【推荐1】Dear Fu Mei,

Thank you for your last letter. Now I’m in Thailand with my parents. It is a country in Southeast Asia. We are here for a holiday.

Bangkok (曼谷) is the biggest city of Thailand. Yesterday we visited some places of interest in the city. Watching the elephant show is my favorite. They are interesting! This morning we went shopping. Bangkok is a wonderful place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes. My mother bought a nice ring for herself. My father and I bought two T-shirts.

People call Bangkok Land of Smiles because people here are very friendly. And it’s true! When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkok, the waiters (服务员) are really nice and they are always smiling.

Thai food is delicious, but it is sometimes too hot for me. It is as hot as the food in your hometown — Sichuan. You can also get Chinese food here because a lot of Chinese people came to live in Bangkok many years ago. We can also find our American food here. However, I don’t eat it. You know, I’d like to try something new when I travel.

The weather is always hot here. I can’t stay in the sun too long. Luckily, yesterday it rained and got cool. But today it’s hot again.

Yours,

Amy

1. What did Amy go to Bangkok for?

A．She studied in a school in Bangkok.

B．She spent a holiday there.

C．She visited her friends there.

2. What’s Amy’s favorite in Bangkok?

A．Going shopping.

B．Watching the elephant show.

C．Enjoying the seafood.

3. What happened often when Amy ate in the restaurants in Bangkok?

A．She could get free food.

B．Everybody talked and laughed loudly.

C．Waiters always smiled to people.

4. What’s the main idea of paragraph 4?

A．Thai food in Bangkok.

B．Traffic in Bangkok.

C．How to cook delicious food.

5. Amy is a(n) ________.

A．English woman

B．Japanese

C．American

【推荐3】

Friday, August 10th It was fine today. My friends and I had an egg and an apple for breakfast. Then we went to Tian’anmen Square in the morning. It was great! In the afternoon, we went swimming. I taught some kids to swim. It was interesting.

Saturday, August 11th It was cool today. We went to the Great Wall. The Great Wall is very long and great. We were very tired and hungry in the evening. So we ate a lot for dinner. I ate a large bowl of noodles, chicken and ice cream. The food was delicious.

Sunday, August 12th It was rainy today, so we stayed in the camp. I wrote letters to my family and friends. At noon we ate hamburgers and salad for lunch. After lunch, we watched an action movie. It was exciting.

1. The writer and his friends traveled in ________.

A．Tianjin

B．Beijing

C．Nanjing

D．Shanghai

2. What was the weather like on Saturday?

A．Fine.

B．Cool.

C．Rainy.

D．Snowy.

3. What did the writer have for lunch on Sunday?

A．Hamburgers and salad.

B．Some fruit and vegetables.

C．An egg and an apple.

D．Noodles, chicken and ice cream.

4. They visited the Great Wall on ________.

A．Thursday

B．Friday

C．Saturday

D．Sunday

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer didn’t go swimming on Friday afternoon.

B．The writer watched an exciting movie on Sunday evening.

C．Although it was fine on Sunday, they stayed in the camp.

D．The writer and his friends had fun in Beijing.

【推荐1】Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal（偷）the bell on his neighbor's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of（抓住） the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise, ” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I'll put some cotton（棉花） in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise. ” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered（感到疑惑）.

1. The thief was trying to get ________

A．his neighbor	B．his neighbor's doorbell
C．some cotton	D．a door with a bell on it

2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be ________ for him to steal the doorbell.

A．safe

B．difficult

C．dangerous

D．easy

3. The neighbor ran out probably（很可能）because ________.

A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B．he thought someone was eager（渴望的）to visit him

C．he realized（意识到）something strange happened

D．Both B and C

4. The neighbor hit the thief to ________.

A．punish（惩罚）him for coming to his house	B．give him lessons
C．help him with the bell	D．be his teacher.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out

C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D．The thief didn't want to know why the neighbour ran out when he stole the doorbell.

【推荐2】A girl went to her father to ask for his advice. She was having a hard time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared, another one appeared in its place.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some eggs into the second pan and coffee beans into the last one. He waited without saying a word.

After 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out carrots and eggs, and put them in the bowl. He poured the coffee into the cup.

He asked his daughter, “Dear, what do you see?” “Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.

“Touch the carrots, ”he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take an egg and break it. She found that the egg was hard. At last, her father asked her to taste the coffee.

She asked, “What’s the meaning, dad?”

Her father said,“As you see, each thing reacted differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling. The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed the colour of the water.”

“Who are you?”asked her father,“When trouble knocks at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee beans?”

1. What does the first paragraph tell us?

A．A girl’s father had much advice.

B．A girl was having a lot of difficulties.

C．A girl had no problems.

D．A girl could solve the problems alone.

2. The father cooked three kinds of things EXCEPT ________.

A．some carrots

B．some bananas

C．some coffee beans

D．some eggs

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

A．作出回答

B．作出划分

C．作出反应

D．作出规划

4. Which sentence is NOT right according to this passage?

A．The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling.

B．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked.

C．The coffee beans changed the colour of the water.

D．Only the carrots reacted differently to the boiling water.

5. The main idea of this passage is ________.

A．doing some cooking can help you solve your problems

B．you can ask a cook for help

C．you should face your problems bravely

D．you shouldn’t think about your problems

【推荐3】Once there was a woman named Patty living in a small village. One day, she milked her cow and had two full pails(桶) of fresh milk. She never got so much milk at a time, so she decided to sell it at the market. She put the nails of milk on both ends of a stick, carried it on her shoulder(肩膀) and set off to the market. As she walked to the market, her mind began to wander a bit. On her way, she kept thinking about the money she would make from selling the milk. Then she thought about what she would do with that money.

She was talking to herself and said, “Once I get the money, I’ll buy some chickens. The chickens will lay eggs and I will get more chickens. They’ll all lay eggs, and I will sell the eggs for more money. Someday, I’ll buy a house on the hill. ” She was excited about the thoughts of becoming rich and having a better life.

With these happy thoughts, she walked more excitedly. As she almost got to the market, suddenly she fell. Both of the pails of the milk fell to the ground. There was no milk left for her to sell. All Patty could do was cry and shout, “Why?!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why was Patty going to the market?

A．To buy milk.

B．To sell milk.

C．To sell eggs.

D．To buy chickens.

2. What does the underlined word “Wander” mean?

A．Look around for something.	B．Walk quickly and happily.
C．Become afraid of doing something.	D．Start thinking about something else.

3. What would she make more money from?

A．Selling more milk.	B．Selling chickens.
C．Selling eggs.	D．Building houses for others.

4. What happened to Patty in the end?

A．She bought a house on the hill.

B．She didn’t make any money at all.

C．She forgot to take her milk to the market.

D．She woke up and realized she was dreaming.

5. Which is the best title?

A．Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket.

B．Don’t believe in what others say to you.

C．Don’t count your chickens before they come out.

D．Don’t try to make money that shouldn’t be yours.

【推荐1】

COFFEE
Our dad’s just bought a coffee machine,
The most unusual thing you’ve ever seen.
It grinds(碾碎) the beans and it heats the milk .
The coffee comes out as smooth as silk.
He makes cappuccino with chocolate on top.
The coffee he makes is as good as the shop.
He can make short black as well as long.
Dad likes his coffee hot and strong.
Mum says that coffee’s not good for me,
If I want something hot to have Milo or tea.
But in summertime when the weather is hot.
Dad makes iced coffee —I like that a lot!
1. Whenever Dad makes a cup of coffee, he___________ .

A．goes to the coffee shops	B．plays with the machine
C．grinds beans with the machine	D．buys a new coffee machine

2. Which word best describes how Dad feels when he makes a cup of coffee?

A．Pleased	B．Tired
C．Excited	D．Touched

【推荐2】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Liza,

I will be thirteen years old on Friday, 22nd July. To celebrate my birthday. I will invite some friends and I hope that all of you will be able to come to the party on that day.

There will be two parts in my party. The first part will be at the swimming pool near our school. Please bring your swimsuit and a change of clothes. We will play some pool games. My parents will be at the pool to protect(保护) the swimmers. The pool party will be from 2 to 3 p.m.

The second part of the party will be at my house. A bus will take us all from the pool to my house. A singer is coming to my house. Ha ha, do you know who he is? He is my cousin. He will sing popular songs for us. I am sure you will enjoy them. The home party will last till 5 p.m. Please let me know by Friday, 15th July, whether you will come to my party, so that I will know how much food to prepare.

Love,

Tracy

1. Tracy will be _________ years old on Friday.

A．11

B．12.

C．13.

D．14.

2. The first part of the party will be _________.

A．at Liza’s house	B．at Tracy’s house
C．at a cinema	D．at the swimming pool

3. How long will the pool party last (持续)?

A．For 1 hour.

B．For 2 hours.

C．For 3 hours.

D．For 4 hours.

4. They will go to Tracy’s house ________ from the pool.

A．on foot.

B．by bus.

C．by car.

D．by bike.

5. Why does Tracy want to know earlier whether her friends will come?

A．Her parents can protect the swimmers.

B．She will know what games to prepare.

C．The singer can prepare the songs.

D．She will know how much food to prepare.

【推荐3】A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed. He did not say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.
“What does this mean?” asked the young man.
“A means “success”” explained the old scientist. “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法)　and Z means stop talking and get down to work.”
1. The young man _________.

A．wanted to meet Einstein

B．wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein

C．wanted to know the secret of success

2. In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.

A．to work with great energy (精力)

B．to study hard day and night

C．to learn from great scientists

3. “Y” stands for _______.

A．hard work

B．great energy

C．good manner

4. Einstein was a man who ______

A．liked to talk with young people

B．liked to help others

C．liked to work, but didn’t like to talk

【推荐1】Dear Peter,

I know that you are coming to Hefei next week. Welcome to my home. Let me tell you the way to my house. You will live in Changjiang Hotel on Changjiang Street, won't you？OK! Changjiang Street is a famous and busy street in our city. You can start from your hotel and go straight along Tongcheng Street. You pass two small streets: Hongxing Street and Lujiang Street. When you see an overbridge （高架桥）, please turn right and go along Huangcheng Street. It’s an old street, but it’s clean. There’s a big park on the street. It’s beautiful and clean. When you get to Jinzhai Street, please turn left and go along it. You will pass Wuhu Street and Tunxi Street. Then you can see a KFC on your right. There’s a supermarket across from the KFC and my house is near the supermarket. There's a pay phone in front of the KFC. You can call me there and I will go to meet you.

I hope you will have a god trip.

Yours,

Li Li

1. Where will Peter live in Hefei?

A．Li Li's room.	B．Changjiang Hotel.
C．Anhui Hotel.	D．His friend’s house.

2. How is Changjiang Street by Li Li’s words?

A．It’s beautiful	B．It’s clean
C．It's old.	D．It's famous and busy.

3. How many streets are mentioned in this letter?

A．6.

B．7.

C．8.

D．9.

4. How is the park？

A．It's old but it's clean.	B．It's on Tongcheng Street.
C．It's beautiful and clean.	D．It's quiet and dirty.

5. Where's the KFC?

A．It's next to Li Li's home.	B．It's across from the pay phone.
C．It's across from the supermarket.	D．It's between the supermarket and the pay phone.

【推荐2】At 7: 40 when Mrs. Fang is at breakfast, there comes a call. Twenty minutes later, she is with Ann, because she cannot stop her baby crying （哭）. There, Mrs Fang helps Ann to wash her three-day-old baby. It is her first child and she is learning what to do. After that, Mrs Fang goes on to see Mr Johnson. His arm was broken(坏) and cannot wash or put on his clothes himself. He must be looked after（照看） every day.
　　Then Mrs Fang gets her second call that day. She goes to the home for the old. There she works with the old people till（直到）2: 00 p. m. One by one, she answers their questions and helps them take their medicine（吃药）.
　　This is her life. She is busy all day and sometimes she can get calls even late at night when someone needs help. She is busy, but she likes her job and enjoys helping others.
1. When is Mrs. Fang with Ann?

A．at 7:40

B．at 8:00

C．at 8:20

D．at 8:40

2. Why does Mrs. Fang look after Mr Johnson?

A．He needs people to talk to him.

B．He is unhappy.

C．He likes Mrs Fang.

D．His arm was broken and cannot wash or put on his clothes himself.

3. What does Mrs. Fang do for the old people?

A．She answers their questions.

B．She tells stories to them.

C．She helps them take their medicine.

D．Both A and C.

4. How many calls does Mrs. Fang get that day?

A．three calls

B．two calls

C．only one call

D．We don’t know.

5. Why does Mrs. Fang like her job?

A．She can get much money from it.

B．She likes helping people when they need her.

C．She likes keeping busy.

D．She can make friends by having the job.

【推荐3】The best known vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need rich soil like many other crops. But until four hundred years ago the potato was not known to the Europeans. But today it’s one of the main foods in Europe. About half of the world’s potatoes are grown in Europe.
In France the potato was not grown for a long time. Here is a story about Louis. In 1778 he saw some potato flowers for the first time. He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his buttonhole. He was interested in the flowers not the potatoes themesleves.
根据短文内容判断对错。
1. Potatoes are grown and eaten in Europe.
2. The potatoes are grown only in the rich soil.
3. Louis was the first man to eat the potato.
4. At first the Europeans grew potatoes to eat.
5. Louis liked the potato flowers better than the potatoes.