【推荐2】There are many festivals at our school.   This month is October. In October there is a sports festival. We have the volleyball game and the basketball game during(在……期间) the festival.   On October 15th，there is an English festival.   On that day we have an English speech contest(演讲比赛). On October 19th，we have a school trip. We go to Beijing with the teachers.   On the last day of this month，there is a music festival. On that day we can enjoy beautiful music. It's really wonderful. Next month，there is an art festival.   Students often display(展示) their pictures on that day.

1. How many festivals are there in October?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. The English speech contest is on ________.

A．October 10th

B．October 15th

C．October 31st

D．November 15th

3. ________ is on October 31st.

A．The sports festival

B．The English festival

C．The music festival

D．The art festival

4. Which of the following is in November?

A．A volleyball game.	B．A school trip.
C．An English speech contest.	D．An art festival.

5. Which of the following is NOT true(正确的)?

A．There are many festivals in November.

B．We can see many pictures during the art festival.

C．Students can enjoy beautiful music during the music festival.

D．Students go to Beijing on October 19th.

【推荐1】A few weeks ago, I went into Chase’s class for help. I e-mailed Chase’s teacher one evening and said, “My son keeps telling me that the thing you’re sending home is Maths —but I’m not sure whether I should believe him. Help, please.” She e-mailed right back and said, “Surely! I can help Chase after school anytime.” And I said, “No, not him. Me. He gets it. Help me.”

And that’s why I stayed with Chase’s Maths teacher. We talked about teaching children. We agreed that subjects like Maths and reading are not the most important things that are learned in a classroom. We also talked about something else—kindness and bravery.

And then she told me this. Every Friday afternoon Chase’s teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children with whom they would like to sit the following week. She also asks the students to recommend one student who they think is the most popular student that week. They needn’t write down their names on the paper.

After the students go home, she takes out those pieces of paper, and studies them. In fact, Chase’s teacher is not looking for a new seating chart (表) or “popular students”. She is looking for lonely (孤独的) children. She’s looking for the ones who are not willing to talk with others. She is finding out whose gifts (天赋) are not noticed by their classmates. Then she gets to know who needs help.

After watching Columbine the wise woman knew that all violence (暴力) comes from loneliness. Then she decided to start fighting violence early and often, and what she is doing is SAVING LIVES.

And she finds the lonely kids from those lists and tries to help them. It’s Maths to her. All is love—even Maths.

1. Why does Chase’s teacher ask her students to write down some names on paper?

A．Because she wants to find the lonely children.	B．Because she is looking for a new seating chart.
C．Because she is looking for the popular student.	D．Because she wants to help her students learn Maths.

2. Which of the following is the correct order?
a. Chase’s teacher asks her students write down some names they want to sit with.
b. Chase’s teacher learns from the TV violence comes from loneliness.
c. Chase’s parent emails the teacher for help.
d. Chase’s teacher studies the lists after school.
e. Chase’s teacher finds who needs help.

A．a-b-d-c-e

B．b-a-c-e-d

C．b-a-d-e-c

D．c-a-d-e-b

3. What do you know about the teacher?

A．She’s a good mother.	B．She’s kind and full of love.
C．She’s good at teaching Maths.	D．She’s ready to help the parents.

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

A．Looking for Help

B．Learning Maths

C．Teaching Children

D．Looking for the Lonely

【推荐2】Ann and her mother had lived in a small house as long as Ann could remember. Christmas was so close. Ann wished she could get a beautiful dress. But she knew how hard her mom worked. Maybe she could make a wish--Santa Claus would come...

Her classmates were talking about Christmas gifts.

“My aunt is going to give me a pretty branded doll again,” said Rita.

“I have told my parents about that expensive watch. They will buy it for me,” Tessi said.

Ann felt left out in those conversations. She had neither rich parents nor rich relatives to give her expensive gifts.

It was not just the gift that worried Ann. Her mother was working overtime and looked weak these days.

Days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve. Ann went to bed with a heavy heart. Ring ... Ring ... Ann jumped, hearing the alarm. Without much hope, she wondered if there were any gifts for her. She found a beautiful packet! There was a beautiful white dress and a short note inside. Ann read the note:

Dear Ann, This dress is a gift for you for being a good girl. Your loving friend, Santa Claus

Ann looked into the note carefully. Then she realized that the handwriting was the same as her mother’s. Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this wonderful gift for her!

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1. Ann and her mother lived a good life, and they cared about each other a lot.
2. Ann was still looking forward to getting a Christmas present though she thought it would be impossible.
3. Ann felt left out when hearing her classmates’ conversations.
4. Ann felt so surprised, because Santa Claus sent her a pretty doll as she always wanted.
5. This passage is mainly about a mother’s love.

【推荐3】My name is Ted Pike. I am a worker in a big shop. I don’t work in the morning. I only work at night. Every morning I come home at about half past six. I have breakfast at seven. After breakfast I go to bed. I get up at about half past two. I have lunch at a quarter to three and supper at twenty to eight. Then I go to work at a quarter past eight. I start work（开始工作) at nine. I look after the shop every night. I like my job very much.
1. Ted Pike only works _____________.

A．in the morning

B．at noon

C．in the afternoon

D．at night

2. When does Ted go home every morning?

A．At about 7:30

B．At 6:45

C．At about 6:30

D．At 7:00

3. Ted goes to bed___________.

A．at night	B．before breakfast
C．before lunch	D．after breakfast

4. How long(长) is it between lunch and supper?

A．4 hours and 55 minutes	B．7 hours and 45 minutes
C．5 hours and 55 minutes	D．6 hours and 45 minutes.

5. Which of the following is wrong?

A．Ted starts work at night.	B．Ted starts work at 8:15 p.m.
C．Ted is a worker in the store	D．Ted likes his work very much.

【推荐1】I am Tara Subra. I love my smartphone. But everywhere you look, people are glued to their screens. And we are all missing out on chances to notice and enjoy the world around us.
This smartphone addiction(成瘾) is seriously affecting our ability to focus. I can’t even watch a movie without checking my phone, which means nothing ever receives my full attention. That’s scary, especially in a school. I’m afraid it changes my work and how well I learn.
My name is Alex Hager. Smarphones encourage us to think more and give us a lot of information. Say you’re with your friends and they are discussing a certain event you know nothing about. You can use your phone to learn about it, and then share that conversation.
Smarphones are also a way to find people who have the same interests and goals. For example, I love making YouTube videos, but nobody at my school does. So my phone allows me to connect with other YouTubes and learn from them.
That’s why I want you to pick up your phone, search for a person who’s talking about something you love, and start a conversation. Your world will get bigger-straight from your palm(手掌) of your hand.
1. Why can’t Tara Subra watch a movie without checking her phone?

A．Because she doesn’t watch movies.

B．Because she has smartphone addiction.

C．Because she likes appreciating the world around us.

D．Because she is afraid of ding homework.

2. What does Subra mainly tell us?

A．She loves her smartphone very much.

B．Smartphone addiction affects the ability to focus.

C．She watches a movie without full attention.

D．Smartphone addiction affects her homework.

3. Which of the following is NOT Alex Hager’s idea?

A．Smartphone help us get lots of information.

B．Smarphones help find people with the same interests and goals.

C．Smarphones affect the quality of people’s work.

D．Smarphones can make our world get bigger.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A．Maybe different people have different ideas.

B．Students can’t use smarphones in the school.

C．People can’t use smarphones when watching a movie.

D．Tara Subra loves making YouTube videos.

【推荐2】You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, Her friend invited her to her birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1. Who wrote the song Happy Birthday?

A．an American girl	B．an American girl’s grandma
C．an American boy	D．an American girl’s friend

2. The girl was sad because _________.

A．she didn’t want to go to the party.	B．she would be busy that day.
C．she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.	D．nobody invited her to the party.

3. What gift did she give her friend? _________

A．A flower.

B．A toy.

C．An interesting book.

D．A song.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C．The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D．The girl became famous because of the song.

【推荐3】5G networks have been considered as one big thing for this century. They allow people to get faster services. Downloading information takes only seconds, instead of minutes.

But no true 5G phones are able to be used now. It won’t work with 5G until such services are built. Users will need an adapter to bring in 5G signals. There’s completely no need for users to worry about the safety of 5G signals.

Where will we probably see 5G first? The answer is in our living rooms. The speeds, about 20 times faster than the standard home Internet connection, are very likely to do wonders in our living rooms. Many users are tired of spending $100 or more monthly in booking cable(有线的) TV. They no more choose cable TV and begin to use streaming(在线播放) services connected to their broadband(宽带) service instead.

Besides faster access, connectivity might get a little cheaper in future for users only if a complete 5G network is set up. However, the cost of programs and apps will go up. Meanwhile, users are in great need of ordering more monthly services. Comparatively speaking, users are likely to pay more for 5G services.

So far now, it’s mainly used at home.

1. People can feel 5G’s advantage directly by its _____.

A．surprising speed	B．comparatively low cost
C．powerful function	D．convenient Internet connection

2. Why are 5G phones not widely used today?

A．Because services are limited.	B．Because special equipment isn’t built yet.
C．Because 5G signals are not strong enough.	D．Because the safety of 5G signals is not for sure.

3. What will the writer probably write about next?

A．5G’s role.

B．5G’s history.

C．5G’s influence.

D．5G’s development.

4. Where does this passage probably come from?

A．A story book.

B．A science fiction.

C．A popular science book.

D．A research report.