【推荐1】An old man went to his doctor and said, “I don’t think my wife’s hearing is as good as it used to be, what should I do?” The doctor replied, “Try this test to find out for sure. When your wife is in the kitchen doing dishes, stand fifteen feet behind her and ask her a question. If she doesn’t respond (回应), keep moving closer, asking the question until she hears you.” The man went home and saw his wife preparing dinner. He stood fifteen feet behind her and asked, “What’s for dinner, honey?” No response. He moved to ten feet behind her and asked again, no response. Five feet, no answer. Finally he stood directly behind her and said, “Honey, what’s for supper?” She said, “For the fourth time, I SAID FISH!”

1. Why did the old man go to his doctor?

A．To test his hearing problem.

B．To tell his doctor his hearing problem.

C．To tell his doctor his wife’s hearing problem.

2. What did the doctor advise the man to do?

A．Cook dinner for his wife.

B．Test his wife’s hearing.

C．Ask how his wife felt.

3. What was the man’s wife doing when he got home?

A．Asking questions.

B．Preparing supper.

C．Waiting for him.

4. How many times has the man asked the same question?

A．2

B．3

C．4

5. According to the passage, who has a hearing problem?

A．The man.

B．The doctor.

C．The man’s wife.

【推荐2】Dear Anna,

Thank you for inviting me to watch your baseball game. It’s on December 13, right? I’m sorry I don’t have time that day. Because I have a science test on December 14, I need to take a science class on December 13. It’s from nine to eleven in the morning. After the class, I need to go to my grandparents’ house. It is my grandma’s 65th birthday that day. I think I will be at her party that afternoon.

Do you have time that evening? I can have dinner with you. There is a new restaurant near my home and it has great hamburgers. I know you love hamburgers very much. Let’s go together.

Yours，

Amanda

1. Anna has a ________ on December 13.

A．baseball game

B．science class

C．birthday party

2. Amanda’s science class is on ________.

A．the morning of December 13

B．the afternoon of December 13

C．the morning of December 14

3. The birthday party is for ________.

A．Amanda

B．Amanda’s brother

C．Amanda’s grandma

4. What kind of food does Anna love very much?

A．Bananas.

B．Salad.

C．Hamburgers.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Amanda plays baseball very well.

B．Amanda’s grandma is 65 years old.

C．The birthday party is at Amanda’s house.

【推荐3】“Tom?” Mom says. No one answers (回答).

Mom comes to Tom’s room. He is not on the bed, but his model plane is on the desk. “He is not in his room, and he is not in the yard (院子),” Mom thinks. Then Mom comes to his grandparents’ room. Tom likes to play with his grandpa’s tape player, but he is not there.

Mom looks for Tom everywhere. Where is Tom? Mom is worried. She wants to call Dad. She comes to the living room to get the phone.

“What’s that?” Mom sees something black under the sofa. Oh, it’s Eric, Tom’s dog. It loves sleeping (睡觉) there. What is next to Eric? It’s Tom!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Tom’s model plane is ________.

A．on the sofa	B．on the bed
C．on the desk	D．on the chair

2. Tom’s grandpa has a ________.

A．red radio	B．tape player
C．model plane	D．computer

3. The underlined word “worried” in this text means “________” in Chinese.

A．担心的

B．幸运的

C．高兴的

D．口渴的

4. What can we know from the text?

A．Tom is in his room.	B．Eric is Tom’s father.
C．Mom wants to call Tom’s teacher.	D．Tom is under the sofa in the living room.

5. What’s the best title (标题) for the text?

A．The Sleeping Dog.	B．The Lost Dog.
C．Where is Tom?	D．Tom and Eric.

【推荐2】Steve is fourteen years old and he’s from Australia. He watches TV on weekends. There are many TV shows every day. What kinds of TV shows does Steve like and what does he think of them?

Well, Steve’s favorite TV shows are Sports News and Chinese Poetry Conference (《中国诗词大会》). He often watches them before he goes to bed. Steve’s favorite subject is P. E. at school. He likes football very much. He loves Sports News. He thinks it is very exciting because he can see lots of famous players. Steve also likes Chinese Poetry Conference. He thinks the show is the most instructive of all because he can learn a lot from it. It’s a good way to improve his Chinese and it is very popular with poetry lovers (诗词爱好者).

Steve, however, doesn’t like all the TV shows. As for Healthy Life, Steve doesn’t mind watching it. He watches it when there isn’t Sports News or Chinese Poetry Conference. But he can’t stand soap operas. He thinks they’re boring. He never watches them.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word “instructive” in paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A．comfortable

B．educational

C．traditional

2. Steve is watching Chinese Poetry Conference now. It most probably is ________.

A．8 p.m. on Saturday

B．10 a.m. on Sunday

C．9 p.m. on Thursday

3. Steve doesn’t like watching ________.

A．Healthy Life

B．Sports News

C．soap operas

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

A．Steve is 14 years old and he is from America.

B．Steve likes playing basketball very much at school.

C．Steve improves his Chinese by watching his favorite TV shows.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Boring soap operas.

B．Steve and his favorite TV shows.

C．A boy’s favorite subject.

【推荐1】

CYBERBULLYING IS A BIG PROGRAM The World Health Organization (WHO) brought out a new report on cyberbullying (网络欺凌). It surveyed more than 279,000 young people from 44 countries and regions.

★15% (1 in 6) of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying. The proportion (比例) of teenagers being cyberbullied since 2018.

★About 12% (1 in 8) of teenagers report cyberbullying others. The proportion of teenagers who report cyberbullying others since 2018. Boys are more likely(可能的) to report cyberbullying than girls.

根据报告内容，选择最佳答案。
1. How many students took part in the survey about cyberbulling?

A．279,000.

B．300,000.

C．350,000.

D．375,000.

2. What’s the proportion of girls experiencing cyberbullying in 2024?

A．7%.

B．9%.

C．13%.

D．16%.

3. What’s the proportion of teenagers cyberbullying others?

A．9%.

B．11%.

C．12%.

D．14%.

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Fewer teenagers have experienced cyberbullying since 2018.

B．Boys have experienced cyberbullying more than girls.

C．Boys more likely to cyberbully others than girls.

D．Cyberbullying only happens in several countries.

5. What does the report tell us?

A．Cyberbullying is a big program.	B．How to stay away from cyberbullying.
C．The ways of dealing with cyberbullying.	D．We should face cyberbullying bravely.

【推荐3】Many boys and girls love to watch TV. They spend many hours a day in front of the TV sets. But many parents let their children watch TV only at special time.
TV shows are like books or movies. There are many kinds of TV shows, such as sitcoms, soap operas, sports shows, fashion shows, etc. A child can learn good things and bad things from them. Some shows help children to know the news all over the world. Children don’t have to go to the zoo to see animals. Boys and girls can see sitcoms, sports shows and game shows at home. Some shows teach children how to cook or how to use tools(工具).
Many boys and girls think it is fun to watch TV, but it is also fun to read books, to play games or to visit friends.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案
1. Many boys and girls spend ______.

A．4 hours on TV shows on Saturday	B．6 hours on TV shows every day
C．many hours a day in front of the TV sets	D．an hour on TV shows on weekdays

2. Many parents ________ .

A．don’t let their children watch TV

B．ask their children to watch TV

C．let their children watch TV at special time

D．always ask their children to watch TV

3. From TV, boys and girls can ____.

A．learn good things and bad things	B．learn nothing
C．only learn good things	D．only learn bad things

4. Kids like to watch TV, because ____.

A．it is fun

B．they have nothing to do

C．it is exciting

D．it is boring

5. What does the writer think of the TV shows?

A．They are good for children	B．They are bad for children
C．He can’t stand them.	D．Some of them are good for Children but others are not.

【推荐1】Every day, you may go to school by school bus. But, do you have lessons on the bus? On a small farm in Mexico （墨西哥）, there are no schools. A bus is the school. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t take the children to school. It just goes round from place to place, and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels（轮子）. Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come, running to it, shouting and laughing. They warmly（热情地）welcome the school bus.

When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher teaches the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger children come to have their lessons because they must work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to school. They want to learn, too. How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school!

1. The driver of the bus is ________.

A．the teacher

B．the student

C．the farmer

D．the school.

2. The bus school will ________.

A．take the children to school	B．stay at a place for a whole year
C．go around from place to place	D．take the fathers and mothers to school

3. The bigger children have their lessons in the afternoon because ________ in the morning.

A．they have to work	B．they can’t get up early
C．they have to do their homework	D．the teacher wants to teach the small children first

4. What is the best title（标题）for the passage?

A．A School Bus

B．A Small Farm

C．A Real School

D．A School on Wheels

【推荐2】I’m a student in No. 1 Middle School. Now I’m telling you something about our exchange students’ trip to Paris last month.

The host families(寄宿家庭)were very friendly. They made our students feel warm in their homes But some host families were far away from the school, and our students had to leave very early in the morning to get to school on rime.

The French school teachers helped our students learn a lot from the visit. They asked the tour guides(导游)to speak French slowly for our students. They showed our students around the city and some places of interest. The students could learn some of the history of France. But the local students in France had to stay at school during these activities. So our exchange students didn’t have much time with them.

Most of our students had lots of chances to speak French with their host families and local students. But some local students didn’t want to speak French with our exchange students, because sometimes our students couldn’t understand them, and they bad to talk with them in English. They felt the talking between them was very boring.

All in all, both the local students in France and our Chinese students found the trip a great one.

1. What’s the writer talking about?

A．Host families.	B．French schools.
C．Some activities in France.	D．Exchange students’ trip.

2. Who didn’t take part in the visiting activities?

A．French teachers.	B．Tour guides.
C．Local students.	D．Exchange students.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The tour guides usually spoke English to the exchange students.

B．Only the exchange students thought the trip a great one.

C．The exchange students spent much time with the local students.

D．Some local students didn't want to speak French with the exchange students.

【推荐3】

Parents always want the best for their kids. But everyone has their own way of parenting (养育之恩). Here are some popular parenting styles. Which one do you like best?
Tiger parents (虎父虎母) They are strict with their children. They want them to get the best grades in their class. They love their kids in their hearts.	Dolphin parents (海豚式父母) They just want their kids to be happy and healthy. They make sure their kids get enough sleep and exercise.
Helicopter parents (直升机式父母) They worry too much about their children and “fly” over them like helicopter. Many people think these parents should give their children more freedom (自由).	Lawnmower parents (割草机式父母) Like a lawnmower that cuts grass, they get rid of (除去) all difficulties for their children. Their kids never learn to work out problems on their own way.

1. Tiger parents treat their kids in a ________ way.

A．strict

B．kind

C．good

2. Dolphin parents usually want their children to get ________.

A．best grades

B．enough exercise

C．little sleep

3. If you have helicopter parents, you may ________.

A．get less freedom

B．face more difficulties

C．worry about your parents

4. The kids of the lawnmower parents may ________ in the future.

A．cut grass

B．get rid of all difficulties

C．never learn to work out problems

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

A．Kids and Parents.

B．How Parents Get on with Children.

C．Different Ways of Parenting.