【推荐1】任务性阅读。根据短文内容，完成下列表格。每空不超过3个单词。

In the US, parents usually hold school parties for the children at school. Parents need three basic(基本的) things for a school party-----games, snacks and gifts.

A few weeks before the party, parents should meet their child’s teacher and discuss with him/her about the plans for the games. Snacks and gifts to get his/her advice. They should know the time for the party and the school rules. They will get the names and phone numbers of the other parents in the class. They also need a list of the children in the class to plan the party.

They should organize three games for the school party-----two active games and one quiet game that children can play just at table on desk. They can plan two kinds of snacks for the school party----one salty( 咸的)and one sweet (甜的). They usually prepare the snacks the night before the party. Pencils and stickers(贴纸) are always the favorite gifts. They put the gifts in small bags, and write each child’s name on the bag. Kids like having their own bag with their names on it.

How to hold a school party for children?
Before the party, parents should Meet the teacher,    1    with him/her and get his/her advice. Get to know the time for the party and the    2    . Get the names and phone numbers of the other parents in the class. Make a list of the children in the class.
Games	Plan two active games and    3
Snacks	Plan two kinds of snacks for the party. Prepare the snacks    4    the party.
Gifts	Buy children’s    5    such as pencils and stickers. Put the gifts in the small bags.and write each child’s name on the bag.

【推荐2】Do you want to know more about the stars and planets? Would you like to make a model space station? Or would you like to visit the science museum to discover more about space? You would? Then join our school’s new Space Club.

At our first meeting (会议) we are going to learn about the moon and the planets. We have learnt something about them in our science lessons, but at the Space Club we are going to find out a lot more. We know that scientists have recently (最近) made new discoveries about several of the planets.

Mr. Lu, our science teacher, has invited a famous scientist to come and talk to us about the latest space news. Our first meeting will be in the Science Lab. The meeting is on Thursday at 5 p.m. There will be time for you to ask questions, so please think about what you would like to ask before you come.

Task I: Finish the chart according to the article. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.

Join the Space Club	1     to do	To know the stars and planets
		To make a model space station
		To     2     more about space
	Our first meeting	When: on Thursday at     3     p.m.
		Where: in the     4
		What: talk about the     5

Task II: Answer the following questions.
6. Who invited the famous scientist?
    6    
7. Can students ask questions at the meeting?
    7    
8. Do you want to join the space club? Why or why not? Explain your reason(s) in about 20 words.
    8    

【推荐3】It’s common to play video games as a way to reduce stress. We play games for fun, relaxation and even to kill time. However, one student has found a much more creative way to use video games.

Wu Hele, 17, a Grade 3 student from Jinling Middle School, has been preparing a gift for his school—a recreation(重建) of his own school in the game Minecraft《我的世界》.

It is a game that allows players to design landscapes and buildings in all different types of locations with different materials.

For Wu, recreating the school was not just a sudden idea. During Wu’s first time visiting the school, he found that it was perfect for rebuilding. “The landscape of the school is regular, and buildings all had a symmetrical, aesthetic feeling, which is suitable for rebuilding with Minecraft,” he told Modern Express(《现代快报》).

After his first visit to the school, Wu decided to rebuild it. However, this was not an action that could be done in a day. During his three years in his school, Wu has effectively organized his time. After finishing his homework or exercises, he always walked around the school with a notebook. “I measured all the corners by eyeballing(目测) or counting footsteps. I also drew sketches(草图). When I played the game, I would build the school based on my sketches,” he told the Bejing Evening News(《北京晚报》).

Wu experienced several challenges as he recreated every detail of the school. One of the most difficult challenges was building the gym. At first, he didn’t know how to rebuild the shape. Then, Wu learned the conic curve formula(圆锥曲线公式), which was used for the building.

His hard work has paid off. Almost all of the scenes of Jinling Middle School have been rebuilt in the game. The gate, the teaching buildings, the unique corridor with the wisteria(紫藤长廊) - every tree and flower has been exactly rebuilt. The player can visit the classrooms, gyms and office buildings and view the detailed decorations inside. In addition, their school’s pet cat can be seen running downstairs in the teaching building just like in real life.

“I’m the first one who rebuilt our school in this way. I’ve cherished(珍惜) the three years I’ve spent here, and I have learned a lot during the whole process,” Wu told Nanjing Daily(《南京日报》).

Answer the following questions with no more than 7 words.
1. Which grade is Wu Hele in?                                                  _________________________
2. Where did Wu Hele rebuild his school?                                   __________________________
3. When did Wu Hele decide to rebuild his school?                      __________________________
4. How did he measure all the corners in his school?                    __________________________
5. What do you think of Wu’s recreation of Jinling Middle School?   __________________________

【推荐2】Team spirit means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the best of all. Everyone has experienced team spirit one way or another, whether they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their favorite player or team.

There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because they must help each other and work together in reaching a particular goal (具体的目标). Another kind is when a group of people support a person or a team. People’s natural love for and pride in their country is one more kind, when a whole nation cheer for its country in competitions. Team spirit can also be seen in the workplace or in some activities, especially in some sports that call for teamwork, such as basketball, football and so on.

Team spirit creates various good results. It creates friendship and trust between people who may not get along when they don’t have such team spirit. On the other hand, there may also be bad effects. Too great team spirit may cause arguments (争执；争吵) or even fights with other team members.

Some people don’t understand team spirit properly. They think team spirit means having to become an official member of an organization, a team or a fan club. In fact, team spirit can be built anywhere—among friends, workmates or even between two people sitting next to each other. You don’t have to be wearing the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal.

1. What is team spirit?
It’s ________ to work together and help each other as part of a team.
2. Compared to the kinds mentioned in the passage, which team spirit do you have in your groupwork in class at school?
It is the ________.
3. Which paragraph talks about the two sides of the coin of the subject?
It is paragraph ________.
4. According to the passage, where can team spirit be built?
It can be built ________—as long as there are people around, such as friends, workmates and so on.
5. Why do you think team spirit is important?
It helps us ________.

【推荐3】One day, when Henry passed his neighbor′s house, an important piece of paper fell out from his pocket. His neighbor happened to see it. He thought, “Henry must want to make my house dirty.” He didn't say anything, but he planned to do something to Henry.

That night, he took his waste-paper basket and put it in front of Henry's house. Henry also saw what happened. As Henry was picking up the waste paper, he found his important paper, but it was broken. Henry thought his neighbor broke it. And he decided to do something to the neighbor, too. He called a farmer to send ten pigs and a hundred ducks and gave him his neighbor's address.

The next day, his neighbor had much trouble trying to run from so many animals.

They continued doing many things to each other until they fought badly one day. As a result, they were both hurt and lived in the same room in hospital. They refused to speak until they started to talk one day. They found that they should communicate with each other well at first.

1. Who put the waste-paper basket in front of Henry's house?(不超过5个词)
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2. How was Henry's important piece of paper when he found it?(不超过5个词)
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3. What can we learn from the passage?(不超过10个词)
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【推荐1】阅读表达

Many space-lovers dream of traveling into space, but it costs too much to make that dream come true. Luckily, here is a chance for people who love exploring space. An unusual new reality TV show called Space Hero is in the works.

Space Hero must be popular and attractive because it will be the world’s first reality show in space. It will send a lucky winner to the International Space Station (ISS) who can stay there for ten days. According to the show creators, a seat for the winner has already been booked with the NASA on spaceship.

How will the show work? The plan of the show is to first pick a group of space-lovers from around the world. The show is open to anyone who is older than 18. “We’re opening space to everyone, not only to astronauts and rich people”, one of the creators said. Twelve men and twelve women will be picked. And then the contestants (参赛者) will be taken to a “Space Village” to take part in hard space training for the final trip.

In the end, the people who watch the show can choose their favorite person to be sent to space.

When the winner has been picked, the show will follow that lucky person’s journey and film during the whole time. The creators of Space Hero hope the show will encourage (鼓励) interest in space travel.

1. Who will decide on the winner of the show finally?
_______________________________________________
2. Why do the creators of Space Hero make the reality show?
_______________________________________________
3. Do you want to a contestant? Why or why not?
_______________________________________________

【推荐2】How do you feel about your Chinese？Is it good or bad？If you think you are good at Chinese，you can take par in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let’s know something about it.

More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They are used to sending messages by computer and smart phone. As a result，some teenagers forget how to write the Chinese characters by hand.

The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do？

Not long ago，they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. In this program，middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences loved this new kind of competition，too. They tried to write down the Chinese characters while the competitors were writing them. But they found it was also difficult for hem to write down all the Chinese characters.

Is it an interesting competition？Can you be the winner？

1. 任务一：判断正误T or F.
It was easy for audiences to write down all the Chinese characters.________
2. 任务二：第三段划线单词“they”指代的是________________________________
3. 任务三：回答问题Who can compete in “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition？
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. 任务四：翻译划线句子________________________________________________________________
5. 任务五：找出文中“What do you think of your Chinese？”的同义句。
____________________________________________________________________________________________

【推荐3】A.       信息归纳   

Readers is a popular TV show. It invites people to read aloud on the stage. They can read everything that is worth reading. For example, they can read poems, short stories and letters. By reading aloud, the words on the paper come to life.

Many people are the fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show offers them a special place to read across China. It is a reading pavilion(亭子). They are in many cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.

The pavilion is very small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records people’s voices. Everyone can read for about three minutes in the pavilion. Then the show will pick some of the readers with good voices and emotions(感情)， and invite them to read on TV.

People of all ages read in the pavilion. “Reading should be just like singing and talking,” said Dong Qing, the host and producer of the show. “People need a place to express true feelings, and that’s why we set Readers”.

If you have a chance to read , catch it and try!

Information Card

The things that readers can read on the stage	1
The place that the show offers people to read	2
The time when people can read in the pavilion	3
The people who can be invited to read on TV	4
The host and producer of Readers	5

【推荐1】The life of the animals in the zoo is different from that in the wildlife park.

In the zoo, most of the animals are very sad. They have to stay in cages all day and wait for the zoo keepers to feed them. They can’t go out of the cages, so they have to walk round and round.

However, the wildlife park is a good place for them. All the animals there live in the open air. They can run, jump and play happily.

The most important thing is that they are free and happy in the wildlife park.

Most of the animals in the wildlife park are friendly. But some are scary, such as lions, wolves and tigers. Don’t worry. A special bus can take you to see the animals. You are quite safe inside the bus. How exciting it is if a tiger or a lion watches you through the window!

1—2.题完成句子；3.题简略回答问题；4.题找出并写下全文的主题句； 5.题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. The animals in the zoo have to stay ________ all day.
2. The wildlife park is ________ for animals.
3. Where do the animals live in the wildlife park? ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________
5. ______________________________________

【推荐2】If you have a pet like many people, you care for it as if it was your child. Meeting its needs and wants is an important part of your life, because you want it to be happy. However, there is one thing that it needs but cannot tell you about: that is music. There are a few reasons why your pet should listen to music.

Many pet owners play some music for their pets, because this can help their pets to feel better when they are at work. Most people are out throughout the day, and leave their pets alone at home. To make their pets feel comfortable and safe, they try playing some music before they leave the house. This works on all pets and makes even the most relaxed pet more comfortable to be alone at home.

You might have to change the music to see what kind of music is best for your pet. If you want to calm your pet down, you will need to play soft music instead of(代替） hard rock or hip-hop music, which might make your pet excited.

Also, you need to know that different pets respond(反应) differently to music. Hard rock music has also been found to work well to calm some pets down. And piano music works well on most pets, but it works best on cats.

1. Why do you need to meet your pet's needs and wants?
_____________________________________________
2. What can you do to make your pet feel comfortable before you leave the house?
_____________________________________________
3. How do you find the best music for your pet?
_____________________________________________
4. Which kind of music should you usually play if you want to calm your pet down?
______________________________________________
5. What do you think of the idea of playing music for pets? (请自拟一句话作答)
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