【推荐1】

My daughter Tina is fourteen. She is a student in a middle school. She always has some strange ideas.

One day she asks me, “Mom, what’s your favorite subject?” I think about it and reply, “It is difficult to say. I love singing, so music is my favorite subject. I like English and I am good at English. My history teacher says I am excellent (优秀的), too. Well, I can say I don’t like science. But science is useful to us, you know. What is your favorite subject, Tina? Tell me about it, dear.”

“I like Chinese. It is easy. I like English because my English teacher likes me very much. I can’t stand (忍受) math. It is sad (伤心的)”.

“Do you mean (意思是) your math teacher is sad?”

“No, it is math, not the math teacher.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Because math has so many questions! Isn’t it sad all day?”

1. Tina’s mother doesn’t like ________.

A．science

B．English

C．music

D．history

2. Tina and her mother like the same subject. What is it?

A．Math.

B．Science.

C．English.

D．Chinese.

3. Who likes Tina very much?

A．Her science teacher.	B．Her math teacher.
C．Her English teacher.	D．Her Chinese teacher.

4. Why does Tina think math is sad?

A．Because math needs help.	B．Because math has so many questions.
C．Because math likes sports.	D．Because math sounds boring.

【推荐2】Hello, my name is Gina. John, Anna and I are good friends. We are in the same grade. But they are in Class Seven and I am in Class Eight. We get up at 7:00 and go to school at 7:30. In the morning, we have four lessons. We have English every morning. John and Anna have English at 10:00 in the morning and I have it at 9: 00. English is my favorite subject. Math is their favorite. And we all like P. E.

In the afternoon, we have three lessons. At 2:30 we have the art lesson together. After school we often play soccer. We all like soccer. Sometimes we watch TV at my home. But we don’t play any computer games.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. The underlined word “same” in the passage means ________.

A．不同的

B．第一的

C．相同的

D．最高的

2. John and Anna like ________ best.

A．P. E.

B．math

C．soccer

D．English

3. John has ________ lessons a day.

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

4. Gina, John and Anna have the ________ lesson together.

A．music

B．history

C．art

D．English

5. Gina, John and Anna like to ________ at Gina’s home.

A．play soccer

B．watch TV

C．play computer games

D．do homework

【推荐3】Now Chinese students in middle schools have one labor (劳动) class a week. How do students like the new subject? Let’s have a look.

In our school, students learn to grow (种植) vegetables. We have labor class on Friday. We grow carrots, potatoes and we grow strawberries, too. We like labor class very much. It is really relaxing.

—Li Yang, Changsha

I can learn to cook (煮)from my teacher. At first, it is very difficult to learn. I feel great when I cook good food. I can scramble (炒) eggs with tomatoes for my family. I can do salad, too. I like the new subject. Thanks to it, I can learn a lot. I think it is useful.

—Wang Meng, Zhuzhou

We keep (饲养) chickens at school. We take vegetables, rice to them to eat on Tuesday. We can play with chickens. So much fun, right? It is my favorite subject.

—Ye Jun, Zhangjiajie

1. How many labor classes do Chinese middle school students have every week?

A．1.

B．2.

C．3.

2. The underlined word “it” refers to (指代) ________.

A．the meal

B．the family

C．the subject

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

A．Li Yang thinks having labor classes is relaxing.

B．Wang Meng thinks cooking meals is not useful.

C．Ye Jun thinks keeping chickens is fun.

4. The passage is about ________.

A．how students like labor classes

B．how students learn labor skills

C．how teachers teach students labor classes

【推荐1】       The village of Hengly was going to have the Bean Olympics. It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the fastest and the tallest. Everybody was excited. They couldn’t wait to show their best plants.

       Cassie knew clearly which bean she would choose for the competition, for her family had planted a special “family bean”. It was a flat bean that her great-grandparents had brought from Sicily. Her grandmother planted the beans every year and served them at many meals. Cassie was sure they would be unbeatable beans.

       However the plan did not work out that way. Although Cassie’s bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers, they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbors’. These people chose beans from seed (种子) stores. Their beans had wonderful names like “Rocket ” or “Top Crop”. One type was even named “King’s Bean”. That was the bean Ivan planted and her plants climbed almost to the top of the fence. Cassie’s plants were just near the middle of the fence.

       On the day of the competition, Cassie was disappointed that her beans were in the last place. Ivan laughed at her beans and said she could win a prize for the slowest shortest bean.

       The organizer Mr. Williams handed out medals for the fastest- growing and the tallest bean plants. “Now there remains only one final test, and it is just as important: the taste test.”

       Mr. Williams cooked the beans from each competitor and chose five experienced villagers as judges (裁判) .

       Cassie was nervous. Would her family beans lose again?

       After the judges tasted the beans, Mr. Williams counted the results. “We have a winner, ”Mr. Williams announced. “The judges all agree that Cassie’s beans are the winner. ”

       Cassie grinned at this unexpected result. Many of her neighbors, even Ivan asked for her seeds. They were all in favor of the good-tasting beans even though they didn’t grow fast or very tall.

1. Which of the following words best describes Cassie’s feeling in Paragraph 4?

A．Upset.

B．Nervous.

C．Proud.

D．Excited.

2. What does the underlined word “grinned” probably mean in the passage?

A．Smiled widely.	B．Left silently.
C．Nodded quickly.	D．Sang sadly.

3. What is the topic of the passage?

A．The experience of growing beans.

B．The tallest beans in the competition.

C．The history of a special family bean.

D．The bean competition in Hengly.

4. What can we learn from the story?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．No pain, no gain.
C．Don’t judge from appearance.	D．Well begun is half done.

【推荐2】Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath.

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem. The doctor looked her over, then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺). “I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平). “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

A．She had had a heart attack.	B．She had a problem with her health.
C．She was unhappy about her weight.	D．She could not sleep well.

2. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

A．She wanted to buy some for dinner.	B．She wanted to lose weight.
C．Her doctor had told her to eat steak.	D．She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

3. What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

A．She ate too much steak.	B．She weighed too much.
C．The doctor did not know.	D．She could not walk very quickly.

【推荐3】A few good friends are talking about their last vacations.

	I went to Xi’an with my cousin. We visited the Terracotta Army and had a great time. We ate delicious food, too. Xi’an is a big and nice city. I like it a lot. Helen
	My parents took me to Hong Kong by plane. We went to Disneyland. It’s just like a fairy tale kingdom (童话王国). And we bought many special things. Most of them weren’t expensive at all. Jason
	Last summer, my family went to Hainan. The weather was sunny and hot. We went swimming and boating. They were exciting. Later, we ate some seafood. It was very delicious! Diana
	My uncle works in Tibet (西藏). Last summer, I took a train to visit him. There I saw lots of tall and clean mountains. Many people there are good at singing and dancing. Bruce

1. What does Helen think of Xi’an?

A．It’s a big and great city.	B．It’s a small but nice city.
C．It’s a beautiful and modern city.	D．It’s a nice but old city.

2. What did Jason do during the vacation?

A．Ate delicious food.	B．Went shopping.
C．Went boating.	D．Climbed some mountains.

3. Who had a great time at the sea?

A．Helen.

B．Jason.

C．Diana.

D．Bruce.

4. Who does well in singing songs?

A．People in Xi’an.	B．People in Hong Kong.
C．People in Hainan.	D．People in Tibet.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Helen went to Xi’an by plane.	B．Jason liked boating on the sea.
C．Diana visited Disneyland.	D．Bruce visited his uncle in Tibet.