【推荐1】Fashion isn’t very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don’t need, just because they’re new. We want to take care of the environment, we don’t want to pol­lute the air and we don’t want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona­ble. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?
Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes — recycled clothes. Another way is to buy’ fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ’ way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To pro­tect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmental­ly-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly.
1. Why do people often buy things they don’t need? Because_.

A．new things can be more comfortable

B．everyone wants to be fashionable

C．people are richer than before now

D．people care about the environment

2. What’s the topic for paragraph 2?

A．Recycled fashion.	B．The problem with fashion.
C．Fashion doesn’t have to pollute.	D．New materials.

3. Which of the following is more environmentally-friendly?

A．Materials soft and looking fantastic.

B．Any materials coloured using natural dyes.

C．Hemp and bamboo.

D．White cotton.

4. Why are environmentally -friendly clothes more fashionable now? Because______.

A．people pay more attention to our environment

B．environmentally-friendly clothes are practical

C．all old styles become fashionable again

D．fashion-designers are working to make them beautiful

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cotton or Hemp and Bamboo?

B．Environmentally-friendly Clothes

C．Old Style, New Fashion Again

D．Fashion and the Environment

【推荐2】This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-sided Talk（四方会谈）. Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think.
An old tree: I am thousands of years old, but I have fewer and fewer friends. I’m afraid I will be cut someday, People cut down many trees to make paper and chopsticks. Soon there will be no trees to make air clean and to protect people from floods. Mother Nature is making many disasters to teach people a lesson.
The river: What the old tree said is right. I not only make the earth more beautiful, but provide the clean water for people and animals. Now I’m sad because people put waste into me, which kills many animals and plants that drink my water. Some people drink his kind of water and get sick, too.
People: We have lived on the earth since ancient times. The earth is our home. We have done some harm（危害）to our home! From now on, we should make full use of the resources（资源）on the earth and protect the earth. Let’s try our best!
The United Nations: We know a little about the environmental（环境的）problem. Hearing what all of you said, we’ve decided（决定）to protect the earth and love the earth. We’ve also made the June 5^th World Environment Day.
1. What doesn’t the old tree tell us?

A．He’s afraid to be cut down some day.	B．He has fewer and fewer friends.
C．The trees have the longest lives in the world.	D．He has lived for thousands of years.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “disasters”?

A．机遇

B．奇迹

C．财富

D．灾难

3. Why do some people get sick after drinking the water from the river?

A．Because the river is polluted.

B．Because the river makes the earth more beautiful.

C．Because the river can only offer water to animals

D．Because there are too many animals and plants in the river.

4. What have the United Nations decided to do from the passage?

A．Set an Earth Protecting Day.	B．Protect and love the earth.
C．Hold an international meeting.	D．Find out what the environmental problem is.

5. What will people do according to（根据）the article?
①Over-use the resources.     ②Make good use of the resources.
③Start a global（全球的）group.   ④Protect the earth.

A．①④

B．②③

C．①③

D．②④

【推荐3】When thinking of the Arctic（北冰洋）, some people may imagine an icy land of white snow. And other people may imagine it as the last really clean place left on Earth. In fact, we have polluted the deepest oceans with plastic rubbish, and now, CNN says, “It’s the Arctic’s turn.”

German scientists have recently found microplastics in Arctic snow. Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters. Sadly, the scientists found 1,800 pieces of microplastics per liter（升）of snow. That may cause terrible air pollution.

How is plastic pollution reaching the Arctic? According to scientists, “It’s clear that most of the microplastics in the snow come from the air. They fall off plastic objects and are moved by the wind. They mix with ice in the air and fall to the ground as snow.”

Are they bad for us? We do know that our bodies cannot take in “large” pieces of microplastics. However, if the plastics are small enough, they can find ways into our bodies and stay there for a long time, which can be bad for our health. What’s more, earlier studies have shown that microplastics may contribute to lung cancer risk.

Microplastics have also been found in rivers and oceans around the world. Research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans, damaging ecosystems along the way. When we wash clothes with plastic fibers, they start in our wastewater. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea. They are eaten by sea animals there. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re eating the plastic as well.

1. What can we learn from what CNN says in paragraph 1?

A．Arctic is still a beautiful icy land with clean air.

B．Arctic is the last clean place left to the earth.

C．Arctic has already been polluted by plastic.

D．Arctic is always a pure land with white snow.

2. Which picture shows the right way of the travel of microplastics?
①microplastics               ②snow             ③human body               ④air
⑤sea animals                    ⑥seas               ⑦wastewater                  ⑧Arctic

A．	B．
C．	D．

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word contribute?

A．Donate.

B．Cause.

C．Provide.

D．Separate.

4. Why do the author write this passage?

A．To tell readers not to eat sea animals.

B．To tell readers not to travel to Arctic.

C．To tell readers to use less plastic products.

D．To tell readers to wear masks when it snows.

5. Which is the best title for this article?

A．Microplastics in Arctic

B．Microplastics Are Hurting Ecosystems

C．Microplastics And Lung Cancer

D．Microplastics Fall with Snow

【推荐1】Monkeys are clever, but they are very greedy(贪婪的) too. They have suffered(吃亏) a lot because of this. But they never change this way.   

In India, people use monkeys’ greed to catch them. Do you know how they can catch monkeys?

Here are some instructions(说明).

•Make a hole(洞) in a big pumpkin. The hole must be just right —not too big or too small.

•Put some jujubes(枣) in the hole.

•Leave the pumpkin under a tree. Make sure there are some monkeys in the tree.

•Hide(藏) yourself and watch the monkeys.

When you leave, the monkeys come down to the pumpkin. When they find a hole in the pumpkin, they don’t know what’s in it and one of them puts its hand into the hole to find out what is inside. When it touches the jujubes,   it will clench(攥紧) some of them in its hand. So it isn’t able to take its fist (拳头) out of the hole. You can’t come close at this time. Will the monkey drop off the pumpkin? Don’t worry. It seems it likes the pumpkin better than its life. It will run with the pumpkin, clenching its fist more tightly. Finally, people can catch it easily.

1. The underlined sentence “The hole must be just right” means it is         .

A．bigger than a monkey’s fist

B．smaller than a monkey’s hand

C．big enough for the monkey to put its fist in

D．bigger than a monkey’s hand but smaller than its fist

2. Which is the right order of the following things?            
a. One of the monkeys puts its hand into the hole.
b. The monkey runs away with the pumpkin.
c. The monkey clenches some jujubes in its hand.
d. People catch the monkey.

A．b-c-a-d

B．a-b-c-d

C．a-c-b-d

D．b-a-c-d

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Indians often use pumpkins and jujubes to catch the monkeys.

B．When the monkey comes to the pumpkin, it will eat it at once.

C．When the monkey comes to the pumpkin, you can run to catch it.

D．In India, monkeys like pumpkins very much.

4. What does the writer want to tell us?.

A．We should catch monkeys in this way.	B．One mustn’t be greedy
C．We should protect monkeys.	D．Think of another way to catch monkeys.

【推荐2】David’s got a text message from his friend Sam. Can you understand it?

7,15            20,15            20,8,5            16,1,18,11

This message was in code(密码，代码). How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

Twenty-six. So can you read it now?

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21

David decided to use a different code in his answer to Sam. This time, he was putting A instead of B, B instead of C, and so on. His message to Sam shown on the right was very short. Can you understand?

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Sam guessed David’s code, and he replied: ZESDQ RBGNNK. When David’s little sister saw the message, she felt puzzled. She couldn’t read it at all. But David was very happy that his sister couldn’t read his message!

Lots of people use codes to send secret messages. In a war, secrets are very important so soldiers often send each other messages in code. Nowadays, we can use computers to make and break difficult codes. Even before computers, people invented other machines to do this.

Here’s a famous machine that Germans used in the Second World War (1941-1945). It’s called the Enigma Machine. The machines were very big, heavy and expensive. Every day they changed the codes automatically, and this made it almost impossible for anyone to break the codes. The person sending a message had one machine, and the person receiving the message had another.

1. Sam asked David to go to the ________.

A．park

B．house

C．museum

D．zoo

2. Sam told David to meet him

A．before breakfast

B．after school

C．after dinner

D．before school

3. Codes are used to keep something_________.

A．new

B．old

C．secret

D．known

4. People will never know the meaning if they can’t _______ the code.

A．break

B．make

C．change

D．write

5. The best title of this passage is _______.

A．English Letters

B．Codes

C．Messages

D．Machines

【推荐1】Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（结婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.
1. Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for        
people to remember.

A．louder

B．easier

C．prettier

D．harder

2. Famous people want their new names to ________________.

A．have special sound	B．be ordinary
C．have no meaning	D．be unknown

3. Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.

A．stays with his family	B．is at his job
C．is among Chinese friends	D．comes back to China

4. What is the best title(标题) of this passage?

A．Family Names	B．Women’s Names
C．Changing Names	D．Special Names

5. Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today.

B．Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married.

C．Some women don’t have family name after they get married.

D．Some women use both their own name and their husband’s

【推荐2】

Look at the girl in the picture, she is Connie Tablot, an English star singer, she is seventeen years old. Her songs named《Over the Rainbow》《Gravity》《Beautiful World》are very famous now.

When she was only 6 years old, she could sing very well, and in an evening party, her singing voice surprised everyone at the party.

Her grandmother loves her very much and she often asks Connie to sing for her. She thinks it is a relaxing time to listen to Connie sing. Her grandmother often says: “She sings really very well”.

Connie is also good at playing the piano and guitar. She often practices them in her free time.

At school, Connie is good at English and math. She does well at school, her favorite food is hamburgers and she often eats them at home.

Connie is a famous star, he wants to sing in different countries, like China, America and Canada, but her family only wants her to be happy and healthy.

1. From the passage, we know Connie comes from____________.

A．America

B．England

C．Canada

D．China

2. Which of the following four sentences is right?

A．Connie is good at English but not maths.

B．Connie doesn’t like playing the piano.

C．Connie’s family love her very much.

D．Connie never practices the guitar in her free time

3. ___________is a relaxing time for her grandmother.

A．Listening to Connie sing	B．Watching Connie playing the guitar
C．Making hamburgers for Connie to eat	D．Playing the piano with Connie

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。
Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1. When did the writer get the gift?

A．At the age of 16.

B．After making friends with the boy.

C．In the first year at a middle school.

2. Why was the smile an important gift?

A．Because the writer’s old school was far away.

B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was.

C．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm.

3. Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?

A．Because she was always unhappy.

B．Because she didn’t know anyone at the time.

C．Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her.

4. How did the smile change her life?

A．She started to talk with other students and make friends.

B．She became the best friend of the boy.

C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.

5. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A．From her old school.

B．From her parents.

C．From herself.

【推荐1】Toby was a 13-year-old boy. He studied in a middle school in Paris. He was quite a clever boy and was good at almost everything. However, he had a problem. He had a fear (恐惧) of heights. This problem made him unhappy for a long time. He talked to his father about it one day.

“I’ve had enough, Dad,” he said. “I would love to go rock climbing with my friends. But every time I get too high, I feel afraid.”

His dad paused (停顿) as he thought about his son’s __▲ .

“well, Toby,” he said quietly, “I can help you. But you will need to be brave. Are you ready?”

Toby was quiet for a few minutes.

“I am ready!” he answered bravely.

Toby’s father picked up the keys and walked towards the front door.

“we’re going into the city!” his father said.

Toby knew what was coming. Toby lived in Paris. One of the world’s tallest buildings was there. That was the Eiffel Tower. Nothing was said between them as they drove into the city.

After about an hour, they arrived at the Eiffel Tower. Toby looked up at it.

“Can I really do this?” he asked worriedly.

“Well,” his father said, “I will be with you every step of the way. This is the day that you fight your fear! Come on!”

Toby took a breath. His father held his hand and then they made their way, step by step, towards the top of the Eiffel Tower. At last they got to the top.

“Wow, Dad!” he said excitedly as he looked over Paris.

“I told you there was nothing to worry about,” his father said.

1. The word “it” in Paragraph 1 means the fact that __     .

A．Toby had few friends

B．Toby was afraid of heights

C．Toby planned to visit the Eiffel Tower

D．Toby wanted to join a mountain climbing club

2. The best word for “__▲ ” is “_______”.

A．dream

B．plan

C．problem

D．study

3. Toby went to the Eiffel Tower _______.

A．by bus

B．by bike

C．by taxi

D．by car

4. How might Toby’s father feel about Toby at the end of the story?

A．Hopeless.

B．Happy.

C．Surprised.

D．Worried.

5. This story is mainly about _______.

A．fighting fear	B．making friends
C．giving advice	D．choosing hobbies

【推荐2】Sarah was excited. She was going to be 13 in two weeks. Her mother said it was a big day for a teenager. She said that Sarah could have a tea party to celebrate.
Sarah had 20 people in her class, and her mother said she could invite all of them. So they bought beautiful cards and wrote down the guests' names, and the time, date and place of the party. Sarah's mother also wrote down her phone number, so that guests could reply. Then they posted the invitations.
When you receive an invitation, it is polite to reply as soon as possible. You can either write a reply or make a telephone call. It's especially important when it is a wedding or anniversary (纪念日) invitation.
Sarah received 19 replies. One boy did not reply. "He is very rude!" said Sarah's mother.
The party was held in Sarah's village. Her guests brought birthday presents as well as flowers for her parents. It is polite to bring a gift for your host, even if it is only small. It means you are thanking him or her for inviting you.
Sarah really enjoyed her party and wrote letters to all the guests, thanking them for their presents. It is polite to write back and thank the host for inviting you. Say how much you enjoyed the party, even if you didn't.
1. Sarah was going to have her ___________ birthday very soon.

A．second

B．thirteenth

C．nineteenth

D．twentieth

2. How did Sarah and her mother invite the guests?

A．They told them in class.	B．They called them one by one.
C．They wrote letters to the guests.	D．They sent cards to the guests.

3. It is impolite if you ____________.

A．reply to the invitation as quickly as you can

B．bring a small gift for the host

C．don’t really enjoy the party

D．don’t write or call back after receiving an invitation

4. What can we infer(推断) from the article?

A．Sarah wanted to celebrate her birthday because she was very old.

B．You only reply when it is a wedding or anniversary invitation.

C．Sarah’s mother didn’t like what the boy did because she thought him impolite.

D．All the people that Sarah invited came to her birthday party.

5. What can be a good title for this article?

A．Learn to be a good guest	B．Sarah and her 20 classmates
C．Important events in U. K.	D．How to invite other people

【推荐3】A recent study from a team of South Korean researchers suggests that eating alone often may lead to poor eating habits and poor food choices. Specifically,the study found that men who ate alone more than twice a week had a greater risk of developing high blood pressure and other diseases.

For children, eating with their families is not only about preventing bad results—it is also about developing good ones.

In 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked at data from nearly three-quarters of the world's countries. Among its findings was the fact that students who shared a main meal with families were less likely to skip school(逃学). Children who eat a main meal with their families are also less likely to use drugs and alcohol(吸毒酗酒).

In the report, named “The Importance of Family Dinners”,researchers say that “teens who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say their parents know a lot about what's going on in their lives”.They also say that when teens say they feel closer to their parents, they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol.

Another study from the University of Montreal found that children who ate with their families experience long-term physical and mental health benefits(好处). These children were physically in better shape and drank fewer sugary soft drinks. These children also seemed to have better social skills and they were less aggressive(好斗的).

Professor Linda Pagani says that mealtimes shared with parents “likely provide young children with first-hand social communication, discussions of social events and day-to-day matters”. She adds that they may likely help the child have better communication skills with others.

1. What can be the best title for the text?

A．Benefits of eating together

B．Advantages of eating alone

C．Ways of developing social skills

D．Risks of using drugs and alcohol

2. Children eating with their families are more likely to ________.

A．drink more sugary soft drinks

B．do well in their studies at school

C．be more socially active and aggressive

D．have a closer relationship with their parents

3. Why is Professor Pagani mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To introduce her.

B．To add a new point.

C．To explain further.

D．To provide background information.

4. The text is probably taken from ________.

A．a travel guide	B．a biology textbook
C．a cooking instruction	D．a science magazine