【推荐1】When I’m free, I always take out a book and read quietly. Good books can make me know what I didn’t know before. I’ll never forget this famous saying: Good books are the best friends who never turn their backs on us.     1    

Some people say that reading is out of date.     2     Reading is a good hobby for many reasons.

    3     We can always keep ourselves happy if we like reading. We will never feel bored or lonely if we read a book.

Next, we can read a book anywhere — in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All we need is a book!

Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If we keep reading as a hobby, we will be better at it.     4     As our reading skills are improved, we will probably find our school work becomes much better.

    5     They always have more things to write about.

Reading is a good hobby. Why not start reading right now?

A．That is not true.

B．First, reading is fun.

C．Good readers may become good writers, too.

D．So I think of a good book as my best friend.

E．And we will find it easier to understand what we read.

【推荐3】阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

When I was young, I really loved reading paper books. With the development of technology, e-books have become very popular. As for me, I enjoy both for several good reasons.

E-readers are easier to carry around. Is it hard for you to choose what books to bring before going on a vacation? What if (如果……该怎么办) you finish those before your vacation is over? Or what if you get bored with them and want to read something else?     1    

E-books are less expensive. You can find quite a few e-books for free on the Internet. And some of them cost a little. The price usually gets lower (更低的) as time goes on. So e-books are popular with students these days.

E-books are more effective (有效的) than paper books.     2     They are a good choice for people who might have a hard time reading or people with poor eyesight. E-books help them read more effectively.

    3     A study shows that readers are more likely to look through e-books than paper books. It leads to less understanding of the content (内容). Paper books allow readers to read slowly and deeply. That will give readers more chances to think over and understand more.

Paper books help with readers’ sleep. Studies also show the light from e-readers causes sleeping problems     4     Paper books don’t have such problems and they can even help with your sleep.

A．Paper books help with readers’ schoolwork.

B．Paper books help with readers’ understanding.

C．With an e-reader, you never have to worry about these kinds of problems.

D．The bright screens of e-readers can make it hard for people to fall asleep.

E．E-books can show the words in different sizes and e-readers can even read them out to us.

【推荐1】Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.

Next, you can read a book anywhere in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!

Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.

Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.

Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.

Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

1. Reading can always keep yourself ________.

A．bored

B．happy

C．tired

D．upset

2. You can read a book ________.

A．anywhere	B．only on a plane
C．when you are driving a car	D．when you have lunch

3. You can read faster ________.

A．after you read a book	B．if you are student
C．if you are not interested in it	D．if you read as a hobby

4. It is ________ that reading is out of date.

A．true

B．not true

C．sure

D．certain

5. What does the passage tell us?

A．Reading is a good hobby.	B．You can read on computers.
C．Good readers must be good writers.	D．Reading is fun.

【推荐2】

As we all know, there are five senses: hearing, smell, sight, taste and touch. Now, however, a scientist has shown that we have a sixth sense: the ability to know when someone is watching us.

Many people have noticed this feeling. For example, you are sitting in a cinema, and you feel that someone is watching you. You look around quickly, and find that you are right. A friend, at the back of the cinema, is staring at you.

Until now, no one has been able to prove (证明) scientifically that people really do have this ability. But recently a scientist called Dr. Rupert Sheldrake has announced the results of some new experiments.

The experiments work in this way.

Imagine two girls, Emma and Claire. Emma sits on a chair and wears a blindfold (眼罩) over her eyes, so she cannot see. Claire sits a few meters behind Emma. A teacher blows a whistle (口哨). Then in random (随机的 ) order, Claire either looks at Emma, or she looks in a different direction. Emma must say whether Claire is looking at her or not. The experiment is repeated 20 times.

Dr. Sheldrake repeated this simple experiment with hundreds of children. The results were that the person who was wearing the blindfold, like Emma, could often feel that the other person was watching him or her. Generally, the children know about 60% of the time they were being watched.

Some scientists say they do not agree that there is a sixth sense. They say it is impossible to feel something in this way. But Dr. Sheldrake says that the results are correct in every detail. “These experiments were carried out by different people in different countries,” he said, “and yet they all showed almost the same results.”

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. The sixth sense is the ability to know that you are watching someone.
2. People have already proved scientifically that they really have the ability to know when someone is watching them before Dr. Sheldrake.
3. Dr. Sheldrake repeated the experiment with thousands of children.
4. Some children who were being watched often felt that someone was watching them.
5. All scientists agree with Dr. Sheldrake’s ideas.

【推荐3】Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.

◆Learn to do small things

You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).

◆Divide(划分) housework among the family

In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members (成员) will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.

◆Make it fun

Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very funny if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.

1. You can start by learning to do some small things EXCEPT(除了……外) ______.

A．doing the dishes	B．sweeping the floor
C．making the bed	D．washing the clothes

2. How many ways can we try to do the housework according to the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

3. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s about some boring chores we have to do.

B．It’s about how to do the housework more easily.

C．It’s about how to divide housework into parts.

D．It’s about how to find the joy of our life.