【推荐1】Cheongsam (also known as Qipao), is a kind of traditional Chinese dress for women. It started from Manchu people of Qing Dynasty in the early 17th century.
Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place called Jingbo Lake. She made a living by fishing. Her only problem was that when fishing she often felt bad because of her long wide clothes. Then an idea came into her mind — why not make a more comfortable dress to wear？Then she invented Qipao that helped herself fish easily.
The young emperor who was in control of China at that time had a dream one night. In the dream his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress who lived by Jingbo Lake would become his wife. After that，the emperor sent some people to look for that woman. At last they found her in the place which his father told him. Then she became the emperor’s wife bringing her beautiful Qipao with her. Manchu women all liked Qipao and soon it became popular across China. Now it's also well known all over the world. Not only Chinese women but also women from foreign countries such as Indonesia are interested in wearing it.   This kind of traditional dress is made of either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one of the symbols of China.
1. When did the Cheongsam start?

A．It started in the late 17th century.

B．It started it in the Ming Dynasty.

C．It started in the early 17th century.

D．It started in 1900s

2. According to the passage, this kind of traditional dress can be made of _______.

A．silk

B．cotton

C．silk or cotton

D．cotton or paper

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．The History of the Cheongsam	B．The Fisherwomen’s Clothes
C．How to Make Cheongsam	D．The Emperor and His Wife

【推荐2】Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also a land full of legends(传奇). One of the oldest legends tells of a special dance called the hula, which started here around 300 years ago.
One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the legend tells it, when Hi’iaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach. And then, when they were there, they noticed the waves(波浪)…and they____ the waves. And then started to use their hands…like showing the waves.That is how the hula started.”
However,not everyone has always liked the hula.In 1820,some religious(宗教的) people from Western countries came to Hawaii.The visitors were shocked by the hula because the dancers were not wearing many clothes.So they asked the local government to ban(制止) the dance.
After that,most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years.But that did not mean the dancing stopping.Many dances still performed the hula in secret.The dance was always there.
Things have changed.At the moment,people of all ages want to study the old culture.They want to learn how to dance the hula.As a result,more and more people are attending halaus. Halaus are special schools that hula in the traditional way.
Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body.He feels that it is more about the mind.He explains this feelings,”…the hula is more… not so much a physical thing,but more of a mental thing.For new dances,the dancing means very little,because for Hawaiians today,many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So,what I try to do is to mind the real thing they see today.”
1. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word”imitated”in this passage?”

A．Absorbed

B．Chased.

C．Recorded.

D．Copied.

2. Why was the hula banned for almost 60 years?

A．Because the local government found the movements of the dance were rude.

B．Because the religious visitors thought that the dances did not dress properly.

C．Because the dances realized it was not suitable to perform the dance in public.

D．Because the Hawaiian people believed the dance was not in fashion any more.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Hi iaki and her good friend Hopoe got the idea of the dance from nature.

B．The hula had already had a history had a history of over 200 years when it was banned.

C．Many people attend hulaus because they teach the hula in a modern way.

D．Kumano thinks that the hula dance is good exercise for people of all ages.

4. How do we understand that Kumano tries to bring to mind the real thing they today?

A．He tries to help young Hawaiian understand the old culture better.

B．He tries to let new dances feel the beauty of the Hawaiian language.

C．He tries to advise his students to pay more attention to the mind.

D．He tries to show local people that the hula can be different today.

5. .Which is the best title for the passage?

A．The history of Hawaii.	B．The history of hula.
C．The history of dance.	D．Hawaii is a legend place.

【推荐3】Do you know when and how the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) started？In 1859，during the war time，a Swiss man named Henry Dunant passed a town in Italy where many soldiers（战士） had been wounded （受伤）．Dunant thought they should be cared for. A Swiss organization used his idea in 1863. When the organization became international, it was named the International Committee of the Red Cross．
ICRC’s emblem is a red cross on a white ground. People use it as a sign for army （陆军，军队） doctors. There are ICRC offices in many countries around the world now. 12,000 ICRC workers are helping people in more than 80 countries．
In China, there is an organization named the China Red Cross Society (CRCS). It is part of ICRC. It started in 1904．Most of the people in CRCS are full-time workers or volunteers. CRCS also has organizations in many schools. Student members learn to look after the elderly and to help the weak. They are also taught to give medical care to people who are in danger．
1. When did the International Committee of the Red Cross start？

A．In 1559．

B．In 1904．

C．In 1859．

D．In 1863．

2. How many ICRC workers are helping people around the world now？

A．12，000．

B．21，000．

C．90．

D．60．

3. What is the full name of CRCS？

A．The International Committee of the Red Cross．	B．The Chinese Committee Society．
C．The Chinese Red Cross Society．	D．The China Red Cross Society．

4. What does the word “emblem” mean in Chinese？

A．号码

B．图片

C．标志

D．颜色

5. Why are there student members in CRCS？

A．Because they learn to look after the elderly．

B．Because they help the weak．

C．Because they give medical care to people who are in danger．

D．Because CRCS has organizations in many schools

【推荐1】When you are in England, you must be very careful (小心) in the streets because cars drive on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then to the left. If the traffic lights are red, the cars must stop, then the people on foot can cross the road carefully. If the lights are green, the cars can go on, and people on foot must not cross.       

In the morning and evening, when people go to or from work, the streets are very busy.

When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Remember that the cars move on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way. In many England cities, there are big buses with two floors(层). You can sit on the second floor.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
1. Cars in England drive on the right side of the road.
2. In China , you must look to the left first then to the right before you cross a street.
3. If the lights are green, people and cars can’t cross the road.
4. In many England cities, you can take the buses with two floors.
5. If you go by bus in England, have a look first or you will go the wrong way.

【推荐3】茶文化

China is the origin(起源) of tea culture. Tea culture has a long history and different characteristics. Drinking tea has been an important part of Chinese culture for about five thousand years. There are many kinds of tea in China. They are Longjing, Dahongpao, Tieguanyin and so on. Chinese people like drinking tea just as Westerners like drinking coffee.

In our country, tea was first used as a kind of medicine, and then gradually became a kind of drink in people’s life. While in Britain, the speed of tea’s development is amazing. At first, tea was just a kind of very expensive aristocratic(贵族的) drinks. Later, it began to enter the British market and became the love of the middle class. Rich gentlemen would drink tea in London’s coffee shop, while upper-class ladies would make a pot of good tea at home to entertain their friends. With the development of tea trade, tea drinking has gradually entered the families of common people in Britain. “Tea” has become the national drink of Britain in a real sense.

Although the culture of drinking tea comes to Britain from China, it is quite different from that in China. In Britain, there is only one type of tea— Black tea. If people go to a cafe and get a cup of tea, unlike buying beer, they are unlikely to choose the kind of tea, it is just black tea. But in China, they can choose the tea that they like. In China, people hardly put anything into the tea. But in Britain, the tea that people drink is the kind of tea with milk and sugar. Besides, the tea might be served with cold milk. At the same time, they use a cup to drink rather than a glass. In China, people usually drink tea with a glass or ceramic(陶瓷的) cup. In Britain, people never pour the water that’s not boiling into tea. They must use very hot water to make tea.

Although people in different countries have different methods of making tea, they all have the same love for drinking tea.

1. In China, tea was first used as a kind of _________in people’s life.

A．medicine

B．drink

C．juice

D．coffee

2. In Britain, there is only one type of tea—_________.

A．Longjing

B．Black tea

C．Tieguanyin

D．Green tea

3. The following things can be added to tea in Britain except_________.

A．milk

B．sugar

C．salt

D．cold milk

4. The underlined word “entertain” in the passage means “_________”.

A．excite

B．treat

C．invite

D．offer

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．The differences of tea culture between China and Britain.

B．The long history of drinking tea in China.

C．The special style of drinking tea in Britain.

D．The origin of tea culture in China.

【推荐1】The book Compendium of Materia Medica, whose author called Li Shizhen, was highly praised by Darwin as the encyclopedia of ancient China.

Born into a medical family, Li began to read some medical classics, and sometimes went together with his father treating diseases when he was a child. But at that time, people looked down upon doctors, so his father didn't hope the son would take medicine as his career, and asked him to take the road of imperial examinations (科举). For that purpose, he took Gu Riyan as his teacher, who had a lot of books in his home so that Li had a chance to read many rare classics.

At the age of 17, 20 and 23, he went to take the country examination, but failed each time. Then he gave up the imperial examination and followed his father to learn medicine. He not only took in experience from others in medical treatment but also showed great talents in creativity. Li was highly praised for his sympathy for the patients and finest medical skills in just a few years. Especially, with his curing of a strange disease called "Worm addiction", he was titled "Fengcizheng" and then employed as "Yuanpan". However, he was not interested in it, and left after working only for a little more than one year.

In his medical practice, Li found many mistakes in the books of medicines. Feeling it was a great problem, he decided to write a new book on medicines all over again. From the age of 34, he started this project. In addition to summing-up of earlier people's experience and achievement, he also learned widely from medical farmers, fishermen and other laboring people. He planted some medical herbs himself, tried them on his own body, so as to get the right knowledge of them. Through 27 years' hard efforts, he completed his great work, Compendium of Materia Medica, at his age of 60, at last.

1. Why didn't Li take doctor as his career at his young age?

A．Because he passed imperial examinations.

B．Because he wanted to write his famous book.

C．Because doctors couldn't earn a lot of money.

D．Because doctors were not respected by people.

2. How many time did he take the country examination?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

D．5.

3. What is true about the book Compendium of Materia Medica?

A．It was written to show his great ability in creativity.

B．It was written as the encyclopedia of ancient China.

C．It was the first medicine book ever written in Ming Dynasty.

D．It was written after many visits to people and test of the medicine.

4. In what order did the following event take place about Li?
a. He gave up the imperial examination.
b. He learned from all kinds of laboring people.
c. He read many books in his teacher's home.
d. He gave up working as "Yuanpan".
e. He made up his mind to write a new book.

A．c-a-d-e-b

B．c-a-d-b-e

C．d-c-a-b-e

D．d-a-c-e-b

5. Which of the following best describes Li Shizhen?

A．Talented and interesting.	B．Skilled but impatient.
C．Brave and hardworking.	D．Kind but uneducated.

【推荐2】Lucy is a 14-year-old girl. She really likes popular music. She says the music makes her feel calm and relaxed. But her best friend prefers rock music. Sometimes her friend likes sharing her favorite rock music with Lucy. But Lucy just doesn’t like it. She thinks it sounds noisy.

       “In fact, I want to tell her that I have different tastes in music, “Lucy said. “But I am worried that this may hurt her feelings and harm our friendship. What can I do?”
       Everyone has different opinions. This is very common. Your opinion is one of the things that make you different. It is okay to express your own opinions. But you should be careful about how you express your opinions.
       First, listen carefully to the other person. Although you may be eager to explain your side, listening to someone else explain their idea first may help keep the conversation calm. You will also better understand their side.
       Next, express your own opinion politely. Remember, you’re not trying to start an argument. Don’t express yourself too eagerly. Winning or losing is not the point. Don’t try to force your friend to think like you.
       Lastly and most importantly, show your friend that you value your friendship, even if you disagree about things.
       We don’t need to worry about talking to our friends about what we really think. Real friends respect each other.
1. Lucy thinks popular music makes her feel ________.

A．worried

B．relaxed

C．noisy

D．serious

2. From the passage we can know that Lucy doesn’t want to ________.

A．talk to her best friend	B．make friends with others
C．hurt her friends feelings	D．share things with her friend

3. What does the underlined word “eager” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A．渴望的

B．开心的

C．生气的

D．震惊的

4. The most important thing is that we should show our friends _________.

A．we can listen to them carefully	B．we can’t start an argument
C．we can think just like them	D．we value our friendship

5. In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A．Friendship.

B．Environment.

C．Music.

D．Nature.

【推荐3】Our world’s population increases by 200 people every minute. That’s 240,000 more people every day! To see how the world’s population has changed over the past 400 years, check out this line graph（曲线图）. Then answer the questions that follow.
World Population Growth

1. The world’s population in 1900 was about_____________.

A．1. 5 billion	B．2. 2 billion
C．1. 9 billion	D．1 billion

2. When did the population grow fastest?

A．1650 to 1700.	B．1800 to 1850.
C．1850 to 1900.	D．1950 to 2000.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．The line on the graph shows how many people are born every year.

B．The population stayed the same until the 1900s, and then began to rise quickly.

C．The population increased slowly from 1600 to 1850, then began to rise quickly.

D．The line on the graph shows how the population has changed over the past 200 years.

【推荐1】Thousands of years ago, in the south of ancient China, there lived Shennong, a man who had an ox head and human body. Seeing that local people were suffering from disease, he built ladders and houses on a high mountain to store hundreds of medical plants. To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.

The legend (传说) makes Shennongjia in Hubei an inciting place for tourists. Traveling there is a unique experience, as you can see sceneries of the four seasons from different altitudes (海拔). “When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn, the top is covered with ice,” local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.

Shennongjia is also home to 5,000 species of animals and plants. Many animals in danger live there, such as the golden monkey, the clouded leopard and the Asian black bear.

One interesting and mysterious (奇妙的) thing about Shennongjia is its legend of wild men. Some people once claimed that they saw big prints or big-foot creatures. Yet so far, scientists haven't proved it is true and some say they are just bears.

The beautiful place has recently received a newtitle. On July 17,2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added to United Nations World Heritage list as a natural site. China now has 50 world heritage sites (遗址), second only to Italy in the world.

1. Which of the following is right about Shennong?

A．Shennong had an ox body.	B．Shennong grew medical plants for people.
C．Shennong helped the local people.	D．Shennong named the place Shennongjia.

2. In Shennongjia, __________.

A．there are many medical stores along the way

B．people can experience four seasons up the mountain

C．there are 500 species of animals and plants

D．scientists have proved that there are wild men there

3. What does the underlined word “title” mean in paragraph 5?

A．标题

B．景点

C．称号

D．职务

4. Which of the following countries has the most world heritage sites?

A．Italy.

B．The USA.

C．China.

D．Canada.