【推荐1】Last Sunday, our art club had a trip to the zoo. The zoo is far from our club. The bus ride took us about two hours to get there. The zoo is big and beautiful. There are lots of animals in it. I took many photos of the animals. Now let me show you photos.

Look at this tiger. It is eleven years old. It was sleeping when we get there. Look! The elephants are so lovely. They’re from South Africa. They’re eating food. What are the monkeys doing? Oh they’re climbing the tree. There are many apples on the tree. Look at these pandas. They are all about my favorite animals-pandas. They’re really cute and beautiful, right? Where is the photo of the giraffe? It’s under the chair. The giraffe is taking a walk. The photos are interesting. Do you like them?

1. The writer is in the ________ club.

A．English

B．art

C．swimming

D．science

2. They went to the zoo ________.

A．by bike

B．by car

C．by bus

D．by train

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

A．The art club and zoo.

B．The zoo is big and beautiful.

C．There are many animals in the zoo.

D．They had fun in the zoo and took many interesting photos of the animals.

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．They went to the zoo last Saturday.

B．The pandas are from Australia.

C．There are many pears on the tree.

D．The writer found the photo of the giraffe under the chair.

【推荐2】Popcorn Park is a very special place. Workers at the zoo care for hurt or sick（生病的）animals. At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs.
The change began in 1977 when a raccoon (浣熊) needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. So people had to allow the raccoon to live at the center. After that, people began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. So many animals were living at the center that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name.
Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn. Also workers at the zoo sell the popcorn to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as well. Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.
1. Workers at the zoo look after __________.

A．only homeless cats and dogs	B．hurt or sick animals
C．all the unwanted cats and dogs	D．young or old animals

2. Which animal was the first to live at the zoo?

A．An unwanted dog.	B．An unwanted cat.
C．A raccoon.	D．A tiger.

3. The zoo got its name because __________.

A．the popcorn at the zoo tastes best	B．workers at the zoo like to eat popcorn
C．many animals there like to eat popcorn	D．visitors can make popcorn themselves there

4. From the text we can know that __________.

A．the zoo was a very famous park in 1976

B．people look after the animals well at the zoo

C．the zoo spends much money feeding the animals

D．animals at the zoo don’t want to go back to their natural homes

【推荐3】Hippos（河马）live in Africa. Their sweat（汗水）is red. Sometimes they walk a long way to find water. In fact（事实上）hippos walk in the water. They can’t swim.
Hippos love to play in the water in the day. They liked to eat plants（植物）at night. They never eat meat. They are easy to be angry.
An adult（成年的）hippo is about 3,000 kg. He can run very fast. But he cannot run a long way. His longest tooth is about 60 cm. His open mouth is big. A child can get into it.
Crocodiles（鳄鱼）eat young hippos. But they cannot____ adult hippos.
1. Hippos can’t______ in the water.

A．run

B．swim

C．walk

D．jump

2. Hippos never eat ______ .

A．meat	B．plants
C．leaves	D．fruit

3. Two adult hippos are about ______ kg.

A．2,000	B．3,000
C．4,000	D．6,000

4. The mother hippos often go with their children because ______ .

A．the baby hippos are very naughty（顽皮的）

B．they like their children

C．crocodiles may eat baby hippos

D．they like to play games with them

5. The underlined（划线的）word “hurt” from the last paragraph means “______ ” in Chinese.

A．伤害	B．帮助
C．抚养	D．破坏

【推荐2】Do you play with your phone before bedtime? You may want to read a book instead. According to a US study, looking at screens at night can cause (导致) us to sleep poorly.

In the evening, our bodies make melatonin (褪黑素). Melatonin helps us feel sleepy and relaxed. It is an important part of our sleep cycle (周期). Our electronic screens stop that cycle from working well.

Why? Phones, computers and TVs make blue light. Blue light stops our bodies from making melatonin. Even just a little bit of blue light can have an effect. Eight minutes of blue light can keep your brain “awake” for another hour, according to the study. Even if you fall asleep, you may have lots of dreams. Your brain won’t have a good rest.

It’s even worse if you play an exciting game before bed. Games make our hearts beat faster, so we have a harder time falling asleep. Then, when we fall asleep, we don’t get enough “deep sleep”, which results in poor health.

Use these tips to get a good night’s sleep:

Have a relaxing routine every night. Take a warm shower or read a book.

Sleep in a dark, quiet room that is not too warm or too cold.

Count sheep. It’s the oldest trick, and it can actually work!

Don’t eat a big meal or have caffeine (咖啡因). Instead, drink milk.

Don’t run around or exercise three hours before bedtime.

1. What can we learn about melatonin?

A．It stops our sleep cycle from going well.	B．It makes us feel hungry and tired.
C．Too much of it makes us sleep poorly.	D．It helps us have a good sleep at night.

2. How can we get a good night’s sleep?

A．We can do some reading and take a cold shower.

B．We can run around or exercise for hours.

C．We can sleep in a quiet room with little light.

D．We can eat a big dinner with milk.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Playing games helps us go to sleep quickly.

B．Our hearts beat more slowly when we play games.

C．It’s important to feel sleepy and relaxed before sleep.

D．It’s good for us to play interesting games before bedtime.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How to carry out the study on sleep.	B．What makes people have lots of dreams.
C．Why people should have enough deep sleep.	D．How playing with phones causes poor sleep.

【推荐3】

	Grin（谷物）Rain falls between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, and the temperature rises much higher than it does in Mach. With dry soil and heavy winds, sandstorms may happen more often.
	There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Grain Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is good for the eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.
	People in northern China have the tradition to eat the vegetable toona sinensis during Grain Rain. An old Chinese saying goes “toona sinensis before the rain is as tender as silk”. The vegetable is good for the stomach.

1. What season starts when Grain Rain ends?

A．Spring.

B．Summer.

C．Fall.

D．Winter.

2. What do the people in southern China do on the day of Grain Rain?

A．They often fly a kite.	B．They often eat toona sinensis.
C．They often drink tea.	D．They often start the first voyage.

3. What is “toona sinensis” good for?

A．The eyes.

B．The head.

C．The stomach.

D．The legs.

4. We can read this article from ________.

A．a history book

B．a fiction novel

C．a guide book

D．a magazine

【推荐2】Everyone needs to work. But different people have different work hours. And work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime.

“Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get 5 weeks of paid(带薪的) vacation a year. In Germany, they get 4 to 6 weeks, and in the United States, 2 weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1. Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.

A．513

B．1,646

C．2,159

D．3,805

2. The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 2 means “________”.

A．正常的

B．额外的

C．有用的

D．少量的

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B．Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Many workers have to work long hours.

B．Many people have vacations long enough.

C．Work hours are the same around the world.

D．There are a lot of dull people in the world.