【推荐3】It’s seven o’clock in the evening now. Li Qi’s family are very busy.     1    

Li Qi is in her room. There are some clothes on her bed, and some notebooks and books on her desk. She is looking at a red dress. She wants to wear it and go to her friend’s birthday party.     2     She is not happy.

Li Qi’s sister is watching TV in the living room and she is very happy.     3     Basketball is her favorite sport. She often watches basketball games on TV.

What are Li Qi’s parents doing?     4     He does some reading every evening. Li Qi’s mother is doing the dishes in the kitchen. She often does the housework in the evening.     5     Who is he? He is Li Qi’s grandpa.

A．What are they doing?

B．Her father is reading a book about animals in the study.

C．But she has too much homework to do.

D．She is watching a basketball game.

E．A dog is playing with a ball.

F．Well, an old man is playing taijiquan.

G．She bought a nice pen for her friend.

【推荐1】Aswim Sinha is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. He is nine years old and he is in Grade Four this year. Now he and his friends are pen pals of the students in India.
In their letters, Aswin learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don’t have money to buy desks for school. He is surprised and wants to help them.
He and his friends collect ＄711. A charity(慈善) group helps them buy 75 desks. “We have many good things in our country,” said Aswin. “We should help others.” He also hopes to raise(募捐) money to build a well for them. Then the students can get clean water from it. It may be a good gift for the Indian children.
1. Where are Aswin Sinha’s pen pals from?

A．America

B．India.

C．England.

D．China.

2. How is the students’ life in India?

A．It’s hard.	B．It’s boring.
C．It’s happy.	D．It’s rich.

3. How much is each(每一) of the desks according to the passage?

A．＄711.

B．＄75.

C．＄9.48.

D．＄6.36.

4. What does “well” mean in the last paragraph in Chinese?

A．玩具

B．房子

C．好

D．水井

5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Aswin is an Indian boy.

B．The Indian children will be happy to get Aswin’s gift.

C．Aswin buys 75 desks for his pen pals.

D．The Indian children want to help others.

【推荐2】John was driving through a small town, feeling quite hungry. When he saw a small restaurant, he quickly parked his car and walked inside it.

John saw a blackboard with a notice on it. It said,“Today’s Special: Vegetable Soup with Fried （炸） Chicken and Roast （烤）Potatoes.”

“Wow, that sounds pretty good!” John thought to himself. He ordered the special, but a few minutes after receiving his order, John called the waiter back to his table. He was mad.

“Is this the special? It says vegetable soup, but there are no vegetables in this soup at all! It also says fried chicken, but the chicken isn’t fried. And it says roast potatoes, but these potatoes aren’t roasted. What’s going on here?”

The waiter was not used to dealing with people from the city. He wasn’t quite sure what to say to this angry customer. But he finally found a way to answer the man. “My good man,” the waiter said, “that is what makes it so special!”

1. Today’s special was Fried Chicken and Roast Potatoes.
2. John believed the food would be very good when he ordered it.
3. John was very angry when he saw his food.
4. The waiter finally found an excuse for the food.
5. John was satisfied with the waiter’s words and enjoyed the food.

【推荐3】Do you play King of Glory (《王者荣耀》)? If so, do you like the game? Why or why not?

Li Ming is a 13-year-old student in Shanghai. Since last May, he has spent most of his spare time on King of Glory. “Every boy in my class is playing it,” he said. “Good players are respected.”

King of Glory has been a very popular mobile game in China. It has had 50 million daily users. Unlike other games, King of Glory names all of its characters after figures (人物) from China’s history. “All of them look very cool,” said Li. His favorite hero is Jing Ke. “She’s very pretty,” the boy added.

Yes, you read right. The real Jing Ke was a man. In the game, however, he has been turned into a woman. Jing Ke is not alone. Li Bai, as we know, was a famous poet. In the game, his job is to kill the others. China’s first known physician (医师), Bian Que, meanwhile, doesn’t just cure people. He also poisons his enemies.

This has caused a hot debate (争论). Some parents are worried that the game may mislead (误导) their children. An article also criticized (批评) the game rewrote China’s history.

Others, however, are less worried. They think a game is a game.

The real problem, perhaps, is that there is no game rating system (评价制度) in China. King of Glory is designed for people over 16 years of age. According to a survey, however, more than 30 percent of the players are in primary or middle school. They are too young to tell the differences between fact and fiction (虚构). If Tecent (腾讯), the game’s developer, could do something about this, the problem might soon be over.

1. According to the article, how old was Li Ming when he started playing King of Glory?

A．Ten years old.	B．Eleven years old.
C．Twelve years old.	D．Thirteen years old.

2. According to the article, in King of Glory, Li Bai is a________.

A．poet

B．killer

C．physician

D．game developer

3. What views on King of Glory is Not mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A．Some parents are afraid the game may mislead their children.

B．Some people think the game shouldn’t rewrite China’s history.

C．Some parents think King of Glory is just a game for fun.

D．Some people think it is more popular among the young.

4. According to the article, how does the author think the problem can be solved?

A．By deleting (删除) all the misleading characters from King of Glory.

B．By preventing those under 16 from playing King of Glory.

C．By waiting for China to create a game rating system.

D．By having some history lessons in King of Glory before playing it.

【推荐1】Most great inventors often meet with many difficulties in their work before they succeed. They have to solve thousands of problems on their way. The following is one of such examples.

George Stephenson, a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, using a steam engine (蒸汽机). When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with difficulties from many people in the country. They said the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, and that the engine would catch fire to their houses.

George Stephenson told the people that the train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great harm to them. It was very difficult for him to make them believe (相信). However, after some time, he was able to do it, and the first train that was driven by George Stephenson himself showed what he had said. On the train, there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him and was a complete success.

The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a genie (妖怪). They ran quickly home and closed their doors. They didn’t come out until it went away.

A week later an old woman still said that her hen had been so frightened (受惊吓的) that it hadn't laid any eggs for three days.

1. When did George invent the first train?

A．In 1825.

B．In 1835.

C．In 1725.

D．In 1735.

2. Why did George meet difficulties?

A．Because people saw his invention before.

B．Because his invention was too dangerous.

C．Because there was something wrong with his invention.

D．Because people thought his invention was note safe.

3. How did George show that he was right?

A．He told people the train was good enough and useful.

B．He operated the train by himself and it became successful.

C．He asked some famous people to operate the train.

D．He told people how the train was made.

4. How did people feel when the train ran to them?

A．Excited.

B．Cheerful.

C．Afraid.

D．Angry.

5. What does the passage want to tell us?

A．It’s hard to invent an invention.

B．If you study hard, you will win.

C．When you invent something, you should show them to others.

D．Every successful inventor will have difficulties on their way.

【推荐2】There is a song we all can sing —March of the Volunteers (《义勇军进行曲》). It’s our national anthem (国歌). Now, there is a law to protect the song.
On Sept 1, the government passed the National Anthem Law. It states how we should sing or play the song, requiring (要求) all Chinese to respect it. The law will take effect from Oct 1.
According to the law, the song will only be allowed to play at nine situations, such as major sporting events, award ceremonies and flag-raising ceremonies. It shouldn’t be used at personal funerals (葬礼) or as background music in public places.
Moreover, the law requires Chinese to be serious when singing the song. We can neither joke about the song nor change the song’s words or music. If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detained (拘留) for up to 15 days or held criminally liable (负刑事责任).
Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems. For example, US people should put the right hands over their hearts while singing the song. In Russia, the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and the end of broadcasting(广播).
1. What is the National Anthem Law about?

A．It is to protect all the songs in China.	B．It asks people to respect the national anthem.
C．It asks all the Chinese to love our country.	D．It encourages people to sing the song more.

2. During which of the following situations are you NOT allowed to play the national anthem?

A．A major sporting event.	B．Award ceremonies.
C．Flag-raising ceremonies.	D．As background music in public places.

3. The people ______ put their right hands over their hearts while singing the national anthem.

A．in China

B．in Japan

C．in the US

D．in Russia

4. What is NOT true about the Chinese National Anthem Law?

A．It requires Chinese to be serious when singing the song.

B．Anyone can’t joke about the song, or he or she may be detained for up to 15 days.

C．That someone changes the song’s words or music means breaking the law.

D．At the start of broadcasting the national anthem must be played on television.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．A new law was passed to protect the Chinese national anthem.

B．What people should do to respect other countries.

C．Why citizens should protect their national anthem.

D．How different countries take action to respect their national anthems.

【推荐3】Music can be a great power to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillie was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.
1. There are ________ people in Sanchez’s family.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

2. What’s true about Keep Your Head Up?

A．It was written two years ago.

B．It showed a feeling of hopeless.

C．It described the good situation of a house.

D．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song.

3. The Kansas City Star is ________.

A．a music group	B．a newspaper
C．a charity fund	D．a school

4. The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by ________

A．surprised	B．interested
C．touched	D．excited

【推荐1】Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending several hours in a gym, according to scientists. Scientists believe social activities can release a brain chemical that changes white fat into brown fat. Brown fat burns calories (卡路里). To produce heat, while white fat keeps calories and make us fatter.

Changing white fat into brown fat is very difficult, generally requiring long-term exposure to cold conditions or making part of the body’s nervous (神经的) system active. However, scientists from Ohio State University think that having a busy social life is an even better way of carrying out this change.

Tests on mice showed that those lived in large communities and had more space and toys lost half of their stomach weight in four weeks, even if they ate more than those in boring, lonely environments. Researchers said that social excitement helps lose weight.

However, social activities make some people worried. Study writer Dr Matthew During said, “I’m still amazed at the degree of losing fat that happens. We often think of stress (压力) as a negative thing, but some kinds of stress can be good for your health.”

Explaining how new technology had reduced the chance for people to communicate face to face, he added, “It’s not just because of being short of exercise and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities. Loneliness is a deep cause of cancer and death, it’s just as dangerous as smoking. Social activities are very important.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “exposure” means________in Chinese.

A．勘探

B．适应

C．暴露

2. When people take social activities, a brain chemical can change white fat into________.

A．brown fat

B．calories

C．energy

3. According to the tests on mice, ________.

A．Taking more social activities will work for losing weight, even if you eat more.

B．Mice living in boring and lonely environments will gain weight although they eat less.

C．The results from test on mice aren’t fit for humans.

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

A．Brown fat keeps calories and make people fatter while white fat burns calories to produce heat.

B．To change white fat into brown fat, long-term exposure to cold conditions is required.

C．Unlike smoking, loneliness can cause cancer and even death.

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

A．Social Activities Help Lose Weight

B．Brown Fat and White Fat

C．Loneliness Is Dangerous

【推荐2】A mother camel is walking with her son through the desert(沙漠).They are looking for water and grass. The son asks his mother what water and grass look like. The mother answers that water is blue and looks like the sky, while grass is green and nice.
They walk a day and a night. The son suddenly cries.“Look, mother, there’s water and grass over there.”
"What a foolish（傻）talk, child!"
The water and grass are on the left, while the desert is on the right. Because the mother camel is blind in her left eye, she can see nothing with her left eye.
They go on another day and night, the young camel finds a second oasis（绿洲）,but his mother still does not believe him. She says that is not an oasis, but a desert. She says she knows more than her son and can’t be wrong.
Her son gets angry. When he sees an oasis again, he leaves his mother without telling her. He runs into the grass and eats his fill.
1. The mother camel can see things ________

A．only with the left eye	B．only with the right eye
C．with both of her eyes	D．with neither of her eyes

2. The young camel sees the oasis ________.

A．just on the left

B．just on the right

C．neither on the left nor on the right

D．not only on the left but also on the fight

3. The son does not know what water and grass look like _________.

A．when they meet the water and grass for the first time

B．when he finds the second oasis

C．before he meets the first oasis

D．after they meet the water and grass for the second time.

4. The mother camel does not believe her son because ______.

A．the son is a foolish child

B．the son is too young to know what water and grass look like

C．she thinks she knows more than her son and can’t be wrong

D．she doesn’t like her son .

【推荐3】Whether you are teaching an elementary Spanish class or passing on Spanish to your children, it is important to teach children good manners. And there are culturally appropriate（恰当的）behaviors that children need to know.

These five behaviors are considered good manners throughout Latin America. Of course, these are good manners in the U.S. too. But they are not given as much attention because the opposite behavior is not considered particularly rude. In Spanish-speaking countries, however, the opposite behavior is negative（负面的）and can change the impression people have of children（and adults）.

All of these good manners can be practiced by children with different language levels.

Good manners to teach kids learning Spanish.

1.When you hand something to someone, put it directly into her hand. Do not toss things at people.

2. Keep your feet on the floor. Do not put your feet on chairs.

3.When you move away from a group of people or leave a room, say Con permiso. Do not just walk away.

4. If someone sneezes, say Salud, which means "take care" in English.

5.When you arrive, greet everyone. When you leave, say goodbye to everyone.

There are lots of resources（资源）for teaching children good manners in Spanish. Many polite behaviors also involve language. Here you will find resources for teaching polite expressions, including books and a song. There are also You Tube videos that teach polite behaviors.

In my experience, kids are interested in what is considered polite behaviors in different cultures, and they want to learn to act appropriately. We work hard to teach them to use Spanish. It is important that they also know how to interact（互动，相互交流）so that others are comfortable and they can make the most of the language they have learned.

1. The passage is written for _________.

A．children with different language levels	B．teachers who are teaching in the Spanish class
C．parents who care about their children's manners	D．travelers who will go abroad in holiday

2. The underlined word "toss" in the passage can be replaced by _________.

A．buy

B．make

C．throw.

D．send

3. According to the passage，which is considered an appropriate behavior?

A．Jim keeps his feet on his friend's chair.

B．Jim leaves his classmate's party without saying anything.

C．Jim sneezes，and his friend gets angry with him.

D．Jim comes in and says "good morning" to his classmates.

4. Which is NOT one of the resources for teaching children good manners in Spanish?

A．A language book.

B．A song.

C．A birthday gift.

D．A You Tube video.

5. The best title of the passage can be_________.

A．Good manners for Spanish learners	B．Some ways of teaching children Spanish
C．How to interact with each other	D．The history of Spanish language