【推荐1】What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their problems.

Feeling stressed	Too much homework; Don’t have enough time for their hobbies.	Make a plan for study and hobbies.
Getting near-sighted (近视)	Too much homework; Bad reading and writing habits.	Do homework or reading in a proper way.
Fighting with each other	Don’t know how to get on well with classmates.	Make more friends and understand each other. Talk about your problems with them.
Chatting online	The bad influence of the Internet.	Don’t be crazy about computer games. Be realistic. Put your heart into study.

1. What problems are caused by too much homework?

A．Feeling stressed and fighting with each other.

B．Feeling stressed and getting near-sighted.

C．Getting near-sighted and chatting online.

D．Fighting with each other and chatting online.

2. What is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights?

A．Doing less homework.

B．Paying no attention to each other.

C．Learning how to make friends.

D．Making a plan for study and hobbies.

3. If Simon is feeling stressed, what should he do?

A．He should fight with his parents.

B．He should do much more homework.

C．He should make a plan to spend time on study and hobbies.

D．He should do homework or reading in a proper way.

【推荐2】Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good, too! Charities (慈善机构) are organizations that help others, such as UNICEF and WWF. You can help charities by giving your time,giving money or giving things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.

How can you help? Here are some ways.

Volunteering Volunteering means you give your time to help others. Some ways of volunteering are: •visiting old people to talk to them or help them •walking dogs at an animal shelter (收容所) •cleaning up a park Fund—raising Fund—raising means you raise money to help others. Some ways of fund—raising are: •making cakes or biscuits to sell •doing a sponsored walk (慈善筹款徒步活动) Donating Donating means you give your things to help others. Some ways of donating are: •giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people •giving your old books to a library

So, what can you do to help others?

1. Which of the following is a charity organization according to the passage? ________

A．WTO.

B．The UN.

C．WWF.

D．CCTV.

2. What is a good way to raise money for a charity? ________

A．Visiting old people.	B．Making cakes to sell.
C．Cleaning up a park.	D．Giving old books to a library.

3. What is the purpose (目的) of this passage? ________

A．To show ways of helping others.	B．To share a charity story.
C．To explain reasons for doing volunteer work.	D．To help students in trouble.

【推荐3】Do you have a smartphone? If so, there is a good way for you to learn English: listening to podcasts(播客)!

Podcasts are made by people from all over the world. You can find them easily on the Internet. There are all kinds of podcasts. Some are about music. Some are about interesting stories. Some are about language learning. Most of the podcasts are free, so you can choose what you are interested in and keep listening!

The other advantage of listening to podcasts is that you can do it almost any time. You can do it when you are walking to school, or when you are running in the playground. You can do it even when you are going to bed. In this way, your English will improve a lot before you know it.

If you want to improve your English by listening to podcasts, here is something you need to remember. First, do not listen to podcasts when you are riding a bike. That's too dangerous! Second, make sure the sound of your smartphone is not too loud. The loud sound is bad for your hearing.

1. We can find podcasts ________.

A．in the book

B．in the library

C．on the Internet

D．in the MP3 player

2. The writer introduces a way of learning English by ________.

A．listening

B．speaking

C．reading

D．writing

3. According to the passage, there is/are ________ advantage(s) of listening to podcasts.

A．one

B．two

C．four

D．five

4. From the passage, we can know that_________.

A．It is hard to find podcasts on the Internet

B．Most of the podcasts are about music

C．You can listen podcasts on your bike

D．Most of the podcasts are free to find

【推荐1】Cathy Brown has a little brother. His name is Frank. Frank is a lovely（可爱的）boy, but he has a bad habit（习惯）. He can not look after（照看）his things well. Look, this is his room. His things are here and there. Look at his bed. Some things are on it. They are jackets, pencils, rulers, erasers and tennis balls. His pencil box is under the chair.

Today is Sunday. At nine in the morning, Frank is still（仍然）in bed. Oh, what's under the bed? A soccer ball. He likes playing soccer. He has three soccer balls. He likes other ball games, too. And he has many balls, such as ping -pong balls and baseballs. Look, six ping-pong balls are on the desk and five baseballs are in the bookcase. Oh, what's that under the sofa? Is it a ball? No, it is one of his socks. Where is the other one? We can't see it. Frank is really untidy. So Cathy always helps his brother find his things and put them in the right place.

1. What does the underlined（划线）words "here and there" mean?

A．everywhere	B．where
C．over there	D．somewhere

2. Where are Frank's rulers and erasers?

A．On the desk.	B．On the bed.
C．In the pencil box.	D．In the bookcase.

3. How many baseballs does Frank have?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Five.

D．Nine.

4. Which is RIGHT（正确）according to the passage?

A．Frank has five soccer balls.

B．Cathy has a bad habit.

C．One of Cathy's socks is on the sofa.

D．Frank's room is not tidy.

【推荐3】My name is Joe. I’m in the Chinese club at our school. But I like music very much. I want to join the music club.

Lisa and Linda are my friends. Lisa likes playing chess. She wants to join the chess club. Do you know what Linda likes？Oh, she likes sports and she likes swimming very much. She swims well, but she doesn’t want to join the swimming club. She wants to join the music club and learn about music.

David is also my friend. He likes English. He wants to join the English club and learn English.

1. What does Joe like?

A．Music.

B．Playing chess.

C．English.

D．Swimming.

2. Lisa and Linda are Joe’s ________.

A．sisters

B．friends

C．cousins

D．aunts

3. What club does Lisa want to join?

A．The music club.	B．The chess club.
C．The swimming club.	D．The Chinese club.

4. Who wants to join the English club?

A．Joe.

B．Lisa.

C．Linda.

D．David.

5. Which of the following is true(正确的)?

A．Lisa swims well.	B．Joe is in the music club.
C．David wants to learn English.	D．Linda wants to learn swimming.

【推荐1】Emily Urich 18 years old Canada

A lot of teens aren’t responsible (有责任感的), and that’s where I’m different. Not just about school but everyday things like being able to pay my own credit card (信用卡) bills on time.

The first time I got a cartoon book was on my third birthday. From then on, I fell in deep love with it. And can you guess how many cartoon books I’ve read? I don’t really know the exact number. But I have three full boxes of them under my bed. I also like drawing cartoons and wish to be an art teacher in a school.

Joe Miller 16 year’s old America

I’m proud of doing things my own way. So whether somebody wants me to do something or whatever it is, I feel like they’re all other people’s thoughts, not really mine. But like others, I love reading, too. When I first took skiing lessons, I found it exciting. For ski racing, there’s no question I’m better shape than most guys (小伙子). I think it’s fun. I mean, it is a challenge. It’s where I picked up the idea of needing a challenge always in my life. In order to improve my skiing skills, I have read many books and magazines about it. No doubt it’s my dream to win gold medals in the Olympic Games.

An Qi 15 years old China

I’m different because I prefer to drop out of the world to create my own world. I’d like to build a house on a mountain. And I choose to live without electricity, a telephone, or even indoor plumbing (室内卫生设备). I have many hobbies such as traveling, reading, writing and spending time with children. I love children because they are smart and creative. They always have many strange ideas. It makes me excited. I want to do something for Hope Project and become a country school teacher.

1. Who wants to be teachers?

A．Emily and Joe.

B．Joe and An Qi.

C．Emily and An Qi.

D．Jim and An Qi.

2. Which hobby do the three students all have?

A．Writing.

B．Skiing.

C．Travelling.

D．Reading.

3. According to Emily, we can infer (推断) that ________.

A．people around trust her	B．she does sports at weekends
C．she laughs at other people	D．she gets up late on Sundays

4. We know that Joe Miller ________.

A．doesn’t like to follow others	B．thinks skiing is too dangerous
C．does well in drawing cartoons	D．enjoys living somewhere quiet

5. Why does An Qi want to be a country school teacher?

A．Because she wants to travel.	B．Because her parents are teachers.
C．Because she loves children very much.	D．Because she comes from the countryside.

【推荐2】I'm Yang Fang. I have a good time in Foshan, Guangdong this month. Here I'm with my cousin. His name is Han Yu. Every morning we play chess at home. Every afternoon we do Chinese Kung fu in Lu Jia's martial(武术的) club. I like my teacher Lu Jia. He is old but he does Chinese kung fu very well.

I also meet a reporter(记者) form CCTV in the martial club. Her name is Ai Tingting. She is from Harbin. She is twenty-nine years old. Her birthday is in the tenth month of the year. She can speak English and Chinese. And she can play the piano, draw, dance and play chess. She and Han Yu like the same thing – traveling(旅游). It's very interesting.

1. Han Yu and Yang Fang do Chinese kung fu .

A．every morning

B．at home

C．every evening

D．in Lu Jia's martial club

2. What can we know about Ai Tingting?

A．She is from Foshan, Guangdong.

B．She can't speak English.

C．She can play the piano.

D．Her birthday is in December.

【推荐1】“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer.

The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.

1. According to the passage, what should a person say when he disagrees with someone?

A．You are wrong. I disagree.	B．I’m not sure.
C．I’m sure I disagree.	D．I don’t agree with you.

2. What can a person say when he wants to finish a talk politely?

A．You have to go now.	B．I want to hang up.
C．I have to go now.	D．I don’t want to talk any more.

3. What is a person probably doing when he says “Someone’s at the door.”?

A．Giving an excuse to finish talking.

B．Hurting someone’s feelings.

C．Talking to a person at the door.

D．Going to another place.

4. What is the rule of the game of language?

A．Always say what you mean.

B．Don’t disagree with people.

C．Never say exactly what you’re thinking.

D．Be nice to each other.

【推荐2】Venus(金星) is only a little smaller than Earth, about 95% of Earth’s diameter(直径) and 80% of Earth’s mass(质量). The word “Venus” means the goddess of love and beauty in Greek. We name the planet so probably because it is one of the brightest planets we have known by now. We human beings have known Venus for a long time. It is the brightest thing in the sky except the sun and the moon. Venus reaches its maximum(最大的) brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, and is often thought of as the Morning Star or as the Evening Star. A lot of observation of Venus was important to Copernicus’s Heliocentric Theory(日心说) of the solar system. In 1962 scientists sent the first spacecraft to explore Venus. So far there have been more than 20 and we will know more about Venus in the future.

1. What’s Venus like?

A．It’s bigger and heavier than Earth.

B．It’s smaller and brighter than the moon.

C．It’s bigger and lighter than the sun.

D．It’s smaller and lighter than Earth.

2. What does the word “Venus” mean in Greek?

A．The goddess of love and beauty.

B．The Morning Star.

C．The Evening Star.

D．The centre of the solar system.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Venus is not a planet.

B．Venus is the brightest in the sky.

C．Venus is in the solar system.

D．People have never sent a spacecraft to Venus.

【推荐3】Recently ,some new public-sharing bicycles are used in many big cities. They are called Mo bikes. The Mo bikes is light with use of solar energy(能源). Also , its users do not need to go to a special parking lot to pick up a bike or return it. The Mo bike was used in Shanghai first before it entered other cities, including Beijing , Chengdu and Wuhan.

Many people ride a Mo bike for a short trip, such as from home to the subway, subway to the work place . These riders can rent(租用) them at a low price. As long as they have a smart-phone and 299yuan as a deposit(存款), they can easily rent the bike from their phones.

If you want to ride a bike , you can open the app on your phone and search for the nearest bike. The app will show you the bikes for use. Then you can scan the QR code(扫描二维码) on the bike, and the bike will be free to use. When the trip ends, you can park the bike in any public area along the street, and scan the code to pay for the trip.

Riding bikes is not only good for our health but also helpful to protect the environment .Many people are very confident that Mo bikes will get more popular . SO what are you waiting for? Just start riding now !

1. Mobikes were first used ________.

A．In Shanghai

B．in Beijing

C．in Wuhan

D．in Chengdu

2. If you have________, you can rent a Mo bike.

A．a smart-phone and 199 yuan as a deposit.	B．a smart-phone and 299 yuan as a deposit
C．a camera and 199 yuan as a deposit	D．a camera and 299 yuan as a deposit

3. Which of the following is the right order to rent a Mo bike ?
a. App shows the bikes for use .
b. Open the app and search for the nearest bike.
c. Park the bike and scan the code to pay for the trip.
d. Scan the QR code and use the bike.

A．abcd

B．acbd

C．badc

D．bdac

4. The writer probably________ the idea of using Mo bikes in the city.

A．agrees with	B．disagrees with
C．doesn’t care about	D．isn’t sure about