【推荐1】Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.

Eating Out

There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonald’s every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.   

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people.   

Public Transport

In New York, there’s a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, 5th Avenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!   

Places to See

Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty... And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.   

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax on everything you buy in New York.

1. “The Plaza” here is the name of ________.

A．a restaurant

B．a hotel

C．an airport

D．a shop

2. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A．$10.8.

B．$10.08.

C．$18.

D．$10.

3. When you visit New York, you should ________ .

A．eat at McDonald’s every day	B．take a taxi whenever you go out
C．stay at the best hotel	D．climb the Statue of Liberty

4. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B．New York is not a good place for shopping, for things are expensive

C．people must travel by public transport in New York

D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

【推荐2】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， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

It is well-known that Australia is a country rich in natural beauties. In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special.    1     In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. It’s about 123 kilometers long and 22 kilometers wide.

    2    . Fraser Island is a quiet tourist island. It has no towns and few public facilities(设施). Tourists can take a ferry(渡船) to the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the tourist center. Visitors arrive and leave from here. There they can take a taxi or a bus.

On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes too.     3    

Every year, visitors come to enjoy the natural beauty of this Island. People like camping and hiking there.     4     Animals are killed for food and this has made some of them in danger of dying out. They throw rubbish here and there, and the lakes are seriously polluted.

    5     Rules have been set up. For example, visitors are not allowed to use motorboats or go fishing in the lakes, and they mustn’t leave any rubbish.

A．The island is completely made of sand.

B．However, there is no airport on the island.

C．Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished.

D．Unluckily, visitors have caused many problems.

E．Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forest.

F．So it is time to protect the environment of the island.

【推荐3】Welcome to Sunshine Hotel, New York! We have all kinds of facilities (设施) to make your stay comfortable. We also offer breakfast for some kinds of rooms. If you want to explore (探索) around the hotel, there are many interesting places nearby. Here is more information about our hotel.

Rooms	Prices	Breakfast
One single bed	$35	No
One double bed	$50	Yes
Two single beds	$70	Yes
Two double beds	$100	Yes
Hotel facilities Lift, gym, car park, meeting rooms, spa rooms, snack bars, restaurants, swimming pools.
Room facilities Free WiFi, towels, bathrobes (浴袍), TV, air conditioner (空调), free newspaper, tea maker, phone, free bottled water.
Nearby places to go Statue of Liberty, Museum of Art, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, shopping centers, supermarkets, theaters.
Notes (1) Breakfast is offered each morning between 7 a. m. and 11 a. m. (2) Car park costs $1 every hour and $10 every day. You can bring pets into your room but you need to pay $50 more every day.

1. If Mr. White needs a room with two single beds for two nights, he may need to pay ________.

A．$70

B．$100

C．$140

D．$200

2. We can ________ in the rooms of Sunshine Hotel.

A．enjoy free juice

B．taste free fruit

C．get free snacks

D．read free newspapers

3. What can we know from the material?

A．All kinds of rooms offer breakfast.	B．Breakfast is not offered after 11 a. m.
C．Guests need to pay $24 for parking a day.	D．Pets are not allowed in Sunshine Hotel.

4. What’s the main purpose of this material?

A．To introduce New York.	B．To introduce places of interest.
C．To introduce a hotel.	D．To introduce helpful facilities.

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Johnson is an eight-year-old boy and he is a good boy. He likes asking questions and answering questions at school.

Also, Johnson does well in all his lessons. He loves school and he is always active(活跃) in class. There’s an interesting thing. Every time the teacher asks a question, Johnson always puts up his hand quickly, and wants the teacher to ask him to answer. Sometimes his answer is wrong, but the teacher never gets angry and always smiles(微笑), the teacher always says, “Good, Johnson. But is there a better answer to my question?”

One day, the teacher asks the boys and girls a question. “Swallows(燕子) fly to the south before winter is coming.” he says. “But why don’t cats and dogs do the same?”

Johnson lifts(举) his hand again.

“Yes, Johnson?” says the teacher happily.

Johnson stands up and says, “Because they have no wings(翅膀).”

1. What does Johnson always do when the teacher asks questions?

A．He puts up his hand quickly.	B．He writes down the answers.
C．He always gives a good answer.	D．He doesn’t lift his hands.

2. What do swallows do before winter is coming?

A．They fly to the north.	B．They fly to the south.
C．They fly with cats and dogs.	D．They grow new wings.

3. Why don’t cats and dogs fly to the south according to Johnson?

A．Because they want to fly to the north.

B．Because they don’t like to fly to the south.

C．Because they don’t have wings.

D．Because they want to fly with swallows.

4. From the story, we can know that _________

A．Johnson’s answers are always right.	B．Johnson has rich imagination(想象力).
C．Johnson’s teacher is always angry with him.	D．Cats and dogs don’t like the south.

【推荐2】It wasn’t a very good week. On Tuesday, Sam’s father lost his job. Then on Wednesday, Sam’s mother said that the house rent (租金) was going up. On Friday, Rosa asked Sam to go to her birthday party, but he wasn’t happy. He had only one dollar and that wasn’t enough to buy a gift. He knew he couldn’t ask Mom or Dad for any money — not this week!

“Well,” Sam thought, “I don’t have time to worry about this. I have a report (报告) to write and I need to go to the library.”

In the library, Sam found there was a book sale. A book got his attention. It was a cookbook (食谱) of Chinese food. With his last dollar, he bought the book. He thought Rosa might like because he often saw Chinese food in her lunch box.

The party on Saturday was a lot of fun. Rosa opened (打开) all the gifts and thanked everyone. When he opened Sam’s gift, she paused(停顿) and didn’t say anything. Sam wondered if she liked the book. When Sam got home, he got an e-mail from Rosa.

Dear Sam,

Your gift was the nicest. How did you know I would like a cookbook of Chinese food? My grandma is from China. With the cookbook, I can make Chinese food for her. Thank you so much.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Love                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Rosa

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. What does the underlined word “attention” probably mean in Chinese?

A．宣传

B．赞扬

C．关注

2. What do we know about Rosa from the thank-you e-mail?

A．She is from China.

B．She liked Sam’s gift.

C．She is good at cooking.

3. What does the story tell us?

A．Every dollar is important.

B．Second-hand things are useful.

C．The gift coming from the heart is the best.

【推荐3】Yesterday, I read a report on fruit-picking robots. As I heard about the pricey robotic arms of these machines, I was filled with something like sadness. Our children and grandchildren, I’m afraid, will not be able to understand how our food is grown. Nor will they be able to experience the fun of fruit-picking.

I once spent a few weeks on a farm in New Zealand. There, I met about 50 apple-pickers from Vanuatu. At night, we listened to pop music and washed our clothes as they told me about their experiences of picking pineapples and peaches. Life on the farm was hard. The rooms were small and dark. There was nothing in them but a kettle(水壶) and a shower. However, the trip left me with many fond memories.

When my son was little, I used to cycle him half an hour out of town to a farm every few weeks. There, we could pick strawberries. He loved it. He was excited about the smell of the plants, the feel of the soil and the art of guessing which piece of fruit had the potential to be the most delicious. And he saw where our fruit came from. I wanted him to understand the effort and energy during the process of producing food.

Doorstep deliveries and washed and sliced(切好的) salad vegetables have already started to destroy our understanding of how our food is grown and what it looks like. Robotic fruit-pickers, I fear, will be just another step in this direction. I’m afraid that we are making the whole act of eating a hands-off experience. Where is, then, the fun of it?

1. What is the report in Paragraph 1 about?

A．Robots used to pick fruit.	B．The fun of growing food.
C．The cost of making robots.	D．Children working on a farm.

2. How did the writer feel about the trip in New Zealand?

A．Terrible.

B．Unforgettable.

C．Regretful.

D．Disappointed.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Cutting fruit.	B．Smelling the soil.
C．Cycling in the town.	D．Picking strawberries.

4. What is the structure of the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．