【推荐2】In Tianjin, China, a group of people are waiting at the bus stop. Soon, the bus comes to the bus stop. It isn’t the same bus as we usually see on the street. It looks like a panda with black ears and black eyes. After getting on the bus, people only need to buy their tickets by showing their hands in front of a camera! About one minute later, the bus begins its self-driving mode (模式). It stops for traffic lights automatically (自动的) before it gets to the next stop. That is to say, it can drive and stop by itself.

There are also some robots on the bus. People can talk to them and ask them for help. If there is a bad person on the bus, the robots will call the police. “It’s very convenient (方便的),” says a woman taking the bus. “And kids love it.”

Deep Blue Technology Company makes this kind of buses. They are working in ten cities all over China. More cities in China will put this kind of buses into use this year. I think soon you can take the bus in your city.

Now smart buses are no longer buses in the future. Would you like to take a ride on the smart bus?

1. What does the bus look like?

A．A cat

B．A duck

C．A panda

D．A bear

2. What does the underlined word “itself” in the first paragraph refer to?

A．A panda

B．The bus stop

C．The ticket

D．The bus

3. What can the robots do on the bus?
①Call the police. ②Talk to people. ③Play with kids. ④Drive the bus.

A．①②

B．①④

C．②③

D．②④

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．People can only take the bus in Tianjin.

B．People don’t need to pay for tickets on the bus.

C．It’s a smart bus with black ears and black eyes.

D．Ten cities will put this kind of buses into use this year.

5. The passage is probably from ________.

A．a storybook	B．a travel guide
C．a newspaper	D．a diary

【推荐3】Kristina’s family was going to visit her grandparents. She was so excited! It had been months since their last visit. They called a taxi to take them to the airport. “This will save us lots of time,” Dad said. “We won’t have to worry about parking.”

However, the streets were crowded with cars, and the taxi slowly made its way to the airport through the traffic. They arrived at the airport very late, got stuck at a check point for a while, and had to run all the way to the gate to catch their plane. Out of breath, they finally reached the gate. The clerk saw them dash up and shook her head sadly. “You checked in too late,” the clerk said, “so we had to give your seats to other people. Now the plane is completely full.” The clerk booked them on another flight, which would leave two hours later. The family was upset, but all they could do was to wait.

After two long hours, the family finally got on a plane. When they got off the plane after the quick flight, Grandma and Grandpa greeted them with huge smiles. Mum, Dad and Kristina were very glad to see them at last, and they couldn’t wait to get to their house.

Grandpa took Kristina’s hand, and they happily chatted and laughed as they went together to pick up the luggage. They waited and waited, but their luggage was nowhere to be seen! Dad asked an airport worker for help, and she looked on her computer for a minute or two. “I’m sorry, but it seems that your luggage didn’t get on your plane,” she said. “It won’t be here for another hour.”

After another hour, the family picked up their luggage and left the airport. The sun was setting as they pulled into her grandparents’ driveway. Everyone was hungry and tired.

1. Kristina’s family went to the airport by taxi because _________.

A．they didn’t have a car	B．there was a lot of traffic
C．they had heavy luggage	D．They wanted to save time

2. The underlined word “dash” in Paragraph Two probably means ________.

A．pass the entrance safely	B．look for something carefully
C．call someone loudly	D．go to some place quickly

3. Kristina’s family couldn’t get on the first plane because _________.

A．they failed to arrive in time	B．the clerk wasn’t quick enough
C．they couldn’t find their tickets	D．the plane needed repairs

4. What happened to the family’s luggage?

A．It was left at home.	B．It was put on another plane.
C．It was seriously broken.	D．It was stolen at the airport.

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

A．The family went out of the airport at night.

B．Kristina’s family arrived later than they hoped.

C．It was the first time for Kristina to visit her grandparents.

D．The clerk gave them the wrong information about the flight.

6. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Visiting Grandparents	B．The flight was Delayed
C．Kristina’s Experience at the Airport	D．Cars are Good, but Planes are Better

【推荐3】根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”），并将所选答案涂到答题卡的相应位置上。

Has your mother or grandmother ever made embroidered(刺绣的) clothes for you? In the past, Chinese people often embroidered on hats, shoes and dresses to show the beauty of nature or the best wishes to others. Some girls would even embroider on a sachet(香囊) as a gift for their lovers.

Shu embroidery comes from Sichuan. It is said that Shu embroidery is the oldest kind of embroidery in China. People began to make it during the Han Dynasty (202BC-220AD). They sold it to other countries such as ancient Rome.

Shu embroidery takes time. It might take as long as a whole day to finish just 10cm. Embroidery workers need to divide each silk thread (丝线) into more than 10 or even 30 smaller threads. Each smaller thread is thinner than a human hair.

Meng Dezhi, who used to work at the Chengdu Shu Embroidery Factory, has been making Shu embroidery for 40 years. She loves this form of art and wants more people to try it, so she gives lessons in universities. She said, “Although the work is hard, Shu embroidery stands for thousands of years of Sichuan culture. It is a symbol of Chinese culture as well.”

1. Ancient Chinese often embroidered to show beauty, wishes and love.
2. People started to make Shu embroidery during the Tang Dynasty.
3. In ancient times, people did Shu embroidery trade only in China.
4. It doesn’t take time to finish Shu embroidery.
5. According to Meng Dezhi, Shu embroidery is a symbol of Chinese culture.

【推荐1】When I was 17, I read a magazine article about a museum called the McNay, once the home of a watercolorist named Marian McNay. She had requested the community to turn it into a museum after her death. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, “Do you have the address?” “No, but I’ll know it, there was a picture in the magazine.” “Oh, stop. There it is!”

We entered, excited. A group of people sitting in the hall stopped talking and looked at us.

“May I help you?” a man, whom I supposed to be a guide, asked. “No,” I said. “We’re fine.” Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall kept their eyes on me in surprise. What was their problem? I saw some nice paintings in one room. Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me. “Where do you think you are?” he asked. I turned quickly. “The McNay Art Museum!” He smiled, shaking his head. “Sorry, the McNay is on New Braunfels Street.” “What’s this place?” I was shocked. “It’s our home.” I called out, “Sally! Come down immediately!”

“There’re some really good art works up there.” She stepped down. I pushed her out, waving at the family, “Sorry, but you have a really nice place.” Outside, when I told Sally what happened, she laughed.

Thirty years later, a woman came to me in a public place. “Excuse me, did you ever enter a home, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?”

“Yes. But how do you know?”

“That was my home. I was a teenager sitting in the hall. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. You thought it was a museum. My feelings about my home changed after that.”

1. What can we learn about Marian McNay?

A．She was a watercolor painter.	B．She was a community leader.
C．She was a museum director.	D．She was a newspaper reporter.

2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?

A．The community where McNay lived.	B．The picture of the museum McNay.
C．The article about the museum McNay.	D．The address of the museum McNay.

3. How did the writer feel about being watched by the people in the hall?

A．Puzzled.

B．Worried.

C．Scared.

D．Glad.

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Everyone is supposed to learn history to enjoy life.

B．Everyone is expected to educate kids at a museum.

C．People may be blind to the beauty around them.

D．People must spend more time with their family.

【推荐2】Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep(绵羊) and Big Big Wolf(狼).
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep( 懒羊羊) is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep(沸羊羊) is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班长）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet(宠物). Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.
1. ________ doesn’t like sports.

A．Lazy Sheep	B．Force Sheep
C．Warm Sheep	D．Happy Sheep

2. Pretty Sheep likes ________.

A．playing football	B．sleeping
C．making clothes	D．eating bananas

3. ________ is the sheep’s friend.

A．Big Big Wolf	B．Banana Wolf
C．Red Wolf	D．Little Wolf

4. There are ________ sheep in the passage(短文).

A．four	B．five
C．six	D．seven

【推荐3】The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the major construction work on the world’s cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed on Oct 23, 2018. Construction began in December 2009 at Zhuhai. The Y-shaped bridge starts from Lantau Island in Hong Kong with branches to Zhuhai and Macao.

More than 400000 tons of steel have been used for the 6.7 km undersea tunnel land 22.9 km bridge, enough to build 60 Eiffel Towers. British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure ( 巨 型 建 筑 ) one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion.”

The bridge will cut travel time from Hong Kong to both Zhuhai and Macao from the current three hours by road or one hour by sea to a half-hour drive. It will bring people in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong within a “one-hour living circle”, which is expected to attract more visitors to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The bridge will not only be a transport link. “It will be a social, economic, cultural, and tourism connection ( 联 系 ) among the three areas.” said Yu Lic, deputy director of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority.

Su Quanke chief engineer with the administration bureau of the bridge, said the project has made history in many aspects. “With a series of world advanced anti-erosion (抗腐蚀) and earthquake-resistant measures, the bridge can be used for 120 years,” he said. “If it were not for the progress of ‘Made in China’, we couldn’t possibly complete the construction in such a short time, The China technology and China standard set by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will influence ( 影响) the world market.”

1. It takes China to complete the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

A．8 years

B．9 years

C．10 years

2. We can draw a simple picture of HZMB like .

A．A

B．B

C．C

3. British newspaper The Guardian named the mega structure one of its “seven wonders of the modern world near completion” because .

A．no one can design undersea tunnels

B．the bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower

C．The bridge is such a huge construction

4. The third paragraph mainly talks about .

A．the importance of HZMB

B．the time to cross HZMB

C．a one-hour living circle

5. From the last paragraph, we can infer that Su Quanke is of the project.

A．afraid

B．sick

C．proud

【推荐1】Mrs. Li is over seventy years old, and has lived in Shanghai all her life. Jenny, a reporter, asked her a few questions.

Q1: Tell me about your parents, brothers and sisters.

My parents, my sister and three brothers lived in a tiny house with a toilet we shared with our neighbours. There was no electricity. The house was lit by candles. We weren’t very rich, but we were happy. My sister was the oldest child and she left school when she was only twelve to help my mother at home.

Families have changed a lot since I was young. They were much bigger. Today most people only have only have one child!

Q2: Did your parents have jobs?     

My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day. My mum was she met my father. But looking after us was a full-time job, so she stayed at home. Today the position of women has changed. It’s usual for married women to go out to work, but it was less common in the past. My father had the same job the whole of his working life. These days people change their jobs much more often.

Q3:      72                 

Well, I remember the family meals, three times a day. My mother was always cooking for us. The food was always freshly cooked, with lots of fish   my grandfather was a fisherman, and my mother never bought ready-made food as people do today, so it was much better for us. And we didn’t have television, so we played games together a lot after supper.

Q4: Where did you meet your husband?

I first met him over fifty years ago. My parents liked him because they thought he came from a good family, so we got married when I was only nineteen. These days most couples meet at work, and they just hope their parents will be happy for them if they marry.

Our life is better now. One day I’ll be talking to my grandchildren.

1. How many children were there in Mrs. Li’s family when she was young?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

2. Mrs. Li’s sister left school when she was only twelve because________.

A．they weren’t very rich	B．they lived in a tiny house
C．she had to help her mother	D．she was the oldest children

3. The underlined word “position” in Paragraph 3 probably means________

A．idea

B．view

C．role

D．power

4. Which is probably the third question Jenny asked?

A．What did you eat for meals?	B．What did your grandfather do?
C．What did you do after supper?	D．What was life like at home?-

5. Which of the following is true about Mr. and Mrs. Li?

A．Mrs. Li’s parents liked Mr. Li.	B．Mr. and Mrs. Li married 19 years ago.
C．Mr. and Mrs. Li first met at work.	D．Mr. Li was from a poor family.

6. What do Jenny and Mrs. Li mainly talk about?

A．The families in Shanghai	B．The changes in Shanghai
C．The people in the past	D．The life in the past

【推荐2】Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.
John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.
But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?
M-call got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.
The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.
At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hat work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.
Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.
1. The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A．had a lot of books	B．bought candles from others
C．stayed in the church	D．enjoyed reading books

2. The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to         .

A．to grow to love books	B．to bring books to people
C．to read and write	D．to build a new library

3. The passage doesn't mention      

A．when the barefoot librarians appeared	B．who worked as village librarians at   first
C．where Medcalf met Chinese doctors	D．how many village libraries Peru has today

4. It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that     ．

A．the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B．car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C．teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D．the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

【推荐3】Huawei, which rose rapidly to become the world's third largest smart phone maker, is aiming to make the gap(差距) smaller with leaders Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics. But the company also faces challenges after losing its top spot in China, the world's biggest market, to new competitor Oppo last year.

In a company meeting, Huawei Group founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei asked all employees(员工) to work hard ."Or the company will fall apart," he said.

"Young strong men don't work hard, but just want to count money in bed. Is that possible?" Ren said. "Huawei will not pay those that don't work hard."

"Everybody is nervous, "said a 36-year-old engineer in the Group." We are now all thinking more of the next steps, realizing permanent employment(雇佣) with the company is no longer possible."

"In 2017, we will try to improve efficiency(效率) and profitability(利润) by focusing on organizations at all levels, every employee, and every detail, and strictly control costs and risks to make sure of the development, "Yu Chengdong said. "We can't stand low-performing managers who fail to make great improvements after working in a position for several years."

Huawei spent some money on international marketing events, getting footballer Lionel Messi and Hollywood stars Scarlett Johansson and Henry Cavill as spokesmen.

"We are not spending too much on marketing," Yu said. "Instead, we will spend more money on technology and innovation(创新), and services."

1. How many famous brands of smart phones are mentioned in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

2. The underlined word "permanent" means"________" in Paragraph 4.

A．永久的

B．低薪的

C．断续的

D．重视的

3. Huawei invited all the following famous people EXCEPT ________ as spokesmen.

A．Lionel Messi

B．Leonardo DiCaprio

C．Scarlett Johansson

D．Henry Cavill

4. Which of the following will Huawei do to make sure of the development in Yu Chengdong's opinion?
①Focusing on organizations at all levels, every employee, and every detail.
②Strictly controlling costs and risks.
③Employing any young strong man.
④Spending very much on marketing.
⑤Spending more money on technology and innovation, and services.

A．①②③

B．②④⑤

C．①②⑤

D．①③⑤

5. According to the passage, we know ________.

A．Huawei is the world's second largest smart phone maker

B．China is the world's biggest smart phone market

C．Huawei will improve its staff's income

D．Ren Zhengfei is 36 years old this year.