【推荐1】Read the passage and choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:

Do you like Thanksgiving？Caleb doesn't. He thinks that turkey is boring. Even Grandma's stuffing（馅）doesn't taste so good. Why does Mom bake a pie made of pumpkins？Caleb wants cherry pie instead. What does he eat at Thanksgiving dinner？Cranberry sauce！He puts a lot on his plate. But Caleb doesn't want to hurt Grandma's feelings. He takes a little of the other food. Later he gets more cranberry sauce. He is very full now. His brother Ryan wants to play football after dinner. Caleb feels too sick to play. He wants to sleep. Maybe next year he will eat other foods，too.

1. Why doesn't Caleb like Thanksgiving？

A．Because of the gift.	B．Because of the food.
C．Because of the family members.	D．Because of the activities.

2. Caleb prefers a pie made of______________.

A．pumpkins

B．cherries

C．cranberry

D．strawberry

3. Caleb eats a lot of ____________at Thanksgiving dinner.

A．turkey

B．pumpkin pie

C．cranberry sauce

D．cherry pie

4. Caleb takes a little of the other food because he____________

A．has a balanced diet	B．is too full to have more
C．wants to please his grandma	D．likes trying different foods

5. Why can't Caleb play football with Ryan？

A．He wants to do homework.	B．He wants to watch TV.
C．He doesn't like playing football.	D．He eats too much and feels bad.

【推荐3】Summer Fun at Happy Kids’ Learning Centre

Are you looking for something that can add colour to your summer holiday? If yes, here are the summer courses that you cannot miss!

Children Can Cook

The course is to improve children’s knowledge in the kitchen. They will learn basic cooking skills, kitchen safety, and how to buy proper ingredients(原料) and follow steps in recipes(食谱). Children can sit comfortably and eat what they have cooked at the end of each lesson.

Little Writers

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, children are introduced to famous stories and their writers. In the second part, they are taught to write their own stories. Children also get the chance to write other text types, such as poems and plays.

Acting for Fun

This is a course that lets children enjoy the fun of acting. Through acting and speaking in front of people, children will be more confident. Parents are welcome to watch the performance (演出) given by the children at the end of the course.

Watercolour Painting

This course teaches children the basic skills of painting people and animals. We encourage children to watch, imagine and create their own works.

1. What can children do in the cooking course?

A．Sell the food.

B．Buy the bowls.

C．Learn how to cook.

2. How many parts are there in the writing course?

A．One part.

B．Two parts.

C．Three parts.

3. Which course should children join if they want to be more confident?

A．Acting for Fun.

B．Watercolour Painting.

C．Children Can Cook.

4. The purpose of this passage is to encourage children to ________.

A．cook a meal for their parents

B．act with their parents in public

C．join the summer courses at the learning centre

5. Where is the text most probably from?

A．A storybook.

B．A newspaper.

C．A dictionary.

【推荐1】What's your favourite time to exercise? The morning, the afternoon, or the evening? In Stanton, USA, people say it's the morning because there are too many other things to do in the evening. The favourite exercise is yoga. 20 classes take place each week.

Stanton townspeople like food. They eat lots of it: 4,000,000 burgers, 2,000,000 pizzas, and 3,000,000 ice cream cones every year.

And how about sports? In Stanton, there are hundreds of golfers and football players, but the favourite sport is surfing.

People like going out in the evening. Many love movies and the theater, but that's not their favourite night out. It's dinner in a restaurant. Food again. That's not a surprise!

判断对错，对的选T，错的选F。
1. Stanton is a small village in America.
2. Stanton people's favourite type of exercise is yoga.
3. Their favourite type of food is ice cream.
4. Santon townspeople like going out to have dinner in a restaurant.
5. They like exercising in the morning because they are too busy in the evening.

【推荐2】All the cities are quite the same. Living in a modern Australian(澳大利亚的) city is not very different from living in an American city.     1    

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns.

In the United States, each farm family lives in its own fields.     2     It’s hard for them to see each other on weekdays. Their children take school buses to the nearest schools.     3     In some areas, there are small schools for a few farm families, and the children walk to schools.     4     Farmers live near each other and their children can walk to schools and often go home for meals.

    5     So do farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, television sets and there are modern machines for farming. All of these are changing farm life.

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．Life keeps changing for everyone.

B．Usually their neighbors live far away.

C．But in Australia it is very different.

D．The life on the farm is hard.

E．These schools are only for the farm families in this area(地区).

F．But there are some differences on farms.

【推荐3】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项。

Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.

In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road.

The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.

Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-way food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿 ) is a kind of pork(猪肉), but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. There’s usually beef inside. Hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.

1. Fish and chips are the most popular in ________.

A．Australia

B．England

C．the USA

D．Canada

2. The underline word “take-away food” in Paragraph 4 means   ________   in Chinese.

A．外卖食品

B．夹层面包

C．腐烂的食物

D．带肉的比萨

3. In different countries people eat ________ food.

A．the same

B．delicious

C．different

D．same

4. In America, the most popular kind of take-away food is the   ________.

A．hamburger

B．chicken

C．fish

D．chips

5. Which of following statements is “NOT TRUE” ?

A．Every country has its favourite food.

B．If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.

C．The hamburger in the USA does not have any pork in it.

D．One of the most popular kinds of food in England is pizza.

【推荐1】Some British people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be sad if your English friends don’t invite you home. It doesn’t mean they don’t like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts（主人）what time you should arrive. It’s polite to bring some flowers, chocolate or a bottle of wine as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks. Do you want to be polite? Say how much you like the room or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it’s not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

You’ll probably start the meal with soup or something small, and then you’ll have meat or fish with vegetables. Finally, you’ll have dessert. It’s polite to finish everything on your plate and take more if you want.

Do you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts, or write them a short thank-you letter after that. British people like to say “thank you” all the time.

1. If your English friend doesn’t invite you to have dinner at home, it doesn’t mean he or she ________.

A．doesn’t like you

B．likes you

C．can’t afford to do so

D．is too busy

2. It’s impolite ________.

A．to ask about the price of a certain thing	B．to say “thank you” to hosts
C．to take gifts with you when you are invited to have dinner	D．to eat up everything on your plate

3. The meal usually ends with ________.

A．soup

B．coffee

C．meat or fish

D．dessert

4. When you are invited to a dinner party, you’d better ________.

A．ask what time you should arrive	B．take your wife with you
C．drink as much as possible	D．eat as many snacks as you can

【推荐2】Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament（国会大厦）. In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. "Ding dong, ding dong." It goes every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

1. Big Ben is ________.

A．a bus

B．a clock

C．the name of a man

D．a house

2. Big Ben is in ________.

A．China

B．the USA

C．Japan

D．the UK

3. The clock strikes（敲）every ________ minutes of an hour.

A．ten

B．fifteen

C．thirty

D．forty-five

4. You can read the time of Big Ben ________.

A．at the top of the clock tower	B．in the Houses of Parliament
C．on the hands of the huge clock	D．on the four faces of the clock

【推荐3】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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How can we understand the culture of different countries?       1    Restroom,campuses( 校 园 ) and trash bins.This summer vacation, I found that the restrooms in the US were different from those I had seen in China. I travelled around the US with teachers and classmates, but I did my own research on the topic.

In the US, almost every restroom has special rooms for people in wheelchairs and aid for the blind. Braille ( 盲 文 ) is on the restroom door to help guide blind   people.     2       But I found that   38(95percent)   of them   had Braille and 36(90percent)had a room for special groups.

    3     .

Another difference in the restroom is super-sized toilet paper. About 77.5percent of the restrooms prepared two rolls of toilet paper.       4     You   might   say   it’s   foolish to pay attention to restrooms rather than beautiful   scenery.    5     From these restrooms, I found equality and respect for everyone in their country. It reminds us that we should show respect and provide a comfortable living for everyone.

A．But I think it’s meaningful.

B．I have visited many restrooms.

C．However, I don’t think it’s necessary.

D．It seemed foolish to visit 40 restrooms.

E．One restroom even had four rolls of toilet paper.

F．It shows the equipment(设施) for special groups are well developed.

G．I believe you can find the culture of a country by looking at three things.

【推荐1】

To	Karry
From	Lily
Subject	New Hobby Ideas
Dear Karry, Last time you told me that you didn't know what to do in the free time. Here I would like to tell you some new hobby ideas. Art.   Adding hobbies about art to your life can help relax yourself after study. There are many art hobbies to start with, such as painting, model building, or postcard making. You can join a class to learn some skills（技能）.          . Playing an instrument or learning a kind of dance can also be good ideas. And there are lots of instruments that you can learn, such as guitar, piano, and so on. For dancing, you can ask the school teachers for advice（建议）to find out what kind of dance fit（适合）you most. Team sports. One good thing of a new hobby is meeting new people and making friends. So how about joining a team? You can play football, basketball, tennis, table tennis or volleyball. There might be more in the sport center. You can even start a group through your class and encourage other classmates to play together. Do you want to try any of these hobbies? Go ahead! I'm sure you will have fun. Best wishes, Lily

1. Why did Lily write the email?

A．To ask Karry what to do in his free time.	B．To ask Karry to become her friend.
C．To show Karry what her hobbies are.	D．To give Karry some advice about hobbies.

2. Which of the following can be put in the blank at the beginning of Paragraph 3?

A．Instrument or dance	B．Instrument or music
C．Guitar or piano	D．Piano or dance

3. Karry is interested in making model cars and group activities, which hobby ideas are probably the best for him?

A．Playing volleyball and dancing.	B．Playing football and building models.
C．Playing the guitar and painting.	D．Making postcards and building models.

4. Which do you think shows the best structure（结构）of the email?
（①=Para. 1            ②=Para. 2            ③=Para. 3            ④=Para. 4            ⑤=Para. 5）

A．①②；③④；⑤	B．①；②③④；⑤
C．①；②；③④；⑤	D．①；②③；④；⑤

【推荐2】There are three common questions about how to improve our English.

The first question is about real English. Some students say that they want to learn real English. But they don’t know what to do. Watching English films is a good way. When we are tired after studying for a long time, we can watch an English film to relax. While watching it, we can also learn real English at the same time.

The second question is about speaking, Most speaking. Most students feel too shy to talk with foreigners. “Where are you from?” What do you think of China?” There are both good questions to start a conversation. Before we begin, take a deep breath and smile! Smiling always helps.

The third question is about vocabulary. We want to remember all the new words. The problem is that we write them down but forget them soon. Write eight or ten words on a piece of paper and put it in our bedroom. Try to remember them. Spell the words whenever we see them, and change them every day. There is another way, when you’re shopping, counting the English words or saying the English names for everything you see as much as possible.

1. According to the second paragraph, what can we do to learn real English?

A．Talk to foreign friends.	B．Remember all words.
C．Watch English films.	D．Write down words on paper.

2. In this passage, what’s the problem with most of the students speaking English?

A．Too shy to talk to foreigners.	B．Don’t know how to learn real English.
C．Can’t remember English words.	D．Want to watch English films.

3. How can we start a conversation with foreigners?

A．By taking a deep breath.	B．By looking at them and smile.
C．By introducing ourselves to them.	D．By asking some good questions.

4. If we want to remember new words, we can write them down and ________ whenever we see.

A．search them

B．forget them

C．spell them

D．say them out

5. Which part of a magazine may the passage come from?

A．Learning tips.

B．English stories.

C．Foreign culture.

D．Students’ life.

【推荐3】In many English homes people eat four meals a day. Breakfast is a very big meal. They have breakfast from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o’clock. For many people, lunch is a quick meal. Many people eat all kinds of salad and sandwiches for lunch. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon. Some people have afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea. Dinner is at about half past seven. First they have soup, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or pears. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. So their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper.

The Englishmen often eat take-away food. They buy it at a shop or a restaurant and eat it at home.

1. How many meals do many English people have a day?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. When do English people have breakfast?

A．At ten a.m.

B．At six p.m.

C．At eight a.m.

D．At one p.m.

3. What do English people have for afternoon tea?

A．Cakes, sandwiches and a cup of tea.

B．Salad, bread and a cup of coffee.

C．Salad, sandwiches and a cup of coffee.

D．Bread, cakes and a cup of tea.

4. Do all English people eat dinner at the same time?

A．Yes, they do.	B．No, they don’t.
C．Yes, they are.	D．No, they aren’t.

5. What does the underlined word “take-away” mean in Chinese?

A．美味的

B．生态的

C．营养的

D．可带走的