【推荐1】Do you join a summer camp (夏令营) during the summer holiday? Do you enjoy it? The best summer camps aren't just about study. They are also lots of fun. Here are some exciting examples(例子).

Scout (童子军) camp

Many children in the us join the scout camp to learn to live in the wild(野外). There are boy scouts and girl scouts. They go hiking. swimming and mountain biking. Scouts also need to learn many skills such as(例如) how to read a map or how to start a camp fire.

Circus (马戏团) camp

At the camp, real circus actors teach children all kinds of circus skills. They can learn clowning, unicycle riding and wire walking A circus camp usually lasts a week or more. On the last day of camp, there is a circus show. Everybody gets to act in it. All the campers make a great show together.

Sailing (帆船) camp

At a sailing camp, children can learn to dive the boat by themselves. Sailing a boat is difficult. They should learn to control(控制) the boat well. Or the boat may tip over (翻倒). They must put on lots of sunscreen. Also, they should be good swimmers.

Space (太空) camp

In the NASA space camp, children can, talk with real astronaut(宇航员) They visit spaceships. They get to know a lot of things about space. This kind of camp is usually not very long. It goes for three to five days.

1     Camps
The best summer camps aren’t just about study. They are also lots of     2
Scout camp	Boy scouts and girl scouts learn to live in the world. They have a lot of activities such as     3     , swimming and mountain biking. They also need to learn many skills, such as reading a map or     4     a camp fire.
Circus camp	Children can learn all     5     of circus skills from real circus actors. It usually lasts a week or more. There is a circus show at the     6     of the camp. All the campers make a great show together.
Sailing camp	Children can learn to drive the boat by themselves. Sailing a boat isn’t     7     . They mush put on lots of sunscreen, and they should be good at     8    .
Space camp	Children can     9     with real astronauts in the NASA space camp. They visit spaceships and get to know     10     things   about space. This kind of camp is usually bot very long. It goes for three to five days.

【推荐2】(David is in Shanghai with his parents now. He plans to go back to America for the winter holidays this year. Li Meng is David’s classmate and good friend.)

Li Meng: Hi, David! I know you’ll go back to America this winter. What will the weather (气候) be like in your hometown during that time?

David: It will be great! It will be sunny, but it will be very cold, too. I’ll have to wear warm clothes.

Li Meng: Will there be a lot of rain?

David: Oh, no. It won’t rain. But there will be a lot of snow. My cousins and I like to make a snowman.

Li Meng: Your snowman must be very cold standing in the snow!

David: Ha! Ha! Yes, but I think he likes the cold. So he can be there for about two or three weeks. After that, it will begin to get warm. Then he will slowly become water.

Li Meng: Will you miss (想念) me in the winter holidays?

David: Yes, I will. And I’ll tell my cousins all about you and my other friends here! And I’ll write e-mails to you at that time!

1. What will David go to America for this year?
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2. Will it be rainy in David’s hometown in winter?
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3. What do David and his cousins like to do when it snows?
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4. How long can the snowman stand in the snow?
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5. What will David write to Li Meng, letters or e-mails?
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【推荐3】

Each and every year, during Chongyang Festival, citizens of China celebrate the elders in their families and communities. It’s a special tradition which is rooted in the deep value that Chinese culture places on honoring their elders.

Sadly, many of our aging population are seniors without sons, daughters or grandchildren to visit. While they may have great friends, they no doubt miss the tender and loving relationships unique to families. To fill this void（空虚）, many volunteers turned up on October 28 at nursing homes around the country in order to spend time with the residents. In some cases, they performed humble（谦逊的） gestures of kindness, such as combing their hair or washing their feet.

While the kind acts were appreciated, one embarrassing story out of Anhui province raised a valuable question. Reportedly, one old gentleman had his feet washed seven times during the day by different volunteers. Is this genuinely（真诚地） caring for the elderly? Many of the residents at the home said that those gestures do not make them feel cared for at all. Their family members or community volunteers may drop by for a few hours of token time, but soon they disappear back into their busy lives.

There is nothing we can give that is more valuable or appreciated than our time. While you may feel like there is barely enough time to care for your many responsibilities, might it be possible to spare just a moment as you walk home from school to sit with a senior who lives in your community? Just five minutes is not going to prevent you from getting your homework done, but it may totally change a day of loneliness into a day of joy for one old man or woman. Do you live far from your grandparents? Why not pick up the phone and let them know you’ re thinking of them? Or maybe you could remind them of the ＂good old days＂ and mail them a short letter. Imagine their surprise and joy!

We live in a complicated（复杂的）and busy world, but kindness and caring is still a very simple thing.

1. People in China celebrate the elders at Chongyang Festival, don’t they?
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2. Who appeared at nursing homes to spend time with the residents?
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3. How many times did one old gentleman have his feet washed during the day?
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4. Which gestures can make elders feel cared for?
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5. What did the family members of the residents at the home do?
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6. Have you been to any nursing homes before? What did you do for the residents there? If you haven’t, please tell us what you did for the elders around you in the past.
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【推荐2】阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目。

What does it mean to be Chinese? According to a survey, more than 40% of Chinese people believe that Chinese love their country and their families. The survey also shows about one third of the foreign people describe the Chinese as hard-working and creative（有创造力的）people.

In China, plenty of people, including scientists and workers, always work day and night for the development of China. While patriotism（爱国主义）is the spirit that bonds（联系）the nation together, family plays a big role in traditional Chinese culture, “My Chinese friends get married and have babies, and they think about their family first when they choose a job or give up one,” said Aaron Cedillo, an English teacher in a school in Beijing.

Besides, the characters（性格）of being hard-working and creative also comes to light. Sheryl Wang, a Malaysian student at Zhejiang University provided a good example of how hard-working Chinese people are. “Many Chinese don’t stop working even on weekends. It seems those men never need to rest,” A foreign university teacher has found Chinese students in the lab could always come up with new ideas. “I’m really surprised,” he said.

Over the past 70 years, China has developed rapidly to become one of the most important countries in the world. During the process, everyone has got a clear understanding of Chinese traits（特征）.

1. What do some foreigners think of the Chinese according to the survey?
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2. Do Chinese people love their families?
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3. Why does Sheryl Wang think Chinese people are hard-working?
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4. 将划线句子译成汉语。
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5. 为本篇文章拟一个标题。
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【推荐1】阅读填空   先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。

Literature(文学) is a word used to describe written as well as spoken material. Generally speaking, it is often used to describe anything from creative imagination, including works of poetry（诗）, drama and novel.

Then why read literature, since it is often imaginary and seems unconnected with real life?

A lot of us read literature for enjoyment and relaxation. It’s always pleasant to read some interesting books in our spare time. In a modern life full of stress, it is our common wish to read some imaginary works and look for relaxation from the stress in life.

Reading literature is more than fun; it also allows us to get knowledge. As a general rule, literature represents a language of a people, and it often gives us an insight(洞察力) into the traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written.

Sometimes literature can even offer us new, creative ways to have a better understanding of the world. It introduces us to new worlds of experiences. We enjoy the comedy and the tragedy(悲剧) of poems, stories and plays; and we may even grow through our literary journey with books. At last we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the writer says and how he or she says it. In some ways, we explore the human condition and analyze(分析) the way they think and feel the way they feel. Literature helps us think clearly and encourages us to open minds.

So we can certainly say literature is very important to us. Why not get going with one poem, drama or fiction at once?

Topic	Why should we read literature?
Explanation	Literature is anything people    1     out or speak out with creative imagination.
Types	Poems, drama and novel
2    to read literature	◇ To get enjoyment and relaxation to     3    stress away from us. ◇ To get knowledge to make us learn about traditions, attitudes and values of the age in which it was written. ◇ To offer people ways to understand the world better, to enjoy literary works, to grow through the literary journey, to discover meaning in literature, and even explore    4    humans think and feel. ◇ To help us think in a clear way and make us open our minds.
Solution	Reading literature is of great     5    to us.

【推荐2】阅读表达。

Traveling is a relaxing and pleasing activity. Do you want to travel? If you do, you’d better pay attention to these things.

Choose the place you like to go. Before going on a trip, you need to decide where to go. ①You won’t have fun if you go to a place where you don’t like to go. This is very important if you take a trip.

Learn about the customs (风俗) of the local residents (居民). During the traveling, sometimes you need to communicate with the local residents. If you learn their customs before you go there, you’ll get on well with them.

Choose the right time to go. ②Wherever you go, it’s necessary for you to learn about the weather. When the weather is too hot or too cold, you’d better not go there. And you should know if it is often rainy, cloudy or sunny.

Pay attention to health and safety. During the traveling, you can enjoy different diets. But you should pay attention to the sanitation (卫生设备). Keeping healthy is very important. Don’t go to some places alone. This is also important.

Traveling is really exciting.

根据短文内容完成下列各题。
1. What do you need to decide before going on a trip?
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2. Why do we need to learn about the customs of the local residents?
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3. 将文中①处画线句子译成汉语。
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4. 将文中②处画线句子译成汉语。
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5. What is the passage mainly about?
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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back. But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be ① _________. They will never be the same as before. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself. Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. Don’t be afraid of making ②__________ . It is by correcting them that we know what is right. Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings (翅膀). Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going. Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily. Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Balance the five balls in your life and try to enjoy them!

1. 请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺的单词。(每空限填一词)
① ___________ ② ___________
2. 阅读短文,从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
Don’t compare yourself with others to look down on your worth.
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3. 请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。_____________________________________.
4. Please say something about knowledge according to the passage.
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5. 给文章拟一个恰当的题目________________________________________________.

【推荐2】阅读表达

Tomb-sweeping Day is also called the Qingming Festival. It’s a traditional Chinese festival on around April 5th.

It could go back to Hanshi Day (Cold Food Day) to remember the man named Jie Zitui. But people truly started to celebrate it in the year 732. So it has a long history of over 1,000 years. On that day, Chinese people celebrate to remember and honor their ancestors (祭奠祖先). Young and old sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, joss paper (钱纸) and other things to their ancestors.

When we talk about the Qingming Festival, a very famous Chinese painting may come up to our minds. Yes. Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival (《清明上河图》) is a painting created by Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty, who was born in 1085 and died in 1145.

The painting shows the everyday life of people. It also shows the beautiful looks of the Bianjing City. We call the city Kaifeng now. A number of people, buildings and boats make the long painting interesting and fantastic. Vendors (小商贩) sell things all along the Rainbow Bridge. Lots of people cross the river on the great bridge.

Over the centuries, Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was kept among different owners. It was re-bought in 1945 and kept in the Forbidden City, today’s Palace Museum. The fantastic painting is seen as an national treasure (国宝) and is on show only for special time every few years.

1. When is the Tomb-sweeping Day?
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2. How long is the history of Qingming Festival according to the passage?
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3. What does Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival mainly show?
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4. 将文中画横线的句子翻译成汉语。
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5. 请给文章拟一个最佳标题。
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【推荐3】The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on lunar May 5th. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats. In order to remember Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets in China, people hold the dragon boat races every year. That is the origins(起源) of this festival.

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest official(官员) of the state of Chu, during the Warring States Period (战国时期) (475-221 BC). He was upright(正直的) and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the state stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials. So he failed. At last, he was very disappointed. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. But it was too late. Also, they were very sad. They threw rice into the water to feed the dragons in the river. They hoped that the dragons would eat zongzi instead of the poet’s body.

Now we often read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival.

任务一：按要求回答问题。
1. Why did people throw rice into the water after Qu Yuan died? (限16个词以内)
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2. What was Qu Yuan like? (限7个词以内)
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3. Why did Qu Yuan kill himself? (限20个词以内)
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任务二：翻译句子。
4. 把画线的句子翻译成汉语。
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任务三：回答问题。
5. What’s the main idea of this passage? (限15个词以内)
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