【推荐1】The seahorse is a very strange fish. Do you know what its head looks like? It looks like a horse. Of course it is not as big as a horse. You can pick it up with one hand. It swims with its head up and tail down.
This strange looking fish often remains still. It will hang on to a bit of weed (海草)with its tail. Then when a small fish swims by, the seahorse will suddenly jump and eat it up.
Mother seahorse lays eggs(产卵).These eggs are kept in Father's pouch(育儿袋).When the eggs hatch, the babies pop out of the pouch into the sea.
1. The seahorse is ______.

A．a small horse	B．a fish
C．an egg	D．a sea

2. The seahorse swims with ______.
its tail up high

A．its head down	B．its tail down
C．its nose down

3. Baby seahorses are ______.

A．hatched from eggs	B．born in mother's pouch
C．born in father's pouch	D．hatched from horses

4. A seahorse eats ______.

A．sea weed	B．small fish
C．water	D．nothing

5. A seahorse is ______.

A．bigger than a horse	B．the same size as a horse
C．as big as a horse	D．much smaller than a horse

【推荐2】Earlier this month, a colored pottery (陶器) exhibition (展览) was held at the Wuhan Optical Valley Experimental School in Hubei. Many pieces of pottery in different sizes were shown at the school. Some of them were a bit broken, but all of them were beautiful works of art created by the students.

______. These works joined many other pieces of pottery placed around the school. At the end of last year, the school started a project that called on teachers to collect disused or broken pieces of pottery from the countryside. So far, they have collected about 3,000 pieces.

“Pottery used to play an important role in the daily lives of Chinese people. Students can better understand history by studying it,” school head Ma Guoxin told Chutian Metro Daily. “In addition, students can put their creativity into this pottery.”

______. Students turned the pottery into special works of art. They were all encouraged to paint the pottery, even though they didn’t know how to paint.

______. In March, the school held a pottery painting competition. Eighth-grader Wang Zixuan had little knowledge of painting, but he painted a starry night landscape (风景) on one piece of pottery that was included in the exhibition.

______. Almost every classroom has colored pottery. They are either used as flowerpots or chalk boxes. The school has also set up several art corners to show the pottery. For example, some pottery has been put on bookshelves outside of a hall. It has become an enjoyable place for students to rest and read.

1. Why did the writer use Wang Zixuan as an example in Paragraph 5?

A．To show WangZixuan’s art ability.

B．To explain how to paint the pottery.

C．To prove all the students have art ability.

D．To tell us the causes of holding the competition.

2. We can put “The pottery has been used to light up the school in many ways.” at the beginning of ______.

A．Paragraph 2

B．Paragraph 4

C．Paragraph 5

D．Paragraph 6

3. The passage is mainly about ______.

A．different kinds of coloured pottery.

B．how to use pottery to decorate our school

C．a pottery exhibition held at a school in Hubei

D．beautiful works of art created by the students

【推荐3】

You wake up and don’t feel well. You have a headache and don’t want to get out of bed. And you can’t breathe out of your nose. What’s wrong? You may have a cold!

Signs (迹象) of a cold •low fever •sore throat •coughing •runny nose and watery eyes •feeling cold, tired and not hungry •hard to breathe because of your stuffy (不通的) nose

•Hot drinks make you cough less, and your sore throat will feel better, so have some chicken soup. •A steamy shower (加湿器) helps your nose feel better. •Have a good rest. Go to bed a little earlier for a few nights. •If you’re stressed, you will feel worse when you have a cold, So try to relax and use the time to read, listen to music or watch a movie.

1. Which is NOT a sign of a cold?

A．Having a sore throat.	B．Having a low fever.
C．Getting a bad cough.	D．Always feeling hungry.

2. When your nose is stuffy, ________.

A．you can sleep well	B．you’ll have a high fever
C．it’s difficult for you to breathe	D．it’s hard for you to hear clearly

3. Your sore throat may get better if you ________.

A．have some hot soup	B．turn on a steamy shower
C．exercise more	D．get some sleep

4. The underlined word “stressed” means “________” in Chinese.

A．放松的

B．焦虑的

C．瞌睡的

D．精神的

【推荐1】You probably know that some dogs aren’t just pets. They hold different kinds of jobs and have worked with people for thousands of years.

What makes dogs such great workers? They learn fast, and they can also hear and smell better than we can. This means dogs can do jobs that people can’t. Some of their jobs may surprise you.

Many dogs work with people to help them feel better. These dogs are called therapy dogs. Therapy dogs make people feel comfortable and keep them calm. These dogs sometimes visit sick people in hospitals to cheer them up. Therapy dogs need to have a friendly personality. They are trained to act calmly to new places, smells and people.

Some dogs help people with disabilities. These dogs are called service dogs. Service dogs can do many different jobs. For example, some of them help people who cannot see well. These dogs are trained to keep people from stepping into traffic. They are also trained to lead their owners around objects. That way, their owners won’t fall.

Some dogs work to find people who are lost, hurt, or trapped or find things that are hidden. These dogs are called search-and-rescue (营救) (SAR) dogs. Many SAR dogs use their powerful nose to find people who need help.

Dogs help us do many types of jobs. As our work changes and grows, so do the jobs we give to dogs. Their intellectual abilities, friendliness and powerful senses make dogs wonderful.

1. How many kinds of dogs are mainly talked about in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

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

A．营救犬

B．导盲犬

C．治疗犬

D．警犬

3. According to the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．therapy dogs act calmly to new places and people

B．SAR dogs usually keep people from stepping into traffic

C．service dogs are trained to find people who are lost or hurt

D．dogs can smell as well as people and do jobs that people can’t

4. This article may come from a magazine about ________.

A．computer program	B．endangered animals
C．traditional skills	D．people and animals

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Dogs can do a lot to help people.	B．People can’t survive without dogs.
C．Dogs are quite different from people.	D．The scientists are doing research on dogs.

【推荐2】The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14, 000 years ago. Here are four examples of “a dog’s life” in the human world today.

	① Tiffy is one of these dogs. Her owner, Nancy, treats her like a queen. She prepares Tiffy’s meals, cooking the meat, fish and chicken. She also gives her different kinds of fresh vegetables. Tiffy also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner. Nancy has time and money to treat Tiffy very well, and she truly enjoys doing it. “I want to give her the healthiest, most wonderful life as long as possible.” she says.
	② Bobbie works at international airports. His job is to smell and find illegal (不合法的) fruits, vegetables and other foods in bags and mails. If he smells something suspicious (可疑的), he usually sits down. And then, Bobbie’s human partner checks for it. Dogs like Bobbie are friendly and cute, so they don’t scare people as they sniff (嗅) through the crowds.
	③ Jessie visits very sick children in hospital. She shows them her love and makes them happy when they feel down. Jessie and her friends also help patients to become strong during their stay in hospital. They are called “service dogs”. Guide dogs are one kind of them. They can also learn to open and close the doors, pick up the objects and even pull wheelchairs.
	④ Doggie and his friends have amazing noses. They live in the Search-and-Rescue (SAR) centers and help police to find people. They can smell and help find out tiny clues (线索) that people leave wherever they go. These include bacteria (细菌), small pieces of hairs. They may find missing people and search through rocks after earthquakes and other disasters.

1. Which dog will be helpful when a child is lost?

A．Tiffy.

B．Jessie.

C．Bobbie.

D．Doggie.

2. According to the passage, what can Jessie do?

A．Help patients do exercise.	B．Smell bags and mails.
C．Look for missing children.	D．Follow people here and there.

3. Which of the following is the best subtitles for the blanks ①-②-③-④?
a. Sniffer Dogs               b. SAR Dogs             c. Queen Dogs             d. Animal Carers

A．c-b-a-d

B．c-a-d-b

C．c-d-a-b

D．d-a-c-b