【推荐3】下面是某学生杂志就“理想”这一话题刊载的三位学生的谈话。阅读谈话并选择正确答案。
      Maria. I’m 13. I live in New York City. I like going to school by bike. I seldom take buses. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It’s real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favourite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favourite subject. I have a good voice(嗓音). I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna.
       Huck. I’m 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I often watch ball matches on TV. Sometimes I go and cheer(欢呼) for the Lakers(美国湖人队). I like collecting stamps, especially(特别) animal stamps. I like animals, so I like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my friend, Candudu. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I will be a painter.
       Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C.. I like reading and watching programmes(节目) about travel(旅游) and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much. and I am good at it. I’d like to be a guide(导游). I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. They would be great fun!
1. Maria often goes to school _________.

A．by bus

B．by bike

C．by car

D．on foot

2. Huck likes collecting animal stamps because _________.

A．Candudu has panda stamps	B．they are wonderful
C．likes playing football	D．he likes animals

3. Huck will be a painter because ________.

A．he likes painting	B．he loves nice pictures
C．he can go out on weekends	D．he likes basketball

4. If Sophia is a guide, she can _________.

A．speak French very well	B．go to a lot of places in the world
C．read history	D．watch programmes about travel

5. Both Maria and Huck like basketball, so ________.

A．they often play it	B．they go to cheer for their own teams
C．they watch basketball matches on TV	D．they speak French

【推荐1】I’m Alice and I’m a reporter. Today I talk with three students. And I ask them some questions about meals. Let’s see what they think of school meals.

Jack, a ten-year-old boy, says, “I don’t like our school meals at all, because the food is terrible and the drinks are too expensive.” Mary, a shy girl in a red dress, says, “I don’t eat school meals. But I would like to eat them because my brother says they are nice.” Tom, a little boy with glasses, says “My school doesn’t have school meals, so we have to eat sandwiches. I would like to eat school meals, but I don’t want to see potatoes in the school meals. I would like to eat hamburgers and French fries.”

1. What does Alice do?

A．She’s a reporter.	B．She’s a student.
C．She’s a teacher.	D．She’s a nurse.

2. Why doesn’t Jack like his school meals?

A．Because the food and the drinks are really terrible.

B．Because there are all too expensive.

C．Because there are always potatoes in the school meals.

D．Because the food is terrible and the drinks are expensive.

3. What can we learn about Mary?

A．She would like to have hamburgers.

B．She is a shy girl with glasses.

C．She doesn’t eat school meals.

D．She is wearing a black dress.

4. Who thinks school meals are nice?

A．Mary’s brother.

B．Mary.

C．Tom’s brother.

D．Mary’s mother.

5. Why does Tom have to eat sandwiches?

A．Because he doesn’t like potatoes.

B．Because there aren’t school meals in his school.

C．Because there aren’t hamburgers in his school.

D．Because he likes eating out.

【推荐2】Li Ming is a Chinese boy. But now he is in the U. K. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. White in London. They are very friendly to him. But they like different food. For breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. White would like milk, eggs and some vegetables. Li Ming would like milk and eggs. But he wouldn't like vegetables at the breakfast time. Lunch is at one o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. White usually have big hamburgers. Li Ming doesn't like them. He would like some vegetables and rice. After that, they like some fruits. For dinner, Mr. and Mrs. White have soup, beef and vegetables. Li Ming wouldn't like beef. He would like noodles and cakes. Sometimes he'd like some strawberry ice-cream. Before going to bed, Li Ming often drinks a glass of hot milk. It's good for sleep.

1. Li Ming is from _________.

A．China

B．America.

C．England

D．India

2. Li Ming would like ________ for breakfast.

A．milk, eggs and some vegetables	B．milk and some vegetables
C．eggs and some vegetables	D．milk and eggs

3. They have lunch at __________.

A．12:00

B．12:30

C．13:00

D．13:30

4. Before going to bed, Li Ming often drinks _________.

A．a cup of water	B．a glass of juice
C．a cup of tea	D．a glass of milk.

【推荐3】Dear Helen,

How are you? I'm in Beijing now. I study (学习) in Bayi High School. I like Beijing very much. I have two good friends here. They are Rose and Xu Ting. Rose is from America and Xu Ting is from China. We are in the same class. Xu Ting often helps me with my Chinese. So I can speak a little Chinese now. The teachers are all kind to me.

I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Shandong food. They are very nice. For breakfast, I have milk and bread. My favorite food is Jiaozi. I often have Jiaozi for lunch and noodles (面条) for dinner. Sometimes (有时) we go out to have dinner. What about you?

Yours,

Linda

1. Where is Linda now?

A．In Canada

B．In Japan

C．In China

D．In America

2. Who helps Linda with her Chinese?

A．Rose

B．Xu Ting

C．Helen

D．Linda

3. What does Linda have for breakfast?

A．Noodles and Jiaozi	B．Rice and eggs
C．Bread and Jiaozi	D．Bread and milk

4. Which is NOT right?

A．Linda’s teachers are kind to her

B．Jiaozi is Linda’s favorite food

C．Rose is from America

D．Rose, Xu Ting and Linda are in different classes

【推荐1】根据短文内容，从短文后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。

One day, when Henry was sailing on a boat near San Francisco, he was carried out into the sea by a strong wind.     1     After he landed in London, he was alone and hungry. He walked on the street of the city.     2     In the house, there were two rich brothers, Oliver and Roderick. After asking him many questions, they gave him an envelope (信封) and told him not to open it until two o’clock of the day.     3     The two brothers made a bet. They wanted to see if an honest and smart stranger without a friend or any money, except for the 1,000,000 bank note would starve (挨饿) to death or put in prison (监狱) as a thief. And Henry was just the man they chose.

    4     Far from their house, Henry opened the envelope and saw that there was money inside! He ran to the nearest restaurant and began to eat. Everyone was impolite and impatient to him because of his dirty clothes and poor looks. However, when Henry took out the million pound bank note, all the people became friendly and tried to please Henry. Although none of them could change the banknote, they all served Henry well.     5     At last, Henry lived a happy life without paying anything, just with a one million bank note.

A．Suddenly, he was called into a big house.

B．They told him not to worry about the cost.

C．Luckily, he was picked up by a ship to London.

D．Henry left the house with the envelope.

E．The two brothers returned and got back the note.

F．Actually, in it was a one million pound note.

【推荐2】Meiyu, born in 1995, is from Turkey（土耳其）. She is the youngest child of her family. After high school, many people learned English or Japanese, but Meiyu decided to learn Chinese in university. She learned Chinese for four years in Ankara University in Turkey, and got her name Meiyu there.

Meiyu fell in love with Chinese after going to university. She became more interested after she knew more about Chinese history. She graduated（毕业）from Ankara University in 2017. Since then, more Chinese have been visiting Turkey. The trade between the two countries also needs Chinese-speaking people. “Speaking Chinese means more job opportunities,” said Meiyu.

Now Meiyu has been in Wuhan, China for about two years. Besides going on studying Chinese, she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu as well, so she spends her free time on kung fu training with her coaches. Not only can kung fu help improve her health, but she is also interested in the history and culture behind it. Meiyu said, “The more I know about China, the luckier I feel to have been here. But the truth is that fun and pain go together in the process of learning.”

In the future, Meiyu decides to go back to Turkey to teach more students to learn Chinese.

1. Where did Meiyu learn Chinese at first?

A．In China.

B．In Turkey.

C．In India.

D．In Australia.

2. How old was Meiyu when she graduated from Ankara University in 2017?

A．22

B．25

C．27

D．18

3. What does the underlined word “opportunities” mean in Chinese?

A．决定

B．命令

C．意义

D．机会

4. Why does Meiyu spend her free time on kung fu training with her coaches?

A．Because she shows great interest in Chinese kung fu.

B．Because she has to learn kung fu to graduate.

C．Because she wants to teach kung fu in Turkey.

D．Because she wants to take part in kung fu competitions.

5. What can you learn from the passage?

A．Meiyu is the only child of her family.	B．Meiyu is not interested in Chinese now.
C．Chinese culture has greatly influenced Meiyu.	D．Meiyu decides to stay in China in the future.

【推荐3】Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a modern airliner （客机） you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages （便利）. You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable （时间表）. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.
1. From the passage (短文), we know the fastest way of traveling is _______.

A．by car

B．by train

C．by air

D．by sea

2. If we travel by car, we can _______.

A．make the longest journey enjoyable

B．make our own timetable

C．travel to a very far place in several minutes

D．travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day

3. The underlined (画线的) word "They" in the passage refers to (指的是) _______.

A．modern trains in the country

B．the travelers on the modern trains

C．comfortable seats and dining-cars

D．the slower ways of traveling