【推荐1】阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The winter holiday is coming soon. Most of the students like the winter holiday because there is an important festival—the Spring Festival.     1     We asked our students about it.

Here are the results.

    2     After finishing homework, they can have a good time. During the Spring Festival, they are going to visit their friends and relatives (亲戚). They are going to play computer games with friends. Some are going to do some reading.     3     They are going to Hainan Island because it’s very warm in winter there. Li Ying is going to the countryside to see her grandparents.     4     He loves music very much. He wants to be a singer.

Lin Juan is going to play table tennis every day in the winter holiday. She wants to have a healthy body.     5    

A．They want to do something special to improve themselves.

B．Li Lei is going to travel with his parents.

C．Most students say they are going to finish their homework first.

D．What are the students going to do during the winter holiday?

E．Feng Hai is going to take singing lessons.

F．She is staying home with her parents.

G．I hope all of them can enjoy themselves during the holiday.

【推荐2】Canada Day

Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country. Canada Day is the year’s biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades（游行）, concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies( 仪式）for new Canadian citizens（公民）.

The celebrations( 庆 祝 活 动 ) often have a patriotic mood. Canada’s national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada’s national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

In the province of Quebec, many home rentals（租赁）begins on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Canada Day is on the first day of June.

B．Canada Day was celebrated before 1982.

C．Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day.

D．Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada

2. The underlined word “patriotic” means________ in Chinese.

A．爱国的

B．温馨的

C．开心的

D．紧张的

3. Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day________.

A．people think it lucky to move to new houses

B．people look for houses from one place to another

C．people like moving from house to house to visit friends

D．people move home when new home rentals go into effect

4. From Paragraph 4, we know that on Canada Day ________ .

A．all Canadians stop working	B．traffic jams happen everywhere
C．no student goes to school	D．few businesses and stores are closed

【推荐3】根据短文内容，选出最佳选项。

Your summer vacation is coming at the end of June this year. The following activities in the city can help you to have a colorful vacation.

	Paintings & Calligraphy (书法) Great changes have taken place in China. To show love for the Communist Party of China, 100 students from different schools will use their pens and brushes to show you the great changes. For more information, call Lily at 152-5827, please. Time: 10:00 —15:00             July 1st —July 15th, 2023             Closed on Mondays Place: Achievement Hall
	A book on embroidery (刺绣) The book Xun Xiu Ji has been named China’s most beautiful book. Zhang Shulin is the writer of it. We have invited Fan Deng to introduce it to us. For more information, call Linda at 679-8871, please. Time: 14:00 —15:30             June 30th, 2023 Place: School Hall
	Inventions To memorize Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice, people in our city will show you their greatest inventions on saving food. In the show, you can see a lot of new inventions from people at different ages. Guides will stay with you from the beginning to the end. Time: 13:30 —16:00             August 10th —August 11th, 2023 Place: Sunshine Hall
	Oil paper umbrellas    Oil paper umbrellas, with a history of over 1000 years in China, used to be common. Umbrellas take more than 70 steps to make, including making support with bamboo, pasting papers (糊纸) and painting patterns (图案). It takes at least a week to make an umbrella. There are many kinds of oil paper umbrellas on show. Time: 9:00 —15:30              July 6th, 2023 Place: Sightseeing Hall

1. In Achievement Hall, you will see _________.

A．a book

B．many inventions

C．some oil paper umbrellas

D．some painting works

2. If you want to know more about the book, you should go to School Hall on ________, 2023.

A．July 1st

B．August 10th

C．June 30th

D．July 6th

3. Where can you see the inventions?

A．School Hall.	B．Sunshine Hall.
C．Sightseeing Hall.	D．Achievement Hall.

4. How long does it take to make an oil paper umbrella?

A．At least a week.	B．At least a year.
C．At least a month.	D．At least two days.

5. If you are interested in science, which activity will you choose?

A．Paintings & Calligraphy.	B．Inventions.
C．A book on embroidery.	D．Oil paper umbrellas.

【推荐2】A river is a flowing, moving stream of water. Usually a river feeds water into an ocean, lake, pond, or even another river. Rivers can differ in size and there is no strict rule on how big a flow of water must be to be called as a river. Here are the five longest rivers in the world.

	The Nile River The Nile River is 4,135 miles long. It is located in the continent of Africa, mostly in the countries of Egypt and Sudan. It flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
	The Amazon River The Amazon River is 3,980 miles long. It is located in the continent of South America and flows through several countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It ends at the Atlantic Ocean.
	The Yangtze River Located in China, the Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long and flows into the East China Sea.
	The Mississippi River and the Missouri River The river system of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River is the longest river system in North America at 3,902 miles. It flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.
	The Yenisei River The Yenisei River starts in Mongolia and flows through Russia to the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It’s 3,445 miles long.

There are 76 rivers in the world over 1,000 miles long. A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the 10 longest rivers in the world flow north. The United States alone has around 3.5 million miles of rivers. Four of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China at some point.

1. Which is the second longest river in the world?

A．The Nile River.	B．The Mississippi River.
C．The Yangtze River.	D．The Amazon River.

2. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Fun facts about the world’s rivers.

B．In which direction most rivers flow.

C．Rivers over 1,000 miles long in the world.

D．Four longest rivers flowing through China.

【推荐3】What will the weather be like? Some people say they can know what the weather will be like from birds. If they see birds fly high out to the sea, they know it is a nice day. Because birds don’t like to fly out when it will rain. When the weather will be bad, the birds come back to the beach. A big wind may come with a rain. Birds do not like to fly in a big wind. They may sit in a tree when rain is coming.

△ . If it’s a cloudy day and the rain is coming, chickens aren’t quiet, and they are running here and there. Frogs are making big noise in the pool. If it is a nice day, the frogs will come out of the water.

1. How many kinds of animals can we find in the passage?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Which of the following sentences can we put in △ in the passage?

A．Other animals can also tell the weather

B．Other animals can run here and there

C．But other animals can’t tell the weather

D．But other animals can make big noise

3. When rain is coming, ______.

A．birds may sit in the tree	B．birds fly high out to the sea
C．chickens are quiet	D．frogs will come out of the water

4. What’s the best title（题目）for the passage?

A．Rain

B．Birds

C．Sea

D．Weather

【推荐1】Fraser is four years old. He has autism(自闭症). He lives in his own world. Everything is very difficult to him. He doesn't want to play with other children. He doesn't want to say any words to others. His parents are worried about him.

Then Billy, a cat, comes. It helps Fraser go out of his world.

When Bill sees Fraser, it runs to him quickly. It sits beside Fraser with its paws on Fraser's legs. They seem to be old friends. Fraser says, "This is our cat. He can come to live with us." " I know our life changes," says Fraser's mother.

Billy stays with Fraser all the time. They play together, listen to the story together and sleep together. When Fraser walks in the garden, Billy is never far away. When Fraser is unhappy, it always lies beside him.

It seems crazy. But Billy is like Fraser's angel(天使). Fraser changes a lot. The doctor says he is getting better. He doesn't have to see the doctor now.

1. From this passage, we can know Fraser ________.

A．often talks with other people	B．likes to play games with other people
C．often smiles	D．seldom says any words

2. What is Billy?

A．A dog

B．A cat

C．A rabbit

D．A pig

3. Which is NOT right?

A．Billy stays with Fraser all the time.	B．When Fraser is unhappy, Billy lies beside him.
C．Fraser changes a lot.	D．Fraser now has to see the doctor once a week.

4. Billy doesn't ________ with Fraser.

A．play

B．go to the doctor

C．sleep

D．listen to the story

5. We can see this passage in a(n) ________.

A．notebook

B．newspaper

C．ad(广告)

D．magazine(杂志) about animals

【推荐2】How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
1. Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

A．John.

B．Frank.

C．Steven.

D．Jenny.

2. From the article, we can learn that _______.

A．in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books

B．the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school

C．Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients

D．Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

3. The best title for the article might be “_______”.

A．Collecting books for bored patients	B．Writing a letter to a medical centre
C．Donating books to poor students	D．Reading books for hospital patients

4. Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?

A．Polite and hard-working	B．Lazy and stubborn
C．Selfish and proud	D．Thoughtful and helpful

【推荐3】Nick can’t find his watch. It is blue. The watch is from his uncle Tom. His friend Eric likes it very much.

Nick calls his father at 879­0949. He says, “Dad, I can’t find my watch. Do you know where it is?” Mr. Smith says, “No, I don’t. Is it on your desk?” “No, it’s not on the desk.”

Nick calls his mother at 879­9904. He asks, “Mom, do you know where my watch is?” Mrs. Smith says, “Oh, I feel it’s in your room.” But Nick’s room isn’t tidy. He has to look for it. Nick goes and sees everywhere in the room but he can’t find the watch. Nick’s brother says, “Nick, I… ”

Nick says, “Rick, I’m busy(忙的) now.”

“Yeah? Busy looking for your watch? It’s on my wrist(手腕) . ” says Rick.

1. Nick’s watch is        .

A．blue

B．black

C．yellow

D．brown

2. Nick’s mother’s phone number is ________.

A．879­0949

B．879­0994

C．879­9904

D．879­4909

3. The underlined phrase(画线词组) “look for” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．观察

B．寻找

C．修理

D．擦拭

4. ________ is Nick’s brother.

A．Tom

B．Rick

C．Mr. Smith

D．Eric

5. The watch is________ .

A．on Mr. Smith’s wrist

B．on Mrs. Smith’s wrist

C．on Nick’s wrist

D．on Rick’s wrist

【推荐1】My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and said: “Get up, you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden.”

The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business (生意) made me feel proud (骄傲) and excited. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden, in a rich part of Atlanta, Georgia. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.

One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said seriously, “and don’t make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I still value（珍视） it , which my father gave to me that day. It will always be helpful to impress (给……留下印象) the person you are working for.

After two years, I left home and went to another town to start my new life. Luckily for me, I quickly found a job to wash dishes in a restaurant. Every morning, I set off early, always with the same strong wish I got long long ago. I felt like I was old enough to be independent and make a living by myself.

In fact, washing dishes was not exciting, but that didn’t matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and whatever I got from the job was more than I had before. I could learn something meaningful from every job and do it better and better. One day, a newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If you only think about hard work and money, 58 ” I answered.

In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I’ve learned much. I’ve learned something that helps me in my next job.

1. The writer felt proud to cut the grass because               .

A．he was not old enough to help his family

B．he thought he became important to his father’s business

C．he could cut the grass without others’ help

D．he could get $6 that day by cutting grass

2. Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 5?

A．you will stay away from your family	B．you will live a hard life
C．you won’t do any better than you’re doing	D．you won’t be happy in your life

3. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para. 1     ②=Para. 2     ③=Para. 3     ④=Para. 4     ⑤=Para. 5     ⑥=Para. 6）

A．①②③; ④⑤; ⑥	B．①; ②③④⑤; ⑥
C．①②; ③④; ⑤⑥	D．①②; ③④⑤; ⑥

4. The best title of this passage may be “              ”.

A．My Father, the Best Teacher in My Life	B．Work Hard to Find a Job
C．Different Jobs, Different Lives	D．Keep Learning in Your Jobs

【推荐2】Cooking shows on TV are usually all about exotic（外来的）foods. Thanks to globalization, people everywhere are introducing their taste foods to dishes from every corner of the world. At the same time, other people are discovering that food from their areas is the best kept secret. In the past few years, this movement（运动）of buying local produce keeps picking up steam because it offers a lot of benefits.

For starters, local food is often tastier because it is fresher. Goods that are imported（进口）from abroad must be grown or shipped from far away, so they naturally lose some of their freshness during the journey. A simple way to test this is to compare a banana from overseas with one that was grown locally and taste. Imported goods must also be washed and packaged in plastic or other containers so they can be stored well during the journey. These materials may cause the nutritional value of these goods to decline（下降）during the shipping process. Food safety is another reason why people are choosing local produce. Today's laws on foods are different from country to country. This causes confusion and makes it difficult to check if any harmful pesticides（农药）were used. When you know the local farmer who grows your food and the fields that are used to produce it, the chances of being polluted are greatly reduced.

Buying local foods can also have a beneficial influence on the environment. By supporting local growers , consumers（消费者）can keep green space and farmland in their communities in good condition. Buying local also helps to build the local community. If farmers can sell directly to consumers instead of middlemen, they will earn more money for their families. Additional profits（利润）also make farmers care for their soil and keep quality standards high. In the end, it's a win-win situation for both parties.

If you are interested in increasing more local foods into your diet, you can start by attending a farmers' market in your area. This is an open market where farmers sell fruits, vegetables, and meat directly to the public. If you have any questions about the production process or quality of these goods, you can ask the farmers directly. Once you experience the freshness of local foods for yourself, it might be difficult to go back to the supermarket.

1. Why does the writer encourage us to buy local foods in the passage?

A．They look fresher and do less harm to our health.

B．They are often sold at a lower price in the open markets.

C．They are strictly checked before coming into the markets.

D．They are washed and packed with plastic carefully.

2. What does the underlined phrase “picking up steam" mean in the passage?

A．taking off

B．speeding up

C．cutting down

D．depending on

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．All the cooking shows on TV will support local foods.

B．Local foods will replace the imported ones completely.

C．The green space and farmland will be developed better.

D．An agreement will be reached on laws of world's foods.

4. What's the best title for the passage?

A．The Basic Information about Local Foods	B．Local Foods in Different Countries
C．Making Tasty Dishes from Local Foods	D．Learning to Love Locally-Grown Foods

【推荐3】

The best time to collect green leaves is early in the leafing season but not so early. The months of June and July provide the best leaf samples（样品）, but you can find great leaf samples throughout the summer. To make a fall color collection, you have to collect the leaves in autumn.

I have seen many beautiful fall color collections.

When you choose leaves for your samples, try to choose leaves of about the same size and shape on the tree. Make sure you collect the entire（完整的）leaves.

Remember, some leaves have only one blade（叶片）or leaflet（小叶）. Some leaves have a few or many leaflets. You must know these two kinds of leaves. Good leaf collectionscontainthe entire leaves.

You should dry the collected leaves carefully before putting them in a leaf press（压）. When you collect leaves in the field, you can put them between the pages of a book to protect them. And then, press them as soon as possible before you take them from this book. Finally, you should write down each leaf’s name and put them in a leaf press.

1. When is the best time to collect green leaves?

A．June and July.	B．April and May.
C．February and March.	D．August and September.

2. The leaves for collections should not be ________.

A．about the same size leaves	B．the entire leaves
C．about the same shape leaves	D．the leaves with holes

3. What does the underlined word “contain” mean in the passage?

A．包含

B．控制

C．容量

D．自制

4. What should you do before you put the leaves in the leaf press?

A．Wash the leaves carefully.

B．Dry the leaves carefully.

C．Put the leaves between the pages of a book.

D．Remove（移动）the leaves from the book.

5. Which of the following may be the best title of this passage?

A．How to keep leaves	B．When to collect leaves
C．Where to collect leaves	D．How to make leaf samples