Do you know what a house-warming party is? After people move into a new house, they usually have a party to show their family and friends the new home. Their family and friends often bring presents to the party. These presents are usually for the new house. They can be big things like a lamp（灯）, a fan or a chair. They can also be small things like a house plant or a coffee cup. As long as people need them in their new houses, they are good presents.
What do my parents like to buy for a house-warming party? They buy small things that everyone needs: bath towels（浴巾）. One can never have enough baths, right? For young people, Mom buys colorful bath towels. For people with children, Mom buys towels that children can wear. They are so easy to use that kids love them. For old people, Mom buys white ones. With no little kids around, these people can keep white towels clean for a long time.
What do you usually buy for a house-warming party?
1. People have a house-warming party .| A．before they move into a house | B．after they move into a house |
| C．the day they move into a house | D．the day they buy a house |
| A．big things | B．small things | C．a nice bike | D．some food and drink |
| A．The parties. | B．The towels. | C．Family members. | D．My parents. |
| A．What is a House-Warming Party | B．How to Have a House-Warming Party |
| C．What to Do at a House-Warming Party | D．What to Bring to a House-Warming Party |
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【推荐1】Hand gestures（手势）are part of body language. The same hand gesture means different things in different countries. Here are some examples.
Thumbs（拇指）up In America, you can give somebody the thumbs up if you think something is very good. You can also use it when you’re in need of a ride. But in Germany, it means “one”. And giving someone the thumbs up is asking for trouble（麻烦）in some Middle Eastern countries, like Iran and Iraq.
The “V” sign In China, the “V” sign is very popular. People like to make the sign when they take pictures. It makes their faces look cuter and smaller. In America, this gesture means “victory（胜利）”. But in the UK, it is rude to make this sign when the back of the hand is facing the other person.
The dog call In America, the dog call is used to call someone to come closer to you. But in China, this gesture isn’t welcome because they only do this to pets. It’s very rude if you do it to people.
The “OK” sign In most of the English-speaking countries, you can use the “OK” sign if you want to let people know you’re alright. But it means something different in other countries. For example, it means “money” in Japan while “zero” or “nothing” in France.
When you visit a new country, it is important to learn what the gestures mean so that you won’t offend（冒犯）anyone.
1. In which country should you be careful（小心）when you give the thumbs up?| A．In the US. | B．In France. | C．In Iran. | D．In Germany. |
| A．礼貌的 | B．粗鲁的 | C．舒服的 | D．富裕的 |
| A．make the dog call | B．make the “V” sign | C．show your thumb | D．make the “OK” sign |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．It’s rude to make the dog call in America. | B．The “OK” sign means “three” in France. |
| C．Americans like to make the “V” sign if they win（赢）a game. | D．Giving the thumbs up isn’t welcome in America. |
【推荐2】Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination（组合体）of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns（角）and a long moustache（胡子）. With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.
We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants（传人）of the dragon”. In Chinese, “excellent” people are often called “dragons”. A number of Chinese sayings and idioms talk about dragons. For example, “hoping one’s child will become a dragon” means hoping he or she will be successful.
It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick—tempered. There are some famous “dragons” who have done excellent things, for example, Deng Xiaoping, the famous businessman Li Jiacheng and the movie star Zhao Wei. They are all very successful.
There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head—Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years.
The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the “descendants of the dragon”, it is necessary for us to know the views on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be “dragons”.
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1. What does the Chinese dragon symbolize?
| A．A combination of many animals. | B．Chinese sayings and idioms. |
| C．Traditional festivals. | D．Strength and good luck. |
| A．龙马精神 | B．龙飞凤舞 | C．望子成龙 | D．龙腾虎跃 |
| A．creative, confident, brave and powerful |
| B．creative, confident, brave and quick—tempered |
| C．lovely, confident, brave and quick—tempered |
| D．lucky, confident, creative and successful |
| A．1988. | B．1998. | C．2008. | D．2018. |
| A．Dragons are real animals. |
| B．There are many Chinese sayings and idioms about dragons. |
| C．People born in the Year of the Dragon must be successful. |
| D．The “descendants of the dragon” are often called “dragons”. |
【推荐3】Almost all people have hobbies, and people in different countries have different hobbies around the world. For example, in America, people’s favorite hobby is watching TV in their spare time. It is the main entertainment（娱乐）for Americans to watch TV at least one hour in a day. 96% of Americans regard watching TV as their first hobby. The second one is going to the cinema or doing some sports. Next one is reading or gardening. Besides（此外）these, fishing is also a very popular hobby.
In England, it’s quite different. People there like to go to the flea market（跳蚤市场）. They like to go there to see if there is something new. Besides, Englishmen like drinking tea.
Russians like reading very much. Wherever you go, you will see people reading carefully. Germans like reading as well. According to a survey, Germans read eleven books on average（平均）in 2011.
1. ________ is their favorite hobby for Americans.| A．Watching TV | B．Going to the cinema | C．Doing some sports | D．Reading |
| A．the garden | B．the library | C．the flea market | D．the cinema |
| A．America and Germany | B．England and Germany |
| C．America and England | D．Russia and Germany |
| A．America | B．England | C．Russia | D．Germany |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
【推荐1】“Oh, my son!” a lady cried. Her baby fell into the river. The water carried him away quickly. A man came and said, “Can you give me the clothes or shoes of your son?”
The lady gave him a pair of shoes. The man turned to his dog. He first pointed to the shoes, and then to where the child had sunk.
The dog jumped into the river. Soon people saw him swim back with something in his mouth. When people pulled the child and the dog from the water, everyone was happy. The lady ran to her son. The child was alive! The lady said to the dog’s owner, “Oh, sir. Thanks for saving my baby. I’d love to give you anything to buy the dog!”
“Madam, I am very glad my dog helped you. But I would not give him to others for anything in the world,” said the man.
It seemed that the dog knew they were talking about him. He lay down beside his owner’s feet and seemed to say, “Nothing shall apart us!”
1. Why did the man ask the lady for shoes?| A．Because he wanted to take them to his own baby. |
| B．Because he wanted to tell the dog to save the baby. |
| C．Because his dog wanted to wear them. |
| D．Because he wanted to buy them. |
| A．The baby. | B．The man. | C．The dog. | D．Baby’s father. |
| A．Because the man jumped into the river and saved the baby. |
| B．Because the lady jumped into the river and saved the baby. |
| C．Because the dog got something back from the river. |
| D．Because the dog saved the baby successfully. |
| A．To go home quickly. | B．To give the dog some food. |
| C．To give some money to the dog’s owner. | D．To buy the dog. |
| A．a hero dog | B．a helpful man | C．a dangerous river | D．a terrible day |
【推荐2】This is my classroom. It’s tidy. In the classroom, you can see some desks and chairs. Some books are on one of the desks. They are our English books. A pencil box is on the desk, too. Two pens and a ruler are in it. A schoolbag is under the desk.
A teacher and two students are in the classroom right now. The teacher’s name is Wang Ying. We can call her at 896-5412. One student is Cindy. Her last name is Miller. She’s 12. And the other student is Mike. He is 11. They are good friends. Our English teacher is Mr Brown. He is not here. Where is he? He is in the library now.
1. ________ are on one of the desks.| A．Some books and a schoolbag. | B．schoolbag and a pencil box. |
| C．Some pencil boxes and a book. | D．Some books and a pencil box. |
| A．On the floor. | B．Under the desk. | C．In the pencil box. | D．In the schoolbag. |
| A．The classroom is dirty. | B．Cindy and Mike are friends. |
| C．Cindy and Mike are at the same age | D．Wang Ying is the writer’s English teacher. |
【推荐3】Dale has a new baseball hat. It is from his sister Grace. The hat is blue and it is beautiful. Dale loves it. He wears（戴）it every day. When he doesn’t wear it, he always puts it on his desk. This morning Dale wants to go and play baseball with his friends. He wants to wear the hat, but the hat is not on the desk. Where is it? Dale looks for it under the sofa, under the chair, in his schoolbag just everywhere. But he can’t find it.
“Do you see my hat?” Dale asks his family. No one sees it. Dale is sad. He thinks his hat is lost.
At that time, his dog Puppy comes. And the hat is on his head! He loves the hat, too. Dale is very happy. He gets the hat and goes out.
1. What color is Dale’s hat?| A．Black. | B．Blue. | C．White. |
| A．On the sofa. | B．On his desk. | C．On his bed. |
| A．No one. | B．Dale’s father. | C．Dale’s sister. |
| A．理解的 | B．兴奋的 | C．伤心的 |
| A．Puppy doesn’t love the hat. |
| B．The hat is on Puppy’s head. |
| C．Dale finds the hat under the sofa. |
【推荐1】Hello, I’m Lin Tao. This is my school. It’s a big and beautiful school. There is a big playground. The sports hall is next to the playground. In front of the sports hall, there are science labs. Behind the sports hall, there is a library. So we can see the sports hall is between the science labs and the library. In the library, there are many books. Look! This is our classroom building, and there are 48 classrooms in it. In my class, there are 56 students, 34 of them are boys, the rest are girls. On the right of the classroom building, there is a dining hall, and we often have lunch there. The office building is in front of our classroom building.
根据短文,判断正(T)误(F)
1. Lin Tao’s school is big and beautiful.
2. The sports hall is behind the playground.
3. There are 56 classrooms in the classroom building.
4. The office building is in front of the library.
5. In the library, there are many books.
【推荐2】Jessica loves breakfast. Her mom always makes her favorite donuts(甜甜圈) for breakfast. Jessica says her mom’s donuts are great and full of love. She usually eats one at home. But these days, she also takes one to school. “You can’t eat too many donuts, Jessica. You can get fat,” her mom says.
“This one is not for me, Mom, but for Molly. Molly is my friend. She doesn’t have money(钱) to buy food for breakfast. You always say that breakfast is important, right? I want Molly to have a good breakfast, too. You are not angry with me, are you?” Jessica says.
“No, my dear, I’m not angry. I’m happy because my daughter is really kind.”
1. Jessica likes__________________.| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．sports |
| A．Jessica’s mom doesn’t like doing the donuts | B．Molly doesn’t like donuts |
| C．Jessica is a fat girl. | D．Jessica wants to help Molly |
| A．生气的 | B．骄傲的 | C．无聊的 | D．期待的 |
| A．How to do the donuts | B．Everyone needs friends. |
| C．A kind girl. | D．It’s important to have breakfast. |
【推荐3】Hello! I'm Amy. My favourite season is spring. It's warm and the flowers are nice in spring. I can fly a kite in this season. My favourite colour is green. I think（认为）the colour of spring is green.
Hi! My name's John. My favourite season is summer. I like swimming in summer. Red is my favourite colour. Summer is hot. I think the colour of summer is red.
Hello! I'm Sarah. My favourite season is autumn. In autumn, it's cool. I like cool weather. I can pick fruit with（和……摘水果）my friends, I like yellow. I think the colour of autumn is yellow.
Hi! My name's Bob. My favourite season is winter. It's cold. But I like playing with snow with my friends. White is my favourite colour. I think the colour of winter is white.
1. John likes summer because（因为）_________.| A．he can fly a kite | B．he likes swimming | C．he can pick fruit | D．he likes playing with snow |
| A．Warm days. | B．Hot days. | C．Cool days. | D．Cold days. |
| A．Amy's. | B．John's. | C．Sarah's. | D．Bob's. |
| A．colours | B．sports | C．weather | D．seasons |
【推荐1】Welcome to the Happy Summer Camp
The 2015 Happy Summer Camp is between 8:30 a. m. and 11:00 a. m., from August 1st to August 8th. All kids aged 12 to 16 are welcome. Each kid can join in only one of these activities and needs to pay ￥200 for it.
1. Music clubs（singing, piano, violin, guitar, etc.）
2. Art clubs（drawing, painting, photo editing, etc.）
3. Sports clubs（baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc.）
4. Language clubs（English, Japanese, French, etc.）
If you really want to have an interesting summer holiday, please join us.
You can come to our hotel to book your seat. Also you can phone or email us.
Add: Hongxing Hotel, Zhongshan Street, Hangzhou
Tel: 0571-83033698
Email: camping 2015@sina.Com
1. Two middle school students Alice and May want to join the English Club. How much do they need to pay together?| A．￥200. | B．￥400. | C．￥600. | D．￥800. |
| A．Send an email | B．Call the hotel at 0571-83033698 |
| C．Go to Hongxing Hotel. | D．Send a short message. |
| A．A middle school student who wants to learn painting in the evening. |
| B．A 12-year-old girl who wants to be better at math. |
| C．A mother who wants her 8-year-old son to do some sports. |
| D．A 15-year-old boy who likes English |
How can we turn a bad day to a good day? Here are some ideas that have worked for me:
Smile a lot
Smiling a lot will help you feel relaxed. Research has shown that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel good.
Talk to a good friend
Keeping bad or unhappy things in your mind is not a good idea. Talking to someone who cares and listen really does help us feel better, too.
Concentrate on your good things
It’s hard to concentrate on how bad things are when you’re concentrating on how good things are! Think of 10 or more things you’re thankful for, and you’ll achieve a whole new outlook(人生观) on your day.
Get some exercise
If you can, go for a walk. Exercising will help you feel better. Exercising can get your day back to be normal again.
Make the day a challenge
If you make yourself think of the day as a challenge, you’ll start to do all the things you can to make your day better.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. According to the passage, the “domino effect” is an effect that______.
| A．turns a good day to a bad day |
| B．makes one person affect another |
| C．turns bad things into good things |
| D．gets one event to cause other similar events to happen |
| A．terrible | B．relaxed |
| C．stressed | D．worried |
| A．try our best to do things better |
| B．give up doing things |
| C．lose all our confidence |
| D．have a terrible |
| A．Quarrel with a good friend |
| B．Concentrate on your good things |
| C．Get some exercise |
| D．Make the day a challenge |
| A．When we should smile a lot |
| B．How to deal with problems |
| C．How to turn a bad day around |
| D．What we should concentrate on |
Storyline（故事情节）:A group of clever dogs operate cars to work,play,and party.
Dates: Feb 9-Feb 19.
Mon-Fri: 11:00 am,3:00 pm,7:30 pm ,Sat-Sun：9:00 am,4:00 pm，8:30 pm .
Place: Children's Theater of Charlotte .
Duration（时长）：70 minutes
Ticket Prices: Section A:170-190 yuan, Section B:120-130 yuan, Section C:80 yuan,
Family packages:220 yuan for four section C tickets（11:00 am,3:00 pm shows）Notice: Enjoyed by ages 4 and up.
1. How long does the show last for?
| A．10 days | B．11 days | C．12 days | D．13 days |
| A．9:00 am | B．4:00 pm | C．7:30 pm | D．8:30 pm |
| A．220 yuan for Section C tickets for the 9:00 am show. |
| B．220 yuan for Section C tickets on weekends. |
| C．Around 300 yuan for Section B tickets for the night show. |
| D．Around 700 yuan for Section A tickets on Monday. |
