【推荐1】Lily is short and small, and she doesn’t talk often. She is not welcome at school. But she loves playing soccer. Lily’s classmates always laugh at(嘲笑) her for her interest in soccer. But Lily just wants to play her favorite sport. And she dreams of becoming a great soccer player.

Every day, after coming back from school, Lily plays soccer for an hour. Her mother knows Lily’s love for the sport and always encourages(鼓励) her to practice. In the evening, Lily watches soccer games on TV.

One day, there is a soccer game in Lily’s school. She takes part in the game and does her best to score goals(进球), one after another.

The other students are astonished to see how well Lily plays. At last, their school wins the game with Lily’s help.

Do you want to be another “Lily”? If you’re determined(坚定的) like her, you can also make your dream come true one day.

1. Who gives Lily supports(支持) during Lily’s daily practice?

A．Her friends.

B．Her classmates.

C．Her teacher.

D．Her mother.

2. What is the meaning of the underlined(划线的) word “astonished”?

A．Surprised.

B．Sorry.

C．Interested.

D．Happy.

3. What can we know about the soccer game?

A．Lily helps her school win the game.

B．Lily doesn’t score any goals in the game.

C．Lily laughs at other players during the game.

D．Lily’s classmates encourage her during the game.

4. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Don’t laugh at our classmates.	B．Playing soccer is good for us.
C．It’s important to prove ourselves.	D．Don’t give up(放弃) our dreams.

【推荐1】On National Day, there are many movies in Time Cinema.

Film Title	My People, My Country	The Captain	The Climber
Running Time (时长)	155 minutes	110 minutes	125 minutes
Time	10:00       13:00       16:00	10:20       12:40       18:00	9:40       14:30       20:00
Price	35 yuan	30 yuan	25 yuan

1. If you go to watch My People, My Country at 10:00, you will finish watching at ________.

A．12:00

B．12:35

C．11:50

D．12:05

2. Lily wants to watch The Captain and her parents want to watch My People, My Country. They will spend ________ yuan on the tickets.

A．90

B．105

C．100

D．95

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Captain has the longest running time.

B．The Captain is more expensive than My People, My County.

C．You can watch The Climber at 18:00.

D．The Climber is the cheapest.

【推荐3】

9 day Trip in China: Beijing – Xian - Shanghai
Day 1 Arrive in Beijing Day 2 Visit Tian’anmen Square and National Theater (B+L) Day 3 Take a bus to the Great Wall and Bird’s Nest (B) Day 4 Train ride to Xi’an, visit Terracotta Warriors and History Museum (B) Day 5 Bike Riding on the Ming Dynasty City Wall of Xi’an (B)			Day 6 Walk into a local Chinses family, communicate & eat with the hosts (B + D) Day 7   Fly to Shanghai,visit Shanghai Museum and Yu Garden(B) Day 8 A ship trip along the Huangpu River at ntg hi(BL) Day 9 Leave Shanghai(B) (B: breakfast, L:lunch,D: dinner)
We promise: 100% No Shopping Stops!
Earlier booking, bigger savings! 10% off—book by February 28.   5% off—book from March 1
2—3 travelers	4—5 travelers			6—9 travelers
$1,700 per person	$1,500 per person			$1,300 per person

1. How will tourists get to the Great Wall?

A．By bike.

B．By bus.

C．By train.

D．On foot.

2. Where will they have dinner on Day 6?

A．In a local family.	B．On the city wall.
C．In a famous restaurant.	D．On the top of a mountain.

3. In Shanghai, they will visit ________.

A．a train station	B．a famous garden
C．an ancient building	D．a beautiful theater

4. If Mary books the trip for her parents on March 1, she has to ________.

A．$1,550

B．$2,750

C．$3,230

D．$3,650

5. Which of the following is TRUE about this trip?

A．Lunch is provided for tourists on Day 3.

B．Tourists will get to Shanghai from Beijing by plane.

C．Tourists will stay in Xi’an for more than three days.

D．The more tourists book the trip, the lower the price will be.

【推荐1】Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.
1. Who do you think was kind in the story?

A．The old man by the window.

B．The old man far from the window.

C．Both of the men.

D．Neither of the men.

2. The old man didn’t pull the alarm by the bed because _________.

A．he was too weak to do it.

B．he had fallen into a deep sleep.

C．he didn’t hear what the other man asked to do

D．he wanted to move to the bed by the window.

3. The old man by the window thought _______that night when he asked his friend for help.

A．he wouldn’t die

B．he would die

C．he couldn’t sleep

D．he could sleep

4. In fact, there was ___ outside the window.

A．a garden

B．a park

C．a wall

D．a picture

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The two old men weren’t badly ill.

B．The living old man knew the truth.

C．The nurse didn’t look after the old man carefully.

D．The old man by the window could see a lot through the window.

【推荐2】Do you still remember the great snacks in your childhood? Do they make you think of your happy childhood?
Dada Bubble Gum(泡泡糖)
Almost all the kids like bubble gum. It's fun to eat bubble gum. Kids often get together to see who gets the biggest bubble. I still remember my sister once blew a big bubble and then it broke, covering her face with gum! I usually bought Dada Bubble Gum from the small stores near my home. It was cheap. I could get two for one yuan.
Sugar Figure(糖人)
You could always find people making sugar figures around the school in the old days. First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖) with a small spoon, using his hands to make figure, such as the Monkey King, the White Dragon, and so on. It was not expensive, only one yuan for one. If one child bought a sugar figure, many other children would come around him and admire it.
Baby Face Ice­Cream
We like to call it snowman ice­cream better. It tasted very delicious. It was quite expensive. I remember the price was two yuan for each piece. That was not easy for me to buy one piece those days. Each time I got one, the happiness would last for a few days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt Sugar Candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and people serve it during the days just before the Spring Festival. It's delicious but cheap, and you could get five pieces for one yuan. My friends and I would get together to enjoy Tangguar. What a happy time!
1. ________ is the cheapest of the four snacks.

A．Sugar Figure	B．Dada Bubble Gum
C．Baby Face Ice­Cream	D．Tangguar

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

A．Children usually enjoy blowing bubbles together.

B．People made Sugar Figures only for boys.

C．The writer ate lots of Baby Face Ice­Cream in the old days.

D．Children can buy Malt Sugar Candy at any time.

3. What is the purpose(目的) of the passage?

A．To ask people to try these snacks.

B．To introduce some expensive snacks.

C．To remember the sweet childhood.

D．To tell people to keep away from snacks.

【推荐3】Britain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May. The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.
The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school. But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home. “I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.” The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.
1. The reading is about_________.

A．the smallest school that was closed down

B．the only pupil in the smallest school

C．the new teacher and her teaching

D．the old teacher who just retired

2. From the reading we can know that the school_____.

A．is too far for the students

B．does not have enough teachers

C．does not have many pupils

D．is new but small

3. The reading doesn’t say but we can infer (推断) that_______.

A．the girl’s mother had only one child

B．the new teacher was not kind to the girl

C．the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

D．the parents were unhappy with the school

【推荐1】根据短文内容，判断正误（正确“T”，错误“F”）。

Dragons are not real animals, but look like a combination (结合体) of many animals such as snakes, fish and deer. They have two horns (角) and a long moustache (胡须). With fantastic powers, they fly in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck. The emperors of ancient China loved dragons. Their clothes were covered with pictures of dragons.

We are proud to call ourselves the “descendants of the dragon”. In Chinese, excellent people are often called dragons. A number of Chinese sayings talk about dragons, for example, “Hoping one’s child will become a dragon.” which means hoping he or she will be successful.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characteristics. They are creative, confident, brave and quick-tempered (易怒的). There are also some traditional festivals about dragons in China, such as Dragon Head-Raising Day and Dragon Boat Festival. We have different kinds of activities to celebrate them. These two festivals come every year, but the Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years. The dragon is very important in Chinese culture. As the “descendants of the dragon”, it is necessary for us to know the opinions on dragons in our culture. It can help us understand why our parents always want us to be “dragons”.

1. The Chinese dragon is a symbol of strength and good luck.
2. There are not a number of Chinese sayings about dragons.
3. The people born in the Year of the Dragon are easy-going.
4. The Year of the Dragon comes every twelve years.
5. This passage mainly tells us something about the Mid-Autumn Festival.

【推荐2】You must have seen it a lot in Chinese cities: people riding electric scooters(电动滑板车)to work for fun.

Riding electric scooters could seem cool at first sight. The scooters balance by itself with one or two wheels(轮子). Some of them also have handles(手柄). Riders lean forward to make the scooter go faster. It also can stop if the rider shifts their weight backwards.

However, starting from the end of August, people can no longer ride electric scooters on public roads. It is in the interests of traffic safety, according to Beijing’s traffic authorities(官方).There will be a 10 yuan fine(罚款)for those who ride scooters on the road. This follows Shanghai’s decision to get scooters off the road last month.

“The one-wheeled scooters can go as fast as 30km an hour and they don’t have brakes(刹车系统).” a traffic policeman told Beijing Youth Daily, “Two-wheeled scooters can even go as fast as cars at 60km an hour. But their brakes cannot compete with that of a car. It’s very easy for scooters to run into cars or buses or hurt people on roads.”

But this doesn’t mean that scooters are only dangerous on public roads. People who ride them indoors or in their living places should also be careful, according to Beijing Consumer Association.

There are still no national safety standards for electric scooters and some of them are very dangerous.

The association tested more than 20 electric scooters from different companies and found that most had safety problems. Nineteen scooters couldn’t come to a full stop in less than 4 meters. This could be very dangerous.

1. How can riders stop the scooters while driving them?

A．They use the handle to stop.	B．They put more weight forward.
C．They shift their body weight backwards.	D．They use brakes to stop.

2. Why can’t the scooters go on the road in Beijing?

A．Because the authorities are not interested in scooters.

B．Because scooters may bring traffic problems.

C．Because people in Beijing are not used to driving scooters.

D．Because the authorities want to compete with Shanghai’s decision.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about scooters?

A．There can be either one wheel or two on scooters

B．The one-wheeled scooters can even go faster than cars.

C．The two-wheeled scooters have the same brakes as cars.

D．Scooters are not dangerous if people use them indoors.

4. What’s the result of the association’s test?

A．Scooter companies wouldn’t follow the national safety standards.

B．Most companies that make scooters have safety problems.

C．Scooters can’t come to a complete stop by themselves.

D．About 95 percent of scooters have problems stopping.

【推荐3】Imagine this: You are tired after a very long day. You get on a bus and make your way to a seat near the back. Then a white man comes on the bus. The bus driver tells you to give up your seat for the man. If you don’t, he’ll call the police and have you arrested(逮捕). That’s what Rosa Parks suffered in 1955.

Back then, that’s how life was for many African Americans in parts of the United States. Rosa Parks helped change that. Parks died in 2005. But the influence of her brave actions can still be seen today.

Taking a Stand

When Parks was a young woman, many states in the South had segregation laws. These laws separated white people and black people. Black people had to go to separate restaurants, schools, and theaters. They had to sit in the back of public buses. They also had to give up their seats to the white. Living in one of these cities, Montgomery, Rosa Parks thought these laws were unfair so she decided to do something about it. On December 1, 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. The police arrested her.

Leading the Way

Because of the terrible things Parks experienced, black people started to give up city buses in Montgomery. Thousands of black people refused to take the bus. Instead, they walked, carpooled, or took cabs to work for more than a year.

This made the rest of the nation pay attention to the unfair laws. On November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court, the nation’s highest court, banned(禁止) segregation on buses.

Parks encouraged others to stand up for their rights too. “I   just wanted to be free like everybody else”, Parks once said.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about black people’s lives in 1955?

A．Black kids went to the same school as the white people.

B．Black people were allowed to sit anywhere on public buses.

C．Black people had to give up their seats to the white.

D．Black people enjoyed the shows together with the white people.

2. Which statement best describes the author’s opinion in this passage?

A．Rosa Parks was a kind woman who always obeyed the law.

B．Rosa Parks was an important leader in Southern States of the US.

C．Rosa Parks was a creative woman who often used her imagination.

D．Rosa Parks was a courageous woman who made a difference in US history.

3. The underlined word “segregation” in paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．合并

B．隔离

C．开放

D．保守

4. Which is not a result of Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat?

A．Black people had to sit in the back of public buses.

B．The Supreme Court banned segregation on buses.

C．Parks encouraged others to stand up for their rights too.

D．Black people stopped using city buses in Montgomery for a year.