【推荐1】In Sweden, Finland and Norway, people are generally very healthy. Their diet is good and they have a healthy lifestyle.     1     It is called SAD, which stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder.

In these northern countries, the summer days have 23 hours of sunlight and in the winter, the nights are 23 hours long. During the winter season, some people become very sad. Doctors have discovered that the sadness that these people suffer because they do not get enough sunlight.     2     People with this condition wear a special hat, the hat has a light in it which is very similar to sunlight. By wearing this hat, people can feel happy all winter.

Perhaps the opposite of this is wearing sunglasses. Many people feel more relaxed if they wear sunglasses.     3     Or it might be because they think they look cool in sunglasses. Plus, people who wear sunglasses can look at other people without anyone knowing!

    4     Whale songs are very popular because of the soft voices and calm rhythms and so are the sounds of waterfalls and bird songs.

Sound also affects people's mood and health. Medical studies have shown that certain kinds of music, such as gentle classical music, can lower people's blood pressure and heart rate. This is important for people who have heart problems. Of course, the opposite of this can be true.     5    

Isn't it amazing that so many things can change our mood and health?

A．Many people buy CDs with sound from nature to help them relax.

B．Lacking of sunlight is not really a problem, because most people don't have eye problems.

C．Exciting music such as rock or dance music can increase your heart rate.

D．The solution to this problem is a simple one.

E．However, people in these countries sometimes face an unusual health problem.

F．Exciting music can also help people with heart problems.

G．This could be because their eyes are protected from the sunlight.

【推荐2】Can you live in your “home” when you are traveling? You may say it’s “impossible”. But the Home Exchange (交换) Vacation Club can help you make it.

          Home Exchange Vacation club starts in Europe. It has a history of about fifty years. Some teachers want to go to Europe on vacation, but they don’t have enough money. Then they think of an idea. They make some friends in Europe. When they travel in the cities where their friends live. They can live in their friends’ house and cook food there. And, when their friends visit the cities they live in, they can do the same, so both of them can save lots of money. And with the money, they can visit more interesting places.
          Later, some teachers make the Home Exchange Vacation Club. Many people join the club in more than fifty countries around the world. It is also popular in China now. When you are visiting some places, just call your friends. And they may give you a warm “home”.
1. According to (根据) the passage, when you travel, you can live in a _________.

A．hotel

B．club

C．park

D．friend’s house

2. The underlined word “impossible” may mean “_________” in Chinese.

A．有趣的

B．不可能的

C．真实的

D．不明智的

3. The teachers think of the idea of exchanging homes, because they want to _________.

A．stay at home

B．save money

C．live in Europe

D．meet their friends often

4. What do the teachers want to do with the money they save?

A．They want to go shopping.	B．They want to enjoy delicious food.
C．They want to visit more places.	D．They want to take photos.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Home Exchange Vacation Club started thirty years ago.

B．No one joins the Home Exchange Vacation Club.

C．People in China also like the Home Exchange Vacation Club.

D．Some people from Europe make the Home Exchange Vacation Club.

【推荐3】It’s important to have a green lifestyle (生活方式). Some people want to have a green lifestyle, but don’t know how. The following may help.

    1    You just need to make a few small changes. From planting trees to green shopping, each small change can really make a difference (产生影响).

It’s important to spend some time outdoors.     2    For example, taking a trip to a mountain to plant trees. With this activity, we can learn more about the earth (地球) and love our life.

We should learn where our food comes from. Go to the farm to pick (采摘) vegetables or pick apples from the trees.     3    People may learn to save food by doing that.

Another great way to have a green lifestyle is to learn to protect the earth.     4    For example, we can learn about Earth Day and learn how to save electricity(电). Also we need to save water in our life.

    5    In this way, we’ll make a difference to our life and the earth.

A．Follow the advice and keep on, and we’ll have a real green lifestyle.

B．It’s better than buying vegetables at a market.

C．We can plan something for each weekend.

D．We need to learn how to protect it and make it a rule (规则).

E．You don’t have to completely (完全地) change the way you live.

【推荐1】

Monkey Show
Day: Sunday Time: 8:30am --10:30 am Place: Monkeys’ Home Ticket (票):￥20
Elephant Show
Day: Saturday (星期六) Time: 10:30 am -- 11:30 am Place: Elephants’ Home Ticket:￥30
Lion show
Day: Saturday Time: 6:30 pm -- 8: 00 pm Place: Lion’s home Ticket:￥30

1. You can see the ________ on Saturday.

A．monkey show

B．elephant show

C．lion show

D．B & C

2. You can see the elephant show at ________.

A．ten o’clock on Saturday	B．eleven o’clock on Saturday
C．ten thirty on Sunday	D．six o’clock on Saturday

3. You can see the monkey show for ________ hour(s) (小时).

A．one

B．one and a half

C．two

D．two and a half

4. Two students want to see the lion show. They have to pay (支付) ________.

A．30 yuan

B．40 yuan

C．50 yuan

D．60 yuan

【推荐2】

Driver Wanted Can you drive well? Can you work for very long hours? Do you like to meet people? ● 6:00 am~9:00 pm ● Sunday~Friday If you want to be a taxi driver just call Sunshine Taxi Company at 293-8720!

Help Wanted Are you free this summer vacation （暑假）? Are you good with old people? Can you talk with them and play games with them? ● 8:00 am~5:pm ● Monday~Friday If you want to work as a helper at Anle Old People’s Home, please call us at 283-99406.

Teacher Wanted Are you free on weekends? Can you speak English well? Do you want to teach children in Star School? ● 8:00 am~6:00 pm ● Saturday＆Sunday If you want to be an English teacher, call us at 293-8472 now!

Cook Wanted Are you good at making food? Can you work for a long time? It is not difficult. ● 8:00 am~10:00 pm ● Tuesday~Sunday If your answer is “yes”, then you can call Happy Restaurant at 273-0449. Welcome to join us!

1. If you like children and are good at English, you can call____________.

A．273-0449

B．283-9406

C．293-8720

D．293-8472

2. If you find a job in Happy Restaurant, you don’t need to work on____________.

A．Monday

B．Wednesday

C．Thursday

D．Saturday

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned（被提到） in the ads?

A．What job you can get.	B．How much money you can get.
C．Where you will work.	D．How long you will work.

【推荐3】Everyone surfing the web has billions of choices on what they can he viewing．And always we can find many different kinds of ads．Some of them are annoying，but some of them are useful．Here are some ads from the Internet．Maybe they are helpful for you．
       House For Sale
Century Garden，Shijiazhuang
3-story house，509sqm （平方米）total land area，428.8sqm built-in，312.2sqm garden．Asking¥13million （1.57million ）．
If you are interested in the house，please contact the Housing Center．
MP：13861973547Tel：0311-89609228Fax：0311-89609728
     Job Wanted
Cherry，24，a shining girl，is good at oral English and Putonghua．Now she is working at a trade company in Shijiazhuang．She is kind hearted，hard-working and healthy．She would like part-time weekend work offering Putonghua lessons to foreign friends．
Her email address：cherrylf@hotmail．com．
       Qingliang Mountain Ski Park
Price：18yuan （entrance ticket 门票），
50yuan/hour on weekdays and 70yuan/hour on weekends，120yuan/four hours on weekdays and 190yuan/four hours on weekends．
Tel：0311-85191617
1. How large does the total land area of the house for sale?

A．509sq. m.

B．428.8sq, m.

C．312.2sq, m.

D．80.2sq.m.

2. Where does Cherry work now?

A．The Housing Center.

B．A Ski Park.

C．A post office.

D．A trade company.

3. How much are the entrance tickets for two children?

A．16 yuan.

B．36 yuan.

C．30 yuan.

D．40 yuan.

【推荐1】If there is fire, what should you do? Here are some tips about fire safety.

Do’s			Don’ts
	1. Place a smoke alarm on every floor of your home.			1. Forget to test your smoke alarms every month.
	2. Half of all housefire deaths happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.. Stay safe by placing smoke alarms outside of every bedroom and each separate sleeping area.			2. The risk of dying in a housefire is cut in half at homes with working smoke alarms. If your alarm doesn’t sound when tested, it’s time to have a new one.
	3. Make sure your eyeglasses, hearing machine, or walking stick are next to your bed in case you need to quickly get them.			3. Sleep in such a way that you won’t be able to hear the fire alarm. 4.If your test the alarm and can’t hear it, consider getting a strobe light (闪光灯) that will flash or a bed shaker that will shake when the smoke alarm sounds.
	4. Make a fire escape plan that includes two ways out of every room.
		Call 119 until you’re safely outside and out of danger. When meeting a fire, get out as fast as you can and then call for help.

1. We should put the following things by the bed EXCEPT ________.

A．a pair of glasses.

B．a hearing machine.

C．a walking stick.

D．a strobe light.

2. How often should you test your smoke alarms?

A．Every week.

B．Every month.

C．Every two weeks.

D．Every two months.

3. What should you do if your house catches fire?

A．Get out of your house first.	B．Check your smoke alarms.
C．Call 119 when you are in the house.	D．Find your hearing machine first.

【推荐2】Accidents may happen at any time, as schools always hold a large number of people. It’s best for us to know how to keep us safe. The following poster (海报) in the school will help you.

Prepare the first aid (急救) box in the classrooms.

·The first aid box should be opened easily so that you can use it quickly if necessary.

·Look through the first aid box and learn how to use each thing.

·Check the first aid box from time to time to make sure that you have all necessary things.

Protect yourself from dangers.

Watch out the steps while you go out. Follow the teacher’s words and the steps in book if you make experiments (实验) in the classroom. Remember to warm up your body before running or exercising. Keeping away from a large group of people can always help you keep safe.

Never do any of the following.

·Stand too close to the buildings on windy days.

--Some of the broken glass (玻璃) from the windows may fall on you.

·Run after others while going up or down stairs (楼梯).

--You are taking your life in your hands.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1. What is necessary in the classroom to keep safe?

A．A book about school safety.	B．The first aid box.
C．The words from teachers.	D．The words from the headmaster.

2. What can help save you from an accident according to the poster?

A．Standing close to school buildings.

B．Running after other students.

C．Keeping yourself away from a large group of people.

D．Running and exercising as often as possible.

3. What should you do before you begin to do exercise?

A．Open the first aid box.	B．Watch out the steps.
C．Stop moving.	D．Warm up the body.

4. What does the underlined sentence “taking your life in your hands” probably mean?

A．Doing something very dangerous.	B．Doing something unnecessary.
C．Doing something you don’t like.	D．Doing something boring.

5. Who is the text written for?

A．Teachers.	B．Doctors.
C．Children.	D．Parents.

【推荐3】What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平常的) person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
1. It is important to _________.

A．put out a fire in a burning house

B．know the ways to escape a fire

C．jump out of a burning house

D．keep the door closed

2. It is possible to escape through the windows _________.

A．if you are strong enough

B．if there are some bushes on the ground

C．if you live on a lower floor

D．if you have a long rope

3. .Open the window so that _________ if the building is on fire.

A．you can get fresh air	B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off	D．you can be seen first

4. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?

A．You can escape though stairways.

B．You can Choose fire escape.

C．Escape from the windows that open on to a roof.

D．Use a lift to come down at once.

5. The best title for the passage is _________.

A．Escaping as fast as possible

B．Saving Yourself from a Burning House

C．Knowledge on Fire

D．Waiting for Help

【推荐1】左栏是对五个人遇到的意外的描述，右栏是对五个急救措施的介绍。请为左栏的每个人选择一项合适的急救措施。

1    The desk shook suddenly while Jim was doing his homework. Then he realized a big earthquake was happening. What could he do?     2     Jack heard the fire alarm while he was working in an office building. He is now on the third floor. The fire is spreading fast from below. What can he do?     3     David is swimming with his brother. Suddenly, he can’t control himself and sinks into the water. He can’t breathe now. What can we do to save him?     4     Tom cut his finger while he was using the knife. The cut is deep. What should he do?     5     John saw a stranger go into the next house through the window. It must be a thief because his neighbor is on vacation now. What can he do?

A. Place him on his back on the ground. Give him mouth-to-mouth breathing at once. When he can breathe, send him to the hospital as quickly as possible. B. Cover the cut with a clean cloth and press it hard. Put up the finger to stop the bleeding. Then go to see the doctor for further treatment. C. Try to escape from the exit (出口). Don’t open a hot door and stay close to the floor when you are escaping. Use your clothes to cover your nose and mouth. D. Don’t make any sound in order not to be found, and then call the police for help. Protect yourself before the police arrive. E. Move fast to a safe area in the room such as a corner between a table and a wall. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, and so on.

【推荐2】Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Here’s the morning news. Yesterday afternoon a ten-year-old school boy swallowed (吞下) a pen cap!
The boy was daydreaming in class. Without knowing what he was doing, he put a pen cap into his mouth. A few minutes later, he was terrified to find that he had swallowed it! The teacher was shocked when the boy stood up and said, “I’ve just swallowed a pen cap.” He was quickly sent to the nearest hospital. There a doctor examined him and said the best treatment was to give him medicine so that the pen cap could pass naturally. Three hours later the boy successfully ____.
“The boy is really lucky,” said the doctor. “It’s not rare that small children put things into their mouths for fun. It’s very dangerous.”   He added.
1. Where will we probably get this news?

A．In a newspaper.	B．On the radio.
C．In a textbook.	D．In a magazine.

2. What do the underlined words “made it” mean?

A．swallowed the pen cap

B．went to see the doctor

C．made the pen cap pass naturally

D．had the medicine

3. Which sentence is RIGHT according to the news?

A．The boy was 8 years old.

B．The boy was listening carefully in class.

C．The boy went to the hospital himself.

D．The boy was all right at last.

【推荐3】What do you do if you're in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals (信号)
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training, When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means, "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (弯曲) your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it’s a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn’t hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a tire unless you're sure that it can’t spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea lo build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols (标记). If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F "I need food and water"
II "I need medicine."
I "I am badly hurt."
X "I am unable lo move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means: "message received and understood" (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received hut not understood" (At night, the: pilot flashes the plants red lights.)
However, there is no signal which means "message not received. Why not'?
1. How many signals can we use to draw the attention of the passing plane if you're in trouble?

A．Three.

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six

2. Which picture means "it's not safe to land"?

A．A

B．B

C．C

D．D

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Swinging your arm from side to side means "yes"

B．If the ground is dark, light smoke can’t be seen.

C．If you need some medicine, make a symbol “Ⅱ”.

D．The pilots make replies with a blue light at night.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The explanation of building signals on an island.

B．The importance of making signals on an island.

C．Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.

D．Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island.