【推荐1】A proverb（谚语） is a short, well—known saying that expresses a common truth or idea.

Proverbs are well—known around the world. They give advice about how to live. We begin with one proverb about staying healthy by eating good food. One is an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Several proverbs about birds also give advice. You may have heard this one: The early bird catches the worm. This means a person who gets up early, or acts quickly, has the best chance of success. Another famous proverb is a bird in the hand is worth（值得） two in the bush. This means you should not want something that is not guaranteed（有保证的） or you may risking losing something you have.

Another proverb warms: Do not put all your eggs in one basket. This means you should not put all of your resources together in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time. Many Americans learned this by spending all their money on stocks （股票）. Another proverb says a fool and his money are soon parted. This means someone who acts unwisely with money will lose it.

Maybe your parents told you that you should work hard and never waste time. But an old saying says that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. They believe it is not wise to spend all your time working and never having fun.

1. Which of the following about proverbs is Wrong?

A．A proverb is usually short.	B．A proverb usually tells a truth.
C．Only a few people understand proverbs.	D．Most proverbs can give people good advice.

2. Your friend only put his application form to one company when finding a job, you can say: _______.

A．A fool and his money are soon parted.	B．The early birds catches the worm.
C．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.	D．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

3. The proverbs “A fool and his money are soon parted.” tell us ________.

A．to spend our money wisely	B．to save all money at once
C．to make money quickly	D．to lose money at a time

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错，并在答题卡上将所选的对应选项涂黑。选Right涂A，选Wrong涂B。

English is spoken by about 400 million people, mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana, India and Singapore, English is used as a working language. In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign language that children learn at school. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world’s population and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English.

The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films. It is now the common language for international travel, science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet.

It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other languages, for example, “restaurant” from French, “zero” from Arabic, “piano” from Italian, and “tofu” from Chinese.

Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, together with some European languages. However, most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the next twenty or thirty years.

1. In Ghana, India and China, English is used as a working language.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

2. Now English is used by nearly one fourth of the world’s population.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

3. English spread through trade and media.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

4. English has borrowed many words from Chinese.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

5. Chinese may be the next world language in the future.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

【推荐3】American people like to say “thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It’s a very good habit.

You should say “thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.

“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them say “excuse me,” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.

Let’s learn to say “thank you” and “excuse me”.

1. You should say “thank you” when ________.

A．you say something kind to others	B．you help others
C．someone helps you	D．you need others to help you

2. You should say “excuse me” if you want to________.

A．cough

B．make some noises

C．go first

D．all of the above

3. When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “________”.

A．Thank you	B．That’s very kind of you
C．Excuse me	D．I’m sorry

【推荐1】Many social media posts (帖子) may let you believe that everyone is happy all the time, but being happy all the time is simply not possible.

As a teenager, you probably expected to get good grades in an exam or to win the most important basketball game, but it didn’t happen. Good results make you happy and bad results make you sad. But sadness itself is not bad, it can drive you to improve yourself next time.

However, when people feel sad for a long time and it starts to affect (影响) their daily lives, it’s called depression (抑郁). You don’t want to get out of bed in the morning. You don’t feel like studying or going out with your friends. I remember the same feeling when my dog Rebel died in an accident. I remember that it followed me to school, wagging (摇) its tail at the school gate. Now it was gone, and I lost all interests to do anything.

My parents told me that my expectations were unrealistic. Dogs don’t live forever. Moreover, Rebel had a good life. If I have a good life, Rebel must be happy, too.

Depression is not to show your weakness, it’s part of our character. It is not a person’s fault (过错). Just know that many famous people, like the author J. K. Rowling and the comedy actor Jim Carey, have said that they once get depressed. It’s normal for people to feel down or sad sometimes. So you should know what to do to stop depression or make yourself less depressed.

When you feel down, you must not keep yourself away from the world. Try to share your feelings with a family member, a good friend or a teacher. Whenever you feel depressed, stand up, open the window, and throw away the sadness and be happy.

1. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?

A．History.

B．Sports.

C．Health.

D．Story.

2. We can infer from the text that ________.

A．Teenagers can always get good results

B．The writer missed his dog very much after its death

C．Many social media posts can make teenagers happy

D．J. K. Rowling and Jim Carey stopped depression together

3. How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 3?

A．By listing numbers.	B．By giving an example.
C．By comparing differences.	D．By explaining the result.

4. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To tell us to better understand depression.

B．To tell us that everyone is happy all the time.

C．To tell us depression is to show our weakness.

【推荐2】For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then about 10,000 years ago, or for 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.

The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fishes. In central (中部) Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, they eat more meat. In Germany and Poland there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.

In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East people use their fingers and bread to pick up food.

Nowadays it is possible to transport (运输) food easily from one part of the world to the other. We can eat what we like, when we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the USA; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry, and people in rich countries eat too much.

1. 10,000 years ago, people ________.

A．learned to farm the land

B．cooked different kinds of food

C．couldn’t find food around them

D．transported food from one country to another

2. In central Europe, away from the sea, people eat ________.

A．more noodles

B．much fish

C．more meat

D．much rice

3. In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ________ .

A．eat with chopsticks	B．eat with knives and forks
C．use their fingers to pick up food	D．use bread to pick up food

4. ________ have many kinds of sausages.

A．Chile and Spain	B．America and Australia
C．China and Japan	D．Germany and Poland

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．What we eat depends on where we live.

B．Poor countries are still having food problems.

C．Rich countries don’t need food from other countries.

D．Nowadays we can eat what we like at any time of the year.

6. Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Ways to Find Food.	B．Food Around the World.
C．Food Choices.	D．World Food Problems

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错，并在答题卡上将所选的对应选项涂黑。选Right涂A，选Wrong涂B。

Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4th, 2022. They set up the world’s highest automatic (自动的) weather station at an altitude (海拔) 8,830 meters. The station helps Chinese scientists to directly collect data (数据) from the top of the world’s highest mountain and study the effects of climate (气候).

Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is not easy. But the data will give valuable information about the condition of local glaciers (冰川) and mountain snow. The water from the glaciers and mountain snow has been the source (源头) for over 10 main rivers in Asia and it has fed more than 2.5 billion people.

It will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon system (全球季风系统), so experts can make proper decisions about climate change and sustainable (可持续的) development.

With the efforts of Chinese government and many years’ hard work by scientists, China has become a global front-runner in fields related to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

1. Chinese researchers reached the top of Qomolangma on May 4th, 2023.

A．Right

B．Wrong

2. Chinese researchers set up the world’s highest automatic weather station.

A．Right

B．Wrong

3. Collecting and studying data from Qomolangma is easy.

A．Right

B．Wrong

4. The station will also help scientists study and understand the global monsoon system.

A．Right

B．Wrong

5. China has become a global front-runner in fields related to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

A．Right

B．Wrong

【推荐1】English people and Chinese people are different（不同的）in many ways（很多方面）. For example（例如）, English names are different from Chinese names.

Many English people have three names, a first name (a given name), a middle name and a last name (or a family name). For example, my name is James Allen Green. James is my first name. Allen is my middle name. Green is my last name. We don’t use（使用）Mr., Mrs., Ms. or Miss before（在……之前）the first names. We should（应当）use them before the family names.

But in China, people use Mr., Mrs., Ms. or Miss before their first names, because（因为）the first name is the family name. For example, my name is Lin Tao. “Lin” is my family name, and “Tao” is my given name.

1. What is a given name?

A．A first name.

B．A middle name.

C．A last name.

2. If my name is Wang Peng, which is my family name?

A．Wang.

B．Peng.

C．Wang Peng.

3. We use “Mr.” before ________ in the name “James Allen Green”.

A．James

B．Allen

C．Green

4. According to the material（材料）, which is RIGHT（对的）?

A．In English names, the first name is the family name.

B．In Chinese names, the first name is the family name.

C．In English names, the middle name is the family name.

5. What does the passage mainly（主要地）talk about?

A．Names of English people.

B．Names of Chinese people.

C．Names of English and Chinese people.

【推荐2】School Activity: the “Exercise Month”

A number of important school activities are coming up, and the biggest one is “Exercise Month”.

What is our aim?

The “Exercise Month” is organized by the Youth Sports Club. The main aim of the activity is to improve our school members’ knowledge about the importance of exercise.

What are our activities?

The “Exercise Month” will take place from 15th December to 15th January. During this month, a lot of activities will be held to show the importance of exercise.

Writing Competition. The topic of the writing competition is “Exercise and Me”. The length of the writing is 500 words for this competition.

Talk. The talk will be given on 18th December. The speaker will be Dr Chiu from Stephen’s Hospital. He will then answer our members’ questions about exercise.

Exhibition (展览). The exhibition will be held from 19th December to 3rd January in our school hall. The history of different kinds of exercise, and the winning and excellent writings from the competition will be on show.

After-school Exercise Classes. The after-school exercise classes will run from 18th December to 14th January. In these classes, experienced coaches from the local exercise clubs will train our school members after school. They will also help our school members to make practical exercise plans.

1. What’s the main purpose of the “Exercise Month”?

A．To improve our school members’ knowledge about the importance of exercise.

B．To help our school members to make practical exercise plans.

C．To practice our school members’ writing skills.

D．To answer our school members’questions about exercise.

2. The underlined word “experienced” means in the passage.

A．擅长的

B．经验丰富的

C．勇敢的

D．严厉的

3. When will the after-school exercise classes start?

A．On 15th December.	B．On 18th December.
C．On 14th January.	D．On 15th January.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The local exercise club has a long history.

B．Dr Chiu will train the members after school.

C．Some writings from the competition will be on show.

D．The coaches will answer the members’questions.

【推荐3】Have you ever been to Berlin? I paid a visit to it for five days and enjoyed a happy time. Berlin is a big city. In order to make my travel easy, I divided the city into some areas, and then traveled from area to area. It is a great place for a bike ride instead of walking around. It provides a fast and easy way to move around Berlin, and costs around 9 Euros per day to rent (租).

If you really want to enjoy walking, there is also a free walking tour. It begins at the Brandenburg Gate and lasts 3.5 hours. It took me through the center of the city, showed me all the highlights (重要的部分) and gave me some history about the city.

For me, one of the most important things is to enjoy the local delicious food. We can judge (判断) a city on how cheap it is by the food, and the food in Berlin is very cheap. Not just street food, even in the restaurants there are bargains. You can find a lot of meals for less than 5 Euros. Here is a truth for you—the lemons (柠檬) and the fresh vegetables are mouthwatering.

After this visit, I enjoy Berlin more. Though I may not ever live there, I’d happily go back and visit over and over again.

1. How can you enjoy a fast and easy way to travel around Berlin?

A．Taking a car.	B．Walking around.
C．Taking the bus.	D．Riding a bike.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “bargains”?

A．廉价品	B．贵重品
C．简陋的地方	D．高档的地方

3. What can’t you enjoy from the free walking tour?

A．All the highlights.	B．Fun of riding
C．Some history about the city	D．The center part of the city

4. What’s the passage mainly talking about?

A．What Berlin looks like.

B．Where to go in Berlin.

C．How to enjoy a happy trip in Berlin.

D．The delicious food in Berlin.