【推荐1】Fruit and vegetables should be a part of what we eat every day. Educating your children about the importance of eating fruit and vegetables is important for their health. Here are some fun activities to help you teach your children about fruit and vegetables.

★ Reading is one excellent way. Choose a colorful book with many different types of fruit and vegetables.

★ Provide your children with fruit and vegetable puzzles. Your children will be able to see what fruit and vegetables look like as they’re putting the puzzles together. You can also teach them the different names of fruit and vegetables.

★ Each day give your children different fruit and vegetables to eat. This will give them the chance to taste many kinds of fruit and vegetables. Talk to your children about what they look like and how they taste and smell.

★ Play fruit and vegetable games. Prepare little cups with fruit and vegetables cut up into small pieces. Cover your children’s eyes and give them one of the cups to try. After tasting, they have to guess what kind of vegetable or fruit it is.

★ Grow vegetables. You can teach your children how vegetables grow by planting them. Your children will also learn how to take care of vegetables.

Judge the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to the passage.
1. Reading is a good way to help your children know about fruit and vegetables.
2. The puzzles can help children know how fruit and vegetables taste and smell.
3. By playing fruit and vegetable games, children can know what fruit and vegetables look like.
4. Growing vegetables can teach your children how to look after vegetables.
5. The passage is mainly about the advantages of eating fruit and vegetables.

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根据图表，完成下列各题。
1. Too much sugar can do the following things to us EXCEPT ________.

A．getting fat	B．having bad teeth
C．sleeping less well	D．making us younger

2. What can we learn about sugar from the infographic?

A．There are 4g of sugar in 66g of ice cream.

B．400ml of rice milk has less sugar than 400ml of grape juice.

C．A woman can eat as much sugar a day as a man can.

D．China eats more sugar for each person than the US does.

3. What does “Sugar that is hidden in foods and drinks” mean?

A．Sugar can hurt our body.

B．Foods and drinks with sugar are popular with children.

C．We often have more sugar than we can without knowing it.

D．We should have enough sugar to make foods and drinks taste good.

4. The writer wants to ________.

A．make us laugh	B．try to teach us skills
C．ask us not to waste time	D．advise us to eat healthily

5. Where may we read the text?

A．In a cartoon.	B．In a story book.
C．In a health magazine.	D．In a guide book.

【推荐3】Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life. “The secret of a long life is happiness,” Grygori said. “If you are happy, you will live a long time.” “Are you married (结婚)?” a reporter asked. “Yes,” Grygori answered. “I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for (要是没有) my third wife, I would have died years ago.” “What about smoking and drinking?” another reporter asked. “Yes, they are important,” Grygori said. “Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy.”

根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前的括号内。
1. Some reporters visited Grygori because ________.

A．he was a happy man	B．he had lived to be much longer than most people
C．he was a friend of them	D．he had married three times

2. Grygori thought that ________ was the most important to life.

A．his wife

B．happy

C．happiness

D．smoking

3. The word “wine” in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A．酒

B．饮料

C．汽水

D．汤

4. The writer wants to tell us ___________.

A．drinking much is good for our health

B．drinking a little is helpful

C．smoking and drinking are the most important to our health

D．both smoking and drinking are bad for our health

5. The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Grygori’s Birthday	B．The Secret of a Long Life
C．Happiness and Life	D．Reporters Visited Grygori

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Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise, because it makes us strong (强壮的) and healthy. Children who often exercise are more flexible (灵活的) both in mind and body. That means (意味着) they can do better in studies and housework than those who don’t exercise.

There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play all kinds of ball games. Make sure you know something about exercise: You need to like what you are doing. You need to have enough exercise—but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until you find your favorite, but you can choose (选择) two or three that are the best for you.

You can exercise at fitness centers. There is a lot of equipment (设备). The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. The equipment can be useful for those lazy people or people who want to save more time when exercising. Some people even buy equipment to exercise at home. But it is really expensive and we don’t think it’s a good idea.

1. Which of the following sports can we find in the passage?
a. Swimming       b. Climbing       c. Skating.       d. Playing basketball       e. Walking

A．acde

B．bcde

C．abce

D．abde

2. Which of the following is NOT the advantage (好处) of doing exercise for children?

A．It can make them strong.	B．It can make them study better.
C．It can make them do housework well.	D．It can make them interested in using equipment.

3. The underlined word “ fitness” in the last paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A．商务

B．健身

C．医疗

D．购物

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．People need to exercise at least an hour a day.	B．You have to exercise many times every week.
C．You needn’t do all kinds of sports to keep healthy.	D．You don’t have to like the sports that you are doing.

5. The writer writes this passage to tell us that ________.

A．we need teachers to teach us how to exercise	B．we need to exercise to keep healthy
C．we need to relax after work or study	D．it’s very expensive to exercise with equipment

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The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Here are some people’s ideas.

● Some people like loud music. Other people don’t.     1    

● Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport. In others it is not popular at all. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like soccer. The World Cup is very popular.     2    

● Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat.     3     Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.

●     4     Most people have their favorite colors. Some people like bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.

● Many people like traveling. Different people like different places.     5     They like to go to the country. They like the fresh air.

● Some people like to go to the cities because they like shopping. What do you like? Have you got an idea?

A．They like soft music.

B．Not everyone likes the same color.

C．Millions of people watch the games on TV.

D．Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountains or beaches.

E．They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.

【推荐3】请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从文后的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

Everyone has hobbies.     1    

For most of us, the activities we do are common and easy to do.     2     They are more interested in doing extreme sports (极限运动), such as snowboarding, diving and rock climbing.

Many people enjoy rock climbing. You can do it indoors on special walls.     3     There are many advantages to rock climbing—it is fun and it also helps people forget their worries.

The most important equipment (装备) to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness (保护带).     4     But if you fall, it will hold you up. It’s important to know how to use your equipment. If you are a beginner, it’s best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot when you are learning to climb.

Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb.     5     This will let future climbers enjoy a clean environment.

A．This allows you to move freely.

B．They should take it with them and throw it away.

C．However, there are other people who like to take risks.

D．Hobbies bring us a lot of happiness.

E．Or you can also do it outdoors on real mountains.

F．I like common and easy activities a lot.

G．But rock climbing is very dangerous.

【推荐1】What is small talk? Small talk is a kind of relaxing conversation that people make to kill time.     1     You can make small talk when waiting in a line at the store, or while waiting for the bus or lift. Though the topics in small talk are not important, small talk itself is very important.     2     It shows friendliness and good manners, and it makes the time pass pleasantly.

In small talk, it is important to remember to smile and keep the conversation relaxing. It’s also good to show a sense of humor. You can talk about the weather, an interesting story in the news or on television, a sports event, a play or a movie.     3    

    4     Well, you should always avoid talking about politics and religion (宗教).     5     Give the other person a chance to speak and listen to what they have to say. Finally if there is a disagreement, change the topic.

A．It makes other people relaxed, it breaks the silence.

B．What should you not talk about?

C．Also, you should not talk too long on a topic or ask questions that are too personal.

D．Small talk can also fill in empty silences.

E．Or you can ask parents about their new baby.

【推荐2】Are you good at listening? If not, you don’t need to worry about it too much.     1    

Relax yourself before listening. Don’t get nervous or excited. This will help you with your listening.

    2     Usually, it can tell us what the passage is about. For example, when you turn on the radio, you hear “Welcome to CCTV news...”. You know you will hear a piece of news, not a children’s story, or a science report.

    3     When you’re listening, try to ask yourself some questions. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When, where, and how? What was the result?     4     This way, you may understand the passage better.

Listen for important facts (事实). For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its finding and how the scientist got it.     5     You may hear some new words, but don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out the meanings (意思) when you go on with the listening.

A．Think when you’re listening.

B．Here are some tips (建议) for you.

C．How many new words did you hear?

D．What does the speaker want to tell us?

E．Listen to the first sentence (句子) carefully.

F．Don’t think about one or two words for too long.

【推荐3】You’ve been learning words since you were a tiny baby. At first, you learned them only by hearing other people talk. Now that you’re a reader, you have another way to learn words. What should you do when you come to a word and you think you don’t know what it means?     1    

Say it

First, sound it out. Then say it to yourself.     2     Sometimes you know a word in your head but you don’t know what it looks like in print. So if you match up what you know and what you read—you have the word!

Use context

If this doesn’t work, take the next step：look at the context—the other words and sentences around it. Read this sentence：When it rained, the dog looked for shelter in the doorway.     3     Rain and in the doorway might give you helpful information.

    4    

If the context doesn’t help, look at the parts of the word. Does it have any parts you know? These can help you understand what it means. If you don’t know the meaning of miner, try looking at parts of the word. You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things. A lot of times, —or at the end of a word means “a person who does something”. So a miner might be someone who works in a mine.

Look it up

If the three steps above don’t work, you can look it up.     5     —either a book or online.

Nobody knows the meaning of every word, but good readers know how to understand words they don't know.

A．Use word parts.

B．Look at the words.

C．It might sound like a word you know.

D．You can find the word in a dictionary.

E．Following some easy steps can help you.

F．Cross word puzzles（纵横拼字谜）are a great way to learn new words.

G．If the word shelter doesn't look familiar, look at the words around it.