【推荐2】

The cute and lovely animals always bring the world so much surprise . Look ! This photo of a panda falling off the stage（舞台）was chosen to be one of the best pictures in 2016 by many famous newspapers and magazines in January , 2017 .                                                                                            
How did the photo come ? Zhang Lei works for the West China City Daily in Chengdu . On September 29 , 2016 , he went to Chengdu Research Base for his interview . It’s said that twenty-three baby pandas were born in the base in 2016 .
On that day , the workers in the base carried all the baby pandas out for a show . At first ,all the babies were lying on a big green stage . Then some of them began to climb around . Suddenly , one of them wasn’t careful and fell off the stage . Then a worker ran to help it up . Just then Zhang Lei happened to see the interesting scene（场景）and quickly took such a wonderful photo.
As soon as the photo came out , it went popular on the Internet . And finally , it became one of the world’s best news pictures in 2016 .
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What may Zhang Lei do ?

A．He’s a keeper .	B．He’s a reporter .
C．He’s a teacher .	D．He’s a doctor .

2. What happened on September 29 , 2016 in Chengdu Research Base ?

A．Zhang Lei became a keeper there .

B．The baby pandas gave a special show .

C．A baby panda was born on that day .

D．The workers took photos of the pandas .

3. How many baby pandas were born in Chengdu Research Base in 2016 ?

A．Twenty-three.

B．Twenty-two.

C．Thirty-three.

D．Thirty-two.

4. Why did the baby panda fall off the stage ?

A．Because it felt bored .

B．Because it was hungry .

C．Because it wasn’t careful .

D．Because it was funny .

5. Which of the following is TRUE ?

A．The falling panda wasn’t very popular with other pandas .

B．The falling panda was the smallest one of all in the base .

C．The photo of a panda falling off the stage was the best photo in the world in 2016 .

D．Zhang Lei saw the interesting scene and took the wonderful photo .

【推荐3】Do you like animals? Come to Xinxin Zoo to see the koalas and lions from South Africa. The American tigers are waiting for you. Do you want to see penguins（企鹅）? They are kind of interesting. We also have very cute pandas, but they are a little shy, so please be very quiet. You can play with the dolphins（海豚）. They are smart and cute. Do you like the giraffes? They are fun. And there are many other animals, too. It’s really exciting!

Tickets（票）: Grown-ups（成年人）:￥ 20.00 Students of 6—12:￥ 10.00 Time: Monday—Friday: 9: 00 a.m.—4: 00 p.m. Saturday—Sunday: 8: 00 a.m.—5: 00 p.m.

Don’t give food to the animals.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Where are the tigers from?

A．Australia.

B．America.

C．England.

D．China.

2. The dolphins are ________ .

A．cute and funny

B．lazy and cute

C．smart and cute

D．shy and clever

3. ________ are a little shy.

A．Pandas

B．Tigers

C．Dolphins

D．Giraffes

4. When can we see the animals?

A．9: 00 p.m. on Monday.	B．8: 00 a.m. on Tuesday.
C．5: 00 p.m. on Friday.	D．9: 00 a.m. on Sunday.

5. If（如果）12-year-old Tom goes to the zoo with his parents, how much do they need to buy the tickets?

A．50 yuan.

B．40 yuan.

C．30 yuan.

D．20 yuan.

【推荐1】What time of day do you feel most alert(清醒的)? Are you more of a morning person? Or does your brain need a few hours to get going? A lot of research suggests that we should pay attention to our body clock. It can tell us what time of day we are best able to perform, according to the Wall Street Journal.

When it comes to the human brain, many people work best later in the morning. This is because the body’s temperature takes time to rise through the day. Taking a warm shower when you wake up can help speed this up.

But everyone’s body clock is different. Morning people will rise early and work better early in the day. Evening people will wake later but their brain will work better toward the end of the day.

Research show that we’re better at some activities at certain times of the day. Physical performance is at its best between 3pm and 6pm, so it’s better to exercise later in the day.

Between noon and 4 pm, people begin to get distracted (思想不集中的). This is partly because our brain becomes less alert after we eat a big meal. Research also shows that we become sleepy around 2 pm.

Finally, it is best to eat during our active periods. This allows our body to burn calories better and stops our blood sugar levels from getting too high.

1. Many people perform best later in the morning because________.

A．they can’t get up very early.	B．they have to take a shower first.
C．the body’s temperature needs time to rise.	D．that’s when the brain wakes up.

2. Evening people had better _________.

A．rise early and work in the morning.	B．wake later and work better in the evening.
C．rise late and work in the morning	D．wake later and work after midnight.

3. According to the research, which of the following is TRUE?

A．It’s better to do exercise in the afternoon.	B．We perform better after eating a big meal.
C．Sleeping at 2 pm is not good for our health.	D．Our body burns calories better at night.

4. What would be the best title for the story?

A．Research about time.	B．The best time to do things.
C．Brain performance.	D．Different periods of a day.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings.     1    . Some dinosaurs were as small as 20 chickens.     2    . Some could even fly.

Many dinosaurs ate plants. However,     3    . Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly,     4    . Nobody knows why. However, we can learn about them from their fossils. （See Earth history）

A．some dinosaurs liked to eat meat

B．they all died out

C．They lived everywhere on Earth

D．all of them ate meat

E．Others were as big as ten elephants

【推荐3】Many people have the wrong ideas about pigs. Pigs are actually（实际上） very clean animals. On the farm, they live in dirty places, so they become very dirty. But in the wild, pigs keep themselves very clean. They are also very smart. They may be smarter than dogs. So pigs can learn things from people.

Pigs are very friendly animals. Some people raise（饲养）them as pets. Of course, people raise the small kind, not the big kind. Small pigs are very cute. And they don’t break things in the house. Big pigs usually live outside on the farm, not in people’s homes.

1. Which words can describe（描述）pigs?

A．Nervous and strange.

B．Smart and friendly.

C．Dangerous and friendly.

2. What does the underlined phrase（短语）“in the wild” mean?

A．In nature.

B．On the farm.

C．In dirty places.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Pigs like to be dirty.

B．People can teach pigs things.

C．Dogs are smarter than pigs.

4. What kind of pigs do people raise in their homes?

A．The very big kind.

B．The small kind.

C．The kind from farms.

5. The passage does not discuss（讨论）________.

A．pigs and pets

B．pigs on the farm and in the wild

C．raising dogs

【推荐1】

Want to make a difference to our planet? Bring your families and friends to our clubs in your free time. These weekend clubs are free and a lot of fun. Nature First Come and meet people of all ages who care about the environment in our beach project. We collect plastic to be recycled on the beach near you. learn how waste in our oceans harms sea life and what you can do about it. Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Saturday Contact: Mr.Williams, 5968-9856 Earth’s Friends This youth club is for teens who want to take part in online projects such as making more people know about pollution in cities and how it is influencing the environment. Join us online at www. earthfriend. com on Saturday night. There will be many activities from 7:30 p.m.to 9.30 a.m. Genius Don’t put your bottles, newspapers or cans in the recycling bin — bring them to our club meeting on Sunday morning, when our expert environmental artist shows you how to make art out of rubbish! Take part in planning the event to show off your creative projects to the public, and share tips on ways to reduce waste. Band Together You won’t believe you’re in the middle of the city where our club meets at 2 o’clock every Sunday afternoon. Come and help clean up rubbish in our city parks! It’s not easy, but you’ll make lots of new friends. And it’s not all hard work — we have guest speakers and discussions about how to protect animals in the area.

1. What the four clubs have in common is ________.

A．their hosts

B．their purpose

C．their meeting time

D．their activities

2. Which one will you choose if you want to join a club that meets online?

A．Earth’s Friends

B．Nature First

C．Genius

D．Band Together

3. If you take part in the Nature First club, you will ________.

A．go into forests

B．climb mountains

C．go to beaches

D．walk along streets

4. What is special about Genius?

A．It provides beach project.	B．It offers works of art for sale.
C．It is for teens to set up online projects.	D．It gives chances to make art out of rubbish.

5. Billy, who is only available on Sunday afternoon, can take part in ________.

A．an art project	B．classes about pollution
C．park clean-up activities	D．a collecting plastic activity

【推荐2】Our school is a green school. What makes it green?

First, we have a lot of trees. There are trees in front of and behind every building. Some trees are green only in spring and summer. And some are green all year round. The trees make our school look like a big forest.

And our school is a green one also because we “go green”. How do we go green? We have two green days every month. On green days, no students or teachers go to school by car. And we have Clean-up Day every month. That day, students go to streets to pick up rubbish (捡垃圾). Also, we have Tree-planting Day every spring. We plant young trees on hills. We have three Green Clubs. The members of the clubs look after those trees well, like watering and fertilizing (施肥) them.

Green is not only a color, but also about life. Please go green with us and make the world a more beautiful place.

1. How many green days does the writer’s school have every month?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Students go to streets to do some cleaning on ________.

A．Green days

B．Clean-up Day

C．Tree-planting Day

D．Green Clubs

3. What does the underlined word “look after” mean in Chinese?

A．种植

B．观看

C．喜爱

D．照料

4. What can’t we do for a green life?

A．Go to school by car.

B．Go to school on foot.

C．Plant trees on hills.

D．Do some cleaning on the street.

5. What is the best title (标题) for the reading?

A．Going Green

B．Green Days

C．Our Love for School

D．A Green Color

【推荐1】

As an old Chinese saying goes, Spring Festival comes right after the Laba Festival, so get ready for a bowl of porridge while looking forward to the long-awaited family get-together.

Today, people across China are celebrating the Laba Festival. It is a traditional Chinese festival. It’s on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month. What does this festival mean to Chinese people? OK, it just tells people to prepare for celebrating the coming New Year’s Day and for wanderers to return home to get together with their family.

Long long ago, Laba Festival was a day of thanks for a good harvest. On this day, people usually eat Laba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains. Many temples today have the tradition of giving out Laba porridge to the public. The sweet, red porridge is believed to bring luck and joy.

The festival is also the day for people to put garlic in vinegar. The garlic turns green, and this Laba garlic will be eaten with dumplings on Chinese New Year’s Day. While in the past, it was used to let people remember to pay back the money they had borrowed, as Laba is near the end of the year and “garlic” (suan, “蒜” in Chinese) sounds the same as “calculate” (suan “算”).

Customs are quite different across the country. People in Qianxian, east China’s Anhui Province, will eat the Laba tofu a few days before. In Xining City, northwest China’s Qinghai Province, people will eat porridge with beef and mutton.

1. Laba festival comes ________.

A．before the Spring Festival	B．after the Spring Festival
C．during Spring Festival	D．on New Year’s Day

2. Laba festival used to be similar to ________.

A．Christmas

B．Thanksgiving Day

C．May Day

D．water festival

3. The underlined word “wanderers” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A．奇迹

B．怀疑者

C．流浪者

D．离家者

4. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 according to this passage?

A．Laba garlic will be eaten before Laba Festival.

B．“Garlic” sounds the same as “calculate” in Chinese.

C．The garlic will turn green and be eaten with noodles.

D．People usually put garlic in vinegar on New Year’s Day.

5. This passage may come from a ________.

A．science report	B．fashion magazine
C．a story book	D．newspaper on customs and culture

【推荐2】Mr. White is sixty years old. He always talks about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life in the past was better than it is these days.

Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars, so parking is becoming a big problem. The traffic (交通) in some cities is getting worse and worse, too. Car drivers drive so fast that there are more traffic accidents.

More and more people are always looking at their mobile phones with their heads down. Mr. White often sees people in the restaurant eating face to face while looking at their own mobile phones. He thinks it is strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun chatting (闲聊) with others on the phone.

Most families own computers now. A study found that children use the Internet more and more. The number of children using the Internet has grown by three times in the past three years. Mr. White’s grandson is a middle school student. He often stays up late playing computer games on the Internet. He falls asleep in the early hours of the morning and spends less time doing homework. His teacher told Mr. White that his grandson failed (失败) another test. Mr. White got very angry with him.

Mr. white thinks that life was simple and happy, but now it has changed a lot.

1. What does Mr. White think of the life now?

A．He thinks the life now is very simple.

B．He thinks the life now is worse than it was.

C．He thinks the life is the same as it was.

D．He thinks the life now is more comfortable.

2. Why do people say nothing face to face during a meal?

A．Because they don’t sit opposite each other.

B．Because they are busy in looking at their phones.

C．Because it is strange.

D．Because they don’t know each other.

3. Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Mr. White has his own computer now.

B．Mr. White’s grandson often plays computer games.

C．Some people like chatting with others on the phone.

D．The traffic in some cities is getting worse and worse.

4. What changes have happened according to the passage?
①Most families own computers.              ②There are more shared bikes now.
③Accidents happen more often.              ④Some families have two or more cars.

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．②③④

D．①③④

5. What can we infer (推测) from the passage?

A．Mr. White is a worker in a factory.

B．Mr. White’s grandson is not interested in the Internet.

C．Mr. White is worried about his grandson.

D．Mr. White likes today’s life more than that of the old days.

【推荐3】

	The elephant lives in Africa and in Asia. This elephant lives in Africa. It eats plants (植物) and a little fruit, but it doesn’t eat meat (肉). It likes water.
	There are only about 1,800 pandas in China and about 200 of them live in zoos. The panda eats about 30 kilos of bamboo (竹子) a day as well as (还有) other plants. Look! It is eating bamboo now. This black and white animal is the favorite of people all over the world.
	The zebra is an African animal. Like the panda, it’s black and white. It eats leaves (树叶) as well as grass (草), but the zebra doesn’t eat bamboo.
	The tiger lives in Asia. It’s a very big animal. It lives alone because tigers don’t like living with their family or friends. It sleeps in the day time (在白天) and gets up at night to find food.
	Monkeys live in Africa, Asia and America. There are about 200 kinds of monkeys. Monkeys eat meat, leaves, fruit and even eggs!

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. How many kinds (多少种) of animals can we find in the passage?

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

2. What is the panda eating now?

A．Fruit.

B．Bamboo.

C．Other plants.

3. Which animal is zebra?

A．

B．

C．

4. When does the tiger get up to find food?

A．In the morning.

B．In the day time.

C．At night.

5. What’s “alone” in Chinese?

A．独自

B．安定地

C．开心地