【推荐1】On the first day of school, children can be very nervous. However, sometimes parents are more nervous than the students themselves. A new British survey shows that one in three parents are worried that their children will not make friends when they start school.

The survey was carried out by Action for Children, a children’s charity in the UK. They questioned more than 2,200 parents and found that parents are more likely to care about their children’s ability to make friends than their lessons. 33% of the parents put not making friends on top of the list of their worries about their children, while just 11% of the parents said their main worry is that their children will not be able to keep up with the schoolwork.

Everyone needs friends. They are a basic source （来源）of happiness and hope in our lives. However, the ability to make friends is different from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. We all have the ability to make friends. Unluckily, many people never reach their potential（潜力）. Making friends is a skill, and the first step in developing that skill is to know how to get along with others.

Experts say it’s natural for some children to feel nervous if they don’t know how to get on well with others in a new environment. However, parents and teachers should help them learn some basic social skills such as sharing, helping, cooperation and communication.

“Teach your child to know the importance of having friends. Let him or her know having hundreds of online friends is not the same as having a friend he or she can connect and be with in person every day,” stressed an expert.

1. The survey made by Action for Children shows that________.

A．11% of the students can’t keep up with the schoolwork

B．parents care more about lessons of their children than friends making

C．33% of the parents are most worried about their children’s making friends

D．almost 2,200 parents were questioned

2. What is the first thing to make friends?

A．To help others do something.

B．To learn to get on with others.

C．To be yourself.

D．To know the importance of having friends.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT basic social skills?

A．Share your traveling experience with others.

B．Finish a project together with others.

C．Give a hand to those in need.

D．Read an interesting book.

4. The best title of the passage may be ______.

A．Making Friends for Children

B．The Importance of Making Friends

C．Lessons of Friends Making

D．Making Friends: True or False

【推荐2】Mukbang, a South Korean word, means “eating broadcast(吃播)”. It is an online broadcast in which a host eats tons of food while talking with the people watching him or her. It began in South Korea in around 2010 and has spread all over the world.

Why did mukbang first appear in South Korea? Jeff Yang, an Asian-American cultural critic(评论家), thinks that it’s down to “the loneliness of unmarried or uncoupled South Koreans”. He believes that eating on your own can be hard in a country like South Korea, where social eating is such a long tradition. However, eating alone is becoming increasingly common. It seems that mukbang gives people the feeling that they are part of something larger.

Alice Stride, a spokeswoman for the Campaign to End Loneliness, says, “It might bring someone great comfort to watch mukbang.” She adds that she would be worried if younger people were watching people eat instead of eating with friends or family, but for older people it could be a comfort. “If you can’t get out, if you’re ill for example, then perhaps that will bring you a great sense of comfort. On the whole, though, we would advocate face-to-face communication. It’s something that won’t change.”

“I would always encourage people to do whatever makes them feel better as long as it is a healthy habit,” says Ben Edwards, a relationship expert. “I doubt if mukbang is a healthy way to have a meal. But I think if people feel like watching other people eat, and it gives them some sort of satisfaction, I see no harm.”

1. What questions are answered in Paragraph 1?
①How old is mukbang?
②What does mukbang mean?
③Where did mukbang begin?
④How did mukbang get popular?

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

2. According to Jeff Yang, it is difficult for South Koreans to eat alone because they_____________.

A．have the culture of eating together	B．are supporters of ending loneliness
C．like joining a larger group	D．usually have a big family

3. Which of the following is probably Alice Stride’s opinion?

A．Mukbang helps lots of people feel less lonely.

B．Older people are more interested in mukbang.

C．Younger people should offer more comfort to older people.

D．Younger people should eat with their friends and family a lot.

4. What does the underlined word “advocate” in Paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?

A．观察

B．提倡

C．建立

D．评估

5. What does Ben Edwards think of mukbang?

A．It is difficult to do.	B．It is healthy for the host.
C．It is an acceptable thing.	D．It is a popular way of eating.

【推荐3】请阅读下文，并从下列方框中的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。

Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it.

    1     This is the second highest number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens (网民)” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens are teens.     2    

The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun.     3     And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.

Li Dong, a teacher at No.41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others. “    4     ” she said.

In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online     5    

A．They often lasted over ten hours to play online games.

B．On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything.

C．It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

D．Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users,according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.

E．So sometimes I even bring my English lessons to the computer room.

F．Teenagers always have many different habits.

【推荐1】When I was in primary school, I got into an argument with a boy in my class. I can’t remember what it was about, but I never forgot the lesson I learned that day.

I thought that I was right and he was wrong — and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson.

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could clearly see that it was black. When she asked the boy, he answered, “White”.

I couldn’t believe it! Another argument started, this time about the color of the object.

The teacher told us to change our places. Then she asked me, “________”. I had to   answer, “White.” It was an object with two different colored sides, and from his side it was white and from my side it was black.

My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must stand in the other person’s shoes and look at the problem through their eyes.

1. The underlined word “argument” in the first paragraph may mean ________ in Chinese.

A．争吵

B．谈话

C．打架

D．麻烦

2. How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white?

A．Surprised.

B．Worried.

C．Happy.

D．Angry.

3. Which is the following can be put in (能被放入) “________” in the fifth paragraph?

A．Is your answer right?	B．Do you think he is right?
C．What color is the object?	D．What do you think of the object?

4. When in the boy’s place, the writer changed her answer because ________.

A．the boy changed his answer, too

B．the object had two different colored sides

C．she wants to say sorry to the boy

D．the teacher asked her to change the answer

5. What can we learn form the story?

A．We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact.

B．Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers.

C．Teachers are always cleverer than their students.

D．We need to look at a problem from others’ views (角度).

【推荐2】①My dear boys and girls, good morning. Today I’m going to talk to you about my understanding of learning history.

②Many of you may think it is a terrible thing to study history. You may often wonder why we students should study something that has nothing to do with our own lives. If you think that way, I should say you are far from the truth.

③In fact, if we study history, we can learn quite a lot about personal stories and events of people just like us. The people who came before us helped build and develop the country we are living in. Their ideas often solved many of our problems and troubles. Studying the past helps us to understand what our ancestors’ (祖先) lives were like. And it also helps us to see how their experiences have shaped our own life.

④To be honest, ▲ . Some of what we study in history helps us understand the mistakes of the past. And these mistakes will help people not to do the same wrong things. People often learn from the past to have a better future.

⑤Whether we like the subject of history or not, we must understand the importance of the events and the people who came before us. Our ancestors’ decisions have made a difference in our own life. Similarly, the decisions of our own generation (一代人) will finally make a difference to those who come after us.

⑥History is not just a study of the past. History is the study of people, places, and events.

⑦Now do you still think studying history is a sad thing? Or do you have any questions about learning history? If you have any question, just feel free to ask.

1. The passage is probably from the ________ column（栏目） of a magazine.

A．Sports

B．People

C．Health

D．Education

2. Which of the following can be put in the ▲ in Para. 4?

A．the mistakes of the past won’t help us

B．I don’t like the idea of learning history

C．it is not easy to learn the subject of history

D．not everything that happened in the past is good

3. According to Para. 5, the decisions of our generation will ________.

A．show what is happening to us	B．help understand the people in the past
C．build and develop our country	D．make a difference to people in the future

4. The writer wrote the passage to ________.

A．introduce some important people in history

B．develop students’ interest in learning history

C．explain different people’s understanding of history

D．show the relationship between the past and the future

【推荐3】仔细阅读，为每段文章选择合适的小标题。
1. Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a term, the summer, or a year. Studying abroad can be an exciting experience for many people.
2. Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. You will see the world in a new way, and learn more about yourself. The experience of studying abroad may also look good on your future resume (求职简历). Many companies today want people who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.
3. Once you decide to study abroad, you have to make choices. To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: where do I want to go or why? How much do I want to pay? How long do I want to study abroad? Do I want to live with roommates, alone or somewhere else?
4. Get your passport and visa (签证) early! Before you go, learn some of the languages, and read about some common customs in the country that you are going to.Learn about the money. Bring some of it with you.
5. After the first few weeks abroad, many students will feel a little homesick. They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things, Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture. When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.

A. Once you are in another country B. Why study in another country C. So many students choose to study abroad D. Making the right choice E. Getting ready

1. _______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______

【推荐1】It's believed that people reach their mental peak (顶峰) in their 20s. However, this isn’t completely true. According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages. They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.

1. At what age can people reach the peak of their attention?

A．2.

B．18.

C．45.

D．50.

2. Which fact does the passage provide?

A．The younger people are, the better memory they have.

B．The study is based on some research on people of all ages.

C．People in their 40s can understand others' feelings best.

D．Different people are good at different things at the same age.

3. This passage is probably a(n) ________________.

A．novel

B．report

C．advertisement

D．notice

【推荐2】Plants are rooted (扎根) in one place. They can’t run away from danger or walk over the sunny side of the garden. So they have to develop some special ways to protect themselves and grow in the nature.

Some scientists found that plants can sense their surroundings (环境). You’ve all seen plants grow towards light which is called phototropism. Even if the top of them are cut off, the plants don’t change the direction. They sense the light and tell the rest of the plants how to grow then.

Some plants “talk” with each other by using “airmail (航空信)” to warn each other of danger. Researchers in England cut the leaves of cabbages. The cabbages then produce a tiny number of chemicals (化学物质) that protect themselves from some insects. Strangely, the cabbages which aren’t cut nearby also begin to give off their own different chemicals. That means they seem to receive a warning from their cabbage neighbors.

Most amazingly, plants have a great system (系统) of communication that can connect nearly every plant in a forest by fungi (真菌). It connects the roots of different plants to each other. Scientists call the system the “wood wide web”, similar to the Internet we use. Using the network, plants can communicate and share information and even food with each other.

Whatever the case is, plants are stranger and more wonderful than we can imagine.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “phototropism” in paragraph 2 means ________.

A．摄影技术

B．避光性

C．向光性

2. The cabbages produce the chemicals to ________.

A．protect themselves

B．sense the light

C．change the direction

3. According to the passage, we know that plants have the ability of ________.
① sense        ② thinking        ③communication        ④ hearing

A．①④

B．②④

C．①③

4. The fungi builds the “wood wide web” by ________.

A．making noises

B．connecting the roots

C．using the Internet

5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Plants can protect themselves and grow in the nature in some special ways.

B．Even if the top of the plants are cut off, they can still change the direction.

C．Some plants can communicate with each other and warn each other of danger.

【推荐3】In the sunny night, look up at the clear night sky. You can probably see thousands of stars. The biggest thing you’ll see, of course, is the moon. For thousands of years, people have wondered about this big thing in the sky.
Earth’s moon is a satellite. A satellite is a body that orbits(环绕轨道运行)a planet. All moons are satellites, and many planets have them. Some have many moons. Earth, of course, only has one. It’s a special moon, though. It’s the fifth largest moon in the solar system!
In fact, the moon is much smaller than the sun. But it’s much closer to Earth, so it looks as big as the sun. The moon is so close that you can see its dark and light spots(斑点)without a telescope. Men flew and landed on the moon’s surface many times by spacecrafts in the 1960s and 1970s. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. He walked on the moon on July 20th, 1969. The flights to the moon have helped us learn much about it. Astronauts even brought rocks home with them!
There’s still a lot to learn about the moon. Now people still can’t live on the moon because it does not have oxygen or water like the Earth. But I’m sure that humans can live there one day in the future.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What is a satellite?

A．A planet.

B．A spacecraft.

C．A body that orbits a planet.

D．A black star.

2. How many moons does the Earth have?

A．One.	B．Four.
C．Three.	D．Two.

3. Why does the moon look as big as the sun?

A．Because it’s much closer to the Earth.

B．Because it comes out at night.

C．Because it is the fifth largest moon in the solar system.

D．Because people can’t see it without a telescope.

4. Who was the first human to walk on the moon?

A．Lance Armstrong.	B．Neil Armstrong.
C．Wally Schirra.	D．Neil Diamond.

【推荐1】Tea bag drinking is most westerners’ favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose （散的） tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze （薄纱） and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. _________________ and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy, tasty way to go.
1. Who invented the tea bag?

A．An English tea seller.	B．Chinese.
C．Lipton.	D．Thomas Sullivan.

2. The underlined sentence “Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK” probably means “________ in the UK”.

A．Tea bags soon became popular

B．Tea bags surprised everyone very much

C．Tea bags kicked （踢） the loose-leaf tea out of the market

D．Tea bags weren’t allowed to be sold

3. This sentence “today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.” tells us ________.

A．Most drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

B．Most drinkers in the UK prefer tea bags.

C．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK prefer loose-leaf tea.

D．A quarter of the drinkers in the UK dislike tea bags.

4. From the passage we can learn that Thomas Sullivan was very ________.

A．clever

B．stupid

C．lazy

D．busy

5. What can be the best title for this passage?

A．The invention of tea

B．The way of drinking tea

C．The history of tea bags

D．People’s favorite tea in the world

【推荐2】Look at the picture of Linda's family. The man in it is Mr. White. He is Linda’s father. The woman is Linda's mother. The girl in a yellow dress is Linda. She's 7 years old. The boy next to Mrs. White is Jack. He is Linda's brother. He is 9 years old. Linda and Jack are students, but they are not in the same school.

1. There are______people in the picture.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. Linda's family name is_______.

A．White

B．Linda

C．Jack

D．Linda White

3. Linda is_____sister.

A．Mr. White's

B．Ms. White's

C．Mrs. White's

D．Jack's

4. Which is TRUE (正确的)?

A．White is Jack's first name.	B．Linda and Jack are students.
C．The girl is in a black dress.	D．Linda and Jack are in the same school.

【推荐3】Clothing is a language. It tells us about individuals: their personality，age，place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society，we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture，and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colors-red，gold and green in the clothing. The first color stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves（奴隶）. The second is for the rich resources of the African earth，and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross“×”，which stands for“unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular（矩形）box，which represents“strength”.

Because clothing has a strong social meaning，people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing，or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance，in Ghana，a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose（宽松的）clothing. The climate，with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges（变化），requires that the clothes should be comfortable for daily life.

Although many people wear Western clothes，particularly in the big cities in Africa，traditional dress is very highly valued（评价）. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The history of African clothes.

B．The cultural traditions of African dress.

C．African modern fashion styles.

D．The materials used in African traditional dress.

2. Clothing tells us everything except their _______.

A．age and place in society

B．style and place in society

C．personality and age

D．height and weight

3. According to the passage，red _______.

A．represents the setting sun

B．is chosen because it is a bright color

C．stands for African unity

D．is a reminder of the sad history in Africa

4. The color that stands for wealth is _______.

A．gold

B．green

C．yellow

D．black

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．There are two patterns on African traditional dresses.

B．Africans get tired of loose clothing because it is out of style.

C．In Ghana，always wearing the same waistband is a mistake.

D．We can learn the weather at night in Africa is as hot as that in the day.