【推荐1】What can you make with pieces of paper? Chen Yiyan, a 14-year-old boy, has origami (折纸) talent at Hangzhou Foreign Language School, Zhejiang.     1     But he wasn’t born with this talent.

When Chen was a fourth-grader, he found his brother’s paper-folding book.     2     Following the 50 steps shown in the book, he made his first work, a paper peacock, within two hours. Since then, he has read many books about origami and practices in his spare time. So far, his “fantasy world” has many members, such as monsters and robots. And he made his favorite work last year.     3    

Chen used to fold ( 折叠) paper himself until he met Chen Changnan, an eighth-grader at his school, who also loves origami. They set up a paper-folding club last year. With support from school, they host a paper-folding class every Wednesday afternoon. The club soon attracted people. Now it has more than 20 members.     4     On February 14th, the club also held a speech for the kids in Wenzhou Children’s Library.

“It’s really exciting to develop my hobby and share it with others at the same time,” said Chen. “    5     ”

A．It’s a paper dragon that involved (包含) almost 2,000 steps.

B．They show their works and teach students how to fold.

C．He has folded a “kingdom” with his hands.

D．It got him interested in origami.

E．He likes origami very much.

F．There are more and more people like it.

G．I hope more and more people get to know origami and love this art.

【推荐2】

Have you ever thought how important T-shirts are in your life? I don’t mean expensive designer T-shirts. After all, just because you spend a lot of money on a shirt doesn’t mean that it looks good. I’m talking about the T-shirts that say something about you, like where you’ve been, what you like, or what you think. Those are often the T-shirts that we feel the most comfortable in and that we wear again and again. I’m going to tell you about two T-shirts that I really, really love and explain why. I’ve been to London twice. The first time I went I saw this shirt in a souvenir shop and my dad bought it for me. I really loved the design and the colors. And it reminds me of something funny that happened. One day we were travelling around the center of London. We almost got lost, but we found our way—thanks to the picture on this T-shirt! Sometimes I’ve bought clothes that I’ve never worn or that I’ve only worn once or twice. But I’ve worn(and washed)this T-shirt hundreds of times. I love music and I love Adele. I haven’t seen many of my favorite artists live, but I bought this when I went to Adele’s concert two years ago. It was a great concert and this is a great souvenir. And white T-shirts go with anything, not just jeans! So, those are just two of my favorite T-shirts that tell a story. What about yours?

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Nuria Gil, Spain I’ve never been to China and I don’t know any Chinese, but one of my favorite T-shirts has the Chinese characters on it. One of the reasons that I like it is because I love the bright colors of the characters. And it has sentimental(情感)value. Last year, my brother studied in Beijing and he gave me this when he came home.

1. What did Sara’s T-shirt help her family do in London?

A．Find a souvenir shop.	B．Know where they were.
C．Take a short way.	D．Remember who they were.

2. Why is the other T-shirt so important to Sara?

A．It has been worn twice.	B．It washes well.
C．It’s bought at Adele’s concert.	D．It goes with jeans.

3. What does Nuria think of her T-shirt?

A．It is old.

B．It is simple.

C．It is expensive.

D．It is valuable.

【推荐3】Alysaa Carson is a 17-year-old girl. She dreams of going to Mars. She was first interested in becoming an astronaut at the age of three. At that time, she was watching a cartoon called The Backyardigans. The characters in the cartoon went to Mars many times for different tasks. She also wanted to be one of them.

After knowing the serious pollution and the large population on Earth. Alyssa thinks people may look for another planet to live on in the future. She thinks humans may choose to live on Mars in the future. That’s because it’s a planet similar to the earth in some aspects (方面). What’s more, people will be able to use the technologies to get there at that time. Alyssa dreams of going to Mars and working in the field of astrobiology (天体生物学).

Her father believes that parents should help children achieve their dreams. He thinks that it doesn’t matter if the dreams change a lot or how crazy they are. And he doesn’t think it’s too young to get a pilot’s license (执照) for a 17-year-old girl. Perhaps it’s very dangerous for his daughter to go to Mars. But he believes that she can achieve her dream one day. What he can do is to let his daughter work hard for her dream.

1. What does the underlined word “them” refer to?

A．Alyssa’s family.

B．Alyssa’s classmates.

C．The characters in the cartoon.

2. Why does Alyssa think people should go to Mars?

A．Because people can live a happier life there.

B．Because mars has something in common with the earth.

C．Because it’s a planet with many new lives.

3. What can we learn about Alyssa Carson’s father?

A．He respects his daughter’s dream.

B．He used to be a pilot when he was young.

C．He works in the field of astrobiology now.

4. Which one is TRUE according to the text?

A．It’s easy for a 17-year-old girl to get a pilot’s license.

B．Alyssa’s dream of going to Mars lasts for a long time.

C．We can ask parents for help when we meet trouble.

5. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Interest is the best teacher for every child.

B．It’s never too late for people to learn something new.

C．Parents should work hard for their children’s dreams.

【推荐1】Do you want to take up reading as a hobby? Are all your friends book-lovers and do you feel left out (被忽视)? The following will help you to make reading as a hobby.

Save some free time. To enjoy reading, you need to be free. Don’t read through the pages as quickly as you can. Finish all your chores and homework. In this way, you will not worry yourself about doing something when you are reading.

Get comfortable. Before beginning to read, make yourself comfortable. You could snuggle up in your warm bed, sit down in a comfortable sofa or even sit on the floor if you feel comfortable there. If it is a nice day, you could go to the park and read there.

Choose your book. The book you choose is the most important. Don’t choose a poetry (诗歌) if you like action, adventure (探险) or mystery (神秘) stories.

Start reading! If you choose your book, you can start to read. You can read as long as you like, but be sure to take breaks or your eyes will get tired.

Keep your hobby. Don’t stop with just a few books! There are so many great books. You can read whatever you like, as long as it is good for you.

1. The writer gives us ________ ways to get comfortable when starting to read.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. The underlined phrase “snuggle up” means “________” in Chinese,

A．依偎

B．站在

C．坐着

D．掀起

3. What should you do before beginning to read?
①Get some free time. ②Choose a book you like. ③Find a comfortable place. ④Keep your hobby.

A．①②④

B．①②③

C．②③④

D．①③④

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

A．If you don’t like reading books, you will feel lonely.

B．When you start to read, you should read as quickly as you can.

C．You should read the book as long as you can without relaxing.

D．Finishing all your homework before reading is a good way to help you read.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to choose activities as a hobby.	B．How to develop your reading interest.
C．How to spend your free time.	D．How to find good books.

【推荐2】①In a modern world where time is money, how have our reading habits been influenced? Are we reading more quickly or do we prefer to read short passages? The answer perhaps lies in the kind of text you’re reading.

②When we’re reading online, we read quickly to search what we want. Does this mean that as readers we now have far less patience than we used to? Not necessarily. Much of this activity is actually skimming or scanning to check whether something is useful or interesting and whether we want to read on. We’ll slow down and take a bit longer to properly read the text if the headline catches our eyes.

③For those writing for an online environment, this means finding more useful ways of catching the readers’ eyes. For example, putting the key information at the very beginning makes it more likely that the time-poor website visitors will find what they want.

④But what about when we’re reading literature (文学), are the rules still the same? The average reader works their way through a piece of an article at no more than about 250-300 words per minute, which is generally a page of text. If you try to read through a novel more quickly, then you start to lose a lot of what makes literature such a pleasure. When we read for pleasure, we are much less focused on picking out useful information or key words. Instead, the language itself is as important as the information mentioned. The longer you spend reading a passage, the more vivid (生动) a picture you create in your mind.

⑤Sometimes an escape (逃离) from the fast-moving Internet Age is just what we need, so maybe it’s time to slow down and lose yourself in a good book.

1. Why do people read quickly online according to the text?

A．Because people are becoming less patient than they used to.

B．Because people think the passages on the Internet are boring.

C．Because they need to save time to search what they want.

D．Because people want to decide whether to read on quickly.

2. How does the writer organize Paragraph 3?

A．By asking questions.

B．By giving an example.

C．By listing numbers.

D．By showing facts.

3. What would the writer most probably like to do?

A．Draw some pictures on the book.	B．Enjoy himself while reading slowly.
C．Write an article of 250-300 words.	D．Read through a novel very quickly.

4. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐1】Here are the activities in Jane's school in September and October.

Activity 1: the volleyball game Time: September 25th Place: the playground People: all the students in Class Two	Activity 2: the English party Time: October 10th Place: the school hall（礼堂） People: all the students
Activity 3: Miss Li's birthday party Time: October 16th Place: Classroom 7B People: her friends and her students	Activity 4: the school show Time October 18th Place: the gym（体育馆） People: all music lovers
Activity 5: the book sale Time: October 29th Place: the school library People: all the students

1. Who can go to the school show?

A．All the students in Jane's school.	B．Miss Li's friends.
C．All music lovers.	D．All the students in Class Two.

2. Where is the English party?

A．In the school library.

B．In the gym.

C．On the playground.

D．In the school hall.

3. Which is RIGHT?

A．The volleyball game is in the gym.

B．Only Miss Li's friends can go to her birthday party.

C．The book sale is in the school library.

D．There are five activities in October.

【推荐2】阅读下面材料，为1—5段文字选出合适的标题。
1. Look! Our classroom is tidy. The clock is on the wall. There is a bookcase and many books in it. On the students’ desk, there are pencil boxes and rulers. Our schoolbags are under our chairs.There is a dictionary on the teacher’s desk. It’s Miss Green’s.
2. I have a big family. Here is a photo of my family. These are my grandparents. The tall man is my father. This is my mother. The two boys are my brothers, Alan and Frank. Who’s the little girl? It’s me!
3. I lost my school ID card. I must find it. Call me at 495-3539. Thanks.
4. Jenny Green is my good friend. Her first name is Jenny and her last name is Green. She is from England. She is 13 years old. She likes singing.
5. There are four seasons in a year. It’s warm in spring. It’s hot in summer. It’s cool in autumn. It’s cold in winter.

A．My Friend

B．My Classroom

C．Lost

D．Seasons

E．A Photo of My Family