【推荐1】Every year on 15th October, over 200 million people around the world take part in GlobalHandwashing Day.     1    .Well, research shows that not enough people often wash theirhands with soap. Experts believe that leads to the deaths of millions of people every year.Sidibe, a public health expert says soap is "the most beautiful invention in public health"    2    Handwashing with soap prevents babies from getting ill and keeps children healthy at school.    3    This is partly because there aren't enough resources in poorer countries, butit's also because for many people, handwashing is simply not part of their everyday life. It's not easy to get people to change habits they learned in early childhood—but this is what Global Handwashing Day wants to do.

In 2008, the Indian cricket team joined around 100 million Indian schoolchildren in washing their hands to promote the first ever Global Handwashing Day.    4     Today, local and national leaders continue to use the day to spread the message about the importance of clean hands.    5    

A．However, washing hands with soap does not happen as often as you might think.

B．The hope is that handwashing becomes a necessary part of people's lives and improves the health of millions of people around the world.

C．But why do we have a day for something we do all the time?

D．Every year since then, many different events have been held around the world.

E．Washing your hands with soap can have a huge influence on reducing the spread of diseases.

【推荐2】I have tried to write a ghost story that won’t make you unhappy with yourselves, with each other, with seasons, or with me. I hope it haunts your houses pleasantly.
Charles Dickens
One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the houses opposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but it was already quite dark.
“Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge's nephew.
“Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug(骗人的话)! ”
“Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, uncle.” said his nephew.
“I do.” said Scrooge “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You are poor.”
“OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to be sad? You are rich. Don't be angry, Uncle!” said his nephew.
“What else can I be?” answered the uncle. "I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you? It's a time for paying bills without money. It's time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!"
“Uncle! Please don't say that!” said the nephew. “I've always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and acharitablehappy time. And so, Uncle Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”
Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded(鼓掌). He realized his mistake every soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him.
“One more sound from you. Bob Cratchit," said Scrooge,” and you'll cerebrate Christmas by losing your job!”
“Don't be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.”
“No.” said Scrooge.
“I'm sorry you don't want to cerebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!”
“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge.
“And happy New Year!” said his nephew.
“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again.
His nephew left the room. He sopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.”
1. In which season did the story take place?

A．Spring.

B．Summer

C．Autumn

D．Winter

2. What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish?

A．It was simple.	B．It was important.
C．It was foolish.	D．It was necessary,

3. What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying "Christmas time is a charitable time?

A．Christmas was a time to be generous and kind.

B．Christmas was a time to do some challenging work.

C．His uncle should give some money to his family.

D．His uncle should give away his money to the poor.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob?

A．Scrooge was Bob’s uncle	B．Bob worked for Scrooge
C．Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob	D．Bob was Scrooge’s visitor

5. What can we infer(推断)from the story?

A．Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas

B．No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas

C．Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge' nephew

D．Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day

【推荐3】Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means "come together". Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.

根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.
2. The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in December or January.
3. The food dumplings mean "come together".
4. Fruit is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
5. On the Spring Festival Eve the family members sing, dance and play cards.

【推荐1】

The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.

It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was thinking of ways to improve it.

One day after hunting, Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with?”

On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth to write well and wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.

However, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in a stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at last.

Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.

1. What can we learn about the passage above?

A．The writing brushes are only made of rabbit fur.

B．Wherever there is an idea, there is an invention.

C．The writing brush is one of the four great inventions of ancient China.

2. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?
a. The brush pen could write well.            b. Meng tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick.
c. The special water washed the oil away. d. Meng dropped the stick into a stone hole.

A．c-d-b-a

B．d-b-a-c

C．b-d-c-a

3. What does the underlined word “trail” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．mark

B．tail

C．foot

4. The writer writes the text to ________.

A．talk about the use of rabbits

B．tell Meng Tian’s hunting story

C．introduce the invention process of the brush

【推荐2】

China has a long history. Many stories are hidden in ancient books. One of these books is Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing means Classic of Mountains and Seas in English. It is a special book that tells us about the geography and culture of China before a time called the Qin Dynasty.     1     There are many Chinese myths (神话) in it.

    2     And the time when it was written is uncertain. People once thought mythical figures wrote it. For a long time, figures like Yu the Great or Boyi were thought to be the writer. But today, experts have a different idea. The book wasn’t written all at once by just one person. Many people wrote different parts of the book over a long time. They started writing during a time called the Warring States.     3    

Shan Hai Jing talks about many things. It mentions more than 550 mountains. It also talks about 300 waterways. There are stories of 400 mythical creatures, too. The book has about 31,000 Chinese characters. It is divided into 18 parts.     4     One story is about the Great Pangu, who created the world. There are also stories about Nvwa, who fixed the sky. Another story is about Kua Fu. He was a giant who tried to run after the sun.

    5     The stories have been passed down from parents to children in China for many, many years.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。

A．It is really like a treasure box.

B．The book is like a bridge from the past to today.

C．The whole writing continued until the start of the Han Dynasty.

D．No one knows for sure who wrote the wonderful book.

E．There are some oldest stories about how the world began.

【推荐2】It’s more and more often for us to see wild animals enter cities. This gives people in cities more chances to learn about wildlife but also leads to conflicts (冲突) between people and wildlife.

In Berlin, pigs sometimes come into the city to look for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Some people like them and give them food and water. Other people don’t like them. They want the government and the police to stop pigs entering the city.

Animals can be dangerous when they are big enough. In Cape Town in South Africa, baboons (狒狒) come into the city when they are hungry. They go into gardens and eat fruit from trees. They even go into houses and take food from cupboards and fridges! They are big and strong animals, so they can scare people. But the city can be dangerous for baboons too. Sometimes, cars and buses kill baboons in accidents. People’s food is very bad for the baboons’ teeth because it has a lot of sugar.

People in cities need animals because nature is good for our busy brains. If we want to make our city a good place for wild animals to live in, we need to make safe ways for them to travel around the city.

1. Pigs sometimes come into Berlin ________.

A．to play with people	B．to eat flowers and plants
C．to have fun in parks and gardens	D．to help people carry food and water

2. What does the underlined word “scare” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．To make ... feel afraid.	B．To make ... feel safe.
C．To keep... relaxed.	D．To keep ... excited.

3. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about ________.

A．the dangerous animals in cities

B．why cities are dangerous places for animals

C．why people’s food is bad for animals

D．the conflicts between people and wildlife

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．The writer doesn’t want animals to enter cities.

B．The writer may discuss how to make cities safe for animals to live in later.

C．The writer thinks it is not possible for animals to live in cities safely.

D．The writer thinks that people shouldn’t give animals food.

5. Where can we find this article?

A．In a sports newspaper.	B．In a book about snacks.
C．In a magazine for animal lovers.	D．In a History textbook.

【推荐3】In 1845, a deadly disease struck Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants. In another place or time, the death of single crop species might not have been so important. But in Ireland, in 1845, people depended almost solely on the potato for food. The death of one species caused a terrible famine(饥荒). Now, some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again, but on a much wider area.

Over the centuries, farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops. However, you won’t find many of these species in your local supermarket. To feed the seven billion people on Earth, most farmers today are growing only species of plants and farming only species of animals that are easy to produce in large numbers.

In the Philippines, there were once thousands of varieties of rice: now fewer than 100 are grown there. In China, 90% of the wheat varieties grown just a century ago have disappeared. Scientists believe that over the past century, more than half of the world’s food varieties disappeared.

One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappear. The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov. In the 1920s and 1930s, he collected around 400,000 seeds from five continents. More recently, others are continuing the work he began.

In the US state of Iowa, Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties, like the seeds her great grandfather brought to the US from Germany more than a hundred years ago. She and her husband started a place called Heritage Farm, where people can store and trade seeds.

More importantly, people at Heritage Farm don’t just store the seeds, they plant them. By doing this, they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that haven’t been grown for years. These food species are not just special in terms of appearance or taste. They also offer farmers food solutions for the future, from the past.

1. What is this passage mainly about?

A．The fact that many food species are dying out.	B．The need to protect potatoes from disappearing.
C．The ways to increase the number of food species.	D．The ways to prevent food species from disappearing.

2. The underlined word “solely” in Paragraph 1 is in closest meaning to __________ .

A．immediately

B．only

C．rarely

D．occasionally

3. Why are some scientists worried that such a famine could happen again?

A．Because people depend on certain species of food crops.

B．Because the same deadly disease may attack crops again.

C．Because the world’s population is larger than that in 1845.

D．Because farmers grow the same potatoes as those in the past.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．The disease spread very quickly and killed many people in Ireland.

B．Around 80 percent of the rice varieties in the Philippines have disappeared.

C．Heritage Farm is the first place in the US for people to store and trade seeds.

D．People have been storing seeds to save plant varieties for more than 150 years.

【推荐1】When is the best time for us to enjoy the bright moon? Of course, it is Mid-Autumn Festival, one of the most important festivals in China. This year, the festival is on September 15th.    1    The tradition is thousands of years old.

    2    We enjoy and admire it. We use the round and crescent moon(新月) to describe reunion(团聚) and separation(离别).

Our admiration to the moon can date back to ancient times. The legend(传说) of Chang’e flies to the moon is the most famous story about the moon. What’s more, many Chinese poets(诗人) connect the moon with nostalgia(乡愁). For example, “    3    Is it hoarfrost on the ground?” from Thoughts in the Silent Night by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai.

Today, the moon is still important to Chinese people.    4    The Miao nationality(苗族) in Guizhou province has a special custom. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, young people dance under the moon to find their other half.

However, Western people see the moon differently. In their legends(传说), the full moon is somewhat scary to people.    5    A werewolf(狼人) usually looks like a human, but changes into a wolf-like creature(生物) when there is a full moon. Also, if someone is very excited or even crazy about something, others may joke, “It must be a full moon.”

根据内容，从短文后的七个选项选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将所选句子的字母标号在答题卡上涂黑（5小题）

A．Beside my bed a pool of light.

B．Especially in some parts of China.

C．When will the moon be clear and bright?

D．The most well-known legend is the werewolf.

E．We sing songs, dance and make dumplings with our families.

F．The moon, the key part of the festival, is special to most Chinese people.

G．We look at the moon, eat moon cakes, and get together with our families.

【推荐2】请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days.     1    .

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have a big meal.     2    .

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck.     3    .

The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their houses with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of hongbao.     4    . Usually, older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that breaking something means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days.     5    .

A．If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

B．It is made of glass.

C．Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.

D．It is a red paper bag with money in it.

E．Say words that have to do with death.

F．It makes the house ready for good luck.

G．There are a lot of things to do.