【推荐1】When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1. It is_____ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful

B．not helpful

C．very helpful

D．very bad

2. English people usually shake hands when they_____.

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

3. Usually English people don't shake hands _____.

A．when they will be away for a long time	B．when they say“How do you do?”
C．when they just meet or say goodbye	D．after they haven’t met for a long time

4. Which is right? _____

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people like shaking hands very much.

C．German people hardly shake hands.

D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

5. This story is about _____.

A．shaking hands

B．languages

C．customs

D．languages and customs

【推荐2】As is known to all, Chinese people are very kind. Especially, they often praise foreign friends for their language skills, knowledge of Chinese culture and great achievements. However, Chinese seem unwilling (不愿意的) to accept praise. People in the United States and China think differently about the modesty. Americans prefer to accept praise because they think what you are praising is just the fact.

But Chinese prefer to refuse praise, even when they know they are worth praising. For example, if a Chinese basketball fan meets Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, he might say, “Mr. Jordan, I am so excited to meet you. I just want to tell you, you are the best basketball player in the world. You’re the greatest!” Jordan would probably reply, “Thank you very much! I just try to do my best every time I step on the court.” However, if an American meets Deng Yaping, a Chinese excellent ping-pong player, he might say much the same thing, “Mrs. Deng, you’re the best!” But as a Chinese, Deng would probably say, “No, I really don’t play all that well. You’re too much kind.”

Clearly, Americans and Chinese have different ways of replying to praise. However, many Americans might consider Mrs. Deng’s reply is less truthful and less sincere (真诚的). Americans generally think sincerity is more important than manners. So when communicating with people from different backgrounds, it is of great importance to know the differences between cultures and to respect different cultures.

1. What do Americans think of praise?

A．They think praise is useless.

B．They value the fact and enjoy praise.

C．They think it’s better to praise others.

2. What does the underlined word “modesty” mean in the first paragraph?

A．谦虚

B．声誉

C．骄傲

3. How does the writer show his opinion in the second paragraph?

A．By asking questions.

B．By telling stories.

C．By making a comparison.

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

A．Deng Yaping doesn’t play ping-pong very well.

B．Chinese prefer to turn down others’ praise.

C．Michael Jordan doesn’t like to talk with his basketball fans.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Americans value manners above sincerity.

B．A kind of praise can change a person’s life.

C．It’s necessary to respect cultural differences.

【推荐3】People use their mouths for many things. They eat， talk， shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language， there are many expressions using the word mouth. But some of them are not so nice. For example， if you say bad things about a person， the person might protest(抗议； 反对) and say "Do not bad mouth me."
Sometimes， people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret (后悔)because hurts that person's feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say： "I really put my foot in my mouth this time." If this should happen， the speaker might feel "down in the mouth." In other words， he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking， he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens， the friend might say： "You took the words right out of my mouth!"
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this， too. You might say such a person "was born with a silver（银子，银色的） spoon in his mouth."This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives "from hand to mouth." This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life， like food.
1. People can’t use their mouths to ______.

A．smell

B．shout

C．sing

2. You can say “______!” if you don’t want some people say bad things about you.

A．Down in the mouth

B．Don’t bad mouth me

C．Put foot in mouth

3. “I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _______.

A．I have never done this thing

B．I want to do this thing

C．I regretted I had done the thing

4. When your friend took the words right out of your mouth， you can say “_______”.

A．I am very lucky

B．We have the same idea

C．I am very angry

5. If a person lives from hand to mouth， he must be very ______.

A．poor

B．rich

C．happy

【推荐1】Emmy Lopez is a girl from Chicago. She used to take dance lessons while her elder brother wrestled — but it turned out that she liked wrestling better. She has been practicing in a wrestling club for the last three years.

Lopez is not alone because a growing number of girls in her country are taking up wrestling. Officials with youth organizations in Chicago and the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) said they had seen more girls taking part in the sport in recent years.

In the competition between 201-2018 and 2019-2020, the number of girls who joined the IKWF grew from 363 to 503. “There is a competition just for girls at the end of each year. In Lopez’s program, about half of the students joining in the club’s free youth wrestling camp this summer are girls.” Lopez’s coach Frank Zepeda said. The club also has an all-girls camp.

As Zepeda said, many of the girls become interested in wrestling through their brothers. “They probably just learn to fight back,” he said. One of those girls is Alice Miller, 12 years old. She took up wrestling because she was bored just watching her brother wrestle. “I can have fun doing it,” she said. “Girls are just as strong as boys are.” She won the girl’s state championship this spring.

Some colleges, such as North Central College, are planning to start girls’ wrestling programs. This will give girls more choices and encourage more of them to take up wrestling.

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Emmy Lopez according to paragraph 1?

A．She is an American girl.

B．She prefers dancing to wrestling.

C．She began to practice wrestling three years ago.

D．She can both dance and wrestle.

2. From paragraphs 2＆3, we can know that ________.

A．Lopez is the only girl who takes up wrestling

B．The number of girls who joined the IKWF dropped

C．The number of the girls joining in the club’s free youth wrestling camp is as big as that of the boys

D．There is no wrestling camp that is only for girls in Lopez’s country

3. In paragraph 4, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．wrestling

B．camp

C．club

D．coach

4. From paragraph 4, we can know some information about Alice Miller EXCEPT ________.

A．It’s her brother that made her interested in wrestling.

B．She liked watching her brother wrestle.

C．She thought girls could wrestle as well as boys.

D．She was a wrestling championship.

5. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To show us the importance of wrestling.

B．To encourage us to practice wrestling more.

C．To show us the popularity of wrestling in Lopez’s country.

D．To show us how to wrestle well.

【推荐2】

Researchers have developed paper that can be printed with UV light, free from the need for ink. People can clear the information away on the light-printable paper by heating it to 120℃ and it can be reused more than 80 times.

The research was carried out in order to reduce the effects of paper production. People just cut down too large amounts of trees every year to produce paper, which would destroy forests one day. That does harm to the environment. If people use the light-printable paper instead of paper they use now, the situation may be changed. The researchers, from Shandong University in China and the University of California, Riverside, said that the secret behind the technology is a color-changing chemical. A thin coating of the chemical can be used on usual paper and turn it into a reusable, light-printable one. Heating the paper for 10 minutes can help clear the information away more quickly.

Professor Yadong Yin, a chemistry professor at the University of California and a co-author of the study, said, “The greatest importance of our work is the development of a new technology to produce an ink-free rewritable paper that has the same feel and appearance as usual paper.” Their work is believed to have great economic and environmental influences on the modern society. Paper production has a bad influence on the environment. It’s the main reason to cause the industrial pollution, paper which is thrown away by people makes up about 40% of landfills where waste is buried under the ground.

It is said that light-printable paper will be inexpensive in the future. The printing process is also more cost-effective than the usual one because no ink is needed. Most importantly, it can be reused many times, which greatly reduces the cost.

1. Light-printable paper is a kind of paper that can be ________.

A．printed with any light	B．changed by the colorful chemical
C．written on without ink	D．cleared by heating to high temperature

2. The underlined word “it” refer to ________.

A．usual ink

B．usual paper

C．the chemical

D．the technology

3. Why did researchers do the research in the passage?

A．To make money by selling the paper.	B．To develop chemical technology.
C．To make people interested in writing.	D．To stop people cutting down more trees.

4. According to Professor Yadong Yin, the most important work is that ________.

A．the rewritable paper looks the same as the usual paper

B．our environment will be influenced by the rewritable paper

C．the research will make a difference to our economic development

D．people have realized the wasted paper is the most serious pollution

【推荐3】There are four seasons（季节）in a year. They are spring, summer. autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. In spring, the trees turn（变成）green and the flowers come out. Everything（一切）looks new. We can have a trip（旅行）in spring. Summer is a happy season. In summer, we can swim and eat lots of ice cream. Autumn is acolourfulseason. In autumn, some leaves（叶子）on the trees turn yellow or red. Winter is a cold season. In some places, it snows and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.
Winter is my favourite season. I like snow very much.
1. There areseason in a year.

A．two

B．four

C．five

D．six

2. In, the trees turn green.

A．winter

B．autumn

C．summer

D．spring

3. From the passage（短文）, we canin winter.

A．play with snow	B．have a trip
C．eat ice cream	D．swim

4. The meaning（意思）of the underlined word “colourful” is.

A．轻松的

B．无色的

C．多彩的

D．寒冷的

5. The writer（作者）likes winter because he likes.

A．green leaves	B．ice cream
C．flowers	D．snow