【推荐1】

Have you seen koalas (考拉) in a zoo? They are very cute. The koala is a small bear-like, tree-dwelling animal, which averages about 9 kilograms in weight. Its fur is thick and usually ash gray. They come from Australia. They do not come from any other place. Today koalas are mainly found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. People in Australia want to protect them.

Now there are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. But there are fewer and fewer of them all the time. Some koalas are getting sick. The sickness makes them not able to see. It also makes it hard for them to have babies. Besides, Koalas also live in societies, just like humans, so they need to be able to come into contact with other koalas. It is because of this they need to have areas of suitable forest, which are large enough to support a healthy koala population and to allow expansion by raising young koalas.

But People are building more houses and roads too. This means koalas do not have as many places to live. Some people want the government to do more to take care of the koalas.

People should think about animals. They should take care of them. Then the cute animals will stay alive!

1. Koalas look _________.

A．ugly

B．strange

C．cute

D．big

2. People in Australia want to ________.

A．keep koalas

B．protect koalas•

C．hide koalas

D．hurt koalas

3. Now there are about _________ koalas in Australia.

A．10,000

B．1,000,000

C．1,000

D．100,000

4. Some koalas are NOT able to see because __________.

A．they are sick

B．they have no place to live

C．they all have bad eyes

D．people hurt them

5. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.

A．koala

B．babies

C．sickness

D．see

6. The best title for this passage should be “_________”.

A．Raising koalas	B．Keeping koalas safe
C．Taking care of animals	D．Thinking about animals

【推荐2】We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration(迁移)is probably the migration of the fish, which is called "salmon". This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall Into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.
So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don't. Maybe living things just like to travel.
1. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to               .

A．give birth	B．find beautiful places
C．find food more easily	D．enjoy warmer weather

2. The fish called "salmon" spends a long time in                 .

A．salt water	B．its birthplace
C．fresh water	D．rivers

3. The mice In northern Europe move when               .

A．they give birth

B．the place gets too crowded

C．they haven't enough food

D．the weather is bad

4. The lobsters move                .

A．to find more food

B．at a certain time

C．to the undersea

D．to the fresh water

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The migration of the fish called "salmon" is the most famous migration.

B．Animals move to find food more easily.

C．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.

D．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don't.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

Birds live in trees. Squirrels（松鼠）live in trees. But do you know that some frogs live in trees, too? Tree frogs are hard to find. They can change color. On green leaves, they stay green. On a branch, they keep brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.

Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads（肉趾） at the end of their toes. These sticky pads keep the tree frogs from falling off.

Tree frogs have different colors and markings on the skins（皮肤）. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, some gray. Some frogs’ eyes are gold, and some are bright red. The sounds they made in spring and summer are different, too, One frog makes a sound like a dog barking. Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore（打呼噜）. There is even a frog that whistles（吹口哨）.

1. Why is a tree frog hard to find?

A．Because it can stand on its toes.	B．Because it can make a dog bark.
C．Because it can change color.	D．Because it is green.

2. The sticky pads __________.

A．can help tree frogs jump faster	B．can stop tree frogs from falling off
C．can change tree frogs’ colors	D．can make the frogs fall off

3. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _________.

A．tree frogs make barking sounds in spring

B．tree frogs make noisy sounds in summer

C．frogs can make sounds

D．different frogs make different sounds in spring and summer

4. The animals that haven’t been mentioned（提到）in this passage are __________.

A．birds

B．snakes

C．dogs

D．squirrels

5. The main idea of the passage is that __________.

A．the tree frog is a special kind of frog.

B．dogs bark like frogs.

C．squirrels do not want tree frogs in their trees.

D．people all like tree frogs.

【推荐1】

It’s reported that a high-speed railway opened on December 30th, 2019 between Beijing and Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, construction (施工) of which started in April, 2016. According to China Railway (CR) , the 174-km-long railway line, an important project for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, will shorten the trip between the two host cities from over three hours to only 47 minutes.

It will be the world's first high-speed railway on which self-driving trains can reach a speed of up to 350 kilometers per hour. "Now, the drivers only need to push button and the system will independently speed up, slow down, stop and open the passenger doors," said Liu Chunyu, a high-speed train driver.

Known as China's first "intelligent high-speed railway line", the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line features not only self-driving, but also intelligent modules. "We want to connect the high-speed train with different new technologies, like cloud computing, big data and AI, making passengers feel at home, " Zhang Bo, a researcher from China Academy of Railway Sciences, said. What’s more, there is a mobile news center where passengers can watch live Olympic broadcasts on the train.

The line has 10 stations, five in Beijing and the others in Hebei Province, including one at the Badaling section of the Great Wall. All the stations are equipped (配备) with smart devices, robots and 5G networks for the convenience of passengers.

"Today, the line also begins to connect some cities in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi Province to the high-speed railway loop (环线) in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei," said Zhu Dianping, an officer from China Railway Beijing Group. The line will finally connect Beijing with most parts of northwest China together.

1. It takes people _________ to get to Beijing from Zhangjiakou by taking the high-speed train.

A．three hours	B．1 hour and 47 minutes
C．three hours and 47 minutes	D．47 minutes

2. The new high-speed railway can run ____________ km/hour there.

A．174

B．305

C．350

D．206

3. What does the 3rd paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Self-driving trains are popular with passengers.

B．The new high-speed railway line is really smart.

C．Passengers can watch live Olympic games on the train.

D．There will be more intelligent high-speed railway lines in China.

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

A．Workers spent nearly 4 years building the new railway.

B．Liu Chunyu has been a high-speed train driver for years.

C．Over five stations of the new line can be found in Hebei.

D．It’s impossible for people in northwest China to take the train.

5. What can be the best title of the passage?

A．Travel by taking self-driving trains	B．Amazing new technologies on the train
C．Have good time at high-speed train stations	D．High-speed railway for 2022 Winter Olympics

【推荐2】Sometimes we feel good, such as when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, such as when we argue with our classmates or when the teachers criticize us. Both kinds of feelings are common. Of course, we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don't know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when your feelings are bothering you.

1. ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself, “I am sad. ” “I am scared. ” “I am angry. ” “I am embarrassed. ” It's all right to have these feelings.

2. RELAX and have a rest before you act.   Take slow deep breaths (呼吸) and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place.   You can listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!

3. THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.

4. DO something to help yourself.   Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy.   If it doesn't work, go back to Step 3.

根据短文内容选择正确选项，将序号填在前面括号内。
1. We feel unhappy when ________.

A．we get good grades

B．we have a fight with our classmates

C．someone is proud of us

2. If you want to relax yourself before you act, you can ________.

A．say to yourself, “I am sad.”

B．listen to some music or sing a beautiful song

C．think about ways to help yourself

3. The underlined part (画线部分) “If it doesn't work,” in the passage probably means ________.

A．如果它不工作

B．如果它不帮助

C．如果没用

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．We felt bad when we lost our expensive things.

B．We felt good when we won the prize in the competition.

C．We can say to ourselves that we are pleased when we feel bad.

5. The passage tells us ________.

A．what we can do when we feel unhappy

B．we can do nothing when we feel bad

C．we all enjoy good feelings, but bad feelings are unusual to us

【推荐1】

If you want to improve your relations with others, there are several ways to do it. You could invite them out to get to know them better, though this might lead to a bad ending if you don't already get on. You could force yourself to like them, even though all your feelings are telling you that you don't. Or you could try the Benjamin Franklin Effect.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of American independence and he's also famous for many scientific achievements. A year after his death in 1793, one book about his life was published and it is there that we find an explanation to what has become known as "the Benjamin Franklin Effect".

In this book, Franklin tells a story about an assemblyman（州众议院议员） who had snubbed（冷 落）him on several occasions. Franklin asked if he might borrow a certain unusual book from the assemblyman's library. The assemblyman helped Franklin find the book. Franklin thanked him and from then on, they became best friends. Franklin learned the lesson that when you asked someone for help and they helped, they are more willing to give you a hand in future than if you had been the one helping them.

The effect has been proven in a 1969 study by Jon Jecker and David Landy who found that a speechmaker who asked students to lend him some money was more liked by these students better than by those who hadn't been asked. When we ask a person to give us a hand, we are expressing that we consider them to have something we don't, whether more intelligence, more knowledge, more skills, or whatever. This is another way of showing respect and immediately raises their opinion of us and makes them more willing to help us again both because they enjoy the admiration and have honestly started to like us.

Now work out a chance to ask for help from a person that you don't get on with and that would cost them nothing. It could be advice, practical help, or a bit of their time, whatever. Treat this person with your request in a positive and honest spirit.

1. According to the Effect, if you want to get others to like you, you should________.

A．ask for help from them	B．invite them to your home
C．give a hand to them first	D．force yourself to like them

2. Which of following is true about Benjamin Franklin?

A．He's a practical assemblyman.	B．He discovered a lot in science.
C．The Effect was named by himself	D．He got money through the Effect.

3. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A．To use Benjamin Franklin Effect.	B．To prove Benjamin Franklin Effect.
C．To realize Benjamin Franklin Effect.	D．To introduce Benjamin Franklin Effect.

【推荐2】Four Posters



1. Herbie Davis is the name of         .

A．the Jazz club

B．American jazz

C．a famous trumpet player

2. My friend Marcia wants to watch Scottish dancing. She can call          .

A．8618876

B．8642771

C．8638699

3. If one teacher with four students goes to visit Shandong Museum, they will pay         .

A．￥100

B．￥125

C．￥150

4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for       months of the year.

A．9

B．10

C．11

5. You have ￥128 and you can        in March.

A．listen to American jazz

B．watch Scottish dancing

C．stay in Sun Hotel for a night

【推荐3】A man loved his son very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.

One night, while the man was at work, he knew that he had a lot of work to do for the evening, and he could not play with his son. But he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. Looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover（封面）.He got an idea. He removed （取下）the map, and then carefully cut it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

When he got home, his son wanted to play with him, but he put all the pieces of the map on the table. He said that it was a map of the world, and by the time his son could put it back together, his work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "OK, I finish it. Can we play now?" The man was surprised saying, "That's impossible（不可能的）.Let's go and see." And sure enough, there was the map of the world, all put together, every piece in its place. The man said, "That's wonderful! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the world map came into place."

1. According to the passage, the father told the boy to play by himself because________.

A．he didn't want to play with him any more

B．he didn't love his child

C．he had to work

D．the boy didn't need his father's help

2. What does the underlined word "it" mean in Paragraph 2?________

A．The magazine.

B．The map.

C．The world.

D．The coat.

3. Why could the boy finish the "puzzle" so quickly? Because________.

A．he was very interested in the map of the world

B．his father often played the game with him

C．he wanted to play with his father as soon as possible

D．the picture of the man on the back of the page helped him

4. The father was________when his son put the world map into place quickly.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．angry

D．excited

5. The article is probably from a________.

A．newspaper

B．story book

C．science report

D．poster

【推荐1】The first wonderful Chinese garden(花园) in the English city of Cambridge was open during the fourth annual(年度的) Cambridge Xu Zhimo Poetry(诗歌) and Art Festival.

The China-UK Friendship Garden is also known as Xu Zhimo Garden. We build this garden to remember the late Chinese poet Xu Zhimo, who was once an associate member(准会员) of King’s College in 1921~1922.

In 1928, after Xu’s third visit to the English city, he wrote the poem(诗) Second Farewell to Cambridge(再别康桥), which is so famous and popular not only in China but also all over the world. This poem is filled with his true love for Cambridge, as well as his own thoughts and feelings about his first love.

The poem’s first and last lines have been carved(雕刻) into a granite(花岗岩) stone. Since the garden opened, it has become one of the Cambridge’s most popular places.

Steven Coghill is a gardener at King’s College. And he first bring out the idea to create the Xu Zhimo Garden. It took three years to plan and build the garden, and it has many trees and flowers that grow naturally in Zhejiang Province(省). Steven Coghill wants to build a garden to remember Xu Zhimo, because he really has deep love for the Chinese culture and Xu’s poems.

1. “This poem is filled with his true love for Cambridge” shows ____.

A．Xu Zhimo is a warm and kind person	B．Xu Zhimo love the life in Cambridge
C．We can know more about Cambridge	D．The poem tells us about Xu’s friends

2. The structure of the passage may be ____.

A．	B．
C．	D．

3. According to the passage, Steven Coghill ____.

A．has some good ideas	B．lives in King’s College
C．builds many gardens	D．loves Chinese culture

4. The best title of the passage may be “____”.

A．The Poem of Xu Zhimo	B．A Garden for Xu Zhimo
C．Cambridge’s Best Place	D．Chinese Culture and Xu

【推荐2】Bargaining (讨价) is the rule here in Beijing. At least, it is so in most markets and back-street clothes shops. Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar (不熟悉) with it, we’d like to offer you some advice. The tips here are often used in Beijing but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced.
DO NOT say how much you want to pay for an item (物品) unless it’s near the end of the bargaining. Always try and drop the seller’s offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price.
DO throw out really low prices like 10 RMB with a big smile.
DO keep smiling from the beginning to the end. The seller usually continues bargaining with a happy smiling face. Getting angry hardly gets you the price you want. Keep in mind the price offered by the seller at the beginning is usually at least 40% over the generally reasonable (合理的) price. It can be up to 500% over.
DO have an idea of what the item costs. You can ask your friends, people in the hotel or others you know, or look at the list below. This is very general and is based (根据) on a market like Xiu Shui. You may not be able to get the lowest prices at Xiu Shui, especially on a weekend when there are lots of tourists around.
1. Who is this passage written for?

A．Owners of back-street shops.	B．Businessmen in Beijing.
C．Those who are good at bargaining.	D．Those who travel in Beijing.

2. What is the writer mainly talking about in this passage?

A．Beijing markets.	B．Bargaining tips.
C．Lowest prices.	D．Sellers’ offer.

3. What is the most important thing to do in bargaining with the seller?

A．Keep smiling.	B．Be patient.
C．Don’t get angry.	D．Don’t say anything.

4. What is NOT included in the tips often used to bargain in Beijing?

A．Find out the true price and go to the markets with friends.

B．Don’t offer your price until the end of the bargaining with a smile.

C．Getting angry can hardly gets you the price you want.

D．Don’t go to markets at the time when there are too many tourists.

5. Which of the following can help you get an item you want at the lowest price?

A．Whenever you go shopping, take a price list with you.

B．You can bargain for anything at the price of 10 RMB.

C．The price range (范围) for you to bargain is usually between 40% and 500%.

D．XiuShui Market is the biggest shopping center where prices are always reasonable.

【推荐3】When throwing away rubbish, do you know which bin it should go in? Have you ever noticed the differently-colored rubbish bins on the street?

Some of you might not be able to answer the questions. However, it’s actually quite important to know how to sort(分类) your rubbish .Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make it harder to save energy and protect the environment. If you don’t sort your rubbish .all of it will be buried(埋) together .It can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees. Shanghai is the first city to put rubbish-sorting into practice in China .Shanghai government has asked all the people who live there to sort rubbish into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.

“Wet” rubbish is also known as “household” rubbish. It is what people produce every day after they eat or drink. “It is the thing you don’t want but pigs can eat”, Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be recused are recyclable rubbish. Harmful rubbish includes things like medicine, batteries and so on. Finally, any rubbish that is not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the dry rubbish bin.

Many other Chinese cities, including Changsha, plan to use this method to sort their rubbish.

Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part in protecting the environment.

1. What will happen if we don’t sort the rubbish?

A．It will be easier to save energy.

B．It will be difficult to protect the environment.

C．The rubbish will take up small areas of ground.

2. What does the underlined word “It” mean?

A．Food

B．Household rubbish

C．Paper

3. Which of the following is not recyclable rubbish?

A．A glass bowl

B．An old newspaper

C．A piece of bread

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．All the people in Shanghai have known how to sort rubbish.

B．Changsha asked people to sort rubbish many years ago.

C．Useless medicine is a kind of harmful rubbish.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Rubbish is helpful.

B．What to do with rubbish.

C．Different rubbish bins.