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Matt/UK	My favorite season is spring, because everything is getting new and fresh again. I like having picnics and taking photos with my friends. I don’t like autumn, because I know that it’s going to be getting cold soon.
Anna/Germany	Autumn is my favorite season. I love the leaves and their colors in autumn. The autumn wind blows the leaves around. And I often take a walk in that autumn air with a warm cup of coffee. I don’t like summer, because it’s too hot.
Neil/Canada	I like summer best. It’s very cool in my hometown, and it’s nice to have a long and sunny summer. You can take part in a lot of outdoor activities, such as going camping. I don’t like winter, because it’s pretty cold, and you don’t want to go outside.
Kat/US	My favorite season is winter, because there’s a lot of snow, and it’s very beautiful. When there is snow all around my hometown, it’s perfectly white. Also, I love making snowmen with my friends. So I like winter.

1. Matt’s favorite season is ________.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

2. Where is Anna from?

A．The US.

B．The UK.

C．Canada.

D．Germany.

3. It’s ________ in Neil’s hometown in summer.

A．wet

B．cool

C．cold

D．hot

4. In winter, Kat loves ________.

A．going camping	B．taking a walk
C．making snowmen	D．having picnics

5. Who may not like cold winter according to the text?

A．Matt and Anna.	B．Matt and Neil.
C．Anna and Neil.	D．Neil and Kat.

【推荐2】Monday, Oct. 23, marks the beginning of Shuangjiang or "Frost's Descent", the 18^thof the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar .It usually falls around October 23 and ends around November 7, making it the last term of autumn and meaning the last two weeks of the season. Since many foreign tourists have known little about, here is some information about it.

An end and new beginning

By the time of Shuangjiang. most of the harvesting (丰收) work is already completed in northern China .Farmers are now able to enjoy a period of rest.

But in the south .the harvest is still in its best time, as farmers have to take home the sweet potatoes before they are destroyed by the coming frost.

Across the country, after year of farming, now it is time to plow the fields and prepare the soil for next year.

Enjoy the flaming red maple leaves (枫叶)

Autumn might be the most colorful season in China with the leaves turning from golden yellow to red. Activities like hiking become popular as people appreciate the bright red leaves.

Nearly all the tourist websites list the best places for admiring the red maple leaves during this time, and many cities start to offer official routes for the best views of the leaves.

Appreciating in the view an old tradition starting in ancient times .Du Mu ,a well-known poet from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) described the mountainous scenery in a poem :“ stopped the coach as charmed by the maple woods ; Frosted autumn leaves outshine February flowers in redness.”

Best time to adjust (调整)to a healthy lifestyle

It is said that Shuangjiang is the best time to adjust to a nourishing (营养的) life, which reflects the belief that this is an important time to focus (关注) on health."Keeping warm "should be dealt with first.

Persimmon is the most popular fruit in many areas .Chinese believe that persimmon could not only keep off the coldness ,but also strengthen the muscles and bones .Other fruits ,including apples and bananas, are believed to help provide the necessary nutrition for the human body.

1. The writer uses the poem to show that ______.

A．poets take more interest in autumn

B．it has just become popular for people to appreciate the bright red leaves

C．different routes are provided for us to enjoy the view

D．admiring the autumn view is a Chinese traditional custom

2. By saying "Keeping warm should be dealt with first", the author probably means that ______.

A．People might feel warmer around Shuangjiang.

B．People usually have difficulty keeping warm around Shuangjiang.

C．It's unnecessary to keep warm around Shuangjiang

D．It's more important to keep warm than other things around Shuangjiang.

3. This passage probably tries to interest _______.

A．kids aged 3-6	B．travelers from other countries
C．rock music lovers	D．football fans

4. Which of the following structures will you choose for the mind map of this passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。

Near the North Pole(北极) there are only two seasons: winter and summer.     1     For over two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. In summer, days are long.     2     The temperature is very low near the N Pole. Even in summer the temperature is below 0 ℃.     3     They make their clothes from the skins(皮) of animals. From the skins they also make hats and shoes.

It’s very cold, so people there have to build(建造) their houses with skins or snow.     4    

When they move, they take their tents with them. Sometimes, they build houses of snow. But don’t think that these houses must be cold.     5     The life near the North Pole is very interesting.

A．In winter, nights are long.

B．In fact, they are very warm and safe.

C．So people there wear warm clothes all year round.

D．For over two months the sun never sets and there is no night at all.

E．When they go out to look for food, they live in tents(帐篷) of skins.

【推荐1】If you’ve tried and have not won,       Though the strong tree has known,
Never stop for crying;                      Many blows of stormy winds;
All that’s great and good is done       She has risen again, and grown
Just by patient trying.                      Higher and prouder.
Though young birds, in flying, fall,   If by easy work you beat,
Still their wings grow stronger;        Who the more will prize you?
And the next time they can keep       Gaining success from defeat—
Up a little longer.                           That’s the test that tries you!
1. What is done by patient trying?

A．All you’ve not won.	B．All that is great and good.
C．The things that you’ve cried for.	D．The things that are stopped.

2. What happens to young birds when they fly?

A．They fall.	B．They look scared.
C．They lose confidence.	D．They fly very high.

3. How is the tree after the stormy winds?

A．She is weak.

B．She is shy.

C．She is prouder.

D．She is dying.

4. Which of the following is the best title of this poem?

A．Be brave

B．Don’t give up

C．Face disagreement

D．To get happiness

【推荐2】Because it rains when we wish it wouldn’t.

Because men do what they often shouldn’t.

Because projects and plans go wrong.

Some of us complain(抱怨) all day long.

But sometimes, although experience the doubt,

It seems at last that things work out.

Because we cannot forever smile,

Because we must walk in the dust(灰尘) for a while,

Some of us say that life is all wrong.

But somehow(不知为什么), we live and our sky grows bright,

And everything seems to work out all right.

So face your trouble and meet your care,

For the clouds must break, and the sky grows fair,

Let the rain come down as it must and will,

But keep on working and hoping still,

Because somehow it seems all things work out.

1. Why do some of us complain all day long?

A．It rains when we wish it would.	B．Men do what they often should.
C．Projects and plans go wrong.	D．We cannot forever smile.

2. How does the writer feel about life?

A．Worried

B．Sad

C．Comfortable

D．Hopeful