【推荐3】配对阅读。左栏是对五个人想看的电视节目的描述，右栏是七个相应的电视频道，请为左栏的每个人选择最合适的电视频道，并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。

1     John is a football fan. He likes playing football with his friends after school. When he gets home, he likes to know more about football from TV.     2     May is five years old. She likes the stories her mother told her. She also enjoys the cartoons and comedies on show from TV.     3     Anna is a middle school student. But she often sees films in the cinema with her friends. It costs her a lot of money. Now she likes to enjoy them on TV.     4     Grandpa Lu reads newspapers to learn the latest news every day. He finds it interesting. But he can’t see many pictures about the news. He wants to know the details from TV.     5     Rose is a university student. She is majoring (主修) in music and dance. She’d like to know the latest songs and dances around the world from TV.

A. In this channel, you can enjoy the latest news with pictures or videos that happened around the world. You don’t need to read the newspapers. We will give you a full report. B. Do you want to know whether your stocks (股票) are going up or going down? We will report the information you want every 30 minutes. Just keep an eye on it. C. Are you interested in music? If your answer is “yes”, this is the channel for you. We will provide you with the latest songs and dances around the world. D. Cartoons and comedies are on show in this channel. So it’s the children’s favorite. Welcome to join us to enjoy the famous cartoons made by Disney and some other companies. E. Sports are the main programs in our channel. You can watch basketball, football or some other sports here. And we will also teach you to learn some sports skills. F. Maybe most people like this channel. We will offer you many new movies every three hours. You can see them without ads. G. This channel will tell you some news about traveling. You can know more about the travel agency and the routes you are going to take. We will also give you the price to the hot spots.

【推荐2】阅读短文，并从文后的六个选项中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
Dear Laura,

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my student exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason because my host family is really nice.     1     The grandmother has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really kind. She always talks to me in French to help me practice. And you wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has improved!     2     Though I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t worry me as it used to.

My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are different from the way they are at home.     3     You’re supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. You shouldn’t eat anything with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork.     4     If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “That was delicious.” Also you’re not supposed to put your elbows on the table. I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I’m gradually getting used to it.     5    

Dear Laura, I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope you’re having a good school year.

Yours,

Lin Yue

A．For example, you shouldn’t put your bread on your plate.

B．I hope to hear from you soon.

C．I’m very comfortable speaking French now.

D．I don’t find French customs so strange anymore.

E．Another thing is that it is very impolite to say you’re full.

F．They go out of their way to make me feel at home.

【推荐3】

For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.
A man in the United States changed the gender (性别) of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (维基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.
Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, settled (解决) the argument.
“Garfield is male (男性),” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.
It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.
To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public.
But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.
“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.
1. What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?

A．The cat’s lazy character.

B．Being included in Wikipedia.

C．The cat’s image being changed on Wikipedia.

D．The cat’s gender being changed on Wikipedia.

2. According to Jim Davis, _____.

A．Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield

B．Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old

C．artists don’t care about animals’ age or gender

D．it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously

3. Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt?

A．To laugh at women in public	B．To celebrate International Women’s Day
C．To bring more chances to women	D．To treat women fairly in Australia

4. What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?

A．It would give women more confidence in public.

B．It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.

C．It would bring respect to women.

D．It was not a good idea for gender equity.

【推荐1】Everyone gets sad. Sad feelings can happen pretty often. More than half of teenagers go through a sad period at least once a month. When you’re sad, it feels like it will last forever. However, feelings of sadness usually don’t last very long—a few hours, or maybe a day or two.

When you’re sad, the world seems dark and unfriendly. Many times, you cry, and it’s hard to stop. Crying usually makes you feel better. When sadness starts to go away, it feels like a heavy blanket is being lifted (移开) from your heart.

If sad feelings go on for too long, it’s called depression (抑郁症). Children who have depression may not know it. Often, it’s a parent or a teacher who notices changes in children’s behavior.

When depression happens, it’s very important for children to receive treatment (治疗). When they do, they can get better quickly. Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who knows all about depression. Sometimes it means taking medicine. Sometimes both of these things are used.

If you think you have depression, or you just have sadness that simply will not go away, it is important to talk to an adult about it. This person can help you find the right type of treatment. Many cities also have mental health hot lines that are listed in the phone book. There is always somebody who can help.

1. How long may normal sadness last according to the passage?

A．A few days.

B．A few years.

C．A few weeks

D．A few months.

2. How may you feel when sadness begins to go away?

A．Ill.

B．Lonely.

C．Nervous.

D．Relaxed.

3. Who may be the likely person to notice that you are suffering from depression?

A．A doctor

B．A stranger.

C．Your mother.

D．Your deskmate.

4. When you are suffering from depression, you should do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．live alone

B．call hot lines

C．take medicine

D．talk with your doctor

5. On which part of a website can we find this passage?

A．Culture.

B．Health.

C．Lost and Found.

D．Food and Drink.

【推荐2】Allan Pease has been known internationally as “Mr. Body Language” since his book on the subject became a multi-million best-seller all over the world.

Allan started his sales career at age 10 selling rubber sponges(橡胶海绵) door to door after school to earn pocket money. He began writing and developing his own techniques of selling at age 18. By 21 he was the youngest person ever to sell over $1,000,000 of life insurance(保险) in his first sales year and at 24 achieved membership in “International Top 20” for multi-million dollar sales— the youngest ever to do it. At 29 he was a manager and partner in Australia’s largest Life Insurance Brokerage and was responsible for $103,000,000 of insurance sales in one year before becoming a full-time speaker.

For over 30 years Allan has taught others how to succeed. He teaches skills and techniques in a humorous way that people never forget. His addresses, books and videos are sought by business managers, Prime Ministers, TN presenters and stars. He has written six best-selling books and has appeared on TV and radio throughout the world including a TV and video series on body language which has been seen by over 100 million people.

In his classes, he teaches others to read between the lines of what others say and develop an understanding through “Body Language” signals. Dr. Blair Stone, from Macquarie University, said “Allan Pease is hilarious. He makes his class very humorous. Plus I never realized that I can laugh so much while learning so much, and his address was consistent (符合的) with the high standards as a university expects.”

1. According to the passage, Allan      .

A．was an early success	B．became famous late in life
C．earned his living at the age of ten	D．had a sudden rise in his sales career

2. Paragraph 3 is mainly about Allan’s      .

A．influence on famous people	B．great achievements
C．best-selling books	D．teaching methods

3. The underlined word “hilarious” in the passage probably means “     ”

A．brave

B．strange

C．noisy

D．funny

【推荐3】For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway, there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!
Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go cycling and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.
The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.
1. In winter, _______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.

A．skiing

B．skating

C．climbing

2. Long long time ago, Norwegians skied to ________.

A．have fun

B．keep fit

C．cross the deep snow

3. We can find _________ kinds of outdoor activities in the passage.

A．5

B．6

C．7

4. From the passage we know __________.

A．Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.

B．Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.

C．Norwegians also like indoor activities.

5. The writer wants to tell us about Norwegians’ _________.

A．sports

B．life

C．habits