【推荐2】配对阅读。

1     Jack’s favourite sport is basketball. He plays basketball every day after school.     2     Amy likes green very much. Her bag is green too.     3     Sam doesn’t like cold weather. Now he’s in Haikou, China. He goes swimming every day.     4     Kate is from England. She’s now in Guangzhou. She’s a student of Grade 7.     5     Henry is from Cambridge. His favourite teacher is Miss Jiang, his Chinese teacher.

A. My friend likes green, and her bag is like mine. They’re both big and green. I often take her bag by mistake(错误地). B. My friend is in a big city in China now. She’s twelve years old and she’s in Class 5, Grade 7. She likes playing basketball. C. He is my new friend. His last name is White. His favourite sport is football. We play football after school on Friday. D. My friend’s favourite sport is swimming. The weather here in our city is hot in winter. We go swimming every day. E. My friend comes from England. Miss Jiang teaches(教) him Chinese. She’s his favourite teacher. F. She is from England. She’s not in my class. She’s in Class 7, Grade 8. But we’re good friends. Our favourite colour is blue. G. My friend’s last name is Smith. He likes playing basketball. I like it too. We often play basketball after school.

【推荐3】A food delivery driver (送餐员) from Hangzhou has been a champion of the third season of CCTV’s Chinese Poetry Competition (《中国诗词大会》) show.

Lei Haiwei won in the TV contest’s final on 4th, April 2018, remaining calm as he answered a lot of difficult questions on ancient Chinese poetry.

More than ten years ago, he didn’t have enough money to buy books. In order to read poetry, he would go to the bookstore and memorize poems, then return home and write them down from memory. In this way, he learned over 800 poems.

These days, he reads ancient poetry when waiting for food to be prepared or when he has a moment to rest. Like most delivery drivers, Lei Haiwei’s work is hard and he often has to deliver more than 50 meals in one day. While delivering food to others, he’s often hungry himself, but he hardly spends more than half an hour a day in eating and won’t spend over 25 RMB.

Lei was born in 1981, in Hunan, but moved to Hangzhou ten years ago to find work. He lives in an 80-square-metre apartment with several other delivery drivers and usually works 10-hour days.

1. What kind of feeling did Lei Haiwei have during the final contest?

A．Peaceful.

B．Nervous.

C．Angry.

D．Afraid.

2. How did Lei Haiwei learn over 800 poems?

A．By buying books.	B．By memorizing poems.
C．By learning poems from TV shows.	D．By copying poems from books directly.

3. When did Lei Haiwei read so many poems as a food delivery driver?

A．When having lunch.	B．When making dinner.
C．When waiting for food.	D．When delivering food to others.

4. What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?

A．Lei Haiwei’s food.	B．Lei Haiwei’s hobby.
C．Lei Haiwei’s good friends.	D．Lei Haiwei’s hard work.

5. What can we learn from this passage?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．The food delivery driver went to the bookstore to buy many books ten years ago.

C．The food delivery driver hardly spends more than half an hour a day in reading poetry.

D．All food delivery drivers can be a champion of Chinese Poetry Competition show.

【推荐1】My name is Oliver. I’m a British boy. In the middle of my summer vacation, my family and I flew to visit my grandma in Maine, a state about 3,000 miles away from Los Angeles. The town she lives in is small and pretty with many local boutique shops ( 精品店). Her house is right on a lake, and we went swimming and kayaking ( 划皮划艇) with her in the water. I loved jumping off a small bridge and diving ( 跳水) into the water. Paulinka, my grandma’s dog always followed us when we went swimming. It would join in the fun and jump in the water as well.

Maine is on the east coast and near the Atlantic Ocean, so we ate fish and chips and lobsters ( 龙虾) very often. Sometimes, my grandma and her friends took us on a boat to catch lobsters. In her little hidden town, the whole family usually go to walk in nature, lay under the stars and most importantly, they live a happy and quiet life.

I am looking forward to the winter vacation because my grandma is going to come over and stay with us for some time. I am sure my house will light up while she is here.

1. Where does Oliver’s grandma live?

A．In Los Angeles.	B．In Maine.
C．In London.	D．In Paris.

2. Who always followed Oliver and his grandma when they went swimming?

A．His grandma’s dog.	B．His father.
C．His aunts.	D．His mother.

3. What did Oliver and his grandma do on a boat?

A．They sang and danced.	B．They learned to surf.
C．They draw the sea.	D．They caught lobsters.

4. How do the people feel in my grandma’s little town?

A．Happy.

B．Tired.

C．Bored.

D．Worried.

5. Why will the writer’s house light up?

A．Because it will be sunny.	B．Because his family will move.
C．Because his grandma will stay with them.	D．Because he will go to Maine again.

【推荐2】A dog has a piece of meat and takes it home. Now on his way home he has to walk across a bridge over a river. Then he looks down and sees his own shadow (影子) in the water and takes it for the shadow of another dog, with a very big piece of meat.

He really wants to have that one, too. So he makes a snap (犬吠) at the shadow in the water, but as he opens his mouth, the piece of meat drops into the water and can not see it any more.

1. How many dogs are there in the story?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

2. Where is the dog?

A．On the bridge.

B．In the river.

C．In the village.

3. Where is the meat before the dog sees his own shadow?

A．In the water.

B．In his mouth

C．In another dog's mouth

4. At last, who gets the meat?

A．Nobody.

B．The dog.

C．The dog in the water.

【推荐3】One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…”
The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.”
So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”
And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.
A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”
The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.”
The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”
1. The woman went into the pet store because      .

A．she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day party

B．she wanted to buy a bird to make a big meal

C．there were lots of nice birds in it

D．she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

2. The woman put the bird in the fridge because      .

A．she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving Day

B．she thought it’s the best place for it to live in

C．the bird liked living in the cold place

D．the bird spoke dirty words

3. The underlined word “shivering” means      .

A．睡觉

B．发抖

C．生气

D．跳动

【推荐1】Colorful fruit and vegetables are good for our health. Their colors help us keep healthy. Close your eyes and think about the colors of fruit and vegetables: the red   tomatoes, the orange   carrots, the green   cabbages and the purple   grapes.

You can enjoy eating fruit and vegetables of all colors: green, yellow, orange, blue, purple and white. Each color is unique(独一无二的) and important to our health.These colors work together to protect our health.

The list below shows the good of some colors in fruit and vegetables：

*Green helps prevent cancer(防癌). It is good for our eyes, too. It also gives strong bones(骨骼) and teeth.

*Red gives us a healthy heart.

*Yellow gives us a healthy immune system(免疫系统). It is also good for our eyes.

*White can keep cholesterol(胆固醇) at a low level.

*Blue and purple help us keep a good memory.

So when you are buying or eating fruit and vegetables, remember: try different colors of fruit and vegetables.

1. ________ can give us healthy hearts.

A．Blue

B．Green

C．Red

D．Yellow

2. ________ are good for our eyes.

A．Green and purple	B．Red and yellow
C．White and blue	D．Green and yellow

3. Mike is 4 years old. His mother should make him eat_________ to grow strong bones and teeth.

A．oranges

B．carrots

C．cabbages

D．tomatoes

4. The underlined word “protect” means “________” in Chinese.

A．保护

B．损坏

C．阻止

D．激励

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Keep Healthy	B．How to Eat Vegetables
C．Colorful Fruit and Vegetables	D．Different Colors

【推荐2】Thanks to new technologies, it’s easier than ever to do something on our phone or computer. All we have to do is talk, and our favorite song starts playing a few seconds later. But in the near future, asking our phone to play a song by using our voice will seem as old-fashioned as using CDs. That’s because US tech company Microsoft recently had a paten（专利）for a “ brain control interface”（BCI）, meaning that soon, we may be able to control our phone and computer with our thoughts.

BCI technology works by turning brain signals（信号）into computer orders. This technology isn’t completely new, however. Last year, for example, it was reported that scientist were able to help a disabled man from the US, 53-year-old Bill Kochevar, to move his body again. With the help of BCI technology, as well as equipment to make his body move, Kochevar was able to use his thoughts to “ tell ” the BCI to move his body, meaning he was able to feed himself for the first time in years.

Aside from helping disabled people, it’s hoped that BCI technology will improve the daily lives of other people too. US social media Facebook announced last year that it was working on BCI technology to help people type by using their brain. By 2019,the company hopes to have created a system that will allow people to type up to 100 words per minute just by thinking about them. In turn, this could be used to offer live translation, from English to Chinese, for example.

However, many people are worried that technology that can know about our thoughts may bring risks to people’s private life, especially if social media companies use it.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How does BCI technology work?

A．It turns our voice into computer orders.

B．It offers a live translation service for people.

C．It allows our thoughts to control certain equipment.

D．It controls our brain signals with a computer.

2. How may Kochevar feel about BCI technology?

A．Disappointed.

B．Thankful.

C．Embarrassed.

D．Proud.

3. Who else may benefit from BCI technology according to the article?

A．Bus drivers.

B．Medical workers.

C．Social media users.

D．Shop assistants.

4. Why are some people worried about BCI technology?

A．It might do harm to their health.	B．Their private life might not be respected.
C．It might take away too many job chances.	D．The equipment may be too expensive.

5. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Voice can be used on our phone or computer.

B．How BCI technology helps disabled people.

C．How BCI technology may influence the world.

D．Thought power can be used to improve people’s lives.

【推荐3】I came to the USA because I needed to study English here. I went to an English language school. I was not a beginner, but I was not good at English. At the end of the first term, I could read, write and speak, and I thought I was good at them. However, I was not good at understanding (理解) when people spoke to me. My teacher said,” Why don’t you repeat (重修) the classes?” I was not happy. I made progress (进步) every month, so I did not want to repeat them. However, it was true — I was not good at understanding when people spoke to me. My teacher said, “Repeating the classes is a good way to practice listening. And if you repeat them, you will understand more spoken English.” In the end, I repeated the classes. In the second term, I studied the same books that I did in the first term. My teacher was right. It was a good idea. Now, after studying English for a year, I can understand more spoken English. And I know that reading, writing and speaking are not enough; listening is also very important.
1. At the end of the first term, what was the writer bad at?

A．Writing.	B．Reading.
C．Listening.	D．Speaking.

2. Who asked the writer to repeat the classes?

A．His teacher.	B．His parents.
C．His friend.	D．His classmates.

3. The writer didn’t want to repeat the classes at first because ________.

A．he had no time to do that

B．he learnt the book very well

C．there was nobody helping him

D．he thought he made progress every month

4. How long did the writer study English at a school in the USA?

A．For half a year.

B．For one year.

C．For one and a half years.

D．For two years.

5. After the writer repeated the classes, he thought it was useful because ________.

A．he knew more words

B．he did very well in the test

C．he could speak English quickly

D．he could understand more spoken English

【推荐1】John is a very strong man. He gets a job cutting trees. His boss gives him an axe. The first day, John cuts down eighteen trees. “Good!” the boss says. Happily, John tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down fifteen trees. The third day he even tried harder, but can only cut down ten trees. Day after day, he cuts down fewer trees.
“ I must be losing my strength ( 力气 ),” John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he does not know what is going on.” “When is the last time you sharpen ( 使锋利 ) your axe?” the boss asks. “I’m busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do____.”
When John is working hard, he doesn’t work “smart”. He doesn’t think about the best way to do this job.
1. How many trees does John cut down on the second day?

A．18.

B．15.

C．14.

D．10.

2. What does the writer think of John on the first day?

A．He thinks John works hard.

B．He thinks John works in a wrong way.

C．He thinks John is very smart.

D．He thinks John cuts down too many trees

3. Why does John cut down fewer and fewer trees day after day?

A．Because he is losing his strength.

B．Because he is busy doing something.

C．Because he doesn’t sharpen his axe.

D．Because his boss lets him do so.

4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “it”?

A．The work to sharpen the axe.

B．The job to cut down trees.

C．The way to do the job.

D．The time to have a rest.

5. What does the story tell us?

A．It’s really good to work hard.

B．It’s very bad to cut down trees.

C．It’s better to think of the best way

D．It’s so hard to sharpen the axe.

【推荐2】B
People usually talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Scientists think that there are also two kinds of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of lights people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red.
The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue. Red may be exciting, but one scientist says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He says that a warm color, such as red or orange, is good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are resting or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
1. According to this passage, people who don't like to be with others _______.

A．like orange color	B．like blue color
C．prefer warm color	D．are usually active

2. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A．Scientists like warm colors better than cool colors.

B．Time seems to pass more quickly in a room with red than with violet.

C．Time passes more slowly where there are cool colors.

D．We'd better color a living room or restaurant in warm colors.

3. Why are offices and factories often colored in cool colors according to the scientist?

A．Because these colors can make time pass more quickly.

B．Because these colors can make people excited.

C．Because everybody likes white color.

D．Because working people can be more active.

4. The best title of this passage should be _______.

A．Warm Colors and Cool Colors	B．People and Colors
C．Sociable People Like Warm Colors	D．Places and Colors

【推荐3】阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的填涂“T”，不符合的填涂“F”。（T=True，F=False）

Long long ago, three pigs grew up and left their parents’ home.

The youngest pig was lazy. The middle pig didn’t mind working, but he always took the easy way out. The oldest pig was hard-working.

Each little pig decided to build a house. The youngest pig built his house with grass The middle pig had a stick (木棍) house. Because they’re easy to work with. But the oldest pig thought, “There are many dangers in the world. I must build a strong house using stones.” So, he built a stone house.

One day, a big bad wolf (狼) came to town. He was very hungry. He saw the first little pig in his grass house. He pushed down the house and ate the little pig. Then the wolf came to the stick house and pushed it down, too. The wolf ate the second pig. When the wolf came to the stone house, he pushed again and again. However, he couldn’t push it down. Finally, the wolf gave up and went away. The oldest pig lived a long and happy life.

1. The youngest pig was hard-working.
2. The middle pig used sticks to build his house.
3. The wolf pushed down the house and ate the little pig.
4. The middle pig was smarter than the little pig.
5. From the story we know that we should think carefully before doing things.