【推荐1】Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said, “A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Black said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A．Fourteen.	B．Twenty-one.
C．Twenty-nine.	D．Thirty-six.

2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A．He was in bed.	B．He was inside the house.
C．He was outside the house.	D．He was on the roof.

3. Mrs. Black and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.

A．her husband knew there would be a storm

B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C．she felt the house was moving

D．the welfare department helped her

4. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．coat	B．bread
C．study place	D．safe place for people to stay

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

A．Terrible Storm	B．A Lucky Woman
C．Good Soldiers	D．Clever People

【推荐3】Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains.
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were destroyed. Everyone thought that     there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “ Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives(亲戚)in other towns.”
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said, “He lives a long way away.” Johnny will be safe with him.
He telephoned Johnny’s uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said, “won’t put you in hot water.”
“All right,” Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram(电报) from Peter saying “___________. ” After Johnny’s parents knew it, they felt sorry for it.
1. The underlined word “Put you in hot water” in the passage most probably means _______.

A．give you any trouble

B．keep you in danger

C．boil some hot water for you.

2. Johnny and his parents lived ________.

A．in a big town

B．near the sea

C．in the mountains

3. Uncle Peter worried about Johnny coming to live with him because ________.

A．he was not used to children

B．he was an old man

C．his house was far from Johnny’s.

4. Which of the following is   TRUE?

A．Johnny’s parents sent him away because his uncle wanted to see him.

B．Johnny’s parents received a telephone after Johnny was sent to his uncle’s home two days later.

C．Uncle Peter didn’t like noisy life.

5. “__________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A．I enjoy the days with Johnny because we have no arguments with each other.

B．I’m returning the child. Please send an earthquake.

C．Your lovely son likes living with me very much.

【推荐2】

Welcome to Grand Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.

▶Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.

▶Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and put it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.

▶Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.

▶Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.

▶Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.

▶Other services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays. Hot water is offered 24 hours.

For more information of our hotel, please CLICK HERE.

1. If you want to have a meal at 7:30 a. m., you should ________.

A．phone the service desk	B．go to the hotel shop to buy some food
C．go to the hotel dining room	D．put a message outside the room

2. If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at ________.

A．12:00

B．15:00

C．10:00

D．11:30

3. The passage tells us that we can ________.

A．go shopping at any time in the hotel	B．get at least seven services
C．see a film when you want to	D．use hot water only after 12 o’clock

4. Where does this passage come from?

A．A newspaper.

B．A magazine.

C．The Internet.

D．A guidebook.

【推荐3】Everybody knows that cats like to sleep. They spend more than half of their lives sleeping and enjoying every minute of it. Other animals have different sleeping habits, however. Horses may not look like they are asleep. But they are! Horses spend about six hours sleeping every day and they do it standing up!

Fish also sleep every day but they have a strange habit. They don’t close their eyes when they are sleeping. When ducks sleep, they keep one eye open and one half of their brain (大脑) awake. It helps them stay alert (警惕的) and watch out for dangerous animals.

So what about us? Well, most people sleep for about a third of their lives. The number of hours you sleep, however, has to do with your age. Most newborn babies sleep a lot. They spend about 75% of their time sleeping every day! As we get older we need less sleep. Children need about eleven hours and adults sleep for eight hours every night. So, yes, you spend many hours a year doing nothing—sleeping in bed!

But you are not just asleep—you are not really doing nothing. Your body and your mind relax during this time, but a lot of things happen during sleep. Dreams are one way that the mind relaxes after a busy day. A person spends about 20% of every night dreaming. That means you have about four or five dreams every night or about 1 ,600 dreams a year.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. From the passage, we know that a horse ________.

A．sleeps with one eye open	B．keeps standing up when sleeping
C．spends half of its life sleeping	D．doesn’t close its eyes when sleeping

2. What animals sleep with one eye open and one half of their brain awake?

A．Fish.

B．Cats.

C．Ducks.

D．Horses.

3. According to the passage, how long do most new-born babies sleep one day?

A．About 12 hours.

B．About 14 hours.

C．About 16 hours.

D．About 18 hours.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．How we can have a good sleep.

B．Why some people don’t have dreams.

C．How many dreams we have every night.

D．What our body and mind are doing when we’re sleeping.

5. Where does the passage probably come from?

A．An art book.

B．A storybook.

C．A science book.

D．A medical book.

【推荐1】It is very important for us to exercise to stay healthy. How should we exercise to keep fit?

Depending on(取决于) your personal fitness goals(目标), how often you should exercise will be different. But it's important to work your way up to the minimum amount(最低量) of 150 minutes of moderate(适度的) exercise every week.

Exercising too hard or too often can cause injuries. And if you exercise too much, the soreness(疼痛) you feel may make you give up exercise all together.

Here is how to get an idea of a starting off point:

★Write down how much exercise you get now each day, even if it's walking. Walking is exercise, too.

★Decide on what kind of exercise you are going to do. Will you do cardio(有氧运动), weight training, or other sports?

★Check out the minimum for cardio and weight training. What's the minimum of that you can do each week.

★Make an exercise plan. It could be something as simple as walking around the street each day.

Start off with exercise that you love to do now!

1. How often you should exercise depend on ________.

A．whether you are a beginner	B．what your personal fitness goals are
C．what your weight is	D．what kind of sport do you like

2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "injuries"?

A．体魄

B．健身

C．受伤

D．疾病

3. How many pieces of advice to get an idea of a staring off point are mentioned?

A．Four

B．Five

C．Six

D．Seven

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．It's important to exercise	B．How to get an idea of a starting off point
C．Let's exercise to keep healthy	D．why do we exercise

【推荐2】Dear Victor,

I have a problem. I have already asked our friend Mary for advice, and she said you may be able to help me.

I’ve always wanted something lovely to brighten (使增添乐趣) my home. and so has my roommate Lily. But we can’t decide if (是否) we should have a dog or a cat.

On the one hand, I love cats, but I am allergic to them. Sometimes, when I am around them, my skin (皮肤) starts to get red, and my nose starts to run. Lily doesn’t want my health problem to keep us from getting a cat, and I don’t want that either.

On the other hand, dogs are Lily’s favorite. But Lily and I couldn’t be home during the day to walk a dog. Lily wanted to ask the son of our neighbor (邻居) to come once a day to do that. However, I don’t like her idea. I don’t want a stranger (陌生人) to come to my home, and I don’t want my pet’s health and happiness to be in the hands of a child.

It seems either could make a good pet, but neither option (两种选择都不) seems to feel right.

What do you think? Please let me know by e-mailing me.

Bianca

1. Mary is Victor’s ________.

A．roommate

B．classmate

C．friend

D．neighbor

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

A．紧张的

B．过敏的

C．温爱的

D．危险的

3. ________ are Lily’s favorite.

A．Dogs

B．Cats

C．Hands

D．Chickens

4. What’s Lily’s idea?

A．To work in the evening.	B．To keep both a dog and a cat.
C．To look after the pet’s health.	D．To ask the neighbor’s son for help.

5. Why did Bianca write this e-mail?

A．To tell a story.	B．To make a plan.
C．To ask for advice.	D．To share an experience

【推荐3】In America, people often invite friends for a meal, a party (such as dancing party, housewarming party, birthday party, wedding party, New Year's party and so on ) or just coffee. They often invite others face to face or by making phone calls, and sometimes they send messages or e-mails.

When they make an invitation, they often say like this, "Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday?" "We are having a party on Friday. Can you come?" To answer an invitation, they say "Sure, I'd love to. Thank you" to accept, or "Sorry" and give a reason to turn it down. Anyway, they must reply an invitation in a polite (礼貌的) way.

Sometimes what people say is like an invitation but they are not real invitations. For example, "Please come over for a drink sometime." "Let's get together for lunch soon." They are not real invitations because they don't talk about the date or time. They just show that person is trying to be friendly. When people hear them, they usually answer "Sure, that would be great." or "OK, thank you." So next time you hear what is like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

1. What party is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Holiday party.

B．Birthday party.

C．Dancing party.

D．Wedding party.

2. Which of the following ways is the best to turn down an invitation?

A．I'm sorry I won't come.	B．No, I can't come to your party.
C．I'm sorry I have to see the doctor.	D．Sorry, I can't.

3. If someone says, "Please come over for dinner next time", what's the best way to answer it?

A．I'm sorry I'm busy these days.	B．That's a great idea. When?
C．OK. Thanks for asking.	D．Sorry, I can't.

4. Which of the following is NOT RIGHT?

A．Usually in a real invitation people will tell the date and time.

B．You don't need to answer it when you hear an unreal (假的) invitation.

C．People should reply to an invitation politely.

D．When people turn down an invitation, they often find a good reason.