【推荐1】We can enjoy a two-day weekend every week. Maybe two days are too short, but we can try to plan the time well. Here are some ideas.

★Get up early.

The weekend is not only a time to sleep in. Some of us get up for lunch! That’s too bad. You can have more free time if you get up early.

★Do the homework early.

We have to spend much time on our homework. You can feel better if you do your homework early. You can do homework on Saturday morning. And then you can play well. I often do my homework on Saturday morning, so I don’t have to worry about it on Saturdays or Sundays.

★Go out for fun.

Think about what you like to do. Plan a sports activity(活动) like playing football in the park. You can also visit a museum, a zoo or a park for a long time.

1. The short passage(文章) is from ________.

A．a teacher

B．a parent

C．a doctor

D．a student

2. The underlined “sleep in” in paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A．熬夜

B．赖床

C．起早

D．早睡

3. Paragraph 3 is about ________ at the weekend.

A．the right time to get up	B．the good place for weekends
C．the outdoor activity for weekends	D．when to do homework

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

A．Get Up Early

B．Do Homework Early

C．Go Out for Fun

D．Plan a Weekend Well

【推荐2】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
Tips for Writing Better Articles
Many of us don’t spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life.     1    .
Make good word choices. When we’re not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don’t take the time to decide if they’re proper.     2    .
Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.
Rewrite. A common problem is that we don’t like to rewrite. In fact rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes.     3    , though it takes more time and more work.
Read aloud. Sometimes it’s easier to find problem with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.
    4    . Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.
    5    . But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.

A. Prepare a list B. The following tips can be helpful C. Rewriting makes our writing better D. It is not easy to become a better writer E. Good word choices are necessary for good writing

【推荐3】选出能够填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余的。

We live with many kinds of people. We want to get along well with others.     1     The following ways will make others like you.

Smile at others as often as possible.     2     When someone feels sad, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.

    3     Laughing at someone else may hurt their feelings, but laughing at yourself does not. You may even bring a smile to their faces. Laugh at yourself and you’ll be greater.

Remember a person’s name. If you can’t do this, you are getting into trouble. A person’s name is the sweetest. It makes the person different from others.     4    

Become a good listener and talker. When people are sad or angry, they want to show how they feel.     5     Then ask questions that they like to answer when they get calm (冷静). Next, help them talk about themselves. It’s a good way to help them out.

A．Laugh at yourself.

B．Learn to listen with our ears.

C．You need to listen carefully first.

D．Your smile is a sign of kindness.

E．We also want to be liked by others.

F．It makes others feel happy if you forget their names.

G．If you remember his name, your relationship will be closer.

【推荐1】Who is the best teacher in Chinese history? Many would say Confucius (孔子). He was born in 551 BC in the state (国家) of Lu. Confucius was a great thinker (思想家). He taught about 3, 000 students, and many of them became great thinkers, too.

Chinese people celebrate Confucius’ birthday every year. They read his teachings, and bow (鞠躬) to his picture. Why do people still love him after so many years? That’s because his ideas help us in our everyday lives. His most important ideas are to be kind to others, be honest, and have good manners (举止).

Confucius said that “When three men walk together, my teacher must be among them.” “Learn and practice often what you have learned, isn’t it pleasant?” “Consider the past and you shall know the future.” These ideas are always popular in Chinese. People in many other places around the world welcome them as well. They believe that his ideas will make the world a better place. We should learn from the great thinker.

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1. Who is Confucius?

A．The best doctor in Chinese history.	B．The best worker in Chinese history.
C．The best teacher in Chinese history.	D．The best player in Chinese history.

2. Why do people love Confucius so many years?

A．Because his ideas help people in everyday lives.	B．Because he was kind to others.
C．Because he taught many students.	D．Because he had good manners.

3. What does the underline sentence (划线句子) mean in Para.3?

A．学而时习之，不亦说乎。	B．温故而知新，可以为师矣。
C．学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。	D．三人行，必有我师焉。

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Life of Confucius.	B．Some Students of Confucius.
C．A Great Thinker in Chinese History.	D．The Best Teacher in China.

5. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A．Some manners of Confucius.	B．Some ideas of Confucius.
C．Some students of Confucius.	D．The birthday of Confucius.

【推荐2】Have you ever dreamed of traveling in space? For many kids, staring at the stars leads to daydreams about what it would be like to be an astronaut. Just think about how amazing it would be to set foot on the moon or another planet!

Although it sounds like it would be great fun to travel to outer space, it would be a lot of work, too. Traveling to outer space needs lots and lots of preparation.

Once you are in space, nothing can come on board the ship and nothing can go out. You must take all you need into outer space to keep yourself alive. Let’s call these things “inputs”, including food, water and oxygen. Every input creates an output. If you open a box of cookies for breakfast, what will you do with the box when it’s empty? Every piece of rubbish you create in space will remain on the ship with you. Your body will also output food and water. Since nothing can leave the spaceship, you will have to think of another way to deal with these bodily wastes.

Even breathing creates an output carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）! It’s true that plants depend on carbon dioxide in the same way humans depend on oxygen to breathe. However, plants have other input needs. If you take a banana tree with you, you will need to bring enough water to keep it alive. You must also consider another type of output rubbish in the ship after taking the fruit as snacks-the banana peel.

See how carefully you have to plan for a trip to outer space? How can you plan your actions on earth to have the least influence on the environment and your future? Not only do you have to think about all the things you’ll need, you will also have to consider the influence of those things because of the wastes they may create.

1. What do we know about the input in space?

A．It will make astronauts sleepy.	B．It only means things to eat and drink.
C．It is quite important to astronauts.	D．It can help astronauts deal with rubbish.

2. Which of the following is an “output” according to paragraph 3?

A．some cookies

B．food and water

C．your oxygen mask

D．the empty cookie box

3. What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The reason why breathing creates an output.

B．A way to plant a banana tree in space successfully.

C．The reason why plants depend on carbon dioxide.

D．A way to deal with carbon dioxide in the spaceship.

4. What can be the best title for the passage?

A．How to prepare for a trip to outer space	B．How to deal with wastes in the spaceship
C．Differences between inputs and outputs	D．Different ways to deal with wastes in space

【推荐3】Jane, a reporter, is collecting information for the local newspaper. She is interested in the following things introduced in a magazine.

	Smart Schoolbag Forget to pack the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning rush? A schoolboy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to pack. A small computer and a scanner (扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scanner. If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you.
	Weather Sweets Can you eat weather? A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets based on the weather information of a certain day. The shapes of the sweets are affected by wind speed. The colors of the sweets are decided by temperature. The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made.
	Sunrise Bed It’s hard for you to get up in the morning, isn’t it? To help you get up, a company has created a “tool”—a sunrise bed. It wakes you up gently as a sunrise does. Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. The company explains, “The gentle light tells your body that it is morning, so it stops producing a chemical that helps you sleep.”

1. What can the smart schoolbag do?

A．Help you repair computers.	B．Tell you when to pack books.
C．Teach you how to fix screens.	D．Remind you of the missing books.

2. Which of the following shows how a sunrise bed wakes you up?

A．lights on→music on→lights brighter→music louder

B．music on→music louder→lights on→lights brighter

C．lights on→lights brighter→music on→music louder

D．music on→lights on→music louder→lights brighter

3. In which section of the magazine has Jane most probably found the information?

A．Wonderful food.	B．Future schools.
C．Amazing inventions.	D．Modern furniture.