【推荐1】A WAY OUT

    1     He thought, “I know a little English. I think people can understand me.”

One morning he went to visit the Science Museum.     2     He went to the nearest restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to have a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked, “Can I help you, sir?”

“A cup of tea and…” he could not remember the English word for eggs.     3    

Then he saw a magazine (杂志) on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock (公鸡) on its cover.     4    

“What’s the English for this?” he asked.

“A cock, sir,” answered the waiter.

“What do you call a cock’s wife?” was the next question.

“A hen, sir.”

“And what do you call a hen’s children?”

“Chicks, sir.”

“And what do you call chicks before they’re born?”

“Eggs, sir.”

“Very well,” said the French student. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.”     5    

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。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．At noon he was tired and hungry.

B．And he left the restaurant sadly.

C．He showed the picture to the waiter.

D．And he sat back with a smile on his face.

E．A French student went to London for his holiday.

F．He looked around him, but nobody was eating eggs.

【推荐2】Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents. There are 100 cents in a dollar.

Desserts small large Ice cream or Chocolate 1.20 1.60 Apple pie (hot) 0.70 / Donuts or Jam 0.50 / Side dishes(小菜)	small	large
Fries	0.90	1.10
Salad	1.00	1.20
Chicken wings	1.30	1.60

Main meals(主食)	small	large
Hamburger	1.80	2.30
Hamburger with cheese	2.00	2.50
Chicken burger	1.90	2.40
Vegetable burger	1.80	2.30

Drinks	small	large
Coca-Cola	0.80	1.00
Orange juice	0.90	1.20
Tea	0.70	0.90
Coffee	0.80	1.00

1. From the menu, how much is a small hamburger?

A．One hundred and eighty dollars

B．Two dollars and thirty cents

C．One dollar and eighty cents

2. If you have only three dollars, what can you buy?

A．A large salad and a large ice cream

B．A large chicken burger and a small cup of tea

C．A small vegetable burger and a large chocolate

3. Jam is a kind of _____.

A．main meals

B．side dishes

C．desserts

4. What can’t we buy in the restaurant?

A．Coffee.

B．Beef.

C．Hamburger.

5. A thirsty boy has only seventy cents. He may ask for _____.

A．tea

B．Coca-Cola

C．orange juice

【推荐3】

Night Noodle Markets www.nifynoodlesatnight.com.cn Dreaming of some fantastic family entertainment? The Night Noodle Markets could be just what you and your family are looking for. Tasty food. Delicious smell at the Night Noodle Markets. Enjoy the Asian-style street food. Great locations. Top outdoor dining at all the main squares of your city. Take a look at the menus on offer. Click on（点击）the icons （图标）below. Chinese     Japanese     Indian     Malaysian     Thai     Vietnamese     Singaporean When? Monday to Saturday, 5 pm to 11 pm. Where? Click HERE to find a Night Noodle Market in your city. Supported by Drinko Soft Drinks Nifty Noodles Local councils

1. People can eat many kinds of foods except ________ at the Night Noodle Markets.

A．Chinese food

B．Indian food

C．Thai food

D．French food

2. When can people go to the markets?

A．At 3 pm on Monday.	B．At 11 am on Tuesday.
C．At 9 pm on Sunday.	D．At 10 pm on Thursday.

3. The main purpose of the advertisement is to ________.

A．encourage people to go and eat at the markets

B．tell people the features (特征) of delicious Asian food

C．ask people to choose the food pictures they like

D．introduce some supporting companies (公司) to people

【推荐1】Wang Xiaojun is 13 years old. He lives in the countryside in Sichuan. Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says, “I won’t have the dinner because after the dinner, today is over, and my parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go.”

Wang Xiaojun has the birthday with his parents for the first time in the past three years. Three years ago, his parents went to Shenzhen to work. They stayed and worked there for three years. Tomorrow they have to go back to Shenzhen.

Wang is not the only stay-at-home child. In the countryside of China, there are many children staying at home without (没有) their parents. Stay-at-home children have a lot of problems. Most of them stay with their grandparents. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them with their study.

The Chinese government (政府) now is trying to solve (解决) their problems.

1. Wang Xiaojun won’t have the birthday dinner because ________.

A．there isn’t a birthday cake

B．the food is not delicious

C．his parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow

D．he doesn’t like the dinner

2. Wang Xiaojun didn’t have the birthday with his parents in the past ________ years.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

3. The underlined phrase (划线短语) “stay-at-home child ” means “________” in Chinese.

A．孤儿

B．顽皮孩子

C．留守儿童

D．离家儿童

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There are a lot of children like Wang Xiaojun in China.

B．The Chinese government is trying to solve these problems.

C．Wang Xiaojun’s parents go to Shenzhen to work.

D．Stay-at-home children don’t have any problems.

【推荐2】There are three people in my family. They are my father，my mother and me. My father is a teacher. He teaches English. My mother is a teacher, too. She teaches Chinese. I am a student. I’m in Class Two. I like my father and my mother and my parents like me very much(非常）.
1. How many people are there in my family?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

2. What is my father?

A．Chinese.

B．English.

C．Teacher.

3. Which class am I in？

A．Class Two.

B．Class Three.

C．Class Four.

4. What does my mother teach？

A．Chinese.

B．English.

C．Maths.

5. Does my mother like me?

A．Yes, she does.

B．No, she doesn’t.

C．Yes, she doesn’t.

【推荐3】My name is Tom. When I was young, I was always sad and failed almost everything. I completely lost my heart, sighing (叹息) unhappily all day. Having seen me like that, my father decided to cheer me up.

First, he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it. I found it salty (咸的). My father said he just put one tiny spoon (匙) of salt in the cup. Then, he took me to a lake. He threw a big spoon of salt into the lake, picked up a spoon of water and let me taste it again. After that, he asked, “Does it still taste salty?” “Not at all,” I said. Finally, my father said, “Now, you may know the reason of your pain: you are just a cup of water, but not a lake. Be a lake and you won’t feel sad anymore.”

I realized what my father meant: I feel frustrated and unhappy because my heart is as small as a cup of water. He hoped that I can be a person with a heart like a lake.

1. What happened to Tom when he was young?

A．He was unhappy all day.

B．He left school.

C．He enjoyed his life.

D．He was successful.

2. What did Tom’s father do first to help him?

A．He took Tom to a lake.

B．He asked Tom to taste salty water in the cup.

C．He asked Tom to taste water in the lake.

D．He told Tom the reason of his pain.

3. What does the underlined word “frustrated” mean in Chinese?

A．吃惊的

B．沮丧的

C．粗鲁的

D．客气的

4. What did Tom’s father want to tell him?

A．To be a person with a heart like a lake.

B．To eat less salt in the future.

C．To throw salt into the lake.

D．To keep his heart as small as a cup.

【推荐1】

Ye Xiaogang is known as one of the most famous modern Chinese composers.

He learnt to play the piano at the age of four. His father was a composer who wrote a lot of music for films. But when his father was sent to a farm to work, Ye was only 11 at that time.

Ye had to work on another farm for a year before entering a factory. He worked in the factory for six years until he was 22.

The workers in the factory were friendly and helped him a lot, but he could not play the piano any more. No matter how hard he worked on the farm or in the factory, he never left music. He just waited for chances. He dreamt of becoming a pianist.

When Ye could play the piano again, he practised hard every day in order to go to the Central Conservatory of Music in 1978, but the school would not recruit (招收) piano students that year. In the end, Ye chose composition (作曲) as his major although he was not familiar with it.

In 1980, he studied at Cambridge University (剑桥大学). Then he went to a famous school of music in the US in 1987 to take more courses.

As a famous composer in China, Ye worked for many organizations. He wrote many symphonies (交响乐). He also wrote film and TV music which traditional composers hardly ever worked out.

1. How old was Ye Xiaogang when he started to work in the factory?

A．11.

B．16.

C．22.

D．15.

2. From the fourth paragraph we can learn that Ye Xiaogang .

A．wanted to be a composer

B．often practised playing the piano after work

C．never gave up his dream

D．didn’t get along well with the workers in the factory

3. Why didn’t Ye Xiaogang choose the piano as his major at the Central Conservatory of Music?

A．Because he was more familiar with composition.

B．Because his father wanted him to study composition.

C．Because the school wouldn’t recruit piano students that year.

D．Because the school was more famous for the major of composition.

4. Which of the following is true about Ye Xiaogang?

A．He never worked on a farm.

B．He once studied in the UK and the US.

C．He hardly ever wrote film and TV music.

D．He mainly worked for schools instead of other organizations.

5. The writer mainly tells us .

A．how to learn the piano	B．the history of a famous music school
C．how to write music	D．the experiences of a famous musician

【推荐2】You can’t always know when there’ll be a heavy rain or when to take an umbrella with you. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather report before going out should cause you to get wet in the rain. That’s why he created the Lampbrella—a lamp post (灯柱)with its own “umbrella”.
The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw people trying to hide from the rain under the street lamps. I thought it would be a good idea to have a Lampbrella built into a street lamp.” he said.
The Lampbrella is a street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy(遮蓬). It has an inside electric motor(电动马达) which can open or close the umbrella freely. The Lampbrella will offer people cover whenever it starts raining. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.
According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a very low speed in order not to cause harm to people. What’s more, it would be grounded to protect from a possible lightning hit. Each Lampbrella would offer enough cover for several people. Being 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest man.
While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production(生产), Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow company, and insists his creation could be on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide cover.
1. According to the passage, for what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?

A．To know when there’ll be a heavy rain.

B．To check the weather report.

C．To protect people from the rain.

D．To remind people to take an umbrella.

2. What can we learn from Belyaev’s words in Paragraph 2?

A．His creation was encouraged by an experience.

B．It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.

C．Street lamps are protected by canopies.

D．He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The designer will open a company to produce his creation.

B．The Lampbrella could be put into production at once.

C．The designer is confident that his creation is practical.

D．The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.

4. The best title of this passage is           .

A．A special umbrella - Lampbrella

B．Why Belyaev created the Lampbrella

C．A special light - Lampbrella

D．Where the Lampbrella first appear

【推荐3】Jack and Mike are on holiday in France. Mike loves visiting old building. So does Jack.
In the village Jack and Mike see a beautiful old church (教堂), but when they come into the church, some people are there. They don’t know what the people are doing.
“Oh! Just sit quietly (安静地), and act like the others!”Mike says. Because they don’t really know French, so they stand, kneel and sit to follow other people.
At that time, the priest (神父) says something. And the man who sits next to Jack and Mike stands up.
“We should stand up, too!”Jack whispers to Mike.
So, Jack and Mike walk to the priest. “What’s so funny?”Jack asks in English.
With a smile on his face the priest says, “Boys, there is a newbaby born, we ask the father to stand up.”
Mike shakes his head. He smiles and says, “We should understand what people do before we act like them!”
1. Why are Jack and Mike in the church?

A．They want to see the priest.

B．They are on holiday.

C．The church is an old building.

D．They want to see the baby.

2. Mike and Jack can speak __________.

A．French	B．English
C．English and French	D．many languages

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “whispers”?

A．smiles happily	B．talks quietly
C．walks slowly	D．turns quickly

4. The man next to Jack and Mike stands up because __________.

A．he is the baby’s father	B．all the people laugh
C．Jack and Mike stand up	D．he knows French

5. The passage wants to tell us __________.

A．it’s very important to learn a foreign language

B．it’s very important to understand other people

C．the people in the church are very kind

D．not to act like others without asking why

【推荐1】How are you feeling today? Often when we ask people that question, they reply “not bad”, or “could be worse”. But what would make us feel “perfect”? Maybe we could live better by being healthier, less stressed, more active– but how?

Of course there are many ways for improving our mental health(精神健康状态), but sometimes there are small and simple ways to help improve our health. It’s something the BBC TV program Easy Ways to Live Well has been looking at. It offered several health suggestions. And maybe they could help us.

Firstly, to deal with putting on weight and to cut the calories (热量), the program found the strong smell of peppermint (薄荷) can distract our brain from the food we’re thinking about. That is to say, peppermint can help us give up the idea to have a snack.

If your addiction (上瘾) to your smartphone is getting you down, it’s suggested that turning your phone screen white and black helps you cut down screen time because a black and white screen becomes less pleasant to look at. With recent studies showing our phones can make us 26% less productive and give us less stress.

Imagine a swim in ice-cold water? Well, the BBC program found a daily swim in freezing water gets you used to the stress of doing it and therefore prepares you for other life stresses. And another way to relax is to leave your smartphone at home, lose yourself in a forest, and breathe in the fresh air. Forest bathing is the perfect medicine for the stresses of city life.

In conclusion, whatever way we choose, it seems any change to our lifestyle can help improve our body and mind.

1. What’s the writer’s purpose (目的) in writing the first paragraph?

A．To introduce one of the ways for improving health.

B．To provide readers with more background information.

C．To call on more people to focus on the topic.

D．To draw out the topic of the passage.

2. The underlined word “distract” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A．make something less or smaller in size, amount, price, etc

B．feel uncertain about something and do not know if it is true or possible

C．take someone’s interest away from what they are trying to do

D．like one activity very much and spend as much time doing it as they can

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

A．forest bathing can help you get away from the stresses of city life

B．making the phone screen colorful helps you free from your your phone

C．swimming in ice-cold water every day can help you eat less

D．smelling peppermint from time to time can make you do your job better

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?(1=paragraph 1 …)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐2】
Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.
Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school. At that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.
He was often alone. He said he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.
Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.
Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.
1. Why didn’t Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A．Because he dropped out of school.

B．Because he was in a working class family.

C．Because he didn’t want to make friends.

D．Because he was angry at the world.

2. The underlined phrase “got his big break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “__________”.

A．got a good chance

B．made a lot of money

C．felt tired

D．had a rest

3. From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

A．Carrey didn’t finish his school education

B．many people like Jim Carrey

C．he once survived a storm

D．Rodney Dangerfield changed Carrey’s life

4. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face

B．Carrey was happy in his childhood.

C．Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.

D．The film “The Mask” was not a success at first.

【推荐3】Once upon a time, there was a little grape vine (葡萄藤). She was young, but she grew well. In her opinion, she could deal with everything well all by herself.

As winter came, the wind became harder. The little grape vine had a bad time. She became very weak. It would be easy for her to stop trying to grow or to live. But then, the little grape vine heard a voice. A bigger grape vine was saying, "Here, reach out and hang on to me." But the little grape vine did nothing. She hesitated and didn't know whether she should listen to the bigger grape vine or not. "What would this mean? I had dealt with everything by myself before. I can also deal with this by myself this time," she thought.

"Just reach out, and I can help you," the bigger grape vine added.

Finally, the little grape vine reached out her hands to the bigger grape vine. When she touched the bigger grape vine, she felt she was strong again. The wind and the snow came strongly, but the little grape vine wasn't worried any more, because she could stand still with other vines.

One windy day, the little grape vine looked down and saw a smaller grape vine, worried and scared. She said to the smaller grape vine, "Here, reach out, and I will help you?"

1. The bigger grape vine asked the little grape vine to ________.

A．depend on herself

B．stay with her

C．give up

D．keep away from her

2. The little grape vine did nothing when the bigger grape vine offered help for the first time, because she thought ________.

A．the wind was not strong enough	B．the wind would stop soon
C．she could deal with everything by herself	D．the bigger grape vine was not friendly to her

3. What happened at the end of the story?

A．The little grape vine grew into a big one.	B．The little grape vine stood alone towards the wind.
C．The little grape vine refused the help from the bigger one.	D．The little grape vine offered help to a smaller one.