【推荐1】It's Tommy's birthday today. It is a great day for him, because everyone in his family is here today. "I love everyone in America!" Tommy says after making a wish.

"Why do you only love people in America?" asks his father. "People all over the world(世界）need your love."

"I don't think so," says Tommy. "We are far away from people in other countries（国家）. I   don't need them, and they don't need me."

"Oh, no," Tommy's sister Jane says. "people are not far away from each other today. We are in a big family."

"Look at all the presents on the desk," says Aunt Jenny. "How many of them are from other countries?"

"Here is some nice food," says his mother. "It's from China."

"This watch comes from Japan（日本）," says Jane.

"Look at that shirt. It's from England," says his grandfather.

"How great it is!" Tommy says. "The whole world helps us live a beautiful life. I love the whole world, and I want to help, too!"

1. Why is it a great day for Tommy today?

A．Because lots of friends come to his birthday party.

B．Because he gets some presents from all over the world.

C．Because everyone in his family is here for his birthday.

D．Because the birthday cake is very big.

2. The underlined words "far away" mean（意思是）______________in Chinese.

A．亲密的

B．紧张的

C．矛盾的

D．遥远的

3. Where is the watch from?

A．China.

B．Japan.

C．England.

D．America.

4. How many people are there at the birthday party?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

5. What does Tommy's father mean?

A．Tommy needs to love the whole world.

B．Tommy's presents are from different（不同的）countries.

C．Tommy needs to have many friends from the world.

【推荐2】This holiday my sister and I went to Shanghai. My sister had just graduated and she wanted to find a job in Shanghai.
My uncle lived in Shanghai, so we lived with him after we got there. On the first day we went to a lot of interesting places, including Waitan and Huangpu Park. We spent the next few days helping my sister find a job. We read many advertisements in newspapers to find one. My sister couldn't get the first job because they said she was too young.
Then we lost our way and couldn't find the second company. We had a map but the city is so big, so we had to ask someone for help and finally found the second company. The boss had a talk with my sister and asked her to wait at home for their decision. A month later we went home. My sister couldn’t find a job in     Shanghai because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn’t have enough experience. In this holiday we learned that if we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge.
1. Why did my sister go to Shanghai?

A．She wanted to visit a lot of interesting places.

B．She wanted to visit her uncle.

C．She wanted to find a job.

D．She wanted to have a good time there.

2. How did we spend the next few days?

A．Helping my sister find a job.

B．Visiting Waitan and Huangpu park.

C．Waiting at home for a job.

D．Reading many newspapers.

3. Why couldn’t my sister get the first job in Shanghai?

A．Because she was too young.

B．Because she couldn’t find the second company.

C．Because the city is so big that we lost our way.

D．Because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn’t have enough experience.

4. The underlined word “knowledgeable” means “______” in Chinese.

A．明白道理的	B．知识渊博的
C．有文化的	D．知识欠缺的

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．My sister couldn’t find a job in Shanghai because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn’t have enough experience.

B．If we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge.

C．Shanghai is so big, so we couldn’t find a job easily.

D．Shanghai is so big, so we lost our way easily.

【推荐3】You may have heard the saying, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Since lemons are thought to be bitter(苦的)and lemonade sweet, the saying tells you to make the best out of a bad situation.
Unluckily, when something bad happens, it's not uncommon for most people to talk about it to anyone who'll listen, and complain about life, "Why me?" That's like getting a bag of lemons, putting them down, and thinking, "Lemons taste bad! I'd rather have chocolate!'' If you don't make anything with the lemons, they will go bad. But what if you did something with them? What if you made lemonade? Isn't it possible to do something similar with a bad situation?
Here's an example: Let's say you're about to go to the movie, but you discover you have a flat tire(瘪胎).You think it a terrible thin. After all, you are really looking forward to spending some time with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Now you're all stressed out. hating the tire, the car, and your life. But what if you called AAA, got your tire fixed or got caught up on things that you'd been meaning to do? What if you did some reading. or had coffee with a friend instead? As awful experience can be turned into something better. You can't change what has happened, right? So make the best of it. I'm not saying it will be easy. The easy thing to do is complain about your bad situation   and not think about what it could be turned into.
Next time when some bad things happen, stop and think, "How can I turn this around? How can I make it a nice experience ?" You needn't fear difficulties. As long as you keep on changing it, you will see the good at last.
1. What do we know about the saying in Paragraph 1?

A．It is encouraging.

B．It is humorous.

C．It is amazing.

D．It is interesting.

2. What does most people usually do when something bad happens?

A．Accept it.	B．Ask for help.
C．Complain about it.	D．Find out the reasons.

3. The writer uses the example of seeing a movie to tell us         .

A．a flat tire happens sometimes	B．it is all right to make mistakes
C．it is a very wonderful thing to meet film stars	D．bad things can be turned into good things

【推荐1】Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer “maths”. No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn maths. Why is this so? How come so many students hate maths, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?
Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, “What good do we get from learning maths? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning maths at school is a waste of time.”
However, there is much more to maths than just learning to add and subtract (减) numbers. In fact, maths is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can’t think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.
For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.
1. According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?

A．Chinese.

B．Maths.

C．Geography.

D．Art.

2. What does Jenny Sanders think of learning maths?

A．Interesting.

B．Boring.

C．Useless.

D．Difficult.

3. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A．90﹪of the students hate learning maths.

B．Students can learn maths well with computers.

C．Maths can do calculations and store information.

D．Maths helps students learn all the other subjects well.

4. What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage?

A．科目

B．效率

C．信息

D．资源

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Maths is just learning to add and subtract numbers.

B．Maths can be good for both our body and our mind.

C．Maths helps us think logically and solve problems.

D．Maths can help students find a good job in the future.

【推荐2】Have you heard about “Survival (生存) Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are asked to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.

Why do people like “Survival Holidays”? It is because that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games.     1    

Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play.     2     Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with their study, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge (挑战).

    3     Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe.     4     All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.

A．It is bad for their health.

B．Many people think the survival activities are good for children.

C．“Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.

D．Others have learned how to work in a team.

E．“Survival Holidays” is very popular now.

F．They also need to live and learn alone, without adults disturbing (打扰) them.

【推荐3】Successful students have good study habits.     1     Read about study habits below. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.

Plan specific times for studying. Study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork. It can be completing assigned (指定的) reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test.     2     Studying at the same time each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying.

    3     You may delay (延误) starting your studying because you don't like an assignment or think it is too hard. If you keep delaying for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors. So it is important to make preparations in advance and act as they are.

Work on the hardest assignment first. Your most difficult assignment will require the most effort.     4    

Review your notes before beginning an assignment. Reviewing the notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment correctly. Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment.     5     So call another student when you have difficulty with an assignment.

A．Start studying as planned.

B．They apply these to all of their classes.

C．Developing good study habits will help you study properly and efficiently.

D．Start with it since this is when you have the most mental energy.

E．There is a case where "two heads may be better than one".

F．Concentrate on what you are studying.

G．Try to study at the same time each day.

【推荐1】

Arguments (争吵) between children and parents
	Parent: You got an F in your maths exam again. Feel disappointed with you. Zhang Lei: I did study hard. The problems were just too difficult for me.
	Parent: Wang Bin is always making trouble in our community. You'd better ▲ him. Chen Xiao: You know him not as well as I do. Stop trying to tell me who I can make friends with.
	Parent: Don't spend so much time reading novels. You should do something meaningful. Li Na: I've already finished my homework. I just want to relax.
Chinese kids and their parents
Only 18% of kids talk to their parents when they have problems.		Over 50% of kids think their parents don't understand them.	Almost 50% of parents talk to their children only about school.
Ways to solve(解决) the problems
As a parent, you need to talk with your children in a friendly way and encourage them to share their feelings with you. To help you understand each other better, you can also take an active part in different activities together. This way, your conversations will not only be about school.

1. ________ is not good at maths.

A．Li Na

B．Wang Bin

C．Zhang Lei

D．Chen Xiao

2. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A．give a hand to

B．keep clear of

C．say sorry to

D．stay in touch with

3. Li Na's parents thinks reading novels is ________.

A．relaxing

B．strange

C．necessary

D．meaningless

4. In China, of 50 kids, only ________ prefer to talk with parents about their problems.

A．9

B．18

C．20

D．25

5. The text is written for ________.

A．teenagers

B．teachers

C．parents

D．doctors

【推荐2】John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station. However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly appreciating the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.

However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast (盛宴).

I have a very busy friend called Charles. He had totally changed after knowing that his wife came down with incurable illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But even so, his wife still didn’t conquer the illness and passed away. After that, he often sighed. Due to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible to make up for it.

But it is no use crying over spilt milk. In our life, we have missed a lot of precious things without knowing to treasure them. The reason is less than simple. We had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.

There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s lives, they have only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to treasure what they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we have lost it by then.

1. The reason why people often regret may be that ________.

A．they are too busy to notice the beautiful things

B．they are too careless to cherish precious things

C．they are lazy to observe the surroundings

D．they think that it’s none of their business

2. The word “conquer” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．fight against

B．prevent from

C．get over

D．face with

3. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．the child was good at telling good music from bad one

B．Charles used to be too busy to spend time with his wife

C．it’s never too late for us to make our dreams come true

D．it’s available to make up for what we haven’t done before.

4. How do we understand the underlined parts “waiting and regretting”?

A．won’t treasure what they have until they lost them

B．can’t achieve anything great until they get older

C．are easy to take pride in what they are doing

D．expect to make progress but want to do nothing

5. The best title of this passage is probably ________.

A．Tomorrow Is a Mystery	B．Don’t Regret for Waiting
C．Never Cry over Spilt Milk	D．Fight for the Bright Future

【推荐3】As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you try to make your dream real?

Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life's biggest challenge(挑战). You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it's impossible(不可能) for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing(实现) your dream.

In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart(心脏). Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of(由...组成) many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

 As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.

1. The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from ______.

A．yourself

B．your friends

C．your school

D．your parents

2. Which of the following isn't mentioned(提及) in this passage?

A．You may think you're not good at some school subjects.

B．Making your dreams real is life's biggest challenge.

C．You must never give up your dream.

D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

3. If we have dreams in our hearts and work hard, our dreams ______.

A．can't be realized	B．can be very small
C．will come true	D．can be very big

4. How do you make your dream come true faster?

A．Remember what your dream is.	B．Don't let your dream leave your heart.
C．Keep telling yourself what you want every day.	D．A, B and C.

【推荐1】Kunming is the capital of Yunnan. It’s a city with a long history. Kunming has a population(人口) of more than 5,000,000. The weather in Yunnan changes from place to place, but Kunming is famous for its beautiful weather. It’s not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter. That’s why more and more people like to travel and even to live here. You can see that great changes have taken place(发生) here. A lot of tall buildings, cinemas and schools have been built. You can cross(穿过) the streets over footbridges(天桥) in the city. You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People’s lives are becoming better and better.

At weekends or on holidays, people like to have fun in different places and in different ways. In winter, people, especially(特别是) old people would like to go up the Western Hills. From the top of the hills, you can have a good look at the beautiful city of Kunming. Far away from the hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the hills. After supper, families usually take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden Temple and Expo Garden(世博园) are two famous places of interest in the north of the city. Expo Garden is known to people both at home and abroad(国外). You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away from the south-east of the city, a special forest(独特的森林) welcomes you. It is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. So， it is called the Stone Forest.

1. What’s the population of Kunming?

A．Over five million.	B．Over five thousand.
C．Over five billion.	D．Over five hundred.

2. The weather in Yunnan is ___________.

A．the same in different places	B．not too hot and not too cold
C．different in different places	D．different in the same place

3. The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a ______________.

A．person	B．hill
C．shop	D．film star

【推荐2】On February 12, 2019, Brendon Fontaine blew out five candles on a birthday cake. "He loved the cake so much," says his mother, Faith, who lives in Winnipeg with Brendon. "I had to hide it in the back of the fridge."

Brendon's surprise came from Cakes for Kids, a group of home bakers(烘焙师)who know that a simple birthday cake can be uncommon for poor families like the Fontaines.

The group was set up three years ago by Christy Rogowski, a 40-year-old who works in health care software, and her partner, Wendy Singleton. "Imagining a child who wasn't going to have a birthday cake was really upsetting," Rogowski says.

A Facebook call-out for volunteers finally added 150 bakers to their name list. When volunteers first apply(申请), they're asked why they want to do so. "Some people have said that they didn't have a cake on their birthday growing up, and they know how important it is," says Singleton. More commonly, though, they say they want families in need to know that their neighbors care about them.

The names of the cake receivers are provided by community organizations and Winnipeg Child and Family Services. A child might receive a cake because the family is poor. Sometimes a child is sick, leaving the family too busy to make the treat themselves. Cakes also go to children living in foster care（寄养). Jodi Korolyk, a worker with Winnipeg Child and Family Services, has so far ordered birthday cakes for five of the almost 800 kids in their system. "It shows the child they have a lot of people there to support them," she says.

By the end of last year, Cakes for Kids had baked over 575 cakes to mark kids' birthdays, and the baking continues. Rogowski and Singleton are even considering developing the program nationally and also providing cakes for old people who live alone. After all, there's no age difference when it comes to the positive role of a well-timed cake.

1. The example of Brendon is given to help explain why          .

A．cakes should be put in the fridge	B．children like cakes so much
C．Cakes for Kids was set up	D．some families became poor

2. We can see from the passage that the group Cakes for Kids          .

A．pays its workers much money	B．has a history of three years
C．cares about volunteers' health	D．gives away cakes online

3. Paragraph5 mainly tells us          .

A．where kids can celebrate birthdays	B．how cakes are sent to kids
C．who can probably receive cakes	D．when cakes need to be ordered

4. The last paragraph shows that Rogowskiand Singleton plan to          .

A．offer cakes to the old living alone	B．make another 575 birthday cakes
C．improve their skills in making cakes	D．create new kinds of birthday cakes

【推荐3】Dear Alice,

Thank you for your last letter. I enjoyed reading it very much. Thank you for telling me about your best friend. In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Linda. Linda has long and dark brown hair and green eyes. She is the same age as me, but a little taller. She is always happy and cheerful.

We sit together in class, and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour. Linda thinks very quickly and usually wins. Linda is learning to play the piano. I'm learning to play the flute（笛子）.We practice together every day. We play easy duets（二重奏）for piano and flute. They are fun.

Sometimes Linda stays overnight at my flat, or I stay overnight at her house. We always have a lovely time. How about you?

Yours,

Millie

1. Who is Millie's best friend?

A．Linda.

B．Alice.

C．Daniel.

D．She doesn't have one.

2. What is Linda's hair like?

A．Long and green.	B．Long and dark brown.
C．Short and dark brown.	D．Short and black.

3. How tall is Millie?

A．She is a little taller than Linda.	B．She has the same height as Linda.
C．She is a lot shorter than Linda.	D．She is a little shorter than Linda.

4. When do Linda and Millie play computer games?

A．Before school.	B．On the weekend.
C．At lunchtime.	D．After school.

5. What do Linda and Millie practice every day?

A．They practice writing letters.	B．They practice singing.
C．They practice playing the piano and flute.	D．They practice using the computer.