【推荐1】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

Many people like to watch TV. There are all kinds of programs on TV.     1     It was first on the radio in the 1920s. Then it started to appear on TV in the 1940s. Why do so many people like to watch soap operas on TV, especially young people?     2     Let’s find it out.

First, what’s happening in the soap opera is very different from our life. Everything is perfect(完美的) in the play.     3     People don’t have money problems.

Second, there are many beautiful girls and handsome boys in the soap opera. They are so cool. They make young people crazy and happy.

    4     It makes people relax after a day’s hard work. Even some old people like to watch it, too.     5     They think the show is too slow and too long. Do you like watching soap operas? What do you think of them?

A．But some people don’t like it.

B．The soap opera is one of them.

C．Some people think they are great.

D．What makes soap operas popular?

E．Watching soap operas is great fun.

F．People don’t need to worry about almost anything.

G．Third, the story in the soap opera is usually interesting.

【推荐2】These years we’ve seen a lot of costurne dramas （古装剧）that show common girls growing into princesses while falling in love with princes. Royal Feast（《尚食》）has a similar story. The girl, Yao Zijin, in the drama is an excellent cook—this means that all kinds of ancient cuisines （佳肴） are presented on screen.

The 40-episode（集） drama series shows more than 1, 000 traditional and creative dishes from the Ming Dynasty. They have become a big selling point for the series. The drama is now very popular at home and abroad, including North America, Europe, Singapore and Malaysia. Viewers across the world discuss the dishes on social media. Some jokes that they might stop watching late at night to avoid getting hungry before bed.

A food replica （复制品） of poet and artist Wang Wei’s （AD 701—761） landscape painting （山 水画）Wang Chuan Tu has surprised viewers. A cook in the drama carves （雕刻） vegetables into mountains, buildings and clouds, recreating the painting in a mouthwatering way.

Most of the dishes are inspired by traditional Chinese culture or show our ancestors’（祖先的） knowledge of the harmonious relationship between people and nature, according to the director Wang Wei. For example, a dish called “24 solar terms wonton” is based on the Chinese traditional calendar. The wontons, another kind of small dumplings, have different fillings, which are made only from foods that are in season.

Wang said he had a special team studying ancient cuisine from old books and historians. Then they invited 20 cooks to make these special dishes for a month.

As the famous Chinese saying goes, “To the people, food is heaven.”Chinese people take food as an important part of traditional culture. “We hope this drama will help overseas viewers learn more about China’s cuisine culture,” said Wang.

1. Which dish is created by Wang Wei’s Chinese painting？

A．

B．

C．

D．

2. The underlined word “harmonious” in this passage means ____.

A．有害的

B．和平的

C．不友好的

D．活泼的

3. The purpose of the drama is ________ according to Wang Wei.

A．to show common girls growing into princesses

B．to show traditional and creative dishes from the Ming Dynasty

C．to show the harmonious relationship between people and nature

D．to help overseas viewers learn more about China’s cuisine culture

4. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．The Story of Food

B．Delicious Food in China

C．A Taste of Ancient China

D．The Poem and Art in the Dishes

【推荐3】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

My Favorite TV Program

Like many students,     1     I like cartoons, magic shows, talk shows and many other kinds of TV programs. Among all these,     2    

I love animals. We have tortoises, birds and fish at home and I help my dad feed them after school every day. They’re really interesting and I love learning about animals.     3     It shows animals from every part of the world. It shows lions running after a deer, birds flying freely in the sky and whales swimming in the blue ocean. The photographers and cameramen get very close to the animals to show how they live in the world.     4     I love the beautiful scenery, the clear explanations and all the interesting information in the program.

I first watched Animal World when I was five and became a fan of it.     5    

A．That’s why I love Animal World.

B．I enjoy watching TV.

C．I hope the program will continue for a long time.

D．I like nature shows best and Animal World is my favorite.

E．And the host explains the animals’ habits clearly.