【推荐1】根据每段话陈述的内容，选出与各段匹配的选项。

1    . Next to the No.1 Middle School is a school store. It’s not big but it has lots of school things. Do you like books, erasers, pens and color pencils? They’re on all sale.     2    . I have an uncle. His name is Henry. He likes sports. He plays sports every day. He can play soccer, basketball and baseball, but he can’t play ping-pong.     3    . I like eggs, apples and rice for breakfast and dinner. For dessert, I like ice cream. Tom likes oranges, chicken and carrots.     4    . This is Tim’s new living room. It’s quite big. There is a chair and two big sofas. There are some flowers beside the sofa. Between the sofas, there is a lovely cat.     5    . I have a pen pal from the United States. His name is Victor. He is 16 years old. He can speak English and Chinese. He likes music and dancing, but he doesn’t like math.

A. Uncle Henry B. School store C. A pen pal D. Different food E. A living room

【推荐2】

	Egg Fried Rice Ingredients: a bowl of cooked rice; two eggs; four spoons of oil; some green onion slices and carrots; a big teaspoon of mayonnaise (蛋黄酱).
Instructions: Mix rice and mayonnaise really well. Heat the oil. Put the eggs into the oil. Remember not to cook them too long. Add the rice, heat it and mix it well. Add green onion slices and carrots, and cook them for a few minutes. Tips: Mayonnaise has all the important ingredients for fried rice—oil, salt and sugar. So try mixing them first.

1. Which ingredient isn’t mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Four spoons of oil.

B．Two eggs.

C．A big teaspoon of milk.

D．A bowl of cooked rice.

2. What does the underlined word them refer to?

A．All the ingredients.

B．Eggs and rice.

C．Oil, salt and sugar.

D．Rice and mayonnaise.

3. Why is it better to use mayonnaise?

A．Because it is one of the ingredients.	B．Because it can be cooked long.
C．Because it has oil, salt and sugar.	D．Because it tastes sweet and delicious.

【推荐3】Chinese dishes highlight(增色) Beijing Winter Olympics. Many foreign Winter Olympic players have gone crazy about Chinese food.

Jiaozi Julia Marino has tried lots of different foods in Beijing. But when she was asked in an interview what her favourite meal was in the Olympic Village, Julia answered quickly, “My favourite food is jiaozi.I’ve probably had about 200 jiaozi since I came here.”	Red bean bun Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri, from Malta, is another big fan of Chinese food especially the red bean bun. “It’s my favourite food that I have in the Olympics Village,” said Jenise. “I started eating them on the first day and then breakfast,lunch and dinner.” She has become   the “red bean bun girl” in China.
Spicy hotchpotch(麻辣烫) Jutta Leerdam, a 23-year-old speed skating player, from the Netherlands, posted her favourite spicy hotchpotchon the Internet. “This is the famous Chinese snack spicy hotchpotch in the Olympic village. It is healthier than hamburgers and fries.”	Rice German figure(花样) skater Nicole Schott said one of her favourite foods in the Olympic village was rice. “It is different from all of our European rice,”she said. “That’s actually what I eat every day although I have brought foods from home.”

根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。
1. What’s Julia Marino’s favourite food?

A．Jiaozi.

B．Red bean bun.

C．Spicy hotchpotch.

2. Who is called the “red bean bun girl”?

A．Julia.

B．Jenise.

C．Jutta.

3. When was Jutta Leerdam born?

A．In 1989.

B．In 1999.

C．In 2012.

4. What can we know according to the passage?

A．The four foreign players all didn’t lived in the Olympic village.

B．Nicole is a figure skater from the Netherlands.

C．Jutta thought hamburgers weren’t as healthy as hotchpotch.

5. Where does the passage probably come from?

A．A story book.

B．A newspaper.

C．A science book.

【推荐1】

We keep burning calories (燃烧卡路里) to make our body (身体) work. To burn more calories, we need do more activities.     1    .

● Move more.     2    . Walking, swimming, biking and climbing mountains are all great. It's cool to spend time exercising in the park because we can enjoy the clean air and sunshine.

●    3    . We can eat many kinds of fruits and vegetables. Potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage and carrots are all good for us. We can also eat more whole grains (全麦), lean (瘦的) meats and low-fat dairy products (低脂奶制品).

● Drink lots of water.     4    . It helps your body burn about 100 calories.

● Sleep well.     5    . It is best to sleep seven to nine hours every night. So go to bed early and get up early.

A．Eat healthily

B．I can exercise

C．There are four ways to burn calories

D．Exercise for about 30 minutes every day

E．It's important to drink eight cups of water every day

F．Your body needs relax to work well and burn calories

【推荐2】I like eating food from all over the world. But most of the time, my mom makes dinner for me. I get home after school at about 5 p.m, do my homework until (直到) 6:30 p. m. and then at about 7 p.m., everyone is home and we can eat.

I think eating at home is healthy. We usually eat meat: chicken, lamb or beef, with vegetables. What I like most is the dessert after dinner. I can have my favorite fruit.

There are many restaurants (餐馆) near my house: Italian and French. There are some Chinese restaurants, too. But when I want to have some Mexican food, I can’t find such a restaurant.

Because I like all kinds of food, my parents say I can be a chef. But I can’ t cook at all. And I don’t like cooking. I think being a food critic (美食评论家) would be interesting.

1. When does the writer have dinner?

A．At about 6:00.

B．At about 6:30.

C．At about 7:00.

D．At about 7:30.

2. Which food does the writer like most?

A．Lamb.

B．Beef.

C．Dessert.

D．Chicken.

3. There isn’t an ________ restaurant near the writer’s house.

A．French

B．Italian

C．Chinese

D．Mexican

4. The underlined word “chef” means ______ in Chinese.

A．商人

B．厨师

C．导游

D．律师

5. What is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．I love food	B．My favorite food
C．My family dinner	D．I like healthy eating

【推荐3】

Melissa is a reporter from a health center. Now she is talking to Mark while he is eating his lunch in the dining hall of Sun Flower School.
Name: Mark	Age: 13	Grade: 8	Class: Four
Q1: Why do you eat lunch at school? My mother is a nurse. She often goes to the work very early and doesn’t have time to make me a packed lunch. But she makes sure I eat a healthy dinner.
Q2: What do you eat for your lunch today? The cooks make different things today. I choose noodles, an apple, a cookie and a glass of milk.
Q3: Do you always drink milk? It’s not my favorite. I like juice best, but they haven’t got any juice today.
Q4: What do you often have? I often have a cookie. It isn’t healthy, but it is my favorite.
Q5: Do you usually eat an apple? No, I don’t like it. Sometimes I give my apple to my friend Sam. Sam gives me some chocolate for the apple.
Q6: Does Sam like chocolate? Yes, but he likes apples too. His mother gives him lots of chocolate!
Reported by Melissa March 25, 2014

1. What does Mark have for his lunch today?

A．Chocolate.

B．Oranges.

C．Noodles.

D．Juice.

2. Where are they talking now?

A．In physics lab.	B．On the playground.
C．At the library.	D．In school dining hall.

3. What does Melissa want to know from her questions?

A．The arts festival.	B．The parents’ meeting.
C．The school meals.	D．The school websit

【推荐1】What is a label? A label   is fixed(固定) to a product(产品) and gives information about it. It is a piece of paper or other material.
There are labels on clothes. The labels tell you what the clothes are made of and how to clean them. For example, the label on a shirt may tell you "hand wash only". It is not a good idea to wash such clothes in a washing machine-it will do harm to them. A coat label may say "dry clean only". That means you should take it to the dry cleaner(干洗店). They will use chemical in the washing. It can be expensive, but it will help keep the quality(质量) of your clothes. Do what the cleaning______ tell you and your clothes will wear well and look nice.
1. According to the passage, a label_______.

A．is a product	B．gives information
C．is on the paper	D．takes care of your clothes

2. If your coat is labeled "dry clean only", you should_______.

A．put it in the water	B．put some chemical on it
C．put it in a washing machine	D．take it to the dry cleaner

3. When you get new clothes, you should first_______.

A．wash them in the water

B．read the instructions on the labels carefully

C．keep the quality of them

D．find if they are expensive

4. The underlined word "instructions" means_______ in Chinese.

A．命令

B．吩咐C说明

C．通知

【推荐2】When children are ill in hospital or at home, they’re away from their friends and teachers. They may feel lonely.   A small robot may help them. Through the robot, the children can hear and see their teachers and friends.

The robot’s name is AV1. Here’s about how the robot AV1 works. It sits at the child’s desk in the classroom and the child at home uses a tablet (平板电脑) or a phone to start it. At school, the robot becomes his eyes, ears and voice.

The robot has speakers, microphones (麦克风) and cameras. All these make communication between computers and humans easy.

AV1 is large and looks like a human. The robot should be a friend to the children. It can’t be just a tiny camera. So the other kids can’t pick it up and take it with them. And robots are quite simple and cool. AV1 will help some children feel less lonely while they are not in class.

1. What can help children to start the robot?

A．A ring or a phone.

B．A CD or a tablet.

C．A tablet or a phone.

D．A CD or a ring.

2. What does the underlined word “lonely” mean in Chinese?

A．沮丧的

B．无能的

C．生气的

D．孤独的

3. Which statement about AV1 is NOT true?

A．AV1 is large and looks like a human.	B．AV1 is just a small camera.
C．AV1 is a friend to the children.	D．AV1 is simple and cool.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The robot helps children feel less lonely.	B．The robot helps children learn English.
C．The robot helps children talk with parents.	D．The robot helps children make friends.

【推荐3】As we know, all living things have to eat food. For a man, a tiger, a fish, a bird, or even a worm, food is necessary. Generally speaking, all living things are sure to die without food. In every part of the world, many different kinds of animals share living places and live in communities(群落) together. They are connected in a food chain(链).

In a food chain, some living things are producers and some are consumers(消费者). Plants are producers(生产) because they use sunlight, soil and other things to make their own food. Animals are consumers because they have to eat other animals or plants.

There are four different kinds of consumers in the animal kingdom. A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals. An herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.

There are four different kinds of consumers in the animal world. A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals. A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and animals. A scavenger is an animal that eats dead animals.

Here is a picture of a food chain. The food chain shows how animals eat each other in a community. In the picture, you can see what an animal or a plant is food for another animal. See? The grass is food for a rabbit, which then becomes food for a hungry tiger. In this way, all of these animals are connected.

1. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Different kinds of foods for animals.

B．Different kinds of consumers on the earth.

C．The differences between producers and consumers.

D．The food chain and how it connects animals and plants.

2. What does the underlined word "omnivore" mean in Chinese?

A．食腐动物

B．食草动物

C．杂食动物

D．食肉动物

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All kinds of animals are connected in a food chain.

B．Some plants or animals can live without eating food.

C．Every Consumer eats both plants and animals.

D．Snakes eat rabbis in the picture of the food chain.

4. Where might you read this passage?

A．In Story Time.	B．In Science Around Us.
C．In News Today.	D．In Travel Together.

【推荐1】阅读下面五位同学关于晚餐的描述，从所给选项中选出各人最喜爱的食物。
    1    I am Tina. My dinner is very healthy. Vegetable salad is always my favorite. I also eat some fruit like bananas and oranges. No other food!
    2    I’m Stephen. I have a big dinner every evening. You can always find a big burger on my table at dinner time. I don’t like fruit, but an apple is OK.
    3    My name is John. For dinner, I like ice-cream best. Sometimes I drink cola after dinner. My mother says they are unhealthy, but I think they are nice and yummy!
    4    My name is Dave. I always have a healthy dinner. Chicken is my favorite. I also eat eggs, vegetables and some rice for dinner.
    5    I’m Steve. I always eat a lot at lunchtime. Then I don’t eat any food in the evening. I only drink some milk for dinner.

A．

B．

C．

D．

E．

【推荐2】We drink tea every day. But more than 400 years ago, most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some had heard about it, but very few knew what to do with it.

Here is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries all over the world. He had been to China and India. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and invited them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman gave them brown tea leaves. Her friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea leaves. At that moment the sailor came in, he looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it, as you said.”

“And what have you done with the water?”

“I poured it out, of course.” answered the mother.

“Now you may throw away the leaves.” said the sailor.

1. What did the sailor’s mother do?

A．Boiled the tea and threw the leaves away.

B．Boiled the tea and poured the water out.

C．Knew more about tea than others.

D．Enjoyed herself very much.

2. What happened at the “tea party”?

A．Everybody enjoyed the brown tea leaves.

B．Some of her friends enjoyed the brown tea leaves.

C．Nobody enjoyed the brown tea leaves.

D．The old woman enjoyed the brown tea leaves.

3. Where had the sailor been to?

A．China and Australia.	B．Brazil and Chile.
C．China and Brazil.	D．India and China.

4. Why did the son ask his mother to throw away the leaves?

A．Because his mother had treated (招待) her friends with the wrong thing.

B．Because the tea his mother had made was too strong.

C．Because he didn’t like his mother’s friends.

D．Because he himself didn’t like the tea leaves.

【推荐3】Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favorite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle liked to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice, apple juice, vegetable juice.

First, Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood why they were expensive in the store.

Next, they had to wash the fruit. Some of them still had leaves. Those had to be pulled of. Then the bad berries had to be thrown away. They washed the berries and made them air-dry.

After that, they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤器). The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins, and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice, it wasn’t very sweet. Billy’s uncle didn’t want to add white sugar(糖) to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice, pear juice, or grape juice. They use grape juice as a sweetener. Finally, they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice, but it sure was refreshing!

1. Billy thought blueberries were expensive because ________ .

A．the blueberries were good for health	B．people had to send them to the store
C．it was hard to pick them from the trees	D．there weren’t many blueberry trees on the farm

2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to” ________”.

A．blueberries

B．farmers

C．seeds and skins

D．Billy and his uncle

3. What did Billy’s uncle add to make the juice sweet?

A．White sugar.

B．Apple juice

C．Pear juice.

D．Grape juice

4. The correct step of making blueberry juice is ________.
a. wash blueberries
b. pick blueberries from trees
c. add sweet juice to the blueberry juice
d. push the blueberries through a strainer

A．b, a, d, c

B．b, a, c, d

C．b, d, c, a

D．d, a, b, c