【推荐1】Aamir Khan is one of the greatest movie stars in India. Some of his movies are very popular among Chinese people. It is surprising that he is a fan of Jing Yong, who is a great wuxia novel master. When Aamir Khan heard Jing Yong died he felt very sad.

Why do an Indian like Chinese wuxia novels? "Actually, there are very few differences between human beings, no matter which part of the world they come from. All of us have the same feelings, we have the same dreams, we have the same hopes, we have the same kind of emotional（感情的）connection with our families, with our loved ones." he said.

Before he came to China, his impression was probably that, Chinese people are very reserved(内敛的), very polite, not so emotional. But that image of his changed completely after he came to China. He found that Chinese people are very polite, but they're also very loving, they're very emotional people. Their emotions are exactly like Indians, very similar emotions, very loving, very warm, and very welcoming.

He also thought Chinese people are very open in their minds towards experiencing other cultures and other films from different countries. "It's a very wonderful quality. You don't see that in many parts of the world, " he said.

When he came last time, he came to know that his father's first film, Caravan, was very popular in China. He was very happy to know that!

"I think what's most beautiful about China is the people, " Aamir Khan said.

1. We can infer from the passage ________.

A．Chinese people would like to accept the cultures from different countries

B．there are so many differences among people from different countries

C．Chinese people's emotions are very different from Indian people's

D．Aamir Khan was very happy that his first film Caravan was very popular

2. Aamir Khan's father ________ according to the pasaage.

A．worked in a school

B．worked in a bank

C．worked for movies

D．worked on a farm

3. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Aamir Khan's road to success	B．The friendship between Aamir Khan and Jing Yong
C．Some information about Aamir Khan	D．Chinese people in Aamir Khan's eyes

【推荐2】Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.

1. How often did Edison make a new invention?

A．About every fourteen days	B．About every seven days
C．About once a week	D．About twice a week

2. The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”

A．Gave somebody a job	B．Set fire to somebody
C．Let somebody down	D．Forced somebody to leave his job

3. Edison considered his deafness as______.

A．something bad

B．a gift from god

C．a kind of ability

D．a disadvantage

4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness

B．Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching

C．Edison had his first job in 1869

D．Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The function of the electric light	B．Edison and his experiments
C．The importance of inventions	D．The whole life of Edison.

【推荐3】Jeanne Louise was considered (被认为) to be the oldest person until 2000. Jeanne died at a nursing home in Arles, southern France on August 4, 1997. She lived for 122 years. Two important things happened in her life.

The Eiffel Tower

Opened on May 15, 1889, it was once the world’s tallest building until 1930. At that time, people in France thought it very ugly, though today they think it is romantic. And scientists think it is useful for many studies.

Vincent Van Gogh

Jeanne also met the great Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh in her father’s shop in Arles. She sold him some coloured pencils, although Van Gogh gave her a bad impression (印象). He was messy and smelt of alcohol (酒精). He painted his most famous painting Sunflowers during his stay in Arles in 1888. It was sold on March 30, 1987 for the world record price of £22,500,000.

Jeanne lived an active life. She still rode a bicycle at 100. She played herself at the age of 114 in the film Vincent and Me and became the oldest actress in the film. In addition to regular exercise, her keys to long life were olive oil, pork, and chocolate. Although she enjoyed smoking, she gave it up in 1992.

1. When was Jeanne Louise probably born?

A．On February 21, 1875.	B．On May 15, 1889.
C．On March 30, 1987.	D．On February 22, 1988.

2. How did French people feel about the Eiffel Tower when it was built?

A．Beautiful.

B．Ugly.

C．Romantic.

D．Useless.

3. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The Eiffel Tower was first opened.
b. Jeanne Louise was born.
c. Jeanne Louise played herself in the film Vincent and Me.
d. Vincent Van Gogh painted his painting Sunflowers.
e. Jeanne Louise gave up her smoking.

A．a-b-c-d-e

B．b-a-d-e-c

C．b-d-a-c-e

D．a-b-d-c-e

4. What are Jeanne’s keys to long life?

A．Eating vegetables, pork, and chocolate.

B．Doing some exercise and smoking.

C．Smoking and eating olive oil, pork, and chocolate.

D．Doing exercise and eating olive oil, pork, and chocolate.

5. What can we learn from Jeanne?

A．She still rode a bicycle to work at 100.

B．She died in her house on 14 August 1997.

C．She played herself at the age of 114 in a film.

D．She has been considered to be the oldest person till now.

【推荐2】An old couple couldn’t remember things, so they went to see a doctor.

After checking（检查）the couple, the doctor told them that they needed to write things down to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left.

Later that night while watching TV, the woman said to the man “Can you get me an ice-cream?”

The man answered, “Sure. I go to the kitchen now.”

She then asked him, “Don’t you think you should write it down?”

He said, “No. I can remember that.”

She said, “Well, I’d like some strawberries on the top. You had better write that down.”

He said, “I can remember that.”

She answered, “Well, I would also like some cream. You’d better write it down.”

He began to shout, “I don’t need to write that down! I can remember that.” He then went into the kitchen angrily.

When he returned（回来）from the kitchen, he handed her a plate of bacon（熏肉）and eggs. She looked at these things and said angrily, “I told you to write it down! You forgot my bread!”

1. The couple went to see the doctor because ________.

A．they couldn’t write anything	B．they often forgot things
C．they couldn’t agree with each other	D．the doctor was their son

2. After checking the couple, the doctor asked them to ________.

A．eat some medicine

B．do more exercise

C．eat more ice-cream

D．write things down

3. When the old man went into the kitchen, he left ________.

A．excitedly

B．sadly

C．happily

D．angrily

4. The wife wanted an ice-cream, but her husband brought her ________.

A．bread

B．bacon and eggs

C．strawberries

D．nothing

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The doctor gave the couple wrong（错误的）advice.

B．The couple had no ice-cream in their kitchen.

C．The couple really had problems in remembering things.

D．The husband got angry easily but his wife didn’t.

【推荐3】Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But some of their classmates said they were like brothers. One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?” “Please bring us two hamburgers first,” said Tom. When the waiter put the two hamburgers on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry. “You are impolite(不礼貌的). Why didn’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said. “But I was right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?” “Of course I’ll take the smaller one,” said Tom. “Yes,” Mike said. “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will be mine. Don’t you think so” “Oh.” Tom couldn’t answer.

根据短文内容，判断正（T）、误（F）
1. Tom and Mike were not kind to each other.
2. They went out to sit in a restaurant.
3. The waiter brought them two hamburgers.
4. Mike took the bigger hamburger.
5. At last Tom had the bigger hamburger.