【推荐2】Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor, but mine is on the fifth. He’s very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.

Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed themselves there. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But their boat hit a rock and soon went down. With the villagers’ help, they swam to the bank.

Luckily none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town, but it was two at night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong with the lift, so he had to go up the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course, he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he failed. He became angry and shouted, “I’ll cut you down with a knife!”

The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at once what was happening and said, “You’re trying to open a wrong door, Paul!” “Sorry, I can’t agree with you, Charlie!” said the young man, “It’s my room. You’ve entered it by mistake!”

1. Paul couldn’t open the door because ________.

A．it wasn’t his room	B．he couldn’t find the right key
C．he didn’t find the keyhole	D．he was too hungry to do it

2. Charlie opened the door in order to ________.

A．help Paul	B．stop Paul making the noise
C．see what happened outside	D．call the police station

3. Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Paul thought he did right	B．Paul didn’t know where he lived.
C．Paul stopped by a door on the fifth floor.	D．Paul thought he had reached the sixth floor.

【推荐1】School Open Day (学校开放日)

Dear students,

We have some interesting and fun things for you this term. On September 9th 2014, we have a School Open Day. It begins at 9:00 a.m. and finishes at 4:00 p.m. All parents can come to our school, have a cup of coffee, and meet our teachers and other parents.

Your parents can go to your children’s classrooms, have a talk with the principal (校长), have a look at the clubs and ask any questions. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m, the parents can go to Room 106 for lunch. If you have any questions about the School Open Day, you can call John Smith—the principal. The telephone number is 021-4899688.

Welcome to our school and join us.

School: Apple Tree Middle School

1. When is the School Open Day?

A．In 2014.	B．On September 9th, 2014.
C．In September.	D．From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

2. The parents can be in the school for ________ hours.

A．one

B．three

C．seven

D．eight

3. Where do parents have lunch?

A．In a park.	B．In their children’s classrooms.
C．In Room 106.	D．At home.

4. If (如果) you want to get more information (更多信息), you can call ________ at 021-4899688.

A．the principal	B．the teachers
C．the children	D．other parents

5. Which is wrong?

A．Parents can ask any questions on School Open Day.

B．The name of the school is Apple Tree Middle School.

C．The principal of the school is John Smith.

D．Parents can’t stay (停留) at Apple Tree Middle School at 3:30 on the School Open Day.

【推荐2】This is my school. There are many trees and flowers in it. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school..It is very nice to have it . After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 30 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them .All the students like them, too.
1. The teaching building is _____.

A．small	B．old
C．big and tall	D．big

2. It’s very nice for this school to have ____.

A．trees and flowers	B．a playground
C．students	D．teachers

3. There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.

A．45

B．40

C．75

D．60

4. After class the students often go to _____.

A．their classroom	B．their friends’ homes
C．the playground	D．their homes

5. What may(可能) teachers not do?

A．give the students lessons.

B．play football and table tennis with the students.

C．don’t like some students.

D．help students study

【推荐1】Bicycles have been very popular in China in the past years. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you could find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore（因此）, China is known as “the kingdom （王国）of bicycles”.

Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Some Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We should find ways to solve the problem.

1. Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.	B．In the town.
C．In the country.	D．Almost everywhere.

2. “The kingdom of bicycles” here means ________.

A．China has a lot of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.

B．Bicycles are easy to park.

C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.

D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

4. What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Many bicycles may cause traffic accidents.

5. What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We need to do much to solve the problem.

【推荐2】Would you like to jump into a painting and take photos of yourself in it? If the answer is “yes”, then there’s a place you can go. That is Art in Island.

Art in Island is an art museum located in Manila , the capital city of the Philippines. It is also the world’s first selfie (自拍) museum, and Asia’s largest 3D trick (技巧) art museum. It was founded by Yun Jae Kyung together with a team of 18 Koran printers. They worked together and created the fantastic paintings in the museum. The museum has over 50 art works. These paintings create optical illusions (视错觉), which encourage visitors to climb into paintings and take photos of their interactions (互动). “Here , art paintings are not complete if you are not with them, if you don’t take photos with them,” Blyth Cambaya, a museum staff (职员) member, said.

Art in Island is quite popular. Many visitors go there to have fun with the paintings. “Visiting Art in Island is like being in a time machine that takes me back to when I was 10 years old.” said one visitor.

1. Art in Island is the name of ________.

A．a capital

B．a city

C．an art work

D．a museum

2. Who founded Art in Island?

A．Yun Jae Kyung	B．a team of 18 Koran printers
C．A visitor	D．A and B

3. According to the passage, how can the art paintings be complete in Art in Island?

A．Through enjoying them quietly.	B．Through painting with the artists.
C．Through taking photos with them.	D．Through buying one of the paintings.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．You can take photos at any art museum.

B．Art in Island has more than 50 art works.

C．The museum is located in the capital city of Canada.

D．Many visitors go to the museum to buy paintings.

5. This passage is about ________.

A．art culture

B．festival culture

C．social culture

D．national culture

【推荐3】Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people who worried about getting older.

Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they said, by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the US. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85.

The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25.

The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

The findings appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Researchers said they didn’t know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Professor Stone said the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.

1. According to the survey of the Gallup Organization, people _______ are most likely to become happier .

A．when they are 18 years old

B．when they are in their twenties

C．when they come to their old age

D．when they are between the ages of 18 and 85

2. According to Arthur Stone, old people may ______.

A．control their behaviors better

B．know how to spend money widely

C．dream about good things every day

D．have a positive attitude towards their life

3. Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?

A．Those who suffer from mental stress.

B．Those who feel unhappy all the time.

C．Those who are worried about getting old.

D．Those who are single and unemployed.

4. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A．The Older, the Happier

B．What Makes the Elder Happy?

C．The Young Are Happier Than the Old

D．Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life

【推荐1】A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick. It was getting dark and they were still unable to find it. So they gave up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day. In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late, the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.He immediately held his breath and listened carefully, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn, success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
1. If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?

A．100 yuan.	B．100 dollars.
C．100 pounds.	D．100 pence.

2. Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?

A．Because he liked the gold watch.

B．Because he wanted to own the watch.

C．Because he was silly.

D．Because he wanted to get the reward.

3. The passage above is probably taken from_________.

A．A newspaper	B．a science book
C．an advertisement	D．a notice

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

A．The boy had no brothers or sisters.

B．The boy’s family had a hard life.

C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch.

D．The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself

5. Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.

A．②①④③	B．④②③①
C．③④①②	D．①③④②

【推荐2】Jack lived in a small house with his mother and younger sister, Anna. Everyone liked Jack. They all said that he was a hard-working boy. He tried to help his mother and look after his sister. They were very poor and often did not have enough food. After school, he would work at shops. In the holidays he would ask for small jobs on nearby farms.

On a Sunday afternoon, his little sister was hungry and she was crying. There was no food at home and all the shops were closed. Jack decided to help her even though he wanted to go to the park and play with his friends.

Jack asked his mother if he could go fishing at the river. He wanted to bring home some food for his sister. It was only about 10 minutes’ walk from where he lived. Jack sat by the water under a large tree. The hours were passing and it was starting to get late. Jack was not having much luck. He started to feel sad but said to himself, “I must never give up (放弃) .”

Almost at once he felt a strong pull on the fishing line (钓鱼线). It was a very large golden-red fish. Jack had never seen one like that before. He ran home and showed it to his mother and sister. They were all smiling when they saw the fish. There would be lots of food that night. When his mother went to clean the fish, she had a big surprise. Inside its body she found a gold coin (金币) . No one could tell how it had got there but everyone was happy.

1. What did Jack usually do after school?

A．He did his homework.	B．He worked at shops.
C．He visited nearby farms.	D．He helped his mom with the housework.

2. What had Jack planned to do on that Sunday afternoon?

A．Have a walk.	B．Meet his friends.
C．Cook some food.	D．Look after her sister.

3. What difficulty did Jack have in fishing?

A．He almost fell into the river.	B．He forgot to take his fishing bag.
C．He caught no fish for a long time.	D．He walked a long way to get to the river.

4. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．The fish.

B．The coin.

C．The food.

D．The line.

5. What is the best title for the text?

A．A River Full of Fish	B．A Boy Loving Fishing
C．Jack Was Always Lucky	D．Jack Brought Home a Special Fish

【推荐3】Mr and Mrs Woods had a cat named Sugar. Her fur was white like sugar. That was how she got her name. The cat was a lovely pet. She had a bump (肿块) on one leg, but Mr and Mrs Woods thought that Sugar was just right.

The Woods family lived in California. They lived there for a long time. One day they had to move to another state. It would be a long drive to their new home. Sugar did not like to ride in a car. The family did not know what to do.

The neighbour who lived next door wanted a cat and said he would keep Sugar. Sugar would not have to move or ride in a car. Everyone thought that would make her happy.

The Woods family said goodbye to Sugar. They would miss their cat, but Sugar would have a comfortable home.

The Woods family moved to Oklahoma; it was far from California. They started a new life, but they often thought of their cat. One day Mrs Woods was at home. A cat came in the open door. The cat was wet and dirty, but, under the dirt, its fur was white. It was white like sugar.

The cat jumped into Mrs Woods’ arms. Mrs Woods felt she knew the cat, but her cat lived far away. Then she saw something. There was a bump on its leg! The cat was Sugar!

Mr and Mrs Woods learned that Sugar ran away from home. The cat walked more than 1,000 miles. The trip took the cat more than one year. They did not understand how Sugar found them, but they were glad that she did!

1. Sugar got her name because of ________.

A．the bump on her leg	B．the colour of her fur
C．the colour of the bump	D．the bump on her head

2. The Woods family got to Oklahoma ________.

A．by train

B．by car

C．by bus

D．by plane

3. What does the underlined word “miss” mean in Chinese?

A．想念

B．失去

C．寄养

D．出卖

4. How long did it take Sugar to find the Woods family?

A．More than one month.	B．Less than one month.
C．More than one year.	D．Less than one year.

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

A．Mr and Mrs Woods kept a pet cat in their new house.

B．Sugar liked to travel in a car.

C．Mr and Mrs Woods’ neighbour wanted to keep a cat.

D．Mrs Woods met Sugar in the street.