【推荐1】Many people drive their cars to school or work now. So there are lots of cars on the streets. Sometimes, it’s not easy for you to get to school or work on time (准时). Then you want to take a plane to school or work. Can your dream come true? Yes!

Four people in Germany (德国) make a new plane-Lilium Jet. It doesn’t look like a plane but an egg. Many people think it looks funny. The nice “egg” can take two people and “run” about three hundred kilometers an hour.

The Lilium Jet is not very big. So it doesn’t need an airport (机场). A small place is OK.

Some people also call the Lilium Jet “a flying car”. It’s not difficult for you to learn to drive it. You can drive it like (像) driving a car.

Maybe you can buy one in 2025 if you like it. Your trip to school or work must be great.

1. Sometimes, people can’t get to school or work on time because ______.

A．they get up late	B．there are lots of cars on the streets
C．they don’t like their schools or jobs	D．they don’t leave home early

2. Where do the four people come from?

A．England.

B．America.

C．China.

D．Germany.

3. The underlined word “place” means “______” in Chinese.

A．方法

B．地方

C．停车位

D．体积

4. It’s ______ to learn to drive the Lilium Jet.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．boring

D．free

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Lilium Jet looks like a ball.

B．The Lilium Jet is very big.

C．The Lilum Jet can “run” about three hundred kilometers an hour.

D．Many people can buy a Lilium Jet now.

【推荐2】If you go to London you will see a lot of buses and cars on the road. You’ll also see lots of bikes because more and more people travel by bike. Why?

There are a lot of reasons for this. First, it is very cheap to buy a bike. And then people have to wait for a bus for half an hour. Finally, after you get on the bus, there are so many other buses and cars on the road that the bus moves very slowly.

I traveled to work by bus for about four years. I often arrived at work late and felt tired. Then one day, about two years ago, a friend of mine said, “Let’s go to work by bike every day. Please come and join me. Let’s go to work together.” “But my bike is at home. And there are so many buses and cars on the road. I’ll feel frightened（害怕）.” I answered. “You needn’t feel afraid. If you follow me and we ride slowly, you will be fine.” he said.

The next day I bought a new bike. Although we went slowly, we arrived at work soon. It took 40 minutes to go to work by bus, but only half an hour by bike.

Now I like riding a bike to work, I ride very slowly, but I arrive at work quickly and I’ve saved a little money, and what’s more I feel healthy. Many people think my idea is good and maybe you can see more bikes on the roads in London.

1. The writer tells us ________ reasons to explain（解释） why more people ride bikes to work.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

2. The writer’s friend goes to work ________.

A．by bike

B．by car

C．by subway

D．on foot

3. What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer rides a bike quickly to work.

B．The writer has a very expensive bike at home.

C．The writer feels very relaxed after taking a bus to work.

D．The writer doesn’t want to ride his bike to work at first.

4. If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
（①＝Para. （自然段）1②＝Para. 2③＝Para. 3④＝Para. 4⑤＝Para. 5）

A．①②; ③; ④⑤	B．①; ②③; ④⑤
C．①②; ③④; ⑤	D．①; ②③④; ⑤

【推荐3】Riding bikes to school is healthy and fun. But there are usually many cars on the busy streets (街). It is not safe (安全的). In Barcelona, students have a new way to school on Friday. Five or six students are dressed in the same color and they ride to school together (一起). It’s like a “bike bus”. They think it’s safe because people can see them easily.

Now there are about 1,000 students in Barcelona taking the “bike bus” every week. The “bike bus” leaves the first stop at 8:25 every Friday morning. It’s like a school bus. There are three “stops”. The ride takes 25 minutes from the first stop to school. Some parents also join them. They ride bikes to work on Fridays. It’s like a big party.

Many families in Barcelona love the “bike bus”. The parents are happy about that because they know their children are safe. And riding bikes is good for the children’s health. The students also like riding bikes with their friends. They think the bike ride is great fun. And they can get to school early when there is a traffic jam (交通堵塞).

1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph (段落)1 refers to (指)________.

A．streets

B．people

C．students

D．cars

2. Students take the “bike bus” to school ________.

A．every day

B．every Monday

C．every Friday

D．on school days

3. What’s the best title (题目) for the passage?

A．Welcome to Barcelona

B．“Bike Bus”—a Great Way to School

C．Traffic Jam is Terrible

D．Riding Bikes Keeps Us Healthy

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．Students on the “bike bus” are dressed in the same color.

B．The “bike bus” doesn’t stop on the way to school.

C．Parents think the “bike bus” is safe and healthy.

D．Students think the bike riding is great fun.

【推荐1】Dear Rita,

I’m writing to you from London, England. I’m on holiday with George and the children, and we are having a very good time.

The weather here is warm and sunny. How’s the weather at home in Los Angeles (旧金山)?

We’re staying at the Grand Hotel (格兰顿酒店). Our rooms are very large and beautiful. Right now, I’m at the hotel watching TV and writing post cards. George and the children are at the London Zoo.

How are you? What are you doing? See you soon.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Susan

1. According to (根据) the postcard, we can learn it is from _________ to _________.

A．Susan; Rita

B．Susan; George

C．Rita; Susan

D．Rita; George

2. Susan is in London for her _________.

A．study

B．holiday

C．children

D．work

3. From the postcard we know Susan doesn’t know _________ in her home.

A．the traffic (交通)

B．the weather

C．her parents

D．their house

4. Susan thinks staying at the Grand Hotel is _________.

A．easy

B．hard

C．boring

D．nice

【推荐2】Italian Lakes and Greek Islands(12 Days)

Prices starting from S 1,999

Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the Italian Lake District and the attractive places of interest in Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the   Costa Victoria as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.

You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you' ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.

Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled Goodbye dinner---a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.

12 Days. 25 Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners

Day 1 Days 2-3 Days 4-10 Day 11 Day 12

Overnight flight to Italy Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy Costa Victoria( Costa cruises) Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy Leave for home

Please Note:

Leaving date	Price for one person
April 7	$2.099
June 2	$2,199
October 6	$2,099
November 3	$1,999

1. How is the journey planned?

A．It starts and ends in Italy.	B．It starts and ends in Greece.
C．It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.	D．It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.

2. What can be inferred from the travel plan?

A．The prices include entertainment service.

B．The prices include three meals a day.

C．The price is the highest in summer.

D．Tourists may think of a love story while visiting Santorini.

3. Bob plans to take the 12-day trip with his parents in winter, how much do they need to pay?

A．$ 5,997

B．$ 6,927

C．$ 6,297

D．$ 6,597

4. What does the underlined part "the Costa Victoria "most probably refer to?

A．A famous hotel

B．A beautiful resort

C．A comfortable ship

D．A long-distance bus

5. Where will tourists travel on their own?

A．Stresa

B．Olympia

C．Mykonos

D．Verona

【推荐3】One of the main purposes of traveling is to relax and take a break from your normal daily life. Whatever the truth is, we’re not always free to do what we like when traveling to a foreign country, and a US tourist learned that the hard way.

On Aug 12, the unnamed 4l-year-old man was beaten by a passer-by after he was seen giving Nazi salutes(纳粹礼) again and again on a street in Dresden, Germany.

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany has had strict laws to forbid the Nazi salute, as well as other symbols of Nazism.

In fact, most countries have their own taboos. If you plan to travel overseas, it's best to get familiar with these taboos before you start touring local sites. The following are some examples.

Singapore

You can get fined for a lot of things in Singapore, including feeding birds, spitting, urinating in public, smoking in public, not flushing a public toilet after you use it, and eating or drinking on buses or trains.

Japan

You're not supposed to wear your shoes in someone’s house, but you're not supposed to take your shoes off outside the house either. Instead, there's a small area inside the door called a “genkan” which is where your shoes should go. If you're still not sure where that is, pay attention to what other people do and do the same.

France

French people don't like it when you talk about money. It's OK if you say that you want to quit a job because you are paid little money, but you should never say the exact amount. Money is a “dirty” topic in France.

1. When traveling abroad, we can’t ________.

A．relax and take a break from normal daily life

B．follow what other people do and do the same

C．be always free to do whatever we like

D．tour the local sites and give salutes

2. The underlined word “taboos” means something you must________doing.

A．enjoy

B．avoid

C．finish

D．keep

3. ________is considered to be proper.

A．Eating or drinking on buses or trains in Singapore

B．Wearing your shoes in your Japanese friend’s house

C．Talking about how much money you can make in France

D．Not smoking, spitting or feeding birds in public in Singapore

4. You can read this passage in (a)n________.

A．advertisement

B．poster

C．novel

D．magazine

【推荐1】Do you know where J.K.Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books? She wrote the first books in a coffee shop. Was it because she felt more creative when working there. The answer might be yes!

Scientists from the University of Illinois found that moderate(适度的) noise can make people more creative, the New York Times reported.

Scientists did a test on students.They divided them into four groups. They then asked the students to do certain tasks including creative thinking. But each group did the task with different volumes(音量)of background noise.

They found that students did best when working under moderate noise--70 db. This is about the same volume of background noise in a cafe. Students did worse in low noise(50 db ). This is the volume of a quiet room. They did worst when in a high-noise (85 db) environment. This is the noise level in a factory.

"Noise makes people not focus on the problem, while moderate noise can make people just enough so that they think more creatively. It helps you think outside the box, " Race Mehta said, one of the lead researchers in the study.

Working in a very quiet place can help us pay attention. But it also stops us from thinking abstractly(抽象). However, the scientists said that when you need to do some things, like correcting a paper, a quiet place is better than a noisy one.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Great novels are usually written in coffee shops.

B．J.K.Rowling likes drinking coffee in a coffee.

C．Working in a coffee shop may make people more creative.

2. What's the volume of background noise in a factory?

A．50 db

B．70 db

C．85 db

3. Who did best in the test?

A．The group in low noise.

B．The group under moderate noise.

C．The group in a high-noise environment.

4. Which of the following is true about the test according to the passage?

A．At least four students took part in the test.

B．The result of the test didn’t support scientists idea.

C．Different students were supposed to do different tasks.

5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．a quiet place is better than a noisy one.

B．We'd better choose to study in noisy places.

C．Moderate noise makes people more creative.

【推荐3】Spending two or three hours playing outdoors each day can reduce the chance of becoming short-sighted(近视的), a research shows. It challenges the belief(信念) that short-sightedness is caused by computer use, watching TV or reading in weak light.
The Australian government researchers believe that the sunlight is good for people’s eyes. They compared the vision(视力) and habits of 100 seven-year-old children in Singapore and Australia. In all, 30% of the Singaporean children were short-sighted—this rate(比率) was ten times higher than Australian children.
Both groups spend a similar amount(数量) of time reading, watching television and playing computer games. However the Singaporean children spent an average (平均) of only half an hour a day outdoors — 90 minutes less than the Australian children.
Professor Ian Morgan, from the Australian Research Council’s vision Centre, said, “Humans are naturally long-sighted, but when people begin to go to school and spend little or no time outdoors, the number of short-sighted people gets larger. We’re also seeing more and more short-sighted children in cities all around the world and the main reason may be that city children spend less time outdoors
Daylight can be hundreds of times brighter than indoor light. But why does playing outside prevent us from becoming short-sighted? Scientists believe that natural light has a special chemical(化学物质) which stops the eyeball from growing out of shape and prevents people from becoming short-sighted. So be outdoors. It doesn’t matter if that time is spent having a picnic or having sports.
1. What causes short-sightedness according to the passage?

A．Watching TV.

B．Playing computer games.

C．Reading in weak light.

D．Spending little time outdoors.

2. How much time did the Australian children spend outdoors on average according to the research?

A．120 minutes.	B．90 minutes.
C．60 minutes.	D．30 minutes.

3. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?

A．What the special chemical in natural light is.

B．Why natural daylight has a special chemical.

C．Why daylight prevents people from becoming short-sighted.

D．Why daylight is hundreds of times brighter than indoor light.

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

A．When people begin to go to school they will become long-sighted.

B．Singaporean children have more knowledge of protecting their eyesight.

C．If people spend less time outdoors they will certainly become short-sighted.

D．Playing outside 2 or 3 hours a day can reduce the risk of getting short-sighted.

【推荐1】It’s that time of year again. People all over the world recently celebrated Halloween. Children dressed up in costurnes （戏剧性的服饰）and went door-to-door for candy. We call it “trick or treating” and it’s one of the most fun parts of the holiday for kids.

But some US cities have rules about who can go trick-or-treating. For example, in the cities of Meridian, Mississippi and Bishopville, South Carolina, kids above the age of 12 cannot go trick-or-treating. Why were these rules created? Something that   is   just   for   young   children.   Others   point   out   that   teenagers   lose   interest   in trick-or-treating at a certain age anyway, and would prefer to go to a party with their friends instead.

I don’t quite remember when I stopped trick-or-treating. It was probably when I was in my early to mid-teens. So I guess these laws wouldn’t have bothered（困扰）me. But then again, I’m not sure if it’s “right” to stop older kids from trick-or-treating, especially if they work hard to put together a creative costurne.

And there could be some bad effects as well. Experts say that trick-or-treating has been welcomed in the US because it helped to cut down on teenage vandalism（破坏公物）in the past. If kids are busy getting candy, they won’t have time to play any tricks.

1. According to the passage, which city doesn’t have rules about who can go trick-or-treating?

A．Mississippi

B．South Carolina

C．Bishopville

D．New York

2. In the city of Meridian, kids                              are not allowed to go trick-or-treating.

A．under 3 years old

B．over 12 years old

C．over 6 years old

D．under 8 years old

3. People support these rules for the following reasons EXCEPT that .

A．it’s silly for older teens to ask for candy door to door

B．teenagers are not interested in trick-or-treating

C．teenagers prefer to go to a party with their friends

D． Something that is just   for   young   children.

4. In the US, trick-or-treating has been welcomed because          .

A．it helped to cut down on teenage vandalism

B．it helped candy companies sell more candy

C．kids spent a lot of time thinking about tricks to play

D．kids love to get candy and wear costurnes

5. What’s the writer’s attitude（态度）towards the new law?

A．He doesn’t care about it.

B．He thinks it is right.

C．He thinks it makes people upset.

D．He is not sure whether it is right or not.

【推荐2】Many people like animals and raise one or more as pets—dogs, cat or some kinds of birds. I love dogs, too. My aunt gave me a dog on my birthday. We call it Wangwang. It is a little black dog. He is friendly and helpful. Most of the time he likes to run and play with me. Sometimes he follows my father around in the fields.
One day, my father took off his grey coat and put it on the ground under a big tree. Wangwang stood watching him. My father said, “Watch over my coat, Wangwant.” Wangwant sat down beside the coat. My father went on working. After he finished his work, he forgot all about his coat and went home. Late in the evening I didn’t see my dog. I looked everywhere for him calling, “Wangwang, Wangwang!” But Wangwang didn’t come back. Soon my father wanted something that was in his coat pocket. Then he remembered what he had done. He went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Wangwang was sitting on the coat so that nobody could take it away.
1. The writer’s favorite animal is a _____.

A．cat

B．dog

C．bird

D．pet

2. Wangwang is _____.

A．helpful and friendly	B．cute and naughty
C．naughty and friendly	D．lovely but unfriendly

3. The dog is _____.

A．grey

B．black and white

C．white

D．black

4. What did the writer’s father ask Wangwang to do under the tree?

A．To watch over the coat.	B．To walk around.
C．To follow him.	D．To play with him.

5. When the writer’s father found Wangwang, he was sitting _____.

A．under the small tree	B．on the coat
C．in the field	D．beside the coat

【推荐3】The Songkran Festival is traditional Thai New Year’s Day and is celebrated from April 13 to April 15. It is also called the “Water Festival” because people believe that water will wash away bad luck. Also, this festival is for rain because it is held in the hottest season.

In the past, on this day, people threw small drops of water on monks ( 僧 人 ) and old people to bless them. Nowadays, besides the old tradition, people also throw water on whoever walks past their houses or walks down the street. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun—even among people who usually have great disagreements. People who get wet actually do not get angry because they know that it is a tradition.

On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival. People will carrywater to the temples to soak the stone figures (石像), using brushes. They also give very good food to the monks. Chiang Mai Province, which is in the northern part of Thailand, is especially lively, and animals and birds are often set free from their cages.

Volunteers can stay in Bangkok( 曼 谷 ) for the celebrations or travel to smaller communities totake part in local activities. What’s more, people can enjoy public events, such as beauty contests and marching bands during this festival which ends on April 15. In recent years, the number of foreigners in Thailand has increased rapidly, especially during the festival.

The Water Festival gives people freshness, happiness and fun during the hottest season. No wonder the Thais like it so much.

1. Nowadays, during this festival, Thai people throw water to .
a. bless monks and old people       b. enjoy the fun of this festival
c.       solve their disagreements       d. wash away bad luck

A．a, b, c

B．a, c, d

C．a, b, d

D．b, c, d

2. In Paragraph 3&4 we can get the information about .

A．the volunteers

B．the stone figures

C．the foreigners

D．the activities

3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .

A．the number of foreigners	B．the freshness
C．the Water Festival	D．the happiness and fun

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．The traditional activities of Thai New Year.

B．The places people usually go during Thai New Year.

C．The reasons why people throw water on each other during Thai New Year.

D．The introduction to the traditional Thai festival—Songkram.