【推荐1】配对阅读。左栏是五名同学当前的心情或计划，右栏是七首英文歌曲的简介。请为每位同学选择适合他们心情或计划的歌曲，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1    Alice is an exchange student. She has lived in China for three years. She misses her hometown and her family a lot.     2    Jimmy is having a hard time learning physics. Sometimes he even wants to give up. Now he needs to cheer himself up.     3    Hans wants to join in a music band and play with others. He likes listening to exciting music and dance to it.     4    Under the stress from her parents and teachers, Cathy often feels helpless and worries about her scores. She expects to enjoy some peaceful music when she doesn’t know what to do.     5    Joe is going to attend a graduation party. He wants to show his best wishes to all the classmates through a song. He expects all his friends to have a bright and wonderful future.

A. When You Believe tells you that when you meet difficulties in life, you can make it as long as you believe it. Whenever you want to give up, it provides you with strength and love. B. Sounds of Silence is a 1960s folk song sung by Simon & Garfunkel. The melody (旋律) is slow and the lyrics are beautiful. The song may comfort you when you’re helpless. C. Sugar is a song full of a sweet feeling of love. It gives its fans a pleasantly surprising gift, with its light music style and the wonderful MV by Maroon 5. D. Take Me Home, Country Road. Whenever it is sung, people are brought back to the beauty of their hometown as well as the happy old times. E. Auld Lang Syne is a poem at first, and later changed into a song. Students like to sing it at the farewell party to recall the old times and show their best wishes for the future. F. Don’t cry is a great song sung by Gun N’ Roses. It’s a well-known rock music for people to dance. The most special part is its exciting melody, which can greatly encourage people. G. Valder Fields is a folk song popular worldwide. Its soft and warm music might remind you of the wind of spring and make you joyful and happy.

【推荐2】Mike, John and James had been together for five months. Everyone said they were fantastic but they still had not got a paying job.

The three guys had become friends in music class, and organizing a group was Mike's idea. Mike played the guitar and acted as leader. John was on drums and James was on the saxophone. They got together just for fun and named their group Playday.

But when some fans praised them, they decided to turn fun into profit(利润). To make themselves known, Playday volunteered to entertain at parties. They played for free at school. Mike felt like a superstar! They practiced hard and discussed young musicians who had vaulted into prominence.

“The Jackson Five were kids," John said. “Michael was famous like a rocket!" James shouted.

“We can do it!" Mike encouraged the group.

After months of keeping spirits high, Mike was tired. They haven't seen even a cent. Everyone was in low spirits. They decided to break up after one final volunteer job. The next day, they were to perform for patients at the Children's Hospital where Mike's mother worked as a nurse.

The next day the three young guys set up in the hospital hall, and the nurses brought in the audience. As Playday began, Mike could feel their spirit were not high. Then Mike noticed one patient sitting in her wheelchair. Her expression was vacant(茫然), but when music filled the room, this doll came to life. She sat up straight, and the light that shone in her eyes lighted up something in Mike. He felt the excitement he'd been missing. As Mike's playing caught fire, James and John gained energy.

After the performance, the three guys spent time with the patients. Mike spoke to the girl in her wheelchair.

“Wouldn't it feel great to be rich and famous?" she asked, “Will you be a rock star?"

“Probably not," Mike answered. “But I'll never give up my music. I felt happy playing for you!"

1. The underlined phrase “had vaulted into prominence” means_________.

A．had grown into adults	B．had made a promise
C．had played The Jackson Five	D．had become successful

2. The members of Playday were tired and in low spirits because they_________.

A．had no offer of a paying performance	B．had a competition with other groups
C．had to break up the group	D．played at the Children's Hospital

3. While performing at the Children's Hospital, Mike became encouraged because_________.

A．his guitar caught fire	B．a girl took him as a rock star
C．a patient was much cheered up	D．a toy doll suddenly became alive

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Mike, John and James got to know each other as they were relatives.

B．They planned to make money after they played at Children's Hospital.

C．Their wonderful performance at Children's Hospital cured the girl of her disease.

D．Mike found the enjoyment of volunteer performance after playing at the hospital.

【推荐1】During ancient times, children didn't have smart phones, iPads or computers to entertain themselves. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood. Let's take a look.

*Kicking stone balls During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

*Playing hide -and-seek Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease (戏弄) him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.

*Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.

*Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets (木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.

*Playing diabolo Diabolo is always made of wood or bamboo and is empty in the center. By playing diabolo on ropes, the high-speed running diabolo will make a sound. Playing diabolo is a very interesting folk game, especially popular in North China. Through many changes, it has become a programme in some Chinese traditional shows.

1. How is hide-and-seek usually played?

A．One plays and others watch.	B．One runs and others try to catch.
C．Others laugh and one must cry.	D．Others hide and one tries to find.

2. What does the underlined word “feature” mean in the text?

A．五官

B．特征

C．影片

D．娱乐

3. Which ancient game is like watching a film?

A．Watching shadow plays.	B．Flying kites.
C．Playing hide and-seek.	D．Kicking stone balls.

4. Which of the following pictures shows the game “diabolo” ?

A．	B．
C．	D．

【推荐2】Spring is coming! We can see flowers coming out again. The peach blossom (桃花) is one of those flowers.     1    

If you want to see peach blossoms, you can go to Pinggu in Beijing, Pudong New Area in Shanghai or Longquan in Chengdu.     2     Under the blue sky, white snow covers the mountains. At the foot of the mountains, there are many pink peach blossoms.

    3     Many people write poems about this flower. People usually compare the peach blossom to beautiful young women. One famous line says, “In this house on this day last year, a pink face appeared; In beauty with the pink peach blossom side by side.”     4     Chinese people also say “to have peach blossom luck”.     5     Some people’s eyes are in the shape of peach petals (花瓣). We call this kind of eyes “taohuayan”. These people may have “peach blossom luck”.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺内容完整。

A．It means being lucky in love.

B．It usually comes out in March and April.

C．Chinese people love peach blossoms.

D．It means that the peach blossom is like the blush (红晕) on a woman’s face.

E．But the most special place to go is Linzhi in Tibet.

【推荐3】读下面的一篇短文，判断文章后面1〜4的问题，正确的答案写“T”，错误的答案写“F”。

Cinyee Chiu, an artist from Taiwan, is always happy to try something new. Her amazing works won lots of prizes. Among them, the “24 Solar Terms（节气）” is the most popular.

Ancient Chinese divided a year into 24 parts according to the changes of the weather. It’s the 24 solar terms. But not everyone knows them well. Cinyee Chiu put the 24 solar terms in pictures to help people understand them better.

Cinyee turned each solar term into an animal. But these animals are not just animals. You can also find seasonal fruits, vegetables or beautiful flowers on them.

When spring comes, water gets warm and fish start to swim around. So Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring. Also, she drew spring vegetables, Chinese chives on the back of the fish.

White Dew（露珠）falls on about September 8. It shows the beginning of the cool autumn. There are colorful leaves and cooler nights at the time of year. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night. For White Dew, Cinyee chose a raccoon—a small animal with thick hair. She drew white spots（小圆点）on the raccoon to show dew. And she used the dragon fruit to show the rich colors in autumn.

The young artist really gave the ancient Chinese culture a new look.

1. The writer gave three examples to show Cinyee’s “24 Solar Terms（节气）”.
2. From Paragraph 5, we know that Cinyee used white spots to show dew.
3. The writer mainly wants to talk about how Cinyee showed the 24 solar terms.
4. According to the passage, all of the following pictures are from Cinyee’s “24 Solar Terms（节气）”.

【推荐1】Many studies have shown the learning-by-teaching effect. Students who spend time teaching what they’ve learned show better understanding and ability to remember knowledge than students who simply spend the same time re-studying. But why does teaching help?   

Researchers did a study to test their idea that teaching improves the one’s learning because it forces the teacher to retrieve (检索) what they’ve learned, which leads to deeper and longer-lasting acquisition (获得) of that information than spending more time re-studying.

They asked 124 students to spend ten minutes studying a text. They told the students they could take notes while studying, but would teach the material afterwards without notes. After studying the text, the students were divided into four groups. In one group the students spent five minutes giving a lesson on the study material without notes. The other groups either spent the same time answering the questions, teaching with a script (讲稿) or writing down all they could remember from the text-a form of recalling practice. A week later, all the students took a surprise test of their knowledge and understanding of the text.

The important finding is that the teaching-without-notes group and the recalling-practice group performed better than the group that answered the questions and the group that taught with a script. The researchers said the result shows that the benefits of the learning-by-teaching method are caused by recalling practice；that is, the learning-by-teaching method works only when the teaching includes recalling the taught materials.

The new findings have a practical suggestion for how the learning-by-teaching method is used in education. In order to make sure that students learn and remember an educational material, they should internalize (内化) the material before presenting it to others, rather than depend on notes during the presentation process.

1. What is the purpose of the study that the researchers did?

A．To test the best way of teaching.

B．To compare different methods of learning.

C．To find out the reason why people like teaching.

D．To check the effects of the learning-by-teaching method.

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Why the study started.

B．Who took part in the study.

C．How the study was performed.

D．What conclusion the researchers made.

3. Which picture may be the result of the surprise test a week later according to the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

4. Which of the following ways may be praised by the author?

A．Memory Game

B．Note-taking.

C．Teaching each other.

D．Mind-mapping.

5. Where is the text probably from?

A．A news report.

B．A story book.

C．A guide book.

D．An education magazine.

【推荐3】Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They easily break down when they face difficulties. They don’t know what to do when they are in trouble. They have a common name—strawberry kids.

Why are many students so easy to break down? Parents and schools are a main reason. Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life, while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality（个性） .

Liu Yue, 13, is from Fujian. His mom hardly criticizes （批评） him and he always feels good about himself. When a teacher criticized him strictly, he felt surprised and sad. He began to doubt his ability.

Students should do something to make themselves mentally（精神上） strong. An expert said, “When you are in trouble, don’t ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problems first by yourself. I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities. That can make you mentally strong.”

Growing up is not just a happy process（过程）. Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.

1. Why are some students called “strawberry kids”?

A．Because they all like to eat some fruit, especially strawberries.

B．Because they easily break down when they face difficulties.

C．Because strawberries look nice.

2. What should students do to make themselves mentally strong?

A．Students should ask for help quickly when they are in trouble.

B．When in trouble, students should try to deal with problems first by themselves.

C．Students should always feels good about themselves.

3. What can we know about Liu Yue?

A．Liu Yue’s mother often criticizes him.

B．He never feels good about himself.

C．When a teacher criticized him strictly, he felt surprised and sad.

4. What’s the writer’s opinion?

A．Students should face the pains bravely and learn from them.

B．Schools should care more about their grades instead of developing their personality.

C．Parents should do almost everything for the students in their daily life.