【推荐2】Hi, I’m Lily. Look! Here is a photo of my family. My grandmother, my parents, my sister and I are in the photo. The old woman is my grandmother. This is my father. His name is David. This is my mother. She is a teacher. Her name is Linda. She is very nice. The little girl is my sister. Her name is Lucy.

Welcome to my room. It is tidy. Look! Two beds are in the middle of the room. The blue one is mine, and the red one is Lucy’s. This is our bookcase. Our books are in it. Where is my computer? It’s on the desk. I always e-mail my friend Grace on the computer.

1. How many people are there in the picture?

A．6.

B．5.

C．4.

D．3.

2. Who is a teacher?

A．Lily.

B．Lily’s grandmother.

C．Lily’s mother.

D．Lily’s father.

3. What’s Lily’s sister’s name?

A．Lily.

B．Linda.

C．Lucy.

D．Grace.

4. What color is Lily’s bed?

A．Yellow.

B．Blue.

C．Red.

D．White.

5. What’s on the desk?

A．The bookcase.

B．The books.

C．The computer.

D．The bed.

【推荐3】You use it every day, and there’s one in nearly every home and on every street corner—it’s the toilet. Did you know the average person spends three whole years of his or her life on the toilets? For something so important, we give it very little thought. Well, November 19 is World Toilet Day—a day to bring attention to the toilet.

World Toilet Day reminds us of how lucky we are to have toilets. Many people still don’t have clean toilets, and this causes a number of health problems.

Toilets take many different forms around the world. In the US, you won’t see any squatting（蹲式的）toilets. Most people in the Western world have toilets and running water in their homes.

But, in some places, toilets are outdoors in “outhouses”. Everyone in the neighborhood shares the same outhouse, and going to the toilet becomes a social event. Depending on where you are, public toilets can be very private, with machines playing the sound of running water to mask your noises. Or, public toilets can have no privacy at all—just one big room. Now some modern toilets have electronic keypads, heaters and even play music!

When you use the toilet, you should keep some manners in mind: Flush（冲）the toilet after you have finished. Wash your hands before you leave the restroom. Don’t stand on the toilet when you are using it. If you use public toilets, there may be a line. Don’t cut in line—this is very rude.

1. How long does a person probably spend on toilets in his/her life?

A．3 whole years.

B．2 whole years.

C．1 whole year.

D．1.5 whole years.

2. What is the purpose of World Toilet Day?

A．To remind people to build more toilets	B．To remind us of how lucky we are to have toilets
C．To ask people to go to clean toilets	D．To keep good manners in mind

3. What’s the use of machines in the toilet playing the sound of running water?

A．Protecting your privacy.	B．Making you feel happy.
C．Helping you keep warm.	D．Playing music for you to enjoy.

4. Which is a rude thing to do when using the toilet?

A．Not standing on the toilet when using it.	B．Waiting in a line if there are many people.
C．Forgetting to flush the toilet after using it.	D．Washing hands before leaving the toilet.

【推荐1】You want to know about life in the past, right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn’t have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn’t have a bathroom (浴室).

My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to walk to school with my little sister. It was about two miles (英里) to school and about two miles back in the evening. But it was always longer in the morning when we were going to school. There was a bus, but we didn’t have any money. And we had to go to bed at eleven o’clock every night because I had too much homework and housework to do. We couldn’t watch TV because there wasn’t any. On Sundays we had to go to church (教堂) three times—morning, afternoon and evening. And we couldn’t play outside on Sundays. But it wasn’t all bad. We had some good times (时光).

We could go out and our parents didn’t have to worry about us. There weren’t so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we couldn’t buy all those things in the shops today. Life was hard, but it was simple (单纯的) and people were happier. I don’t think I’d like to be young today.

1. The writer usually went to bed ________ every night.

A．at six

B．at eight

C．at eleven

2. The writer walked about ________ every day.

A．two miles

B．three miles

C．four miles

3. Every morning the writer had to feed ________.

A．his father’s chickens

B．his lovely dog

C．his chickens

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer had a little sister.

B．The writer and his sister never had any good times.

C．The write had to get up at six.

【推荐2】In northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. More than 200 meters deep, it is the largest lake in the UK. People say a big monster（怪兽）lives in its dark, cold waters. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten meters long. Some people say it has a heard like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At least, they say they have seen it.

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend（传说）. The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax（骗局）. During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.

There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there.

1. In northern _______ there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness.

A．Scotland

B．Hong Kong

C．Rome

D．Paris

2. What do people say about the monster in Loch Ness?

A．It weighs about 100 kilos.	B．It is one meter long.
C．It has a tail like a horse.	D．It looks like a snake.

3. When was the first story about the monster told?

A．200 years ago.	B．Over 500 years ago.
C．In 1933.	D．In 1960.

4. Why was a team formed during the 1960s?

A．To kill the monster.	B．To look for the monster.
C．To catch the monster.	D．To sell the monster.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．People that saw a monster.	B．A trip to Loch Ness.
C．A legend about a monster.	D．A team that took photos.

【推荐3】Uncle Lee is coming to have dinner with us. Mom and I go shopping. We don’t have any meat. We need to buy some. It’s ten yuan a kilo before. But now two kilos are sixty yuan. I say, “Mom, let’s buy some fish.” Mom answers, “OK.” Fish is Uncle Lee’s favorite food. We buy one kilo and a half. We also buy some vegetables and some chicken, but we don’t buy any hamburgers. Uncle Lee doesn’t like them at all. Mom also wants to buy some apples for me. You know, I like bananas, oranges and peaches, but I like apples best. But we can’t find any. We go home at a quarter to five in the afternoon.
1. How much is meat now?

A．Ten yuan a kilo.	B．Fifteen yuan a kilo.
C．Thirty yuan a kilo.	D．Forty yuan a kilo.

2. What doesn’t Mom buy?

A．Vegetables.

B．Chicken.

C．Hamburgers.

D．Fish.

3. Uncle Lee’s favorite food is                 .

A．fish

B．chicken

C．meat

D．vegetable

4. The author’s favorite fruit is                 .

A．apples

B．bananas

C．oranges

D．peaches

5. What time do they go home?

A．At 5:15.

B．At 4:45.

C．At 5:45.

D．At 6:00.