【推荐1】根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Restaurants can be seen in every city around the world. In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.

    1    You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu (菜单) on the counter (柜台), and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away.    2    

    3    You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier (收银员) as you leave.

    4    Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you can’t finish eating everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take the rest of food home. You should add (增加) fifteen per cent to the bill (账单) as a tip.

    5    , and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine there, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty per cent to it as a tip for the waiter.

A．In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table.

B．In top class restaurants, you had better order before you come

C．Fast food restaurants are very famous.

D．In a family restaurant, the waitress shows you where you can sit.

E．There’s no need to leave a tip (小费).

【推荐2】I often eat three meals a day. But in Guangdong, many people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They often have different food for breakfast, like eggs, bread and tea (茶). They have lunch at about 1:00 p.m. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about half past seven. Dinner is important (重要的). They often drink soup and they have meat or fish with vegetables. They eat some fruits, like bananas, apples and oranges, too. But not all people in Guangdong eat like that. Some of them like having a big meal at eleven thirty in the morning.

1. Many people in Guangdong have ________ meals a day.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

2. People in Guangdong have ________ for their breakfast.
① tea                 ②meat       ③ bread               ④ fish       ⑤eggs

A．①②③

B．②③④

C．③④⑤

D．①③⑤

3. When do they have lunch?

A．At about 1:00 p.m.	B．At about 11:00 a.m.
C．At about 1:30 p.m.	D．At 11:15 a.m.

4. Which is the picture of “soup”?

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. Some people have a big meal ________.

A．at 11:00 a.m.	B．at 11:30 a.m.
C．in the afternoon	D．in the evening

【推荐1】Everybody has his or her favorite movie．Do you want to know my favorite movie? Let me tell you．Kung Fu Panda is my favorite movie．Why do I like it very much? Well，there are three reasons．

First，I like pandas very much，so I like the panda called Po in the movie．He is fat，but he is very funny．
Second，I like Chinese Kung Fu very much．In this movie，many animals can do Chinese Kung Fu．
Third，the story is very wonderful．It is about how a panda becomes (成为)a real hero (英雄)．I should learn from Po and become a good boy．
What about you? What’s your favorite movie?
1. What dose the underlined word “reasons” mean in Chinese?

A．电影

B．原因

C．角色

D．场景

2. Who is Po?

A．The writer．	B．The panda in the movie．
C．The writer’s best friend．	D．The director (导演) of the movie．

3. What is the second reason?

A．The writer likes the pandas．

B．The writer likes China．

C．The writer likes Chinese Kung Fu．

D．The writer likes the story．

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．In the movie，Po becomes a hero．

B．The writer wants to be a good boy．

C．The writer is fat，but he is very funny．

D．The writer’s favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda．

5. What’s the best title (标题) for this passage?

A．Chinese Kung Fu	B．My friend，Po
C．My favorite Kung Fu	D．Why I like Kung Fu Panda

【推荐2】Communication plays a big role in our everyday life. Being polite with words can help you have better relationships with other people. It’s also just a great way to make other people feel comfortable around you. If you’re not sure where to start, don’t worry. Below you’ll find simple tips you can take to start being more polite to other people.

The most basic tips are saying “please” when asking someone for help, saying “thank you” after someone has done something for you, and saying “sorry” when you do wrong things. As the tips are known to all, there is no need to go into details. Let’s move on.

Make small talk. Instead of jumping right into a serious discussion with someone, make small talk first. Discuss their day or the food they have for lunch. Talk about the movies or shows you’re watching lately or books you’re reading. This will help break the ice.

Show your concern. Congratulate other people on their successes. When others do well, offer them your praise. If your friend is going through a hard time, try to offer a few words of comfort.

Avoid inappropriate topics. Some conversation topics can make people upset or uncomfortable, and you can risk hurting other people’s feelings if you accidentally say something inappropriate. Some topics are okay to discuss with just very close friends. Otherwise, choose your topics carefully.

Good words are never lost. Not only will your good words bring sunshine to the lives of others, but also to yours. So, remember to always be polite with your words.

1. The writer starts the passage by ________.

A．telling a story

B．making a comparison

C．giving a fact

D．giving questions

2. According to the passage, if you have a serious discussion with your friends, you’d better ________.

A．jump right into a discussion	B．make small talk first
C．show your concern	D．avoid inappropriate topic

3. The phrase “break the ice” in Paragraph 3 means “________” in Chinese.

A．打破僵局

B．溶解冰块

C．打碎冰面

D．破坏冰块

4. The structure of the passage is ________.（①＝ Paragraph1, ②＝ Paragraph2.）

A．

B．

C．

D．

5. The writer writes the passage to ________.

A．tell us how to be polite with your words	B．introduce some ways of communication
C．give us the information of good words	D．tell us how to avoid inappropriate topics

【推荐3】Laughter is the best medicine

Have you ever heard the phrase “laughter is the best medicine”? Is it true that the more we laugh the healthier we will be? Lately, many scientists have been doing research on this topic. They have found that laughing is very good for you. To start with, people who smile and laugh a lot make friends easily. Wouldn’t you rather be friends with somebody who makes you laugh than with someone who makes you cry?

Besides, if you laugh often, you decrease (减少) the chances of falling ill or getting heart disease. Laughter sends a happy signal to the brain, and it gives off chemicals that make people less stressed. That’s why watching funny movies make people happy. When you laugh, it takes the weight off your shoulders and gets rid of negative (消极的) thoughts and feelings. Stress creates lots of health problems in the body and can make you fall sick easily. Laughing also helps us breathe better, and it can have the effect of exercise on the body.

Feeling happy and being positive (积极的) are very important for the mind and body to stay healthy. What does it mean to be positive? To have good thoughts and find the best in every situation even if it is bad. For example, if your teammate makes a mistake and lets the team down in an important sports game, rather than telling him that it’s his fault and being hard on him, give your team the courage to pull together. Even if you are disappointed, being able to see mistakes as a learning opportunity and working as a team will make everyone do much better in the future.

So what should we do with this information? We should set a goal to make our family and friends smile and laugh every day. We should also try to be positive in everything we do. The more positive you are, the more positive people around you will be.

1. Why do people who laugh a lot make friends easily?

A．They seem to like people.	B．They are healthy.
C．They make people sad.	D．They never cry.

2. How do people feel when they watch funny movies?

A．Sad.

B．Excited.

C．Happy.

D．Stressed.

3. How does laughter decrease our chances of falling sick?

A．It makes us breathe more easily.

B．It sends a happy signal to the heart.

C．It helps us to lose weight without exercise.

D．It reduces stress, and stress causes illness.

4. What should you do if you are disappointed?

A．Be hard on yourself if it is your fault.

B．Look for anything good in the situation.

C．Think about what makes you feel sad.

D．You should cry and then you’ll feel better.

5. Why do we use the phrase “laughter is the best medicine”?

A．Laughter is free, and medicines are useless.

B．Laughter is very good for your mind and body.

C．All health problems will go away if you laugh.

D．If you laugh, you don’t need to take any medicine.