【推荐1】Children’s Games in Ancient China

During ancient times, children didn’t have much to enjoy themselves. However, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China, and it was often played in winter to keep warm.

Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child’s eyes while other kids run around to tease(戏弄) him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.

Watching shadow plays(皮影戏)

The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets(木偶) behind the screen and tell stories to the music.

1. According to the text, the game of kicking a stone ball was ________.

A．played in summer	B．like flying kites
C．invented in Beijing	D．popular in North China

2. How is hide-and-seek usually played?

A．One plays and others watch.	B．Others laugh and one must cry.
C．Others hide and one tries to find.	D．One runs and others try to catch.

3. What does the underlined word “feature”mean in the text?

A．特征

B．地貌

C．五官

D．特写

【推荐2】Playing computer games is a lot of fun. It is very popular with children. They love to play them in their free time. Here are some important things for you to remember when you play computer games.

First, don't spend too much time playing computer games. It is bad for your eyes. Taking a break(休息) after playing for 40 minutes is good for you.

Second, you need to learn English well. Many computer games show only in English. If your English is very poor(差), you can't know more about it.

Third, don't leave your personal information (个人信息) on the Internet. Some bad guys may use it to hurt you.

Follow these tips, and you can be a happy computer game player.

1. From the passage, we can know many ________ like playing computer games.

A．children

B．Parents

C．old people

D．boys

2. We should take a break ________when we play computer games.

A．every 20 minutes

B．every half an hour

C．every 40 minutes

D．every two hours

3. How can we know more about computers?

A．By learning English well.	B．By playing computer games with more friends.
C．By playing computer games all the time.	D．By asking teachers for help.

4. We should not leave our personal information on the Internet because________.

A．someone may know us well	B．the information may be lost
C．someone may ask us to do bad things	D．the information may be used by bad people

5. How many tips does the writer give us?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【推荐3】Travel study is a new way to spend your holiday. Do you hear about it?

When you have a travel study, you can go to the Big Ben, Sydney Opera House, the Statue of Liberty and so many other places. During the travel study, you may go travelling by yourself or with your family or your friends.

When you travel, you are in a different culture every day. You will be served with different new food and make new friends. You read all these from books in the past, but now it’s real and you are part of it. Besides, you may learn other cultures(文化) from your new friends because they are from different countries.

Maybe you have foreign teachers in your school to teach you English. But he or she will not keep speaking English with you all the time, right? During the travel study, you have to speak it every day and almost everywhere because you are in an English-speaking country.

It also gives you a chance to live alone. That will teach you how to live. “What should I do if I lose my way in a foreign country?” “How can I buy what I want with my poor English?” You have to be clever enough and find answers for yourself!

In conclusion(总之), you can get a lot from the travel study.

1. What does a “travel study” really mean?

A．Spending most of the time travelling.	B．Making new friends while travelling.
C．Enjoying visiting exciting places.	D．Learning much while travelling.

2. Why might you improve your English during the travel study according to the passage?

A．Because your good friends speak English every day.

B．Because foreign teachers always help you speak English.

C．Because you have to speak English every day.

D．Because you can improve your English by learning other cultures.

3. What does the underlined word “served” mean?

A．given

B．taught

C．brought

D．made

4. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．Most students go alone when they have a travel study.

B．You are sure to get lost often when you have a travel study.

C．In a travel study, you may experience(体验)something different.

D．The main purpose(目的)of a travel study is to taste food and meet friends.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Many of us look forward to a travel study.

B．A travel study can help us in many ways.

C．It’s not easy for us to have a travel study.

D．People have different ideas about a travel study.

【推荐1】Hi! I’m Jeannie and I’m 13. I am a middle school student. At school we always wear a uniform (穿校服). Girls wear white T-shirts, blue skirts and red sweaters. Boys wear white T-shirts and blue trousers. Their sweaters are red, too. All of our shoes are black.

I don’t like my school uniform. After school my first thing to do is to take off (脱下) my uniform. I don’t like skirts! I always play sports after school with my friends, and skirts are not good for sports. I like wearing trousers, shorts, T-shirts, jackets and sports shoes. I like baseball caps, too.

I don’t wear skirts out of school. My mom asks me to wear skirts. She thinks girls look beautiful (美丽的) only in skirts. But I don’t think so. Girls can be beautiful in T-shirts and trousers.

1. What does Jeannie wear at school?

A．A white T-shirt, a blue skirt and a red sweater.

B．A white T-shirt, blue trousers and a red jacket.

C．A blue T-shirt, a white skirt and a black jacket.

D．A blue T-shirt, white trousers and a black sweater.

2. What does Jeannie always do after school?

A．She watches TV.	B．She plays sports.
C．She goes to the library.	D．She plays computer games.

3. Who thinks Jeannie should wear skirts to be beautiful?

A．Her classmates.

B．Her teacher.

C．Her mother.

D．Her father.

4. According to the passage（通过这篇文章）, which is right?

A．Jeannie is a middle school student, and she is 12.

B．At school, girls wear white T-shirts and blue trousers.

C．Jeannie is a nice girl, and she likes the school uniform.

D．Jeannie thinks girls can be beautiful in T-shirts and trousers.