【推荐1】Dale and Alice are middle school students. They are in the same class. On Monday, they have English for one hour and a half. English is easy for Alice. On Tuesday, they have P. E. and music. P.E is Dale’s favorite subject. They also like music because it is relaxing for them. On Wednesday, they have science for one hour and computer for two hours. On Thursday, they have math and history. They think math is difficult and history is boring. They have geography and art on Friday. Their geography teacher is strict but their art teacher is great fun.

On weekends, they also have many activities. There is a book sale in the school library every Saturday morning. They can buy some useful books at very good prices. They can also sell their old books. In the afternoon, they play ping-pong. Every Sunday, they have a school trip in the park. They play with classmates and friends. After lunch, they will go home. They enjoy their each busy and happy week!

1. What do Dale and Alice think of music?

A．Relaxing.

B．Difficult.

C．Boring.

2. What subject do they have for an hour?

A．Science.

B．Computer.

C．English.

3. How many subjects do they have in a week?

A．7.

B．8.

C．9.

4. What can they do on Saturday?

A．They can play basketball.

B．They can sell old books.

C．They can go to the park.

5. When do they go home on Sunday?

A．After class.

B．After lunch.

C．After dinner.

【推荐2】Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.
However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things like chocolate, and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack (小吃). These days, there are a lot of "low -fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.
Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s. Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (无声的) and popcorn made too much noise. When movies got noisier, people could eat noisier food.
Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style.
1. Young people like to eat         at the cinema.

A．popcorn

B．chocolate

C．sweets

D．cheese

2. Americans couldn't eat popcorn in cinemas before 1930s because        .

A．popcorn at that time wasn't healthy

B．people were too poor to buy popcorn

C．other foods were more popular than popcorn

D．movies were silent and popcorn made noise

3. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The holiday's coming, pop some corn!

B．The movie's starting, pop some corn!

C．The holiday's coming, eat some snacks!

D．The movie's starting, eat some snacks!

【推荐3】根据短文判断正（T）误（F）。

Zoom was busy last weekend. He washed his clothes Saturday morning. Then he went to a park. On Saturday afternoon, he did homework and went fishing. On Sunday morning he cleaned his room, then he visited his grandparents. On Sunday afternoon, he played football and watched TV.

1. Zoom went to a garden on Saturday morning.
2. Zoom did homework and went skating.
3. Zoom cleaned his room on Sunday morning.
4. Zoom played football and watched TV on Sunday afternoon.
5. Zoom was busy last weekend.

【推荐1】There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you will say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you can do a small experiment.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
1. The idea of the second paragraph is to tell us _________.

A．a red box is heavier than a white one

B．a color has weight in one’s mind

C．white paper is lighter than red paper

D．you can know the weight of a color by holding it

2. Why does the scientist say colors has smell?

A．Because people can sense the light from colors.

B．Because we can smell the colors by our noses.

C．Because every color has its sweet smell.

D．Because every color gives off light with the same wavelength.

3. It can be known from the text that ____________.

A．colors has order in weight.

B．colors can change the weight of an object.

C．people would stay longer in a room with red windows.

D．colors can affect our mood and health.

4. The passage is probably a __________.

A．book review	B．history textbook
C．travel magazine	D．science report.

【推荐2】Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview ， I was asked ， “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US. The US colleges paid special attention to different             achievements. For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player.
This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy. However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance             Examination, as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .
When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons. However ,as I grew older , I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons , but the pressure also pushed many other activities             out of my life , like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it , I will still get to it in the future .
No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities             are needed for success, not just the high grade .
Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ” However, gaokao pays too attention to a person' s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun.
As high school students, we can not change the present situation of education , but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities             in different people .
1. The US colleges pay special attention to ________.

A．students ' family background .

B．the different achievements

C．students ' ideas about way of life .

D．the school a student is from .

2. When at high school, the writer ________.

A．had a lot of activities .

B．did not work hard at her lessons .

C．did well in gaokao

D．had no time to play the guitar .

3. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My school life abroad.

B．Different exams in the US.

C．My view on gaokao

D．The importance of school grades

【推荐3】One early morning, I woke up by a cell call. It was from a taxi driver. He told me he had my friend’s cell phone.

My friend, Michael, left it in the taxi the night before. The driver called others, but I was the first one to answer his call.

It was a rainy morning. For taxi drivers in this big city, it’s a fantastic time to make money. He asked me where he could drop the cell phone off. I told him the street where I lived. Then I quickly jumped out of bed and got dressed, so I could meet him at the corner.

When he arrived, I thanked him. And I was so happy for my friend, he moved to this country a few weeks ago - and I could only imagine (设想) how important his cell phone was to him!

I asked the taxi driver for his name, so my friend could thank him. He said my thanks were all that he needed. Then he drove off.

I e-mailed my friend telling him I had his phone. In the evening, he came to my home and I told him how I received (收到) it.

My friend was very excited to get back his cell phone. He said he would help others as possible as he could.

1. The writer met the taxi driver __________.

A．in his home

B．in his office

C．in Michael’s home

D．at the corner of the street

2. From the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs (段落), we can learn that __________.

A．the writer went to the driver’s home to get the cell phone

B．taxi drivers can’t make a lot of money on rainy mornings

C．the taxi driver called Michael’s other friends before he called the writer

D．the taxi driver called the writer because he left his cell phone in the taxi

3. What was the right order (顺序) of these things?
a. Michael came to the writer’s home.     b. The driver returned the cell phone.
c. The writer e-mailed Michael.     d. Michael moved to the writer’s city.

A．d - b - c - a

B．c - d - a - b

C．b - a - d - c

D．b - c - a - d

4. Which of the following is right?

A．The writer’s cell phone was left in the taxi.	B．Michael came to the city some weeks ago.
C．The story happened on a sunny early morning.	D．The writer gave Michael his cell phone by mail.