【推荐1】You don't have to feel terrible all the time on school days.Your school days can be some of your happiest time！Yes，it is possible.Let me tell you what you should do.

On every weekend，take a piece of paper and write down the title “My Schedule (计划)”．Under it，you write the days of the week.Next to the days you can write what you should do.You should give yourself enough time for study and some time for activities you like to do.

In class，you have to listen to the teachers carefully.Also，try to answer the questions he asks in class and talk about your ideas.You will be someone interesting for the teachers and someone special for your classmates.

Try to make friends with your classmates.If they don't like to make friends with you，it's fine.Notice if there is someone whom you feel you can be friends with.

If you want to do something or you feel bad these days，you can discuss it with the friend you trust.It is very helpful to have a best friend who can reach for your hand and touch your heart.

Invite your friends to your home or ask them if they'd like to hang out with you.Other times，do homework with them in the same time or place.You could give them ideas and they may have helpful thoughts that would help both of you.

1. When does the writer advise students to write down the schedule?

A．On Monday.

B．On Tuesday.

C．On Friday.

D．On Sunday.

2. The schedule should be ________.

A．for study and activities	B．full of subjects
C．full of activities	D．made with your friends

3. What should you do in class?

A．Think about your ideas.

B．Try to answer the teachers' questions.

C．Help your classmate with his studies.

D．Discuss your problems with your friends quietly.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to Study at School

B．How to Make Friends

C．How to Be Happy on School Days

D．How to Get Good Grades

【推荐3】Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the local people of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the local people become unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy(经济). It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance(推进) the well-being (health and happiness) of local people.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a lot of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
1. What is probably the reason if local people dislike tourists?

A．Tourists come to enjoy the customs and beauty.

B．Local people lose jobs.

C．A lot of hotels are built.

D．Too many tourists cause traffic problems.

2. What can we do to solve the problems caused by tourism?

A．Make plans properly.

B．Help the country’s economy.

C．Build fewer hotels.

D．Advance the well-being of local people.

3. If tourism grows too quickly, ___________.

A．businesses will lose money

B．other parts of the country’s economy will make more money

C．local people will be happier

D．more local people will work for tourists.

4. Support facilities needed by tourist attractions includes ___________.
①public places ②hotels ③airports ④roads ⑤electricity   ⑥sewers

A．①②③④⑤

B．②③④⑤⑥

C．①②③⑤⑥

D．①③④⑤⑥

5. If the writer wants to add Paragraph 5 to the passage, he may tell us ________.

A．whether people need to build more hotels

B．whether people need to plan tourism properly

C．how to deal with the problems above

D．how to prevent tourism growing too quickly

【推荐1】When your parents are busy at work and have no time to cook, you can pick up the phone, order some food for yourself and the food will arrive at your home soon. Lots of people order takeout food these days. But did Chinese people eat takeout in the past?

The answer is yes! There was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty(960-1279). People at that time didn’t have phones, but they could still order food. According to history books, Emperor Xiaozong (宋孝宗)(1127-1194) liked to order takeout late at night. His servants then went around the city to pickup the dishes and bring them back.

Common people also liked to order takeout. Restaurant workers walked around the city or waited outside of theaters. They shouted loudly which dishes could be ordered that day. People paid them and then the workers would send food to their homes

People at that time even had special meal boxes for takeout dishes. It was a long wooden box with two layers (层). People put hot water between the two layers. In this way the dish could still keep warn when it arrived at people’s home.

In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival 《清明上河图》, a takeout worker can be seen on the way to send food.

1. Emperor Xiaozong got his takeout by ________.

A．sending his servants	B．walking around the city
C．picking up the dishes	D．bringing takeout back

2. We can learn from the passage that in the Song Dynasty ________.

A．Emperor Xiaozong was the first one to order takeout	B．only rich people could order takcout
C．takeout food was popular with people	D．people paid for their takeout after they got it

3. Which one might be the meal box for takeout dishes in the Song Dynasty?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. In the last paragraph the writer mentions(提到) the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival to show ________.

A．that takeout started a long time ago	B．that the painter was good at drawing
C．why most people liked to order takeout	D．how people ordered takeout at that time

【推荐2】Sometimes choosing where to eat in Suzhou is something of a challenge. No matter how good the food tastes at a chosen restaurant, one may always wonder, “Is there anything better on the next street?” However, I’ve found the answer to this question. When I’m asked to name my favorite place to eat in Suzhou, I will reply right away, “Song He Lou Restaurant”. Why is Song He Lou so special among hundreds of restaurants? Well, for me it comes down to a perfect balance of delicious food, pleasant atmosphere（氛围）and a near-perfect location.

Before coming to Suzhou, I was warned by my friends from other cities in China that the food could be too sweet. For the first few months I chose to eat in Sichuan or Hunan style restaurants instead of eating much local food. However, after falling in love with the city, I came to realize that the food is so closely connected with its local culture. So I asked a local friend to recommend the best place to try real local style food. She came up with the suggestion of Song He Lou.

For a first-time visitor, “Song Shu Gui Yu” and “Xie Fen Tofu” are excellent choices. Suzhou has now become my home and I have a lifetime to enjoy each and every dish on the menu.

1. It’s very easy to choose a place to eat in Suzhou.
2. Song He Lou Restaurant is the writer’s favorite place to eat in Suzhou.
3. The writer thinks the food in Suzhou is too sweet.
4. The food in Suzhou is quite closely connected with its local culture.
5. “Dongpo Meat” and “Mapo Tofu” are the best choices for a first-time visitor to come to Suzhou.

【推荐3】Chinese dishes highlight (增色) Beiiing Winter Olympics. Many foreign Winter Olympics players have gone crazy about Chinese food.

	Julia Marino has tried lots of different foods in Beijing. But when she was asked in an interview what her favorite meal was at the Olympic Village, Marino answered quickly, “My favorite food is jiaozi. I’ve probably had about 200 jiaozi since I came here.”
	Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, from Malta, is another big fan of Chinese food, especially red bean buns. “Is my favorite food that I have in the Olympic Village,” said Spiteri. “I started eating them on the first day and then for breakfast, lunch and dinner.” She has become the “red bean bun girl” in China.
	Utta Leerdam, a 23-year old speed skating player, from the Netherlands, posted (发帖) her favorite spicy hotchpotch (麻辣烫) on the Internet. “This is the famous Chinese snack spicy hotchpotch. It is healthier than burgers and fries.”
	German figure skater Nicole Schott said one of her favorite foods in the Olympic Village was rice. “It is different from all of our European rice,” she said. “That’s actually what I eat every single day although I have brought foods from home.”

1. What’s Julia Marino’s favorite food?

A．Jiaozi.

B．Red bean buns.

C．Spicy hotchpotch.

D．Rice.

2. Who is called the “red bean bun girl!” in China?

A．Julia Marino.

B．Jutta Leerdam.

C．Jenise Spiteri.

D．Nicole Schott.

3. Which food is healthier than burgers and fries according to Utta Leerdam?

A．Jiaozi.

B．Red bean buns.

C．Spicy hotchpotch.

D．Rice.

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

A．Jutta Leerdam who is 23 years old comes from Malta.

B．Chinese dishes are popular at Beijing Winter Olympics.

C．Nicole Schott thinks rice in China is the same as European rice.

D．Jenise Spiteri shows her love to spicy hotchpotch on the Intenret.

5. Where can we read this passage probably?

A．In a novel.	B．In a science book.
C．In a history magazine.	D．In a food culture newspaper.

【推荐1】Beijing Opera appeared in the Qing Dynasty (朝代). In 1790, many opera troupes (戏班) went to Beijing for performances to celebrate the birthday of Qianlong. This kind of unusual performance touched the heart s of the people deeply. While in Beijing, the troupes created a new kind of opera called Beijing Opera. It was on the basis (基础) of Anhui Opera by taking in the advantages of other operas.

Beijing Opera is quite unique (唯一的) in role shaping because it divides the roles into different kinds. They are sheng, dan, jing and chou which are quite different in many ways.

A popular song goes like this, “Foreigners call Jingxi Beijing Opera.” In fact, Beijing Opera is different from opera. Opera tells the story and expresses the thoughts by singing instead of speaking. But Beijing Opera stresses (强调) chang, nian, zuo and da. Chang means singing, nian means musical spoken parts, zuo means dance movements and da means martial (武打) skills.

Mei Lanfang is an excellent performing artist of Beijing Opera in China. In 1930, he led an opera troupe to America and presented Beijing Opera before western people. Today, Beijing Opera has become the sign of Chinese culture. It is changing with the development of different musical styles (形式).

1. Beijing Opera appeared about over ________ years ago.

A．100

B．200

C．300

D．400

2. Beijing Opera was created by ________.

A．performing in Beijing	B．touching the hearts of the people
C．celebrating Qianlong’s birthday	D．taking in the advantages of other operas

3. Which of the following is right?

A．Beijing Opera is the same as opera.	B．Opera expresses the thoughts by speaking
C．Being Opera has never changed until now.	D．Mei Lanfang brought Beijing Opera to the world.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Opera.

B．Beijing Opera.

C．Mei Lanfang.

D．Opera troupes.