【推荐1】1:   Forget your exam and tests!                                      5：The beach is my favourite spot.
2:   The summer holidays have begun.                           6：To sunbathe, cycle, dive and play.
3:   Put away your books and notes.                              7：If only the sun would never go down.
4:   Let’s just relax and have fun.                                     8：And would keep me company night and day.
9： Last summer I flew to Japan and Korea.                  13：Oh the holidays are just too short!
10：This year I am off to Singapore.                            14：How can I finish all I plan to do?
11：And if my parents can afford it.                              15：I wish they were ten times longer.
12：Perhaps to a few countries more.                            16：Don’t you, my friends, think so too?
1. Read lines 1---4. The writer feels _____.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．afraid

D．worried

2. Read lines 9---12. The writer will go to _____ this year.

A．Japan

B．Singapore

C．Korea

D．the USA

3. Read lines 13---16. The writer _____ all his holiday activities.

A．doesn’t like	B．will play ten times for
C．doesn’t have enough time for	D．wants his friends to join in

【推荐2】Dear Jack,

Thank you very much for your picture. I’m very glad to hear that you are having a good trip in my home town. London is very beautiful at this time of year. And the weather is cool. I hope I can go back there. It’s quite hot at this time of year in New York. I really need to relax myself during the holiday. I want to go swimming in the sea. I also want to visit your home town. My uncle works there and I want to visit him. And his daughter Alice will come back from Washington DC. So we can spend our holiday together. It’s a good idea to take the train there. There is much traffic on the roads during holidays and driving is very dangerous. You said there’s a hill and a river in your home town. My sister and I want to climb the hill and go fishing. I’m sure we’ll have a good time.

Yours,

Dave

1. Dave’s home town is ________.

A．London	B．New York
C．Chicago	D．Washington DC

2. What’s the weather like in New York at this time of year?

A．Cool.	B．Hot.
C．Cold.	D．Windy.

3. Dave will take the train to Jack’s home town because ________.

A．Jack’s home town is far away

B．the train travels faster than the car

C．he is afraid of driving a car

D．the roads are too busy during holidays

4. What is Dave going to do during the holiday?
①Go swimming.②Go fishing.③Visit his uncle.④Go back to his home town.

A．①③④	B．①②④
C．①②③	D．②③④

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Jack is traveling in England.

B．Dave’s uncle works in Jack’s home town.

C．Dave got a picture from Jack.

D．Alice is Jack’s sister.

【推荐3】将短文后面的五项信息与段落进行匹配，并将段落序号填入括号中。
    1    . Ping-pong ball is my favorite sport. I often play it and I play it very well.
    2    . Miss Green is an English teacher. She is only twenty-five years old. Her English is very good.
    3    . Ted is my brother. He likes eggs and pears for dinner.
    4    . Sam is my brother. He wins first prize in the English speech contest.
    5    . Linda likes going to the movies. She often goes to the movies with her father on weekends.

A．We need two English teachers. Is your English very good? Are you good with students? Please call us at 221-2112.

B．There will be a new movie this weekend at Sunshine Cinema. If you take your school ID card, you can pay only 2 yuan for it.

C．There will be an English speech contest at Xinghua Middle School. It can help you improve your English and help you make some friends. Come and join us!

D．Helen is going to watch a ping-pong match at 7:30 on Sunday evening.

E．My family like different kinds of food. My father likes noodles best. My mother likes rice very much. I like vegetables and fruit. We all like healthy food.

【推荐1】A teacher usually teaches his students in special ways. One year, he asked four students to go to see apple trees in different seasons. The first student went there in spring, the second in summer, the third in autumn, and the last in winter.

After the four students came back, they described the trees to the teacher. The first student said, “All leaves on the trees were green and beautiful.” The second student said differently, “The flowers looked so nice and smelt good.” But the third student said he only saw apples on the trees. “They tasted good, but I couldn’t see any flowers.”

“Really? Why didn’t I see any leaves, flowers, or apples?” the last one said. “The trees looked really ugly.” Just then, the teacher said, “You’re all right, but each of you just saw apple trees in one season. The trees aren’t the same in different seasons. You can’t judge (判断) a tree by only one season.”

Everything has different sides in our life. Don’t judge what a thing is like before seeing all of it.

1. There are ________ people in the story.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

2. ________ didn’t like the apple trees in the story.

A．The teacher	B．The first and the second students
C．The third student	D．The fourth student

3. The underlined word “sides” means ________ in Chinese.

A．季节

B．方面

C．形状

D．想法

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?________

A．The four students went to see the apple trees in the same season.

B．The four students described the apple trees in different ways.

C．The teacher thought that the apple trees were great in all seasons.

D．The teacher and the four students went to see the apple trees each year.

5. What does the story mainly tell us?________

A．We must see a thing or a person in all ways.

B．People don’t like apple trees in winter.

C．Apple trees look really different in different seasons.

D．A good teacher has to teach his students in special ways.

【推荐3】When the six very best students from different cities in Guangdong Province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment (录取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact answer without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

There’s no doubt to call this HK craze (狂热), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.

How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua University and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

Second, most UK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual (双语) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University be calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant (相关的) measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action-taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees (学费) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

1. Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because ______.

A．many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience

B．they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C．HK Universities offer a higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

D．Beijing University has lost its worldwide reputation

2. From the passage we can see HK universities ______.

A．didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B．didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

C．have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D．are proud of their teaching staff and facilities.

3. What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move.” in the last paragraph?

A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.

B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.

C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to enroll Hong Kong students.

D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge.

【推荐1】It’s nice for someone to return the money he or she found to the owner.     1    

Recently, a university student left her smartphone in a restaurant. A man later picked it up. When the phone owner found the man, he asked for 2,000 yuan from the owner. He even said that he would delete all the information on the phone if the owner wouldn’t give him the money.     2     The police suggested that the owner should file a lawsuit (起诉) against the man.

According to the Civil Code (《民法典》), when you find something by accident, you must not keep it as your own.     3     Or you can hand it over to the police.

    4     By law, the owner should give back any money the finder had to spend for safekeeping. The owner should also cover the traveling expenses of the finder when he or she returns the lost thing.     5     If the finder keeps the lost things on purpose, he or she may face up to two years in prison if the lost things are very valuable.

A．It’s also what people need to do by law.

B．To ask for a present or money is not polite.

C．In one situation, the finder can get money from the owner.

D．The owner couldn’t provide the money, and she didn’t have to.

E．Other than this the finder shouldn’t ask for more money, such as a reward.

F．You can either tell the owner to come and get it if you can reach him or her.

【推荐2】Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late. So he can't get up on time in the morning.

This year, Mrs. Black, Peter's aunt, works in Peter's school. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to（匆忙赶到）school, it was a quarter past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

"You are ten minutes late for the first class. Peter," Mrs. Black said angrily, "Why are you often late for school?" "Every time when I get to the street corner（拐角处）, I always see a guidepost（路标）, which says, ‘School—Go Slow’!"

1. Peter is often late for school because ________.

A．he lives far from school	B．he doesn't like to go to school
C．he sleeps well at night	D．he can't get up on time in the morning

2. The first class begins at ________.

A．ten to eight

B．eight

C．five past eight

D．a quarter past eight

3. The guidepost is for ________.

A．student

B．teachers

C．drivers

D．Peter

4. The Chinese meaning of the sign "School—Go Slow" is "________".

A．上班慢行

B．前方学校，请慢行

C．上学慢行

D．行人慢行

【推荐3】May 23rd, 2021
Dear Principal Becker,

I’m David Brown, a student from Grade 8. I’m sitting in the classroom to write you this letter because I really have something to say about the school lunchtime.

Well, I know that school is for learning. It is important to have good reading and math skills. But I think school is also important for another reason. It helps people to learn to get along with others.

It may seem that lunchtime is not important. As you see, lots of us spend most lunchtimes just talking with our friends. But this activity is more important than it looks. I’m learning how to get along with others. I’m learning how to solve problems.

I’m finding out new things from others. I am learning how to say sorry. These are all important skills to learn. My problem is that the time for lunch keeps getting shorter. I know this is happening so we can spend more time in learning. But please do not forget that we are also learning at lunchtime. We are learning people skills. It is important that we have enough time to spend with our friends.

I really hope that you can make our lunchtime longer. A little more time spent with friends each day would benefit everybody.

Yours,

David Brown

1. Where did David wrote this letter?

A．At home.

B．In the classroom.

C．In his bedroom.

D．In the music room.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about David?

A．He hopes he can make more friends.

B．He spends a lot of time talking in class.

C．He writes a lot of letters to the principal.

D．He enjoys sending time with his friends.

3. Why did David write the letter?

A．To say sorry to the principal.

B．To show the principal his writing sill.

C．To ask the principal to make lunchtime longer.

D．to say thank you to the principal.

【推荐1】Rules are everywhere. When you’re reading at the library, playing basketball on the playground or driving on the road, you will have to follow some rules. But do you know about any rules on a plane? If you’re on a plane in America, you may find the following rules.

Exit Seat Criteria (标准)

If you are sitting in an exit seat (紧急通道位), read the information (信息) below. You must: ◆Be older than 15 years old and healthy enough to give help. ◆Be able to speak, read and understand English well. ◆Be able to find a safe way from the emergency exit (紧急出口). ◆Be able to help others away from the plane. You must not: ◆Travel (旅行) with a pet, such as a dog. ◆Travel with someone that needs special care (特殊照顾), such as a child. If you can’t meet the criteria, ask crew members (工作人员) to move you to another seat. You do not have to say why, just say, “I do not want to sit in an exit seat.”

1. The passenger sitting in an exit seat ________.

A．must be under 15	B．needn’t speak English
C．must be healthy enough	D．needn’t help others

2. If you are sitting in an exit seat, you can NOT ________.

A．travel with a friend	B．take a pet with you
C．read Exit Seat Criteria	D．move to another seat

3. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “meet” in this passage is probably “________”.

A．遇见

B．符合

C．相信

D．开会

4. The Exit Seat Criteria may appear ________.

A．in the classroom

B．on a train

C．on the road

D．on the plane