【推荐1】Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical(典型的) high school and its students. A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students.     1     When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.

    2     They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years old, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes.They must take science, math, English and social studies.     3     In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject.     4       There is a five- minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

    5     After school more than half of the students are involved in after- school activities. These activities include sports- especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

A．They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes.

B．This is because each teacher has their own classroom.

C．Every student is given a locker.

D．The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon.

E．They all like choosing some interesting classes after school.

F．American students have different types of school transport.

G．Different countries have different culture.

【推荐2】配对阅读。左栏是关于5个有不同兴趣爱好的学生的描述，右栏是双减后某校7个课外活动俱乐部的简介，请根据描述为他们选出最合适的俱乐部。

1    Tina likes reading all kinds of books. She wants to find a part-time(兼职) job at the school bookstore.     2    Mike is very good at English. He’d like to help other students with their English in his free time.     3    Peter likes watching NBA games. He does quite well in basketball now. He wants to be a basketball player like Yao Ming.     4    Wendy is very interested(感兴趣) in painting. She is quite good at painting. She wants to show her talent(天赋) in painting.     5     Samuel works hard at school. He wants to be a dancer in the future. He practices(练习) dancing every day. He won many prizes in dancing.

A. Our School Basketball Club needs some players. Are you excited about basketball games? Join us and have a great time with us. B. Do you want to show your talent(才华)? Are you good at painting? Our class needs two good painters to help with the blackboard newspaper. C. Music is the best thing in our life. Would you like to be a great singer? Join our school singing club. We need you all the time. D. Many students in our school have problems in learning English. Are you good at English? Come and help them. Meet in the school library. E. Do you want to be a famous writer? Come and read books in the library. Maybe it can help you a lot. With their help, you can be better at writing. F. Are you interested in reading books? Help us to sell books. You can read any books when there are no customers around. G. Are you good at music? Do you want to be a good dancer? Our school dancing team needs good dancers. Welcome to join us.

【推荐3】

A Soccer Game Attention, please! There is a soccer game between Class One and Class Two on the playground from 5: 00 to 6: 30 this Thursday. Please come and watch it.

Stamp Show Do you want to see different kinds of stamps? Come to the Stamp Show in the school hall. 9: 00 a. m. -5: 00 p. m. every Saturday.

Movie Night Place: School Hall Day: Friday Movies: King Kong   5: 00 p. m.-8: 00 p. m. The Sound of Music   8: 15 p. m.-11: 10 p. m.

Enjoy Delicious Food Time: 11: 00 a. m. -5: 00 p. m. Sunday, May 16th Place: On the playground of Beijing International School Help free the Children raises money to build a new school in Kenya. Craig works for the rights of children. Let's make his dream come true! Welcome to our International Food Festival!

1. When can you watch a soccer game?

A．5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

B．9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

C．5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

D．11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

2. Which activities are held in the school hall?

A．Stamp Show and Movie Night.	B．Movie Night and Enjoy Delicious Food.
C．Stamp Show and Enjoy Delicious Food.	D．A Soccer Game and Stamp Show.

3. What can you do on Friday?

A．Watch a soccer game.

B．Watch a stamp show.

C．Watch a movie.

D．Enjoy delicious food.

4. What's the purpose of the last poster?

A．To build a new school in Beijing.	B．To enjoy delicious food.
C．To raise money.	D．Work for the right.

5. The four adds((广告) don't have ________.

A．time

B．prices

C．names

D．places

【推荐1】On a windy day in June, Fourth Class took the train to Chinatown. We had begun to learn Putonghua and our teacher said this excursion would let us practice our language skills and learn more about Chinese culture.

We entered Chinatown through the arched (拱形的) entrance gate with red painted wooden pillars (柱子) . Big stone lions sat on each side. Then I noticed that the street signs were written in both Chinese and English. I photographed the sign for Hay Street.

The next place we visited was the Chinese Garden of Friendship which was very peaceful. There were waterfalls, hidden stone paths and a beautiful teahouse. We had a wonderful time there.

At last it was time for our Chinese lunch. We entered a big restaurant that had red lanterns hanging from the roof and red dragons on the walls. The waiters greeted us in Putonghua and we answered them in Putonghua. We were shown how to use chopsticks and how to choose from the menus with Chinese writing.

At 2:30 we left Chinatown. We were all very tired. On the train, our teacher told us her experience in China. She was just back from seeing the Great Wall of China. It's like a long dragon winding its way. We were told it is the longest wall in the world. As we were listening, one student, who I couldn't name, fell asleep on the train and snored loudly. His face turned red when he woke up!

In the past, I often told my Chinese classmates how to speak English .Now there are more people than ever who are studying Chinese. I can understand why—it's a fascinating language, and there are always new words to be discovered! I cannot forget our excursion to Chinatown. Tom Green, Fourth Class

1. The underlined word "excursion" in Paragraph 1 means __________.

A．train

B．trip

C．place

D．day

2. What was the first thing connected with Chinese culture that the students saw in Chinatown?

A．The beautiful teahouse.

B．Chopsticks used in the restaurant.

C．The street signs written in both Chinese and English.

D．The arched entrance gate with stone lions on each side.

3. The color red is mentioned four times in the text. Which example is different from the others?

A．The red painted pillars of the entrance gate.	B．The red dragons in the restaurant.
C．The red lanterns in the restaurant.	D．The student's red face.

4. What is the main purpose of this text?

A．To describe Chinese culture.

B．To describe Tom's favorite Chinese meals.

C．To retell what happened on Tom's trip to Chinatown.

D．To give information about Chinese eating customs.

【推荐2】Trip 1—Five Days by the Dameisha Beach
Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. Our hotel is next to the sea. We have our own boats, too. You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool. Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming.
Time: May 23d—May 27th
Adult:￥800 Child:￥400
Trip 2—One Week in the Wutong Mountain
Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful place called Wutong Mountain. You may go hiking or climb mountains. You can find many kinds of animals here.
Time: May 8th—May 14th
Adult:￥800 Child:￥400
Trip 3—Three Days in the Guangming Farm
There are many beautiful gardens. Take your camera and take some wonderful photos. It is a good place for fishing and horse riding. You can also find different kinds of flowers here. This is a great place for bird lovers, too.
Time: May 20th—May 22nd
Adult: ￥550 Child:￥250
1. The passage is about ________.

A．holidays

B．sports

C．trips

D．animals

2. How much will Joey pay if he wants to go to the Wutong Mountain with his wife and his three-yea-old son?

A．￥800.

B．￥1600.

C．￥2000.

D．￥2400.

3. Lily only has four days for a trip. During the trip, she can’t ________.

A．ride a horse

B．climb mountains

C．go fishing

D．watch flowers

【推荐3】Are you looking forward to a special trip? Have your vacation in a tree house! You can find them in the following places.

In India, there are tree house bedrooms from 10 to 25 meters up a tree. There’s a bamboo lift to carry you up. The electricity you see comes from the sun. And there are small roads to take a walk and natural swimming pools to swim in. You can visit your neighbour on a bridge made of rope.

In Kenya, you can live in a tree house. It has two floors, and the rooms have big beds. The windows have colored glass, and the bathrooms have showers. There’s a small kitchen, too. The hotel serves food in your room!

In Belize, you can live with birds under a Guanacaste tree that is about 30 meters tall. The birds make good neighbors because they eat the insects（昆虫）. So it’s a good place for bird watching. A river runs around the tree house on three sides. The clear water is good for swimming!

The largest tree house for vacation is in Brazil. There are many tree houses, all connected by more than 8 kilometers of wood bridges. You can walk through the trees at about 25 meters high and see the wildlife. Your neighbor may be monkey!

1. What do we know about the tree house in Belize?

A．It has two floors.	B．It is connected by a wood bridge.
C．It’s a good place for birdwatching.	D．It’s from 10 to 25 meters up a tree.

2. Where is the biggest tree house for vacation?

A．In India

B．In Kenya

C．In Belize.

D．In Brazil

3. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To ask for some help.	B．To protect the nature.
C．To compare different places	D．To introduce the tree house vacation

【推荐1】When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.
1. When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A．play with his brother	B．help his mother cook
C．play jokes on people	D．go swimming with his friends

2. What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?       ______

A．He got tired.	B．He played a joke on his mother.
C．Tony fell from the open window.	D．His mother hit him.

3. In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A．swam fast	B．called for help
C．would sink in water	D．couldn’t swim on in the water

4. When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A．took him to the hospital at once

B．came and saved him immediately

C．thought at first he was joking again

D．did nothing because the writer had lied to them

5. The story tells us that ________.

A．swimming is dangerous

B．the writer is a naughty boy

C．one can play jokes only on people he knows

D．if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

【推荐2】There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting（叮咬）you only if they are disturbed（打扰）, tree-bees will attack（攻击）you in thousands for no reason. And they will chase（追赶）you for your life.

Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year. I found myself, without the least warning, the centre of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Though it was hot, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree-bees, but I had recently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, which was about killer-bees.

I began running to the village about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe.

When I reached the village, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them for help. But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me, they ran for safety at top speed.

Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of brick dust. I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered. And then I tried hard to get out of the dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles. Soon I lost my consciousness（意识）.

Later I learned that two quick-minded villages ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded（包围）me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment.

1. What does the underlined word in the last Paragraph refer to?

A．The bees.	B．Two quick-minded villagers.
C．A doctor.	D．Farmers working in the village.

2. What can we infer（推断）from the second paragraph?

A．The temperature went down at that time.

B．The air suddenly became thick because of the dust.

C．The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree-bees.

D．The writer knew Indian tree-bees were the most dangerous.

3. In which order did the following things happen to the writer?   
a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed.
b. He was tired out and lost consciousness later.
c. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke.
d. He watched a film named “The Angry Swarm”.
e. He was attacked by tree-bees while taking a walk.

A．e-a-c-b-d

B．d-e-a-c-b

C．e-b-a-d-c

D．d-e-a-b-c

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

A．Tree-bees often attack people in large numbers.

B．Tree-bees can be driven away by fire and smoke.

C．Tree-bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed.

D．Tree-bees do not give up easily when they attack people.

【推荐3】My First Marathon (马拉松)

A month before my first marathon, one of my knees was hurt and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I decided to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher asked us to run and then hit a ball. I didn’t do either well. He later told me that I was “not athletic”. That is to say, I was not good at sports.

The idea that I was “not athletic” went with me for years. When I started running in my thirties, I realized running was a fight against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the fight against my own body and mind.

The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating (流汗) all over, but I had a strong mind to face the challenge (挑战).

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became undone. So I had to stop to tie them again. Not the start I wanted!

At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”

By mile 17, I became out of breath and my knee hurt badly. Though feeling very painful, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

By mile 21, I was quite hungry and thirsty!

As I drew closer to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my cost on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal (奖牌). In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the man who came in the first place had.

Decide to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The writer started running in his thirties because ________.

A．he would like to show he was good at sports

B．he hoped to change his P.E. teacher’s opinion

C．he wanted to challenge his own body and mind

2. It can be inferred (推断) from Paragraph 4 that the writer was ________ before marathon.

A．proud and excited

B．scared and hopeless

C．nervous but strong-minded

3. What is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. My wife cheered for me.          
b. I hurt my knee and stopped training.
c. I stopped to tie my shoe laces.      
d. I went on running though my knee hurt badly.

A．b-c-d-a

B．b-a-c-d

C．d-c-b-a

4. How was the writer’s first marathon?

A．He gave up halfway.

B．He made it in the end.

C．He got the first prize.