【推荐1】What should China be proud of?     1    

A foreign girl living in China tells us what she has heard and seen in China. Jenny is from England.     2     Ai Hua loves China and Chinese. Six years ago, she came to China to study at Tsinghua University.     3     The following is what China is like in her eyes:

I’m interested in not only China’s history and culture, but also its traditional festivals.     4     There are a lot of places of interest in China. And the food in China is amazing.     5     What’s more, it’s not difficult for you to find a new job in China.

A．Now she teaches English in a middle school.

B．Different people have different ideas.

C．Her students like to listen to her stories about China.

D．She gives herself a Chinese name Ai Hua.

E．I like roast duck in Beijing and hot pot in Sichuan.

F．I like the Spring Festival most of all.

【推荐3】Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.

Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.

1. Mexico is ___________ the USA.

A．on the south of

B．on the north of

C．a part of

D．as large as

2. Mexicans speak ______________.

A．English

B．Spanish

C．French

D．Latin(拉丁语)

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.	B．The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.
C．Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.	D．Mexico City is the highest city in the world.

4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _______________.

A．America

B．Spain

C．Tokyo

D．Mexico

5. The best title (题目) of the passage is ________________.

A．Mexico City

B．Mexico's plants

C．Mexico

D．Mexico's population

【推荐1】Once a year, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels (车轮). Made in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part in the race. After a great many loud explosions(爆炸), the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them.

A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed (速度) of forty miles an hour much faster than any of its rivals. It sped (加速前进) downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

1. It was a race for modern cars.

A．T

B．F

2. The most unusual car was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost with three wheels.

A．T

B．F

3. Only a few cars could reach the end.

A．T

B．F

4. The race was full of danger and pleasure.

A．T

B．F

5. All the cars had no trouble on the course.

A．T

B．F

【推荐2】Lots of people love chocolate. Do you know how to make it? What does a chocolate factory look like? My class had a field trip to a chocolate factory in Toronto.

We visited an old building in ten groups. In the beginning, we put on some special clothes to make sure that we couldn’t dirty the workplace. After preparation(准备), we went to the second floor and walked into the chocolate-making place. The floor was filled with different kinds of machines. Each machine has a different job. There are only two people working on the floor, because machines do most of the work.

In the next room, we learned about the history of chocolate making. There was a picture of the factory 100 years ago. They had more than 1,000 people working there. The factory is very different now. How greatly the technology(技术) is changing our life!

Later, we saw how machines made chocolate. We got a cocoa bean(可可豆), some powdered(粉末的) chocolate and a final chocolate. I opened the cocoa bean and tasted it. It doesn’t taste sweet at all, and it’s like dark chocolate. The best cocoa beans come from South America and Africa. Farmers dry them in the sun. Next, workers cook the beans at a high temperature. Machines took the shells(果壳) off the beans and made the beans into chocolate liquor which looks like water. Then, they put chocolate liquor and sugar together to make dark chocolate. If adding milk, they made milk chocolate. The machine made them smooth like silk.

Finally, we bought some chocolate at a shop in the factory. It was at a very low price. This field trip taught me how important technology is and I also leant a lot of knowledge about chocolate.

1. Why did the writer’s class visit the chocolate factory?

A．Because they were interested in the amazing technology.

B．Because they could get some chocolate at a low price there.

C．Because they wanted to learn something new about chocolate.

2. Where do the best cocoa beans come from?

A．North America.

B．Australia.

C．Africa.

3. What makes the writer think “How greatly technology is changing our life”?

A．The whole floor only has two machines working.

B．Machines are doing most of the work in this factory.

C．People are making more and more delicious chocolate.

4. The writer thought the field trip was________ .

A．tiring

B．unforgettable

C．meaningless

5. Which is the RIGHT order about how to make chocolate?
①Cook the beans at a high temperature.
②Dry the cocoa beans in the sun.
③Put chocolate liquor and sugar together.
④ Take the shells off the beans, and made the beans into chocolate liquor.

A．②①④③

B．①②④③

C．②①③④

【推荐3】People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells(贝壳).

In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks(牙)，monkey tail and salt were used in some parts of the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands(岛). Some animals were used as money, too.

The first copper coins(硬币) were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver (银). But gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.

Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.

1. People usually use money           .

A．to buy gold	B．to get something they want
C．to buy shells	D．to buy something expensive

2. Long long ago people all over the world used           as money．

A．the same metal

B．the same paper

C．the different metals

D．all kinds of things

3. In the past, the ancient(古代的) Chinese used to have cloth and knives          .

A．as a tool	B．as money
C．as a gift	D．as a kind of goods

4.            was also a kind of money used by the people on some islands.

A．Gold

B．Animals

C．Rice

D．Knives

5. The first paper money           .

A．looked like the same as the paper money used today

B．looked interesting

C．looked like a note

D．had a square hole in the center

【推荐2】My lovely hometown (家乡) is Westwood. I would like to call it an old town because there are many old buildings. And people here are trying to keep their history and culture. The greatest place in Westwood is Westwood Village. It has many good theaters, museums, restaurants and shops. Most visitors would like to visit Westwood Village.

I grew up in Westwood and my parents grew up here, too. Westwood has three primary schools. I studied at Fairburn Avenue Primary School when I was young. There is also a middle school but I didn’t study in it.

I love Westwood because the life here is easy and the people are friendly. Growing up in Westwood was fun and exciting. I had many friends here. They came from different countries. So I could learn different kinds of languages from them. We loved to do different activities together. We usually rode bikes, climbed hills or played baseball on weekends.

Living in Westwood is never boring though Westwood is a quiet place. It’s not only beautiful but also relaxing. I love my hometown.

1. Why does the writer call Westwood an old town?

A．Westwood is very poor.	B．People in Westwood are very old.
C．Westwood has many old buildings.	D．Westwood has a long history.

2. What can you see in Westwood Village?
① Theaters       ② Clubs     ③ Hotels
④ Restaurants   ⑤ Museums

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①③⑤

D．①④⑤

3. Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly talks about __________.

A．the people in Westwood	B．the schools in Westwood
C．the history of Westwood	D．the culture of Westwood

4. What activity does the writer NOT talk about in the passage?

A．Flying kites.	B．Riding bikes.
C．Playing baseball.	D．Climbing hills.

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

A．the writer’s mother didn’t grow up in Westwood.

B．the writer studied in a middle school in Westwood.

C．the writer’s friends all came from the same place.

D．the writer thinks the life in Westwood is wonderful.

【推荐3】On April 1st, China announced that it would build the Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province. This will be of the same importance as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Pudong New Area.

The area, will cover three counties that sit at the center of the triangular（三角形的）area formed by Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang.

The Xiong’an New Area has great potential（潜力）for growth. It has a large space to develop and will expand to cover 2, 000 square kilometers. The transportation of the area is convenient, with only an hour’s drive to Beijing and Tianjin.

The new area also has a wonderful natural environment. It is home to Baiyangdian, one of the largest freshwater wetlands in North China. With more than 140 lakes, the wetland is known as the “pearl（珍珠）” of the North China Plain.

Once built, the area will lower the heavy burden（负担）on Beijing. For example, many companies, universities and scientific research centers will move from Beijing to the area.

International experts and media also think highly of this new area, saying that it will set an example to developing countries.

1. Xiong’an New Area will be as________as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Pudong New Area.

A．important

B．beautiful

C．large

D．rich

2. The transportation of the area is convenient, and it will take only an________to drive to Beijing and Tianjin.

A．20 minutes

B．half an hour

C．hour

D．two hours

3. The underlined words “expand” mean________.

A．spread

B．change

C．bulid

D．connect

4. How about the future development of Xiong’an New Area?

A．It will be the richest place in the future.

B．It will become the largest new area in Asia in the future.

C．Xiong’an New Area will be the largest place of interest.

D．It has great potential for development in the future.