【推荐2】Nowadays e-hongbao is quite popular in China.     1     It’s a new way to send greetings and wishes. People hope to get good luck from it.

People send e-hongbao not only on festivals but also in other situations, too. On birthdays, people may get e-hongbao from others.     2     On that day, to show their love, Chinese lovers prefer to send each other e-hongbao of 5.20 yuan, 13.14 yuan...

People like playing e-hongbao games on phones. In the games, people all hope to get more money. Some of the lucky ones might get much while some get only a few fen.     3    

Usually, the person who gets the most money will send e-hongbao one more time. In fact, whether they get much or little, they have lots of fun. And the games bring people closer together.

    4     If you forget to take money with you when shopping or eating in restaurants, don’t worry. A phone can help you out. However, Some people complain e-hongbao is just a way to make customers spend more money.     5     Be careful not to give away personal information like your ID card numbers. Safety always comes first.

阅读上面短文，选出适当的句子补全短文，使短文内容完整。

A．It is considered that e-hongbao comes from “lucky money” for the festivals.

B．And paying by e-hongbao can be dangerous sometimes.

C．Money from e-hongbao can also be used to pay.

D．And February 14th is a very special day for lovers.

E．No matter how much money I they get in the end, they want to try their luck.

【推荐3】Books come to life in Australia once a year, when students dress up as their favorite characters and come to school.

They are taking part in Book Week. Each year in August, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating (庆祝) this big activity. Book Week is run (被……经营) by the Children’s Book Council of Australia.

Everyone dresses up in costurnes (服装), even the teachers. Many dress as characters from books or films, like Willie Wonka, Snow White, Robin Hood, Peter Pan and even C-3P0 from Star Wars.

“He wanted to go as something from Star Wars,” Veronica Sagredo said of her son Marlon. “Last year he went as a gladiator (角斗士), because he likes history books.”

Others dress up as famous Australian heroes (英雄) to celebrate the country’s history.

“It is a fun way to focus on (集中于) reading and the children really enjoy it, whether (是否) they like reading or not,” an Australian junior school teacher Nicole Grima said.

Some students do a lot to have the best costurne. And teachers plan activities or make competitions to show how important it is to read.

Children’s Book Council chairperson, professor Margot Hillel, said books would always be loved.

“Hugging (拥抱) it, smelling (闻) it, turning the pages and sharing it with an adult (成人),” she told the Daily Telegraph.

1. How do the kids in Australia dress up in August to celebrate Book Week?

A．As Halloween characters.	B．As their favorite book characters.
C．As characters in Shakespeare plays.	D．As people from their families, like their parents.

2. What does the school teacher Nicole Grima think of the activity?

A．Students actually don’t like this activity.

B．It is interesting for students to improve (提高) their reading.

C．It makes students focus on the costurnes rather than reading.

D．It is neither important nor meaningful for students’ studies.

3. Why did the teachers develop so many activities on Book Week?

A．To keep the kids busy.	B．To help the kids learn the importance of reading.
C．To turn Book Week into Drama Week.	D．To make full use of their costurnes.

4. What did Professor Margot Hillel mean?

A．Kids should do more reading outside class.

B．They’ll spend more money helping kids more costurnes.

C．The kids should enjoy the experience (体验) of reading books.

D．Kids should love the books when they buy, smell or turn pages.

【推荐1】Bognor Regis is a small beautiful town in the UK. From March 12 to 17 of each year, lots of clowns(小丑) get together in the town to celebrate the International Clown Festival. The first one was in 1987.

During the festival, people can see all kinds of clowns. They are together for the clown shows. They have big feet, red noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people happy.

Children like this interesting festival best. Now women can join in the clown shows and they’re very popular. But in the past, only men could be clowns.

1. Every year the International Clown Festival is in.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

2. The clowns haveand red noses.

A．small mouths

B．long hair

C．big feet

3. In the past, onlycould join in the clown shows.

A．children

B．men

C．women

4. From the passage we know.

A．the International Clown Festival has a history of 32 years

B．all the clowns are good at singing and dancing

C．children are very popular with this festival

5. This passage is mainly about (这篇文章主要关于) a.

A．town

B．show

C．festival

【推荐2】阅读理解
December 25^th is Christmas Day. In many countries, it is the most important day in a year. People all come back to their homes. On Christmas Day, people sing and dance day and night. They have a good time.
Most families buy a Christmas tree for their children. And there are some presents in the tree here and there. People also put presents in children’s stocking(长筒袜). In many places, Father Christmas himself brings presents to them. He is a kind man in red clothes. There is a big bag on his back. In it there are a lot of presents.
On Christmas Day, people enjoy all kinds of food. But some poor people have no houses to live in and have no food to eat. They die of (死于) cold and hunger (饥饿) on Christmas Days.
判断正误。
1. Christmas is a very important day in all countries in a year.
2. Many people have a good time on Christmas Day.
3. Father Christmas wears red clothes.
4. There are a lot of Christmas trees in Father Christmas’ bag.
5. Some people die on Christmas Day because they have no homes and food.

【推荐3】Easter（复活节）is one of the two major（主要的）Christian（基督教的）festivals. Easter celebrates the death and resurrection（复活）of Jesus Christ and Christmas celebrates his birth. Easter is not as big a festival as Christmas. It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. It’s quite a long holiday for everybody.

The main symbol of Easter is the Easter egg. Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate. Eggs are a symbol of new life.

Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas. Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends.

1. People love Easter because __________.

A．it’s a long holiday

B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ

C．they can have real eggs on that day

D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ

2. From the passage above, which sentence is WRONG？（       ）

A．Easter is one of the most important festivals in western countries.

B．Easter is a day when people celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

C．Easter is a religious（宗教的）festival.

D．Most people don’t love Easter.

3. People begin to celebrate Easter in ________.

A．mid-April or late April	B．mid-March or late March
C．late March or early April	D．early March or mid-March

4. Easter eggs are __________.

A．covered by chocolate	B．chocolate eggs
C．a symbol of death	D．not food

5. From the passage above, we can know that _________.

A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day

B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter

D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day

【推荐1】Did you know that when you surf the Web, many websites (网站) put secret software on your computer? The software collects a large amount of information about you and sends it to Internet companies. The Internet companies sell it to other businesses. Your personal information can also be collected from social media sites. There are many ways your information can be used.

What information do they collect and why? The companies find out where you live, what websites you visit, and what you do online. With this information, they can guess other things about you. For example, they can guess if you are male or female, how old you are, and your interests. The companies use this information to decide which advertisements are best for you.

What do they do with your information? Your personal information could also be sold. Some companies collect information just because they can sell it to other businesses. A business that collects and sells personal information is called a data broker (数据代理商). When data brokers sell your information, a lot of different companies will know your online habits. Then these companies will advertise products or other websites to you.

What online habits are tracked (追踪)? Another way your personal information can be collected is through social media. When your information is on social media, a lot of people can see it. Even if you don’t use social media, a friend might post a picture or video of you with your name on it. If someone knows too much about you, they can steal your identity (身份). Then they can buy things online and post messages while pretending (装作) to be you.

All of your online habits can be recorded. Studying people’s online habits is big business. Your personal information is very valuable to companies. That is how they know who to send their advertisements to. The Internet reaches almost every corner of the world, but the danger is that your personal information might travel that far, too.

1. Many websites collect people’s information mainly by ________ according to the passage.

A．using secret software	B．sending information to companies
C．finding out where you live	D．guessing what you like to do online

2. What kind of information do the companies collect?

A．Where you live.	B．What websites you visit.
C．What you do online.	D．Both A, B and C.

3. If you like playing soccer, companies might send you ads about ________.

A．action movies

B．sports shoes

C．healthy food

D．school books

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

A．Some companies collect people’s information for sale.

B．A data broker is someone who makes secret software.

C．We’d better not surf the Internet because it’s dangerous.

D．Your personal information on social media is safe.

5. The best title for the passage can probably be ________.

A．Your Interests Could Be Collected Online

B．Some Companies Are Stealing Your Identity

C．Someone’s Always Watching You Online

D．Advertisements Are Everywhere

【推荐2】If you visit some villages in the English countryside, you might be lucky to see Morris dancing (莫里斯舞). People are not sure how old this kind of dancing is. Some think it started 2,000 years ago, but most agree that Morris dancing is probably about five centuries old.

Many agree that it celebrates traditional English farm life on holidays. Morris dances wear traditional costurmes. Usually, this is a white shirt, a bridge jacket, a hat and small bell called “jingle bells”. There are different styles of Morris dancing from different places around England.

In Cotswold Morris, the dances usually carry white handkerchiefs (手绢) and sticks, which they hit as they dance. Each dance has six male dances in Cotswold style, with a musician who plays a pipe (管乐器) or a violin.

Morris dancing styles from the north of England often use swords (剑) instead of sticks, and dances can look a little like soldiers, which is different from southern styles. It is common in this style for men and women to dance together.

Border Morris comes from the west of England, near the border with Wales. Dancers in this style usually wear normal clothes decorated with pieces of colorful paper, and sometimes they put black paint on their faces.   

Morris dancing is an old English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis (危机). As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people join Morris dancing groups. Some worry that if nothing is done to change this, the tradition will die out.

1. What do we know about Morris dancing according to the passage?

A．Most people believe Morris dancing has a history of 2000 years.

B．It’s quite common for visitors to see Morris dancing in London.

C．People around England have Morris dancing in the same way.

D．Morris dancing is a way to celebrate traditional English farm life.

2. What’s the difference of Morris dancing between the north and the south?

A．They move in different ways.	B．They carry different tools.
C．They use different instruments.	D．They wear different clothes.

3. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph mean?

A．There are fewer Morris dancing styles in England.

B．There are fewer Morris dancing teachers in England.

C．There are fewer young people joining Morris dancing.

D．There are fewer young people watching Morris dancing.

4. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．①/②/③④⑤/⑥

B．①/②③④⑤/⑥

C．①/②③/④⑤/⑥

D．①/②③④/⑤/⑥

【推荐3】Everyone faces challenges in his life, but some are experiencing greater ones than others. Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born. And doctors took away both his eyes before he was fourteen months old.

Sooner after, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He started to make clicking (咔哒) sounds with his tongue to help him move around. Much like a bat (蝙蝠) , he now moves about using sonar (声呐). He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle in traffic. He and his group, World Access for the Blind, teach others how to use sonar. In his interview with National Geographic, Kish explains how the process works.

How does sonar work?

“When I make a clicking sound, it makes sound waves. These waves reflect off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then processes the sounds into an image. It is like having a conversation with the environment.

When you click, what do you see in your mind?

“Each click is like a camera flash. I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet (英尺) in every direction.

What is it like riding a bike using sonar?

“It is exciting and enjoyable but requires a lot of attention. I click up to two times every second, much more than I usually do.”

Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way?

“Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine. I have a habit of climbing anything and everything, but I never broke a bone as a kid.”

How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar?

“Many blind people are surprised how quickly they can learn. Seeing isn’t in the eyes, it is in the mind.”

根据短文内容选择最佳答案
1. What does the underlined word image in the passage mean?

A．enemy

B．fame

C．picture

2. How does sonar work? Choose the right order.
a. The sound waves reflect off surfaces.
b. The person makes a clicking sound.
c. The brain makes images with the sounds.
d. The sound waves reach the person’s ears.

A．b-a-c-d

B．d-b-a-c

C．b-a-d-c

3. What can we know about Kish from the passage?

A．He always challenges himself bravely.

B．He lives in fear of things that he imagines.

C．He became blind when he was 14 years old.

4. Which is not true according to the passage?

A．Kish is in the organization called World Access for the Blind, which can help blind people.

B．Kish uses a camera flash to make a 3D image of the things around him for hundreds of feet in every direction.

C．Many blind people can learn how to use sonar sooner than they imagine.

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．How Sonar Works For All the People

B．Seeing with the Mind

C．How the Blind Move Around