【推荐1】Thanks to the ancient Silk Road, the lands of Italy and China have been connected for more than 2,000 years. Tourists from China and every corner of the world come to visit Italy every year. Here are four famous cities of Italy.

Rome Coliseum	Rome is the birth place of science, culture and of course, art in Europe. It is the perfect combination(结合) of the modern and the classical. When one walks around the city, one can see many museums. Of course, Rome is also considered as the fashion(时尚) centre of the world now. The Rome Coliseum is today considered one wonder(奇迹) of the modern world.
Pisa is a small city. It is famous for the leaning tower of Pisa. If you think that Pisa has only one leaning tower, you may just be wrong. This city has three leaning towers. Home of the famous scientist Galileo, Pisa is also known for its universities because the city is home of some of the most important universities in Europe.		Leaning Tower
David	Florence is one of the most important provinces around Italy. Shopping here, you’ll find David, the most famous statue(雕像) of Michelangelo. If you are planning to spend a couple of days in Florence, you likely will not want to lose the opportunity to see and enjoy Arnolfo Tower, it will be open on Sunday and Monday from 9 to 6 p.m.(closed in case of rain).
Venice is a city over a hundred islands. You can visit most interesting places of the city by walks or by the famous gondolas. Art exhibitions, film festivals and famous carnival(狂欢节) make Venice a place that can be visited any time of the year.		gondolas（凤尾船）

1. We can visit Arnolfo Tower ____________.

A．at 8 a.m. on Sunday	B．at 9 a.m. on Tuesday
C．at 9 p.m. on Saturday	D．at 10 a.m. on Monday

2. According to the passage, which one of the following is NOT true?

A．Pisa has three leaning towers.

B．You’ll find David when you go shopping in Florence.

C．You can visit most interesting places of Venice by walks or by bus.

D．Every year, thousands of tourists all over the world come to visit Italy.

3. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Italy and China	B．The Ancient Silk Road
C．All Roads Lead to Rome	D．Four Famous Cities of Italy

【推荐2】Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats(老鼠)". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls(瀑布) and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet(英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
1. Here "mall" means"__________"

A．a large park	B．a big church
C．a square	D．a shopping center

2. Why do people like malls?

A．Because they can plant green trees there.

B．Because they enjoy the waterfalls there.

C．Because they feel safe and comfortable there.

D．Because they can do exercise there.

3. . The largest mall in the United States__________

A．was built in 1965	B．has 12,750 cars in it
C．has 350 shops in it	D．can hold 750,000 people

4. People can do many things in malls except__________

A．eating food	B．seeing a film
C．seeing a doctor	D．playing golf

5. The writer__________

A．thinks malls make people's life easier

B．likes to live in his favorite malls

C．is called "mall rates" by others

D．often goes to the church in malls.

【推荐3】France is a big country in Western Europe. France is famous for art. Auguste Rodin (奥古斯特·罗丹) and Claude Monet (克劳德·莫奈) are great French artists. You can see some of their works in the world’s best-known museum, the Louvre in Paris. Today if you visit France, it’s easy to meet street artists in the center of the city. France is also famous for its different kinds of delicious foods such as bread, cheese and so on. But the country is not perfect. Pick-pocketing (偷窃) happens a lot in Paris. They steal tourists’ money and bags. Many visitors feel unhappy about it.

Some of the best-known places in London are by the Thames (泰晤士河): the Big Ben clock on the north side of the river; the London Eye on the south side; and St Pauls Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂), people had to build it again after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Thames is famous for art too. Some of the UK’s most well-known artists have painted the Thames.

1. France is a big country in ________.

A．North America

B．Asia

C．Western Europe

D．South America

2. France is not perfect because ________.

A．there are too many tourists	B．there are too many museums
C．there are too many artists	D．there are too many thieves

3. Both France and the Thames are famous for ________.

A．art

B．pick-pocketing

C．back-packing

D．food

4. Which did the Great Fire of London destroy (破坏) in 1666?

A．The Big Ben clock.	B．St Paul’s Cathedral.
C．The Louvre Museum.	D．The Leaning Tower.

【推荐1】Schools are different in different parts of the world. But they are all the same in one way. Schools are where children go to learn.

School buildings can be large or small. They can be made from many different materials(材料). Some children even go to school outside or in buildings with no walls.

Many children walk or ride bikes to school. Some children go school by boat. In some places, children live too far. Teachers give lessons over the radio or by using computers.

One important job for teachers is to help children learn to read and write. Students learn to read and write in many different languages, like English, Chinese, Japanese and so on.

Children learn many things at school. They study maths and science. Many children study art and music in school. They also learn how to use a computer.

A home can also be a school. Some parents teach their children at home. They want to decide(决定) what their children will learn. People at schools will often help parents plan home lessons for their children.

1. In how many ways are schools all the same?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. If a student’s home is too far from his school, his teachers can give lessons ________.

A．over the radio	B．on the phone
C．by using computers	D．A or C

3. The underlined(划线的) word means “________” in Chinese.

A．国家

B．方法

C．语言

D．团体

4. The writer writes the passage to tell us ________.

A．schools are the same	B．children don’t like school
C．everybody needs to go to school	D．there are different kinds of schools

【推荐2】Different (不同的) people have different abilities (才能). Then what is your ability? Here is some information (信息) about four students’ abilities.

       Lily: She is a very clever girl. She is very tall and slim (苗条的). She can work out difficult math problems and play the piano very well. Besides, she is also a good dancer.
       Daniel: He is very strong and likes sports a lot. He joined the school basketball team last year. He can play basketball very well. At the same time, he is good at playing football and volleyball.
       Millie: She is a very careful and thoughtful (体贴的) girl. She always plans (计划) everything well, so she often helps her teachers and classmates do many things. Every month, she holds (举行) a class party.
       John: He has a good memory (记忆力). He can remember many things in a short time.
1. What does Lily look like?

A．She is strong.	B．She is short.
C．She is tall.	D．She is heavy.

2. Which does Daniel do well in?

A．Dancing.	B．Playing football.
C．Planning things.	D．Math.

3. Millie holds a class party ________.

A．every week	B．every month
C．every day	D．every year

4. Who has a good memory?

A．Lily.	B．Millie.
C．Daniel.	D．John.

5. Which can be the best title of this passage?

A．Different abilities.	B．Four good students.
C．Some information.	D．Who is the best student.

【推荐3】Blue whales(蓝鲸) are the largest animals in the world and they are still on the earth today! A blue whale can grow to be as long as a nine-story building. The blue whale is such a vast animal that its heart alone weighs about 1,000 pounds and is about the size of a small car.

The blue whale is just one kind of whale. There are many other members of the whale family. Though whales live in the sea, they aren’t fish. Like human beings, they are mammals(哺乳动物). All mammals have something in common like using lungs(肺) to breathe air. However, unlike humans who use their noses to breathe, whales breathe air through blowholes on the top of their heads.

An adult blue whale has a large stomach and it usually eats up 8,000 pounds of food every day. Small fish are their favorite food. Blue whales usually live in groups and they like to “sing” to each other. In fact, many whales make friends and always “sing” to other whales. The blue whale’s songs are the loudest. And some of their songs can last for thirty minutes.

Scientists know about more than 80 kinds of whales, and they believe that there may be more kinds of whales in the world. Next time you go to travel by sea, watch for whales. Maybe you’ll find a new kind of whale!

1. What does the underlined word “vast” probably mean in Chinese?

A．long

B．large

C．hard

D．different

2. Why do blue whales like to sing loudly?

A．Because it is one of their living habits.

B．Because it’s a good way to help them find food.

C．Because it’s a way to communicate with other whales.

D．Because it can drive other sea animals away.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Blue whales are large and they like small fish.

B．People can see a whale’s nose on the top of its head.

C．All of blue whales’ songs can last for thirty minutes.

D．In fact, there are only 80 kinds of whales in the sea.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．What people can do for whales.

B．Why blue whales “sing” to each other.

C．What blue whales are like and how they live.

D．How many blue whales there are in the world.

【推荐2】请阅读下面图文，从每小题所给的A,B,C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sydney Tower Sydney’s best views are just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point above Sydney for exciting 360° views of our beautiful city. Address: 100 Market St, Sydney Phone: 02 9333 9222 Fax: 02 9333 9203 Open time: 9:00 am to 10:30 pm (Saturdays to 11:30 pm) Ticket: $ 60 (for an adult) $ 30 (for a child) Website: www. sydneytower. com. au How to get there: train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street How to book tickets: by phone/fax or through the web

1. Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia.

A．the busiest street

B．the biggest station

C．the highest point

2. Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower ________.

A．after 11:30 pm

B．before 11:30 pm

C．at 10:30 pm

3. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ________.

A．$60

B．$90

C．$120

4. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can ________.

A．search www. Sydneytower. com. au

B．fax 02 9333 9222

C．email sydneytower@hotmail, com

5. The passage is probably from ________.

A．a story book

B．a piece of newspaper

C．a sport magazine

【推荐3】We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the longest of all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-thousand-Li Great Wall”. In fact, it is more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4 to 5 meters Great wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.

When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help thinking how the Chinese People were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.

The Great Wall has history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then the first emperor of Qin had all the walls joined up. He thought that it could keep the enemies(敌人) out of his country.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.

请根据语篇内容判断正误，正确的在答题卡上涂T，错误的在答题卡上涂F。
1. The Great Wall is the longest of all the walls in the world.
2. The Great Wall is over six million kilometers long.
3. It took hundreds of men to build the Great Wall.
4. The Great Wall was built without any modern machines.
5. The first emperor of Qin thought the Great Wall could make his country beautiful.