【推荐1】第一节 阅读下面一个语篇，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

Have you ever had a song which stays in your head? Have you ever heard a song that made you feel good? Music can do this very well. And people who make advertisements know this. They use music in TV and radio advertisements. It makes the advertisements work better.

When companies make advertisements, they want people to remember them. A good song can make that happen. You might hear an advertisement for a pizza place. The phone number is put to music. Two weeks later, when you want pizza, it is easy to remember the phone number. Because it was put to music, you remember it.

Sometimes, advertisements work just because the song makes you feel good. You are not sure why, but when you are at the store and you see the thing, you feel happy. So you buy it. Music is selling it to you.

Sometimes, the writers of advertisements use music to tell you a story. The words of the advertisement can tell people why they should buy something. The words give people a reason to buy. But the music makes it more interesting. Because the music makes people listen, the words get through. Music sells!

1. Why do companies use music in advertising?

A．Because it is a cheap way to get people to try new things.

B．Because it can make advertisements work better.

C．Because it scares people into buying things.

2. What part of an advertisement with music is used to give information?

A．How fast or slow the song is.

B．How high or low the song is.

C．What the singer says.

3. What does the writer think about the use of music in advertising?

A．It causes information to get lost.

B．It may make some advertisements too long.

C．It is a good way to sell things.

4. The writer leads to the topic by ______ in Paragraph 1.

A．listing the facts

B．asking the questions

C．showing the results

5. The reading is about ______.

A．how to make a popular pizza restaurant

B．how music can be used in advertisements

C．how music can trick people into buying things

【推荐2】Did you know that you can use colored salt to decorate (装饰) the dinner table?

What you will need:

·a plastic bag

Food coloring

3 spoons of rock salt or sea salt

·a small glass jar (罐子)

What to do:

Step 1: Put the salt into the plastic bag.

Step 2: Add two drops of food coloring to the plastic bag.

Step 3: Seal (密封) the plastic bag. Shake the plastic bag and press the salt with your fingers. This will help the food coloring to coat the salt.

Step 4: This will let the air in. Leave the salt to dry inside the plastic bag for about eight hours.

Step 5: Repeat the first four steps with different food coloring. Then pour layers (层) of different colored salt into the glass jar, and place the jar on the dinner table.

1. Which of the following things do you need for Step 2?

A．A spoon.

B．Food coloring.

C．A glass jar.

D．A dinner table.

2. Why should you shake the bag and press the salt with fingers?

A．To color the salt better.	B．To make the salt smaller.
C．To help the salt dry sooner.	D．To change the taste of the salt.

3. Which of the following is the missing part in Step 4?

A．Heat the plastic bag.	B．Unseal the plastic bag.
C．Pour the salt on the table.	D．Place the plastic bag outside.

4. What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To tell us the importance of salt.

B．To explain why salt can be colored.

C．To teach us how to make salt a decoration.

D．To show us a special use of food coloring.

5. Where is the text most probably from?

A．A menu.

B．A cookbook.

C．A science report.

D．A DIY book.

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The Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is said that it is related to Qu Yuan.

Qu Yuan was a minister of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period. He is also known as the father of Chinese poetry. After he had lost hope in his country’s future, he jumped into the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The modern Dragon Boat Festival that is also called the Duanwu Festival started from that time. People have commemorated (纪念) Qu Yuan on that day by posting poems on the door, eating zongzi, wearing incense (香) bags and doing several other activities. The most important part of the tradition, however, is the dragon boat races.

Nowadays, in Japan and Vietnam, as well as South Korea, the festival has mixed with and become part of the local culture. No one can deny that it came from China. We should know the Dragon Boat Festival is regarded as one of the traditional festivals throughout China forever.

1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the passage?

A．Qu Yuan.

B．The Dragon Boat Festival.

C．A traditional Chinese festival.

D．The State of Chu.

2. How did Qu Yuan die according to the passage?

A．He died a natural death.

B．He had a serious disease.

C．He was killed by people who hated him.

D．He killed himself because of losing hope in his country’s future.

3. What is the most important part of the Dragon Boat Festival?

A．Eating zongzi.	B．Posting poems.
C．Holding the dragon boat races.	D．Wearing incense bags.

【推荐2】Lion dancing first started in China about 1,500 years ago. It has been part of Chinese traditional culture. It is often seen in different celebrations, for Chinese people believe that lions can bring good luck.

Of course, the lions are not real lions. Usually, in lion dancing, a lion is made up of two dancers in lion costumes. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the tail. Lion dancing is often played by one or more lions. They dance to the beat of a drum. In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly-by men. But today, women can also join in it.

Lion dancing is popular around the world now. In America, there are many lion dancing clubs, which attract many young people. Anthony Huang, aged 16, is a member of the Xionshi Dance Club in New York. He says, “Lion dancing is important to me. This tradition really lifts me up.” Amanda Tang-Lee, a 17-year-old girl, is from Lion Dance Me, a club in San Francisco. “Anyone can join in lion dancing. No matter how hard it is for girls, we can do it well,” she says. Lion dancing is a perfect combination (结合) of sport and art. It will surely spread to more places in the world.

判断正误（正确“T”, 错误“F”）
1. Lions are a symbol of good luck in Chinese traditional culture.
2. Each lion is usually made up of one or more dancers in the lion dancing.
3. The performers of lion dancing dance to the beat of a drum.
4. Only men can join in the lion dancing in the US now.
5. From the passage, we can learn that lion dancing is popular around the world now.

【推荐3】Look around you. What do you see? Lots and lots of things. And it’s probable that almost all of the things are man-made, whether it’s a tiny pen or a huge building.

Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science recently made a shocking discovery about our things. They found that the mass (大量) of all man-made materials is now greater than the mass of all living things on the earth. That is to say, all of our things weigh more than the total weight of every person, plant, and animal on the planet.

“If you didn’t believe it before that humans are dominating the planet, then you should believe it now,” said scientist Timon McPhearson.

So why does this matter? For one thing, it shows how much damage (破坏) we’re doing to the planet. The more things we make, the more natural resources (资源) we use. Taking and using these resources damage the earth in many ways. For example, burning coal pollutes the sky and makes global warming worse. Digging deep holes in the ground for getting gold and other metals can pollute groundwater.

“In fact, this research shows us our great influence on the planet,” according to the US scientist Josh Tewskbury. “It tells us to be careful about how we use our natural resources, but unluckily, it doesn’t give us any advice on what to do.”

1. What did scientists recently find?

A．The earth is facing serious pollution.

B．Humans can’t live without man-made materials.

C．Man-made materials will take control of the earth one day.

D．Man-made materials are heavier than all living things on the earth.

2. What does the underlined word “dominating” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．controlling

B．creating

C．breaking

D．polluting

3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly explain?

A．How people use natural resources.	B．What problems the earth is facing.
C．Why people create so many things.	D．How making things damages the planet.

4. What should we do according to the research?

A．We must use our resources carefully.	B．We should recycle waste when we can.
C．We don’t need to worry about pollution.	D．We shouldn’t use any man-made materials.

5. In which part of a magazine can we most probably see this passage?

A．Fun.

B．Health.

C．Science.

D．Geography.

【推荐1】I’m Joe. I’m fat. My doctor says I must lose weight (减肥). I tell my father I want to do some sports. He says I can go to the sports center. I take his advice. I go there the next day.

A woman there meets me. She asks me some questions first and then she says I can go swimming. So I learn how to swim. But I always feel afraid when I swim. I ask the woman, “Can I do other sports?” She says, “Yes. You can run and dance.” Running is easy for me to do and I like dancing, too. So I take them.

From Monday to Friday, I go to the sports center and exercise a lot. On Saturday morning, I play basketball with my friends. On Sunday afternoon, I ride my bike. In the first month, I lose 5kg. Then in the third month, I lose 5kg again. After about six months since (自从) I began to lose weight, I lose 25 kg in all(总共). I’m healthy and I love doing sports!

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage (根据文章)?

A．Joe’s father asks him to lose weight.	B．The doctor teaches Joe how to swim.
C．The woman asks Joe to eat more vegetables.	D．Joe does many sports.

2. What does the underlined (划线的) word “advice” mean (意思是……) in Chinese?

A．议论

B．建议

C．解释

D．说明

3. Joe doesn’t swim because ________.

A．he feels afraid in the water	B．he thinks swimming is difficult
C．too many people swim there	D．the woman doesn’t teach him

4. How much weight does Joe lose in all?

A．5kg.

B．10kg.

C．25kg.

D．35kg.

【推荐3】根据短文内容，从短文后选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Weighty questions

People come in all different shapes and sizes. The best weight for you is one that is right for your body type and size. It can be unhealthy to be too thin if you are eating less food than your body needs.

    1     Kids who are overweight may not be getting the right nutrition (营养) if the food they eat has a lot of fat and calories. Eating a lot of healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables, is the best way to go.

Question: What makes me the weight I am?

There’s no easy answer to this question.     2     The same goes for your body type. Have you ever heard someone say a person is “big boned”? That means the person is too thin.

Question: What if I don’t think my weight is the right one?

First, ask your parents for advice on healthy eating and exercise.     3    

You can also talk with your doctor about your body mass index (BMI) (体质指数). That’s a way of using your height and weight to see how much body fat you have.

You can work out your own BMI at http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/exercise/weight/bmi.html

    4     You have to see what the result means for your age and gender (性别). See whether you are overweight or underweight with a doctor.

Question: Are there any healthy weight tips?

    5    

Fuel your body with the right kinds of foods.

Exercise daily for strong muscles, strong bones and a healthy heart.

A．Your genes (基因) from your parents play a big part in deciding your size and weight.

B．Being overweight is not good, either.

C．Know what weight is right for your age, height and body type.

D．Next, find ways that can help you get to the right weight.

E．But remember that BMI isn’t the whole story