “Why are you so careless, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?” It was the first time that she had hit her son after her husband’s death.

“Sorry, but...” the child explained with tears in his eyes, “This is your supper, Mum.” In order to let his mother eat dinner the moment she got home, the child prepared two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other for his mother. He was afraid that his mother’s noodles would get cold, so he put them under the quilt.

Hearing this, the mother hugged her son tightly without saying a word.

根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. The mother often worried about her son.
2. The mother went away on business with the son.
3. When the mother found an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt, she wasn’t angry.
4. The boy was afraid that his mother’s noodles would get cold, so he put them under the quilt.
5. From the passage we know that after hearing the boy’s words, the mother was deeply moved.

【推荐3】Blue Lightning

Sally loved cars more than anything else. This spring she thought of building a go-kart to enter for the GO-GO Race. So she asked her dad for help.

“Well,” he said. “How about this: you do some research first and then come back to me with design.”

A week later, Sally brought her notes and drawings to Dad. She named her go-kart “Blue Lightning”. Dad looked over her work, thinking. “Well, that’s interesting,” he said. “Have a try. Just build Blue Lightning as you’ve designed.”

Over three weekends of hard work, Sally turned her design into a real, working go-kart and painted it light blue.

Dad asked her to take it for a test drive. Sally agreed.

After she did that, Sally drove back to Dad. “Well.” she said. “Now I know why you wanted me to have a test drive.”

“Oh, do you?” he said. “Please share.”

“When I drove fast, there was a lot of push back,” she said. “I think it’s because of the lightning bolt(闪电) shape.”

“Very good!” Dad said.

“So, why didn’t you tell me about that problem in the first place?” Sally asked.

Dad laughed. “Where’s the fun in that? If you give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But if you teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for a lifetime.”

Sally said, “I see. Anyway, designing is half the fun!”

Dad smiled. “Good. Sometimes, learning happens during the process. We learn how to do something right by doing it a few times first and making mistakes along the way.”

That encouraged Sally and she worked even harder. When she showed Dad her new go-kart, he nodded with pride

Finally came the race. Sally wasn’t worried about whether she would win in her mind. She had already won, by building something better than ever before.

1. Sally thought of building a go-kart to ________.

A．practice driving

B．take part in a race

C．play with friends

D．have much fun

2. What did Sally’s dad ask her to do after she built the go-kart?

A．To have a test drive.	B．To take a good.
C．To give it a cool name.	D．To paint it light blue.

3. What happened to Sally’s car when she tested her go-kart?

A．It broke down.	B．It ran very slowly.
C．The lightning bolt was out of shape.	D．There was a lot of push back.

4. Why didn’t Sally’s father tell her about the problem in the first place?

A．To make fun of her.	B．To tell her how to fish.
C．To encourage her to work harder.	D．To make her realize that designing is half the fun.

5. Sally’s story mainly tells us that ________.

A．winning a race is the most important	B．safety always comes first
C．practice makes perfect	D．learning happens during the process

【推荐1】Tom, Jean, Jack and Lucy are talking about the movie theaters in the city.

My name is Tom. I go to the Movie Palace twice a month. It’s about two kilometers from my home. The service is the best in our city. But the price of a ticket is a little high. I never go to Moon Cinema. It’s about 10 kilometers from my home.

I’m Jean. I go to Moon Cinema more often. There are often new movies on show and the screens are big. Most importantly, the price is lower. It’s always half price for students, about 30 yuan.

I’m Jack. I live about 5 kilometers from Moon Cinema and 8 kilometers from Movie Palace. I think the seats in Moon Cinema are hard and the music is too loud. So I prefer to go to Movie Palace.

Hi, this is Lucy. I prefer to go to Movie Palace. It’s in the center of the city and it’s very modern. I like shopping and there are some shopping centers around. I think Movie Palace is the best movie theater to go to.

1. How much is a full-price ticket in Moon Cinema?

A．50 yuan.

B．100 yuan.

C．30 yuan.

D．60 yuan.

2. Why does Tom never go to Moon Cinema?

A．The ticket is expensive.

B．The seats are hard.

C．The screens are big.

D．It’s far from his home.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Tom thinks the service in Movie Palace is the best.

B．Lucy likes shopping.

C．Jean and Jack like Movie Palace better than Moon Cinema.

D．Movie Palace is in the middle of the city.

【推荐2】When visiting Beijing, the Palace Museum is a must-see for many people.
Last year, the museum received 14.2 million visitors, which is twice the number of visitors in 2002. This year it is expected to increase by 10 percent. Compared with other popular museums around the world, the number of visitors at the Palace Museum is very high. Last year the Louvre(卢浮宫) in Paris welcomed 8.8 million visitors and the British Museum in London received 5.8 million.
A large number of visitors can bring a lot of money from ticket sales. But there are also worries that people will do demage(破坏) to relics(文物) and old buildings.
To solve the problem, some people suggested taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum. In this way, visitors coming for ancient buildings and cultural objects will go to different places. “It is a sign of progress. Letting more people see these treasures is more important than keeping them in their original(原始的) place,” said Song Xiangguang, a professor at Peking University.
However, Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum, doesn’t agree on this idea. He thinks that the most important thing in protecting the Palace Museum is to keep it complete. “The 1.8 million cultural relics and the historical buildings are two key parts of the museum. They can’t be separated.” he said.
Shan said that they are planning to increase the space that is open to the public. This will not only feed visitors’ curiosity(好奇), but also spread them out so they are not putting too much pressure on one area.
Shan also wanted to set up an appointment system. “ If visitors make an appointment before they come, we can make better and different visiting routes(路线) for them.” Shan said.

1. How many visitors did the Palace Museum welcome in 2002?

A．14.2 million

B．8.8 million

C．5.8 million

D．7.1 million

2. Why did some people suggest taking cultural objects out of the Palace Museum?

A．To let more people see the relics.	B．To bring less damage to the relics.
C．To make more money from ticket sales.	D．To keep the Palace Museum original.

3. The underlined word “separated” means ______ in Chinese.

A．分离

B．破坏

C．偷窃

D．压迫

4. By reading the article, we can know that______________.

A．the Palace Museum has an appointment system now.

B．relics are the only important part of the Palace Museum.

C．the Louvre welcomed the most visitors in the world last year.

D．Shan thought that more areas of the palace should be open to public.

【推荐3】Many people love keeping the pets and have them as their good friends. In Canada, people usually take their pets to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won't carry diseases（疾病）before they keep them in their houses. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred dollars a month on animal food.

When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill an animal, you will be punished. If an animal happens to get run over by a car, people will be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life.

Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

1. The passage mainly talks about _________.

A．how to keep diseases from pets	B．pets in Canada
C．how to take good care of pets	D．life of the old in Canada

2. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _________．

A．the pets are wild	B．the pets are sick
C．they want to stop them from getting sick	D．they want them to sleep on the way home

3. What does the underlined word "ties" mean in Chinese?

A．关系

B．领带

C．环境

D．绳子

4. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because

A．their parents' houses are too small	B．they don't love their parents any more
C．they can only find jobs far from their parents	D．they won't depend on their parents any more

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Pets eat better than people.

B．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

C．Almost every family has a birdcage（鸟笼）in his house.

D．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.

【推荐1】

Dining out with children can be an unpleasant experience for most parents, because kids are always running round the entire restaurant, saying “I don't know what I want” or “I’m not hungry.” But now, a Maryland restaurant has created the ‘Kid Friendlies’ menu. It translates children’s words into meals to help parents order for their kids. A father said, “As a dad, I think this is on the money”. Here is the menu. Kid Friendlies “I don’t know”－Triple Layer PB&J sandwich            2.50 “I don’t care －Banana Sandwich                            3.50 “I am not hungry”－Tomato Soup                            2.00 “I don’t want that” －Fish Fingers                           3.50 “What”－             Cheese Quesadilla                      4.50

Doctor Of Chocolate Cambridge University is looking for someone to study the method of preserving chocolates in hot weather. It is a sweet job for a sweet tooth. However, the person needs to be good at math. Chocolate has a melting point close to our body temperature. For that reason, chocolate melts easily in hot weather. You might think the advertisement from Cambridge University is crazy, but if there is really a ‘doctor of chocolate’, he or she will help people a lot.

Thinner Logo, Better Environment One logo (商标) isn’t too expensive to print because it doesn’t need much ink, but printing a large number of logos could cost a lot. In order to save money and energy, an American design company made small changes to some famous brands, such as Nike, McDonald’s and Starbucks to cut the cost. The design company continued to hold the main body of these logos, but left an empty space inside. The logos look almost the same, but in this way, the famous brands could save 39 percent of the ink during the printing process. Let’s hope other companies will take this advice. The measure will save them money and use less energy, too.

1. The best title of the first article may be “________”.

A．Kids’ friends in a restaurant	B．Pleasant ways to order food
C．Funny menu for children	D．A Maryland restaurant

2. From the article, we can know chocolate melts easily when it is near ________.

A．30°C

B．37°C

C．25°

D．15°C

3. Doctor of chocolate actually is a job for a person who ________.

A．studies on how to make good chocolate in hot weather

B．likes eating sweet chocolate and is good at math as well

C．knows how to keep chocolate in a good condition, especially in hot weather

D．looks after people who have toothache because of eating too much chocolate

4. ________ matches the logo of Nike after some small changes made by a design company.

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】A student loves music. One day, he asks his teacher, “What’s greed (贪婪)?” The teacher tells him, “Go to the music club and take your favourite guitar, But there’s only one rule. You can only go forward (向前), but you can’t turn back.”

The student comes to the music club. He sees one guitar. It looks very nice. He loves it very much, but he thinks there are better guitars in the club. So he doesn’t take it and goes on. Then he sees a cool guitar. But again, he thinks the same. When he goes to the end of the club, he can’t see any guitars he likes. He thinks the first guitar is the best.

He doesn’t get anything when he comes back to the teacher. The teacher says, “You like the first guitar a lot. But you want to find a better one. Later, you find you let the best guitar go away. That’s ‘greed’.”

1. What’s the rule when the student goes to the music club?

A．He can find his favourite guitar in the music club.

B．He can’t turn back to take his favourite guitar.

C．He must go back with something.

D．He can only play the guitar in the music club.

2. The underlined phrase (短语)“turn back” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．跌倒

B．蹬下

C．往回走

D．回想

3. The student doesn’t take the first guitar because ________.

A．he thinks he can get a better guitar later	B．he has to meet his teacher quickly
C．he thinks it’s not very cool	D．he can’t play the guitar at all

4. Which statement (陈述 ) is TRUE about this student?

A．He doesn’t know about the rules.	B．He goes back with a cool guitar.
C．He doesn’t turn back and goes on.	D．He gives a lesson to his teacher.

5. What’s the best title(标题) for the story?

A．A Student and a Teacher.	B．A Story in the Music Club.
C．How to Play the Guitar.	D．A Lesson About Greed.

【推荐3】Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. But he didn’t have much money and he didn’t always have enough to eat. One day a mouse ran near his desk when he worked in his small office.
“Would you like to be my pet? ”Disney asked the mouse. He caught the mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Disney decided to make a cartoon about it. “I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer,” he told his wife. “Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a better name.” She said. “You are right!”   Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.
People all over the world saw Mickey and loved it. Mickey Mouse made Disney famous. Then come Donald Duck, and Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full length (长) cartoons. Then he made cartoon movies for television. Millions of children watched the shows every week.
In California, real boats, castles (城堡), trains, mountains, rivers, all in one beautiful park. Millions of people came to Disneyland. He died in 1966, but the world will not forget him quickly. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us to remember him.
1. When Disney began making cartoon movies,          .

A．he was very poor	B．the mouse helped him
C．his wife knew nothing about it	D．People didn’t like Cartoons at all

2. This passage mainly tells us       .

A．how Disney make Cartoon movies	B．how Disney built Disneyland
C．something about Disney’s childhood	D．something about Disney’s life

3. Which of the flowing sentences is true?

A．Disney’s wife asked him to make a cartoon about the mouse.

B．Mickey Mouse was the name suggested by Disney’s wife.

C．Disney caught a mouse and made a cartoon about it at once.

D．People will remember Disney because of the Disneyland.

【推荐1】As the capital and largest city of Austria, Vienna is also Europe's main cultural(文化的) center. Because of its good climate, beautiful environment, high standard(水平) of living. Vienna is also one of the most livable cities in the world.

In Vienna, most people speak German. There are many places of interest and more than 100 art museums. That makes it possible to have over eight million visitors every year.

Vienna is also a city where people can not live without music. Just take a simple walk along the street and you can feel the rhythm of musical notes. Many gifted(有天赋的) musicians spent most of their lifetime here, and made a lot of beautiful music.

If you are a music lover, come and have a look! I'm sure you will get something in this journey.

1. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Vienna is the capital of Austria.

B．Vienna is the largest city of Australia.

C．Vienna is Asia 's main center.

D．Vienna is the most livable city in the world.

2. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Vienna is piece of music	B．Vienna is a city without music
C．In Vienna, many people like music	D．In Vienna, music can not live well

3. Who can make lots of beautiful music?

A．lots of musicians	B．A lot of teachers
C．Many famous actors	D．Many students and doctors

【推荐2】The life in 50 years

What will our life be like in 50 years? No one knows the answer exactly, but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother Jill White makes some predictions. Here are some of his ideas.

First, people will have less work to do, and robots will do most work. People will use robots to make cars, do the housework, look after sick people and teach students. People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling. So people will become stronger and healthier，and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second, cars will become very small and computers will control their speed. So there will be fewer accidents on the road. Planes will be very popular，and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on Mars. The earth won't be crowded or noisy. So there will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.

Finally, water shortage will become one of the most serious problems. If people don't save water now, there will be water wars(战争)in 50 years.

1. Jill White thinks that in 50 years robots will help to do the following things EXCEPT(除了)________．

A．looking after sick people

B．driving cars

C．teaching students

D．doing the housework

2. Jill White thinks most people will travel ________ in 50 years.

A．by bike

B．by plane

C．by train

D．by car

3. According to Jill White，________ in 50 years.

A．every family will have a car

B．people won't need to work

C．computers will control the cars' speed

D．the earth will become crowded and noisy

4. The underlined word “ shortage” means “________” in Chinese.

A．短缺

B．丰富

C．清澈

D．浑浊

5. This passage mainly tells us ________ in 50 years.

A．the schools

B．the cars

C．the robots

D．the life

【推荐3】I am a middle school student. I have a lot of classes and homework every day. I have a bad memory and I often forget（忘记）my family’s birthdays. But I don’t forget my mum’s birthday today. I want to buy her a present.

There is a big store near my school. It sells many things. From the store, you can buy food, clothes, shoes and some other daily things. So I go to the store and want to choose a present for my mum. I want to buy a beautiful skirt, but I don’t have enough money（钱）. At last, I go to a flower shop and buy a rose.

After I get home, I give the rose to my mum and say, “Happy birthday, dear mum. It is 14 October today. I don’t forget your birthday.”

My mum is very happy and she says, “Thank you, my son. But my birthday is tomorrow.”

1. What does the underlined（画线的）word “memory” mean（意思是）?

A．记性

B．脾气

C．品德

D．兴趣

2. Why does this boy often forget his family s birthday?

A．Because he doesn't like his family.	B．Because he has many classes.
C．Because he has much homework.	D．Because he has a bad memory.

3. What does the boy want to buy for his mum at first（起初）?

A．Clothes.

B．Food.

C．Shoes.

D．A shirt.

4. What does the boy buy at last（最后）?

A．A skirt.

B．A flower.

C．A cake.

D．A shirt.

5. The boy’s mother’s birthday is on       .

A．13 October

B．14 October

C．15 October

D．16 October