【推荐2】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A month ago the Brown family, who lived in Lyndhurst, had a special experience.

    1     She was making coffee while her husband, Frank, was watching a comedy program on television. Upstairs (在楼上) their young daughter, Ruth, was asleep in her room and their son, Mark, was doing some homework on his computer. The weather had been very good all day with a lot of sunshine. However, at the end of the afternoon, it started to change.     2     Tina looked out of the kitchen window and saw big storm clouds in the sky. The Browns’dog, Tilly, was in the back garden.     3     Shortly afterwards, Tina saw lightning (闪电) in the sky and then everything in the house went dark. Frank was unhappy because he couldn’t watch TV. Mark shouted from his room because he couldn’t use his computer.     4     Frank went upstairs to look after the baby but when he climbed the stairs(楼梯), there was a loud sound and the house seemed to shake.

Frank ran into Ruth’s room and he saw something shocking. A big tree from their garden fell through the window of Ruth’s room!     5    

A．Soon, it began to rain very heavily.

B．Then they heard baby Ruth crying.

C．It became dark and snowed hard soon.

D．Luckily it missed the baby by just half a meter!

E．It was evening, and after dinner Tina was in the kitchen.

F．Suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder (雷声) and Tilly quickly ran into the house

【推荐3】How do animals communicate (交流) with each other? They have special “languages”. In fact, they are using signals (信号). Different signals have different meanings.

For example, when a bee (蜜蜂) finds food somewhere, it flies home quickly. It can’t speak, but it can tell others by dancing. Other bees will know where and how far the food is.

Some animals show their feelings by making sounds. For example, when a dog is angry, it barks (吠). At this time, you’d better stay away from it. Birds can make several sounds to show different meanings. Sometimes we humans show feelings by making sounds instead of by speaking. For example, when we feel painful (疼痛的), we cry“Oh!”or“Ouch!”.

We humans have languages and words. We can communicate face to face by speaking. We can write down what happened in order to remember clearly. We can also send (寄) messages to people far away. But animals can’t.   

根据短文内容，判断句子正误。正确的用A表示，不正确的用B表示。

1. Humans and animals both have their own languages.

A．True

B．False

2. A bee can tell others the messages by singing songs.

A．True

B．False

3. Birds can make different sounds to show different meanings.

A．True

B．False

4. All the animals can communicate with others far away.

A．True

B．False

5. When a dog is not happy, you’d better keep away from it.

A．True

B．False

【推荐2】All living things on the earth need other living things to live. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain (食物链). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains will break up if one of the links disappears.

All lives need sunlight to live on. But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are “factories”. They make food from sunlight, water and things in soil and air.

Plants feed all other living things. Animals can use sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly (间接的).

What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But men often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them can not be eaten. If men eat the fish, they will get strange diseases.

Each form of life is linked to all others. Breaking the links puts all lives in danger.

1. How does every living thing on the earth live?

A．Each plant can live alone.

B．Each animal can live alone.

C．If living things want to live, they must kill each other.

D．Every living thing on the earth cannot live without others.

2. Plants make food from ________.

A．sunlight, water and things in soil and air

B．water, sunlight and things in soil

C．water and things in soil and air

D．sunlight and things in soil and air

3. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A．Animals

B．Plants

C．Food Chains

D．Human Beings

【推荐3】The jackfruit (菠萝蜜) is a delicious fruit in Asia. When thinking about the fruit’s English name, you may ask, “Who is Jack? Why does he have his fruit?”

Jackfruit isn’t a person’s name at all. The fruit’s name first comes from the Indian word “Chakka Pazham”. Later, Portuguese (葡萄牙) travelers came to India and called it “Jaca”. This brings us to its English name of jackfruit, said NPR.

There is another food, however, named after a person—the sandwich. In the 1900s, playing card games late into the night became popular in Britain. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, started to eat pieces of cold beef between two pieces of bread. This was a late-night meal without leaving the gaming table.

There are more names named after people. Long Johns are warm trousers that keep us warm in winter. It’s said that they were named after the US boxer John L. Sullivan who liked wearing a similar kind of clothing in the games.

So, the next time you find an interesting name in the English language, why not go into its history?

1. How did jackfruit get its name?

A．From a person named Jack.

B．Through the news of NPR.

C．Through a Portuguese word, Jaca.

D．From its birthplace, Pazham.

2. What do we know about John Montagu?

A．He cares about health.

B．He is good at cooking.

C．He is popular in Britain.

D．He likes playing card games.

3. What are Long Johns?

A．Long scarfs.	B．Warm coats.
C．Boxing gloves.	D．Winter trousers.

4. Which is the best title of the text?

A．A Trip into Fruit Names.

B．Interesting Food Names.

C．Stories Behind Fun Names.

D．Important English Names.

【推荐1】The first robots were invented in the 1920s. Robots have appeared in Hollywood films such as Robocop and The Terminator. The robots in these films are stronger, faster and cleverer than people.

In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too dangerous, difficult or boring for human beings. Robots also help people who can’t look after themselves. For example, scientists are making a robot to help blind people. Nowadays many blind people have a dog to help them. This dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs. Robots are used in hospitals, too. They can do simple jobs. For example, they can brush patients’ teeth.

Robots can help people in many different ways. However, they will never replace human beings.

根据短文内容，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. Robots appeared in Hollywood films in 1920.
2. Robots are mainly used in factories in real life.
3. Nowadays many blind people have a robot dog to help them.
4. In hospitals, robots can brush patients’ teeth one day.
5. Robots will replace human beings in the future.

【推荐2】Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?

79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world. She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.

1. Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.

A．from America	B．young and famous
C．old but still working	D．working with young girls

2. Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.

A．60

B．70

C．75

D．90

3. Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.

A．singing contests	B．photo contests
C．dancing contests	D．tennis matches

4. Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.

A．singer

B．model

C．tennis player

D．photographer

5. What does the reading above tell us?

A．These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.

B．Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.

C．Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.

D．The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.

【推荐3】①School trips are very popular these days. But are they really helpful for students? The U. S. Travel Association (美国旅游协会) made a study and found out school trips are good to them.

②They asked 400 students. 89% of them think school trips open their eyes and make them better persons. 77% students believe school trips do good to their schoolwork. They think school trips help them understand what they are learning at school better. “School trips should be an important part of their school life,” said Roger Dow, president of the U. S. Travel Association.

③How can we have a nice school trip?

④Here are some tips (建议). First, plan carefully. We should plan where we want to go. Then, we should be careful. Don’t go to dangerous places. Besides, make it a memory (回忆). When we come back, we can write about our favorite thing or activity on the trip.

⑤“If you don’t see outside, the world will pass you by,” said Roger Dow.

1. The U.S. Travel Association (美国旅游协会) made a ________ to know students’ ideas.

A．card	B．camera
C．ticket	D．study

2. The author gives us ________ tips to have a nice school trip.

A．two	B．three
C．four	D．five

3. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．students don’t like school trips

B．school trips are not helpful for students

C．school trips can help us know the world better

D．parents like school trips

4. The structure of the passage is ________.

A．①②③—④—⑤

B．①—②—③④—⑤

C．①—②—③—④⑤

D．①②—③④⑤

【推荐1】My friend Tom is a schoolboy. Everyone likes him very much because he is kind. He likes to help people. He is a smart boy and he can play many musical instruments(乐器). After school, when he is with his friends, he often plays musical instruments for them. On weekends, he is free and he always goes to the old people’s home. He plays the violin and the guitar to make them happy. He thinks it’s interesting and fun.

Today is February 28th. It’s Tom’s birthday. He has a big and interesting party at home. Many friends come to his party. Tom’s mother cooks a lot of food for them. Everyone gives a beautiful gift to him. Sally gives him an English dictionary because Tom also likes English. Bob gives Tom a guitar because he likes playing the guitar very much. At the party, Tom plays the guitar and he also plays the piano. We sing many songs and play some interesting games. We have a good time today.

1. Everyone likes Tom because ________.

A．he studies well

B．he is smart

C．he is friendly

D．he can play many instruments

2. What does Tom always do on weekends?

A．He plays with his friends.

B．He has birthday parties.

C．He plays the piano.

D．He plays musical instruments for the old people.

3. Tom ________ on his birthday.

A．does his homework

B．goes to a movie

C．goes to the store

D．has a party

4. ________ gives Tom an English dictionary.

A．His mother

B．His father

C．Sally

D．Bob

5. What does Tom play at the party?

A．The guitar.	B．The drums.
C．The piano.	D．Both A and C.

【推荐2】Do you like to exercise? I think everyone likes to exercise. It’s good for studying. Everybody knows exercise is important.

The students in our school love to exercise. Every morning after we get up, we run and then do morning exercises. After the second class we do eye exercises. We have PE classes three times in a week. In the afternoon, we play sports. The most popular sport is football. The boys enjoy it and some of the girls like it, too. Another popular sport is volleyball. In every class there are a lot of volleyball fans. We often swim on weekends, too. Exercising can help us study better.

1. No one wants to exercise.
2. Every morning after we get up, we do eye exercises.
3. We have PE classes three times a week.
4. We often swim on weekends.
5. We can study better by doing exercise.

【推荐3】My parents run a small store in San Francisco. They always keep a big box by the entrance where people can donate (捐赠) something to our local food bank.

“For some reason, our food-donation box just isn’t filling up recently,” said my dad.

“Maybe it’s time to think of a way to remind people about the food bank,” said my mom.

“What about a talent show?” my dad suggested.

“OK, _______” said my mom. 

So while my parents posted information online, we kids made some signs. My friend Mareya came over to help out. “I’d like to do an act in the show, but I don’t know what to do,” I told Mareya.

“Well, since the food-bank thing is about sharing,” said Mareya, “Why not write a song about that?”

“Writing a song is not a problem,” I said. “But it's hard for me to sing it alone!”

She said. “What if we sang it together?”

Since Mareya has the world’s prettiest voice and also happens to play the guitar. I agreed.

Mareya and I practiced and practiced, and I was feeling pretty good about our act. Baton the morning of the performance, Mareya called that she had a stomachache and was not in any shape to perform.

“There’s no way I’m going on without you,” I told her.

“You've worked so hard”, she said, “You'll be great!”

But great is the last word anyone would choose to describe my performance! Without Mareya’s guitar and voice to guide me, my song was completely in a mess. And I even forgot half the words.

Remember the sick, heart-racing, hot-faced feeling I was talking about? Well, that’s what I was experiencing—more than I ever had before.

Once I was off the steps, my mom gave me a big hug.

“I want to disappear! I’ve never been so embarrassed（尴尬的）in my life, I said.

Ollie smiled, “I think you are really brave.”

Indi added, “I now know that you truly can survive（幸存）a lot more embarrassment than you think.”

1. The family decided to have a talent show because ________.

A．they wanted to show thanks to donators

B．they would like to make the neighborhood happy

C．they planned to run a bigger store in San Francisco

D．they hoped more people could care about the food bank

2. Which of the following is the best to fill in “________”in the passage?

A．but there is no way	B．what if we do it alone
C．let’s get the words out	D．why not sing a song

3. The changing of the writer’s feelings to the performance can be described as_________?                 

A．embarrassed—encouraged—nervous—confident （自信的）

B．confident—nervous—embarrassed—encouraged

C．nervous—embarrassed—confident—encouraged

D．encouraged—confident—embarrassed—nervous

4. What will most probably happen in the following part the passage?

A．More people came to know about the food bank.

B．Mareya came and continued the performance.

C．Fewer people donated because of the performance.

D．Indi and Mareya went to other places for donation.