【推荐1】In my second year of high school, the class was scheduled to run the mile．
When the coach yelled, "Ready．Set．Go!", I rushed out like an airplane, faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet．I made up my mind to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps, there were students all over the track （跑道）．By the end of the second lap, many of the students had already stopped．They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily．As I started the third lap, only a few of my classmates were on the track．By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was alone．Then it hit me that nobody had given up．Instead, everyone had already finished．As I ran that last lap, I cried．And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．I fell to the ground．I was very upset．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling, "You did it．Mark! You finished, son．You finished" He looked at me straight in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my goal （目标 ） for the day which I had forgotten．I had given it to him before class． He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said, "I, Mark Brown, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may．" My heart lifted．My tears went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana．My classmates clapped．It was then I realized winning isn't always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．
1. We can learn from the passage that _        ．

A．many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap

B．it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile

C．Finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day

D．Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest．

2. It took Mark         to run the mile．

A．about 13 minutes	B．more than 13 minutes
C．only 12 minutes	D．less than 12 minutes

3. Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?

A．Because he was quite happy．

B．Because he was too upset．

C．Because he got a pain in his heart．

D．Because he was hungry．

4. What does the underlined words "it hit me" mean?

A．我突然意识到．	B．它打中我
C．它撞到我．	D．它打击我．

5. The coach _ __ when he yelled " You did it, Mark!"．

A．must be angry with Mark．

B．didn't know Mark's goal for the day

C．ate a banana

D．must be happy and excited

【推荐2】

Passage A Yuan Longping was born in Beijing in 1930. He developed a new kind of rice in 1974, which helped many countries grow more rice than ever before. So he is called “the Father of Rice”.	Passage B Dear Diana, Last week, we had a history exam but I didn't study for it. I was really worried. In the exam, Tom sat next to me and I copied his answers. Will the teacher give me a poor mark if I tell her the truth? Should I tell her? Yours, Maria
Passage C An Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri, entered the stadium and took a wrong turn during the race. He fell down. He was treated by a doctor and he was helped to cross the finishing line.	Passage D Sometimes a birthday party can be a surprise party. It is planned by friends but it is a secret. One friend of the birthday boy/girl invites him/her to do something at their house. All their friends arrive early and hide until he/she arrives, and then jump out and shout “Surprise!”

Passage E	Ways of traveling	Cost	Time
New York—Los Angeles	coach	$20	10 hours
	plane	$80	2 hours
	train	$60	3 hours
	car	$230	8 hours

1. According to Passage A, which sentence is right?

A．Yuan Longping is “the Grandfather of Rice”.

B．Yuan Longping was born in 1932.

C．Yuan Longping helped only one country grow more rice.

D．A new kind of rice was developed by Yuan Longping.

2. If you want to write a true event about the Olympics, you can read ________ for information.

A．Passage A

B．Passage B

C．Passage C

D．Passage D

3. The best title of Passage D is ________.

A．A Birthday Boy/Girl

B．A Birthday Party

C．A Secret

D．An Invitation

4. What is the second cheapest way to travel from New York to Los Angeles?

A．By coach.

B．By plane.

C．By train.

D．By car.

5. About Maria,which sentence is NOT true?

A．Maria is good at history.	B．Diana is Maria’s friend.
C．Maria is worried about her exam.	D．In the exam, Maria copied Tom’s answers.

【推荐3】Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.

Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as treasure ships.

From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa.

Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those countries and regions.

Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.

1. Why did the emperor order Zheng He to set off on the first voyage?

A．To travel around the world with the big fleet of ships.

B．To find out whether he was a trusted official or not.

C．To look for more valuable treasure in foreign countries.

D．To make friends and start business with foreign countries.

2. _______ is not included in Zheng He’s voyages according to the passage.

A．Education

B．Trade

C．Cultural exchange

D．Technology exchange

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

A．Christopher Columbus started the world’s first voyage.

B．The treasure ships were made of gold, silver and silk.

C．Zheng He went on seven trips from 1405 to 1433.

D．Zheng He reached all the lands in the world on his voyages.

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The Great Scientist Zheng He	B．The Voyages of Zheng He
C．The Trades Around the World	D．The Well-Known Ships

【推荐1】A Survey About Two-child Policy

Li Qiang （age:27）	I drive a bus in Wuhan. I would like to have two children. One child will feel lonely. Two kids can help each other and share the happiness and sadness.
Liu Mei （age:13）	I’m a middle school student from Nanjing. I don’t want my parents to have another child. If they have another child, they will pay more attention to him. I think I can’t get on well with him.
Grandma Li （age:65）	I live with my third daughter. I want all my four children to have a second child each. After the second baby grows up, he’ll be able to look after his old parents together with his elder brother or sister.
Wang Yun （age:30）	Hello, my husband and I are both doctors. We have a 3-year-old daughter named Anne. We don’t want a second child. We have no time to care for another child. And the cost of raising a child is so high that we can’t afford it.

1. How many children would Li Qiang like to have?

A．None.

B．One.

C．Two.

D．Three.

2. Which is TRUE about Liu Mei?

A．She is a student from Nanjing.	B．She is fourteen.
C．She wants a little brother or sister.	D．Her parents don’t want another child.

3. Who is the oldest of the four?

A．Li Qiang

B．Liu Mei

C．Grandma Li

D．Wang Yun

4. Wang Yun doesn’t want a second child because ________.

A．his husband doesn’t like another child at all

B．they think two children are too noisy.

C．Anne doesn’t like to have a little brother or sister

D．she has no time to care for another child and can’t afford the cost

5. Which is NOT mentioned（提及）in the passage?

A．Li Qiang drives a bus in Wuhan.	B．Liu Mei studies in a middle school.
C．Grandma Li has four children.	D．Wang Yun and his husband are in the same hospital.

【推荐2】Daisy is a teacher who works in a primary school. She often plays games with her students so they like her class a lot.

One day, Daisy decided to have her class play a game. She told each student to bring a bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. So the number of potatoes would be different depending on (取决于) how many people each student disliked.

The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while the others had as many as five or six. Daisy then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them everywhere they went for one week wherever they went, even when they went to the restroom. The children laughed and thought the game was really interesting.

Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain (抱怨), as their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.

One week later, the game was over. Daisy asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?”

The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hatred (仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t stand carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime?”

It can be quite tiring to carry hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime. Please forgive (原谅) others and move on with your life. That’s our best choice.

1. The number of the potatoes depend on ________.

A．how large their bag was	B．how big the potatoes were
C．how well they did at school	D．how many people they dislike

2. Daisy played the potato game to ________.

A．let her students have fun	B．make her students to exercise
C．help her students learn a lesson	D．teach her students about potatoes

3. The underlined word “stand” means ________ in Chinese.

A．忍受

B．站立

C．排除

D．承认

4. What may the students do after playing the potato game?

A．Put down hate and move on.

B．Think of people they love.

C．Live their life in a healthy way.

D．Learn from people they don’t like.

【推荐1】

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English Club There's a wonderful place to learn English. You can: •       Sing English songs. •       Watch English movies and magazines. •       Make friends with people from other English-speaking countries. Please do not eat snacks here and keep the room clean.

School Concert (音乐会) 2017 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 1 On the football filed •       Free food by the school •       No outside food or drinks •       Wear school uniforms •       Bring your school card

1. You can buy 2 pairs of sports shoes and 3 T-shirts for only .

A．220 yuan

B．280 yuan

C．120 yuan

2. If you join the English club, you can't there.

A．learn to sing English songs	B．eat snacks
C．make some friends

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You need to pay for the food at the concert.

B．If you want to go to the concert, you should wear school uniforms.

C．You can go to the concert without the school card.

【推荐2】William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius（天才）to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
1. Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except       .

A．Hamlet	B．Macbeth
C．Romeo and Juliet	D．Man and Superman

2. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon       .

A．with his wife	B．with his daughter
C．with his wife and children	D．alone

3. Shakespeare got much money from       .

A．writing	B．plays
C．acting	D．retirement

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Shakespeare had two children.

B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

【推荐3】

Alan	I like sports. I have ten tennis balls, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. I play tennis with my friends at school.
Linda	I have five baseballs, five volleyballs, two soccer balls. I like ping-pong. It’s easy for me. I often play ping-pong with my classmates. I also (也) have three ping-pong bats and lots of ping-pong balls.
Grace	I don’t have any (任何的) balls. I love sports, but I don’t play them. I only watch them on TV.

1. Alan and Linda have       volleyballs.

A．four

B．eight

C．five

D．nine

2. Alan plays         at school.

A．ping-pong

B．tennis

C．baseball

D．soccer

3. Linda doesn’t have       .

A．volleyballs

B．ping-pong balls

C．baseballs

D．basketballs

4.         has/have two soccer balls.

A．Linda

B．Alan

C．Grace

D．Linda and Alan

5. Grace        .

A．has no balls	B．doesn’t watch sports on TV
C．thinks ping-pong is easy	D．plays sports with her classmates

【推荐1】Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.

Zhang’s experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.

Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.

The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it’s possible that children know more than their parents do.

According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as alinkbetween their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.

In Zhang Ming’s eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.

1. According to the passage, Zhang’s parents can’t_______with the “WeChat guide”.

A．make video calls	B．send messages
C．grab the red envelopes	D．take pictures

2. Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays?

A．Because parents teach the children about almost everything.

B．Because children can ask more older generations for help.

C．Because parents are getting old.

D．Because children can get more information by using new technoloies.

3. What does the underlined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．teacher	B．connection
C．treasure	D．conversation

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Zhang Ming’s “We Chat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.

B．40% of parents lean about new technologies from their children all over the world on 2014.

C．56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINIC.

D．Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more new technolohies.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Ways of using new technology

B．Kids can also teach parents

C．How parents connect to the world

D．Ways to get information

【推荐2】
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy .He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in2014 instead of 2016.
On October 22,Beijing Municipal Commission of Education* announced that, from 2016,the English scores in the senior high school entrances exam will be reduced* from 120 to 100.Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50.Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.
“The change won’t affect me. I fell so lucky because English is my strongest subject,’’ said Wang. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’ pressure, said Li Yi, a spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English.,’’ said Li. “Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao. But, “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language. Wang Jiaming said he understood the change.
“Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue*,” he said. “ but still, I think English is both interesting and useful.”
1. In the Beijing senior high school entrances exam of 2016, the English scores will be cut down to __________.

A．50

B．100

C．120

D．150

2. Wang Jiaming feels lucky because _______

A．the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him

B．he doesn’t need to take the important exam

C．Chinese is his strongest subject

D．he is not good at chemistry

3. The sentence “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” in the passage means ______________

A．the students can spend less time on English.

B．it’s harder to for the students get a high score.

C．English is not as important and useful as before

D．studying English is still important for the students.

4. What is the main purpose of the change?

A．To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English.

B．To make students to learn to read English news on mobile phones.

C．To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam.

D．To make students pay more attention to learn Chinese.

【推荐3】Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：

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1. This advertisement is probably for to read．

A．travel agents

B．news reporters

C．international students

D．hotel managers

2. Which of the following words cannot be used to describe HOST visits？

A．Amazing．

B．Expensive．

C．Unforgettable．

D．Surprising．

3. The word "them" in the sentence "They love giving international students very special memories of the UK to take home with them．" refer to ．

A．international students

B．wonderful hosts

C．travel costs

D．HOST visits

4. People who are interested can learn from this advertisement．

A．how to apply for a HOST visit	B．who can apply for a HOST visit
C．how to pay for their HOST visits	D．where they can find wonderful hosts

5. The main purpose of the HOST program is to enable students to ．

A．visit different places in the UK	B．save money on travelling cost
C．make full use of their stay in the UK	D．be more open minded and active

6. The HOST program is suitable for ．

A．Vickie，a sixteen-year-old exchange school student

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