【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

Making new friends can be difficult, especially if you are a child in a new neighborhood.     1     Don’t worry. If you’re a nice person, you can make friends too.

Step 1     2     Choose (选择) wisely, because you’ll probably become like them Pick children that are nice to other people.

Step 2 Smile and say something nice to the person you want to be your friend. If you like a person’s shoes or think a girl is good at basketball, just say so.     3    

Step 3 Join clubs and teams.     4     Put yourself in situations where you are around many children that enjoy the same activities as you. It’s easier to develop (发展) friendships when you have the same hobbies.

Step 4     5     People love to talk about themselves. Be careful not to ask too personal questions or ask some one too many questions. But asking one or two questions shows you’re interested in him or her.

A．Everyone likes compliments (赞美).

B．Ask questions whenever it’s fitting.

C．If you like sports, try out for some.

D．Ask him or her too many questions.

E．Decide what kind of people you want to play with.

F．It may seem like everyone else has a friend to sit with or to talk to.

【推荐2】

If you have your own Acme Rocket Launcher, you can create and send up rockets that show off your personality and creativity.

All you need is your Acme Rocket Launcher and a few simple household materials:

★a 500ml plastic cola bottle

★scissors

★colored markers

★poster board

★glue

What to do:

Step 1 Clean the cola bottle completely and allow it to dry.

Step 2 Use markers to draw three small triangles(三角形) and one large triangle on the poster board. Cut out the triangles.

Step 3 Roll(卷起) the large triangle so that two of its sides touch and it forms a rocket’s nose cone. Glue the sides of the cone so that it holds its shape.

Step 4 Glue the nose cone to the bottom of the bottle to make the top of the rocket.

Step 5 Glue the smaller triangles to the other end of the cola bottle, around its opening. The triangles will be the tail fins.

Follow the launching instructions included with your Acme Rocket Launcher and have a blast!

1. The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A．give instructions on making a rocket	B．introduce the Acme Rocket Launcher
C．show different kinds of rockets	D．teach rocket drawing

2. What can you get from Step 4?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the text?

A．Sports News.

B．Job Wanted.

C．Do It Yourself.

D．Lost and Found.

【推荐3】Have you ever wanted to achieve a goal and ended up doing lots of research on how to achieve it? As you learned more and more.it seemed you knew less and less.That is because when you learned a new concept(概念)， you found that there was a lot more to know about it.

Usually， people think they need to get more and more information before trying a new idea There is nothing wrong with learning a lot， but when you let learning get in the way of doing， you will never get going.

One of the best ways to learn is to take action and learn from the results that you get from those actions.Don't be afraid of not being perfect and just take the first step.You will go further than those who are still in preparation.It's good to be prepared， but over-preparation in trying to reach a goal won't get you results.The knowledge and skills that you will need will be picked up along the way.

If a baby wants to learn how to walk， it doesn't do it by just sitting there and thinking about how to walk.The best way for a baby to walk is to actually get up and start walking.Sure it may fall， but with every fall， it learns what is working and what is not and adjusts ( 调整) to it.By doing this over and over， it will finally learn to walk.This is the method you should use when you want to achieve your goals as well.It works.

Learning more is great but if all you're doing is learning and not taking action， it's time to change that， Just take the first step.

1. When you leaned something new， you found there was       to know about it.

A．less

B．nothing

C．everything

D．more

2. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People need to learn a lot before trying a new idea.

B．One of the best ways to lean is to take action.

C．Learning has nothing to do with doing.

D．Over-preparation is not good for reaching a goal.

3. A baby should       when it wants to learn how to walk.

A．get up and start walking

B．sit there and think about how to walk

C．learn from its parents

D．read books about how to walk

4. We can usually read the passage in

A．a storybook

B．a newspaper

C．an advertisement

D．a guidebook

5. The purpose of the passage is

A．to tell us how to learn more

B．to tell us how to be successful

C．to talk about the importance of doing

D．to talk about the importance of learning

【推荐1】Everyone has different ways of letting their kids do housework. Here are some ideas that I think would work.

Start young. Of course, when your kids are babies, your main job is to talk to them. But at the same time, letting them see you at work might help, especially when they begin to walk.

Start from some easy housework. You can give them some easy housework to do, such as washing vegetables and taking out the rubbish. And when they do a good job, you can reward them with some candies or ice-cream.

Do the housework together. Let them help you while you’re folding clothes. They can pass you the clothes. And maybe they can fold one or two of them. When you get back home from shopping, they can help you to put away your things and help to wash the dishes after dinner.

Praise them. Remember when you ask your children to help, you should make them feel as if they’re doing a great thing by praising them. You can say something like “What a strong boy you are!”or “You’re so helpful.” It will make them feel happy. And they'll be ready to help you next time.

Tell the importance of doing chores. Discuss the importance of doing chores with kids. Most parents feel it’s their children’s job to do chores by themselves. Not only help out around the house, but also to share in tasks and responsibilities as members of the family.

1. How many ways are there to make children help with housework?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

2. When might children learn to help according to the passage?

A．When they’re babies.

B．When they’re older.

C．When they begin to walk.

D．When they begin to talk.

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

A．考察

B．对待

C．奖励

D．关爱

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．When your kids are babies, you should just talk to them.

B．Washing vegetables is a kind of easy housework for children.

C．Children can help to pass you clothes while you are folding them.

D．Words like “You’re helpful” can make children feel happy.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A．How to do chores.

B．How to say sorry.

C．How to let kids do chores.

D．How to stay young.

【推荐2】When I was in high school and college, I went to fast food restaurants pretty often. Even until today, fast food is a popular choice among students. So, what makes fast food restaurants really popular year after year?

The food is not very expensive.                1    So, it is good to get something tasty to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.

Nowadays, many fast food restaurants open till late nights.                2    Most teenagers go there also because other boys and girls are there. It is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.

    3    You can just order fries or you can also mix and match with plenty of choices, such as coke with French fries, sundae with apple pies, salad with burgers. And managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just order French fries and a cup of coke.

A fast food restaurant is a good place for some activities for teenagers.    4    You can try telling them some fast food is unhealthy, but I doubt if youngsters will listen.

    5    Some of them go to a fast restaurant every week. The food there is cheap, delicious, and served fast.

A．Many teenagers do not have much money.

B．Fast food is still popular with many of them.

C．At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want.

D．They can have group discussions of school projects, small talk and even birthday celebrations.

E．So, these places are comfortable and safe to hang out during late nights.

【推荐3】Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their life are their friends. They believe that their family don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight, and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

It’s very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend much time on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can be the right one to talk about something with. These things are difficult to say to the family.

However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents even ask their children not to meet their good friends.

1. Many teenagers think that ________ can understand them better.

A．friends

B．brother

C．sisters

2. ________ is very important to teenagers.

A．To make friends

B．To fight with brothers

C．To stop meeting friends

3. When teenagers have something difficult to say to their parents, they usually ________.

A．stay alone at home

B．fight with their parents

C．talk to their friends

4. According to the passage, which of the sentence is RIGHT?

A．Parents should choose everything they like.

B．Children should choose everything they like.

C．Parents should understand their children better.

5. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to make friends.

B．The communication is important in children’s growing up.

C．Parents should ask their children to meet their friends.

【推荐1】Do you like to eat hamburgers but not milk, fruit or vegetables? Are they healthy? Well, you need to think about these eating habits.

For breakfast, you need to eat an egg and have some milk. They can help you think well in class in the morning. Also, you can eat apples, bananas, oranges and other fruits in the morning. People say that it’s good to eat fruit in the morning. Some parents want their children to eat more fruit, too.

For lunch, it isn’t enough (足够的) to eat only vegetables and rice because the time in the afternoon is very long. Food with meat is good. So it is a good time to have _____ for lunch. It gives you much energy (能量) when you do some sports.

For dinner, it’s not good to eat much. Some people like to eat only some vegetable salad because they don’t want to be fat. You cannot sleep well if you eat too late at night. So do not eat after 8:00 p. m. In a word, eat the right food at the right time and you can be healthy.

1. When is a good time to eat fruit according to the passage?

A．In the morning.

B．At noon.

C．In the afternoon.

D．At night.

2. Which one can be put in _____?

A．fruit

B．carrots

C．chicken noodles

D．ice-cream

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．It is enough to eat only vegetables and rice for lunch.

B．An egg and some milk in the morning can help you think well.

C．Vegetables give you much energy when you do sports.

D．It is good to eat much for dinner at night.

4. What would be the best structure (结构) of this passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. Where is the passage most probably from?

A．An travel magazine.	B．A sports magazine.
C．A science report.	D．A health magazine.

【推荐2】Is there a way to quickly recall (回忆) information just before taking an exam? Walking backwards might be a solution. Scientists from the University of Roehampton in the UK said this activity can help people improve their short-term memory.

Researchers asked 114 volunteers to watch a video. After watching the video, participants were divided into three groups. One group was told to walk 10 meters forward. The second group walked 10 meters backward. The third group stood in one place. All three groups were then asked 20 questions about what they saw in the video.

The scientists found that the backward-walking group got two more answers correct on average than the other two groups.

This suggests that the link between the concepts (概念) of time and space is important in terms of (就……而言) how our minds form memories. “Time is really expressed through space.” Aleksandar Aksentijevic, who led the study, told the Daily Mail. When you walk backward, you see things from a different angle compared to walking forward. This difference helps people recall things that happened in the past.

And walking backward is not just good for the brain. It is also good for the rest of the body. Compared to walking forward, walking backward is more challenging. This can help us improve our fitness, says New Scientist. Walking backward uses more energy in a short time and burns more calories.

In addition, walking backward is less stressful for our knees. It could be helpful for people who often have pain in their knees, according to researchers from the University of Oregon in the US. Walking backward also keeps our spines (脊柱) strong, which can help to ease (缓解) pain in the lower back. This might be why many old people like walking backward.

1. What does “this activity” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Taking an exam.	B．Improving memory.
C．Walking backward.	D．Recalling information.

2. Paragraph 2 is written to ________.

A．introduce an effective way of walking

B．describe how researchers did their experiment

C．show who can answer more questions correctly

D．explain why walking backward improves memory

3. What can walking backward help us do according to New Scientist?

A．It helps people burn more calories.

B．It helps people remember information.

C．It can ease pain in people’s knees and backs.

D．It allows people to see things from a new angle.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A popular way to lose weight	B．A challenging activity to recall things
C．Benefits of walking backward	D．An activity to improve a short memory

【推荐3】In ancient（古代的）China, people have three names: their family name, given name, and courtesy name（字）.

Take the famous poet Li Bai as an example. His family name is Li, his given name is Bai, and his courtesy name is Taibai.

People use their given names when they are with their family or friends. And your elders like your grandparents and parents call your given name at home. But in the workplace, people use their courtesy names.

Men get their courtesy names when they are 20 years old. Women get their courtesy names after they get married（结婚）.

People’s courtesy names have something to do with their given names. For example, Zhuge Liang’s given name is Liang. It means “bright”. His courtesy name is Kongming. And the meaning is “very bright”.

1. The three names of ancient Chinese people are________.
（1）Family name                 （2）Middle name             （3）Given name             （4）Courtesy name

A．（1）（2）（3）	B．（1）（2）（4）
C．（1）（3）（4）	D．（2）（3）（4）

2. What is Li Bai’s courtesy name?

A．Li.

B．Bai.

C．Li Bai.

D．Taibai.

3. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to________.

A．people’s courtesy names	B．people’s given names
C．Zhuge Liang’s given name	D．Zhuge Liang’s courtesy name

4. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．parents call kids their family name at home

B．people use courtesy names at work

C．women get their courtesy names when they are 20

D．courtesy names have no relation（关系）with given names