【推荐1】
Professor Lee is talking with a group of students from Yizhou High School. Now Li Hua is asking a question and professor Lee is answering.
Li Hua: When I hang out with American friends, I'm always afraid to speak. I feel like they will laugh at my accent(口音). What can I do, Professor Lee?
Professor Lee: It's a good question! This is a typical problem among you students. First, it's Ok to speak English with an accent. It shows who you are and where you're from. English is an international language. English speakers from the US, the UK, Australia, and South Africa all have different accents. In fact, correct grammar and word choice are much more important. Second, most foreigners are friendly and will not laugh at you. So just relax and be yourself. I always tell my students, Don t be shy. Just try!" If you have a chance, take it. Finally, failure is the best teacher. As the saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success. "Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, found the secret to success. He said, "I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed.”
1. Li Hua tells Professor Lee about his worry
2. Li Hua is sure foreigners will laugh at his accent when speaking English.
3. Professor Lee encourages Li Hua from three points.
4. People from English-speaking countries all have the same accent.
5. Jordan never gave up in the face of failure and finally he succeeded.

【推荐2】Recently, No.9 Middle School has done a survey on the speaking abilities of students in Grade Seven. They asked 100 students, a quarter of all the seventh graders. Here is the result.

From the survey, we can see that most students are aware (知道的) of the importance of spoken English and want to practice. The school should create more chances for them, such as the English speech competition, the English singing competition and so on. Also, students can create chances by themselves, like taking part in the English corner, making some foreign friends online...

Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four basic skills of English. We shouldn’t only learn it. We should also use it and communicate with it. So practice speaking now!

根据短文和图表内容，选择最佳答案。

1. There are ________ students in Grade Seven of No.9 Middle School.

A．100

B．250

C．400

D．500

2. ________ of the students usually practice speaking English.

A．17%

B．38%

C．45%

D．54%

3. Most of the students ________ to practice speaking English.

A．talk with English	B．talk with friends in English
C．watch English movies	D．speak more in class

4. According to the passage, the school can ________ for students to help them practice English.

A．organize English competitions	B．look for foreign friends online
C．play English movies	D．pay for the English corner

5. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A．listening and reading are more important skills

B．using English to communicate is important

C．doing exercises is important for learning English

D．speaking and writing are more important skills

【推荐3】I’m an English self-learner. English isn’t my first language, so it wasn’t easy for me to learn it. I was a slow learner when I was little. Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full sentences. My learning problems were the result of my mother taking medicine. When she was pregnant (怀孕的) with me, she didn’t want to have any more babies. So she took medicine to end her pregnancy. Amazingly, I survived (幸存). But the medicine influenced my early intellectual development.

At the age of 13, I found myself interested in English. I developed a habit of reading English magazines, listening to English programs, and keeping an English diary. In order to improve my speaking ability, I often told my friends many stories in English. I kept learning, and realized that no matter how hard my situation was, I could choose to move on, rather than give up. After studying English for ten years, I successfully passed the TOEFL, and decided to go to America for higher education. And now I’m an English teacher.

I encourage people not to give up when they have difficulties. Give yourself one more chance to succeed. Success has less to do with IQ and more to do with hard work, faith (信心) and persistence (坚持). No matter what you’re interested in, you just need to set a goal and keep working towards it. Have a goal and never give up, and your hard work will pay off.

1. What is the writer?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．A painter.

D．A player.

2. What does the underlined word “intellectual” mean in Chinese?

A．智力的

B．性格的

C．个性的

D．身体的

3. Why did the writer have learning problems?

A．Because she was pregnant.	B．Because she had no English teacher.
C．Because her mother didn’t like her.	D．Because of the medicine her mother took.

4. How did the writer learn English?

A．She kept an English diary.	B．She wrote down words she didn’t know.
C．She wrote English stories.	D．She listened to English songs.

5. According to the passage, if we have difficulties when we study, we should ________.
①have a goal ②work hard ③find ways to improve our IQ ④keep on studying

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

【推荐1】Are you tired? Do you want to relax yourself? There is a nice place to go—the Zilong Wan Hot Spring. It isn’t very far from the busy and noisy city. It’s about one-hour ride from Changsha. The ticket price is 288 yuan, but if you book online, you will save 60 yuan each.

To make sure that you enjoy your visit to the Zilong Wan Hot Spring and that you are safe during your visit, please take time to read the following notice:

■Do not place your head under the hot water, because it may be bad for your health.

■Do not run around because the floors may be slippery.

■Do not leave your children alone.

■Do not eat or drink anything in any area because we want to keep here clean. There is a place for you to eat and have soft drinks when you want to have a rest.

■Do not bring into the area anything made of glass, because it may be easily broken when you fall.

■Do not smoke in the area.

We hope that you will enjoy your visit here.

1. If you buy 2 tickets online, how much yuan can you save?

A．60 yuan.

B．120 yuan.

C．180 yuan.

2. How far is it from Zilong Wan Hot Spring to Changsha?

A．1 hour by car.

B．1 hour on foot.

C．1 hour by plane.

3. Why can’t we put our head under the hot water?

A．Because our head is too big.

B．Because the water is too hot.

C．Because it may be bad for health.

4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “slippery”?

A．湿滑的

B．狭窄的

C．平坦的

5. What may happen the most probably if you bring something made of glass?

A．It may be lost.

B．It may be broken.

C．It may be on fire.

【推荐2】Autumn is coming. It is a good time for mountain climbing. Here is some information about four different mountains. Let’s have a look.

Mountain	Mount Emei	Mount Wutai	Mount Putuo	Mount Tai
Location(地点) Height	Sichuan 3,099.2m	Shanxi 3,061.1m	Zhejiang 288.2m	Shandong 1,545m
Places of interest	Wannian Temple	Yanshan Temple	Puji Temple	Bixia Temple
Price of the ticket/person	Adults: ￥185 Kids under 14￥100	Adults: ￥168 Kids under 14:￥80	Adults: ￥160 Kids under 14:￥80	Adults: ￥120 Kids under 14: ￥60

1. Of all the mountains, ________ is the highest.

A．Mount Wutai

B．Mount Emei

C．Mount Tai

D．Mount Putuo

2. How much should Jack, a 12-year-old boy and his parents pay for the tickets if they visit Mount Tai?

A．￥300

B．￥470

C．￥416

D．￥400

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?

A．All of these places of interest lie in the north of China.

B．Yanshan Temple is in Mount Wutai of Shanxi.

C．The visitors can only visit Puji Temple in Mount Putuo.

D．Mount Tai is in Shandong Province and its height is 288.2 m.

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1.             can be a volunteer.

A．Children

B．Old women

C．Anyone aged 12-70

D．Young people

2. Carlos Green does volunteer work for           .

A．animals

B．children

C．computers

D．older people

3. The passage may be from            .

A．a newspaper

B．a story book

C．a picture book

D．a textbook