【推荐1】Do you know the girl over there? She wears a cap with flowers on it. She is Xinzi. She is a nice Japanese girl. my new friend.   She is in our class, studying Chinese.
I like Xinzi. I don't know Japanese, and Xinzi doesn't know much Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. And we have the same interests. We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me swim and jump. We like playing football, but we can't play it at school because the playground is small. Xinzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them.
1. Xinzi likes         .

A．wearing a dress with flowers on it

B．playing football

C．speaking Chinese

D．planting flowers

2. Xinzi comes from         .

A．England

B．China

C．Japan

D．America

3. What does the girl know?

A．Much Chinese.	B．Some English.
C．Little Japanese.	D．Nothing.

4. What does Xinzi do well in?

A．Swimming and jumping.	B．Riding a bike.
C．Flying a kite.	D．Playing basketball.

5. Xinzi and the other girls want to        on Monday.

A．play games	B．go swimming
C．play football	D．fly kites

【推荐3】Liu Mei and her classmates are talking about their pen-friends. The table (表格) below is about their pen-friends:

Name	Age	City	Language	Hobbies
Jenny	12	London	English	Traveling and going skating
Sam	14	Pairs	French and English	Watching TV, and playing football
Suzy	13	Tokyo	Japanese and Chinese	Drawing, reading and watching TV
Tom	13	New York	English	Making model planes, playing the guitar, and reading
Carl	12	Rome	Italian and English	Keeping pets and staying at home

1. ________ is as old as Tom.

A．Carl

B．Sam

C．Suzy

D．No one

2. ________ lives in Paris.

A．Carl

B．Sam

C．Suzy

D．Jenny

3. If you only know English, you can’t make pen-friends with ________.

A．Jenny

B．Carl

C．Suzy

D．Tom

4. Both ________ like watching TV.

A．Sam and Tom

B．Suzy and Sam

C．Carl and Suzy

D．Jenny and Carl

5. Carl’s hobby is ________.

A．Watching TV, and playing football	B．Drawing, reading and watching TV
C．Traveling and going skating	D．Keeping pets and staying at home

【推荐2】One Monday Jack went into a small restaurant and sat down at a table. He waited for a while and when a young waitress came to him, he asked for some vegetable soup. The waitress wrote this down in a notebook and walked away.
There were a lot of people in the restaurant and the girl was very busy. But at last she came to Jack with a plate of fish and potatoes.
When the girl was turning away, Jack stopped her. “But I didn’t order fish and potatoes. I ordered vegetable soup.”
“Oh”, she said. “I thought you asked for fish and potatoes.”
“No,” Jack said. “Look at your notebook and you’ll see that I ordered vegetable soup.”
The waitress looked everywhere in her little notebook, and finally she found Jack’s order. “Table No. 24.” She read out. “One vegetable soup.” “Yes, I’m sorry. I got mixed up. I’ll change it.” She put the notebook down on Jack’s table, took out a pen, crossed the words “vegetable soup” and wrote in “fish and potatoes”. She shut the notebook and quickly walked away, while Jack sat with his mouth wide open, too surprised to say a word.
1. Jack ordered his vegetable soup ____.

A．as soon as he sat down at a table	B．after the waitress brought him some food
C．after he had sat at a table for some time	D．when he was walking into the restaurant

2. The waitress brought ____ to Jack.

A．what he ordered	B．the food he didn’t order
C．some vegetable soup	D．some fish and vegetable

3. Jack was ____ the dish the waitress brought to him.

A．very pleased with	B．unhappy about
C．interested in	D．worried about

4. The waitress took out a pen and changed ____   .

A．Jack’s table

B．her mind (想法)

C．Jack’s mind

D．Jack’s order

5. The underlined part “I got mixed up” in the passage means “____”.

A．I put them together	B．I did something wrong
C．I was so busy	D．I got your order

6. At the end of the story, Jack was very surprised because ____   .

A．the waitress corrected the mistake (改正错误) immediately

B．the girl apologized(道歉) but wouldn’t correct the mistake

C．the girl made another mistake

D．the girl didn’t write anything on her notebook

【推荐3】Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at Jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.
People go there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a unique(特别的) environment for friends or parties.
Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from around Beijing. About 10 percent of them are foreigners.
The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything.
Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Every one who guesses it correctly can win a prize. It was not easy, said the manager, because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can succeed in guessing it.
1. Whale Inside is a place where people can         .

A．eat special dark food

B．have meals in darkness

C．choose any food they like

D．eat inside a whale

2. About          foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.

A．50

B．10

C．5

D．500

3. The right order of the following statements is         .
a. Waiters lead the customs to the dark area
b. Customs go to light to see the menu.
c. Customs hand in their mobile phones, watches, ect.
d. Customs have to eat in the darkness

A．b-c-a-d

B．c-b-a-d

C．b-a-d-c

D．c-d-b-a

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

A．Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish.

B．Every guest there will get a secret dish.

C．It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it.

D．The manager said only 30 guests received the prize.

5. The passage mainly tells us that         .

A．eat in the dark is very popular today

B．it’s strange to eat in the darkness

C．many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside

D．the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant is open

【推荐1】“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs Brown said to her husband.

“That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”

“Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go.” she said.

Next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”

After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark (吠) and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her pet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has all of her shots (预防针). She will be healthy.” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

1. From the passage we learn that ________.

A．Shadow is a small and healthy dog

B．the Browns have never had a pet before

C．Mr Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife

D．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper

2. The word “shelter” in the reading means ________.

A．a place to sell small dogs

B．a place to study animals

C．a place to sell books on pet care

D．a place to keep homeless animals

3. Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to ________.

A．find out how rich the Browns were

B．see if they had moved to a new house

C．make sure they would take care of pets

D．know where they would keep their new pet

4. The Browns thinks that a small dog ________.

A．doesn’t need any room to keep

B．can help them watch their house

C．eats less food than a bigger one

D．usually has a beautiful name

5. It’s clear that ________.

A．Shadow likes barking a lot

B．Shadow will not be easy to get ill

C．Mr Snow didn’t check Shadow at all

D．the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow

【推荐2】This is Mary. She is ten. She is in Beijing with her grandparents. Her parents are in the USA. Mary doesn’t have sisters or brothers.

Every morning, her grandfather Mr Lin brings breakfast to Mary’s room. He knows Mary likes Beijing food very much.

Mary likes her grandfather and wants to thank him.

This morning, Mr. Lin takes breakfast to Mary’s room, but he can’t find his granddaughter.

“Mary, where are you?”

“I’m here in the kitchen.” Mary takes a hamburger with some vegetables to her grandfather.

“Dear grandfather, thanks for your breakfast. And this is my breakfast for you. It’s good for your health.”

What a nice girl.

1. Where is Mary?

A．She is in the USA.

B．She is in Beijing.

C．She is in Shanghai.

2. What’s Mary’s last name?

A．Lin

B．Li

C．Smith

3. What does Mary’s grandfather do every morning?

A．He takes Mary to school.	B．He brings a hamburger to Mary.
C．He brings breakfast to Mary’s room.

4. What does Mary take to her grandfather ?

A．A hamburger with some fruit.

B．A hamburger and some tomatoes.

C．A hamburger with some vegetables.

5. Which is right?(下面哪项陈述是正确的？)

A．Mary likes hamburgers.

B．Mary is with her father.

C．Mary likes her grandfather.

【推荐3】Long time ago, there were two talented boys, John and Jack. They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around.

They grew up but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He joined in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world.

But the second young man, Jack, was different. He always took a heavy responsibilities (责任). He thought he should help others. He was always busy looking for ways to help others.

One day, bad things happened and they met many problems. John didn’t know what to do. But Jack always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought some good ways and didn’t let bad things affect (影响) the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John.

John then knew that our best talents were not only for ourselves. He learned from Jack that we should always help other people.

1. The two boys were special because they were ________ than others.

A．smarter

B．more serious

C．prettier

D．more careful

2. John used his talents to ________.

A．make others happy	B．find many problems
C．find a good job	D．help others

3. What does the underlined word “solve” mean?

A．work out

B．find out

C．look out

D．get out

4. ________ made Jack more famous than John.

A．Helping others	B．Visiting many places
C．Joining in activities	D．Having a good job

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Two Talented Girls

B．What We Should Do with Our Talents

C．The Most Important People in the World

D．How to Help Others

【推荐1】

If you have your own Acme Rocket Launcher, you can create and send up rockets that show off your personality and creativity. All you need is your Acme Rocket Launcher and a few simple household materials: ★a 500ml plastic cola bottle★scissors ★colored markers★poster board★glue What to do: Step 1Clean the cola bottle completely and allow it to dry. Step 2Use markers to draw three small triangles (三角形) and one large triangle on the poster board. Cut out the triangles. Step 3Roll (卷起) the large triangle so that two of its sides touch and it forms a rocket's nose cone. Glue the sides of the cone so that it holds its shape. Step 4Glue the nose cone to the bottom of the bottle to make the top of the rocket. Step 5Glue the smaller triangles to the other end of the cola bottle, around its opening. The triangles will be the tail fins. Follow the launching instructions included with your Acme Rocket Launcher and have a blast!

1. The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A．give instructions on making a rocket	B．introduce the Acme Rocket Launcher
C．show different kinds of rockets	D．encourage rocket drawing

2. In step 1,what is the bottle like?

A．It can be of any size.	B．It must be made of glass.
C．It should be clean and dry.	D．It needs to be filled with cola.

3. The rocket's nose cone is rolled from ________.

A．the cola bottle

B．the poster board

C．a small triangle

D．the large triangle

4. In which section of a newspaper would you probably read the text?

A．Sports News.

B．Job Wanted.

C．Do It Yourself.

D．Lost and Found.

【推荐2】Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs.

They give students an outlet (出口) for emotion. “I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone ‘see’ my feelings and complaints,” said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No.1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. “I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam,” said Liu.

Teachers also join in the fun. “When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts,” said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. “But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me.”

You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber.

“In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words,” said Zhong.

“Micro blogs widen students’ perspectives (观点), but there are rules to follow,” said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers.

“Manage your time, and don’t let micro-blogging affect your studies and health,” said Shi. “Don’t give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect truth and other people’s privacy (隐私).”

1. The second paragraph mainly tells us      .

A．how popular micro blogs are	B．why micro blogs are popular
C．who uses micro blogs	D．what micro blogs are

2. Zhong Yun often       on micro blogs.

A．chats with her teachers	B．records her schoolwork
C．shares her feelings with others	D．learns English

3. What does the underlined word “them” refer to (指的是)?

A．Micro blogs.

B．Micro bloggers.

C．Rules.

D．Students’ perspectives.

4. Shi Zhongying didn’t suggest .

A．sharing your feelings	B．telling the truth
C．spending most of your time on study	D．giving out others’ privacy

【推荐3】Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks. At summer picnics, there is often informal (非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. Each team has 9 players.

The baseball season goes from April to September. During the time, baseball games are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become American heroes (英雄). At the end of the season the two teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the games. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players.

American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television to hear the result.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)与误(F)。
1. Baseball is the most popular sport in the USA.
2. There are eighteen players in a baseball game.
3. The football season begins in summer.
4. Some baseball players become famous during the match time.
5. In the USA most people like baseball better than football.