【推荐2】Jerome Johnstone is good at running．He always wins the races at Serpentine Primary School in Serpentine，Western Australia．However，after giving up winning a school running race，the boy has won the hearts of thousands of people．In the race，the kind boy ran back to walk with his god friend Seth Johnstone and let him cross the finishing line first．

Seth was born with cerebral palsy（大脑性瘫痪）．Since he moved to the school，he has got a lot of problems．Luckily，Jerome was chosen to help him with things like going to the toilet and showing him around．The two boys soon became good friends．With Jerome’s help，Seth fits in well with his new school now．Because of his illness，Seth has a big head and some of the students laugh at him and make fun of his look．Jerome often has a word with them one by one，asking them not to do that again．Together with Seth’s younger sister，the kind-hearted boy takes good care of Seth at school．

Seth’s father can’t thank Jerome enough for looking after his son and protecting Seth against bullies（恃强凌弱者）．“Jerome is just such a good kid，”Seth’s father said．The two boy’s story has spread quickly after Jerome’s mother Susan shared it on social media．“These boys are champions even though they didn’t win，”said the proud mother．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did Jerome give up winning the race？

A．Because he hurt his leg that day．	B．Because he wanted to help his friend．
C．Because Seth doesn’t want him to win．	D．Because he was born with cerebral palsy．

2. What does Jerome often do when others laugh at Seth？

A．He gets into a fight with them．	B．He fights against the bullies．
C．He keeps silent and does nothing．	D．He asks others to stop to do that．

3. Who helps look after Seth at school？

A．His sister and his father．	B．His father and Jerome．
C．His sister and Jerome．	D．His sister and teachers．

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

A．Jerome’s mother was proud of her son．	B．Seth’s father stops the students laughing at his son．
C．Seth still can’t fits in well with his school．	D．Seth’s mother shared the story on social media．

5. What is the text mainly about？

A．A secret to win champions in running．	B．A good way to look after disable schoolmates．
C．A race at the Primary School in Serpentine．	D．A heart-warming story between two boys．

【推荐3】Tony became ill and had to spend all day in bed. Because other children could not come near him, he felt sad and lonely.

There wasn’t much to do, so he just looked out of the window. One day, he saw something strange outside the window. It was a penguin (企鹅) eating a sandwich. The penguin said “good afternoon” to Tony and then left.

Tony was very surprised. He tried to find out what was going on. Suddenly, he saw a monkey playing with a balloon outside his window. As he saw more and more strange animals, Tony couldn’t help laughing and found it hard to stop. In the following days, Tony could see many different animals every day.

A week later, his health improved and he went back to school. He told his classmates about all the strange things outside his window. While he was talking, he saw something in his friend, Henry’s schoolbag. Tony asked what it was and Henry showed him.

Inside the bag were many clothes that looked like animals. Henry and the other friends wore them to cheer Tony up while he was ill!

From that day on, Tony always tried his best to make sure his friends never felt sad or lonely.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Tony couldn’t see his friends, so he felt sad and lonely.
2. One day, Tony saw a penguin and it said “Good afternoon” to him.
3. Tony saw the same penguin every day when he was in hospital.
4. Tony told his parents what happened in the hospital.
5. From the story, we can know that Henry and the other friends are friendly and kind.

【推荐1】Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football (橄榄球), and the other is soccer（足球）.In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in each team. And the ball is round. Only the goalkeeper(守门员) can touch the ball with his hands. The other players can’t touch the ball with their hands.
In America, soccer is not very popular. They like playing American football. It is very different. The ball is not round. It is like a big egg. There are also eleven players in each team. All the players can touch the ball with both feet and hands.
1. Do the Chinese like playing soccer?

A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they don’t

C．Yes, I do.

D．No, I don’t.

2. How many players are there in a soccer team?

A．Eight.

B．Twenty-two

C．Eleven

D．Twenty.

3. What do the American people like very much?

A．Touching the ball with hands.	B．Playing soccer.
C．Watching TV.	D．Playing American football.

【推荐2】What is the sky? What color is it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren’t they? In fact, the sky has no color. Then why does the sky look blue?

We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes can’t fly very high. That is because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we’ll find no air there.

Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The color would be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun. Sometimes the sky doesn’t look blue. When the sun rises and falls, you will see red, orange, and other colors in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day.

The astronauts can see those beautiful colors of the sky from the outer space. However, before flying into the outer space, they sit in a spaceship high above the earth, and there is no air at all. The sky would be dark and its color would be black.

Now you may understand that we see colors because the air scatters (使散射) the sunlight. Light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no colors.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Planes can’t fly as high as possible because ________.

A．the sky is blue	B．the wings are heavier
C．the sky has no air	D．the air becomes thinner

2. When you stand on the top of a high mountain, you will see ________.

A．fewer clouds	B．more air
C．more colors	D．redder sky

3. We might see many colors in the sky at about ________ during the day in summer.

A．3:00 a.m.	B．7:00 p.m.
C．1:00 a.m.	D．11:00 p.m.

4. The sky changes colors because ________.

A．the air scatters the sunlight	B．the sunlight has colors
C．it’s colorful itself	D．the world is colorful

5. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A．Why does the sky look blue?	B．Why does the sky change colors?
C．Why can’t planes fly very high?	D．Why can’t we see the colors of the sky?

【推荐3】阅读短文，作出选择。 Read the passages and make your choice.

Naturally, American schoolchildren love holidays. And they get a lot of them each year.

Besides having national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Presidents’ Day off from school, students get longer breaks in the spring and during the summer holidays. In fact, kids in US only go to school for about 180 days a year. To students, holidays are perfect. However, parents think there are advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, school holidays allow families to spend time together. Many American parents take time off from work during June, July or August to travel with their children on vacation either in US or a for-eign country. On the other hand, schoolchildren get much more time off school than parents get vacation time. This means that parents with young children may have to pay more in babysitting or daycare costs. As well, the long summer holidays mean that students sometimes get bored.

Besides going on trips with their parents, American students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities during the holidays. For exam-ple, some kids enjoy summer camps and outdoor adventure（冒险）holidays. Such trips are great for adventurous students. They also have a lot to offer students who aren’t usually interested in traditional PE activities. You can do courses in survival（生存） skills, for example. Students learn how to make a camp in the forest, which wild food they can eat and how to find their way back to the center.

Students who are not excited about summer camps and outdoor ad-venture may take part in courses in computer game design, filmmaking and photography during the holidays. Finally, the traditional school trip to foreign countries is always popular. Students can practice their foreign language skills and experience everyday life in a different culture.

1. How long are kids in the US at school every year?

A．About 180 days.

B．About 280 days.

C．About 200 days.

D．About 300 days.

2. What does the underlined word“They”refer to in the third para-graph?

A．Some kids.	B．Different traditional PE activities.
C．Parents.	D．Summer camps and outdoor adventure.

3. Which of the following is ture?

A．Both parents and students think school holidays are perfect.

B．Parents can take care of their children during all the holi-days.

C．Students enjoy taking part in different kinds of activities.

D．Students don’t like foreign countries during holdidays.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．School Trips in the US	B．School Holidays in the US
C．School Activities in the US	D．Outdoor Adventure in the US