【推荐1】What colour is the sea? It’s blue. What color is the grass? It’s green. What color are the strawberries? They’re red. Everything in the world has its color. Our art teacher tells us that red, blue and green are three-primary colors (三原色). If (如果) we put red and green together, we can get brown; if we put red and blue together, we can get purple. We all live in a colorful world.

Different colors can give us different feelings and different colors have different meanings. The same color also has different meanings in different places. In China, people like red very much because we think red can bring good luck (好运) to us. But in Thailand, it is a bad color because it means someone is dead. In most (大多数的) countries in the world, people like green, but people from England and Japan don’t like it. In Australia, people think that black cats can bring them good luck, but in America, people think the white cat is a lucky cat.

1. Three-primary colors ________.

A．are the colors of grass	B．are red, blue and green
C．are six different colors	D．are the art teacher’s

2. If we put blue and red together, what color can we get?

A．Green.

B．Yellow.

C．Black.

D．Purple.

3. In Chinese, the underlined word “meanings” is ________?

A．选择

B．感觉

C．含义

D．能量

4. People from ________ think the same about the green color.

A．China and Thailand	B．Japan and England
C．Australia and America	D．all the countries

5. What is the passage mainly about (大意)?

A．Everything has its color.	B．Good colors in the world.
C．Colors and their different meanings.	D．The most beautiful color in the world.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，从文后A-E五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people don’t.     1    

Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket (板球运动), most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular.     2    

Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat.     3     Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.

    4     Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.

Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping.     5    

What do you like? Have you got an idea?

A．Millions of people watch the game on TV.

B．Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.

C．Not everyone likes the same color.

D．They like soft music.

E．They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.

【推荐3】A) 根据下面一片短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确用“A”表示，错误用“B”表示。
This is a quilt. Some letter are on it The letter “F” is red and the letter “D” is green. “BBC” is yellow and “NBA” is blue. What is BBC? It is a broadcasting corporation in Britain. The quilt is good. Cindy uses it at night. She spells the colors every night.
1. The letter “F” is red.
2. The letter “D” is yellow.
3. “英语广播公司”is BBC in English
4. Four letters are on the quilt.
5. Cindy spells the colors every morning.

【推荐3】Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change (改换) their names? Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easy to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name, because he wants to be cool.

People have a lot of reasons (原因) for changing their names. Movie stars, singers, sportsmen often change their names because they want their names that are different, or that have special sounds. They also chose the “new name” for good luck.

Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Rasheed Shyyab from Turkey changed his name to Ran Shide when he moved to China. He used Ran at his job and at school. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new countries.

In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married (结婚). But today, many women are keeping their own family names. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations (情况) and their husband’s in other situations.

1. Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Hanna” is ________ for people to remember.

A．hard

B．easy

C．unusual

D．fast

2. Famous people want their new names to ________.

A．have strange sound	B．be the same as others’
C．have no meaning	D．bring them good luck

3. The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A．the importance of changing names	B．the reasons of changing names
C．who always changes his name	D．when we change our names

【推荐1】What color of clothes do you think will be popular in the future?

Some people think blue will be popular, because blue means peace and kindness. Everybody in the world hates war (战争). Many people lose their family in war. Blue will make people remember to keep peaceful.

Other people think green will be popular, because they think it is the color of nature (自然). Now the environmental problem is more serious than before. Luckily, people in the world are thinking more about how to look after the environment. When people wear green clothes, they will keep the environment in their hearts and try to make the environment better.

Yellow will also be a popular color. Why will it be popular? People are very busy these days because they have a lot to do. Yellow is a soft color and it can make people feel relaxed.

Most people think black is the color that will become the most popular. It always looks cool, and men often show off their social position (社会地位) by using this color.

1. People think blue ________.

A．makes people feel sad	B．means peace and kindness
C．means good luck	D．is a soft color

2. Some people like yellow because it ________.

A．is the color of nature	B．looks cool
C．means lots of money	D．makes people feel relaxed

3. Most people think the most popular color will be ________.

A．black

B．green

C．yellow

D．blue

4. What does the underlined phrase “show off” mean?

A．象征

B．得到

C．炫耀

D．预言

5. Which of the following can be the best title (题目)?

A．Colors and clothes.	B．Colors and nature.
C．The most beautiful color.	D．The color of clothes in the future.

【推荐2】根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”,错误的填“F”。

A

In the front of many American homes you can see a mat (脚垫). This mat is sometimes called “Welcome mat”, because many of the mats have the word “welcome”on them.
As Americans don’t take off their shoes before going into the house, they need a welcome mat to clean their shoes. If the children don’t clean their shoes on the mat, they may be scolded (被责骂) by their parents. If you go to an American home, please remember to clean your shoes on the mat, or you may be told to do so. “Different countries, different customs (习俗).”
1. There are many “welcome mats” in the front of an American home.
2. Every American home has a welcome mat.
3. When Americans go into the house, they often take off their shoes.
4. It’s better to clean your shoes before you go into an American home.
5. There are different customs in different countries.

【推荐3】

The best time to collect green leaves is early in the leafing season but not so early. The months of June and July provide the best leaf samples（样品）, but you can find great leaf samples throughout the summer. To make a fall color collection, you have to collect the leaves in autumn.

I have seen many beautiful fall color collections.

When you choose leaves for your samples, try to choose leaves of about the same size and shape on the tree. Make sure you collect the entire（完整的）leaves.

Remember, some leaves have only one blade（叶片）or leaflet（小叶）. Some leaves have a few or many leaflets. You must know these two kinds of leaves. Good leaf collectionscontainthe entire leaves.

You should dry the collected leaves carefully before putting them in a leaf press（压）. When you collect leaves in the field, you can put them between the pages of a book to protect them. And then, press them as soon as possible before you take them from this book. Finally, you should write down each leaf’s name and put them in a leaf press.

1. When is the best time to collect green leaves?

A．June and July.	B．April and May.
C．February and March.	D．August and September.

2. The leaves for collections should not be ________.

A．about the same size leaves	B．the entire leaves
C．about the same shape leaves	D．the leaves with holes

3. What does the underlined word “contain” mean in the passage?

A．包含

B．控制

C．容量

D．自制

4. What should you do before you put the leaves in the leaf press?

A．Wash the leaves carefully.

B．Dry the leaves carefully.

C．Put the leaves between the pages of a book.

D．Remove（移动）the leaves from the book.

5. Which of the following may be the best title of this passage?

A．How to keep leaves	B．When to collect leaves
C．Where to collect leaves	D．How to make leaf samples